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The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training will be participating in the San Francisco Nike Women's Half Marathon this year on October 19, 2014. Team in Training, or TNT, was started in 1988 by Bruce Cleland who assembled a team of 38 marathon runners in New York City to raise money in honor of his daughter, a leukemia survivor. That team raised $322,000 for LLS, and for the next 25 years, TNT grew to become the leader in endurance sport training for charity. Since 1988, TNT has raised over $1.4 billion to support LLS's research and patient services programs. Nike and TNT have been partners in the fight against cancer since 2004, raising over $147.9 million together through the Nike Women's Marathons across the country.
The San Francisco Nike Women's Half Marathon is an annually sold-out race. Runners from all over the world come to the beautiful city by the bay to run a unique 13 mile course. This year alone, there will be approximately 25,000 runners and walkers participating. You can register with Team in Training to participate in the half marathon and help raise money for a wonderful cause.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Curt Gentry, a San Francisco writer who co-authored "Helter Skelter," the true crime classic chronicling the Charles Manson case, has died at the age of 83.
Pat Gentry said Sunday that his brother wrote 13 books throughout his career, picking only the topics that deeply engaged him.
Perhaps his best known work was "Helter Skelter," co-written with Vincent Bugliosi, the man who prosecuted Manson and his followers.
For 15 years, Gentry painstakingly researched and wrote, "J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets," a highly critical biography of the FBI chief. The book won Gentry a PEN award for the best nonfiction book of 1991.
He published "The Last Days of the Late, Great State of California," a novel depicting a giant earthquake that sent California tumbling into the ocean.
"I think that was one of his strengths - he was able to write on different subjects," Pat Gentry told The Associated Press. "He wrote many books about many things."
Born in Lamar, Colorado, Curt Gentry served in the Air Force during the Korean War, writing for the Pacific Stars and Stripes newspaper in Tokyo, before launching his professional writing career in San Francisco, where he lived the rest of his life, The San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday.
In his later years, Gentry surrounded himself with writers in San Francisco's North Beach, said longtime friend, Tony Dingman.
"We talked about books. We talked about spy craft," Dingman told the newspaper. "He was interested in everything."
Gentry died in a San Francisco hospital on July 10 of complications related to lung cancer.

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Introduction to the Benefice
Welcome to the Rectorial Benefice of Bassaleg.
The Benefice is situated just to the West of Newport in South East Wales. It has three Churches: St. Basil's in Bassaleg; St. Anne's in High Cross;
Latest Information
For the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 17th May:
Friday (15th May) update from the Diocese of Monmouth
The May parish magazine is availble here.
The Church in Wales Lectionary is available here, wherein you can find the Bible readings set for each day.
For those of you new to the area or new to the Church - we know that walking into a new place with unfamiliar people can be a daunting experience, but we want to assure you that you will receive a warm welcome when you attend a service at any of our churches.
If you would like to know more about the Church or the Christian faith, or would like someone from the benefice to call and introduce themselves, then please let us know; you can find contact details on our Who's Who, Clergy and Contacts page.
Services are held in all of the churches on Sundays and throughout the week at one or other of the churches. The main Sunday gatherings for worship are modern language Eucharist services with music. There is also an earlier, quieter, traditional language service at St Basil's and 'Time for God' is an informal service held at St. Anne's, lasting about half an hour with both adults and children taking part. On the third Sunday of the month the main worship at all three churches is a family service that is a little shorter, simpler and with more for children.


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Justice could come for meningitis infected victims
264 Michiganders infected
DETROIT – Monday could see a big step toward getting justice for many meningitis victims.
State Attorney General Bill Schuette and a U.S. attorney from Boston are set to announce what they call a new development in the meningitis outbreak that infected hundreds and killed some people in Michigan.
Lyn LaPerriere of Milan died in October of 2012, just before his 62nd birthday. He was stricken with fungal meningitis after receiving a steroid shot for lower back pain.
The tainted vial was one of an estimated 17,000 sent from the New England Compounding Center.
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz will join Shuette for Monday's announcement. LaPerriere's wife Penny wants criminal charges.
"I'm hoping to finally hear someone will be held accountable for not only my husbands suffering and death, but the other victims as well," said Penny.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the tainted vials sickened 264 Michiganders. At least 19 of those infected have died. That's far more victims than what any other state has seen.
"The public has no idea the burden that this is causing."
The company has been accused of producing the medicine in non sterile conditions and not adequately testing the vials before shipment.
Penny is operating a support group of about 40 victims. She said many families have been devastated not only by the suffering and death of loved ones, but by huge medical bills.
"Some of the patients saying they've had to use up life savings, cash in IRAs," Penny said. "Some have had to quit work and stay home and care for their loved one's still lingering side effects."
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GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, N.C. — A type of firefly that can light up the sky by flashing in unison has been found at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
Dr. Clyde Sorenson, an entomologist from NC State University, said he discovered the flashing fireflies after staying in the state park's guest cottage following a workshop on the mountain.
"As it got dark, the numbers steadily went up, and between 10 and 10:30 p.m., there were several hundred all around the guest cottage and Woods Walk, flashing synchronously," Sorenson said in a blogpost on the park's website.
The Photinus carolinus is the only species of firefly in North America that can synchronize their light patterns as part of their annual mating ritual.
A special type of firefly, the Photinus carolinus, was discovered on Grandfather Mountain. It is the only species of firefly in North America that can flash in unison. https://t.co/J4YYiItY3S
— WBTV News (@WBTV_News) August 29, 2019
The firefly has been known to reside in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where they are a major attraction from May to early June.
The new discovery means the popular bugs can live at higher elevations than previously thought.
"Where they have been most widely known and recognized for so long is at Elkmont in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But that's at 2,200 feet. Where I saw them [at Grandfather] was at 4,200 feet," Sorenson said.
The fireflies are now out of season, but park staff is working to organize viewing events so the public can witness the bugs in action.
"Any time people can witness one of these really neat natural history spectacles, it increases their appreciation for the natural world and their interest in helping preserving it," Sorenson said.


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Grand Hotel serves traditional Scottish fare using local produce.
Wining and dining at the Grand Hotel is a special event. Our restaurant is comfortably furnished and offers a wide variety of dishes all freshly cooked and beautifully presented. Before dinner you could have a drink in one of our bars and afterwards dance the night away in Shetland's only nightclub "Posers".


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We began with 4"x 6" rectangles of cardboard, cut from shipping cartons.
Hold and count to 10!!
It's possible to hold some crazily balanced pieces if you are patient!Elmer's Glue-All, which is very strong. If you use Elmer's School Glue, the sculptures will collapse. Don't bother to try; it will be a waste of time and your students will get frustrated when their work begins collapsing.
Some workshop participants had time to paint their little sculptures. One workshop participant said she was going to have her students paint large pieces of the cardboard in a 'painted paper' type of activity, BEFORE she cuts the cardboard for this project. It could work great, if the cardboard doesn't warp too much. I look forward to seeing her results. Below, a participant painted hers a solid color. Behind it is a piece of painted wood for the project that was presented by my co-presenter.HERE.
In the blog posts from 2011 and 2012 that you'll find HERE and HERE, you can see some examples of my first graders' cardboard sculptural creations using this process. Here's a first grader working on his sculpture, paying attention to balance, and another first grade piece.


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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog June 2015, reposted to this blog with permission.)
In last night's Coronation Street, when Sophie was organising Maddie's funeral and said she hadn't been able to contact Maddie's mum, Kevin made a comment that set my teeth on edge.
"Must be hard burying one of your kids," he said.
Come on, scriptwriters. If you don't remember, we all do, that Kevin lost his own baby son, Jake.
Jake Webster was the son of Kevin and Alison Webster.
Shortly after his birth, Jake turned blue and was diagnosed by doctors
with a fatal Group B Strep infection - he died in the arms of his
When it all comes out about Jenny losing her own child next week, I wonder if baby Jake will be mentioned then? If he's not, I'll be throwing things at the telly.
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Rachel Lloyd Is an inspiring thought leader and facilitator. With 16 years experience leading educational establishments, working with women and youths, Rachel has developed unique concepts on how to support others to become truly empowered. She has spent the last 6 years dedicating herself to discover how we are creating certain experiences and realities in life and is now able to help others release from fears and limiting beliefs. Her unique combination of fearless leadership and energy healing supports others to become truly empowered and create transformational change.
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For our nation's survival against what is coming......
I have been posting along these lines for some time now and particularly about "The Blame Game" becoming so prevalent among the leftists...
It seems that variations of the blame game are about all they have....good cop/bad cop...
And now we see this taking a new shape...in the blame game ..before election time..to keep and maintan the votes of the faithful who are more easily put on the emotional control puppet strings.
Here we have a music video blaming the nations problems on "Straight White Males" keeping others back..and in constant "Victim Status."
I bring this up in the survival section of the General Discussion because this will intensify greatly before the 2020 election ....to keep the faithful properly herded/voting leftist.
Note what is going on here....the left has only Sex, Sexuality, and Racism...to keep their faithful obediently and emotional on their bandwagon...properly herded.
This is not leadership...it is a predator at work...
I also bring this up because I had a conversation with an LGBT woman feminist..this weekend who was rambling on with the very same pattern....and putting the blame rabidly on Straight White Males...for all the nations ills. It took me some time to realize that I was conversing with an Insane person...rabidly insane....
And I believe this woman was heavily inifluenced by LGBT sites playing and posting this video.
They are trying to blame Straight White Rich males....but in the end they will go to all Straight White Males. They cannot control themselves like Antifa...this thing will run away from them by intent....it is not difficult to see where this is going...as all they have is sex, sexuality, and race...to beat their drums.
Also I expect this to not only increase before the election but for the MSM to help them lead the charge in this "Blame Game." It is the very best the left have..."The Blame Game"
Ishmaelites at work.
Here is the music video...I am surmising that this video is heavily circulating among the LGBT community.
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New York 3, Boston 1
New York Islander Fan Central | 10/04/2008 05:51:00 PM | Boston Bruins
NHL.com has it's live game tracker with scoreboard and play by play game clock here along with gamesheet here.
Doug Weight has the Islander goal, Guerin and Weight make their debut together on a line with Jon Sim. Richard Park played.
Islanders have had some third period powerplays but not converting but adding to shots on goal which have them over thirty.
Sim has the third period goal for New York, Comrie hit open net after Isles killed a late penalty. Colliton penalty after goal in final seconds.
Joey MacDonald in goal, Danis backing up.
Boston's goal was off a five on three.
SCORING SUMMARY: 1st Period NONE
2nd Period 03:14 BOSPPG - Zdeno Chara, Slap Shot - Assists: Patrice Bergeron & Marc Savard 12:40
NYI PPG - Doug Weight, Snap Shot - Assists: Mark Streit & Jack Hillen
3rd Period 13:59 NYI Jon Sim, Tip-In - Assists: Thomas Pock & Bill Guerin
19:11 NYI Mike Comrie, Wrist Shot - Assists: Richard Park
Final shots: New York 36, Boston 29
Islanders website: Is providing period by period game updates while Mr Logan/anyone with Newsday is not blogging for this one unless you want to count the worthless Baumbach-Rieber content that are not game related who must be out of baseball-golf shock jock material.
Ct Post: Michael Fornabaio's blog update has the early lineup for Bridgeport's game tonight in Shelton.
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- JotForm SupportjonathanAnswered on July 20, 2014 at 12:03 AM
Unfortunately the sequence of the languages are sorted by the sequence they were added.
The sequence cannot be change anymore after you have added them.
At the moment, if you wanted to change the sequence of the languages you have added on your form, you will need to redo them and add each one according to your preferred sequence.
I will submit a feature request ticket to have an option to alter the sequence of the languages even after they were added already.
We will inform you once we have update on this.
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changing the language sequence would be great feature
some of the languages just popin when selected
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by Amy Pass, MHA Board Secretary Are you homeschooling on a tight budget? You are not alone! Homeschooling can be really expensive, but it doesn't have to be. That's why we've put together a list of free and low cost resources for MN homeschoolers! (Disclaimer: Some of the resources on this list are not secular. […]CONTINUE READING
by Aza Donnelly, MHA Board member Last year, my kids had been in a bit of a social drought. They had a couple of friends they spent time with, but were pretty content to stay home. But the teen years call, and even introverted children begin to dabble with the idea of trying on an […]CONTINUE READING
by Kathy Oaks We've got three boys aged 6 to 15, and we have a lot of fun homeschooling. We've been homeschooling for a long time—really, since our first son was born. What else is it we're doing with our kids but helping them learn about life? We do our best to unschool, that is, […]CONTINUE READING
by Tesha M. Christensen Pettit One of the great things we get to do as homeschooling families is to foster the values we want our kids to learn through our everyday choices. We do this, in part, through the books and resources we use. An important social value I want to teach my […]CONTINUE READING
Orville the Awesome's Benefit Art Show 3:00-6:00 PM, Sunday, December 16 Public Functionary, Minneapolis 1400 12th Ave NEMinneapolis, MN 55418 by Jenna Bergendahl, Minnesota homeschooler One of the first things I learned about homeschooling is that I can't do it alone. I need a community that will support me when it gets hard, and […]CONTINUE READING
by Aza Donnelly MHA Board member I love Halloween. Pretty much everything about it. The aesthetic, the history, the time of year, the 1983 version of Disney's Halloween Treat that I scrounge up on Youtube and force my kids to watch every year. But the costumes –I have a real love hate relationship with those […]CONTINUE READING
by Maria Almli former MHA board member I am in the process of teaching my fourth child to read. We sit on the couch together, I read her a picture book, then an alphabet book, then she reads me a book. This is not a magic formula, but it does contain what I have found to […]CONTINUE READING
by Kelly Sullivan Noah Pop quiz: Where do your children learn? A) Only at our kitchen table, and only what I teach them. B) Only alone in nature, and only what nature teaches them. C) All over the place, taught sometimes by me, sometimes through their own discovery, and sometimes guided by others. OK, that […]CONTINUE READING
by Amy Pass, MHA Board Secretary Are you interested in teaching/learning a foreign language and wondering about all the apps that are out there? My family has tested a number of free resources over the past few years, and this is a quick overview of what we've found. (Please note, this is a personal perspective […]CONTINUE READING
by Aza Donnelly, MHA Board Member It's Fall. I love Fall; however, Fall makes me a bit unstable. I feel a little off my game. The excitement of the new school year is everywhere, regardless of the educational philosophy. As unschoolers we spend countless hours during this season with our more curriculum-minded brothers and sisters […]CONTINUE READING


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"Sin City 2" lands Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson and Michael Madsen
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Not only is "Sin City 2" actually happening, but at least some of the original cast is returning as well.
Director Robert Rodriguez shared in a recent interview that he expects many of "Sin City's" actors to return for the sequel, and it turns out three of them already have. Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson and Michael Madsen have all expressed interest in reprising their roles in "Sin City: A Dame To Kill For."
"We haven't done any casting yet, except for the people who we know are already in it and returning. 'A Dame to Kill For,' all those people come back. I just had lunch with Mickey this weekend. He's all excited to come back, but he's probably the first one," Rodriguez told MTV News. "I saw Rosario too. I ran into her for something else, and she's pumped. They've always been excited about doing another one, so that will be fun."
Madsen confirmed his return in an interview with ComicBookMovie.com, and also teased that we could have some more information about the movie in the coming months.
"I'm doing the sequel to 'Sin City.' That would be 'Sin City 2,'" he said. "I'm going to Ft. Worth, Texas, and there is supposed to be some sort of a symposium or some 'Sin City' panel where we're going to talk about the film. I'm looking forward to that, too."
That still leaves Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Jaime King and Michael Clarke Duncan to express interest in the sequel. All of their characters return in "Sin City: A Dame To Kill For," so hopefully they'll be able to fit the long-anticipated film into their busy schedules. If they can't, though, it will be interesting to see if Rodriguez recasts the roles or just leaves those storylines out of the movie all together. Hopefully it doesn't come to that, but we'd opt for the latter in a worst-case scenario.
When MTV News caught up with Owen earlier in the year, he expressed interest in starring in "A Dame To Kill For."
"Listen, I had a fantastic time with [Rodriguez] on that movie," he said. "I thought the movie was seriously groundbreaking. I'm a big fan of it as a movie. So yeah, of course I would be interested in doing it — but I really don't know what the state of it is."
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I will be participating in the 'Writing, Language and Site' seminar as part of the 2010 ANTI festival, in Kuopio, Finland. The seminar programme is below. A full programme for the festival can be found here
Below is a PDF version of the whole programme for this year's ANTI festival


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by June
You can place a piece of clear acrylic over your dry but unfinished painting to test a colour or value before actually applying it to the painting. The product I have is called Grafix...a lightweight sheet of acrylic that is water-friendly and wipes off cleanly. I purchased it at Curry's in Toronto. It comes in sheets of 9"x12", or 22.5cmx30cm. Great way to test some of those rich darks before committing them to the painting.
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the Spinoff of Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem.
It ahs been announced via the opening of the website that an Anime adaptation of Chiruran nibun no ichi has been greenlit, previously it has been announced that a Chiruran anime was in the works, although it wasn´t clear if it was the main one (Shinshengumi Requiem) or the Spinoff (this one).
The Spinoff follows the everyday lives of the Shinshengumi members, in a Super Deform artstyle.
Comic Zenon describes the main series as follows:
"On the eve of a new era, Kyoto was in chaos. Different factions were moving at cross-purposes, and with the clash of different ideals, many were resorting to violence to enforce their views. To bring back order to the streets of Kyoto, Shinsengumi – the supposed guardians of peace – were formed. A chosen group of hot blooded youth, on a mission to save Kyoto, and to prove their worth… This is a tale of proud young Samurai mercenaries, who lived and died by the sword, in a turbulent period of political upheaval. To them, a man is defined by the way he dies."
The Anime will premier in January 2017.
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Wonder Woman has spun her way into our house. Look out Cinderella and co., Princess Diana of Themyscira has become the leading royalty of the toy chest, with Wonder Woman Barbies, Polly Pockets, and Costumes all becoming fast favorites for our little girl. And this is one interest I can get behind 100% – what better role model than an Amazonian hero who rescues men instead of pining over them?
Initially, Maia was more interested in the "idea" of Wonder Woman. A superhero with long, pretty hair and a sparkly costume seemed cool. But eventually, she wanted to learn more about the character and her story. The comics and old TV shows were not the best choice for someone her age. The 2009 animated film, while excellent, was PG-13 and a little too edgy for a 5-year-old.
My search for down-aged Wonder Woman anything lead me to Capstone's book series. This educational publisher makes children's books for teachers and librarians, with trade as a secondary market. Their DC Super Heroes chapter-book series features some of the leading superheroes, including a line of Wonder Woman stories.
Wonder Woman, aka Diana Prince, has 8 books of her own in the DC Super Heroes series. Instead of being cheap, licensed cash-ins, these books function as fully-realized stories and educational tools. Each book in the series (written by various authors) features a glossary of new words that are used throughout the book. Since these are targeted at the educational market, it also features discussion questions and writing prompts. Though the books usually come in at 50-75 pages and are targeted at reading levels 2-3, Maia has enjoyed having me read aloud to her. Each book also comes with brightly colored illustrations with a kid-appropriate take on Wonder Woman and her costume.
And for the comic book purists, the novels stay true to the mythos and powers of Wonder Woman. An origin story called Trial of the Amazons introduces children to her first big battle. Famous villains pop up as well, including Devastation, Cheetah, Dr. Psycho, Circe and Poison Ivy. Kid-safe suspense is interspersed with educational and life lessons that will satisfy parents and young readers/listeners alike.
Check out the complete series list and its various authors at Capstone's official site.
Bonus 'Island' Recommendation: Wonder Woman: The Story of the Amazon Princess by Ralph Cosentino
For those who don't want to go the chapter book route yet, we also recently chanced upon this fully-illustrated, hardcover picture book. In this unique introduction to Wonder Woman, the heroine is given a completely new art treatment by illustrator/writer Ralph Cosentino. More pop art than comic art, this novel will excite adult fans and introduce the youngest readers to the first lady of crime-fighting. Buy it now!


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Welcome to the Beecher Community School District Purchasing Department home page.
The Operations Department facilitates the procurement of all materials
and supplies used by Beecher Community School District in its day-to-day
operations. In addition, to the purchase of all special equipment,
materials, and/or services. In accordance with policies developed by the
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Medjay - Scales of war
This is an attempt at running the ENTIRE scales of war adventure path using three GM's who rotate on a "by adventure basis" (aka, each GM is a player for 2 games, then a GM for the third).
Special thanks to LaserWolf who has been a tremendous help to myself and the other GM's. Many of the character profiles for NPC's in this campaign borrowed heavily from his Scales of War Campaign, The Fancy Bastards
Adventure Log
|Adventure Path
|Start Date
|End Date
|Rescue at Rivenroar
|Seige of Boradin's Watch
|Shadow Rift of the Umbraforge
|Lost Mines of Karak
The party is known as the Medjay and consists/ has consisted of the following members:
- Ajax 'No pain, no gain' Bronzechest, a Lightning Polearm wielding dwarf Battlerage Vigor Fighter / Monk played by Jonathan (co-GM)
- Jonoh 'cant touch this' Lightbringer, a Charismatic Craghammer and Heavy Shield wielding Dwarf Paladin of Moradin played by Eric (co-GM)
- Jansen 'if it had worked, it would have been awesome', a dual axe wielding Dwarf Revenant Barbarian/Assassin played by Alex (co-GM)
- Larson 'Im going to steal his pants' Jr., a poison specialist and Broadsword wielding Drow Rogue/Assassin played by Sidney
- Zachiel/Kai 'Get out of my head', a summoning Dwarf Artificer who's consciousness shares a body with a very old and very confused shardmind played by Luis.
- Bale 'I can't believe I hang out with you guys' Lunkhead, a very unfortunate storm sorcerer played by Kyle
- Tirali 'I summon Sex panthers and Pedo bears' (retired), a spirit summoning Dwarf Shaman played by Cory.


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I would like to be able to refer user trying to access AlertSite when local login is disabled to our idenity provider.
Denis mentioned this was developed but disabled over privacy concerns, I recommend making it an option.
Thanks for the feedback. We'll be looking closely at this option as we expand our SSO functionality.
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I foundyour wingate and was wondering if it will work to allow me to route all traffic that meets various hostnames to one "network connection" and all of the rest to another "network connection". The goal is to have wingate present itself in windows 10 as a "network connection' icon that conditionally routes traffic between two network connections.
I'm wanting to use it to route all Tmobile binge on traffic to my Tmobile usb tethered connection and all other traffic to another speedify network connection. Then I can point my Connectify hotspot max software to wingate.
I have a home network with various pcs, Macs, and mobile devices that are all using the network that is provided by Connectify hotspot.
Does your software do what I'm looking for or is there something else you'd recommend that I look at using?


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Are Mobile Chargers Allowed In Hand Luggage?
When it comes to traveling abroad, there are so many different things that you need to keep in mind. You need to make sure that you pack everything that you need, have your tickets ready, have your accommodation sorted and most importantly, make sure that your luggage has adhered to the strict rules and regulations … Read moreAre Mobile Chargers Allowed In Hand Luggage?


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May 2, 2016
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, LRN, the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition and The Betsy-South Beach have partnered to present the Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics Essay Contest. For the third year, M-DCPS is the only district in the nation to offer the prize at the high-school level. Thousands of young people have participated in the Foundation's Prize in Ethics at the college level since its inception in 1989.
Open to Miami-Dade high school juniors and seniors, the essay contest encourages students to apply Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel's call to action to "think higher" and "feel deeper" about urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's world. Wiesel encourages a continued "thirst for learning" and "a thirst for discovery" among students.
Ten District winners will be chosen from school site winners and announced at a special awards ceremony on May 2, 2016, at The Betsy South Beach, 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. The ceremony will include remarks from Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho and the Youth Fair. In addition, a video message from Professor Elie Wiesel along with a statement from LRN will be shared. The winners will receive in scholarship prizes provided by the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition: First Place: $3,000 scholarship; Second Place: $2,000 scholarship; Third Place: $1,000 scholarship and $250 scholarships each to three honorable mentions.
Professor Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania, now a part of Romania. He was 15 years old when he and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz. He is the author of more than 60 books of fiction and non-fiction including his internationally acclaimed memoir, Night. For his literary and human rights activities, he has received numerous awards including the Nobel Prize for Peace. In 1987, Marion and Elie Wiesel established the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. LRN is the exclusive corporate partner of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Prize in Ethics.
Representatives of LRN stated that Miami-Dade school system has distinguished itself as a leader and innovator in education. With the initiation of the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Contest for high school students, Miami-Dade is once again at the forefront in recognizing the critical importance of an ethical dimension in education. Even more impressive, it has explicitly committed to developing ethical leaders, especially as students are coming of age in a more interconnected and interdependent world, where their behavior matters more than ever and in ways it never has before.


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Evaluating Alliance Non-cost Performance Measurement (2016)
Type of ContentTheses / Dissertations
UC Permalinkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/13174
Thesis DisciplineCivil Engineering
Degree NameMaster of Engineering
PublisherUniversity of Canterbury
AuthorsBeckman-Cross, Trent Ryanshow all
Effective performance measurement is critical to organisation and project management success and has been extensively studied in both disciplines. However, there is a wide range of research that criticises the current use and understanding of performance measurement and management in the construction industry. Alliancing is a performance based collaborative project delivery method where the Owner and non-Owner participants share in the outcomes of a project through the formation of a temporary organisation. Sharing in outcomes is facilitated by a risk/reward commercial model where the amount the non-owner participants gain or lose is determined by the value of any cost underruns or overruns against a pre-agreed Target Outturn Cost and performance in non-cost key result areas. Despite the obvious importance of non-cost performance to both the Owner and NOP, there is limited research that specifically looks at non-cost performance measurement in alliances. This research uses a case study approach to investigate non-cost performance management of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) programme alliance. Three focal points were established to study the non-cost performance of SCIRT. Firstly, analyse how non-cost performance is measured and managed in the uncertain and complex environment that exists for an alliance programme. Secondly, examine the effect of using the three limb compensation model in conjunction with a project allocation model. Finally, a theoretical performance measurement framework for alliance organisations is developed based on programme document analysis, a literature review and evaluation by members of an alliance management team. Document analysis, literature review, and semi-structured interviews were the primary research instruments used to analyse and gather multiple sources of data including programme management plans and data, and responses to semi-structured interviews. This thesis found that a flexible approach to performance measurement using a refined set of Key Performance Indicators in conjunction with rigorous management processes is required to measure and manage non-cost performance in an uncertain environment. Secondly, SCIRT used a commercial model intended to balance collaboration and competition between the NOPs. The typical limb three calculation used for alliances was used to drive collaboration. A project allocation model was used to motivate competition and provided a more immediate incentive for outstanding performance. The immediate financial impact of the project allocation model made it a more powerful driver of non-cost performance compared with the less tangible financial effect of the Limb 3 calculation. Finally, a theoretical framework was developed that converted alliance critical success factors into a set of interactions that illustrates the organisational factors necessary for an alliance to be successful.


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China home prices rise 1.4 percent month-on-month in August, highest in two years
September 15, 2018
BEIJING (Reuters) – China's new home prices rose 1.4 percent in August from a month earlier, accelerating from July's increase of 1.1 percent, Reuters calculated from data published on Saturday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
That marks the fastest price gain since September 2016, and the 40th straight month of price increases, according to Reuters calculations.
On a yearly basis, average new home prices in China's 70 major cities increased 7 percent, the fastest since August 2017 and quickening from the 5.8 percent gain in July.
China's property market has been heating up, despite tighter curbs meant to rein in a real estate boom that has spilled over from its megacities to the hinterland.
(Reporting by Beijing Monitoring Desk; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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Radio Free Northwest – September 23rd 2010
This special two hour Radio Free Northwest is a FAQ broadcast, wherein Mr. Covington answers a number of standard questions that come up all the time such as does the NF advocate violence? Does the NF preach "hate"? What about small White enclaves instead of a whole new country? Why can't we take back all of America? Are today's White youth really completely useless? and many others.
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Hello, Carol with you today to share my anything goes piece.
As its Valentines tomorrow I decided to use the new substrates and mega heart packs to create this:-
All painted with red acrylic and finished off with stamping, doodling and a stamped sentiment.
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Hi Folks,
I'm developing a client/server solution which uses the fantastic cajo framework.
Confidental information will be passed from the server to the client and I was just wondering if any of this confidental information would be stored on the client's hard disk anywhere?
If so, how can i prevent this?
FYI, it's mainly HashMaps which are being transferred from server to client.
uh, have the client accessed through a remote desktop such as VNC to a workstation that is under your control :)
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TEL AVIV – A Jewish family from Arizona woke up this weekend to find their Hanukkah menorah had been twisted by vandals into the shape of a swastika.
Seeing their neighbors Christmas decorations, Naomi and Seth Ellis's three children insisted on decorating their home for the Jewish festival, the Washington Post reported. Their parents obliged by erecting an oversize 7-foot menorah outside of their home, made of gold-painted PVC pipe and using solar powered lights.
"Just waking up to see that first thing is kind of rattling," Seth Ellis told ABC15. "It just makes me sad and it makes me feel sick that's still how people look at the world in 2016," he added.
The children did not see what the vandals had done to the menorah but Naomi Ellis said that explaining to her boys, aged five, seven, and nine, what had occurred was difficult.
"I'm still not sure how I will explain this to [my children]," she wrote on Facebook. "I'm not sure I quite understand it myself. … How can people be filled with so much hate and violence? To think that someone would make such an effort to hurt and vandalize a family is downright sickening."
"We live in a great neighborhood with kind and welcoming neighbors. We never would have imagined that someone would spread so much hate here," she said.
"We talk a lot about the importance of equality and tolerance, loving everybody no matter what," she told the Washington Post after speaking with her children. "I had to tell them that not everybody feels that way. Some people are ignorant, and this is what they do."
"This is the real reality that we live in: People hate us for no reason or want us to feel scared for who we are. That's not something I wanted to have to tell them," Naomi told the Post.
Seth and Naomi Ellis spent Friday afternoon putting the menorah back together again.
"You have to put it back up," Seth Ellis told ABC15 reporter Megan Thompson. "I mean, what kind of statement is it for me not to put it back up, especially for my kids?"
When asked what he would do if the new menorah was also vandalized, Seth answered he would go about rebuilding it again: "As many times as I have to."
The Ellis family invited their community to attend a Hanukkah lighting ceremony of the new menorah at their home.
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Armando C. Alonzo, a native of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, is a Borderlands historian with interest in the social and economic development of Texas and Northern Mexico from the 18th century to the present. His PhD is from Indiana University in U.S. History, and his Tejano Legacy: Rancheros and Settlers in South Texas, 1734-1900 (1998) concerned settlement and development in the trans-Nueces. Currently, he is working on a transnational history of Texas and Northern Mexico with emphasis on settlement patterns, community formation, and economic linkages. He is also studying the economic history of Nuevo Santander.
Carlos Kevin Blanton earned his PhD from Rice University in 1999 and taught at Portland State University's Chicano/Latino Studies program for two years before arriving at Texas A&M in 2001. He teaches surveys of Texas history and the second half of U.S. history, as well as more specialized courses in Latinos in the U.S., U.S. Education history, Texas history, and the U.S. in the Great Depression and World War II. He also teaches several graduate courses, including U.S. history from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, the Great Depression to the Cold War, an introductory seminar in Comparative Borders, and a special topics seminar in Comparative Borders on Chicana/o History. In the last decade he has published research articles in several prestigious historical journals, as well as The Strange Career of Bilingual Education in Texas, 1836-1981 (2004). He has won book and article awards for his scholarship and currently serves on the executive board of the Texas State Historical Association.
Albert S. Broussard is an historian of the American West and African American history, and his most significant publications include Black San Francisco: The Struggle for Racial Equality in the West (1993), African American Odyssey: The Stewarts, 1853-1963 (1998), and Expectations of Equality: A History of Black Westerners (2012). His graduate students have written master's theses and dissertations on such disparate topics as women's suffrage in Texas, racial activism and community building in San Antonio, the United States army's response to race riots in Los Angeles, and racial violence against African American women and children in Reconstruction Texas.
Felipe Hinojosa earned his PhD from the University of Houston in 2009 and began teaching at Texas A&M University that same year. His teaching and research interests include Latina/o history, religion, comparative race and ethnicity, gender, and social movements. He is particularly interested in how Latina/o religious identities and cultures have operated within discourses of power and how they have helped shape cultural, political, and faith-informed activism in twentieth century America. In 2010 he was awarded a First Book Grant for Minority Scholars from the Louisville Institute and is currently working on his manuscript, "Quiet Riots: Faith, Activism, and Identity Among Latina/o Mennonites, 1932-1982″.
Angela Pulley Hudson is a specialist in American Indian history, with a particular interest in southeastern Indian ethnohistory. Her broad areas of research are the ethnogeography of indigenous North Americans, the intersection of American Indian and African American experiences, and the role of Indians in U.S. popular culture. Her recent book, Creek Paths and Federal Roads: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves and the Making of the American South (2010), investigates the delineation of borders and paths between and across the Indian nations of the interior South from the Revolution to Removal.
Walter D. Kamphoefner earned his PhD at University of Missouri-Columbia in 1978, has taught at Texas A&M University since 1988, and was awarded two Senior Fulbright Lectureships in Germany. A specialist on German-American immigration and ethnicity, he has published three authored or co-edited books in German and English versions, and articles in four languages. Several of his articles deal with Texas Germans, their interactions with other cultures in the area, and the similarities and differences between their experiences here and in other regions. In teaching the history of immigration and ethnicity, he takes his course right down to the present, with an emphasis on comparisons across time and between various groups, posing the question of what had changed and what has stayed the same about the American ethnic experience over the past two centuries.
Philip M. Smith received his PhD from Texas A&M University in 2007. His research interests center on antebellum Florida as a contested zone between the Caribbean, and what it represented in terms of black rebellion, freedom, or degrees of citizenship for free blacks, and the American South. At the center of his interests are the legacy of Spanish Florida and the Seminole resistance to removal. Though specific to Florida, aspects of Spanish government and Spanish definitions of race and citizenship are common to Gulf Coast studies, including Texas, and the greater Southwest.
Katherine Unterman received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2011. She also holds a Masters in Legal Studies from Stanford Law School. Her work examines borders from a legal standpoint, particularly focusing on jurisdictional disputes along the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders. She currently has an article under review about extradition in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez borderlands region at the turn of the twentieth century. Her book, Uncle Sam's Policemen: The Pursuit of Fugitives across Borders (Harvard University Press, 2015) contains numerous case studies involving accused criminals who fled across the U.S.-Mexico border.


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More than two-thirds of MLSsoccer.com voters want Brian McBride to earn one final cap with the United States takes on Poland in Chicago on October 9.
It's a nice sentiment, but it's misplaced.
The three-time World Cup veteran deserves an epic celebration. Bring out the stars. Set off enough fireworks to make the Aris-PAOK display look like sparklers on a birthday cake. Make sure they can see it in Milwaukee where he began his glorious career and Columbus, where he cemented his MLS legacy. I don't know if they can light up the sky at Fulham, but they can darn well try.
But leave McBride in a Chicago Fire uniform.
What would McBride's appearance in a Stars-and-Stripes uniform accomplish? He'd get his 97th cap (not a milestone). He could score his 31st goal (he'd need four tallies to tie Eric Wynalda for second all-time). He'd get a hell of an ovation (that would happen regardless).
The negative consequences are obvious. The 38-year-old could get hurt. He could look out of his depth. He'd certainly be a distraction from the actual game, something the ultimate team player would abhor.
But more than that, the U.S. team has moved on since he retired in 2006, and McBride himself has been one of the more vocal proponents of this fact.
While his name jumps into the conversation whenever the new crop of American strikers struggles (which is to say frequently), the Illinois-born player hasn't pushed to return to the ranks of international soccer. If anything, he's attempted to extinguish the flames of possibility. McBride is content to play out his days for the Fire; he knows his day on the national team has come and gone. He retired on his own terms. We should respect his wishes.
McBride's legacy as a star of American soccer, a wonderful role model, and a better human being is secure. He deserves to be feted with a massive ceremony at Soldier Field. But donning the Red-White-and-Blue he wore so honorably one more time proves nothing. After all, he really has nothing left to prove.


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Q2 2013 Update
We have been analyzing and evaluating the newspaper companies that Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A , BRK.B) has invested in the past and has invested in recently over the last twelve months. We have analyzed and evaluate each firm's past performance, breakdown of each firm's business operations mix and most recent highlights. Berkshire's newspaper operations include BH Media ((newspapers Berkshire owns outright), The Washington Post Company (WPO) and Gannett (GCI). In this report we will examine the recent performance of BH Media Group, The Washington Post Company and Gannett.
BH Media Group and the Buffalo Evening News: Berkshire owns the Buffalo Evening News and it was the only newspaper fully owned by Berkshire for almost 35 years. We've already established how the paper is a regional metro area broadsheet newspaper that is serving a city that has seen steady population erosion since 1930 and its suburbs have not been able to make up the declines seen in Buffalo proper. For whatever reason, Berkshire is keeping it separate from its BH Media Group organization that it established in order to oversee the 63 newspapers it acquired from Media General (MEG) as well the Omaha World-Herald (which was acquired last year). From December 2012 to February 2013, Berkshire bought the Tulsa World and the Greensboro, NC News & Record while shuttering the Manassas, VA News & Messenger. BH Media Group now owns 69 newspaper publications, including 29 daily newspapers and added The Roanoke Times to its stable of newspaper properties in May. The division saw year-over-year revenue growth due to bolt-on acquisitions of other newspaper publications.
The Washington Post Company: Berkshire directly owns 23.3% of WPO and has been WPO's 2nd largest shareholder since 1973. Buffett tutored Katherine Graham and her son Donald on how to run a business to maximize shareholder wealth and Katherine Graham was Buffett's ticket to high society. Because of Buffett's involvement, we see that WPO has handled the shakeout in the news industry better than other firms who did not have the vision to diversify into higher-value content like for-profit education as well as the television business. WPO's flagship newspaper and its Post-Newsweek Media community papers only accounts for 13% of the company's revenue, down from 46% in 1993.
Source: Washington Post's 1993 Annual Report and Q1 2013 10-Q Report
WPO's Newspaper Publishing division saw its revenues decline by 57bp from $139.2M in Q2 2012 to $138.4M in Q2 2013. The division benefited from a $3.9M (15%) increase in year-over-year revenues from its online media properties but this was mostly offset by a 4% decline in print advertising revenue ($2.2M). Average daily circulation declined by 7.1% for The Washington Post in Q2 2013 versus Q2 2012 levels. Operating losses widened by $2.2M year-over-year due to declining revenue and increased pension expenses as part of the division's Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program. WPO closed the sale of its Everett, WA community daily newspaper publication (The Herald) to the Sound Publishing subsidiary of Black Press Group Ltd in March. Black Press received most of The Herald assets and liabilities but certain land and buildings that were worth $10M and other assets and liabilities were retained by WPO.
WPO has formally expressed interest in selling its headquarters building located in Downtown Washington, DC and introduced an online paywall this summer. In July, Amazon.com Founder Jeffrey Bezos announced that he would purchase WPO's Newspaper Publishing division for $250M. The deal does not include the company's headquarters on 15th Street NW (the building has been for sale since February) or Foreign Policy magazine, the Web sites Slate and the Root, the WaPo Labs digital development operation, or Post-owned land along the Potomac River in Alexandria. Once the sale of the Newspaper Publishing division is complete, WPO will change its corporate name.
Source: Washington Post Q2 2013 8-K Earnings Release
WPO's best performing divisions in Q2 2013 were its broadcast TV division and its cable television division, which continues the trend we've seen from last year. WPO's TV broadcasting division saw revenue growth of 4% and operating income growth of 9% in Q2 2013 as growth in advertising demand across many product categories, incremental advertising revenue growth from the NBA finals broadcast at the division's ABC affiliates in Miami and San Antonio and increased retransmission revenues. This was partially offset by a $5.3 million decline in political advertising revenue. WPO's cable television operations saw 5% revenue growth and 16% operating income growth due to rate increases for many subscribers in June 2012, partially offset by a decline in basic video subscribers as the cable division focuses its efforts on churn reduction and retention of its high-value subscribers.
WPO's Kaplan Higher Education subsidiary was formerly WPO's high-flying star performer but is now a broken growth company. Kaplan is facing industry related headwinds thanks to lower student enrollments and government reforms of the industry, which explains how Kaplan's adjusted profits declined by nearly 100% in 2012 versus 2011 and suffered $111.6M in asset impairments. WPO's Kaplan, Incorporated division was able to increase its operating income by $20M on the strength of reduced corporate expenses as well as revenue growth from its Kaplan Test Preparation Business and International operations. Kaplan Inc.'s revenue excluding KHE grew by 2.8% year-over-year. Although Warren Buffett endured a negative total return of 45.25% on his WPO shares since it peaked at $999.50 on December 30, 2004, at least he is earning a 159% yield on his original cost of $6.15/share and his shares have increased at a compounded annual growth rate of 12% excluding dividends received.
Gannett Co: Berkshire sold its 1.7M position in GCI during Q2 2013. We think GCI is actually one of the better print media companies out there. Although that's not saying much due to the secular declines in the industry, Gannett was still able to generate $562M in free cash flows during the last twelve months. This represents a free cash flow yield of 9.7% and GCI sports a dividend yield of 3.24%. GCI missed its Q2 2013 adjusted analyst EPS expectations by $.01 due to incremental revenue declines and expense growth.
Source: Gannett Q2 2013 Earnings Release
We were starting to warm up to GCI ourselves as it has diversified out of print media and gets 30% of its revenue from high growth media content areas. However it still has to deal with the declines of the print media business, which still brought in 69% of the company's revenue in Q2 2013. We believe that reducing the share of revenue that comes from print media operations was part of the reason why GCI recently announced its $1.5B acquisition of Belo Corporation (BLC). We were surprised that GCI's share price jumped by 25% in pre-market trading on June 13th because it paid a rich price for BLC. GCI paid $2.2B in cash and assumed debt for Belo, which was 15X TTM tax-adjusted investor cash flows, which will decline in 2013 due to the absence of revenues from federal election campaigns. Although only 8% of BLC's revenue in 2012 was from political advertising, BLC's revenues in 2012 were flat relative to 2008 and 2004 levels. While investors may have been excited about GCI's acquisition of BLC, the terms of the deal caused our interest in GCI to wane.
Source: Belo 2008-2012 Annual Reports and Morningstar Direct
GCI saw its total revenue decrease by 30bp year-over-year in Q2 2013 on the strength of its broadcasting operations. Broadcasting revenues grew by 3.2% year-over-year and its Digital revenues grew by 2.9%. Publishing revenue decreased by 1.7% in Q1 2013 as circulation revenue growth was more than offset by advertising revenue declines. GCI saw 6% revenue growth in publishing circulation revenues, which was offset by a 5.3% decline in publishing advertising revenue. GCI also incurred $26.2M in non-cash asset impairments, efficiency-driven facility consolidation and workforce restructuring charges, up from $14.8M in the prior year's period. The company also spent $81M on acquisitions in FY2012 & H1 2013 and this helped the company generate a 9% year-over-year increase in free cash flows excluding changes in working capital assets and liabilities.
In conclusion, we can see why Warren Buffett has not given up on the newspaper business. Warren Buffett is not the only famous investor investing in the newspaper business as every major publicly traded newspaper chain has at least one notable value investor that holds a significant equity stake. Berkshire owns nearly six dozen newspaper publications outright, has equity and debt stakes in one company that publishes newspapers (Lee Enterprises (LEE)) and two companies that have sold or are selling its newspaper publishing operations. WPO only generated 14% of its revenue from newspapers before announcing the sale of its newspaper division to Jeff Bezos, GCI's success in 2012 was due to its TV broadcasting operations and Media General (MEG) sold off all of its newspapers to Berkshire. Our upcoming report will analyze and evaluate Berkshire's MEG and LEE holdings. We are surprised that Berkshire has sold off all but 88K shares of its entire equity stake in Lee Enterprises considering that Lee's EBITDA margin is higher than its peers and because Lee has been making steady progress in paying down its debt even with the burden of higher interest rates. At least Berkshire reiterated its commitment to Lee by refinancing its legacy Pulitzer debt.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. All investments involve risk including the loss of principal. This report is confidential and may not be distributed without the express written consent of the original author and does not constitute a recommendation, an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any security or investment product. Any such offer or solicitation may only be made by means of delivery of an approved confidential private offering memorandum.
Investments may currently or in the future buy, sell, cover or otherwise change the form of its investment in the companies discussed in this letter for any reason. The author hereby disclaims any duty to provide any updates or changes to the information contained here including, without limitation, the manner or type of any of the investments.
All of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect the research analysts' personal views regarding any and all of the subject securities or issuers. The research analyst is not registered with FINRA, and may not be subject to FINRA rule 2711 restrictions on: communicating with the subject company, public appearances, and trading securities held in the research analysts' account. No part of the analysts' compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendations or views expressed in this research report. The analyst responsible for the production of this report certifies that the views expressed herein reflect his or her accurate personal and technical judgment at the moment of publication.
Under no circumstances must this document be considered an offer to buy, sell, subscribe for or trade securities or other instruments.
Disclosure: Analyst(s) covering this company owns common shares in LEE.
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This Chicago Bulls Mitchell and Ness Pom Beanies is for the official NBA 1966-2016 Chicago Bulls 50th Anniversary collectible patch Chicago Bulls Mitchell and Ness Cuffed Knit. This is an authentic NBA official item. The iconic Bulls logo anchors the bottom of the 50th logo and is flanked by 1966 and 2016, which represent the 50 years the franchise has been in existence. The six stars at the top signify the six championships won by the team in the '90s, and the logo features gold accents to represent the gold that is traditionally associated with 50th anniversaries.


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What Is mlm ( Multi level Marketing )
"Work from home! Earn thousands of dollars per week!" Have you ever heard an advertisement that promises this kind of scheme? Chances are it's a company using a multilevel marketing model, or MLM, to pitch their product. It sounds like complicated business lingo, but the multilevel marketing approach is pretty straightforward. The company relies on "distributors" (e.g. you) to not only sell their product, but also to recruit other people to become distributors as well. The more people you've recruited "below" you, the more money you make—assuming those recruits buy the company's products.
How Does MLM ( Multi Level Marketing ) Work
Though multilevel marketing can theoretically be used to sell any type of product Direct To Customer, most companies that use an MLM model today sell consumable health and personal care items like makeup and nutrition supplements. This approach provides a more sustainable business than sales of durable goods, because once a consumer starts using a type of makeup or a nutritional supplement, chances are they'll continue to buy it if they feel that it's helpful. So Find Your Best Way To Sell products. many people Also using Some Schemes For Attract People. You Can Also Use Your Different strategy Of Selling and Distribution For Grow And successful Business.
What's not so easy to understand is whether the average person can actually make any money working as an MLM distributor. Usually, there are minimum monthly purchases you need to make to retain your status as an active member in the MLM's network. This puts a steady drain on any potential earnings, and as a result, it can be hard to claw your way to a profit every month. Multilevel marketing companies often sell services to their distributors too, with the stated goal of helping them improve their sales abilities and extend their network of contacts. If you choose to buy these services as well, this cuts further into your profits.
This, combined with the vaguely pyramid-scheme-like design, has caught the attention of the government on numerous occasions. Congress and regulatory organizations like the FTC have sought to reign in the MLM industry. Here are a few multilevel marketing companies that found themselves the object of the government's ire.
Nu Skin
Nu Skin is a Utah-based multilevel marketing company that focuses on makeup, beauty products, and supplements. Its flashy advertising and marketing materials make big promises about both the quality of its products and the potential earnings of distributors, but these promises landed the company in hot water with the government on several occasions.
As reported by the New York Times, Nu Skin ran afoul of Federal Trade Commission regulations multiple times during the '90s. In 1994, it was the subjects of an investigation into false advertising claims about the products they offered and false representation of the profitability of becoming a Nu Skin distributor. Nu Skin had touted the benefits of hair loss and anti-aging treatments without providing solid scientific evidence to back them up. Additionally, the company had misrepresented the average earnings that a distributor could expect to make selling their products.
The investigation led to a fine of over a million dollars, and a stern warning not to delve into false advertising again in the future.
However, it wasn't long before the Federal Trade Commission had its sights trained on Nu Skin again. This time, according to the Wall Street Journal, Nu Skin was found guilty of promoting supplements that were supposed to burn fat and build muscle. When the Federal Trade Commission challenged Nu Skin to back up these claims, Nu Skin was unable to provide solid scientific studies or evidence for their efficacy. In 1997, Nu Skin was handed down another million-dollar-plus fine for false advertising and unsupported claims. Nevertheless, Nu Skin admitted no fault in the settlement, and continues to operate today, though surely with a closer eye on its advertising practices.
Perhaps one of the best-known multi-level marketing companies in the world, Amway sells the usual smattering of supplements, cosmetics, and household consumables like lotions, cleaners, and air filters. Amway was the focus of a landmark Federal Trade Commission ruling in 1979. Amway was accused of being a pyramid scheme—an illegal chain-recruitment operation in which people at the top of the pyramid (the company's owners and early distributors) make heaps of money from people at the bottom. A pyramid scheme is not only prohibited by law, but is also mathematically unsustainable: soon enough, there aren't enough new recruits to keep the money flowing, and the enterprise collapses. Those at the top laugh all the way to the bank, while those at the bottom when the pyramid collapses end up losing money.
The Federal Trade Commission ruled that, strictly speaking, Amway Corporation was not a pyramid scheme because it did indeed sell real products, and could sustain its business model indefinitely, unlike a true pyramid scheme. The ruling did, however, castigate Amway for allocating specific customers to individual distributors, manipulating the prices of their products, and retaliating against distributors that didn't follow Amway's pricing guidelines.
Amway was provided with a list of ten specific behaviors it had to cease immediately, including price-fixing, prohibiting sales to other distributor's customers, and forcing distributors to sell back their products when they quit selling Amway products. Like Nu Skin, Amway was also grilled for misrepresenting the potential earnings of distributors in their network.
In the aftermath of the ruling, Amway changed its businesses practices, and has largely avoided trouble, save for a class action lawsuit settled in 2011. The lawsuit alleged that Amway mostly sold products to its own distributors, not actual customers. Amway chose to settle the suit instead of go through a lengthy litigation process.
The multi-level marketing company that's been making the most headlines recently is a nutrition and supplement provider called Herbalife. The supplement and meal replacement manufacturer was founded in 1980 and came under fire almost immediately. By 1985, the Los Angeles Times was reporting on "stormy" hearings before a United States Senate committee, during which representatives questioned Herbalife CEO Mark Reynolds Hughes on the safety and medical efficacy of the company's products. The aftermath of the hearings led to a settlement with the Attorney General of California, in which Herbalife was fined and prohibited from making unsubstantiated product claims.
Herbalife largely laid low for the next 30 years, growing into a well-established and profitable MLM company. Then, in 2011, a strange turn of events unfolded. First, billionaire hedge fund manager David Einhorn asked Herbalife executives pressing questions about the company's finances. The company's stocks plunged. A few months later, another investor publicly made a bet against the company's stock, then proceeded to give a three-hour presentation explaining his reasoning. This investor, Bill Ackman, alleged that Herbalife was running a fraudulent, unsustainable business model—essentially the same charges leveled against Amway back in 1979.
Ackman's accusations, along with calls from congressional representatives like Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts, led to a 2014 Federal Trade Commission probe. According to Fortune Magazine, the FTC is currently in talks to resolve the probe, but there's no word on what the outcome will be.
What's the Future Of MLMs?
With their long history of drawing the ire of Congress and the FTC, the endgame is likely to be a more tightly regulated industry, but it's anyone's guess as to when that may come about. It's been almost 40 years since the initial wave of investigations and hearings on Amway, and MLM model companies continue to steam along—and also stir up controversy.


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Product Description
This is an original PDF pattern for machine knitting of this tunic!
You cannot imagine how fun, fascinating and easy it could be to make a unique, stylish and seemingly complicated garment!
This masterclass, accompanied by more than 70 pictures, will guide you step-by-step through the inspiring journey of knitting a tunic on a manual knitting machine.
It will detail the deepest secrets, personal techniques and shortcuts developed through the lifelong experience of a fashion designer.
Who is this book aimed at?
You should have some basic knitting experience and a great love of machine knitting.
This tunic is made on a Bulky gauge manual knitting machine (9.5mm needle-to-needle space, 100 needles bed), with 4 threads of 32/2 cotton yarn.
Underarm round bust measurement is 112cm. The length from the top of the shoulder to the end of the tail of 80cm. The difference between the end of the tail and the bottom of the tunic is 20cm. Though, exact data is very dependent on machine, threads and densities.
This tunic has adjusting guidelines for Standard machine (upon request). There, the total length will be 100cm and difference between the end of the tail and the bottom of the tunic will be 30cm.
Additional bonus instructions for scaling up and down are available.
What will you learn?
# To knit a garment, made up of separate pieces, using the sequential transversal-knitting technique*.
# To knit a sleeve using the transversal knitting technique*.
# To make a raglan sleeve connected to a knitted garment without the need for a sewing machine.
# To make flowing down knitted fabrics.
# To connect knitted pieces using the knitting machine only.
# To enliven a knit by adding color effects.
# And many more tricks!
* I call "transversal" the knitting when a garment is built perpendicular to the "regular" down-to-up direction. Transversal knitting is actually built from side to side.
Today you can find a plenty of patterns for knitting on machine; however, most of them are a bit "old-fashion".
Through 25 years of working as a fashion designer, I have developed a completely new knitting techniques and methods that could not be found anywhere else. This book teaches you to knit a tunic. In fact, it is composed of a number of singular master classes that will expose you to a whole range of new knitting perspectives. Parts of this book can be used independently, so you will be able to knit other kinds of knitwear, as cardigans, jackets, dresses.
The pattern is available on Russian upon request!
Please, do not hesitate to contact me for any technical support!


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Posts Tagged 'Snafu'
Monday Night Jazz @ Spike Hill: Snafu
Walked by from Spike Hill (Bedford Av at N7th) yesterday and discovered they have a good Monday night jazz program there – the band playing at the moment was called Snafu. The arrangements and compositions were really enjoyable and the lineup sounded kind of fresh – alto (Loren Stillman), trombone, solidbody electric guitar, a really grooving electric bass, drums. Heard so many great ideas there. The band leader was Tim Ziesmer, the guitar player and composer. You could hear him being a composer in his playing – ideas were so well thought out and cultivated with care.
But New York really seems to need more jazz audiences. So often people don't even find their way to all the free shows that are happening all over the city. And these musicians here really care about music and are actually a joy to be heard.
In Estonia, I think many musicians can get away with playing almost anything and still get some recognition. Weird, here so many people play just ridiculously good, go almost unnoticed and hardly make any money at all. Another funny thing is that these musicians here seem to be on a way less of an ego trip as well :D.


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Guest Amenities
Hotel Supply offers various lines of guest amenities. From thematic lines, neutral lines to environmentally conscious lines. If required we can produce amenities printed with your own logo. We gladly advise you in making a deliberately choice for both guests and hospitality related accommodations. Would you like to receive a sample, please contact us.
Hotel Supply offers accessories such as dispensers and amenity trays, see 'Dispensers and displays'.


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Board Basics
A Bugcutter board only has four key components, but comes with unlimited possibility:
Boards – A board represents a project or a place to keep track of information. Whether you are launching a new website, or planning a vacation, a Bugcutter board is the place to organize your tasks and collaborate with your colleagues, family, or friends.
Lists – Lists keep cards (C) organized in their various stages of progress. They can be used to create a workflow where cards are moved across lists from start to finish, or simply act as a place to keep track of ideas and information. There's no limit to the number of lists you can add to a board, and they can be arranged however you like.
A basic (but effective) list setup for a board might be simply To Do, Doing, and Done, where cards start in the To Do list and make their way to the Done list. But don't forget: Bugcutter is truly customizable to your unique needs, so you can name your lists anything you like! Whether it's basic Kanban, a sales pipeline, a marketing calendar, or project management, what matters most is establishing a workflow for the way your team works.
Cards – The fundamental unit of a board is a card. Cards are used to represent tasks and ideas. A card can be something that needs to get done, like a blog post to be written, or something that needs to be remembered, like company vacation policies. Just click "Add a card…" at the bottom of any list to create a new card, and give it a name like "Pick up the dry cleaning" or "Write a blog post."
Cards can be customized to hold a wide variety of useful information by clicking on them. Drag and drop cards across lists to show progress. There's no limit to the number of cards you can add to a board.
Menu – On the right side of your Bugcutter board is the menu—the mission control center for your board. The menu is where you manage members, control settings, filter cards, and enable Power-Ups. You can also see all of the activity that has taken place on a board in the menu's activity feed. Take some time to check out everything the menu has to offer.


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It's so light today. I'm sitting outside at a bright blue and yellow car wash with bright blue and yellow signs advertising waxes and detailing and hand washing. My car will soon be unburdened of the 15 bird poops unfortunately sitting unfashionably on its hood. The 80 degrees are soaking into my black dress and leggings and everything is moving slowly, so relaxed. It smells like wax and soap and sun.
There is so much light in my life lately. I am living like an adult again, without my parents, without my sisters. I am going out at night with friends and listening to music and playing games. I am going out during the day; places to go and people to see. I am spending time with my boyfriend everyday. I smile.
I am cooking, sometimes. I am eating a lot of things I didn't feel like eating for a long time. I am weirdly obsessed with the combination of lox and tomatoes and cucumbers and cream cheese. I am rarely nauseated (miracle of miracles) and i'm slowly gaining strength. I am getting paid (a little) to write (a little). I am sorry I have not been writing here. I am no longer awkwardly a grad student who graduated last year but still isn't working. I am a writer. (Someone at the car wash just asked me if I was one. I said "I guess so. Yes." I am so LA.) I love it.
It's a new year. My life finally feels like it's moving on. My year of pain, 2013, is over.
It has taken me a few weeks to get used to the idea. Still, my pain didn't end at midnight on January 1, 2014. It is so overwhelming sometimes I can't control my tears, my spiraling mind, my racing heart. The hatred for the situation I find myself in today, 3 years and 93 days since I was diagnosed with fucking cancer. The frustration with my body for continuing to make and allow 400 plus or minus extra milliliters of fluid to collect in my right lung cavity everyday — and with the surgeon and the doctor for not fixing it with that surgery (that I didn't want) like they said they would. The betrayal of my body for still feeling not-quite-well, for allowing the cancer to perpetuate. The upheaval with the pharmacy and the doctors offices and insurance companies when my out-of-pocket maximum reset at the beginning of the year. The drainage bottles, the enzymes, the insulin, the every medication that I use every single day cost an absolutely ludicrous amount of money. And I went and got cancer, and two or three other chronic conditions with it, so I have to pay for the rest of my life. (Unless Obamacare and future healthcare legislation has a fairer effect on the industry. Unless I move to Germany.)
It is scary and mystifying and awful that my life, filled with so much light today, sitting at the car wash, and most days now, can be filled with so much darkness. But the startling reality is that is life, isn't it? So much darkness and so much light.


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Saving the shelter
Minden Hills council made the right call last week by making a $5,000 donation to the Peterborough Haliburton YWCA in order to help the women's shelter in Minden continue to operate.
Well, council agreed to contribute $2,500 from the 2017 budget and $2,500 from the 2018 budget.
The YWCA needs to raise $120,000 during the next year to continue to operate the shelter for the next two years and last week had reached some $90,000 of that goal.
The shelter was closed for five months last year, from November of 2015 until spring of 2016, due to a lack of resources.
The importance of the shelter, deemed HERS (Haliburton Rural Emergency SafeSpace), cannot be overstated. Having existed for the past two decades, it's a safe haven for women and children in the county who are suffering domestic abuse.
And the stats on domestic abuse in Haliburton County are staggering and scary.
Last year, the YWCA received more than 1,200 crisis calls from women in Haliburton County. That's more than three a day on average.
Really let that sink in for a second.
Women in the county are especially at risk because many homes are in isolated, rural locations and the community has no public transportation.
Minden Hills Reeve Brent Devolin said last week he expected the YWCA rep to be the first in an avalanche of people coming before council requesting municipal funding because of across-the-board funding decreases from the province.
While it's true that there has been ongoing downloading of responsibilities from the provincial to municipal level in Ontario since the Harris government in the 1990s, in this case, that's off the mark.
As was reported in the Times in December, the YWCA's closure of the shelter last year was not due to any new funding decrease – it did experience a massive cut during the Harris years, following which its funding was frozen – but due to increased usage.
The shelter was used so much in 2015 that the YWCA burned through its allotted resources much quicker than usual.
That fact is also staggering and scary.
Local municipalities – the YWCA will be making the same request of all of them – should be willing to deliver on funding, and not just this time around, if so required.
We're talking about a service that is not only life-saving for victims of domestic abuse, but is paid for by residents of other communities.
The Peterborough Haliburton YWCA receives about 60 per cent of its funding from upper levels of government, fundraising most of the remainder. Most of those funds are raised in Peterborough and then transferred to operations in Haliburton County.
There are women in this community who desperately require this service and this community should be willing to at least help pay for it.
If Minden Hills council can find money for stray cats or if it can find $10,000 to take 20 boats out of Big Bob Lake, then surely, when needed, it can find a few thousand dollars to help keep the women's shelter operational.


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Thorsten Waschkeit
Kabel Deutschland Vertrieb und Service GmbH, Germany
After finishing his Studies of Electrical Engineering with focus on Telecommunications Engineering at Technischen Universität München in 1990, he worked as an assistant co-worker at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Brest and at Technischen Universität München in the area of image processing.
Starting 1991 at Siemens in Munich, he held several positions in development and system testing of wireline and wireless Access Networks in Germany and the USA, ending his work for Siemens in the sales department for UMTS networks as a technical project leader.
In 2000 Thorsten Waschkeit joined the Swiss cable operator Cablecom, where he was the technical project lead for the introduction of telephony services before taking up the position of Manager of Telephony Engineering in 2003.
Since 2007 Thorsten Waschkeit is Head of Voice Engineering at KabelDeutschland in Germany. His main task is to drive the strategic development of the voice platform creating a basis for future oriented services.


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The rich, savoury fruit flavours of Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon are balanced by the fragrant, berry fruit and soft tannins of Padthaway to deliver a beautifully balanced and expressive Cabernet Sauvignon with lifted aromas and fin-grained tannins.
A medium bodied wine with generous fleshy dark berry fruit, which is balanced by fine grained tannins that give the wine substance and longevity.
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DayBreaks for 10/07/05: The Tale of Two Paintings
A preacher once shared this story: "Over forty years ago, I heard a man describe two paintings he said he had at his home. I have never forgotten them even though I never saw them. One was of the figure in Jesus' story of the rich man whose crops produced so abundantly that he decided to pull down his barns and build bigger ones, and he said to his soul, "Soul, eat, drink, and have a great time, for tomorrow you die." The caption under this painting said: "The Failure that Looked Like Success." The other painting, the companion painting, was of Jesus dying on the cross, the crown of thorns on his head, his chin drooping against his chest, the crude nails in his hands, and all his friends off somewhere in hiding. The caption under this picture said: "The Success that Looked Like Failure."
There isn't a single one of us who wouldn't like to be successful and fulfilled as persons. That is something that our culture, for better or worse, instills within us. But when we listen to Jesus, we realize that success and fulfillment don't really come the way we often expect them to. They aren't the direct result of anything we can do to attain them. Instead, they're a gift from God and they simply happen when we are doing the right things with our lives. In God's eyes it is a whole lot better to be a success that looks like failure than a failure that looks like success.
What is your definition of success for your life? Does it have anything to do with God and His will for you, or is it all about things you want to accumulate or achieve without giving thought to His plan for you? What do you believe God thinks of your success goals?
Mark 8:36 (KJV) – For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
PRAYER: God, Our culture sends us such powerful messages and creates in us a hunger for success that may really look like failure in your eyes. Teach us to long for the success that looks like failure so we may be imitators of Jesus! In Jesus' name, Amen.
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Details and photos of Fujairah's new mosque were posted on Fujairah in Focus at the 20 day mark in the construction.
The builders said that they would finish this AED 190 million ($US52 million) construction in 800 days after which time 28,000 worshippers could assemble together in the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Fujairah.
Take a Look
Check out the progress at the 130 day mark from this photo album.
Geoff Pound
Contact Geoff Pound on Facebook, Twitter or on email at geoffpound(at)gmail.com
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Check Out the Progress of Fujairah's New Mosque
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I first found Hal Elrod and The Miracle Morning on YouTube a few months ago and was immediately captivated by Hal's enthusiasm for spreading the message that getting up before you have to and doing activities to improve yourself BEFORE you start your day is the best way to build your success.
This Week's Book Title [Week 41] : The Miracle Morning – The 6 Habits That Will Transform Your Life Before 8AM
by Hal Elrod
Paperback, 189 pages.
Like I said in the Intro, I came across Hal & The Miracle Morning online months ago. I watched videos, I listened to the podcast, I even joined the Facebook group. All while waiting for the book, the thing that would actually explain it all/give me the inside track to become available at the Library.
In the meantime, I had tried doing the S.A.V.E.R.S. (Silence, Affirmations, Visualisation, Exercise, Reading, Scribing) early in the mornings. I succeeded for about a week and then only every so often until now.
The book reminded me, through the success stories it lists and through prompting the reader to ask themselves why they want to improve/what they want to success, of the importance of setting aside time to work on those goals before the busy-ness of the day takes over.
Also, Hal says in the book that it takes 30 days to form a new habit – the first 10 days days are the "unbearable" part, the next 10 days are "uncomfortable" and in the final 10 days you're "unstoppable".
The clock has just turned 6am as I'm writing this, so that's my Scribing done for today. Time to move on to the next item.
There isn't a lot extra in the book that you won't find online – it just brings it all together in one place. It might also be good as a refresher after a few months, like it was for me.
Next week's book
In case you want to read along with me, here's what I'm planning to read during the upcoming week: Getting Things Done – the art of stress-free productivity by David Allen