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The New York Times Editorial Page recently published an Op-Ed piece by Ronald Mann (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/opinion/12mann.html?ref=opinion), professor of law at Columbia. Mr. Mann’s Article suggested major changes to the Bankruptcy Code to make bankruptcy cheaper and easier for debtors. The Article suggested that the current bankruptcy system is “too difficult and expensive for the people who use it. The system has always been complicated, but in 2005 Congress made things worse by changing the rules to make it harder for bankrupt people to avoid paying their outstanding bills. Now that the recession has exposed the flaws of the system, Congress should go back to the drawing board and drastically simplify the bankruptcy system.”
Ridiculous. First of all, it is true that the changes to the Bankruptcy Code enacted in 2005 made it slightly more difficult to completely avoid paying all of your outstanding bills. What’s wrong with that? Mr. Mann ignores the fact that the amendments to the Bankruptcy Code exist to prevent abuse of the Bankruptcy system, not to punish those most in need of traditional Bankruptcy protection. And that is exactly what the new amendments do.
Without a Bankruptcy system, the theory goes, people that have an unrelenting mountain of debt will lose motivation to work and contribute to society. These debtors find themselves in a hopeless situation; their creditors will just take any of the assets are able to accumulate through hard work, so why even try. The Bankruptcy system is premised on the idea that debtors should be able to realize a “fresh start” through a Bankruptcy filing. This system reflects a policy of encouraging people to file Bankruptcy and emerge as productive members of society with an ability to move on with their lives free of their previous debts.
The 2005 changes to the Code make it harder for a debtor to receive a discharge of all of his or her debts through a Chapter 7 liquidation case. Instead, the Code requires an analysis of whether a debtor has the ability to repay some of his or her debts through a Chapter 13 plan. This is called the “means test.” If the debtor has sufficient “disposable income” – i.e. money left after paying reasonable necessary household expenses, such as a reasonable mortgage or a reasonable car payment – then that disposable income must be used to repay a portion of the debtors outstanding debts for a period of three to five years. The system does not allow consideration of unreasonably high mortgage or car payments. Gone are the days of Debtors crying poor because their BMW lease payment eats up too much of their monthly cash flow.
Forcing debtors that have sufficient funds to repay a portion of their debts hardly upends the fresh start policy of the Bankruptcy Code. Rather, the new requirements reflect overwhelming public sentiment that Bankruptcy should only be used by good faith debtors that, due to unforeseen circumstances such as loss of a job or unexpected medical expenses, find themselves with no choice but to discharge their debts through Bankruptcy.
The changes to the Code are designed to end the routine Chapter 7 liquidation cases that were filed by classic “overspenders.” Prior to 2005, it was not uncommon for individuals making more than $100,000, driving luxury automobiles and renting luxury apartments, to discharge tens of thousands of dollars in credit card debts. Simply put, there was nothing in the Bankruptcy Code to really stop them unless it could be proven that the Bankruptcy was filed in “bad faith,” an extremely fact sensitive (i.e. costly for the creditor) consideration. Now, these people must repay some of their debts through Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
Mr. Mann recognizes this fact: “Congress’s 2005 reforms also directly discouraged filings under Chapter 7 (the option typically used by people with few assets) and encouraged filings under Chapter 13 (the traditional procedure for homeowners).” Mr. Mann advocates for overspenders or, more likely, those that made poor financial decisions through the purchase of an overvalued home. As Mr. Mann points out: “If the bankruptcy system was doing its job, the mortgage-driven financial crisis should then have led to a sharp increase in filings under Chapter 13. Homeowners unable to keep up with their mortgages should have been able to file for relief under Chapter 13, resolve their problems and move on with their lives. Yet the share of Chapter 13 filings fell in 2009 to only 28 percent of all filings, from 42 percent in 2006. That’s another perverse result of the 2005 reforms: Chapter 13 does not let people avert foreclosure by paying the actual value of their homes, even when their bubble-era mortgages far exceed realistic market prices. In fact, a “special rule” for home mortgages allows lenders to prevent normal bankruptcy relief for borrowers. Thus, the reforms created a system that makes it harder to file for Chapter 7 while doing nothing to make Chapter 13, once the savior of homeowners, useful in this sort of mortgage crisis. . . . If debtors want to keep assets against which they have borrowed, they should have to pay the fair value of the assets, but nothing more.”
The key phrase in Mr. Mann’s tirade against the “new” system is “this sort of financial crisis” and the key philosophy is that debtors should only have to pay for the current value of their homes to keep them.
And therein lies the policy debate. This financial crisis involves many debtors that simply cannot afford their homes but that own them due to the subprime lending that was prevalent in the market several years ago. Now that thousands of those subprime mortgages have gone into default, the debate is whether to protect the debtors that cannot afford their homes. However, the Bankruptcy Code is not, and never has been, designed to increase homeownership or protect assets that debtors cannot afford. Altering the Bankruptcy Code to suddenly assist debtors in homeownership to the detriment of creditors is not only contrary to the capitalist principals on which this country is founded, but it would also be an unconstitutional violation of the creditors’ rights. Mr. Mann’s policy suggestions simply go to far.
I say let the Bankruptcy system continue to protect good faith debtors that find themselves in Bankruptcy due to a life altering event. The system is a luxury, not a right. Bankruptcy provides a safety net for catastrophic and life altering events, not poor decision making and foolish overspending, and should not be used to involuntarily redistribute assets from creditors to debtors.


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I'll give you one guess as to what the number one attraction is for the state of Florida? Yes, it's Walt Disney World. But what's the number one attraction for New York? Minnesota and Oregon?


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1. Florence Welch wows in Alexander McQueen at the Met Ball.
2. Ryan Lochte displays his all-American grill.
3. Seth Meyers hosts the CFDA Awards, spoofing Marc Jacobs’s lace look at the Met Ball.
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4. Jil Sander designs a $290 paper bag purse-and it sells out of stores!
5. The Queen ditches the fascinator for a hoodie.
6. Ralph Lauren causes a kerfuffle by having the U.S. Olympic uniforms made in China.
7. Katie Holmes transformed in Holmes & Yang; she steps out for the first time since filing for divorce.
8. Miley Cyrus bleaches her hair and shapes it into a cutting-edge pixie.
9. Jennifer Lopez sparks a nip-slip debate in a plunging Zuhair Murad at the Oscars. (Her stylist denies it.)
10. Michelle Obama wears blue nails at the DNC, and the White House gets flooded with requests for her color: Artistic Colour Gloss Soak-Off Color Gel in “Vogue.”

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Hands in harmonyBy Tahnee Hopman, � Pix by Amila Prabodha �
Apart from near perfect harmonizing and impressive dynamics, the first thing the onlooker notices about the Methodist College Choir at practice is the movements they make.
Is it choreography? Apparently not, similar to the gestures made by the conductor of a choir, slight hand movements seem to be made almost unconsciously by these performers as they fine tune what they promise will be a stunning repertoire at their upcoming concert- Canto Vivace- to be held on June 28 and 29 at the Lionel Wendt.
“The science behind the movements is something I picked up on a while back,” comments director Sanjeev Jayaratnam as he watches the choir he has been training since January 2010 practicing a rousing Sinhala Medley. “I first saw this being done when I watched a practice by the Manado State University Choir when it made its debut tour to Sri Lanka in November last year, and decided to try it out.”
Safe to say the random experiment was a success. From the softer moments of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Miserables and ‘In Paradisum’ from Gabriel Faure’s Requeim, to the exuberant chorus of Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’, the movements help create a certain intensity and energy which would normally be difficult to achieve.
“It was very interesting to learn that movement- whether it is a slight jerk of the shoulder or a fluid motion of the hand- could help the voice- or voices to create certain effects; perform tricks,” says Sanjeev. “When I first suggested this practise to the choristers there were a few raised eyebrows and a little reluctance but now, the movements come naturally to them and really help at practises.” With a few days left before the show opens, Sanjeev is confident that the combination of talent, passion and commitment; and of course a few tricks of the trade, has resulted in a special performance.
“I have never seen a group that has mastered such a wide range of dynamics,” he says, “and their versatility helps them perform well in several genres.” And the genres the choir will perform in Canto Vivace are as varied as the dynamics their Director speaks of. From classical to contemporary and everything in between, the repertoire also contains a few interesting experiments- one being an entire song without words- a performance the choristers are particularly proud of.
“The experience of this concert has been extremely challenging, but rewarding as well,” says Keshia Kumaresan (17) and her friends Robesha Christy, Joanne Symons, Thyasha Dissanayake, Sindhu Ratnaraja and Menaka Edeman agree.
The group of senior choristers agrees that the choir has evolved a great deal, incorporating new styles of singing into their performance. “It is very liberating for all of us, comments Thyasha.
“We really enjoy ourselves at practises; and the experience of working in a team is really great.”
Despite having to balance time between studies and other extra-curricular activities, the group agrees that the discipline they have learnt to cultivate in the process of practicing for the concert has helped them to achieve a better sense of balance than before.
The Methodist College Choir is accompanied by Dharshi Edward, Neranjan de Silva and Christopher Prins. They will be joined by Asteria, a premier female choir in Sri Lanka trained by Mahen Peiris, which consists of past pupils from the school; as well as the MC OGA Choir, “Metho Cantanti” trained by Anagi Perera.
Tickets for the show priced at Rs. 1000, 750, 500 and 300 are available at the school office.comments powered by Disqus


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Two customers share their Pret allergy experiences, after an inquest into a 15-year-old girl's death.
Up to 1,000 heads demand extra cash for schools to tackle crowded classes and poor staff recruitment.
The Crown Prosecution Service said it "offered no further evidence" in the case.
The prime minister's cough may have returned just in time for the Conservative conference in Birmingham.
The motorcyclist, in his 20s and the pedestrian, in his 30s, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
Worcestershire's Josh Tongue suffers a stress fracture in his foot and is to miss the England Lions' tour of the UAE.
Oleksiy Koval attacked the sculpture in Worcester after England's defeat in the World Cup semi-final.
Yorkshire beat Worcestershire by seven wickets to end the season in fourth place in the County Championship.
It's a week since 18-year-old trainee teacher Thomas Jones went missing in Worcester.
Thomas Jones' family said they will "galvanise" themselves and continue to search for him.
The 16-year-old, who had no licence, fled the scene after the crash, prosecutors say.
Gary Ballance hits 189 not out and Jack Brooks 82 as Yorkshire take an unexpected lead against Worcestershire.
Thomas Jones has not been heard from since the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Worcestershire's Daryl Mitchell hits a century but Yorkshire have most to celebrate as they officially secure safety.
Another 20-year-old man is arrested in connection with the disappearance of Thomas Jones, 18.
An investigation into a claim that England all-rounder Moeen Ali was called 'Osama' by an Australia player in the 2015 Ashes is closed.
Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi and scrum-half Ben Youngs withdraw from England's training camp in Bristol with injuries.
The family of Thomas Jones, who disappeared on Wednesday, says it is determined to "find our boy".
Nottinghamshire sign Worcestershire and England Lions batsman Joe Clarke on a four-year deal.
Team news as Leicester host Worcester in Sunday's Premiership fixture at Welford Road (15:00 BST).

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There might be hope for a COVID-19 vaccine yet. Drug company Novavax has released Phase 1 and 2 clinical trial results of its vaccine candidate. According to Novavax, its vaccine is safe to use. It also triggers an immune response. The company had announced these results in early August.
The Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study showed promising results. In May, the scientists divided their 131 subjects into random groups. Out of the 131, 83 subjects got the vaccine and a booster shot. Next, 25 received the vaccine, and 23 had the placebo.
The subjects also got a second injection three weeks after the first shot. For their participants, the scientists picked people under 60 years old. They also left out people who had COVID-19 or else had recovered.
Did the Novavax Vaccine Work?
None of the subjects reported severe side effects after 35 days. The volunteers said they only had mild reactions, like fevers that lasted for a day. A couple of subjects reported having headaches, fatigue, and malaise for two days.
They also didn’t feel any severe side effects after the second shot. About nine persons felt tenderness, joint pain, and fatigue. However, the researchers found that all participants produced antibodies after the second dose.
The people who got two vaccine doses also produced over four to six times more antibodies than people who recovered from COVID-19. Moreover, the vaccine also helped 16 volunteers make T-cells to fight off the virus.
Should Novavax Release Their Vaccine?
While the early results are promising, Novavax needs to test the vaccine on tens of thousands of people. The WHO says the US is testing five vaccines, while other countries are testing 33.


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Jan. 21, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 18 Ohio State women’s gymnastics team fell to No. 22 Iowa, 196.175-195.525, Saturday afternoon at St. John Arena.
“I thought both teams performed well today but sometimes you just get beat,” Carey Fagan, Ohio State head coach, said. “Hopefully it’ll make the team more hungry when we get back to practice Monday. We have a big opportunity next weekend at Minnesota to get a good road score which would be huge for us.”
Through two rotations, the Buckeyes trailed Iowa, 97.750-97.600.
The Buckeyes then concluded the meet with a 48.875 on floor exercise in the final rotation. Mattern paced the Buckeyes with a 9.825 on the event.
Mattern finished second in the all-around with a 39.050.
The Buckeyes travel to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota at 5 p.m. ET Saturday.


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Japan edged closer to banning the possession of child pornography on Wednesday, but paedophilia portrayed in the country's popular anime comics will be exempt.
TOKYO: Japan edged closer to banning the possession of child pornography on Wednesday, but paedophilia portrayed in the country's popular anime comics will be exempt.
Under Japan's current legislation, only the production and distribution of child pornography are banned, a situation that campaigners say is damaging to children.
On Wednesday the lower-house Committee on Judicial Affairs was discussing a bill to expand the scope of the legislation, a parliamentary official said.
Jiji Press news agency said the committee was expected to decide during the day to submit the bill to the main chamber.
The legislation will likely be quickly passed and sent to the upper house before the current parliament session ends on June 22, the agency said.
A revised law would ban possession of photographs and videos depicting real children, but would exclude comics and "anime" video, following calls to protect freedom of expression, Jiji said.
Anyone found guilty of possessing the material could face imprisonment of up to one year, or fines of up to one million yen ($9,800), it said.
In order to encourage disposal of material, the penalties would be delayed for one year after the revised law comes into force, Jiji said.
Campaigners against child porn have long urged Japan to outlaw the possession of sexually explicit images of children.
Japan is the only member of the G7 group of industrialised nations where the possession of child porn remains legal, while it is banned and subject to penalties in more than 70 countries.
It is seen as a major global source of child pornography in photo and video form.
Images that can be legally possessed in Japan show real children being abused, raped and molested, campaigners have said.
Police data have shown the number of victims hit a new record of 646 in 2013 only for those minors identified. This number, however, is believed to be just the tip of the iceberg.
The country's porn industry is huge and visitors note the ubiquity of sexual imagery, particularly the prevalence of pictures showing young-looking girls in school uniforms.
While it is unusual to see people openly reading paedophilic manga in public, mainstream comics read by commuters sometimes contain sexualised images that many Westerners find unpalatable.


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MARKER TEXT In March 1948, Mrs. Fred B. Hunt issued a call to organize the Woman’s Civic Club. One of the Club’s major early activities was financing a permanent building for the organization. Later that year, the recreation building for Humble Oil Company employees at Ingleside went up for auction, and the club put in a bid that was accepted. The building was then brought to Rockport in three sections by barge. The hip roof, rectangular plan building features a five-bay entrance porch with stone columns, banks of paired windows along each side and an Austin stone veneer.


Directorate General Border Security Force (BSF) invited applications for recruitment to the post of Inspector (Librarian) on deputation basis. The candidates eligible for the post can apply through prescribed format within 30 days (27 November 2017) from the date of Publication of the advertisement.
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Colton Whitehead is a New York-based writer whose newest novel, The Underground Railroad, is an Oprah’s Book Club 2016 selection, a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, and the winner of the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction. Whitehead is the New York Times bestselling author of The Intuitionist, John Henry Days, The Colossus of New York (a book of essays about the city), Apex Hides the Hurt, Sag Harbor, Zone One, and The Noble Hustle. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Harper’s, and Granta, among other publications.
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- Dana Carvey Honored by Colin Jost on ‘SNL’ After Death of Son Dex
- Olivia Munn and John Mulaney Enjoy Thanksgiving Vacation with Son Malcolm
- LaNisha Cole Celebrates Thanksgiving with Daughter Onyx, 14 Months
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Ariana DeBose has an inspiring message for dreamers.
On Monday, the actress attended the U.K. premiere of her Disney movie Wish and handed out some advice to anyone who’s chasing a dream.
“Never stop believing,” DeBose, 32, told PEOPLE at the Odeon Luxe in London’s Leicester Square. “You know, your dreams don’t work unless you do.”
“It’s hard in the world that we live in, but your dreams have possibility, they always do, never give up on them,” the Oscar winner says.
Opening up about her own journey, DeBose — who wore a sheer Dolce & Gabbana purple gown with silver platforms and dangling earrings — adds that it’s “never the path that’s obvious.”
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“Sometimes in order to be re-inspired, you have to choose a different path and you never know where it’s going to take you,” she says. “But it’s always led me to really interesting places.”
DeBose, who voices the character of Asha in the Disney movie, was all smiles on Monday’s blue carpet as her hair was styled into two braids on either side of her head.
In a reposted video on her Instagram Story, DeBose explained that her gown was inspired by her Wish character, Asha, who also wears a purple dress.
“I thought while she’s not a princess, did deserve a ballgown this evening,” she told Oh My Disney UK.
At Monday’s event, DeBose also posed alongside Julia Michaels, who co-wrote the songs for Wish, and British singer and presenter Rochelle Humes, who voices the character of Rochelle.
Holding onto each other’s arms, the trio displayed warm smiles as they posed on the blue carpet. Michaels, 30, wore a turtleneck black gown with a blue shawl while Humes, 34, was dressed in a black gown featuring a thigh-high slit.
“Wishes do come true ✨With effort, care, love, and good energy, anything is possible,” DeBose later wrote on Instagram alongside a video of her different moments at the premiere, set to her song “This Wish” from the movie.
The actress went on to say that she was “so proud” of the film and its message, adding, “I hope you’ll share this film with your families ⭐.”
Wish is in theaters Wednesday.


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Local's Splendour tickets to go on sale
NOW the lineup has been announced, Northern Rivers locals will have the first chance to grab some Splendour tickets for this year.
The presale will be conducted on Sunday at Hotel Great Northern, Byron Bay, from 11am-5pm for residents living within the postcodes 2478-2484. This year's festival will welcome back some old favourites and new spaces.
And when you are not watching the bands, Global Village will host performances, workshops, market stalls, yoga, dance and fusion food.
Splendour Forum will also be back with a stellar list of guests to ponder tricky philosophical questions.
At the new Splendour Late Night Comedy Club, you'll find the some of the hottest comics in the country.
Splendour In The Craft will also be back with more workshops, glitter and hot glue guns. You may get bedazzled.
Miss Saigon Karaoke will see again hundreds of people screaming out the lyrics to a never-ending stream of classic tracks.
Fashion tragics will be happy to see the Very Small Mall back too, with fashion brands offering everything you need to look your festival best.
You will also get a chance to iron out the creases at the Splendour Day Spa.
Other comebacks are Splendour Arts, Little Splendour (kids club), Sing For Your Supper (busker stage), and the Cocktail Bar.

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Meteorologists have access to more model guidance and observations than ever before, but this additional information does not necessarily lead to better forecasts. New tools are needed to reduce the cognitive load on forecasters and to provide them with accurate, reliable consensus guidance. Techniques from the data science community, such as machine learning and image processing, have the potential to summarize and calibrate numerical weather prediction model output and to generate deterministic and probabilistic forecasts of high-impact weather. In this dissertation, I developed data-science-based approaches to improve the predictions of two high-impact weather domains: hail and solar irradiance. Both hail and solar irradiance produce large economic impacts, have non-Gaussian distributions of occurrence, are poorly observed, and are partially driven by processes too small to be resolved by numerical weather prediction models.
Hail forecasts were produced with convection-allowing model output from the Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms and National Center for Atmospheric Research ensembles. The machine learning hail forecasts were compared against storm surrogate variables and physics-based diagnostic models of hail size. Initial machine learning hail forecasts reduced size errors but struggled with predicting extreme events. By coupling the machine learning model to predicting hail size distributions and estimating the distribution parameters jointly, the machine learning methods were able to show skill and reliability in predicting both severe and significant hail.
Machine learning model and data configurations for gridded solar irradiance forecasting were evaluated on two numerical modeling systems. The evaluation determined how machine learning model choice, closeness of fit to training data, training data aggregation, and interpolation method affected forecasts of clearness index at Oklahoma Mesonet sites not included in the training data. The choice of machine learning model, interpolation scheme, and loss function had the biggest impacts on performance. Errors tended to be lower at testing sites with sunnier weather and those that were closer to training sites. All of the machine learning methods produced reliable predictions but underestimated the frequency of cloudiness compared to observations..
David Gagne (2016). Coupling Data Science Techniques and Numerical Weather Prediction Models for High-Impact Weather Prediction. PhD Thesis, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma.
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“We’re letting them smoke if they want to smoke,” one policeman said with a chuckle and a shrug. “The city gave them a permit.”
Yes, yesterday marked the Toronto celebrations of the 10th Global Marijuana March; an annual rally, campaigning for the decriminalization and a celebration of cannabis. The march takes place in over two hundred cities around the world. However, the biggest and best part is in Toronto, where lenient cannabis laws married with political pressure from liberals has mushroomed the size of the event.
Literally thousands of potheads of all ages took to the streets. The protest was noisy: people shouted slogans such as “free the weed,” motorists honked their horns in approval and huge wafts of Marijuana smoke perfumed the air.
Police presence was barely evident – there were only a few officers surrounding the park and controlling the flow of people.
It’s not really surprising that this was the case. Everyone seems to be pretty confused on the whole issue. In Canada. marijuana is not only used for medical purposes, but the liberal government tried to decriminalize it in 2006. Unfortunately the conservatives stepped in (as usual) and quashed the bill.
One can only hope that once the smoke settles, a definitive stance is reached either way because it isn’t healthy to leave issues hanging in the air.
We’d love to hear your opinion on the issue and if any of you attended the march it would be great to hear some of your stories!
We’ll even throw in a free album.

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Above: The Mickey Sr. Crickets Train attraction, haughtily considered to be the only tremendous attraction at Disneyland
Mickey Sr. Crickets Train
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Strapped comfortably into one of Mickey Sr. Crickets Train's kids-only animal transports, you'll go on a magical chug to Ghostbook Land and get a long distance view of velvet miniature movie sets.
- If this is your first visit to Disneyland, you'll want to get your picture taken on this attraction just before leaving so you can say that you did.
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- Expectant grandparents should avoid this attraction.
- For your avoideance of liability, you should be free from high blood pressure or lycanthropic, back, finger, skin, blood, or immunological problems or other conditions that could be aggravated by this adventure.
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I’ve got to believe that Mother Nature doesn’t much care for gerrymandering.
The group campaigning for an end to the process of politicians gerrymandering legislative districts for partisan gain has enjoyed an incredible string of good luck thanks to the weather. Who knew the organizers, Voters Not Politicians, would be collecting petition signatures on sunny, 80-degree days in early October?
Zach Gorchow writes in his blog for the Lansing-based Gongwer News Service that the all-volunteer effort is off to a fast start. On Oct. 6 they announced that, in less than two months, they had reached the halfway point of their petition-collection goal.
If the weather continues to cooperate, Gorchow notes that there are plenty of high school and college football games, fall festivals and the Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade to provide the petition gatherers with prime opportunities in the coming weeks.
They need 315,654 signatures to win a spot on the 2018 statewide ballot, plus they will want to secure a sizeable cushion, putting the finish line at a bit over 400,000. At this rate, they could complete their task by early December, before snow and cold become a factor.
The proposal to overhaul the once-a-decade process of redrawing legislative districts will also need certification of the petitions from the state Bureau of Elections. A lawsuit will almost certainly be filed at some point in an attempt to halt the process.
Republican-linked organizations will fight the plan to put an independent commission in charge of the district maps because, well, the GOP controls every step of the current process, with control over the House, the Senate, the governor and the state Supreme Court.
Besides, they think that taking the reins away from the politicians is some kind of liberal Democratic scam.
Gorchow reports that he senses a tide of support for the Voters Not Politicians proposal that extends well beyond partisan loyalties:
I’ve been struck at how many of my friends and acquaintances, whom I would generally consider active voters who pay attention to politics but don’t live and breathe it by any means, are fired up to participate on this proposal.
… Supporters will have to overcome a likely torrent of money from Republican donors paying for advertising criticizing it. They will have to hope their relatively simple message of letting the people draw the maps instead of politicians becomes the dominant theme, not the complex, multilayered structure the proposal would devise to draw the maps.


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On the eve of 10 year of anniversary of cervical cancer prevention in India, eHEALTH spoke exclusively with the experts to comprehend the gravity of problem when it comes to cervical cancer. We as the voice of healthcare sector underline the importance of integrating cervical cancer screening in the national programme as implemented across many developed countries to make women health one of the priorities in the healthcare agenda, as recommended by the international bodies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), etc.
Despite cervical cancer being totally preventable, India contributes to one-fourth of the occurrences of cervical cancer and one-third to the total cervical cancer death globally.
In the light of the above successful integration of cervical cancer screening in the national programme, India with such a high disease burden needs to also implement it in their strategy on a priority basis to take care of women health.
In order to enhance awareness about cervical cancer, the goal should be to vaccinate adolescent girls, as at this age they are in school and can be easily targeted. At this particular time, girls have a high antibody system. The higher the antibody response, the better the immunity system will be.
Moreover, health is the fundamental right of women, which is realisable through collaboration with the government.
Understanding Cervical Cancer Screening
The need of the hour is to generate absolute political will to include cervical cancer in the immunisation programme, only private sectors alone cannot solve this issue. Vaccination in itself is not enough, as around 80 per cent of younger people have human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. HPV infection has to get into the tissues before it starts making precancerous infection that eventually turns into cancer.
In comparison to breast cancer where we have found that at treatment levels things have improved dramatically, in cervical cancer because things are picked up late there is a need to focus on screening tests. In cervical cancer, survival is not under control. Out of the 200 HPVs, only 50 cause cervical cancer.
The screening programme starts at the age of 21 and finishes at the age of 65. Both the target age group and cervical cancer need to be taken into the national immunisation programme.
The country needs to become serious about screening programme as done in the developed countries. Cervical cancer is uniformly spread out in India.
Reasons – Cervical Cancer
- Lack of hygiene
- Multiple partners
There are two vaccines available in India that include Gardasil and Cervarix. Gardasil has 4 viruses, of which HPV types 16 and 18, two high-risk HPVs that cause about 75 per cent of cervical cancers. In India, 85 per cent of cervical cancer cases are due to HPV 16 and 18. At any given time, 5 per cent women are infected by HPV type 16 and 18. Besides these 2, there are another 13 viruses. A new vaccine is coming to the Indian market in 2017 which include 9 of the 15 oncological HPVs. This has already been launched in the rest of the world. The doctors need to spread awareness about these vaccines, especially gynecologists.
As the screening is not cheap as it costs from Rs 250 to Rs 1,100 and Rs 1,200 for high-risk groups, it needs the Governments intervention, as every stage involves money. The women in India have the right to say no to cervical cancer.
The person is examined by a gynecologist, especially vagina, by conducting the Pap smear method to detect precancerous lesions in order to allow early treatment and thus prevent these from evolving into cancerous lesions.
In Western countries, screening has been around 50 to 60 years for cervical cancer. Overall, screening has been done in a lot many ways, of which some have been more successful than others. The West screening programmes have impacted positively the high rate of cervical cancer.
As such, India comes under the category of developing countries where there is no tradition of screening for cervical cancer and also has a high rate of cervical cancer in the population. Its a complicated challenge to conduct screening in India. Its not simple as we need support from a lot of organisations and structures. We need healthcare systems and infrastructures and sufficient human resources.
After identifying the problem, we need to ensure that treatment reaches the door steps of people as people do not access infrastructures. The percentage of people covered is very low. During strategy planning, we need to put investment in infrastructure, treatment and motivate people to access treatment by accelerating behavioral change and social consciousness towards cervical cancer. As of now, it is so much easier and convenient to organise screening and vaccination and cover a large number of women. The WHO recommendation is that vaccination should be given to young adolescent girls and screening for women.
Immunisation is a world-recognised activity and integrating this programme into the system is the only solution. Now with the majority of girls in age 9 to 13 years going to school, it is much easier to target them. Such awareness programmes can also spread sexual education among young women or sensitise them about such issues. We need to make young girls brand ambassadors of spreading awareness about cervical cancer.
If you vaccinate a young girl before sexual activity, there is essentially 100 per cent chance that there will be no cervical cancer. The chances get reduced but probability exists; therefore, we advise continuous screening. However, the need for screening programme for a vaccinated person will come down dramatically than for that of an unvaccinated person.

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A showroom for the coolest and best design Hot Wheels old and new.
New images and angles daily. Please comment and let us know of any cars you would like us to feature.
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A unique style helicopter with distinctive 'bug eyes'. The bright orange pops and is contrasted nicely by white engines and a black rotor.


Close-Up: Swimming in Berne's fast-flowing city river
Much of Europe has experienced sweltering summer weather over recent weeks. So it's not surprising when people look for a cool and shady spot, and maybe even a refreshing dip.
But how easy is that in a busy city in a land-locked country?
In the Swiss capital Berne, people have a spectacular solution to the problem, using the fast-flowing river Aare.
And as Imogen Foulkes discovers, it is not an activity that is advisable for everyone; swimmers must be confident and know what they are doing before they take the plunge. Bernhard Fleuti of Berne's life saving association is one of those on stand-by in case things go wrong.
It is not advisable to copy the activities shown in this video.


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Quick & Easy Pull-Apart Hot Sausage Bread
November 19, 2018
Celebrity chef Ralph Pagano uses high-quality ingredients from Moore's Marinades to create quick and easy pull-apart hot sausage bread.
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 Package Pillsbury Grand Rolls
- 1 lb shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup finely chopped green onions (4 medium)
- 2 lb cooked Italian sausage, no casings
- 4 oz roasted garlic butter
- 4 oz parmesan cheese
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Serves: 6 people
- In a baking dish, rub the bottom with garlic butter.
- Arrange rolls side by side to cook next to each other.
- Top with ground sausage, Moore’s Original Buffalo Wing Sauce, butter, mozzarella, and parmesan.
- Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.
- Top with breadcrumbs and toast in oven for 2 minutes.
- Remove from oven and drizzle with Moore’s Original Buffalo Wing Sauce and butter.
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AR-15 Extended Quad Rail Handguard with FSP Cutout | Carbine Length | Drop-in
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The Monstrum Tactical drop-in AR-15 extended quad rail handguard with FSP cutout is a quick and easy install on any carbine length AR-15 rifle platform. It allows for the mounting of tactical accessories such as bipods, flashlights, and sights. The unique forward extension installs in place around your front sight post and provides for added rail space for accessory or hand placement.
Please note that the Extended Carbine Length Quad Rail with FSP Cutout will not fit on Ruger AR-556 model rifles without modification. For more details, please read the following: Quad Rail with A2 FSP Cutout Modified for Ruger AR-556.
Before purchasing and installation, we recommend viewing our installation guides.
- Includes: Top Rail section, Bottom front rail section, Bottom rear rail section, 8 Allen Screws, Allen wrench
- Materials: 6061 Aluminum Alloy
- Compatibility: AR-15 Rifle with delta ring and front end cap installed. Will not fit on Ruger AR-556.
- Weight: 18 oz
- Length: 10.5 in
- Height: 2.5 in
- Internal Diameter: 1.38 in
- Color: Black or Flat Dark Earth
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Fits very well. 3 piece design. Comes with an installation hex tool for the hex screws. Looks good, fits tight and is functional. Ordered the 11 inch ladder covers that round out the look and feel. Great job Monstrum.
Tried this handguard on an older build. Installation was a breeze. Fit is excellent. FDE color matched. Shipping and customer service were on point.
I hesitated at first because some of the photos make it look like the lower portion of the handguard, forward of the FSB is lower. Once installed it lines up perfectly with the rear rail section. It's just that the rear section normally secures to the front mounting ring on the FSB, so it doesn't go as short as shown. Look at the one with it mounted, that's accurate. I think the photo should be replaced by the company. Additionally there is a cutout for a standard bayonet mount (it wont be useable as a bayonet mount, but it doesn't get in the way when installed properly). Hope this description helps.
If you're looking for a drop in quad rail handguard, to fit onto a build with a carbine length FSB, in black or FDE, this is perfect, and priced perfectly.


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KNDY this week begins a series of changes affecting our midday news block. With the absence of Mike Huckabee, we’ll be shuffling airtimes for several news components. In addition, we’re adding several short market and agriculture business segments with Ken Rahjes and Ryan Martin reporting from the Ag View Network. These will complement our commitment to agriculture news, remaining an affiliate of the Mid America Ag Network. Kansas and Nebraska news, as well as local news will air a few minutes earlier than previous, and we recently began airing an expanded weather outlook from the Weathereye Radio Network, which will continue.
...the Flood Warning Continues For The Following River In Kansas... Walnut River At Winfield Affecting Butler And Cowley Counties. The Flood Warning Continues For The Walnut River At Winfield. * Until Tuesday Evening. * At 7:31 Pm Monday The Stage Was 17.5 Feet. ...Read More.
Effective: September 26, 2016 at 7:50pmExpires: September 27, 2016 at 7:00pmTarget Area: Butler; Cowley
...the Flood Warning Continues For The Following River In Kansas... Arkansas River At Arkansas City Affecting Cowley County. The Flood Warning Continues For The Arkansas River At Arkansas City. * Until Tuesday Afternoon. * At 7:00 Pm Monday The Stage Was 11.4 Feet. ...Read More.
Effective: September 26, 2016 at 7:47pmExpires: September 27, 2016 at 2:30pmTarget Area: Cowley


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Isn’t there a saying— that the definition of insanity when a person keeps doing the same process but expecting different results? Something to that effect. This isn’t my first blog or website. I took a C++ coding class back in high school, so I understand very minimally about code. However, I do know that it is there and appreciate all the numbers letters and symbols that make the beautiful screen before you possible.
I made a website back in college using GoDaddy to sell handbags that I was going to hand sew. The problem is when you’re in college and being social, the commitment to the idea seems to get lost. But nonetheless, I learned to sew. I furthered my painting obsession from high school art class and now have an extensive collection of acrylics and water color.
Over the years I learned many things. I learned how to crochet beautiful blankets and infinity scarves with some hats thrown in the mix. There was also the process of quilting, but I only got around to making samples. I made dream-catchers, art to decorate the walls of my home, stickers, vinyl decals, stencils, tags, homemade cards, heat transfer designs on reusable shopping bags, and wooden signs. You name it, and I want to know how to do it. That’s just how I am— creatively inquisitive.
So I made another website and this time an Instagram as well to showcase some of my final products. Back in the GoDaddy era, the social media of the time was MySpace phasing out with Facebook phasing in. So I wrote a few posts but my social media did not communicate the same message as my blog. I wasn’t ready to fully commit. I had a semi-vision of what I wanted to do but did not know how to get there or what the finished product would look like.
I was posting about life but showcasing my crafts. I had a separate Instagram for myself, where I like to post about this other non-crafty world of “mindfulness” that I have going on in my life. And food. I began to focus more on coloring, painting and drawing in my crafts. I also began to focus more on mindfulness.
So I continued on with my little journey called life. Fast forward to the April 2020 and I finally had that vision I was waiting for. The beautiful culmination of Prana Fresa– a breath of fresh air. Mindfulness, Projects, Food & Education. One place where I can tie all my life passions together.
I’m so excited to continue on this journey. I wake up each day grateful. Life passes by so quickly. It’s so important to make time for the things that you are passionate about in life. It’s equally important to care for your mind, body and soul. Especially if you want to stick around for a while.


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HODIE: ante diem quartum decimum Kalendas Augustas, the ancient feast of the Lucaria. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.
Vita Caesaris: You can see my IVLIVS CAESAR feed with a sentence from Plutarch's Life of Caesar each day in Greek, Latin and English. Today's portion returns to the theme of Marius's legacy in Caesar's career: 6.1 Duae eo tempore factiones Rome erant, Syllana altera, tum uigens, altera Mariana, humilis tum et dissipata atque fracta. Hanc Caesar erigere et prouehere cupiens, munificentia aedilitia ad summum producta, occulte imagines Marii et Victorias tropaea ferentes noctu in Capitolio posuit.
Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Proverbia feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's one from today: Nisi utile est quod facimus, stulta est gloria. (English: Unless what we do is useful, fame is foolish).
You can get access to all the proverb of the day scripts (also available as random proverb scripts) at the SchoolhouseWidgets.com website.
Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Ut piscis extra aquam (English: Like a fish out of water). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is: Virtute vigeo (English: I flourish with virtue).
Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is: Ex humo homo (English: Man comes from the earth... although the English cannot catch the lovely word-play of the Latin).
Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Reddite quae sunt Caesaris Caesari, et quae sunt Dei Deo (Mark 12:17). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.
Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is Mus salit in stratum dum scit abesse cattum (English: The mouse jumps onto the bed when he knows the cat is away - and for something that rhymes as the Latin does, there's the English version, "When the cat's away, the mice will play").
Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Moenia Semiramidis (English: The walls of Semiramis - referring to the protective walls that the legendary Queen Semiramis built when she restored Babylon; see Wikipedia).
Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ζῶμεν, οὐχ' ὡς θέλομεν, ἀλλ' ὡς δυνάμεθα (English: We live, not as we want, but as we are able). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.
Ictibus Felicibus: Today's fable with macrons and accent marks is Quercus et Arundo, a fable in praise of flexibility, both literal and metaphorical. The fable also has an interactive word list at NoDictionaries.com.
Aesopus Elegiacus: For my next book project, I'm collecting Aesop's fables told in the form of elegiac couplets, two per day. Today's elegiac fables are Leo et Asinus Comes, the story of what happened when the lion and the donkey went hunting together, and Mures Duo, the famous story of the city mouse and the country mouse. Both fables have interactive word lists at NoDictionaries.com.
Fable of the Day: Today's fables of the day from Barlow is DE LEAENA ET VULPE, the debate between the lioness and the fox.
Florilegium Fabularum: I'm working my way, slowly but surely, through the amazing collection of fables by Irenaeus published in 1666. Today's fable is Cera Duritiem Appetens, which is absolutely one of my favorite Renaissance fables - the sad story of the ambitious lump of wax.
Tar Heel Readers: Materials continue to accumulate at Tar Heel Reader (keep up with the latest items at the Libelli Latini blog). Today I decided to feature Colores, a bilingual libellus about the color words in Latin.
Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

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The Joshua Tree Guide is the official park newspaper. It serves as your go-to source for important trip-planning and safety information. In its pages you'll also find a park map; a schedule of ranger programs; information on hiking trails, campgrounds, and backcountry roads; feature articles about what's going on in the park; and much more.
The Joshua Tree Guide is published three times a year. The spring and fall issues are 12 pages long. The summer issue is 8 pages long.
Fall Guide: October 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017
Download the Fall 2016 Joshua Tree Guide (3.9 MB PDF). Feature articles in this issue are about the 2016 National Park Service Centennial, the San Andreas Fault, and the value of wilderness.
Spring Guide: February 1 - May 31, 2017Download the Spring 2017 Joshua Tree Guide (4.4 MB PDF). Topic covered in this issue include migratory birds, paleontology, and Joshua Tree's two distinct desert ecosystems.
Looking for an older edition of the Joshua Tree Guide? Check our park newspaper archive.


National Geographic (FOX Studio) wanted to promote their futuristic documentary series on Singapore in the most innovative way, while trying to reach as much public as possible.
- Web AR Effects based on the documentary series
- Engaging content to raise user awareness and interest in Nat Geo’s documentary
- Customised high fidelity modelling of complex objects
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Saturday, September 24, 2022
6 pm – 9 pm
(WASHINGTON, Ark.) – Experience 19th century justice in Washington as you take part in our “Trial by Jury” drama series. The evening will begin at 6pm with a meal at Williams’ Tavern Restaurant and then you will proceed to the trial at the 1836 Hempstead County Courthouse. Reservations are required. Cost for attendance is $25 per adult and $20 for children under 14 years of age. Contact the park visitor center at 870-983-2684 to register.
About Historic Washington State Park
Historic Washington State Park, located in Washington, Ark., is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Mondays. The park is a restoration village interpreting the historic Arkansas town in the 19th century. Daily tours are provided to over 15 historic sites and museums, such as the B.W. Edwards Weapons Museum and Blacksmith Shop.
Relax and enjoy your stay at the Historic Washington Jailhouse Bed & Breakfast and enjoy a Southern cooked meal for lunch at Williams’ Tavern Restaurant. Also available on-site is the 1914 Schoolhouse bunkroom for group rentals, and the historic 1860 Brunson House and 1940 WPA Gymnasium for weddings and meeting space for groups of all sizes.
To learn more about upcoming historic tours, events, rent a facility, or book a room in the Jailhouse Bed & Breakfast, visit HistoricWashingtonStatePark.com or call 870-983-2684. The park is located on US 278 Highway, nine miles north of Hope and can be reached by taking Exit 30 off Interstate 30.
About Arkansas State Parks
Arkansas State Parks is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. Arkansas state parks and museums cover 54,400 acres of forest, wetlands, fish and wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation facilities, and unique historic and cultural resources. Established in 1923, Arkansas State Parks preserve special places for future generations, provide quality recreation and education opportunities, enhance the state’s economy through tourism, and provide leadership in resource conservation. Arkansas State Parks serves more than 8 million visitors annually. Connect with ASP on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and visit ArkansasStateParks.com and ArkansasStateParks.com/media to learn more.


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So Saddam Hussein has finally been hanged. Few people will mourn the passing of such a brutal dictator but the manner of his removal may have serious repercussions. Saddam was executed for killing Iraqi people (only 148 of them as the authorities were in so much of a hurry to kill Saddam that they didn’t finish trying him for other, greater crimes), something that Bush and Blair have been doing non-stop for the last three years without being held to account so far. Bush says his trial was fair, a trial which was so flawed it took three different judges; the first quit in disgust at government interference, the second one was fired for being an ex-Baathist and the third one was from the town of Halabja seemed to think that there was no need for a trial, only a hanging. Saddam’s “fair trial” severely limited the number of defence witnesses and allowed no scrutiny of America and Britain’s role in making him the monster he was. Blair could not bring himself to make any comment on the execution and so left our Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett to try and balance the hypocrisy of Blair’s supposed objection to the death penalty with his active role in bringing it on the Iraqi President (she’s glad Saddam has been “held to account” which is kind of odd coming from New Labour).
The Americans went out of their way to try and create the illusion that the trial (which they paid for) and required death sentence was entirely an Iraqi affair. I wonder how many will believe such bullshit. Saddam was in American custody up until the moment he mounted the scaffold and it was a court in Washington that finally sealed his fate this morning. By hurriedly dispatching Saddam in this sordid way on a day sacred to Muslims, whatever slim chance there was for some sort of dialogue between Sunnis and Shias has probably gone for good. Of course it can be argued that being taken out and hanged after a show trial in a kangaroo court was better than Saddam deserved and similar to the treatment he meted out when he was in power, but I thought our standards were supposed to be higher than that and that the invasion was meant to put a stop to such abuses of power. So this is the new beginning for Iraq is it?
It’s not a very promising new beginning. Instead of a proper fair trial in an international court we have this travesty of justice and a sentence that is little more than victors justice and revenge. Even Bush realised that the violence will continue without Saddam and sure enough so it has. Now 90 percent of Iraqis say they are worse off than they were under Saddam. December has been the deadliest month in two years for both the occupiers and the occupied. With or without Saddam the different conflicts in Iraq were always going to get worse. This hanging will just exacerbate the problem. Coalition troops will be in even more danger and if they are unlucky enough to be captured by Sunni insurgents…
Here a few links well worth visiting to put this news into perpective. First an Iraqi view from the always excellent Riverbend. And also a look at the history of Saddam’s long partnership with the USA… Thanks for the memories. Blairwatch is worth visiting and there is a poignant observation from a Big Stick And A Small Carrot. Obsolete has a couple of posts with some good analysis too.


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Give me gold and black any day. Throw in some white and Im sold. This Sass collection is super slick, clean and good enough to eat. The shapes are a nice move on from the last few collections, and seem immediately wearable. The signature S & B embellishment was ever present and at its best with chunky golden spots on knits and encrusted collars on everything from capes to mini dresses. The Art Deco influence works well to give a luxe & decadent feel to the LBD’s and full length gowns which are suddenly modernised by the shameless gold embroidery and fuchsia accents.
The 60’s-70’s inspired wallpaper print is a cool introduction to the collection and works perfectly against the gold, french navy and white casual pieces that are the brands bread and butter. Always a sucker for a cape, I cant breathe over the grey wool cape and am determined to embrace the white with floral pieces. The yellow/mustard/gold pants are a given and the ivory roll neck top is my must have.
While there are some familiar styles and prints from seasons past, the overall, more indulgent opulent while still minimalist feel, to this collection makes it instantly more accessible and timeless, which really, is the key to creating long lasting ready to wear pieces.


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Every day, all over the world, USAID brings peace to those who endure violence, health to those who struggle with sickness, and prosperity to those who live in poverty. It is these individuals — these uncounted thousands of lives — that are the true measure of USAID’s successes and the true face of USAID's programs.
For Indian farmers like Nathuni Singh, climate change has become a stark reality. Summers are searing ahead of schedule in north India, where wheat growers in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh can lose 25 percent of their crop harvest.
In Bangalore, India’s information technology hub, 72 percent of the drinking water is contaminated and a majority of the population does not have access to clean drinking water facilities.
When Ayugi Stella learned that she had the same rights to inherit land as the men around her, she decided to speak up for herself, her sisters and the other women in her community. Her hard work paid off—she persuaded her father to share his land equally with his children, and now she cultivates 3 acres of her own.
Mwape Kabazo, a 35-year-old mother in Mango village, has seen firsthand how quickly a child’s health can turn. When her 4-year-old son, Kisile Lusinga, began to show signs of malnutrition and his health suffered, she held off on seeking care. However, when his health began to deteriorate, she wondered who to turn to.
For many years, Zimbabweans have been caught in a cycle of drought, poor soil fertility, weak harvests and suffering health. With a potentially record-breaking El Niño weather pattern forecasted for 2016, drought-vulnerable nations across the globe, including Zimbabwe, are bracing for another year of poor rains and dry soil.
In the highlands of Ethiopia, malnutrition affects 44 percent of children under 5, and as many as 81 percent of all cases of child undernutrition go untreated.
In the highlands of Amhara, Ethiopia, nearly 700 kilometers from the country’s capital, families often do not know where their next meal is coming from. In the drought-prone region of northeastern Amhara, households have difficulty accessing basic necessities of food and water due to extreme topography and scarce water resources.
Ai kërkonte një program për të studiuar për auditimin e sistemeve të TI-së, por e kuptoi se në Kosovë nuk ofrohen programe të tilla. Kur dëgjoi për Programin e Lidershipit Transformues të USAID-it, vendosi të aplikoj. Programi ofron mundësi për të studiuar në Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës për Diplomë Master ose për Certifikatë Profesionale.
Tražio je studijski program u oblasti IT revizije, a onda je shvatio da takav ne postoji na Kosovu. Onda, kada je čuo za USAID-ov Program za transformaciono liderstvo (TLP), prijavio se. Program nudi mogućnosti da se studira na univerzitetima u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama za sticanje master diplome ili profesionalnog uverenja.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have arguably the worst point guard situation in the league. With backup point guard Steve Blake injured, the Lakers have relied on two rookies, Andrew Goudelock and Darius Morris, to share the role with Derek Fisher. This season, Fisher is averaging 5.1 points, 4.1 assists and two rebounds a game. Not the kind of production you look for in your starting point guard.
For the Lakers to have any real shot at the title this season, their point guard play has to improve. With no point guard on the roster currently giving them solid production, the Lakers have been seeking trades to acquire one.
As reported by Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Lakers have shown interest in acquiring Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Ramon Sessions. I find it funny how Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert had a say in preventing the Lakers from getting Chris Paul, and now his team might be trading them one of their own point guards.
Sessions would be a great roster addition to the Lakers. Here is why:
The Lakers are one of the slowest teams in the NBA.They play slow because they don't have a decent point guard to push the ball down the court. This is why the ball is always in Kobe Bryant's hands. With a competent point guard, the Lakers can speed up their pace, making them harder to defend.
Sessions could help the Lakers get easy buckets by improving the fast-break game. Right now the Lakers offensive philosophy is "Let Kobe Score." His usage rate is a ridiculous 38.0. Sessions only averages four assists a game, but his assists stats should improve on the Lakers because he won't be playing behind the fabulous rookie Kyrie Irving.
The Lakers have two of the best big men in the NBA, yet they don't use them as often as they should.
It's hard to get big men the ball without a good point guard. When the point guard isn't much of a threat, it allows the other team to cheat and help defend the low post.
With Sessions on the court, he will open up the court, giving Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum more open looks.
As I mentioned earlier, Bryant's usage rate this season is a ridiculous 38.0. He doesn't score as easily as he used to, with most of his points coming off jumpers.
A better point guard would make life easier for Bryant. He wont have to possess the ball as much, improving the overall team play of the Lakers. Believe it or not, right now Bryant has to possess the ball as much as he does because that gives the Lakers their best shot at winning.
Having Sessions on the team will reduce Bryant's crazy workload, while also improving his overall effectiveness.
The NBA is now a point guard league. The Lakers currently don't have a good one on the roster.
If you look at the best teams in the NBA, most of them have good point guards. The Los Angeles Clippers have Chris Paul. The Chicago Bulls have Derrick Rose. The Oklahoma City Thunder have Russell Westbrook.
You don't have to have an All-Star point guard to win the NBA Championship (last year the Mavericks started veteran Jason Kid), but you at least have to have a competent one. The Lakers don't even have that.
The Lakers didn't have an elite point guard when they won three straight championships, but they could at least count on Derek Fisher stepping up in the crunch. Now he may be too old.
By bringing in Sessions, the Lakers would receive a solid point guard who can score and dish the ball. He could make life easier for Bryant, the two big men and improve the overall team play of the Lakers.

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The East Tennessee Jazz Society, Inc. is presenting the Karl Seger Memorial Jazz Concert. The concert will feature internationally acclaimed clarinetist and saxophonist Ken Peplowski. Joining him are UT jazz faculty member Mark Boling on guitar, Rusty Holloway on bass with Keith Brown on drums, plus pianist Dr. Bill Swann from the Maryville College music faculty.
The concert will be Sunday Oct. 28 at 3:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church located at 2931 Kingston Pike in Knoxville.
Admission for ETJS members is $5, and $20 for non members. Students with IDs are $2. Wine will be available for those 21 or older and cheese, cider and donuts are included.
Dr. Karl Alfred Seger III was an original member of the East Tennessee Jazz Society and it’s board of directors. He received his Ph.D. in organizational psychology from UT. He was an author, instructor and consultant in the area of security, as well as federal, state and local law enforcement and intelligence. He was an avid saxophone player and led the Knoxville Jazz Project. The ETJS is celebrating its 10th anniversary this September.
For reservations or more information call Bob Heintz at 865-982-6834.


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BOS Expands Global Operations, Opens Office in Singapore
Bergen Oilfield Services (BOS) officially opened its Asia Pacific regional office in Singapore yesterday.
Approximately 15 guests attended a ceremony at the BOS office in the Premier Centre where the CEO, Karstein Rod and the Vice President APS, Omar Kulbrandstad unveiled the name plaque and declared the office officially open.
Omar Kulbrandstad, VP APS said that the office opening reflected BOS’s commitment to the Asia/Pacific market.
“The size of our office here shows that we have aggressive plans for the region,” he said.
“We have assembled a strong team, which will expand with additional resources in all areas including geophysical support. By the end of the year we expect to have one vessel fully operational in the region with more to follow.”
BOS continues to expand its global reach with the BOS offices in Norway, Singapore and the newly established UK office.
- Bergen Group Dreggen Wins Brazilian EPC contract (May 29)
- Subsea 7 Awards EPC Contract to Bergen Group (May 25)
- Offshore Division Delivers 'Satisfactory' Result for Bergen Group (Feb 15)

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The Lions released Reggie Bush today in a cost-cutting move that will free up cap room to help the team with its chief off-season pursuit, re-signing All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. By cutting Bush, who was due a $3.25 million base salary this year and had a $250,000 workout bonus in his contract, they created another $1.7 million in cap room.(Detroit Free Press)
FF Today's Take:Bush was signed by the Lions in 2013 and led the team in rushing with 1006 yards and added 506 yards receiving. He disappointed last season, battling ankle injuries the final ten weeks and never was a real fantasy factor. Joique Bell and Theo Riddick are now atop the RB depth chart in Detroit.
Reggie Bush still not practicing-- Wed Dec 10 3:07 pm --
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ALLEN PARK -- Reggie Bush played a complete game for the first time in more than two months.
Three days later, it looks like he's on the mend again.
The tailback missed practice Wednesday as the Detroit Lions (9-4) began preparations for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings (6-7).
Bush had eight carries for 26 yards Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, plus four catches for eight yards. He said he was happy to finally finish a game, but also said he tweaked his ankle, which probably is what kept him from practicing.
FF Today's Take:Joique Bell has touched the rock over twenty times in each of Detroit's past three games. He should continue to lead the way for the Lions' rushing game as Reggie Bush nurses a sore ankle. Bush's fragile ways make him very risky to trust during the final weeks of the fantasy season.
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Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have concluded the search for the consultant for the regional oil pipeline. The project will be developed as a single project, split into sections that will be carried out by each state in their regions according to Kenya’s Energy PS Joseph Njoroge.
The three states settled on Toyota Tsusho Engineering Corporation where a deal was signed on Thursday in Kampala, Uganda. The company was selected among eight that had prequalified for the tender. It is expected that feasibility studies and design of the pipeline will be carried out by the company in five months, from the period of issuance of the contract.
Toyota will also be required to supervise construction of a fiber optic cable running from Hoima in Uganda, through Lokichar in Kenya to Lamu and tank terminals in Hoima, Lokichar and Lamu. Tullow oil and Africa Oil have in the recent past discovered 600 million barrels of commercially viable oil in South Lokichar basin in Kenya and thus the need for the multi-billion dollar project. In Uganda, the government estimates their crude reserves at 6.5 billion barrels.
Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda embarked on the construction of USD 4bn Hoima-Lokichar-Lamu crude oil pipeline project.
The idea of a single contractor for the project was approved by the East African Community member states of Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Burundi in May this year. The International Finance Corporation has already committed to providing US$600m for the pipeline project.


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In what could be a precursor of legal action to come, mobile software vendor Carrier IQ has been hit with two lawsuits over the use of its controversial tracking technology in tens of millions of mobile phones worldwide.
One of the lawsuits was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and accuses Carrier IQ, HTC Inc. and HTC America Inc. with unlawfully intercepting communications from private mobile phones, smart phones and handsets.
The lawsuit was filed by Erin Janek, the owner of an HTC Android phone from Sprint. It charges Carrier IQ and HTC of surreptitiously monitoring and collecting data from Janek's private communications on the phone without Janek's permission or knowledge.
The complaint notes that Carrier IQ and HTC's actions raised questions about whether the data collected from Janek's phone was protected under Federal Wiretap law and whether the interception of the data was intentional within the meaning of the law.
The other lawsuit was filed on behalf of four smartphone users from California and names HTC, Samsung and Carrier IQ as defendants. The lawsuit leaves the door open for other carriers and device makers to be included in the complaint later.
That particular lawsuit was filed in District Court for the Northern District of California and accuses the companies of violating the Federal Wiretap Act as well as California's Unfair Business Practice Act.
HTC and Samsung are two of the handset vendors that yesterday admitted to installing Carrier IQ's software on handsets. Both companies have insisted that they did so only at the specific request of their carrier customers.
Carrier IQ has been at the center of what has very quickly ballooned into a full blown privacy firestorm over the use of its software by wireless carriers. Earlier this month, Trevor Eckhart, a security researcher from Connecticut published a report disclosing how the company's software could be used for extensive user tracking by wireless service providers.


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A Master of Education degree from the University of Washington Bothell helped guide Dr. David Rainey’s career in academic medicine and led to a position as an assistant program director in Harvard’s School of Public Health.
Recipient of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Educational Studies major Rukeya Yassen will use the State Department award to learn about multiculturism on a study abroad trip to Italy.
Carrie Tzou leads a discussion of the changing role of librarians in STEAM Education May 7 at the Edmonds Public Library as part of the Campus Research Connections series.
Carrie Tzou, an associate professor in the University of Washington Bothell School of Educational Studies, is the new director of the university’s Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal, which works to strengthen learning that safeguards democracy.
The Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the University of Washington Bothell, is celebrating its 25th anniversary by thinking about core beliefs and lessons learned, Director Robin Lake writes in The 74 Million.
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Close to Arenales Beach
Very close to Arenales Beach, this is more looked after. It has bathrooms and, although there's sand, they are not as refined others. The descent to the water is tidier, the trees go down close to the shore. There's also a green area between the shade from the trees and, being along the same road as before, its also got very spacious parking. Annex to the beach, with direct descent to it, is the bar-restaurant, "El Pato".


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Did you know that dragonflies start their lives as nymphs, living in the water up to five years before wriggling their way up a piece of grass and birthing themselves into adulthood?
Me neither – until I was meditating and sensed to include a dragonfly in the branding process in which I am engaged. All I really knew about them was they ate mosquitoes – when I lived in northern NY, they would release hundreds of thousands of dragonflies to help humans survive summer. So from that starting point, I did some research. Now I get it…
Unlike caterpillars that go into a cocoon to transform into butterflies, nymphs transform into dragonflies in the midst of their daily life. They molt up to 15 times as a nymph before moving out of the water and shedding their exoskeleton to reveal the capacity to fly that was there all along. In fact, the very water that supported their existence as a nymph becomes the fuel for their metamorphosis. It literally becomes the force that splits the skin down the nymph’s back and encourages the wings to unfold.
During this period of in-the-grass transformation, the nymph/dragonfly is soft and vulnerable. In the world, unprotected, moving from inner guidance, this tender nymph transforms itself. Wings emerge, eyes enlarge, skin hardens, and the dragonfly takes off to experience its’ new life – free from the bounds of water – a life unfathomable to the nymph.
When I hold the dragonflies’ metamorphosis in my heart, I resonate with it. I, too, have used the experiences of my life to learn, awaken and move more fully into my humanity and Divinity (adulthood); to learn to fly as a whole, integrated being. In my world, it’s called spiritual awakening or conscious evolution. In the dragonfly’s world, it’s simply life.
Over the last decade or so, this process – moving through transformation in broad daylight with lots of things going on around me – has become commonplace. It’s vulnerable all right. It requires strength and flexibility – the capacity to follow my knowing, face my fears, and do the next indicated thing – just like the nymph and the dragonfly.
The fuel? There’s all kinds of fuel…obvious ones like the ending of my first marriage, a rollover car accident, losing a job, filing for bankruptcy, and not so obvious ones like deciding how to spend our vacation, cooking dinner, and writing a blog. Anything that triggers an emotional response (positive or negative) is fuel for transformation. If we engage with the emotional experience, we transform. If we repress, ignore or project our emotional experience onto others, we stay in the water, often getting sick, depressed or worse.
So I move forward, transforming myself through meditation, yoga, therapy, working with my own coach, being with my feelings, facing my fears, being vulnerable, learning to love myself and others, celebrating my successes – essentially by living and engaging with life. By having faith and listening to and acting on that inner guidance system often called intuition – much like the nymph does when it follows it’s instincts to walk up a piece of grass.
There’s no way to know who/what we will become when we are a nymph (caught in beliefs that no longer serve, in pain, suffering, etc.). We must take the next indicated step, in the dark, while trusting something larger than us of which we are a part. It’s through conscious living that we become capable of flying.
When I reflect on the work I do and the space I hold for clients and workshop participants, I see that I offer a form of dragonfly medicine – sacred space (presence, empathy), tools, and wisdom that increase our capacity to fly – to engage more fully with ourselves, our intuition, and those around us. Like the dragonfly, we transform and take flight in the midst of our daily lives. What a blessing.
Thank you for this beautiful article, I now know I am a dragonfly. You precious blog touched my morning and opened my heart even more to this delicious journey of life. Miss you Emilah, you are forever in my heart. Blessings, Linda
wonderful story, emilah. a great metaphor for our transformation right smack in the midst of our “stuff”…and a perfect symbol! thanks for your inspiration. love, rhea
How beautiful Emilah, thank you! Just this week I encountered dragonflies several times while driving. Each time, it was more than one. They danced around my car as I drove, then took off. I watched them with wonder, wanted to understand more about them, then today I received your blog with this exquisite description of how they evolve. Although I want to believe they have been hovering around me for a special purpose, it seems that it is dragonfly season in the Northeast. Many others have spoken of their encounter with them lately. Maybe both ideas are true, it is dragonfly season and they are also hovering around me to remind me of my commitment to living conciously. I think it is true that you do offer a form of dragonfly medicine–a very fitting analogy. It is truly a blessing! Best, Joanne
Thank you for the wonderful blog.In my Country,Uganda -Malaria kills more people than HIV-Aids,especially children and pregnant mothers.I did not know that Dragon flies feed on Mosquitoes.I sometimes see one in my house,they like flying around corners of the house and near the bulbs,and those are the places the mosquito’s like more.Dragon flies could be the solution for the eradication of malaria in our country.Pesticides have failed and are also not good for our health.
I remember, when i was at the 2010 IIt in Albuquerque,all the guidance and the support you gave me will never be forgotten.
It is a privilege to receive your blog. Your words feed my spirit like food feeds my body. Thank you. Mary-Beth
OOps! I spelled your name wrong. I know how to spell it but I did not check my reply before pressing the send button. Please forgive me. MB
Hi Emilah, I realize this blog was written a month ago, yet I was drawn to reading it this morning. I love the analogy of transformation in the midst of and in tandem with everyday life. I used to think we transformed in medititaion, solitude, and silence and it’s clear that just like the dragonfly, we transform because of and in synch with life, people, events. Thank you for sharing your humaness and vulnerability with us. It gives us permission to do the same…to look at and breathe through our own fears to move towards more beauty and peace. Blessings always, Jeannine
Morning Emilah, I appreciate your observations more than you know. As I practice my self talk I have noticed changes energetically. This for me is the signal of honesty with myself, the peace that comes following this work is welcomed. It too signals right-work. Thank you for your inspirations on continuous renewal.

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