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MERRY CHRISTMAS ❤.
I'm hanging out my arse but it's exactly how I wanted to be ✌ what a wonderful year I've had! Now I've gotta finally get cracking on with this album cause it's about time you all heard it right?!!
thank you for the constant support I'm always so amazed by the love you all have for me, I don't get it I'm a pain , it's mutual tho, I love you guys #Christmas

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116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
LIME SPRINGS - A few miles southeast of this Howard County town, rural dwellers attracted by sparkling creeks, stately bur oaks and harmonious neighbors fear the quality of their air and water - not to mention the quality of their lives - soon will be compromised by the construction of a pair of 2,499-head swine finishing facilities in a region riddled with sinkholes.
Sue George, a leader of the hastily formed opposition group, Northeast Iowans for Clean Air and Water, worries that airborne pollutants will worsen her lung ailments and drive her from the farm that has been in her husband's family for more than a century.
Another nearby neighbor of the proposed sites, Anna Mae Edwards, 76, a full-time employee of Featherlite Trailers in Cresco, said she's allergic to hogs and likely will have to move if the confinement buildings are built.
The 45 Amish households clustered just downwind of the proposed sites fear they will contaminate their shallow wells and spawn foul breezes that will taint the laundry they regularly hang outside to dry.
Many of the sinkholes in the area have been patched with rock and dirt so that they are no longer visible from the surface, but they are vulnerable to reopening with the next heavy rain.
Neighbors have been meeting regularly to plan their opposition to the CAFOs - concentrated animal feeding operation - and they were joined April 6 by three uninvited and unexpected representatives of Reicks View Farms, the business that plans to build and operate one of the CAFOs.
Reicks View Farms, with headquarters in Lawler and about 250 employees, markets more than 600,000 hogs per year, raised on scores of sites in northeast Iowa, including about 20 in Howard County.It is the same organization that created a furor last year in Allamakee County with a similar plan - 2,499 hogs, just under the limit for local review, and sited in karst topography draining into a trout stream.
Though the plan has been approved, ground has not yet been broken at that site.
The Reicks View employees - Operations Manager Mark Kipp, Director of Organizational Development Gene Noem and Ross Kiehne, a veterinarian at the Swine Vet Center in St. Peter, Minn. - said they wanted neighbors to know their side of the story.
Asked about the thought process that resulted in the siting of a hog confinement in a thickly populated region of karst topography, Noem said, 'You look to the regulations for guidance. They give us a set of rules to follow. We will follow the rules.”
Though the barn will be built on Delbert Ihns's farm, Reicks View Farms will own the building and the pigs and will be responsible for their care, Noem said.
'Delbert came to us and said he wanted to build another hog barn,” Kipp said.
Reicks View Farms gets many such requests, many more than are accepted, said Kipp, who declined to say how a site in karst topography is selected over a site with less precarious access to groundwater.
Such contentious siting decisions have prompted at least nine county boards of supervisors, including Howard County, to petition the governor and Legislature to revisit the 2002 rules governing the siting of confinements. The Howard County supervisors, in their Feb. 27 petition, said CAFOs have proliferated at a rate and number unanticipated by the authors of the 2002 master matrix, a scoring system for evaluating the siting of CAFOs.
CAFO siting rules, they said, have failed to protect the air, water, health, quality of life and economic interests of their constituents and 'failed to adequately differentiate between the geography, water sources and other critical considerations” of different Iowa regions.
Noem said Reicks officials had not been aware until recently that Brandon Reis planned to build a similar hog confinement directly across the gravel Saint Avenue from the initial site on the Delbert Ihns farm.
'That is not what we would plan for,” Noem said.
Once company officials learned of the proximity of the proposed Brandon Reis site, they moved the Reicks View site to another location on the same farm, Noem said. Though the impetus primarily was to create more space between the two CAFOs, the new site is partly secluded by trees and should provide more odor relief for neighbors, he said.
Karst topography is characterized by highly soluble and easily fractured bedrock lying close to the ground surface, enabling contaminants to enter springs, streams and underground aquifers with limited filtering.
Research conducted by the Iowa Environmental Council shows that wells tested in the seven counties with substantial karst topography - Allamakee, Winneshiek, Clayton, Dubuque, Mitchell, Floyd and Howard - have contamination rates well above those of the other 92 Iowa counties.
Russ Stevenson, who farms a mile north of the proposed sites, said he broke off the back end of his combine a few years ago when a sinkhole suddenly opened beneath it. 'That happens all the time around here,” said Stevenson, who has patched several sinkholes in his 40 years on the farm.
The patches - rocks covered with topsoil - 'allow you to farm over the top of it, but the sinkhole is still there” - providing an easy route for surface water to enter the shallow aquifers, he said.
Members of the Amish community lying just east of the proposed sites don't know how they will dry their clothes if they can no longer hang them outside.
'My first thought was the smell, with the wind blowing from the west 80 percent of the time, but now I am more worried about the water,” said Lester Stutsman, who farms a mile east of the proposed site.

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We are presenting for sale an original acrylic final painting of the Skylab mission patch that Kelly was asked to do by NASA and the Skylab team.
Along with the painting I have all the documentation including a flown mission patch and documentation letter from the first mission commander.
The painting is in excellent condition and has been hand signed by Kelly at the bottom.
Only the painting is being sold. No publication rights are being sold with the painting.

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British WW1 era Officer Cadets Group Postcard
A mixed group of Officer cadets from various Scottish and English units (by their dress and Cap badges - Manchester Regt, Tank Corps (I think, 2nd row, 1st on the left), Gordon Highlanders).
Clean to front, with some foxing to top edge and a fold on the upper right corner.
To back is clean, with the hand written message "Some of the Bodtoys, Officer Training Unit, 1914-18, J.H.S.J".
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Lawyer of the week: Jonathan Ellis
The Charles Russell partner acted for the Football Association in its appeal against the three-match ban on Wayne Rooney
Jonathan Ellis, a commercial litigation partner at Charles Russell, acted for the Football Association in its appeal against the three-match ban imposed by Uefa on Wayne Rooney, the England striker. The suspension was reduced to two matches, allowing Rooney to play in England’s final Euro 2012 Group D fixture.
What were the main challenges in this appeal? One of the main challenges for the legal team, which included James Bonington, head of legal (corporate) from the FA, Antonio Rigozzi, a Swiss lawyer, and Adam Lewis, QC, was ensuring that Rooney was able to attend the hearing in person. Uefa granted our request to move the hearing date so that it fitted with his playing commitments — a Champions League match in Switzerland the day before

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Republican Gov. Bob Martinez ran into a stone wall last week -- the Democrat-dominated Florida House.
Martinez pushed for a $2.4 billion expansion of Florida's Turnpike, but the House didn't give. In the end, the governor managed to save political face as the emotional issue of gun safety obscured the turnpike battle. But when the smoke cleared, the reality was that Martinez did not get what he wanted.
Take note, Florida voters. Last week's clash is a harbinger of the future.
Welcome to two-party politics at its best.
The House, refusing to bow to pressure and unrelenting criticism from Martinez, laced up its boxing gloves on Monday and killed the turnpike plan sought by the governor and backed by the Senate.
House Speaker Tom Gustafson, D-Fort Lauderdale, accused Martinez of trying to mortgage Florida's future by passing a $2.4 billion bonding program that would cost about $7 billion at the end of 30 years -- if one tallies the interest along with the principal.
"Should we be criticized for upholding the integrity of the public purse?" said Rep. Mary Figg, D-Lutz, who chairs the appropriations subcommittee that oversees road spending.
Gustafson also challenged the idea of building mostly Central Florida roads with tolls collected mainly in South Florida. Instead, he suggested the possibility of a statewide 3-cents a gallon increase in the gasoline tax.
Martinez and Republican leaders accused the House's Democratic leadership of being tax-and-spend liberals.
"The House is being led into a dead end," Martinez said. "They don't want to talk about roads, just talk about taxes."
Rep. Frank Messersmith, R-Lake Worth, the second-ranking Republican in the House, went a step further.
"What (Gustafson's) trying to do is force us into a tax," he said.
Retorted Gustafson, "I've been an advocate of transportation all my life. I'll always support transportation funding, but it's got to be with real money."
Martinez, elected in 1986 on a platform aimed at trimming waste in government, does not want any major new taxes before the November 1990 election.
Martinez supported one during his first year in office -- the $1 billion- plus sales tax on services, the largest single-tax increase in Florida's history.
But the public uproar led him to seek its repeal only months after its passage.
"They'll probably come back in October and dangle the turnpike plan in exchange for a gas tax and they'll get their finger broken," said Mac Stipanovich, Martinez's re-election campaign manager and chief political adviser.
The turnpike plan was to be the centerpiece of last week's special session -- which Martinez wanted to show that his Department of Transportation could overcome its financial woes and get down to building roads.
It was hoped that the turnpike session could offset or prevent an October meeting called to get to the root of DOT's problems.
Yet within five hours after legislators convened, the turnpike plan was dead.
The national media wasn't there to record that political defeat for Martinez. Instead, their attention focused on a gun law measure that could help stop the killing of children by children. It was a bill Martinez at first did not want on the legislators' agenda.
Martinez had hoped to have the session focus on transportation. But under pressure from legislators and a public infuriated with a spate of shootings that left three youths dead, he relented.
"That gun bill was fortuitous," Stipanovich said.
Indeed, right before last week's session, Martinez was featured in the national media because of the gun bill. He even wrote an opinion piece for USA Today on the need for gun safety legislation.
As the Democrats now look toward an October special session on the DOT -- a meeting that could prove embarrassing to Martinez -- talk is growing that the governor may try to again diffuse the attack by introducing another issue.
This time it could be abortion.
If the U.S. Supreme Court rules before October that states can enact abortion restrictions, Martinez may well add the item to the transportation and growth management agenda already set by legislative leaders.
Said Stipanovich, "Transportation might pale in significance."


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At first glance, wall mounting enclosures may seem unnecessary, but the truth is, they are critical in protecting electronics in residences and industries like telecommunications and IT systems, among many others.
When working with limited space, you need to use the small space as efficiently as possible. Wall mounting enclosures are electrical cabinets house potentially hazardous items like electrical equipment such as electrical switch gear and pilot devices and safeguards them from environmental hazards like moisture and dust.
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Most wall boxes are built of plastic, metal, stainless steel, or PVC and typically come with one or two doors. If they have a transparent door, the box may have a panel that displays the contents. In contrast, some are designed to be entirely solid for additional strength and tamper resistance. Choosing the material for the wall mounting enclosure depends on the overall operating environment.
Metal Wall Mounting Enclosure
Wall mounting enclosure made of metal is a favored choice for wall-mounting hardware and components. Various types of steel, such as sheet and carbon, are often used. Door panels are often built with aluminum for ease of use and reduced weight.
Stainless Steel Wall Mounting Enclosure
It is ideal to use stainless steel electrical enclosures where there is extreme environmental conditions.
Plastic Wall Mounting Enclosure
This type is more lightweight but sturdy, especially when made from ABS, thermoplastics, or polycarbonate. They are also suitable for indoor and outdoor.
Electrical enclosures are required to fulfill safety requirements. The two primary bodies responsible for setting and administering the USA’s standards are:
- NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association): defines standards for electrical enclosures in North America. NEMA ratings shows a certain environment or hazard that a wall mounting enclosure can handle. Wall mounting enclosure are easy to pick with confidence thanks to the NEMA ratings.
- UL (Underwriters Laboratories)– lobal safety certification company for latest products and technologies
What Are They Used For?
A wall mount enclosure serves as a reasonably sturdy and secure structure meant to store and protect sensitive components.
One of the main advantages of wall-mounted enclosures is that they help you to save space if you don’t have enough for floor-standing enclosures, or where moving a cabinet to a wall mount is seen as offering better security and privacy.
In certain situations, specialized wall mounting enclosure types are required, while more general wall mounting enclosure types offer a wider range of potential uses. The latter will generally have a simpler but multipurpose structure offering a far more extensive array of practical applications.
There are many practical applications for wall mounting enclosures, from domestic to industrial, but they are mainly used for indoor and outdoor electrical systems. Wall mounting boxes are used for:
- Housing and protecting different electrical switches and terminal compartments
- Rack-mounting computer components
- Telecoms and networking centres
- Housing industrial power and control systems
- Weatherproofing and safeguarding security equipment
- Protection from sprays and splashing of water in pools and saunas
- Protecting other sensitive electrical or hardware equipment from moisture, dirt, and other environmental hazards.
Types of Wall Mounting Enclosure
Customers nowadays popularly request wall mounting enclosure types like:
- Weatherproof electrical enclosures
- Vented wall-mount enclosures
- IP-rated electrical enclosures
- Metal wall-mount enclosure
- Wall boxes with two doors
- Wall boxes with transparent doors
- Stainless steel electrical wall boxes
- Carbon electrical wall boxes
- Fiberglass wall boxes
These versatile and efficient wall boxes are built with many different usages for different installation needs, whether residential or commercial.
Below are the most common wall mounting enclosure types you can often find on sale from suppliers. The guide below outlines some of the advantages and disadvantages of each kind.
Weatherproof Wall Box
This is a wall mounting enclosure that can house switches, circuit boards, and other electrical components. This is ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. Depending on the manufacturer, each weatherproof wall box has a different IP rating. IP rating or Ingress Protection Rating indicates how well an item blocks foreign objects from getting inside. It is best to confirm the level of IP rating of the wall box you are purchasing to guarantee that it is suitable for the install location.
Vented Wall Mounted Enclosure
These enclosures have vents in the side or door panels or fluted cut-outs to help with heat management of the equipment and components housed inside. This is especially needed for components that generate heat, such as transformers, CPUs, power supply, battery backup systems, etc. To ensure you’ve gotten the proper cooling requirements, you should first consult the manufacturer or supplier. It’s important to know about all of the other environmental factors, such as high-temperature machinery, or exposure to solar heat when making your installation location choice.
Lockable Electrical Enclosure
A lot of the wall boxes currently on the market have locking functions for added security and protection. It is vital to assess the locking system requirements of the components and wall-mounting location before making a purchase. The popular lock mechanisms in wall boxes are single lock, cam lock, double bar lock, padlock, and quick-release lockable wall boxes.
A wall mounting enclosure serves a double function of saving space, and storing components and safeguarding them from dirt, dust, and moisture. There are different kinds of wall boxes.
Electrical equipment is beginning to be placed in different, non-traditional locations due to new technology advancements. Wall mounting enclosures prove vital in ensuring the protection and security of electrical components and CHINT has diverse range of wall mounting enclosure specifically developed to accommodate nearly any sort of needs.


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Holly's parents promised that she could have a puppy when her new brother was born - and Holly can't decide which is more exciting: baby Adam or Rusty the terrier from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home arriving to live with her!
Rusty takes to his new life like a duck to water - literally, as he loves leaping into the garden pond and even the bathtub! When the family goes to the beach on holiday and Holly is swept out to sea, can Rusty perform his best doggy paddle to rescue her?
Contains LOADS of information about Battersea Dogs & Cats Home - including how to adopt your very own dog or cat, dos and don'ts of looking after them, and fun pet-themed puzzles!
Featuring a photo and fact-file of a real-life dog from Battersea!
This is Book 6 in the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Series. See all Battersea Dogs & Cats Home books here.

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Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert is expected to miss multiple weeks with a back injury, according to a report by ESPN.
Eifert does not need surgery at this time, but it is the latest in a string of injuries for the 27-year-old. Eifert caught 13 touchdown passes in 2015, but has missed 28 games due to injury in his career – including eight last season due to back and ankle injuries.
Eifert played in 15 games as a rookie in 2013, but has played in double-digit games in only one other season – 13 in 2015. He was limited to one game in 2014.
Eifert underwent back surgery over the offseason, and said during the summer that he expects to deal with some level of back discomfort for the rest of his career. He did not participate in organized team activities, but did return to the field for training camp.
Eifert has four receptions on five targets for 46 yards this season. He sat out Sunday’s overtime loss at the Green Bay Packers.
The 2013 first-round draft pick is in the final year of his rookie contract.

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Angry White Man: The bigoted past of Ron Paul
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|Description||If you are a critic of the Bush administration, chances are that, at some point over the past six months, Ron Paul has said something that appealed to you. Paul describes himself as a libertarian, but, since his presidential campaign took off earlier this year, the Republican congressman has attracted donations and plaudits from across the ideological spectrum. Antiwar conservatives, disaffected centrists, even young liberal activists have all flocked to Paul, hailing him as a throwback to an earlier age, when politicians were less mealy-mouthed and American government was more modest in its ambitions, both at home and abroad. In The New York Times Magazine, conservative writer Christopher Caldwell gushed that Paul is a "formidable stander on constitutional principle," while The Nation wrote of "his full-throated rejection of the imperial project in Iraq." Former TNR editor Andrew Sullivan endorsed Paul for the GOP nomination, and ABC's Jake Tapper described the candidate as "the one true straight-talker in this race." Even The Wall Street Journal, the newspaper of the elite bankers whom Paul detests, recently advised other Republican presidential contenders not to "dismiss the passion he's tapped." |
Most voters had never heard of Paul before he launched his quixotic bid for the Republican nomination. But the Texan has been active in politics for decades. And, long before he was the darling of antiwar activists on the left and right, Paul was in the newsletter business. In the age before blogs, newsletters occupied a prominent place in right-wing political discourse. With the pages of mainstream political magazines typically off-limits to their views (National Review editor William F. Buckley having famously denounced the John Birch Society), hardline conservatives resorted to putting out their own, less glossy publications. These were often paranoid and rambling--dominated by talk of international banking conspiracies, the Trilateral Commission's plans for world
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Monday, March 25, 2019
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March 25, 2019 at 12:10 pm
i love it how a simple ribbon makes a thrift store outfit look majical! :)
RJH de la Haye
March 25, 2019 at 1:29 pm
The back of the hairstyle and the ribbon…reminds me of an Easter egg!
March 27, 2019 at 7:19 am
Mildly and elegantly put RJH!
March 25, 2019 at 10:23 pm
I love the whimsical choice of the scarf. A good response to the gloomy day. Good for you, ma’am.
March 27, 2019 at 7:54 am
Where is your head :d
March 29, 2019 at 11:39 pm
a very romantic scene, but I don’t like the rain like this.
Michael, the man who sews
April 8, 2019 at 5:46 am
I like the scarf bent to a bow in the back. Finally something Special that makes a gloomy day brighter.
April 26, 2019 at 2:28 am
The ribbon gives to the street a lovely touch of colour.
June 2, 2019 at 4:36 pm
Love the bow & how it makes the rain seem special. <3
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Since July 2011, Liang Lina has been the village official for her hometown, Luhe Village in Wushi Township in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, helping to lead her fellow villagers to a better life.
In July 2012, Liang was elected the Party branch secretary of the village by a unanimous vote.
Since July 2011, Liang Lina has been the village official for her hometown, Luhe Village in Wushi Township in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [gxylnews.com]
A master's degree holder from Guangxi Normal University, Liang returned to her hometown to become a village official, despite opposition from her parents who wanted her to work in the city.
"I have always dreamed of helping boost the village economy and leading the villagers to prosperity," said Liang.
As part of her on-the-job training, Liang spent three months visiting the villagers to find out more about their needs.
In the past two years, Liang has helped collect money to build paved roads and a two-floor building for the village. As she believes in the importance of providing students with good educational facilities, she raised money to build a new teaching building in the village school. In addition, under Liang's initiative, the village committee set up a scholarship system to encourage students to study hard.
Liang has also tried to help the villagers expand their sources of income. Last year, the local government distributed about 10,000 saplings to the farmers and Liang contacted a company that agreed to offer the farmers technical training and to buy the grown-up saplings in the future.
"The net profit from the sale of each tree will be over 300 yuan (US$ 48.24)," said Liang.
Village committee director Chen Yaozhong has said that the village's future has brightened considerably since Liang came along.
"Our county needs more young village officials like Liang to improve the villagers' standard of living," said Director of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Luchuan County Committee Lin Maosheng.
(Source: gx.xinhuanet.com / Translated by womenofchina.cn)
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really cool idea! would probably change a few things.. but it's really cool
Ook erg leuk!
Traktatie van Brandweer auto - Kinderfeestje Thuis
Colorful make-up look with a red gem accents titled "Autumn Fairy."
Voorbeelden om te schminken of grimeren
such cute flowers!
simple butterfly- beautiful and easy to paint

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Total leasing activity in Warsaw for the first half of 2023 climbed to 325,700 sqm, down by 32 percent from the same time in 2022. This downturn was largely due to a high base effect as 2022 saw many large-scale transactions take place. However, the deal count for the six months of the year was down by only 3 percent year-on-year.
In the first half of 2023, the structure of demand in Warsaw was dominated by new leases which accounted for approximately 61 percent of all deals. Renegotiations and expansions made up the remaining 35 percent and 4 percent, respectively.
“In the six months to June 2023, leasing activity in Poland’s regional city office markets remained relatively solid at around 334,000 sqm, down by only 2 percent from its very strong performance in the first half of last year. The tenants I talk to frequently complain about the actual utilization of office space by employees. Many companies have downsized their offices and some have decided not to take additional space despite rising headcounts. Analysis of macro data, therefore, seems all the more interesting as it shows that the gradual recovery in demand for office space in regional cities continues,” comments Michał Galimski, Partner, Head of Regional Markets, Cushman & Wakefield.
At the end of the second quarter of 2023, the total office stock of Poland’s nine largest markets amounted to nearly 12.8 million sqm.
“The first half of 2023 saw relatively few office completions – the top three markets for new office supply were Krakow, Wrocław and Tricity,” comments Vitalii Arkhypenko, Office Market Expert, Cushman & Wakefield.
The largest projects completed in the first six months of the year included an extension of Cavatina’s Ocean Office Park in Krakow (28,600 sqm), Skanska’s Nowy Rynek E in Poznań (25,100 sqm) and Skanska’s Centrum Południe 3 in Wrocław (20,900 sqm).
“Poland’s office development pipeline has shrunk considerably over the last three years. Although construction activity has bounced back to a degree with new office starts in the capital and regional cities, this downturn continues and is most pronounced in Warsaw, where only approximately 221,000 sqm is underway. Office stock under construction in regional cities stands at approximately 450,000 sqm compared to the pre-pandemic 850,000 sqm,” says Ewa Derlatka-Chilewicz, Head of Research at Cushman & Wakefield.
The slowdown in new development activity is due to high office construction and fit-out costs, uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine and the overall economic downturn in Poland and globally. Cushman & Wakefield estimates that the Warsaw office market will expand by around 66,000 sqm this year, which will mark the start of a ‘supply gap’ that could last until 2025.
In 2023, new office supply in regional city office markets is expected to total 350,000 sqm, 15 percent below the five-year average, with regional cities likely to experience a ‘supply gap’ in 2024, about a year later than the Warsaw market.
Poland’s overall vacancy continued its upward trend – at the end of June 2023, it stood at 14.2 percent, up by 0.4 pp over the quarter. Warsaw’s vacancy ratio was 11.4 percent, down by 0.2 pp compared to where it was in the previous quarter. All regional cities but Wrocław and Lublin recorded increases in vacancies, with the average regional vacancy rate at 16.8 percent. Office availability in all the surveyed markets amounted to 1.81 million sqm, marking a 3 percent increase compared to early 2023.
Prime office rents averaged €22-26/sqm/month in the center of Warsaw, reaching a maximum of €28/sqm/month, while in non-central locations they were in the range of €13.50-16.50/sqm/month.
“Average prime office rents in central locations in regional cities stood at €12.50-16.50/sqm/month, with rental growth reported in the year to date for new office completions in particular,” concludes Jan Szulborski, Office Market Expert, Cushman & Wakefield.


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Coloring Pages. Monday , December 21st 2020.
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When one colors, all negative emotions should wear off. Once you empty your brain and heart of those negative feelings that make you stressed out, there should be more room for positivity. Since you are positive and filled with good energy after coloring, there must be no difficulty in continuing your job with full productivity. In the end, coloring is soothing. There are so many proofs and studies on that. When something soothes you, it cannot be harmful. So, this must be a good reason to seize this as an opportunity to make your crew at the company both positive, cheerful and stress-free or encouraged to cope with their work.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
May We Gather
This last week in the Houston heat I painted one of the lovely churches of Houston. I am drawn to all the beautiful churches in our area. This is the Lord's House where we all gather and give thanks and worship our Lord. May you have a wonderful church to gather in each week and may you find your easel friendly.
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The Department of State to the British Embassy
The Department of State has read with great interest the memorandum of the British Embassy of November 10, 1920, relative to the draft containing tentative proposals regarding the laws of war as applicable to submarine cables, submitted by the American Delegation to Sub-committee No. 4 on International Cable and Radio Law and Cable Landing Rights at the International Conference on Electrical Communications.
The draft prepared by the American Delegation was submitted in the hope that it might serve as a basis for discussion at the present Conference, and with a view to the formulation, at the forthcoming World Conference on Electrical Communications, of a codification of the laws of war with respect to submarine cables which could be submitted by that Conference to the nations of the world for their approval.
The objections of His Majesty’s Government to the consideration of these proposals by the present Conference appear to fall under two heads:
- First, a general reluctance to consider the matter on the ground that “their delegates to the present Conference on electrical communications have neither the knowledge nor competence to discuss such a question as the belligerent right to cut cables”, and, “that there was, when the Conference was convened, no question of including in its programme any discussion of the rights and duties of belligerents”, and further, that it is undesirable “that questions arising out of the original programme of the Conference and new proposals respecting belligerent rights should be treated by the same Conference”.
- Second. A certain hesitancy growing out of the membership of the British Government in the League of Nations.
With reference to the more general considerations stated under the first heading, the Department points out that a discussion at this time could in any case be only preliminary to that at the World Conference, and that the reference under which the present Conference is being held is a very broad one, inasmuch as it is authorized to consider “all international aspects of communication by land telegraphs, cables or wireless telegraphy”. The British Delegation to the Conference have frankly recognized that this reference is broad enough to cover “the question of international law with regard to cables in time of war.” (Mimeographed Record, Committee No. 4, Third Session, page 95.23)[Page 146]
Moreover, the Department would add that the Japanese Government has indicated a willingness to discuss the proposals after the disposition of the German cables has been settled, provided the other Governments parties to the Conference are also willing to participate in such a discussion. The American Ambassador at Paris telegraphed that the French Government also has agreed to discuss the matter if it is understood that the regulations will not be retroactive. These suggestions are entirely acceptable to the United States.
The American Delegation believed that consideration of this subject at the present Conference would save time at any future examination of these questions. It also seemed desirable to improve an excellent opportunity for what may be considered perhaps the most interested nations to make some little preliminary headway in the formulation of important principles to be agreed upon at a subsequent date.
Furthermore, the American Delegation has studiously endeavored, from the beginning of the Conference, to make clear that there was not the slightest thought of any retroactive application of the American proposals. In this connection, attention may be called to the statement prefixed to the “Rough Draft of Suggestions” submitted by the American Delegation, in which it was pointed out that “these rules, whether old or new, are not put forward as standards by which to try acts which have taken place in the past. They are suggested as possible standards to be applied in the future”.
As regards the special considerations arising out of Great Britain’s membership in the League of Nations, the Department does not perceive in what respect the discussion of the proposals suggested by the American Delegation would affect the position of any of the nations concerned vis à vis the League of Nations. As was pointed out by the American Delegation in answer to a question at the Conference, the American proposals were submitted with a view to their consideration on their merits, irrespective of the question of membership in the League of Nations on the part of the nations adopting them. (Mimeographed Record, Committee No. 4, First Session, page 15.24) The Department does not understand that there is anything in the Covenant of the League which would prevent member nations and non-member nations from considering together an agreement codifying international law upon any topic for future application as between signatories.
As regards the provision of paragraph I of Article 16 of the Covenant, which is quoted in the British Memorandum, the Department [Page 147] is not quite clear as to the precise interpretation placed by the Embassy upon the language in question, or the exact bearing which it is thought to have upon the American proposals. Of course, in any discussion of these proposals, any inconsistency between any provision thereof and the obligations of States that are members of the League of Nations would receive most careful consideration.
In conclusion, the Department desires to state that the American proposals were put forward in a genuine desire to promote and safeguard international communication by cable in the future by bringing about a condition which will allow cable development with greater confidence than has been the case in the past. On account of the large amounts of money required to construct and lay cables, it is desirable to decrease the risk of loss in connection with such enterprises, and thereby encourage the flow of capital toward the construction of cable lines, with the resultant extension of facilities for communication and the reduction of rates.
The Department cannot but feel that the present condition of uncertainty as to the rights and duties of nations in time of war with respect to submarine cables is a matter of serious concern, and that any steps in the direction of clearing up this uncertainty by the adoption of regulations which shall be both practical and just will be a real contribution to the peace and security of the world.


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The Reverend Dr Lawrence Tetteh, Founder and President of
the Worldwide Miracle Outreach have advised parliamentarians in the country not to politicise the electronic transaction levy which has become an issue of national interest when the debate begins in parliament.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Kofi Nimo a community in the Akyemansa District in the Eastern Region, Dr Tetteh said the E-levy has become a national issue and it was important for the lawmakers to address the issue devoid of partisan politics.
Dr Tetteh mentioned that, the parliamentarians represented their constituents at parliament and that any decision they would arrive at, should be in the interest of the country and not their various political parties.
According to the Worldwide Miracle Outreach President, parliament should discuss the Ghanaian.
The issue surrounding the electronic levy became an issue of national interest when the Government through the Finance Minister during the presentation of the 2022 budget statement, sought to levy every electronic transaction to rake in revenue for developmental purposes, but the move has received some stiff opposition by the minority caucus in


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After resigning from her steady job just before the pandemic hit, and finding out she was pregnant during lockdown, our next guest was forced to quickly prove that her expertise and passion as a population geneticist could contribute to a better genetic data platform for pregnant women and their children.
Estelle Giraud, co-founder and CEO of Trellis Health, joins us to discuss how she and her team are creating lasting change to reframe the way pregnant moms take control of their care.
Additionally, Estelle shares her company’s ultimate vision of building the industry-leading distributed privacy-preserving personalized health management and insights platform.
Join us as Estelle shares her team’s passion for improving the healthcare journey for everyone! Let’s go!
- Estelle’s journey in building Trellis Health
- What Trellis Health offers to the healthcare industry
- The importance of learning about your genetics
- How Trellis Health deploys data gathering and data privacy
- Trellis Health’s long-term vision
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Estelle Giraud is a PhD scientist (population genetics) turned commercial operator and leader in biotech and frontier medicine at Illumina, and now turned founder. Also a mother and woman founder, Estelle has had to navigate the change and challenges that come with this journey. She is deeply excited and scared by the rise of (big) data in healthcare and wellness, and passionate about creating a better healthcare system from the ground up, especially for individuals. Estelle believes people don’t neatly fit in single boxes, and some of the most interesting insights about people and the world come from the unplanned intersections. She brings authenticity and openness to tough conversations about the hard problems we face, and thrives in finding new understanding through conversation.
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Canada has been able to ward off a recession thus far, but our luck and good fortune won’t hold up much longer
Many Western democracies, including Canada, have been understandably concerned about global economic conditions over the past few years. Massive COVID-19 spending by most governments, combined with factors such as high inflation, soaring housing prices and mortgage rates and escalating costs for food and clothing, have pushed many individuals and families to the brink of financial insecurity – and, in some cases, ruin.
This has led to increased concerns about the looming possibility of a global economic recession.
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) defined a recession as a “significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in real GDP [Gross Domestic Product], real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales.” There’s also a basic rule of thumb that two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth means a country is in recession, although there are other economic factors and measures to be considered.
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Is the world about to spiral in this direction? It appears so, and Canada will undoubtedly be part of this awful ride.
RBC economists Nathan Janzen and Claire Fan, who had predicted last July that Canada was heading for a recession, updated their forecast within a few months.
“Cracks are forming in Canada’s economy,” they wrote in the Oct. 12, 2022, edition of Proof Point. “Housing markets have cooled sharply. Central banks are in the midst of one of the most aggressive rate-hiking cycles in history. And while labour markets remain strong, employment is down by 92,000 over the last four months.” They also noted that the Bank of Canada was expected at that time “to lift the overnight rate to four percent,” and the U.S. Federal Reserve would “likely hike to between 4.5 percent and 4.75 percent by early 2023.”
In Janzen and Fan’s analysis, “these factors will hasten the arrival of a recession in Canada – which we now expect to start in the first quarter of 2023.” Fortunately, our country has been able to stave off the dreaded “R” word to date.
The Bank of Canada’s target for the overnight rate reached five percent this summer, with the bank rate and deposit rate matching the same percentage. These figures could have easily triggered a recession, but they didn’t. “Global inflation is easing, with lower energy prices and a decline in goods price inflation,” according to a July 12 media release, and “economic growth has been stronger than expected, especially in the United States, where consumer and business spending has been surprisingly resilient.”
At the same time, serious economic concerns remain.
“Robust demand and tight labour markets are causing persistent inflationary pressures in services,” the Bank mentioned. Meanwhile, “China’s economic growth is softening, with slowing exports and ongoing weakness in its property sector” while growth in the euro area “is effectively stalled: while the service sector continues to grow, manufacturing is contracting.” In other words, “global financial conditions have tightened, with bond yields up in North America and Europe as major central banks signal further interest rate increases may be needed to combat inflation.”
The Bank also noted that “Canada’s economy has been stronger than expected, with more momentum in demand” and strong consumption growth in the first quarter. That’s true, but it also expected consumer spending “to slow in response to the cumulative increase in interest rates, recent retail trade and other data suggest more persistent excess demand in the economy.” The threat of higher interest rates means “the Bank expects economic growth to slow, averaging around one percent through the second half of this year and the first half of next year.”
Long story short, Canada has been able to ward off a recession thus far. If domestic and international economic conditions continue to either slow down or worsen along the lines of what the Bank suggested, our luck and good fortune won’t hold up much longer.
There are already some early warning signs of this.
Reuters’s Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer wrote on Sept. 1 that “Canada’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter at an annualized rate of 0.2 percent and growth was most likely flat in July … a result that will probably allow the central bank to hold rates amid a possible recession.” Their colleague, Fergal Smith, wrote on the same day that “the Canadian dollar on Friday weakened by the most in one month against its U.S. counterpart,” a decline of six percent, “as investors slashed bets on another Bank of Canada interest rate hike.”
If the third and fourth quarters of 2023 follow a similar pattern, Canada will likely be in a small (or modest) recession. This won’t immediately cripple our economy, but many individuals, families, businesses and communities will be directly affected.
The vast majority of Canadians will be desperately looking for answers. Alas, they’ll have to face an unfortunate political reality. The fiscally irresponsible federal Liberal government barely understands the questions, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t be Canada’s economic saviour.
Michael Taube, a Troy Media syndicated columnist and Washington Times contributor, was a speechwriter for former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He holds a master’s degree in comparative politics from the London School of Economics.
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Mar 16, 2014, 1:31 PM EDT
Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels has yet to make an appearance in a Grapefruit League game because of shoulder tendinitis that he developed over the winter, but he told reporters last week that his arm is starting to feel “really good” again and he is expected to take a big step forward within the next few days.
Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com reports that Hamels threw 33 pitches off a bullpen mound on Sunday and has only one mound workout left before the Phillies’ medical staff clears him to face live hitters.
Hamels has already been ruled out for Opening Day, but he could be ready to debut around mid-to-late April if he avoids further setbacks.
The 30-year-old ace posted a 3.60 ERA and 202 strikeouts in 220 innings last season.
He signed a six-year, $144 million contract extension with the Phillies in July 2012.
- Garrett Richards suffers ugly left knee injury 17
- Giants win protest, will complete rain-halted game at Wrigley Field on Thursday afternoon 30
- Royals might actually know what they are doing 27
- Curt Schilling reveals that he was diagnosed with mouth cancer, blames smokeless tobacco 70
- Clown shoes in Chicago: the Cubs grounds crew couldn’t get the tarp on the field 58
- And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights 69
- Tony La Russa denies that Kirk Gibson’s job is safe 22
- Pirates activate Andrew McCutchen from the disabled list 2
- Mike Matheny addresses turmoil in Ferguson: “It’s a sad situation. It’s a tough situation for our city” (127)
- Here’s today’s dose of barfy Derek Jeter sentiment (82)
- Let’s speed up the pace of play. But let’s not be gimmicky about it. Let’s just enforce the rules. (74)
- Curt Schilling reveals that he was diagnosed with mouth cancer, blames smokeless tobacco (70)
- And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights (69)


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Most people have heard the term “addictive personality” in reference to a person’s likelihood of becoming addicted to drugs, alcohol or any other vice. The term is thrown around without much thought to what actually constitutes an addictive personality or why some people seem more prone to addiction than others. Dr. John Tanner and Dr. Jay Pomm, two addiction experts in Jacksonville, Florida, addressed this issue and specifically indicated five factors that raise the risk of addiction to prescription drugs.
If one or more individuals in your immediate family – including a mother, father, sister or brother – is addicted or has been addicted in the past to drugs or alcohol, you are more likely to become addicted to prescription pills. In addition, if one of these family members suffers from a behavioral disorder such as anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder, the risks increase. If you currently smoke marijuana multiple times per week or struggle with a sex or food addiction, it is more likely that you will become addicted to prescription drugs. Lastly, child abuse of any kind raises the likelihood of an addiction in adolescence or adulthood. Those with higher risk factors could potentially become addicted to prescription drugs within a few weeks. If you believe risks are higher in your household, take care to keep prescribed medications secured and get help at the first sign of a problem.
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Without doubt the mainstay of the work carried out by veterinary orthopaedic surgeons is the management of cruciate disease in the dog. Unlike the truly traumatic injury often seen in people, cruciate disease in dogs typically involves a spontaneous degenerative process. We are passionate about providing the very best outcome for dogs placed under our care and follow evidence-based practice and regularly seek expert opinion as to what the “best” treatment is. Our canine friends come in many shapes and sizes. Expectation for outcome also varies, from a handbag pooch to a working / agility high performance athlete. What is clear to me is one treatment will not suit all individuals. When I discuss options with owners and colleagues we consider many aspects of the different treatment modalities. These include the functional outcome, the complication risks (major and minor), post-operative care and the cost of the procedure. My goal is to allow an owner to make an informed decision for the treatment choice for their pet. After that we do everything we can to optimise the outcome.
The evidence behind cruciate repair can be baffling for both owners and clinicians alike and is beyond the scope of this post. However, what I would like to bring to attention is a more recent publication and how this led us to now recommend the tibial plateau leveling technique (TPLO) for many of our patients. Lacking in the literature is much by way of blinded prospective studies comparing outcome for the wide variety of surgical techniques used for management of cruciate disease in the dog. Krotscheck et al 2016 compared long-term functional outcome of tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) vs. TPLO and extracapsular repair (ECR) in a mixed population of dogs. Using force plate gait analysis the team from Cornell University found TPLO resulted in operated limb function that was similar to the control population by 6–12 months postoperatively at the walk and the trot. At the trot, neither TTA nor ECR achieved normal ground reaction force. There are limitations with any study and I would guard against strong conclusions from one study with a relatively small number of dogs. As mentioned many factors are very important when making a decision. I still perform many other techniques including tibial levelling procedures by closing wedge osteotomies (CCWO) in smaller dogs and the TTA procedure when a rapid recovery is critical. However considering this study and several other aspects of current TPLO surgery, including the use of highly specialised locking plates, this technique does appear to have certain advantages. We have trialled many different TPLO saws and recently invested in a very effective model from Freelance Surgical.
I am always happy to discuss the management of cruciate disease in dogs. It is a complex and interesting topic. Who knows what future options will be out there for our pets?!
Krotscheck U, Nelson SA, Todhunter RJ, Stone M, Zhang Z. Long term functional outcome of tibial tuberosity advancement vs. tibial plateau leveling osteotomy and extracapsular repair in a heterogeneous population of dogs. Veterinary Surgery. 2016 Feb 1;45(2):261-8.

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Over 2010, we managed to post 51 book reviews, and of them six were books published in 2010. Which is a small number I suppose; I have that many books from 2010 on my current reading list. Just off the top of my head, I can think of Medhi Belhaj Kacem's Inesthétique et mimèsis, Rancière's Dissensus, David Harvey's The Enigma of Capital, the Verso edition of Thomas Muntzer's Sermon to the Princes, William Gibson's Zero History, and Adam Levin's The Instructions. Nevertheless, if you missed these posts, I recommend checking them out.
Cindy Milstein, Anarchism and its Aspirations (AK Press)
Milstein, as Matt writes, "has situated contemporary anarchism in a proud historical continuum that puts it at the forefront of anti-capitalist struggle; she has also condensed a number of complex ideas into an easily understandable argument that dodges the anachronistic, frankly antiquated pitfalls of the bulk of anarchist literature. I am willing to entertain the idea that her book is a contender for the best contemporary anarchist primer out there."
Slavoj Žižek, Living in the End Times (Verso)
This review has been responsible for quite a bit of our blog's traffic, so if you missed it, now is the time to check it out. Matt writes: "If I had to rate Žižek's latest offering as an elementary school teacher would rate his pupil, I would say that Living in the End Times must apply itself; it should "straighten up and fly right", "spend more time on philosophy 1102 and less time on cultural gossip 1101", etc. In short: this is a mess of a book, but it could very well have been a major philosophical statement on our times. It contains some great ideas and instances of ideology critique in action, but these are scattered almost as if at random in the course of its ungainly 402 pages."
Gideon Levy, The Punishment of Gaza (Verso)
'"Words," Gideon Levy writes, in The Punishment of Gaza (Verso, 2010), "do not kill; but words can ease the work of killing." Any number of misnomers and euphemisms can make the casualties of war less shocking, can turn the collective punishment of an entire population into a 'just war' against Hamas, can make the temporary cessation of state belligerence into a 'humanitarian' cease-fire.'
Marta Harnecker, Latin America and Twenty-First Century Socialism: Inventing to Avoid Mistakes (Monthly Review, v. 62, n. 3)
"The electoral capture of governmental power by the left across large parts of Latin America has not followed the revolutionary path of state seizure of 20th century socialism, and thus, as Harnecker argues, requires different metrics. First, 21st century socialism, of course, must learn from the mistakes of the 20th century version. And second, it must also learn from the diversification of the movements instead relying on the model of working class struggle to the exclusion of peasants, indigenous people, women, and others. Finally, it must focus on creating new forms of local and protagonistic democracy to decentralize state power."
Ivan E. Coyote, Missed Her (Arsenal Pulp Press)
Matt writes: "Despite its brevity, folksiness and humour, however, the book is not what I would call "light". I don't usually get weepy-eyed over prose, and those who follow me on this site will know that I have plenty of shit to cry over, knee-deep as I usually am in Cormac McCarthy and Yukio Mishima novels. Coyote's book is an exception to my usual reading experience. Though less "literary" in certain respects, I found much of it deeply moving and had to dab the corners of the ol' eyes now and then. She hits her targets, bang-on."
John Brandon, Citrus County (McSweeney's)
"If you're having trouble imagining what people do in that location [Citrus County], you're not alone. So do the protagonists. Which is where Brandon excels as a storyteller. He introduces you to the characters, lets them interact a bit, sets up an unlikely and troubling scenario from which it is difficult to extract the narrative, and then...makes the reader wait. [...] On the long winding road to the finale, Citrus County is an intricate picture of small obsessions and quotidian detail, leaving the reader wondering how everyday life could be so enigmatically intriguing."

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Changes to the government’s plans for neighbourhood forums are being considered, decentralisation minister Greg Clark has told MPs
Clark outlined fears that councils opposed to the government’s planning reforms could derail efforts to establish the forums which are hoped to play a lead role in creating neighbourhood plans and guiding development.
‘If a neighbourhood forum has to have the involvement of an elected member, a council group that was opposed on ideological grounds to neighbourhood planning could mandate its members not to participate in neighbourhood forums and thereby effectively veto their existence,’ he said.
Clark rejected calls for a requirement that forums include local councillors. But he added: ‘I want to ensure that there is every opportunity for elected members to serve on their neighbourhood forums.’
Changes to the minimum membership numbers may also be in the offing. Forums were intended to have a minimum of three members. Clark told MPs: ‘I think three is probably too low. The right honourable gentleman and his colleagues have suggested 20. That seems a reasonable figure to consider.’

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Originally published on Wed November 7, 2012 2:27 am
Voters in North Carolina put a Republican in their governor's office for the first time in two decades, and New Hampshire elected a new female Democratic governor.
But the closely watched tossup races in Montana and Washington, where Democrats currently serve as governors, remained too close to call late Tuesday.
Eight of the gubernatorial seats up for grabs are now held by Democrats; three are in Republican hands. Republicans currently hold 29 governorships, Democrats have 20, and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee is an independent.
Originally published on Wed November 7, 2012 2:31 am
In a highly polarized electorate, there's not a lot of room for third-party candidates to make a strong showing. Still, minor parties did see some bright spots on Tuesday.
Maine elected an independent to the Senate, former Gov. Angus King, while Vermont re-elected its independent senator, Bernard Sanders.
Both those victories may have been "idiosyncratic," says Cary Covington, a University of Iowa political scientist, having more to do with the personal popularity of the candidates than pointing to any wider desire for independent candidates.
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The election of a president brings high hopes for political supporters who could be appointed as potential Cabinet members. Already, there are a number of possibilities floating as picks of either President Obama or his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Lynn Neary. Exit polls are just beginning to come out, and we're going to look at them with Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center. He's here in the studio with me. Welcome, Andy.
ANDREW KOHUT: Happy to be here, Lynn.
NEARY: I know this is very early on in the game, but is there any trend that you can see now in these preliminary numbers?
Early on in the election cycle, some voters were fired up about a candidate we haven't heard a lot from since the Republican primary. That's Ron Paul. The Texas congressman ran for the GOP nomination with a strong libertarian platform. He has not endorsed Mitt Romney. And in some places, including Iowa, his supporters are still involved but not on behalf of Romney. As we hear from Sarah McCammon of Iowa Public Radio, they're keeping their focus close to home.
There's a principle in marketing that if you have too many similar products to choose from, you can become paralyzed; so, too, in news, as the number of outlets and media platforms explode. On a day when millions of people will be following election results, we asked NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik to give us a sense of the many ways you can find information.
It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Lynn Neary.
We're going to spend a few minutes now discussing possibilities. Regardless of who wins today's presidential contest, there are reasonable expectations that there will be new faces on the horizon. We've asked NPR reporters who cover some of the key Cabinet-level positions in the U.S. government to tell us about some of the names on that horizon. Let's start with NPR's State Department correspondent Michele Kelemen. Good to have you with us, Michele.
It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Lynn Neary.
We heard earlier this hour about some of the complications of voting in New Jersey after last week's storm. Residents were allowed to vote by fax or email, or they could cast their ballot today the old-fashioned way, by heading to the polls.
NPR's Jim Zarroli has been watching the process in the coastal town of Belmar, New Jersey, which suffered a lot of damage. Good to have you with us, Jim.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Lynn Neary. We're going to check in now with a couple of our reporters at polling stations around the country. We'll hear in a moment from Colorado. First, to Florida. NPR's Greg Allen joins us from College Park Baptist Church in Orlando. Hi, Greg.
GREG ALLEN, BYLINE: Hi, Lynn.
NEARY: What are you hearing from voters there today, Greg?
The polls in Guam have closed and the results are in.
President Obama managed a big victory, garnering 72 percent of the votes. That's about 23,067 votes compared to 8,443 votes for Gov. Mitt Romney.
Now for the disclaimers: Guam, 6,000 miles and 18 times zones away from California, is a territory of the United States, so their votes don't count. The presidential part of the vote is considered a "non-binding straw poll." But if you believe in bellweathers, listen up.
Here's what R. Todd Thompson of NPR member station KPRG in Guam told us:
This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. The candidates repeatedly tell us that now it's finally up to the voters, which is true as far as that goes. But it's also up to the campaign volunteers who ferry supporters to the polls, to squadrons of poll-watchers who keep an eye out for shenanigans and to the legions of lawyers who will draft appeals and protests and orders to show cause.
While voters head to the polls, the candidates repair to hotel rooms and a select group of campaign staff prepares one final set of remarks. Well, two sets, actually. One for victory, one for defeat. You probably remember the remarkable scene four years ago when then President-elect Barack Obama addressed a rapturous crowd of more than 200,000 in Chicago's Grant Park.
Candidates vying for public office on every level subject themselves to intense public scrutiny, constant fundraising and attacks from opponents. Some run because they want power or hope to champion particular issues. Others want to see agendas through or feel they have legacies to fulfill.
Passionate preparations, raucous rallies, debatable decisions, last-second scandals and the awful, awful suspense, Hollywood celebrates Election Day dramatics, even when the vote's in high school.
(SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "ELECTION")
REESE WITHERSPOON: (as Tracy Flick) Dear Lord Jesus, I do not often speak with you and ask for things. But now, I really must insist that you help me win the election tomorrow, because I deserve it and Paul Metzler doesn't, as you well know.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 2:18 pm
As the voting day has progressed, we've seen some reports of irregularities.. Throughout the day, we'll be surveying our reporters and other news organizations and keep track of significant irregularities in this post.
So far, the big problem has been long lines. Some voters have had to wait hours in line to cast their ballot in battleground states like Florida and Virginia and those affected by Superstorm Sandy like New York.
Host Michel Martin continues the conversation about the big issues missing on the campaign trail. Issues like crime, caregiving, poverty and climate change might affect millions of people, but they may not win a lot of votes. Martin speaks with a panel of journalists about whether these issues will enter the conversation over the next four years.
Voters have been bombarded by political ads, but some topics have gotten very little attention this election season. Host Michel Martin speaks with a panel of journalists about some of this election's hidden issues. She speaks with NPR's Marilyn Geewax, Jennifer Ludden, and David Schaper, as well as The Washington Post's Melinda Henneberger.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 8:17 am
For most of us, Election Day marks a welcome end to months of relentless political ads and partisan bickering. You show up at your polling place, run the gantlet of sign-wielding campaign volunteers, and join your fellow Americans in long lines that inch toward the voting booth.
The finish line is in sight as voters make their final decisions on Election Day. Here's a guide to key times of the day across the nation. Stay with NPR throughout the day as we follow the presidential race and key battles that will determine control of the House and Senate.
Join NPR to hear live coverage, which begins at 8 p.m. EST on NPR.org and many member stations.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 5:02 pm
For Republicans itching to regain control of the Senate, Tuesday's election presents a rare opportunity. Only 10 GOP incumbents are on the ballot, compared with nearly two dozen Democrats and independents who caucus with them.
That means the magic number for Republicans is low. They need only a net gain of three or four seats to take over the Senate — and, assuming they keep the U.S. House of Representatives, consolidate their influence on Capitol Hill. Democrats need to pick up 25 seats to seize the House, a goal that political analysts consider all but out of reach.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 7:03 pm
Voters in 11 states will pick their governors tonight, and Republicans appear on track to increase their numbers by at least one, with the potential to extend their hold to more than two-thirds of the nation's top state offices.
Eight of the gubernatorial seats up for grabs are now held by Democrats; three are in Republican hands. Republicans currently hold 29 governorships, Democrats have 20, and Rhode Island's Gov. Lincoln Chafee is an Independent.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 6:08 am
As Americans go to the polls, one of the closest presidential races in years may be determined by a state in the Midwest and a hurricane named Sandy.
After a campaign that has cost some $6 billion, the two candidates are in the same place they started: with President Obama a smidgen ahead of challenger Mitt Romney, so close that differences are in most cases statistically insignificant.


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How Effective is Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment? Will it Work for Me?
Drug and alcohol addiction treatment is effective for recovery, and in many cases, it works to help patients make major changes for the better in their lives beyond simply ending their substance abuse. If you want to find a rehab program that will help you create this kind of change and recover safely from addiction, call 800-481-6320Who Answers? now.
Studies Have Shown…
Going into a rehab program, it is important to understand exactly how effective this option is for recovery. While relapse will still be a threat in the same way it is for individuals with other chronic diseases (like diabetes and asthma), outcomes are tremendously better for those who choose a professional recovery program. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Most people who get into and remain in treatment stop using drugs, decrease their criminal activity, and improve their occupational, social, and psychological functioning.”
Therefore, in many cases, drug and alcohol addiction treatment is not only effective in helping patients put an end to their substance abuse but also for changing their entire lives for the better.
Making Rehab More Effective
Most individuals do see considerable improvement after attending a rehab program for addiction. But it is important to remember that patients require the presence of certain aspects and principles within their rehab center in order to have the best chance at recovery possible. As the NIDA states, these may include:
- Readily available treatment
- The right treatment options
- A program that attends to one’s multiple needs
- The right treatment length
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Ensuring that these standards are met goes a long way in making one’s rehab program more effective. Many people ask themselves if rehab is the right choice, and more often than not, it is. But you may also be asking yourself, “Will it work for me?”
Addiction Treatment and You
Of course it is difficult to know exactly how a rehab program will work for you, if you will receive the specific results you desire, and if you will begin to make a change in your life, especially one that does not eventually end in relapse. It is important to remember, though, that many individuals have found help in a professional rehab center and that relapse is not an indicator that treatment has failed. In fact, most recovering addicts need multiple treatment programs during their lifetimes in order to create a strong recovery from addiction.
Often, addiction treatment does work for those who attend it, especially if they do so for an adequate period of time and with their specific needs in mind. Choosing the best rehab center for you is an important part of making sure your treatment is effective, but it is likely that one of these programs will help you if you put effort into your recovery.
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SANFORD, Fla. – A lawyer for Trayvon Martin's parents said Wednesday new video showing the teen's killer George Zimmerman after their deadly clash, but without the head injuries he claims were inflicted upon him in the scuffle, was "the smoking gun" for those seeking to have him arrested.
The CCTV footage, released Wednesday, shows Zimmerman climbing handcuffed out of a police car and engaging with officers after he killed Martin, 17, on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla.
Not obviously visible are the broken, bloody nose and head wound that he claimed he sustained from being punched by Martin and having his head slammed into the sidewalk during their scuffle.
Zimmerman has said he shot Martin in self-defense after being attacked -- a claim backed by some witnesses, but contested by others.
Lawyer Benjamin Crump, appearing with Martin's mother Sybrina Fulton and father Tracy Martin on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" Wednesday, said the video showed "there was some kind of conspiracy to sweep Trayvon Martin's death under the rug."
Separately, he said in a statement, "This certainly doesn't look like a man who told police only an hour or so earlier he suffered a broken nose and had his head repeatedly smashed into the sidewalk.
"It only bolsters our claim that George Zimmerman was not beaten to the point that he feared for his life, as he had indicated. This armed vigilante needs to be arrested immediately for the murder of Trayvon Martin."
Reacting to comments made earlier by Zimmerman's friend Joe Oliver -- who said the 28-year-old would never be the same after the incident, was struggling to sleep, cried for days afterward and was now depressed -- Fulton said simply, "If I had killed an individual, I'd be crying too."
She added, "I believe George Zimmerman hunted my son like an animal."
And in relation to Oliver's claims that Zimmerman was not a racist, Tracy Martin said his son's killer may not have been a racist, "but George Zimmerman did racially profile Trayvon Martin."
Martin was walking from a 7-Eleven to the home where he was staying with his father in a gated community outside Orlando on Feb. 26 when Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, phoned 911 to report that the black teen, who was wearing a hoodie, looked suspicious.
Despite being told by a police dispatcher not to follow Martin, Zimmerman left his vehicle to go after him. Martin was speaking by phone to his girlfriend as he walked and told her he was scared because someone was following him.
The two clashed in circumstances that remain unclear, which led to Zimmerman shooting the unarmed Martin and killing him.
Though he was taken into police custody that night, he was never formally arrested and has not been charged with any crime.


World Cup 2014 - Wayne Rooney 'Hurt' Over England's Exit - Backs Roy Hodgson
Wayne Rooney says he is "hurting" over England's early World Cup exit, but insists manager Roy Hodgson is the man to take the team forward. The Manchester Un......
England forward Wayne Rooney says he is in the "best possible shape" and there will be "no excuses" if he does not perform well at the 2014 World Cup. Rooney's last two World Cups have been undermined by injuries and he is yet to score in eight matches at the finals. But the Manchester United forward, 28, is training in Portugal with the rest of England's World Cup squad and insists he is fully fit following a recent groin injury and ready to play to his maximum in Brazil. No excuses if I don't perform - Rooney 22 May 2014 World Cup 2014 Watch video England's uncomfortable training plan 22 May 2014 World Cup 2014...more »
Share PhotoReddit✉ England's Wayne Rooney tries to get the ball over the Uruguay defensive wall on a free kick during the group D World Cup soccer match between Uruguay...U~T San Diego 2014-06-19
ENGLAND striker Wayne Rooney believes manager Roy Hodgson’s attacking arsenal is the strongest he has known during his decade with the Three Lions. Rooney is expected to...City A.M. 2013-10-10
Calls for Wayne Rooney to be dropped by England at the World Cup have turned into a "witch-hunt", according to his Manchester United coach Phil Neville. The 28-year-old...BBC News 2014-06-11
Sir Bobby Charlton has defended Wayne Rooney following recent criticism of the England striker. Rooney's ex-Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes has suggested the...BBC News 2014-06-03
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As England manager Roy Hodgson sat in a locker room deep inside the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, a familiar name was dominating the conversation. Hodgson calls it "an obsession" while others may prefer to simply regard it as having England's best World Cup interests at heart, but there can be no escaping the Wayne Rooney debate. “How do I answer the question? If I say he...BBC News 2014-06-03
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Wayne Rooney should play in a more central position for England, says former national boss Graham Taylor. Rooney was played on the left by manager Roy Hodgson in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Italy in Manaus. Although the 28-year-old set up an equaliser for Daniel Sturridge, he was largely a peripheral figure. "I am not so certain Wayne likes playing wide," Taylor told the BBC. "I...BBC News 2014-06-15
England manager Roy Hodgson has reiterated his support for Wayne Rooney, insisting England might not even be in Brazil without the striker. Rooney, 28, was used in a wide role in England's loss to Italy, sparking debate over his position in the side. "Were it not for his wonderful header against Poland [in a qualifier] we might not be here," said Hodgson, 66. BBC pundits on...BBC News 2014-06-18
Share PhotoReddit✉ England's Wayne Rooney, right, competes for the ball with Peru's Luis Advincula during the international friendly soccer match between England and Peru at Wembley Stadium in London, Friday, May 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) England's Wayne Rooney, left, competes for the ball with Peru's Luis Advincula during the international friendly soccer...U~T San Diego 2014-06-02
Wayne Rooney may have been staunchly defended by England coach Roy Hodgson after the opening 2-1 defeat by Italy in the World Cup, but his performance attracted criticism from former top players and coaches. Some like former England coach Graham Taylor made allowances for him being played out of position wide on the left by Hodgson while others were less charitable with former...The Hindu 2014-06-15
Rooney made his senior international debut in 2003 becoming the youngest player to represent England (a record later broken by Theo Walcott). He is England's youngest ever goalscorer. He played at UEFA Euro 2004 and scored four goals, briefly becoming the competition's youngest goalscorer. Rooney featured at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups and is widely regarded as his country's best player. He has won the England Player of the Year award twice, in 2008 and 2009. As of September 2011, he has won 73 international caps and scored 28 goals. Along with David Beckham, Rooney is the most red carded player for England, having been sent off twice.
Aged nine, Rooney joined the youth team of Everton, for whom he made his professional debut in 2002. He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club, before moving to Manchester United for £25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window. The same year, Rooney acquired the nickname "Wazza". Since then, with Rooney in the team, United have won the Premier League four times, the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and two League Cups. He also holds two runner-up medals from both the Premier League and the Champions League. In April of the 2011–12 season Rooney scored his 180th goal, making him United's fourth highest goal-scorer of all time.


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Marketing Strategies in Healthcare Organizations
“What nonprofits can learn from Coca-Cola”
In the video, Melinda Gates talks about the marketing strategies Coca-Cola uses to reach even the most remote parts of the world and the success that they have had with this. How can these strategies be applied to health care? What important areas of health care, in particular, would you want to focus on using these strategies?


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An interest-free loan or gift to help a family member or friend could have federal income tax consequences, depending on the amount. As explained by George Sanz, CPA, in an article on Bankrate, even though you don’t charge interest on a loan, if the amount is over $10,000 the IRS may require you to impute interest. You would then have to report the interest on your income tax return, even if you don’t collect it.
The interest rate imputed on the loan would be the applicable federal rate (AFR) which is tied to the Treasury bill rates. The IRS publishes these rates underIndex of Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) Rulings on its website. Roy Lewis, in an article in The Motley Fool, also points out that if you lend money to a family member or friend and charge interest at a rate that is below the market rate, you could also have to report interest income at the imputed AFR rate. But the rules for loans at below-market interest rates do not apply for loans of $10,000 or less. They also do not apply to loans for which the proceeds are not directly used to buy stocks or bonds, or other income-producing property. So a loan of less than $10,000 to help out a family member or friend during times of economic difficulties would generally not incur any tax consequences.
If the loan is for more than $10,000 but not more than $100,000, the IRS could impute interest on either a tax-free or below-market interest loan. If the borrower has more than $1,000 in net investment income, which includes interest, dividends and short-term capital gains, you would have to report interest income in an amount equal to the borrower’s net investment income, even if that amount is more or less than the imputed interest that would apply.
For example, suppose you make a $50,000 loan to a family member, who uses the loan to make investments and earns $2,000. If the AFR is 3%, the imputed interest on the loan would be $1,500. You would have to report interest income of $2,000, which is the investment income earned by the borrower. On the other hand, if the borrower earned $1,000 on investments, you would report interest income of $1,000, and not the imputed interest of $1,500.
You could also be liable for federal gift tax if you either make a gift to a family member or friend, or if you forgive interest on a loan. There is an exclusion of $13,000 for each gift to each done. So if your gift is for less than $13,000 you would not owe any gift tax. If you are married both you and your spouse can each give up to $13,000 per year, for a total of $26,000. The same exclusion applies to interest you forgive on a loan. In an article on Entrepreneur it is recommended that you document a loan to avoid an assumption by the IRS that there was no intent to repay the loan, making it a gift subject to gift tax if the amount is over $13,000.
Index of Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) Rulings – IRS
Frequently Asked Questions on Gift Taxes – IRS
George Sanz, CPA, “Tax implications of a family loan” ‘” Bankrate.com
How to Keep Family and Friends Loans Strictly Business – Entrepreneur
Roy Lewis, “Loans to Friends and Family” ‘” The Motley Fool
Rules Regarding No-Interest Family Loans ‘” fivecentnickel.com

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Immigration Issues/Petition I-130
(1) I filed a petition for my mother in October 2008. All I received so far is a receipt to say they got the money. What happen next?
(2) With the new fees would we have to pay for the adjustment of status and Employment Authorization as one $930 or 930 plus.
Did you mean you file din Octobe 2007? Couldnt be October 2008.
Did your mom come with a visa?
You should have file dthe I-130 with the I-485 adjustment package. Now you have the chouice of filing a new I-130 with the I-485 package or waiting until the I-130 gets approved. The fee for the Adjustment and work is 930 if filed in the same enveloep.