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Kevin Pazour '07 Elected Student Senate Presidentby Kayla Gentry • December 16, 2005 Share:
Founded in 1832, Wabash College is one of the nation's top liberal arts colleges. With a wide variety of programs, 850 men obtain an excellent education in their fields to prepare them for becoming successful citizens of the world.
Kevin Pazour, a Wabash College junior, is one such man. While carrying a load of difficult and time consuming classes for his art history major, he also is involved with the Student Senate, Independent Men's Association, Sons of Wabash, and is the recent Student Body President-elect. With the dream of eventually becoming a museum director, Pazour is active with his fellow student peers and continually pursues excellence in his future dreams.
Pazour's favorite quote by Theodore Roosevelt states: "Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
His life motto runs hand in hand with the quote. "Never settle," Pazour said. "Keep on trying even when you do run into obstacles along the way. Keep the mentality to never give up."
Pazour grew up in Valparaiso and graduated from Washington Township High School. While searching for a college to attend, Pazour enjoyed the one on one attention he felt at Wabash in comparison to other colleges and universities he visited. "I felt at home here." He said.
At Wabash, Pazour works in the Art Department running small errands and is active within his campus organizations. "Everybody that I encounter in everyday life has had some sort of influence on me," he said, describing that he has not one, but many mentors that have influenced his personal life.
While being the Student Body President, Pazour hopes to become active within the community of Montgomery County. He will discover the current ties that the student body has within the community when he is handed down the information next semester.
"The last student body president, Greg Mahoney, has really helped me and influenced me to run (for student body president)," Pazour said. "I just got elected last week and it is overwhelming. It really hasn't all sunk in yet."
Pazour begins his term as president next semester, and will continue his legacy until this time next year.
Pazour has received many pieces of advice that have helped him become the successful man he is now. "Give it your all. Essentially, if you try something and give it your all, you will succeed," he said.
After his finals this week, Pazour plans on going home and relaxing for a few days. "I enjoy Christmas time and the downtown area of Valparaiso," he said, "I am the vice president of a museum in Valparaiso and do volunteer work there by fund-raising for different programs and academic programs."
If he could tell the community members of Montgomery County one thing it would be: "Do not believe in the Wabash stereotype. Many people here think we are ritzy and arrogant, but that is wrong. A lot of us come from the same type of communities," he said.
"Never get down on yourself and let emotions get to you. There are always going to be failures, but you have to overcome them."
Gentry is a reporter for The Paper of Montgomery County. This story first appeared in the Dec. 14 edition.


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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Dallas defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has been fired after his injury-depleted unit struggled in a pair of season-ending losses that kept the Cowboys out of the playoffs for a third straight year.
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Register to Vote in Texarkana for the 2012 Elections
We're in the midst of election season, and whether you're concerned about the results of the presidential race or have something to say about the numerous community issues here in Texarkana, make sure you're registered to vote!
But if you're new to Texarkana or have simply become old enough to vote, you may not know how and where to register. First of all, know that you must register no later than Tuesday, Oct. 9 if you want to vote in the general election.
Now here's the scoop on where to register:
If you live in Arkansas, download the Arkansas Voter Registration Application and fill it out. Then take it to the Miller County Courthouse at:
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400 Laurel St. #105
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710 James Bowie Dr.
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October Fall Weekend Events in Northern Michigan
Per my usual morning frazzle, I paralleled, threw my scattered bits-o-junk into my bag and popped out of the car all under 50 seconds. I was desperately attempting to make up for time with a hulk-proportioned stride when I suddenly stopped dead in my wedges. Washington Street looked different. It was shining in a new gold, glowing from the city court house down to the neatly ordered town houses blocks away. It was fall. So when I did make it into the office (per my usual 3 minutes late…rebuilding momentum in-wedge ain't easy) I thought Welp, tis the season—a fall-festive article it is. So here's a month of weekend events for the leaf-crunchin', pumpkin-pickin' lover in all of us.
PS: Should you not make it to these harvest blow outs, just stop at Potter's, grab yourself a donut and stroll down Washington. Happy fall, Northern Michigan.
October 3–6
Families: Boyne City Harvest Festival, Oct. 5th 8am-4pm
Held downtown with music, crafts, fall produce, shopping and dining specials, and a 5k fun run/walk (with your dog). The entire Boyne City Farmers Market will move to Water and Lake Streets from 8 a.m. to noon. The farm market booths sell a variety of apples and other harvest items including pumpkins, squash, apple butter, jam, honey and cider. Portions of Water Street will be closed to traffic during the festival to make room for the Farmers Market, music and more than 30 arts and craft vendors. The festival will also include folk art demonstrations, children's games, hay rides and a scarecrow-making contest for residents and businesses.
Adults: Chateau Chantal Harvest Festival, Oct. 5th 12pm-4pm
Share the excitement of Harvest! Mark & Brian's cellar and still will be open to smell wines, stomp grapes, and tour. The tasting room staff will serve wine tastes and take private label orders. Also, special pricing on full case orders of any one varietal of wine!
Activities for All, Open to Public: 1pm: Mini Slurpin' Seminar Learn the basics of wine tasting – slurping noises encouraged! 2pm: Grape Stompin' Put Lucille Ball to shame and get in line for your chance to crush grapes the old fashioned way: with your feet! 3pm: Distillation Seminar – join the winemakers as they show off their shiny copper pot still.
Outdoors: Kayak to Brown Bridge Quiet Area, Oct. 5 10am-12pm
Enjoy a spectacular paddle down the Boardman River that concludes at the Brown Bridge Quiet Area. Led by Boardman River Program Coordinator, Steve Largent, the trip provides an opportunity to share the growth and change over the last year, discuss efforts still underway with the dam removal and appreciate the beauty of the fall colors. Kayaks provided by Backcountry North.
October 10–13
Families: Charlevoix Apple Festival, Oct. 11-13, 10am-6pm
Local organizations will warm you up with hot food items such as chili, hot dogs, apple flappers, kielbasa, French fries and more. Activities include a holiday art & craft show with 125 exhibitor booths, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo and pumpkin carving contest display. Don't forget to stop at the Chamber booth and pick up your Apple Fest t-shirt.
Adults: Brys Estate Harvest Celebration, Oct. 12, 11am-7pm
For $5 per person, guests will receive a large souvenir wine glass to use as they visit four different wine and food pairing stations throughout the tasting room, barrel rooms and winery cellar giving visitors a glimpse into the inner workings of the winery. The patio will be open for guests to enjoy their favorite wine by the glass or a cheese & charcuterie board, while soaking up the fall colors that will be exploding in every direction. Guests may even sneak a peak at the grapes being harvested in the estate vineyards that surround the tasting room. Admission is complimentary for current wine club members. No reservations are needed.
Outdoors: Fall Color Bike Tour, Oct. 12, 1pm-4pm
A unique opportunity to bike ride the new Burt Lake Trail and hike LTC nature preserves with a guide, and in the peak fall color season. The bike ride will begin at Maple Bay Campground and go to Carp Creek and then return by the same route (11 miles total). The Burt Lake Trail winds through the Chaboiganing Preserve and near UMBS's Colonial Point Memorial Forest, so you will explore these protected properties by foot and view the old growth oak forests there. Participants will also have a chance to hike along Carp Creek on Biological Station property. Please bring your bike, good hiking footwear and a water bottle for your bike.
Oct 17–20
Families: Fall Festival at Pond Hill Farms, Oct. 19 & 20, 11am-4pm
Enjoy u-pick pumpkins, hayrides, lunch in the cafe, wine tasting, hot cider and donuts, shop our farm market, watch a pig race, feed our farm animals, free pumpkin painting, kiddie train rides, squash rocket, feed the fish at the Trout Pond, and more with free admission!
Adults: InsideOut Gallery & Shorts Brewing Present Mixology 202, Oct. 18, 6pm
Short's is teaming up with creative friends at InsideOut Gallery in Traverse City for another craft beer cocktail extravaganza. This time they are employing the help of another craft artisan, Journeyman Distillery, to truly make this a night of Michigan themed concoctions. Pushing the limits of craft beer and locally made spirits, this is definitely a night you won't want to miss.
Outdoors: Fall Color Hike at Green Point Dunes, Oct. 19, 10am-12pm
Join GTRLC for a fall color hike through beautiful forests to unparalleled views of Lake Michigan, a shipwreck and a quintessential Lake Michigan beach. A quintessential Lake Michigan beach, you ask? Come on out, you will see! The hike is approximately 2 miles. Please note the trail is relatively steep in places. Dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes, and bring water.
Oct 24–27
Families: Leland Fall Frenzie, Oct. 26, all day
A day for cider, doughnuts, special downtown sales and a late fall chance to watch the fish try to jump the dam. Leland is beautifully situated on M-22 between Lake Michigan and Lake Leelanau.
Adults: The Native Grapes of Northern Italy Wine Dinner, Oct. 24, 7pm
A lovely evening featuring Tim Tebeau of US Wine Imports and wine/food editor of Traverse Magazine and the complex, interesting, and food-friendly wines of Northern Italy! Chef Branden Gatrell's menu for the evening will focus on Fall seasonal ingredients with an Italian flair. Cru Sommelier Jen Bingham will work with Tim to pair the wines with each course and teach you a little bit about Northern Italian wines! RSVP Required – 231-399-0200
Outdoors: Traverse City Zombie Run 5K, Oct. 26, 9am
The Zombie Run has become a Halloween tradition. What's not to like? Zombies and beer have always been a winning combination. Stick around after the race for the 50/50 raffle, medal ceremony and best costumes prizes. There will be a few other surprises as well. Plus the beer will be flowing, who says you can't drink before noon? Besides, you're already dead anyway!


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May 24, 2019Islamic State
The Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) claimed a May 16 attack near Tongo Tongo, Niger, killing more than 20 soldiers not far from the Malian border. In March it issued a photo of its members in Burkina Faso and in April it claimed an attack on a militia in Mali. But, it is not clear that the ISWA group based primarily in Nigeria is behind those attacks.
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President Trump's walk away from his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being compared to President Reagan's walk away from the 1986 Reykjavik summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev …
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The conventional wisdom is that the Boko Haram faction that calls itself the Islamic State in West African (ISWA) is less brutal than Abubakar Shekau's rival faction, notorious for the Chibok school girl kidnapping and the targeting of civilians. There is some truth to this: ISWA has avoided using female and child suicide bombers and it does not seem to indiscriminately murder entire villages. Its rhetoric does not glory in murder like Shekau's.
May 22, 2019South Africa
Under the leadership of Cyril Ramaphosa, the African National Congress (ANC), improved its electoral performance in the 2019 national elections. The ANC won more than 58 percent of the vote, up from 54 percent in the local government elections of 2016, though still a decline from the 62 percent in won in 2014 national elections.
May 21, 2019Chad
There are new reports of violence, characterized as farmer-herder conflict, in Chad. According to Agence France Presse and Voice of America, thirty-five have died [French] since May 16 in separate in…
May 20, 2019Nigeria
This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 11 to 17, 2019.
May 17, 2019Burkina Faso
Islamist terrorist groups in northeast Burkina Faso are following a strategy of violence reminiscent in some ways of Boko Haram's early days in Nigeria. The groups are attacking Protestant and Catholic churches, killing pastors, priests, and congregants, and also teachers in secular schools.
May 16, 2019Nigeria
In a court case in London involving international oil companies and the oil block designated OPL 245—thought to be one of the largest untapped reserves in Africa—lawyers for the Nigerian government accused Jonathan and Alison-Madueke with plotting to "receive bribes and make a secret profit."
May 15, 2019Burkina Faso
President Emmanuel Macron of France announced on May 10 that French military forces rescued four hostages in Burkina Faso held by Islamist militants. Two were French, one was American, and one was South Korean. No authorities have released freed hostage names, citing privacy considerations. However, the operation cost the lives of two French soldiers, the names of whom have been made public.
May 14, 2019South Africa
The African National Congress, which has governed since the end of apartheid, won again in May's national election. But a growing opposition will watch to see whether it can revive the economy and cu…


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**This post was originally published on HonestCooking.com, a brand new online food magazine, for which I am a contributor. The website launched in March, and it is a great new resource for recipes, travel, restaurant reviews and foodie opinion pieces. Check it out here!**
Did you know that there is a week in March that has been officially be declared 'American Chocolate Week'? Nope, neither did I! What does American Chocolate Week mean? I have no clue, but that fact however, did not stop me from celebrating it to its full extent. I am a sucker for holidays, even ones that are probably made up by Hallmark and advertising firms.
In other words, I got my chocolate on. Actually, I got my chocolate and caramel on. I wonder if there is an American Caramel Week. If there isn't, there should be. I need to look into that.
A quick Google search revealed all kinds of yummy (albeit ridiculous) holidays coming up in May including National Beer Week, National Cheese Soufflé Day, National Eat What You Want Day, and National Truffle Day. National Truffle Day happens to land on my birthday, so I may have to take advantage of that one, both the sweet and savory versions.
Back to the chocolate: a friend's baby shower was the perfect event to present chocolate goodies in all their glory. I mean, I have never met a pregnant woman that isn't up for a little (or a lot) of chocolate. Salted chocolate-covered caramels and a chocolate tart with a hazelnut banana caramel filling satisfied all the lovely ladies at the shower, and made the mom-to-be a very happy camper.
First up, salted, chocolate-covered caramels (stay tuned for the chocolate-banana-caramel tart, we need to pace ourselves here!)
Salted Chocolate-Covered Caramels
makes about 60-80 caramels
The cook times here are approximate, you should rely on your candy thermometer to tell you when it is done, not the number of minutes it has been cooking.
180 ml cream
1 teaspoon high quality vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
170 grams light corn syrup
192 grams sugar
60 grams butter
300 grams dark chocolate
coarse sea salt crystals for garnish
Line a square baking dish with tin foil and mist lightly with a non-stick cooking spray.
In a small saucepan, combine the cream, half of the butter, and the salt over medium heat, just until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla, and cover to keep warm.
In a medium saucepan, combine the corn syrup and sugar and cook over medium heat until the sugar has melted and come to a boil. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches 155°C on a candy thermometer.
Remove from heat and carefully and quickly add the cream mixture. It will bubble up quite a bit when added, this is normal. Return pan back to heat, and over medium-high heat, bring the caramel up to 120°C (248°F), or firm ball stage.
Remove from heat, quickly stir in the remaining butter, and pour into your prepared baking dish. Let the caramel rest until completely cool or you can place it in the refrigerator to speed the process. Gently remove caramel from baking dish and peel off the tin foil. Cut into 1 inch squares.
Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over a pot of gently simmering water. Dip the chocolates one by one into the chocolate and place on a piece of wax paper or parchment paper. While they are still a bit wet, sprinkle on a few grains of sea salt, and if you like, some adorable little edible glitter stars.


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Co-morbidity Grants for AOD NGO Services
The Department of Health & Ageing has advised that the capacity building grants under the Improved Services for People with Drug and Alcohol Problems and Mental Illness (Improved Services) measure will be advertised this weekend and that they will be holding information sessions across Australia in late June and in the first half of July for potential applicants.
Co-morbidity Grants for AOD NGO Services For your information a copy of the advertisement is listed below, as well as dates for the information session in each capital city and Alice Springs. Information Sessions: Canberra - 29 June Brisbane - 2 July (as part of the 2007 Winter School in the Sun Conference) Perth - 4 July Sydney - 5 July Hobart – 6 July Darwin – 9 July Alice Springs - 11 July Adelaide - 12 July Melbourne - 16 July  Full venue details will be available on the Department's Tenders and Grants internet site at www.health.gov.au/tenders when the advertisement is published on 23 June 2007. The advertisements will appear on Saturday 23 and 30 June 2007 in the following publications:    The Australian   The Canberra Times   The Brisbane Courier Mail   The Sydney Morning Herald   The Daily Telegraph   The Age   The Melbourne Herald Sun   The Hobart Mercury   The Adelaide Advertiser   The West Australian   The Northern Territory News  The advertisement will also appear in the Koori Mail on 4 July 2007.
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"So Apple has upside – here's the story on the iPad mini [Analyst: 2 million of those 3 million iPad sold in first weekend were iPad mini units]. And Apple has reinvented enterprise structures to facilitate extraordinary growth at low relative cost," Shaughnessy writes. "What's changed is sentiment. In the past what mattered was trader sentiment – that's why share prices go up and down – but what matters now is pervasive sentiment."
Shaughnessy writes, "The right way to deal with it – Cook has to up his game and become more of a peer in the community of people building their businesses around Apple."
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LAWRENCE - It was hard to tell whether the question from the side of the room was intended as a joke, and even Kansas coach Bill Self had to smile when it floated toward the podium.
The ninth-ranked Jayhawks had just dusted TCU at Allen Fieldhouse, giving Self win No. 499, and he was asked whether he would prefer to reach the 500 milestone at home or on the road.
"That's really not a very good question," Self said with his trademark grin.
That's because the next one is on the road.
The Jayhawks head to Iowa State on Monday night, and there will be more on the line in Hilton Coliseum than another benchmark in Self's impressive coaching career. Kansas (23-4, 11-3) is tied for the Big 12 lead with rival Kansas State with only four games left, and any stumble along the way would jeopardize their unprecedented streak of eight consecutive conference championships.
So, yes, Self would prefer that his 500th win came on the road.
"If we could have a road win Monday, that would put us in the best of positions, because we have two of our last three at home," he said. "The league race won't be won or lost on Monday, but it will certainly give us a chance."
Self has downplayed his pursuit of 500 wins for weeks. He swats away such questions about as effectively as 7-foot senior Jeff Withey blocks shots - and deflects any follow-ups about as easily as senior guard Travis Releford knocks away passes on the perimeter.
One of the reasons may be that the milestone isn't all that elite: There are already more than 50 members of the club, though it encompasses some of the all-time greats. Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim and Bob Knight top the list, and it includes Phog Allen and Roy Williams, a pair of coaches who helped to establish and nurture the Kansas basketball tradition.
And Self would rather win championships.
"You go back through the years, he holds so many current records," Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger said. "If you were to ask him, though, he'd probably keep it inside."
Along with eight straight regular-season Big 12 titles, Self has guided Kansas to five Big 12 tournament titles. He won two regular-season Big Ten championships and the league tournament when he was at Illinois, and two regular-season WAC championships when he was at Tulsa.
He guided the Jayhawks to their fifth national championship in 2008 and nearly won another last season, when Kansas made the title game against Kentucky.
His winning percentage of .755 is among the best in college basketball.
"He's always going to be humble and take those things in stride," Zenger said, "but there are only a handful of guys in the country who can come close to comparing numbers with him."
That's why Zenger has kept him among the best-compensated coaches in the country.
He restructured Self's contract in September to extend it through the 2021-22 season and built in a raise to $3.857 million per year. The deal includes also several bonus provisions that, in an average season, should push his compensation over the $4 million mark.
For all the success and money, Self still has the same easygoing charm and self-deprecating sense of humor that he had as a young coach.
He's also willing to help out anybody in need.
Just this past week, when a snowstorm dumped more than a foot on Lawrence, Self not only helped to dig out the car of Doc Sadler, his director of basketball operations, but also assisted a couple other stranded motorists - some of them students.
One of the loudest roars before every home game occurs when Self walks onto the floor of Allen Fieldhouse, blowing into his hands just briefly -- one of his many superstitions.
"What an incredible run he's had, and what I appreciate is he makes us feel - all my guys and the previous eras - he makes us feel a part of it," said former coach Ted Owens, who led Kansas to a pair of Final Fours in the 1970s. "I'm grateful for that."
His former players often express their gratitude, too.
Mario Chalmers - whose buzzer-beating, overtime-forcing 3-pointer helped to deliver Self his national title - returned a couple of weeks ago to have his jersey retired. The Miami Heat point guard recalled how he didn't get along well with Self as a freshman and even thought about transferring. But he stuck it out and became one of the most cherished players in the program's history.
Chalmers said that Self has changed a bit, even in the last five years. He's a little less intense, a little better at understanding the personalities of the guys on the team.
"He's a lot different than he was with us," Chalmers said.
But make no mistake: He's still plenty passionate.
His current group of players will attest to that.
And while they chase yet another conference championship, and just maybe another national title, they insist that they have a vested interest in seeing their coach win his 500th game.
"We want that for him also," said Withey, who transferred to Kansas from Arizona. "He's done a lot for us, so if we can get that win for him, that means a lot to us and him."


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Black, Blonde, and Boobed!
Would give anything to look this good at a work out. Madge heading to the gym today in London complete with blackberry and phone, in her track suit and the sweetest leather jacket. Am also coveting the shoes.
All pales in comparison however to the tits. Pushing fifty and still rather bouncy…and up close her skin looks pretty good too. As for that ridiculous story in the UK tabs today about her insisting on unwavering eye contact during interviews for Live Earth – none of the outlets I spoke to had even heard of this demand. And CTV had the sole Canadian rights to the Live Earth broadcast. Not to say the bitch isn't a bitch – because of course she's one of the biggest – but given that she wasn't talking at all for the event anyway, the notion that she was making demands for interviews that weren't taking place is pretty random.
A much more interesting piece of gossip? With this busy schedule, I'm hearing that some are beginning to wonder how much time she's actually been able to spend with little David Banda who has been curiously undercover for many, many months. Will keep you posted.


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Bernie Ripoll
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5 March 2012 - 18 September 2013
Bernie Ripoll was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1998 and was re-elected for a fifth term at the 2010 Federal Election.
Bernie commenced his role as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer on 5 March 2012 and assists the Treasurer in the development and implementation of policies in relation to corporate governance and financial literacy. Bernie is also responsible for the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, the Legislative and Governance Forum for Corporations, the Housing Loans Insurance Corporation, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Royal Australian Mint.
During his time as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Bernie has represented the Treasurer at international meetings of the Asian Development Bank, at the Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers' Meeting, and participated in a high level business delegation to China. Bernie has also overseen the passage of legislation relating to Australia's audit quality framework, and improving accountability on director and executive remuneration.
Bernie is an advocate of the benefits of financial literacy and has been working with ASIC's MoneySmart initiative to give individuals and community groups across the country the skills to improve their personal finances and protect themselves against financial scams. Bernie also recently launched a new MoneySmart teaching package to help young Australians become more confident, informed and responsible financial consumers.
Before beginning his role as Parliamentary Secretary, Bernie served on a number of parliamentary committees including as Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services. In this role, Bernie chaired a number of inquiries and tabled a number of reports, including on the franchise sector, the financial services industry (known as the Ripoll Report), the Future of Financial Advice legislation, and the collapse of Trio Capital. In particular, the Ripoll Report laid the foundations for the Government's Future of Financial Advice reform.
Bernie is actively involved in local charity work and is the founder of the Western Corridor Community Fund, aimed at helping young people in need. He is also patron, founder and organiser of the Brisbane 2 Ipswich Challenge annual charity bike ride. In its 11th year, the 2012 Brisbane 2 Ipswich challenge raised a record $75,000 in funding which was distributed to the Heart Foundation, the Ipswich Hospital Foundation, 24/7 Cycle Safety Fund and the Western Corridor Community Fund.
Bernie is a passionate ambassador for cycling and its benefits to the community and has been formally recognised by the Cycling Promotion Fund for his advocacy of cycling infrastructure and active transport alternatives.
Bernie grew up in the electorate of Oxley, and now lives in Greater Springfield with his wife Margy and their three teenage children.
Before entering Parliament, Bernie worked as an electrician, completed a Bachelor's degree in business through the Queensland University of Technology, and served in the Air Force. He also worked as an organiser for the Queensland State Service Union, and opened a small business focussed on marketing and public relations.


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Papyralysis by Jacob Mikanowski Are paper books becoming obsolete in the digital age, or poised to lead a new cultural renaissance? November 14th, 2013 The following is a feature article from the inaugural issue of the LARB Quarterly Journal.
"WE'RE LIVING IN A WEIRD MOMENT. Everything has become archivable. Our devices produce a constant record of our actions, our movements, our thoughts. Forget memory: if we wanted to, we could reconstruct every aspect of a life with an iPhone and some hard drives. But at the same time, physical archives seem to be fading away. Once, they were supported by a whole ecology of objects and institutions, including prints, presses, notebooks, letters, diaries, manuscripts, and marginalia. Now, each of these is vanishing, one after another. Letters don't get written. Handwriting's been forgotten. Presses crumble. Paper molders. And everyone agrees: the book is next to go. Of course it won't happen all at once. Maybe it isn't even happening now. Digital books are increasingly popular — but paper books are more popular still. Publishing is a mess — unless you're a giant multinational or a thriving independent. Readership is in decline — but that depends on what you think ought to be read. Paper is a frustrating anachronism — and our offices and homes are full of it. The clash of technologies that we're living through is probably less a case of the silents vs. the talkies than of radio vs. TV. However popular e-readers become, paper books will still be able to carve out a space in their shadow, at least in the short term. But how long will the short term last? It used to be possible to imagine books disappearing in the distant future. Now it feels like even money that it's going to happen within our lifetimes…For almost 2,000 years, a technology called the codex held a monopoly on the physical form of truth. The codex was made popular by members of the early Christian church, who gathered individual scrolls and letters between two covers, creating a bible. With time, the Christian book replaced the pagan scroll, and ever since, our relationship to the format has been tinged by a reverence that's at once reflexive and frequently denied. The written word has long been held to be close to the sacred. Milton thought that books made better receptacles for human souls than bodies. Jews and Muslims in the Middle Ages refused to throw out any texts, lest they inadvertently destroy the name of G-d. Perhaps the purest expression of the idea that books are a form of life comes in the story told by the Mandeans, an Iraqi people who practice a gnostic religion. One of the Mandeans' great sages was a creature named Dinanukht, who was half-book and half-man. He sat by the waters between worlds, reading himself until the end of time…"


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WASHINGTON DC, August 7, 2008 (ENS) - The Bush administration today denied a request by Texas to cut the U.S. biofuels mandate in half, rejecting the claim that the massive increase in corn-based ethanol is causing economic harm to the state's livestock industry and raising food prices.
Few stakeholders were surprised by the decision, but debate over the U.S. biofuels mandate reflects lingering concern about the economic and environmental impact of nation's ethanol boom.
The controversy centers on the nation's renewable fuels standard, RFS, which calls for the nation to increase its production of ethanol and other biofuels to be blended into gasoline. Such fuels account for some six percent of the nation's gasoline supplies.
The RFS requires nine billion gallons of biofuels be used this year, with the target set to jump to 11 billion gallons in 2009 and 36 billion gallons by 2020.
Fueling with corn-based ethanol (Photo courtesy Iowa Corn Growers Assn.)
The politics of corn production hang heavy over the RFS controversy.
Corn-based ethanol currently accounts for the vast majority of biofuels blended into the U.S. fuel supply. Other sources of biofuels are not commercially viable, but corn-based ethanol is a ready alternative thanks to generous subsidies and support from U.S. lawmakers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts a third of U.S. corn production will be funneled into ethanol this year, yet record corn prices have some wary of the larger impact of the ethanol boom on food and livestock feed prices.
In May more than 20 Republican senators, including Arizona's John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, urged EPA to waive the RFS mandate because of concerns about its impact on food prices.
Others are concerned about the impact on the nation's environment.
Corn growers use large amounts of pesticides and the boom in corn production has been linked to an increase this year in the giant dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
And although blending ethanol with gasoline helps cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, in can increase emissions responsible for smog.
Today's announcement came in response to a request made in April by Texas Governor Rick Perry, who asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cut the RFS mandate by 50 percent.
Perry, a Republican, argues that demand for ethanol is responsible for corn prices that reached record levels in June, up nearly 120 percent from 2007. Those high corn prices that are harming his state's cattle and poultry farmers, Perry said in his request, and are being passed onto consumers in higher food costs.
But the head of the EPA disagreed. The RFS mandate is not causing the "severe economic harm" required by law to waive the requirement, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson said today.
"Rather, the RFS is strengthening our nation's energy security and supporting America's farming communities," Johnson told reporters on a teleconference.
EPA was not required to consider the environmental impacts of the RFS mandate, Johnson added, as the Texas petition was based solely on economic concerns.
EPA's analysis found the RFS mandate may be responsible for increasing corn costs between seven and 30 cents per bushel. The agency has yet to complete analysis of the long-term economic or environmental impacts of the policy.
The Texas governor blasted the decision, saying the EPA appears incapable of looking past the "good intentions" of the policy.
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"For the EPA to assert that this federal mandate is not affecting food prices not only goes against common sense, but every American's grocery bill," Perry said. "Any government mandate that artificially props up a single industry to the detriment of millions of Americans is bad public policy."
But recent events have given some strength to the view that the RFS mandate is not the key factor behind corn prices.
Prices have dropped from a record high of nearly $8 a bushel in June to less than $5.40 earlier this month - a decrease many contend has been driven by a drop in the price of oil.
"Most economists now recognize the real severe economic harm is being done by the skyrocketing price of oil and not by ethanol production," said Bob Dineen, head of the Renewable Fuels Association. "In fact, without ethanol production the damage from high oil prices would be even worse."
Dineen contends that curtailing the RFS mandate would have had little impact on corn prices but would have "sabotaged the development and growth of new technologies and a cellulosic biofuels industry."
Other reaction to the decision demonstrated the strange bedfellows brought together by the biofuels controversy.
Livestock interests, along with environmentalists, grocery manufacturers, restaurants and oil industry groups had all called on EPA to grant the Texas waiver.
"Diverting a third of our corn crop to ethanol production has driven corn and all feed prices up to levels that are severely impacting U.S. meat and poultry producers as well as consumers," said Jesse Sevcik, vice president for legislative affairs for the American Meat Institute.
The head of the nation's largest chicken producer said the RFS mandate has caused feed prices to "spiral out of control," adding that his company's food costs could jump $900 million this year.
"It's apparent that the government intends to blindly pursue this misguided and destructive policy despite reams of data demonstrating its negative impact on the environment, food prices, and world hunger," said J. Clinton Rivers, president and chief executive officer of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation.
Environmentalists had hoped debate over the Texas waiver would have prompted EPA to review the environmental impacts of the RFS mandate.
"Corn-based ethanol isn't just raising food prices," said Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch. "It is causing more smog, adding to global warming, and causing more water pollution.
With controversy over the RFS mandate far from settled, the EPA is bracing for a potential flood of requests asking for changes to the policy.
States were the only interested parties allowed to file waiver requests this year, but next year the door will be open to industry groups and other affected parties.
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August 10, 2018
YOUDEAL, China's largest peer-to-peer service marketplace, expands to Southeast Asia with free internet access powered by Xurpas' ODX.
New users will join the 50 million people already making money by offering services in their spare time. Members can choose from a growing number of more than 300 categories, such as a neighbourhood dog walker, a local massage therapist, or a language teacher in a foreign country.
"Mobile data is expensive in emerging markets, often up to six times more than the average user can afford. This means consumers are offline up to 80% of the time," said Ken Dong, YOUDEAL founder, when announcing the alliance to investors this week.
The key partnership with ODX solves a fundamental problem by providing free internet access to YOUDEAL services. Users now have 24-hour access to the skill-trading app, even if they are without a mobile data plan or airtime credits.
"Data-free access is a critical advantage in emerging markets. Your app becomes the default choice for most people most of the time," says Nix Nolledo, ODX Founder and CEO.
YOUDEAL is a blockchain-based, real-time peer-to-peer services marketplace empowering freelance workers using an AI-powered, two-way bidding system to save users both time and money. YOUDEAL members are located in more than 400 cities and use services from a range of 300 categories. Early investors include China International Capital Corporation (CICC). Youdeal has already helped their 50 million users generate $8 billion (USD) of transactions in their free time. More information at
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WHIRLPOOL(3) BSD Programmer's Manual WHIRLPOOL(3)
WHIRLPOOLInit, WHIRLPOOLUpdate, WHIRLPOOLPad, WHIRLPOOLFinal, WHIRLPOOLEnd, WHIRLPOOLFile, WHIRLPOOLFileChunk, WHIRLPOOLData - calcu- late the WHIRLPOOL message digest
#include <sys/types.h> #include <whirlpool.h> void WHIRLPOOLInit(WHIRLPOOL_CTX *ctx); void WHIRLPOOLUpdate(WHIRLPOOL_CTX *ctx, const uint8_t *data, size_t noctets); void WHIRLPOOLPad(WHIRLPOOL_CTX *ctx); void WHIRLPOOLFinal(uint8_t digest[WHIRLPOOL_DIGEST_LENGTH], WHIRLPOOL_CTX *ctx); char * WHIRLPOOLEnd(WHIRLPOOL_CTX *ctx, char *digest); char * WHIRLPOOLFile(const char *filename, char *digest); char * WHIRLPOOLFileChunk(const char *filename, char *digest, off_t offset, off_t length); char * WHIRLPOOLData(const uint8_t *data, size_t len, char *digest);
The WHIRLPOOL functions implement the 512-bit WHIRLPOOL message digest hash algorithm. The WHIRLPOOL functions are of a different family than the md4(3), md5(3), rmd160(3), sha1(3), and sha2(3) functions, as well of a different family from the tiger(3) functions and, despite not having been cryp- tanalysed that much, are considered pretty secure. All share a similar interface, though. The WHIRLPOOLInit() function initialises a WHIRLPOOL_CTX context for use with WHIRLPOOLUpdate() and WHIRLPOOLFinal(). The WHIRLPOOLUpdate() func- tion adds (condenses) data of length noctets to the context. WHIRLPOOLFi- nal() is called after processing and stores a message digest in the digest parameter. For a description of the other functions, please refer e.g. the rmd160(3) manual page.
The follow code fragment will calculate the digest for the string "abc", which is "4e2448a4c6f486bb16b6562c73b4020bf3043e3a731bce721ae1b303d97e6d4c\ 7181eebdb6c57e277d0e34957114cbd6c797fc9d95d8b582d225292076d4eef5". WHIRLPOOL_CTX context; uint8_t result[WHIRLPOOL_DIGEST_LENGTH]; const char buf[] = "abc"; size_t n = strlen(buf); WHIRLPOOLInit(&context); WHIRLPOOLUpdate(&context, buf, n); WHIRLPOOLFinal(result, &context); /* print the digest as one long sedecimal value */ printf("0x"); for (n = 0; n < WHIRLPOOL_DIGEST_LENGTH; n++) printf("%02x", result[n]); putchar('\n'); Alternately, the helper functions could be used in the following way: WHIRLPOOL_CTX context; uint8_t output[WHIRLPOOL_DIGEST_STRING_LENGTH]; const char buf[] = "abc"; printf("0x%s\n", WHIRLPOOLData(buf, strlen(buf), output));
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|Mount Alvernia High School, Newton, Massachusetts
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All Seniors at Mount Alvernia High School are required
to complete a Senior Symposium project. This project is the culmination
of their years of preparation in English and in history. It consists of
a research paper for history, an analytical paper for English, reflective
essays, and a formal oral presentation, all under the direction of Dr. Melissa
Lewis Heim, senior history teacher, and Miss Eileen McLaughlin, senior English
teacher. The students' papers are bound and become part of the permanent
collection in the school library.
Web Site This Web site presents an overview of the Symposium papers and Art Thesis. It was created by the senior Advanced Technology classes, under the direction of Mrs. Tatyana Finegold, technology coordinator and Mrs. Melissa Kinch, technology instructor.
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MINNEAPOLIS - He may have been the best pitcher at the 2012 Perfect Game National Showcase that most of the hundreds of scouts in attendance never got to see throw a pitch.
Tomball, Texas, right-hander Kohl Stewart, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound two-sport star who will be a senior at Houston's St. Pius X High School in the fall, made an appearance at the PG National Showcase, but it was short and not very sweet.
He was warming up at the Metrodome Saturday night when he felt a knot in his back. Trainers worked the knot out and Stewart felt like he was ready to pitch, but then developed some minor back spasms. The trainers and PG personnel thought it would be better if he just took the weekend off. Some observers who had watched him throw Saturday night made it known that he may have had the best live arm at the showcase.
"I probably could have thrown today but they're going to play it safe," Stewart said before doing some light throwing on Sunday. "They don't want me walking away from here with an elbow or a shoulder (injury) because I'm favoring my back, so they're going to play it safe. I'll be fine, it's not a big deal, and I'll bounce back from it. It's kind of a disappointment not being able to throw but when something like this happens you have to get over it."
Before the very minor back issue popped up, Stewart said he had been looking forward to pitching in not only his first Perfect Game showcase event, but the biggest and most highly scouted showcase event on PG's annual calendar.
"I really haven't been able to show what I can do to a larger crowd (of scouts)," he said. "There have been some people at my (high school) games that have seen what I can do, but I was ready to show everybody what I can do and put my name out there for good. It's adversity and you have to get over it. You deal with it and it's something we're going to take care of; I'll be fine, I'll bounce back and it's not a big deal."
Kohl is the third of seven children in Mark and Lisa Stewart's family, and Mark was here with him this weekend.
"The most disappointing thing about the way it's gone down is that Kohl really prepared himself and worked hard, and was mentally ready to come here and show the world his skills," Mark said. "It just didn't work out, and you never know God's plan. I'm sure it will work out in the end."
Mark Stewart was correct when he said his son was looking forward to competing at the PG National.
"It's an honor to be picked as one of those kids that they think is pretty talented and capable of playing at this kind of (showcase), It's special and I feel honored," Kohl said.
In addition to his considerable baseball skills - he is currently PG's No. 44-ranked national prospect in the class of 2013 - Stewart is also a highly regarded national quarterback prospect. He is ranked the No. 5 "pocket-passer" QB in the country by espn.com and the No. 10 pro-style QB by rivals.com. He threw for 3,167 yards and 30 touchdowns his junior season at St. Pius X, while completing 55 percent of his passes.
On the baseball field this spring, Stewart was 6-1 with a 2.50 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings. He has committed to Texas A&M as a football player, although the Aggies' football coaching staff has given him the go-ahead to play baseball and the baseball coaching staff will welcome him.
"I'm going to try to do both in college," he said. "That's what most people know me by - I'm a quarterback and a pitcher and that's what I like to do."
Stewart played nothing but baseball as a grade- and middle-schooler, and didn't start playing football until his freshman year in high school. He took to it like a bird that has found its wings.
"When I got to high school they asked me to come out and play football and I fell in love with it," he said. "I just kind of kept playing that and things worked out and I started getting some looks from some colleges; I liked A&M, so I chose to go there.
"The baseball coaches at A&M said that if I wanted to play baseball too, that I could, so I'm going to try to take advantage of all those great opportunities at A&M."
Stewart played at the PG WWBA 2012 Grads or 17u National Championship in Marietta, Ga., with the Houston Banditos 17u Black last year, but most of the summer of 2011 was devoted to football. That was when the whole football recruiting process began to bubble to a boil and Stewart was busy making campus visits. His priorities will change this summer
"I'm trying to really focus on baseball," he said. "The football season starts so quick that you really can't put that away completely so I'm trying to balance both, but it's going to be more heavy with baseball right now."
Stewart will continue to play with the Houston Banditos and coach Ray DeLeon throughout the summer.
"I've played with them since I was 8 (years old) and we have a great bunch of guys," he said. "A lot of those kids are pretty talented, too, and just getting to play with the kids that I love and the kids that I've always played with, getting to spend my summer with them is pretty fun."
It seems certain that Stewart will have a life-changing decision to make next June after the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft is completed. As he continues to progress as a pitcher this summer, his draft stock will continue to climb and his name will be mentioned in "first round" conversations. In other words, he may never put on an A&M baseball or football jersey.
His situation is reminiscent of those shared by a couple of other recent two-sport stars.
In 2011, Oklahoma prep right-hander and PG All-American Archie Bradley had accepted a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Oklahoma, but instead signed a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks after the D-backs made him the No. 7 overall selection in the 2011 MLB Draft. His deal was worth a reported $5 million over five years.
Earlier this month, the Texas Rangers selected PG All-American outfielder Jameis Winston in the 15th round of the 2012 draft fully expecting Winston to honor his commitment to play football at Florida State University. The five-star quarterback has not signed with the Rangers and it has been reported he will be playing football in Tallahassee this fall.
Stewart will consider his options carefully.
"I'm blessed to be in this position," he said. "You can't really over-think things like that; I'm happy to be where I'm at but I'm going to keep working and just try to be the best that I can be and see where it takes me."
"Thank God we have a year left to figure it all out, and I suspect by February we'll know which way it's going to go, depending on how football goes this year," Mark Stewart said. "But for now, he loves both sports and he doesn't want to choose yet. He's committed to play football at A&M and they've told him he can play both, and that would be a great thing if it actually could happen. But to play pitcher and quarterback is probably a pretty tough scenario."
After speaking with both Kohl and Mark for any length of time, it becomes obvious that a lot of thought will be put into the decision. In fact, it sounds as if Kohl has already given it a lot of thought.
"You're not going to just going to put something like that away on the back-burner and then expect to make a decision on the spot in June next year," he said. "My goal right now is to become the best player that I can be and all that kind of stuff will take care of itself. If that's an opportunity that presents itself, then I'll sit down with my family and make the best decision.
"That's not really something that you can prepare for but it is something you can think about and play out scenarios in your head and say, 'This is what I hope happens,'" he continued. "My dream is to play at the highest level I can, so if something like that were to present itself and it worked out, I would definitely chase it."


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Orange Is the New Black Stars Sound Off on Season 4's Tragic Death
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I miss Lee Middleton, too, and want to find more of her dolls after
the new year. I only have one or two right now.
The blonde on the right~
Sorry I don't have better pictures! I have been trying to re-do my crowded
little doll room for months and never have time or inspiration! :D


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Fredrikson Chapel
Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS
Renovated campus chapel creates a warm and welcoming environment.
Improve the interior environment and exterior appearance of the main campus chapel.
As part of a design-build team, SFS worked with Ottawa University stakeholders to assess the existing chapel and develop a design for renovations.
New entry doors, refurbished stairs and improved handrails on the exterior set the tone for interior updates. Interior improvements include new lighting and new wall, floor and ceiling finishes for the Chapel, East Wing, Foyer and Coat Room, as well as ADA upgrades/improvements to existing restrooms.


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Insomnia & Sleep Clinical Research
Currently, there are a number of insomnia clinical studies being conducted around the United States and in other places around the globe. Quite frankly, there are many people who are struggling with the effects of insomnia on a regular basis.
Unfortunately, for some people, the use of prescription sleep aids and other common treatments for insomnia can have some unwanted side effects. Through new clinical trials on insomnia, researchers are discovering new ways to treat this age-old problem, as well as better methods of diagnosing chronic insomnia at an earlier stage. If you have exhausted all of the more traditional methods, and you're still dealing with the symptoms of insomnia, then it may be time to try something new.
In many cases patients who could benefit from investigational treatment often miss out on insomnia clinical studies because their doctor isn't aware of a study in the area. In addition, there are some cases where patients feel they are going through so much they don't need to be treated like a 'guinea pig,' and nothing could be further from the truth.
These insomnia clinical trials taking place in Florida are testing new treatment methods, which are being developed by pharmaceutical and bio-technical companies. They are designed specifically to test the safety and efficacy of treatments for humans. By volunteering for our fully supervised Florida insomnia & sleep studies clinical study, you may receive new investigational insomnia treatments that may help us all understand your condition.
The type of study being performed by Avail Clinical Research directly reflects your involvement. Sometimes, participating in a insomnia clinical trial in Florida is as simple as agreeing to let our researchers have a copy of your test results, but most are more involved and would require some tests and a visit to our clinic. Participants are compensated for time and travel, and the study related care, including physical examinations, laboratory services and study medicines are all provided.
Sleep Studies Clinical Trials in DeLand, FL
Avail Clinical Research is currently conducting a wide array of clinical studies targeted towards certain conditions. You may be eligible to participate in one of our insomnia clinical trials and contribute to the development and approval of a new drug or treatment. As a participant, there is no cost to you at any point during the study and health insurance is not required. Browse our clinical trials being conducted now to find the study best suited for you.
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NU Online News Service, March 28, 2:01 p.m. EDT
The 2011 floods in Thailand were the most expensive flooding on Swiss Re sigma records, but a study of exposures in emerging markets around the world shows that other countries may represent even greater flood risks.
After the Thailand event, Swiss Re says it "undertook a global study to identify other emerging markets comparable toThailand, namely those with high-flood risk and recent strong economic growth."
The sigma study, "Natural Catastrophes and Man-Made Disasters in 2011" notes that losses mounted from the Thailand event because many international companies over the last decade have invested heavily in Thailand, setting up branch offices or building assembly and manufacturing plants there.
Industries such as car manufacturers and high-tech manufacturing and electronics all suffered losses, and Swiss Re says the floods highlighted the importance of supply chains when calculating an industry's risk exposure.
The study says, "Companies' direct investment in foreign countries is increasing, and with it the exposure to foreign local catastrophe risks."
Turning to other markets with similar growth in economic development, the sigma study says China tops the list for the highest flood risk in emerging markets, followed by the other BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia and India).
Thailand, despite having the highest ever flood insured flood losses so far, ranks seventh, according to Swiss Re.
The report notes that Vietnam, which ranks tenth, could move up in the rankings as Japanese companies relocate business operations from Thailand. Interestingly, the report notes when discussing the Thailand floods that many Japanese companies initially shifted their production toThailandin the wake of the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami.
"Surprisingly, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are among the top 10," the study says. "Both experienced recent high economic growth and increasing foreign investment, particularly in the oil and gas sectors."
Discussing measures that governments and insurers should take given the flood risks to emerging markets, the study says, "On the one hand, businesses, governments and societies at large should increasingly consider more stringent natural-catastrophe and manmade disaster-risk prevention and mitigation measures, especially in emerging countries of growing significance to the interconnected global economy.
"On the other hand, the insurance industry would do well to further examine the implications of global-supply chains for a more holistic risk assessment going forward."
The study notes that the Thailand flood event resulted in an estimated $12 billion in insured losses, the highest insured loss in the history of global fresh water floods and more than three times the size of any other insured loss of its kind in history.
Swiss Re says flood-loss potential can be just as high as that of earthquakes and storms. Furthermore, the study notes that floods can happen in almost every county, so there may be more hidden flood-loss potential than the industry realizes.
Regarding overall catastrophe losses in 2011, Swiss Re's sigma report says catastrophes caused $116 billion in insured losses and $370 billion in economic damages. The year saw 325 catastrophe events, 175 of which were natural with the remaining manmade.
The figures are revised from a December 2011 Swiss Re sigma study, which reported $108 billion in insured losses for the year and $350 billion in economic losses.


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Homemade Fruit and Vegetable Cleaner
Homemade Fruit and Vegetable Cleaning Spray
Keep your fruit and vegetables as healthy as possible by giving them a quick clean before eating. And this simple spray helps remove that waxy coating from apples and any dirt or lingering pests from fresh produce. Here's how to make the cleaning concoction:
- In a large spray bottle, mix together 1/4 cup vinegar with 4 cups water. Shake to distribute.
- To use, arrange fruits and vegetables on a dish towel and liberally spray. Allow produce to sit for 10 minutes, and then rinse. The vinegar naturally cleans fruits and veggies, removing any unwanted coatings from items. And giving your produce a splash washes everything down the drain.
- Or, if you've got a big batch of items to clean, clear out your sink, give it a good cleaning, and then fill halfway with water. Mix in 1 cup of vinegar and add the produce. Let soak for 10 minutes, then rinse and pat dry.
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Actress Kirsten Dunst doesn't have fond memories of her first kiss, insisting her smooch with Brad Pitt in "Interview With the Vampire" was "disgusting."
The star was just 11 years old when she played Claudia, a woman trapped in a young girl's body, in the film, and locking lips with one of the world's sexiest men was not an experience to remember.
While Dunst admits many of her schoolmates were jealous of her onscreen romance with PItt, but she wasn't that impressed.
She tells Bullet magazine, "I remember Brad would watch lots of (MTV's) 'Real World' episodes. He had this long hair. He was just a hippie-ish cool dude. Everyone at the time was like, 'You're so lucky you kissed Brad Pitt,' but I thought it was disgusting. I didn't kiss anyone else until I was 16, I think."


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Comic actor David Spade has listed his Malibu beach home for $13.5 million.
The two-story house features a cylindrical staircase, four fireplaces and beach-facing balconies and decks. Built in 1996, the four-bedroom, 31/2-bathroom home of more than 3,700 square feet sits on a quarter-acre lot with a pool.
Spade, 47, co-stars on the series "Rules of Engagement" (2007 to present). He is in the films "Jack and Jill," released last month, and "Grown Ups" (2010). Spade also has hosted, appeared on or written for "Saturday Night Live" for two decades.
Public records show he bought the property in 2005 for $9.3 million
Bryan Harper of Coldwell Banker's Malibu Colony office is the listing agent, according to the Multiple Listing Service.


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The Hope College Jazz Ensembles will perform on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 10 and 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Monday's concert will feature the Contemporary Ensemble, which is coached by faculty member Brian Coyle. The ensemble includes Michael Hobson, guitar; Zach Pedigo, bass; and Stephen Hobson, drums. Also performing Monday night will be the Verve Ensemble, coached by Tom Lockwood and consisting of Katie Zigteman, tenor and flute; Lucas Johnson, tenor; Jessica Early, bass; Josh Williams, guitar; and Justin Ferens, drums.
Tuesday's concert will feature the Mainstream Ensemble, which is coached by Steve Talaga and features Larry Figueroa, piano; Jeff Hatcher, bass; and Ben Oegema, drums. Also featured will be the Blue Note Ensemble comprised of Mike VanLente, coach; Andrew Steiger, trombone; Travis Kingma, piano; Eric Dulmes, bass; Carter Piers, drums and percussion; and James Sa, drums and percussion.
There will also be a Vocal Jazz Workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the De Pree Art Center with coach Edye Hyde accompanied by the Hope Faculty Jazz Trio: Steve Talaga, piano; Charlie Hoats, bass; Mike VanLente, drums.
Nykerk Hall of Music is located in the central Hope campus at the former 127 E. 12th Street between College and Columbia avenues. The De Pree Art Center is located at 160 E. 12th St., on Columbia Avenue at 12th Street.