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Speaker-oriented (or "stance") adverbial hopefully has been taking abuse pretty steadily for 30 or more years (see MWDEU). Linguists are mostly just baffled by this disparagement; see the discussion in the American Heritage Book of English Usage, where it's noted that "hopefully seems to have taken on a life of its own as a shibboleth." But the word fits right into long-standing patterns of the language -- cf. frankly in "Frankly, this soup stinks" and surprisingly in "Surprisingly, this soup is delicious" -- and it provides a way of expressing the speaker's attitude towards a proposition which is both (a) brief and (b) subordinate: "I hope that S", "I have a hope that S", "It is to be hoped that S", and the like are wordier, and have the hoping expressed in a main clause (as the apparent main assertion), while what writers want is to assert the proposition provisionally, adding a modifier expressing their attitude towards it. So speaker-oriented hopefully is a GOOD thing, and it's no surprise that it's spread so fast.That's followed by some excellent, concise insight about very, which everybody who's been told to never use that word should read as well.
For more on hopefully and ambiguity, see this and this.
Oh, it's a good day when it begins with sane information about style and usage!


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KnowledgeBase 00038: The SUBSTITUTE() Function
Most implementations of the multivalue Basic programming language do not provide a function to substitute items from one multivalued list with corresponding items from a second list. The SUBSTITUTE() function in QMBasic can do this, even where the original data is itself multivalued.
An Example
An order processing system has a sales record in which there is a set of three associated multivalued fields storing the item part number, the quantity ordered and the status of the order for each part. For example:
Part Qty Status 101 2 D 106 7 P 317 12 DIn this example, the status column has values D for delivered and P for pending. A real usage may have many other codes.
What is needed is a function that will allow this record to be displayed as
Part Qty Status 101 2 Delivered 106 7 Pending 317 12 DeliveredThe SUBSTITUTE() function can do this. If the status column is a field named STATUS, the required expression is
SUBSTITUTE(STATUS, 'D,P', 'Delivered,Pending', ',')The function takes four arguments:
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Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults
Survivors of childhood cancers have an increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss later in life, and for some that may lead to long-term emotional distress, suggests a new study.
Compared to their siblings, survivors were more likely to have scarring and disfigurement on their head, arms and legs later in life. And adults with those traits had more depression and a lower quality of life, on average.
"I think it showed us these aren't necessarily life threatening late effects of cancer... but certainly we need to be more aware of the outcomes these patients are dealing with," said Karen Kinahan, coordinator of the STAR Survivorship Program at the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center of Northwestern University in Chicago.
Kinahan and her colleagues used information on 14,358 childhood cancer survivors and 4,023 of their siblings already participating in an existing study.
Survivors -- including those with a history of leukemia, lymphoma and kidney cancers -- had been diagnosed before they were 21 years old and started treatment between 1970 and 1987. Each person answered a questionnaire when they entered the study and another in 2003.
Overall, one-quarter of cancer survivors had a scar or disfigurement on their head or neck, compared to one in 12 of their siblings.
Cancer survivors were also more likely to have scars or disfigurements on their arms, legs, chests and stomachs.
Scars and disfigurements can be caused by surgery or radiation. And in people who are still growing, areas that are radiated tend not to grow as well, according to Dr. Karen Wasilewski-Masker, a pediatric oncologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. She said that may lead to cancer survivors looking out of proportion as they get older.
People with scars or disfigurements on their head, neck, arms or legs had a 20 percent higher risk of depression than those without scars, the researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology this week.
Hair loss was more common in cancer survivors compared to their siblings as well -- about 14 percent of survivors and six percent of cancer-free siblings reported going bald. And balding was also linked to depression, especially in women.
"I found the results to be more encouraging than discouraging," said Wasilewski-Masker, who is part of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's program for childhood cancer survivors.
She told Reuters Health the difference in survivors' emotional troubles relative to the non-survivors was not "astronomical."
Still, the researchers found several aspects of cancer survivors' quality of life were worse and linked to scarring, disfigurements and hair loss. Those included general health, physical ability, pain, mental health and social functioning.
"We need to be aware of the possibility of some psychosocial problems in patients that have some type of disfigurement... but we also need to not assume that just because a person may look different because of a cancer treatment that it's impacting them in a negative way," said Wasilewski-Masker.
Most get back to work
In another new study, published in the same journal, researchers found that close to three-quarters of 388 people between 15 and 39 years old were back at work or school full-time within 15 to 35 months of being diagnosed with cancer.
More than half, however, reported problems when they went back, including forgetting things and having trouble keeping up with the work.
Helen Parsons, the study's lead author from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, told Reuters Health it's still too early to make any conclusions about possible interventions to prevent unemployment.
"Really this study is a starting point to understand the groups in this population who are least likely to return to work. It really sets the stage for future studies," she said.
Wasilewski-Masker also told Reuters Health that there are differences between cancer patients when making the determination of whether to stop working or going to school.
For example, high school and college students are usually still financially supported by their parents, and patients' abilities may differ based on the intensity of their treatment.
She said doctors want their patients to survive, but they also want them to live healthy, happy lives.


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Roast Turkey and Giblet Gravy
by Gilles Madelmont
4 quarts water
1 cup coarse salt
1 18-pound turkey; neck and giblets reserved for Giblet Broth
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme or 1 tablespoon dried
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
6 tablespoons all purpose flour
Chopped turkey neck meat and giblets reserved from Giblet Broth
3 hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped
3 tablespoons brandy
Giblet Broth:
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
Neck and giblets reserved from 18-pound turkey (discard liver, if desired)
1 1/2 cups chopped carrots
1cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
5 cups water
1 cup dry white wine
2 3-inch pieces leek (white and pale green parts only)
8 parsley sprigs
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
2 bay leaves
2 whole cloves
1/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
For turkey:
Combine 4 quarts water and 1 cup coarse salt in very large bowl. Let stand until salt dissolves, whisking occasionally, about 10 minutes. Place turkey in salted water, turning to coat. Let turkey stand at room temperature 2 hours, turning occasionally. Rinse turkey and pat dry with paper towels. Place turkey on rack set in large roasting pan. Tuck wings under turkey body.
Position oven rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 325°F. Whisk butter, orange juice, lemon juice, thyme, orange peel, lemon peel, 3/4 teaspoon salt and pepper in medium bowl until well blended. Rub 1/4 cup thyme butter inside turkey. Spoon stuffing loosely into main cavity and neck cavity. Generously rub remaining thyme butter over turkey. Tie legs together loosely to hold shape of turkey.
Roast turkey until golden, basting occasionally with pan drippings, about 2 hours. Cover entire turkey loosely with heavy-duty foil and roast until meat thermometer inserted into innermost part of thigh registers 180°F or until juices run clear when thickest part of thigh is pierced with skewer, basting occasionally with pan juices, about 11/2 hours longer. Transfer turkey to platter. Tent turkey with foil and let stand while preparing gravy.
For gravy:
Strain pan juices from roasting pan into large glass measuring cup. Spoon fat off top of pan juices. Pour juices and Giblet Broth into heavy medium saucepan. Boil broth mixture until reduced to 3 cups, about 10 minutes.
Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; cook until golden brown, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Whisk in reduced broth mixture. Simmer until gravy thickens, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add reserved chopped neck meat and giblets, eggs and brandy; simmer 5 minutes longer. Transfer to bowl. Serve gravy with turkey.
For Giblet Broth:
Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add neck and giblets; sauté until brown, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer neck and giblets to plate. Add carrots, onion and celery to pot. Sauté until vegetables brown, about 10 minutes. Add water, wine, neck and giblets to vegetables; bring to boil.
Add all remaining ingredients to pot. Reduce heat to medium-low; partially cover and simmer until giblets are very tender, about 11/2 hours. Using slotted spoon, transfer neck and giblets to plate. Cool. Carefully remove all meat from turkey neck. Chop neck meat and giblets; reserve for gravy. Strain broth into bowl, pressing on solids. (Broth and giblets can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.) Makes about 3 1/2 cups.


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Last Thursday I was getting ready for work when Mike told me that Theo wouldn't eat his breakfast. He wasn't interested. And his belly was all swollen. My heart hit the floor. Loss of appetite in a dog is always a red flag. And a swollen belly could only mean twisted gut. Theo was going to die if we didn't get him to a vet right away, I just knew it. Sure, twisted gut usually only happens in large breed dogs. But when I saw my little wiener pacing, panting, crying, his belly swollen so far past his ribs he looked about to burst, I knew it couldn't be anything else. And then, in the middle of the carpeted hallway, he pooed a pile of soft-serve poo so large it could only have come from a human.* Something was definitely wrong.
I called the vet and was told our doctor was working out of their Encino branch, but she would take him right away if I didn't mind the drive. I didn't care. I dropped Mike at the office and drove Theo to Encino. We sailed down the 101, rare for morning rush-hour on a Thursday. Even still, Theo cried all nine miles. I drove one-handed, my other hand rubbing under his ears just where he likes it. He panted and wiggled and cried some more. I can't remember the last time I was so scared.
They were waiting for us when we walked in. This was an emergency situation. The doc felt his belly all over and quizzed me about his diet. He paced and whimpered and panted and licked his chops and cried some more.
"What's he been eating? Is he trash-fishing? You leave him out in the yard?"
"Um, no, we don't have a yard. He eats of lot kleenex, like I don't even know where he gets it, but every time I turn around there's shredded kleenex all over the place. And, um, sunflower seeds? Black oil sunflower seeds from the bird feeder, like the shells the birds spit out and sometimes grass and oh my god he always eats shit off the sidewalk. Not actual shit, well sometimes actual shit but usuallywhatever it is is down his throat so fast I don't get a chance to identify it much less pull it out of his mouth. Is he gonna be okay?"
"I don't think it's twisted gut, but it could be pancreatitis. He's definitely in pain."
"What's pancreatitis?"
"It's medical speak medical speak medical speak medical speak."
"How would he have gotten it?"
"To many table scraps. Or it it could be he got into something that's making him sick. Did he get into anything in the last few days?"
Kleenex, sidewalk treats, I couldn't think of anything else. She recommended x-rays to check for a blockage and blood tests to check his pancreas, kidneys, and liver functions. I said yes, anything, please just make him better. She wanted to keep him for the day, give him fluids under the skin and antibiotics because his colon was a mess from all the diarrhea. She would keep a close eye on him to make sure he didn't get worse. She told me to go home and look around the house to see if I could find anything he could have eaten, so I did. I also googled "canine pancreatitis" which was stupid. I knew better. But I did it anyway and then I cried the whole way back to work because my wiener's pancreas was digesting all his other organs and it was all my fault for feeding him table scraps.
It was ten a.m. when the doctor told me she'd call with test results in about two hours. From ten to eleven I googled pancreatitis while breathing into a paper bag. From eleven to twelve I checked the clock every two to three minutes while trying not to cry. I waited until 12:03 and then I called her.
"His tests came back normal. But his stomach," she said, "is so full of food, there isn't any air, it's absolutely packed in. He got into something for sure. You should see this x-ray."
Suddenly it all made sense.
We'd gone out to dinner the night before. We walked the dogs after work, fed them, then left them loose in the apartment because they'd been in their crate all day and seriously, what trouble could they get into in three hours?
After we got home that night we noticed that Theo's belly seemed kind of bloated. And he needed a third poop walk – a trend I'd noticed the last three nights in a row. Mike said he was just getting fat. I was giving him too many treats and I needed to cut it out. I figured he was probably right.
In the morning when I went home to look around for things the wiener might have eaten, I discovered that someone (Theo) had chewed their way through a thirty pound bag of cat kibble. Turns out they can get into a lot of trouble in three hours.
"There were shredded bits of foil bag all over the place," I told the vet over the phone.
"That explains the metallic bits in his belly," she replied.
"But I have four animals! It could have been anyone. What if he's dying???"
"They've probably all been helping themselves, but Theo has no off switch. Most of the time I see this, it's a dachshund. They will eat until their stomachs burst. And his stomach is packed solid with food. It is definitely the cause of his issues. If he doesn't pass it all in the next twenty-four hours, we'll do another x-ray to see if something else is going on, but he'll probably pass it all."
Six hundred and fifteen dollars later, Theo is diagnosed with Gluttony. The little fucker ATE HIMSELF TO HOSPITALIZATION.
But I didn't care. I was so relieved he was going to be ok. When the nurse brought him out to me, I swear his whole face lit up. He was as happy to see me as I was to see him.
The best part about this story is that he's a dog. He has no idea his dinner buffet was the reason he had to spend eight hours in a metal cage being poked with needles. We got home from the hospital and Theo, feeling great after a nice nap, plenty of fluids, and some really expensive drugs, couldn't wait to get back into the cabinet. I blocked it with a case of rice milk and watched him check back, every few minutes, to see if there was a way in. Like the rat in the science experiment who keeps pressing the button to get his cocaine high, over and over until he's dead. It wasn't just the wiener, however. Over the course of the evening I watched all four animals check to see if the door was open. But only Toby, King of All House Pets, tried to get in. He rubbed his face on that big heavy case of milk, rubbed his face and his shoulders against it over and over all night long, nudging it away from the cabinet millimeters at a time. When I woke up the next morning and stumbled to the kitchen to make a pot of coffee, that case of milk had moved three inches. Not enough for a certain black cat to squeeze his big head in for a meal, but almost.
It's been nine days and I am happy to report that Theo is totally fine. He's on a strict diet (no more table scraps!) and he is not pleased. We're still using the case of milk to block the cabinet and Theo still sniffs it out, over and over, in hopes of finding it open. Sometimes he scratches at it with his paw and whimpers, then stares up at me mournfully as if to say, "Please let me in. I'm soooooo hungry! Starving! Feed me!" And the moral of the story is that wieners always want more.
*Props to Mike for cleaning up that mess so that I swear you'd never even know it happened if I hadn't told you. I love him.


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For those of you who have recently passed your certification exam, congratulations and welcome to the ACE family! You can finally close those books (for now) and take a deep breath while you think about the next steps in your career as a fitness professional. As an ACE-certified Fitness Professional, you now have access to several great features that can be extremely helpful as you start your career.
Your Certification
You will receive your formal certificate in about four to six weeks from the day you completed your exam. However, if you need to verify that you're certified before you receive your certificate, you can print out a proof of certification letter from within your online ACE account.
Your ACE Account
Now that you are ACE certified, the online account that you used for Academy Elite and other study resources turns into an online profile where you can market yourself and your services on ACEfit.com. This is a great way to gain exposure and be found by individuals who are looking for a fitness professional in their area. Make sure to fill out as much as possible, because the more complete your profile is, the sooner it will appear on the listing. To improve your Find an ACE Trainer ranking, make sure that you have provided the following information to ACE:
On your profile page:
- Your description
- Your picture
- Your specialties
- Your hourly rates
On your My Home page
- Your current CPR information
- Your liability insurance information
- You will also rank higher if you have more than one current ACE certification
IDEA Fitness Journal
Another great resource you now have access to is the IDEA Fitness Journal, which is published 10 times per year. The journal features a wide range of health- and fitness-related topics and continuing-education opportunities.
Be sure to sign up to receive ProSource, ACE's monthly e-newsletter for fitness professionals. Featuring the latest health and fitness information and cutting-edge programming, ProSource also includes exclusive ACE-sponsored studies on topics and trends like P90X and barefoot running. The all-online format makes it easy to earn 0.2 CECs with each issue, and ACE-certified Professionals receive a discounted rate on this great continuing education resource.
Additional Resources
Finally, be sure to check out the "Additional Resources" section, which you can access when you are logged in to your ACE account. This section features three columns: Professional Resources, Business Resources and Educational Resources. Take the time to go through each one, which includes great information, resources and exclusive offers, such as professional benefits and discounts (15% off SPRI equipment, discounted liability insurance), access to the ACE logo, business tools and products, Gymjob, forms to set up a business, and SPORTDiscus, which gives you access to thousands of peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Now that you are a part of the ACE family you can access all of these tools and benefits, and we encourage you to do so as you begin your career. And don't forget that you can still contact the ACE Resource Center if you have questions or need help with something. We are here to offer you support and assistance and do all we can to help you grow your career in the fitness industry.


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As St. Paul's Hospital Foundation's CEO, Dick Vollet has a duty to inspire others to take the cause of helping the hospital to heart.
The hospital has a place in his own heart — St. Paul's physicians monitored his congenital heart defect at the facility when he was a child, and again five years ago. Luckily, he didn't need help for his condition. But the hospital does.
"One of the things we want to keep front of everyone's mind is that St. Paul's is the community hospital in the downtown core and needs to be renewed," Vollet said.
Each year, the Lights of Hope Campaign, now in its 15th year, helps make improvements with the help of donors. The foundation aims to raise $2 million this year.
The money goes to fund extras often not provided for in core funding, such as more comfortable chairs for chemotherapy and dialysis patients and nicer family lounge areas. But the funds also go to major improvements: the foundation is planning to install a new CT scan in the emergency department next year, at a cost of $3 million. Recently, the foundation provided bridge financing to the researchers in the PROOF Centre's organ-rejection blood test program to keep their groundbreaking work going.
"The money goes to fund the greatest needs of the hospital, and it gives us a lot of flexibility to respond to urgent equipment and research needs," he said.
There are more than 200 corporate donors, but many of the supporters are actually St. Paul's staff — from individual doctors and nurses to entire hospital departments banding together to fundraise.
Former patients also give back. Among them are John and Verna Wiens. John was set to have a kidney and heart transplant at St. Paul's in 1999 when he suffered a near fatal cardiac arrest. Doctors and nurses spent 45 minutes trying to revive him. Miraculously, he survived and received his transplant five weeks later. They've been supporters of Lights of Hope ever since.
Building the display on the hospital's Burrard Street facade is also a community effort. All materials, including 10 kilometres of holiday lights, are donated. It takes 100 volunteers six hours to set up.
This year's campaign kicked off with the lighting ceremony Nov. 15. The lights will stay up until Jan. 10. Learn more at lightsofhope.com.


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major macro economic indicators
|Main economic indicators
|GDP growth (%)
|Inflation (yearly average, %)
|Budget balance (% GDP)
|Current account balance (% GDP)
|Public debt (% GDP)
(f): forecast
- Solid industrial base (more than 20% of GDP)
- Low structural unemployment; well-developed apprenticeship system
- Geographic diversification of exports
- Strong competitiveness
- Importance of family-owned exporting SMEs (Mittelstand)
- Integration of Central and Eastern Europe in production process
- Importance of the ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Kiel
- Institutional system promoting representativeness and consensus
- Ageing infrastructure, delay in fibre optic cable deployment
- Demographic decline, partially offset by immigration
- Highly dependent on world markets, especially Europe
- Prominence of automotive and mechanical engineering industries
- Persistent (but reducing) backwardness in Eastern Länder
- Weak productivity of services
- Shortage of engineers; insufficient continuing education
- Low start-up activity and insufficient venture capital
Risk assessment
Growth will be lower in 2018
The exceptional performance of 2017 is unlikely to be repeated in 2018. The poor performance in the first quarter will only be partly offset by a recovery over the rest of the year. As a result, the economy is approaching potential growth estimated at around 1.5%.
Economic growth is mainly driven by domestic demand. Household consumption remains sustained. One of the key factors behind this dynamism is the strength of the labour market, which has seen increasing employment and strong wage growth. In late 2017, the amount of open positions stood at 1.1 million: an all-time high. Labour demand is especially high in the trade, education, and health sectors, accompanied by high levels of demand in the manufacturing industries and for part-time workers. Therefore, by the end of 2018, the threshold of 45 million people in employment could be reached for the first time, with the unemployment rate set to continue its downward trend towards 5%. In addition, households are benefitting from an increase in family allowances, as well as the reduction in health insurance and pension contributions.
Despite the slowdown in growth in public consumption; due to the decline in the number of refugees received, public investment in social housing and infrastructure remains sustained and is accompanied by solid growth in the construction of private housing – although this latter is coming up against capacity saturation. Conversely, despite the high rate of production capacity utilisation, business investment in equipment and buildings could slow due to uncertainties related to Brexit, Italy and the US government's trade policy, in addition to sanctions against Russia and higher energy prices. Exports, especially of capital goods, are likely to slow, while imports of consumer goods should remain supported by domestic demand. In addition, the contribution of foreign trade to growth should remain close to zero. In this context, German payment behaviour is expected to remain generally good. The number of business failures is expected to fall slightly (3%, after a fall of more than 7% in 2017).
Public and external accounts in surplus
Despite a slight fiscal loosening against a background of lower social contributions and higher tax thresholds and family allowances for households, and increased investment expenditure on transport, energy and early childhood services, the government balance will continue to show a small surplus, thanks to the positive impact of buoyant activity on revenues. The maintenance of a significant primary surplus (i.e. excluding debt interest) and of a positive differential between growth and the average interest rate should result in another reduction in the debt burden. The current account balance is set to remain broadly in surplus thanks to a massive trade surplus. The balance of services traditionally posts a deficit, predominantly due to tourism. The income balance will likely remain in surplus, with the income generated by the considerable and growing investments abroad (thanks to recurring current account surpluses) being higher than remittances from immigrants and investors.
A new Grand Coalition, but more fragile
After the September 2017 general elections, the Germans were faced with the longest negotiations to forming a new government since the Second World War. After the failure of talks between the Conservatives, the Liberals, and the Greens, discussions between the Conservatives (CDU-CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) led to the formation of a new Grand Coalition government in February on the basis of a 170-page contract. Nevertheless, the small majority of the Coalition parties in the Bundestag, as well as the breakthrough of the far-right (which prompted the right wing of the CDU and the Bavarian CSU to double down on immigration), weaken Chancellor Angela Merkel's position. The government will likely stick to the terms of the contract, particularly in terms of housing, education, family, and retirement, especially given that the contract includes clause for review after two years. Nevertheless, the healthy state of the budget offers significant room for manoeuvre.
Last update : July 2018
Bank transfer (Überweisung) remains the prevalent means of payment. All leading German banks are connected to the SWIFT network which enables them to provide a quick and efficient funds transfer service. SEPA Direct Debit Core Scheme and the SEPA Direct Debit B2B are the new forms of direct debit.
Bills of exchange and cheques are not used very widely in Germany as payment instruments. For Germans, a bill of exchange implies a critical financial position or distrust in the supplier.
Cheques are not considered as payment as such, but as a "payment attempt": as German law ignores the principle of certified cheques, the issuer may cancel payment at any time and on any grounds. In addition, banks are able to reject payments when the issuing account contains insufficient funds. Bounced cheques are fairly common.
As a general rule, bills of exchange and cheques are not considered as effective payment instruments, even though they entitle creditors to access a "fast track" procedure for debt collection in case of non-payment.
Debt collection
Amicable Phase
The amicable collection is an essential step to the success of collection management. The collection process generally begins with the debtor being sent a final demand for payment, via ordinary or registered mail, reminding the debtor of their payment obligations.
According to the "Law for the acceleration of due payments" (Gesetz zur Beschleunigung fälliger Zahlungen)a debtor is deemed to be in default if a debt remains unpaid within 30 days of the due payment date and after receipt of an invoice or equivalent request for payment, unless the parties have agreed to a different payment period in the purchase contract. In addition, the debtor is liable for default interest and reminder fees upon expiry of this period.
Debt collection is recommendable and common practice in Germany.
Legal proceedings
Fast-track proceeding
Provided the claim is undisputed, the creditor may seek order to pay (Mahnbescheid) through a simplified and cost-efficient procedure. The creditor describes the details of their claim and is subsequently able to obtain a writ of execution fairly quickly via the Online-Dunning Service (Mahnportal), direct interfaces or (only for private individuals) pre-printed forms. Such automated and centralized (for eachBundesland,federal state) procedures are available all over Germany.
This type of action falls within the competence of the local court (Amtsgericht) for the region in which the applicant's residence or business is located. For foreign creditors, the competent court is the Amtsgericht Wedding (in Berlin). Legal representation is not mandatory.
The debtor is given two weeks after notification to pay their debts or to contest the payment order (Widerspruch). If the debtor does not object within this timeframe, the creditor can apply for a writ of execution (Vollstreckungsbescheid).
Ordinary proceedings
During ordinary proceedings, the court may instruct the parties or their lawyers to substantiate their claim, which the court alone is then authorised to assess. Each litigant is also requested to submit a pleading memorandum outlining their expectations, within the specified time limit.
Once the claim has been properly examined, a public hearing is held at which the court passes an informed judgement (begründetes Urteil).
The losing party will customarily bear all court costs, including the lawyer's fees of the winning party to the extent that those fees are in conformity with the Official Fees Schedule (theRechtanwaltsvergütungsgesetz/ RVG). In the case of partial success, fees and expenses are borne by each party on a pro rata basis. Ordinary proceedings can take from three months to a year, while claims brought to the federal Supreme Court can reach up to six years.
An appeal (Berufung) may be brought against the decision of the Court of First Instance if the objected amount in dispute exceeds EUR 600. An appeal will also be admitted by the Court of First Instance if a case involves a question of principle or necessitates revision of the law in order to ensure 'consistent jurisprudence'.
Enforcement of a court decision
Enforcement may commence once a final judgement is made. If debtors fail to respect a judgment, their bank accounts may be closed and/or a local bailiff can proceed with the seizure and sale of their property.
For foreign awards, in order to obtain an exequatur, the creditor needs a notarized German translation of the decision which also has to be recognized, an enforcement order of this judgment, and an execution clause. Judgments of courts of member states of the European Union are recognized without further procedure – unless certain restrictions arising from European law are applicable.
Insolvency proceedings
Out-of Court proceedings
Debtors may attempt to renegotiate their debts with their creditors, which helps to protect debtors from early payment requests. However, the procedure is in the creditors' interest as it can be faster and tends to be less expensive than formal insolvency.
Sustainable restructuring
Following a petition filed before insolvency court on the basis of illiquidity or over-indebtedness, the court may open preliminary insolvency proceedings, where it appoints a preliminary administration aimed at exploring the chances of restructuring the company. If the administration authorizes this restructuration, it then initiates formal proceedings and nominates an administrator in charge of continuing the debtor's business whilst preserving its assets.
Liquidation may be initiated upon demand of either the debtor or the creditor provided that the debtor is unable to settle its debts as they fall due. Once recognized through a liquidation decision and once the company has been removed from the register, the creditors must file their claims with the liquidation administrator within three months of the publication.
Retention of title
Retention of title is a written clause in the contract in which the supplier will retain the ownership over the delivered goods until the buyer has made full payment of the price. There are three versions of this retention:
- Simple Retention: the supplier will retain the ownership over the goods supplied until full payment is made by the buyer.
- Expanded Retention: the retention is expended to further sale of the subsequent goods; the buyer will assign to the initial supplier the claims issued form the resale to a third party.
- Extended Retention: the retention is extended to the goods processed into a new product and the initial supplier remains the owner or the co-owner up to the value of his delivery.


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The Perfect Leggings
Added Aug 21, 2012
by Kira Fred
Phoenix, Arizona...
These leggings are one of the most comfortable pairs of leggings I have ever worn! The spandex material is extremely soft, thick and breathable. I wear them all the time in the summer heat of Phoenix, AZ and I still stay cool. And I am excited to wear them in the winter with a chunky sweater, socks and boots to stay nice and warm.
These are made of super soft opaque spandex that fits like a glove!
The spandex is black and slightly glossy. The backside of the fabric is matte and I am thinking about making a pair with the matte on the outside.
I drafted the pattern myself with the help of a pair of leggings I already have that fit me perfectly.
Material Notes
spandex, elastic
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Northeast Fencing Conference (NFC) recently announced its All-Conference Team with MIT receiving two Second-Team selections. In addition, sophomore Ben Nield was named to the College Fencing National Honor Roll for the week of Feb. 15-21, as presented by CollegeFencing360.com.
Nield received his Honorable Mention plaudits after winning the foil crown at the 2010 New England Championships, improving upon his runner-up finish at the event in 2009.
The NFC honored MIT senior Rajiv Nadadur and sophomore Jackson Crane for their performance in the 2009-10 season. Nadadur received recognition for his 22-7 record in conference competition, while Crane excelled at epee, finishing 19-9 in the NFC. Both fencers received Second-Team honors.
Teams in the Northeast Fencing Conference include Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the University of Massachusetts, the University of New Hampshire, and Tufts University.


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Joann Tompkins-Winborn 12/30/2002 7:13:47 PMlove this photo! it's pretty obvious that he wasn't a happy camper..
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Trump attacks own FBI in series of tweets
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is attacking his own FBI in a series of tweets and says the law enforcement agency's reputation is "in Tatters - worst in History!" The president says in a tweet that "we will bring it back to greatness."
The president was responding to reports that a veteran FBI counterintelligence agent was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian election meddling because of anti-Trump text messages.
He writes after years under fired FBI director James Comey, "with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more)," the agency's reputation "is in Tatters - worst in History!'" The president also retweeted a tweet suggesting FBI Director Chris Wray "needs to clean house."
The president said earlier Sunday he never asked Comey to stop investigating ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Trump tweeted Sunday: "Tainted (no, very dishonest?) FBI 'agent's role in Clinton probe under review.' Led Clinton Email probe."
The agent had also worked on the investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
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Disappointing: Teller Sues Other Magician For Doing The Same Trick
from the ownership-society dept
This is disappointing in a number of different ways. Years ago, we wrote about an academic paper that looked at how the magic community policed itself without having to resort to the blunt instrument of intellectual property lawsuits. As Tim Lee noted at the time:
Instead, the magic community uses social norms to reward those who discover new magic tricks and punishes those who disclose them to non-magicians. Because magicians rely so much on their professional network of other magicians to learn about new tricks, new equipment, and new performance opportunities, maintaining a good reputation within the magic community is essential to the career of a successful magician. A magician who uses another magician's trick without giving the originator proper credit, or who reveals secrets to non-magicians, is shunned by other magicians. That kind of ostracism can be a much better (not to mention cheaper) way of disciplining wayward members than getting the lawyers involved.Unfortunately, it looks like Teller has decided to go much further than that. While it is true that he registered a copyright on the trick, illustrated with the following amusing illustration, it's pretty ridiculous for a magician to claim "ownership" of a trick:
I recognize that magicians fear losing "the secret" to their tricks, but that's pretty silly. Magic is entertainment, and people like going to see it not because they're "fooled" but because of the showmanship of the entertainers. And, Penn & Teller's monstrous success has much more to do with the fact that their acts are incredibly entertaining -- rather than the skill of their tricks. Even if someone knew the secrets to all of their tricks, it wouldn't make the show any less enjoyable.
Furthermore, it's not even clear that there's actually infringement here. While certain specifics about the performance may be copyrightable, the basics of just doing a trick shouldn't be subject to copyright. It's much more narrow. If anything this seems like yet another attempt to abuse copyright law to stifle some form of "competition," rather than for any legitimate copyright-related purpose. It's just disappointing that someone like Teller would do such a thing.


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Metallica's Manager Thinks Justin Bieber Deserves A Spanking
In his years as a rock n' roll manager, Peter Mensch has certainly seen more than his share of childish behavior. Now, Mensch, who manages such big names as Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers, wants to bring his expertise to help put formerly squeaky-clean pop star Justin Bieber in his proper place.
"I'd take Bieber to the woodshed and spank him," he tells the infamous U.K. tabloid the Sun.
The quote comes following a spell of events which saw the 19-year old with a lot of money acting like, well, a 19-year old with a lot of money. This past month alone has seen the Canadian make headlines for, to name a few things, allegedly spitting on a neighbor, allegedly cursing out reporters and allegedly allowing his house to be used as a giant bong. Mensch, which means "man" in Yiddish, says the problem would disappear with the right amount of discipline, which he believes no one in Bieber's camp is, um, man enough to administer.
"His manager Scooter Braun is scared s---less," he continues.
Still, Mensch, like so many of us, is looking forward to a day when every action by Bieber, who is on record as being a Metallica fan, isn't splayed across every tabloid and website. "I don't know what Bieber's problem is," he adds. "His career is over in three years anyway."
That's a scary thought. Imagine what kinds of trouble Bieber will be getting into when he has even more time on his hands.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Larry Anderson, head coach of the Nationally-ranked No. 15 MIT men's basketball team, will make an appearance on the popular "Hoopsville" radio show on Sunday January 10. Anderson has his Engineers off to the best start in program history at 13-1, as they are unbeaten against Division III opponents on the season. Hoopsville, presented by D3Hoops.com, is "Division III basketball's weekly talk show." The program runs from 7-9 p.m. each Sunday. Coach Anderson will be appearing on the show at 7:30 on Sunday night.
MIT downed Babson College on Saturday in its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opener. Sophomore Noel Hollingsworth poured in a career-high 37 points against Babson and currently leads the team in scoring (21.2 points per game) and rebounds (9.4).
Last season, Anderson guided the Engineers to their first NEWMAC Championship Title and first NCAA Tournament appearance while earning NEWMAC Coach of the Year honors. Entering his 15th season at the helm, Anderson's coaching tenure is the second longest in Tech's basketball lore, while on November 29, 2008 he surpassed legendary Jack Barry as the winningest coach in the program's 101-year history. Also the 2005-06 NEWMAC Coach of the Year, Anderson took over a struggling program and decisively turned it into a contender. After enduring a tough opening campaign, he guided MIT to a 15-game turnaround that resulted in an 18-7 overall record.
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Time is a key element in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road." "We know time," the protagonist Dean Moriarty (based on Kerouac's friend Neal Cassady) mutters throughout the book, an invocation and a prayer.
That's important for a couple of reasons: It signals the novel's hunger for new experience, for a way out of the conformist pieties of post-World War II America, and also Kerouac's desire to stare down the mortality that he feared. In some sense, this is the key to all his writing, the idea that by mythologizing his life and that of his friends he was somehow placing them all outside of time.
Time, however, catches up with everything, including "On the Road." The book was published in 1957, and everyone in it is now dead. This raises the question of how we are to read it, as a historical document or as a vibrant piece of literature in its own right.
Such questions can't help but come up in regard to Walter Salles' long-in-the-works screen adaptation of "On the Road," which opened last week. The film comes off as a museum piece, cast in amber, a hagiography in every sense of the word. Beautifully shot but oddly lifeless, it is an exercise in nostalgia, which is what the novel stood against.


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There are very few players and units on this team that have/has NOT let me down at any point this year.
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They are Marshawn and Okung and RW and Rice and Tate and Mebane. That is it.
Our QB and RB positions have been solid. Our 2 starting WRs have as well. Every other position group has been flawed and disappointing at times.
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Practical electrical wiring: residential, farm, commercial, and industrial
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This fully updated seventeenth edition of this book-a widely-used reference for both electricians and do-it-yourselfers-provides complete, detailed instructions for making safe and efficient electrical wiring installations. Based on the 1996 National Electrical Code, the book explains not only how to perform the many operations covered but also why they are necessary. It provides the background needed for a clear understanding of electrical principles without burdening the reader with overly-complex technical explanations and advanced math. The book leads the reader step-by-step through the planning and layout of an electrical wiring system and provides complete requirements for each of the more commonly used wiring methods, overcurrent protection, grounding, and installation of devices. A wide variety of examples, tables, and illustrations prompt the user through every step of the way.
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In a very insightful comment, a critic of the new Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center raised the issue of gift shops at museums and historic sites. As an ex-museum person, I immediately thought this would be a great topic to explore more fully. So, with a hat tip to the aforementioned commentator, I'll jump right in.
A lot of Civil War aficionados are far less pleased than I am about the new exhibits at Gettysburg. Luckily, I think we can all rally against gift shop kitsch.
I'm no opponent of gift shops, mind you. They help raise needed revenue for sites that are often woefully underfunded. More importantly, they offer visitors (especially kids) a tangible link to the museum experience. When it comes to return visits and memberships, that's more important than you might think. And, of course, gift shops can play a small educational role by providing books and documentaries in an atmosphere that arouses public interest. One of my favorite things about visiting historic sites is the chance to browse the bookshelves. For me, reading and re-reading these books sparks memories of experiencing the place itself, one of the subtler joys I've gotten out of life.
The problem comes when there's no intellectual control over the gift shop merchandise. The need for revenue isn't a license to fill the shop with crap. At best, it's in poor taste. Take the fake beards on sale at some Lincoln sites, for example. (This photo from a costume website isn't the same brand I saw in Springfield, but you get the idea.) At worst, the items are sometimes downright inaccurate. In my first museum job, some gift shop supplier sent us a sample of Lincoln items with tidbits of historical information printed on them. One of them labeled Lincoln a "Southern Democrat," which probably made the die-hard Whig and the White House's first Republican spin in his concrete-encased tomb.
The moral here is that museum administrators should be wary of outsourcing their gift shops to retail managers, or of delegating the gift shop to a volunteer organization without maintaining some kind of control over what makes it to the shelves. Gift shops should be treated as another opportunity to engage visitors, not as an appendage that exists only to help offset operating costs.


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We clean roofs by applying a detergent that contains a small amount of sodium hypochlorite. Sodium hypochlorite is the same product used in swimming pools to keep them clean and algae free. It is also used in gym pools and saunas. The local township adds small amounts to our drinking tap water to keep the water free of viruses and parasites. Most people have ingested more sodium hypochlorite than they know.
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Black staining is a single cell bacterium called Gloeocapsa Magma. This ancient line of cyanobacteria has been around for millions of years. They attach to the roof and start to multiply. As the growth gains momentum it will start to grow exponentially. The stain will appear to accelerate. These spores actually start attaching to the roof the same day its installed. They cannot communicate and do not choose where to land. The spores land everywhere but will grow faster on the shady sides of the roof. These shady areas are a bit cooler and retain more moisture. In the summer even with no rain the morning dew can linger on a north side until 10-11AM. These moist conditions are ideal for roof algae.
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Hey, Scribelings, Suze here. Guess what? We've got a special treat for you today! Paranormal investigator Jim Chianese is back, (click here to read his last interview with us). But wait, there's more! Next Thursday, I'll be asking some similar questions to ghost photographer and author Julie Griffin, so be sure to visit us again. Here's what Jim has to say:
Hello Scribes!!! Thank you again for having me. I love the questions you guys have, it forces me to think. Well, it has been a very busy year, Jeff and I have formed our own Ghost Hunting group, Connecticut Ghost Investigations (click here for more information) and have spent most of the time trying to get it up and running. We still work with East Coast Angels on occasion. If it is okay, I'm going to answer your questions with the story of a case we are currently working on and will probably be for a while longer.
Of course it's okay! Since you last visited us, Jim, what has been your most memorable case? What can you tell us about it?
A mutual friend found out about Jeff and I investigating paranormal events and told us about the house he grew up in: a 200 year old colonial built by one of the founding families of our little town. He lived there for about 20 years. While he was growing up, items would be found in different locations than where his family had left them, and his sister saw a woman in the field by their house, but when she looked again the woman disappeared. There were several instances where he felt someone touch him when there was no one in the room with him. After hearing this, Jeff and I were eager to investigate. Unfortunately, his family has since sold the house and property. The house was torn down several years ago. Our friend did tell us where the property was located and that it was currently a vacant lot. We decided to test a theory. Would the spirits still be on the property or were they tied to the house and now that the house is gone, would they be gone also? All three of us agreed on a date and time during the day to do the investigation. We picked the daytime vice night for safety reasons. We did not want to be walking around unfamiliar terrain.
Would you say it's more, or less, difficult to investigate a building as opposed to an open site such as a cemetery? How do these investigations differ? Which do you prefer?
We arrived at the location of his old house and property with the CGI team. The property itself had been kept up even without the house on it. As he gave us a tour, Jeff and I took Electromagnetic Field (EMF) readings. This was to give us a base line reading and also to see if there was anything close by that could produce an electromagnetic field. There was a transformer across the road but its field diminished entirely after about a foot. All the readings showed what you would normally find outside. This is a similar technique we use when in a house. In a house we take readings from all four corners and the center of each room to gain a base line of the entire house. We sometimes find, specifically in older houses, that the wiring in the house will give off an exceptionally large EMF field. This field has been known to make people sick who are sensitive to it. However, that is not the case here. We decided to sit in what was once the living room and conduct an Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) Session. This is where we sit quietly and ask questions. The theory is that the spirit will be able to imprint a voice response on the electronic media. Ideally, we would receive an answer on our digital recorder(s). We sat here for about 15-20 minutes. Unfortunately, the wind started to blow. When we reviewed our recorders later we could not hear anything over the noise of the wind. One of the difficulties investigating an outdoor location vice a building. At this point, our friend told us about the family cemetery located on the property. This cemetery dates back to the late 1700s when the house and property were originally settled. Not being able to resist, we headed to the cemetery. As we were walking to the cemetery, Jeff felt a tingling sensation in his legs (as if asleep) after walking for some distance. It was definitely noteworthy, simple because he only felt it in a specific area and not right when we stood up like you normally would have.
What equipment or tools do you consider essential for an investigation? Have there been any recent advances in technology that are yielding good results?
I've mentioned the EMF reader and digital voice recorders already. There are many different kinds of EMF detectors, some light up, some have a digital display, some are analog, some digital. They all operate under the same principle and provide similar results. There are several models that have more than one function, usually combined with a flashlight or thermometer. This helps to cut down the amount of equipment you have to carry. After all, you only have two hands. The digital voice recorders are the same ones you see at any electronic store. We take the saved file and import it to our computer. We then use an audio software program to listen to and clean up the file to see if we have an EVP or not. We also use digital cameras. I have one that has an infrared (IR) light built in to take pictures in the dark. There are several modified cameras that can take a picture using the full spectrum of light. The theory is that a spirit may not be able to be seen in regular light, but you might be able to pick it up in IR or full spectrum. These are all great tools and gadgets to have on an investigation, but the best tool you can have is your own body and a notebook.
When we arrived at the family cemetery, we were all taken in by the tombstones. We were reading the names and dates and trying to figure out who was who. Just like most people do when you go to a really old cemetery. The cemetery is about the size of a 3 car garage. I was drawn to a particular corner of the cemetery. When I got there, I immediately felt slightly nauseous. Sort of like the day after a good night out on the town. I left the area and found Jeff. I waited a few moments until I wasn't feeling nauseous anymore then told him to go to the same corner I was in. He took the EMF detector over with him and it didn't register anything at all. I asked him how he felt and he responded fine. He then asked if I was sick. I answered yes and at this point in time our friend comes over and says you too. He then states he started to get a headache when we entered the cemetery and he never gets headaches, but when he got to the corner of the cemetery we were in he started to feel nauseous also. Another one of our investigators came over and stated she felt a slight pressure around her arms and an overwhelming sense of sadness, at this time she began to cry. I told her to step out of the cemetery to see if the feeling passed. She walked out and in a few short minutes she felt better. Jeff and I began an EVP session in this corner. Upon reviewing the files we did get a direct answer to one of our questions. When asked the question "was this your property at one time" we received the answer "Yes" on two different digital recorders.
Can the weather or astronomical events (such as phases of the moon, planetary alignments, periods of increased solar flares) affect your investigations? Do you find more activity at certain times than others?
As you can see the weather can affect an investigation (i.e. the wind during an outdoor investigation). Even during an investigation inside the wind can play a factor. If it is a windy day and a window is slightly open or the insulation is bad; you could feel a slight chill or something could be moved by a slight breeze. That slight breeze could be misinterpreted to be spirit activity. As for astronomical events, there are several theories that say the phases of the moon affect certain human behaviors. Could these phases affect the spirit world or do they affect us in such a way that we perceive something as paranormal that really isn't? We use equipment that measures the electromagnetic field in the local area, if there is electromagnetic wave coming from space and bombarding the earth on the particular night of the investigation it can do one of two things. First, it can give us a false positive reading. Secondly, it could give the spirit an extra dose of energy so it can communicate with us. It is hard for me to say that there is or isn't more activity during these times. At a recent investigation on a crystal clear night, we had a lot of activity, but we also had a lot of activity during a rainy night. Unfortunately, there really isn't any cold hard scientific facts that can prove or disprove paranormal activity. There are however, theories that are being tested everytime a ghost hunting group investigates. Some day there may be enough empirical evidence to prove these theories.
Have you investigated outside of New England? Do you think this area has more paranormal activity than other places in the country? If so, any reasons for that?
Most of my investigations have been in the Connecticut/Rhode Island area with one in Maine. I do not think New England has more activity than anywhere else. There are paranormal groups investigating all over the world. I think there is more of a focus on the New England area here in the United States because it comprises the original states. In other words, lots of old buildings are still around. That is not to say that spirits are only in old buildings. They just have more of an allure for us than new buildings. Think about that old house in the neighborhood that everyone thinks is haunted.
Do you do any research into places before you investigate them? Or do you like to go in with an open mind, and do the research afterward?
We will interview the owners and have them tour us around the building or house and explain their paranormal experiences. This allows us to get a feel of the people involved and the place itself. We will ask question about the history of the place (i.e. when was it built, history of owners, did anyone die there, etc.) We approach all investigations with an open mind. You need to because not every place is haunted that people think is haunted. Sometimes there is a very mundane reason for what is happening there. Once we investigate a location and go through the evidence collected we sometimes have more questions than when we started. That is where the research aspect comes in. For instance, an EVP that said "where is Joe?". Was there someone named Joe that lived there?
In the last year, have your views on the paranormal changed at all? If so, how?
My views haven't changed at all in the past year. I do believe there is a spirit world that does on occasion interact with us. I do sincerely want to help people understand what they are experiencing whether it is paranormal or not. I do not believe every place is haunted that someone says is haunted. And most of all, when you have ruled out all of the impossible, then what ever remains, however improbable must be the truth. Yeah, big Sherlock Holmes fan.
Other than being generally heroic by serving our country as a naval officer, and making a mean bottle of wine (I've been the lucky recipient of a couple of bottles!), what are your other hobbies and interests?
Well, I don't know about being heroic, but I do make a great bottle of wine. I have several hobbies which I love to participate in. My favorite is SCUBA Diving. I have been a certified SCUBA Diver for about 20 years now and I'm currently working toward my PADI Divemaster certification. I am also currently studying Seizan Ryu Kempo Jujitsu with both of my sons. It helps keep me in shape and it is a great bonding activity with my boys. Except when they put me in an arm bar, then it's not so fun. I have been known to enjoy the occasional geocache. I learned about geocaching during my last deployment. It is a great activity to get you out on those really nice days. I look at it as hiking with a purpose. I also belong to a couple of Masonic organizations which keep me pretty busy at various times of the year doing fund raising events for all of our charities. I guess it is my own way of paying back to the community.
That's about it for me. I hope everyone enjoys my ramblings. Please feel free to check out Connecticut Ghost Investigations on our web page www.connecticutghostinvestigations.com or stop by and LIKE our Facebook page. Just click here, or search for Connecticut Ghost Investigations or use the link on our web page.
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The Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo
Have you, perhaps, forgotten how délicieux French food can be? This is Rachel Khoo's worst fear, and she is determined not to let the situation get out of hand. If your idea of French cuisine is fussy technique and loads of butter, wait until you see her muffin tin croque madames and her chicken dumpling soup. In her tiny Paris apartment with its two-burner stove, Rachel Khoo reminds all of us how truly phenomenal French food can be.
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Rachel Khoo
• Who published it: Chronicle Books
• Number of recipes: 120
• Recipes for right now: Cauliflower Bake with Hazelnut Crunch Crust, Meatballs in Spicy Sauce with Alsatian Pasta, Quiche Lorraine, Olive Bread, Provencal Fish Stew, Coq au Vin on Skewers, Mini Venison Wellington, Duck with Fizzy Orange, Chocolate Mousse with Cocoa Nibs, Tarte Tatin
• Other highlights: There's an effortlessness and a grace to Rachel Khoo's cooking that I admire — and, if I'm being truthful, envy. Partly, I think this is because she has managed to parse down many complicated French classics into a few paragraphs of straightforward and streamlined directions (thank you!). She also puts these recipes in a context — a summer picnic, snack time, a dinner with family — so that it's easy to envision how the various dishes come together to form both a full meal and a memorable evening.
Honestly, my only wish is that she had pushed her modern take on classic recipes just a little further. I loved seeing a bit of playfulness infused into often-stuffy classics, as in her "Coq au Vin on Skewers" and using dulce de leche in her brioche buns, but I would have liked more of this. I was happy to see old friends like quiche Lorraine and boeuf bourguignon included here, but Khoo sticks close to tradition for these and I didn't feel like the recipes necessarily gave me anything fresh or new to be excited about.
Bottom-line is that this is a solid collection of recipes that give the French classics a place of their own in our everyday cooking. If you're just starting to grow your cookbook collection and have been looking for a book on French cuisine, this is one of the most accessible ones I've seen come along in a great while.
• Who would enjoy this book? New cooks, cooks who love to entertain, people interested in exploring French cuisine
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Jungle Style Pinball Review
Gameprom continues to impress us with their pinball titles, each one raising the bar at the time of their release. After spending hours playing The Deep and Wild West Pinball, both of which can currently be downloaded for free, we were eager to see if they could deliver yet another groundbreaking pinball game. As expected, they did just that, and then some. Jungle Style Pinball is the premier pinball game on the iPhone.
Like similar games on the App Store, the controls are as simple as tapping either side of the screen. Pinching in and out toggles between a view of the entire board and a close-up camera that follows the ball. You can also tilt the phone to shift your angle of view, while shaking 'bumps' the table. Nothing is more pleasing than pulling back the spring and letting it loose on the metal ball, though.
Many pinball games go to extreme lengths to make their foray into the genre unique and end up with an unrealistic mess, with shoddy physics and all kinds of odd contraptions that don't work as expected. As complex as Jungle Style Pinball's table is, it is completely authentic, from the LED strip-screen to the ball physics. Even the audio is spot-on. Under an eerily calming track of thumping African drums lies every subtle sound that an arcade machine would have. These small details make this virtual machine feel like reality.
Jungle Style Pinball has no UI, except for the LED bar at the top. This allowed us to immerse ourselves in the wonderful graphics. Some of the highlights include a crashed helicopter, a giant gorilla who goes by the name of Big Kong, and a Rastafarian sporting a beanie and smoking his pipe while multiple hula-girls pimp his style. Equally impressive are the winding wooden tracks, palm leaves that act as blockades, and the occasional totem poles that shoot out of the ground.
Hula hula hula.
Two features that take this exceptional pinball game to the next level are online leaderboards and auto-saving. The first is standard fare for Gameprom pinball games: the top ten scores of all time are listed in the game, and clicking a link will open Safari to show you the rest.
The other feature, auto-saving, is great for when you want to pick up the game for a few minutes but may not have time to finish it. Once you quit out of the app, it automatically saves your state and asks you if you would like to continue when launched again. We wish every game had this functionality.
Ultimately, we see ourselves playing Jungle Style Pinball for months to come. At $0.99, this game is an absolute steal.


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The Honda-Ziplok Clan allies with the zombies.
Zombies And Mutants
The Zombie Grenadier throws a biogrenade at the Police Hero...
He survives, but the two policemen on either side of him are less fortunate.
The dog-headed zombie opens a crate, and recieves...
The Jet Pack. The Jetpack gives its wearer an additional 5" of move and allows them to fly.
The Peach archer and winged Peach archer fire on one of the policemen. They miss.
The Troll moves up to the policeman Hero and attacks him with his club. SQUASH.
The Dimmy Hero fires on one of the policemen, and misses.
The two flail-armed skellies move up to finish off the police.
One of the policemen jumps onto their flyer.
Which heads towards the bombed-out house containing one of the two last crates.
He opens the crate, and receives...
The Repair Kit. The Repair Kit has four Spare Parts, each of which allows you to repair either a single subsystem of a vehicle or 1D6 points of structure damage automatically -- no roll required.
The other remaining policeman, unable to reach the flyer, hides in one of the buildings and prepares for his glorious last stand against the zombie horde.
The Survivalist hero attempts a Stupendous Feat to bring a dead trooper back to life.
Success! The resurrected trooper grabs the grenade launcher.
Both troops fire on the Nomads' Landship.
Unfortunately, no damage was done.
The Stealthtrooper throws the Plasma Missile onto the fort's walkway. The Survivalist gunner moves up, but is not yet close enough to grab a weapon.
Honda-Ziplok Clan
The flyer buzzes my infantry. The gunner jumps out to make room for a second passenger, and the flamethrower and HMG troopers board.
The troops jump out just outside the Survivalists' armory, and prepare to fire on anyone who tries to recapture the armory.
The flyer moves out to attack the Police flyer with guns and both of its rockets.
The rockets miss, but the guns do 5 points of damage -- significant but well within the repair capabilities of the Repair Kit.
The rocket tank and bazooka trooper fire at the rear of the Nomads' Landship.
Sure, those fireballs look impressive, but they did only three points of damage. No one was killed. (That corpse in the photo is already dead).
My hero fires full-auto at the troops in the front of the landship, and kills one rifleman.
He attempts a stupendous feat to fire again, but gets a Critical Failure. His gun explodes!
Thanks to some ludicrously high sprint rolls, all of my ground troops made it to the fort's front gate. Unfortunately the gate is still closed. We'll see what we can do about that next turn.
Nomad Raiders
A flamethrower trooper, a rifleman, and a minigunner all attack my hero.
Well, that was predictable, wasn't it?
The Nomad Hero and the rifleman in the front of the landship both fire on the Survivalists' Hero.
He is killed as well.
The survivalists' Stealthtrooper is able to use stealth next turn as normal. Here is an Overwatch of the field for him.
Two spear-carrying zombies have come back to life. If the last of the spear-carriers fails his resurrection roll next turn, he will become permanently dead.
And here is your Overwatch of the field. The last crate is marked in red. Those of you who are suffering from extensive casualties at this point may like to know that the last crate contains a medical kit which can revive up to 4 minifigs.
Zombies: 3
Police: 0
Survivalists: 0
Honda-Ziplok Clan: 0
Nomad Raiders: 2
Zombies: 0
Police: 3
Survivalists: 1
Honda-Ziplok Clan: 1
Nomad Raiders: 0
Vehicle Damage Points given
Zombies: 0
Police: 0
Survivalists: 0
Honda-Ziplok Clan: 8
Nomad Raiders: 0
Vehicle damage points received:
Zombies: 0
Police: 5
Survivalists: 0
Honda-Ziplok Clan: 0
Nomad Raiders: 3
Backstab points:
Honda-Ziplok/Zombies: 4
Nomad Raiders/Zombies: 8
Nomad Raiders/Police: 8
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the third year in a row, the MIT women's volleyball team saw multiple players earn Capital One Academic All-District honors as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Thursday. Senior Kristine Bunker (Falmouth, Mass.) received her third selection while junior Jenny Astrachan (Austin, Texas) was tabbed for the first time. The duo, which accounts for one-third of the all-district honorees, will represent the Engineers on the national ballot and will contend for Academic All-America honors to be voted on later this month.
Bunker currently ranks 14th in the nation in hitting percentage (.381) while leading the NEWMAC in the same category. Within the league, she also stands sixth in block assists (56), seventh in solo blocks (11) and total blocks (67), and ninth in kills (269), and blocks per set (0.60). Majoring in mechanical engineering, Bunker is a three-time NEWMAC academic all-conference honoree. Most recently, she interned at the Saucony Human Performance and Innovation Lab where she collected and analyzed running motion capture to assess running gait and forces. Bunker also designed a new footboard to standardize data collection for motion capture.
A two-time NEWMAC academic all-conference pick, Astrachan ranks fifth on the team in kills (137) and aces (30). An electrical engineering and computer science major, she was a software engineer intern at Google where she developed testing infrastructure for advertisements and worked on a system to cache and replay ads on search. As an intern at the University of Texas Applied Research Laboratories Advanced Technology Lab, Astrachan applied sonar research to the navigation of autonomous underwater vehicles. She is a member of the MIT Gordon Engineering Leadership program and has been inducted into the Tau Beta Pi (Engineering) and Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) honor societies.
MIT is the all-time Division III leader in producing Academic All-Americas and ranks third across all NCAA divisions with 203 honors. In addition, the women's volleyball program stands second with 17 selections as it trails Nebraska on the list.


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Dailey Mayo received some stunning news in the mail last week: an 85% rate increase for the long-term-care insurance he has had for 15 years from the California Public Employees' Retirement System.
The retired sales manager in Pasadena said his monthly premium of nearly $400 would jump to $738, or about $8,850 annually, under this plan. "I'm 82 now and I might need this care soon," he said. "It really ticks me off that they are doing this."
More than 110,000 CalPERS policyholders are receiving similar news after the pension fund's board approved the changes late last year. CalPERS said the hefty rate hikes won't take effect until 2015 and are necessary to keep this $3.6-billion insurance fund intact for future claims. This CalPERS program, like other plans sold by private insurers, has been plagued by higher-than-expected claims, lower investment returns and poor pricing.
"We understand people's anger and frustration," said Bill Madison, a CalPERS spokesman. "It's not something the board wanted to do, but it's necessary so benefits are available to people when they need it. We know these rate increases can be a financial hardship."


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nice eye !
It's hard to mistake the coloring of the short.
Take a close look at 0:09. You will see a glimpse of the winner of the duel back at camp. Cheers!
Wow I can hardly believe they posted such a telling preview! Great eye, Puppet! Wow!
New PIP vid up in post #2!!Who is Rob shaking hands with?
Quote from: georgiapeach on April 04, 2011, 09:40:22 PMNew PIP vid up in post #2!!Who is Rob shaking hands with? Well, knowing that Matt is coming back in, I venture to say it was Matt?
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A Day of Dialogue
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Bendictine monk, Fr Laurence Freeman
Thursday 21 June 2012—10.00 am to 4.00 pm
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Are Salvation and Enlightenment the same? If so, at what level do - or can - different traditions achieve sameness? From their common ground of friendship formed over many years, Alan and Laurence will lead an exploration of these important issues. Vital as these questions are to good dialogue and mutual understanding, both agree it is in the practice of meditation that the real answers are experienced. The day will therefore include both their talks and discussions, questions from the participants and times of meditation.


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I hope she makes AS2! She's my favorite castaway this season, tied with Yao-Man, and was in my favorite scene of the entire series.I'm disappointed she didn't make it farther. Her elimination was the only thing that was wrong with the spoilers I used to keep up with. I heard she was supposed to make it farther and was actually going to have a heated TC and unprecedented move.
I liked Shii Ann, Jenny, and now Michelle, and all of them have been victims of a Final 10 twist. :-\
i thought Shi-ann got voted out in Thailand because no one liked her, everyone loved michelle and i think they're fimling All Stars in Australiai heard that, well more or less read that somewhere..
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