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Business Investment Fraud on the Rise
In this poor economy, our nation is seeing a sharp spike in the number of reported business fraud cases being reported by investors, as reported in a USA Today article written on August 5, 2010 by John Waggoner - "Investment Scams Thriving; Folks with Big Stock, 401(K) Losses Have Taken Some Hits." According to the USA Today article, investors who are seeking to recoup major losses from their retirement plans are falling prey to con-artists posing as entrepreneurs seeking venture capital or investment moguls seeking partners.
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) published the Top Investor Traps of 2010 on August 3, 2010. NASAA President and Texas Securities Commissioner Denise Voigt Crawford cautioned investors by stating, "Knowledge, attention to detail, and a healthy sense of skepticism are a triple threat to fight investment fraud."
NASAA identified the top 10 most common investment products and practices as follows:
• Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). While ETFs resemble mutual funds in many respects, some, such as leveraged and inverse ETFs, may contain hidden traps and complexities, and may consist of highly leveraged bundles of exotic financial instruments, including options and other derivatives. Given their potential for volatility, leveraged ETFs may not be suitable for most retail investors. These types of ETFs are primarily designed for short-term trading (such as day-trading), and not for buy-and-hold strategies. Also be aware that some ETFs are thinly traded and may not always be liquid.
• Foreign Exchange Trading Schemes. Currency trading and foreign exchange (forex) trading schemes can be particularly harmful to unsuspecting investors. Trading in foreign currencies requires resources far beyond the capacity of most individual investors. Promoters profit by charging high commissions or selling investment strategies assuming that trades are actually made. In some instances, salesmen and promoters who claim to have complex algorithms or propriety software programs which allow them to beat the market are actually just running Ponzi schemes. Too often, state regulators have encountered situations where there are no trades; the money is simply stolen.
• Gold and Precious Metals. High gold prices have trapped some investors in gold bullion scams in which a seller offers to retain "purchased" gold in a "secure vault" and promises to sell the gold for the investor when it gains in value. In many instances the gold does not exist. Investors have also been harmed by promoters pitching investment pools in precious metal commodities and gold mines.
• Green Schemes. Investment opportunities tied to the development of new energy-efficient "green" technologies are increasingly popular with investors and scammers alike. Scammers also exploit headlines to cash in on unsuspecting investors, whether from investments related to the clean-up of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill or the rising national interest in environmental innovations tied to "clean" energy, such as wind energy, wave energy, carbon credits and other alternative energy financing.
• Oil & Gas Schemes. Regardless of the price at the pump, fraudulent energy promoters continue to capitalize both on interest in the commodity and on oil and gas as investment alternatives to the stock market. Oil and gas investments tend to be highly risky and unsuitable for traditional, smaller investors who cannot afford the risk. Securities investments offering profit participation in oil and gas ventures can be legitimate, but even when the underlying project is genuine, any revenues realized can be absorbed by high sales commissions paid to the promoter and dubious "expenses" skimmed off by the managing partner. Some promoters, many of whom have had past run-ins with regulators, have attempted to structure their "joint ventures" or "general partnerships" to avoid securities regulation and deprive investors of important protections.
• Affinity Fraud. Scam artists have found it lucrative to abuse membership or association with an identifiable group to convince a potential investor to trust the legitimacy of the investment. Typical affinity groups include religious, ethnic, professional, educational, language, age and any other group with shared characteristics that allow investors to trust members of the group. Rather than trusting a person or company due to a common affiliation, investors should seek further information about the investment from an unbiased, independent source, and review both the promises and risks.
• Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest. When obtaining investment advice about securities, investors need to know that not all advice is given with their best interest at heart. Some salespeople can receive lucrative commissions when they sell a product that is risky or inappropriate for an investor, but don't have to disclose that financial incentive. Investors should demand that anyone giving advice or recommendations disclose how they are compensated.
• Private or Special Deals. Some investors encounter investment opportunities or deals couched as "private" or only for "special" clients. While securities laws do offer businesses the opportunity to raise capital by selling securities to a relatively small number of investors in a non-public offering, these securities are not subject to the same review as others. Many state securities regulators have seen continued or increased abuse of fraudulent private offerings made under federal exemptions or not regulated at all. Although properly used by many legitimate issuers, private offerings have become an attractive option for con artists looking to steal money from investors by promoting the special or private nature of these schemes and by making false and misleading representations.
• "Off the Books" Deals. "Off the books" sales are an increasingly common threat to investors. Be cautious if your broker offers an investment on the side instead of one sold through his or her employer. These "off books" investments may not only be illegal, but they can also be especially risky without the oversight and supervision of the broker's employer.
• Unsolicited Online Pitches. Promoters of fraudulent investment schemes are moving beyond e-mail and turning to social media and online communities, such as Facebook, Twitter, Craigslist and YouTube to solicit unsuspecting investors. Some may use these sites to spread misinformation to artificially inflate the value of stock before selling in a "pump and dump" scheme. Others may promise high-yield, tax-free returns from investments in offshore markets. Once the money is sent to another country and is in someone else's control, investors may not be able to get it back. In many cases, these offers turn out to be Ponzi schemes. Investors should approach any unsolicited investment opportunity with suspicion.
Crawford cautioned investors to familiarize themselves with the warning signs of investment fraud and independently verify any investment opportunity as well as the background of the person and company offering the investment. "Investors should do business with licensed brokers and advisers and should report any suspicion of investment fraud to their state or provincial securities regulator," she said. "One call can protect your financial security and might prevent others from becoming victims.""


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Ottawa is moving on a sole-sourced purchase of high-tech U.S. fighter jets to replace its CF-18s despite furious last-minute lobbying by rival manufacturers.
Industry and government sources said the cabinet is expected in coming days to approve the launch of negotiations on price and delivery schedules with Lockheed-Martin, the U.S.-based manufacturer of the Joint Strike Fighter F-35.
The government is moving early on buying 65 new aircraft in a bid to "lock up the price" long before the jets start entering into service in 2017, sources said.
The contract worth up to $9-billion would be awarded without competition, with the Harper government set to argue the only other aircraft that could eventually meet the needs of the Canadian Forces would be built in China or Russia, and that such a purchase "wouldn't fly" in Canada.
But that hasn't stopped the manufacturers of jets such as Boeing's Super Hornet from trying to whip up a storm in Parliament and the defence community.
Lobbyists have been contacting journalists and parliamentarians in an attempt to put out the story that Canada could get new aircraft at a cheaper price, and with more Canadian content, by opening up tenders.
"An open competition to select Canada's next-generation fighter would enable Canada's government and military to obtain access to detailed Super Hornet performance data, enabling a thorough and accurate evaluation of its advanced, proven capabilities," said Boeing spokeswoman Mary Brett in a statement.
Officially, Defence Minister Peter MacKay responded to the speculation in the House on Monday by promising that his government is set to "invest in the next generation of fighters."
"Stay tuned," Mr. MacKay said in response to NDP attacks against a sole-sourced contract.
Privately, government officials are saying Ottawa already made a decision in the 2008 "Canada First" defence policy to buy a next-generation fighter plane, and that Boeing lost the competition in the United States to build that aircraft in 2001.
"Boeing has been driving the town crazy," said a senior government official directly involved in the project. "This is a classic firestorm in Ottawa, with lobbyists stirring up the town trying to stall the acquisition of equipment for the Canadian Forces."
The Joint Strike Fighter is being developed by Lockheed-Martin, which won a competition to produce the next generation of stealth single-seat aircraft. Canada has invested $160-million so far in the development project, which will cost hundreds of billions of dollars. The U.S. Forces will buy about 2,400 of the F-35s.
The 65 new fighters that the Canadian government plans to buy will replace its current fleet of 80 CF-18s starting in 2017.
Competing aircraft manufacturers say that despite the federal investment, the Joint Strike Fighter might not be the way to go. The overarching theme among manufacturers is that they want to be able to participate in a competition, and that the government will get a better deal – and more regional industrial benefits spread out across Canada – if it opens up a tendering process.
"Competition guarantees the best value for Canada," Boeing stated in a presentation to Conservative ministers last fall.
Boeing is insisting in its material that it will continue to produce its Super Hornet into the next decade, and that the U.S. Forces will continue to have more than twice as many of these planes than the Lockheed F-35s.
But Mr. MacKay signaled in the House of Commons on May 27 that his mind is made up. He initially spoke of the Joint Strike Fighter as the designated replacement for the CF-18s, before stating that a decision has yet to be made.
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Whether or not this will go through, it is good news since the CF-18's are on their last legs.

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This is the only history that exists of the famed British secret intelligence agency, MI6, the service responsible for gathering intelligence overseas. Chapters focus on each of the reigning MI6 chiefs, beginning with Sir Mansfield Cumming, and describe clandestine operations that took place during each chief's tenure through 2004. Made famous by the wildly popular James Bond 007 movies, the London-based organization—known internally as The Firm and to other agencies as The Friends—has attracted a great deal of attention over the years as it collected secret foreign intelligence around the world. Until the publication of this book in 1983, however, the truth about the service's past had remained largely unwritten. Nigel West, the author, is the pseudonym of Rupert Allison, a Conservative ex-MP who has written numerous spy books under the West name. Until 2010, when an "official" history of MI6 through the early Cold War is scheduled to be published, this book remains the only source to turn to.


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The inspiration for the school art event was taken from Dale Chihuly's amazing glass sculptures. His Isola di San Giacomo in Palude Chandelier II presides over the Museum's Windhover Hall, and became the foundation for a collaborative project that we undertook at Shady Lane.
Inspiration + Materials + Travel + Collaboration = Instant Chihuly! Check out the photos below to see the process of this project.
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In Victoria, AEMO operates the Declared Transmission System (DTS) and plays a pivotal role in the management of, response to, and recovery from gas emergencies. The Gas Emergency Protocol consists of a high level set of documents that outline the actions AEMO may take in an emergency:
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Gas emergencies are classified into five levels based on industry agreed descriptions of an emergency:
- Level one – site-based emergency: these emergencies are managed at an operational level without requiring additional assistance. Level one emergencies do not pose a risk to the environment or personnel, and have minimal public impact.
- Level two – operational response, single industry participant: these emergencies may result in a minor loss of supply, and may have a minor impact on personnel or the environment.
- Level three – operational and management response, single industry participant: emergencies of this type could involve substantial risk of serious injury or death, and may have a serious impact on the environment, or result in a serious loss of supply.
- Level four – impacts multiple industry participants: level four emergencies occur when the impacts of an emergency are beyond a single distribution or transmission company.
- Level five – system-wide threat, public safety issue, or emergency power invoked by Energy Safe Victoria or the Governor in Council: in instances where AEMO, Energy Safe Victoria, or the Victorian Government believe a gas emergency is likely to occur for a substantial period of time, involve resources beyond the supply capacity of industry, or have a widespread impact on the community, then a level five emergency will be declared under the Gas Industry Act 2001.
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Energy Industry Response Committee
The Energy Industry Response Committee (EIRC) is chaired by the Executive Director Energy and Security, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR). It vets the operational strategy and possible use of emergency powers, as well as providing strategic advice to government on the impacts of and response to a gas Level 5 emergency.
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The purpose of the Gas Emergency Management Group (GEMG) is to co-ordinate and plan the gas industry's response to and recovery from an extended gas emergency, normally at Level 5. The GEMG will provide the principal consultation path between the Government and the gas industry during a gas emergency.
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The Gas Emergency Management Consultative Forum (GEMCF) is a planning and coordinating forum of industry representatives convened by Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) and AEMO. The GEMCF considers issues relating to the effective management of emergencies in Victoria.
The GEMCF has no operational role during the response to and recovery from a declared emergency. It reports its activities to the Director of Energy Safety, ESV, the Chief Executive Officer of AEMO, and the CEOs of registered participants (or their representatives).
Communications during an emergency
Victorian Energy Emergency Communications Protocol
The Victorian Energy Emergency Communications Protocol (VEECP) has been developed by AEMO and Victorian gas and electricity industry stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate advice and information is disseminated in a coordinated manner during a gas emergency. The VEECP does not operate in isolation, but rather complements existing AEMO, industry, and government emergency policies and procedures.
Single Industry Spokesperson (SIS)
The SIS ensures consistent messages to the public during a Level 5 gas emergency. The SIS is an agreement made between government and industry whereby AEMO will speak on behalf of the Victorian gas supply industry during widespread and prolonged gas shortages in Victoria.
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The first merger in Jordan's pharmaceutical manufacturing sector has occurred, which is considered an important step toward joining the World Trade Organization.
Al-Quds Al-Arabi daily reports that Roujy Pharmaceuticals Company merged with Kanady Pharmaceuticals Company, which has begun to build a local insulin manufacturing plant after receiving a permit from the French ORGANON Company.
The Jordanian pharmaceutical manufacturers and specialists is urging smaller pharmaceuticals enterprises to merge in order to adequately cope with coming challenges. Meanwhile, the newspaper reports that official statistics showed the value of Jordanian pharmaceutical imports reached JD 68.5 million in the first 8 months of 1999. This figure translates into a 3 percent increase compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. The same sources also showed that the value of the Jordanian pharmaceutical exports contracted 5 percent during the same period. (JD1=$1.4).
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Volunteer of the Year for the East Region - Jackie Cooper
Jackie is Stevenage and North Herts CTC's social secretary organising events such as a hugely popular Christmas lunch and presentations event; Bicycle Barbecue; and the Cyclists' Curry Crawl. Jackie helps with many events and organises the "stuffing parties" essential just before and after every major event.
She also inaugurated her early riser rides on Sunday mornings. These are a short early ride with no stops to suit a group of people who want to ride but do not wish to spend a whole day doing so. These have proved popular and have continued since they started right through the winter period.
Jackie Cooper won the Centenary Cup for the greatest contribution to cycling in Hertfordshire in 2013. She was also Stevenage and North Herts CTC's ride maker of the year having organised and led 45 rides and swept 21 others.
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northstar necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 301 diseños de 59 diseñadores freelance.
We need a contemporary design of our business name for use on a website, business cards, stationary, etc.
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We want a "Northstar Services, Inc." designed with a security theme and possibly a logo created out of the letters NSI. We deal with corporate security and are looking for a design that implies security without being literal, more of an abstract symbol.
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AUGUSTA — Municipal officials from across Maine testified Friday in favor of two bills that would protect the state revenue sharing that sends millions of dollars to cities and towns each year.
The proposals, one sponsored by Assistant Senate Minority Leader Roger Katz, R-Augusta, and the other by Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland were heard by the Legislature's budget-writing committee.
The Katz bill, L.D. 713, would direct some $200 million into city and town budgets across Maine over the next two years, according to state budget estimates. It would phase in full funding of revenue sharing over three years.
The state is supposed to give 5 percent of sales- and income-tax revenues to municipalities, which use the money to supplement the property tax revenue that funds local budgets. But lawmakers have scaled back revenue sharing in recent years, despite protests from municipalities.
Alfond's bill, L.D. 940, would make revenue sharing a compact between the state and municipalities, a legal arrangement that would make it harder for legislators to reduce funding.
The state had shared revenue from sales and income taxes at the 5 percent rate from the 1980s until several years ago, the Maine Municipal Association said.
The association, which represents cities and towns, has said the state budget that ends in June funds revenue sharing at only 3.5 percent.
In the last four years, the Legislature has used some of the revenue-sharing money to fund state services. In 2012 alone, the association said, $44 million that would have gone to municipalities was spent on state services.
"The Legislature began misusing municipal revenue sharing about six years ago and has severely battered the program over the last four years," said Geoff Herman, the Maine Municipal Association's director of state and federal relations, in written testimony Friday.
Republican Gov. Paul LePage's proposed budget for the next two years would suspend all revenue sharing, saving the state approximately $200 million over that period. That idea is opposed by many legislators, including some Republicans such as Katz.
The Legislature's Taxation Committee voted Friday to remove LePage's proposal from the state budget. Six Democrats voted in favor, while three Republicans voted no, according to a statement from House Democrats.
But Rep. L. Gary Knight, R-Livermore Falls, said the Republican vote reflected the committee's lack of an alternative for filling the budget gap, not support for the elimination of revenue sharing.
On Thursday, Senate Republicans said caucus members will send letters to municipal leaders in their districts seeking alternatives to the governor's plan while highlighting the state's difficult fiscal climate.
"I realize that the governor must make a balanced budget proposal and he fulfilled that responsibility," Katz said in written testimony on his bill, which would gradually increase revenue sharing back to 5 percent. "For those of us who disagree with the suspension of revenue sharing, it is now our responsibility to come up with other solutions to balance our budget."
In testimony, Portland Mayor Michael Brennan said the city received $28 million in revenue sharing this year. If revenue sharing were fully funded next year, the city would get $41 million. Under LePage's plan, it would get nothing.
"I think it's important for this Legislature and this committee to, as quickly as possible, send a strong message that there is clear support for revenue sharing," Brennan said.
Towns that lose revenue sharing and don't cut services have few alternatives for raising money other than to increase property taxes.
According to the Tax Foundation, property tax revenue accounted for 40.6 percent of total state and local tax revenues collected in Maine in 2010, compared with 36.4 percent in 2008.
Waterville Mayor Karen Heck said suspending revenue sharing "would inevitably lead to significant property tax increases statewide."
But legislative Republicans don't necessarily agree. Katz said he particularly applauded LePage for broaching the topic of municipal consolidation as an alternative to revenue sharing. Many cities and towns said they have actively pursued service-sharing agreements.
"I'm a little bit uncomfortable that the suggestion that's come out from a number of different avenues (is) somehow consolidation will help us cut our way to fairness," said Rep. Michael Carey, D-Lewiston.
"It's not a huge solution, but it's raised the issue in conversation and I hope we continue that," Katz said.
Katz is a co-sponsor of Alfond's proposal. The bill would also establish a board of trustees to manage it, putting strong restrictions on the use of funds.
"We made a promise," Alfond said in testimony. "And now it's time to not only uphold our end of the bargain, but to permanently protect revenue sharing."
Herman, the Maine Municipal Association lobbyist, said the bill would provide cities and towns with needed budgetary stability.
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This is a list of candle making equipment. Whether you are just making a few candles as gifts for loved ones, or possibly venturing into the candle making industry; this is the equipment you will need to get started. Please note: Once this equipment has been used to make fragranced candles, it cannot be used again for food purposes.
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Pouring Pots- Coffee cans used to be perfect pouring pots when they were made of metal. By simply bending the lip on one side of the coffee can, you could make a perfect spout to pour candles. Metal coffee cans still exist, they are just harder to come by now. If you do choose to use metal coffee cans as pouring pots, remember to have plenty of heat resistant safety gloves or pot holders available to assist you in holding the hot can. This only works for metal coffee cans; most companies that sell coffee use plastic cans now. Unfortunately, these types of cans cannot handle the heat from the melted wax and they will melt; compromising your candle wax and making a big mess to clean up.
Pouring pots, however, are great for candle making. Not only can they hold up to 4 pounds of melted wax, but they also have a plastic handle on them so there is less chance of burning your hand.
In an ideal situation, you will have a pouring pot for each fragrance that you use to make candles. For example, if you carry Apple Cinnamon (red), Blueberry Muffin (blue), Fresh Bamboo (green), and Vanilla Silk (no color), that would equate to 4 total pouring pots. This works because you would never have to worry about jeopardizing your color accuracy or fragrance aromas in finished candles. But, this is only ideally. If you are just starting out, one pouring pot will work. You just have to make sure you thoroughly clean your pouring pot after each use. You also want to make sure you clean the outside and underneath portion of the pouring pot. Having debris or wax on the bottom of your pouring pot could result in splatter when the pouring pot is placed in the water to maintain wax temperature. The hot splatter can be painful. This splatter is also a reason why wearing safety glasses while making candles is a very good idea.
Candy Thermometer- Wax temperature is everything when making candles. Usually, if there are problems with your finished candles, temperature has something to do with what went wrong. Using a thermometer to monitor your temperature in wax is one way to prevent these problems from occurring. For best results in candle making, pour any single pour waxes at 145-150 degrees Fahrenheit, and any votive or pillar wax at 160-165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Votive and Candle Molds- After purchasing multiple votive molds, you will notice when you receive them, they will be stacked together. Make sure when you try to pull them apart you are wearing heavy duty gloves. The edges of stainless steel votives are extremely sharp. Attempting to pull them apart without gloves will cause cuts on your fingers.
When working with candle molds or votive molds, you always want to make sure that before you pour the hot candle wax into the mold that they are at room temperature. Completing this one little step will save you the headache of trying to release the candle later.
As for the cleaning process for these types of molds, rub a small amount of shortening in the inside and outside of the molds. Then, place the molds on a cookie sheet upside down. Once the cookie sheet has been carefully placed inside the oven, bake at 150 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes. Once the time has elapsed, simply remove the cookie sheet and wipe the individual molds clean. Caution: The molds will be hot when taken out of the oven, so you may want to use pot holders. Please Note: Never use water with your metal molds.
Work Environment- Having a favorable work environment for candle making is a must. Once again, it is all about temperature, and having a room that is 70 degrees Fahrenheit is optimal for the best candle making situation. Proper ventilation in the room is necessary, but you also have to remember rooms that have drafts will not work for the natural cooling stages of your candles. Candles that cool too quickly will give you problems with your finished candles aesthetic look or functionality.
Work Clothes- These items may sound silly, but you never want to risk wearing one of your favorite outfits while making candles. No matter how neat and careful you are, candle dye is permanent, and getting wax, even the smallest amount, on your clothing will ruin them.
Floor Protection- When making candles, a small spill can have detrimental affects to your work area. Besides the facts that candle dyes are permanent, wax messes are not the easiest to clean up, and spilled fragrance oil on a floor is super slippery, you do not want to take any chances especially if your work environment is your kitchen. By purchasing floor mats, or simply placing cardboard on the floor in your work area, you can prevent havoc from occurring. For you own personal safety, this is one perfect work environment step you do not want to skip.
Stainless Steel Measuring Cups and Spoons- When it comes to measurements for colorants, additives, and fragrance oils, you will want to have your very own candle making stainless steel tools for this portion of the job. Fragrance oils will dissolve certain plastics, stainless steel measurers will not dissolve and can be cleaned time and time again without staining or scent memory.


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I picked this up this past weekend at a local antiques show. It's marked Marathon/sterling The emblem is quite detailed, with the Elks "clock" symbol clearly readable under a magnifying glass. It may be a stamp holder, it has a small clip on the inside. There is a plate for initials, but it's not engraved. I also have a compact marked marathon, and both seem to be high quality. Thanks for looking!


text: Young women from all over Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province study midwifery for eighteen months in the capital city of Faizabad. The next class of students will graduate in the coming weeks -- then return to their villages. Jim Wildman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jim Wildman/NPR The Two-Way In Afghanistan, Midwives 'Are Like Guardian Angels For Infants And Mothers' September 29, 2010 In Afghanistan, midwifery has become a more widely accepted path for women to take. They serve an important role in a country where pregnant mothers and newborns face huge risks. In Afghanistan, Midwives 'Are Like Guardian Angels For Infants And Mothers' Listen · 8:59 8:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130180983/130206048" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript


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Woman Who Botched "Ecce Homo" Restoration Now Potential Art Star
(NEW YORK) -- Cecilia Gímenez, the notorious octogenarian painter now credited with "the worst restoration in history" after she botched a 19th-century Christ fresco, may now become an art star in her own right, as demand for her original work online is growing.
Gímenez, 80, became world-famous in August when she attempted a restoration of the one-of-a-kind 19th century Ecce Homo fresco by the Spanish painter Elias Garcia Martinez with what looked like a few crude brushstrokes.
A member of the Santuario de Misericodia church in Borja, in northeastern Spain, Gímenez is a religious woman, and now she plans to donate the proceeds from the sale of one of her originals to the Roman Catholic charity Caritas, according to the eBay listing.
Interest in what is listed as her 2000 portrait of a local building, "The Bodegas de Borja" ("Borja's Wine Cellar"), peaked early, shooting from €300 to €600 in 12 hours. With three-and-a-half days left in bidding, the painting has now climbed to €807, or $1,060.
The 12.5 x 8.5 inch oil-on-canvas painting also comes signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
The auction appears to be a first step in Gímenez's attempt to step out of the shadows since her work on the Ecce Homo caused a sensation this summer. Globedia reports that she will appear on Spanish television channel Neox's New Year's Eve celebration.
The Santuario de Misericordia church is also reportedly making the best of the botched painting, and has started charging visitors to see it. The Guardian reports it raised €2,000 -- or $2,620 -- in the first week.
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The Portland region has been electrifying transportation since the appearance of the first Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light rail train in 1986. Today there are four MAX lines - with a fifth line coming in 2015 - serving 85 stations and well over 100,000 boardings per day.
The MAX light rail, the Portland Streetcar, which serves over 12,000 riders daily in downtown Portland and the inner Eastside, and the Portland Aerial Tram, which links the Oregon Health Sciences University on Marquam Hill to the South Waterfront, are all components of Portland's world famous transportation system. And they are all 100% electric.
During the last two years, Portland State University and its partners have been actively involved in introducing and evaluating the next step in transportation electrification: all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, trucks, and bicycles. One of the cornerstone EV initiatives is Electric Avenue (pdx.edu/electricavenue) the nationally acclaimed research and development project on SW Montgomery Street on the PSU campus.
To learn more about transportation electrification come by Pioneer Square (701 Southwest 6th Avenue), October 5 between 10:00am and 6:00pm for PSU at the Square, part of Portland State of Mind.


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XPO Logistics, Inc.
XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) is a leading, non-asset based, third-party logistics service provider, on track to become one of the fastest-growing companies of its kind in North America. The company operates in three areas of business: expedited transportation (Express-1, Inc.), freight forwarding (Concert Group Logistics, Inc.), and freight brokerage. XPO Logistics provides these services to more than 4,000 customers in the retail, commercial, manufacturer and industrial sectors through a network of relationships with ground, ocean and air carriers.
Following a significant investment in the company by Jacobs Private Equity, LLC in September 2011, XPO Logistics initiated a three-part growth strategy: selective acquisitions of non-asset based logistics companies that would benefit from greater scale and potential access to capital; organic growth through the opening of a significant number of new locations in North America; and the optimization of operations, including the leveraging of scale.


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|The winter solstice has come and gone, making it officially winter in the U.S., with cooler temperatures, less sunlight, and, in some places, snow, ice, and frost. A panel of experts discusses the different phenomena that combine to make up the season we call winter, and give tips for how best to appreciate the natural world in wintertime.


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Hugh Jackman definitely knows what it takes to be a good Oscar host.
The Academy Award-nominated actor received stellar reviews when he agreed to captain Hollywood's biggest night of the year in 2009.
So who better than Mr. Jackman to give advice to first time host Seth MacFarlane?
Hugh Jackman wants to do another musical movie
Jackman said the "best advice" he got was from two-time host Steve Martin.
"It was a couple of weeks before the show and he goes, 'For the first 45 minutes, it's the best audience you'll ever have. Everyone out there is way more nervous than you,'" Jackman told E! News at the DGAs. "Then he said, 'From that moment on, there are a lot more losers than winners in the auditorium so just hurry the [bleep] up!'" Jackman said.
Sounds like the perfect advice to us.
Martin returned to cohost with Alec Baldwin the year following Jackman's debut.
All the pics from the Oscar Nominees luncheon!


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Hours And Locations for Alaska
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Best Buy is a leading provider of technology products, services and solutions. The company offers expert service at an unbeatable price more than 1.5 billion times a year to the consumers, small business owners and educators who visit our stores, engage with Geek Squad Agents or use BestBuy.com or the Best Buy app. The company has operations in the U.S. where more than 70 percent of the population lives within 15 minutes of a Best Buy store, as well as in Canada and Mexico, where Best Buy has a physical and online presence. ...
There are over 1,000 Best Buy locations in the US.
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Keep Rocking that Blade Server Boat
I'm a big AC/DC fan. While this certainly dates me to some degree, and may alienate me to the smooth jazz crowd, it pertains to the story I will share about the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS).
There is a lot of buzz going around now about UCS, but I am not going to spend time here talking about server vendors competing for market share. The real story is about an industry long overdue for innovation and the customers who demand it. The story starts several years ago when a very large bet was placed by some gutsy people at Cisco. A team was dispatched to undertake the daunting task of designing a system that really answered the emerging needs of the data center and, long story short, in 2009 UCS was born.
At this point in server history, the industry offered customers several similar blade offerings which largely conformed to the same old basic layout. We've all heard a thousand times how these designs delivered us from the evils of ballooning power and cooling costs, scarce data center floor space and cabling insanity. In reality, they were just a packaging evolution that crammed complexity into a smaller box, which you could then replicate 10U at a time throughout your data center. These designs also created new challenges such as, "who owns the switches in this d@mn thing?"
Cisco seized the opportunity to approach customers with a revolutionary approach that went far beyond the mechanicals, offering capabilities that tackled some of the trickiest problems in the data center – the ones that couldn't be fixed with nifty fans. The list of breakthrough innovations was long. Virtualization awareness, bare metal abstraction, self-integration, programmability, unified management control planes, role based administration. On and on and on. The UCS NDA presentation sessions were long and exhausting just for the sheer volume of crazy new ideas. You had to bring in lunch.
Fast forward to present day and this is the key statistic that gives me pause: the UCS customer count is 5400 and growing. Why is this remarkable? If choosing a vendor to supply rack servers is akin to speed dating, then choosing a supplier for blade servers is more like getting married, because components from different vendors are not interchangeable. Reaping the benefits of converged infrastructure requires commitment from an IT shop – and from the person charged with deciding which way to go. By electing to deploy a particular blade architecture, customers place significant trust in that partner to supply a technology roadmap that will meet their needs for several years to come.
So in 2009 and 2010, customers were presented with a revolutionary architecture. But let's be honest, it was very high on promise and low on track record. It's commonly held that IT professionals are a necessarily conservative lot. Many could easily have shrugged off Cisco's science experiment and concluded "nobody ever got fired for buying IBM." Or HP. Or Dell. The IT pros could have kept doing things the same old way.
But some didn't do that. Some broke ranks with convention and chose to throw in their lot with the innovators. They had the audacity to say to everyone around them: "we need to buy UCS, because there really is something better here." You can be certain many of them heard from colleagues, management, and the antibodies: "Servers, from Cisco? Are you nuts?" But they persisted. They believed. They wanted a better tool for the job. They wanted a Unified Computing System, not just a blade server. Over the past two years, thousands of these innovators put their reputations, and arguably their badges, on the line in the quest to take their IT practice and their business to a better place.
And that, to me, is remarkable. 5,400 customers and counting. These people have helped create a market transition. On behalf of all the UCS innovators here at Cisco, to you, the customers who rocked the blade server boat: we salute you! …. And for those about to rock, we salute you too.
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Over the past few months I've been focusing more and more on graffiti and stickering, and perhaps as a result have been seeing less and less street art. In fact, I had almost forgotten that street art is not just a form of artistic expression in response to the urban environment, but an act capable of generating interaction with the environment. More than that, this interaction can work to actively engage the public with not only their environment but each other, creating a greater sense of belonging within the community.
One night about a month and a half ago, I went to a Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival on the lower West Side with my good friend Max and his friend Dan. At the end of the night, sill merry from the copious amounts of booze we had imbibed and the flavorful meat we had devoured, we started our trek back to the train station. On the way there, I became distracted by a shuttered newsstand that was plastered with stickers, and my friends paused so that I could stop to take a look at who had gotten up (of course there were a few stickers courtesy of BNE). I was about to continue on when I noticed a white poster with two black handprints next to the stand.
At first glance I thought it was a political statement about the treatment of black suspects apprehended by the police (there were, after all, two black handprint shoulder-width apart placed against a wall). Stepping forward, I could see the instructions "place your hand here" printed over one hand and "have stranger place hand here" over the other. Then, underneath both hands were the words "remove hand when no longer strangers." In the lower corner, Living Exercises was cited as the creator of this project.
Now, it's been a while since I've seen such an innovative and fascinating campaign on the streets of NYC, and this particular piece took me completely by surprise. Not only was it a completely wonderful idea, but (and I don't meant to sound pretentious, I just mean to say that I spend quite a bit of time researching for this blog and I'm subscribed to a number of them myself) I had never heard of it before! I begged Dan to take some pictures with his phone, and immediately set to investigate this campaign when he sent them along. I quickly found the site of international installation and performance artist Ryan V. Brennan.
According to Brennan's site, this particular series intends to "initiate public social interaction." And indeed, theoretically, if the instructions are followed by two relatively agreeable parties, a new connection can be made in an otherwise vast sea of nameless faces. In a city where it's pretty common for people to pass by each other with barely a glance, Brennan has created a series of personal and social experiments in the form of both performance and street art.
And, joy of joys, this isn't the only project created by Brennan in his attempt to promote friendship and community! In fact, he's created a whole book of "activities to be done alone, with friends, family, or strangers" in "hopes of facilitating introspective, cathartic, and enlightening experiences."
There are quite a few activities to be found in each handmade book. One of my favorites to do with strangers is "Hold Hands with a Stranger," and yes, that's exactly what it sounds like. The initiator asks to hold hand with a stranger for one block, but continues to ask at the end of every block until refused. Although it can come off a bit creepy, I believe that this is a random act of affection can go a long way in improving someone's mood (or at least give the recipient an interesting story to share with their real friends). However, "Ten Minute Communal Solitude and Silence" is definitely my favorite activity (and not just because it reminds me of the Depeshe Mode song "Enjoy the Silence"). The activity requires two people who know each other to lie together in silence for 10 minutes, then to make a sandwich together, cut it down the middle, and eat one of the halves each. I'm definitely an extroverted person, one likely to fill up silences with silly chatter consisting of random stories and sarcastic banter. With tendencies like these, it's quite easy to forget that a comfortable silence between friends can be just that.
Living Exercises is described as "an ongoing project consisting of a hand-made book of written performance instructions and DVD documentation of the performances. The exercises are personal and social experiments designed to broaden ones perspective on various aspects of life. The exercises range from the ritualistic and the introspective, to ways of reinterpreting rules of social situations." However, the link to buy the book is broken, unfortunately. Please check back, I know that Brennan is working on fixing it!
So, dear readers, it seems like I was a bit late with this one, as this book had been published in 2009 and the prints went up around NYC in the summer of 2010, catching the eye of many a New Yorker. But, thankfully some of these wheatpaste prints have endured and are still around to be enjoyed. In retrospect, I wish I had participated in this wonderful activity with Max's friend Dan, who I barely knew. Then again, it was extremely cold, and we did bond over booze and bacon earlier that day. But, if you ever run into this, I strongly urge you to have some fun with it! And, hey, you never know, you might just make a new random friend!


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Extreme makeover, White House edition
They put a green screen in the Red Room, directly across from an early 19th-century portrait of Dolley Madison.
In the Blue Room, where the president receives guests beneath a large crystal chandelier, period costumes were being fabricated and gory makeup was being made to look like deeply stitched wounds.
The China Room, where the famous White House china collection is displayed, was the site of a directing workshop. And the family movie theater became a sound-effects studio where Gary Hecker - a sound designer for the "Spider-Man" films and other blockbusters - took a bunch of celery, held it over a microphone, covered it in a black cloth and broke it in half. It sounded like bones breaking, triggering gasps from the students in attendance.
Welcome to the first White House Film Symposium, hosted Friday by first lady Michelle Obama and featuring Whoopi Goldberg, actress Blake Lively, "Fruitvale Station" director Ryan Coogler and Oscar-winning producers Harvey Weinstein and Bruce Cohen, among others.
The symposium was one of several recent White House events presided over by Michelle Obama after a hiatus of several months due to budget constraints. It represents another step in her effort to transform the mansion into what she calls "the people's house."
"When we say that we want to make the White House the people's house, we mean all people," the first lady said at another event earlier in the week, which was celebrating Diwali, the Hindu "festival of lights."
That term, "the people's house," has become a mantra of sorts around 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The visitors office, which oversees White House tours, has worked "the people's house" into its way of doing things. More than once, Michelle Obama has had a note sent down saying she wants to say hi to tour groups coming through the house. The first lady also adds her perspective as a mother to the tour operation, asking the visitors office to consider what a mom would do for half an hour while waiting in line for an event.
"It's a value that everybody on the staff and throughout the building embraces," said Tina Tchen, the first lady's chief of staff. "It's something she constantly challenges us on, to come up with new ways to implement." She added: "It is not without complications to just throw open the doors. How do you bring these experiences into what is essentially a museum?"
For the film symposium, furniture was pushed aside. Set lighting was built. Electrical wires snaked across floors.
No china was broken, but the house was as noisy as a high school cafeteria at lunchtime.
Deputy Social Secretary Deesha Dyer started the event by leading the students - from the District of Columbia, Boston and Brooklyn - to the south balcony of the White House to see the president's helicopter take off for fundraisers in Florida.
The teens, most wearing their snappy school blazers, were assigned to the workshops based on surveys they had completed.
"We thought about what they usually don't get in school. They get art. They get painting. This is different," said Dyer, who rushed from room to room.
The organizing prowess of the half a dozen men and women in the White House social secretary's office was in full view. Dyer was prepared for the organized chaos of the day and carried her trusty binder with names and photos of the workshop hosts, background on the visiting schools and a run of the day.
"If the first lady asks me a question, I have everything here," Dyer said, tapping her binder. "The first lady really wanted to do this."
After the morning workshops, lunch was served in the State Dining Room. As the students munched on veggie wraps, CBS' Gayle King, a friend of the first lady's, walked from table to table, chatting with the kids.
The first lady soon arrived and greeted her young guests, escorted by Weinstein, a big donor to President Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. Weinstein earlier told the students he and his daughter had the idea to get the first lady to present the Oscar for best picture at the Academy Awards in February. (The previous night the White House held a VIP screening for his new movie, "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," in the family theater.)
A costume designer offered Obama a Jackie-O-style pillbox hat to try on, which she gamely wore. Other students dressed up as zombies, the first lady was told. Weinstein jumped in: "Yeah, we call them Republicans."
"Shh," the first lady said, frowning. "That didn't come from me."
After a musical interlude by film composer Alan Menken, the first lady told students what she hoped they would take away from the day:
"Talent comes and goes, but it's your ability to dig deep when times are hard and make things happen for yourself that's the difference between just an average life and success," she said. "It's also about things like grit. It's about determination, resilience, about the ability to overcome adversity."
The first lady headed off to a meeting with her staff.
"I'm going to go do a little hard work," she said.
The students stayed behind and kept learning.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)—The dollar rose to a two-month high against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday as fears about going over the so-called fiscal cliff sunk U.S. equity markets in the wake of President Barack Obama's election to a second term.
Worries about Greece also put pressure on the euro.
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The dollar index DXY, -0.10%, a measure of the U.S. unit against a basket of six major currencies, rose to 80.781 from 80.606 in North American trade late Tuesday.
The euro EURUSD, +0.1813% fell to $1.2769 compared with $1.2817 late Tuesday.
U.S. stocks fell sharply, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.01% dropping 2.4%. while European equities ended lower. Read: U.S. stocks slammed on fiscal-cliff fears.
Treasury prices jumped, pushing benchmark yields down by the most since June. Read: Treasury bonds jump as Obama wins re-election.
The big worry is whether lawmakers in Washington will be able to adequately tackle the combination of major spending cuts and tax hikes that will automatically take effect early next year, which is seen as taking the economy over a fiscal cliff back into recession.
"This raises the risk that we have a fiscal cliff scenario which would put downward pressure on the euro-dollar" as investors keep avoiding riskier assets, said Jens Nordvig, global head of currency strategy at Nomura Securities. "We have to be careful what noise we get" in coming months as headlines may indicate some chance of a "grand bargain" on fiscal measures, which the firm ultimately doesn't see panning out.
Fed staying loose
The dollar initially softened on reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue with its program of monetary stimulus, which is seen as a negative for the dollar. Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who lost to Obama on Tuesday, had sharply criticized the U.S. central bank.
"Obama's re-election means political and Federal Reserve business as usual in the U.S.—but also means plenty of uncertainty surrounding the fiscal cliff," said John Hardy, currency strategist at Saxo Bank in London.
Obama overcame a lackluster economic recovery to defeat Romney, while the House of Representatives remained in Republican hands and Obama's Democratic allies maintained majority control of the Senate. See: Obama captures second term as president.
"Ironically, the worse [the threat from] the fiscal cliff, the better the dollar will likely do because the U.S. dollar is so linked to global risk appetite and the threat of a U.S. recession would likely see the dollar appreciate" on safe-haven flows, Hardy said.
Greece's vote
Also back on the radar, jitters over Greece could also undercut risk appetite.
Greece's parliament passed a package of austerity measures. These steps were necessary to ensure the release of the latest round of aid to the country from its international creditors.
With the ECB meeting unlikely to announce new measures to ease credit risk in the region, we may see a more sustained selloff as fundamental risks heat up," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at Forex.com.
"Below $1.2750 is a very bearish development" technically, which opens the way to $1.2610, she said.
Against the Japanese yen, the dollar fell. The pair often tracks U.S. yields, which dropped.
The dollar USDJPY, -0.06% bought 79.98 yen, down from ¥80.36.
The British pound GBPUSD, +0.2112% gave up earlier gains to fetch $1.5990, down from $1.6004.
The Australian dollar AUDUSD, -0.1333%, often watched as an indicator of risk appetite, fell to $1.0419 from $1.0439.


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Watch this and see if you can guess what I'm talking about.
Seeing one of the great physical comedians of our time and the Swayz' encased like a sausage from the waist down would be painful if it weren't so damn funny (that is seriously one of Farley's best skits, in my not-so-humble opinion). The combine and pro days offer this same painful viewing without any of the side-splitting laughter. Is it too much to ask these guys to wear some looser-fitting gear, like a pair of sweatpants? Spandex is for bikers and swimmers....and cheerleaders, not for grown men and definitely not for grown men who are on TV. That is, unless you are trying to get a laugh or biking through the French Alps like this guy.
In fact as long as we're changing things, why doesn't the NFL make these little show-and-tell days actually worth something? Have these guys strap on a helmet and some shoulderpads. I mean, what difference does it make if you can run fast in a straight line without your gear on? You don't see many game situations where guys are shirtless and wearing bike shorts....thank god. As long as we're at it, why don't we put two other guys out there to chase them, if they catch him, they can tackle him. Game situation here, fellas.
If you can't tell, I'm getting very tired of waiting for the draft. Hopefully, I can think of something more positive for my next Rant than whining about mandex.


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Welcome to the PUNCHBOARDS.COM home page!
I'm Clark Phelps, collector and antique dealer.
I manage this website by myself and try to keep it up-to-date.
Interested in slot machines and/or coin-op? Go to the slot machine & coin-op link
Go to the antiques link for some unusual & out of the ordinary antiques.
And of course punchboards, I have thousands, and I am eager to fill your orders.
On almost every order there will be questions. You're welcome to e-mail me and we will put together a deal that will be satisfactory for both of us.
Take your time on this site and look around if you don't find something to buy, at least you'll find something that's unusual and interesting to ponder!
Punchboards or Slot Machines & Coin-op or Antiques & collectibles


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Consensus Report
Mapping the Zone: Improving Flood Map Accuracy (2009)Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
Flooding is the leading cause of natural disaster in the United States. High-quality, digital mapping is essential to communicating flood hazards to those at risk, setting appropriate insurance rates, and regulating development in flood-prone areas. As the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) nears the end of its Map Modernization Program, the agency, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, asked the National Research Council to convene a committee to examine the factors that affect the quality and accuracy of flood maps, assess the costs and benefits of map improvement efforts, and recommend ways to improve flood mapping, communication, and management of flood-related data. The resulting report concludes that even the most expensive aspect of making more accurate maps -- collecting high-accuracy, high resolution topographic data -- yields more benefits than costs, and that, to complete the goals of its Map Modernization Program, FEMA should continue to invest in updating and improving its flood maps.
Key Messages
- Coastal flood maps can be improved significantly through use of coupled two-dimensional storm surge and wave models and improved process models, which would yield more accurate base flood elevations.
- FEMA's transition to digital flood mapping during the Map Modernization Program creates opportunities for significant improvements in the communication of flood hazards and flood risks through maps and web-based products.
- Flood maps with base flood elevations yield greater net benefits than flood maps without.
- The most appropriate flood study method to be used for a particular map depends on the accuracy of the topographic data and the overall flood risk, including flood probability, defined vulnerabilities, and consequences.
- Topographic data are the most important factor in determining water surface elevations, base flood elevation, and the extent of flooding and, thus, the accuracy of flood maps in riverine areas.


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Nugget and his friend were deep in conversation throughout the walk. Talking at length about the latest Lego offerings, with some Harry Potter plots thrown in. They are two peas in a pod and have been the easiest company for each other since they both got past the parallel play stage.
My friend and I were walking along behind them and they started holding hands. They didn't miss a beat with their chatter. We exchanged a smile. How lovely it is that they do what feels good. A moment of solidarity and connection brought on by a shared experience.
It is such a shame that men in our society are not really 'allowed' to do this. My friend and I discussed this as we wandered along proudly behind our boys. We reflected on countries we have discovered in our travels (like the Solomon Islands) where men do hold hands and connect as women in our society do. Why can they? Who says they can't here?
It will be such a pity when these little boys grow up to be men and lose the ability to connect in this way. They might get away with a bro-hug upon greeting, but in all likelihood it will be handshakes and slaps on the back all the way.
When do little boys become big boys? Why can't men in our society show affection towards each other?


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Week 9: Sounds.
Describe any sounds that take you back to your childhood. These could be familiar songs, jingles, children playing, or something entirely different.
I thought this would be an easy thing to write about, but having thought about it for a few days, there are only three sounds that I can come up with which I remember vividly from my childhood, although there must be other sounds that happened!
Firstly I remember very well the sound of the ice cream vans with their echoing, jingly, music letting everyone know they are there. We used to love running to get our ice-creams and always enjoyed them, although there were many times because of our little hands, the ice cream just fell out of the cone onto the road!!
As a little girl I completely loved one song in particular that I kept hearing on the radio. It was Que Sera Sera (Whatever will be, will be) and I think it was sung by Doris Day. I would sing along to it (and now I look back, I'm hoping not many people heard my attempts – I'm a dreadful singer)!!
Another sound that I remember very much (a song again) was whenever the TV series Robin Hood came on. I can't remember what day of the week it was or what time in the evening, but I think the star of the show was Richard Greene. I loved the theme song too.
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, with his band of men,
Feared by the bad, loved by the good,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hooooooooood!
Oh dearie me, I'm singing this as I type it and am grinning like a Cheshire cat!! 🙂 And I can't believe that I actually remember those words! And I remember those words better than I do the words from Que Sera Sera!
I expect that after I post this item, all the other sounds from my childhood will come back to me, but none so vivid as the above!!


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Now you can smell like the queen of rom-coms.
Jennifer Aniston's debut fragrance has crossed the pond and is now available at Sephora.com for $39 a pop, the actress said in a statement to news outlets on Thursday.
The jasmine-heavy perfume, which was released in the UK over the summer under the name Lolavie, can be found at Sephora stores stateside starting in late March, People mag reported.
In explaining her inspiration, Aniston said she was going for "a personal library of scent memories."
Aniston said while growing up in California she was captivated by the smell of jasmine.
Her scent also takes its cues from the ocean, which she described as "one of life's most uplifting sensual experiences."
"The combination of the salty air and tropical oils reminds me of long sunny days on the beach–pure happiness," said Aniston, whose latest film "Just Go With It" hits theaters Friday.
Aniston follows the well-worn path of celebrity-endorsed scents by the likes of J. Lo, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, 50 Cent and Sarah Jessica Parker, among others.
Here's hoping sales don't stink like some of Aniston's recent showings at the box office.


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NEWTON, N.H. (AP) � A bill that seeks to put some limitations on campfires in New Hampshire is generating some heat.
The original bill would have prohibited all outdoor fires less than 300 feet from a neighboring residence. It also would have prevented any smoke from an outdoor fire from crossing a property line.
After some negative reviews, state Sen. John Reagan of Deerfield, the bill's sponsor, said he is amending the bill to say a health officer may order a fire to be put out if it's creating a health issue.
Some people are skeptical even about the amended version.
Hampstead health officer Kristopher Emerson tells the Eagle-Tribune (http://bit.ly/VQsfi3) health officials would need to know what level of smoke is the threshold.
Information from: Eagle Tribune (North Andover, Mass.), http://www.eagletribune.com


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Although there are other disability-related self-advocacy groups people with FASD could join, having an FASD poses a number of unique and significant challenges that may not be encountered by people without FASDs. Perhaps the most challenging aspect is that FASD continues to be so widely misunderstood, misdiagnosed or not diagnosed and virtually hidden within the disability world, as well as society in general. This fact makes it very difficult, if not impossible, for people with FASD to get a diagnosis and practical supports they need to lead safe and satisfying lives in their homes, in relationships, at school, at work and in their communities. They often go through life feeling frustrated and alone, blaming themselves for problems brought on or made worse by alcohol damage to their brains. Many people don't even realize they have an FASD until later in life.
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Intestinal stem cells respond to food by supersizing the gut
A new study from University of California, Berkeley, researchers demonstrates that adult stem cells can reshape our organs in response to changes in the body and the environment, a finding that could have implications for diabetes and obesity.
Current thinking has been that, once embryonic stem cells mature into adult stem cells, they sit quietly in our tissues, replacing cells that die or are injured but doing little else.
But in working with fruit flies, the researchers found that intestinal stem cells responded to increased food intake by producing more intestinal cells, expanding the size of the intestines as long as the food keeps flowing.
"When flies start to eat, the intestinal stem cells go into overdrive, and the gut expands," said UC Berkeley post-doctoral fellow Lucy O'Brien. "Four days later, the gut is four times bigger than before, but when food is taken away, the gut slims down."
Just as in humans and other mammals, O'Brien added, the fly intestine secretes its own insulin. In flies, intestinal insulin seems to be the signal that makes stem cells "supersize the gut."
"Because of the many similarities between the fruit fly and the human, the discovery may hold a key to understanding how human organs adapt to environmental change," said David Bilder, UC-Berkeley associate professor of molecular and cell biology.
The research will be published in the Oct. 28 issue of the journal Cell.
Stem cells key to adaptability
Many tissues grow or shrink with usage, including muscle, liver and intestine. Human intestines, for example, regrow after portions have been surgically removed because of cancer or injury, and hibernating animals see their intestines shrink to one-third their normal size during winter.
"One strategy animals use to deal with environmental variability is to tune the workings of their organ systems to match the conditions at hand," O'Brien said. "How exactly this 'organ adaptation' happens, particularly in adult animals that are no longer growing, has long been a mystery."
Following the surprising discovery of stem cells in the intestines of fruit flies five years ago, O'Brien and Bilder decided to investigate the role of adult stem cells in normal intestinal growth in hopes of finding clues to their role in vertebrates like us.
"I looked at stained stem cells in the fruit fly intestine, and they are studded throughout like jewels. The tissues were so beautiful, I knew I had to study them," O'Brien said.
O'Brien, Bilder and their colleagues discovered that when fruit flies feed, their intestines secrete insulin locally, which stimulates intestinal stem cells to divide and produce more intestinal cells.
"The real surprise was that the fruit fly intestine is capable of secreting its own insulin," BIlder said. "This intestinal insulin spikes immediately after feeding and talks directly to stem cells, so the intestine controls its own adaptation."
Stem cells can divide either asymmetrically, producing one stem cell and one intestinal cell, or symmetrically, producing two stem cells. The team found that, in response to food, intestinal stem cells underwent symmetric division more frequently than asymmetric division, which had the effect of maintaining the proportion of stem cells to intestinal cells, and is a more efficient way of ramping up the total number of cells, O'Brien said.
"Adaptive resizing of the intestine makes sense from the standpoint of physiological fitness," she said. "Upkeep of the intestinal lining is metabolically expensive, consuming up to 30 percent of the body's energy resources. By minimizing intestinal size when food is scarce, and maximizing digestive capacity when food is abundant, adaptive intestinal resizing by stem cells helps animals survive in constantly changing environments."
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"I couldn't be more happy with the experience my child has received at Peter Pan North. Every school day he wakes up and says with bright eyes "Mommy, do I get to go to North today?" He has learned so much there and the teachers are absolutely amazing. It is very evident to me that every teacher at Peter Pan is there because they have a sincerely true love for children and teaching."
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"Dear Miss Doris, Since we crossed door of school directed by you we felt love. You welcomed us and guided through our first experience of child-mother separation and adjustment in the new environment so gently and professionally. We love everything about school: the cleanness of the rooms, tons of handmade fancy decorations, bunch of great toys and occupational activities for kids, but most of all the atmosphere you were able to create and support through the day - attentive, tender, loving and professional. The letters Miss Susan sends us every day helps us stay in touch with what is my child is learning in school (plus it's education for me too ). A personal thank you, since Aydin found in your his grandma, who he is missing a lot because of our recent move. We did check couple schools in the area before we found yours. And yours is the best! Thank you for your great professional approach and for your tender love and care. We love to go to school!! ...And we love to see the twinkles in your eyes! :) from our hearts. With love and gratitude, your 'parent'."
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"As a first time mother I was very nervous about sending my daughter to preschool for the first time. My husband and I looked at many preschools and we were not satisfied with any of them, until we found Peter Pan. The school was clean, the teachers were energetic, the curriculum was enjoyable. We went on a tour of the facility, meet the staff, and had a wonderful introduction. The staff went out of their way to help all of us feel welcomed. On my daughters first day, I was nervous because this was the first time she had been away from me. As to expect, she cried when I tried to leave. The teacher she was with, was great. She helped calm my daughter and distract her from being upset. After my daughter was used to going to school, it was hard for me to get her to leave. My husband and I are very pleased with our decision as to attend a Peter Pan School!"
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"Great school with wonderful atmosphere. My neighbor had her two boys enrolled in their preschool program and recommended sending my girls there as well. We just began summer camp and my children love it. It was nice, because we already have a couple small vacation planned and we were able to sign up for individual weeks. The camp overall has a great feel. I love that my children are able to do daily swim lessons, plant in the garden, and do fun art projects. I am happy with Peter Pan and plan on signing up for Preschool and Kindergarten in the Fall."
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"We are so happy to have the opportunity to send our child to such a wonderful preschool! The teachers have years of experience and really care about the children in their classrooms. I am really impressed though with the variety of activities available to the children - a project everyday, writing center, sensory tub, educational yet fun toys..... Would definitely recommend this place!"
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"We are extremely pleased with our Peter Pan preschool experience. Just recently, we toured a different school for full day kindergarten and realized that we could not have picked a better place than Peter Pan in Westmont. Words cannot express our gratitude toward the extremely professional staff and the superb education that our children are receiving on a daily basis."
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"We have sent three children to Little Shepherd and could not be happier. It is more than just a "daycare", it is school with outstanding curriculum where our children have met wonderful friends. The teachers are so loving and always have the children's' best interest in mind. Our son was extremely prepared when he started Kindergarten and I know it was because of the wonderful instruction he received at Little Shepherd. We feel like we are part of the Little Shepherd Family and have great peace of mind that our children are so well taken care of and enjoy going to school each day."
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"Peter Pan offers an all-around quality program, with so much more to offer than most schools. The backyard at their 75th St. School is absolutely amazing. I could not believe the size of the play yard or how beautiful the gardens were on my first visit. My son absolutely loves every day he spends there."
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"From the first day Emily started at Peter Pan, she has talked nonstop about school. She has learned so much, made friends, and had so much fun. I feel blessed that her first school experience has been so wonderful."
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"Thank you so much for everything that you have done for our family. Our decision to start our daughter in preschool at the age of two was not an easy one for us. Our daughter was previously in an at home daycare and we worried that starting preschool at the age of two would be too soon. We researched and visited several schools, but none compared to what we experienced through Peter Pan. Our daughter felt instantly at ease with both her teachers and her classmates. She is so proud of the things that she is learning at school. We couldn't be happier!"
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"I just want to extend my gratitude to Ms. Sam and the other staff at Peter Pan. Mason constantly references lessons and information learned at Peter Pan, lessons I'm confident are helping him become a better boy and preparing him for school. Despite Ms. Sam being his classroom teacher, Mr. Tony and the rest of your teachers are all a part of this process, too, and create a nurturing environment for him to look forward to every day. I can't imagine many 5 year olds going to bed early with Mason's excitement to rise at 5:45am, just so he can go to Peter Pan. Thanks for helping to instill a love for learning in my son, and helping make a goofy little dude a little more confident and competent!."
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Facebook celebrated its co-founder Chris Hughes' marriage to partner Sean Eldridge on Saturday with new same-sex cake topper icons.
Now, newlyweds can choose from couple icons that include two little grooms and two little brides. The debut of these icons was revealed by Hughes' status change, and almost 2,000 people "liked" the announcement, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Web-users of the 21st century are obsessed with showing their status online, and Facebook has done its best to include gay and lesbian relationships. In 2011 "In a Civil Union" and "In a Domestic Partnership" was added to the list of options in relationship status.
Allison Palmer from GLAAD commented on the new Facebook icons, "These new marriage icons for timeline are another important way for same-sex couples to be recognized."
This follows in the footsteps of Apple, which recently added gay and lesbian couple emojis to iOS 6.