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The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has made an impassioned plea for Britain to stay in the EU, saying Brexit would spell the painful breakdown of a "long marriage" with grave risks for the global economy.
Christine Lagarde said uncertainty created by the 23 June referendum was already dragging down the UK economy, and a decision to leave the bloc would make matters worse.
She said that if the UK did leave the EU it would spark debate in other member countries about whether they should follow its example, which would create even more uncertainty and risk.
"It's been a long marriage between members of the European Union. It's my personal hope that it doesn't break. And like all marriages, good talks can actually help," she said at the IMF and World Bank's spring meetings in Washington.
She urged politicians to "rise above the domestic circle", and said she personally leaned towards the UK and the EU "staying together and working it out".
Lagarde, who has already called for the UK to remain part of the EU, drew on the 28-nation bloc's history to call for continued unity. "Keeping Europe together after what it has gone through is a huge asset that has been vastly under-estimated."
She reiterated a warning the IMF made earlier this week on the potential blow to economic growth and financial stability across Europe and beyond from a Brexit vote. "The risk of exit of the United Kingdom is a serious concern," she said.
In its update on the global economic outlook the IMF downgraded its expectations of UK growth this year from 2.2% to 1.9%, a significant drop from 2.2% achieved in 2015. The warning was welcomed by campaigners for the UK to stay in the EU, including David Cameron, but Brexit campaigners accused the international institution of talking Britain down.
Speaking at the spring meetings, which are attended by central bankers and finance ministers from 189 countries, Lagarde said: "We have clearly elevated Brexit as more of a serious downside risk to our forecast for global growth."
Jim Yong Kim, the president of the World Bank, also said that Britain would be stronger by remaining part of the EU. "The Brexit is an issue for the British voters and we leave it to the British voters to decide," he said. "[But] this is an economy that is not going to do well with more uncertainty."
The warnings about Brexit in Washington chimed with comments from the Bank of England that the referendum was generating uncertainty and could weigh on economic growth in coming months. A vote to leave the EU could harm economic growth and have a serious impact on the pound and other UK assets, the Bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) said in minutes to its latest interest rate meeting.
In its strongest statement yet on the June referendum, the Bank revealed its rate-setters had been weighing up possible responses to a Brexit vote. Many economists believe such an outcome would prompt the Bank to cut interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis, according to a Reuters poll this week.
Ahead of what is expected to be a tight poll, there were signs that companies were delaying investment decisions and the pound had weakened markedly, policymakers noted as they left interest rates at a record low of 0.5%. Borrowing costs have been at their historic low for seven years and the tone of the minutes underscored expectations they would remain there until well into next year.
The Bank vowed to tread carefully ahead of the vote and in the aftermath of a potential Brexit.
The record of the meeting said: "Such a vote might result in an extended period of uncertainty about the economic outlook, including about the prospects for export growth. This uncertainty would be likely to push down on demand in the short run … A vote to leave could have significant implications for asset prices, in particular the exchange rate.
"The MPC would have to make careful judgements about the next effects of these potential influences on demand, supply and inflation. Ultimately, monetary policy would be set in order to meet the inflation target, while also ensuring that inflation expectations remained anchored."
The referendum got 17 mentions in the latest minutes compared with five after March's policy meeting, noted James Knightley, and economist at ING bank. He said the Bank of England was clearly in wait-and-see mode on policy given the pressure on consumer sentiment, business confidence and investment ahead of the vote.
"However, should the UK vote to leave the next move is likely to be a rate cut as policymakers try to shore up confidence," he said. "We expect sterling to fall sharply, which would push up inflation temporarily, but the expected hit to economic activity in an environment where business and consumer sentiment is severely strained suggests that the BoE will look through this."


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BGCOP celebrates National Boys & Girls Club Week, Opens doors to community members
BGCOP celebrates National Boys & Girls Club Week,
Opens doors to community members
WHEN: March 24-28
Activities happen throughout the week (see schedule below)
WHERE: Martin V. Smith Youth Center Teen Center
1900 W. 5th Street, Oxnard 126 E. 7th Street, Oxnard
WHO: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme invite the community to join them in celebrating National Boys & Girls Club Week.
WHAT: During the weeklong event, hundreds of Club members will take part in a wide range of activities; everyone is welcome to stop by for a visit.
National Boys & Girls Clubs Week Schedule at BGCOP — March 24 – 28
Martin V. Smith Clubhouse Activities:
Monday – Wear Camouflage or Green Clothing
Obstacle Course & Tug-a-War
Tuesday – Wear Yellow or Black
Spelling Bee
Wednesday – Wear Blue
Sports Jersey Day – Kids vs. Staff Volleyball & Beach Ball Toss
Thursday – Wear White
Build a Robot
Awards Ceremony/Digital Arts Festival
Teen Center Activities:
Monday – Wear Red Day
3-on-3 tournament in the Gym
Ping Pong tournament in Games room
Video Showcase in Tech room
Monochromatic reds in Art room
Tuesday- Spirit day
Dodge ball tournament in Gym
Pool tournament in Games room
Video games tournament in Tech room
Sculpting the "BGC hands" in the Art room
Wednesday – Hat Day
Handball Tournament in Gym
Air Hockey tournament in Games room
BGC logo drawings in the Art room
Digital collage on the history of the Club in Tech room
Thursday- Twin day
American eagle tournament in the gym
Patio painting for the Arts
Chess, Scrabble games in games room
Boxing showcase
Friday- Service day
Trip to a local park to clean up
Patio painting
Jump rope competition
CONTACT: Erin Antrim
(805) 485-1118 or firstname.lastname@example.com
MORE INFO: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme exists to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. With three full-service clubs, 13 school program sites and one housing site, the organization is one of the largest of its kind in California, serving more than 9,000 members annually. The group is also the first Boys & Girls Club of its kind to open a site inside a Juvenile Justice Center in the state of California. Program areas offered to youth include character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, the arts, technology and sports, fitness and recreation.

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Giving Tuesday 11-27-18
Thank you! We are truly amazed by the overwhelming generosity displayed during Giving Tuesday. We have exceeded our match because our generous community believes in our mission and wanted to make an impact in the lives of families and individuals who struggle to meet their essential needs. On November 27th Loaves & Fishes is… Read more »


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Review: 'Fates and Furies' by Lauren Groff
Conventional wisdom suggests that marriage works best when it's fueled by twin engines of honesty and communication. But in her surprising new novel, Lauren Groff tells us something else entirely: that sometimes secrets and evasions are the glue that bind two lives together.
Fates and Furies is Groff's fourth work of fiction — she's the author of the novels The Monsters of Templeton and Arcadia and the story collection Delicate Edible Birds — and it represents a giant leap for the writer, who lives in Gainesville. This is not to say her other books aren't worthy. The Monsters of Templeton, set in her hometown of Cooperstown, New York, was an engaging debut about a young woman who returns home in the wake of a calamitous affair and discovers a big family secret (as a bonus, there's a prehistoric monster in the lake). Groff was also prescient enough to explore unnerving apocalyptic possibilities in Arcadia a few years ahead of the recent trend as she charted the history of an upstate New York commune and its residents.
Fates and Furies, though, is even more ambitious, and Groff's boldness pays off (the book is a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction). The title evokes images of Greek mythology in all its vicious glory as Groff examines a marriage by dosing it with epic overtones and filling it with the sort of themes the gods themselves would appreciate: jealousy; betrayal; art; death; love; revenge.
The book opens with a vignette of a couple making sandy love amid the dunes: Mathilde and Lotto (short for Lancelot). They have known each other about two weeks and have just been secretly married. Everything is (seems) perfect.
Examining bliss, however, is not exactly what Groff is after; instead, she takes a hard look at the societal roles into which men and women are hammered. In the first half of the book ("Fates") we hear Lotto's story, full of mythical allusions. His mother was a mermaid (truly — she performed at Weeki Wacheebefore marrying Lotto's father Gawain, the first doomed gallant in the story). Lotto was born in a hurricane, howling like the squall outside. Groff's implication is that Lotto will one day make plenty of noise, and he does. But for now, he grows up in Central Florida, where he watches a sinkhole swallow the family's outhouse. There will be other, deeper, darker sinkholes to come, sucking what he loves out of his life and setting the course for what's to come.
Then Lotto and Mathilde meet just before their college graduation at Vassar. He's a shining, wildly promiscuous, would-be actor; she's a quiet, watchful, mysterious beauty. He sees her across a crowded room (really), comes to her, drops to a knee and asks her to marry him. She says, "sure," the first installment in their marriage mythology. At least, he thinks she said "sure." Does it matter if she didn't?
Groff says yes — and no — when we shift to the second half of the book ("Furies"). She casts doubt on much of what we've learned by revealing Mathilde's story, darker and more complex than Lotto could imagine ("Great swaths of her life were white space to her husband"). He's the successful playwright, but Mathilde has no doubts: "She knew she was the interesting one." Readers will feel this way, too: There's almost too much Lotto in the first half, and his ego grows a bit tiresome, but Groff is making a valid point here about sexual politics and marital roles, one that grows sharper as the novel progresses.
One of the most effective tricks Groff employs is voicing a Greek chorus of sorts that comments parenthetically. Lotto "didn't deserve these women who surrounded him. [Perhaps not.]" His sister Rachel embraces a punk aesthetic at 10: "She understood it was better to be weird than twee. [Smart girl.]" Upon waking up after a snow storm, Lotto thinks of poetry. "Good old Robby Frost, he thought. The ones who said the world would end in ice were right. [Wrong. Fire.]"
Who or what this chorus is we never learn, but Groff uses it to deftly illustrate the gap between our perceptions and reality. One Christmas, as Lotto and Mathilde and their family and friends fight and sulk and long for better days, a stranger passes their basement apartment, catching his breath at what he sees: "[A] circle of singing people bathed in clean white light from a tree, and his heart did a somersault, and the image stayed with him. ... It remained long after his children ripped open their gifts and abandoned their toys in puddles of paper and grew too old for them and left their house and parents and childhoods, so that he and his wife gaped at each other in bewilderment as to how it had happened so terribly swiftly. All those years, the singers in the soft light ... became the very idea of what happiness should look like."
We all need our stories, our myths, and so we stick with them. Our truth is what we choose to believe. Right? Sure. As Groff's wise narrator says: "Tragedy, comedy. It's all a matter of vision."
Connie Ogle is the Miami Herald's book editor.


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Tsleil-Waututh lead prayer ceremony and Kinder Morgan protest: photos
Members of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, joined by prominent environmental advocates, went out to Burrard Inlet today to participate in a prayer ceremony for the earth and protest against oil sands development, as well pipeline expansions and tanker traffic along the coast. Participants rowed their boats near the terminal of American pipeline giant Kinder Morgan, which intends to triple the capacity of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline and potentially quadruple oil tanker traffic around Burrard Inlet.
Presidents Message
Our program to advocate for indigenous peoples affected by multilateral development banks is a cornerstone of the work at the Indian Law Resource Center. This project began in the late 1970s when the Center represented the Yanomami people of Brazil. The Yanomami lived a peaceful and self-sufficient life, with no ties to the global economy, until Brazil received money from the World Bank to build a road through their territory. The road unleashed chaos within the Yanomami communities. Road workers brought malaria and many Yanomami died because they had no resistance to the disease.
VICCIFN Digital Harvest Project 2010
DIGITAL HARVEST Project
The 2 days before the conference the Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities Indigenous Food Network (VICCIFN) worked on the Digital Harvest Project.
Please see this great story for some insight into this project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYNaufoYOo&feature=related
Over the 2 days the Elders and youth created 23 stories.
See the amazing stories at this link. All the stories are on the right hand side of the screen.
Our Land, My People
In the film Our Land, My People, the Lubicon people tell the story of their 30 year struggle for justice. It's a story of environmental destruction and shocking discrimination. It's also a story of determination and hope.
BC Cancer Agency Prevention Programs
Updated: June 2, 2009
"We believe it is much better to prevent a cancer than to treat it after it has developed."
Dr. David McLean, Head, BC Cancer Agency Prevention Programs
Did you know that more than 50% of cancers are preventable? What you eat, whether you smoke, your level of activity, and how you spend time in the sun are all lifestyle choices that can affect your chances of getting cancer - and your chances of preventing it.
You can also protect yourself through the BC Cancer Agency's Screening Programs, which can detect breast and cervical cancer at early stages.
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Warmth of Love DVD
Author Jacks, Terry.
Title The warmth of love [videorecording] : the four seasons of Sophie Thomas / written by Terry Jacks.
Imprint [Vanderhoof, B.C.] : Sophie Thomas Foundation, 2000.
Indigenous Food Systems Network Website Launch
ork – Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
On February 1, 2010, the Indigenous Food Systems Network Website was launched! The IFSN Website Project is a web-based centre for increasing awareness of issues, concerns and strategies related to protecting, conserving and restoring the myriad of Indigenous food based cultures across Canada.
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1st Annual Interior of B.C. Indigenous Food Sovereignty Conference Final Report
Since the time of contact with non Indigenous settlers in the southern interior of B.C. many traditional Indigenous harvesters including hunters, fishermen, and gatherers from the Ktunaxa, Nlaka'pamux, Secwepemc, St'at'imc, Syilx, and Ts'ilqotin nations have repeatedly expressed concern about the declining health and abundance of culturally important foods in our respective traditional territories. Therefore, the Interior of B.C.
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Friday, March 20th: My restorative vinyasa class at Shobu Aikido will be at 5:00pm so that we can all have time to make it to the Krishna Das concert at Harvard.
Krishna Das is one of the most well-known kirtan singers/chanters in the world. His peacefulness and spirit lights up the room when he sings. I will be there! Concert begins at 8:00pm in Memorial Hall's Sanders' Theatre just outside of Harvard Yard.
Sunday, March 22nd: My Spring Awakening Workshop at Shobu Aikido
Where: 34 Allen St. (in the dojo, restored warehouse), Union Sq. Somerville
Time: 2-4:30pm
What to bring: mat, journal, water, layers to keep cozy
*We'll warm-up, break down heart-opening/backbending poses, then work them into an uplifting sequence, and wind-down with some journaling and meditation.
Cost: $40 (either pay at the door, or sign up online at www.shobu.org)
Tuesday, March 31st: My vinyasa flow class at Karma Yoga Studio will be donation-based, with all proceeds going to Karma's cat rescue shelter. So, if you come to my class that night (7:30-8:45pm), your payment will go to the kitties. :)
--Hope everyone is enjoying this St. Patty's Day and looking up for Spring. More moon updates, music, and April events' news to come!
"One whose mind is stilled by the practice of yoga sees the self through the pure mind & rejoices in the self." --Gita


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On the heels of my article of yesterday regarding diabetes and diet management, I run across this…
From CNN Health:
by Madison Park
For 10 weeks, Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, ate one of these sugary cakelets every three hours, instead of meals. To add variety in his steady stream of Hostess and Little Debbie snacks, Haub munched on Doritos chips, sugary cereals and Oreos, too.
Cool diet, huh? If you remove the caloric restriction that the professor set for himself, you would basically have the current Great American diet of most teens and young adults… sugary sodas, sugary snacks, hi-carb meals.
Of course, you can lose weight with restricted caloric intake and increased activity, but what you eat is important also. Read the piece. It's pretty interesting.


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AIP Rural Encourages Economic Improvement of Papua Farmers
Sorong, (Antaranews Papua Barat) - The Indonesian Government is partnering with the Australian government through the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Rural Economic Development (AIP Rural) to boost the income of small farmers in Papua and West Papua Provinces.
Head of Communications at AIP Rural Muhammad Karim Wirasaputra in Sorong said Monday there are four programs conducted by AIP Rural in encouraging farmers' economic improvement in Papua and West Papua Provinces namely Prism, Safira, Tirta and Arisa.
He explains, Prism is helping to spur the growth of value chain by reducing burdens and obstacles to productivity, performance, and market access for farmers.
Safira is a financial strengthening that is, strengthening the financing of agricultural value chains to expand access to formal financing for farmers. Tirta is irrigation that is increasing irrigation access for poor farmers by encouraging investment in water management by usage groups and the private sector.
"While Arisa is a research that is testing the way to encourage industrial cooperation with research and development bodies to state the new technology in order to improve the competitiveness of farmers," he said.
He said that the program was done by the Provinces of Papua and West Papua gradually. The territory of the province of Papua is carried out in Biak Numfor and Yapen Islands. While the area of West Papua Province activities carried out in the District of Sorong, Manokwari, Kaimana and Fakfak.
It said the economic improvement program of small farmers in the provinces of Papua and West Papua focus on vegetable farmer groups and seaweed farming groups.
In order for this program to run well, he said, AIP Rural work with various parties. Especially for the development of vegetable cooperation with PT. Ewindo, Yayasan Bina Tani Sejahtera and UD. Konco Tani.
In order to increase the production of seaweed farmers, AIP Rural in cooperation with Fisheries Marine Office, PT Indonusa Algaemas Primi to get quality seeds. Working closely with Bank Papua to support capital for seaweed farmers who lack capital.
"Cooperation with various institutions aims to make farmers easy to get production capital, production output increases, and the production can be marketed at a satisfactory price so that farmers do not lose and continue to produce," he said. (*)
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Paramount Home Media Distribution's mega-summer box office smash, director Michael Bay's Transformers: Age of Extinction, has been given a Sept. 30 release date for a three-SKU array of products.
Fans will be able to select from a stand-alone DVD release, a three-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and a four-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack that includes a 3D presentation of the film.
The ARR is a zippy 95 days and action at multiplexes nationwide generated ticket sales of a whopping $243.8 million.
With this — the fourth installment in the series — filmmaker Michael Bay and his associates made two very smart moves. The addition of Mark Wahlberg as the lead was inspired (first Megan Fox was sent packing, next Shia LaBeouf … the franchise has grown up) and the writing of the series (script by Ehren Kruger — Arlington Road, Reindeer Games, The Ring, The Skeleton Key and both Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon) continues to evolve with less kid-fluff and a better focus on the sci-fi elements. More installments of this studio franchise are a certainty!
As to bonus nuggets included with this home entertainment monster, let us begin with the Blu-ray SKUs. The film clocks in at 165 minutes, so one complete Blu-ray disc is devoted to the film itself … double that up for the 2D and 3D Combo Pack.
A separate Blu-ray disc holds the extensive array of bonus goodies which kicks-off with a newly-prepared interview session with filmmaker Michael Bay. There is a multi-part collection of eight featurettes titled "Evolution Within Extinction" — included are segments variously titled "Rise of the Dinobots," "The Last Stand" and "Shadow Protocol Activated" — plus there are five additional stand-alone featurettes, including one titled "Just Another Giant Effin' Movie."
Paramount says that all of these bonuses add up to about three-hours worth of material … no wonder a separate Blu-ray disc is required!!!
The DVD SKU is a movie-only presentation.
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About to Get Lost in Stardew Valley
While appearing on tonight's recording of Irrational Passions, I got to talk about Batman v Superman, Daredevil Season 2, some of my Favorite Games from the NES, SNES, and Gameboy, and a handful of other topics. As we each went around taking turns talking about the games we've been playing, Scott Guthier talked about Stardew Valley.
As someone with great affinity for the classic Harvest Moon games, Stardew Valley caught my eye but as a predominantly console gamer, I've avoided a lot of coverage on the game. Part of this aversion also comes from a resentment of how rapidly a game like this took off, considering how long I've admired the genre (with this being one of the most "hipster" sentiments I've ever felt), while another aspect involves my fear at how much of my time those games can take up. I probably spent 50 hours last year playing Harvest Moon: Back to Nature on my PlayStation Vita.
But as Scott regaled us with his time with the game so far, all the old familiar feelings started to come back. The days spent maximizing my time and efficiency working on the farm. The relationships built with the townspeople. The pure joy in experiencing the "simple life." By the time he'd finished, I was already logged into Steam to add it to my library. I'll try to dedicate some time to it tomorrow. It should be nice to experience a new twist on the formula.


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Friday, September 10, 2010
So Happy Friday Sparkfam! Its a beautiful 75degrees here in Chicago & its a wonderful day to get out & walk. I didn't have a chance so I popped in Leslie Sansone Walk DVD. Wasn't as picturesque but it was a heart smart decision to make. I also did Cathe Supersets this morning & I feel good! Today I had a twinkie with carnation strawberry breakfast drink after my workout. At work I coffee (w/cream & sugar), a slice of toast w/butter & jelly for breakfast. The biggest change is for lunch I had a HUGE baked potato with butter, red pepper flakes, black pepper & a dash of salt:
It was so delicious & I guess a little selfish because I should've bought two. My co-worker just kept coming by & smelling my fresh baked potatoes. I tried to not use butter but I could not. Does anyone have any substitution advice? With that I had green tea. I had to put TWO sugar packets in cause it is so gross! But you know what, I craved it over the weekend. So the small changes are equalling good feelings! Even my husband commented that my calves are getting muscular. I was like I hate to do squats, push ups & calf lifts but I do love to walk/jog in place while cooking food & while watching tv. So my waist is getting smaller & my body is toning up but I am working on getting the numbers down. I haven't eaten any meat today! ?
What small changes are you making it could be daily, weekly or long term?
God bless & Happy Friday!
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If you like cheese potatoes... I use: TOSTITOS® Salsa Con Queso
2 TBSP: 40 calories
Fat: 2.5
Carbs: 5
Protein: less than 1
Fiber: less than 1
... I also use 2 TBSP's of Real Bacon Bits:
Calories: 25
Total Fat: 1.5g
Saturated Fat: 0.5g
Cholesterol: 5mg
Sodium: 200mg
Total Carbs: 0g
Protein: 3g
I love baked potatoes... ~ Dee
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Great job Dee! you are rocking your workouts and it's paying off! Keep up the great work doll!
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I rarely the potatoes they wreck my sugars but some times I eat small ones with cottage cheese, or Light mayo also smart balance spread with olive oil. If i want to be bad with mozzerala cheese
, Could even make stuffed spud with roasted red and green peppers with cooked onions if you wanted protein use ground turkey. Potatoes are so versatile.
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Light sour cream is great if you like sour cream. Salsa is good to. I use some of the spreads that helps lower cholesterol and have olive oil in it. Can't remember the name. lol But they also have sour cream. I've used I can't believe it's Not Butter and it does me good. Homemade Chili works great. I can't eat many white potatoes because of the carbs. You work out enough to eat butter in moderation. Butter has some great health benefits.
9.Butter contains conjugated linoleic acid, which is a potent anti-cancer agent, muscle builder, and immunity booster from:http://www.bodyecology.com/07/
They have 19 more health benefits of butter so take a look.
I still think twinkies are no good at all. lol
Great day sista. I'm eating more veggies and that's truly a great thing.
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There is a butter substitute called Brummel and Brown. It is whipped yogurt. It has less calories and fat than real butter, but it tastes just like butter. I almost like it more than butter!
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Yum! that baked potato looks and sounds amazing! Whenever we make baked potatoes we use really good extra virgin olive oil on them instead of butter. Now of course, being Greek we have really good oil around all the time, but I'm sure if you can find good quality olive oil in Chicago....give it a try, you don't have to use much either.
Oh, and great job with your workout! I didn't workout again today...2 days in a row...and I feel so bad about it :(((
Happy Friday and happy weekend!
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The Rebirth of Congress Avenue
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But making way for the new has often meant the painful loss of the old: Adios, Las Manitas, whose bones are interred beneath the JW Marriott. So long, Ted's Greek Corner and its neighbor, Oscar Snowden (The Big O!), who sold appliances to everyone in Austin, it seemed. Farewell to Woolworth's, which Nanci Griffith sang about in "Love At the Five and Dime." Sayonara, Vulcan Gas Company, which in its original location was the precursor to the equally defunct Armadillo World Headquarters... You get the idea.
Sixth and Congress has been the historic crossroads of Austin since the city's inception, but new hubs of commerce and interaction are evolving. The redevelopment of Second Street, along with the construction of the giant JW Marriott hotel with its curbside bars and restaurants and the equally outsized Austonian condo tower, has "activated" (one of urban planners' favorite words) the lower end of Congress. It is an effort that will only be enhanced by the projected 2017 completion of the Fareground, a unique privately funded venture that reimagines an underused sunken plaza adjacent to the One Eleven office building as an urban crossroads featuring an array of restaurants, green space and other amenities.
"It's gonna be an absolute game-changer for downtown," asserts Daniel Woodroffe, whose firm dwg. is in charge of landscaping the project. "It's about re-engaging people with open space that was lost. It's a quasi, public-private park on Congress Avenue for both the office workers (in One Eleven) and the public."
"When I look at Congress Avenue, I see a place for people to go to and not through," says Molly Alexander, the executive vice-president for the DAA. "You have the museums, the lake and the Capitol," she continues. "How do you connect these experiences together and make it a place for people to come to?" Alexander points to the efforts the alliance has made to tie Congress Avenue into a coherent whole, including installing the 167 trees that line the street with decorative lighting, putting in outdoor planters, light pole banners and a seasonal street market and making the pocket park initiative.
It is a vision that has not always been universally embraced. Enhancing the avenue for pedestrians has meant sacrificing parking spaces, a trade-off that understandably angers Kruger, who describes himself as "the nemesis of the DAA."
He remembers coming into the shop to wrap gifts and wait on customers during the holiday season since he was a teenager, and he's seen the ebb and flow of fortune on the avenue over the decades. He applauds the new condos and apartments but thinks the city and the DAA have de-prioritized the needs of retailers, especially when it comes to parking.
"The city has made it harder for people to drive downtown and find parking [but] the reality is, in Texas, people still get in their cars and go where they want to go," he says. "Unfortunately [in 2013], the city, in its infinite wisdom, decided to repeal the ordinance, saying if you build so many square feet you have to have so many parking spaces. They said, no, let's let them build and we'll figure out parking later. But they've never finished that second piece of the puzzle."


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Hoisin pork with stir-fried watercress and pak choi
- Preheat the oven to 200°c, 400°F, gas mark 6.
- Make 5x2cm-deep diagonal cuts along the length of the pork and marinate in hoisin sauce for 20 minutes.
- Chop the dried shiitake mushrooms in a food processor until they resemble coarse breadcrumbs. Tip on to a plate and roll the pork in the mushrooms until well coated.
- Wrap the pork in foil, place on a baking sheet and roast in the oven for 30 minutes, until completely cooked.
- Meanwhile place the noodles in a pan with enough boiling water to cover. Bring to the boil and simmer for 4 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl. Stir through the sesame oil, soy sauce and spring onions.
- Add a little groundnut oil and the pak choi to a hot wok. Fry for 1 minute, shaking the wok continuously, then add the garlic, watercress and a splash of water.
- Continue to stir-fry for another minute. Slice the pork and serve on top of the noodles with the garlicky greens.
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350g pack pork tenderloin 3tbsp hoisin sauce 40g dried shiitake mushrooms 250g pack medium egg noodles 1 tbsp sesame oil 1 tbsp soy sauce 3 spring onions, finely sliced 1 tbsp groundnut oil 2x200g packs pak choi, halved 1 clove garlic, chopped 85g bag watercress
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A new campaign to raise funds to keep our helicopter flying is targeting people with unwanted valuable items.
Research shows many people are unwilling to donate items to charity because they fear that they will not be sold for what they are worth.
But we're pledging that all items donated to our Hidden Treasures campaign – organised to coincide with national Recycling Week (12th to 18th September) – will be correctly valued and sold to maximise their potential, with all profits going directly to the charity.
Head of Recycling Justin Thompson said: "Most people would rather see a life saved than hang on to pieces of jewellery they no longer want, but many are reluctant to give them away for fear that their pre-loved items may be undersold or de-valued."
He is urging local people to consider donating any hidden treasures that are gathering dust in an old box or at the bottom of a drawer and he guarantees that they will achieve the best price when sold for the charity – which receives no government funding and relies on public support to remain operational.
We have a network of experts to value items, many of which are sold through the charity's own e-bay store, on Amazon books or to specialist dealers.
In recent months top prices have been achieved for a vintage watch, a gold sovereign ring, a first edition book and an amber necklace.
Justin said: "By donating items for the Hidden Treasures campaign, ordinary people can make extraordinary differences and help save lives by giving us special items to sell."
The campaign runs throughout September and items can be sent to the charity free by using the following address: Freepost TAAS.
Donors are being encouraged to include their contact details so that receipts can be sent to them. The person who gives the most valuable and most unusual items sold during the Hidden Treasures campaign will be rewarded with a VIP air ambulance base visit including lunch and tour of the helicopter.
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The main objective of this Thematic Line on "Values and the Experience of Rational Decision Making" is to give a comprehensive and, as far as possible, articulated account of the role of Values on Rational Processes of Decision Making (individual or collective) that take place in current Globalized and Market-Driven World.
To consistently pursue this general objective, we assume that three particular goals have to be accomplished:
To pursue these objectives, the works of the Laboratories are currently presented and discussed in seminars and meetings of the Dissemination Interface, which are organized to illustrate how theoretical research has been applied to societal challenges and problems. General seminars involving all researchers are held annually; meetings among the leaders of each project are held quarterly; organizational and update meetings are held bi-monthly.
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Per Algander, "Needing and Necessity"
Regina Queiroz, "European Liberalisms: An Essay in Comparative Political Thought"
Roberto Merrill, " "Ethically justifiable? Free riding versus fair shares"
Dina Mendonça, "Kant on the Moral Cultivation of Feelings"
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Lisbon Mind & Reasoning RIP Seminar | Postponed
Jorge Gonçalves, "A Darwinian Dilemma for Realist Theories of Value"
with Jean-Gabriel Périot and Alain Brossat
with Albert Serra and Alexander Garcia Düttmann
António Marques, What We Owe to Each Other (excerpt)
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Aula/Palestra do prof. Ernani Chaves (Univ. Federal do Pará)
Giovanni Damele, "On the Rationality of Democratic Choice"
ArgLab Research Colloquium | "Multidimensional 'better than'"
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Erich Rast, "How to accept the transitivity of better than"
Culturelab Workshop 1/2019
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Wagner Teles de Oliveira
with Emily Wardill and Michael Marder
Singular Reference in Fictional Discourse?
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Nuno Venturinha's Description of Situations
Maria Filomena Molder
Knowledge, Morality and Society
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Filipe Faria, "The New Darwinian Naturalism in Political Theory"
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Jornada de estudos sobre Giacomo Leopardi
Vicente Sanfélix Vidarte (University of Valencia)
Pedro Abreu, "Deliberation and agreement"
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Event organized by the Europe for Citizens Programme of the…
Talk by Rosalice Pinto (CEDIS) at 16 o'clock, Sala B1…
Javier de Prado Salas, "Moral Testimony"
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Schizophrenia and Common Sense: explaining the relation between madness and…
Conferência internacional
The idea of the workshop is to explore the blurred…
Giovanni Damele, "Another Italian thought: elite theory and political realism"
International Conference
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CultureLab | Arte, Crítica e Experiência Estética
The workshop discusses the importance of communication and metaphors in…
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CineLab | IFILNOVA - FCSH / PhD Research Project of…
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ArgLab Research Colloquium | "Proposals for the examination of networked…
Erich Rast, "Value Disagreement and Two Aspects of Meaning"
CultureLab | Lisbon Nietzsche Group
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Lisbon Mind & Reasoning RIP Seminar |"Pictorial Models, Imagination, and…
EpLab Conference
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John Gibbons, "Things That Make Things Reasonable"
International Workshop
Santoni de Sio
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Lisbon Mind & Reasoning Workshop "Virtualism and the Mind"
Gilbert Harman, "Moral Realism is Moral Relativism"
held by Jonathan Beller (Pratt Institute) | CineLAB Seminar
ArgLab Research Colloquium | "An Online Social Debating System"
Berit Brogaard, "Moral Contextualism and Moral Relativism"
Seminário mensal do culturelab, Humberto Brito
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Value Seminar Session with Erich Rast, Sala 1.05 ID 16h
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The big news today is that the Thrashers have clinched the playoffs, thanks to Toronto's loss to the Rangers yesterday.
I've already got tickets to one of the first-round games. I couldn't be more excited.
These last three regular season games are going to be a big deal--the division title is still up in the air, with Tampa Bay only three points behind us at the moment.
What a freaking awesome first season to be a fan.
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Three government authorities in the People's Republic of China recently jointly issued a new regulation requiring companies to identify and provide copies of IDs to the Public Security Bureau (police) of any of the company employees using a specific number of a mobile phone device provided by and registered under the name of the company. The full name of the regulation is the Notice from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, and State Administration of Industry and Commerce for Issuing Work Plan for Special Corrective Action Against Cellphone "Black Simcard" 2015. The stated purpose is to reduce and curb illegal activities conducted by individuals using devices with simcards which are not registered with the state mobile telecommunications providers.
This requirement comes against a backdrop of increasing fraud and related criminal activities in mainland China and increasing difficulties in tracking down perpetrators who use unregistered simcards. On a corporate level, however, it is common for employers to issue staff with mobile devices for work purposes and for these devices to be registered under the company name rather than the name of the individual. The new regulation does not provide any guidance on data privacy aspects.
Existing legislation allows employers to collect and use personal information of staff for the purposes of administering the employment relationship. However, there is no express authority allowing or restriction preventing employers providing employee information to the police in order to comply with the new regulation. It is not clear how strictly the new regulation will be enforced, but technically companies may be reprimanded and fined for failure to comply.
TIP: Given the increasing (albeit still fragmented) regulation of data privacy in China over the last two years or so, especially in the e-commerce and the consumer space, employers in China should consider notifying relevant employees of the new legal requirement and obtaining their consent before providing the required information to the police.


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In this tutorial, I'm going to share on Introduction to Meterpreter . From the previous tutorial, I have demonstrated on how you can exploit a machine and run an individual payload in the compromise machine.
Individual or single payload can only do a single task at a time .if you want to execute more than one task in the machine like creating a file, transferring files, running VNC and others, using a single payload every time you want to attack a system will cost more time and will create more process which might lead to unnecessary alarm in the targeted system . Single or individual payload has other limitation that will jeopardize a pen test job . Some of the reasons are as follow:
Single Payload limitation
- Only do a single task at a time
- Running multiple task will create a new process and trigger unnecessary alarm in victim system.
- Not able to extend it's functionality .
- Cannot be customized . .
However,Metasploit also comes with Meterpreter payload. Meterpreter payload allows us to execute multiple command in the targeted machine . Meterpreter has the interface like your bash command or windows prompt .This will make the pen test job easier to do without so much hassle. In addition to that, there are several reasons on the benefit of running a Meterpreter payload . Below I summarized few of the reasons:
Advantage of Meterpreter Payload
- Uses in memory dll injection .
- Communication between msfconsole and meterpreter is in client-server communication.
- The communication happens in type length value or TLV parameter.
- Equipped with post exploitation scripts .
- Has the flexibility to be customized .
How to run Meterpreter .
Since I'm running the network in my own virtual lab, I will demonstrate this using my Kali Linux machine as the attacker and Windows XP SP2 as the victim .
1) Search for Windows XP vulnerability .
1.1) The exploit that we want to use in this hack is netapi .Search for Module called"netapi" .
|Netapi vulnerability
1.2) Use netapi exploit .
|Copy the exploite name
1.3) Type "use exploit/windows/smb/ms08_067_netapi"
2) Set the Remote Host IP address according to your targeted system IP address .
|Show options
My targeted machine IP address is 10.10.10.4 .
Type "set RHOST 10.10.10.4"
|Setting the RHOST
3) Exploit the system by typing "exploit" .
Metasploit will automatically choose Meterpreter Payload to run on the targeted system .That is how easy it is!
Read Previous : Metasploit/Exploit #2: How to hack and remotely create a Windows user .


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Here are some tips that I plan on passing onto my brides for their wedding days! Enjoy! · Planning your timeline -I'll be contacting my brides a few weeks prior to your wedding to request a timeline with the where's and when's of your day but here are a few things to consider: - Wedding activities typically take longer than you think. If your ceremony starts and ends on time that's awesome but assume it will take a little longer. -Are you having a receiving line after your ceremony? If so, do you want me to come pull you away from it after a certain amount of time or do you want it to just run as long as it does? Guests typically want to chat with you so during/after a receiving line so let me know if you want me to keep things on a tight schedule. -How much time have you set aside for photography with your bridal party? "Formal" photos vary in priority from couple to couple. I recommend between 2-3 hours for formals (less than 2 can be a little tight/rushed; more than 3 is rarely necessary).
· Prepping your Getting Ready space -Rarely is a house abundant in beautiful natural light and it's definitely not a requirement but it definitely is an asset. Consider getting ready in a room with the best natural light. -Consider the overall look and details of the room you're getting ready in. If you keep pinning images that have a bride admiring herself in a gorgeous, tall mirror then consider purchasing/borrowing a mirror so that photos like that are an option. If you have gorgeous details be aware of their surroundings (cluttered dressers, shoe racks, etc.). I'm a "shoot in your surroundings" type photographer so I shoot things "as they are". I happen to think that a dresser covered in hairbrushes and makeup is just fine because it says something about the busy-ness and fun of getting ready but just be aware that if it's there during photos it will likely be IN your photos.
· Bridal Boudoir -A few of my brides have allowed me to whisk them off to a private room for a quick shot of them in their bridal lingerie. Let me know if you're game for this :)
· Getting into your dress -I've had some brides only want their mom in the room helping them get into their dress for a more "intimate" type feel as well as brides who want their bridesmaids helping them get dressed for a different vibe. Think about if you have a preference. -Again, consider a room with the best light. -Get into it earlier than you think. A lace up dress is never done up in 10 minutes (in my experience).
· Are you doing a First Look? -Are you doing a "First Look" and/or having all of your formals taken prior to your ceremony? This is becoming a common trend and can be really fun (not to mention that you might feel your "freshest" for the photos seeing as you just had your hair and makeup done)!
· Do you have a videographer? -If so, please let me know so that I can plan on having to work around them. Did you hire a professional videographer or is it a friend or relative? Do you feel like either the videographer or the photographer is a priority? These questions might seem harsh however there are reasons why I'd like to know the answers. You've paid a few thousand dollars to have me photograph your wedding; if a cousin is video-taping your ceremony (and/or the rest of the day) as more of a favor then it may affect my decision to cut in front of them at certain times to ensure I get an important shot. One bride asked her friend to video tape her ceremony and he set up his gear right in the middle of the centre aisle. Needless to say, he took away a lot of opportune shots by being there and so, in order to get what I needed, I had to step in front of his camera on occasion. On the flip side, if you feel that video is a priority then I can definitely work with/around a videographer with your understanding that I might not get certain angles/shots due to staying out of the videographer's way.
· Consider an "unplugged" wedding (or at least an "unplugged" ceremony) I 100% understand that your guests want photos of you at your wedding and I'm cool with it. However, something to consider is the number of cameras, phones, even ipads that somehow seem to be snuck into that shot of you walking down the aisle. The industry calls them "Uncle Bob" (the guy who's in the background or foreground of your wedding, always with his camera up, often in the way of your hired photographer). Like I said, it's ok. It's something that happens at every wedding. However, you hired me for a reason so it's also cool if your guests are invited to leave their cameras away and simply enjoy your wedding :)
Image on left courtesy of Amber Wilkie Photography. Image on right courtesy of offbeatbride.com.
· Family Photos -If you're having family photos taken then create a family shot list (I'll ask you for this a few weeks prior to your wedding as well). Let the family who you'd like to be involved know so that they stick around. -Obviously, I'll photograph your family photos wherever you'd like but I would really recommend having them done immediately following your ceremony, somewhere right outside the ceremony venue. Family photos taken at a second location tend to take a lot longer than anyone plans for due to the number of cars that need to get to that second location.
· Go easy on the Pinterest requests -Pinterest is AMAZING for ideas and inspiration for planning your wedding. Photographers drool over the idea of shooting a wedding full of pinterest-inspired details but try not to get too caught up in "must-have" shots. I see so many pins that say "Make sure my photographer does this!" and "A photo with my groom doing a fist pump during the first kiss is a MUST!" I'm totally game for trying new things but, your groom might not do a fist pump while he's kissing you and I always hope that my brides can just stay in the moment and go with what's happening during their day. Also, I hope you've hired me for me and my personal photography style. If there are photos that you really want to try then maybe try to limit the list to around 5 ideas and then understand that I can take that idea and create something (rather than duplicating something) based off of it.
· Laugh and Love the skin you're in -If you're hiring me I'm assuming you've looked at my portfolio and liked what you saw. I'm also assuming that the things that might have drawn you in are, in huge part, the emotion, fun and laughter I've had the pleasure of capturing. I'm assuming you weren't scouring images for stomach "bumps" or arm size or double chins. I've taken a bit of a stand on how I don't do body altering in my images. Yes, I sometimes make a note of which angle is more flattering than another but I will not interrupt your groom from whispering something into your ear in order to make the scene "more perfect". What could be more perfect that catching that moment on its own?? So I suggest you just relax. People are drawn to the real you, not a "perfect" you. So just be yourself :)
· Light -Sunny, hazy, photos taken at dusk won't be the same as midday photos taken in January. Both can be awesome but they won't be the same. It's just good to know.
· What if it rains? -Consider bringing matching umbrellas for your bridal party (clear or neutral colored umbrellas are ideal) and maybe even coordinating rainboots. -Although I can absolutely give suggestions for both indoor and outdoor locations it is your responsibility to have a backup plan in place should weather require that we shoot indoors. Be aware that the majority of locations in and around the city require that they are booked in advance and typically come at a cost (even if you don't end up using it) so I recommend looking into this a few months prior to your wedding.
· And what about snow? -You may not be able to have all of your photos outside during the winter but consider bringing some "cover-up" styling options for a few unique photo ops outside (scarves, cardigans, belts…even toques/beanies!). You'd be surprised at how far a bit of creativity goes!
· Additional fees, permits -Edmonton venues have definitely caught on to the fact that photographers want to shoot everywhere and, unfortunately, that sometimes means that you need permits for certain locations so please plan/book accordingly. -Please also plan to account for parking costs for your limo driver/bridal party transportation and your photographers.
· Food -Bring water bottles and "no-stain" type snacks for your bridal party. This definitely helps keeps energy and spirits up for pictures.
· Footwear -Walking around in heels for hours is draining even for an avid-stiletto wearer. Consider wearing and/or bringing comfy shoes for the walking around parts. -Consider shoes appropriate to your photography locations. Stilettos that sink into the grass if you're shooting at a park are not fun for any bride/bridesmaid that I've seen. Plus, it gets dirt all over the spike of your shoe. Food for thought.
· Feed your vendors -If you have hired me to cover your reception then please have an assigned place for me (and my second shooter) to sit and eat (Don't forget to feed your DJ, too!). Consider arranging for your photographer's table to be served near the beginning of the meal so that we can be finished and ready for when the program begins.
· Are you planning a grand exit? -Credit is again due to Pinterest for the plethora of gorgeous "grand exit" ideas. Something to consider is that if you're doing a grand "Everyone-hold-a-sparkler-in-a-row-so-that-we-can-run-through-it" exit simply because you want an awesome photo of it then remember to account for that exit in the timeline of when your photographer is still scheduled to be present.
· Relax -Rarely is everything perfect and on-time at a wedding. Something may be forgotten. If you can, send someone for it. In the meantime, just relax and roll with it. You get to marry your Love. And that's awesome.


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#Subrogation (Part 3 in the #Healthcare Series)
When purchasing insurance (renters, auto, etc.), I always advise people to stick with companies incorporated in Washington State. When asked why, I simply point out that Washington law provides a lot of protections for insureds, but federal judges applying Washington law are not as pro-consumer as State Court judges. Plus, practicing in state courts is *way* easier. Of course, the reason why it matters: if there is complete diversity of the parties (ie: no Plaintiff is from the same state as any Defendant), and the case value exceeds $75,000, the insurer can just remove the case to federal court.
That's not to say folks should expect that their insurer is going to screw them over, or necessarily violate the Insurance Fair Conduct Act, the Consumer Protection Act, or require an insured to sue for benefits guaranteed by the contract (thanks largely to a fee shift mechanism in Olympic Steamship), but if they do - I like to be prepared.
I bring this up because as the health care debate rages on, too often we forget that it isn't just about health insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. Other pieces to the health care puzzle include things like no-fault med-pay insurance, Personal Injury Protection, liability insurance, workers' compensation, and so on and so on. On top of that, with 50 states, we have 50 different sets of regulations around minimum coverages, subrogation, and types of coverages.
For instance: in Florida, car insurance liability minimums are $10,000.00, with $10,000.00 in med-pay coverage. The way it works: if you get hit by a car, your PIP pays up to $10k, and then the insurers negotiate reimbursement on the back end. Your entitled to receive up to $10k (or more, depending on the actual limits) for general damages and medical bills not covered under the first $10k.
In Nevada, the State Supreme Court has ruled that, as a matter of public policy, first-party insurers cannot subrogate against tort claims - the idea being that people pay for their insurance, they shouldn't have to pay them back when they use it.
Federally, there is all sorts of case law on ERISA self-insured plans, and the right of recovery through equitable subrogation and contract interpretation, as well as some cases on Federal Employee Plans that are winding through the courts. Medicare itself has its own set of guidelines regarding tort claims and reimbursement.
Some states have workers' compensation that is all on the private market. In Washington, we have a publicly funded model (Labor & Industries) to cover medical expenses incurred due to on the job injuries, with a self-funding option (Boeing uses that) that still requires adherence to state statutes for recovery. Victim medical support payments are run through this department.
I feel like I'm jumping ahead of myself a bit - some of y'all might be thinking "what the hell is 'subrogation'???" So a quick primer: the theory behind subrogation is that person x causes damages to person y. Company z pays person x for expenses right now. When person y, or their insurer, pays person x for all damages, person x has to pay company z back. Depending on what state you're in, and what insurance you're dealing with, there may also be a requirement for a pro-rata contribution for attorney fees and costs associated with recovery. This is the area of law that I enjoy far too much.
So how does this apply to healthcare? Because of the hodgepodge of systems across the United States (as noted above).
But let's look at Canada - in British Columbia, residents are entitled to the single-payer health plan, governed at the provincial level by British Columbia Ministry of Health. For auto insurance, folks get coverage through Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, a quasi-governmental corporation. Workers' Compensation is handled by WorkSafe BC - another quasi-governmental organization.
So this raises a question: should we consider government corporate options for other insurances that participate in the healthcare market with a single-payer system?
Thinking about how insurance works for things such as auto and workers' comp - instead of just a tax that gets spread equitably, rates are set based on performance and safety. If a company has a lot of injuries, their rates are increased. If a driver keeps running into other cars, that person's rates are increased. This makes sense given the nature of these types of insurance compared to the market more generally.
How a single-payer system overlaps with this is also a question to consider. Since everyone is paying taxes, is it fair to then make them pay back for claims paid that would otherwise be covered by a third-party insurer? Should there also be a federal government mandate that workers' compensation be run through state corporations, no longer allowing private, for-profit companies to be involved in this aspect of healthcare? And while we're talking insurance - why not look at creating a government insurance corporation for auto and home insurance?
There is also the consideration for who manages the programs. When we look to Canada, management is left to the provinces. However, with 50 different states and 50 different sets of regulations and case law, there is a question about how much authority on implementation should be given to the states. Looking at other programs where that split has happened - notably the TANF block grant program, and how states like Michigan use funds that are supposed to be for needy families to fund crisis pregnancy centers and college scholarships. Putting too much faith in states for something as important as healthcare can reap awful effects.
Overall, this is a small consideration in the bigger picture. But given my line of work, it's one I can't help but think about. Not just because of subrogation, but more generally the profit-motive behind insurance for health care as applied to injured workers or covered by no-fault med-pay policies. This also brings an argument that supports more state control of a federal program - but requires limitations so as to ensure states don't mess it up. Considering the success of the partnership between the federal government and states on Medicaid, I think it can be done. Maybe Medicare For All isn't the right call; maybe it's Medicaid For All (with requirement that abortion services be covered).
Ultimately, it's another part of the mammoth issue that is health care and reform in the United State. Next up - I'm going to take a look at education, education financing, and how it plays a key role in all of this.


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I have updated this article three times in 5 years, because so much has changed in that time.Viking was acquired by commercial manufacturer Middleby of Ohio. We are also no longer carrying Viking. I still like the company (was one of their first dealers) and bid them no ill will.
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Flying Scotsman voted world's most famous train!
Good evening,
Tonight we are looking at a rather interesting story that was in the newspapers recently about the worlds most famous train.The National Railway Museum asked people across four continents to name five trains or engines they had heard of and the Scotsman topped the poll. It came out just ahead of the Rajadhani Express – the pride of India's network – the Orient Express and the Ghan, Australia's 1,800-mile pan-continental service. The full top 25 can be found below and what surprised me the most was the ranking of the Hogwarts Express at number 25 I'd have placed money on her being in the top 10 following the huge success of the Harry Potter series.
1. Flying Scotsman
2. Rajadhani Express
3. Orient Express
4. The Ghan
5. Shatabdi Express
6. Amtrak
7. Indian Pacific
8. Mallard
9. Duronto Express
10. Bullet Train
11. Thomas the Tank Engine
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"Luv" and "Lee", is the German sailors' words for the side facing the wind and turned away from a ship. It is also the name of the new gin coming out of from Hamburg.
Luv & Lee Hanseatic Dry Gin is not only typical north German in name, but also in flavour. The ten different botanicals of the 43% ABV gin include star anise Aquavit, Sylt sea salt crystals, lemon peel and lemongrass, as well as the usual juniper and coriander.
Developed by Christian Heck, who had worked as a manager at Pernod Ricard for more than 25 years, he worked in close co-operation with Hamburg spirits manufacturer Heinr. from Have. who are also responsible for German Gin, Cucumis, and Just Fine Gin, as well as Rotspon aus Hamburg wine, Mackmyra whisky, Falernum rum, and Ursus Arctos vodka amongst others.
Served in many of Hamburg's bars, It is best enjoyed with a fresh sea breeze and served North German-uncomplicated: pure, on ice or with a light, mild tonic.


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Several years ago, Corey Sawchuk and his wife Amanda visited Vancouver Island and promptly fell in love with the place.
As of Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 he has taken over as the new owner of Courtenay Mazda.
"We're just in awe. We couldn't have picked a more beautiful place," said Sawchuk, who had previously done business in Grand Prairie, Alta.
Will cars of the future be smaller, lighter, faster? Self-driving? Run on electricity? Or booze! Or a synthetic fuel?
GM is starting Maven, a car sharing program. Is that a part of the future?
We asked local experts for their opinions on current trends in the automobile industry and what we may see in the near - or not so near - future.
A Courtenay car dealership has been ranked the No. 1 Mazda dealership in Canada by DealerRater.ca, a North American customer review website.
Courtenay Mazda took the top honour from the website, which gathers and verifies reviews from thousands of dealerships across the continent.
The 2016 awards from DealerRater also recognize dealerships across the country for other car brands, with Lakewood Chevrolet in Edmonton taking the best overall pick.
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Courtenay - when Corey Sawchuk, principal/owner of Courtenay Mazda, first read the letter announcing his business was ranked first, he thought it meant first in BC. It wasn't until his staff corrected him that he realized his dealership had been rated number one in Canada by the auto world's equivalent to TripAdvisor.


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In October 2007, Laura Williams of Safeco, Jim Marvin of FMC Technologies, and I gave a presesention on technology for corporate legal departments at the annual meeting of the Association of Corporate Counsel. One of the topics we covered was contract management. The material here (Contract Management Systems) includes contains a description of contract management software and an extensive list of vendors.
My list of vendors is now up to 36. Although that number is a bit overwhelming, this might be a good place to start for anyone researching contract management systems.
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A Home and Away actress and her sister remain in a critical condition as of Thursday morning following a car crash on the NSW South Coast on Boxing Day, which claimed the lives of their parents.
Sydney sisters Jessica and Annabelle Falkholt are in a critical condition two days after being injured in a car crash on the NSW South Coast that claimed the lives of their parents.
The family from the Sydney suburb of Ryde had been returning home about 10.45am on Boxing Day when they collided head-on with a 50-year-old male driver while coming off the Princes Highway near Sussex Inlet.
The male driver was killed upon impact. The identities of the Falkholt parents were later confirmed through dental records as the remains were burnt in the explosion.
New South Wales Police have confirmed that 29-year-old actress Jessica Falkholt and her sister Annabelle, 21, are in a critical condition.
They were airlifted to separate Sydney hospitals: Jessica to St George Hospital and Annabelle to Liverpool Hospital.
A NIDA graduate, Jessica has appeared on soap opera Home and Away and also in Underbelly: Badness.
Police visited her family's home in Ryde but, after finding no one at home, tracked down extended family members.
"Sadly those family members are travelling to the St George and Liverpool Hospitals to engage with their loved ones who are very much in a critical condition at this time," Highway Patrol Chief Inspector Phil Brooks said.
The number of road fatalities in the state since December 15 has reached 21, an increase of 14 people compared to last year.
Seven of the recent fatalities were in the last 24 hours.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy said safety needs to be front of mind.
"There is nothing worse for any police officer than to knock on a door to tell someone their loved one has died," he said.
"Many of these incidents are totally preventable if people would just slow down, rest and not be distracted during their trip."
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Katherine Romrell
Happy Valentines ! I'm super excited to share this post with you!
Let me just say that shooting with either Mckenzie or Greg Deakins is always a BLAST! Both of them are super talented and they are basically an amazing power couple!
When I booked this shoot, I knew Chris and I were going to be McKenzie's models during her photo class. At first I was a bit afraid for Chris because I wasn't sure if he would feel comfortable with a group of people taking our picture vs one photographer, but it is literally impossible to not feel comfortable or laugh uncontrollably when shooting with McKenzie. He was so sweet to let everyone shoot him (haha, shoot him) and not once did he complain. Talk about a supportive boyfriend.
Yup! BOYFRIEND! What better time to introduce him than on Valentines?!
Our friends and family have known from the start but we thought it was time to share it with everyone else.
Chris and I met 8 years ago at American Fork High during our senior year. We were in the same Drama Class. We were doing the play Rome & Juliet, and wait for it…….. He was casted as Romeo…. and I was casted as Juliet…'s….. understudy. We casually dated for most of our senior year. I say casually because we both have different opinions of our previous dating relationship. I mean, if you were to hear us tell the story; you'd laugh. I was his "first kiss" and "first girlfriend" but I had been in the dating realm since I was like 12. It wasn't till about the time that we put a very casual tittle to our relationship… that we broke up.
Chris says I was the prettiest and funnest girl to hang out with (I'm rolling my eyes) and that we definitely had a special bond, but I knew even then that I was completely smitten by him.
After High School Chris and I broke up. He left for two years to serve an LDS mission, and I moved on and met someone new.
I married and unfortunately my marriage did not work out. After almost 5 years of marriage, we amicably concluded the marriage.
Late last Fall, a mutual friend invited us to be a part of a video shoot. Happy to do it, I showed up; started filming; and little did I know that Chris would be at the same video shoot. After a couple of hours of shooting, the cast & crew went out to dinner. Trying to play it super cool, {As he puts it} Chris asked for my number that same night and invited me on a lunch date to catch up.
Knowing Chris's non-comital history, I went to this lunch date pretty hesitant and with low expectations. I think I even arrived a little late on purpose. Well, Chris RomRell was a grown man this 2nd time around because he was a man of action and a man who knew what he wanted. That intentionally casual lunch date was quickly followed by a dinner date that same night—- prompted by him!
That lunch date was on a Thursday, and we spent Thursday night together too + ALL of Friday + ALL of Saturday + AND ALL of Sunday together. Followed by a group date on Monday night where we kissed for the second-first time. Then on Tuesday night we went on another group-date where he started introducing me to friends as his girlfriend…. and we just skyrocket it from there.
Our families reaction to dating again was very sweet and teaseful! My family was very happy for me cause they knew how much he meant to me, and his family embraced me like no time had passed.
Haven recently gotten out of a marriage, I knew even more what I wanted out of life and a relationship. I din't want to waste my time, and I din't want to date causally. I tried Tinder for all of 3 hours then chucked my phone. I was ready to settle down again and talk about a family.
I was very hesitant about telling Chris how I felt, but nonetheless I owed it to myself to find what I wanted, so I told him. You guys… he's hasn't left my side since!
We are so thankful for all the wonderful wishes, love, and support we have received for our new relationship.


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Happy 81st Birthday to Cicely Tyson! Born in Harlem, she worked as a typist before being discovered by a photographer from Ebony magazine at the age of 18. Tyson began acting in the 1950s and, in 1968, had a featured role in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. She was nominated for an Oscar in 1972's Sounder and, in 1974, was the first African-American woman to win an Emmy. In fact, she won two that year: one for Best Actress in a Drama for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and a special Emmy for Actress of the Year. In 1977, Tyson appeared in the tremendously successful TV miniseries Roots. She is still acting and winning accolades today. She earned a third Emmy for 1994's Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All and, most recently, Tyson became the oldest person ever to win a Tony for her Broadway performance in The Trip to Bountiful in 2013.
Cecily Tyson appeared in 2011's The Help, based on the book by Kathryn Stockett. How many times was the book rejected before it was finally published?
a) 10
b) 30
c) 60
d) 70
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Tyson was married to famed jazz trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981-1988. They wed in the home of Bill Cosby, who was Davis's best man.
I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it.
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Have you been stuck on the decision whether to get an SUV or a van, but can't fit both in your garage? Well, worry no more because Toyota has come up with a solution to your problem. The concept is called the Tj Cruiser, and it is a hybrid of a van and an SUV. The "T" stands for "toolbox", while "J" stands for Joy. And of course, there is no need to explain where "Cruiser" comes from as it has been used for years. Toyota plans to unveil this concept at the upcoming 2017 Tokyo Motor Show later this month.
First of all, Toyota gave the Tj Cruiser a special finish on the hood, roof, and the fenders to keep it scratch and dirt resistant - especially when objects unexpectedly come in contact with them. Like all other upcoming Toyota cars, the boxy half-van half-SUV will be engineered on the TNGA platform, while it gets a hybridized 2.0 liter gasoline engine. The concept will be able to accommodate both a front- and all-wheel drive setup. It will sit on a set of 20-inch alloy wheels wearing Bridgestone tires, and has a beefy suspension setup. Physically, it still looks like a minivan, especially with the flat roof and the seamless window line.
With the huge sliding doors, passengers will not have to worry about getting in and out of the vehicle. But it is not just the passengers who will benefit from this but also will be convenient to those who will have to load or unload large bags and sports equipment. Having said that, the Tj Cruiser concept can actually fit items up to three meters (118 inches) long, when both the front and rear seats are folded. What makes this SUV even more practical is that it comes with a number of tie-down points behind the seats as well as deck boards for anchoring things. As mentioned earlier, it has so much space that it can fit equipment like bikes, surfboards, and other bulky objects through the back door.
What makes the Tj Cruiser so unique is the fact that it has qualities of both a van and an SUV. Minivans, for instance, are great family cars. However, they are not the best choice for those who have a more active lifestyle, unlike what SUVs offer. And this is probably why Toyota built this concept - to combine the best features of both types of vehicles, which we think is a very smart idea.
The half-van half-SUV will be on display this October 25 at the Tokyo Motor Show. Alongside this would be other concepts as well such as the GR HV Sports and of course, the Crown concept, and let us not forget the production-ready Century.


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Finding time to read can be tricky, especially if you have a busy and unpredictable life. If you have a lot going on, sometimes reading is just one additional task that you just don't have time for. The trick is to stop thinking of it as an obligation and start thinking of it as something that you enjoy doing. We should all find time for the things that make us happy, especially something as important and enriching as reading books. Reading sparks your creativity, improves your memory and focus, and allows you to experience the world in different ways through different perspectives.
So how do we make time?
1. Start reading in the morning when you're drinking your coffee, or at night before you go to bed. These are the parts of the day when you have the least going on, so you won't feel guilty about setting aside time in your busy schedule.
2. Bring a book with you to work or school, so that you have something to do in your downtime. I like to read on my lunch break or during my morning commute.
3. Use a Kindle or download the Kindle app on your phone to read eBooks. It seems like it would be hard to read books on a phone, and maybe it takes some getting used to, but this is how I read a majority of my books. Your phone is something you always have on you, so it's really easy to open the app and start reading when you're waiting in line or walking to the bus stop! Just don't be like me and trip on the sidewalk when you're not paying attention.
4. Find books that interest you enough to want to read them. If you force yourself to read something that doesn't really capture your interest, that's only going to make you come up with excuses to avoid reading.
5. Forgo your seventh binge of The Office to read a new book instead. I love Netflix as much as anyone, but sometimes you need to put the laptop away and take out a book instead.
6. Reread books that made you love reading in the first place (though I'll probably skip on rereading Twilight).
7. Go to the library. Books can be expensive to buy, and having a return deadline can keep it from lingering on your shelf for too long.
8. Use GoodReads to track books you've read and want to read. This site is also a great resource to find books you might have never heard of. You can also set a yearly reading goal, and GoodReads will keep track of your progress.
9. Find books that fit in with your current hobbies or habits. I spend a majority of my free time in the summer laying on beaches, so I usually always have a go-to beach read handy!
10. Take up reviewing. Not only is this a great way to read more (free) books, but it's also fun way to learn what kind of books you do and don't like!


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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Someone Needs to Take a Refresher Course in Customer Service
No joke...today I got a call from some from Cox Communications trying to get me to purchase more of their services and they lady sounded like she was eating lunch while she was talking to me on the phone. Considering it was around the lunch hour, I consider this to be very possible. Whether she was eating lunch or not, she most definately was chewing on something. Really?
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