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- Someone outside of the investment/business world asked us last week: "How's the economy doing?"
- Our response: "Stable to better."
- After a pause, their subsequent response: "Really?"
- Our response: "Yes, really - most sectors are experiencing stable to better fundamentals."
Why is additional stimulus not necessary? Consider four points (*if we had more time, we could probably share ten or more), starting at the macro level and then moving to the micro level (with possible macro implications):
Number One: From Briefing.com, personal income and consumption trends are higher Y/Y (off easy comparisons, but still better than the alternative):
In addition to this graph, we could also share durable goods orders and non-farm payrolls. Of course, the above uptick carries cautious "Big Picture" commentary from Briefing.com (note: a major Fed concern):
- While off their lows, sustainability in the personal income and consumption sector look weak. High unemployment will put heavy downward pressures on wage growth. Since consumption has a direct relationship with the amount of income a consumer has to spend, lower incomes will cause consumption growth to be weak. We believe there is pent up demand for more consumable goods, but until the employment situation stabilizes consumers will hold on spending.
- Increase in rail, truck shipments points to economic recovery By RANDOLPH HEASTER
- After about 17 months on furlough, Heather Herbst this year returned to her full-time job working on the railroad....
- Indeed, railroads and truckers are picking up steam as the economy recovers. That's important for Kansas City, the nation's second-busiest rail hub and crossroads of the nation's highways.
- Economists often look at railcar loadings as a harbinger of things to come for the bigger economy.
- This October compared with October 2009, U.S. railroads each week moved 11 percent more carloads — including intermodal containers that ship on rail and trucks. Such double-digit percentage increases have been common in 2010, with the year's high of 17 percent coming in May.
- Trucking, too, is rising. Tonnage hauled this September was 5.1 percent higher than in September 2009. It was the 10th consecutive month of gains in year-over-year comparisons.
- FedEx Corp. said it expected to have its busiest day ever on Dec. 13, when it anticipates moving nearly 16 million shipments around the world.
- When asked by a CNBC reporter last year what set of economic numbers he'd want if he were stranded on a deserted island, investor Warren Buffett replied, "freight-car loadings" and "truck-tonnage moved."
- Rising demand for rail services reflects growth in other sectors of the economy, said Dan Keen, economist with the Association of American Railroads.
- "No one puts a load of lumber or scrap steel or chemicals on a railroad for fun," he said. "Rather, they put these things on a railroad so they can be turned into houses or rolled steel or fertilizer or whatever."
- Railcar loads are still far below peak levels in 2006, said Matt Rose, BNSF's chairman and chief executive. BNSF and Union Pacific Railroad are the two mega-railroads in the United States.
- "Every metric you look at shows the economy is growing," said John Wagner Jr., president of the logistics and warehousing firm Wagner Industries Inc. "But it's coming in very slow, baby steps."
Heinz Earnings Rise 8.6% Heinz's earnings rose 8.6% as the food company benefited from price increases and growth in emerging markets.
AnnTaylor Posts Higher Profit AnnTaylor Stores reported a sharply higher quarterly profit rose, aided by better-than-expected sales growth.
Dell's Quarterly Profit Jumps Dell's third-quarter earnings more than doubled on strong corporate demand and lower component costs. Sales to large corporate customers rose 27%.
Williams-Sonoma Raises Outlook Williams-Sonoma, bouncing back from the recession, reported strong gains in sales and earnings. The housewares retailer also raised its outlook for the full year.
Limited Brands' Profit Jumps Limited Brands reported a sharply higher quarterly profit on improved sales and margins and declared a special stock dividend that will cost the specialty retailer $1 billion.
- Both attendance and wagering for the two-day 2010 Breeders' Cup Championships at Louisville's Churchill Downs racetrack notched double-digit increases from the levels reported during last year's event at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.
- After an 11 percent increase in attendance to 41,614 Friday, another 72,739 were on hand for Saturday's races, an increase of 23.6 percent, according to a news release from Lexington, Ky.-based Breeders' Cup Ltd.
- The total two-day attendance of 114,353 was an increase of 18.5 percent from last year.
- Total wagering, meanwhile, rose 13 percent to $163.6 million for the two days, $53 million on Friday, $110.6 million on Saturday.
- The on-track handle was $8.1 million on Friday, up 14 percent, and $14.5 million on Saturday, up 19 percent.
- For the second time in a week's period, Churchill Downs Racetrack will raise overnight purses because of higher than expected all-sources wagering levels. Effective immediately (Friday, Nov. 19), overnight race purses will be increased 20 percent for the final eight days of the Fall Meet, which concludes its 21-day run on Sunday, Nov. 28.
- On Nov. 12, Churchill Downs announced that overnight race purses would jump 6.3 percent for the final 10 days of the season.
- Purses for the final 83 scheduled overnight races – which include allowance, maiden special weight, claiming and maiden claiming events – will rise from the announced prize money in the condition book by an approximate blended average of $6,600 per race.
- The revised projection for total overnight purses awarded at the meet is $6.8 million, up from the original forecast of $6.2 million at the start of the season. The daily average purse distribution (not including the Nov. 5-6 Breeders' Cup World Championships programs) will be approximately $459,000 per day.
- "We've been fortunate to have good weather and full, competitive fields during our boutique, four-week Fall Meet, which has limited competition from other racetracks during the fall," said Kevin Flanery, president of Churchill Downs Racetrack. "Also, some of our high-level allowance and claiming races for our top-tier horses have not filled and were not used, which means there's more money available to distribute. We're thrilled that horse racing fans have responded to our product through strong all-sources wagering, and that our owners, trainers, jockeys and breeders will benefit from a 20-percent increase in prize money over the final stretch of our season.
We again echo the headline of our July post, Psychology Remains Fickle as The Big Bad Wolf Ignores Fundamentals. Fortunately, as in July, fundamentals are moving in the right direction. THUS, when someone asks you, "how's the economy doing?," please don't be shy. Feel free to share this post and/or verbally point to favorable reports from a variety of sources.
Happy investing,
Jeffrey Walkenhorst
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The Eagle and The Rose
Proud Spirit
You Own the Power
Meditation / Healing
Soul Signs
A Matter of Life and Death
Angels in Training
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has also recorded an amazing 5th CD, A
Conversation with Bob, which is a wonderfully inspirational,
unscripted and recorded with no changes to the conversation, with
one of her dying patients. Bob Burdick is remarkable and inspiring
and has exceptional words of wisdom and hope for us all. See
below for more details about, A Conversation with Bob and
this incredible CD.
will be recording other CDs when time permits.
The Set of Four CDs can be bought as a set for $50.00.
CD is the perfect complement to Rosemary's book SOUL
Inspired by her book Soul Signs, we get to go with Rosemary on a
journey into the spirit world, where she meets the children who
teach her about the garden of souls. She is taken by the hand, and
is shown the garden, fields and fields of beautiful golden daffodils,
swaying this way and that, a sea of souls, bright and golden, our
earth soul cluster
.just as it is seen by the universe.
will glimpse the love of these children, the love they have for
us all, and as they speak, you will learn that each of us is an
individual flower, a certain type, a particular variety of bloom,
like one of the twelve varieties of daffodil, a flower so rare and
special, as the children show us when they begin to sing their song.
A song that we all can learn, a song that tells us of our beauty,
a song that tells us of our strength and unity, a song that tells
us that we are souls in God's garden, and that we are treasured
and loved, no matter who we are, or who we have become in our lives.
a delicate and wondrous flower bulb, our soul will bloom in the
golden rays of Gods light and His love, and is protected always.
SOUL SIGNS, you
can learn more about the garden of souls, and more about Rosemary's
incredible gift.
Soul Signs, Rosemary describes each of our souls as daffodils.
In this powerful
meditation, in her own soothing voice, Rosemary provides an answer
to the many people sick and in pain who have asked, "What can
I do for myself?? This meditation is a self-healing exercise that
transports listeners to a place of harmony and inner peace where
true spiritual healing can take place.
Over the last
several years this CD has been used in homes and hospitals throughout
the world, and this meditation, this journey, enables us to discover
a mental, emotional, and spiritual harmony, which in turn brings
about inner peace. It is this peace within, this true power, in
which we find the strength to deal with whatever trials we may have
to face.
Healing is first
and foremost a healing of the spirit self. When we are sick or in
pain, or when we are stressed, depressed, etc, our spirit, the light,
or Aura which surrounds the soul, becomes dim, and the soul's energy
Healing comes
from God, that great power source which is pure light. When we tap
into that source we give light and energy to the soul's Aura, and
the spirit grows brighter, and a healing of the soul begins to take
place. This is what true healing is about, this is what we hope
to gain when listening to this meditation, "A Journey Towards
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None of us are
perfect, we all know that, but in a world that strives for perfection,
and with the age of plastic surgery, beauty products that make you
look better, younger, and so on, it is important to remember that
true beauty comes from our imperfections, not despite them. The
stress that comes in our every day lives, that comes from trying
to live up to the expectations we have of ourselves and from others
can be enormous, and we know that stress can be the biggest enemy
to our health, and to our well being.
This meditation
helps us not only to relax in a way that will relieve the stresses
and strains in our lives, it also teaches us how important it is
for us to love ourselves, body and soul. It reminds us that although
we are not perfect
.but yet we are still beautiful, not only
in Gods eyes, but also in our own.
A guided meditation
by spiritual medium and healer, Rosemary Altea. We know that we
are spiritual beings, that we are souls having an earth experience,
souls who have come to this earth to learn, to grow, and to become
more of who we really are. But we also know that this is no easy
task, that life can often get in the way, that our earth experiences
can often blind us to the needs of our soul. We forget to listen,
we find it difficult to be still, to be quiet enough to hear the
heartbeat of our soul, and to be truly connected to our spiritual
With the help of this guided meditation, Rosemary takes us on a
journey back to our true heart, to our true center, where we can
once again be united with our soul, with the needs of our soul,
to a place of peace, to a place of harmony, to a place of light.
to a place where you will hear your soul as it calls out to you
acknowledges your true presence. With the help of this guided meditation,
it will be possible for you to hear the heartbeat of your soul.
Bob Burdick
talks candidly with Rosemary about the dying process.
This is one
of the most powerful and illuminating experiences, which is both
enlightening and moving, as we listen to a conversation with Bob
Burdick, a patient of Rosemary's, who has an incurable brain tumor.
We know that death is inevitable for all of us, but for some, like
Bob, the process has already begun, and in fact, is accelerating
very fast.
He agreed to
speak to Rosemary because his own experience with her and her team
of healers has given him more than he could ever have imagined.
Also, Bob had realized how many people are afraid of dying, and
he wanted to do something to try and alleviate that fear, to help
if he could, to show us how to deal with, and to take charge of
the dying process, and therefore to be less afraid.
As he talks
with Rosemary, Bob describes some of the ways he can help his wife
and family after he has gone. The basement is full of little sticky
notes, he tells us, reminders to his wife of the simple stuff, the
mundane chores we all have to remember to do. His way of being present
for her after he is gone.
Throughout the
conversation, Bob amazes us with his wit, his sense of humor, and
his capacity of caring, compassion, and even while in his own struggle,
his need to be of help to others. He is truly an incredible inspiration
to us all.
Thoughts and Words About Bob.
Over the last
twenty-four years, working as a spiritual healer, I have been privileged
to meet thousands of people struggling with a variety of illnesses.
All have inspired me in one way or another, all benefited from receiving
healing, and all benefited me. There are no favorites, each of my
patients is just as important as another, but it would be true to
say that there are a few who touch my heart in a very special way.
Bob is one of those. A patient and a friend, and although I have
not known him long, only eight months, he has touched me and given
me the most incredible gift of his love and his trust.
As I write this,
I am thinking of the next few days, and hopefully the next few weeks,
as my team and I continue to go and visit Bob and give him healing.
His passing will be painless, I know, and the last stages of his
journey will be wonderful for him. He has already glimpsed his grandfather,
and he knows his loved ones are waiting for him. He also knows that
he will not be on this journey alone, that there will be many helping
him, myself included, God willing. This CD is a tribute to a man
who has inspired many in his lifetime, who will continue, even after
he has left us, to inspire thousands throughout the world, with
his bravery, his courage and with his humanity. I thank God for
sending me this angel on earth. BOB

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Continued American-Israel friendship should become the base of Israel foreign policy, the 20th national convention of the General Zionist Party of Israel, declared here this week-end at its closing session. For this very reason, the centrists pointed out, American arming of the Arab countries presents a "grave" threat to Israel independence. The convention also called for Israel's association on an international basis with the Western democracies.
The convention urged the Israel Government and the Jewish Agency to come to full agreement and ratify the convention defining the status of the Zionist movement. The delegates declared that the world Zionist movement is needed to foster Zionist ideals and ideas among world Jewry, therefore they called on General Zionists throughout the world to strengthen the movement and opposed its elimination, The parley also expressed gratitude to Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver for his activities in behalf of Israel.
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The house that resurrected Sherlock
Campaigners fighting to save the home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from being turned into flats will take their case to the High Court today.
In 2010, we visited Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's former home in Surrey. It was built as a retreat for him and his first wife, who was unwell. We spoke to his nephew, Richard Doyle and to Lynn Gale from the Undershaw Preservation Trust.
Fight to save Conan Doyle house
Plans for the development of a house where the man who created Sherlock Holmes once lived are the subject of a Judicial Review in the High Court later.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived at Undershaw, at Hindhead in Surrey, between 1897 and 1907.
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8.557970 - KALOMIRIS: Symphony No. 3 / Triptych / 3 Greek Dances
Manolis Kalomiris (1883-1962)
Manolis Kalomiris is today considered the father of the Greek national school of composition. One of the most prolific Greek composers, he considerably enriched the musical heritage of modern Greece with his work, thus creating a unique point of reference. His contribution to the creation of a distinctly Greek symphonic sound has been very definite.
In the evening of 18 March 1936, Kalomiris's wife, Charikleia, found her husband writing music at the piano, his eyes streaming with tears. She asked him what the matter was, and he answered, completely shattered: " Venizelos has just died and I have been trying to compose a funeral march to mourn the Master Builder of Great Greece." The score Kalomiris had in front of him was the second movement of the Triptych.
The work was initially to be entitled Symphonic Triptych: Crete, " in memory of a hero ", and was conceived with a chorus, To the Liberation of Crete, as its final movement. (Eleftherios Venizelos originated from Crete.) The chorus ended up as an independent piece, and it is only in recent years that its relationship with what became the Triptych has been acknowledged. The reasons that incited Kalomiris to compose a Postlude without choral accompaniment remain unknown up to this day. The Triptych finally had its première in Athens on 28 February 1943, a tragic day for both Kalomiris and Greece. On the morning of that very day the citizens of Athens buried the great Greek poet Costis Palamas (1859-1943), seizing at the same time the opportunity to demonstrate for freedom. The demonstration shattered the whole of Nazi-occupied Athens. It was on that very evening that the Athens State Orchestra had scheduled its inaugural concert. And so the first public performance of the Triptych, a work written in memory of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, was destined to be given on the day of the funeral of Palamas, who was the other ideological mentor of Kalomiris. Kalomiris himself stood on the orchestra podium and directed his own work, which immediately took on a special symbolism: the Triptych grievingly sang of an era for ever gone and at the same time articulated the need for the pursuit of noble ideals.
The Palamian Symphony is Manolis Kalomiris's third symphony, composed after the Levendia Symphony [ Symphony of Manliness ] (1920) and The Symphony of the Good and Innocent People (1931). The Palamian Symphony was completed in the spring of 1955 and first performed by the Athens State Orchestra on 22 January 1956 in Athens, under the direction of the great Greek conductor Andreas Parides (1910-2000) to whom the work is dedicated.
All three symphonies mentioned above are related to the great Greek poet Costis Palamas; the Levendia Symphony is dedicated to him, The Symphony of the Good and Innocent People borrows its title from one of Palamas's verses and the Palamian Symphony proudly bears the poet's name. Kalomiris wrote on the Palamian Symphony :
The work was received with great enthusiasm and was praised to the skies by almost the entire Athenian circle of musicians and intellectuals. The Palamian Symphony stands as one of the greatest landmarks, not only in modern Greek music but also in Greek art and beyond. The contribution of Greek symphonic music to the challenging terrain of European symphonic composition has not yet been duly appreciated, yet the experience of listening today to such a work as the Palamian Symphony suggests that such contribution is far from negligible.
The Three Greek Dances, even though composed separately, much earlier and at different times, were joined together in 1934 to form an integral dance suite. The first dance, Ballos, based on the two-beat rhythm typical of this popular dance from the Greek islands, was initially composed for piano about 1917. Idyllic Dance, which borrows its motifs from Kalomiris's first opera The Master Builder (1916), was composed in 1924 by commission of the Grassi concerts, which also undertook the work's inaugural performance in Paris. It is in fact a fantasy, lacking a characteristic rhythmic pattern. In concert programmes of the time, this dance was also referred to as The Singer's Intermezzo, since its theme has been borrowed from the whistle flute played by the character of the young singer in that opera. Dance from Tsakonia ( Tsakonikos ) originates from the composer's second opera The Mother's Ring (1917). Written in the traditional five-beat rhythm, the original theme of this dance is embellished with phrases and themes from the opera.
The island of Psara was razed by the Ottomans in 1824, during the Greek War of Independence. Solomos composed his poem in order to describe the utter grief but also the grandeur of that tiny island which resisted and fought for liberty. Kalomiris followed in Solomos's footsteps, leading the orchestra in just a few bars to a grand culmination that gloriously emerges out of darkness and destruction.
The exact date of composition remains unknown. The work was first performed in Athens by the Athens State Orchestra on 13 November 1949.
Philippos Tsalahouris
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By Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
English Romantic lyrical poet, critic, and philosopher
As the amount of oil gushing into the Gulf continues to boggle my mind and sadden my heart, I felt compelled to make a "Cape Escape." Afterward, I realized this is something I need to do more of from now on. Nature is my elixir and I'm just not getting enough.
My destination: Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, off the coast of Chatham, Massachusetts. I went to observe a large population of gray seals and spend some time on North Monomoy Island.
The day was near perfect – sunny and clear, a bit too warm on land, but much cooler out at sea. Speeding along, the waves rolling high on either side of the boat, gulls and terns flying overhead, I felt alive again. Days later, this feeling continues.
I felt the same joy and elation speeding out into the ocean when I visited South Monomoy Island 16 summers ago to go birdwatching.
For me, there is power in this place, something about Monomoy Island resonates with me on a profound level. Spending time there fills me with inspiration and hope, and infuses my senses with the magical elixir that only places in nature can. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but since my return I feel I can face anything now, even the catastrophe in the Gulf, with a renewed sense of mission and a belief that I can make tomorrow better.
I'll share more photos from my time on Monomoy in the next posts.
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...to take a much-needed "Baby" break. Too much death, destruction and incompetence surrounding the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the Baby is a welcome distraction.
After watching President Obama speak last night I am still processing my thoughts, though "hellfire" would probably be the best word to describe my first reaction. More on that in an upcoming post.
Back to Baby. Unlike her much larger sibling, Daisy, I'm beginning to think this petite girl might have run alongside Diana the Huntress in a past life. If I didn't have a mouse problem I'd object, but Death by Baby is merciful compared to traps or poison, neither of which I can stand to consider. As long as she sticks to mice, and she does excel at finding and dining on them, even foregoing the usual cat and mouse games, I figure it's a quick death.
The fact that she's likely to face a quick death of her own in the next year is the other reason I allow the Baby to go on mouse patrol. There's no way to know when that will happen but she seems bent on packing in a lot of living.
Fierce as the Baby may be when hunting, she's incredibly charming and fetching when not. She possesses an allure and charisma that are difficult to describe. And, she's a wicked flirt.
When I first adopted the girls last summer, I did so knowing that the Baby had a serious heart condition, which had stunted her growth. I was still heavy with grief for Rock then but when I saw her, I knew I had to have her.
I wasn't the only one to recognize something special about her. Several expensive and highly experienced veterinarian cardiologists took the time and trouble to evaluate her, free of charge, while she and her sister languished at a city shelter. But nobody wanted to adopt both girls until I came along.
The first week after they came to live with me I dreamed that the Baby had died. I was very upset even though she had only been with me for a short time. In the dream the lady from the shelter tried to console me by reminding me that I still had Daisy.
"Yes, but the Baby is the prize," I told her.
I dreamed that I said that then but I am certain when I say it now. Much as I love Daisy, the Baby is the prize, and Daisy seems to feel the same way.
Everything from crabbing to bait fishing is shutting down, and the anger on the bayou is palpable.
"It's scary, you know, man," marine mechanic Jimmy Howard said from his hurricane-battered fishing shack, a cigar stub stuffed in his mouth. "I see them doing what they can, you know. All the boats going out, all the boom. I'm hoping they can contain it."
The title of this post is Newsweek Magazine's cover story for June 14, 2010, which tackles the oil spill's environmental, economic and political toll. The story opens with:
"Giant plumes of crude oil mixed with methane are sweeping the ocean depths with devastating consequences. 'I'm not too worried about oil on the surface,' says one scientist. 'It's the things we don't see that worry me the most.'"
Click here to continue reading.
The BP Gulf oil spill disaster occurred in the middle of breeding season, dooming the hatchlings now sitting in marshland nests waiting to be fed. If exposure and/or ingestion of oil and chemical dispersants doesn't kill them, starvation will – many are waiting for parents that will never return.
Heartbreaking as this nursery nightmare is, the worst is yet to come. Marine life, including rare and endangered turtles, and dolphins, have been washing up on beaches for the past few weeks, something BP doesn't want you to know.
However, the more BP tries to hide the truth of the irreparable harm they have caused in the Gulf, the more damage they do to BP, the company. What goes around still does come around.
In the end nothing can bring back what we've lost. No dollar amount can compensate, and no act of justice can even begin to rectify this crime against nature. This is an epic event and the losses will be staggering.
We must be vigilant in protecting what remains.
One year has passed since I lost Rock. It is difficult to comprehend and it seems like such a vast amount of time, and yet I worked hard to get here. The grief is lighter now but he is never far from my thoughts. Eighteen years is a long time and now I understand what a gift it was.
When Rock was diagnosed with kidney failure I sometimes took refuge in the countryside to grieve so he would not sense my sadness (he was amazingly sensitive to my feelings). I found myself driving one particular route most often, past horse farms and open meadows, and eventually I made it my "grief drive." In the months leading up to his death, I grieved in anticipation. In the days, weeks and months after his death, it became an important ritual to help me grieve his absence.
I continue to take my grief drive, though there is no real pattern now. Surrounded by the beauty of the countryside, I am free to grieve openly; my sunglasses are huge and the roads are mostly deserted. I can release whatever grief has been building up and be done with it. And, I can talk to my boy and tell him how much I miss and love him without worrying if anyone will understand (I doubt most would understand that one can have such a strong bond with a cat).
This grief ritual has helped me immensely and I can't yet imagine the day when I will no longer carry it out. But I know that day will come. And, when it does, it will be all right.


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Liverpool launches pre-driver scheme
Liverpool's road safety team, in partnership with British School of Motoring, Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service has launched a pre-driver training scheme.
The scheme, which targets students before they take their driving test, is designed to improve the attitude and behaviour of future drivers. It aims to maximise the benefits of intervention before driving habits and behaviours are established.
Small groups of students have 40-minute lessons divided between practical driving activities in dual-controlled cars and discussion sessions.
The students are trained in basic driving skills before taking turns to drive through a coned course at 20mph. They then drive the same course with distractions such as changing a CD, using a mobile, wearing distortion glasses and with conversations going on.
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The schools are selected from wards with the highest incidences for young driver collisions. As this scheme was originally a pilot we produced a before and after attitude evaluation but we have now received external funding through the Merseyside Road Safety Partnership and the scheme will be evaluated by an external company.
The objectives of the sessions are for the young people to undertake contrasting driving experiences with and without external distractions. We utilise the services of the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service to deliver the Drive to Arrive resource which explains the consequences of negative driver/passenger behaviour.
We have also started utilising Aftermath Support which gives the students the victim perspective of traffic collisions and then Merseyside Police deliver the Fit to Drive impairment test to show the students the process if your stopped by Police and they believe your driving is impaired by illegal or medicinal drugs.
Although the aims of the scheme are the similar as most pre driver initiatives our objectives are clearly different to those of Mega drive.
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Interested to see the comment from Edinburgh Napier University. What are the objectives of this intervention, please, as it is those rather than aims which can be evaluated? Thanks
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Children who come from lower socioeconomic families are not just at a disadvantage academically, but also emotionally. Emotional stability is not taken as seriously as academic success of lower socioeconomic-status children. The emotional piece needs to be taken more seriously because it is critical for success in the classroom. Schools tend to jump to the conclusion that a child has a learning disability when they have bad grades, but their grades could be due to lack of emotional support. Schools need to implement a system that supports children both academically and emotionally. Right now schools focus more on academics and they need to be more balanced between the both sides instead. In regards to Boulder trying to start a pilot program to help children with "emotional learning," there are some flaws in the idea. The program would screen a child if a teacher had observed them doing poorly or showing signs of emotional distress. The issue with this is that children can hide their emotional distress so teachers might not be able to detect if they are struggling. This program needs to create a way that all children get screened so that no child gets left behind or looked over because that is what is happening currently.
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I found old photos of me on our little hobby farm when I was a kid and wanted to share them with you . My parents were just starting out farming when I was 2 years old . In this photo I am with my dad and our new young Holstein bulls , yes we lived off of our live stock of cattle , sheep , chickens eggs and veggie gardens and had pets of dogs, cats , horses , geese and the odd rabbit . Back then my mum was a home maker what they call homesteading now a days . Mum did canning , freezing and baking , she also did knitting ,sewing crochet and embroidery .
Yes we named all our animals these two Holstein bulls were appropriately named
Steak & Hamburger !
Later on in the years my dad switched to raising Herefords .
These are our horses the closest to the camera here is our boy Tardy now he got his name cause he took for ever to be born . The horse in the background is Gypsy a beautiful blue grey liver coloured rome, rare to see now a days in winter she was dark and shaggy .
When I got older I had my own pony named Clyde a lovely welsh gelding ! Here Clyde and I had just finished our ride ! Clyde was raised as a hack pony so I had to retrain him to be ridden and how to make turns with out cross walking as though he was still pulling a cart or wagon . I also rode him bare back and trained him in equestrian , we couldn't afford an English saddle !
This is my old dog a Hungarian Vizsula named Bessie with me she was a bird dog my dad and I took hunting and a great bird dog she was .
My brother and I getting ready to play hockey on our home made ice rink that was in the front yard dad made for us !
My mum always wearing her hand made aprons or piny as we call them under her lumber jacket even when feeding the chickens !
This rooster was named Alfred he had a stump for one of his legs as he was born like that but he was quite the character , he always loved to hobble up our front steps in side to our kitchen peek around the corner and off he would go out again it was funny !
My dad ,the funniest farmer I have ever known always the joker !
This is how I remember the winters here in Ontario ! One year that door on the right of the photo was completely imbedded in a huge snow drift to the top of the roof it was about 15 feet and when we opened the door there was the door print left in the snow and had to dig from the inside outwards ! The country roads were closed down for days and cars and trucks had to be left and the only vehicles that made it were skidoos , fellow farmers would help each other .
I am blessed to have been raised on a farm and have all the experiences of farm life and will remember them for the rest of my life, I grew up learning so much about life , to respect and love nature . I have country in my blood and am proud to be a
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From Pharrell wearing a headdress on the cover of ELLE, to Sky Ferreira's Girlz In The Hood music video, to the festival season's explosion of starlets in bindis and other questionable garb, it's clear that culturally inappropriate fashion isn't going away anytime soon.
But, it's also clear there's a major disconnect between those who call out appropriation, and those who actually do it. To some, slapping a bindi on their forehead might seem like a no-big-deal fashion statement — or, like they're paying tribute to a culture they admire. To others, a non-Hindu person in a bindi represents an arrogant disrespect of a culture to which they have no claim. Clearly, we're not hearing each other here.
To find some understanding between the social-justice crowd and the hipsters-in-headdresses brigade, we spoke with experts for their take on what's okay, what's just not, and how we can all do better. Turns out, there's a thin line between appropriating and appreciating, and the key to not being a jerk when you're getting dressed is knowing the difference.
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First, a definition.
Author Lenore Keeshig-Tobias defines cultural appropriation as "taking, from a culture that is not one's own, intellectual property, cultural expressions and artifacts, history and ways of knowledge." But, as Adrienne Keene, PhD. of the blog Native Appropriations tells us, there is an additional factor at play: power. "There is always an inherent power imbalance — it is the dominant group taking from a marginalized group. With cultural appropriation, this also often plays out in the realities of colonization: It is the colonizer taking from the colonized."
Anna Akbari, PhD., sociologist and founder of Sociology of Style, likens appropriation to Edward W. Saïd's concept of Orientalism, which she describes as "a way of using another culture in a way that delights our imagination, while making them the Other, and stripping them of their identity."
Akil Houston, PhD., professor at Ohio University, offers an even more plain-spoken definition: "It is the use of another culture or cultural symbols to support or justify one's need for self-expression or sense of freedom. Quite simply, it is theft."
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So, why is it problematic?
The harm done by cultural appropriation is often moral or symbolic in nature, so it can be tricky to pin down. But, there are some very concrete economic concerns. Dr. Keene points out that the so-called "tribal" prints and replicas of Native American designs that we see everywhere from Urban Outfitters to runway shows can be thought of as the intellectual property of the tribes and communities that invented them. If that's the case, she says, "they should have the right to have power over [the designs], and to economically benefit from them." Sound far-fetched? As she points out, "Christian Louboutin has a trademark on red soles, [which gives him] power over that design element and right of ownership. Why can't Native peoples ask for the same?"
It's not just about money, though. The deeper harm in cultural appropriation lies in its tendency to replace real, live people with stereotypical symbols. Dr. Keene says: "I felt invisible as a Native person, because the only images my classmates and colleagues ever saw of Native people were the false stereotypes in fashion, advertising, and Hollywood. To them, even subconsciously, Indians were flat commodities to be bought and sold, whether as a fake dreamcatcher, beef jerky, or a mascot — not real, living, contemporary people."
Stereotypes also, by definition, reduce a complex culture into a one-note symbol. There are 566 different Native American tribes in the United States, each with its own set of customs and dress, but we still tend to think of the headdress as representing some monolithic concept of the "Native American." As Dr. Keene points out: "These stereotypes erase our contemporary cultures and identities, and lump Native peoples into one homogenous group."
In this way, Dr. Keene tells us, "cultural appropriation interferes with a community's ability to define its own identity. When outsiders are using aspects of culture however they see fit, the meaning behind them is slowly diluted and lost."
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Everything But The Burden
Making the issue even trickier is the fact that cultural appropriation is often construed as an harmless, multicultural statement. As Dr. Houston states, "[appropriation] is harmful [because] it promotes a kind of enlightened racism. [It's] not as obvious as overt racial bigotry, but is probably more toxic, as it seems innocuous to dress up as Lil' Wayne for Halloween without recognizing the broader implications of this behavior."
Dr. Akbari sees the tendency to dismiss racial issues due to the myth that we're living in a fully-integrated, multi-cultural society: "It's not just conservative pundits declaring that racism is dead. There's also the young, millennial generation who culturally are not that naïve, but who often think, 'well, [these issues] aren't really relevant anymore, because Obama's been elected and there's no more racism.' And, I can't help but wonder if the costuming or the cultural appropriation might have something to do with the sentiment that racism is dead, so these symbols are sort of up for grabs."
Adding insult (and irony) to the situation, the symbols of marginalized cultures that are now seen as fashion statements have often been denied to their group throughout history. Dr. Keene points out that "for hundreds of years, Native peoples were prohibited from practicing their culture and wearing our traditional clothing." So now, when she walks into a mall and sees so-called "tribal" trends for sale, she "can't help but remember the not-so-distant past when my people weren't allowed, by law, to wear these things. It's a constant reminder of the colonial power structures still in place. Back in the day, white people had the power to take away our culture, and now they have the power to wear it however they see fit. These are our images, our cultural symbols, yet we are completely powerless to have control over them."
Dr. Houston adds that certain symbols of black culture are similarly repressed. "Black culture is often demonized for promoting the wrong values, or not being professional. There are school districts and work environments in the U.S. that do not permit natural hairstyles, 'ethnic attire', or any visible [signs] of black culture." The army's recent ban on twists and 'fros longer than two inches — styles most frequently worn by black women — is just one recent example of this. "This has created a sense that black people must change the way they look, talk, and act in order to stay employed and in some unfortunate cases to stay alive," Dr. Houston says.
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Sometimes, there is no consensus.
As Dr. Akbari points out, "one crucial point to understand is that there is not a unanimous understanding or call to action amongst the groups being appropriated from." For example, she cites the mixed opinions on the recent proliferation of bindis on white-skinned pop stars' foreheads. As writers like Anjali Joshi have pointed out, it's true that bindis have been worn by many non-Hindu Indians as a fashion statement for decades. And, for some people, its non-sacredness makes the bindi non-offensive when it's adopted by non-Hindus, or white-skinned Americans. Some even see the bindi trend as a vehicle for South Asians' acceptance into mainstream American culture. Writer Preeti Aroon welcomed Americans' adoption of Indian fashion and culture, from yoga to bindi-wearing, as symbolic of these stars "casting their vote for Team India."
But, writer Jaya Sundaresh argues that, while the appropriation of the bindi is lower on the scale of concerns for South Asians than the "Islamaphobia, racial profiling, and discrimination" they face, pop stars, like Selena Gomez, in bindis do not signal a larger acceptance or celebration of her heritage. "On [Gomez], it's a bold new look; on me, it's a symbol of my failure to assimilate. On her, it's unquestionably cool; on me, it's yet another marker of my Otherness. If the use of the bindi by mainstream pop stars made it easier for South Asian women to wear it, I'd be all for its proliferation — but it doesn't." Something worth thinking about next time you're tempted to stick one on.
In this way, Dr. Houston points out, when members of a non-minority group adopt the dress of an oppressed group, they get to wear "in the words of Greg Tate, 'everything but the burden.'" So, when, for example, Miley Cyrus or Sky Ferreira fill their videos with stereotypes of black culture, they get to evoke, in Dr. Houston's words, the "sense of adventure, rebellion and sexuality [associated] with black culture," but "without having to deal with the social and political baggage" of being black. Put simply, there is a double standard at work when we afford white bodies more freedom of self-expression — even when wearing symbols of a different culture — than we allow members of the culture itself. And, it's a sad thing when wearing the symbols of an oppressed culture is a luxury that even members of that culture cannot afford.
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Gray Area.
While everyone can (hopefully) agree that certain things are blatantly racist, there are a fair amount of gray-area appropriations, too. This writer, for example, wouldn't dream of donning a war bonnet — but, I do own a pair of moccasins, and love dream catchers. I also grew up in the inner city and love hip-hop music, whose slang and style of dress has infiltrated my own to different degrees throughout the years. Can these be considered lesser aggressions, or are they still offensive?
"I definitely see levels to the egregiousness of cultural appropriation," Dr. Keene tells us. "At the top are things considered sacred or ceremonial, like headdresses. I also have to pick my battles, so I'm not going to go after every celebrity in moccasins. But, dreamcatchers are something that have been so commodified by outsiders that their original meaning has been nearly lost. I bet most people don't know that they come from Anishnaabe communities, and that there are specific prayers and protocol that go into making them."
Whether or not there is a true understanding of an item's origin, Dr. Akbari sees in many appropriations an attempt to commune with an admired culture: "We use aesthetics to demonstrate belonging to a group. And, I think that for some people who appropriate, it's good intentions poorly executed. They may truly admire a culture, and they may not have negative intentions, but, there is a lack of understanding of how they are presenting. The way we understand each other is visual. So, if you see someone walking down the street, you can't see the logic of why they're wearing something, or see their good intentions. All you can do is pass judgment on it."
In fact, she says, "I think many people genuinely mean [appropriation] as a tribute, but the question is, if it's not knowingly problematic, or intended as mocking, does that make it okay? Maybe what we're calling for here is simply better history classes. This is an education that needs to start very young, when kids are reading books about what happened, and understanding that certain symbols are more than aesthetic — they have a genuine, cultural significance and resonance to the groups that created them."
To help de-tangle some of these issues, Dr. Keene co-signs this guide by Reddit user PPvsFC_, which breaks down various levels of Native American-inspired fashion by "code red" (definitely offensive), "yellow light," and "green light" — although, as with all things, your mileage may vary.
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So, how can we do better?
Now, all of this is not to say that you're "not allowed" to wear what you want. What our experts consistently emphasized is doing your research first. "I, and others who care about cultural appropriation are not saying you can't ever wear items from another culture. What I argue for is doing it right. So, instead of going to [a mall store] and paying $7 for a cheap knock-off, go to the source. Know the story behind the piece, know the artist, what tribe they're from, why the specific designs were used. It puts the power back in the hands of the marginalized group." Importantly, buying from a Native person or company also economically benefits the artist and the tribe, rather than a company that's knocking off their designs.
And, buying from the source is fairly straightforward when it comes to Native American products. "In the U.S., there are laws that govern who can legally sell 'Native made' products," Dr. Keene advises. "So if the product says 'Native American made,' it should be okay — even better if it has a tribal affiliation and artist's name. Manitobah Mukluks is an awesome, Native-owned company, and the Beyond Buckskin Boutique curated by Dr. Jessica Metcalfe is an amazing place to start. She knows all the artists and designers she works with, and gives great background info in product descriptions, too."
For other cultures, it can be difficult to locate similar hard-and-fast rules. But, it's important to always keep in mind the notion of respect — which can come from an awareness of one's own privilege, and, importantly, a willingness to credit and cop to your influences. For example, Dr. Houston uses the Beastie Boys as an example of non-problematic appropriation. "They were well aware that their whiteness provided a level of visibility and access that other equally talented people of color did not have, [but] they maintained a high level of respect and integrity with regard to hip hop, [choosing] to highlight or reference aspects of the culture in many of their performances." Indeed, the Beastie Boys' approach to and reverence for hip-hop feels a world away from Miley's cynical and sensationalistic appropriation of "ratchet."
Dr. Akbari, too, stresses the notion of having a true dialog: "What we can do is try to open a conversation with people [about appropriation], and use it as a door to talking, to educating, to truly celebrating a culture is. Simply scolding is not always the best option."
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Respect may also come in the form of not "borrowing" anything from the culture you profess to love. As Dr. Keene points out, "I'm actually struggling to think of a time when I respected something, and decided the best way to show that respect was by taking it. I respect the Dalai Lama, but I wouldn't put on Tibetan monk robes to show that respect. I respect the Zapatistas, but I'm not going to don a mask and wrap myself in an EZLN flag. You know how I show respect? I listen. I listen hard, I listen deeply, and I listen constantly. I listen to stories, I listen to histories, I listen to learn, and I listen to hear when I've misstepped. I listen so I can become a more complete human being."
Cultural appropriation is the trickiest of topics because it hits at race, class, history, and the way we choose to self-identify. And, aside from some blatant offenses, it is largely a conversation that we're all negotiating together. In the end, this is the best advice we've heard: be willing to learn, willing to be humble, willing to consider that your need for self-expression may not need to include another culture's sacred symbols. And, most importantly, be willing to listen. Because, this is one thing it's really worth getting right.


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Flowers For Different Occasions
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The beautiful and cute flowers have invariably been utilized to express a variety of feelings. For exemplar, gorgeous flowers are usually utilized as an icon of love in lots of cultures. Lots of lovers Send Gifts To Hyderabad In Time and flowers give as a present on valentine day to their sweet heart. Daffodils are a symbol of unanswered love. And when we talking about white color chrysanthemum is a symbol of truth and trust. Actually, flowers have become important portion of everyone life that we do not even observe how much we utilize them.
Due to flowers famousness lots of parents put their daughter name on flowers name like jasmine, rose, Lilly are common name given to girls all over the world. In several societies, it is general view to discover females adorning their hair with flowers. Traditions in various countries, various religions and various occasions like graduation, wedding, anniversary, Valentine's Day, Mother's day and Christmas are unfinished without flowers use. Flowers are appreciated by equally males and females for their elegance, innocence and freshness.
Flowers have different meaning, types and a variety of colors. Every blossom kind and its color has its own significance and sign, so, it is essential that you select out the good kind of blossoms relating to whom they are being give to and what the festival and occasion is. So that's why today we share some of the most famous events and occasion on which blossoms are interchanged by the most ideal kind of blossoms that should be sent on them.
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Microsoft's Executive Communications Manager on Windows Phone, Derek Snyder, managed to show off and answer some questions about multi-tasking on the upcoming OS update. As a result, we can see it in action here, how selection and management works and basically how smooth the whole process is.
We'd say more, but honestly the vid shows enough. It does get pretty geeky in spots, but that's a good thing, we think.


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Still reeling from the abrupt resignation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, the White House must now find a replacement for the controversial Labour Department candidate Andrew Puzder.
Mr Puzder, a fast food chain CEO, has faced allegations of domestic abuse and of mistreating his workers, several of whom testified against him last month before the Senate.
Puzder said in a statement provided to The Associated Press that he was "honoured to have been considered by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Labor and put America's workers and businesses back on a path to sustainable prosperity."


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Made in the USA American Flags around Arlington TN 38002
A nationwide icon that has the names "The Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory", and also "The Star-Spangled Banner", the American flag is one of the extremely identifiable signs on the planet today. This is mostly because of the condition of the United States as one of the most prominent nations in history. The American Flag is the 3rd oldest of the National Standards of the world – older than the Union Jack of Britain or the Tricolor of France. It is special in the deep and worthy importance of its message to the whole world. It represents a message of national freedom, of individual liberty, of idealism, and of nationalism.
Who designed the American Flag?
Just what does the American Flag stand for?
Why is the American Flag important to American society?
Where can I find American Flags?
Who designed the American Flag?
Based on prominent legend, the very first American flag was created by Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress that was acquainted with George Washington. In May 1776, so the tale goes, General Washington and also 2 representatives from the Continental Congress saw Ross at her upholstery shop and also revealed to her a rough layout of the flag. Although Washington initially preferred using a star with six points, Ross supported for a five-pointed star, which could be cut with just one fast snip of the scissors, and the gentlemen were won over. Chroniclers have never been able to validate this variation of events.
In 1777, the Continental Congress passed an act that offered our nation a main flag. In those days, the flag was not the same as we understand it today. As opposed to the 50 white stars in the field of blue, there was a circle of 13 white stars to stand for the 13 colonies. The act mentioned, "Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and also white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."
Just what does the American Flag stand for?
The flag first rose over thirteen states along the Atlantic seaboard, with a populace of some 3 million individuals. Today it flies over fifty states, expanding throughout the continent, as well as over multiple islands of the two oceans; as well as hundreds owe it loyalty.
The flag is composed of 13 alternating red and white horizontal stripes standing for the very first thirteen British colonies that proclaimed self-reliance from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and also ended up being the initial states in the US. This blue location of the flag is called the Union.
The symbolism of the Flag, as quoted from Washington: "We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, dividing it by white red stripes, therefore showing that we have actually separated from her, and the white red stripes shall decrease to posterity standing for Liberty."
It incarnates for all mankind the spirit of liberty as well as the wonderful ideal of human liberty; not the freedom of unrestraint or the liberty of license, but an one-of-a-kind principle of equal opportunity for life, freedom as well as the quest of joy, protected by the stern and lofty concepts of duty, of sanctity and of justice, and also attainable by obedience to self-imposed legislations.
It embodies the significance of patriotism. Its spirit is the spirit of the American country. Its history is the background of the American people. Laid out on its folds in letters of living light are the names and popularity of our brave dead, the Fathers of the Republic who committed after its altars their lives, their riches as well as their spiritual honor. Twice told tales of nationwide honor as well as splendor collection heavily concerning it. Ever before successful, it has emerged triumphant from 8 excellent nationwide problems. It flew at Saratog, at Yorktown, at Palo Alto, at Gettysburg, at Manila bay, at Chateau-Thierry, at Iwo Jima. It demonstrates to the immense growth of our national borders, the development of our natural deposits, as well as the superb framework of our civilization. It forecasts the triumph of popular federal government, of public and religious liberty and also of nationwide sanctity throughout the world.
Why is the American Flag important to American society?
The American flag is essential since it signifies the independent government as explained under the United States Constitution. Add to that, it likewise stands for the background, ideas and also principles of its people. As a democratic nation, its people abide by critical values such as liberty, justice and also equality. Moreover, the flag additionally represents the various achievements of the country along with the pride of its individuals.
This nationwide symbol advises individuals, not only in the state of Tennessee, but throughout the whole USA regarding the different important elements of the Declaration of Independence. It is not just a simple symbol, which represents the freedom and also legal rights of Americans. Drifting from the soaring pinnacle of American optimism, it is a beacon of enduring hope.
It is the indicator made visible of the solid spirit that has actually brought freedom and also success to the people of America. It is the flag of all us alike. Allow us accord it honor and commitment.
Where can I purchase American Flags?
You possibly already observed this, however there are a lot of locations where you can get American flags. It is essential to note that the flag you're wanting to buy ought to be "Made in America. There are numerous sellers whose flags are labeled as made in China, as well as flying a China-made American flag simply does not make much sense now, does it?
Based on data, Americans invest over 5.3 million US dollars on imported flags each year – the majority of which are made in China. Maybe much more upsetting is that during 2001, in the wave of nationalism that washed over America after 9/11, Americans got $52 million dollars in imported flags. The flag needs to represent the blood, sweat, and tears of American men and women that brought this country into existence, not our debt to China and the death of the American production industry.
The flag symbolizes nationwide self-reliance and also popular sovereignty. It is not the flag of a reigning family or imperial house, yet of the many free individuals bonded into a country, one as well as inseparable, unified not only by community of passion, however by crucial unity of view as well as function; a country differentiated for the clear individual perception of its residents alike of their duties and their opportunities, their obligations and also their civil liberties.
So have a little pride, cough up a few more money, and also get an American flag made by Americans in the United States of America.
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Section 1. The executive power of the State shall be
vested in a governor. The governor shall be elected by the
qualified voters of this State at a general election. The
person receiving the highest number of votes shall be the
governor. In case of a tie vote, the selection of the
governor shall be determined as provided by law.
The term of office of the governor shall begin at noon on the first
Monday in December next following the governor's election and end at
noon on the first Monday in December, four years thereafter.
No person shall be elected to the office of governor for more than
two consecutive full terms.
No person shall be eligible for the office of governor unless the
person shall be a qualified voter, have attained the age of thirty years
and have been a resident of this State for five years immediately
preceding the person's election.
The governor shall not hold any other office or employment of profit
under the State or the United States during the governor's term of
office. [Am Const Con 1968 and election Nov 5, 1968; ren and am Const
Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
Section 2. There shall be a lieutenant governor who
shall have the same qualifications as the governor. The
lieutenant governor shall be elected at the same time, for the same term
and in the same manner as the governor; provided that the votes cast in
the general election for the nominee for governor shall be deemed cast
for the nominee for lieutenant governor of the same political
party. No person shall be elected to the office of lieutenant
governor for more than two consecutive full terms. The
lieutenant governor shall perform such duties as may be provided by law.
[Am HB 19 (1964) and election Nov 3, 1964; ren and am Const Con 1978 and
election Nov 7, 1978]
Section 3.REPEALED. [Repeal HB 1917 (2006) and
election Nov 7, 2006]
When the office of lieutenant governor is vacant, or in the event of
the absence of the lieutenant governor from the State, or the lieutenant
governor's inability to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of
the lieutenant governor's office, such powers and duties shall devolve
upon such officers in such order of succession as may be provided by
In the event of the impeachment of the governor or of the lieutenant
governor, the governor or the lieutenant governor shall not exercise the
powers of the applicable office until acquitted. [Ren and am Const Con
1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
Section 5. The governor shall be responsible for
the faithful execution of the laws. The governor shall be
commander in chief of the armed forces of the State and may call out
such forces to execute the laws, suppress or prevent insurrection or
lawless violence or repel invasion. The governor shall, at
the beginning of each session, and may, at other times, give to the
legislature information concerning the affairs of the State and
recommend to its consideration such measures as the governor shall deem
The governor may grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, after
conviction, for all offenses, subject to regulation by law as to the
manner of applying for the same. The legislature may, by
general law, authorize the governor to grant pardons before conviction,
to grant pardons for impeachment and to restore civil rights denied by
reason of conviction of offenses by tribunals other than those of this
The governor shall appoint an administrative director to serve at the
governor's pleasure. [Ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7,
Section 6. All executive and administrative offices,
departments and instrumentalities of the state government and their
respective powers and duties shall be allocated by law among and within
not more than twenty principal departments in such a manner as to group
the same according to common purposes and related
functions. Temporary commissions or agencies for special
purposes may be established by law and need not be allocated within a
principal department.
Each principal department shall be under the supervision of the
governor and, unless otherwise provided in this constitution or by law,
shall be headed by a single executive. Such single executive
shall be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the
senate, appointed by the governor. That person shall hold
office for a term to expire at the end of the term for which the
governor was elected, unless sooner removed by the governor; except that
the removal of the chief legal officer of the State shall be subject to
the advice and consent of the senate.
Except as otherwise provided in this constitution, whenever a board,
commission or other body shall be the head of a principal department of
the state government, the members thereof shall be nominated and, by and
with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the
governor. The term of office and removal of such members
shall be as provided by law. Such board, commission or other
body may appoint a principal executive officer who, when authorized by
law, may be an ex officio, voting member thereof, and who may be removed
by a majority vote of the members appointed by the governor.
The governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent
of the senate, appoint all officers for whose election or appointment
provision is not otherwise provided for by this constitution or by
law. If the manner or removal of an officer is not prescribed
in this constitution, removal shall be as provided by law.
When the senate is not in session and a vacancy occurs in any office,
appointment to which requires the confirmation of the senate, the
governor may fill the office by granting a commission which shall
expire, unless such appointment is confirmed, at the end of the next
session of the senate. The person so appointed shall not be
eligible for another interim appointment to such office if the
appointment failed to be confirmed by the senate.
No person who has been nominated for appointment to any office and
whose appointment has not received the consent of the senate shall be
eligible to an interim appointment thereafter to such office.
Every officer appointed under the provisions of this section shall be
a citizen of the United States and shall have been a resident of this
State for at least one year immediately preceding that person's
appointment, except that this residency requirement shall not apply to
the president of the University of Hawaii. [Am Const Con 1968 and
election Nov 5, 1968; ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7,


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This project is to bring soldiers and their children closer, even when they are miles apart. We want to buy recordable children's books and send them to soldiers so that they can read and record the story and send it to their children. This way their children can still have stories read to them by their mother/father even if they can't be by their side.


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Development Manager, Institutional Giving - New York City
Job Details
Company Name
National Audubon Society
New York, NY
Expiration Date
Monday, April 2, 2018
Interest Area
Communication, Consulting, Project Management, Research
Position Type
Position Level
Minimum Degree Requirements
College Degree
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Now in its second century, Audubon is dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitat that supports them. Audubon's mission is engaging people in bird conservation on a hemispheric scale through science, policy, education and on-the-ground conservation action. By mobilizing and aligning its network of Chapters, Centers, State and Important Bird Area programs in the four major migratory flyways in the Americas, the organization will bring the full power of Audubon to bear on protecting common and threatened bird species and the critical habitat they need to survive. And as part of BirdLife International, Audubon will join people in over 100 in-country organizations all working to protect a network of Important Bird Areas around the world, leveraging the impact of actions they take at a local level. What defines Audubon's unique value is a powerful grassroots network of nearly 500 local chapters, 23 state offices, 41 Audubon Centers, Important Bird Area Programs in 50 states, and 700 staff across the country. Audubon is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
The Development Manager for Institutional Giving will be part of a four-person department that raises close to $3 million annually in support of Audubon New York, a leading and effective conservation organization in New York, as well as one of the largest state programs of the National Audubon Society. In particular, this role will manage and build ANY's grants program for foundation, corporate and government grants and expand efforts to include a focus on funding for priority projects. The primary responsibility will be expand a robust foundation portfolio by shepherding the organization through the proposal process including: prospecting, working with staff on program identification and needs, connecting with and maintaining relationships with grant making officers, drafting and editing all major foundation (including family foundations), corporate, and government grant proposals and reports. Reporting to the Executive Director, s/he will also help develop letter proposals and donor stewardship materials for individual and major gift prospects.
- Manage and maintain Audubon New York's institutional giving portfolio including corporate, foundational, and government grants.
- Serve as the lead on all major institutional grant submissions with an emphasis on securing support for Audubon New York programs.
- Lead conversations around funding opportunities for existing and new programs working collaboratively with ANY program directors and key members of the NAS Development team to formulate strategies for program identification and submission (e.g. monthly strategy calls, creating and managing timelines and follow-up).
- Play a collaborative role, alongside program staff, to influence and assist with program development.
- Conduct program evaluation and program metrics for fundraising purposes; ensure compliance with the rules and regulations administered by the grantor; oversee special audits conducted by grantor.
- Continuously conduct research and pursue new opportunities for corporate and foundation support working towards portfolio expansion goals as outlined in Audubon New York's Strategic Plan (corporate giving up to $500,000, foundational support to $1.5 million, and government grants to $500,000 by Fiscal Year 2020).
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- Manage, through ongoing stewardship and cultivation, portfolio of donors to include corporate, foundation, government grant makers, and a select pool of individual prospects (e.g. family foundations).
- Assist in the budget development process and perform budget analysis duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
- Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years' professional experience in fundraising, grant writing or grants management required. An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.
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- Self-motivated and able to set priorities and manage multiple tasks under minimal supervision in an effective and efficient manner.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and demonstrated expertise with donor enterprise systems. Knowledge of Salesforce a strong plus.
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- Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, team-oriented, and mission driven environment that places a strong value on collaboration.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, to include comfort engaging and partnering with a variety of stakeholder groups, such as board members, program directors and other senior leaders.
- Possession of a valid driver's license; some travel throughout the state will be required.
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Team GB women lead latest gold rush
Women led the medal charge for the British team with three historic golds and a bronze.
A dream came true for boxer Nicola Adams as she entered the record books by becoming the first Olympic woman boxing champion.
Rider Charlotte Dujardin made history by winning her second gold medal of London 2012 in the dressage which also saw a bronze for Laura Bechtolsheimer.
And in a dramatic late-night triumph, 19-year-old Jade Jones won Britain's first taekwondo gold medal.
The victories take Team GB's medal haul at London 2012 to 52 - 25 gold, 13 silver and 14 bronze.
Adams, a one-time extra in soaps such as EastEnders and Coronation Street, was roared to victory by chants of "Nicola, Nicola, Nicola" from 10,000 fans in London's ExCeL arena. Adams said her celebrations would "definitely" go on for a few days, adding: "I think I just want to go to Nando's, actually."
The 29-year-old sealed her win with an Ali shuffle as she comprehensively overcame China's double world champion Ren Cancan in front of a crowd including the Duchess of Cambridge.
Adams, from Leeds, said: "It's a dream come true for me. I have been dreaming about this since I was 12 years old and the moment's finally come out here and I have finally got my gold medal for Great Britain."
The victory for Dujardin in the individual dressage means she joins Dame Kelly Holmes, Rebecca Adlington and Laura Trott as elite women who have won two golds in one Games. The individual success follows a gold earlier this week for the dressage team of Dujardin, Bechtolsheimer and Carl Hester.
Dujardin, 27, from Newent, Gloucestershire, said: "That was unbelievable. It is always something I've known the horse could achieve, but I didn't really know how I was going to find the atmosphere and the expectation."
Jones, from North Wales, has been cheered on by friends and family in Flint Sports and Social Club, where her fights were shown on a big screen. Weeping with joy, Jones celebrated by grabbing a Union flag and a Welsh dragon and running around the arena at the ExCeL. She said: "It doesn't feel real, it feels crazy ... it has just been amazing."


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TIMMY TIMEMedium: Comic books
Published by: Harvey Comics
First Appeared: 1977
Creators: unknown writer and Ernie Colón (artist)
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Tying a new character to a popular old one is a time-honored method comic book publishers use to promote the new one. When DC Comics introduced Captain Marvel to modern comics readers in 1973 by putting Superman on the cover of Shazam! #1, it was just copying the way Fawcett Publications, Cap's original owner, had used The Big Red Cheese himself in 1942, when it put him on the cover of its first issue of Don Winslow of the Navy. Richie Rich didn't just appear on the
cover of the comic book that introduced Timmy Time in 1977, but actually shared Timmy's first adventure. But the principle was the same.
Timmy was one of two new characters that Harvey Comics introduced that year by co-starring them with Richie. The other, Billy Bellhops, was dated October, 1977. Richie Rich & Timmy Time #1 was dated September. In neither case did the date appear on the cover; also, neither launch succeeded. In Timmy's case, this may have been because the publisher was trying to tie the new guy to an established icon that simply didn't rope in the demographic they were aiming him at.
Timmy (with his robot friend, Traveler) first turned up on Richie's private beach, appearing out of nowhere. At first, Richie thought he'd merely struck gold, which happens to him so often, at least in places not accessible to the public, he regards it as a nuisance. But it turned out to be tholarine, a substance that can be used as spaceship fuel in the far-flung future era of 2019. A moment later, there was Timmy, time-traveling from 2019 in search of tholarine.
Timmy's back-story would do credit to any superhero. Space travel was so advanced by that time, a generation or so in the readers' future, that vast spaceships, so big their captains have room to take their families along, were common. Timmy's father was commanding a peaceful mission to Mars, when the ship was attacked by an unknown enemy. Timmy grabbed the detachable lifeboat (every spaceship should have one) in an attempt to save it, and fell in with a time-traveling robot named Traveler. Next thing you know, Timmy and Traveler were turning up on Richie's beach.
As was common for that publisher at the time, the writer's name wasn't recorded. But the artist, who broke precedent by signing his work here, was Ernie Colón, who had done a great deal of work in the past on Richie and other Harvey characters. Colón later drew Damage Control for Marvel Comics and Arak, Son of Thunder for DC in a style similar to that of those companies' other products, but at Harvey in 1977, was using the bigfoot style he'd been using there for years. He drew Timmy in a style at least marginally more realistic than his previous work, but Timmy was still pretty bigfoot.
A coupon printed right after Timmy's story invited readers to tell the publisher whether Timmy was great, so-so, or not so hot. The results of the survey were never made public, but reader response was clearly indicated by the fact that he appeared only in that one comic book. After that, he was gone for good.
Timmy isn't the least bit related to Timmy Time, who stars in a British animated series from Aardman Animations (Wallace & Gromit).
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Genres: Music Video & Concerts
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Mr. S. Weaver | Birmingham, UK | 08/20/2008
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This is truly AWFUL. Like most of Levine's output it is cheap and nasty. As you might have read earlier - a lot of the artists appearing here haven't been paid anything for their contribution/inclusion in this DVD. You might as well go to YouTube to watch this stuff - they're all there and many, many, more gems(?) from the Nightmare/Motorcity labels. Whilst I do applaud Ian for putting The Supremes back together when no-one else was interested, the video here of "I Wanna Be Loved" is of such bad quality that I wish it hadn't been included and the ladies themselves (Lynda & Scherrie) were not happy when they saw it. So in conclusion, save your money - watch it all free on your computer!"
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Rico Vrijhoeven | Belgium, Aubel | 06/22/2008
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"Its nice to have the dvd, but the quality is not that great. besides that are the songs remixed. And the playlist isnt that filled with real hits. If you're looking for that, disappointment. If you want the rather unknown songs, than its a great buy"
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Donald F. King | Cleveland Hgts., OH USA | 07/18/2008
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"OK, so the camera work, settings, and in some cases the artists themselves are not at the peak of their craft. But if you're a true fan of Mary Wells, the Velvelettes, the Marvelettes and others, where else are you going to see these videos of theirs. I have fun picking and choosing a few at a time. Kudos to the producers for pulling all of this Ian Levine produced material together. It's fun.


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Birth of a Beauty
English Name: Birth of a Beauty
Korean Name: 미녀의 탄생
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Episode: 20
Broadcast period: 01 November 2014 To 04 January 2015
Air Time: Saturday & Sunday 21:55
This is a drama about a woman's world changes after she loses weight.
Han Tae Hee (Joo Sang Wook) is the heir of a large company. He is suffering from a broken heart syndrome due to a psychological shock. To get the woman he loves back, he completely changes an unattractive and overweight Sa Geum Ran (Ha Jae Sook) to beautiful Sara (Han Ye Seul). In the process, Han Tae Hee falls in love with Sara.
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