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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) received a formal request to review the national coverage policy on air-fluidized beds. We are reviewing the current clinical evidence on the home use of air-fluidized beds to treat Stage III and Stage IV pressure ulcers. Based on this request and our initial analysis, we are reviewing certain aspects of our current national coverage policy, as well as evidence on the comparative effectiveness of air-fluidized therapy relative to the effectiveness of powered pressure reducing air mattresses (alternating pressure low air loss or powered flotation without low air loss). We also are seeking to define what sub-population of patients would benefit from air-fluidized therapy and/or powered pressure reducing air mattresses.
In particular we are seeking evidence to determine if modifications to the revised national coverage policy on air-fluidized beds, which was effective November 1, 2000, are necessary. We will review the requirements of conservative treatment that must be tried before initiating air-fluidized therapy to determine if a policy exception to the conservative care requirement would be appropriate. In particular, we will examine the requirement for use of a Group II support surface, either in or out of the hospital, for one month prior to initiating air-fluidized therapy.
We ask that any interested party knowledgeable in this matter send evidence to CMS for home use of air-fluidized beds. In particular, the formal request asks that we consider the following:
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1. Dr. David Brienza
Additional wording was added to emphasize that the objective of this report was to determine the efficacy of support surfaces in the treatment of Stage III and IV pressure ulcers in order to provide supporting information for CMS policy NCDs. Therefore, we excluded clinical trials of prevention in our analysis of efficacy.
Corrections were made in direct response to per page and line comments except for explaining the selection of 1985 as a cut off date for reference inclusion.
2. Dr. David Margolis
In the discussion of the normalized healing rate, "wounds" was changed to "pressure ulcers" to reflect that the references for this measurement refer only to pressure ulcers.
3. Dr. George Xakellis
No changes were necessary
The discussion of what types of support surfaces belong in Groups 1, 2, and 3 was enlarged with a more detailed description of each group. Because water mattresses are only included in group 1, one of the clinical studies included in our analysis of Group 2 support surfaces was removed. The data from this study was moved to Question 3's discussion of pressure ulcer healing during the first 30 days of treatment.


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Latvian qualifiers upset home team Losiak/Bryl to top the pool
Both teams were unbeaten so far, but the Latvians proved to be the stronger team, winning 2-0 (21-17, 21-15).
"We started from qualification and now we are first in the pool, I think it's great", 20-year old Buivids said. "We had to play qualification because last year in CEV U22 our country played very bad, so that's why we did not get a spot in main draw."
Buivids and his 21-year old partner did not play at the U23 last year and their best result so far was 9th at the U21 in Umag in 2013, while Losiak won the U23 with Piotr Kantor last year.
"We hoped for this result, but we just needed to play and show our best game. I think we can play very good", said Buivids about their preparation. "They had a lot of mistakes in serving and I think we almost played a 100 percent side-out and I think that was the key in winning. And good discipline in block-defence."
Latvians more attuned
After winning the first set, the Latvians took a lead again in the second. Poland came back to level at 10-10 due to some strong serving by Losiak, including two aces, but the first seeded Polish were not consistent enough to keep up with the more attuned Latvians. At their first match point Buivids and Reinis secured the win and a passage to the second elimination round.
Although they did not make a lot of mistakes, Reinis thinks there is room for improvement. "We had some problems in the second set. We started to relax and had problems concentrating. Then we had bad reception and bad setting and made some stupid mistakes."
Buivids recently made his debut on the World Tour at the side of veteran Ruslans Sorokins. His best result so far was 17th place at the Fuzhou and Anapa Open. This experience helped him improve his game.
"I started to prepare for the beach volleyball season early February and it really helped, playing these tournaments against those big guys. It was really a good experience. I will continue to play in World Tour with Ruslans."
Complicated volleyball
Losiak and Bryl will probably play in the first elimination round Friday afternoon, although they still have a chance of a bye if they are among the best two runners-up out of the six pools.
The Polish players were put together at the last moment, since Losiak's partner Kantor injured his knee. "Me and Michal Bryl have been playing together for a short time, but that's not an excuse", said Losiak.
"We have to play hard every game, no matter what. Our loss today is probably caused by the fact we had to play against a more difficult opponent. The previous games were really easy, because the teams we played didn't present very complicated volleyball."

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No déjà vu for the Railers
By Jeff Benjamin
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[February 04, 2013]
SPRINGFIELD -- In the movie
"Groundhog Day," Bill Murray's character continues to relive the
same day one day after another. On 2013's observance of Groundhog
Day, Lincoln coach Neil Alexander was hoping his Railer squad would
avoid a case of déjà vu against Springfield. Back on Jan. 4 at Roy
S. Anderson, a spirited Senator team gave the Railers a lesson in
intensity and effort in the first half, resulting in only a
six-point lead and an intermission speech focusing on that for
After scoring only 17
points in the first half in the earlier matchup, the Railers ran up
that many and more en route to a convincing and dominating 53-28
victory over Springfield. The win allowed Lincoln to stay tied at
the top of the CS8 standings with Southeast, both teams now sporting
an 11-2 conference mark.
As the Railers (21-4) have seemingly done over the past few
games, the scoring started on a 3 from Edward Bowlby. The junior led
the scoring parade for the night with 14 points, the fourth time in
the last five games that Bowlby has reached double figures. He
continued his hot start by scoring on a reverse layup after a lob
from Max Cook. Springfield was able to get on the board to make it
5-2, but then Lincoln hit the gas. A 12-0 run helped the Railers
match their first-half point total from the earlier game and extend
the lead to 17-2. Even two timeouts from Springfield coach Matt Reed
could not stop the Railers on Saturday night.
After Bowlby's hot start, it was time for other Railers to show
what they could do. Will Podbelsek scored on a backdoor layup. After
another basket from Bowlby, it was Gavin Block taking his turn. The
sophomore scored eight in a row over three straight possessions to
close out the run. No disrespect to Springfield, but Lincoln made
sure this one was over early. Podbelsek scored on another backdoor
layup to close out the first-quarter scoring, putting the Railers up
Things did not get much better for the Senators in the second
quarter. After Springfield's Connor Jacobs hit the first of his five
3s, Cook got Lincoln on the board in the second with a steal and
layup. The Railers had another run up 21-10, this one going for
another nine in a row before halftime. Joey Olden joined in the fun
with a basket, followed by another Bowlby 3. Buckets from Podbelsek
and Cook rounded out the first-half scoring and Lincoln went into
the locker room up 20 at 30-10.
So the third quarter was different? Not really. A patient
possession from the Railers led to a 3 from Podbelsek to start the
second half. Olden then came up with a steal and the night's only
hold-your-breath moment. As Olden went up for the layup, he was
fouled and went to the floor hard under the basket. Shades of the
play that resulted in Olden breaking his arm in the early stages of
the season, one could close their eyes and relive the play. This
time, Olden got up unscathed, a relief to all, and sank the free
throw to convert the conventional three-point play as the Lincoln
lead grew to 36-10.
When Jacobs hit the only basket for Springfield, another 3, there
was a quick answer from Cook, who drove the lane and was able to get
the ball to the basket after being fouled hard. The play was a
testament to Cook's strength, which has grown since last season.
Coach Alexander had praises for the work put in to improving the
strength of the Railers.
"Coach Gregg (Alexander) is in charge of the weightlifting, and
he's done a great job of getting the guys in to lift," Alexander
said. "It's also a credit to Superintendent Bagby and the board of
education for their efforts in improving the weight room, which has
been good for athletes and the P.E. classes."
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Springfield did have a 5-0 run to start the fourth to pull back
to the halftime deficit of 20 at 38-18. The Railers were able to put
the game away with their third run of the game, this one a 15-2
spurt. Tyler Horchem hit his only 3 of the night to get the ball
rolling, followed by two reverse layups from Bowlby. Cook then
delivered two 3s in a row, the second of which put the Railers up
51-21 and was the 200th 3-pointer made for the season. The Railer
scoring ended with a nice drive in the lane by Will Cook. The
Senators were able to score the game's final seven points, but if
you're looking for the perfect example of "too little, too late,"
this was it.
As the Railers dribbled the ball out and the horn sounded at
Willard Duey Gymnasium, it was a 53-28 win for the Railers. The
score wasn't too far off from the first game, the 52-29 win in
It was a pretty uneventful night, a game the Railers seemed to
have under control about three minutes in. So, was the focus on
getting off to the good start? Coach Alexander was a little more
"This week, we focused on opportunities to play," said Alexander.
"We wanted to remind them that there were not many more
opportunities to play. This is a fun bunch to coach, they work hard,
they're just a treat to be around."
The Railers put two in double figures, with Bowlby leading with
14 while Max Cook added 12 points. Podbelsek scored nine while Block
pitched in with eight. Olden played great defense and scored five,
with Horchem scoring three and Will Cook adding two.
After having only one game for the weekend, it's back to normal
with a doubleheader weekend on tap this week. Friday night, the
Railers will begin a four-game homestand by hosting Rochester, a
team that scored 52 against the Railers at Chatham, yet still lost
by 19 to the Railers. Saturday night, visitors from the north,
Glenbrook South, will descend on Lincoln.
The other Railer news of the week will come out on Thursday. If
the schedule holds true, the IHSA will release the seeds for the
upcoming tournament, with the pairings to be released on Friday. The
Railers will be playing in the Bloomington Regional, with
Bloomington, Bloomington Central Catholic, Normal U-High and Decatur
Eisenhower also assigned to that regional. Will they be a No. 1
seed? There's one IBCA Hall of Fame coach who thinks so.
"Definitely. Especially in the conference we play and the
competition, we've done enough to be the number one seed, but we'll
see how it all comes out," Alexander said.
Bowlby 6 0-0 14, MCook 5 0-1 12, Podbelsek 4 0-0 9, Block 3 0-0
8, Olden 2 1-1 5, Horchem 1 0-0 3, WCook 1 0-0 2, Krusz 0 0-0 0,
Dunovsky 0 0-0 0, Conrady 0 0-0 0, Perry 0-0 0, Ebelherr 0 0-0 0,
Hopp 0 0-0 0. Team 22 1-2 53. 3-point field goals 8 (MCook 2, Block
2, Bowlby 2, Podbelsek, Horchem).
Jacobs 17, Pearl 4, Kincaid 3, Church 2, Stephens 2. Team 10 2-2
28. 3-point field goals 6 (Jacobs 5, Kincaid).
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It is a very good point. What they need is investors who are willing to put some money behind the project and take a risk. Considering the direction the rest of the world is moving in it isn't even really that big a risk.
Gee, if only there was a big industry with a lot of money which is struggling to develop a distribution channel which will allow them to generate an income stream from the content they produce because technological advances are making their old distribution channels obsolete.
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President, Regis University
Rev. John P. Fitzgibbons, S.J. is the 24th president of Regis University. He began his term on June 1, 2012, the retirement date of former president, Rev. Michael J. Sheeran, S.J.
Fr. Fitzgibbons previously served as the associate provost for faculty development at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. He served on the University of San Francisco (USF) Board of Trustees from June 2001 through June 2008. In addition, he was elected to the Gonzaga University Board of Trustees in July 2008. He served as vice president for administration and interim dean of the College of Professional Studies at USF from June 2007 to June 2009.
Fr. Fitzgibbons was appointed superior and director of novices at the Novitiate of the North American Martyrs in St. Paul, Minn., from 2001-2006. He taught English at Marquette University from 1993 to 1996 and at Creighton University from 1996 to 2001. While at Creighton, he was director of the Jesuit Humanities Program and served on the Executive Council of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Fr. Fitzgibbons holds a Ph.D. in English from Loyola University Chicago; a S.T.M. in moral theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley; a M.Div. from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology; a M.A. in English from the University of Chicago; and, a B.A. in philosophy and English from Saint Louis University.
A native of Omaha, NE, he entered the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus in 1973 and was ordained a priest in 1985. He continues to be active in research scholarship, especially in the relationship of religion and culture.
Rev. John P. Fitzgibbons, S.J.
President, Regis University
Rev. John P. Fitzgibbons has served as president of Regis University since 2012.


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Two men had staged a dramatic daylight jailbreak when they climbed a rope into a hovering helicopter, but their freedom was shortlived as police moved swiftly to track them down.
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Just before 8:30 p.m. E.T., about six hours after the escape, police confirmed they had arrested Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau and two other suspects.
An hour later, police had located the second escapee, Danny Provencal, and had set up a perimeter around the area where he was found.
Quebec Provincial Police Sgt. Benoit Richard said Provencal was holed up in a sugar-shack type of structure and had surrendered peacefully without incident.
''It was very peaceful. Nobody was injured," said Richard.
''All of the four persons we had been looking for are arrested ... the siege in Chertsey is finished.''
Richard said after all four suspects had been questioned, they would be in court on Monday in Saint-Jerome to face charges that had yet to be determined.
Prior to the arrests, much of the action took place in Chertsey, Que., about 50 kilometres north of the jail in Saint-Jerome from where the inmates escaped.
Police wouldn't give any details about how the initial three arrests were made.
Officers had blocked off the main road in Chertsey, not far from the village of St-Marguerite, and were pulling over cars Sunday night.
Earlier Sunday, authorities said 36-year-old Hudon-Barbeau and 33-year-old Provencal had broken out of the jail by clambering up a rope into a waiting helicopter.
"The suspects just took the rope in their hands and started fleeing," Richard recalled the jail's warden saying.
Police had tracked down the helicopter about 85 kilometres away in Mont-Tremblant, but only the chopper's pilot was still at the scene.
The pilot was taken to an area hospital where investigators were expected to speak with him. Police said it was too early to know what role the pilot had played in the escape.
Richard said the pilot was treated for shock and is considered an important witness in the case.
Hours after the jailbreak, a Montreal radio station, 98.5 FM, received a call from a man claiming to be Hudon-Barbeau, who said he was "ready to die" as he tried to evade police.
"The way they're treating me in there, it's unreal," the man told the radio station. "They won't let me be. They put me back in prison for nothing."
Authorities did not immediately speak to the claims made in the radio station interview.
Richard said Hudon-Barbeau had suffered a non-firearm related injury during the incident and was under guard in hospital.
According to a provincial police release, Hudon-Barbeau was arrested in November 2012 on two firearm related charges and associating with people who have a criminal record. The arrest came as part of an investigation into a double murder in Quebec's Laurentians.
Yves Galarneau, the correctional services manager who oversees the Saint-Jerome jail said he'd never seen anything like Sunday's dramatic escape in more than three decades on the job.
Galarneau said there are no security measures in place at the jail to prevent a helicopter from swooping down from above.
"As far as I know, it's a first in Quebec," he told reporters at the scene. "It's exceptional."
While the tactic may have been a first for Quebec, using a chopper to break out of jail has a long and colourful history, and not just in the movies.
A New York businessman, Joel David Kaplan, used a chopper to escape from a Mexican jail in 1971, and went on to write a book about it. Pascal Payet, a French prisoner, used a helicopter to escape on three occasions, only to be caught by authorities every time.
The facility at the centre of Sunday's escapade in Quebec is a provincial detention centre with a maximum-security wing.
The Saint-Jerome jail, located some 60 kilometres northwest of Montreal, experienced a mini-riot by about a dozen prisoners a little over a month ago.
In that incident, police had been asked to secure the outside of the prison, which holds about 480 inmates, and facility staff used pepper spray to disperse the mob.
By Benjamin Shingler in Montreal and Diana Mehta in Toronto, with files from Julien Arsenault


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Not only are men more likely than women to be diagnosed with cancer, men who get it have a higher chance of dying from the disease, according to a US study.
In an analysis of cases of all but sex-specific cancers such as prostate and ovarian cancer, for example, men were more likely than women to die in each of the past ten years, said researchers, whose findings appeared in The Journal of Urology.
That translates to an extra 24,130 men dying of cancer in 2012 because of their gender.
"This gap needs to be closed," said Shahrokh Shariat from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, who worked on the study. "It's not about showing that men are only doing worse and, 'poor men.' It's about closing gender differences and improving health care."
Using US cancer registry data from 2003 through 2012, Shariat and his colleagues found the ratio of deaths to cancer diagnoses decreased 10 percent over the past decade - but was consistently higher among men than women.
Overall, men with any type of cancer were six percent more likely to die of their disease than women with cancer. When men and women with the same type of cancer were compared, that rose to more than 12 percent.
In 2012, Shariat's team calculated that about 575,130 men and 457,240 women would be diagnosed with a non-sex specific cancer. Also this year, an estimated 243,620 men will die of cancer - one death for every 2.36 new diagnoses, compared to 182,670 women dying, or one for each 2.5 new diagnoses.
"We found that from the 10 most common cancers in males and females... men present at a higher stage than females, and adjusted for the incidence, are more likely to die from the cancer," Shariat told Reuters Health.
"If you take an average of the 10 most common cancers, men are more likely to die in seven out of the ten," he added. In contrast, women are more likely to die only from bladder cancer.
The new study can't show what's behind the differences in cancer deaths, but possible theories include men's higher rates of smoking and drinking combined with less frequent doctor's visits - which cause men's cancers to be diagnosed in later, more advanced stages.
Sex hormones may also contribute to differences in men's and women's immune systems, metabolism and general susceptibility to cancer, according to Yang Yang, a sociologist and cancer researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who studies health disparities but wasn't part of the study.
She said the new findings are consistent with work suggesting a higher risk of death for men from many causes, not just cancer.
But a full understanding of the origins and mechanisms in sex differences in cancer, as well as overall mortality, has remained elusive," Yang told Reuters Health in an email.
Shariat said men should be particularly proactive about their health care.
"That means going to screening programs, seeing a general practitioner or primary care provider on a regular basis and as soon as symptoms arise that are new, mentioning that to their primary care physicians," he added.


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In our September/October 2012 issue, Joshua Bernstein unveils 50 of the world's most cultishly revered beers. Many of the most coveted beers are released only once a year, and the highly anticipated release days are often celebrated with blowout brewery parties. Here's a sampling of some releases to watch for this fall and winter.
Shipyard Pumpkinhead
Run, don't walk, to your nearest beer store today because the Maine brewery is rolling out a first-ever canned version of its much-loved pumpkin and spice wheat ale this year (September 10–17). Six-packs will reach stores in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, with more markets to follow.
Founders Brewing Breakfast Stout
Beer for breakfast? When it's infused with oats, coffee and chocolate, why not? Every September, Founders releases its Breakfast Stout in bottles, and it's not to be missed.
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA
This extreme IPA—at up to 20 percent ABV, it's dubbed "more whisky than wine" by its makers—is due for another limited release this October. Grab it while you can!
Want a taste of Surly's famed Russian imperial stout? You'll have to travel to Minnesota—the beer's available only in Surly's home state, where it's released in limited quantities every October at the band-filled Darkness Day.
Black Tuesday is an epic beer with an equally epic release day. It's not easy to acquire a bottle, but the lucky few who nab tickets to the SoCal Bruery on the last Tuesday of October will be able to take home some of this bourbon barrel–aged imperial stout.
This smooth, aromatic winter seasonal is brewed with honey, and a taste can be yours come January.
East End Brewing Gratitude
Gratitude is what you'll likely feel if you're able to nab a bottle of this super rare, hand-bottled barley wine, which is released at the Pittsburgh brewery every winter. (Make that most winters—2012 hasn't seen a release yet, so check the brewery's website for news of a re-brew.)
Foothills Brewing Sexual Chocolate
This silky, cocoa-infused imperial stout is released at the North Carolina brewery just in time for Valentine's Day and, for many, it's love at first sip.
California's Firestone Walker earned a rapid following with its barrel-aged barleywine, Abacus—branding litigation led to a name change, but the new label isn't likely to throw off its followers when it's released in February.
Tröegs Nugget Nectar
Hopheads swoon over this intensely aromatic imperial amber, released each winter at the Hershey, Pennsylvania, brewery.


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Mo. AG Warns of Scam Seeking Utility Bill Payments
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - The Missouri attorney general is warning people to beware of a scam in which fake representatives of utility companies are seeking money for supposedly overdue bills.
Attorney General Chris Koster says his consumer protection hotline has received several reports of phone callers claiming to be from a power company and demanding money to avoid disconnecting their service.
Koster says the scam has targeted residential and small-business customers and seems to have become more common as the weather has gotten colder.
The attorney general's office says people should never provide personal or banking information on phone calls they did not initiate. Koster suggests people hang up and instead call the utility company using a number listed on a bill or the company's website.


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It's my understanding that you can't (or shouldn't) do under-floor heating under a floating floor. It's inefficient, for one thing. Also, early under-floor heating was actually too warm and bad for you. People were getting blood clots in their legs and stuff. I can imagine that a cheap mat directly under a floating floor (the sub-floor should be poured over the heating tubes) would have the same issues.
I don't know how they do things in France, but most of the fridges with a cabinet facing are reduced depth. I solved that problem by bumping out one wall to make a recess for the fridge so it did not stick out as far.I think what you are after would be called a panel-ready refrigerator. They typically are big $$.


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wells76 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 24 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
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LIFT / Retail Marketing Technologies is a point of sale suggestive selling technology that helps retailers up-sell an additional item to every shopper.
LIFT / Retail Marketing Technologies offers the customer highly relevant up-sell choices at the cash register. The offers are communicated by the cashier and by a digital flat screen display. Offers are based on what the customer is currently purchasing.
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Web Contest: http://99designs.com/web-design/con…site-50497
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What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity?
Create iconography and imagery that communicates the essence of our business proposition – our solution provides a lift for everyone that touches it – sales and operational lift for retailers, volume lift for advertisers, experience lift for shoppers.
What type of logo would you like?
Intuitive, professional, memorable
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At least one mock-up using Blue (RGB 0 0 255) and Orange (RGB 255 165 0). We are also open to other color palettes. We would like to see a design that incorporates warmers active colors like red instead of blue/orange
What is your tagline or slogan? [This is not yet final but communicates the essence of LIFT]
Lift your expectations. Lift your business. The lift your business needs.
What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience?
Basket-Smart, Shopper-Centric, Retailer Friendly Suggestive Selling POS Technology for C-Stores
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On all marketing collateral including business cards, web-site, printed selling materials, digital presentations.
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State a single-minded word or phrase that will appropriately describe your company:
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Canada on Canvas
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB • June 2-September 3, 2012
Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery, Sarnia, ON • September 18, 2012-January 2, 2013
Varley Art Gallery, Markham, ON • February 2-May 4, 2013
Each of the forty works in Canada on Canvas falls under one or more of three thematic areas: people, place, and paint. These themes structure the exhibition, allowing for a powerful, concise, and yet broad look at Canadian painting between the 1840s and 1970s
Many of the earliest paintings produced in Canada portrayed human figures. For early genre and ethnographic painters like Cornelius Krieghoff and Frederick Verner, generalized depictions of everyday life subsumed individual identities. This tradition continued through the 20th century with Phillip Surrey and William Kurelek, whose tableaus crystallized the fluctuating social relations of the modern age. This exhibition also includes a selection of portraits. Some, like that of an anonymous woman by an unknown painter from Quebec/Canada East dating from the 1840s, confirm the subject's elevated social status, while examples by later artists such as Prudence Heward and Emily Coonan depict broader segments of Canadian society with sensitivity and concern.
The way a landscape is painted can influence how we understand the place or region depicted. In the late-19th century, artists like John Hammond suited established European aesthetic templates to the Canadian scene. European influence continued through Impressionism, whereby paintings showed highly decorative worlds devoted to relationships of form and colour. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Group of Seven and their followers celebrated a Canadian terrain that was harsh, sparsely populated, and unindustrialized, while others such as Kathleen Morris and Nora Collyer turned their view toward bustling cities and hardscrabble agrarian landscapes. Finally, influenced by mystical world views, the canvases of Emily Carr and Jock Macdonald reconfigured the physical environment into a node of spiritual significance.
Between the 1940s and 1970s, the act and material of painting itself became discernable subjects for many Canadian artists. Jean Paul Riopelle and the Automatists, their canvases infused with psycho-revolutionary significance, transformed Montreal into an international hub of modern art. In Toronto, artists like William Ronald began practicing a dizzyingly eclectic array of approaches under the influence of British and American precedents. Beyond central Canada, painters like Kenneth Lochhead produced grand canvases that revelled in their own material and two-dimensional limits. Others, like Tony Tascona, combined gestural mark-making with an industrial aesthetic. Finally, in eastern Canada, under the influence of conceptual art, painters like Tim Zuck engaged in an irreverent and humorous dialogue with the abstract painting tradition and, in so doing, extended that very tradition.
By framing the exhibition with three broad thematic placeholders—people, places, and paint—Canada on Canvas promotes the opportunity for viewers to consider the way in which painting in this country emerged, shifted, and developed. At the same time, it affords the chance of discerning key moments of overlap, whereby works relate to one another across different regions and times, and are drawn together into a painting tradition.
Exhibition Details
Artists: Unidentified Quebec Artist, Cornelius David Krieghoff, Frederick Verner, Emily Coonan, Frederick Horsman Varley, J.W.G. Macdonald, Prudence Heward, Ozias Leduc, Jack Weldon Humphrey, Philip Surrey, Jean Paul Lemieux, William Kurelek, John Hammond, James Wilson Morrice, Maurice Galbraith Cullen, J.E.H. MacDonald, Marc-Auréle Fortin, Tom Thomson, Frank H. Johnston, Arthur Lismer, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Côté, Anne Savage, Lawren S. Harris, Kathleen Moir Morris, A.Y. Jackson, Franklin Carmichael, Nora Collyer, Emily Carr, A.J. Casson, Doris McCarthy, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Marcel Barbeau, Don Jarvis, Guido Molinari, William Ronald, Richard Gorman, Kenneth Lochhead, Tony Tascona, Rita Letendre, Tim Zuck
Curator: Andrew Kear, Associate Curator of Historical Canadian Art
Exhibition Includes:
• 40 paintings from the collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery or on loan from a private collection
• supporting materials: bilingual (English and French) introductory panel outlining the exhibition's curatorial premise: 3 didactic panels (one for each thematic area: people, place, and paint): 40 labels with extended text for select works. All text provided by electronic files
• exhibition brochure
• packing and crating
click here for illustrated list of works
Requirements of host institution:
• approximately 1400 running feet; 2100 sq feet
• environment and security requirements:
• relative humidity: 50% fluctuations less than + - 5% RH in 24 hours
• temperature: 20°C with fluctuations not to exceed 1°C in 24 hours
• light levels 150 lux maximum
• security: constant surveillance when open to the public; security alarm system in use when closed to the public
• Pro-rated shipping costs
Venue length: 12 weeks
Tour Schedule: Fall 2010 to Winter 2013
For more information contact:
Helen Delacretaz, Chief Curator
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Gallery Hours
- Tuesday 11am-5pm
- Wednesday 11am-5pm
- Thursday 11am-5pm
- Friday 11am-9pm
- Saturday 11am-5pm
- Sunday 11am-5pm
- Closed Monday


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In this day and age of extreme couponing, I just wanted to take a minute to share with you how I'm saving my family money. If you've been around here for any length of time, you know that my logic is not always 100% sound, but this makes complete and perfect sense to me.
I hired a babysitter for the summer. Not for the whole summer- just one day a week. People in the outside workforce typically get two days off every week, so I kinda felt like as a stay-at-home mom I am totally deserving of a six hour break one day a week. (Oprah would say this was my aha moment of finding my worthiness)
I'm paying my fantabulous summer sitter $8 an hour for 6 hours for my three bambinos . I barely squeaked by in math, but I'm pretty sure that is $48 a week.
Yesterday during my babysitting day, I got a pedicure (totally gluttonous, I know, but if you saw the nastiness they call my feet you would have deemed it necessary as well.) The pedicure cost $23 with a tip. Then I drove through and sipped on a vanilla latte from that restaurant with the germy play place. That added another $3 to my day. The rest of the day I spent window shopping and reading magazines for free at my favorite quiet bookstore.
You may be asking yourself, "How in the world is spending $74 on a totally frivolous day saving your family money?" I'm glad you asked. Here is my answer. An hour with the psychologist costs $125. In my book, I just saved my family $51 by taking one whole day a week to preserve my sanity to keep myself out of the shrink's office. OMG- somebody better put me on my own reality show with these money saving tips!
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This project proposes converting Chicago's Old Post Office building, which has fallen to disuse, into an urban burial site for the people of Chicago, and in turn anticipates that a new burial ritual involving the adjacent Chicago River would evolve out of this re-adaptation, becoming unique to the city. The project proposes a landing on the Chicago River where funeral barges can disembark, leading up a ramp to large corten steel doors, that open to reveal the Old Post Office lobby, now reprogrammed as a Remembrance Hall, with funeral chapels lining it on one side. The funeral chapels lead to a bank of elevators that transport the funeral party up to the crypt levels above.
Light and air enter the crypt levels through the open metal façade, whose repetition alludes back to the repetitious workspaces of the adjacent Loop. The new façade, over the rear of the existing building, allows for vertical expansion and serves to reorient the building to the river, while a corten steel cladding at the highway tunnel that slices through the building punctuates that threshold moment when one enters the Loop. On the roof, gardens provide a place for quiet reflection in the city, while serving to reduce the urban "heat island" effect.


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To-Do in New York: Explore Alt-Sexuality Gaming at Future Babycastles
Join Kotaku contributing columnist and owner of some of the largest earrings in the industry Leigh Alexander tomorrow evening at Babycastles' new arcade exhibition space in Williamsburg for the debut of Bad Bitches, a new exhibition of games featuring themes of alternative sexuality. How can that not be a good time? P
Tomorrow night from 6PM til the wee hours of the morning, Babycastles' exhibition space at 285 Kent Avenue in Brooklyn will play host to Bad Bitches, an exhibition curated by Miss Leigh Alexander herself. She'll be on hand to present such games as Lesbian Spider Queens of Mars, in which a topless arachnid women tramples over her topless slaves in order to achieve her (likely topless) goals. Or Hey, Baby, the fun game of gunning down men that make lewd comments to women on the street. They've even got Crowd's Yin-Yang: X-Change Alternative, a Japanese visual novel-style game in which a boy switches genders at will to sleep with everyone in his school. I've played that one, and I'm not going to tell you how good it is. P
Along with the games shown at this all-ages show there'll be live music, a DJ, an art show by Martha Hipley, and plenty of like-minded people to connect with. You remember people, right? If not, there's a one hour open vodka bar starting at 7PM that should refresh your memory. P
All this for a mere $10, with half-price entry available before 7PM. P
For more info on the event, check out its home on Facebook, and be sure to tell them Mike Fahey sent you; they'll have absolutely no idea what that means. P


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Instead of Education: Ways to Help People Do Things Better
(Dutton, 1976, Sentient, 2003).
To read Patrick Farenga's introduction to this edition of Instead of Education, click here.
"John Holt was a prophetic voice in the educational wilderness who vividly explained why our system of schooling often frustrates genuine learning. He made this case quite clearly indeed in his groundbreaking work Instead of Education. It is as radically relevant to the educational challenges of our generation as it was to his." —Ron Miller, Ph.D. Author of Free Schools, Free People: Education and Democracy After the 1960s
"Be clear about this: Instead of Education, although less widely known than his more famous titles, is John Holt at the top of his game. If you are one of the millions of walking wounded still staggering from your own encounter with forced institutional schooling, and trying to spare your own kids from its damage, this book will be your guide and a good friend." —John Taylor Gatto Former New York State Teacher of the Year, Author of Dumbing Us Down and The Underground History of American Education
"This book turned my thinking upside down and changed the course of my life--it inspired me to let go of my career as a frustrated schoolteacher in favor of exploring and then advocating self-directed learning. As the homeschooling/unschooling population mushrooms, many fine books and other resources become available, but none replaces John Holt's visionary, revolutionary, attentive, and specific work, as radical now as it was 30 years ago. If you haven't read him, good chance you don't fully understand the depth or possibility of our movement. In Instead of Education, Holt addresses a huge question--how can people live and work more purposefully? In doing so, he tackles many medium-sized and smaller questions--What do schools really teach? What could libraries lend, in addition to books? Why do children seem happy in a particular school in Denmark? Throughout, his writing is--as usual--simultaneously reverent and scientific." —Grace Llewellyn, author of The Teenage Liberation Handbook
"Reading this book again, like reading Maria Montessori, fills me with a certain sadness that such clear vision, brilliant insight and profound understanding of the needs of children should have been offered time and again, for so many years, to be so largely ignored. With our schooling situation growing ever more deplorable, the plight of our educationally abused children worsening day by day, Holt's work is more critically needed than ever. He spells out the problem and its solution with such clarity and simplicity that any parent can read him and every parent should. We ignore his prophetic vision at our peril." –Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of The Magical Child


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"Games Workshop and EA are aware of the IP issues around the artwork in question, which have now been resolved. The artwork was internal EA concept art that was unintentionally released publicly. No Warhammer 40,000 tanks have ever made an appearance in Command and Conquer Tiberium Alliances, and never will. Games Workshop and EA continue to have a strong relationship working together on Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and the new free to play game Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes which just entered open beta."
Original story follows:
The browser-based Command and Conquer Tiberium Alliances appears to have taken unit designs straight from the long-lived tabletop game, Warhammer 40,000. Originally spotted by savvy Reddit users, seeing the supposed copies does seem to lend credence to the accusation.
Here's a picture of a Warhammer 40,000 Ork BoneCruncha model:
And now here's Tiberium Alliances' Grinder:
Other Tiberium Alliance vehicles also appear to have been created from Warhammer, and you can see more pics in Eurogamer's original story.
What do you think? Is it "heavily inspired" or a direct rip-off?
Anthony is an Editor on IGN's PC team. You can follow him on IGN and read his occasional thoughts on Twitter.


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Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019 from 10:00am to 5:00pm
A new exhibit featuring rare Smithsonian artifacts from Apollo 11 - Opens April 13, 2019.
Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission comes to The Museum of Flight. Relive humankind's most historic achievement during its 50th anniversary year.
Destination Moon makes its only West Coast appearance from April 13 to September 2, 2019. The 50th anniversary of the moon landing is July 20, 2019. This special exhibition features the Apollo 11 command module Columbia, the only portion of the historic spacecraft to complete the first mission to land men on the moon and safely return them to earth, as well as more than 20 one-of-a-kind artifacts from the Apollo Program.
Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission is organized by the National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The exhibition is made possible by the support of Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, Joe Clark, Bruce R. McCaw Family Foundation, the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, John and Susann Norton, and Gregory D. and Jennifer Walston Johnson. Transportation services for Destination Moon are provided by FedEx.
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"Included in the book 'Verstilde Beweging' ISBN 9789491314511 Ed. Vision On Art / Galerie Ludwig Trossaert - take a look at - IMPORTANT WARNING : Lots of collectors are interested in the work of Herman van Nazareth. Although it is very imporant to underline that a number of artworks came on the market in a fraudulent manner. Therefor it is important to check always following points :
- Herman van Nazareth nevers signs his artwork before it is sold. If you have an artwork (or an artwork is offered to you) that is not signed, check first with the certifying gallery if the artwork is real and not part of a frodulent transaction.
- Only when the artwork is definitely sold, the artist signs it and signs also the document from the gallery that issues the certification of authenticity.
- Should you have (or if you are offered) an artwork that is signed by the artists and is accompanied by a certificate coming from a gallery that is allowed to write authentification cerificates, everything should be OK.
- In all other cases you should contact the gallery that is allowed to write the authentification certificate. They can check the authenticity of the work, and eventually let it sign by the artist if the legal precence on the market is guaranteed.
This particular artwork is certified by the artist and the gallery. It will be delivered to you with the signature of the artist on it and with the certificate of authenticity signed by the certifying gallery and the artist.
However you approach it, Herman van Nazareth is without doubt a Belian/South African artist – who came into being out of the African soil from this earth. From the day he set foot on South African soil in 1965, his work has been influenced by this continent. South Africa is where he studied and made his enormous contribution to the development of a new and modern idiom in South African art. Despite the satirical comment his work delivers, it is not political, but rather concerns itself with universal matters.
His work is represented in all the public art museums throughout the country and in countless corporate and private collections. He is also proudly included in the catalogues of national exhibitions and he has represented South Africa and Belgium in international exhibitions. When he is not in Belgium, the place where he feels most at home is Jakkalsfontein, on the bleak West Coast.
Herman van Nazareth lives and works in Belgium and in South-Africa.
Literature : ""Herman van Nazareth - Schilder/beeldhouwer"" by Piet Boyens (Dutch & English) - ISBN 978-90-5856-389-7 - Ed. Stichting Kunstboek.
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Diplomatiek gesprek (Cat N° 4727) (1965)
Sculpture by Herman Van Nazareth
- Sculpture
- From a limited edition of 8
- Size: 11.81 x 14.96 x 19.69 in / 11.81 x 14.96 in (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
- Style: Unspecified
- Subject: People and portraits
- Hurry only 1 left in stock
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Sitting in the urgent care waiting room this weekend, I had some time to read part of an article in a back issue of "Psychology Today" about whether over-parenting is resulting in "wimpy" kids. I didn't get to read the whole article (it was rather lengthy), but the jist of it was that by over-protecting our kids, we may make them rely on us too much and result in "wimps."
The summary of the article, called "A Nation of Wimps," is as follows: "Parents are going to ludicrous lengths to take the bumps out of life for their children. However, parental hyperconcern has the net effect of making kids more fragile; that may be why they're breaking down in record numbers."
It talked about how many parents today start their kids wearing helmets as soon as they are old enough to ride a tricycle; how many kids don't know how to play by themselves because their parents are always right there showing them what to do, what not to do, etc.; how sports are so organized and kids are so used to having someone tell them what to do that many kids don't even know how to start a pick-up game of softball or basketball on their own. We could be raising kids that don't really know how to play?
Another point was that there are many cases of grade inflation going on in schools across the country – from elementary to university. Parents don't like to see their kids do poorly so they call and complain when Jr. gets a "C" in math. When enough parents complain, the teacher or school may feel pressured into padding the grades so that it looks like everyone is doing well. The article said that of a recent graduating class from Harvard, 94% graduated with honors. I know it's Harvard, but still that number seems awfully high. Kind of scary to think that even a school as prestigious as Harvard may be guilty of grade inflation.
It also focused heavily on the use of cell phones in children and adolescents and hypothesized that the use of cell phones means that kids don't need to learn to plan ahead. If they get out of class and feel like hooking up with a friend, they call them on their cell phone. If they forget their homework at home, they can call mom on their cell phone. The point was that these kids are then used to instant gratification and expect results right away. When they don't get results right away, it can lead to depression.
Another topic of the article was that when these children – who are so used to being coddled and told what to do – go off to college, they don't know what to do with their new-found freedom. "The perpetual access to parents [via the cell phone or, as the author says, 'eternal umbilicus'] infantilizes the young, keeping them in a permanent state of dependency. Whenever the slightest difficulty arises, 'they're constantly referring to their parents for guidance,' reports Kramer. They're not learning how to manage for themselves."
"What's more, cell phones–along with the instant availability of cash and almost any consumer good your heart desires–promote fragility by weakening self-regulation. 'You get used to things happening right away,' says Carducci. You not only want the pizza now, you generalize that expectation to other domains, like friendship and intimate relationships. You become frustrated and impatient easily. You become unwilling to work out problems. And so relationships fail–perhaps the single most powerful experience leading to depression."
What happens to kids who are suddenly set free after having been controlled for so long? Along with depression, other problems affecting college students are binge drinking; substance abuse; an increased number in cases of obsessive pursuit, otherwise known as stalking, leading to violence, even death; and an increase in cases of eating disorders in women.
The connections between all of these things makes a lot of sense to me. Of course we want to keep our kids as safe as possible, hence the helmets, supervised play, etc., but what happened to harmless bumps and bruises, letting kids use their imaginations and come up with their own games, an occasional bad grade and letting kids learn from their mistakes? The psychologists in the article argue that letting kids make mistakes and fail builds character and helps children learn independence. Whereas if they constantly have things handed to them or are told how to do everything, they aren't going to learn how to fend for themselves, and they won't know how to deal with disappointment.
It's something I definitely want to keep in mind as my child gets older. Sure I want to keep her safe, but I also realize that she can't live and thrive in a bubble. I don't know if this means I will pass on the bicycle helmet or not, but I do hope to be aware that as much as it will be hard for me to see her in pain over a scraped knee or disappointed because she didn't get an "A" in biology, it will make her a stronger person. And the jury is still out for me regarding whether or not she will have a cell phone (and at what age). I definitely like that I'd have access to her whenever I want, and she access to me, but perhaps it doesn't have to be an all or nothing. Like most everything in life, I believe moderation is the key.
The article ends with the following: "Parental anxiety has its place. But the way things now stand, it's not being applied wisely. We're paying too much attention to too few kids–and in the end, the wrong kids."
"There are kids who are worth worrying about–kids in poverty, stresses Anderegg. 'We focus so much on our own children,' says Elkind, 'It's time to begin caring about all children.'"
I think that's an excellent point. We as parents spend so much time worrying about our own children, yet there are so many out there slipping through the cracks who need our attention much more desperately.
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger." — Friedrich Nietzsche
Side note: For those of you wondering why I was in urgent care this weekend, it was because Ava was running a really high fever (over 104 at one point), crying inconsolibly and then her knee started popping out. (When it rains, it pours, eh?!) Anyway, it seems to be just a cold and she's doing a bit better today. And as for the knee, the doctor thought it was a fluke thing since it was fine when he examined her, but it's popped out a few times since we left there so I'll be making an appointment with her ped to have it checked out.


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Saleen is calling it "the next American exotic". That's a stretch. But based on this first teaser of the 2015 302 Mustang, Saleen is headed in the right direction.
Like past 'Stangs, this new 302 will get the full Saleen treatment, from bodywork to suspension to engine mods. Naturally, they're not giving up details yet, but based on the previous incarnations of the 302, expect a choice of either a naturally aspirated or blown V8, with the former putting out something in the high 400-hp range and the eight knocking on the 700-hp mark. More details should come out later this year, assuming Ford can actually get around to publishing its own power figures.


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Democratic State Senator Diane Savino and Republican Assemblywoman both get along extremely well, and their Staten Island-based districts even overlap. According to the Staten Island Advance, both Ms. Savino and Ms. Malliotakis shop together at the same Staten Island Mall Macy's, arrive together at many of the same political events and drive up to Albany together as well.
"In a testament to those differences," the Advance writes, "Ms. Malliotakis's cell phone has "The Odd Couple" theme song as Ms. Savino's ring-tone."


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The Zimmerman telegram provoked USA to join WW1 against Germany. If the telegram hadn't been sent, would USA have entered war against Germany?
The reason I ask is because it seems very strange.
Working from the assumption that Germany would have won the war if the US hadn't gotten involved, it's kind of strange that Germany provoked US to fight them.


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The Taiwan High Court last night approved Taipei prosecutors' appeal against the Taipei District Court's decision to release Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taipei City councilor Lai Su-ju (賴素如) on bail.
The Taipei District Court will hold another hearing today on whether Lai should be detained.
Lai, a lawyer and one of President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) most trusted aides and legal consultants, was suspected of accepting bribes in the bidding process for the Taipei Twin Towers (台北雙子星) project.
The Taipei District Prosecutors' Office sought to detain Lai, former Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems official Jia Er-ching (賈二慶) and building contractor Cheng Hung-dao (程宏道) to prevent collusion on testimony or destruction of evidence, but the district court early yesterday morning released Lai on NT$1.2 million (US$40,170) bail, as well as Jia and Cheng, who were freed on bail of NT$100,000 and NT$300,000 respectively.
The court said it released the three after deciding that there was little chance of any collusion that would taint the trio's testimony, adding that Cheng and Jia have already confessed during questioning to paying Lai a bribe. Lai had also admitted to taking the NT$1 million payment, although she denied any wrongdoing, arguing that the money was a political donation rather than a bribe.
The court banned the three from moving out of their current residences and barred them from leaving the country.
Local media reported that Lai cried several times during the district court hearing on Thursday evening, pleading with judges not to detain her.
"If I am detained, I don't want to live anymore," she was quoted as saying during the hearing.
Lai said she had resigned from all of her KMT posts, including director of the KMT chairman's office, "to avoid creating problems for her superiors."
Lai was accused of promising to help a multinational consortium win the bid for the project in exchange for NT$10 million.
The consortium, led by Taipei Gateway International Development (太極雙星), won the bid in October last year, but forfeited its right to undertake the project last month after failing to put up a performance guarantee by deadline.
Prosecutors said they suspected that Lai had struck a deal with the consortium to get the NT$10 million bribe in three installments — NT$1 million as a down payment, NT$3 million after Taipei Gateway International Development had signed the contract with the Taipei City Government to build the Twin Towers and NT$6 million when construction starts.
Initial investigations showed that Lai had accepted NT$1 million in 2011, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said that most of the negotiations over the bribery payment for the project took place in Lai's office, adding that after placing a wiretap on the middleman, Peng Chien-ming (彭建銘), they discovered that Lai had initially asked for NT$15 million, claiming that she had to work through city councilors.
However, Cheng complained that NT$15 million was too much and made his thoughts known to Peng through Chia, prosecutors said, adding that the final price agreed upon was NT$10 million and that Lai was all "smiles and nods" when she heard the final price from Peng.
When investigators on Wednesday questioned Lai about the Twin Towers project after prosecutors and Investigation Bureau agents raided her residence, law firm and her office at the Taipei City Council earlier that day, Lai briefed the investigators on the technical details of the Twin Towers project and her duty to supervise its proceedings as a city councilor.


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I mentioned a few weeks ago that I hoped to find some fun bento goodies while visiting Epcot in Disney World. I did discover a few things there, and also some other lunch stuffs in other places on Disney property.
Let's start with the miscellaneous mouse stuff. Mickey Mouse, that is.
In almost all the gift shops at every Disney place (all four theme parks, Downtown Disney, and in the resort shops) they had this same assortment of Mickey themed kitchen supplies:
Some silicone items: a cake pan, muffin pan, and ice cube tray:
Sandwich keeper:
Mickey and Minnie plates, placemats:
I kind of really liked the mini Mickey ice cube tray. I just wasn't sure I'd get much use from it (beyond frozen yogurt bites), so I didn't get it. Of these items I only purchased the Mickey Mouse bread stamp (shown in this Mickey Mouse is in the... PlanetBox post).
There were different things to be found at Epcot. Epcot has a Japanese Pavilion in the World Showcase side of the park with an expansive shop of Japanese goodies. I could have strolled around in that place for an hour, easily. Instead, I walked briskly for maybe twenty minutes until my husband called me to frantically report that our natives were growing restless waiting outside. But I was able to take pictures of a few things before I reluctantly left.
First, these were just inside the entrance and stopped me in my tracks. Sanrio lunch boxes. Swoon.
They were designed with two sections, one upper and one lower. Sit upright. Long adjustable strap. Really nice thick insulation. I wanted one badly. I came to my senses and put back the one I selected (Keropi). I reasoned that I already have a literal mountain of lunch bags and just can not justify another one. Although to be honest, had there been an actual Hello Kitty one I'm not sure I could have resisted.
Beyond these lunch bags there were a couple Hello Kitty sandwich boxes, but nothing that really stood out.
Nothing to do with lunchy stuff, but the store had so much stationery! I'm not sure what caught my eye with this particular display, but for some reason I took a pic of this paper rack (???):
There were also a lot of bags. All sorts of bags. I loved (LOVED) this canvas tote. Sooooo very wanted this:
In case you can't read it, it says "Wash elephant with water" and then "A friend in need is a friend indeed". How hilarious is that? So kitschy and funny. That baby was SO going to be mine. Until I flipped over the tag and read the price - $45. That is so much money for a fairly simple canvas tote (it had a square bottom and zipped close at the top, but still). Wah! I keep pulling the photo back up on my phone to admire it every few days. So sad to leave it behind.
At the back of the store is where the mega bento jackpot was discovered. The shop did not have any cheapie plastic bento boxes that are abundant in the Japanese dollar stores (nor any fun cheapie bento accessories), but they had a whole table of really nice, high quality, bento boxes:
I'm not sure about all of them, but those in the back row, like the bunny and cat, are Kotobuki boxes. They are so nice. I already have a few of those and wasn't in the market to add to my stash, so I didn't pick any up. They were all priced in the $19 range, which isn't anything out of the norm for Kotobuki.
I was really digging that big monorail tray at the top. The big monorail holds a removable dish with two or three sections in it. Such a fancy presentation for a meal! It was very big and totally not practical, but so cool. It's probably not really a monorail, it's probably that Japanese bullet train. Practically the same thing, I'm sure.
The last area I browsed before being summoned back to my offspring was the snacks and foods section.
I was drooling at this mint Pocky. Mint! I've never seen this flavor anywhere before. Mint and chocolate is my favorite. Yum!
Some individual bagged snacks. How about some shrimp crispies?
And lots of koala cookies (as shown in this Australia Love bento lunch in which I brilliantly showcased the continent upside down). These are a lot like Panda cookies, that are pretty easy to find these days (I've seen them regularly at Target as well as World Market), but I've only seen koala cookies at a Japanese dollar store in CA before. And that shop only had stawberry and vanilla, I think (same flavors as Panda cookies). But these flavors looked interesting! Some sort of coffee (?) variety and one that shows a chocolate chip ice cream cone.
As for what I purchased.... not too much. I couldn't resist those cute koala cookies, and these coconut flavored animal cookies also landed in my hand basket. I haven't opened those ones up to see, but I sure hope they really have the animal names written on them like they show in the picture!
More foodie treats, these ones are not from the Japan Pavillion, but are the types of snacks available at just about every gift shop, candy shop, and bakery all over Disney World. A spicy trail mix, Mickey shaped pretzels, Mickey cheese crackers, and some classic Disney character shaped cookies.
Those Mickey shaped cheese crackers were the secret key to my Hidden Mickey bento!
And that wraps up my Disney World bento/lunch shopping adventure. It took longer to get this post written up than I expected, but I had a visit to California get in the way (I went "home" to visit family and friends last week). The bad news is: our pixie dust is mostly brushed off by now and the magic is fading away....the good news is: now that I'm nearly through with Disney Detox I might stop jabbering on and on about Disney World. Maybe. :)


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UK office workers are the most likely to look for a new job if their request for a payrise is turned down.
According to new research, a quarter of employees in the United Kingdom would seek alternative employment if their boss said no to a higher salary.
While only 11 per cent of employees in Germany and Belgium, 10 per cent in the Netherlands and five per cent in France would look for another job.
Specialist recruitment firm Robert Half found that just over a third (36 per cent) of UK employees would wait for the next performance review for a salary increase, compared to 62 per cent staff in France, 52 per cent of employees in Germany, 43 per cent in the Netherlands and 40 per cent in Belgium doing the same.
One strategy that employees can use to secure a result even when a higher salary is refused is to request something else, such as a different role, more company perks or share options.
Yet UK workers are only slightly more likely to ask for alternative rewards (27 per cent) than they are to look for another role (24 per cent).
Phil Sheridan, managing director, Robert Half UK said: "There can be many factors behind an employer's decision not to award a payrise, including the economic cycle of the business or the need to do a complete performance review of all employees rather than one individual.
"It is worth considering the other aspects of your remuneration package, whether that's more flexible hours, additional annual leave days or a sideways move into a role that will gain you more experience as these options could be just as rewarding.
"From an employer's point of view, it's important to keep a regular eye on salary and other remuneration trends to ensure that your top performers are being rewarded in line with industry benchmarks."
He added: "Reviewing your employee's remuneration package alongside their career development and potential progression within the business will support retention efforts."


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The Nawns of Porto Gallon County Fermanagh Northern Ireland
My great great grandfather H?gh Nawn came to Australia on ship 'The Queen of Colonies' arriving at Moreton Bay Queensland on 14th October 1856.
He came from Porto Galloon County Fermanagh Northern Ireland his parents were Hugh and Julia Nawn (nee Boyle)
My grandmother told me that he had a brother and a cousin that went to America and settled around the Boston area - so I concentrated on that area - I found out recently his brothers name was Thomas and lived in New Hampshire out of New York - but haven't come up with his cousin s yet. I would love to know if he had any other family and more info on the Boyles. If anyone can help I would appreciate it - I have a new email address email@example.com
Houlihan _ Myers Families
Looking for relatives of Lawrence and Mary Houlihan (nee Myers) who came from Cashel or Clonmel Tipperary Ireland. Mary Myers Houlihans sister Kate Myers married James Smith from Watton Hertfordshire England. Their brother John married Anne Cashen from Cashel Tipperary. Their Parents are Thomas and Catherine Myers (nee Meagher). Thomas Myers could have been a German Ship Captain. In later years he was known as Capt. Thomas Myers and lived at 5 Anne Street Clonmel Tipperary Ireland.
Nawns from County Fermanagh Northern Ireland
Hugh Nawn migrated to Australia leaving London on 21st July 1856. He came from Ports - Gallon County Fermanagh Northern Ireland- His parents as far as I know were Hugh and Julia Nawn (nee Boyle) - My grandmother told me that her father told her that he had a brother and a cousin who went to America and settled around the Boston area. Hugh married Mary Jane Dochard from Bourke New South Wales - Australia- her father James Dochard came from Comrie Perthshire Scotland and her mother was Catherine McCoy she was born at Kilcolem, Limerick Ireland on 9th December 1833 - Her Parents were John and Mary McCoy (nee Enright)
Smith Ancestors
My grandfather JAMES SMITH was born at Emerald Hill which is now known as South Melbourne - Australia (His grand daughter won 62 grand slam tennis titles.) His parents were JAMES AND KATE SMITH (nee) MYERS.
His father JAMES WILLIAM (or WILLIAM JAMES) SMITH was from either Watton or Waltham Hertfordshire England- He married CHARLOTTE SMITH (maiden name) on 16th May 1823. JAMES SMITH my great grand father was born thirteen years later on 16th October in 1836. So I guess he would have been one of the younger siblings.(I would love to know where the rest of the family if any - ended up.)
You can imagine what it has been like trying to track down the name SMITH - I have even sent letters to the editor of the local newspapers in England without success. You have no idea the number of JAMES SMITHS (no second name) that came to Australia from the 1850's onwards. Hoping there is someone out there that is related as we are a little short of relatives on the Smith line.
Looking for Smith's from Watton Hertfordshire England
My great great grandfather James Smith was born in Hertfordshire about 1837 he came to Australia in the 1860's. He married Kate Myers from Tipperary Ireland at All Saints Church of England St.Kilda Melbourne Victoria Australia on the 11th October,1867. Their marriage certificate shows that his father was William Smith and his mother Charlotte Smith from Watton Hertfordshire England. If I have the right Smiths he had 2 other brothers the eldest brother George born abt 1832 and a younger brother William born abt 1839. William and Charlotte are great great grandparents to Margaret Smith Court a Wimbledon Champion and winner of 62 Grand Slam Tennis Titles.
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I have just spent the last few hours trying to find a problem where applying rounding after adding VAT was coming up with an odd few pence difference. Not that unusual you might think until I tripped over the code that was actually causing the porblem.
I have recreated the problem as an example as follows.....
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim TotVal As Currency
Dim VatRate As String
VatRate = "15"
TotVal = 2.1
MsgBox "Total VAT = " & ((TotVal * Val(VatRate)) + 0.5) / 100
MsgBox "Total VAT = " & Int((TotVal * Val(VatRate)) + 0.5) / 100
End Sub
The first message box returns 0.32 as expected (2.1 * 15) = 31.5, +0.5 = 32, /100 = 0.32
However for some unknown reason the second message box using the INT function returns 0.31 !!! Basically according to this code the interger portion of 32 is 31.
Just to complicate matters, if I use a double instead of a currency variable then it returns the right result and if I use CINT again all is fine.
In my original program I am using a string for the VAT rate as it is stored in a flexgrid
I have found a work around by putting the VAT rate into a currency variable as well but I would like to know what is likely to be causing this kind of error.


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Few RTS factions have had the privilege of becoming synonymous with a specific war strategy, but StarCraft's Zerg certainly has that sort of legacy. Blizzard recently showcased the inaugural trailer for the fan-favorite race's imminent return in StarCraft 2, and a video of the unveiling is now available on the web.
The video shows just why the word "Zerg" has been associated with a massive rush of overwhelming proportions. Hundreds of the creatures storm various enemy structures and vehicles in different landscapes during the video, with some exploding in a sea of green and some clawing their way to victory. An FMV intro reintroduces the race, as a monotone female voice declares, "We have evolved."
The Zerg mark the third and final race for in the game, so expect more concrete details about the units available to each of them in the coming months. StarCraft 2 is looking better and better with each feature that's unveiled. We'll be keeping our eyes open for whatever tantalizing scraps we can find.


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Dennis Erickson fitting in well as Utah's offensive coordinator
A look around the Pac-12 Conference Friday:
Utah — Dennis Erickson is making his mark as Utes' veteran offensive coordinator. His arrival moves Brian Johnson from coordinator to quarterbacks coach as Erickson will make the calls. Aaron Roderick, the passing game coordinator, says Erickson is the oldest coach "but has the most swagger."
Arizona State — Redshirt freshman Carlos Mendozalooking to make an impact at linebacker — again.
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In December 2004, Albert Coulier and I made a presentation to the property owner of the "Ice House" in London to see if an indoor Velodrome would be something that would be of interest to the Owner for the building (it was empty at the time).
In the presentation a cornerstone moment was when the owner asked what are your goals for the Facility.... without hesitating, both Albert and I responded "to produce athletes that would represent London, Ontario, and Canada at International competitions and ultimately the Olympic Games."
7 years later, Albert has passed on, however, his dream of sending one of our "Kids" to the Olympics has come true.
Joe Veloce (Fonhill, Ontario) was in our first class of youth riders (Velo-Kids) that learned how to ride the high banks of the FCV, before we officially opened. Today Joe V, was named to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team. Joe will be racing in the Keirin, a motorpaced race that will see speeds in access of 74kph, during competition.
There will be more information to follow.... The FCV is proud of Joe's dedication to the Canadian Track program and his continued involvement with the Forest City Velodrome.
From all the members of the FCV.... giv'r Joe!!!!!
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Custer County Board of Supervisors Meeting
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Release Date: 2013 |
Album Rating: 2.0Not reviewed for a little while so any feedback welcome.
Opposites seems to have gone down pretty well on Sputnik, might make for good debate.
i agree. pos'd.
Album Rating: 2.0Thanks man.
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffI understand your point of view, although i don't agree that is a poor album (it's visible on my rating)
Pos'd anyway
Album Rating: 2.0Cheers JC. Whilst listening not much stood out as being poor, but it was so inoffensive I struggled to remember much of it afterwards. As a single album it could've been a lot better.
Album Rating: 2.0What do you think is their worst eater?
Album Rating: 3.0I'm quite enjoying this, I'll probably up my rating at some point.
Good, nicely balanced review.
Album Rating: 4.5This dude is still comin around?
I havent heard this yet but Im sure it is at least a 4.2
Album Rating: 2.0Appreciated Ali. Maybe it will grow on me too, at a later date.
Why is Chuckles in the Recommended section.
I mean, even if this is bad (haven't heard it yet), it can't be Chuckles-level bad...right?
Album Rating: 2.0Haha, its not that bad man. Its just the first band that popped into my head who'd disappointed with their latest album.
great review man, pos
never really dug this band much so obv won't bother checking this but yeah good read
Album Rating: 2.0Thanks mate, if you weren't into them much before I doubt this will change your mind.
Not a bad review, here's a five star take on the album though:
Album Rating: 4.0"Their aspirations leant themselves more to popularity than loyalty"
I don't want to seem like a dick, but this line is horrible (if you mean loyalty to fans)- fans owe a band loyalty just as much a the band owes them. Plus I strongly believe that a bad who panders to their existing fan base are just as big 'sell outs' as a band who tries to go for popularity/money, its still cynical just in a different way.
Album Rating: 4.0Ridiculously impressed when I caught these guys at soundwave.
I sort of enjoyed the records I'd heard but when they came on stage I felt like I was watching a band desperate to prove themselves to an audience that really wasn't familiar with them.
I got goosebumps when some of the riffs came out...that never happens.
Album Rating: 4.1And that's how they played when I saw them in 2010 Croc... Just as great live this time... Best live band in the world right now? They may just be.
the national tho
Album Rating: 4.0Two totally different bands man :P
Album Rating: 2.5and one is amazing, the other not so much
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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 Gameplay Movie 12
Does Krillin have what it takes to finish this fight?
In this fight Gohan tries to fireball Yamcha.
Take a look as Garlic Jr. tries to get the best of Tien.
The most powerful fighters in the world are now controlled by a flick of your wrist.
The Wii may be a powerful next-gen system, but that won't help poor Krillin.
There's not much more in this world a man could ask for than to move his hands and launch a kamehameha.
The GameSpot crew get their hands on a number of games at the Nintendo Wii launch announcement.
Goku kicks some Buu's butt in this gameplay clip from Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2.
Gameplay montage straight from the Nintendo E3 Press Conference.
Check out some hard-hitting split-screen multiplayer action in this clip from Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2.
In-game transformations are coming to Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 according to Ryo Mito in this Spirit Bomb sized developer interview.
Check out some awesome footage of Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi 2 in this movie.
Goku and Vegeta square off in this action packed gameplay movie from Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2.
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Welcome to the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS).
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University of Massachusetts Senior Vice President for the Health Sciences
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Clinical Professor of Medicine
"The University of Massachusetts Medical School has a strong commitment to excellence in health sciences education, research and public service. We are proud to support our Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center and its companion, the University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). Their strong core capabilities and committed faculty give us the foundation for expanding contributions to persons with disabilities throughout the commonwealth, the nation and the world."
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Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School
"Now in my 34th year with our IDDRC and UCEDD, I share and represent our university commitment to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Long before the term 'translational research' became widely used, our IDDRC and others in this important national program have been translating research findings into practically applicable methods for meeting challenges of developmental disabilities. With the ever-growing support of our university and our many other partnering programs, we are committed to making even greater contributions going forward."


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'Tonight Show' Host Jay Leno Says He Was 'Blindsided' by NBC [Video]
Remember back in 2009 when Jay Leno left "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" for the first time and was replaced with Conan O'Brien?
Then, about six months later after NBC wasn't happy with O'Brien, they got rid of him and brought Leno back?
Of course you do. It was the biggest story in the world for a while.
In an interview that aired Sunday night on CBS News' "60 Minutes," Leno talked for the first time about what went down behind the scenes with the whole fiasco.
Leno, who reached out to CBS to do the interview, said that he was "blindsided" by NBC's decision to kick him to the curb and pass the reigns to O'Brien.
He also said that he was pretty disappointed with the way the media portrayed him as the bad guy when NBC brought him back months later.
Leno's final episode of "The Tonight Show" will air next month, with Jimmy Fallon leaving NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and taking over for Leno.
And it seems like Leno's being forced out once again.
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Oh! Kate Gosselin and her bodyguard Steve Neild have gone their separate ways! Awww. I guess all
good tacky and unnecessary things really do come to an end. TLC hired Steve in 2008 to protect the Gosselin kids while filming Jon & Kate Plus 8. But Kate, in all her selfish and delusional glory, has dominated Steve's time and attention for the past six years.
Rumors surrounding the nature of Kate and Steve's relationship have swirled for years… as far back as 2009 when Kate's marriage to Jon Gosselin fell apart. Most recently, Kate and Steve were caught sharing a hotel room in New York City while Kate filmed Celebrity Apprentice. Um, did Kate need Steve to protect her from scary room service? Bed bugs?


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