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Jones Amendment to block catch shares passes; headed to President's desk
The following was released by Congressman Walter Jones (R-North Carolina):
The last thing our government should be doing in these economic times is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to expand programs that will put even more Americans out of work.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congress approved legislation (H.R. 1473) to fund the government for the rest of Fiscal Year 2011 which includes a version of an amendment offered by Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) to block funding for approval of new fisheries catch shares programs. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) had proposed to spend $36 million to institute new catch share programs, which would destroy commercial and fishing jobs and communities across the country. The Jones amendment to block this funding was originally approved by the House on February 19, 2011 with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 259 to 159. The language will prohibit the federal government from using any Fiscal Year 2011 funds to approve new catch shares programs for fisheries along the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico. The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1473 this afternoon, and the bill is expected to be approved by the Senate and signed into law by the President by Friday night.
"This is a shot in the arm for fishermen and a shot across the bow of the National Marine Fisheries Service," said Congressman Jones. "The last thing our government should be doing in these economic times is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to expand programs that will put even more Americans out of work. NMFS would be wise to take heed of the opposition of fishermen, the public and the Congress to their catch shares agenda; we're not going away."
The language to defund catch shares is supported by a broad coalition of fishermen, consumer organizations, boat builders and communities from around the country including the Recreational Fishing Alliance, American Sportfishing Association, National Marine Manufacturers Association, Saving Seafood, Southern Shrimp Alliance, Commercial Fishermen of America, Southeast Fisheries Association, North Carolina Fisheries Association, Garden State Seafood Association, Florida Keys Fishermen's Assoc., Long Island (NY) Fishermen's Assoc. and Food & Water Watch. Many members of Congress and Senators from both parties joined Congressman Jones in advocating for this language including Congressmen Barney Frank (MA) and Frank Pallone (NJ), as well as Senators Scott Brown (MA), Charles Schumer (NY) and others.


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Federal Student Aid will be contacting TEACH Grant recipients whose TEACH Grants were converted into Direct Unsubsidized Loans to redetermine if they met or are meeting the TEACH Grant Service Requirements, but had their grants converted into loans because they did not comply with the annual certification requirements. According to an announcement from FSA, individuals may qualify to have their loans converted back to TEACH Grants if they can demonstrate that they completed at least four years of qualifying teaching or are expecting to or are in the process of doing so.
The TEACH Grant Closeout Deadline for the 2017-2018 award year is Friday September 28, 2018. As with all other federal aid programs, schools participating in the Teach Grant program must submit all school data to COD by the deadline. To be successfully closed out, schools should reconcile to a zero-ending cash balance between its monthly TEACH Grant School Account Statement and its internal records to avoid being billed for remaining balances owed to the Department of Education.
Schools participating in the TEACH Grant program can officially confirm closeout via the School Balance Confirmation page on the COD Web Site for the 2017-18 Award Year. Once a school officially confirms closeout for TEACH Grant, the Department will take the following actions:
The Department will send a Program Year Closeout letter to the school's President and Financial Aid Administrator. The letter will be sent via email. Note: Schools will also be able to view a copy of the letter on the "School Correspondence" page via the COD Web Site. If the school confirms closeout and does not receive a letter, please check to make sure the school's contact information is correct on the "Financial Aid Contact" page via the COD Web Site and that the school's system is not blocking emails from (email@example.com).
The COD System will reject award or disbursement changes per published edits.
The Department will reduce the school's Current Funding Level (CFL) to the greater of Net Drawdowns or Net Accepted & Posted Disbursements.
The TEACH SAS will no longer be sent for the award year that is closed out.
Schools that complete this closeout confirmation process should save a copy of the Program Year Closeout letter with their final reconciliation documentation, to document the date the school officially confirmed closeout for the award year. No additional monthly reconciliation is required, unless the school is subsequently reopened, granted extended processing, or the school's ending cash balance changes, in which case an additional TEACH SAS will be generated and sent to the school for final reconciliation.
For more information, click here.
The Budget Control Act of 2011 was signed into law by President Barrack Obama to stop the federal government from going into default during the debt-ceiling crisis of 2011. Since then, every October 1st when the federal government begins its fiscal year, automatic spending cuts are imposed on federal appropriations to ensure that spending doesn't exceed certain thresholds. This is known as "sequestration" or "the sequester" and it's how the government has been keeping the federal budget in check. In the financial aid office, the sequester requires changes to Direct Loan fees, as well as Iraq-Afghanistan Service Grants and TEACH Grants which I've summarized for you below.
Direct Loan Program
The terms of the sequester increase the loan fees charged to Direct Loan borrowers for Direct Subsidized/Direct Unsubsidized and Direct PLUS loans from their statutory rates of 1 percent and 4 percent, respectively.
For loans where the first disbursement is made on or after October 1, 2017 and before October 1, 2018 –
• The loan fee for Direct Subsidized Loans and for Direct Unsubsidized Loans is 1.066%. For example, the fee on a $5,500 loan will be $58.63.
• The loan fee for Direct PLUS Loans (for both parent borrowers and graduate and professional student borrowers) is 4.264%. For example, the fee on a $10,000 PLUS Loan will be $426.40.
Iraq-Afghanistan Service Grants
An Iraq-Afghanistan Service Grant where the first disbursement is on or after October 1, 2017 and before October 1, 2018 requires a reduction of 6.6 percent from the award amount for which the student would otherwise have been eligible.
TEACH Grants
A TEACH Grant where the first disbursement is on or after October 1, 2017 and before October 1, 2018 requires a reduction of 6.6 percent from the award amount for which the student would otherwise have been eligible.
For more information including operational guidance, check out the two relevant Electronic Announcements from ED here and here.

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The following information is directed toward people who have moved into a new home, and into an area of the City that is newly developed.
Subdivision Assumption
In the early stages, when new home construction begins in newer subdivisions, the services and the upkeep of the streets are the responsibility of the Developer: The City of London has not yet assumed the land, and this can take several years depending on the speed with which the developer sells the lots, and the builder builds the houses.
During all phases - from planning to construction - City staff monitor the development to ensure that it will comply with the Subdivision Agreement. The City won't take over (assume) any subdivision until it has inspected all work, and the Developer has satisfied all parts of the Subdivision Agreement.
Making Changes to Your Property
Though you may have moved into your home, it is advised that you make few, if any, changes to your yard or driveway prior to assumption, in order to avoid complications and delays in the assumption process. You will be required to remove structures that are built without permits, or constructed such that they interfere with the assumption of the subdivision; this can include altering the grading and drainage pattern. Make sure you read the associated pages thoroughly, or call if you have any further questions.


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Rhode Island will expand its vaccination requirements for students and child care workers beginning next August, though the changes will likely not affect Brown students, since Health Services' current standards already meet the state's new criteria.
Rhode Island children will be affected by the changes, which include a mandatory influenza vaccine for children aged six to 59 months who are attending a licensed daycare facility and a mandatory requirement that students receive the first dose of a three-part series to protect against human papillomavirus in seventh grade, according to a document from the R.I. Department of Health. The subsequent two doses of the HPV vaccine will be required for entry into grades eight and nine, respectively.
"The new requirements are just reflecting the changes in the advance of medicine," said James McDonald, chief administrative officer of the RIDOH, adding that the vaccines being mandated "are not new vaccines. … These are very safe vaccines." One primary reason for mandating the influenza vaccine for young children — albeit only those aged six to 59 months and enrolled in a licensed daycare center — is because "children are very efficient at spreading the flu," McDonald said, adding that it is "a public health principle."
Vaccinating children could very well reduce the transmissibility of influenza, said Richard Bungiro, senior lecturer in molecular microbiology and immunology, adding that "the flu vaccine is actually more effective in children than in older people." Targeting the vaccine to younger children is a good move, Bungiro said, noting that there is a false perception that vaccines might overwhelm a young child's immune system. In fact, he said, young children have immune systems that are "much more robust" than those of older people.
"I would trade my immune system for the immune system of a six-year-old in a heartbeat," Bungiro said. Both of his children have received all their scheduled vaccines, he added.
Parents can still exempt their children from the required vaccinations on the basis of religious beliefs or conscientious objections. Pre-existing medical conditions that might preclude children from receiving vaccines are rare, but permissible, exemptions.
But not everyone supports the new requirements. Hillary Davis, policy associate for the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said "it's really sort of an exploding trend we have seen, where people didn't want to get the (influenza) vaccine, so now they're forcing it."
Davis cited a 2012 mandate that required health care workers to receive the flu vaccine, noting that opposition is partly rooted in the belief that the vaccine "is not regularly highly effective." Davis added that she was concerned about the consequences for unvaccinated children, who would be prohibited from attending school during flu outbreaks.
Getting a flu vaccine reduced the risk of needing to see a doctor for the flu by 60 percent for both children and adults last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's February 2014 mid-season vaccine effectiveness estimates. The report added, "Even with moderate effectiveness of about 60 percent, flu vaccination can reduce flu-related illness, antibiotic use, time lost from work, hospitalizations and deaths."
Bungiro acknowledged that the flu vaccine does not offer perfect protection against infection. He noted that the vaccine's efficacy depends on a variety of factors, but added that "it sure is better than nothing."
Both Bungiro and McDonald emphasized that vaccinating children can help many others who could contract the illness from children to stay healthy.
Davis also raised concern over the HPV vaccine requirement. "HPV is not being transmitted in school … so we don't feel that it is an appropriate school requirement."
"I think once people understand that it's about preventing cancer, they're going to want to get it," McDonald said of the HPV vaccine. "It's tragic when a young woman dies because of a preventable disease."
Bungiro said he thought that even if the transmission of HPV is not happening in schools — an assumption to which there might be exceptions — it nonetheless makes sense to add the vaccine as a requirement for school, which has become the standard method for improving a population's vaccine coverage. Commenting on the students' relatively young age, Bungiro said "it is better to establish the protection very early," before the ages when most people usually become sexually active.
Though the University does not require students to be vaccinated against HPV, Bungiro said he thinks that it should be a requirement. Statistically, most people will have sex in college, he said, adding that because it is such an effective method of risk reduction, "we shouldn't have to tell people to get the vaccine."
"I think that mandating any vaccine is a two-way road," said Julia Dodenhoff '17, adding that though "vaccines are important and the common good sometimes needs to override personal preferences, … you can't just approach it from a scientific basis."
Health care providers and policymakers should always be mindful of cultural context, Dodenhoff said.
Monica Kunkel, nursing coordinator of Health Services, said the HPV vaccine is available to students from Health Services. "I support vaccination — I think it was probably one of the greatest public health advancements in the last 100 years," Kunkel said.
"I know college students are busy," McDonald said, but "this is one vaccine you can get that can protect you for your entire life."
"I would hope that Brown students would intellectually consider the risks and benefits" of vaccination, McDonald said.
An earlier version of this article misstated Richard Bungiro's title. He is a senior lecturer in molecular microbiology and immunology, not a lecturer in biology, molecular microbiology and immunology. The Herald regrets the error.


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Looking through some old photos for the EGB photo competition (here if you haven't seen – closing date 31st Aug hint, hint) got me reminiscing and wistfully thinking about the Spirit of Endurance, because I am a soppy old bint.
I've had a few people say to me with regard to long distance "Oh things aren't like they used to be". To a certain extent, that's right. The world around us has changed. It's faster. It's more demanding. It's less patient. The way people interact with each other is very different. The internet means that information or opinions that once would have taken weeks to surface are now out there in seconds, for better or worse. There have been upsets that have rocked our world. Of course things aren't perfect.
But that doesn't mean that the Spirit of Endurance has gone. It's still there for anyone who wants it to be. It's still there when you greet your old friends at a ride with a hug. It's still there when you help out a stranger on the trail and start another lifelong friendship. It's still there when you see the buzz in the eyes of a new horse and rider who have had the time of their life on their first ever ride. It's still there when you see horses and riders grow in confidence and want to do more. It's still there when you reach the brow of the hill with your horse and the world is laid out before you. It's still there when you have your own wibbles and you realise just how many people are willing you on. It's still there when everyone waits with baited breath for the last horse and rider to come in. It's still there when you glow with pride because your friend has achieved their lifelong ambition. It's still there when your heart breaks for a friend going through a tough time. It will still be there long after we have all gone.


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North Korea demanded the lifting of sanctions, imposed by South Korea after a 2010 attack on one of its naval vessels, as a condition for resuming dialogue.
It was the first official response to the South's offer to talk, including discussions on resuming reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 civil war.
After a delegation of high-level North Korean officials made a surprise visit in October last year to the closing ceremony of the Asian Games, South Korea said it was willing to discuss the sanctions as a way to move forward.
The measures, imposed in May 2010 after a torpedo attack against a South Korean navy ship that killed 46 sailors, cut off most political and commercial exchanges with the North. The North denies it was responsible.
"If the South Korean government is sincerely interested in humanitarian issues, it should first remove the ban that was imposed for the purpose of confrontation," the North's KCNA news agency quoted a spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea as saying.
The South's Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, said that lifting sanctions would first require "responsible action" from the North.
"It is regrettable that North Korea has linked the purely humanitarian issue of separated families to the May 24 measure, which is completely irrelevant," the ministry said in the emailed statement, referring to the South's sanctions.
North Korea, already heavily sanctioned by the United Nations for its missile and nuclear tests, is technically still at war with the South after the Korean War ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.
North Korea said this month it would suspend nuclear tests if the United States cancelled its annual joint military drills with South Korea, which Pyongyang routinely describes as preparations for invasion.
The United States and South Korea rejected the call, saying the drills were defensive and have been conducted for decades without major incident.
The reunions, highly choreographed and emotional affairs between family members, most now in old age, had until last February not taken place since 2010.
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text: M25 and the M11 will be equipped with Point to Point speed devices from August 1st 2009* Once you enter the M11 for instance, you pass a camera that takes a photo of your car and registration number and records the exact time, upon exit another camera takes a photo of your car and registration number, and records the exact time you leave the motorway. The Cameras are set at fixed points. With both the start time and finish time, a computer is able calculate the time it has taken for you to travel between the two fixed points, and works out your average speed and how many miles you may have travelled over the national speed limit and If you have completed the clocked journey too fast you are given a speeding ticket. At the present time the national speed limit for motorways is 70 M.P.H. For every minute that you drive over the speed limit you will incur a fine of £30, and one point on your licence. The fines will be issued automatically there will be a variance of 10% for 3 months, which gives a top speed of 77mph until the end of October 2009. There will be cameras fitted at all exit points along the motorways. Remember that now with the new legislation; fighting speed camera fines is almost impossible. You must prove the device is faulty and if you are not a technician working on them, you have no chance of beating the fine.


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Is GARCH(1,1) as good a model as the Nobel prize accolades would imply?
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- Bollerslev, Tim, 1986.
"Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity,"
Journal of Econometrics,
Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 307-327, April.
- Tim Bollerslev, 1986. "Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity," EERI Research Paper Series EERI RP 1986/01, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels.
- French, Kenneth R. & Schwert, G. William & Stambaugh, Robert F., 1987. "Expected stock returns and volatility," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 3-29, September.
- Merton, Robert C., 1980.
"On estimating the expected return on the market : An exploratory investigation,"
Journal of Financial Economics,
Elsevier, vol. 8(4), pages 323-361, December.
- Robert C. Merton, 1980. "On Estimating the Expected Return on the Market: An Exploratory Investigation," NBER Working Papers 0444, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- I. Gijbels & A. Pope & M. P. Wand, 1999. "Understanding exponential smoothing via kernel regression," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 61(1), pages 39-50.
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- Gürtler, Marc & Rauh, Ronald, 2012. "Challenging traditional risk models by a non-stationary approach with nonparametric heteroscedasticity," Working Papers IF41V1, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Finance.
- Hafner, Christian M. & Linton, Oliver, 2010.
"Efficient estimation of a multivariate multiplicative volatility model,"
Journal of Econometrics,
Elsevier, vol. 159(1), pages 55-73, November.
- Christian M. Hafner & Oliver Linton, 2009. "Efficient Estimation of a Multivariate Multiplicative Volatility Model," STICERD - Econometrics Paper Series 541, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE.
- Christian M. Hafner & Oliver Linton, 2010. "Efficient estimation of a multivariate multiplicative volatility model," Post-Print hal-00732539, HAL.
- Gürtler, Marc & Rauh, Ronald, 2009. "Shortcomings of a parametric VaR approach and nonparametric improvements based on a non-stationary return series model," Working Papers IF32V2, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Finance.
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"When did the 2001 recession really start?,"
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- Jörg Polzehl & Vladimir Spokoiny & Catalin Starica, 2006. "When did the 2001 recession really start?," SFB 649 Discussion Papers SFB649DP2006-032, Sonderforschungsbereich 649, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
- Gürtler, Marc & Kreiss, Jens-Peter & Rauh, Ronald, 2009. "A non-stationary approach for financial returns with nonparametric heteroscedasticity," Working Papers IF31V2, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Finance.
- Amélie Charles, 2008. "Forecasting volatility with outliers in GARCH models," Journal of Forecasting, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 27(7), pages 551-565.
- Claudio Bonilla & Jean Sepulveda, 2011. "Stock returns in emerging markets and the use of GARCH models," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(14), pages 1321-1325.
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Keywordsstock returns; volatility; Garch(1; 1); non-stationarities; unconditional time-varying volatility; IGARCH effect; longer-horizon forecasts;
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Mindfulness Meditation
"How can mindfulness help us in everyday life? "
"I forgot to prepare what I'm going to wear tomorrow….red or blue tie?...I wasn't able to tell my wife we ran out of milk….my business presentation might not work with the new office projector, I think I need to test it first thing in the morning….oh yeah the neighbors invited us to the Church event this Saturday, should I attend? Hmmm….I think the dog needs to be brought to the vet on Saturday…perhaps I'll do that after the event….but what if I don't make it before the vet clinic closes?"
I used to lie down in bed at night for almost an hour with all these things running through my head. I used to worry a lot and obsessed on the smallest things, and it led me nowhere. I was often tired, stressed out and I almost broke down when everything started to swirl out of control…out of MY control.
Then someone told me about mindfulness – a practice of letting go of past memories and future worries, and of nonjudgmentally being aware of what is unfolding at this very moment. Mindfulness teaches one to focus in the here and now, and leave out everything else beyond what you are currently experiencing.
How can mindfulness help us in everyday life? Is this something you can benefit from? How can one practice mindful meditation?
Missing out
Before learning about mindfulness, I used to have a lot of tasks that I set out to achieve at all cost. For me, the faster I get to my end goal, the better. It may be great for work – I was always first and fastest to submit my report and my boss appreciated my work ethic.
But then I applied the same attitude towards the rest of my life – I rushed my meals so I could get back to whatever I was doing…I would bring my wife to her workplace every morning as fast as I could so I could get on with my day. I even try to multitask as often as I can because for me, the more things I accomplish at the shortest amount of time possible, the better. But then I figured – better for who? What was the end goal of everything?
Stop and smell the flowers
When you always think of the end goal and not appreciate the journey, you fail to see the beauty of life unfolding in front of you. The adage, "stop and smell the flowers" is exactly what mindfulness is all about.
My breakfast this morning was beef salpicao cooked by our helper and it was so soft and juicy. It was so delicious! I asked her to pack some more for my lunch today because I had to be at work at 9am, so she did. I continued to enjoy my food during my lunch break.
Mindfulness is about allowing ourselves to see each moment with clarity. Doing this can change the way we see ourselves and our lives. It makes you see with fresh eyes the things you usually take for granted. It makes you stop and start counting your blessings.
How can you start being mindful?
If you're a workaholic, it won't be easy at first. You're a control freak and you want things to go your way. Part of being mindful is accepting the fact that there are many things in your life you cannot control, so why worry about the outcome that is yet to come?
First step to mindfulness is to notice your thoughts, surroundings and feelings. Start noticing the air that you breathe, the taste of the coffee, and the feel of wearing a warm coat in an air-conditioned room.
Now that you've become keener on the regular things in your day, start trying out new things – like ordering tea instead of coffee this morning or talking to one of the maintenance guys downstairs.
Mindfulness meditation
There are more techniques you can practice in order to help you become more mindful and this is thru mindfulness mediation.
Start by setting a time and place each day when you can sit silently for a few minutes. You can do this early in the morning when you wake up (while everyone else at home is still asleep) or at night in your garden before going to bed.
During meditation, pay attention to your thoughts, your breath, and the sounds surrounding you. Try not to think of anything else but the current state that you are in. You are a leaf floating on water, nothing more.
Now breathe in…then slowly breathe out….repeat the exercises for several minutes until you're totally relaxed. Remember to focus your attention to your breath and nothing else. If your mind wanders, try to return to your exercises once again.
Stress and worry do nothing to our body but cause pain and illness. Living in the now, focusing on what you are feeling and doing at this very moment, appreciating all the God-given blessings you are experiencing today – all this can help you lead a more meaningful life.


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Mar 16, 2019
TV and social media have become inextricably linked. By uniting these channels through multi-screen activation and analytics, 4C enhances media value for brands.
To assess the TV ads generating the greatest consumer response on social media, 4C fuses data from Teletrax, its global TV monitoring network covering more than 1,300 U.S. channels in all 210 DMAs, and its proprietary social affinity database with 1.5+ billion brand interactions across Facebook and Twitter.
By comparing each brand's social media engagements in the two-minute period after the start of a TV ad to the brand's average social media engagement rate, 4C calculates the TV Social Lift Impact. Ultimately this is a measure of how much more likely a consumer is to engage with the brand on social media after seeing its TV ad.
- Thanks in part to its Super Bowl ads, T-Mobile kept the top broadcast spot in January.
- Oreo's ad featuring rapper Wiz Khalifa helped the brand grab a top spot in the broadcast rankings.
- Cheetos jumped to the top spot for cable advertisers with its "What do you see in your Cheetos?" ads.
- Ads for The LEGO Movie 2 launched LEGO to the second spot for cable advertisers.


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Put a smile on that face
… Because The Dark Knight completely kicked ass at the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards. Here's a crappy but better-than-nothing video of it topping the ceremony with Favorite Movie, Favorite Onscreen Match-up (Christian Bale/Heath Ledger), Favorite Superhero (Christian Bale as Batman), Favorite Action Movie, and Favorite Cast!
They definitely nailed it in every category—especially with Favorite Onscreen Match-up and Cast (brilliant chemistry between Bale and Ledger, and such an amazing cast).
PS: I bet that compilation of scenes from TDK would have been pretty awesome to see in high-quality. Damn my refusal to watch that awards show! 🙂
[Via Batman-On-Film]
EDIT: Now with a much better video thanks to the Bat-Blog.
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Oh! This was awesome! I was there, super great.


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Regulations in most states obligate utilities to derive some of their electricity generating capacity from renewable sources. Unsurprisingly, the most widely available options—wind and solar—dominate. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that by 2050, solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation will contribute 16 percent of the world's electricity, and 20 percent of that capacity will come from from residential installations.
By offering local generation, residential or rooftop PV reduces the need for transmission facilities to move power from large generating stations to distribution substations. But the effect on the distribution grid is less straightforward. The conventional distribution grid is designed for neither two-way power flow nor large generation capacity. So the prevailing thought is that the grid will need a costly upgrade to accommodate the high PV penetration. Our study within the Full Cost of Electricity program aims to estimate the cost of maximizing residential PV capacity without any grid impacts. The bottom line? We found that even without hardware upgrades to the distribution circuits, such circuits can handle significant solar generation.
Read more at Will Rooftop Solar Really Add to Utility Costs?


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Yahoo! redesigned their TV listing
site this week. Certain bloggers have expressed their displeasure with the makeover. I think it looks good but certainly could be more functional.Most Yahoo! pages are getting Flash-ier so it was time for the TV listing page to go under the knife. Some complaints have been that the Ajax interface slows it down but that wasn't my experience.
The problem is not the "cool" new color scheme. The problem is the design placement. The most pertinent information is not close enough to the top. I have to scroll down too far from the Scrubs, Ugly Betty, and Grey's Anatomy promos before I get to the "My TV" grid, which is the reason I would go to this site in the first place. They've also placed "TV News," "Juicy Gossip," and "Latest Recaps" before the actual listings. I'll go to the PerezHilton blog if I want that crap.
I don't think this is another example of Yahoo! spreading its peanut butter. I think this is Yahoo! giving itself the makeover it needs but maybe trying to hard to be cool. Function before fashion, Yahoo! Learn from Meevee.


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Venue: Council Chamber, The Forum. View directions
Contact: Jim Doyle Ext 2222
To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting of the council.
The minutes of the meeting held on 17 January 2018 were agreed by the Members present and then signed by the Mayor.
Declarations of Interest
To receive any declarations of interest
There were no declarations of interest.
Public Participation
To consider questions (if any) by members of the public of which the appropriate notice has been given to the Solicitor to the Council.
There was no public participation.
To receive announcements and business brought forward by the Mayor, Leader, and Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive.
4.1 By the Mayor:
4.2 By the Chief Executive:
4.3 By the Group Leaders: Any apologies for absence
4.4 Council Leader and Members of the Cabinet:
Councillor Williams Leader of the Council
Councillor Mrs Griffiths Housing
Councillor Harden Residents & Corporate Services
Councillor G Sutton Planning and Regeneration
Councillor Marshall Environmental, Sustainability and Regulatory Services
Councillor Elliot Finance & Resources
By the Mayor:
There were no announcements from the Mayor.
By theChief Executive:
There were no announcements from the Chief Executive.
By the Group Leaders:
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors W Wyatt Lowe, S Hearn, Matthews, Whitman, Tindall, Conway, Adshead, Brown & Bhinder,
Council Leader and Members of the Cabinet:
Councillor Williams, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Community Leadership
The Leader did not make a report at this time but he offered to take questions.
Wish Cllr Tindall on behalf of the Council a speedy recovery.
Cllr England asked the Leader whether there is any update on PSPO? Cllr Williams confirmed it is due to go to scrutiny at their next committee meeting, who will review feedback and to give views on next steps.
There were no further questions.
Councillor Griffiths, Portfolio Holder for Housing
Tenant & Leaseholder Services
A number of tenants attended Road shows hosted by the DBC Housing service and water companies Affinity and Thames. These were very successful with tenants reassured about the changes in April and able to ask questions about payment methods and frequency.
Additionally comprehensive information was provided about the water metering programme and schemes for those on low incomes, leaving those who attended more positive about the move to pay water companies directly.
Strategic Housing
The work is nearing completion of full refurbishment to Leys Road temporary accommodation to ensure that the building is fully compliant with Health & Safety requirements.
The service has been undertaking the Star survey, with an excellent response rate being completed by over 40% of tenants online.
Full transfer of the Private Sector team has now taken place, the service is currently reviewing and revising policies/procedures. Preparation has started to resource the PRS team and consider our approach to delivering the new HMO regulations to be introduced shortly.
Housing Development
Kylna Court – Works are progressing well on site, concrete frame completed, windows and cladding have commenced along with forming the individual flat units.
Swing Gate Lane (Corn Mill Court) – Works are progressing well on site on the new build. A Planning application has been submitted to convert the 3 existing units into 3 houses rather than 2 houses.
Martindale School site – The Planning application has been approved and we are about to issue second stage tenders to 5 Contractors.
Northend and Westerdale garage sites – Planning applications have been approved and we are preparing tenders to find a suitable Contractor. The aim is to be on site late summer 2018.
Stationers Place – We are preparing a revised Planning application to deal with challenges around the existing culvert that is at the rear of the site. This will provide approx. 25 / 26 flats. We are carrying out a package of advanced enabling works on site to deal with a number of issues in the ground including boreholes, culverts and relocating some pipes and cables, these works have started on site.
Property & Place
Gas Contract - ... view the full minutes text for item 14.
To consider questions (if any) by members of the Council of which the appropriate notice has been given to the Solicitor to the Council.
Business from the last council meeting
To consider any business referred from the previous meeting
To consider the following referrals from Cabinet:
7.1 CA/016/18 30 January 2018 Regulation of cosmetic body piercing and skin colouring
7.2 CA/018/18 30 January 2018 Use of right to buy one for one replacement funding
The referrals from Cabinet on 30 January 2018 were submitted. It was moved by Councillor Williams, duly seconded and
That the following be approved:
30 January 2018
7.1 CA/016/18 Regulation of cosmetic body piercing and skin colouring
1. To apply sections 14 to 17 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, as amended by section 120 of the Local Government Act 2003, throughout the Borough of Dacorum, so as to require persons carrying on the practice of acupuncture; or the business of tattooing, semi-permanent skin colouring, cosmetic piercing or electrolysis to be registered with the authority; and
2. To make byelaws under section 14(7) and 15(7) of the 1982 Act in connection with such registered persons and premises, to replace and update existing byelaws in respect of acupuncture; tattooing; and ear piercing and electrolysis.
7.2 CA/018/18 Use of right to buy one for one replacement funding
The supplementary Capital budgets funded by "one for one" receipts for the Affordable Housing Development fund as follows:
2017/18 £3,375,000
2018/19 £4,870,000
2019/20 £1,629,000
2020/21 £625,000
2021/22 £42,000
Cabinet referral; Budget Report PDF 64 KB
To consider the following referral from Cabinet:
CA/025/18 13 February 2018 Budget Report
The referral from Cabinet on 30 January 2018 was submitted. It was moved by Councillor Williams, duly seconded and
That the following be approved:
CA/025/18 Budget Report
Councillor Elliot introduced the report and moved the motion to debate.
Cllr England responded;
I would like to thank Officers for once again managing to perform the task of presenting a balanced budget, in the context of downward income pressure which now sees the end of the RSG in 2018/19.
The Liberal Democrat Opposition Group opted not to submit an alternative budget, as this would have been academic, creating significant extra work for Officers, in circumstances where it would simply have been voted down.
The Central Government corset is getting uncomfortable for all levels of Local Government.
· Rents are being reduced at the behest of Central Government, by 1% a year.
· Council Tax setting is closely restrained by Central Govt limits and a Referendum clause (cost £80k), which means that after 2.99% (£345k extra revenue) getting a serious step forward would require at least 5% - at which point it becomes easy to argue that the increase is too steep and cuts result.
· The New Homes Bonus is down by £1m this year - nearly 10% of Council Tax.
Chief Finance Officer James Deane has done well to steward those funds carefully, as we see that Govt reserves the ability to squeeze up the 0.4% baseline in future.
The PR claim that the increase is moderate is risible - The party of low taxation is increasing Dacorum's Council Tax by the maximum allowed, short of a referendum: 2.99% and all without (since 2015) going to the people in a substantial or truly indicative way, to see what they think of the priorities. The Referendum lock is prohibitive; also, unsurprisingly, controlled by Tories at Westminster.
What we want to hear is a frank acceptance that Local Government is being underfunded at all levels by the Conservative Central Government.
And let's have a willingness to give real voice to local people over their priorities – earlier in the next budget planning process.
Will it be like this next year in 2019, three months from Borough Election Day? Dacorum has elections only every four years, so next year will be judged more closely than this year. I wonder if the Council Tax will be increased by the maximum next year, when a de-facto referendum follows?
Indeed I propose we ought to address this and inject a proper degree of regular and consistent accountability to each annual budget - by electing Wards in thirds.
Some local budgetary choices have been made:
It is good to see that The Old Town Theatre (£419k), Adventure Playgrounds (£486k) and Recreation (£1.3m) are at least retaining some funding; In scrutiny I supported the attempts to re-think how the Adventure Playgrounds are used in winter months after and before the half-terms.
Perhaps Neighbourhood Action can use them to co-ordinate better local organising in areas which don't have Parish or Town Councils? ... view the full minutes text for item 18.
Council Tax Declaration 2018/19 PDF 126 KB
To be considered subsequent to agenda item 7.3
1) It be noted that the Cabinet, at its meeting on 12 December 2017, calculated the following amounts for the year 2018/19 in accordance with regulations made under Section 31B (3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended), as inserted by Section 74 of the Localism Act 2011:-
(a) 56,743.6 being the figure calculated by the Council in accordance with regulation 3 of The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012 as its Council Tax base for the year;
(b) the amounts in Table 1 of this report (Tax Base for each part of the Council's area to which one or more special items relate) being the amounts calculated by the Cabinet in accordance with regulation 6 The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012 as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in such parts;
2) the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2018/19 in accordance with Sections 31A and 31B and Sections 34 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended) (referred to as "the Act"):
(a) £144,363,422.14 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (2) of the Act, taking account of all precepts;
(b) £132,491,726.00 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (3) of the Act, including the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its General Fund in respect of redistributed Non-Domestic Rates and Revenue Support Grant;
(c) £11,872,110.38 being the amount by which the aggregate at 2)(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2)(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year;
(d) £209.22 being the amount at 2)(c) above, divided by 1)(a) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B (1) of the Act as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year;
(e) £778,169.14 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act;
(f) £195.51 being the amount at 2)(d) above, less the result given by dividing the amount at 2)(e) above by the amount at 1)(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates;
(g) Part of the Council's Area Band D
Hemel Hempstead 195.51
Aldbury 232.20
Berkhamsted 218.23
Bovingdon 224.07
Chipperfield 246.73
Flamstead 256.53
Flaunden 226.05
Great Gaddesden 214.82
Kings Langley 242.67
Little Gaddesden 225.81
Markyate 233.57
Nash Mills 218.51
Nettleden 218.90
Northchurch 211.07
Tring Rural 236.38
Tring Town 221.68
Wigginton 216.07
(Band D charge for Parish and District combined), being the amounts given by adding to the amount ... view the full minutes text for item 19.
Overview and Scrutiny referrals
There were no referrals from Overview & Scrutiny.
Changes to committee membership
To consider any proposals for changes to committee membership
There were no changes to committee membership.
Change to committee dates
To consider any proposals for changes to committee dates
That the Committee Timetable 2018/19 be approved and noted.
Committee timetable 2018-19 PDF 85 KB
To note the 2018/19 Committee Timetable
Exclusion of the Public
To consider passing a resolution in the following terms:
That, under section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded during the item in Part II of the Agenda for this meeting, because it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the public were present during this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as the report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of the companies bidding for the contract.
(Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraphs 3).
There were no items for consideration under exclusion of the public.
Call-in and Urgency Procedure
CA/006/18 - Construction of the Multi-Storey Car Park (MSCP) Berkhamsted – Award of Contract
Call-in can be disapplied where the decision is urgent; the decision will be urgent if any delay likely to be caused by the call-in process would seriously prejudice the Council's or the public's interests. The decision is an urgent one and therefore
should not be subject to call-in in order to enable the Council to award the contract and secure the contract price and the contractor for the works. In the absence of the Mayor (on leave), the deputy Mayor has agreed both that the decision proposed is reasonable in all the circumstances and that it is to be treated as a matter of urgency.
Cllr Williams advised of decision taken under urgency powers relating to the following;
CA/006/18 - Construction of the Multi-Storey Car Park (MSCP) Berkhamsted – Award of Contract


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The second item is a matter of photography. If you've heard of HDR photos, it stands for "High Dynamic Range". When a camera (or even your eye) looks at something bright, the details in the darker areas all look like black. Likewise, if there's a bright area in your field of vision, all of the lighter definition gets washed out. HDR photography involves taking multiple photos (usually 3 to 7) of the same scene, using different exposures. These are all blended into a single photo where the details aren't washed out. I'm not entirely sold on this technique for a couple of reasons. I'll bore the snot our of everyone with my thoughts on the subject at a later time.
The snow was so heavy that we had several smaller branches fall. You can see the boughs bending under the strain.
I took a couple of shots up and down the street and two over the deck. The third shot is my favorite though. The house looks really cool covered in snow, framed by the trees and the driveway light.
Meg wanted a couple of photos to show where they're located. The top left shot is from our bedroom window with the wide angle. About one third of these were taken with the 16-35mm wide angle, while the remainder were taken with the 100mm macro lens. It's in the file metadata.
Of course I had to get our St. Francis statue again this year. He's holding up reasonably well, but there's some evidence of crumbling. Meg planted some near the creek this year, so I tried to get a little artsy with those shots.
Again I was able to get a few candid shots of the gardener perusing her work. I like the last one... it's got a better sense of depth.
There's plenty here to enjoy so you don't even have to stop by our house, much less spend time in the yard.
Up in the second row we have a repeat performance from the Darth Maul lilly. I think the far right, top row is the Tiger Lilly.
The variegated (multi-colored) ones are my favorites.
In most of these shots, the critters stayed pretty still. That allows me to move around a little and keep trying to get closer. That's why most of these sequences sort of zoom in from left to right.
The bees were a different story. There were hundreds of them buzzing around at light speed. They were moving so quickly that only these two sort of worked out of the 3 dozen or so that I took. I think that pink stuff on their sides is what they're collecting.


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A man has been charged over alleged child porn found on his phone after going to police in Sydney's east over a separate matter.
Police say they had reason to seize the 47-year-old's phone after he attended Maroubra Police Station over an unrelated matter on Monday morning.
After allegedly finding child abuse material on the phone they later arrested him at a home in Malabar.
He was charged with possessing child abuse material and refused bail to appear at Waverley Local Court on Tuesday.


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"For the seller, they are giving up their home, where they have all these attachments. And for the buyer, it is about painting a picture of their new lives and then carrying them through the whole process to a positive result." -Sally Forster Jones
An investment in real estate has been seen as one of the most effective avenues for a dependable flow of income. If done right and executed well, it would be without a doubt, one of the most lucrative means for making a more than decent revenue. However, having a real estate investment by itself is in by no means a guarantee for profit. You need to ensure your properties, and investments get noticed first before you turn these potentially profitable ventures into metaphorical cash cows. In other words, you need to out yourself and your property out there. Do not expect prospective buyers to come stumbling across your property when you have not even let the word out yet.
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1.) Never plan on calling people later
At first glance, this might seem like unseemly and counter-intuitive advice but again, let us try to focus on buyers who are willing to buy the property then exploring every potential lead you have. Your assertiveness might be admirable, but you might want to channel that same forcefulness on your prospective clients that do want the property. In this regard, you will mitigate the chances of losing potential home buyers. Dedicate your time and efforts to those clients that have expressed interest in the property and never tell your visitors that you would call to follow up. Use the time you have at the open house to make a better impression and a stronger connection with your prospective clients. Remember, they are more likely to engage with you on a face-to-face basis. Furthermore, you would make more of an impact in person than you would be over the phone. Look for the potential home buyers that do not only express interest in the property but actually know what they are looking for. Determine if they wish to set up an appointment to talk further with you or if they would rather explore other properties that might be more suitable to them. In any case, you should never initiate the call unless you are prompted by a positive answer to the scenarios stated above. Be sure to hand out your calling card as an interested client would most likely give you a ring.
2.) Welcome visitors at the door
Most open houses do not have locked doors. After all, it is designated as an open house so having a locked door would go against the very purpose of conducting an open house. However, safety precautions and issues aside, you might want to impose a closed-door rule. Why? You want to ensure that the people walking in are indeed interested in the property and are not simply after the free snacks you have offered. Imposing a locked door rule would effectively let you filter out the potential guests that would walk into the home. Sure, it might seem unconventional, but at the very least, you would be assured that everyone who walks into the door has an interest in the property in one way or another. Besides, locking your doors and greeting your prospective buyers at the door is also one way to engage with each and every one of them in person and minimize the possibility of inviting crooks into the property.
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Rustic Woodland Succulent Garden
Rustic, woodsy, and right on trend for the holidays. Our planted garden of assorted succulents arrives with fresh evergreens, dried berries and dusted pinecones in a rustic, white birch planter. Full of festive fragrance, texture and color, it makes a perfect centerpiece for the holiday table.


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And the pairings have been made! There are two tribes already with Boston Rob and Russell the unofficial or maybe official leaders of each. Interesting though, the two tribes were already made. BR/Andria and Russ/Meghan picked buffs out of a hat for their tribe alliance.
OMETEPE (orange) Tribe: ZAPATERA (purple) Tribe: REDEMPTION ISLAND
Boston Rob Russell
Andrea David
Ralph is all excited because "they ain't never had a dumb ass to win this, 'ah they?" Awesome – first quote of the season! And Matt is trying to be more like his saviour. It's all happening.
Mike is an Iraq war veteran. They are in Nicaragua again. Oooh...here come Boston Rob and Russell. Some dude is wearing a formal suit. This season is a ratings grab. Stephanie is going to try and get Russ on her side because she doesn't want to be out.
Francesca believes that they are both trouble makers and they aren't there to help them out. Steve is the only one that really welcomed Russell and Stephanie did too. Boston Rob's team was all aflutter when he picked the buff putting him on their team.
They found out about Redemption Island rules. They have to take care of themselves while they are out there. When there are two people out there, they have to battle it out and the one who loses ends up going home. At some point in the game, they are going to bring back the person from Redemption Island and they are back in it.
Russell is already talking about being the leader of the group and telling everyone what to do. Awesome. He's not going to sabotage anything this year. Now they better get to building their shelter because there is going to be a lot of rain.
Ralph the farmer is going to build a decent shack. Now they are going to call him "Steal Wool" and Mike is all excited. He said that Ralph had the most impressive Man Sweater he has ever seen. Awesome!
Matt believes that it really is a blessing that Boston Rob is on the tribe. He said that their group might as well be called Tribe Bliss. Natalie feels a sense of comfort with Boston Rob on her tribe. They are all afraid of what it would feel like if Russell were there.
Andrea quite nearly cut her own foot off. She then tried to tell this guy that was giving her some good advise. She said that she used to live on a farm and knew what she was doing. I was scared. This annoying guy used to be a federal agent. Because he was a federal agent he's honest. His name is Phillip. He also has seven sisters and so he loves women. Great. No one cares about him and they are already annoyed.
Kristina is already out there looking for the immunity idol. Boston Rob is going to try and keep people away from there so she can look for the clue. She wants this idol already! Five girls and four guys. Boston Rob is trying to set something up so they don't get picked away one guy at a time - not likely.
Phillip and Rob are male lions and they are sizing each other up. Kristina and Phillip are aligning already.
Cute little ant eater was watching and a little lizard walked across the water. Sweet.
Russell and Stephanie are going to work together. He's her Parvati. He wants her to get to merge and then they will coast.
David and Mike are talking lots and they are getting ready to get rid of Russell before they have even talked to him. I think they might be on to something. However, I just worry that as soon as they vote him and he's on the island he's going to start kicking butt against anyone else who goes out there. This would be great for Russell because he wouldn't have the social ignorance working against him. And, you are pretty much free on Redemption from a lot of votes and it's all on you to get through the next round. I hope they work that to their advantage if they want someone out of the game for sure...they could pick someone they actually like to head out there to beat the person on the island...that's a good strategy I think.
Kristina doesn't want Boston Rob around very long. It would be ideal if Boston Rob and Russell were out on Redemption Island they could have their ratings grab with them battling it out all on their own. Kristina is ready to dig up the whole island to find the idol. She's looking everywhere. She's all pokey right away. I hope she finds it. OH MAN. She found it! Awesome. Then she buried it somewhere else. I hope she doesn't forget where she put it. Francesca, Phillip, and Kristina are talking with each other. He's all nosey and huge attitude and telling them that they need to answer his questions. He's annoying. He just wants the last word all the time, maybe he's going to be the one gone.
First challenge looks difficult. The team that wins, wins fire. The team that loses sends their first person to Redemption Island.
Purple is in the lead initially. Orange is getting yelled at by Jeff. The Purple team is much stronger (Russell's team). Zapatera (purple) are working on the puzzle before orange tribe (Ometepe Boston Rob) made it to the puzzle before purple finished it. Ometepe were able to work together quite well. Russell's tribe was able to finish it before Orange! Awesome.
Who's going to be the first on Redemption Island? I can't even guess. I hope it's Rob. He can be out there for a long time and then they'll get their showoff out there on Redemption Island. Ashley was all upset because she is worried that she let Boston Rob down. Kristina told Francesca that she has the idol. She's ready to get the idol out there already! She's kind of crazy. I would keep it because Rob could come back into the game. She wants the girls to vote for her and then take out Rob. Francesca thinks that they need to keep Rob in the game. She thinks they should vote out Natalie instead. Kristina is going to think about it. Kristina is pretty cocky right now. Rob now wants to target the strongest women in the game Francesca and then Kristina. I'm not sure who he will vote for. Rob already thinks they have the immunity idol. He's telling them to split the vote and EVERYONE is all smitten with him. Now Phillip is explaining the crapout of the emotional game. Kristina is dragging his butt out on the beach to show him the hidden idol. She doesn't trust him and she told him anyhow.
God, Phillip, put your pants back on. Your fuchsia tighties are creepin' me out.
People keep on focusing on 'going home' but they aren't going home. Phillip is such a ...such a something I really shouldn't say or type. I don't care that you are a 'former special agent.' He outed her immunity idol right then and there. Wow. This is nuts. Phillip needs to go very soon because he's a loose cannon. Why does Rob get to call all the shots! OH MY GOD I hate this season so far. Just use it! Don't give the idol to ROB! I'm so stressed out. This is nuts. Phillip is tense. Kristina decided to NOT use her idol. Smart Girl. Francesca is now on her way to Redemption Island. They also got flint so they can start a fire when they head back to camp. I can't believe Rob tried to get Kristina to give him the immunity idol and if she were to have given it to him, she could have stayed in the game. I'm so glad she didn't give him the idol.
Well, this year is going to be great. I have been pushed and pulled emotionally in so many directions all in just one hour.
Until next week.


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This is not a competition, rather a program designed for all hard-working pianists – from the earliest beginner through the most accomplished young artist. The requirements for the category determine eligibility for that particular level.
Through the Annual Piano Auditions, the MEA's mission is to:
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A couple Sundays ago, I accompanied my lovely wife and daughter to the mall in Omaha. Ugh. There's nothing for a man there, and only a couple options that won't cause downright pain. I debated, then zigged left to the Apple Store, rather than zagging right to Scheel's. I found myself ogling Apple Watches instead of bicycle accessories and fly rods.
I suppose I was ripe for the picking. I've always been a watch-wearer, and the Apple Watch proved to be less bulky in person than it looked in photos. The friendly associate said, "You should try it on." I swallowed hook, line, and sinker. A few minutes later I stumbled out the door, dazed, carrying a little white bag. They just make it too doggone easy.
After a couple of weeks, I actually like my impulse purchase. It's great to get notifications on my Apple Watch of incoming text messages and emails. I don't have to dig for my iPhone. I can discretely glance at my watch during meetings without disrupting things. At home, my iPhone can stay on counter or plugged into the charger, but I can still get check my emails and messages while puttering in the garage or out on the deck, or just kicked-back across the room.
I've only answered one phone call on my Apple Watch. It worked fine on both ends of the call, although I was alone in a quiet room at the time. I was hoping no one would walk by and see me channelling Dick Tracy. (How badly does this reference date me?)
The Apple Watch experience has me thinking about more sophisticated public safety applications for wearable technology. At one time, I thought Google Glass might be a breakthrough in this regard. Now, I think the smartwatch has good potential for doing things like delivering the patient's vital signs to the paramedic's wrist; or the tornado warning, the wanted bulletin, and the critical incident alert. I can see the potential of location-based information like that served up from P3i, delivered to the user on a wearable device.
It's not just a pipe dream. I already have an application that sends notifications to me about certain types of major incidents. I get the alerts to my iPhone and now on my Apple Watch, too. It tickles my wrist to let me know of an emergency response like this one on Wednesday, and it usually does so several seconds before the 911 center has even been able to say the words on the radio necessary to dispatch the responders to the incident. You'll be hearing more about this on my blog and in the local news in coming weeks.


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General News of Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Source: Starr FM
Workers of the Produce Buying Company (PBC) are currently demonstrating on the premises of the company at Dzorwulu in Accra.
According to the staff, the company whose main stay is the buying of cocoa, has not bought cocoa for a long time, a move they believe threatens the survival of the firm.
The staff are calling for a change in management accusing the current management of incompetence.
According to Starr News' Emmanuel Gbikpo who is at the company's offices, all staff are currently draped in red as sign of anger and displeasure at the way the company is being managed.
The leadership of the working force is set to address the media on their specific concerns later in the day.
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