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Two news articles from Friday afternoon I'm just getting around to now. First up, Michael Aneiro:
Aleris International on Friday sold $500 million of notes to pay a dividend to its owners in a deal that analysts say pushes the envelope for weak bondholder protections, even by the typically looser standards of private-equity-sponsored actions….
Most of the proceeds are earmarked for a dividend payment to its owners, Oaktree Capital Management and affiliates of Apollo Management and Sankaty Advisors…
Covenant analysts at both Moody's Investors Service and credit research firm Covenant Review said the Aleris deal offers some of the weakest bondholder protections of any deal to come to market recently. In particular, they cite provisions that give Aleris an unusual degree of flexibility to issue additional debt and make future dividend payments…
"[These covenants] give them the ability to have a lot of leverage going forward," said Matthew Musicaro, an analyst in the corporate finance group at Moody's. "There's very little to prevent them from incurring more debt and taking more money out to give to sponsors in the future."
In addition, Covenant Review described the deal's restricted-payments covenant–a common clause in bond offerings that limits dividends and other payments to equity holders–as "seriously deficient." Covenant Review said a combination of loopholes, carve-outs and other exceptions would allow Aleris to move an unlimited amount of its assets into entities that are not subject to the restrictive covenants.
Now see Azam Ahmed, on Oaktree's Howard Marks:
While his firm jumped into the aftermath of the credit crisis ready to scoop up deals, he's currently taking a more moderate approach. He thinks today's environment requires "prudence."
"I'm not ringing the bell," he told the audience. But "I think it's time to act cautiously."…. "Today, if all you have is capital and nerve, you're going to get in trouble."
The smart money, here, is selling into fixed-income investors with capital and nerve, in a bet that those buyers are going to get in trouble. If the markets really want to throw half a billion dollars at Aleris's cov-lite issue, Howard Marks is more than happy to take them up on their offer and trouser the proceeds. But he's laughing at them while doing so.
The re-emergence of cov-lite notes, like a phoenix from the ashes, is a depressing sign that we really have learned nothing from the financial crisis. I know that memories are short, in financial markets. But this short? It's depressing.


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Apple Rings In 2016 With Record App Sales
Jan 7, 2016 1:25 PM PT
Apple on Wednesday announced that customers spent a record US$1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases during the holidays.
Jan. 1 was the App Store's best day ever, with consumers spending about $144 million, the company said.
Since 2008, the store has generated close to $40 billion in revenue for developers. Consumers spent more than $20 billion on App Store purchases last year, Apple reported.
On the back of the App Store's success, Apple has created more than 1.9 million jobs in the U.S., it said The company previously reported creating 1.4 million jobs in China and 1.2 million in Europe related to the App Store and the iOS economy.
Behind the Numbers
The numbers "reflect the social change that Apple brought about with the introduction of the iPhone and its relationship and support of app developers worldwide," said Ritch Blasi, president of MediaRitch.
"Apple changed the mobile industry when it introduced the iPhone by putting full computing power in the palms of users," he told the E-Commerce Times.
Apple continues to excel in creating "a complete user experience," notes Jim McGregor, principal analyst for Tirias Research.
"And it's not just the devices," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Apple has recognized that it's the content, the applications. The content is the most valuable part of our industry. It's what drives our industry."
With the right amount of money, it isn't hard to stamp a brand on a cheap piece of electronics. The differentiation between technology companies comes from software and applications, according to McGregor.
"That's where the value is," he said. "That's where the differentiation is. And that's where Apple has always exceeded everyone else in the industry."
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The sheer volume of revenue generated over the holidays continued the "monumental growth" the iOS ecosystem has seen, stated Josh Crandall, CEO and co-founder of Netpop Research.
"And with the record-breaking sales for iPhone devices, you expect to see an uptick in app sales," he told the E-Commerce Times.
What's also fascinating is the growing number of people who have become addicted to their mobile devices, Crandall noted.
"The trend the we're seeing emerge is the dislocation of media consumption from the living room into one's pocket," he said. "I anticipate that sales will continue to increase in 2016. And in addition to record-breaking sales from Apple's App Store, I anticipate that we'll see Google Play sales increasing as well."
Developers are working on artificial intelligence and deep learning, according to Tirias' McGregor.
"Everything that we're doing is all centered around creating intelligence from and for the devices we're using," he said. "So as we move forward, a lot of that is going to be about creating intelligence on these devices and in the cloud."
Apple has leveraged such intelligence and held developers to high standards.
"Apple changed the way people work and play and now has everyone living in an app world," said MediaRitch's Blasi. "What apps have done for our personal lives will soon become the norm for business as well."


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In The Intelligent Investor, Graham introduces readers to a wacky chap named Mr. Market. Mr. Market's game is to pay you house calls on a daily basis to offer to sell you interests in businesses he owns or to buy from you interests in businesses you own. Sometimes Mr. Market will show up at your door very excited and offer you premium prices for your holdings, while at other times he'll be inconsolably depressed about the future and will offer to sell you what he has for as low as pennies on the dollar.
To find some of the stocks that Mr. Market is depressed about, I've turned once again to The Motley Fool's CAPS investor community. Each of the companies below had been given a five-star rating (the highest) by our community of investors just 30 days ago:
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Current CAPS Rating
China Fire & Security
Neutral Tandem
Data from Motley Fool CAPS as of April 5.
As the table shows, these stocks are all still very well-regarded by the CAPS community despite their underperformance over the past month. While these are not formal recommendations, let's take a closer look at whether opportunity could be staring us in the face.
China Fire & Security
While the first-quarter earnings rush will begin next week when aluminum giant Alcoa reports, China Fire's stock is still reeling from the disappointing fourth-quarter earnings it reported last month.
For the fourth quarter, China Fire reported earnings of $0.10 per share. Not only was this less than half of what the company reported for the fourth quarter of 2008, it was also below what analysts were expecting. Management chalked the shortfall up to a delay in signing the contract for the massive Wuhan Iron and Steel retrofitting project.
So should CAPS members rethink their five-star stance on China Fire? I'm not so sure. The company relies in large part on big sales of full fire protection solutions to industrial customers, so it's hard to expect that growth is going to come in a perfectly smooth fashion.
In fact, if this really was just an uncharacteristically soft quarter and the company has a good handle on earnings for 2010, the getting could be good right now with the company's 2010 price-to-earnings ratio below eight.
If you're like me, Intuitive Surgical
Accuray has developed a robotic radiosurgery system called the CyberKnife, which uses image-guidance technology and a compact linear accelerator to blast cancerous tumors with targeted radiation.
Pretty cool, right? Well apparently Varian Medical
As if that's not enough, Varian has a secret weapon in this battle: Accuray founder John Adler, who joined Varian as chief of new clinical applications just this month.
Combine all of this with Accuray's spotty history of profitability, and I'm not so sure I'm on board with CAPS members' optimism on this stock.
Neutral Tandem
Similar to Accuray, competition has been the recent concern for Neutral Tandem investors.
Neutral Tandem helps phone carriers such as AT&T
While keeping competition at bay is always a primary concern, CAPS members don't seem too worried about the patent issue. CAPS All-Star Lituus gave the stock a thumbs-up shortly after the patent ruling, suggesting that "the patent was not a core strategic asset of the company" and calling Neutral Tandem's stock "a growth stock at a value price."
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When the Enterprise-D visits an outpost in the process of terraforming a dead planet, they find the science team threatened by a mysterious new form of life.
Summary Edit
The USS Enterprise-D is on a mission to catalog young planets in the Pleiades Cluster. Along the way, they have been instructed by the Federation to check on the terraforming colony on Velara III, as they were behind schedule. Captain Picard calls down to the station, and after a minute or two of no answers from the planet, Director Kurt Mandl finally responds. The director insists there is no need for them to pay a visit as they are back on schedule. Counselor Troi senses that he is extremely nervous about something, especially when Picard insists that an away team be sent down to have a look around. Troi, Commander Riker, Lieutenant Yar, Lieutenant Commander Data, and Lieutenant La Forge beam to the facility.
Act OneEdit
They are greeted by hydraulics specialist Arthur Malencon, biosphere designer Luisa Kim, and Chief Engineer Bjorn Bensen. Outside the complex is Velara III's dark, windswept desert, a hostile place, which Kim tells them to remember; in a couple of decades, she plans for it to look like a Garden of Eden. Kim apologizes for their director's rudeness. She points out that they don't get many visitors and mentions that Dr. Mandl has been under stress lately.
Kim offers a look around, proudly explaining their amazing procedure of taking a lifeless planet and converting it into a class M environment. Afterwards, La Forge and Data can't help but go to Malencon at the controls for the hydraulic probes. He mentions he has been having problems with the servos that control the probes. La Forge offers assistance, wondering if the high saline content of the soil is disrupting conductivity. Mandl finally enters, appearing gruff and moody. He reminds Malencon of their tight schedule and sends the tech off to work in the laser drilling room. Mandl directs the away team's attention to a schematic diagram of their planning; everything is specific and exacting.
Suddenly, Troi senses terror and announces that Malencon is in trouble. A warning siren sounds and the group runs to the hydraulic station. As they approach, they hear the blasting of a drilling laser and cries of pain. The door to the room is sealed; they try to force the hatch when the laser blasts and screams abruptly stop. Upon opening the door, they find the room is a complete mess and spot the smoldering remains of Malencon; they are too late to save him. In the center of the room a large drilling laser hangs from a control arm, still pointing down at him.
Act TwoEdit
Riker has Malencon's body transported to the ship. In the meantime, they have the power to the hydraulics room shut down. Kim, Mandl, Troi, and Riker head to the Enterprise-D as well; the rest stay to survey the damage. Data finds it interesting that the laser seemed to stop at the moment Malencon stopped screaming. He reactivates power to the room and reruns the drilling program. Data watches the beam run its cycle as it blasts down into each of the bore holes. He turns away for a moment to check the readouts. Suddenly, the beam pivots toward him. He quickly dodges the stream as it blasts past him. It fires again, but he is saved by his android reflexes. La Forge and Benson come to the rescue, but find the door is sealed again. Beyond it, they hear a horrendous crash and the smashing of equipment. La Forge screams Data's name but receives no answer. They finally get the hatch open, and find that Data has ripped the machine down from its mounting. The whole device lies mangled on the floor, and Bensen laments a year's work has been destroyed.
In Picard's ready room, he tells Mandl he is shutting down operations until the matter is investigated; Mandl is outraged, stating that Picard is overstepping his authority. Picard says a member of his crew has been attacked, which gives him the right to intervene. Mandl reminds him that he has a delicate schedule to maintain, but Picard says it is on hold until he has answers. Yar escorts Mandl to his temporary quarters and now La Forge and Data inform him the drilling laser was somehow reprogrammed to kill anyone who entered the room. Picard suspects one of the three terraformers, and instructs La Forge and Data to return to the planet to look for any sabotage or tampering. He also tells Yar to dig up the service records of all the terraformers for himself and Counselor Troi to review and look for a possible motive.
Data and La Forge return to the station. Data notices a strange flicker of light down at the far end of one of the bore shafts. He makes sure it isn't a reflection of light, and scans it with his tricorder. He gets no readings, so he asks La Forge to look at it with his VISOR. Using its various visual modes, La Forge scans the object. It's inorganic, yet the pulses of light and color are unexplainable. Data wonders if it could be alive; it might be what the terraformers are trying to cover up.
Act ThreeEdit
The object is beamed to the Enterprise-D, where Dr. Crusher has it placed inside a glass dome for analysis in a medical lab. The computer makes scans and verifies that it contains no organic molecules. Crusher enhances the scan on the wall display, which shows a complex pattern of crystalline forms. Energy patterns flow throughout a beautiful network of structures. It begins to emanate an audible hum. Crusher asks the computer what is causing the flashes and noise, but it is uncertain, since it is theoretically impossible for the substance to produce such an effect. However, it gets louder as they approach the object. She asks the computer for a hypothesis, to which it replies: "Life".
Picard relays the findings to Mandl and his staff. Mandl insists that the Federation verified Velara III to be lifeless, which Picard says is understandable given the novel nature of the lifeform. Regardless, Picard mentions his suspicions of Mandl knowing there was life down there; a direct violation of the Prime Directive. Mandl makes it clear that he is in the business of creating life, not taking it. He leaves, and now Troi and Yar make it clear he did have some knowledge, but perhaps may not have concluded murder. Furthermore, only he and Malencon would have necessary skills to program the drill in the manner it behaved.
Back in the medical lab, Crusher calls for Picard for new information. Picard arrives, and La Forge indicates he has detected a shift in the infrared spectrum; its internal structure is somehow changing. Suddenly, the small flicker of light brightens, nearly blinding everyone in the room. The hum grows louder as well. The hum and light subside, revealing two points of light inside the bell jar. Data points out that only life can replicate itself. As a precaution, Crusher activates a containment field around the glass dome, but the computer has trouble maintaining the field. The computer indicates that a "translation request" is being made; the glowing objects are trying to communicate with the computer. Power is increased to the containment field, but the fight for control continues. It looks as if Data is right; it's a lifeform, and also intelligent, with the power to access the computer. Everyone evacuates the lab.
Act FourEdit
In the observation lounge, Picard now directly confronts Mandl, asking if he knew there was life on Velara III. He admits he knew of random energy patterns that disrupted their drilling, but that hardly indicated life by anything he is aware of. He adds they're meaningless silicon crystals that rebroadcast sunlight. Picard tells him they are hardly meaningless; they are clearly alive and intelligent, and are trying to communicate.
By now, the glass dome contains a cluster of several points of light. Data, La Forge and Worf further the analysis and confirm its structure and properties. From engineering, however, an ensign reports that the power fluctuations are increasing, causing numerous systems around the ship to go haywire; something is taking over. Soon, the universal translator comes online by itself, saying "Ugly giant bags of mostly water!" Picard is confused, and Data indicates it is an accurate description of Human physiology; he points out that Humans are 90% water surrounded by a flexible container. The crystals speak, saying they had asked the Humans to leave, but they did not listen. It has driven them to kill. Picard tries to reassure the crystals that they come in peace; they didn't understand the message, and were unaware there was life on the planet. The crystals object, stating the "bags" at the station knew. They tried peaceful contact, but were ignored, and some were killed. They have no choice now but to declare war. Before Picard can respond, the crystals end communication. At this point the whole ship is jarred by a force. Data indicates that the crystals have joined together into a kind of living computer he calls a "microbrain"; the more there are, the stronger they become.
Act FiveEdit
Data identifies the flashes of light they emit appear to be program instructions allowing them to interface with the ship's computers. Additionally, it is intelligent enough to interface faster than the crew can. After a quick flare up of energy and more disturbances in the ship, the crystals seem to power down. Crusher indicates that with single-celled organic life, replication is followed by a resting state; perhaps it is the same for the microbrain. Picard orders Yar to beam the entity back to the planet. She tries to energize the beam, but the beam is redirected. Picard is agitated; lifeform or not, the safety of the ship is at stake. He tells Data to remove the atmosphere from the medical lab. Data tries, but again, the controls are locked out.
Picard meets with the terraformers, explaining that the entity said it has tried to contact them before, but they ignored it. Mandl claims that if it tried communicating, they didn't understand it; how were they to know? Picard wants to know what the terraformers did to cause the crystals to fight back. Kim indicates Malencon was siphoning off a layer of saline water on the surface of the sand. Crusher suggests that life needs water; perhaps it was sustaining them. Data suggests it might have been what linked them together; individually, a single brain cell is not intelligent, but when linked to others, intelligence is formidable. To prevent the loss of the saline, it drove them to kill.
The image of the medical lab shows the mass in the glass dome growing brighter. Suddenly, the dome shatters. Data and La Forge come up with an idea; they had detected cadmium salts, which create electrical current under infrared light. Perhaps the crystals are photoelectric in nature. Picard has them kill the lights in the medical lab. Riker opens an access panel at the room, and disables the lighting system. Now in total darkness, the glow of the microbrain begins to soften, and the crystals respond, begging for more light. They reluctantly declare the war to be over if they are returned to the "wet sand". Picard has Riker bring the lights back up, just a bit, to relieve them of their torment. He expresses his apologies for having caused them harm, and has the transporter chief beam the entity back to Velara III.
Afterward, Picard places an indefinite quarantine on the planet. Data is disappointed that they couldn't learn more about the strange lifeform. They set course to the nearest starbase to drop off the surviving terraformers.
Log entries Edit
Memorable quotes Edit
"Someone that tense could be very unpredictable. Stay on your toes, Number One."
- - Picard, to Riker about Mandl
"Ugly giant bags of mostly water."
- - The crystal lifeform, describing Humans
"I sense deliberate concealment, sir."
"Of what?"
"I don't know, but it's intense."
- - Deanna Troi expresses concern to Jean-Luc Picard about Kurt Mandl
"I'm Luisa Kim, gardener of Eden."
- - Luisa Kim, introducing herself to the away team
"She is as open as she seems."
- - Deanna Troi, on Luisa Kim
"I create life… I don't take it!"
- - Kurt Mandl
"A year's work… destroyed!"
- - Bjorn Bensen, remarking on the laser drill Data destroyed to save his life
"Terraformers are often obsessive. It frequently goes with the career profile."
- - Troi
"…But is it alive?"
"Probability: positive."
"I wasn't asking you."
- - Worf and the computer
"Terraforming makes you feel almost God-like."
- - Luisa Kim
"Agreed. We will send you home, to your wet sand."
- - Captain Picard, talking to the crystal lifeform
Background information Edit
Production history Edit
- Second draft story outline (titled "The Sandy Soils of Home"): 27 October 1987
- Two-page memo of story notes from Gene Roddenberry: 4 November 1987
- Preliminary script draft: 23 November 1987
- Four-page memo of script notes from Gene Roddenberry: 25 November 1987
- Third revised final draft script: 2 December 1987 [1]
- Filmed: 3 December 1987 – 14 December 1987
- Premiere airdate: 22 February 1988
- UK premiere airdate: 30 January 1991
Writing Edit
- This was the final episode of the series on which Gene Roddenberry acted as head writer. Maurice Hurley took over control of the writing staff starting with the following episode, "Coming of Age". (William Shatner Presents: Chaos on the Bridge)
Cast and characters Edit
- This episode was the second time on Star Trek for Carolyne Barry. Twenty-one years earlier she appeared as a Metron in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Arena" under the name Carole Shelyne.
Continuity Edit
- Like TOS: "The Devil in the Dark", this episode also has people with good intentions unwittingly killing and being attacked by creatures that wish to continue to exist.
Sets, props, and costumes Edit
- Among the items and costumes from this episode which were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay was a distressed costume worn by Mario Roccuzzo. [2]
Reception Edit
- A mission report by Robert Greenberger for this episode was published in The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 5, pp. 46-47.
Video and DVD releases Edit
- Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 9, catalog number VHR 2438, 4 February 1991
- UK re-release (three-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 1.6, catalog number VHR 4647, 10 August 1998
- As part of the TNG Season 1 DVD collection
- As part of the TNG Season 1 Blu-ray collection
Links and references Edit
Starring Edit
Also starring Edit
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
- Denise Crosby as Lt. Tasha Yar
- Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
- Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
- Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
Guest stars Edit
Co-stars Edit
Uncredited co-stars Edit
- Majel Barrett as USS Enterprise-D computer voice
- James G. Becker as Youngblood
- Darrell Burris as operations division officer
- Dexter Clay as operations division officer
- Susan Duchow as operations division officer
- David Eum as Wright
- Nora Leonhardt as science division officer
- Tim McCormack as Bennett
- James McElroy as operations division officer
- Lorine Mendell as Diana Giddings
- Susan Raborn as operations division officer
- Unknown performers as
Stand-ins Edit
- James G. Becker – stand-in for Jonathan Frakes
- Darrell Burris – stand-in for LeVar Burton
- Dexter Clay – stand-in for Michael Dorn
- Jeffrey Deacon – stand-in for Patrick Stewart
- Susan Duchow – stand-in for Denise Crosby
- Nora Leonhardt – stand-in for Marina Sirtis
- Tim McCormack – stand-in for Brent Spiner
- Lorine Mendell – stand-in for Gates McFadden
- Guy Vardaman – stand-in for Wil Wheaton
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The subcommittee formed to address the issue of illegal police entry following an Indiana Supreme Court ruling will hear public testimony and discuss draft language at its Wednesday meeting.
The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Barnes v. State was formed in response to the controversial May decision in which a split high court held the common-law right to resist unlawful police entry into a home is against public policy and incompatible with modern Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.
The Indiana attorney general and seventy-one legislators are encouraging the Supreme Court to take another look at the case. The petition for rehearing was filed by Richard Barnes' attorney Erin Berger in June.
At Wednesday's 1 p.m. meeting, the subcommittee will hear public testimony on the ruling. Those who want to testify should arrive early to Room 431 in the Statehouse, where a signup sheet will be made available. The lawmakers will also discuss draft language and set its next meeting date.
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Hot Flash Treatment Tips
Credit: amazon.comCooling the heat wave of menopause can be difficult. These heat waves, or hot flashes come on very quickly, and leave you feeling sweaty and chilled.
So just how do you cool menopause hot flashes? There are a few natural ways, that may just work for you. It may be frustrating trying different ways, but it is amazing when you finally get to something that works.
They also tend to attack at night, which makes for a broken sleep, which in turn makes you irritable and short tempered the next day from lack of proper sleep. Which can also make you eat more, and therefore deal with weight gain too!
4 Easy Tips to Try for Cooling Hot Flashes
1. Put your pillowcase in a bag and place it in the freezer, and put it on your pillow just before bed. This will keep your head cool, and help you get to sleep, especially on warm nights.
If the cooling effect doesnt last long enough, you can purchase cooling pillows that have inserts in them to keep your head and pillow cool all night. If you have a lot of trouble with hot flashes at night, then this is something you may want to try.
If you need something to cool your neck during the daytime, then consider one of the neck cooling pillows as pictured. If you can keep the back of your neck cool it will help ease the discomfort.
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2. Purchase lavender essential oil, and put a few drops on your pillow case before bed, this will help to keep you relaxed. Lavender is known for its calming qualities, and hot flashes tend to happen more often when we are feeling stressed or anxious. Also try putting lavender in your bathtub for a relaxing soak about an hour before bed.
3. Try to include at least one cup of soy milk in your daily routines, if you can. I personally am not a fan of the taste of soy milk, but started making oatmeal in the morning with it, and love it! I add it to quick cooking oats, microwave to cook it, then add some more soy milk on top and a little bit of brown sugar. This tastes great! Soy milk has been known for helping to deal with the personal heat wave of hot flashes from menopause.
I recently went on holidays and didn't have my usual soy milk/oatmeal in the morning, and I started noticing the hot flashes again, so I know this works for me, maybe it will help you too!
4. The one foot trick - If you wake up to a menopause hot flash in the night, then try just sticking one foot out from under the covers. Not sure why, but this seems to help. Friends of mine try this quite often. Plus they always wear summer style cotton pajamas to bed to help cool menopause hot flashes.
You can also purchase specialty pajamas that are designed to wick away moisture to keep you more comfortable at night. Check them out below:
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Finding What Works Best for Your Menopause Hot Flashes
With hot flushes, there is really no wrong or right way to deal with them, it is a matter of finding a solution that works for you. Make sure you wear layers if you get these hot flashes during the day, this way you can peel them off as needed, rather than wearing one bulky sweater.
If you always wore sweaters during the winter months, then maybe you should change your style a bit, to be a cotton t-shirt under a button style sweater or jacket, that can be taken off. Nothing worse than feeling suddenly very hot, and wearing a sweater that can't be taken off. You may need to rethink some of your winter wardrobe during this time.
Some women are lucky enough to get through this transition in their life with no problems, others get some annoying symptoms, and many get debilitating symptoms. Since women all react differently to the hormone changes, it doesn't hurt to share ideas and ways of coping with them. Hot flashes seem to be the most common symptoms, so try the above tips and see if you can't cool menopuase hot flashes.
Personally the one foot out from under the covers at night, and the one cup of soy milk per day has made a HUGE difference.
But for a friend it was the cold pillow case. So, give some of these ideas a try and see if they can help you with your own annoying personal heat wave.


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The Secret Garden
An ideal gift for artists and photographers; images and blank pages
by Caroline Fraser
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Caroline Fraser has created a series of photographic images entitled 'light on water', which can be seen on her website. In this book she has edited a collection of abstract images from the series together with a poem about a small pond in her local woods. Like Mary and Dillon in 'The Secret Garden' by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author and her dog derive pleasure and enhanced life from nature in this secret place. Published by Hawkwood Press.
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- Category Poetry
6×9 in, 15×23 cm
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- Publish Date Feb 06, 2013
- Language English
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Next doll I'll do my own step by step picture tutorial. I had to fill in a few blanks from the picture tutorial but for the most part it was really simple to follow along.
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Sony announces the SDM-S205 20 inch LCD monitor series in the UK with dual PC and portrait support.
The Sony S205 Series LCD Monitors have a native resolution of 1600 x 1200 UXGA. There are two models in the new S205 series that will replace the currently available Sony SDM-S204 series: The Sony SDM-205F and SDM-205K.
The SDM-205K also supports a variable screen orientation (see photo below). The new 20 inch LCD monitor are fully compatible with the VESA DDC-Command Interface (DDC-Ci).The Sony SDM-S205K additionally features USB-based Keyboard Video and Mouse switching (KVM) technology. With KVM, a single USB keyboard and mouse connected to the display can control two PCs so long as they in turn are linked via USB to the monitor.
There is no word on the pricing and availability yet.
More details in this Sony press-release.


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Should you open a savings account?
The decision on where to place your savings is a big one so if you've decided against keeping you cash in a shoebox under the bed then you're probably leaning towards opening a savings account.
Savings account options
Most people opt to put their money into a savings account and as many things like salaries and other payments to you are transacted via direct debit these days, it is a more practical option. The most common types of accounts today are:
- Online savings accounts
- Everyday accounts
- Cash management accounts
- High interest savers
Your daily financial movements will give you a fair idea of what type of account you should open. Look for one that meets all your banking requirements and then shop around for what you want. Talk to the banks and ask them about their savings accounts.
Opening a savings account
An everyday working account suits most people but if you have a lump sum just sitting around you might want to consider putting it where it's going to do you the most good.
This is where high interest savers, term deposits and cash management accounts come into their own. These types of savings accounts are a great place to put your money as the interest rates are usually very attractive. They are especially good if you have sufficient funds to leave more in the account than you would need to withdraw. With the exception of a term deposit, these accounts still allow you to access your money when you need it but by keeping the balance at or above the minimum amount, you will be able to evade most bank fees and be rewarded with higher rates of interest as well.
Talk to your bank about their online savings accounts. These offer you 24 hour banking, are easy to operate and usually pay a competitive interest rate as well. Many people are changing to online banking as you can't beat it for convenience.
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Christopher Smith has been the film critic for a major Northeast daily for 14 years. Smith also reviewed eight years for regional NBC outlets and also two years nationally on E! Entertainment Daily. He is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
He has written three best-selling books: "Fifth Avenue," "Bullied" and "Revenge."


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Boutique Olive And Wine Estate
This is a unique opportunity to acquire a sought after boutique family estate located in the heart of the Cape Winelands. The Estate lands total approximately 5 hectares of prime producing soils with stunning views of this Stellenbosch Valley. Vineyard plantings consists of 0.75 hectare of Cabernet Sauvignon trellised grapes and approximately 500 Olive trees in prime production as well as a small lemon orchard. The main house have 3 bedrooms en suite and a separate two bedroom en suite wing with its own entrance, kitchen and lounge. The living rooms open up onto a large pool deck with beautiful views across the estate. The property also has a well equipped wine cellar and olive preparation room and facilities.


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You are WRONG. Stick to what you know best.
Anyone who reads CycleDog regularly knows that I prefer writing comedy, if only because I'm inherently lazy. It doesn't require research and it's definitely more fun to have a few laughs.
But on the other hand, I have a perfectly usable brain that doesn't shut down until I fall asleep, and sometimes not even then. I read a wealth of material, not all of it about cycling, and I love the last truly barbaric blood sport in our modern world - politics. It's essential to approach it with equal parts skepticism, moral clarity, and a good feel for irony as politicians and their spokesmen try to influence our opinions and our votes. And sometimes, just sometimes, I despair for the future of our democracy. Why? We seemed doomed to repeat the same mistakes of the past because we cannot or will not learn from our history. We see the re-emergence of McCarthy-ism, anti-American witch hunts, and a reincarnation of the Know Nothing Party. We see an ugly mosaic of hate groups claiming to be patriots. We see the Republican Party, until recently firm in the belief they had a permanent majority, reeling from a decisive repudiation delivered by the American electorate.
This tsunami of change is daunting and frightening to some. Denial is preferable to admitting defeat and accepting change. The Republicans have seen themselves as masters of the universe for such a long time, it must be overwhelming to become the minority party. Again, denial kicks in to insist that the election was stolen, or that President Obama is not really a citizen, or any other reason that can be used to justify the continuation of the obstructive course they've chosen. Like a petulant child in the throes of a temper tantrum, the Republican party cannot be reasoned with just now, and while it's certainly tempting to put a boot in their ribs while they writhe on the floor, good manners and a strong sense of fairness forbids it. It's disturbing to see the party of Lincoln, a party which fought to preserve the Union and bring freedom to all the people in the United States, reach the point of defending the indefensible: torturers, profiteers, war-mongers, and the like.
It's wrong. It does not serve the American people, nor does it serve the long-term interests of the Republicans. Much as I loathe the sanctimonious hypocrisy they display all too frequently, I'm realistic enough to know that as the pendulum swings both ways, they'll someday return to power. When that time comes, I hope they can govern with the same graciousness and good will that the Democrats have displayed. But I won't count on it.
Patriots don't talk secession. Patriots don't put party ideology above the well-being of their nation and fellow countrymen. But that assumes we act for the benefit of our fellows. Jefferson thought otherwise. He believed that we all act in self interest, so checks and balances are built into our government. We've seen what happens when one party simply ignores those checks. We've skirted uncomfortably close to an imperial presidency unencumbered by the rule of law or any adherence to the constitutional processes. And the American people decided they didn't like what they saw.
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968, protesters chanted, "The whole world is watching! The whole world is watching!" Ordinary people challenged our nation's power elite and were assaulted and jailed for their effrontery. Make no mistake - the whole world is watching right now to see if we're a nation of laws or a nation of lawless men.


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Limited-Edition Posters at L'Affiche Moderne
L'Affiche Moderne is our latest discovery for affordable posters for children's rooms. The site features photography, graphic design and illustrations by a cadre of artists – mostly French – who focus their talents on creating kid-friendly art. We love the vintage-modern-with-a-European-twist aesthetic in the collection and had no problem at all rounding up this selection of immediate favorites.
Posters are available in small (29 €) and large (59 €) sizes, and many can also be purchased framed or mounted on canvas.
Top row, left to right:
Around the World by Julie Mercier
Happywood by Gwen Keraval
Transports by Marion Billet
Burn Calories Not Gas by FlipFlopDesign
UFO by Juan M
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Little Drummer Girls by Julie Fortenberry
Zoubi les kikous by Jeanspezial
Mazette! Ma baguette by Nicolas Gouny
Immeuble by Marion Billet


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When selecting a theme for a summer luncheon, consider traditional themes like a patriotic or garden party theme, nostalgic ideas like a lemonade stand or 70s "glam" theme, or more modern concepts such as a white party or an eco-friendly green party. Each of these ideas offers a wide variety of options for decorations and food that match the theme.
Red, white and blue decor is a must for a patriotic themed party. Break out the grill and serve all-American favorites, such as hot dogs and hamburgers with apple pie for dessert. For a garden party, put salads and finger sandwiches on the menu and use fresh flowers for decorations.
Pitchers or jugs of lemonade serve as centerpieces and beverage servers when creating a lemonade stand theme. Serve lunchbox sandwiches or school day favorites and decorate with banner or sign elements that recreate this longstanding childhood tradition. Combine bold patterns, bright colors and elegant dinnerware for a 70s glam theme. Invite guests to dress in this fun retro style, and serve them elegant salads and quiches.
It's the color that counts when putting on a white party, which is often a more formal theme. Invite guests to dress accordingly and decorate with white dinnerware and flower arrangements. Menu suggestions include shrimp or scallops with white frosted cupcakes for dessert.
For an eco-friendly green party, decorate with herb bouquets that double as party favors for guests. Serve punch or fruit salad in a watermelon bowl and demonstrate energy conservation by offering a selection of no-bake desserts.


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MakerBot 3D Printing is changing the way we create and learn. These printers are affordable, personal fabrication tools, compact enough to sit on any desktop, and allow anyone at any skill level to become producers, inventors and artists. MakerBot Operators produce physical objects from strands of melted plastic filament, an activity described colloquially as MakerBotting.
With MakerBots, students participate in project-based learning that is experiential in nature and has real-world applications.The process of designing, inventing and fabricating exposes students to various career paths such as industrial design and engineering, and allows them to directly engage with the tools used in those fields.
The NextEngine 3D Scanner captures full-color objects using multi-laser precision. After an object is scanned, designers can transfer the scanned object to various formats, including: STL, OBJ, VRML, and XYZ. Scanned models can also be exported to various design software.
Designers can use Solidscape 3D printers to create lost wax investment casting and mold making applications, such as fine jewelry, dental restorations, turbine blades, biomedical products, orthopedics, electronics, and many other high-precision products. Solidscape printers allow designers the flexibility to create prototypes with a high level of geometrical intricacy, surface finish, and castability.
Dimension lets you bring 3D printing in-house and literally bring design ideas to life in ABS - right from your desktop. It is an invaluable tool that can give you more control throughout the design process. Now you can readily test form, fit and function and as many design iterations as you like - with functional ABS parts.
Fortus 3D Production Systems allow for the flexibility to produce thermoplastic parts with the strength, resilience, precision, and functionality of traditionally manufactured parts without machining or tooling.
The Mojo 3D Printer allows designers to create real-world concept models, rapid prototypes, and product mockups and immediately check them for design flaws. Mojo 3D Printers use ABSplus thermoplastic to generate models that stand up to testing in their intended environment.
Objet is a business unit of Stratasys Ltd., a leading manufacturer of 3D printing. Objet Design Series 3D Printers are most often used by design engineers who are tasked with testing a product's design.
The uPrint SE Personal 3D Printer turns your ideas into durable ABSplus plastic models you can hold, discuss and test.
The uPrint SE Plus personal 3D printer gives you a 33% larger build envelope than the original uPrint printer, but in the same 25" by 26" footprint.
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Property & Liability Risk Management Advice
The Office of Property & Liability Risk Management's mission is to support the educational purpose and goals of the University of Virginia in part by identifying, eliminating, or reducing, where practical, the conditions and practices, which cause financial loss. Providing advice to the University community is an integral part of this support. The University community is encouraged to seek advice from the Office of Property & Liability Risk Management for insurance questions or concerns, liability issues, student trips, leasing vehicles or equipment, University functions, and financial loss exposures that might affect the University and its employees or agents.
The following are a few examples of the many types of situations for which it is appropriate to seek property & liability risk management advice, followed by links for general advice on these subjects:
- Contracts - When entering into an agreement of any sort that involves insurance, hold harmless, or indemnification language. It should be noted that the normal contract review process, such as through Procurement Services, the Comptroller's Office, Sponsored Programs, or the Medical Center's Procurement or Contract Offices, will normally incorporate the appropriate level of advice from the Office of Property & Liability Risk Management before the agreement is signed by an authorized signatory. Contract Review, Policy FIN-036 University Contracts
- Activities - Planning for an inherently risky activity that presents a potential for bodily injury or property damage to the University's students, employees, visitors, or property.
- Volunteers/Visitors - When planning for visitors or volunteers who will be exposed to areas of the University that could be hazardous, such as laboratories. Volunteers, University Volunteers Form 1, University Volunteers Form 2
- Vendors - Events that involve utilizing outside vendor products or services, in order to ensure the vendor is maintaining the appropriate level of insurance coverage. Policy FIN-036 University Contracts
- Non-University Activities - Requests for events being held by others on University owned or rented property.
- Academic Field Trips - When planning required or voluntary field trips for academic classes. Academic Field Trips
- International Activities - International activities on behalf of the University, such as student academic programs in another country or programs being conducted by University faculty in another country. International Insurance. International Studies Office
- Vehicle Use - Vehicle travel involving student drivers, larger passenger vehicles, overnight or extended drive periods, or other risky vehicular travel situations. Vehicle Use Policy, Driver Safety Recommendations, 15-Passenger Vans (Note: use is banned)
- Hazardous Exposures - Planned changes to the physical environment at the University that present potential risks as well as current situations that present potentially dangerous situations that could benefit from risk expertise in order to assess the need for remedial action.
To receive advice you may contact Rick Schupp (email: firstname.lastname@example.com, phone: 434-924-3524) or Debbie Hinton (email: firstname.lastname@example.com, phone: 434-924-6928) for assistance.


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1958 Topps Detroit Tigers PSA MINT 9 Collection (6)
Starting Bid - $300, Sold For - $1,304
Collection of six 1958 Topps cards, each graded and encapsulated MINT 9 by PSA and exclusively depicting members of the Detroit Tigers: #95 Frank Bolling (one of six, one higher), 112 Gus Zernial (one of eleven, none higher), 185 Ray Boone (one of six, none higher), 245 Frank Lary (one of eight, none higher), 337 Hank Aguirre (one of thirteen, none higher), and 389 Bill Taylor (one of fourteen, none higher). Every card in the collection is a pack-fresh gem with razor-sharp corners. 1958 Topps are one of card collecting's most popular and classic sets. This is a remarkable group. Every card could make a substantial contribution to the assembly of the finest ultra high-grade set in the world or make a very significant contribution to the upgrading of virtually any 1958 Topps set. SMR value for this group is $950. Total: 6 cards. Reserve $300. Estimate $500+. SOLD FOR $1,304
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High Capacity Colored QR Code Reader
Budget R210-1750 ZAR
My Project entails improving QR Codes data storage capacity. This is be done by separating data into 3 equal segments and then encoding as 3 QR codes. The white sections of the QR codes are then colored Red, Green and Blue respectively, they are then algebraically added on top of each other in Matlab to produce the combined QR Code that displayed below in Diagram 1. this will allow for the one image to hold up to 3 times as much data as a conventional QR code by simply involving color as an added element.
What I need is a Simple Matlab Code to accept input data in the form of a sentence or paragraph. this data will then be split into 3 equal parts and encoded as separate QR Codes which are to be colored Red, Green and Blue respectively and added on top of each other. the image is then to be displayed on the screen of the computer. as seen in the multicoloured QR Code in Diagram 2
Also a simple android application is to be built that will use the camera to capture an image, separate the image into red, green and blue components, and then read each image for a QR Code. The data from the QR Codes is to be displayed in succession on the mobile device as 1 sentence or paragraph.
4 freelancers are bidding on average R1088 for this job
I have ever worked with QR code. Relevant Skills and Experience PHP, QR Code Reader, Javascript Proposed Milestones R1088 ZAR - total budget


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The Kuchofuku Air-Conditioned Helmet will keep you cool in the summer sun
There are some jobs in the summer that can be fun, but construction is not one of them. Not only are you out in the blistering heat (usually decently far away from any shade), but you're toiling away with labor-intensive work around heavy machinery which is only putting off more heat. Needless to say, you're going to want to find ways to keep cool.
While sunscreen and plenty of water is going to help you somewhat, it would be nice if you could have your own personal air-conditioner to carry around with you. That's the general idea behind the Kuchofuku Air-Conditioned Helmet. This is a hard-hat that has a built-in fan to constantly put fresh air on the back of your head and neck. It is said to decrease your head temperature by 6.9°C (44.4°F) and humidity by 32%.
This is a battery-powered device, which means you'll likely want to go for the rechargeable kind if possible unless you want to spend tons on replacements. There are two settings for the fan, being high and low. It's made out of polyester and vinyl, and as its not being advertised, this might not be the most breathable material, which could be obnoxious if your fan stops working. This will cost you $181, but you'll want to make sure the sound of the fan isn't loud enough that it will overwhelm the sound of your coworkers.
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Thomas Wolf Says: July 14, 2014 at 12:39 pm
Hm, you need to work on your conversion skills – 6.9C temperature CHANGE does not equate to a 44F temperature change (you're doing the calculation for *absolute* temperature 🙂
It's a 12.4F temperature CHANGE.
Rich Says: July 15, 2014 at 6:30 am
This is not an air conditioner. Perhaps the FTC may be interested in your phony advertising!
Maurice Lampl Says: July 16, 2014 at 8:13 am
You can add to this cooling fan a mister connected to a flask of water (1qt. or bit more capacity) that could be strapped on the body or belt and help cool this person down more…


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Sister's use of Orie office for election denied
HARRISBURG -- Supreme Court Justice-elect Joan Orie Melvin's campaign headquarters effectively was 121 State St. in Harrisburg, the office of longtime former state Senate aide Mike Long, top Republicans said Tuesday.
"Mike Long was her campaign manager," Allegheny County Republican Chairman Jim Roddey said. He said he met with Melvin several times during her campaign, but never in the office of her sister, Senate Majority Whip Jane Orie of McCandless, who co-chaired Melvin's campaign.
An attorney for Orie yesterday denied she directed or condoned campaign activity in her Senate office on Melvin's behalf. Orie, the Senate's third-highest ranking Republican, is under criminal investigation by the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office.
"In terms of directed activity, it's nonexistent," said her attorney, Jerry McDevitt. "That's just not going to be found. We believe this is a politically inspired investigation."
District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr., a Democrat, has denied his grand jury investigation is a political maneuver.
Long is the former majority staff administrator for ex-Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Jubelirer, R-Altoona. Long left state government to head his own lobbying and consulting firm in 2007.
Mike Barley, spokesman for the Republican Party of Pennsylvania, identified "121 State St.," the address of Long's firm, as Melvin's headquarters during the Supreme Court campaign. Reached by telephone, Long would not comment. Campaign finance records show Orie Melvin's campaign paid his firm $24,000 on Nov. 2 for consulting.
Melvin won a 53-47 percent victory over Democrat Jack Panella on Nov. 3 after a bitter campaign that could become the most expensive in the court's history. The two sides spent a combined $4.5 million.
Republicans will hold a majority on the court for the first time since 2006. The court could be called upon to decide congressional redistricting in 2011.
The day before the election, an intern from the University of Pittsburgh working at Orie's McCandless office went to Zappala's office to allege campaign work occurred there for Melvin. Authorities haven't released the intern's identity or the exact nature of the allegations. But agents for Zappala and state police raided Orie's office Dec. 11 and seized computer hard drives. They have questioned Orie's chief of staff.
Orie co-chaired her sister's campaign, according to a September fundraising letter the Tribune-Review obtained. Orie signed the letter seeking donations to Melvin's campaign, and included her title as majority whip.
"Please know that you can count on the Orie family to work hard for the people of Pennsylvania," she wrote on Melvin's letterhead. "I pledge to you Joan will make you proud as a candidate for Supreme Court justice."
McDevitt, who said Orie's letter is innocuous, released a letter Zappala wrote during the spring primary on behalf of his sister, Michelle Zappala Peck, who ran for a seat on Allegheny County Common Pleas Court last year. His letter, which listed Zappala's position as district attorney and was written on Friends of Stephen A. Zappala Jr. letterhead, sought "support today for Michelle."
"There's not a dime's worth of difference between the two letters," McDevitt said.
Orie's voice is recorded on a message on an answering machine of an FOP official in Philadelphia during the campaign. She talked about police pension reform and asked to meet with the official "about my sis," according to a transcript of the audio. McDevitt said there was nothing inappropriate about the message.
"There's not a politician in this state that could pass a zero tolerance test," he said. Orie did not specifically mention Melvin's campaign or fundraising in the phone message.
Orie wasn't the only Senate Republican leader tied to Melvin's campaign.
"I think I was chair of her campaign ... maybe just the fundraising chair," said Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson County. "She worked the commonwealth as hard as any statewide candidate I have ever seen. She was even in my rural district. She earned the voters' trust and respect."
Melvin kept a campaign office at Long's company and, according to McDevitt, a headquarters in Pittsburgh at brother Jack Orie's Downtown law office.
Although Long managed the campaign -- primarily the paid-TV and radio ads -- state Sen. Kim Ward said state GOP Chairman Rob Gleason directed the effort to elect Republican judges to state appellate courts, with a special emphasis on the Supreme Court seat.
Gleason declined to comment and referred questions to Barley.
Ward, R-Hempfield, said the race was critical on two levels. She said party officials realized the party controlling the court would be in a good position if redistricting became an issue for the court to decide. But Republicans also needed to make a stand in a state that increasingly has swayed Democrats in recent statewide elections.
"This race was really important to Rob Gleason. We were losing statewide races and he needed to show we could win statewide," Ward said. "That he put people on the ground mattered a lot. The state party was key here."
Roddey said allegations of improprieties by Orie are hard to believe.
"I'm very familiar with the way she runs her office, and she would be the last person I would ever think would have this kind of problem, which she is alleged to have done," Roddey said. "She was obviously very active on her sister's campaign, and that's to be expected, but she did that on her own time and she didn't miss any of the sessions in Harrisburg."


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While college campuses - and the students that study on them - are especially prone to falling under the sway of the BDS movement, this is not always the case. Yediot Achronot's Attila Somflavi reports that as anti-Israel factions protest the Jewish state during "Apartheid Week," pro-Israel students are standing up for what is right:
As some people around the world mark "Apartheid Week," indiscriminately condemning Israel, many students have chosen not to remain silent and are fighting back.
Corinne Malachi lives in New York and is a student activist for Mishelanu, an organization dedicated to Israeli-American campus life. Ilan Silnikov is from Minnesota and recently met with Students Supporting Israeli, a pro-Israel international movement active on 48 campuses in North America...
Silnikov said that he and other people are not only responding to provocations and protests by BDS supporters, but they are also organizing their initiatives. "Instead of fighting against the boycott and defending ourselves at pro-BDS events or against pro-BDS student council legislation, we are mobilizing a campaign to support Israel through pro-Israel student council legislation..."
Silnikov added that the Israeli support is very important. "Hundreds of students are fighting for Israel on campus everyday," she said. "Israel can come and teach and provide these students with tools. Israel has already done a lot providing support through government channels and the hasbara operations room in Herzliya, with which we cooperate. I would say Israel has a critical role to play in our struggle."


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Object #1026991 from MS-Papers-0032-0648
3 pages written 9 Feb 1872 by Dr Peter Wilson to Opunake
From: Inward letters - P G Wilson, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0648 (34 digitised items). Letters written from New Plymouth, Opunake and Wanganui, 1855-1876
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Opunake February 9th. 1872.
Dear Sir,
I forwarded you some time since some books, and Platinum chain that belonged to my Father, I do not know whether you received them, Mr. Carrington kindly offered to take charge of them, but I have had no opportunity of seeing him since his return. Everything is going on quietly and favourably in this District I find the Natives very tractable and easily managed, I have of course some trouble at times as is always the case in new Districts where the races are mixed and more especially as in new Districts the whites are generally the offscourings of older settlements and bad characters, in avoiding trouble in many instances a great deal is due to the forbearance and good sense of the Natives. The Pariaka meeting is to take place next month. There will be a large attendance, I greatly fear it will tend to complicate difficulties if Tito Kowara is not settled with before then. From what the natives say the land will be the chief question discussed, three great chiefs all wanting land will meet there - Te Whiti, William King, and Tito Kowara. The former two are clever speakers, but talkers only, therefore their opposition, or demands will only be words and end in talk.
Tito Kowara is looked on as a warrior, and what I fear is a sort of land league, formed between these three, or their uniting in their demands for land to be returned, if such should be the case the land question will become more complicated. From what I have seen and heard of Tito Kowara he could now be easily dealt with, and satisfied singly, whether he could be so easily disposed of, if combined with or supported by the other two is a question.
He is at present very timid and fearful of being surprised and taken prisoner. In the Waka Maori there was an article published describing the execution of Keriopa, it wound up by saying that all murderers would be likewise punished when they could be captured. This has I understand made Tito Kowara very uneasy and tenacious of giving up his arms, I hope you will excuse my writing so fully on this subject, I know I am presuming in doing so, but as I have opportunities of hearing the Natives make observations on these matters, I have thought it best to write you on the subject.
I hope you will not mention to Mr. Parris my having written as he does not like others in his District reporting on native matters and I would not do so were it not that I feel so certain that matters may be made more complicated if three chiefs combine in the land question at Pariaka.
I remain Sir Yours very truly,
P. G. Wilson.
The Defence Minister, Patea. M
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text: Consultation on the taxation of performance linked rewards paid to asset managers 9 July 2015 0 comments Share The government announced that it would consult to understand the trading and investment activities performed by collective investment schemes. The consultation aims to ensure that individuals who manage funds where the underlying activities are trading rather than investing, pay full income tax on any performance fees they receive. Whilst committed to maintaining the current tax treatment of some performance related rewards (for example the CGT treatment of carried interests in private equity funds), the government is concerned by the number of asset managers who have restructured their performance fees (typically a reward for services and taxed as income) as performance linked interests in the underlying funds so that those fees obtain the same tax treatment as carried interest. The government proposes to introduce a specific tax regime which will ensure that individuals are taxed 'appropriately' in light of the underlying activity of the investment vehicle. If the fund is trading, the profits of the individual managers should be taxed as income, however if the fund is a longer term investment fund, then the returns to the manager may be capital in nature and taxed as chargeable gains. The proposed rules will only apply to performance linked rewards paid to investment managers. They will not apply to any genuine co-investment in the fund on an arm's length basis or on the treatment of the investment vehicle or investors. The approach proposed in the document is to establish a default rule that all performance linked rewards paid to an individual performing investment management services are charged to tax as income. However, there will be a carve-out for performance linked interests in vehicles that will be subject to capital gains tax where they undertake specified activities. It is expected that private equity carried interest will continue to be taxed as a gain, though that is dependent upon the investment strategy of the fund. The government is seeking comments on two options for determining whether capital gains tax treatment should apply: Option 1: This would list particular activities which are clearly investment in nature and would be charged to tax as chargeable gains subject to certain conditions. Examples given are controlling equity stakes in trading companies intended to be held for at least three years, holdings of real property where the property is expected to be held for more than five years, secondary market debt instruments held for three years and investments in venture capital companies held for a specified time. Option 2: This option would focus on the average length of time for which the fund holds investments with a graduated system for determining which proportion of the return is eligible for taxation as chargeable gain. This would range from 0% for investments held for less than six months increasing by 25% increments up to 100% for an average investment period of over two years. The consultation period runs from 8 July 2015 to 30 September 2015 with draft legislation expected to be published with the Autumn Statement 2015 with a commencement date of April 2016. Contacts Business tax team Financial Services


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Parent (and citizen) engagement efforts around large changes to policy or structure seem to follow a predictable formula. Big announcements, surveys, working groups, decisions, and big announcements at the end (with the media reporting on the public or leaked bits here and there). I have participated in more of these efforts than I can count. I'm always happy to share my opinion and experiences, but are these inputs helpful without context? Doesn't it make more sense to educate parents about how existing policies are actually playing out, before asking their opinion?
It's exciting to see agencies like Washington, DC's Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), the DC Public Charter School Board (DCPCSB), and most recently, the Deputy Mayor of Education (DME) take steps towards releasing data. Not for the sake of transparency, but to get work done. The most visible recent example is the DME's Boundary review process. It started with the usual, formulaic elements of an Advisory Committee, surveys, working groups and promise of engagement, but has of late, started to infuse the conversation with the broader education community with information and data.
This is important, because it enables parents and education stakeholders to contribute to this process in a way that is more meaningful than simply offering personal opinions. We can now react to policy questions based on how they are actually playing out at the Ward and city level (not just our own or our neighbor's experiences). We can consider our positions and understanding of impact to all students, not just those who attend our schools or live in our neighborhoods.
The community information packets distributed at the April 5 working group contain a TON of rich information, demographic projections, scenarios at the school, cluster of schools, and ward levels. It's clear that the DME's team and Advisory Committee are carefully weighing not just today's situations, but how these will look based on what our city will look like in 2017 (based on projected population of 0-3 and 4-11 year olds). Because the information has been published in a spreadsheet format, anyone with basic excel skills can compare data across schools and wards. An enthusiastic GGDCEDU reader weighed in on the DME's policy examples by citing the data.
Of course, this does not mean much for folks who are not used to working with data. This is where the media and other intermediaries come in. Because the DME released the proposed boundary changes, the Washington Post was able to build dynamic maps with these new boundaries.
The DME also released feeder pattern analysis for DCPS elementary, middle and high schools. However, because OSSE released this data in February, Code for DC civic hacker, Chris Given, was able to create a dynamic view of this data for ALL DCPS and PCS schools. This creates another opportunity for parents and education stakeholders to see how today's policies are playing out, without needing extensive data skills.
All these exciting developments around data come with their own new problems. As I looked around at the participants of the Center City Working Group on April 5, I couldn't help but notice that the crowd was full of the 'usual suspects.' I saw many parents and advocates who are engaged and to some degree, data savvy (or connected with data savvy networks). This begs the question of whether access to additional data will help families who are offline and/or unable to attend the 'live' boundary discussions? In my opinion, the risk of their interests not being represented in the discussion becomes even greater.
I don't have any ready-made solutions to address this risk, but imagine that if DCPS, OSSE, DCPCS, DME, parent-driven community networks and perhaps DC Public Libraries and DC Parks and Recreation, worked together, we could reach many, if not all families. The boundary review, and all efforts of this nature, should not be something that happens to us, but something that happens with us.
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This delicate and subtly sweet Chocolate Cinnamon Apple Rose is the perfect way to create a beautiful dessert!
If you have been anywhere near the internet this past year you have probably seen some beautiful Baked Apple Roses. They were originally created by the talented Manuela. I loved her video tutorial and wanted to make some right away!
My version follows her method exactly, but I did change out the puff pastry for a chocolate pastry.
I also added a cinnamon/sugar mix to some in my second batch… this really helped to add some sweetness to this gorgeous treat.
That is simply 1/2 cup sugar + 2 teaspoons cinnamon. It is spread over the puff pastry before you add the apples.
As far as the chocolate pastry… I have to mention that it is not sweet. It is actually slightly bitter when you are using a good quality Dutch Process Cocoa. The sweetness comes from the apples and the caramel (or cinnamon/sugar should you choose to add that).
Adapted from Pumpkin Puff Pastry.
To make Chocolate Cinnamon Roses you will need:
2 Red Apples
1 cup water (and more if necessary)
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
Chocolate Pastry
Caramel Sauce (store bought is fine)
Muffin Tin
Confectioners Sugar for dusting
When ready to assemble the roses. (For detailed instruction images please see Cooking with Manuela)
Prepare a medium bowl with 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Cut in half and core two large red apples. Cut the apples in paper thin slices or use a mandolin for more consistent pieces. (I used a mandolin) Immediately place apple slices into the water after you have cut them.
Once you have cut both apples into slices and placed in a bowl of water, fill with more water until the water covers the apples (if necessary). Place in microwave for 3 minutes, or until the pieces are soft enough to bend but NOT mushy. Place apples in the strainer to let excess liquid drain.
Roll out chocolate pastry onto a lightly floured surface
PRO TIP: You can also dust with cocoa powder. You will want to roll this very thin, approximately 1/8 inch in thickness. (You may want to trim edges like I did)
Try to make it 12 inches wide and about 24 inches tall. Cut 2-inch x 12-inch strips, so you have 12 strips that are 12-inches wide.
Pipe (or squeeze) a line of caramel.
(If you are using the cinnamon/sugar recipe from above, add it now. You can use this in addition to caramel if you would like.)
Place a row of the warm and soft (but not too mushy!) apples on top of the caramel and chocolate puff pastry.
Gently fold up the chocolate puff pastry over the bottom of the apple slices. Pinch the end together then start rolling the apples into the puff pastry. I found it easiest to roll with two hands; the left hand doing the actually rolling and the right hand making sure the apple slices stay snuggly inside the puff pastry, almost using my right hand as a guide. Going slow is important until you find your groove.
Place puff pastry rose into a greased muffin tin.
Repeat this until all of your puff pastry is used. (there may be some apple slices left over depending on how thick you cut them.)
Bake roses for 30-35 minutes at 375 degrees F (350 for convection oven). Make sure the center dough is cooked through before removing! Allow to cool in muffin tin for about 10 minutes then place on a cookie rack to cool completely.
Can be served warm. (and with vanilla or chocolate ice cream!)
Dust with confectioners sugar just before serving.
I made this for a very, very special guest and wanted them to be absolutely perfect, so I researched this technique and recipe extensively before making and eventually sharing it. One thing that I found was vitally important was the quality of cinnamon! Not only did my cinnamon need to stand up to the cocoa, but it needed to enhance the apple flavor.
PRO TIP: Without pure, quality cinnamon, cakes, pies and puddings simply won't taste their best. I discovered that ground cinnamon should be clump-free, have a deep brown, mahogany color and have a warm aroma and taste with a little "red hot" cinnamon heat. Opt for the BEST cinnamon you can find!
I just have to show you my 10-year-olds version of a Chocolate Cinnamon Apple Rose. He added chocolate sauce and more caramel! He is a smart kid… I tried it and LOVED it!
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Doncaster Golf Club held its Woodhouse, Nettleton and Watt Trophy scratch competitions within handicap bands, writes John Molloy.
The Woodhouse Trophy for handicaps up to 8 saw joint winners in Phil Marshall and Daniel Mould who both scored 73. There was also a tie for third place on 74 between Neil Allen and Stuart Rawson.
The Nettleton Trophy (handicaps 9 to 14) was won by Gary Garside with 78. Sharing second place on 79 were John West and John Haigh while Gary Elliott (80) was fourth.
The Watt Trophy (handicaps 15 to 28) was also shared with Leigh Wilson and Tony Buckton both scoring 86. Stuart Hall was third with 88 ahead of Ray Black in fourth place with 89.
The leading 8 competitors from all three competitions qualify for the Club Championship. On this occasion all 8 came from the Woodhouse Trophy field.
The second qualifying round of the Hann-Smith Medal, postponed on its original date due to bad weather, was held and won by Paul Carter with net 66. Matthew Gibson took second place with 67.
Other leading scores were Division 1: First place Neil Prior 67, joint second place on 69 Paul Bilous, Robin Newton and Thomas Ciullo.
Division 2: joint first place M Vickers and Paul Jennings 68, joint third Andrew Marshall and Gary Stacey 69.
Division 3: First Ray Eanor 69, second John Naylor 72.
The Mixed Monday Stableford was won by Tony Wesley with 41 points. Second place went to Alan Fowler with 40 while Warren Moores, Ray Leyland and Sue Harbon (the leading lady competitor) shared third place with 39.
Altogether 9 ladies took part.
The Saturday Niblicks Stableford went to Thomas Machin with 33 points followed in second place by Kevin Coleman (30).
Countback was needed to sort out the leading positions n Thornhurst Park's Midweek Medal as both James Taylor, who came first, and Tony Wood, second, carded net 71s. Third place went to Brian Clancy with 73.
The Sunday Medal saw a clear win for Peter Unwin with 72. Second place went to Lee Faulkner with 77 while Alison Wordsworth (85) was some distance behind in third place.


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