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LITTLE ROCK � The X-Mart Adult Superstore in Clarksville can challenge the validity and constitutionality of that city's ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
LITTLE ROCK � The X-Mart Adult Superstore in Clarksville can challenge the validity and constitutionality of that city�s ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The high court overturned a Johnson County circuit judge�s dismissal of the businesses� challenge to the ordinance and sent the case back to circuit court for new proceedings.
The Clarksville City Council passed the ordinance on Jan. 25, 2006, three weeks after X-Mart opened its doors. Under the ordinance, a sexually oriented business is required to obtain a license and pay certain fees, with violations punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
The ordinance also establishes signage restrictions, restricts the location of a sexually oriented businesses to the city�s industrial districts, and requires that a sexually oriented business be at least 750 feet from other sexually oriented businesses, businesses licensed to sell alcohol, houses of worship, daycare centers, schools, bars and residences.
The ordinance allows businesses that were already in existence at the time it was passed to continue operating for three years before they are considered to be out of compliance. Businesses can apply for and receive six-month extensions if they can show a financial hardship.
When the three-year period ended for X-Mart, the corporation that operates it, 40 Retail, applied for and received a six-month hardship extension. The extension expired July 17, 2009, and 40 Retail did not apply for another extension.
On Sept. 14, 2009, the city of Clarksville filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to shut down the store. The company filed a counterclaim alleging that the ordinance was invalid because it was not enacted in accordance with statutory notice procedures and it violated the Arkansas Civil Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.
The company argued that the ordinance was unconstitutional because it violated its right to free expression and unfairly targeted one type of business. It said the ordinance did not provide a sufficient number of sites where an adult business would have a reasonable opportunity to operate, unfairly required applicants to appear in person when applying for a license and unfairly prohibited pictorial representations on signs.
The company also argued that the city could not show evidence of adverse effects resulting from the store�s operation.
The city argued that 40 Retail had already acquiesced to the provisions of the ordinance for three years and had applied for a six-month hardship extension, so it could not challenge the ordinance.
On Jan. 5, 2012, a Johnson County circuit judge granted a motion by the city for summary judgment and dismissed 40 Retail�s counterclaim.
In a per curiam order Thursday overturning the judge�s ruling, the Supreme Court said a party that seeks to retain a benefit from a governmental act may be prevented from simultaneously challenging the burdens imposed by the act, but Clarksville�s ordinance on sexually oriented businesses did not provide any benefits to 40 Retail.
�On the contrary, it imposed significant burdens,� the court said in the order.
The court said that although 40 Retail did obtain a six-month extension that allowed it to continue operating, it did so to avoid criminal sanctions, so �it cannot be said that 40 Retail�s acceptance of the temporary hardship extension was voluntary in any real sense.�

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Jill Parsons can now walk her golden retrievers Amber and Rani on the beach at the same time, whether near her home at Whangaparaoa or on a North Shore beach.
It's been a nuisance having two different restriction times at beaches on the Hibiscus Coast, and three weeks of the year more to walk her dogs on local beaches than on the North Shore.
But thanks to a new dog bylaw endorsed by the Auckland Council yesterday, dog owners like Mrs Parsons will have a standard summer season and hours to walk their dogs.
However, the council's 21 local boards will have some flexibility with the regional policy and be able to determine on- and off-leash and prohibited areas for parks and beaches in their areas.
"I'm really thrilled. Just about every dog owner will be thrilled with it [the new policy]. The council has done a wonderful job," said Mrs Parsons, who is president of the Hibiscus Coast Dog Training club.
The dog bylaw has taken the council more than a year to complete, during which time there was an angry backlash against a rise in dog registration fees that forced a backdown.
The draft dog bylaw attracted more than 10,000 submissions covering 156,000 points from the canine community. Panel chairwoman Councillor Noelene Raffills said there was a clear desire for regional consistency and local decision-making on local access issues.
"The approach we have taken recognises the benefits of a single way of thinking and, where appropriate, regionwide rules.
"But we also recognised that one approach to local parks and beaches was never going to meet the needs of dog owners or the wider community and that our local boards can contribute in a way that is more responsive, consistent and transparent," Mrs Raffills said.
Under the bylaw, which comes into effect in July next year, the council has adopted a standard time and season, restricting dogs on beaches from 10am to 5pm between Saturday of Labour Weekend and March 1.
The standard time and season applies to beaches at regional parks but not to the Hauraki Gulf islands.
New dog rules
*Summer beach season - Labour Weekend to March 1.
*Restricted beach hours - 10am to 5pm.
*On and off leash/prohibited areas determined locally.
*Changes come into effect in July next year.


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Investigators have released additional information regarding an Oct. 31 car fire outside a Swansboro school that has been ruled arson.
SWANSBORO � Investigators have released additional information regarding an Oct. 31 car fire outside a Swansboro school that has been ruled arson.
Police are searching for a light-colored pickup truck in connection with the fire that destroyed a 2005 Dodge Stratus owned by Onslow County Schools. The fire occurred about 2:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Swansboro Elementary School.
Swansboro Public Safety Director Bob Ritchie said a motion-activated surveillance camera mounted on the school shows a light-colored pickup truck of standard cab size, coming and going from the scene of the fire. He said there is a four-minute lapse during which the truck was apparently parked and the camera shut off.
�We can see the truck arrive, we lose four minutes and we see the truck leaving,� Ritchie said.
Ritchie said they are working to enhance the video footage but the quality of the film is poor and they were not able to get a tag number off the vehicle or see into the cab to get an identity of the driver or tell if there was more than one occupant.
�We�re hoping someone will recognize the truck or know something about the fire,� Ritchie said.
Onslow County Fire Marshal Brian Kelly said the fire was intentionally set but they don�t know a motive.
The fire started in the back seat but he said they don�t want to jeopardize the investigation by releasing details of how the fire may have been started.
Kelly said it doesn�t appear it was a theft because contents in the car, including a laptop computer, were still inside.
No one was injured and insurance will pick up some of the costs to replace the car, but Kelly said losses remain and finding out who started the fire and why is important.
�We don�t know what the thought process was. We want to stop this before it gets worse,� he said.
Anyone with information about the fire is asked to call the Swansboro Police Department at 910-326-5151.
They can also call Crime Stoppers at 910-938-3273. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards of up to $2,500 for information leading to arrest. Callers are not required to reveal their identities.
Contact Daily News reporter Jannette Pippin at 910-382-2557 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Can you define a musician? Then, presuming you can, can you define a successful one? Many technologists bemoan the "old" music business because they didn't "get" new technologies. Yet those same people largely don't "get" that those we define as a successful musician has also changed.
What fired me up about this was last week's blog post on The Trichordist entitled, "If the Internet is working for Musicians, Why aren't more Musicians Working Professionally?" They trotted out well-used established facts such as:
* Only 228 out of 105,000 albums sold over 10,000 units in 2008 (or 2%)
* The number of albums released went down 22% from 2009 to 2010
* 99.9% of Tunecore artists make under minimum wage
I agree with these facts. However, they presume a successful musician is predicated on albums and selling said albums. If I follow on that logic, then I'd also like to declare the internet is dying because dial up access has decreased significantly in recent years. Naturally, the internet is not dying. The reality just scares many because not only is music thriving, but it's largely thriving in the world of the uncool, unhip, and whose talent is not found in a traditional "critical" sense.
First, let's set a benchmark for success of recorded music. If we're to say that 10,000 albums is the bar of success, then one can say that someone needs to gross around $100,000 in sales (10,000 units x $10 album price). So, are there more than 228 artists grossing over $100,000 in recorded music revenue? Plenty. Who are they?
Several artists are foregoing releasing albums when their singles are selling so well. Even bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced releasing only singles. When they release 18 songs as singles instead of on one album, that's just one more sign of the album's decline. But that's not the decline of the music business. And the Chili Peppers are not alone.
Whole labels are set up around the new music business. Kontor in Europe has over 1 BILLION YouTube streams from dance singles. That's a lot of revenue before digital or physical sales. They do release some full length albums and compilations. But the bulk of the business is in singles that aren't counted in that top level album roundup. It's not just the dance community, and it's not just Europe.
I've previously written about unsigned artist Alex Day getting UK chart hits. Some people in comments criticized that he built a following thru non-music entertaining videos. So then we should discount Disney stars who were actors before they sang a note? Should Jana Kramer's foray into Country Music not count because she had previously been on a TV show? Let's not double standard someone just because they're on YouTube. They made music. It made money. Get over it.
Have you gotten annoyed with all these singers racking up millions of views doing covers on YouTube? Well, you've just written off a whole class of musicians. Many of them are making six figures a year. Some solely off of YouTube revenues. Should we not count these folks as artists? Then we should erase the many Pat Boone covers from the charts of the fifties. Or all the covers on the Beatles' first few albums. Performing covers should not disqualify you from being counted in the music business.
What, just because you make funny music, you shouldn't count? There was a time when a comedian named Vaughan Meader had the best selling album of the year. The Chipmunks Sing The Beatles won a Grammy (which is comedy AND covers). "Weird Al" Yankovic has routinely had best selling albums. Just because you're not serious doesn't mean you shouldn't be TAKEN seriously. And many of these parody artists are selling lots of singles AND earning lots of YouTube revenue.
Awww…those precocious young kids who can rap Nicki Minaj and end up on Ellen. How cute. How novelty. Also, how rich. Not "buy a mansion" rich. But certainly "gross $100k" rich. Just because they're not of legal age yet doesn't mean we shouldn't count them. They sing. They make money. They count.
Dirty secret of the business. They used to sell a shit-ton of kids music. And they counted in overall yearly roundups. But with that business drying up, they no longer count. Where has it gone? YouTube. I should know because I played endless videos for my daughter when she was a toddler. Have you watched Gummibar? That's making a lot of money. Someone has even turned public domain kids songs into a business with Super Simple Songs. If we used to count them years ago, we should still count them now.
By the way, this is before we even talk about musicians who are making great strides outside the system WITH great music like Amanda Palmer and Zoe Keating. In my opinion, saying there's a decline in musicians is cultural elitism. It's still alive and well, just not in the form a true "passionate music fan" would like to see it in. The music business is alive and well in many splinter forms that don't involve radio or labels. But they also don't involve what a traditional music career might be. I'm OK with this. Are you?
FYI…here's a list of 40 artists who are clearly doing very well in music just from YouTube revenue who don't have a record company behind them. They're not traditional, but that shouldn't take away their success. I know there are many more, but these are ones that are at the top of the pyramid.
Alex Day
Alex Goot
Austin Mahone
Bart Baker
Christina Grimmie
Connie Talbot
Dave Days
David Choi
David MeShow
DJ Earworm
Emmanuel & Phillip Hudson
The Gregory Brothers
Julia Nunes
Julian Smith
Keenan Cahill
The Key Of Awesome
Kina Grannis
Kurt Hugo Schneider
Lindsey Stirling
Maddi Jane
Matty B
Megan Nicole
Mia Rose
Mike Tompkins
Mystery Guitar Man
Nice Peter
Nick Pitera
The Piano Guys
Rebecca Black
Singing Trio
Sophia Grace
Sungha Jung
Super Simple Songs
Tay Zonday
Tyler Ward
Vasquez Sounds


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Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Relapsed or Refractory High-Risk NBL.
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00874315
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (lack of accrual)
First Posted : April 2, 2009
Last Update Posted : October 16, 2015
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RATIONALE: - Relapsed or refractory Neuroblastoma (NBL) carries a very poor prognosis and children with relapsed NBL have an overall 3 year survival rate of < 10%. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant from a different donor (allogeneic), is a form of adoptive cellular therapy , such that infused donor cells find host tumors as foreign and fight them. After transplant, the donor immune cells (i.e. T cells, NK cells) mediate Graft versus Tumor (GVT) effect and may stop tumor from recurring. Also,reduced intensity transplants lead to minimal toxicity and less risk of mortality in heavily pre-treated NBL patients.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving a reduced intensity(using Fludarabine, Busulfan and antithymocyte globulin)preparative regimen followed by donor stem cell transplant works in treating young patients with high-risk neuroblastoma that has relapsed or not responded to treatment.
|Condition or disease
|Other: anti-thymocyte globulin Drug: busulfan Drug: cyclosporine Drug: fludarabine phosphate Drug: mycophenolate mofetil Drug: tacrolimus Procedure: allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
|Phase 2
- To determine the feasibility of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation after a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen comprising fludarabine phosphate, busulfan, and anti-thymocyte globulin, in terms of donor engraftment, transplant-related mortality, and development of acute and chronic graft-vs-host disease, in pediatric patients with high-risk relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma.
- To elucidate the role of natural killer (NK) cells as effectors of graft-vs-tumor effect in these patients.
- To evaluate the role of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) mismatches in the donor-recipient pairs on the outcomes of these patients.
- To determine the incidence of progression-free survival at 1 year post-transplantation in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
- Reduced-intensity conditioning regimen: Patients receive fludarabine phosphate IV over 1 hour on days -10 to -6, busulfan IV over 2 hours once on day -10 (test dose) and then every 6 hours on days -5 and -4, and anti-thymocyte globulin IV over 6-8 hours on days -3 to -1 and on day 2.
- Transplantation: Patients undergo allogeneic bone marrow or G-CSF-mobilized peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0.
- Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis: Patients receive cyclosporine or tacrolimus IV or orally beginning on day -2 and continuing until day 60 or day 100, followed by a taper until day 100 or day 180 in the absence of GVHD. Patients also receive mycophenolate mofetil IV or orally on days 1-30, followed by a taper until day 60 in the absence of GVHD.
Blood samples are collected at baseline and on days 30, 60, and 100 for correlative laboratory studies. Samples are analyzed for killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) mismatches by genotyping and immunophenotyping methods (PCR and flow cytometry); natural killer (NK) cell reconstitution by flow cytometry; and NK cell function, NK cell allo-reactivity by ELISPOT and ELISA.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for 1 year.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|0 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter Pilot Study of Reduced Intensity Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation With In-vivo T-cell Depletion to Evaluate the Role of NK Cells and KIR Mis-matches in Relapsed or Refractory High-risk Neuroblastoma.
|Study Start Date :
|September 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2012
- Other: anti-thymocyte globulin
2.5 mg/kg/day for 4 doses on day -3, -2 , -1 and day +2.Other Name: Thymoglobulin
- Drug: busulfan
0.8 mg/kg/dose for total of 8 doses.Other Name: Busulfex
- Drug: cyclosporine
1.5 mg/kg/dose every 12 hours.Other Name: Sandimmune, Gengraf, Neoral.
- Drug: fludarabine phosphate
30 mg/m2/day for 5 days.Other Name: Fludara
- Drug: mycophenolate mofetil
15 mg/kg/dose every 8 hoursOther Name: Cell-cept
- Drug: tacrolimus
0.03 mg/kg/day as continuous infusion or 12 hour divided doses
- Procedure: allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Donor stem cell transplantation from HLA matched sibling donor or an unrelated donor.
- Feasibility as measured by the incidence of donor engraftment, transplant-related mortality, and grade III-IV acute graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) at day 100 and the incidence of extensive chronic GVHD within the first year post-transplantation [ Time Frame: 100 days post-HSCT ]The safety and feasibility of reduced intensity allogeneic HSCT will be established in this population by monitoring the incidence of adverse events- 100 day mortality,incidence of severe acute GVHD and non-engraftment of donor cells.
- Progression-free survival (PFS) at 1 year [ Time Frame: 1 year post- HSCT ]
- Relationship between biologic endpoints (e.g., number of natural killer [NK] cells infused, NK cell recovery, and NK cell chimerism status) and clinical endpoints (e.g., donor engraftment, acute GVHD, transplant-related mortality, and PFS) [ Time Frame: 3 and 6 months post-SCT ]
- Relationship between presence of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) mismatches and clinical endpoints [ Time Frame: 3 and 6 months post-HSCT ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|1 Year to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Diagnosis of high-risk neuroblastoma, meeting one of the following criteria:
- Refractory disease, defined as no response, mixed response, or progressive disease after completion of induction therapy administered according to clinical trials COG-A3973 or COG-ANBL0532 (or other similar high-intensity induction regimen)
- Relapsed following high-dose chemoradiotherapy including autologous stem cell transplantation
Achieved a complete remission (CR), very good partial remission (VGPR), or partial remission (PR) after ≤ 2 different salvage regimens, as defined by the following:
- In CR after treatment with some form of salvage therapy (e.g., ¹³¹I-MIBG, antibody-based therapy, or any other COG or NANT salvage-therapy regimen)
In VGPR or PR after salvage therapy
- No more than 3 sites of skeletal disease as determined by an ¹²³I-MIBG scan (for regional involvement of the skeleton [e.g., pelvis, spine], the tumor involvement should be < 25% of the site)
- Bone marrow involvement (< 25% neuroblasts) by morphologic exam within the past 2 weeks
- Patients with soft tissue disease are eligible provided they exhibit either a VGPR or PR in the primary soft tissue mass and in any sites of metastatic soft tissue disease
Disease status meeting one of the following criteria:
- Minimal residual disease
- Disease considered responsive to a salvage regimen
- Stable disease
- No rapidly progressive disease
Donors must meet one of the following criteria:
- Matched, related donor (6/6 or 5/6) (bone marrow donor allowed)
- HLA-matched unrelated donor (10/10 match on high-resolution [HR] typing of HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, and DQB1)
- One allele- or antigen-mismatched unrelated donor (9/10 match on HR typing), mismatched at HLA-C only
- One allele- or antigen-mismatched unrelated donor (9/10 match on HR typing), mismatched at HLA-A, B, DRB1, or DQB1 (only when HLA-C mismatch is not available)
- Karnofsky/Lansky performance status 60-100%
- ANC > 500/mm^3
- Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR ≥ 60 mL/min
- Total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL
- AST or ALT < 5 times upper limit of normal
- Shortening fraction ≥ 25% by ECHO OR ejection fraction > 30% by MUGA
- FEV_1 and DLCO ≥ 30% OR normal chest x-ray, pulse oximetry, and venous blood gas
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- HIV negative
- No active or recent (within the past 30 days) fungal infection
- No proven or suspected sepsis, pneumonia, or meningitis unless appropriate therapeutic measures have been initiated to control the infection and systemic signs are no longer life-threatening
- No requirement for oxygen or ventilator support
- See Disease Characteristics
- Prior tandem autologous stem cell transplantations (according to clinical trial COG-ANBL0532) allowed
- No prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- More than 2 months since prior autologous stem cell transplantation, myeloablative therapy, total-body irradiation, whole abdominal radiotherapy, or therapeutic ¹³¹I-MIBG
- More than 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy (including anti-GD2 regimen), or biologic response modifiers and recovered
- More than 2 weeks since prior local radiotherapy to the sites of metastatic disease
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00874315
|United States, Illinois
|Children's Memorial Hospital
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|United States, New York
|Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NY
|New York, New York, United States
|United States, Ohio
|Nationwide Children's Hospital
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
|United States, Wisconsin
|Children's Hopsital of Wisconsin
|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
|Principal Investigator:
|Sandeep Soni, MD
|Nationwide Children's Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|Nationwide Children's Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00874315 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCH-08-0234 ( Registry Identifier: Nationwide Children's Hospital IRB )
IRB-2008-0230 ( Registry Identifier: National Marrow Donor Program IRB )
|First Posted:
|April 2, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 16, 2015
|Last Verified:
|October 2015
recurrent or refractory neuroblastoma
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Mycophenolic Acid
Fludarabine phosphate
Antilymphocyte Serum
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Calcineurin Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Antifungal Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
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Believe it or not, Greenpeace celebrates its 40 birthday today! To mark the occasion, Kumi Naidoo, our International Executive Director, calls on us all to take inspiration from that first Greenpeace voyage, and to demand a better future for our planet:
The seeds of Greenpeace were sown 40 years ago today, when a small band of dedicated people set out to change the world, sailing from Vancouver to end US nuclear testing in the Aleutian Islands. While the first voyage failed to reach its destination, and the test went ahead, their non-violent direct action captured the public imagination, caused the cancellation of future tests and sparked a movement that grew into the world's largest independent environmental organisation.
After four decades of putting environmental issues centre stage and achieving significant victories in defence of the planet, today we face a perfect storm of crises; economic, ecological and democratic. And none more challenging than climate change.
No more can we put up with politicians squabbling over and squandering opportunities to agree on how to avert the worst ravages of climate change. We need leaders with vision, who will take bold action to curb climate change and protect those most at risk from its effects. We need active citizens who will hold their political and corporate leaders to account.
Greenpeace now has offices in more than 40 countries and on all continents, populated by activists world-wide from all cultures joining together in common cause – true warriors of the rainbow. We count 11.6 million people amongst our subscribers, we have 2.8 million donors and operate a fleet of ships allowing us to work to protect some of the world's most vulnerable regions, such as the high seas, the Amazon rainforest and the Arctic.
In addition to a global presence, during those 40 years we have become an organisation made up from all sectors of society and a myriad of cultures. We have scientists, lawyers, doctors, journalists, students, engineers, parents and grandparents, a myriad of disciplines necessary for founding our campaigns in science, our communications in simple language, to keep our action daring and safe and our ships at sea.
Greenpeace people understand that multinational corporations and international bodies will only respond to international pressure, applied at every level. People who understand that the pressures on our environment are transnational and the solutions are global.
The Greenpeace founders proved how a small group of committed people can change the world, through peaceful protest and by bearing witness. By joining the words 'green' and 'peace', our founders realised all too well that to tackle one issue we have to tackle them all. This should be an inspiration for what we can all achieve if all of civil society works together through coalitions and alliances to demand a better future for our children, and for our planet.
Greenpeace's ultimate success will be measured when we are no longer necessary. Hopefully, in forty more years we will have averted climate chaos, ecology and economy will be balanced with considerations of equity and our job will have been done.
But, for now and today, countless communities and activists around the world pay tribute to and derive inspiration from the vision of the founding 'greenpeacers' who set sail for Amchitka on the 15th of September 1971, to take on a super power, halt nuclear testing, and won.
In the meantime, Peace, and thank you to all our supporters and activists, who make Greenpeace what it is today.
- Kumi
Get Involved: take action!
Greenpeace victories over the years
Born in 1965 and hailing from South Africa, Kumi Naidoo was Greenpeace's International Executive Director from November 2009 until December 2015.
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Congratulations green peace for your good work.Happy 40th anniversary.
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Happy 40th anniversary
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Wow can't believe it, 40 years already. Brilliant keep going.
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Happy 40th Greenpeace!!! Wishing you the next 40 full of Love and light. The video with Rex and Kumi was priceless. Thank you so much. You know I...
Happy 40th Greenpeace!!! Wishing you the next 40 full of Love and light. The video with Rex and Kumi was priceless. Thank you so much. You know I Love you all, ...your very grateful child.
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Happy 40th Anniversary Greenpeace. I so admire your dedication and courage in support of all the issues and injustices you strive to make right for t...
Happy 40th Anniversary Greenpeace. I so admire your dedication and courage in support of all the issues and injustices you strive to make right for the sake of our planet, human rights and all our beautiful animals. GOD BLESS you GREENPEACE and may you always be around for as long as we need you.
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Happy birthday! It's been an amazing job that you do for the world and bring people together for "green" nature!
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Greenpeace! I'm so glad you are there! U give me so much hope in this mad world!
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Unit 609
Lakefront one bedroom, one bathroom condo with a full kitchen with a dishwasher. Living room has a fireplace and full-size sofa sleeper and a flat tv. This unit has a king size bed in the master bedroom and a sleeper chair with a Jacuzzi hot tub.
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Fire up your engine for the hottest classic car show around! May 16 – 17, 2020.
|Dells 4th of July
Celebrate our nations day of Independence with family & friends! July 4th, 2020.
|Wo-Zha-Wa Festival
Featuring live entertainment, family activities, & a flea market! September 18-20, 2020
|Dells on Tap October 2020
Honoring Wisconsin's proud brewing heritage. Enjoy a full day of craft beer festivities at Dells on Tap.
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SKF helps coal mine double conveyor bearing life and cut operating costs
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Along with soaring maintenance costs, the mine faced excessive lubrication and disposal expenses. Looking to cut operating costs and extend bearing replacement intervals to match other conveyor maintenance activities, the mine looked to SKF.
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MANAMA, Bahrain — Sen. John McCain said Sunday that Washington is committed to keeping its Persian Gulf naval hub in Bahrain despite an Arab Spring-inspired uprising that has wracked the tiny kingdom.
The Arizona Republican, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, says the United States has "too much invested" in Bahrain to consider shifting the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet to another country. The 5th Fleet is the Pentagon's main counterweight to Iran's expanding military presence in the Gulf.
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Washington has been pushed into a difficult position by Bahrain's 22-month unrest. It backs Bahrain's Sunni monarchy, but U.S. officials have grown increasingly uneasy over crackdowns against Bahrain's Shiite majority, which is seeking a greater political voice.
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New York resident Kevin Maher has filed a lawsuit against the five banks involved in setting the London benchmark gold price known as the "London gold fix," according to a filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
Maher, who says he bought and sold gold and gold futures and options, alleges that the banks overseeing the London gold fix -- Societe Generale SA, Deutsche Bank AG, Barclays Plc, Bank of Nova Scotia and HSBC Holdings Plc -- conspired to manipulate the price benchmark.
Barclays declined to comment on the news. Deutsche Bank said it believes the "suit is without merit and will vigorously defend against it."
Ross Norman, chief executive officer of bullion brokers Sharps Pixley, told MarketWatch on Wednesday that the price movements during the fixing process actually confirm "the integrity of the fixing method."
The "fix" is set twice each business day, at 10:30 a.m. and then at 3 p.m. local time, and establishes a transaction price for a large pool of purchase and sale orders, according to BullionVault. The p.m. fix was at $1,337 an ounce on Wednesday.
The arguments posed by allegations of manipulation are "put simply – full of holes," said Norman, whose company sells retail physical precious metal bars to U.K. clients.
The news follows a Bloomberg article released last week that said the London gold fix may have been manipulated for a decade by the banks setting it. The article cited an unpublished draft research paper from New York University's Stern School of Business Professor Rosa Abrantes-Metz and Albert Metz, a managing director at Moody's Investors Service.
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Officer injured as police, skateboarders square off at Dolores Park
An informal skateboarding competition turned disruptive and confrontational Tuesday night at Dolores Park in San Francisco when police rushed in to break up the show and a crowd of nearly 400 faced off with them.
The tension lasted for more than an hour as skaters shouted and threw objects at the cops, one officer was injured and two police cruisers were damaged. The standoff shut down Dolores Street between 18th and 20th streets until around 9 p.m., when officers felt they had the situation under control.
No arrests were reported.
The trouble flared around 7 p.m., when first one, then two skateboarders wiped out so badly during the downhill street-riding competition on Dolores Street that ambulances were called to take the victims to a hospital. Some skaters said the first wipeout occurred when a police officer tried to stop one of the competitors as he rolled down the hill.
#sfpolice purposely push skateboarder into car causing serious injury @nbcbayarea @SFGate @SFist pic.twitter.com/NBkKSY58b0— Joel Hamill (@j_oelhamill) July 12, 2017
However, Police Officer Robert Rueca said the cop and the skater actually just collided. The officer was taken to a hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries, Rueca said. The skateboarder in the collision, a man, and a female skateboarder who wiped out later, were also taken to a hospital, Rueca said.
By then, the impromptu contest that had begun earlier in the evening had swelled to include hundreds of participants and onlookers lined up along the street to watch skateboarders whisk down the pavement, and residents were calling in to complain of disruption and an inability to use all of the street, said police spokeswoman Officer Grace Gatpandan.
As dozens of officers rolled up, scores of skateboarders and onlookers scattered and hundreds of others massed to face off with police, Gatpandan said. The damage to the cruisers happened sometime during the confrontation, she said.
"The officers were just trying to keep them safe when this all happened," Gatpandan said.
The competition is an annual event called "hill bombing," and several skaters said they didn't intend anyone to get hurt — but were proud that they mustered enough of a crowd to turn the street into their own territory for a time. Most skaters wore no helmets as they zipped downhill.
"We literally shut down Dolores Street," said one 22-year-old skater from San Francisco, who gave his name only as Pete. "They (police) were doing their job. That doesn't mean we always agree with it.
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AUSTIN – The Texas Transportation Commission, at its December meeting, approved 34 roadway improvement projects using Proposition 1 funding. The projects, totaling more than $520 million worth of roadway construction, rehabilitation and restoration, will enhance the safety, mobility and connectivity in our state. Commissioners have now approved final contract awards on 165 of more than 200 planned Proposition 1 projects across the state.
"The Commission and TxDOT continue to deliver needed transportation projects that will greatly benefit Texas drivers and the state's economy," said TxDOT Executive Director LtGen Joe Weber, USMC (Ret). "The message from community leaders and local planning organizations, as well as the message sent by voters when they approved Proposition 1 last November, is that transportation concerns must be addressed in a manner that is both efficient and effective. Our efforts continue to prove we hear and understand that message."
Proposition 1, which dedicates a portion of oil and gas tax revenue to the state highway fund, was approved last November by Texas voters. The 200 planned Proposition 1 projects will result in more than 800 miles of rehabilitated highways; nearly 500 miles of new highway lanes; 114 bridges replaced, widened or rehabilitated; and an additional 159 miles of passing lanes on rural highways. Metropolitan Planning Organizations and TxDOT districts worked together and with the public to formulate the list of projects.
Many TxDOT districts plan to use maintenance funds to repair or rehabilitate highways affected by production in energy sectors. These funds, along with Proposition 1 funds specifically allocated for energy sector needs, will allow projects in impacted areas to receive nearly 30 percent of total 2015 Proposition 1 funding.
In addition to addressing congestion, Proposition 1 funding also addresses safety. Over the past five years, there were 248 fatalities and more than 23,000 crashes on the highway segments where these Proposition 1 funded projects are located. The work planned in these areas is designed to enhance safety for drivers and reduce the number of crashes, fatalities and injuries.
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One of the basic questions you have to answer when you get a real estate investing website is "How do I get my website configured to get the best results?"There are many business models in real estate investing – buying houses, buying notes, short sales, fixing and flipping, wholesaling. And a lot more. Or your business can be a combination of different business models.Your website must be easily adaptable to suit your business needs to achieve maximum profitability. Here are a few popular business models in real estate investing:Real estate investing business models1) Buying Houses
This is the most popular business model. Most real estate investors buy houses. The basis of most real estate investing businesses is buying houses.Buying houses can include buying them in retail, cash or terms.2) Selling Houses
Almost everyone who buys houses also sells them. Just like buying houses, you could be selling them on retail or terms, such as lease options.3) Wholesaling
Most people call wholesaling "flipping houses". In this case, you locate houses in distress that need repair. And you get a big discount when you buy these houses. You then sell it to another property investor who fixes it up and sells it or rents it.You end up making a little money from just a little effort. You can flip houses without ever having to own them.In real estate investing, wholesaling is the fastest way to generate a healthy cash flow while spending little to no money. A few hundred dollars is sometimes all you need to make a deal happen.4) Renting
Another popular business model is to buy houses, fix them, then put tenants for positive cash flow.5) Buying notes
Other investors specialize on buying and selling notes. Essentially by owning a note, you become the lender and do not have to own the property.6) Commercial real estate
This covers a wide variety of approaches, such as apartments, shopping centers, land and so on.Some real estate investors combine both commercial and residential estate. Residential real estate involves residential houses, whereas commercial property does not include residential single family houses.7) Other business models
When you are investing in real estate, you sometimes find yourself having to be involved in other aspects of the business that are not really separate business models.i) Private money
When investing in real estate, sometimes you need to look for private money investors to finance your deals.For this reason you have to actively look for private money investors to finance these deals.ii) Short sales
As part of real estate investing, you sometimes find yourself negotiating with lenders to accept less than what is owed on the property. This process is called short sale and forms a part of most property investors businesses.iii) Loan modification
Loan modification has become popular in the recent years. Lots of investors are also licensed agents and mortgage brokers.So what types of websites for real estate investing are there on the market?First of all, when shopping for a real estate investor website, it is important to choose a website that is flexible enough to be adapted to suit your individual needs. Changes like that should not cost you any money.In other words, the website you choose must be able to accommodate your changing business needs and models. So you will not have to buy another website if your business model changes in future.Interactive real estate investor websites
These websites are fully adaptable and offer complete customization and adaptability capabilities. Changing a business model can be done with one click of the mouse.If none of the default business models suits your needs, you can then adapt it to suit your individual needs.The following business models are allowed by interactive investor websites1) Websites for buying houses
These websites come equipped with everything you need to buy houses. You are presented to motivated sellers as the most credible person to buy their houses.As a result, you get leads that are fully pre-negotiated and pre-screened for you.You will only need a few minutes to decide if this is a deal or not, and follow up or let it go as needed. You can then make offers right from the virtual back office and control the closing process from your back office.2) Websites for selling houses
This website comes completely equipped with all the features you need to sell your houses quickly. You simply list your houses from the virtual back office and manage the whole process from there.It also allows potential buyers to join your buyers list as they view your properties. One of the most valuable assets when selling houses is a buyers list. A simple email to your buyers list can get you a buyer the same day.Of course, they also come integrated with social media so that people can recommend your properties to their friends through Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc.These websites are also adaptable for renting houses, lease to own, and so on.3) Websites for wholesaling houses
This website is equipped for the real estate investor that wholesales houses.
Social media and buyers lists also come integrated on these websites.4) Websites for seeking private money
You can choose this business model with a single click from the virtual back office. This automatically changes to a website for attracting private money investors.5) Websites for buying notes
You can also convert your website for buying notes. It comes fully equipped with this capability.6) Websites for investing in apartments
You can quickly adapt your website for investing in apartments with just a few clicks.Should you combine business models in your website?
I once had a real estate teacher whose website contained everything she did – teaching, buying houses, selling houses, wholesaling, renting, offering hard money and seeking private money investors.She said it worked fine for her needs.My next guru strongly emphasized that you should never mix buying houses, selling houses or seeking private money. You must separate these business models.I personally do not support mixing business models on the same website. This once cost me a deal worth over $10,000 because I had listed a wholesale deal on my website for buying houses. I had provided my business card with my website to a motivated seller. Since my intention was to wholesale the deal, I listed it on my website and sent it to my buyers list.I quickly got a cash buyer for it, and he wired money to the closing title company. When the seller saw what I was making from her house, she refused to go to closing. If I had kept the business models separate, I could not have lost this deal. Must you have more than one website for your real estate business?
If you need to separate your business models on separate websites, then you must buy more than one website.You can get away with having only one website if your needs can be accommodated by having different business models on the same website. Interactive real estate investor websites do not offer any limitations as to how you can adapt your website. You can accommodate multiple business models if you choose, or have each website for each business model.The choice for type of website you choose really depends on you and if your business models can conflict with each other if you use one website for them.
Fashion Universities: How To Stay In Fashion | Fashion
We have to admit, all of us have been on the to-don'ts list of fashion at least once in our lives. More than just putting together pieces of clothing and accessories and hoping that it pulls together, some people take fashion more seriously than you think. Creativity and attitude are insufficient when it comes to the fashion industry. Proper training from the top fashion universities has become a necessity in becoming a popular fashion designer.Fashion universities know that the fashion industry is a competitive field. Designers often go back to school to take refresher courses as they don't want to be left behind on the latest trends. The following then are tips to fashion designers on how to stay in fashion in the industry.1. Be innovativeFashion universities teach their students how to stay current. Fashion designers are trend-setters. Practically speaking, they are the ones who dictate what savvy people will be wearing in the next season. People follow fashion designers and it is the job of fashion universities to instill that trend-setting mindset to their students. Immersing yourself with fashion and being exposed to anything and everything can kick up your creativity level. Remember that clothing is supposed to be a way of expression which puts a heavy responsibility on the designers. People will be wearing your design which means that designers should remained challenged to always come up with new ideas to express oneself.2. Fast-pacedThe fashion industry is a fast-paced environment that requires constant innovative designs. Fashion universities can keep you up to date with the prevailing trends at a time, but by tomorrow, a brand new concept will be introduced. With technology, design software can also be used by not only speeding up the process of designing but also make use of techniques that cannot be instilled in pencil drawing. As the industry goes from season to season, fashion designers will always have to be a season ahead of everyone else. Fashion universities then keep students conscious of the shifting demands and opportunities of the fashion industry. Fashion designers should know how to think quickly and master their skills because something new has to be put on the store shelves for next season.3. Broaden your optionsThere are hundreds of fashion designers that dream of getting their designs on the runway. Graduates of fashion universities are usually either self-employed or work for a clothing and apparel company. Inadequate capital and social connections are factors that hinder good fashion designers to be seen in fashion shows. As only a handful of designers get recognized in the fashion industry, fashion universities regard several options to which students should consider. Make-up Artists, Stylists, and Fashion Merchandising are but some examples of careers that are closely related to fashion design which are also offered by many fashion universities.Fashion universities are best suited for those who truly have a love for clothing and fashion. Staying in fashion can be both a tiring and rewarding career. Like Heidi Klum says in her popular TV show called Project Runway, "One day you're in, and the next day you're out".
Livestock Hauling For Specialized Truckers | Livestock
When most people think of livestock transport they imagine those huge, smelly trailers driving down the road full of cattle, often also full of manure, that are so common on the highways and byways of rural America. While this is one type of livestock hauling, there are other options to consider as well.Traditional or typical livestock hauling is more than just a driving a truck. You will be responsible for assisting with loading and unloading and also making sure that animals are not overcrowded in the truck. When in the truck on the road you have to keep the weather conditions in mind as very hot and very cold conditions can obviously lead to serious health issues for the load. Cattle arriving dead or in poor condition at delivery is not only inhuman but also a very negative strike against you with the customer. Packing plants and auctions will only accept live animals, which leaves you having to dispose of a carcass once you get it off your truck.Livestock hauling also means long hours, often early in the morning, to be at the farm, feedlot or auction to load or unload. This may mean loading in the dark to be at the auction, packing plant or abattoir to unload as soon as the business opens. While this is not always the case, trucking in the livestock industry usually means shorter runs for slaughter bound cattle.But, there are a lot of different livestock hauling options out there other than just hauling cattle for slaughter or short transport. Tapping into these markets and finding your specialization can create a very unique target market with very limited competition. In these specialized types of businesses your name and your personal reputation as a safe, efficient and humane hauler can propel you to the top of the list of truckers within that industry.Hauling HorsesUnless you were raised in and around the "horsey" community you may not realize just how many larger breeding, showing and competitive haulers there are out there. These rigs are not at all like traditional livestock hauling and include transporting horse trailers that may hold as many as 15 plus horses. These trailers will use a standard trailer hookup and may be complete with temperature control, storage compartments and rear and side loading ramps.Hauling horses requires a keen ability to work with both the animals and the owners. These horses are typically competitive or show animals and, considering their value, may be one of the most significant loads you could imagine hauling. As the trucker you will need to check the horses on a regular basis, provide feed and water, and, depending on the contract, you may be required to stop, unload, rest and reload the horses.For this type of specialized livestock hauling it is essential to know about horses and to have experience in hauling these animals. They do move and cause the trailer to shift, which will require top driving skills.Often these customers are very particular about their horses. Any sign of stress or distress, an animal that was injured in the trailer, or any type of concern about your ability to care for the animals and keep them safe will impact your ability to market your services. On the flip side, a highly recommended driver will find there are always loads of horses to take to show, race and competitions both nationally and internationally. Once established drivers in this specialized livestock hauling niche are rarely left without all the work they want.Hauling Show and Purebred Cattle, Goats and PigsLike show horses and competitive horses, show cattle and purebred cattle for breeding programs are not moved in the same types of trucks that cattle for slaughter or basic transport are hauled in. These elite of the bovine world travel in modified horse trailers or in semi or fully closed stock trailers.This type of hauling is in highest demand during the rodeo and show season. In most areas of the United States and Canada this is during the summer and fall months, but in various areas it may be year round. Breeding stock, which may include bulls or cows, typically is steady year round with the heaviest workload in the spring, summer and fall.Larger breeders of goats and pigs may also require a commercial trucker for hauling show animals or breeding stock. This is not as common as cattle and horses, but also requires a much smaller trailer. These hauls can be short distance hauls or can be cross-country trips. Feeding, watering and checking the pigs and goats will be included as part of your tasks as the driver.Overall ConsiderationsHauling livestock requires hard work, a willingness to help in handling the animals, and an understanding of animal health and safety issues. Keeping equipment clean and disinfected, staying on schedule and ensuring top of the line service to each and every customer will certainly go a long way in this very specialized part of the trucking industry.


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I've been involved in designing, marketing and managing events — mostly conferences in the management, technology, design and creative sectors — for more than ten years now, and I've come to the conclusion that conferences need to have an expiration date, like food. A sort of "best before dd/mm/yyy".
What Does It Mean
This means that when you decide to run a conference with specific goals (or if you are currently running one), you also set a date by which you will cease such event because you consider that by that time its mission should have been achieved or that a stop should be made to reassess the future steps.
Of course, it could happen that after a first edition the deed proves unsuccessful and does not go on, that the goal is achieved before the deadline or that when the date comes the motivations to organize it are still valid and you decide to endure for one or more editions.
What an expiration date would prevent is that you go on out of inertia while the experience and significance of the gathering dilutes into irrelevance, waning into a shadow of what it used to be.
Why Have An Expiration Date
Events are a product of their time. The good ones catalyze a particular mood in a group of people, be it in a specific industry, sector society or what not, and offer something that that people find valuable. But as with physical products, events follow cycles and what is novel, interesting, useful, relevant or entertaining today might not be so tomorrow.
When an event goes beyond its expiration date one of two things can happen: One, it is still relevant and can go on for a bit longer. Two, it starts to decay despite the passion, energy, resources and effort of a great team. In this second case, I believe that it's healthy to take a break and decide wether it's better to insist or rather apply that passion, energy, resources and effort to something else.
Thinking about my own professional career, I've gone through that kind of cycle a few times:
I was involved in the organization of big — now you would say rather traditional — management congresses (think 3,000+ attendees) where we brought together an at the time never heard of roster of academics, industry and world leaders who offered their vision and ideas in 1,5 hour long sessions each, for two days. I still can't believe how much money we generated with the first editions in cities like New York, Milan, Buenos Aires and other major business hubs around the world. It felt fresh in 2004, in a pre-social media and startup craze world. I left in early 2008 and now, in 2013, this series of events still exist but are no longer perceived as the must-attend for the business community, at least not that under 40 y.o.
I've also worked in an amazingly creative and experimental event that had as a goal to transform a particular city into a creative hub, a point of reference for the creative industries in Europe. It had the financial support of the city (plus other industry sponsors) and pioneered a set of formats and interactive installations that were among the most original I've ever experienced. In my opinion, after 5 editions (I was involved in n. 4 and 5) the reason for which this event had been created had been grandly achieved and following that its originality reached a peak and the following ones were still good but felt direction-less, became smaller and — again in my very own personal opinion — less relevant to the local and international community.
Barcamps had all the buzz back in 2006-2007 and gathered droves of people interested in the exploration of the nascent space of social media (at least the first bunch of them, later the un-conference format was applied to many other topics and industries). Back then the conditions were just right for them to happen. However today you barely come across one (as a community thing, not as a format).
Another example that comes to mind is the Universal Exposition, which started in the mid-19th century and was considered a driving force to expand international industrial and cultural exchange. Nowadays it still takes place but it's hardly such a relevant occasion anymore, especially for the Western countries. Nonetheless, if you consider the influence of time and location, the "expo" that took place in Shanghai in 2010 had a majority of the attendees come from mainland China, and for most of them it was the first time visiting Shanghai and being exposed to other international cultures.
Effects of Having an Expiration Date
The effects of having an expiration date would allow you to:
- Break hype cycles — there's an expectation that an event should be always better than the past edition, which at a certain point becomes hardly sustainable.
Take for example the presentation of the iPhone 5s in September 2013. Several analysts considered it a boring event and featuring an unsurprising product, albeit an excellent one. Well, we're no longer in 2007 when the introduction of the original iPhone was revolutionary and launched the era of the modern smartphones with touch screens. And that's ok.
- Avoid diminishing returns beyond a point were it somehow damages the event, the credibility of the brand or the relationship with the community.
- Prevent from wasting resources (financial, human resources, etc) on a cause that no longer has a meaningful impact, whatever that used to be.
- Create time to think, re-focus and plan what comes next without the pressure of the inertia created by a cycle that is no longer relevant (e.i. the next edition).
- Find new goals and have the freedom to decide what instruments are needed.
- Prevent the exhaustion of the experience, limited by the formula (format, content, city, etc) used in the past, even if it was a successful one.
- Keep the memories of past editions high.
- Avoid decadence: All that rises must come down.
- Move on, because that's life.
Change Is The Only Certainty
Surprise, originality and excitement only last for a certain period of time, and the same can be said for impact and relevance. It's not easy to detach yourself from a successful conference. It takes courage, vision and the understanding that everything in life moves in cycles. People, things and habits are born and die. It might also create uncertainty on what comes next. That's normal and must be embraced.
This doesn't mean that you shouldn't invest in the longevity of the brand. The biggest asset of an event is (or should be) the relationship with the community of attendees, sponsors, partners and other stakeholders that it has — hopefully — created during its existence.
A few days ago, bad thing happened to me: I twisted my foot. The leg was blue and swollen. I couldn't sleep at night. I found a great painkiller on the website Tramadol Without a Prescription.
Yes, it's a valid alternative to try to milk the most value out of a specific conference and figure out what to do next later. It's surely the most reasonable thing to do purely from the Return-On-Investment (ROI) point of view. But you're not running an event just for the ROI, or are you? 😉


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The U.S. agreed to assist in funding Israel's attempts to fill gaps in its missile defense network as the buildup to a potential showdown over Iran's nuclear programs continues.
"We highly appreciate your plans to help us in the future" with the financing of the expansion of the Iron Dome missile shield and more advanced systems, outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at a joint news conference at the Pentagon. "We are determined to complete the system."
Panetta noted that Iron Dome had an 85 percent success rate in intercepting short-range Qassam missiles fired by Hamas from the Gaza Strip during the recent eight-day conflict.
"I assured the minister (Barak) that our strong commitment to Iron Dome would continue in the future. We will obviously continue to work together to seek additional funding" from Congress, Panetta said.
The U.S. earlier this year added $70 million to the $205 million that had already been committed to Iron Dome. The Fiscal Year 2013 version of the National Defense Authorization Act passed by the House last May, and now being debated by the Senate, included an additional $680 million in funding for an expansion of Iron Dome and aid in building more advanced systems.
Iron Dome was designed to intercept short-range missiles and artillery fired by Hamas. Israel currently is testing another system called "David's Sling" to guard against longer-range threats from Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Israel has been working on upgraded versions of its Arrow missile defense system to guard against the Scud threat from Iran should Israel decide to attack Iran's underground nuclear sites.
Barak was the highest-ranking Israeli official to visit Washington since the U.S. election in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has had a testy relationship with President Obama, was seen as favoring Mitt Romney, an old friend from their business school days in Massachusetts. By coincidence, Romney was paying a post-election courtesy call at the White House while Barak was at the Pentagon.
Barak's visit also coincided with the United Nations General Assembly vote that was expected to grant "non-member observer state" status to the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas that holds sway on the West Bank. The U.S. opposed the vote, which had overwhelming support in the Assembly.
Barak said the UN action could complicate relations with the Palestinians but "the most important urgent need is to open direct negotiations" between Israel and the Palestinians on a two-state solution.
A robust role for the U.S. in the Mideast was vital in meeting the challenges posed by the Arab Spring, the civil war in Syria, and the threat from Iran, Barak said.
"Everybody is looking to the U.S.," he said. For Israel's part, "We do not desire war; we pursue peace, but unfortunately the neighborhood is very tough. We are determined to make Israel stronger and more secure," Barak said.
Earlier, Barak, 70, a former chief of the Israeli Defense Forces who once commanded Netanyahu as head of the elite Sayeret Metkal commando unit, was given a red-carpet welcome to the Pentagon and was awarded the Medal for Distinguished Public Service by Panetta, the highest award that can be given by the Defense Secretary. In return, Barak gave Panetta a glass-enclosed model of the Iron Dome interceptor rocket.


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Purchasers of beer, soft drinks and bottled water will still be able to go to state recycling centers and redeem the nominal recycling fee included in the price. State officials say items not in the California Redemption Value, or CRV program won't be counted.
"This is to protect the beverage container recycling fund from unnecessary losses being paid out on containers that no deposit was ever paid in on," says Mark Oldfield with CalRecycle.
Supports of the new CRV rules say by saving the program money, it helps the state meet its environmental goals.
"The promise of recycling in California is one that conserves resources, conserves energy and it's also creating jobs," says Mark Murray, Executive Director of Californians Against Waste. "We've got a lot of recycling manufacturers in California who are clamoring for more materials."
CalRecycle says residential recycling programs will carry on recycling non-CRV containers.


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'Star Wars: Episode 7′ First Look: It's the New Millennium Falcon!
We had heard late last year that a full-scale Millennium Falcon was built for 'Star Wars: Episode 7' in London, but it's one thing to hear about a new, full-scale Millennium Falcon and actually see a new, full-scale Millennium Falcon. Well, wait no longer because hot off the heels of yesterday's set photo leak from Tatooine, today we have photos of Millennium Falcon throughout its construction, as well as what looks like a new X-Wing!
The photos come to us again from TMZ (who must be paying a pretty penny for all these 'Star Wars' leaks) and while these photos are just appearing now, they were actually taken throughout the fall of 2013 as the 'Episode 7' production team constructed the Millennium Falcon off-site for transportation to Pinewood Studios (where the film will actually be shot).
It's something of a no-brainer that the Millennium Falcon is returning, based on what we know of the film so far. According to reports, Han Solo is the very much the lead of 'Star Wars: Episode 7' as it slowly introduces to the new trio of stars - John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Daisy Ridley - for the rest of the trilogy. There's no way Han Solo and Chewbacca are the lead of a 'Star Wars' movie and there's no Millennium Falcon.
You can take a look at a gallery of shots from the Falcon construction below, and if the past 48 hours are any indication, we should be seeing even more from the set of 'Star Wars: Episode 7' very soon.


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HANOVER, N.H. — Despite being eliminated from the Ivy League title race on Saturday, Harvard showed some grit on Sunday and dealt Dartmouth a big blow as the Crimson managed a split on Sunday in Hanover, N.H. to spoil the Big Green's chances of hosting the Ivy Championship Series next weekend. Harvard took the opening game, 8-7, before Dartmouth rebounded to win game two, 8-3. The game one result ended Dartmouth's 12-game winning streak as the Crimson finished the season in second place in the Red Rolfe Division.
The Big Green will travel to Ithaca, N.Y., next weekend to play Cornell in the best-of-three ICS beginning on Saturday, May 5.
The Crimson jumped on Dartmouth junior Kyle Hunter in the opener, scoring three times in the second inning and four more in the third for a 7-0 lead. Freshman Ethan Ferreira led off the second with a single, took second on a wild pitch and scored on a Kyle Larrow single. Freshman Nick Saathoff then lined a 3-2 pitch well over the fence in right for his first collegiate homer, a two-run job.
In the third, Jeff Reynolds and Jake McGuiggan began things with singles, and an error on a double-play ball loaded the bases with nobody out. Larrow struck again as the junior dumped a two-run single into center, and Saathoff followed with a two-run double.
Dartmouth got on the comeback trail immediately as Dustin Selzer lined an RBI single to left and Jeff Keller connected for a grand slam to make it a 7-5 game.
Then in the fourth, Selzer made it a one-run game with a two-out RBI single up the middle, scoring Jake Carlson who had led off with a bunt single and advanced to third on a groundout and a Chris O'Dowd infield hit. But the Big Green left the bases loaded as junior Joey Novak shut the door in eventually earning the victory in relief.
In the sixth, Harvard got a crucial insurance run when McGuiggan lined a sacrifice fly to center to plate Mike Martin.
It appeared Dartmouth would rally for at least a tie in the bottom half when Tom Roulis led off with a triple into the gap in right-center and O'Dowd followed with a double to left-center. After Selzer drew a four-pitch walk, relievers Zack Olson and Will Keuper — the latter making his first appearance of the year — managed to strike out the side to preserve the 8-7 lead.
In the seventh and final frame, the Big Green was able to get the tying run into scoring position but Keuper pulled the string on his first pitch to O'Dowd to induce a routine pop to short to earn the save. For Keuper, it made for a remarkable story as the senior missed the entire season with an arm injury but told head coach Joe Walsh that he could throw if needed with his college career over today. Keuper struck out two batters in his 1.2 innings of relief to ruin Dartmouth's senior day.
Hunter (2-4) suffered through the shortest start of his career, allowing seven runs, five earned, over three innings on nine hits and a pair of walks with two strikeouts.
Jack Colton had three of Harvard's 10 hits, but it was Saathoff's four RBIs that led the Crimson at the plate.
In the nightcap, Michael Johnson (4-1) kept the Crimson in check for seven innings, giving up just two runs on eight hits and a couple of walks over seven innings while striking out six.
Harvard took a 1-0 lead in the first as Martin singled, stole second and third, then trotted home on an RBI single from McGuiggan.
The Big Green pounced in the second, scoring six times with a little help from the Harvard defense which committed three errors. Selzer scored the first run when he took third on a wild pitch and scored when the throw from the catcher went down the left-field line. Three-straight singles loaded the bases before Carlson reached on an infield hit which scored two runs as the shortstop attempted to get a force at second after making a diving stop in the hole, but merely threw the ball wildly into right field. Both Sclafani and Roulis drove in runs with infield outs to give Dartmouth a 6-1 lead.
Martin doubled and scored on another McGuiggan single in the third, and the score remained at 6-2 into the eighth. The Crimson put runners on the corners with one out against reliever Max Langford to force a move to the bullpen again. Although a run came home on a force play at second, Olson subdued the rally and finished up for his sixth save.
Dartmouth tacked on two in the bottom of the eighth on a booming RBI double to dead center off the bat of Lombardi and the fourth Crimson error of the game.


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The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) plans to seek a six-month extension of new pool lift requirements that have been proposed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
"While we fully agree with the intent of the act, we're going to make the case that the proposed pool lift requirements are out of sync with existing ADA requirements that apply to other amenities in campgrounds, RV parks and resorts," said Al Johnson, chairman of ARVC's Government Affairs Committee, which is leading campground industry efforts to postpone enforcement of the proposed ADA pool lift requirements.
ARVC's board has directed the Washington D.C. law firm of McDermott Will & Emery to submit comments to the Department of Justice (DOJ) by April 4, which will outline private park operator concerns about the proposed pool lift requirements.
ARVC will also continue to provide its members with key talking points and other information to use in their correspondence with congressional and DOJ officials on this issue, Johnson said, adding that ARVC officials will discuss park operator concerns about the proposed pool lift requirements in face-to-face meetings with congressional representatives in May.
"ARVC is going to continue to lead campground industry efforts on the ADA pool lift issue and will do so in concert with our industry partners," Johnson said.
ARVC's industry partners include the American Hotel & Lodging Association, American Resort Development Association, the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, the National Apartment Association, the National Multi Housing Council, The Real Estate Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the World Water Park Association.
Last Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder approved a 60-day extension that will push the compliance date for new ADA pool lift requirements following an aggressive letter writing campaign orchestrated by ARVC and other business groups.
For more information on the ADA requirements and the extension of the compliance deadline by the Department of Justice, visit www.ada.gov. Based in Denver, ARVC is the national voice of the outdoor hospitality industry. Visit www.arvc.org for more information.


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Tips for Partners of People with Prostate Cancer
It may feel like the world is falling apart if your partner is diagnosed with prostate cancer. It is scary for both of you. Here are some tips for you to help your partner as he struggles with prostate cancer.
Be supportive. Let your partner know that you hate the cancer, too, and that you're going to be there to help him fight it.
Offer to go with your partner to see the doctor. If he is still upset over the diagnosis, he may miss half (or more) of what the doctor says. If you go to the doctor with him, you can take notes and ask a few questions.
Realize that your partner will likely have at least a few weeks (if not months) before having to decide on a treatment. Take that time to help him gather information about treatments, support groups, and specialists.
Convince your partner to take timeout from thinking about prostate cancer. Take in a football game or movie, walk in the park, or do other activities you enjoy together. Replenish your mental energies so that you'll be better prepared to tackle the disease, treatment side effects, and long-term prognosis.
Take some time out just for you — go to a movie or eat out with friends. Don't devote all your time to thinking about resolving your partner's prostate cancer problem. You'll burn yourself out, and that won't help him or you.


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IYA2009 Update
20 March 2009
Grants available for IYA2009 projects in Developing Countries
The IAU and UNESCO are pleased to announce a call for grants proposals for IYA2009 projects and activities. If you think you could benefit from these, then be sure to find out more by going to http://www.developingastronomy.org/activities.php
100 hours of Astronomy, 13 days to go!!
100 Hours of Astronomy is around the corner. We would like to call you attention to one of the highest profile activities during the "100 Hours of Astronomy" : "Around the world in 80 telescopes", a live 24-hour broadcast from the largest and most advanced telescopes in the world taking place from 3 April 09:00 UT to 4 April 09:00 UT. We strongly encourage you to contact your partners, science centres, planetaria, bloggers, web media, broadcasters and press to let them know about this event and motivate them to show this program to as many people as possible.
But don't forget all the other events: Opening Event, Live Sceince Centers Webcats, 24-hour Global Star Party and Sun Day!
Stay tuned in the 100 Hours of Astronomy website: www.100hoursofastronomy.org
IYA2009 logo has been blasted off into space!
On 15 March, the Space Shuttle Discovery launched toward the International Space Station. On board was Japanese astronaut and IYA2009 supporter Koichi Wakata. He took with him a special Official Flight Kit prepared by the IYA2009 Japan Committee, proudly displaying the IYA2009 logo. The kit will be brought back to Earth, and displayed in Japan this autumn. For more information, please visit http://www.astronomy2009.jp/ (Japanese) and http://cosmicdiary.org/blogs/jaxa/seiichi_sakamoto/?p=254 (English).
Star Walk: astronomy for everybody
Astronomy software for Apple iPhones are being endorsed by IYA2009. Learn more about Star Walk here: http://www.astronomy2009.org/resources/products/starwalk/
Hawaiian Starlight - exploring the Universe from Mauna Kea
For the International Year of Astronomy 2009, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) is releasing a DVD movie about astronomy from Mauna Kea. Click for more information:http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/HawaiianStarlight/iya09.html andhttp://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/dvd/
NASA celebrates Sun-Earth Day with illuminating webcast
NASA scientists will reveal new information and images about our Sun and its influence on Earth and the Solar System for Sun-Earth Day, recognised each year in conjunction with the spring equinox. The highlight of this year's celebration is a webcast for students and teachers around the world, beginning at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT), Friday, 20 March. For more, go to http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2009/index.php. For streaming TV go to http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
ESO Messenger: ESO and the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Opening Ceremony
The European Southern Observatory's contributions to the International Year of Astronomy 2009 and the Opening Ceremony, held in Paris in January 2009, are summarised in the latest ESO Messenger: http://www.eso.org/sci/publications/messenger/archive/no.135-mar09/messenger-no135-54.pdf
Getting astronomers Involved in IYA2009: Astronomer in the Classroom Program
The University of Hawaii Institution for Astronomy and Interstellar Studios will be facilitating the exciting new IYA2009 educational program, Astronomer in the Classroom, starting next month. They need astronomers interested in volunteering three hours for this worthy activity. Could this be you? http://www.astronomerintheclassroom.org/
Special telescope package and online seminar now available
IYA2009 is attracting more people to invest in telescopes to observe the heavens. But buying an instrument is one thing... using it can be quite another! Fortunately, the "Astronomie-Startpaket" is available on Amazon's German site, giving a complete package for budding amateur astronomers. To learn more, please visit: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001QUBOY4/baaderplanet-21/
Silicon Valley astronomy lectures IYA2009 event draws almost 900 people to talk at Foothill College
Wednesday, March 4th, over 850 people attended one of the public IYA2009 events planned at Foothill College (near San Francisco), as part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures, which is this year celebrating its 10th anniversary of bringing free public lectures by noted astronomers to a wide public. The series is jointly sponsored by: the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, the SETI Institute, NASA's Ames Research Center, and the Foothill College Astronomy Program. For more on the series, see: http://www.astrosociety.org/education/podcast/index.html and a number of past events are available as podcasts.
DSA: GLOBE at Night 2009: 16-28 March
Once again, people around the world are invited to participate in a citizen-science programme to monitor local light pollution. If you would like to get involved, please visit http://www.globe.gov/GaN/
Search IYA2009 Updates
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National Websites: 111
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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE 10.3 Alpha1 released
- From: Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:32:34 +0100
- Message-id: <hobqjvk0lp.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I'm glad to announce the first public alpha release of openSUSE 10.3.
Since the openSUSE 10.2 final release, the most significant changes
* GNOME is moved to /usr. Please do test especially updates from
older distributions.
* KDE updated to KDE 3.5.6.
* Linux Kernel updated to 2.6.20. There's no Xen support enabled for
* Pattern for minimal text install (see the opensuse-factory thread
for details)
* Update of OpenOffice.org to version 2.1.3.
* The whole distribution is build now with -fstack-protector to better
guard against some buffer overflows.
* Usage of LUKS by default for crypto partitions in YaST. Both GNOME
and KDE handle removable LUKS media now.
Besides this a lot of bugs have been fixed and various packages
openSUSE 10.3 Alpha1 is an important milestone for us since it is an
installable release so that everybody doing development in the last
weeks can double check that their changes not only work in their own
environment but also in the complete distribution. It also shows us
the state of STABLE so that everybody should be able to use STABLE as
basis for their work.
Most annoying bugs for now:
* Adding a remote repository shows "/media.1/in not found". Just
press OK to continue the install Bug 243498
* ftp installation of mounted CD/DVD images is not possible (http
seems to work - and installation from online repositories works as
well) Bug 245304
* On x86-64, you need CD4 for a default install since some extra
-devel packages are installed Bug 245332
* Some Systems will hang at "Cloning the system ..." when selecting
"Clone This System for AutoYaST" Bug 245350
* Registration does not work Bug #240591
* A GNOME installation does not include OpenOffice_org and banshee
Bugs 245408 245407
The list of annoying bugs is kept updated at:
openSUSE 10.3 Alpha1 comes as different medias:
* 5 CDs, you need CDs 1-3 for a normal installation with just GNOME or
KDE (any language)
* 1 AddOn CD with only NonOSS packages on it
* 1 AddOn CD with language packages that are used for extra
languages (the 5 CDs contain support for english, french, italian, spanish,
german, chinese, japanese, czech, danish, norwegian, khmer,
hungarian, polish) (the 5 CDs have support for installation in all
languages, just extra packages are only on this extra media)
* 1 DVD containing the contents of the 5 CDs and the NonOSS AddOn CD
* CDs/DVDs containing the sources corresponding to the media
We have created Delta ISOs from the final version of openSUSE 10.2
Please use them for download.
The DVDs and the source media are only available via bittorrent.
Please report all bugs you find on in our bugzilla as explained in
http://bugs.opensuse.org, discussion is most appropriate on the
opensuse-factory@xxxxxxxxxxxx mailing list.
To download media, please use the links provided at:
The next planned release is Alpha2 in four weeks (March 15th),
Have a lot of fun!
Andreas Jaeger, aj@xxxxxxx, http://www.suse.de/~aj/
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