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Bridget Moynahan Gossip
Bridget Moynahan gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Dear Gossips,
Still no social media activity from Gisele Bundchen but we did hear yesterday from Bridget Moynahan: Yippee! I can go back to private texts and enjoying the game congrats #TB Read Full Intro
Tom, Gisele, and Bridget email each other
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Tom Brady's emails are being analysed because of #deflategate. I feel like this might be like a mini version of the Sony hack in that fascinating details will be reported day by day, as reporters go through the documents. Or, maybe, it'll just be today. Anyway, if you're a Vancouver Canucks fan, the most interesting emails might be the ones exchanged between Tom and Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini. Full Story
Gisele and the parental hand-off
Click here if you missed the pictures last week of Gisele Bundchen visiting Tom Brady at Patriots' training camp with Ben and Jack. On Saturday she was seen packing up with the boys on their way to the airport. Brady did not travel with them. I guess that means Gisele's the one who delivers Jack back to Bridget Moynahan? It's so. Full Story
Congratulations…dripped in acid
Bitter Bridget still isn't over it. As you know, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen announced the birth of their son yesterday. It's Brady's second child. He and ex girlfriend Bridget Moynihan are the parents of little Jack. So Bridget felt compelled to release an acidic statement Full Story
Beezus and Bridget
Received an email this week from a Bridget Moynihan fansite requesting more Bridget. Here she is on the set of Ramona and Beezus yesterday getting touched up. You'll hate me for saying but she looks bitchy. Am told she's super bitchy. This is not Photo Assumption. Also – the adorable Selena Gomez holding a baby, playing big sister. Full Story
Tom Dad, Gisele Stepmother
Tom Brady. Yum. He spent Father's Day in LA with his son John and, of course, Gisele too. Looks lie G is bonding with the little guy. Attached – photos of Gisele holding the baby and of both hugging the nanny who came to pick him up. Scenes like these probably don't sit too well with Bitter Bridget. Full Story
Bridget's Brazilian Revenge
Interesting. Bridget Moynahan made a big deal about her suffering at the hands of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen. She discovered she was pregnant right after they split, and there are differing reports about his involvement in his son's life. Bridget of course would like you to believe the theory that Tom is an absent father who prefers his supermodel over his spawn. Full Story
When the Ex Moves On
It's a good thing! And finally a piece of positive news for Tom Brady, pictured here in New York the other day out and about with Gisele. Although every day with Gisele must be a good day, there's no way the Superbowl sting has subsided. No f*cking way. And spending most of his time in New York probably doesn't help either. Full Story
Gisele & Tom: Best of 2007
Ridiculously hot separately. Supernova hot together. And supernovas always burn out. Pray Xenu Gisele and Tom can make it. Love them. Loved watching them all year. Love every rare candid photo. Love the way she flaunts her effortless gorgessity in the face of mounting wrath from the MiniVan Majority – a demographic now being courted by Tom's baby mother ex who pre-pregnancy had a reputation not so unlike the Alba Bitch. Full Story
The New MiniVan Favourite
Hollywood is awash with media savvy famewhores these days. Leading the pack Jessica Biel of course and newly emerged is Katherine Heigl and now Bridget Moynahan has joined the fray - tearing at the heartstrings of the MiniVan Majority to secure herself a professional foothold as a an attractive single mother and working actress hanging on to, yes would you believe it?, a development deal with ABC. Full Story
Why Bridget is Bitter and Bitchy
They were dating, they broke up, supposedly had not-very-careful goodbye sex, then he moves on not to a mousy looking football groupie but to Gisele Bundchen – easily one of the most amazing looking women on the planet. Can you blame Bridget Moynahan for burning the way she is? I'd be bitter and bitchy too. Full Story


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geektastik needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 58 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
I need a logo for a charity called Geeks Give Back. We provide technology tutoring and education to children and adults, and also raise funds for a variety of causes, especially technology-related ones.
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I have an online communications consulting company called Geektastik. You can see the existing logo for the company at http://www.geektastik.com (it's on the upper left, and yes I know the site isn't loading completely).
It would be nice if the Geeks Give Back logo was visually related to the Geektastik logo, but it doesn't have to be identical, since the Geektastik logo may evolve.
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At no other time in history have we had people across so many different age groups co-existing in the workplace: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials. By 2017, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, U.K. and the U.S. will have at least 40% of employees aged 50 and older. They are predicted to retire within the next 10 years. This mass exit will lead to a shortage of senior and skilled workers. The millennial generation will not be able to fill all the open positions left by the retirees.
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Mozilla Thunderbird is an email, newsgroup, and news feed client designed around simplicity and full-featuredness while avoiding bloat. It supports POP, IMAP, SMTP, S/MIME, and OpenPGP encryption (through the Enigmail extension). Similarly to Firefox, it has a wide variety of extension and addons available for download that add more features.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Extensions
- 2.1 Encryption with EnigMail
- 2.2 Adding a Calendar with Lightning
- 2.3 Adding a Webmail Account with WebMail
- 2.4 Plain-text Mode and Font Uniformity
- 2.5 Resizeable tray icon
- 2.6 Links in Thunderbird do NOT open in Firefox
- 2.7 Webmail with Thunderbird
- 3 Troubleshooting
The thunderbird package can be found in the [extra] repository and installed with pacman:
# pacman -S thunderbird
There are a number of language packs available if English is not your preferred language. To see a list of available language packs, try:
$ pacman -Ss thunderbird-i18n
Encryption with EnigMail
Via addons.mozilla.org
The first step to setting up email encryption is to download the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG). GnuPG is required by pacman, which is a part of 'base' system, so you do not have to install them manually.
EnigMail can be downloaded from here, at Mozilla's addon database. Make sure that it is installed as a Thunderbird addon and isn't automatically interpreted to be a Firefox addon. This can be done by going to Tools -> Add-ons and clicking Install, then selecting the XPI addon package. Congratulations, EnigMail is now installed. You should now restart Thunderbird.
Via enigmail.mozdev.org
EnigMail addons that works for x86_64 can be downloaded from this page. Select the Arch build of the addon and follow the instructions in the previous section to install.
Via AUR
There is an AUR package: enigmailAUR.
Issues with the x86_64 version of enigmail
It is possible that Thunderbird (Lanikai) hasn't got the same build-type (Error: Linux_x86-gcc3) as the enigmail (x86_64) and won't get installed. Downloading Thunderbird in the i686 version an installing enigmail by the Add-On application works fine.
If you download Thunderbird manually, remember copying the files to
/opt and creating a directory for Thunderbird. To still be able start Thunderbird from the "default location" create a file that points at
/opt/thunderbird/thunderbird for example.
Open a new file called thunderbird.
# nano /usr/bin/thunderbird
Write in the file:
Finish with setting the right permissions and "updating" your shell.
# chmod 755 /usr/bin/thunderbird # bash
Creating a Keypair
A keypair can be created by opening Thunderbird and finding the 'OpenPGP' menu and clicking 'Setup Wizard'. The wizard will now help you create your keypair. All of the options are fairly self-explanatory and are not discussed in this article.
Sharing your Public Key
There are a variety of ways to distribute your public key. One way is to upload it to a public keyserver network. Another is to share it with friends who are also using email encryption.
Encrypting your Emails
First of all, encryption does not always work properly with emails containing HTML. It is best to make all of the encrypted emails you wish to send plaintext. This can be ensured by going to Options in the 'New Email' window and finding Format, then clicking on "Plain-text only".
Once you have chosen a recipient and title and have written your message, you can sign and encrypt the message by using the OpenPGP menu. Once that is done, simply click "Send" and your encrypted email has been sent.
Decrypting Emails
This article will not go into the details of key signing.
Assuming that the email was encrypted properly, just trying to open it should result in a popup window asking you to type in your keyphrase. Do so now, and the email will be decrypted for your viewing pleasure.
Adding a Calendar with Lightning
Lightning is an extension that brings Sunbird's functionality to Thunderbird. This integrates calendar functions into Thunderbird.
Adding a Webmail Account with WebMail
This issue is covered in the article Webmail with Thunderbird.
Plain-text Mode and Font Uniformity
Plain-text mode lets you view all your emails without HTML rendering. It can be configured from View menu > Message Body As option. This defaults to monospace font but font size is still inherited from original system fontconfig settings. You can uniform the default font and font size across all emails by overwriting it fontconfig user configuration. Appending below in user font config file before the closing </fontconfig> tag, will use replace monospace with Ubuntu Mono font with size of 10 pixels (provided you have already installed Ubuntu font family). Then run 'fc-cache -fv' to update system font cache.
# vim /etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf <match target="pattern"> <test qual="any" name="family"><string>monospace</string></test> <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Ubuntu Mono</string></edit> <edit name="pixelsize" mode="assign"><int>10</int></edit> </match>
Resizeable tray icon
There are a number of plugins that let Thunderbird close to tray, but most of them seem to make use of
/usr/lib/thunderbird-5.0/chrome/icons/default/default16.png, and if you are using a big screen and a bigger-than-standard dock (e.g. Avant Window Navigator) the icon could appear too little compared to the other tray icons.
To make those plugins use the icons from
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/ you just have to disable
/usr/lib/thunderbird-5.0/chrome/icons/default/default16.png renaming it for example to
default16.png.disabled, not forgetting to prevent pacman from reinstalling it by adding the following line to
NoExtract = usr/lib/thunderbird-5.0/chrome/icons/default/default16.png
Links in Thunderbird do NOT open in Firefox
If you update from Firefox 3 to Firefox 4, you may no longer be able to click on a link in Thunderbird and have it open in Firefox. Especially if you are using KDE. To correct the problem, issue the following as your user, from the command line:
gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command "firefox %s" gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/command "firefox %s"
Another option is go to the preferences => advanced => general and then select Config Editor.
Search for "network.protocol-handler.warn-external"
those following three were false, turn then to true, and then Thunderbird will ask you when clicking on liks which application to use. Select /usr/bin/firefox or /usr/bin/xdg-open and do not forgot to select remember my choice wink
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.ftp network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http network.protocol-handler.warn-external.https
the mimetype where saved on ~/.thunderbird/.default/mimeTypes.rdf
Webmail with Thunderbird
Please see upstream wiki: Using webmail with your email client.
Segfault at startup
A problem (mozilla-bug) arises on systems configured to use ldap to fetch user information: Thunderbird segfaults at startup. A work around exists.
First, verify that you have package thunderbird-i18n-xx installed, where "xx" is the language you want. If not, install it. If you have it already installed remove it with
sudo pacman -R thunderbird-i18n-xx and reinstall it again.


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Whole Foods Is An American Temple Of Pseudoscience
The Article: Whole Foods: America's Temple of Pseudoscience by Michael Schulson in The Daily Beast.
The Text: If you want to write about spiritually-motivated pseudoscience in America, you head to the Creation Museum in Kentucky. It's like a Law of Journalism. The museum has inspired hundreds of book chapters and articles (some of them, admittedly, mine) since it opened up in 2007. The place is like media magnet. And our nation's liberal, coastal journalists are so many piles of iron fillings.
But you don't have to schlep all the way to Kentucky in order to visit America's greatest shrine to pseudoscience. In fact, that shrine is a 15-minute trip away from most American urbanites.
I'm talking, of course, about Whole Foods Market. From the probiotics aisle to the vaguely ridiculous Organic Integrity outreach effort (more on that later), Whole Foods has all the ingredients necessary to give Richard Dawkins nightmares. And if you want a sense of how weird, and how fraught, the relationship between science, politics, and commerce is in our modern world, then there's really no better place to go. Because anti-science isn't just a religious, conservative phenomenon—and the way in which it crosses cultural lines can tell us a lot about why places like the Creation Museum inspire so much rage, while places like Whole Foods don't.
My own local Whole Foods is just a block away from the campus of Duke University. Like almost everything else near downtown Durham, N.C., it's visited by a predominantly liberal clientele that skews academic, with more science PhDs per capita than a Mensa convention.
Still, there's a lot in your average Whole Foods that's resolutely pseudoscientific. The homeopathy section has plenty of Latin words and mathematical terms, but many of its remedies are so diluted that, statistically speaking, they may not contain a single molecule of the substance they purport to deliver. The book section—yep, Whole Foods sells books—boasts many M.D.'s among its authors, along with titles like The Coconut Oil Miracle and Herbal Medicine, Healing, and Cancer, which was written by a theologian and based on what the author calls the Eclectic Triphasic Medical System.
You can buy chocolate with "a meld of rich goji berries and ashwagandha root to strengthen your immune system," and bottles of ChlorOxygen chlorophyll concentrate, which "builds better blood." There's cereal with the kind of ingredients that are "made in a kitchen—not in a lab," and tea designed to heal the human heart.
Nearby are eight full shelves of probiotics—live bacteria intended to improve general health. I invited a biologist friend who studies human gut bacteria to come take a look with me. She read the healing claims printed on a handful of bottles and frowned. "This is bullshit," she said, and went off to buy some vegetables. Later, while purchasing a bag of chickpeas, I browsed among the magazine racks. There was Paleo Living, and, not far away, the latest issue of What Doctors Don't Tell You. Pseudoscience bubbles over into anti-science. A sample headline: "Stay sharp till the end: the secret cause of Alzheimer's." A sample opening sentence: "We like to think that medicine works."
At times, the Whole Foods selection slips from the pseudoscientific into the quasi-religious. It's not just the Ezekiel 4:9 bread (its recipe drawn from the eponymous Bible verse), or Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, or Vitamineral Earth's "Sacred Healing Food." It's also, at least for Jewish shoppers, the taboos that have grown up around the company's Organic Integrity effort, all of which sound eerily like kosher law. There's a sign in the Durham store suggesting that shoppers bag their organic and conventional fruit separately—lest one rub off on the other—and grind their organic coffees at home—because the Whole Foods grinders process conventional coffee, too, and so might transfer some non-organic dust. "This slicer used for cutting both CONVENTIONAL and ORGANIC breads" warns a sign above the Durham location's bread slicer. Synagogue kitchens are the only other places in which I've seen signs implying that level of food-separation purity.
Look, if homeopathic remedies make you feel better, take them. If the Paleo diet helps you eat fewer TV dinners, that's great—even if the Paleo diet is probably premised more on The Flintstones than it is on any actual evidence about human evolutionary history. If non-organic crumbs bother you, avoid them. And there's much to praise in Whole Foods' commitment to sustainability and healthful foods.
Still: a significant portion of what Whole Foods sells is based on simple pseudoscience. And sometimes that can spill over into outright anti-science (think What Doctors Don't Tell You, or Whole Foods' overblown GMO campaign, which could merit its own article). If scientific accuracy in the public sphere is your jam, is there really that much of a difference between Creation Museum founder Ken Ham, who seems to have made a career marketing pseudoscience about the origins of the world, and John Mackey, a founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market, who seems to have made a career, in part, out of marketing pseudoscience about health?
Well, no—there isn't really much difference, if the promulgation of pseudoscience in the public sphere is, strictly speaking, the only issue at play. By the total lack of outrage over Whole Foods' existence, and by the total saturation of outrage over the Creation Museum, it's clear that strict scientific accuracy in the public sphere isn't quite as important to many of us as we might believe. Just ask all those scientists in the aisles of my local Whole Foods.
So, why do many of us perceive Whole Foods and the Creation Museum so differently? The most common liberal answer to that question isn't quite correct: namely, that creationists harm society in a way that homeopaths don't. I'm not saying that homeopathy is especially harmful; I'm saying that creationism may be relatively harmless. In isolation, unless you're a biologist, your thoughts on creation don't matter terribly much to your fellow citizens; and unless you're a physician, your reliance on Sacred Healing Food to cure all ills is your own business.
The danger is when these ideas get tied up with other, more politically muscular ideologies. Creationism often does, of course—that's when we should worry. But as vaccine skeptics start to prompt public health crises, and GMO opponents block projects that could save lives in the developing world, it's fair to ask how much we can disentangle Whole Foods' pseudoscientific wares from very real, very worrying antiscientific outbursts.
Still, we let it off the hook. Why? Two reasons come to mind. The first is that Whole Foods is a for-profit business, while the Creation Museum is the manifestation of an explicitly religious and political movement. For some reason, there's a special stream of American rage directed at ideological attacks on science that seems to evaporate when the offender is a for-profit corporation. It wasn't especially surprising that Bill Nye would go and debate Ken Ham; it would have been unusual had he, say, challenged executives at the biotech company Syngenta—which has seemingly been running a smear campaign against a Berkeley biologist—to a conversation about scientific integrity, or challenged Paleo Magazine's editors to a debate about archaeology. For those of us outside the fundamentalist world, I imagine that the Creation Museum gift shop is the one part of the museum that makes some kind of sense. Well, okay, they're trying to make money with this stuff. Meanwhile, Whole Foods responds to its customers, as any good business should.
And, second, we often have it stuck in our heads that science communicators have only failed to speak to the religious right. But while issues of science-and-society are always tied up, in some ways, with politics, they're not bound to any particular part of the spectrum. Just ask Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., liberal political scion and vaccine skeptic extraordinaire, or Prince Charles, who pushed British health ministers to embrace homeopathic medicine.
Bringing sound data into political conversations and consumer decisions is a huge, ongoing challenge. It's not limited to one side of the public debate. The moral is not that we should all boycott Whole Foods. It's that whenever we talk about science and society, it helps to keep two rather humbling premises in mind: very few of us are anywhere near rational. And pretty much all of us are hypocrites.


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By Steve Leer, Purdue University
Americans talking turkey this Thanksgiving might say some not-so-grateful words about the price.
Although there should be adequate supplies of the holiday gobbler, wholesale prices per pound are expected to range between $1.07 and $1.11 - up 3-7 cents a pound from last year, said Purdue University agricultural economist Corinne Alexander. The higher price reflects a general increase in food prices this year, she said.
"Looking at overall food price inflation, consumers are probably going to be paying about 5-6% more for Thanksgiving dinner than last year, which is an above-average increase in food costs," Alexander said. "We consider normal food price inflation at somewhere around 2.5%."
The actual price consumers pay for turkey this Thanksgiving will depend on the choices they make: whole bird vs. turkey parts, frozen vs. fresh, conventionally vs. organically raised, brand name vs. off-brand products and the story where they buy the turkey, Alexander said.
Supermarkets often price turkey as a loss leader in order to attract customers to their stores to buy everything else they need for the Thanksgiving meal, she said. Retail turkey prices usually fall from August to December as a result of increasing supplies and special pricing.
Other Thanksgiving staples are a mixed bag of higher and lower prices. Sweet potatoes are abundant, with projected prices 6% lower than last Thanksgiving. White potatoes, on the other hand, are being harvested now, and prices are 20% higher than one year ago, Alexander said.
"If the weather cooperates and the growers in the West are able to harvest the white potatoes, we may see those prices come down between now and Thanksgiving," she said.
The nation's cranberry crop is expected to be 10% bigger this year - the second largest production on record. Prices are likely to remain about what they were in 2010 because of strong market demand, Alexander said.
Although Halloween pumpkins cost more this fall because of crop problems, there are ample supplies of canned pumpkin for pie, and prices should be stable, she said.
Food prices are rising for several reasons, Alexander said.
"The main reason for higher prices this year is the increase in commodity prices, as the global economy picks up," she said. "Weather events such as flooding in the Midwest and drought in the southern Plains also played a role."
Grain prices began surging in 2010 when drought devastated the Russian wheat crop and continued to rise on the heels of a smaller-than-expected U.S. corn crop, Alexander said.
"Because of these substantially higher commodity grain prices and the drought in the southern Plains, livestock and dairy producers have delayed expansion or even continued reducing their herds," she said. "As a result, consumers have seen higher prices for meat and dairy products in 2011. These higher prices will continue into 2012."
In addition to a more costly feast, consumers will spend more traveling to enjoy Thanksgiving with family or friends. Gas prices are about 33% higher than this time last year, Alexander said.
While the average American spends about 10% of their income on food, this Thanksgiving could be tougher for many who have lost their jobs or are underemployed.
"Consumers right now are struggling," Alexander said. "They're facing tight budgets where there's been little, if any, wage growth. If anything, they've seen their wages decrease, either through fewer work hours or pay cuts, or they may be on a fixed income and haven't gotten cost-of-living increases that match where inflation is today.
"Retailers are fully aware of this, and they are doing everything they can to not increase food prices. But at some point they have to make at least enough money to stay in business, so they have to pass on these higher ingredient costs to consumers. Everybody is between a rock and a hard place."
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Today's treasures I have pulled from grandma Hazel's stuff and want to share them with you before I send them on the road to my latest cousin connection, Fran. Actually, Fran is a treasure all in herself.
I was going through all of my Madsen & Piggott information and I found a copy of a typed history of my Madsen great-great grandparents. There was no citation or note as to where this history was copied from or when. Luckily however, there was a notation at the bottom stating who wrote the narrative; Frances (Madsen) Towle.
I knew that name. She is the daughter of grandma Hazel's brother Franklin Madsen. So I took the chance in searching for her phone number and I actually found it. I dialed the number and her son cut off the answering machine when he answered. She wasn't there, but I explained who I was and he said he would have her call me. I thought "cool". This was July 1, 2010.
Later that day she called me and was quite excited, as was I. I guess the answering machine had recorded my conversation with her son and that is how she got my number to call. The crazy thing is that she had been trying to get a hold of me for quite a while. She said she Googled someone and up popped my blog post Surname Saturday -- Bake, she said to herself, "I think that's my grandmother's father". She had tried to call other Piggott relatives to try to find out who I was and how to contact me, but was unsuccessful and frustrated. I think we both decided that this was 'divine intervention', if you will.
So my great-grandma Piggott is her aunt Hazel and they were very close. It's kind of weird, I have never heard anyone call her "aunt Hazel" before. I don't know quite how to explain it, but this new connection makes me feel closer to grandma Hazel as if she brought us together herself.
Check this out:
|Frances Ann age 2
|Leslie Ann age 3
Anyway, these postcards were sent to grandma Hazel from her brother Frank Madsen, who is Frances' father. He was about 10 years old when he wrote the first one, and 13 when he wrote the other. I feel that these particular postcards should be in her family so I am sending them to her.
Miss HazelMadsen I recd yourcard and wasglad to here fromyou we are havingfine weatherFromFrankMadsen
Feb 5, 1912ans. soonFrom FrankHello Hazel.Why don't youwrite. We are havingfine weather.Olie came hometo night he hasbeen workingon the ditchRoie was down shewent back yesterdayVida has goneto Cody to work.


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By the time severe weather hits, it's already too late. Disaster preparedness is about having an established safety plan. Whether it's preparedness for floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, or fires, the key to survival in disasters is planning. Use our preparedness section to stay informed, make a plan, and most importantly—remain safe in an emergency.
Winter Weather Lingo
Winter Weather Terminology
Winter Storm
A storm that produces heavy snow and/or significant ice accumulation.
A blizzard means that the following conditions are expected to prevail for a period of 3 hours or longer:
- Sustained wind or frequent gusts to 35 miles an hour or greater; and
- Considerable falling and/or blowing snow (i.e., reducing visibility frequently to less than 0.25 mile)
Lake Effect Snow
Snow showers that are created when cold, dry air passes over a large warmer lake, such as one of the Great Lakes, and picks up moisture.
Wind Chill
Increased wind speeds accelerate heat loss from exposed skin. No specific rules exist for determining when wind chill becomes dangerous. As a general rule, the threshold for potentially dangerous wind chill conditions is about -20°F (-29°C).
Ice Storm
An ice storm is used to describe occasions when damaging accumulations of ice are expected during freezing rain situations. Significant accumulations of ice pull down trees and utility lines resulting in loss of power and communication. These accumulations of ice make walking and driving extremely dangerous. Significant ice accumulations are usually accumulations of 0.25 inches or greater.
Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Winter Weather Advisory
Issued when a winter storm produces a combination of winter weather (snow, freezing rain, sleet, etc.) that present a hazard, but does not meet warning criteria.
Winter Storm Watch
Issued when there is a potential for heavy snow or significant ice accumulations, usually at least 24 to 36 hours in advance.
Winter Storm Warning
Issued when a winter storm is producing or is forecast to produce heavy snow or significant ice accumulations.
Blizzard Warning
Issued for winter storms with sustained or frequent winds of 35 mph or higher with considerable falling and/or blowing snow that frequently reduces visibility to 1/4 of a mile or less. These conditions are expected to prevail for a minimum of 3 hours.
Wind Chill Advisory
The wind chill could be life threatening if action is not taken.
Wind Chill Warning
The wind chill is life threatening.
Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory
Issued when wind driven snow reduces surface visibility, possibly, hampering traveling. Blowing snow may be falling snow, or snow that has already accumulated but is picked up and blown by strong winds.
Lake Effect Snow Advisory/Warning
When lake effect snow may pose a hazard or is life threatening.
Ice Storm Warning
Freezing rain will produce a significant and possibly damaging accumulation of ice. The criteria for this warning varies from state to state, but typically will be issued any time more than 1/4" of ice is expected to accumulate in an area.
Freeze Warning
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This story appears in the January 1999 issue of HomeOfficeMag.com. Subscribe »
W e lawyers have a saying: "The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away." If there's one thing formal legal documents are known for, it's fine print, or "boilerplate," those interminable, impenetrable and incomprehensible paragraphs of legalese that seem to be designed to vex and befuddle the layperson.
What follows is an overview of the most common boilerplate provisions. Although it'll help you better understand contracts and what they can do, this series is not a recipe for the do-it-yourselfer. These clauses won't work unless they're worded just right. Get help from an experienced lawyer.
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When your attorney pontificates, saying "The law favors the assignability of contracts," he or she just means your deals can be bought or sold, or, in legal jargon, "assigned." Thus, you could shake hands on a deal with one person and end up doing business with another. Like all things legal, the general rule has many exceptions. For example, the term "assignment" really means two things: the sale to a third party of one side's right to receive something from the other and/or the delegation to a third party of one side's duty to do something for the other.
If you don't want the other side to be able to sell your deal, say so in your contract: "Any assignment of this agreement by [the other side] is void." Conversely, if you want the unrestricted right to sell the deal, spell that out. Or consider a compromise: List which assignments are OK and whether they require any notification or approval.
Key Man Out
If you ink a deal with a gigantic company because of your relationship with one people in it, what are you going to do if he or she leaves? A key-man clause can protect you, giving you the option to walk away from the deal if that person quits or is fired. Change-of-control provisions involving partnerships or corporations are similar. They allow for buyout, termination or dissolution rights if the people you originally dealt with no longer control the entity.
Make It Complete
An integration or merger clause protects you from claims that there are other parts to your deal that weren't written down or that somewhere along the line there was an oral agreement to change the contract from the way it was written. It's usually the last clause in a contract. A simple version of it may read: "This agreement contains our entire understanding and cannot be changed orally."
Checks And Balances
If your deal entitles you to ongoing profit or royalty payments, an audit clause gives you the right to check their accuracy. Without it, bringing a lawsuit may be the only way to get a look at the applicable books and records. If you're the one doing the auditing, get frequent accountings, as well as the right to see whatever specific records you'll need to verify that you've been paid correctly. On the other hand, if you're the one who may be audited, make sure you're entitled to adequate notice, that the audits remain confidential and that you aren't required in turn to audit any third party on whom you rely for issuing statements or payments.
Trust Me
If prevarication is the disease, representations and warranties are the cure. Make the other side reduce to black and white what it promises to be true. These types of warranties are a second cousin to familiar consumer warranties for parts and labor, only here, the stakes are higher. Anyone who makes a phony representation or warranty may get nailed for fraud, as well as the losses suffered by the other side.
Reps and warranties (R&Ws) must be custom-designed for each deal. The more complex the transaction, the more exhaustive the R&Ws and extensive the negotiations. For example, even your garden-variety corporate deal will include a rather comprehensive list of R&Ws: accuracy of financial statements, title to assets, insurance policies, customer lists, payment of taxes, proper corporate formation and operation, stock and good standing of each party, zoning, inventory, patents, accounts receivable, lawsuits, trademarks.
But don't let your guard down just because you have R&Ws swearing everything's OK. In the real world, the other side's dishonesty or negligence will become your problem . . . and a lawsuit is a time-consuming, aggravating and expensive last resort. Even the tightest R&Ws don't replace checking out who you're doing business with, buying appropriate insurance policies and structuring your exchanges to minimize your downside.
It Ain't My Fault
As a general rule, when it comes to making deals, the less you're legally responsible for, the better. Thus, if the other party has leverage, he or she will sell you goods "as is," have you enter the premises "at your own risk," and saturate contracts with disclaimers.
The most celebrated of exculpatory clauses is the indemnity. Among other things, it offers protection from third-party lawsuits. In other words, if you've agreed to indemnify me and I'm sued by someone else because of the deal I just cut with you, you must pay a lawyer to defend me, as well as pay any judgment should I lose. Lawyers love to negotiate indemnity clauses. Who controls the lawsuit? What if you want to settle and I don't? Despite all the haggling, an insurance policy often takes care of the problem. Courts like the idea of contribution--each party bears a proportionate share based on relative fault.
A notice clause lays out exactly how the parties will exchange formal communications, including where, when and how to send them, when they're effective, who gets copies, which ones can be verbal, and so on. Although notice clauses are not intended to be exculpatory, they can be used that way. Send a notice without scrupulously following the letter of the contract, and the other party may scream, "Foul!" Sound crazy? Maybe. But the other side may blow enough smoke to get themselves off the hook, especially if they can argue that your improper notice put them at some disadvantage.
In our next issue, find out about specific clauses that give you the upper hand if your deal goes bad.
Glossary Of Legal Terms
Assignment: the transfer of one party's rights to another
Contribution: the proportional sharing of a loss
Disclaimer: the denial of a claim and the refusal to accept responsibility for it
Exculpatory clauses: provisions that clear a party of fault
Indemnity: one person's agreement to protect another against loss
Integration (or merger): a contractual clause stating that the written agreement contains the complete understanding of the parties
Representation: a party's statement of fact which is influential in bringing about an agreement
Warranty: a promise that a fact is true
Marc Diener is an attorney and author of Deal Power: 6 Foolproof Steps to Making Deals of Any Size (Owl Books/Henry Holt). This article contains general information only. If you are concerned about how these issues might affect you, seek independent counsel.


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Digital Eclipse have done the series proud here. And at an equivalent of about £2-3 per game in the collection, this is some of the best value gaming for your money that is out there.Damien Lucas, gaming columnist
As a kid of the 80s Street Fighter is one of the pillars of my childhood and teenage years.
It is the founding father of fighting games and one of the biggest selling video game franchises in history.
Therefore it is right that, not only should Capcom continue to develop new Street Fighter titles while the appetite remains strong, they should also pay homage to 30 years of brilliant work.
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It's like a time capsule for future generations and worth every penny of the £30 it will set you back.
These are some of the best fighting games to have stood the test of time. The collection brings together a superb compendium of arcade emulation woven together with a generous helping of expertly produced bonus features.
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Supporters of the law, who had filled the public seats in the Senate, erupted in celebration when the results were announced. The bill received the backing of 71 members of the 92-seat chamber.
The "marriage equality project"was already approved by ample majorities in both houses, but senators had made some changes requiring a final vote by the deputies. Among them: gay and lesbian foreigners will now be allowed to come to Uruguay to marry, just as heterosexual couples can.
President Jose Mujica's ruling Broad Front majority, which backed the law, is expected to put it into effect within 10 days.
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Rollins talks future with Phils after breaking record
Shortstop singles Saturday to pass Schmidt's franchise mark of 2,234 hits
PHILADELPHIA -- Jimmy Rollins has more to accomplish, and it sounds like he hopes to accomplish those things in Philadelphia.
He reached a major milestone Saturday afternoon when he singled to right field in the fifth inning in a 7-4 victory over the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park. It was the 2,235th hit of his career, which moved him past Mike Schmidt as the franchise's hits leader.
"I'm not done," Rollins said afterward. "Hopefully, we can bring another championship to the city if I'm here long enough, and the rest will be the rest."
That is the question, isn't it? Will Rollins be here long enough? He is signed through this season with an $11 million option that automatically vests with just 156 more plate appearances this year.
He will hit that mark with ease.
In fact, he should fly past it before the July 31 Trade Deadline, which brings up the biggest question of all. Rollins has 10-and-5 rights (10 years in the league, five with the same club), so he can veto any trade at any time for any reason. He said last July in Detroit that he would not waive his rights, because he wanted to break the hits record.
Well, he has it. He is also playing on a team that, despite four wins in five games this week, is just 29-37 and on pace to lose 91 games following an 89-loss season in 2013 and an 81-loss season in 2012. Five consecutive National League East championships, two National League pennants and one World Series championship from 2007-11 seem like a distant memory.
If the Phillies are sellers at the Trade Deadline, would Rollins maintain his no-trade stance?
"It really depends if everything is blown up," Rollins said. "Then you take that into consideration. Fortunately, I don't have to worry about that right now. But if that time does come, and it's time to go ... people move on."
That could be in just six weeks.
"Or it could not," he said.
But Rollins at least sounded more open to it, rather than last July, when he said there was no way he would entertain the thought.
"If they blow everything up, then of course," he said. "But if not ... we have six weeks."
There are some fans eager to move on, but there are things to consider. First, the Phillies don't have an heir apparent to Rollins other than Class A Lakewood shortstop J.P. Crawford, but he could be a few years away.
Rollins joined the Phillies as a 21 year old, following 583 games and 2,541 plate appearances in the Minor Leagues. In comparison, Crawford is 19 with 112 games and 491 plate appearances in the Minor Leagues.
Rollins also remains a productive player. He has a .747 OPS, which ranks seventh out of 28 qualifying shortstops in baseball. He remains an elite defensive shortstop who is on the field nearly every day.
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"He's played a tough position for as many years as he has, and to have the success he's had is special," second baseman Chase Utley said. "He plays shortstop at this level on a daily basis. It's a grind. He hits at the top of the order, so he gets a lot of at-bats. He's not a spring chicken anymore, but he keeps himself in good shape to go out there on a daily basis."
Rollins is hopeful the team can get on a run, get back into contention and keep everybody together for another shot at postseason glory. If not, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. could start sending the team's high-priced talent elsewhere.
Amaro could approach Rollins about a trade at some point.
"I think I do have a chance to finish my career here," Rollins said. "I don't make all of those decisions. I become a free agent again eventually, so the question will definitely be answered then. ... If we can get on a roll here and put ourselves in contention, the division hasn't gotten away from us at all yet, which is very fortunate. Unfortunately, we've been here before, but when we were, we found a way to win, despite all the odds, so hopefully we have a little bit of that magic left and the young guns can start a new run and we can be the guys steering the ship."


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The major in political science offers students the opportunity to examine politics from a variety of theoretical, cultural, and methodological perspectives. By raising fundamental questions about politics, courses encourage students to reflect carefully about the behaviors, institutions, ideologies, and dynamics of political life. Students are asked to reexamine their commonsense assumptions regarding politics, and to learn to think and write critically about political questions. As the study of politics is inherently multicultural and multidisciplinary, courses stress the importance of the diversity of the political experience, including a global range of cultural issues that address the roles of race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender in political life. More information on the political science department is available on the Web site (http://www.bates.edu/POLS.xml).
Cross-listed Courses. Note that unless otherwise specified, when a department/program references a course or unit in the department/program, it includes courses and units cross-listed with the department/program.
Major Requirements. Students majoring in political science must complete ten courses or units.
1) At least four courses in an approved major concentration of political science (described below) or a self-designed concentration approved by the department. Students may not count internships or transfer courses for the major concentration requirement.
2) At least three political science courses in multicultural studies (described below), one of which must be non-Western. Courses in the major concentration may meet the multicultural requirement.
3) At least one 300-level seminar in political science. This seminar serves as a prerequisite for Political Science 457 or 458, the senior thesis.
4) Political Science 457, 458. The senior thesis must be related to the major concentration, unless the student petitions successfully for a waiver.
5) Subject to departmental approval, students may receive credit toward the major for no more than two nondepartmental courses in African American studies or women and gender studies offered by the College. Students may also petition for departmental approval of a maximum of two relevant courses completed in a junior year abroad or junior semester abroad program or the Washington Semester Program. Beginning with the class of 2009, students will no longer be able to apply courses taken in African American Studies or Womens and Gender Studies toward the major in political science. Students may continue to petition for departmental approval of a maximum of two relevant courses completed in a junior year abroad or junior semester abroad program or the Washington Semester Program.
6) Students may count no more than three 100-level courses and one Short Term unit toward the major.
Major Concentrations. Students must either complete four courses/units in one of these approved areas or successfully petition the department to develop their own concentration. The following courses currently satisfy the concentration requirement:
U.S. National Institutions (115, 211, 215, 227, 230, 242, 276, 328).
U.S. Political Processes (115, 118, 211, 215, 230, 242, 310, 328, s23, s25).
Legal Studies (118, 227, 228, 229, 230, 242, 296, 325, 329, 394).
Cultural Politics (121, 243, 244, 254, 293, 298, 310, 325, 346, 348, 349, s29, s33).
Postcolonial Politics (195, 235, 247, 249, 250, 254, 290, 295, 346, 349, 365A, s33).
Economic Aspects of Politics (171, 191, 222, 224, 227, 232, 249, 250, 258, 276, 293, 295, 315, s23, s25).
International Studies (121, 122, 171, 195, 219, 222, 224, 247, 249, 250, 254, 258, 276, 290, 315, 345, 347, 348, 349, 383, s33).
History of Western Political Thought (121, 191, 243, 244, 293, 295, 296, 297, 346, 394, s29).
Women and Politics (118, 155, 191, 235, 245, 297, 298, 329, 346, 347).
Politics of Development and Transformation (121, 195, 219, 222, 232, 235, 243, 244, 245, 247, 249, 250, 254, 258, 290, 346, 348, 349, s29, s33).
Multicultural Studies. Multicultural studies explore the complexity of human difference and political activity in local and global settings. Multicultural courses in political science contribute, each in specific ways, to discussions of human diversity across asymmetries of social, political, and economic power.
If the courses selected within the major concentration do not already meet this requirement, the student must complete three courses in multicultural studies, one of which must be non-Western. Non-Western courses/units include Political Science 121, 195, 219, 232, 235, 245, 247, 249, 250, 254, 290, 340, 346, 348, 349. Other courses in multicultural studies include Political Science 118, 155, 191, 195, 229, 243, 244, 254, 293, 295, 298, 310, 325, 329, 347, 348.
Declaring a Major in Political Science. To declare a major in political science, the student must complete both the College's and the department's major declaration forms. The student should complete the department's form in consultation with a major advisor, who will be assigned after consultation with the department chair. The student is expected to select courses within a major concentration that will serve as the area of a potential thesis topic. A new form must be completed if the student's interests change.
Pass/Fail Grading Option. Pass/fail grading may be elected for one course applied toward the major. This course must be below the 300 level.
General Education. Any two courses listed below, only one of which may be numbered at the 100 level, may serve as a department-designated set. No Short Term units are designated as serving as part of a set or as an option for the third course. The quantitative requirement may be satisfied through Political Science 310. Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or A-Level credit awarded by the department may not be used towards fulfillment of any general education requirements.


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Nokia was desperate. But don't think of it as a victim. Most of the world's attention will wander from the Finnish company when it completes its sale to Microsoft in March. Nokia, however, won't fade into obscurity. John Stoll reports.
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... we are going to go overseas Nokia executives of the first time talking about the big sale to Microsoft what happens to the company next ... hour John Stallings interviewed enemy comes to you today to talk about it ... John I love the title John here in the Nordic bureau chief that just sounds I can't say that sounds great ... well it's ... he told the Sunday lately but it often if he did ... it saw some these Nokia executives how they feel about this company now ... I wanted to adopt more optimistic about their their their chances of of of being a long-term t going concern and you know ... clearly in the short term the story is what Nokia is not anymore and what that means is ... that they obviously were known as it is a big-time device maker once dominant in the candle business ... as it faded in recent years their cash position going to ... be found in customers in other ... sectors like the wireless networks business that are big indoor mapping website you will mapping Nokia's EQ mapping software ... division ... customers were ... clearly in the steering clear of Nokia time and we seen ... since the deal was then investors agree with the board that this was the right decision to sell its handset business focus on more profitable more stable businesses ... this stock is up sixty three percent or so since the announced in early September that the answer is this is going to stop or I wasn't thinking article is that you got the sense from these guys that they were not going to wait ... for that other shoe to drop the fear of seeing what's gone on a BlackBerry ... this all have another company that used to be on top of whatever purpose they are on ... and they didn't want to wait until it was too late ... trade Minister then said that additional equity suitors on the board and in cooperation with that with the CEO and executives to know what your options are and ... I did talk with that with the chairman and one of the most affordable says I'm a business that ... you know companies just wait too long to do something that even those people ... that is necessary to do ... and and so this must read here as well a great tech giants cafe in to the tothe to the ... squad work well you know it is theory was the board's don't move fast enough and ... then one interesting anecdotes was after you make the right move a lot of exacted so convenient and that its board members EMEA needed to make that move ... in us why we talk about this long ago ... the Micra soft deal started coming together last year when they got a new chairman Mr to think about the agreement that they had that Micra soft on Windows phones are member Nokia was locked into doing Windows phones only which can add a third or fourth ecosystem out there behind Apple and Samsung and Google ... in any serious question ... do we need to look at this again in the midst of looking at that that I guess a golden opportunity to know happen Steve Palmer ... said the one talked about buying a cell phone business ... and they were ready to move in the case right ... now ... they've got seven point two billion dollars that was the dead weight in the handset business ... what is the challenge though this cup it's great that their focus ... were the odds of success ... while the odds are if you get with a template that it had fallen it so it's Ericsson here in Sweden ... I do get very similar thing over the last decade they were big in handsets ... the joint venture with Sony they ended up ... getting a visitor yes on the business off in focusing on wireless networks is a good business to infrastructure play ... there's a lot of competition from Asia mind you it's very price sensitive ... business and index based on long term commitment so they need to build ... on that this is one block of time to show proof of the last of the years that they can turn it into a profitable business and compete with some of the bigger players ... the other side of Nokia rate now is the mapping business and they feel like ... for a long time to check against them ... then there were handset maker trying to sell ... the love of Google Maps to other handset their device makers like Amazon for Apple and in so they feel it now that the freedom to make better maps it had this cloud technology ... they can compete more until the third thing I will believe it is that the third thing is the innovation going and they wanted to get back into what Nokia has done very well for a long time and has an anti cool things ... they believe the handset business to way too much of the attention from the competes in the capital to the R and D ... min I can get back to Nicholas guy get what they come up with ... the body knows that their their focus back and putting a lot of capital into innovation ... Arike ... John Stoll Aksland stuff in Stockholm thank you very much at all


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Review: Vogue 1496 | The V-Neck Cocoon Dress!12:00 AM
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Avid reader here. Love the fit, flow and fabric of this dress. It passed the 3Fs test (which I just made up!)ReplyDelete
I've seen that print at Jo-Ann's - it looks great with this design!ReplyDelete
Also, where are those shoes from? They're awesome.
Has Joann's reached out to you yet? You make them look so good :) this dress look expensive and gorgeous to boot.ReplyDelete
Nice choice of fabric for this pattern. I wondered when I looked at the technical drawing: is it wearable back to front as well or is the neckline too high in front then?ReplyDelete
Love the shoes!!ReplyDelete
Super Cute...I want the pattern and the fabric...lol:)ReplyDelete
Love this dress. I just purchased the pattern about a week ago. Was the pattern sizing good? I have large arms, any suggestions?ReplyDelete
Sister if I had your legs I'd be wearing that style 24/7. Fabulous dress. Fabulous style.ReplyDelete
Looking at this dress on you made me smile. It is such a fun and colorful print. It reminds me of confetti. I love it. You have such an eye for combining fabric and design. Those shoes are perfect with the dress!ReplyDelete
This is so my style! Love the fabric you chose! Even though I just said I wasn't buying any more patterns for a while, I think I will make an exception for this one!ReplyDelete
Perfect print for the dress. I love it, I don't have pretty knees but I discovered I can wear this style a couple of inches longer and since it's longer to make it atractive I make a self/belt, it looks great. That's my advice for those of us with not the best legs.ReplyDelete
Hi there Erica,ReplyDelete
I have to say, I love the patterned fabric, and that is amazing for me, as I tend to always wear plain colours!
The dress really gives out a fun vibe and I love the shoes you have put with the dress; great colour choices.
I am holding my breath as I am making a departure from tailored, structured clothes and making up, in patterned fabric Vogue 1482. Holding my breath to see how it works out!!
Oh, what will you be making next Erica??
Love it, love it, love it. I love that low neckline too. I'd wear it just like that to keep the sexiness for summer casual wearReplyDelete
Bought this pattern yesterday when I saw it. It's just the casual look I need for when it gets hotter than the hinges of hell around here. I think I'll follow your advice and do it in chambray to wear with sneakers for running around, and maybe a dressier version for that (rare) dinner out. Question about the pockets though and Lord knows I need pockets. Whereas will my 5 yo keep his matchbox cars? Are they patch pockets just sewn to the outside of the dress? I thought so, but looking at your picture it looks like they're being stitched on the wrong side of the dress? I'm sure the instructions will clear it up when it arrives.ReplyDelete
Love everything about this dress and how it highlights your killer stems. I looked at this fabric several times at Joann's and also scratched my head at the description. I'm truly holding back and not trying to race to Joann's so I can make an exact copy of this.ReplyDelete
Woow! I LOVE to see everything you sew! clothes are perfect BUT you make them look great! The dress looks so comftyReplyDelete
LOVE, love, and love! You have just convinced me that this pattern is the shizzizle.ReplyDelete
Hi Erica! You look adorable!!! How do you decide between this one and V1482? https://voguepatterns.mccall.com/product-search?ref=1482ReplyDelete
Do you think one is a better cut than the other. I am leaning towards Betzina's....
I feel like I haven't seen you in this style of dress for a while, I really love it, perfect for summer and the styling looks great too. The fabric is stunning, whatever it may be!ReplyDelete
Hi Erica. Gorgeous dress. Did you have to modify the circumference of the hem? Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
I didn't. It was a really simple dress and I basically sewed it up as it was. For future reference, I'm really good at detailing ANY modifications I make to a pattern. Thanks Terry!Delete


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Paktikans unhappy with New Kabul Bank services
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Some government servants and common people allege the New Kabul Bank branch in southeastern Paktika province has failed in providing customer services.
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, police and other people waiting from morning to evening outside the bank branch in Sharana, the provincial capital, to withdraw their salaries, but many return empty-handed.
An ANA soldier, Samiullah (not his real name) told Pajhwok Afghan News he had been unable to get his salary in five days.
"My duty is in Barmal district that borders Pakistan, and the route to our area is insecure. It is my fifth day coming here to obtain my wage and send it to my family."
Similarly, Katawazai, a policeman, said due to a rush on the bank, he had been unable to withdraw his salaries in the past few days.
Asmatullah, a disabled person, said "I have been staying in a hotel and come here daily, but the bank is refusing to give me my stipend." "If I receive the stipend, I will be enough only to pay the hotel charges."
In response to these comments, Pir Mohammad, head of the New Kabul Bank branch in Paktika, cited a technical problem in the system that delayed salaries of the public servants. He said the problem would be resolved soon.
A statement from the governor's house said the provincial government was in talks with Azizi Bank to resolve the issue of salary payment to government servants and the issue would be resolved soon.
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BOULDER — With back-up center Keenan Stevens out indefinitely after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday, Colorado had to do some shuffling to determine a pecking order of depth behind starter Mike Iltis.
CU coach Dan Hawkins said junior Blake Behrens will move into the No. 2 slot at center. Behrens has been listed as the third-team right guard, behind starter Ryan Miller and redshirt freshman Jack Harris.
Behrens has a lot of experience, although not at center. At guard, he was a starter for 11 games in 2008 and four last season.
Behind Behrens, Hawkins said, will be true freshman Daniel Munyer and redshirt freshman Gus Handler. Munyer has taken some snaps at center in practice but coaches would prefer to preserve his redshirt year.
Nothing personal against those guys, but CU junior quarterback Tyler Hansen sounds like he is keeping fingers crossed that nothing happens to Iltis.
"It's tough (when a new center comes in) because you get used to a guy," Hansen said.


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Learn how to make this paper-crafted table setting with these free instructions. Make a card to go with it from one of the many designs on our web site.SUPPLIES: Cardstock: (Rustic Cream, Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado) Papertrey Ink Patterned paper: (Chevron One from Classic Calico Vol. 2 collection) Studio Calico; (Tomorrow from Story Teller 6x6 pad) Crate Paper Rubber stamp: (Big Pine Bough) Hero Arts Clear stamps: (berry, merry, joy from Holiday Happenings set) Technique Tuesday Dye ink: (Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado) Papertrey Ink Paint: (Light Buttermilk) Plaid Accents: (red clothespin) Canvas Corp.; (green leaf stick pin) Maya Road; (white glitter) Doodlebug Design Fibers: (red/white twine) Divine Twine Font: (Script MT Bold) Microsoft Dies: (flowers, pine bough, tags) Papertrey Ink Tool: (corner rounder punch) EK Success Other: (terra cotta pot, floral foam, pins) Finished sizes: placemat 15" x 11", place card 4" x 3", napkin holder 5" x 2", pinecone pot 2" diameter x 3 1/2"
1 Adhere cardstock to make placemat base.
2 Stamp Big Pine Bough and berries.
3 Trim and adhere cardstock strip.
4 Trim pattered paper; stitch edges and adhere.
Place card
1 Make card from cardstock; cover with patterned paper; round corners.
2 Print name on cardstock.
3 Die-cut tags from cardstock and patterned paper; adhere together. Adhere clothespin and attach tag.
4 Die-cut leaves from cardstock; adhere.
5 Die-cut flowers from cardstock. Curl edges; adhere with foam tape to form pinecone. Apply glitter. Adhere.
Napkin holder
1 Cut patterned paper strip; stamp Big Pine Bough.
2 Tie on twine.
3 Repeat steps 4-5 from Place card.
4 Print merry on cardstock; curl and adhere.
Pinecone pot
1 Paint pot; fill with floral foam.
2 Die-cut leaves from cardstock; attach to foam with pins.
3 Die-cut flowers from cardstock. Curl edges; adhere with foam tape to form pinecone. Apply glitter. Attach with pins.
4 Print "Joy" on cardstock. Tie twine into bow; attach tag to pot with pins.
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When Arboretum horticulture staff need to break up heavily-trod ground or move a large plant from one location to another in the landscape, an air spade helps them get the job done. Through a $10,000 gift from Arnold Arboretum Committee, a Jamaica Plain non-profit advocacy organization, the Arboretum has acquired an air compressor that will enable staff to deploy the air spade more extensively for plant health and maintenance initiatives in the Arboretum landscape.
For several years, the Arnold Arboretum has used an air spade as a vital component of its plant health program. This tool converts compressed air (typically 90 to 100 psi) into a supersonic jet, producing exit velocities of over Mach 1.6 (nearly 1,200 mph) to break up compacted soils, provide deep root aeration, and enable vertical mulching to improve soil condition. Additionally, when mature plants need to be transplanted in the Arboretum landscape, the air spade can be used to remove the soil from their roots without mechanical impact and with minimal damage to tender root systems.
Already a part of the Arboretum's equipment arsenal, the air spade requires the use of a large tow-behind air compressor for its operation, which until now has been rented for specific projects. With the acquisition of the air compressor unit, the horticulture staff can exercise greater flexibility and efficiency in using the tool as a part of its standard operations for plant care and health.
"The Arboretum's collections represent an invaluable resource to science as well as the visiting public," said Arboretum Director William (Ned) Friedman. "Everything we do in research and education revolves around the 15,000 curated organisms in our landscape, so ensuring their vigor and long life is absolutely essential. We're delighted to have the kind support of the Arnold Arboretum Committee to help us make the most of our efforts to improve the condition of our plants."
Since the implementation of its Landscape Management Plan in 2007, the Arnold Arboretum has made significant advancements in increasing the level of care of the living collections. New tools and technology like the air spade and its air compressor contribute to an enhanced approach to plant health. As the Arboretum increases public awareness of its renowned collections and encourages their use for research, these and other strategies enable horticulture staff to decrease harmful impacts on root systems occasioned by foot traffic in the landscape.


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Conservative Victory over Press Freedom
When the first local edition of Indonesian Playboy hit the shelves in 2006, it made headlines across the world. The publication was seen as a litmus test for levels of tolerance in this majority-Muslim nation. At the same time, international commentators were disappointed that the magazine did not contain a single nude photo, and was therefore not provocative enough in their view.
But if some complained that there wasn't much to see, the conservative camp only saw red. Erwin Arnada, the magazine's former editor-in-chief, has been in prison since last Saturday. Indonesia's Supreme Court decided that two years in jail for "public indecency" would be an appropriate punishment for Arnada's publishing activities.
Among the Islamist groups that opposed the magazine, it was the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) that repeatedly pushed for charges to be brought against the journalist. The hardline organization is often in the headlines for its violent attacks on minority groups in Indonesia. Immediately after Indonesian Playboy first appeared, the FPI threatened editorial staff to such an extent that publication offices had to be relocated to the majority-Hindu holiday island of Bali. The magazine was closed down after just a few issues.
For Arnada's defence counsel, the well-known media lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis, the sentence is an attack on the press freedom of Indonesia: "It's only a matter of time before other editors are criminalised for similar reasons. The sentence will create a climate of fear and self-censorship," explained Lubis in an interview with Qantara.de.
The lawyer, who has lodged an appeal, is especially critical of the fact that judges considering Arnada's case based their decision on paragraphs in the code of criminal law, not media law.
Shadows of the past – and new threats
The Jakarta Post called the verdict a "wake-up call for all those who fear for the future of Indonesia's freedom and democracy." The newspaper said it showed just how the religious conservatives have consolidated their influence on the country's judiciary. "The Supreme Court is now firmly under conservative control," was the verdict of the largest-circulation English-language newspaper in Indonesia.
Since the process of democratization that began in 1998 following the ousting of President Suharto, Indonesia's media have enjoyed some of the greatest freedoms in Asia. But the ability to report freely on events is being repeatedly threatened by the shadows of the past, as well as new threats.
Apart from the dominance of completely obsolete and Draconian paragraphs contained within the penal code and applied in consideration of charges against the media, reporters are finding themselves living with the increasing threat of physical violence.
Three journalists were killed this year as they went about their work. The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) recorded 40 cases of violence against journalists by August 2010 alone – in comparison to 38 cases in 2009 as a whole. With the annual press freedom rankings published by Reporters Without Borders putting Indonesia 101st (out of 175), an inglorious position for a democracy, the country looks unlikely to improve on this state of affairs.
A glimmer of hope at the Constitutional Court
Just this week however, there was a glimmer of hope. On Wednesday, the Constitutional Court ruled that a 1960s law repeatedly cited by state prosecutors to ban disagreeable books, was unconstitutional. Historians, writers and human rights activists were jubilant.
But it would be inaccurate to interpret this as evidence that the Constitutional Court is not yielding to the influence of the conservatives. When the questions at stake are religious, then the reality looks quite different.
Last April, the guardians of the constitution upheld a controversial blasphemy law that makes it a criminal offence to "distort" any of the six standard faiths recognised by Indonesia, ruling that the law was vital to religious harmony. The 1965 law had been challenged by a coalition of organisations as discriminatory. Supporters of various radical Islamic groups had threatened to stage protests if the court overturned the law.
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I have never really thought of myself as a hippie. I do not wear birkenstocks, I do not own anything tie-dyed, I am hopelessly addicted to Gossip Girl. Pretty un-hippie-ish, if you ask me. And yet, one Sunday, I felt this inexplicable tug, whispering into my ear, "homemade granola."
Um, excuse me? Homemade granola? Seriously?
But that little whisper became a craving, and soon I was sitting over a bowl of oats, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and farmer's market honey and maple syrup. And you know what? I was a pretty happy little wannabe-hippie.
Because this stuff is really, really good. So good that I'm shocked at how quickly it was eaten — let's just say that "breakfast for the week" soon became "after dinner snack." And by Wednesday, I was back to eating instant oatmeal at my desk, because my lovely bag of homemade granola was a (fond) memory.
I will also say, that if you are looking for healthy breakfast options on a budget, this recipe is about as good as you can get. I bought oatmeal, raisins, cashews and pumpkin seeds from bulk bins at my favorite health food store, and I think all together they cost about $2. And, a quick note on maple syrup — I buy Grade A Dark Amber syrup from the farmer's market to use for baking, and it has an incredible strong maple flavor. If you can get your hands on a bottle of it, definitely give it a try!
In fact, give this whole recipe a try. It's worth embracing your inner hippie.
Honey Maple Granola
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup chopped cashews
1/3 cup sunflower seeds
4 tbsp maple syrup (I use "Grade A Dark Amber" maple syrup in baking)
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp canola oil
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup raisins
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients except the raisins.
3. Spread out the granola on a baking sheet lined with silipat, or on a nonstick baking sheet.
4. Bake the granola for about 30 minutes, stirring every 8 minutes or so. Remove from oven, allow to cool, and store in an airtight container for up to two weeks (if it lasts that long!).
Makes about 2 cups of granola.


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Hello, apparently finite groups which are n-transitive with n>5 are only the permutation groups Sn or the alternating groups An+2, see e.g. page 226 this book by Isaacs http://books.google.fr/books?id=pCLhYaMUg8IC&pg=PA226
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