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UCIT's customized transportation and logistics security solutions reduce and deter cargo, parts, and vehicle theft while providing enhanced site management tools and capabilities.
We specialize in protecting outdoor assets, inventories, and fleets for leading transportation, warehousing, distribution, and logistics companies across North America.
Our transportation industry security specialists will design, supply, and install the best possible solution to fit your budget. Our solutions include access control, video monitoring, and remote gate entry/exit control solutions.
- Gate access control and security for trailer parking, yards, and drop yards
- Cost effective way to replace security guards at compound entry/exit points
- Driver verification and ID checks
- Correct trailer/tractor validation with loading dock directions upon entry/exit
- Live inspection of tractor/trailer movement to identify damage to equipment or property
- Customizable security service protocols and reporting
Criminal activity can cost business owners and managers a considerable amount of time and money. UCIT's monitoring staff are trained specifically to watch for criminal behavior, with the goal of stopping crimes while in progress.
- High-tech video surveillance solutions that are remotely monitored by professionally trained staff
- We respond to alarms derived from advanced video analytics to detect and prevent live crimes in progress
- Live voice-down audio deterrent
- Forensic video review service provides an easy and cost effective way for facility managers to investigate and document incidents
- Significantly deter daytime theft
Unlike traditional alarm companies, UCIT's video monitoring staff are watching events in real-time, allowing operators to scare off criminals using voice down audio deterrents or report live crimes in progress to the police.
Remotely ensure that everyone on site is compliant with your health and safety regulations. Site liability is a growing concern, especially now companies are being held liable for anyone failing to follow industry guidelines on your premises.
With the ability to remotely view sites, you can see that safety procedures are being followed and take appropriate action before sites become vulnerable to fines or closure.
Additionally, recording and archiving site activities can prove useful when dealing with insurance companies or authorities during incidents such as on-site injury claims or accidents.
Physical security guards are expensive costing companies $8,000-$10,000 per month for coverage 108 hours per week. UCIT specializes in providing effective Remote Video Monitoring solutions that are typically 30-50% more cost effective than security guards. UCIT supplies these solutions to their customers with no up-front equipment and installation costs.
Compared with guards who can only see one area at a time, UCIT's operators can monitor large areas at once by utilizing a combination of high tech IP cameras, sensors, video analytics, and other remote video monitoring technology designed to provide a turn-key security solution for a wide range of client environments.
Our state of the art video monitoring centers have been focused on remote video monitoring since 2002. The types of video monitoring specified can vary by industry and client needs; they include Live Video Monitoring, Video Verification, Event-Based Monitoring, Video Guard Tours, Gate Entry/Exit Control, and Remote Concierge.
Our video monitoring stations have back up power generation, back up internet, and full system redundancies to ensure your site remains secured 365 days of the year.
Whether it's 24/7 coverage of multiple projects or after hours monitoring of a select location, UCIT's team has the right video monitoring solution to meet your needs.
UCIT's customized reporting allows customers to get an understanding of what activities are happening on their sites based on their needs. UCIT's video analyst team reviews archived video for clients to provide video evidence of onsite issues, such as on-site accidents or dishonest trade billing.
Years of investments in advanced video analytics allow for each site to be setup with key areas of focus, which enables operators to make decisions based on customized parameters.
In addition to securing sites, UCIT's team is always focused on other ways that technology can be used to help improve our clients' business processes. For example, UCIT operators can note whether doors are left opened, lights are turned off, or entryways need to be cleaned, and then provide the customer with timely reporting and video evidence if necessary.
Customers may also choose to receive an immediate call or e-mail notification.
UCIT uses a combination of technology and human intelligence to execute the best possible client experiences and security outcomes. UCIT performs an in depth needs analysis to identify customers pain points, key areas of risk, along with operational goals. Our security experts integrate these needs and goals into an industry leading security system design.


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Chimney Rock NC - Chimney Rock: Spring Photo Contest- The Smiles of Spring!
The Smiles of Spring!
Spring Photo Contest is Underway
It's hard not to crack a smile while enjoying amazing views of Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge from on top of the Chimney. Capture photos of your family and friends enjoying the Park and enter them into our Smiles of Spring Photo Contest for a chance to win fabulous prizes. We'll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you'll win some fun prizes.
Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.
For more information on the contest or how to submit your photo(s), call (828) 625-9611 or toll-free (800) 277-9611, or email email@example.com.
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text: I'm torn between these two.See the pros and cons of both. 1-establish 50% position(long)...complete on .50-.75 retracement(if happens). STP whole position say for 1.5 loss. OR- 2-enter half and then complete on mkt. confirmation(eg .50 move in desired direction). Still use 1.5 STP ; scale out accordingly if profit expands. OR-just enter complete position at once and then scale out/stp accordingly? Would welcome any feedback,insight.I realize ones unique risk tolerance comes into play here as well as objective(heavier trading,smaller profits vs. fewer with bigger objectives). I have found in my obvious short career that if I'm right on mkt. momentum/direction the trade tends to go my way right away initially with very little retracement.


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Rainer Brockerhoff has released an update for XRay, bringing it to version 1.0.7. XRay is a file utility designed to be more extensive than the Mac OS "Show Info" function. The update features improved Panther performance and other bug fixes. According to Rainer Brockerhoff:
Rainer Brockerhoff announces the release of version 1.0.7 of XRay, the File/Folder information utility for Mac OS X.
XRay offers users a much more detailed view of files, folders, applications and volumes than Mac OS Xis "Show Info" window does. Permissions can be changed without resorting to obscure terminal commands. Type, creator and extension can be examined and changed, and their effect on file-application binding is shown immediately. Types, creators and extensions can be selected from pop-up menus built from the systemis own databases.
This version has bug fixes for Panther compatibility and minor improvements, among them:
- When running on Panther, the Finderis label colors and names are now shown in the same order that they appear in the Finder (which is different from the Classic Finderis order)
- Editing type and creator ASCII values now works again under Jaguar
- There are two new preferences for the "Type, Creator & Extension" panel: "Show native applications not in iApplicationsi folders" and "Show classic applications not in iApplications (Mac OS 9)i". They are off by default; this will cut down the panelis popup menus down to a more manageable size. Also, the popups will no longer show applications contained in .app packages
- The popup menu in the built-in file browser now has a "Copy Path" item, which will copy the fileis full path to the clipboard. The actual path is also shown in the menu as a disabled item
- The "Edit" menu now has a "Copy Path" item as well, this will copy the top windowis full path to the clipboard
- The "Type, Creator & Extension" panel now has a "Open Item in Application" button, which will become active only if there are no unsaved changes. This will open the current item in its assigned application
You can find more information about the XRay update at the Rainer Brockerhoff Web site. XRay 1.0.7 is available for US$10.00.


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Ministry InternPosted by: Jesse Briles
Posted date: Apr-14-2016
Location: Spencer, WV
Our church and community is located in the hills of Spencer, WV. We are currently averaging in the 70s in worship and have several new families coming and attending our church. We have seen great growth not only numerically but also spiritually the past couple of years.
We are seeking to hire a summer intern that will help us to do even more in ministry as we help them learn about ministering in general but also in our cultural context.
We are open to interns interested in any one of the various fields/types of ministry (Children, Youth, Worship, Preaching, etc). The senior pastor is the only one on staff currently so if you want to use this as a school approved internship we will work with your school but it may be limited in what they will accept in specialized areas of ministry.
This would be a perfect opportunity for someone in college or seminary seeking internship experience at a church of our size. However, We are open to whoever God may be sending our way that is looking for ministry experience/opportunity.
The senior pastor is a former children's pastor so there may be great opportunities to learn from him if children's ministry is your speciality. Children's ministry is probably our strongest ministry and probably the one that could use an intern the most. However, if you feel the Lord leading you to contact us in regards to spending the summer please do so regardless of your future chosen field.
This position will be compensated by a small stipend, housing, and a scholarship. Any other needs may be discussed.
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In-connect specialist cable assembly manufacturer
In-connect (Formerly Intech) is an independent manufacturer and supplier of cable assemblies, cable connectors, and wiring harnesses to the mobility, electrical and electronics industry. In addition we also manufacture specialist looms and connectors for Golf Trolleys.
We commenced trading in 1993 at a site in Lincoln. In the early days the company formed close working relationships with a number of leading OEM's in the health and leisure sector. Through these relationships the company developed a variety of customer specific connectors and cable assemblies for battery operated equipment. In some cases the products designed are almost industry standards within these specific markets.
The ability to provide design solutions to customer cable and connectivity problems saw the company rapidly grow and to become a prime source of supply to a number of high profile brand leaders.
These innovative designs led to the business enhancing its overmolding capability and this created further opportunities as customers recognised the benefits of an integral connector configuration as opposed to discrete components.
As well as continuing to invest in capital equipment the company also invested in sophisticated IT Systems to provide customers with instant online information from an initial design process right through to product delivery.
In March 2006 the company ownership changed and this resulted in a move to a purpose built 12,000 sq. metre facility still in Lincoln, which has an excellent road and rail network providing easy access to it's national, and international customer base.
The company has continued to extend its client base world wide, and now exports to 13 countries, with customers in the USA, Europe and Asia.


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After last week's excursion into the politics of literature, we take a break to catch up with two of the New Yorker's 20 best writers under 40.
Téa Obreht's Orange-shortlisted novel The Tiger's Wife is a wild fable of war, ghosts and escaped zoo animals, set in former Yugoslavia. David Bezmozgis's characters are Latvians stuck in migration limbo as they wait to hear which country they are to be repatriated to. They discuss history, fable, Jewish comedy and the resurgence of the picaresque novel.
Then we dip into two of the stories that have been hot on our website during the last week. We invite the Guardian's readers' editor, Chris Elliott, into the studio to pick grammatical bones with Martin and Kingsley Amis, and ask award-winning SF writer Gwyneth Jones where all the female science fiction writers have gone.
Reading list
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (Weidenfeld)
The Free World by David Bezmozgis (Viking)
The King's English by Kingsley Amis (Penguin Modern Classics)
Bold as Love and Life, both by Gwyneth Jones (Gollancz)


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Sweet Green Pu-erh
Origin: Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China
This individually wrapped green Pu-erh tuocha is one of the most unique teas we've offered to date. Made in the centuries-old "raw" method, the tea leaves underwent only a light processing before three years of aging. Just use one piece for a medium-sized teapot to enjoy a sweet infusion reminiscent of the fragrance of freshly steamed rice. An excellent drink for health according to traditional Chinese medicine.
HEALTH BENEFITSNaturally rich in antioxidants
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Not a huge fan...
It smells and tastes like hamster bedding. You know the shredded wood bedding stuff. Very earthy and almost dirty flavor. Not much like rice or grapes...I don't love it so far
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State Superintendent Tom Torlakson is a second-generation public school teacher who applies his experience as a science teacher, coach, and parent in the fight to transform education so that all California children get the world-class education they deserve.
Superintendent Torlakson helped lead and win the battle to stop budget cuts to California's schools and put decision-making about how to spend education dollars back in the hands of local parents, teachers, and community leaders. He supported providing local flexibility for $13 billion in state education funds. Earlier this year, he led successful efforts to provide schools with $1.25 billion in locally controlled funding for new textbooks, teacher training and school technology.
Superintendent Torlakson believes students need a taste of the working world before they graduate, and that all students should leave school with skills that help them succeed in the real world of careers and college. He has helped expand workplace internship and career training programs as the state implements new, higher education standards in science, mathematics and English/language arts.
As a teacher and a parent, Superintendent Torlakson has worked to improve school safety, and keep children safe from gangs, drugs and guns. Legislation he wrote led to the development of the largest system of after school programs in the nation, which now reach 4,000 schools around California.
Superintendent Torlakson also had a long and distinguished career as a California State Legislator advocating for students and schools. Torlakson authored the Quality Education Improvement Act in 2006, which dedicates nearly $3 billion to bring teachers, parents and communities together to improve low-performing schools.
Superintendent Torlakson also played a key role negotiating and authoring the $9 billion Proposition 1A bond measure in 1998—which has led to public votes supporting over $35 billion to build new schools and improve existing school buildings.
Born in San Francisco, Superintendent Torlakson served as a fireman in the United States Merchant Marine, earning the Vietnam Service Medal. He earned a B.A. in History, a Life Secondary Teaching Credential, and an M.A. in Education from the University of California, Berkeley.


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With a panoramic view of Christiansted, The Terrace at the Buccaneer is the perfect spot for dinner or drinks while enjoying St. Croix's sunset. At the helm each night is Executive Chef Dave Kendrick, former owner of Kendrick's restaurant in downtown Christiansted for over 25 years. Breakfast and dinner is served seven days a week and nightly specials includes seafood and meat entrees. Tthe Terrace Bar offers live entertainment most evenings. Frommers called the Terrace at the Buccaneer the nicest hotel dining room on St. Croix.
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Blumenthal to leave ONC
David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, is stepping down from the helm at ONC this spring, the office confirmed Thursday.
News of his departure comes just 17 days before the HIMSS11 conference. The timing is fitting -- Blumenthal came onboard just two weeks prior to HIMSS09.
[Related: Original news item announcing his appointment to the ONC; Blumenthal's assertion that EHRs are an 'absolute requisite for doctors; The Final Rule on meaningful use]
Blumenthal told his staff in a memo that he will return to Harvard. Prior to his role at the ONC he was a practicing primary care physician and Harvard Medical school professor. He taught medicine and healthcare policy and served as director of Massachusetts General Hospital's Institute for Health Policy.
Read Blumenthal's letter to his staff on the next page.
ONC Staff:
As you know, I have told Secretary Sebelius that I will be returning to my academic home this spring, as was planned when I accepted the position of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. While we still have important work to do together, including the assurance of a productive transition for ONC, now is the time for me to express my deep gratitude to all of my ONC colleagues, and my admiration for all you have accomplished.
We have been privileged to be at the center of a great new enterprise at an historic moment in our health care system. For years America's health policy leaders have understood that information technology offered the opportunity for transformational improvement of the Nation's health care system and the health of individual Americans. Yet the obstacles are formidable: our fractured health care system, our dysfunctional payment methods, the lack of an infrastructure for exchanging health information, and more.
The enactment of the Health Information Technology Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 handed us a rare opportunity to transcend these obstacles and to create a foundation, a strategy, and a self-sustaining movement toward a future of HIT-assisted health care. I believe we have effectively seized that opportunity, and you deserve the credit for this achievement.
Much attention has gone to the unprecedented resource commitment made by Congress and the President in HITECH – the allocation of as much as $27 billion in incentive payments to help support adoption of EHRs. The money is indeed crucial, and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is doing a great job of putting it to use.
But I believe the key factor for success has been, and will continue to be, the concept of "meaningful use." The HITECH Act recognized that EHR adoption alone would not bring about the transformative improvements that are possible with health information technology. EHRs must be used to support a new kind of information-rich health care. Meaningful use provides, for the first time ever, a consensus goal on how information should be used to enhance care. To realize its promise also requires changes in the processes of care delivery. HITECH gave ONC a major role in assisting health professionals and institutions to make these critical changes in the way care is delivered and we have begun this work in earnest.
We have successfully put in place the $2 billion support system created by HITECH, including:
- Sixty-two Regional Extension Centers (REC), providing assistance to providers nationwide, with special attention to smaller primary care practices and rural hospitals.
- Eight-four community college programs to provide HIT training and build a vitally-needed HIT workforce, including training for nurses, physician assistants and other in-place health care workers.
- Seventeen Beacon communities, demonstrating how HIT can help bring community resources together to tackle specific local health needs.
- State grants to support local solutions for health information exchange, consonant with broader national standards.
- A program of research and development to help us continually improve EHRs and move quickly to the next level in HIT.
It is the efforts of the ONC staff, working cooperatively with the health care professions, the states, and so many others that have brought these programs quickly into being. They are now up and running. And we are already seeing results that indicate that the national shift to EHRs and HIT-assisted care is finally underway:
- Adoption itself has turned up: from 2008 to 2010, the proportion of primary care physicians who had adopted a basic EHR increase by half, from 19.6 percent to 29.6 percent.
- A significant proportion of providers were already indicating in the latter part of 2010 that they plan to achieve meaningful use objectives and qualify for incentive payments: 81 percent of hospitals, and 41 percent of office-based physicians.
- A total of 291 EHR products have already been certified to support meaningful use objectives and qualify for use under the incentive payments program.
- Some 38,000 providers have enrolled in REC assistance programs.
- Community college programs will "graduate" an initial class of 3,400 HIT-trained students this spring, working toward a total capacity of 10,500 in each six-month session.
- We have achieved these accomplishments together, as a hard-working team with a unique opportunity to make a difference.
On a personal note, I have profoundly enjoyed getting to know you and work with you. It has been one of the highlights of my professional life. And I am confident that the progress will continue and even accelerate after I have settled back into academic life in Boston.
Best wishes to you all.
Click on the next page to read HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' email to HHS Leadership and ONC staff.
To HHS Senior Leadership & ONC Staff,
David Blumenthal has served nearly two years as the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and it is with regret that I report that he will be leaving that position later this spring to return to his academic post at Harvard. While this was his plan when he joined ONC, we will miss his formidable abilities, steady leadership and incredible dedication.
In the last two years, our Nation has finally turned the corner in our critically important journey to the use of health information technology (HIT), particularly the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs). Under the leadership of David Blumenthal and his entire team at ONC, we have made significant strides in the implementation of EHRs.
The successful adoption and use of health information technology is fundamental to virtually every other important goal in the reform of our health care system. This important fact has long been recognized on both sides of the political aisle. And, with enactment of the Health Information Technology Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, followed by David's adept and powerful leadership in implementing the principle of "meaningful use" of EHRs, America is finally on the road to harnessing the full power of EHRs to help improve the quality, safety and value of health care delivery.
We have all taken great pride in the far-reaching work that David and his outstanding team have accomplished. Of course, there's much more work to be done. David will continue to guide ONC until his departure, when the rest of the remarkable team at ONC will forge ahead with this Office's critical mission. We will conduct a national search to find the right successor for this key position.
David will leave his post having built a strong foundation, created real momentum for HIT adoption, charted a course for the meaningful use of EHRs, and launched a new phase of cooperative and supportive work with the health care community, States, and cities across the Nation. All of us offer David our sincere thanks.
Kathleen Sebelius


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A 'cat and mouse' game.
Marianne Ny double-crossed Julian Assange. Of that there is no doubt. All along there's been a shadow game as the war of words played out in the media. It's a hidden war kept away from the public eye that explains what's really going on and why Julian Assange is rightfully apprehensive about returning to Sweden.
Everyone wants to believe in rule of law. But Marianne Ny proved to Julian that there are ways around everything - including rule of law - and that she's been prepared to cheat.
Nothing is known for sure about why Marianne Ny chose this course, although there are suspicions of direction behind the scenes by Thomas Bodström and Claes Borgström. Marianne Ny is indebted to both of them and for the longest time believed their political party would be back in power by autumn of last year.
Marianne Ny has been playing with a rum deck and has lied to Julian Assange and the media over and over again.
This is the story of what really happened between late August and December 2010.
Anna Ardin takes the paradoxically inept Sofia Wilén to the Klara police station atop the central train station in Stockholm. Anna's to meet her friend Irmeli Krans who as it turns out only comes on duty at 16:00. As they arrive at approximately 14:00, there's a two hour wait.
Anna Ardin's Gotland buddy Niklas Svensson gets the scoop through a freelance photographer at 19:52. The both of them are outside the city at the PM's annual crayfish bash. They hightail it back to the city not to file an article but in the hope the police can apprehend Julian so they can get a photograph of him being taken away in handcuffs.
Don't forget the gist of the original Expressen smear, approved by Expressen boss Thomas Mattsson: not that Julian was wanted for questioning but that he was a serial rapist. 'Rape' might be different in Sweden where breathing in a politically incorrect direction can be a criminal act but Niklas Svensson, Emanuel Karsten, and a third staffer from Expressen tweeted all night long in English for people in other countries where people think of 'rape' the way most people do. Julian was hung out good and proper. The damage was irreparable. It was intentional as well.
Eva Finné is known as a good jurist. She's dismissing the Thomas Quick cases and inadvertently rubbing Claes Borgström's nose in the dirt at the same time. Claes Borgström made a small fortune off that bit of corruption and hopefully he'll do jail time sooner or later. Finné rescinds the arrest warrant against Julian Assange and drops all charges but one. Everything points to her simply requiring Julian to have his say before the final charge is dismissed as well.
Anna Ardin gives testimony by phone earlier in the day before Finné's decision. She hears of the charges being dropped and goes through the roof. She contacts her friends at the feminist blog Rebella where she's a site admin so they can start working on a smear piece against Julian to be published 24 August. She contacts her good friend Claes Borgström because she's scared - the whole thing is blowing up in her face, she's been rash and temperamental as per usual, and now she might be in danger of facing jail time herself.
Claes Borgström tells her he can make some calls, he might get the case reopened again, the best defence is a good offence blah blah, he, she, and Sofia should start working on a strategy to turn the matter into a show trial so they can disparage Julian in the media.
Julian meanwhile wakes the day in shock, makes a few calls, gets ahold of the excellent Leif Silbersky, and prepares to pop in at the police station to get the matter taken care of, when he hears Eva Finné dropped the charges.
End of Day Two.
It's a Sunday in August. Sweden's closed down. Claes Borgström, Anna Ardin, and Sofia Wilén meet for a powwow. Borgström wants to outline his plan for destroying Julian Assange in the media. Marianne Ny has been contacted and she knows how her bread is buttered: it's Borgström's pal and law partner Thomas Bodström who gave her the job she has now. She's going to do as she's told and Borgström needs the case to make a political comeback. Anyone who doesn't understand this whole thing is a political shadow game hasn't been paying attention.
Eva Finné formally dismisses the charges against Julian Assange. Marianne Ny's working behind the scenes on taking over the case and will eventually pull rank on Finné and also appoint herself as chief police investigator, a very unusual move. Marianne Ny will do none of the work in the case, leaving that to her assistant Erika Lejnefors who's been very sceptical of the game from the get-go.
Anna Ardin's friends publish their piece at Rebella. The article is called 'Even WikiLeaks Heroes Can Do Bad Things'. This is in the wake of the charges against Julian being dropped. It's somewhat a defence of Anna Ardin - she needs a defence - but more importantly it's a new accusation based on the case Eva Finné ruled to be 'no crime'. But feminism is powerful in Sweden. Anna Ardin is able to quickly muster the country into a hate campaign against Julian, just like Claes Borgström wanted.
Julian retains new counsel. Not because Leif Silbersky was inadequate but because he wasn't 'proactive' enough. He said a few things to the media - more than Björn Hurtig ever did - but it wasn't enough. Silbersky was preoccupied with the defence in the big 'helicopter robbery' case. Julian uses Silbersky for the interrogation 30 August but then that's it. Enter Hurtig.
Most of the exchange that takes place from this time forward has to do with Björn Hurtig and the office of Marianne Ny.
It's also important to keep in mind that Julian Assange was in no way 'restricted': they hadn't taken his passport, they hadn't told him to not leave town. The egregious exchange that now follows will happen only because Julian Assange wants to get the matter out of the way. At this point he still 'trusts' the system. He's to learn soon enough how the system can be used against him. So when Björn Hurtig starts contacting the office of Marianne Ny, it's because his client Julian Assange wants the case to move forward - not because Marianne Ny in any way tried to contact him.
There are a lot of stupid stories circulating about how Julian wanted to evade questioning and didn't (even initially) trust the Swedish system. They're all false. Julian Assange revered Sweden back then, had servers based in the country, and repeatedly praised the country. The reason Julian Assange stayed as long as he did in Sweden was because he had every faith the matter would be resolved swiftly, all the while Marianne Ny was deliberately playing 'cat and mouse'.
Björn Hurtig rarely spoke with Marianne Ny. He spoke with her office. He often couldn't reach anyone who could give him a straight answer. He had to ask them to please call back. They never did.
Finally Hurtig got the go-ahead for Julian to leave Sweden. Remember again that Julian was under no restraint to stay in Sweden: the 'go-ahead' to leave only meant they were not interested in questioning him as he'd asked. The connotation was they were preparing to drop the case completely. That was the first part of the double cross.
Julian flew to Berlin 27 September to meet with Marcel Rosenbach of Der Spiegel about the coming release of the Iraq War Logs, of which the world knew nothing at that time. He was then to fly to the UK where he was to take part in a discussion hosted by the Index on Censorship at the City University of London.
But his bags were stolen at the Arlanda airport near Upplands-Väsby outside the capital city. Julian's a careful guy and odds are his data was well protected, but he still lost two Apple laptops to spooks better trained than he. This upset his plans and ultimately meant he'd be detained longer than expected in London.
Not much is said about this theft on Swedish soil. Julian hasn't said much either. But it's hard to imagine such an op being carried out without the assistance of Thomas Bodström's good friends. It's not known or proven Bodström was in fact involved; it's just nigh on impossible to make the pieces of the puzzle fit together without factoring him in. Once he's factored in, the pieces fit too perfectly. But at any rate: Julian arrives in Berlin two laptops short.
What Julian of course did not know at this time was that Marianne Ny, likely acting on the direction of others, had waited until this time - until Julian had left the country - to turn the heat up. Marianne Ny waited until Julian Assange had left the country to issue another arrest warrant - a warrant she kept a lid on for the longest time.
Julian was scheduled to return to Sweden in the beginning of October. He was scheduled to participate in 'Afghan Week'. He was to give a talk on Wednesday 6 October and then to march with the rest of them in Stockholm on Saturday 9 October. This would be Julian's third visit to Sweden that year. It was not to be.
Assange Back in Stockholm
Assange's MBP Stolen?
Stefan Lindgren of the Afghan Week committee related the story as told to him by Assange's friend Pratap Chatterjee who was also to appear for the event.
Chatterjee said Julian didn't know who stole his computers but suspicions were directed towards Swedish, British, and US intelligence agencies.
Who in Sweden knew Julian Assange was leaving the country?
Julian was to speak at 18:30 Wednesday 6 October in Stockholm's ABF-huset. Pratap Chatterjee was also to contribute, as was SVT's 'WikiRebels' coproducer Jesper Huor. Julian couldn't make it as the theft at Arlanda set him back a few days.
But the people who did attend were able to contact Julian and warn him about what Marianne Ny was up to.
It was Simon Baker all over again. As in LA Confidential. What Sweden versus Assange calls a 'media broadcast'. The type of thing Danny DeVito and Kevin Spacey used to organise for their mutual benefit. The type of event Niklas Svensson had drooled over less than two months earlier.
The media were there - but not just to catch a glimpse of Julian Assange. They'd been told Julian Assange was going to be arrested as soon as he showed up.
The police were there too. The plan was to ambush Julian Assange and let the media get their photographs of him being led away in handcuffs. Just like what Niklas Svensson had wanted but not got.
Are these the actions of an uncorrupted state prosecutor?
Julian was ready to make Stockholm by the march on Saturday 9 October. But people who cared for his welfare and who didn't like Marianne Ny's double cross warned him off. So he didn't return. And the early afternoon event, starting with a talk at Norra Bantorget (yes right by LO-borgen) by former minister of defence Thage Peterson, would go on without him.
It's at this point Julian Assange realises the game isn't as simple as he'd like to believe. This isn't just a matter of resolving a misunderstanding or settling a legal matter - there are sinister forces afoot. Starting now, Julian knows he's up against something more than anyone had reckoned with.
Marianne Ny's next move - after realising he's been alerted to her double cross - is to organise a new media show for 18 November when her assistant Erika Lejnefors would make the long trek to Stockholm to petition the district court for a Red Notice European Arrest Warrant against Julian.
But Julian found out about it way ahead of time. Everyone in the Swedish parliament (Riksdagen) was talking about it. But it was otherwise a well kept secret. Julian had known for weeks what Marianne's next move would be.
Marianne Ny played 'cat and mouse' with Julian Assange all autumn long. She specifically tried to keep him detained in Wandsworth. It was only thanks to Duncan Ouseley that he didn't have to stay there more than he did. Marianne Ny specifically went for Wandsworth over house arrest - for someone wanted only for questioning. For someone for whom she applied for a Red Notice - a higher level than issued even for Gadaffi. And all Julian's wanted for is 'questioning'.
Marianne Ny has systematically refused to discuss any form of questioning other than that available once she has Julian locked up in a hellhole. She's refused to discuss or use the avenues normally used through Mutual Legal Assistance.
She's kept exculpatory evidence from Julian's solicitor. She's refused to follow EU law and provide Julian with the case documentation in a language he understands. She's consistently provided the media with all the details they wanted yet denied Björn Hurtig each time, turning the case more and more into the show trial Claes Borgström wanted.
Marianne Ny lied to the media. She told TIME.com that Swedish law prevents her from traveling to the UK to interrogate Julian. She told the Swedish media the same thing - and then got most of the publications to remove her article or seriously redact it. Marianne Ny is playing with a rum deck.
Marianne Ny was in trouble when the extradition case made its way to Belmarsh. It was obvious that neither she nor anyone connected to the game knew much of anything happening outside the Duckpond. They got the simple EAW application wrong three or four times. Worst of all was applying for a Red Notice for someone wanted only for questioning. Even Gadaffi and his family rated only the lesser Orange Notice. Marianne Ny got a spook from the US to come in and fix the application.
But it's not correct procedure to request someone like that for questioning only. And Marianne Ny made it patently clear in her EAW submission that questioning was all it was about. And keeping things on that level has been very crucial all along for her.
So Marianne Ny cannot bring charges. The entire case would most likely collapse in days if not hours. (It already did once before.) Julian Assange is tied down and distracted and that seems to be an end in itself. But how get a EAW in such case?
Easy - use language confusion. The formal reason for the Red Notice was 'lagföring'. Julian's legal team in Belmarsh got it right: 'lagföring' is not 'arrest'. It means 'processing law'. It's the most general term available. And by meaning everything, it means nothing. You can't state, as Monty did, that lagföring includes arrest. It could also include a Richard Branson trip around the moon but it wouldn't matter.
There are specific words for arrest in Swedish. (Yes they have several.) There are words otherwise used in such circumstances. The foreign governments have to be as clued in as possible if they're expected to cooperate on EAWs. Deliberately being snouty and not giving a reasonable clue what a case is all about is not a good way to conduct business.
Unfortunately it's too typical of Sweden and it runs like a thick red thread through Marianne Ny's behaviour.
Marianne Ny lied to Julian and his legal counsel. She lied to the international media. She lied to the local media. She lied to the British Crown Court.
Marianne Ny has an agenda. Whether it's her agenda or someone else's isn't known. But it's sinister all the same.
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Tom Holland Has School Spirit During First Day on 'Spider-Man' Set!
Tom Holland walks around a grassy field while getting to work on the first day of Spider-Man: Homecoming filming on Monday (June 20) in Atlanta, Ga.
The 20-year-old actor was seen showing off his school spirit by wearing a Midtown Science and Technology School sweatshirt. He was spotted alongside his co-stars Zendaya and Tony Revolori.
Tom crossed paths on set with Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt and director James Gunn, who just wrapped their movie in Atlanta.
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Primitive, no, but cool sophomore effort from Jagger
Daniel J. Hamlow | Narita, Japan | 08/04/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Following the Stones' Dirty Work, bickering amongst the Stones prevented them from having the anticipated quinquennial tour. Both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards decided on solo albums, creating speculations whether the end of the Stones was nigh. Such wasn't the case however.
But Mick Jagger's second solo album, Primitive Cool, went more on a harder-edged guitar rock sound than the pop polishings of She's The Boss. All songs were produced by Mick himself, with assistance from Keith Diamond and Dave Stewart, and he brought back Jeff Beck on lead guitar.
That's not to say that some of the pop polish was gone. The first single, "Let's Work," his simplistic solution on killing poverty, went to #39. The song seems to be a mean-spirited hit against welfare recipients, but maybe against those who take advantage of the system-"can generosity bring you humility?"
The second single, the #67 "Throwaway," owes a bit to the Stones, but is more typical of Mick's new hard-driving sound, but the theme of a "been there done that" greasy Casanova who finally wants some true love has been done before. "Radio Control" is even better, featuring some hard guitar riffs. Living Colour's Vernon Reid has guitar chores, so I wonder if it's him here.
The title track is an amusing commentary on how the young ask those who lived in the 50's and 60's if they lived the history of those times, be it fashion or political upheavals, as they learned it in school or saw on TV. I shudder to think of the time when it comes my turn, when some whippersnappers ask me of the 80's, "It all seems so primitive, how did you survive? It all seemed so different then. How did you stay alive?" His easy answer is to tell them what they want to hear, "Oh yeah," but sardonically telling the whippersnappers "Well I think you've got it figured out/go check it out for yourself/cause I've had it playing teacher for today."
"Kow Tow" is a song on taking a stand against a lover gone bad, refusing to be bound to the past or being blackmailed, with some crunching guitar on the chorus. The jumping "Shoot Off Your Mouth" comes closest to the Stones-like nastiness, and is a harder-edged Little Richard/Elvis-type song slamming another ex who not only puts him down but becomes like the proverbial rat on a sinking ship when things go bad. And when he gets stronger, "who are you to shoot off your mouth?" he demands. The most energetic song here and a fave.
The bittersweet ballad "Party Doll" sees Mick visiting country since "Faraway Eyes." More an acoustic piece than country, it shows the disillusionment that sets in once the giddy party days are over, especially when the other half "wants to live in clover." Paddy Maloney gives an Irish flavour with the Uileann pipes. Mary Chapin Carpenter later covered this on her greatest hits album.
"I was born in a war, that's why they call me a war baby" sings Mick in the sobering anti-war "War Babies. The poverty experienced by the Brits, the storming of Omaha Beach on D-Day is juxtaposed with the Cold War arms race, with a faint background sound effects of air raid sirens, bombs, and machine gun clatter. "Why can't we hope to find a cure" be it to war, poverty, and security, is an oft-cried question, with a solution that can be either an impossible dream or a darker one.
A few filler songs fail to dampen a stronger solo album from Mick, who despite revisiting familiar themes, is has a reflective side on the title track and "Party Doll." It would be after another Stones album before Mick would go for round three with Wandering Spirit.
Not very primitive, not very cool
Riccardo Pelizzo | baltimore, maryland USA | 12/02/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Primitive Cool is Jagger's second solo album. If She's the Boss (1985)was a decent, though not great record, Primitive Cool turned out to be a major disappointment.
The album as a whole was not very good and did not show any sign of improvement over She's the Boss.
As to the songs. Let's Work - the first single released from this album - is really crap. And the other songs are not much better. Most songs are boring and the lyrics are often pathetic. On say you will Mick sings: "cast all you fears aside, say you will, say will be mine". The words in Throwaway are not much better (used to be a casanova, used to dance bossanova,..). This is ridiculous. Mick Jagger should remember he can do better than that!
The only songs to be saved is Party Doll, which, when played acoustic, is a nice little thing."
Not the greatest output!
Enjoying the Ride | USA | 11/08/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I also bought this album (CD) when it first came out in the late 1980s, starving for something from the Stones. I actually liked She`s the Boss and hoped that this one would be equal to it, but perhaps a little more up-to-date. Boy, was I wrong. I think that, apart from one or two tracks, most of it`s garbage. Listen to "War Baby" and I keep expecting to hear bombs go off and the sounds of sirens.
I guess the thing is with Mick is that he was in a class of his own and did not have to produce this kind of stuff. I am sure he really does not like it, and he certainly did not need the cash. Pass on this one and buy Waundering Spirit instead."


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London: These days, Lily Allen is busy making sure that she has a perfect family life.
The singer, who has put her career on hold to concentrate on her personal life, gets back home by 6 pm, cooks food and plans children with her beau Sam Cooper.
"Today is a typical day. I'll be home by six and I'll make dinner for Sam, who'll get back from watching football at nine. I cook something different every night. Tonight I'll make chicken, lemon and coriander parcels. Then we'll watch Newsnight and go to bed," a news daily quoted her as saying.
She added, "I've always been a homemaker. And now I'm with Sam and he's a builder. I'm really excited about us building homes together.
"As for marriage, it's his choice. But I'd like to think so. People say, 'God, you're so lame, you've got to live your life,' and I'm like, 'I've done going out and getting drunk. I've met someone I really, really like. We're really happy together. Why would I even think about not being with him?'"


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Ian Anderson 4 p.m., Oct. 19
The Ocean Beach Town Council denied Frank Gormlie — a lawyer and cofounder of the OB Rag — a candidacy to the council's board of directors on Wednesday, August 25.
A contentious argument took place at the town-council meeting, wherein Gormlie was denied the right to apply for candidacy to the board of directors based on the residence requirement in the council bylaws. To be considered eligible for the board, one must be a resident, business owner, or own property in Ocean Beach. Gormlie vehemently pleaded his case for candidacy.
Though Gormlie publishes the OB Rag, an online publication dedicated to Ocean Beach, he does not reside in the community; until recently, he did not have a business residence in the area. At one point in the debate, Gormlie produced a newly signed lease to a commercial property in Ocean Beach as evidence to his adherence to the guidelines. The town council, resolute in its opposition to Gormlie's candidacy, flatly refused. Gormlie did not have proof of residence by the deadline.
Boardmember Nancy Vaughn stressed that the rules for application are clearly stated in the town-council bylaws and that she had notified Gormlie previously. Repeated calls for a special election went unheard as president Jim Musgrove refused to re interpret existing bylaws in this instance. O.B. Town Council bylaws come up for vote in 18 months.
Pictured: Frank Gormlie
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This is a shame. I knew Frank Gormlie and his lovely ex-wife Barb when they lived in OB on Del Monte Street-I seem to recall-a few years ago. He is now a Facebook friend and fellow activist.
It's not enough that Gormlie totally covers OB in the OB Rag blogsite. Perhaps his contentious reputation precedes him here but this smells like "politics" pure-and-simple.
You wrote, "Boardmember Nancy Vaughn stressed that the rules for application are clearly stated in the town-council bylaws and that she had notified Gormlie previously."
Just to set the record straight, the bylaws were not then, and have not since been made public so a potential candidate may read them.
Gormlie was notified by Vaughn the day before the vote that he had been declared ineligible, after they accepted money from him for dues, accepted his letter of intent to run and then sent out the ballot with his name as a candidate.


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I have been taking Effexor for ten years starting from 150 after my menopause . I am 61 years old and have gained about 10 kilos more than before taking it. Life treated me very viciously (losing only brother in war, paralyzed mother, sick husband). Started Prozac 15 years ago then went to Effexor now trying to quit because of high bp and overweight and feeling not it is not working anymore.
Effexor and weight gain and long use?
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Can I take Sam e as an anti depressant instead of Effexor that I am withdrawing. Does it really work for longtime depression. I am having the withdrawal affects badly and I really do not want to take chemical drugs anymore. I could not find a good doctor for my case where I live so I am doing it myself
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Hello, I took Effexor for 9 years, 150mg each day. Been on anti depressants for over 20 years, and Effexor was the most helpful. I am 73 years old. Yes I gained a great deal of weight whilst on it.
Last year my doctor suggested I withdraw. Now, be warned it must be done very slowly. It took me 10 months, but I had no withdrawal symptoms. That was 9 months ago. Now I have very little appetite and have lost a lot of the weight I gained.
If, like me, you want to try life without anti depressants, do please withdraw from the Effexor very, very slowly, otherwise you will have bad withdrawal symptoms. It is a difficult drug to withdraw from.
If you feel it is not working anymore, then perhaps you will decide to try another anti depressant, or like me, see how you go without medication. When I was on Effexor I was not emotional, and could not cry. Now it is all gushing out, but I don't know if that is a good or bad thing. I really want to see how I go. At the moment, although at times I feel "low" it is not like the depression I used to have. However I get really emotional and cry easily. But that is me now, not a person with chemicals in their system. I know if I do relapse, then I will have to go back, and I would choose Effexor.
Hopefully, if you withdraw slowly, and get no withdrawal symptoms, you will remain drug free like me now. I wish you the best of luck, and let us know what you decide, and how you get on.
Take care
Thank you very much for your answer. I am quitting without doctors instruction and am having a very rough time. I want to replace Sam e . I am doing it but now it is not working that much. exactly like you I am very emotional now and a lot of times crying.
Your answer was unexpectedly true for me. Thanx again
Hello I have accepted your friendship invitation. I will tell you how I cut down slowly. I was on 150mg Effexor. My doctor told me to alternated 150mg with 75mg for 3 months, which I did. Then I took 75mg for 3 months. In UK had to go on to generic as 75mg lowest capsule. Therefore, as the generic is tablets, I bought a pill cutter on line, and cut the pills, so I went down slowly from 75mg to just a little on a finger tip. This took 6 months, but as I said, no withdrawal symptoms. I was quite happy to take a long time withdrawing, as I knew how unpleasant withdrawals can be.
Hope you manage and do not get any withdrawals. Take care, and keep in touch, and let me know how you get on.
Thank you very much for your guideline dear friend. I some how did the same thing by myself and it took about six months. I think i cut it in too much shorter period and I am having very bad withdrawal effects. I also have hypothyroid and I believe my doctors do not take time to listen and give me some helpful tips. Tomorrow I am going to a new consultant (There are not that much choice for especialists for depression here and I really do hope that I get a caring help for my situation)
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"Amaro," the word for "bitter" in Italian, is also a broad and loosely defined category of bittersweet, Italian-born, herbal spirits flavored through maceration. While consistently enjoyed in Western Europe for hundreds of years, only recently has American interest and excitement in amari (plural for amaro) been renewed. In San Francisco, one can visit places like Locanda and Trick Dog just to taste the range of amari available in the U.S. today.
One of amaro's unique traits is that it epitomizes a true sense of terroir; the flavors of these liqueurs are defined by either the botanicals that grow in the region in which they are produced, or by ingredients heralded centuries ago for their medicinal benefits. The bitterness of amari is one of the reasons they are so versatile in cocktails. It balances quite well with sweeter spirits like rum and bourbon.
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Meletti Amaro | Marche, Italy | $19.99
Meletti is a bit astringent for an amaro; its somewhat hot and bright entry is tamed quickly by sweetness. The initial flavors are of orange zest, chocolate, and licorice. Subsequent sips show cardamom and cinnamon. In 1870, Silvio Meletti began producing a popular anise-flavored liqueur bearing his name. Years later, he added an amaro to the line. Meletti is unique in a few ways, principal among them is the addition of saffron—quite an expensive ingredient indeed.
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Silky like a liqueur, both bitter and sweet in varying degrees, aromatically complex, and quite simply delicious and fascinating. A sophisticated exploration of over 30 herbs, including Roman absinthe, wormwood, clary sage, orange peel, elderberry, and aloe. Amaro Lucano's roots go back to 1894 in the tiny village of Pisticci, of the Lucania region in the province of Matera, where Pasquale Vena created a special recipe in the backroom of his famous cookie bakery, which is still a well-kept secret today.
Montenegro Amaro | Bologna, Italy | $29.99
This bitter is flavored with licorice root, saffron, and orange peel. Despite its light rust color, this Amaro from Bologna has rich herbal aromas that segue to deep, slightly sweet flavors and a citrusy finish. Amaro Montenegro, "The liqueur of the virtues," was created in 1885 by distiller and herbalist, Stanislao Cobianchi. The name Montenegro is a homage to the second queen of Italy, Princess Elena Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro, on occasion of her marriage in 1896 to Victor Emmanuel III, the Itlian sovereign at the time.
Varnelli Sibilla Amaro | Marche, Italy | $54.99
Named after the impressive mountain range in the Southwestern corner of the Marche, this spirit is a must-try for amaro fans. The flavor profile definitely leans toward the drier, more herbaceous end of the spectrum and will seem quite bitter if you are used to Averna or Montenegro. The botanicals are wood smoked before maceration which adds a degree of complexity seldom found in Amari. Mountain honey is used sparingly to balance the bitter flavors. I have found Sibillia to be a delicious digestive, but also quite delightful at the shore when mixed with tonic and an orange rind.
Contratto Fernet | Piedmonte, Italy | $44.99
Based on the original 1920s family recipe this traditional Fernet puts a heavy emphasis on anise, licorice, saffron, clover, and chamomile. The grappa base complements the complex floral aromas well and the layers of flavor don't come across as too bitter or too sweet. There are so many wonderful ways to drink this old-school liqueur.
Amara Amaro d'Arancia | Sicily, Italy | $34.99
Made in Sicily from blood oranges grown near the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna, it's a citrus-dominated liqueur with only a slight bitterness that marries well with hints of baking spice. The finish is like the purest expression of citrus peel I've ever tasted in a spirit, giving the Amara a versatility that is simply off the charts. You can sip it after dinner as a digestivo, add soda water to make a spritz, mix it into a Negroni, or simply pour it over ice.


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OUT along the Willamette River, the forested groves of the Dorris Ranch are moist and quiet. Among the Douglas fir and bigleaf maple, the incense cedar and black walnut, deer graze peacefully. Foxes and beavers can sometimes be spotted as well. What the visitor comes to see, however, are the filbert trees, for this is the first such orchard in North America and very likely the granddaddy of all commercial filberts in the United States today.Filberts (also known as hazelnuts) are widely available, yet virtually all those grown commercially come from the Pacific Northwest - particularly west of the Cascade Mountains, where the combination of soil type and mild weather make growing conditions ideal. The result is a bounty of highly nutritious, versatile, and tasty nuts that one cookbook describes as "elegant ... extremely popular for their sweet, mild, yet distinct buttery flavor ... ideal for eating out of hand and for all types of cooking an d baking." It is not difficult to build an entire menu around the modest-looking morsel. Less than a mile from downtown Springfield, Ore., the 250-acre ranch is listed on the official United States register of historic places as a "living history farm." There are 11 filbert orchards with more than 9,000 trees here, operated on a nonprofit basis by the local park and recreation district, producing an average of 56 tons of filberts per year. The ranch was started in 1892 by gentleman-farmer George Dorris, an attorney who imported 50 trees from France. Experimenting with growing methods in their nursery, Mr. Dorris and his nephew Ben eventually were producing 70,000 young trees a year that were sent to other orchards in the Northwest. The nursery hasn't been in operation since 1957. But commercial orchardist Norman Evonuk continues to tend the trees and harvest the crop for the park district, which keeps 35 percent of the profits (mostly from cereal companies and big-name nut distributors like Blue Diamond) to restore the historic buildings and run the educational programs. "Filbert trees will last forever, if you take care of them," says ranch coordinator Mary Horvat. Keeping an eye on things here is retired ranch caretaker Reynold Briggs, who's in his 80s. "He's very protective of this place, and he's also a great resource," says Ms. Horvat. THE senior Dorris could become rhapsodic about the Barcelona variety of filbert, which he found to be the most productive and profitable. In a 1934 pamphlet describing his method of propagating filbert trees, he wrote: "The Barcelona is to filberts what the Bartlett is to pears; what the Italian is to tart and the French is to sweet prunes; what the Royal Ann is to all general-purpose cherries and the Montmorency is to sour cherries; what the Navel is to early and the Valencia is to late oranges; what the Early Mission olive is to all pickling olives, and what the Black Mission fig is to all figs." In her just-released book on Northwest cooking ("Dungeness Crabs and Blackberry Cobblers," Knopf, $23), Janie Hibler of Portland, Ore., quotes nurseryman Michael Dollan of Onalaska, Wash., who predicts that "soon you'll start to see an explosion of new hazelnut varieties that are suitable for different purposes - such as those grown just for flavor, or to grind into flour or smaller nuts good for candy making." Ms. Hibler also explains the two theories on how the European hazelnut (which has been harvested for centuries) came to be known as the filbert. "One suggests that it was named after the husk which completely covers some of the varieties, resembling a 'full beard,' while the other relates it to its ripening date around Aug. 22, which is also St. Philbert's Day and the time when the hazelnut is ripe in England." Filberts or hazelnuts, they play a prominent role in hundreds of recipes, many of them gathered from cooks around the Northwest and published by the Dorris Ranch. Here's a menu for those who just can't get enough. (Warning: Filbert fans should not read further if hungry.) As an appetizer, Lura Pierce's Filbertized Spinach Balls or Rick Satre's Filbert Won Tons. For the first course, a Three Pepper Hazelnut Soup or maybe Casey Bemis's potato-filbert soup. Next, the entree - turkey with Rosemary Schamber's fruit and filbert stuffing, or perhaps the Oregon Trail Risotto Hazelnut Sausage Mix (a hearty and flavorful main dish that may be the only recipe in the world to include two bananas and a red pepper). Pass around some of Mary Horvat's Avocado-Hazelnut Bean Salad and Jan et Van Nada's Barley Filbert Casserole. After a brisk autumn walk, come back home for some of Pam Peabody's Favorite Filbert Cookies, Juanita Gilbert's Chocolate Creme Ala Hazelnut Pie, or maybe a handful of Mrs. E. H. Sawyer's Honey-Coated Filberts. Then, with visions of hazelnuts dancing in your head, arise the next morning to the aroma of Janith Yturri's Oregon Filbert Muffins and Carmen Olsen's Filbert Prune Bread.
"Dorris Ranch Favorite Filbert Recipes" is available for $8 (includes postage and handling) from the Dorris Ranch, Willamalane Park and Recreation District, 151 North Fourth St., Springfield, OR 97477.


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A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit this week that was seeking to have Craigslist pull its "adult services" ads.
Chicago Sheriff Thomas Dart, who filed the suit earlier this year, wanted the site to shut down its erotic services section and reimburse taxpayer money used to investigate and arrest those who were trafficking women on the classifieds Web site.
"Craigslist is the single largest source of prostitution in the nation," Dart had said at a press conference about the lawsuit back in March.
Judge John F. Grady ruled that the company is not "culpable for aiding and abetting" those that use Craigslist for illegal activity.
"Sheriff Dart may continue to use Craigslist's Web site to identify and pursue individuals who post allegedly unlawful content," Grady wrote in the ruling, "but he cannot sue Craigslist for their conduct."
Craigslist has been under pressure to remove its adult ads before.
In May of this year, Craigslist renamed its "erotic services" to "adult services" after a medical student in Boston was charged with murdering a masseuse he met on the site. In addition to the name change, Craigslist now charges $10 for people to post on the "adult services" section, and each ad is reviewed by a Craigslist employee.


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I can speak from personal experience that the Church in India has the same goal as the Church in America…to make disciples! In fact this has been the primary mandate of the Church for all times and places on earth. This Sunday we will learn together how that is done as we look once again at the Church's Great Commission in Matt. 28:19-20. As we celebrate baptism together this Sunday, it is our prayer that you shepherds will gently lead those in your flock who have not yet been baptized to take this all-important "first" step of obedience as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
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You're the boss. You're charged with maximizing profits and increasing productivity by getting your employees to focus their energies, stimulating their creativity, boosting team morale and securing their commitment to do good things.
"No leader can fulfill all of his or her responsibilities with cognitive intellect alone," says Esther M. Orioli, president and CEO of Q-Metrics, a San Francisco-based organization that measures and develops various components of human intelligence. "The changes affecting the workplace extend beyond integrating new technologies and increasing market share. They involve radical shifts in the ways employees interact both interpersonally and collectively."
Orioli explains that relying totally on standard procedures, policies, and statistical data and analysis will not address the new organization's demand for heightened levels of collaboration and teamwork. "While business runs on brainpower, people thrive and excel on the power of emotions, or what I call emotional intelligence quotient (EQ)."
Orioli, creator of the EQ Map and other individual and corporate assessment tests, defines EQ as the ability to sense, understand and apply the acumen of emotions as a source of human energy, information and connection. Effective use of emotional intelligence allows employees to heighten intuition, gain insight into complex challenges and motivate themselves to act. She says EQ can make a critical difference in areas of decision making, leadership, planning, teamwork, creativity and innovation.
Orioli stresses that emotions inevitably affect individual performances as well as the way employees relate to fellow workers, managers and customers. "Managers who do not encourage the display and use of positive emotions in the workplace will fail to capitalize on emotions that can drive people to top performance," she says.
Orioli offers ways managers can facilitate a greater use of EQ in the workplace.
- Assess the current level of emotional intelligence. Orioli suggests that managers take note of how the work setting looks and feels by observing team members' interactions. Ask the following questions: Do team members act as if they are comfortable with each other? Do team members discuss and resolve concerns among themselves? Do team members offer honest feedback on their contributions to team projects?
- Create opportunity for increased emotional intelligence. "Managers don't need to teach people EQ; EQ is an innate thing. Managers simply need to promote behaviors that allow for trust, honesty, respect and freedom to express emotions in the workplace." She points out that one of the best ways to promote emotional intelligence is by becoming an example that team members can model themselves after. She says, "Don't be afraid to let others see that you are not emotionless. Be open enough that others can see that you control and manage your reaction to negative emotions and draw upon the power of your positive ones."
- Model emotional intelligence. Orioli suggests that managers pay specific attention to modeling areas that include listening and relating to others, giving honest feedback and managing constructive discontent. "Effective use of EQ in these areas undoubtedly offers benefits to the team that include creating and increasing energy under pressure, building honest and trusting relationships among team
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Survivors of suicide discuss prevention, how to cope
- on November 18, 2012
By Ian Cummings
Every year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, people in Lawrence join thousands across the world in gathering to talk about their friends and family members who died by suicide.
They call it International Survivors of Suicide Day, and more join their ranks each year. Twenty-five Lawrence residents met Saturday at First United Methodist Church to share their stories of loss and help spread the word about the realities of suicide and mental illness. A panel of survivors, including City Commissioner Hugh Carter, who lost son Rees to suicide, led a discussion on how to cope with the unique grief that follows these deaths.
Marcia Epstein, director of Headquarters Counseling Center, organized the event and said Douglas County's suicide rate was high for Kansas, which itself reports more suicides than the national average. The county saw its suicide rate double in 2010 and counted at least 29 deaths between 2010 and 2011. At least one person commits suicide in Kansas every day.
The survivors are often left with upsetting questions that can't easily be answered. To help the bereaved cope with those and other difficulties, Headquarters hosts a support group that meets every other Tuesday. For many, these groups are the only places to share a common experience in a society where suicide is still widely misunderstood and difficult to discuss.
Shelly Hampton moved to Lawrence to find support after her 15-year-old son, Blake, suddenly killed himself in 2001. Hampton said he was a happy, healthy teenager who drank too much alcohol one night and made a mistake.
"It's one of those things people don't want to talk about," she said. "But it's such a long-lasting hurt that you need people to turn to for support."
Troubled by grief, feelings of guilt and questions, Hampton said she didn't find much support where she was living in Pratt, west of Wichita, and counseling was not available to her. But she found what she was looking for at Headquarters.
"I just felt like this was a place where I fit," she said. "People never get answers to the 'why' question. When I quit asking that question, it really helped."
Some at Saturday's meeting, like Hampton, had lost young children to sudden, unexplained suicides. Others had seen spouses and family members go through years of mental illnesses before an untimely death. Whatever the cause, most agreed that anger, blame and wondering what they might have done differently rarely helped.
The message those participants wanted to spread was that suicide needs to be openly discussed before tragedy happens, as well as after. Mental illness, they said, should be treated just like physical illnesses, such as cancer or heart disease, and not stigmatized. Many regretted that their loved ones never found lasting treatments for the chronic depressions that ultimately ended their lives.
No one at the meeting had easy answers. Rose Foster, a panelist who has been involved in the Headquarters support group for seven years, became a therapist after her husband, Gordon, took his own life in 2004.
Foster said she had met few people who could make sense of these losses on their own.
"We don't have a blueprint for that," she said. "We need that extra support. It's an outlet in life where you can be real with other people and be honest."
For more information, visit headquarterscounselingcenter.org.
Tagged: cope, suicide prevention, suicide, health
bearded_gnome 5 years, 11 months ago
this article is a good start but it lacks the basic how-to, what I've been writing about:
please put in each of these articles what a friend or family member should do if he or she knows someone who is considering suicide!
Ron Holzwarth 5 years, 11 months ago
It can be very difficult to tell if someone you know is considering suicide. Quite possibly, the easiest and most accurate way to spot an oncoming suicide is that the person suddenly seems more cheerful, looking forward to the end of the pain of daily life. That's going to be very tough for anyone to spot.
I've lost, oh, I don't know, maybe six friends and family members to suicide, and in every case, it was a total surprise to everyone.
But, you asked that something be put in the article what someone should do if they are aware that's about to happen. I was a bit surprised that nothing was stated about that. Here's the thing to do:
Call Headquarters at 841-2345 and ask for advice. Note that the phone number is very easy to remember.
bearded_gnome 5 years, 11 months ago
if this were on ljworld, it would draw more readers and more comments, IMHO.
Ron Holzwarth 5 years, 11 months ago
You never know what will happen from one day to the next.
A friend of mine, J. graduated from the KU School of Pharmacy with a 3.75 or 3.8 GPA, almost straight As. I don't know how many Pharmacy school students graduate with a GPA higher than 3.75, but I'm sure it isn't very many.
1) Later, there I was, looking at J.'s twenty two year old body in his casket. Since he was a well trained pharmacist and had access to any medication he wanted, it was expertly done, very painless, and an extreme shock to everyone who knew him.
2) I had a neighbor, C., down the street, four houses down. I never talked to him, but I did sort of know him. We always waved whenever we saw each other. He used a shotgun.
3) Then there was S., a man I was rather close to. Even though he had very serious health issues and certainly would not be living much longer anyway, it still was a shock. Those pills can really do it to you, now this made two.
Many years before S. had told me that he had spent quite some time explaining to one of his friends exactly how to tie a hangman's noose, right down to the thirteen turns that it's supposed to have. And then he was so surprised when the man he had instructed so well put his new knowledge to good use only two days later.
4) I could hardly believe it when I received that phone call telling me about D. Why? Well, that's the question everyone asks, and there will never be an answer. It didn't make any sense.
I knew him very well, so I knew he was not very happy where he was living, and that he could sell everything and move to where ever he wanted and probably not even need to work.
He was an accomplished concert level pianist. As he was grinning at you, he could tell you jokes with the music he played. I've never known anyone else that was able to do that. You'll never see that though, because the music has died. Pills number three, or at least that's what I was told. And, they didn't find him for a very long time is another thing that I was told.
5) Another shock was when I received a long distance telephone call telling me that a very good friend of mine, E., was dead. What that stunned me the most when I learned of his death was that I had talked to him on the phone very late the night before.
The coroner's report claimed he died Sunday night. I knew that wasn't true, because we had been on the phone until after midnight, so the day of his death was actually Monday. But it was not possible to determine the exact time, again due to the circumstances of a rope.
I was the last person he ever talked to. He asked me for some advice. I would have given him very different advice than I did if I had known what he was thinking.
Keep that in mind whenever you talk to someone, because it might be the very last time you ever talk to them. Your words can make a big difference in someone's life, and it might be the difference between life and death.
But you'll never know for sure.
Ron Holzwarth 5 years, 11 months ago
That's a repost, but I couldn't put that comment in due to the 3,000 character limit. If anyone feels the need to contact me about mental health or suicide issues, please feel free to contact me. I'm just a layman, but experienced, and I know a lot about those things. I am very easy to find, and due to my personal circumstances, I can talk freely about many subjects that many people would rather not discuss.
Lisa Medsker 5 years, 11 months ago
I wish I had known about this. I've been carrying "Survivorship" around since 1999, and never knew this kind of event occurred.
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