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The common cold, a sinus infection, old age and nasal polyps can cause loss of smell, or anosmia, Mayo Clinic reports. Other causes include Kallmann syndrome, bony deformity inside the nose and exposure to toxic chemicals, such as solvents and pesticides. The condition can be partial, complete, temporary or permanent depending upon the underlying cause. Anosmia can cause loss of appetite, eventually leading to weight loss, depression and malnutrition.
Common colds and sinus infections can irritate or damage mucous membrane lining in the nose, leading to loss of smell, explains Mayo Clinic. The condition can cause temporary or irreversible destruction of the membranes. Nasal polyps and bony malformation in the nose may cause nasal obstruction, interfering with the flow of air.
Aging and exposure to poisonous chemicals may damage the oflactory system, which contains nerves that convey sensory information to the brain, according to Mayo Clinic. Damage to the system causes anosmia. People who are at least 60 years old are likely to experience irreversible loss of smell. Kallmann syndrome, a condition in which testicles are unable to produce sperms, and brain surgery can also destroy receptors in the oflactory pathway, causing the problem.
A patient with a cold or a sinus infection should contact a doctor if he experiences persistent loss of smell, advises Mayo Clinic. Prescription antibiotics may help clear nasal blockages and counter bacterial infection.

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Since the foundation of the European Communities, the United Kingdom has been an important neighbour and is currently a major member, until its withdrawal.
Research shows that the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union has contributed to higher incomes, played an important role in stopping British economic decline during the 1950s and 1960s,[clarification needed] and has increased trade and reduced trade costs.[1][2][3][4]
The UK was not a signatory of the three original treaties that were incorporated into what was then the European Communities, including the most well known of these, the 1957 Treaty of Rome, establishing the European Economic Community (EEC). The UK's applications to join in 1963 and 1967 were vetoed by the President of France, Charles de Gaulle, who said that "a number of aspects of Britain's economy, from working practices to agriculture" had "made Britain incompatible with Europe" and that Britain harboured a "deep-seated hostility" to any pan-European project.[5]
Once de Gaulle had relinquished the French presidency in 1969, the UK made a third and successful application for membership. The question of sovereignty had been discussed at the time in an official Foreign and Commonwealth Office document. It listed among "Areas of policy in which parliamentary freedom to legislate will be affected by entry into the European Communities": Customs duties, Agriculture, Free movement of labour, services and capital, Transport, and Social Security for migrant workers. The document concluded (paragraph 26) that it was advisable to put the considerations of influence and power before those of formal sovereignty.[6]
The Treaty of Accession was signed in January 1972 by the then prime minister Edward Heath, leader of the Conservative Party.[7] Parliament's European Communities Act 1972 was enacted on 17 October, and the UK's instrument of ratification was deposited the next day (18 October),[8] letting the United Kingdom's membership of the EC come into effect on 1 January 1973.[9]
In 1975, the United Kingdom held its first ever national referendum on whether the UK should remain in the European Communities. The opposition Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson, had contested the October 1974 general election with a commitment to renegotiate Britain's terms of membership of the EC and then hold a referendum on whether to remain in the EC on the new terms.[10] All of the major political parties and the mainstream press supported continuing membership of the EC. However, there were significant divides within the ruling Labour Party; a 1975 one-day party conference voted by two to one in favour of withdrawal,[11] and seven of the 23 cabinet ministers were opposed to EC membership,[12] with Harold Wilson suspending the constitutional convention of Cabinet collective responsibility to allow those ministers to publicly campaign against the government.
On 5 June 1975, the electorate were asked to vote yes or no on the question: "Do you think the UK should stay in the European Community (Common Market)?" Every administrative county and region in the UK returned majority "Yes" votes, apart from the Shetland Islands and the Outer Hebrides. With a turnout of just under 65%, the outcome of the vote was 67.2% in favour of staying in, and the United Kingdom remained a member of the EC.[13] Support for the UK to leave the EC in 1975, in the data, appears unrelated to the support for Leave in the 2016 referendum.[14]
In 1979, the United Kingdom opted out of the newly formed European Monetary System (EMS), which was the precursor to the creation of the euro currency.
The opposition Labour Party campaigned in the 1983 general election on a commitment to withdraw from the EC without a referendum.[15] It was heavily defeated; the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher was re-elected. The Labour Party subsequently changed its policy.[15]
In 1985, the United Kingdom ratified the Single European Act—the first major revision to the Treaty of Rome — without a referendum, with the full support of the Thatcher government.[citation needed]
In October 1990 — despite the deep reservations of Margaret Thatcher,[citation needed] who was under pressure from her senior ministers[citation needed] — the United Kingdom joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), with the pound sterling pegged to the deutschmark.
Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister in November 1990, amid internal divisions within the Conservative Party that arose partly from her increasingly Eurosceptic views. The United Kingdom was forced to withdraw from the ERM in September 1992, after the pound sterling came under pressure from currency speculators (an episode known as Black Wednesday). The resulting cost to UK taxpayers was estimated to be in excess of £3 billion.[16][17]
As a result of the Maastricht Treaty, the European Communities became the European Union on 1 November 1993.[18] The new name reflected the evolution of the organisation from an economic union into a political union.[19] As a result of the Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, the Maastricht Treaty is now known, in updated form as, the Treaty on European Union (2007) or TEU, and the Treaty of Rome is now known, in updated form, as the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (2007) or TFEU.
The Referendum Party was formed in 1994 by Sir James Goldsmith to contest the 1997 general election on a platform of providing a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.[20] It fielded candidates in 547 constituencies at that election, and won 810,860 votes or 2.6% of the total votes cast.[21] It failed to win a single parliamentary seat because its vote was spread out across the country, and lost its deposit (funded by Goldsmith) in 505 constituencies.[21]
The UK Independence Party (UKIP), a Eurosceptic political party, was also formed, in 1993. It achieved third place in the UK during the 2004 European elections, second place in the 2009 European elections and first place in the 2014 European elections, with 27.5% of the total vote. This was the first time since the 1910 general election that any party other than the Labour or Conservative parties had taken the largest share of the vote in a nationwide election.[22] UKIP's electoral success in the 2014 European election has been documented as the strongest correlate of the support for the leave campaign in the 2016 referendum.[23]
In 2014, UKIP won two by-elections, triggered by defecting Conservative MPs, and in the 2015 general election took 12.6% of the total vote and held one of the two seats won in 2014.[24]
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was drafted in 1950, largely under British leadership,[citation needed] and its court (ECtHR) was established in 1953. EU institutions are bound under article 6 of the Treaty of Nice[citation needed] to respect human rights under the Convention, over and above for example the Law of the United Kingdom.[25] The Court was criticised especially within the Conservative Party for ruling in favour of British prisoners obtaining the right to vote.[26][27][28][29] During the referendum the then Home Secretary, Theresa May, had called for the UK to leave the ECHR[30]
In a statistical analysis published in April 2016, Professor John Curtice of Strathclyde University defined Euroscepticism as the wish to sever or reduce the powers of the EU, and conversely Europhilia as the desire to preserve or increase the powers of the EU. According to this definition, the British Social Attitudes (BSA) surveys show an increase in euroscepticism from 38% (1993) to 65% (2015). Euroscepticism should however not be confused with the wish to leave the EU: the BSA survey for the period July–November 2015 shows that 60% backed the option "continue as an EU member", and only 30% backed the option to "withdraw".[31]
Since 1977, both pro- and anti-European views have had majority support at different times, with some dramatic swings between the two camps.[32] In the United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum of 1975, two-thirds of British voters favoured continued EC membership. The highest-ever rejection of membership was in 1980, the first full year of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's term of office, with 65% opposed to and 26% in favour of membership.[32]
After Thatcher had negotiated a rebate of British membership payments in 1984, those favouring the EC maintained a lead in the opinion polls, except during 2000, as Prime Minister Tony Blair aimed for closer EU integration, including adoption of the euro currency, and around 2011, as immigration into the United Kingdom became increasingly noticeable.[32] As late as December 2015 there was, according to ComRes, a clear majority in favour of remaining in the EU, albeit with a warning that voter intentions would be considerably influenced by the outcome of Prime Minister David Cameron's ongoing EU reform negotiations, especially with regards to the two issues of "safeguards for non-Eurozone member states" and "immigration".[33] The following events are relevant.
From 2017 to 2019, UK has engaged in negotiating a Brexit between the European Union and herself. Between UK and EU, this Brexit would consist in a withdrawal agreement and a trade agreement, while at a global level this would/might also split various FTA. The withdrawal agreement is viewed by the EU as a "settlement of accounts" unrelated to the post-exit trade agreement, and viewed by the UK as a 'goodwill payment' to enable a fair post-exit trade agreement. In the event of a no-deal scenario each side will consequently have different views as to the validity of any payment.
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Conference Coverage
Microsoft Ignite 2016 conference coverage
This guide captures the scene at Microsoft Ignite 2016 as thousands in IT gather in Atlanta in September to attend sessions and keynotes, including the kickoff from CEO Satya Nadella, that detail the company's plans.
Microsoft made the point last year that its future rests on Azure cloud as the glue to connect its products and services while appealing to enterprises. And with services such as Office 365 attracting 22.2 million subscribers, according to the company, it's apparent the "mobile-first, cloud-first" model is sticking.
But Microsoft isn't stopping with Office 365. The once-staunch proprietary company is also trying to appeal to the developer space and open-source community in the lead up to the Microsoft Ignite 2016 conference. It added Linux support to its Azure cloud computing platform and plans to add it to on-premises services such as SQL Server. Windows 10 includes Bash for developers working in mixed-OS environments, and Microsoft converted PowerShell into an open-source project to enable administrators to manage Linux and OS X systems in addition to Windows boxes. Microsoft also has its focus on application development and will support Docker containers in Windows Server 2016.
Still, the question remains whether traditional Windows admins are ready to evolve with Microsoft -- and embrace its focus on cloud, open-source development, containers and DevOps. And will these moves help Microsoft compete with other industry giants such as Amazon Web Services and Google, which already have a strong following of cloud adopters and developers?
This Ignite 2016 conference guide tracks Microsoft over the last year, with tips and features on its major products, including Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Windows Server 2016 as well as its collaboration software and associated technologies. Bookmark this guide for continuous updates on news and features during and after the Ignite 2016 conference.
1The latest and greatest-
What's new with Microsoft?
Microsoft continues to pour in seemingly limitless resources to build momentum in new areas -- namely, the developer space -- and solidify its grip on enterprises by continually improving Office 365. This section covers recent Microsoft news, including articles from the Ignite 2016 conference, and details the company's focus on providing one-stop shopping for all of IT's needs.
IT shops consider Microsoft Surface devices
With Windows 10 on the rise, it's a good time to reconsider your Windows management strategy. Many businesses are adopting 2-in-1 devices, such as Microsoft Surface. Continue Reading
Jack Madden shares his impressions of Microsoft Ignite 2016
Check out sessions on smarter identity and access management, the Microsoft Intelligence Security Graph, and AI. Continue Reading
Microsoft Intune adds support for Android for Work
Microsoft Intune continues to add features, including support for Android for Work, after a year of huge growth. Continue Reading
Microsoft Azure Stack tweaks causing delays, IT pros still hopeful
Improvements to Microsoft's Azure Stack hybrid cloud platform are coming slower than anticipated, but IT shops still hope to get their hands on it sooner rather than later. Continue Reading
Microsoft slates Windows Server 2016 availability for mid-October
Microsoft dedicated its opening keynote to the benefits of Azure, but IT pros say the company's on-ramp to the cloud still needs some work. Continue Reading
Microsoft Docker container GA a potential sea change for enterprises
Microsoft-supported Docker products will become generally available beginning with Windows Server 2016 in October 2016, vaulting containers into enterprise prime time. Continue Reading
Windows 10 Edge browser security gets a hand from virtualization
The upcoming Windows Defender Application Guard feature in Microsoft's Windows 10 Edge browser will help IT departments protect against malware from compromised websites. Continue Reading
Windows Server 2016 licensing tweak could cause big headaches
Get ready to pay more, experts warn, when Windows Server licensing fees shift from per-processor to per-core starting with Windows Server 2016. Continue Reading
What to expect from Office 365 services as Ignite conference nears
Microsoft Ignite 2016 conference on the way, the question on users' minds is what to expect from the show and from Office 365 services in general. Continue Reading
Microsoft shops get native Docker tools, Windows Containers
Windows containers are now available in preview as the native Docker tools come to Microsoft for the first time. Continue Reading
Microsoft delays Azure Stack, will sell it only through OEMs
Waiting another six months for Microsoft's Azure Stack will be a hiccup to some IT shops, but narrowing their hardware choices for it will be far less welcomed. Continue Reading
Microsoft unveils SharePoint integration – but is it enough?
SharePoint harks back to a pre-cloud era and Microsoft is desperate to modernize it with cloud integration -- but can it compete with pure cloud rivals, Box and Dropbox? Continue Reading
Citrix and Microsoft to offer XenMobile Office 365 management
Citrix XenMobile will integrate with Microsoft Intune, so Citrix customers can manage Office mobile apps on XenMobile managed devices. Continue Reading
IT cheers new SharePoint mobile apps
Microsoft's significant SharePoint makeover has IT pros praising the platform's new mobile apps and integration with OneDrive and other software. Continue Reading
2The evolution of Ignite-
Is IT interested in interlocking?
Microsoft's "interlocking" strategy, a central focus since the 2015 Ignite show, includes personal computing, changing how people work and using the Azure cloud platform as the backbone for business-critical applications. Here's how Microsoft is following that plan, with a goal to become the one vendor IT needs to get work done.
At Ignite, hybrid SharePoint a key theme
Hybrid SharePoint will be an important theme at the Microsoft Ignite show, where on-premises users may not be ready to go all-in on the cloud. Continue Reading
Microsoft Delve may drive demand for Office365
Microsoft Delve is touted as a hot new interface for SharePoint, but will users embrace it or find it intrusive? Continue Reading
Exchange 2016 features entice admin
Admins should take note of these new and improved features and capabilities in Exchange Server 2016, experts say. Continue Reading
SQL Server 2016 features boost cloud, security and analytics support
In a podcast, SearchSQLServer's Jessica Sirkin discusses the noteworthy features in SQL Server 2016, reactions from users and issues to consider in thinking about upgrading. Continue Reading
New Azure Stack blends data center with cloud apps
Azure Stack combines PaaS and IaaS to give Microsoft shops a streamlined way to manage and deploy legacy and cloud apps. Continue Reading
Windows Server 2016 preview 2 hits without containers
Microsoft has refactored Windows Server around containers, but IT pros must wait a little longer before they can actually test them out. Continue Reading
3Microsoft glossary-
Expand your technical terminology
Are you in the know with the latest features in Microsoft offerings?
- Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux
- Microsoft Identity Manager 2016
- Microsoft App-V (Microsoft Application Virtualization)
- Microsoft Cluster Operating System (OS) Rolling Upgrade
- Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute
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Hard up for cash? Rob a Dollar Store.
Actually, I'm not sure just how much cash you can score at a Dollar Store (I frequent the one in Gray, Maine, pretty often because they have cheap Matchbox cars and crayons, which make the kids happy, but I never carry cash and always swipe my debit card for my mammoth $3 purchases), but they're apparently open to random cash-grabs and aren't doing much to stop robberies of any kind. Check this story out of Cincy. My favorite graph:
Family Dollar Stores are getting robbed all across the country, time and time again because word has gotten out among the bad guys, that these stores are easy targets and law enforcement says it looks like the company just chalks up the robberies to the cost of doing business.Other than the random comma placement, that's a pretty amazing paragraph. There is a string of robberies occurring at Family Dollar because some kind of underground criminal network (are these guys on Facebook?) has passed the word around that they're easy pickings. That would seem to be bad for business, but let's see what happens in this here story. Maybe they talk to someone at the Family Dollar. Um, nope:
Earlier today Local 12 Reporter Rich Jaffe attempted to contact the media people for Family Dollar. He wanted to know if after all these robberies they're planning on doing anything to beef up security but he received no reply.Good thing they gave Family Dollar part of a day to return the random phone call from some joker at a local television station. Better just put out the bulletin that they suck at security and don't care if they get robbed. That seems fair. It's good to know the cops value the security systems, though:
"It's very frustrating, a simple video would help us with solving this, minimize our time on this, some security system, an alarm system would give us a time frame to start with it would be a great help to us." Investigators in Brown County say they're not even sure what order the stores were hit, because due to the lack of security systems there's no record of when they were robbed, but finding which stores to rob is easy.Maybe those quotes would be helpful in the sales process? Don't be the guy the cops wish had a security system? Also, that damned Internet keeps making things hard for the forces of good:
"We have concerns obviously whoever is breaking in to these businesses, they're able to go on the website for the business and find out what the locations are. With the information age and the internet you can find all of your stores and then just line them up and hit as many as they want in one night, so yes it is a concern."Interesting security conundrum: Do you not post the locations of your stores for fear that robbers will know where to find you? Or might that hurt business?
Investigators say the thieves were able to easily get into the safes in all three stores, making off with nearly $10,000 in just one night but the concern goes beyond just the money.Now whether you've got an alarm or not, what kind of safe are these Family Dollar guys using that so easy for a bunch of meth heads to break into? Is it store policy to leave the combination taped to the side of the safe or something? And if Family Dollar only loses $3,000 each time a store gets robbed, maybe I can see where a security system doesn't make a lot of sense. What's a surveillance system run a fairly large retail operation? At least five times that, right? Even for a crappy one? So, Family Dollar is betting it's not robbed five times in, say, a three-year period. Maybe that was a good bet before Cincinnati decided to tell the world they don't have any security. But the crooks had probably tweeted about that already.
Permalink Submitted by John Honovich (not verified) on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 11:23am
Why most organizations do not publicize this approach, I think it's fairly common. For instance, most banks train their employees not to contest a robbery. It is simply not worth the risk and liability if an employee or customer is harmed.
Drawing attention to this policy is likely not prudent. Adopting it discretely likely is.
Permalink Submitted by Cameraman (not verified) on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 11:23am
Too true. While maddening, a lot of organisations look at the price of security and deduct it from the price of the average loss over a short period, and only buy into security if the sum is a large positive number. Homeowners are different, of course, because they've got an emotional attachment to the loss, but homeowners are stapped for cash nowadays.


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Thinking ahead; myself and pietenpol2002 have been batting around maybe holding a Diesel Bike fest somewhere at his or my place or in between. He is Indiana I'm South East OH. Couple options we discussed
. Our own diesel bike thing with one to five? that can come?
. A diesel bike thing snuck into another existing bike event (as in all that come come register to attend all the same existing fest) This helps spread the diesel charm little more so that keeping it just us.
. combination of the two (find our own diesel camp spot but participate in an existing bike fest other wise.
several advantage/disadvantage to each. My work schedule is weird and includes part of weekends (sundays for sure) and don't get paid if am not at work so I'd expect it best to plan around everyone else's life; not mine, is wisest.
Who would be interested in something over this side of the US?


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Seven years without a peep, and this is what we get, Fiona? Well played, you wonderfully spooky, tortured woman, you.
With two months left to go until the release of her forthcoming album "The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do" (June 19), Fiona Apple released the simple three-word-titled "Every Single Night," the first single from the anticipated album. Still the same painfully uncomfortable Fiona? Yes. Indicative of what's come? Probably. Worth the wait? Absolutely.
A music box opener and pitter patter of angsty but catchy lyrics quickly lead into a darker chant of the nightly torture Apple endures with herself: "Every single night's a fight with my brain." The inspringly vulnerable lyrics, Apple's rich and contrasting vocals, and the whimsical melodies constantly battle each other through the track, echoing Apple's strikingly honest struggle with self-imprisonment and longing for more: "I just want to feel everything."
Though seven years have passed, Apple hasn't changed. She's still as tormented and dissatisfied with her world as we suspected she was on 2005's "Extraordinary Machine," when she sung mostly of jilted loves and rebounds. If this single is any indication, Apple is about to really open the door to release whatever old skeletons she has left, exposing every bit of herself that has yet to be exposed.
And this is why we wait in anticipation for more Fiona. Fight-picking brain, and all.
Watch a video of Apple performing "Every Single Night" live at SXSW 2012.
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After the news broke of animators' mistreatment at Nitrogen Studios' Sausage Party production, a group of concerned animators gathered together to change poor working conditions that are pervasive throughout the industry in Vancouver. We are The Art Babbitt Appreciation Society. We are skilled, we are essential, we are animation.
A large section of our website is dedicated to providing education on the basics of unionization in Vancouver. What are the benefits of an animation union? What are our rights? What does the Animation Guild in LA do? Read and find out.
Want to learn more about events coming up? We host town halls and studio meetings quarterly, as well as core and outreach meetings as needed. Check out our links or contact us to find out when the next event is coming up.
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Brand new by Oonah V. Joslin
Brand new
by Oonah V. Joslin
Part of the integumentary system, your environmental interface organ says a lot about you but it doesn't always say the right things. It's like a book – like a Buchenwald book. People all see the same skin but some deny they ever saw it and others interpret what they see in the light of what they believe or what they want to believe about you. I hesitate to admit it but I was like that with Wmbara. I nearly didn't take him on - but his rent was always on time and his manners were impeccable. His white hair, bright smile and age persuaded me and soon he became more a fixture than a lodger.
Wmbara had marks – not tattoos but scarifications of the face. Most people looked. Many stared. Others ignored them or took them to be tribal marks inflicted by a barbaric practice to do with punishment or some rite to adulthood. They assumed he wore them with shame or with pride. But our daughter Ruth was only four and so she asked outright.
"Why's your face all scarred, uncle Bara?" - just like that, before I could stop her and explain that you don't ask personal questions.
"At about your age, I had the heat convulsions and the doctor man take me and cut into my skin to put in the root juices and make me well again. It was strong medicine."
Why the face? I don't know. Ruth didn't pursue it. She delighted instead in showing him how she could flay the skin from her sun burnt arm, a badge of kinship.
"Don't do that, child. You'll hurt yourself and cause an infection."
"What's ninfekshon, uncle Bara?"
"Never mind. Come on, let's get some cream on that arm and soothe it." And she insisted on putting some on his face too, which made him laugh. "Why don't you give your uncle Bara a big hug?"
Ruth reached her arms around his neck and kissed his scarred face.
Black – White
Young – Old
Love – Hate
Scalps - a twentieth century history of Native Americans, ill-informed by Hollywood.
Does it matter whether Cornwallis paid for Indian scalps or the French Colonists paid for British scalps or the Visigoths, Franks and Anglo Saxons of the 9th century took what scalps they pleased, paid for nothing and are forgotten by us civilized Europeans? The people fleeing from Hiroshima drag a dark shadow behind them through the receding pages of history.
Δ for Delta, Δουλος, doulos, slave isn't even Greek to Ruth. She wouldn't know D for deserter, A for Adulterer, M for Malefactor let alone the translation D for Terrified, A for raped, M for hungry. H for homosexual, hermaphrodite, hostile to this regime, any regime - anything but human. A wristful of numbers is easily misread and who's counting?
When we can grow enough skin to sell, using nano-scale scaffolding, what colour will that skin be? I wonder how they'll Brand it.
Ruth - Type one, Caucasian, never tans, freckles. Assumed affiliations - W.A.S.P./ Northern European. Gender - female. Small scar left cheek - probable medical procedure. Age - too young to know about the atrocities of the human mind.
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Oonah V Joslin writes poetry and flash, has won the Micro Horror Competition twice and lives with her husband and cat in N.E. England. Her blog is www.oonahs.blogspot.com where she posts links to her work every month. She is Managing Editor at www.everydaypoets.com


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Mental health was a not a topic that I grew up discussing in my home and other spheres of my young life (i.e. school, church etc.) but I've really come to feel strongly about it in my adult life. It's considered taboo in the black community because of our often very strong religious beliefs or the overall denial and/or dismissal of mental health issues. I've always maintained (and continue to maintain for that matter) that you can go to therapy and you're religious beliefs can remain in tact. Trust me, I love Jesus, but I also believe in the process of therapy. I think God gives us tools and uses people to help us get through the painful moments of our lives.
I began therapy in my early 20s after I returned home to live with my mother after graduating from Grinnell College. I dealt with depression/anxiety issues because of the stuff that was going on with her. The university I attended for my master's offered discounted therapy sessions so I decided to take advantage of them. Initially, I was skeptical because I previously tried therapy at Grinnell and was not impressed. However, I needed help so I decided to give it a try. I'm glad that I did because it was one of the best decisions I've made in my life.
I've continued to go to therapy intermittently throughout my 20s and will probably continue going when necessary in my life. I think it's a part of living a healthy existence as going to get a physical. I think everyone should try it at least once. Here are a few tips that I've learned about therapy along the way:
Finding a therapist is like dating. Finding a therapist is about finding the right fit Do you have chemistry with your therapist? Do you feel comfortable with your therapist? I've seen about five therapists in my lifetime and I had a connection with each of them them. I felt like they understood me and could really help me. Sometimes you know if the connection is there right away and other times if might take a few sessions to really figure it out. If you're reluctant because you're a Christian, they do have Christian therapists/counselors 😉
Therapists don't fix you. They simply give you the tools to help you realize how to think about and handle things differently. Sometimes it's just a matter of talking to an outsider (with a license and clinical understanding) who can offer different ways about approaching your situation(s). Maybe this is very narcissistic of me, but I really enjoy going in my therapy session and talking about me for an hour. It's fabulous! Sometimes I don't have a goal in mind or something I'm trying to work through at the moment but I simply want to vent.
Go for a therapist of the same gender. This might be controversialand slightly hypocritical because I am seeing a male therapist now. I say this because this is the first time that I'm seeing a man and it is very different than seeing a woman. I think I can be a lot more open with women about certain things. I also think it's a way of guarding your heart because you're opening up yourself and being vulnerable – I think for me it's just best I have a female therapist in the future.
Be open to the process. Revisiting traumatic experiences and digging through issues can be exhausting! Be open to the process – help your therapist help you! Change doesn't happen overnight so be patient with yourself and available to receive healing during this process.


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Merlin is taken to Ambrosius's headquarters by Cadal, one of his personal servants. He is first given a bath, and then fed. Ambrosius is heir to King Budec of Less Britain. He and his brother Uther are building up troops to make the mythical attack on King Vortigern a reality.
After eating, Merlin is taken to meet Ambrosius. Ambrosius questions him about his grandfather the King, King Vortigern, Camlach and his mother Lady Niniane. Merlin tells Ambrosius about Camlach trying to kill him twice and about his grandfather's death. He speaks of Cerdic's murder as well.
Ambrosius wants to know if Lady Niniane was harmed. Merlin says she would never be harmed, and that she was most likely in St. Peter's nunnery. He tells Ambrosius he heard his mother call his father's name one night. She called him Emrys. This makes...
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[- Rocket Tricks -]
The rocket launcher is easily one of the most popular weapons, both for trickjumping and fighting. It's quite versatile, and you will likely find yourself making use of a standard rocket jump from time to time. Take a look at the sections below...
[- Rocket Jumps -]
A standard fare in tricking, all that is required is to point the rocket launcher towards the ground and hit jump and fire. Someone familiar with rocket jumping will be able to travel higher and farther by performing a rocket jump after they have gotten some speed from strafing.
[- Multi Rocket Jumps -]
Discovered by SiT, multi rocket jumps are the standard staple of an experienced tricker. The concept is this... simply make more than one rocket explode under you at the same time. This of course may be easy to say, but not necessarily easy to perform. The timing of the rockets is critical. Demos will show what I explain in the next few sentences.
"Playing Catch Up" is one way to perform a multi rocket jump.You can either step off a high ledge, fire a rocket and then pass it as you fall and then perform a standing rocket jump, or you can out-run a rocket on the ground and wait for its arrival at a wall of your choice.
Teleportation is another way to setup a multi rocket jump. Fire a rocket at a teleporter destination and enter the teleporter. You should see the concept here, if not, find a different sport!
[- Rocket Climbing -]
Not much use in standard FFA unless you have the battle suit or are playing Rocket Arena. The concept is just to use several rocket jumps to propel yourself up a wall or tall barrier to reach the top. The only difference is that you need to aim the rocket jump off the wall instead of off the ground.
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Combining a rocket jump with another weapon is a great way to get somewhere fast. Grenades and a rocket jump make for a good party, but you can go from a rocket jump into a plasma climb as well if you like.
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Hello there.7 Jul
A long no-show from my part, I know, but I've been busy enjoying the summer…. and being with this little face!!
Everyone, meet DD. DD, meet World.
No, she's not our new family member, we're just dogsitting her for a colleague. And she's stolen both of our hearts in the process.
The first 24hours were very hard given that she wouldn't let us near her (which made clipping on her leash and going for walkies a bit of a task) and Dave's tall frame would spark a barking episode everytime he entered the room but that quickly changed to lots of dogtail wagging and what I can only guess to be thoughts along the lines of: "Ohmygodohmygod, you're here, you're back and we're going for a walk, and you're giving me food, ohmygod, I looooove youuuuuuu!!!!!!"
Even makes going for walks in 35C enjoyable.
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Eric Whitacre leads a choral workshop
American composer and conductor Eric Whitacre is leading a choral workshop in the Chapel on Saturday 30 October. The workshop features Whitacre's own music, and involves choral scholars from Caius, Clare, Fitzwilliam, Jesus, Queens', Selwyn, and Sidney Sussex Colleges.
The workshop will be held 2-3.45pm and places are limited so booking is essential. Tickets: £15, concessions £5, available from The Shop at King's (tel: 01223 769340; email: ).
Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances the special evensong that was scheduled to take place after the workshop has been cancelled. We apologise for any disappointment this may cause. The evensong will instead be sung by the Men's Voices, without Eric Whitacre or Stephen Cleobury.


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(1) Peak too early, ran too many development meets.
(2) No runners in the finals of 5,000m race. No top runner in 1,500m finals. No distance program. One distance runner cannot be a distance program.
(3) Injured quarter-milers. Ramone McKenzie ran a 200m race in a 400mx400m relay final and felt it at the last 200m. He was lucky to even finish the race considering he was overworked.
(4) Haste, rushing to victory. Tripping in one's own lane cost valuable points. All Calabar had to do was take it easy and coast in all events.
However with the absence of a distance program they lost the cushion in points, thus boiling down to 3-4 main events that were wide open with major difficulties involved.
Some C-BAR Supporters
In contrast to the picture above, there was disgraceful behavior from some C-BAR supporters. No need to throw bottles on KC track team members, with a Lucozade bottle with bottle cap hitting the knapsack of a KC runner, just missing his head back.
Pelting the Police and other members of the security force with plastic bottles showed complete disregard for the law and disrespect to the Police force. The Principal needs to control these students. Many of the students throwing the bottles appeared to be 12-16 year-olds. The entire world via the International Media recorded this ugly behavior.
I am sure if they were in the USA at Qualcomm Stadium or Giants Stadium they would not dare do such an act in fear of being jailed and or deported.
As a Calabar past student, I say congratulations to Kingston College. Calabar will be ready again in 2010. Keep it all in good sportsman conduct.


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People have been growing potatoes for at least three thousand years. Potatoes were first grown by the Inca an Maya civilizations in South and Central America. European explorers introduced them to their home countries, and they then came back to the Americas during colonization. They have been a staple crop ever since.
I can remember my grandparents growing rows of potatoes in their garden every year. My parents grew potatoes as well when I was small. I don't think we ever bought potatoes until we moved to town when I was a teenager. Our favorite variety was Kennebec, and I still grow them today. Potatoes are durable, cold hardy, nutritious and keep well in storage. If you have ever considered growing potatoes, and have an extra row or two in your garden, give it a try. They are easy to grow, and will reward your efforts with loads of home grown potatoes.
Planting potatoes is done in the early spring, but because they take a while to mature, you won't harvest them until the summer. Depending on the variety you decide to plant it can take from 2-4 months from planting to harvest.
Traditional potato planting time here in Southern Indiana is around St. Patrick's Day (March 17th), which is around a month before the average last frost date. Potatoes will not begin to grow until the soil temperature reaches 45°F.
If you have a late winter it's best to hold off a couple of extra weeks to plant. Any Spring planting is of course also limited by narrow windows of opportunity when your soil is dry enough to actually work up with a fork or tiller.
Potatoes grow and produce best in light sandy soil, but will produce in heavier clay soil. Light sandy soil also makes digging them infinitely easier at harvest time.
Potato plants are grown from "seed" potatoes that can be purchased from local nurseries and seed sellers, as well as from seed catalogs.
These are potatoes produced and treated especially for growing more potatoes. Commercially grown seed potatoes are treated with fungicide,and cut into pieces. Each piece of seed potato should have at least one eye on it. The eye is where the new plant sprouts from, so no eye means no plant. The seed potato provides nutrients for the new plant until it gets fully established.
OR - if you grow heirloom varieties, you can save some small potatoes from the previous year, and use them for seed. This is my preference. I have maintained the same line of Kennebec potatoes for the last 9 or 10 years using this method. Store your potatoes is a cool, dark, and relatively dry place to overwinter them.
Plant potatoes in a hilled row about 12-16 inches wide by 12-16 inches high. Till the soil deep, and rake or shovel it into hills. A hilling attachment on a tiller makes this job much quicker and easier.
Before planting, lay out your seed potatoes on top of the hilled
row. This lets you see that your spacings are even before you plant. If you are a few potatoes short or have a few extra, you can stretch or compress spacing a a little to make everything fit evenly.
Space seed
potatoes about 12 inches apart - give or take a couple of inches. If you are using purchased seed potatoes, you'll plant them with the cut portion down. If you're using your own carried over potatoes, it's likely that they will have already sprouted, so plant them so that the sprouts are oriented up.
Plant seed potatoes 3-4 inches deep. If they have sprouts, leave them sticking above the soil if they are long enough. This isn't critical, but it seems to help the new shoots find the surface quicker.
Many of the white shoots that are already on the potatoes will die back in a week or two, but will sprout green growth just below the ground. New shoots will also come directly from the potato, and follow along next to the white shoots to the surface.
After potato plants are about 8 inches high, it's a good idea to rake additional soil up around your potatoes. Hill the soil up so that only an 3 to 4
inches of the plant is left above the soil. New potatoes will grow on
roots in or just below this hilled soil. If you don't hill the soil up,
potatoes forming close to the surface may turn green from sunlight.
It's also a good idea to mulch the hilled soil around the potato plants as well. Straw, or dry grass clippings work well for this purpose. This will help control weeds around the plants as well as assist in keeping sunlight off of shallow growing potatoes.
When potato plants reach mature size, they will begin bloom. Not long after that, the potato plants will begin to die back. This is early to mid July in my area. Once the plants have died back, give them a couple more weeks for the potatoes to mature to fullest size.
Harvesting potatoes is a fairly simple thing although it requires a bit of physical labor. The best tool to use is a potato fork, which is not the same as a pitch or hay fork. Potato forks have tines that are about 3/4 inch wide, and the entire 4 tined tool is only about a foot wide.
Step the fork into the soil about a foot or more away from the base of the potato plant, and rock the handle back towards the ground, until the plant comes up with the soil. You may have to repeat the process on the other side of the plant.
If your soil is sandy and loose the potatoes should just fall away from the soil, and are easily picked up at that time. In a good year, you can expect to harvest around 40-50 pounds of potatoes from a 30 foot row.
Cellaring or Cold Storage - If your plan for growing potatoes includes more than a couple of plants, you need to prepare for storing them after harvest as well. Potatoes are best kept in a cool dark place. A basement or root cellar is the best option, but a cool room will work as well. I keep our potatoes and sweet potatoes in covered bushel baskets in a room on our basement that always seems to be cooler than the rest of the house.
Potatoes kept cool, dark and dry will keep into the winter and early spring. They will become somewhat soft as they slowly loose moisture during the winter. Soft potatoes are still good to eat, as long as they don't turn dark on the inside. Check through your potatoes occasionally to make sure that none are going bad. Discard or use any that are beginning to go bad.
Left over potatoes can be used for seed the following year.
Canning Potatoes - Storing Potatoes can
be accomplished by canning them as well. Because potatoes are low in
acid you have to use the pressure canning method. Most canning recipes call for peeling potatoes. I never peel small potatoes that will be canned whole or only cut into a couple of pieces. These are very tasty when drained, sprinkled with herbs and spices and roasted in the oven. Since they are already cooked, they only need to be baked until they brown off a bit.
The biggest pests of potatoes are Colorado Potato Beetles. They are common pests, and left unattended will strip the leaves of your growing potato patch down to the stems. Potato Beetle damage can reduce your potato crop size, or even kill entire plants. Both the larvae and adult beetles eat the plant. A pesticide spraying routine is the easiest and most effective way to control them. Talk to a garden center or local extension agent to find out what is best (and legal) in your area.
Here is a link from the University of Kentucky that gives more information on Colorado Potato Beetles and other insect pests of potatoes:
Mice, Voles and Moles can tunnel into your potato hill and set up shop. Moles seldom do much damage other than to make tunnels in search of earthworms. Mice and voles do most of the damage by following a mole tunnel. They will actually eat entire potatoes, and leave only the skin.
Growing potatoes can be a great way to improve your food self
sufficiency. Although potatoes can be purchased fairly inexpensively,
it's still a good idea to know how to grow your own. Every single food
skill you can learn gives you that much more control over your own
destiny. There are hundreds if not thousands of varieties of potatoes
available for cultivation, of different colors, sizes, and flavors, that
you will never have the opportunity to taste unless you grow them
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A view, looking south, of the land area making up the point between the Kennebec and Sebasticook Rivers at their convergence at Winslow, Maine. The Kennebec River is visible on the right. The nearer covered bridge was the pedestrian/wagon bridge. On the left are two covered bridges which spanned the Sebasticook River. The more distant bridge was the railroad bridge. The Fort Halifax blockhouse and the steeple of the Winslow Congregational Church on Lithgow Street are visible.
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- Title: Fort Farm point area, Winslow, ca. 1859
- Creation Date: circa 1859
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- County: Kennebec
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- Local Code: 00003
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Alright! Planning for the NIN Spring Meet-Up is in full swing! The team has decided to do two big meet-ups a year, a spring meet-up and a fall meet-up. We've nailed down the location and ticket prices, now it's time for vendors! If you've got a product you'd like Nashville's naturals to know about, we want YOU to be there.
- We are looking for 4-6 vendors.
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Over the past couple of weeks, and especially the last few days, the unpredictable Texas "winter" has definitely made its presence known. When the temperature drops, the [typical college girl] pumpkin cravings rise. I've whipped up these pumpkin protein pancakes topped with almond butter (similar to these but pumpkin substituted for the banana) one class-skipping morning and another batch of health-ified pumpkin dark chocolate muffins, perfect to freeze for a week of breakfasts or snacks on-the-go.
Something about the colder weather makes me really cherish my cozy morning quiet time (still in my pjs and fuzzy socks) of reading, worship music, coffee (2 cups if I'm lucky), and filling up physically and spiritually before the noise of the day.
Changing seasons also means the end of the semester is close and registration time – my LAST time in college at that. Weird. Crazy. Scary. Exciting. Sad. Thrilled. Busy as ever.
Last weekend I enjoyed a beautiful dinner (my homemade broccoli cheese, her homemade bread, and toasted salami asiago sammies for dunking) and a concert of my absolute favorite on campus a cappella group, VirtuOso. You can't beat a night of good-for-the-soul food, friends, and ridiculous music.
This past week I successfully managed to pull off my histology lab case study presentation, an ameloblastoma. Finally I get to talk about things like teeth development and abnormal oral histology, and considering I'm actually going to school forever to focus on this tiny region of the body, that makes studying it enjoyable.
Despite the crazy low temps for this time of year, Baylor ASDA ladies suited up ready for our last flag football game of the season and ended with another win (and yes, a forfeit by the other team does in fact still count as a W in my book). I'm not sure when I'll get another chance to play quarterback and channel my inner Bryce Petty, but I'm hoping dental school intramurals/olympics?
Friday night we celebrated my lovely roommate Chelsea's 22nd birthday a couple days early. I was pretty proud of my gift-giving this year. I knew she loved author/blogger Donald Miller, so I got her his best-selling book Blue Like Jazz. She's also a big fan of theologian Henri Nouwen, so I found an anthology of sorts drawing from his major works. I topped it off with a bottle of her favorite Cabernet brand, and we had a fun dinner out with the girls – complete with watching Bridesmaids, red wine, and red velvet cake balls back at The Roost (our self-titled apartment) afterwards.
While shopping for her gifts at Barnes and Noble, I snagged this classic illustrated volume beauty on sale for a whopping $7.98! This was THE medical/anatomy teaching text for med students starting in the mid-1800s, and I was thoroughly geeking out about owning this beautiful piece of art and medical history. This Gray came way before Meredith and McDreamy.
A SHORT TWO WEEKS UNTIL I MIGHT FIND OUT WHAT MY LIFE WILL LOOK LIKE FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS. What are my thoughts since my last post about the overwhelming world of dental school decisions? Basically, I am praying HARD for a Dean's scholarship to Penn, and if I receive one that lovely December 1st day, I could not turn it down. There, I said it. Penn Dental is now my "#1," folks. If God closes that door, then I'd be more than happy to attend Baylor College of Dentistry (only a few points ahead of UTSD Houston at the moment).One last tidbit of blog-worthy news. Tomorrow, my friends, I will yet again get to witness a night of pure musicianship with my bros Switchfoot. It's crazy thinking that about this time last year, I saw them at Baylor and wrote about Jon reading my tweet on stage. Call me lame, but I'm preparing myself for if I cry tomorrow night. Not only because their music recalls to mind so many vivid memories throughout my entire life, but mix that with the ball of emotions that is college senior year and it's bound to happen. Oh, and just because Baylor and Waco are awesome and bring phenomenal music to this city, Gungor is also coming along to play part of the show. Talk about a REAL music lover's paradise…
Well that's it for my catchup from lack of blogging the past two weeks. I've got to return to physics, my perfect Mocha, and a cozy night at Dichotomy.


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Rudy Giuliani yesterday dodged questions about a potential 2010 gubernatorial run — but suggested any chance of his being elected would depend on how bad things get for the state.
"I got elected mayor, I believe, on the theory of 'It can't get worse.' So if it gets to that point, maybe I'll decide [to go for it]," Giuliani half-joked at a crowded Crain's New York breakfast in Midtown.
Then, turning serious, he said, "If I thought I could make a real difference in the state, really change things . . . I would do it."
Asked where things stand statewide on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the way things were in the city when he was elected in 1993, he said, "New York is in pretty bad shape . . . We are somewhere around, in terms of problems, 9 or 10."
Also factoring into his decision about whether to run, he said, is the issue of what to do with his consulting firm, Giuliani Partners, and law firm, Bracewell & Giuliani.
As for Gov. Paterson, Giuliani declined to take pot shots, saying, instead, that Paterson doesn't deserve to be blamed for the last month's legislative dysfunction.
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While nearly two-thirds of former Los Angeles Times journalists would like to remain in the news business, more than half believe their former paper eventually will fold – and nearly as many think newspapers in general have been mortally wounded, according to a recent informal survey conducted by TheJournalismShop.
Only 16 percent expect the Times to survive, and nearly a third say they were uncertain what will happen.
"It will either become all-paid like WSJournal or be privately foundation funded," wrote a woman who volunteered for a buyout. "Guessing."
The poll was conducted among former Los Angeles Times staffers who are members of a support message group. Seventy-five out of 124 members responded, and only a quarter of them expected newspapers to survive the current economic crisis.
"The stack of paper that used to arrive at your front door will disappear," wrote one laid-off female journalist. "Already it seems quaint and wasteful."
But another woman who took a buyout said there was still sufficient demand for newspapers to continue in some form.
"I am an optimist when it comes to believing that newspapers will survive because millions of people still read and want reliable, objective news," she wrote.


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As part of its strategy to harmonise national copyright regimes across the EU and reflect the digital age in which we live, on the 9 December 2015, the European Commission published a "Communication on the modernisation of the European copyright framework" ("Communication"), a draft "Regulation on ensuring the cross-border portability of online content services" ("Regulation") and a "Consultation on the enforcement of IP rights within the EU" ("Consultation").
The European Commission published a Communication on a "Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe" ("DSMS") on 6 May 2015 in which it set out five legislative proposals for EU copyright reform to reduce the differences between national copyright regimes and allow for wider online access to works by users across the EU, namely:
- portability of legally acquired content;
- ensuring cross-border access to legally purchased online services while respecting the value of rights in the audiovisual sector;
- harmonised exceptions for the cross-border use of content for specific purposes (such as research, education, text and data mining);
- clarification of the rules on the activities of intermediaries regarding copyright-protected content; and
- modernising cross-border enforcement of IP rights.
Accompanying the DSMS, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker released a video in which he said: "you can drive from Tallinn to Turin without once showing your passport, but you can't stream your favourite TV shows from home once you get there […] we are making a single market fit for a digital age."
Regulation - Overview
The DSMS noted that less than 4% of all video on-demand content in the EU is accessible cross-border, and the Communication notes that in 2014, 49% of EU internet users accessed music, video and games online.
The draft Regulation addresses this as it contains a "cross-border portability right" for users to enjoy digital subscriptions they pay for at home whilst they travel across the EU. For example, someone who lives in the UK who travels on holiday to Spain could access the online film or live sport service that they subscribe to in the UK, while "temporarily" staying in Spain.
The Questions and Answers ("Q&A") accompanying the Regulation state that many users resort to technological workarounds such as virtual private networks to access online content whilst travelling across the EU.
The UK Prime Minister David Cameron is supportive of the Regulation as he describes it as a step towards "securing a flexible single market that works for EU consumers and businesses".
Regulation – Provisions
Article 3(1) of the Regulation obliges a provider of an online content service to "enable a subscriber who is temporarily present in a Member State to access and use the online content service". Article 2(a) defines a "subscriber" as a consumer who has a contract for the provision of an online content service with a provider. Article 2(d) defines "temporarily present" as the presence of a subscriber in a Member State other than the Member State of residence. Article 2(e) defines an "online content service" as one which is provided to a subscriber on agreed terms either against payment of money or the service provider verifies the Member State of residence.
Article 4 sets out that the provision of, and access to, content falling under Article 3 will be considered as occurring solely in the Member State of residence where the subscriber habitually resides.
Article 5(1) provides that any contractual provisions between right-holders and service providers, and between service providers and subscribers which are contrary to Articles 3 and 4, will be unenforceable. Article 5(2) allows right-holders to require the service provider to use effective means to verify that it is providing access to subscribers in accordance with Article 3.
Article 7 sets out that the Regulation will apply retrospectively to rights and contracts that pre-date it.
Regulation – Comment and next steps
The explanatory memorandum of the draft Regulation states that intervention by the EU will ensure "greater legal certainty and do away with the need to renegotiate the whole network of existing licences for the purposes of cross-border portability" as "the proposal will not oblige right-holders and service providers to renegotiate contracts as it will make unenforceable any provisions in contracts contrary to the obligation to provide for cross-border portability."
Under the current draft of the Regulation, "temporarily present" is not defined with reference to any time limit, so it is unclear how one assesses this. Although the Regulation will benefit users, it may arguably bring about a reduction in subscription revenues for service providers.
The Q&A states that the costs of implementing the Regulation will only be marginal for service providers. Anticipated costs will be the reconfiguration of user authentication systems which instead of geo-blocking a user based on their location will allow access on a temporary basis to online content. The Commission believes that the ability to use and enjoy online content when travelling in the EU will make these products and services more attractive and will boost revenues for the creative sector.
The Intellectual Property Office ("IPO") ran a call for views on the draft Regulation which ended on 12 February 2016. The IPO encouraged views from service providers, right-holder organisations and consumers. Areas in which the IPO were particularly interested included:
- whether consumers should have a cross-portability right;
- whether the definition of "temporarily" in the draft Regulation achieves the objective of specifying scenarios in which a person is on holiday or a business trip;
- whether the scope of the draft Regulation should only apply to paid subscription services and those subscription services which have mechanisms in place to allow verification of the subscriber's country of residence (such as TV licences);
- given that the draft Regulation contains provisions stipulating that it will apply to existing contracts and acquired rights, whether these provisions were effective and what their impact would be on right-holders and service providers; and
- whether there were any issues with the timescale for the Regulation to come into force, currently drafted as six months after its agreement (envisaged to be 2017).
The UK Government will take forward the views expressed as part of the negotiations between the European Parliament and the EU Member States this year on the final text of the Regulation.
Communication - Overview
The Communication states that it is aimed at injecting a higher level of harmonisation into the current EU copyright rules, addressing in particular the territoriality of copyright and adapting to new technologies.
The Communication sets out that the availability of online content services "without frontiers" will deliver more choice to consumers, and that a better functioning digital single market will also provide opportunities for content creators and cultural industries to expand their audiences and business and make them more competitive.
The Commission recognises that the objective of full cross-border access for all types of content across the EU needs to be balanced with the readiness of markets to respond rapidly to legal and policy changes and the need to ensure viable financing models for those who are chiefly responsible for content creation.
The Communication focuses on four pillars, each of which are set out below.
(i) Communication – Wider access to content across the EU
The Communication comments on the territorial nature of copyright. It states that the reason why users in one Member State cannot access content they subscribe to at home abroad is because there are many instances where right-holders decide to limit the territorial scope of a copyright licence to service providers, and consequently the services are limited to only one territory. Furthermore, service providers may decide to limit a service to a particular territory despite holding a licence for the whole of the EU. In addition, audiovisual content is often financed through territorial exclusivity licences granted to individual distributors or service providers, and this is an established sustainable financing model.
The Regulation is a first step towards addressing the cross-portability issue. Additionally, following a recent public consultation, the Commission is considering amending the "Satellite and Cable Directive" (Directive 93/83/EEC). Paragraph 2 of Article 1 of this Directive currently sets out that satellite service broadcasters are bound by the laws of the Member State in which they communicate their service, not the Member States in which their signal is received, meaning that satellite broadcasters currently only require a licence to broadcast copyright content in their country of origin to be able to broadcast across the whole of the EU. The Commission is considering whether this principle should be extended to online services also and a legislative proposal is expected to be published this year.
(ii) Communication – Adapting copyright exceptions
Current EU rules on copyright exceptions which Member States have the option to implement into their national laws can be found in the "InfoSoc Directive" (Directive 2001/29/EC). These exceptions have not been universally implemented by all Member States, which has led to inconsistencies between national laws. To address this, the Commission is considering legislative proposals for the following exceptions to copyright to improve cross-border trade and create an EU framework that is relevant for access to knowledge, education and research and also effective in the digital age:
- legislation to implement the Marrakesh Treaty (which provides an exception to allow the creation of accessible versions of literary and artistic copyright works for the blind and visually impaired);
- allow public interest research organisations to carry out text and data mining of copyright content for scientific research purposes (text and data mining is the reading and analysis by machines of vast amounts of digital content to advance science and research). The Commission believes this exception is necessary to strengthen the EU's competitiveness and scientific leadership and to encourage cross-border and cross-discipline collaboration in research and innovation activities across the EU;
- clarify the scope of the current EU exception which allows use of copyright materials for the sole purpose of illustration for teaching or scientific research. The Commission believes this is particularly necessary because of the advent of online learning, in-classroom use of technologies, digital materials and cross-border learning;
- allow cultural heritage institutions such as libraries, educational establishments, archives and museums to carry out preservation activities including digital preservation of copyright works;
- allow the public to remotely consult copyright works held in libraries, educational establishments, archives and museums for the purpose of research and private study. The current EU exception only allows the public to access these works on terminals located on the premises of these institutions; and
- clarify the scope of the current EU "freedom of panorama" exception (this exception allows the public to take photographs, videos and drawings of buildings and sculptures located in public spaces).
The Commission states it will consider the above legislative proposals by Spring 2016.
(iii) Communication – Improving how the marketplace functions for copyright
The Commission wants to ensure that the value generated by the online distribution of copyright works is fairly shared with right-holders. The Commission is concerned that right-holders cannot set licensing terms and negotiate fairly with large online platforms (such as search engines, social media, knowledge and video sharing websites, and app stores) for making their work available to the public.
To strengthen the position of right-holders, the Commission is considering:
- whether action is needed to define "'communication to the public" and "making available" rights at an EU-wide level. These rights relate to the use of copyright content in digital transmissions. By defining these, creators and creative industries would be able to claim rights and negotiate licences and remuneration in the context of content distributed online;
- whether action should be taken against online news aggregators who provide links to copyright content. In Spain, a copyright law came into force last year requiring certain online news platforms which post links to copyright content to pay a fee to the news publisher of that content. A large online news platform withdrew from Spain as a result of the legislation. In Germany, legislation was recently debated on whether an online news platform should pay publishers for posts of a 'snippet' of more than a few words of the news article to which they referred under a hyperlink. The Commission recognises that these Member States have sought to address the activities of news aggregators, but the differing approaches carry a risk of more fragmentation in a Digital Single Market; and
- whether proposals are needed for the regulation of contractual practices, unwaivable remuneration rights, collective bargaining and collective management of rights for authors and performers.
The Commission states it will consider the above by Spring 2016.
(iv) Communication – Consultation on the Enforcement of IP rights
The Commission is concerned that the current legal enforcement framework may no longer be fit for purpose. As such the Commission is running a Consultation on the enforcement of IP rights within the EU which ends on 15 April 2016. The aim of the Consultation is to gather views from right-holders, the judiciary, legal profession, intermediaries, consumers and public authorities on the "IP Enforcement Directive" (Directive 2004/48/EC) and its relevance to the enforcement of IP rights in the online environment.
The Commission states that in view of the frequent commercial-scale infringements taking place, it is consulting with all parties:
- to consider proposals to adopt "follow-the-money" mechanisms, based on a self-regulatory approach. Intermediary service providers would deprive commercial-scale infringers of revenue streams they may be acquiring from consumer payments and advertising in relation to the infringing activity. The Commission is seeking to reach agreement on this by Spring 2016;
- to consider amendments to the legal framework to clarify the rules for identifying infringers, the application of provisional and precautionary measures and injunctions and their cross-border effect and the calculation of damages and legal costs. The Commission is considering proposals on this by Autumn 2016; and
- to consider "notice and action" mechanisms, so that once illegal content is identified it is removed by hosting services, and that there are systems in place to prevent legal content from being taken down in error.
So What?
The consumer is the person most likely to benefit from the Regulation by being able to access online content across the EU. However, it will potentially have a negative impact upon licensors and licensees of online copyright content as it may restrict revenue streams (although the Commission believes otherwise).
As stated in the Communication, the ultimate goal is to have a single EU copyright code and copyright title, and a single copyright jurisdiction and tribunal. However this would require substantial changes to current copyright rules. But the proposals being considered by the Commission are a step towards creating pan-European rights that have been successfully implemented for other IP rights such as trademarks and patents.
The timetable for bringing about the above proposals are ambitious, further demonstrating the drive towards creating a single EU copyright framework.


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A translation of a beautiful Arabic poem
"Take taqwa as your provision, for you do not know
When the night darkens, will you live until fajr?
For how many of a youth laughs by morning and evening
And his shrouds have been weaved, and he does not know.
And how many of young ones are expected to live long
But their bodies are made to enter the darkness of the grave.
And how many of a bride have they beautified for her husband
And their souls have been seized on the night of decree.
And how many of a healthy one dies without an illness
And how many of an ill one has lived for a good time
So whoever lives for a thousand and more
They must one day, make their way to their grave"
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It might be unusual at this time to have a Western decorating style, but to this day this design remains a popular choice for some people. Western decorating style is one of the home decor styles and is often called a cowboy culture. A Western-style interior is different from European-style interior decor. A Western-style interior is much more relaxed and comfortable. It also gives a natural feel to the house.
If you are going to apply this style in your home, you have to do some careful calculation in regard to housing materials, colors, furniture selection and accessories.
You can achieve Western style in your home with a combination of various colors, furniture and cowboy-themed accessories. The materials that are used in Western style are leather, stone, wood and metal.
To have a feeling of warmth, you can brown color as the material furnishings with terracotta-colored walls or bricks. If you want to use wallpapers, choose ones with nature patterns such as light brown with some combination of other natural colors like green color pine or river.
Moreover, you can decorate your kitchen in Western style as well. There are so many ideas that you can choose from. For instance, you can focus on a Western object like some cowboy boots or a cowboy hat or you can combine them both and use them as your central decorating theme. You can also western-themed curtains and light switch covers.
Another idea that you can use is look for tables and chairs that actually look like they were made with unfinished logs. Moreover, you can use photo frames that look unfinished and put pictures of your family or of western mountains and hills in them.
You can also use cast-iron skillets or pans as wall decor. You can even make your own Western-style dining table. Look for a vintage-looking wagon wheel and use it as a base and lay a piece of heavy beveled glass on top.
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Slow Cooker Bar B Que Pork Roast
Slow Cooker Bar B Que Pork Roast
Miz Helen's Kitchen
3 pound Pork Roast (I use a Boston Butt)
1 tablespoon olive oil
For The Rub
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon Creole Seasoning (I use Tony Chachere's)
For The Sauce
1 cup of your favorite Bar B Que Sauce
3/4 cup ketchup
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
1 teaspoon Creole Seasoning
Mix all the dry rub ingredients and cover the roast on all sides with the rub and let set at room temperature for 10 minutes.
Mix the Bar B Que Sauce with the ketchup, brown sugar,Worcestershire, Vinegar and Creole Seasoning, mix well and set aside.
Turn the Slow Cooker on high so it can begin to heat, we don't want to put the meat into a cold cooker.
In a heavy skillet heat the olive oil and sear the roast on all sides.
Put the roast into the slow cooker and pour the sauce over the roast.
Cook on high for 30 minutes and reduce the heat to low.
Cook on low for 5 hours.
Let the roast set for at least 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.
Slow Cook For 5 Hours
Serve Sliced With Sauce
Serve On A Bun
Add A Bacon Roasted Potato Salad
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I am so excited that you could come to the country today and enjoy this great meal with us. Hope you have a fantastic week and come back to see us real soon!
Peace and Joy
Miz Helen


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A driver who allegedly failed a field sobriety test was arrested after he struck and killed a 70-year-old woman crossing Rosecrans Avenue in Hawthorne, police said Monday.
Edwin Otis Thurman, 51, of Hawthorne was not immediately charged with offenses related to the crash. Police said he allegedly stashed a bag containing a loaded gun and drugs packaged for sales in the bushes at the side of the street when he pulled over.
Police said Thurman was driving east on Rosecrans near Cordary Avenue about 8 p.m. when he struck the woman. She was not in a crosswalk as she tried to make it from the south side of the street to the north.
Thurman continued eastbound, but made a U-turn at Doty Avenue and returned.
"An alert citizen who witnessed the accident saw the driver of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian then exit his vehicle and place a bag in a nearby set of bushes," Hawthorne police said in a statement. "Officers were directed to the bag where it was recovered and found to contain a loaded firearm and narcotics which were packaged for sales."
Police officers arrested Thurman on suspicion of possessing the gun and drugs. He also was given a field sobriety test and failed, police said. Additionally, a blood sample was taken. The results were not immediately available.
Thurman was held at the Hawthorne jail on $100,000 bail and is scheduled to appear at the Airport courthouse on Wednesday.
California Department of Motor Vehicles records showed Thurman has a clean driving record, but Los Angeles County Superior Court records revealed this arrest was not his first.
Spousal abuse and assault charges filed against him in 1997 were dismissed; burglary and robbery charges were filed and dismissed against him in 1999 and 2008. He was guilty of petty theft with a prior in 2000, guilty of trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia in 1999, and guilty of being under the influence in 2009. In 2010, he was convicted of pandering.


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Thomas Coffee formally charged with murder in Craigslist ad slaying
Thomas Coffee, 23, is being held without bail after allegedly using a Craigslist ATV ad to lure N.J. man Daniel Cooke to a West Oak Lane alley and kill him.
Thomas Coffee, 23, is being held without bail after he was formally arraigned Sunday night on murder charges in connection with the death of Daniel Cooke, 27, of Williamstown, N.J.
Coffee, of the 1900 block of Lukens Avenue in Willow Grove, is charged with murder, robbery with the infliction of serious bodily injury, possession of an instrument of crime and firearm offenses after allegedly using a Craigslist ad to lure Cooke to a West Oak Lane alley, where police say he shot and killed the man.
Cooke traveled to the 1400 block of East Walnut Lane with two friends Friday night to answer a Craigslist post advertising an ATV for sale, according to investigators.
There, Cooke was allegedly met by Coffee, who police say was wearing a white towel on his head.
Coffee allegedly told Cooke to walk down the street with him to look at the four-wheeler asCooke's two friends stayed inside the car.
When the men lost sight of Cooke, they told police, they heard two gunshots.
Cooke, of the 1400 block of Victory Avenue in Williamstown, was shot in the head and died on the scene.
Coffee was arrested Saturday and arraigned around 8 p.m. Sunday night.
He is next due in court July 10 for a preliminary hearing.


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Age. Bulk of fauna ca. 4,855±70 (DIC-591) (Gillespie, pers. commun.), but woodrat middens within the shelter are dated at as 5,550±130 (A-2115), 9,460±160 (A-2116), 10,030±150 (A-2123), 10,500±250 (A-2411), 10,600±200 (A-2139) (Betancourt and Van Devender 1981). Lemmiscus suggested as earlier than rest of fauna (Gillespie, pers. commun. 1981).
General Description. Atlatl Cave is located on the north wall of Chaco Canyon.
The faunal elements listed here are, according to Gillespie (1985), early Holocene (Lemmiscus curtatus) and middle Holocene (Sigmodon hispidus and Microtus ochrogaster). The presence of Sagebrush Vole may indicate that it was able to hang on south of its present range until middle Holocene climatic change extirpated it. Sigmodon hispidus and Microtus ochrogaster are covered here because they are of interest in terms of biogeography and how relatively moderate climatic changes may allow notable geographic range changes.
The Hispid Cotton Rat currently occurs at some distance to the south and east, and the Prairie Vole reaches west only into northeastern New Mexico in our area. Neither makes it even close to the San Juan Basin nor, in northern New Mexico, close to the continental divide that, today, is inhospitable habitat for these rodents. Their presence, along with the occurrences in the middle and late Holocene of the Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher (Lyman 1983), suggest that warm grasslands allowed these taxa to pass over the continental divide. Once west of the divide, a wide area of lowland habitat would have been available.
Lemmiscus curtatus—Sagebrush Vole
Microtus ochrogaster—Prairie Vole
Sigmodon hispidus—Hispid Cotton Rat
Literature. Betancourt and Van Devender 1981; Gillespie 1985; Lyman 1983.
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has paid millions of dollars of extravagant bills charged to taxpayers by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft and other defense contractors even after auditors questioned the expenses, government officials disclosed this week.
Angry congressmen were told these bills get paid anyway after the Pentagon sits down to negotiate with the contractors.
The accusing finger of Congress, having pointed at those who submitted these bills, is now turning turned toward officials in the Pentagon who went ahead and paid them.
``We`re talking about entertainment costs, donations, giveaways, exhibits, costs of air shows, public relations costs -- all of which are unallowable under one part of the Federal Acquisition Regulations,`` said Frank C. Conahan, national security director of the General Accounting Office.
The watchdogs are watching, Conahan told the congressmen. But the rules are so ``ambiguous`` that the system seems to allow payment of unnecessary expenses even when the government finds out about them.
Rather than throw out these questioned bills, the Pentagon often will negotiate with contractors to settle the matter without looking at individual items or the paperwork to account for them.
``Since these negotiations are on a total basis, a 50-50 split is generally the rule rather than the exception,`` Conahan said.
One GAO survey last year of a sample of expenses submitted by 12 contractors disclosed that taxpayers paid these disputed bills:
(BU) $1 million for exhibits, promotions and ``giveaways.``
(BU) $218,000 for promotional advertisements in such publications as Time and Newsweek, including $15,000 for a public relations film.
(BU) $599,000 for travel, including $125,000 for such items as first-class plane fare, hotel rooms and meals for spouses of contractor employees.