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Camp Congress for Girls Seattle Fall 2018 is a leadership program that introduces girls ages 10 to 15 to politics. Camp begins with a lesson on the structure of our political system. Each girl will choose to run for a seat in the US House of Representatives, the US Senate or for the presidency. She will create her own campaign with a platform, campaign slogan, campaign finance plan, campaign marketing materials and a political ad. All campers will register to vote and then vote in an election. Once elected to Congress and sworn in, the newly installed members of Congress will learn how to introduce a bill, debate the merits of the bill, lobby fellow legislators, collaborate with the Executive branch and finally vote on the proposed bill. Camp will culminate with a ceremonial signing of the bill by our Ms. President.
Girl Scouts participating in Camp Congress for Girls will receive a Citizen Legacy badge upon completion of the program. The camp day runs from 8am to 5pm. The registration fee includes program materials and lunch. No refunds will be given for camp registration fees unless the organizer cancels the session. The general camp fee is $160, the Girl Scout registration fee is $120, the military family registration fee is $120 and the group registration fee is $120 per ticket for any ticket purchase of 5 or more. For additional information contact us via email at email@example.com or 202-660-1457 ext 2.
Watch the Girls in Politics Initiative™ on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Show. "Camp empowers young girls to run for office" http://www.nbcnews.com/video/mhp/52698319
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text: A Word on Revival – Episode 15 June 20, 2003 by James Tharp in A Word on Revival, Radio Archive Views998 0 A Word on Revival - June 20, 2003by James Tharp Tags: Audio, RevivalAbout James TharpRev. James Tharp is founder and minister for CRM. He and his wife, Shirley, live in Bozeman, Montana year round as they continue to lead intercession for a 3rd Great Awakening in America.Related PostsA Call to Prayer – Episode 078Audio, RevivalA Call to Prayer – Episode 077Audio, RevivalA Call to Prayer – Episode 076Audio, Revival

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text: MSA Engineering Consultants' core design services include the disciplines of Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical & Information Technology Systems design. The market sectors we service include extensive experience in; Hospitality and Gaming, Education, Healthcare, Office, Performing Arts and Commercial design. Since our firm's inception in 1978, MSA Engineering Consultants have successfully completed over 13,000 projects and with over 1,300 clients. Expertise, determination and five star customer service are the building blocks that allow MSA Engineering Consultants to transform new contacts into lifelong clients and friends.


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Cuisinart Slow Cooker
Wouldn't you love to have one of these lovely cookers right now? Even though it's spring? Well, as a memorable way to introduce our new friend Chef Rachel Willen to KosherEye readers, and because Cuisinart was generous enough to offer a brand-new, one to give-away, KosherEye and Foodfixkitchen.com are partnering to offer one lucky reader this beauty, a Cuisinart® 6-Quart 3-in-1 Cook Central® Slow Cooker, a convenient way for families to prepare everyday meals. It simplifies cooking by letting home chefs brown ingredients right in the unit before slow cooking.
This unit, the Cuisinart MSC-600 is valued at $159 -- It is perfect for a wide range of dishes, vegetables, poultry, meats, stews oatmeal and more. It can sauté, steam and brown. This unique slow cooker allows combination cooking, letting you bypass the stovetop by browning ingredients right in the unit before switching to Slow Cook.
• Slow Cook on high, low, simmer or warm for up to 24 hours
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- What's your favorite thing to make in a slow cooker?
- How do you use your slow cooker in the spring or summer?
We use our slow cooker, year round to make kosher Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Our favorite thing to make in the slow cooker is our Shabbos cholent.
(No need to include recipes, but we love to have them!)
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I recently had the opportunity to experience just how fearful fear can be. Watching someone panick is eye-opening...
On a less serious note, I fear I am out of my favorite flavor of yogurt, which means I will have to choke down the strawberry impregnated stuff again... how fickle is fear...
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Plaza de Santiago
Traditional products in the Old Quarter
In the historic centre of the city you will find the oldest shops side by side with the most modern establishments. Correo, Bidebarrieta, Askao, Artekale, Somera, La Cruz... are some of the most popular streets for shopping and together make up what is known as the "Seven Streets". Here you will be able to find all kinds of specialist and traditional produce, ranging from antique books, food, classical footwear, pastries and modern clothes. The Old Quarter is also one of the best areas for eating out and enjoying the typical tapas of the city, a perfect compliment to your day of shopping.
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Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. At first, people built structures to protect against nocturnal monsters, but as the game grew players worked together to create wonderful, imaginative things.
It can also be about adventuring with friends or watching the sun rise over a blocky ocean. It's pretty. Brave players battle terrible things in The Nether, which is more scary than pretty. You can also visit a land of mushrooms if it sounds more like your cup of tea.
You can buy Minecraft for PC/Mac here, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and Minecraft: Xbox One Edition on the XBLA Marketplace, and Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta on the Microsoft Store, and Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition, Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition, and Minecraft: Playstation Vita Edition on the Playstation Network. Minecraft: Pocket Edition is available for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Amazon Kindle Fire.
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Kaley Cuoco has made her new man red-carpet official. "The Big Bang Theory" star stepped out with boyfriend Ryan Sweeting at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday and its related events throughout the weekend.
Cuoco, 27, had been posting photos of herself and her tennis-player beau all summer long. And over the weekend he passed the red carpet test — twice.
The pair made their initial appearance Friday at Entertainment Weekly's pre-Emmys party at Fig & Olive Melrose Place in West Hollywood, E! reported.
Emmys 2013 full coverage: Best & worst moments | Winners and top nominees | Red carpet video
"#emmyweekend greatest date ever @ryansweething," Cuoco wrote on Instagram, posting a cute snapshot of the two of them.
"#emmys w my main man @ryansweething," wrote the Vera Wang-clad actress. who goes by the handle @normancook, posting a picture of herself and Sweeting on Instagram. The starlet completed her look with Aldo shoes and Neil Lane jewels. Sweeting accessorized his dark suit with dark shades on the sun-splashed red carpet Sunday.
Sweeting, 26, also piled on the gush fest with a few photos and captions of his own.
"Wind is picking up at the Emmys @normancook #mostbeautifulgirl #rally," he wrote, adding, "A million people, all I see is her @normancook #emmys."
The rumors of their romance had been percolating throughout the summer after a lunch date at Marmalade Cafe in Sherman Oaks on Aug. 3. Before dating Sweeting, the actress briefly dated "Man of Steel" star Henry Cavill, who had just split from longtime girlfriend Gina Carano.
Cuoco and her "Big Bang Theory" team were nominated for best comedy Sunday night, and costar Jim Parsons took his third Emmy Award for his portrayal of genius Sheldon Cooper. Costar Mayim Bialik was also up for supporting actress but lost to "Nurse Jackie's" Merritt Wever.
Meanwhile, Cuoco's on-screen love interest and other ex Johnny Galecki, 38, hit the red carpet with girlfriend Kelli Garner of the short-lived drama "Pan Am." That pair debuted their relationship in March 2012 after Galecki and Cuoco secretly dated for two years. The costars revealed only in September 2010 that they had been together — after they had already split up, Us Weekly reported.
Rihanna's photo with endangered animal leads to two arrests
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Church of st. Nicolas from Visoky Ostrov, a village in the Okulovka District. Early 20th century.
Just in case you mistakenly heard that it was all ice and snow in Russia, take a peek at the Big Bikini Exposition. This is right on the river Moskva in Moscow!Moscow has been the capital of Russia for almost its entire history. The exception is during the period of the Russian Empire, which lasted from 1721 until the Russian Revolution 1917. For these two centuries the capital was St. Petersburg. The Russian Empire was the second largest contiguous Empire in world memory; only the Mongol Empire had been greater.Check out what's happening north of Mongolia these days, in ChitaAlthough you may not have heard of Sochi, on the Black Sea, they're building up quickly and hope to host the 2014 Olympics.Other periods of Russian history include the Tsardom of Russia, from Ivan IV to Peter the Great, and the Grand Duchy (14th-16th centuries).The earliest period of Russian history was ruled by the Novgorod Republic and Kievan Rus, which was the first Russian state dating back to 800AD in Kiev.Modern Russia remains one of the world's superpowers. They launched the earth's second satellite, called Sputnik 1, and were the first country to put a human being into orbit around earth. (The first one is called the Moon.)After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia became a federal republic of 83 states.Text by Steve Smith.


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From the Ancestry Daily
He is On the 1914 Manifest!
Things are rarely as they actually appear to be.
The 1934 naturalization of Peter Verikios indicated he landed in New York, New York on 22 August 1914 on board the "Themistocles" under the name Panagiotis Verikios. His Declaration of Intention, filed in 1928, indicates he arrived on 20 August 1914 on board the same ship. The "certificate of arrival" from the Immigration Service dated June 21, 1934 agrees with the 22 August 1914 date.
This date is eight years off from the year Peter provides in his 1920 census entry ( www.rootdig.com/census/verikios1920.html) where he indicates that his year of immigration was 1906. There are three children living in the household and a 1914 immigration does make it kind of difficult for Peter to be the father of the children listed in the census entry. Further research on the family indicated that Peter was actually the stepfather of the children listed in his 1920 household. I was tempted to "go" with the 1914 immigration date as it was the one listed in the naturalization file. The two-day discrepancy did not seem to be a major problem. The month and the name of the ship were consistent and I should be thankful for that. At this point, I decided the 1906 date could have been a mistake or perhaps an alteration made so that the immigration date did not conflict with the dates of birth for the children. I also decided that it might be easier to lie to the census taker than to the INS!
Armed with specific information, Peter hopefully could be located at the Ellis Island Web site ( www.ellisislandrecords.org ). Locating Peter should have been a piece of cake.
In reality it was a piece of work. The entry was there, but took me time to locate.
A variety of searches at the Ellis Island site, based upon both Peter's "real" and Anglicized name and variant spellings of his surname brought no success. The Ellis Island site did not allow for comprehensive searches based on phonetics, as some sites do. Needless to say I was frustrated. It was time for a break.
A Little Surfing . . .
According to an online copy of the Morton Allen Directory ( www.cimorelli.com/safe/like_ma_new.htm) the Themistocles arrived in New York City on 23 August 1914. Again the dates were not off enough for me to be extremely concerned. After all, so far I only had secondary sources for the date of the ship's arrival). Using The Ships Encyclopedia (www.cimorelli.com/magellan/ ), I located some further information on this vessel. However, what I really wanted was the passenger list at the Ellis Island Web Site.
Stephen Morse's Site
I then found Stephen Morse's wonderful site created to help those who have had difficulty using the Ellis Island search interface. Stephen has created several pages to assist those looking for Ellis Island immigrants, either by allowing the user to search differently or go to specific pages of film. It is wise to read through all of Stephen's pages before conducting extensive searches or before assuming someone or something is not at the Ellis Island site. Stephen's site does not maintain the data. It "only" provides an alternative user interface (and a very powerful one too). Please read the Frequently Asked Questions page of the site. It is very detailed and continuously updated.
Searching the Ellis Island Database in One Step
This is Stephen's main page and the one I initially used in my attempt to locate Peter Verikios' 1914 immigration. I experimented with a variety of spelling variants and again had no success no matter how "creative" I was in my search configuration. Stephen's site takes the searcher immediately to the Ellis Island Web site. The only thing that Stephen's site does is configure the search for you. I was nearing the end of my rope. While I did not find Peter using this page, I have found other individuals using Stephen's search interface for the Ellis Island site. Stephen's site cannot find what is not there.
However, I realized that Stephen had another page, one that allows the user to "browse" the microfilmed images of the passenger lists on the Ellis Island Site and bypass the search altogether. Since I had the name of the ship and the "date" of the arrival, I decided I would give this method a try.
Finding Missing Manifests in One Step
I really liked this page, but the images from the Ellis Island site will load slowly if your Internet connection is a slow one. The site allows the user to enter a date of landing. The microfilm roll number is automatically determined by Stephen's site. (Users may wish to also view the list of New York immigration microfilm at the National Archives and Records Administration Web site- www.nara.gov/genealogy/immigration/newyork.html to see the roll numbers for themselves).
It took some initial guesswork to locate the manifest for the Themosticles, using this approach. The ship had arrived on 22 August 1914. It took some time to scroll through all the pages, but I finally located the entry for Peter Verikios. He was there after all! The landing date concurred with the date on the "Certificate of Arrival" in Peter's naturalization record. There was also a number written on the certificate of arrival, 11-99849. This same number also appeared near the Verikios entry on the manifest and apparently had been written in when the "Certificate of Arrival" had been completed for Peter in 1934. That sealed it.
What Does the Manifest Say?
The manifest lists Peter's Greek name of Panagiotis Verikios, which concurred with materials in the naturalization record. The immigrant was a thirty-year-old worker, born in Kato Exanthia, Greece. His nearest relative was his father, Spiros Verikios living in Kato Exanthia (this father's name also concurred with the father listed on Peter's 1947 death certificate). Peter was destined for Chicago to live with a "friend" George [Verikios?], who lived at 11506 Front Street. Peter had $25 in his pocket. Most interestingly, Peter had lived in Chicago from 1906-13. This date of immigration matches the year that Peter lists in the 1920 census—the one I originally thought was incorrect. Peter had apparently returned home for approximately a year in 1913, not an unusual occurrence.
Where Now?
Of course, there is always more work to be done. Genealogy is, after all, like housework. When there are many children in the house, there's always something that needs doing.
My next job is to locate Peter's 1906 arrival record. It won't be as easy if I can't locate him using his name at Stephen Morris' site. After all, I do not have the name of the boat or an exact date and for now likely won't page through an entire year of passenger manifests via the Internet.
UPDATE: I was able to locate Peter in 1906. An article I wrote for the Ancestry Daily News discusses it more detail how I used the Ellis Island site to locate Peter.
Michael John Neill, is the Course I Coordinator at the Genealogical
Institute of Mid America (GIMA) held annually in Springfield, Illinois,
and is also on the faculty of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois.
Michael is the Web columnist for the FGS FORUM and is on the editorial
board of the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly. He conducts
seminars and lectures on a wide variety of genealogical and computer
topics and contributes to several genealogical publications, including
Ancestry and Genealogical Computing. You can e-mail
him at: firstname.lastname@example.com
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BackupBuddy Remote Destinations: Dropbox
Dropbox.com is a popular online storage provider offering 2 GB of free storage. Premium upgrades are available. BackupBuddy estimates you will be able to transfer backups up to 96 MB with your current memory limit of 256 MB. Additionally, Dropbox limits API uploads to 150MB max.
For more information, visit:
Adding Dropbox as a Remote Destination
- Once on the Remote Destinations page, click the +Add New button to add your Dropbox destination.
- From the Add New Destination page, click the Connect to Dropbox & Authorize button.
- In the new window that opens, login to Dropbox.com if prompted and click Allow.
You'll then see the Success! notification that BackupBuddy has been connected to Dropbox.
- Return to the BackupBuddy Add New Destination page in your browser and click the Yes, I've Authorized BackupBuddy with Dropbox button.
- Configure the following destination settings:
- Destination name - Name of the new destination to create. This is for your convenience only.
- Directory (optional) - [Example: backupbuddy or backupbuddy/mysite/ or myfiles/backups/mysite] - Directory (or subdirectory) name to place the backups within.
- Archive Limit - [Example: 5] - Enter 0 for no limit. This is the maximum number of archives to be stored in this specific destination. If this limit is met the oldest backups will be deleted.
- Once you've entered all of your settings, click the +Add Destination button.
- Your new location will now show on the Remote Destinations page in BackupBuddy. If you need to change your settings, click the gear symbol to the right of the destination.
Dropbox v2.0
If using Dropbox v2.0, please note:
- Dropbox v2.0 requires PHP 5.3+
- Dropbox v2.0 doesn't have the same limitations at v1.0
- Dropbox v2.0 has chunking capabilities
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- Introduction
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- Dropbox
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General Information
Brand Bega
Dimensions Length: 27.5 cm Width: 13.0 cm Height: 27.5 cm
Color White
Material Glas, opaal zijdemat
Socket E27 Lightbulb sockets, lamp sockets or lamp holders provide electrical connections to the lamps and support it in the lighting fixture. The use of sockets allows lamps to be safely and conveniently replaced (re-lamping). There are many different standards for these lamp holders including screw bases, bayonet bases and pin connectors.
Dimmable Fase-aansnij (gloeilamp, halogeen conventioneel)
Max. wattage 2 × 60w
Dimensions Length: 27.5 cm Width: 13.0 cm Height: 27.5 cm
Bulbs Included Yes
Adjustable No
Power supply / driver
A powersupply is part of the lamp that converts the input voltage (from mains) to one that is suitable for the different parts of the lamp. The voltage is often transformed to a lower lever. Also a power supply can provide a conversion from AC to DC (or vice versa).
If no transformations are needed (as is the case within can descent light bulbs) then a power supply or driver is not required. If the transformations do not take place inside the device but in a separate one, it is called an adapter.
Emergency Lighting No Emergency lighting is a form of lighting that switches on automatically when the power fails. A luminaire with emergency lighting has a connection to the mains as well as a battery or emergency power supply that supplies the lamp with power during power outages.
IP Code
The IP rating indicates the extent to which electrical appliances such as lighting fixtures are protected against solid objects and water.
An IP (Internal Protection) value always consists of two digits.
The first number indicates protection against solid objects. The second digit indicates the degree to which the device is protected against water.
When a fixture is properly sealed against water (indicated by the second digit), then fixed objects will not easily enter the light fixture unit (indicated by the first number). A high second digit will therefore always be accompanied by a high first digit.
A lighting fixture for outdoors or in the bathroom requires a higher IP rating. For example, the bathroom is divided into four security zones, each with its own required IP.


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Board Policies
Chapter 3 - Educational Policies
Click here for a PDF copy of this policy
Part 1. General Statement. Copyright owners of original works, regardless of the format of the work, have exclusive rights with respect to their creations. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (system) promotes the recognition and protection of these rights, including the rights of reproduction, preparation of derivative works, distribution, and performance. The system also recognizes that reproduction and use of original works in accordance with fair use limitations can further teaching, research, and public service at its colleges and universities. Consistent with the mission of the Board and the distinct missions of system colleges and universities, the Board supports the creation and sharing of new knowledge for course development and to improve student learning, such as through creative commons licenses.
Part 2. Applicability. This policy applies to system colleges, universities, the system office and their respective employees and students, and to works in which colleges, universities or the system has a legally recognized interest.
Part 3. Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Policy and to Procedure 3.27.1 Copyright Clearance.
Subpart A. Copyright. Copyright is a form of protection granted by federal law for original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works.
Subpart B. Copyright Compliance. The actions of colleges, universities, the system office and their respective employees and students that ensure proposed uses of materials comply with copyright laws and do not infringe on the intellectual property rights of the copyright owners.
Subpart C. Intellectual Property Coordinator. The Intellectual Property Coordinator is the person appointed at each college, university and the system office who administers Board Policies 3.26 Intellectual Property, 3.27 Copyrights and any related procedures.
Part 4. Copyright Notice. A copyright notice shall be placed on college, university and system owned materials that will be made available to the public. The date in the notice shall be the year in which the materials are first published, i.e. distributed or made available to the public or any sizable audience.
Part 5. Copyright Registration. Prior to commercialization of works in which a college, university or the system office has an ownership interest, such works shall be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in the name(s) of the copyright owner(s).
Part 6. Copyright Compliance. Colleges, universities and the system office shall develop and implement policies, procedures, processes and practices to be in compliance with federal copyright laws.
Part 7. Intellectual Property Coordinator and Administration. The Intellectual Property Coordinator as designated in Board Policy 3.26 Intellectual Property at each college, university and the system office has the responsibility for implementation of this policy and any related procedures.
Related Documents:
- Procedure 3.27.1 Copyright Clearance
- Policy 3.26 Intellectual Property
Policy History:
Date of Adoption: 6/19/02,
Date of Implementation: 1/01/03,
Date & Subject of Revisions:
11/16/11 - Effective 1/1/12, the Board of Trustees amends all board policies to change the term "Office of the Chancellor" to "system office," and to make necessary related grammatical changes.
5/19/10 - amended to provide guidance to help system colleges, universities and their respective students and employees comply with federal copyright laws
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Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: 864-225-1639
We are a small program dedicated to breeding the highest quality Egyptian Arabians possible. Our focus is to cross quality bloodlines that will achieve beautiful and rare individuals of exotic type with equal attention to classic balance and movement. To be guardians of this lofty goal is both and honor and a tremendous responsibility.
We welcome your inquiries and your interest in the Arabian horse.
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Day's Worst: Junior Seau had degenerative brain disease
Renowned NFL linebacker Junior Seau had degenerative brain disease when he took his own life last spring, according to an analysis by the National Institutes of Health.
The finding is consistent with the sort of repeated head trauma that has been linked to his two decades of NFL play.
The growing evidence linking contact sports to severe brain trauma demands action.
"The type of findings seen in Mr. Seau's brain have been recently reported in autopsies of individuals with exposure to repetitive head injury," the N.I.H. said, according to a report in The New York Times, "including professional and amateur athletes who played contact sports, individuals with multiple concussions, and veterans exposed to blast injury and other trauma."
Seau's suicide is but one of the alarming indications of the serious injury that athletes can sustain in contact sports. Additional research is necessary, and under way.
And it must result in policy changes to protect athletes from damage that lasts a lifetime.


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Three of the five biggest buyers for Super Bowl ads in the last five games are beverage companies. It's expected. But between Pepsi and Coke are Hyundai and Chrysler. That's more interesting.
Anheuser-Busch InBev, Pepsi and Coca-Cola are among the top five Super Bowl advertisers over the last five games, along with Hyundai and Chrysler, according to USA Today.
It probably comes as no surprise both Hyundai and Chrysler are back for more this Super Bowl Sunday.
Hyundai, according to Kantar Media, has spent $67.4 million on Super Bowl ads from 2009 through 2013. Notable is that they've spent that money less on big celebrities and more on the placements themselves.
This year might have been a big money year buy using a Bruno Mars song in the 2015 Genesis spot and Johnny Galecki in the Elantra ad, but they're hardly spectacles by Super Bowl standards. Are people going to remember the ad and the car, or either of them the day after?
On the other side of the spectrum, Chrysler has usually made a big deal of itself for the Super Bowl. Over the last five Super Bowls, the team from Auburn Hills has spent $64.3 million, according to Kantar. But those have come in the form of memorable ads for the last three games, featuring faces like Eminem and Clint Eastwood.
And then you have last year's "God Made a Farmer" spot for Ram, something everyone remembered the day after, no matter what you thought of it.
So who's made their money count the most, Hyundai or Chrysler?
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Archaeologists found the mummies in the foundations of a row of unusual Bronze Age terraced roundhouses. But after being radiocarbon dated, all were found to have died between 300 and 500 years before the houses were built, meaning they had been kept above ground for some time by their descendants.
The results of the DNA work on the Cladh Hallan mummies will feature on the latest series of Digging For Britain on BBC Two in September.
Read all about it at Scottish prehistoric mummies made from jigsaw of body parts
You can read more about the the prehistoric village at Cladh Hallan on the University of Sheffield department of archaeology website.


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I just received a two pocket ridgeline organizer from one of my daughters for Christmas. Just wanted to say it sure looks nice. Thanks for working with a non-hammock person, you knew what I wanted. Kind of hard because dad just put it in Amazon wish list with a side note. :)


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This is How Lindsay Lohan's Been Getting Into Fashion Week Parties - The Superficial - Because You're UglyThis is How Lindsay Lohan's Been Getting Into Fashion Week Parties
September 19th, 2011 // 116 Comments
What you're looking at is Lindsay Lohan pulling something out of her purse, leaning her head down and then making this face in the apartment of Vikram Chatwal, the multimillionaire owner of the Dream Downtown hotel in Manhattan. Now, keep that name in mind as you read this Page Six report from Marc Jacobs' Fashion Week party which happened two days later:Witnesses told us that when a friend of Lohan's tried to approach door staff at the Jacobs party to let her inside, she was rebuffed several times. "It's not going to happen," event organizers repeated.So, basically Lindsay went to a rich man's apartment, did a bunch of shady shit conveniently in front of a window (Anyone else surprised she didn't wave at the paparazzi? Because I'm surprised she didn't wave at the paparazzi.) and then got him to walk her into a party she wasn't invited to,only to watch him let security bounce her out moments later when paying customers with real people money complained. There's a metaphor for her life in all this that I'm not clever enough to make, so l'm just going to say all those years pretending to be a lesbian made her forgot how to operate a penis with her mouth. No wonder Dina and Michael were so against it. They probably swore a blood oath. "Death before jobs!"
So Lohan called on her pal, Dream owner Vikram Chatwal, who walked her into the event. She took a seat in a booth near Dakota Fanning, who stars in Jacobs' ad campaign for his Oh, Lola! fragrance.
But moments later, spies said security approached Lohan and told her she wasn't welcome. The starlet was then bounced from the venue while Juergen Teller, Michael Pitt, Mischa Barton and Fanning partied on.


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The top Apple news from this last week spanned a variety of topics, ranging from a debate over retina displays in the iPad to the Verizon iPhone's data plans. We also discussed a rumor about Near Field Communications coming to the iPhone, News Corp.'s impending launch of The Daily, and some news out of the Macworld Expo. Read on for the roundup:
Next-gen iPhone, iPad expected to get Near Field Communications: Apple may be on the verge of implementing Near Field Communications technologies into the iPhone and iPad, according to one analyst. The company is even rumored to be subsidizing NFC readers for small businesses ahead of the next-gen iPhone launch.
Why a "retina" display might not come to iPad until next year: A higher resolution display is in the works for a future iPad, but won't likely appear on this year's expected hardware refresh in April due to manufacturing constraints.
XBMC now running on jailbroken Apple TV or iDevice: If you want a home theater PC in your pocket, XBMC now runs on jailbroken iOS devices. It also runs on jailbroken iOS-based Apple TVs as well, but its reliance on private hardware decode APIs will limit its reach beyond the jailbreak scene.
Verizon iPhone hotspot feature: $20 extra per month for 2GB data: Verizon has confirmed its pricing model for the iPhone's hotspot sharing feature. Users won't be able to share their unlimited data plans—instead, they'll have to pay $20 extra for a 2GB hotspot sharing data cap.
Verizon iPhones to come with $30 unlimited data option—for now: Verizon COO Lowell McAdam says that customers who want to use the CDMA iPhone on Verizon will be able to get an unlimited data plan after all, confirming previous rumors.
Hands-on: Photoshop Express for iOS tweaks UI, doesn't add much: Adobe has given the iOS version of Photoshop Express some sorely need update love, but editing—the app's primary function—still needs some major improvements.
News Corp. and Apple finally ready to intro The Daily next week: The long-rumored iPad newsstand, called "The Daily," is ready to make its public debut. Apple's Eddie Cue and News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch will announce the details at an event in New York City on Wednesday, February 2.
OWC launches Mac mini-based HTPC configuration at Macworld: Other World Computing now offers a complete HTPC set-up service for your Mac mini, including configuration, software installs, and an optional external Blu-ray option.
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Longtime Missouri Supreme Court Clerk Dies At 71
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - An attorney who served nearly 40 years as the clerk of the Missouri Supreme Court has died.
The court says Thomas F. Simon died Sunday at Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was 71. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Simon became clerk in 1972 and retired in May 2011. Chief Justice Richard Teitelman said Missouri officials believe he was the longest-serving high-court clerk in the nation.
Simon was born in the St. Louis area and earned his law degree in 1965 from Saint Louis University.
As clerk, he worked to modernize Missouri's courts at all levels. He also worked with legislators to stabilize the judiciary's budget and fund technology improvements.
The funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Catholic Church in Jefferson City.


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Dkconq8 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 70 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
Slogan - Business meets Nature
My name is Christian Bruun and I own a large forest estate in the middle of Jutland, Denmark. What differentiates the estate from other properties is the beuaty of the forest and the beautifull scenery overlooking lakes and valleys.
I am starting a new company that focuses on hosting corp events in nature. E.g. teambuilding events, corp picnic's, customer / supplier meetings, company parties, etc.
The idea is to use the beauty of the estate as a backdrop or stage for these events - why should a corp hold is annual meeting in a conference hall, when they can hold the event on a plateau overlooking a beautifull lake?
For this purpose I need a logo for my web site and business card.
Danish companies with more 50 white collar workes located in central or east Jutland.
CEO, marketing director or more frequently someone senior in the personelle department - typically female around 35 - 40. Someone with a bit of funk willing to try some thing new.
I want people to see the logo and think:
"lets hold a corp event in nature".
I would be fun
I would be new / different
It is much cheaper than the alternative - hotels, conference center, etc,
It's natural / organic and in sync with time
The logo must be very clean, simple,
I am open to all options however I have found a logo that I like on top of job-ad in magazine and I would like some variation hereof. see attached.
First the logo I really like - I like proportions between text and graphics.
I like the excitement og movement / dynamic / unified direction towards the tree.
It looks fun.
I like the briefcase in the crowd.
I am also sending picture of old oak tree we have in forest. It is a must but it would be fun if you could use it somehow.
The last event I hosted was for denmark's second largest company and for 150 of the top execs'. Their program details:
Teambuiling company takes participants through exercises with the goal to improve communi. and team based problem solving skills. Event takes place on beautifull lake shore surrounded be trees and natural beauty.
Evening dinner in large tent on top of hill with view of lakes and forest. Dinner consists of spit roasted pig that is prepared in front of company - a big hit. Camp in tents.
Company goes back to basics and enjoys night around campfire.
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Courts, Corrections, and Cuts: Is it time for Connected Justice?
I live in California where we are facing severe challenges in our economy and funding public services ranging from teachers in the classroom to courts and correctional institutions. In San Francisco, cuts to 25 courtrooms and 40% of staff are underway to address the $13.75 million budget gap. Longer lines for citizen services and delays up to 5 years for cases coming to trial are expected.
Of course, the economy is not only challenging governments at the state and local level but nationally and internationally as well.
Isn't it time we use technology to help cut costs and deliver services that are more efficient?
A great example is the City of San Antonio Texas sharing video across public safety and justice systems.
See below for more information about Connected Justice.
With Connected Justice, the network provides the platform to automate the justice workflow, removing barriers between systems facilitating the transfer of information, with rich video communication through different processes from law enforcement on the street, in the courtroom, and correctional institutions.
Some interesting use cases include:
- Video E-warrants to reduce paperwork and speed up the process of getting warrants approved
- Video arraignments and remote testimony to reduce costs and safety risks involved with transportation of prisoners between jail and courthouse
- Remote visitation in correctional institutions to connect inmates with family, tutoring, and services and reduce recidivism
Please let me know your ideas for additional use cases and benefits.
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There are things about life on the planet Earth that you're better off not spending too much time thinking about. This ranks right up there.
This is an important message. Lots of people die, you know, so you'd best be careful or you're next. I'd say forward this to your friends and relatives but let's face it: if they didn't know already, they are probably doomed. Chances are you'll call and the paramedics will answer. "Didn't you warn them? A lot of people die."
This is why I don't wear shoes.
Just so you know, Kirk was out sick today. I'm not saying this happened to him, but I wouldn't rule it out. Feel free to talk about your own mortality or whatever, here or over in the Talk Amongst Yourselves forum. Sleep well.
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The sister of the Iraq War veteran charged with killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend told a 911 operator that her brother was "psychotic."
Midlothian police released the 911 call Tuesday. In it, Eddie Ray Routh's sister says her brother came to her house and told her that he killed two people at a shooting range.
The woman, Laura Blevins, told the 911 operator that she wasn't sure if her brother was being honest with her, but that she was scared he may return to the house.
"My brother just came by here ... he told me that he's committed a murder. I'm terrified for my life because I don't know if he's going to come back here," Blevins said in the call.
Routh is charged with gunning down former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a gun range Saturday.
Routh's brother-in-law told the 911 operator that Routh was recently diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and was released from a mental hospital about a week ago.
His actual mental health condition remains unclear and while Routh has been charged with the killing, he has not yet entered a plea.
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Watch: 'Pose' Star Slams Coach for Misgendering Her, Capitalizing on Pride
A star of the FX ballroom drama "Pose" is calling out Coach, claiming the fashion brand misgendered her after trying to capitalize on LGBTQ Pride Month.
Taking to Instagram Tuesday, actress Dominique Jackson, who plays Elektra Abundance on "Pose," explained that Coach reached out to her so she could share her story but things didn't go as planned.
"...[A] lot of companies join in on the Pride celebration to show they're all-inclusive when they're really not," Jackson says in the video clip. "They don't research us. They don't understand us. They don't attempt to comprehend us."
Jackson then singles out Coach, saying the company invited her to speak with them about her life story but "offered nothing."
"Not a car ride. Nothing. Not a pocketbook. Nothing," she said, adding that she was later contacted to attend Coach's "Pride Ball."
"[They] misgendered me!" Jackson says. "You didn't do your research. You're not following the true stories of the LGBTQ community, 'cause you would know that a woman like myself should never be misgendered. It's so insulting."
She said because of the experience, she's not sure she'll be buying any Coach products in the future.
"I don't think I ever want to use your products or buy your products ever again," the actress says. "I'm going to Louis!"
Jackson also complained about Coach on Twitter.
After posting her Instagram clip to Twitter, Coach reached out to Jackson with an apology and again invited her and "several of [her] peers" to their Pride Ball.
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Canine Freestyle Moves Database
Right-to Back position is dog centred behind handler, facing to handler's left. Dog's front and back paws should be on either side of the handler's feet providing the dog is long enough.
Basic X Pen layout for teaching Right-to Back position. The dog walks straight into position. This simple layout is ideal for helping the dog get used to moving into the X Pen.
Right-to Back
Suggested cue … Be (part of BeHind)
Start with the left end panel fully open to get the dog used to approaching in a straight line. Leave enough room between yourself and the left hand panel so the dog can stand centred behind you. When the dog gets used to this you can turn in the end left panel so that he has to move a bit forward and has just enough room to stand in correct position.
Four views are shown.
Back View
Left Side View
Front View
Right Side View
Click on the picture to view video clip.
With each view the camera remained stationary but the perspective of the X Pen altered to show the handler and pen
back view ,
left side view,
front view and
right hand view.
The important thing to note here, is, from the dog's point of view,
- the location of the X Pen opening is on a different side of the X Pen
- the "picture", i.e. the look, of the X Pen is different and
- once the handler is in the X pen, it is different again, because the handler is facing a different direction.
The wall is also a part of this "environment". Here, the wall is the only thing that is "constant". The dog is aware of the "whole" picture and knows when the picture changes; hence "change of context" for the dog.
How To Teach
The dog needs to be comfortable entering and being inside the X Pen before you can use it for training.
Initially set up your X Pen configuration so the dog can walk directly into position (refer to above diagram).
Once the dog is in position click, then treat in position.
Toss a treat to your right, that is just beyond the opening of the pen to make it easy for the dog to return to position.
You may need to assist the dog by luring/targeting him into position to show him what to do. Fade the lure/target as soon as possible. Eventually you want the dog to be able to find position on his own without any movement on your part. The aim is for the dog to target your back or target the back of your legs with the right side of his body and learn this through habituation.
If the dog stands with his rear end angled away from you or he wants to stand in left hand heel position, there is too much gap between yourself and the panel behind you. Narrow the gap. The dog needs to be straight and in correct position.
You can also click then treat for the dog just maintaining position.
As the dog becomes confident, when resetting the dog, toss the treats in the direction around the points of a clock. This enables the dog to learn to return to you and assume position from various directions. Entering the X pen teaches him to always approach the position the same way, regardless of which direction he came from.
When the dog is straight and in correct position 80% of the time you can add the cue.
When the dog has eaten his treat and starts to turn around to resume position, say the cue clearly and distinctly. Once the dog is in correct position click, then treat.
When the dog is coming into position reliably on cue, using the same configuration turn the X Pen 90 degrees left. With this change of context you may need to lower criteria and assist the dog again by luring or targeting him into position. When the dog understands this orientation, move the X Pen 90 degrees left again and repeat the training. Train in all four orientations.
If the dog is learning quickly you can test to see if the dog understands the position in a very wide X Pen configuration. Gradually fade the X Pen.
If the X Pen cannot be faded try a more difficult configuration, like the one in the video clips. This shape makes the dog work harder to reach correct position. The turn in this configuration drives the dog to get into the correct position.
Once the dog understands position without the aid of the X Pen, you should be able to call the dog from any direction using your cue word and he should come and stand in position.
NOTE 1: If you have cued the dog and he comes but does not stand straight in position, NEVER bring out a food lure to get him into position. Ignore it and go back to training.
NOTE 2: Because this position is behind you, unless you have a mirror or an assistant to click for you it is difficult to mark correct position. If you are working alone, take video of your training sessions from the four aspects shown here. The movement of the dog will indicate how to tweak the X Pen layout to give you better results.
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What do I need to do before surgery?
You will be expected to see an endocrinologist, anesthesiologist and surgeon before your surgery. You will visit the Medical Center at Augusta University Adrenal Center where you will see an endocrinologist and surgeon during the same visit. Depending on why you are having adrenal surgery, you may need to take medications to control your blood pressure and heart rate for several weeks before your surgery date.
What happens on the day of surgery?
You will receive instruction on what time to arrive to the hospital on the day of your operation. Please arrive on time. You will check-in on the 8th floor of the hospital. Your will receive a heparin injection on arrival. Approximately 30 minutes before your scheduled operation time you will be brought to the operating room holding area, where you will meet your anesthesiologist and surgeon again. All documents will be checked. You will have every opportunity to ask your surgeon and anesthesiologist additional questions you may have before you are taken back to the operating room.
What type of anesthesia will you get?
You will receive general anesthesia (completely asleep) before any procedure is performed.
What happens during surgery?
You will arrive to the operating room awake. A compression device will be placed on your legs to prevent clot formation. You will then be completely asleep. You will have a breathing tube in your airway. Additional IVs and catheters may be placed once you are asleep. These may include an arterial catheter to better monitor your blood pressure, a central venous catheter to determine if you are receiving enough fluid during your operation, and a foley catheter to monitor your urine output. You may require additional medicines during your operation to control your blood pressure and heart rate.
What are some possible complications?
What to expect after surgery?
You will be awake after your operation and brought to the recovery area. You should expect to be a little confused from the anesthesia. You may have some abdominal discomfort. You will receive pain medicine in the recovery area, as well as medicine for nausea if needed. While in the recovery area, your surgeon will discuss your care in the operating room with your family. After a few hours in the recovery area, you will be brought to the surgical floor for the remainder of your hospital stay. You will initially receive pain medicine via your IV before transitioning to pain pills. You may be nauseated a few hours after surgery.
How long will you be in the hospital?
You should expect to spend 2-3 days in the hospital for laparoscopic adrenalectomy or 4-5 days for open adrenalectomy
When can I return to work and other normal activities?
You will return to the Adrenal Clinic 3-weeks and 8-weeks following hospital discharge to see your endocrinologist and surgeon. You can plan to return to work and normal activities after your first postoperative visit. Some patients may return to work and other activities earlier after discussing it with their surgeon and other healthcare providers.
After discharge, what concerns should you call your physician with?
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Dow Jones Futures – U.S. equity markets will open today after the longest weather-related shutdown in more than a century, resuming after the New York Stock Exchange was spared by Hurricane Sandy as it swept through New York Oct. 29.
The decision was announced in statements by NYSE Euronext, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) and Bats Global Markets Inc. The NYSE's headquarters are running on backup power and will keep using it if necessary all week, Larry Leibowitz, the chief operating officer, said in a phone interview. Fixed-income trading, halted at noon Oct. 29, will also reopen, under a recommendation by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Trading was canceled for four straight days in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and the New York exchange shut for seven days in 1933 during President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's bank holiday.
U.S. exchanges are in the second day of a suspension called to safeguard workers as Sandy barreled north, halting public transit and forcing evacuations in New York City. NYSE Euronext's building on Wall Street is near areas of Manhattan that were deluged when the storm propelled a 13-foot sea surge. Arthur Levitt, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said the NYSE needed a better backup plan.
"We've got people there at the floor, which was not compromised by the flooding," Duncan Niederauer, chief executive officer of NYSE Euronext, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television with Matt Miller. "We're spending the day testing connectivity with clients, many of whom are operating from their own contingency sites. So first and foremost, we're going to deal with them."
Leaves, Branches
The SEC has been in consultation with the markets throughout the storm and supports the decision to reopen, John Nester, a spokesman, said in an e-mail. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., located at the southern tip of Manhattan, was open yesterday and expects to be fully operational today, according to a statement.
Streets outside the exchange at 11 Wall Street were strewn with leaves and branches before noon New York time, with sandbags still stacked two high around the building. Mailboxes and trashcans were overturned at Broad Street and Beaver Street.
Florescent lights were visible on upper floors of the NYSE building. Water had receded from the financial district. Tourists wearing sneakers took pictures amid groups of police and residents walked their dogs around the neoclassic structure, opened in 1903.
"We fully plan to be up and running," Leibowitz said. "There's no damage to the physical plant. We're running off our generators."
Market Makers
Brokers and trading firms may experience "spotty connectivity problems" when they access markets today, Leibowitz said. He predicted some firms may have trouble finding fuel if they are running from backup systems or using generators.
NYSE plans to operate the floor with at least 100 people including designated market makers and other personnel, Leibowitz said. All NYSE-listed companies will be represented by their market makers, though the firms may not be "fully staffed," he said.
The company's main data center for its U.S. markets in Mahwah, New Jersey, "cut over to backup power as a precaution," Oct. 29, Leibowitz said. He expects all NYSE Euronext exchanges run out of the Mahwah facility to operate normally today. "It's better to cut over to backup power when you can control it," he said.
Consecutive Shutdowns
The NYSE began testing for a backup plan that would be necessary had storm damage prevented it from reopening the floor. In that case, NYSE Arca, its electronic market, would be deemed the primary market for NYSE-listed stocks and the Big Board wouldn't have operated. Firms started to test their systems at 9:30 a.m.
American equity markets were closed Oct. 29 and yesterday, the first consecutive shutdowns because of weather in more than a century. The last comparable closure of the NYSE was on March 12 and 13, 1888, when a blizzard dumped 21 inches of snow on New York, according to the company's website. The exchange was closed for about 1 1/2 days after a snowstorm in February 1978.
The NYSE's reputation will suffer because of the shutdown, said former SEC Chairman Levitt.
Contingency Plan
"People look to the New York Stock Exchange (NYX) as being the symbol of American capitalism, and to see the exchange go down for two days without an adequate backup plan is very, very unfortunate," Levitt said on a Bloomberg Radio interview. "To see the New York Stock Exchange crippled is a body blow that will really shake the image of that institution for a long time to come."
His view is "disappointing," the NYSE's Niederauer said.
"Obviously Arthur has been involved in the industry for a long time but is maybe a little out of date with the facts," he said. "We had a contingency plan. It was approved by the SEC in '09. It was communicated to everyone in '10 and tested earlier this year, and the industry simply preferred that we not implement that plan on Monday and Tuesday."
New York officials began assessing damage after Sandy killed 10 people, sparked a fire that razed 80 homes in Queens, flooded tunnels of the biggest U.S. transit system and left 750,000 customers without power. Sandy is among the worst storms in New York history, rivaling the blizzards of 1888 and 1947.
Stock markets hadn't been closed for four days in a row since the start of 2007 when, following a weekend and the New Year's Day holiday on a Monday, they shut on Jan. 2 to observe a day of mourning for President Gerald Ford's death.
Terror Attacks
Trading was canceled for four days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the longest shutdown since President Roosevelt declared a bank holiday in March 1933. In 2001, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index plunged 4.9 percent when markets reopened Sept. 17. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 15 percent the first trading day after the 1933 stoppage
Trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and CBOE Futures Exchange was shut yesterday, said CBOE Holdings Inc. in an e-mailed statement. The exchange operator said trading will resume today.
"I'm a little surprised that the exchanges couldn't secure the technology needed," Dominic Salvino, a specialist on the CBOE floor for Group One Trading LP, the primary market maker for VIX options, said in a phone interview. "It seems unreasonable that the nation's financial markets have to shut down just because everyone has located themselves within five miles of each other in New Jersey."
Plans Scuppered
Exchanges had planned as recently as Oct. 26 to open for normal business this week before forecasts for the storm got worse. At about 4 p.m. on Oct. 28, the NYSE announced it would shut the trading floor at its headquarters and use its Arca exchange, an electronic platform, for all transactions. After a series of discussions between exchange officials, market makers, the SEC and other participants, the industry said at about 11 p.m. that night that all markets would be shut on Oct. 29.
"Do you really want to open up the market and have these potential issues right before the election, right before month end?" Matt McCormick, who helps oversee $7.3 billion at Cincinnati-based Bahl & Gaynor Inc., said in a telephone interview. "I'd rather be slow and correct than fast and wrong and really wrong. It's better to be conservative."
The NYSE's plan to switch floor trading to Arca spurred investor concern about potential malfunctions in a market still shaken by recent trading mishaps, including a software error at Knight Capital Group Inc. that almost sent the Jersey City-based market maker into bankruptcy in August.
Nasdaq experienced delays in opening Facebook Inc. in its initial public offering in May, causing losses for some traders who bought more shares than intended. Bats Global Markets Inc. canceled its IPO in March when it couldn't get its shares to trade on its own exchange.
- Nina Mehta in New York and Katia Porzecanski in New York at Bloomberg.


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Toss out the junk food and make snack time fun and healthy with these 7 kid-approved snack ideas, including our new recipe for fun Fruit Sushi.
IDEA 1: Make Apple Sandwiches and you may never need to eat a bite of bread again!
IDEA 2: Pretty as can be, these Rainbow Fruit Skewers are surprisingly easy to make. They take just minutes.
IDEA 3: Grape jiggle snacks are made with fruit juice instead of sugary premade jello mix, but kids won't care. These treats are just too cute not to eat.
IDEA 4: Let your kids have pizza! This quick and easy snackable version comes with it's own slice of zucchini.
IDEA 5: Turn the traditional Ants on A Log recipe into an adorable treat that makes kids feel like they're hitting the zoo. This simple snack is quick, yummy, and veggieful!
IDEA 6: All you need to make these fruity treats is a bunch of grapes. So easy. So cute.
IDEA 7: Fruit Sushi
Turn ready-prepped or leftover sticky rice into a simple, delicious snack. Costs less than traditional sushi, and more fun to eat.
• 1 (7.4 ounce) container pre-cooked Asian sticky rice
• 2 tablespoons sweet sushi vinegar
• 1 strawberry, cut into thin slices
• 1 kiwi, cut into thin slices
• 1 small slice mango, cut into thin slices
Heat sticky rice container in microwave on high for 60 seconds. Open container. With slightly moistened hands, roll the rice into 8 one-inch rice balls. Place on a plate, drizzle with sushi vinegar. Top with a slice of fruit. Serve with chopsticks and enjoy!
Brooke McLay writes from high in the mountains of Colorado, where she lives with her four fab children, and works as a freelance recipe developer, food writer, food photographer, and cooking show host for Babble, General Mills, Good Cook, and other sundry companies. Her blog Cheeky Kitchen, has garnered praise for its colorful photographs, wholesome cooking, and lyrical musings. Her first cookbook is scheduled for release in 2014.


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International Rugby
Fuimaono-Sapolu appeal rejected
ESPNscrum Staff
November 26, 2011
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu represented himself at his appeal against a suspended six-month ban © Getty Images
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has lost his appeal against a suspended six-month ban for comments he made online about referee Nigel Owens during the Rugby World Cup.
The Gloucester centre was found guilty of misconduct after accusing Owens of racism and also calling his impartiality into question after the Welshman's handling of Samoa's pool stages defeat by South Africa.
At the initial hearing in Auckland, Fuimaono-Sapolu was given a six-month suspension, suspended for two years, subject to three conditions. These were that he gives a full and unconditional apology to Owens and unconditional retraction of any criticism of him; carry out a minimum of 100 hours' rugby community work in Samoa in support of the International Rugby Board (IRB) high performance programme within the next 12 months; and that the player attends and passes a recognised referee course within three months.
However, Fuimaono-Sapolu, who is currently serving a three-week suspension imposed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) relating to separate Twitter comments, appealed the ban, representing himself at the appeal hearing in London on Sunday.
The Independent Appeal Committee has upheld the original verdict and will now consider whether to enforce the six-month suspension in light of the player's RFU ban for comments made online about Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell.
"Having completed the process, the Appeal Committee agreed that abusive comments regarding match officials on Twitter or other social media platforms was unacceptable and should carry a significant sanction in line with the Judicial Officer's Decision," read a statement released by the IRB on Saturday.
"The initial decision was upheld including the conditions that the suspended sentence will be activated should the player not comply with the sanction conditions.
"However, the Appeal Committee did extend the timescale for completing the refereeing course to six months and adjusted the requirement to complete 100 hours community work to take account of the EFS community Rugby project and other ongoing community commitments of the Player in Samoa. The Player's involvement in these projects was not available to the Judicial Officer at the original hearing.
"The IRB/Rugby World Cup Limited notes the misconduct decision of the RFU against the player on November 7 and will give it consideration following the Independent Appeal Committee's findings today."
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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - A Seminole County high school teacher has been suspended for taping a disruptive student's hands together and trying to tape her mouth shut, according to officials.
[SEE THESE? Fla. schools add 'panic buttons' | Jose Baez takes girl's bullying case]
Greg Sims, a science teacher at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, was suspended for five days without pay, according to a letter addressed October 8 from Superintendent Walt Griffin. His suspension runs through early November.
According to the letter, Sims "taped a student's hands together, attempted to tape her mouth closed as a means of addressing her disturbing class and taped her book bag to a pole in the classroom."
"I have determined that your conduct in this situation does not conform to the Seminole County Public Schools Student Conduct and Discipline Code," Griffin wrote. "This is unacceptable conduct on the part of a professional educator and represents misconduct in office."
The incident marks Sims' third suspension in his 25-year career, all three of which included embarrassing female students, Local 6 reported.
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Saturday was a perfect day for a cook-out and the community garden
group in Lincoln took advantage of it.
Hosted by Steve Allen at the Logan County Housing Authority, the
potluck meal was the kick-off of the season for community gardens in
Guests brought a dish to share and the garden group provided
hamburgers and hot dogs fresh off the grill with Allen serving as
the grill master.
Among the guests were those who have gardened in the past, and some
who were interested in taking a plot for the first time.
There are community garden plots scattered around town, so anyone
interested in taking a plot this year should be able to find one not
too far from home.
Plots are spoken for in 10 feet by 10 feet plots with a small fee
involved. To learn more about this contact Vinyard at Lincoln City
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For those who needed a little shade, the
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Photographer's Note
This is my second photo taken in a temple of the Inle Lake during the "Festival of the Five Buddhas", when the golden statues of Buddha are taken by boat from village to village - that's a big feast that takes place in the lake every year. During this period, the temples of the lake are crowded because all the locals come to spend some time there eating and praying. I didn't have much chance to see the famous fishermen of the lake, but I had the opportunity to witness this moment, by visiting several temples like this one.
These kids were staying in background, just watching, while the adults were in front praying (like I've shown in the other post).
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paololg (31448) 2011-12-05 10:05
Ciao dear Ana,
a pleasant photo, spontaneous and natural, with a beautiful expression on the faces of these children, especially the child that is smiling. Thanks for sharing with us these pleasant memories of your wonderful trip to Burma. Perfect photo quality as always. Congratulations!
Ciao, have a nice evening and a beautiful Tuesday!
mesutilgim (114584) 2011-12-05 13:12
Hello Ana,
Wonderfull capture with good pov and perfect ligth management.
I only wonder, why 85 visitors have viewed it and only one of them (now two with me) has scored ?
TFS and best regards
kevinos (7517) 2011-12-05 21:19
Hi Ana. Three interesting and different expressions and so nicely set with the pot in the foreground. I am in India now and will be here for a few more weeks. Regards kevin
DjoleEric (0) 2011-12-05 22:26
Hi Ana.
Beautiful photos.
There's nothing quite like a child.
In one poem decijioj it says,, Flowers is a garden ornament, garden ornament the world
a child full of imagination children are beautiful decoration of the world''really nice song goes along with your photo.
corjan3 (2109) 2011-12-06 1:00
Hello Ana,
Excellent quality and an interesting note. The two older children appear to be rather unaware of, or at least unconcerned with, the camera. The little one in the middle obviously has noticed something rather less serious or more pleasant than what the other two are watching. Maybe the photographer. A pleasanrt image to view.
baclama (19126) 2011-12-06 2:05
3 faces with different expressions ....I like the 2 children's hands that touch as to give confidence, or affection..
very fine shot
Bluejeans (64251) 2011-12-06 6:50
Ola Ana ,
Linda esta cena neste tempo com estas crianηas para tomar um chα? , gostei do sorriso do rapaz para ti, bons detalhes e cores, parabιns!!
Um abraηo Gonηalo
rodgerg (55767) 2011-12-06 10:55
Olΰ Ana,
Excellent triple portrait with the differents attitudes and especially expression of the three young boys very well collected. POV well selected with a very interesting FG.
Best regards,
UlfE (14641) 2011-12-06 11:26
Hi Anabela,
A really fine photo of these three boys. All with different expression on their faces. I really like your perspective. The diagonal lines add dynamics to the scene. Perfect clarity and very good and natural colours. An excellent photo job. TFS and have a nice evening!
josepmarin (59383) 2011-12-06 11:29
Olα, amiga Ana,
captaste esta escena con toda su naturalidad, es muy espontαnea, y eso se nota en las diferentes expresiones en los rostros de los tres niρos, cada uno mirando hacia un lado.
El que estα en el centro parece muy feliz de salir en tu foto, y por lo que veo al fondo de la imagen, parece que las mujeres no pueden estar con los hombres mientras ellos rezan.
Es un trabajo muy bonito y muy interesante, que nos muestra las tradiciones del paνs.
Pili e Josep
vasilpro (41761) 2011-12-06 13:03
Hello Ana,
Wonderful composition from the interior of a Temple, lovely children, beautiful scene, excellent POV, interesting view, very nice framework, TfS!
Have a nice evening, Vasilis.
stevesaba (8167) 2011-12-06 21:42
Hi Ana!
This is a lovely one. Some wonderful expressions with the cute children, and captured so clearly and in perfect light. Your notes are really interesting and I saw you other photo of the adults. Nice work as always, warm regards,
Waylim (25436) 2011-12-06 23:33
Hi Ana,
Looks like you got the little boy in the middle attention and he looks very happy to see you and smile perfectly for the camera. So cute and adoralbe. Beautiful place that I love to go back one day to Inle Lake.
Longroute (19600) 2011-12-07 1:53
Three in a row! (as the English say...)
Splendid portrait of these lovely children. so expressive and so natural!
You framed well the scene and captured it with an excellent clarity.
nikkitta (17070) 2011-12-08 11:46
Hola Ana
Children are great to capture and these three are very well shown all the with different expressions, worried, smiling,, watching
Also I noticed the smiling women at the BG
Great note, will watch the previous one next time
jhm (189769) 2011-12-09 4:03
Hello Ana,
I chose these picture a not the last out of your gallery.
This is a wonderful portrait of these three kids, in middle see we most rascal of the three.
Excellent composition, lovely colors good presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice weekend,
bayno (18348) 2011-12-10 7:39
Dear Ana, beautiful triple portrait is always a pleasure to see photos of children ...they communicate to us the joy of living, one of them has noticed you and give you present a beautiful smile, the scene is very nice and perfectly clear, have a good WE, Valter
Vasa (515) 2011-12-11 17:19
Dear Ana,
in exotic countries you pay attention to the people. In Portugal you offer the situations in the cities and landscapes. In my case I make the photos with the peoples and I make the toils on canvas only landscapes and urban motifs. Amazing, isn't it?
Anyway I like your crop of the subject and the precise definition. It is nice witness, friend!
ikeharel (97880) 2011-12-13 7:44
Ola Ana,
Kids face's say it all...happy looks on! always a nice subject to photo.
Fine image show details on floor and in perfect contrast to BG in dark.
Boa tarde
Urs (14082) 2011-12-26 4:12
Hi Ana
Lovely shot of these boys, it is such a nice scene. What do they possibly think? Good light management, pleasing pastel colour hues and high sharpness. Well done.
Seasonal greetings - have a great time in 2012
jmdias (90444) 2012-01-15 1:23
vc conseguiu um belo retrato, curioso como os 3 moleques possuem expressυes bem diferentes. a luz estava muito boa, excelentres detalhes. bem feito.
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Israel's military strikes in Gaza are bound to draw condemnation from all the usual suspects, and intensify pressure for a ceasefire.
After killing a Hamas military chief in an airstrike last Wednesday, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) stepped up its attacks in Gaza and mobilized its forces along the border ahead of a possible ground incursion.
As the bloodshed grows alongside the number of civilian casualties, international pressure on the IDF to withdraw is likely to be based on the international legal concept of a proportionate military response.
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter grants nation states the inherent right to individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a state. The laws of war also mandate that military actions be proportionate to the threats at hand.
Traditional customary rules on self-defence derive from a diplomatic incident which has become known as the Caroline doctrine of 1842.
The Caroline case established that there had to exist "a necessity of self-defence, and that any action taken must be proportional", since the act justified by the necessity of self-defence must be limited by that necessity, and kept within it.
On the surface, Israel's current response to Hamas rocket attacks would seem clearly disproportionate to the danger.
However, airstrikes combined with a possible ground incursion is still a relatively restrained response when measured against the full capabilities of the IDF.
Israel is after all one of the most advanced fighting forces in the world. A disproportionate response, and within IDF capabilities, would be to flatten Gaza completely.
Critics of Israeli military actions against Hamas have never clearly articulated what they would consider to be a proportionate response to nearly a decade of indiscriminate rocket attacks on civilians.
And Hamas is hardly blameless in this conflict. Israel and Hamas have long believed in, and prepared for, the fight that was considered to be inevitable by both sides.
The dilemma for Israel is not the proportionality of its response. The difficult task ahead will be turning battlefield victories into a political triumph. War is after all, an instrument of politics.
Killing Hamas leaders and downgrading their rocket attack capabilities will certainly yield short-term security gains for Israel.
But a clear victor is unlikely to emerge from the fog of this war. What is evident is that a public relations disaster will come at great political and strategic cost to Israel. Antagonizing the moderate Arab states, and empowering grass-roots support for Hamas, may ultimately turn battlefield success into strategic failure for Israel.
And the clock is ticking against Israel.
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The danger for Israel is that it needs to turn this war into a meaningful peace in order to declare victory. All Hamas needs to do is survive to fight another day.
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It tends to hurt when someone falls off a cliff.
It tends to hurt when someone falls off a cliff.
It will hurt the whole nation if Congress leads it off a figurative cliff, according to Paul A. Beck, professor emeritus of political science at Ohio State University.
Beck on Monday, Dec. 3 will be giving a talk on the much-in-the-news subject of the "fiscal cliff" facing the country.
His appearance at the Whetstone Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 3909 N. High St., is being sponsored by the Council for Public Deliberation, League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Columbus and the library.
The program is to run from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
The so-called fiscal cliff is actually a combination of things, Beck said recently from Colorado where he was visiting his children. It's a sort of "perfect storm," he added, of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts.
This particular can no longer be can kicked down the road by Republican and Democrat members of Congress who have been unable to find any common ground regarding the tax cuts that were enacted in 2000 during President George W. Bush's administration or the drastic cuts in spending that were contained in a bipartisan agreement aimed at resolving the country's debt crisis, the professor said.
The tax cuts, not only those for the wealthy opposed by President Barack Obama and the Democrats but also the ones for middle-class families which they favor, expire at the end of 2012 if Congress takes no action, Beck pointed out.
And, without a compromise between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, drastic reductions in spending for domestic programs and defense would take place.
"The cuts were, by agreement of the two parties, to be half from domestic spending, about half from defense spending," Beck said.
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In other words, almost assuredly this will still be a hot topic by the time he's scheduled to speak Dec. 3.
"I think it will be right up to the wire," Beck said.
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Mars Curiosity Drills Into Red Planet
(PASADENA, Calif.) -- Mars Curiosity has another scientific first under its belt.
The Mini Cooper-sized rover successfully collected a tiny sample of powder – enough to fill a tablespoon – as it drilled into a Mars rock earlier this month, scientists said Wednesday.
"This is the first time any rover has drilled into a rock to collect a sample anywhere but on Earth," said Louise Jandura, an engineer on the Curiosity team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The Mars Curiosity mission is designed to look for signs that life once existed – or might still exist – on Mars.
When the rock sample is analyzed by Curiosity's onboard laboratory in coming days, the results will be beamed back to eager scientists on Earth.
The team is already excited because of signs in Martian geology suggesting the rocks formed in liquid water, a fundamental requirement for life as we know it.
"The rocks in this area have a really rich geological history, and they have the potential to give us information about multiple interactions between water and rock," said Joel Hurowitz, a Curiosity sampling scientist at NASA JPL.
Photos of the drill site show the traditional rust-colored Martian soil has been brushed away, revealing a moon-gray-colored rock underneath.
"It's better to have a gray color than a red color," said John Grotzinger, Curiosity's chief scientist.
Oxidation that turns the soil rust-red destroys organic compounds, Grotzinger explained. Any signs of past life would be more likely protected in the deeper grayish-rock, but Grotzinger said it's still like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"It's still an accident of fate to preserve organics," Grotzinger said on a conference call with reporters.
Curiosity touched down on the red planet in August.
The 2.5-inch hole was drilled Feb. 8 into a rock dubbed "John Klein," after a deputy project manager who died in 2011.
The $2.5 billion rover will eventually begin driving toward the base of a three-mile-high mountain known as Mt. Sharp.
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