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Meet Patrick Brooks.
The 21-year-old Californian was arrested today for burglary, forgery, and receiving stolen property. Not to mention violating parole from a prior case.
Collared by the Redding Police Department, Brooks is being held without bail in the Shasta County lockup. Where that forehead greeting will no doubt endear him to fellow inmates.
A Monterey Park assemblyman is accusing a Westwood food delivery service of denigrating Asians by using the name Ching Chong Ling Long Gourmet Take-out.
The Pasadena Star-News reports the name is a reference to a racist rant posted to YouTube by former UCLA student Alexandra Wallace.
In the video, Wallace said "ching chong ling long" in her imitation of how Asians sound.
On its website, the takeout service calls itself "C2L2 Gourmet delivery" and says the best way to combat intolerance is through positive cultural experiences and humor.
When Danielle Steinmann's daughter got an email saying she'd been chosen for a 2-day photo shoot with Teen Vogue magazine, she was excited for the 17 year old.
"At first I was like go for it!" said Steinmann.
Then she read the e-mails her daughter received after posting a profile on a modeling website.
"They just wanted her specific size, hair color and whatnot," said Steinmann.
But they also wanted a lot of personal information including her phone number, street address, and date of birth.
"That's when this whole thing with payment started," said Steinmann.
The email stated the girl would receive a check she should cash. They asked her to keep $500 and wire the remaining amount to a supervisor in Ohio.
When the check arrived, it was for $2900 from an insurance company in Utah.
An Austrian atheist has won the right to be shown on his driving-licence photo wearing a pasta strainer as "religious headgear".
Niko Alm first applied for the licence three years ago after reading that headgear was allowed in official pictures only for confessional reasons.
Mr Alm said the sieve was a requirement of his religion, pastafarianism.
Black men are half as likely to die at any given time if they're in prison than if they aren't, suggests a new study of North Carolina inmates.
The black prisoners seemed to be especially protected against alcohol- and drug-related deaths, as well as lethal accidents and certain chronic diseases.
But that pattern didn't hold for white men, who on the whole were slightly more likely to die in prison than outside, according to findings published in Annals of Epidemiology.
On June 7, 2011, Earth-orbiting satellites detected a flash of X-rays coming from the western edge of the solar disk. Registering only "M" (for medium) on the Richter scale of solar flares, the blast at first appeared to be a run-of-the-mill eruption–that is, until researchers looked at the movies.
"We'd never seen anything like it," says Alex Young, a solar physicist at the Goddard Space Flight Center. "Half of the sun appeared to be blowing itself to bits."
"In terms of raw power, this really was just a medium-sized eruption," says Young, "but it had a uniquely dramatic appearance caused by all the inky-dark material. We don't usually see that."
Solar physicist Angelos Vourlidas of the Naval Research Lab in Washington DC calls it a case of "dark fireworks."
Starting July 16, McDain's, a Pittsburgh-area restaurant, will ban children under the age of 6 from its dining area. Restaurant owner Mike Vuick said the policy came in response to complaints he'd received from older customers about kids causing a ruckus. In an email to his clientele, Vuick wrote, "We feel that McDain's is a not a place for young children … and many, many times they have disturbed other customers."
A few weeks ago, Malaysia Airlines announced that it would ban infants from flying in the first-class cabin because other passengers had complained about squalling babies. And last February it was rumored that Virgin Atlantic and British Airways had been pressured to consider child-free zones and even child-free planes to appease business travelers who, according to a travel survey, listed unruly children as their No. 1 travel-related complaint.
Headphones on, everyone. The moaning mouth 'bot is back, this time to sing you a Japanese nursery rhyme. (Freaking you out is a side effect, not the main goal.) Hideyuki Sawada of Kagawa University in Japan brought the mouthbot to Robotech 2011 to demonstrate its new powers. You can watch it below singing "Kagome Kagome," a children's song.
The robot, which first started freaking us out last spring, is designed to help hearing-impaired people improve their speech. It's the most mechanically accurate robot mouth ever, with an air pump to simulate lungs, artificial vocal chords, a resonance tube, a nasal cavity, and a microphone attached to a sound analyzer. It listens to itself and uses a learning algorithm to better mimic the sounds of human speech.
"Being an ex-terrorist myself is to understand the mindset of a terrorist," Shoebat told CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360."
But CNN reporters in the United States, Israel and the Palestinian territories found no evidence that would support that biography. Neither Shoebat nor his business partner provided any proof of Shoebat's involvement in terrorism, despite repeated requests.
A Colorado teen is recovering from serious burns he suffered when the fireworks he was attempting to mix in a coffee grinder exploded.
Police say the incident happened Monday when 19-year-old Sean Michael Ogden of Durango was trying to break down fireworks he had purchased so he could turn them into larger fireworks. The blast shook the house of a fire inspector who lives about a quarter-mile away.
Fire marshal Tom Kaufman told The Durango Herald that the friction from the electric grinder could have ignited the mixture.
Thai authorities have arrested an Iranian man who allegedly tried to smuggle more than 50 million baht ($1.6 million) worth of crystal methamphetamine into the country disguised as handicraft art.
The Customs Department said 28-year-old Safi Zadeh Hossein was carrying two plaque-shaped sculptures when he was arrested Tuesday on arrival at Suvarnabhumi International Airport from Damascus, Syria.
Customs officials demonstrated to reporters Wednesday how the sculptures were pressed and molded from the illegal stimulant.
Troy Moross of Madison Heights was already dead of a blow to the head when someone removed his genitalia in a "precise surgical fashion," a medical examiner testified Monday in the first-degree murder trial of Robert Nowak.
Nowak, 51, is accused of killing 26-year-old Moross in February 2001 and leaving his body in a parking lot in Madison Heights.
Investigators linked Nowak to Moross in 2010, after Nowak was arrested in California on a theft charge and his DNA matched that taken from Moross' body.
But Nowak's defense attorney, Lawrence Kaluzny, said Moross likely was a victim of a bizarre sexual cult operating in a home in Rochester, where men were mutilated and tortured in the basement of the home.
Mexican soldiers discovered the biggest marijuana plantation ever found in the country in a remote desert surrounded by cactuses, a top army officer said on Thursday.
Soldiers patrolling the area found 300 acres of marijuana plants being tended by dozens of men this week, said General Alfonso Duarte.
He said the crop, which was found in the state of Baja California, about 200 miles/320 km south of San Diego, California, would have yielded about 120 tonnes and was worth about $160 million.
"This is the biggest marijuana plantation we have found in the country," Duarte said.
The Department of Homeland Security plans to spend more than $300 million over the next four years on radiation-detection equipment that has not been fully tested and may not work, according to a budget request and an unreleased report by the Government Accountability Office.
The department's plan is the latest in a series of efforts involving the troubled Advanced Spectroscopic Portal machine, which was touted by the George W. Bush administration as an advanced way to prevent the importation of radioactive materials that could be used in a nuclear or dirty bomb.
He said: 'I thought it was worthless.
'I didn't it know it was valuable. That's why I painted over it. I really am sorry if people are upset.'
He is now exploring ways of recovering the painting and has enlisted the help of Richard Pelter the director and head conservator of the International Fine Art Conservation Studios.
Mr Pelter has previously carried out major restoration work on buildings including Kensington Palace and Westminster Cathedral and now he is doing his best to restore the popular gorilla image.
The sea area polluted in an oil spill in China's Bohai Bay was five times as large as Beijing previously announced. A probe conducted by the Chinese State Oceanic Administration found that some 4,240 sq.km of water, or seven times the size of Seoul, were polluted by oil leaks from the Peng Lai 19-3 oilfield in Bohai Bay, the daily Xin Jing Bao reported Wednesday.
Beijing admitted the oil spill for the first time on July 5, a month after two oil leaks occurred at China's largest marine oilfield on June 4 and 17, saying only 840 sq.km were polluted. But the water quality of a 3,400 sq.km area nearby dropped from Grade 1 to Grade 3.
Fox News host Eric Bolling pulled a Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, asserting that there were no terrorist attacks on "American soil" during President Bush's term in office.
Giuliani famously made a similar assertion in early 2010, saying, "we had no domestic attacks under Bush." Of course, the 9/11 attacks happened under Bush.
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"The club drug ecstasy may help people who have trouble connecting to others, according to a new study.
The drug, also known as MDMA, has long been known to encourage feelings of happiness and playfulness in people – despite its dangers. But now doctors say, in addition to encouraging casual hookups, it also can help increase sociability in people with a variety of conditions, according to the study published in the Biological Psychiatry Journal.
"These 'empathogenic' effects suggest that MDMA might be useful to enhance the psychotherapy of people who struggle to feel connected to others, as may occur in association with autism, schizophrenia or antisocial personality disorder," the journal's authors said in a press release."
It's hardly surprising that Ryleigh Shepherd is the image of her 11-year-old twin sisters when they were babies. For despite being born in different centuries, the three were all conceived on the same day.
While the embryos of twins Megan and Bethany were implanted in their mother in 1998, Ryleigh's was frozen for more than 11 years.
Experts say they know of no other case where three siblings from the same round of fertility treatment have been born with such an age gap.
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IncludeMe™ makes it simple for managers to understand and take action on workplace mental health.
- The game play exposes you to three workplace mental health scenarios where you get to problem solve in order to progress.
- IncludeMe gives you strategies when facing challenges and builds your confidence in addressing situations.
- After the missions, you earn the IncludeMe Badge and get access to practical resources for your organization.
- And there's science behind the app. It's based on Iris the Dragon's narrative formula — a formula that has been empirically validated by the Mental Health Commission of Canada for its effectiveness in changing attitudes towards those with mental health issues. In fact, a Queen's University study of the app showed a 78% change in attitudes.
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Why Bother Changing Your Management Practices?
A simple business case for embracing workplace mental health
fact: 31%
...of employees take sick days due to workplace stress - an average cost of $200/day/per
The Globe and Mail
fact: $1,500
...is the per-employee annual workplace loss because of mental health issues every year
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fact: 30%
...is the turnaround in productivity losses with good mental health management
UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Your company shouldn't be the place that employees hate going to everyday.
Workplace Mental Health Resources & Tools
Practical stuff from the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Great West Life, and the Canadian Mental Health Association
The National Standard
The National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace identifies 13 benchmarks for employers to get familiar with. Click on the image to get the animated vids on the MHCC's YouTube channel.
Guarding Minds @ Work
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has teamed up with Great-West Life's Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace to create Guarding Minds @ Work - a guide to psychological health and safety.
Not Myself Today
The Canadian Mental Health Association offers Not Myself Today® - an evidence-informed, practical solution to help employers transform mental health at work. The package helps to foster a safe and supportive culture.
Insight into Workplace Mental Health
Making the Business Case for Psychological Health & Safety
Mental health in the workplace: Understanding its importance and the resources available to tackle this complex issue
Working Towards Mental Wellness
Making a case for investing in mental health in Canada
Creating a mentally healthy workplace: Return on investment analysis prepared
- by Great West Life's GuardingMinds @ Work
- clear summary of the impact to business if employee mental health and wellness is not considered
- timely, easy to read bullet points, only 2 pages
Mental health in the workplace: Understanding its importance and the resources available to tackle this complex issue
- by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce
- report does an excellent job at summarizing the business case for investing in actions to protect and promote workplace mental health
- includes links to practical resources to get your business started
Working Towards Mental Wellness
- by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce
- report offers insight into how most companies believe in employee's mental health but find themselves unable to act
- report examines the gaps affecting the inability to act
Making a case for investing in mental health in Canada
- by the Mental Health Commission of Canada
- clear and concise slides, accessible to business owners, a good resource for managers
- report covers the prevalence of mental illness, defines it, and illustrates the impact on businesses and society at large
Creating a mentally healthy workplace: Return on investment analysis prepared
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- report shows how focusing on psychological safety in the workplace can affect the bottom line of the business
- although focused on Australian business examples, it measured a ROI of +2.3 through effective actions
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New Mexico Examples of Tax Reform Good News
New Mexico is benefiting greatly from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by congressional Republicans and President Trump:
145,820 New Mexico households are benefiting from the TCJA's doubling of the child tax credit.
Every income group in every New Mexico congressional district received a tax cut. Nationwide, a typical family of four received a $2,000 annual tax cut and a single parent with one child received a $1,300 annual tax cut.
712,360 New Mexico households are benefiting from the TCJA's doubling of the standard deduction. Thanks to the tax cuts, nine out of ten households take the standard deduction which provides tax relief and simplifies the tax filing process.
25,500 New Mexico households are benefiting from the TCJA's elimination of the Obamacare individual mandate tax. Most households hit with this tax made less than $50,000 per year.
Lower utility bills: As a direct result of the TCJA's corporate tax rate cut, New Mexico residents are saving money on utility bills. Lower electric, water, and gas bills help households and small businesses operating on tight margins. For example, the Public Service Company of New Mexico (see below) passed its tax savings on to its customers.
Thanks to the tax cuts, New Mexico businesses of all sizes are hiring, expanding, raising pay and increasing employee benefits:
Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc. (Headquarters in Clovis, New Mexico, with 118 store locations statewide) -- $1,000 bonuses:
Workers were feeling so good at a Santa Fe Allsup's convenience store Thursday that you might have thought it was raining cash. And it almost was.
One-time cash bonuses of $1,000 had appeared that morning by direct deposit in the bank accounts of all full-time, non-executive Allsup's employees who have been with the company at least one full calendar year.
Cashier Cesia Villatoro, who works at the Allsup's store at 305 N. Guadalupe St., said she was happy with the bonus. Then she amended that to "very happy."
"I'm going to help my family," Villatoro said.
Owners of the Clovis-based company said in a news release that the windfall was "a result of the recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December 2017" — a massive Republican tax overhaul pushed by President Donald Trump.
"The new tax reform legislation provides tax cuts for individuals and companies and should result in positive economic growth," Allsup's said.
The company operates 317 stores in New Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma and employs 3,200 full-time and part-time employees. It did not say how many of its employees received a bonus this week.
Velia Bojorquez, manager of the North Guadalupe Street store, said the company had mentioned the bonuses would be coming but didn't give an exact date of when workers could expect them. "It's too good to be true," she said. "We were all surprised. Where did this money come from?"
Bojorquez said she plans to use the extra infusion of cash to pay some bills. "It's going to be a big help."
Cashier Maria Rosado was equally enthused. "I really need it," she said of the cash disbursement. "I'm going to help my family and pay some bills." – March 15, 2018 Santa Fe New Mexican
Haciendas at Grace Village (Las Cruces, New Mexico): Hiring additional employees:
Haciendas at Grace Village had planned to expand in the future but the company is moving forward now because of lower taxes according to Coppedge. The assisted living facility which has 49 employees may hire as many as 40 additional people. — Feb. 23, 2018 Albuquerque Journal article excerpt
Echo's Brewery (Albuquerque, New Mexico) -- The bar known as Burt's Tiki Lounge is expanding and moving to an Opportunity Zone created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new facility will be known as Echo's, complete with a brewery, live music, and recording studio:
A popular old bar in downtown Albuquerque is being converted into a new brewery. What was originally Burt's Tiki Lounge will now be known as Echo's, a brewery with live music that doubles as a recording venue.
Owner Jake Ralphs said he wants future generations to see downtown the way he did.
"I would like to see the place improve," he said. "I would like this to be something my kid could experience and have some pride in."
The downtown corridor is constantly under development and is considered an opportunity zone for local businesses.
"I remember it as a kid coming here seeing lots of live music," he said. "I cannot wait for this part of town to come back to its glory. I really think we can bring the right crowd down here and have fun."
Echo's is set to open this summer. -- January 23, 2020 KOB4 Eyewitness News article
Public Service Company of New Mexico (Albuquerque, New Mexico) – The utility will pass tax reform savings to customers:
The company will gain about $48 million from the lowering of the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. It will pass those gains onto consumers starting this year as part of Public Service Co. of New Mexico's latest rate case that concluded in December, allowing PNM to lower its newest rate hike to just 1.4 percent. – Feb. 27 2018, Albuquerque Journal article excerpt
AT&T -- $1,000 bonuses to 287 New Mexico employees; Nationwide, $1,000 bonuses for 200,000 employees and a $1 billion increase in capital expenditures:
Today, Congress approved legislation representing the first comprehensive tax reform in a generation. The President is expected to sign the bill in the coming days.
Once tax reform is signed into law, AT&T* plans to invest an additional $1 billion in the United States in 2018 and pay a special $1,000 bonus to more than 200,000 AT&T U.S. employees — all union-represented, non-management and front-line managers. If the President signs the bill before Christmas, employees will receive the bonus over the holidays.
"Congress, working closely with the President, took a monumental step to bring taxes paid by U.S. businesses in line with the rest of the industrialized world," said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO. "This tax reform will drive economic growth and create good-paying jobs. In fact, we will increase our U.S. investment and pay a special bonus to our U.S. employees."
Since 2012, AT&T has invested more in the United States than any other public company. Every $1 billion in capital invested in the telecom industry creates about 7,000 jobs for American workers, research shows. -- Dec. 20, 2017 AT&T Inc. press release
Walmart – New Mexico employees at all 46 Walmart stores received tax reform bonuses, wage increases, and expanded maternity and parental leave. Walmart employees who adopt children will be given $5,000 to help cover expenses.
Home Depot -- 11 locations in New Mexico - Bonuses for all hourly employees, up to $1,000.
Lowe's -- 1,000+ employees at eight store locations in New Mexico. Employees received bonuses of up to $1,000 based on length of service; expanded benefits and maternity/parental leave; $5,000 of adoption assistance.
Ryder (Albuquerque, New Mexico) – Tax reform bonuses for employees.
Best Buy -- Eight locations in New Mexico; $1,000 bonuses for full-time employees; $500 bonuses for part-time employees.
Cintas (Albuquerque, New Mexico) -- $1,000 bonuses for employees of at least a year, $500 for employees of less than a year.
Apple (Apple store in Albuquerque, New Mexico) -- $2,500 employee bonuses in the form of restricted stock units; Nationwide, $30 million in additional capital expenditures over five years; 20,000 new employees will be hired; increased support of coding education and science, technology, engineering, arts, and math; increased support for U.S. manufacturing.
U-Haul (Multiple locations in New Mexico) – $1,200 bonuses for full-time employees, $500 for part-time employees.
Dollar Tree, Inc. (Multiple locations in New Mexico) -- Base wage increases, enhanced benefits including maternity leave, and employee training.
CarMax (Albuquerque, New Mexico) – $250-$1,500 bonuses depending on length of service:
The nation's largest retailer of used cars, announced plans to provide one-time bonuses to most hourly and commissioned full-time and part-time associates as a result of the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Bonus amounts will vary from $200 up to $1,500 based on length of service with the company. – Feb 23. 2018, EPR Retail News article excerpt
Chipotle Mexican Grill (Multiple locations in New Mexico) – Bonuses ranging from $250 to $1,000; increased employee benefits; $50 million investment in existing restaurants.
Bank of America (Locations in Albuquerque, Edgewood, Farmington, Gallup, Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe) -- $1,000 bonuses.
Comcast (Multiple locations in New Mexico) -- $1,000 bonuses; nationwide, at least $50 billion investment in infrastructure in next five years.
Starbucks Coffee Company (76 locations in New Mexico) –$500 stock grants for all retail employees, $2,000 stock grants for store managers, and varying plant and support center employee stock grants. Nationally, 8,000 new retail jobs; an additional wage increase this year, totaling approximately $120 million in wage increases, increased sick time benefits and parental leave.
T.J. Maxx – (Five locations in New Mexico) – Tax reform bonuses, retirement plan contributions, parental leave, enhanced vacation benefits, and increased charitable donations:
The 2017 Tax Act benefited the Company in the fourth quarter and full year Fiscal 2018. The Company expects to continue to benefit from the 2017 Tax Act going forward, primarily due to the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate. As a result of the estimated cash benefit related to the 2017 Tax Act, the Company is taking the following actions:
- A one-time, discretionary bonus to eligible, non-bonus-plan Associates, globally
- An incremental contribution to the Company's defined contribution retirement plans for eligible Associates in the U.S. and internationally
- Instituting paid parental leave for eligible Associates in the U.S.
- Enhancing vacation benefits for certain U.S. Associates
Made meaningful contributions to TJX's charitable foundations around the world to further support TJX's charitable giving – Feb. 28, 2018 The TJX Companies Inc. press release excerpt
FedEx (Multiple locations in New Mexico) – Accelerated and increased compensation; pension plan contributions:
FedEx Corporation is announcing three major programs today following the recently enacted U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
- Over $200 million in increased compensation, about two-thirds of which will go to hourly team members by advancing 2018 annual pay increases by six months to April 1st from the normal October date. The remainder will fund increases in performance- based incentive plans for salaried personnel.
- A voluntary contribution of $1.5 billion to the FedEx pension plan to ensure it remains one of the best funded retirement programs in the country.
- Investing $1.5 billion to significantly expand the FedEx Express Indianapolis hub over the next seven years. The Memphis SuperHub will also be modernized and enlarged in a major program the details of which will be announced later this spring.
FedEx believes the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will likely increase GDP and investment in the United States. -- Jan. 26 2018, FedEx press release
Waste Management Inc. (Multiple locations in New Mexico) -- $2,000 bonuses:
In light of the meaningful contributions of its employees and the new U.S. corporate tax structure, the company will distribute US $2,000 in 2018 to every North American employee not on a bonus or sales incentive plan; that includes hourly and other employees.
"We are about to get a tax benefit as our U.S. corporate tax rate goes from 35 percent to 21 percent. In considering how to best spend that, we wanted to find a way to help grow our economy, which in turn, will help grow our business, and give some of the tax savings back to those hardworking employees who do not get the opportunity to participate in our salaried incentive plans," said Jim Fish, president and chief executive officer, Waste Management.
"So, we are offering each North American hourly full-time employee and salaried employee who does not participate in any sales incentive or bonus plan during 2018, a cash bonus of US $2,000 to show our appreciation to so many of our valued employees while growing our business and returning a good portion of the tax savings directly to the overall economy," he continued. – Jan. 10 2018, Waste Management Inc. press release excerpt
McDonald's (90+ locations in New Mexico) – Increased tuition investments which will provide educational program access for 400,000 U.S. employees. $2,500 per year (up from $700) for crew working 15 hours a week, $3,000 (up from $1,050) for managers, and more:
McDonald's Corporation today announced it will allocate $150 million over five years to its global Archways to Opportunity education program. This investment will provide almost 400,000 U.S. restaurant employees with accessibility to the program as the company will also lower eligibility requirements from nine months to 90 days of employment and drop weekly shift minimums from 20 hours to 15 hours. Additionally, McDonald's will also extend some education benefits to restaurant employees' family members. These enhancements underscore McDonald's and its independent franchisees' commitment to providing jobs that fit around the lives of restaurant employees so they may pursue their education and career ambitions.
The Archways to Opportunity program provides eligible U.S. employees an opportunity to earn a high school diploma, receive upfront college tuition assistance, access free education advising services and learn English as a second language.
"Our commitment to education reinforces our ongoing support of the people who play a crucial role in our journey to build a better McDonald's," said Steve Easterbrook, McDonald's President and CEO. "By offering restaurant employees more opportunities to further their education and pursue their career aspirations, we are helping them find their full potential, whether that's at McDonald's or elsewhere."
Accelerated by changes in the U.S. tax law, McDonald's increased investment in the Archways to Opportunity Program includes:
- Increased Tuition Investment:
- Crew: Eligible crew will have access to $2,500/year, up from $700/year.
- Managers: Eligible Managers will have access to $3,000/year, up from $1,050.
- Participants have a choice for how they apply this funding – whether it be to a community college, four year university or trade school. There is no lifetime cap on tuition assistance – restaurant employees will be able to pursue their education and career passions at their own pace. The new tuition assistance is effective May 1, 2018 and retroactive to January 1, 2018.
- Lowered Eligibility Requirements: Increase access to the program by lowering eligibility requirements from nine months to 90 days of employment. In addition, dropping from 20 hours minimum to 15 hours minimum (roughly two full time shifts) per week to enable restaurant employees more time to focus on studies.
- Extended Services to Families: Extension of Career Online High School and College Advisory services to restaurant employees' family members through existing educational partners Cengage and Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL).
- Additional Resources: Career exploration resources for eligible restaurant employees to be available later this year.
- Creation of an International Education Fund: Grants to provide local initiatives and incentives in global markets to further education advancement programs.
"Since its inception, Archways to Opportunity was meant to match the ambition and drive of restaurant crew with the means and network to help them find success on their own terms," said David Fairhurst, McDonald's Chief People Officer. "By tripling tuition assistance, adding education benefits for family members and lowering eligibility requirements to the equivalent of a summer job, we are sending a signal that if you come work at your local McDonald's, we'll invest in your future."
After launching in the U.S. in 2015, Archways to Opportunity has increased access to education for over 24,000 people and awarded over $21 million in high school and college tuition assistance. Graduates have received college degrees in Business Administration, Human Resources, Communications, Accounting, Microbiology and more. – March 29, 2018 McDonald's Corporation press release excerpt
Wells Fargo (76 locations in New Mexico) - Raised base wage from $13.50 to $15.00 per hour; $400 million in charitable donations for 2018; $100 million increased capital investment over the next three years.
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There are several problems with traditional radio. One is that there is a limited number of frequencies available, and this limits the number of stations that you are able to pick up. It is something that has been addressed to some extent by digital radio, but it has not solved things completely.
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Your current location can be used to track down stations that specific to where you are — great when you're on holiday and want to listen to local broadcasts to find out what's going on in the area — and you can also see what's proving popular with other users in the Trending section.
You're likely to find a number of radio stations that you want to listen to more often than others, and to save you from having to search for them each time you need them, you can build up a list of favorites for easy access.
The regular version of the app is available free of charge, but it is worth considering parting with some money. There is also a Pro version of the app available, and while this is a relatively low-cost upgrade — it will set you back just $ 0.99 / £0.69 — there are not all that many extra features. If the ability to record as you listen or schedule recordings seems like it would be handy to you, then you may feel that this is worthwhile.
App Interface
TuneIn Radio's interface is pleasingly designed and wonderfully easy to use. There is a strong focus on the graphical side of things, but all of the tools you need remain easily accessible. This means that you can view station logos, track information and other data with ease, but this is not at the expense of the basic controls you could need access to at any time.
A simple set of controls at the bottom of the screen enable you to start and stop playback, record live broadcasts, adjust volume and skip and forth.
When listening to broadcasts — although it's also worth mentioning that you can also use the app to listen to podcasts — track information is displayed in a large pane and tapping this provides access to a number of options. This includes the ability to bookmark individual tracks, access a radio station's website or Twitter feed, and also buy tracks on iTunes.
To the right of this there's a separate section that is used to highlight other related broadcasts that you might like as well as providing you with access to your most recent and favorite stations so you can easily switch.
Extra Features
Assuming you have your iPad in the bedroom, the app serves a great aid to not only falling asleep but also waking up. There's a built-in alarm function that can be used to play your favorite station when you need to get up, and the sleep timer is available to ensure that the app shuts down after a certain length of time when you listen as you drift off at night.
There's also a handy scheduling option that can be used to record broadcasts that are on when you're not going to be able to manually hit the record button. To cater for weekly or daily shows, there is a repeat option to save you from having to configure countless schedules.
There are not many settings that you need to concern yourself with; for the most part, this is an app that just works. However, you can opt to disable the app when you are using a data connection to help avoid hefty charges, and you can adjust the buffer that's used to ensure stutter-free playback.
You can also change the function of the forward and backward buttons. You can choose between having these buttons skip back and forth by 30 seconds at a time, or make use of stream info — with compatible broadcasts — to jump between tracks and broadcast breaks.
Summing Up
Put simply, TuneIn Radio has no competition when vying for the crown for the best radio app — nothing else comes close. Whether you decide to use free version or the Pro edition, you're getting a great tool, but the extra options you get in the paid for version mean that this could be the best $ 0.99 you'll spend.


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Aron Streit, Inc. (sold under the name Streit's) is a kosher food company founded in Manhattan, New York City, best known for its product Streit's Matzo. It is the only family-owned and operated matzo company in the United States, and distributes matzo in select international markets.[1] It holds about 40 percent of the United States matzo market with its major competitor, New Jersey based Manischewitz.[2]
The factory follows strict kosher laws. Only shomer Shabbat (Sabbath-observing) Jews are allowed to touch the dough. However, once the dough is baked, people of any religion and non-shomer Shabbat Jews are allowed to touch the matzo.[3] The entire process of making the matzo is under Rabbinic supervision. In particular, they time the matzo-making process, checking to see it does not exceed 18 minutes. Otherwise, the batch would be considered not kosher for Passover and discarded.[4]
History [ edit ]
The company was founded in 1916 by Aron Streit, a Jewish immigrant from Austria who had made matzo there in the late 1800s.[5] Its first factory was on Pitt Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. There, Streit and his business associate Rabbi Weinberger made each piece of matzo by hand. In 1925, with the growing number of Jewish immigrants congregating in the Lower East Side, Streit, along with his two sons, Jack and Irving, moved his business to nearby 150 Rivington Street.[6] Soon thereafter they bought the adjacent buildings, where the company [7] operated for 90 years, before moving in 2015.
Lower East Side factory [ edit ]
Streit's 47,000-square-foot (4,400 m2) matzo factory, along with Katz's Delicatessen and Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery, was a surviving piece of the Lower East Side's Jewish heritage.[8] At the turn of the 20th century, Jews, along with other European immigrants, were crammed into the many unsanitary tenements of the Lower East Side. In 1915 they made up 60 percent of the Lower East Side population. Because of the large Jewish presence, Jewish-centric businesses like Streit's opened and flourished. However, because of the poor living conditions, as soon as they financially could, many Jewish families moved out of the tenements to new areas of industry in New York City, namely uptown and Brooklyn, slowly making Streit's a relic of the past.[9]
Streit's Lower East Side matzo factory usually baked about 16,000 pounds (7,300 kg) of matzo each day.[2] In preparation for Passover the factory ran 20 hours a day, testing its 30,000 pounds (14,000 kg) per day capacity.[10]
New factory [ edit ]
Since the 1980s the Lower East Side has experienced hyper-gentrification. The neighborhood is now a burgeoning area for glass luxury high-rise buildings such as the Blue Condo and the Hotel on Rivington, a stark contrast to Streit's modest brick factory.[3][11] The Streit family even considered at one point opening a café or bar that serves matzo, to go with the Lower East Side's new nightlife scene.[4]
On December 20, 2007, it was announced that the factory had been listed for sale for $25,000,000.[12] The Streit's family cited noise complaints, congested streets, and their desire to modernize its equipment, as the reasons for their eventual move. Its realtor, Massey Knakel Realty Services, commented "the building will most likely be torn down and converted into luxury condominiums."[8]
Midtown East-based Cogswell Realty bought the factory for $30.5 million in 2015. Cogswell closed on the properties, which together span roughly 50,000 square feet, in May 2015.[13] Cogswell Lee Development and Gluck+, which is also the project's architect, are developing the condo building, and plan to festoon the lobby with Streit's memorabilia[13]
The new Streit's factory at 171 Route 303, Orangeburg, New York, replaced the matzo factory in Manhattan and warehouse and dry pack facility in Moonachie, New Jersey. Bag-and-box mixes like the matzo ball and soup mix, potato pancake mix, and most of the other side items were made in New Jersey for years.[14]
Products [ edit ]
Besides matzo, Streit's produces many other kosher products under its name. There are two lines of products: Year Round Products and Budget Products. They also operate a separate label of foods called Ethnic Delights, which is mainly condiments and seasonings.[1]
List of Products [ edit ]
Year Round Products [ edit ]
- Lightly Salted
- Unsalted
- Flour/Water
- Moonstrip
- Egg/Onion
- Whole Wheat
- Matzo Meal
- Mediterranean
- Fine
- Medium
- Broad
- Bows
- Medley
- Flakes
- Barley
- Toasted Barley
Soup Mixes
- Mushroom-Barley
- Split Pea
- Variety
- Minestrone
- Lima Bean
- Cup A Soup
- Beef Noodle
- Chicken Noodle
- Mushroom Barley
- Garden Vegetable
- Chili/Bean
- Split/Pea
- Tomato/Couscous
- Couscous
Assorted Matzo Products
- Matzo Ball Mix
- Onion Soup Mix
- Matzo Ball Soup Mix
- Vegetable Soup Mix
- Stuffing Mix
- Soup Nuts
Potato Products
- Potato starch
- Potato Kugel
- Potato Pancake Mix
- Vegetable Potato Pancake Mix
- Ready to Serve Canned Soups
- Chunky Chicken Noodle
- Chicken Consommé
- Hearty Vegetable
- Mushroom & Barley
- Minestrone
- Vanilla
- Chocolate
- Lemon
Dessert Jel
- Tropical/Punch
- Pineapple/Orange
- Strawberry/Banana
- Strawberry/Cranberry
Chanukah Products
- Candles
- Milk Chocolate Coins
- Dark Chocolate Coins
- Kishka
- Vegetable Quiche
- Fried Rice
- Old Fashion Farfel
- Bag n' Bake
- Honey-Glazed Bag n' Bake
- Barbecue Bag n' Bake
- Griddle Mix
- Blueberry Pancake Mix
- Chicken Flavored Rice with Vermicelli
- Beef Falvored Rice with Vermicelli
- Brown Gravy
- Onion Gravy
- Family Skillet Dinner - Chili
- Family Skillet Dinner - Pasta Sauce
- Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup
- Chow Mein Noodles
- Couscous
Kosher for Passover Products [ edit ]
- Passover Matzo
- Egg Matzo
- Whole Wheat
- Schmura
- Meal
- Farfel
- Cake Meal
- Coconut
- Chocolate
- Almond
- Brownie Crunch
- Chocolate Chip
- Bananarama
- Chocolate Chocolate Chip
- Honey Nut
- Chocolate Chip
- Jelly Tart
- Chocolate Nut
- Diet
- Egg Kichel
- Diet Kichel
- Jumbo Kichel
Mandel Toast
- Marble Mandel
- Plain Mandel
- Almond Mandel
- Chocolate Nut Mandel
Mandel Loaf
- Chocolate Chip
- Cinnamon Raisin
- Potato Chips
- Salted
- Unsalted
- Salt Ripple
- Sponge
- Honey
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Chocolate Chip Loaf
- Chocolate Chip Crumb
- Chocolate Brownie
- Chocolate Cupcake
- Vanilla Cupcake
- Honey Raisin Muffin
- Blueberry Muffin
- Lollycones
- Chocolate Covered Macaroons
- Milk Chocolate Carmel
Cashew Clusters
- Milk Chocolate Covered Matzo
- Festival Pop
- Chocolate Covered Egg Matzo
- Thin Mints
- Pepper Mints
- Almond Krunch
- Mayonnaise
- Lite Mayonnaise
- Ketchup
- Apple Sauce
- Apple Sauce-Unsweetened
- Honey
- Brown Gravy
- Onion Gravy
- Family Skillet Dinner
Dessert Jel
- Tropical/Punch
- Pineapple/Orange
- Strawberry/Banana
- Strawberry/Cranberry
- Strawberry
- Cherry
- Orange
- Apricot
- Raspberry
Cup/Farfel Soup
- Vegetable
- Chicken
- Onion
- Tomato/Beef
Pickled Products
- Mannhattan Style Pickles
- Sweet and Sour Mushrooms
- Hungarian Style Onions
- Sweet and Sour Pattypan Squash
Gourmet Cake Mix
- Fudge Brownie
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Honey
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
- Chocolate Fudge Cookie Mix
Assorted Products
- Kishke
- Vegetable Quiche
- Bag n' Bake
- Honey-Glazed Bag n' Bake
- Barbecue Bag n' Bake
- Stuffing Mix
- Potato Pancake
- Vegetable Potato Pancake
- Potato Kugel
- Vegetable Soup Mix with
Matzo Ball Mix
- Onion Soup Mix with Matzo
Ball Mix
- Matzo Ball & Soup Mix
- Potato Starch
- Muesli Cereal
- Griddle Mix
- Blueberry Pancake Mix
- Soup Nuts
- Mashed Potatoes in a Cup
- No Salt Potato Pancake Mix
- Passover Noodles with Chicken
Flavor Sauce
- Passover Noodles with Mushroom
Flavor Sauce
Ethnic Delight Products [ edit ]
- Manhattan Style Pickles with Hot Peppers
- Three Color Peppers
- Black Peppercorns
- Chicken Seasoning
- Garlic & Herb Seasoning
- Organic Herb Salt
- Roasted Garlic
- Sea Salt
- Green Olive Spread
- Black Olive Spread
- Pesto Sauce
- Garlic Aioli with Dill
- Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Sun Dried Tomato Morsels
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
- ^ a b "Streit's Matzos - Official Website". Aron Streit, Inc. 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ a b Dobnik, Verona (December 28, 2007). "Lower East Side matzo factory for sale". USA Today. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ a b Kolben, Deborah (January 6, 2008). "The Matzo Show on Rivington Street". The New York Times. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ a b Shamberg, Caitlin (2006). "Streit's Matzo Factory". Retrieved March 3, 2008.
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- ^ [2]
- ^ "Aron Streit's Inc. - Information". Aron Streit, Inc. 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ a b Snyder, Tamar (2007). "Streit's Leaving Lower East Side". The Jewish Week News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ "Lower East Side Tenant Museum: Chapter 12 - Jews". Lower East Side Tenement Museum. 2008. Archived from the original on February 17, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ Lukas, Paul (2007). "Bread and Circus". The New York Sun. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ "AAI at HOWL! 04". Artists Alliance Inc. 2004. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Streit's Matzo Leaving LES, Wants $25M for Building". Curbed.com. 2007. Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ a b From matzos to condos: LES project rising at 150 Rivington The Real Deal. April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ It's Official: Streit's Matzo is now in Rockland CountyRockland County Times. Rosman, Janie. October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2016.


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Condenser microphones have played an important role when it comes to improving sounds and recording processes but despite being so important, one doesn't have to spend heavily to acquire them. There is a lot to look out for when trying to purchase one today and they include;
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- 2. Shure SM58-LC Vocal Microphone, Cardioid
- 1. Blue Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone, Cardioid
- Conclusion – What You Should Know
5. MXL 770 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
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Triumfant Added to Army IA Approved Product List
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Today we are announcing that we have been added to the U.S. Army's Information Assurance Approved Products List (AIA-APL), fresh on the heels of our announcement of our EAL2+ certification. We are excited about these certifications because they say a lot about the quality, stability and capabilities of our product. The tests performed by the DoD labs at Ft. Huachuca, Arizona are rigorous. We are pleased to have passed successfully.
These are especially important for Triumfant because they reinforce the interest and support we have gotten from the DoD and intelligence communities. The DoD organizations are drawn to our ability to ensure that endpoint computers meet standard policies and controls on a daily basis. They like knowing that we can detect problems and remediate these problems automatically, with the practical result of having every machine audit ready at the start of every day. We have successfully demonstrated the ability to build a body of policies that capture the Army Golden Master and successfully enforce those policies. We are removing unauthorized software from IMCEN at the Pentagon and they tell us that we save them $8 per computer per month.
For the intelligence community, they are drawn to our ability to detect malicious software without the need for prior knowledge of the attack or a signature. Why? Because they spend their days knowing that nearly every attack they see will be new and will never have a signature. So beyond detection, they love the granular change detection that provides a wealth of knowledge to their incident response teams so they can decompose every attack. They also like the way this granular change detection allows them to spot the work of maliciously intended insiders, because unless someone finds a way to change a machine without changing registry values and the other most basic elements of a machine, Triumfant will detect those changes.
For an emerging company like Triumfant, these certifications mean that the DoD and Intelligence organizations can feel a lot more sure about making a bet on Triumfant. They already see the value of what we do. These certifications allow them to be confident that we can stand up to their requirements and deliver against that promise of value.


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Employment Law Update: 7th Circuit Reverses Course: Title VII Protects Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination
A hot topic in the last couple of years is whether sexual orientation is protected under current employment law statutes. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the preeminent federal anti-discrimination employment law. As written, the law applies to discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. In the past, Congress has considered adding sexual orientation as a protected class, but these bills have stalled in Congress. Recently, however, the issue has come up another way: can Title VII, as it already exists, be read to protect against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation?
This was the question before the Court in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College. We previously reported that a panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals had refused to read in sexual orientation protection into Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. At the end of last year, the 7th Circuit decided to rehear the case en banc, this time, allowing the entire Court to weigh in on the question. After the entire Court heard the case, earlier this month, a majority of the Court decided to reverse course and hold that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination under Title VII.
Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation: A New Interpretation for a New Era
Title VII's text does not specifically list sexual orientation as a protected class under that statute. However, a majority of the judges on the Court of Appeals concluded that such protection exists. How did they reach this conclusion?
First, the Court framed the question before them as one of simple statutory interpretation: what does it mean to discriminate on the basis of sex? Is sexual orientation discrimination just a subset of discrimination on the basis of sex?
To answer these questions, the Court first pointed out that Supreme Court precedent supported the idea that just because the enacting Congress may not have anticipated a particular application of Title VII does not mean that such application is foreclosed. This conclusion opened the door for the Court to take a fresh look at what it means to discriminate on the basis of sex, despite the argument that the legislators who enacted Title VII did not mean to include sexual orientation in that definition.
Unrestrained by what the Congress who passed the law meant when it sought to protect against sex discrimination, the Court quickly concluded that sexual orientation discrimination was sex discrimination under Title VII. The Court justified its holding in a few ways.
What Does This Mean for Your Organization or Business?
Right now, the 7th Circuit's opinion only directly affects employment discrimination claims in that jurisdiction (Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin). There, if Title VII applies to your organization or business (and most likely it does), discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation will be treated just like discrimination on the basis of sex.
While this decision is confined to the 7th Circuit, it may not be long before other courts in other jurisdictions decide to follow suit. The decision is persuasive authority and will likely be used to argue that other circuits should reconsider their own settled precedent. In addition, the EEOC has already been arguing in other courts that this outcome should be the result nationwide. It is also important to remember that Title VII is not the only basis for employment discrimination protection. Most states have their own version of employment anti-discrimination laws, and many of those laws specifically include sexual orientation as a protected class. For example, in Colorado, the state anti-discrimination in employment law already provides this protection.
Businesses should make sure they comply with whatever laws apply to them. Religious organizations will continue to be able to assert whatever religious defenses they may have in making employment decisions, but need to review their policies to make sure they have correctly provided for these defenses. It remains to be seen whether protection based on sexual orientation will lead to the types of clashes in employment that have been seen in challenges involving state public accommodation statutes.
While this case is not going to be appealed to the Supreme Court because the college has decided not to pursue appeal, the issue is likely to continue to arise in cases around the country and may make its way to the high court in the near future. In the meantime, businesses and organizations should pay careful attention to what laws apply and what requirements must be followed.
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Album Rating: 5.0It's been too long, Sputnik. Sorry about the massive delay, Nagrarok. Hopefully it's good enough to earn your forgiveness!
Next stop, Elf albums #2 and #3!
Great review, just started getting into this guy's music, love me some blues.
Album Rating: 5.0Thanks man, he's without a doubt my favourite blues artist
Album Rating: 5.0FUCK YES I THOUGHT THIS NEVER WOULD COME.
Now I will read and see if it will earn my forgiveness.
good album
Album Rating: 5.0It's not exactly my best review and needs a few tweaks but I'm satisfied to begin my return to reviewing here.
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Album Rating: 5.0Yay! You do that while I spin some Elf
Album Rating: 5.0He was also very popular in Holland; otherwise I doubt I would've heard of him.
Very talented player. Nice review.
Album Rating: 5.0I'm not surprised his renown was so widespread, Nag, considering how much his influence can be heard in rock music even today.
Thanks, Angel
Album Rating: 5.0He even gave his final performance here. Too Much Alcohol is slightly ironic now, he may not have died directly of it but I think it's pretty clear why he needed a new liver...
Anyway, I'm listening now and I'm already enjoying it a lot more than the first listen.
Band page updated also.
Album Rating: 4.0I've never heard about Gallagher, and I might have to fix it. I liked 'A Million miles away'
Very good review LepreCon, keep it up.
Album Rating: 5.0This guy knew how to handle a guitah, that's one thing. Album rocks, particularly Cradle Rock, Tattoo'd Lady, A Million Miles Away and Walk on Hot Coals. I was previously going with the 4, but I'm changing my mind.
Album Rating: 5.0Cheers, Jethro.
I wish I could have seen him perform live myself but I was just a kid when he died. It would have undoubtedly been spectacular if this is anything to go by. Good job on the band page, Nag
pos, i read 2-3 paragraphs in random because i had a really long day.
Ah this man's work.
I have Blueprint and Calling Card (Of course!), both of them are so damn close to epic.
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Album Rating: 5.0Thanks man!
Who? But seriously never heard of him lol.
Album Rating: 5.0^ He is rather famous, and also good. I suggest you get your hands on this somehow, man
Rory Gallagher is a legend in Europe.
He had forged his unique style in hard rock guitar playing, just like Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Clapton and many others.
His calling card (sic) was his essential songwriting/soloing skills combined with the total absence of guitar wankery.
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Kaia Wilson may not think of herself as one, but she's a dyke rock icon. Her legendary bands,Team Dresch and The Butchies, ushered in the very beginnings of lesbian music cool that has only expanded as ladies become more and more a part of the fashion, entertainment and celebrity scenes.
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And though Wilson continues to make music both as a solo artist and in various side projects such as 1994, she has also found a new passion: Ping pong.
Wilson is donning her sporty lesbionic headband and teaming up with filmmaker and fellow musician Kristina Davies to produce an ongoing series of videos chronicling her journey towards this year's Gay Games in Cologne, Germany.
The first segment appeared in October, introducing her table tennis alter ego the Spin Slayer, and begins her training at Blitz sports bar. Here she competes with unassuming but table talented Brenna Smith, whom she hopes to have as her partner.
Her second video, just released this week, highlights the competitive world of club play. The viewer is also treated to scenes of Kaia competing with Robo-Pong and riding The Neverending Story's Falcor to ping pong glory.
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The NHS could treat thousands of patients in 'virtual wards' at their homes and greatly ease the burden on its hospitals, the Guardian reports.
This information comes from a new study that says home treatment, along with regular visits from health staff, could create 5,800 new 'hospital beds' to help ease bed shortages and take the pressure off A&E units.
Some hospitals are already treating particular cases this way, with up to 35 patients a week being cared for this way. University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust began treating small numbers of patients who had undergone surgery such as a hip or knee replacements in virtual wards in 2010. Around 120 mainly elderly patients every month now stay at home, where they receive care fromnurses and physiotherapists.
Jane Hayward, the Trust's chief operating officer, told the Guardian that only 2% of patients on the scheme end up back in hospital again ¬– compared to the of 7%.


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When Mr. Bush gave the State of the Union address, he spoke of Iraq as a country which Americans are really proud of, because they voted Jan. 30 — although we well know it is a very immoral situation.
Bush, as always, contradicted himself, telling people that the U.S didn't want to impose a system on the Iraqi population. Who can understand this man? He keeps saying that Iraq can demonstrate that it can be free, but he never mentions when the troops will be pulled out.
Bush says that when Iraq is ready to defend itself against its enemies, then the troops will leave.
Who can say when Iraq will be able to defend itself? And which enemies is he talking about — terrorists or occupying governments?
Another thing that comes to mind is Bush's lack of support for education and health care, which impacts primarily minorities. Latinos are one of the most vulnerable groups. More than 13 million Latino people have no health insurance. Many young people drop out of school. Nowadays it is very difficult to have access to college. But Bush is asking Congress for more and more money to continue his occupation in Iraq.
Our family became very upset when Bush used the parents of a brave soldier from Texas. According to Bush, this family represented more than 1,400 military families that are OK with the death of their sons and daughters in this occupation.
In fact, more than 2,000 families are daily on the streets, visiting offices of congressmen, asking for the end of this occupation and the immediate return of our troops. We wonder why Bush didn't invite all the families. Is he afraid of what they would say?
He gave us a very hopeless message. Syria and Iran are next on his list — they will be attacked to further combat terrorism. Yes, this is what we can expect in the next four years: more wars, destruction of the social system, less opportunities for education and no medical help for the working class.
As lovers of peace and justice, we should unite our voices, our hearts, and scream and complain. We should ask Congress to put a stop to the destructive politics of Mr. Bush.
For a generation of peace and love! God bless you.
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What is Annual or Multi-Trip Travel Insurance?
Annual multi-trip travel insurance is designed to cover those travelling more than once a year and some providers on our panel may limit each trip length to around 31 or 45 days.
You should check the specific policy wording of your chosen provider before you purchase. The number of trips per year will more often than not be unlimited as long as you return within the number of days specified.
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If you have plans to travel more than once within the year then an annual multi-trip travel insurance policy could prove to be more cost effective and more convenient for you.
An annual multi-trip policy allows you to travel as many times as you want within 12 months, as long as your trips start and end in your home country. When you come to purchase your annual multi-trip policy you'll have to choose the region you'll be travelling to rather than the individual countries. This could be Europe, Worldwide excluding USA, Canada and Caribbean or Worldwide including USA, Canada and Caribbean depending on how far afield you plan to travel.
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Our annual travel policy covers:
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- All conditions. All ages.
Not all holidays are created equal, and so neither are our travel insurance policies. You can choose the best policy for your needs. With an annual multi-trip policy, you are covered for any number of trips in the 12 month period – from a city break to Paris to an adventure in Asia. Get your quote online today!
What Pre-Existing Medical Conditions Does the Annual Travel Insurance Cover?
Your annual travel insurance policy will cover you for all the medical conditions that you have declared to us. You can declare your medical conditions through our medical screening process, which is a set of questions for us to understand how your medical conditions affect you.
It's important that you declare all your pre-existing conditions on your annual multi-trip travel insurance bills.
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How far in advance can you buy annual multi-trip travel insurance?
For annual multi-trip cover, you can get a quote up to 31 days in advance of purchase. This does not have to be the departure date of your trip, but the date you wish for cover to begin. Please note that the start date must be on or before you leave for your trip.
When does an annual multi-trip policy start?
Annual multi-trip policies cover you for 12 months from your chosen start date. You can purchase annual multi-trip policies up to 31 days in advance of your policy start date. Any claims you make before your chosen start date will not be covered; for example, a claim for cancellation.
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I love this photo! I'm not certain what the plight of the chicken is; but this young boy was all smiles.
We saw countless truckloads of young men during our week in Flores. They were packed into every sort of vehicle, often with plastic cans of gasoline tied to the undercarriage of the vehicle.
Maumere City -Monday June 30th
Our plane back to Bali isn't until late afternoon so we hire a taxi to take us into Mamere. Our destination is the only internet cafe in town and we are dropped off in front of a small and shabby grocery store with an adjoining room housing about a dozen computer stations. Once connected, Art is content in the dimly lit room lost in cyberspace, and John and I leave to explore Maumere. The sun is blinding, the day hot, dry and dusty, the town bustling and noisy. We walk across to the water front and stumble upon an open air fish market, putrid with rotten fish and garbage. A dozen wooden tables stand on the slimy cement floor of the covered fish market, each one offering just a few whole fish and butchered fillets. I see no ice, but the fishermen lazily scoop handfuls of water from buckets to deter the flies and keep the fish fresh. There is not an abundance of fish to be bought or sold and I ponder over the minimal catch. A vegetable market stretches off to one side of the fish market, crowded with women and children, seated on the dusty street, wilted vegetables displayed for sale. The women all look tired and worn. The older ones chew beetle nut, their mouths stained with the red juice, their teeth rotten. The younger women talk among themselves, keeping a watchful eye on their children playing in the trash filled street and watching John and me with curiosity. I want to take their photos, but I hesitate to ask. It has been easy to take photos of the children in the countryside, their innocence and pleasure so obvious when they see their images captured inside my camera, but here, I see abject poverty and the harshness of these peoples lives.
Vendor selling Betel Nut
The streets of Maumere City
Women at the Maumere City vegetable market.
When Art is finished with the internet, we all wander Maumere together. We poke into dark stores crammed with cheaply made household goods, machinery, clothing and bolts of fabric. The shops are relatively cool inside, most without electricity and insulated by thick walls of cement. The sidewalks are uneven and cracked and the drainage ditches along both sides of the road are overflowing with trash and garbage. We are hungry, but afraid to eat at any of the food stands or restaurants, so we eat ice cream bars, drink Fanta and bottled water. The traffic is a sea of motor scooters, small cars and buses. Art points to one of the buses, crammed to capacity with passengers, goods tied to the roof and young men hanging off the back. There are a dozen, 5 gallon plastic jugs of gasoline tied all around the sides of the bus, a disaster waiting to happen. We see that many other buses also carry surplus gasoline tied to their sides to carry them on long trips across Flores.
Our taxi returns for us at the appointed hour, driving us back to our hotel for our luggage and then to the airport. Airport security and check in is simple, but we have an hour and a half to wait and our blood sugar levels are low, and our tempers short. There is very little food to be had so John and I settle for packaged cups of spicy noodle soup, a safe bet when made with boiling water. Art refuses this simple fare, but an hour later, I glance up from my writing and see him on the far side of the waiting room, eating a cup of noodle soup and I know that he will be only too happy to leave Flores behind forever. The plane departs on time, making a short stop on another island before landing in Denpasar Bali. We are met at the airport by a guide and driven through rush hour traffic an hour and a half back to Ubud. We arrive at Tabra's at 7:00 P.M. happy to be back in the luxury of Bali and among friends. We enjoy a lovely dinner together at an ambient restaurant and Tabra patiently listens to the tales of our adventures told from two different view points.


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