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The Bellini was originally poured in Venice at a Bar called Harry's. Created by Guiseppe Cipriani in 1931, the Bellini's delicate flavor is still popular more than 75 years later. Harry's Bar was named after co-owner Harry Pickering, an American millionaire. Guiseppe, a bartender at a Venice hotel, took a leap of faith when he loaned a patron, Harry Pickering, 1,000,000 lire (at the time worth $5,000) after Pickering had been financially cut off by his family. For his generosity, Pickering repaid Giuseppe $25,000 two years later and together they opened Harry's Bar.
The Bellini quickly became the signature drink at Harry's Bar, though it was not officially called the Bellini until some time in 1948, when it was named in honor of the artist, Giovanni Bellini. This drink uses fresh peaches and an Italian sparking wine called Prosecco. It is a little known fact that there is no actual Champagne in a traditional Bellini. While Prosecco is a light and effervescent wine, its sturdy bubbles actually hold up well against the fruit's pulp. Since high quality vintage champagne tends to have extremely small bubbles, many believe that utilizing vintage champagne will result in an inferior Bellini.
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Chernyshenko: Sochi 2014 is ready to open the Games
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(SFC) Dmitry Chernyshenko, head of the Sochi 2014 Games, feels that the stage is finally ready and the city is poised to open the Olympic Winter Games. The Sochi native is about to see the culmination of seven years of hard work come to fruition and has a personal stake in these Olympics.
He grew up in Sochi and also worked front and center on the bid to win the Games, so these Olympics are in his blood. His family and friends will be watching the event unfold on home soil. It is a matter of hometown pride and he can't wait to get the show on the road.
"Now we are very eager to welcome the athletes into the state of the art venues," he said. "One hundred sixty thousand spectator passes have been issued. Transport will be free for them even the railway will open the door.
"The focus is on the excellence of the athletes who have come to compete and take home medals. Maybe a lot of the medals will stay here.
"This is why we have worked so hard and been so busy, I didn't expect that it would be so busy here.
"So I can tell you that we are fully ready, we are in great shape everything is in place, and the only thing that is remaining is the athletes coming from all the nations that will participate.
"The atmosphere is building as more and more people arrive. Some of the IOC members have already arrived and they told me, I cannot mention who exactly, but one of the most demanding IOC members told me everything is perfect.," he added.
Chernyshenko confirmed that the only thing left to do was to let the Games begin. He added that the IOC had also inspected the venues and that they were satisfied that they had delivered what they committed and promised.
Ticket sales have been covered at 70% and about one fifth (20%) had been reserved for those who will be here. This purpose was to fulfill the interest and demands of those who will be able to get tickets on the spot.
He noted that a lot of visitors would be coming and they didn't want them to be empty handed.
"People can still purchase tickets, there is high demand and a long cue but we selling according to plans and we are confident that the stands will be full.
Protests against anti-gay legislation
Russia passed anti-gay legislation laws back last summer and has been in the hot spot ever since. Many athletes have spoken out against these laws and there has been heated debate as to how it will be managed at Sochi 2014.
IOC President Bach clearly told reporters in a conference call earlier on that the athletes should not make any protests on the medal podium. Bach recommended that the athletes have freedom of speech and that the IOC will not tolerate any political protests at the medal ceremony but instead when they are asked they can speak their mind. Press conferences are a different situation.
Initially there was a slight difference of opinion on this stance, however there was a clarification issued by the organizing committee that stated:
"The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee would like to clarify comments attributed to Dmitry Chernyshenko yesterday concerning athletes being able to express themselves during press conferences. Sochi 2014 are fully aligned with the position of the International Olympic Committee," the committee said in a statement.
"Mr. Chernyshenko simply meant that athletes are free to express themselves at a press conference - but of course they cannot use a press conference to make a demonstration or protest - similarly, they cannot use any Olympic venue to demonstrate."
Rule #50 of the Olympic Charter states: No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.
Athletes can even be disqualified if they don't follow these rules.
The Sochi Games will run February 7 through 23 and will conclude with a passover ceremony to the next Winter Hosts PyeongChang 2018.
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Didier Burkhalter says the Swiss did not cower before the great power but had to accept some issues could not be tackled overnight. He was interviewed by Swiss Public Television, RTS, at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.


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Do you know who Dietrich Mateschitz is? Here's a hint he was listed as one of Forbes 250th richest people in the world. He has an estimated net worth of $4 Billion. And most importantly he is the co-founder of Red Bull. Mateschitz created the energy drink industry, starting off without any competition and continuing to surpass competition.
With 5.2 billion cans of the energy drinks sold worldwide in 2012, making Red Bull the most popular energy drink in the world. The drink was co-founded by Austrian entrepreneur, Dietrich Mateschitz, in 1987, and brought to the United States in 1997. But how did a simple energy drink become known worldwide? That's simple- genius marketing.
Red Bull has created an easy to remember slogan, "Red Bull gives you wings". They have marketed Red Bull by creating their own events, such as starting the Red Bull Air Race in 2003, an international series of air races in which competitors are challenged to finish obstacle courses in record time. Another event is the Red Bull Crashed Ice, an international winter sports event.
Red Bull also became involved in sports team ownership such as Red Bull Brazil and Red Bull New York. Red Bull created its own record label, Red Bull Records. They have received endorsements from numerous celebrities and athletes. Red Bull joined in on the video game industry making sports games even with Red Bull billboards in the virtual world.
Why Did Red Bull Become so Popular?
One answer: content marketing. Everyone wants to be a part of something; everyone wants the newest and latest things. Red Bull made the people want the brand; they made the brand attainable and accessible by having so many sources of marketing. The audience wants the wings, to be above the non-Red Bull drinkers. Red Bull used 'extreme' sports to make themselves an 'extreme' brand.
Red Bull's strongest attribute is entertainment. They entertain with sports, music, and videos. They get their name out their without necessarily showing someone drinking the energy drink. The energy drink follows the company name, not the other way around. The sales will come after people are entertained. Red Bull reversed the rule of "quality not quantity," by getting their name and brand out there on every platform possible. Red Bull knows what the people want- people don't want to be bored, so from sports to YouTube videos, to mobile games, the audience is always being entertained by Red Bull.
Red Bull targets young men, especially athletes, and where there are young men there's young women, so that takes care of both genders when it comes to marketing. The demographic was first approached in colleges and Red Bull relied on the process of word of mouth to get their brand moving. Then Red Bull reached out to young men that were interested in extreme sports such as snowboarding, windsurfing, and other dangerous sports. In correlation with holding their own events, Red Bull has attached video cameras on the helmets of the athletes performing dangerous stunts. There are videos virtually everywhere on YouTube, Vine, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
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Red Bull took two different forms of marketing and molded them into a genius ploy to reach a larger audience. With the growth of digital marketing, social media, and blogs, Red Bull has grown from an energy drink to a marketing expert. Red Bull is now a marketing kingdom, with its energy drink taking the back seat.
Red Bull has taken charge in publishing media forming Red Bull Media House. Like most media companies, Red Bull has gone mobile creating their own app allowing for their own web TV and web radio. The app is designed to leave your boring life behind and get lost in this trance of exciting Red Bull videos on a Red Bull TV channel. The Red Bull App is the #1 app in Entertainment in Austria, France, and Sweden.
Debuting their first feature film, Red Bull created an 80 minute snowboarding documentary film titled "The Art of Flight." The media powerhouse also established themselves in the genre of print with distributing 5 million copies a month of their own magazine.
Making a soft drink does not take that much money to create; the money goes into the packaging. Red Bull has made their packaging their product. When Red Bull was created, they created the energy drink industry. The closest competitor in energy drinks is Monster, even Coke and Pepsi have tried to come up with their own energy drinks but Red Bull has overpowered them by using outside strategies, staying away from generic branding, and attaching themselves to extreme events. According to Red Bull it seems better to stray away from the group and not play it safe when it comes to marketing. Get involved with 'crazy' ideas and see your brand get 'crazy' famous.


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Recommended Blog: The Furtive Fifty
Hello hello hello. Finished all my work at the uni, and after a good long sleep, i'm back to post some more. First up a tiny update to alert your attention to a rather nice new blog that could prove to be very useful indeed. The Furtive Fifty is planning to post all of John Peel's legendary end of year Festive Fifties. Definitely a site to keep bookmarked. Meanwhile later today i'll be posting some songs from the rather delightful new album from Sweden's Tobias Froberg. It's really a stunner and i'm sure you'll like what you hear if you come back later. Until then, have a good one!


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This half term Year 5 were shown a short animation by Aidan Gibbons called The Piano and were set the challenge of writing a narrative to accompany the film.
The children really immersed themselves in the story, the characters and the emotions they felt. Through a use of vocabulary for deliberate effect and relative clauses to elaborate on characters and events, they brought the film to life.
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These two trees are down on the corner of Miner & Dake Lakes. Have not been to Dake/Miner since the big storm – Wow!
Supporting the Waupaca Chain Skiers …
Generators on Sale
Fishing Season Gets Started on the Waupaca Chain
New Home on Columbia Lake – Waupaca Chain
Spring is Springing a New McCrossen Lake Chain Home
The Ice Just Went Out & This Chain Cottage Is Moving Out, In A Dumpste
Waupaca's Dan Wanty Construction is preparing to build a nice new waterfront home on this site on Rainbow Lake – Waupaca Chain O' Lakes. Dan and his crew just finished a new construction Chain home on Sunset Lake where Dan recently built or remodeled several lake homes in the past few years.
Sold as the Ice Goes Out of Columbia Lake
This Columbia Lake home was originally listed way back in 2012 at $659,900. Most recently it was offered for sale at $499,900 and has now sold.
The property features 100 feet of nice sand frontage with a great view across Columbia Lake. This year around home has 1,722 Sq Ft with 4 bedrooms and a two car garage.
The property has a tax bill fair market value of $424,400.
2016 Waupaca Chain Property Sales Were hot, Hot – HOT
The number of Waupaca Chain O' Lakes property transactions for 2016 is way up from 2015 while inventory of Chain properties for sale is way, Way, WAY down. Obviously, 2016 was and 2017 should be a great time to be a Chain property seller as buyers may now be struggling to find multiple choices. And, many Chain properties that had been on the market for a long period, finally sold last year or at the start of 2017.
As you can see form the chart below, 31 properties on the Chain sold last year compared to 21 sales in 2015 – a 41% increase. And, back in 2007, the last year before the real estate recession, 15 properties on the Chain sold.
In mid-March 2017, there are only 23 properties for sale on the Chain which compares to 54 properties listed at the middle of the recession. And, of the 23 currently for sale, three are over $1,000,000 and three more are currently "under contract" waiting to close. So, the "average" Chain buyer only has 17 total properties to look at.
Prior to the big "sold" wave in 2016 and after the recession years, there were usually about 30 to 35 homes on the Chain for sale at any given time. The new reality: "Inventory is Crazy Low".
Today, both Chain buyers and sellers might have the same question: Are prices going up on waterfront properties?
This is a hard one to answer analytically! But, here are some thoughts:
In mid 2014 a very nice Chain property sold in the lower $800,000 range and then, just sold again in 2016 in the higher $800,000s. At the other end of the value range, a nice year-round house on Bass Lake, which sold in the mid $200,000 range in 2012, changed owners for in the mid $300,000 range in 2016. Clearly, these sales show "analytically" that prices are moving up, which would be logical, given that inventory is crazy low and the number of transactions is way up.
It is also interesting, "analytically," to look at the number of properties that sold in 2016 and, so far in 2017, that were on the market for a very long time. However, a few of these properties – that had been on the market for a long period, sold way under their "fair market" assessed valuation.
A Chain year around home on Bass Lake sold in the high $300,000 range and had an assessed fair market value of $636,500. The property had been on the market 2010 and was offered at $810,000 back then.
A Taylor Lake cottage near the boat landing that was on the market since 2008, finally sold last year in the lower $200,000 range but, had an assessment of $238,000.
Conversely, a property on Rainbow Lake sold rather quickly last year for just slightly over $1,000,000 and had an assessed fair market value of just $586,000.
The graph above shows rather clearly and "analytically" that values on the lower end of Chain property values are rising. Lesser expensive Chain homes appear to be rising in value as more of them are selling higher than their assessed fair market value now, than in the past.
Higher value homes on the Chain have consistently sold above their assessed fair market value and continue to do so as illustrated below.
And now, the final testament regarding how Chain properties are selling: Back in the real estate recession days, very, very few waterfront houses sold prior to the ice going out. As of NCAA March Madness time, three Chain houses have new owners so far in 2017 while 3 more are under contract now waiting to close.
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Waupaca Chain Boat Landing Improvements – Dake & Miner Lakes
Waupaca County is spending $30,000 each, to add new and improved boat launch pads to the Dake and Miner Lake boat landings.
Work has begun on the Dake Lake landing:
Chain Boat Patrol Citations Down in 2016
The Waupaca County Sheriff's Office Water Patrol provides boating law enforcement on Waupaca County's rivers, lakes and streams. On the Chain O Lakes, scheduled patrol began on Memorial Day Weekend and continued through Labor Day Weekend.
Waupaca County Sheriff's Water Patrol Sergeant Bryan Stelzner shared some of this year's numbers specific to the Chain O Lakes for the summer of 2016.
A total of 589.5 water patrol hours were logged resulting in 34 citations, 88 written and 337 verbal warnings. Three Operating While Intoxicated citations were performed. Stelzner says these numbers were all down from previous years, perhaps suggesting that their presence is making a difference with boater behavior on the Chain.
The most numerous call-in complaints were skiing after hours and boats pulling tubers in slow no wake zones. The most common reason for pulling over boaters were speed in slow no wake zones, after hours skiing and tubing, and unreadable registration decals or numbers.
Special patrols were done for the Long Lake party, July 3rd fireworks and Chain Skiers water ski shows.
Sergeant Stelzner would also like to mention that people using paddleboards and kayaks are required to have a personal flotation device the same as any boat. They seem to encounter many who do not know this requirement.
The Sheriff's Office Water Patrol Officers utilize four boats used for carrying out their duties. The whole program is subsidized in part by the Department of Natural Resources along with Waupaca County and corresponding townships. The two Chain O Lakes boats owned by the Townships of Dayton and Farmington are Crestliners, including a new one this past summer to replace the aged Alumacraft boat. They were also provided a personal watercraft from Yamaha and Green Lake Powersports for patrol use on the chain, wolf river and other lakes throughout the county. These crafts are also outfitted with lifesaving and emergency medical equipment.
Water Patrol Officers are responsible for patrol, enforcement, emergency response, assisting boaters in need, accident investigation and assisting in search and rescue on the Wolf River; Chain O Lakes and all other lakes (126 total) covering almost 6,500 acres as well as all other rivers and streams within Waupaca County. They also assist neighboring counties when needed during emergencies.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church Fund Raiser
Harvest Banquet – Fun time last night helping St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Waupaca raise money for their "Garden of Blessings" project.


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Abu Ghraib Officer Gets Reprimand
Thursday, May 12, 2005
The Army has decided to punish the top military intelligence officer stationed at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003 with a letter of reprimand and a fine amounting to half of his pay for two months for his role in the notorious abuse of Iraqis, a senior Army official disclosed yesterday.
The officer, Col. Thomas M. Pappas, had operational control of the Abu Ghraib prison wing where military reservists had photographed Iraqis being threatened by police dogs, paraded without clothes, forced to simulate sex acts, and physically struck by their guards in October and November of that year.
A two-star Army commander in Germany, Maj. Gen. Bennie E. Williams, made the decision to punish Pappas nonjudicially, instead of in a court-martial, for two counts of dereliction of duty, according to an Army official here who said he could not be quoted by name because the decision has not been formally announced.
The first count states that Pappas failed to ensure that subordinates were "adequately informed of, trained upon, and supervised in the application of interrogation procedures" allowed under Army rules. The second count states that Pappas "failed to obtain the approval of superior commanders" before allowing the "presence of military working dogs during interrogation of a detainee," according to the Army official.
The charges will be listed in a letter of reprimand in Pappas's personnel file that will have the effect of denying him any possibility of promotion, the official said. For the moment, Pappas remains in the same job he had when the abuses occurred: commander of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade based in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Pappas was one of the last officers to be investigated for wrongdoing at Abu Ghraib; only the fate of his deputy, Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan, remains undecided. A lone officer with more senior rank has been punished for the abuse -- Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, the head of a military police brigade that supervised other areas in the prison besides the wing that Pappas controlled. She was demoted and reprimanded in a letter.
Army commanders rejected Pappas's repeated claims to investigators that the abuse originated in orders, pressure and encouragement by his superiors.
Pappas alleged last year, for example, that the use of dogs to intimidate Iraqi prisoners was approved by Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller, who was dispatched by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in August and September 2003 to improve intelligence-gathering at Abu Ghraib. Miller, who at the time commanded the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, denied ever approving of the use of dogs to intimidate prisoners at either site.
Pappas, according to a transcript of an interview by Army investigators, also accused a military intelligence superior in Iraq, Col. Steven Boltz, of approving the CIA's use of Abu Ghraib prison as a place to store "ghost detainees," a term referring to prisoners whose correct names were not registered in prison rolls.
Keeping ghost detainees violates the Geneva Conventions, which require humane treatment of prisoners during a military occupation, and Pappas said he initially "had concerns" about the arrangement but was talked into accepting it by Boltz. Boltz was never charged by the Army with wrongdoing.
Former defense secretary James R. Schlesinger, who investigated the abuse at the Pentagon's request, concluded in a report that Karpinski and Pappas "knew, or should have known, abuses were taking place and taken measures to prevent them."
The nonjudicial punishments contrast with a 10-year sentence for an Army prison guard who took part in the picture-taking at Abu Ghraib, Pvt. Charles A. Graner Jr. At his trial in January, Graner said a series of officers, including Pappas and Jordan, had ordered the mistreatment of prisoners.
Another witness to the abuse, Capt. Donald J. Reese, testified last June that Pappas was at the prison on the night that a detainee died during questioning. No medics were called, and Reese said he heard Pappas say at one point, "I'm not going down for this alone."


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DENVER — This weekend the public will get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes of Denver's most interesting buildings.
Doors Open Denver is a free annual event and runs both Saturday and Sunday.
You can simply wander into a dozen buildings around town or sign up for tours of significant places.
There are 61 buildings participating this year including the Zang Mansion, the Buckhorn Exchange, the D&F tower and the Denver Center for Performing Arts.
The Denver Architectural Foundation sponsors DOD. Some of the tours require signups, so be sure to check the website.
The weather Saturday should be nice, so we recommend you consider on of the walking tours including the historic pathways bike tour or the downtown Denver public art bicycle tour.AlertMe


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At its heart West Bridgford Colts is a Youth Football Club, and one of the largest in the country with over 1000 Club members, running 55 teams in season 2011-12. The Club welcomes boys,and girls ranging from age 5 upwards. The U19 Academy are now established playing their fifth season under floodlights in the Windsor Foods mid-week League Division 2 with a growing reputation as a strong Cup side.
WBCFC is a FA Charter Standard and Development Club.
for Season 2011-12, West Bridgford Colts has added a Senior side to the Club playing at Regatta Way in the Notts Senior League Division 2 and sponsored by The Willow Tree. Recent seasons have seen the addition of a team in the Vets League and West Bridgford Ladies are now well established in Senior football.
2007-08 to provide an exit route for players who have finished youth football. The Vets were established in Season 20010-11 and in a fantastic development, offering an opportunity to stay with the Club after youth football, the Club joined the Notts Senior League.


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Since Sep 2010
Congratulations! At the Gold level, you will enjoy all the benefits of Zumba - moving to fun Latin & International music, controlling weight, improving cardio, balance, coordination, and muscle tone – but at a slightly more moderate pace that is easier to follow.
If you would like greater challenge it is easily achieved by pumping up your workout – reach higher, squat lower, double-time moves, wear wrist weights, etc. Conversely, if you are just beginning or returning to exercise, have physical limitations, or are recovering from an injury, etc., please modify your moves. You are in control of your own workout! The goal is to get moving at your own pace and to have fun!
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Proust knew it.
Memory and the passage of time are among the most significant fields to be sowed in a novel.
And, not only mainstream literary novelists understand the overarching importance of time and memory to the telling of a great and psychologically satisfying novel.
What one might call "genre" novelists know that memory and time are key to creating depth in their stories and the lives of their characters.
I am a big fan of crime fiction. It's what I read, generally, and it is what I write, generally. That and narrative non-fiction geared to the past.
I love to read a story in which time itself and the past of the characters take on a primary role in the story.
I just finished reading Tana French's "Faithful Place" today. It was really, really good.
One reason I enjoyed it so much was the author's treatment of time–lost love, lost years, lost chances, all the sad things that time does to us over a lifetime, missed opportunities, etc., etc.
Given a choice, I will always pick a book that tackles the lives of the characters over a broad span of time as opposed to a purely plot-driven story in which the past plays little part.
One of my all-time favorite novels is "Breakheart Hill" by Thomas H. Cook. The past is fundamental to the story, and the depth of the story is amazing. In fact, if you're looking for writers who know how to blend the past with the present (and, believe me, that makes for the best sort of writing), then you should look no further than Thomas H. Cook and Tana French.
Read everything these two wonderful writers have written. It won't be time wasted.


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Brent has had seven other projects optioned for film and currently has four movie projects in development.
In addition, Brent has won many screenwriting awards, including first place at the Storypro Awards, the Fresh Voices Screenwriting Contest, the Acclaim Scripts Screenwriting Contest, the L.A. Comedy Festival, the Screenwriting in the Sun Award, and a Writers Network Fellowship; he has also placed or been named a finalist in Scriptapalooza, Creative World, and the Contest of Contest Winners. All his scripts on TheBlackList.com have been "featured scripts," with scores of "8" or higher.
Brent has also published eight novels with major publishers, including HarperCollins and Tor, and his plays have been produced nationwide, twice in New York.
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2013 Formula 1™ Santander British Grand Prix – The Race
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, UK
Sunday 30 June 2013
The Marussia F1 Team's Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton ended the Team's home race at Silverstone in 16th and 17th positions respectively after a testing British Grand Prix in general. Neither Jules' nor Max's race was blighted by the tyre issues which affected a number of other drivers, however the Team was unable to extract the maximum from the cars today.
Nonetheless, the Team achieved a further two-car finish to add to its impressive tally, which elevates it in the reliability stakes.
Jules Bianchi #22
"Generally a difficult race, which began with quite a bad start. After that I just had to follow Charles, but it was a fight to stay with him as the Caterham was a bit stronger today. We decided to pit early but then the first safety car period followed and so that didn't work out for us. For the rest of the race it was the same story until the last safety car, which could have been another opportunity to get past, but although the gap was narrow we were unable to get by. It has not been a straightforward weekend and we have just a couple of days to get to grips with that before we head to Germany, where we hope for better things."
Max Chilton #23
"Today has been a day that I will never forget. I was really psyched on the grid and got a great start, which helped. I got past Jules and Pic at the start, they passed again and then I took back position and we had a really close tussle for the first few laps. They just had a little bit better pace for a few laps and I dropped behind Van Der Garde. I got passed him again right towards the end and we would have been fine but then the safety car came out and he had just pitted, so that worked out really well for him. He had the final 10 laps on new tyres and I was on old tyres, so we had a great fight, but I managed to keep him behind me at the end. All in all, an eventful weekend with so many experiences to take away with me."
John Booth, Team Principal
"We came into today with fantastic weather for our home event, which was great news for the fans. The strategy for this race was always going to be difficult as, similar to Canada, we saw a big shift in track conditions between the long runs we completed on Friday and the race. Overall I think we handled both tyres well. The engineers and pit crew worked well together today to execute pretty much the plan that we intended to start the race with, but unfortunately we lacked the pace to be able to allow Jules to challenge Pic. Max had a race-long battle at various stages with Giedo but ultimately came out on top, which is great news for him considering he was quite disappointed after qualifying yesterday. Overall we are slightly disappointed that we have slipped back a little, but already we have some good ideas on how we can make immediate improvements to the set-up for Germany to put us right back where we have been."


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DiGiorno is offering a high-value $2/1 DiGiorno Large Pizza on Facebook through 7 p.m. tonight. Once you hit "like" you'll have the option to print.
DiGiorno pizzas are on sale this week at ShopRite for $4.47, and $5 at both Target and Price Chopper, so you can snag quite a deal. The coupon is good through May 22.


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Film: The Problem With 'Breathless'
Every cinephile knows to at least pretend to like Breathless. Jean-Luc Godard's first feature—a witty mashup of American noir and French chic—is as much an art-house staple today as it was in 1960, which is precisely why it's getting the 50th-anniversary reissue treatment this month. Think of Belmondo aping Bogart with his cigarette, Seberg flacking the New York Herald Tribune, or the director's game-changing jump-cuts, and you realize that various elements of the film have never gone out of style. This may get me booted from the cinéaste club, but I'll come right out and say it: Breathless isn't one of Godard's most interesting creations. (My Life to Live, Contempt, and the septuagenarian's recent films all rank higher for me.)
Naturally, the charms of Breathless still endure. (The cool fashions! The cutting sense of irony!) But what if Godard's true purpose is not to charm—so many others do this well, after all—but to poke? Film Socialism, the director's newest provocation, landed at Cannes last month, and did what every Godard work has done since his 1967 film Weekend: provide an easy target to bash an auteur who makes no bones about his elitism, his (knee-)jerky critiques of America's role in the world, and, of late, his disdain for telling comprehensible stories. The man who, circa Breathless, once admitted that a film should have a beginning, middle, and end—though not necessarily in that order—has dispensed with every part of that maxim aside from the bit about disunity. Thus, the reactions to Socialism were largely focused on its oddities: young children on a boat who speak in abstract aphorisms, other shots narrated by zoo animals—all of which would be easier to comprehend if they were subtitled in full, instead of "approximated" in what Godard calls the fragmented "Navajo English" of old Westerns.
And yet Godard risks being lampooned not because he's unaware that he can come off as stilted, or that his leftist politics may seem several decades out of date. He's simply a true believer in the cinema as argument, the cinema as essay—trends that cut against the movie as spectacle. Every critic under the sun may cry out in pain over the consumerism that infects Sex and the City 2, but few will recognize Godard's bitter pill as the proper antidote. Since Breathless is more style than polemic, it's no accident that it keeps getting remastered, rereleased, and reloved—though all this veneration is something of an insult to a filmmaker who is still working at a high level. Notre Musique, Godard's most recent picture to receive U.S. distribution, is structured after Dante's Divine Comedy, with sections for hell, purgatory, and paradise. "Hell" turns out to be a montage of war footage, both real and staged. "Purgatory" is Godard himself, along with other panelists, droning on about the nature of conflict in Sarajevo (for about an hour). "Paradise" is a sun-kissed lakefront, where men and women trot about unmolested—though under the protection of American MPs. The joke works two ways—it is, at once, a familiar jab in the ribs from Godard about military power, as well as an admission that this power serves some purpose. It's not Godard who has become stale, but those who've stopped giving his films a chance to wow them.


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Setting a toilet pan
Follow these simple instructions to set a new toilet pan on a mortar bed.
Materials you will need
- 20kg bag of Sand & Cement
- Toilet pan
Tools you will need
- Tile cutter or angle grinder
- Drill and mixing attachment
- Bucket
- Trowel
- Measuring jug
- Sponge or damp cloth
- Access to clean water
- Spirit level
Recommended products
Sand & Cement
Sand & Cement is a carefully proportioned blend of graded sands and cement
Before you get started
- Read the Hints & Tips section
Coverage: One 20kg bag of Sand & Cement is required to set a toilet pan.
Before you begin any project, please ensure you protect yourself with the following:
Look after yourself properly
- Protect your skin and eyes. Cement based products are alkaline and can cause burns to exposed skin or eyes.
- All 20kg bags of cement products require 2 people to lift them safely. Always follow safe lifting procedures to avoid injury. So you will need a friend to help you handle the 20kg bag of Sand & Cement.
How to use Sand & Cement to set a new toilet pan
Step 1: Prepare for the mortar base
Score the floor tiles with a tile cutter or angle grinder to allow the bedding to set on a roughened surface to ensure adequate binding. Remove any dust or loose materials from the tiles.
Step 2: Mix the Sand & Cement
Add one 20kg bag of Sand & Cement to a large bucket and add 3.5 litres of clean water. Mix well with a trowel or drill and mixing attachment to achieve a workable mix remembering that excess water will weaken the strength of the mortar.
Step 3: Form a mortar bed
Apply the mixed product around the scored out areas of the tiles leaving a slight gap around the pan connector on S-trap installations. The mortar bed should be approximately 50-60mm in height.
Step 4: Set the pan on the mortar bed
Set the toilet pan into the bed of mortar ensuring that it remains 10mm above the finished floor. Ensure that the pan is level by checking it with a spirit level.
Step 5: Finishing off
Remove any excess mortar, trowel the outside of the mortar bed smooth and wipe the pan clean with a sponge or wet cloth.
Hints & tips
- Unless you are a really experienced DIY'er, we recommend you call in a professional licensed plumber to complete this job.


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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Publication Date Revealed
Thank you to everyone who's emailed me about this book. I just heard from the publisher that the book should be in print by June of 2010! Cross your fingers.
Posted by The Photo Detective at 9:23 AM
5 comments:
- Jarrod said...
- September 16, 2009 at 7:54 AM
- ez History said...
- September 16, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Ed, Eddie said...
Just out of curiosity, wonder how my ancestor, Samuel Todd (1752-1852) of Plymouth, CT, and Delaware Co., NY fits in terms of last survivors? I have a photo copy of an alleged sketch of him done by a "tramp" given a free meal though it may be his son Samuel, who was a veteran of 1812.
- September 28, 2009 at 8:22 PM
- Julie said...
Any chance you can get some advance copies? Looking forward to hearing you discuss this book with our audience at the American Independence Museum's event on November 14 at 1pm. Interested parties can get details at www.independencemuseum.org. And congratulations on the due date for your latest "baby"!
- October 27, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- Maureen A. Taylor said...
Hi Julie,
No advance copies yet...it's just entered the design phase. Can't wait to see pages.
- October 27, 2009 at 1:33 PM
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Queensland Branch Network
Our Branch Network plays a vital role in raising essential funds in Queensland for people living with blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Since the inception of the Leukaemia Foundation's first branch in 1979, the branch and group network has grown to include 16 locations across the state with more than 250 active members.
Our network of branches and groups consists of dedicated volunteers who:
- provide information to local patients and their families
- raise vital funds for the Leukaemia Foundation.
There are many Leukaemia Foundation volunteer branches, groups and forums located throughout the state. To find your local representative, please check the below list of addresses, phone us on 1800 620 420 or email email@example.com.
How to join
You can join a branch near you by completing the branch membership application form:
- Download the application form below
- Fill in the form and print and sign the completed form
- Return it to your local representative at one of the addresses listed below.
Leukaemia Foundation branches
Albany Creek Leukaemia Group
9 Leopardwood Court
Albany Creek Qld 4035
Cairns and District Branch
PO Box 6577
Cairns Qld 4870
Gold Coast Group
PO Box 7999
Gold Coast Mail Centre Qld 9726
Ingham Branch
PO Box 135
Halifax Qld 4850
Ipswich and West Moreton Group
C/- GPO Box 9954
Brisbane Qld 4001
Lockyer – Brisbane Valley Branch
PO Box 622
Gatton Qld 4343
Mackay Branch
PO Box 6400
Mackay Mail Centre Qld 4741
Mossman District Branch
PO Box 1230
Mossman Qld 4873
Mount Isa Branch
PO Box 279
Mount Isa Qld 4825
Pittsworth Group
48 Short Street
Pittsworth Qld 4356
Redcliffe Branch
PO Box 165
Redcliffe Qld 4020
Redland City Leukaemia Fundraising and Support Group
59 Long Street
Cleveland Qld 4163
Stanthorpe Branch
PO Box 777
Stanthorpe Qld 4380
Sunshine Coast and Hinterland Branch
PO Box 2
Bli Bli Qld 4560
Toowoomba Branch
PO Box 6191
Toowoomba West Qld 4350
Warwick and District Branch
PO Box 800
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"Always On My Mind" is the ninth single released by the band.
'Always On My Mind' was released during the promotional period of the 'Actually' album, although the track was not on featured on the record. In fact the single liner notes contained the phrase, "not from the album, actually.' It was released following 'Rent' and before 'Heart'. The b-side was 'Do I Have To?'. Some special limited releases of Actually contained a bonus 'Always On My Mind' single, due to fan disappointment that the song wasn't a part of the album.
The band originally performed this song on a television program called 'Love Me Tender', a tribute to Elvis Presley. Their first choice was 'Baby Let's Play House'.
The Phil Harding remix has a section where the lyrics of the chorus change to 'You were always on my mind / You were always in my house...' followed by a breakdown section. In 1988, a different version of the song (not quite the same as Harding's arrangement, but based on it) was released on the Introspective album, which follows the 'in my house' section with a two-stanza rap by Neil.
- The band was going to release this track as the b-side to 'Rent' but were convinced that it should be its own single.
- Neil changed the lyrics from "Maybe I didn't treat you / Quite as good as I should have ', taking out the have to make it more ungrammatical.
- Joss Ackland, who appears in the movie 'It Couldn't Happen Here' also is heard on the tail end of the Extended Dance Version of this track.
- In the book Pet Shop Boys, Literally, Chris Heath recounts an incident in which TV presenter/producer Janet Street Porter raved about their performance on the "Love Me Tender" show and suggested they should release the song as a single - being completely unaware that they in fact had, and that it had been the 1987 Christmas number one.
- Pet Shop Boys' version of the song is one of several mentioned in the 1994 book Lives of the Great Songs. Interviewed for the book (or more precisely, for the newpaper column on which it was based), Neil Tennant notes that the song's lyrical perspective is "a typical country music sentiment, really - that the man should be a bastard."
- An apparently common misconception is that the song was written by Willie Nelson, whose 1982 recording was the biggest US hit version of the song. It was actually written by the little-known team of Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Carson Thompson, originally for Brenda Lee.
Scenes from the band's movie release, 'It Couldn't Happen Here' and featuring actor Joss Ackland as the spooky murderer.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's a good time to be a stock picker.
Some 57 percent of U.S. funds run by active managers are beating their benchmark indexes this year, according to fund-tracker Morningstar. That is the best overall performance for the industry since 2009 and well above the 37 percent of funds that typically top the indexes.
Stock pickers are doing well in part because after more than four years of marching higher en masse, stocks have started to separate themselves into leaders and laggards. The lines of demarcation became more pronounced during the past few weeks as U.S. companies reported their recent quarterly results.
Nearly 69 percent of companies are beating analyst estimates in the third-quarter - that's typical, but this season the misses are not concentrated in any particular sectors. Each sector has had its share of high-profile shortfalls.
Look no further than technology: Thomson Reuters data shows that 84 percent of the 55 tech companies reporting so far surpassed earnings forecasts. Yet investors sent IBM
Implied correlations - a measure of how closely the performance of individual stocks mirrors that of the index itself - have fallen to their lowest since October 2007 after peaking in 2011, according to a research note from Cantor Fitzgerald. That means that instead of the returns of most stocks clumping close to the index returns, there is a much broader spread on how individual shares are performing.
That's a sign that investors are picking winners and losers. It also suggests the bull market - which has carried the S&P nearly 170 percent higher since March 2009 - is starting to show its age. The S&P 500 has set 33 new highs this year after failing to reach record levels since 2007. Now there are fewer beaten-down stocks that offer the chance for a quick pop higher.
Instead of searching for screaming bargains, fund managers are turning their focus to well-run companies that have sustainable advantages and may hold their value during a downturn, however unlikely that may seem at the moment.
"Ultimately as any recovery ages you start to see a selection process where better executing companies are afforded more attention. The general 'trade the group' strategy does not quite hold as well and you have to be more careful," said Michael Sansoterra, the manager of the $289 million Ridgeworth Large Cap Growth fund
There are several reasons for the growing disparity in corporate performance. For the past four years, companies benefited from the rising tide, and some were able to use stock buybacks and dividend hikes to fuel share prices even when operating performances was not up to snuff. The Federal Reserve's economic stimulus program, which has put a lid on interest rates and allowed companies to refinance their debt cheaply, also helped lower-quality companies shine.
Now, as third-quarter earnings reports reveal which companies have stronger or weaker sales prospects and profit margins, choosy investment managers are rewarding stronger companies and walking away from those that display weakness.
Shares of United Continental Holdings
Shares of Delta Air Lines
Among clothing companies, VF Corp
VF Corp is up 42 percent for the year, while competitors like Gap Inc., Ralph Lauren and Abercrombie & Fitch Co have lagged the broad market after missing sales targets and relying on heavier discounts during the back-to-school shopping period. Gap, for instance, is up 19 percent for the year, while Abercrombie is down 22 percent.
Managers complain that finding hidden gems is increasingly challenging as the most promising companies are already pricey and there are no obvious bargains.
"It gets harder now that the market has gone up and you have to avoid overpaying for growth," said Craig Watson, a portfolio specialist who works on the $19.8 billion T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth fund
His Blue Chip Growth fund added to its position in Amazon.com despite its 43 percent gain for the year because of its strong management and earnings potential, Watson said.
"If you are taking a longer-term view like we are, then something that may look expensive today won't look like it is in two or three years because the company is so well-managed," Watson said.
John Fox co-manages the $902 million FAM Value Fund
Fox's most recent purchase: Forest City Enterprises Inc
Bill Smead, who has steered his $530 million Smead Value Fund to a 30 percent gain for the year, is optimistic that the gains in the U.S. housing market will keep pushing stocks higher. He has been adding to his position in Walt Disney Co
Still, he longs for the volatility - and subsequent correlations - of the market of the past few years.
"You don't like to see people going on TV talking about how great stocks are," he said. "That stuff bothers you when you're picking stocks. You want to be in an environment where no one agrees with you."
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CHRISTINE Whiteley is a State Registered Physiotherapist and has worked with the English Ladies' Golf Association. This month she gives an insight into what this role entails, and to what aspects of the job she considers to be important.
'AS A physiotherapist working with the ELGA you are invited to the team's winter training weekends. The main purpose is to screen each of the players looking for biomechanical weaknesses, strength, flexibility, posture and cardiovascular fitness. Imbalances and biomechanical faults can lead to injury.
Following the screening session, players are given an individually prescribed exercise programme to continue throughout the winter season. The players are usually reassessed on two following occasions in the winter season. The importance of aerobic fitness is also stressed, with fitness testing during winter training performed by the physiologist.
The players are also taught an effective warm-up and stretching programme in order to structure their physical preparation to play and prevent injury.
During competitions, as a physiotherapist, you are the only medical cover for the team at home or abroad. It is important that all possible participants are aware of the drug policy devised by the ELGA, the format of drug testing, and the importance of checking any medication whether prescribed or not. Players should take their own responsibility regarding medication and are given information from UK Sport. Through video analysis and close work with the professional, technical faults are identified, this is then matched with physical screening to see if biomechanical imbalances could be contributory.
Nutrition is an important component to improve golf performance. Players are educated on healthy nutrition and healthy snacks for during the round.
A balanced nutritious diet will not only help the golfer by providing the foods for their endurance, concentration and coordination but will also help to avoid illness.
Dehydration reduces performance both mentally and physically. It is important that players know how to avoid it. Dehydration increases when heat is combined with humidity ie tournaments abroad. It is important to monitor each player and their fluid intake to optimise performance.
In summary, the role of physiotherapy is to integrate all of these components which represents a well balanced fitness approach to golf and should enhance performance.'
* Christine is based in Warrington and can be contacted on 01925 264866.


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The 2017-2018 Student Leadership Selection
If you have strong leadership abilities or are looking to develop your skills further, the Student Leadership Selection is your ticket to career readiness! Each of the positions offered through this process are built specifically to develop you in 10 key skill areas that the National Association of Colleges and Employers ranked as the top attributes employers are seeking on a candidate's resume.
The following positions are available for the 2017-2018 school year during the first round of selection:
Applications are now available and are due on February 6, 2017. Click here for a full timeline.
- Orientation Leader
The position of Orientation Leader allows a student to make a substantial contribution to the University of New England and its new student population. In addition to creating a vibrant, dynamic and educational experience, Orientation Leaders assist new students and their families in making a positive transition to the University of New England. As a team, the Orientation Leaders actively guide and mentor new students through Experience UNE Day activities, Summer, Transfer and Fall Orientations, and the Trailblazer Pre-Orientation programs.
- Resident Advisor
Resident Advisors are the glue that hold our community together. These live-in student staff members maintain close contact with residents, plan and implement programs, and enforce University policies. For their integral work in building a safe and happy environment, Resident Advisors receive full room and board for the academic year. As leaders and peer mentors, RAs are motivated, responsible, self reliant and mature.
The following positions are available for the 2017-2018 school year during the second round of selection:
Applications for the positions below will be available during the Spring 2017 semester.
- Building Manager
Building Managers are responsible for opening, closing, and daily operations of the Campus Center and Harold Alfond Forum, including supervising student employees, interacting with community members, and managing emergency situations. Building Managers complete rounds of the facilities, helping to access spaces, set up events, and account for furnishings.
- First Year Experience (FYE) Student Coordinator*
First Year Experience Coordinators develop, implement, and facilitate a variety of programs and coordinated support services that welcome first year students to the UNE community. FYE Coordinators are responsible for ensuring first year students have access to the people, resources, programs, and services that will help them feel engaged and supported. Each FYE Coordinator has their own distinct role but will work collaboratively as a team to facilitate a seamless transition to the college environment.
Available Positions: Social Media & Online Education, FYE Programming, Residential Education & Mentoring
- Intercultural Intern*
Intercultural Interns manage the operations related to one functional area of the Office of Intercultural Student Engagement. All Interns help plan and execute cultural programming for the Biddeford Campus, assess programming efforts and campus climate related to underrepresented populations, and educate students about current issues and trends related to diverse populations.
Available positions: Cultural Exchange Lounge, Religion and Spirituality, Diversity Leadership Certificate
- Intramural Sports Supervisor
Supervisors are responsible for coordinating a 20+ sport intramural program with duties that include: supervising all intramural sports games and the officials and scorekeepers assigned to each shift; preparing the playing surface for activities, including facility safety checks and equipment set -up; dealing with any accidents or incidents that occur; and maintaining weekly office hours to complete administrative tasks assigned by the Coordinator. Minimum of one semester working within the intramural sports program preferred.
- Peer Academic Coach
Peer Academic Coaches work with UNE First-Year students to help them identify the skills and behaviors that lead to a successful transition to college academics. PACs advise on strategies for getting organized, planning assignments, prioritizing, and time management. PACs hold office hours in first-year residence halls, commuter lounges, and by appointment in SASC and work with RAs to offer group programs in the halls.
- Peer Advisor
Peer Advisors assist students with the academic transition to the University of New England. Peer Advisors will be trained to assist students with registration, including using U-Online, provide assistance in finding resources on campus, and work cooperatively with the Academic Advising Center to develop and implement programming in the residence halls to assist students with their academic success at UNE.
- Peer Career Consultant
The Career Services Ambassador/Peer Career Consultant (PCC) position is a role for rising seniors (with work study eligibility) who are interested in promoting the mission of Career Services while actively assisting students with their career aspirations and lifelong learning goals. The Ambassadors/PCCs are trained to lead career programs and workshops, facilitate outreach/marketing initiatives, and provide resume reviews and information to students regarding their career development while serving as a representative of our office.
- Sophomore Scholar
- ULEAD Scholar
Application coming soon.
*Positions require candidates to have work- study funds for the 17-18 academic year.
ULead Student Leadership Program
The ULead Student Leadership Program offers the training and education that you need to be the best leader you can be throughout your college career and beyond. In addition to joining the vast array of clubs and organizations that require student leadership, students interested in the ULead Student Leadership Program are encouraged to explore options such as the Annual Fall Leadership Retreat, a rustic teambuilding getaway complete with first-class ropes course, and the Orientation Leader Program, which prepares students to be valuable resources to incoming students and their families. The ULead Program even offers Personal Involvement Planning, enabling you to create a plan of involvement and leadership that feels right for you.
Student Leader Scholarship Program
The Student Leader Scholarship program was created to assist active student leaders with the financial demands of a college education. This scholarship seeks to financially reward students so they may remain more active role models on campus rather than seeking employment elsewhere. Leader scholars are responsible for designing and coordinating the annual fall Leadership Retreat and Annual Leadership Banquet, planning Leadership Workshops and assisting in the ongoing development of the ULEAD Student Leadership Program. Information about and applications for the Leader Scholarship Program are available In the Office of Student Activities/Organizations at the beginning of the spring semester for positions in the following academic year. For more information about the program, contact the Office of Student Activities/Organizations at (207) 602-2447.
Student Trustees
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In their latest paper on vegetarian diets, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics highlights many health benefits associated with vegetarian and vegan diets. These foods combinations help in prevention and cure of certain ailments, and they people can consume them in all stages of their growth and development. They are fit for expectant and lactating mothers, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and athletes.
Vegan diets are more sustainable than animal products. They require less natural resources, hence their contribution to environmental damage is minimal.
Vegetarians tend to be healthier than their omnivorous counterparts. They tend to be slimmer, and they have a higher life expectancy. They have a reduced risk to type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, obesity and most cancers.
These diets contain high-fiber and phytochemical levels, and they produce low levels of bad cholesterol and enhance better serum glucose control. These aspects contribute to the prevention of chronic diseases.
Examples of vegetarian and vegan foods include vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, soy products and seeds. However, you can only find some essential nutrients in animal products. Therefore, vegetarians and vegans should identify and use appropriate supplements.
The Vegetarian Resource Group estimates 3.3% of adults in the United States are vegetarians. There is a fallacy held by some people that a vegetarian diet is inadequate nutritionally, but there are countless variations that make them completely sufficient.
Writing for The New Paper, Susan Levin, a nutritionist at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington D.C. says that a vegetarian diet can lower the risk of all cancers by 18%, and a whopping 35% for prostate cancer.
The paper adds that a plant-based diet can reduce the possibility of heart disease by 10% to 29% and that of heart attack by 32%.
Vegetarians and vegans have relatively low BMIs, can control blood pressure and blood sugar much better and they have low cholesterol and inflammation levels than animal product consumers. To achieve these benefits, one should consult a registered dietitian nutritionist to get help in making informed choices.
Taking low total saturated fat, fewer salty snacks and sweets and higher consumption of vegetables and fruits is a perfect base for healthy lifetime habits in children and adolescents.


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OVERNIGHT FIRE: Vacant Home Damaged
Fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire in a vacant home overnight.
Fire fighters were called to the home at 2028 27th Street just before midnight.
When they arrived, they found flames coming from the roof.
It took crews about 40 minutes to put out the fire.
Neighbors say the home was vacant and had been for nearly two years.
On Sunday the realtor held an open house at the home.
But at this time, District Fire Chief Joe Giudicessi says he doesn't know what caused the fire. "It appears it started in the attic. We didn't find any fire in the structure below the ceiling level."
Giudicessi could not say if the home is a complete loss, but did say there is significant damage.


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By John Simpson
I was up in Sacramento recently to call on the Department of Motor Vehicles to ensure that the regulations that they are developing to govern the use of autonomous vehicles – popularly known as driverless cars –will protect the operators' privacy.
The company that will be most directly affected by the new autonomous vehicle regulations is Google, which is pioneering development of the robot-driven cars. The Internet giant was the driving force behind SB 1298, which charged the DMV with the task of developing the regulations and also rebuffed attempts to require privacy protections in the law.
Bay Area City Joins Movement Against Predatory Payday Lenders
By Liana Molina and Kyra Kazantzis
Coalition Against Payday Predators
In the face of the state legislature's inaction on payday reform and growing national visibility on the issue, cities across California are taking steps to rein in payday and other high cost lenders. Earlier this week, the City Council of Sunnyvale voted to restrict the growth of payday lenders by enacting a "cap" on the number of lenders, creating "buffer zones" between lenders, allowing payday lending only in designated areas, and establishing operational standards.
Audit Vindicates PUC Intervenor Compensation Program
By Richard Holober
Consumer Federation of California
The California State Auditor's has reported that the Public Utilities Commission's Intervenor Compensation Program "has generally awarded compensation to intervenors – individuals and groups that represent the interests of utility ratepayers – in accordance with state law."
The audit report - long awaited by consumer groups and utility corporations - surely dismays AT&T, Verizon and PG&E. The Intervenor Compensation Program provides consumers an effective voice before state regulators when for-profit gas, electric, telecommunications or water utilities seek unwarranted rate hikes, or rules that harm residential ratepayers.
Uncle Sam and Corporate Tech: Domestic Partners Raising Digital Big Brother
By Norman Soloman
A terrible formula has taken hold:
warfare state + corporate digital power = surveillance state.
"National security" agencies and major tech sectors have teamed up to make Big Brother a reality. "Of the estimated $80 billion the government will spend on intelligence this year, most is spent on private contractors," the New York Times noted. The synergy is great for war-crazed snoops in Washington and profit-crazed moguls in Silicon Valley, but poisonous for civil liberties and democracy.
How Taxpayers Foot Walmart's Bills
By Allison Mannos
Walmart's expansion strategy for Los Angeles and other urban areas has been to avoid public oversight by choosing real estate that doesn't require public review - and, where possible, to secure public subsidies, often with little public scrutiny.
Dramatic Day of Debate and Decision on Medi-Cal Expansion and the State Budget
By Anthony Wright
Saturday, the California Legislature passed historic legislation to expand Medi-Cal to over one million Californians, as well as key budget trailer bills that restore many dental services to over three million Californians and other key improvements in Medi-Cal.
The bills the Legislature passed included the major Medi-Cal expansion bills (AB1x1/SB1x1), and budget bills such as the main health trailer bill that includes the restorations to dental and other benefits (SB77/AB82), the reallocation of county safety-net dollars (SB80/AB85), and another to reinstitute the Managed Care Organization (MCO) tax to help fund health in the budget (SB78/AB83).
Debating Obamacare: How About Them Apples?
By Anthony Wright
The white hot spotlight on health reform in California continues. For the New York Times Room For Debate, we at Health Access were pleased to contribute an essay, "Obamacare is Working in California" as part of a package answering the question, "Is Obamacare Too Complicated to Succeed?" Here's part of our answer:
In fact, the law is a huge step toward a simpler and more straightforward system. One of the new insurance exchanges under the ACA, Covered California, will offer standardized plans to finally allow consumers and small businesses to make apples-to-apples comparisons among health plans.
The law will also provide subsidies so low- and moderate-income families can pay only a percentage of their income, on a sliding scale. It's a revolutionary change; premiums now can be based on what you can afford, rather than how sick you are.
Using its purchasing power, Covered California has just announced negotiated rates with a broad selection of plans - and there's good news: the rates are lower than expected. This is partially because California explicitly gave its insurance marketplace the power to bargain for the best price and value.
Governor's "May Revise" on Health Care: Progress, but with Continued Cuts
By Anthony Wright
Governor Jerry Brown announced his May Revision of the California State Budget on Tuesday, declaring for the first time in decades a multi-year balanced budget. In his brief remarks unveiling the proposal, the Governor highlighted planned investments in education, as promised in the campaign for Proposition 30 last fall, as well as the work to implement the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA).
In the May revision of the budget, Governor Brown moves towards a resolution for a timely Medi-Cal expansion as required under the Affordable Care Act. But the budget seeks a greater than 75 percent cut to county safety net funds, and would continue cuts to Medi-Cal provider rates and Denti-Cal.
Pharmacist Kickbacks Put California Patient Health at Risk
By Hollaine Hopkins
Health care cost containment is a critical issue facing every participant in the health care system. Efforts to contain costs, however, appear to have given rise to dangerous financial arrangements between health insurers and pharmacists that may be jeopardizing the health of California patients.
A loophole in California law allows your health insurer to give a financial kickback to your pharmacist every time the pharmacist switches your medication to older, cheaper, non-chemically equivalent drugs from those originally prescribed by your doctor, even without your knowledge.
California Senate Health Committee Focuses on Wellness
By Linda Leu
The California Senate Health Committee had extensive discussion Wednesday about a number of issues related to improving the health and well-being of Californians.
The first revolved around workplace wellness programs. While some large employers have claimed success in promoting prevention and health at the worksite, other employers have used wellness programs tied to health insurance to shift coverage costs to employees and to discriminate against workers with health conditions.


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From June 14 to 15, approximately 70 environmentalists and private property
rights activists gathered together in an invitation-only conference in
Atlanta, Georgia in order to discuss strategies that can be used to fight
energy companies' increasing use of
eminent domain to build oil, petroleum products, and natural gas pipelines on private
property across the U.S.
The Park Foundation, the Rockefeller Family Fund, and GreenLaw served as
financial sponsors for the conference. In the past, organizations like
the Rockefeller Family Fund and the Park Foundation have avoided awarding
grant money to organizations and groups fighting for private property
rights. Jane Kleeb, the founder of Bold Nebraska, has been working hard
to explain property rights and pipeline fights to foundations like those
two. Kleeb and Bold Nebraska, which worked to organize ranchers and farmers
to fight against the northern part of the Keystone XL pipeline, is ready
to take the next step in creating a national organization effort against
the use of eminent domain in order to construct more energy pipelines.
Kleeb, as well as Domina Law Group's Brian Jorde – who represented
landowners in the
successful fight against the Keystone XL pipeline – left the conference optimistic for the chances of a successful
national alliance being created in order to help landowners fight back
against pipeline developers.
The use of eminent domain to build pipelines across private property has
gained momentum in the U.S. over the past 50 years. The creation of a
national alliance is necessary to help fight back against this growing
issue, but, according to Jorde, it will require deep pocketed donors,
advocacy groups, legal, and industry experts. While the conference in
Atlanta marked a step closer to achieving that goal, Kleeb and Bold Nebraska
have already begun increasing the scope of their efforts.
Under their new umbrella group Bold Alliance, Bold Nebraska has opened
affiliate organizations in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Iowa in order to improve
their ability to serve as a national network to assist people fighting
against pipelines.
Speaking with DC Media Group, Kleeb outlined her hopes for the future of Bold Alliance:
"For some landowner groups, they need funding to put an organizer
on the ground who is going to organize all the landowner groups in a state.
Some pipeline fighters need legal assistance. Some need white papers.
We're going to step in and serve that role."
Speakers at the conference included Georgia residents who successfully
lobbied for House Bill 1036, which imposed a moratorium on building a
petroleum pipeline until July 2017, as well as Megan Holleran of Susquehanna
County, Pennsylvania, whose family lost a portion of their land to eminent
domain. Constitution Pipeline Co. LLC was allowed to cut down a large
number of maple trees that the family used for its business in order to
build a pipeline before New York State denied a water-quality permit and
shut down Constitution Pipeline's construction efforts.
Constitution Pipeline still retains legal authority to control that portion
of the Holleran's land, despite the fact that the family has yet
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Scenes from Outstanding in the Field Dinner on our Farm Fresh To You Farm, June 14, 2013:
"Connecting diners to the land and origins of their food, honoring local farmers and food artisans who cultivate it." An evening to remember.
Check out the highlights on our blog www.farmfreshtoyoublog.blogspot.com/
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The FPD International 2009 display exhibition has kicked off in Japan today and with it Bridgestone is demonstrating both gray scale and color flexible e-reader displays using its Quick-Response Liquid Powered technology (QR-LPD).
Bridgestone has spent much of this year working on its e-paper solution and FPD is the first real showing of its QR-LPD technology in action.
The gray scale version is clearly further along in development as it was out in the open being flexed continuously in its stand while showing a changing image of animals. The color display was housed behind a glass frame and inside an e-reader casing, but did demonstrate a 13.1-inch screen capable of producing 4,096 colors. If that wasn't impressive enough the response time was just 0.8 seconds, it is touchscreen capable, and only 5.8mm thick.
Bridgestone is expected to release the new display as part of an e-reader in Spring 2010 although initially it will be limited to testing with the Kansai Urban Banking Corp.
Akihabara News has a video on its site showing off the gray scale display being flexed, as well as the color version in e-reader form.
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Matthew's Opinion
It's not totally clear from the news reports, but it looks like Bridgestone were actually testing two different types of e-reader display here. The 13.1-inch color unit can be flexed and is touchscreen capable, but was only visible in a frame. The gray scale display measuring 10.7-inches can be flexed at will while retaining its image and touchscreen capabilities.
Both products are impressive and could make for some exciting new e-reader releases next year. At the moment everyone is talking about the Nook and Que ProReader, but they could be rendered obsolete within 12 months at the rate e-paper is being improved.
Bridgestone do have to bring these displays to market though, and I doubt it will achieve that without a strong partner. Could we see the tech picked up by Sony for its next e-reader hardware?


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