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A deficit arises in any organisation when expenditure exceeds income. For a company or individual if this is not immediately resolved an unpleasant trip to the bankruptcy courts is likely. Prudent companies and individuals therefore maintain reserves for a rainy day and prudent executives keep a close eye on cash flow. What may or may not constitute a profit is debatable. Running out of cash is not.
Some governments have one other option, which is to run a deficit by borrowing money on the international bond markets, pledging to pay it back with future taxation. This is analogous to using a credit card to pay off an overdraft, and to anyone not cursed with a degree in PPE seems a bad idea. Eventually you run out of credit card or, in international finance jargon, you suffer a bond strike – no one wants to buy your bonds. At which point the government is screwed, as are the people who elected it and, tragically, those under 18 who didn't vote for it, but get the liability anyway. About the only good news for the UK is that we haven't had a bond strike, yet. If you run lots of one year deficits you get an accumulation of debt called the national debt.
Time for some numbers. The best source of these would be the ONS, but their website is too detailed so I have used Wikipedia. (It tells you something about government when it's hard to get to the numbers…). Of course, these are all government numbers, so they may be subject to revision etc. But they're the best I could find and the message is stark:
In 2014:
- UK GDP will be £1,470 Billion
- Tax Receipts will be £648 billion
- Government spending will be £732 Billion
- The UK national debt will reach £1,272 Billion
Two key observations:
- This year, like every other year for over a decade the government is spending more that it raises. 2014's aspiration is £90 billion. Or, to put it another way, of every £10 that the government spends is borrows £1.50
- The national debt is approaching the size of the entire economy, and represents twice what the government raises in taxation.
The statement of the obvious is that this is unsustainable and we must be getting close to the point at which the bond market will decide that they have had enough.
Now, in any household or company facing insolvency what you do is simple and unpleasant (but less unpleasant than bankruptcy). Unfortunately there are few in government with corporate experience, so I'll outline it for you here.
Firstly STOP SPENDING MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE.
Then START MAKING MORE MONEY.
Finally PAY BACK WHAT YOU OWE.
Only at the end of that third stage do you get to celebrate. So let's look at how the government spends money. The chart below is pretty self-explanatory. The data is from:
The first number worth noting is the £53 Billion spent annually on debt interest. That is 8% of all government spending is paying the cost of the borrowing that governments (of all persuasions) have racked up to date. This amount can only continue to rise until we have a government that actually balances the budget. The next thing is "Other." I don't know what constitutes other, but at 8% of the budget if I was the chancellor I'd bloody well find out and stop it. The third point is that much of this seems to be covered by euphemism. I guess Public Order & Safety is pretty much the police and Social Protection is welfare, benefits and pensions.
So balancing the budget requires a cut in expenditure of £90 Billion from £640 billion (we can't cut the interest bill). That is 14%. If we think that we have had austerity so far, we ain't seen nothing yet. So far pay freezes for public servants have delivered a little, but given the magnitude of the problem that is simply shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic. The government either has to stop doing something or impose a pay cut on public services. If 50% of the cost of government is wages that represents £365 billion per year. A 5% cut to public sector pay would therefore save £18 billion per year. This is what Ireland did. A 5% cut to manning levels would be better, as these workers would then be redeployed into the public sector where they would generate wealth.
Social protection, at £222 billion comes out at over £8,500 per household. This seems very high given the low level of unemployment and that the UK average income is around £23,000. Surely one in 3 can't be on benefits? Part of it must be pensions, which could be easily reduced by accelerating the rate at which the retirement age is increased. Today. Most pensioners caused the deficit – why should they be immune? This level of government provision has only been made possible through bankrupting the country. The older generations are living beyond their means, and it is the young generations who will be paying for it.
But the stark reality is that cutting alone is unlikely to solve the problem. What can be done to increase income or realise cash?
Increasing government income either comes through a higher level of taxation on the current economy, or a constant rate of taxation on a growing economy. The great hope was that growth would deliver a proportionate increase in tax revenue without hurting anyone and the problem would be solved. Sadly though, this has not happened. The growth is being delivered but it is not translating into increased revenue.
The 2014 tax take of £648 billion represents 44% of GDP. Although GDP has grown by 3% (i.e. by about £43 Billion) this has not delivered an additional £18 Billion of tax. Why? The chart below shows where the UK tax take comes from (same source as expenditure):
Again, if I were Chancellor I would be worried about "other" constituting some 15% of my income. I guess that includes inheritance tax and capital gains tax.
National Insurance and Income Tax come from employment. If wages are flat, then receipts will be as well, and wages are flat at the moment. Corporation tax is raised on commercial profits. While there are lots of games that multi-nationals can play, most of this comes from SMEs and for those profits are flat, reflecting the reduced margins that companies are operating on. VAT is a tax on consumption, only actually paid by individuals (most companies are VAT registered and can therefore nett off VAT paid against VAT collected).
Of the £648 Billion raised, £425 Billion is paid by individuals (VAT, NI, Excise Duty and VAT).
The total raised is flat because although the economy is growing well it is achieving this through tight cost control. This keeps wages and prices flat, and reduces corporate profits. While this may or may not change (and those who think it might will need to come up with a compelling reason as competition is now global) as it stands the Treasury can only increase the tax take through raising taxes. If margins are tight then this will not help and it could be that the tax take would fall further. There is some evidence that reducing taxes (particularly corporation tax) boosts the tax take as more companies will domicile in the UK. But the prudent course for the purposes of this debate is to assume that the tax take is constant.
The only other option for balancing the books is to sell assets for cash. At the moment the government has significant holdings in two banks (which caused part, but by no means all, of the national debt). Its holding in RBs cost £44Billion and is currently worth about £26Billion. The holding in Lloyds is worth around £15Billion and it may make a profit of about £2Billion when that is sold down. In terms of the numbers facing the UK that is a rounding error.
I can think of only one asset that might solve the problem, and that is to sell off the NHS. At the moment it's a money pit and it is perfectly possible for private companies to run hospitals – BUPA does for a start. Rather than running one of the largest employers in the world the government would just have to find some way of underwriting health insurance for those who can't afford it. Every other county in the EC manages this, so there are plenty of precedents and costing models.
The immediate benefit is that government expenditure falls by £140 Billion, which balances the budget and leaves a surplus of £30Billion or so before the costs of providing healthcare insurance to the poor. That is about £500 per head. As a 51 year old that would reduce my personal healthcare cost to about £1 per day. Bargain.
The next benefit is that as the likely buyers will be domiciled in the UK and making a profit, corporation tax will rise. Similarly the insurers will do more business, invest more premiums into the economy and make more profit.
But the greatest benefit of selling the NHS is that it generates a capital income. So what's it worth?
BUPA has revenues of £9.1 Billion and a net operating income of £0.638Billion, or 7%. Assuming that the NHS could achieve the same, it would generate a net operating income of £9.8 billion. Treating that as earnings and applying the customary prudent p/e ratio of 10, that makes the NHS worth about £100 billion to take straight of the national debt. Of course, people more talented than me might be able to get much more for it.
Reducing the national debt by £100 Billion (to a still shameful £1,170 Billion) is a 8% reduction. This should reduce annual interest payments by the same proportion, saving £4 Billion per year which would put the government into surplus. That alone would get out AAA rating back, and further reduce the cost of debt.
Of course, it won't happen as the British public are irrationally fond of the NHS – in spite of a spate of scandals that could only happen in a state run enterprise. And of course the Unions (which includes the BMA and the RCS) would be dead against it. But then unions are inherently socialist and oppose all privatisation as it emasculates them. But, as any objective observer can see, privatisation worked well for BA, BT, and British Gas and very well for the UK, which in 1979 was in another socialism induced debt crisis. It would work well again.


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Some Informative Films on US Healthcare and Statist Versus Free Market Alternatives
Would Obamacare Kill Medical Innovation?
As health care reform inches closer to reality, a massively important question becomes even more pressing: Will ObamaCare kill the sorts of medical innovation that makes the United States the leader in bringing new treatments, technology, and procedures to market?
"America is the only industrialized nation that doesn't have a national health plan," says Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), former Gov. Howard Dean (D-Vt.), and countless others who want the United States government to guarantee health coverage to all.
Protesters at a recent rally in downtown Los Angeles demanded universal coverage. They told Reason.tv that America is a cruel land where profits come before people.
"It's disgusting!" said one woman. "There should be no profits in health care!" What about those who argue that profits drive medical innovation? "I think that's kind of sick," declared another protester, who wants the U.S. to be more like Canada, where government policy keeps drug prices, and drug company profits, lower than in America.
Many regard the profit motive as cruel, but might it actually produce compassionate results? After all, America has generated vastly more medical innovations than other nations. Included in the long list is the innovation that saved the life of Dave Christensen, construction supervisor, husband, and father. After being diagnosed with cancer, Christensen was lucky enough to be given a then-experimental drug that probably wouldn't have been developed or brought to market in any other country in the world.
If America follows the lead of the rest of the world and clamps down on profits in health care, who will make tomorrow's wonder drugs?
"Drug companies that take big risks may make big profits," says Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie, who hosts the video. "But I say, Good for them. If they're saving lives, I hope they make a killing."
Uninsured in America
Uninsured in America examines the conventional wisdom that 45 million Americans cannot get health insurance and consequently do not have access to health care.
How To Fix America's Health Insurance Crisis: get Some!
reason.tv's Nick Gillespie isn't making a run for the White House, but he knows how to get coverage to at least half of the 45 million Americans who need it. And while Barack Obama and John McCain argue about who's got the best health care plan, each ignores the simplest solution. Call it the Gillespie Plan: If you want health insurance, get some.
"Of people currently classified as uninsured, a conservative estimate says about 45 percent of them would be able to get health insurance right now if they wanted it," says economist Glen Whitman. That estimate comes from a study headed by a Johns Hopkins University researcher, which separates those who could get insurance into one of two categories: Those who earn enough money to buy it, and those who qualify for existing government programs.
So how about some real straight talk for a change? If we separate those who can't get coverage from those who can, we can focus more on helping the needy. "So if you can get coverage," says Gillespie, "don't wait for Washington. Go on out and get some."
Statist Alternatives in Other Countries
The Lemon
The Lemon demonstrates how single-payer health care systems have a lot in common with the failed economic systems of Soviet-era eastern Europe.
A Short Course in Brain Surgery
A Short Course in Brain Surgery highlights the plight of an Ontario man with a cancerous brain tumor who crossed the border to the U.S. to get the medical care that is rationed in his home country.
Two Women
Two Women serves as a cautionary lesson about a politicized health care system where politicians and bureaucrats determine medical priorities.
A True Tale of Canadian Health Care: Why some canadians need to go to the U.S. for sugery
Many advocates of health-care reform are admirers of Canada's state-run, no-opt-out, single-payer system. Indeed, in 2003, President Barack Obama voiced enthusiasm for such a health-care program.
Proponents of Canadian-style health care should meet Cheryl Baxter, a Canadian citizen who waited years for hip-replacement surgery, only to be told that her operation would not happen any time soon. Instead of waiting, Baxter did what an increasing number of Canadians are doing: She flew to a clinic in the United States, paid out of pocket, and had a life-altering surgery in a matter of weeks rather than years.
Baxter's experience doesn't just throw damning light on Canadian health care. The sort of clinic she went to in Oklahoma suggests a different way of delivering health care in the United States, too: A simple fee-for-service model in which providers openly advertise their prices, service, and reputation. Rather than a frustrating, complicated mess of intermediaries such as employers and insurance companies, U.S. health-care reformers should think about bringing medicine into line with the same dynamics that help deliver great service at great prices throughout most other parts of the economy.
While Canadian health care is certainly cheaper than its U.S. counterpart (health care spending in Canada is about 10 percent of GDP versus 16 percent in the United States), it is not necessarily better or more equitable. As a recent National Bureau of Economic Research comparison concluded, "Americans are more likely to report that they are fully satisfied with the health services they have received and to rank the quality of care as excellent." Not only do Americans have far greater access to basic diagnostic tools ranging from mammograms to CT scans, the researchers found "the health-income gradient is actually more prominent in Canada than in the U.S." That is, wealthy Canadians receive far better care compared to low-income Canadians than rich Americans versus poor Americans.
"A True Tale of Canadian Health Care" was produced by Dan Hayes and Peter Suderman. Interviews were filmed by Alex Manning and the segment is hosted and scripted by Nick Gillespie. Approximately 5.11 minutes.
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Operation Health Freedom - Daniel Hannan
A Red-Ink Train Wreck: The real cost of government-run health care
This CF&P Foundation video explains why healthcare proposals in Washington will result in bloated government and higher deficits. This mini-documentary exposes the pervasive inaccuracy of congressional forecasts and succinctly lists 12 reasons why Obamacare will be a budget buster. For more information: www.freedomandprosperity.org
How American healthcare killed my Father
American health care kills. And it's because markets for health care services are grossly distorted. That's the assessment of businessman David Goldhill, whose father died of a hospital acquired infection. Goldhill wrote up what he discovered subsequently in an article for the Atlantic Monthly entitled, "How American Health Care Killed My Father. One of the key problems in American health care, he says, is that the consumer of health care services or products is rarely paying directly.
Don't Copy Europe's Mistakes: Less Government Is the Right Way to Fix Healthcare
In this CF&P Foundation video, Eline van den Broek explains that government interference is driving up healthcare costs in America and warns that European style health "reform" will make the situation even worse. Based on what has happened in Europe, she explains that universal health coverage is not the same as universal healthcare, that insurance mandates mean more government control, and that price controls simply do not work. More Information: www.freedomandprosperity.org
Operation Health Freedom - Judge Napolitano
How To Fix Health Care: Lasik surgery for the medical debate
Make no mistake about it. Health care reform is coming. But what's the best way to fix our health care system, which is an inefficient, complicated mess of private actors, third-party payers, public subsidies, and innumerable state and federal regulations? Should we place our faith in the government or in the free market?
ObamaCare supporters argue that the answer lies in more government—more subsidies, more regulations, a law mandating individuals buy health-insurance coverage and, of course, more taxes to pay for it all.
The alternative is to base reforms on what works in the other five-sixths of the U.S. economy, where choice and competition increase quality and drive down prices over time.
Can a market-based health care system work? We can begin to answer this question by looking at Lasik, a medical procedure that's not covered by health insurance. And has gotten better—and cheaper—over time.
"How to Fix Health Care" proposes three simple reforms that will put us on a path to a health-care system that's better, more affordable, and more accessible. And get this—these market-based reforms can be implemented without creating new government programs or raising taxes.
John Mackey's Concious Capitalism
When he started his first organic food store in Austin, Texas in 1978, Whole Foods Market CEO and co-founder John Mackey had no idea that he would eventually usher in not just a revolution in how we shop but what we buy. If you dig being able to buy dozens of types of once-exotic apples, or cheese, or wine, or soaps, or countless other items, you can thank Mackey in part for helping to create cathedrals of commerce that have vastly enriched our day-to-day lives and vastly expanded our palates. (Full disclosure: Mackey has contributed to Reason Foundation, the nonprofit that publishes this website.)
In August, Mackey became one of the most controversial businessmen in America when he penned an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal outlining his company's free-market-oriented health care system and offering eight concrete reforms that would reduce costs and improve access. Noting that health care is not "a right" as that term is properly understood, Mackey forcefully argued that increasing government intervention into health care is precisely the wrong thing to do: "The last thing our country needs is a massive new health-care entitlement that will create hundreds of billions of dollars of new unfunded deficits and move us much closer to a government takeover of our health-care system. Instead, we should be trying to achieve reforms by moving in the opposite direction—toward less government control and more individual empowerment."
The response from the left to Mackey's op-ed was swift: Advocates of single-payer health care, union activists, and others called for protests at and boycotts of Whole Foods, despite the fact that the company provides affordable and well-regarded coverage to its employees.
As a cutting-edge entrepreneur who is comfortable quoting astrological signs and Ludwig von Mises, who practices veganism and sells some of the best meat in America, and who chases profits and is an outspoken advocate of charitable giving, Mackey confounds conventional political categories. As an advocate of what he calls "conscious capitalism," Mackey is that rarest of businessman: an articulate and passionate defender of free enterprise and free individuals.
In late September, Mackey sat down with Reason's Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie to talk about health care reform, corporate social responsibility (on which Mackey has written for Reason), why government interventions rarely achieve their goals, and how Mackey came to his unstinting belief in free markets.
Natural Food Fight: Whole Foods and Health Care
In August, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey argued in the pages of the Wall Street Journal that the solution to America's health care crisis was to be found in "less government control and more individual empowerment." His own company's unique health care plan, Mackey wrote, covers 90 percent of employees, costs less than health insurance plans, aned provides a "very high degree of worker satisfaction." But for the sin of not supporting a government take over of health care, labor unions and left-wing activists called for a boycott of Whole Foods, claiming that Mackey's solutions were unworkable and his employees were unhappy.
Reason.tv talked to protesters, Mackey, and employees about "the Whole Foods alternative to ObamaCare."
Saving The Health of The Nation: An introduction to health savings accounts
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In some areas of the world, air pollution is a major concern especially in urban centers which house millions of people. For the past three years, Plume Labs has been working on Flow, a mobile air quality tracker, and it is now available for pre-order at a special pre-order price. The company already has an app — Plume Air Report — that forecasts real-time air pollution levels around the world but wanted to take it one step further.
"Over the past three years, we have been perfecting Flow's custom sensing technologies and environmental AI in partnership with renowned environmental researchers from institutions such as Imperial College London and France's CNRS-LISA, to build the most comprehensive personal air quality tracking technology on the market, " says David Lissmyr, CTO and Founder of Plume Labs.
During the beta test period, 100 users mapped out 1,300 sidewalks in London over the summer to record and map pollution levels across the city. The area covered 20% of London's inner core and 500,000 air quality data points were sampled. The crowdsourced samples were then displayed on a map.
Flow collects air quality data and tracks personal exposure, both indoors and outside, and displays that information on the companion iOS or Android app. Utilizing a custom sensor array, it covers the full spectrum of air pollutants that are critical to human health. The device resembles a bell of sorts and has a strap which will allow you to easily carry it or attach it to your bag.
Specifications of Flow include:
- Material: Stainless Steel Body, Vegan Leather Strap
- Processor: 64Mhz SoC; 16MB Internal Memory
- Connection: USB Type-C cable
- Power: Rechargeable 600mAh Lithium Polymer Battery, 30h battery life
- Display & Interaction: 12 RGB LEDs, capacitive touch
- Pollution Sensing: PM 2.5 and PM 10 Optical Sensing, VOC Sensing MEMs, NO2 Sensing MEMS, Brushless Miniature Fan
- Internal Sensing: Temperature, Relative Humidity, 3-axis Accelerometer
- Dimensions: 125 x 40 x 35mm (Flow); 56 x 56 x 30mm (Dock)
- Weight: 70g (Flow); 100g (Dock)
- Package Contents: Flow, Charging dock, USB charging cable, User Guide
Flow is now available for pre-order for $139USD/€139/£129 for a limited time. After the pre-order period ends, the price will jump to $199/€199/£179. Plume Labs Flow is expected to ship in June of next year.
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Artemis partners with USRowing for National Learn to Row Day on Saturday, June 2nd!
Artemis Rowing will open its boathouse to the public for this event on Saturday June 2 at Jack London Square Aquatic Center located on the Oakland Estuary. We will be joined by Nate Goodman, Yale rower 2013-2017, and current member of the US National Team training here in Oakland in preparation for the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2020.
Learn to Row Day is free and will run from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m All ages are welcome, and participants can learn basic rowing technique on ergs (rowing machines), then have the opportunity to try out rowing on the water with the help of experienced Artemis rowers. If you've ever wondered if rowing could be your sport, this is your opportunity to find out!


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The details of this story just keep popping up from various sources. Most of this was from the Westcliffe newspaper.
The camping stuff they bought at the Colorado Springs REI was put to use in the San Isabel National Forest at a campground at the St. Charles trailhead. They had stopped in Canon City on the way to buy some ammo but the store didn't have what they wanted.
I am sure they took CO67 from Canon south through Wetmore then turned on CO165 up Hardscrabble Pass. This is not an unused road so, with so many people watching for their vehicle, it wasn't surprising they were spotted. It is largely used for recreation with a castle (tours), lake (fishing), and National Forest (camping, hiking, etc.).
By the time the cops got there that morning, they were gone. To get to the Interstate, they went through Colorado City and probably got on at the north interchange. And were spotted shortly afterward.
This increases the notoriety CO165 already had from a headless body being found at a campground along that road a few years ago! Plus a shooting at a wedding being held at the castle!


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Raceway Park Opening Day information from Raceway Park Track Manager Rich Trevelise.
From Rich Trevelise – "Raceway Park Motocross March 17-18, 2018. Season Opener will be on the existing race track. We will open the gates Friday evening March 16th. We will then be working diligently on moving the dirt from the existing race track to the practice track area and we will be building a new race track, our plans are to include putting the "Staircase" and "Pension Road Plunge" into strategic locations on the new race track. We will have a number of new changes for 2018 and even bigger and better ones for 2019!!"


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Cristiano Ronaldo will be a proud father but he shared through Facebook and Twitter.
Michael Jackson Remembered As Loving, Attentive Father
When Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with Michael Jackson's kids at Neverland Ranch some eight years ago, the rabbi's youngsters naturally made a beeline for the fabulous rides – the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, the bumper cars.
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Cameron Diaz espouses environmental consciousness as she takes the June 2009 cover of Vogue, on stands May 19.
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Set Your DVR: Weekend EditionPosted by bmulvihill on November 16th, 2012
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The second weekend in the college hoops season cools off a bit and settles into some of the preseason tournaments. While the different tourneys play out over the weekend, there are several games you should keep an eye on as we head into Feast Week. Let's get to the breakdowns.
Game of the Weekend
#22 Notre Dame vs. Saint Joseph's – 9:30 PM EST, Friday on TruTV HD (****)
- After a 2-0 start, Notre Dame faces its toughest challenge of the young season in a Saint Joseph's team returning 99% of its minutes from last season. Thus far, the Irish is not getting the production they have come to expect from their two starting guards Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant. Only Grant has reached double figures once in the two games they have played. Both players averaged 12 points per game last season and coach Mike Brey needs every bit of those 12 points for his Irish team to meet expectations. Since St. Joe's will still be without suspended guard Carl Jones, look to see if the Irish guards are able to take advantage. It's critical that they do, because Notre Dame forward Jack Cooley and center Garrick Sherman will face a tough test against the Hawks front line. It will be interesting to see how Cooley and Sherman respond to the much more athletic forwards than they have seen thus far in 2012.
- While Saint Joseph's blew out Yale in its first game of the season, Phil Martelli needs to be a little concerned with his team's offensive performance. The Hawks averaged less than a point per possession, shot a 45.9% eFG, and were only 3-14 from three in that game. Obviously, missing leading scorer Jones is a major factor, but they can ill afford to have another poor offensive showing against the Irish. Look to see if guard Chris Wilson can improve on his three points in 36 minutes and provide St. Joe's with some backcourt scoring. Guard Langston Galloway was able to drop 20 points against Yale, so keep an eye on his ability to maintain that level of scoring against a much tougher opponent.
- This should be a close battle between two experienced teams. If St. Joe's is going to beat Notre Dame, it'll need to do it on defense. The key will be the ability of St. Joe's forwards Halil Kanacevic, Ronald Roberts, and C.J. Aiken to neutralize Cooley and Sherman down low and grab defensive boards. If Notre Dame gets its typical scoring production from Atkins and Grant, it should win this game. If not, Martelli and the Hawks will come away with a nice win for the Atlantic 10 against its rival Big East.
More Great Hoops
Florida State vs. BYU – 7:00 PM EST, Friday on TruTV HD (****)
- Florida State against BYU in Brooklyn should be an absolute track meet. Look for both teams to have 75+ possessions each. With FSU's defense uncharacteristically struggling to start the season and BYU lighting things up from the field, the Seminoles may be in for a surprise if they don't right the ship soon. FSU has given up an eFG of over 50% in both of its first two games and is allowing opposing teams to hit 46.9% of their three-point attempts. Obviously this is a small sample size, but it is definitely cause for concern, particularly because BYU guard Tyler Haws is averaging 22 points per game in his first two outings since returning from his LDS mission. Keep a close eye on Seminole guard Michael Snaer as well. The 'Noles go the way he goes. He didn't show up in their first game and they lost to South Alabama. He bounced back with a solid 19-point effort against Buffalo and they won.
#21 Baylor vs. Colorado – 12:30 PM EST, Friday on ESPNU HD (****)
- This is a very interesting game that comes out of the Charleston Classic. Baylor's Pierre Jackson has shown incredible versatility through three games. He is scoring when he needs to score and distributing the basketball very effectively with a better than 2-to-1 assist to turnover ratio. He can make a solid case for best point guard in the nation. He will face a skilled backcourt in Colorado's Askia Booker and Spencer Dinwiddie, and CU's defense is holding opponents under .90 points per possession this season so these two should make things more difficult for Jackson. The question is whether the Buffs will have an answer for Baylor's 7'1" freshman center Isaiah Austin. Unless Andre Roberson can play really big, they probably don't have that answer.
Two Other Games to Watch
Belmont at Stanford – 9:30 PM EST, Sunday on Pac-12 Network HD (***)
- The most intriguing part of this game is the guard match-ups. Belmont's Ian Clark and Kerron Johnson and Stanford's Chasson Randle are three of the best guards in the country. Randle has the ability to drop 40 on any given night, so keep a close eye on backcourt scoring throughout the game. Stanford's advantage however comes on the interior, as Belmont still has major question marks on the inside. Stanford forwards Dwight Powell and Josh Huestis will probably be the difference in this one.
Richmond at Minnesota – 7:00 PM EST, Sunday on BTN HD (***)
- It will be Richmond's effective offense against Minnesota's stout defense in this game. The Spiders have an eFG of 64% through three games, but Minnesota is only allowing teams to shoot 19% from downtown. Trevor Mbakwe should be more of a factor in this game than he has been thus far as he continues to return from an injury. Look for the Gophers to take control of the offensive boards and win this one at home.
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Studies in Literary Criticism and Theory: Science Studies and the Cultures of Environmentalism
Content of the course will vary from quarter to quarter and these courses may be repeated for credit with consent of the chair of the departmental graduate committee.
Understood in terms of situated knowledges and material practices, science complements the environmentalist imperative that matter matters, even though environmentalists have recognized the sciences as also objectifying non-human agents, speaking for and therefore muting the incommensurable, wild world in the service of capitalism, industrialization, imperialism, and the new empires of globalization. The critiques of disembodiment, transcendent human subjectivity, and decontextualized scientific labor that emerged in science and technology studies in the work of Bruno Latour, Donna Haraway, and N. Katherine Hayles, among others, undergird a strong ecocritical rapprochement with the histories, cultures, and methods of science. At the turn of the twenty-first century, leading environmental critics have called for deeper investment in the sciences, citing the necessity of scientific literacy in assessing contemporary environmental risks, in understanding the biological underpinnings of human consciousness, and in respecting the material resistance of the non-human to incorporation through discursive and information technologies, from literature to digital media. We will take up that call to science in this seminar, charting how strong metaphors from science and technology studies are transforming environmental thought. Course readings focus on the theoretical contributions of science and technology studies from the 1970s to the present. Course projects consider how these theories enable critical and artistic response to environmental crises, in particular global climate change, environmental illness, and genetic engineering.


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Twitter ads India 2018 advertising guide
Twitter Ads India 2018 is an advertising guide which aims to walk you through the process of setting up ad campaigns on Twitter for successfully promoting your business on the platform.
Advertising on Twitter can prove to be effective in reaching out to a wider audience as Twitter is a platform that has been used equally well by B2B as well as B2C brands.
The statistics below from Statista, show the projected figures of the number of active users on Twitter by 2019. It is projected that the active number of Twitter users is going to cross the 30 million mark.
The Twitter India user base is the 2nd largest in the Asia Pacific region after Japan.
Twitter is a micro-blogging service platform with an average of 335 million monthly active users world over.
- Many advertisers have observed that in some cases, placing your ad before a small set of an audience where the engagement rates are high, could give you a much higher ROI as compared to reaching a large audience that is not as engaged.
- While your brand might have a decent audience base on other social media platforms like Facebook, Youtube and Instagram; advertising on Twitter can be a fine way to step up your marketing efforts through being present at multiple platforms.
There are 3 types of Twitter ads you can run:
- Promoted Tweets– to display tweets to people who are not following you.
- Promoted Accounts– to increase your followers on twitter.
- Promoted Trends– to use a #hashtag to promote the most trending topics which appear on the explore page, in the twitter app and on user's timelines.
Twitter has eligibility criteria that advertisers should meet in order to be able to advertise on the platform.
Some basic requirements being:
- You should have a public profile and not a private account.
- Your Twitter account should be more than 15 days old.
- There have to be some tweets and basic engagement before you can start advertising.
- Your Twitter profile should have a proper profile + header image (not gif) and a website address in the bio section.
- The product that you will be promoting should be mentioned in the bio section.
Furthermore, there are some other conditions like trade restrictions which need to be met that you can view here.
After you ensure you have met the Twitter advertising criteria, let us go ahead and set up a campaign on Twitter.
Step 1) LOGIN to the TWITTER ADS MANAGER
Choose your county.
Step 2) SELECT THE OBJECTIVE OF YOUR TWITTER AD CAMPAIGN
Based on what your business goal, there are 8 objectives you can choose from.
Let us understand these in a little more detail.
You can set up a Twitter ads campaign to increase your followers.
These tweets appear on profiles if you don't have an ad and tweet detail pages if you do.
You can use this type of a campaign to run brand awareness campaigns but not from a conversion point of view.
This is the only type of campaign that is priced using cost per 1000 views.
This is the option to use for increases your website clicks and for increasing conversions.
This includes a "Learn More" button which directs the viewer to your website.
For conversions, you will have to install the tracking pixel or tag on your website.
Next, you need to select a "key conversion event" like download newsletter, make a purchase etc. to set up the campaign.
Choose your "cost per conversion" goal along with the campaign dates, domain name before you move to the targeting section.
As the name explains, you can select these objectives to increase your app downloads or to make those who have downloaded your app to open and re-use it.
This type of campaign helps you reach a wider audience who might be interested in your type of content.
You get increased engagement in the form of likes, re-tweets, replies. It is a fine way to start a conversation with a brand new audience.
Promoted tweets appear in search results.
- IN-STREAM VIDEO VIEWS (Pre-roll):
In-stream video views were launched by Twitter in India in 2017.
In-stream video views are used to place your video ads before premium content partner videos.
In both these campaigns, you are charged for each video view.
Enter your campaign name, budget, campaign start time & end time
Set up a total ad group budget if you like. It's optional though.
You can either choose to manually enter the Bid type or let it be automatically optimized by Twitter.
When you choose to bid manually, Twitter gives you a recommended range to help you select a suitable bid amount for your campaign.
When you run Twitter ads, you are billed only when your goal is achieved. There is no minimum cost restriction for running Twitter ads.
As, Twitter doesn't offer the option to pay in INR, by default you will be making your payments in USD if you use Twitter Advertising in India.
That means your advertising costs on Twitter will be constantly influenced by the fluctuations in the USD/INR currency rate.
Though you can have a daily budget of as low as $1 per day, it is highly recommended that you choose your budget from the range provided by Twitter to be at par with the other advertisers in your niche so you can win at the ad auction.
(The other factor which contributes to your ad winning the auction is your ad score.)
As you have seen above, every Twitter ad campaign has some billable and some non- billable actions.
You are billed for the campaign objective that you have selected.
For example, say if you choose a campaign to increase your follower count, you will be billed for each follower you gain but not for any engagement or website clicks that you get.
A brief idea about Twitter ads costs in India in 2018 is as mentioned below:
$1.5 to $2.5 per engagement which works out to the Twitter ad price in India being INR 100 to INR 175 per engagement.
For growing account followers, website clicks & conversions campaigns- $2.5 to $3.5 per lead, conversion, follower= INR175 to INR 245.
Promoted trends cost $200,000/- to $250,000 per day= INR 14, 00, 000/- to INR 17, 50,000/- per day.
Instream video view costs are about $0.01 to 0.10= INR 0.7 to INR 7 per view.
When you upload your creative, on the left side of the screen, you will be able to select where you wish to place your ad. You can alter the ad placements in this section if you wish to.
Since July 2017, Twitter has increased their character limit to 280 words.
As you are aware, you can add various cards to your tweet which include images and videos, audio to grab more attention.
Twitter Ads Specs 2018 can be accessed here https://business.twitter.com/en/help/campaign-setup/advertiser-card-specifications.html on the Twitter website.
Step5) TARGET YOUR AUDIENCE & LAUNCH YOU CAMPAIGN:
Most of the targeting features in Twitter ad campaigns are similar to Facebook or any other campaign.
Tailored Audience– You have the option to upload your own specific list of audience you wish to target.
You can target by age group, gender, interests, location, technology etc.
Besides the usual, there are some additional targeting features you can make use of to widen your reach to target the followers of other Twitter accounts you wish to target.
You can even choose to target audience using specific keywords or target audience who watch some specific television shows.
Because re-targeting is where most marketers believe; the magic happens, you can utilize the "Retargeting Feature" to re-target:
- People who saw your tweets
- People who saw and engaged with your tweets
An additional feature of Twitter Ads is that you get to select how you wish to optimize your ad campaign
You can either opt for maximum reach or reach with engagement.
After you are done with selecting your target audience, you can launch your campaign.
Don't forget to set up Analytics to monitor your ads for further optimization.
(source- the Adstage )
Adstage analysed about 300 million Twitter ad impressions and over 8 million clicks to come up with this data for Quarter 1 of 2018.
The cost per click for Twitter ads is $0.38 and the click-through rate (CTR) is 1.51% with a $6.46 CPM.
Access the Twitter Ads Policy here.
Avail Twitter Ads Support if you feel the need to do so.
Twitter has launched a free training course by the name of "Twitter Flight School" for learning Twitter advertising to which you can gain access here.
Are Twitter Ads effective?
What Twitter lacks in terms of reach when compared to Facebook and Google, it has the potential to make up for in terms of ROI if you have a highly engaged audience on the platform.
You would be surprised to know that the New York Times has only been using Twitter Ads to run their ad campaigns. They have never run an ad on Facebook.
Similarly, in India, Twitter is one of the most important and active social media platforms during the IPL (Indian Premier League). Almost all the sponsors of the event use social media campaigns http://www.adageindia.in/digital/ipl-2018-top-10-brand-campaigns-on-twitter-during-week-1/articleshow/63934595.cms to extend their audience reach.
It's not just IPL, big brands like Fiama Di Wills and Fiat have successfully managed to increase their reach and visibility on social media through advertising on Twitter.
If you've never run Twitter Ads, you can try them out using a small budget and give them a month's time to see if they work for you. Maybe they could help you gain a wider target audience on the platform by combining paid and organic efforts.
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Sherry on 9.30.2011
I made this last year and it was wonderful, can't wait for apple season again. Thans for sharing the recipe.
seasonedwithsarcasm on 10.3.2010
in the ball home preserving book, they call for Clear Jel, which is impossible to find except for online, and the prices are ridiculous since it's about $2 per lb in the stores. my question is, does using regular cornstarch end up breaking down and creating a watery filling? i've been told regular cornstarch can't always handle being heated at a high temp repeatedly. Thanks for your answers!
Jill on 8.23.2010
I love this idea! Thanks for sharing.
tamnurse on 8.18.2010
I have a recipe for Apple Pie Filling in a Jar. Several years ago, when my oldest kids were small, I decided to try and make some. I was starting nursing school in the fall, and knew I wouldn't have time for such things after that point. It was my first attempt at canning and I thought it looked so very pretty in the jars, that I entered my attempt in the local county fair. And…I won! First place!
I have worked as a nurse now for the past 15 years, and don't always have time to can anymore, but wish I did. What memories you have brought back to me with this recipe. Maybe this fall I can try again with my youngest (now 7) by my side. She loves to help me in the kitchen!
Thanks so much for posting. Can't wait to try some of your recipes!
hisirishgem on 8.17.2010
I've been looking for a good recipe to can. Thanks so much!


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The LEGO games on Vita have been up and down ever since they made the jump with LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7; I've enjoyed a few, but the last couple I played (LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and The LEGO Movie Videogame for the record) have been terrible.
Hearing that we'd be getting a new LEGO game based on one of my all time favorite movies I got very excited, and yet very nervous at the same time. Were they going to go the same route they did with the previously mentioned "terrible" games, or would they bring it back to the good ol' formula that made them famous? To keep you from wondering, LEGO Jurassic World goes back to that enjoyable formula that brought them this far in the first place – ditching that terrible isometric perspective to bring us up close for some awesome dinosaur-infused action.
LEGO Jurassic World is based off all four Jurassic series movies; if you haven't seen them then maybe you will feel a bit lost, because this game jumps from level to level in regards to the actual story from the movies – mainly focusing on key points or famous scenes from in the movie. Now for someone that has seen all the movies including the newest one (which this game is titled after), it is quite exciting to play these scenes in LEGO form. Although things have been changed to appeal to a younger audience than the teen-oriented thrillers they've drawn from, it still works quite well.
Without dropping any real spoilers for the fourth movie, the game has you in the main building in the new park and to select which movie you'd like to play through you simply walk to that movie's entrance door. Think of it as an exhibit at a zoo or museum, which each movie being a wing or area.
After choosing your movie you then head to these blue platforms with control panels on them. By standing on one of these you can then select the level you'd like to go through. This can be somewhat time consuming as you have to run to a total of four control panels to select all the levels within that movie – and no they aren't right next to each other either, as that'd be too easy right?
For those that don't know how a LEGO game works it's pretty simple. You break stuff, collect LEGO studs, find hidden collectibles, and progress through a goofy but enjoyable story. It's a very simple game that makes you laugh and gives you mostly enjoyable tasks.
Controlling your LEGO buddy is quite simple with the square button assigned to attack, "X" letting you jump, triangle switching your character, and circle using your character's special ability (if they have one). Oh and I should also mention this applies for the dinosaurs as well. Yes, I said dinosaurs; you can control T-Rex, Velociraptors, even the new bad-ass dino from the Jurassic World film in this game.
Another feature of the LEGO games is to have to solve puzzles that really aren't that difficult. Again this game is meant for a younger audience, but still is great for the older crowd as well. All the characters in the game have their own abilities that must be used to progress through the game – for instance, most females in the game can jump higher than the male characters so they can access higher ground. Alternatively, there's Alan Grant who is the only character able to use a Velociraptor claw to cut rope and vine. Luckily for us if you have the character available but not selected the game will prompt you to tap 'R' to switch to the correct character for the job.
My only issue with the controls in this game would have to be that the touch screen is always active and I'd find myself accidentally touching it, causing my character to change directions and run to where I'd tapped. Just because the Vita has a touch screen doesn't mean it needs touch controls, or that optional touch controls should always be on. It works great for the menu, but other than that nobody really needs it in this game.
LEGO Jurassic World's graphics are what you'd expect from a LEGO game, though this time the presentation fits what they're trying for without being muddy like the older LEGO games were. It's actually a really colorful game with all the forest and plant life on the screen, but if you're expecting to be wowed though I wouldn't hold your breath – the LEGO games are not known for eye popping visuals.
As one would expect from a Jurassic Park themed game the sound is very important. There's some good news and some bad on that front, as this game gets some things right and some things wrong. For the most part it's amazing; the music, the dinosaurs they all sound just like the movies. Now what could be bad you say? Well, they also thought it'd be a good idea to cut the actual movie voices and insert them into the game. This just doesn't sound right at all – you can clearly tell it's cut from the movie, and as such it just doesn't fit with what they're trying to accomplish here. It's a minor flaw, but thankfully it doesn't ruin the game.
With only minor issues in regards to the touch controls and sound design, TT Fusion (the developers behind this title) have done a great job of mashing a beloved movie franchise into a beloved game franchise. With amazing scenes to relive and the ability to control your favorite dinosaurs, all they've been trying for and building on seems to come together quite nicely with LEGO Jurassic World – bringing my faith in the LEGO games on Vita back out of the ground.
If you're a fan of the LEGO games then what are you waiting for? If you're new to the franchise… then still, what are you waiting for? This would be a great starting point for any LEGO fan or dinosaur/Jurassic Park lover – and that's coming from someone well versed in both.


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It's either Flemish, Dutch, or old English.Why is it called cricket?
It is.Well done Poms! Some great bowling and solid batting. Boy, this is getting interesting. Come on Aussies, we can come back to 2-2 to make the last game a Cracker Jack!
White trousers and shirts with a white pullover. Some minor green embroidery if you're Oz, blue if England/WelshDo they wear pajamas like baseball players? Probably smoking jackets.
Hic.....Cor Blimy, 2 dropped catches, then the first catch is off a no ball!
Shocked by it all to be honest.Got my hopes up, only to be dashed by another epic mid order collapse. What an unimpressive performance by our team.
As some wag put on face book, selling Australian team cricket bats, hardly used.....
I'm convinced twenty years from now cricket will talk of the great match fixing scandal of the 2015 Ashes.I think they must have swapped hats! The Poms are playing like Aussies and the Aussies are playing like Poms!


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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the United Nation's International Women's Day.
Much progress has been made during the past forty years to establish a more equal and less discriminatory society for women around the world. On this day, it is important to recognize the historic struggles that women have had to overcome, and to celebrate the great achievements that have been made by women in this province and around the world.
Politically, socially, and economically, we have achieved great feats on the road toward equal rights for women, but we still have so much to do to achieve true equality. We must remember well beyond this celebratory day that many women continue to face ongoing discrimination and economic marginalisation because of their gender.
As Ontarians, we must continue to work toward efforts that will close the income gap, allow the same access to employment and participation in decision-making, and provide fair representation in all sectors to ensure that we lead the way toward full and equal rights for all women.


text: Producers' picks Syria, Colombia, Israel and the Philippines - we take a special look at the Listening Post's 2013 highlights. 28 Dec 2013 10:09 GMT | Arts & Culture, Latin America, Colombia, Israel, Philippines The Listening Post is wrapping up 2013 with something a little different. Each of our producers has picked the feature story they most enjoyed working on this this year and the result is a mixed selection that will give you a taste of the issues, geographies and stories the Listening Post tackled in 2013. We start with Gouri Sharma's report on the challenges freelance journalists face reporting on the war from inside Syria. Syria has become one of the world's most dangerous places to be a journalist. Since the start of the conflict more than 110 media workers have reportedly been killed. The latest figures from Paris-based Reporters Without Borders show that at least 60 reporters are missing or detained in the country. As the dangers mount, more and more staff journalists are turning down assignments in Syria, relying on freelancers to accept the jobs. Listening Post's Will Yong's looks at the citizen journalism revolution in the news business, and how user generated content makes its way into the papers and onto television screens. Flo Phillips travelled to Israel earlier this year and her piece examines the trend that has more and more journalists running for parliament; while Marcela Pizarro explores the politics behind Colombia's latest telenovela - a soap opera about narco-trafficking. The last two reports - by Meenakshi Ravi and Nic Muirhead respectively look at the dangers of being a journalist in the Philippines and the usual suspects - those ubiquitous talking heads who keep popping up on all kinds of different news stories, offering punchy soundbites but not necessarily expertise. We have had to trim the stories down to fit them all into one show, but they still give you some insight into the work of the Listening Post team this year. Thanks for tuning in and we look forward to seeing you next year! Listening Post can be seen each week at the following times GMT: Saturday: 0830, 1930; Sunday: 1430; Monday: 0430. Click here for more Listening Post Source: Al Jazeera


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I love Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker's art critic—he has such a good way with words. It's the substance of his essays I have a problem with. I first lost faith in him as a Picasso critic in his review of the MOMA's Matisse-Picasso show, when he eenie-meenie-mynie-mo'ed which painting was the best in show until he settled upon Matisse's The Piano Lesson, because it "falls entirely outside Picasso's range." Sorry, but nothing Matisse ever did was beyond the range of the creator of a hundred styles. Now Schjeldahl takes some more potshots at the maestro in his review of the current Picasso show in Madrid ("Spanish Lessons", June 19, 2006), which shows Picasso side-by-side with some of the Old Masters who inspired him. In his current offering, Schjeldahl labels Guernica as a "cartoon", and follows with, "Picasso couldn't help making this picture, like all his others, be about himself." How, exactly? By allegedly bringing his women to tears, as if this would diminish the artist's achievements, much less address the meaning of the painting. Schjeldahl prefers the realism, relative to Picasso, of Manet and Goya "in conjuring lived horror, with flowing blood and choking gun smoke". Yet as Picasso said, "I have not painted the war because I am not the kind of painter who goes out like a photographer for something to depict." Picasso's political art was deliberately oblique and allegorical, and therefore more powerful.
It's easy to invoke the alleged "poverty of Picasso's color", if one focuses only on his black-and-white works. We need only consider the two recent expensive sales, still in our short-term memories, of the Boy with a Pipe and Dora Maar with Cat, or remember the many vivid paintings of Marie-Thérèse of the 1930's such as the one shown below, for example, to conclude that Picasso's mastery of color was second to none.
Or this, "Picasso had faith only in himself." Sounds logical to me, since as even Schjeldahl concedes, "By general agreement, he was the best artist of the twentieth century."In the end, Schjeldahl reminds me of my dear mother, who only liked Picasso's Blue Period—a sure sign of a Picasso hater and of one who doesn't even begin to understand his art.


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The Lobby Café
Yes! We have beer & wine & low ABV cocktails...as well as a selection of salads, sandwiches, an Entree Special of the Show, a Soup of the Show, desserts, and appetizers.
Yes, you can bring your café drinks into the theatre!
Don't forget to pre-order a dessert to be waiting for you at intermission.
Note: limited seating; reservations are required!
Call the Box Office at (817) 784-9378. Arrival time for dinner is 6-6:30 on Thurs, 6:30-7 on Fri/Sat, and 1:30-2 on Sun.
Specials: Friday Prix Fixe
Every Friday after the first Friday, $50 per person buys dinner (gratuity included) and the show (does not include alcoholic beverage or appetizers.) Please contact the Box Office for Prix Fixe reservations.
The Lobby Gallery
The gallery features exhibits of original work from visual artists throughout the North Central Texas area. Please make yourself at home and enjoy! We want you, our guests, to have a relaxed, comfortable and engaging evening of good foods, diverse art, and thought-provoking, entertaining live theatre.


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Pam is Jerome's daughter whom Chris Griffin falls for in "Baby Got Black".
When Jerome forbids her from seeing Chris again due to him being white, they run off together and stay at a motel where, in spite of their sexual inexperience, they engage in making out. When Jerome and Peter discover them, Jerome hears his own attitude reflected in Peter's admonishment of Chris and relents on them seeing each other.
Pam also appears at the roast of Peter Griffin in "Roasted Guy".
Pam is voiced by Keke Palmer.
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Women In Business (WIB)
LSBE Student Clubs and Organizations
Club Information:
Women in Business is open to all students who are interested in learning more about the role women play in a professional setting. Our mission is to provide members the opportunity to connect with peers and industry professionals in order to improve communication, instill confidence and strengthen business etiquette.
Meeting Dates and Times
Follow us on Facebook for the most up to date schedule.
Dues: $10 each the semester or $15 for the year (Dues are put towards food/refreshments at meetings)
Club Officers
President: Bethany Brewer
Vice President: Haley Rinzel
Secretary - Emily Landry
Treasurer - Amanda Parsons
Event Coordinator - Valerie Bombard
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In a twisted turn of events, Antoine Dodson, the former YouTube sensation and hot-pink wearing gay guy, has become one of the newest additions to the Hebrew Israelite Family.
Dodson's new faith has required him to suppress his appetite for man parts in exchange for women.
Dodson told TMZ he's no stranger to the ways of the vagina, claiming he had real-life sex with women before he switched to guys. "It was fun," he told reporters. In a recent interview with TMZ, Dodson opened up about his life-altering decision:
TMZ: "Do you believe homosexuality is a choice?"
Dodson: "I feel like homosexuality is put on people at early ages the things we see and hear and what's exposed to us."
TMZ: "How do you feel about sex with women?"
Dodson: "Sex with women is not new to me. It was fun. I did get enjoyment out of it. I was hurt by a woman as a teen."
TMZ: "Do you think homosexuality can be 'cured?'"
Dodson: "I believe when you get to a certain age, you feel different about things and things change, you begin to want more."


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Hotels & Resorts, Orissa India
Where to stay in ORISSA India, Hotels, Resorts, Cheap Hotels, Lodging, Tourist Hotels
- Honeymoon Island
Hill Station
- Tikarpada
- Bonda Hills
- Duduma Waterfall, Machkund
- Putudi
- Devagiri
- Maa Vaishno Devi Temple
- Chura Pahad
- Gopalpur Beach
- Puri Beach
- Gopalpur-on-Sea Beach
- Konark Beach
- Gahirmatha Beach
- Chandipur Beach
- Birds Island
- Barabati Fort
- Boudh
- Devagiri
- Anand Niketan
- Dinamardinga and Farasidinga
- Lighthouse
- Paradip Port
- Sri Aurobindo Centre
- Mukteshwar temple
- Lingaraja Temple
- Huma temple
- Deulajhari
- Hill Temples
- Chakapad
- Jagannatha Temples
- Vikramkhol Cave
- Daya River
- Darjeeng
- Hatipathar
- Chakapad
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Hotels In Orissa India
Hotel Royale Midtown
Situated 500 metres from Bhubaneshwar Railway Station, The Royale Midtown Hotel is situated in the heart of Bhubaneshwar City. It houses a restaurant, bar and a business centre. Royale Midtown is 3 km from Biju Patnaik Airport. Attractions such as th...
Mayfair Beach Resort Puri
Mayfair is located on the famous Puri Beach, overlooking the Bay of Bengal. The 5-star hotel offers an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Free parking and Wi-Fi are provided. The spacious rooms at Mayfair Puri are equipped with a flat-screen TV, a DV...
Trident Bhubaneswar
Trident Bhubaneswar is located in Bhubaneswar, 6 km from the city centre. It features an outdoor pool and 24-hour front desk. All rooms overlook the pool or garden. Trident Bhubaneswar is a 15-minute drive from Bhubaneswar Airport. Bhubaneswar Railwa...
Empires Hotel
Featuring rich Rajasthani decor, Empires Hotel provides air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi and a sofa. Only 2.5 km from Pantaloons Big Bazaar shopping mall, it also has an outdoor pool, free parking and a 24-hour front desk. Fully air-conditioned,...
Hotel Pal Regency
Enjoy views of Bhubaneshwar city from the soundproofed rooms at Hotel Pal Regency. Just 6 km from Bhubaneswar Airport and Lingaraj Temple, it offers tasteful, modern rooms and 3 dining options. Artworks decorate the walls of each air-conditioned room...
Hotel Excellency
Located in Bhubaneshwar, Hotel Excellency features a rooftop outdoor pool, spa treatments and 24-hour room service. Its modern air-conditioned rooms come with free Wi-Fi. Providing free parking, it also has a fitness centre and 24-hour front desk. Fi...
Toshali Sands
Toshali Sands offers comfortable air conditioned rooms, a shopping arcade and a private beach a 10-minute drive away. It features an outdoor pool, a gym and a tennis court. Rooms at the Toshali Hotel come with a balcony, and they are equipped with ca...
Ginger Bhubaneshwar
About 3 miles from Khandagiri Caves and Orissa State Museum, this boutique hotel features brightly painted rooms with a flat-screen TV. It offers 2 dining options and a fitness room. Ginger Bhubaneshwar is 4 miles from Bindu Sagar and Muktesvara Temp...
The Crown
The Crown offers modern and spacious rooms just 6 km from the famous Linkaraj Temple. It features an outdoor swimming pool and 4 dining options. It is 1 km from several shopping options such as Spencer's and Pantaloon. Featuring rooms decorated i...
VITS Hotel Bhubaneswar
VITS Hotel Bhubaneswar is ideally located on the Cuttack-Puri Main Raod in Laxmisagar Square, just 1 km from Bhubaneswar Railway Station. Pampering spa treatments, a fitness centre and 24-hour room service are available. The modern air-conditioned ro...


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Readers' comments (22)
I want a district nursing service that I could see daily.
I want more practice nurses.
I also want a practice based pharmacist to take on medication reviews and constant medication changes as a result of secondary care. On this latter point it would be very good if primary and secondary care could have a joint clinical database, at least for medication, if nothing else.
While we're at it why can't all hospital letters to primary care have a short paragraph of action points for GPs, for example medication changes. Some hospital doctors do this but it is very variable and some still hide important issues in the middle of three pages of A4
Most hospitals now dump non-urgent outpatient prescriptions onto GP's. Well done BMA for doing sweet FA to resist this. And a further well done for giving GP's the opportunity to employ pharmacists to do this work - we needed another cost pressure and another member of staff to be responsible for.
The BMA is a joke and we all know it.
Ditch the contract comrades!


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Romney challenges press to expose Obama secrecy
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney issued a bruising broadside attack Wednesday on President Obama's credibility, saying he is running a stealth campaign to deceive American voters and challenging the nation's news editors to be serious referees in this year's election.
"I find myself missing the presence of editors to exercise quality control. I miss the days of two or more sources to a story, when at least one source was actually named," Mr. Romney said, addressing the annual convention of the American Society of News Editors in Washington.
The challenge to the press and the newly emboldened attacks on Mr. Obama come a day after Mr. Romney swept primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia and appeared to have put himself on firm footing as he pushes to wrap up the Republican presidential nomination.
Mr. Romney laid out an expansive line of attacks on the president, saying that his stimulus plan failed to right the economy, that he has amassed the worst debt record in history and that he is running a campaign defined by attacks on the GOP, rather than defending his own record...


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Wholefood Cherry Pie
About me – For years I spent a lot of the little baking time I had making stuff that had no real connection to where I came from. It was a mirror of what I was doing in the rest of my life. I wanted to be someone different and that someone different, in baking terms, was an éclair-making, crème anglaise, madeleines from scratch sort of a girl. Not that my natural inclination wouldn't be to make everything from scratch. It was just that my fantasy of my baking self was that everything had to be fancy, and fancy in my Baking-Goddess-Wanna-Be brain meant French. For a while I blamed Julia Child for this, with flashes of resentment towards Elizabeth David, who I discovered later and misread. Which proves yet again that geniuses are often misinterpreted by their most avid fans.
I baked like this, like a stranger in my kitchen, for thirty years. It was delicious – let's face it, the French know a thing or two about baking. But I wasn't inventing or expressing anything and I needed to. I over celebrated the traditional and the complicated and under-valued great ingredients put together in ways that delight and surprise people.
I had a big rupture in my life. In a period of six months, my twenty-five-year- plus career as a film executive suddenly revealed itself as a career I had grown to hate. Around the same time my heavy drinking caught up with me, big style. For a long time I didn't look like a mess but I was one; now, suddenly I started looking like one. People noticed and the game was up. I'll talk more about this in future posts. But for now, believe me: the huge gap left by the absence of chilled St Veran in the fridge and the Big Job had to be filled by something connected to my soul or I would not have survived. The something turned out to be cake
I come from a baking family and their provenance is Tennessee and Alabama. I was born in Decatur Alabama in 1963. The Bundt cake had become a household name fairly recently and deep dish pies were in every bakery, diner display and most kitchens. Alabama is pecan and peach territory and these two ingredients still make me giddy. Buttermilk was queen and sweet breads (loaf cakes) were acceptable for breakfast.
When I was small my mother re-married and we left the American South and moved to Upstate New York. I finished my degree in Paris and lived there for several years. Then I came to London, where I have lived since 1986.
When I decided to set up my home kitchen at the age of 48 I had a colossal need to make it work and to express myself through my recipes. I developed a menu that started with classics from the South but soon turned out to be a range of products that are as much about the other places I have lived as they are about the Southern roots I will always refer back to. I opened for business, first in Brick Lane market in the East End of London, which is a busy, happening market of the sort that is always described as 'vibrant'. Things took off and very quickly I was delivering my cakes wholesale to cafes and to shops including the Waterstones chain.
When I was in Brick Lane, I was bombarded with requests for Gluten free, Vegan and Wholefood. Mystified at first, I soon caught on and so a journey into Free From baking came from the Outside not the Inside. It has been an entirely unexpected gift. I am not sure how else I would have dissected and rethought my methods if I hadn't had to look at alternative flours, milks, oils, nuts and seeds. The result has been an education and a new freedom in the kitchen. The world got Bigger. If you had told me ten years ago that I would be striving to replace refined sugar in a smart way or trying to eliminate dairy where possible without sacrificing flavour, I would have laughed. Now, it's what occupies my restless mind.
Taking a classic American Pie and giving it a make-over is something I have had a lot of fun with recently. My favourite is this Wholefood Cherry Pie: an American Diner staple (can't help but think of Twin Peaks) reworked to be healthier and a little unexpected. I love raw sugar for its texture and intense flavour. The crust is spelt and almond, so doubly nutty and a wonderful colour.
See my Wholefood Cherry Pie recipe here


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My brother knows Karl Marx, he met him eating mushrooms in the people's park. He said 'What do you think about my manifesto? I like a manifesto, put it to the test-o." Took it straight down to meet the anarchist's party; I met a groovy guy, he was arty-farty. He said "I know a little latin - man a cus man a kai"; I said "I don't know what that means"; he said "neither do I."
Yes, I'm afraid it's true: The Sultans of Ping are playing gigs again this Christmas.


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NEWTOWN, Conn. – All of the victims killed in the Connecticut elementary school shooting died from multiple wounds from a "long gun" rifle and are classified as homicides, the state's chief medical examiner said Saturday.
At a news conference, Dr. H. Wayne Carver II described the postmortems on the 20 children and six adults killed in Friday's attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"I've been at this for a third of a century and my sensibilities may not be the average man's, but this is probably the worst I have seen or the worst that I know of any my colleagues having seen," he said.
Officials distributed to reporters the names of all 26 victims and were preparing to release the bodies to the families for burial.
Carver said he believed the postmortems of all the children had been completed and those of the adults killed at the school would be done by Saturday night. The postmortems of the assailant and his mother will be done Sunday, he said.
President Obama, meanwhile, planned to attend an interfaith memorial service Sunday in Newtown, the fourth time he has traveled to a stricken city after a mass shooting.
Officials have yet to formally name the shooter, but law enforcement sources have identified him as Adam Lanza, 20, who lived with his mother, Nancy.
Nancy Lanza was the first person killed Friday, shot "in the face or head," according to law enforcement sources, inside the home she shared with her son.
The Associated Press reported Saturday that police shed no light on what triggered the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, though state police Lt. Paul Vance said investigators had found "very good evidence … that our investigators will be able to use in painting the complete picture, the how and, more importantly, the why." He would not elaborate.
However, another law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said investigators have found no note or manifesto from Lanza of the sort they have come to expect after murderous rampages such as the Virginia Tech bloodbath in 2007 that left 33 people dead.
The mystery deepened as Newtown education officials said they had found no link between Lanza's mother and the school, contrary to news reports that said she was a teacher there. Investigators said they believe Adam Lanza attended Sandy Hook Elementary many years ago, but they had no explanation for why he went there on Friday.
According to the AP, James Champion, Nancy Lanza's brother and a retired police captain in Kingston, N.H., said through the police chief that he had not seen his nephew in eight years. Champion, who still works as a part-time officer, said he would not discuss what might have triggered the rampage since the case is under investigation.
After killing his mother, Adam Lanza then took her car and drove to the school where he forced his way into the building and opened fire, authorities said. He used weapons that were registered to his mother or father, who are divorced, the same law enforcement sources said.
State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance told reporters that the weapons taken from the house were all recovered at the scene, where Lanza took his own life to become the 28th body during the deadly rampage.
Other law enforcement sources have identified the guns as a Bushmaster .223 rifle, a Glock 9-millimeter pistol and a Sig Sauer semiautomatic. It was unclear Saturday whether the Bushmaster was the "long gun" cited by Carver as the primary weapon in the attack. Law enforcement sources said the Bushmaster was recovered in the car, but Vance denied that assertion at a news conference.
Vance also denied some media reports that the gunman was involved in an altercation with school employees in the days preceding the shooting.
"We're doing everything we need to do to literally peel back the onion, layer by layer," Vance told reporters, cautioning that the investigation was ongoing.
Although many details of the shooting remained unclear, the effect on this western Connecticut town was deep and painful. From the moment the first shots rang out in the school Friday morning, shock smothered the town, followed by sadness and mourning. Memorial services began Friday, continued Saturday and will probably go on for days as funerals are held.
"Our wound is deep because we are a close-knit community," Patricia Llodra, the town's first selectman, told reporters. "We truly care for each other.
"We are coming together with love and support for those families that have suffered this terrible loss. We are a strong and caring place. We will put our arms around those families and around each other. We will find a way to heal so that all our residents, young and old, will again find peace," she said.
The AP said signs around town read, "Hug a teacher today," "Please pray for Newtown" and "Love will get us through."
"People in my neighborhood are feeling guilty about it being Christmas. They are taking down decorations," said Jeannie Pasacreta, a psychologist who was advising parents struggling with how to talk to their children.
The official list of the dead identifies the victims as ranging from in age from 6 to 56 years old. Carver said he believed all of the children were first-graders.
"Everybody was hit more than once," some from close range, Carver said. "This is a very devastating set of injuries."
Two of the dead adults had been named earlier and include the school's principal and another staff member who rushed the gunman as he forced his way into the building, Newtown Public School District Superintendent Janet Robinson told reporters Saturday.
The principal, Dawn Hochsprung, 47, was running at the gunman to protect her students when she was shot, Robinson said. School psychologist Mary Sherlach, 56, also was trying to stop the gunman when she was killed, the superintendent said.
Nancy Lanza had never been a teacher or a substitute teacher at the school, as had been reported, Robinson said. Lanza's connection to the school, if any, remained unclear.
The shootings in Connecticut — the deadliest toll since the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007 — has stirred the nation and the world, prompting an outpouring of condolences, especially for the youngest victims.
In addition to the formal memorials, impromptu banners and ad hoc signs have sprung up in the town, each carrying pain-filled messages of love and sympathy. Social media, including Facebook and Twitter, have been a constant display of the world's grief.
One of Meg Fiscella's friends lost a granddaughter in the shooting. Fiscella said she would miss seeing the little girl's hair held in place by a big bow every Sunday at St. Rose's, one of the churches where memorials have been held.
On Saturday morning, Fiscella was walking her two dogs when she saw a man enter the local funeral home. His eyes were red and puffy. In his hand was a pressed little white dress.
"We are devastated. This town will be thought of as another Columbine," she said, referring to the 1999 killings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. "It is a wonderful little town."
Many holiday parties were canceled around Newtown this weekend. "No one feels like celebrating," she said.
On Friday, Connecticut Gov.Dannel P. Malloy told his state that "evil visited this community" and urged healing.
In brief comments Saturday, he called on the state to use love to renew itself in the wake of hate.
"We can hug someone we love a little tighter," he said.
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I recently received a VoxBox from Influenster to test out some products! I think it was Valentine's Day themed (I received it after Valentine's Day). I feel a little bad about taking so long to post this, but I wanted to try the products before I actually review them. what a concept.
The first item that I tried was the Red Rose Simply Indulgent Tea– more specifically, Crème Caramel.
Holy delicious. It really tastes like there's caramel in there. As delicious as the tea was, I always look at the ingredients of my food/drinks.
Ingredients: BLACK TEA, NATURAL CREME CARAMEL FLAVOR, NATURAL CARAMEL FLAVOR
I don't really know how they get the last 2 ingredients (I looked up some examples), but I don't like the sound of it for my tea.
I DO know that according to the FDA, "natural" on means
the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.
The big picture– Natural is vague and can mean a lot of things. It tasted good but I won't be buying it.
The next items I tried were Hershey Kisses
Most of you may know that I'm not a chocolate lover. However, certain times of the month I will crave anything sweet- ladies, you know what I'm talking about. Hershey Kisses are perfect because they are bite sized. I can eat one and it satisfies my craving. And then I'm back to disliking chocolate.
Luckily I keep a candy jar on my desk at work for coworkers. Unlike me, most of them are obsessed with chocolate. So I poured the giant bag of candy in there. #howimakefriends
I also received Kiss Looks So Natural Lashes
I did NOT try these because I have blepharitis (basically my eye lids have a tendency to become irritated, specifically at the lash line). Plus it's a little excessive to wear fake lashes to work (and I'm boring and don't go anywhere).
So instead, I gave them to my BFF who competes in acro. They have to wear stage makeup, including fake lashes. She's the one in the middle doing the splits.
You're welcome to now feel inadequate about yourself.
My favorite item was the Boots Botanics Shine Away Ionic Clay Mask!
Can't believe I just posted that on the internet. oh well, you can always delete things from the internet and it's like it was never there…
Even if it did nothing for my face, at least I had
too much fun putting it on. You leave it on for 10 minutes, and it dries and hardens (you can see it starting to dry). But after removing my mask, my face felt clean and baby's bottom smooth. Definitely a keeper!
The final item that I tried was the John Frieda Frizz Ease 3-Day Straight Flat Iron Spray.
Unfortunately I wasn't too impressed by this. Keep in mind, I have VERY frizzy hair that is naturally wavy. This type of hair is known to be hard to tame. If you have fairly straight hair with a little bit of frizz, this might work for you.
Have you tried any of these products?
Do you put candy out for coworkers? I'm kind of obsessed with doing this.
Disclaimer: I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.


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If you're interested in the appearance of famed UFC fighter Michael Chiesa from 1 to 3 p.m. on Feb 2, click here to jump to that information.
On Saturday, Feb. 2, Comcast will host a grand opening of its new XFINITY™ Store in Frederickson, near South Hill and Puyallup. The 3,200-square-foot center provides Comcast customers with an opportunity to explore, learn about and interact directly with the latest XFINITY products and services.
The store is a new location for this growing area and thus created 10 new jobs. Comcast will celebrate this new connection to the community by donating $5,000 to two nonprofits that support our military personnel and their families at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
The new XFINITY Store is at 5614 176th St E, Puyallup, by the Safeway and Starbucks in Canyon Crossing. The service center features 55"-flat-screen TVs and a comfortable seating area. Customers also can try out Comcast's converged services and popular apps on iPad's, like the XFINITY TV app. Kiosks around the center also provide customers with the opportunity to experience XFINITY TV and try out next-generation XFINITY Home Security.
The center in Frederickson is the second of its kind in Western Washington with the new design; the first opened in Federal Way in March 2012. The third store will open later this year in Factoria, with plans for two more opening in 2013. Comcast currently has 14 service centers located throughout Western Washington and Spokane.
The XFINITY Customer Service Center will be open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ((added February 2013: and open Sundays noon to 4 p.m.)) It will serve customers throughout the Frederickson, South Hill, Puyallup, Parkland, Spanaway and Joint Base Lewis-McChord areas as well as many other parts of Pierce County.
So that's the business and consumer news. Here's the grand opening info. Comcast will celebrate the opening by welcoming UFC lightweight fighter Michael Chiesa to the store from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2. Chiesa, who is from Spokane, won season 15's The Ultimate Fighter. He is undefeated in his professional MMA career with 8 wins and 0 losses. Chiesa will face Anton Kuivanen on Feb. 23 at UFC 157 in Anaheim, CA.
At 12:45 p.m. (new time as of 1/30), Comcast will host a special ribbon-cutting ceremony that celebrates community with two $2,500 donations to two nonprofits that do important work at JBLM within the JBLM Family & Morale, Recreation and Welfare office: the Wounded Warrior Fund and the Survivor Outreach Services Fund. The Wounded Warrior Fund provides coordinated services to warriors in transition and their family members through the Soldier and Family Assistance Center (SFAC). The SFAC efforts are aimed at fostering dignity and independence, while assisting the warrior and their family members in their transition either back to duty or to service as a vital member of the community. The Survivor Outreach Services Fund provides dedicated and comprehensive support services to survivors of deceased soldiers, such as spouses, children and parents. We're thrilled to be moving into the fine neighborhood, and hope we can help the community.
You can see below where the Frederickson Xfinity Store is located. We hope to see you there!
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