text: US Chamber Holds Annual IP Attaché Roundtable, Announces New "IP Index" 17/12/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Washington, DC – The United States Chamber of Commerce last week held its annual roundtable with US government IP attachés stationed around the world. At the same event, it released a consultant study that rated the IP rights usage of 11 rather different countries. The event was held by the Chamber's Global IP Center in Washington, DC on 11 December. Teresa Stanek Rea, deputy director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, said at the event that intellectual property rights "have never been more important," and that what is needed are "clear, concise, enforceable rights." She said that royalty-free innovation would "only spur a race to the bottom" to the lowest wages and standards. Stanek Rea spoke of the USPTO's "talented" IP attachés stationed strategically in various capitals in the world. She said they bolster the US relationship with trading partners and cultivate cultural diplomacy. They support an innovator-friendly and IP-friendly system. "IP attachés are our most valuable assets, because they are the face they see every day," she said. They report to the USPTO but also to other agencies like the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). She also said that the USPTO is in "robust" discussions with a group of key governments for harmonisation in four key IP issues: grace period, 18-month publication, treatment of conflicting applications and prior user rights. The group, referred to as the Tegernsee Group, was formed in July 2011 and includes the heads of the IP offices of the European, Danish, French, German, Japanese, UK and US patent offices, according to the USPTO harmonisation webpage. The group's latest meeting was on 4 October in Geneva, where expert studies were presented on each topic, and it was decided to conduct global stakeholder consultations on the topics. This was first mentioned earlier in the week by USPTO Director David Kappos at the annual IPO/PTO Day. Stanek Rea said countries are looking to increase work-sharing around the world and have a more harmonised set of IP rules. The IP5 patent offices – US, European Patent Office, China, Japan and Korea – were meeting at the working group level last week to discuss these issues, and that they were starting to see more similarity of thought. "They aim to be high-end innovator countries," she said. At the Chamber event, USTR negotiator Stan McCoy discussed the US annual Special 301 report, which names countries the US government says are not adequately protecting US IP rights. He said that over the years, the report has come to focus also on the "unfulfilled promise" of laws that are poorly enforced. There is a "great deal of enforcement sprinkled in" this year's report, he said. He said the reports often look similar from year to year, but that they do see progress. He mentioned the new "notorious markets" report on piracy and counterfeiting, which was subsequently released on 15 December. In the presentations of the IP attachés, Jared Ragland, the IP attaché for China, gave a report highlighting some of the activities occurring there, such as a change to trademark law, a reform of copyright law, as well as changes to the patent law. An amendment to the patent law raises some issues of concern for rights holders, he said, though there are positive aspects too. A concern is that it takes a step backward on administration of patent rights. On the issue of enforcement, Chinese companies are becoming interested in protecting IP, but Chinese companies are becoming interested in protecting IP, but there is still a "huge problem" with counterfeiting, he said. And trade secret theft, corporate espionage, is a major problem, often arising from disgruntled employees. In the same week as the event, China was named the country with the most patent filings last year. But many of these are utility patents, which are essentially unexamined, and yet difficult to seek invalidity on. On Russia, IP Attaché Donald Townsend said it was a "momentous year" for Russia, with its accession to the World Trade Organization, and permanent normal trade relations with the US voted into force. There are new rules on data exclusivity, but still are no implementing procedures. The biggest problem in Russia is internet piracy, he said, with no clear law for liability. "The piracy rate in Russia is very, very bad," he said. "We do have a lot of challenges." Still, Russia has recognised the importance of an innovation economy, and overall things are "on the upturn" there, he said. In Russia, the presence of a local voice for IP would be helpful, he added. Michael Lewis, the regional IP attaché for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, noted progress on some issues, but said in Mexico there are "huge problems" with enforcement still, with the border at the top of the list. Customs continues to lack the necessary authority to inspect goods, and it is a "very arduous task" for the rights holder to have a suspect shipment examined. He also pointed to links to transnational crime organisations. He said there is hope the new administration is serious about these "notorious markets." Several other IP attachés also spoke at the event, including the two from Geneva (IPW, US Policy, 15 December 2012). New GIPC IP Index At the event, the Chamber Global IP Center released its first GIPC International IP Index. The report was entitled "Measuring Momentum," and is available at www.theglobalipcenter.com. The report looked at 11 countries and rated them in this order, from best to worst: US, UK, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Malaysia, Russia, Brazil, China, and India. It measures the "overall national IP environment and the major forms of IP (e.g. patents, copyrights, trademarks, enforcement, and membership in international treaties)," the report said. The index can be used to identify areas for developing policies aimed at supporting innovative and creative industries, seeking greater investment, and promoting economic development through IP rights. It also can be used by companies seeking to enter or continue to operate in these markets, it said. The index was produced by industry consultancy Pugatch Consilium. It singled out legislative activity in the countries, as well as actions taken by governments for public health reasons or insufficient action on enforcement or implementation that may have a negative impact on foreign investment. Several speakers at the event said the report would be useful. At least one IP attaché said it would provide an additional tool for them in negotiations with other governments. Also at the Chamber event, former Indiana Senator Evan Bayh gave a keynote speech highlighting the importance of IP and its benefit to growth and the economy. 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Though upward trending prices may be a welcome sight for some in the industry, Wall Street analyst and Managing Director at Barclays Investment Bank Karen Short advised that much of the sector should proceed with caution.
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"We think Walmart's aggressive retail pricing (and Kroger's response) could limit the upside to food retail prices in these markets. As a result, we view retailers with East Coast dominance and retailers with significant, direct Walmart and Kroger overlap as being worst positioned for when inflation returns."
Short continued, saying that retailers with limited exposure to Kroger and Walmart in their trade areas, such as the Western United States, would be best positioned to benefit from inflation.
She included Whole Foods, Sprouts Farmers Market and Smart & Final Stores as likely winners.
Chuck Cerankosky, an analyst for Northcoast Research, agrees that inflation may hinder bottom lines.
"We have written about the overcapacity in the industry causing shelf price competition, as opposed to deflation being the problem. I think deflation is a non-event," he said, discussing industry consolidation.
"Retailers can put whatever price they want on the shelf, and if it's not moving, they've got to cut prices," he added. "When you have inflation on the cost of goods in the same competitive environment, it's even worse."
Even for retailers who may benefit from inflationary conditions, the hangover from harder times can linger.
"Lingering deflation contributed to what we view as one of the most difficult operating environments in food retail that we can recall," Short's report said.
The rising prices in retail follow on the heels of wholesale's recent trends, which tipped toward inflation five months prior after a 22-month layoff.
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Blind tasting of 13 Merlot from CA/ WA/ Bordeaux
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I just discovered some notes worth writing up from a tasting in July and since I`m in Amsterdam for a month`s vacation, I have more than enough time to do so now. I`m only reviewing some of the 18 wines we tasted blind:
2004 CHATEAU MONTVIEL POMEROL- this wine took first in a fight of 6 and for a good reason; it was beautifully balanced offering up front ripe and fresh black fruit with accents of liquorice, toast and minerals; it had medium weight and a soft mouthfeel gliding over the palate to the back end proving extended pleasure.
2012 CHATEAU CROIX de LABRIE CAMILLE de LABRE SAINT EMILLION- it had similar notes to the Montviel, but with much more oak influence and much less balance; the liquorice, toast and mineral components were joined by some mint chocolate and a greater fruit forwardness; it was much heavier in weight and the oak seemed to dominate; it begs the question of whether this will be integrated over time or continue to trudge on; it came in last in the same flight as the Montviel.
2004 COLUMBIA CREST GRAND ESTATES MERLOT- I threw this in as a ringer since it was purchased for under $10 and would be a tough call in a blink tasting; it was a Wine Spectator #8 in the 07` top 100; made of 97% Merlot, 3.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and .5% Cabernet Franc; still showing strong with continued surprising pleasure, it had wondrous blackberry and plum fruit with mild chocolate and coffee notes; it had a medium plus body and a texture that was soft and easy on the palate and it even held on for a long finish; it got first in its flight of 6 and then many eye openings once revealed. I love blind tastings.
2014 RIDGE WINERY MONTE BELLO SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- although not predominately Merlot, anytime one brings a Ridge of anything, it`s always acceptable; this is comprised of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot; it was also excusable this is so young and unevolved because it does showcase some redeeming qualities that promise high rewards in a few decades; it had almost excessively generous amounts of blackberry and black cherry notes with significant oak influence; the tannins were fairly stiff and the finish was majorly dry; 3rd in its flight.
2004 PALMEYER NAPA MERLOT- 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon; this full bodied wine was spicy and rich with blackberry, blueberry and black currant along with dried fruit notes of plum, and cherry; it had lots of depth and layers of complexity; I was thinking it was more like a Cab than Merlot; I liked it more than the rest as it came in 3rd in its flight of 6.
2011 SHAFER NAPA MERLOT- 76% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot; nice and spicy, coffee accented black cherry prevail in this fine medium plus bodied wine; it had a soft mouthfeel and long finish; 2nd in the flight of 6.
2000 CHATEAU LA CONSELLANTE POMEROL- I loved this with its inviting nose, subtle elegance and silky smooth texture; lots of leather infused blackberry and plum come through and hold on for a welcomed long finish; it seemed to get better in the glass and I held on to it to re-taste later and discovered more expressive nuances of all of the above; if others had done the same, my bet is it would have scored higher that 3rd in its flight.
1998 GUNDLACH-BUNDSCHU ESTATE VINEYARD SONOMA MERLOT- I was surprised to find this wine showed about as well as any on the night; surprised because I`ve had little of any wines from this producer other than Zinfandels over all their years even tho they`ve been around since the 1880s; our bottle was showing some age with some bricking, but the nose and flavour profile shined with lots of nice tertiary red and black fruit and a slight evidence of oak influence; red cherry actually prevailed over the other fruit in this somewhat balanced and softly textured Merlot; I had it #1 in its flight as did the group.
2009 FUQUE de NENIN POMEROL- a 2nd wine for this producer, it`s comprised of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc; the colour was dark and youthful; the taste was mostly of black currant and the tannins were almost overwhelming all the way to the back end which finished off super dry; voted 4th in tis flight.
1996 CHATEAU LA POINTE POMEROL- 75% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc; browning colour suggests an aged wine and the tertiary flavours confirmed such; the aromatics and the taste was redolent of dried black currant with a bit of spice; just past mid palate, it faded into the sunset and there was not too much left at the end; last in its flight.
2015 TEXTBOOK NAPA MERLOT- this supported the merits of blind tasting as it finished almost an unanimous first in its flight and if all had known it sells for under $20 and with an unfamiliar name to all but one, I doubt it would have been ranked so high; I had it #1 in the flight because it hit all of the sensory receptors with pleasurable emphasis; it had chocolate, liquorice and sandalwood accents to the black cherry/ berry fruit, soft tannins which allowed for a smooth mouthfeel giving it some elegance and a semblance of balance even in its early stage.
2006 O`SHAUGHNESSY HOWELL MOUNTAIN NAPA MERLOT- deceivingly youthful with its deep, dark purple colour and vibrant fruity aromatics, this shined brightly giving generous amounts of ripe, black cherry aided by some milk chocolate and cocoa coming in late; it was in nice balance, was full bodied and soft and easy on the palate; I got it 2nd in the flight as did the group.
2011 CAKEBREAD CELLARS NAPA MERLOT- this bottle got off to a good start with an inviting nose of fresh dark fruit which was pronounced in the taste profile with plum, blueberry and black cherry all present; it was soft and smooth, had a degree of finesse and finished on a high note with more coming in late; it scored mid range.
As always in a blind tasting, there were some surprises and new discoveries. Our group has a myriad of palates and the scoring gets very interesting and usually is all over the place as was the case on this night. Bottom line, it still comes down to individual preferences and I have to think everyone got something positive to take out of this tasting.
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Option flow is pointing towards a choppy week here, we may easily end up on Friday where we started at close on Monday.
The same options flow is pointing towards upside after this weekly options expiration coming Friday ( April 13th, 2018).
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Over the weekend I said of open yesterday:
So, so far so good.
Watch for chop within these markets. But don't forget WE ARE NOT IN A TRADE WAR YET. Trump and Xi have been going back and forth…but to me, that's just the "Art Of The Deal" for Trump. He's upping antes until he gets something that he wants. His negligence is not indeed negligence but rather he's using leverage until he can get what he wants.
What that is is up to anyone. All I know is crushed a long on $ZS_F (soybean oil) after it dipped due to the original tariffs.
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Over the last couple of years, there's been a good bit of market investment, expanding a strategic capability of Human Capital Management. In an emerging community of practice that spans the responsibilities of Operations, Information Systems and Training / Learning & Development, an awareness has been building that by accurately being able to evaluate individual and organizational capability, organizations can be more dynamic and resilient. Bersin framed this as "People Analytics." I support their framing. It's the right name, and I think it speaks plainly to how fundamental the professionals, their practices (and their tools) are to the future of enterprises (and other places where people working together matter).
I know about some of the market investment I mentioned above, especially around the standards (and de-facto standards) that make People Analytics technically possible (note: xAPI, yes, and a lot of others – the plumbing is not the point). In the next year, we're likely to see the first investments in the professional development and certification of professionals who work in People Analytics. I'll get to who those professionals are, and what their roles are, in due time. That's part of the bigger wave I'm trying to catch.
For today, let's just try and focus on where People Analytics plays. By that, I mean let's look at People Analytics in terms of what can happen starting today, and prioritize where People Analytics should expand. To do that, I'll borrow Gartner's model for Human Capital Management to describe, as a model, how your organization's HR-Operations-IT group might work today. Cool?
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Echo 3 Off-road trailer, tough, compact and well equipped. This trailer is reliable and durable. This is the perfect camper for an African adventure or overland expedition. Made from high quality and durable material allows it to endure the toughest conditions. This camper, although rugged, is designed down to the finest detail.
It offers all the convenience, quick setup and easy accessibility, allowing you to end the day hassle-free. This trailer has the option of adding a self breaking axle for better handling. you also have the choice of two kitchen unit setups, the first is the One drawer and large cupboard the second is a full four drawer system. You can decide what option works best for you. With the ECHO 3 you can fully enjoy your travels, no matter where you go.


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Crowberry – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
The Crowberry plant is a creeping, matted, perennial evergreen shrub with short, light-green needlelike leaves. The leaves are deeply grooved beneath with the edges rolled under. The purplish crimson flowers are small and ordinary looking. It has small, shiny, black berries that remain on the bush throughout the winter.
Where to Find: Look for this plant in tundra throughout arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. The plant prefers acidic soils in shady, moist areas. They thrive in cold coniferous forests and acidic rocky slopes.
Edible Parts: The fruits are edible fresh or can be dried for later use. Crowberries contain mostly water and their vitamin content is low.
Other Uses: The high concentration of anthocyanin pigment makes the berry and ideal natural food dye.
Some areas of the world use the leaves and stems as a medicine for diarrhea and stomach problems and to treat eye conditions. They are boiled or soaked in hot water and then strained.
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For many people, working from home is one of the greatest advantages of modern technology, since it allows you to stay in the comfort of your own home and avoid the daily hassle of commuting but still get all the work done.
However, not everyone can boast with a large and spacious home office that leaves enough room for comfortable furniture and necessary storage. Most people get by with a nook or a corner, or a small, spare room-turned-office space. That is a genuine challenge to organise and design as it doesn't leave much choice.
If you're struggling to design your home office to be more functional and professional, here are some easy tips.
Make it bright
Poorly lit workspaces can cause serious problems, such as headache, fatigue, irritation and reduced creativity and productivity. To avoid that in your home office, make sure you use all the natural light you can. First, don't put your desk in the darkest corner of the room facing a wall. You'll only recreate a corporate cubicle. Quite contrary, put it by the window, parallel to the panes and in this way, you won't only bask in the natural light, but you'll also be able to rest your eyes from work by enjoying the scenery outside.
While natural light is the best choice, you'll still need the help of additional lighting when it gets darker in the evening. Avoid overhead lights as they might cast a shadow and can be quite cold, as if you were working in a hotel lobby or a dentist's waiting room. Instead, opt for a table lamp and a couple of corner floor lamps, as they add warmth and a soft glow.
Create ample storage
Good organization is key to a professional appearance of your home office. With files and papers lying all around, the space will instantly feel cluttered and claustrophobic, so the best thing to do store it all away neatly at the end of the day. Whether it's filing cabinets or open bookshelves, make sure everything has its place and you'll feel less pressured and more motivated to get things done.
Spruce up your walls
Aesthetics may not be the first thing you have in mind when designing your home office, but how you decorate the walls that surround you can have a great impact on your productivity and motivation. Don't go for beige as it will feel like a cubicle, but don't make it too decorated either. The key is personalizing the space by finding the right balance.
One way to go is to frame your favourite travel memorabilia or music album covers. Bringing in nature is always beneficial so you can easily find high-resolution images of breathtaking nature scenes and blow them up into poster-sized prints, or you can cover the walls with unique, organic decorative panels that will not only add an interesting design and texture, but can also provide a soundproof environment needed for your work.
Be picky with furniture
While you're browsing the Internet looking for inspiration and admiring those dreamy upholstered dining room chairs or tiny vintage desks, bear in mind that neither of those will accommodate your need for a comfortable chair that supports your back or give you lots of desk storage for all your papers and files.
Go wireless
With all the phones, computers, Internet cables and routers, it's easy for any home office to appear messy and cluttered. The best way to go is wireless as it will eliminate the danger of tripping and give the office a more minimalistic, cleaner and more professional appearance. However, going completely cordless may not always be possible, so try running a power strip behind your desk and plugging everything there, or buy tools that can help you bunch those wires together and hide them out of plain sight.
A home office is a great modern perk that can help you achieve a better work-life balance, but the last thing you want is to have it looking unprofessional and messy. The upside is you get to decorate it the way you want to and make it a comfortable workspace and leave the best first impression when your clients visit. With tips outlined here, you'll be able to transform it into an inspiring space where you can create new ideas and enjoy while doing it.
Author's Bio: Catherine is a passionate home design consultant from Melbourne. She loves making homes beautiful and buildings sustainable, but she also like sharing her advice and knowledge with people. That is why she is also a regular contributor to the Smoothdecorator blog. Besides all this, she loves reading and enjoys a superhero movie from time to time.
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Demography is not destiny. As Giacomo Casanova explained over two centuries ago: ′There is no such thing as destiny. We ourselves shape our own lives.′
Today we are shaping them and our societies more than ever before. Globally, we have never had fewer children per adult: our population is about to stabilize, though we do not know when or at what number, or what will happen after that. It will be the result of billions of very private decisions influenced in turn by multiple events and policies, some more unpredictable than others. More people are moving further around the world than ever before: we too often see that as frightening, rather than as indicating greater freedom. Similarly, we too often lament greater ageing, rather than recognizing it as a tremendous human achievement with numerous benefits to which we must adapt.
Demography comes to the fore most positively when we see that we have choices, when we understand variation and when we are not deterministic in our prescriptions. The study of demography has for too long been dominated by pessimism and inhuman, simplistic accounting. As this fascinating and persuasive overview demonstrates, how we understand our demography needs to change again.
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Measuring Populations
- 3. Destiny and Determination
- 4. Population 'Explosion'
- 5. Why No Children?
- 6. Population Ageing
- 7. Population and the Global Economy
- 8. Population and Politics
- 9. Conclusion
Richard Wilkinson, co–author of The Spirit Level
"Dorling and Gietel–Basten demonstrate how much we don′t know when it comes to demographics. With encyclopedic incision, the authors enjoin readers to consider the meaning, measurement, and manipulation of demographics, eschewing hyperbole for common sense. Rejecting demographic fear mongering and cloudy statistical thinking,
Why Demography Matters provides a critical assessment of who counts and why, and the meaning of one of the world′s most important drivers of change."
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Thursday evening's Halloween TV ratings are in, and unsurprisingly most shows marked a significant drop in viewership. Here's a brief rundown:
- ABC's Scandal tied last week's season low 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demo and scored 9.23 million viewers, while Grey's Anatomy tied its series low with a 2.6 rating and 8.88 million viewers, down 7% from last week's 2.8 rating.
- Over at CBS, The Millers dropped 26% to a series low 2.0 rating and 8.57 million viewers, The Crazy Ones also dropped 17% to a series low 1.9 rating and 8.06 million viewers, and Elementary was down 6% from last week's 1.8 rating to a 1.7 rating and 9.35 million viewers.
- NBC's Sean Saves the World actually ticked up 9% to a 1.2 rating and 4.11 million viewers, while The Michael J Fox Show scored a series low 1.1 rating and 3.62 million viewers. Parenthood was even with last week's 1.3 rating and notched 3.97 million viewers.
- Finally, The CW's The Vampire Diaries was down a whopping 28% from last week's 1.3 rating to a 0.8 rating and 2.11 million viewers, while Reign matched last week's 0.6 rating and scored 1.59 million viewers.


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December 03, 2013
Today is Giving Tuesday! A new national day dedicated to giving and volunteering, today is all about recognizing the value of giving and the difference we can all make by reaching out to help others.
Show your support today and join the Giving Tuesday movement:
We've been sharing messages from our donors and volunteers, who generously give back to ArtStarts in Schools.
Sharon contributes to ArtStarts in many ways: she volunteers here and has also donated partial proceeds from the sale of her own artwork. Sharon's answer to the question, Why do you give? is short but powerful:
"I give because I CAN."
Terri Anne works at ArtStarts and also shows her support by contributing an annual monetary donation. She explains why she chooses to support the organization in this way:
"I give back because I believe we keep what we have by giving it away... and I believe in ArtStarts!"
Nargis is another of our wonderful volunteers. Her message speaks to her drive to take action to better the world around her:
"I give back because I want to be an engaged citizen in building the creative community that I want."
As you can see, there are many reasons to motivate someone to give. What's your motivation?
How will you celebrate the spirit of giving today?
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The Thunderbird 350X will get its power from the same 346cc engine, generating 20 hp of power and 28 Nm of torque. Talking about the other model, the new Thunderbird 500X will source its power from a 499cc, single cylinder, air-cooled mill that is good for 27 hp of power and 41 Nm of torque. Both models get a five-speed gearbox.
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They both will come with disc brakes at both ends. An ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) might also be on offer at least as an option. The new Royal Enfield bikes will come with an all-black theme that offers a more premium appeal. Also, the pillion backrest was absent on the spied units and the intent of the manufacturer seems to offer the new Thunderbirds rawer aesthetics. The headlamp of the two motorcycles may receive some subtle changes but will retain the circular LED DRLs (Daytime Running Lights). The tail lamp unit will also contain LEDs.


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We're pretty excited about all the music we are bringing your way this summer. Be SURE to join us on Wednesdays throughout the summer, at the base of our Milestone Lift to enjoy our live concert series. Happening from 5-8 pm – cash bar open (Beer, Wine, Soda and Water) . FREE event for the whole family.
The Drunken Hearts are on stage this week!
…An electrifying force of Americana music."
From their humble inception as an acoustic trio, The Drunken Hearts have grown into an electric five-piece that is captivating audiences across the country. In those few years, the Colorado-based group has managed to make a name for itself in a state that is known for producing and cultivating world-class music. The band fearlessly bottles a tempestuous, yet honest brand of American music — infusing spirited vocals with electric and acoustic instruments, and crafting thoughtful songs that are resonating with crowds everywhere.
Originally an outlet for lead singer and acoustic guitarist, Andrew McConathy, he knew the band needed to expand musically to satisfy his growing songbook of material. With their newest release, Love & Thirst, the band's journey is clear and truthful, letting the listener beneath the love and loss that has shaped the band and it's members. With the track "Want You Back," their rowdy guitar-riff rock and country influences are showcased, while the title track "Love & Thirst" conveys a more delicate sentiment through both the music and lyrical delivery.
Following the May release of Love & Thirst, 2016 will see the band tour the country from coast-to-coast, with stops at famed venues and festivals, such as Electric Forest, Vertex, Fayetteville Roots Fest, Hangtown Music Festival, and the band's own YarmonyGrass, among others. Very much in their element on the festival scene, Tyra Sutak (Elevation Outdoors Magazine) described her experience as being "…lured by the symphonic sounds of strings blended with electric guitar riffs and heartfelt vocals reminiscent of great country singers from the past… The groove bobbed through our bones and burrowed in our boots tapping along with the catchy beats and unique melodies.


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Me and cooking that normally does not fit together very well. I don't like it much but I totally enjoy a good dinner. So you see the problem 😉 Yesterday I tried a new recipe I want to share with you because it totally fits into my cooking style – fast and easy. This is really yummy!!! I've just had rice at home and no enchiladas so I put that to the Chicken Enchilada Recipe but you can of course use an Enchilada. I think the sour cream added to the Chicken Enchilada Recipe is the special thing. Mixed with the Salsa it tastes really good.
I had these Chicken Enchilda Recipe last night while sitting outside and enjoying a nice evening outside. It is perfect for summer but also when you want to serve something special to your guests.
- Chicken, 600g
- Tortillas
- Sour Cream
- Salsa
- Corn
- Black Beans
- Cheese
- Cut the chicken in small pieces and fry them. Put everything into a casserole and add Salsa, Corn, Black Beans and Sour Cream. Mix them together.
- Crumble the Tortillas and put them on top of the mix. Add cheese.
- Bake everything for 30 Minutes in the oven.
- Put the Mix on an Enchilada and enjoy. You can also serve it with rice – yummie!
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- About Shimla
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Himachal means Him + Aanchal converys a sheet of snow. Dur to snow- covered mountains Himachal Pradesh is given this name. This unique state of Indian sub continent is also known as the Land of Gods or Devbhoomi. Altough every state in our country has many individual traits regarding their cultural heritage but Himachal Pradesh claims priority in this field. Regarding natural beauty it is perhaps the most beautiful and splendid region in our country. Dur to this fact in the last decade Himachal Pradesh has attracted a great part of tourist population.
Even the very thought of staying in mountains locked area, playing in snow and watching rare natural sights delights everybody. Regarding cultural heritage Himachal Pradesh is a wealthy state. Once can visit many temples of different gods here. Especially the rural population is much more devoted to their gods. In every village one can see one or more temples of different gods. Naag Devta" is one of the most significant god of there people. Dussehra of Kullu is world famous. A huge procession is held on this occasion. People zeolously take part in that type of functions. A special type of 'Mela' also takes place which lasts for ten days. It has some peculiarity that the host has to offer local wine called 'lugdi' to all his guests. The tenth day is the most important day as the establishment of Naag devtas sculpture takes place. After that young buys and girls show their local dance. This mela comes around the 2nd or 3rd week of may. People here are also well behaved and cooperative. One can more about anywhere anytime. Due to its imagine geographical location and culture heritage Himachal Pradesh is developing as a Paradise for tourists net only from India but also from many other countries.


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Steven Rattner on economic policy, finance and business.
To hear Republicans spin it, the sequester is no big deal — a seemingly tiny 2.3 percent reduction in federal spending. Jack Welch, the former head of General Electric, argues that any C.E.O. who can't cut 2.3 percent from his company's expenses should be fired.
But the budget mess is far more complicated than that pat contention implies. For one thing, these new spending cuts would come on top of $1.7 trillion of spending reductions already set to take effect over a decade.
For another, the spending reductions mandated by the sequester legislation are confined to a group of programs representing less than half of the budget, as shown in chart 1.
Even within this select group, all programs are not alike. Medicare is slated to be trimmed by only 2 percent, while a 7.9 percent reduction will be imposed on the military. Nondefense discretionary spending – everything from education aid to research grants – will be reduced by 5.3 percent.
And chart 1 does not depict another important feature of the sequester: the lack of flexibility that the administration has in imposing these cuts, even within these three areas. Under the budget legislation, in agencies and programs that are not exempt, the cuts must occur indiscriminately, across the board.
Finally, the legislation requires that the cuts take effect immediately, rather than being phased in over a number of years, as would be appropriate in such a weak economy. Achieving this year's cuts would be particularly challenging, because only seven months remain in the government's fiscal year.
So with apologies to Mr. Welch, sequestration doesn't give President Obama the flexibility to do what every other C.E.O. is able to do when cutting costs becomes a necessity.
(In fairness, I concede that these cuts are based on projected higher levels of spending, not today's levels of spending. But inflation still exists, however low, so the cuts will reduce the actual level of services that the government can deliver.)
And while I recognize that Senate Republicans have floated the idea of giving Mr. Obama discretion over how to implement the cuts, I believe the President is right to reject the idea, partly because trying to cram these reductions into the seven months remaining in this fiscal year is bad policy and partly because any replacement for the sequester should include a component of revenues.
So far, conservatives have ruled out any additional new revenue, pointing to the $650 billion tax increase voted at the end of the year. Now it's time to focus on spending, they say.
But that ignores the budget activity of the preceding two years – which was mostly about cutting nondefense discretionary spending. So disdaining new revenue means that spending reductions would end up as the overwhelming contributor to our budget deficit reduction effort, as shown in chart 2.
If sequestration remains in place, we will have taken $3.5 trillion out of the projected budget deficits of the coming decade. Less than 20 percent of that will have come from last year's tax increase.
That most of the burden of deficit reduction will fall on only a portion of the government is extraordinarily worrisome. As the chart below shows, nondefense discretionary spending – which includes those key investment areas like education and infrastructure – constitutes only 14 percent of the federal budget but is being asked to bear 44 percent of the cuts. All told, the three rounds of cuts will reduce expenditures on these important items by 16 percent – a lot more than the phony 2.3 percent number that the Republicans tout.
Similarly, the Defense Department, which also represents 14 percent of the budget, will bear 38 percent of the cuts. Meanwhile, entitlements – Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security – face only a 4 percent reduction, even though they total nearly half of all federal spending.
No one can enjoy the prospect of making fundamental changes in these key social welfare programs. But at the same time, constructing a $3.5 trillion package of deficit reduction – still less than the roughly $4 trillion needed even to keep our debt ratio at its current elevated level – that so disproportionately inflicts its pain is policy making at its worst.
Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are cornerstone programs — but so are these innocuous-sounding "nondefense discretionary" programs. They represent our investment in our future. In the early 1950s, government devoted about 1.2 percent of gross domestic product to infrastructure; by 2010, that amount had fallen to just 0.2 percent. Meanwhile, federal spending on research and development dropped from a high of nearly 2 percent in 1964 to 0.9 percent in 2009.
We need a balanced approach in which everything is on the table, including more revenues and entitlements. For example, Mr. Obama has proposed limiting the tax savings on deductions to 28 percent. The Republicans say they want to reform the tax code so the Obama proposal sounds like a good place to start.
On the other hand, the Obama administration also should acknowledge that Medicare is in serious need of reform. A typical American at retirement age today will have paid an average of $122,000 of premiums into the system and will receive $387,000 of benefits (after adjustment for inflation!).
That math doesn't work. We shouldn't turn Medicare into a voucher program — as some Republicans, like Paul Ryan, have urged — but we can and should consider ideas such as raising Medicare drug rebates to Medicaid levels, means-testing benefits and increasing co-pays to ensure that recipients don't use more Medicare services than necessary.
And of course we should consider structural reforms to our health care system, such as tilting the compensation of doctors toward results, rather than quantity of services rendered.
All the blather about whose idea the sequester was or whether more golf would help the process is just a sideshow. The core question is whether our political leaders have the courage to compromise their absolutist positions and agree on a long-term balanced approach that ends budget making by crisis and removes the dark cloud of uncertainty that hovers over our economy.


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Fort Regent gym will be challenging you to The Active 8
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If you want to improve or test your current fitness levels you
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The time to aim for is 20 minutes, great for lunchtime
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Features of BFN-702+ Overhead ionizing blower:
* Alarm or non-alarm function available (option).
* Thin, light, convenient and practical.
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38th Annual Spring Open House:
May 3rd, 4th, and 5th
Moss Basket Workshop:
Saturday May 4th 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Work with our design experts to create your own moss hanging basket. The cost is $40 with all materials included. Once completed, you may take your creation home or leave it at Cerny's until Memorial weekend. Only allowed to plant the moss baskets provided by Cerny's. Plant two for $75!
Container Workshop:
Thursday, May 9th 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 11th 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 18th 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
This class has become so popular that we had to add two more sessions and start limiting the number of people per class. All you pay for are the plants that go in your containers! The soil, Osmocote (time-release fertilizer), and expertise are all included at no extra charge.
Due to its popularity, we have changed the limit to 3 Containers per person.
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The Waccamaw Baptist Association is here to help you reach people! Throughout this section, you'll find information about who we are and how that we can help you!
Take a look through the links on the column to your left and please don't hesitate to contact us if we can be of service to you!
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Student Accessibility Services facilitates access to learning, living, and recreational environments for students with disabilities at Ithaca College.
SAS works in partnership with IC students, faculty and staff to develop and implement accommodation plans.
This website provides information on how to:
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Please be advised that putting accommodations into place takes time. We encourage students to register and request accommodations as soon as possible.
Student Accessibility Services also works closely with the other units of the Center for Academic Advancement: The Academic Advising Center and Tutoring Services and can make referrals to those offices and others on campus in order to best serve student needs.
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For exams that are not during finals week, the SAS offices close at 6:00 PM Monday – Thursday, and 5:00 PM on Fridays. When scheduling an exam ensure that your extended time falls within SAS office hours.


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Amigurumi is a style of crochet that's perfect for making toys and small stuffed creatures! The combination of the small crochet hook and the thick yarn creates a tightly crocheted fabric.
If you're a complete beginner to crochet you should practise your stitches on scraps of yarn before you start!
The Crochet Rose kit is the ideal kit for the complete beginner.


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Laundry is a part of life – every grown-up knows this. And you probably have a routine for cleaning your clothes, too. You fill the machine with dirty garments, you add the detergent and then you reach for the fabric softener. It might be time to stop skipping that third step, though, as more and more experts warn against using dryer sheets or liquid softener in the wash.
Laundry is a part of life – every grown-up knows this. And you probably have a routine for cleaning your clothes, too. You fill the machine with dirty garments, you add the detergent and then you reach for the fabric softener. It might be time to stop skipping that third step, though, as more and more experts warn against using dryer sheets or liquid softener in the wash.
Most American laundry rooms wouldn't be complete without a bottle of their favorite fabric softener – or a box of their trusted dryer sheets. These items became commonplace during the 1960s and have stayed that way for decades because, well, they work. We all want our fresh, clean clothes to feel comfortable, and these solutions do the trick.
However, in recent years, experts have uncovered some disturbing truths about fabric softener. As such, more and more Americans are ditching traditional laundry products for new solutions to make their laundry fluffy and fresh. You might do the same after you learn the truth about these products, too.
At the beginning of the 20th century, textile manufacturers had a problem – the pigments they employed to color cotton gave the resulting fabrics a rough texture. To fix this, they washed their products in a mixture of soap, water and oil made from olive, tallow or corn. That blend would subsequently inspire scientists to produce formulas that would work as softeners.
However, it took a little over a half-century for fabric softener to catch on with the masses. Big-name brands such as Procter & Gamble put out their versions in the 1960s. From there, more effective substances – laced with better scents – brought more people on board in using softeners.
As of 2019, fabric softener is an industry worth more than $2 billion in the United States alone. And people have plenty of good reasons for using the most modern versions of this century-old product. For starters, it fulfills the original purpose for its creation – it makes clothes and other items we wash feel more comfortable.
Softeners do more than what their name tells us, though. They can also help garments to last longer by soothing any tension between threads. If this friction disappears, it lowers static cling, too – and most of us have first-hand experience of how annoying that can be.
Finally, people use fabric softener because it includes a dash of fragrance – and who doesn't want their clean clothes to smell good? This is true of softener in its most common forms, whether it's liquid being added to the wash or dryer sheets.
Even though fabric softener can do a world of good for your clothes, it may not be as beneficial for you and your body. Cotton Incorporated's evaluation manager Suzanne Holmes and Samara Geller, a senior analyst for the Environmental Working Group, know just how these products work – in good and bad ways.
The negative side of fabric softener starts with its ingredients – often one in particular. Sometimes, washing clothes with a liquid softener or drying them with a sheet leaves them feeling almost slimy to the touch. And it's this coating that's supposed to give garments the softness and anti-static properties we seek.
However, the veneer contains a substance known as quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs. Plenty of cleaning products contain QACs, and they can prove vital to the people who use them. For example, some rely on QAC-laden solutions to sanitize hospitals, schools and other places that need to be clean to be safe.
QACs start out as solids that are then placed in liquids to dissolve. However, if QACs subsequently dry out, they may return to a solid form. You can't always tell if your cleaning products contain them, though, because they typically make up below one percent of the solution. As such, they don't have to appear on the Safety Data Sheets that come with such products.
This is a big problem, according to Geller, who pointed out to Apartment Therapy in February 2020 that scent-free or so-called green products – fabric softener included – can still contain ingredients that many users would otherwise want to avoid. She said, "Labeling is a massive issue with cleaning products and their ingredients are disclosed less often."
On that note, the QAC-induced slimy sensation is just one of the documented flaws of fabric softener. It can also adversely affect particular materials, thus stopping them from working as intended. For starters, adding some to a load of athletic wear can cause the garments' moisture-absorbing properties to fail.
These properties are why you buy such items in the first place – they pull sweat from your body quickly and allow it to dry out more rapidly. That way, you stay cool, and your perspiration doesn't drench your workout gear. Once you wash this fabric with softener, though, these abilities will be diminished.
The residue left behind after a softener-laden wash can fill the fabric's breathable apertures. This prevents your gear from doing its job – without aeration, it can no longer help sweat dry. So, you should definitely start to skip the softener when you wash your exercise clothes – but that's not the only type of fabric ruined by this product.
Interestingly enough, fabric softener can ruin one of the very products it was meant to improve in the first place: towels. For one thing, terry or microfiber cloths – items designed to be super absorbent – will lose this quality if you add a liquid softener or dryer sheet into the mix.
And even cotton towels will lose their softness over time – which is of course counter-intuitive, considering these products are specifically meant to keep fabrics feeling soft. "Cotton naturally washes cleaner and feels softer against skin than synthetics," Holmes explained. "This is important because relying too much on dryer sheets can turn items like towels into nonabsorbent, ineffective rags."
And then there's another, even more serious issue created by fabric softener – and, in many cases, the warning is right there on the container. In July 2019 a mom's Facebook post went viral after she shared the notice on the back of her Lenor-brand bottle of fabric softener. She wrote, "Never seen this before, but all mums need to know, DO NOT PUT THIS ON YOUR KIDS' SLEEPWEAR!"
The Lenor fabric softener in question had a list of ingredients on its container. Beneath that, the bottle featured guidance that stated: "Liquid fabric softener can increase fabric flammability. Using more than recommended can increase this effect." Although the label didn't explain further, there's a reason why the softening solution can heighten an item's likelihood of burning.
Fabric softener segregates the fibers that make up fuzzy fabrics such as fleece, flannel and even cotton, which gives them a fluffier feel after a wash and dry. This is fine for natural materials, but for some human-made and coated materials, too much fabric softener can have an unexpected side effect.
For one thing, fabric softener can break down flame-retardant additives that coat children's pajamas and other garments. And even natural materials covered in fabric softener can catch fire more easily, because it causes their fibers to spread out. This means that there's more of the garment that's at risk of beginning to burn.
The database of the Department of Health & Human Services Products contains warnings about this possibility. And this notice came to light after a nine-year-old girl's nightgown caught fire in 2012. The guidance advised against using fabric softener on already fuzzy or fluffy materials to prevent them from catching fire.
The database entry for Ultra Downy Liquid Fabric Softener stated: "By increasing fluffiness, using liquid fabric softeners can increase the flammability of these types of fabrics. Therefore, do not use this product on clothing made with these types of fluffier fabrics." On top of that, experts warn against using fabric softener on flame-resistant clothing, including kids' pajamas and other garments.
McGill University's Joe Schwarcz issued further guidance to the Montreal Gazette in 2017. Firstly, he advised parents to dress their little ones in polyester-inclusive pajamas, as the synthetic material is less flammable than cotton. He also calmed minds by pointing out that fabric softener-coated fabrics wouldn't just burst into flame on their own.
"Remember that going up in 'a ball of flame' requires a source of ignition!" Schwarcz wrote. "You can lounge around in a comfy fabric-softened flannel robe to your heart's content without worrying about it spontaneously bursting into flame. Just don't do it next to a fireplace and don't go dropping any cigarette ashes on it."
Moreover, that isn't the end of the concerns about fabric softener. Others go back to the inclusion of quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs, in dryer sheets and liquid softener. For some users, this particular ingredient can exacerbate pre-existing health conditions – or even create entirely new ones.
Environmental Working Group analyst Geller told the Apartment Therapy website that softener has been shown to cause skin problems and exacerbate asthma. She added that it has links to serious medical conditions, including reproductive issues and even cancer. Nonetheless, experts need to conduct more research to conclusively confirm the link.
Contact with QACs can cause physical harm to you and your loved ones as well. For example, let's say you splash a bit of QAC-inclusive fabric softener in your eye – this can cause eye or mucous membrane issues. And, if a child accidentally swallows some, they may suffer from internal problems as a result.
Avoiding QACs and all of their adverse health effects isn't as easy as skipping fabric softener or dryer sheets, though. As previously mentioned, the compounds appear in a multitude of different cleaning products, especially those that contain scents. But even so-called green varieties may contain chemicals, despite packaging that makes them seem cleaner and safer.
For this reason, Geller highlighted the lack of regulation in the industry, which has allowed so many consumer goods to hit the shelves with unlisted QACs inside. To ensure you choose safe products for you and your family, you can check the Environmental Working Group's Guide to Healthy Cleaning for a more thorough rundown.
As it turns out, you can avoid fabric softener or dryer sheets altogether in order to side-step these effects. Firstly, you have the eco-friendly, all-natural option of using wool dryer balls. These can be re-used for years on end, whereas the synthetic sheets are single-use items.
The wool spheres plump up fabrics as they roll around in your tumble dryer. They beat clothes and other textiles to soften their fibers without any superficial coating. In addition, as they bounce around, they fight static and friction, just as fabric softener does. The spheres keep garments separated so they dry uniformly as well.
"Dryer balls help to lift and aerate the clothing and shorten dryer time," Geller explained. "The less dryer time, the less static there will be." To enjoy this effect, you'll need around four or five wool dryer balls. The larger the load, the more you'll add in – and the better your clothes, sheets and towels will feel after the cycle.
If you live in a calcium-heavy water zone, you might try another all-natural alternative to fabric softener: baking soda. Add it into your machine, allow it all to dissolve and then place your garments into the basin. After they're washed with baking soda, clothes will feel softer, and they'll have less static, too.
You can also make clothes bouncy and fluffy in the dryer by adding a dry towel in with a wet load of laundry. Some have found that this combination imbues the drying garments with the right amount of softness and reduces unwanted static, too. You don't require anything special to try out this option – chances are, you have at least one clean, dry towel lying around.
Some people have seen the same results with a much different but equally commonplace material. Crumple up a ball of aluminum foil – yes, the stuff you use to cover leftovers – and pop that into the dryer with your clothes. It agitates your wet garments, just as a dryer ball does, thus softening fabrics as they dry.
This method does require a bit of finesse, since the edges of aluminum foil can be a little on the sharp side. So, make sure you carefully crumple your sheet before adding it to the dryer. For added peace of mind, skip this method when washing delicate garments – that way, you won't find any snags or tears in them.
Finally, you have an easy and eco-friendly option to avoid static altogether, and that's air-drying your clothes. Sure, it takes a bit longer to do things this way, but it tends to be better for and gentler on garments. Plus, they'll stay softer if you use baking soda in the wash with them.
In the end, of course, it's up to you to decide if you'll skip fabric softener or not. At the very least, though, you should probably do some research into the subject. The Environmental Working Group and other experts have analyzed the ingredients of such products, and it very well could be safer for you and your family to skip them altogether.


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Thanks to strong governmental support, investment and a wealth of natural resources, Panama's tourism sector has developed rapidly over the past decade. Expansion is expected to continue, with the industry seen as an integral part of the government's efforts to sustain GDP growth and create 860,000 new or better jobs by 2020.
Tourism's recent success explains in part why the government has placed such emphasis on the sector. In 2002, Panama received 533,500 visitors, behind Costa Rica (1.1m), Guatemala (869,100), El Salvador (798,200) and Honduras (549,500), according to the Central American Tourism Council. By 2011, Panama had become the second-most-popular tourist destination in the region, with nearly 1.5m tourist arrivals, trailing only Costa Rica's 2.2m.
International standing
The latest "Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index" from the World Economic Forum underscores the sector's development and highlights its competitive advantages. Panama's global ranking rose from 56 in 2011 to 37 in 2013, coming in at fourth place in the Americas, behind the US, Canada and Barbados. This was largely thanks to strong scores in the categories of business impact of rules on foreign direct investment (fifth), natural resources (11th), air transport infrastructure (16th), policy rules and regulations (18th) and number of UNESCO World Heritage natural sites (18th).
Forecasts from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) indicate that the next decade should see the industry's continuing maturity, as Panama looks to diversify its tourism offerings. According to the WTTC, the sector's contribution to the economy stood at PAB4.68bn ($4.59bn), or 13.1% of GDP, in 2012, although these figures reflect the broader effects from investment and the supply chain, as well as induced income. The WTTC forecasts this figure will grow by 5.8% per year over the next decade, reaching PAB8.41bn ($8.24bn) or 13.4% of projected GDP, by 2023.
Funding growth
Capital expenditure in the sector has been and will likely continue to be a primary growth driver, with significant government investment in infrastructure and tourism development set to complement private sector outlays. The WTTC study predicted an 8.5% increase in capital investments in 2013 to $893.5m. That figure is anticipated to grow at a slightly slower pace of 6% per year up to 2023, by which time it will have nearly doubled to $1.6bn.
Investment has so far been heavily concentrated in the capital, Panama City, where the government is developing a $1.5bn metro and undertaking various initiatives to improve the city's cultural offerings. Outlays include the $175.6m preservation and renovation of the historic walled city of Casco Viejo, one of the country's two UNESCO world heritage cultural sites. Despite stimulating private sector investment in boutique hotels and cafes, the project has become controversial due to plans to extend the coastal highway, Cinta Costera, to the historic district, essentially wrapping a large roadway around the district's sea wall.
Work on the historic district continues, while next door another development is set to add an entirely new dimension to the city, with the $100m Biomuseo, designed by Frank Gehry. The museum will highlight the role the isthmus has played in shaping world geography and climate while celebrating Panama's biodiversity. There are hopes that the facility, which is scheduled to open in December of this year, will boost the profile of Panama City, just as Gehry's Guggenheim Museum did for Bilbao, Spain.
With private sector developments taking advantage of Panama's wealth of beaches and biodiversity, continued improvements to cultural offerings, and steady progress in other segments such as ecotourism, the country is well-positioned to meet growth forecasts for the next decade.


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I'm walking through some sort of encampment, part SCA war camp and part zombie apocalypse refugee camp. On my back is a beat up ALICE pack, out of which my cat is poking his head and complaining loudly. In one crooked arm I'm trying to keep control of a bunch of Really Important Things, which turn out to be cross-stitch projects. Over my other shoulder is a spiffy Barrett light .50 sniper rifle. I'm wearing a skin-tight purple outfit, which is alternately a wetsuit or a flight suit, depending on the light, while trying to find a clean bathroom in an area that looks like the bad side of a landfill.
Welcome to my dreams.
My eldest niece was on Facebook the other night, complaining about her own weird dreams, when I whipped out the one above on her. She now wants to share whatever it is I'm taking, I guess because her weird dream didn't quite measure up. That made me start thinking about just how weird is weird, because, sadly, what I described in the opening paragraph is pretty normal for me.
A couple years ago I wrote a piece about my dreams ("Zombies In The Outfield") that explains the variations I have, so I don't think I need to do that again. Lately I've been dealing with a lot more nightmarish types than usual. Friends meeting gruesome deaths because of something I did or didn't do. Being lost, alone and injured somewhere while being chased by zombies/aliens/screaming toddlers. When I finally get to where I can ask someone for help, I'm ignored, or, worse yet, refused. The really bad ones are when I'm dealing with all that other stuff and then realize my husband and I are no longer together, and I have absolutely no back up.
Intellectually I try to remind myself that the dreams are just a reflection of the stress I've been experiencing in the real world. The more stress, the more neurochemicals are fubarred, the more crazy I get. And crazy is just the price I have to pay for the really cool stuff I can do, like music and writing and stitching. The anecdotal evidence has supported the idea that brilliance and insanity are closely related for thousands of years, all the way back to the time of Plato and Aristotle. It's only recently that science has had the tools to take a more reasoned look at the issue.
In her 1998 Roeper Review publication ("Creativity, the Arts, and Madness"), Maureen Neihart, Psy.D. reviewed the historical theories and then touched on studies searching for a link between crazy and creative. The initial indications were "…a more frequent occurrence of certain types of mental problems in those who are exceptionally creative." Which is what the anecdotal evidence had been saying all along, but scientists need empirical data before they can confidently make a decision. The question that wasn't answered, though, is WHY?
Well, in a more recent article ("The Unleashed Mind: Why Creative People Are Eccentric") Harvard professor Dr. Shelley Carson may have found that answer. She posits that "cognitive disinhibition" may be one explanation for why crazy and creative tend to stick together. We creative people just filter the world differently, using more information in different ways than originally intended. Sometimes that usage leads to extreme weirdness, like being convinced your cat is really an alien in disguise sent to spy on you. And sometimes it gives you that leap of thought out of the box and into that momentary flash of brilliance, which gives you the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
With fMRI and EEG testing – among others – we can now take a look directly into the brain as it handles different tasks. The scary thing about this is how similar the results are between test subjects that are creative, but non-schizophrenic, and actual schizophrenics. Proof that crazy and creative are just different sides of the same coin. And while the thought processes seem to be more in keeping with a schizotypal personality, many creative people – especially writers – suffer from depression, a different set of issues all together. Or so the specialists would like you to believe. My hypothesis is that all the higher functioning imaginary stuff creative people do in their minds just causes them to be even more disappointed with what they have to deal with in the real world.
So here I am, a living scientific proof that creativity and crazy are closely related. It's a fine line I be walking, that's for sure. I had a great aunt who was an accomplished painter, and spent the last twenty years of her life never leaving her own house and yard. I don't often even make it into the yard most days, so she's already ahead of me in that department. I guess I'm the crazy aunt for my generation. All I need is a weird old house full of cats and a nervous canary and my legend will be complete. Yeah, it's my own little world, but it's okay, they know me here…
© 2013 Cheri K. Endsley All Rights Reserved.


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As is now standard procedure for the British Summer, it's been belting down with rain over the bank holiday. Monday itself saw an astonishing downpour that lasted well into the afternoon and filled all four of my garden waterbutts to overflowing in the space of a couple of hours. It was the 'straight down' variety of rain that I don't mind cycling in, however, no chance of a ride as I was looking after the anklebiters and also – need some rain gear.
Now I have looked at jackets and whatnot – I can't really afford to be laying out for the type of technical doodads that one needs on a waterproof when cycling. Even when I'm pootling I'm averaging about 13-14mph and I get pretty warm, I would need one of those wicking fabrics. The colours seem to be quite garish and there's a lot of logos and fancy styling around. I'm all for fancy styling and brand names etc, I think that's fair enough for those who want to be associated with The Discovery Channel team, or if you don't mind having 'Chris Boardman' on your helmet when you're wheezing up a hill at 8mph. To me it would make no sense to wear something that advertises that which I am not. That's why I have bidons with Rivendell Bicycle Works' logo and a no-name top and shorts. I am not really an aspirational rider in that sense. I am willing to pay good money for something that is well crafted and will last (a Brooks saddle for example) but not to have a whacking great logo splattered over me. I chose my Lemond etape bike for a few reasons:
- It was at the top of my price range
- It looked well made and had good reviews
- It had a triple chainring and I'm a weed on hills
- It looked elegant and nicely styled, particularly the typography and colours
- Greg Lemond is a great rider – but it says 'Lemond' not 'Greg Lemond'
- Lemond looks French – which for some reason looks really good on a road bike
Above all that, it was the only bike in the shop that didn't assault my eyes with garish blocky logos and hyperactive colours.
I guess that makes me a bit shallow, but anyway with that in mind I have decided that my wet weather gear will be this:
As it drapes over the handlebars and attaches to the rider's thumbs, the ventilation is second to none. It's bright yellow, bloody cheap and crucially, it has a matching sou'wester!


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Falls Church, Va., March 15, 2016
For the third year, ENSCO, Inc. is pleased to be a sponsor of the children's Robotics Inventors Club, and new this year, the "Start Your Own Robotics Company," which gives students, age 8 to 13, a new way to immerse themselves in the world of robotics and business. Both programs were created and developed by Infamous Robotics LLC to give students the opportunity to design, engineer, build, test, and ultimately present their robot during National Robotics Week at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D. C., in April.
ENSCO, founded in 1969 and headquartered in Falls Church, Va., has its origins in sensors and signal analysis. For almost 50 years, the company has been known for its creation and innovative use of new technologies in railway safety, national security, avionics, aerospace and meteorology. ENSCO provided financial support to the children's robotics program, and additionally, donated four new computers for the students to use in designing and developing their robots. ENSCO is pleased to support this group of future engineers, technologists and scientists.
Teams of students in the Robotics Inventors Club All Stars who are participating in the Start Your Own Robotics Company will design and develop an innovative robot and create a business around that product. Adding to the challenge, the robot must be designed to solve a real world problem, which this year is childhood obesity. The teams will present their robots and pitch their business plan to a panel of distinguished judges, April 18, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Three Flint Hill, 3201 Jermantown Road, Fairfax, VA 22030.
The Start Your Own Robotics Company was selected to participate in President Obama's new private-sector commitment to further his "Educate to Innovate" campaign to inspire and prepare more girls and boys to excel in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
"Infamous Robotics LLC has developed advanced curricula to empower students to design, build and prototype their robotic ideas without any kits," states Anthony Nunez, CEO of Infamous Robotics LLC. "We then give them the opportunity to apply the concepts in the Robotics Inventors Club, where they design a robot to solve a real world problem. New this year, we are taking it a step further with teams of the Robotics Inventors Club All Stars presenting their robotic solution to childhood obesity and the associated business in a shark-tank-style competition."
About ENSCO, Inc.
ENSCO, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries represent a $100 million international technology enterprise, headquartered in the Washington, D.C., area. For almost 50 years, the ENSCO group of companies has been providing engineering, science and advanced technology solutions that guarantee mission success, safety and security to governments and private industries worldwide. ENSCO operates in the defense, transportation, aerospace and intelligence sectors. Field offices and subsidiaries, representatives and partnerships are located throughout the United States and around the world. Learn more