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Rubicon Ranch is a collaborative and innovative crime serial set in the desert community of Rubicon Ranch and is being written online by the authors of Second Wind Publishing. Seven authors are involved in the current story — Rubicon Ranch: Necropieces.
Residents of Rubicon Ranch are finding body parts scattered all over the desert. Who was the victim and why did someone want him so very dead? Everyone in this upscale housing development is hiding something. Everyone has an agenda. Everyone's life will be different after they have encountered the Rubicon. Rubicon Ranch, that is.
Although some of the characters were introduced in Rubicon Ranch: Riley's Story, a previous collaboration, Rubicon Ranch: Necropieces is a stand-alone novel. A new chapter is posted every Monday.
We hope you will enjoy seeing the story develop as we write it. Whodunit? No one knows, not even the writers, and we won't know until the very end!
Chapter 21: Leia Menendez
by Claire Collins
Leia's heart pounded in her ears. She slid down the kitchen door to the cool tile floor. The sweat soaking her tanktop chilled against her skin in the air conditioning. Maisey's dark eyes watched from under the safety of the table.
She vacillated between excitement at finally getting what she came for and hyperventilation at finally getting what she came for. She'd slipped into the Sinclair house through the same door the creepy Morris spinoff had exited. She'd found Morris's stash, and left a present in exchange for taking what belonged to her.
She took deep breaths, trying to calm herself and cease the uncontrollable shaking of her hands. It didn't work. She launched herself off the floor to vomit in the trashcan under the sink, the pictures in her hand dropping to the floor as she went.
Her hands started to shake again and she gripped the countertop for support. With a deep breath, she turned from the counter to gather the photos from the floor. Many of them fell face up. Leia found herself looking at the images that she never wanted to see to begin with. Two girls, a younger version of an innocent Leia and the beautiful blonde, her best friend, Jasmine. Jaz. Tears slipped down Leia's cheeks but she didn't bother to wipe them off. She found herself on her hands and knees, sliding the pictures into a pile. There was an elbow here, a knee there. A breast. Jaz's face, her eyes glassy, her face rubbery and unresponsive. Leia's face the way it was before she began the series of plastic surgeries.
Some of the photos were blessedly face down. The writing on the back of the photos showed their names and ages. Both were lies they told to get the job. She became Ashley Smith, age 19 and Jaz became Brandy Miller, age 20. In reality, they both had all of the worldy charm and thoughts of the 16 year-olds they were. They thought they could break into the world of modeling and acting by responding to an ad. At the audition, they signed papers saying they were over 18 and the agent sent them for a photo shoot for a book cover.
They drove Jaz's car for an hour to get to the address the agent gave them. The house was little more than a shack but Leia and Jaz didn't know enough to turn around when they felt nervous about the neighborhood. They were willing to make sacrifices to follow their dreams. Then they met Morris Sinclair and his photographer.
Leia's skin crawled as she remembered the first time she saw Morris and the way he eyed the girls. She scooped more photos into the pile as her stomach threatened to unload again.
They were each offered a soda and the photographer talked to them. Morris only leered. Within a short time of arriving, the girls relaxed. Leia thought she was becoming comfortable with the men but later, she realized the sodas were drugged.
They started posing for the photos. They were laughing and excited about the photo shoot. More sodas came from somewhere but the taste changed, becoming more bitter than sweet. They forgot all about the sparse furnishings and unease. They forgot almost everything. Leia wishes she could forget everything now.
Before the photo session was over, she and Jaz went from posing for the pictures to being posed. Leia remembered enough to know that she didn't want to do a lot of it but her body wasn't under her control. The sex began with her and the photographer. She didn't know how it started but she recalled being mortified that he was suddenly on her and they were all naked except Morris. She wasn't sure how it happened. She tried to stop but everything proceeded despite her protests. She wasn't even sure if her pleas were out loud or only in her head. Another flash of reality involved her and Jaz while the photographer watched. Morris took the pictures most of the time. Leia wasn't sure who was taking the pictures when Morris forced Jaz to perform a sex act on him. The next real thing Leia remembered was waking up in the house on the stained mattress, a small pile of cash on the floor. Everyone was gone except her and Jaz. She was afraid Jaz was dead because her breathing was so shallow that it was barely perceptible. She just wanted to get out of there. She managed to get Jaz up and out of the house. Leia drove the car back to her house even though she didn't have a driver's license. She couldn't take Jaz home. Her parents would collapse to the floor and call in as many expensive psychiatrists and therapists as they could find. They'd never let Jaz see Leia again.
No one would bat an eye at two stoned girls at Leia's house. Her mom succumbed to cancer when she was seven and after that, her dad only worked and drank. There was no one else.
She scooped up more pictures. Thank God she got them out of that house before the police began their search. She had scooted out the back door as Moody answered the front door.
A picture of a smiling Jaz. So young and full of life. Leia ran her fingertip over the photo. Jaz couldn't handle what happened to them. Six months after they were drugged and raped, Jaz committed suicide using the gun Leia's dad kept under the couch cushion.
Leia ran. She had her mother's beauty and she used it to support herself. She knew what she had that would make money… and make money she did. She was an excellent actress. The years of plastic surgeries transformed her look enough to make her Tara Windsor's twin and once she completed cleaning up the Morris mess, she would dispose of Tara Windsor and step right into her shoes.
She slid the last picture over to put it in the pile. It was the head shot she submitted to the agent to get the book cover job. Angry at her young smiling self, she flipped the photo over, the words on the back grabbing her attention. She read them, then dropped the photo and curled into the fetal position on the kitchen floor.
Ashley Smith- 19
Leia Menendez – 16
AKA – Tara Windsor look alike


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I have to write something about this and not just leave it muddled in the words of others on the internets. I have seen and heard public discussion of my past involving Microcosm Publishing and Joe Biel. A lot of things have been said; some true, some not. Some things, like the discussion of Microcosm in the We Make Zines forum, I heard about but refused to read or respond because sometimes I just don't have the energy to deal with it. Some people have criticized me, think I'm crazy or think that the issues I have are only based on a vendetta or a personal attack. I have seen people I know, and some that I don't (and didn't ask for their help), advocating for me. This has made me feel simultaneously anxious about what strangers have to say but, also supported in the zine community that I love.
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Former CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson could not pursue her line of questioning on many interesting stories because her sources in The White House or her own bosses at CBS were interested in advocating their side, not revealing the truth. Attkisson says this and more in her new book, Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington.
The New York Post gives us many details:
"Many in the media," Attkisson writes, "are wrestling with their own souls: They know that ObamaCare is in serious trouble, but they're conflicted about reporting that. Some worry that the news coverage will hurt a cause that they personally believe in. They're all too eager to dismiss damaging documentary evidence while embracing, sometimes unquestioningly, the Obama administration's ever-evolving and unproven explanations."
One of her bosses had a rule that conservative analysts must always be labeled conservatives, but liberal analysts were simply "analysts." "And if a conservative analyst's opinion really rubbed the supervisor the wrong way," says Attkisson, "she might rewrite the script to label him a 'right-wing' analyst."
She says she asked by Katie Couric about a possible interview with Attorney General Eric Holder on the Fast and Furious scandal. Attkisson, who had done many reports on that subject, said it should be a relevant interview, but after that weekend (without a Couric interview on air) the network began cancelling her stories, saying she had reported everything already. Attkisson wonders if Holder ordered CBS to stop talking about it.
She also believes the Obama administration had someone hack her laptop to listen to her and plant classified documents on her hard drive, possibly intending to use them to prosecute her as needed.


text: For something entirely different here are 15 street artists from Denver who happen to be women. What used to be called Graffiti is now street art. I used to be appalled whenever I saw Graffiti. I have to admit that I am not something of a fan of this exuberant art form. Sometimes it is awful and sometimes wonderful like most art but if there is a blank wall why not fill it with colorful forms?


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By Kabir Muhammad
Abuja – Mr Abdullahi Attah, the Executive Chairman, Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT IRS), says that the Service generated over a million unique Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs) for Abuja residents within three months.
Attah stated this at a press conference on Monday in Abuja, adding that the Service was in the process of registering other taxpayers and agents.
According to him, the Service would soon commence sending bulk text messages and emails to confirm the validation of taxpayers' registration details and inform registered taxpayers of their TINs.
He also said that the exercise would put in place a verifiable and foolproof taxpayer database that guaranteed efficient tax administration, based on the principles of accountability and transparency.
"The bulk text messages and emails contain basic taxpayer registration information and request each taxpayer to quote the taxpayer's identification number in all communications with the Service.
"It is one of its kinds in the country and expected to change the face of taxation by according unique and personal recognition to every taxpayer in the FCT, whether employed or self-employed.
"FCT-IRS is committed to serving the taxpayers in a most conducive manner and will continue to improve their satisfaction and confidence,'' he said.
He also said that the overall objective of the exercise was to leverage on ICT and employ world class, end to end automated tax administration platform.
Attah said that the process would enable taxpayers to pay, process and print their tax clearance certificates from the comfort of their homes or offices.
"We intend partnership with the private sector. We are currently reviewing about 400 proposals from various consultants, including ICT companies.
"We will follow due process to select suitably qualified IT partners for the deployment of the latest IT infrastructure in order to entrench efficiency and tax compliance in the FCT.
The chairman said the Service had also developed robust taxpayer database where unique TINs were assigned to every identified taxpayer in FCT.
On how much tax the Service has so far collected this year, he said N12.1 billion was realised from January to March.
He also said that N146 billion would be generated in taxes and other related matters in 2018.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Service was established by virtue of FCT-IRS Act No. 10 of 27 of 2015, charged with the responsibility of assessing, collecting and accounting for the revenues accruable to the FCT. (NAN)


text: Learn Spanish with Excelerate SPANISH, a Homeschool Curriculum Review Learning a foreign language is very important in our family. Recently, we had the opportunity to review Excelerate SPANISH Streaming from Excelerate SPANISH, and it's a great way introduce your family to a great homeschool Spanish program. Why Learn A Foreign Language?Familiarizing yourself with other languages and cultures is a great way to grow as a person and explore the world! Over... Read More Share


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In episode 78, we're scrambling to save the present by sending dreams to the past in hopes of changing the desolate future, our present.
Dreams of Tomorrow, designed by Phillip Perry, is a 1-6 player set-collecting game in which you will move around a rondel, weaving dreams together to create a final dream sequence. DREAM ON YALL.
Dreams of Tomorrow is currently on Kickstarter! Find out more about this game and the campaign by visiting: http://weirdgiraffe.games/DreamsKS13
Intro and outro: Rainbow Street by Scott Holmes
Playthrough: Toys by Steve Combs


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Garden Update February 2016
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I have corn! It has been a difficult summer this year and I didn't think that I would have anything out of the garden this season but as of today I have four cobs.
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Repurpose - Reuse - Recycle
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A monthly post to (hopefully) inspire you to look at old things in a new way.
Old Furniture, New Uses
Turn an old dresser into a wine rack.
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FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 381, James Koukios on recent anti-corruption developments
In this episode I visit with Morrison and Foerster partner James Koukios on the firm's January and February Top Ten international anti-corruption cases, issues and developments. In this episode we discuss the following:
- PDVSA and related indictments/issues/enforcement actions and the push from the business community to attack corruption from the demand side, as opposed to a FCPA-supply side.
- In February 2018, two FCPA-related civil RICO suits were filed. While FCPA-related plaintiff suits are increasingly common, they more often take the form of shareholder derivative actions or securities fraud class actions. What are the implications if any for the compliance professional?
- The implications of Digital Realty Trust from the (former) DOJer perspective.This decision may well be a mixed bag for companies with a short term win translating into long-term negative consequences.
- Canadian DPA initiative and the working relationship between anti-bribery prosecutors in the US and Canada.
- Petrobras shareholder settlement-outlier or harbinger of things to come. We explore if the unique set of facts led to the settlement or will it mean more and similar actions.
- Declinations in January and February-what if anything do they communicate to the compliance practitioner, particularly in light of the new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy announced by the Justice Department in late 2017.
For further reading see the Morrison and Foerster, Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for January 2018 and Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2018
In this episode, James Koukios returns for an update on the top 10 developments in anti-corruption from Jan/Feb.Click to tweet


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Our History
The Hellenic Initiative Australia is a national, not-for-profit organisation established in 2015 to respond to the profound social impact of the prolonged economic crisis in Greece.
Australia was the first diaspora community to form a local chapter of The Hellenic Initiative, which was co-founded in 2012 by Darwin-born Andrew N Liveris AO, former Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company.
It is a unique organisation, uniting and empowering Greek Australians and Philhellenes across Australia to work together for a common cause: supporting Greece's recovery and renewal.
Since 2015, The Hellenic Initiative Australia has committed more than AU$730,000 to programs in Greece, thanks to the generosity of individuals donors and organisations throughout Australia.
Australian host companies have provided further in-kind support of more than AU$890,000 through their generous support for young Greeks participating in our Internship Program.
Through our partner charities in Greece, The Hellenic Initiative Australia has helped provide millions of meals and in-kind goods and services to people in need, supported the homeless, equipped regional hospitals to provide lifesaving care for children and funded preventive and specialist medical care for people living in remote islands.
Our Volunteering Program, launched in 2017, has provided all Australians travelling in Greece an opportunity to be a part of Australia's relief efforts on the ground with our partner charities.
Through events held across the country, The Hellenic Initiative Australia has raised awareness of the ongoing hardship and challenges caused by the crisis in Greece.
The Hellenic Initiative Australia is committed to increasing Australian participation in this global effort to build a strong and sustainable future for Greece.
The Hellenic Initiative Ltd (ABN 28 604 033 016) is a company limited by guarantee.
The Hellenic Initiative Australia Foundation (ABN 99 623 313 888), is a Public Benevolent Institution registered with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission and endorsed by the Australia Tax office as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR).
Our auditor is William Buck.


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When this functionality was originally released in Rubicon (March 2014), the process was a response to many pilots in the game who have frequently asked for the ability to paint their ship.
The current version of this process involves a pilot going to the New Eden Store and redeeming Aurum for a blueprint. The prices are not too bad, and for the ability of painting your ship a worthy trade of that Aurum that is sitting on your account. Let's be honest, there are many of you still with 5,500 Aurum on your account(s). I have never been that interested in purchasing clothing or accessories for my pilots. But, painting my ship, I can get on board with that.
Now, ever since the feature was released in 2014, there have been two complaints from the player base. One has been addressed, the other has not been clarified as of today.
Super Kerr-Induced Nanocoating, it was cute watching CCP Mimic try to say that like 5 times fast.
First, players have looked for the ability to apply the paint scheme to a ship multiple times. The current functionality only allows you to apply the paint to a single hull. Once that ship blows up the paint scheme is gone forever, until you purchase a new blueprint. The process discussed by CCP FoxFour yesterday will change this from a single use blueprint to an unlimited use license. And, if you happen to have multiple license for a hill you can switch between them via the fitting process.
Second, players who have assembled ships with rigs applied cannot currently paint their ships. The process today requires a packaged ship for the industry interface. Since the new process will take place via the fitting window this "should" now be available. We will need to wait for the Dev Blog when we are closer to the release of this feature.
I for one have never really saw a use for me personal to spend my Aurum on anything within the New Eden store, until the original paint program was released last year. However, due to the single use application I have only used this once and that was on a hill which I felt had a strong chance of night dying:
Naglfar FTW
Again, CCP Seagull and the entire Development team continues to show a vision and plan to continually improve this wonderful game. Now, there is finally a reason to empty my Aurum wallet!
Update: Edited as YouTube video of this episode is now available.
Update: Edited as YouTube video of this episode is now available.


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Fresh starts never arrive ahead of time and are usually there for a good reason. It's an opportunity to sort through the everyday accumulation and pick what you'd like to keep and leave behind the things of little or no value. One of my aspirations is journaling. I like this activity for two reasons. One, it's interesting and revealing to look back and read my old thoughts and opinions with the knowledge of how it all turned out. I imagine a whole life of journals, detailing daily nuances, recounting memories of special times of joy and those times which caused pain and how I dealt with it. I imagine how this could benefit me into the future. But I know myself and know that I'm more inclined to get on with the present day. So my journal writing has been sporadic but there have been times over the years where I have shown discipline and clarity of vision.
The second reason I like the practice of journaling are the tools. Book making, special papers, writing instruments and making art journals with images, text and graphics combine so many types of creativity. I was completely intrigued with books made by Kari Kruempel (whom I met a couple of years ago when she was an artist at a Bloomington (Minnesota) Center for Arts Gifts in the Gallery). Kari makes art journals out of old books. I was especially taken with a volume titled, Out of the Dark. I could imagine filling the pages with testimony which leads one to an improved life, a higher road and when the pages are filled there would be a certain purpose; fulfilling and true.
An avid writer and journalist, Kari begins each day with a cup of coffee and her journal. She says she journals to wake up, clear her mind, reflect, plan her day and try out designs and techniques. She regards her journals and those she creates as sacred places of safety, comfort, regeneration, exploration, and revelation. Kari began to do book art because she simply needed more journals for herself. She began by decorating the outsides of notebooks with things she couldn't quite throw away—the deed to her first car, notes from friends, scraps of ribbon and lace. Kari progressed to gutting discarded books with titles that she finds interesting—The Ruined City, Death's Old Sweet Song, Needful Things—and fills them with blank pages. She uses a variety of paper types, folding and grouping them into signatures. She re-sews the pages back into the book but not before it has received the creative touch.
On the first page of the books, Kari pastes an out of context excerpt from its former contents. "A good case could be made for the proposition that 1966 was the year the world began to go mad." Or in the case of Out of the Dark, the journal begins with "This is how it happened." What an excellent opportunity to provide one's own accounting of events! Not only are the books rich in visual interest, but the manner in which they invite you to tell your story is provocative. Snippets of past conversation by the original author are like old thoughts and ideas. A metaphor for touching your past but letting the new ideas flow through.
The books come from Goodwill, flea markets, library sales; anywhere Kari finds a book with an interesting title. Kari made this book block from hand torn, water stressed paper. The cover flowers are crochet and the inside cover uses a copy of an original pen and watercolor drawing. She gives credit to the authors and publishers on the last page of each book. Each of her books is one of a kind with treatments that embellish the original subject of the book. Kari has also made books out of other recycled materials such as upholstery and wallpaper samples, handkerchiefs, diskettes, CDs, old photographs, and birch bark. While she is working on a book, she'll often place an in-process project in a readily visible place on her work table until the next steps in their development become apparent. Not infrequently she'll revisit projects after their "completion" in a few weeks or months discovering changes or enhancements.
Kari has always loved the art of the written word and as she says, "doggedly pursued" it through raising children, a full time work career and purported constructive criticism. Under the pseudonym, Katharine Snow Kari published stories in Minnesota Monthly, Architrave, A Woman's Place, and Gypsy Cab. Kari has also won local (Minnesota) awards for her writing: second place in Minnesota Monthly's first Tamarack competition (short story), second place in the second annual White Bear Arts Council Literary Competition (short story), and Whittier Writers' Workshop greeting card contest (poetry).


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Stairs can be challenging for all of us at times, and if you are elderly or disabled they may be nearly impossible to negotiate unaided.
Value stairlifts are a UK company that have been established for over 6 years and provide their customers with a full range of indoor and outdoor stairlifts and the latest homelift available in the UK.
Every home is unique in its requirements, thats why Value Stairlifts offer free home estimates. Its just a matter of filling in the enquiry form on their site or you can give them a call on 0800 587 0759


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Ryan's Blueprints
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A status update and another preview video of the new version are now available!
How could you upload your blueprint? Mine have an unidentified ending.
I turned it into a 7zip.
Thank you, but I think I'll wait for an update.
No problem. The Blueprint format has been correctly adjusted again, so everything is fine now.
That is ok, take your time and have fun!
Alright, this whole thread can be taken down if needed, as I won't be adding to it any more. Here's my thinking; I originally thought it would be convenient to have all my blueprints in one place. However, I've realized that this could get very disorganized. Let's say I submit five blueprints. Then, one day, I make an alternative to my first one, and then submit a sixth blueprint, and give an alternative to #2 and 4, and then 7 through ten, etc. That gets messy, I personally don't like sifting through stuff, so I can't expect others to. So, from now on, I'm doing one thread per blueprint.
You got a good idea!
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If you have foul water originating from your water heater follow Water Heater Repair Milwaukee's instructions below to get your water smelling and tasting much better.
The Causes of Milwaukee Water Heater Smells?
According to Soquel Creek Water District, "The smell is the result of four factors that must all be present for the odor to develop. These factors include:
- A high concentration of sulfate in the raw water
- Sulfate reducing bacteria, non-toxic to humans (sulfate is reduced to a sulfide state by the bacteria)
- Little or no dissolved oxygen in the water
- Hydrogen (a component of water which may be present due to water conditions reacting with the anode)" Read more: http://www.soquelcreekwater.org/content/how-get-rid-odor-water
The most usual reason for hot water smell is germs in the water system.
This is more prevalent in houses that make use of well water and cities that make use of wells as their water source.
Setting your water heater temperature at 140 degrees or above must help minimize germs growth.
The best ways to get rid of foul water.
The directions are for cleaning your water heater with chlorine bleach (clorox).
Shut off the electric or gas supply to the tank.
Turn off the cold water supply to the tank.
Open the hot side of the kitchen faucet to allow air to get in the tank.
Attach a yard hose to the drain valve and drain water heater.
Close the drain valve.
Now you need a way to obtain the bleach into the tank.
If your water heater has a flexable line where cold water gets in the tank, unscrew the line from the tank.
If not, remove the pressure relief valve. An aspect could be removed from an electric water heater.
Utilize a funnel to pour the bleach into the opening.
Use 5 ounces of bleach for every gallon of the tank capacity.
Example – A 50 gallon water heater would need 250 ounces of bleach (about 2 gallons).
Reinstall the water line or relief line.
Refill the tank with water.
Close the hot side of the kitchen faucet as quickly as all the air is out of the line.
Run all hot water fixtures (including the dishwasher and clothing washer) up until you smell bleach.
The concept is to kill the germs in the water lines also.
Let the water stand in the water heater tank and water lines undisturbed for two to three hours.
Drain your tank once more and refill it. Let it set undisturbed for 30 minutes and drain the one more time.
Refill the tank. Open all the hot water fixtures and let them run till the odor of bleach is gone consisting of the dishwasher and garments washer.
Gas Water Heaters
Relight the water heater pilot light.
Electric Water Heaters
Turn the power back on.
If the drain valve congests when your tring to drain the tank go to the flush hot water heater page to see exactly how to replace the drain valve with a ball valve.
You may have to repeat this treatment more than as soon as however normally one time takes care of smelly water or water heater odor.
Also, by changing ones anode rods, and even the type used can do the trick as the following video illustrates:
More Resources
Controlling Odors in Hot Water Heaters – City of Fellsmere
Solving rotten-egg odor in water heaters


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Paris - Ile De France
Le Pouce de Cesar sculpture - La Defense
Le Pouce de César - monumental sculpture
Le Pouce is a monumental sculpture representing the thumb of the sculptor César Baldaccini.
You'll find it in La Défense district, on Place Carpeaux behind the CNIT tower and next to the Grande Arche de la Defense.
César made the first cast of his thumb in 1965 for a Parisian art gallery on the occasion of an exhibition on the theme of the hand.
This first thumb was 40cm high and was in pink translucent plastic.
It raised 1.2 million euros at the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC).
The huge success of this original work therefore encouraged César to reproduce his thumb in different sizes, colors and materials.
You'll find them all around the world (Marseille, Koblenz, Seoul...)
The EPAD (Etablissement Public pour l'Aménagement de la Défense -public establishment for the development of La Défense) commissioned the sculptor with another Pouce.
Le Pouce on Place Carpeaux is 12m high and weighs 18 tons.
It is in cast iron and is the most massive of all the thumbs César produced.
It was unveiled on June 16, 1994.
César created this sculpture from an enlarged molding of his own thumb using the 3-D pantographic technique.
The pantograph is an instrument that allows reproducing volumes at any scale while maintaining the proportions between the original and its copy.
The result is quite impressive!
Indeed, the enlargement of the fingerprints and skin details is so precise that we clearly distinguish all the anatomical details of the thumb.
Le Pouce de César represents only the finger's last two phalanges; it stands vertical and has an obvious phallic symbolism.
But most of all, the thumb is the finger that allows us to grip; this power differentiates us from other animal species and therefore reflects our superiority.
César Baldaccini
César Baldaccini (1921-1998) was commonly known by his first name.
He considered himself as a Nouveau Realiste artist.
This movement emerged in 1960 and took its roots in the Surrealist movement of the 1920s; it processed, recycled and transcended the nature of everyday objects.
His friends, Jean Tinguely and his wife Nikki de Saint Phalle, joined him in this movement.
One of their most famous art pieces is the Fontaine Stravinsky by the Centre Pompidou.
You'll find César's tomb in Montparnasse Cemetery
Directions: Place Carpeaux, Puteaux, 92800
Metro: Esplanade de la Défense on Line 1 or RER A
Coordinates Le Pouce: Lat 48.892969 - Long 2.237915
Chateau de Raray, the setting for Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast movie
Saint-Blaise-des-Simples Chapel, Jean Cocteau's burial-place
Sorbonne Chapel and Cardinal de Richelieu tomb
Villa Seurat, a showcase of Modernist architecture
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|Norah Jones
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|Geetali Norah Shankar
|30 Mairch 1979
Brooklyn, New York Ceety, U.S.
|Grapevine, Texas, U.S.
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Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Jones Shankar; Mairch 30, 1979)[1] is an American sangster, sangwriter an actress. Throuoot her career, Jones haes wan numerous awairds an haes sauld mair nor 50 million albums warldwide.[2] Billboard named her the tap jazz airtist o the 2000–2009 decade. She haes wan nine Grammy Awairds an wis 60t on Billboard magazine's airtists o the 2000–2009 decade chairt.[3]
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- ↑ Dilworth, Thomas J. (July 6, 2007). "What's Next for Norah Jones?". ABC News. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
Shankar officially changed her name to Norah Jones when she was 16, and has been using it ever since.
- ↑ "Grammy Stars Make Beeline for Korea". The Chosun Ilbo. October 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Artists of the Decade". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- 1979 births
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century American sangsters
- 21st-century guitarists
- 21st-century pianists
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Physical fitness and the church
Going to the gym and going to church are very similar, as I have said in a previous post where I talked about how getting into shape physically took me some time. In fact, it seems like as life goes on and time ebbs by, we more and more want to take on less and less - whether or not it is good for us.
At key moments in life, people tend to "wake up" to the realization that healthy eating and exercise is actually important. And all too often at the end of life people realize, to late, that relationships and people are important, particularly family.
All too often we get in ruts where we feel like we need some kind of change for the better. These "better" changes often entail a job search (and subsequent search for the cost of another degree), looking into a gym, and looking to be more "spiritual." There seems to be a relative understanding that exercise will make you feel better and a more simple life with yoga or some kind of meditation or spiritual discipline can make life more meaningful.
Let's consider three particular ideas of the desire to get out of a life rut: desire for positive change, better health, and to be a better person.
Positive Change
Quite often we end up in a place in our lives when we want some kind of positive change. Haven't you? Nailing down what exactly the change is can be elusive, but the desire for something different is palpable. Either the job isn't going well, the relationship, the friendships, the lack of time for fun, or the finances getting in the way of being able to do just about anything.
Whatever the reason, we often end up in a place where we just need something positive to happen. That's really it isn't it? What we truly want is for something good to end up happening to us. The root of what we desire is not so much positive change, but to feel more happiness or joy ever single day. And we get to a point, quite often, where we feel like we need to make something happen in order to feel happier.
Once the realization of wanting to feel happier and have more positivity in life, we begin to weed out the Facebook friends list and join a gym. The thought process is usually something like, "time to get rid of all this negativity from all these negative people filling up my FB wall with nonsense and get my &*^ in shape." The desire is to clear the head and do more physical exercise and become one of those "happy people" who are in shape and seem to have great times.
That thought leads to the final decision many make, which is to become a better person. Once we get into that special "happy place" we'll want others to feel happy, even for a moment.
In that original post I shared above I talked about results and how they keep us going. I think that people often begin to see some tangible results in making those positive changes, better decisions, and becoming more health conscious. But that doesn't seem to last. Another rut comes, and so we begin to try to help others, or find a cause.
These are all good things.
But I wonder if there is more to each of these three things? Quite naturally, I think there is - otherwise I wouldn't have asked that! Over the next few weeks I'm going to look at each of these three individually.
For now, consider this: Are you in a rut? Have you made positive changes in your life? Are you getting healthy? Are you striving to be a better person? Are you struggling with any of these? Are you good, and just continuing in your journey? While you may not feel happy, are you content?
Connect with someone and chat over coffee about some of these things. Perhaps start a regular conversation to encourage a friend and be encouraged.
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Cape Town - Orlando Pirates coach Muhsin Ertugral has revealed that new acquisition Abbubaker Mobara will be deployed in midfield with Oupa Manyisa and Mpho Makola.
Mobara, who is on national Under-23 duty at the Rio Olympics in Brazil, did not feature in Pirates' 2-0 defeat to Kaizer Chiefs in the Carling Black Label Cup on Saturday at the FNB Stadium and Ertugral has cleared the air regarding any confusion about which position the off-season signing will played at.
"Mobara is one of the players we can't wait to have him in the team," the Turk told KickOff. "He will be playing in the midfield not in defence when he returns from the U-23s.
"We will have a good combination between him, Oupa and Mpho Makola and I think they will function very well together."
Ertugral handed Mobara his debut in the Premiership as an 18-year-old against Bidvest Wits whilst still at Ajax Cape Town and he explained why the former Urban Warrior is best utilised in midfield.
"I promoted him to the first team at Ajax and he was playing as a midfielder. I think he has about 10 years of youth development which is one of the highest in South Africa," Ertugral said.
"He didn't come from primary school to university so he is a proper educated player. Sometimes he was wasted when he was used as a right wing-back. At centre-back I think he has his challenges and he likes to play in midfield.
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Investors with deep pockets and an appetite for fast food are on the prowl in Singapore and Malaysia.
McDonald's is said to be preparing to sell franchise rights in the two markets for at least US$400 million (S$540 million) as part of efforts to turn around its business.
Already, interested buyers have approached banks for financing, a Bloomberg report yesterday said.
In a separate statement, a spokesman here said: "McDonald's has taken the decision to adopt a development licensee model for the Malaysia and Singapore markets in order to enable focused investment in the brand and speed up growth in these key Asian markets." She declined to elaborate.
But the Bloomberg report, citing unnamed sources, said the company plans to sell 20-year-franchise rights here and in Malaysia for at least US$400 million.
McDonald's Singapore began at Liat Towers in 1979 as part of a joint venture with businessman Robert Kwan. It became fully owned by McDonald's in 2009.
The move to reorganise the global business was unveiled by chief executive Steve Easterbrook in May last year. Mr Easterbrook, who became CEO in March last year, outlined a turnaround plan aiming for 90 per cent of outlets to be franchised, up from about 81 per cent.
The Singapore spokesman said it aims to re-franchise 4,000 restaurants worldwide by 2018.
With 131 outlets in Singapore, McDonald's is the market leader in the US$900 million local fast-food industry.
McDonald's has over 250 outlets in Malaysia.
Fast-food brands are increasingly moving towards franchising to cut costs and ensure more stable cash flow from royalties.
McDonald's lags behind other fast-food brands, such as Wendy's, which aims to own just 5 per cent of its outlets this year.
Mr Easterbrook's bet on a leaner business seems to have paid off so far. The company reported a surge in first-quarter earnings, marking three straight quarters of earnings growth under him.
McDonald's is the market leader in Singapore's US$900 million fast-food industry, says Euromonitor International. Its market share was 41.6 per cent last year, ahead of rival Yum Brands, which owns Pizza Hut and KFC.
In China and Hong Kong, where McDonald's is also seeking franchise partners, it drew more than half a dozen bids, and interest from private equity firms like Bain Capital and TPG capital.
Experts here said that the plan to move Singapore and Malaysia to a franchise model has its pros and cons.
Mr Adhitya Nugroho, research manager at Euromonitor International, said franchising helps companies use other companies' resources. "This strategy might help McDonald's become more aggressive in opening its outlets, particularly in Malaysia."
He estimated Singapore and Malaysia sales were roughly US$400 million each last year. McDonald's has 131 outlets here and over 250 in Malaysia.
"Selling the franchise as a bundle for both Singapore and Malaysia could create more value-added benefits in product supply, innovation and marketing strategies."
Singapore-based Paddy Rangappa, who has more than 13 years experience marketing with McDonald's, said that the change will not make a difference to consumers here.
"McDonald's has mastered the art of franchise. There should not be any difference in the quality of food."


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Our Single Gender 4v4 tournament returned for a 2nd year of a fun filled morning. Just like a high school dance, play was divided in the dome with ladies on one side, and gentlemen on the other.
Last year, we saw split representation from established mixed teams, like Union and Bulldogs. This year, we saw more representation from single gender teams like Nox, Foxx, Houndd and GT (as Vandelay Industries).
With a 4 team open division, teams played out a round robin to semis and finals bracket. The established club teams Houndd and Vandelay Industries played strong against competitors Monster (Open) and Suburban Curling Club. Houndd and Vandelay Industries had a tight game against each other, with Vandelay Industries coming out with the victory. After two challenging games, Monster (Open) found their step and had a convincing win 22-13 over Suburban Curling Club. After the reseed and into semis, Monster (Open) took Houndd by surprise and gave them a tight 2 point win. These 40 minute games go by quick, it easily could've been Monster (Open) in the finals!
With coach Kenny, Houndd was able to get back on track and finish strong with a 3 point win over Vandelay Industries.
On the bottom side of the bracket, either Monster (Open) was gassed after going at it against Houndd or Suburban Curling Club had their number, or a little bit of both! It was a closer game, finishing with 2 point win for Monster (Open) that could have gone either way.
On the women's side, 6 teams competed in a round robin. Monsters (Women) rocked the experienced pick up team, Tour de Force, leading 8-1 and eventually won by one. A fantastic showing of this team featuring young leaders and experienced players who outplayed Tour de Force who could not develop their chemistry quickly enough.
In the other games, Foxx showed their 4v4 chemistry with a 4-1 record, with a 4 point loss to the eventual champions, Iso Ladies. Iso Ladies gave all they had, every point, being familiar with Ontario 4v4 Circuit and the value of every moment on the field. Many players also play on the perennial 4v4 team, Melt, who is a strong competitor in the standard 4v4 Circuit. They also had captain Michael "Linc" Lincoln coaching that day. Nox, on the other hand, brought along hopeful recruits who played alongside and against long-time veterans of the sport. Their scores don't show the heart and the valuable experience of the day.
Rumour has it LOL stands for Ladies of League. This cheerful and friendly team also displayed cunning strategy, with decisive wins over Monster (Women), Tour de Force and Nox, finishing with a 3-2 record and +8 score differential.
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This Week: More rules to OMB…House overhauls OTC drug rules…HELP Committee looks at drug costs…FDA outlines reorganization
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House Approves New Over-the-Counter Drug Rules; Passes FDA Animal Drug User Fee Program
The House of Representatives approved the first major change to federal regulation of the over-the-counter drug industry in 40 years. The bill, H.R. 5333, creates a $134 million, five-year FDA user fee program that adds roughly 100 employees to help oversee the $32 billion industry. The bill would also shorten OTC drugs' market exclusivity and broaden the agency's ability to pull products with ingredients it deems unsafe. The Senate has a similar bill, S. 2315.
The House also passed by voice vote July 16, legislation to reauthorize FDA's animal drug and animal generic drug user fee programs. Funding expires for the program Sept. 30, but if reauthorization isn't signed by the end of the month FDA will be forced to warn employees of potential furloughs.
The bipartisan Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (ADUFA/AGDUFA) act of 2018 was reported to the House by the House Energy and Commerce Committee in May with an amendment that would expand conditional approval of new animal drugs to apply to major uses and minor species. As of now, FDA's approval pathway only applies to animal drugs intended for minor species or minor uses in major species.
In the Senate, the HELP Committee passed a similar version of the House bill in February. It is unclear when the full Senate will consider the proposal.
Ways and Means and HHS in Talks Over Risk Adjustment
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) said that he is working with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and other HHS officials to restart Obamacare risk-adjustment program payments, after the Trump administration's suspension of the payments this month drove insurers to warn of increased premiums. Brady said the Trump administration wants to restore the $10.4 billion in payments but when asked whether the House will address the issue when it is scheduled to vote on several health care-related bills next week, he said, "That I don't know."
Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Holds Hearing on Stark Law
As part of its review of the Stark Law and its impact on value-based health care, the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held a hearing July 17. Testifying at the hearing were:
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Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
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President, The Urology Group
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Chief Integration Officer, Advocate Aurora Health
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President and Chief Executive Officer, DeRoyal
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Partner, Phillips & Cohen LLP
House Energy and Commerce Committee Approves Pandemic Preparedness Bill
The House Energy and Commerce Committee moved a bipartisan bill on pandemic preparedness on July 18. The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018, H.R. 6378, would enhance responses to bioterrorism attacks and pandemics like Zika and Ebola. The legislation reauthorizes programs including the Hospital Preparedness and the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters, as well as the authority for the Temporary Reassignment of Federally Funded Personnel. It also authorizes additional resources for the development of countermeasures to respond to pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases within Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). The bill did not include a provision that would have provided incentives to drug companies to develop antimicrobial drugs because the panel lacked consensus on that.
Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Announces Hearing
Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled, "The Opioid Crisis: Implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)" on July 24 at 10:00 a.m. in 1100 Longworth House Office Building. This hearing will review the Department of Health and Human Services' s ongoing progress implementing recently enacted legislation to address family substance abuse issues, improve child well-being, support kin caregivers and strengthen families.
Hearing to be Held on 21st Century Cures Act
The House Energy and Commerce Health subcommittee will hear on July 25 from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins about the work being done to implement provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act.
During its July 25 hearing, Gottlieb and Collins will provide the subcommittee with an update on the implementation of Cures, which was signed into law in December 2016.
Many of FDA's remaining priorities for 2018 are expected to be met by December, including:
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Holds Hearing on Drug Costs
The Senate HELP Committee held a hearing on July 17 entitled "Reducing Health Care Costs: Eliminating Excess Health Care Spending and Improving Quality and Value for Patients." The chairman of the committee, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), focused on two categories of wasted spending: (1) Spending on unnecessary tests, procedures and drugs; and (2) spending on services that could've been prevented with better care upfront.
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HELP Committee to Vote on Pharmacy Gag Rules
The Senate HELP Committee will vote July 25 on legislation authored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that would eliminate so-called pharmacy gag rules. The legislation, S 2554, would outlaw gag clauses in contracts, freeing pharmacists to tell consumers if paying the retail price of a prescription drug costs less than paying their health insurance copay. The panel will also mark up bills that would support sickle cell research and consumers with limited dental health access, as well as a House plan to reauthorize support for congenital heart failure patients.
HHS Directs FDA to Look at Importing Drugs
On July 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it was directing the FDA to examine the feasibility of importing drugs from other countries to combat major price increases or difficulties accessing certain medicines.
Specifically, the FDA was directed to establish a working group that would consider ways to safely import drugs into the U.S. in instances where price increases for medicines that are only produced by a single manufacturer put the products out of reach for people who may need them. Importation would only be used when a particular drug is not protected by a patent or exclusivities and would serve as a stopgap measure while manufacturers work to introduce their own medicines and facilitate competition, the agencies said.
While it is currently illegal to import drugs into the U.S. that have not been approved by the FDA, the agencies said the working group would consider whether allowing drugs from other countries would be beneficial to patients and would take place only in instances where safety and effectiveness can be assured.
In addition to addressing the safety aspect of drug importation, the working group will also examine how it and HHS would determine public need, and how to balance and promote competition in these instances from FDA-approved sources. The agencies noted that any importation would be temporary until "adequate competition" enters the market.
CMS Sends Risk Adjustment Rule to OMB But Says It's Just an Option
On July 18, CMS sent an interim final rule clarifying the Affordable Care Act's risk adjustment payment methodology to OMB for clearance. CMS says, however, it may not be finalized and is one of several options being considered as the courts sort out conflicting rulings.
Some Republican senators, including Senate health committee Chair Lamar Alexander (TN) and John Barrasso (WY), also are urging the administration to quickly resolve the issue resulting from conflicting court rulings.
Drug Rebates Rule at OMB
HHS's Office of Inspector General has sent a proposed rule to OMB that calls for removal of a safe harbor protection for drug rebates paid to insurance plans and pharmacy benefits managers.
The rule title says it will also create a new safe harbor protection but provided no other details. President Donald Trump's drug-pricing blueprint said his administration was looking at tackling the rebate safe harbor.
CMMI Director to be Point Person on Value-Based Care
HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced that CMMI Director Adam Boehler will be in charge of the department's broader value-based care agenda, naming him today as a senior advisor for value-based transformation and innovation.
The new role will make Boehler the top staffer responsible for day-to-day work on HHS policies designed to shift providers away from the traditional fee-for-service health system and toward paying more based on the quality of care delivered.
HHS officials in recent months have telegraphed plans to overhaul longstanding regulations like the Stark Law and HIPAA that they view as impeding the move to value-based care. Azar and others have also warned that providers participating in new value-based payment arrangements that they'll soon need to take on more accountability and generate faster results.
FTC Comments on Trump's Drug-Pricing Blueprint
FDA regulatory processes may be erecting "undue barriers" to cheaper versions of biologics the FTC said today in comments on President Donald Trump's drug-pricing blueprint.
The FDA should change the way it names biosimilars, the FTC said, because assigning every product a unique suffix may cause physicians to mistakenly believe the medicines are clinically different than the brand-name products on which they're patterned. This can lead to diminished adoption of the cheaper medicines, as well as unnecessary costs and conflicts with global naming conventions for the drugs. In Europe, biosimilars with distinct nonproprietary names are less commercially successful than biosimilars with the same name as the branded biologic, FTC said.
A biologic and all therapeutically suitable biosimilars should have the same active ingredient name, FTC said.
FTC also pushed FDA to quickly issue final regulations on interchangeable biosimilars. Getting an interchangeable designation will help facilitate automatic substitution by pharmacists. This should increase acceptance and market penetration of the copycat products, boosting consumer savings, furthering biosimilar development and creating greater price competition, FTC said.
The commission further asked FDA to reconsider its preference for completed studies comparing biosimilars with samples of the brand-name biologic sourced from the United States. This would include reconsidering FDA's requirement for expensive bridging studies when the company uses a European version of the biologic. These changes would make it easier for biosimilar-makers to acquire samples of the brand biologic.
FTC also pushed for FDA and Congress to do more to crack down on the misuse of FDA safety systems known as REMS. Brand-name drug makers sometimes use REMS to block access to generic competition.
The FDA Plans Reorganization
The FDA is planning to consolidate some operations and create interdisciplinary food and drug policy offices.
The plan creates two new entities for food and drug policy—the Office of Clinical Policy and Programs and the Office of Food Policy and Response—that take over some duties now handled by a pair of offices dealing with medical products and tobacco and food and veterinary medicine.
Staff and critical duties from the two existing offices would be transferred into the agency's centers, such as those focused on biologics, devices, veterinary medicine—and the Office of Regulatory Affairs.
The new clinical policy office would cover orphan products, pediatric therapeutics and combination products, Gottlieb said. It would also oversee an agency wide Patient Affairs and Health Providers Affairs Program that would be established under the plan.
Elsewhere, separate offices dealing with minority's and women's health, which both currently report directly to the commissioner, would be overseen by the Office of the Chief Scientist, currently Denise Hinton.
The proposed changes would also merge U.S. and global policy groups under the newly named Office of Policy, Legislation and International Affairs. Other measures include consolidating the operations office and strengthening the Office of External Affairs.
The plan is subject to review by HHS but doesn't require congressional approval. Gottlieb said he hopes to begin implementing the changes by October.
Hospitals Lose in 340B Case Because of Lack of Standing
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that will allow the Trump administration to begin cutting $1.6 billion from a federal drug discount program.
The three-judge D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel today confirmed that the American Hospital Association and other hospital groups lack standing to challenge the planned reductions to the 340B drug discount program, in line with a lower court decision issued last December.
The ruling means that HHS can proceed with a Medicare rule designed to slash payments to providers for certain drugs under the 340B program by nearly 30 percent, a move the agency argues will bring hospitals' pay more in line with their cost of buying the drugs.
Provider groups have contended that the deep cuts will force some hospitals to leave the 340B program or close altogether, and that HHS overstepped its bounds by cutting payments without congressional authorization.
Case Dismissed on CSRS
A federal court in California on July 18 dismissed a case brought by 18 Democratic attorneys general challenging the Trump administration's decision last year to end the ACA's cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers, but the court leaves the door open for the attorneys general to refile their case if HHS moves to block the silver-loading workaround that has made up for the lack of CSRs. On June 12, HHS Secretary Alex Azar told lawmakers that HHS would not change silver-loading in 2019 since there is not enough time to go through the rulemaking process before plans solidify their rates.
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January 16, 2019
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Member Profile: Chandler LeBoeuf
How did you find your way to advancement and your role right now?
I found my way into a career in advancement at a young age. I didn't know that I was doing advancement and philanthropy work back then, but as a young person I enjoyed meeting people, building relationships, and selling the most candy bars in school fundraisers. I have always been competitive and have always had a huge interest in learning about people.
In college, I was president of multiple student organizations as well as SGA. The events and fundraising activities came natural for me. I had so much fun being involved in leadership and philanthropy that I quickly gained an interest in higher education, especially around annual giving and alumni affairs. However, I started my higher education career in student affairs then combined that with alumni affairs later at two community colleges in Louisiana. And then finally found myself at a third community college in Louisiana, fully immersed in the advancement field where even the longest and toughest days still keep me wanting more!
What's one career lesson you'd pass along to someone who works in advancement at a community college?
Take time to get to know people and listen to them, as everyone has some sort of value to add to you and your work. Relationships are very important and knowing how to navigate them is even more valuable in the work of advancement professionals within community colleges. These relationships can help you be flexible and nimble when needed, as well as pivot when you need to make a bold move for your college, students, and the community in which you serve.
What's one work achievement that you're particularly proud of?
In my current role, I am particularly proud of the team I have created. When I first started at my current community college, I was a team of one. Not sure what I was thinking, but I took on the challenge knowing I had tons of opportunities to create the best advancement team in the nation. Without them, I would be nothing. Today, I have a team of individuals who are passionate about our mission and our goals, and we are stronger and bolder than ever before.
What's the best part of your job?
The best part of my job is working with the most talented and passionate people within our college and our community. I am energized by having conversations with people about Fletcher and how amazing our students are. Knowing that my impact in advancing the college and our students makes me proud every day to give back to our college and our community.
What's your favorite spot on campus?
My favorite spot on campus is the Chancellor's office. Believe it or not! Call me different, but I love to have coffee with her, as well as informal conversations around our fundraising strategy, community colleges, and higher education in general. We are like co-pilots in a twin-engine plane. In my opinion, we are the perfect team reaching our cruising altitude in advancement every day!
What role has CASE played in your career development?
CASE has played a major role in my career development. The resources online have been very valuable and the connections I have made through conferences and workshops have been priceless. I have attended our district conferences twice now, as well as the new vice president in advancement conference. I am looking forward to attending the conference for community college professionals later this year. In Spring 2019, I was honored to be elected as CASE Louisiana State Director for District IV.


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VATICAN CITY - God's ability to forgive "knows no limits" as his mercy frees people from bitterness and despair, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis: The church needs this Holy Year of Mercy
VATICAN CITY - The Catholic Church needs the extraordinary Holy Year to become an effective witness of God's divine mercy, Pope Francis said.
VATICAN CITY - The Holy Year of Mercy will be an opportunity to encourage Christians to meet people's "real needs" with concrete assistance, to experience a "true pilgrimage" on foot, and to send "missionaries of mercy" throughout the world to forgive even the most serious of sins, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella.
VATICAN CITY - Mercy is at the heart of the Church's credibility and the Church has a duty to profess it and live it, Pope Francis said in a document that officially proclaims the 2015-2016 extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis' decision to convoke a special Holy Year of Mercy has its roots in the event that led a teenage Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the priesthood.
Francis strengthens his commitment to mercy
If there was any doubt that Pope Francis' central message to the Church is mercy, the Pope named after St. Francis of Assisi crushed those doubts by announcing a Holy Year of Mercy, the first extraordinary jubilee of the 21st century.
At Lenten penance service, Pope announces Holy Year of Mercy
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis announced an extraordinary jubilee, a Holy Year of Mercy, to highlight the Catholic Church's "mission to be a witness of mercy."


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By: Pooja Sharma
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning that the silver sprinkles (or the dragees) are not safe to eat even though they are all right to decorate on your holiday treats. So, next time you come across a perfectly fine cake or double chocolate chip sugar cookie covered in these little silver balls, just stay away from them – or remove these silver harmless-looking dragees before indulging in them.
These silver decorations (also known as dragees) that look like small balls and taste like hardened sugar are a popular sight on holiday cookies, cakes, and pastries during the Christmas and New Year season. Silver has been banned by FDA as a food coloring additive since 1906. But, FDA guidelines allowed the silver dragees to remain a part of the decoration of the holiday treats even though they are considered unfit and unsafe for human consumption.
The guidelines clearly stated that when these small silver balls – also known as the 'silver dragees' – are sold exclusively for decorating cakes and are used under conditions which do not include their consumption in the confectionery. So, they will not be considered under the category of food or confectionery. There is no authority under the color additive regulations which permits silver to be used as a color.
Silver Dragees are banned in California, Thanks to a 2003 Lawsuit….
Today, the silver dragees are still available at many stores all across only in 49 states. The one state where you cannot buy these silver balls is California – thanks to a lawsuit that was filed in 2003 by a Napa lawyer who alleged that the dragees were toxic. He started suing to force these silver balls out of the market in the early 1990's. He was successful in getting the spice giant, McCormick, to take them out of shelves. He sued Stewart, India Tree along with some 2 dozen other distributors and retailers and got them to stop selling these decorations, at least in California.
He pointed out that his motivation was not if someone was hurt or suffering because of these silver dragees or not. He did not even state in his case if any victim existed at the time. But, he was sure about dragees having the potential to put consumers, especially the children at a risk. Silver is a toxic metal and can build over time inside the human body. It is a subtle poison. Having silver sprinkles will unnecessarily increase burden of these chemicals inside your body. If children start off with heavy doses inside their body, then they might start out behind the race. He even labelled the sprinkles as 'fraudulent and frictional' as everyone has them anyway especially the kids.
Both federal and state authorities list down the silver as a toxic metal at certain levels – especially for silver miners whose regular work involves breathing in strong concentrations of silver daily. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has dealt with the dragees by requiring the manufacturers to label the packets and jars of silver dragees 'for decoration only'. But, maybe, this warning on jars is not enough because they do not pass on once the dragees are put on cakes and cookies to be sold as a final sale.
Silver toxicity or Argyria:
Argyria or Argyrosis can be caused by excessive exposure to compounds of elemental silver or silver dust. The most dramatic symptom that can result due to silver toxicity is your skin turning grey or purple grey. Generalized Argyria can affect larger parts of the body so it is much more visible while local argyria shows up in limited regions of the body and appears as patches.
A medical report on a woman, who is now in her 50s, developed discolored skin due to her increased exposure to silver. At 11, she was given nose drops for allergies. When her skin turned grey, a biopsy at 15 revealed that nose drops had silver in them that lead to presence of silver deposition.
Possible implications of silver are not yet known, but there have been some studies that show that silver toxicity can lead to decrement of liver function and loss of some sort of eye vision.
Do not worry about those little decorations still touching your food. They are safe for decorations and just like any other craft that you use for to fancy up your holiday treats, but take off these silver balls before eating. Just change your decorations, there sure are plenty other options you can use. Some other edible ways to decorate your Christmas cake includes: Fondant icing, sprinkle icing, etc. You can also buy some ribbons, frills, craft cut outs, stands, etc. for decorating cakes and other treats.
Other food safety tips to look out for this Christmas:
Here are some common, yet forgettable, safety tips:
- Plan out how you would manage your freezer, deep freezer, and fridge items to separate raw meat, cooked meat etc. from each other. Since Christmas is such a busy time, we tend to forget these little things which can cost a lot. Also, decide how you would keep all the hot things hot and cold food cold while they are out to be served at room temperature.
- Cook all meat to a proper temperature (165 degrees F). Also, recook any leftovers to the same temperature too.
- Do not thaw any meat on the kitchen counter. Thaw in refrigerator or in an oven. Those are the safest options.
- Make sure that you wash your hands frequently and your guests do so too. Have a proper hand washing station at your home. More than half of the people carry Staph bacteria which they can easily pass on with contact.


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Oracle Platinum Partner Inoapps (www.inoapps.com) has launched an Optimisation Service for users of Oracle Cloud Invoice Scanning. The service, staffed by highly skilled consultants will help users to optimize the benefits of Invoice Scanning within their own business. The new service is just one of a wide range of Oracle products and services available through Inoapps, the recent winner of both Oracle's EMEA and Global Cloud Transformation Partner awards.
The Oracle ERP Cloud Invoice Scanning module uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to mitigate document management inefficiencies by dramatically reducing an organisation's paper-based invoice handling. The system streamlines processes, significantly lowers staffing costs and improves both accuracy and compliance. It allows users to scan, index, review and input invoices in a fraction of the time previously required.
However, many Oracle Cloud Finance users, seeking to automate Invoice Scanning, often require advice on the internal preparations required to optimise their usage. This could include: adjustments to the existing purchasing procedures and rules required to support the scanning process internally and also a good understanding of the technical pre-requisites for the scanning process to be optimal. With its team of experts and its own knowledge of using the system itself, Inoapps is ideally placed to advise users on how best to adopt and then optimise ERP Invoice Scanning in the Cloud.
Martin Snookes, Senior Account Manager at Inoapps, believes the benefits are clear. In his view, "There are many Oracle users keen to exploit the benefits of automated Invoice Scanning as part of their Oracle ERP Cloud Estate. We can help them optimise their use of this technology as we have unrivalled skills and expertise in this area. We also have the benefit of using the technology ourselves as part of our own Oracle ERP Cloud system. In numerous cases, Inoapps has already discovered that even minor changes, such as modifying the PO number format, can significantly enhance the solution's performance. Indeed, there is a wide combination of adjustments that can make a major difference. In short, we know what makes Oracle's Invoice Scanning solution tick.
"With this in mind, our Invoice Scanning Optimization Service is exactly what organisations need to both deploy the system and to fine tune their internal processes accordingly. As a result, we expect demand for the new service to be extremely high."
Inoapps are providing a Free Audit for those interested in optimising their invoicing scanning. This will assess the current status of the solution and will also specify a fixed charge package for helping these organisations achieve optimal effect. Those interested should call +44 (0)870 112 2000 or email email@example.com


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I was reading Sarah Kliff's article, "Did Sen. Coburn lose his cancer doctor because of Obamacare?", explaining the circumstances why Senator Coburn's long time cancer doctor was not covered by the Affordable Care Act and I started to wonder where we went wrong. I really like the idea expressed by the President that most of us would be able to keep our doctor and insurance plan while at the same time help the uninsured get coverage. This was a win-win situation. Now we find that Senator Coburn's experience is far from a win-win situation. This was not supposed to happen.
For the moment let us assume that the President honestly believed that the Affordable Care Act would allow most of us to keep our doctor and insurance plan. This was both good politics and policy. The Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 and according to Sarah's reporting that was "how insurance markets worked before the health care law and how they work after it." So if the President wanted people like Senator Coburn to keep their doctor we have to ask the question, why didn't anyone try to minimize this problem in the last three years with some good policies? In the not to distant past we used to have a class of bureaucrats who could turn almost any dog piece of legislation into a workable policy. Where have all of the good bureaucrats gone? Did they look at the Affordable Care Act and give up? Three years out of the starting gate and all we have to show for it is a lousy web site and a bunch of narrow network insurance plans. When do we start winning?


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Hi Foodies ! Here's one more recipe from our Mafi . A roast turkey really light and with a wonderful taste . An ideal dish for any event, especially to cuddle your loved ones when you invite them to dinner because it is simple to make but with a perfect result.
– 1.5 pound (700 gs) of turkey breast
– A large slice of ham or bacon
– Two oranges
– Fennel , onion and carrot.
– A glass of white wine
– Salt and pepper
– Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Begin by placing the turkey breast rosemary and also the two slices of ham. Season with salt and pepper. Work it as a roll and stop it with wire for cooking.
Take a large frying pan and make a sauce with fennel, carrot and onion. After you add the turkey roll .
Once browned , add the wine over and after a couple of minutes, add also the juice of the two oranges . Let cook over low heat constantly covered with a lid.
It is very important that you put (every five minutes) the cooking sauce over the roast to make it wet and tasty.
Let cook for at least 50 minutes. Always covered . And always, with the help of a spoon , put the sauce over the roast turkey roll.
If you need to you can also add some water.
Once cooked … will be ready! Cut into slices and serve with love and imagination …
Oh yes ! May the creativity bewith you 😉
Thanks Mafi !
See you soon
Recipe sent by: Mafi from Rome


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The Good:
- Bill Addison's cover story "Eat Cheap!" – what more could we broke folks want? Even if you're jobless, you still need to eat…once in a while, somewhere outside your home among the living. Addison offers metro Atlanta "bargain bites" you can afford. My favorite spots include Souper Jenny (grilled cheese night!), MetroFresh(love the Mitchilli), George's burgers, everything at Carver's Country Kitchen (get there before 11:30 a.m. Don't say I didn't warn you!)
- Charles at Large's Agenda column on make-out spots in Atlanta. Good news! Most of them are cheap (Starlight Six Drive-in) or downright free (Dusty's Barbecue parking lot on Briarcliff). Making out – cheap and easy? Oh, that's just too good
- Recession Obsession on pg. 32 – some interesting Bible verses interpreting lending and loved ones
- Focus on Lila, pg. 44 – cute new shop in Inman Park with affordable accessories and fun, flirty frocks
- Kamal Grant's doughnut shop called Sublime Doughnuts, pg. 58 – cheap treat; can't wait to go!
The Bad:
- Cold-Hearted Cure – How hypothermia can save your life, pg. 28 – frankly, who cares???
- Are Atlanta's Streets Really Becoming More Dangerous? pg. 40 – just makes me nervous to go to my car at night
- Review of BLT Steak, pp. 50-55 – who in the hell can afford to go?
The Ugly:
- Deep Freeze, one woman's story about freezing eggs to stop the biological clock, pp. 76-80, 88-91 – can I say depressed? In this issue, all I want to know about eggs is where to get a good three-egg omelet for pennies. Even more, Miss Pink Slip's 35th birthday is coming up, I'm single and this is the last thing I want to think about. I realize this is personal, but hey! It's my blog
The Verdict: Four Pink Slips – the food guide alone is worth the purchase price!


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Jun 7, 2019
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"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." - E.B. White
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The Queens University of Charlotte was founded in 1857 on devotion to serving students and has brought that same devotion to its online community with an innovative online learning system, personalize ... Continuer
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Campbell is a teaching institution first and foremost, which means students are treated like real people, not just a number.
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Philadelphia, PA (November 23, 2015) – On December 12, 2015 at 7PM, Grammy & Stellar Award Winning Gospel Artist, TASHA COBBS heads to Philadelphia for, what promises to be, a special night of Praise & Worship. The "Break Every Chain" singer is scheduled to headline the "Reign Concert" presented by Out on a Limb Productions, The Holloway Group and Fishermen Films.
Hosted by Philadelphia's very own Choir Master, ZAK WILLIAMS, the "Reign Concert" is happening at New Covenant Church of Philadelphia located at 7500 Germantown, Avenue. The "For Your Glory" songstress will be joined by Dove Award Winning & Grammy Nominated Gospel Trio VIRTUE, who will perform their new single "You Are", Christian comedian Buddy Love and local artist E. Daniels!
Tickets are currently available for $20 with VIP seating available for $35 and can be purchased online at reign2015.eventbrite.com! Doors open at 6PM the concert begins promptly at 7PM!
*For all press interested in participating in a private Q&A Roundtable with Tasha Cobbs & Virtue please forward all inquiries to [email protected].
For Media Inquiries/Event Coverage:
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About Out on a Limb Productions
This inspirational events and production company officially began in 2009, under the direction of its President/CEO, Patrice DeLisser. To date, Out on a Limb Productions has been blessed to bring several noted and Award Winning artists to the Philadelphia region including, Lecrae, Tasha Cobbs, Leandria Johnson, William McDowell and more! The mission remains the same—to bring events that uplift and encourage each attendee through dynamic production and Christ centered entertainment.