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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Barbaric Gardians & Bestial Malevolance
I was on the road last week. Well, when I say "on the road", I mean I was on a trip for my work, but given the subject matter of the blog, I think I should say on the road, so that you imagine me rattling along in the back of a transit van drinking Scrumpy Jack, instead of sipping over-priced coffee on an inter-city.
Anyway, while I was there, I had some free time and found a second hand record shop to browse in. Among my haul from this was a vinyl copy of Black Metal by Venom. I was never a big Venom fan back in the day, so it was good to finally pick up a pretty battered copy of this record. Look, that's it up there.
Later on that day I was sitting in a cafeteria having a coffee and I decided that I'd dig out the records I bought to have a look at the damn things. Now, at this point I realised that a vinyl copy of Black Metal is pretty conspicuous when you take it out in public. Then, I noticed that at the table next to me was a family, a young couple with two little children, the younger of whom was in a pram right next to me. At this point my imagination started running away with me. Could this 1982 Venom album from Neat Records, with its spelling mistakes on the back cover, cast a malignant spell over this baby? I decided to put it back in its carrier bag before the cafe shook from Carmina Burana, trusting that the couple of millimetres of polythene would protect the child from any dark influence of Cronos ("rabid captor of bestial malevolance"), Abaddon ("barbaric gardian to the 7 gates of Hell") or Mantas (below, "grand master of Hades and Mayhem". And white leather trainers). What can I say? The coffee is strong over here.
That got me to thinking that the demise of vinyl has reduced the potential for your favourite bands to cause you awkward moments with their product artwork. Kids of today downloading their music will never have to worry about their mum seeing their copy of Lovehunter" or the guidance teacher walking in when they're giving a friend their copy of "Reign in Blood". I think they're missing out.
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Demonic coffee eh!?ReplyDelete
It's just not the same nowadays, 12" record sleeves once ruled then it was the wee CD artwork more discreet and now the world of downloads...Mind you think youself lucky that you only took the LP out in a cafe and not some dodgy bars with that Mantas pose!
But really though isn't Black Metal a classic?
Yes, Black Metal is great fun. I actually think that Venom were a genuinely innovative band. They did something that was genuinely new. Other NWOBHM bands of that time tried hard to sound as good as Black sabbath, while they just took Sabbath's sound as a starting point and did their own thing.ReplyDelete
Without Venom there'd be no Slayer. Which, for me at least, would be a very bad thing indeed.ReplyDelete
I should really give slayer another go. I had pretty much stopped listening to metal when they came out, so I never really got into them, even though a friend of mine at the time was a big fan. Mind you, he also liked King Diamond, Motley Crue and Manowar. Hmm, you know, I'm beginning to see why I didn't give them that much attention at the time.ReplyDelete
Try Seasons in the Abyss first. Or look up Raining Blood, Angel of Death, South of Heaven, Mandatory Suicide, Hell Awaits or Chemical Warfare on You Tube.ReplyDelete
Venom RULE!!! They have spawned thousands of bands and inspired church burnings and murder throughout Europe, so they cant be all bad!ReplyDelete
Slayer are the best live band I have ever seen and their albums are generally classics. I supose Reign in Blood would be my favourite but there are many many others but I would suggest Hell Awaits as the one too dip your toe into, I bought it by mail order in the good old days. Had to send off a postal order and everything. It was delivered by a rotting corpse...of course!!!


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wherein mr. nice guy gets the munchies
- the garlic on a slice of pizza she attempted to eat
- the garlic on mr. nice guy's breath after eating his slice of pizza
- coughing
- hearing mr. nice guy hiccup
- the trash, which, admittedly, needed to be conveyed outdoors
- mr. nice guy's breath, basically, always
- the thin layer of grime which had settled over her own unwashed body
- watching mr. nice guy imitate her gagging after she had just completed gagging
- et cetera, or, if you will, ad nauseum
basically, you get the point. which brings me to my point. i was recently reading a seminal (no pun intended) publication on what to expect when one is expecting called, aptly, "What to Expect When You're Expecting." here is a typically unintentionally hilarious passage discussing the third month of pregnancy:
cunnilingus ... is safe throughout pregnancy as long as your partner is careful not to blow any air into your vagina. doing this could force air into your bloodstream and cause an embolism, which could obstruct a blood vessel and could prove deadly to both mother and baby. (p.163-4)
first of all, the expression is blowing hot air up someone's ass, but that is neither here nor there. second, does anyone know of anyone who even remotely knows anyone who has DIED FROM CUNNILINGUS? i mean, has this really happened, like, ever in the history of all time? how does one explain this death to the law? or, for that matter, to the in-laws? "i am sorry to tell you this, but your daughter died in an unfortunate muffin-munching incident. when i bit the little one, she bit the big one."
third, and most important, this raises a crucial question: who the fuck is having her muffin munched during the third month of pregnancy??? who is able to use her legs to walk, much less throw them over someone else's shoulders? i want to meet this dynamic she-hulk, because mrs. nice guy, bless her tiny vomitous soul, is not exactly a steamy, gurgling volcano of libidinous lava these days (which is fine, really JUST FINE, with mr. nice guy, thanks FOR ASKING). we throw a little party in our heads whenever mrs. nice guy has the fortitude to eat toast AND cheese in the same day--to say nothing of what i have (or in this case have decidedly not) eaten.
lastly -- the implication in this book is that even non-pregnant women run the risk of courting a FATAL EMBOLISM whenever a significant other, uh, pays her lip service. this is pure crazy talk. (and, aside from the obvious benefits to a husband looking for a foolproof method of offing a rich wife, utterly horrifying.) obviously we are witnessing the evil designs of some vast right-wing conspiracy. the dark forces of the world are conspiring against us, people! we must rise up and go down! do not listen to The Man. if we want to drink from the fountain of youth, we shall drink from the fountain of youth -- what's the worst that could happen? i mean, since mrs. nice guy gags when she smells mr. nice guy's breath, why not let him improve it a little ...


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Eating Iceland
by Danielle Robles
Being the food lover that I am, I hit up Google to get the dirt on the Iceland food sitch pretty much immediately after booking my flight. I mean, if I was going to explore a new country, I was GOING to test out their local cuisine dammit. I'm not going to lie, I was a bit surprised when I discovered that their national food was a hot dog (whaaat)—but simultaneously knew that this also meant I was in for a flavorsome adventure. Here is what I discovered.
Plokkfiskur (Mashed Fish Stew)
During our South Shore Tour, we stopped into a quaint little café on the side of the road to indulge in the local delicacies. This signature comfort food dish is made with boiled haddock or halibut, flaked with a fork, and then mixed with boiled quartered potatoes and a sauce of onion, butter, flour and milk to create a creamy texture. It is traditionally served with dark rye bread and butter. It reminded me of a creamy potato salad with a bit more texture. It looks wonky, but tastes oh-so-delicious.
Harðfiskur (Hard Dried Fish)
Being that the Icelandic fishing grounds are some of the purest in the world, harðfiskur remains a favorite amongst locals. Its origins stem from Viking preserving and storing methods—when fishermen hang-dried leftovers from their daily catches in order to have some food for the winter. It is sometimes used in soups or stews but most commonly it is eaten as a snack—like jerky or a potato chip, and sometimes even dipped in salted butter.
Lobster Soup
In case you haven't noticed the underlying theme here—the majority of Iceland's beloved dishes come from the sea. Inside a cute little blue fish shack called Saegreifinn (Sea Baron) by the water, you'll find Iceland's most famous lobster soup. This bold, rich soup is heavenly—creamy, a tad sweet, with touches of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and a healthy heaping of high-quality, fresh Icelandic lobster. This local favorite is an absolute must-stop if gallivanting through Reykjavik.
Icelandic Hot Dog
Dubbed "The best hot dog in the world" by Huff Post (I know what you're thinking)—this national food treasure is quite different from its American counterparts. For starters, they're made mostly from Icelandic lamb—which trust me, if you haven't tried before, is EVERYTHING—and comes with a plethora of mouth-watering toppings. When ordering, do as the locales do and order it "eina með öllu" (with everything)—ketchup, sweet mustard, raw onions, fried onions, and remolaði, a mayonnaise-based sauce with sweet relish. BOMB.COM.


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Time for athletes to be better people
There was a time, and maybe it still happens, where if you left a Wichita State baseball game a little bit early you'd find a couple scholarship athletes shagging foul balls in the parking lot.
If the game was a rout, you'd catch the starters. Standing around chatting each other up in the comfort of their tennis shoes, their metal spikes long-since stashed away in the dugout, chasing down pop flies and being college kids even though they were heroes to the young masses. Keep in mind this was the early '90s, when WSU made three consecutive trips to the College World Series.
Couldn't tell you what he does now, but when I found Shocker second baseman Joey Jackson out there once and he signed the torn-off back of my cardinal-red striped popcorn box, I went white in the face. I kept that flimsy piece of cardboard for almost 15 years before it practically disintegrated. I spent my childhood adoring those kinds of athletes. They allowed for the purest of memories.
But as time goes on we're forced to recognize heroes of sport and otherwise as mortals, capable of all the rage and evil in the world like anyone else.
And the past few months they've gone berserk.
Dimwittedness and wrongdoing is at record production. Running backs professional and college knocking out females on video. Adrian Peterson a heroic block of granite to Oklahoma football fans issuing half-apologies in the wake of an official indictment for the abuse of his 4-year-old. The NFL leadership handling such cases like buffoons.
Oklahoma State erased an incoming freshman from its roster following three armed-felony charges. Oklahoma has juggled PR bombs after dealing with the eligibility of several players involved with domestic abuse cases. The country's reigning Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston is ramping up idiocy levels, increasingly anxious, apparently, to assume the role of most NFL athletes.


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Couple admits to exposing child to 'deplorable' conditions
A Carson City couple admitted to charges of child abuse, endangerment and neglect in Douglas County District Court on Monday.
Roy Hill, 60, and Valerie Hill, 62, admitted to allowing their 10-month-old grandchild to be exposed to excessive animal feces, mouse excrement, the overwhelming smell of urine and feces and general deplorable living conditions.
Derrick Lopez, who represented Roy Hill, said the couple was rescuing local Chihuahuas and had several living in their home while their grandchild was present. The number of dogs living in the home contributed to the poor living conditions.
Both Lopez and Matthew Ence, who represented Valerie, asked for deferred sentences for their clients with conditions that the couple would reduce their number of dogs to the legal maximum of three. They also would allow their home to be searched by Douglas County Animal Control and Douglas County Child and Family Services. District Judge Tom Gregory granted the both a deferred sentence and requested they reduce their number of dogs by the end of 30 days.
A South Lake Tahoe man received a six-year prison sentence after admitting his involvement in a number of car burglaries and attempted burglaries in lower Kingsbury Grade.
Peter W. Quillian, 25, was arrested Sept. 24 on a fugitive warrant. At the time of his arrest, Quillian was in possession of a hypodermic needle.
In court, Kristine Brown, representing Quillian, said he was breaking into cars to get money for his drug addiction and to fund his gambling problem. She said Quillian has been taking drugs since he was 11 years old.
"That is over half of his life that he has used drugs," Brown said. "That is a hard addiction to break."
Brown proposed a suspended sentence to give Quillian the chance to get clean and enter into a drug addiction program. Tina Russom, representing the state, recommended the maximum sentence of 72 months in prison.
Gregory concluded Quillian was not a good candidate for probation and sentenced him to 72 months in prison.
A Gardnerville man was granted probation after admitting to discharging a firearm within his home.
Robert D. Higginbotham, 53, was originally arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm while intoxicated and discharging a firearm within or from a structure. In July deputies were dispatched to the 2200 block of Chocktaw Ridge in Gardnerville.
On scene, deputies met with the victim who said Higginbotham pointed a firearm at him and instructed him to get out of the house. Inside the residence, officers saw Higginbotham passed out drunk. A preliminary breath test showed he had a .284 blood alcohol content.
According to reports, Higginbotham told deputies he discharged his weapon inside his trailer to scare the victim. The weapon was a .357 rifle that was in the immediate vicinity of Higginbotham.
"I have been a different person after being clean in jail," Higginbotham said. "I want to go back to my life and get help so I don't go back to drinking."
Higginbotham was facing 364 days in jail, but had his sentence suspended. He will instead spend the remainder of a 30-day sentence in jail and then serve on probation.
A South Lake Tahoe man was sentenced to five years in prison after he admitted to trafficking methamphetamine.
Henry L. Gerling, 50, was arrested on charges of trafficking methamphetamine and two counts of possession of paraphernalia in July. On scene deputies recognized Gerling from precious contacts and searched his vehicle. They found three small bags of methamphetamine, totaling more than 23 grams, a small scale, unused bags and unused hypodermic needles.
Gerling was placed on supervision by alternative sentencing and was arrested in November for an alternative sentencing violation. On Nov. 8, Gerling told Douglas County Alternative Sentencing that he had drank tequila and smoked methamphetamine the night before.
Gerling was sentenced to 60 months in prison.
A Minden woman received probation after admitting to possessing credit cards without consent and impersonating another.
Deborah J. Reichhold, 61, applied for multiple credit cards under the names of two victims in March.
On March 16, 2016, one of the victims reported the identity theft, saying a couple weeks ago he had received two responses from separate credit card companies. One was a declined application and the other was information to extend a credit card account. The victim said he had not applied for credit through any company.
The victim noticed there were several credit cards opened and closed within the last three years under his name. The victim's girlfriend also found her identity was used to open credit card accounts, amounting to over $12,000. Both victims said they believed the information was stolen while they were living with Reichhold, who admitted to opening the accounts and obtaining the information. She told officers her actions had to do with the family financial problems.
She had her 34-month prison sentence suspended and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.


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WINCHESTER — A Middlesex County Grand Jury indicted Jeffrey Yao on Thursday in the fatal stabbing of a medical student who was attacked earlier this year while studying inside the Winchester Public Library.
Yao, 24, was charged with murder, armed assault with intent to murder a person over 60 and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60.
Deane Kenny Stryker, 22, was stabbed to death and a 77-year-old man was injured in the Feb. 24 incident.
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LAX is undergoing a multi-year program of rebuilding their runways. They have to make some federally mandated upgrades and they are taking the chance to relocate runway and taxiway alignments to accommodate the A380 more efficiently. This means that one … Continue reading
Big Boys at LAX
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Surviving Pre-France Program: SEM 1
20 long months have just finished a few hours ago. And Pre-France ended. This is story of one person who survived at the end: SEM 1 For a person like me, finding friends in a short period of time is not easy. Even though I did it once just before Pre-France, it's frightening to know … Continue reading
BetweenList #4: 13 Worst Album Cover of 2009
I don't know why but in this year, musician doesn't think so much about their album covers. Some are totally unacceptable. Let's check out the most disturbing things on the rack of any music store: For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert. What the hell is that?! Even a fan would be confused. Humanoid by Tokio … Continue reading


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What is the Purpose of Team Building?
The idea of "team building" has become a company catch phrase for team mini golf, ping pong, or "morale events." We know team building here at Adventura. We live it and breathe it with our team of experienced facilitators, our workshops that have been tested and honed over many years, and our dedication to building collaboration and communication.
Team building, for us, is not simply about creating friendships with coworkers and having fun with your team. It is striving to become better and more whole people. These are the values we work from, strengthening your team from the individual out. Being a better person, with stronger communication, is essential for strengthening any relationship. It's no different with interpersonal work relationships.
This is what we offer at Adventura. Our goal is not to be your friend. We want to help you understand yourselves better, improve decision making skills, support each other, and become better humans.
Why is Adventura Your Pick for Team Building Near Newcastle?
Adventura is unique in the pacific northwest. Our facilitators are second to none in the art of experience-based learning. Our clients receive exactly what they sign up for: straight forward team building from a seasoned team. We will help you define what is important to you as a team, and we will help you achieve your team building goals.
We don't offer listicles or power points, no online assessments, just pure, direct interaction, communication, and exploration between humans.
We want to help your team improve, and we have a unique point of view to share with you. Our workshops are designed combining our knowledge of team building and what we know about your company and team. Our team is highly qualified and standing by to guide you and your team through one of our workshops.
How is Experienced-Based Learning Useful for Team Building?
Practice and Mastery: Have you learned how to dance? Can you write amazing code? Can you sit down and proficiently play a musical instrument? How did you learn that skill? Through Hands-on practice. It isn't sufficient to just be told a thing. Hearing does not equal seeing, seeing does not equal knowing, and know does not equal doing Our objective is to apply the knowledge to practice. Learning through experiential development of skills is embedded within all of us. Here at Adventura, we guide our clients through the transition from knowing to applying.
How to we make the jump from typical work-mode to practice-mode? This questions is key in how we make the most of team building time investment We excel at creating this shift of focus. We use experience-based learning to do it.
Meet Our Team Building Crew serving Newcastle, King County
We hold our Team Building practitioners to a high standard. They are not camp counselors but are experienced, highly skilled and motivated to work with you to achieve your goals. Our work is demanding but rewarding. Our practitioners seek to make a long term impact in a short amount of time.
We look for candidates that have degrees in Organizational Psychology and experience-based learning. Our Team members should be committed to our values, and they should be able to communicate those to our clients.
Are You In Need of Our Team Building Workshops?
We have a lot of experience in this area, and our opinion is that anyone and everyone would be able to find value in our workshops. Our emphasis is on self discovery, improving communication, and cooperation. These are skills that our clients take with them into their work and lives.
We typically like to work with groups ranging from 25-40 people. We've found that this is a good size for positive interaction. However, if you have a larger group or business, be sure to contact us so we can design an individualized event around your business, that will make everyone happy.
These are the types of teams and companies that have benefited most from our team building workshops:
- Small businesses (less than 40 employees)
- Executive leadership teams
- Small to medium business with less than 150 employees
- Teams with new leadership
- And more!
Team Building in the Long Term
There has been an extensive amount of studies done on the benefits of team building. Across most of these it has been found that team building work should not just be encouraged, it should be required.
Long term benefits of team building are clear. Well conducted team building workshops can change the direction of a company This work builds respect and camaraderie, improves communication and morale, and encourages productivity. Developing skills in team building, the way we do at Adventura, can have long term, positive impacts on every area of life.
Team building can highlight different problem solving approaches, work styles, and different strengths and in doing so, it can break down barriers between individuals. It can help coworkers appreciate the value of what others bring to the team. By working together to complete a task, the multiplicity of skills within the team can be highlighted and acknowledged. Team building workshops allow coworkers to experience problem solving and communication in real time and in a healthy way.
Teaming building can have a lasting impact on:
- Fostering a respectful workplace where individual strengths are appreciated.
- Strengthening interpersonal communication skills
- Encouraging productivity through a more positive workplace.
- Inspiring creativity by highlighting strengths
Some of our Favorite Feedback From Team Building Workshops
We take deep pride in the work we do and the results we produce. Because what we do is on such an interpersonal level, we receive daily feedback on our work. These are some of our favorite comments:
"This is the workshop we needed years ago. I'm relieved that we've finally found a company that helps us to be better people".
"It all makes sense now. I actually understand why conflict exists in the team and there is no closing our eyes anymore."
"Not only did this communication skills workshop make a huge difference for the team, it made a huge impact with my family."
"Every company out there, that really cares about having a healthy dynamic, should hire you all."
"Best workshop I've encountered in 35 years."
What You Can Expect From Our Team Building Workshops in King County, WA?
It would be difficult to share what exactly happens in one of our workshops, because each one is a little different. Each workshop is structured around what you and your team has brought to the table. It is a collaboration between our team and yours. You are there to do the work. We are there to be the guides.
We make it fun. Sometimes it can be intense. It can be relaxed. It can be eye-opening. Your experience is up to you.The experience you have is entirely up to you. Your success is dependant on how prepared you are to succeed. We ask that you arrive ready to take the workshop seriously, and to be open and honest. We are ready to meet you where you are. What we want to do is hard work, but if you're ready to put in the effort, and are up for it, the results can change your life.
We have the experience to believe in our process And we've found that this gives us the experience based faith to believe in you.
Types of Team Building Workshops with Adventura
The Essentials Team Building Workshop
This workshop is exactly what it claims: the essentials. It offers insights on the fundamentals of healthy team dynamics. We offer an overview and an in-depth dive into the foundation of communication and trust.
Our Essentials workshop explores the question of "What is important to a team and what is essential to YOUR team." We use humor, collaboration, and adventure to help our clients discover what works when they create a team. In this approach, each person is given to opportunity to experience exactly how a healthy team can help the individual.
Healthy dialogue are encouraged in this workshop, through the use of activities, games, and sometimes climbing. Fun and laughter is encouraged as we take participants toward a deeper level of learning and developing together.
Our final goal is increased interactive creativity, better communication, and the ability to work together as a team. Read more
The True Colors Team Building Workshop
One day to change everything using only four colors and seventeen questions. Our True Colors workshop comes in three variations.
This workshop, in particular, is crafted around our clients. Experiences can range from an afternoon overview of team building, all the way to a three day deep dive. We offer a journey into self-awareness and team dynamics, communication, and collaboration. Our 3-day retreat hones in focus on skill development and implementation, knowledge and practice. It is during these 3-day retreats that participants can truly change their approach to communication and self discovery. Results are powerful. Read more
What is Adventura?
Adventura is an experiential based education company that is located in Washington that specializes in aerial course adventures and team building. We are an experiential education company located in Woodinville Washington and that specializes in aerial course adventures and team building events. We create unique memories, experiences, and adventures that span from a single afternoon to a life- changing weekend retreat.
We support your team building needs, corporate events, and individualized adventures for family and friends. We seek simplicity and honesty in our work and we design and craft adventures with these values in mind.
Our team here at Adventura has adopted a lifestyle that is centered on the pursuit of happiness through outdoor activity, and a commitment to experiential learning. We want to create a one-of-a-kind experience for our customers and engage each of them. Our overwhelmingly positive feedback tells us we are achieving our goal.
Contact Us Now With Your Team Building Questions
Giving your employees the tools they need to improve the dynamics of their teams can change the direction of your company. It can be a turning point toward increased dedication, productivity, employee morale, and creativity. These positive changes can have a direct impact of the success for your company.
We want to help you define what team building means to you and your team. We want you to have a positive experience in our workshops with lasting effects that you may not have expected. We will push you and guide you to new levels of self awareness. You might expect to leave this experience with improved company morale, but we've found that our workshops can cause a deeper change. They can change how an individual approaches their life.
We've created this one-of-a-kind program for a reason. We believe in the value of team building and translating the skills that you learn from our program to every aspect of your life. We have a passion for growth and communication and we want to share those with you right now.
We hope that you'll give us the opportunity to work together. Call today to find out more about our programs: call 1.866.981.8665, or email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our Mission Statement
Adventura is dedicated to experiencing team dynamics, human behavior, and crafting experiences to explore what it takes to be a team.


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Turkey's annual consumer price inflation rate moved up to 25.24% in October from 24.52% in September, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced on November 5. It is the highest level on record since the end of 2003 and slightly exceeded expectations.
Respondents to a Bloomberg poll forecast the rate would be 25% whereas Capital Economics anticipated a figure of 25.5%. A Reuters survey produced an average expectation of 24.5%, with predictions ranging from 22.17% to 28%.
Monthly inflation for October stood at 2.7%, following the 6.3% posted for September, which marked the highest month on month jump seen since 2001. That leap compared to the 2% forecast by a prior Reuters survey.
Eighteen institutions that participated in a Reuters survey to determine likely inflation at end-2018 inflation on average predicted 23.5%, compared to the 21% they foresaw in the previous survey.
On October 31, the central bank for the fourth time this year sharply raised its end-year CPI inflation forecast to 23.5%. It also dramatically hiked its food inflation estimate for 2018, moving it up to 29.5% from the July forecast of 13%, while its average oil price estimate was revised up to $75 per barrel from $73.
"We expect inflation to come down gradually to 24% in December," Nora Neuteboom of ABN Amro Bank said in a tweet.
"October data shows that the inflation outlook remains poor driven by cost factors. Inflation likely has more room to run given that domestic PPI stands at around 45%. Going forward, developments in the exchange rate and food prices will likely determine the CPI trend, given an ongoing slowdown in demand pressures. The current uptrend will continue a few months more and likely peak in early 2019, with upside risks prevailing in the short-term," Muhammet Mercan of ING Bak said in a research note.
Turkey's 'real' interest rate, which returned to negative territory after September's jump in annual inflation, rose to 124bp in October, after, as widely expected, the rate-setters at Turkey's central bank on October 25 opted to keep the national lender's policy rate at 24%.
'Risk of premature loosening'
The stronger-than-expected rise in October inflation is unlikely to prompt further interest rate hikes from the central bank, Jason Tuvey of Capital Economics said in a research note, adding: "Instead, the main risk is that, with pipeline price pressures easing and the headline now at or close to a peak, the MPC loosens policy prematurely."
Timothy Ash of Bluebay Asset Management also said the latest inflation print would be a relief in Turkish policy circles. "Not that bad—could have been much worse after the terrible September print," he said in a note to investors, adding: "Turkey is undergoing a brutal hard landing with the data suggesting a significant negative real GDP print in the year ahead."
Given the huge economic downturn under way, and the massive rebalancing reflected in the much-improved trade and current accounts, there would be a sense that the data was offering hope of a turning point for Turkey, said Ash. "They will assume, rightly, that deflation and recession will eventually do the trick on inflation. But they need time. This inflation data gives them a bit more."
In the minutes of the latest central bank monetary policy committee meeting released on October 31, the regulator said that monetary policy decisions would be more sensitive to incoming data in the short run and that its monetary policy stance would be revised upon the detection of inflation outlook changes.
"This feeds our suspicion that September's rate hike didn't mark a shift back to orthodoxy. It seems that as soon as there are signs inflation is falling, the central bank will start cutting rates to support the economy. The upshot is that policymakers will fail to tackle the inflation problem. Indeed, the government also appears to be moving away from orthodoxy—it announced a series of tax cuts this week which will hinder the rebalancing of the economy that is needed to bring inflation down on a sustained basis," Tuvey said on November 2.
Another factor that could weigh on fiscal and monetary discipline in Turkey in the months ahead is the local elections scheduled for March next year.
Latest tax cuts "credit negative"
Turkey's latest tax cuts, which surprised markets last week, would boost consumption temporarily, but were credit negative and risked rekindling Turkish lira (TRY) pressure, Moody's Investor Services said on November 5 in its latest credit outlook report, adding: "Besides being ineffective on the inflation front, the tax cuts will be too short-lived to provide more than a temporary boost to consumption, particularly amid very high interest rates that will curtail borrowing for expensive articles such as cars and white goods."
Although Moody's did not believe the tax cuts would have a perceptible negative effect on the government's budget given their temporary nature, "any signals from the government that it will renege on its commitment to fiscal consolidation would be seen negatively in foreign-currency markets, since increased government spending would suggest that the authorities are seeking to halt economic rebalancing".
"Important for the central bank and finance minister Berat Albayrak to hold their nerve now in terms of messaging. To fight inflation they need to stay hawkish in rhetoric and actions. They are still in the eye of the storm but at least can see way out now," Ash said in a tweet.
The breakdown of the data showed that the increase in inflation last month was broad-based, according to Tuvey. Of the 12 major price categories, inflation rose in 10.
Clothing, food, utilities and home appliances, were the major drivers, according to Mercan at ING.
Annual food inflation, which makes up nearly a quarter of the consumer price inflation basket, rose further to 29.3% in October from 27.7% in September while annual inflation in transportation prices, the second largest sub-item in the basket, fell to 32% y/y from 36.61% y/y.
"A continued deterioration in goods inflation, especially energy, core goods and processed foods, reflecting the ongoing impact of the decline in the Turkish lira and administrative adjustments. Still, unprocessed foods recorded lower price increases than suggested by seasonal trends. [There was a] continued rise in sticky services inflation though transportation services showed price declines," Mercan also said, adding: "Broad-based price adjustments continue, with more than 80% of items in the CPI basket registering increases. The decline in the Turkish lira continues to feed through to prices, even though a large portion of this adjustment was seen in the September data."
Turkey's inflation rate jumped into the double digits in February 2017. Since then the rate has only once moved back into the single digits, in July last year—and that was due to the base effect of an economic soft spot caused by the July 2016 failed coup.
Rampant for seven months
After last November's 12.98%, there was a slow descent to the March figure of 10.23% before the rate ran rampant in the following seven months.
Meanwhile, the deterioration in core inflation metrics continued in October.
The annual rise in the C-index, one of the central bank's favourite core inflation indicators, hit another fresh record—the sixth in a row since May—at 24.34% from the previous record high of 24.05% seen in September.
The TRY was trading at 5.4467 against the USD, weaker by 0.29% d/d, as of 15:00 local time. Lira bulls are currently riding on a period of improving relations that has emerged between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump. It began with the release of US pastor Andrew Brunson last month but there are many other issues to resolve, such as a potential US fine for Halkbank, an exit from the Jamal Khashoggi murder affair and a row over Nato member Turkey's plan to acquire Russian military hardware, before the diplomatic rift between Ankara and Washington can be said to be over.
The lira has recouped a significant amount of its lost ground since the currency crisis intensified in August—it is up by around 20% against the USD from its trough, according to Tuvey. "There are tentative signs that this is helping to ease pipeline price pressures."
The annual producer price index (PPI) declined, for the first time since January, to 45.01% in October from 46.15% in September, the highest level seen since 2002, TUIK said in a separate statement.
The annual PPI rate fell to 12.14% in January, the lowest level posted since December 2016—but it skyrocketed up until September in parallel with the severe depreciation in the lira.


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First of all, the cliche image of bored teachers sitting around on velvet couches, smoking, gossiping and drinking coffee is ludicrous. Well, maybe a little gossip. And definitely coffee. But in my twenty one years of teaching, I've never seen a designated relaxation room where teachers just hang out waiting for their next class. More accurately, teachers gather in work rooms which look more like office cubicles surrounded by two or three (usually broken) copy machines. There are exactly 25 minutes in the afternoon when the room doubles as a lunch room. Each day at 12:05 a bell rings, and teachers who have time that day (no meetings, parent conferences, clubs to sponsor, extra help sessions to host) gather for lunch. In my school, most of us who stop for lunch are seasoned veterans who have those frantic first few years of teaching under our belts and can actually afford 25 minutes off. And, truth be told, we vets have also been exposed to the bell schedule for so long that our bodies, as if by some Pavlovian response, must stop to eat, use the bathroom, and refill our water bottles at exactly 12:05 each day, or something snaps.
So seeing Dunham's idea of a teachers´ lounge on television made me wonder if that is that how the general public imagines my work day. Granted, a television show is meant to entertain and the image fits the script for Dunham's character. But it made me realize that this may be how most people still view teachers. I remember walking by the smoke-filled teachers´ lounge when I was in high school and hearing the rumors about which teachers were doing what. I also had my share of lame teachers, any one of whom could have stood in for Ben Stein in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Anyone.....Anyone...). But this is not even close to the world of education today. Every teacher I know burns the candle at both ends to meet continuously increasing expectations. I understand that summers off might play into the stereotype of teaching as a "cake" job, but anyone who knows a teacher well can attest that there is no lounging going on from August to June. The teaching profession has changed and while I love my job, I challenge anyone to spend a day in my shoes and come out on the other side anything but exhausted (and hopefully enlightened). Teaching is the most rewarding career I've had. I love what I do. But I also love June, July and August.


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Originally constructed in 1990, the firehouse for the Wilmington Fire Protection District was built with a narrow budget. The exterior of the L-shaped building was clad in a metal shell and the interior was completed by the fire district's membership. Protecting the firehouse with a fire sprinkler system was not even a consideration at the time. However, in recent years members of the fire district decided fire sprinklers would serve an integral role in protecting the structure itself, the firefighting apparatuses and, more importantly, the fire district staff. According to Fire Chief Tim Zlomie, when it came time to approve a fire sprinkler retrofit in the budget, it was met with little resistance since the safety of staff and equipment is a priority at the fire district. In October 2009, Advanced Fire Protection of Manhattan began the fire sprinkler retrofitting process. Fire sprinklers were installed to protect the entire structure, which contains apparatus bays, administrative offices, a kitchen and meeting rooms on the main level, as well as living quarters on the second level. A specific area in the firehouse was designated for the fire sprinkler contractors to lay their materials. But other than that, Zlomie says, "It wasn't much of a hassle to shuffle equipment and apparatus out of a given area they were working on at the time. They did a great job working with us and making sure the everyday operations of the firehouse were not disturbed." The only minor difficulty was getting the piping installed on the second level of the building. Otherwise, installing the fire sprinklers was made relatively easy since the apparatus bay ceilings are open and the remainder of the first level contains dropped ceilings. By February 2010, the installation of the fire sprinkler system at the Wilmington Fire Protection District was complete and fire officials were happy to see the results. "The new fire sprinkler system gives us peace of mind," says Zlomie. "The project was a great opportunity to improve the safety of our staff and protect the investments we have made in our apparatuses."]]>
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Understanding and managing the impacts we have on the environment is important to us. It not only means that we are doing the right thing in terms of cutting our carbon emissions, it ensures that we are using our resources efficiently and deliver a policing service to the communities we serve that is truly value for money.
Initiatives right across the Constabulary are helping us to be greener including:
Investing in renewable energy reduces our reliance on finite fossil fuels, cuts our energy costs and provides us with an important additional source of income through government incentives.
We know that predicted future prices for fossil fuels mean that our energy costs could be substantially higher longer term at the same time as public sector funding is being cut. We need to find smarter ways of doing more with less.
We can now self-generate more than one Giga Watt of energy ourselves each year across our estate. It means our carbon emissions are lower and we are financially better off.
If you want to find out more about our sustainability programme, you can get in touch with either of our contacts above online or by calling 101.


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The Law Commission of India (LCI) has submitted its Report No 260 (Report) to the Indian Minister for Law and Justice setting out its keenly awaited analysis of India's 2015 Draft Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (Draft Model). This development is a step closer to the Government of India finalising its model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and reinvigorating its BIT programme, which has been under review since 2003.
BITs are effective international law instruments that protect the rights of investors making investments abroad, particularly in emerging markets. They are often used in conjunction with sound contract drafting as part of long-term investment planning. India entered the world of BITs in 1994, when it signed its first BIT with the United Kingdom. Since then India has concluded 83 BITs, of which 72 are currently in force (see here).
Once the Draft Model is finalised it will form the basis for future investment treaties to be concluded by India, including in replacement of its existing BITs. As such, the wording of the Draft Model is an important part of India's foreign investment policy and affects foreign investors seeking to invest in India.
White Industries' successful arbitration against India (2011) is the first known BIT ruling against India. This case, combined with the uncertainty that was created as a result of events such as the retrospective application of tax laws, has put India's BITs in sharp focus.
Boosting and keeping foreign investment in India continues to be on the Government's declared policy agenda. However, the increasing trend of investors threatening BIT claims against India, together with India's experience in the White Industries case, appears to have made the Government apprehensive about BITs. This is reflected in the Draft Model, which departs from common BIT provisions and brings into question whether India's next-generation BITs will provide meaningful protection for foreign investors in India. By limiting the protections for foreign investors, the Draft Model inherently restricts the protections for Indian investors investing in counterparty states. This is not an insignificant issue given the increasing outward investment from India. As such, ensuring the Draft Model is balanced and in line with international practice will be important for both foreign and Indian investors.
LCI Report
The LCI has made various suggestions for amendments to the Draft Model that seek to balance the interests of investors and the state alike. We set out below a summary of the LCI's key suggestions.
- Maintaining a certain and transparent investment environment: The preamble to the Draft Model contains wording affirming the sovereign right of a state to modify the conditions for investment in its territory. The LCI has proposed additional wording which aims to reassure foreign investors that, notwithstanding this right, laws will not be abruptly changed and disturb the existing investment environment.
- Definition of 'investment': The Draft Model adopts an 'enterprise-based' definition of investment, which the LCI has agreed is appropriate (subject to some drafting comments). It limits the scope of the BIT to investors with a 'substantial and real business presence in India' which are 'under the actual control of foreign investors'. However, the LCI has also suggested that an 'asset-based' definition be considered as an alternative. Such a definition would appeal to states not willing to enter into a BIT comprising an 'enterprise-based' definition for fear of investors engaging in 'treaty shopping', i.e. structuring their businesses so as to take advantage of a favourable BIT available in a particular jurisdiction. The categories of assets that the LCI suggests be regarded as investments covered by the BIT include: property, IP rights, shares, stocks, bonds and contractual rights.
- Scope: Article 2 of the Draft Model lists the circumstances in which the treaty will not apply, including government procurement. The LCI considers that this particular exclusion would prevent a number of foreign investors from investing in India, for example through infrastructure projects. It has therefore proposed that this exclusion be deleted.
- Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET): An FET provision, which is commonly featured in BITs, protects a foreign investor against host state interference with the investor's legitimate expectations. The Draft Model lacks an FET provision. However, the Article 3 'Standard of Treatment' provision in the Draft Model imposes an obligation on the contracting states not to subject foreign investments to measures which constitute i) a denial of justice under customary international law; ii) unremedied and egregious violations of due process; or (iii) manifestly abusive treatment involving continuous, unjustified and outrageous coercion or harassment. The absence of an FET provision arguably avoids the difficulties that can arise in practice in determining the scope of these inherently ambiguous clauses. The Standard of Treatment provision balances the protection of investors/investments with the need for state regulation, although the LCI has proposed deleting words such as 'outrageous' and 'manifestly' to ensure a lower threshold for investors to prove violation of due process and harassment by the state.
- Most Favoured Nation (MFN): An MFN provision guarantees an investor treatment not less favourable than that afforded to other investors claiming under other investment treaties concluded by the same host state. The LCI highlighted the absence of an MFN provision in the Draft Model, which would mean that investors will not be able to rely on potentially beneficial provisions, whether procedural or substantive, in other BITs.
- Expropriation: Article 5 provides for protection against expropriation of investments. It sets out the test for expropriation as requiring both legal and economic deprivation, i.e. deprivation of both the investor's right of management and control over the investment and of the value of the investment itself. Given the difficulties for the investor in satisfying both limbs of this test, the LCI proposes that either legal or economic deprivation should be sufficient. The LCI also considers that the test should not require appropriation of the investment by the state. It is sufficient that 'substantial or total deprivation' be established, without transfer of the investment from the investor to the state.
- Dispute Resolution Mechanism: The LCI has highlighted an apparent contradiction in the Dispute Settlement chapter of the Draft Model. Article 14.2(ii)(a) precludes an investment tribunal from reviewing 'any legal issue which has been finally settled by any judicial authority of the Host State' and 'the merits of a decision made by a judicial authority of the Host State'. These provisions are designed to ensure that the tribunal does not act as an appeal body for the decisions of Indian courts. However, they also conflict with the subsequent provision requiring that an investor exhaust all judicial and administrative domestic remedies before commencing a proceeding under the BIT. The LCI has therefore proposed that the provision be deleted entirely.
- Exceptions: Under the Draft Model the host state may take measures in pursuance of one or more of the objectives set out in Article 16. As currently drafted, Article 16 provides that the state may take measures 'which it considers necessary' to achieve the objective/s. The LCI considers that this 'self-judging' wording makes the provision susceptible to abuse by the state as the necessity of a measure would be entirely subjective from the state's perspective. The LCI has suggested that the provision be re-drafted with this concern in mind.
- Denial of benefits: Article 20 allows for certain investors to be excluded from treaty benefits for policy reasons, e.g. security or diplomatic concerns. The current wording of this provision suggests that the denial of benefits must be by way of a decision of the state made in its discretion. The LCI has suggested amending the wording of this clause to remove the requirement of the exercise of discretion/a decision by the state, as this could raise issues as to whether such exercise is valid.
- Duration: Article 24 of the Draft Model currently requires the express agreement of the contracting parties every ten years to prevent the BIT from automatically lapsing. The LCI has proposed redrafting this clause to allow for automatic extension of the BIT, making renewal the norm and termination the exception.
The LCI's full report can be accessed here.
The LCI scrutinised each provision of the Draft Model in light of existing BITs and international practice. The LCI's suggestions aim to avoid contradictions and issues of interpretation and ensure the proper balance is struck between investors' rights and state sovereignty. Although the suggestions are not binding on the Government of India and may not all be incorporated into the final text, they do at least provide guidance as to the considerations the Government should take into account in ensuring the next-generation BIT shows India to be an investment-friendly country with clear and robust protections for foreign investors in line with international practice.


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Doors: 7pm
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Pittsburgh Technical College (PTC) first opened its downtown Pittsburgh doors in 1946 as the School of Management Engineering. Since then, the school has grown from a small, single-discipline school to a two-year college offering more than 25 programs to 2,000 students. Programs include business, criminal justice, design, healthcare, and technology. The primary campus is located on 180 acres in a quiet suburban community and offers on-campus and off-campus housing, intramural sports, and student activities. Financial aid is available for those that qualify. The career services department offers great resources and valuable job insight for current students and alumni.
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Our delivery charge is based on the weight of your order. All picnic table delivery costs will be clearly displayed during the checkout process and on the individual product listings. Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions we have about Picnic Tables 4u delivery charges.
What is the Delivery Charge For?
The delivery charge is the price you pay as a contribution towards the cost of transporting heavy and bulky picnic tables accross the UK from our warehouses to your home.
The charge also includes a contribution to the packaging and materials used in the delivery of your Garden Furniture, making sure your Garden Furniture arrives at your home in perfect condition. We do try to minimise waste and to recycle as much as we possibly can. We take the environment very seriously and consider ourselves a green and responsible retailer.
Taking these factors into account, Picnic Tables 4u has done everything we can to keep delivery charges as low as possible.
How much does delivery actually cost?
The cost of delivery depends on which picnic table you choose of course. We calculate the cost depending on the weight of the picnic table and how much room it takes in our delivery vans. We have negotiated hard with our couriers to make sure we have the lowest possible delivery costs.
Example costs:
A typical 48kg picnic table would cost £18.40 for delivery. Cheaper of course if less heavy or more if more heavy. But as you can see our picnic table delivery charges are very low.
How long does Delivery Take?
All our Picnic Tables are delivered direct from our own warehouses in the UK. Your Garden Furniture is usually picked and packed and shipped for delivery within 2 working days from the date of your order. Usually your order will arrive within three to five days of placing your order.
Times may vary
We have worked very hard at Picnic Tables 4u to get this process as fast as possible. However, even with our dedicated teams, sometimes we are busier than at other times, and although we strive to meet these demanding timescales, we don't always meet them. But don't worry, our customer services team will keep you fully informed of delivery schedules and delivery dates.
Need a specific date for delivery?
If delivery by a specific date is important to you, just let us know. As long as your item is in stock, we will prioritize your delivery to ensure it arrives with you at the time you need it.
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February 14 TN News Digest
This is a compilation of Tennessee news and political stories assembled daily by staffers in Gov. Bill Haslam's office.
Haslam opts not to cut disability budget (Chattanooga Times Free-Press/Belz)
Organizations that provide care for the developmentally disabled breathed a sigh of relief this week when Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam's announced budget did not include proposed cuts that advocates had called a "critical threat." At the beginning of this budget season, Haslam asked each state department to come up with 7 percent reductions to their budgets. For the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, that translated to a 2.75 percent cut to a Medicaid waiver program that pays providers; a 4 percent cut to "intermediate care facility services" designed for the most medically fragile cases; and elimination of a program called Family Support services, which helps needy families pay for everything from wheelchair ramps to doctor visits. Organizations across the state — including Orange Grove Center and Open Arms Care in the Chattanooga area — rallied to protest the cuts. But when Haslam unveiled his budget this week, not only were most of the department's proposed cuts avoided, it also received an increase in its waiver funding.
Students seeking free community college face application deadline (CA/Roberts)
Tennessee Promise, the scholarship that provides two years of free community college, faces one of the biggest litmus tests of its young life this weekend. By midnight Sunday, students who intend to take advantage of the free ride must have completed the 130-question application for state and federal financial aid. As of Feb. 3, 60 percent of the 6,081 students still in the running were done. "There has been a pretty significant push in the last week. We're hoping there will be a nice uptick next Friday when we get the new data," said Mark Sturgis, executive director of Seeding Success, one of a dozen or more players in the effort to increase Shelby County's completion rates.
Want Tennessee Promise? First, Scale The Federal Financial Aid Form (WPLN)
This weekend marks an important deadline for high school seniors applying for the Tennessee Promise scholarship: If they want to stay eligible for free community or technical college, they have to fill out a federal financial aid application by Feb. 15. It can be a burden filling out the FAFSA, which stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Families have to detail their financial status, such as how much they make and what their assets are. Margot Fosnes, president of the Robertson County Chamber of Commerce, is a Tennessee Promise mentor. Her task is to remind six high school students to fill out the FAFSA by Sunday.
LaunchTN wins $250.000 grant (Chattanooga Times Free-Press)
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation has awarded Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) a $250,000 grant as part of its support for non-profit groups that strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems and support high-growth entrepreneurs. This is the third year that LaunchTN has been an Innovation Grants recipient. Previous awards were used to launch The TENN and Specialist Programs. This grant will help fund LaunchTN's flagship 36'86 conference as well as The 36'86 Southern Series. 36'86's mission is to become the annual meeting place to celebrate Southeastern entrepreneurship and innovation.
Holiday sales tax collections bolster Tennessee revenues (Associated Press)
Tennessee's general fund tax collections in January were $214 million higher than projected in January on strong consumer spending over the holiday season and unexpected corporate tax payments. The tax collections reflecting economic activity in December bring the state's total revenues to $323 million more than expected through the first half of the budget year. Sales taxes grew 7.8 percent in January, the highest rate in 33 months. Finance Commissioner Larry Martin says the reduction in the jobless rate and lower gas prices helped spur spending.
Improving economy spurs Tennessee revenue bonanza (Times Free-Press/Sher)
Tennessee tax collections in January roared past projections by $219.5 million in January, fueled by better-than-expected consumer holiday spending, low gas prices and corporate earnings, according to officials. It was the best showing in nearly three years. "January sales tax collections, reflecting consumer spending that occurred during December, posted the largest monthly growth rate we've experienced for the past 33 months, and we recorded our strongest second quarter growth since 2006," said state Finance Commissioner Larry Martin in a news release.
Commissioner McQueen comes home (Leaf Chronicle)
Candice McQueen took a walk down memory lane Friday morning. McQueen, the newly appointed Tennessee Commissioner of Education, walked the halls of her alma mater, Northeast High School, recalling good memories, and visiting classrooms to interact with students and teachers. When McQueen, who was then known as Candice Hunter, was a senior in 1992, she was one of the Top 20 graduates, a member of the National Honor Society, assistant editor of the student newspaper and voted 'Best All Around' by her classmates. She returned 23 years later with a goal to make all Tennessee schools a better place to teach and learn. McQueen stopped in Clarksville-Montgomery County to kick off her statewide tour of Tennessee's school systems.
Sedgwick steps up for University of Memphis program (Memphis Biz Journal)
A program that helps adults complete their college education has received a boost from Sedgwick Claims Management Services. The Memphis-based company has made a $300,000 commitment over three years to the Finish Line Program, which encourages students who have dropped out after earning 90 or more credit hours to return to school to finish their degrees at low or no cost. "Our collective future in Memphis — and beyond — depends on an educated workforce, and we see our support of the Finish Line Program as an investment in helping people realize their dreams of academic achievement and professional success," said David North, president and CEO of Sedgwick.
Buffalo Valley woman charged with TennCare fraud for illegal narcotics (H-C)
A 53-year-old Buffalo Valley woman has been arrested for TennCare fraud for allegedly "doctor shopping" to get multiple prescriptions of narcotic painkillers. Betty Ann Hale, of Rock Springs Road in Buffalo Valley, has been indicted by the Putnam County Grand Jury on four counts of TennCare fraud, and she was arrested this week on those felony charges. According to the indictment, she used TennCare benefits to fraudulently obtain prescriptions for narcotic painkillers when other healthcare providers had provided her with similar prescriptions within 30 days prior.
Tenn. Supreme Court to hear challenge of electric chair law (Associated Press)
The Tennessee Supreme Court has agreed to hear a legal challenge over a law allowing the state to electrocute death row prisoners if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. The challenge is part of a lawsuit filed by 34 death row inmates over Tennessee's death penalty protocols – both lethal injection and electrocution. The state wants the court to dismiss the challenge to electrocution protocols because none of the inmates are currently scheduled to die by electrocution. The new electrocution law was meant to jumpstart the state's stalled execution process, but it opened the door to new legal challenges. The hearing is scheduled for May 6 in Knoxville.
TN Supreme Court agrees to hear electric chair case (Tennessean/Barchinger)
The Tennessee Supreme Court will decide whether a death row inmate can challenge the state's back-up method of execution: the electric chair. The court agreed to take the case — which stems from a Davidson County Chancery Court battle — on Friday. Arguments are set for May 6 in Knoxville. The state says that inmates who are challenging the electric chair as unconstitutional cannot do so because none of the inmates is facing that method of execution. A group of 34 inmates previously challenged the state's primary protocol, lethal injection, and then added a challenge to the electric chair when it was deemed a back-up method.
TN Supreme Court lets faith-healing conviction stand (Associated Press)
The Tennessee Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of an East Tennessee woman for child neglect for failing to seek treatment for her daughter's fatal cancer. Jacqueline Crank had claimed she was innocent because she relied on prayer to heal the girl. Crank was sentenced to probation after her 15-year-old daughter died in 2002. In Tennessee it is a crime to fail to provide medical care to children, but there is an exception for those who rely on prayer alone for healing. The exemption applies only to faith healing performed by an accredited practitioner of a recognized church or denomination.
High court upholds mom's conviction in faith-healing case (N-S/Satterfield)
Using a Loudon County case as a backdrop, the Tennessee Supreme Court on Friday upheld for the first time a parent's right to choose faith over medicine — even if a child dies as a result. "This is a case of first impression," Justice Gary R. Wade wrote in the court's decision upholding the constitutionality of Tennessee's Spiritual Treatment Exemption Act. The ruling comes in a 13-year court battle over the death of 15-year-old cancer-stricken Jessica Crank in Loudon County after her mother, Jacqueline Crank, spurned treatment in favor of faith healing.
Ramsey's initial support for health plan waned as new details emerged (CA/Locker)
State Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey acknowledged Thursday that his initial enthusiasm for Gov. Bill Haslam's health insurance plan for the working poor cooled as more questions arose about its details in the seven weeks between the plan's unveiling in December and its defeat in a Senate committee last week. Ramsey, R-Blountville, echoed Haslam and House Speaker Beth Harwell in saying he doesn't expect the Insure Tennessee plan to be considered again by the General Assembly before it adjourns for the year in late April. Democratic legislative leaders said later Thursday, however, they plan to try to resurrect the governor's plan even though their party is a minority in both the House and Senate and cannot pass the plan on their own.
Common Core is Working – So Kill It (Memphis Daily News)
Common Core determines what Tennessee's K-12 students should know and when they should learn it, yet like many other issues it has become a political pariah, especially for the state's Republican leaders. The Common Core State Standards Initiative was announced in 2009, a national education plan sponsored by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers – not, as many believe, by President Obama or the U.S. Department of Education. Its intent is to set "unified expectations'' for K-12 students.
Explosions, booze, cockfighting among odd TN bills (Tennessean/Boucher)
The ability to legally shoot stuff that explodes. The inability to buy booze if you've had three or more DUIs. And potential criminal charges for parents who keep bringing their kids to cockfights. These proposals are but a few of the quirky, odd or downright bizarre bills Tennessee lawmakers proposed before the bill-filing deadline Thursday. The casual observer might think most of the more than 1,500 bills are relatively mundane: many tweak state code for clarifications, alter zoning requirements, honor achievements or otherwise enact routine changes. But there are always a handful of bills that raise a few eyebrows.
Kelsey bill on municipal unions draws ire from leaders (CA/Brodgon, Poe)
Union officials in Memphis and City Council members in Chattanooga assailed state Sen. Brian Kelsey's proposed legislation to dissolve union agreements with city workers. At a news conference Thursday, Chattanooga City Councilman Chris Anderson introduced a proposed resolution asking his fellow council members to formally denounce state Senate Bill 123, drafted by Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown. Anderson says that, among other things, the legislation could negatively affect up to 3,000 workers in Chattanooga alone.
Budgeting bill hopes to eliminate exception for Washington County (JCP)
An enigmatic exception to a state budgeting law singling out Washington County could be changed this legislative session in one of several bills originating locally. Filed shortly before Thursday's bill deadline by Sen. Rusty Crowe and Rep. Micah Van Huss, the simple bill would delete a subdivision of the statute regulating county budget amendments, giving Washington County the ability to move money more easily between budget line items within departments. "This statute exempts only Washington County from making these line item adjustments," County Mayor Dan Eldridge said Friday.
Womick not seeking to end Medicaid (Daily News Journal)
State Rep. Rick Womick said the intent of his Medicaid bill he's withdrawing had nothing to do with ending the federal health-care funding in Tennessee at this time. The Republican lawmaker said his intent for the caption bill to modify an existing law was to oppose any attempt by Gov. Bill Haslam to bring Insure Tennessee back up again in an attempt to expand Medicaid, which is called TennCare in this state. Womick's bill as it was presented on the Tennessee General Assembly website suggests the legislation was intended to end the existing Medicaid, which provides federal funding to pay for health care for qualifying low-income residents.
Shelby County Commission still pushing for Insure Tennessee (CA/Moore)
Shelby County Commission members said it's unlikely they'll convince state legislators to reconsider Gov. Bill Haslam's health insurance plan for the working poor, but they still intend to try. During a special session of the legislature this month, seven Republican lawmakers on a state Senate committee killed Insure Tennessee, the alternative-to-Medicaid plan Haslam negotiated with President Obama's administration. County Mayor Mark Luttrell has said that without the federal money the health insurance plan would have brought into the state to pay for indigent medical care, the Regional Medical Center will face a $70 million funding hole that county taxpayers must fill, possibly with a 10 percent property tax increase.
Alexander focused on rewriting No Child Left Behind law (Tennessean/Troyan)
Two Republican senators from Tennessee and South Carolina, buoyed by their party's new majority, are teaming up to expand school choice as part of a rewrite of federal education law. An early Senate draft of a K-12 education bill already includes a proposal to let federal money for lower-income students follow the students to the public school of their choice. Sen. Lamar Alexander and Sen. Tim Scott say they expect more and broader possibilities to also be on the table. Giving parents more choice on where to send their kids to school — and using government money to facilitate such transfers — could be one of the most controversial elements of this year's attempt to rewrite the 2002 No Child Left Behind law.
NRC advisers endorse work at Watts Bar (Times Free-Press/Flessner)
A panel of outside nuclear experts who reviewed construction of TVA's newest nuclear reactor concluded that the plant is safely built and TVA is adequately addressing fire and flooding concerns raised by the Fukushima Dauiichi accident in Japan nearly four years ago. But nuclear critics charge that the new reactor being built at Watts Bar may still end up being the most expensive reactor ever built with power costs nearly 25 percent higher than TVA's current generation. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety said in its final assessment of the unit 2 reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant that TVA has adequately addressed all of its key questions about equipment, safety systems and operation.
Report: TN charter schools outperform other states (Tennessean/Allison)
Tennessee's charter schools rank among the highest-performing public schools in the state and outperform other states' charters, according the recently released State of the Sector Report. Issued by the Tennessee Charter School Center, the review used data-based findings to highlight strong academic performance within the school systems for the 2013-2014 academic year. The 35-page report includes research from sources such as the Center for Research on Education Outcomes Foundation at Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, the Tennessee Department of Education and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
Guest columnist: Haslam gains leverage with Insure Tennessee rejection (Tenn)
Insure Tennessee did not receive legislative approval. What happened and why? Gov. Bill Haslam developed Insure Tennessee to improve access to medical insurance for Tennesseans whose income is too high for Medicaid but not high enough for other federal subsidies. From a statutory viewpoint, Insure Tennessee was part of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, made optional by a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case. It was also distinct, contemplating the use of financial incentives and disincentives to encourage healthy behavior and to promote cost consciousness by beneficiaries.
Columnist: Shameful Seven inspire political parable (Knoxville News-Sentinel)
The Rev. June Griffin's mean-spirited opening prayer set the tone for the special legislative session earlier this month to consider Insure Tennessee. Inspired by a confidence of self-righteousness and under the conviction of a narcissistic god, the minister of hate gave her congregation the "divine" cover for what would unfold. Griffin insisted that the people of Tennessee are "downtrodden" victims of the "wicked courts from on high." To turn the tables, she implored her would "Moses-like" leaders to defeat Insure Tennessee and thus refuse health care to over 280,000 Tennesseans. With marching orders thus blessed, the state Senate Health and Welfare Committee set about their business of being dutiful listeners and obedient servants for Griffin, the Americans for Prosperity and the Beacon Center of Tennessee.
Editorial: Public interest loses to judicial overreach, bad bills (Tennessean)
The public's right to view its records is under siege in Tennessee. In the past month: •A judge enacted an overly broad order to seal "all evidence" in a highly scrutinized rape trial involving two former Vanderbilt University football players without even holding a hearing to discuss the public interest or considering less restrictive measures. •Tennessee General Assembly members already have introduced nearly two dozen public-records-related bills — 80 percent of which propose creating further barriers between our citizens and their access to government documents by enacting new exemptions and fees. Tennesseans do not benefit from government in the shadows in any branch of government, be it executive, legislative or judicial, or at any level, be it state or local.


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We give and get instructions all of the time. Whether it is a tutorial on a website, a recipe for dinner, or directions to the post office, instructions are all around us. We go through various processes too, as do many natural phenomena. Life cycles, routines, photosynthesis, digestion - processes are everywhere! Instructions and processes are so much more easily understood when accompanied by visuals. When we storyboard a process or create a sequential diagram, we can focus on discrete steps, cause and effect, and sequence.
Storyboarding makes us internalize meaning, focus on the essence of what we need to say, and display it visually. It also provides common visuals for a group of people. People can have different impressions or personal biases that affect thought patterns (see our article on the Ladder of Inference), so presenting information visually and verbally communicates ideas in a better way.
By breaking down a process, we can focus on three important things: What is the end goal or purpose? What are the individual steps? What are potential setbacks that can be easily avoided? There are many processes that can be storyboarded. Here are a few ideas for various subjects and grade levels. Storyboards can be created by teachers for students, or they can be created by students to showcase learning.
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Check out all these different examples of processes. Notice the different layouts and approaches. Variations on the traditional layout make for a more engaging experience. Depending on the purpose of the storyboard diagram, have a character say what to do with speech bubbles, or narrate with titles, descriptions, or both! Show either a realistic situation or do an explanation for more abstract ideas.
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