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Can I hit your Juul?
It's a question that haunts me wherever I go on this campus—wherever I go with my Juul, that is. Which is everywhere I go.
My name is Anna Lokey, and I own a Juul. It feels really good to get that off of my chest.
I get that it might not seem like such a hot take for me to self-identify as an avid Juul-er. Everybody on this campus Juuls. The data is there. But definitely not everybody on this campus approves of owning a Juul. Let's unpack that.
I conducted a definitely-not-statistically-significant survey (thanks, FroSci!) where I asked 10 strangers at 1020 whether or not they Juul and nine responded that, in fact, they did. I'm happy for them. When further questioned whether or not they owned a Juul, only three said yes. Might I remind you that this column is titled A Girl and Her Juul? It's not, A Girl Who Occasionally Hits Her Friend's Juul When She's at 1020. This is no small difference.
The few, the proud, and the brave of us who actually own Juuls often commiserate over this shared phenomenon of Juul culture: the Juul ask.
I swear to God, when I'm hitting the Juul first thing on a beautiful Tuesday morning, everybody is falling over themselves to remind me about the possible FDA Juul ban and the numerous health concerns surrounding Juuls. And I get it. They've made some points. But what really grinds my gears is that these very same people, on a sweaty Saturday night, become my Juul's biggest stans.
I don't blame people for wanting a hit. Juulia's LED strobe light shines out like a beacon of hope in the dark corners of the Columbia bar scene. I've become Juulius Caesar and everyone—even those I least suspect—wants a piece. Et tu, Brute?
The literal worst is when I let someone hit my Juul (because I'm a very nice person who also has issues with confrontation), and they have the audacity to critique my personal pod preferences.
Have you tried the Mint pod? It's really refreshing.
Yes, I have. And I'm disgusted that you even asked me that.
Am I supposed to cater my Juul pod to the event? Menthol for 1020? Mango for Mel's? Mint for waiting in the line outside of Beta and evaluating my fragile self-worth? Crème Brûlée for waiting in the line outside of Community for Sunday brunch and evaluating my self-worth the morning after a long night at Beta? Virginia Tobacco for the Butler all-nighter? Regular Tobacco for the Butler all-dayer? Cucumber for hyperventilating in the bathroom before a midterm that I'm not prepared for?
For a reason I don't entirely understand or desire to acknowledge, there exists a definite stigma against owning a Juul. But, for some reason, this shame doesn't deter some crusty losers from asking me, a complete stranger, if they can put their mouths on my personal nicotine USB drive.
On the other end of the Juuling spectrum lies the Juul-obsessed. The Juul-committed. The Juul fiends. Those who own multiple Juuls because they've lost a Juul and then subsequently really, really, really needed a hit, so they bought a new Juul but then later found the aforementioned lost Juul—and had that particular situation happen to them multiple times.
It's more common than you think, OK? I once knew a guy who claimed that he was so Juul-addicted that he even Juuled through his nostrils while he was eating. I'm pretty sure he was joking, but on another, more honest level, it doesn't really seem like a stretch. We are still a generation addicted to nicotine. Just not in the regular, old, lame cigarette ways of our wrinkly ancestors (wrinkled from the effects of years of nicotine).
Big Juul claims that one Juul pod contains as much nicotine as two packs of cigarettes. Following this logic, Juuling should be a much cheaper habit than smoking, but as I, and many of my Juul brethren can tell you, this tends not to be the case. Between weekend nights at 1020, all-nighters in Butler, particularly stressful days during midterm season, and lectures spent wondering if he's gonna text you back (spoiler alert: he isn't), Juul pods don't last very long on this campus.
And since the bottom 20 percent of a Juul pod packs such an unsatisfactory hit—it's all brown, melty, and sticking to the plastic—you're going to chase the powerful, fruity nicotine rush that you deserve, no matter the cost. As the wise Frank Ocean once said, "What good is a Juul that ain't still precious?" Oh, that wasn't about Juuls? Damn.
Following the recent FDA crackdown, Juul has come out with a new 3 percent nicotine Juul pod as a lighter, more conservative alternative to the classic 5 percent nicotine lung-burners. It's literally Juul pods made to wean you off of Juul pods. I couldn't help but wonder: Is this ethical consumption under capitalism?
Ethical consumption or not, if you're looking for it, Juuling is everywhere at Columbia. That sound of crackling leaves coming from the kid with his head down in the back of your seminar? Juul. The vague scent of mothballs and burnt toast coming from the guy next to you in Butler 209? Juul. That girl who's been in the bathroom stall for 20 minutes but hasn't even pooped? Juul.
It's possible that nearly everyone on campus Juuls recreationally. It's one of the only "stupid college student" things that we do at Columbia for fun. I'm just gonna say it: Perhaps Juuling is the only thing separating Columbia culture from being an all-consuming stress cauldron of tests, tears, failed internships, and failed relationships.
Or maybe it's just for the love of the Juul. The most precious Juul of all.
Anna Lokey is a senior in Columbia College studying philosophy. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com with questions, comments, or concerns about her Juul pod preference. A Girl and Her Juul runs alternate Fridays.
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THE craftsmen of the Warwick Men's Shed are used to the occasional strange request, but one unique project for the Warwick Police proved to be the ultimate act of community service for the group.
Late last month, Men's Shed secretary Ian Stevens was approached by officer-in-charge Jamie Deacon who was hoping the organisation could help revamp the benches that sat outside their station.
Worn down and flaking, years on the job had left the benches worst for wear and they were headed for the tip before Senior Sergeant Deacon decided to bring the organisation on board.
"We were really debating whether to throw them out but they're too good for that," he said.
"That's when I thought it may be a good way to get the group involved and keep them on the straight and narrow."
Over three weeks, the organisation worked hard to return the chairs to their original glory and the difference had to be seen to be believed, according to Mr Stevens.
"I wish we had a before photo," Mr Stevens said.
"The paint was peeling off and they were terribly weathered.
"Not everybody can do what John (project leader) can do."
Bringing the benches back to their original timber also proved to be a tribute to the building's illustrious history, Sgt Deacon said.
"It's really good to get them back to timber in a heritage building like this one," he said.
"They've done a good job."
And while praise was welcome, Ian Stevens said the success of the project would be measured by the community the station helped to support.
"It's the community satisfaction," he said.
"Sometimes it's a thank you, but most of the time that's enough."
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Chiaki ! ^_^ I like the angle of the music you used in the background, it's a bit unusual and gives a feeling of depth, as well as looking great.
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Made this wall to satisfy the current Moar Plz! request for Animepaper.
flyin: Moar Nodame Cantabile walls with Chiaki plz! (It's ok if he's with other characters)
Whew, it's been awhile since I did grunge. It ended up very, very different from how I was planning... perhaps I got carried away with the textures?
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Brushes: 5th Muse Brush Gallery
Font is Cretino
In case you haven't seen the series he's conducting (an orchestra) in this pic. And yes his pose is odd, but this series makes anyone who is conducting look odd (I don't get it). I wanted to make it look like the music on the page is flowing through as he conducts him which is why his coat is so see-through. Wow... that sounds really music nerdy. XD
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I really like the textures. It's not over-done, you know? The colors are also coolio. Nicely done!
JockeII Sep 23, 2008
Oooooh, wallpaper of Chiaki! /drool
YoruAngel866 Sep 23, 2008
i remember this wall from ap and i didnt get the chance to comment it, so i will do it here :D
i love the textures, and i agree with chloe its not over done :D
krisjunaeien Nov 13, 2008
I love it, love nodame cantabile and Chiaki
FrozenLithograph Dec 19, 2008
Not usually a huge fan of textures, but I think it really fits this wall and the BG! I really like this wall a lot and it's very stylish. Fits the char perfectly.
Yamaro Feb 20, 2009
This is great! You made great wall!
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awesome, this is really awesome, great one
meshike Jul 07, 2009
Looks really cool, love it!
BlackMagician Oct 31, 2009
Well done, honestly ! I really like the wallpapers you are creating ! Nice style !
yonikey Jan 14, 2010
wow! is really coool! thx! ^^
Itama Apr 16, 2010
amazing art! thanks for sharing =)
jiop May 08, 2010
chiaki is pouring out everything
ryoma7 Aug 15, 2010
thankx for sharing :) its a nice pic :)
Faelnirv Jan 06, 2011
woah. chiaki. =) great work! love the background.
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its chiaki senpai! :D thanks for sharing
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Grasping Evil - Chapter 167(1)
Holding Hands
For the past three months of voyage in Wei Country, Ning Fan didn't cultivate demonic arts. Instead, he used the Burning Blood to refine Burning Blood Pills.
The pills were Three Revolution Pills which could improve the Colossal Bone Secret Arts' level. They can also raise the Body Refining Realm.
But a side effect existed in consuming pills. The pills would make the one who take it experience agonizing pain or worse, turn them mad.
The madness could only be appeased by killing someone.
After discovering that one had to join forces with Jin Country's cultivators to eliminate the demons in order to borrow the Teleportation Formation, temptation as well as caution appeared in Ning Fan's mind.
Involving himself in the killings was a good chance for him to release his pent-up killing intent after consuming the Burning Blood Pills.
However, he was cautious about the man who moved towards their direction with haste.
He was at Mid Nascent Soul Realm and his intentions were unknown.
When he called out Suqiu's name, he immediately turned into a luminescent spot and glittered in the sky. After a few breaths, he leapt across hundreds of li and landed on the Seven Apricot Voyage Ship.
Ning Fan was incapable of teleporting at such speed.
That man had an appearance of a young man in his twenties, but the age of his bones were approximately seven hundred years. He was doubtlessly an old monster.
His tall and robust physique was covered by a silver robe. A glint of madness that was impossible to miss could be seen within his eyes.
His name was Yun Kuang. He was another of Rain Palace's divine messengers!
His emergence caused an uproar among the Gold Core Realm old monsters at the boundary of the country.
"It's him! 'Night Blade' Yun Kuang!"
"He achieved Nascent Formation in just five hundred years and broke through the Mid-Nascent Soul Realm within two hundred years. He was ranked top fifty among the divine messengers in the southeastern continent!"
Night Blade… It was said that he always carried out duties assigned by the Rain Palace alone at night. At the arrival of dawn, he would return with the targets' heads, successfully accomplishing the mission. As such, the name of "Night Blade" began to spread.
He was known for his wild and arrogant character. After receiving the inheritance of the Divine Intent Stone, he not only learned the forged divine intent, but also integrating a wisp of his madness with it.
That incident was regarded as something significant by one of the Revered Elders of Rain Palace in the southeastern continent.
It was truly beyond everyone's expectations to deliver such an expert to assist Great Jin. Great Jin's demon tide was utterly fearsome.
Upon meeting him, even the haughty Gold Core Realm expert of Jin bowed his head down and greeted him respectfully.
"Revered messenger!"
"Drop the formalities."
He waved his hand and stood on the ship, facing Yin Suqiu. A leisurely broad smile formed on his face and his madness receded.
Ning Fan frowned slightly at his appearance.
A person who achieved Nascent Formation in five hundred years and broke through to the Mid Nascent Soul Realm in seven hundred years could only be ranked within the top fifty divine messengers in the southeastern continent.
He was extraordinary but the background of Rain Palace was even more unfathomable.
As his forged divine intent was forged with his madness, his aura of arrogance gave off great pressure as it began to sweep across the surroundings just by standing on the ship.
He deliberately avoided exerting his aura on Suqiu but released it to Ning Fan and Jing Zhuo without any reservations.
Jing Zhuo let out a deep snort and his face reddened. Although he was already at the Half-Step Nascent Soul Realm, he couldn't withstand such intimidating pressure.
On the other hand, Ning Fan firmly remained on his original posture while facing the pressure.
Yun Kuang was inwardly shocked. He then studied Ning Fan with his spirit sense but disregarded him after discovering that he was just a Half-Step Gold Core Realm cultivator.
Originally, his intention of releasing his pressure was to gain awe from Jing Zhuo who was at Half-Step Nascent Soul Realm.
However, he didn't expect that Jing Zhuo wouldn't be able withstand his aura and it was Ning Fan who looked fine under his intimidating pressure.
"Hehe! This little friend seems to be blessed by lady luck for having some kind of magical treasure that can withstand my pressure. It's fine. Since you are Suqiu Xianzi's junior, I won't rob you."
He conceitedly presumed that Ning Fan relied on a magical treasure to evade his pressure. With that assumption in mind, he never looked at Ning Fan anymore. Instead, he turned towards Yin Suqiu and began to express his concern for her.
"Suqiu Xianzi, your beauty never cease to amaze me. Even though we hadn't met for a hundred years, your beauty still manages to enrapture my heart. That year, I offered a million immortal jade for your smile. However, you rejected my offer. Every time I think of it, I sigh in disappointment. Can it be that your heart is made of stone? Anyway, I didn't think that we would meet again in this country. Perhaps we are fated to see each other again, what if…"
"I am not fated to be with you…" Suqiu knitted her eyebrows and distanced herself from Yun Kuang, shortening her distance with Ning Fan.
She disliked the wild attitude of this person. His blatant display of pressure made her despise him even more.
As for the incident of exchanging her smile with a million immortal jade that happened a hundred years ago…
It had turned into a story on everybody's lips in the southeast continent. However, Suqiu didn't enjoy it. Instead, her hatred for him grew even deeper within her.
She admired Ning Fan more than him.
Ning Fan's heart was very deep like that of a pool of bottomless water.
He didn't pretend to act in that manner. In fact, his silence was the result of experiencing great suffering.
The most crucial element was that he and Suqiu shared a similarity, which was their persistent attitude. The things he persisted on were even harder and heavier than hers.
When they were still in Wei Country, Suqiu stayed on the voyage ship and asked about Ning Fan from every Wei cultivator that passed by the ship every single day.
The mysterious Nascent Soul Realm cultivator defeated a female Nascent Soul Realm demon. Suqiu knew clearly that it was Ning Fan's achievement. She understood that Ning Fan didn't like fame.
Old Ancestor Zhou Ming returned to Yuanjue and beat the seven sects, surpassing all the others in Wei Country. Suqiu was aware that Old Ancestor Zhou Ming was actually Ning Fan.
Although Suqiu disagreed with the killings and robberies he committed, she knew that Ning Fan did not have any other alternatives but to conduct those misdeeds for reasons that he was unwilling to discuss. He persisted on guarding his own Dao. He had to protect his kin. Therefore, no matter how notorious he became, he didn't mind and always put on a smile.
Old Ancestor Zhou Ming won against two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators from the Rain Palace. That incident had caused commotions among the Gold Core Realm cultivators of Wei Country. When Suqiu heard about it, she was surprised and at the same time, felt pity for him.
He was just a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator. Even though he hadn't form his Gold Core yet, he always acted stubbornly just like how he forced himself to fight against the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
When Ning Fan returned to the ship, he thought that he would be condemned by Suqiu for all his crimes in Wei Country. Ultimately, Suqiu just quietly played her flute for him and gave him a sweet smile.
"You really are a fool…" Suqiu spoke inwardly.
She finally noticed that he imprinted a deep impression in her heart. However, she wasn't prepared to tell him about it because she knew that his emotional debt for the others was too heavy. There's no point in giving him additional trouble to deal with.
Now, Yin Suqiu acted cool and indifferent towards Yun Kuang.
In the past, she would still strike up a conversation with him, considering him as a cultivator of the righteous path even though she hated him.
In the present, she thought that his actions were laughable.
He might be more talented than Ning Fan. His cultivation realm might be much stronger than Ning Fan. But Suqiu had a strong belief that he was still unable to surpass Ning Fan. His Dao wasn't any better than Ning Fan's and his heart wasn't as good as him as well. His action of exchanging her smile with a million immortal jade could never be compared to the bracelet that Ning Fan gave her and the warmth of Ning Fan's jokes.
He was nothing compared to Ning Fan even if he was a well-known Mid Nascent Soul Realm divine messenger from Rain Palace.
It was then that Yin Suqiu did an action which shocked Ning Fan and at the same time, provoked him.
She gently held Ning Fan's hand and looked at him, giving him her beautiful smile.
That smile was so rare as if it used up all her happiness throughout the six hundred years of cultivating her Dao to put it up on her face.
Those indifferent Gold Core Realm old monsters who were spying on them using their spirit sense were captivated by that smile.
A single smile could mesmerize all the people in a city. Another smile could even draw in a whole country.
"Yun Kuang, we aren't destined to be together. I am only destined to be with him."
I am indeed destined to be with him but fate doesn't allow us to be together.
We can only hold each other's hands but we couldn't grow old together.
That last sentence didn't come out from her mouth. Instead, she kept those words deep within her heart.
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Powerful Muscle Hunk Kirill Dowidoff
I love Kirill Dowidoff, (aka Konstantin Kamynin) but then again I have yet to meet a gay or bisexual man who doesn't lust after this handsome hunk and his amazing body. If you don't think this guy is all that and then some I would have to conclude that there is something wrong with you, y'know, in the head. lol
He's one of the most handsome hunks out there, another Russian stud who seems to get plenty of attention whenever he appears on a blog out there. It's understandable, he has it all going on and he's rarely afraid to show off a little more and be a tad more revealing in his shoots.
Unlike so many other gorgeous muscled hunks of his standing this handsome guy isn't afraid to get his manhood out for a very sexy shoot. Although I think that's only happened a couple of times in the past I think plenty of you are with me when I say we want a lot more nudity from the guy.
This shoot by photographer Serge Lee is a simple but stunning delivery. He always looks amazing no matter what, but these images really show off his incredible body perfectly and they serve as a reminder of why we all feel our pants getting tight whenever we see him.
I have to admit too that I know a guy who looks a lot like him, and you can bet he always gets a lot of attention for his handsomeness and his immense muscled body. I've seen my buddy naked in the past and he lives up to expectation 🙂
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Steps to Developing a Web Presence that is Both Profitable and effective
As an offline business owner, you know all too well, the necessity of advertising and marketing for success in business. Without them, you will not generate customers or clients.
Without customers or clients, you will not generate revenues.
Traditional forms of marketing have their place. However, with the economic climate we're in today, many businesses are out of business because they simply cannot afford the costly yellow page or newspaper ads that only bring scarce, random results.
Even telemarketing and direct mail are costly options with no significant results to boast.
Now that we are well into the "Information Age", and with the advent of the Internet, more advertising and marketing opportunities are available than ever before.
More and more, when consumers need a product or service, they go online and search on Google or some other search engine to find what they need or want.
In the Anchorage area for instance, 11,000 new people are going online everyday, looking for the products and services that are being sold.
All local business owners need to do is get in front of them.
Wouldn't it make sense then, in addition to what you are already doing, to have a web presence that is easily found in the search engines? Not only would you draw more local business to you, but you would capitalize on a worldwide market, selling your products and services from your website to anyone in the world.
Surprisingly, very few business owners are tapping in to the vast reservoir of effective, inexpensive marketing opportunities the Internet provides.
Nowadays, if you have a business but no website, you are way behind your competitors.
More importantly, if you have a business and a website, but your website is not working for you properly, you are worse than behind your competitors, you are losing money.
It is better to be in business with no website, than to have a website that is ineffective because it becomes an income drain, not the profitable marketing tool it should be. Your website should, not just pay for itself, but generate revenues that you otherwise would not have received.
However, your website does not accomplish this by itself. Just putting up a website is not enough. You need an online marketing plan that gets you in front of thousands of potential customers.
So what does it take to develop a web presence that is both effective and profitable?
1. A website or blog
Your website should be built by a direct response marketer. It will be far less expensive than one built by a web designer and will be 100% more effective.
He or she will know how to set it up to build a database for you of customers you can serve over and over again. It will also be equipped with features and tools that will enable it to rank high in search engines, driving more traffic to your site, resulting in more sales from your site and more customers through your door.
2. Opt-in form tied to an auto responder on the front page of your site
The single most important feature on your website is your opt-in form. This is what you'll use to capture leads, building a database of targeted prospects and repeat customers.
If tons of visitors explore your site and even like what they see but there is now way for them to request more information you are missing out. This is how you build the database or "list" that is so coveted by Internet marketers.
3. Auto responder
Your opt-in form will be tied in to your auto responder. Your auto responder is your 24/7 virtual sales person. Through email marketing, your auto responder will market to your list for you round the clock no matter what you are doing, even while you sleep.
You can write the letters yourself or hire a professional copywriter to write them for you. You can get people into your store by alerting them to upcoming sales, as well as offer an email promotion that generates income for you without even opening up your doors.
Instead of spending $2,000 on a newspaper ad, send out an email to people already buying from you for free.
4. A marketing plan that keeps you ranked high in the search engines
In order to get tons of traffic to your site to build that list, sell products, and get people into your store, you need to market your site.
Strategies like RSS directories, article marketing and social marketing are a few of the most effective and least expensive. A Facebook and a Twitter account are essential. For more detailed information on how to utilize these forms of marketing see an upcoming post.
5. Good tracking
Once you have your online marketing plan in place, good tracking of your stats is a must.
This is valuable information for knowing what advertising methods are most effective and for knowing what your customers want.
You can see exactly what people are searching for in the search engines and what search terms they are using to find you. This is critical information that will help you determine the direction of your online marketing plan and your business.
With these five elements in place, you are well on your way to harnessing the power of the Internet for your business. You will quickly move into the 21st. century of marketing, leaping ahead of your competition. You will create multiple income streams that just are not possible with traditional offline strategies alone.
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We are pleased to announce that we are now offering our full product range without restrictions. Due to unprecedented demand with our delivery partners, we are advising to allow additional time for delivery.
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Along with the widespread use of computers have come growing fears that working in front of video display terminals (VDTs) can irritate and even damage the eyes. Separating scientific fact from popular opinion, this report takes a critical look at the link between VDT use and eye discomfort and disease as well as at changes in visual performance and oculomotor function. Drawing on information from ergonomics, illuminating engineering, and industrial and organizational psychology, the report gives practical advice on optimal workstation design to improve the comfort, performance, and job satisfaction of VDT users.


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A Chorus Line for iPad!
Note: This is the playbill for the performance.
US Bank Broadway Across America Portland presents
A Chorus Line
October 28, 2012
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
In an empty theatre, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. For 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It's what they've worked for - with every drop of sweat, every hour of training, every day of their lives. It's the one opportunity to do what they've always dreamed -- to have the chance to dance. This is A Chorus Line, the musical for everyone who's ever had a dream and put it all on the line. Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, the singular sensation returns for an all new tour. Come meet the new generation of Broadway's best!


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Run-ins with the cops are no exception when we're talking about skateboarding.
Or as Black Flag once said it so well:
'This fucking city is run by pigs.
They take the rights away from all the kids.
Understand we're fighting a war we can't win.
They hate us, we hate them.
We can't win, no way.'
The release of this t-shirt 'honors' the unfortunate feud that's been going on for decades.
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Title: Better Business Bureau Calgary fonds
Date(s): [ca. 1947-2010]
Physical Description: ca. 3 m of textual and other records
History: The Better Business Bureau was founded in the United States in 1912. It is an organization focused on advancing marketplace trust and provides free business reviews on request by consumers. The Bureau also serves as an intermediary between consumers and businesses, handling thousands of consumer disputes against businesses each year. Large numbers of businesses in every BBB community support the organization. Each Bureau is independently governed by their own board of directors but must meet international standards. The Bureau in Calgary was incorporated in 1954 through the efforts of the Kiwanis Club and local business leaders. The Winnipeg Bureau offered its services to help establish an office and Allan Rose from Montreal became the first manager. In 2009 Calgary's territory expanded to include the southern half of the province and the east Kootenay region of British Columbia; offices were established in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.
Scope and Content: The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, newsletters, scrapbooks, photographs, etc.
Source of Acquisition: Gift of Better Business Bureau, 2017.
Language: The material is in English.
Restrictions: No restrictions on access.
Finding Aids: Inventory available. Please consult before requesting material.
View finding aid / scanned documents: http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/bbb.cfm
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All posts by Jonell Richards
American Federal Bank Retreat
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Danielle and Jonathon Wedding Weekend
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We've had another great season of events at Maplelag, kicking off with our annual Laddies Loppet mountain bike races in early September, which drew hundreds of riders, families and friends to enjoy a great fall weekend and the Maplelag hospitality. The event brings a lot of new friends to Maplelag and a chance to explore our trail system and dip in the lake, all without the usual cover of winter.
Once the snow started flying, nearly 2500 high school kids from 25 schools participated in ski clinics in, time trials and ski technique. Maplelag was a major sponsor of the ski camps which allowed the teams that may not otherwise have the opportunity to train in a stress-free environment in a resort atmosphere. Maplelag will continue to promote and support healthy active lifestyles in the beauty of nature while trying to leave as little of an imprint on the environment as possible.
It is with fond memories and some sense of loss that we announce the end of the Lotvola Cup. The timing of the event, as well as some issues with land access, have led us to the difficult decision to no longer continue this race. The Lotvola Cup was one of the oldest cross country ski races in Minnesota, started back in 1978, and has grown to be popular among not only local skiers but enthusiasts from around the country.
The 12 KM classic technique only race was named in honor of Elias Lotvola, an early Finnish pioneer in the local Sugarbush who was famous for his skiing abilities and for making of the classic wooden skis in the Finnish tradition by hand. Even when he was in 80's Elias would ski thru the bush and woods checking his trapline of over 30 miles in length. His skis and poles were on display in the lodge, but sadly they were lost in the total destruction of the lodge in the fire of December of 1999. However, many examples of homemade Finnish wooden skis in the lodge which are most similar to those made by Elias Lotvola, are on display in the new lodge. The race honored the tradition of Nordic skiing in Minnesota and up to the most recent race, had a wood ski division. Past Lotvola Cup participants included not only recreational skiers but Olympic athletes including biathelte Wynn Roberts of Battle Lake area who competed in Vancover in 2010. Maplelag has always promoted a healthy and environmental friendly use of the land with a minimal footprint so as to conserve and promote our wonderful natural resources.
We will continue to offer a number of great special events at Maplelag, and hope to see all of you
Busy with Boys
Greetings! I am not embracing this "world wide web stuff" but to stay "in the loop" with the rest of the world, including our boys and Jay, I will try………..
Summer went very quickly and when asked "How was your summer?" I tend to reply, "Great, only one trip to the ER, this summer." (Jens "hooked" his back, fishing off the dock) Which I think sums it up, as we have four VERY active boys. So long, naptime (in case you have read my previous articles from our newsletter).
This fall was a huge change for me, all of the boys are in school. So, for the first time in 15 years 3 months, I have no one at home but Jay! I haven't sat around once to ponder, what will I do now? But, I do miss them all terribly and honestly it was harder taking Jake to the high school than it was to leave Jens with the kindergarten teacher.
The store is full of new merchandise, I will re-stock it again for winter and I have some custom jewelry pieces on the way. I have my list of suggestions from last winter, I will do my best to accommodate. We had our "favorite" pumpkin lady, Virgie Ziegler, deliver all of the beautiful harvest decorations two weeks ago and now you will find all of the varieties scattered through out Maplelag, inside and out! The fall season is going quickly, with two more weddings, the pumpkin run and other retreats, the snow months will be here before we know it………think snow and come visit us again soon! Jonell


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(VIDEO) Op-Ed: B Team Fails To Bring Senior Housing To Dracut
Aug 25, 2017 04:12PM
By Brian Bond
Dracut Town Hall
The Dracut Housing Authority lead by Chair Russ Taylor has been looking to give away the $1,000,000 purchase of land, $3,000,000 worth of seed money to a non-profit / private developer for a 99-year lease. These developers would not be filling those 60 units with Dracut's very low income seniors of the waiting list.
This is a BAD deal for the low-income seniors, town of DRACUT and was NOT intent of multiple Town Meetings votes.
As you know I've been very vocal and concerned about the Bridge St / Greenmont Ave property and senior housing. Well I'm here to report that the DHA has finally listened to me and voted down this proposal after spending quite a bit of taxpayer's money.
When this project was originally proposed by John Zimini, Ken Martin, Ken Cuhna, Jerry Supernaunt, Phil Thibault and myself, we had a roadmap to success with funding available. Due to the political battles and YES payback by the likes of Joe DiRocco, Russ Taylor over at TOWN HALL WEST the Dracut seniors are the big losers here.
(Brian Bond is co-host of The Dracut Connection on DATV.)
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Jacoby: Growing in his faith to change
Jacoby stood alone outside, looking up at the stars.
As a horse whinnied in the distance, Jacoby leaned against the building's chiseled rock facade. Inside the guest apartment, his mother was getting ready for bed. Soon he, too, would turn in. But, first, Jacoby needed to have an important conversation.
A conversation with God.
A warm welcome brings questions
His first two days visiting Cal Farley's Boys Ranch had been encouraging, downright enjoyable even. Jacoby knew he was here exploring whether or not to move him into Cal Farley's care. He also knew his response to his parents' deteriorating relationship hadn't been the best.
"I felt like I wasn't getting as much attention, and I took it out by taking stuff, stealing, doing bad things when I didn't get my way," Jacoby remembered.
As a result, his mother began searching for someone to reach her son, to help him sort things out.
That part made sense to Jacoby. But, as enjoyable and encouraging as his first two days visiting Cal Farley's Boys Ranch had been, there was something he didn't understand.
This quiet, shy young man was used to going unseen and unheard. He lived his life in the shadows to whatever degree he could. And, he hadn't expected the outpouring of warmth and attention he received from the adults and other children at Boys Ranch.
"I walked into the dining hall, met my house parents, and we ate lunch together." Jacoby said. "A bunch of people came to our table. I didn't feel like I was that important, but to them, I was. It felt really good."
Yes, it felt good to have all that attention. It felt like everyone at Boys Ranch was excited to see Jacoby and make him feel right at home.
Yet, he also knew his own nature. Could a shy young man really make a home for himself at Boys Ranch?
A voice of comfort
So, Jacoby stood alone in the cool evening breeze, going over his Boys Ranch visit again and again in his mind.
"Why, God?" he asked aloud. "What am I doing here? How will any of this help me?"
Inside himself, a calm, reassuring voice whispered:
"Trust Me."
Jacoby had had a relationship with Jesus for a number of years. Despite his life's ups and downs, he'd always clung to that faith.
"I thought, 'OK, I have to trust God,'" Jacoby remembered. "I know He has a plan for me. Being here, He has to have a plan for me."
Important discoveries
In the weeks that followed, Jacoby settled in at Boys Ranch. An athletic young man, he was drawn to playing sports, both in and out of school.
"I don't have a favorite sport, I like them all. Playing gives me more experience than watching," he confirmed.
Jacoby has picked up much more than experience by participating in sports like baseball or football, though. He's developed important relationships, and gained a valuable understanding of the importance of teamwork.
The learning and self-discovery youth achieve at Boys Ranch, though, isn't accomplished in a vacuum. Seldom does just one program or activity help one of our youth make vital changes to his or her life. And, that was true for Jacoby, too.
While he enjoyed the camaraderie of his athletic activities, it was the addition of another connection that helped him bring into focus the trust he was asked for prior to coming to Boys Ranch.
In one of his many conversations with a Cal Farley's "Iona" chapel intern, Jacoby found himself presented with an opportunity that was as exciting as it was formidable. Jacoby learned the chapel praise band was in need of a drummer, and they hoped Jacoby would lend his talents.
"I debated on it for the longest time," Jacoby said. "Then, there was one moment when I thought, 'It's either now or never.'"
A step of faith
Jacoby was feeling the nudge beyond his comfort zone. The thought of sharing his musical talents with the entire Boys Ranch community each week at chapel was daunting. Yet, he was also keenly aware of his own need to live beyond his fear of interacting with others.
It's the only way. When I grow up, I can't live my life avoiding everyone, he thought.
"I was in fear a lot," Jacoby said. "I kept thinking, 'What if I mess up? What if they don't like it?'
Despite his concerns, Jacoby agreed. Playing in the praise band meant more than just playing music each week. Youth like Jacoby, who volunteer to lead their peers in worship, are asked to commit to a regular regimen of discipleship and study in addition to their weekly rehearsals.
Finally, Jacoby's big day came.
"The first time I played, my hands were shaking," he smiled.
Jacoby played very well, and he quickly realized the key to calming his fears — keeping his focus right where it belongs.
"People are going to look at me, people are going to acknowledge me," he said. "But, I've just got to praise the Lord."
Faith tested, and proved
It's been about six months since Jacoby stepped out of his comfort zone to join the praise band. He's more comfortable now than ever being onstage, leading his peers in worship.
"It's something I never thought I'd be doing, but it's been amazing," Jacoby said.
The daily interactions in Jacoby's Boys Ranch life — talking with his house parents, building new friendships with his peers, developing camaraderie on the basketball court and worshipping together with his bandmates — have worked together to lay a new foundation for Jacoby's relationships.
Jacoby still remembers that nighttime prayer, too, and the simple instruction to trust that followed. He's done his best to trust God's direction, to trust that his time at Boys Ranch will help him become a better man.
And, Jacoby believes that trust is already paying off.
"God is there, I have to trust Him," Jacoby said. "He will always be there for me."


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The existing concensus among the government buerucracy and government funded scientists is that the global temperature is rising and it's human activity which is causing this process. Based on this theory, American government of all levels is enacting scores of regulations and is spending billions of dollars annually. Moreover, the power of individual buerucrat is increasing exponentially. Now, here is a reality check. Lets presume that this theory is incorrect. After all, there are plenty of independent reknown scientists who doubt this theory. Can anyone tell me how can the public be notified about that the theory is wrong, be persuaded so, and the government were to lose its new acquired powers, climate research spending be cut and the regulations be abolished? Today, most climatologists depend on 10 billion dollar government grants for climate research. Scores of jobs in the government depend on this theory being true. It is also the government funded scientists who control the numerous stations which record the temperature and interpret the results. Even today, much of the data and the software used to interpret it is not in the public domain.
Who and how can change this trend, going against the government-institutional complex, bypassing the media, which is mostly uneducated in science but believes strongly in the global warming theory? In short, if the theory is untrue, how can the current point of view be reversed? Is it even possible? And if you cannot unswer these questions - then how exactly can you trust the media propaganda about scientific concensus?


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Previous positions:
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- Senior Product Manager for Intuit
- Accounting Support Manager for Tax & Accounting Software Corp
- Staff Accountant for Sartain Fischbein CPA's
- Cofounded www.TaxAlmanac.org tax research website. Site was recognized by Time Magazine, Forbes, Business Week (Top 50 Uses of the Web), Stanford Graduate School & Harvard Business Review
- One of 50 distinguished OSU MBA alumni of the past 50 years
Leadership Positions:
- Oklahoma State University, School of Accounting, Advisory Board
- Oklahoma State University, MBA Advisory Council
- Crown Financial Ministries Certified Money Map Coach
- Financial Peace University Course Facilitator
Current Organizations:
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- Oklahoma State Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Financial Executives International
Joplin said, "I am very excited to be a part of the inaugural class of OSU's Executive PhD program. This is a great opportunity for me to perform research that will be invaluable to my company. As our organization increases its business in Asia and Europe it will be even more important for us to develop a global strategy that is supported by data-driven decision making. Oklahoma State University has outstanding faculty and is well known for preparing business leaders for the challenges of the future. I am very fortunate that our CEO at R L Hudson & Company recognizes the value that the Executive PhD can provide to our company and encourages me in my research. I look forward to working with the others in my class over the next three years, and like iron sharpening iron, mutually benefitting from our shared experiences and research."


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15th August, 2019
MediaCityUK has been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the very best in the world.
MediaCityUK is among a record-breaking 1,970 UK parks and green spaces and 131 in 13 other countries around the world, which has received a prestigious Green Flag Award – the mark of a quality park or green space.
This international award, now into its third decade, is a sign to the public that the space boasts the highest possible environmental standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent visitor facilities.
As a creative, digital and cultural hub MediaCityUK attracts thousands of workers and visitors each day and has a thriving residential community.
Jennifer Davies, Estates Manager for MediaCityUK, said:
"We are absolutely delighted to receive a Green Flag Award for first time. We know how much quality green spaces matter to residents and visitors, and this award celebrates the dedication that goes into maintaining MediaCityUK to such a high standard."
Paul Todd, International Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, said:
"It's fantastic that we have more Green Flag Awards in the UK than ever before, joined this year by 131 International winners. Each flag honours the thousands of staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to maintain the high standards demanded by the Green Flag Award. We congratulate each and every winner on their fantastic achievement."
To find out more details, about the events that go on in MediaCityUK please visit the "What's on" page on MediaCityUK's website:
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Notes to Editors
The Green Flag Awards Scheme (http://greenflagaward.org/) is run by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, in partnership with Keep Scotland Beautiful, Keep Wales Tidy and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.
Keep Britain Tidy is a leading environmental charity. We run programmes including Eco-Schools, the Green Flag Award for parks and green spaces and the Blue Flag/ Seaside Awards for beaches. We also campaign for the country to be litter free and waste less. To find out more about Keep Britain Tidy, our programmes and campaigns visit www.keepbritaintidy.org.
Any green space that is freely accessible to the public is eligible to enter for a Green Flag Award. Awards are given on an annual basis and winners must apply each year to renew their Green Flag Award status. A Green Flag Community Award recognises quality sites managed by voluntary and community groups. Green Heritage Site Accreditation is judged on the treatment of the site's historic features and the standard of conservation.
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Lodge your tax return for free with Joe Buhagiar at Yass Valley Library
An 81-year-old ATO-accredited tax helper is offering his service for free.
Joe Buhagiar has been helping residents to lodge their tax returns at Yass Valley Library for 26 years.
Mr Buhagiar was a refugee who fled the Nasser Regime in Egypt between 1956-57 to England with his family.
Later in life, he moved to Australia with his wife Edie. They lived in Sydney and Mr Buhagiar worked as an accountant.
In 2000, the couple moved to Bowral and then to Yass to be closer to their son, a Murrumbateman resident.
Today, Mr Buhagiar offers his skills for free to stay busy, and to meet new people. It will be his 82nd birthday the day after his first day back at the library.
He will be available for appointments every Thursday from 10am-6pm, July 25-October 31, at Yass Valley Library.
Everyone has from July 1-October 31 to lodge their tax return for the previous income year.
Mr Buhagiar said everyone should make an appointment with the library soon and start organising their paperwork to bring with them.
All people need to bring is a MyGov Account and receipts for anything being claimed.
Those who don't have a MyGov Account will be able to create one in the appointment but will need to bring:
- Group certificate and tax assessment notice;
- Bank account details and any other documents relating to tax year July 2018-June 2019;
- Paperwork relating to shares if claiming imputation credits.
Retired librarian and ATO accredited tax helper Jane McEvoy will assist Mr Buhagiar with appointments this year.
- Make an appointment by calling Yass Valley Library on 6226 1305


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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Sweet and Goth
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Oh Donna she looks SO cute with her new heart clip! ;) You did a super job with the altering and I can just tell we are going to be seeing even more altering from you again LOL! Love your card!ReplyDelete
Your colouring kills me!!! Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
another beautiful card Donna :o) these stamps are lovely, IO have the little Goth Girl in my stamping collection and she really is lovely to work with isnt she.ReplyDelete
Donna this is amazing & thanks for the links to Amy's blog. Your card is wonderful I love the colouring you do & the way you altered the stamp is fantastic :D.ReplyDelete
Beautiful! Love the coloring and design of your card!ReplyDelete
You are such an enabler! Your card is so sweet! I've been eyeing these Gorjuss girls... may just have to buy some now!!ReplyDelete
Oooh, my, so striking with the red and Kraft Donna! Love how you did her 'leggings'!! Beautiful coloring!ReplyDelete
I can just admire this card for hours...you are true master in all things stamping :)ReplyDelete
Wow, she looks like she is going to stand up any second! Your colouring skills are so amazing and the design of this card is super! Love everything about it - again!ReplyDelete
your altered Goth Girl is soooo cute, Donna!!! love the little heart you drew on! love your gorgeous coloring, too!!ReplyDelete
Too cute Donna. You are getting soooo good with your Copics. I just love how you have altered this one.ReplyDelete
Hi Donna! HOW ADORABLE! I LOVE hearts and what a clever addition to GORJUSS! You do the NICEST work and have the BEST designs ever!! Thanks for the daily INSPIRATION........YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME!ReplyDelete
Love, Karen xoxoxoxo
its such a suttle and soothing cards Donna.... i loved it....ReplyDelete
She is so Sweet and you colored her so well...Love these gorgeous girls!!!ReplyDelete
Oh Donna! Your work always puts a smile on my face! This is perfect! What a super job with the altering, love everything about this card!ReplyDelete
Donna, your coloring is just amazing! The design of your card really lets your image shine!ReplyDelete
love her tights! at least no hacked off heads for her!ReplyDelete
Hey DDDD...where is the favorite button?? Oh my this is so amazing and your coloring is just astonishing!!!!!! Hugs,kathyReplyDelete
Wow! Super duper wow!! Your coloring on this is over the top amazing!!ReplyDelete
Donna, she looks beautiful. I have got three Gorjeus girl stamps and I cannot understand why I haven't inked them up yet - especially after seeing your sweet card. Jo xReplyDelete


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Miles Atlas
October 10, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Miles Atlas is one of our favorite bands to book for our taproom. We love them so much that we booked them for our One Year Anniversary party. We wanted to bring them back for our customers one more time! October 12th Miles Atlas will be playing 5pm-8pm. We look forward to everyone coming out and listening!


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Our center offers both morning and afternoon preschool programs for children ages 2 through 6 years old. Our students benefit from large chunks of uninterrupted outside playtime in the morning and in the afternoon. Our large outside space is mostly sand and some pavement on our bike trail, patio space, and basketball court. We allow children to take off their shoes, climb structures, ride bikes, swing on swings, ride our zip line (which we call "The Zoom"), play in the mud, paint, garden, and navigate their own play with mixed-aged peers. This outside time is priceless! When children are allowed to explore, interact, and create freely in an environment that is infused with tools and materials that speak to their senses and natural curiosity, the possibilities are endless!
We also allow our students to play outside in cold weather and light rain, or after it has rained. We spend less time outside in colder weather, but we do bundle the kids up, strap on their rain boots, and allow them to run play, climb, and splash. It is critical for children to have access to fresh air and exercise year round.
Children who attend DLC need to have their cubbies stocked with plenty of extra clothing. We believe children need the freedom to explore their environment and participate in a variety of activities throughout their day with out worrying about staying clean. Another valued learning experience is the responsibility and independence that is gained when a child is required to change their own clothing and cleaning up after a messy activity. Please send your child to school in clothing that you don't mind them getting dirty or stained.
DLC typically runs a 1:6 ratio, and we may get up to 1:9. The highest ratio a preschool in the state of California can have is 1:12. Having a very low ratio is a critical part of DLC's high quality program. With a low ratio our teachers can actually attend to all of our student's needs, we can ensure stellar supervision, and our students and teachers are happier.
Small Group Time
For an hour in the morning and an hour and a half in the afternoon we have "small group time." Children are placed in groups with peers of similar developmental age (socially/emotionally, linguistically, and cognitively). During small group time children can get deeply involved in long term projects and activities that require skills that children are developing and/or working on mastering (fine/and large motor skills, cognitive abilities, problem solving skills, attention span, and much more). These long term projects are developed in concert by teachers and children based on the children's emerging interests. Examples of long term projects include: planning and building a small city, creating puppets and puppet show, hatching duck eggs, super hero unit, castle building project, building trenches, canals, aqueducts, and so much more!
We work in small groups to develop true math, science, and literacy concepts, not just rote memorization. For children to do this they need to be interactive, hands-on, explore, contemplate, make mistakes, and ask questions. During group time we offer a variety of experiences which include but are not limited to; creative movement and music, literacy, math, science, sensory experiences, circle time, critical thinking opportunities, cooking projects, and much more. Whatever we are working on, we make sure it is meaningful and appropriate for each child. We also care deeply that children learn to respect their environment, their peers, and develop empathy.
Our school-age program is before and after school with busing service included. The school-age program offers planned daily activities with an emphasis on art and science projects, homework time, and ample time to just play and unwind! Our school-age program also has an emphasis on team building skills, cooperative play, friendship building, and projects that emerge from the children's interests.
Our School-Age summer program is an outstanding option for your child as well. Our teachers work very hard on planning a summer packed full of enriched experiences for our students. Two days a weeks our school-agers take city buses on all day field trips. With their backpacks packed with everything they need for the day, they head out early in the morning to visit parks, pools, creeks, museums, and take various scheduled tours. Our school-agers develop a heightened sense of responsibility, awareness of their surroundings and needs of others, safety skills, communication skills, investigative skills, problem solving and critical thinking skills, as well as having a ton of fun!
The days that our school-agers are not on all day field trips they have enriched activities and experiences back at school. Some of these activities include cooking days, gardening, creative digging and building projects in our yard, art, science, caring for our pet guinea pigs, and so much more!
Extended Day
Our center hours are from 6:30 am to 6 pm. Children may attend on a full-day basis and be assured of a quality program to meet their development needs.
Lunch and Snack
DLC offers two nutritious snacks a day (9 am & 2 pm). Families provide lunch for their child. Our staff does heat-up food for children at lunch time if needed. Please pack ice-packs in your child's lunchbox to keep it cool, as we have limited space in our refrigerator. At 4:00 pm children are allowed to eat snacks from their lunch box. We are a nut free school. Please make sure any food that comes to our center is free of all nut products.
Toilet Training & Napping
Your child does not need to be toilet trained to attend DLC, and we do not base our decision on which small group they will be placed in based on their toilet training status. If your child does wear diapers then we ask that families provide us with diapers and baby wipes.
Not all children at DLC need to take naps. If your child does need a nap you may bring in a crib sheet, blanket, and pillow for them to use. Our nappers go to sleep right after lunch (between 11:30 and 12:00), and are allowed to wake up naturally.


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Just How Many Visas Have Been Revoked During Trump's Travel Ban?
Impacting Travel Patrick Clarke February 03, 2017
According to a government lawyer appearing in a Virginia courtroom Friday, more than 100,000 visas have been revoked in the week since President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
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CNN reported the figure comes from the Office of Immigration Litigation within the Civil Division of the Justice Department's Erez Reuveni, who was asked by a U.S. District Court Judge.
However, the State Department disputed Reuveni's number, telling CNN that fewer than 60,000 visas have been provisionally revoked since Jan. 27. According to USA Today, the State Department said Reuveni's figure includes diplomatic and other categories of visas that were exempted by the travel ban in addition to expired visas.
"We recognize that those individuals are temporarily inconvenienced while we conduct our review under the Executive Order. To put that number in context, we issued over 11 million immigrant and non-immigrant visas in fiscal year 2015," the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs spokesman Kevin Brosnahan told CNN.
Still, U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema encouraged the government to work harder to resolve the issues resulting from last month's executive order.
"Without any kind of fact-finding or hard evidence of a need to rescind these (visa) decisions, human beings relied on these decisions," Brinkema said during Friday's court hearing regarding two Yemeni brothers who were denied entry into the U.S. after arriving at Virginia's Washington Dulles International Airport via CNN.
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"I hope the government gives serious thought about how to address these issues."
Brinkema extended her previous temporary restraining order against removing lawful permanent residents until Feb. 10. According to Reuveni, no returning legal permanent residents have been denied entry at Dulles Airport.
"President Trump's unlawful, unconstitutional, and un-American immigration ban is causing real harm as we speak to Virginia families, students, businesses, and our colleges and universities," said Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring via USA Today. "Right now we're working to make sure we get any affected students back into the country, but one-time fixes don't address the underlying problems with this ban."
Herring plans to argue for an injunction against Trump's order at a Feb. 10 hearing.
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Copy-paste use in EHRs cited for safety concerns
The use of copy and paste functionality is introducing significant safety concerns for clinicians that use those capabilities in digital records systems in healthcare, according to a report from a federal agency.
Copy and paste, which is intended to help clinicians post information in patients' records, can cause errors to be put into those records and then continued over time, according to a 63-page report by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology.
"Copy and paste functionality is intended to allow medical practitioners to easily and efficiently reuse information in patient EHRs without having to retype the information," notes the report by the federal agency, which is part of the Department of Commerce. "However, in practice, current implementation of this functionality has introduced overwhelming and unintended safety-related issues into the clinical environment."
NIST worked with patient safety organization ECRI and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command on the study. Researchers interviewed physicians and nurses interacting with the military's AHLTA EHR.
Also See: Why copying and pasting must stop now
Clinicians interviewed for the report had concerns about the integrity of information while using copy and paste and identified a high potential risk of entering wrong information in the wrong chart. In addition, care providers noted that too much documentation, or "note bloat," makes it difficult to extract accurate, relevant and timely patient information.
A common error with copy and paste is that clinicians forget to review and edit all of the information they reproduce in records—clinicians interviewed for the report say this is likely because of frequent interruptions and many of the records systems they use do not have adequate editing capabilities.
The report includes numerous recommendations to prevent users from inadvertently copying only part of the intended information. Other recommendations include:
- EHRs should be able to reconcile that copied information was read and edited by the provider.
- Copy and paste must not be permitted when entering data into a blood bank information system.
- Demographic information should never be copied but auto-populated in all interfaces in a patient chart.
- Copying of demographic data from one chart to another should be prohibited.
- Dates should never be copied and pasted.
Other recommendations cover specific functions for handling allergies, surgical notes, medication entry, discharge summary, and copying and pasting information from different departments and another patient's electronic health record.
The NIST report is available here.


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Comcast Seeks Court Stay of FCC Tennis Channel Decision
Having asked the FCC to weigh in on its request for a stay of
the Tennis Channel carriage complaint by Aug. 7, Comcast on Wednesday (Aug. 8)
took its request to a federal court after the FCC had not ruled.
"The FCC's Order is unprecedented, unjustified, and unconstitutional, and
Comcast requests that it be stayed pending this Court's review," Comcast
told the court.
Comcast filed the petition for emergency stay late Wednesday. An FCC
spokesperson was checking at presstime on the status of its response, but
Comcast was not waiting around. "As of this filing, the FCC has not ruled
on Comcast's stay petition," the company said.
As it did in pitching a stay to the FCC, Comcast told the court it was likely
to win on the merits, would be "irreparably harmed" absent a stay,
said it would be in the public interest, and argues that the stay will not
injure the Tennis Channel.
The FCC on July 24 upheld an FCC administrative law judge's decision that
Comcast had discriminated against Tennis by placing it on a sports tier while
giving its similarly situated co-owned sports nets wider coverage. The FCC has
told Comcast to equalize its treatment by the beginning of next month, and to
pay a fine.
last week filed its formal appeal of the decision to the same court, the
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which has principal jurisdiction
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Friday Email: 31 March 2017
Every Friday morning our lead analyst Mark Riding sends out his weekly run-down and upcoming events in the investor calendar, like this one:
The FTSE 100 has traded fairly flat this week and is around the 7350 mark, below the all time highs, but holding up well so far after what looked like a correction setting in last week.
The past week has been much quieter than recent weeks but we still saw some very good dividend increases with Polypipe leading the way, increasing their dividend by 29.5%; Mortgage Advice Bureau increased by 27%, S&U by 19.7% and Saga by 18.1%.
The week ahead slows further with very little in the way of company reporting. However, following the reporting season we get a large number of companies going ex-dividend this coming Thursday. Those yieding more than 2% from the single dividend include Pearson (5.09%), Berendsen (3.02%), John Wood (2.34%), Aviva (3.01%), Standard Life (3.75%), Chesnara (3.61%), Vesuvius (2.17%), 888 holdings (4.65%), Moneysupermarket (2.12%), BBA Aviation (2.4%) and finally Lloyds Banking (3.3%).
The EU regulators on Wednesday blocked the proposed merger between Deutsche Bourse and the London Stock Exchange, a move that was signalled by the latter company some weeks back. The merger was immediately cancelled and so was the special dividend that would have been paid to LSE shareholders. This was replaced by an equivalent amount on-market share buyback of £200 million.
The Friday email is delivered to over 20,000 subscriber's every week, and remains a widely read run-down of recent events and what investors can expect in the week ahead written by our chief analyst Mark Riding.
It's included as part of the free DividendMax trial.
Read next: 24 March 2017
The market has endured a difficult week after UK inflation numbers prompted some to fear a rise in UK interest rates was imminent. The gloom over this was not helped by the murders that occurred at Westminster on Wednesday. Added to this, the markets were at all time highs, so to many investors, it probably felt like a good time to take some profits. As a result, we are down 100 points on the week which actually is not too bad at all given all of the above.
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This week will mark six months since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, devastating the island.
Since the storm, thousands of Puerto Ricans have moved to Connecticut to restart their lives. This hour, we hear some of their stories as we take stock of the continuing impact of the hurricane.
As FEMA aid tapers off and state budget allocations have yet to materialize, does Connecticut have the resources to support its new residents?
And in Puerto Rico, substantial parts of the island still don't have power. We check in with a reporter from an digital newspaper in San Juan about the situation in Puerto Rico today.
Visit The Island Next Door for more stories from Connecticut Public Radio's reporting initiative covering Puerto Rico and Connecticut in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria
- Ryan Caron King - Reporter and visual journalist for Connecticut Public Radio
- Paola Serrecchia - Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement for Junta for Progressive Action, a community resource center in the Fairhaven neighborhood of New Haven
- Geraldo Reyes Jr. - Representative to the Connecticut General Assembly, Waterbury
- Richard Colón Badillo - Editor for NotiCel, a digital newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Student Success Stories: Edwin turned $5k into $196k in Profits
Before becoming a full time day trader, Edwin was a South Carolina School Teacher. He's a big believer in the value of education, and when it came to trading, he wanted to make sure he learned as much as he could before trading with real money. Edwin joined Warrior Trading and began studying under Ross and Mike. He quickly began learning the strategies and techniques for trading momentum in the market.
Edwin started trading with a $5k account at Suretrader (Most of our students now use the Capital Markets Elite Group instead of Suretrader) so he could day trade even though he was under the $25,000 PDT Level.
Turning $5k into $196,000 in 18 months
Edwin started a new small account challenge in January and turned a $5k Suretrader account into over $76k in less than 12 months for an impressive 1560% return. Edwin has now generated over $196,000 in profits from that original $5k small account. Each of these trades were verified. Edwin put in his notice with the school district and today is making a living as a full time trader.
Edwin prefers to trade in small accounts and regularly withdraws profits to keep his account smaller. Many of our students have found that when they have a small account they trade with more discipline, and when the account gets too big, it becomes easier to justify losses and get sloppy. Trading with a small account keeps Edwin disciplined.
Developing a Personalized Trading Strategy
In 2015 when Edwin attended classes at Warrior Trading he attended one-on-one mentor sessions in order to develop a personalized trading strategy that was a good fit for his skills and risk tolerance. Like Ross, Edwin trades momentum and reversals, but unlike Ross, he prefers to trade solely the 5min time frame and rarely trades during the opening range.
Edwin found that that 1min patterns move to quickly and often left him chasing the momentum and entering in the wrong places. Slowing down his trading by focusing on the 5min time frame resulted in increased composure and increased profits.
Do you need Rolex's and Fast Cars to be a Success?
The dream of driving Lamborghini's, wearing a Rolex, and living the high life brings many traders to the market. The truth is, we don't believe that's actually what most of our students are looking for.
For example, Edwin's retirement from his 9-5 job as a teacher. He can now spend more time with his family, work from home, and he loves the life he's living. They say you should spend your life doing what you love. Unfortunately most of us don't know what that is, or we don't know how to make a living doing it. For traders, the market becomes our passion.
If you make 100k/year you are in the 96th Percentile
At Warrior Trading, we don't teach a strategy that will make you a millionaire overnight. The strategies we teach have been applied by thousands of students, like Edwin, to make a modest living from the market. Edwin is making more than $100k/year and it puts him in the top 4% of Americans.
Our goal is to teach our students how to make $200/day ($52,000/year). Edwin's doubling the goal at $400/day ($100,000/year), and Ross is making 10x the goal at $2,000/day ($500,000/year). Financial freedom and independence can be found in the market, but only for those who are trained to manage risk, identify home run potential, and execute trades according to a well defined trading plan.


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Updates: last update's detail
RTE harmonize its data with the Transparency regulation, on the Customer Portal
Source: RTE - DC 12/12/2014
RTE has chosen to harmonize the data of its Customer portal with the ones required by transparency regulation EC 543/2013, thus pursuing its transparency initiative towards the market participants, and positioning its website as a back-up of the French data that would be published on the central European platform, dealt by ENTSO-E, in place on the 5th January 2015.
RTE anticipated the update of some of the data that are modified by the regulation. The customer portal will thus be updated this Tuesday 16th December from 14 till 15 pm.
The attached document will illustrate the modification on the download data part of the portal, after the update of the 16th December. Are only listed, in this document the new or modified downloadable datasets.
Some of the modifications will be only live in January; this second step is specified in the document, which will be updated in consequence.
Such information is targeted to IT experts, allowing configuring their automated tools downloading data via Servlets as described in the document.
The file examples can also illustrate the content of new lines or columns, which could be helpful to any interested party in the data published by RTE.
For the consumption, the main evolutions are:
- Forecast for the week ahead: Rte will publish 7 days instead of 6
- Yearly forecast: RTE will publish the minimum and maximum weekly forecast instead of the max only.
- Year ahead forecast margin: RTE will publish this annual value margin calculated following the regulation definition.
For generation, the main evolutions are:
- The short, mid and long term availability of generation units are replaced by planned and unplanned unavailabilities, sent to RTE and published when they are known in a continuous way.
- The reference fleet, based on UFE producers is replaced by the installed capacity from 1 MW in France
- The list of production units above 100 MW is published
- Solar forecast are added to actual generation per solar production type.
- The actual generation per production type will be published in H+( instead of D+1)
- Water reserves are published in MWh( instead of filling rate in m3)
For interconnection capacities, the main changes would be:
- Yearly NTC will be published a tat monthly resolution, monthly NTC at a daily one, and weekly NTC will be provided in an hourly resolution.
- Some curves of netted programs are published now in the pages of the « utilization of capacities »
- New data in relation to physical flows on the borders, each hour, as well descriptions of countertrading and redispatching measures taken will be published
The planned and unplanned unavailabilities of the transmission network with an impact on cross border capacities (NTC) will be provided. They will replace the 400 KV network unavailability map.
In relation to balancing data, new pages on procured reserves and accepted and activated reserves offers will be also online in the January update of the web. The document will be updated consequently.
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You have to admit, Grae Buck is a pretty cool name for a man who makes his living in the outdoors. It might have just as easily been an interesting autograph for an NHL hockey player, had the 30-year-old Buck gone pro. Actually, he did, albeit in a game of casting baits for bass rather than slapping pucks at nets.
Fresh off a prodigious win at the 2019 Bassmaster Eastern Open on Oneida Lake, New York, Buck inked a new sponsorship deal with all-star tackle company, Z-Man Fishing. "The opportunity to work with the people at Z-Man is really exciting because I've been throwing their ElaZtech® baits and ChatterBaits®—and have actually won lots of money on them—for years," said Buck, a native of Harleysville, Pennsylvania.
Grae Buck and his wife Jess have fished tournaments together since their college days at Penn State University.
In 2012, Buck graduated from Penn State University, where he played left wing for the Nittany Lions hockey team. "Hockey is my first passion," affirms the multitalented angler. "I've been skating since I was about 4 years old.
"But the other reason I chose Penn State was because they had a college fishing team. I got my start in fishing early on, when my grandpa took me out on the local creeks and rivers. When I was 16, a friend took me out on Chesapeake Bay in his boat. The scope of that fishery really opened my eyes. From then on, I knew fishing was going to be big in my life."
"We're thrilled to be working with Grae," says Joey Prochazka, Pro Staff and Promotions Manager for Z-Man Fishing. "He's a really likeable guy and an awesome fit for our Z-Man crew. Like our other pros, Grae is a talented, super tenacious angler with a tremendous work ethic. His knowledge of Northeastern fisheries will be invaluable as we expand the popularity of Z-Man baits in this region."
While fishing for Penn State, Buck met his wife, Jessica. Not only did the couple fish together on the collegiate competitive bass team, they also graduated with matching degrees in environmental resource management. After graduation, Buck went to work for a pond and lake management company—a vocation that proved a perfect fit for the up-and-coming bass angler.
A Z-Man Finesse TRD earned the assist for Buck's win at the 2019 Bassmaster Eastern Open.
"It was a great opportunity to take what I learned in college and apply it to fishing, doing fisheries assessments and working to enhance fish populations in different lakes and ponds," he says. All the while, Buck continued stacking up tournament cash, winning multiple regional contests and FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) events. Many of the victories occurred on Buck's home waters, such as Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River. In 2017, he qualified for the FLW Pro Circuit; this past year he finished 2nd at Cherokee Lake, Tennessee, thanks largely to a Ned Rigged Z-Man Finesse TRD™. This past fall, Buck also qualified for the 2020 Bassmaster Classic by winning the Bassmaster Eastern Open.
"I'd actually just won a BFL event on Oneida a month before the Bassmaster Open," Buck recounts. "I grew up fishing this lake; it's where I fell in love with smallmouth fishing. Actually, I fished the same shallow pattern in 6 to 9 feet of water with a Finesse TRD in both tournaments. That tells you everything you need to know about the fish-catching appeal of these baits."
While Buck remains a big fan of finesse tactics such as Ned and dropshot rigging, a totally different Z-Man lure has accounted for the biggest bass of his career. "The ChatterBait JackHammer™ is absolutely my favorite lure for big largemouths and smallmouths," he notes. "Seven of the ten biggest bass I've ever caught ate a JackHammer."
Buck says the ChatterBait JackHammer is an underrated bait for big smallmouth bass.
Interestingly, while the renowned Z-Man bladed jig has become known as a hero bait for whopper largemouths, the lure's attraction for big smallmouths has remained something of a secret. "On a lot of famous lakes, such as Champlain, anglers tend to throw a spinnerbait when they're chasing smallmouths. Those are my favorite places to cast a JackHammer. Rig it with a RaZor ShadZ™, which has a nice thin profile and swims with mad action. Particularly white-patterned combos often out-fish a spinnerbait, and almost always score my biggest bites."
Buck, who's working toward a strong showing at his first Bassmaster Classic, believes the ChatterBait could play a major role for prespawn bass at Lake Guntersville, Alabama, March 6 to 8, 2020. "Qualifying for a Classic via Bassmaster Opens is a big statement," says Prochazka. "It's something even a lot of the Elite anglers aren't able to do. Just proves Grae's abilities as an angler and a tenacious competitor. He's got an exciting career ahead of him, no doubt."
"Z-Man is one of the great fishing companies," asserts Buck. "I'm honored to work with them and help spread the legend of ElaZtech and all their exceptional fish-catching lures for years to come."
The man with the cool fishing name, Grae Buck, has long relied on Z-Man Ned rigs and ChatterBait bladed jigs.


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