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Postal Service to Cut Saturday Mail — ABC OTUS News - US Postal Service to End Saturday Mail Delivery (ABC News) — Apparently trying an end-run around an unaccommodating Congress, the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a week.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice: U.S. Postal Service: Buh Bye Saturday Mail
Laura Clawson / Daily Kos: Postal austerity: Saturday mail delivery to be cut
Paul Waldman / American Prospect: No More Saturday Mail? Blame Yourself.
Scott Nance / The Democratic Daily: Prominent Progressive To Fight U.S. Mail Cut
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Post Office To Eliminate Most Saturday Mail Delivery
Paul Constant / The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper: Postal Service to Stop Delivering on Saturdays
CBS News:
USPS to announce Saturday service cuts in effort to slash costs
USPS to announce Saturday service cuts in effort to slash costs
Discussion: New York Times, Hot Air, msnbc.com, Poynter, Scared Monkeys, Washington Monthly and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Post Office to end Saturday deliveries
Abby Borovitz / msnbc.com: Goodbye Saturday letter delivery
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter: Newspapers, magazines will have 'not-great' choices as USPS plans to end Saturday delivery
Scared Monkeys: Neither Snow nor Rain nor Heat nor Gloom of Night Stays these Couriers from the Swift Completion …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: RIP Saturday Postal Delivery
Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker: Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Except on Saturdays: USPS to Cease Weekend Mail Delivery
Debbi Wilgoren / Federal Eye:
Postal Service plans to end Saturday mail delivery by August
Postal Service plans to end Saturday mail delivery by August
Discussion: Mashable!, AllThingsD, alan.com and Post Politics
Alex Fitzpatrick / Mashable!: USPS Cutting Saturday Mail Delivery
Natalie Jennings / Post Politics: White House points to House inaction on USPS
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Postal Service to halt Saturday mail delivery in cost-cutting move
Postal Service to halt Saturday mail delivery in cost-cutting move
Discussion: Politico and americanthinker.com
Kevin Cirilli / Politico: USPS to stop Saturday mail delivery
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Hagel Tells Lawmakers He Can't Provide Details On Speaking Engagements, Foreign Funders — "He is basically telling Senators they have no right to know if he has been unduly influenced by foreign governments or foreign agents over the last five years. What is he hiding?" GOP aide says.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Power Line, Israel Matzav, Weekly Standard, The Lonely Conservative and "The Lid"
Steve Clemons / The Atlantic Online: Strange Days in the Senate: Could Ted Cruz Do What He Is Asking of Hagel?
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: Hagel refuses to tell Senate which foreigners have paid him
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard: Hagel Refuses to Disclose Foreign Funders
Jeff Dunetz / "The Lid": Hagel To Senate-It's None of Your Dammed Business!
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
GOP senators call for delay in Hagel committee vote — Two senior GOP members of the Senate Armed Services Committee told The Cable Tuesday that they won't consent to a committee vote on Chuck Hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense until the former Nebraska senator discloses …
First Read / NBCNews.com: Republicans seek to delay Hagel vote over finances, speeches, sexual harassment claim
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics: Republican senators want delay on Hagel vote
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: Hagel still hasn't provided information about his recent speeches and who paid for them
Paul Szoldra / Business Insider: Republicans Weigh Possible Filibuster After Chuck Hagel Snubs Financial Request
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Chuck should be toast, not just roast
Eliana Johnson / National Review: GOP Senators Call for Delay on Hagel Vote
Daniel Larison / The American Conservative: Report: Hagel Confirmation "All But Certain"
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Rubio to deliver GOP response to Obama's State of the Union — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will deliver the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address on February 12. — Rubio's response will be delivered in both English and Spanish, according to Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) office.
Marco Rubio / CNN: Rubio to deliver GOP State of the Union response
Seung Min Kim / Politico: Marco Rubio to deliver State of Union GOP response
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Karl Rove Is Not a Conservative
Karl Rove Is Not a Conservative
Discussion: The Week, nation.foxnews.com, Hot Air, First Read and Cold Fury
Robinson / nation.foxnews.com: Rove Fires Back at Critics of His New Group, Suggests They're Trying to Line Their Pockets
Steve Deace / Politico:
How to beat Karl Rove at his own game
How to beat Karl Rove at his own game
Discussion: BREITBART.COM, Little Green Footballs, CNN, The Maddow Blog, Booman Tribune and Conservative Hideout 2.0
Kevin Liptak / CNN: Rove on new group: 'I don't want a fight'
Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog: Crossroads invites rivals, starts to backpedal
BooMan / Booman Tribune: Go Ahead and Fight Each Other
Ben Shapiro / Townhall.com:
Rove Vs. the Tea Party
Rove Vs. the Tea Party
Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Daily Caller, Daily Pundit, NewsBusters blogs, The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Phony War, Phony History
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller: Karl Rove fires back, accuses detractors of lining their own pockets [VIDEO]
Brent Bozell / NewsBusters blogs: Bozell Column: Karl Rove vs. the 'Far Right'
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Rove Responds to Conservative Criticism of His New PAC - After His Rollout Bombs (Video)
Smitty / The Other McCain: Karl Rove On Hannity
The Atlantic Wire:
Rove's 'No More Akins' Group Outrages Conservatives
Rove's 'No More Akins' Group Outrages Conservatives
Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Politico, americanthinker.com, Examiner and Washington Examiner
Kevin Cirilli / Politico: Karl Rove defends super PAC, cites Todd Akin
Rick Moran / americanthinker.com: Fox News Dumps Morris, Renews Rove
New York Times:
With Brennan Pick, a Light on Drone Strikes' Hazards — SANA, Yemen — Late last August, a 40-year-old cleric named Salem Ahmed bin Ali Jaber stood up to deliver a speech denouncing Al Qaeda in a village mosque in far eastern Yemen. — It was a brave gesture by a father of seven …
Ed Krayewski / Hit & Run: John Bolton on Obama Drone Policy: Entirely Sensible, Extension of Bush Policies
Alex Spillius / Telegraph: Saudi drone blackout raises doubts about US media independence
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: NY Times Broke 'Informal Arrangement' Among News Orgs Not To Disclose Saudi Drone Base
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: Drones Come Under Scrutiny
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online: Let's Hope Obama's Secret Drone Base in Saudi Arabia Doesn't Inspire Blowback
Adrian Chen / Gawker: The Washington Post, New York Times and a Bunch of Other News Organizations Helped Keep a CIA Drone Base Secret
Washington Examiner: Morning Examiner: CBO's rosy assumptions can't hide government's spending problems
Chris McGreal / Guardian: John Brennan faces grilling over leaked drone memo as senators demand answers
David Kravets / Wired: Obama's Memo on Targeted Killings Is a Drone Strike on the Law
Stephen Green / The PJ Tatler: NYT Bemoans Lack of Coverage it Won't Provide
Austin Wright / Politico:
GOP to offer sequester counter-plan …
GOP to offer sequester counter-plan …
Discussion: The Plum Line and Business Insider
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: Here's The GOP's First Counteroffer To Delay The Sequester
Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
Drone Strikes, Waterboarding, and Moral Preening
Drone Strikes, Waterboarding, and Moral Preening
Discussion: Jack Shafer, The Fix and New Atlanticist
Chris Cillizza / The Fix: The American public loves drones
James Joyner / New Atlanticist: Presidential Killing Powers Need Checks and Balances
Duncan Black / USA Today:
401Ks are a disaster: Column — Recent and near-retirees, the first major cohort of the 401(k) era, do not have nearly enough in retirement savings to even come close to maintaining their current lifestyles. — We need an across the board increase in Social Security retirement benefits of 20% or more.
Discussion: The Impolitic, Booman Tribune, Eschaton and Philly.com
Libby Spencer / The Impolitic: Tarnished future for golden agers
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
We Had To Tax The Retirement Plan In Order To Save It — Duncan (He can't be Sirius) Black, the econ degree holder formerly known as Atrios, explains in USA Today that baby boomers face a retirement crisis which can only be solved by raising both taxes and Social Security benefits. Really:
Obama to nominate REI chief Sally Jewell for Interior Secretary — President Barack Obama on Wednesday will nominate Sally Jewell, president and CEO of the outdoor and recreational retailer REI, to replace outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, a White House official confirmed to POLITICO.
Discussion: Hot Air, Federal Eye, Post Politics and msnbc.com
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Obama picks REI exec Jewell for Interior
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics: Obama to nominate Sally Jewell for Interior
First Read:
Obama to nominate head of REI for Interior secretary
Obama to nominate head of REI for Interior secretary
Discussion: New York Times
John M. Broder / New York Times: Obama Chooses REI Executive to Lead Interior Dept.
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Obama to nominate CEO of outdoor equipment giant REI to become interior secretary
Obama to nominate CEO of outdoor equipment giant REI to become interior secretary
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS: Obama to Tap REI CEO as Interior Secretary
Bill requires all Idaho kids to read 'Atlas Shrugged' — BOISE - Coeur d'Alene Sen. John Goedde, chairman of the Idaho Senate's Education Committee, introduced legislation Tuesday to require every Idaho high school student to read Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" and pass a test on it to graduate from high school.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, Washington Monthly, Joe. My. God., The Raw Story and Wonkette
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Militant Atheism in the Idaho GOP
David Edwards / The Raw Story: Idaho lawmaker's bill forces students to pass 'Atlas Shrugged' test to graduate
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
4th Annual TV News Trust Poll — PPP's annual poll on TV news finds that there's only one source more Americans trust than distrust: PBS. 52% of voters say they trust PBS to only 29% who don't trust it. The other seven outlets we polled on are all distrusted by a plurality of voters.
Discussion: Business Insider, msnbc.com, Outside the Beltway and TheBlaze.com
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: Fewer People Than Ever Trust Fox News
Morgan Whitaker / msnbc.com: Fox anchor speculates about Hillary's face-lift
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Media Trust Poll Reveals Deep Polarization
Sorourke / nation.foxnews.com:
CHRIS ROCK: 'THE PRESIDENT IS OUR BOSS'... OUR 'DAD' — Comedian Chris Rock showed up on Capitol Hill today to support President Barack Obama's gun control proposals. Here is what he said during the morning press conference: … Apparently the comedian has flip-flopped on his previous gun control position, i.e. "bullet control" ...
Discussion: The Lonely Conservative, The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy and Politico
The Lonely Conservative: Chris Rock: If 'Our Dad' Obama Says Pass Gun Control, We Must Pass Gun Control
Patrick Gavin / Politico: Chris Rock to Hill for gun control plan
Caitlin McDevitt / Politico:
Chris Rock stands up for gun control
Chris Rock stands up for gun control
Discussion: CNN and The Right Scoop
Erik Wemple:
Fox News drops Dick Morris: Hooray — No more Fox News contributor Dick Morris. His contract to spout republic-damaging nonsense on Fox airwaves has expired, and the network isn't renewing it. — Taken together with the news that Sarah Palin will no longer be contributing …
Discussion: The Wrap, FishbowlDC and The Daily Caller
Tim Kenneally / The Wrap: Dick Morris Dropped by Fox News
Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC: Morning Chatter — "Photo of POTUS mtg w speechwriters Cody Keenan …
Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller: Dave Weigel goes easy on Dick Morris
David Weigel / Slate:
Fox News Ends the Dick Morris Era
Fox News Ends the Dick Morris Era
Dylan Byers / Politico: Dick Morris, 'The Worst Pundit of 2012'
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
CNN Host Destroys Supporter Of Boy Scouts Discrimination For Equating Pedophilia With Being Gay — CNN's Soledad O'Brien challenged the conservative opposition to keeping gays scouts and leaders out of the Boy Scouts on Wednesday morning, comparing the organization's ban to past restrictions on African Americans and women.
Discussion: The Raw Story, Good As You and Daily Kos
David Edwards / The Raw Story: Soledad O'Brien shames Perkins for defending gay scout ban with homosexuality-pedophilia link
G-A-Y / Good As You: Yes, Tony Perkins, you are in fact conflating homosexuality and child sexual abuse. Own it.
Bill / Daily Kos: Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics:
Poll: Majority of voters back gay Boy Scouts
Poll: Majority of voters back gay Boy Scouts
Discussion: Associated Press, msnbc.com, The Right Scoop and The Raw Story
Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press: Boy Scouts delay decision on admitting gays
Rand Paul / Reason:
Containment and Radical Islam — A realist foreign-policy vision that is neither imperialistic nor isolationist. — The following is text of a speech delivered by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) at the Heritage Foundation on February 6, 2013. — Foreign policy is uniquely an arena …
Discussion: Daily Pundit
Grace Wyler / Business Insider:
Here's Rand Paul's Grand Vision For U.S. Foreign Policy
Here's Rand Paul's Grand Vision For U.S. Foreign Policy
Discussion: American Spectator
Jackson Adams / American Spectator: Rand Opts for Realism and Restraint
Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:
Bob Menendez Spent Up to 87 Percent of Wealth Paying Back Donor — When Robert Menendez arrived in the U.S. Senate in 2006, he was a relative pauper in a chamber often called a millionaires' club. The New Jersey Democrat ranked 97th out of 100 senators in terms of his personal wealth …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Washington Free Beacon and Election Law Blog
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Sen. Bob Mendendez Says He is Innocent, but He Just Spent Almost All His Personal Wealth Paying …
Scott Clement / The Fix:
Obama makes immigration comeback
Obama makes immigration comeback
Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, The Week and Gallup
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Polls Find Majority Support For Path To Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants
Frank Newport / Gallup: Americans Widely Support Immigration Reform Proposals
Olympia Meola / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Ruling by House speaker deals blow to Senate redistricting — Speaker of the House William J. Howell, R-Stafford, has ruled that the surprise changes that the Senate made to redistricting legislation are out of order, dealing a blow to GOP hopes to redraw districts.
International Business Times:
Women's Unclean Breasts Cause Diarrhoea, Says Egypt Prime Minister Hisham Qandil — By VASUDEVAN SRIDHARAN: Subscribe to Vasudevan's RSS feed — Egypt's prime minister, Hisham Qandil - Reuters — The inability of women in rural Egypt to clean their breasts is causing a diarrhoea epidemic …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, BuzzFeed, The Jawa Report and This ain't Hell …
Embattled Scott plans $100M campaign vs. Crist — Rick Scott is preparing to defend the Florida governorship with the most expensive reelection campaign in state history, drawing up plans for a battleship-sized political operation aimed at overcoming the Republican's deep personal unpopularity.
Discussion: Washington Monthly, First Read and The Hinterland Gazette
Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Graham defends Obama on drones — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will offer a resolution next week commending President Barack Obama's use of drones and the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki. — "Every member of Congress needs to get on board," Graham said. "It's not fair to the president to let him …
Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers and Hit & Run
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: GOP Sen. Graham Defends Obama's Drones: 'Every Member Of Congress Needs To Get On Board'
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: RINO Lindsey Graham To Offer Senate Resolution Supporting Obama's Drone Program Assassinating American Citizens...
Barbara Starr / CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: Panetta to recommend pay cut for military — Just days before he leaves office, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is recommending military pay be limited, effectively decreasing troop salaries next year. — Panetta will recommend to Congress that military salaries be limited to a 1% increase in 2014.
Dorian De Wind / The Moderate Voice: Breaking: Panetta Calls for Cut in Active Duty Military Pay Raises
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Panetta To Recommend Troops Have Their Pay Cut - Update: Set To Pay For Benefits Of Military Members Gay Partners...
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner: Panetta to propose military pay cut after Obama raised federal officials pay
Jonn Lilyea / This ain't Hell …: Panetta recommends pay cuts for troops
Jack Khoury / Haaretz:
Ahmadinejad: Iran already a nuclear state, but has no intention of launching attack on Israel — In interview with Al-Ahram on eve of Islamic Summit Conference in Cairo, Iranian president also says his country opposes outside intervention in Syria. — Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad …
Discussion: NBCNews.com, Weasel Zippers, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The PJ Tatler and Althouse
Ayman Mohyeldin / NBCNews.com: 4 arrested in Egypt after shoe thrown at Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Leslie Eastman / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Egypt is now officially full of boobs
Stephen Green / The PJ Tatler: Iran is Already a Nuclear Power
Ann Althouse / Althouse: "Ahmadinejad: Iran already a nuclear state..."


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Airbus A320neo (new engine option) Family has reached an important milestone during the Farnborough airshow, having cumulated more than 3,000 firm orders from 57 customers since its launch in December 2010. The milestone was reached when SMBC Aviation Capital ordered 110 A320neo, marking the latest vote confidence for the world's leading Single Aisle aircraft Family.
"We've given customers many reasons to prefer the A320neo Family and our customers have given us 3,000 reasons for making it the world's favourite and fastest selling single aisle aircraft by far. With 15% reduced fuel burn, an additional 500nm range and the widest most comfortable cabin in its category, the A320neo Family is the single aisle aircraft of choice with 57 customers worldwide – twice as many as the competitor," said John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer, Customers. "We are honored by SMBC's vote of confidence in the NEO, and we're proud that our partnership with them has pushed the A320neo order book beyond 3000.
Earlier this month, the first A320neo rolled-out of Airbus facilities following its painting and the mounting of its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines.
The A320neo incorporates new generation engines and Sharklets (wing tip devices) which together deliver 15 percent in fuel savings. To date, firm orders for the NEO reached 3090 aircraft from 57 customers, representing a 60 per cent market share in its category.
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Caffeine is a substance that is found in certain plants. It can also be man-made and added to foods. It is a central nervous system stimulant and a diuretic (substance that helps rid your body of fluids).
Caffeine is absorbed and passes quickly into the brain. It does not collect in the bloodstream or get stored in the body. It leaves the body in the urine many hours after it has been consumed.
There is no nutritional need for caffeine. It can be avoided in the diet.
Caffeine stimulates, or excites, the brain and nervous system. It will not reduce the effects of alcohol, although many people still erroneously believe a cup of coffee will help a person "sober-up."
Caffeine may be used for the short-term relief of fatigue or drowsiness.
Caffeine is widely consumed. It is found naturally in the leaves, seeds, and fruits of more than 60 plants, including:
It is also found in processed foods:
Caffeine is often added to over-the-counter medicines such as pain relievers, over-the-counter diet pills, and cold medicines. Caffeine has no flavor. It can be removed from a food by a chemical process called decaffeination.
Caffeine can lead to:
Stopping caffeine suddenly may cause withdrawal symptoms. These may include:
There has been much research on the health effects of caffeine.
Caffeine may harm a child's nutrition if drinks with caffeine replace healthy drinks such as milk. Caffeine cuts down on appetite so a child who consumes caffeine may eat less. The United States has not developed guidelines for caffeine intake by children.
The American Medical Association Council on Scientific Affairs states that moderate tea or coffee drinking is not likely to be harmful to your health as long as you have other good health habits.
You may want to limit your caffeine intake if:
Watch how much caffeine a child gets. Caffeine is a stimulant and a hyperactive child may need to avoid it. Small amounts of caffeine during pregnancy are safe. Avoid large amounts.
Many drugs will interact with caffeine. Talk to your health care provider about possible interactions with the medicines you take.
If you are trying to cut back on caffeine, reduce your intake slowly to prevent withdrawal symptoms.
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Open letter to: Natural England Chief Scientist Professor Tim Hill The Natural England Science Advisory Council (or equivalent)
We write to you with respect to licence applications for badger culls under the Government's policy on Bovine TB and badger control in England (2011).
Open letter to Natural England Chief Scientist Professor Tim Hill
The Natural England Science Advisory Council (or equivalent)
Dear Tim Hill
Tuesday 11th August 2015
The Natural England Board
We write to you with respect to licence applications for badger culls under the Government's policy on Bovine TB and badger control in England (2011). As far as we understand, the existing licences for the pilot zones in Gloucestershire and Somerset remain in force, and culling is set to continue in these areas subject to letters of authorisation from Natural England. There is also speculation that an additional licence application may have been lodged for a cull zone in Dorset.
We wish to register our professional opinion that before making any decision the Natural England Scientific Advisory Committee (or equivalent) and thence the Board of NE should re-examine the scientific evidence associated with the control of bovine tuberculosis. In particular, they should examine the role that badgers play in the epidemiology of the disease, the hard data around the success of badger vaccination and the potential adverse impacts of badger culling on the spread of bovine tuberculosis in cattle. The NESAC and Board should also very carefully consider the Independent Expert Panel's report (April 2014) on the welfare of badgers in the pilot trials, the withdrawal of BVA support for the method of culling proposed and the growing veterinary voice calling for the badger cull to be abandoned (McGill et al. 2012, http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/171/14/353.3.extract ; Jones et al. 2013, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23857538; Allen et al. 2013, Badger cull has no basis in science. The Independent, 4 June 2013; Abraham et al. 2014, http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/174/26/664.2.extract; Torgeson 2015, http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/176/12/315.2.short?rss=1; McGill et al 2015 Vet Times 45, No 31 August 3, p35).
We are pleased to see the evidence strategy and standards section on Natural England's website, laying out its clear strategy on using evidence to weigh policy proposals (ref NE340).
We hope and trust that in particular your evidence-based work on this issue will be Fit For Purpose, Quality Assured and Transparent.
We would very much appreciate the opportunity to open a line of communication with the Scientific Advisory Council and Board for Natural England, and if possible, would like to meet and discuss the scientific evidence and professional opinion that continues to accrue against the continuation and roll-out of culling.
Our objections to the cull are manifold, but can be briefly summarised thus:
1. The scientific evidence - The majority of wildlife, bTB and veterinary scientists (Bateson et al 2012 http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2012/oct/14/letters-observer, McGill et al 2015) do not support badger culling in any area of England, including the former cull zones in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
2. The science categorically does not support widening the cull to new areas – Many areas within the government's 'high-risk zone' for bovine TB, including Dorset, have seen a
statistically significant fall in bTB outbreaks over the two years during which culling was being carried out in Gloucestershire and Somerset. In Dorset, the number of bTB outbreaks has fallen from 36 to 20 during that period1. Indeed, across the west region there has been a year-on-year fall in the number of cattle slaughtered as a result of bovine TB policy of approximately 12% from 2012-2014. These reductions have occurred in the absence of badger culling across the vast majority of the region, and reflect improvements in Wales where badger culling has been rejected in favour of the introduction of stricter cattle measures and the use of badger vaccination in the Intensive Action Area. We, therefore, argue that there is no scientific reason to introduce culling when current controls are working.
3. Poor results from Gloucestershire - The contractors in both Gloucestershire and Somerset failed to achieve the cull targets set as conditions of their licences during the first year of culling. In Gloucestershire, the contractors also failed to meet the considerably reduced targets set for the second year. In both counties, the contractors failed to satisfy humaneness criteria set by the Independent Expert Panel with respect to controlled shooting (IEP 2014 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/300424/pb141 58-defra-response-independent-expert-panel.pdf).
The failure to achieve cull targets has likely resulted in significant badger perturbation, which is known to increase the risk of spread of bovine tuberculosis between badgers, and by extension from badgers to cattle (Bourne 2007 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090330154646/www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/tb/is g/pdf/final_report.pdf; Carter et al 2007, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2279223/). The failure to satisfy humaneness criteria raises serious animal welfare concerns relating to the impacts of controlled shooting.
4. Worrying increase in bTB in cattle outside the Somerset cull zone - This would appear to mirror the situation experienced during the Randomised Badger Culling Trial around proactively culled areas, where the incidence in bovine TB in cattle increased significantly (Bourne 2007). Scientists have suggested that this effect results from badger perturbation, and such impacts could be predicted from the results and subsequent analysis of the RBCT. These impacts have not been accounted for in the claims made by vet Roger Blowey and others for the efficacy of the pilot culls in terms of their impacts on TB incidence in cattle within the cull zones (Blowey et al 2015 http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/176/8/208.short?rss=1), claims that have been rejected in the veterinary press (eg Torgerson et al 2015) and also in live debate with Prof John Bourne (at the Badger Trust AGM 2015).
5. Ethics and humaneness - The IEP report of April 2014 concluded that the pilot culls in year one failed in terms of humaneness (as well as efficacy).
6. Lack of veterinary support - Citing concerns over the lack of humaneness, the British Veterinary Association has withdrawn support for the controlled shooting of badgers. In spite of this, the method remains available to the contractors in the two zones.
7. Lack of public support - Recent polls in the cull areas suggest that public opposition to the rolling out of badger culling remains high ( http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/polls )
8. Vaccination of badgers works, obviating the need for any cull - The latest science has conclusively demonstrated the effectiveness of vaccinating wild badgers, which makes them
76% less likely to develop progressive TB (according to "dual testing" approximating to tests for progressive infection). Due to 'herd immunity', vaccination of one-third of adults in a sett makes it 79% less likely for unvaccinated cubs to catch TB, according to an even more sensitive panel of tests approximating to testing for infection per se.
( http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0049833 )
9.The Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales has reported that "incidents of TB have fallen by 28%" without badger culling ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33622465) but with cattle-based measures and badger vaccination.
10. The badger cull policy has been overwhelmingly defeated twice in Parliament on a free vote.
11. Lack of a thorough Disease Risk Analysis (DRA) - The risks of badger shooting include not only perturbation of badgers with concomitant risks of bTB spread to neighbouring areas, but also contamination of woodland with bTB infected blood and body tissues. We have previously asked for the Disease Risk Analysis for the pilot projects, and for the use of free-shooting of badgers in particular. None has been forthcoming, and we suspect that no thorough DRA was ever conducted for the policy. We have submitted a separate FOI request regarding the missing DRA. We are also concerned that the wider environmental impacts of badger removal on other threatened species and protected areas, and, in particular, the possibility of sympatric mesopredator release within the cull zones, have not been sufficiently evaluated or addressed; such evaluations are a requirement of the Habitats and Birds Directives and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, and of the Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention).
12. Spiralling costs - Each dead badger killed in the pilot culls has cost the public purse over £5000 including policing (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30058872). Much of this spiralling cost is due to the unpopularity of the cull, which increases policing and logistics costs.
13. NESAC called for the cull to be immediately stopped in 2013 - I am sure you are only too well aware of the expert opinion given by former NESAC Chair Prof David Macdonald, that the cull should have been stopped back in 2013.
In summary, we strongly request that the NESAC and Board takes full account of the science, logistics, ethics and probity of any continued or extended culling of badgers, and examines the policy in the light of its lack of a science base, its ineffectiveness, its lack of humaneness, public opposition and spiralling costs.
It is our view that this policy does not represent an ethically sound, scientifically valid, or fiscally prudent method of controlling bovine tuberculosis. Natural England is the body the public looks to in order to ensure government policy does not harm wildlife and wild spaces. It is incumbent on Natural England to fully consider the evidence before proceeding to endorse a failing policy which will cause untold suffering to badgers and continuing hardship for dairy farmers by failing to tackle bTB.
Yours faithfully
Iain McGill BSc(Hons), BVetMed, MRCVS. Brighton Veterinary Consultancy, 81 Stanmer Park Road, Brighton, BN17JL (Correspondent)
Mark Jones BVSc MSc (Stir) MSc (UL) MRCVS. c/o Born Free Foundation, Broadlands Business Campus, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham RH12 4QP
Marc Abraham BVM&S, MRCVS, CEVA Special Recognition Award for Animal Welfare 2012. 21 Southwick Street, Southwick, Brighton BN42 4AD
Caroline Allen MA, VetMB, CertSAM, MRCVS. 226-228 Essex Road, Islington, London N1 3AP
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We analysed data from the Government's bTB website on herd breakdowns and continuing herd breakdowns, happening from before the start of the cull in 2013 and comparing those figures to those from the current 2015 situation. We completed the analysis, using Poisson tests, on data from in and around both cull zones and also from the proposed cull zone in Dorset.
Dorset – Analysis of data collected (independently from government) from the bTB website indicates a drop from 36 to 20 affected herds, which would represent a statistically significant (p<0.05) drop in bTB breakdowns in Dorset without badger culling. However, we add the caveat that although the fall in Dorset does appear statistically significant, there are other factors such as the numbers of tests carried out, time of year, and the way herds are counted as a "breakdown", or not, which all affect the apparent or reported figures. Nevertheless, on the Government's own data, a statistically significant fall in Dorset may well have occurred. Cull Zones Bovine TB rates today among cattle within the cull area in Gloucestershire and Somerset have remained similar to pre-cull rates, although as afore-mentioned there would appear to be a marked increase in TB breakdowns outside the cull zone in Somerset.


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Flag: Croatian
Nationality of Officers:Croatian
Number of Crew: 7
Passenger Capacity: 38
Speed: 10 NM
Length:49,00 m
Beam:8,60 m
From Split to Dubrovnik by the brand new ship Ambassador
Split (Croatia) - Dubrovnik (Croatia)
8 days / 7 nights - Oct 05, 2019
Split -Trogir-Bol–Hvar-Bisevo (Blue Cave)-Vis-Korcula-Mljet–Sipan Island(Slano)–Dubrovnik aboard Ambassador
Set sail for new horizons with this great 7 night cruise debuting in June 2019 aboard the brand new Ambassador and featuring a nice combination of lovely swim stops and cultural/historic lessons. Sailing beyond the usual routes our newly customized one way itineraries are worth raising a glass to, calling on more remote hideaways such as Vis and Bisevo islands. With romantic, enchanting and timeless little ports in mind we invite you to discover the secrets of the Adriatic Sea and experience why it is known as the Mediterranean as it once was.
X factors – more included features, a unique experience of sailing along the famous Dubrovnik City Walls ( weather permitting), lunch on board in front of Dubrovnik Old Town, Blue Cave, stops at Sipan Island or Slano, 5 city tours, Captain`s dinner with live entertainment.
*please kindly note that Ambassador also sails on the reverse route Dubrovnik – Split.
Our cruise conveniently embarks in the enchanting Split, which grew up around the famous palace of Emperor Diocletian. Ambassador will be docked in the main Split harbour and the cabins will be at your disposal starting from 13:00 (1:00 p.m.). Please feel free to leave your luggage on board in case of your earlier arrival. Meet your fellow passengers, the Captain and our friendly crew over welcome reception followed by dinner at 19:30 (7:30 p.m.). Dinner meal will be also served to the guests arriving with late evening flights. Overnight stay in Split.
Meals on board: Dinner
After breakfast, join us for a walking tour and explore with our guide some of the numerous archaeological, historic and cultural sites of Split. In 1700 year-old the historic core of Split inscribed under UNESCO World Heritage - and within a short walk distance from our ship- stands the massive Palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, dating back to the 3rd A.D. In the course of time the Old Town of Split developed inside and around the Palace which included three Roman temples and a massive mausoleum. Lunch will be served on board upon departure from Split and during our sailing towards Trogir, set within medieval walls on a tiny island, linked by bridges to both the mainland and to the far larger Ciovo Island. Stroll the marble streets of Trogir accompanied by our guide to admire its intact and beautiful medieval buildings that earned it UNESCO World heritage status. Enjoy free evening at the wide Trogir promenade lined with bars, cafes and restaurants.
Meals on board: Breakfast, lunch
We start our day with the morning departure towards Bol situated on Brac Island. Bol is well known for its pebbled beach called Zlatni Rat, claimed to be the most beautiful beach on the Croatian coast. Immerse yourself in a bath of sun and sea water or explore the town of Bol before lunch and continuation of our journey to Hvar where we will arrive in the late afternoon/early evening hours. Experience the enchanting town of Hvar situated on the island of the same name. Hvar is claimed to be the most popular Croatian island which you may realize while feeling the vibe of its bustling promenade, well-appointed cafes, wine stores, shops and restaurants. Join an evening walking tour to learn on the history and heritage of Hvar followed by presentation of centuries long lavender farming tradition.
Overnight stay in Hvar
Meals on board: Breakfast, lunch
Today`s off the beaten track sailing adventure starts in the morning hours when we set sail for the tiny island of Bisevo. Covering 6 sq km, Bisevo would hardly be noticed at all except for its remarkable Blue Cave (Blue Grotto). Out of some ten caves scattered around Bisevo's coast, the Blue Cave is the most outstanding. Between 11am and noon on a sunny calm day, rays of the sun passing through an underwater opening illuminate the cave with a luminous blue light while objects beneath the surface shimmer in silver and pink. Please keep in mind that a visit to Blue Cave is wind, waves and weather permitting. In case where a visit to Blue Cave would not be possible, alternative excursions are offered such as visit to WWII RAF Airport and Komiza, an unique tiny town boasting the longest fishing tradition on the Eastern Adriatic. We will dock in the town of Vis on Vis Island, the most mysterious and the furthest and of the central Dalmatian islands from the coast. The town itself developed from the former settlements Kut and Luka, which became one entity in the 16th century by the building of the church Gospa od Spilica. Serving as a military base for the Yugoslav army Vis was cut off from foreign visitors from the 1950s until 1989. Due to such isolation the island remained intact with its authenticity in nature, architecture, ecological agriculture, peace and quiet, all that you will enjoy during your free evening. Overnight stay in Vis town.
Meals on board: Breakfast, lunch
Enjoy another tranquil and relaxing day as we smoothly glide towards Korcula Island having a swim break en route. In the late afternoon hours we arrive in the town of Korcula. You will find yourself in front of the town walls and the historic town gate, a reminder of glory and power of this little medieval place. It is just down the street that the famous traveller Marco Polo was born in 1254 coming from a noble family of Korcula town. You can savor all the uniqueness of Korcula by strolling its cobbled, narrow and shady lanes where you will find handcraft stores and shops with jewellery made from local coral germs. Learn about Korcula during our walking tour, enjoy rest of the evening in a laid back atmosphere of this jewel town and find a restaurant at your choice. Overnight stay in Korcula.
Meals on board: Breakfast, lunch
After breakfast we set sail for Mljet National park enjoying the magnificent shores of the islands belonging to Korcula archipelago. Upon arrival in Mljet visit the National park strolling around the Great and Small Lake and take a local boat ride to the Islet of St. Mary to visit the 12th century Benedictine Monastery. This will be another great opportunity for you to dip yourself in the crystal Adriatic or just relax on board. We now continue our sailing to Sipan Island to drop anchor (weather permitting) at the small picturesque and quiet fishermen's village of Sipanska Luka. In case of unfavourable weather we will dock in Slano. Sit back and enjoy tonight Captain`s dinner with live entertainment. Overnight stay in Sipanska Luka or Slano.
Meals on board: Breakfast, lunch and Captain`s dinner
Gliding among the islands of Elaphiti will bring you a true scenic relaxation as you sip your morning coffee. We will then arrive in Dubrovnik by sailing towards its historic core which is an amazing experience. Dubrovnik is simply majestic and will perfectly complete your mosaic of Adriatic impressions. You will find yourself in front of the famous City Walls and fortifications, a perfect moment for breath taking photos and lunch on board at a unique location. Anchorage for an overnight stay will be in front of the Old Town while shuttling by tenders to terra firma will be organized for the guests on board in scheduled intervals.
Join us for Dubrovnik City tour to explore the sights of Dubrovnik with our guide and have free time to further explore Dubrovnik on your own pace. You may wish to stroll the City Walls, take a cable car the Mount Srdj before finding your favourite restaurant for farewell dinner.
* Please keep in mind that the sailing as well as anchorage in front of the Old Town is wind, waves and weather permitting. An alternative docking will be in the main port of Gruz. Overnight stay in Dubrovnik.
Meals on board: Breakfast, lunch
Breakfast and disembarkation by 9:00 AM
It is time to say farewell to all your new friends, but only for a while. With your memories, photos and contacts you will keep sailing with us for some more time!
Meals on board: : Breakfast
Cruise Rates per person based on double-occupancy.
|Public fares
|Bonus fares
|Upper Deck
|Lower Deck
|Main Deck
Additional charges
|Charge type
|Single supplement - Upper Deck
|Single supplement - Main Deck
|Single supplement - Lower Deck
|3rd pax reduction
Other notices
Rates include:
• Accommodation in a chosen cabin category on 7 night /8 day cruise with ship's facilities at your disposal
• English speaking cruise manager on board
• Service of 7 crew members
• Complimentary fresh fruit available daily
• Welcome reception and welcome dinner with three courses
• Buffet breakfast daily and 6 lunches with three courses
• Captain`s dinner with live entertainment
• Drinks package with lunch/dinner on board (¼ liter of wine/beer/soft drink/juice, tea/coffee after meals)
• Afternoon tea with cake/biscuits
• Water package (2 x ½ liter per day and per person)
• English speaking guides for city tours of Split, Trogir, Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik (transfers to/from the ship included)
• Entry fees for Bisevo Blue cave or Vis Island tour with Komiza
• Entry fee for Mljet National park
• Wireless headset system for sightseeing (City Tours)
• Change of towels changed every second day, change of linen in the middle of the week
• Daily cabin cleaning service
• Free unlimited Wi-Fi on board
• CCTV Security Cameras on board
• Usage of the rooftop whirlpool on sundeck
Rates do not include:
• Drinks/ beverages from the ship's bar
• Transfer from and/or to the ship (organized on request)
• Pre/post cruise accommodation ( organized on request )
• Taxes and fees, € 25,00 per person to be paid on board in cash
• Tips or any other items of personal nature
Every effort will be made to adhere to the scheduled itinerary ; however, due to the schedule changes beyond organizer's control, we reserve the right, without prior notice, to change routing or alter shore excursions.
* DELECTA Ltd.reserves the right to change the vessel provider in case of the contracted services are not supplied according to the previously agreed standards.
Bookings are on request and need to be confirmed.Reservation deposit of 30% is required within 5 days from the date of our written confirmation and balance payment to be paid 60 days before arrival.
Deposit is non refundable.
In some ports of call the ship may be moored sideways to other boats. Passengers would need to walk through another boat to reach pier. Assistance will be provided to the passengers with walking difficulties.
All the swim breaks are weather permitting.
Final payment is due 60 days prior to departure.
* up to 60 days prior to the cruise commencement - loss of deposit
59 - 36 days prior to the cruise commencement - 50 % of the cruise rate
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April 2, 2012…….the day the 1940 Census is released……….where will you be?
With the 1940 Census soon arriving we should all take time to examine our surnames and information. How can you use Sort Your Story to prepare for the 1940 Census release? If you have not already done the following, start now so you are ready April 2!
- Create surname folders for each surname in your tree
- Create profiles for each person in your main line within the surname folders
- Add all the censuses for each person in Sort Your Story up through 1930
- Note the address where the person was living in 1930 and any addresses beyond to help with your 1940 search
- Note any additional spellings of the surnames in your profiles so you do not forget in the excitement of the 1940 search
Want to know more about the 1940 Census? Visit the following sites.
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We are a small Event Management Company located in Austria. We work for a variety of companies and NPOs.
One of our customers is the main sponsor of the Viennese "MuseumsQuartier". The "MuseumsQuartier" is a block filled with museums, cultural institutions and restaurants. It features several courtyards with furniture and WLan access. During summer all the yards are crowded with young people enjoying the atmosphere (More information can be found on http://www.mqw.at/?lang=2.
As part of their sponsorship deal our customer is allowed to brand 32 "Enzi"s. The "Enzi"'s are already designed! (See attached picture: Ringerl 06). The "Enzi"s serve as furniture in the main court of the "MuseusQuartier". Due to their design "Enzi"s can be arranged in different formations (See attached picture; enziviolett).
Your job is to beautify the "Enzi"s and to brand it (please use attached file: BeraterBank-2c.ps) The branded "Enzi"s base color will be our customers corporate yellow (RGB: 255;237;0)
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Athletic Bilbao vow to hang on to Llorente
Athletic Bilbao president Josu Urrutia has reiterated that the club will not be selling wantaway striker Fernando Llorente during the January transfer window.
Llorente, 27, revealed last month that he would not be signing a new contract with Athletic once his current deal runs out at the end of the season.
Now the Primera Division club, who are attempting to recover from a poor start to the season, look set to lose him on a free transfer, which will alert a host of clubs across Europe including Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham.
"I've a feeling these decisions will not please everyone, but I think they are the most beneficial for Athletic," Urrutia told reporters. "We've taken our decision and at the moment we're sticking to it.
"He's an important player, he's shown that, and the team is more competitive with him. We hope that he continues to score important goals from now until the end of the season.''
Llorente was the joint-leading Spanish goalscorer in La Liga last season with 17 goals but has only played a bit-part role this term following his decision to leave the Basque outfit.
As a result, Athletic won two of their opening nine Primera Division matches and were knocked out of the Europa League - a competition they finished runners-up in last season - at the group stage.


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May 3rd, 11-6PM-May 4th, 11-5PM
Arts in the Park is a nationally-rated, juried art show which offers the opportunity for you to see and purchase fine and original work produced by top-quality artists and crafts people from Virginia and throughout the United States.
The Carillon Civic Association Announces its 43rd annual "Arts in the Park" show and sale at the Carillon in Byrd Park on May 3rd, 11-6 p.m. and May 4th, 11-5 p.m., 2014. More than 450 artists from around the U.S. will gather in Byrd Park to display everything from fine art paintings to jewelry and weavings. Arts in the Park is recognized as one of the top art shows in the country and is an event people around the entire state of Virginia look forward to each year.
Arts in the Park has FREE Parking and FREE Shuttles available at the City Stadium parking lot. We also have handicap parking available at the park.
This Art & Craft exhibit has been a celebration of creativity for over forty years in the City of Richmond. It takes place on the Mall, and in the shaded groves of Byrd Park surrounding the Carillon. Whether you are looking for unique paintings or crafts, you will find plenty of variety. Woodwork, Glass, Fiber, Ceramics, Jewelry and Paintings are just some of the craft media that are represented here. No pets please.


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In LEGO City Undercover for the Wii U console, players assume the identity of Chase McCain, an undercover detective armed with clever disguises. The mission is to put a stop to the fiendish Rex Fury and end his crime wave in LEGO City. As players run, drive and even fly through the city, they'll use the Wii U GamePad controller as a new police gadget. The Wii U GamePad is woven seamlessly into the game-play experience. Players use it to scan for hidden clues and criminals, receive mission updates and place waypoints on an overhead city map that displays their position in real time.
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With the enormous success of the LEGO movie LEGO Games creators decided to branch off and create their own LEGO based world this time taking the best part of their own LEGO series and the gameplay from another great series, Grand Theft Auto, with its open worlds and the freedom given to the player to explore them. If you have never played a LEGO game before this game is played like a platformer and it is really more of a puzzle based game but you still get lots of action. The story stars Chase McCain a detective who was previously run out of town but has to come back to find and capture Rex Fury who has just escaped from prison. As you go through the game you have to play his different personas, not just a cop, but also a bad guy and many others.
Graphically the title looks great. I have to assume this is what a nextgen game looks like. There were a few times where things would just pop up and occasionally the frame rate would glitch for a second or two but these are very much minor problems. The open world approach that Grand Theft Auto brings is perfectly married to this game; I love the sense of freedom to explore this somewhat big LEGO world that they have created. There are plenty of places that even if you search around them you have to have the right ability to enter certain areas for a thorough search and so there is plenty of replayability to come back and find something new when you have obtained the necessary permissions.
Now the gameplay controls are fine, just like the usual LEGO games. The jumping controls are very loose and so you are occasionally prone to over jumping, but since you cannot die you just respawn back where you were so it's not really that much of a game spoiler. You can use grappling guns to get to high points or use dynamite to blow up rocks and such like. One of my favorite pastimes was finding hidden tracks to follow and it was a lot of fun just following up the clues along them.
The Wii U gamepad controller can be used as a map most the time, and it gave us a few video chats from headquarters to keep the story flowing. It can also be used to scour the area much like the way as in Arkham City. One of the new additions to this LEGO series is the ability to drive a car all over the map; in fact there are cars, motorcycles, helicopters and trucks to drive and again the controls are a bit loose. You can, and often do, crash into things but it doesnÂ't do much damage to your vehicle most the time.
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Can anyone understand me how i can solve this program ?
I understand its idea and I solved the first class "Vehicle" But stopped at the other classes
( class "Vehicle" is under the question )
The aim of the project is to write two applications: one for Car Rent Company, the other one is for Bus Company. The class Vehicle is going to be used as a super class for the two companies i.e. The Car.java and Bus.java are going to implement the Vehicle. Each one of them is going to reuse the Vehicle differently according to the company needs.
Write a program that contains the following classes:
1) Create a class called Vehicle that contains fields for the vehicle's licensePlateNumber, maker and modelName. Provide both a default constructor and 3 argument constructor. Provide accessor (get) and mutator (set) methods for the fields.
2) Create a subclass of Vehicle called Car that contains a field for the car availability in the Garage (to show it is avilable to use or it is already rented).
3) Create a subclass of Vehicle called Bus that contains fields for the number of seats and number of avilable seats in the Bus.
4) Write two main applications. First one creates a menu for the Car Company and declares an array of 3 cars; the second application creates a menu for the Bus Company and declares an array of 3 Buses. An example for the array declarations:
Car [] mycar = {
New Car("123AAA","Toyota","Corolla"),
New Car("1432BBB","Honda","Stream","") , new Car("121BCA","Toyota","Avalon")
Bus [] mybus = {
new Bus("787FFF","Toyota"," HIACE "),
new Bus("909GGB","Ford","Flex",""), new Bus("888YKL","ryanbus","AECMerlin") };
5) Bothe menu should allow its users to add and delete a new car or a new bus. The Car Company menu should give an option to rent a car from the Garage. This is done by changing the value of the car availability. On the other hand, the Bus Company will have an option in the menu to reserve a seat based on the number of seats that are avilable on the bus.
Welcome to Car Company
Main Menu
1. Add a new car.
2. Delete a car.
3. Rent a car
4. Exit.
Welcome to Bus Company
Main Menu
1. Add a new bus.
2. Delete a bus.
3. Reserve a seat.
4. Exit.
Hints1: to rent a car (option3 in the menu), you should display all the cars in the array, the user will select one then you check if this car is avilable in the garage. If it is avilable then set its availability value to indicate that this car is used now.
Hints2: to reserve a seat (option3 in bus menu), you should display all the buses in the array, then the user will select one then you check if there are enough seats still exit. Then you subtract the number of avilable seats by1.
class "Vehicle" :
public class Vehicle { private int licensePlateNumber ; private String maker; private String modelName; public Vehicle(int licensePlateNumber,String maker,String modelName) { this.licensePlateNumber=licensePlateNumber; this.maker=maker; this.modelName=modelName; } public Vehicle() { } public void setLicensePlateNumber(int LPN) { licensePlateNumber=LPN; } public void setMaker(String m) { maker=m; } public void setModelName(String MN) { modelName=MN; } public int getLicensePlateNumber() { return licensePlateNumber; } public String getMaker() { return maker; } public String getModelName() { return modelName; } }


text: Our friends at Wired had a fun and clever idea: what would the holiday party invitations of tech companies look like? They dreamt up some scenarios and poked fun of all the tendencies of the companies. It's hilarious. The Facebook party will have your mom coming! The Twitter hashtagged holiday party won't show Instagram friends coming. And of course the Samsung party invite looks exactly like Apple's. But my favourite? RIM's. Check out all the funnyman invitations here. [Wired]


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This Saturday morning, my doorbell rang. The children each ran to the door, assuming it was for them, because lord knows it wasn't going to be for me. #recluse I sauntered over to the door with morning hair, morning breath, morning face, and morning coffee, and it turns out it was for me. Well, it was for my eternal soul. I happened to be on the phone, because I assumed it was one of the neighborhood kids and didn't bother setting the phone down, so the people at the door trying to teach me about the kindgom of some god went on their merry, albeit early, way.
Of course, they don't know that I spent 17 years in the service of the same god as they are in now, so they don't know that I was totally rating their performance.
My boyfriend giggle on the phone asked me how they did and I said, um, err, they just handed me some literature and left, weirdly considerate. He asked what my old spiel was for when people answered their doors on the phone, and I stammered. Because. Err. Well? What *was* my spiel, anyway? Am I really getting this old?
No, I am not really getting this old. It's just that the last time I woke someone up on Saturday morning to save their hungover soul, the only people who had phones you could carry around with you and use anywhere you wanted to were Captain James T Kirk and his pals at Star Fleet.
Like, yesterday, tvs inside of cars and phones without cords were dreams we had when we weren't busy joking about running out of water one day and stuff. And yet, here we are. Our cars will start themselves for us and our phones are used for killing cranky pigs and my trash can opens the freaking door for me everytime I need to throw something away.
Really. I can't get my sons to open a door for me. Chivalry isn't dead, friends, it's just hiding in simplehuman garbage cans. Whom I am an ambassador for. #disclosure
On a good day, I can get my kids to put trash somewhere in the same zip code as our trash cans. The toilet paper rolls make it to the floor beside the bathroom trash, the recycling will defy the laws of gravity and decency in piles across from the recycle bin, and the tossbale trash from meals will delicately congeal on the counter between the sink and trash can. I have begged and pleaded and threatened and freaked out about this, but what I had never before done was add voodoo to the equation.
This is my black magic trash can. If you walk passed it, wave your hand, and say Allah, peanut butter sandwiches! IT WILL OPEN FOR YOU. I can't make my kids stop throwing things away now. It's *awesome*
This is my soap pump. It is almost impossible to yank your hand out from under it before the soap squirts out, it's that fast. Don't think I haven't blown through a whole bag of soap trying. I am easily amused by shiny objects, shut up.
Why do I love having a soap pump that magically dispenses soap for us faster than you can say child labor laws or soux chef, and a trash can that just opens when I need it to? Because turkey.
I'm no germophobe but I am a turkeyophile and turkey guts, while delicious at 160 degrees and up, aren't so awesome smeared all over the kitchen counters, trash lids, and soap pumps. Smearing almost always = bad. Not sending your nephew home with a raging case of salmonilla poisoning almost always = good.
Also, having two dogs who can't wave and a trash can full of turkey guts that opens by wave-sensing-voodoo? Yeah.
So, I have this extra sensor soap pump. Anyone want one? It comes with lavendar hand soap (but I am a slave to the lemon dish soap, which is made specifically to work with these pumps. Just sayin.) Let me see the grossest, nastiest, dirtiest mess your kids have ever gotten into. (Because we all know you took a picture before you cleaned them up. BLOGGERS.) Leave a link in the comments to your picture, and the best-worst one gets it.


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text: It's time to get out your at-home mani essentials, because Seventeen and Sally Beauty are celebrating the new Shopping Insider app by giving away three sets of FingerPaints Polish on August 6th! Freebies on a Monday? Is it just us, or did your week just get a whole lot better? All you have to do is tweet your #ManicureMonday look to @Seventeenmag and @SallyBeauty between 2pm and 4pm EST on Monday. Seventeen 's beauty editor will choose her three fave manicures and the winners will receive FingerPaints Fall of Surprises from Sally Beauty! Check out the official rules here . What's your go-to polish? Which Sally Beauty color do you like the best? Let us know and comment below!


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A genetically modified female beagle named Tegon glows bright fluorescent green under ultraviolet light, according to a paper published in the journal Genesis.
In the scientific record books, Tegon joins a red fluorescent puppy named Ruppy and Mr. Green Genes the cat as all being human-modified animals that can glow.
ByeongChun Lee, a co-author of the Genesis paper, told Discovery News, "The entire body of the dog glows. One can witness a slightly yellower change in the color of the dog's skin, but to the naked eye, fluorescence cannot be seen without the presence of UV light and goggles."
WATCH VIDEO: Scientists find that cats and dogs drink liquids using entirely different methods.
Lee is director of the Seoul National University Hospital for Animals in Korea and a professor in the Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology.
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He and his colleagues achieved the feat using a five-step process. The scientists first inserted a DNA fragment that controls the expression of a green fluorescent gene into dog cells. They next extracted DNA from a dog oocyte (an immature female reproductive cell prior to fertilization) and injected the fluorescent-modified dog cells into it.
The third step was to use a process known as Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer to generate an embryo. The resulting embryo was then transferred into a surrogate dog mother. After 60 days of pregnancy, she gave birth to Tegon. When given a doxycycline antibiotic, the female beagle literally glows under UV light.
Medical research teams such as Lee's are creating these animals in hopes of improving studies to benefit humans. Lee's process improves upon the earlier work, since it permits better control over the animal's glow.
Dogs are targeted for specific reasons.
"The dog has 268 genetic type diseases that are similar to those of humans," Lee explained. "Also, the dog has physiological and anatomical similarities with humans. These reasons make them a good model for human disease."
Lee said the genes injected to make the dog glow could be substituted with genes that trigger fatal diseases. He and his team would then be able to chart the course of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and more, better understanding how such diseases develop.
Dogs also make good candidates for this kind of research because they have "good communication skills with humans, which enable them to have good response skills to direct orders. They are also easy to handle." He added, "Compared to mice and other smaller animals, dogs provide a much larger sample collection."
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He said that dogs are not harmed in any way by the fluorescence-adding process.
Chemyong Jay Ko, an associate professor in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky, told Discovery News that dogs "have long been used as one of the prime animal models in the field of medical research."
He explained that they are used to test new drugs for their effectiveness, toxicology and dosage before the medications are administered to humans.
The American Anti-Vivisection Society and other animal rights groups have been critical of efforts to create genetically modified dogs, cats, and other animals. Researchers around the world, however, have been involved in such projects.
In the United States, the Louisiana Board of Regents has funded the Louisiana Gene Therapy Research Consortium, associated with the team that created Mr. Green Genes the glowing cat.
Ko agrees with Lee that, for at least some applications, genetically modified dogs and cats work better than mice.
Also, don't be surprised if glowing dogs and cats become a new pet trend in future.
As Ko said, the "technology could be used for producing a variety of unique cats and dogs, possibly creating a new area of commercial interest."
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HOUSTON — A piece of space junk from an old Soviet satellite will pose no danger to the International Space Station and the attached shuttle Atlantis, thanks in large part to the weekend docking of the two spacecraft, NASA officials said Monday.
"Mission Control has verified that the track of a piece of orbital debris will not be a threat to the International Space Station and space shuttle Atlantis," agency officials said in a statement. "No adjustments to the docked spacecraft's orbit will be necessary to avoid the debris."
The U.S. military's Space Surveillance Network notified NASA of the wandering piece of space trash yesterday, and the agency began tracking the object's orbit to determine if it would fly uncomfortably close to the station and require some kind of maneuver avoid a collision.
In a news briefing yesterday, LeRoy Cain, chair of Atlantis' mission management team, said that initial assessments estimated that the debris would make its closest approach to the station on Tuesday during a scheduled spacewalk by station astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum.
The orbital debris is part of a defunct Soviet satellite called Cosmos 375 and is one of more than 500,000 pieces of space junk that are continuously cataloged and tracked in Earth's orbit, NASA officials said.
Serendipitous space docking
The space station was actually boosted out of harm's way when Atlantis docked at the orbiting outpost Sunday.
The relative motion of the two spacecraft as they joined together serendipitously pushed the station into a slightly higher orbit, making it unnecessary for mission managers to take any further action, NASA officials said. The space station typically flies in an orbit about 220 miles above Earth.
To guard against space junk collisions, NASA maintains a pizza box-shaped safety zone that measures just over 15 miles around the space station and about a half-mile above and below the outpost.
Growing space junk threat
Earth's orbit is littered with spent rocket parts and pieces of broken satellites of various sizes, which pose an ongoing problem for spacecraft and satellites that sometimes have to dodge.
NASA and its space station partners have procedures in place to deal with potentially threatening pieces of orbital debris if they fly within a preset safety perimeter around the station and spacecraft.
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Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: "Astronaut Abby" is at the controls of a social-media machine that is launching the 15-year-old from Minnesota to Kazakhstan this month for the liftoff of the International Space Station's next crew.
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With advance notice, thrusters on the space station itself, or attached vehicles such as the shuttle or Russian Soyuz spacecraft, can be used to move the complex to a higher orbit to get out of the way.
NASA and the U.S. military have been studying new ways to reduce or remove the amount of space debris in Earth orbit.
In an April conference on space activities, U.S. Air Force Space Command commander Gen. William Shelton said that if the orbital debris problem is not dealt with properly, the amount of space junk around Earth could triple by 2030.
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There are four major disciplines in earth sciences, namely geography, geology, geophysics and geodesy. These major disciplines use physics, chemistry, biology, chronology and mathematics to build a quantitative understanding of the principal areas or spheres of the Earth system.
The following fields of science are generally categorized within the geosciences:
- Geology describes the rocky parts of the Earth's crust (or lithosphere) and its historic development. Major subdisciplines are mineralogy and petrology, geochemistry, geomorphology, paleontology, stratigraphy, structural geology, engineering geology and sedimentology.
- Geophysics and Geodesy investigate the figure of the Earth, its reaction to forces and its magnetic and gravity fields. Geophysicists explore the Earth's core and mantle as well as the tectonic and seismic activity of the lithosphere.
- Soil science covers the outermost layer of the Earth's crust that is subject to soil formation processes (or pedosphere). Major subdisciplines include edaphology and pedology.
- Oceanography and hydrology (includes limnology) describe the marine and freshwater domains of the watery parts of the Earth (or hydrosphere). Major subdisciplines include hydrogeology and physical, chemical, and biological oceanography.
- Glaciology covers the icy parts of the Earth (or cryosphere).
- Atmospheric sciences cover the gaseous parts of the Earth (or atmosphere) between the surface and the exosphere (about 1000 km). Major subdisciplines are meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics.
- A very important linking sphere is the biosphere, the study of which is biology. The biosphere consists of all forms of life, from single-celled organisms to pine trees to people. The interactions of Earth's other spheres - lithosphere/geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and/or cryosphere and pedosphere - create the conditions that can support life.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After a year in which it set new program records for wins in a season (36) and Ivy League wins in a season (18), the Harvard softball team had five players named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Region teams, the organization announced Thursday. It marks just the second time in team history that Harvard has had multiple players receive the honor and the five players is the most to receive the accolade in a given year for the Crimson.
Senior Ellen Macadam and freshman Kasey Lange led the quintet of student-athletes, as both received first-team accolades. Macadam, who received all-region accolades as a junior and was named Ivy League Player of the Year this season, was among the league leaders in every offensive category, and led the Ancient Eight in hits (76) and runs scored (52). She also holds the school record for hits in a season (76) and a career (222), and runs in a season (52) and a career (139).
Lange led the league in RBI (65), doubles (20), sacrifice flies (6) and total bases (123) and was the unanimous decision for Rookie of the Year. Her .444 batting average at the end of the regular season ranked 12th nationally and she was also second in doubles per game (0.4) and sacrifice flies, and seventh in RBI per game (1.30).
Ivy League Pitcher of the Year Rachel Brown earned second-team accolades after becoming the first pitcher in Harvard history to record more than 20 wins in a season with 21. She also broke the league record and ranked 15th in the nation with 291 strikeouts and ranked third in the nation in K's per game (11.5).
Sophomore outfielder Stephanie Regan had a stellar Ivy League campaign, earning first-team all-league accolades and second-team all-region honors. She batted .463 in Ancient Eight contests, good for second in the league, and was third in hits (31) and fourth in runs (20) and doubles (7).
Freshman catcher Allison Scott rounded out Harvard's all-region selections, picking up a second team nod in her first season with the Crimson. She batted .421 in 19 Ivy games and tied for the team lead in home runs with six long balls in league action.
All five players are eligible for All-America accolades and the All-America team will be announced June 1.


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MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-May 27, 2010--SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK) today announced that Judy Bruner, Executive Vice President, Administration and CFO will present to the investment community attending the ThinkEquity 1st Annual Semiconductor Conference, in New York City on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 08:30 am, Eastern Time. The session will be webcast and can be accessed live from SanDisk Corporation's Investor Relations website at www.sandisk.com/IR. A replay of the webcast will also be made available.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
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At the end of April, we set the goal to have Ubuntu Touch be dogfoodable on the Nexus and Nexus 4 phones. By that we mean, the goal is to make it so that we can use our phones exclusively as our phones. Today I chatted with some of the engineering managers involved to see how much progress we have made towards that. I am happy to say that it looks like we are still on track for this goal. However, there do appear to be some risky parts, so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
- You can make and receive phone calls: Done!
- You can make and receive sms messages: Done!
- You can browse the web on 3g data: Tony had been blocked on some technical issues, but thinks he's through them, so is in the debugging phase. He expects to have this done by end of May as per the dogfooding goal. For me, personally, this is the only missing part for me to be able to use the phone as my main phone around town. So, if Tony cracks this nut, then I will put away my old phone and start using my Ubuntu Phone exclusively.
- You can browse the web on wifi: Done! This has actually been done for quite a while.
- You can switch between wifi and 3g data: There are 2 parts to this work. There is low level networking code to get done, and then there is UI to enable it. That means that the Phone Foundations team and the Desktop team both have work to do. Both teams expect to get it done for May, but the work is not started yet.
- The proximity sensore dims the screen when you lift the phone to talk on it: There are two parts to this also. Gather the sensor data and then making the phone app use the sensor data. Work has not started for this part either.
- You can import contacts from somewhere, and you can add and edit contacts: There is some work done on this that imports from a *.csv file. I expect there will be some crude support for this in time for the May goal. It might be fun for someone to try out a more elegant implementation. Ubuntu Phone is using Evolution Data Server for the contacts store, so there may be folks out there who already have the experience to do this easily.
- When you update your phone your user data is retained, even if updating with phablet-flash: Done! This part being done makes the contacts import less important to me because as I add contacts they won't get blown away. On the other hand, it means it is worth it to import contacts, since you won't have to re-important as you update your phone each day (while it is in development).


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Dear Wedding Guest, An Open Letter.
I had an email chat with a Blog Buddy recently who is still in the wedding planning process. She's having issues regarding her family (what they want vs. what they want) and it gave me pause to recall my own family issues whilst planning.
It wasn't pretty.
Buuuut, thinking about that got me thinking about wedding guests in general and how annoying they can be. Yes, I said it: annoying. Those people who you love and care for? The folks who have gotten you through the thick, the thin and the everything in between; your bestest besties, your peeps, your crew, your amigos, your girls, your gusbands and even your own flesh and blood? All these people can be total assholes. Each and every one of them have the chance of being so at some point in time. Go head and plan on it.
This is an open letter to all the wedding guests out there, just to help y'all understand how to be the Proper Wedding Guest. Brides, feel free to copy this and include it with your invitations (ok, don't really do that), y'all can thank me later.
Dear Wedding Guest,
Thank you so much for being a part of the wedding celebration! You were invited because in some way or another, you mean something pretty special to the bride/bride, bride/groom, groom/groom. The couple chose to have this celebration and to invite you because they believe that they are joining not just themselves, but their families and their friends. They love you.
As a guest, you have certain responsibilities. Allow me to list some of them here.
- As a recipient of an invitation, if there is a request to RSVP, please do so in the manner outlined on the invitation. If there is an RSVP card, fill it out with your name and your guest's name, AS LONG AS A GUEST WAS INDICATED ON THE INVITATION (see "+1" below), and place it in the mailbox before the date indicated on the RSVP card. If no date is given, do it right-fucking-away.
- Do not call, reply on Facebook/Twitter, or email in response to an RSVP – unless specifically asked to do so.
- I don't care if you are the MOH, the FIL, the MOB ….I DON'T CARE! If you got an invitation, you RSVP. Period. Are we clear yet?
Are you asking why? I'll tell you why. While the bride may know that you're coming, she's also in the middle of planning every-fucking-thing-else, plus she's working, she's budgeting and increasing her gym time and all that crap. So, please excuse her if she can't remember YOU at the moment she's looking at a list that's 175 people long trying to figure out if she can afford the filet or the tilapia. She needs the RSVP so that she can check you off on her Excel spreadsheet so that it will auto-sum and give her a running total as to how close or far away she is from being able to tell the caterer whether you'll be eating filet or tilapia. Want the filet? Send in your fucking RSVP then.
A few more tips:
- Expecting an invitation and didn't get one? Don't ask the bride straight out. Do some investigative work first. Chances are if you didn't get invited, you just saved yourself and the bride some embarrassment. Sometimes it's a simple Post Office mishap, other times you simply weren't invited. Opt for asking another friend to find out for you and then get over it if you weren't. Otherwise, let the bride know with a simple message that your invitation must have been lost. She'll most likely send you another STAT.
- Are you a distant relative that didn't get invited? DEAL WITH IT. Don't ask the bride's mom for an invitation. Don't look at a wedding as YOUR chance to have a family reunion. Just because you know all the players, doesn't mean the bride and groom know YOU. Times are tight and brides have to cut somewhere. You could just be that second cousin twice removed. If you make a big deal about it, you'll look stupid, not the bride.
- Open bar? Have fun, but don't be a douchebag. Don't get so knuckle-dragging drunk that someone has to take care of your drunk ass.
- Open bar? Be considerate. "Open bar" doesn't mean free reign or free for the bride and groom. Someone has to pay for the top shelf liquor, honey. Don't make a wedding your day to start drinking Patrón when Jose Cuervo is your normal go-to guy.
- Mind your glass, particularly near The Dress. Don't let this happen.
- Giving a toast? Hold back until you're done with that, then get your party on. Everyone remembers the drunk one. Don't be that one.
- Plan ahead. Have taxi numbers at the ready if you're too loaded to drive. Get a hotel room nearby. Don't be cheap and don't be stupid and don't make the newlyweds worry about you.
- If worse gets horrid, for the love of God, don't puke anywhere near the bride.
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- "And guest" means you can bring the date-du-jour. Just add his/her FULL name to the RSVP. If you don't know your date's last name? Probably not a good idea to bring them along.
- No plus one on the invite? Do NOT call the bride/groom to ask if you can bring one. The reason there wasn't an "AND GUEST" on your invitation is because they know you haven't been seeing anyone for the last 6 months and they don't want you to bring some random chick/dude to their wedding and they are probably budgeting their reception on this fact. And yes, it makes a difference. And no, they do not care whether you'll feel "lonely" or "like a third wheel" at the reception. Deal with it. Pull up your adult-sized skivvies and go solo to the wedding. You might get to make out with a hot stranger.
- If your Plus One dumps you or gets sick or goes missing after you've sent in the RSVP, let the bride know as soon as possible. If your date can't come, there might be a second cousin twice removed (see above) somewhere that the couple would like to include, which in turn would get the future MIL off the bride's back. Be considerate.
- If your Plus One has abused the above guidelines in the "ALCOHOL" section, make sure you take care of him/her STAT. If your date is too drunk to stand in her platforms, sit her in a corner with some water or take her home. Don't let your guy get so drunk he wants to start some kind of bar fight or flag football game in the parking lot. In a nutshell, you're going to miss the end of the wedding because you will do the right thing and get your drunk date outta there.
- Unless expressly asked your opinion on anything regarding the wedding, do not give it. Ever.
- If asked your opinion regarding the wedding, proceed with care and caution. Do not be rude or obnoxious. If the bride loves it, let her love it, even if it is pink sweetheart roses mixed with gypsophila.
- Do not compare this wedding to any other wedding, except by saying the following, "This wedding is better than the Royal Wedding!" and only say that if you actually attended Will and Kate's shindig. Otherwise, keep your mouth shut.
- Do not complain about the lack of a beef option, a beer/wine only bar or any thing regarding anything that has to do with the wedding you are currently attending. I don't care how much you hate fondant. Take a slice of the cake, peel it off and eat the cake part. And like it.
- Never, ever, EVER under any circumstances, call the bride a "Bridezilla." This is the worst name anyone has ever come up with in the history of all the world. It's inaccurate. The chicks from that show are like folks on The Jerry Springer Show. No one wants to be compared to boughetto, foul-mouthed trailer trash simply because the bride decided to have a kid-free reception. A decision you personally don't agree with doesn't make the bride a Bridezilla. It makes it her wedding. Don't say it. Ever.
Some weddings have lots of people toasting. Some times it's at the rehearsal dinner. If, as a guest or member of the bridal party, you must make a toast please remember the following:
- No longer than six minutes unless you are already a stand-up comedian or public figurehead. Keep it short and sweet.
- Sober.
- Do NOT read from a Blackberry or an iPhone. You will look like a douchebag. Use paper or note cards or memorize it.
- Never ever ever mention anything about an ex. Do not mention a time or an event that included an ex. While you're at it, best not to recall prior states of inebriation either. Doing so will worry the new in-laws. It's just tacky.
- As a guest, if you are witnessing a toast going south due to any of the above issues and you are in a position to do so, calmly intercede and attempt to distract the toast-giver; try to wrap it up without starting a brawl.
So, dear Wedding Guest, I hope you will appreciate this letter and put it to good use. As a Wedding Guest, it's your job to behave whether you hate the asshat who's marrying your best friend or not. Nothing, dear Guest, is about you at all. It's about the bride and groom. Let them revel in it.
Hogs & Quiches,
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