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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay. He is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. Until 22 April 2011 Prince Edward, Prince of Wales had been the longest serving heir apparent, for a period of 59 years 74 days. However, Prince Edward became heir apparent on his birth, 4 years into his mother Queen Victoria's reign, whereas Prince Charles was three years old at his mother's ascension and thus has been heir apparent for all of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
Charles was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun Schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child, as well as the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School, Victoria, Australia, situated near Mansfield in the rugged Victorian Alps. After earning a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, Charles served a tour of duty with the Royal Navy in 1971–76. He married Lady Diana Spencer before an enormous worldwide television audience in 1981. They had two sons, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge in 1982 and Prince Harry of Wales in 1984. The couple separated in 1992 following tabloid allegations concerning their relationship. They divorced in 1996 after Diana publicly accused Charles of having an affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, and Charles admitted adultery on television. Diana died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997. In 2005, after a lengthy continued association, the Prince married Camilla, who uses the title Duchess of Cornwall.
The prince is well-known for his charity work and sponsors The Prince's Trust, The Prince's Regeneration Trust, and the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, among other charities. He has been outspoken concerning architecture and the conservation of old buildings and has produced a book on the subject called A Vision of Britain (1989). He has also promoted herbal and other alternative medical treatment.


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Stocks traded lower for yet another session as the bulls failed to beat the bears out of the driver's seat. Investors had few reasons to buy back in with conviction yesterday amid the lackluster string of economic data releases coupled with looming uncertainty over the debt-ceiling debate on Capitol Hill; durable-goods orders increased by a paltry 0.1% last month while new home sales came in at 421,000, just barely beating the estimated figure of 420,000 [see 3 ETF Trades To Make Before The Congress Showdown].
Our chart to watch for today is the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT, B), which may reverse its recent upward trajectory if the latest U.S. GDP revision surprises investors to the upside. Analysts are expecting for the GDP revision to come in at 2.7%, which would mark a healthy expansion from the previous growth rate of 2.5%.
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Consider TLT's one-year daily performance chart below. This ETF has been trading lower for the past year as investors have begun to favorably position themselves in anticipation of rising interest rates; as such, equities have managed to soar to all-time highs as investors have been selling out of Treasuries in light of an improving growth outlook coupled with the fact that the Fed has made it clear it will start reducing the pace of its monthly bond-repurchases in the near future. The recent "no taper" surprise has spurred a rally in TLT, which has in turn prompted many to jump ship back to Treasuries at least for the near-term [see also 17 ETFs For Day Traders].
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TLT has managed to rebound off support at the $102 level (blue lines) and it even appears to be breaking the previous trend of posting lower-highs (red line). From a technical perspective, TLT offers plenty of upside; however, we advise conservative investors to hold off from jumping in long at current levels given the longer-term downtrend at hand coupled with fundamental headwinds plaguing the entire bond market [see also 7 Leveraged ETFs Every Day Trader Must Know].
If the latest GDP revision paints an optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy, Treasuries will likely face headwinds on the day; in terms of downside, TLT has major support around $102 a share. On the flip side, worse-than-expected growth figures can further bolster TLT; in terms of upside, this ETF has immediate resistance around $107.50 a share followed by the $110 level. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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ALYA IS just such a girl: she is a living angel, fragile and marvelously skinny. Like a Hollywood icon from the 1920s, she has a beauty spot on her upper left lip which gives her face an individuality, a classic grace that sits well with her aristocratic movements and attitudes.
Not that there is some secret fortune or lost lord of the manor in her background. On the contrary, Alya is from a poor family in the Ukraine whose mother has a modest fabric shop. With her good eye and minimal resources, she always made Alya unusual outfits during her school years and now Alya is attracted to the world of fashion.
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Between May 6th 2010 to the time of writing it has become clear that our Prime Minister is more endangered and beleaguered than our flora and fauna. To date there have been several plots against the Prime Minister's life. Since no evidence has been produced to support any to date we can only assume that they are all imagined. However, the Eternal Pantomime felt it necessary t0 plot a timeline.
Plot Attempt #1: In May 2010, Fyzabad MP Chandresh Sharma reported to the police that there was a $5m hit on Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The police promised to keep a close eye and investigate the issue. Mrs Persad-Bissessar was offered police protection, but she bravely declined such. Thus far the investigation into this has not uncovered the identity of the "police officer" who allegedly called the Rienzi Complex in May 2010 to issue the threat. Thus far, Mrs Bissessar has not been killed by the voice of a police officer and no one has caught the voice, or held the phone for questioning. http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,120242.html
Plot #2: Our PM would suffer the next attack on her life in early August of 2011 when unidentified mosquitoes carrying the dreaded dengue vector landed on her. To date no mosquito was held for questioning on the matter. tp://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/DENGUE_STRIKES_KAMLA-127916578.html
Plot #3: Late August, 2011, days after the announcement of the State of Emergency a 14 year-old-girl with the moniker Granny Quilla launched yet another attack on PM Persad-Bissessar. This time a youtube video was the weapon of choice. In the video, using obscenities and racist slurs, young Quilla expressed a desire to see a sniper attack on PM Persad-Bissessar. The AG called for secret agent Granny Quilla's head; and the PM invited her to tea: a classic case of Good Cop/Bad Cop. And in the midst of it, the online blogs and social networks collapsed into a froth of naming, blaming and racist slurs.
Plot #4: Following on the heels of the teen assassin Granny Quilla, detractors of the PM got even more creative and deployed not one, but 2 peas tins that, in a well co-ordinated hit attacked the National Grandmother's ankles. This rendered her unable to wear high heels for a few weeks and bed rest at the St. Clair Medical Centre. The tins of peas were eventually released from detention (and returned to Matouks undented) after the PM revealed that age and perhaps diabetes might have led to the health scare. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/PM_IN_HEALTH__EMERGENCY_-130755568.html
Plot #5: By Nov 24th, 2011 it became apparent that the PM's enemies were becoming desperate. The SoE was in full swing and making huge inroads into crime. Old rusty guns had been discovered in the nearby forests, no drugs had been found, thousands of petty criminals or people who resembled her National Security Minister John Sandy, and therefore could be classified as criminals, had been rounded up, detained, imprisoned. Kamla had the criminals on the run, scared, cowering in their Hyatt hotel rooms. This left them with no recourse but to launch a serious attempt on not just the PMs life, but that of several other ministers, in a bid to end the stranglehold this govt had on crime. On November 23rd the armed forces were put on high alert! http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/High_Alert-134438523.html
The brave PM declared the plot treasonous and an attempt to destabilise the country because of the brilliant job her govt was doing at controlling crime. http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2011/11/28/kamla-death-threats-plot-destabilise-tt
By November 29th there was a Zionist Conspiracy to kill the PM as a couple affiliated with Mossad was arrested in connection with the plot. http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2011/11/28/kamla-death-threats-plot-destabilise-tt
Kamla was quick to declare the plot foiled and police raids in Laventille, Beetham and all mosques in the country quickly led to the arrest and detention of 17 assassins. They were found to have brand new copies of Sun Tzu's Art of War, used copies of the Q'oran for Jihadists and To Kill A Mockingbird.
By Dec 6th, hours before the SoE was due to end, with no evidence to link the detained men together, apart from their excellent choice in books, all 17 detainees were released. http://blog.gfbcproductions.biz/2011/12/06/update-suspects-in-trinidad-assassination-plot-released/
But the details didn't end there....indeed the plot merely thickened in the release of the detainees. Opposition Leader Keith Rowley quickly threw cold water on the Hot Plot to Assassinate the PM. http://www.caribbeantrakker.com/2011/11/opposition-leader-discredits-assassination-plot-after-being-briefed-on-evidence/#.TzPIs8VSRio
To date Sun Tzu's Art of War, the Q'uran and Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird refuse to comment on their role in the assassination plot. Kamla, like the Pawi, though endangered, still fights on for dear political life!
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Park South Apartments will be opening its first phase on July 1st 2016. It is centrally located within Albany's Historic Park South neighborhood, which borders the southern edge of Washington Park. Our community stands directly across the street from Albany Medical Center and is within walking distance of Albany Pharmaceutical, Albany Law and Sage College.
Park South Apartments is where historic meets contemporary. Our community was designed to provide the modern elegance we have come to appreciate in our homes with a touch of historic flavor. From our traditional 3 story brownstone buildings to our luxurious midrise buildings we offer a range of apartment styles and sizes to meet any lifestyle. Our well designed studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments range from 590 to 1,340 interior square feet and will feature granite or quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, a washer and dryer in each unit, luxury plank flooring, 9' high ceilings, large windows and spa like bathrooms.
Park South offers a variety of amenities including an indoor parking garage, CDTA Universal Pass, a state of the art fitness center, superior 24 hour maintenance, and beautifully maintained landscaping. One of the best features will be the new retail shops located on New Scotland Avenue that will have modern conveniences such as a bank, gourmet eateries and much more all within walking distance.
For more information, see the full story on Albany Business Review: http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2016/04/07/first-apartments-at-110-million-park-south.html
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Get the Rabbids Go Home [Wii] Trailer off WP (22mb)
The party is over and the Rabbids are ready to go home...to the moon!
Rabbids Go Home features a new wacky storyline, diverse gameplay and intuitive controls, and a vast array of environments that leads to hilarious capers as the Rabbids wreak havoc on the Humans in pursuit of their quest.
The Rabbids first comedy-adventure will take them to the moon or bust! Those crazy Rabbids have an infallible plan: collect all the human stuff they can find, heap it onto a giant pile and literally climb home to the moon. But not so fast! The Humans revolt, unleashing the Verminators whose only objective is to exterminate the Rabbids.
Rabbids Go Home game features include:
- The Rabbids First Comedy-Adventure: Control two Raving Rabbids and their shopping cart and cause mayhem in a world full of uptight Humans with shopping on the brain. Collect varying sizes of human stuff to build the Rabbids sky-high pile of junk in their quest to reach the moon.
- Make a huge mess and provoke hilarious situations in over 15 striking game environments: Scour through supermarkets, race across rooftops, jet past airports and boost through the Bayou, visiting the game's unique take on everyday places.
- Play over 40 missions: Race, chase, boost and generally run amok while scaring the Humans right down to their undies - literally! Ridicule reams of relentless enemies and their nasty pooches in an increasingly paranoid world of Rabbid-haters.
- Unique Art Direction: Encounter a cast of colorful, oddball characters and explore a remarkable parody of the modern world as if you were living inside an interactive cartoon!
- Variety of Gameplay: Soup up your shopping cart with a Jet Ski, an airplane reactor, or a hospital Bubble Bed to wreak endless havoc everywhere you turn. Learn to pilot your cart while boosting, jumping, gliding, floating and flying.
Rabbids Go Home, developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, is scheduled to ship Holiday 2009 for the Wii.
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Flowers in winter12:12:00
Hi guys! I´m finally back with a new winter look after few casual weeks in Berlin. I really love the Berlin style which is so different to our Munich dresscode but sometimes I need it more colorful and girly! Berlin is getting colder and colder but I´m trying to keep the summer vibes alive with warm thoughts and colorful flower prints. This cute romper is from Romwe and fits perfect with a blouse or turtleneck combined with overknees. By the way, as christmas is getting closer and I am very excited to check out all christmas hotspots in Berlin. Any suggestions?
Jumper: Romwe // Overknees: Buffalo
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Friday, April 13, 2012
A New Path
12 comments:
- Denise said...
congrats to you on your new home and adventure.I love the photo?I thought it was a painting.Denise
- April 13, 2012 at 9:35 AM
- C'est moi Claudette said...
Well if your new road looks anything like this one sweet Violet, I'd say your on the right track.
Happy Weekend my friend.
Love Claudie
- April 13, 2012 at 10:10 AM
- Martina said...
These photos are so beautiful! A new home is a great adventure - cheers to a wonderful new time to look forward to Violet! Hope you have time to relax this weekend! xx
- April 13, 2012 at 10:25 AM
- Friolina Fancy Designs said...
stunningly beautiful pictures, and very uplifting inspiration, love your blog
- April 13, 2012 at 1:28 PM
- Nita {ModVintageLife} said...
Very exciting!
- April 13, 2012 at 2:15 PM
- dawne said...
So excited for your move, Violet! New beginnings give us such a fresh outlook. And even living in a rental can be such fun...like a vacation from your own world. Did you design your new house? Can't wait to see it! With your good taste I'm sure it will be filled with chandys!!!!
These pictures are lovely, dear. I'm sure you will find beauty in your new environs as well. Come over to French at Heart, if you would, and see my article in Belle Inspiration! Do you subscribe? If not, this is a sneak peek!
- April 13, 2012 at 2:22 PM
- Palomasea said...
What a breathtaking view, dear Violet...
I wish you a most glorious and exciting new beginning in this adventure!
Love and light,
- Irina
- April 13, 2012 at 9:32 PM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
We are on the same WAVELENGTH HERE....light, path...new frontiers! Dearest, I pray that your new residence will only be a haven of LOVE not just for YOU but for those AROUND YOU, as you know what I mean!!! LOVE AND MORE LOVE TO YOU MY BEAUTIFUL FRIEND!!!!! Anita
- April 14, 2012 at 5:05 AM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
My dearest and wonderful sister,
THANK YOU FOR VISITING ME TODAY! Everyone is so busy these days and at least for US here in MN, it is a BEAUTIFUL and warm day. Yes, we are BOTH THINKING the same idea....LIGHT, NEW PATHS. I just pray that one day our paths HERE will pass. But I DO KNOW that one glorious DAYLESS moment in eternity, we shall recognize each other and sparkle with delight....Anita
- April 14, 2012 at 11:30 AM
- Palomasea said...
Oh, and there is our precious Anita!
Violet, sweet friend, I was so hoping to include you in my list, but alas, there were no listings!!
I wanted very much to show your beautiful artwork...
Thank you so much for visiting me!
- Irina
- April 14, 2012 at 4:00 PM
- Creations By Cindy said...
Beautiful Portraits! Thanks for visiting me! Hugs and blessings, Cindy
- April 14, 2012 at 5:30 PM
- The Dainty Dolls House said...
Just wonderful!! And many congrats to you...that is fantastic...new adventures are great to have in life!! xx
- April 16, 2012 at 1:48 AM


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VIDEO: LeBron James opts out of his deal with the Miami Heat
From NBA.com staff reports
Miami Heat star LeBron James is doing the same thing that New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony did a day ago: opt out of his contract with his current team and become an unrestricted free agent.
The news, which was first reported via Twitter by ESPN.com's Chris Broussard, was somewhat expected by those following James and the Heat closely. James' agent, Richie Paul, confirmed his client's decision to the Associated Press on Tuesday afternoon.
James' fellow running mates on the Heat — All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh — can also opt out this summer, although their decision has not yet been made known. James opting out doesn't prevent him from returning to the Heat; like Anthony, this move allows James to test the free-agent waters (if he so wishes) or return to his team on (perhaps) a lesser deal.
Here's more from Broussard on James' move:
LeBron James' agent, Richie Paul, has informed the Miami Heat that James will exercise his early termination option and become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
Opting out does not mean James has decided to leave the Heat, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press, who spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the four-time NBA MVP nor the team had made any public announcement.
James had until June 30 to decide whether to opt out of the final two years of his contract with the Heat. He was scheduled to make $20 million next season.
As you'd expect, Twitter was abuzz about LeBron's move:


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The opera and dance scene in the UK is rich and varied, offering lots of opportunities to see live performance wherever you are in the UK.
To give a flavour of what's available, we've picked out the upcoming UK touring offerings of the various opera and dance companies who've performed recently - or are soon due to perform - at Covent Garden:
This month The Royal Opera, Aldeburgh Music and Opera North's co-commission and co-production of two new operas - The Commission / Café Kafka - will be performed in three different locations. The works will open at Snape Maltings on 14 March, move to Covent Garden for 15-17 March and arrive in Leeds for 22 March.
English Touring Opera are touring three productions - King Priam, Paul Bunyan and The Magic Flute around England up until the end of May. See ETO's tour dates for Spring 2014.
Scottish Opera are touring Macbeth and Madama Butterfly, as well as a programme of opera highlights north of the border until early August. See Scottish Opera's tour dates for Spring/Summer 2014.
Welsh National Opera are touring Manon Lescaut, Boulevard Solitude, La traviata, Anon, Moses und Aron, Nabucco, and The Fall of the House of Usher to venues around England and Wales. In July, the company will stage two performances of Moses und Aron on the Covent Garden Main Stage, the first of three years of annual performances at the Royal Opera House. See Welsh National Opera's tour dates for Spring/Summer 2014.
Ballet Black are touring a triple bill of new ballets from Christopher Marney, Martin Lawrance and Arthur Pita around the south of England and Midlands. Performances run until Early July. See Ballet Black's tour dates for Spring/Summer 2014.
Ballet Central are touring a programme of ballet, contemporary and jazz dance featuring works by Daniel de Andrade, Christopher Marney and Sara Matthews. The programme will also feature the Corn pas de deux and Friends Dance from Coppélia. Performances run until mid-July. See Ballet Central's tour dates for Spring/Summer 2014.
Northern Ballet are touring Three Little Pigs and Cinderella extensively around the UK, while A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Great Gatsby, Dracula, Cleopatra, and two mixed programmes will be staged at a smaller number of venues (including a mixed bill in the Linbury Studio Theatre at Covent Garden). Dates run until the end of 2014 when the company will return to Leeds for Christmas performances of Peter Pan in December. See Northern Ballet's tour dates for the rest of 2014.
Rambert are touring assorted works including Ashley Page's new ballet Subterrain, the Rambert take on Nijinsky's L'Après-midi d'un faune and Merce Cunningham's Sounddance to venues in England and Wales until late May. See Rambert's tour dates for Spring 2014.
You might also be interested in following our ROH Links organizations - small and medium-sized opera, dance and theatre companies who often tour around the UK. Our Cinema Season relays monthly performances from Covent Garden live around the UK. Find your nearest cinema and sign up to our cinema newsletter.
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DES MOINES, IA—A number of Curves franchises in Iowa are fighting a state tax assessment that could cost them more than $500,000.
The Iowa Department of Revenue notified dozens of Iowa Curves franchise owners that they owed state sales taxes from years past that were never charged to their customers. In Iowa, sales tax is charged for all commercial recreation, including health clubs and country clubs, said Dave Casey, policy manager for the Iowa Department of Revenue.
One point of confusion for some franchise owners though deals with instruction. Iowa sales tax is not charged if customers are paying additional fees for instruction. According to court documents, one test case brought by an Ames, IA, Curves argues that the women's-only facility's activities should not be considered commercial recreation because members "receive instruction under the guidance and direction of instructors on how to perform the Curves workout. Ordinary persons cannot perform the activity without instruction, and the instructors have received special training."
Health Palmer, a Des Moines attorney, is representing a group of Curves owners who are challenging the tax, but could not comment due to pending litigation.
Becky Frusher, communications manager for Curves International, said it is up to franchisees to follow state and local laws.
"Curves International is in the business of providing independent business owners with the opportunity to offer a valuable service to the women in their communities through a proven business method, and not in the business of providing legal or tax advice," she said. "We do however, advise franchisees to comply with all applicable state and local laws, as well as to secure their own attorney and tax advisor."


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GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The 2012 Rookie Photo Shoot took place at the Knicks' practice facility on Tuesday, with 39 incoming rookies making the rounds, posing for Panini and NBA Entertainment. It was a six-hour day, broken up by a lunch break reminiscent of a SportsCenter commercial.
Every first round pick from this year's draft, except for the Magic's Maurice Harkless, was here. Also here were a handful of second rounders and last year's No. 5 pick, Jonas Valanciunas, fresh off Lithuania's eighth-place finish at the Olympics.
We had five guys from Kentucky, four from UNC, three from Baylor and three from Duke. There were three Mavs, three Pistons, three Warriors, three Rockets and three Raptors. But none of the Nets' three rookies were at the shoot, so the new black-and-white Brooklyn uniforms are still very much under wraps. No. 2 pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was in the building, sporting the new Bobcats road threads though.
In addition to posing for still photos, the players spoke with NBA TV's Dennis Scott and the youngest member of the media, 16 year old Karl Towns Jr., who was interviewing players for MSG Varsity. (Here he is with Draymond Green.) Towns is the high school star from New Jersey who played for the Dominican Republic national team this summer and was about five minutes away from being an Olympian. And he's already about as tall as Valanciunas.
Speaking of Olympians, Anthony Davis brought along his gold medal, and I believe that's a first for the Rookie Photo Shoot.
Detroit's Andre Drummond and Oklahoma City's Perry Jones each tried their hands at the DJ table after lunch, but there was no impromptu dunk contest like when Terrico White stole the show two years ago. And apparently, the Carolina guys like old school R&B, because Kendall Marshall requested some Barry White and John Henson was seen singing along a few minutes later on the other side of the gym.
The photos have been taken, and soon the basketball cards will be printed. Now that the Rookie Transition Program and the Rookie Photo Shoot are over, it's time for these guys to get back to getting ready for the season.


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Fedora 12 beta was released yesterday, October 20th. With it came the GNOME and KDE versions of Fedora. Yesterday I brought you Fedora 12 beta GNOME screenshots so to keep it fair, i am publishing these Fedora 12 beta KDE screenshots. These screenshots show the Fedora 12 beta KDE desktop and menu. I'm always excited to see what the graphical side of Fedora looks like at each release. This is because such care is taken to make the desktop really sparkle. Please comment on these Fedora 12 KDE screenshots using the form at the bottom.
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Saturday, September 08, 2007
Quinoa-Cannellini Burgers: A Gluten-Free Veggie Burger for Grown-Ups
I feel slightly guilty calling these "burgers" - Not because they're vegetarian, but because they just seem too sophisticated for that moniker. The flavors are too dynamic. These firm, protein-packed, slightly spicy patties can stand alone as the "meat" of a meal, and taste as good topped with chutney or salsa as they do with ketchup (I've tried them with all three!) Chipotle aioli seems like it would be a good match, too. These burgers are delicious on a bun, but they beg for a hearty whole-grain bread or a kaiser roll rather than a plain ol' mass-produced hamburger bun. They're not all-American BBQ fare, after all. These are gourmet veggie burgers for grown-ups.
The patties are easy to make, and are a great way to use up leftover quinoa. They are packed with nutrition, and are a great way to get some whole grains into your diet. Got leftovers? Try cutting them into pieces and using them as a filling in a bean and cheese burrito made with a brown rice tortilla (believe me, it's fabulous). They heat up quite well in the toaster oven (though I'd pass on the microwave, for fear of losing their crispy outer crust). I always make an extra batch just so that I have plenty of leftovers to keep in the fridge.
I prefer to use very well-cooked quinoa for this recipe. Though I usually toast my quinoa before cooking it, I didn't find it necessary for this recipe. If you cook it in tomato soup (my preference) or in vegetable broth, the flavor of the burgers will be enhanced - But reduce the salt in the recipe by half. To prepare the quinoa, cook 1/2 cup of quinoa in 1 cup of liquid. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 15 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat but keep covered, and allow to continue steaming until very soft and fluffy.
When I was making these, my mother asked what I was cooking. When I told her, she gave me a funny look. Turned out she thought I'd said "quinoa-kundalini burgers". So from now on, cannellini beans shall be known as "kundalini beans"!
a/k/a Quinoa-Kundalini Burgers
[ Gluten-Free / Soy-Free / Nut-Free / Vegetarian / Pareve ]
1 cup canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup cooked quinoa, firmly packed
3 cloves garlic, minced finely
1 jalapeno, minced, including seeds
1 tsp fresh thyme
1 cup grated carrot
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup sweet sorghum flour
Generous amount of fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup light olive oil or canola oil, for frying
Additional sorghum flour for dredging
Using the back of a fork, mash the beans slightly (they should not be completely smooth). Add all other ingredients except olive oil and flour. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Slowly sprinkle in 3/4 cup of sorghum flour, combining until a loose "dough" is formed that is dense enough to be handled (use additional flour if necessary).
In a 12" pan, heat up oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of additional sorghum flour on a plate or in a pie tin. Compress "dough" between your hands to form 1/2" thick patties of about 4" diameter. One by one, carefully dredge them in sorghum flour, making sure the flour is distributed on both sides and along the edges of each patty. Use a slotted spatula to transfer carefully into hot oil. Cook for 3-5 minutes on each side, or until golden-brown and slightly crisp. In between batches you may want to replace the oil. Remove burgers from oil and place on a plate lined with paper towel or pieces of brown paper bag to absorb excess oil. Serve hot.
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Would these work with brown rice flour or Pamela's Pancake/Baking mix or do they really need the sorghum flour? I appreciate it.
- ByTheBay said...
Brown rice flour should work fine as long as it's finely milled - You may find you need a little more or a little less of it, since every flour has a different level of liquid-absorbence. I would pass on the Pamela's Baking Mix, personally, and just use a single finely milled GF flour.
- Sea said...
Ooh, these look yummy. And I love the idea of a chipotle sauce, mmm.
- Shala said...
I do not have a gluten problem, I am allergic to ALL wheat family products. I can have barley and oat, I do not like sorghum. I am going to try these other flours; barley and oat. I am excited to find a yummy "hamburger" for me :)
Hi you! Any idea if these burgers would work with some kind of egg substitute? Maybe flax seed meal?
Trying to get back into cooking. And it's not going to work if I don't find good recipes that are:
low-carb/high protein (for me)
nut-free, egg-free, milk-free (and sesame free) (for Z's allergies)
whole foods-y
vegetarian (for K)
I'm OK with not all meals being all of those things, but I'm trying to have at least a bunch of good recipes to work from. Is hard. And it's a little silly that I'm starting here on a gluten-free blog when that's something I actually don't need. But I love the recipes you post on FB. So, if you have any other cooking blogs or books or recipes to recommend I'm all ears. Thanks!
(email me if u don't mind - I might not remember to check back)
- ByTheBay said...
Emma - I'm going to e-mail you this comment, too, but since other people might be interested...
I don't know if this would work without eggs, but it may. You just may find it a little more crumbly. What I would do is puree 1/3 or so of the beans (and fork-mash the others) to help with binding, add egg replacer, and maybe add a little bit of some sticky type of flour such as potato starch or tapioca starch to help it bind.
look on the sidebar of my blog and sort by different things like "main dishes" and "vegetarian" and whatnot. i do have a bunch of recipes that would fit your needs, actually, though they're not all main dishes.
i think these veggie burgers are super tasty. i hope you like them.
- glutenfreegirlie.com said...
This really does look great, my friend was talking about this at dinner today! Do you mind if I post this on my Gluten Free Girlie Recipes and More facebook page under your name? I can't wait to try it out! Thanks for sharing!
Could I freeze these before cooking?


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This is f---ing ridiculous.
A New Jersey school banned swearing within its hallowed halls. Not a big deal, right? Actually, it is: Only girls are banned from swearing.
Does anyone else think that rule sucks?
Officials at Queen of Peace High School high school say that girls are banned from swearing because they want "ladies to act like ladies." Guys are allowed to swear, but only when they're not in the presence of a vagina.
"Boys should be more like gentlemen," one student said of the new law.
Okay, first of all: Swearing has nothing to do with whether or not you're a gentleman. Everyone effing swears—we're more interested in total equality.
The real reason girls shouldn't swear? It just doesn't look good.
"It's unattractive when girls have potty mouths," one (male) student said.
We would curse at him, but he's probably underage. Eff.
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Guest Post: Bobby DeMuro on How He Was Inspired to Learn About Suicide By International Survivors of Suicide Day
Last week, I interviewed Eric Marcus for my radio show called "The 7-Day Challenge." Every week on the show, I explore a public health issue, and challenge listeners to something they can do over the next seven days to improve their health. As you might guess, we cover a variety of public health problems – obesity, emergency preparedness, food policy, infectious diseases and bioterrorism, and everything else under the sun. Or so I thought.
Back in September, I was on the CDC website and found the schedule of national health observances – Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, National Hand Washing Awareness Week, and so forth. One of the observances was International Survivors of Suicide Day, sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Intrigued, I contacted them, and they put me in touch with Eric.
It was there that I got "schooled." See, I like to think (hope?) that I know a lot about public health. I'm no expert, but I'm hungry to learn. I read a lot, and I hope I know more next week than I did this week.
So with that in mind, I began to realize my woeful ignorance on a major public health issue – suicide. I read Eric's book, perused the AFSP website, and practically lived on the National Institute of Mental Health website trying to develop a body of knowledge that had been embarrassingly skipped in my previous learning.
Had it not been for Eric, AFSP, and the interview (which you can hear beginning November 18), I would have continued my ignorance about suicide.
I could list statistics – the tenth leading cause of death in America, 90% of suicides involve a mental or substance abuse disorder, the third leading cause of death for people between 15 and 24 – but knowing you read Eric's work, the numbers aren't new to you.
The story, from my vantage point, is awareness.
This past Saturday, we celebrated International Survivors of Suicide Day. I use the word "celebrate" a little uncomfortably, but when I think about it, it is a celebration in a way.
See, I can celebrate that I now know (and am sensitive about) a major mental and public health issue. I am now, in some minor way, an advocate for suicide prevention, AFSP, and mental health awareness.
I'm not on Eric's level, and I'm not saying what I'm doing is anything amazing – it's not. But it is significant, and it's awareness. Consider me a convert, if you will, from ignorance to understanding. From apathy to knowledge. And that is something worth celebrating.
So now that you've observed International Survivors of Suicide Day, take a minute to introduce the issue to somebody previously unaffected by suicide. Involve us in your advocacy. We may be more open than you think – and we are surely sensitive to your stories and experiences.
10 Responses to Guest Post: Bobby DeMuro on How He Was Inspired to Learn About Suicide By International Survivors of Suicide Day
Elaine says:
Great piece Bobby! Glad you learned about something new and very important and you made a difference in the process!
noch says:
i didn't know that there is such a day, having survived suicide myself. but a good cause to be sharing with others
K. S. says:
Great job, Bobby. Good to see you KEEP doing such good causes on your show and I definitely need to check out the AFSP. Keep it up and thank you!
Vanessa says:
I also didn't know there was such a day and I do suicide cleanup for a living.
I've seen so many families torn apart by suicide and even attempted suicide. This was a great article, thank you.
joanne Mazzotta says:
I am the author of a book titled: Why Whisper? The titled was inspired by the fact that suicide is a hushed subject. Most people do not want to talk about it and yet, they have always been riveted by stories of murder and so many sad stories of torment and inhumanity to man.
My son Danny took his life and with that took huge pieces of the lives of those who loved him. I know Danny is in peace and I want to pay tribute to the survivors who are fighting the battle of grief in such a way that in itself is difficult to survive. Some die from it.
It is time to face facts. Suicide is being used as a cure much too often lately. I want to tell those who believe their lives are not valuable, that they are mistaken. I want to tell those who ignore or refuse to speak about suicide that shame is in no way the right emotion to feel after your loved one commits suicide, nor is blame. The myth of suicide is that someone else is the executioner. It is time to give suicide survivors a hand to hold…
I had to write this book because there was no one to talk to about it. I wanted to know why… I learned that I was not alone. I also learned that when we give our grief a voice, it cannot defeat us. If my book saves one life, or sooths one heart of a person who is a suicide survivor, I will be happy. I want nothing else.
Thank you for the privilege of writing on your blog. I have never done this before. My own blog is the only place I write. http://www.whywhisper.net
Domonic Smith says:
I Produced This video for someone i lost almost 6 years ago to suicide. It holds a strong message that unfortunately needs to be heard! My only ONE hope is that it reaches ONE person who needs it! Please watch this video, re-post it, and like it, to help get the word out. We only have ONE life, so be the ONE who helps someone else from taking his or hers away!
sibichen says:
Excellent article. You may also like http://sibi-cyberdiary.blogspot.com/2011/10/if-anybody-wants-to-see-us-you-have-to.html
Mark Brown says:
Joanne, I will be honored to read your book. I am sorry for your loss as I am for all who have lost loved ones and posted here.
This part is for everyone…. I am not sure where anyone one of you might be, I would think we all are in different places on some level. I want to encourage anyone and every who has been touched with suicide to take a simple Q.P.R. class (about two hours)and if you are able an ASIST class (two-day) training. I hosted a International Survivors Suicide Day also. I am also training to become a prevention specialist. This is such an important health issue in our country and around the world. Begin to get your schools and community involved, we need to be talking about this just as easily as we talk about sex, drugs,bullying etc… Thank you Bobbie for getting involved. It is not always easy but it is so worth it and SOOoooo important!
patricia berberian says:
PAFOS(putting a face on suicide is a must see website as well. These wonderful people have created pages of photos of our lost loved ones. My daughter (age 20) is on tribute page 11. It brings the reality home to many , quotes the staggering stastics and allows us to reach out to help comfort others who share our pain. All the while allowing our loved ones NEVER be forgotten or become just another #. I have come to believe my Sarah took herself to the Lord to relieve a pain so deep inside she felt no one could possibly help with. It has been 10 months ago today and the grief is still unbearable at times.. Yet knowing the AFSP is working at educating, awareness & helping to remove the stigma of mental disorders/depression is HUGE.. esp. if even ONE can be reached..GOD BLESS US ALL…
Antonio says:
http://youtu.be/XrSqY_pUY1c – check this song out its dedicated to kids who are against bullying and sends a message that no matter who hard life gets, suicide is never an option!
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Welcome to my blog, which grew out of my experience as a suicide survivor and my experience writing Why Suicide? (see below). On occasion I'll be posting an essay based on something I've read, someone I've met, an experience I've had, or just a memory of someone in my life who took his or her life. If you have a thought on something I've written, I hope you won't hesitate to join the conversation by leaving a comment.
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President Obama, Listen to Your Mother: features Thanksgiving poems blessing the farmworkers, an update on the global food crisis, and the Declarations of the Via Campesina from their 5th annual conference in Maputo. It ends with an open letter to the President-elect called "Obama, Listen to Your Mother!"
- Grace by Raphael Jesus Gonzalez from In Praise of Fertile Land
- I Will Not Thank God by Tereza Coraggio
Music Videos:
- Take Back the City by Snow Patrol
- Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the soundtrack "Once"
- Behind the Barricades by David Rovics
- Global Food Crisis from FoodFirst! backgrounder
- David Barsamian's Alternative Radio interview of Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved
- The Declarations of the 5th conference of the Via Campesina
- Grassroots International's Food Sovereignty curriculum
Everyone seems to be writing letters to Obama. Julie Mertus, author of Bait and Switch: Human Rights and US Foreign Policy, outlines four steps for him to repair our tattered reputation. Rosa Anaya, daughter of assassinated Salvadoran human rights lawyer Herbert Anaya Sanabria, reminds Obama that there are 35 sovereign countries in the Americas and almost 200 in the world. To be a good US president, he must not try to be President of the World. The Indigenous Councils of Columbia write, "By transforming life into merchandise, by making sacred the accumulation of wealth, by enshrining greed, we believe our societies have entered a crisis, including the economic crisis currently faced by your country." They ask that together, we create the conditions for a new history. Alice Walker cautions him to relax and enjoy his family, and remember that he didn't create this mess, while Garrison Keillor says not to play golf or get a dog. So now I'll add my two-cents.
Dear President-to-be Obama,
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Gianfranco Ferre's Autumn/Winter 2011 menswear show in January was cancelled - a sure sign of a house in distress, especially in Milan where the urge to save face and give a show of corporate might almost always outweighs the need to scrimp on the flashy trappings of a fashion show. Those flashy trappings are what Italian fashion is all about.
That said, great things are often born of a crisis. Perhaps Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi should keep Gianfranco Ferre barely-solvent for a while longer if it thrashes them into action like this, as today's Autumn/Winter 2011 womenswear was by far the best they have created for the house. It eschewed fashion's current sixties-seventies fixation, and the eighties heyday of the house, for fresh stomping ground. Well, fresher: the nineties, the tighty-whitey minimalism of Helmut Lang and the continuing Philo effect that's still trickling through fashion was the undercurrent of this show, all sleek lines, strict tailoring, and no extraneous detailing. Extraneous detailing was what Gianfranco Ferre was all about - this is the man, after all, who sent Naomi Campbell down the catwalk wearing a pair of velvet draped curtains replete with watermelon-sized tassels, in 1998 no less - so that was a brave move. It's not quite so brave to tag onto the bandwagon of reductionism a good three seasons after everyone else, but Aquilano and Rimondi made it look great, and gave it a new spin.
That new spin, frankly, was desirability. You don't go to a Gianfranco Ferre show expecting to want to look like the models. You go to marvel at the over-enthusiastic embroidery, to giggle at a finale exit tripping over a trailing fur in overly-high heels, to frown disapprovingly when the Italian press office start wave after wave of artificial clapping for the overwrought eveningwear.
Today, some of Aquilano and Rimondi's collection looked pretty good. Hell, most of it looked terrific - tight white wool and leather dresses inset with putty-coloured leather, triple revers curling over on a couple of melton overcoats, and a wonderful greige jacket shorn of lapels, cropped of sleeve, and with what looked like the vestiges traditional velvet riding collar at the back of the neck. The eveningwear was overwrought, again - but it was the exception rather than the rule to a collection where Aquilano and Rimondi cleaned up, buckled down, and showed not only that Gianfranco Ferre can have a future, but that it deserves one.


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Red Wing will celebrate the opening of the Red Wing Shoe Museum on Tuesday, July 27th. The "World's Largest Work Boot," made by Red Wing Shoes to celebrate their 100th anniversary, will be on display.
River City Days, a community festival held at Bay Point Park on the Mississippi River, begins Friday and runs through the weekend. Live music, an antique car show, food, and rides are available.
Hobgoblin Music will host Blues in the Barn on Saturday. This should be a great concert with several different performers and groups.


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I remember always liking Tali, she had been my favorite since her first appearance in the game. I was so pissed that she couldn't be dated in the first one but when she gives you a picture of herself in the third one? completely worth it, she is beautiful.
I may get shit for this but, I'm an Ashley Fan and I can't stand Tali lol.As for a great moment, I love the Citadel DLC(as most fans do) and my favorite is getting Grunt out of trouble like a teenager who had too much fun. Playing parent was probably the cutest thing ever. Grunt is one of my favorites. I might not be alone on this but, Mordin's death made me cry horribly. Even though I romanced both Thane & Garrus, even seeing Thane die and leaving Garrus to go up the Citadel at the end, nothing got quite like his death. I felt like it was totally unfair! I COULD'VE SAVED HIM!!!!D:I'm still mad
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Deer strikes
Joyce Eileen Vogts, 53, 1795 Arapaho Rd., Moundridge, struck and killed a deer with her 2011 Dodge sedan at 8:35 p.m. Sept. 21 on 120th Rd. west of Indigo Rd.
Martin G. Hooper, 53, 133 N. Cedar St., Marion, struck and killed a deer with a 1990 Chevrolet pickup at 5:30 a.m. Sept. 24 on Sunflower Rd. north of 180th Rd. The pickup, owned by Raymond J. Hooper, 909 N. Arapaho St., Wichita, had to be towed.


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Separation Agreement & General Release
[Name and Address]
Re: Separation Agreement and General Release
Dear ______________________:
This letter proposes the following Separation Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") between you and ________________ ("Company") regarding the terms of your separation from ________________.
I. Background
A. You were employed by the Company as ____________. You and the Company have agreed to terminate your employment relationship on an amicable basis.
B. On ________, your employment with the Company terminated.
II. Terms of Agreement
In order to effect the termination of your employment and to provide you with certain benefits that you would not otherwise be entitled to, you and the Company agree as follows:
1. This Agreement shall not be in any way construed as an admission by the Company that it has acted wrongfully with respect to you or any other person, or that you have any rights whatsoever against the Company.
2. Even if you do not sign this Agreement, the Company will pay you the compensation that you have earned through the date of your termination, any accrued vacation benefits, and [insert any appropriate profit sharing, etc. plan name here] in accordance with the terms and conditions of such plan. Similarly, even if you do not sign this Agreement, you will be offered benefits to which you are entitled under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985 ("COBRA"), and you retain all benefits under the Company's 401(k) Plan.
3. In exchange for the promises contained in this Agreement and release of claims as set forth below, and provided that you sign this agreement and return it to me by ________ [21 days from date of letter], 20_____ and do not revoke this Agreement as set forth in Paragraph 13(d):
a. The Company will pay you a severance allowance in the amount of your current base monthly salary of $____________ beginning ________, and ending ________ to be paid on a monthly basis and in accordance with the Company's normal payroll process.
b. The Company will pay for your medical coverage (i.e., COBRA benefits) under the ________________ [Group Health Insurance Plan, correct name].
c. If you wish, the Company will pay for an outplacement service (to be selected by the Company) for services rendered in assisting you in locating another job, for a period of ____ months following the date of your termination or until you begin working for another employer, whichever occurs first. These payments are contingent upon your cooperation with the outplacement service and upon active efforts by you to locate another position.
4. In consideration of the promises contained in this Agreement, you agree:
a. On behalf of yourself and anyone claiming through you, irrevocably and unconditionally to release, acquit and forever discharge the Company and/or its parent corporation, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, successors and assigns, as well as each's past and present officers, directors, employees, shareholders, trustees, joint venturers, partners, and anyone claiming through them (hereinafter "Releasees" collectively), in each's individual and/or corporate capacities, from any and all claims, liabilities, promises, actions, damages and the like, known or unknown, which you ever had against any of the Releasees arising out of or relating to your employment with the Company and/or the termination of your employment with the Company. Said claims include, but are not limited to: (1) employment discrimination (including claims of sex discrimination and/or sexual harassment) and retaliation under Title VII (42 U.S.C.A. 2000e etc.) and under 42 U.S.C.A. section 1981 and section 1983, age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (29 U.S.C.A. sections 621-634) as amended, under any relevant state statutes or municipal ordinances; (2) disputed wages; (3) wrongful discharge and/or breach of any alleged employment contract; and (4) claims based on any tort, such as invasion of privacy, defamation, fraud and infliction of emotional distress.
b. That you shall not bring any legal action against any of the Releasees for any claim waived and released under this Agreement and that you represent and warrant that no such claim has been filed to date. You further agree that should you bring any type of administrative or legal action arising out of claims waived under this Agreement, you will bear all legal fees and costs, including those of the Releasees.
5. You agree to refer any and all reference checks to the ________ [insert name] and you know that any such references will be limited to confirmation of your dates of employment and last position held. The obligation under this Paragraph is separable and any failure by the Company to perform the obligation in this Paragraph will only give rise to an action to enforce this Paragraph.
6. You agree that you will not, directly or indirectly, disclose the fact of and terms of this Agreement, including the severance benefits, to anyone other than your attorney, except to the extent such disclosure may be required for accounting or tax reporting purposes or as otherwise required by law.
7. This agreement shall be binding on the parties and upon their heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns and shall inure to their benefit and to that of their heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns.
8. On or before ________ [date], you will return to me all of the Company's property in your possession including, but not limited to, [insert appropriate materials, such as customer lists, mailing lists, account information, samples, prototypes, price lists and pricing information] any phone cards, cellular phone, automobile and all of the tangible and intangible property belonging to the Company and relating to your employment with the Company. You further represent and warrant that you have not retained any copies, electronic or otherwise, of such property.
9. You will cooperate fully with the Company in its defense of or other participation in any administrative, judicial or other proceeding arising from any charge, complaint or other action which has been or may be filed.
10. You will continue to comply with the terms of the Proprietary and Confidentiality Agreement between you and the Company, executed on _______________, and know and understand that the obligations contained in that agreement survive execution of this Agreement and your termination of employment. In particular, you shall not disclose any confidential or proprietary information (specifically including pricing, margins, key customer contacts and their profiles not generally known to the public) which you acquired as an employee of the Company to any other person or entity, or use such information in any manner that is detrimental to the interest of the Company. A copy of your Confidentiality Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.
11. You agree that you will not make any comments relating to the Company or its employees which are critical, derogatory or which may tend to injure the business of the Company.
12. In the event that you breach any of your obligations under Paragraphs 8 through 11, any outstanding obligations of the Company hereunder shall immediately terminate, and any payments previously made to you pursuant to Paragraph 3 shall be returned to the Company.
13. You also acknowledge that you have been informed pursuant to the federal Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 that:
a. You have the right to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement;
b. You do not waive rights or claims under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act that may arise after the date this waiver is executed.
c. You have twenty-one (21) days from the date of this letter to consider this Agreement;
d. You have seven (7) days after signing this Agreement to revoke the Agreement, and the Agreement will not be effective until that revocation period has expired.
14. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. If any provision is held to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
15. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between you and the Company and supersedes any and all prior oral or written agreements or understandings between you and the Company concerning the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be altered, amended or modified, except by a further written document signed by you and the Company.
16. [If appropriate, include arbitration clause.]
17. You represent that you fully understand your right to review all aspects of this Agreement with an attorney of your choice, that you have had the opportunity to consult with an attorney of your choice, that you have carefully read and fully understand all the provisions of this Agreement and that you are freely, knowingly and voluntarily entering into this Separation Agreement and General Release.
If you are willing to enter into this Agreement, please signify your acceptance in the space indicated below, and return to me by ________ [21 days], 20____. As I noted earlier, this Agreement will not become effective, and none of the severance benefits in Paragraph 3 will be paid, until seven (7) days after the date you sign this Agreement.
Very truly yours,
Accepted and agreed to on this ____ day of ____________, 20_____.
I do or do not (circle one) elect outplacement services pursuant to Paragraph 3(c).
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Prof. David K. Linnan
Indonesian law is best viewed as a large-scale social experiment opposing the idea of legal pluralism or co-existing multiple legal systems, alongside concerns about modernizing laws to bring the Dutch colonial legal legacy of an extremely diverse developing nation into the modern global economy. There are at least three kinds of legal systems to contend with, often with their own courts or other interpretive systems: secular or national law, adat or local ethnic group law still important under a variety of circumstances but particularly for matters concerning real estate and inheritance, and Islamic law of importance traditionally for family law matters affecting the Moslem majority. All these legal systems reflect historical influences such as secular or national law's provenance in the law formerly applicable to European colonists, adat law as local law applicable to the varying ethnic groups of indigenous peoples (Indonesians), and Islamic law alongside adat for the Islamic indigenous majority. However, for varying political reasons, these different legal systems have found new life in modern practice. US law students should register an implicit comparison to the US as laboratory of federalism incorporating 51 distinct legal systems spread over a large geographic area with diverse populations. However, Indonesian legal systems tend more to coexist in the same geographic area with significantly greater overlap than US legal systems enjoying neater hierarchies under the Supremacy and Full Faith & Credit Clauses of the US Constitution.
Much of Indonesian secular or national law on the private law side is ultimately based on 19th century Dutch codes with French roots, and oddly enough the official law is often still a Dutch text (notwithstanding the fact that younger Indonesian lawyers and law students understand Dutch about as well as US law students understand Law French). Law reform's task since the early 1950s has oscillated between Indonesianization, understood as the ideologically motivated task of replacing foreign colonial law with laws incorporating distinctively Indonesian values, and modernization, understood as the economically or socially motivated task of replacing outdated colonial law with concepts suited for an increasingly globalized world. On the public law side, the issue is often the extent to which authoritarian colonial era laws vie with modern concepts such as human rights in criminal law, plus the Indonesians now have their own version of culture wars in which (typically Islamic) religious conservatives often oppose what they consider to be the decadent morals of secular law. Adat law's importance was underplayed for many years, although those working in land title law could attest to its continuing application. However, adat law elements are reemerging in the governance system of distinct ethnic groups on the local level due to post-1998 political decentralization. Islamic law is now expanding beyond family law to distinct areas like a syariah financial system (syariah banking and financial products) plus certain localities as a result of the growing influence of Islam in society. But before US students dismiss such on-going developments as atavism, please reflect on the analogy of abortion law controversies ever since Roe v. Wade and coming battles over gay marriage. The laboratory of federalism concept does not necessarily mean that secular modernism prevails, but the natural counterweight is the extent to which secular or national law is an acceptable common denominator for diverse ethnic and religious populations in a large country.
Indonesia had an economic development-oriented "soft" authoritarian government from 1966-1998. Then the Asian Financial Crisis occurred and brought down long-serving President Soeharto, with the result that Indonesians experienced what they referred to as a multi-dimensional crisis (economic, governmental and social) including significant concerns whether the country had sufficient internal cohesion to hold together during the crisis and continuing divisive challenges such as the independence of East Timor, plus continuing low grade insurgencies in Aceh and Papua. Thus Indonesian public law was reformed on an accelerated basis both in the name of democratization and as a political strategy to counteract centrifugal forces via decentralization. Underlying political forces reemerging are divergent ones which drove the Indonesian independence struggle but were never fully reconciled thereafter: secular nationalists, Islamic groups with widely differing agendas, and left-leaning groups (traditionally communists, but that grouping has been officially banned since 1966 so that its latest equivalents represent labor and peasantry along the lines of European social democracy). These groups in turn have spawned at least three and arguably five larger plus a significant number of smaller political parties, so that since 1998 on a formal level Indonesian politics resembles Italian coalition governance post-WW II with rapidly changing constellations of parties as vehicles for leading politicians. 1998 lies only five years in the past, so from an Indonesian perspective all these very basic political and legal changes are on-going in real time.
Given its Dutch colonial legal heritage Indonesia is sometimes still reckoned formally a Civil Law country, but in practice it is now better viewed as a mixed system. In the modern setting, even among those favoring Civilian approaches, there has been a hidden migration from French to German models within the Civil Law world paralleling modern Dutch law itself (against a background whether legal modernization should follow Dutch law post-Independence versus other, typically Anglo-American models). The traditional Civil Law code framework has largely been sidelined over the past 20 years as legal development has pursued improvement in particular of economic law on the private law side through ad hoc statutes. Institutionally speaking, at least on the public law side, views of judicial powers, the role of the legislative versus executive branches in law making, and general views of the legal professions still draw heavily on Continental views. Most recently, however, Indonesian public law has experienced the introduction of a relatively large number of independent regulatory or investigative commissions which are not typical under Continental public law. There is also an overlay of post-1998 constitutional amendments seemingly modernizing public law at the highest levels, however, this is subject to three caveats.
The first is that modern Continental public law institutions like a Constitutional Court have been introduced (perhaps closest to German models, but it is arguable whether the direct inspiration may have been other Asian states like Korea drawing on Continental models). The second is that it would be misleading to put too much emphasis on Continental models, to the extent circa 20 years ago administrative courts on the Continental model were introduced, but are largely considered ineffective (so just because the institutions may resemble Continental public law institutions to the outsider does not mean that the legal system works like it would in Berlin or Amsterdam). The third is Indonesian law reformers place heavy emphasis on legal enforcement (penegakan hukum), perhaps best understood as a belief that, if the rule of law is weak, enacting new laws is much easier than changing people's behavior in the private law area, or effectively restraining the state in the public law area. The question is not what the law says, but rather to what extent it actually regulates private and public relations in a modern developing non-Western nation on Southeast Asia's cultural borderline between East Asia (China & Japan) and Central or South Asia (stretching from India to the Middle East). In the name of good governance, many current reform efforts in the legal system focus predominantly on the judiciary, administrative levels of government, and corruption.
Indonesian law comes up in two places in this course, first under Islamic law as covered by Prof. Mark Cammack, and second under Indonesian law as covered by Prof. David Linnan largely in terms of national law. Prof. Cammack looks at how the state may reach into familial affairs under syariah law in his separate unit, while Prof. Linnan treats the accelerated modernization of economic law in particular under IMF conditionality in the wake of the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997. There "socialistic" Indonesian views of the economy at the constitutional law level were arguably incompatible with the Washington Consensus. Such questions about differing views of the state, economy and law lie at the core of our course.
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Antara News Agency
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UniMelb ALC Indonesia: Recent Work and Legislation
Law & Finance Institutional Partnership
From Indonesian Government
Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU)
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)
House of Representatives (DPR)
Indonesian Attorney General's Office (Kejaksaan Agung)
Indonesian National Police (POLRI)
National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM)
National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan)
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International Crisis Group
Asia Foundation
United States-Indonesia Society
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David Linnan, Indonesian Law Reform, or Once More Unto the Breach: A Brief Institutional History, 1 Australian Journal of Asian Law 1 (1999)
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Yes, apparently the mere uttering of my name incenses some people.
I shake my head at this behavior. For years, I've told people the sky is falling. Because, indeed, the sky is falling. Some listened. Some ignored. Some got angry. Some denied. Some blamed me for it.
I was discussing this with my friend, Henry Perez (author of Killing Red, a #1 Kindle Bestseller, and Floaters, which I co-wrote) and he said something that was so spot-on, so perfect, that I've got to repeat it.
"It's like you're telling children that Santa Claus has cancer."
What a terrific analogy.
People have a lot of affection and good feelings tied in with the publishing world and all it entails. They like paper books, and bookstores, and events. Authors once struggled mightily to land an agent and a Big 6 book deal. There are dreams at stake here. Dreams, and fond memories, and hope.
And I'm shouting to the world that it is all going to end soon.
While anger may be a natural emotion when someone tells you something you love is going away, it certainly isn't a productive one. A much better way to approach the issue is with reason.
To wit: I like Santa Claus, because he brings me toys. If he dies, he won't bring me toys anymore. Perhaps I need to figure out how to get toys without Santa, since he won't be around for long.
That's been my message from the get go. Times are changing. Change with them.
Some have taken this message to mean I'm elated Santa is dying. I have no feelings for Santa one way or the other. I am elated that I figured out how to get toys without Santa. But that doesn't mean I'll be dancing on Santa's grave (even though he did give me coal a few times.) Nor do I have a vested interest in Santa dying. Right now, Santa is still alive, and I'm co-existing with him perfectly fine.
But I am right that Santa is dying. And I am right to say we need to figure out how to live without him.
The business is changing. Lamenting it, getting upset, blaming the messenger (me), or otherwise doing anything other than learing how to thrive is a big waste of energy.
I find it interesting that the changes in this industry seem to mirror DABDA, the stages of death.
Depending on who you are, you might be:
Denying there is a problem.
Angry at the unfairness of it all.
Bargaining for a bit more time.
Depressed it will all soon end.
Accepted it and moved on.
These stages seem to apply more to those who have either been involved in the publishing industry, or have been trying for a while to break into the publishing industry. Some newbies who self-pub skip straight to acceptance, because they have no other base of experience.
But I've encountered a lot of folks mired in the various stages. Writers who are depressed they can't get deals anymore. The Big 6 acting silly--their agency model was nothing more than a bargaining attempt. Agents denying there is a problem at all.
And a lot of anger.
Newsflash: it ain't my fault Santa is dying. I'm just trying to show there is life after Santa.
You can deny it. Be angry about it. Bargain with it. Get depressed about it.
I, and all of my blog posts, will still be here to learn from when you accept it.


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This New Year, it is important to remember to balance yourself. Take care of your soul and it will take care of you. Then you can take proper care of others. Taking time to refresh and recharge is vitally important when it comes to giving of your time to elderly loved ones.


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Take it Easy
Not everyone wants to sign a waiver on vacation. Some people just want a getaway with low risk and high reward. We get that. In Boone, you can stroll through art galleries and museums, shop or cruise the colorful Blue Ridge Parkway. The gold icon, is for people who want to relax and take it easy!… more


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nowonmai wrote:Just remember woody, if the NSA won't do it then GCHQ will. Even as I write there are teams of nerds giggling at all those shots in your icloud of you and that ladyboy from missouri.
Woodsman wrote:Oh yeah, and just because I plugged her in her other pussy doesn't mean she was a boy. She didn't have a penis. Lets get the record straight.
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Special knots
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|See Knots , Forty knots, Sailing knots and Advanced knots for more knots.
Here are a collection of Boy Scout knots for special purposes.
Figure Eight
- Loop over the top. Loop under. Go down through the hole. Pull tight.
- Required for
- Small-Boat Sailing #7a: Square (Reef) Knot - Clove Hitch - Two Half Hitches - Bowline - Cleat Hitch - Figure Eight
- Sea Scout Apprentice #5. Square Knot - Bowline - Clove Hitch - Sheet Bend - Two Half Hitches - Figure Eight - Cleat Hitch
Sheep Shank
Bowline on a Bight
Carrick Bend
The Carrick bend is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to easily be formed into other common bends. It will not jam even after carrying a significant load or being soaked with water. The Carrick bend's aesthetically pleasing interwoven and symmetrical shape has also made it popular for decorative purposes.
Cow Hitch
Double Sheet Bend
Double Bowline
Figure Eight Loop
Surgeons Knot
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- Related knot articles: Basic Scout Knots • Forty Scout knots • Special Knots • Sailing knots • Fishing knots • Advanced knots
- Animated knots: Folsoms Knots • Animated Knots • Great Animations • More Animated Knots • Rope Works animated knots
- Video lessons: 10 essential Scouting knots (Scouting magazine) • Boys' Life: How to Tie Knots video playlist • Exert Village knot tying videos and video playlists • Art of Manliness knot tying
- Other knot links: Advanced knots (Scouting magazine) • Ropers Knots Page • Fishing knots • Rope Works knots archive • The Notable knot Index
- Notable knot Index - shows quick method of tying
- Step-By-Step knots : 11 Basic knots fit on the front and back of one page.
- Six Boy Scout knots by John Geffre
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Groups of Jewish visitors were prevented from ascending the Temple Mount (Judaism's holiest site) by a mob of hostile Muslim women on Wednesday morning.
Like very day, the Jewish groups lined up below the Temple Mount's Mughrabi Gate, where police checked to make sure they weren't committing the heinous crime of trying to bring a Bible into the premises. The Muslim authorities forbid the presence of Jewish and Christian holy items, and, out of fear, Israel plays along.
As the groups began to move through the gate, a group of Muslim women blocked their path and began hurling insults at the Jews. Police officers managed to disperse the women, only to then be confronted by an even larger group of angry Muslim men.
In order to avoid any violence, Israeli police decided to close the Temple Mount to non-Muslim visitors and ordered the Jewish groups to leave.
A similar incident occurred on Monday, when new Knesset member Moshe Feiglin (Likud) attempted to use his parliamentary immunity to enter the Temple Mount, but was turned away by security officials afraid of a confrontation with the Muslims.
Feiglin said it was "a clear admission of the loss of Jewish sovereignty on the Mount."
In related news, Arab Muslim leaders have again warned US President Barack Obama to avoid visit the Temple Mount during his upcoming trip to Israel. Obama would almost certainly ascend the holy site with Israeli representatives or security, and Muslim leaders say this would legitimize what they call the Israeli "occupation" of the Temple Mount.
"We warn Obama not to cause damage to Palestinian interests or our holy sites," said a representative of the local Islamic Movement.
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Instead of throwing out used items and filling up landfills, let's give them to each other for free.
Due to a great suggestion by JennieV and great input from other members we are trying out this new forum where members that have 50+ posts can offer extra items that they have for free. They can also request items that they need and generous members can reply and give those extra items away for free.
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