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Hillary & Obama In Secret Bilderberg Rendezvous at Westfields Marriott in Chantilly, Va., site of the Bilderberg conference 2008… When the Decision May Have Been Made, by the Powers that be, to go with Barack instead of Hillary? (Looking at this photo, its been a tough 5-years on both of them!)
By Marion Algier – Ask Marion
For those who follow the Obamas or Clintons closely, pay attention to politics and news other than what we are fed, or did a little vetting on their own, none of what is written below is new or news. The Obama marriage, like the Clinton marriage, is a political power arrangement but most Americans are either too naive to see or believe it, don't care, or really have become so dumbed-down and numb that they are willing to buy the fairlytales sold us by the power and ruling elite, which many in the media are part of.
Regardless of whether the Obama marriage implodes or the scandals finally catch up to Hillary or Obama, the one big question is "Why are these people not being vetted?" Why is there a double standard in the vetting of Republicans and Democrats? And why are Americans so willingly to stick their heads in the sand and be led down a prime rose path by a complicit bias liberal media?
Both these marriages and presidencies and all four of these people's backgrounds and political lives are filled with holes, unanswered questions, scandals, lies, unsavory alliances and far too many questionable coincidences and choices. Yet we keep electing them?!?
Just today, because of some diligent Congressmen and Senators, we were given an example:
Benghazi Bombshell, Benghazi Documents Revealed – Obama Lied Period; Which Means Hillary Lied Too!! – Special Report All Star Panel
And then there is the most recent speculation on the Obama marriage:
The Obama's Fake Marriage Is About To Implode
NowTheEndBegins: Barack Obama's high school classmate and childhood friend, Maria Pope, has given an interview where she blows the lid of of Barry Soetoro's gay past. She reveals that it was open for all to see back then that he spent most of his time with the gay community, and engaging in homosexual acts with rich Hawiian businessmen for drugs and money.
The Australian: Michelle Obama's extended absence from Washington and a flurry of renewed speculation about the state of the first couple's marriage are threatening to overshadow her 50th birthday party at the White House on Saturday.
Not for the first time in their 22-year marriage the Obamas are approaching what should be a happy family milestone under a cloud of rampant tabloid innuendo, summed up by a National Enquirer headline: "World exclusive: Obama marriage explodes!".
The Enquirer has earned a measure of respectability in Washington with its reporting of political scandals – most notably its exposure of the double life of John Edwards, a former senator and once a Democratic presidential contender.
Yet its so-called bombshell Obama report was based on nothing more substantial than the vague allegations of an unnamed "Oval Office insider" who claimed the first couple "are now sleeping in separate White House bedrooms" – tame stuff compared with the adventures of the president's French counterpart Francois Hollande. But there have always been questions about the President's wedding ring: Obama's ring: 'There is no god but Allah' and even speculation that the girls aren't his.
In one sense the report was partly right: Barack Obama returned to Washington from his Christmas break in Hawaii last week while his wife remained in Maui to spend more time with friends, reportedly at a holiday home owned by the media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
Before the Enquirer could detonate another bombshell, a White House spokesman offered a different explanation for Michelle's solo break: it was a birthday present from her husband.
"If you have kids, you know that telling your spouse that they can go spend a week away from home is actually a big present," said Jay Carney, the White House press secretary… no matter what is costs the taxpayers.
Mr. Obama acknowledged long ago that his marriage to Michelle had had ups and downs as they coped with the pressures of dual careers – she was formerly a lawyer and a hospital administrator – and the arrival of their two daughters, Sasha and Malia.
The latest tabloid report appears to have been provoked by the notorious incident at Nelson Mandela's memorial service when Mr. Obama and David Cameron posed for a selfie with Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the prime minister of Denmark – or as the National Enquirer described her, "a leggy blonde foreign leader".
Despite the speculation, the Obamas have succeeded in presenting a united front and, as their daughters have grown, many of their admirers have come to regard them as an inspirational family. Yet, a Michelle slip uncovered that the Obamas lived apart for years.
The White House rarely comments on the first couple's private life, and there was no official confirmation last week of where Michelle was staying in Hawaii, or when she intended to return.
Yet the security umbrella that surrounds the couple descended on the Winfrey estate where The Daily Caller, a Washington news website, claimed Michelle was staying with a small group of female friends including Gayle King, a television presenter and close friend (and perhaps more) of Winfrey and gal-pal to both the Obamas, Valerie Jarrett, a senior White House adviser that many have leaked is the Defacto President, but definitely someone that the President has an abnormal dependency on. The Times of Israel reported that senior presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett had been leading talks with Iran in secret for a year before the formal negotiations in Geneva this month; later the Wall Street Journal reported that President Barack Obama had "personally overseen" the talks… something we all know wasn't the case.
Oprah once said of her Hawaii home that she had "never encountered anyone who doesn't love it … we sip drinks inspired by whatever is fresh and delicious – mango, guava, pineapple, cucumber, basil. We sometimes ride horses to the top (of the mountain) to watch the moon rise over the ridge".
It sounded like a blissful escape for a hardworking first lady who has made no secret of her distaste for life under the microscope.
She may have a rough return to the political world this week, with her husband's enemies sure to seize on any hint of excessive birthday party consumption as evidence of presidential extravagance.
The need to demonstrate frugality may have been the reason for the letters "EBYC" at the end of the invitation: guests have been advised to "eat before you come" to the party, which merely promises "snacks & sips & dancing & dessert".
The lack of dinner has divided social commentators. "I don't think it's rude, but I do think it's a little … different than what people are used to," said Lizzie Post, a writer on etiquette.
Andre Wells, a party planner, disagreed. "It seems like a very casual party, and she's turning 50," he said. "The older you get, I feel like you can say what you want."
Either way, the first lady will be aware her every public move will be watched for signs of marital discord. source – the Australian
And they do have something in common to rebuild on:
Did Obama tell Jason Collins: I wish I had your courage? Maybe some day the truth will also come out of the closet…
Barack Obama & Larry Sinclair: Cocaine, Sex, Lies & Murder?
Another Coincidence… How Many Can There Be?
What Are The Chances? Obama, Jarrett, and Axelrod, All Connected to 'Communist' Frank Marshall Davis
Does Obama Really Not Know Jack Or Have You Been Had… Either Way, Are You Angry Yet??
Barrack Obama's Questionable Birth Certificate… Is He Really Visiting His Sick Granny or Taking A Few Days to Produce Another Altered Document???
A Childhood of Privilege, Not Hardship – The Examiner Special Report Series Part I
What the Mailman Knows about Ayers and Obama
Exposed: Hillary Clinton's Scandals
But the Washington Examiner reports that a new 'You Lie' poll verdict finds Obama, Hillary Clinton 'deliberately misled' on Benghazi
As former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton battles new allegations that she only considered presidential politics in voting against the successful surge of troops to Iraq in 2007, the 2012 Benghazi attack continues to haunt her, with a new poll finding that Americans believe the administration "deliberately misled" them on the scandal.
A new YouGov poll found that 44 percent of the public believes "the Obama administration deliberately misled the American people" when the president, Clinton, and others suggested the attack was sparked by outrage over a western movie, not terrorism. Some 30 percent said the administration "shared the facts as they became available," and 25 percent clocked in at "not sure."
Worse for Clinton, 40 percent in the just-conducted poll disapproved of her handling of the affair. Just 31 percent approved. In addition, 46 percent disapproved of Obama's handling of the affair.
And the nation is worried that it will happen again as long as Obama is in charge. Asked how confident they are that the administration is taking the "right steps to prevent future attacks like the one on the U.S. consulate in Libya," 50 percent said they were not very or not at all confident. Only 38 percent gave the administration the thumbs-up sign.
Finally, the poll shows that the public saw through the smoke clouding the attack, with 46 percent believing that al Qaeda was responsible; just 16 percent said the terrorist organization wasn't responsible.
Despite the passage of time and efforts by Clinton supporters to close the door on the affair, the poll found that the public's view of the scandal hasn't change four months.
Video: Exposed: Hillary Clinton's Sex Scandals
Western Journalism: Barack Obama has created a massive surveillance state, sicking his attack dog the NSA to spy on everyday Americans—presumably to use this information to punish his enemies.
And who will more than likely get the keys to the kingdom if the radical (that is, socialist) Democrats get their way? The Radical-in-Chief Barack Obama's kindred spirit: Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Except it looks like Hillary Clinton is already using the NSA to punish her enemies.
Enter Clinton's massive State Department sex scandals—including her alleged paramour, Muslim Brotherhood double agent Huma Abedin—and you have a perfect job for NSA spooks: disappearing emails, lawyers' offices being broken into to steal documents exposing Clinton's sex scandals—including charges of pedophilia—just to mention a few of the sexual peccadilloes being shoved down the memory hole more than likely with the help of the NSA.
Watch Western Center for Journalism's exclusive video to find out how the Benghazi Bimbo, "What Difference Does it Make" Hillary Rodham Clinton, is using the NSA to punish her enemies.
As for Bill and Hillary's marriage… a political power arrangement beneficial to both, if they don't step too far out of line.
Huma Abedin Weiner Returns To Hillaryville…
Hillary's Ultimatum to Huma: Your Marriage or Your Job… As Gennifer Flowers Speaks Out
Clinton History
Food for Thought
Here's a quick refresher course lest we forget what has happened to many "friends" of the Clintons/Obamas when things go wrong
Clinton Body Bags, NOW ADD BENGHAZI
The (Nachum) Obama "Dead Pool" file
See: Garrow: Breitbart's 'Big Mouth' Got Him, Michael Hastings & Tom Clancy All Killed By President Obama
Again the biggest issues here are not whether the Clinton and Obama marriages were arranged or arrangements (and by whom), the long list of growing scandals or whether Obama or Hillary are gay. That is pretty much understood by those in the know. The issues include the long list of ongoing lies, the price to America and average Americans, the underlying plan by the deceitful ruling elite, and unending scandals that are never resolved. But the big question is whether Americans have finally had enough or will we let the Great American Experiment and the hope of the world for freedom to be taken away from us by these people… because we are too lazy and too gullible to vet our candidates and then too cowardly to impeach or recall them when we make a mistake! The 2014 and 2016 Elections and your involvement between now and then will answer those questions. There are choices and solutions!
After All of This (Above), Even If You Only Believe Part of It, Do You Really Want Hillary After Barack?
It is up to you! To all of us!!
The Shadow Party: How George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Sixties Radicals Seized Control of the Democratic Party(Kindle), Hillary Clinton Nude: Naked Ambition, Hillary Clinton And America's Demise (Kindle), Leading from Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him (Kindle) The Amateur (Kindle) and Barack Obama and the Enemies Within (Kindle) And then there is the old video, Primary Colors
But the power elite and party establishment on both sides have already decided for us who the 2016 candidates are going to be (at least until the Christie scandal earlier this week…). Puppetmaster George Soros said Hillary is a shoe in and he will make sure of it.
Hillary Doesn't Deserve Our Admiration or Another Shot at the Presidency
Why Hillary Clinton Should Run for President
Hillaryville (Should be) Imploding… but Progressive Dems are protecting, promoting and bolstering her at every turn. Look at the timing of the Chris Christie Bridge incident… perfect timing to negate the negativity hitting the Obama administration from the Robert Gates book and putting a Christie 2016 presidential run into question… in one fail swoop!
Another Casualty of Benghazi Should Be Hillary Clinton's …
2016 – The Election of the First Female President of the United States?
RNC Chairman Says Hillary 2016 Candidacy is Set… And Female Presidency Will be the Carrot
NY Times Takes a Hard Look at the Clinton Foundation


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My analysis starts in 2005, the best year ever for newspaper ad sales, when combined print and digital revenues were $49.4 billion. Industry sales have fallen unrelentingly since then to $23.9 billion in 2011 … When you compare the industry's sales performance from year to year since 2005, you see that print sales fall every time and that digital revenues advanced in four years but actually declined during the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009.
The net result is that $26.7 billion in print sales evaporated in the same six years that publishers netted $1.2 billion in new digital revenues.
Not the merely well off, but the kind of men with who long ago separated themselves from humdrum economic realities of life. Sure there are other expensive hobbies, but how many antique cars or 19th-century landscapes can you own? Newspapers may be short on profits, but they have become a new form of ostentation. How rich is he? He can afford to own a newspaper, for crying out loud.
That moralism is a luxury that mostly belongs to another era, when newspapers had functional monopolies and everyone was dying to get their hands on them. Now selling a newspaper is akin to peddling a used Humvee, a hulking beast that has lost relevance in a changed landscape.
If you pull back a few thousand feet, you can see newspapers coming full circle. Before World War II, newspapers were mostly owned by political and business interests who used them to push an agenda. People like William Randolph Hearst and Robert McCormick wielded their newspapers as cudgels to get their way. It was only when newspapers began making all kinds of money in the postwar era that they were professionalized and infused with editorial standards.
You may be resisting digital journalism because you think journalism was so great back in the day and today's journalism just doesn't measure up. I share your pride in journalism's glorious past … Digital journalists value investigative journalism and high standards as much as traditional journalists, even if the tools and standards may be different.
I can no longer responsibly recommend that you drop everything to try to become a food writer. Except for a very small group of people (some of whom are clinging to jobs at magazines that pay more than the magazines' business models can actually afford), it's nearly impossible to make a living as a food writer, and I think it's only going to get worse.
NEWSPAPER WORK MUST NEVER BE FUN … God forbid a newspaper editor's "hiring-letter quotes" get out into the world at large. That could almost be construed as news. And god forbid anyone see a newspaper's logo on the internet. That could, theoretically, lead someone to read this newspaper. That's an immediate firing offense. And happiness, about being hired into the newspaper industry? Sign of mental instability. Fire him at once.

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Last summer Ibiza Rocks teamed up with UK grime kingpin Stormzy for the debut all-day #MERKY Festival - apparently Ibiza's first ever dedicated grime event. As possibly the hottest live act on the planet right now, Stormzy is back again in 2018 aiming to take things to another level.
#MERKY Festival is back this July for two huge all-day events curated by the skengman himself. Expect multiple stages, daytime poolside sets, secret room parties and performances under the stars from a hand picked selection of some of the fiercest names in urban music.
Full line up for 2018 will be announced soon. Last year's (2017) line up included: Stormzy, Dave, J Hus, Jaykae, Kenny Allstar, Mist, Mostack, Ray BLK and was hosted by Julie Adenuga.
For more information, check out ibizarocks.com
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Brussels, Thursday, 20 June 2019. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki vetoes the European Council conclusion on the 2050 full decarbonisation objective. Poland objects, alongside Czechia, Hungary and Estonia. Climate neutrality must be achieved by 2050, "for a large majority of Member States", reads the European Council conclusion's footnote.
Mr Morawiecki: "Today we did not agree on the additional, more ambitious climate objectives and we have secured the interests of Polish entrepreneurs, citizens who would bear the risk of additional taxation, costs and we could not agree to it".
Prime Minister says: "Decisions taken at the EU summit and ongoing discussions are in the interest of Poland". During the summit Mr Morawiecki is said to have a "frank and honest" interaction with the French President Emmanuel Macron. Apparently the German leader, whose country only recently joined the group of states seeking climate neutrality by 2050, was a more passive interlocutor in the debate.
Morawiecki's main point is that the 2050 objectives are declaratory and unclear. Before he agrees to them, he needs to know the costs of the energy transition. "We need to know what funds we will receive for the modernization of various sectors of the economy, so that any changes and new commitments that may arise – for example as a result of the EU climate policy – reflect the state of economic development and our challenges, as well as our risks", says the Polish premier to the media.
"The energy transformation related to climate change and the adoption of possible new goals must be fair, it must be responsible, and this means responsibility for our citizens, for energy costs, for the costs associated with additional risks through new objectives", he continues.
You may think Poland=coal, but the real problem and the real reason for the government are the rising energy prices.
Warsaw, 18 June 2019. Prime Minister Morawiecki announces a new financial support for the energy-intensive industries. They shall receive 1.9 bn zł, or 450 million Euro subsidies to counterbalance the EU ETS's CO2 permits.
This move has been expected since January, when the energy prices were fixed for the individual consumers, but not for businesses and the local government. Since the beginning of the year the Polish government has been negotiating with the Commission what kind of solution it could offer to the energy-intensive business in order to avoid the accusation of disproportionate public assistance.
Morawiecki says the move will "save jobs in the industry". The Polish ministers add sometimes that Poland missed out 50 years of normal economic development. Meanwhile some Western countries are hypocritical as they have outsourced the heavy industries to Asia and import goods from factories which pollute other people's air… while not being accountable for the pollution. The Polish government does not want the heavy industry to emigrate from Poland.
EU Emission Trading System (ETS) is to blame
The government initiative is a response to the EU ETS forcing the costs to rise. There are some 1.3 million people working in the energy-intensive industries. Collectively they amount to about 11% of the national GDP and consume 20% of national energy consumption.
Jadwiga Emilewicz, the minister who is tipped as one of the candidates for the next EU Commissioner: "The EU climate and energy policy has caused a jump in the price of CO2 emission allowances. This increase will particularly affect enterprises from the energy-intensive sector. This is threatening their profitability and market position. In the case of the [energy-intensive] companies, the energy expenditure accounts for up to 40 percent of the total company costs".
Ms Emilewicz ministry is Entrepreneurship. The ministry wrote about the new initiative as addressing the following problem: "As a result of EU regulation, the level of costs of these allowances is constantly growing. Compensation will help our industry maintain its position in competition with foreign countries".
In the recent EP campaign a leading Law and Justice (PiS) candidate from Silesia, the coal country, Jadwiga Wiśniewska MEP, has been talking about "EU climate policy is a security threat for Poland". She is not alone in her views. Ms Wiśniewska has been re-elected.
In the meantime Poland is nowhere close to reach it's 20-20-20 objectives by 2020, most notably in the share of the renewable energy in gross energy consumption. Instead of rising, the share is decreasing since PiS took office: 11.7% in 2015, 11.3% in 2016, 10.9% in 2017. The national target is 15%. Back in January the government said it publicly: Poland will NOT meet its renewable target by 2020.
Et alors?
The Polish government is blaming the EU climate regulation for undermining the competitiveness of the Polish economy. The government only wakes up to the idea of climate change being a threat to the Polish security. Instead it is the climate policy that constitutes a threat.
How to address the problem? The government's response is to mitigate the high costs with a mix of subsidies, delays and vetoes. The PiS politicians who are not sitting in the EU Council or the European Councils are more direct, but short of saying this: "Poland should withdraw from the climate package", or at least renegotiate it. This used to be the view of the entire Law and Justice when in opposition back in 2012. Today the far-right Robert Winnicki MP agrees: "If Poland does not terminate the climate package imposed by the EU we will have a collapse in the energy production and we will have huge increases in electricity prices", Winnicki warned in 2018.
Maciej Małecki, who is MP with PiS, says in 2018: "Although the increase in energy prices is not yet perceptible for the Polish society, nobody has any doubt that it will hit us like a 'tsunami wave'. The European Union, which manipulates CO2 emission norms, puts a hand to this. In the European Union we observe an attempt to manually control the energy prices by limiting the supply of allowances authorizing the CO2 emissions. If a significant number of these allowances is removed from the market then the prices of CO2 allowances jump up and this is a significant component of the price increase". Mr Małecki chairs the Sejm's Energy and Treasury Committee.
Everybody sees the consequences of ETS, nobody remembers the reason why ETS was created in the first place. The purpose of ETS was to incentivise business to cut emissions by forcing the fossil energy prices to increase. This is meant as an instrument which favours non-emitting energy production.
Meanwhile the Polish government did everything in its power to de-incentivise the renewable energy production at the beginning of its mandate in 2016, especially the wind and solar power-making was first frozen, and many investors have withdrawn from the Polish market. Only in 2017-18 the process of de-incentivisation stopped, and now, maybe the green power may grow again.
The main reason for that change is the change of public mood, especially in the context of the quality of air. About 66% of Poles consider renewable energy sources "the main source of energy in the future", including over 50% of PiS voters.
Still, the reflection in the Law and Justice is slow, mainly due to its socio-economic ruling coalition, which includes the powerful mining trade unions, the coal mining companies and the power plants based on coal. There are some 171 coal-based power plant blocks in 37 locations in Poland. They are generating 80% of the Polish power. 5 new blocks are under construction (Opole x2, Jaworzno, Turów and Ostrołęka) and 2 further have been announced (Puławy, Gubin), according to the Global Coal Plant Tracker.
The Polish dependence on coal is producing strange effects. The number of power plants increases, but the domestic production of coal goes down. In effect, more and more of coal is imported from abroad. So goes the principle of self-dependency when it comes to energy sources.
The Polish middle way strategy could be a fast increase of the gas-based power plants. There are more gas imports into Poland from Russia and beyond via the Świnoujście LNG terminal (from i.e. Qatar and US). There is a massive gasification process – building the necessary infrastructure which shall bring the natural gas to 90% Poles by 2022. This could both reduce the CO2 emissions from power plants (some of the coal power plants are being re-build into natural gas-based plants) as well as from domestic heating systems (frequently poor quality coal). In effect it could be that the quality of air in Poland improves, but not due to the renewables.
Not yet. Hence, the climate veto.


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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina — This year's class of RTI University Scholars includes, for the first time, researchers from North Carolina State University and Fayetteville State University.
The RTI University Scholars Program supports highly talented academics who take scholarly leave from their home institutions to collaborate with RTI researchers.
The six scholars, who will spend up to one academic year at RTI working on strategic research projects, are Owen Duckworth, Ph.D., Sylvia Nassar, Ph.D., and Nagui Rouphail, Ph.D., of N.C. State; Rakesh Malhotra, Ph.D., of Fayetteville State; and Crystal Cene, M.D., and Ilene Speizer, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
They represent a variety of specialties and will work with RTI researchers on the following projects:
- Cene, an internal medicine physician and associate professor of medicine, will study social network characteristics and health information among a racially diverse group of older women, in collaboration with RTI's Megan Lewis, Ph.D., and Brian Southwell, Ph.D.. She and Southwell also plan to co-edit a special issue of a journal on the role of social networks in clinical care and health-related decision-making.
- Duckworth, an associate professor of soil biogeochemistry in the crop and soil sciences department, will join his longtime RTI collaborator, James Harrington, Ph.D., in analytical sciences. They will study how minerals produced by microorganisms affect the fate and transport of environmental contaminants, including arsenic and pesticides used to combat the mosquito that carries the Zika virus.
- Malhotra, an associate professor of geospatial technologies, will work within RTI's geospatial science and technology program. He will research the use of remote sensors in food and agriculture, energy, and health, capitalizing on RTI's and Fayetteville State's growing capabilities in satellite and unmanned aircraft technology.
- Nassar, a professor and coordinator for the Ph.D. program in N.C. State's counselor education program, will lead the RTI Career Builders project with Peter Joyce, Ed.D, and Eric Johnson, Ph.D., of RTI's Governance and Economic Development-Workforce and Economic Opportunity program. The project focuses on the development of career-development curriculum modules, assessment and program evaluation tools, and collaboration and dissemination via public forums and scholarly publications.
- Rouphail, a professor of civil engineering, will work with Alan Karr, Ph.D., director of RTI's Center of Excellence for Complex Data Analysis. He will analyze data on traffic and transportation, gathered by a fleet of local drivers who volunteered to have their cars equipped with the i2d "intelligence to drive" system. The project will explore differences in driving styles, energy use, emissions, roadway system performance, and other factors.
- Speizer, a research professor in the department of maternal and child health and a faculty fellow at the Carolina Population Center, will work with Wendee Wechsberg, Ph.D., director of the RTI Global Gender Center. They share research interests in violence prevention, substance use, couples research, sexual risk, and HIV prevention, and plan to pursue an NIH grant for health interventions for young women who engage in transactional sex in Pretoria, South Africa.
Each academic year since 2014-2015, RTI has hosted University Scholars. Two scholars participated in the program's inaugural year, and seven in 2015-2016.
"The University Scholars Program is an asset to RTI," said Don Bailey, Ph.D., an RTI Distinguished Fellow and early childhood development researcher. "By inviting talented researchers to work with us, we create new opportunities for both RTI and the many outstanding academic institutions in our area."
Bailey and other RTI researchers working on newborn screening hosted a 2015-2016 RTI University Scholar, Cynthia Powell, M.D., of The University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
"Her time here directly contributed to the success of two major proposals, and further solidified an already established working relationship," Bailey said.
The program is currently open to faculty members from Duke and all 16 campuses of the University of North Carolina.


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Thursday, 5/15
For those of you who didn't snag a ticket to the Cher concert on Saturday, the ladies of Lips in Oakland Park have the next best thing, "Never Say Farewell – Tribute to Cher," a 7 p.m. fundraiser tonight for the SmartRide. Alexis Couture, Shelly Michaels and Franchesque Richards will perform the diva's biggest hits on stage at the local cabaret. There is a $10 cover and $15 food minimum for the fundraiser. Tickets are limited at LipsUSA.com. A second performance has been added on Sunday, May 18 at 7 p.m.
Friday, 5/16
Video game players know that the soundtrack to a game, much like a movie, is key to setting the mood and tempo of the action. Whether you're playing "Skyrim," "Legends of Zelda," "World of Warcraft" or "Final Fantasy," the music is as intricate, nuanced and recognizable as the games themselves. Gamers and music lovers alike can revel in the artful compositions during a one-of-a-kind, immersive concert experience tonight at the Arsht Center in Miami and tomorrow, May 17 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. For tickets and information, go to ArshtCenter.org and Kravis.org.
Saturday, 5/17
The last time Cher went on a farewell tour, well, that was 15 years ago and she made the rounds three times for over 300 performances! Never count that diva out! The singer will once again demonstrate why she's been an icon for nearly 50 years. Cher brings her "Dressed to Kill" tour to the BB&T Center in Sunrise tonight and we're especially excited because she'll be appearing with Cyndi Lauper. Online ticketholders receive a free copy of Cher's new album, "Closer to the Truth." Tickets are $42.25 - $180 at Ticketmaster.com.
Sunday, 5/18
Monday, 5/19
Looking for something to do on a quiet Monday? Head to the museum. May is Miami Museum Month. All visitors and locals will be offered "Buy One, Get One Free" admission or "Join One Museum, See Them All" at participating museums. This is an incredible opportunity to museum hop and experience the Miami cultural scene from the Old Spanish Monastery to the Gold Coast Railroad Museum. For a complete list of participating museums, go to MiamiMuseumMonth.com. Coupon required to take advantage of Miami Museum Month offers. Check individual participating museums for exclusions and limitations.
Tuesday, 5/20
The Irish Theatre of Florida presents "The Irish Dracula" by James Doan at Arts Garage in Delray Beach tonight at 8 p.m. as part of the Acting Irish International Theatre Festival, May 20 – 24. Set in 1888, in London and County Sligo, Ireland, "The Irish Dracula" deals with the contentious relationship between Irish author/theatre manager Bram Stoker and the imperious actor/director Henry Irving of the Lyceum Theatre, for whom Bram worked. The remaining characters are adapted from those found in Stoker's famous novel, "Dracula." Tickets are $20 at ArtsGarage.org.


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AutoCanada Inc. Announcement Regarding Completion of Calgary Dealer Group Acquisition
Jul 04, 2014, 12:30 ET
EDMONTON, July 4, 2014 /CNW/ - AutoCanada Inc. ("AutoCanada" or the "Company") (TSX: ACQ) announced today that further to its prior announcements on April 29, 2014, June 16, 2014 and June 20, 2014 AutoCanada confirms that it has completed the acquisition of six dealerships and one exclusive right to build and operate a Nissan motor vehicle dealership on a designated property in Southeast Calgary, from the Hyatt Automotive Group Inc. or its affiliates,. The Hyatt Dealerships are known by their trade names: Hyatt Mitsubishi, Fish Creek Nissan, Calgary Hyundai, Northland Volkswagen, Hyatt Infiniti and Crowfoot Hyundai.
Commenting on the transaction, Pat Priestner, Chairman and CEO of AutoCanada stated, "We are very pleased about the joining of two great families into one strong partnership which adds greatly to our Calgary platform. We would like to thank Nissan Canada, Infiniti Canada, Volkswagen Canada, Hyundai Canada and Mitsubishi Motors Canada and all of their employees who worked very hard supporting our efforts to expand our offerings of these highly desirable brands which we believe will continue to grow in market share. We would also like to thank and welcome Steven and Perry Itzcovitch, Johnathan Robins, Mike Hofer, Ron Anderson, Ken Brown, Darren McNeil and Rick Field, along with all of the Hyatt dealership employees, to the AutoCanada family, with whom we look forward to building a strong and lasting relationship. We are very excited that Steven, Perry, Johnathan, Mike, Ron, Ken, Darren and Rick have agreed to remain with AutoCanada."
About AutoCanada
AutoCanada is one of Canada's largest multi-location automobile dealership groups, currently operating 42 franchised dealerships in eight provinces and has approximately 2,000 employees. AutoCanada currently sells Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat, Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac, Infiniti, Nissan, Hyundai, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Audi, Volkswagen, BMW and MINI branded vehicles. In 2013, our dealerships sold approximately 36,000 vehicles and processed approximately 364,000 service and collision repair orders in our 381 service bays during that time.
Additional information about AutoCanada Inc. is available at www.sedar.com and the Company's website at www.autocan.ca.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Summer has finally turned up. The doom-mongers and naysayers had been telling us that due to some spots on the sun we are in fact in the middle of a ten year cycle of damp and windy summers. Well they can all go and sit in a tent. Even though it is Glastonbury weekend, Wimbledon is in full flow and the British F1 Grand Prix is on, the sun has defied the odds and made an appearance.
Which is just as well because we are off to Henley to celebrate my wife's birthday and her friend's recent engagement. And I decided I needed to temporarily ditch the diet (have I mentioned I'm on a diet? What only 50 times? Well, I'm on a diet) and hit some cheesecake recipes.


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I am sure your day is full of many different things – including a variety of conversations with different people, whether in-passing or more in-depth.
'In-passing' conversations might happen with a cashier in a shop, the delivery man at your door or members of our household while waiting for the kettle to boil.
In-depth conversations might be planned or unplanned, with someone we know or hardly know – and we probably think of them as taking more than a few minutes. We probably also expect them to be about things that really matter to us or the other person.
But may be it isn't the duration of a conversation that matters but the attention we give a conversation. It could be planned or unplanned, short or long, with someone we know or don't know. The question is what happens if we give the person we are in conversation with our full attention?
Listen to the other person. In being present in that moment you – and they – will find joy. It's called being in relationship. It is a special thing that costs our attention and changes everything.
Among people I am fortunate to know who are good at listening is my brother. And it is his birthday today. Happy Birthday Dave – and thanks for being a great listener!
This is Mindful Monday from Essence Cheltenham on Monday 25 June 2018.
Join Sara Shailer and Julie Hill tonight for an evening of mindfulness – on the theme of listening. It is at the Oasis in Cheltenham, 7.30-9 pm.


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Pine resin essential oil is a form of turpentine, a natural extract that can also be obtained from other tree species. It is steam distilled from the resin that seeps out from pine trees.
Pine resin turpentine essential oil is popularly known as a solvent, but high-quality pine resin oil also has important therapeutic properties. Pine resin essential oil is commonly used for inflammation and pain, and it is also an effective natural insect repellant.
Properties: Analgesic, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antirheumatic
Blends with: Bergamot, Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Cypress, Eucalyptus, Frankincense, Juniper Berry, Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Tea Tree
Anti-Inflammatory... Pine resin essential oil is commonly used topically to help with irritations due to arthritis and to relieve pain and swelling. In fact, using pine resin oil on aching joints is a long-standing folk remedy.
Insect repellent... Pine resin essential oil is one of the most effective natural insect repellents, with a single drop of the oil sufficient to drive away mosquitoes, gnats, flies, and other pests.
Stress relief... Pine resin essential oil is a natural analgesic and has anti-inflammatory properties. As a result, it is useful in relieving physical and mental stress, particularly when added to bathwater.
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Pine Resin Turpentine Essential Oil
Both of these oils are highly effective natural insect repellents. Simply add a drop of them to your clothes to ward away bugs and other pests.
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Fluor performed FEED, engineering and design, procurement, and construction management for Marathon Oil Corporation's Garyville Major Expansion (GME) project in Louisiana. With the GME in operation, Garyville can refine virtually any crude oil available on the market enabling the most cost-effective crude slate decisions. The expansion is essentially a new refinery adjacent to Marathon's existing facility. The original refinery, completed in 1976, now holds the distinction of being the last grassroots refinery constructed in the U.S. Previously the country's 18th largest, the Garyville refinery is now the United States' fourth largest.
The expansion project—which included a new crude / vacuum unit, hydrocracker, coker, NHT, CCR, KHT, sat gas, and sulfur block (sulfur, amine, SWS, tail gas)—increased Marathon's Garyville plant refining capacity from 256,000 bpd to 436,000 bpd and the total seven-plant refining capacity from 1,008,000 bpd to 1,188,000 bpd. Adding crude capacity with a second coker minimized Marathon's dependence on outside purchased gas oil without increasing the bunker fuel or asphalt.
From the onset, Marathon's key objective was to safely construct an energy-efficient facility with a mechanical completion on or before the end of 2009. This project was undertaken while at the same time, the world engineering and construction market was facing nearly unparalleled growth in major project activity, material escalation, and fabrication backlog. In order to meet this challenge, effective engineering, fabrication, and construction execution along with significant resources were required.
The GME project included the addition of a second crude processing train with associated downstream units. The second train added 180,000 bpd of capacity, with full conversion of bottoms via the addition of a maximum-sized two-drum coker.
To execute engineering for this major project, Fluor leveraged 1,100 engineers (at peak) through global resources and local partners. Engineering and procurement was led by the Houston Office and work shared with ICA Fluor in Mexico City, Fluor offices in Manila and New Delhi, and a local engineering firm. Over 71,000 engineering drawings and documents were produced, including more than 27,000 isometrics. During critical production, Fluor issued an average of more than 1,000 isometrics/week, reaching a single week peak of 1,400. Engineering data, vendor data, and drawings were shared across the world, with the Client, and ultimately with the construction forces utilizing Fluor's Projects OnLine℠ web-based data management system.
Purchasing power was increased through the use of blanket commodity orders, Fluor key supplier agreements, and Marathon Alliance vendors with strategic sourcing initiatives designed to secure fabrication resources ahead of the anticipated market growth. Major materials and equipment were sourced from 12 countries resulting in 7,700 truckloads and 50 separate barge loads delivered to the site.
Fluor provided field construction management for 81 subcontracts, which ultimately resulted in an average workforce of 3,800 direct field craft workers with approximately 6,800 workers at peak (over 9,600 total craft and staff at peak). Material receiving, warehousing, and issuing were controlled through the use of Fluor's MaterialManager® materials management system. Material laydown for the facility covered 70 acres with 114,000 separate material requisitions filled by the Fluor warehouse organization.
In addition to providing 7.5 million gallons of additional clean transportation fuels each day to the marketplace, Marathon's major expansion project provides significant benefits to the state of Louisiana. The completed expansion added approximately 200 new full-time employees and more than 70 new full-time contract workers. Moreover, state and local economies benefited from the approximately $60 million in taxes and economic activities associated with the project.
By leveraging its vast experience in the petroleum refining industry and program management, the Fluor and Marathon Team turned over the new facilities at the Garyville refinery on schedule, enabling Marathon to achieve corporate goals established five years earlier.


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Thailand's new cabinet sworn in after five years of military rule; power still in hands of military allies
Thailand's new Cabinet was sworn in Tuesday, creating a nominally elected government after five years of military rule.
Thailand's new Cabinet was sworn in Tuesday, creating a nominally elected government after five years of military rule.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn presided over the swearing-in of the 36-member Cabinet, during which they pledged their loyalty to the constitutional monarchy
Prayuth Chan-Ocha, who as army commander seized power in a 2014 coup returns to serve again as prime minister
Bangkok: Thailand's new Cabinet was sworn in Tuesday, creating a nominally elected government after five years of military rule but keeping power in the hands of the same allies of the army. King Maha Vajiralongkorn presided over the swearing-in of the 36-member Cabinet, during which they pledged their loyalty to the constitutional monarchy.
"Every task has obstacles. Every mission faces problems," he told them in brief remarks. "It is normal to take on work and solve problems so that the country can be run smoothly according to circumstances." The Cabinet afterwards regrouped at Government House for its first meeting.
Prayuth Chan-ocha, who as army commander seized power in a 2014 coup and then served as junta leader and prime minister, returns to serve again as prime minister. This time he was elected by a parliamentary vote after a March general election gave pro-military parties a majority.
The junta, which had given itself almost unlimited powers without oversight, was dissolved with the inauguration of the new Cabinet.
The election was held under a new constitution and laws enacted by Prayuth's junta aimed at disadvantaging established political parties. Critics say the vote was undemocratic and engineered to prolong rule by the military and its conservative allies.
The measures were seen as being directly particularly at the Pheu Thai party, which headed the government deposed in 2014. Pheu Thai, under various names changed for legal reasons, had won every national election since it was founded in 1998 by telecoms tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra, who is despised by the country's conservative base, which includes the military.
Thaksin himself was overthrown as prime minister in a 2006 military coup. Thaksin's populist policies won him enormous support at the polls but also threatened the influence of traditional power holders, including the military.
After seizing power in 2014, Prayuth declared war on money politics and so-called "influential persons," including political power brokers with shady connections. But in assembling a political machine, the Palang Pracharath Party that made him its candidate for prime minister recruited the same types of wheeler-dealers and made alliances with some to attain a majority.
"This Cabinet either represents old wine in a new bottle," said Paul Chambers, a political scientist at Naresuan University in northern Thailand, referring to major posts held by former members of Prayuth's military government, "or a product of a multiparty and multi-factional balance of power."
Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a professor of political science at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, described the Cabinet as "dominated by patronage politics and paybacks," including at least two members with questionable reputations who were recruited for their abilities to turn out the vote.
"The unsavoury few who have had a shady and criminalized past are surprising because they will be a lightning rod on the Prayuth government's credibility," he said in an email interview. "It suggests that Prayuth has paid a high price for luring old-style politicians and influential figures into his party and Cabinet."
Prayuth is both prime minister and defence minister in the new government. His key partners are Democrat party leader Jurin Laksanawisit, who is deputy prime minister and commerce minister, and Bhumjai Thai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul, who is deputy prime minister and health minister. Anutin campaigned for the legalization of the production of marijuana to aid farmers.
Three other deputy prime ministers held the same jobs in Prayuth's military government. One, Prawit Wongsuwan, was a senior career military officer like Prayuth. Another former senior officer, Anupong Paojinda, retains the post of interior minister.
Prayuth, in a Monday night speech marking the political transition, said "Thailand is now fully governed as a democratic country with a constitutional monarch, possessing a parliament that is elected and a government endorsed by the parliament. Several rights and liberties are safeguarded by the constitution in line with the highest international norms.
Pending problems will be solved through democratic processes without the application of any special powers." Prayuth recently revoked 66 of more than 500 special executive orders that he had enacted under his military regime. Critics said it was an attempt to make it appear that the military is relinquishing power and transitioning to an elected government.
The executive orders he retained enable the military to influence politics, such as one that allows soldiers to search and arrest people they suspect of threatening national security for up to seven days without charges.
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West Bengal: SSC scam accused TMC's Partha Chatterjee had property in Thailand too
Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee have been associated with the ownership of a vast amount of property including several flats, bungalows, schools and resorts all over West Bengal and Thailand by the ED and CBI
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Bounce Burger is the latest entrant in the edible insect market with its cricket-beef burgers, sausages, and cricket balls. There are even power bars and cookies


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Election minus 24 days and today's Labour buzzwords are "future" and "renew". "We are in the future business!" Gordon Brown kept saying, as though the words meant something, on an itinerary which has taken him from London to Ellesmere Port, taking in a couple of factories and one manifesto launch.
After walking admiringly past a new technical college in Rugby, it was a quick stroll across the same industrial estate to a factory which makes power converters for wind turbines, and where the photographing of indeterminate machine parts was forbidden as they were "classified". (Never underestimate rogue states' ambitions to steal our plans for green energy.) Meeting the workers, Gordon smiled the smile of a man aware that all this was both renewable and futuristic.
Meanwhile, outside the factory, he was already having an impact on business. "Unfortunately I won't be able to do the delivery today," a driver was sighing into his mobile phone. "I don't know if you've heard, but both entrances are blocked because Gordon Brown's doing a tour. I suppose I'll have to come back tomorrow."
Probably best. We're all in the tomorrow business now.
The herding of a party leader is quite a performance, with way more strategic planning lavished upon it than, say, post-invasion Iraq. Still, you can't deny the walkabouts are invaluable in the opportunities they provide for off-the-cuff staged interaction with heavily screened people.
Access to the man himself is ruthlessly controlled, so Labour organisers try to make journalists feel part of it all by providing each with a pen and mug bearing the slogan "GB on the road". It's the sort of covetable memento that says "I was there" just as much as a crumpled 1966 World Cup final ticket or recurrent lysergic acid flashbacks.
They do throw you the odd bone. In a briefing convened a couple of seats up from the loo on the hacks' bus, a senior cabinet minister quoted Andrew Rawnsley quoting Josh Lyman from the West Wing, the show New Labour continues not to resemble despite endlessly excruciating efforts to the contrary. "Elections are about questions as much as answers," we learned, and this one was apparently about who can secure the economic recovery, who can protect and reform public services, and who can renew our damaged democracy. It was a vision of a new politics not in any way compromised by the fact that this briefing was conducted "on lobby terms", with strict instructions to refer to its deliverer only as "a senior cabinet minister".
However, you may also care to know that not two minutes after the briefing had concluded, Douglas Alexander tweeted the following: "Just briefed the journalists on the bus on a manifesto that, headlines notwithstanding, tells you more about Labour's future than our past."
Do draw your own conclusions as to the identity of the mystery briefer – and, indeed, as to what constitutes "a senior cabinet minister" these days.
And with that, the convoy swept into the grounds of Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham – chosen as an iconic Labour location – for the manifesto launch. We were told that services start to transfer to it in June 2010 and the state-of-the-art facilities will be fully complete in 2012. As for when we'll have to absorb the full bill, given it's a PFI effort, that information didn't seem to be so readily to hand.
Primarily the manifesto launch offered the chance to watch some of the cabinet awkwardly nod their heads along to the soul soundtrack to Labour's campaign. Nice white man's overbite, Ben Bradshaw! Given it was played shortly before his entrance, Gordon Brown's unofficial theme can be assumed to be I'm A Soul Man, often sung by his late cousin James.
Having spent spent much of his day trying to out-grit various industrial backdrops, Gordon was this time placed in front of a computer-generated picture of gently undulating corn, which was probably meant to suggest pastoral peace, but to the wandering mind was all a bit Children of the Corn, only without the psychotic kids (unless you count Labour's glassy-eyed youth activists). It was, however, preferable to the bewilderingly moronic manifesto film that preceded Brown's speech, a faux-naif stickmen animation featuring characters called Jack and Jill and James, and made by Ridley Scott Associates. Blade Runner it wasn't. In fact it made Bod look like Avatar.
Then the day's last port of call – quite literally – was Ellesmere Port, childhood home of Russ Abbot, where the biggest employer is the Vauxhall factory. It would be great to tell you that Brown's visit (to the factory, not Russ) was a triumph, or indeed that it was gaffe-strewn and ended with Sarah Brown lamping someone. Unfortunately, in keeping with a day that tended toward the frustrating, the bus arrived after Gordon's tour had finished, owing to what you might term asymmetric transport arrangements. Still, in the future, everyone will have outriders. Renewable ones.


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We're home from Texas and I've been so excited to share some photos from our trip with you!
While Kevin was at soundcheck at The Mission Church on Thursday, I decided to walk around the square in downtown Mount Pleasant. I haven't ventured off by myself in a while (my recent health issues re-triggered my anxiety/panic…or was it the other way around?), but for some reason I was feeling comfortable about exploring on my own a little that day, so I grabbed my camera and went for it. I had seen a shop called "Jo's" a couple of blocks away from the church on our way there, so I thought I'd wander back that way to see what was inside.
One side of the building said "Jo's Antiques"…
…but upon closer inspection, I discovered that it was a coffee shop…
I'm not a coffee drinker (because of the caffeine), but one peek through the front window, and I just had to go inside and learn more about the place and the people who spend time there. We were clearly kindred spirits…
These two were so sweet to let me take pictures of practically everything:
Including them! 😀
…and right before I snapped those photos of the stage area, this smiley gal came out through a door near the place I was standing:
She introduced herself with a hug (I love huggers!), and told me that she and her husband opened Jo's Coffee Shop a couple of weeks ago. (Funny story: she also told me that she follows my Instagram feed, so we were able to catch up very quickly! 😀 )
We spent the better part of an hour walking and talking about decorating, and the building, and taking leaps of faith, and I left feeling SO inspired to create something!
I left with a watering mouth, too. :-/
Goodness gracious, get a load of the Queen Bee…
…and the Ginger-Peach Tea-Lemonade:
…and don't even get me started on the Affogato:
It's espresso over vanilla ice cream with whip cream & mocha syrup, served in a frosty mug.
I'm still on the no dairy, no caffeine, no chocolate, nothing acidic, nothing carbonated, nothing processed, nothing fried, nothing spicy and nothing too sugary diet, but walking away from THAT without taking even one tiny sip felt criminal. 😛
If you're a coffee drinker (and not rattled by caffeine or on a break from sugary things), you MUST, I repeat, MUST visit Jo's in Mount Pleasant, Texas and try at Affogato for me. But don't tell me a thing about how good it is…that would feel downright criminal, too. 😉
PS- Jo's is on Facebook and they're @JosDowntown Instagram!
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If a stone shop, showroom, warehouse or yard is hazardous for trained employees, imagine the hazard to unsuspecting customers!. This session will discuss the potential hazards in a slab yard and how best to mitigate risk for employees and customers.
Learning Objectives - at the end of this segment you should be able to:
1. Realize the special dangers when consumers are present.
2. Identify the special safety procedures needed when consumers are present.
3. Understand that there is no place for complacency in the stone business.
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Commodities are widely traded through CFDs as an alternative to the logistical problems and costs involved with straightforward commodities acquisition. A class covering a wide range of different tradable products, commodities markets include those for gold, silver, coffee, wheat, steel and a range of other generic raw materials. Capitalising on the natural demand for these goods, traders can take advantage of fluctuations in price whilst avoiding the need to fund often costly purchases in full, creating just the right blend of profit potential to risk.
Commodities are defined as any tangible, generic product for which there exists a market of supply and demand. These tend to be non-perishable raw materials which are freely exchanged by both price speculators and end users, creating a ready and transparent market for the relevant goods. Buying commodities is often used as a strategy amongst larger investment funds as a guard against inflation and economic instability, given that raw material values rise with inflation and bear little direct resemblance to economic goings on.
For this reason, amongst others, the market for gold has been particularly strong during the recent banking crisis, with trading institutions seeking to move away from volatile stocks into more stable, virtually immune gold reserves. Likewise, in periods of rising inflation trading portfolios can actually see growth where others might falter, leaving commodities exposure to act as a form of hedge against wider economic movements.
The main advantage of trading commodities with CFDs is the lower cost barrier to entry.
The margined nature of trading contracts for difference makes it possible to take both long and short positions with just a fractional margin requirement. In other words, this means traders can take on a deeper exposure to a commodities position than may otherwise have been the case, oftentimes requiring as little as 5% to cover the margin requirement.
A Short Example of Trading Wheat
A weak harvest couple with growing interest from food manufacturers in Asia has led you to believe the demand for wheat will rise over time.
Option A: Buy Wheat. You invest $1,000 of your trading capital in wheat, realising a return of 5% over time and a resulting trading profit of $50.
Option B: Buy a Wheat CFD. You invest $1,000 of your trading capital in a contract for difference for wheat, with a margin requirement of 10%. This translates into a position worth $10,000. You realise the same 5% return over time, but generate a resulting trading profit of $500.
In the above example, the trader has improved his portfolio by 50% off the back of a movement of 5% in commodity prices. This leverage afforded by trading in CFDs makes it possible for the trader to earn more with a lesser exposure, and with no need to stump up the extra cash to fund the $10,000 position. Of course, the leverage provided by the broker will attract interest, and a larger trading commission than on Option A, but this can be offset from the greater proportion of profit generated from the same astute position.


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It has never been easier to get poke, the marinated raw ahi tuna that is the unofficial food of Hawaii, on the mainland. You'll find the dish— pronounced po-kay — in Minnesota, Indiana and landlocked Colorado. There's poke from Pittsburgh to Peoria, Ariz. You can buy poke kits in grocery stores, and you don't even have to leave your house for it in Chicago; ASAP Poke, a delivery-only restaurant, will bring it to you. New York has a slew of fast-casual fish places. And in the Washington area, there's Poké Papa, Poki District, Abunai and Honeyfish, all of which have opened in the past four months, joining Hula Girl Bar and Grill, Pokéworks and District Fishwife, which already served the dish.
Homesick Hawaiians must be thrilled, right?
"I tried one, and I swore never to go again," said Sonny Acosta, 30, who moved to New York from Honolulu two years ago. "It's not really poke."
[A guide to Washington's poke restaurants]
It's not just that poke tastes better when you're in Hawaii. It's that mainland restaurateurs, bandwagoning on what they see as the biggest trend of the year, have changed it into something altogether different — something that people from Hawaii say doesn't respect their cultural heritage. It plays into an impassioned debate in the food world now about whether a dish prepared outside its original context is an homage or crosses the line into appropriation.
Shops in Washington are putting corn in it. They're topping it with kale — kale! They're putting the fish on top of "zoodles," or zucchini noodles, as customers order down a line, Chipotle-style. They're adding a sprinkle of cilantro, or even sweet strawberry sauce. And, adding insult to injury, some aren't even spelling the word correctly.
The concept of poke, a word that means "to slice" in the Hawaiian language, has a long history, but the poke bowl, with rice and sauces, is a relatively modern invention.
"The term is Hawaiian, but the traditions behind it [have] far more of a Japanese influence," said Kealalokahi Losch, a professor of Hawaiian studies at Kapi'olani Community College in Honolulu. "It's part of the fabric of what we would refer to as local culture, which is a conglomeration of all the different cultures that are here."
Native Hawaiians would originally slice up smaller reef fish and serve them raw. But with the arrival of Japanese workers in the late 1800s, the predominant poke fish shifted to ahi tuna. Poke bowls with rice — a cultural mash-up of Hawaiian flavors and Japanese donburi — became popular in restaurants in Hawaii only in the past three decades, Losch said. They're often served with minimal toppings from a smaller range of flavors, to let the taste of the fish come through.
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There are a few reasons poke has boomed on the mainland: It's raw and full of veggies, so it's branded as healthful. And it's relatively simple to open a shop.
"From the business side, it's so easy to make," said Martha Cheng, author of "The Poke Cookbook." "You don't need a full kitchen, you don't need an oven, you don't need a grease trap."
It's also colorful and inherently Instagrammable — especially if you add lots of toppings, like the pink-and-green watermelon radish and neon orange masago, a type of fish egg, available at Poké Papa on H Street.
But it's this "mainland poke," as they call it in Hawaii, that looks different from what you'd find in restaurants and grocery stores on the islands. In Washington, shops are offering more toppings than in a frozen yogurt bar, provoking those who serve a more traditional version of poke — such as Abunai, whose owner, Akina Harada, has Native Hawaiian ancestors — to call out the others: This spring, she posted a sign outside her downtown restaurant: "Friends don't let friends eat FAKE poke."
"It's becoming like Mister Yogato or Pinkberry. How many toppings can we smash into it?" said Mikala Brennan, who grew up in Hawaii and opened Hula Girl Bar & Grill, which serves poke the way she's used to it back home — simply with green onion, shoyu, sesame, ginger and chile pepper.
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The option of pineapple might be the gravest offense to some locals in Hawaii. It's already a cultural irritation due to Hawaiian pizza — invented in Canada.
"It's absurd, because people feel like you can throw pineapple on anything and call it Hawaiian," said Blaine Saito, 35, who moved to the District from Honolulu to work for the federal government.
Restaurateurs who offer plenty of toppings, such as Poké Papa owner Kerry Chao, say people from Hawaii who come into their shops don't usually load up on the coconut flakes or Korean pepper sauce. For Chao, it's about appealing to both: those craving a taste of home and the mainlanders who want a variety of flavors.
"You get people who complain that we have toppings, and I don't understand," said Chao, who is originally from Missouri and acknowledges his poke isn't authentic. "Just don't get the toppings."
Some restaurants, in an attempt to make an unfamiliar word easier for their customers to pronounce, changed the spelling to "poki" or "poké." But it's imposing a Western spelling and diacritical mark on a Hawaiian word. The spelling, for some Hawaiians, is what makes mainland poke cross the line from ill-intentioned homage to flat-out cultural appropriation.
"It's sort of the continuation of the colonization of our people, where they tell us how we should act, and how we should spell and how we should eat our food," said Noelani Puniwai, an assistant professor of Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Gary Ngo, a founding partner of Poki District, who worked at Grace's Mandarin in National Harbor before opening his restaurant, said he was never trying to do a real Hawaiian restaurant in the first place.
"It's an extra talking point for people," said Ngo, who changed the spelling as a pronunciation aid. "Even though some people complain that we're spelling it wrong, we never think we are completely 100 percent authentic Hawaiian poke."
While some people from Hawaii aren't thrilled about seeing a staple of their diet reduced to the latest fad food, poke's sudden popularity is also causing alarm among environmentalists. The most popular fish for poke is ahi tuna, which is overfished in certain regions of the world. With fisheries already in decline, the use of ahi isn't something "that should be spread across the United States," Puniwai said.
Chefs in Hawaii experiment with variations on poke, too — and mainland-style poke has a small toehold there, with some wacky combinations like peanut butter and jelly — but the difference is that they approach it with an understanding of the heritage, said Mark Noguchi, a Hawaiian chef who is a partner in Lunch Box, a Honolulu cafe, and who caters through his company, the Pili Group. He's been impressed by beet poke, for instance, because it mimics the color and texture of ahi.
"Our food, that is our sense of place," Noguchi said. "You can mimic it, but you can't re-create the soul of it. There's no amount of Instagramming or Googling that will show you our soul. That's what you can taste."
But even as Hawaii locals bemoan the continental interpretation of their favorite dish — "Prepare to be offended!" is how one Hawaii News Now anchor began a recent segment about poke in Washington, after producers saw a taste-test for this Washington Post story mentioned on social media — some are also glad, in a way, that it's bringing attention to Hawaiian culture.
"These kinds of restaurants create opportunities for folks who otherwise may never taste poke, to expose their taste buds to something very different," said Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), who said she was "delighted" by the trend. She was clear on one point though: "The real thing comes from Hawaii, as far as I'm concerned."
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Candela, Felix(1910–1981)
Candela, Felix
Born Jan. 27, 1910, in Madrid. Mexican architect and engineer.
In 1935, Candela graduated from the Higher School of Architecture in Madrid. He participated in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39 and emigrated to Mexico in 1939. Candela designed thin-shell reinforced-concrete roofs of various shapes, some of which are particularly unusual; for example, he developed thin-walled coverings in the form of hyperbolic paraboloids. His roof designs made possible the use of low-cost sheathing made out of straight boards. In collaboration with other architects, Candela constructed a number of industrial and commercial buildings, as well as several laboratories and churches. In 1954 he built the Church of the Virgin of the Miraculous Medal in Mexico, which is distinguished by its complex and irrational spatial structure.


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Lawsuit: 7-year-old boy handcuffed by officer in school
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan mother sued the city of Flint on Tuesday, alleging a school resource officer handcuffed her 7-year-old son for about an hour during an afterschool program in 2015.
The federal lawsuit alleges that the boy, who suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, was handcuffed after kicking a cart and running around bleachers during an afterschool program in October 2015.
The boy's mother, Chrystal McCadden, said that when she was arrived at the school, her 55-pound son was sitting on a foyer bench with his hands behind his back — and the officer didn't have a key to the handcuffs.
"When I walked in, he just jumped up and started crying," McCadden told reporters during a news conference shortly after the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced the lawsuit.
McCadden said the officer told her the key to the handcuffs was being brought to the building by another officer.
"How do you handcuff someone and don't have a key?" she said Tuesday. "How do you handcuff a 7-year-old child?"
Her lawsuit seeks monetary damages and asks a judge to declare the officer's actions unlawful. Her son is now 10.
Along with the city, the lawsuit was filed against Flint's police chief, the school resource officer who handcuffed the boy and the Flint-area chamber of commerce that ran the afterschool program.
A spokeswoman for Flint said city officials haven't yet seen the lawsuit but that the city doesn't comment on pending litigation. The Associated Press also left a message Tuesday seeking comment from the chamber of commerce.
"The police should be dealing with crime and punishment," said Jonathan Marko, McCadden's attorney. "They should be policing our streets. They should not be policing our schools. They are not equipped to deal with children, especially children with disabilities."


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In May of this year, Marriott International hotels made major donations to The Prince's Trust (UK hotels) and SOS Children's Villages (Continental European hotels). These charitable partners are part of our "World of Opportunity Europe" initiative which helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds reach their full potential by providing employment skills and vocational opportunities. We also challenged our young chef apprentices to come up with their own strawberry dessert recipe, with the winning dessert featured on our restaurant menus during the promotion.
The "You Eat, We Give" promotion raised €230,000! When you add that number to the other funds raised since the program started, more than €1 million cash and in-kind donations were made to The Prince's Trust and SOS Children's Villages.
We've been able to make a positive impact in our European communities not only through our donations but also by offering training and development opportunities to 550 disadvantaged youth in our hotels, with 62 finding employment after finishing the training – 34 of these were employed at a Marriott hotel.
Take a look at the video below highlighting the campaign, the World of Opportunity initiative, as well as a little friendly competition among our chef apprentices and our Europe Leadership team, who were challenged to create the winning strawberry dessert from the apprentice competition.
Operating a hotel is about more than satisfying guests and generating revenue. These are good things, but I'm not content to have our hotels stop there. I want the communities where we do business to be better because we're there.
I couldn't be prouder of our efforts with "World of Opportunity Europe." Giving back to our world—particularly young people—just makes real good business sense.
I'm Bill Marriott and thanks for helping me keep Marriott on the Move.


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Saint Firmin sur Loire was for a long time a boatmen's town ; this ancient island is today linked to Briare by the "Pont-Canal" (canal bridge). You can discover there, from the left bank, this civil engineering work. Old houses from the end of the 16th and beginning of the 18th centuries. In Saint-Firmin's church, you can discover a Louis the 13th gilt-wooded altarpiece.In the chancel are inscriptions marking 19th century flood levels of the river Loire which regularly flooded it.
2 private châteaux not open to visitors : Le Colombier (Grande Rue) : castle of the 18th-century and "Château de la Motte" : the current castle, built around 1875, was built on the feudal castle's location (visible from the lateral Loire canal).
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"The Balfour Declaration is an historic statement for which Her Majesty's Government does not intend to apologize. We are proud of our role in creating the State of Israel," the UK stated.
The British government expressed pride in its role in the creation of the State of Israel, in response to a Palestinian-led sustained campaign demanding an apology for the Balfour Declaration.
A statement from the government read, "The Balfour Declaration is an historic statement for which HMG (Her Majesty's Government) does not intend to apologize. We are proud of our role in creating the State of Israel. The task now is to encourage moves towards peace."
The statement also reaffirmed the government's belief that "establishing a homeland for the Jewish people in the land to which they had such strong historical and religious ties was the right and moral thing to do, particularly against the background of centuries of persecution."
A high-profile Balfour Apology Campaign had launched a petition on the British Parliament website calling on the UK to "openly apologize to the Palestinian people for issuing the Balfour Declaration" ahead of its centenary in November. In an address to the Arab League in March, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas demanded the United Kingdom apologize for granting the Balfour Declaration.
In July 2016, PA Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki asked the Arab League for support in filing a lawsuit against the UK government for publishing the Declaration.
In December, however, Prime Minister Theresa May referred to the centenary as "an anniversary we will be marking with pride" at a Conservative Friends of Israel event.
PA Ambassador to the UK Manuel Hassassian on Tuesday confirmed that unless the UK government apologizes, cancels planned celebrations and recognizes the "State of Palestine," the PA will go ahead with the planned lawsuit. "This is the only condition upon which we can close this file permanently," he stated.
The Balfour Declaration was signed by then-Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour in 1917, declaring the support of the British government for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people. It is widely considered to be a seminal document in the process creating the legal basis for the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
May has invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attend events in the UK marking the centenary of the declaration this coming November.
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That's where our after-school program comes in. Kids learn about martial arts, including the core tenets of respect, discipline, and perseverance, in a fun and social setting.
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Learning martial arts helps kids in many ways. It teaches them to respect themselves and others, and to persist when they have a goal in mind. It emphasizes the mind-body connection and helps them to discipline themselves without being reminded.
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One of the most challenging things about being a parent these days is finding a way to tear your kids away from computers and video games and get them moving.
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Do your kids come home to an empty house after school because you're at work? Instead of having them there by themselves, our after-school program gives them a fun and educational alternative.
When your kids are with us, they're learning useful skills and spending time with other kids. You can rest easy knowing that they're safe and sound.
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Can't say enough good things about Chang's (CMA). We have been a part of the CMA family since 2014. My son has been taking TKD and their instructor Mr. David is amazing with the kids. You can tell all the kids have a great time. We also held a birthday party at CMA for my son. Mr. David hosted and led all the activities, and truly made my son feel like the star and champion on his special day (got to break a special board and cut the birthday cake with a sword!). CMA offers a great summer camp so we will plan on registering again this year.
Nothing but great things to say about this place. The instructors are awesome! I've seen the change in my daughter. She use to be very timid and shy, she has gained confidence and has learned to focus.
I can't say enough great things about Chang's! My daughter started in April, 2017 and has worked her way up to an Orange Belt, plus just started a sparring class and she LOVES it. At her age, we have tried soccer, gymnastics, swimming and baseball - yes she loves them all for about a month but then loses interest and wants to move on to the next thing. With the great instructors at Chang's (especially Mr. David!!), and extra activities they often plan (Back-To-School party, Parents Night Out, Anti-Bullying class, etc.), my daughter honestly cannot wait for the next thing. She is also enrolled at their After-School program - I was concerned that going everyday could be a bit much and she would get burned out, but if anything, she is enjoying it more and more!
Kudos to Chang's for maintaining the interest level of a very outgoing 7-year-old and helping to teach her the art of patience and respect! You guys are the best!! :-)
Congratulations Chang's Martial Arts on completing 30 years. Taekwondo has helped my kids become strong, flexible, confident and social. They are more deciplined now.
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Our program is structured and gives kids the opportunity to learn about the martial arts in a fun and social setting. We teach them core values like respect, self-control, and discipline while giving them the opportunity to make new friends.
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Yes. We teach the core tenets of martial arts including respect and discipline. Everybody in our martial arts school learns to respect and be respected and kids take that lesson home with them.
Yes. The values we teach include discipline, persistence, and focus. Kids who struggle in school often need some help learning to focus and stick to difficult tasks, and we can help them learn the value of doing so.
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Learning martial arts helps kids learn to focus and remember what they are told.
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Walter Hopgood is a geek by trade, working in healthcare information technology by day and trying his hand at writing by night. He has been writing for years, and so far has both a non-fiction as well as a fiction book under his belt. While work is always crazy, writing is a pleasure that Walter undertakes whenever he can. He lives out in rural Oregon with his husband, Patrick, and a four-pound cat that demands as much attention as possible, usually around 3am.
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Monday, 3 March 2008
Xiaolu Guo - 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth
Not only is Xiaolu Guo a wonderful writer, she's also a funny and intelligent speaker. I saw her at the Bath Literature Festival yesterday, talking about A Conscise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers and her new book, 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth.
The Dictionary is concerned with the detached nature of language, or more specifically the English language, and the way the emotional elements have been abstracted from the language and, as a result, from life. She contrasted this with Chinese, which has characters that represent a definite ideal (Chinese red is not the same as English red was the example she gave). I think the same is the case in English, though, and from Plato through to Kant, Wittgenstein and beyond, in whose philosophies words and concepts have their representational ideals existing in mystery worlds that root our transitory lives and language in some kind of solid and absolute entity.
Indeed! Most interesting was the dilemma of translation of the Dictionary - a book written in "badly written" English (and of course it's well-written "badly-written" English). How can it be translated into Chinese where the badly-writtenness is nearly impossible to translate. The solution is to have both versions in the book - one page English next to one page Chinese. Which makes the book impossibly thick. It's being published in Taiwan next month.
The writer is living in France now and commented that due to the obsessive French protection of their language, the Dictionary would be impossible to write in French, a language that doesn't have the open-ended flexibility that English has ( a flexibility that English speakers across the world accept in such a matter of fact manner).
I haven't read 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth yet (but will soon - my wife has it at the moment) , but it looks beautiful, with each chapter starting with one of Xiaolu's pictures of Beijing in the midst of development - art photography cliche. They're pretty good pictures and they set the scene and create a visual imagery for the reader to follow.
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