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Whether cooking a pot roast at home for the family or traipsing across town to a potluck, this portable roaster oven by the Oster brand offers a variety of conveniences for the everyday chef. Use it as an energy-efficient alternative to turning on the full-size oven, or as extra cooking space during the holidays. The unit's generous interior provides a roomy 18-quart capacity-large enough, in fact, to accommodate an 18-pound turkey. It does more than just roast, however-it works equally well for baking, cooking, and serving. The oven's secure-fitting lid helps trap in heat and moisture, while its lid rest allows for convenient access when it's time to stir or transfer food to an individual bowl or plate. Expires Nov 23, 2013
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The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission sure does: It's new sewer slogan is, "Your #2 is our #1." And now, a magazine you've probably never heard of is rating the agency as the No. 2 utility in the nation to follow on Facebook.
If you live in the Bay Area, you probably won't bother "liking" the Facebook page of the winner, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. But you may want to follow the SFPUC's page, which recently has posted information about traffic calming work happening on the bike-route known as the Wiggle, the agency's LED streetlight survey and conservation measures being instituted because of the state drought.
SFPUC spokesman Tyrone Jue said the agency is thrilled to be recognized by Municipal Sewer & Water Magazine.
"We encourage everyone to join in the fun. People who follow us on Facebook are treated to fun quizzes, tips, and a big load of toilet humor," Jue said. "We also used Facebook and Twitter to keep people updated during the Rim Fire emergency and now is promoting messages and programs to help our customers conserve water."
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The September 30, 2016 issue, Women of the Year, specifically the interview of Rachelle Albright, found on page 15A. The writer said "she was a field engineer for two years at Slumber J, an oil-service field company." It's not a bedding company. It's spelled Schlumberger, and they are an oilfield services company. Check them out at: http://www.slb.com/.


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Among Shanghai's Skyscrapers, an Evolving Art Scene Takes Form
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Total framed dimensions: 28" x 35" inches professionally framed in black with silver trim
Signature: Signed by artist in pencil on the bottom right, numbered edition of 450 on the bottom left in pencil.
Urban Patriot exhibition, Reem Gallery [UK] 2015
Acquired from private collector, accompanied with certificate of authenticity from Reem Gallery.
Expanding on the legacies of artists such as Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, Shepard Fairey's practice disrupts the distinction between fine and commercial art. A major artist of the street art movement, Fairey rose to prominence in the early 1990s through the dispersion of posters, stickers, and murals, related to his Obey Giant campaign, which yielded an international cultural phenomenon. Fairey's iconic poster of President Barack Obama was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign and encapsulates a number of recurring concerns in the artist's work, including propaganda, portraiture, and political power.
American, b. 1970, Charleston, SC, United States, based in Los Angeles, CA, United States
Among Shanghai's Skyscrapers, an Evolving Art Scene Takes Form
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From Basquiat to Banksy, a Paris Gallery Highlights Three Decades of Street Art
Damien Hirst, Shepard Fairey, and Gavin Turk Push Print Boundaries at IFPDA
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Yellow fever in Mali - Update 3
28 November 2005
As of 22 November, WHO has received reports of 53 suspected cases and 23 deaths in the Bafoulabé district of Kayes region.
The mass vaccination campaign in this district has been completed, and 186 553 persons have been immunized, resulting in 95 % vaccination coverage. The 2.2 million doses of yellow fever vaccine provided from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) emergency stockpile, through the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision for Yellow fever Control, are scheduled to arrive on 29 November. These doses will be used to target the population of the 6 other surrounding high risk districts (Kangaba, Kati, Kayes, Kéniéba, Kita and Yanfolila).
The team from the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (see previous report) with the addition of an entomologist, has arrived in Mali and will assist the Ministry of Health in responding to the outbreak.


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Music students from Kirklees College will have people rocking around the Christmas tree with a new three track EP out this month.
Woof Trade VOL 1 - the first in a series of compilations showcasing the talents of music technology students - can be downloaded now via iTunes featuring three tracks written and performed by Kirklees College music students and produced by music technology students.
The EP includes wistful acoustic track All The Little Things by up and coming singer songwriter Tara Wolfe; Hurricanes by The Final Throes – a five piece slinky funk band with a rock vibe; and short and sweet nostalgic pop Girl It's You by three piece group The Shade.
Music tutor Graham Lees said: "We hope this first release will allow our learners to get their songs out into the world and heard by the listening public. It's a genuinely exciting process for the students to be involved in and gives them a real world insight into many aspects of the music industry."
The release of EP coincides with the college's annual Xmastock event which was held on Wednesday in Huddersfield and included performances by Tara and the Wolves, Murky Water and The Final Throes.
The bands' line-ups are: Murky Water – Connor Scotford, of Brighouse, Lewis Winslade of Liversedge, Joe Laycock and Andrew Wilkinson of Huddersfield; Tara and the Wolves – Rob Adams and Liam Finch of Huddersfield, Tara Wolfe of Halifax and Oliver Wilson and Ben Palmer of Cleckheaton; The Shade – Ben Palmer and Oliver Wilson of Cleckheaton and Liam Finch of Huddersfield; The Final Throes – Sam Rawling of Cleckheaton,
James Bland of Huddersfield, Jacob Row of Huddersfield, Luke Scott of Mirfield and Sam Batchelar of Honley.
Local bands and artists who are interested in featuring on a future compilation should contact the music department on 01484 437000.


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There are many different ways to replace beliefs and concepts with others - allegedly better ones. For example there are positive thinking, affirmations and visualisations. These and similar attempts can have positive effects for a time. But if you have a vague notion that it won't really help fooling yourself in every possible way, it may be time for a talk.
The aim of the talks, coachings, meetings etc. is not the thousandth rigid concept with a more or less long expiration date, but a basic and lasting "healthy" change. Here, a lively watch-and-see (observing and recognising) in the so called here and now plays a major role. In principle, a very simple thing which assumes neither certain abilities nor special knowledge.
And beside the practical and everyday aims and questions "the question of all questions" very often coexists: Who / what am I really? If this is recognised - or better said, the imaginations of what we believe to be are revealed as delusions - most of it sorts itself out. You will find more details in the "FAQ".
A little bit of openness to new and maybe unusual perceptions is of advantage anyway, just as the willingness to keep a close eye on these so familiar and matter-of-course perceptions and behaviour patterns, and to challenge them. But if this is not the case, you would probably have already left this page.
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Very often it is not so much a matter of learning something new or collecting other knowledge, but rather of recognising and removing misapprehensions - i.e. about liberating disillusionment. Not only is this valid in the spiritual area - though it is particularly valid there - but in almost all areas of life. Thus in communication many problems are ultimately caused by misapprehensions and illusions, which are so simple that recognising them may result in a fit of laughter. The same is valid for most (or all?) other problems and conflict situations - "with yourself" as well as with other people, situations and occasions
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Khanate, based in New York City, NY, United States, formed in the year 2000 with the intention of setting new standards for pain and ugliness in the doom metal genre. Many people call them sludge, drone or simply extreme doom metal. Their songs are marked by dissonant, heavily down-tuned guitar/bass figures, extremely slow tempos, swarms of high-pitched feedback, and painfully shrieked vocals, making for a genuinely anguished and challenging listening experience -- put another way, their music is not for everybody.Read More...
The quartet was headed up by guitarist Stephen O'Malley (Sunn O))), Burning Witch, Sarin, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, Lotus Eaters, Ginnungagap, Thorr's Hammer, Fungal Hex, KTL, Æthenor, Gravetemple) and bassist James Plotkin (O.L.D., Atomsmasher/ Phantomsmasher, Khlyst, James Plotkin & Tim Wyskida, Lotus Eaters, Regurgitation, etc.), two musicians whose reputations in the underground metal/experimental arenas precede them and can give listeners an idea of what to expect from the band. Rounding out the lineup were vocalist Alan Dubin (also formerly of O.L.D. and Regurgitation) and drummer Tim Wyskida (Blind Idiot God, James Plotkin & Tim Wyskida and Manbyrd). Khanate released their self-titled debut in the fall of 2001 on Southern Lord Records, a 12"EP 'Dead/ No Joy (remix)' off of Load Records in 2003, their second long player, 'Things Viral' off of Load Records (vinyl) and Southern Lord (CD) in 2003 and the 'Capture/ Release' mini-album released by Hydrahead Records (US version) and Trust No One Records (Euro pic-disc) in 2005. There are also two DVDs as well as a handful of live releases self released by the band and by Archive Records ('It's Cold When Birds Fall From the Sky', 2005).
As of September 24, 2006, Khanate have called it quits. Japanese re-issue CDs of the debut, 'Things Viral' and 'Capture/Release' albums are out now via Daymare Recordings. Each contain a second bonus disc with out-of-print and rare material but 'Capture/Release' contains the 'Dead & Live Aktions' DVD as its bonus. The posthumous album entitled "Clean Hands Go Foul" has been released in January 2009 on vinyl and digipack CD with bonus DVD "Capture & Release" on Hydra Head, picture LP on Trust No One and Japanese papersleeve CD version on Daymare.
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Aside from monsters, each level is packed with complicated hazards that take precise timing (and a lot of practice) to get past. Just a few levels in, we've already dealt with leaping between platforms over a rising-and-falling sea of toxic slime, floating through a bottomless-pit cathedral on a magic carpet-like sheet of ectoplasm and hopping between giant fleshy polyps that instantly collapse into beds of spikes when we land on them.
Oh, and the game loves to trick us, too, decorating the bottoms of blind jumps with magical cauldrons that temporarily turn us into old women, skeletons, chickens, bugs and tiny and huge versions of Arthur, all of which are completely useless (but still funny).
To get past all these hazards, Arthur will be able to draw on more than just brute force. As we mentioned previously, he'll be able to find spells hidden throughout the game, which enable him to toast enemies with fireballs or activate a protective shield, among other things. He'll also find new, interesting suits of armor that boost his hit points or magic ability, and he'll uncover items that allow him to do things like double-jump or - in the case of one of the shields - actually fly safely over hazards.
In addition to all of this, the game looks amazing, with some of the smoothest, most detailed 3D visuals we've seen on the PSP thus far. Due to rise from its grave in early September, Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins is an old-school revival we don't want to miss.


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Download WhatsApp free world wide has grown explosively in recent years. The advent of Smartphones is the way people come into contact with each other and remain changed a lot. Where we first sent another SMS messages via the GPRS / 3G network, this goes with WhatsApp via the Internet.4G and Wifi are here in vital. Whatsapp download is, therefore, the first thing that people today do when they get a new phone.
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If you are a person who has a phone with internet connection, which is everyone these days, you must have heard about WhatsApp. Well, I can only say that it will be quite surprising if any of you have not heard about this amazing messenger app yet. After all, this is the most used and most popular communication app of our time. And to be fairly honest, WhatsApp has changed the way we perceive communication via messages. The service was first introduced back in the year 2010. Within a matter of 6 years it has gone through a world of change. In return, it has made communication easy for the entire world. Read on to find out more about this app paired with a complete installation guide.
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As I have mentioned, this is the most popular messaging application of our time. There are way too many reasons for this overwhelming response that it gets. Let us take a look at some of the features that make this app as important as it stands today.
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It is a prerequisite that any messaging platform will have options for chatting. The developers of this app, Bria Acton and Jan Koum, have added many other features to make this app irresistible. To begin with, the users can share multimedia files with one another. Image files, audio files, video files can easily be sent and received. Along with these, you can also share documents, current location, phone number and etcetera. In fact, you can also send audio clips for free as well. This audio clip feature generally works as a faster and easier version of the good old voice mail service.
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Nowadays it has become of utmost importance that there be a group chat feature in every communication app. WhatsApp lets the users create groups and add more than 200 people in each group. You can also customize the group settings by changing the admin, changing the group photo icon and notification settings.
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One particular place where WhatsApp is quite unparalleled is the security measures. The company, now owned by Facebook Inc., had announced an end-to-end encryption policy. This ensures that the data transferred between two or more users remain within that periphery only. Thus, you never have to worry safety or cyber eavesdropping.
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The most interesting and exciting thing about this amazingly brilliant app is entirely free. That being said, when you use it, it does consume the data balance. But that is all that there is to charges. It is of no wonder that people are always fidgeting with this app irrespective of where they are. Also, it would be incorrect of me if I do not mention another noteworthy thing about this application. This application is not just free, but it is free to download in almost all of the devices and platforms. The fact that the service of WhatsApp is not limited to iOS and Android users only is one of the things that people adore. In most cases, the app is available on the respective app stores for different platforms. Let us take a quick glance at the process.
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Downloading this application is often very easy to do using the app market on your phone. There are of course different types of devices and software. We explain how to download WhatsApp on Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, Blackberry and Symbian devices. Each operating system has different methods to download. Because WhatsApp reliable application you just in the app store or play store search for the app, and directly download click and the program directly on your mobile phone is installed. There are, for example, Samsung and Nokia also other kinds of APK files available, however, we recommend not to install it. You never know whether this is the official WhatsApp is.
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To continue with what I was saying, in most cases, you will be able to find the app right in the official app store for your particular device. The process of installation is quite similar. Hence, I am giving a quick guide for downloading from official stores. This is more or less accurate for all official stores like iTunes for iPhone, iPad and other iOS devices, Google Play Store for Android devices, Microsoft Store for Windows Devices and so forth.
- Open the official app store for your device.
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Penn State's Extension Vegetable & Small Fruit Program Team presents a series of webinars to keep you informed on critical production issues. These webinars are most relevant for those involved in commercial production (production for sale) of vegetables on any scale. Webinars may be viewed by groups at one location, but the expectation is that each participant is registered separately for the webinar series. There are no group or site registrations.
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"Cassy! It's time to go!" Angela called out to her daughter and smiled as she saw the young girl run down the stairs.
"Mum, are you sure about this?" Cassy asked her mother for the millionth time.
"I am sure that if we don't take this chance, we'd regret it. Now grab your coat while I put that suitcase in the car," Angela laughed at the beautiful girl she called her own, knowing she could not show her own unease. Which was ever growing inside of her. She was just as scared as her daughter, but she could not let that control her decision. This was good for Cassy.
When Cassy got a letter three weeks ago, she never imagined it could change their lives so utterly. She wasn't sure she had ever wanted it too, not to this magnitude. She wanted better for her daughter, not more complicated. Still, ever since she was born, Angela knew her daughter was different, special. However, Angela never imagined the reason behind that difference could be magic.
Three weeks ago their lives changed so drastically that neither one could really grasp it yet. And Angela was still struggling with the knowledge that Cassy had been home alone when it had happened. Surely she was at work and neither had anticipated it. Neither could have foreseen it. And still Angela wished she could have been home.
Earlier Cassy had called her at work, explaining she had been bored out of her mind and wanting her mother to come home. They had only just moved to a new town and friends were hard to make during the summer holiday. After all, most kids were gone, celebrating this time of year somewhere warm, sunny and 'un-english'. Something Cassy had hoped to do, but when the job offer had come to Angela, she knew it would be impossible to leave for more then a few days. Thus Cassy had been home alone, far more than Angela had wanted her to be. That summer, however, soon became more eventful for Cassy.
An Owl had swooped down on the lawn before the house and it wouldn't fly off again. Cassy had run out to get it, fearing it had been injured. When she neared it though, it had flown off, leaving a letter behind. Confused and curious Cassy had picked the letter up, discovering it had her name written on top of it. Quickly she opened it and laughed at its contents. She was convinced a joke was being played on her by some neighbouring kids. Somehow they must have gotten their hands on a fully trained owl and thought it to be funny to play a prank on the new girl. She crumbled the letter up and threw it in the dustbin, without informing her mother about it.
The days following, Cassy threw out several more letters. The prank had turned into something more and she wasn't sure it was meant to be funny at all. She was uncomfortable but dared not tell her mother. The new job had saved them from pending poverty. Her mother needed this. She could not let it be ruined by kids who did not know when to stop.
When the weekend rolled around though, Angela encountered an owl as well and Cassy could no longer hide it. Still she told her mother to simply put it aside as a joke. Angela saw her daughters unease, but was unsure what to do about it. She put the letter aside and took her daughter out for a fun-filled day. After shopping and some hours in a local zoo, they returned home to find two more letters. One, however, was addressed to Angela.
The message had been curt; informing her that someone would come by their house later that evening. It told Angela there was more to this than a prank, but it made Cassy more uneasy. Both women were utterly confused, but decided to welcome their unfamiliar visitor in their home.
When the doorbell rang, Angela nervously went to open it. Before her stood a stern, but kind, looking women dressed in long, emerald green robes. Her eyes were rimmed with small glasses and her hair was bound in a tight bun on her head. Angela could see the hair had once been a deep black, now however it was mostly grey. The confusion Angela felt, could not disguise the immediate comfort this woman exuded. This women wasn't dangerous.
She had introduced herself as Professor McGonagal and she held out a copy of the letter Angela had tossed aside earlier that day. The letter stated that Cassiopeia Clarke was in fact a witch and that she was invited to join the education for wizarding and witchcraft at the best school in the world, Hogwarts. This time Angela read it with more care, before she and her daughter started laughing loudly together. This was far too strange to be true. Wasn't it?!
Calmly but firmly Professor McGonagal had stood her ground. Claiming she was true and asking them to recall any moments where Cassy had done unexplainable things. Things that could not be justified by what they knew. Things that could very well be magic.
They both struggled to accept this new information, but doubt had begun to spread to them. Cassy was extraordinary. Angela had always know that. Sometimes, however, even Angela could not give a proper explanation for what happened around her daughter. Flying pens, windows breaking during perfectly calm weather, exploding toilets in schools. A new job was not the only reason they had moved to a new town, although Angela would never tell her daughter this.
Still doubt was not enough for Angela to believe the woman before her. It wasn't until professor McGonagal showed them what she could do, that Angela felt her doubts turn into certainties.
When Mrs McGonagal turned her teacup into a bird and back, Angela couldn't help but jump a little.
She was surprised, though not really shocked. In the back of her mind she had always known there was such a thing as magic, she just never thought that she'd encounter it herself. Or that her beautiful daughter would posses it.
That night Professor McGonagal helped Cassy with a small spell herself. Proving to her that she truly did posses magic. Cassy was still sceptical, thinking this woman was playing tricks with her mind. But Angela knew. She suddenly found a whole new understanding for her daughter . And she smiled. Her daughter was even more special, then she had always thought she was. And perhaps Cassy would fit better in this world professor McGonagal described.
Once the truth of the situation set in, things went fast. Angela started making preparations for Cassy to go to Hogwarts, while Cassy was still trying to understand exactly what this discovery meant.
Professor McGonagal had informed Angela that she could get someone to help her with everything. An old student, someone with knowledge of the muggle world. Of course, Angela had no idea what that meant, but she was ready to accept all help she could get.
The offered help came in the form of a lovely woman called Hermione Weasley. She helped the small family with their shopping and some basic information to help ease their minds. She showed them where supplies could be bought. And how magic went undetected in the world. Hermione explained to them how, sometimes, wizards and witches came from muggle families. Of course after that, she had to explain what muggles were exactly. And throughout all the absurdities of the situation Hermione managed to calm them down. She promised that she'd lead them through the entire process. She even promised that Cassy would not be alone, for her own daughter Rose would be entering her first year as well. At least they could sit together for the train ride.
When Hermione took them shopping for school supplies in London, the women were surprised to see how big the wizarding community actually was. The streets were filled with people in robes and occasionally dressed in what they considered 'normal' clothing.
"Well I guess we can easily spot the muggles," Angela muttered as she looked around a little bewildered. She wished that they would not stand out so much, but the people in robes were obviously in bigger numbers. Hermione just laughed and shook her head.
"Trust me, it's not so bad," she said.
"How do you reckon?" Angela inquired.
"I'm muggle born and I fit right in, even though I wasn't the easiest kid to hang out with," she said smiling and Angela smiled back. Cassy never had been very good at making friends, she was always just a little different. But she had hope that those differences would fall away as soon as she was amongst other wizards and witches.
Angela got out of her trance and spotted an annoyed looking Cassy.
"Mum, you wanted me too hurry, so I could watch you stare into space?" she said annoyed and Angela laughed.
"No, let's go. Hermione is meeting us with her family," she said and opened the door to the car, getting in the drivers seat, as Cassy sat down in the passengers seat besides her.
"What if Rose doesn't like me?" Cassy asked, scared about what was to come.
"Then you'll just be polite and find different friends as soon as you get to Hogwarts," Angela reassured her daughter. Secretly praying Rose would be a wonderful friend for Cassy. After all, Hermione had been such a joy to meet, her daughter would be as well.
As they got to Kings Cross, Angela quickly parked the car and grabbed Cassy's trunk. Cassy quickly went to get a cart for the suitcase. She knew it would be heavy with all the books, clothes and everything else she put in there.
"I can take it Mum," Cassy offered as Angela started steering the cart towards the station. Angela brushed the comment aside.
"You'll probably have to carry it when you get there, I'll take it now," she said and Cassy just nodded. They spotted Hermione with a flock of red-haired people around her. Angela smiled, she'd seen photo's of Hermione's family and realised how easy they were to spot when they were together. Hermione waved them over and Angela quickly ushered Cassy in the right direction.
"When this is all over, we're going to get some tea," Hermione whispered to Angela as they walked into Kings Cross station. She had noticed the other mother was quite nervous and smiled. She could still remember the tension she felt, when she first went to Hogwarts. Perhaps she could offer some reassurance to her new found friend.
"I'd like that," Angela replied, feeling rather nauseous at that point. She was sending her little girl off to a school she had never heard off until a few mere weeks earlier. And the only comfort she had was in people she knew for only three weeks. Though her intuition told her it was all right, she could not help but be scared. The last time she trusted anyone this easily, she was left heartbroken and she did not need to revisit those days.
She was put at ease a little more when she realised the whole family was incredibly kind-hearted. Hermione quickly introduced her to everyone. It was a large group and Angela could only pray she would remember all of the names. Besides Hermione and her husband Ron and their family, her sister-in-law was also there with her own family. Ginger seemed to be a theme. Ginny Potter was just as kind as Hermione had been, just a little more sceptical and sarcastic about things than Hermione. Still she answered any questions there were and when she thought Angela and Cassy weren't listening, she instructed her own children to be kind to Cassy. Angela smiled as she looked at her daughter. Whether they'd befriend her she didn't know, but at least she'd be treated kindly. On a first day, there wasn't much more you could ask for, one would reckon.
"When we get to platform 9 and 10 we need to use some magic," Victiore explained to the scared looking Cassy.
"Really?" Cassy asked bewildered. Did she have to do something already? Like a test, that if she failed, she'd not be allowed to board the train?
"Yes, well sort of," Victiore now said and Rose sighed, seeing her cousin scare the girl she knew was named Cassiopeia.
"She means to say we have to walk through a wall. So you don't actually have to do magic just yet," Rose explained now and Cassy sighed, feeling a little more relieved.
"Don't worry, Vicky's never really clear. It's not just you," Rose whispered jokingly and Cassy could feel a smile form on her face. Rose wasn't too bad. Perhaps this would actually not be so scary and lonely.
"Goodbye!" Angela called as she saw the train move out of the station slowly. Tears trickled down her face and she felt Hermione rub her back gently. It was clear both women were emotional over the goodbyes, yet neither took it as bad as Angela.
"Try not to worry too much, she'll be fine," Ginny said with a smile and Angela smiled back at her gratefully. Hermione handed her a tissue and Angela batted her eyes quickly, embarrassed to have let her emotions get the best of her. She looked back once more, but the train had rounded a corner and they were no longer in sight.
"I remember the first time I had to put a child on the train, " Ginny said looking back as well, "I knew very well where they were going of course, but saying goodbye for such at time is not easy."
Angela smiled at the woman. It was clear she was a much stronger woman when it came to controlling her emotions. And yet she took a moment to reassure Angela. She appreciated it, even if she wasn't sure how to tell her that at this moment.
The group gathered their belongings and rounded up the younger children, before walking back to the exit. However, as they reached it, Angela came to a sudden halt. Her breathing stopped for a moment and her heartbeat quickened dramatically. Hermione noticed the change in demeanour almost instantly and stopped next to her, following Angela's gaze to the other side of the platform.
Hermione could not understand what would have upset the young mother next to her so greatly, but when she saw what Angela was watching her spine tingled and she knew this could not be good.
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This excerpt taken from the GCFB DEF 14A filed Nov 6, 2008.
31. No Trust or Fund Created
Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.


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The UAE has sought to pursue a clear strategy to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation of nuclear weapons including weapons of mass destructions (WMD), Sultan Bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, Governor of Central Bank of the UAE and Chairman of National Anti-Money Laundering Committee, affirmed on Sunday.
"It has an active legislative framework and a strong regulatory and supervisory system for supervision of banks, other financial institutions, economic and commercial institutions. This has been done through its various concerned authorities to ensure that all individuals and entities (both natural/juridical persons) come within the purview of AML/CFT regime," Al Suwaidi said in an inaugural speech at the workshop concerning the Requirements of UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) related to Combating Terrorist Financing and Weapons of Mass Destructions and Mechanism of Implementing the Resolutions, for Entities/Establishments operating in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) including their obligations under AML/CFT Laws and Regulations.
In his speech, read on his behalf by Abdulrahim Mohamed Al Awadi Executive Director and Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU) of the UAE, Al Suwaidi added that : "The workshop is a manifestation of our operational and strategic relationship and collaboration with our domestic partner DFSA within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two entities. It is also a continuation of our outreach efforts to share expertise, knowledge and experiences with the private sector to tackle the evolving ML/FT challenges facing the region.
"The UAE government has established permanent committees, the NAMLC and National Committee to Combating Terrorism Financing with multi-institutional representations to coordinate policy in this regard. Furthermore, a series of laws, regulations and procedures have been issued from time to time to protect the economy from being abused by criminals, terrorist financiers and money launderers. In addition, UAE has a policy of reviewing its AML/CFT Framework on a regular basis, and the best practices and evolving standards are taken into consideration in amending any existing regulation or issuing any new regulation,"he indicated.
"UAE is fully committed to combat nuclear proliferation and terrorism in all its forms. As an expression of its commitment to support all global efforts in this regard, UAE has accessioned all 13 UN Conventions against terrorism and nuclear proliferation and implemented UNSCRs in relation to the same. Furthermore, UAE has joined and endorsed the 'Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism' (GICNT) which is a multi-lateral effort of 82 partner countries to strengthen international framework against nuclear terrorism.
"In line with our critical resolve to combat terrorism financing and proliferation, this workshop has been designed to raise awareness on the risks associated with proliferation financing and highlight the best practices for implementing UNSCRs in this regard."
Furthermore, the central banker said the role of the UAE financial Intelligence Unit (UAE FIU) and its core activity of analysing suspicious transactions and converting it into intelligence will be addressed along with specific issues related to the suspicious transaction reports (STRs) filed by DIFC entities/establishments.
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) will also give a presentation on AML key risk areas and best practice on STR preparation.
The Workshop will conclude with four case studies elaborating the ML/FT typologies and indicators common to this region.
"It is now well established that the knowledgeable and prudent employees play the most significant role in detecting suspicious transactions/activity and therefore, there is no alternative to the on-going training to equip the employees with the necessary skills to fight this global menace. I believe all the participants will benefit immensely from this workshop which will translate into strengthening UAE defences against money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destructions (WMD)," Al Suwaidi concluded.
Al Awadi said the apex bank received 5009 money laundering and suspicious cases from banks and financial firms including the DIFC from 2008 up to February 2011.
"The Central Bank received 1170 cases in 2008, 1750 in 2009, 2711 in 2010 and 378 in January and February 2011. The surge in the number of suspicious cases and reports was attributed to the massive training the Central Bank provided to local bankers on detection of such cases," he added.
According to him, this training workshop is part of a series of six similar events the Central Bank will conduct during the first half of the current year.
"More than 900 experts on money laundering and terrorism financing were trained," he disclosed.
Bryan Stirewalt, Managing Director Supervision, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), told the workshop that the DIFC saw no rise in movement of capital due to the recent developments in the region.
He said that more than 100 suspicious cases were detected by the DIFC since 2005.


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Thai Tonic for Total Health and Vitality
In Thai philosophy, human life is holistically viewed as a combination of three essences: body (the substance of which we are made), mind/heart (all of our thoughts, emotions, and spirit), and energy (that which holds mind, heart and body together).
In this Circle of Life, there is constant flow between the three essences.
Central to healing the body in the flow of The Circle of Life according to Thai healing, are dietary regimens and herbal medicine.
Try this Tonic Shake: it is designed for health, strength, and vitality with a stimulating effect on the digestion and a detoxifying effect on the body:
Tonic Shake
1 cup pineapple
1 cup longan (an Eastern fruit)
1 cup papaya fruit
1 teaspoon papaya seeds
1 mandarin orange
60 ml coconut cream
60 ml fresh sugar cane juice or honey
Squeeze the juice from the orange. Liquefy all ingredients in a blender.
Adapted from A Thai Herbal, by C. Pierce Salguero (Findhorn Press, 2003). Copyright (c) by Pierce Salguero, 2003. Reprinted by permission of Lantern Books.
Adapted from A Thai Herbal, by C. Pierce Salguero (Findhorn Press, 2003).


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Eastern American Cricket Association's Power40 competition
On a sweltering day where the temperature had finally felt like the summer, Falcon Cricket Club hosted Arsenal Cricket Club at the Hecksher Park.
Arsenal CC was couple of players short of their playing eleven. Falcon won the toss and sensing an opportunity to take advantage of Arsenal's depleted side, elected to bowl first. Arsenal's opening pair consisted of Fayzal Ahmed and recently re-activated ex-Bayshore Tigers' Shawn Carter.
It was fortuitous but a great decision to send Shawn as an opener as he turned back the clock and started the game in a Gaylesque manner by hitting four boundaries in the first over. Shawn ended up scoring a quick fire 45 from only 11 balls. On the other end Fayzal Ahmed kept ticking the score and formed a useful partnership with Abid A. Hamdani.
Fayzal joined Shawn back as spectator having chipped in a useful 26 runs. In came Lisan Chaudhury. Both Abid and Lisan have been the most consistent performers of this season and on this occasion they lived up to their billing as the premier batsmen. Lisan the more aggressive one scored a useful 67 and Abid put in his shift and put up a respectable 67.
Arsenal concluded their innings at 263 runs in 39.1 overs. The bowling for Arsenal began with the skipper Ayyaz Chaudhary running in from the north end of the park and giving more than a few scares for the opening pairs with his usual combination of pace, accuracy and healthy dose of swing. Snaking the ball past the opening pair in the opening over and narrowly missing edges. On the other end Lisan started his over, however the heat and long innings while batting had taken its toll and his bowling suffered. The skipper quickly brought on the newcomer speed demon Fayzal and what a decision that turned out. Fayzal was coming in hard and with menacing pace and devastating chin music had Falcon's batsmen ducking, dodging and hiding from the extreme pace.
Breakthrough came quick and combination of extreme pace from Fayzal and accurate swing bowling from Ayyaz resulted in quick succession of wickets falling. Arsenal fell into cruising and was unable to take the final 3 wickets; the rest of the inning turned into a drawn out process as is expected of young sides. However, Rehan Shahid's premier leg spin mopped up any remaining resistance that Falcon had put up. This Arsenal side is looking like a good bunch how far they go this season is anyone's guess.


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There has been a great deal of talk about the poor coding efforts of Wheedle.
NBR broke that story and found security holes in the site of another Trademe wannabe.
This post is about another woeful coding effort, this time from Scoop.co.nz. This has all the hallmarks of the infamous Labour Party screw up with their website but with a very real risk in this instance of someone placing malicious code within sites that are having ads served by Scoop.
To be extremely clear before I go into the story. I have not hacked or performed any hacking of Scoop or any other site. The aderver is completely open to the public and searchable via Google.
I also shared my discovery with some media so as to protect myself from accusations of hacking. You simply do not need to perform any such illegal activity as Scoop has left the door wide open and the keys in the ignition.
I was searching on Google for some details about adservers for a project I am working on and stumbled upon something that is very concerning about the set up of Scoop's adserver. For a start to you can google it. (Image of search).
Even basic protections like creating a disallow for the folder that contains the adserver in their robots.txt have not been perfomred. That is not security, rather it is obscurity that at the very least would have hidden the adserver from search results.
Once you find it however, then you have unfettered administrative rights to the entire adserver:
I was able to view their entire adserver setup:
Including settings for individual ads:
Access and edit live ads:
Control which sites they would appear on:
Create new campaigns:
Place new ads:
And ad code including iframe code that would allow me, or anyone else for that matter to place malicious code within sites that Scoop delivers ads to:
This line in their source calls code into an iframe:
<iframe id="ad_50767E148AB1_SCSG" align="center" src="/xl?c=SCSG;iframeid=ad_50767E148AB1_SCSG" width="988″height="26″ frameborder="0″ marginwidth="0″ marginheight="0″ vspace="0″ hspace="0″ scrolling="no">
Because the content of that iframe is editable, anyone could inject their own malicious code to distribute malware etc. You could happily play havoc without them being any the wiser.
To prove my point I have placed ads on Scoop and on The Standard…ads they really wouldn't want on there, but I could do it nonetheless, without any hacking.
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This is very shoddy work from Scoop Media. If I had my advertising with them I would be distinctly unhappy that they had potentially exposed my site to the risks of malicious code. If I was an advertiser I'd be more unhappy that all my campaign details are there for all to see.
One wonders what other security holes exist on Scoop's website.
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It sort of makes sense that they'd use this particular scene from Gulliver in the posters, it's easily the most iconic image from the classic Gulliver tale. But Jack's bulging belly and that weird expression on his face just makes the whole thing look like a cartoon at worst and a muppet-powered Jim Henson television special at best (which I think I'd rather see than this movie anyway). Take a look:
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Angels-Indians Preview
If the Cleveland Indians are to end their slide, they'll likely need ace Justin Masterson to continue his success against the Los Angeles Angels.
The All-Star right-hander looks to remain undefeated against the Angels and help the Indians avoid going winless on their seven-game homestand Sunday.
Cleveland (62-55) began the home stay winners in 10 of 11 and three games behind AL Central-leading Detroit. However, they were swept in a four-game set by the Tigers and dropped the first two with Los Angeles to fall eight back in the division race. Outscored 37-15 on the homestand, the Indians held an early 1-0 lead but were held to two runs and seven hits for a second straight night after Saturday's 7-2 defeat.
Prior to this homestand, Cleveland had won 11 straight at Progressive Field.
"This is a game where how you handle frustration goes so far in how your season is defined, and we're going to find out,'' said Indians manager Terry Francona, whose team committed a season-high four errors Saturday.
Cleveland has lost four in a row to the Angels (53-62), who lost four straight themselves prior to this series. Los Angeles' last series sweep at Cleveland came Sept. 3-5, 2004.
Including the postseason, Masterson (13-8, 3.46 ERA) is 3-0 with a 2.11 ERA in 14 games against the Angels. He's 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA in seven starts against them, but looks to bounce back from his roughest outing in a month.
Masterson had allowed four runs, 15 hits and struck out 29 over 28 innings while going 3-0 in four starts before he gave up five runs and seven hits in seven innings of a 5-1 loss to Detroit on Tuesday.
Josh Hamilton, 8 for 12 with two doubles and two homers versus Masterson, had two hits Saturday. Hamilton is 3 for 7 in this series after he went 2 for 26 with seven strikeouts in his previous seven contests.
Mike Trout went 0 for 4, but had an RBI and drew a walk to extend his on-base streak to 40 games. Orlando Cabrera reached base a franchise-record 63 straight contests in 2006.
Scheduled Los Angeles starter Jerome Williams (5-8, 4.77) is 0-6 with a 7.48 ERA in nine starts since moving back into the rotation June 22. He gave up a run in 7 2-3 innings while not factoring in the decision of a 2-1 loss at Texas to conclude July, then pitched four scoreless innings before he yielded five runs in the fifth and sixth of a 5-2 defeat to the Rangers on Monday.
"I thought Jerome was a little bit more erratic tonight than maybe we saw in Texas last week," manager Mike Scioscia told the Angels' official website. "Ball-strike ratio was not good. Overall I don't think he commanded the counts like he can."
The right-hander has never faced Cleveland, but Nick Swisher is 0 for 3 with a walk against him.
Swisher is 5 for 27 in his last eight games after tripling Saturday.
However, teammate Yan Gomes is 18 for 35 (.514) in his last 11 contests.


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The Romper in Altrincham is close to the airport on the road approaching the Concord Exhibition and Aviation viewing centre. The oldest part of the pub was built some 400 years ago and it used to be called the Red Lion. History has it that at some point the landlord changed the sign outside and the local regulars thought it looked more like a romping kitten than a red lion! Hence over time it became the Romper. Today it is known for its relaxed and friendly environment where open fires give a warm welcome in the winter and there are nooks and crannies to enjoy a cosy private meal. Like all Chef & Brewer pubs we employ high quality Chefs who have superb kitchen facilities. The food can be chosen from a main menu or unique Specials from the chalk boards which allow our Chefs to show their flair! You will be served meals which have been prepared from the freshest of ingredients and cooked to order. To complement your meal there is an extensive choice of quality wines or the real ales are a very popular alternative. We attract quite a few workers from the airport and can accommodate small parties for leaving do's and the like. Come and try us out next time you are in the area.
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The first officially settled planet in the system, Goravas has tended to be a rather stable government, only letting the technology decline since it is unable to produce the parts needed anymore for spaceflight. What little industrial and technological resources are left over, are almost completely moisture farm equipment, to keep the people alive. Although a few reckless youths still wander away from cities, and a few small groups manage to build small communities, the main part of the remaining population stay in built up areas, where what little water exists is freely available to keep the dwindling population alive.


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What Buyers of Companies Look For
By: John A. Mascarich, Investment Banking Vice President
Every day I talk to buyers of companies and I have a pretty good understanding of what they are looking for based on years of listening to their criteria. Other than a specific specialty, technology or location, buyers look for the following general characteristics of selling companies:
Business is not dependent on the owner
Businesses that are dependent on the owner for their revenue and profit generation have limited attractiveness to buyers because there is so much risk if the owner leaves the business. Sometimes, sellers of businesses think that because they have reached a certain size, buyers of businesses will overlook this very important item. In fact, they don't. Businesses having other characteristics that are very attractive might appeal to buyers, but the buyers will take steps to limit risk if they perceive that the business is dependent on the owner for sustainability. A purchase transaction structure that allows a buyer to build an organization around the owner and eliminate owner dependency over time will normally be proposed.
Strong management team
Unless a company is being bought to fold it into an existing operation not requiring the continuity of management, or a buyer sees a strategic opportunity that is so enticing that it compensates for the quality of a company's management, buyers are always attracted to a company with a strong management team that will remain with the company post-acquisition. There are many definitions of a strong management team. But at the very least, a strong management team should be able to operate the company profitably for the foreseeable future under normal business conditions, be able to take the steps necessary to keep the company viable if economic conditions weaken, and then when the economy recovers, be able to bring revenue and profits back up.
Size and profits
Value is derived from how well a seller's company meets the buyer's strategic objectives. Businesses that are larger and highly profitable are generally more valuable to the largest, best-paying buyers than are businesses that are smaller and less profitable. Most strategic and financial buyers have minimum size and profitability thresholds in which they consider strategic objectives. Consequently, they selectively consider companies that meet these thresholds. Even if a smaller company meets the threshold for acquisition consideration, it will seldom receive the same valuation multiple as a larger company receives, unless a large industry player has an overpowering strategic reason for the acquisition.
Diverse customer base
A diverse customer base helps make a company stable. Every industry has its own definition of diverse. In some it means thousands of customers, and in others it means no reliance on any one customer for more than a small fraction of the business volume. Buyers analyze a seller's customer base to determine risk of loss of business as well as the possibility of expansion within the existing customer base. Companies that continue to expand their customer bases every year with little reliance on any one customer are very attractive to buyers. Companies with a significant dependence on one or a few customers tend to have little or limited attraction to buyers due to their lack of marketing prowess and the risk of maintaining future revenue and profitability.
Successful track record
Companies with a successful track record of growing and weathering the swings in the economy are attractive because longevity gives the buyer some assurance that it is taking a reasonable risk that the company will be successful in the future. Companies with longevity have persisted by managing business risk over an extended period of time; have taken advantage at least to some degree of business growth opportunities; have established a defensible market position and reputation, often based on differentiation; and tend to have proprietary products, services or processes, which often lead to strong operating margins.
Established information and operating systems
Established information and operating systems show a buyer that the company is disciplined and sophisticated. All buyers of companies expect that sellers will have quality business and accounting systems with readily available information for analysis and planning purposes. A company's existing systems may be improved or replaced following an acquisition, depending on the buyer's information and operating requirements, but having good systems in place is highly desirable.
Financial reporting integrity
Investing in an audit brings significantly more value to a transaction than its cost because an audit gives an assurance of financial credibility. It is hard to exaggerate how important financial reporting integrity is to a buyer of companies. Any negative change in reported revenue and profitability as a result of due diligence is usually met with a disproportionate change in price and sometimes a change in transaction structure or lack of continued interest in the company. If add- backs are found to be overstated, inflated or unsubstantiated during due diligence, financial trustworthiness is compromised. In order for a seller of a company to be able to give the buyer the greatest possible assurance of financial integrity, audited financial statements are advisable.
Clean legal and insurance history
Most buyers expect a seller to have a clean legal and insurance history with readily available and up-to-date stock certificates, contracts, employment and noncompetition agreements, corporate minutes, corporate resolutions, articles of incorporation, and insurance policy information. Having a clean legal and insurance history is particularly important if the selling company expects the buying company to acquire its stock. Many an acquisition transaction is delayed or scuttled because legal due diligence reveals that corporate records are not up to snuff.
Reasonable expectations
Some sellers of companies don't consider that a buyer doesn't have to buy. I've found that nothing will cause a buyer to end potential acquisition discussions more quickly than a seller having unreasonable expectations of selling price and terms. Most buyers won't even look at a company if the seller has overinflated expectations of sell price or expects preposterous terms.
Buyers of companies also need to have reasonable expectations. Some buyers of companies don't consider that a seller doesn't have to sell to them. I've found that nothing will cause a seller to end potential acquisition discussions more quickly than a buyer offering unreasonable purchase price and terms.
Being reasonable is a must for both sellers and buyers of companies, because reasonability and flexibility are necessary ingredients to getting acquisition transactions done.
John Mascarich is a Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor, a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and Vice President at Hilliard Lyons Investment Banking. He can be reached at 502-588-8409 or at email@example.com.


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Bitcoin trading firm expands Irish operation
An international Bitcoin trading firm is to expand its Dublin operations to meet growing market demand for its trade in virtual currencies.
The founder of Circle International Financial told the Irish Independent that the company was embarking on a hiring round that would see its presence in Ireland grow in line with its increased activity in alternative currencies. "What we're showing companies is the utility value of Bitcoin rather than just its intrinsic asset value," said Jeremy Allaire, founder and chief executive of Circle International Finance.
The company recently took on €7m in new funding, making it one of the best-funded Bitcoin-focused firms in the market. As part of the company's expansion in Dublin, Circle is recruiting new jobs in customer support and financial management at its Dublin headquarters.
Mr Allaire says that Circle takes much of the risk out of trading in Bitcoin for companies by setting valuations at the time of a trade.
"Over time, the fluctuations in value will settle down into a more evenly priced currency with all of the attributes, such as hedging, that we see in established trading systems today."
He said that trading in Bitcoin had some inherent advantages over existing currencies.
"One of the problems with current systems is security and fraud," he said. "If you think about it, there are lots of people and organisations who you need to share your sensitive financial information with. Sometimes the system fails and banks have to reimburse customers. That's fine, but it's really an admission of the system's failures. Trading in Bitcoin is a much more secure way of doing it, when established."
Mr Allaire said that mainstream trading organisations were still wary of accepting crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin because of a combination of factors, including low consumer take-up and erratic valuation fluctuations. However, he said that this was changing, too.
"In the last week, we've seen a big US retailer, Tiger Direct, start to accept Bitcoins," he said. "I expect more to accept the currency in time."
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I've actually done 3 different imports - one for a single year, one which did about half the posts, both from last night, then finally one with all the posts this morning. I couldn't import EVERYTHING because the file generated when I tried to export all content was about 25MB in size or so.
It looks like all the information was imported - categories, tags, posts, comments all were imported smoothly. However, the several thousand images on the old site didn't move over at all. It's only been about 6 hours since I did the last import, but I've also gotten emails saying all the imports are done, and I've seen no activity at all since the posts themselves were moved over.
Might it still take this long (even after emailing me that it was done) to import images, or what can I do to try import the images. Moving that many images over manually is obviously not really an option.
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Washington, D.C. -- Following last week's proposal by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to move to a new five-day delivery schedule for certain mail, Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in sending a letter to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe asking that prescription drugs continue to be delivered on a six-day-a-week basis.
Under the USPS' proposal, standard and first-class mail would no longer be delivered on Saturdays, while packages, express and Priority mail would retain a six-day delivery schedule. However, it is possible that certain methods by which prescription drugs are delivered may not be eligible for Saturday delivery. For instance, some medications are mailed in small plastic envelopes that do not fit the traditional definition of "package", while others are mailed through first-class service and thus may be eliminated for Saturday delivery.
"Whatever anyone thinks of the USPS' decision to move to a five-day delivery schedule, we can all agree that seniors, disabled Americans, service members and Veterans should continue to receive the medicines they depend on in a timely fashion," Congressman Latham said. "While the USPS absolutely needs to take steps to improve its financial standing, those steps should not come at the expense of providing for the Iowans and all other Americans who rely upon routine postal delivery the most."
The letter to Postmaster General Donahoe is reprinted in full below.
Patrick R. Donahoe
Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer
United States Postal Service
475 L'Enfant Plaza, Southwest
Washington, DC 20260
Dear Postmaster General Donahoe:
On behalf of the undersigned Members of Congress, I would like to express our concern with your recent announcement to end the United States Postal Service's tradition of six-day mail delivery and its effect on the growing population of seniors, servicemen and women, Veterans, and disabled Americans that rely on home delivery of their prescription drugs. Some of us are opposed to the new 5-day delivery schedule, others have welcomed it; regardless, all of us want to ensure that our constituents will be able to receive the medications that they depend on, in a timely manner.
In our home districts, Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, VA and other beneficiaries currently rely on low cost delivery of prescription drugs to their doorstep. Whether it is a homebound senior that cannot walk or drive to the pharmacy, or a Veteran who lives in a rural area with limited access to the prescription drugs they need, all of these home delivery beneficiaries cannot afford to go without their medications for days. Nor should they have to obtain their medications through more costly delivery methods, which would only draw business away from the USPS and threaten its long term financial stability.
This growing population of home delivery prescription beneficiaries is not only good for the USPS and patients, but our government as a whole. According to the Department of Defense, the government saved $33 million in FY2010 alone through use of TRICARE's Home Delivery Program. Home delivery is the most cost effective way of filling prescriptions for TRICARE beneficiaries, and saves Medicare and Medicaid money as well. This integral part of the USPS's services should not be changed in your reform and restructuring of the federal postal service.
Ahead of your testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Operations Committee on Wednesday, February 13, we would like you to lay out specific guidelines that would include prescription drugs in 6-day package delivery. Although you have mentioned that packages will be included in Saturday delivery, we would like further clarification on which classes of service and formal definitions of package you will consider.
Some medications are mailed in small plastic envelopes that don't fit in the traditional definition of package, while others are mailed through first class service and thus, may be eliminated on Saturdays depending on your guidance. Please ensure that they properly examine all the ways in which prescription drugs are mailed through USPS, and exempt them from your new 5-day delivery schedule.
We look forward to hearing your response and working together to ensure the quality of service provided to our constituents will remain the same, and that the Postal Office grows its business and stays strong for the decades to come.
Source: http://latham.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=319824


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My Gambling Problem: I Keep Losing
This week's baseball picks...
Cleveland over BOSTON with a 10.5 run OVER. Yes, it's the return of the parlay bet that never works, but with both teams swinging the bats well and Boston escaping the ninth tonight (translation: less Papelbon tomorrow), I like the chances for the Tribe to win in a slugfest. Sowers v. Beckett, and the latter has a bad track record vs. Cleveland. 2,500 to win 2,600 on a 10.5 run over, and 2,000 to win 3,300 on Cleveland.
Braves over BREWERS. Smoltz vs. Sheets in an ace matchup, and Smoltz is going for that big win #201. I think he'll celebrate by going "Woo Hoo." 2,500 to win 2,675 on Atlanta.
In the words of my mother, well, that was unfortunate. Nothing to do but blow the rest of the week's hopes on a couple of road dogs.
Giants over METS. Zito vs. Glavine as the Giants try to avoid the sweep. Zito's numbers are bad for the year, but it's mostly come in a few starts, and I think he'll shine under the NYC spotlight. He'll also be motivated to avoid giving the game to Armando Blownitez. 2,500 to win 3,475.
Mariners over ANGELS. Seattle's been playing well and has King Felix going. Last time out, he got hammered against this team; today, he'll deal. Jered Weaver goes for the Halos, and has been a little shaky recently. 2,500 to win 2,875.
An even day with a slight bump for the money. Down big, running out of days, have to bet it all on road dogs. Do not try this at home.
Giants over METS. Once more into the Shea, with Matt Cain facing Orlando Hernandez. The moneyline is too good for a pitcher of Cain's standing, and El Duque has been battling health issues since the Truman Administration. 3,475 to win 4,240.
White Sox over JAYS. Buerhle vs. Halladay gives the moneyline big to the home team, but Halladay's coming off an injury, Buerhle has a history of success against the Jays, and the ChiSox usually respond to Ozzie going off his meds. 3,500 to win 4,970.
Friday - No mas! 1-6 so far this week. We're going to go on a three-day binge of drinking Scotch and try to move on. Late.


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Premier League: Liverpool to open youth academy in India in January 2014
Liverpool have revealed they are to open an academy in India in 2014.
Last Updated: 16/10/13 3:28pm
The Anfield club have joined up with Indian side DSK Shivajians to establish a permanent set-up for young players in Pune.
The LFC International Football Academy DSK, which will open in January, will be a purpose-built residential complex.
It will feature a number of full-size pitches, practice areas, classrooms, changing rooms, a gym, canteen, lecture theatre and medical facilities.
It will support players up to the age of 18 and coaches from Liverpool will work on the project.
Academy director Frank McParland told the club's official website: "At the academy in Liverpool we aim to develop outstanding players and good human beings.
"The results speak for themselves, as last season seven academy players made their first-team debuts.
"Education and community work is key to the development of our young players and we look forward to taking our knowledge and experience of developing young footballers to India."


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~ Nan Shanahan, President and Owner Shanahan Real Estate Group, Winchester, MA
Staging Services offered by Spectacular-Spaces
At Spectacular-Spaces, one of our primary objectives is to be highly flexible in meeting our clients' needs. We realize that homeowners have a range of staging needs, different budgets, and varied skills of their own that they can apply in home staging efforts. For these reasons, we offer a wide range of varied staging services that homeowners can take advantage of on an as-needed or a la carte basis.
The Staging Process
The professionals at Spectacular-Spaces employ a multi-phased approach to a staging project: Staging Consultation; Prep Work and Plan Development; Home Staging Assistance Service/Partial Staging; and Showcasing. Each phase is independent of the other, can be modified according to the client's needs and can be taken on at the client's schedule or preference.
Throughout every step of the entire process Spectacular-Spaces remains focused on the ultimate objective - to sell the property as quickly as possible for the highest price.
Staging Consultation
Our Staging Consultation begins with a visit to the property. We assess both the interior and exterior of the property as if we are the prospective buyer. We carefully examine each individual element of the property, then assess the sum of these factors to determine how best to proceed with the staging process. From this evaluation we produce a detailed assessment of the project property, citing both the positive and negative characteristics.
At the conclusion of the Staging Consultation the client is given a Personalized Staging Plan. This comprehensive report details exactly what needs to be done to prepare the property for the market so it achieves a fast sale at maximum value. It details items to remove; suggests updates and repairs; recommends arrangement of furnishings; suggests paint and wall colors; suggests decorative items and accessories to purchase; and recommends landscaping and curb appeal solutions. Clients also receive an extensive list of preferred vendors and contractors to refer to that will assist them throughout the entire moving process. The Staging Plan provides clients with flexible, affordable - and easily achievable - staging solutions. The staging consultant and real estate agent also have a copy of the Staging Plan, enabling all parties to have easy and direct access to the information enclosed in the report should any questions arise.
Prep Work and Plan Development
In this phase of the Staging Process the client has all the necessary information to prepare the property for the market. Most often, these are simple items that the homeowner, once focused on them, can take care of themselves.
If the homeowner prefers, the Spectacular-Spaces design professionals can manage the entire project and supervise any contractors, movers or manage any other aspect of the project for a modest service fee.
Home Staging Assistance Service/Partial Staging
Spectacular-Spaces' Personalized Staging Plans provide our clients with flexible, affordable - and easily achievable - staging solutions. We realize that some homeowners like to be closely involved in the staging of their properties. For these "hands on" property owners, we offer a Home Staging Assistance Service. Under this service category, homeowners can hire Spectacular-Spaces to handle any part of the project that they do not want to do on their own. It can be as little or as much of the project as the homeowner wants.
Our Home Staging Assistance Service helps homeowners to save money on their project through their work efforts, while still getting the benefit of professional home staging and the dramatic results it delivers. This flexible and affordable staging service yields a positive outcome, making Home Staging an affordable option for all property owners.
In this phase of the Staging Process we set up and arrange the furniture, accessories and artwork in the home so that it's unique and most appealing architectural and selling features are emphasized. Living spaces are enhanced by improving and highlighting the flow, function and feel of each room. Furnishings are placed strategically to create a feeling of spaciousness, to draw a buyer's interest and to generate universal appeal. It is in this phase of the Staging Process that the dramatic transformation of the home is most apparent. This is when the house gains a new energy, a new vibrancy that makes it really come alive for prospective buyers. The result is more buyer appeal and a quick sale!
If necessary, Spectacular-Spaces can supplement the homeowner's furnishings to achieve the desired affect. If the property is vacant we can furnish the entire house to bring the property to life for prospective buyers. We maintain a large inventory of rental furnishings, accessories and other items for these purposes.
We will also manage any changes needed for the exterior of the property so the grounds are also shown in the best possible light.
Additional Staging Services
Vacant and Model Home Staging
Vacant homes can be very difficult to sell. A lack of warmth in an empty home makes it difficult for prospective buyers to imagine themselves living there. Real Estate statistics bear out this point, showing that vacant homes take longer to sell than houses that are furnished. While the reasons for this affect are varied and complex, one main reason is that empty houses make sellers look desperate. This gives buyers the psychological advantage and a stronger negotiating position. It's why most often, buyers generally don't pay full price for an empty house.
Empty rooms are also uninviting and appear smaller than they actually are. Without furniture, it is difficult for the average buyer to visualize how a room can look or imagine living in the space. It is helpful for prospective buyers to see furnished rooms; this helps them to gain perspective and imagine living there. The addition of furnishings makes empty rooms appear much more spacious and enables buyers to connect with the space.
When Spectacular-Spaces stages vacant properties, our objective is to furnish each room so that the positive selling features and the function, flow and feel of each room is highlighted and obvious to prospective buyers. This brings to mind a warm and inviting setting and helps to give buyers a more accurate impression of room size and different lay-out possibilities. The intent is to generate buyer appeal by creating the best visual experience possible; enabling prospective buyers to connect emotionally with the home and visualize living there. We "set the stage" for a sale.
We have an extensive inventory of quality furnishings and accessories available for monthly rental that will fill the empty space, creating the desired effect; bringing the property to life.
Furniture and Accessory Rental
We have an extensive inventory of quality furnishings and accessories available for monthly rental for our clients who are Staging a vacant property, model home or who need to supplement their existing furnishings with some new pieces.
Curb Appeal and Landscape Staging
It is a well known fact in Real Estate circles that prospective home buyers begin to develop their initial impressions of a property the moment they step onto it and after viewing its photos online. Therefore it is equally as important to stage the exterior of a property as it is the interior. To achieve this instant, positive impact, Spectacular-Spaces offers Curb Appeal and Landscape Staging services.
Curb Appeal and Landscape Staging is more than merely placing a pot of flowers on the front porch or hanging a wreath on the front door. It is about the overall impression prospective buyers get of the front of the house. The front facade of a house is a key area of the property that will have a direct impact on its sale. This includes the front lawn, trees and shrubs, the flower beds, the front walk and driveway, the condition of the exterior of the house and the front door. In short, it encompasses everything a prospective buyers sees when they look at the house from the curb or from the exterior photos online.
Virtual Staging
Not all homeowners feel the need for a Staging Consultation or the other staging services services we offer. For these homeowners we offer two different Virtual Staging Services that can be employed as an alternative resource as they prepare their property for the real estate market. This service is also available for the exterior of a property as well. The front facade of a house is a key area of the house that will have a direct impact on its sale.
- Ask a Staging Professional a Question
If you have a Staging question or questions about preparing or showcasing your property that you would like answered before you present it on the market, email your question or questions along with the appropriate photos and we'll answer it. Questions will be answered within two days after receiving the question and payment. For your convenience we accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. The fee for this service is $15.00 per question.
- Virtual Staging By Room
If you are going to stage one or more of your rooms yourself but need some guidance and direction as to the best approach for each room, email us the following information for each room you would like to stage: the function of the room, photos taken from each corner of the room, the room dimensions (length x width x ceiling height), the number of windows and doors, the adjacent rooms, the exposure (south facing, north facing etc.), your staging budget and any other information that you think may be helpful. We will review the information and send you a Staging Plan that will best present this room to a prospective home buyer. The Staging Plan will include suggestions for furniture arrangement using the furnishings you show in the photos, color suggestions and placement of artwork and accessories. The Staging Plan will be emailed within one week of receiving the information about the room and payment. For your convenience we accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. The fee for this service is $75.00 per room.