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If you've been reading the news lately, it appears that out-of-control student loan debt is the dirge of American society. In fact, many are worried that unpaid student loans in default could bring down the American economy in a way that's much worse than the real estate market collapse of 2008.
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What's the most predominant reason for bankruptcy filings?
If you're facing the threat of bankruptcy, you might be curious how you got into your current debt circumstances, or you might know exactly the reason why. Interestingly, the predominant reason why Americans end up filing for bankruptcy is due to medical debt. The fact is, when faced with a life-threatening medical condition, the decision to go into debt is easy to make when it's a question of life and death.
Bankruptcy and your car: Will you get to keep it?
We love our possessions, and when it comes to many of them, we have a practical need to keep them. It's due to the fear of needing to liquidate all of one's property that a lot of Washington residents will avoid the bankruptcy process until the last possible moment. However, the longer you wait, the deeper into debt you may get and the more difficult and time consuming your bankruptcy process can become.


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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Violence Prevention Event May 26
4 comments:
- AnonymousMay 8, 2012 at 9:19 PM
Is this a form of the Mayors anti violence nights. LMAO Linder you are one I the BIGGEST FRAUDS I have ever voted for. You or your crew did not show up for any of Mayor Butlers anti violence nights but now u have an outreach with the same theme food fun and games. Just ride around in you BIG NEW TRUCK you just got from the POLICE budget. Can't wait to see city council ride around in new CARS. Can't wait to vote you out.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 9, 2012 at 10:13 AM
It didn't work then and it won't work now.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 10, 2012 at 3:35 PM
The city is like the old west protect your self from these thugsReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 24, 2012 at 8:28 AM
Is This a Joke??? They Mayor needs to STOP!!! I dont regreat to many things in life but I do regreat Helping him WIN and be the Mayor. I wish Butler was still Mayor and I dont even like Butler, but I think he was better than Linder!ReplyDelete

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This is a mystery dram from a pack of 3 such samples from Flaviar. Flaviar is a website that sells bottles and tasting packs of all sorts of spirits, some well known, and quite a few obscure ones. They're a tad pricy but their shipping to here is very reasonable, and the tasting packs can be quite interesting, worth checking out.
This one turned out to be an from Glenfiddich. Everyone knows Glenfiddich and their 12 year old is one of the first stepping stones on many a whisky fan's journey. I'm not a huge fan of their stuff (aside from the 14 year old Rich Oak), but I've always wanted to try this one. It's matured for at least some of the time in a Solera. This is a method of maturation used primarily in making sherry where you have a set of tiered casks. Half of the bottom tier is bottled, and then refilled from the above tier, until you reach the top tier which is filled with new sherry. So you have some much older stuff floating around in each tier.
Glenfiddich started their solera vat in 1998, and I find it quite an interesting concept and am quite curious to see what this maturation method does to whisky. This isn't really a tiered cask system, but a vat used at the end of maturation from which only half is bottled. Unfortunately no information is available as to just how much of the maturation time is spent in the solera vat.
Aged 15 years. 40% ABV. Aged in European sherry casks and new oak casks.
Nose: Oranges. Oak. Apricots. Tile grout. Butterscotch. Some glue and acetone, not much. Light, clear honey (the industrial stuff). Golden delicious apples. Ginger biscuits.
Palate: Apricots. Oranges. Woodspice….. hey where'd the flavour go?
Finish: Short. Very short. Bit of dry wood, woodspice and apple tart.
Would I buy this: No
Would I order this in a bar: No
Would I drink this if someone gave me a glass: Yes
I liked the nose on this, it was quite interesting, but as usually happens with low ABV, chill filtered whiskies, the flavour kind of fades away after that. This was still quite a bit more intriguing that their 12 year old, although I have a feeling cask influence is doing more for the flavour profile here than the solera vat. Still quite a generic Speysider though, there's better fare out there for a similar price.


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Gilbert Rollins is the man who molested Barry in Room 24 of the Snug Harbor Motel when Barry was ten years old.
Barry first mentions the abuse during his gun-wielding episode in "His Visit: Day One". John prophesies, "Room 24 will give up its dead, and its dead shall be forgiven."
When Barry opens Room 24 in "His Visit: Day Two", he runs from the room, having seen Rollins' spirit. He tells Meyer and Ramon that Room 24 is haunted, and implies that the abuse occurred several times. Barry prays, "Please, God, help me live. I forgive Gilbert Rollins. I forgive Butchie Yost."
Barry closes the door to Room 24 in "His Visit: Day Two Continued", mentioning Rollins' habit of singing "You Light Up My Life" after sex.
John carries an ashen-skinned Rollins out of Room 24 during the Snug Harbor Motel cookout in "His Visit: Day Five" and places him on a bench. In keeping with the dreamlike tone of the cookout sequence, nobody comments on the dead man's appearance at the gathering.


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Alyssa Marie Haven, nicknamed "The Queen Bitch", is the estranged wife of EWA owner Alexander Haven and the former Chief Operating Officer of the EWA. She became close friends with Martin Robertson during their days together with The Youth, and their friendship soon delved into an affair, kept secret for over a year until the revelation at Battlelines 35, when Martin viciously turned on his former best friend. Now, Alyssa seeks to guide Martin to the top of the professional wrestling industry.
As the lights go dark in the arena, the opening guitar riff from Yelawolf's "Till It's Gone" begins to play over the sound system for a few seconds. Just as the beat starts to pick up (and right before the lyrics of the song start), all of the spotlights shine right onto a spot in front of the entranceway. Standing facing the ring, arms extended out to his side, head tilted down looking towards the ground, stands "Perfection" Martin Robertson. Black boots, black trunks with a script "MR" in gold across the upper right side, black sequined jacket shimmers in the light as he starts to move his head and shoulders to the beat of the music.
As the song continues to play, Robertson begins to make his way towards the ring, arms to his side, still in his own little world as if he's only focused on the music. He slowly spins around one time halfway down the aisle, where we see the word "Perfection" written in clear script across the back of his jacket.
Once at the ring, Robertson quickly jogs up the stairs and climbs through the second rope, before doing a couple of spins in the ring to take a look at the crowd, but still, clearly focused, just grooving along to the music. Robertson picks a corner and climbs up to the second turnbuckle to continue looking out at the crowd before jumping back down and removing the jacket.
- Perfect Ending [Bridging cradle suplex. (If not a super-heavy, he may hold the opponent up for a few seconds or even add a spin before slamming the opponent down for a pin)]
- PTO (Perfect Tap Out) [Single arm inverted DDT into a guillotine choke.]
- Pure Perfection [Irish whip into the corner where his opponent hits chest first, followed immediately by a running knee to the opponent's upper back, followed by an inverted DDT.]
Martin has excelled at everything he has set his mind on. Multiple sport star in high school and college, Martin has already traveled the world more at age 23 than most people would ever imagine doing in a lifetime. After completing college in 2013, Martin spent the remainder of 2013 and part of 2014 traveling to international wrestling tournaments and was even selected to compete in the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships. However, early 2014, Martin started training at World of Unpredictable Wrestling (WUW) in Brooklyn under Johnny Rodz. Once he signed there, he spent the rest of 2014 training in professional wrestling and competed in matches for WUW and other independent wrestling leagues throughout the Tri-State area, including World Xtreme Wrestling, World Wide Wrestling Alliance and Jersey Shore Championship Wrestling. However, in mid-2015, Martin stopped taking all booking requests to focus on training and perfecting his craft.
* denotes a guest appearance in someone else's RP
Twenty-Four Hours [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven & Tyler Morris] (4.22.18)
Deathwish, Part 1 [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven] (4.15.18)
Control (4.5.18)
Divide & Conquer [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven] (3.3.18)
Rewrite the Story [f/ Grady Smith & Tyler Morris] (2.13.18)
Relax [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven] (2.2.18)
Refocus [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven] (1.18.18)
The King of Wishful Thinking [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven] (1.12.18)
The Newborn King [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven & Grady Smith] (12.31.17)
The One [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven] (12.13.17)
Too Many Kings [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven] (11.21.17)
The Hot Date [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven & Cameron Black] (11.1.17)
*Congratulations [w/ Michael Draven] (10.19.17)
This is What You Get…(9.23.17)
Down in a Hole [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven] (9.20.17)
Resetting Martin Robertson, Part IV [f/ Stacy Vandervort & Alyssa Marie Haven] (9.6.17)
Resetting Martin Robertson, Part III (9.1.17)
Resetting Martin Robertson, Part II [f/ Alyssa Marie Haven] (8.31.17)
Resetting Martin Robertson, Part I [w/ Alyssa Marie Haven] (8.30.17)
The Time for Joking is Over [f/ Joe Lemon & ???] (8.2.17)
*Crossroads [w/ Alexander Haven] (8.2.17)
Starting to Move On…[f/ Alexander Haven & Alyssa Marie Haven] (7.19.17)
Time to Clear the Air (7.11.17)
It Was All a Dream…(4.18.17)
Sorry for the Interruption (3.13.17)
3K Presents: KingVision, Volume II [f/ Alexander Haven & Alyssa Marie Haven] (2.10.17)
*3K Origins [w/ Alexander Haven, Tyler Morris, Chris Kage, & Michael Draven] (2.2.17)
3K Presents: KingVision, Volume 1 (2.1.17)
3K: Origins: Martin Robertson [f/ Michael Draven & ???] (1.25.17)
Three Kings: Origins [f/ Alexander Haven, Michael Draven & Alyssa Marie Haven] (1.22.17)
Shadows (1.18.17)
Pep Talk [f/ Grady Smith, Alexander Haven & Alyssa Marie Haven] (12.15.16)
*The Long Road Home, Part II [f/ Grady Smith & The Youth] (12.15.16)
Thanksgiving II [w/ The Youth & Grady Smith] (12.1.16)
*Thanksgiving [w/ Grady Smith & The Youth] (11.28.16)
Split Mission (11.16.16)
*House of Cards [w/ Stacy Vandervort, The Youth & Grady Smith] (10.24.16)
War [w/ The Youth & Grady Smith] (10.23.16)
Failure (10.4.16)
*The Return Home [w/ Grady Smith] (9.7.16)
*Asphyxia [w/ Alexander Haven, Grady Smith, & Chris Kage] (7.19.16)
*Family [w/ Tyler Morris & Alexander Haven] (7.18.16)
Flowers [w/ The Youth] (7.14.16)
Fireworks (7.12.16)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1b7zROdDa7jobtEvFG6I6MAzqUwShVoqXEbgnlJeZdakOne Thing…(6.29.16)
YouthTube Path of the Warrior Extravaganza! (6.28.16)
Baddest Man Alive (6.26.16)
HATE (?) [f/ Lunatikk Crippler] (6.8.16)
*Deja Vu 2 (Fuck You Too) [w/ Alexander Haven & Grady Smith] (6.8.16)
In the Arms of the Youth [w/ The Youth] (5.29.16)
Can't Hide Forever (5.15.16)
No Sleep Til Buffalo [f/ Alexander Haven] (5.7.16)
*No Sleep Til Buffalo [w/ Alexander Haven] (5.6.16)
Trust [w/ Lunatikk Crippler] (5.1.16)
MENTAL HEALTH: Robertson (4.20.16)
YOUTHTUBE: Championship Celebration [w/ The Youth & Lunatikk Crippler] (4.17.16)
It's A Party… (4.13.16)
Second Chances All Around (3.27.16)
You Can Hope in One Hand…(3.15.16)
A Plan Unfolds [w/ The Youth] (3.14.16)
Family [w/ The Youth] (3.2.16)
Dear Daddy (2.26.16)
Call Me (2.25.16)
Pepperidge Farms (2.16.16)
If I Could Be Serious for a Minute…(2.11.16)
Santeria (2.9.16)
Friends! How Many of Us Have Them…[f/ Grady Smith] (2.4.16)
YouthTube: Episode #2 [w/ The Youth] (2.2.16)
Luck is the Idol of the Idle (1.27.16)
YouthTube, Episode #1: Featuring BIG D'S MALEBAG! [w/ The Youth] (1.21.16)
Slaying a Savage, Part II (1.18.16)
Slaying a Savage, Part I (1.17.16)
Keeping a Promise (1.13.16)
The Discussion [f/ Grady Smith] (1.3.16)
Not On the Show (12.29.15)
It's Time to Talk (12.14.15)
Good Luck (12.10.15)
Really, Martin? (12.7.15)
Forever (12.1.15)
The Drive Home (11.26.15)
Coffee With Mom (11.24.15)
Introduction (11.19.15)


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A fatal bus accident took place recently in the Pittsburgh area that resulted in more than 17 students being taken to the hospital. The fatal accident also resulted in the bus driver being critically injured and the death of the driver of the truck involved in the crash.
Though the matter will have to be investigated to determine how this accident occurred, it appears that the tractor-trailer truck collided head-on with the bus that was carrying 22 students and two adults. The truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene while the bus driver was airlifted to the hospital.
It is important that school and city officials, law enforcement officers and attorneys for those injured investigate this matter to determine how it occurred. Obviously, we cannot afford to have another accident of this type occur again.
Also, further precautions need to be taken to make certain that our children are safe when riding on school buses. Those in charge of operating school buses must abide by the same traffic laws as everyone else and have a heightened duty since they are in charge of transporting children and parents that are dependent upon them. On the other hand, an operator of a tractor-trailer needs to take the utmost of care because such vehicles can cause so much damage in a collision.
The consequences of this accident could actually have turned out much worse. Children are not ordinarily buckled into their seats on a school bus and it's difficult to understate how badly students could be injured when a collision occurs. Fortunately, no children died in this accident.
Source: Tribune-Review, "Mood at Turkeyfoot school 'somber, hopeful' after fatal crash," by Richard Gazarik, March 15, 2012


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Jewel Sparkles is the most graceful princess in all of Lalaloopsy Land. She is highly cultured in the finer things in life, from art to dance. She owns the largest collection of tiaras in the land and she loves teaching her friends about etiquette and poise. She enjoys the spotlight and seeks attention whenever she can get it. Jewel is the older sister of little Trinket Sparkles.Her name is based off of her infatuation with the most sparkly jewels she can dazzle herself with. In A Little Change Of Place she had Squirt Sparkles
About Jewel
Jewel Sparkles is a fair skinned girl with pale pink cheeks, black eyes and a small mole (beauty mark) below her left eye. Her hair is pastel pink and worn up, split into two sections with a magenta tiara in the middle of her head.
Jewel wears a pink dress with magenta sleeves and segment on the skirt, a yellow-green belt, two black buttons on her chest, and white polka-dots on the skirt with the lowest layer having see-through lime green material going around the lining. She also wears white socks and pink Mary Jane shoes with magenta bows at the toe.
For the special Super Silly Party Doll, Jewel has curled her hair and keeps a similar shape to her normal style. In her bangs are several curled locks of hair, adorned with a dark pink pearl crown with a lime bow at the center. Next to her left eye is a heart.
She wears a dark pink dress with tiny white polka-dot print and white lace as the collar and around her waist. At her neck is a lime bow with a pearl in the center, along with two pearl chain necklaces. At the front two corners of her skirt are small lime bows on the white lace hem. She has a pale lime petticoat sticking out at the bottom. She wears pale pink flats with a dark pink bow on each toe and a pair of white tube socks with a fancy cuff.
She has a pink cat.
- She is a second non fanon character.


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When I played Ocmo for the first time, I was greeted by an interesting sight. I saw darkness, a yellow substance, and a bunny. The whole premise of this platformer is to get your character to the other side of the level where he can feast on his food, the bunny. I don't quite know that you are, but whatever it is, it has many appendages and uses them to climb its way through the various levels. The game requires a great amount of skill, concentration, and practice. You need to be able to dedicate time to sit down and play this game. Though I think the skill gap may be too high for this type of game, it is still very fun to learn the mechanics.
In order to experience the game in the proper way, you need to use your index finger for control. Depending on where and how you tap the screen, your character moves and interacts with the environment in different ways. In order to complete the levels, you need to chain movements together and avoid the yellow goo which will kill you. In some instances, the goo is moving and you need to dodge it, making the level drastically more difficult.
At the end lies a bunny for you to feast on. The way you kill the bunny is very dark, ripping it apart and eating it. That sequence adds to the very dark feeling of the game. The boss fights are different though. They involve you making your way through a level in fast ways to avoid being killed. You need to really know the mechanics in order to beat them. Even though this game takes immense skill, it is still very fun, keeping me playing and engaged for longer than I thought it would.
As I mentioned before, this game is dark. I'd like to think it's a post-apocalyptic world. It quite possibly is, but there are other ways to think about it. Maybe it's a metaphor for our hunger, not with food, but with satisfaction. We would do anything to meet our needs no matter how bad the odds. Even if we have to complete challenging tasks, we do it anyway, because we need to be satisfied. With 80 levels and 6 boss fights, you are left with many hours of gameplay, trying to collect three stars in each level. There is so much more potential for this game to add more interesting content for us to enjoy. Ocmo adds new life to the ninja-rope swing style game and does it in a very unique way. You can pick up this game on the App Store for $4.99.


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I figured I would come clean with all 2 of you and tell you about an experience I had with Baby Fwan a few years ago. After she chewed up my couch the first time, I decided to send her away to a house rabbit wilderness treatment camp. In case you don't know what these are, here is an example of one of them that treats troubled teens. The one I sent Baby Fwan away to was called Aloof Bun Bun Treatment Camp. Yeah I know, pretty stupid name but what the hell right?
Anyway, the day came that she was to report to the camp, Frannie was not excited about going, obviously. It took me 3 hours to stuff her into the carrier. We talked about how the place would benefit her and that it was for her own good, but Fwan doesn't speak English so the conversation was pretty one-sided. I dropped her off at the camp, after only 3 days there was a knock at my door and sitting there, right outside my door, was a DHL package. I opened it up and it was Baby Fwan! There was a letter from the camp in the box also, it read:
"Dear Jim, inside this box is Fwannie, Fran, or whatever the hell stupid name you call her. You will also find a check for the full refund amount (less shipping). Fran doesn't fit our requirements here at the camp, she is absolutely the biggest pain in the rumpus we have ever met. First off, we put her on a strict diet because she was too fat, and on the second night of her stay we found 27 "Couchocolate" bars in her suitcase. It is a candy bar which is basically couch stuffing coated with chocolate. Where did she ever get such a ridiculous habit from? Anyway, we try to do group activities with all the buns, but Fran zips right under the nearest piece of furniture and won't come out for NOTHING! We try to lure her out with the candy bars but she was having none of it. Not only that, but the first night she slept here she lost one of her "detachable" ears. Since when are bunnies ears detachable? Fran said that her ears have a mind of their own and do what they want, when they want. Also, we have reports of Frannie demanding that the other rabbits give her a manicure??? She said that you do her nails almost every week, is that true?? Jim, don't you have any sort of a life?? Do your bun a favor, and leave her the hell alone for a minute, she needs to grow and meet other buns her own age. Frannie also wouldn't eat anything besides Oxbow pellets. Well, you must be rich, but we ain't, so she had to eat whatever we gave her. Oh, and that reminds me, every single time we opened the refrigerator, Fran would run right up to us and sit down like a puppy, waiting for a carrot I guess. This is unacceptable, she made the other buns feel less worthy. So here, you can have your Fran back, by the way she looks like a loaf of pumpernickel bread."
So, as all 4 of you can see, it is no wonder why Baby Fwan hates me. All I wanted was for her to learn some important life lessons, but now I am stuck with an angry and vengeance filled bun. I feel so guilty!
The Bun Life - Confession About Baby Fwan's Past
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You go Frannie! Never surrender. You are probably James Dean reincarnated. Next time "he" tries to reform you, call me and we will go to the farmers market instead. That always makes a bun happy and then we can get our toes done.ReplyDelete
House rabbit wilderness treatment camp - are you sure it wasn't a Bunny Boot Camp? De-cult camp? Fat farm? Sounds like you were seriously misled by an over zealous salesperson. Well, I may have to side with Frannie on this one...ReplyDelete
WHy don't I ever get any support? I was just trying to get my kid, I mean bunny, straightened out???ReplyDelete
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We offer our own BrunELT English Test and have pre-sessional English language courses for students who do not meet requirements or who wish to improve their English. You can find out more information on English courses and test options at the Brunel Language Centre. Back to top Teaching and learning Our philosophy is to underpin theoretical aspects of the subject with hands-on experience in applying water engineering techniques. Although you may move on to project management and supervision roles, we feel it important that your knowledge is firmly based on an understanding of how things are done. To this end, industrial partners will provide guest lectures on specialist topics. In addition to teaching, water engineering staff at Brunel are active researchers. This keeps us at the cutting edge of developments and, we hope, allows us to pass on our enthusiasm for the subject. How many hours of study are involved? Contact between students and academic staff is relatively high at around 20 hours per week to assist you in adjusting to university life. As the course progresses the number of contact hours is steadily reduced as you undertake more project-based work. How will I be taught? Lectures: These provide a broad overview of the main concepts and ideas you need to understand and give you a framework on which to expand your knowledge by private study. Laboratories: Practicals are generally two- or three-hour sessions in which you can practise your observational and analytical skills, and develop a deeper understanding of theoretical concepts. Design Studios: In a studio you will work on individual and group projects with guidance from members of staff. You may be required to produce a design or develop a solution to an engineering problem. These sessions allow you to develop your intellectual ability and practice your teamwork skills. 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Group members share the mark gained, so it is up to each individual to get the most out of everyone else. Back to top Special features Extensive facilities: Students can make the most of laboratory facilities which are extensive, modern and well equipped. We have recently made a major investment in our Joseph Bazalgette Laboratories which includes hydraulic testing laboratory equipment and facilities such as our open channel flow flumes. Personal tutors Although we recruit a large number of highly qualified students to our undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees each year, we don't forget that you are an individual. From the beginning of your time here, you are allocated a personal tutor who will guide you through academic and pastoral issues. World-class research The College is 'research intensive' – most of our academics are actively involved in cutting-edge research. Much of this research is undertaken with collaborators outside the University, including construction companies, water utilities, and other leading industrial firms. We work with universities in China, Poland, Egypt, Turkey, Italy, Denmark and Japan. This research is fed directly into our courses, providing a challenging investigative culture and ensuring that you are exposed to up-to-date and relevant material throughout your time at Brunel. Strong industry links We have excellent links with business and industry in the UK and overseas. This means: Your degree is designed to meet the needs of industry and the marketplace. The latest developments in the commercial world feed into your course. You have greater choice and quality of professional placements. We have more contacts to help you find a job when you graduate. 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Consolidation of Mail for Chicago and San Francisco Network Distribution Centers
USPS Office of Inspector General Report - "Our objective was to assess the efficiency of the U.S. Postal Service's transportation consolidation of mail (loading, unloading, and trailer utilization) for long-haul Highway Contract Routes (HCR) for the Chicago and San Francisco Network Distribution Centers (NDC). Consolidation Deconsolidation Facility (CDF) contractors provide bedloading and recontainerization services for the Postal Service at 19 NDCs. Mail is loaded on shuttle trailers and transported to CDFs for consolidation into a single trailer when the combined mail contents of trailers exceeds the floor space of one trailer. This is known as bedloading. Recontainerization occurs when CDF contractors deconsolidate inbound long-haul trailers containing bedloaded mail from other CDFs. The mail is loaded into mail transport equipment and loaded onto multiple shuttles for dispatch to the NDC."
South Shore Post Office Annex renamed for clerk who died during Hurricane Sandy
SILive.com - "The South Shore Carrier Annex of the U.S. Post Office has been renamed for Leonard Montalto, a clerk for 28 years at the mail processing station in Charleston, who lost his life during Hurricane Sandy. The post office is located at 3031 Veterans Road West. Postmaster John Tanna served as emcee and Assemblyman Ron Castorina Jr. spoke during the ceremony. Congressional candidate Michael Grimm, who said he initiated the proposal, was also in attendance, as well as Patrick Ryan a representative of the office of Congressman Dan Donovan. The plaque was unveiled by A/District Manager (USPS) Eric Henry and Montalto's three daughters, Angela, Nicole and Ashley. The APWU (American Postal Workers Union) was instrumental in expediting the renaming."
USPS looking for more than 100 employees in Southern Nevada
KTNV Las Vegas - "The United States Postal Service has announced that it is hiring more than 100 employees to work at processing facilities and post offices in Southern Nevada during the holiday season. The open positions include, City Carrier Assistant, Rural Carrier Associate, Assistant Rural Carrier, Mail Handler Assistant, Casual Mail handlers and Postal Support Employee. We also are looking for Holiday Transportation Assistants, a valid class A CDL for NV is required."
Attorney General Sessions says USPS involved in fight against opioids
WILX10 - "The man who will lead the Trump administration's fight against opioids plans to focus on what's being sent in the mail. Attorney General Jeff Sessions talked about the painkiller fentanyl Friday. It can be 50 times more powerful than heroin. Most of it comes from China. Sessions says the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Service are going to work to cut off the supply. He said, "Fentanyl is the number one killer drug in America. More than 20,000 Americans died of overdoses involving fentanyl last year. One third of the deaths from overdose were fentanyl deaths. That wasn't happening 10 years ago. Nothing close to it. And deadly as it is, you can go online and order it through the mail." The Attorney General says agents will also make a stronger effort to take down the international criminal organizations that push opioids across the border."
You should be outraged,' Cardin says of federal pay and benefits proposals
Federal News Radio - "Federal employees avoided a series of cuts to their retirement with last week's House vote on the Senate's version of the 2018 budget resolution. That action means federal employees won't face the possibility of $32 billion in cuts over 10 years to the current federal retirement system. But it doesn't mean that the federal workforce is completely in the clear. As lawmakers decide how to pay for new tax policies, which they're expected to introduce later this week, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) has his eye — again — on possible cost-cutting proposals that may impact federal employees."
The Senate Is About To Confirm A Frenzy Of Conservative Judges: Four of Trump's nominees to lifetime court seats are getting votes this week. Democrats oppose all of them.
Huffington Post - "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is finally giving conservative groups what they want: a huge push on judicial confirmations. McConnell has teed up votes this week on four of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees. That's an incredible amount of activity on judges in one week. For some comparison, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) typically scheduled a vote on one nominee per week, at most. "I never remember the Democrats ever doing anything comparable," Carl Tobias, a University of Richmond law professor and an expert on judicial nominations, told HuffPost on Monday. With little fanfare, this week is shaping up to be one of Republicans' biggest boosts to Trump's agenda since Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch was confirmed in April. All four nominees are young (in their late 40s and early 50s), conservative and up for a lifetime post on a U.S. circuit court ― one level below the Supreme Court."
Goldman: Labor market divided with big 'pool of struggling workers'
CNBC - "Goldman notes that while short-term unemployment has improved, a higher rate of long-term unemployment and lower rate of prime-age participation suggest another story. According to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor, the unemployment rate in the United States declined 0.2 percentage points in September to a low of 4.2 percent. Despite a historic level of low unemployment, Goldman Sachs believes the labor market is divided, with a "pool of struggling workers" on the fringe. In a research note by chief economist Jan Hatzius, Goldman notes that while short-term unemployment has improved to historic lows, a higher rate of long-term unemployment and lower rate of prime-age participation betrays another side of the workforce."


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Development giant Lend Lease has today announced its launch of Lend Lease Solar, an arm of the business established to provide solar energy to over three million Australian households.
According to Bovis Lend Lease managing director Tony Costantino, the new arm was launched in response to the federal government's $60 billion energy target aims over the next 10 years.
"There are over six million detached dwellings in Australia and less than 100,000 of those have solar," he said.
"With energy prices predicted to increase 20 per cent year-on-year over the next three to five years, we see enormous potential in the solar Photovoltaic (PV) market."
Under the sustainability initiative, Lend Lease will develop and deliver solar PV installations across the residential, commercial and energy generation sectors. To facilitate this, Lend Lease Solar will establish supply partnerships with global solar companies, to provide silicon PV panels.
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Most everyone out there on the internet knows what a poke on Facebook is. It's a way of getting the attention or saying hello to another Facebook member. Well, in the not so distant future Facebook will be introducing some virtual reality (VR) apps that users would be able to use by way of a virtual reality headset, so a virtual reality "Poke" might just be a Facebook feature in the not so distant future.
Chris Cox who is the Facebook chief product officer and the chief of staff to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that they are currently developing some virtual reality apps. Users who own or have access to a virtual reality headset will be able to use these virtual reality apps to experience Facebook in a completely new way. Although Chris Cox didn't let out any information on exactly what these virtual reality apps are and what their capabilities will be, he does say they are going to be awesome. When Cox was asked if the users of Facebook will be able to create their own virtual reality content, Cox replied saying "Totally. You'll do it. Beyonce will do it". This sounds exciting for Facebook users if it works out as Facebook plans.
The Facebook hierarchy believes that virtual reality is the future of the internet and Facebook wants to be a big part of that and get in on the virtual reality experience to give Facebook users an exciting new way to experience Facebook. Last April eGeek Universe brought you an article titled "Got Eye Candy ?" in which we reported that Facebook had just bought the virtual reality company, Oculus VR and spending $2 Billion dollars to do so. Spending that kind of money shows just how serious Facebook is about getting into the virtual reality internet experience early so they can stay on top of the social media world.
Oculus VR has not yet released a virtual reality headset into the retail market but it has released a developer's virtual reality kit that cost $350. If the price doesn't come down many Facebook users will either not be able to afford that luxury or simply not want to spend that much money just to have access to virtual reality features on their Facebook account.
If Oculus VR and Facebook can get that $350 price tag for their virtual reality headset down to a more reasonable price then more Facebook users will be able to afford the virtual reality luxury. If they are able to get that price tag down then Facebook user might just be able to poke other Facebook users, virtually!
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This is the third volume in Black Tower Comics' collection of Golden Age British comic strips that have not seen print for 50-60 years! Included in this volume is a bumper crop of Ace Hart:The Atom Man strips and an article on the character. A complete 1949 comic in Smugglers Creek;Denis Gifford's Search For The Secret City and science fiction legend Bryan Berry's rendition of Kid Carter -Teenage Tec! A must for all comic collectors and historians.
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It is an unavoidable reality that car accidents will happen in New Jersey, and a number of these will result in a fatality. Attempting to reduce these accidents, studies are often conducted to examine crashes and their causes. One study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) showed that the number of people who die in a late-model vehicles has risen slightly. This is attributed to the stronger economy, a factor that leads to more people driving and the chance that reckless drivers will be on the road. In addition, the IIHS believes that the number of fatalities might reduce in the coming years as the economy recedes.
This research indicates that the number of deaths for the 2014 model year was 30 for every million registered vehicle years. For 2011, the number was 28 for every million. There is a disparity between the types of vehicles and models and the death rate. The previous calculation from IIHS found that the number of deaths had lowered by one-third over three years. It is believed that this is due to improved safety technology and designs in the vehicles. However, the number of deaths from 2012 to 2015 still rose. The increase was around 7 percent in 2015. Initial data shows that the number increased for 2016 as well.
The link between the economy and driving habits is generally accepted as fact. More people with jobs means more people on the road. This is due to commuting and what is known as "discretionary driving" to activities that are not connected to work. In addition, people drive at greater speeds when the economy is in better shape. Smaller vehicles are also more prone to having a fatality when there is a crash. Out of the top 10 models with the highest rate of fatalities, five were classified as "mini" cars and three as "small" cars. The lowest death rates were in SUVs and 4-wheel drive vehicles.
These statistics might not seem to be relevant to a person who has just suffered the loss of a loved one in a fatal car crash, but any information is important when considering a legal filing. The litany of issues a family left behind can face include problems making ends meet, loss of companionship and more. Litigation is often the only method of receiving fair compensation after a wrongful death. Those who are seeking to be compensated after a fatal accident should make certain to discuss their case with an attorney experienced in helping clients after fatal accidents.
Source: jdpower.com, "IIHS Study Shows Driver Death Rates Increasing as Economy Improves," Joseph Dobrian, May 25, 2017


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Do you use the same sauce as for sate? I have never tried eating this, but I will give it a try. Linda@ Wetcreek BlogReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, both of them is almost similar. But we add more spices and hot chilli on this sauce.Delete
How interesting! I know that some people eat Purslane here, too, but I wasn't sure how to prepare it. It's a common "weed" here, too. Your recipe, with peanut sauce, sounds delicious!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Beth! We also make soup and sometime boil it then eat it with spicy grated coconut.The last is my favorite.Delete
Endah, these are fantastic plants.
Thank you, Lucia! Have a nice week!Delete
You do make good use of your weeds.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's special weed with lots of benefit on it, it's not good to be wasted.Delete
We eat them too! But very difficult to get it here! ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
Once we get this plant in our garden, so we Will never stop having this plant!Delete


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"I really love having friends over. Eating and drinking and having kids around," actress Kathryn Erbe, 47, says of the sprawling 3,000-square-foot Cobble Hill penthouse that she shares with her two children: Maeve, 17, and Carson, 9.
Erbe also opened up her
Brooklyn condo to the castmates and crew of "Law & Order: Criminal
Intent," on which she starred as hard-boiled detective Alexandra Eames
for a decade, until last year. During the WGA writer's strike in 2007,
when production ground to a halt (and just a few months after she'd
purchased the place), Erbe had more than 40 of the cast and crew members
over for a meal.
"I like just putting a big pot on the stove. Easy stuff. I don't have
lofty aspirations as far as cooking goes. It was awesome," Erbe
remembers. "Plus, we had just moved in so there wasn't that much stuff
Previously, she lived in a Park Slope townhouse with her
ex-husband, actor/director Terry Kinney. She'd wanted to stay in the
neighborhood, but "finding a three-bedroom that was affordable,
relatively speaking, in that neighborhood was very difficult," she says.
Erbe had been in contract to buy an apartment, on Seventh Avenue
and St. Marks Avenue, and was in the middle of a bidding war but had to
walk away from it when she learned the owners built an extension
disregarding the historic preservation laws. "It had a little thing on
top with a private deck where we could see the water," she says. "They
had to take it off. When I saw that, I walked away."
It became clear Erbe would have to extend her search, and that's when
she discovered Cobble Hill. "There was a tornado in Brooklyn five years
ago, and Maeve and I went apartment-hunting on that day. This was the
first place we looked at, and we looked at each other and said, 'Oh,
this is it.' "
Housed in a former church, the space is dramatic.
From the three-story master suite, whose ceiling soars a whopping 75
feet, to the large, stained-glass window in the loft-like living room,
the three-bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom triplex feels more like a country
house than an urban dwelling. This feeling is accentuated by Elena
Madden's lush waterscapes (five oil paintings and two digital prints),
which hang in the living room amid cozy antique furniture. Her
great-grandmother's couch, which has been passed down through
generations and survived a flight from Nazi occupation, sits in her
office on the second floor.
"I love water, and I love looking at water," says the
Boston-area native. "When I thought about trying to find a place that's
my own with my kids, one of the things I really wanted was to be able to
see water. I didn't know how I would accomplish that in New York."
water reminds her of childhood summers spent on Goat Island, a small
island in Newport, RI. "The one place I like to go doesn't take dogs
though, so I don't go anymore."
Erbe is quite attached to her two
dogs, Lilah and Tallulah, rescues from the North Shore Animal League.
She even takes them to work, which most recently was Union Square's
Vineyard Theater, where Erbe played Pat Nixon in Douglas McGrath's
acutely observed drama, "Checkers." (The play, which also starred
Anthony LaPaglia as a dead-on Richard Nixon, just finished its run.)
Erbe was so comfortable in the first-lady costume, she wore the
extensive getup outside the theater. "I walked the dogs in my costume,
wig and everything," she says. (And the acting bug even rubbed off on
Lilah, who has become the poster dog for North Shore, promoting the
virtues of shelter dogs.)
And while Erbe and her kids were initially reluctant to leave Park Slope, they have embraced Cobble Hill.
reminds me of the way it used to be in the Meatpacking District," an
area where Erbe spent a lot of time acting in plays pre-"Law &
"I love doing theater more than any other acting because
it's so instant, so hard and so fleeting.," she says. "The things that
make it difficult almost make it more worthwhile."
Kathryn Erbe's
* Her children's artwork
* Her family photos
* The 360-degree views
* The couch that once belonged to her great-grandmother
* A Wedgwood Wellesley china set
via NY POST
by CHRISTOPHER KOMPANEK
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Kathryn Erbe's Brooklyn pad is dramatic in many ways
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By José Filipe Silva,Mikko Yrjönsuuri
The objective of the current paintings is to teach the roots of the perception of notion as an lively strategy, tracing the heritage of its improvement from Plato to trendy philosophy. The individuals inquire into what job is taken to intend in several theories, demanding conventional old bills of belief that rigidity the passivity of percipients in coming to understand the exterior global. unique recognition is paid to the mental and physiological mechanisms of notion, rational and non-rational belief and the function of understanding within the perceptual process.
Perception has usually been conceived as a procedure during which the passive facets - similar to the reception of sensory stimuli - have been under pressure and the energetic ones neglected. notwithstanding, in the course of fresh a long time examine in cognitive technological know-how and philosophy of brain has emphasised the job of the topic within the technique of experience belief, usually associating this job to the notions of cognizance and intentionality. even though it is well-known that there are historic roots to the view that conception is essentially lively, the heritage is still mostly unexplored.
The publication is directed to all these drawn to modern debates within the fields of philosophy of brain and cognitive psychology who want to turn into accustomed to the ancient historical past of energetic conception, yet for historic reliability the purpose is to make no compromises.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- British Biotech PLC said its loss for the first half of 1999 narrowed from the same period of 1998 due to reduced spending.
British Biotech's loss on ordinary activities on a pre-tax basis narrowed to $18.5 million (11.4 million pounds) from $27 million (16.6 million pounds). Losses per share fell to 1.7 pence from 2.5 pence.
In London trading, British Biotech shares lost 0.25 pence to 29.
The company said in a statement that the narrower loss was due to reduced expenditures, although this was partially offset by lower revenue and lower levels of interest received.
British Biotech's cash burn -- the amount of cash it spent during the period -- declined to 12.1 million pounds from 17.4 million pounds. Spending on research and development fell to 12.7 million pounds from 18.6 million pounds, while administrative expenditure was 3.4 million pounds versus 4 million pounds. British Biotech's cash balance at Oct. 31 was 85.6 million pounds.
Elliot Goldstein, British Biotech's chief executive, said in a statement that progress has been made in the company's drug development. "Marimastat has shown signs of potential survival benefits in patients with advanced gastric cancer and has been licensed to Schering-Plough," Goldstein said.
British Biotech bbioy inked last month a development and collaboration deal -- its first major partnership -- with Schering-Plough Corp. SGP, -0.21% valued at over $60 million.
"In other product areas important advances have been made, evidenced by the progression of BB-2827 (a potential treatment for rheumatoid arthritis) into development and the publishing of a patent application in respect of an anti-bacterial metalloenzyme program," Goldstein added.
British Biotech, the first U.K. biotech group to list on the London Stock Exchange back in 1992, has stumbled on hard times over the past couple of years. These problems led to a censure from the London Stock Exchange earlier this year for misleading the public over trials of its pancreatitis drug, Zacutex, in 1997 and 1998. It also settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over the same issue.
Also in June, British Biotech settled with its former research director, Andrew Miller, who was sacked after making a series of allegations against the company.
This sweeping-the-cupboard-clean action led to speculation that the U.K. group was gearing up for a merger or acquisition. David Simpson, a company spokesman, told CBS.MarketWatch.com at the time of British Biotech's full-year results in June that the group intended to be an active player in themerger and acquisition activity sweeping the sector.
The British group has emphasized that it's been making a fresh start since the appointment of Goldstein last September.
"The losses and cash burn have been considerably reduced and a smaller, more flexible operating structure, appropriate to the company's strategic objectives, has been created," Goldstein said.
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We are falling head over hills from the category
of "partially free" states into the category
of "non-free" countries
The "Public Expertise" Institute has summed
up the first stage of the large scale research project named
the "Democratic Audit of Russia".
The aim of the project is to define a place of today's
Russia on a scale of democratic development. National democratic
audit is not our invention. Such kind of "thermometers"
defining democratic degree of the country already exist
in the Great Britain, Sweden and other countries of the
world. The World Democratic Audit information reports are
published annually. According to the estimations of "Freedom
House", one of the most known "measuring instruments
of freedom", till now Russia was included into a category
of "partially free" countries.
Preliminary results of national democratic audit of
the country conducted by the "Public Expertise"
Institute, compel to bring an attention to the question
of changing the diagnosis: Russia rolls down into the category
of "non-free" countries. The transfer from "ward
of patients" into "ward of gravely ill patients"
is done on the basis of several symptoms. In Russia actually
there is no separation of powers; there was a return to
one-party system in which the Soviet hybrid: the party -
the state is formed again, parliamentary opposition is actually
absent, and there is a nationalization of a civil society
process going on.
The establishment of the diagnosis is not a game of
words and not putting labels, but the procedure necessary
for mobilization of internal resources of the country and
also for our partners abroad to correctly understand what
they collide when dealing with our country.
In the summer of 2005 the IV Russian Duma finished three
from eight sessions put to it, i.e. has lived more than
1/3 of term afforded to it. And, in spite of the fact that
even more than half of time still remains, it is already
clear how it represents itself as parliament and with what
it will enter the history of the Russian parliamentarism,
and what it has made with Russia for one and a half year.
The I State Duma worked only two years, but for this term,
twice smaller than for the subsequent one, the first Russian
parliament has passed the fundamental laws defining a basis
public legal relations - the Civil Code of the Russian Federation
and the Family Code of the Russian Federation, basic laws
in sphere of the state system - "On the Constitutional
Court of the Russian Federation" and "On Control
Chamber of the Russian Federation".
If the I Duma was mainly legislative, the second has been
doomed to political struggle, being like the Supreme Soviet
of the Russian Federation in 1992 - 1993, in a rigid confrontation
with executive powers. Legislative activity of deputies
of the second convocation in a significant part was rejected
by the President. And much that was accepted does not maintain
democratic audit. For example, the Criminal Code adopted.
The III Duma there was a propresidential majority that,
certainly, stimulated legislative process, rather fruitful,
though unequivocal. The great bulk of the accepted laws
causes objections from the point of view of conformity to
public interests (the Labor Code, UPK, GPK, KoAP, reform
of judicial system, pension reform, the Law "On citizenship
of the Russian Federation", the law on import of nuclear
The III Duma began process of pushing out democratic institutes
and verticalization of political system: the Council of
Federation has been transformed into fiction, the draconian
law on political parties was accepted, local self-government
was built in an imperious vertical.
The IV Duma is the successor of the third one. But the
tendencies which already reached their limit in the III
Duma, were driven to the grotesque by the parliament elected
in 2003, which was expressed by the speaker of the present
Duma, Mr. Boris Gryzlov: "the State Duma is not a place
for political debates".
It is possible to name nine basic characteristics of the
IV State Duma in comparison with its three predecessors.
First. During formation of the IV State Duma the maximal
distortion of will of voters has been admitted. One
of principles of democracy is equality of representation:
"one person - one vote". For an estimation of
observance of this principle in comparative political science
usually the parameter called "amplitudes of distortion"1
is used: comparison of shares of the votes received by parties
and shares of the places distributed in parliament.
"The amplitude of distortion" for four Russian
parliaments is reflected in the table
Essence of these figures is that some parties have appeared
"underrepresented" in the State Duma in comparison
with percentage of votes, and others were "overrepresented".
Record of "overrepresentation" in history of the
Russian parliamentarism belongs to the party "Edinaya
Rossiya", which has received 37, 6 % of votes in elections
to the IV State Duma and has got 67,6 % of places in the
lower house. Distortion of a principle "one person
- one vote" reached its extreme. Each supporter of
"Edinaya Rossiya" actually received two votes.
Each communist, member of "Rodina" and "LDPR"
has today less than one vote, and members of "Yabloko",
representatives of the "right", "agrarians"
and other parties, in general appeared unvoiced the nearest
4 years. Distortions of will of voters appears on any elections
in any parliament of the world. But what happened in elections
of 2003 applies for a world record. There was a deprivation
of the political rights of almost two thirds of citizens.
80 years ago, under the Constitution of 1924, 15 categories
of citizens have been deprived of the rights. Today the
"deprived" people became such not under the law,
but in fact.
Second. The IV State Duma became first actually one-party
Russian parliament after liquidation of the Communist Party.
The majority of systems of measurement of democracy2
uses such parameters, as level of monopolism of party in
power in parliament, a reality of a political competition
and a share of votes in the parliament, received by opposition.
Comparing four Russian State Dumas on these parameters,
we shall receive a following picture:
Thus, for the first time in history of the newest parliamentarism,
the one-party parliament in which the opposition has no
even decorative functions, was generated in 2004
If in first two State Dumas the progovernmental parties,
having together less than fifth share of votes, were compelled
to coordinate their plans with opposition, to negotiate
and search for compromises, i.e. to be engaged in real parliamentary
work, in the III Duma this work was reduced to a minimum,
and in the IV Duma essentially and consciously liquidated.
Third. Elections to the IV Duma were utmost dishonest
and unfair. The state TV channels showed an obvious
skew in favor of "Edinaya Rossiya" and against
the Communist Party of the Russian Federation that were
compelled to recognize even the Central Electoral Committee
which was limited to address the precautionary letter to
the heads of TV channels. The indirect reaction of citizens
to injustice of election campaign was showed in the highest
percent, for all newest history of parliamentarism in Russia,
of the citizens which voted against all candidates.
Fourth. The IV State Duma became the only House of the
Russian parliament. Since 2004 the Federal Assembly became
actually unicameral.
This statement is based on two circumstances. First, if
in the previous parliament the "sieve" of the
upper house still somehow influenced work of the lower one,
the present State Duma during passing of laws, does not
take Council of Federation into account at all. Secondly,
the Council of Federation became illegitimate after a canceling
of elections of governors. Half of members of the Russian
senate are appointed by governors who are appointed in turn
by the President. Contrary to the Constitution, exactly
half of members of Council of Federation has nothing to
do with subjects of federation which they "represent".
When Ms. Narusova, lady from St. - Petersburg, and Mr. Pugachev,
the banker from the same city, both "represent"
the Tuva region, it is difficult to call such house of Parliament
as "representative". It is more similar to formation
of any enforcement authority.
Fifth. Judging by character of functioning and new "regulations"
the IV State Duma has lost attributes of parliament and
was transformed to authority body. This transformation
has occurred as a result of following changes in the rules
and in practice of work of the State Duma:
- The State Duma Council has been turned
from coordinating into supervising body;
- The Duma committees are transformed into filters of political
activity of deputies;
- The total control over legislative process from "Edinaya
Rossiya" which is in turn totally supervised by Administration
of the President of the Russian Federation, has led to the
situation when the center of acceptance of legislative decisions
has moved to Administration;
- In the IV State Duma, contrary to the Constitution of
the Russian Federation, liquidation of participation of
legislative assemblies of regions in legislative process
has been practically completed;
- The IV State Duma works almost twice faster than previous
ones. As a result fatal decisions are stamped for one day,
not being not only comprehended, but even read through.
Sixth. During 2004 and the beginning of 2005, the State
Duma changed bases of political building of Russia and made
actually anticonstitutional revolution. It has occurred
following the acceptance of following laws:
- Federal Law (FL) of 11th December 2004 has deprived peoples
of rights to elect heads of subjects of the Russian Federation,
and by this law the Duma has managed to break three main
of a principles of the Constitution: democracy, federalism
and separation of authorities;
- FL from 20th December 2004 has created insuperable barriers
on a way of political parties;
- FL "On the Referendum" of 28th June 2004 has
actually deprived peoples of rights to a referendum;
- FL "About elections of State Duma" from 18th
May 2005 has actually deprived people's rights to choose
the deputies;
- An establishment of the presidential control over Control
Chamber and transition of Ministry of Justice under direct
presidential management means anticonstitutional redistribution
of authority in favor of the President.
Seventh. The IV State Duma authorized creation of an
unknown geometrical figure: vertical of a civil society.
FL of 4th April 2005 "On Public chamber of the Russian
Federation" creates actually the "Ministry of
a civil society", a gravestone pressing down already
weak structures of public and law-defending organizations.
Eighth. Notorious FL 122 of the 22nd August 2004, known
among people under the name "About monetization of
privileges", has actually destroyed the social state
in Russia, as a matter of fact having cancelled corresponding
clause of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Ninth. The dominating type of the deputy of the State
Duma has changed. If in first two parliaments there
were deputies-politicians, deputies-lobbyists and deputies-legal
experts, than the IV State Duma is dominated by three types
of deputies: the deputy-official, the deputy-supernumerary
and the deputy-phantom. In this structure the State Duma
has completely disappeared law-defending and a humanitarian
And finally, it is possible to draw the main conclusion
on the basis of these nine characteristics. Russia which
in 1999 the majority of the international researchers refered
to a category of "partially free" countries, basing
on results of research of "Public examination"
can be transferred into a category of the "non-free"
countries together with Belarus, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
To this conclusion it is necessary to make three remarks.
First, the given conclusion has only preliminary character,
as long as the given research is only the first part of
the project "Democratic audit of Russia", which
is conducted by The "Public Expertise" Institute.
It is necessary to finish the started similar researches
on executive and judicial authority, freedom of media, trade
unions, the political organizations, business, religious
institutes, etc. Secondly, the transfer into category of
"non-free countries" together with Belarus, Turkmenistan
and Tajikistan does not mean identity with these countries.
The political and civil device of these countries, certainly
differs among themselves, and also the space of freedom,
certainly, above due to greater integration into global
processes and other factors is distinct from Russia. It
is a question of a qualitative condition of "non-free
country" which arises from set of nine characteristics
mentioned above. Thirdly, Russia is the most heterogeneous
country in the world. Kalmykia and the Perm area are in
structure of one country, but live in different historical
epoch; therefore general characteristics at a federal level
are always conditional. In this connection the results of
the project "Democratic audit of regions", which
The "Public Expertise" plans to finish in October
2005, are of huge interest.
Igor Yakovenko
The "Public Expertise" Institute
1. The "amplitude
of distortion" is defined as the sum of all differences
of shares of votes received by parties from shares of places,
received by these parties in parliament. Initial parameters
for definition of this parameter are given in the Appendix
2. Measurement of democracy as branch of
comparative political science exists over 40 years. It is
possible to consider Phillip Cartwright as the pioneer of
this direction:"the degree of political development
can be measured and each nation can be placed on a continuum
of development that will allow comparing it to any other
nation in the world". Of the greatest popularity in
this area were annual publications of freedom index by "Freedom
House", counted on the basis of an estimation of eight
political rights and thirteen civil freedom in 192 states
of the world.


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Advice to Joel – Managing Staff
June 18, 2013
Joel used to work for me and we had lunch just before he was starting in a new position where he would be responsible (for the first time) for hiring and supervising quite a few staff people. He asked me if I had any advice for him.
Here it is:
- Treat your staff the way you would have liked to be treated when you were in their position
- Establish unequivocal standards, be consistent and don't compromise… even if it delays getting something out
- You cannot grow if you are not able to delegate effectively and empower your staff to make decisions. Be clear, concise, patient, set realistic deadlines and allow time for review
- Try to give positive comments just before they go home each day
- Develop a culture that makes people want to work for you
This is great advice for anyone in a position where they are managing people.
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Samsung Teases Galaxy Note 8 Camera, S Pen In New Videos
South Korean tech company, Samsung looks to be doing all within its capacity to whet the appetite of fans ahead of the official launch of the Galaxy Note 8 device as the tech company has yet again released two videos showing off some of the expected features on the device.
The videos which surfaced online saw the tech company flaunting the camera setup on the Galaxy Note 8 device along with the S Pen in yet another video, all which surfaced over the weekend.
Recall that Samsung has been said to be bringing top of the line specs to the Galaxy Mote 8 especially after the Galaxy Note 7 device suffered a major setback in that it started going up in flames due to the irregularly sized batteries which were loaded on it
According to the video which taunted the Galaxy Note 8 camera, users will be treated to the 'brokeh' effect along with earlier reports indicating that the camera will come packing a 2x or 3x optical zoom.
For the S Pen, the tech company showed off the major improvements it made on it over the previous models and also the accuracy of the pen in terms of details.
Watch the videos below ahead of the official release of the Galaxy Note 8 on August 23.
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