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Long thought to be the top prospect heading into the 2014 NBA Draft, Kansas Jayhawks center Joel Embiid is now enduring a minor setback. As of Friday, he will be out of commission much less incapable of traveling to the draft a week from today. Embiid is having surgery to correct a stress fracture in his right foot. His agent, Arn Tellem, spoke to the press regarding the matter. Joel Embiid suffered a stress fracture to the navicular bone in his right
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While sheep scab is the most important skin infestation, farmers
must also be aware of the other ectoparasite infestations that can
affect their sheep causing financial loss and welfare
concerns. Control of all ectoparasites infestations can be
achieved by strategic treatments and strict biosecurity although
these principles of disease control appear to have been largely
forgotten in the 20+ years since the cessation of compulsory plunge
dipping. Skin infestations in sheep are a major animal welfare
In the UK, headfly can present a major problem during the summer
months. Grazing patterns are disturbed and affected sheep often
isolate themselves and remain in shade where available. They
may stand with the head held lowered with frequent head shaking and
ear movements. Alternatively, sheep adopt a submissive
posture in sternal recumbency with the neck extended and the head
held on the ground. Kicking at the head often greatly
exacerbates damage caused by headflies and such action may also
traumatise the skin of the neck and ears. The impact of headfly
worry on sheep welfare must not be underestimated. Fleece
quality is adversely affected and the loss of body condition sheep
experience will reduce ovulation rate in the autumn and subsequent
litter size costing the farmer money.
Topical emollients and antibiotic preparations are not usually
necessary and skin wounds heal well provided the flies are denied
access to these areas. Housing is essential for sheep with large
skin lesions to allow time for complete healing. Ear tagging
and notching must be undertaken carefully and not during the fly
Pour-on fly control preparations, such as high cis
cypermethrin or deltamethrin, must be applied before the
anticipated headfly season and especially to horned sheep with
re-application as directed by the manufacturer's instructions.
Louse populations are highest during late winter in sheep in
poor body condition kept under unhygienic conditions rather than
the reverse situation where lice cause debility. The chewing
louse Bovicola ovis is the most common infestation and may
cause disrupted feeding patterns, fleece damage/loss, and
self-inflicted trauma. Spread occurs by close contact. The
slow reproductive capacity of Bovicola ovis results in a
gradual build-up of louse numbers over several months.
The important differential diagnosis for flock problems of
pruritus and fleece loss is psoroptic mange (sheep
scab). Reliance on systemic endectocides to control
sheep scab has resulted in an upsurge of louse infestations in
sheep flocks in the UK. Maintenance of a closed flock and
effective biosecurity measures would prevent introduction of louse
Louse infestation can be readily eliminated by plunge dipping
using an organophosphate preparation. Use of plunge dipping
for other reasons, such as control of sheep scab, cutaneous myiasis
and headfly problems, also effectively controls louse
infestations. Louse infestations can also be controlled with
topical application of high cis cypermethrin or
deltamethrin. The presence of lice on sheep reflects poorly
upon biosecurity measures and the overall flock health plan and
such infestation must prompt a review of these processes before
more serious and costly infections are introduced.
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Have you woken up with a bit of a financial hangover after all that festive spending? Perhaps you've got big plans for the year ahead and want a cash injection to fund things, or maybe you need a new car or home appliance to get the New Year off to a great start? Well, whatever your reasons for needing a personal loan, you can now snap one up for the cheapest ever rate!
Sainsbury's has just reduced the rate on personal loans of £7,500 to £15,000 by 0.2%, meaning Nectar cardholders can now get a valuable cash boost at a rate of just 2.8% APR! It's the first time that personal loan rates have ever fallen below 3%, making this the cheapest deal on record, so now could be a great time to think about getting your finances in order for the year ahead.
It's worth pointing out that this record-low rate is only available to those who want to pay off their loan over a term of between one and three years – if you'd need longer (37 months to five years) you'll pay a slightly higher rate of 2.9%, which is still not far off. Even higher loan amounts can benefit from these rates – want a loan of £15,001 to £19,999 that you can pay back in two to three years? You could still get a rate of just 2.8%, or 2.9% if you want to take a little longer to repay it.
These rates mean it's never been cheaper to borrow through a personal loan, with the repayments being truly competitive: a loan of £7,500 taken out over five years would cost just £134 a month, for example, while a £10,000 loan over the same period would bump up the repayments to just £179. Compared with other forms of borrowing – such as a regular credit card – the savings can be huge!
"This is the lowest that personal loan rates have fallen, which will delight borrowers looking to consolidate their debts," commented Rachel Springall, finance expert at Moneyfacts. "It has come at a particularly difficult time of year for those who may be stressed over their finances and spending too much over Christmas – paying off an expensive overdraft or credit card should become a priority moving into the new year, so this deal is likely to attract many consumers.
"Some credit cards can charge 18.9%, and that's not including store cards that can charge up to 29.9%! So a loan at 2.8% will result in a significant saving for consumers."
This is certainly an incredibly competitive rate, and whether you're planning some home improvements or want to consolidate your debts, you can't go wrong with this deal. Provided you qualify, of course.
It's worth pointing out that the headline rate is just the representative APR: Sainsbury's Bank only has to accept 51% of applicants at this rate, and if you don't meet the criteria, you could be offered a more expensive deal instead. The first thing you'll want to do is get a Nectar card if you haven't already, and then check that your credit score is up to scratch.
Alternatively, if you've got smaller debts or don't want to borrow such a substantial sum, it could be worth looking to 0% balance or purchase credit cards instead. As long as you maintain a healthy payment plan, this could be a good way to clear a maxed out credit card or make a New Year's purchase, giving you plenty of time to repay the debt (up to 42 months in some cases) before interest is added.
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Can Bush Be Both Ignorant and a Liar?
Yes. There's no reason for Bush-bashers to choose between the two.
Is President Bush a liar? The New York Times' David Rosenbaum examined this question with a surfeit of post-Howell-Raines fair-mindedness in the June 22 "Week in Review" section. His bottom line: "[A] review of the president's public statements found little that could lead to a conclusion that the president actually lied" in two particular instances. The first was when Bush claimed he knew Saddam Hussein to possess large quantities of chemical and biological weapons. The second was when Bush claimed that his tax cut would provide tax relief for everyone who pays income taxes. In both instances, Chatterbox is baffled by Rosenbaum's doubt.
Let's address Bush's tax claim first. Its falsity is not in dispute. Chatterbox has written elsewhere that Bush lied when he said, "My jobs and growth plan would reduce tax rates for everyone who pays income tax." (The Urban Institute-Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center found 8.1 million people who pay taxesbut will receive no tax cuts.) Rosenbaum recognized that Bush's statement was untrue but expressed doubt that Bush knew it to be untrue. Can a false statement be a lie if the speaker is unaware it is a lie?
That leads us immediately to a second question, one that Rosenbaum dared not address: Why is the speaker unaware that his statement is a lie? In Bush's case, the answer is painfully obvious. It's because Bush is a functionally not-bright man. As Chatterbox has explained elsewhere, it's impossible to tell—and, ultimately, of little interest—whether Bush lacks the necessary mental equipment, or whether he's simply incurious. The end result is the same. Even Bush's allies concede that Bush is strikingly ignorant. In the July Vanity Fair, Sam Tanenhaus quoted Richard Perle as saying that when he first met Bush, it was "clear" that "he didn't know very much." Perle went on to argue (with what he failed to recognize as condescension) that Bush is an eager pupil. But there isn't much evidence to support even that.
It's often said that Bush has the virtue of self-awareness, that he knows what he doesn't know. That's probably true. But if it is true, then Bush really oughtn't to go around making sweeping statements that he hasn't made any effort to verify. When these statements turn out to be untrue, Bush's feigned certainty alone justifies calling these statements lies. They may not be the sort of lies a clever person (say, Bill Clinton) would tell. Indeed, many left-of-center commentators (Paul Krugman and Eric Alterman come to mind) refuse to admit that Bush is dumb, presumably because they fear that would make it impossible to hold him accountable for terrible things that he and his administration do. (Many felt the same way about Reagan.) But there's no reason Bush can't be thought of as both stupid and a liar. As Slate's Michael Kinsley has noted, Bush's lies are typically lies of laziness: "If telling the truth was less bother, [he'd] try that too."
Saying that Bush lacks much on the ball does not mean that he never lies the way clever people do. Surely, for instance, Bush is aware on some level that it has yet to be proved that Saddam Hussein had chemical and biological weapons stashed away prior to the war. In addressing this question, Rosenbaum let Bush off the hook by focusing on what he said before the war began, e.g., "Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised." Like Rosenbaum, Chatterbox is eager to cut Bush some slack on this, if only because Chatterbox, too, was convinced prior to the war that the presence of biological and chemical weapons had been proved. (Click here and here to read two columns Chatterbox now wishes he'd never written.) But Rosenbaum never considered what Bush said on Polish television after the war ended:
We've found the weapons of mass destruction. You know, we found biological laboratories. You remember when Colin Powell stood up in front of the world and he saidIraq has got laboratories, mobile labs to build biological weapons. They're illegal. They're against the United Nations' resolutions and we've so far discovered two. And we'll find more weapons as time goes on.
In fact, it has yet to be proved that the two mobile labs were used (or even designed to be used) to build biological weapons. It isn't possible that Bush fails to grasp that. So, why did he say something so obviously untrue? Chatterbox posed the question to The Nation's David Corn, who has written extensively on the question of Bush's veracity. In Corn's view, the key to Bush's lies isn't necessarily that he doesn't know any better, but that he doesn't care. "He mischaracterizes situations to fit his pattern of thinking," Corn explained. "Does he believe he's lying? I don't know." But "he still should be held accountable, whether he made a mistake of this nature in good faith or in bad faith." Amen.


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Participate in hundreds of author readings, discussions, and activities, and shop in a marketplace that boasts the best selection of Canadian books and magazines you'll find anywhere. There's plenty to see and do at Canada's largest FREE book and magazine festival! Participez à des centaines de lectures d'auteurs, de discussions et d'activités, et faites vos achats dans un marché qui offre la meilleure sélection de livres et de magazines canadiens qui soit. Il y a beaucoup à voir et à faire au plus vaste festival de livres et de magazines GRATUIT au pays!
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There was a wide selection of panels to choose from this year, including, Of Men and Gods, Robert J. Sawyer, Lesley Livingston, and Sylvian Neuvel's discussion on fantastic powers, a explanation of How NOT to Get Published with Alana Wilcox and Bhavna Chauhan, and a whole day of literacy programming at our Learning Station!
Every year, there are exciting activities for the kids all day! In 2017, kids will the chance to enjoy events on six stages at the festival, including the TD Children's Literature Stage, the CBC Children's Activity Tent, our Learning Station, and on two new stages where new languages are the name of the game: TFO Franco Stage and Indigenous Voices. Check out all the event on our Schedule page.
The Word On The Street's Exhibitor Marketplace is the largest of its kind in Canada. It offers festival-goers a window into the Canadian literary scene, the chance to purchase books from over 250 vendors - it's Canada's biggest outdoor bookstore! – and speak with the people who fuel the publishing industry across the country.
Poetry comes alive at The Word On The Street when the 2017 BAM! Youth Poetry Slam team performs at 1:00 PM and Toronto Poetry Slam team at 3:00 PM in Canada Square, just east of the Power Plant!
Expect to hear powerful, emotional poems, peppered with comedy and lots of energy! Presented by Toronto Poetry Project and BAM! Youth Poetry Slam.
As title sponsor of TD KidStreet, TD will be giving attendees a chance to have their picture taken for free inside a giant, 12-foot storybook. Through a digital app, attendees can write down their own story and then, along with their personalized storybook photograph, share it over email, Facebook, Twitter, or Weibo.
Join a bestselling lineup of authors for four 60-minute Author Cruises on the beautiful Tall Ship Kajama. Last year, the Author Cruises in Toronto's harbour were some of the most talked-about events of The Word On The Street. Cruises board at 11:00AM, 12:30PM, 2:00PM, and 3:30PM.
For tickets, visit the festival website or head to the author signing area across from the Kajama (see the festival map) to purchase a ticket on-site. All ticket revenue supports author programming at The Word On The Street.
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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Heart of summer
It's the heart of summer right now - days that stretch on forever. If the sun is out, you feel like perhaps you could move mountains in a day. If it's cloudy, everyone tends to curl up, exhausted, and recharge. Manic Alaska summers. This year feels exceptionally manic. The long list of things that needed to happen to get the high tunnel up and running was so daunting, but today, as I wait for my sleeping children to rise, I feel like perhaps I am close to being caught up. It's been months.
Pretty much since the beginning of May, when the soil in the high tunnel got to be soft enough to work, my children and I and the Wwoofers who have come to stay with us have been sprinting. Setting up a 2,100-square-foot garden for the first time is no small feat. Add to that putting in an outdoor garden for potatoes and planting the old hoop house beds with cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli and you have quite a project.
And then there's the random factor. Like when the tractor came to till the soil in the outside garden and the well-meaning fellow who did the tilling tilled over the top of my septic tank, breaking it and causing a complete collapse that took a week and a half of very distasteful work to fix. I am grateful every time I flush the toilet, and have an indepth and hard-earned appreciation for all the inner workings of a septic system now.
The greatest surprise to me so far is the entire success of pretty much everything I've planted to date. Even the basil, which originally looked sad and unlikely to produce into anything of merit, has since taken off with ghusto after a generous application of lime. The tomatoes are crazy. Late-planted crops like squash and beets are up. The first generation of salad and bok choi are almost going beyond their prime.
This week, I put out an email to a few friends who live in the area saying that if they need salad greens, please come visit. I had my first visitor yesterday. What a joy to see her leaving with bags of greens and a smile on her face. I can see that this is just the tip of the iceberg. My zucchini plants are just starting to put out - tiny zucchini that will surely explode soon enough. Mysterious squash and pumpkin plants that I've never grown before are creating little yellow balls. The first tomato is turning golden in the tomato forest. We must learn how to prune. The peas are flowering. It's all happening at warp speed. Cucumbers. herbs. Carrots in beautifully-spaced rows.
Liam and Théa are having a different kind of summer, too. Matt is gone on a fire, and more often than not, they seem to be staying home with me, friends coming in, and trips to the beach and adventures with Wwoofers dotting the days. And the wonderful Wwoofers! This year started with Joe, who was as wonderfully tolerant and often amused by the antics of my smaller people and did countless loads of dishes and runs up and down the hill collecting people and dropping people off. Then came the dream team trio - Sue first, with her worried parents in tow, and a strong spirit and dedication to knocking back the weeds that were overtaking the tunnel. Then, the day the toilet died, Jeff and Peter arrived simultaneously, and together, the three of them took on huge projects, like planting a huge potato patch and digging all the fence post holes for the new outside garden and weeding and weeding and weeding.
More often than not, I give out a stream of confusing and vague directions on my way out the door, and somehow they figure it out. And then there are the times that I come back and see amazing things happening like Peter and Sue galloping through the yard, donning dress up clothes and a tutu for a wig, and strumming a guitar with children in tow. It brings me great joy to see these vibrant young people enjoying my world and my children getting to see an example of young adulthood that is creative and lovely.
Théa's imagination and intellect is exploding, Liam's creativity and loving nature are wonderfully rich, both are growing like weeds, and desirous of snuggles and love and endless stories. And they are up. And there are many more stories to tell. Of full tables, and a community that I love, and of course, Craig, who enriches our lives on so many levels, mine especially with an influence that is both calming and inspiring. But for now, it will have to wait, because this day is launching and there's no stopping it! Onward.
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Bulletin from Scania AB's Annual General Meeting and statutory meeting of the Board of Directors on 4 May 2012
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) approved a dividend of SEK 5.00 per share and set Wednesday, 9 May 2012 as the record date. The dividend is expected to be sent on Monday, 14 May 2012.
The Board of Directors and the committees
The AGM discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO from liability for the financial year 2011.
The AGM decided that the Board of Directors shall consist of ten members without deputies. Board members Helmut Aurenz, Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz, Jochem Heizmann, Hans Dieter Pötsch, Åsa Thunman, Peter Wallenberg Jr, Martin Winterkorn and Leif Östling were re-elected. Peter Abele and Ferdinand K. Piëch were elected as new Board members. They are replacing Börje Ekholm and Gunnar Larsson, who declined re-election.
The AGM re-elected Martin Winterkorn as Chairman of the Board and Jochem Heizmann as the Vice Chairman of the Board.
At the statutory meeting of the Board in connection to the AGM, members of the Board's two committees were also appointed. To the Audit Committee, Peter Abele was elected as Chairman, and Hans Dieter Pötsch (re-elected) and Åsa Thunman were elected as the other members. To the Remuneration Committee, Martin Winterkorn was re-elected as Chairman and Peter Abele and Francisco J. Garcia Sanz (re-elected) were elected as the other members.
Compensation and remuneration
The AGM approved the Board's proposals on principles for remuneration and other employment conditions for Scania Group executive officers as well as on terms and principles for a two-part incentive programme for 2012 covering a maximum of 150 executive officers of the company.
The AGM approved remuneration to the Board of Directors for 2011 totalling SEK 2,000,000, with SEK 500,000 to be paid to each of the Board members who are not employees of Volkswagen AG or Scania.
No remuneration will be payable to Board members employed by Volkswagen AG. According to the internal rules of Volkswagen AG, employees shall not receive remuneration for serving on the Boards of Directors of subsidiaries.
For the work performed in the Audit Committee, the AGM approved remuneration of SEK 200,000 to the Chairman of the committee − provided the Chairman is not an employee of Volkswagen AB or Scania − and SEK 100,000 to each of the other members of the committee who are not employees of Volkswagen AG or Scania. For the work performed in the Remuneration Committee, the AGM approved remuneration of SEK 50,000 to each of the committee's members who are not employees of Volkswagen AG.
Nomination Committee
The AGM approved the resolution that was presented concerning the Nomination Committee. The company shall have a Nomination Committee consisting of the Vice Chairman of the Board and two to four additional members. Each of the four largest known shareholders in voting power is entitled to appoint one representative on the Nomination Committee. If the four largest shareholders appoint fewer than two members, the shareholders that are next largest in voting power are each entitled to appoint one member until the Nomination Committee consists of the Vice Chairman
of the Board and two additional members. The term of office of the Nomination Committee shall run until a new Nomination Committee has been appointed.
Södertälje, 4 May 2012
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Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. Service-related products account for a growing proportion of the company's operations, assuring Scania customers of cost-effective transport solutions and maximum uptime. Scania also offers financial services. Employing some 37,500 people, the company operates in about 100 countries. Research and development activities are concentrated in Sweden, while production takes place in Europe and South America, with facilities for global interchange of both components and complete vehicles. In 2011, net sales totalled SEK 87.7 billion and net income amounted to SEK 9.4 billion. Scania press releases are available on www.scania.com


text: [This is not exactly about an fsb, but is creating a lot of opportunities for fsbs, so it may be of interest here. Apologizes if that's not the case.] Probably most of you have heard about Extremadura policy on libre software in education, and maybe you know that they have, for several years now, GNU/LinEx, a flavor of Debian, as the only software in all computers in public schools across the region. The move described in the press release below, from my point of view, is a decisive step further in the direction of having a public administration based on libre software and open standards. Saludos, Jesus. ----------------------------------- Extremadura Regional Government of Spain drop to Debian and ODF all the computers All the computers of the Junta of Extremadura (goverment state of Spain) will be running free software within a year. This project makes the Regional Government the first Public Administration to adopt standards upheld by international organizations, that favour "technological innovation and the reduction of user dependency The councillor for Infrastructures and Technological Development, Luis Millįn de Vįzquez de Miguel, met the press this Friday to inform about the agreements reached in the last board meeting of the Government held last June 25. In said meeting, it was agreed that all the computers of the Junta of Extremadura would have to be adapted to free software office tools and gnuLinEx (the local flavour of Debian GNU/Linux) within one year. Thus, as from now on, all workers of the public administration must use open document formats (ISO/IEC DIS 26300) for their office applications for information and creating administrative processes, as well as PDF/A (Portable Document Format ISO 19005-1:2005) for Exchange Documents, when guaranteed unalterable visualization is required. Vįzquez de Miguel has underlined the fact that the Junta de Extremadura "is the first Public Administration to adopt these standards" and that all the international organizations related to ITCs agree that this is the most important step towards "technological innovation, the reduction of user, company and public administration dependency on proprietary, non-compatible applications, and the increment of interoperability between systems and applications on a global scale." The councillor explained that a version gnuLinEx, adapted for the public administration, will be established as the obligatory operating system in workplaces of the civil servants of the Junta and that the OS will be gradually introduced to all administrative organizations of the Junta de Extremadura. The deadline for the plan "is one year counting from the date the agreement is approved", Vįzquez de Miguel said, and he added that at the end of the period, all the computer work carried out by the civil servants of the Junta must be done so on the GnuLinEx operating system and that all additional software must be open source or be distributed under a free license. "This is an important initiative that the Junta de Extremadura has been working on for a long time, accumulating experience and analysing the impact on our organisation so as to guarantee its success", the councillor declared. He underlined the fact that the agreement will have "a profound impact". According to Millan, there are a number of advantages of switching to free software and even more when used by the Public Administration, with important consequences. Amongst others, the councillor pointed out the long life of documents, which will guarantee the conservation of all the administrative documents for longer periods of time. It will also improve the relationship with the general public due to the fact that, by conforming to standards and free software, the public is not obliged to acquire proprietary software. According to de Millan, free software also improves security, autonomy and rationalises public spending. In this respect, the councillor pointed out that adopting free software will allow the administration to "not be so exposed to the tensions of enforced migrations", allow the administration to be have a say in the choice of the applications and reduce the economic costs of support. There is also a plan of migration support that is being prepared at the General Direction of Telecommunications and Networks, which addresses issues for system administrators and computer managers of each Council, that offers a wide range of information and allows to develop communication tasks amongst employees and adaptation training processes. The Junta has also received collaboration offers, for example from El Corte Inglés through their Expert Center (including a cooperation agreement signed by the Junta de Extremadura and the computing division of El Corte Inglés), Intel, and other large companies, such as Bull Espańa S.A. "with which we have especially interesting agreements" due to the large body of practical knowledge this project is going to generate and its application to other administration and organisations. For the future, Vįzquez de Miguel has announced that at the end of August the project will be presented un New York at the United Nations. A month later, it will also be presented in "The City of Knowledge" of Panama and in other related countries. Background The Council of Infrastructure and Technological Development carries out, within its area of competence, The Global Project for the Society of Information and Knowledge of Extremadura, the aim of which is to guarantee the universal access of the citizens of Extremadura to new technologies and communications so as to improve their quality of life. According to the councillor for Infrastructures and Technological Development, Luis Millįn Vįzquez de Miguel, the year 2002 signified a change in development of the project when gnuLinEx was created and used as general-purpose operating system for public education in the Autonomous Region of Extremadura. "A software that has evolved the technical aspects and the implementation of computer standards, backed up by European institutions and international standardization organisations", remarks Vįzquez de Miguel. 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Sunday, the archdiocese of Chicago used that platform to remind parishioners were the church stands.
The General Assembly is being urged by the president to legalize gay marriage in Illinois.
The executive committee voted 8-5 to send the bill to the Senate floor and some lawmakers have unveiled plans to take up the measure in these closing days of the current General Assembly. Supporters believe they have the votes to get their wish.
Gay rights organizations held a rally outside the Thompson Center on Saturday as lawmakers were meeting inside to discuss pension reform.
They encouraged people to push for the gay marriage bill to pass.
"It's not fair, we deserve fairness and we deserve equality in this state," said Anthony Martinez, Civil Rights Agenda.
But the archdiocese of Chicago is hoping lawmakers and residents think things through.
A letter was given out to parishioners at Holy Name Cathedral Sunday morning said the church is not against gay relationships, but against gay marriage.
"I'm so pleased to see the Catholic Church open up more and reach out and in terms of same sex marriage," said parishioner Janet Bedin. In the letter it says they are not anti-gay, which I'm so glad to see as well, and that they accept everyone."
The cardinal reminded parishioners to focus on core church beliefs.
"There is a lot of love, authentic love, that doesn't express itself in marriage. We all know people who are truly loving people and they are of different sexual persuasions, but here what is at issue is changing the nature of marriage. This is a natural right," said Francis Cardinal George.
Both sides may have to wait.
With the deadline for pension reform looming, the gay marriage issue may not come up until after the new assembly is sworn in.


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A raspberry and blueberry grower in Whatcom County, WA, has been fined $102,000 by the Washington State Department of Ecology, reports The Bellingham Herald.
The grower, Gurjant Sandhu, was fined $90,000 for illegal irrigation of 220 acres of raspberries. Sandhu was also fined $12,000 for not submitting water use records on a 120-acre blueberry farm.
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have a Canadian run for president and if they win the election problem solved,America would become Canada.
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The members that get enraged are the ones I'm talking to and they are in the minority. Canada and the US are HUGE buds. It's the "Rah Rah" boys I'm talking to. The thing is that you don't have a strong nation on your borders. Like us. Like Poland, Georgia, etc. If you had this you would understand.
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Americans think they are the best because of what we are taught in school. Im a current high school student and I see it all the time in my history classes. Students are always so wide eyed when they figure out that the US has killed thousands of people indiscriminately in the past. They think that the US has never layed a hand on anybody without reason to do so. Talk about ignorance, and then we complain about corrupt individuals who become a threat to society. It all starts in the seemingly harmless facility we call school..
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Ingram: Harvick A Contender If Not The Winner
By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
He's got momentum. He's got championship experience. His team has championship experience. He led the points standings for the bulk of the "regular season." He may be the closest thing to an old-style racer that NASCAR has. So why don't any of my fellow racing writers think Kevin Harvick can win the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship?
I ask this question aloud for a couple of reasons. While headed north to the zMAX Dragway earlier this week, I had a brief chat with the man in charge of your favorite motor racing web site, otherwise known as Ped the Ed. I mentioned to him who my pick would be to win the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
As usual, we talked about various aspects of the wide world of motor racing and when I went back to grappling with traffic I mistakenly thought the deadline for casting a vote in RacinToday.com's writer's pole was Saturday night, not Saturday morning. Oh well. At least I was on the record for my pick of Harvick.
OK. Denny Hamlin has more momentum after scoring his sixth victory of the year at Richmond.
Jimmie Johnson has more points than Harvick after the re-set following five victories. And, he's got more championship trophies. Plus, his Chad Knaus-led team put together good finishes in Atlanta and Richmond headed into a part of the schedule where the Lowe's Chevy of Hendrick Motorsports has always been strong. As always, Johnson has the motivation of proving why he's the champion in the eyes of so many naysayers.
Kyle Busch appears poised to post his first good showing in the Chase for the Joe Gibbs Racing team after hanging up three wins and finishing third in the regular season.
Harvick has the stats, too. He's won three races this season and two on the restrictor plate tracks with one plate race at Talladega remaining on the schedule. He's been running at the finish on the lead lap in all but two races and led the points at the end of the regular season. It may have been a while since his Richard Childress Racing team won a championship, but there are six trophies residing in Welcome, N.C. from the days of Dale Earnhardt Sr.
This year Childress has been able to accomplish what Rick Hendrick learned long ago – in the current era of multi-car teams, it's important to delegate. The former hands-on driver turned team owner continued to make all the strategy decisions in an organization that lost its momentum in the process.
Harvick, who certainly was looking at other team options, helped prompt the re-organization of the RCR team, which is once again running on all cylinders with three drivers in the Chase.
Having watched Harvick succeed Earnhardt Sr. – one of the toughest jobs in motor racing at the time – I'm surprised that the 35-year-old driver does not have more than 14 career victories. He would have had a breakout season in 2006 with five victories except for the fact that Kasey Kahne won six for Ray Evernham Motorsports and Johnson won his first Sprint Cup title in addition to five victories that year.
It's not as if Harvick, a Daytona 500 winner, doesn't have championship experience. His Camping World Truck team has won two titles with Ron Hornaday Jr. and he's driven to the Nationwide Series title twice. This will be his fourth appearance in the Chase in the last five seasons.
Harvick now seems to have intangibles working for him as one of the team leaders at RCR. A firebrand who once danced on walls in order to jump into fist fights, Harvick has become the epitome of the modern driver turned team owner who always keeps sponsors in mind (his sometimes acerbic comments to his pit crews in the Truck or Nationwide series during races withstanding).
Having toned down his comments during interviews but not without sustaining an occasional lack of respect for the print media, Harvick is not a favorite among the types who write in the media center. His gradual move to the middle sometimes puts him in the perspective of an actor rather than a character.
If NASCAR needs an antidote to Johnson's California cool – and that's not necessarily the viewpoint here – then the man from the high desert fits the bill as well as any other trying to depose the four-time champion.
Starting in the roughneck town of Bakersfield, Calif., Harvick comes closer to resembling the type of driver often championed in NASCAR's earlier days. He worked his way up through the ladder system, then immediately won in relief of Earnhardt Sr. in Atlanta en route to the rookie title. Since then, three of his career wins have occurred at New Hampshire, scene of this weekend's Chase opener, and Phoenix, the penultimate track on the schedule.
Now known for working his way to the front at the end of races and for keeping the fenders on his Chevy before the race is on the line, Harvick is likely to be a factor in the Chase even if he doesn't win it.
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(Bloomberg) -- Some of the U.S.s largest providers of money-market mutual funds have sought a compromise on new regulation, making adoption of tougher rules for the $2.6 trillion industry more likely if far from a sure bet.
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal, scheduled to be voted on tomorrow, would require the riskiest funds to end the longstanding practice of pricing shares at a fixed value of $1 and instead force them to float. The vote will kick off a months-long burst of lobbying from investors, fund companies and other stakeholders before SEC commissioners consider a final version.
This is going to be a long, drawn-out rulemaking initiative, said Barry P. Barbash, a former director of investment management at the SEC. At this point, the SEC staff and commission recognize you have to start somewhere.
The proposal is the SECs second phase of response to vulnerabilities exposed by the 2008 financial crisis, when the $62.5 billion Reserve Primary Fund collapsed and money funds temporarily required a U.S. government guarantee. The Financial Stability Oversight Council, an umbrella group of U.S. regulators including the Federal Reserve, said last year that money funds remain vulnerable to runs that can ripple through the financial system, choking off credit for borrowers.
The SECs proposal, whose details have not been released, has divided the money fund industry and faces additional resistance from investors concerned about potential tax liabilities. It has also split the five-member commission, which deadlocked over the issue last year before the effort was revived. Several commission members have indicated support for the new proposal, which could be revised before a final vote.
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Money funds, which invest in short-term securities such as government bills and commercial paper, are allowed to keep a stable value of $1 a share.
The SECs proposal would impose the floating-share value only on prime funds that buy corporate debt and cater to institutional clients, according to two people familiar with the plan, who asked not to be identified because the proposal wasnt public. Corporations that use the funds like cash accounts say the new regulations risk harming a convenient, highly liquid cash-management product.
A floating share value is intended to make funds more stable by signaling to investors that the value of the shares can fall below $1 -- known as breaking the buck -- without the fund collapsing.
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Breaking the buck should no longer be a significant event because money market funds would simply fluctuate in value in the same manner as other mutual funds, FSOC wrote last year in its recommendations for further regulation of money funds.
The Investment Company Institute, the fund industrys trade group, has argued a floating share value wont stop a run on money funds. Even so, the ICI has adopted a wait-and-see approach, saying last week that it expects this proposal will reflect the extensive research and discussion among commissioners and staff since last summer.
The ICI has insisted funds should retain their fixed share value. Instead, the institute has proposed that fund boards be allowed to suspend withdrawals when weekly liquid assets fall to between 7.5 percent and 15 percent of total fund assets, or half the required level. After putting down such liquidity gates, funds would be able to charge a fee equal to 1 percent of redemption proceeds to investors who wanted to cash out shares, under the ICI proposal.
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The SECs current floating-share proposal would affect fewer funds than a concept former Chairman Mary Schapiro championed in late 2011 and 2012, which envisioned changing the accounting standard for all money funds, including those that invest only in government securities or municipal bonds. The new proposal also doesnt include earlier recommendations opposed by money funds, including requiring them to hold capital against potential losses.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which opposed the 2011 and 2012 proposals, expects liquidity gates to be part of the current proposal, said Alice Joe, the executive director of the Chambers Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness.
This time around, there seems to be more careful thought into putting out a proposal and more of an openness of the staff and commissioners to listening to the views of the stakeholders, Joe said this week in an interview.
SEC Chairman Mary Jo White said last month that the goal of new regulation is to mitigate the systemic risk posed by some money funds while preserving the products value to investors.
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The Chamber, which has sued the SEC over other regulations, lauded a recent commission analysis for rigorously studying the issue. The report found that SEC reforms passed in 2010 wouldnt have prevented the Reserve Primary Fund from breaking the buck and being liquidated. Those rule changes included new minimum liquidity levels, shorter average maturity limits, tougher credit quality standards and new disclosure requirements.
The SEC has held talks with the Internal Revenue Service over the tax implications of a floating-share value for money funds, since investors could owe taxes if they recorded a capital gain when selling shares. The proposal considered tomorrow isnt expected to indicate the IRSs decision on whether to waive the tax rules.
I am not quite sure they can just wave their magic wand and at a the drop of a pin, give relief to it, Joe said. It may require congressional action to solve that problem.
The $2.6 trillion money fund industry includes 580 funds, according to the Investment Company Institute. The top 10 fund families, including those run by Fidelity Investments, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Federated Investors Inc., control 75 percent of assets, according to Crane Data LLC, a research firm in Westborough, Massachusetts.
Lobbying Shift
The largest U.S. money-fund providers shifted their lobbying this year away from all-out opposition to limiting the scope of potential new rules.
A proposal limiting rule changes to prime institutional funds would be a victory for companies including Fidelity, Vanguard and Charles Schwab Corp. All three called for exempting funds that invest only in government debt and those that serve only retail investors. They pointed to data showing that withdrawals in the weeks following Reserve Primarys demise were overwhelmingly concentrated in prime institutional funds.
BlackRock Ideas
The proposal also appears to favor ideas championed by asset manager BlackRock Inc., which called for allowing funds to maintain their $1 share value while imposing a 1 percent fee on withdrawals when a funds weekly liquidity dropped below half the required level.
Federated Investors Inc., the third-largest manager of U.S. money-market funds, said last year it would sue to block changes contemplated by the SEC. Federated has said a floating net-asset value would destroy the value of money funds and lead to a substantially smaller industry.
Meghan McAndrew, a Federated spokeswoman, said the Pittsburgh-based fund company believes the SECs 2010 reforms were sufficient to improve the transparency and strength of money funds.
You have a lack of consensus about whether there is an issue that needs to be resolved and how it needs to be resolved, said Barbash, co-chairman of the asset management practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. That is what makes this an extraordinarily difficult environment in which to do a rule.
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June 3, 2014 — Below are some highlights from a recent conversation between Catalyst and Parmesh Shahani, head of India Culture Lab at Godrej Industries Ltd., author of Gay Bombay, and editor-at-large of Verve magazine.
What does Culture Lab do and how does it promote inclusiveness in India's workplaces and society at large?
The Godrej Culture Lab is an experimental space that we started in India about three years ago to bring together the best minds across India and the world to explore what it means to be modern and Indian. We create events to break boundaries. We do lectures, talks, and performances. We have conferences and art shows. And then, there are the factory pop-ups, where we take old unused factories and turn them into spaces for art. The concept in itself is inclusive—we're breaking boundaries between different fields and spaces. There's an overall sense of inclusion, but additionally we have a strong LGBT component. It's not deliberate—we're past all of that. We don't say, "Let's have 30% of content be women, or LGBT-oriented." It happens organically.
What is it like being gay in the workplace in India?
Personally, I've worked for companies that have treated LGBT positively. When I joined Mahindra I told the chairman that I didn't want to be treated differently, and I wasn't. Then when I joined Godrej, I wanted this not just for me, but all LGBT people. So, we tweaked the clauses and policies at Godrej—they are very inclusive. We offer the same benefits to everyone. Personally I've been very out wherever I've worked and I haven't faced overt discrimination. But my experience is very rare, it's not typical.
Did things change substantially in the workplace when the Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality in 2009? What has changed since it was recriminalized recently?
The 2009 verdict decriminalizing homosexuality was a huge boon for the larger Indian workforce, for companies, for coming out. It was great. The recriminalization in 2013 has been a huge source of concern. But at this point so many people have come out, they can't go back in. Between then and now, there's been an increase in confidence among LGBT people, so they don't WANT to go back in. The 2013 verdict has been unfortunate, but it has led to a further articulation of LGBT issues in the workplace. It won't push back the progress made between then and now. The outrage in the workplace has ensured that this remains an issue, and Godrej, for example, will not go back on its diversity initiatives or programs. Are other companies like this? I don't know, but a lot of people and organizations have expressed solidarity. Corporate India should guide the way for the Supreme Court to give a more enlightened verdict next time the matter comes up.
Why are inclusive and diverse workplaces good for business?
There is a business case for inclusive and diverse workplaces.
When you focus on diverse audiences, you create a sense of connection with a huge segment of potential customers. And great talent lies in these people, so smart companies are actively pursuing diversity so that they don't lose out on the best minds. It's about a diverse talent pool—not just LGBT minds, but heterosexual minds, too.
And in these days of social media, with Facebook and Twitter, there's increased awareness and conversation on these issues. People talk about which companies are good to work for—who is diverse and inclusive. Everyone wants to work for diverse companies—LGBT and straight people alike!
We understand that the Godrej India Culture Lab recently hosted a special pop-up edition of Kashish, the biggest LGBT Film festival in India and South Asia. Why is this festival so important—not just for India but for other countries, like China, where homosexuality is still taboo?
LGBT fests may sometimes just attract LGBT audiences, but when you do them in public spaces it is a chance for diverse audiences to have conversations. Last year's Pop Up Kashish was packed. We had people from across Godrej, from across the city. Since it was a corporate campus, people from the company were able to witness and enjoy the event in an inclusive atmosphere.
How are these films important in helping society and workplaces understand people with all types of differences?
People see them, and relate them to things in their own lives, then talk about them. It can lead to cathartic moments. We had one woman watch this film about a mother who discovers her son's diary, reads it and finds out that he's gay. She stood up and said that she didn't know if her son or daughter was gay, but this film really made her rethink motherhood. She was in tears—it was a real Oprah moment!
People in the corporate world need this kind of engagement. Due to work pressures they don't have the time to seek it out, maybe, so we have to bring it to them. And it is so enriching. Events like these affect morale, pride, and attitudes and that show when they go back to their workplaces.
What is your best advice for companies in India for making workplaces more inclusive?
Start doing it right away. Don't be afraid to take up the gauntlet. In India, more than any place in the world, you have so many young people who come to companies to finish their education. They are still learning when they join their first jobs, so it's the companies' responsibility to nurture diverse, inclusive environments.


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3 women robbed
in beauty shop
The owner of a beauty shop and two other women were robbed Thursday at gunpoint by two men, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office reported.
One suspect bit the phone line in half so that the victims could not call for help, the report said.
The owner, Sylvia G. Britt of Mount Olive, told deputies that two black men entered her shop at 505 Woodland Church Road at about 6:05 p.m. The armed suspect demanded that the women give up their valuables, the report said.
Ms. Britt reported the theft of a cell phone, $40, a pocketbook and personal papers. Donna Hudson of Mount Olive said her cell phone, ring and wallet with $200 and personal papers were taken. Margery C. Smith ofGoldsboro listed a diamond ring, valued at $3,000, and a pocketbook with $80 and personal papers as being stolen.
The total value of the stolen property and cash was estimated at $3,938.
The gunman was described as being 6-feet tall with a skinny build, and he wore a white T-shirt, blue jeans and a red bandanna over his face. The other robber was described as being 5-feet-6 with a medium build, and he wore blue jeans and a blue bandanna.
Mobile home fire
A double-wide mobile home at 100 Larchmont Circle was damaged heavily from a fire that was believed to have been caused by an electrical failure in a dishwasher, officials said.
The fire spread quickly from kitchen cabinets to the attic, Mar Mac Fire Chief Bill Harrell said. The fire was confined to that area, but smoke and heat damaged the entire home.
"They did a good, quick knockdown," Harrell said of volunteer firefighters from Thoroughfare, Mar Mac and Grantham.
The unidentified residents were not home when the fire started at about 9:30 a.m. But they arrived in time to salvage some clothing and personal belongings, Harrell said.
Crime of the Week
The larceny of farm equipment has been selected by Goldsboro-Wayne County Crime Stoppers as this week's "Crime of the Week."
A John Deere lawn tractor, valued at $11,900, a trailer, valued at $4,000, and trailer ramps, valued at $150, were stolen May 20 and May 21 from Quality Farm Equipment on U.S. 70 West.
Anyone with information on this larceny or any other crime in Wayne County was asked to call Crime Stoppers at 735-2255. Callers may remain anonymous, and they may be eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000, if their information leads to arrests in felony cases.
2 hurt in wrecks
Two people were injured and damages were estimated at $12,900 in four recent traffic collisions in Wayne County, officers reported.
*A motorcycle collided with a Goldsboro police car at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at West Ash and North George streets, Goldsboro police said. The motorcyclist, Donnie Rowe, 39, of Pecan Road, Dudley, was not injured, but he was charged with a safe-movement violation. The report said Rowe had made a wide right turn and the bike collided with the northbound patrol car. Officer Stacey O. Hatcher, who was transporting a detainee, had stopped for a red light. Damage was estimated at $300 to the motorcycle, registered to James Eugene Spruill of Short Street, Dudley, and $2,000 to the police car.
*A man lost control of a moped, was ejected and injured at 12:29 p.m. Thursday, police said. Cornelius Jones, 18, of Edgerton Street was listed today in stable condition at Wayne Memorial Hospital, a spokeswoman said. The report said Jones had run off North Jackson Street into Herman Park and struck sand. The moped was not damaged.
*A driver was injured in a one-vehicle wreck at 2:05 a.m. Sunday on Genoa Road near Potts Road, the Highway Patrol said. Ronnie Clark Ginn, 21, of South Everittsville Place, Dudley, was treated, admitted and released from the hospital. He was charged with exceeding a safe speed and suspicion of driving while impaired. The report said his sport utility vehicle had run off the right side, then careened off the left side out of control and struck trees. The SUV, valued at $2,500, was destroyed.
*A train collided with a westbound sport utility vehicle at 5:03 a.m. Saturday on Booker Street near Pikeville, the Highway Patrol said. The SUV had run off the left side and had become stuck of the tracks, the report said, and the driver fled. The train's engineer, David Sexton Johnson, 52, of Spring Hope, could not stop in time. The SUV, valued at $8,000, was demolished. It was registered to Sonya Jeanette Young of Rose Street. Damage was set at $100 to the train.
Rings stolen
A man and wife took their diamond wedding rings off Wednesday and put them in a bag in order to play basketball at Berkeley Park and then discovered Thursday that they had left the bag, Goldsboro police said.
Samuel Jerome McIntyre of Goldsboro said the rings were worth $2,400. About $20 and the bag, valued at $5, also were taken, the report said.
Wayne County law-enforcement officers also are investigating these reports:
*A white 1988 Mercury Gran Marquis was stolen Thursday from the 100 block of Pitts Road after the key had been left inside, sheriff's deputies said. The owner and resident, Robert D. Adams, put an $800 value on the car.
*A blue and gray 1984 Dodge Ram pickup truck was stolen Thursday from the 700 block of North James Street, police said. The truck, owned by Marshall Williamson of Goldsboro, was valued at $1,800.
Drug charge
A 22-year-old Goldsboro man was arrested Thursday by the Goldsboro-Wayne County Drug Squad and charged with a misdemeanor drug violation after an anonymous call to Goldsboro-Wayne County Crime Stoppers.
Devon Anton Smith was charged with marijuana possession after an investigation at his home on Creech Street. He was placed in the Wayne County Jail in lieu of a $300 secured bond. An investigation of the crime has not been completed, officers said.
Other Local News
- Care in the sky: Members of the aeromedical evacuation crew fight to get injured troops back to their families


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Warning: your pregnancy will bring unsolicited advice from total strangers
Little peanut
Originally uploaded by Kinster Nepinster
We think the little human on the right is a girl, but it's a little too early to tell. We call her Peanut.
I am now 4 months pregnant.
Being pregnant is a big deal to some women, not so much to others. I fall in the latter category. I have to say I've been lucky. Other than dizziness and back pain, I've been fine and I feel normal, not crazy emotional or nauseous. However, sometimes I leave the house without any shoes on, or I put the cereal box in the fridge (and the milk in the pantry), and well, you're about to find out that it makes me a little cranky.
The attention to my growing belly is sweet, but the comments I receive from the outside world gave me insight on the image people have of pregnant women. The first thing I learned is that people love giving advice. They love it with a passion.
I've been cycling to work. Don't get me started on the faces I get when I tell them I am on my road bike day in and day out. At first I didn't have the good sense to realize that people would be so negative and opinionated about this topic. I've stopped trying to argue with them, and I don't let it bother me anymore. Sometimes I argue that advice given to pregnant women apply to the lowest common denominator, and that if you were an athlete on the bicycle pre-pregnancy, things will work out just fine on the bike during your pregnancy. I am usually pretty confident of my choice to cycle, but it does help to realize that I am not alone in that department. But athlete or not I still think biking is a viable mode of transportation for pregnant women.
One thing I've noticed is a tendency from people to equate everything exclusively to my pregnancy. Anything I do/eat/say is a result of my condition. Hungry for cheese? Must be those crazy cravings (anybody who knows me is aware I go absolutely gaga for cheese). I may say I am tired and wish I could have slept in. Oh, that's normal, after all, you're pregnant! Little do people know I am a champion sleepyhead. I love to sleep more than I love cheese, and that is saying something. At this point they love to add that I won't have the luxury to sleep in in a few months, and that I better "enjoy it while I can".
Which brings me to my next point. People love telling me how much of a commitment it will be, as we are first-time parents and we haven't got a clue what we're getting into. Yes, the onset of a baby this fall will cut into cycling, reading, cooking, etc. We understand our lifestyle will change dramatically, but the constant narrative I get from people around me is a bit unsettling and repetitive. Most people just can't see that we will carry the same values with us post delivery (having a healthy lifestyle, maintaining interest in the outside world, mindfulness of the environment, enjoying the latest bands, travel, etc). We'll still care, we'll still be ourselves. Hey, you without kids, you can still be our friend!
That said I have been having excellent conversations with friends who are happy and supportive and seem to know where I am coming from, and I've been feeding off positivity from these people. It also helps that my other-half reasserts his love and support every day. He still thinks I can install those kitchen cupboards all by myself. No excuses honey.
I can't wait to go out and about with this kid, walking on the Ottawa River path, packing her up on the bike and go ride canal-side, and much later canoeing in Algonquin Park. It will be a wonderful, frustrating, interesting, fascinating, whatever, growing experience.
See you September 5, Pea.


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While we already know that H&M's at the forefront of fashion trends, you might be surprised to learn that they're a leader in sustainability, too. Across all of H&M's product ranges, over 20% of its products are now made from more sustainable materials, with the aim to increase that share every year. H&M is one of the world's biggest users of recycled polyester and one of the biggest buyers of organic cotton, the latter of which is to be 100% sustainably sourced by 2020. It is part of H&M's ambition to make sustainable, good-quality fashion accessible to as many people as possible.
The newest H&M Conscious Exclusive collection innovates in both sustainability and style: for 2017 the collection includes the pioneering sustainable material BIONIC® – a recycled polyester made from plastic shoreline waste. So cool, right? In addition to a full collection for women and relaxed formal wear for men, the collection will for the first time include kids' pieces, as well as a Conscious Exclusive fragrance made from organic oils. The collection will be available starting April 20th.
"For the design team at H&M, this year's Conscious Exclusive is a chance to dream and create pieces that are both quirky and beautiful. It's great to be able to show just what is possible with sustainable materials like we have done with the delicate plissé dress made of BIONIC®," says Pernilla Wohlfahrt, H&M's Head of Design and Creative Director.
While we wait, you can shop the current Conscious collection at H&M to look good, and feel extra good about what you buy. Love!
We're giving away a $50 H&M gift card to shop the Conscious collection! Simply leave a comment on the White Oaks Mall Facebook page telling us how you do your part to help our planet. Do you compost? Have a vegetable garden? Ride your bike to work? We'll draw the winner Tuesday morning. Good luck and happy weekend! xx


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Bonnie features Colour+, which allows colors from the same style shoe to be mixed.
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2011 Honda CBR250R – Click above for high-res image gallery
Entry-level sport bike riders look to get another solid choice for 2011 in the form of the new Honda CBR250R. Naturally, it's most direct competitor is the Kawasaki Ninja 250, and the two match up pretty well, at least on paper.
Maximum horsepower for the single-cylinder CBR250R's quarter-liter mill is 26 ponies at 8,500 rpm. Yes, that's a little behind the Kawi's 32 hp, but the Honda critically has more torque at 17 pound-feet and weighs 359 pounds (368 lbs with optional ABS!), which is a non-trivial 14 pounds less than the Ninja.
We're also pretty keen on the littlest CBR's (littlest in America, at least) styling and color scheme. We think the multi-tiered styling language that debuted on the latest VFR is better suited to smaller packages like the CBR250R, and the red, white and blue color palette is vintage Honda and, though it's not currently on the U.S. options list, certainly appropriate for the American market.
And yes, the new CBR250R is headed Stateside. Check out our high-res image gallery below and hit the jump for a video. And Honda, please rethink the omission of the red, white and blue. Trust us.
[Source: Honda]


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After having draped a giant blanket all over the streets of Morocco, U2 apparently dialed back the production budget for the latest video from their No Line On The Horizon LP. All the action is animated in this one — and there is no Blackberry branding! — with David OReilly producing and painting a story of lost dogs and lost souls searching for themselves, for meaning, for someone to help them not go crazy if they don't go crazy tonight or whatever. The animation helps paint it as a redemption song, which of course is music to Bono's ego, when in reality it's just a not bad U2 song with sorta typically bad U2 lyrics. The cartoon people have expressive eyes, though! So maybe it'll get you emotional yet.
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New York Computer Help Unveils IT Support Calculator to Help Companies Manage Support Costs
Nov 29, 2016, 08:30 EST
NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Joe Silverman, CEO/Owner of New York Computer Help, has introduced a revolutionary patent-pending Monthly IT Support Calculator at its NYC headquarters on 53 East 34th Street.
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"The technology world is currently in a world of instability. Hackers can take our computers hostage at any particular moment and demand thousands of dollars to return the files. Also, the ever-changing demand for more speed and space on computers runs them into the ground earlier than expected. A normal day at work may result in a spike of unexpected IT expenses and stress," said Silverman who owns the 5-star Yelp company.
After a computer is infected or inoperable, the traditional methods of computer repair have been to call up a local tech to repair it onsite or to lug it into a local computer repair shop. If you have time to spare, you can ship it into your manufacturer and wait 2-4 weeks for it to return.
"But, who has the time or extra dollars to spend? Luckily, New York Computer Help has solved this tech issue with a patent pending Monthly IT Support Calculator. Costs and stress-levels are controlled with this unique IT calculator solution," he said.
How does it work? A company or home user may go to the New York Computer Help IT Cost Calculator and input the number of computers and network equipment it needs to support along with required security software, email accounts, and backup storage. Then, a real-time flat fee rate will be provided. This is the monthly rate that can be expected and, in turn, supported by New York Computer Help.
This flat monthly rate will allow companies to properly meet expected IT budgets as well as reduce stress levels by having proactive, managed IT support. Computer issues will be prevented before they happen. If tech issues arise, they will be resolved immediately by New York Computer Help's 25-person tech team. It's a win-win for anyone with a computer. iPhone and iPad users may also take advantage of the IT Calculator by receiving flat fee coverage for cracked screens and other issues.
Silverman proudly exclaimed, "It's a one-of-a-kind calculator that companies and homes will immediately benefit from. We are rolling out this special program first in New York City and will open it up to other states in the second quarter of 2017."
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Founded in 2000, New York Computer Help has been the leading technology support company in NYC. New York Computer Help provides office and home IT support along with PC / Mac repair, phone / tablet repair, and data recovery services.
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