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1. Even children experience His Passion, for our natural age has very little to do with our Christ-age, and the fact of being in Christ at all implies a state of childhood in the soul, a child's almost infinite capacity for experiencing joy and sorrow completely.
–Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God
I ordered a copy of Angel in the Waters for the girls. I read it to them for the first time Tuesday night. Girl 1 read it to herself multiple times and was weepy and mopey all day Wednesday.
"I just can't stop thinking about Angel in the Waters. *sniff* "
"Does it make you sad?"
"No, it's just . . . *sniff* . . . The baby is just so little and so cute. *sob*"
2. "Fed up with law practice? In about a year, you can be a computer coder, says lawyer who made switch." Pat has pretty much the ideal job. I can't say switching hasn't crossed my mind . . . .
3. We had the perfect family dinner a few weeks ago at my former-new-favorite sushi place (we'll call it FNFSP). The girls tried new food–shrimp tempura! We called it "shrimp nuggets." The girls gobbled it down. They loved using chop sticks. Pat and I enjoyed delicious sushi. Taking the girls out to real restaurants has been mostly disastrous for years, and this was like a light at the end of the tunnel.
And then . . .
- Both girls puked that night, and all the next day, and most of the next. And then . . .
- We felt better Saturday and took an overnight trip to my cousin's graduation party, and then,
- I stupidly bought them Happy Meals during the car trip, and then . . .
- Girl2 puked in the hotel pool . . . multiple french fry filled heaves before Pat could get her out of the water (we tipped the unfortunate lifeguard/ pool cleaner). And then . . .
- She fussed and cried all during the pool party the next day. We let big sister swim but not Girl 2. I just couldn't risk doing that to my uncle. And then . . .
- Last week we noticed some unauthorized purchases made on our debit cards. We cancelled the cards, contacted the bank, got the money credited back, etc. etc.
But still . . . .
- We couldn't figure out how it happened. Both of our debit card numbers had been stolen. The cards were still in our possession, so they must have been skimmed. But Pat hardly ever uses his debit card for purchases.
- The only place we've both used our debit cards lately has been our own bank's ATM and, oh yeah . . . .
at FNFSP.
Insult upon injury x 1000000000.
6. Girl1: [out of the blue] "Man, I like Jesus too."
Girl1: "Mom! Your bum bum is just like your [pregnant] belly!"
Girl 2: "I weally want Jesus to come back. . . . I weally want Uncle John to come back. . . . I weally want Jesus to come back." [conflated identities, perhaps? they both have beards]
Girl 1: "That's a picture of my mom and dad when they got married."
LittleFriend: "Your mom looks really different!!!" [So. I've. been. told, kid.]
Girl1 [just now, looking at the photo I posted of our FNFSP trip]: "Ewwww, yuck. From now on, I hate FNFSP."
7. Have a lovely weekend. Click over to This Ain't the Lyceum for more quick takes.


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added on 20/12/2010 by AdminThese are officially the best mince pies ever, courtesy of Maria (www.bakewithmaria.com).
The pastry is crumbly and can be fairly tricky to handle. Remember that these mince pies are forgiving! Simply push the pastry into the muffin tin to form a casing with no cracks and trust that they will turn out fine!

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Just so y'all know, Black Lot 1 from last post is still available. Here's three more, click for bigs.
On the left you see a ceramic raku chest piece made by wonderousstrange.
It's on a section of thick leather that would work for a cuff. There's some woven leather behind that but I recommend cutting the closer end off and making another end for it, that one's a glue-y mess. At the back is an oxidized cuff blank.
At the bottom you see those tilted findings with hammered brass? I was making earrings and then... Maybe if I cut the wire emerging from the higher side of the finding... There's also star and moon ear studs with loops at the bottom back to connect the rest of the earring to.
Pretty book chain. Lightly dapped scrap tin necklace base, amber nugget, cast bronze drawer hardware from Uruguay. To the right of it is a strange triangular big rhinestone. To the right of that is an odd Uruguayan bit of something. Open at one end, hollow and pierced through the middle. Upper right is an archeological find.
Scrap silk and this crazy eye piece with a 3D eye hologram inside which you can't see at all but is creepy realistic. Below on the right is a cool paisley piece with lots of holes. On the other side, vintage African Bone bead and double link silver colored chain. Also black bicycle chain.
Microscope slides with frosted end. Teeny nailheads. Two star cookie cutters with holes at all the angles, this one already wired to connect. An octagonal coin from Chile.
This one is packed with earring bead pairs which I've put on memory wire just to keep the pairs together. Also a big flourish stamp idk.
Tons of pearls. Including two pairs of spun cotton pearls, which are actually quite valuable. I think the bone tabs look better on the plain side. Bone screw clasp.
Antique enamel plaque from Uruguay, a bunch of laundry pins. Brooch with missing stones.
Moose tooth? Buffalo tooth? Huge faceted rose quartz, clay pipe piece from the Thames probably, 2 iridescent shells... banana fiber yarn. Mala 'mother' bead. A big nut, that 'vegetable ivory' for carving.
A Strand of coco wood heishi and findings. Vintage celluloid floral wreath with rhinestones. In there is another faux pearl, nut and lucite. The long thing is a clay pipe stem. Vintage millinerym huge cast bronze chain section, oversized rhinestone... what do they call those? Ravioli?
Watch frame that could hold a big cab for a bracelet. Ceramic flower cab. Broken beach stone you might be able to do something with, two long mystery sticks with not the same number of holes on either side (?!?!?!) A mini plastic figure, Uruguay coin, mountain lion claw, huge mop button.
I feel like I described the first white lot enough so that I don't have to describe this one.
Antique pig comb.
Tube beads by Golem Studios.
Any time I try to write "destash lot" it autocorrects to "death lots". Which sounds much more dangerous.
Two thin bone pieces from a decorative antique folding fan. Little coke bottle.
Etcetera. Which means "and the leftovers" in Latin.
Niece and nephew coming in and I have them to myself tomorrow. Were going to do this:
Because I'm the aunt with the activities. Last time I visited we made bottled nebulas.


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Fun After-School Adventures!
Since 1995, Renaissance Adventures has offered Adventure Quest after-school programs in Boulder, Colorado. Through our interactive Adventure Quest game, we provide experiential education in via storytelling, theater, improvisation, and fun physical exercise with our safe foam "Swasher sword" sports equipment.
We often offer one "Quest" for 4-8 continuous weeks, with each week a chapter in the story that the Questers help to create.
Adventure Quest can is combined with creative writing in our Quest & Quill program, in which students write stories based on their adventures.
- Renaissance Adventures does not have the ability to send confirmation emails for most programs. Please do not expect a confirmation email from us.
- Please have students bring clothing appropriate to quest outside as much as possible – including boots, hat, and gloves for cold, snowy weather!
If you own your own foam sword, please check with the school for their policy about bringing these to schools. Renaissance Adventures has permission to bring our foam swords for the afterschool program, but not every school allows kids to bring these for the school day.
Current After-School Programs
Bring Renaissance Adventures to my school
Interested in having a Quest after-school program at your school?
Does your child want to be part of an on-going Quest program after school? If there are 4-7 children interested, and a willing school, we'll bring our Adventure Quest program to you!
Contact us and we'll be happy to set one up!
For Teachers and Youth Leaders
Renaissance Adventures can host a number of different programs, customized to the needs of your group, class, troupe, or pack. Activities range from fun and fast-paced Sword Skirmish events, to team building scenarios and challenges, to an in-depth series of Adventure Quest classes where the participants are the heroes of a mythic quest.
Testimonials from educators
Renaissance Adventures has captured the hearts and minds of our students. The Quest Leaders have fun with the children and create a climate of respect and creativity.
We at Horizon's have been greatly impressed by the programs offered at Renaissance Adventures. Their talent to inspire creative, imaginative play, blended with their ability to actively interact with our students in a fun, safe, and nurturing manner has made the classes very popular with the students in our school.
Renaissance Adventures is a wonderful, unique experience. As a teacher, I really appreciate that the children learn while having so much fun. As a parent, I love how caring and concerned the staff are for the children.
This fine program quickly captures the imagination of children and at the same time teaches important interaction and problem solving skills that empower the child and create an open pathway toward the challenges of real everyday life.
We had a fantastic immersion week with Renaissance Adventures! The Quest Leader was awesome and the students had a wonderful time. A lot of them asked, "Are you going to offer this class again, because I want to sign up!"
For more information about the educational benefits of our programs, see our teaching philosophy, our Experiential Education Outcomes, and articles about experiential education through LARPs, and benefits of roleplaying games


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Questions You Need To Ask Before Hiring a Chiropractor
If you are suffering from back pain or neck pain, then you should visit a professional chiropractor. However, hiring a chiropractor can be a very expensive therefore you should make sure that you are spending money on the right chiropractor that will help you with your problems.
Before hiring a Port Charlotte chiropractor, you should ask him a few important questions which will help you determine if he is the right chiropractor for you.
Ask them about their work experience
Make sure to know his work experience in the field of chiropractic services. Also, ask them how long they have been in the profession. Always remember that a professional chiropractor is more likely a well-experienced one.
Ask them the process of the chiropractic treatment
Make sure you know the complete process so that you have an idea what will happen during the treatment period. If your chiropractor is able to answer this question perfectly, then he can be the best chiropractor for you.
What is the cost of the treatment?
This is one of the most important things you should ask your chiropractor. This will help you decide if the chiropractor is a money first or a service first kind of chiropractor. Make sure you only hire a chiropractor whom you can trust with your health.
How long will the treatment last?
It is equally important to know the time duration of the treatment. How often should you visit your chiropractor after your first treatment? This will help you know your budget for your future consultation.


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Welcome to a wonderful Friday Guest Blog Interview with decor8!
It's such an honor to host Holly today — she is an incredibly inspiring designer who offers daily decorating ideas and DIY inspiration through her ultra resourceful and very stylish home decor blog.
Launched in January of 2006, decor8 — a play on the word decorate — has built up a strong following of 25,000 readers a day and a solid reputation for offering beautiful interior spaces, fantastic DIY suggestions, independent art and design reviews, and showcasing apartments, homes and shops from all over the world.
Her work is inspiring — it's beautiful, chic and charming in a way that most of us can appreciate down to the bone. I would sum up her style as a delicate mix of girly & vintage — with just the right amount of a modern, whimsical touch.
Holly brings a whole host of credentials to her interior design work and creative writing style. In addition to decor8 and her design practice, Holly is a regular contributor at Real Simple and she maintains a second blog, Haus Maus, where she documents her life as an expat. In the past, she has worked with Domino and Cookie magazines and was a columnist for the Boston Globe. She has also worked on assignments for HGTV.com, HGTV Ideas magazine as a Style Editor, Boston magazine, Adorn and LUXX magazine in Singapore.
While answering PDB's four questions, Holly shares more on her decorating style, favorite trends and how she personally designed her living room through mood boards and look books (check out the board and finished room on the next page).
Follow the jump to be inspired by beautiful design!
{PDB Interview with Holly of decor8}
What inspires your design style?
Design inspiration comes to those who are curious and I'm a very curious person. I am not afraid to take risks, ask questions, and when I'm feeling a bit low on creative energy I make myself take a walk with my camera and I intentionally look for inspiration — I seek it out because it doesn't always come knocking on my front door! I try to take something tangible away from my experiences — what I mean is that I try to expand on something I saw so I'm not always "feeling inspired" but living an inspired life through things that I do that can be seen. I hope this is making sense, do you follow me? For instance, I'll translate something I've seen into a meal, a photo, a crafts project, a floral arrangement, a shelf in my bedroom, etc.
What do you love most about what you do?
I enjoy lifting others up – I am happiest when I do work that makes others feel encouraged, good about themselves and/or their work, and inspired to live a more creative life. I want to help others to get in touch with their passions and, by my own life and example, show them that anyone can go for their dreams. I also enjoy what I do because I bring people together and put them in touch with a positive, sharing and exceptionally talented global community. This is an extreme honor and privilege to be a connector in this way and to expose the high quality work that is out there. I feel that I provide my readers with content that they can take something away from — a life lesson, a kind word, a beautiful new product, a gorgeous room.
Everything I present takes tremendous amounts of time to produce as I sift through hundreds of websites each week to find exactly what I'm looking to write about — what inspires me enough to write about. I also enjoy knowing that my words impact others, I feel responsible to deliver a steady flow of positive, upbuilding content.
What are your favorite design trends?
I love following trends like anyone else, but I buy ultimately what I like despite what this or that store or magazine is promoting at the moment. But I guess if I have to pick a few: I love the trend of artists and designers who self-publish books and zines, and I hope it is not just a trend but that it sticks and becomes increasingly more common. There is much value in printed works despite how virtual we all are these days… I also love the trend of online e-courses where successful, talented people are sharing something valuable with practical takeaway for fans of their work. And I also love the styling trend — I see many putting a lot more care and thought into the photographs they take of their products, for example.
I also love how the former post-college futon-owners with their televisions on a plastic crate are starting to care about their homes. I've seen so many college kids graduate and continue their dorm room style well into their 20s and even 30s (some of my clients, for example!) but now with all of the blogs out there, common people are being exposed to "real" homes and gorgeous, affordable options for decorating. They're learning that it doesn't cost a million dollars to have a nicely pulled together home and that they may want to rethink that futon with the chinese take-out stains! ha ha!
What are three design suggestions that you would like to offer our readers?
Just three? Ha! I could write a book!
{1} My first suggestion is to decorate your home based on your design style and lifestyle, not on what you think your friends will like or what is trendy right now or even what you saw in a catalog or on a blog. Tap into who you are, what you really love, and this includes favorite colors, wood grains, textures, flooring, all of it.
{2.} The best way to figure out your style takes me to my second design suggestion: create a look book. In a blank journal that is 8.5 x 11, or even 12 x 12, paste in photos from magazines that really speak to you and jot down notes next to the rooms noting what you like about them. Don't build the book in one sitting, compose it over the course of a month or even longer… you will start to see a pattern in what you are attracted to. Then start collecting paint swatches of colors you love (not colors you want to paint your walls with, just colors you love) and add those to your book too. You can even add small fabric swatches and other things that can be easily glued or taped into your book.
{3} And my third suggestion is that one you have defined your style, stick to it when shopping. I bring dimensions, color swatches, fabric swatches and other things with me at all times in my handbag in a small clear accordion folder the size of a business envelope. It's not packed with tons of things, only a few, but they're all colors and such that I have currently in my home so when I'm out and stumble upon something I don't wonder whether or not it's the right tone of the color I currently have. But mostly, because I have my colors and style memorized, I use the accordion file for dimensions of things. My window dimensions, the size of the space where I am currently trying to find a desk for, etc. This way I can still be spontaneous while shopping without making expensive mistakes!
Thank you, Holly!
Holly created the above mood board for her living room by pinning swatches, clippings and inspirational objects to a linen remnant. Slowly her ideas began to grow and eventually her board evolved into her new living room:
Beautiful! The finished product is elegant, serene and yet casual and inviting.
{All photos are credited to Holly of decor8 — she's an amazing photographer, too!}


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I was driving through the doldrums of I-80 in Nebraska on Wednesday when I got the news: Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle was a New York Times bestseller! Congrats to John, MJ, and Lauren, and to the amazing team at Puffin for all their hard work.
Hard work?, you ask. Sure. Bestsellers don't just happen — unless you're Dan Brown. It takes an amazing team of authors, editors, marketing geniuses, and dedicated, wonderful booksellers to take a book that was originally published a year ago and propel it to the bestseller list. I couldn't be happier!
Filed Under: News
Tags: bestseller, Let It Snow, Maureen Johnson
6 Responses to "There's No Business like SNOW Business!"
Stephanie W. Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 8:33 am
Aw, this is so exciting! Congrats to you all! I absolutely adore this book. Went out and bought it for myself as an early Christmas present and stayed up reading it on Christmas eve. 🙂
A. L. Sonnichsen Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 9:23 am
Wow! Congratulations. Great news!
Julia Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 9:49 am
Great news!
Rissa Watkins Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 9:51 am
Wonderful! How exciting. What a nice early Christmas present.
Stina Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 10:16 am
Congrats to everyone involved!
Jenny Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Hooray! Congrats to everyone! It is very much deserved!


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It was a cold midnight and a murder of crow were sleeping in a big banyan tree. They were disturbed by a crew saying "JAI HIND." The little one woke up and asked its father the reason for the noise. The father replied this was the sound of their longing soul for freedom. The little understood nothing. The day broke up and the little one was amazed to see people very happy, distributing sweets and enjoying never as before. It was as though some wonder happened overnight. The whole murder of crow were enjoying a very good meal that day. At the end of the day the little one asked its father the reason for their happiness. The father crow replied that they had got freedom from all their bondages. The little one saw the spirit of patriotism in the eyes of people.
On a bright day the murder of crows decided to take a tour all over the world. They left the big banyan tree and started their journey. The little one missed India and longed to come back soon.
Years rolled on, the little one grew up well and had a happy life but still longed to return India. The day came and the murder of crows returned to India. The little one which was all grown up up now, with great excitement searched for the big banyan tree. But it found everything different. It asked the native crows what was happening in India. They replied "Fogg is happening" (just for fun). The crow told the native members about the patriotic people and their love for nation. Now the native crows understood the matter and took it to a stadium. The crow found people shouting "INDIA, INDIA". It felt so happy to hear it. When they came out it found people being so selfish and hurting his kith and kin. Now the native crows explained that it was the same people shouting at the stadium, their patriotism will be shown up during cricket match. The crow felt so sad that the toil of the ancestors had gone away in the storm of time.
So now guys, I never meant to blame anyone, its our duty to do our part as a citizen of this nation. Studying about India's freedom struggle, quit india movement as a important lessons in social is not enough.
Not all the days in a year, at least on this independence day, lets say our kids about our country and lighten up the spirit of patriotism in them. Because they are the future of this nation. Its not the responsibility of schools or government to celebrate the Independance Day, we too have to take an oath on this day to do something good for our mother nation.
INDIA is not only a book to be studied, it is a book in which every citizen has a page to be filled. It is not enough to study history, but to create it. Will you??
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As I look out the window our hammock is filling with falling leaves and the gray sky is threatening rain. Sad to say hammock time is coming to an end in Nova Scotia and soon for those of you to the south of us. Our shop is now on reduced hours and we are busy making rope for next season. Drop in if you are in the Peggy's Cove Area.
Here are some storage tips to keep your hammock in great condition.
- I like to wash our hammock before I put it away. Do this in the bathtub. Use a mild soap, I use dishwashing liquid, and swish around to remove as much dirt as possible.
- Wipe the wooden spreader bars to remove the dirt. Rinse very well.
- Lay out on the grass or driveway until totally dry. Do not store your hammock while still damp.
- Store in a dry spot free of critters. We can make hammocks that can stand a lot but not squirrels, mice and other small creatures.
- If you have a hanging kit, wipe it well to remove grit and store with your hammock.
- If you have one of our hammock pillows it is likely made of tough and durable Sunbrella@ fabric. Simply wipe it well with a damp cloth and store in a dry spot.
- I like to store everything together to make it easy to find and re-install the hammock next spring.


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Wet Nurse
Savanna Samson
The makeup room. Where every scene begins. Where every star "put her face on" and gets ready to face the world of the erotic. A lot happens in that room... and between the lipstick and the blush and the eyeliner and the highlighter, lives change and girls become women. Join Briana Banks in an intimate peek into the room where it all starts. "Blush." Are you ready to be red?
Rock Out With Your Cock Out! Five vignettes, each with it's own story. Revolving around music, bands, backstage, and foreplay. Kissing, touching and eating pussy...everything that comes before sex, and the sex is all the more incredible for it. Featuring red hot Lanny, little Latin superstar Daisy, awesome newcomer Presley Maddox and magazine covergirl Audrey Bitoni. It's O. Brian at his rockin' best, proving once again just why he's adult's hot new director.


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If you live in a large city in the UK, chances are that your house is rather small. Nevertheless, this does not mean that you can't give your home a nice makeover. And in many cases, it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg either. Here are simple tricks to achieve that elegant look in your home without too much effort, time or money.
1. Add Some Hollywood Glamour to Your Living Room
The Hollywood-style living room is a trend that has been inspired by renowned American designers such as Kelly Wearstler and Jonathan Adler. The name 'Hollywood' might sound intimidating at first and conjure up images of pomp and decadence but it doesn't have to be that way. All you need to do is add some ornate cushions decorated with 1920s motifs and metallic embellishments to your living space. Check out these from House of Fraser for some inspiration!
2. Minimalist Bathrooms
Clean, minimalist designs dressed in warmer, traditional finishes are now in vogue. Much of the old hardware is being thrown out in favour of hidden and built-in handles for that sleek and cleaner look. The bathroom of the future will sport more individual spaces, dedicated to makeup and dressing areas as well as water closets. Additionally, bathroom layouts are placing more emphasis on extra zones, such as dry and wet areas.
When buying a bathroom suite, it's strongly recommended to go for neutral colours such as white or cream. Buying a brown or turquoise suite might be trendy right now, but could look outdated a few years later. Make sure that you do not compromise on either functionality or cost.
If you are a little bit more adventurous, why not try out an industrial look for your bathroom? Expose those pipes, apply copper, brass, aluminium, and steel in varying lustres and colours across your shower screens, mirror frames, tap-ware and bathroom accessories. Mix and match various metal finishes to create the impression of machinery while keeping it subtle.
3. Warm Metal Fixings for Your Kitchen
The white trend for the kitchen is being replaced with more natural materials with patterned splashes of black and brass accessories. Why not add a brick veneer to your kitchen walls (or brick itself if possible)? Brick adds a rustic look to your kitchen that looks natural and terrific. Brick is also great for your bathrooms. Use small compact corner sinks. Add some natural wood accessories to improve the aura of your kitchen and avoid that cold uninspiring look. Instead of using tiled splashbacks, use solid slabs of marble or glass strips to cover your walls.
Giving your home a makeover can also be something as simple as covering your bed or sofas with old fabric swatches that you don't want to throw away or simply re-arranging your furniture. You just need to be a little bit imaginative and creative to get your home looking the way you want.


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Supporting document:Pilots4U Horizon Scan Workshop - Agenda.pdf
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ERRIN is one of the partners of the Pilots4U project, which is organising this workshop. This workshop is a satellite event to the 8th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, organised in Helsinki, Finland, on 23-25 October 2018.
Aim and focus of the workshop
Besides the establishment of a database, the Pilots4U project also carried out an online survey to understand the equipment needs and related services required by potential users of open-access pilot and demonstration facilities.
By comparing the contents of the database with the survey results, Pilots4U is currently performing a gap analysis to understand where the EU may have over/under capacity and vulnerabilities now and in the near future. This gap analysis will be the initial point for discussion during the workshop and the basis for investment business cases to improve and strengthen the European landscape of pilot and demonstration facilities.
This specific workshop will focus on the following bio-economy related technologies: Technologies for new materials, Pulping and Biomass pre-treatment.
Why does Pilots4U need your input?
Pilots4U would like to validate its findings by discussing them with a broad range of experts, including representatives of EU industry, research, open access pilot facilities and SMEs that have brought or are looking to bring innovative bio-based, biorefinery or biotechnology processes towards commercialisation.
With your input, Pilots4U will build efficient business cases for investment to strengthen the European landscape of open access pilot and demonstration facilities, which will, in turn, contribute to speeding up bio-economy innovation.
Registration is free of charge but mandatory. One needs to register separately for both events (NWBC and/or HS Workshop). The Horizon Scan Workshop can be attended without registering for the NWBC 2018 event. You can register to the workshop here.
Please find the agenda for the workshop attached.


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All of our programs are centered around the Bet El Yeshiva Center of Higher Torah learning. The Center emboldens the next generation of Torah scholars with the tools and education necessary to inspire and lead the Israeli public.
Bet El Institutions has initiated an all-time record amount of construction: housing, dorms and public edifices. Attend our dinner to support this amazing growth.
All of our students enlist to serve the State of Israel with all their heart, soul and might. Our Gluck IDF Academy imbues wayward youth with newfound vigor and understanding of what they are fighting for.
Our Keynote Speaker
Speaker of the Knesset – MK Yuli Edelstein
Yuli Yoel Edelstein was born in Czernowitz (former Soviet Union). He was active in Zionist circles in Moscow where he fought for the human rights of Jews to leave the Soviet Union and for their right to practice their religion as they saw fit.
Other Speakers
Lee Zeldin
Congressman Lee Zeldin grew up in Suffolk County, New York, where he graduated from William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach. Congressman Zeldin graduated from the State University of New York at Albany (SUNY) and then Albany Law School, becoming New York's youngest attorney at the time at the age of 23.
After completing the Army ROTC program, Congressman Zeldin served on Active Duty. Throughout those four years in the U.S. Army, he served in different capacities, including as a Military Intelligence Officer, Prosecutor and Military Magistrate. While assigned to the Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division, in the summer of 2006, Congressman Zeldin was deployed to Tikrit, Iraq, with an infantry battalion of fellow paratroopers in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following his service on active duty, in 2007, Congressman Zeldin transitioned from Active Duty to the Army Reserves, where he continues to serve today with the rank of Major.
In 2008, Lee Zeldin opened a successful law practice in Smithtown, New York, which he operated full time until being elected to the New York State Senate in 2010, representing New York's 3rd Senate District. As a State Senator, Lee Zeldin led the successful effort to repeal of the MTA Payroll Tax for 80 percent of employers, a job killing tax that was hurting New York's small businesses. He also created the PFC Joseph Dwyer Program, a peer to peer counseling program for veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); the program started in Suffolk County and quickly expanded across the state. Lee also successfully fought to repeal the Saltwater Fishing License Fee; a victory for tens of thousands of fishermen on Long Island.
Then in 2014, following four years in the State Senate, Congressman Zeldin was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (NY-1).
Immediately after taking office in 2015, Congressman Zeldin quickly became a leading voice in America on the need for a stronger, more consistent foreign policy; outspoken on the need to defeat ISIS and other terrorist threats, secure our homeland, and correct a deeply flawed Iran nuclear agreement.
During his first term in office, Congressman Zeldin secured important victories for his district. Working with both sides of the aisle, Congressman Zeldin got several of his proposals passed in the House, some of which include: three bills for our veterans, two proposals to save Plum Island, and his counter-terrorism legislation. Congressman Zeldin helped pass a five year, fully funded transportation bill that included his Safe Bridges Act proposal, which was signed into law, and also got his common core amendment passed and signed into law. He also secured a new veterans health care clinic on the East End of Long Island and permanently reauthorized the Zadroga Act for our 9/11 first responders. Additionally, Congressman Zeldin helped make permanent 20 different tax relief provisions to help Long Island businesses and families. His office also successfully closed over 8,852 cases in favor of NY-1 constituents.
In 2016, Congressman Zeldin was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (NY-1).
Congressman Zeldin's top priorities in Congress include protecting America's security at home and abroad, helping grow our economy and create more good paying jobs, supporting our veterans and first responders, improving the quality of education, repairing our nation's infrastructure, improving healthcare in America and safeguarding our environment.
Congressman Zeldin serves on two Committees in the U.S. House of Representatives: Financial Services and Foreign Affairs. He also serves on five House Subcommittees. Rep. Zeldin, one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress, also serves as co-chairman of the House Republican Israel Caucus, which has over 100 members.
Congressman Zeldin resides in his hometown of Shirley with his wife, Diana, and their twin daughters, Mikayla and Arianna.
Chris Smith
In his 37 years as a Congressman, Rep. Chris Smith has been unmatched among legislators in his leadership in fighting anti-Semitism and has been a strong supporter of Israel.
In 1982, during Smith's first term in Congress, the first piece of legislation he authored to pass the House was H.Res. 269, "Calling Upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to Permit the Emigration of Yuli Kosharovsky and His Immediate Family to Israel." His first official trips abroad as a Member of Congress were to the former Soviet Union on behalf of persecuted Jewish refuseniks. During the period of 1982-1989, Smith traveled to Moscow, Leningrad, and Perm Camp 35 in the Soviet Gulag to meet Jewish refuseniks, their family members, and Soviet leaders – and to fight for the release and emigration visas for the refuseniks.
In 1996, Smith chaired the first congressional hearings on anti-Semitism and the most effective ways to fight it. Following his 2002 landmark hearing on combating the escalation of anti-Semitic violence in Europe, "Escalating Anti-Semitic Violence in Europe," he led a congressional drive to place the issue of combating anti-Semitism firmly at the top of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) agenda. The OSCE is an intergovernmental organization that promotes military security and human rights among the 57 countries of Europe and northern Asia.
As a result of Rep. Smith's efforts, the OSCE passed Smith's major resolutions on anti-Semitism and in 2004 in Berlin, the OSCE adopted binding commitments to document and fight instances of anti-Semitism. Within the OSCE, Smith has kept up the fight against those who would water down or ignore these norms—by regularly proposing and securing passage of resolutions and amendatory language at Annual Sessions of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and promoting and participating in the 2014 Berlin +10 Review Conference. In 2016, he authored amendments that were adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly that called for explicit recognition of the increase in anti-Semitic attacks in the OSCE region, and on participating States to formally recognize and partner with Jewish community security groups. In 2017, he authored amendments adopted by the assembly that commended the working definition of anti-Semitism and called on participating States to adopt it at their annual meeting. In 2018, Smith authored amendments that condemned increasing incidents of anti-Semitism and called on countries to clearly define anti-Semitism and more effectively prosecute hate crimes.
In 2007 Smith became a founding member of the Interparliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism, of which he continues to serve on the Steering Committee. The ICCA brings together Parliamentarians from around the world to lead the fight against resurgent global anti-Semitism by sharing knowledge and experience, best practices, and making recommendations on how governments must deal more effectively with contemporary anti-Semitism. In 2009 and 2010 Rep. Smith gave keynote addresses at the ICCA London and Ottawa conferences.
In recent years Rep. Smith has focused his legislative efforts on fighting anti-Semitism on improving the security of Jewish communities abroad, strengthening the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, and, within the OSCE, working for greater implementation of the commitments assumed in 2004, promoting wider acceptance of the Working Definition of Anti-Semitism, and exposing and condemning the anti-Semitic nature of much European opposition to Israel.
In 2004 Smith also authored the legislative provisions that created the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism in the U.S. State Department. In 2017, he introduced legislation, H.R. 1911, the "Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017", which would upgrade the Special Envoy position—which heads the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism—to an Ambassador position. The bill passed House of Representatives 393-2 in September of 2018.
Since the Paris and Copenhagen attacks of 2015, Smith has focused on promoting a vigorous response to the threat that jihadist terrorism poses to the European Jewish communities. He authored House Resolution 354, a blueprint for strengthening the safety and security of European Jewish communities, and which passed the House of Representatives unanimously in November 2015. In 2016 Rep. Smith held a hearing to promote executive branch action on the resolution, and in 2017 Smith held a hearing on "Anti-Semitism Across Borders."
Rep. Smith has been unequivocal in his support of Israel—without any illusions as to the genocidal intentions of its enemies. He has consistently voted and spoken out vigorously in support of U.S. aid to Israel, including security aid and support for Iron Dome. He voted against the Iran nuclear deal framework, and has supported Israel in its struggle against Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations without any 'ifs,' or 'buts,' or 'so long as,' or any other qualifiers. In 2018 he voted in favor of measures that would strengthen sanctions against the Iranian regime and prevent the administration from offering more concessions to the mullahs to induce compliance with the nuclear deal.
As the Chairman of the Human Rights Subcommittee and a recognized international leader on human rights issues, Rep. Smith has, in his support for Israel, emphasized that Israel's state enemies sponsor terrorism and anti-Semitism. Rep. Smith understands how poor human rights records, terrorism, and anti-Semitism are entwined and that the U.S. must stand unflinchingly with Israel—precisely because Israel defends human rights, and its enemies are the most notorious enemies of human rights and human dignity.
Rep Smith co-chairs the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism in the U.S. House of Representatives since the Task Force was created in 2015.
He has authored six laws, bills and resolutions and chaired nine hearings on fighting anti-Semitism:
2018 Authored H.R. 1911, the "Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017", which passed House of Representatives 393-2.
2015 Authored House Resolution 354, "Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the safety and security of Jewish communities in Europe." Passed 418-0 by the House of Representatives.
2004 Authored the provisions of the "Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004" that established the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism in the U.S. State Department and the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.
2003 Authored House Concurrent Resolution 49, "Expressing the sense of the Congress that the sharp escalation of anti-Semitic violence within many participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is of profound concern and efforts should be undertaken to prevent future occurrences." Passed 412-0 by the House of Representatives.
1999 Authored House Concurrent Resolution 37, "Concerning anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma of the Russian Federation." Passed 421-0 by House of Representatives.
1982 Authored House Resolution 269, "Calling Upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to Permit the Emigration of Yuli Kosharovsky and His Immediate Family to Israel." Passed by voice vote. This was the first resolution or bill authored by Rep. Smith that passed the House of Representatives.
March 21, 2017 "Anti-Semitism Across Borders".
April 19, 2016 "Anticipating and Preventing Deadly Attacks on European Jewish Communities".
March 24, 2015 "After Paris and Copenhagen: Responding to the Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism."
February 27, 2013 "Anti-Semitism: A Growing Threat to All Faiths."
December 2, 2011 "Combating Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region: Taking Stock of the Situation Today."
May 9, 2006 "Tools for Combating Anti-Semitism: Police Training and Holocaust Education."
June 16, 2004 "Government Actions to Combat Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region."
May 22, 2002 "Escalating Anti-Semitic Violence in Europe."
February 27, 1996 "Worldwide Persecution of Jews."
July 9, 2017 Authored amendments that were adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in its final declaration at its annual session, commending the working definition of anti-Semitism and calling for participating States to adopt it at their annual meeting.
July 3, 2016 Authored amendments that were adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in its final declaration at its annual session, calling for explicit recognition of the increase in anti-Semitic attacks in the OSCE region, and on participating States to formally recognize and partner with Jewish community security groups.
July 9, 2004 Authored Supplementary Resolution on "Fulfilling OSCE Commitments Regarding the Fight Against Facism, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia." Passed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at a meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland.
July 9, 2003 Authored Supplementary Resolution on "Combating Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century." Passed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at a meeting in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
July 7, 2002 Authored Supplementary Resolution on "Anti-Semitic Violence in the OSCE Region." Passed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at a meeting in Berlin, Germany.
November 8, 2010 Keynote address to Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism, Ottawa Conference.
February 16, 2009 Keynote address to Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism, London Conference.
December 10, 2002 Chaired an inter-Parliamentary Forum of the U.S. Helsinki Commission on Confronting and Combating Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region. Hosted international meeting of parliamentarians and human rights advocates pledging to expand joint cooperation in OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to promote specific initiatives to confront and combat anti-Semitism in the OSCE region.
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth is co-host of FOX & FRIENDS WEEKEND and a frequent guest co-host for the weekday edition of FOX & FRIENDS—the highest rated cable morning show in America. He is also a FOX NEWS Senior Political Analyst, providing analysis and commentary across all FOX NEWS and FOX BUSINESS programs. Pete Hegseth is also the author of the highly-acclaimed book—IN THE ARENA—which was published by Threshold Editions of Simon & Schuster in May of 2016.
Pete is an Army veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and was also a guard at Guantanamo Bay. He holds two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman's Badge for his time in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2012, Captain Hegseth deployed to Afghanistan with the Minnesota Army National Guard where he was the senior counterinsurgency instructor at the Counterinsurgency Training Center in Kabul. Before that, First Lieutenant Hegseth deployed to Iraq with the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division for their 2005-2006 tour, serving as an Infantry Platoon Leader in Baghdad in 2005, and as a Civil-Military Operations officer in Samarra in 2006. A year before that, Second Lieutenant Hegseth served in Guantanamo Bay (JTF-GTMO) with his New Jersey Army National Guard unit from 2004-2005. Pete was recently promoted to the rank of Major, and is currently in the Individual Ready Reserve.
Pete is the former CEO of Concerned Veterans for America (2012-2015), where he built the largest conservative veterans advocacy organization in America and led the charge for real reform at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Before that, Pete was the Executive Director of Vets for Freedom (2007-2010), leading the "ground truth" charge for success on the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also a member of the National Rifle Association.
Pete graduated from Princeton University in 2003 with an undergraduate degree in Politics. While at Princeton, Pete was also a member of the varsity basketball team, an Army ROTC cadet, and the publisher of the campus conservative publication—The Princeton Tory. A decade later, Pete completed a Masters in Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, graduating in 2013.
Pete has four young children—Gunner, Boone, Rex and Gwendolyn—who, he prays, will someday be "IN THE ARENA" for God and country.
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Proceeds from the Bet El Dinner fund educational programs and construction initiatives such as the Gluck IDF Prep Academy, where youth from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds receive a vital year of intensive training focused on character-building and Jewish identity. We have launched construction of a 60,000 sq. ft. new campus for the academy at a projected cost of $16 million.
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J.C. Williams has taken an interest in where and how Canadian online shoppers purchase, committing to quarterly Canadian E-tail Shopping reports. The first of those reports, based on a survey of 1000 Canadians, was released in 2014. The surprising statistic that arose from their research is Canadian online shoppers spend more in almost every category, whether they make the actual purchase online or in-store.
Where Canadians Shop
- 55% of Canadians shopped in Canada
- 62% of online shoppers surveyed ordered items outside of Canada:
Asia 8%
Europe 3%
Canadians shop outside of Canada for three main reasons:
- 41% shop across the border to save money
- 23% enjoy a better selection of products
- 17% are after free or discounted shipping
81% of Canadians researched products or window-shopped online before purchasing in the past three months (which includes the Christmas season).
Canadians who shop online spent more in practically every category, whether they end up buying online or offline. There could be a number of reasons for that, such as the Internet attracting power-shoppers, 24/7 access to an endless number of products, constant exposure to advertising and marketing tactics, cross-channel options, and minimum purchase requirements to obtain shipping deals.
- 1% of Canadian online shoppers spend more on electronics ($590 vs $586)
- 10% spend more on clothing ($476 vs $432)
- 16% spend more on toys & games ($300 vs $258)
- 26% spend more on footwear ($306 vs $242)
- 26% of Canadian web shoppers spend more on entertainment ($260 vs $206)
- 36% spend more on beauty and health products ($484 vs $356)
- 38% spend more on leisure and sports equipment ($528 vs $384)
- 48% of online shoppers spend more money on home and kitchen merchandise ($282 vs $190)
- 16% of Canadian online shoppers spend less on jewelry and watches ($240 vs $286)
- 35% of web shoppers spend less on appliances ($203 vs $312)
- 37% spend less on furniture than offline shoppers ($602 vs $955)
Canadian online shoppers spent considerably more on holiday gift shopping (both online and offline), handing over $726 compared to $382 spent by those who don't shop online.
The critical point of this type of shopper behaviour data is the overwhelming potential of cross-channel strategies and personalized marketing communications. Online shoppers are spending more overall, not just online. Working that to your advantage will be increasingly lucrative. Those retailers who are having the most success with an effective cross-channel strategy are utilizing databases, automated personalization, and consistent interaction across multiple channels to bring shoppers in and keep them coming back.
Canadian Smartphone Shopping
Up to 5% of those surveyed used a Smartphone to make their last online purchase. Mobile device usage is continuously increasing in Canada, with current numbers at well over half. Mobile online shopping is expected to exceed desktop shopping by 2020 in Canada. It has become critical for retail websites to be mobile-friendly. Doing so goes beyond responsive web design to include newsletter formats, deal delivery, and cross-channel features.
If you need a hand with catering to mobile shoppers, there's a good, free whitepaper available. "Is Your Mobile Website Ready for Prime Time" covers the four levels of mobile maturity, the "Mobile First" doctrine and how this benefits visitors, and recommendations for how your business can progress towards being "Mobile Friendly" or "Mobile First."
Your mobile-friendly website and cross-channel strategy should be complimented by mobile marketing. The expected growth rate of Canadian mobile advertising will exceed 88% in 2014, according to eMarketer, closely reflecting 2013 growth. If businesses don't extend their budget to mobile advertising, they could easily be trumped by those who do.
How are you catering to online shoppers? What are your plans to increase online sales? Please share your comments or questions below.
Source: J. C. Williams Group
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George P. Cautilli, M.D. – Joint Replacement Surgery
Dr. George Cautilli is the Medical Director of the Center for Joint Replacement at St. Mary Medical Center and has led its development into one of the highest quality programs in the country. It was the first program in Pennsylvania to earn Joint Commission, Gold Seal status in total hip and knee replacements, as well as one of the first to gain Blue Cross/Blue Shield distinction status. His specialty is in computer modeling for patient specific instrumentation for custom fit total knee replacement. He was among the first surgeons in the country to help perfect the technique and has performed over 1,200 of these total knee procedures with excellent outcomes. Dr. George Cautilli performs total knee and hip replacement procedures, in addition to revision of painful, worn or unstable prosthesis.
He graduated from Lafayette College and attended Jefferson University Medical School. His Orthopaedic Residency was at Thomas Jefferson University in Orthopaedic Surgery and he completed a Fellowship in Joint Replacement Surgery at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson.
- Joint Replacement Specialist
- Medical Director, The Center for Joint Replacement, St. Mary Medical Center
- College Degree: Lafayette College
- Medical School: Jefferson Medical College (1986)
- Orthopaedic Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Fellowship Training: Joint Replacement at the Rothman Institute
- Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
Out of Office Interests
When Dr. George Cautilli isn't helping his patients rediscover their best selves, he enjoys running, rowing, cycling and hunting.


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Pianist James Barnett and soprano Bergen Baker at Saturday's LOFTRecital performance. Four years ago, a small organization called LoftOpera launched in Brooklyn, NY. It's motto, "Something between a loft party and a startup opera company", speaks to both sides of its audience experience: intimate performances stripped down to an industrially tinged, repurposed
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REVIEW: Sweeping Peter and the Starcatcher (Latté Da)
Tyler Michaels as Peter in Theater Latté Da's Peter and the Starcatcher. Photo by Dan Norman. There's a lot of great stuff going on in Theater Latté Da's production of Peter and the Starcatcher. Where to begin? This show has visual humor galore, old-fashioned stage effects that impress you with their subtlety, a script
REVIEW: Dr. Seuss & Sneetches + Musical = !!! (Children's Theatre Company)
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REVIEW: Skylark Opera Theatre Charges Back with Tragedy of Carmen
Tess Altiveros as Carmen. Skylark Opera Theatre's artistic director Bob Neu made headlines last year with his Angels & Demons Entertainment production of The Marriage of Figaro at the Hill House. When Skylark announced its first season after last spring's sudden cancellation, therefore, expectations were high for something other than business as usual. The
REVIEW: Ladysmith Black Mambazo Still Smithing Strong (State Theatre)
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One of the production designs for Minnesota Opera's November 2017 production of The Marriage of Figaro. Photo by Dana Sohm. Minnesota Opera formally announced its 2017-2018 season today. The slate of some of opera's greatest hits is sure to please even fans who were pulling hard for the company to continue its journey
REVIEW: Numb with Grace (Yellow Tree Theatre)
Powerful is an apt description for Yellow Tree Theatre's new production of Grace. Playwright Craig Wright's thought-provoking play centers on belief systems and what happens when they prove to be insufficient. Under the direction of Terry Hempleman, this production generates compelling acting by each of the four players (Hempleman also plays


text: Share: Comments Print January 30, 2014 at 1:08 PM State report: 1 in 7 uninsured, but rapid improvement predicted Posted by Lisa Stiffler In Washington, nearly 1 million residents are uninsured, few part-time and low-income workers are offered insurance from their employers, and hospitals and clinics provide more than $1 billion worth of unpaid-for medical care. But you already knew our health-care system was broken, right? What you probably didn't know was how quickly it's been going downhill in recent years. A report released Thursday from the state's Office of the Insurance Commissioner examines who in Washington state is uninsured or "under-insured," meaning they have insufficient coverage. Consider these troubling trends: Over the past decade, there's been a nearly 11 percent decline in the number of employers offering insurance to their workers. Only 26 percent of part-time workers get employer-provided coverage. Also during this time, insurance premiums for families buying their own coverage have increased more than 70 percent. Premiums for employees paying their share of employer-provided coverage have increased 100 percent. The amount of uncompensated care — medical care that hospitals and others provide but that isn't paid for — nearly tripled, growing from roughly $360 million in 2003, up to more than $1 billion in 2012. "The growth in the uninsured leading up to full implementation of the Affordable Care Act only makes the case for reform stronger," said Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler in a press release. "I've long held that our current health-care system was unsustainable and these numbers illustrate the crisis we faced." The study provides a baseline to measure how insurance coverage changes as the health-care overhaul unfolds. This is Kreidler's fourth report on the uninsured since 2006. The report drills down into local and federal data to reveal who makes up the uninsured by income, employment status, race, gender, age and where they reside in Washington. It seems the strongest predictor of whether you'll have insurance is your income. More than 40 percent of middle-age adults living close to or below the federal poverty line are uninsured. On the flip side, only 5 percent of those adults who annually earn $46,000 or more are uninsured. And workers earning below the state's median income rarely receive insurance from their employers. Fewer than half of full-time workers earning between $26,000 and $42,000 a year are offered insurance through their job. Less than 15 percent of part-time workers in that wage bracket have access to employer-provided coverage. Young adults are the least-insured age demographic, with 26 percent lacking health insurance. Men are less likely than women to have coverage. And 30 percent of Hispanic and Latino residents in the state are uninsured, the highest rate compared to other racial and ethnic groups. American Indians and Alaska Natives are a close second with 28 percent of their population uninsured. The report goes a step further to look at what being uninsured means in terms of your health. It finds that nearly half of uninsured adults have an "unmet medical need," compared to 10 percent of people with private insurance. The news is grim, but the report predicts the Affordable Care Act will bring improvement. Through Obamacare, Washington has expanded the definition of who is eligible for free health care through Medicaid. The law created a new insurance marketplace, locally called Washington Healthplanfinder, where residents with lower incomes can purchase plans with discounted premiums and reduce out-of-pocket costs. The state predicts that with Affordable Care Act changes and other health-care improvements the fraction of uninsured residents will decrease from roughly 15 percent down to 6 percent by 2016. Officials also say 805,400 residents will qualify for free or discounted health insurance through Healthplanfinder. As a result of more people getting coverage, the report projects that over the next two years the amount spent on uncompensated care will decrease by 25 to 40 percent. Since the state launched its health insurance marketplace in October, more than 320,000 people have signed up for insurance or newly enrolled in Medicaid. "If you look at where we are versus the rest of the country, we've really done an amazing piece of work," said state Sen. David Frockt, a Seattle Democrat, at a recent health conference in SeaTac. "By and large we are making progress." Comments | Topics: Affordable Care Act, health insurance, Washington Healthplanfinder


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Avi Gabbay, the new leader of Israel's Labor party, stormed through his first primaries with surprising ease. Fifty-two percent of the 30,000 actual voters decided to crown the new contender, who only joined their party seven months ago. Gabbay, a former minister for environmental protection in Netanyahu's government and a member of the center-right "Kulanu" ("All of Us") party, had resigned in May 2016, citing "wrongdoings" in connection with the government's natural gas policies.
In a very Israeli coincidence, his victory day was also marked by a police roundup of six high-level suspects in a major corruption case, involving procurement procedures of submarines and other military ships. The vessels, made in Germany, cost billions of euros and were justified as necessary for the defense of… natural gas offshore rigs.
Rigging was traditionally the name of the game in Labor's primaries too. Gabbay campaigned on a "clean and honest" ticket, riding a wave of anti-corruption sentiment, which has been slowly surging in Israel for several months.
The Israeli political system has been dominated by Netanyahu and his Likud party for most of the last 21 years, since Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination by an Israeli-Jewish terrorist.
In recent years, the liberal Left in particular, and Labor more generally, has been the subject of a massive and extremely effective de-legitimization campaign, professionally designed and brutally executed by Netanyahu. Whereas in the past, the word "settler" was considered inappropriate in respectable society and used as a slur, "leftist" has now taken its place. Thus, Labor's outgoing leader, Isaac Herzog, spent his entire term in office trying to reposition his party as a "non-leftist" outfit. Conversely, Gabbay, henceforth a self-described centrist, outed himself as a leftist and survived.
Beyond Netanyahu, the main beneficiary of the Left's demise was Yair Lapid, the former TV anchor-turned-centrist party leader. Prior to Labor's internal elections, Lapid had managed to position himself as the only realistic contender for prime ministership left of Netanyahu. Stunningly, within 48 hours of his victory, Gabbay shot up in the polls, eclipsing Lapid as second to Netanyahu as preferred prime minister.
But the real race hasn't even begun. Gabbay now faces the daunting task of reshaping his archaic party, rehabilitating the center-left, and breaking the infamous 61-seats ceiling—out of 120 Knesset seats—that has eluded all Labor leaders since slain former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The coveted block is considered mandatory in order to prevent the Likud from forming yet another rightwing coalition, based on its solid alliance with other right-wing parties and the two ultra-Orthodox parties.
A potential formula being floated in political and media circles calls for open primaries for leadership of the entire center-left array of parties, comprised of Labor, Meretz (ultra-liberal), the Joint (Arab) list, and the two centrist parties—Lapid's Yesh Atid, and Gabbay's former political home, currently led by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, Kulanu. Alas, none of the two centrists nor the Arabs have shown any willingness to even entertain such notions. It appears that Gabbay's Labor will have to go it alone, at least until it demonstrates a newfound capacity to attract voters.
Within Labor, a complex set of historic, sectorial, and personal interests are inextricably entangled. Labor unions, kibbutzim, hundreds of party-bosses whose livelihoods depend on perpetuating old patterns of making and breaking shady deals, and, critically, 18 currently serving Knesset members are all focused on re-election. One shouldn't envy Gabbay, as any decision he makes in favor or against any of these organizations and individuals will be costly. Conventional wisdom holds that newly elected Labor leaders have a short grace period of less than 100 days to make their mark on the party's internal structure. Gabbay might have a bit more, thanks to the summer vacation, or even less, if Netanyahu opts for snap elections.
However, there is a significant upside for Labor. It is still the historic cornerstone of the center-left, and has produced eight out of Israel's 12 prime ministers. Despite its long decline, it still holds a solid voter-base of some 15 mandates. Like some of its sister parties in Europe, most notably Tony Blair's new Labour in the 1990s, mimicked by Ehud Barak in his short term in office, it has also demonstrated some capacity to adapt. Under Gabbay's unexpected leadership, it may do so again.
Beyond partisanship and back office politics, Labor faces the challenges of today's Israeli realities. Elections in Israel traditionally revolve around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Right and Left are divided mainly by the willingness for territorial compromises, and the establishment of the state of Palestine alongside Israel. But in recent years, Israelis have lost faith in the feasibility of the two-state solution, and, to a large extent, the real sense of urgency with respect to the issue.
Instead, their attention has been drawn to internal divisions, mostly between Jews and Arabs, or between those who primarily define themselves as "Israeli"—predominantly secular liberals living in urban areas—and those who primarily define themselves as "Jews"—predominantly traditional or religious, living in periphery areas. The Israeli president, Reuven Rivlin, is fond of describing Israel as a society divided between four "tribes"—secular, religious, ultra-Orthodox, and Arabs. Netanyahu's naturally-inclined coalition is with the religious and ultra-Orthodox. Gabbay must thus reach out to the secular, Arabs, and also the moderately religious segments of society in order to build a 61-seat block.
Elections are formally designated for November 2019, but the widening string of criminal investigations against Netanyahu and his confidants is expected to bring about early elections, possibly in 6-12 months. The battle for the dominant issue in these elections has already begun. For Netanyahu, or possibly his successor if he is indicted or chooses to stand down, it's about security threats and the "so-called unpatriotic" nature of the center-left, always eager to allegedly "give away territory to our enemies."
For Gabbay, it may be about Netanyahu's corruption, better governance and a "much needed change." He will need to walk a tight rope between his Left-leaning base, his soft-Right political identity, and an Israeli electorate that is divided along tribal lines. His mission, perhaps impossible, is to reframe the political discourse and attract approximately 120,000 voters from Netanyahu's camp to his new Labor, or at least a potential coalition partner of it. At this point, the field is wide open and all bets are off.


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Beth Elaine Wright was born in Romulus, Mich. on Sept. 1, 1957. She was the daughter of the late Clinton C. Wright and the late Faith A. (Alfman) Wright.
She married the love of her life, Robert Squier, on Aug. 13, 1977, and from their union came the birth of two children.
Beth returned to school and earned her diploma from Jefferson High School in 1986.
Along the way she also became self-employed as a manicurist. Beth enjoyed her work, and as her clients aged, she became a caretaker of sorts, taking her trade to them and visiting their homes from 1984 until several years ago. She worked as a cook at Nortel Lanes for several years.
Beth loved her grandchildren, sharing long walks with them, reading, playing games, cooking dinner, and making cookies. She also loved the outdoors, sitting on her front porch, tending to her rose garden
Beth was hard-headed, but she had a heart of gold. Even though she tried to play it tough her family and close friends knew her gentle soul.
Beth Squier, age 55, of Newport passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor.
In addition to her parents, her passing was preceded by her husband, Robert, on Nov. 18, 1996; a brother, Norman Wright, and a niece, Bobbie Ruth Everson.
To cherish her memory she leaves two children: Treasure (Robert) Phillippi and Donald Squier, both of Newport; two brothers: Clinton Wright Jr. of Michigan and Thomas Wright of California; two sisters: Merry (Ron) Garrett and Donna (Jerry) Barber, both of Newport; Bev ?Peaches? (Lawrence) Everson of Newport, whom she thought of as a sister; two granddaughters: Alyssa Phillippi and Arianna Squier; four step-grandchildren: Chad and Brandon Phillippi, Austin Graves, and Kaci Phillippi and her fiance, Ian Saum; and two great-grandchildren: Braedyn Phillippi and Allison Phillippi.
Cremation has taken place. Friends may gather from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Merkle Funeral Service, 2442 N. Monroe St. (734) 384-5185. A celebration of her life will follow at 5 p.m. Private inurnment will take place at Michigan Memorial Park in Huron Township at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Treasure Phillippi to assist with funeral expenses.
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Cinemark USA, Inc. Announces Pricing of $400 Million of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2022
Cinemark USA, Inc. Announces Pricing of $400 Million of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2022
PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYS: CNK) announced today that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cinemark USA, Inc. (the "Company"), it priced a private offering (the "Offering") that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "2022 Notes"). The Offering is expected to close on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. The 2022 Notes will be guaranteed by certain of the Company's subsidiaries that guarantee or become liable with respect to any of the Company's and the guarantors' other debt.
Concurrently with the Offering, the Company is seeking to amend and restate its existing senior secured credit facilities (collectively, the "New Credit Facility"). It is contemplated that the New Credit Facility will be comprised of a $700 million term loan facility and a $100 million undrawn revolving credit facility that will refinance its existing credit facilities. The Offering is not contingent on the closing of the New Credit Facility and there are no assurances when, or if, the New Credit Facility will be consummated.
If the New Credit Facility is not consummated, the Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the repayment of a portion of the outstanding amounts under its existing credit facilities.
If the New Credit Facility is consummated, the Company intends to use the borrowings under that facility, a portion of the net proceeds from this Offering, and cash on hand to fund the repayment of all remaining outstanding amounts under the existing credit facility and to fund a portion of the purchase price of substantially all of the assets of Rave Real Property Holdco, LLC and certain of its subsidiaries, Rave Cinemas, LLC and RC Processing, LLC.
The 2022 Notes and the related guarantees will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2022 Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the Securities Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws and foreign securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sales of the 2022 Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This notice is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135(c) under the Securities Act.
About Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Cinemark is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibitor, operating 461 theatres with 5,207 screens in 39 U.S. states, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and 10 other Latin American countries as of September 30, 2012.For more information go to investors.cinemark.com.
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Certain matters within this press release include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance to differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For a description of these factors, please review the "Risk Factors" section or other sections in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 29, 2012 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such risk factors.
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Merck has been testing a candidate HIV vaccine in two large phase II clinical trials; the STEP study in North and South America, the Caribbean and Australia, and a parallel study called Phambili in South Africa.
STEP was a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II test-of-concept clinical trial. Started in December 2004, enrollment in the study was completed by March 2007 and more than 2,500 participants had received all three doses of vaccine or placebo. STEP was evaluating two primary efficacy endpoints:
- Whether the vaccine prevented HIV infection in subjects who were HIV negative at the beginning of the study.
- Whether the vaccine lowered the amount of virus in subjects who became HIV infected during the course of the study.
However, last month the drug trial was halted because the vaccine appeared to be increasing the risk of HIV infection among study participants. The South African study Phambili, which began in 2007 using the same vaccine has been halted [1].
Merck reported earlier this week that neither efficacy endpoint was met with STEP [2]. Results from tests on the 3,000 participants identified 49 cases of HIV infection among 914 male volunteers in the vaccine group (5.36%) compared to 33 cases among 922 male volunteers in the placebo group (3.58%).
Earlier test results of the vaccine appeared to show promise. In vitro (meaning in a test tube), blood cells injected with the vaccine attacked HIV-infected cells, suggesting that the vaccine would simulate an immune response in humans [3]. However, this did not happen. In fact, more people that received the vaccine got infected with HIV than those that received the placebo. There are a number of confusing factors that make it difficult to draw many conclusions. All but one infection was in men, principally homosexual men who reported being sexually active during the trial, so little information is available regarding the effects of the vaccine in women or heterosexual men. Analyses of the STEP data are ongoing, but it will likely take some time to fully understand the results.
According to Merck [2]:
The vaccine cannot cause HIV infection. The vaccine was created using a mixture of three components, each made with a replication-defective version of one of the common cold viruses, adenovirus type 5 (Ad5), which served as a carrier, or delivery vector, for three synthetically produced HIV genes.
Indeed, current STEP results suggest that those study participants who had higher levels of pre-existing immunity to Ad5 may have an increased susceptibility to acquiring HIV [2]. Using replication-defective Ad5 as a delivery vector has a number of advantages, including targeted, efficient gene delivery and high potency.
STEP was initially designed to only include volunteers with low levels of Ad5 immunity, since these participants were expected to have the best response to the vaccine [2]. However, new data indicated that the vaccine would produce an immune response in people with high Ad5 immunity, so volunteers with higher levels of immunity to Ad5 were also enrolled.
Most vaccines work by exposing a weakened or killed virus to the immune system, prompting an immune response so that your body develops antibodies necessary to fight viral infection (see the flu vaccine). If the virus presents itself after vaccination, the antibodies signal immune system cells to destroy the invader. However, experimental HIV vaccines have never been able to prompt the immune system to produce antibodies powerful enough to fight HIV infection. Merck's HIV vaccine used a different approach termed cell-mediated immunity, which involves the activation of specific immune system cells, including macrophages, natural killer cells and antigen-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes. Using a cold virus, adenovirus type 5 (Ad5), as a delivery vector (meaning a carrier), three HIV genes — Gag, Pol and Nef — were introduced to the immune system. The intention was for immune system cells to engulf the virus and then display the gene markers. This would teach the immune system cells to recognize and destroy HIV-infected cells.
According to Dr. Seth Berkley, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) [4]:
It is also important to recognize that the failure of the Merck product to prevent HIV infection is not unexpected. Merck's candidate, like nearly all vaccine candidates now in the pipeline, was designed to activate the T-cell arm of the immune system. T-cells work like commando units, traveling through the body, seeking out pathogen-infected cells, which they then kill. Because T-cells only attack cells that are already infected, many scientists, including those at IAVI, think T-cell vaccines are unlikely to protect individuals from becoming infected. It's more likely T-cell vaccines will reduce the amount of virus in people who, once vaccinated, become infected.
We've discussed previously how many therapies that were promising in vitro and in animal models may not work in humans. The results of the STEP study are an example of this and demonstrate how challenging it can be to translate positive experimental results to favorable responses in human clinical trials.
- Phambili HIV Vaccine Trial Stopped. International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. 2007 Oct 23.
- Data from STEP Study Presented at Open Scientific Session Confirm Merck's Investigational HIV Vaccine was not Effective. Research & Development News, Merck & Co., Inc. Press Release. 2007 Nov 7.
- S. Africa troubled by problems with AIDS vaccine. All Things Considered, National Public Radio. 2007 Nov 9.
- New Analysis Confirms Conclusion that Discarded Merck Vaccine Candidate is Ineffective. International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. 2007 Nov 7.


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Picking Spartacus as one of the best panels of SDCC 2012 was the easy part. Choosing a favorite moment within that panel proves to be a much bigger challenge. I'll be vague, for those of you who weren't there and haven't watched the video below yet (panel "spoilers" after the video!) but there were a number of great moments featured throughout the panel, which begins with series creator Steven DeKnight and stars Manu Bennett and Liam McIntyre as they discuss the upcoming final season of the series.
After some discussion about War of the Damned, Lucy Lawless, Nick Tarabay, Viva Bianca, Craig Parker, Katrina Law, Peter Mensah and Cynthia Addai-Robinson joined the panel. With the final season coming up, we got to look ahead at what's to come as Spartacus' army grows and the rebellion really gets fired up. And then when the former cast members returned, it gave the panel (and fans) the opportunity to look back on Vengeance and some of the highlights of the recent season. So there was a little bit of everything and it was all exciting and entertaining for fans. Gratitude to Starz for making it available for everyone who loves the show but couldn't be there!
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English League Cup
Sunderland AFC will meet Manchester City FC in the 2 March final after overcoming Manchester United FC on penalties at Old Trafford. United, trailing 2-1 from the first leg in the north-east, drew level on aggregate through a first-half header from Jonny Evans. They could not find another goal, however, and extra time was required. The Black Cats looked set to prevail when former United defender Phil Bardsley's 119th-minute shot squirmed under David de Gea, but there was still time for Javier Hernández to turn in Adnan Januzaj's low cross and force a shoot-out. Sunderland eventually won 2-1 on spot kicks to book their first Wembley cup final since 1992.
Coupe de France
On a night of upsets in France, fourth-tier FAIRM Île-Rousse Monticello edged out holders FC Girondins de Bordeaux with a 4-3 win on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Corsica. AS Moulins, also of the fourth division, made use of home advantage to dispense with Ligue 1 Toulouse FC 2-1 in normal time. Another unexpected result came in the evening's only all-top-flight encounter, with Montpellier Hérault SC inflicting Paris Saint-Germain's first defeat of the year to emerge 2-1 victors in the capital.
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