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text: It's natural to want to spoil your grandkids, but you don't want to impede their parents' efforts to teach financial values. Here's how to strike a balance. By Janet Bodnar, Editor-at-Large September 12, 2007 Oops. You probably missed National Grandparents Day, September 9. Don't worry. Most grandparents missed it, too -- and anyway, they'd rather get a good night's sleep than a greeting card.But the occasion was noteworthy for a survey done by AARP Financial on the financial relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren. Among the findings: The typical grandparent surveyed had a median income of $46,000 and four grandchildren, on whom Grandma or Grandpa spent about $150 each over the past year. Grandparents believe that their adult children do a better job providing for their grandkids than they do teaching them good money habits. In fact, 79% of grandparents agree that kids don't understand the value of a dollar. Sponsored Content Of course, grandparents are part of the problem. Nearly 60% admit that they worry about spoiling their grandchildren. Advertisement It's my experience that parents share this concern. Although they may appreciate Grandma's largess, it doesn't help them teach their kids financial values when Grandma arrives bearing a Wii or a dozen new outfits. The situation is even more complicated in blended families, where multiple sets of grandparents may be competing for the children's attention. Yet grandparents do need to indulge their grandchildren just a little. In the AARP study, two out of three of those surveyed said they prefer grandparenting to parenting. And more than 80% said they give because it makes them happy. Here's my advice on how to strike a balance and avoid family conflicts: Gifts of time and thoughtfulness trump money. My children still remember that their New York grandparents kept a scrapbook of favorite comic strips to read aloud when the kids came to visit. Meanwhile, their Pittsburgh grandparents kept them supplied with clippings about the Steelers, the kids' favorite football team. Advertisement Discuss big gifts with parents before you buy. Mom and Dad might not want Johnny to have a new video-game system. But when Johnny heads off to college, they'd appreciate it if you'd offer to pay for books or a computer (or, in the case of my freshman son's new roommate, a printer). Invest in your grandchildren's future. It doesn't take much money to start a college fund with a Coverdell education savings account or a state-sponsored 529 plan (see our choices of the best plans in all 50 states). And while McDonald's gift certificates may make a great stocking stuffer, how about buying kids stock in the company (or another that piques their interest)? In the AARP study, only 22% of grandparents gave their children an A for teaching their grandchildren about saving and investing. Yet only 22% of grandparents had ever opened a saving or investment account on behalf of a grandchild. A shared interest in investing can bridge the generation gap -- and make your grandchild a millionaire.

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Augsburg the final hurdle for record-chasing Bayern
Munich - As well as keeping them out in front of Borussia Dortmund at the top of the standings, FC Bayern München's hard-earned 2-1 victory at 1899 Hoffenheim last Saturday secured the club yet another place in the Bundesliga record books, albeit on a shared basis for the time being.
Rare opportunity
Having set the all-time best-marks tumbling left, right and centre as they stormed to a runaway title success in 2012/13, the men from Munich started the current campaign with new head coach Pep Guardiola inheriting a 25-game unbeaten streak in the top flight from his predecessor Jupp Heynckes. Pretty impressive, but still eleven shy of the 36-match sequence put together by the great Hamburger SV side of the early 1980s.
Chasing that one down was hardly a priority in itself at that juncture, as Guardiola worked to mesh his own unique philosophy with the playing style of the freshly-minted champions of Germany and Europe. Nine wins and two draws down the line, however, Bayern have indeed drawn level with that marathon Hamburg run and, at home to FC Augsburg this weekend, they fully intend to improve on it.
"You don't start playing football in order to break records but once the opportunity's there, you're obviously going to try and take it," skipper Philipp Lahm said after the win at Hoffenheim. "We've put in a lot of hard work to get to this point and if you look at the history of the Bundesliga, going so many games without losing is something that just doesn't really happen."
The sole previous occasion that it did was with Ernst Happel's Hamburg, between 30 January 1982 and 22 January the following year. "At the time, I congratulated (HSV full back) Manni Kaltz and (centre forward ) Horst Hrubesch on a record I thought would stand for eternity. Now we've pulled level with it," FC Bayern CEO and former star forward Karl-Heinz Rummenigge reflected. Indeed in many respects, the Munich club's run outshines that of their illustrious predecessors. Hamburg won 20 of their 36 games, drawing the rest. Bayern have racked up 30 victories in their ongoing march, as well as scoring more goals (95-88) and conceding considerably fewer (21-38).
Unbeaten for over a year
The champions last tasted defeat on 28 October 2012 when, having won eight games straight to start the campaign, they slipped to a somewhat unlucky 2-1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena. The following week, Bayern bounced back with a 3-0 win at Hamburg, of all teams. Even given such dominant early-season form, however, few would have bet on them still being unbeaten 36 games and an entire calendar year later.
Now, even fewer would wager that Europe's current top dogs will falter at the last against their provincial west Bavarian neighbours. FC Augsburg have lost all four top-flight meetings between the sides to date and, having pulled off last-gasp escape acts in each of their first two Bundesliga campaigns, are focused first and foremost on stockpiling enough points to avoid taking the battle against the drop down to the wire for a third year running.
No complacency in the Bayern camp
That said, Augsburg will step out at the Allianz Arena buoyed by having ended a five-game winless streak with victory over Mainz last weekend. Moreover, after a shaky start to his own Bundesliga coaching career last season, Markus Weinzierl has reshaped the Bavarian Swabians into a fluent, hard-pressing collective who have comprehensively outplayed a fair few nominally stronger teams over the course of 2013. Pulling off a repeat performance against FC Bayern is another matter altogether, but it would be decidedly premature nonetheless to write off the underdogs' chances of causing an upset altogether.
If Bayern were prone to such lapses in judgement however, they would not be on the brink of this historic new best-mark in the first place. Neither is Guardiola the sort who could seriously be accused of resting on his laurels. "I'm going to have to adjust my concept," the 42-year-old Catalan announced after the game at Hoffenheim, where he himself equalled Klaus Toppmöller's individual record for the best Bundesliga start by a coach at a new club. "It's to do with a few tactical matters. We're going to have to improve if we want to win the title."
Remarkably enough, this was Bayern's last Bundesliga defeat, nigh on a year ago. Exclusive to the official Bundesliga YouTube channel:


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In the past 25 years, neoliberalism has become economic orthodoxy. In that time, as James McCarthy and Scott Prudham have written, neoliberalism's "political and ideological projects have successfully masqueraded as a set of objective, natural, and technocratic truisms" (p.276).
Indeed, so pervasively institutionalised have the values of neoliberalism become that it almost seems a throwback to the 1990s even to write about it critically, at least in the New Zealand context that is most familiar to me. Here, as elsewhere, both the dominant political parties – Labour (nominally social democratic) and National (conservative) – support a neoliberal agenda, and all that it entails, in what amounts to a tacit 'grand coalition' in a number of policy areas.
In this article I look at the impact of neoliberalism on the environment through both the roll-back of the state and the roll-out of neoliberal policies, taking some examples from recent New Zealand experience.
The roll-back of the state
McCarthy and Prudham describe the motivation for the 'roll-back' of the state as an "antagonism toward state 'interference' (ie regulation)". This antagonism is seen in "deep cuts to state fiscal and administrative resources and functions" that were previously "aimed at curbing socially and environmentally destructive effects of capitalist production" (p.276). The most familiar examples in terms of social policy are the cuts to welfare provision and benefits instigated around the western world in the 1980s and 1990s.
'Roll-back' is also seen in a deliberate fragmentation of regulatory systems: a shift to "neocorporatist regulatory frameworks involving non-binding standards and rules" (p.276) controlled by unelected interested parties such as industry associations and leading ultimately to the essentially neoliberal idea of 'corporate social responsibility'. McCarthy and Prudham also explain how this fragmentation is further created through the "devolution of regulatory responsibilities to local levels of government without proportional transfers of power or capacity" along with the shift of other regulatory responsibilities 'upwards' to "international institutions with little to no transparency or accountability" (p.276).
This particular mode of neoliberalism has a very strong resonance in New Zealand. One aspect of fragmentation by devolution can be seen in environmental regulation, which is largely put into effect by 17 regional and district councils. Some regional councils, for example, the Auckland Regional Council (ARC), have a large population (1.3 million people in the ARC's case) and the sizeable income that goes with it. As a consequence, the ARC is able to support a significant team of people working in environmental monitoring, regulation and control. The district councils are minute in comparison, typified by the Marlborough District Council which serves 40,000 people and therefore has a fraction of the resources and capacity to handle the same environmental responsibilities as the ARC.
The tiny size of such councils is completely out of proportion to the scale of the problems they are supposed to manage (see this story from the Marlborough Express for an example). One might say that the small, relatively poorly-resourced councils are set up to fail on environmental issues – and some of them certainly are failing badly. Green co-leader Russel Norman has catalogued the dreadful state of New Zealand's lowland rivers and reported on the unfenced streams and rivers being freely polluted by cattle.
Alongside this devolution of responsibility, we see power and control being shifted upwards and entirely out of local hands. One good example of this is Food Standards Australia New Zealand, a unified agency operating the food regulatory system in both countries. In this agency, New Zealand is accorded the same status and voting rights as an Australian state. The ministerial council of FSANZ is chaired by the Australian Federal Minister, which means New Zealand's interests are represented by just one vote out of nine.
Loss of local control is also manifest in the great sovereignty sell-off known as the 'free trade agreement' (FTA). New Zealand has been a big fan of these deals for some time and, in April 2008, signed an FTA with China. New Zealand Trade Minister Phil Goff described the agreement as "historic" and "hugely important strategically." While there was some political criticism, the media followed the government's lead, with the New Zealand Listener hardly able to restrain itself as it gushed about the business opportunities now available in China as a "once in a generation road to riches" for Kiwis.
The environmental sting in these FTAs is found in the protection from 'expropriation' afforded to transnational corporations. Under the FTA, any environmental regulations or resource use consent requirements which affect such a corporation must be 'reasonable' – but not as determined by the people of New Zealand or their elected representatives. The reasonableness (or otherwise) is decided by a panel of three arbitrators, one of whom is appointed by the corporation concerned. Any regulations or requirements deemed 'unreasonable' would be an 'expropriation' under the FTA rules (in other words, what is seen from a neoliberal standpoint as an illegal imposition on private property rights known as 'regulatory taking'). Compensation is payable for any such 'expropriation'.
This is not just a fear of what might happen. James McCarthy has described how Metalclad Corporation was refused municipal permits for the expansion of a waste disposal facility it had purchased in Guadalcazar, Mexico. The company sought arbitration under the investment protection rules of the North American FTA (NAFTA) and was awarded US$16.7 million on the basis of the arbitration tribunal's own interpretations of domestic Mexican law.
It's interesting to note that the investment protection provisions of the China-New Zealand FTA (Chapter 11 – Investment) look very much like those in the notorious and ill-fated MAI (IV – Investment Protection). While the MAI attracted huge opposition from anti-globalisation activists, unions, indigenous peoples and greens around the world in the late 1990s, now the bilateral FTAs accumulate around the world with hardly a street protest, and the piecemeal MAI arrives by stealth.
The roll-out of neoliberalism
The 'roll-back' of the state that I've described so far is accompanied by the 'roll-out' of neoliberalism – the familiar "near worship of … the 'self regulating market' … as the mechanism for allocating all goods and services." This dogma leads to "privatization via putatively market-based schemes" along with a "deeply contradictory endorsement of excludable, private property rights and commodification created and defended by the state" (p.276). Neoliberal ideas about environmental policy are found, for example, in 'ecosystem markets' and also in the carbon market, which I focus on here.
In current debates on the ways to address global warming, it seems to be assumed that a market system is the only possible mechanism available to regulate CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. To appreciate the fallacy in this thinking, it is worth noting how the idea of tradeable permits came to be the conventional wisdom of emissions reduction. In Carbon trading: A critical conversation (at p. 51), Larry Lohmann describes how, during the Kyoto meetings in 1997, the Brasilian delegation proposed a system whereby fines imposed on countries exceeding their emission cap would be used to fund 'clean energy' developments in the South. This proposal was accepted in principle by the 'G-77 plus China' group of developing nations. However, after a few days of intensive negotiations, 'fines' had become 'prices' and a 'judicial system' had become a 'market', in line with what the US wanted. The dominance of US power, the desire of other nations to keep the US on board, and the pressure applied by corporations drove the agenda in this direction throughout.
As most readers will realise, all this is deeply ironic because the US has never ratified the Kyoto Protocol, having formally withdrawn from it in 2001. Nevertheless, the attachment to the idea of an emission permit/trading system remains, promoted (by governments, political parties, policy wonks, international agencies and even many NGOs too) as the best way to tackle climate change – regardless of the accumulating evidence to the contrary.
Conclusion: challenge the conventional wisdom of neoliberalism
Naomi Klein has written with terrifying clarity about the Shock Doctrine origins of neoliberalism. It may well be true that we still live with the shock waves generated by the neoliberal blitzkrieg of the past two decades. It is certainly true that neoliberal thinking has become the conventional political wisdom in that short time, its pervasive assumptions internalised and now unquestioned even in some supposedly radical circles. But we can and must recover from this shock, and challenge the neoliberal worldview that dominates governments and institutions.
Let us reject the commodification of nature and the fetishisation of competitive markets. These are not the solutions to the ecological crisis that we face.
James McCarthy (2004) Privatizing conditions of production: trade agreements as neoliberal environmental governance. Geoforum, 35, 327-341.
James McCarthy & Scott Prudham (2004) Neoliberal nature and the nature of neoliberalism. Geoforum, 35, 275-283.


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Nantwich Town were held to a 1-1 draw by a strong Marine side in wet and windy conditions at the Weaver Stadium.
The Dabbers had taken a first half lead and looked in control despite Marine pressure.
But an error by goalkeeper Krystian Burzynski allowed the visitors to grab an equaliser midway through the second half.
Both sides had chances to claim all three points in the final 25 minutes, but a draw was a fair result.
Nantwich were coming off the back of a fine 4-1 victory away at Rushall Olympic.
And they began well, despite the tricky conditions with rain teeming down as the outer edges of Storm Aileen crept into South Cheshire.
Marine also had some dangerous moments in the Dabbers box, with Mitchley going close a couple of times.
Jamie Morgan and Jordan Davies proved a handful for the Marine defence throughout the first period.
And on 39 minutes, Davies gave the hosts a valuable lead when he slid in on the wet pitch to turn home a fine Steve Jones cross.
Burzynski was called into action early in the second period, saving well from Edgar and Mitchley as Marine looked to step up the pressure.
But then disaster struck on 66 minutes when Burzynski let the ball slide under his foot when clearing.
It let Mitchley through and he slotted into an empty net to make it 1-1.
It was harsh on the keeper who had a good game, but probably what Marine deserved on the balance of play.
Both sides pushed for a winner, Mitchley curling one wide from 25 yards going the closest.
Worsening conditions impacted on the game, and it ended 1-1 in front of just over 200 supporters braving the wild conditions.
The draw leaves the Dabbers in 10th place in Evo-Stik Premier League, and they move on to FA Cup action this Saturday in the second qualifying round away at Shepshed Dynamo.
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I've loved Claire Danes's sublime acting since first watching My So-Called Life back in the 90s (it was called Angela, 15 ans in France) and always thought we were not seeing enough of her around. My estimation rose further in the mid-2000s when I heard she did some dancing too, and some pretty contemporary stuff at that.
Danes started dancing at a young age, taking classes at Dance Theater Workshop in New York until the age of 14, and performed in a few dance pieces then, before moving to acting. Around 2004, she took up dancing again, taking classes with choreographer Tamar Rogoff, whose daughter had been a school friend. Danes ended up performing in two of her pieces: the solo Christina Olson: American Model in 2005, and the duet Edith and Jenny in 2007.
|Claire Danes in Christina Olson: American Model. Credit Harvey Wang


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TRINITY � West Davidson coach Bryan Lingerfelt could have left Trinity on Friday singing "Blame it on the Rain." He might have been singing "You and me going fishing in the dark." Most likely, he was "Walking on Sunshine."
TRINITY � West Davidson coach Bryan Lingerfelt could have left Trinity on Friday singing �Blame it on the Rain.� He might have been singing �You and me going fishing in the dark.� Most likely, he was �Walking on Sunshine.�
With his starting quarterback out with an injury, a steady rain falling throughout the first half and a fourth of the field�s lights out for the fourth quarter, the Dragons gutted out a 14-0 win over the Bulldogs in nonconference action.
It wasn�t pretty, as West managed a mere 170 yards of total offense and fumbled four times. But, moving to 3-2 with one week left before Central Carolina Conference action revs up made it all better for the visitors. �A win�s a win,� Lingerfelt said. �Team, team, team. That�s what it took, and it�s gonna take that all year long.
�The next guy up�s gotta be ready to play. Play the next play, next man up. Be the same guy every day. Those are the kinds of things we�re trying to build on.�
Starting quarterback Graham Shoaf didn�t dress out after suffering an injury in the weight room Tuesday. It is unlikely Shoaf will see much action Friday at Wheatmore, either, as West has its sights set on making a run in the CCC.
That meant Justin Bennett was pressed into duty, and he started off with a bang. Trinity opened the game with a 19-yard gain on a hook-and-lateral, but West�s Phoenix Gaddy pounced on a fumbled snap moments later to set the Dragons up at the Trinity 42. Two plays later, Bennett connected with Kyle Smith on a 35-yard pass to set up Daniel Everhart�s 8-yard scoring run. Bennett found Jacob Gobble alone in the end zone for a 2-point conversion pass, and the Dragons led 8-0 less than three minutes into the game.
Trinity responded, driving all the way to the West 13-yard line before quarterback Aaron Cox was stopped short of the marker on fourth-and-12.
From there, an absolute defensive slugfest broke out, and neither team could get much going. West managed 61 yards of total offense in the first half, and Trinity had 96. Both teams fumbled to set each other up in great field position, but neither offense could capitalize.
It left Bulldogs� first-year coach Clayton Trivett clearly frustrated. �The first half, the rain was pouring down, it was just rough going from the beginning,� Trivett said. �We gave up that one big play.
�But after that, we just made way too many mistakes. You can�t do much when it�s first-and-20; it�s hard to get anything going.�
The Dragons couldn�t get a whole lot going either, but they finally found a little wiggle room early in the third quarter. Kyle Smith bore the brunt of the load on a 10-play, 56-yard scoring drive that chewed up over five minutes off the game clock. He capped it off with an 18-yard jaunt around the left side, slipping a couple of tackles near the line of scrimmage. He finished with 80 yards on 23 carries, most of which came after the intermission.
�We just made some adjustments with the offensive line,� Lingerfelt added. �The formations, that kind of stuff. And our perimeter blocking got better in the second half.�
Gobble killed one Trinity threat, intercepting Cox at the goal line early in the fourth quarter.
Trinity mounted one final rally, driving to the West 10 � essentially under the cover of darkness, after the lights on the home side of the field near the South end zone failed with 11:33 to play � but Cox� pass to Justin McCall in the end zone on fourth down sailed high, giving the Dragons the ball back with 1:35 to play.
Bennett finished the night 8-of-16 through the air for 80 yards, with one interception. The West defense held Trinity to 160 yards of offense.


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Ready to grab the third rail? Religion. Yep, I said it. Having been raised culturally as a WASP (closer to poor-white-trash than Rockefeller on the Mater's side of the family), I found during my youth that I was somewhat removed from my fellow WASPs by my lack of any basic understanding of religion. This is because I was born into a religion-free family. No church, temple, mosque or Magic Circle for us. We didn't even have Santa Claus – a fact some people found very sad, though since we got presents I was never sure what I was supposed to be missing.
This is difficult for people with a religion to comprehend, but please understand that it is just as hard for me to understand what it would be like to HAVE a religion. I'm still not sure I entirely understand what's going on, but having a religion does seem to be useful in certain cases. It also seems that acquiring a first religion is best done during a short developmental window in childhood, just like acquiring a first language. Having passed that window, you could probably still acquire a religion, but it wouldn't be as easily done.
My sister (also grew up religion-free) and I have had many philosophical discussions about growing up without a religion in a predominantly religious community (to whit, Southern California). We never could understand the basic premise of generic Christianity, although I always maintained that the Catholics had, hands down, the best music, the best ceremonies, the best composers (Verdi! Mozart!) and the best incense. My sister was more impressed with the saints. The downside was the whole guilt thing and not getting a heliocentric solar system until 1992.
Next up, the Jews. Sis and I agree that the deeply ingrained respect for knowledge and learning align with our own values. And, after being buffeted by the winds of fundamentalism and door-to-door proselytizers, the fact that the Jews don't try to convert you is a refreshing change. We admire the fact that you really have to put in some effort if you want to convert. It's not just Hello Charlie – you have to take a test.
For some reason, many of my friends and family consider Mormonism to be just a hair less shocking than Scientology. This is the type of attitude that gave rise to "A Study in Scarlet" (first Sherlock Holmes book). When my oldest daughter was whisked off to a week in a Mormon summer camp by a neighborhood pal, I had to field calls from far and wide warning me of the dire
consequences. Since I don't have a religion, I consider it everyone's right to choose for themselves, and this includes my kids. I'd already sent the girls to Jewish summer camp for 4 years running, where they got to swim twice a day, eat kosher doggies at the Friday cookout, and learn canoeing and the Hebrew alphabet. Didn't seem to affect them adversely, so after my eldest came home from a week with the Mormons, where she learned canoeing, prayer for all occasions, how to defer to a husband, and survival skills (hint – a drop of hydrogen peroxide will sanitize your lake water after the apocalypse), I asked her if she thought she'd like to become a full-time Mormon. "Mom!" (groan, eyes rolling) "You KNOW if I had to pick a religion it would be Jewish!" Good job, Camp Yo-Ma-Wa!
Me, I think I would have gone for Ancient Greek / Rome. Don't get me wrong – Zen is nice ("it's all an illusion – end of story"), but there's not a lot you can do with that in your daily life. My sister has always maintained that the ancient Greek system of warring gods is much closer to how life really
works on this planet anyway. You may think you're in tight with Zeus because, after your burnt sacrifices, your olives are growing great and your sheep are plentiful, but then bam! Poseidon gets pissed off for some reason, and you get killed by an octopus. That's real life. If two of the gods are fighting over something, well, you're screwed because you can't really please them both. "Menelaus? or Paris of Troy? Hmmmm. Think I'll sit this one out." Nope. They may hate each other, but they hate wusses more, so you're toast.
Even without having a religion, though, I feel perfectly justified in having my own superstitions. Black cats are not a problem for me, but what would happen if I DON'T knock on wood? Sometimes, you just want to talk to the universe, and having a religion (or a psychosis – or both) makes that easier. Since I can't comfortably fit into any of the established Big Three, I jumped at the news of a set of modern deities geared for urban dwelling.
It all started with Gladys, the goddess of quality parking. I didn't make her up, but I've been an acolyte ever since I heard of her. Here's how she works. You're circling the block, desperate to park. Since you're circling Times Square, you have no hope. "Hail Gladys, full of grace, help me find a QUALITY parking space!" Say it three times, and Gladys will come to your aid. I have friends in California who SWEAR by Gladys.
Gladys turned out to be such a useful deity, that I've accumulated a few more. Feel free to use them as well, but don't blame me if they turn on you.
Dennis, God of the Underground. Dennis lords it over his vast underground kingdom with Persephone, Queen of the Damned, at his side (sidenote: the damned include anyone looking for the next G train out of Brooklyn). Dennis generally keeps things running fairly well down there, but every now and then you may be cursed with Bad Subway Karma. You
notice that four uptown trains go by while you're on the downtown side. You waited forever for the Express, only to find it turned without warning into a Local. The D inexplicably winds up being an M. Every time you pull into 96th Street on the downtown Number One, the Number Three which was waiting right there fer cryin' out loud! closes its doors and takes off before the doors on your train open. Jerks!
In these cases, you must purchase an Unlimited Ride Metrocard, then use it once and only once to enter the subway at Times Square. Then, you must present the card to Pizza Rat as a sacrifice while saying "Forgive me Dennis, Dread Lord of the Underground, please restore my subway karma to good standing, I beg thee."
Phyllis, Goddess of Traffic and Transit. Make sure you listen to her druid priests foretell the future on 1010Wins Traffic-On-The-Tens. If not, you will feel her wrath. She holds her most terrible power over those on bridges and in tunnels. If you merge onto the Deegan without looking over your shoulder her punishment is swift.
Doris, Dryad of The Elevators. Doris is generally quite benign and helpful, but she does have a vicious streak. Just ask the guy who got
stuck for 48 hours in the McGraw Hill building. She rarely kills outright, but when she does, it makes all the headlines. Usually, though, everything is peachy unless you press your luck. Doris does not recommend overcrowding or holding the doors.


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Archive for July, 2013
Corporate Angling Trips0
By David Elliott
Corporate angling trips are available aboard Newhavens Ocean Warrior 3. We can offer your business or company a day of team building while sea fishing on our corporate angling trips off the south coast.
Jewsons building merchants booked up one of our corporate angling trips this month. We went out on an offshore fishing trip. We had a lovely day and they caught some Cod, Pollock and Conger eels up to 62lb. This is Nick Pelling with the biggest eel of the day which was 62lb.
Everyone on the corporate angling trip thoroughly enjoyed themselves and so much so that some of the clients that came out have rebooked for another trip already for their clients. We also have rod/reel hire with tackle available, so all you have to do is show up to enjoy your corporate angling trips.
We offer inshore and offshore sea fishing on our corporate angling trips, which also offers a great variety of fish to catch. If you are looking for an easy days fishing on your corporate angling trip then try out inshore fishing where you can catch some great Plaice, Black Bream, Bass and Smooth-hounds etc… This can offer some great fishing using light gear.
We are moored in Newhaven Marina which is well placed on the South Coast for some great inshore and offshore fishing. There is free parking within the marina and there is also a café, convenience shop, bakery and a tackle shop for any last minute purchases if required. So if you are looking to take out your business friends, colleagues or clients book up one of our corporate angling trips for a fun day out at sea.
Check out www.oceanwarrior3.com and our latest news page which has got more information on Jewsons corporate angling trips.


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Archive for March, 2011
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'Mama' Ernestine Stringfellow died March 22, 2010. It's been about a year now and we all still miss her dearly. Love Ya Mama!
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Pet Travel Requirements and International Health Certificates
Travel between states in the U.S.A. requires an exam and Health Certificate within 10 days of departure. At the exam we can discuss sedatives, Heartworm prevention and other issues.
International travel with your pet today is complex. It may require special documents, specific timeframes for blood tests/exams, and waiting periods of up to 7 months.
We can handle our current patient's medical travel requirements, and, in some cases, provide these services for patients and clients of other veterinary hospitals. If you are considering international travel with your pet, and have questions about this, call Tracy at 206-328-2675.


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Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Yes, Odell Beckham Jr. flew with the New York Giants to Dallas, but there is doubt about his availability for Sunday's game.
Sources told ESPN that "there is real doubt" about whether Beckham will play in the 8:30 p.m. contest at AT&T Stadium Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys. Sources told NFL Network that Beckham is a game-time decision, but there is more optimism today than there was on Friday.
He is officially listed as questionable.
Beckham is dealing with a high-ankle and did not practice this week for the Giants. Typical high ankle sprains take four-to-six weeks to heal.
NFL Network reported the Giants aren't "counting on" Beckham to play and that he is a "long shot" for the contest. That report also stated that Beckham is undergoing constant rehab and will "give it a shot on the field tonight."
"Thirteen is in there getting treatment," Giants coach Ben McAdoo told reporters Friday. "Odell [Beckham] is getting treatment. We will see how he responds. He is going to do all of his work with the training staff today and we'll see how he responds tomorrow. We have a chance for a launch day tomorrow."
#Giants Odell Beckham Junior moving around well. No tape or brace. Warmed up with team but worked out to side when media watching. #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/K5xfDZwnSz— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) September 6, 2017
On Thursday, Giants offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan told reporters that other players have to step up.
"Well he is obviously a great player and other guys are going to have to step up there," Sullivan said when asked how the game plan would change with or without Beckham.
"There are some concepts that we felt really good about both in the run and the pass game. We are going to move forward in that direction and we will see what happens in whether he gets to play or not."
Willing to bet on Beckham's status? OnlineGambling.lv gives Beckham 7-1 odds to be on the field tonight before Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman.
But those betting on the fantasy football stage want to be a bit more strategic.
Because of Beckham's late game, you either have to start someone in his place before knowing his final status, have another player to replace him with on the Giants or Cowboys, or have a player from the Monday Night Football games. A useful trick in the meantime is moving Beckham into a WR/TE or flex spot in your lineup until you have more information. That way, if Beckham doesn't play, you aren't locked into only replacing him with a wide receiver.
Good, somewhat available options for replacing Beckham in your lineup include: Sterling Shepard and Brandon Coleman.


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In its origins, cacao relied heavily on the slave trade to fuel its ever-increasing demand (Martin, 2018). Despite the abolition of slavery in the mid 19th century, the modern day chocolate industry is still riddled with inherent ethical issues. In response to the persistent pervasiveness of injustices within the industry's process, bean-to-bar brands have proliferated as a potential solution with a commitment to both the ethicality and culinary aspects of chocolate production; Taza Chocolate in Somerville, Massachusetts typifies one of these companies striving to produce delicious chocolate through ethical practices and a high degree of production transparency. Founded in 2005 by Alex Whitmore and Kathleen Fulton, Taza Chocolate produces "stone ground chocolate that is seriously good and fair for all" (Taza, 2017). Taza acts as an all-around ethical, socially-conscious and purpose-driven business.
Taza's company culture is driven by its founder, who prior to opening his own company "apprenticed with Mexican molineros, learning their ancient chocolate-making secrets" (Taza, 2017). Taza offers an easy application process opening up more opportunities in making an effort to get natives from the countries that it sources its cacao from involved in its business processes.
Taza, meaning "cup" in Spanish, is reminiscent of the way Aztecs ritualistically consumed chocolate in liquid form using specially designed cups or vessels for this purpose (Coe, 1996). A nod to its rich history is also found in its design and packaging displaying a cacao pod and its signature mold in the form of the Mexican millstone, a stone that is traditionally used to grind chocolate.
"Taza founder Alex Whitmore took his first bite of stone ground chocolate while traveling in Oaxaca, Mexico. He was so inspired by the rustic intensity that he decided to create a chocolate factory back home in Somerville, MA. Alex apprenticed under a molinero in Oaxaca to learn how to hand-carve granite mill stones to make a new kind of American chocolate that is simply crafted, but seriously good. In 2005, he officially launched Taza with his wife, Kathleen Fulton, who is the Taza Brand Manager and designed all of the packaging.
Taza is a pioneer in ethical cacao sourcing. We were the first U.S. chocolate maker to establish a third-party certified Direct Trade Cacao Certification program. We maintain direct relationships with our cacao farmers and pay a premium above the Fair Trade price for their cacao. We partner only with cacao producers who respect the rights of workers and the environment." (Taza, 2017)
Millions of hands spanning multiple continents are responsible for the production of the key ingredient in this beloved treat, but most consumers don't have a sense of the complex intricacies of the supply chains involved in chocolate and the economic realities of the farmers who grow the crop.
The chocolate supply chain begins with the cultivation of cacao pods. After cacao cultivation, the pods are harvested and the seeds and pulp are separated from the pod. The cacao seeds are fermented and dried before being sorted, bagged, and transported to chocolate manufacturers. The cacao beans undergo roasting, husking, grinding, and pressing before the product undergoes a process called "conching," in which the final flavors develop (Martin, 2018). Differences in the execution of each step influence the ultimate taste and consistency of the chocolate product.
Today, approximately two million independent family farms in West Africa produce the vast majority of cacao. Each farm, between five to ten acres in size, collectively produce more than three million metric tons of cacao per year (Martin, 2018). While some of the farms grow crops like oil palm, maize, and plantains, to supplement their income, the average daily income of a typical Ghanaian cacao farmers is well under $2 per day.
The commercial process of purchasing cacao usually involves the farmers selling to intermediaries, who subsequently sell to exporters or additional intermediaries. With each middle-man adding their own profit layers, the supply chain lengthens as well the opportunity for the corruption and exploitation of the growers and farmers.
In response to the social and economic injustices associated with the cacao supply chain, various organizations have been established with the common mission of improving ethical and corporate responsibility of global cacao practices. Many of these organizations have established criteria for certifications with the goal of enticing companies to comply with specified ethical requirements in exchange for public acknowledgement for doing so.
"Fair Trade," a designation granted by the nonprofit of the same name, stands out as a recognizable stamp on many shelf-brands. Self-defined as an organization which "enables sustainable development and community empowerment by cultivating a more equitable global trade model that benefits farmers, workers, consumers, industry and the earth," Fair Trade certifies transactions between U.S. companies and their international suppliers to guarantee farmers making Fair Trade certified goods receive fair wages, work in safe environments, and receive benefits to support their communities ("Fair Trade USA," 2017).
Yet, while in theory Fair Trade seems to address many issues the cacao farmers face, critics of the certification point out there exists a lack of evidence of significant impact, a failure to monitor Fair Trade standards, and an increased allowance of non-Trade ingredients in Fair Trade products (Nolan, Sekulovic, & Rao 2014). So, while in theory certifications like Fair Trade offer the potential to improve the cacao-supply chain by ensuring those companies who subscribe to the certification meet certain criteria, the rigor and regulation of the criteria remains heavily debated.
In contrast to Fair Trade, an alternative type of product sourcing that is growing in popularity and reputation is that of Direct Trade. Different from the traditional supply chain process, 'bean-to-bar' companies offer this as a potential solution for the injustices in the cacao industry. By cutting out the middle-men and working directly with cacao farmers, these small chocolate companies commit themselves to the highest ethical standards and quality (Shute 2013). The goal is that this bean-to-bar "pipeline will make for more ethical, sustainable production in an industry with a long history of exploitation" (Shute, 2013).
While providing some oversight on ethical practices, Fair Trade's supervisory capacity does little to create a relationship between the farmers and the ultimate producers or to eliminate extraneous intermediaries diluting profit from both parties. Additionally, achieving a Fair Trade certification costs between $8,000 and $10,000, whereas Direct Trade costs the chocolate bar producer nothing.
This direct connection, allows the buyer and farmer to communicate fair prices, ensuring that the cacao farmers receive fair wages, working conditions, and support (Zusman, 2016). Furthermore, the transparency associated with the bean-to-bar process motivates the companies to keep up to date on ethical practices, and encourages the cacao farmers to take extra care the cultivation of their beans.
Taza sources its cacao from its "Grower Partners" in the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, and Haiti. Taza provides a detailed profile for each of its cacao producers which features information including the country region, number of farmers, duration of partnership, tasting notes which contribute to the terroir of their chocolate, history of the region, and pictures of the farmers with Taza employees. The thorough information Taza provides truly puts faces to the names of the farmers and displays Taza's direct and personal engagement with their cacao producers.
Alex Whitmore, an innovator of the bean-to-bar movement founded Taza with a commitment to "simply crafted, but seriously good chocolate," and as "a pioneer in ethical cacao sourcing" (Organic Stone Ground Chocolate for Bold Flavor, 2017).
The mission of Taza Chocolate is "To make and share stone ground chocolate that is seriously good and fair for all" (Taza, 2017). In the dual parts of their mission: "seriously good" and "fair for all", Taza has become a leader in using the quality and ethicality of their products to empower and respect those often overlooked workers at the very front of the supply chain. Looking first at quality, Taza has seen success as a maker of "seriously good" chocolate (Taza, 2017). Their products are now available all over the country and internationally, in specialty, natural and gift stores. Fine restaurants have used Taza Chocolate in their kitchens and numerous major food publications have featured the company. But these are just outward indicators of what goes on behind the scenes. For one thing, their "seriously good" chocolate seeks to remain true to its cacao origins and acknowledge where it comes from through proper and authentic taste. While other chocolate makers may do as they please to conform to the tastes of the consumer masses, Taza Chocolate caters to the genuine recipes and processes of the geography and culture within which it was conceived.
In addition to publishing their Direct Trade Program Commitments, Taza provides access to their transparency report, cacao sourcing videos, and their sustainable organic sugar. Seemingly, Taza exemplifies the archetype bean-to-bar company.
Taza chocolate products carry five certifications to ensure safe labor practices as well as organic ingredients, whose integrity is guaranteed by having their "five Direct Trade claims independently verified each year by Quality Certification Services, a USDA-accredited organic certifier based in Gainesville, Florida" (Taza, 2017).
"Taza is big on ethical cacao sourcing, and is the first U.S. chocolate maker to establish a third-party certified Direct Trade Cacao Certification program, meaning, you maintain direct relationships with your cacao farmers and pay a premium above the Fair Trade price for their cacao." (Taza, 2017)
In its Transparency Report displayed below, Taza even discloses what it pays for its cacao beans.
Bean-to-bar chocolate companies appear to be a viable potential solution, albeit slow and on a more micro level, to addressing the issues in the cacao-chocolate supply. Because currently the consumer base does not seem to possess a critical awareness of different certifications, the bean-to-bar companies must continue to pioneer more moral standards until enough customers catch up and until demand forces the bigger chocolate vendors to take a similar approach. Until then, tackling the exploitation embedded in the cacao-supply chain falls exclusively on the shoulders of the chocolatiers equally loyal to both chocolate and social responsibility.
Taza Chocolate is undoubtedly making large efforts to be a part of the solution rather than a part of the problem. Rather than allowing consumers to blindly focus on the end product of the chocolate itself, Taza encourages consumers to acknowledge the environment and culture from which the chocolate originates. Often forgotten farmers and food artisans are brought to the forefront instead of being relegated to the archives of unseen histories. Indeed, Taza gives growers "an alternative to producing low quality cacao for unsustainable wages" (Taza, 2017). Taza's operations may still be in its nascent stages, but it is exciting to see even a small company lead the entire chocolate industry towards a more ethical and sustainable future.
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Martin, Carla. "Alternative Trade and Virtuous Localization/Globalization." Lecture, Chocolate Lecture, Cambridge, April 04, 2017.
Martin, Carla. "Slavery, Abolition, and Forced Labor." Lecture, Chocolate Lecture, Cambridge, March 01, 2017.
Nolan, Markham, Dusan Sekulovic, and Sara Rao. "The Fair Trade Shell Game." Vocativ. Vocativ, 16 Apr. 2014. Web. 03 May 2017.
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Shute, Nancy. "Bean-To-Bar Chocolate Makers Dare To Bare How It's Done." NPR. NPR, 14 Feb. 2013. Web. 03 May 2017.
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Civil rights leaders oppose U.S. court nominee
Wed Aug 31, 2005 06:42 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading civil rights and women's rights groups opposed U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts on Wednesday in an uphill bid to deny the 50-year-old conservative confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
With the Senate Judiciary Committee set to begin confirmation hearings on Tuesday, they cited Roberts' record, primarily as a lawyer in the Reagan administration two decades ago, to portray him as a threat to equal justice who should be denied a seat on the nation's highest court.
"John Roberts' record is extensive and troubling," Debra Ness of the National Partnership for Women & Families told a Capitol Hill news conference.
"John Roberts consistently has taken the most narrow, restrictive views of civil rights and women's rights," Ness added.
She was joined by leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and National Women's Law Center.
A parade of liberal groups have come out against Roberts in recent days, and more plan to do so. Many are particularly concerned that Roberts might seek to reverse the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
Roberts' defenders, including fiscal and social conservatives, have dismissed the criticism while applauding the nominee as a "mainstream conservative" who recently received the American Bar Association's highest rating.
Heading into the hearings, expected to last about a week, Roberts seems to enjoy broad support in the Senate, which Republicans control, holding 55 of 100 seats.
No Senate Democrat has announced opposition, but a number of them have voiced concerns. Others have spoken glowingly of the Harvard-educated family man who has served the past two years as a federal appeals court judge.
"It's an uphill battle," NAACP Chairman Julian Bond said of the effort to convince the Senate to reject Roberts.
"Some senators seem overcome by his attractiveness, his cute children, his attractive wife, his pleasant demeanor," Bond said in a brief interview. "But the issue is his record, which raises grave concerns."
In recent weeks, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library has released ten of thousands of pages of documents stemming from Roberts' work in the Reagan administration.
Record show Roberts embraced and pushed many of Reagan's most conservative efforts, which critics charged threatened decades of progress in civil rights and women's rights.
The Reagan Library on Wednesday released an additional 420 pages of documents that were earlier withheld.
One showed a 1983 letter he wrote while working in the Reagan White House counsel's office about legislation proposed in Congress to create a new federal appeals court, an idea he and others in the administration had opposed.
"Our only hope is that Congress will continue to do what it does best -- nothing," Roberts wrote. The measure never became law.
The Reagan Library also scrambled to make public other Roberts' records discovered earlier this week.
The National Archives ordered personnel from other presidential libraries to help the Reagan Library conduct needed reviews before these materials could be released.
▲ by alfayoko2005 | 2005-09-01 22:18
Katrina's casualties include gay Southern Decadence festival
'Wicked' party blamed for hurricane
By ANDREW KEEGAN | Aug 31, 9:12 PM - Houston Blade
With winds topping 140 miles per hour as it roared ashore Aug. 29, Hurricane Katrina devastated portions of the Gulf Coast and New Orleans. Early news reports indicated that the French Quarter, home to many of the gay bars in New Orleans, would be spared from catastrophic damage.
Starlight by the Park, a gay bar near the French Quarter, was damaged by Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing flood waters. (Photo courtesy C.W. Stambaugh)
But subsequent levee breaks along Lake Pontchartrain flooded the city that traditionally would be gearing up to host thousands of mostly gay men celebrating Labor Day Weekend.
In addition to flooded streets, a lack of fresh water, and no electricity, New Orleans Council member Jackie Clarkson told the Associated Press on Wednesday that the French Quarter has been "attacked" and "looting is out of control."
In light of recent events, the city's 34th annual Southern Decadence festival was cancelled Aug. 31, according to one of the event's organizers, Johnny Chisholm.
The celebration, which began as a Labor Day party among friends 34 years ago, was expected to draw more than 100,000 participants from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5.
"I regret to inform you that due to Hurricane Katrina, Southern Decadence in New Orleans has been officially cancelled," Chisholm wrote in an e-mail Wednesday. Chisholm noted that festival goers that were charged for weekend passes will receive refunds.
Chisholm owns Oz, New Orleans' largest gay dance bar, which is located on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. He stated in the email that the bar suffered damage, and the club hopes to reopen by Halloween.
In addition to the thousands expected for Southern Decadence, more than 600 people had pre-registered for Convergence 2005, an event during Southern Decadence for plus-sized gay men and their admirers.
In a posting on its Web site, convergence2005.com, the group cancelled its "Big & Easy" celebration. The organization notes that it may take time to issue any refunds, as it needs to contact venues on cancellation policies. The group suggests donating any refunds to the Red Cross/New Orleans Disaster Relief Fund.
The New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau posted information on its Web site stating the city is under a mandatory curfew. At press time Wednesday, the Web site said the situation in New Orleans continues to deteriorate, with an additional "9 to 15 feet of water expected to flow into the city," threatening the French Quarter.
Looters are also damaging the historic area, according to news reports. No one from outside of New Orleans is being allowed to enter the city for at least the next week, according to the site.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said Wednesday that it will be at least three months before any citizen will be allowed to return to the city. The airport is under water and hotels are being used as shelters to house victims of the monster storm, the Web site says.
A travel agent at All Points Travel in Atlanta said customers who booked air/hotel packages for Southern Decadence hoped for a miracle, but in reality "lot of folks have given up."
Steve Kay planned on having a great time at the largest gay Labor Day celebration in the South. Now, having a good time is far from his mind. Kay suggested that people who purchased passes to many of the parties donate their refunds to building a "better Southern Decadence" next year.
Customers who booked hotels at locally owned properties should "have sympathy first," said Tom Nibbio, North American sales manager for the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association.
"We need to be considerate of their immediate situation," he said. "If you're not in immediate need of a refund, put it on the back burner." But Nibbio noted that direct bookings through airlines should be dealt with immediately.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines issued a statement that customers scheduled to fly into or from affected cities can make a one-time change with no additional fee. Changes have to be made by Sept. 1. American Airlines announced the same policy, but customers have until Oct. 31 to reschedule.
Customers who booked rooms at franchise hotels, such as a Marriott or Hyatt, should contact corporate offices of the hotels for refunds, according to Nibbio. Calls to Marriott and Hyatt corporate offices were not returned by press time.
'Wicked city'
While gay Internet sites have been inundated with postings exhibiting concern for the city, one anti-gay organization seized upon the calamity to promote its agenda. Philadelphia-based Repent America issued a statement calling Hurricane Katrina an "Act of God" that destroyed a "wicked city" just days before Southern Decadence.
The group blames the city's previous three mayors, and every citizen in New Orleans, for tolerating and welcoming such "wickedness" as Southern Decadence and Mardi Gras.
When officials in New Orleans issued a mandatory evacuation order prior to the landfall of Hurricane Katrina, tens of thousands of evacuees ended up in Houston in hotels, shelters or housed with relatives and friends.
By Wednesday morning, Houston city officials confirmed that New Orleans evacuees who had been housed at the Super Dome would be transferred to the Houston Astrodome. Red Cross officials said they planned for 23,000 evacuees to be housed in the Astrodome.
Gay and HIV groups in Houston said they are gearing up to help as well.
Officials of the Montrose Counseling Center announced Wednesday that a special group counseling session has been set up for Sept. 6 for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender refugees from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
At the Montrose Clinic and the Assistance Fund, officials said they would make every effort to provide medical and medication assistance to those living with HIV/AIDS who have been displaced by the hurricane. Clinic officials said it is crucial for continuity of care to be maintained.
"It is important to provide individuals displaced by Katrina access to health care services and medications they require," said Katy Caldwell, executive director of the Montrose Clinic. "We estimate the need for services to be great and will make every effort to provide assistance."
Gay Houston resident John Szewczyk has also organized a Sept. 2 meeting to coordinate a relief effort for gay refugees from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, particularly those from New Orleans.
"I'm just sort of putting out feelers to see what kind of committees we can set up," Szewczyk said. "We need to do what we can to help our sister community. They have all provided many of us with great times at Southern Decadence, Mardi Gras and for vacations."
Binnie Fisher contributed to this report.
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[エイズ・アジアの今](9)感染者新聞 地方にも情報(連載) (読売 2005/08/31朝刊)
英字新聞形式のニュースレターの名称は「The HIV Post」。ネパールのエイズ感染者グループが毎月500部発行し、感染者やエイズ関連機関などで購読されている。7月号の1面には「南アジアの指導者は行動を」と見出しがつけられ、エイズ対策の強化を政府に求めている。
写真=ネパールの感染者グループメンバーで、「The HIV Post」の編集主幹を務めるシブ・ギリさん
[エイズ・アジアの今](8)中国、5年後に感染者1000万増も(連載) (読売 2005/08/24朝刊)
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The Patriot is a compact crossover produced by Chrysler, under the Jeep Brand. It was launched in 2006 as 2007. So far, we saw just one bigger modification, a mid-cycle refresh in 2011. Original model is still under production and we can say that nowadays it is pretty much outdated. New model is highly expected. Destiny of Patriot is still unknown. Company tests new model which will, according to rumors, come as a replacement both for Patriot and Compass models. However, production of new model won't some time more, so it is expected that 2016 Jeep Patriot will come with the pretty much same characteristics as previous-year model.
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The 2016 Jeep Patriot is expected to come pretty much unchanged. It is a compact SUV that rides on the Chryslers PM/MK Platform, which is originally developed by Mitsubishi and which is used for various Chrysler's and models of this Japanese manufacturer. The characteristics remain unchanged, so 2016 Patriot will come with the same body style, visual appearance and interior design. When it is about trim levels, there are Sport, Latitude and Limited trims. Base Sport comes with standard features like 16-inch alloy wheels, 4-speaker audio system, cruise control etc.
The Latitude includes standard features like power windows, Sirius XM Satellite, leather steering wheel, 17-inch alloy wheels etc. Finally, there is a Limited trim, which adds things like leather seats, power sunroofs, U-Connect Bluetooth connections etc. When it is about engines, there are two petrol units. The base one is a 2.0 liter I-4, which outputs 158 horsepower and 141 pound-feet of torque. The optional engine for 2016 Jeep Patriot is 2.4 liter inline-four, which is good enough for 172 hp and 165 lb-ft of torque. Both engines are available with either manual or automatic transmission.
2016 Jeep Patriot replacement
As we already mentioned, company tests new model which will, according to the several reports, come as replacement for Patriot and Compass models. However, we still didn't get official information that 2016 Jeep Patriot will be the last one. In any case, new model will be a compact SUV, which will stand between Renegade and Cherokee models. The testing model follows current design language of the company and it shares plenty of design solutions with smaller Renegade. New crossover is expected to come late next year as 2017 year model.


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We produce each tabletop individually in our barrel joinery. The oak is dried, the staves are grooved and glued and the edges milled. The subsequent planning and polishing of the tabletop round off the beautiful look. Different sizes and surface treatments can be choosen at the upper part of the article.
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Prashana Panday was born on 4th Feb to father Tilak Singh Panday and mother Rupa Panday at Jhapa, Chandagadi with two siblings brother Pramod and sister Pramila . She did her schooling from Chandragadi, 10 +2 from Jhapa Adarsha and joined B.A Journalism at Ratna Rajya College. Currently she is doing her MBA from Phoenix College.
Prashana Panday got professional vocal training from legendary of Nepali Music Industry the great composer Prakash Gurung at Sadhana Kala Kendra and also classically trained from famous Compose Ram Situla at Anuraag Music School. She inspired to become a singer at the age of 10 from her grandparents who were devotional singers. Panday committed to her passion and dream which has finally come true as a renowned and most popular/ versatile singer of Nepal. She has won heart of millions of fans globally with her soulful voice.
Prashana Panday is a very unpredictable singer whose life too her better turn and make her not only a talented and versatile composer but also one of sought, finest singer of Nepal. She loves to sing pop, modern, semi- classical and devotional songs. She has credited with her voice to nepali music industry with popular songs- Gajalu Aakha Mero, Jawani Ko Jhataka,, Maya Ko Nayona Paan and Dashain Ayo Tihar Ayo, Phool Ma Dekhchu Timi Nae. Prashana Panday Debut her 1st album in the year 2015 from Vibes Creation Company. The album consists of five different generic – pop, sentimental, romantic and modern. She also has rendered her voice to numerous collection albums too.
Prashana Panday has performed on the same stage with various renowned and legendary figures of Nepali Music Industry like Sanjay Shrestha, Dhiraj Rai, Indira Joshi, Babu Boogati, Bhim Tuladhar, Kamal Man Singh, Kunti Moktan, Yam Baral, Joesh Manandhar,Joyti Ghimire and many more. A part from singing prashana Panday has appeared as a judge on several competition held in Nepal such as SPR Singing Icon, Prince And Princess 2014, Miss Asia Nepal and appeared in several music videos. Regarding her concerts she has performed to over 30 shows in Nepal and also toured to Dubai and Australia for musical concerts.
Prashana Panday song has been nominated in various Music Award such as Rapti Award, Himalayan Music Award and 4th National Capital Award 2018. Her articles has been published in various national leading news papers such raj Gorkha Patra, Rajdhani, Naya Patrika, Anapurna Post and many more and also to many television interviews for Mountain tv, Image Channel, Himalayan Tv. She also worked as a VJ for a popular youtube channel Channel IMG with 15 episodes cross. Besides her profession as a singer she is a also a Social worker. She is also a chairperson of an NGO named "Act- Nepal Action for Transformation" in Nepal, which works for women violence, Anti- Trafficking women and empowerment.


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The old saying about being an Ostrich, goes something like, "he is like an Ostrich with his head in the sand". In short its a perfect description of denialism. No doubt it works for some people but for most it is costly.
When building your online presence you have to take an active interest, for just like in yesteryear and days of yore when having a store was totally physical and you and your staff had to be there and be on time and in person, so it is in the virtual reality that is this online world. Some of my best clients have this down perfectly and will answer their emails within two hours and keep their blogs updated at least once a month.
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Why Time and Funds Are Two Things That Are Affecting Your Exercise Goals
When it comes to the maintenance of your exercise routines, keep in mind that there comes a point in your life where you are faced with certain obstacles. If you intend to maintain your good exercise habits, you must always bear in mind that this is not something that does not come without a cost, even more so than financial.
There are two major factors that affect how you are able regularly keep up with your exercise regimen.
The first factor that affect your exercise regimen will have to be your time. If you are already busy facing your social life as well as career life, then surely you will consider doing exercises to be destructing the balance of your time scale.
The money that you need to pay for the maintenance of your exercise regimen is another factor to keep in mind. This second factor is the literal cost among the others because there is a need for you to spend some money to maintain your exercise regimen. When you are serious with your exercise regimen, you must see to it that you can pay for a gym membership as well as the right clothes and shoes for exercise and many more.
As time passes by, you will then face some issues into making sure that you are able to properly maintain the exercise regimen that you have chosen even on days that you do not feel like doing them. You will most likely fall trap in your health goals, most especially when you are doing exercises and you come face to face with one of the two factors just mentioned. Indeed, this is an obstacle that you will have hard time surpassing with, but this does not mean that you cannot come up with the most sound decision.
When your problem leans more on the financial factor, what must you do?
If you are spending more or less seventy dollars in a month for your gym memberships, that is most likely a great deal. This is a great deal if you are given the access to the gym's exercise classes, exercise equipment, spa facilities, shower, and many more. But if this is a luxury that you cannot just afford as of this moment because your monthly income is not enough, then this is no longer the best deal. It would be practical if you purchase a piece of gym equipment that you can just use in the comfort of your own home so that you can just exercise regularly without paying for gym membership monthly.
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We offer an extensive maintenance and upgrade package for max 10% of the current total list price for the node-locked license and for a Huygens Floating License for one concurrent user 15% (base fee + 5%) of the current license list-price, for two concurrent users 15% + 5%, etc. If the M&U contract is not extended, the floating license will be converted to a node-locked license.
Huygens Everywhere via subscription has its own support mode: full website support and usage to the latest Huygens versions everywhere by logging in with your personal account.
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- Two major upgrades per year to latest version, and about twenty updates intermittent. See also WhatsNew.
- Bug fixes (correction of code or algorithm aspects of the SW) officiated via the updates.
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- Support via email, telephone, and desktop-sharing, for problems users may encounter with installation, data acquisition & imaging.
- Free migration of your license to new hardware within each year (same or different OS).
- Possibility to add new options to the license.
- Leica ensures up-to-date compatibility of your LASX-Huygens exchange options until September 1, 2020. Beware: see note on channel error with Hyvolution 2 usage
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- Participation in Huygens User Group Meetings, during which latest developments will be presented (and customer feedback is evaluated) and you can discuss your data with our experts.
- Access to the extensive customer-only SVI Wiki, with FAQ, up-to-date manuals, and articles on topics like deconvolution, imaging pitfalls, and visualization and analysis
- Default every year right to swap or migrate basics or options by paying the delta (if any) between original purchase and current list-price.
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- If you want to migrate from one to another (new) Basic or Option you can do so by paying the price difference (if any) between the two.
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- When out of maintenance, we offer an upgrade alone for 7% per year out of maintenance (of current total list price). If you decide to combine M&U for one or more years with an upgrade of your license, you need to pay an upgrade for 6% per year out of maintenance and the M&U fee from the month the new license is issued.
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A big sign in our office says 'Facilitate participation'. It's a constant reminder that we're here to help people get involved and to help researchers recruit into their studies. One thing we emphasise over and over again – with colleagues, patients and the public – is that research isn't something frighteningly clever going on in laboratories (although it can be) but that it is a normal part of the NHS, something quite routine that patients and others can help with.
The #whywedoresearch campaign has been a great way for us to talk about that message and to put a human face on research.
Sometimes campaigns run out of steam after a few months but we've found that people are still interested in taking part – and of course, it's much easier to get people involved when they're already aware of what it's about.
We'll never be able to say 'job done' with raising awareness of research but thanks to this campaign, we've made some great strides.


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There is nothing wrong in experimenting with your saree styles till you get it very right and are applauded for it. With this thought in consideration, this time I have created this casual saree look with a simple summer top as an alternative to its jazzy, blingly blouse.
Since its a half n half saree with floral prints all over and plain pallu with embroidered flowers and no fall attached to its bottom, I reversed the saree while draping to get the floral print on the top. That simply means I have tied the pallu on inner side. The rest of the drape goes just the usual on the waist line with few pleats and then accessing the open pallu from the back of my left shoulder coming to the front. The long flowing pallu is tied loosely on my right wrist so that a floral veil brightly decorates the plain top and looks gracious. :)


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Dave Jones is eagerly anticipating the Owls' trip to Huddersfield on Saturday as his side seek a fourth successive Championship win.
With victories over Barnsley, Charlton and Bolton under the belt, Wednesday take the short hop to the John Smith's Stadium in pursuit of three more crucial points.
And Jones said: "We recently played a big derby at Barnsley so we know exactly what to expect from this game.
"There will be a bigger crowd that you get for a derby with a good atmosphere but we will be well supported too with our crowd from Sheffield.
"They have been magnificent this season and we will have another 4,000 there on Saturday.
"We will go there with confidence but we were never not confident in all the games we have played this season.
"We have never stopped believing and the players deserve all the credit for keeping their heads held high and getting the results we have over the last three games.
"They are a great group of players to work with."
Victory for the Owls would be another step towards Championship survival and the manager insists Wednesday must stay focused on their own performances and not rely on results elsewhere.
All the teams ensconced in the battle against the drop have picked up points over the Christmas calendar, highlighting the fact that the Championship remains as unpredictable as ever.
Jones added: "The only predictable thing about the Championship is its unpredictability.
"It's what I have been saying all season. The only thing I can guarantee is that the table at the moment will not be the same as the table at the end of the season.
"There have been some unpredictable results recently and it only goes to show that you cannot rely on anyone else in this division. You can only rely on yourselves.
"Anyone is capable of anyone on their day and that is what makes the Championship one of the most popular divisions in Europe."


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What is an ordinary day in an Astronomers work day? How many years does it take to become one in college? Does one need a doctoral degree?
Thanks for your interest in our profession! It is exciting that you picked Astronomy for your report.
Here's a list of answers to your question written by some of my colleagues here at the University of Santa Cruz: http://www.ucolick.org/~mountain/AAA/aaa_old/astronomer.html
I'd like to add that as an astronomer, there are two main paths to the profession. Some of us (the "observers") like observing with big telescopes, which is accomplished by traveling in exotic places in search of the darkest nights and the clearest skies. They go to Chile or Hawaii and get exciting new data to either confirm their theories or to make new surprising discoveries. Others (the "theorists") like to make discoveries by applying math and physics to understand how the universe works, how it came to be and why it looks they way it does when you go out on a dark, starry night. They use both extremely powerful computers and the power of their brains to get insights into the complexity of our universe. Many astronomers are well-versed in both venues.
A typical path (for the US) is:
This is the standard path for someone aspiring to work in the academia; it is also very common to hold postdoctoral jobs as researchers after your PhD. Many people, on the other hand, go on to work in the industry (commonly aerospace or computer science) either after their PhD or their Master's.
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I have been inquiring much lately about this topic "I Don't Know" that Adyashanti and other teachers suggest. Adya discussed it on a recent radio program. This is the realization of "no-thingness", which is a gateway to the formless Self, or pure awareness; through disengaging from thought or mind. We talked about it recently on the Tolle forum. By asking the question: What do I really know for certain, absolutely, 100%. Not just 99.9999%?
I could elaborate on this subject of "I Don't Know", (I have made a few notes to myself), but how much could I actually say about nothingness, without veering into mind formations again? OK I'll try a few more words.
Basically the ego/mind structure cannot survive in a state of unknowing, its very make up is to know and have certainty. The human species depended on this certainty to navigate the natural world and flourish. It was a necessary tool, and not something to be loathed, in my view. Self preservation dictated a need for certainty, at least that is how it appears. But now there are over 6 billion of us individuals, and this ego/mind state of accumulating knowledge and everything else under the sun, seems to have worn out it's welcome. The collective dysfunction is actually threatening planet Earth's survival.
Does that matter if Earth and man are destroyed? Relatively speaking perhaps, absolutely speaking perhaps not. I don't know the answer. It seems all an individual can do is free oneself from mind/ego identity and realize the true Self, as formless awareness. Collectively this may benefit the whole of mankind, as we are actually one and of the same essence. This is not another belief or concept to know, to add to the pile, not another religion, but something to be realized individually, beyond words and thoughts, in the state of "No-Thingness."
So for now, I don't know what else to say, but would like to hear a little from others that may be using this type of inquiry, or had a similar experience using another approach. Or anyone that would like to add some inspirational words or contemplation on the subject of Nothingness.
Here is a quote from an Eckhart Tolle interview that is relevant to this topic (the entire article is available on this website, at the link below):
http://www.inner-growth.info/power_of_n ... de_mag.htm"It is a challenge to be seen by others as 'special', while I know that the truth is quiet the opposite," he says. "The lessons come from a state of presence. And that state can only be, because the person has become so unimportant. It is precisely the absence of the person that makes that happen. If I forget that, I fall back into the egotistical illusion. This has happened to various teachers, after years of being bombarded with projections of 'being special'. They started believing it themselves. The essence is that I continually remain aware that I am actually doing nothing. I realise I am no one." He falls silent. And then, with a burst of laughter: "That's not exactly something to be proud of, is it?" ~Eckhart Tolle~
The Adyashanti Radio program referenced above, is May 15, 2008. Description: Let Spirit Lead ~ It's a strange thing for the mind to suddenly be thrust into a different perspective. Some minds surrender and let spirit lead.
The recording can be purchased for $10, at his Cafe Dharma Store. Try this link: http://www.adyashanti.org/cafedharma/in ... c&stitle1=


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I normally use butternut squash for this dish, but my little son insisted on getting a white/yellow /green speccled variety called "Gorgonzola". It had a pronounced sweetness which was lovely in this dish, but I did curse while trying to cut it into chunks. I am simply too weak for this kind of stuff.
Ingredients: 1kg squash, 250g plain flour, 20g potato starch (alternatively, increase the amount of flour to 300g), 1 egg, nutmeg, pepper, salt, a handful each of sage leaves and walnuts, 80g butter, parmesan cheese, sweet smoked Spanish paprika
- Cut the squash into pieces and roast in the oven at 170°C for 45 minutes or until tender.
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- Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add some salt and reduce the heat.
- Make the "Nockerl" using two dessert spoons. This will take a while. Keep your calm, they will not cook to mash or anything.
- Let the "Nockerl" simmer for another 10 minutes while you prepare the sauce.
- Melt the butter in a pan until it starts to caramelize, add the sage leaves and leave to fry on a medium heat for three minutes, then add the walnuts and fry for another minute.Turn off the heat and keep warm.
- When the "Nockerl" are ready, drain and immediately toss with the sauce.
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I have a great deal of love in my heart every time I hear a wilhelm scream. I also have a great deal of joy in my soul every time I hear A Wilhelm Scream. Oh ho – how confusing that could prove! But it's not; they're actually two genuinely great things in the world, and somehow, some way, have the same name. Some say it's because the latter was named after the former, but that's the kind of wild speculation I'll leave to the professionals. I prefer the mystery anyway.
What is the Wilhelm scream (sans 'A')? Well, Wikipedia is your friend:
The Wilhelm scream is a frequently-used film and television stock sound effect first used in 1951 for the film Distant Drums. The effect gained new popularity (its use often becoming an in-joke) after it was used in Star Wars and many other blockbuster films as well as television programs and video games. The scream is often used when someone is either pierced with an arrow, or falling to their death from a great height or because of an explosion.
The Wilhelm scream has become a well-known cinematic sound cliché, and is claimed to have been used in over 149 films.
You know that scream you hear in seemingly everything? You'll know it when you hear it. That's the Wilhelm scream. I associate it mainly with Stormtroopers, but it pops up all over the place and is generally a welcome addition.
But what about A Wilhelm Scream?
A Wilhelm Scream are a band. They do melodic hardcore, a sub-genre in the punk rock… genre. This may mean nothing to you, so here are some more clues as to what they are like: they have songs called 'The Kids Can Eat A Bag Of Dicks', 'Me vs Morrissey In The Pretentiousness Contest (The Ladder Match)' and 'I Wipe My Ass With Showbiz'; they have lyrics like "This grin is shit-eating and fleeting like a catamaran"; they exude a genuine air of Not Giving A Fuck about fame – a rarity, no doubt; someone hacked one of their songs into Guitar Hero and it ended up like this, which would make my hands melt or explode.
Or I could just post a video, but that would ruin the guessing game. Oh, here you go – I'm too kind:
I realise it's not cool to like a band like this – I'm supposed to be into Sigur Ros or talk non-stop about Mono or Mum by the time I'm this old (it's definitely not just to posture and look cool, oh no – everyone 'intelligent' clearly only loves bands like those) and ignore stuff that just makes me feel "RARGH YEAH" etc. But I don't. I like A Wilhelm Scream. Every time I listen to them, life feels a bit better.


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