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Terms and Conditions
The following terms and conditions together with the Privacy Policy ("the Terms & Conditions") govern your access to and use of this website located at www.theobaldfox.com ("the Website"). Please read these Terms & Conditions carefully.
Browsing, accessing or otherwise using the website indicates your acceptance of these terms & conditions. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, please do not use the website.
Company Information
The Website is controlled and operated by Theobald Fox Limited (referred to herein as "Theobald Fox", "we", "our" or "us"), a company incorporated in England and Wales with registration number 06817165, registered address c/o Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP, 30th Floor Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1HQ United Kingdom and VAT number 911 998 787.
Changes to the Terms & Conditions
We keep these Terms & Conditions under review and will place any updates on the Website. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting and your continued access, browsing or other use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all such Terms & Conditions. You should visit these Terms & Conditions each time you visit the Website. These Terms & Conditions were last updated on 25/05/2018.
Access to and use of the Website
Unless otherwise specified, the copyright in the contents of all the pages in the Website are owned by or licensed to Theobald Fox, including without limitation the design, logos, layout, get-up, appearance and all graphics and text featured on the Website.
Theobald Fox is the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Website and the material on it (including all text, trademarks, data, graphics, layout, logos, images, music or other audio material, clips, films or other moving images, algorithms, product details and/or software published or otherwise available on the Website from time to time). All trademarks appearing on the Website which are not owned by Theobald Fox are the property of their respective owners.
Subject to these Terms & Conditions, we grant you a limited, temporary, revocable and non-exclusive licence to access, browse and use the Website for your personal and non-commercial use only. You may print one (1) copy of any page(s) from the Website for your personal reference; use for any other purpose is not permitted, in particular no use for commercial purpose(s). The content may not be modified in any way, no images, graphics or logos may be used in any other context other than the accompanying text, our copyright and trade mark notices must appear in all copies made of the Website and you must acknowledge the Website as the source of the material.
Except as set out in the limited licence above (or as required under any applicable law), no part of this Website may be used, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, accessed, modified, distributed, republished, posted, transmitted or otherwise exploited, in full or in part, in any form or by any means, for any purpose without our prior express written consent. In particular, you are not permitted to republish any part of the Website on another website, in any other medium (print, electronic or otherwise) or as part of any commercial service, including, but not limited to, "caching" any material on the Website for access by third parties and "mirroring" any material on the Website without our express prior written permission. All the intellectual property rights referred to above remain owned by us or our licensors.
Subject to the Privacy Policy, Theobald Fox will use reasonable and proportionate endeavours to respect the privacy of individual submissions made to us, but cannot and does not accept any obligation of confidentiality to the senders of such information and material submitted via the Website or in any other manner save as specifically agreed or otherwise required by applicable law.
You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms & Conditions and that they comply with them. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate access to all or part of the Website or the services offered on the Website with or without notice.
Termination or suspension of access
While accessing, browsing and/or otherwise using the Website you must:
(a) comply with all applicable laws, regulations and codes;
(b) not link to any part of the Website other than the homepage;
(c) not frame or use framing techniques to enclose the Website, or any part of the website, without our prior express written consent;
(d) not modify, or attempt to modify, all or any part of the content on the Website; and/or
(e) not gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, any third party server, computer or database connected to the Website, or any restricted part of the Website unless you have our prior express permission to do so.
Whilst you may link to the homepage of the Website, you must only do so in a way that is fair, does not harm Theobald Fox's reputation and does not suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement of you, your goods or services and/or your website by Theobald Fox.
Acceptable use of the Website
At any time and without giving any advance notice, we may permanently or temporarily and for any reason:
(a) terminate, suspend or deny your access to the Website (whether in whole or in part);
(b) terminate your permission to link to the Website; and/or
(c) remove or edit any content on the Website; and
in such circumstances all our liability (as well as the liability of our directors, employees or other representatives and advisers) for any loss whatsoever arising from removal or editing content and/or your limited use of or inability to use and/or link to the Website (either in whole or in part) is excluded, insofar as it is possible to do so in law.
Termination or suspension of access
At any time and without giving any advance notice, we may permanently or temporarily and for any reason:
(a) terminate, suspend or deny your access to the Website (whether in whole or in part);
(b) terminate your permission to link to the Website; and/or
(c) remove or edit any content on the Website; and
in such circumstances all our liability (as well as the liability of our directors, employees or other representatives and advisers) for any loss whatsoever arising from removal or editing content and/or your limited use of or inability to use and/or link to the Website (either in whole or in part) is excluded, insofar as it is possible to do so in law.
Third party links
The Website may contain links to third party websites, which may be subject to their own terms and conditions and privacy policy. We are not responsible for, nor do we endorse in any way, such third party websites or their content. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to the Website, you do so entirely at your own risk.
All information and/or data on the Website is provided on an "as is" basis. To the extent permitted by law, all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied are now expressly excluded and no representations, warranties or terms of any kind are made in respect of the Website or the content, including, without limitation, warranties of satisfactory quality, accuracy, adequacy, conformity to description or fitness for any particular purpose. Without limiting the foregoing, neither us nor any of our data providers or affiliates give any warranty or guarantee: (a) relating to the availability of the Website; (b) that the Website and/or our operation of it, the content or the server that makes the Website available, are error or virus free or free of other harmful components; or (c) that your use of the Website will be uninterrupted.
Limitation of Liability
Nothing in these Terms & Conditions excludes or limits our liability for:
(a) death or personal injury caused by our negligence or that of any of our officers, employees or agents; or
(b) fraudulent misrepresentation; or
(c) any liability or penalties which it is not lawful to exclude or limit either now or in the future.
Subject to the above, we will not be liable, whether in tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), contract or otherwise, for (a) any loss or damage which may arise from reliance on any information contained on the Website; (b) any loss, damage or costs suffered or incurred by you arising from viruses or other harmful components received via the Website; or (c) any loss of profits; loss of business; depletion of goodwill or similar losses; loss of anticipated savings; loss of contracts; loss of use; loss or corruption of data or information; or any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss incurred by any user in connection with the Website.
If the whole or any part of any provision of these Terms & Conditions is or becomes invalid, void or unenforceable for any reason the same shall, to the extent required, be severed from these Terms & Conditions and rendered ineffective so far as is possible without modifying the remaining provisions of these Terms & Conditions and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions.
No waiver by us of any breach of these Terms & Conditions shall constitute a waiver of any other prior or subsequent breach and we shall not be affected by any delay, failure or omission to enforce or express forbearance granted in respect of any of your obligations.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms & Conditions and/or your use of the Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England & Wales and the courts of England & Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute which may arise.
Privacy Policy
This privacy policy explains how Theobald Fox uses any of your personal information collected when you use our website at www.theobaldfox.com ("our Website") or otherwise submitted or provided. The Website is controlled and operated by Theobald Fox Limited (referred to herein as "Theobald Fox", "we", "our" or "us").
By accessing and using our website, you signify your agreement to this policy including our use of cookies, as detailed below. If you do not agree with the policy, please do not use our website.
1. Information About Us
1.1 Theobald Fox Limited is incorporated in England and Wales under registered number 06817165. Our registered office is c/o Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP, 30th Floor Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1HQ, United Kingdom.
1.2 Our Data Protection Officer is Joel Gardner, and can be contacted by email at email@example.com or by telephone on 020 7278 9226;
1.3 We may amend this privacy notice from time to time. If we do so, we will supply you with and/or otherwise make available to you a copy of the amended privacy notice;
1.4 Where we act as a data processor on behalf of a data controller (for example, when processing payroll), we provide an additional schedule setting out required information as part of that agreement. That additional schedule should be read in conjunction with this privacy notice;
2. The purposes for which we intend to process personal data
2.1 to enable us to supply professional services to you as our client;
2.2 to fulfil our obligations under relevant laws in force from time to time (e.g. the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ("MLR 2017"));
2.3 to use in the investigation and/or defence of potential complaints, disciplinary proceedings and legal proceedings;
2.4 to enable us to invoice you for our services and investigate/address any attendant fee disputes that may have arisen;
2.5 to contact you about other services we provide which may be of interest to you if you have consented to us doing so;
3. The legal bases for our intended processing of personal data
3.1 at the time you instructed us to act, you gave consent to our processing your personal data for the purposes listed above;
3.2 the processing is necessary for the performance of our contract with you;
3.3 the processing is necessary for compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. MLR 2017);
3.4 the processing is necessary for the purposes of following legitimate interests which we pursue;
3.5 It is a requirement of our contract with you that you provide us with the personal data that we request. If you do not provide the information that we request, we may not be able to provide professional services to you. If this is the case, we will not be able to commence acting or will need to cease to act;
4. Persons/organisations to whom we may give personal data
4.2 any third parties with whom you require or permit us to correspond;
4.3 subcontractors;
4.4 an alternate appointed by us in the event of incapacity or death;
4.5 insurance providers;
4.6 professional indemnity insurers
4.7 The Office of Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervisors (OPBAS) in relation to practice assurance and/or the requirements of MLR 2017 (or any similar legislation);
4.8 the police and law enforcement agencies;
4.9 courts and tribunals;
4.10 the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO");
4.11 We may need to share your personal data with the third parties identified above in order to comply with our legal obligations, including our legal obligations to you. If you ask us not to share your personal data with such third parties we may need to cease to act;
5. How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
5.1 We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it;
5.2 Some or all of your data may be stored outside of the European Economic Area ("the EEA") (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). If We do store data outside the EEA (this may be the case, for example, if Our email server is located in a country outside the EEA), We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under GDPR including:
5.2.1 Holding all personal data in securely encrypted online servers (such as Microsoft Azure);
5.2.2 Applying high end business Antivirus protection on both remote servers and local infrastructure;
5.3 Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure any data We hold about you (even if it is only your email address);
5.4 Steps We take to secure and protect your data include:
5.4.1 Adding 2FA security for password logins as well as ensuring regular password changes and strong password policies within Our practice;
5.4.2 Ensuring adequate staff training and keeping up to date with internal policies and procedures to enable us to perform our duties and remain compliant with GDPR;
1. Retention of personal data
6.1 When acting as a data controller and in accordance with recognised good practice within the tax and accountancy sector we will retain all of our records relating to you as follows:
6.1.1 where tax returns have been prepared it is our policy to retain information for 6 years from the end of the tax year to which the information relates;
6.1.2 where ad hoc advisory work has been undertaken it is our policy to retain information for 6 years from the date the business relationship ceased;
6.1.3 where we have an ongoing client relationship, data which is needed for more than one year's tax compliance (e.g. capital gains base costs and claims and elections submitted to HMRC) is retained throughout the period of the relationship, but will be deleted 6 years after the end of the business relationship unless you as our client ask us to retain it for a longer period;
6.1.4 Our contractual terms provide for the destruction of documents after 6 years and therefore agreement to the contractual terms is taken as agreement to the retention of records for this period, and to their destruction thereafter;
6.1.5 You are responsible for retaining information that we send to you (including details of capital gains base costs and claims and elections submitted) and this will be supplied in the form agreed between us. Documents and records relevant to your tax affairs are required by law to be retained by you as follows:
126.96.36.199 Individuals, trustees and partnerships
with trading or rental income: five years and 10 months after the end of the tax year;
otherwise: 22 months after the end of the tax year;
18.104.22.168 Companies, LLPs and other corporate entities;
six years from the end of the accounting period;
6.1.6 Where we act as a data processor as defined in DPA 2018, we will delete or return all personal data to the data controller as agreed with the controller monthly/annually/at the termination of the contract;
7. Requesting personal data we hold about you (subject access requests)
7.1 You have a right to request access to your personal data that we hold. Such requests are known as 'subject access requests' ("SARs");
7.2 Please provide all SARs in writing marked for the attention of Joanne Whitehead in the organisation;
7.3 To help us provide the information you want and deal with your request more quickly, you should include enough details to enable us to verify your identity and locate the relevant information. For example, you should tell us:
your date of birth;
previous or other name(s) you have used;
your previous addresses in the past five years;
personal reference number(s) that we may have given you, for example your national insurance number, your tax reference number or your VAT registration number;
what type of information you want to know;
If you do not have a national insurance number, you must send a copy of:
- the back page of your passport or a copy of your driving licence;
- a recent utility bill;
7.4 DPA 2018 requires that we comply with a SAR promptly and in any event within one month of receipt. There are, however, some circumstances in which the law allows us to refuse to provide access to personal data in response to a SAR (e.g. if you have previously made a similar request and there has been little or no change to the data since we complied with the original request);
7.5 We will not charge you for dealing with a SAR;
7.6 You can ask someone else to request information on your behalf – for example, a friend, relative or solicitor. We must have your authority to respond to a SAR made on your behalf. You can provide such authority by signing a letter which states that you authorise the person concerned to write to us for information about you, and/or receive our reply;
7.7 Where you are a data controller and we act for you as a data processor (e.g. by processing payroll), we will assist you with SARs on the same basis as is set out above;
8. Putting things right (the right to rectification)
8.1 You have a right to obtain the rectification of any inaccurate personal data concerning you that we hold. You also have a right to have any incomplete personal data that we hold about you completed;
8.2 Should you become aware that any personal data that we hold about you is inaccurate and/or incomplete, please inform us immediately so we can correct and/or complete it;
9. Deleting your records (the right to erasure)
9.1 In certain circumstances you have a right to have the personal data that we hold about you erased. Further information is available on the ICO website;
9.2 If you would like your personal data to be erased, please inform us immediately and we will consider your request;
9.3 In certain circumstances we have the right to refuse to comply with a request for erasure. If applicable, we will supply you with the reasons for refusing your request;
10. The right to restrict processing and the right to object
10.1 In certain circumstances you have the right to 'block' or suppress the processing of personal data or to object to the processing of that information. Further information is available on the ICO website;
10.2 Please inform us immediately if you want us to cease to process your information or you object to processing so that we can consider what action, if any, is appropriate.
11. Obtaining and reusing personal data (the right to data portability)
11.1 In certain circumstances you have the right to be provided with the personal data that we hold about you in a machine-readable format, e.g. so that the data can easily be provided to a new professional adviser. Further information is available on the ICO website.
11.2. The right to data portability only applies:
to personal data an individual has provided to a controller;
where the processing is based on the individual's consent or for the performance of a contract;
when processing is carried out by automated means;
11.3 We will respond to any data portability requests made to us without undue delay and within one month. We may extend the period by a further two months where the request is complex or a number of requests are received but we will inform you within one month of the receipt of the request and explain why the extension is necessary;
12. Withdrawal of consent
12.1 Where you have consented to our processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Please inform us immediately if you wish to withdraw your consent. Please note:
the withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of earlier processing;
if you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to continue to provide services to you;
even if you withdraw your consent, it may remain lawful for us to process your data on another legal basis (e.g. because we have a legal obligation to continue to process your data);
13. Automated decision-making
13.1 We do not intend to use automated decision-making in relation to your personal data.
14. Complaints
14.1 If you have requested details of the information we hold about you and you are not happy with our response, or you think we have not complied with the GDPR or DPA 2018 in some other way, you can complain to us. Please send any complaints to: firstname.lastname@example.com;
14.2 If you are not happy with our response, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the ICO(www.ico.org.uk);
15. Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at: email@example.com, or by telephone on 020 7278 9226, Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you.
16. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be communicated to you and upon being made aware will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the updated Privacy Policy if you do not contact us within 7 days.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps us to improve your experience when using, and allows us to improve, our Website. The cookies we use are "analytical" cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
You may choose to block cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser, to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. If you use your browser settings to block all cookies you may not be able to access all or parts of our Website.
Full details of the cookies used on our Website can be found here at the bottom of this policy.
Cookies used by this website
Google Analytics (third party tracking cookies.)
Where your personal data is stored
The data collected from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. By using our Website and/or submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storage and processing.
Links to other websites
Our Website may contain links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to our Website so when you link to other websites you should read their privacy policies.
Your rights
You have the right to request a copy of any personal information that we hold about you. To obtain a copy of this personal information, please write to us at the address set out below. We may charge a small fee for this service in accordance with applicable law.
If we do hold information about you, you may ask us to remove or correct information you think is inaccurate.
Changes to our privacy policy
We keep our privacy policy under review and will place any updates on our Website. This privacy policy was last updated on 25/05/18
How to contact Theobald Fox
If you have any questions about our privacy policy or personal information we hold about you, please contact us by post at the following address:
Joel Gardner
Unit 413, Clerkenwell Workshops, 27/31 Clerkenwell Close, Farringdon, EC1R 0AT


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Job Description
Lake County Free Clinic (LCFC) is seeking a dental assistant to work with adults and children. This is a part-time position (average 18 hours per week - Monday, Wednesday and Thursday).
The purpose of the Dental Assistant position is to maintain the dental operatory, serve as liaison between the dental clinic and other LCFC staff, provides clinical orientation and support to dental volunteers, and attends to the dental care needs of the patients. Under the direction of the Dentist on duty the DA will greet, seat and prepare patients for their care and will assist the Dentist and/or Hygienist. The Dental Assistant is supervised by the LCFC Staff Clinical Director and Volunteer Dental Director.
Job Responsibilities
- Creates a friendly, comfortable setting in which the patient can feel supported and cared for.
- Conforms to local, regional, state, and national regulatory agency policies.
- Seats and prepares patient; takes and records medical and dental histories and vital signs of patient via electronic medical records (EPIC MyPractice Community).
- Assists dentist and/or hygienist during examination and treatment.
- Escorts patient to front desk at end of treatment.
- Expose and develop diagnostic dental x-rays (must have Radiation Safety Certificate).
- Instructs patients in oral hygiene and plaque control programs.
- Provides postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist.
- Records treatment information in patient records (electronic medical record, EPIC MyPractice Community).
- Sterilizes instruments.
- Cleans and disinfects operatory after use and prepares operatory for patient care following P&P guidelines.
- Maintains equipment on prescribed schedule (e.g., x-ray processor, traps, curing lights, hand pieces, sterilizers, spore tests, etc.).
- Reports equipment and instrument malfunctions to LCFC staff.
- Maintains asepsis during all procedures.
- Stocks the operatory as appropriate.
- Helps to complete housekeeping lists posted in sterile room.
- Provides clinical orientation and support to dental program volunteers.
- May supervise volunteer DAs and students, when applicable.
- Completion of Dental Assistant program, or equivalent training
- Be certified by the state of Ohio to take X-rays
- Two or more years' clinical practice experience preferred
- Proficient in the procedures of dentistry, clinic infection control, and x-ray, as well as cleaning and sterilization of instruments
- Follows OSHA and HIPAA standards in all duties performed in the clinic
- Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Supports the mission of LCFC and has the ability to offer encouragement to patients
- Willing to ask for help when situations present which are beyond their ability, knowledge, or scope of practice
- Exhibits a willingness to learn new skills within the scope of practice
- Ability to work effectively and collegially as part of the LCFC team
- Must be able to move, stand, stoop, walk, and bend freely
Job Type: Part-time
Please email your resume to email@example.com call the clinic at 440-754-0175

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Mauritius FA chief Persunnoo accused of match-fixing
- From the section Football
Mauritius Football Association president Dinnanathlall Persunnoo has been accused of match-fixing by National 2 Division League team Stanley United.
Persunoo is alleged to have fixed results to determine which teams were relegated and promoted.
Stanley United president Anzal Hossenbaccus recorded a telephone conversation he had with Persunnoo in which the pair recounted the events of the last day of the championship.
The recording was later broadcast on Radio Plus, an independent radio station in Mauritius.
Hossenbaccus told BBC Sport: "Persunnoo explained how everything was calculated for the promotion and also for the relegation.
"Now our team [Stanley United] has been relegated to the Inter Regional Leagues whereas his team, Mahebourg Quartier, remain in the second division.
"We have now no alternative than to initiate a lawsuit against him and the MFA."
Persunnoo has admitted a conversation did take place but has denied any wrongdoing.
"I have not been involved in any case of match-fixing and was just joking during that conversation," he said.
"I did not use pressure and threats to wheel and deal matches. I am being harassed by the president of Stanley United.
"You can check my telephone bill if you need any proof."
The issue could be investigated at the world football's governing body Fifa's congress, which will be held in Mauritius at the end of May.


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Contact UCapIt
Contact us to learn how we can help your company save money and offer more convenience to staff members.
Phone: 877-771-4446
Address: 8040 University Blvd. | Clive, IA 50325
Schedule a live demo!
Contact us for a live demonstration of how the UCapIt equipment and web based software can work with your EMS or Fire Rescue organization in the convenience of your office or home or wherever you have internet connection and a working phone.
The UCapIt equipment is incredibly versatile, entirely unique and very reasonably priced. You don't even need capital budget funds because we offer commercial and municipal leasing. For creative solutions to make everyone's job a lot easier and offer some "breathing room" when it comes to accountability contact us today.
During various visits by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, they have noted that they are impressed with how Jackson Township Fire uses the machine to control access to supplies. The UCapIt machine is the future of where EMS inventory control is headed, as everyone needs to watch expenses and inventory closely, to better adhere to budgets and departmental expectations.
William Dolby, EMS Captain
Jackson Township Fire Department (Ohio)
Littleton has had their CAP dispenser for over two years and would be happy to share their success with you.
They are very creative at Littleton. This machine is used for controlled substance restocking for the EMS vehicles. But we are told they actually put a few snacks in the bottom row so the EMS staff can also get a yummy snack with their ID. We doubt the wives are getting automatic email alert notifications when their dieting husbands get a snack in the middle of the shift… but it's possible to do. We can be as transparent as you want.
Wayne M. Zygowicz, the EMS Chief at Littleton Fire Rescue in Colorado (and JEMS blog author) shared this photo with us of Firefighter Tim Urban running his prox card through the CAP dispenser.
Wayne M. Zygowicz, EMS Chief
Littleton Fire Rescue


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Knives & Tools
With a large selection of pocket knives to choose from Weapons World features Cold Steel and Spyderco knives as well as many other brands. Our inventory changes regularly and some knives are produced in limited runs. Be sure to check out our selection of assisted opening knives. Use the left side navigation to sort the options you are looking for.
Spyderco Robin2 Folding Knife, Plain Edge, 8Cr13MoV Steel Blade, Black Finish BY10P2
Regular Price: $37.95
Special Price $23.21


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Students' Safety or Privacy? Why Not Both?
Recording: Students' Safety or Privacy? Why Not Both?, Mar 6, 2019
As the debate about how to keep students safe in American schools continues to reverberate around the country, privacy experts have spoken about the risks of sacrificing students' privacy rights in the name of security. But are the two mutually exclusive? Recent news articles have highlighted the privacy risks of allowing law enforcement unfettered discretion regarding security and the limits of its effectiveness. Privacy IS possible. This panel will discuss how to balance privacy and security.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.
Format: Policy Forum
Event Type: Session
Track: K-12 Education
Level: Basic Understanding
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 137 (Friday, July 17, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 42397-42400] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2015-17681] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 180 [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0396; FRL-9929-95] Thiabendazole; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for residues of thiabendazole in or on succulent shelled peas. This action is associated with the utilization of a crisis exemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of the pesticide as a seed treatment on succulent pea seeds. This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level for residues of thiabendazole in or on this commodity. The time- limited tolerance expires on December 31, 2018. DATES: This regulation is effective July 17, 2015. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before September 15, 2015, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0396, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lewis, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. The following list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include:
Crop production (NAICS code 111). Animal production (NAICS code 112). Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). B. How can I get electronic access to other related information? You may access a frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 through the Government Printing Office's e-CFR site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl. C. How can I file an objection or hearing request? Under section 408(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP- 2015-0396 in the subject line on the first page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must be in writing, and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before September 15, 2015. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections and hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b). In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0396, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. II. Background and Statutory Findings EPA, on its own initiative, in accordance with FFDCA sections 408(e) and 408(l)(6), 21 U.S.C. 346a(e) and 346a(1)(6), is establishing a time-limited tolerance for the combined residues of the fungicide thiabendazole (2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and its metabolite benzimidazole (free and conjugated) in or on pea, succulent shelled at 0.02 parts per million (ppm). This time-limited tolerance expires on December 31, 2018. Section 408(l)(6) of FFDCA requires EPA to establish a time-limited tolerance or exemption from the requirement for a tolerance for pesticide chemical residues in food that will result from the use of a pesticide under an emergency exemption granted by EPA under FIFRA section 18. Such tolerances can be established without providing notice or period for public comment. EPA does not intend for its actions on FIFRA section 18 related [[Page 42398]] time-limited tolerances to set binding precedents for the application of FFDCA section 408 and the safety standard to other tolerances and exemptions. Section 408(e) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a tolerance or an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance on its own initiative, i.e., without having received any petition from an outside party. Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in residential settings, but does not include occupational exposure. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to give special consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . . .'' Section 18 of FIFRA authorizes EPA to exempt any Federal or State agency from any provision of FIFRA, if EPA determines that ``emergency conditions exist which require such exemption.'' EPA has established regulations governing such emergency exemptions in 40 CFR part 166. III. Emergency Exemption for Thiabendazole on Succulent Peas and FFDCA Tolerances The emergency exemption to treat pea seed with thiabendazole was requested by the State of Idaho (Applicant) because the seed will be treated in Idaho. However, the seed is being planted in Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin, where the emergency conditions exist. Pea growers in these states are faced with a new complex of pea root and foliar disease pathogens that current cultural practices, varieties, and seed treatments do not manage. Pea crop failure in commercial fields has become a severe problem and growers have experienced rapidly increasing yield losses within the pea production area each year for several years. The Applicant asserts that an emergency condition exists in accordance with the criteria for approval of an emergency exemption, and has utilized a crisis exemption under FIFRA section 18 to allow the use of thiabendazole on as a seed treatment on succulent peas in Idaho for control of Fusarium and Ascochyta blight in Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin. As part of its evaluation of the emergency exemption application, EPA assessed the potential risks presented by residues of thiabendazole in or on succulent peas. In doing so, EPA considered the safety standard in FFDCA section 408(b)(2), and EPA decided that the necessary tolerance under FFDCA section 408(l)(6) would be consistent with the safety standard and with FIFRA section 18. Consistent with the need to move quickly on the emergency exemption in order to address an urgent non-routine situation and to ensure that the resulting food is safe and lawful, EPA is issuing this tolerance without notice and opportunity for public comment as provided in FFDCA section 408(l)(6). Although this time-limited tolerance expires on December 31, 2018, under FFDCA section 408(l)(5), residues of the pesticide not in excess of the amounts specified in the tolerance remaining in or on succulent peas after that date will not be unlawful, provided the pesticide was applied in a manner that was lawful under FIFRA, and the residues do not exceed a level that was authorized by these time-limited tolerances at the time of that application. EPA will take action to revoke these time-limited tolerances earlier if any experience with, scientific data on, or other relevant information on this pesticide indicate that the residues are not safe. Because this time-limited tolerance is being approved under emergency conditions, EPA has not made any decisions about whether thiabendazole meets FIFRA's registration requirements for use on succulent peas or whether permanent tolerances for this use would be appropriate. Under these circumstances, EPA does not believe that this time-limited tolerance decision serves as a basis for registration of thiabendazole by a State for special local needs under FIFRA section 24(c). Nor does this tolerance by itself serve as the authority for persons in any State other than Idaho to use this pesticide on the applicable crops under FIFRA section 18 absent the issuance of an emergency exemption applicable within that State. For additional information regarding the emergency exemption for thiabendazole, contact the Agency's Registration Division at the address provided under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. IV. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in residential settings, but does not include occupational exposure. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to give special consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . . .'' Consistent with the factors specified in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the available scientific data and other relevant information in support of this action. EPA has sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a determination on aggregate exposure expected as a result of this emergency exemption request and the time-limited tolerance for combined residues of the fungicide thiabendazole (2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and its metabolite benzimidazole (free and conjugated) on succulent shelled peas at 0.02 ppm. EPA recently updated its dietary risk assessment in connection with a Federal Register rule on September 25, 2014 (79 FR 57450) (FRL-9915- 78) establishing permanent tolerances for residues of thiabendazole in or on multiple commodities, and has evaluated the potential increase in exposure resulting from the Section 18 emergency exemption use of thiabendazole on succulent shelled peas (Pisum spp., including English pea, garden pea, and green pea). Based on the supporting residue chemistry data, the combined residues of thiabendazole and benzimidazole in/on succulent shelled peas (Pisum spp., including English pea, garden pea, and green pea) are estimated at 0.01 ppm (i.e., \1/2\ limit on quantitation (LOQ) for each analyte) for the Section 18 emergency exemption use. To estimate the contribution to drinking water residues resulting from the emergency seed treatment use on succulent shelled peas, EPA relied on [[Page 42399]] the drinking water residue estimates for the currently registered seed treatment use on wheat at 0.20 lbs. active ingredient/acre (ai/A), which is higher than the 0.083 lbs. ai/A maximum seed treatment use allowed under the emergency exemption. The addition of the emergency use on succulent shelled peas and the assumption of 100% of succulent shelled peas treated did not change the findings of the most recent dietary exposure and risk assessment which are discussed in the Federal Register of September 25, 2014. The Agency's exposure and risk assessment for the emergency use on succulent shelled peas is discussed in greater detail in ``Section 18 Emergency Exemption for the Use of Thiabendazole as a Seed Treatment on Succulent Peas in Bonneville and Latah Counties in Idaho,'' May 14, 2015, available in docket at the address provided under ADDRESSES. Because the Section 18 emergency use of thiabendazole on succulent shelled peas will result in negligible increases in dietary exposure to all subgroups relative to the safety findings reached in the September 25, 2014 Federal Register Notice, EPA concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to the general population, or to infants and children, from aggregate exposure to thiabendazole residues. V. Other Considerations A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology Acceptable enforcement analytical methods are available for thiabendazole and benzimidazole in plant commodities. Four spectrophoto fluoro metric methods for the determination of thiabendazole are published in the Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) Vol. II, and a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with fluorescence detection (FLD) for the determination of benzimidazole (free and conjugated) is identified in the U.S. EPA Index of Residue Analytical Methods under thiabendazole as Study No. 93020. B. International Residue Limits In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4). The Codex Alimentarius is a joint United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization food standards program, and it is recognized as an international food safety standards-setting organization in trade agreements to which the United States is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain the reasons for departing from the Codex level. The Codex has not established a MRL for thiabendazole in or on the requested commodity. VI. Conclusion Therefore, a time-limited tolerance is established for residues of thiabendazole (2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and its metabolite benzimidazole (free and conjugated), calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of thiabendazole, in or on pea, succulent shelled at 0.02 ppm. This tolerance expires on December 31, 2018. VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews This action establishes tolerances under FFDCA sections 408(e) and 408(l)(6). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from review under Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this action has been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled ``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled ``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This action does not contain any information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., nor does it require any special considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled ``Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). Since tolerances and exemptions that are established in accordance with FFDCA sections 408(e) and 408(l)(6), such as the tolerances in this final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply. This action directly regulates growers, food processors, food handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this action alter the relationships or distribution of power and responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or tribal governments, on the relationship between the national government and the States or tribal governments, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, the Agency has determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this action. In addition, this action does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). This action does not involve any technical standards that would require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). VIII. Congressional Review Act Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: July 9, 2015. Susan Lewis, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows: PART 180--[AMENDED] 0 1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows: Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 0 2. In Sec. 180.242, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows: [[Page 42400]] Sec. [emsp14]180.242 Thiabendazole; tolerances for residues. * * * * * (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. Time-limited tolerances specified in the following table are established for residues of the thiabendazole, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the specified agricultural commodities, resulting from use of the pesticide pursuant to FIFRA section 18 emergency exemptions. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified below is to be determined by measuring only the sum of thiabendazole (2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and its metabolite benzimidazole (free and conjugated), calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of thiabendazole. The tolerances expire on the date specified in the table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parts per Commodity million Expiration date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pea, succulent shelled....... 0.02 December 31, 2018. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * [FR Doc. 2015-17681 Filed 7-16-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P


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On the Move – Global migrations, challenges and responsespublished: October 26, 2016
An International Scientific Conference taking place at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences will address the issue of global migrations – the challenges they pose and the role of research and policy in responding to them
Oslo, October 26 2016 – Organized by the International Social Science Council (ISSC), CROP (the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty) and Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, the international scientific conference On the Move – Global migrations, challenges and responses takes place today. The plenary sessions will be livestreamed:
Global migration flows have become a matter of concern across all continents, from the current flow of refugees crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa or over the straits from Turkey to the Greek islands, to border crossings between the US and Mexico, to stateless people leaving Myanmar. Movements of people affect the welfare of millions of human beings – the migrants and refugees, those who stay behind, and the residents of transit and host countries.
The conference will provide an opportunity to address current challenges around migration and integration worldwide, and to discuss policy responses and the role of science in addressing these issues. Researchers from all regions of the world and from across the social science disciplines will present current research on migration, and exchange with international experts and practitioners.
Plenary speakers include Saskia Sassen of Columbia University and Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
Programme (subject to unexpected change)
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San Francisco AFLSE Newsletter & Upcoming Events in May 2008
Greetings, and Happy Spring.
The panel discussion on "Anti-Americanism and Transatlantic Relations after January 2009" was a huge success! Many thanks to the 50+ alumni who turned out for the event on March 26. The faculty seemed to enjoy themselves, too.
Another big thank you goes out to Michael O'Leary for all of his help during the month of March. It was greatly appreciated, as I had my hands full with the birth of my new baby. Soon, I hope to introduce you to Sophia Phoebe Paleokrassas, the newest member of the LSE family.
Bianca Lansdown joins me as the new co-leader of the SF Chapter. She received her LLM from the LSE in 2005, focusing on corporate and commercial law. Currently, she works at Baker & McKenzie, in the Global Equities Services group. Bianca is very eager to coordinate many new and exciting events for this chapter, so don't hesitate to make suggestions!
Save the date: MAY 31, 2008.
The SF alumni of the LSE and LBS will again hold their annual Beach Bonfire and Picnic at Point Reyes. Bring food, blanket and burnables for an afternoon of good fun and networking. If the weather permits, there will also be mussel gathering! (see article below)
....... and lastly, don't forget our First Monday drinks social. In May, this will take place on the 5th.
See you all there!
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New Details on Tokyo Xanadu's Combat System
With pictures galore.
Some new combat details on Falcom's Tokyo Xanadu popped up this week, along with pretty new screenshots. In order to survive in Tokyo Xanadu, players will need to make the most of their character's abilities, and use proper party set-up in order to get the most out out of the "Cross Drive" and "Cross Strike" abilities.
Each character in Tokyo Xanadu will have their own Soul Device that allows them to use different skills along with their own specific "Cross Strike" ability. As previously reported, Yuuki Shinomiya is one of the 4 announced characters, and his Soul Device, "Hammer", allows him to hit hard but slow. Yuuki can also use an independent unit called a "Soul Peridium" which sets him apart from the other 3 characters Kou, Asuka, and Sora.
The first of Yuuki's abilities is his shooting skill called "Lambda Shot". The skill fires energy bullets from the Soul Peridium allowing him to fire while moving unlike the other characters.
His flight skill is "Ideal Attack"(Bottom Left), which deploys a barrier around Yuuki allowing him to rush at and knock down enemies in his path. When it comes to pure strength, Yuuki can't be beat! His strength skill, "Gram Impact"(Bottom Right), combines the Soul Peridium with his Hammer allowing him to strike the ground and create a huge shock wave.
Finally we come to Yuuki's Cross Strike ability, "Variable Meteor". Cross Strikes are powerful special moves unique to each character that can be executed when the "Strike Point" at the bottom right of the screen(hexagonal icon) is filled by using standard and skill attacks. Variable Meteor multiples Yuuki's Soul Peridium allowing him to attack from all angles. After the onslaught is over they will fuse into one giant Soul Peridium which then drops on the enemy like a meteor.
The other characters are not to be outdone when it comes to the Cross Strike ability, and their abilities are just as powerful. Kou uses his Cross Strike "Extend Gear" to change his anchor weapon into a whip like structure that slices surrounding enemies. The anchor then enlarges and flies into the center of the surrounding enemies doing massive damage to them all.
Asuka has the Cross Strike "Criminal Brand"(bottom left), which allows her to set off a series of rapid and continuous attacks. Asuka then jumps into the sky and throws her Soul Device at the enemy, creating a huge crystal flower that blooms and damages the enemies around it. And finally we have Sora's "Fuujin Kokushou"(bottom right), which has Sora gaining a large amount of energy in her hands and unleashing it on the enemy in a large stream of high speed attacks.
If this wasn't enough to take down your enemies, players also have access to the Cross Drive ability. Cross Drive is activated when the bar on the bottom right hits 100%, and during Cross Drive your character's speed, power, and resistances are all increased. In addition, Co-op attacks with your partner character will also see a huge boost allowing you to dish out a large amount of damage.
Not much is known as to why the character's can use these amazing abilities, but we do know they are not alone. A mysterious organization named "Nemesis" is a global network of people who have talent in magic, spirit power, and wizard tools. If anyone is detected to have any "Other World" powers, then they are recruited by Nemesis and can start training in order to control that power.
Tokyo Xanadu is due out for the PlayStation Vita in Japan on September 30th.


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Having avoided an encounter at the U.N. General Assembly meeting on Sept. 24, President Barack Obama and new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone Sept. 27, the highest-level contact between the two countries in three decades, and a sign that they are serious about reaching a pact on Tehran's nuclear program.
This conversation was followed quickly on Sept. 29, by Iran's new foreign minister who said the "Holocaust is not a myth," and that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "rejects and condemns the killing of innocent people."
Although a phone call is not necessarily a sign that normal relations between two nations will evolve, Rouhani, and a possible thaw in U.S, Iranian relations is Israel's worst nightmare. Although Rouhani's predecessor, the clownish Mahmoud Ahmadinejad depicted Iran as a state both ridiculous and sinister, he provided a significant service to Israel. His sometimes mis-translated threats to destroy Israel, justified Israel's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention. It diverted attention from Israel's refusal to discuss the occupation of the Palestinian territories or hold meaningful peace negotiations.
A former CIA analyst postulates that "since 1967 the Israelis have been able to pretty much do whatever they want in that area" and a nuclear Iran would bring a "different strategic situation because, for the first time, Israel would have to look over their shoulder." He believes that Israel's primary goal is to "have Iran bloodied the same way we did to Iraq" so that Iran "would no longer be able to support Hamas and Hezbollah in Gaza, Lebanon and elsewhere."
Even before Rouhani could open his mouth after his election, he was condemned by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
He was identified as a "wolf in sheep's clothing!", "A real anti-Semite!", "A cheat out to deceive the whole world!" and A devious politician whose devilish aim is to drive a wedge between Israel and the naive Americans.
There are Israeli opposition politicians who claimed, with tongue in cheek, that Ahmadinejad must have been a Mossad agent, he served the interests of Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition so effectively.
A leading opposition Israeli journalist writes that "if Mossad had been asked to sketch the worst possible Iranian leader Israel could imagine, they would have come up with someone like him" {Rouhani}.
"An Iranian who recognizes and condemns the Holocaust! An Iranian man who offers sweetness and light! An Iranian who wishes peace and friendship on all nations - even hinting that Israel could be included, if only we give up the occupied Palestinian territories!"
To put Israeli oft stated concerns in perspective one might compare similar threats faced by Israel and South Korea.
South Korea has on its border a 1.3 million-man army and who 63 years ago invaded South Korea when over 2.5 million people died. That neighbor has threatened to attack South Korea with nuclear weapons and turn the nation into a "sea of fire." And that neighbor has nuclear weapons.
Israel has been threatened by Iran, a nation with no nuclear weapons, and no common border with Israel and no history of direct aggression against Israel.
South Korea has responded with common sense, sound judgment, wisdom and patience. It says not a word about attacking North Korea.
Israel, on the other hand, goes before the U.N. and brandishes a cartoon with a red line beyond which an Iranian move would be met with an Israeli attack.
The Israeli prime minister stands on the U.N. world stage with arm-waving bellicose threats, declaring Israel's intention to attack Iran.
Quelle différence.
The writer served 25 years as an Operations Officer in the CIA Clandestine Service.


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The Salvation Army of Greater Baton Responds
To Overwhelming Need for Christmas Assistance
Baton Rouge, LA (October 23, 2015) – The Salvation Army of Greater Baton Rouge is extending the application period for the Angle Tree Giving Program due to overwhelming need from less fortunate families in Greater Baton Rouge.
The Angel Tree Program provided more than 29,000 gifts of new clothing and toys to 4,023 children right here in the Greater Baton Rouge Area, who otherwise would have received little or nothing for Christmas last year.
The Salvation Army also assists families and Senior Citizens at Christmas with food baskets for the entire family. Individuals and families can apply for assistance through the Social Services program of The Salvation Army.
Families may still apply for Christmas Assistance on the following dates from 9:00AM to 2:00 PM at The Salvation Army Command Building, located at 7361 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA.
• October 27, 2015
• October 29, 2015
• November 3, 2015
• November 5, 2015
For more questions about adopting angels, sponsoring an Angel Tree at your business or church or for volunteer opportunities please contact Morgan, Special Events Coordinator at (225) 355-4483.
To support The Salvation Army, you can call 1-800-SALARMY or give online at www.salvationarmyalm.org
The Salvation Army of Greater Baton Rouge serves East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Ascension, East and West Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Saint James and West Baton Rouge Parishes.
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar The Salvation Army spends is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, go to www.salvationarmyusa.org.


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Greece - Another round of reform and privatisation - September 30, 2016
An omnibus draft law containing a second list of state-run utilities and enterprises whose publicly-owned shares will be transferred to a new holding company -- essentially a 'super privatisation fund' -- will be tabled in the Parliament. The development is one of more than a dozen 'prior actions' currently demanded by creditors. Besides the ambitious privatisation fund, the draft legislation includes EU-enforced reforms in the domestic electricity market, changes in the social security regime for self-employed professionals, merchants and craftsmen, and even hoteliers. Trade unions fear that this could lead to further watering of labour rights at the state-run companies.
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The initial information was telling, but also reflective of a Cotton Belt trend.
In June, news from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture noted that the number of active cotton gins in Arkansas rose to 33 in 2017. That may not look like significant growth, but it came on the heels of five new gins added in in 2016, paralleling the increase of cotton acres in the state.
"With a recovery in cotton acres the last couple of years, Arkansas is also seeing some gins come back to life," said Scott Stiles, University of Arkansas Extension economist. "The trend toward much larger and higher volume gins is certainly continuing. A gin is definitely a massive investment in equipment that requires a lot of volume to make the numbers work."
There's the key word – volume. And it's driving the move to a new generation of larger, high capacity ginning points across the Southeast, Mid-South and Southwest – most designed to meet the needs of growers who are expanding cotton production in a number of non-traditional cotton geographies such as the northern High Plains.
"Over the last 30 years, we've seen a 75% reduction in the total number of gins," says Harrison Ashley, vice president, Ginner Services for the National Cotton Council and executive vice president of the National Cotton Ginners Association. "A lot of the older, smaller gins have closed, and the ones that have remained are those that have invested in larger equipment and the newest technologies to increase capacities. If you look at the volumes that some of these gins are ginning, it's just amazing."
A case in point is the Adobe Walls Gin in Spearman, TX. A $14.5 million addition of a second gin line and press in 2017 made Adobe Walls the largest cotton gin facility in the U.S., allowing it to more than double its production to approximately 280,000 bales last season.
"The first phase of that project was a 6-less-2 outfit – one press, all the pre-cleaning and room for two more stands and another press," says Ross Rutherford, vice president of Product Management and Marketing for Lummus Corporation. "Before the end of the last season, they bought the other two lines, press and related equipment. We have just completed that installation, so it's ready to go for this season."
Combined with an existing gin on the same property, Rutherford estimates that this ginning point in Spearman could now produce up to 400,000 bales annually.
And that's just one of several new ginning facilities either under construction or under development over the next two years, all with "incredible capacity," says Ashley:
- A new turnkey $23 million gin now under construction near Pampa, TX.
- A new facility for Northwest Cotton Growers in Moscow, KS, similar in scope to the initial Adobe Walls project.
- A new four-stand gin being built by Ag Producers Coop in Spearman, TX, near the Adobe Walls facility.
- A new $7.2 million, three-stand cotton gin being built by Associated Growers Cooperative in Athens, AL. Set to open in October, it consolidates several existing gins and will more than double the number of bales processed per hour.
Add to that list several new gins that opened in Georgia over the past two years, another new gin in the works for North Alabama, a new coop gin being planned for Tom Green County in Texas, and upgrades to existing facilities in Oklahoma and other parts of the Cotton Belt. That's a strong optimistic turn for an industry that was struggling less than a decade ago.
"We've gone from building one gin in the entire world in 2009, and it was three miles from our office in Lubbock," recalls Rutherford. "In 2010, the business started moving back to where we needed to be. So far, 2018 has been our second biggest year."
Challenges Remain
Yet in spite of the upswing, the ginning industry still has issues to contend with. One of those current challenges is cottonseed, a longtime source of income for gins and a cost savings for growers. Low market prices over the past year have made it difficult for gins to find a viable market for the product.
"When the dairy industry suffers, cottonseed prices suffer," points out Ashley. "When soybean and other oils are suffering, cottonseed oil does, as well. And it's the same with by-products such as meal."
Smaller seed size and lower seed weights are also impacting the amount of revenue coming into a gin, as well as some of the operational engineering of the gin itself.
"The change in seed size over the last ten years has been documented and is significant," says Ashley. "There is a limit to how small that seed can be in terms of being able to gin it and make a profit from the ginning."
Rutherford adds, "The small seed has forced us to look at the geometry and spacing of the gin saws and ribs and change the design of the ribs to eliminate, as much as possible, small seed or seed fragments getting through to the lint cleaning. When that happens, you can have all kinds of other headaches."
The availability and cost of labor also continue to be key issues.
"That is the highest variable cost for a gin, and if ginners can figure out how to reduce labor, they're better off," says Ashley. "But, when you look at volumes of ginning and the variable overall costs, the more bales a gin can gin, the less it costs on an individual basis to gin that bale of cotton. Economies of scale show up big time in cotton gins."
From an engineering perspective, that means a greater reliance on – and shift to – more automation.
"We are doing more automation and product development to help troubleshoot, anticipate problems and eliminate downtime," notes Rutherford. "When you choke a 20 bale per hour gin, it's one thing. When you choke a 60 bale per hour gin, it can be catastrophic. Of course, with the new automation, a ginner can run 60 bales per hour with the same size crew as a 20 bale per hour gin."
What Lies Ahead?
"Before it's all said and done, I think we'll be around 500 gins in the U.S.," predicts Rutherford. "They're just going to be bigger, strategic point locations handling larger volumes. Instead of ginning three months a year, they'll be going for four or five months."
According to Ashley, quality and efficiency are the two most important things when it comes to operating a gin. And current technological and logistical trends in cotton production will help keep the ginning industry moving in the right direction.
"With the cotton market like it is, with some of the issues with synthetic fibers, and with what we've been able to do sustainability-wise in the cotton industry, I think we're in pretty darn exciting times for cotton," he says.
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HAVEL, Kenneth A. 1933-2014
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Date: 3/7/2015 at 22:19:18
Kenneth A. Havel, 81, of Grundy Center, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 11:00 am at First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Grundy County Memorial Hospital or First Presbyterian Church both in Grundy Center.
Kenneth Anthony was born in Washington County, Iowa, on June 15, 1933, the son of Richard and Matilda (Lasek) Havel. He attended school in Washington, Iowa and graduated with the class of 1951. After graduation he went to work as a farm hand in the area. Kenneth joined the Army on April 24, 1953 serving his country during the Korean War. He was discharged from the Army on April 22, 1955.
Ken married Marlene Mayer on May 15, 1955 in Washington, Iowa. Ken then attended the University of Iowa and received his degree in accounting in 1958. He then worked for The Carnation Company in Waterloo, Mid-Equipment in Grundy Center and Whink Co. in Eldora. Ken and Marlene then owned and operated the Copper Inn in Grundy Center, where he also did catering. He continued catering after selling the restaurant. He worked for area car dealers as an accountant before becoming City Clerk for the city of Grundy Center, where he retired from.
Ken was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church, Lions and the AMVETS 17 all of Grundy Center. Ken and Marlene enjoyed traveling all over the country. He enjoyed cooking, catering and attending sporting events of his own children and grandchildren.
Above all, spending time with family was what Ken treasured most.
Ken is survived by his wife Marlene of Grundy Center; children, Julie (Ray) Baltes of Hampton, Scott (Julie) Havel of Urbandale and Doug (Ann) Havel of Cedar Rapids; 6 grandchildren: Tommy Baltes, Jacob Havel, Jessica Havel, Briana Havel and Sarah Havel; brother, Norman (Jana) Havel of Prairie City) ; sister, Alma Lou (Paul) Tisinger of Iowa City; and many nieces and nephews.
Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Matilda Havel; grandson Jared Havel; brother Delbert Havel.
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Aleister Crowley
The Mantra-Yoga - Poem by Aleister Crowley
How should I seek to make a song for thee
When all my music is to moan thy name?
That long sad monotone - the same - the same -
Matching the mute insatiable sea
That throbs with life's bewitching agony,
Too long to measure and too fierce to tame!
An hurtful joy, a fascinating shame
Is this great ache that grips the heart of me.
Even as a cancer, so this passion gnaws
Away my soul, and will not ease its jaws
Till I am dead. Then let me die! Who knows
But that this corpse committed to the earth
May be the occasion of some happier birth?
Spring's earliest snowdrop? Summer's latest rose?
Thou knowest what asp hath fixed its lethal tooth
In the white breast that trembled like a flower
At thy name whispered. thou hast marked how hour
By hour its poison hath dissolved my youth,
Half skilled to agonise, half skilled to soothe
This passion ineluctable, this power
Slave to its single end, to storm the tower
That holdeth thee, who art Authentic Truth.
O golden hawk! O lidless eye! Behold
How the grey creeps upon the shuddering gold!
Still I will strive! That thou mayst sweep
Swift on the dead from thine all-seeing steep -
And the unutterable word by spoken.
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Since the dawn of Facebook, there have been Facebook takeovers. As with Spanish Riviera holiday resorts and English football shirts, you can't have one without the other. The temptation when someone leaves their Facebook profile unattended is sometimes overwhelming, and the effects of a takeover can be devastating. Unfortunately, everything you could do to it has pretty much been done before. Who'd have thought the Internet was ruining originality?
Facebook takeovers have gone the way of Lindsay Lohan: what was once fresh, endearing and interesting is now tired, abused and probably close to death. Here are some of the worst repeat offenders.
5. The Gender Bender
You're scrolling through your newsfeed, reading some inane statuses, maybe stalking the profile photos of someone hot you met once, briefly. Maybe you're actually posing as over twelve fictional people to create an intricate web of lies. Who are we to judge?
Suddenly, you're snapped out of your creepy reverie by a strange sight. Facebook now thinks one of your best guy friends is now a woman, or vice versa. Obviously there are legitimate reasons this could have happened (say, if you were friends with the Wachowski siblings), but odds suggest it's a takeover. This one is common since it's easy to accomplish in a small time window, and can sometimes go unnoticed for weeks, or even months.
4. The 'Come Dine With Me'
Very popular in recent years, this takeover usually involves a status along the lines of "Just been accepted onto Come Dine With Me!" and some comment on what they might cook. For those of you who are still afraid of talking moving picture boxes, Come Dine With Me is a show on Channel 4 where contestants have to cook for each other and make awkward conversation for money.
I feel really sorry for the people who genuinely get accepted on the show, because when the time comes for them to reveal it nobody's going to give a crap. It's the boy who cried wolf, but with tart tatins and hors d'oeuvres.
3. The 'This Isn't Google'
"Jamaican midget fights". "Old people showering". "Teen cheerleader practice". Any of these bizarre statuses will undoubtedly soon be qualified with the statement that gives this takeover its name: "Wait, this isn't Google".
I'm actually a big fan of this one. It allows for some genuine creativity, and the best part is the fallout. Say the target has family on Facebook. This could lead to the best/most awkward parent talk ever given.
2. The New Job
In university, this also takes the form of 'The Masters Course'. A status about a job/placement that the target doesn't have? Comedy gold! Especially in the current economic climate!
This effort is also a guaranteed like-machine, so get ready to feel thoroughly inadequate as the most recognition you will ever get on Facebook is because of a lie. Unless you're a girl who virtually gets her tits out in profile pictures, in which case all you need is an open profile, little dignity and the willingness to accept friend requests from the Middle East.
The most common, least original, and least amusing of all the takeovers. The fallback option of every teenage boy in the history of Facebook. The "I'm gay."
Was there ever a point? As well as being kinda offensive, has this fooled anybody? Has anyone in the history of the medium looked at this post from one of their friends and thought "Huh. Funny way of coming out, but hey, who am I to judge. More blunt than posting the entire discography of Celine Dion, but at least they're honest."


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Established in 1845, the University is recognised internationally as a leader in agricultural education, research and consultancy.
The Royal Agricultural University is the oldest agricultural university in the English speaking world and has been at the forefront of agricultural education.
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