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Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Jan. 13--When this country opened the way for an independent press at the turn of the decade, the blossoming of newspapers of nearly every political persuasion was widely hailed as a critical stepping stone toward true multiparty democracy.
But here, as elsewhere in Africa, rather than marking a clean break with an authoritarian past, the era of multiparty politics has been a time of increased hardship and repression for journalists who dare criticize powerful incumbents.
Since Henri Konan Bédié became president in 1993, the government has repeatedly jailed journalists and fined publications that are judged too critical under press laws that international human rights experts say give the authorities unusually free rein to crack down on enemies. In one example, a leading opposition newspaper, La Voie, recently published a headline saying Mr. Bédié's presence at a continent-wide soccer championship brought bad luck to the Ivory Coast side, which lost the match. The government imposed two-year prison sentences on the editor and two reporters and suspended the newspaper for "offense to the head of state."
"Since Bédié came to power, journalists sleep with one eye shut," said Diégou Bailly, president of the Ivory Coast Journalists Union, and editor of the independent paper Le Jour. "Arrests, beatings, insults and scorn have become the daily lot of the press. This does nothing to honor the government, which ought to think about changing its strategy."
Beyond the outcry among local journalists, the move against La Voie and another critical paper, Le Republicain, provoked swift condemnation from diplomats and international press groups.
"Among diplomatic observers, patience is definitely beginning to fray, and informed sources will be looking with interest at the forthcoming human rights reports to be issued on Ivory Coast," one Western diplomat said. "In the beginning, there was a very big benefit of the doubt here waiting to see the democrat buried deep down inside this man. We haven't seen it yet."
In an exchange of New Year's greetings with the diplomatic corps, Mr. Bédié urged foreign diplomats to invite "your journalists" to witness the workings of an opposition press that he said had confused "their mission with the organizing of public disturbances."
Journalists in the pro-government press here have defended Mr. Bédié's stance toward the press, using an argument that has long served as a justification for some of Africa's most ruinous dictatorships.
"Our small nations are still fragile and require a lot of serenity to develop," said Venance Konan, editor of Ivoire Soir, a pro-government tabloid. "Liberty of the press, as seen by a Westerner, is different from what we see as Africans. We still have ethnic problems that can explode at any moment, for example, and when a journalist incites tribal hatred, it is better to put him in jail."
International press watchdogs say the crackdown here reflects a much broader trend in Africa, where multiparty systems are still typically headed by leaders who cut their political teeth during long years of one-party rule and have never reconciled themselves to being called to account by a critical press.
In Ethiopia and Zambia, which have have been widely praised for democratic and economic reforms after years of corrupt and repressive government, press experts say critical journalists have nonetheless been the target of frequent and sometimes violent witch-hunts.
In Kenya, which is preparing to hold multiparty elections, the authorities recently announced that they were contemplating new rules governing press behavior, including that of foreign journalists.
In Nigeria, which long had what was arguably the most vibrant press in Africa, the military authorities have recently arrested dozens of journalists, ransacked their offices and closed their publications.
"In one country after another we have seen the press lose many of its top editors, as papers have been closed down, reporters jailed and people forced into exile," said Kakuna Kerina, the Africa coordinator of the Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based press group.
"Under the one-party dictatorships, people at least knew where they stood. Nowadays, when we have these supposed rights, every time a journalist takes a step toward claiming them, they are yanked two or three steps backward."
This article first appeared in the New York Times on Jan. 14, 1996. Copyright © 1996 by The New York Times Company. Reprinted by permission.


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Regular readers know that for some time now I have not supported the movement favoring formal licensing or credentialing for mediators in private practice. I have remained unpersuaded by most of the arguments that favor it and am concerned about the difficulties in design and implementation and the impact on multijurisdictional work. (If you're interested, I've collected the arguments on both sides, pro and con.)
That is, until now. A number of incidents over the past several months have made me increasingly sympathetic to the concerns voiced by advocates of regulation, who see regulation as a way for the mediation field to safeguard quality, limit practice to the qualified, and reclaim control over determining who gets to call themselves a mediator.
Briefly summarized, here are some recent events that changed my mind:
Example 1
My colleague, Jeff Thompson, alerted me to new rules adopted by the Nevada Supreme Court for court-connected foreclosure mediation which establish minimum standards for mediator qualifications (PDF) and that unwittingly perpetuate the myth that lawyers are automatically qualified to mediate by virtue of their bar cards. To mediate foreclosure disputes in Nevada, a mediator must:
(1) Be authorized to practice law in the State of Nevada; or
(2) Be an experienced mediator (defined as "an individual who has participated in a mediation training program consisting of at least 40 hours of classroom and role playing and has conducted 10 mediations as a co-mediator or sole mediator").
These minimal requirements can be waived "for good cause".
It's worth noting that various groups and public officials were cc'd on the order, including the Nevada Bankers Association, the Clark County Bar Association, the Nevada Land Title Association, but not, however, a single mediators' association.
Example 2
An individual teaching a course in mediation at a university contacted me to ask about mediation training. This instructor wanted to know whether I thought taking a basic mediation training might be a good way for them to "get certified as a mediator". Apart from a few classes on ADR in law school, this person had received no training in mediation and had no professional experience mediating. The department head who hired this individual thought that the law school degree was sufficient qualification. This is not the first time by any means that a university-level instructor has contacted me with a query like this.
Example 3
Recognizing that there's money to be made from the growing popularity of mediation, an organization not in the business of providing ADR services offers a minimal mediation training led by someone who is not a practicing mediator. So popular are these "trainings" that they fill up quickly. Evidently unaware that a handful of hours of mediocre mediation training is not enough to qualify someone to mediate professionally, several recent "graduates" of this program have launched mediation practices.
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If you're a mediator, you should be worried. If you're a member of the public that currently uses mediation services or may use such services one day, you should be worried, too. If you're a student enrolled in a mediation course at the undergraduate or graduate level who hasn't checked the qualifications of your instructor, or someone who took a mediation training without doing some due diligence, you should be worried as well. And whether you think these examples suggest that it's time to move toward better regulation of the profession, or whether you disagree, I think there's one point reasonable people can agree on:
The mediation field has got to do a far, far better job than it is doing right now to police itself, and to take a principled stand against practices that diminish our professional integrity and worth.
40 hours of mediation training do not automatically make you a professional mediator – or a mediation trainer or teacher.
Neither does possession of a bar card, law degree, or judicial gown.
This should be obvious to all, but it's not. And so I am no longer confident that in the absence of regulation that we can succeed in countering myths and promoting best practices. I think it's time at last to get serious about credentialing.


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Mark Harrington didn't realize it at the time, but the legal battles he fought in the 1990s would become a blessing in disguise.
In 1996, James Foster sued Harrington's Boston-based Healthworks Fitness Centers for Women on the grounds that the clubs discriminated against men. Foster, a patent lawyer armed with a Harvard law degree, had filed similar complaints against New York bars that offered free drinks for women during happy hour.
A year after the Healthworks complaint was filed, a superior court judge ruled in Foster's favor. Foster may have won the battle, but he did not win the war. A bill was quickly introduced in the Massachusetts House that allowed single-sex clubs to operate in that state, and in January 1998, Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci signed the bill into law.
"In a lot of ways, it was very positive for us," says Harrington, who has owned Healthworks since 1977. "It brought attention to the niche we had, the significance of it and how important it was to a lot of people."
Over the past two to three decades, the women-only club model has evolved from the circuit clubs popularized by Curves to multipurpose clubs that provide their members with services and amenities unique
to the women-only model. Operators at women-only clubs continue to hold true to their beliefs that women-only clubs are necessary for their members, be it on a social, emotional or religious level. These operators face challenges from coed club operators who see women-only clubs as competitors with an unfair advantage, as well as agencies and organizations who maintain that clubs that are either women-only or have women-only sections within their clubs violate certain statutes.
A number of challenges to the women-only model have taken place over the past 10 years in California, where clubs have been found to violate California's Unruh Civil Rights Act, or California Civil Code Section 51. The 1959 act outlaws discrimination by businesses in the state based on age, sex or race, among other qualifiers. Body Central (2006), Gold's Gym (2007), California Family Fitness (2008), In-Shape Health Clubs (2011) and Lady of America (2011) have all been cited for violations in California. (See sidebar.)
Long after winning its legal battle, Healthworks continues its mission to serve women. The company operates five women-only clubs, two women-only nonprofit centers and one coed low-price club. Last year, the company was No. 44 on Club Industry's Top 100 Clubs list with reported 2010 revenue of $23 million.
Like other operators in his niche, Harrington stresses the need for women-only clubs because they help remove barriers to women who may otherwise not join a club.
"The unintended consequences are very positive in that there is much more networking, and there's more activities that men might not be necessarily interested in having," Harrington says. "Women are still climbing that ladder to be equal. I think they feel strength at a women-only club."
Other women-only club owners share Harrington's sentiments about the need for these clubs. Lynne Brick is the co-owner of five Brick Bodies coed clubs and two Lynne Brick's Women's Health and Fitness Clubs in the Baltimore area. Her women-only clubs, the first of which opened in 1991, provide a social and emotional haven for women, Brick says.
"Our women's clubs are the place where people go to not only escape the stress of their everyday life but also to really focus on putting on their own oxygen mask first," Brick says. "Women feel so compelled to take care of everyone else besides themselves."
Baltimore has one of the largest populations of Orthodox Jews in the country, so Orthodox Jewish women can exercise at Lynne Brick's in more relaxed attire than their customary dress. Some Muslim women also benefit from a women-only setting due to religious requirements for their attire.
Being among only females also is important to some women in group fitness classes.
"Women want to belong to someplace that's packed with women-only programming, everything from 'pamper me' weekends to pole dancing," says Ann Gilbert, director of fitness for Shapes Fitness for Women, which has 13 clubs in the Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL, area.
Gilbert says group programming is vital to her clubs. About half of her members use group fitness, she says, and one recent Pilates class attracted 79 women.
"When they look through the doors and they don't see that programming and if it's not what's sold during a tour or a needs assessment, then the women-only facility will struggle," she says. "They'll struggle just like any other competition."
Women-only clubs also must provide a different type of customer service.
"Customer service for a woman is a lot different than [for] a man," says Cheryl Steele, who, along with her sister Michele Shea, owns The Fitness Club for Women, Wellesley, MA. "Women are a lot more emotional. You have to be able to really be sensitive and read what's going on in somebody else's personality and in their head to be able to provide that level of customer service. I know I've been to many coed gyms, and I don't think that they do that."
The club, which was featured last year on a reality TV show called "Wicked Fit" on the Style Network, attracts professional women and Wellesley College students, among other demographics. Part of its customer service offerings include seminars on women's issues and a jewelry vendor in the club's lobby.
Fitness Lady, which has served the community of Bossier City, LA, since 1991, also focuses on more than working out, staying fit and losing weight. It serves as a women's resource center for health issues, says owner Kedgy Larson. Those issues focus on the mental, emotional, physical, social and spiritual aspects of a woman's life. Services include helping women find the right type of shoes or bra to wear.
"You need to understand that there will always be and should always be a demand for women's fitness centers." Larson says. "Women deserve to have issues addressed that are important to them, and in a coed facility, that has been either very challenging or non-existent."
Some women-only clubs have found success in California despite the legal challenges to other women-only clubs. Total Woman Gym and Day Spa, whose roots go back to 1965, has 13 locations in Southern California. The Westlake Village, CA-based company recently announced that it plans to open five to eight new locations each year, including expansion into Northern California.
"They do a great job with their marketing, and they do a fantastic job recruiting," says Lin Conrad, the executive director of California Clubs of Distinction, a nonprofit trade association that promotes the growth of clubs in California and is a regional affiliate of the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association. "They have programs that people want. They don't advertise that they exclude men."
Other women-only clubs are growing through franchising. Lucille Roberts, New York, has almost 50 corporately owned clubs, but it opened its first franchise club in Pennsylvania earlier this year. Last year, it announced plans to open at least 50 franchised clubs in the South. The company ranked No. 32 on Club Industry's Top 100 Clubs list last year with $35 million in 2010 revenue.
Elements, a women-only chain based in Miami Beach, FL, is expanding in South Florida, New York, Boston, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Company growth includes franchising, conversions and acquisitions.
Not all women-only clubs are experiencing growth. Curves, Waco, TX, created a new type of women-only club in the 1990s when it opened its circuit-style model, spawning a slew of similar models. Many of its imitators failed because of poor business decisions and a lack of franchisor support. Curves, which reported $1 billion in 2010 revenue, has had its own struggles, too, as the company experienced a drastic reduction in the number of franchisee-run clubs during the past five years. At the beginning of 2007, Curves had nearly 7,800 clubs. Today, the company operates 4,000 clubs in the United States and Canada and between 3,000 and 3,500 clubs in the rest of the world.
"In the U.S. and Canada, to a certain extent, we focused a little too much on growth in the early days, and we want to kind of bring that back and make sure we're totally focused on quality and on providing the best possible solution to women," says Mike Raymond, former president of Curves and now a special advisor to the company. "And if that means we have fewer clubs, we're entirely content with that."
Curves is branching beyond its circuit club model and is focusing on women's health issues with its custom magazine for members called Diane, named after co-founder Diane Heavin. Late last year, Curves rolled out its Curves Complete product, a daily weight-loss program produced through a partnership with the Cleveland Clinic that focuses on diet, exercise and behavior modification.
"I think there's no question that the need is still there [for women-only clubs]," Raymond says. "You look at any statistics on overweight or obese women, and the need has never been greater. What we believe was good enough five years ago is not good enough today. We're focused on providing women with a complete solution to their weight-loss needs."
Challenges to women-only clubs likely will continue, as will the support those clubs receive from their members. Harrington says he received 1,000 letters during the Healthworks case. He admits the story grew too big for his comfort, but the end result—the law that protects women-only clubs in Massachusetts—has benefitted the model.


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The iLive Flat Panel Docking System is a virtual surround sound bar that uses magnetically shielded 2 full mid/high range drivers and twin internal woofers. You can pretty much hook up whatever you want—DVD players, TVs, computers via USB, other audio players—but considering it has a specially built motorized tray that fits an iPod, we're guessing that's what iLive had in mind. The unit also has a headphone jack. Weird.
Now why would you plug in your iPod just to use the dock's headphone port? Once your iPod is docked, you can control it by the player's buttons, or by remote. It's got pretty much everything else you'd expect in the way of frills, from the usual AM/FM tuner to a backlit LCD clock that has an alarm, too. Expect to pay around $350.
Flat Panel Docking System
* 2.1 CH System w/True 3D Sound & SRS TruBass
* Built-In Magnetically Shielded Full-Range Stereo Speakers & Dual SubWoofers
* Digital Tune AM/FM Stereo Radio w/Station Memory Presets
* Backlit LCD Segment Display w/Clock, Timer & Sleep Timer
* Electronic Volume Control & Preset EQ, Lighted Keys
* Headphone Jack
* Aux-In Jack for other Audio Players, TV, DVD
* 4 x AV Inputs - 2 x RCA, 2 x S-Video + RCA Audio Input,
* S-Video Cable & Audio Line-In Cable, included
* Docking Platform with Recharge Circuit for iPod/mini/nano/shuffle/video/photo Players
* Certified Apple iPod Connectors installed
* Motorized iPod Docking Drawer & Automatic Detect
* Control iPod using the function buttons & remote control
* Video Out Photo & Video versions, Composite & S-Video Jack
* Full-Feature Remote Control operates iPod
* Mini-USB Jack for PC Communication, USB Cord, included
* Wall-Mountable, Mounting Hardware, included
* AC-Powered, built-in AC Cord, ETL/CETL Approved
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Apr 06,2009
Restyled Honda wagon does it all
by Mark Maynard
For many buyers opting out of a larger, thirstier car or SUV, the Honda Fit is a little big car.
Few small cars or wagons are as roomy or have such a wide, flat, tall and square cargo space — and all that wrapped in speedy styling.
Designated a small station wagon by EPA standards, Fit has about the same interior room as the Civic sedan — 90.8 cubic feet — but it is 15.7 inches shorter, 2.3 inches narrower and 3.5 inches taller.
2009 Honda Fit Sport
Body style: subcompact, front-wheel-drive, five-passenger small wagon
Engine: aluminum, 1.5-liter, 16-Valve SOHC i-VTEC four-cylinder
Horsepower: 117 at 6,600 rpm
Torque: 106 foot-pounds at 4,800 rpm
Transmission: five-speed automatic with steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters
EPA fuel economy estimates: 27 mpg city, 33 highway; 87 octane recommended
Front head/leg/shoulder room: 40.4/41.3/52.7 inches
Rear head/leg/shoulder room: 39/34.5/51.3 inches
Length/wheelbase: 161.6/98.4 inches
Curb weight: 2,604 pounds
Standard equipment includes: air conditioning, four-speaker CD audio system with MP3/WMA playback and Radio Data System, auxiliary audio input jack, power windows, mirrors and locks, 15-inch steel wheels and wheel covers
Fit Sport features include: 16-inch alloy wheels, underbody aero kit, rear roofline spoiler, fog lights, security system with keyless remote entry, cruise control, six-speaker audio system with five-mode equalizer and a USB audio interface
Safety features include: dual-stage, dual-threshold front air bags, dual front-side air bags, side-curtain bags, anti-lock brakes and electronic brake-force distribution
Base: $17,780, including $670 freight charge
Those dimensions make it a Handy Dandy Does It All vehicle.
It can handle five passengers without cramping and has versatile storage options. The rear, so-called Magic Seat now has a one-motion, fold-flat function (no more removing the head rests first) or the seat bottom can be flipped up for easy transport of school science projects, flat-screen TVs, flats of water or whatever. And Fit can be flat-towed behind a motor home.
If the side doors were rear-hinged, it would be an ideal car for wheelchair users to somewhat handily load and unload their second set of wheels. This is the second generation of Fit, and it has been completely re-engineered to make the image more youthful, with sharper design, larger tires and more technology features and options.
Honda considers Fit a premium entry in the compact segment. Sold in base and Sport models, pricing begins at $15,420 with a five-speed manual transmission; add $800 for a five-speed automatic. Standard equipment includes air conditioning with pollen filter, four-speaker CD-MP3 audio system and power windows, mirrors and locks.
The Fit Sport starts at $16,930 and adds 16-inch alloy wheels, underbody aero kit, rear roofline spoiler, fog lights, security system with keyless remote entry, cruise control, six-speaker audio system with five-mode equalizer and a USB audio interface. A five-speed automatic with steering-wheel paddle shifters adds $850.
Fit Sport with satellite-linked navigation system, $18,780 with manual transmission, uses a 6.5-inch-display screen and allows voice activation to set destinations.
Premium features include a quality appearance of materials and a lighted gauge/speedometer display (visible in all light levels), tilt and telescoping steering column and a secret storage box under the second-row seat bottom. (Only other Fit owners know where a wallet or other valuables may be stashed.)
Honda gets a lot of buzz, literally, out of a smallish, 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine. The 117-horsepower engine is spinning at about 3,500 rpm at 65 mph. On streets, the Fit manual can be wound up like a hummingbird to flit from errand to errand.
Unless you are buying this model to deliver pizza, the automatic drops the revs to a more ear-pleasing 2,500 rpm at 65 mph. Mileage is increased and calm restored to the cabin. And with steering-wheel shifters in the Sport, it's just fun to click off gear changes.
The base model with five-speed manual gets 33 mpg on the highway, but the automatic is rated 35 mpg. Typically, a manual will get the higher mileage.
A six-speed transmission — expected of an all-new, premium economy vehicle — would have eased shift points and added 1 or 2 mpg, which would be nice, a Honda spokesman said. "But, for now, it (a six-speed) would be a little pricey."
Despite its size, the Fit feels robust and rugged. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gives it top ratings of five stars for driver and front passenger crash protection, five stars for front side protection, and four stars for rear protection and rollover resistance.
Honda also applied its Advanced Compatibility Engineering body structure for improved front-crash resistance between vehicles of different sizes and ride heights. Standard safety features on all Fits include six air bags and anti-lock brakes and electronic brake-force distribution. Electronic vehicle stability control is optional.
The Fit has comfortable in and out access for all occupants, unlike the Civic, which is much lower to the ground. The second row has good center-seat foot room and a head restraint. And the low, wide and square cargo area will hold a stack of 40-pound bags of dog food.
Over-the-shoulder views for the driver were improved with the new body design, but there is still a lot of wasted space at the dashboard with the cone-style front end. And the forked windshield pillars create opportunities to block sight of pedestrians in crosswalks.
Copyright 2009 The San Diego Union-Tribune. Distributed By Creators Syndicate Inc.


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For ease and efficiency during the 2011 AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge competition, ELECTRICAL CONNECTION STANDARDIZATION has been instituted in the dyno cells. All competitors must adhere to these required procedures for their electrical components to the dyno.
All connections to the dyno will have .250 inch spade Terminal connectors for the competitor's connect ions. A picture of the spade connector (Photo is FEMALE) that will be required and in use is below:
ALL Positive connections will be made with MALE Spade Terminals on Participant's engine entry. These will connect/match to the Dyno supply that will have Female spade terminal connections.
* There will be three terminals that can be used for power.
* The dyno's battery terminals are located on the front of the dyno brake assembly approximately 24 inches from the engines flywheel.
* An additional power wire, called the "switched" or "ignition" power will also be available. It is terminated with a male version of a .250″ spade terminal. This will be used to send power to any device that requires a switched 12 volt source
ALL Ground wire from the Participant's engine will use FEMALE Spade Terminal Connectors and attach it to the Male connector on the Dyno.
* Three (3) Terminal Connections can be used for GROUND.
* A standard race car kill switch will be used to break the connection between the dyno's negative battery terminal and the actual battery ground.
Please Be Prepared. This Will Be Checked During Visual Inspection process and will be required before entering the dyno room. The purpose of this ELECTRICAL CONNECTION STANDARDIZATION on the participants end and the dyno end is to use our time wisely and have the same power connections available to everyone.


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Salbetol 4mg
Salbetol 4mg tablet is a product manufactured by FDC Ltd. It is a 4mg mild powered medicine meant with an aim of treating and curing breathing difficulties caused by bronchospasm. It contains Salbutamol Sulphate as its parent ingredient in it. This medicine can be use, if an individual feels symptoms like wheezing, shortness of breath, tightness of the chest, etc. Salbetol 4mg is an agent that works in order to relieve nasal congestion with 5 minutes of its use. This medication can also be used as a rescue agent, if one is under attack of asthma. It will only help one to have time being positive effects and it is not a cure for asthma.
Salbutamol is a drug that binds to the smooth muscles which turns them be relaxed and ease the air pass ways. This reduces the contraction of airways and allows one to have proper breathing. It removes symptoms like tightness of chest, cough and shortness of breath.
What is Bronchospasm?
Bronchospasm is a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; it is associated with asthma and bronchitis. This can even disturb one's normal livelihood. It narrows the airway passage through which one inhale air known as oxygen.
Features -
- This medicine should be consume empty stomach to gain positive expected outcome via unique mechanism
- It quickly gives relieve to a patient within 5minutes of its use
- Salbetol 4mg should not be overuse in order to be at safer end from its side effects
- People allergic to Salbutamol should avoid using it
- This medication helps one to have free nasal congestion
- This is mainly use as a treatment for symptoms of asthma
- This reduces bronchospasm that is contraction or the airways and allows the airways to open making it easier to breath
Drug Contraindications –
- Precaution is to be taken if one is allergic to the salbutamol Sulphate
- Pregnant and nursing mother should avoid the use of it
- People should avoid using this medication, if they are taking medicines, which can be harmful, if their ingredient gets mixed with salbutamol and causes side effects
- Consumption of this medicine should be avoid and it should not be taken without doctor's prescription. One who are addicted to cigarette containing nicotine should avoid either on, nicotine or medicine
Warnings and Precautions – Always keep this medicine at position, which, cannot be reach by children. One should prohibit over consumption of mild powered tablet. If doctor has prescribed it to cure or treat asthma, then only one should use it and should avoid miss dosage. If one fails to take one dose and remember about it when it is the timing of second dose, then he or she should ignore the first and take second dose on time. One should not take more than maximum of four dose if Adult and two tablet if its children in 24 hours. One should not consume over dosage of this tablet as its over dosage can cause side effects such as uncontrolled shivering, headache, vomiting, high blood pressure, high heart rate, etc.
Storage – Salbetol 4mg tablets should be kept at a dry place, whose temperature is between 23O to 35o. This medicine should be protected from children's reach because it can cause severe conditions.
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USAID has created a constellation of seven Development Labs that harness the intellectual power of great American and international academic institutions and that catalyze the development and application of new science, technology, and engineering approaches and tools to solve some of the world's most challenging development problems. These Labs will help USAID and the development community to discover more innovative, results-driven, efficient, cost effective and accessible solutions to global development challenges in areas such as global health, food security and chronic conflict. The HESN will create a novel constellation of seven Development Labs that will enable USAID to:
- Improve its understanding of development problems and solutions through better data and analytics
- Test, evaluate, and catalyze technologies for development
- Design, create, and incubate revolutionary approaches in addressing development problems including the incubation of new low-cost technologies and innovations
- Promote entrepreneurship to sustain and scale these tools and approaches; and harness the enthusiasm and interest of students for development.
These Development Labs will enhance the Agency's ability to create revolutionary approaches in addressing development problems; test and catalyze new tools within science, technology, and engineering; and, promote entrepreneurship to sustain and scale these tools and approaches. USAID's investments in pioneering scientific, technological, and innovative approaches to development challenges can produce new solutions, attract new solvers to the Agency, including from the developing world, and help countries grow past aid.
Inaugural USAID Development Labs
- University of California, Berkeley
- Duke University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- The College of William and Mary
- Texas A&M University
- Makerere University (Uganda)
- Michigan State University
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Directions: W of Burley near the town of Murtaugh, turn (L) S off US 30 between mp 236 and 237 onto 4475 E; "Sportsman's Access" sign marks this turn; L into either county park located within the first 1.2 mi of US 30.
Description: Tundra Swan, Red-breasted and Common Mergansers, Clark's, Western, Pied-billed, and Eared Grebes along with numerous Common Loon. Black, Caspian, Common, and Forster's Terns utilize the lake in spring. Nesting Swainson's and Red-tailed Hawks and Northern Harrier. In fall, the receding shoreline can attract migrating shorebirds.
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A Show Winner Wherever It Goes
If youve been reading automotive magazines over the years the name Sherm Porter should sound familiar. Sherm is a photojournalist who specializes in street rods and other high-performance machinery. Sherm is also a longtime street rodder, starting way back in the 60s, and he has been involved with the San Luis Roadsters car club for the last 29 years. His current ride is an awesome 28 Model A pickup that has been a consistent show-winner wherever it goes.
The pickup was started in 1989, and went slowly at first. Sherm patiently waited until his son was able to help (and in fact, do the lions share of the work). The father and son team started hustling on the car in 1995, and in May of 1996 the roadster was finally finished. Since its completion, the roadster pickup has seen more than 13,000 miles with no problems. Sherms son had so much fun working on the roadster, he opened up Mike Porter Street Rods, a fabrication shop that has grown into Central Coast Rod & Customan additional shop.
Sherm found the roadster pickup in a local backyard. He retained the body and fenders, but a new chassis was constructed by his son, Mike, out of rectangular tubing in a space frame configuration with a drop-out transmission mount. In the rear, Mike installed a Jaguar rearend using a Snow White crossmember and fully adjustable Aldan shocks. The rearend is outfitted with Wilwood disc brakes. Up front, a traditional 4-inch dropped Super Bell axle was used in conjunction with Vega steering, a four-bar system, a Panhard bar, and a custom buttoned front spring. The chassis was powdercoated metallic silver and candy blue. It rolls on Eric Vaughns Real Wheels with 14×6 up front running 185/70R15 BFGoodrich tires and 15×8 in the rear with P255/70R15 BFGoodrich tires.
Motorvation comes from a warmed-over 70 Chevy 350 engine that was totally rebuilt. It runs a Lunati cam and high-performance heads equipped with Manley stainless steel valves. The engine is topped by an Edelbrock Torker II intake manifold and a 600-cfm Holley carb. MSD handles the firepower, while exhaust flows through a Mike Porterfabricated exhaust system. The highly detailed engine is backed by a Turbo 350 trans with a Darrell Young 11-inch torque converter and a B&M trans cooler.
The body looks relatively stock until you give it a close examination. It actually has 30 subtle modifications that turn it into a show-winner. Changes include a custom-made front bumper and brackets; the installation of a 32 grille shell that has been smoothed, peaked, and had the rear reveal removed; and a custom grille insert. The front gravel apron was custom-made. The three-piece hood has been lengthened 2 inches and features one-off hood bracing and hood adjusters. Its running custom windshield posts that are chopped 3 inches. The cab has been strengthened with a tube structure, and the back of the cab was replaced with a smooth panel. Theres a custom-made smooth bed that was shortened 4 inches, a rear belly pan with a recessed license plate and frenched taillights, custom running boards, and many other modifications. When all of the changes were made, the bodywork was completed by Mike, and then (with paint supplied by Jim Hayworth) it was painted PPG Fleet Blue using basecoat/clearcoat.
Look inside, and you find a Tom Sewellsewn butterscotch leather interior with tan wool carpets. The stock dash was replaced by a 32 roadster style from Brookville and was outfitted with an aluminum panel and VDO gauges. A Chevy van donated its steering column to the roadster pickup, and its topped by an original 39 Banjo steering wheel. The interior also features a Gennie Shifter gear selector, Lokar pedals, and a hidden glovebox on the dash.
The truck was finished in 1996, and since then Sherm and his lovely and supportive wife Sharie have been having a lot of fun with it. They can be seen at most of the large events in California, including the enjoyable run the San Luis Roadsters put on every year.


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- About Zuiko
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- Biography
- 56 years old, fat, unfit, balding and shakey, but I'm still here!
- Interests
- Photography, writing, prog rock music
- Cameras currently owned/used
- Olympus E-3 and E-PL1
- Photo interests
- Wildlife/nature, Macro, Street photography
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RE/MAX Southern Shores sells homes at Charleston Landing, North Myrtle Beach, SC!
Charleston Landing is an exciting new housing development in North Myrtle Beach, SC designed to capture the charm and gracious design of historic Charleston, SC. Just a few minutes north of Cherry Grove, you will discover this new community with a special character influenced by the gracious low country living that Charleston is know for. Being just steps away from all of the activity of the North Myrtle Beach area means you can slip into vacation mode any time you like, without giving up the creature comforts of home.
Charleston Landing integrates a variety of housing types with people-friendly benefits like front porches, garage-less streetscapes and sidewalks that invite pedestrians. While all of the homes in the Charleston Landing community are built with a specific style in mind, the variety of lot sizes enables the construction of a wide range of spacious designs. As part of the design are streetscapes as attractive as any individual house. Paved alleyways behind most lots help to minimize the visual appearance of garages and emphasize the architecture of the home. Charleston Landing is reminiscent of many neighborhoods built during the early part of this century and still coveted today. The re-emergence of the front porch is a part of the Charleston concept of "neighborhood."
Charleston Landing homes have been built with the best materials, quality workmanship, and special energy efficient features that make life more comfortable, and provide you with substantial savings on utility bills. For those who prefer to select a lot and build a custom home in the coveted Charleston style have the option to do so.
Although Charleston Landing is located minutes from the beach, it still features a private Amenities Center complete with an ionized pool. Located directly on the marsh, the Amenities Center can be reserved by home owners for private parties, and includes all of the features needed for a successful event. In addition to the Amenities Center and neighborhood pool on the marsh, the community offers numerous natural areas, gazebos on the lakes, as well as a playground and basketball courts. Charleston Landing also provides a gated storage area for smaller boats and recreational vehicles.
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Of all the sights of Charleston Landing, the charming homes are most certainly the highlight of the neighborhood. From the vibrant colors to the front porches these homes pay homage to a historic architectural style deeply rooted to the Charleston, South Carolina, area. Lot owners are encouraged to bring their own builders to the neighborhood with the understanding that all homes are subject to the approval of our Architectural Review Board (ARB). So whether you are looking for a home that is already built or want to pick your lot and home design, Charleston Landing is the place for you!
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Mindy Leadholm, formerly of Hastings, has been a Vikings fan her whole life. Not even crossing the river into Packer territory could change that.
"It was the hardest thing for me to think about moving to Wisconsin as a Viking fan," Leadholm said.
Changing her license plate to Wisconsin was especially difficult, but she lessened the blow with a speciality license plate - SKOL MN.
She didn't have much of a choice in her team, seeing as she was raised by die-hard Vikings fans. Her parents, Ken and Betty Hoeschen of Hastings, had season tickets for more than 50 years and attended three of the four Super Bowls the Vikings played. Ken \ started the Hastings Vikings fan club, and the original Vikings mascot came to both Ken and Betty's and Leadholm's weddings.
"No one can say that we're bandwagon fans," Leadholm said.
"We got on the wagon a long time ago," Ken added.
This long history of fandom was one of the things that led Leadholm, Ken and Betty to sign up to be part of the Crew 52 volunteers for this year's Super Bowl LII on Sunday, Feb. 4, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
They're not the only ones with Hastings roots on the volunteer team.
Jan Hertel has always loved football, though love for the Vikings came a little later. Her first love was the Chicago Bears, but her heart turned purple after moving here with her family more than 40 years ago.
Her youngest daughter, Katy, was the main instigator. She would tape the Vikings games and watch them throughout the week, and every year for Halloween she dressed up as a player.
"She was the one who infected me with the spirit," Hertel said.
Both football and Vikings fans, Deb and Jim Lyness quickly signed up to volunteer.
"The first day that we could, we did it," Jim said. "We just thought it'd be neat to be involved."
Beyond football, and even the Vikings, being a part of the Minneapolis Crew 52 is a chance for these Minnesotans to show off the state. About 1 million people are expected to visit the Twin Cities over the weekend, beyond the 65,000 or so who will attend the game.
"It's showing off I think how great Minnesota is," Leadholm said.
Though it'll be colder than some visitors may have ever experienced, Hertel said Minnesota has plenty to offer.
"Once they're here they don't want to leave," she said. "I really think you couldn't do much better."
Making the finals
Of the nearly 30,000 people who applied for the volunteer positions, 10,000 were selected.
Signing up meant completing an application, undergoing a background check and conducting one-on-one interviews.
"It was a pretty extensive process," Leadholm said.
Kelly Sweeney knows just how much effort went on behind the scenes to get volunteers picked and ready to work. A U.S. Bank employee, Sweeney's involvement started in 2016 with the Super Bowl Host Committee.
"It's a massive undertaking that the host committee has made look like it's easy, and I know it's not," she said.
Sweeney helped with a lot of background work, including being one of the people conducting the interviews with applicants.
"I personally was just looking for people that have positive energy, happy people that were just excited about the opportunity," Sweeney said.
The interviews covered everything from previous volunteer experience to the important Minnesota question, "Do you mind being in the cold?"
The lucky 10,000 were notified last fall and attended their first orientation all together.
"It was really fun," Hertel said. "You got to see who the other 10,000 people are."
Selected volunteers include teenagers and those in their 70s, Sweeney said, and everything in between.
"I'm very excited about the caliber of the volunteers we have and I have the utmost faith that they're going to do a great job representing our city and our state," Sweeney said.
Over the last several weeks, the volunteers have been attending smaller sessions to learn more about their roles and responsibilities.
Most importantly, the volunteers are asked to be welcoming and hospitable, guiding guests where they need to go and giving recommendations of what to see.
"Mainly our focus is to be 'Minnesota nice,' just to be welcoming," Deb Lyness said. "Really it's just being there to be inviting so people want to come back to Minnesota."
The training did cover a few more serious topics, including security and the concern of human trafficking. Hertel said they were told what to look for in each situation and to report it, rather than trying to take it on themselves.
Preparation for the Super Bowl experience, and the rare opportunity it presents, has created a sense of community with the volunteers, Hertel said. A Facebook group includes posts full of accessory ideas, recommendations on warm boots, requests to switch uniform sizes and more.
"There is a sense of connection," Hertel said.
Taking the field
Crew 52 and the 10,000 volunteers who make it up will be spread across the Twin Cities, from Super Bowl Live on Nicollet Mall to hotels in St. Paul. They will be welcoming visitors at the airport and guiding guests through the skyways.
Deb and Jim Lyness both were selected for their top choice of activity - working Super Bowl Live. They'll be in the midst of some of the main activities on Nicollet Mall, including shows, snowmobiling, skiing and more.
"We wanted to be out there right in the middle of everything," Deb said.
The two are hoping to pick up extra shifts, which become available if any volunteers have to cancel. That hasn't happened yet, something the Lynesses have been told is rare.
"Nobody's backed out," Jim said.
Hertel will be stationed at a hotel in St. Paul, helping visitors find their way and giving them recommendations on where to go in the Cities.
"You get to be part of the big game in a small way," Hertel said.
Leadholm and Ken Hoeschen were still waiting for their training and assignments, but the two said they were excited to welcome people.
"We're just going to be there to greet people and show them how great our city and our state is," Leadholm said.
Just short of a miracle
Excitement reached a whole new level for these volunteers, and all of Minnesota, after the "Minneapolis Miracle" win against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Jan. 14. Talking before last Sunday's game, the volunteers had a hard time containing their excitement about a potential Vikings Super Bowl.
The host team playing in the big game would have been an NFL first. It would have been a pleasant surprise for volunteers, as applications were submitted long before anyone knew how close the Vikings would get.
"That thought never crossed my mind," Jim Lyness said.
Though the Vikings fell short of the big game, these members of Crew 52 are still grateful for what they call a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"This is a one-time shot for Minnesota," Hertel said. "I'll never get to the game, never, so I wanted to be involved with it in some way."


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The folks at Weld were kind enough to send us a set of new racing wheels for evaluation on our project Dirt Late Model. After popping open the boxes, we found the right sides to be of the high quality you'd expect from Weld. But when we opened up the boxes for the left sides, we found something a bit different. Weld wheels recently introduced a new design for their left-side racing wheels, and they were staring us in the face.
Weld's Motorsports Sales Manager Jeff Jordan tells us that the company originated wheel designs that incorporate a dzus-on mud cover without having to run a beadlock. Pretty cool. And, like all our wheels, the LR wheel (p/n 559-5465) incorporates this mud-cover feature, but also has an inside beadlock. While that in itself is not unique, the engineers at Weld reworked the inner rim half in order to maximize clearance using the very largest brake packages available in today's racing market as their guide. The result is a wheel that will clear any brake caliper out there. Jordan says that Weld is the first and only wheel company to accomplish this. "The wide five market is perceived as being technologically stale and we're trying to turn it back into an innovative features market."
As you can see in the picture, our calipers easily clear the new wheel design. This is important because if the calipers are touching the wheel in any way, not only are you creating a friction point that will slow you down, you're also obviously damaging the caliper. The design is available on both their XL- and HS-series wheels. Other than the weight difference, the lighter XL Series has 15 lug holes while the HS series has 10.


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Fantastic Marshanda on Youtube will be next gossips headline in the view days, in the couple video shoot take at Marshanda rooms, and i think the video recorded with web cam. But now the video has been remove by the uploader with "Marshandaofficials Youtube" id, and has a dozen video that average video shows Marshanda sing a songs.
Not only singing, Marshanda also dance. In one of the video titled 'Who Do You Think You Are!' He also berate his primary school friend.
"Gue tahu loe paling cantik, pinter. Gue approve loe kan sekarang di FB."In the video clips can be seen Marshanda so peeved, so he vituperate her friends.
So excited, now video-video have been gone from Youtube. Of course ID of the owner is a person who can remove them. The remaining four are now only a video trailer from the 'Kalau Cinta Jangan Cengeng' film and the video clip 'Bernafas Dengan Cintamu'.
an this is some Marshanda quote from the video in youtube
"Gw pengen orang ngeliat gw bukan sebagai 'Marshanda' si artis, hidupnya bahagia, kaya, kaga pernah susah, etc. Krn itu salah,,, gw Sama Skali ga kaya gitu… hidup gw ada rusak2nya juga… so im sh…"This is the two of Marshanda Youtube Video clips ;
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NSF/ANSI 40: Residential Onsite Systems
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NSF/ANSI 40 is a standard for residential wastewater treatment systems with rated capacities between 400 and 1,500 gallons (1,514 and 5,678 liters) per day. We can evaluate any kind of system, regardless of treatment technology, in test facilities in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
To achieve certification, treatment systems must produce an acceptable quality of effluent during a six-month (26-week) test. Class I systems must achieve a 30-day average effluent quality of 25 mg/L CBOD5 and 30 mg/L TSS or less, and pH 6.0-9.0 spanning six months of testing. System service and maintenance are prohibited during the test period.
Testing Process
Wastewater of required strength is introduced to the treatment system at the rated system capacity in even doses at prescribed periods. Stress sequences simulate wash day, working parent, power outage and vacation scenarios.
The effluent criteria required of a Class I system is based on the U.S. EPA secondary effluent treatment requirements for municipal treatment facilities.
In addition to effluent performance, requirements also exist for product literature, including installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair manuals. The system must also meet minimum requirements for structural integrity, leakage, noise, electrical certification, access ports, failure sensing and signaling equipment (visual and audible alarms), flow design, data plate and service labels.
Benefits of Certification
NSF/ANSI 40 is the most recognized and required standard for the residential wastewater treatment industry with more than 30 years of market use and acceptance. Certification to NSF/ANSI 40 provides your company access to the onsite residential wastewater market.
The regulatory community also benefits from NSF/ANSI 40 and other NSF wastewater standards. Recognizing that public health officials have the ultimate authority in approving wastewater treatment systems, we provide easy access to public listings of certified products, as well as direct access to product evaluation reports and data, complaint procedures for products or companies of concern, training materials and more. Federal, state and local agency representation on the standard's joint committee ensures that the interests of health officials are central to product certification.
Certification also allows your company to:
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NSF International is a trusted name in onsite wastewater systems certification. We create standards and protocols, test and certify products and provide inspector accreditation. Our services deliver confidence to consumers, assurance of performance to public health officials and market access for product manufacturers in the onsite wastewater treatment industry.
NSF/ANSI 40 is the most recognized and required standard for this industry with more than 30 years of market use and acceptance.
Products that comply with the requirements of the standard may use the NSF mark, one of the best known and trusted certification marks in the wastewater industry. The mark is not an approval of the equipment, but indicates certification of the data provided by the test and compliance with the requirements of the standard.
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TechNavio's analysts forecast the Machine Tool market in Taiwan to grow at a CAGR of 15.04 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the need for products with increased dimensional accuracy. The Machine Tool market in Taiwan has also been witnessing the increase in the development of high-speed machines. However, the lack of effective trade pacts with other countries could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
TechNavio's report, the Machine Tool Market in Taiwan 2012-2016, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report focuses on Taiwan; it also covers the Machine Tool market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
The key vendors dominating this market space are Yeong Chin Machinery Industries Co. Ltd, AWEA Mechatronic Co. Ltd., and She Hong Industrial Co. Ltd.
The other vendors mentioned in the report are Hurco Manufacturing Ltd., Victor Taichung Machinery Works Co. Ltd., Hurco Manufacturing Ltd., Luren Precision Co., Ltd., Apex Precision Technology Corp., Chin Hung Machinery, Shin-Yain Industrial Co. Ltd., Fair Friend Enterprise Co. Ltd., Leadwell CNC Machines Mfg. Corp., Quaser Machine Tools Inc., Dahlih Machinery Industry Co., Ltd., Chun Zu Machinery Industry Co., Ltd., Takumi Machinery Co. Ltd., Euma-Spinner Corp., Falcon Machine Tools Co. Ltd., Maxmill Machining Co., Ltd., Kent Industrial Co., Ltd., and Willing Machinery Corp.
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New Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday hailed the strength of ties with African nations, in a keynote speech on his first trip as head of state to the continent.
Hailing resource-rich Africa as a "continent of hope and promise," Xi addressed leaders in Tanzania's economic capital as "my dear friends" and spoke of Beijing's "sincere friendship" with Africa.
"Africa belongs to the African people," Xi said, speaking in a new conference hall built by China. "In developing relations with Africa, all countries should respect Africa's dignity and independence."
Trade between China and Africa reached about US$200 billion last year, he said, adding that China would "intensify not weaken" its relationship and noting a commitment to provide a US$20 billion credit-line to African nations over the next two years.
"Whenever I come to Africa, two things always strike me the most. One is the continuous progress ... I am deeply impressed at the new developments," Xi said, on his sixth visit to the continent. "The other is your overwhelming warmth, the sincere friendship of the African people towards the Chinese people is as warm and unforgettable as the sunshine in Africa."
Xi and his Tanzanian counterpart, Jakaya Kikwete, signed 16 trade, cultural and development accords after his arrival on Sunday, including improvements to hospitals and ports, and the building of a Chinese cultural center.
China is the second-largest foreign investor in Tanzania, with stakes in agriculture, coal, iron ore and infrastructure.
"We have no doubt that the people of China will continue to work with the people of Africa," Kikwete said, dismissing those who still feared Beijing's role "despite the end of the Cold War."
"So far, China has been a dependable supporter and an ally of African countries and other Third World countries … in their appeal for a just and equitable world economic order," Kikwete added.
Tanzania, where Xi arrived from after a visit to Moscow, is the first stop of a three-nation Africa tour that underscores Beijing's growing presence on the continent.
China's first contacts with Africa came with the sea voyages of Zheng He (鄭和), a Chinese Muslim admiral who led expeditions to the east African coast in the 1400s, but little followed for centuries.
Xi, on his first foreign trip since being anointed president 11 days ago, later flies on to Durban, South Africa, to join an emerging economies summit.
He wraps up the African tour with a visit to Congo-Brazzaville.
China, which has risen to become the world's second-largest economy, sources many of its raw materials from Africa. A new Chinese diaspora has seen huge numbers of traders and small business operators establish themselves across the continent, which has higher growth rates than Europe or the US.
Chinese imports from Africa soared 20-fold in a decade to reach US$113 billion last year, according to Chinese government statistics, and China became the continent's largest trading partner in 2009.
However, China's presence in Africa has also been accompanied by periodic tensions, and Xi sought to smooth over those who criticize Beijing's role on the continent, saying that there "is no 'one size fits all' development model" in the world.
"We each view the other's development as our own opportunity, and we each seek to promote the other's development and prosperity," Xi added. "China insists on equality among all countries irrespective of their size, strength and wealth. China upholds justice, and opposes the practice of the big bullying the small, the strong lording over the weak, and rich oppressing the poor."


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Jon Voight and daughter Angelina Jolie have reunited.
The father-daughter pair was photographed in Italy on Sunday joining Brad Pitt and the couple's brood for a ride down Venice's Grand Canal.
The globe-trotting family has made its way to Italy as Angelina prepares to shoot her next film, "The Tourist," co-starring Johnny Depp.
The photos arrive following a report last November that Jon, 70, had reconciled with his superstar daughter after a multi-year estrangement.
"We're in touch, but not regularly," Jon told Us Weekly at the time. "We love each other and that's the most important thing."
In 2007, the actor issued a statement to People saying he'd "tried to mend this relationship."
"I continuously send them my heart and love and I'm always available to them for whatever they may need from me," he said at the time of Angelina and her brother, James Haven.
And in January, it was Jon who came to Brad & Angelina's defense amid rumors the couple was on the rocks.
"Nonsense," Jon told Access. "It's all made-up stuff."
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Jon Buna, 31, managed to sever his own left foot at the ankle while recklessly driving his BMW in a Livermore, CA parking lot last week. He was later arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Insult, meet injury.
Buna began driving recklessly with a woman in his two-door BMW last Wednesday afternoon, reports the Contra Costa Times. She got scared and he stopped to let her out.
He started to get out of the car himself and had his left foot out the open door when the car flew in reverse up to 20 miles an hour, striking a trailer, a pole, two rolling storage doors, and finally a dividing cinder block. This severed Buna's foot at the ankle.
At this point, the woman called for help and Buna was later arrested on suspicion of DUI.
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File this one under stuff we couldn't make up if we tried (although the fake press release would be awesome). Dorna Sports, media rights holder to our one and only MotoGP World Championship racing series, has been declared the "Best Spanish Business"…in Italy…by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce…in Italy…yeah it just got that weird.
Apparently the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, which operates in Italy and helps facilitate business operations between the two countries, has made it a habit to recognize Spanish businesses that have a substantial amount of their business in Italy, and promote the economies of both countries, which is great, if not slightly strange.


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Blockchain and the Mortgage Industry | @CloudEXPO @CDamodaran @BrillioGlobal #FinTech #Blockchain #DigitalTransformation
Chander Damodaran is the Chief Blockchain Architect of Brillio Technologies
Nov. 9, 2018 03:00 PM
How Blockchain Can Transform the Mortgage Industry
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REAL NAME: Allen R. Sarven
6', 234 pounds
BORN: July 18, 1963 in Lima, Ohio
NICKNAMES:Leif Cassady, Shinobi, Avatar
He may be best remembered as the butt of countless jokes at the hands of Mick Foley but Al Snow's ultimate contribution to the sport may be the people he trained.
Snow himself was trained by Jim Lancaster, the very man that he would defeat for the Midwest Championship Wrestling title on July 5, 1985 in St. Mary's, Ohio, shortly after his professional debut. Snow would wrestle on the Midwest independent circuit for the better part of a decade, capturing six MCW/ICW United States Tag Team Championships, team with Danny Kass as the New Fabuous Kangaroos (and capture two MCW Midwest Tag Team titles), form the Motor City Hitmen with Mickey Doyle and, wrestling as Shinobi, even defeated Dan Severn (a man that Snow helped train) to win the GWA Championship.
In 1994/95, Snow left the Midwest behind and headed south to Smokey Mountain Wrestling where, on April 7, 1995, he teamed with Unabomb (Glenn Jacobs, aka Kane) to defeat the legendary Rock and Roll Express and capture the SMW Tag Team titles. By the end of the year, Snow would be signed by WWE, and would debut in October.
After a couple of failed gimmicks (Avatar and another run as Shinobi), Snow would be renamed Leif Cassidy in March 1996 and team with Marty Jannetty as The New Rockers. Cassidy and the New Rockers met with little success, with the team losing to the Smoking Gunns, the Godwinns and the Bodydonnas.
Finally, in 1997, Snow went to ECW as part of talent exchange between the WWE and ECW. Although Snow met with little success at first (submitting to Taz at Born to Be Wild in August 1997), that began to change when Snow began talking to himself, as if he was having a nervous breakdown. And with the arrival of Head, a plastic mannequin head, it was all uphill from there. By the end of 1997, Snow was finally regaining his winning ways, defeating Paul Diamond, Amish Roadkill and Tracey Smothers.
Shortly after defeating ECW Champion Shane Douglas in a tag match (Snow was partnered with Lance Storm), Douglas with Chris Candido, Snow was given a shot at Douglas's title. The match was at Wrestlepalooza '98. Snow lost the match but was headed back to the WWE.
Of course, it wasn't easy for Snow. Jerry Lawler tried to block Al's return, appointing himself referee during a match pitting Snow and Head against Too Cool, ensuring that Snow lost and was banished, temporarily, from WWE. But Snow persevered and a few months later, was even entered in the WWE title tournament at the 1998 Survivor Series. Snow defeated Jeff Jarrett but lost to Mankind.
Snow would team with Scorpio, the Blue Meanie, Bob Holly and Gillberg to form the J.O.B. Squad. The Squad would feud with the Brood for the rest of 1998 but, with Scorpio and Gillberg departing WWE, Snow and Holly began to feud over the Hardcore Championship and the Squad was no more.
Head would also depart, replaced by a small dog named Pepper. By the summer, Snow would tangle with the Big Boss Man after the Boss Man fed the remains of Pepper to Snow, leading to the infamous Kennel From Hell bout at Unforgiven '99.
Although Snow would gain no small amount of infamy from the Kennel match, he would also gain some unwanted fame when, in November 1999, Walmart pulled the Al Snow doll from their shelves over complaints that because the package contained a minature reproduction of Head, customers complained that it made light of violence towards women.
No matter how many times Mick Foley made jokes at his expense in his bestselling book Have A Nice Day, Snow still teamed with him and defeated the Hollys to become WWF Tag Team Champions in November 1999. Snow later teamed with Steve Blackman to form the funny but not too successful "Head Cheese" team. Snow, temporarily, turned heel after beating up their mascot, Cheesy McCheeserton, after losing to Test and Albert at Wrestlemania 2000.
In August 2000, Snow would defeat Perry Saturn to win the European Championship and would proceed to "represent" Europe, wearing a costume from a different European country before losing the belt to William Regal. Regal would also win the role of WWE Commissioner, which Snow had campaigned for after Mick Foley had been "fired" by Vince McMahon.
Snow would make less frequent appearances on WWE televison during much of 2001, as he, Tazz, Jacqueline and Tori served as trainers for the WWE's reality series Tough Enough. Snow would return, however, to take over colour commentary duties on Sunday Night Heat, teaming with Jonathan Coachman.
Snow would still compete in WWE, defeating Goldust to regain the Hardcore Championship in March 2002. Snow would also take his Tough Enough charge, Maven, under his wing and the pair would team. Snow would also spend the latter months of 2002, feuding with another former Tough Enough contestant, Chris Nowinski.
Although Snow's WWE career for most of 2003 would see him behind the microphone for Heat and working on Tough Enough, he would work a lot of independent shows, winning the Jersey All-Pro Wrestling title in August 2003 and the USA Pro Heavyweight title in June 2004.
Back in WWE, Snow would turn heel and come to the aid of Jonathan Coachman as the pair battled the Raw commentary team, Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler. During September 2003's Unforgiven pay-per-view, Snow and Coachman defeated Ross and Lawler to win the right to commentate on Raw, but the tenure behind the mics on Monday nights did not last very long.
Snow jumped from Raw to Smackdown! and headed up the fourth edition of Tough Enough. However, with the finale of the latest Tough Enough, Snow disappeared from WWE, heading to the company's Ohio Valley developmental territory to become a full-time trainer. Snow remains at Ohio Valley but continues to work independent dates as well.
While Snow may never have climbed to the heights of, say, a Triple H or even his friend, Mick Foley, but he is helping to train the next generation of superstars, and has helped to introduce several others, including Maven, Nidia and Johnny Nitro to the industry.
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Summer Sunshine in a Winter Wonderland
Every girl has her favorite piece of clothing, a piece that she can wear with everything for everything and that makes her feel at her best! But what do you do when your favorite piece is only suitable for warm weather? Layering!
Layers are always in fashion, the more the merrier! Layering not only makes the outfit suitable for almost any weather conditions, but can also conceal certain body parts and accentuate certain parts you'd like to show off.
This allows the comeback of your favorite summer staples, but is also a very economical attitude – rather than buying new, revive your favorites by wearing them with new layers and accessories.
Rony's favorite piece from summer is a blue and pink-collar cut out romper. To make it suitable for the cold months of winter she wore it over a striped button down blouse and print tights. Rony completed her outfit with leopard print slipper flats, cream and pink bag and neon chain necklaces.
**Tip for mixing prints**: Keep the outfit in the same color palettes or color families so that even if you wear three or more different prints, they will agree with each other rather than clash. Rony did so with her striped blouse, the same color family as her romper and trench, together with print tights that go with her bag.
Vera's favorite summer pieces are an oversized pale pink tunic and a burgundy cotton skirt. To make these items cold-weather ready she put them together with a cream knit sweater, faux fur fluffy cardigan, and light brown tights. To complete the outfit Vera wore brown brogues, black leather bag and an oversized ring pendant chain necklace.
**Tip for mixing colors**: Keep the outfit in similar shades and texture for each color. Vera did so by working up the shade and color scale, from cream to light pink to brown to plum to deep wine red.
A trench is a must during the rainy Israeli winter, so both of us topped the outfit off with our favorite trench coats.
Another great way to bring some summer sunshine into your life is by wearing bright shades of nail polish! Vera chose bright pink and Rony chose bright orange.
We'd love to see how you revive your favorite summer staples, share your outfits on our facebook page, or tweet them to us!!
Photos taken at The Tower plaza, Gindi Tower plaza, and Katznelson Street, Tel Aviv
Lots of kisses and cuddles,


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