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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Hi Stonehedge Families!
The thermometer may say 90, but the calendar says “end of September”, so I’ll say “Happy Fall!” Our first few weeks have flown by. The library has been a flurry of back-to-school activity. We’ve reviewed library procedures and expectations and talked about how to treat our books (“like a baby”). We’ve reviewed the dangers that water bottles and other “Backpack of Doom” items pose to library books and the students have been taking items out and bringing them home. We’re off to a great start!
October is PARP (“Pick a Reading Partner”) month. It’s a great time to set up a regular “reading for fun” schedule with your kids. As little as 15 minutes a day does so much to boost your child’s vocabulary and fluency. Our awesome PTA will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair on October 3rd, 4th & 5th from 3-7pm in the Gold Lobby. We will also be having Open Library Nights on October 10th and 24th from 6:30-7:30. This is a time you can bring your family to the library “AT NIGHT” to browse the shelves, read for a while and even check out extra library books.
As a kick off for PARP, the PTA is bringing graphic novelist Frank Cammuso to Stonehedge on Friday September 29th. Mr. Cammuso was a political cartoonist for the Syracuse Post Standard. He also teaches at Syracuse University. His graphic novel series “The Misadventures of Salem Hyde” and “Knights of the Lunch Table” are already popular choices in our library…just wait until the kids have seen him in person. Stay tuned for pix!
Until next time,
Don’t forget to “Read4Fun”!
Monday, April 24, 2017
It’s that time of year again…we still have a little April left and when it's April at Stonehedge, we go into full poetry mode. All of our K-3 classes have been sharing all kinds of great poems (the older kids are doing research and study guides, but we’re still talking poetry) and we’re all gearing up for our school wide celebration.
Thursday, April 27th is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. On this day, students and staff are encouraged to keep a poem on hand. Then, they have to be ready to share if someone asks “Do you have a poem in your pocket?” It’s a great way to meet new friends and share some great poetry. You can write your own poem or share one of your favorites (just be sure to give the original poet credit if you’re borrowing one.)
Later that same evening, we’ll be hosting Poetrypalooza III, our famous open mic poetry night. Starting at 6:30 until we run out of poems, we’ll turn the Gold cafeteria into a poetry café. Students from any grade are welcome to get up on stage and read their poem in front of a real audience! (Staff and parents are welcome to read too!) If you don’t dare to share, just come and listen to our budding poets and enjoy some refreshments supplied by our absolutely awesome PTA.
We had a great turn out for the Stonehedge Science Fair Research Night. Many budding scientists and engineers came to get information about the Science Fair and to get a head start on research about their chosen topics. It should be “a fair to remember" on May 10th at Open House.
The last quarter of the year has started and we're gearing up to finish strong!
Don't forget to "Read4Fun"!
Don't forget to "Read4Fun"!
Monday, December 12, 2016
The Stonehedge library has been filled with the clickity-clack of Chromebook keyboards throughout the first half of December. Grades 3-5 have been trying out a free website called TypingClub.com. It is a keyboarding trainer that takes kids through all of the basic typing skill drills, (just like the typing lessons some of us took in high school.) Typists can track their accuracy and speed and move up levels to assess their progress. The response from our students has been positive, with many kids reporting that they have continued their training on their classroom computers and at home. Keyboarding skills are more important than ever to our students. They need to be “keyboard familiar” earlier than ever before, so we’re excited the introduction has gone so well. We’ll be spending more time on TypingClub with 3-5 and introducing it to 2nd grade when we come back from break in January. To take a peek, just go to www.typingclub.com
Meanwhile, the K-2 students have also been on the Chromebooks in the library. They have been using the touch screen aspect of the Chromebooks to explore one of our favorite databases, PebbleGo, in preparation for all of the research that will take place in February during Winter Wonderland. PebbleGo is a fabulous research resource for emergent readers. It has tons of facts on all types of subjects that are presented in an easy to read format. There are videos, sound clips, time lines and other features that make learning fun. It had been so much fun to watch even our littlest Wildcats exploring and reporting back facts about what they are learning. PebbleGo is accessible through the library website. We have sent access instructions home with all of our little researchers.
One More Thing
Maxwell Library is hosting a Book Talk and Signing with children’s author Marcie Colleen on Wednesday, December 21 from 6-7:30.
She will be talking about her books
Super Happy Party Bears: GnawingAround
Super Happy Party Bears: Knock Knock on Wood
Copies of each will be available for purchase and signing by the author.
(Just in time for the holidays!)
Until next year!
Don't forget to Read4Fun!


“Muy bien, Ken,” Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador crowed at a Friday press conference in Mexico City. He was congratulating U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar for contradicting the Biden administration as the American diplomat finished a visit to Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies the day before.
There’s no way to overstate Mr. Salazar’s bad judgment. At issue are constitutional reforms to Mexico’s energy laws, proposed in September by AMLO—as the president is known—and pending approval in the Mexican Congress. The reforms directly contravene the country’s commitments under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to guarantee open, competitive markets and equal treatment of all parties, foreign and domestic.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm traveled to Mexico City last month to discuss bilateral issues with Mr. López Obrador. After the meeting Mexican Energy Minister Rocio Nahle told the press that the U.S. had expressed no concerns about the energy reform.
Ms. Granholm recalled a much different conversation. In a statement after the meeting, she said her side had “expressly conveyed . . . real concerns with the potential negative impact of Mexico’s proposed energy reforms on U.S. private investment.” She said that they “could also hinder U.S.-Mexico joint efforts on clean energy and climate.” Ms. Granholm didn’t mention the 2020 USMCA. But she alluded to its importance when she added: “We must maintain and enhance open and competitive energy markets that bring benefit to North America.”
Those comments grabbed headlines in Mexico because AMLO has insisted since last year that the U.S. doesn’t object to his proposed reforms. Ms. Granholm’s visit and statement settled the matter—until Mr. Salazar decided to take AMLO’s side, telling reporters on Thursday that Mr. López Obrador “is right” to seek changes to the 2013 laws that opened the country’s energy market. He took to Twitter Friday to walk back his comment, but the damage was done.
The reform would force private electricity generators to sell to the state-owned Federal Electricity Commission, which would set prices as the only buyer and control dispatch to all consumers, giving it 100% market power. The percentage of electricity that may be generated by nonstate companies would be capped. The commission would become both an autonomous government entity with no oversight and the electricity regulator in charge of planning and controlling the industry.
Mexico’s energy regulatory commission—which issues permits—and the national hydrocarbons commission were both established as independent bodies to ensure market competition and nondiscrimination. The reform would eliminate both and move their work to the Ministry of Energy. This would create a giant conflict of interest, since the energy minister is also chairman of the state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex.
With equal treatment under the law for investors no longer guaranteed, capital would dry up. But that’s no matter for AMLO. His goal is to consolidate power so the government can centrally plan and control Mexico’s energy industry and the economy that relies on it.
Mexico argues that the USMCA allows it to carve out exceptions for “national security.” But it’s difficult to make the case that protecting the nation calls for discriminating against private investors in electricity generation. Sovereignty over energy doesn’t give Mexico the right to tilt the playing field against nonstate investors.
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In December 2014, Thompson National Properties, LLC (“TNP”) announced the successful restructuring of debt held by over seven hundred accredited investors and its primary bank.
The note holders exchanged their debt for both preferred and common securities in TNP. The press release from TNP states that “[t]his exchange completes a significant restructuring and improvement of TNP’s balance sheet,” says Tim O’Brien, EVP and TNP equity owner. O’Brien further states, “TNP can now acquire new management contracts, reduce interest expense, and attract capital for new acquisitions.” These proclamations run counter to the reports in August 2014 that TNP was on the brink of bankruptcy.
Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, TNP was founded in April 2008 and has three regional offices. TNP manages a portfolio of over 74 commercial properties in 14 states, totaling approximately 9 million sq. ft., on behalf of over 5,000 investors.
Notwithstanding this restructuring, there is still concern that these investments have not played out the way that investors had hoped. TNP contracted with a number of brokerage firms to sell its various offerings, including TNP Strategic Retail Trust, TNP 12% Notes and TNP Participating Notes Program LLC.
The White Law Group continues to investigate the liability that these firms may have for recommending TNP investments. Brokerage firms are required to perform adequate due diligence to ensure that the investment has a reasonable likelihood of success and that the investment is suitable for each individual. When brokerage firms fail to uphold their fiduciary duty or misrepresent an investment they may be liable for investment losses in a FINRA arbitration claim.
If you feel that your broker-dealer misrepresented your TNP investment, the securities attorneys of The White Law Group may be able to help you recover your losses. For a free consultation please call 312-238-9650.
The White Law Group, LLC is a national securities fraud, securities arbitration, investor protection, and securities regulation/compliance law firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Franklin, Tennessee.
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There has been a lot of press this past week surrounding the release of iPad2. While it has some significant improvements, they are, for the most part, incremental. In my view the lack of flash, a USB port and a memory card slot continue to be huge deficits. Until this past week my reservations about the iPad have been mostly theoretical,… Read More
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There has been a lot of talk about the fluid role of IP in semiconductor design. With the Synopsys acquisition of Virage Logic the playing field has tilted substantially in favor of Synopsys… or maybe not!
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Date posted: January 19, 2014
Turkey has extended a purge of official organizations to the banking and telecommunications regulators and state television, firing dozens of executives in moves that appear to broaden Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s push back against a corruption investigation.
The authorities had previously reassigned thousands of police officers and about 20 prosecutors and fired some state TV officials in response to the graft probe, the biggest challenge to Erdogan’s 11-year rule.
Investigators are believed to have been looking into allegations of corruption and bribery involving trade in gold with Iran and big real estate projects, although full details of their charges have not been made public.
The prime minister says the investigations, which began a month ago with arrests of high-profile figures including the sons of three of his cabinet ministers, are part of an attempted “judicial coup.”
His opponents say they fear a purge of official bodies will destroy the independence of the judiciary, police and media.
“It’s like reformatting a computer. They are changing the whole system and people in various positions to protect the government,” said Akin Unver, assistant professor of international relations at Istanbul’s Kadir Has University.
Among dozens of officials dismissed in the latest round of firings, Turkish media reported Saturday that the deputy head of the banking watchdog BDDK and two department heads had been removed.
Five department chiefs were fired at the Telecommunications Directorate, a body that carries out electronic surveillance as well as serving as the country’s telecom regulator, and a dozen people were fired at Turkey’s state channel TRT, including department heads and senior news editors.
A government official said the firings were for “the benefit of the public” and that more could come.
Pictures of money-counting machines and reports of cash stacked in the homes of people linked to the graft investigation have caused an uproar among the Turkish public.
Unver said the aim of the purge at the telecom watchdog could be to prevent further videos and pictures being published on the Internet. “They are seeking [to impose] a monolithic structure over the Internet,” he said.
Several thousand people took to the streets in Turkey’s biggest three cities Saturday demonstrating against a government-led draft bill to increase controls over the Internet. The bill would give the courts the power to rule on removing online material that “violates individual rights,” an article that opponents say is murky and could lead to the arbitrary closure of Web sites.
In Istanbul’s Taksim Square, where police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd, protesters called for the government to resign. Some chanted: “There are thieves around,” referring to the corruption allegations.
Erdogan has suggested that the graft inquiry, which has led to the resignation of three cabinet ministers and the detention of businessmen close to the government, is an attempt to undermine his rule that has been orchestrated by Fethullah Gulen, a U.S.-based cleric with influence among the police and members of the judiciary.
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Mezzo Soprano - Kathy Fitzpatrick, Piano - Chihiro Honma
It's been a long time since I was an active member of Japan Youth Choir and World Youth Choir. It was nice to see old friends and new members. Singing with them inspired me, I definitely learned a lot!
May 11 The 3rd Geino Kai at L'esprit Francais in Kugenuma Kaigan, Japan
Each student had improvement in piano, and had some stories at the piano students' recital. I really appreciate that the other piano teachers invited us to the concert. From left to right : Mimi Ho, Vanessa Wong and Natalia Myles
Mezzo Soprano - Ayako, Piano - Mimi Ho
A. Vivaldi : Esurientes implevit from Magnificat
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July 6 Singers' Camp 2013 in Kamloops
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We had music, good food and good times were had by all!
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Photography by Noriko Tidball.
November 23 Winter concert for pianists and singers at The Silk Purse Arts Centre
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KUCHING (March 25): Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad has published its Annual Integrated Report for the financial year 2022 on March 16, marking the second year of the Group’s three-year journey towards full integrated reporting for the financial year 2023.
Themed ‘175 Years of Brewing Excellence and Sustainability’ as Carlsberg beer celebrated its 175th global anniversary last year, the report outlines the Group’s commitments and milestones in creating value for its stakeholders.
The report also marks its maiden attempt at reporting in line with Bursa Malaysia’s Enhanced Sustainability Reporting Guide 3rd Edition, including the Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) recommendations, according to a press release yesterday.
With a more balanced and inclusive reporting guided by the Value Reporting Foundation, the report provides relevant and comparable data to the Group’s shareholders and stakeholders regarding its allocation of six capitals and the value it has created and preserved over the years.
The Group details both its financial and non-financial performance for 2022 in the integrated report, summarising the results of its seven-year corporate strategy SAIL’22 and Together Towards ZERO (TTZ) sustainability programme.
The Group has embarked on a new five-year corporate strategy SAIL’27, starting 2023 onwards, and evolved to an enhanced environmental, social and governance (ESG) programme, Together Towards ZERO and Beyond (TTZAB), which addresses a broader set of material ESG topics through a more holistic approach.
“With the conclusion of SAIL’22 and a vast majority of its ambitions met, we look forward to charting our future path next, with SAIL’27 that is set to optimise our portfolios, priorities and execution, all while driving a winning culture and creating value for our stakeholders.
“We hope that with the collective efforts of our employees, customers, partners and other key stakeholders, we are set to deliver net zero carbon emissions throughout our value chain by 2040,” said Carlsberg Malaysia managing director Stefano.
Throughout the preparation of this report, the Group has been guided by relevant frameworks, guidelines and standards including the Bursa Malaysia’s Enhanced Sustainability Reporting Guide 3rd Edition, which features the disclosures for common sustainability indicators, ahead of the date to comply for companies listed under the Main Market.
The report also presented the Group’s programmes and performance in support of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, summarising the Group’s governance, strategy, risks management and targets in the format of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
“In end 2022, we conducted a materiality assessment to help ensure that our stakeholders’ expectations are ultimately balanced and addressed through the Group’s strategy, priorities, capital allocation and decision making.
“There were 27 material matters deemed important and relevant to our business and stakeholders that were reported in detail.
Discussions and plans to address the risks and opportunities of the key matters were also presented in the Sustainability statement, including economic priorities, environmental stewardship, social commitments and corporate governance.
“This is a step towards change that we are proud to have achieved in our integrated report this year as we stay true to our purpose of Brewing for a Better Today and Tomorrow, by engaging our stakeholders,” he added.
Carlsberg Malaysia is also humbled to be recognised in the National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) 2022.
Its first integrated annual report for year 2021, published in March 2022, won the Silver in the Excellence Awards for Companies with RM2-10 Billion in Market Capitalisation category.


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Oct 26, 2015
By Andy Johnson
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the American-led invasion of Iraq was partly to blame for the emergence of the Islamic State terror group in the Middle East.
In an interview with CNN, Blair apologized for basing the decision to attack Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003 on faulty intelligence. He also admitted there were mistakes in the planning of the operation.
Blair allowed that those responsible for the Iraqi war are partially responsible for the rise of the Islamic State. But he noted that the Arab Spring which began in 2011 also played a part. In addition, he pointed out that ISIS got its start in Syria and then spread to Iraq.
While Blair’s decision to join the U.S. and take Britain into the Iraq war was based on false claims about Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction and remains hugely divisive, Blair insists that removing Saddam was the right thing to do.
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Prep 15 mins
Cook 15 mins
A different corn dog recipe to please the inner child. Or the outer child for that matter.
- 1 cup flour
- 2⁄3 cup cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 8 -10 frankfurters
- wooden skewer
- cooking oil
- Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt and dry mustard in a bowl.
- Cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Mix egg and milk.
- Add to dry ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Dry frankfurters well with paper towels (this allows the coating to stick better).
- Insert skewers into the end of the frankfurters.
- Pour oil into a skillet to a depth of 1 inch.
- Heat oil to 375 degrees.
- Coat franks with batter.
- (if batter is too thick, thin with a little milk).
- Arrange coated franks 3 at a time in hot oil.
- Turn franks with tongs after 10 seconds to prevent the batter from sliding off.
- Cook for 3 minutes, turning again 1/2 way through cooking time.
- Serve hot with catsup and mustard.
I was so excited to try corndogs after finding a fry baby at a garage sale for .25. I loved the taste and well never buy a frozen corndog package again. My biggest challenge was getting the batter to stick to the hot dog. There were small spots of no batter, but that was fine for our family needs. I didn't use sticks, with a toddler I didn't want her chocking herself (she's 2). I couldn't wait for them to be done to try and I was not disappointed.
Thanks for this recipe! Much better than the premade varieties. My kids loved them. I used wooden craft sticks (popsicle sticks) and inserted them after frying because I did not want the sticks to get oily...of course, I had to let them cool a bit first :)
This was very easy to make. The only changes I made were to leave out the dry mustard and shortening. I poured the batter into a tall glass and dipped the franks in. Easy! Be sure to follow step 12 and turn the corn dogs after 10 seconds. That helps to keep them from flattening out. I will definitly make this again and again.

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Toxic chemical burns may be behind the hundreds of vaping-linked illnesses spiking across the country, according to new images of lung tissue taken from people who got sick after vaping.
The images and resulting analysis from pathologists were published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The findings provide a better understanding of what's actually happening to the lungs in these cases. They're also meant to give other doctors a frame of reference for what the vaping-related lung injuries look like under a microscope, as well as help in diagnosis.
It looks like the kind of injury that we normally see when a person is exposed to a spilled drum of toxic chemicals at their workplace.
"It looks like the kind of injury that we normally see when a person is exposed to a spilled drum of toxic chemicals at their workplace," said Dr. Brandon Larsen, an author of the study and a surgical pathologist at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. He and his team are often called upon to examine lung tissue for a second opinion, or in cases that have perplexed other physicians.
Larsen and colleagues examined lung biopsy samples from 17 patients with lung illnesses linked to vaping, a small portion of the 805 cases confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But their sample is similar to what's seen nationwide: Most of the patients in the Mayo Clinic study were men, between the ages of 19 and 67. And nearly three-quarters had vaped marijuana or cannabis oil.
Previous investigations suggested that an accumulation of oil in the lungs was to blame, and many patients were diagnosed with a condition called lipoid pneumonia. That occurs when inflammatory cells with abnormally high levels of fatty substances, called lipids, collect in the lungs.
But the Mayo researchers found no evidence to suggest lipoid pneumonia, at least in those 17 cases.
"What appears to be going on in the lung itself is a direct toxic chemical injury, like a chemical fume injury or a poisonous gas injury," Larsen told NBC News.
Public health investigators looking into the cases nationwide haven't been able to pinpoint any single ingredient that would explain the type of chemical injury shown in the Mayo study.
However, the CDC has reported that a majority of patients said they used products containing THC (marijuana's psychoactive ingredient), and many said they got those products from friends, dealers or elsewhere off the street. Many investigators suspect that counterfeit vapes play a role in the problem.
Doctors are learning more about the mysterious illnesses in real time, as patients arrive at the hospital with symptoms: difficulty breathing, cough, fever, fatigue and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea.
But although there's been a surge in cases in recent months, some clinicians say they've seen such illnesses in the past.
Indeed, two of the patients in the Mayo study had fallen ill before 2019.
"We’ve seen this before," said Larsen. "We just had so little experience with it before that we weren’t sure what we were looking at."
Most patients with vaping-related lung injuries are able to recover with steroids and/or supplemental oxygen.
But some have succumbed to the illness. On Wednesday, Alabama health officials confirmed that a resident died from a vaping-related lung illness, the first in that state. That brings the total number of deaths so far to 17, nationwide.
Deaths have also been reported in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina and Oregon. The person who died in North Carolina was actually a resident of Virginia, health officials said Tuesday.
For those who survive the illness, it's unclear whether they will continue to have breathing difficulties.
"We don’t know what the long-term consequences will be," Larsen said.
"But I will not be shocked when we discover 20 years from now that some patients have chronic lung disease because they’ve been vaping."
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Almost daily now, I come across interesting articles on the Chinese economy. Rather than share each article individually, I will from now on provide a weekly round-up of articles from around the web.
If readers have come across any noteworthy articles that I have missed, feel free to add these to the comments section below. Alternatively, if you find any articles of interest that you wish to be included in the weekly summary, feel free to email these to me at [email protected].
On to this week’s round-up, which is centred around the massive malinvestment that appears to be taking place within the Chinese economy.
Much of this alleged malinvestment is being caused by two main factors: (1) the Chinese Government’s stimulatory policies undertaken in the wake of the global recession, whereby the Government ordered the building of huge amounts of fixed asset investment (namely buildings, infrastructure and factories) and directed banks to increase lending in order to stimulate growth and maintain high levels of employment; and (2) maintenance of artificially low interest rates at China’s Government-owned banks, which punishes the country’s savers (households), thereby encouraging over-investment (speculation) in housing, as well as encourages over-investment by state-owned enterprises that are able to borrow at subsidised rates from China’s banks.
Several articles over the past week have shone a light on the extent of China’s malinvestment.
First, a brilliant (but long) article published in the New York Times, China’s cities digging-up a mountain of debt, provides a fascinating window into the excessive spending by China’s local governments on giant infrastructure projects. Below are some key extracts:
In the seven years it will take New York City to build a two-mile leg of its long-awaited Second Avenue subway line, this city of 9 million people in central China plans to complete an entirely new subway system, with nearly 140 miles of track.
And the Wuhan Metro is only one piece of a $120 billion municipal master plan that includes two new airport terminals, a new financial district, a cultural district and a riverfront promenade with an office tower half again as high as the Empire State Building.
The construction frenzy cloaks Wuhan, China’s ninth-largest city, in a continual dust cloud, despite fleets of water trucks constantly spraying the streets. No wonder the local Communist party secretary, recently promoted from mayor, is known as “Mr. Digging Around the City.”
The plans for Wuhan, a provincial capital about 425 miles west of Shanghai, might seem extravagant. But they are not unusual. Dozens of other Chinese cities are racing to complete infrastructure projects just as expensive and ambitious, or more so, as they play their roles in this nation’s celebrated economic miracle.
In the last few years the cities’ efforts have helped government infrastructure and real estate spending surpass foreign trade as the biggest contributor to China’s economic growth. Subways and skyscrapers, in other words, are replacing exports of furniture and iPhones as the symbols of this nation’s industrial prowess.
But there are growing signs that China’s long-running economic boom could be undermined by these building binges, which are financed through heavy borrowing by local governments and clever accounting that masks the true size of the debt.
The danger, experts say, is that China’s municipal governments could already be sitting on huge mountains of hidden debt — a lurking liability that threatens to stunt the nation’s economic growth for years or even decades to come…
As municipal projects play out across China, the nation’s spending on so-called fixed-asset investment — a crucial measure of building that is heavily weighted toward government and real estate projects — is now equal to nearly 70 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product. It is a ratio that no other large nation has approached in modern times.
Even Japan, at the peak of its building boom in the 1980s, reached only about 35 percent, and the figure has hovered around 20 percent for decades in the U.S…
China’s state capitalism is much messier, and the economy more vulnerable, than it might look to the outside world.
In the case of Wuhan, a close look at its finances reveals that the city has borrowed tens of billions of dollars from state-run banks. But the loans seldom go directly to the local government. Instead, the borrowing is done by special investment corporations set up by the city — business entities whose debt shows up nowhere on Wuhan’s official financial balance sheet.
Adding to the risk, the collateral for many of those loans is local land valued at lofty prices that could collapse if China’s real estate bubble burst. Wuhan’s land prices have tripled in the last decade…
Dozens of other cities are following a similarly risky script: creating off balance-sheet corporations that are going deeply into debt for showpiece projects, new subway systems, high-speed rail lines and extravagant government office complexes…
This system is not a secret from Beijing, which now says there are more than 10,000 of these local government financing entities in China. In fact, because Beijing now takes a large share of government tax revenue, local governments have had to find their own way to grow, and land development is primarily how they have done it…
The real problem, analysts say, is that municipal government debt in China has begun casting a large shadow over the nation’s growth picture. If instead of investing in growth, China had to start spending money to gird the banks against municipal defaults, some experts see a possibility of China eventually lapsing into a long period of Japan-like stagnation…
Kenneth S. Rogoff, a Harvard economics professor and co-author of “This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly,” has studied China’s boom. He predicts that within a decade China’s lofty property bubble and its mounting debts could cause a regional recession in Asia and stifle growth in the rest of the world.
“With China, you have the ultimate ‘this time is different’ syndrome,” Rogoff said. “Economists say they have huge reserves, they have savings, they’re hard-working people. It’s naive. You can’t beat the odds forever”…
Wuhan is starting to show symptoms of financial stress.
Despite selling about $25 billion worth of land over the last five years, according to Real Capital Analytics, a research firm based in New York, Wuhan is struggling to pay for its projects. City officials have announced a big increase in bridge tolls. And under pressure from Beijing to reduce Wuhan’s debt, they have promised to pay back $2.3 billion to state-backed creditors this year.
Whether the city would do this by borrowing more money or selling land or assets is unclear. But rolling over old debts with new borrowing is not uncommon among Chinese cities. In 2009, for instance, Wuhan’s big investment company, Wuhan UCID, borrowed $230 million from investors and then used nearly a third of the money to repay some of its bank loans.
Mainly, Wuhan’s leaders are counting on property prices to continue defying gravity, even if some analysts predict a coming crash.
In a report this year, the investment bank Credit Suisse identified Wuhan as one of China’s “top 10 cities to avoid,” saying its housing stock was so huge that it would take eight years to sell the residences already completed — never mind the hundreds of thousands now under construction.
But criticism has not deterred Ruan, the local party secretary, who has vowed to keep his foot on the shovel. “If we don’t speed up construction,” he said in the speech in February, “many of Wuhan’s problems won’t be solved.”
In a similar vein, an article published last week in Zero Hedge provided a fascinating insight into China’s malinvestment via Guangzhou South Station – a giant railway station built in the middle of nowhere that is now almost completely vacant:
When I left my hotel bound for the new Guangzhou South Station the other day , I didn’t know much about the station– where it was, how far from the hotel, etc. After about 25 or 30 minutes in the cab, I still hadn’t seen any signs for the station and grew concerned that the cabbie was just taking me for a ride.
As we eventually approached the station, I began to understand why it was so far out of town. Clearly, the only way they could find enough contiguous land to build this monstrosity was to go WAY into to the outskirts of the city.
In the end, it was a 27.82 kilometer (17.39 miles) cab ride from my downtown hotel, and took 49 minutes to get there. I know this because Chinese taxis are very efficient and give you a highly detailed receipt.
Guangzhou South Station is absolutely COLOSSAL. By comparison, it is much bigger than any of the 3 international airport terminals in Manila where I live… and I’d say it’s over 8 times larger than the Central Airport Express Station in Hong Kong.
For a start, the Guangzhou South Station is built on THREE levels. I was dropped off at level 2. When I entered there was an “Information” booth straight ahead. It was unstaffed. In fact, the entire second level was completely deserted. Very spooky. It was something out of a low-budget zombie movie.
I went downstairs to the ticketing area where there were a few signs of life. Of the forty or so ticket windows, well over half were closed, and there were only a few dozen people mulling about. To give you an idea of density, imagine the largest football stadium you can think of with only a few hundred people inside. Ghost town…
Now, you’d think that if they spent so much money building a station this large, they would be expecting hundreds of trains steaming in and out at all hours of the day. Not by long shot. There was only one train at the platforms. Mine…
When I arrived to Wuhan about 4-hours later (going 300 km per hour on the high speed bullet train), it was the same theme: acres of empty space, hardly a soul in sight, yet all very modern and marbled with dozens of elevators and abandoned information booths. When my train pulled in, it was the only one at the platforms.
Next, an article published on the China Urban Development blog discusses the opening of the world’s longest sea bridge and an underground tunnel in Quingdao (pictured below).
The bridge stretches 42.4 kilometres and links historic Qingdao with the city’s industrial zone Huangdao. The 9.47 kilometre tunnel also links these two cities, but at a different location (see below map).
The China Development Blog article raises some major concerns about the efficacy of the project, drawing upon discussion from elsewhere:
As Steve Dickinson of the China Law Blog points out: “The completion of the bridge and tunnel fulfills the long term dream of the Qingdao government to fully integrate the two shores of the Jiaozhou Bay.“
Dickinson goes onto wonder about the possible redundancy of not one but two links across the bay given the high public expenditures of both these projects. At the end of his post, which is titled ‘Qingdao’s New Bridge As Symbol of China Infrastructure‘, he says:
“Nobody is even sure why either the bridge and the tunnel were built, much less the two of them. The bridge seems to be mostly aimed at connection by highway for goods from the ports and airport and tradezones. The tunnel does not provide access to any of this. The high toll for the tunnel means that it will not be used for normal surface transport (private cars and taxis). So why was it built? No one has ever been able to provide me with an explanation. Why was the bridge built at the WIDEST part of the bay? Why was it built when it only provides a 10 minute improvement in travel time? Why was it built with no attention to access and exit? Why were the connecting highways not improved? Who knows.”
Dickinson touches upon what is potentially the most contentious issue about China’s infrastructure: the seldom examined cost/benefit analysis of these new projects. At this point the world knows that China can ‘get it done’ when it comes to building large-scale infrastructure projects. There is no lack of political will or labor to undertake such ambitious plans. Yet lost in the speed of getting these new projects built is a rigorous analysis of the ultimate benefits for what could turn out to be a series of boondoggles.
That is not to suggest that this is not to be expected, especially given that China is a still a developing country. Surely, many of the infrastructure projects will have tremendous benefit now and in the future. I also posit that to some extent China’s leaders are aware of potential labor shortages in the future. As China’s aspiring middle-class urban dwellers move up the value chain, and as the one-child policy begins to take a toll on the country’s youthful demographics, cheap labor will become more scarce.
Given this reality, China appears to be taking an approach that puts speed and ambition above all other considerations, waiting to deal with the details later on. In a sense, this is a cultural phenomenon: creating an environment of rapid growth to ensure social stability and avoid the internal chaos that is still all too near in memory.
For a while now, analysts have been arguing there is a bubble in China’s property market. Using records from 35 major cities this column finds evidence of a housing bubble. It compares house prices to cointegrated fundamentals and finds that property in China is in general overvalued by around 20% – and even more so in the boom towns…
Our results indicate the presence of a house-price bubble. In Figure 1it can be seen that increasing imbalances have emerged over the past two years. For example, real house prices in Shanghai have been 28% above the long run equilibrium in 2008, and 35% in 2009. While the evidence is similar for Beijing, the increase is more spectacular in Shenzhen. Compared to the cointegrating relation, real house prices are overvalued by 66% in 2009, after 23% in 2008. In general, the bubble is more pronounced in the special economic zones and the south-eastern coastal regions. Overall, the size of the bubble is 20% in 2008 and 25% in 2009, regardless of whether GDP or population weights are applied.
That’s all for this week. Once again, feel free to add any links to other relevant China articles in the comments thread. And if you happen to come across any articles worthy of including in next week’s update, feel free to email these to me at the below address.


Introduction: Fast Attraction
Ooops, You Did It Again...knocking over a box of screws, nuts, needles or similar magnetic stuff and you need to get rid of the evidence in a hurry. In the past, you might have grabbed a strong magnet and found that it can be dreadfully annoying to clear the magnet afterwards - and the little bits of iron dust that will inevitably cover the magnet is next to impossible to remove completely.
That was yesterday (or last spring to yours truly). Enter the MagPick (&Release) that I have used quite a bit in the last year, including for stuff where I wouldn't normally care to use a magnet.
Step 1: Supplies
I did try several combos of plastic tubing and magnets, searching for something strong and reliable, but all the tubes I had in stock was either too small a diameter for a magnet of a suitable strength, or too large for what would be sensible and there was the little detail of sealing one end flat without getting a weak seal (it takes a bit of hammering every time it grabs a bolt or similar).
Pondering my options, it struck me that a syringe might be usable, so I tested the different magnets at hand, for best fit in the syringes and found a magnet that could move freely, without a huge clearance, in a 5ml syringe (11mm or 7/16" inner diameter, but it probably vary with what's available). Depending on what magnets you have at hand or can find in a shop, you may need a different size, but you have to check that out locally.
Regular syringes comes in two major types (plus a lot of specialized ones, which is unimportant here), Those with a rubber cap as the seal on the plunger and the slightly cheaper ones where the seal is an integral part of the (nylon) plunger. For this project, you either need the rubber capped type, or you can modify one with a nylon seal, if you want to save a (very) little or can't get hold of the other types.
- 1 Syringe (or get a couple, they are handy for a lot of things)
- 1 cylindrical neodymium magnet (or a couple of flat disc types), as with syringes and chocolates, one is never enough!
- A short piece of wire or similar, preferably the "rubber" covered variety - about 7..10cm (3..4")
- Glue that can bond nylon (contact cement or some types of Cyanoacrylate-/Superglue)
- Side cutter (preferably flush cutting), but can be substituted by large scissors or, if you think you have too many fingers a box-cutter will cure that.
- A drill slightly larger than the size of your wire
- Emery paper around 220..400 grit, a nail file or any similar fine cutting file
- A lighter, or any small direct heat source that can melt and form nylon (like a hot-knife)
Optionally a small piece of PTFE covered baking paper or a painters (steel) spatula for forming melted nylon
Step 2: Modifying the Outside of the Syringe
The business end of a syringe, where a hypodermic needle is usually mounted, needs to be shortened and melted closed, as flat as possible and completely sealed. Do remove the plunger before continuing with that!
I realized that I should have cut further down the nib, to get a little more than half of what you see in the second pic (orange), as it was a bit of work, trying to move the excess melted nylon around.
In the last pic (blue), you see the end result. Regrettably, I have but two arms, both busy trying to get the end result, so I haven't got pics of the process, but it's simple: Heat the remaining part of the nib, but be careful not to set it aflame (blow it out if that happens), and use whatever you have at hand to move the nylon around to close the end and make it flat (slightly conical really) as the rest of the "flat" part of the syringe - I used the body of the lighter (carefully) to rearrange the "lava pit", but anything that the melted nylon won't bind to will do. The piece of baking paper mentioned, laid out on a flat surface, will aid in flattening, although I didn't use it, as it played out well enough.
Whatever method you use, don't get melted nylon on your digits or any bare skin. It will have a tendency to cling on and you might get a nasty burn!
Step 3: Attaching the Magnet
Mounting the magnet to the plunger is a quick job, if you have the rubber capped variety. Just pop off the cap and put it in your material bin for a future project.
If you have the kind where the seal is an integral part of the plunger, you need to reduce the diameter of the seal, to allow the plunger to move freely with no friction.
That done away with, grind the end of the plunger and the magnet on the mating surfaces, to remove grease and roughen up the material for a better bond.
When you glue the magnet to the plunger, be careful to get them aligned/centered, even more so, if the magnet is a tight fit, in the barrel of the syringe,
Make sure the glue is totally set before you test it out!
Step 4: Mounting a "Retractor" Loop
When the glue has set,.. To make it easy to use single handed, you need to add a loop for lifting the plunger.
I used a bit of wire covered in a rubbery "isolation" layer. This kind of wire is mostly used for plant care. Anything else goes - plastic or leather could be used as well.
Drill a hole, slightly wider than the wire diameter, right under the flat side that you push on the syringe. The plunger has got a cross shaped stem and drilling through the ~1mm nylon is not a big deal, you can twist the drill through it with your bare hands (I did - it was quicker than to go fetch the proper tool).
Thread the wire through the hole and make a loop sized for the finger you intend to use and twist the ends. Cut the wire and bend any sharp ends inwards towards the center of the stem.
If you chose a different material, you may need glue or a knot to make it happen.
Step 5: You're Done... Well Almost
This was the end of this project until I realized that it wasn't behaving extremely well without a collar. I had thought that I could perhaps get away without it, but whatever you grab will have a very strong tendency to travel along the outside of the barrel, when you retract the magnet.
Took me some time to find suitable material for this, but I still had fun with it - Oh how revealing it was to grab such amounts of nasty from a single sweep over my work desk.
Step 6: Add a Collar
I had a go with thin PET plastic from some sales packing material, but it was too thin and couldn't stand the force.
After rummaging through my collected treasures (which my S.O. disrespectful call "crap"), I ended up with some plastic from a ring binder cover, it was 0.8mm thick and had just the right amount of stiffness for the purpose.
I drew and cut a disc close to 30mm in diameter and with the inside hole slightly less than the outer diameter of the syringe (as it's hard to make the hole smaller), and used emery paper wound around a pen slightly, to widen it to fit tightly on the syringe.Finally, i heated the edges (very carefully) to polish them, although it was just for visuals.
I had expected to glue the collar to the syringe, but as it was such a tight fit, i kept it un-glued, to find the best position and it's still not glued. Should it become too loose at some point, contact cement, a splash of RTV silicone or even a bit of hot melt glue can be added.
After having used the MagPick(TM) for a host of jobs - from seeking runaway nuts, to sorting boxes with small compartments full of screws and such, where room is needed for an intermediate screw size and similar, I really treasure this more and more each time I use it.
Avoid bleeding fingertips from sharp pointed screws and do it way faster than with your bare hands - most compartments can have their content moved to another in a few milliseconds (give or take) - with bare hands, it would take a lot longer, and include loud expressions of the third kind ;)
Step 7: Aaand Enjoy
So... Here's your new (Omni-)fix - Just Say Yes!
If you reached this point, thanks, your company is much appreciated and while this may still seem obscure to you, its efficiency has surprised me on several occasions and I'm sure it has yet more applications than what I've discovered so far.
And it's so darned cheap to make - perhaps make more than one. Most of your creative friends might find it useful and we all love a gift that shows us that somebody cares about us :)
A method for "Retract on Squeeze", like I've seen on some "bee sting suckers" would alleviate finger fatigue if used extensively, paired with a light spring return, is the most helpful improvement I can think of.
Visually... Use a thin walled brass tube, with a flat bottom plate braced on, all polished to shine like gold - mahogany plunger for that steam punk atmosphere perhaps.
Other things... You tell me.
If, correction, when you make one, please post a pic of it, I'd love to see in which direction you are gonna take it and what you are going to use it for.
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24 reviews | 4 out of 5
I have the original release of this game from 2007 and it is a great game. This is not like the previous paper mario games, its not a turn based rpg. This is a action/adventure game that is more like what you think of when you think of mario. I like the other paper mario's as well but I would say this game is more like most people like because it is like more a regular mario game. I will say though the only complaint I have with this game is that the text is pretty heavy at times meaning you have to scroll through it when you just what to play the game and there are couple of situations where reading is needed to go further in the game. But, negatives aside this is an excellent game at an excellent price.
great game if you love the mario series for wii also this game is a very very big challange to anybody who ever has played a mario game on wii also my personal opinion this game is not for beginners please enjoy the game as much as i do
I loved this game. It was different from other mario games, a lot more brain work, vs. action. Would def buy again!
great game, my family loves it!
This was purchased as a gift. The children love playing it, and it gets borrowed on a frequent basis. It was cheaper online, so if you are patient, site to store is a great way to go.
I have a 5 year old grand son who is addicted to anything Mario. He can figure out how to play the game, this one how ever has alot of cartoon writing telling you what to do, which he can't read yet so that has bothered him, when playing the game. He told me "he knows what to do, he does not have to read it " .
This was a great deal & awesome it came with a bag to carry all my nephew's Mario games & toys!
The game is enjoyable. However, it is not as good as the other Paper Mario games, but still a good buy.
The kids love it and the price was reasonable
Arrived quickly and in perfect condition. The game was slow starting out, as we didn't think we liked it, but after the first few chapters.......you're addicted and it becomes more interesting and adventurous. Very happy with our purchase!
My son seen some YouTube videos of this game and thought it looked really fun. After we received the game and TRIED to play the game, we realized it wasn't what we expected. No instructions came with the game either. It did ship fast though.
This game is probably the most boring Mario game I have ever played. The game is super easy, and there is way to much childish back story that you can't skip through. If you are over the age of 7 DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!!
I did not know how to play it could not get pff the board chapter 1 I traded it
This is the most boring mario bros game i have ever played and it is so not worth the money to be spent on it. i played one game of it and i got bored with it. super paper mario is so boring that i wish i had never bought it.
Don't be taken with the fact that this is a "Super Mario" game. My 7 year old grandson was extremely disappointed with this Mario game. The majority of it is reading a story with poor graphics and by the time this boring process is done the remaining game is extremely unchallenging and continues to be graphically a bore. I would say pass. This is a very good example of "you get what you pay for".
Bought as a birthday present for wife; she liked playing the New Super Marion Bros. and, wanted this as well. Really likes the adventure style gaming & story line, not your typical Mario Brothers game. Game play by switching between 2-D & 3-D to solve levels is an interesting element as well.
Excellent game. After reading all of the one star ratings I'm guessing that this game may have been too difficult for some. I made the mistake of buying it for my nephew so now I'm having to read all the text to him and help him out on the more difficult parts. But it is very entertaining and a great addition to the mario series. I'm in the process of buying my own copy.

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A man sleeping in a rear bedroom of a home in Riverside Saturday escaped with minor injuries when a vehicle plowed through the home and pinned him against a wall.
The vehicle left 14th Street, went through a utility pole and two front yards before making its way into the rear bedroom of a home in the 4300 block of Langston Place, the Riverside County Fire Department reported.
Firefighters were dispatched to the location at 1:07 a.m. and used the Jaws of Life to extricate the trapped person, who was taken to a hospital.
At two people were inside the vehicle. They were already out of the car prior to fire department arrival and were released to the Riverside Police Department.
The house was determined to be uninhabitable and the four displaced
adults from the home refused Red Cross services, seeking shelter with
According to police, they arrested the driver for DUI.

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'I'm feeling strong again': Shannon Noll flaunts impressive biceps during intense workout session... following major spinal surgery six months ago
Australian singer Shannon Noll underwent major spinal surgery in August in an effort to help him deal with 'chronic back pain'.
And on Thursday, the 44-year-old former Australian Idol star revealed he's fitter than ever as he shared footage his bulging biceps during an intense workout.
'It's been a long road but I'm feeling strong again,' he told his Instagram followers.
Ripped: Australian singer Shannon Noll (pictured) flaunted his impressive biceps on Thursday as he revealed he was 'feeling strong again' after he underwent major spinal surgery in August
He continued: 'I've been training really hard for the last six months after my major spinal surgery to try and strengthen my body up and try and feel complete again.'
In the video, Shannon - who came second place on the first season of Australian Idol, losing to Guy Sebastian - is seen doing a repetition of four bicep curls.
While it's unclear how much weight the singer was pressing, it sure had him working up a sweat.
Working up a sweat! In the footage Shannon revealed he's been training really hard following surgery, and is starting to feel 'complete' again
Guns out! In the video, Shannon, who came second place on the first season of Australian Idol, is seen doing a repetition of four bicep curls
In August last year, Shannon revealed he had undergone a spinal fusion operation to help him deal with the pain.
The operation itself is used to correct problems with small bones in the spine, fusing together two or more of them so they heal into a solid bone.
At the time he said: 'The chronic pain was getting too much to handle.'
On the mend: In August last year, Shannon revealed he had undergone a spinal fusion operation to help him deal with the pain
Meanwhile, rumours are swirling that Australian Idol could be making a comeback.
The talent show aired for seven seasons on Channel 10 between 2003 and 2009, but TV Tonight reports that Channel Seven now 'has the option' to broadcast it.
Seven has apparently had the opportunity to reboot Idol for a year, but has yet to make an announcement or release a casting call.
An Idol reboot isn't beyond the realms of possibility, as Seven has already revived Big Brother and The Farmer Wants a Wife for its 2020 schedule.
On the mend: Shannon rose to fame after appearing on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003, where he lost to Guy Sebastian. Pictured, left to right: Shannon, James Mathison, Mark Holden, Guy Sebastian, Ian Dickson, Osher Günsberg

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CSU-Pueblo cuts won’t be as deep as feared
Colorado State University-Pueblo President Lesley Di Mare has announced that the school will cut fewer positions than what was originally estimated.
CSU-Pueblo officials said this morning that they will be cutting 22 positions rather than 50, which was originally projected.
Officials said 19 jobs that are currently vacant will remain vacant.
In an email to staff and faculty, Di Mare thanked them for helping to devise a plan to balance the budget.
“I would like to recognize the time and effort that so many individuals have expended both to share their passion for this university and to assist me in devising a plan to balance our budget deficit that will affect fewer individuals than we originally projected,” Di Mare said.
The financial picture of the institution shows that $3.3 million needs to be cut from the budget.
CSU system Chancellor Michael Martin and Di Mare will meet with students, faculty and staff today at 3 p.m. to explain the cuts and the budget challenges.
The open forum is scheduled to be held in the Occhiato University Center Ballroom.
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MONMOUTH COUNTY – Nearly 600 firearms were exchanged for cash at two Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office gun buyback events.
The program allows anyone to anonymously surrender a weapon without fear of having to answer questions about their identity or how they came into possession of it. When someone surrenders a weapon, the gun is checked against a national database to determine if it is stolen. If the weapon is not stolen then it is slated for destruction.
The gun buybacks were held in Asbury Park on October 23 and in Freehold Township on November 20.
The Asbury Park event collected a total of 360 firearms, which included 159 handguns, 133 rifles and shotguns, and three assault weapons.
At the Freehold event, held at the Bethel AME Church, a total of 234 more firearms, including 144 handguns, 67 rifles and shotguns, and two assault weapons were collected.
Between the two events, more than $66,000 was paid out to participating citizens turning in 594 unwanted weapons.
“It’s abundantly clear that these gun buyback events are both popular and effective, and we plan to continue hosting them in the years to come,” Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. “Every last firearm turned in is a firearm that will never be used to harm someone.”
“We couldn’t be prouder of our results in Monmouth County, where more firearms were collected at a single site during a gun buyback event than at any point in more than eight years,” Acting Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael Wojciechowski said. “Those results illustrated obvious and robust interest in the availability of such programs, and we are pleased to offer yet another chance, on the other side of the county, for individuals to safely and anonymously rid themselves of unwanted firearms in exchange for cash.”
The Asbury Park event was co-sponsored by MCPO, the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, the Monmouth County Police Chiefs Association, and the Asbury Park Police Department.
Freehold’s event was co-sponsored by the Prosecutor’s Office, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, under the leadership of Sheriff Shaun Golden; the Freehold Borough Police Department, under the leadership of Chief Craig W. Dispenza; the Freehold Township Police Department, under the leadership of Chief George K. Baumann; and the Bethel AME Church, under the leadership of the Rev. Ronald L. Sparks.
The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General coordinated the Oct. 23 gun buybacks, which made history – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced several days later that nearly 3,000 firearms were turned at sites across the state that day, making it the most successful single-day event of its kind in state history. Thousands more firearms were turned in during gun buybacks held across the state in previous years.
The gun buybacks in Asbury Park and Freehold marked Monmouth County’s first such events since 2017.
For more information about gun buyback, visit mcponj.org.
-Alyssa Riccardi contributed to this story


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Happy Toddler Mealtimes
By Judy More
Teach Yourself - the world`s leading learning brand - is relaunched in 2010 as a multi-platform experience that will keep you motivated to achieve your goals. Let our expert author guide you through this brand new edition, with personal insights, tips, energising self-tests and summaries throughout the book. Go online at www.teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don`t have much time, don`t worry - every book gives you 1, 5 and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started. - A complete guide to both what and how to feed your toddler, from one of the UK's most 'pragmatic', 'sensible' and 'reassuring' child nutritionists (Daily Telegraph) - Offers not just meal plans and recipes, but also nutritional information and the latest advice on organics, GM products and 'E' numbers - Equips you with absolutely everything you need to cope with fussy eating - practical advice, do's and don'ts, emotional supportThis book gives you everything you need to help your toddler enjoy a great diet with no tantrums. It shows you how to establish happy mealtimes for the whole family, with a complete set of tools to cope with every element of fussy eating - offering insight, support and most essentially practical tips on how to ensure your child gets what they need (whatever their habits). There are plenty of menu plans, shopping lists and recipes, with lots of sensible advice on how to cope with daily realities like parties and fast foods.
The Harcombe Diet 3-Step Plan
By Zoë Harcombe
A word-of-mouth bestseller, The Harcombe Diet has already transformed the lives of thousands of people by helping them to lose weight permanently. Now let it do the same for you.New and easy-to-follow, The Harcombe Diet 3-Step Plan takes you through the 3 stages of the unique Harcombe programme. The first stage will help you lose up to 7lbs in 5 days and by completing all three stages you'll permanently change the way you eat.In The Harcombe Diet 3-Step Plan, Zoë Harcombe explains how dieting makes us fatter and induces three common conditions which cause uncontrollable food cravings. By following the 3-Step Plan you can overcome these conditions and lose weight - not by counting calories or starving yourself, but simply by eating real food. You'll start this diet to lose weight. You'll stay on it because you'll feel healthier than you can every remember - and you'll lose weight.
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By Suzie Hayman
Why do some families work better than others? What are the ingredients for a fulfilling family life? In this wide-ranging and practical book, respected counsellor and agony aunt Suzie Hayman explains how you can make your family work, whatever stage of life you are in. This book is about you and your family - your development, your children's development, your relationships not only with your partner and immediate family but with those who raised you and those you care for and about. We'll be looking at the vital questions; How do children develop? How do families bond? How do our experiences as children help or hinder us later in life? What happens in your family of origin to give you and the best start and continuing opportunities, and how do those influences affect your ability to help your own children go on to thrive and develop? What are the issues that come up in everyday life between you and your family, and how may understanding why you behave and feel the way you do allow you to control what happens, for the best?
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After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Dermot O'Connor dedicated his life to discovering the key ways in which you can not only live with, but also recover from, life-threatening illness. His unique and brilliant system combines Eastern and Western approaches to illness, and includes the psychology of recovery, subconscious and emotional healing, optimum diet and nutrition, detoxing for regeneration, and exercise for health recovery. Six years after his diagnosis, Dermot is in the best health of his life - and in this inspiring, practical guide he shows how you can achieve the same thing.
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Help Your Child to Read: Teach Yourself shows you how to develop your child's skills and foster a love of books from an early age. From discovering the benefits of singing and rhyming together to learning letters and later helping them at school, it gives you all the practical advice you need to confidently help your child, whatever their age and reading ability.Teach Yourself - the world's leading learning brand - is relaunched in 2010 as a multi-platform experience that will keep you motivated to achieve your goals. Let our expert author guide you through this brand new edition, with personal insights, tips, energising self-tests and summaries throughout the book. Go online at www.teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don't have much time, don't worry - every book gives you 1, 5 and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started.- Gives your child a head start- Shows you how to read with your baby- Explains how to teach basic letters- Shows you how to help them make progress at school

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|Reviews for Zutara: A Disaster In The Making|
| Flytrigreen chapter 22 . 11/19/2013
2nd Corinthians 12:9 is a good verse:
But he said to me, my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. There for I will boast all the more glady about my weaknesses so christ's power may rest on me
| matyre chapter 12 . 5/14/2013
i am so confused... what the hell just happened?
| matyre chapter 9 . 5/14/2013
That last sentence was so like OH MAH GAWD. 3
| matyre chapter 8 . 5/14/2013
Wait, I'm confused... Does Zuko have his scar or what? Cause' I don't think it has been ever mentioned...?
| matyre chapter 3 . 5/14/2013
what's the big deal exactly?
| unusualdreamer18 chapter 23 . 2/22/2013
Please update! PLEASE! I love love love this story and I hope that it can continue soon.
| Maxx Jade Valkyrie chapter 15 . 10/29/2012
Please update soon!
| Velvet of Love chapter 23 . 7/4/2012
I don't really care who writes or takes over this story as long as it continues. This is great writing.
| S. Augustara chapter 17 . 4/7/2012
I liked this chapter but I have to admit it was kinda confusing... it was a little hard to figure out when Zuko got out of his stone cage. All the sudden they were just hanging out with Kayla like it was nothing. Maybe a page break with a line would help... I love the story though and I can't wait to read more! :)
| S. Augustara chapter 14 . 4/6/2012
Aww! They're so cute! I'm so glad he came back! Great chapter! Can't wait for Katara to wake up and realize its Not a dream :)
| S. Augustara chapter 10 . 4/6/2012
hahaha love the Inuyasha reference! It made me smile. :) Cascada was a nice touch too - I agree the song does fit perfectly. :)
| S. Augustara chapter 8 . 4/6/2012
Wow! Great chapter! I really love how you've integrated the bending into a modern setting! Glad Zuko is finally making a move on Katara! About time don't ya think? :)
| kimberlyisawesome chapter 22 . 8/6/2011
When I was 14 go I looked like a ten year old. And then I started to mature... pfft! To hell with that. I wish I were still that young. I could go to parties with friends and have fun. But I have to become a teacher... (it runs in the famiy since my dads mom, and then my dad and now me.)... I hate life. Though now I'm slowly getting fatter I'm 160 pounds and I'm freakin' out to loose weight. And I'm only 19.
I really liked your story. The only reason why I'm on fanfic is because since i'm going to be teacher whatever grade how to write stories and stuff like that. I'm srry about what happened to your friend... I really am. :(
| Beautiful Jade chapter 23 . 7/25/2011
Wow. I, myself, am a Christian. I absoultely LOVE what you are doing. ADITM is one of the best Zutara stories EVER. You don't know how happy I am that you found Jesus. It's not everyday where an wonderful author like yourself discontinues a story because they have found the Lord. And I mean that in a good way. God bless you!
| dreamer921618 chapter 22 . 9/4/2010
I am a very proud Christian and I am sooooo happy that you decided to accept him. I mean I feel great that you know Christ.
I watched the Father's Love Letter video and I begin to cry myself. I already know God but just hearing how much he loves me just makes me cry.
Keep up the good work ]
Love your sister in Christ, Imani

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Nowadays, using desktop application like Office is not the only option users have. Online services like Google or other companies offer are a good alternative.
Software as a Service.
Word on-line, Excel on-line and Power Point on-line are just such services. They are available to all who want them, they are free, if taken via One Drive Live, and they enable the creation, editing and viewing of Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PP presentations on ANY device that has a browser installed. This without any need to install software on the device used. The on-line software that is used to create the files is the same on-line software used to view them. There can be no incompatibilities and no missing fonts.
Open Document Standards, to which these most office applications conform, requires that any document file should contain the properties of style, layout, font etc. These elements are the property of the document file and will travel with it wherever it is stored or sent.
However, issues can still arise when the recipient of a document file tries to view it locally on a device with Word, Excel or Power Point installed or third party office applications installed, but where the font set is either not present or is corrupt. The application should warn the user that there will be a font substitution and results may not be as expected.
Fixing the machine with the missing or corrupt font set often requires the intervention of an IT ‘techie’. But, for the user, listening to reasons why things don’t work and suffering the inconvenience of fixes are boring, time consuming and sometimes expensive. So why tolerate it when using SaaS means that you can get things done faster and more efficiently.
Using a SaaS on-line application that all users can access via the Internet browser means that they click the button and the software works as expected. If the file share is with an external user, who may not have access to the same SaaS application, the external user can be ‘invited’ to view, or even collaborate on, the file using the originating office application.
Google vs Microsoft
Google and Microsoft are competing to deliver SaaS to business users via paid for platforms and there are also offerings from Amazon and others. I prefer to recommend the Microsoft solutions at this time because –
1. Office 365 incorporates SharePoint on-line. This delivers a complete Enterprise ContentManagement system bundled in the package. None of the competition have this feature.
2. Some of the Google apps are not fully compatible with the standard Microsoft products. For instance, Google Sheets does not support all of the Excel formula.
3. Microsoft product are tightly integrated with the full MS Office suite, which is the software of choice for most business worldwide.
4. Microsoft are proactive in providing development and marketing of O365, they pour considerable resources into future proofing the services available. Google on the other hand seem to be rather shy at pushing and developing their business app offerings. If they were to announce the development of an ECM I would feel more confident in recommending the services.
The end story is that businesses will benefit from the use of cloud services and SaaS, using what software they want, when and where they want it. Add to this the availability across low cost devices, such as smart phones and tablets.
Savings are there to be made.


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