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somebody once said to me "what's the difference between gay marriage and straight marriage?" i said, well, there really isn't a difference. >> in 2008, voters in california approved proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage in the state. two couples challenge the law in a case that went to the u.s. supreme court. half of the plaintiff team is chris perry and sandy steer. >> you grow up believing you are a second-class citizen from the moment you recognize you are gay
or lesbian. and until recently, you didn't think you ever would be equal. >> the other couple involved in the federal case, geoff zarillo and paul katano. >> there are r-i-g-h-t-s that come along. >> the justices declined to rule and therefore upheld al ban. >> our straight friends are getting married. the sky has not fallen in. >> i spoke to the proposition 8 challengers in washington, d.c. in a minute, you will hear from chris and sandy. but first, my interview with the men. they have been a couple since 1998 and married last year. >> was there a moment or a series -- or a series of moments where you realized that you were not just disappointed people, as a lot of people were in california after prop 8, but ready to join the fight, ready to put the bit in your teeth and
actually take this to court? >> your proposition 8 hurt. it hurt before it passed because the propaganda took a shift and the shift was to utilize this idea that children would be harmed, the institution of marriage would be harmed, heterosexual couples would no longer get married if you were to allow marriage equality. it was the propaganda that was filled with lies and misrepresentations of what our love represents that really lit the fire for us. before prop 8 passed, because we thought this cannot happen in california. but we saw that the tactics of t we saw the attack ads against us and prop 8 passed. it was really devastating. and we just stood up. i mean we stood up and said, this is enough. like we can't go door to door and lobby our neighbors for our rights any longer. we can't knock on the door and say please read the constitution because it applies to me as
well. we had to stand up and say, the law is black and white. we are going to lean on the law. >> once a person comes out to themselves, to their friends, whatever, that arrival at that place, hasn't that always in our history been accompanied by the married? >> absolutely. prop 8, and being involved in this case for paul and i, at the time, we had been together for over eight years. it sort of exposed a little weakness in our own relationship because we really thought, okay. yeah, it would be nice to be married, but that's not for us. we are not allowed to do that. and i think when prop 8 came to be, it woke us up and said, wow. you know, this really hurts when people talk about us this way or it really, you know, who are they to say these things about our relationship? you know, we have six nieces and nephews. we are the cool uncles. we are not going to hurt any children. we are not going to recruit any
children. so this prop 8 bout initiative that was out in california, it really made us think about who we were and where our relationship was ultimately going to go in this process of coming out, you know, when you see, when you are gay and lesbian, you have these moments in your everyday life where you have to come out every day, whether it's at the grocery store or the bank or a hotel desk. these are moments that you learn to cope and you learn to, oh, god, do i want to make this person uncomfor theable by telling them i want a king-size bed for me and my partner, not my business partner but my life partner. this is ongoing circle of coping and coming out. >> but ongoing, also, is the journey of millions of people, some you know, some you don't, who were perfectly happy with you making a domestic arrangement, working it out, filling in some of the legal
blanks through other means, not marriage, and that was fine. they didn't hate you. they were happy with the way things were, that you couldn't get married because marriage was an institution that was reserved for certain people and not you. >> well, you know, it's interesting that there was this idea of redefining what marriage means. and through our entire case, we never redefined marriage. for us, it was a universal story of love. right? you fall in love. you want to get married. >> that's someone everyone can touch on their lives. all we wanted was the right to marry because of the rights that come with it. and many times, we encountered the opinion zilings that said, no. you don't deserve those rights because of some moral or maybe a religious obstacle to that, a barrier that we had to break through. and we always said that the ceremonous rights that come along with that, that we would spell rites, the rites of marriage that some people want to protect is fine by us. we are not trying to impose our
beliefs or our lives or anything on those rites of marriage but there are rights marriage that come along with marriage as well. that's critical to us. >> that's what benefits our lives. geoff and i are together over 13 years. we have a home. if god forbid something happened to us -- and we have met couples whos lives have been destroyed because of the rights that are prohibited them after one of them is in the hospital passes away. and i think when you relay those stories, when you talk about the human stories of people struggling against this barrier to equality that it really does allow people to say, okay. we live in a country where we could be neighbors. a fence between our homes is the constitution. we don't ever have to agree if your rights of marriage are something that are sack rimonous to you and that you really want to hold on to and believe it is your definition, that's fine. >> that's absolutely acceptable to us. but on the other side of it, this fence, is the constitution that says that we all should be treated equally, that the 14th amendment protection all merges.
so disagreeing with it is perfectly acceptable. but what we believe is you can't enact law based on some moral or religious bias against someone else. country. >> i think you get -- i mean, to distill your question down to this basic argument of separate but equal, and that's really what the question is about: you can have these rights, but you just can't have this part of it. you can't have that word. well, you know, you can -- back in the '60s, you can have that water but you just can't drink it from the same water fountain as me. so, it's the whole thing of, well, you can have it, but you can't have it. so, it really has to be the whole thing. >> well, that word, the very word, and i guess all of the associations and emotions that cluster around it ended up being a big part of this argument. didn't it? >> that word has global recognition. wherever i go in the world, if i bring paul with me, introduce him as my husband, they know exactly what that means. they know exactly hour our
relationship is defined. now, going somewhere and introducing him as my partner or my boyfriend, partner is a very confusing word. if i say this is paul and he is my husband, and someone says, someone may have an internal bias to that, then that's their problem at that moment. >> that's not our problem at that moment. no other words need to be said other than this is paul, and et cetera my husband. >> because i keep hearing that that's a big hang-up. the word. it's huge. we will let you do all of those things, inheritance, taxes, joint returns, hospital visits, the whole deal, the whole shabang. just don't call it marriage. >> you don't really celebrate your domestic partnership date. it sounds like a -- more of a business legal contract than actually a contract of love and respect and liberty. and the word "marriage" is defined so many different ways for so many different people. but ultimately, it allows protections, and it allows
access to a language so that we can associate with each other in a specific way. and it also allows us to open and broaden that and allow us to associate with the world in a way that's universal and understood. and when you say to someone, oh, you can have this, but not that, it ultimately is telling you that you are separate and unequally in a way. we were fighting federally because we wanted to make sure if we had to move to a different protected. >> we are at about 45, 46, 47% of americans living in states where anybody can get married. >> uh-huh. >> how did this happen so fast? >> the momentum is undeniable right now. decades and decades of work have gone in to bringing the idea of being socially acceptable, bringing the idea of coming out in your home and your school and your church and saying, you know, accept me for who i am. if you don't, it's a reflex on you not me because i am living my truth and the truth is the
way that brings us this collect collective voice. and that collective voices is overwhelming right now. i think people's personal stories, strengths and strength of the network has come from so many people before us. >> how long have you been married now? >> we are coming up on a year. three weeks will be a year that we were married. >> wow. and they said it wouldn't last. this will. california. >> is there something different about the life that goes on in that house that you have shared together for a long time now that you are married? >> you know, it's funny, since being married, everyone asks us the question: does "i do" really matter that much? but that day came, and you thought, wow. we worked so hard for this and we dreamed about this moment. will it change everything? and it changed nothing in our lives because we are already like a married couple, where we live, our nieces and nephews call us the old married couple already. but it changed everything in that moment.
everything. >> why? why do you say that? >> it lifted this incredible weight of harm that we felt and that we suppressed for so many years. and we were able to finally, look at each other and feel equal not only in our home but to our society and in our state and in our country and it also brought this weight of obligation to make sure that everyone like us across the country can feel like us that day and that moment. >> the amazing thing is our straight friends are still getting married. our straight friends are still having children. they haven't said, wow, paul and geoff got married. >> that's it. we are not getting married. the sky has not fallen in. before not only strength ended our relationships and our community did but the institution of marriage as a whole has been strengthened by allowing gays and lesbian s to be part of it. >> but this is an unusual marriage not in the way that
people assume that i am saying that but that there is actually a stake for people who don't know you never even seen you before. nobody cares if my marriage falls apart except people who know me. a lot of people are going to be watching your marriage. >> i would say that equal access to marriage means equal access to divorce as well for people. i mean people come together and they marry and for whatever reason, if marriage doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. but we had to fight our entire lives to say, "i do." there is a commitment level there that we want to really bring a success ratio to this institution of marriage. listen, we've had friends who are married and, you know, get divorced. it's part of the normalcy of life as human beings, we all live the same way and that's what quality really brings to the titles. it brings an understanding to
the normalcy of how things are supposed to be versus putting something off into a different category, building a if he knew around, you know, gay marriages to see whether or not they work or not. >> i have been speaking to the two men who fought for marriage equality in the battle over proposition 8. next, we will hear from the two women plaintiffs in the case.
>> right after the texas sodomy case, "time magazine" came out with two versions of their cover showing two very squared away, bushy looking gay couples and gay women. the headline was: is marriage next?" and i thought, wow. i hadn't even thought about it. had you been thinking about it, chris? >> no. actually, i think marriage equality seemed like a much more recent phenomenon although, of course, it's not. the lawrence case is an example of sort of the worst kind of lgbt discrimination where someone is criminalized for their behavior or who they are . instead of that which i think we are so fortunate to have that over with, we have moved to a time when we are talking about something as positive as >> but i remember just before
"lawrence" talking to activists people involved with hrc empty the legal landscape and people said marriage not on our radar screen. let's talk about equality first. was the possibility of marriage marriage? >> it's all about having the same options of everybody else. it isn't even whether or not you ever exercise that option. to be told by your government: you don't even get to choose is so harmful. you grow up believing you are a second class citizen from the moment you recognize that you are gay or lesbian and until recently, you didn't think you ever would be equal. marriage is the most significant decision you make as an adult. and if the government's telling you, sorry, when you decide to be with someone of the same sex, you don't get to be married.
you will never be as good as everyone else, you are forever in the status of a child essentially in this child. benefits of all kinds are delivered to couples, individuals through marriage. if that weren't the case, then we could say something like, well, we want to reject that paradigm and go with a different one because it had so many bad -- there were so many bad chapters in history for women and other people with marriage, but when you look at what the institution does today, it delivers more than a thousand benefits to couples. if you tell the whole group of americans who pay taxes and do everything else they don't get to have those benefits it is a powerful negative message and disappear. >> sandy, was it a gradual think coming to the idea of marriage going a possibility of something you could have? >> for me, i think it was a little bit less so. i was married to a man for a number of years and had children with him before that marriage ended and i fell in love with kris. so marriage was something i always thought i had access to. i could not see a legitimate
reason for us not to be given equal access to that right as anybody else. >> well, that said of life experience actually heightens the contrast for you. >> uh-huh. >> you had been married. >> right. >> you knew what being married was about? >> i know all about marriage. you know, somebody once said to me, what's the difference between gay marriage and straight marriage and i said, well, there really isn't a difference. the difference is that is it working or is it not in your life? do you love each other? are you committed to each other? gauge marriages, straight marriages have the same king he knows as anybody else. and i would say that with chris and i, we got married because we fell in love. and we want to have a family together like anybody else who gets married. it's just the same thing. >> well, we are all similar age so we can remember the express: it. you had to really think about
what it would mean to make a federal case out of it. >> the scrutiny is intention. it's completely 100% worth it. i try and explain over and over again the difference between using the court system to resolve a problem between -- or the ballot box. the ballot box wasn't working for gays in this country only a few years ago. we are a minority. we are a significant minority. we will never be the majority. so ballot box measures on our rights, our civil rights, will never go well and so we were left with really settle for what the majority wants or challenge our state's laws that ban us from getting married. and when you look at this way and you what harm it's causing you, your family, your it kids and everyone else, it's not that difficult of a choice anymore. you start to feel likely if i problem. >> sandy, no hesitation? >> not to get involved in the case certainly not and we felt
strongly that after proposition 8 passed, it was terrible for california but it sent such a negative message to the children in our state that the they couldn't count on -- they couldn't count on the government to protect them if they are growing up gay in our state and in terms of our own involvement, we felt like we were at a good place in our lives to commit stoto something like that because we had solid stable careers, stable family life. our children were growing up. i never once wished we hadn't done it, but it was certainly a major investment, far more than we anticipated but i would echo what chris said. it was very much worth it because we just never took our eye off of the prize and the california. >> would you recommend to people you just meet to be petitioners in a major precedent-setting national case? sounds like a great idea. >> if you feel deeply passionate about an issue and you can see no other path forward, i think
it's a great option to exercise and again, you know, i have said i have never been a terribly patriotic person because i felt discriminated against my buyer life and it wasn't until we took prop 8 to federal court and i stood in that courthouse, i took an oath and gave testimony under the american flag that i felt like an american for the first time because it was the first time i felt like i was able to express a grievance in a place that was established to resolve them and that i was getting the same access to that institution for that problem as anybody else and i have felt so excluded from other institutions. i never wanted to be in the military but if i had, i wouldn't have been able to be myself. i felt excluded from marriage. in so many places, i felt i shouldn't try to work there? >> does it operate when you hear kris talk about a whole lifetime of associations, of assumptions that she would be excluded,
barred, treated differently? is it different for someone who comes out later in life? >> i think my experience is quite different. i did come out later, but coming out later causes a great deal of disappointment in a lot of people that you are close to because they have known you as differently and so i think i experienced the -- some of the rejection and the emotional trauma hater in life. i was an adult so it's quite different. to me, that's the most important thing possible is that the work that we do sets that stage that some day, somebody gets to take it for granted. >> roughly half of the population has marriage equality and it just seems like it happened in a flash, but people are still changing their minds. there are people who are wamping this now on television who are very unhappy about the fact that you could get married. so yes, mission accomplished for you guys. you can go and do your thing but
half of the country wondering about it, unsure about it, unsure where it all leads. there is still a lot of battles to be fought. sloolt true en though more people support marriage equality, not everyone does port marriage equality. not everyone ever will. we have a constitution to protect the people from the people. >> that's what this country was founded on. >> the l i know this sandy and i want to do is upset or disrupt anybody else ever. we would never expect other people would stand up and be supportive. we just hope we don't disrupt or upset them. >> said, it is important to come out. harvey milk said it 30 years ago and was assassinated for being out. i think his legacy is very powerful in the sense that because he was out, he paid a huge price and i feel a burden and a responsibility to do that in my life. >> when the we come back, we will hear from the two couples about the future of marriage, theirs and everyone's.
this week on the show, the plaintiffs who challenged proposition 8, here is a final thought from each of the couples. >> it's interesting to have a group in society that really, really wants to get married. instead of destroying marriage, as people have predicted, could gay people be reviing it because they want it so bad? >> when you want something so hard, like paul said, when you fight for something so hard like marriage, we want to bring, hopefully, some security and stability to that. >> i don't know if that's necessarily our responsibility. i think our responsibility is to find the person that we love and to commit to that person and,
hopefully, be part of an institution that can bring some type of pride to our community as well. >> you are embarking on something that already is in a lot of trouble in the case of marriage, a social institution that has been buffeted and under heavy wind for a while. is it being changed by you? >> i think we make big changes in this country when we know it's time. we de segregated schools. we have the loving case, many instances of bringing people together and bringing the country together because the laws that kept us apart were too negative and too hard on people. it's hard to go through change. sandy and i are patient. we don't expect everybody to be where we are right now. but we do hope people can at least embrace that fairness and equality are fundamental principles and we are exercising our right to belong and not to
be better than, not to be less than but to belong. it's also something that struck me as incredibly wonderful when we learned long after the trial was over, long after sandy and i had been married that chuck cooper, the lead counsel for the other side saw us get married on television. he couldn't -- the quote that i read was that he couldn't help but rejoice in our happiness and this is the person who brought the case all the way to the supreme court and argued in front of nine justices that we shouldn't be married. when he saw us get married, he couldn't help but rejoice in our happiness and that, i take, is a very powerful and important sign of progress because nobody led the effort more than mr. cooper and nobody understood better when it was over why sandy and i wanted to be married. >> explorer and environmentalist jean-michel cousteau. >> we are visitors and we need to respect that. >> surprising secrets of the ocean. >> if it wasn't for the ocean,
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“Flags on the Green,” presented for the seventh consecutive year by the Suburban Woman’s Club of New Britain, will again honor those veterans who have served our nation in the past to protect our freedoms, as well as to honor those men and women who are presently serving in the military.
Mary Lou Mancini and Laura Napoletano are serving as co-chairmen of this annual Memorial Day event and are looking for the support from our community.
Flags are again being sold for a $10 fee and each flag will be placed on the Franklin Square green on Tuesday, May 30, the date that the city of New Britain celebrates Memorial Day.
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New Delhi, March 24: The state government, which has sought a CBI probe into the Ranaghat rape-and-robbery case, today sent to Delhi a detailed report in the format prescribed by the department of personnel and training (DoPT).
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China's High-Tech Industries to SoarTwelve high-technology projects and 20 strategic high-tech fields have been set as the key of China's high-tech industry in the coming five years, sources with the State Development Planning Commission said Wednesday.
According to the commission's plan for the development of high- tech industries, China will construct 12 high-tech projects in the coming five years which involve technologies like broad-band information network, digital high-definition television, satellite broadcasting system, lateral aircraft, and coal liquefaction.
In addition, China will step up the development of 20 strategic key fields including software, digital electronic products, modern Chinese medicine and satellite application.
By the year 2005, the value of the production of high-tech industries is expected to reach 6 percent of the gross domestic product value, up from the existing 4 percent; the high-tech industries product value will account for 16 percent of the total industrial production, up from the present 9 percent.
In the next five years, China will form some industrial groups of enterprises at the international level in some new industrial fields such as software, telecommunication equipment, electronic products, biomedicine, and biochips; and in some traditional fields like machinery building, textiles, petrochemistry, metallurgy, and energy.
China will step up efforts in introducing technological reforms and build the country into an important supply base for mechanical and electrical products. The country will also develop the high- tech service industry represented by the information network service.
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Herbal Remedy Beats Drug In New Arthritis Study
Author: Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., November 30, 2011
A new study reported at this year’s annual Arthritis World Congress showed that a natural remedy – a special mix of the anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving herbs curcumin and boswellia – was much more powerfully effective at relieving arthritis pain than the medication Celebrex.
Wear-and-tear arthritis (called osteoarthritis ) is one of the most commonly seen conditions afflicting Americans. A staggering 27 million in the U.S. have arthritis, usually in the joints of the knees, hips, neck, lower back, feet or hands. That includes two out of every three people over age 65!
To combat the pain of osteoarthritis, many Americans use over-the-counter and/or prescription non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, Motrin, Celebrex or Naprosyn. And they take a lot of them! Doctors write 70 million NSAID prescriptions every year, and over 30 billion OTC NSAID tablets are sold annually. But these are very risky drugs – they can cause stomach ulcers and GI bleeding that hospitalize more than 100,000, and kill over 16,000, people each year!1
In addition, these drugs dramatically raise the risk of cardiovascular disease. In one major study, NSAIDs doubled the risk of heart attack and tripled the risk of stroke!2 Its reasonable to estimate that, all told, there are at least 30,000 unnecessary and largely preventable U.S. deaths from NSAIDs every year. Unnecessary, because natural remedies and other drugless treatments have been shown to be far more effective than NSAIDs at treating arthritis – and are far safer and cheaper,
The study was conducted by researchers on 28 people with osteoarthritis, who were divided into two groups.2 One group took Celebrex (100 mg, twice a day). The other group took a twice-daily dosage of an herbal combination containing a special, highly absorbable mix of curcumin and boswellia.3
The researchers took measurements at the beginning of the study, and then after 12 weeks, of joint pain, joint tenderness, range of motion, crepitus (a crunching sensation in arthritic knees), and walking distance without pain. After 12 weeks, the difference in pain relief between the two groups was amazing.
Results Show Herbal Better Than Celebrex
At the beginning of the study, 79% of the people taking Celebrex were in moderate to severe pain. And after 12 weeks 50% of them were still in moderate to severe pain.
Now compare that to the folks who took curcumin and boswellia. At the beginning of the study, 86% of them were in moderate to severe pain – but after 12 weeks, only 21% were still in moderate to severe pain.
The bottom line is that taking the herbal remedy, as compared with taking Celebrex, helped many more people move from moderate/severe to mild pain!
The herbal remedy also worked far better than Celebrex in lessening joint tenderness, slightly better than Celebrex in increasing walking distance, and just as well as Celebrex in improving range of motion and crepitus (a crunching sensation in arthritic knees).
Second Study Reveals Poor Medical Practice
This second study, from an international team of doctors, shows that many if not most American physicians completely disregard the standard medical guidelines for managing osteoarthritis pain that focus on lifestyle changes, such as weight loss and regular exercise. Changes that not only decrease pain, but also slow
osteoarthritis progress. Instead, they focus only on symptom relief, using painkillers and surgery.4
Now, these doctors are well meaning. But given the average five- to six-minute doctor visit, its so much easier to simply write a prescription for a NSAID than it is to take the time to teach a person with arthritis how to lose weight and how to exercise regularly.
The good news is that you get to pick your treatment yourself!
1Gastrointestinal Toxicity of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs, Wolfe MM, Lichtenstein DR and Singh G, New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 340, Number 24, pages 1888-1899.
2Cardiovascular safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: network meta-analysis, BMJ 2011; 342 doi: 10.1136/bmj.c7086 (Published 11 January 2011)
3Clinical evaluation of a herbal formulation in the management of knee osteoarthritis, Anthony, B and Kishakedath R, study presented at the 2011 World Congress of OARSI (Osteoarthritis Research Society International).
4Quality of osteoarthritis management and the need for reform in the US, Hunter D, et al, Arthritis Care & Research 2011; 63: 31-38.


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Once upon a time there was a young girl, full of life and ready to conquer the world. On her way through Asia she soaked in experiences and memories that formed her personality and changed her forever. She travelled her own path, looking for the authentic beauty of each of the countries she visited - chatting to strangers in Mandarin, sleeping in the forests in North Thailand, practising the art of Chi Gong.
Years later all these precious memories inspired her to create a Collection of Jewellery, made by artisans of those places she had seen. Every piece tells a story that will travel with you on your own adventures.

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text: Here by Syron (TCTS Remix) by Future Garage published on 2013/03/27 21:00:19 +0000 Truly infectious vocals from Syron on this latest release from Black Butter Records. Syron is ‘Daisy Tullulah Syron-Russell’ a 19 year old singer songwriter from South London. In a remarkably short period of time she’s captured the hearts and minds of significant tastemakers; with ID Magazine touting her as one of ’2012′s Coolest Females’ and being blogged by The XX. The original version plus 5 remixes make up this EP with a broad musical appeal. This remix by Sam O'Neil aka TCTS has all the elements we love. Simple. Follow Syron: https://www.facebook.com/SyronOfficial https://twitter.com/SyronOfficial SC: https://soundcloud.com/syronofficial Follow TCTS: https://www.facebook.com/tctsmusic https://twitter.com/samoneillTCTS SC: https://soundcloud.com/tcts Follow us: https://www.facebook.com/FutureGarageMusic https://twitter.com/FutureGarageNet SC: http://soundcloud.com/futuregarage FutureGarage.NET website coming soon!

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- One of Outerknown's most beloved jumpsuits! The perfect blend of comfort and effortless style.
- Inspired by vintage utility coveralls, it's truly a form-meets-function piece you'll rock for years to come.
- Made from a soft organic cotton and linen blend fabric, garment-dyed for a lived-in feel.
- Long sleeves to carry you through the cooler months and an easy front zip to get you ready and out the door in minutes!
- With so many pockets, you can leave your purse at home.
Size & Fit:
- Classic Fit
- 18 3/4" bodice length on size S.
- 28" inseam on size S.
- 17" leg opening on size S.
- Ally (studio and lifestyle model) is wearing a size S - Height: 5’8”, Bust: 32B, Waist: 24", Hips: 34"
- Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low. Cool iron if necessary. Dry cleanable.
Sustainability & The Planet:
51% organic cotton and 49% linen.
Organic cotton cuts out all the harmful synthetic chemicals used to grow conventional cotton, making for safer working conditions for farmers and a healthier planet.


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I created a map of population change by ND legislative district. There is also another representation showing the percentage changes by that district.
The release of Census 2020 data marks the beginning of a lots of analysis and assessment of what the data says about demographic and economic changes in North Dakota. Here is the county level changes fro 2010 to 2020.
The Census Bureau released the 2018 population estimates. Here is my first take on the county level estimates for North Dakota.
A standard question of late on the Jarrod Thomas Show focuses on the possible changing pecking order for cities in North Dakota. Essentially JT and I wonder aloud about the implications for Grand Forks from changes in population due to the change in economic structure in North Dakota. So this is a first stab at giving an answer to the possible change in the pecking order.
So I took a look at the labor force data for the metropolitan statistical areas in North Dakota. That would be Bismarck, Fargo, and Grand Forks. Not content with that I also looked at the labor force data for the micropolitan statistical areas in North Dakota (Dickinson, Jamestown, Minot, Wahpeton, and Williston). I also looked at the state labor force data too.


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SVES Menu for Sept. 21 - 25, 2020
Sept. 21 — 25
Monday — Frudel, peaches and fruit juice.
Tuesday — Cinnamon roll, orange wedges and fruit juice.
Wednesday — Omelet and toast, craisins and fruit juice.
Thursday — Breakfast pizza, banana and fruit juice.
Friday — Maple mini pancakes, assorted fresh fruit and fruit juice.
Milk offered daily. Pick two options offered daily: cereal, string cheese, yogurt, Scooby Snacks, muffin or Pop-Tart.
Monday — Cheeseburger or ham and cheese sandwich, French fries, fresh broccoli, applesauce and juice.
Tuesday — Beef and cheese nachos or pizza pack, refried beans, baby carrots, mixed fruit and juice.
Wednesday — Lasagna with bread stick or popcorn chicken salad, glazed carrots, grape tomatoes, peaches and juice.
Thursday — Popcorn chicken or muffin yogurt pack, green beans, cucumber slices, pears and juice.
Friday — Pepperoni pizza or all-American sub, steamed broccoli, side salad, craisins and juice.
Assorted milk served daily.

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With PCs becoming more mobile- smaller and smaller desktops, then laptops, netbooks, smartbooks, UMPCs- and mobile phones becoming more like PCs (I am pretty sure my current phone has more crunching power than a Pentium III, maybe it's even better than that?), one of them will have to become the clear winner.
It looks like mobile phones (and particularly smartphones) are becoming that winner. There are over a billion phones sold in a year. There are more active subscriptions than half the humans on the planet.
The companies below are the biggest mobile phone and computer vendors around. This data is based on their own reporting. If you add up all the computers sold in one day, and all of the cell phones sold in one day, the phones are trailing by just a small margin (800,000 vs. 700,000).
Unfortunately, the Windows 7 figure includes upgrades to the new OS as well as new unit purchases.
If you look at estimates by IDC, a consumer analysis firm, it comes out to 887,000 units with desktop OSes a day and about 713,000 smartphones per day.
This does not account for growth and acceleration. Early in the quarter, Android devices were selling at half the speed they currently are! Most of the other platforms are growing as well, but Android has the highest acceleration.
These numbers don't include the iPad or iPod, because they are both in a hazy space between media devices and smartphones. If you were to count them, you would get an additional 10 million devices per quarter.
If you are going to count those, then you have to count the Android media players and tablets that will flood the market as well. Offerings from Dell and Samsung and many other manufacturers puts an estimated additional 20 million devices in the market per quarter.
Here's what that looks liï»¿ke:
If even this rate stops accelerating, but just cruises along at the same rate, mobile devices will easily overtake "full" computers. Humanity will be mobile.


rock 'n' roll/indie/lo-fi folk http://youtu.be/ysPnz5yl_z8 Another case of instant enthusiasm with this gentleman, in the space of a day and a bit I went from being introduced to a track by a friend on Facebook, to listening to his latest album Day of the Dog on repeat, to recommending him to friends, to buying a ticket to go see him playing in Cardiff very soon. We won't go into why I was going so crazy in my room with enthusiasm and overexcitement. Less about my capacity for getting ridiculously enthusiastic about music at the drop of the hat, and more about the music itself; take early Bruce Springsteen, a little hint of The Velvet Underground when they were being rock n roll not avant-garde, a touch of electric Bob Dylan, a croaky Neil Young, and the ramshackle garage R'n'B of The Strange Boys, tear it all up, throw it in the air and turn whatever you catch into songs. That's Ezra Furman. Heartfelt and humorous rock n roll.


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NFPA's "False Alarm Activity in the U.S. 2011"
Michael J. Karter, Jr.
An in-depth report on false alarm activity and includes a table on fire department calls by type of call.
In 2011, U.S. fire departments responded to 2,383,000 false alarms. This was an increase of 9.0% from the year before. This means that one out of twelve calls responded to by fire departments were false alarms.


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These guys are a well oiled machine. Knowledgeable and precise. And also each person there seems to care about you specifically.
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It's been a labor of love for the past two years and now, it's finally a reality.
My book, Famous Chefs & Fabulous Recipes - Lessons Learned at One of the Oldest Cooking Schools in America, has been released.
The book traces the 40-year history of the Zona Spray Cooking School in Hudson, now named the Western Reserve School of Cooking, through the many famous chefs who have taught there over the past 40 years.
There are 60 chefs and more than 200 recipes inside.
The lessons range from profound: "Think of cooking as an act of Democracy" - Hugh Carpenter
To practical: "Don't learn a recipe, learn techniques." - Michael Symon
To wise: "Keep your sense of humor." -- Cake designer Colette Peters
You can learn more about it or buy it by clicking here: http://www.uakron.edu/uapress/browse-books/book-details/index.dot?id=1463896


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Teddy Jones earlier novel, Jackson's Pond, Texas, began the saga of the Jackson family. Now, Slanted Light continues their tale. Claire Havlicek's late night call brings her brother Chris Banks from his home in New Mexico back to the town that bears their family name, Jackson's Pond. She's collapsed under the weight of threats to her thirteen year marriage that have undermined her confidence and her will. Her husband, J.D., responds to seduction by a woman in need; theft and the threat of a forced buyout jeopardize Claire's two clinics; drought imperils their ranch and cattle business; a teenage daughter turns to bulimia. When Claire admits her limits, her grandmother, Willa Jackson, and the other members of her family help her learn that being human, weaknesses and all, can be the source of strength and joy.

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A yearlong investigation into racial bias in the San Francisco Police Department found that the department needs reforms to provide greater transparency and oversight and rebuild trust with the community, according to a blue-ribbon panel report released this week, reports the Bay City News Service. The report found evidence that police were more likely to search black and Hispanic people without consent than any other group, but less likely to find any contraband on them, said Anand Subramanian of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Transparency, Accountability and Fairness in Law Enforcement. “This is a red flag for potential racial bias,” Subramanian said.
The panel also found that the department lacks oversight that could help uncover or correct racial bias. On an internal level, officer discipline appears to be weak and the department lacks staffing for data analysis or policy development. At an external level there is no oversight body tasked with making sure the department adheres to its policies or that those policies are working, the report found. “The stakes are too high for the city to not prioritize regular and robust oversight,” Subramanian said. Complicating the panel’s task was a lack of usable data. The department tracks data on officer interactions and use of force largely on paper and in a form that makes it nearly impossible for an outside agency to analyze or determine if any patterns of racial bias exist, the report notes. The panel was convened by District Attorney George Gascon last year after the disclosure that 14 officers had been connected to racist and homophobic text messages uncovered during a criminal investigation of an officer.


After a silence that lasted longer than a year (re: E3 2005), Electronic Arts has announced that EA Sports Fight Night Round 3 is still on the way for the PS3 this holiday season (in the system's launch window) and will include a number of PS3-exclusive gameplay features -- including a first-person mode called "Get in the Ring," and a new damage system that wasn't present in the Xbox 360 version.
Interestingly, EA Canada and not EA Chicago will be handling the development duties on the title.
"Gamers loved the realism of EA Sports Fight Night Round 3 when it was released on Xbox 360 because of its incredible next-gen graphics and gameplay," said Michael Blank, producer, EA Canada. "With EA Sports Fight Night Round 3 for PlayStation 3, we want to give gamers an exciting and unique gameplay experience that will take the realism of Fight Night even further by allowing players to live the game through their own eyes. This is the closest you'll get to trading blows with Muhammad Ali."
EA's new ESPN Integration feature has also been confirmed to appear in the PS3 version, which will include constant updates, news, podcasts, and ESPN motion from... (Who else?) ESPN.
We'll be back with more very, very soon.


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|Mr. Monitor Presents: Little L'Ourque. Words by Cory McCallum|
In print this month is the latest issue of Broken Pencil featuring a new Mr. Monitor and me doing an illustration for the fiction section (also featuring some great work by Hyein Lee, Ben Rivers and Lisa Vanin). I've been messing around a bit with my black and white work recently, going for a straight black on white style since greyscale tends to look muddy with my work. Still a work in progress, but that's the fun of experimenting. I also decided to try something a bit different with Mr. Monitor this time around and collaborated with a fine writer in the form of Cory McCallum. I figured that lining up the print versions of the strips with the online was tending to be a bit of a pain, especially if the online strip moved ahead a few chapters, so I wanted to do the print versions as a series of one offs. Having a bit of writers block, and not feeling that confident in what I could do, I put the word out to a few writer friends and Mr. McCallum was the first to bite. I'm also experimenting with some new character designs for the story, so this edition features a new look for the adult L'Ourque. I'm hoping to get back on the serial version of Mr. Monitor in the near future (the Broken Pencil website redesign has been taking forever, plus the aforementioned block), but I'm looking forward to more of these collaborations in the meantime.


text: Some write about remembering and the pain of remembering. Anne Ranasinghe, who died in 2016, wrote about forgetting. In her best poetry, as she informs us, she tries to forget, to get away. She could only tell us to live, even as those around us died. We didn’t always agree, but we didn’t have to. She was a poet. She had lived. We were the readers. We had not.

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It's March 5th, and a big snowstorm is raking Central Pa., with bitter cold temperatures to follow. On the calendar, spring is barely more than two weeks away, but after this winter's series of cold spells, snow storms and "wintry mix," spring seems like a distant mirage.
Just how bad has this winter been? Take out your frustrations -- or celebrate your winter toughness - by voting in our poll. If it makes you feel better, you can pick more than one answer.


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FCA proposed, via the consultation paper CP20/12, to postpone by one year the mandatory European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) requirements for annual financial reporting under the Transparency Directive. FCA issued this proposal in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The ESEF initiative aims to enhance the transparency of financial data disclosed by issuers whose transferable securities are admitted to trading on EU regulated markets. FCA is requesting comments until August 28, 2020.
The consultation includes the following proposals:
- The requirement for all issuers to publish their annual financial reports in XHTML web browser format, replacing the current PDF format, would be pushed back to financial years starting on or after January 01, 2021, for publication from January 01, 2022.
- The requirement for issuers that prepare consolidated annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS to tag basic financial information would be pushed back to financial years starting on or after January 01, 2021, for publication from January 01, 2022.
- The requirement for issuers that prepare IFRS consolidated annual financial statements to tag notes to the financial statements would be pushed back to financial years starting on or after January 01, 2023, for publication from January 01, 2024.
The rules implementing the ESEF requirements are already in place. Issuers must publish their annual financial reports in the ESEF format from the start of 2021 for financial years beginning on or after January 01, 2020. To meet these requirements, issuers will need to devote potentially significant management and operational time, especially in the second half of this year. Due to the impact of COVID-19 crisis on issuers, and in line with the other recent actions of FCA to relieve burdens on issuers, the proposed changes to the ESEF application timetable will allow issuers to focus on their more immediate and significant priorities. Issuers will, however, be able to publish and file their annual financial reports voluntarily in the new ESEF if they choose to do so.
Comment Due Date: August 28, 2020
Keywords: Europe, UK, Banking, Securities, Reporting, ESEF, IFRS, COVID-19, CP20/12, FCA
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Previous ArticleEU Agrees on Instrument to Support Reforms for Sustainable Recovery
The three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) issued a letter to inform about delay in the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) mandate, along with a Call for Evidence on greenwashing practices.
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) of the IFRS Foundations made several announcements at COP27 and with respect to its work on the sustainability standards.
The International Organization for Securities Commissions (IOSCO), at COP27, outlined the regulatory priorities for sustainability disclosures, mitigation of greenwashing, and promotion of integrity in carbon markets.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a statement in the context of COP27, clarified the operationalization of intermediate EU parent undertakings (IPUs) of third-country groups
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) published an annual report on its activities, a report on forward-looking work.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) finalized amendments to the capital framework, announced a review of the prudential framework for groups.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hubs and several central banks are working together on various central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilots.
The European Central Bank (ECB) published the results of its thematic review, which shows that banks are still far from adequately managing climate and environmental risks.
Among its recent publications, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published the final standards and guidelines on interest rate risk arising from non-trading book activities (IRRBB)
The European Commission (EC) recently adopted regulations with respect to the calculation of own funds requirements for market risk, the prudential treatment of global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs)

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Half Marathon – Lookout Roman Catholic Church
Fun Run/Walk – Cudjoe Head
Participants are asked to be at the starting points at least half an hour before the race. Transportation arrangements will be made for visiting participants to get to the starting point and also to get back to their accommodations after the race.
Half Marathon (13.1 miles) – The course* starts at the Lookout Catholic Church, and heads east towards the Old Bramble Airport, turns around at Blakes Estate, then back past the Lookout Housing Development, then past Glendon Hospital, down Sweeneys, Davy Hill to Carrs Bay, then to Little Bay past the Market and Cultural Centre, around Moose’s Place, back to Carrs Bay, through Brades, Cudjoe Head, up Forgarthy, down St Peters, to Woodlands, past Runaway Ghaut to Salem, past Desert Storm, through Lower Friths and Doctor Woods and then turns around just before the entrance to Air Studios and back up to Desert Storm and down to the finishing area at Salem Park.
*This is an approximate course – a race map of the final course will be given to participants when they pick up their race kit.
Fun Run/Walk (approx 5 miles) – From Cudjoe Head, up Forgarthy, down St Peters, to Woodlands, past Runaway Ghaut to Salem, right at Desert Storm, to finish at Salem Park.
There will be eight (8) refreshment stops on the course:
- Blakes Estate
- Around Murphys in Carrs Bay
- Close to Moose’s Place in Little Bay
- Cudjoe Head outsite Treasure Spot
- People’s Place on Forgarthy Hill
- Runaway Ghaut
- Doctor Woods
- At the finishing are in Salem Park


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People tend to think it’s only older pets that get ill and therefore younger pets don’t need pet insurance but we know from the patients we see each day that that is not the case. In fact, the younger your pet is when you insure them the better as it means you are less likely to have any existing conditions, which may not be covered by the policy and you can then receive more help covering the cost of any future treatment your pet needs. It is important to note that not all pet insurance is the same. There are many different types of policy available and the level of cover provided can vary considerably.
The four main types of policy are as follows:
- Accident: provides cover for accidents only and no cover for illness
- Time-Limited: provides cover for a set amount of time (usually 12 months) and after this period the condition is excluded
- Maximum Benefit: provides cover up to a maximum amount of money per condition and once this limit is reached the condition is excluded
- Lifetime: provides a set amount of money each year which is refreshed each time you renew your policy allowing you to continue to claim for ongoing conditionsprovides cover for accidents only and no cover for illness
As you can see from the information above, the type of policy you choose can have implications for the veterinary care of your pet and the costs you will face so it’s important to choose the right cover. Sometimes, the cheapest insurance can cost you more in the long run. When shopping around for a policy, we suggest that you ask the following questions to allow you to compare the overall value you are getting, not just the price:
1. Does this policy cover congenital, hereditary, hip-related, dental and behavioral conditions?
2. Is there a time or monetary limit on how long this policy will cover ongoing conditions for?
3. If I claim, will my premium increase?
Unlike other forms of insurance it is not easy to switch pet insurance in the future as any pre-existing conditions your pet has are likely to be excluded so it’s important to do your research and choose the right cover from the start.
“Having never had to use a vets on a personal level before (my parents have always been in charge) I went on recommendation with P&P and I’m so glad I did. The staff are so kind and caring both to pets and and to their owners. They remember you, chat to you and show real interest in the lives and antics of your furbabies. I know Benjamin and Jemima are always in the very best of hands whenever they have to come to the surgery and cannot thank the whole team enough so far!”
26th May 2020
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11th April 2020
“Wonderful staff, nurses, vets & receptionists, all very caring. Just a wonderful team of people. Excellent reminder service for flea, worm treatment & yearly vaccinations and check ups…etc . Thank you all x
25th March 2020
“Can’t thank Pam and all the staff there enough for the care and compassion they showed my Lily today when she had a bad reaction to her vaccinations. From reacting so quickly, keeping me up to date with her progress, wiping my tears and making me tea, every single one of those ladies were amazing. Thank you so much 💗 I’ll forever be grateful.”
31st January 2020
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“I would like to say a big thank you to all the staff. Every time my boys go in they are well looked after. They are the most caring, friendly, helpful staff I have ever met. I would recommend this place always they help me with insurance forms to saving my boys life and I thank them with all my heart.”
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SportsPulse: After a championship Saturday that saw the great redemption story of Jalen Hurts and Kyler Murray leading the Sooners to a Big 12 championship it looks like we have the final four set. Trysta Krick breaks it down.
If not quite the nightmare it could’ve been, Alabama’s 35-28 win against Georgia is a worrisome development for Oklahoma and Ohio State, which now must face the specter of being nudged out of the fourth and final spot in the College Football Playoff in favor of two teams from the Southeastern Conference.
That’s because it wasn’t your typical Alabama win, the sort of 20-plus-point whippings that had come to define one of the great regular seasons by any team in the modern history of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Georgia revealed the Tide as being unbeatable but not invincible — the sort of team that may face even greater danger in the national semifinals and, perhaps, the championship game.
In doing so, the Bulldogs made their case for a semifinal despite holding two losses and not taking the SEC championship. Throughout the past two months, the selection committee has made clear its feelings about the SEC; namely, that this league is by a substantial margin the best conference in college football. In losing by a touchdown — and handing Alabama the win on a platter via a nonsensical decision for a fake punt late in the fourth quarter — Georgia did what no team has done this season: give Alabama all it could handle.
So the path Oklahoma cleared in its 39-27 win against Texas now has a potential roadblock. The Sooners are 12-1, owners of a jaw-dropping offense piloted by Kyler Murray and avengers of their lone loss, to the Longhorns earlier this year on a neutral site. Oklahoma has more wins than Georgia. A conference title. After Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa struggled mightily against Georgia, the Sooners should have this year’s winner of the Heisman Trophy.
Even Ohio State has a claim to be ahead of Georgia, the Buckeyes’ midseason swoon and struggles notwithstanding. But Ohio State has turned a corner in its past two games, with last weekend’s win against Michigan joined by Saturday night’s 45-24 win against Northwestern to take the Big Ten championship. Also on Saturday, Clemson breezed past Pittsburgh, 42-10, to claim yet another ACC crown.
But Georgia has changed the debate. It’s no longer a slam-dunk top four — at the very least, the Bulldogs have given the committee something to consider heading into Sunday’s decision.
Here are the winners and losers from Saturday’s action:
Combined with Tagovailoa’s struggles against Georgia, Murray’s performance in the Big 12 championship game might make him the second Oklahoma quarterback in a row to claim the Heisman. He now owns the program record for single-season offense at 4,945 yards, breaking the mark set a season ago by Baker Mayfield, and did so despite having at least one more game to go in his season. Slowly and steadily, Murray has gained ground on Tagovailoa in the past few weeks; he may have taken the lead on Saturday.
Unlike Georgia, it would not have been a surprise had Alabama lost on Saturday and still found a spot in the committee’s top four. There are two ways to look at the 35-28 win: as proof that Alabama can be beaten and as the best thing that could’ve happened for the Tide heading into the postseason. Georgia did show that physical offensive lines can find some degree of success on the ground against the Alabama defense and that it’s possible to rattle Tua Tagovailoa, who completed just 40 percent of his attempts before leaving with an injury. His replacement, Jalen Hurts, was instrumental in the Tide’s fourth-quarter comeback.
There’s still a positive to how Alabama was pushed to the limit. It’d been an easy season to this point — too easy, maybe. Georgia forced the Tide to claw out a narrow win against a team with similar talent level, and that’s a huge bonus for the Tide heading into possible meetings against Oklahoma and Clemson in the Playoff.
There have been several special wins during UCF’s longstanding winning streak, including last year’s shootout with South Florida and the Peach Bowl victory against favored Auburn. Saturday’s 56-41 win against Memphis to claim another American Athletic Conference title might have been the most memorable of them all — one that saw the Knights crawl out of an early hole and pass yet another test despite playing without star quarterback McKenzie Milton. With the win, UCF clinched another trip to a New Year’s Six bowl as the best team from the Group of Five.
The Mountaineers are one of the great success stories in college football, a former power on the Football Championship Subdivision ranks that has transitioned up to the FBS level and picked up where it left off, relatively speaking. While not a factor in the overall title race, ASU has quickly become the dominant program of the Sun Belt Conference and one of the most consistently intimidating programs among the Group of Five leagues. The Mountaineers clinched another Sun Belt title with a 30-19 win against Louisiana-Lafayette, though it’s not all good news: Louisville and others have taken note of head coach Scott Satterfield, making it far from a given that he’ll be back with the Mountaineers in 2019.
Hats off to the Blazers and coach Bill Clark. Dismantled as a football program in 2014, UAB has returned with a vengeance: Saturday’s 27-25 win against Middle Tennessee State was the Blazers’ 10th on the year and handed the program the Conference USA tile. That’s remarkable for any number of reasons, most of all for the fact that even after its return to action last season few expected UAB to make any noise until Clark had rebuilt a decimated roster.
Fresno State’s 19-16 overtime win against Boise State to claim the Mountain West Conference caps an outstanding two-year turnaround by head coach Jeff Tedford, who inherited one of the worst teams in the league but is now a combined 21-6 since returning to the college ranks prior to the 2017 season. The Bulldogs blocked an extra-point try to eventually force overtime and won despite being gaining fewer yards on offense, committing more turnovers and losing the time of possession battle.
Smart’s decision to go with a fake punt with three minutes left in the fourth quarter will undoubtedly be dissected on message boards and elsewhere for at least the next nine months, if not for as long as Smart remains the head coach at Georgia. It was a gutsy call, sure, but let’s not confuse mental fortitude for intelligence: Smart’s decision was sniffed out in advance of the play by Alabama, which left its defense on the field, and resulted in giving the Tide a short field for Jalen Hurts and the offense to drive for the game-winning touchdown.
It’s hard to picture how Ohio State gets into the top four. The first issue is Oklahoma, which was ahead of the Buckeyes in the last playoff rankings and added the stronger win on Saturday — the committee respects Northwestern but holds Texas in higher esteem. While Ohio State continued to impress in beating the Wildcats by 21 points, the win shouldn’t be enough to shift the committee’s view. And then there’s Georgia, which at the very least cannot be shut out completely from contention. The Buckeyes will be left on the outside of the top four and will head to the Rose Bowl.
There was a regular rivalry game played on Saturday without any major hardware at stake, unless you count bragging rights: California fell to rival Stanford 23-13 in a game rescheduled due to weather, sending the Golden Bears into the postseason at 7-5. Meanwhile, the Cardinal will be 8-4 overall and 6-3 in Pac-12 Conference. Losing to Stanford isn’t a strange feeling, unfortunately.
The Tigers led Milton-less UCF 24-7 at the end of the first quarter and seemed very much on the way to ending the nation’s longest active winning streak and winning the American title. The game ended in the way this series often does: with UCF celebrating at the Tigers’ expense. This one will hurt more than the previous three setbacks in this blossoming rivalry, seeing how the Knights were without one of college football’s biggest stars and the early lead Memphis built on the back of potential All-America running back Darrell Henderson.
The selection committee
It was supposed to be an easy final Saturday for the College Football Playoff selection committee: Alabama was supposed to beat Georgia, leaving the debate centered solely on which of Oklahoma or Ohio State was most deserving to slide into the fourth and final spot. Now things are complicated. Now what?


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Health Care Disparities
Focusing on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) that address disparities is an essential step towards quality health care for all. Through the Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Award program, NCQA sought to provide a forum for shared learning to explore strategies to tie cultural awareness into existing quality improvement efforts.
This award program was informed by NCQA’s earlier work (2004-2005) funded by The California Endowment to investigate the feasibility for health plans to develop and implement culturally and linguistically appropriate care and to monitor health care disparities among managed care populations. From 2006-2009, the awards highlighted and recognized health plans for their exemplary efforts and demonstrated effectiveness in promoting cultural competence and addressing the health care needs of diverse members.
The awards also helped support the development of NCQA’s Standards and Guidelines for Distinction in Multicultural Health Care..
Little progress has been made to close the gaps in the quality of health care delivered to racial, ethnic and linguistic minorities. Recent legislation invests in cultural and linguistic competence and the elimination of disparities, with increased funding for technical assistance, research and dissemination. Now is the time to identify opportunities to reduce disparities. Here, we examined and catalogued national efforts, and we describe activities and their funding, focus, target audience, scope and impact. We also identify opportunities for greater progress and potential influence, including provisions in recent health reform bills.
Click here to view NCQA's National Scan of CLAS and Disparities Reduction Activities.
Funded by The California Endowment, Supported by CMS and The Office of Minority Health.


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Sunday, January 29, 2012
I _______ , therefore I am.
For me, this blank is easy to fill in. I create, therefore I am. This seems inherently selfish. The relationship is between me and my creation, me and something, not me and someone. No matter what the circumstances are, I create. When comfort is needed, I create. When I need to be seen, I create. When I need to be heard, I create. When I need to be touched, I create. I do reach out to people, but it isn't my first impulse.
Is creating things a substitute for connection with people, a means of connecting with people, or a means of connecting with God?
Definitely not the first. There's no substitute for connecting with people. I wish I could build better connections with new people. Not easy for me. I'm still carving out a new life. A new me.
Definitely the second. I'd like my creativity to be a means of connecting with people. When I write, I connect, much more easily than I do speaking. Not surprising for an introvert. My primary language, however, is visual and my greatest joy is connecting deeply with people through visual creations.
Definnitely the third, connecting with God. I cannot lie when I create. I cannot be unkind when I create. It is me at my best. I create, therefore I am. I have to trust that good will come of this.


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|Project Name||Phoenix Residences|
|Type||Apartment / Condo|
|Address||Phoenix Ave, Singapore|
|Site Area||42,750 sqft|
|Developer||USB Holdings Pte Ltd (A Unit of OKP Holdings)|
|Development||Proposed New Erection of residential development of 5 storey high with facilities.|
|No. Of Units||74|
Phoenix Residences is a new development located right at the heart of Bukit Panjang by OKP Holdings. The development is the former Phoenix Heights that was successfully sold to USB Holdings which is a unit of OKP Holdings. The development is bought over by mainboard-listed construction company and OKP Holdings bought the development for a total of $33.1 million for the development located at Phoenix Avenue. Based on the Master Plan, the former Phoenix Heights sits on a rectuangular plot of land with a plot ratio 1.4 that has a land size of 42,750sqft and a max Gross Floor Area of 59,825 square feet. The former Phoenix Heights have a remaining lease of 50 Years left for the tenure on the land and Phoenix Residences will be re-issued with a fresh 99 Years lease upon top-up by OKP Holdings.
Why Buy Phoenix Residences?
- Nestled in private landed enclave
- Exclusivity – Boutique development
- Integrated SMART Home Features
- Convenience transportation within your foot step
- Downtown line – Short train drive to the city
- Near Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Bukit Timah Nature Trail Walk.
- Short drive to Marina Bay Financial Centre and Central Business District.
- Convenient accessibility located near major expressway, KJE, BKE which connect residents to different parts of the Singapore
1-bedroom + Study = 560 - 581 sqft = 10 units
2-bedroom = 603 - 721 sqft = 35 units
2-bedoom + Study = 861 sqft = 5 units
3-bedroom = 1,023 - 1098 sqft = 20 units
3-bedroom + Study = 1,367 sqft = 4units


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Lady Gaga has been unveiled as the brand new face of Italian fashion brand Versace
After weeks of speculation that the eccentric US singer might be joining forces with the luxury Italian fashion brand, the label finally unveiled its brand new celebrity muse on Twitter over the weekend.
‘#Versace proudly confirms @LadyGaga as the face of SS14 campaign shot by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott #VersaceLovesGaga’, Versace posted.
Versace then shared the first campaign image of the Applause singer in her new role, in which Gaga bears a striking resemblance to close friend and Vice President of the brand, Donatella Versace.
Donning a slinky, figure-hugging lilac wrap dress with knotted bandage detailing and a ruched finish, Gaga is seen reclining on a grey sofa as her long blonde rapunzel hair drapes elegantly across her body.
Completing her high-fashion femme fatal look with a huge purple statement rock, a selection of stacked silver rings, barely there eye-male up and pale peach lips, Gaga looks like a true mermaid goddess. Love.
The Grammy award-winner also took to Twitter to reveal her excitement at her new job, posting: ‘I’m so happy to be working w/ @Versace for the new Campaign! What do you wanna wear this Spring? #Donatella #famiglia.’
It’s not hard to see how Gaga landed the prestigious high-fashion role – the ARTPOP artist has been a close friend of the label’s 58-year-old designer for years.
‘I am honoured that my friend Lady Gaga is the face of our new Versace campaign,’ Donatella told the Independent before her recent fashion show.
‘I wanted to capture her true beauty and spirit in images that are elegant and alluring. She is like family to me, the embodiment of the Versace DNA.’
Gaga even paid homage to her BFF on a subtly-titled song from her new ARTPOP album, entitled ‘Donatella’.
‘She’s so rich, and so blonde… she’s so fab, it’s beyond’, the lyrics read.
Following the announcement, Lady Gaga rocked up to the American Music Awards over the weekend wearing the striking Versace gown from the campaign shot itself – only this time with the addition of a fairy-tale white horse, which the outlandish star rode into the ceremony on.
Got a tablet? You can now download Marie Claire magazine straight to your iPad, Kindle (just search the store for ‘marie claire magazine’), Nook or Google Nexus.


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Nandankanan literally means ‘The Garden of Heaven’, exhibits a wide variety of flora and fauna, house of Lion Safari, White tiger Safari, Bear safari, Deer Safari, Butterfly Park, orchid and reptiles.
The Nandankanan Zoological Park is located near the capital city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Nandankanan literally means ‘The Garden of Heaven’. The park was established in the year 1960 and was opened for the public from 1979 onwards. The park houses a botanical garden and 134-acre of Kanjia Lake.
More about the Nandankanan Zoological Park
The park is spread across 990-acres of land. In the year 2009 it became the first zoo in India to have joined the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). It exhibits a wide variety of flora and fauna. The total number of animals in the zoo is around 2669 and around 3.3 million visitors visit the zoo annually. The major attraction here is that the park houses, white tigers. Many tourists and visitors flock in on a daily basis to take a glimpse of the white tigers strolling.
Nandankanan Zoological Park also exhibits Lion Safari, White tiger Safari, Bear safari, Deer Safari, Butterfly Park and orchid house. The safari is ticketed. The park houses a reptile exhibit too. It showcases an array of reptiles including snakes and crocodiles.
A major upgrade was done in 2000 after the damage caused by the super cyclone in the year 1999.
History behind the Nandankanan Zoological Park
The construction of this zoo cum botanical garden has undergone various difficulties. It all started when the forest officials in the year 1960 decide to include rare plants and animals in the Odisha pavilion at the World Agricultural Fair in Delhi. They took this initiate so as to increase attendance at the fair. So, in other to cater to this demand the forest officials sent out a team to capture as many small animals as possible. Following were the animals captured by them.
- Two spotted deer
- Two barking deer
- Two black buck
- One mouse deer
- One leopard cat
- One flying squirrel
- One racket-tailed drongo
- One hornbill
- One mongoose
- One peacock
- Two hill mynah
In addition to all this a pangolin, two porcupines, a pair of boars and a python were captured by the different forest departments and were exhibited at the fair.
This highlighted the need for a zoo for the wide variety of animals present in the state of Odisha. But the State Finance Department was not willing to take a step towards this initiative due to lack of funds. Eventually more animals started pouring in Bhubaneswar and it became very difficult for the Forest Department to fed and maintain these numbers. So, a temporary structure at Khandgiri was established for the animals. This was maintained by the Jain community.
When the then Chief Minister Dr. H. K. Mahatab visited the animals, the path for construction of a permanent zoo was paved. Earlier the location decided for the construction of the zoo was near Khandgiri and Udaigiri caves. But the area posed water shortage problems so it was rejected. Then the location near Kanjia Lake was chosen for the construction of the zoo. This place was apt in very sense.
The Nandankanan Biological Park was officially inaugurated on 29th December 1960 by Sri S. K. Patil the then Indian Minister of Food and Agriculture.
The zoo now houses about 1600 individual animals. There exists 67 species of mammals, 81 species of birds and 18 species reptiles. It is also the home of various endangered animals like Nilgiri languor, Indian pangolin, Asiatic lion etc.
Breeding Programs for Animals
Various animals are bred in captivity in here. These breeding programs have a high success rate. The zoo is also recognized internationally for its breeding of black panthers, gharials and white tigers in captivity.
The zoo took this initiative in the year 2008 in order to facilitate the better functioning of the zoo and the inhabitant animals. It came up as an initiative by which the general public could help in the conservation of the animals and also for raising money. There are perks given to the adopters like they get a customized adoption certificate and one free entry ticket for each animal adopted. The adopters name is also mentioned in the annual report of the zoo. The most attractive sites are also up for adoption here i.e. the lion and tiger safari. Many indivisuals, public, private and government institutions have adopted various animals. Some of these include the State Bank of India and the Confidence factory.
The funds raised from this programme is used for the welfare of the animals. Good quality good, medical care and conservation of the biodiversity are some of the few things done with these funds.
A Tourist’s Guide to Nandankanan Zoological Park
The Nandankanan Zoological Park is 20km away from the hustling and bustling city of Bhubaneswar by road. The nearest railway station is 1km away at Barang and the Bhubaneswar Railway Station is 18km away from here. The nearest airport is 20km away in Bhubaneswar itself. Reaching this location is not a big issue as it is well connected by road.
The entry to the zoo is ticketed. In case you want to take a safari then it has got extra charges. The entry fee for Indian nationals above the age of 12 is Rs.50 and between 3 to 12 years is Rs.10. The entry fee for foreigners is Rs.100.
It also has tourist cottages and cloak rooms. One can enjoy bating, toy train rides and ropeway. All these are charged separately. The time limit for boating is 30 min. Vehicle parking is also chargeable. The zoo is open is from 7:30am to 5:30p on all days of the week except on Mondays.
One can even book tickets online and explore the place with friends and family.
The Nandankanan Zoological Park enjoys the picturesque beauty of the Kanjia Lake. The abundance of vegetation makes strolls even during the afternoons peaceful and serene. It is busy throughout the days. The visitors include school children, nature enthusiasts, foreigners, city dwellers etc. Many a times movies and documentaries are also shot in the beautiful and vast area enclosed in this park. The animals are well kept and fed here. Nandankanan Zoological park portrays a wide range of animal and plant species for the visitors to learn and enjoy.


“Once a month, I made him apple pie,” said his mother, smiling. “He really valued, appreciated things. You never had the feeling that he took anything for granted.”
Robin and Bill Boger shared loving memories of their son, Brandon, as they prepared to select the first-year recipients of a scholarship honoring his memory.
Brandon died on Feb. 2, after spending 10 months in a coma, following an automobile accident last spring in which he and four Central Bucks East lacrosse teammates were seriously injured.
During his senior year, Brandon played varsity football and lacrosse, while also fitting in his French National Honor Society and Key Club activities.
A powerful competitor, known to his lacrosse friends as “Big Cat,” Brandon stood a strapping 6 feet 3 inches tall. Off the field, however, Brandon was a gentle giant, according to his parents.
Brandon felt a responsibility to set an example and reach out to youngsters. “He would always say, ‘I remember how I looked up to the big kids,’ ” Robin explained.
While watching the football team practice, a little 5-year-old boy stretched out his arm to the players leaving the field, hoping for a “high-five.” Brandon was the first to notice the little tyke and grant his wish, making him feel like part of the big leagues. The rest of the team soon followed suit.
During a family vacation in Bethany Beach, Del., Brandon won stuffed-animal prizes by swinging the hammer to ring the bell at the carnival strong-man booth.
He gave one toy to each of his two sisters, and then offered the others to a family pushing two young children in strollers.
“He remembered when someone had done that for him, when he was a young child, and he wanted to pass it along. He was just that kind of kid,” his mom said.
Family time was important to Brandon, even during his teenage years. His parents hold treasured memories of their son, enjoying family trips, holidays, or just taking in a late-night movie with his dad.
“We have some element of peace because we know that Brandon knew he was loved,” said his mom.
A photo taken when Brandon was 11 shows a smiling freckle-faced boy sitting between his sisters, with Courtney resting her head on her brother’s shoulder, and Samantha’s arms affectionately wrapped around his neck. Robin pointed to the picture and said, “He was close to his sisters. That photo depicts how they felt about him.”
The Bogers enjoyed supporting their son’s teams by having the whole crew over to the house to eat. “The week before the accident, we had the varsity senior lacrosse players here for a spaghetti dinner,” said Robin.
The biggest celebration came after the East-West football game. It was Brandon’s senior year, and he told his folks he wanted to have the entire team and their families over for a party – but only if his team won the game. “We were prepared to have 80 people, or nothing,” said Robin.
The post-victory bash did indeed take place. East won, and Brandon was named “Player of the Game,” a shining moment in his athletic career. A friend of the family captured a close-up photo of Brandon on the field that evening, a treasured memento that is displayed prominently in the Boger home.
Prior to the accident, Brandon had been accepted to attend Johns Hopkins University as a pre-med major. “He was really looking forward to going to Hopkins,” said Robin. “I had just measured him for his football uniform.”
After their son’s death, the Bogers received a letter from the university’s football coach in which he explained that each year he anxiously waits to see who will be the first freshman recruit to return his information forms and measurements. Throughout his years of coaching, he said, that first student-athlete has turned out to be someone special.
Not surprisingly, the first response received the previous year had been Brandon’s.
Bill described his son as a team player, who knew the value of setting goals, working hard and having fun. “On the lacrosse team, he encouraged others to work as a unit. He didn’t care if he didn’t start. He was there for the team aspect, having a good time playing with the guys.”
Robin added, “He loved playing lacrosse. Even though he had his own goals, the team’s success is what mattered to him. He was very modest.”
Brandon rarely talked about the fact that he had earned a black belt in karate. He also was a gifted artist who would sometimes draw caricatures of his football teammates.
As a high school senior, Brandon put together a vignette describing himself, for his English class. He wrote: “Brandon is one who hates giving up and does not like to fail at what he does… You would be hard-pressed to find another person with such a love of life.”
Brandon’s zest for life and never-give-up attitude stayed with him, even after the accident, according to his family. “He gave it all he could, and cooperated with all the therapists. Even in a semi-conscious state, you could see him trying to do what they asked,” said Robin.
Friends and family visited him ’round the clock, and his sister Courtney, 15, covered his hospital room walls with photos.
Wearing the paper gowns required to visit Brandon in the intensive care unit, Brandon’s buddies Mike and Stu gently grasped their injured friend’s hand hoping to elicit a response.
Robin and Bill smiled, as they recalled that Mike defused the emotional scene with a bit of macho humor. “You know this is true friendship. It’d better not leave this room that we’re sitting here, holding hands and wearing dresses,” he chided.
When Brandon turned 19, a few weeks before Christmas, his friends gathered at his bedside to sing “Happy Birthday,” holding cell phones so that those buddies who had gone off to college could add their voices to the chorus.
There was even a framed, hand-written note from President Bush offering his family’s prayers for the teenager.
The Boger family virtually lived at the hospital, spending as much time as possible with their son and brother. “The girls did their homework in the ICU lounge,” said Robin.
During the months Brandon spent in a coma, he said only three things: “Mom,” “Dad” and “I want to go home.”
Bill and Robin said they have no regrets, and they consider themselves, as parents, to be blessed and honored.
“As horrific and devastating as it’s been, if I were told that I would have to go through this hell all over again but have the opportunity to enjoy those first 18 years, I would do it again in a heartbeat,” Bill said. “Brandon loved life.”
Robin, fingering the heart-shaped pendant she wears, with a photo of her smiling Brandon on the front and his football and lacrosse jersey numbers engraved on the back, added simply, “He was a very special kid.”
The names of three high school seniors who will each receive a $1,000 Brandon W. Boger Memorial Scholarship will be announced during awards ceremonies to be held at Central Bucks East and South high schools, the evening of June 2.
“The community embraced us. A lot of people held us in their prayers,” said Robin. Referring to the memorial scholarship, she said, “It’s a way to keep Brandon’s memory alive.”
Note: To contribute to the scholarship fund, make checks payable to “Brandon W. Boger Memorial Scholarship” and mail to: Bucks County Foundation, 60 E. Court St., P.O. Box 2073, Doylestown 18901 or visit www.buckscountyfoundation.org.


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You can use KentLINK to locate materials in both collections, or contact us to find out more.


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The pump track in Zinal provides anything else but relaxation. On the 400m2 one can definitely burn of energy. For those who still got some energy left, the surrounding mountains offer great hiking possibilities and views on the entire Alpine-Four-thousanders.
The holiday village is perfectly supplemented by the Velosolutions asphalt pump track. Because it can be ridden in any weather, it offers a great alternative on bad weather days.


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The Glammar Norfolk Single Styling Work Station is designed for maximum efficiency in the salon. This space saver styling station is sleek in design and stylish simplicity with a dark furnishing. Beneath the mirror offers adequate space to?keep all your heating tools, brushes, combs, hair accessories and styling products at bay.
The ultimate salon space saver, designed for the efficiency of the stylist or hairdresser. It comes in Onyx as shown, Timber and in Rustic.

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|jolsen's homepage: Free and other hot springs of Japan, ninjutsu, and other stuff..|
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Shin-Hotaka onsen is a free, open air, and mixed hot spring in the northern alps.
It is a little rock bath almost hidden under a bridge squeezed in between a cliff and a river. The water is not too hot nor too deep.
There are separate dressing rooms for men and woman, but usually people get in the hot spring in swimming suits.
If you come from Matsumoto, take route 158 to the other side of the northern alps. After passing Anbo pass it will go down towards Hirayu onsen. From Hirayu onsen take the road north towards Tochio onsen. Here take the road leading east to Shin-Hotaka onsen. If I remember right, you will be driving on the left side of the river, and at some point you will come to a bridge taking you to the right side of the river. The free Shin-Hotaka onsen is under this bridge.
My friend and I had been looking for this hot spring all day long, and had gotten in to some of the one's we found under way. When we finally got to Shin-Hotaka onsen, it was already dark. We had already passed the hot spring one time earlier, but since it is hidden under a bridge, we had not found it.
We parked the car at a nearby parking lot where there were already a lot of cars and people were getting ready to spend the night. We walked the last way to the hot spring and could now hear the people who were already in. There were quite a lot of people, both men, woman, and children. We went in the little shelter and undressed. We got in the hot spring wearing only our small towels and enjoyed the water. While we were there more people got in. Some girls got in wrapped a couple of times in huge towels, while some people got in in their swim suits. It was a mixed hot spring in many ways.
After having had enough of Shin-Hotaka onsen, we finally left and went back to the car. We did not feel like sleeping at the parking lot next to everyone else, so we went a little back up the road where we found an open space, and spend the night there.
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I enjoyed reading about your onsen adventures. One of my favorite areas is the Shinhodaka area in Gifu. There are 3 public rotenburo in that valley besides the one you talked about.
The first is at the entrance to the valley. When you come to that valley from Hirayu onsen/Matusmoto direction you cross a river and then turn right on the road which takes you up the Shinhodaka valley. Right after you turn right (500 meters) there is a parking lot on the right with a public rotenburo (actually there is a charge (100yen?)). But last time I was there (last year) it was closed. By the way if you turn left after crossing the brideg and go the other way after about 1 km there is a nice onsen campground but usually full.
Going up the valley you will eventually drive through a new tunnel. Immediately after you come out of the tunnel on the left there is a free public rotenburo.
The final one is the best in my estimation. Drive further up the valley past the rotenburo you talked about and you will come to a section of the road that passes under a concrete avalanche shelter. Halfway through this shelterd section of the road there is a turnout to the left. There is a large parking lot upstream from turnout and on the otherside of the river is a private rotenburo (500yen) that is not too bad which you can access by a foot bridge. This is not the place. After you park your vehicle stay on the road side of the river and walk downstream about 100 m from the foot bridge you will see a little path leading down to a small wooden building. Bingo! Ther is a small changing room and two unsegregated pools near the river. No sign, no name, no people, enjoy! At the end of the valley a few km above this onsen there is a campground across the river fronm the ropeway. The college student working at the campground told me about this place. I guess it is supposed to be for the locals use. But everytime I go there it is empty. There is also a free sento in right next to a large bus parking lot near the ropeway, but this tends to get kind of dirty as it is used alot by hikers coming off the mountain.
I have also been to Ki Hanto and Hokkaido. Aren't Onsen Great!
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