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With more than 19,000 members, the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft forms the basis of the Kunsthaus's activities. Members' annual fees make a substantial contribution to exhibitions and also support acquisitions. The Kunstgesellschaft's annual report is publicly accessible and contains information about its management, programming committee, organization and business, as well as all activities. The Kunsthaus Zürich has stood on Heimplatz since 1910, in a progressively expanded ensemble of buildings of great architectural quality. All properties are owned by the independent Stiftung Zürcher Kunsthaus, a foundation which makes them available for use by the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft.
The Kunsthaus Zürich receives annual subsidies from the city and canton of Zurich amounting to some forty percent of its total budget. It generates additional income through admission fees and retail sales as well as rent, so that on a long-term average basis its operations are 55 percent self-financed. The Kunsthaus also receives substantial support from numerous companies, foundations and private individuals, enabling it to provide a wide-ranging programme to the public that would otherwise be impossible.
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Navigating through places where you have spent only your early childhood is a slightly disconcerting experience. Distances that were supposed to be long - almost interminable - turn out to be a few steps. Open fields that were shortcuts are now crammed with multi-storied apartments. Deserted construction sites are now shopping complexes. Open markets with slushy lanes have now become Pantaloons.
I passed an auditorium where I gave my first stage performance, wearing my first pair of trousers (dark brown) along with a pink full-sleeved shirt. Like hundreds of pre-schoolers down the ages, mine too was a rendition of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and I still have a B&W photo of myself with my hand pointing skyward. I am quite sure such a photo exists in almost every Indian household.
I passed what was earlier a saloon - called Kesh Karu (in the Bengali poetic tradition) - where I had my first haircuts and whose penchant for crew cuts defined my hairstyle preference ever since.
A cinema called Alo Chhaya has now folded up with a rusty collapsible gate protecting the brood of dogs peacefully sleeping on the lobby. This was the place where my parents went one Sunday afternoon in 1975 and watched a film called Deewaar and discovered the phenomenon that is still ruling the box-office. I remember going to watch Yaarana in the same hall with my mother, while returning from school one day. (Yes, she is a cool mom!)
I went past the massive walls of Loreto Convent - whose lush compound is probably one of the most beautiful campuses I have seen and is only visible when you are on the flyover beside it. This is still as beautifully green as I remembered it.
On the road approaching Park Circus Maidan, Detective Training College and Forensic Training Institute still stood opposite each other and brought back my childhood thoughts when I always wondered if Prodosh C Mitter or Byomkesh Bakshi were invited as guest lecturers to these places.
Christ the King Church may have a lot of religious significance but for me, it is a venue for quizzes. This and Dalhousie Institute are the places where the best and brightest minds of Calcutta pitted brains against each other. In a moment of pompousness, some quizzer proclaimed that the buses of Calcutta called the halt outside DI 'quiz stop'. In my many years of travelling to DI by buses, it had never been referred thus. Truth be told, however culturally evolved Calcutta bus conductors were, they were unlikely to stop buses for 'quizzes' which - even in DI's busy calendar - happened only a few days in the year! This was - what we called - a 'home-made' question.
The stop outside DI is known for the institution on the opposite side of the road - Modern High School of Girls, though the name is mangled beyond belief. This school is the alma mater of many worthies ranging from Aparna Sen to my sister and is considered to be the shrine of nyakaness. Every time I have said this, Modernites have jumped up and counted out many examples who are not nyaka - thus proving my point conclusively because you can only count exceptions!
Before we finally turn in to the road to my house, I leave behind Cakes - a store which was earlier Kookie Jar, which has to be (without exaggeration) the world's best pastry store. Cakes does a fair replica of KJ's products and the difference between the two is only palpable the morning after. Kookie Jar's Macaroon Tart's crust holds even after a night in the fridge while Cakes' crumbles.
So what is the point of this nostalgic rambling?
Nothing because Calcutta is not about bullet points. This was just a recounting of memories that now exist in a different form.
The city has changed beyond recognition physically and yet when I walk down a lane - any lane - in the early evening, I still hear strains of tanpura, harmonium and voices practising Rabindrasangeet.
Shiamak Davar classes have started but students at Mamata Shankar's dance academy still cause a traffic jam in my lane.
Professionals return to the city only to work with corporates based in other cities of India. But they are happy. Probably because their office is 'right opposite the office of Dover Lane Music Conference'.
It is still the only Indian city where there are roadside boards with the day's newspaper stuck on to them. Though, it is no longer Ganashakti (the Left mouthpiece). It is Jago Bangla, adorned with the new Chief Minister's pronouncements.
The witty Anandabazar hoarding outside arrivals gate at the airport is no longer there but the print advertisements for the paper - "Pujo shonkhya manei Ananabazar" - is reassuringly erudite.
New bookstores have sprung up and many lament that their favourite para bookshops have shut down. But it is still the only place in the world where the bookstore attendants actually read in the store and recommend additional titles when they see your purchases.
It follows the Great Indian Malaise of changing the names of institutions of public usage - airports, bridges, colleges, train stations. But they are not named after members of one dynasty or one party. Intellectuals and patriots ranging from diverse fields are chosen instead. I was very impressed to find that the Institute of Printing Technology is housed in Upendra Kishore Bhawan (named after one of the pioneers of modern printing in India, who is also Satyajit Ray's grandfather).
And speaking of Ray, his fictional creations have now ensured that Bengalis don't have to depend on Che Guevera and The Beatles for t-shirt art. Professor Shonku (who turns 50 this September) and Feluda have now started an industry by themselves.
None of these things have any tangible value and yet I feel illogically happy that this is the place where I was born.
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How do we know what people living in China 2,000 years ago ate, and how they cooked their food?
Ethnographic objects can offer important clues about daily life during the Han Dynasties (226 BC to AD 220). Artifacts from the Museum's collections featured in the new exhibition Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture include examples of ming qi ("ming chee")—miniature household objects, such as food samples and cooking tools, that people during the Han Dynasties often included in tombs of the dead to provide comfort and sustenance in the afterlife.
Some Han cooks used larger versions of earthenware stoves like this one.
The larger versions were often fueled by wood, which created very high heat. Pots fit tightly into openings atop the stove; this close fit helped harness the fuel of the fire efficiently and allowed for high-temperature cooking. In parts of rural China today, this type of stove is still used.
The small replicas below are modeled after grain towers from the Han Dynasties; one of these is now on display in Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture.
A meal eaten 2,000 years ago in Han China would almost surely have included grains—likely rice, millet, winter wheat, or barley. Each year, grain farmers stored their crop in locked or elevated towers, and they might also have allowed grain to drop out to feed their animals, like the long-eared pigs seen here.
In addition to these objects, the Museum's anthropological collections include a number of other ming qi, some collected by indefatigable ethnographer Bernard Laufer, on an expedition to China from 1901 to 1904, during which he collected more than 6,500 objects.
To see more from the Museum's anthropological collections, visit the Museum's new exhibition, Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture.
The exclusive corporate sponsor for Our Global Kitchen is J. P. Morgan.
Additional support for Our Global Kitchen and its related educational and online resources has been provided by GRACE Communications Foundation. The Kitchen Experience is presented by Whole Foods Market.


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INDIANAPOLIS – Twenty-three Southern Conference programs were honored with NCAA Public Recognition Awards for finishing in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports in the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate for the 2015-16 academic year.
ETSU, Chattanooga and Wofford each had four programs recognized. ETSU's men's golf, men's tennis, women's golf and volleyball teams were honored, while Chattanooga's women's basketball, women's cross country, women's tennis and women's track teams also finished in the top 10 percent nationally. Wofford's baseball, men's golf, rifle and women's basketball squads also reached that benchmark.
Furman and UNCG had three programs each earn the distinction. The Paladins were represented by their men's and women's soccer and men's track programs, while the Spartans saw their women's cross country, women's track and volleyball teams honored.
Mercer (men's golf and women's soccer) and Samford (volleyball and men's cross country) had two each, while Western Carolina saw its men's golf team earn mention.
Five SoCon champions were among those who were recognized. ETSU's men's golf team won the 2016 SoCon Men's Golf Championship, while the Bucs' men's tennis team won tournament and regular-season crowns. Furman's soccer programs each won SoCon tournament titles, while Chattanooga's women's basketball program shared the regular-season crown and won the league tournament.
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Criticism of Sen. Roy Blunt's role in agriculture provision illustrates concerns about Congress
Late last month, the U.S. Senate was once again under deadline pressure. The eleventh hour was approaching and Congress had to pass a stopgap budget bill to avert a federal government shutdown looming at the end of March.
The bill passed the Senate after a flurry of last-minute amendments on March 20. The House of Representatives approved it the next day. Buried in the 587-page package, a rider nicknamed the "farmer assurance provision" drew little notice.
Within days, however, the obscure provision set off a firestorm on social media and the Internet, igniting a backlash from food safety activists who complained that the legislation allowed biotechnology companies to continue to sell genetically modified seeds even if a court of law determined the U.S. Department of Agriculture hadn't properly studied the seeds' impact on the environment.
Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, who championed the provision, was caught in the controversy when the Capitol Hill publication Politico quoted him as saying he had worked on the legislation with Monsanto, a major biotech corporation based in St. Louis.
Monsanto is one of Blunt's biggest donors. Since his election to Congress in 1996, Blunt has received $95,750 from company employees, their family members and the company's political action committee, according to the Sunlight Foundation, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group. Monsanto co-hosted a fundraiser for the senator last May in Washington.
Although the provision's language originated in an agriculture spending bill in the House, not the Senate, Blunt's comment to Politico made him the focus of fury for opponents of the legislation, who nicknamed it the "Monsanto Protection Act." Blogs decried Blunt as a "Congressional Judas" and "Monsanto's Man in Washington." Someone even altered his Wikipedia page, writing that his Senate seat "will be sold by Blunt to Monsanto Corporation upon his retirement."
In reality, the provision isn't likely to have much effect because it expires at the end of September and USDA says it may be unenforceable anyway. But the process by which it became law demonstrates the lack of transparency in policymaking in Washington and the cozy relationship between special interests and members of Congress, said Bill Allison, editorial director of the Sunlight Foundation.
"The problem is we have these massive bills that are voted on without people knowing exactly what's in them and there is an opportunity for members to put in language that benefits one company or a handful of companies without the public being aware of it," Allison said.
Although ostensibly the measure is intended to benefit farmers who grow genetically modified foods, it also benefits Monsanto because the farmers know if they buy the genetically modified seeds they can sell them, he said.
"It's clear that Monsanto was lobbying for this and it's clear that Blunt went to bat for them," Allison said.
Blunt said in a statement Monday that he wasn't responsible for including the provision in the Senate version of the budget bill. "There were things in the Senate bill that dealt with agriculture research that the House accepted, and there were provisions in the House version like this one that the Senate accepted," he said. "I didn't propose this provision or place it in the bill, but I do support the policy, which protects farm families."
Chris Crawford, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., said the staff of a House appropriations subcommittee drafted the provision when Kingston was chairman of that panel. The language was developed in coordination with the agriculture department and industry groups over a period of 18 months, Crawford said.
Kingston has received $1.5 million in contributions from the agribusiness sector during his career, including $7,000 from Monsanto's PAC in 2012.
Democrats in Congress are just as culpable as Republicans when it comes to pushing pet projects for donors, said Tom Borelli, a senior fellow with FreedomWorks, a conservative think tank in Washington.
"This is certainly not unique to Senator Blunt," Borelli said. He pointed to the fiscal cliff deal passed in January, which included billions of dollars in corporate tax credits for the likes of General Electric, Hollywood and Captain Morgan rum.
The backlash against Blunt and Monsanto is an example of selective outrage from the political left, which doesn't seem to mind when riders promote their favorite causes, such as biofuels or renewable energy, he said.
Borelli, who has a Ph.D. in molecular biology, has no problem with the technical aspects of the farmer assurance provision, only the "shortcut" by which it became law.
"I think we're all better off with an open and transparent process," he said. "The whole system is corrupt because both the Senate and the House are supposed to have appropriation bills and then they wait until last minute and then everybody tries to get their favorite in. It's a special-interest orgy at the end."
Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, the Democratic chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, also faced a torrent of criticism for allowing the contentious provision into the budget bill without holding hearings on it. She subsequently said she didn't put the language in the bill and didn't support it.
A spokeswoman for Mikulski said in a statement that the chairwoman had to compromise on some priorities in order to pass the continuing resolution.
Weeks after the passage of the farmer assurance provision, Blunt still is dealing with the fallout. During a conference call with reporters last week, Blunt objected when asked why supporters of the rider had tried to sneak it into the continuing resolution anonymously.
"I was actually the only guy that was not anonymous about it," Blunt said.
He defended the provision, saying it was intended to keep farm families from losing their livelihoods by guaranteeing they could continue to plant and harvest genetically modified crops approved by UDSA while lawsuits worked their way through the court system.
"If all the reporting on that wants to be Roy Blunt talked to Monsanto and allowed that language to stay in the bill – and I don't know that I'm powerful enough by the way to do that – then I will stand up for farm families every time," Blunt said.
Monsanto spokesman Tom Helscher said in an email that the company participates constructively in the political process. "Input from constituents is important to Members of Congress," he said.
Far from being secretive, the farmer assurance provision had bipartisan support in both the House and Senate as far back as June 2012, when it was passed by the House appropriations subcommittee, Helscher said. "Grower groups and other advocates for agriculture, Monsanto included, have publicly supported this language since that time and worked with members representing large agricultural constituencies in doing so," he said.
Monsanto spent nearly $5.97 million on lobbying efforts in Washington in 2012 and $6.37 million in 2011, records from the nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics show.
The company's PAC donated a total of $756,600 to federal candidates last year, including $5,000 to Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., $9,000 to Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and $2,500 to Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan, and $30,000 total to Blunt's campaign committee and leadership PAC.


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Honoré, renowned for his forceful, productive leadership during the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort, will be the guest speaker for the Issues and Answers Lecture Series presented by The Sun Herald, The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast College of Arts and Letters and the Centennial Celebration Committee on Tuesday, Sept 7. The lecture is set for 7 p.m. at the Fleming Education Center Auditorium on the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach.
The theme for Honoré's presentation is "The Art of Crisis Leadership: Lessons Learned Building a Culture of Preparedness." The lecture is free and open to the general public. A live Webcast of the lecture will be presented at 7 p.m. at Bennett Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus.
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Built by business professionals with over 20 years of experience in aviation, CAVU Jet is a full service private and corporate jet acquisition and sales company. Types of jets we typically buy and sell include: Gulfstream 550, Challenger 604, Citation X, Hawker 2000, Legacy 600.
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Congress Has Lost All Perspective When It Considers Prosecuting Journalists As Spies
from the who's-the-real-enemy-of-the-state? deptWe've noted the unfortunate fact that President Obama has used the espionage act to go after whistleblowers, rather than actual spies. Similarly, we've been quite concerned that people have tried to paint organizations like Wikileaks as being criminal operations or guilty of violating the Espionage Act as well. While there may be many reasons to not like Wikileaks or Julian Assange, that does not mean that they're guilty of criminal activities in publishing classified information they obtain. That's what lots of reporters do.
And, in fact, as the EFF is warning, some in Congress are now turning their sights on reporters at the NY Times for daring to publish newsworthy material, dug up through traditional reporting means. In other words, the gradual expansion of the definitions here is putting reporters at risk. Already we expanded the definition of espionage to cover whistleblowers... and now they're trying to expand it to the press who report on the information leaked by whistleblowers.
It's hard not to be offended by the disdain for the Constitution displayed by these politicians. Even if no one actually goes through with a prosecution against a journalist, the chilling effects have already made their mark. Reporters are likely to think twice now about publishing that big scoop, exposing questionable government behavior, because those within the government seem to think that actually revealing troubling facts about the government is akin to being a spy.
At a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on July 11th, some members of Congress made it clear they also want New York Times journalists charged under the Espionage Act for their recent stories on President Obama's 'Kill List' and secret US cyberattacks against Iran. During the hearing, House Republicans "pressed legal experts Wednesday on whether it was possible to prosecute reporters for publishing classified information," according to the Los Angeles Times.
In addition, the Washingtonian's Shane Harris reported a month ago that a "senior" Justice Department official "made it clear that reporters who talked to sources about classified information were putting themselves at risk of prosecution."
Leaks big and small have been happening for decades—even centuries—and the most recent are comparable to several others. No journalist has ever been prosecuted under the Espionage Act and it has generally been accepted, even by Congress's own research arm, that the publication of government secrets by the press is protected speech under the First Amendment. Yet the government is actively investigating WikiLeaks and now threatening others for just that.
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Pitney Bowes Inc. last year recycled 14,532,290 pounds of waste, thereby avoiding 26,938 metric tons of carbon emissions. Verified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the company's participation in the WasteWise program, this amount of carbon emissions is equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 4,932 passenger vehicles.
"Environmental responsibility is an important part of our effort to provide sustainable value to customers and shareholders," said Ellen Huang, director, environmental affairs, at the company. "Our collaboration with the U.S. EPA enables us to track our waste reduction efforts year after year, which is a great barometer of progress for us."
In 2008, the company recycled 13,686,766 pounds of waste. The 2009 increase is due in part to a secure destruction program that recycles paper after it is shredded.
The company's recycling of waste is a part of a broader initiative to measure, analyze and reduce its carbon footprint. In 2010, Pitney Bowes will participate in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP8) questionnaire for a third year, affirming its commitment to measuring carbon emissions and reducing environmental impact. An analysis of the company's responses is expected from the CDP in September.
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Nairobi meeting helps establish framework to facilitate elephant conservation in Kenya
The Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources and the Kenya Elephant Forum, on 27th November 2013, convened a breakfast meeting of stakeholders in wildlife conservation and management to discuss the importance of working together and sharing information.
The meeting, held at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, was graced by the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry Prof. Judi Wakhungu who during her key note address highlighted the importance of using participatory approaches to coordinate all stakeholders. She emphasized the importance of stakeholders using accurate statistics when referring to the elephant population and when indicating the number of elephants poached to avoid speculation and sensationalism.
Also on IFAW.org: Chinese government action will save endangered species
Her remarks also resonated with IFAW's Elephant program strategy on the importance of securing space for the elephants through leasing land from local communities and subsequently establishing sanctuaries and conservancies which could be of social, economic and environmental benefit to the communities and the environment. She highlighted the importance of conducting research to determine the interaction of animals and people to design security interventions which mitigate human-wildlife conflict.
Her remarks were motivating to IFAW in light of an elephant collaring activity which had been scheduled for the first week of December.
Collaring of elephants is a critical component of research to determine elephant migratory corridors and dispersal areas with an aim of mitigating human wildlife conflict and determining weather-driven patterns of elephant migration.
During the plenary session Daniel Leturesh, the Chairman of Ol'gulului/Ol'lalarashi Group Ranch which has partnered with IFAW in leasing 16,000 acres of land in the Amboseli ecosystem, made an appeal to Prof. Wakhungu:
"I would like to request the government to set aside resources to lease out land for wildlife. Over 85% of wildlife is on community land, and we as the owners of the land would like to be compensated so that we can conserve the environment and the animals."
In her response, Prof. Wakhungu requested the stakeholders engage with the Ministry of Lands for this initiative as well as partner with county governments to develop conservancies at county level which would be beneficial to communities in offering employment.
During the meeting, a select core group was given the responsibility of developing a framework to facilitate conservation organizations to work together in addressing the challenges facing wildlife conservation in Kenya.
IFAW pledged to facilitate subsequent meetings of this core group.
Now more than ever before, wildlife, especially rhinos and elephants, need a single voice to articulate their plight and reverse their current predicament.
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Missionalia (Online) vol.41 no.2 Pretoria ago. 2013
Global church planting: Biblical principles and best practices for multiplication
Ott G & Wilson G. 2011. Global church planting: Biblical principles and best practices for multiplication. xiv + 449 pages. ISBN 978-0-8010-3580-7. Price US $29.99.
The authors of this book are acknowledged experts in the field of church planting and the fruits of their experience and reflection are presented here as a guide to church planting in cross cultural contexts. This is a practical text which is based in solid biblical principles, missiological understanding from a particular perspective which not all will share. Yet, combining current trends and best practices, it offers a descriptive analysis of a variety of models and processes in church planting which missionaries can employ to multiply churches. In addition, a number of novel approaches are innovative foci are adopted including short-term teams, partnerships, careful use of resources and contextualisation. The work is enhanced by the used of many case studies from many countries and is founded on a parable of the apple trees.
This first part of the book examines the biblical foundations for church planting by looking at the task, the reasons for it and the beginnings of church planting in the New Testament. The section ends with the development of twelve principles for church planting. Part two deals with strategic considerations for church planting. The first chapter in this section has a historic focus and includes surveys of the work of Rufus Anderson (the father of indigenous approaches), Roland Allen, John Nevius, Donald McGavran before analysing the method advocated by David Garrison. A significant comment for missionaries concerning church planting movements(CPMs) 'is that although they may be launched by missionaries, they become movements only when the local people have embraced the gospel and caught the vision' (:75) to reach out. Chapter five examines the role of the apostolic church planter as opposed to the less effective pastoral and catalytic church planter. Here, an essential issue arises regarding the preparation of pastors and a serious problem has to be faced despite the apparent success of church planting methods. Training is given over a very brief period compared with the situation, eg. in a variety of Reformed churches. This is regarded essentially as a matter of saving souls. Is there any other profession/ vocation that permits this cursory form of training, eg. medicine, law, education? Chapter six outlines various shapes of these emergent churches and lays a great emphasis on contextualising structures and ministries. However, in a table 6.2 on page 120, under the heading of governance and leadership it says 'Adapt existing leadership structures that exemplify servant leadership and plurality of leaders'. How is this to be achieved other than imposing a foreign model in contexts where this is the very opposite of the local structures and this applies to many contexts?
The third section of the book deals with the developmental phases of church planting under a number of chapter headings - preparing, launching, establishing, structuring and reproducing. Section four is concerned to elucidate the critical factors involved in this approach to mission. In these chapters sensitive issues for church plants and planters are raised, including the nature and challenge of partnership, problems for families, financial matters particularly dependency issues. From a practical point of view this is the most helpful part of the book. It contains a great deal of discussion on sensitive subjects which are encountered by missionaries throughout the world regardless of the type of mission engaged in. A substantial bibliography is appended.
The epilogue concludes with a continuation of the apple tree planting parable as an apposite model for a church planting approach to mission. This book contains a great deal of useful material related to missionary engagement in the contemporary world. While many might not agree with this approach, the book offers a cogent defence of the approach based on solid experience and reflection.
Reviewer: Prof GA Duncan, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, PRETORIA, 0002.


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And although not abundant is accepted at this time about the blueprint of the accessible device, there are several sources who accept claimed that these would be fabricated accessible by October this year, and the accessory itself should be launched ancient in November, the aforementioned year. A point to agenda admitting – this is not an official advertisement from the seek behemothic or accessory manufacturers, but Google has followed the trend of absolution new accessories consistently in the endure quarter, and this time seems no different.
Features We Would Adulation to See Implemented in the Next Gen Nexus
Furthermore, it is speculated that two new accessories are appointed to be appear – the aboriginal to be bogus by LG (which is aswell the almsman of Nexus, aka the next gen Nexus) and the added to be put in assembly by Huawei. These are called (as of now) as the "Bullhead" and "Angler" respectively. Now, it is accessible that these accessories will accept upgrades if compared to their predecessors. However, the adaptable users in the accepted bearing appeal more, and beneath we briefly account 5 appearance admirers would absolutely wish to see in the next gen Nexus.
External Anamnesis – Although the Nexus accessories appear pre-installed with 16 and 32GB of built-in memory, there are abounding who would still wish their accessories with a college accumulator capacity. Anamnesis has consistently been a affair a part of corpuscle buzz users, and the next gen Nexus is no different.
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Last May, over 13,000 boxes Girl Scout cookies were thrown in a landfill in San Gorgonio, California. It was recently revealed that Girl Scout cookies have been thrown away at the end of season every year, across the nation. The Girl Scouts Organization has stated that there is no national protocol in existence to deal with the remainder of unsold cookies every may when they can no longer be purchased.
We demand that the Girl Scouts Organization create a protocol that deals with all left over girl scout cookies when their production is discontinued in May. This protocol should include the donation of all leftover cookies programs that send packages to troops who are serving abroad, as well as local homeless shelters and food banks.
We demand that this protocol be created and take effect immediately for the end of girl scout cookie season this year.
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My name is Emma and I am an 11-year-old Girl Scout. I am very upset about the absolute wastefulness being exhibited by the Girl Scouts. You should be too! First the Girl Scouts stopped me from...
My name is Emma and I am an 11-year-old Girl Scout. I am very upset about the absolute wastefulness being exhibited by the Girl Scouts. You should be too! First the Girl Scouts stopped me from collecting donations to send cookies to the troops. Then the news started reporting videos of them throwing 13,000 boxes of cookies in the trash. Send those cookies to our troops! Our troops are far away from their families. They deserve our love and sending them cookies is a great way to show them we care. The Girl Scouts has a history of throwing away the extra cookies and this year, we want them to go to the troops!
Due to this petition, the Girl Scouts are trying to remove me from my troop. The recently revealed footage of girl scout cookies being destroyed was taken of boxes that used to belong to my troop council in San Gorgonio, California. I do not want to leave my troop, but I am not going to back down, even if they do throw me out. Please help me show them that they cannot bully me and they cannot waste food. Further, they should do everything possible to give back to our troops who help keep this country free so organizations like the Girl Scouts can even exist.


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- Qatar Masters, Round Three
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England's Chris Wood is well in the hunt for a maiden European Tour victory at the Qatar Masters in Doha as he blitzed the front nine on day three to lead the field by three shots.
The 25-year-old is a former European Tour rookie of the year but only has one professional win under his belt - which he secured in August 2012 at the Thailand Open.
He has had three runner-up finishes and in 2009 he missed out on making a play-off by one shot on the final day of the Open Championship.
At the Doha Golf Club, Wood put his indifferent second day behind him and hit an excellent round of 64 to make him the early leader at 15-under and no-one came close to challenging him.
After carding five birdies on the front nine he added an eagle at the 10th hole. A bogey at the 12th set the Bristolian back briefly but he ended his round with two more birdies to finish eight-under on the day. His third round comes after a 70, which featured four bogeys, on day two but his opening day was a more precise 67.
Despite sitting on a comfortable lead Wood was partly critical of his day's work. "I'm very excited. I wouldn't say it was one of my best rounds, but I played very solidly and was giving myself loads of chances," he said.
"Going out I thought as long as I kept myself in the mix going into tomorrow, then I was going to be really looking forward to it. Leading gives me a bit of a cushion. Obviously it's going to be hard. It's hard to win any tournament on the European Tour, so it's going to be difficult."
Compatriot Simon Khan started his third round in even better shape than Wood as he picked off birdies on four consecutive holes and was one-under on six of the first nine.
But he failed to match his early form on the back nine and only picked up two birdies - although he avoided the nightmare finish which afflicted him the day before at the 18th when he hit a double bogey - and is tied in second with Alexander Noren and Michael Campbell.
Martin Kaymer had a share of the overnight lead going into the day but bogeyed twice in his first nine holes and never really recovered to finish with par and tied in 11th place overall, six shots behind Wood.
The man he had shared the top perch with the night before, Sergio Garcia, also struggled to replicate his form and faded in the latter stages, carding two bogeys. But at 11-under overall he is tied in fifth and could mount a serious threat to Wood on the final day.
World No. 5 Louis Oosthuizen's improving form on the course continued as he hit his best round so far, a 68, but still languishes in 15th, tied with seven others.
But Justin Rose was less impressive as he shook off a lack of inspiration on the front nine, in which he carded par, only to replace it with a hit-and-miss style that saw him sink three birdies but also two bogeys. His round of 71 would have been particularly frustrating for the world No. 4 after his opening round 68, and he is now nine shots off the lead.


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On Friday, the White House announced sanctions targeting the Qaddafi regime (I'm going with the White House spelling of Qaddafi's name). Jay Carney then briefed the White House press corps, assuring the assembled multitude that there was a lot of consultation, coordination, and cooperation going on:
The President spoke today with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey to coordinate our efforts to respond to developments in Libya and to ensure appropriate accountability. In his call with President Erdogan [sic], and his separate calls with President Sarkozy of France, President — Prime Minister, rather, Cameron of the United Kingdom, and Prime Minister Berlusconi of Italy yesterday, the President explained the unilateral measures that the United States is implementing, and noted his desire to coordinate on measures that our allies are considering. He will continue these consultations to build international consensus for strong measures in the days to come.
If you stayed awake through that, you would also have learned that beyond consultation, coordination, and cooperation, there was also some serious monitoring going on:
The United Nations Human Rights Council held an emergency session today in Geneva where it adopted by consensus a resolution that condemned the gross and systematic human rights abuses now being committed by the government of Libya; established an international commission of inquiry to investigate these abuses; and recommended accountable — accountability measures for those responsible; and also recommended that the U.N. General Assembly suspend Libya's membership on the Council. The United States strongly supports these efforts, and is already closely working with our international partners to carry out this suspension, which will be acted on by the General Assembly early next week.
In addition, as the President announced earlier this week, Secretary Clinton will travel to Geneva on Monday to speak at the Human Rights Council and to discuss with her international counterparts further measures on Libya, as well as events in the broader Middle East.
On Monday, the President will meet with U.N. Security — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Washington and will discuss the diplomatic, legal and other actions needed to put a stop to violence against civilians in Libya. He will also discuss the range of activities that U.N. agencies and the international community can undertake to address the significant humanitarian needs created by this crisis.
The United States is involved in ongoing negotiations today at the UNSC — the U.N. Security Council — on a resolution that could include a weapons embargo, individual sanctions against key Libyan officials, and an asset freeze.
Finally, the United States is utilizing the full extent of its intelligence capabilities to monitor the Qaddafi regime's actions, and we are particularly vigilant for evidence of further violence or atrocities committed against the Libyan people.
Yesterday, President Obama made news with a phone call to Angela Merkel yesterday. USA Today has posted the White House readout of the call, making it clear that President Obama had concluded it was now time for Qaddafi to leave:
The President spoke today with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, as he has done with many of his international counterparts this week, to discuss the situation in Libya and coordinate our urgent efforts to respond to developments and ensure appropriate accountability.
The President and the Chancellor shared deep concerns about the Libyan government's continued violation of human rights and brutalization of its people.
The President stated that when a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now.
The leaders reaffirmed their support for the Libyan people's demand for universal rights and a government that is responsive to their aspirations, and agreed that Gadhafi's government must be held accountable.
They discussed appropriate and effective ways for the international community to respond. The President welcomed ongoing efforts by our allies and partners, including at the United Nations and by the European Union, to develop and implement strong measures.
Do have here the making of an Obama doctrine? "[W]hen a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now." It's not too judgmental, not too American. It leaves a lot to be desired, but perhaps it is a work in progress.
JOHN adds: I am sure Col. Qadaffi will give President Obama's opinion that he needs to resign all the deference it deserves. Meanwhile, it seems a little late in the day for a weapons embargo, as Qadaffi's regime already has all the weapons it needs. Joe LIeberman suggested that instead, we provide weapons to Qaddafi's opponents. But I think we can assume that the Obama Doctrine, whatever it might be, includes nothing as bold as that.
SCOTT adds: Reader Joshua Stern comments on the possibility that the statement represents an Obama doctrine, fleshing out my thought that the doctrine is a little lacking:
It's puerile.
Which may mean that it is exactly right for an Obama doctrine.
First, violence is a necessary tool of statecraft, indeed of the state.
But even if you would take issue with that, what could it mean:
"only" means …
"mass" violence …
against "his own people" …
These are all weasel words and hard to parse in practice.
Otherwise, what of three foreign agents who come to the capitol to kill the leader?
If they were his people, would they be protesting?
Was Abraham Lincoln then a bad president, who should have stepped down?
I don't ever want to hear Obama's opinion on anything at all, in his role as president I want to hear what he is doing about things, or at least what they mean for the USA.
Did FDR ever suggest that Hitler "should step down"?
Good grief.
And of course none of that addresses what might come next, if Khaddifi did step down.
Is there an app for that?
The doctrine is silent, I would say as a matter of doctrine, on that point.


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Sense and Sensor-ability
Motion sensors have the stigma of watching out for the bad guys. Someone walks into your house while the security alarm is set, the motion sensor sees them traipsing down the hallway, and a siren sounds.
While they still are designed to perform this function, when integrated into a complete home control system, they can provide so many more benefits to your family and home.
Here is a list of some of the tricks you can get your motion sensors to perform when set up appropriately by a custom electronics professional.
1. Turn on and off lights
This function is particularly helpful utility rooms, powder rooms, kids' bedrooms, and closets, and the concept is simple: When someone walks into the closet, for example, the lights activate. After the motion is no longer detected the lights turn off. You can work in some cushion time, like a minute or two after you leave, to ensure that the lights don't turn off too soon.
2. Keep your kids safe
Maybe you have a swimming pool in the back yard. Perhaps you live on a busy road. With motion sensors aimed at these the patio and front porch, you can be notified via flickering lights, a chime … whatever, should someone step outside the house? With a motion sensor planted in the kids' bedrooms, you'll also be able to know when they get out of bed in the middle of the night.
3. Notify you of guests
A motion sensor can alert you when you have company. A popular way this could unfold in your house: A sensor perched near the entrance trips when someone walks by, triggering a surveillance camera to activate (many surveillance cameras have motion sensors built-in), which send the video to your smartphone or TV screen.
4. To set the mood.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, you can use a motion sensor to set the mood in the dining room, family room, bedroom, or anywhere else. As you sweep your stroll into the family room, for example, the lights could dim, the motorized shades could close and your favorite tunes could start piping through the stereo speakers. Your home control system could be programmed to only allow this to happen at certain times, like Friday nights, for example, or during the holidays.


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A Toronto company wants tax-exempt financing from the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency to help reopen the former Zinc Corporation of America mines.
So goes the news report. It's unfortunate, of course, that the supply of zinc has gotten so much larger than the demand for it that the mines in St. Lawrence County are no longer profitable. Sad for the workers. Good, though, for anybody who makes anything that has zinc in it.
Should St. Lawrence County make the bonds tax exempt? Probably not, although they probably will. As the Watertown Daily Times article points out, the county incurs no financial liability from approving tax-exempt status, and would not have to pay anything if the company defaults on its debt or goes bankrupt. From the view of the legislature, the only visible cost is their time spent approving the tax-free status. You bet they'll approve it
Unfortunately, whenever a government meddles in the formerly-free market to give one company an advantage over another company, they are engaging in central planning. They are saying that that company's jobs are more important than other company's jobs. By reducing one company's taxes, they are forcing those taxes to be made up by everyone else. It's as if they took a few cents from every tax-payer and put it in the new company's pocket.
You see this all the time, in all sorts of flavors. Legislatures give tax breaks many more times than they would get away with direct subsidies. Taxpayers understand when money they paid flows to a private company. They don't understand that the very same thing happens when a company's cost is reduced by fiddling with taxes. Well, you read it here, so now you have no more excuses.
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April 19, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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The Stearns History Museum and Research Center will turn into a scrapbooking heaven for the day! This event will include one make and take to add to any scrapbook! Some tools will be provided by the museum, but feel free to bring your own supplies as well. A Creative Memories consultant will be there to provide advice, ideas, and answer any questions you may have. Every scrapbook tells a story, so come on out and create your own story while enjoying some pizza!
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Usually, the first sign of a kidney stone is intense pain in your mid-back or side. The stone irritates or blocks a section of your urinary tract. The pain may spread to your groin area and inner side of your thigh (depending on the location of the stone), and the sudden onset of pain may cause nausea and vomiting. The pain may come and go in waves. Those who are passing kidney stones often find it difficult to find a comfortable position. There may also be pain with urination, urgency, or urinary frequency and some blood in your urine if the stone has irritated the surrounding tissue.
Call your doctor if you are experiencing:
Kidney stones. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website. Available at:
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/urologic-disease/kidney-stones-in-adults/Pages/facts.aspx. Accessed March 6, 2017.
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Mata Ortiz pottery is Mexico's greatest example of fine ceramics and contemporary folk art. It originates from the tiny town of Mata Ortiz, in northern Mexico, where world-renowned master potter Juan Quezada created the unique Mata Ortiz style. The pottery is inspired by the designs of the ancient Casas Grandes pueblo people and, as in the ancient tradition, incorporates only local materials found in the nearby mountains; from the coveted claysMore…


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Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion
OU's newest facility, the Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion was completed in the spring of 2009.
The facility provides a climate-controlled practice and competition facility for Oklahoma tennis. The 55,000 square-foot facility features six air-conditioned courts, competition quality lighting and surface, and 375 chair-back spectator seats.
The facility also features scoreboards on the north and south sides and six video cameras for documenting practice and competition footage.
Oklahoma's indoor facility is one of the premier indoor facilities in the country and the only indoor tennis facility in the Big 12. Located directly east of the Headington Family Tennis Center, entrances are available on both sides of the facility for player and fan convenience.
The facility was made possible with donations from namesake Gregg Wadley and his wife, Dr. Susan E. Brackett, Tim Headington, the Sarkeys Foundation and other donors including former student-athletes.
With the addition of the indoor facility, OU is now a top contender for hosting championship events. Since the facility's opening, Oklahoma has hosted major tournaments including NCAA First & Second Rounds five times (2003, '04, '10, '11, '12), and the 2004 and 2009 Big 12 Championships.


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Memory Cove is an isolated small bay in a Wilderness Protection Area of the Lincoln National Park on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The site was named by Matthew Flinders in honour of a cutter crew who lost their life while searching for water along the coastline.
Eyre Peninsula is bordered by Spencer Gulf and Great Australian Bight with over 2,000 kilometres of coastline for fishing, whale watching, watersports, swimming with sea lions or diving with sharks.


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