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This week marked 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising broke out. The fight, the largest act of armed resistance by Jews in World War II, started 19 April 1943 and lasted just under a month until 16 May.
Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has said a visit by his Israeli counterpart is a good sign of friendship being renewed.
The presidents of Poland, Germany and Israel, Andrzej Duda, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Isaac Herzog lit Remembrance Candles at the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw on Wednesday, on the 80th anniversary of the World War Two Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
The fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fought against all odds and although only a few survived it was a victory for the human spirit, the Israeli president said on Wednesday in the Polish capital at commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the 1943 insurgency.
The presidents of Israel and Germany will visit Warsaw to take part along with the Polish head of state in commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Polish President's Office announced on Thursday.
Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president, will pay a visit to Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Polish foreign ministry spokesman has said.


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After the announced abolition of the new patient regulation in medical practices, there could now also be positive news.
Frankfurt – Full waiting rooms in medical practices and long searches for appointments: The new law by Karl Lauterbach, which also provides for enormous savings for practices, has caused a lot of criticism of the GKV Financial Stabilization Act. Now it should be improved. The innovation could bring some advantages for patients.
After the health minister’s proposed legislation became known, many doctors went on the barricades. Quite a few responded to the announced abolition of the new patient regulation with short-term practice closures. This means that the practices no longer receive bonuses when they take on new patients. Now there should be other financial incentives, as Karl Lauterbach (SPD) explained to the editorial network Germany (RND).
Lauterbach law ahead of innovation: it could now bring advantages for patients
In an amendment by the coalition factions for the GKV Financial Stabilization Act, general practitioners are now to be paid for arranging appointments with specialists quickly. The RND reports that this fee is to be increased to 15 euros per patient instead of the previous ten euros. According to this, medical specialists should also receive higher payment if they arrange for patients to be referred via the appointment service points. Depending on the speed, the flat-rate supply can be increased up to three times.
“Getting an appointment with a specialist must finally be much easier than before,” Lauterbach explained to the editorial network. Increasing the fees could prove to be a good lever for this. The Minister of Health added: “This is an important step against two-tier medicine”. With this change, it could be easier for patients to get an appointment with a specialist, despite the abolition of the new patient regulation.
Karl Lauterbach’s GKV Financial Stabilization Act: These are the key points
- Increase income from health insurance companies: grant from the federal government of an additional two billion euros, supplemented by a loan of one billion euros (currently 14.5 billion euros), increase in the additional contribution of the contributors
- Limit spending: Put the brakes on drug costs. Increase manufacturer discount from 2023 and extend the price moratorium for pharmaceuticals. This means that pharmaceutical companies cannot increase their prices at will at the expense of health insurance companies. In addition, various budgets and bonuses are to be limited or abolished, such as the new patient regulation.
- Source: Federal Ministry of Health

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On a recent visit to both my local library and book store, I noticed that books on MicroGreens are literally starting to sprout up everywhere! I was happy to see several books available out there on the market with tips on how to either grow your own MicroGreens or how to nutritionally incorporate them into some pretty yummy sounding dishes.
Here are some favorite titles I came across:
Microgreens: A Guide To Growing Nutrient-Packed Greens by Eric Franks and Jasmine Richardson
With simple instructions, Microgreens: A Guide to Growing Nutrient-Packed Greens by Eric Franks and Jasmine Richardson, shows readers how to grow their own little greens of arugula, basil, purple cabbage, chard, radishes, broccoli, cilantro, and more.
Microgreens teaches the easy process of how to plant and grow, as well as how to harvest little greens, which on average is about 2 weeks after sowing. Eaten alone, as a salad, or added to soups, entrees, sandwiches, burgers, or anything else, these tiny greens of nutrition will enhance everyday food and life!
Microgreens: How to Grow Nature's Own Superfood by Fiona Hill
Microgreens are the first true leaves of herbs and vegetables -- and today's hottest gourmet garnish. Microgreens is a practical guide to growing arugula and other popular mini-greens that offer a multitude of colors, textures and distinct flavors, as well as high levels of concentrated active compounds. Microgreens pack a powerful nutritional punch, are easily grown in containers as small as a bowl and can be ready to harvest in a week, giving quick rewards for the effort. Hill offers expert guidance on successfully growing, harvesting and preparing the 20 most popular microgreens. Her comprehensive instructions explain which containers and growing media to use, how to prepare and sow the seeds, when and how to harvest and how best to store the bounty.
Microgreens, the young seedlings of herbs, vegetables, beans, seeds, and grains, contain four to six times the vitamins and phyto-nutrients found in mature leaves of the same plants. This comprehensive resource explains how to grow microgreens at home, both inexpensively and easily. It provides detailed instructions for selecting seeds and soil, along with guidance on proper temperature, light, and ventilation. Also covered are methods for both small- and large-scale growing of microgreens, how to extend harvests, and techniques for preventing contamination by bacteria and mold. Filled with how-to information and vibrant full-color photos by the author, the book explores every aspect of this unique form of gardening.
Indoor Kitchen Gardening: Turn Your Home Into a Year-round Vegetable Garden - Microgreens - Sprouts - Herbs - Mushrooms - Tomatoes, Peppers, & More by Elizabeth Millard
It takes just a few dollars and a few days for you to start enjoying fresh, healthy produce grown indoors in your own home. Imagine serving a home-cooked meal highlighted with beet, arugula, and broccoli microgreens grown right in your kitchen, accompanied by sautéed winecap mushrooms grown in a box of sawdust in your basement. If you have never tasted microgreens, all you really need to do is envision all the flavor of an entire vegetable plant concentrated into a single tantalizing seedling. If you respond to the notion of nourishing your guests with amazing, fresh, organic produce that you've grown in your own house, condo, apartment, basement, or sunny downtown office, then you'll love exploring the expansive new world of growing and eating that can be discovered with the help of Indoor Kitchen Gardening.

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The Graphic Designer role is responsible for design of, photography, digital content for sales and social media, packaging, and comp making.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in graphic design, emphasis on digital design preferred or equivalent
EXPERIENCE: 4 - 5 years’ experience in graphic design field
• Graphics design for web and packaging
• Photography; photograph products, photo editing, color retouching, clipping, and formatting.
• Work with marketing, and product development teams
• Generate digital media assets for web ads, banners and Facebook and Instagram images
• Mock up packaging comps
• Maintain a working schedule of photography and packaging deadlines
• Complete design projects within internal schedules under the direction of the team
• Conceptualize and provide creative design solutions
• Maintain brand standards according to brand guidelines
• Manage miscellaneous basic graphic design assignments
• Strong graphic and photography design skills in adobe suite
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Highly organized
• Positive attitude and a team player
• Creative Suite (specifically Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop & MS Office)
We are looking for people who are passionate about being part of a diverse team, where different backgrounds, experience and opinions are valued and incorporated into our daily work. We want to welcome people into our company that like to collaborate, take on challenges and value a wide variety of global views about consumers, brands, processes and products.

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The teen arrested after a Monday drive-by shooting is a member of the Down Wit’ The Crew gang, a violent South Seattle group that police say is battling Crip gang members for territory, investigators say.
Another teen suspected in a separate Seattle shooting last week — 18-year-old Bronzell Bright — also is a member of Down Wit’ The Crew, and repeatedly yelled the gang name before firing three shots at his victims, police said.
Down Wit’ The Crew is known for previous violent incidents and police documented a feud last fall with the 44 Holly Hoover Crips, another local gang.
About 4:50 p.m. Monday, officers responded to the report of shots fired in the 3800 block of South Thistle Street. Police say an 18-year-old man shot the victim’s home multiple times because he wanted to fight about gang territory.
The suspected shooter, who police say acknowledged his role in the violent incident, allegedly said he threw the handgun use in a nearby ravine after the shooting.
He remains jailed on $10,000 bail.
Police believe a 17-year-old was driving the shooter when they were stopped near the 8600 block of 39th Avenue South. The victims said that teen was throwing gang sings before the shooting.
Seattlepi.com does not typically name suspects until they’ve been charged as adults. No charges have been filed in the case.
Click here to read more about the Seattle gang turf battle.

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March 09, 2017
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., will host the first in a series of statewide town hall meetings in Philadelphia this upcoming Sunday, March 12, at the Penn Museum.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the museum's Harrison Auditorium. Additional details can be found here.
Casey recently announced the town hall meetings in response to the demands of constituents requesting face-to-face conversations. Details on his additional town halls have not yet been announced.
Pennsylvania's other U.S. senator, Pat Toomey, R-Pa., hosted a live-streamed Q&A on Facebook on March 6 but has not set a date for an in-person town hall, despite a strong urging from constituents, including from weekly demonstrators with the group Tuesdays with Toomey.

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Don't wait until tomorrow - have a stronger, happier relationship today!
Given the nature of my services, and my personal belief that no couple should be on a 3-month waiting list to get the support they deserve, we can typically get started quickly. Review different services below, follow the links for more information, then schedule a no-cost consultation.
Have you ever felt like you were just getting warmed up when the therapist said "times up." Many couples who have come for Private Couples Retreats and workshops have expressed similar frustration. Working on a relationship deserves the luxury of time, space, focus, and depth. It should not be rushed or confined to 50-minutes once every couple weeks. In order to get to the heart of the matter, to really dive deep into your truths and begin to heal together, enough time and space must be made available. All of the services below are designed to do just that.
I always offer a free, online, 30-min consultation to couples considering one or more of the options for relationship work (below). During this consultation I will gain the cliff notes version of your relationship needs and goals; we ask and answer any questions; and discuss recommendations and logistics to reaching (and hopefully exceeding) your relationship goals.
We will work together to design the best chance for relationship success by following some version of the five step process below.
Gain valuable research-based information and tools that you can begin using right now to enhance your relationship. Similar to 6 months of therapy where 94% of participants report a positive experience, attending a workshop will bring you closer together, help you to understand and connect with each other on a different level, and empower you to grow your relationship to meet your goals.
Attending a workshop before completing the relationship work below is not required, but doing so can greatly enhance your relationship work experience by getting the educational needs out of the way, thus opening up more time and energy to devote to improving your relationship, not just 'teaching' you important materials.
Some couples struggle with what service would fit their needs best. If this is you, we can start with the Assessment Process separately, then use that information to determine what service is best. With the exception of a workshop, all of the above services begin with an in-depth scientific assessment process. The information and clarity gained through this process has been shown to get to the heart of the matter more efficiently, see gains more reliably, and reduce the overall length in therapy (aka time and money) when compared to treatment without this assessment process. The Assessment Process is typically included in Private Retreat or Mini-Marathon pricing, but can be done separately ahead of time to afford more time to work on the relationship during the Retreat.
Step 3: Relationship Work
Depending on the relationship needs and goals discussed during your consultation, one or more of the following will be recommended.
Created for couples who are motivated to improve their relationship, but don't want to spend 6+ months going to weekly appointments. These Private Couple's Retreats are customized to your needs and designed to condense 6-15+ months of counseling into just a few days while using cutting edge science, research, and approaches. Don't waste time every week driving to and from some stuffy office waiting weeks or months for results: get the awareness and know-how to feel closer to your partner now.
SCS was once asked to take everything that encompasses a Private Retreat, but make it less intense. From that request, the Mini-Marathon was born. Similar in process, time, and cost, the only difference with the Mini-Marathon is that it is spread over more days, thus reducing the daily intensity. A 3-Day (5 hr/day) Retreat becomes a 5-Day (3 hr/day) Mini-Marathon.
Standard (Weekly) Sessions
If the more focused and customized retreat/marathon service doesn't fit your needs, we can schedule more traditional weekly sessions. We begin with the assessment process (below) then schedule 90-min sessions weekly and phase out to every other week, then eventually monthly sessions for the duration of our time together.
Start here if you are in the early phase of your relationship, or thinking about taking it to the next level, and want to make sure you start off right.
Considering separation or divorce? For the best outcomes, Retreats and Mini-Marathons are designed for the couple that is motivated to put in the work to get their relationship where they want to be. What if one partner is undecided or unmotivated? While discernment counseling is not relationship counseling, it is designed to help each partner determine if working on the marriage is an option. Discernment sessions are short term (1-5 sessions). Not ready to commit to working on yourself and your relationship? Can you commit to finding out if you want to or not? Discernment counseling can be scheduled in a Private Retreat, Mini-Marathon, or weekly sessions.
Step 4: After Care Plan
Once your Relationship Work (retreat, weekly sessions, etc) is complete, we will schedule a personalized After Care Plan. This plan includes strategically scheduled sessions - typically 90-minutes once per month. The goal of which is to provide accountability and empowerment as you make habits out of your new skills and insights. After scheduling a small handful of monthly sessions (i.e., 4-8), we will phase out to three months for one or two sessions. This phase is where we make the most long-lasting changes in your relationship.
Step 5: Relationship Maintenance
Like Dentist appointments or oil changes, we will schedule 6-month sessions for two full years. These 60-min sessions provide the ongoing support and accountability to maintain your relationship progress throughout time. You are always allowed to reach out in-between sessions if needed, but meeting at a minimum 6-month interval has been shown to instill life-long changes.
While there are no guarantees, couples that follow the above Five Step Process tend to report greater satisfaction, more confidence, more hope, and an overall more positive perspective in their relationship.
Are you ready?

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Video: Arjan Chats with Matt Morris
If you're one of the millions of people that watched Friday night's Hope For Haiti telethon, you can't have missed the moving rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" by Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris. It was a heartfelt performance that poignantly captured the sadness of the incredible tragedy in Haiti.
The performance of Matt Morris on Friday's benefit follows a busy week for the openly-gay singer. Earlier in the week, Morris appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres show and before that he performed on David Letterman's late night show to promote his new album "When Everything Breaks Open."
Produced by his pal Justin Timberlake and the legendary Charlie Sexton, "When Everything Breaks Open" is an impressive effort that beautifully showcases Morris' sincere songwriting across different genres. The record is reflecting, uplifting and at times brutally honest. Add to that Timberlake's soulful production stylings and what you have is something unique and refreshing. It's not folk, it is not blues, it is not pop, it is not soul. It's all of those things.
Morris was back at home in Denver this weekend and we had a moment to chat about lots of things. We talked about his friendship with Justin Timberlake, the making of "When Everything Breaks Open" and his stint on the Mickey Mouse Club. In the second half of the interview, we also talked at length about his coming out, his view on the struggle for equal civil rights for the GLBT community and being a queer role model.
Matt Morris is not only a helluva musician but also an inspiring human being. Have a listen and be inspired.(Support great new music and click here to purchase Matt Morris' "When Everything Breaks Open" on iTunes. Click here to purchase "Hallelujah by Matt Morris and Justin Timberlake to support Hope For Haiti.)
Seriously, such a good interview Arjan! You hit the nail on the head in your up-front ... "It's not folk, it is not blues, it is not pop, it is not soul. It's all of those things." ... and that's why I dig Matt's sound. But to listen to an artist who can back up his talent by being aware, purposeful and smart is refreshing.
Don't you just want to put him in your pocket?! ;)
Posted by: Heather at Jan 25, 2010 8:43:16 AM
yes i think he is amaizing matts voice is just amaizing i loveee his songs .
Posted by: lorani at Jan 25, 2010 9:30:58 AM
So great that he's finally getting some notice! he's amazing.
Posted by: Rob at Jan 25, 2010 1:52:38 PM

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Portions of the northbound and southbound Bronx River Parkway between the Sprain Brook Parkway and the Westchester County Center will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Saturday
The following areas will be affected by the northbound closure:
- There will be no access from the six-lane portion of the northbound Bronx River Parkway to the four-lane portion of the northbound Bronx River Parkway at the Sprain Brook Parkway.
- All traffic will be diverted onto the Sprain Brook Parkway and then Central Park Avenue (NY 100) all the way to White Plains.
- The northbound lanes will be accessible to local traffic at the following locations (between the Sprain Brook Parkway and Harney Road) at all times.
- Entrances from Paxton Avenue, Elm Street, Scarsdale Road, Thompson Street and Leewood Drive will be open.
- All northbound traffic will be diverted at Harney Road to Scarsdale Avenue and East Parkway, re-entering the northbound Bronx River Parkway at Crane Road.
- The northbound lanes will be open to traffic at Crane Road and all points north.
The following areas will be affected by the southbound closure:
- There will be no access to the southbound Bronx River Parkway lanes in White Plains, south of the County Center.
- All traffic will be detoured onto Central Avenue , south to the Sprain Brook Parkway.
- Entrances to the southbound lanes at Main Street and Fenimore Road will be closed.
- The southbound Bronx River Parkway will be open at Ardsley Road and all points south.
The closure is part of the Crane Road Bridge Project. For more information, visit publicworks.westchestergov.com/crane-road-bridge/road-closures .
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Deriving actionable insight from data and analytics is shifting to unified, cloud-based platforms that can be used by a variety of analysis personas. Take a look at a national retail chain scenario demonstrating how a comprehensive portfolio of end-to-end analytics in the cloud can provide the
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Spark just seems to be getting big play everywhere in the technology arena. What is Spark? And do you need it? Get a good glimpse into its in-memory execution capabilities, some of its key components, its integrations and its availability as a service.
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text: Josie Natori is known for her East-meets-West aesthetic, but for Pre-Fall, she embraced casual dressing. Denim was a big message, and the designer spun a deep, soft indigo into fit-and-flare dresses, boxy jackets, and a suit. Frayed edges kept things laid-back and youthful, while subtle cream embroidery spoke to Natori’s love of embellishment. For her more dressed-up garments, she continued to experiment with 3-D appliqués, like blown-up circles that created a ripple effect (they were originally inspired by Istanbul ceramics and tilework). They looked convincing on a black-and-white polka-dot dress with contrasting fabric on the reverse. Elsewhere, Natori “feminized” men’s suiting by using a charcoal pinstriped material for a handkerchief-hem skirt, peplum blouse, and A-line dress. “It’s about tweaking our signature shapes,” she said. In the end, she may have fared better choosing a bolder stripe—this one is so faint you almost miss it. The collection’s standouts included a bright crimson “fortune cookie” coat with origami sleeves, and a belted vest that could also be styled as a jacket or dress.

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Pam Wilson of Operation Mercy wrote an insightful article about the proverb,
“Catch a man a fish you feed him a meal,
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
Besides the fact that the proverb is sexist, it holds many false assumptions of how the poor should be helped. I have always had a problem with the proverb because it assumes that one should ignore the immediate need. But Ms. Wilson has a better overall approach.
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In the July 2019 issue of stationary engine magazine you may remember an article from Alan Cullen regarding an unusual Lister D type that had an auxiliary water hopper/tank above the standard hopper.
While I was one day at Alan’s house with my father admiring his very original Lister D shaft drive type on Barrow trolley Alan mentioned he was going to collect a very rough Lister D type with an unusual auxiliary hopper and asked weather I would like to take it on for restoration knowing how I like a challenge .On going inside Alan’s house for our cup of coffee very kindly made by Lynne. Alan found the photographs of the for-mentioned Lister D and I was very excited as it looked in very rough but very original and complete condition. An arrangement was made and the engine was collected in the following weeks and taken back to my home in Herne Bay. This was August 2019.
Fast forward to spring 2020 and the terrible Covid 19 meaning nobody was going to be showing engines that year. Also being furloughed from work , I found this the ideal time to start on the unusual Lister D.
Upon first inspection of engine it was found to be seized solid and huge copper patch on side of cylinder head which had been done very roughly, also the lower water jacket was split at this point most I think would walk away but I was determined to make this engine run again.
I started striping the engine firstly I drilled out the rivets from the copper plate on hopper and removed the patch and found a terribly huge crack in hopper (as suspected) also signs of a previous brazing repair that had been performed many decades ago . I did by chance have a correct replacement cylinder head in my shed but I decided not to use this as I wanted to use as much of the original engine as possible.
So I set about making a repair to hopper , firstly I cut out the badly cracked section of hopper leaving a huge devastating hole in side of hopper, I did this so I could reset the broken piece flat and electric weld it back into place , which I did with success using cramps. I then plugged all the holes that had been previously drilled in hopper with 10mm bolts and ground flat , I was very pleased with how this repair went , it was finished of with a light skim of filler. I then carried out the same style of repair on the bottom crankcase.
The next problem was the letter L in the Lister casting had been ground away during the previous repair. My father kindly made a new letter L very skilfully and this was put back on the hopper using very strong chemical metal and looks very good indeed.
I then proceeded to rebuild the bottom end as this was quite worn so new bearings were bought and the crank dismantled and the new bearings pressed in with my hydraulic press.
Also the big end bush and sleeve were replaced finished off with new piston rings.
The carburetor was also stripped and the throttle butterfly spindle was worn so some bushes were made on my lathe . The original ML magneto was completely dead with a suspected coil failure so this was put to once side until I can get it re-wound , luckily I had a spare ML mag on the shelf which would do the job for now.
Then came the job of cleaning up the parts and priming and painting, I cleaned them up with a wire brush on the angle grinder, then I primed with grey primer then applied 3 coats of mid Brunswick green. I then stated assembling engine which went according to plan .
The original fuel tank was inspected but was found to be beyond repair sadly so I contacted frank Gelder and he kindly made a new tank of excellent quality reasonable price.
The last part to paint was the auxiliary water hopper although not an original Lister fitted part it seems to be very well constructed and I think it was probably made by a local blacksmith and added to the engine early on in its life , it also makes the engine unique and interesting .
Then my father made a nice 4 wheel trolley for the engine with some oak timber which Alan kindly gave me. So with trolley completed we bolted the newly assembled engine on trolley put some petrol in turned the handle and it started quite easy and run very well, now we look forward to some shows hopefully in the future to take the engine to. For the records the engine number 96268 was sold on 3rd of August 1930 to G Baker and sons of Sussex.

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Craig community welcome to free Christmas dinner at Mathers’ Bar
A holiday tradition that has lasted for decades continues this Sunday.
Mathers’ Bar invites anyone and everyone in Craig and Moffat County and beyond to its annual Christmas Day dinner. The meal is free and runs from 2 to 9 p.m. at the downtown tavern at 420 Yampa Ave.
The yearly feast has been going for about 64 years, owner Tom Mathers said.
It began in the 1950s with an out-of-town family passing through Craig Christmas Day, unable to find a place to eat. The local watering hole happened to be open to customers, and they came in to try to find some food.
Though the Mathers family didn’t have any edibles handy, Tom’s father, Pete, thought it might not be a bad idea the following year.
“My dad said we’ll have to make sure that doesn’t happen again,” Tom said.
Pete kept the Christmas dinner going for 20 years, while Tom has offered it for 44 years alongside his brother and co-owner, Mike.
On the menu are entrees including hams and five 20-pound turkeys, as well as many donated items from local people and businesses, such as pies from Village Inn.
Carelli’s owner Brett Etzler said he will send over several items, possibly prime rib or other meats.
“It seems like a great idea to me, this is the first year we’ve done this,” Etzler said, adding he hopes to stop by for the feast.
Tom Mathers added that seniors will be receiving transportation to come by the bar.
Patrons can also bring a covered dish to contribute but will not be turned away if they show up empty-handed.
“Everyone’s welcome for a good Christmas dinner,” he said.
For more information, call 970-824-9946.
Colorado treats marijuana taxes like ‘a piggy bank,’ but top lawmakers want to limit spending to two areas
The complaints from constituents and policy advocates are aimed at the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund, a depository for about half of the $272 million the state is expected to generate this fiscal year from marijuana-related taxes. The legislature has guidelines for how the money should be spent, but lawmakers can use it for just about anything they want. And in practice, they do, splitting the money among dozens of different programs, across more than a dozen state agencies.


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Senior Republicans on Capitol Hill are worrying that more House Republicans will decide in the coming weeks not to run for re-election next November.
Already, 14 Republican representatives have announced they won’t seek re-election or will run for another office in 2006. Reportedly on the “watch list” as possible additional retirees are New York Republican Representatives Sherwood Boehlert, John McHugh, and John Sweeney.
Also, Wisconsin sources tell us that 65-year-old Rep. Tom Petri (R.-Wis.) may step down if he decides he has no chance of winning the chairmanship of either the Education and Workforce Committee or the Transportation Committee. The moderate Petri is currently second-ranking Republican on both panels.


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Thought folks would be interested in this. It’s from Dan Mitchell at International Liberty: Restraining Government in America and around the World.
Dan Mitchell, of Cato Institute writes that, “No other nation in the world spends as much on education as the United States. According to our leftist friends, who prefer to measure inputs rather than outputs, this is a cause for celebration. I guess it shows we have the best intentions. Or maybe we love our kids the most. For those who prefer to focus on outputs, however, it’s very difficult to be happy about the results we’re getting compared to all the money that’s being spent. Heck, in some cases it’s almost as if we’re getting negative results when you compare inputs and outputs.”
Mr. Mitchell looks at things through an economist perspective, which makes for another pretty convincing outlook on the case for limited (or smaller) government. This particular topic (concerning how much money is spent on education), seems to be a hot button issue in just about every community. The schools always want more money – and if they don’t get it, they make it sound like either you don’t think kids deserve it, or you like being dumb. Perhaps it’s a good way to dialogue with your friends and neighbors, and encourage a different perspective on taxation and government charity.

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Hapeville First United Methodist Church is situated squarely within downtown Hapeville, minutes from the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. “Community Worship,” our weekly worship service, meets at 11:00 am each Sunday. Music is critical and a central part of our worship, and we offer a wide variety of musical styles consistent with the “Hapeville for the Arts” theme in our community.
A flexible and creative leader to direct all aspects of our vocal worship as we strive to worship God in an inclusive and creative setting.
- Part-Time, compensation is set at $800/month.
- Schedule: Weekly meetings on Sunday mornings at 11am, special events as needed. 1 hour a week for choir rehearsal (when COVID-safe) and worship set up on Sundays, 1 hour a week in worship on Sundays. Additional time for selecting hymns, choir pieces, coordinating special music performers, coordinating music with Pastor.
- Reports to Pastor.
Responsibilities of the Director of Vocal Music are as follows:
- Coordinates all music for services. A current service has about seven instances of music, including prelude, postlude, hymns, praise music, and special music.
- Provides or arranges for any necessary supplemental accompaniment beyond our piano accompanist for all necessary parts of the service.
- Leads the choir in Worship twice each month, or as planned, and on 5th Sundays in coordination with Hapeville Baptist Church.
- Leads or coordinates the leading of songs and hymns.
- Coordinates rehearsals in conjunction with our accompanist.
- Coordinates with Pastor for purposes of intentional worship planning.
- Coordinates with administration to prepare weekly bulletin by providing all musical selections in a timely manner and assisting in the overall programming of the service.
- Loves Jesus.
- Must pass background check.
- Skill in choral direction and ability to read music required.
- Knowledge of the UMC is a plus.
- Additional instrumental knowledge and ability to record oneself is a plus.
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You have access to the world’s most powerful combat helicopters.
70 million downloads!!!
You can become a helicopter pilot to take part in combat missions around the globe.
You can choose from a variety of fixed-wing and rotary VTOL aircraft for your missions.
“Gunship Battle” is a helicopter action video game that combines amazing 3D graphics with flight simulation and engaging military scenarios. It will take you on an unforgettable combat experience from the moment you begin the game.
You will find controls that are optimized for 3D flight.
Choose from a variety of helicopters with different characteristics.
You can equip your helicopter with many weapons and other equipment.
You can complete missions in Episode mode, inspired by real-life conflicts.
You can challenge yourself to complete the next mission, or you can replay an existing mission.
They can also be used on tablets.
This is the game for you if you like FPS, shooting or racing games.
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Joseph Otting, a former lieutenant of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s at OneWest Bank, has been tapped to lead a U.S. regulator that oversees more than 1,000 lenders — including Wall Street giants.
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Otting to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the White House said in a statement Monday evening. If confirmed by the Senate, he will play a central role in trying to ease financial rules that the administration blames for stunting economic growth. The appointment would mark a reversal in roles for Otting, as the OCC regulated OneWest when he was the bank’s chief executive officer.
The selection continues Trump’s predilection for filling government jobs with former finance executives, even though he routinely criticized the industry on the campaign trail. Otting’s confirmation would give Mnuchin a key ally in changing the regulatory tone in Washington by dialing back aggressive scrutiny of banks. Meanwhile, the agency is being run by former bank lawyer Keith Noreika, who was put in place as acting comptroller last month under a special employment status that assumes he’ll leave before mid-November.
OneWest was the reincarnation of failed mortgage lender IndyMac Bancorp. Mnuchin and a group of investors that included hedge fund titans George Soros and John Paulson bought the Pasadena, California-based company in 2009 through a government auction.
OneWest named Otting CEO in October 2010, with then-chairman Mnuchin praising his knowledge of the Southern California market. After CIT Group Inc. acquired OneWest in 2014, Otting was co-president for a few months before being replaced.
Otting, who now lives in Nevada, probably will face the same kind of hammering from Senate Banking Committee Democrats over OneWest’s business practices that Mnuchin endured during his conformation process. The bank, created after IndyMac’s collapse during the 2008 financial crisis, seized properties from tens of thousands of homeowners, foreclosures that some Democrats have called unfair and improper. As CEO, Otting arguably had more involvement in the company’s day-to-day operations than Mnuchin did as chairman.
In 2011, OneWest was involved in an enforcement action in which the government ordered mortgage servicers to review whether their foreclosure practices were appropriate. It took four years — most of Otting’s tenure — for the company to satisfy the concerns of the OCC and other banking regulators.
“The president’s choice for watchdog of America’s largest banks is someone who signed a consent order — over shady foreclosure practices — with the very agency he’s been selected to run,” Senator Sherrod Brown, the banking panel’s top Democrat, said in an emailed statement. “If Mr. Otting didn’t deal fairly with the customers at his own bank, it’s difficult to see why he’s the best choice to look out for the interests of customers at more than 1,400 banks and thrifts across the country.”

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The location of the image below of a bare agricultural landscape is the Koonoona Rd at the southern base of the Tothill Range. The location is close to the Huppatz Hut on the Heysen Trail, where the trail turns east to cross the Ranges and winds its way via World’s End to Burra. The picture was made whilst on this roadtrip.
The Morgan-Whyalla pipeline, which can seen in the background, was initially constructed between 1940-1944 by Thomas Playford, the SA Premier and conservative moderniser, to industrialise the Mid-North during World War 2. Playford provided the water infrastructure for BHP’s steel works and shipbuilding plant at Whyalla. The latter closed around 1978. A second pipeline to the Upper Spencer Gulf was built in the 1960s. With its shipyard and steel works Whyalla was an industrial center or hub in the mid-20th century. WW2 was the catalyst for industrialisation.

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devoted to optimizing operational sustainability were recognized by Newsweek
magazine for their green leadership within the industry. Forty-two retailers,
including department stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, discounters and
specialty stores were listed on this year’s Newsweek
Green Rankings 2012 list. Of those listed, 23 are members of the Retail
Industry Leaders Association (RILA) including Staples, Best Buy, The Home
Depot, Wal-Mart, Target, JC Penney, Sears Holdings, and Whole Foods listed in
the retail top ten list.
“Having so many RILA member companies represented in Newsweek’s
Green List reflects the industry’s dedication to identify and implement
sustainable practices. Retailers that have launched green initiatives recognize
the substantial business and societal benefits of doing so. Companies that are
successful in these efforts will be stronger in the short- and long-term for
it,” said Adam Siegel, vice president of sustainability and retail
operations for RILA.
sited 88 percent of the total environmental footprint of retail companies as
identified in water use, greenhouse-gas emissions, and general waste generation
and disposal combined. The Green Rankings recognize those company’s efforts
addressing their environmental impacts by setting long-term targets and
implementing companywide operational sustainability programs.
awarded Staples a management environmental score of 83.9, recognizing the
company’s efforts to engage suppliers to reduce packaging. Their program, Race
to the Top promotes healthy competition by calling on suppliers to develop
innovate packaging techniques that use fewer or alternative materials.
Buy ranked third in the industry, touting its aggressive recycling goal of one
billion pounds of electronic items by the end of 2014. Best Buy offers
consumers a wide-range of recycling options before and after a product
purchase. The Buy Back program gives consumers the opportunity to purchase in
to the program by exchanging their unwanted products for a Best Buy gift card,
a trade-in program allows consumers to obtain a Best Buy gift card for select
used electronics, and free recycling options help consumers safely dispose of
received a disclosure score of 75.8 for their reporting and involvement in key
transparency projects. Their goal of removing 20 million metric tons of
greenhouse-gas emissions from their supply chain by 2015 involves suppliers and
outside organizations to identify the areas with the most potential to improve.
In return, Wal-Mart has launched efforts to develop projects and systems that
are transferable across suppliers and countries.
Depot and Target were also recognized by Newsweek for their efforts within the
community. Home Depot identifies opportunities to build stores using local and
recycled materials and planting zones that seek to eliminate or reduce the
irrigation needed to maintain store landscaping. Target aims to be highly
rooted in the localities by community giving for schools and libraries. In
addition, Target encourages their team members to volunteer with
Holdings Corporation received the 2012 Energy Star Corporate Commitment Award
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their programs in energy
management, energy-efficient product retailing, and consumer outreach.
“Sustainability has become a core consideration for the retail
industry, affecting strategy, operations, workforce engagement, and connection
to consumers and communities,” said Siegel. “As retailers continue to innovate
ways in reaching their ever-evolving sustainability goals, addressing the
challenges requires not only collaboration, but a shared vision as an
has made a commitment to driving leadership in retail sustainability. Through
the Retail Sustainability Initiative (RSI), RILA has hosted five successful
annual sustainability conferences, attracting over 450 sustainability and
compliance professionals from the retail industry to discuss best practices,
develop collaborations, and identify future trends. The next Retail
Sustainability Conference will be held in September, 2013.
is the trade association of the world’s largest and most innovative retail
companies. RILA members include more than 200 retailers, product manufacturers,
and service suppliers, which together account for more than $1.5 trillion in
annual sales, millions of American jobs and more than 100,000 stores,
manufacturing facilities and distribution centers domestically and


Just as the Diamondville-based netbook CPUs have desktop equivalents - the single-core 230 and the dual-core 330 - so Pineview will also have a desktop version. Roadmaps suggest the dual-core D510 - note the introduction of the 'D' prefix - will come first, in Q4, followed by the single-core D410 in Q1 2010. Pineview is expected to come to market as the Atom N450.
Will the desktop Pineviews require as much cooling as the Diamondvilles did?
Like today's desktop Diamondville's, the Dx10 series will support 64-bit computing. Early indications - though Intel hasn't said one way or the other, officially - are that so too will the N450. The N270 and N280 don't, presumably to allow the extra circuitry required to support the technology to be disabled for power-conservation reasons, just as a number of the Z-series Atoms like HyperThreading.
Finally, we come to 'Sodaville', a rarely mentioned system-on-a-chip part that's due to ship this year as a product aimed at consumer electronics kit.
Crucially, that's what are called "non-battery" CE devices, so think set-top boxes and such like. It certainly contains an Atom processing core and it's also said to integrate a PowerVR SGX graphics unit.
Atom will replace Pentium in Sodaville, the CE 3100's successor
It's the successor to 'Canmore', the media-player oriented SoC that Intel launched in the Autumn of 2008 as the Media Processor CE 3100. It combines a 90nm 800MHz Pentium M core with a GMA 500 GPU, networking, security, and controllers for a display and a wide range of other peripherals. ®
Whizz for Atoms: inside Intel's next netbook generation
As any fule kno
"spotting the missing 'm' from Atomms"
Or the redundant 'h' in Whizz..?
I didn't think you guys were old enough!
Top marks - but lose a point or two for not spotting the missing 'm' from Atomms.
For everyone else, look and lurn...
Down With Skool
Just to show I recognised the reference...
Actually, the faster Z series Atoms are Intel VT enabled
Annoyingly, none of the current Atom chips that have Intel-TV are 64 bit capable. I really hope they plan to change this in the future...
@Hetz Ben Hamo
Yes it did - look on the last page!
"Like today's desktop Diamondville's, the Dx10 series will support 64-bit computing. Early indications... are that so too will the N450."


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FAQ About Cavitation Machine
The cavitation machine is a machine that can reduce fat and rejuvenate the skin. It breaks down the fat cells in the body using thermal ultrasound and RF (radio frequency) technology to reduce excess fat. The lipo cavitation machine penetrates the skin and converts the fat into a liquid substance so that it can be removed through the lymphatic system or urinary tract.
Cavitation machine is also known as ultrasonic cavitation machine, fat cavitation machine and body cavitation machine. Ultrasonic cavitation machines have multiple functions assigned to tone different areas of the body. It is important to note the following points whether you are using a 3-in-1, 6-in-1, or 40K cavitation machine at home.
The use of the cavitation machine is not recommended for people under 18 years of age.
Cavitation machine should not be used by pregnant women, people with epilepsy, people with diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cancer.
Cavitation machine should not be used during pregnancy, breastfeeding or menstruation.
Cavitation machine should not be used on injured areas
Lipo cavitation machine can be used for body contouring to reduce areas of stubborn fat that don't seem to move regardless of exercise or diet. It is also used to reduce wrinkles and tighten the skin.
Ultrasonic cavitation machines work best on areas of the body that have localized excess fat. These areas include the abdomen, upper arms, thighs and buttocks. The fat melting machine cannot be used on body parts such as the head and neck and other skeletally fragile areas of the body.
The results of the cavitation machine are permanent. The ultrasonic cavitation machine destroys fat cells by vibrating at 40KHz and 28KHz ultrasonic frequencies. Results are usually evident after the first treatment and will improve with each subsequent treatment.

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I am getting ready to start my first build. I bought a stainless Government Caspain frame off a friend of mine (FFL). I would like to build a Commander, and don't want to cut the frame down to fit (in case I decide to change it later). I have a Springfield Lightweight Government that I use for off-duty carry now, and would like a Commander length pistol. Has anyone else any built a similar pistol? If so, or if you know of someone who has, have you heard of any problems with it? If anyone has any pics, please include them. Thanks.


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eLab in Portugal is also a winner of the Hackerspace Giveaway with the longest entry of 6+ pages! Congratulations! https://t.co/LeluFR0q0w
— LulzBot (@lulzbot3D) 5 março 2015
The first Maker Faire in Portugal is almost here!
On the 19th, 20th and 21st of September, Lisbon Mini Maker Faire will bring fun, creativity and technology to “Pavilhão do Conhecimento” in Lisbon. A great event that will bring together, for the first time, the “maker” community in Portugal and present some of their amazing projects. Continue reading Lisbon Mini Maker Faire
Are you afraid of speaking in public? Are you nervous? You don’t know what to say or what to do? Not sure if you should put your hands on your pockets? eLab associated with Algarve Toastmasters Club to promote a session about public presentation skills where you can learn more and, who knows, lose some of your fears. If you like, you can keep attending more Algarve Toastmasters Club sessions. Continue reading Session – Social Presentation Skills
eLab wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy new year 2013.
After another workshop in eLab, we can be proud for organizing another successful event. In this second workshop, all the participants had the opportunity to learn about some of the most common methods used for the homemade manufacture of printed circuit boards. A total of 5 methods of transferring the circuitry to the board were demonstrated: UV light exposure with acetate sheet and greaseproof paper, toner transfer to a magazine sheet and to foil and finally by applying a negative dry film. Also, 2 corrosion processes were demonstrated: through iron perchlorate and through a mixture of muriatic acid and hydrogen peroxide.
We announce that eLab will organize its second workshop next Wednesday, November 21st at 4.30 pm. This workshop will be about the different methods for making PCBs (printed circuit boards), where each participant will have the opportunity to learn about some common methods and make its own PCB.
In the middle of a project we are developing, we felt the need to create some PCBs (printed circuit boards) so we used the opportunity to prepare our next workshop. We experimented and got to know a new method for creating PCBs, a method usually known as toner transfer.
In eLab’s third week, we’ve continued the projects we had previously started:
- eLab’s logo is almost finished, the circuit is complete, there is only some adjusts left to do to some LEDs. Soon it’ll be visible to everyone above our lab’s door.
- The RFID reader for our entry system control is still in development, it is an ambitious project and has been offering us some difficulties, although we have started to obtain some visible results.
Welcome to eLab’s blog! This will be the first of many posts about the projects developed by the Electrical and Electronics Engineering students, ex-students of the Superior Institute of Engineering in the University of the Algarve and also from other members.


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Katie Price, 42, has now confirmed on her Instagram page that her son Harvey is in intensive care after being rushed to hospital earlier tonight. The 18-year-old was taken to hospital after he was struggling to breathe.
Katie is terrified.
Katie told her 2.2 million Instagram followers tonight: “I can confirm Harvey is in intensive care and in the best hands and would like to thank the ambulance services and the hospital staff for the quick response and making him stable.”
It comes after a representative told The Sun how Katie was “terrified” for her son who has been rushed to hospital after he was “struggling to breathe” and his organs are at risk of failing.
Peter Andre’s ex-wife’s son was taken to hospital after falling ill at his sister Princess’ 13th birthday.
A representative for Katie told The Sun: “His condition is very dangerous and Katie is terrified.
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“He has a temperature of 42 degrees and is struggling to breathe.
“One of his conditions is adrenal failure that could cause his organs to fail and is very dangerous.”
Express.co.uk has contacted Katie’s representative for comment.
It comes after Harvey, who suffers from Prader-Willi syndrome, was taken to hospital in an ambulance on July 1 after he fell ill at his sister Princess’ 13th birthday party.
The 18-year-old suffered from chest pains which felt like “pins and needles” and needed “urgent medical attention”, a representative told The Sun.
Elsewhere, Katie and Harvey are set to appear in a BBC documentary called Katie Price: Harvey and Me.
The personal film will follow the Page Three model at home with Harvey and her other children Junior, 15, Princess, 13, Jett, six, and Bunny, five.
Katie recently opened up in an exclusive interview with The Sun, during which she said Harvey wouldn’t cope without her if she died before him.
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She said: “I know it’s horrible to say, but I wish he’d go before me because he wouldn’t cope without me.
“He’d be so heartbroken and wouldn’t understand where I’d gone.”
In other news, Katie’s ex-husband Peter Andre took to his social media yesterday to celebrate his five year wedding anniversary to Emily MacDonagh.
The Mysterious Girl singer shared a montage of their special day in view of his 3.2 million followers on Twitter and Instagram and wrote: “Unforgettable.”
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The singer went on to post another snapshot of their special memories five years ago as he penned: “You’re funny, kind, intelligent and stunning.
“Happy 5th wedding anniversary Emily.”
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At the high-level meeting, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the Yasuni-ITT Initiative for showing that "sustainable development is possible, it only takes leadership, creativity and commitment."
23 September 2011: A High-Level Meeting held during the 66th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has praised an agreement between the Government of Ecuador and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), through which the former forgoes exploiting large oil reserves in its national park in return for receiving half the reserve’s value through a trust fund administered by UNDP for investments in alternative energy and social programmes.
In 2006, the Government of Ecuador proposed to indefinitely refrain from exploiting the 860 million barrel Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT) oil reserve in the Yasuni National Park, one of the world’s most biodiverse spots, if the international community could provide it with at least half of the estimated US$7.2 billion value of the reserves. The Yasuni-ITT Initiative would not only preserve the Park’s biodiversity, but also avoid the release of around 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon emissions.
In August 2010, Ecuador and UNDP agreed to set up the trust fund with an initial goal of reaching $100 million by end-2011. The trust fund was first open only to governments and corporations willing to donate US$100,000 or more, but on 12 September 2011 UNDP announced it would also start accepting donations from individuals and others for as little as US$25. Trust fund monies are to be earmarked for social development, renewable energy, reforestation and conservation, as well as for research, science, technology and innovation.
At the high-level meeting, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the Yasuni-ITT Initiative for showing that “sustainable development is possible, it only takes leadership, creativity and commitment.” For his part, UNGA President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (Qatar) encouraged countries to share the lessons learned and best practices from the Initiative, and to bring them to bear at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 17) in Durban, South Africa, at the end of 2011, as well as at the June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
During the meeting, the Trust Fund received pledges totaling US$53.3 million from the Governments of Colombia, Italy and Peru, and from regional governments in Belgium and France. [UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Remarks] [UNGA President’s Remarks]


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United States: Retail sales growth remains subdued in September
Retail sales expanded 0.1% on a seasonally-adjusted month-on-month basis in September, matching August’s seven-month low but undershooting market analysts’ expectations of 0.6% for the second consecutive month. This signals that private consumption dynamics are likely starting to soften in the third quarter after recording strong growth in Q2, although near record-high consumer confidence in September indicates that domestic spending should remain robust heading into the holiday season.
The report from the Department of Commerce showed the September print was mostly weighed down by a 0.8% contraction in gasoline station sales (August: +1.1% month-on-month), as well as a 1.8% decline in spending at food services and drinking places. (August: +0.3% mom). Sales also contracted for health and personal care stores. On the other hand, food and beverage stores; furniture stores; motor vehicles and parts dealers; sporting goods, hobby, musical instruments and book stores; and clothing stores all saw their sales rebound from the contractions logged in August. The recoveries in furniture, and motor vehicles and parts sales were particularly strong. Lastly, sales growth accelerated for electronics and appliance stores, general merchandise stores, and non-store retailers—a rapidly-growing category which includes e-commerce businesses such as Amazon.
Excluding automobiles and gas, retail sales were flat in September, down from August’s revised 0.1% increase (previously reported: +0.2% mom) and below market expectations of 0.4% growth.
In annual terms, growth in retail sales slowed notably from a revised 6.5% in August (previously reported: +6.6% year-on-year), to 4.7% in September. Annual average retail sales growth inched down to 5.4% in September from 5.5% in August.
Overall, the September data seems to indicate waning momentum for private consumption growth amid growing, most trade-related, headwinds. Despite the welcomed rebound in September, motor vehicle sales remain a key source of concern, given their status as a major durable consumer goods staple. Indeed, on a quarter-on-quarter basis, motor vehicles and parts sales increased just 0.1% in the third quarter in seasonally-adjusted terms. Although the exceptionally tight labor market will likely continue to support consumer spending in coming months, ongoing rate hikes from the Federal Reserve should significantly dampen the momentum over time, given the elevated level of U.S. consumer debt. In addition, the latest round of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on USD 200 billion of Chinese imports will likely weigh on private spending dynamics in the near- to medium-term—particularly as the tariff rate is set to increase from 10% to 25% on 1 January 2019.


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Raquel Leviss is alleging that Scheana Shay gave her a bruised eye during their “heated confrontation” over her affair with Tom Sandoval.
The former pageant queen, 28, shared shocking images of the injuries in court documents obtained by Page Six Wednesday.
Leviss claimed that Shay, 37, punched her in the face after she confessed to having a “months-long affair” with Sandoval, while he was dating Shay’s BFF Ariana Madix.
Reps for Shay and Leviss have not commented on the alleged physical dispute.
Leviss filed a restraining order against Shay on Tuesday, in which she claimed that her co-worker “pushed her against a brick wall,” causing “injury” to the back of her head.
The reality star also alleged that her former friend “punched” her in the face, causing an injury to her left eye.
The photos show a make-up free Leviss with black-and-blue marks on her face and a cut on her eyebrow.
Leviss claims, per the documents, that Shay has not apologized for the incident and that she is allegedly telling friends that she would “do it again” if she found out that more emotional distress was put upon Madix, 37.
Aside from the visible injuries, Leviss alleges that she also has “blurred vision” and “swelling” to her left eye.
On March 3, the news broke Sandoval, 39, had been cheating on Madix with Leviss.
Sources previously told Page Six that Madix found out about the infidelity after she discovered sexually explicit texts and video from Leviss on her longtime partner’s phone.
The former couple were in Los Angeles at the time, while Shay and Leviss were in New York City promoting “Vanderpump Rules.”
“After taping ‘Watch What Happens Live,’ Scheana and Raquel went out to drinks with friends,” a source previously told us.
“At one point in the night, Scheana lost Raquel and then found her outside of the bar on the phone with Ariana, who Scheana could hear was bawling.”
The insider continued, “A heated confrontation ensued following the revelation. They went back to the hotel separately and haven’t seen each other nor spoken since.”
Leviss issued a public apology on Wednesday, which was the first time she had addressed the scandal.
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The Bravolebrity said in a lengthy statement, “I want to apologize for my actions and my choices, foremost to Ariana [Madix] and to my friends and the fans so invested in our relationships.”
She added, “There is no excuse. I am not a victim, and I must own my actions, and I deeply regret hurting Ariana.”
Meanwhile, Sandoval has also issued a belated mea culpa of his own, stating in part, “I want to apologize to Ariana. I made mistakes, I was selfish, and made reckless decisions that hurt somebody I love. No one deserves to feel that pain so traumatically and publicly.”
We’ve been told that Madix is “heartbroken” over the cheating and that she feels “betrayed” by Leviss.
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June 30, 2006
By Bill Kraus
Tommy Thompson as governor was a quintessential activist, big tent, mostly moderate Republican.
His agenda was about policy, programs, ideas. He actively or tacitly marginalized the behavioral baloney that so intrigues his God, guns, gays, and flags successors.
In the last few months, however, he has been the man who wasn’t there.
When the TABOR idea was picking up steam, a long list of believers in representative government, which should have been led by the likes of Tommy, rallied to keep their jobs from being dictated by the Constitution, Tommy, when asked, is reported to have said, “thanks but no thanks.”
Surprising? No. Astonishing? Yes.
In the surprising category we have an unexpected silence from Elroy, Washington, Madison, or wherever he’s hiding, on stem cell research, the death penalty, and the proposed marriage amendment to the Constitution.
The real Tommy would have been the major propellant of the first and simply dismissed the other two.
Where did the real Tommy go?
June 23, 2006
Please go away
By Bill Kraus
Those of us who think the campaign financing system is corrupt and corrupting wonder why we are the only ones who think what we think.
I am beginning to accumulate some reasons.
The first and foremost, of course, is that the number of people who are actively anti-politics and anti-politician (“They are all crooks! They will never change! I am not wasting my time on money on them!) is large and growing.
This group is not listening.
For those who are still paying attention, they have to have something to pay attention to. There is a paucity of information on what is wrong and how it might be righted. A recent case is illustrative.
A group of prominent Democrats (ex-governor Tony Earl, current Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann, and sometime candidate and full time activist/publisher Ed Garvey) recently asked Governor Doyle to call the Legislature into special session to deal with the odor coming out of the state capitol.
Governor Doyle, passing up a slam dunk opportunity to make the Republicans look bad, declined, because “the Republicans wouldn’t deal with the issue.”
Mark Green, Doyle’s challenger, also passed up the slam dunk opportunity to make Governor Doyle look bad by saying nothing.
I can only conclude that neither of them wants the issue; they want it to go away.
And the press is helping them.
The story about this request appeared prominently in one issue of the Capital Times, on page three of the Metro section of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and got two days worth of mentions on Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin’s only statewide medium whose audience is somewhat less than robust. There have been no sightings anywhere else in the state press that I know about.
Then, just as the incumbents and wannabes wanted, it went away.
The establishment has been heard from. Let’s hope the anti-establishment has something more to say.
June 17, 2006
Is 30 the new 12?
By Bill Kraus
Four important legislative leaders are in jail or at a stopover on the way to jail.
A mid-level bureaucrat takes a fall on a questionable state purchase of travel services and everyone in the hierarchy including and especially the governor does the Sergeant Schultz “I know nothing!” defense.
The editorial boards of every major newspaper in the state shout, “Do something!”
The Legislature goes home.
The governor does nothing.
And they are likely to get away with it.
I have a clue.
For reasons that are neither important nor relevant I had a chance to mingle with some smart, successful 30-somethings recently.
We got to talking about public financing of elections, which was clearly an idea that had never appeared on their radar screens.
“So if this was in place, I could run for office,” one of them opined.
“It depends to some extent on where you live and who you would have to run against.”
He had an answer to one half of that question. He knew where he lived. He had no idea who represented him in the Assembly, but he said that his neighbor, who was nearby and who “knew about politics” would know.
His neighbor gave him the name of someone who had lost the seat four years ago.
I am beginning to get a bead on the problem.
June 15, 2006
What's up in Oshkosh?
By Ms. Forward
Ms. Forward does not usually look to the Oshkosh Northwestern for a dose of progressive thinking, but perhaps she should start.
The Northwestern's editorial calling for ethics reform in the wake of the Georgia Thompson conviction echoes the Capital Times's, and their editorial calling for prison reform in the wake of the Taycheedah report is the best thing written on the topic outside of this Web site.
The only downside is that Northwestern articles only stay up for seven days, so here is the prison-reform piece as it ran:
Editorial: Call to action: Don’t neglect bad prison policies any longer
June 7, 2006
The gritty truth about Wisconsin’s prison policy has been out for a month. A Department of Justice investigation into abuses of mentally ill inmates at Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Fond du Lac County brought it to light.
What hasn’t been seen since the DOJ year-long investigation was announced should concern everyone. The state’s prison leadership hasn’t come forth with public pronouncements of what to do to correct the matter. Staying silent isn’t expected.
We all need to admit participation in creating the mess that led to the Taycheedah episodes. Taxpayers bought the lock-em-up mentality in the mid-1980s. Politicians told us to believe that everyone charged with a crime was bad. We discarded notions that some criminals could be rehabilitated into good citizens again.
A manageable prison system got out of control. Staff demands increased. Psychiatrists accepted unreasonable case loads. Inmate health care costs soared. A large population now faces aging issues – all at taxpayer expense.
And now the matters are on the DOJ radar screen with a message: correct these huge problems or face a federal lawsuit.
There is more than one flaw at work here. Gov. Jim Doyle needs to explain how he as a former attorney general attuned to prison issues didn’t know about a federal investigation for an entire year.
State legislators also need to admit wishy-washyness. Taking prison lobby dollars isn’t the same as overseeing prison issues.
DOJ has a credibility issue, too. There is a false charging authority in the complaint last month to Gov. Doyle by Wan J. Kim, assistant attorney general for the federal Civil Rights Division, when DOJ presently violates the civil rights of prisoners of war at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The weaker federal position on civil rights doesn’t excuse the need for action, however. Wisconsin still must defend prisoners who are abused or people who suspect abuse of inmates.
We should create an Office of the Public Intervenor within the Wisconsin Department of Justice. The office would have the authority to defend and, as necessary, prosecute on behalf of people hurt by prison policies.
Also, Gov. Doyle should convene a blue ribbon commission to write concrete rules to reform the state’s prison policies. Commission members should include a law school dean, social work expert, prison treatment advocate, state senator, state Assembly person and others with policy know-how. The commission also must have a firm deadline for its details.
Wisconsin, admittedly, is in a tough spot. The DOJ crisis of civil rights credibility makes it harder. But nothing will be achieved by trying to place blame on one party over another.
We’re all responsible for the mess at Taycheedah. The federal DOJ has given us license to improve. Now it’s time to act. And shame on our state if nothing happens after all of this.
The Final Thought: Gov. Jim Doyle should call for a blue ribbon commission to investigate the problems in the state’s prison system.
June 10, 2006
Third but not least
By Bill Kraus
All those who advocate of a 3rd party in U.S. politics have a very good chance of getting what they have wanted. But not what they wished for.
Almost 30 years ago Madison’s Ann Peckham (a one time officer of the Republican Party of Wisconsin) detected an unwelcome tilt to the right in her party of choice. To offset this unwanted development she organized something called The New Republican Conference to provide a home for moderate Republicans in the Walter Kohler, Jr. and Warren Knowles mold and tradition.
When Lee Dreyfus and Tommy Thompson won their elections, this idea became moot. Both of these men kept the Republican tent big and inclusive and relegated the single-issue zealots to the sideshows.
Since Tommy’s departure, Ann’s idea has gained both momentum and importance. In Wisconsin and nationally.
The clearest evidence of the need for what she had proposed is embodied in Resolution 25, which was adopted by the delegates to the Republican state convention this year. This resolution puts the former sideshows into the center ring, folds up the big tent, and banishes any candidates who don’t buy the entire conservative agenda to some other unnamed and unidentified place.
Not only does this resolution go against the Ed Koch dictum, “If you agree with me on 9 of the 12 ideas I am for, you should vote for me; if you agree with me on all 12, you should go see a psychiatrist,” it pushes the moderates to find another route to power.
And there is one. The 3rd party route is available. With a difference. The 3rd party that the moderates are turning to nationally and thinking about in Wisconsin will be a dissenting division of the Republican Party.
The interesting thing about this configuration is that its members, because they are not beholden to any pledges or platforms, will hold the balance of power. If their splinter group stays home, the Republicans win. If it strays, either the Republicans can’t assemble a majority or a competing proposal has a chance to win.
It remains to be seen whether this 3rd party attracts enough adherents to produce a top of the ticket winner.
If, as, and when it does, the big tent will be up again and open to all and the sideshows will be back on the margin where they can contribute, contend, even convince, but not control.
June 3, 2006
By Bill Kraus
The question that keeps arising with monotonous regularity is what the proper response should be to elected officials who break the law.
Actually the states have handled these situations with something approaching wisdom, okay, class.
Connecticut put their governor away. The flurry of indictments in Wisconsin has brought down all the accused, mostly by plea bargains, to the inevitable. The Speaker of the Massachusetts legislature is currently pondering going to court with the Sergeant Schultz (I know nothing!) Defense or pleading to the eminently provable pending charge of perjury. Governor Ryan of Illinois is being fitted for an orange suit after an unsuccessful (for him) court case.
The feds are a different matter.
Only the egregiously greedy California Congressman Duke Cunningham is headed for the pokey.
Everyone else is still standing, or wobbling. To the casual observer, the accused seem to be determined to defend themselves of activities that are at the very least morally indefensible.
Worse yet, Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson seems to be claiming that the fact that he is a member of Congress makes him immune to even a criminal investigation. This incredible idea is one that the esteemed Speaker and our own Jim Sensenbrenner are supporting.
The president is a special case. The only constitutional prescription for presidential lawbreaking is impeachment. This is like the death penalty for shoplifting given the recent accusations. Putting the Clinton foolishness and the equally foolish over-reaction to it aside, what about the unauthorized wiretapping? Okay, it’s illegal. Impeachable? Not really. How about Senator Feingold’s suggestion? Censure. The first reaction to this idea was not enthusiastic, but in the light of the contretemps about the cash in the freezer case, which seems to suggest that those who hold an elected office are somehow different, more special, than the rest of us, perhaps that idea may be worth revisiting.
It is still a country of laws isn’t it?


by Richard Staines
LONDON, Mar 3 (APM) - The chief executive of NICE has said he is pleased with progress in discussions over the future of the cancer drugs fund, which pays for some oncology medicines rejected by the cost effectiveness body.
In an interview with APM late on Monday following last week’s Economist Pharma Summit, Sir Andrew Dillon said NICE is playing a role in shaping the future of cancer drug funding in England.
This follows the decision by National Health Service England to introduce cost-effectiveness testing on the cancer drugs fund, which was originally intended to pay for cancer drugs rejected by NICE.
The changes at the beginning of this year saw funding removed for many drugs, although the amount of money available will go up to 340 million pounds (467 million euros) a year from April (APMHE 41078
Dillon told APM: “NHS England is leading on a process that involves NICE, patients and the industry to look at a longer term, sustainable approach to adoption of cancer drugs, whether through the cancer drugs fund or something else. We are enthusiastic participants in those discussions."
Dillon gave no details about the proposals being discussed. But late last year, he told APM he opposed two rounds of cost-effectiveness assessment for cancer drugs, adding that NHS England eventually wants the two processes to be integrated (APMHE 40506
Cancer drugs fund under scrutiny post-election
He suggested that funding arrangements for cancer drugs would likely come under scrutiny following May's general election.
The opposition Labour party has already pledged to create a cancer therapy fund, which would pay for innovative surgery and radiotherapy as well as drugs when the fund ends in 2016.
“The CDF is very much a government initiative. A new government would want to reflect on how the fund should be taken forward, or what system and in what form.”
The fund was launched in 2011 and originally provided 200 million pounds (275 million euros) a year in funding.
Dillon said NICE is also looking at ways to improve its cost-effectiveness assessments following the government’s failed attempt to introduce value-based pricing in 2013, and the following inconclusive consultation on a revised value-based assessment (VBA) process last year.
Both schemes were designed to include social costs of disease and the burden of illness on the patient, into drug pricing.
”We continue to evaluate where we are post the VBA consultation and are continuing to look at ways to improve it.”
However, he noted that like the cancer drugs fund, nothing is likely to change until after the general election.
“We have a new government coming, we don't know what view that government is going to take,” said Dillon.
When asked whether NICE could lower its threshold for cost-effectiveness, Dillon suggested this may be at odds with the government’s desire to promote use of novel medicines on the NHS.
Academics from the University of York last month suggested the threshold should be set at around 13,000 pounds (18,000 euros) per QALY gained, instead of NICE’s upper limit of up to 30,000 pounds (41,000 euros). (APMHE 41526
Dillon told APM: “You have to consider if the threshold were lower down, what would happen.”
He pointed out that it is not NICE’s responsibility to set the threshold and noted that the existing threshold is written into the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS), which is due to expire in 2018.
“There is a system wide conversation needed for the threshold to change and that threshold is set until 2018 under the PPRS,” said Dillon.