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VP Bank Group was founded in 1956 and has grown from a company for intermediaries into a globally active bank. At our international locations we have around 980 employees managing assets totalling roughly 52.0 billion Swiss francs.
Our core competencies are private banking and business with financial intermediaries. We offer tailor-made asset management, investment consulting and wealth planning for a sophisticated private clientele. At the same time we are a long-established partner for financial intermediaries, who appreciate our many years of experience and our modern infrastructure. Aside from these core capabilities, we maintain an international fund competency centre. A worldwide network of partnerships supports our client advisors with outstanding international expertise.
Thanks to our sound balance sheet and capitalisation we boast an "A" rating from Standard & Poor's. Our continuity and independence are guaranteed by our three anchor shareholders: the "Stiftung Fürstl. Kommerzienrat Guido Feger" foundation, the "U.M.M. Hilti-Stiftung" foundation and the "Marxer Stiftung für Bank- und Unternehmenswerte" foundation.
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Members of the hardline conservative Freedom Caucus in the House are debating the desirability of a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections, Politico reported Thursday.
Caucus chair Mark Meadows (R-NC) is concerned that a shutdown in October could hurt Republicans' chances of keeping control of the House and wants to postpone any confrontations over border wall funding and other immigration issues until after the election. "I don't see a deliberate plan on how we secure our border happening by the end of September, and so having that debate over the next three months is probably more prudent than trying to have it in the next week and a half," Meadows said Wednesday.
But former chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) is reportedly itching for a fight, sooner rather than later, and is pressing for a confrontation before the fiscal year ends in just over three weeks. Jordan said that immigration "was one of the central issues in the campaign and I think it helps our voters understand that we're fighting for what we said we would do."
Both groups within the caucus want a showdown, Politico says, but disagree on the timing. The Freedom Caucus has not taken a position on the matter due the split, and without a strong and consistent voice pushing for showdown, other Republican lawmakers believe they have a better chance of pulling the party back from the shutdown brink.


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The current chief editorial writer for Raleigh's News & Observer, Ned Barnett, has been doing an excellent job since taking over the position a few months back (click here for a great recent example). But if you ever find yourself missing the insights of Barnett's predecessor, Steve Ford, you will be happy to know that Ford is still producing some excellent essays over at the website of the North Carolina Council of Churches.
This one from last Friday about the current state budget and tax debate is worth your time.


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In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
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AUSTIN, Texas -- A nearly complete collection of genes for a species of reef-building coral has been assembled by a team led by biologists from The University of Texas at Austin.
The scientists will use the genetic data to understand natural variations in corals from around the world and how they respond, at the genetic level, to rising water temperatures.
"One of the most important questions for coral biologists is whether it will be possible for corals to adapt to the warming oceans," says Eli Meyer, postdoctoral researcher in the Section of Integrative Biology. "Answering that question requires a detailed knowledge of the genes that corals use to respond to stress."
Meyer and Mikhail Matz, assistant professor of integrative biology, developed an improved method for sequencing all of the genes being used by an organism, known as the "transcriptome." Those genes, plus other non-expressed genes and DNA, together equal the organism's entire genome.
Their analysis revealed about 11,000 different genes in the widely studied Pacific coral, Acropora millepora.
Meyer and Matz published their findings in the journal BMC Genomics, but the gene sequences and markers were made public online directly following their availability.
Researchers from around the world have already begun to use the data. They are studying diverse aspects of coral biology such as response to stress, synchronization of mass spawning and relatedness of coral populations across the Pacific.
"I think this will facilitate an explosion in the science of coral adaptation and evolution," says Matz. "We developed a big boot to kick down a door leading to coral genomics."
Matz and Meyer say their method can be used to study the genes of any other organism that isn't yet common to genomic research.
"In about one month's time, you can now have almost a complete catalog of any organism's genes," says Matz.
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I have a need to simplify my life. To let go of what no longer serves me; no longer feeds my soul and just allow life to be simple. Maybe its the time of the year – fall – when trees let go and drop the weight of their leaves. The time when darkness takes over the light and when the cold sets in, asking us to be more contained; more protected and preparing to head into our cocoon.
Our cocoon only has so much space. The more we carry in, the less space we have to just be who we are. Somehow just being feels so much more important right now. It feels so free and open, so comforting.
How can we simplify our lives in order to create this space; in order to honor this time for ourselves? What do we need to shed to be able to begin our inward journey?
Letting go of things that no longer fulfill us is a beginning. Activities that we once enjoyed, that although are still beautiful, may be too much weight; too much responsibility. Sometimes this can be difficult to do because we can see the beauty and benefit in all things that we do and there may not be a perfectly clear yes or no. The answer may fall somewhere in between. Yet, asking the question can help and at some point truth arises.
Letting go of relationships that are not feeding us is another process. Friends that say they'll be there, yet continue to fall short and continue to disappoint us, may need to be released. Is this friendship worth the struggle?
And most important is releasing our old patterns, emotions and thoughts that are no longer supporting us to be our most radiant selves. This process may be the most challenging, yet is highly rewarding. Bringing a quiet mind and open heart into our cocoon is truly beyond any description. The space it creates can open up possibilities of life that we couldn't perceive before. From here, when the cocoon has once again opened, we are refreshed and ready to see where life wants to lead us.
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If you read my previous post, you know that I love dogs and work with a local rescue. Well, last week, a group of dogs from the south came up to the north with my rescue to find a better life. My family and I are fostering one of them. He's a puppy…
The last time my family had a puppy was 13 years ago. And, needless to say, I don't remember it being as hard/crazy as it is right now. In the time it took me to write this post, I had to reprimand him 7 times!
When our new friend came into our lives, I was excited. And, when they handed him to me and we locked eyes, my heart melted. However, there have been many trials and tribulations over the last week that have tested my patience and given me even more sympathy for new parents and puppy parents.
One of the first things that comes to mind when I think about raising our foster puppy is the fact that I'm ALWAYS thinking about him and wondering how he's doing if I'm not around. When I'm at work, I'm almost happy that I get a break, but I worry that he's getting into trouble, or that he's sick, choking, something horrific! My mind never stops wandering with possibilities. At the same time, if I leave him with my parents, I feel a slight sense of guilt. I feel bad that I'm off at work or anywhere else but home…where I feel like I should be 24/7.
Another thing that I've noticed while having a puppy around is that I can be completely disappointed in him when he shits in his cage, whines from a lack of attention, or barks like crazy, yet, I'm still so in love with him. My mind knows that he's making bad choices, and I know that I need to discipline him for that, but I also want to give him a big kiss and scoop him up in my arms.
The third item that's come to my attention is that I feel the need to reprioritize my days…if not my life. Having him around makes me focus on what REALLY needs to get done and what can wait until later. At first, I was spending way too much time with him and blowing off emails, job searching, and more. Now, I've finally figured out a schedule so that I can effectively train him, yet get my work done! I've noticed that over the last week I've spent very little time on Facebook, and generally surfing the web, and more time focusing on what really matters. If anything, our new friend makes me realize how much time I've been wasting in a given week!
Another major item that's come up while the puppy has been with us is paying attention to our other dog. My dog is 13 years old, and I feel like I've been neglecting him this past week. Yes, I'm still feeding him, taking him outside, and giving him attention at the end of the day. But, so much of my day is spent in the same room as the puppy, for training and development purposes, that I feel like I've just let my dog fend for himself. I can see that he's upset and even a bit hurt when my family and I are playing with the puppy in another room and my dog just gets to sit and watch. Unfortunately, we had to separate them because my older dog almost bit the puppy the other day…yeah, not fun.
I believe the last thing that's really struck a chord with me is that I'm going to be so happy when the puppy finally finds his forever home, but I'm going to be crushed when he leaves. He's bonded so well with every member of my extended family, and he's working so hard to please everyone. Once he's gone, I know things will be able to go back to normal, and normal will seem like a vacation, but when someone or something is a huge part of your life for any amount of time, there's a bit of sadness that comes with letting it go.
What are your stories with raising your dogs, cats, kids? Are they anything like mine?
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Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Theta Kappa is the International Honor Society for two year colleges. The Chester Campus of John Tyler Community College is the home of the Tau Rho Chapter. The Midlothian Campus is the home of the Beta Omicron Omicron Chapter.
Below are some frequently asked questions about Phi Theta Kappa. You can also find chapter-specific information on the Tau Rho and Beta Omicron Omicron Facebook and web sites.
What is Phi Theta Kappa, ΦΘΚ?
Phi Theta Kappa is an internationally recognized honor society serving colleges that offer associate degree programs. It is the largest higher education honor society in America with more than 1.3 million members and 1,200 chapters in the 50 United States and U.S. territories, as well as Canada, Germany, and Japan. It is the official honor society recognized by John Tyler Community College and the Virginia Community College System.
Read the history of Phi Theta Kappa.
What is the purpose of Phi Theta Kappa?
The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize and encourage scholarship among community college students. All Phi Theta Kappa activities are centered on the society's four hallmarks: scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship.
At John Tyler, we seek to:
- recognize and encourage the academic achievement of our students, and
- provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming.
What does Phi Theta Kappa do?
Phi Theta Kappa Members engage in a wide variety of activities and projects to benefit our world, country, local community and John Tyler Community College. Past projects sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa members include blood drives, book drives for Africa, canned food and Thanksgiving meal drives to benefit the families of John Tyler students, care packages for U.S troops stationed overseas, local river clean-ups, Relay for Life (to raise money for Breast Cancer research), Angel Tree, and many more. If you have a passion for helping others, PTK can provide the supportive environment you need to put your ideas into action!
Members also have the option of attending regional and national Phi Theta Kappa conventions to learn what other chapters are doing, showcase their work and compete for awards, and network with fellow Phi Theta Kappa members.
What are the benefits of joining Phi Theta Kappa?
You can learn more about the benefits of joining Phi Theta Kappa on the national web site at https://www.ptk.org/about/why-join/.
What are the requirements to join Phi Theta Kappa?
Membership is open to all John Tyler students enrolled in associate degree program who have completed at least 24 hours of coursework at John Tyler and have satisfied the following criteria:
- Students who have completed 24-45 semester credits must be enrolled full-time or part-time and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.75.
- Students who have completed more than 45 semester credits must be enrolled full-time or part-time and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5. (Transfer students may use a maximum of 12 transfer credits to establish total semester credit eligibility for membership.)
- All students seeking membership must adhere to the institution's student conduct code and exhibit a commitment to honor and civility.
New member requirements for the Tau Rho and Beta Omicron Omicron chapters are identical.
How do I join Phi Theta Kappa?
Each fall and spring semester, students who meet the minimum requirements for membership will be extended invitations to join Phi Theta Kappa. These invitations will be sent out by U.S. mail in September and February. You will be asked to attend an information session at which the chapter advisers and officers will give a short presentation on the advantages of joining Phi Theta Kappa.
If you believe that you have met the requirements for membership and have not received an invitation to join, please contact one the chapter advisers.
What are the official bylaws of each chapter?
The following bylaws outline the structure and operation of Phi Theta Kappa at John Tyler Community College.
How can I learn more?
Visit the Tau Rho (Chester) Facebook and Beta Omicron Omicron (Midlothian) web site.


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Modern Luxury celebrated its April issue of The Atlantan with its Men of Style and a fashionable soiree. The distinguished Style makers and guests were treated to a first glimpse of the latest trends in Men's fashion at Hideoki Bespoke, a customized menswear studio.
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Scrivener is a tool for writers. It's basically an rich text outliner with a very nice gui, and the ability to show/edit summaries of a folder's content (the corkboard), and of course the ability to export/compile all those entries as one document (images not supported)It is still in beta. Initial impressions are good, but I have been able to crash it by importing an image (I have yet to see can I reproduce that), and I have found a bunch of minor bugs. In general it seems well behaved though and very usable.
We provide a little network of servers that host several web services with various API's. Obviously, as part of this we have to offer support and are committed to fairly aggressive SLA's. In order to help with this, I decided to implement a continual monitoring system to alert us of any systems falling over in our little farm. Being on a limited budget and an inveterate code tinkerer, I set up a little project to see if I could rustle something up. As far as I am aware, this is a novel approach to real-time systems monitoring. A sort of "poor man's Tivoli" if you like.
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The HBM hookah's components come from 2 different parts of the world. The pipe, plate, clay bowl, and hose*each one hand crafted in HBM's Cairo, Egypt factory fully encompassing the original Egyptian style hookahs which allow the highest level of the hookah smoking experience.
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There are many advantages using Falksalt Crystal Flakes sea salt. The crunchy structure of the salt adds to the experience. Less salt is used, but tastes more. This means that the overall usage of salt is being reduced. The salt will not be hidden inside the dish. Rather it will be a more active ingredient. This holds especially true for our, very popular, flavored salts.


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Childrens Amber Necklace - Raw Cognac Baroque
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This Raw Cognac Baltic Amber teething necklace measures approximately 30-31cm's in length.
Each bead is individually knotted so if the necklace was to break, only one bead would come free. The screw clasp is designed to break under stress.
Baltic amber works best by being heated by your skin allowing the release of its natural oils. For this reason we would recommend wearing a necklace where possible to allow the most amount of oil to be absorbed by your skin.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in one of its last actions of the year, took on the fight over same-sex marriage.
The justices agreed in December to hear a challenge this spring out of New York to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which denies same-sex couples advantages enjoyed under federal law by heterosexual couples.
They also agreed to hear argument on California's Proposition 8, which says "marriage" in the state is restricted to the union of a man and a woman.
During the past year, the justices narrowly upheld a core provision of the healthcare law -- thanks to the vote of Chief Justice John Roberts -- prepared to deal with affirmative action, the Voting Rights Act and voter ID laws, and managed to avoid directly entangling itself in the November presidential election.
However, all through 2012 hundreds of millions of dollars were spent in "independent" political expenditures, much of it flowing from 2010's Citizens United vs. FEC, a 5-4 high court ruling that removed federal restrictions on such spending.
The Center for Public Integrity, an investigative journalism non-profit operating out of Washington, said more than $1 billion was spent by outside groups by Election Day.
Of all outside spending in the 2012 election, more than $450 million was dedicated to the presidential election with more than $350 million spent helping Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and about $100 million spent to help President Barack Obama, the center said.
And in late June this year the same 5-4 Supreme Court majority slapped down Montana's restrictions on corporate political contributions.
The message from the narrow majority in the Montana case was clear: Congress does not have the authority to ban independent political contributions from corporations, and neither do the individual states.
The justices indicated in late November they may not be through torturing the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, after all.
A 5-4 majority ruled last June that the individual mandate -- the requirement that individuals without it purchase insurance or pay a fine collected by the Internal Revenue Service -- is constitutional, thanks to Roberts' surprising defection from the five-justice conservative bloc.
Led by Roberts, the narrow majority said the penalty survived constitutional muster because it could be considered a tax and a legitimate exercise of congressional power.
However, the majority outlawed Obamacare's required extension of Medicaid, something that would have cost the states dearly.
And the majority, joined by the dissenters, said the Anti-Injunction Act -- which bans suits designed to prevent the collection of a tax, with some exceptions -- did not prevent challenges to the healthcare act.
Virginia's Liberty University challenged the individual mandate and the act's requirement that school insurance be in a federally approved form. The school did not specifically attack requirements on contraception or abortion.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled against the school's suit, and in June the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review.
But in late November, in an unsigned order, the justices threw out that rejection, and directed the appeals court to rehear the case in light of National Federation of Independent Business vs. Sebelius, the landmark Obamacare case.
Liberty contends Obamacare violates its religious freedom. The Liberty case could end up in the Supreme Court.
Also in November, the justices agreed to hear the challenge of an Alabama county to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, a core provision which says all or parts of 16 states, mainly in the South, have to get permission -- or "preclearance" -- from the U.S. Justice Department or a three-judge federal panel in Washington to make any changes in how people vote in their jurisdictions, no matter how innocuous.
At issue is whether Congress exceeded its constitutional authority by re-enacting Section 5 in 2006 -- a "prophylactic" measure that restricts what may be constitutional activity on the chance that it may be unconstitutional activity, and only in venues with a history of suppressing the voting rights of minorities.
If the U.S. Supreme Court outlaws Section 5 -- a distinct possibility -- it would be a major victory for state Republicans who push voter identification laws.
And speaking of voter ID laws, the justices agreed in October to hear argument on Arizona's law requiring voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship before registering.
An eventual Supreme Court decision in the Arizona case might help shape the voting landscape of the future.
Republicans who have sponsored such laws say they are necessary to prevent widespread voter fraud. Democrats say Republicans have presented no evidence of widespread fraud, and the laws are only a thinly veiled attempt to suppress the vote of minorities, the elderly and the poor -- those least likely to have a driver's license and most likely to vote Democratic.
Earlier in October, the justices heard argument on the University of Texas' affirmative action admissions policy.
More than three-fourths of freshmen enroll at the University of Texas through a state law that gives automatic admission to students in the top 10 percent of their high school classes. For the rest, the school considers a number of factors, including race.
An appeals court upheld the affirmative action program, but a majority of the Supreme Court expressed skepticism from the bench during argument, perhaps signalling that affirmative action is living on borrowed time.
Last June, the justices, in a 6-3 vote, struck down a law that made it a crime to falsely claim to have won medals for military service.
Also in June, the high court ruled 5-4 that mandatory sentencing of teenage killers to life without parole is unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the four-member liberal bloc to form the majority. The court's remaining four conservatives dissented.
And in the same month, the justices ruled unanimously to set aside three violations incurred by ABC and Fox for "indecency."
The majority opinion by Kennedy said the Federal Communications Commission "failed to give Fox or ABC fair notice prior to the broadcasts in question that fleeting expletives and momentary nudity could be found actionably indecent.
"Therefore, the commission's standards as applied to these broadcasts were vague, and the commission's orders must be set aside," the court said.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg filed an opinion concurring in the judgment but distancing herself from Kennedy's reasoning. She said the court's main precedent on the issue, 1978's FCC vs. Pacifica should be given another look.
A few weeks earlier, the court declined to second-guess anti-terrorism policies, denying appeals by seven Guantanamo Bay detainees.
And in another ticklish case, the justices ruled 5-4 in April that most prisoners can be strip searched by jail officials.
The last scheduled workday of the year for the high court was Dec. 10. They're scheduled to be back from Christmas vacation at least by Jan. 4 for a closed door conference.


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Celtis Rocking Chair
The Sims 4
Part of: Celtis Living Room
- Category: Comfort
Color Swatch: 5
Creating Tools: TSR Workshop – Sims 4 Studio
Celtis Rocking Chair
Extract the .zip file that you download and put the .package file to your Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Mods folder.
You can find it under "Comfort > Living Chairs" category in the game or you can just typing "Celtis" in search section of game.
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SEGMENT to remove a rollback segment from the database. When you drop a rollback segment, all space allocated to the rollback segment returns to the tablespace.
Note:If your database is running in automatic undo mode, then this is the only valid operation on rollback segments. In that mode, you cannot create or alter a rollback segment.
You must have the
SEGMENT system privilege, and the rollback segment must be offline.
Specify the name the rollback segment to be dropped.
Restrictions on Dropping Rollback Segments This statement is subject to the following restrictions:
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A stunning marquee is often what draws new customers to the award-winning Art Deco-inspired building that houses Oliver T's Market. Inside, the Capoccia Family draws upon decades of retail experience to make all customers, both old and new, feel at home.
The bustling, 18,000-square-foot showplace is a testament to our family's commitment to customer service. Back in the early 1960's, our father, Frank, opened his original store, Bonanza Wine Shop, in the Detroit suburb of Livonia. At that time, his was the only store of its kind for miles, but he operated it as if it were surrounded by competitors.
"See this jug of wine?," he would tell his wide-eyed offspring. "Our customers can go anywhere and get this. But here, here we carry it out for them.
What we're really selling here, is service." by 1987, his son, Chris and all three sons-in-law had left other careers and were working with him as managers.
"These customers don't have to come here ," he would tell them.
"Don't ever take their business for granted."
Realizing what a strong commitment to the family business there was, Frank proposed purchasing a second location and spreading that customer service around. The family saw Oliver T's (only two years old at the time) as a unique entree into specialty foods and a nice complement to their more traditional beverage operation.
Today, all four managers and all three of Frank's daughters--Marilyn, Marie and Cathy, work in the ever-evolving family business. (Frank's wife Joann and daughter-in-law Sue provide lots of moral support.)
If you ask about our business philosophy or what our "mission statement" is, it would be this: To provide you, our valued customer, with the largest possible selection of the world's finest foods and beverages along with interesting accoutrements for tasteful entertaining and stylish living.
And, to provide these treasures in a uplifting and entertaining shopping environment where caring and knowledgeable people are eager to take one man's legacy of exceptional service and...carry on. We thank you for allowing us the opportunity to serve you.
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From Madonna's quest to "neutralise radiation" to Tom Cruise's dismissals of psychiatry, celebrities are seldom shy about expressing their views on health and science – even when they appear not to know what they are talking about.
A roll call of public figures such as Cruise and Delia Smith have offered bogus advice or "quackery" this year, according to scientists and doctors. The charity Sense About Science is concerned that celebrities mislead the public when they endorse theories, diets or health products while misrepresenting the science involved.
By David Rose
The Times(UK)
Some – such as Oprah Winfrey and Kate Moss – espouse "detox" regimes, while others, such as Sharon and Kelly Osbourne, believe (mistakenly) that the Pill can cause cancer.
Nor are politicians exempt from lending credence to health myths. The US President-elect is among several American public figures who continue to suggest that the MMR vaccination is a potential cause of autism, despite an overwhelming weight of scientific evidence to the contrary.
Rich, Famous Lead World's Scientific Illiteracy
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FineScale Modeler | Volume 31 Issue 7
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This was published 7 years ago
Warning on fraud in PNG gas project
THE economic benefit of Papua New Guinea's biggest natural resources project has been questioned, with a report warning that ordinary citizens risk missing out because of corruption and contracts that favour the lead proponent, ExxonMobil.
A report by anti-poverty group Jubilee Australia, to be released Wednesday, examines the predicted economic benefit of PNG's liquefied natural gas project and the Australian government's provision of $500 million towards it.
The report highlights endemic corruption in PNG and warns that a government sovereign wealth fund and other official bodies established to handle billions of dollars in revenues could be defrauded.
''The governance and public life of PNG are to this day beset by political intrigue, self-interest of politicians and gross misuse of public funds,'' the report warns.
Scheduled to begin production in 2014, the LNG project is valued at $22 billion and predicted to double PNG's gross domestic product.
Australian companies Santos and Oil Search are prominent players in the joint venture project led by US giant ExxonMobil.
The report by Jubilee Australia - whose supporters include World Vision and the National Coalition of Churches - includes allegations that the PNG government was ''pressured into the signing'' of agreements by the joint-venture companies.
Former PNG attorney-general Allan Marat is quoted in the report as saying he and his office had less than 24 hours to analyse a 200-page agreement before determining whether it was in the best interests of his country. ''This gas agreement was drawn up overseas. It was taken away from our government negotiating team and structured overseas. And, we are now forced to dance to the music of foreigners,'' he said.
In response to questions from Jubilee Australia, ExxonMobil disputed the claims and argued that the fast negotiations could be explained by the fact the PNG government relied on many of the same fiscal terms as previously agreed to in a defunct 2006 proposal.
The report found mixed economic benefits for PNG people as a result of the massive investments already being made for the project.
It stated that although PNG citizens fortunate enough to have been directly employed by the project had reported that their livelihoods had improved, there was a strong view that ''an educated and well-connected elite'' had captured most of the benefits.
Using the results of a 2011 study by New Zealand's University of Otago, the report found the project was also leading to increased tensions among landowners in the PNG southern highlands and a phenomenon known as ''bride price'', where the groom's family makes a payment to the bride's family.
The expectations created by the perceived extra wealth being directed into local communities was increasing this price, making ''it more difficult for many young men to marry''.
The report also highlighted an increase in ''destructive social practices'', with the influx of temporary workers and money leading to more gambling, prostitution, drug and alcohol abuse problems.
Increasing environmental incidents have also been noted. The most recent was a January mudslide at a quarry that killed at least 26 people, mainly migrant workers. The quarry had been used by a company working on the project until mid-2011.
The Australian government's decision to contribute a $500 million loan to help the financing of the project has also been criticised in the report. The loan by Australia's Export Finance and Insurance Corporation was made on the basis that Australian equity in the project was about 43 per cent and there was $1.5 billion of procurement contracts available to Australian firms.
EFIC used what is known as ''the national interest account'' to fund 80 per cent of the loan. As such, nearly all the documents it holds on the assessment process for the PNG loan are exempt from freedom-of-information scrutiny.
Richard Baker is a multi-award winning investigative reporter for The Age.


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Back: Frank Simes, Eric Schermerhorn, Brian Ray. Front: Lyle Workman, Peter Thorn, Jon Button.
In the second part of our sideman roundtable discussion, The Magnificent Seven discuss communicating with artists, Tom Jones and Elvis, and when they got good.Click here to read part 1...
Do you ever have problems working with artists who are unclear about what they want?
Peter Thorn:Yeah.
Frank Simes:Or they're not quite sure what they want.
Jon Button: That can be really challenging.
Eric Schermerhorn:A lot times they've played it for 10 or 20 years and they're sick of it and they want to do a whole new thing, and it's up to you.
Peter Thorn: The more established an artist gets, the more comfortable they are just hiring you and trusting that you're going to do the right thing. That's why they get you there. It's one more thing they don't have to worry about. He's got it covered.
Brian Ray: It gives you freedom as a musician to have an assertive front person who knows what they want, knows how to say it, is cool about it, but then allows you to search a little bit within that.
Jon Button: Also sometimes you might work with a younger new artist that never learned the vocabulary of musical lingo to be able to communicate what they want. It's one thing working with somebody that's seasoned, that's kinda been around. They just don't have the vocabulary to communicate what it is they want.
You probably have to talk to them like you're not a musician.
Lyle Workman: You don't say, "Would you like me to modulate the semi-quaver?"
[All Laughing]
That won't get you anywhere.Ididn't even understand that.
[All Laughing]
Eric Schermerhorn: A lot of times new artists are in love with their record.
Lyle Workman:Or their demos.
Eric Schermerhorn: Well, that's even worse. But they love their record. It's their first baby, it's their first record, and you're out there and that's hard. They'll ask for things that were studio trickery. They want stuff reproduced and they don't have the experience of having a bunch of guys in a room who could do better. The record is all programmed.
Lyle Workman: You sometimes have to do things that you don't agree with. I wouldn't make that choice, but it's not about that. Go do your own thing if that's what you really need to do.
Steve Stevens: In Idol we call it The Punk Police. I play initially a hundred notes, then The Punk Police would come in. But there's something to be said if the end result is something really magic. There are singers that I've worked with that sometimes don't like the attention going away from them. Billy fortunately is not one of those.
Peter Thorn: With you guys, that's the beauty of your chemistry. That magic combination of however it distills down, it makes a sound that's so cool.
Steve Stevens: It's like having a brother or something. You sometimes fight, but at the end of the day you respect him, you love him, and if anybody else says something bad about him, you'll fucking kill him!
[All Laughing]
Here's the weird thing. I can remember as a kid seeing The Tom Jones show. He always had that guy. He was the guitar player. Now I know it's Big Jim Sullivan. I always wanted to be that guy. I didn't know that was a sideman.
Brian Ray: That's "Main Man" more than "Sideman" as they call it in England.
Steve Stevens: As a kid I was like, "I wanna be that guy!"
Brian Ray: Jim Sullivan was a major session guy. He did a lot of the old Donovan records.
Steve Stevens:I just knew. I never wanted to be... Because I hated birthday parties… I didn't want to be Tom Jones. I wanted to be the other guy.
That could be part of a personality test. "Do you want to be in front dancing like Elvis, or be Scotty Moore playing all the cool stuff behind him?"
[All Laughing]
Steve Stevens:My parents when they'd watch TV, my mom dug Elvis, but my dad would be like, "Yeah, but that guitar player is great!"
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A police car's dascham recorded this video of a Michigan State Trooper going over a railing above pavement 35 feet below as he leaped to apprehend a police chase suspect.
WNEM News reports that police had attempted to pull over a 41-year-old man in Saginaw County, but the man refused to stop and the police gave chase. Police later figured out that the guy was on a tether from alcohol-related charges in another county.
The cops stopped the guy's car with spike strips, but the driver got out of the car and started to climb the guardrail. That's when the trooper jumped after him, and that's when the two went over the edge, landing on pavement 35 feet down.
Both the trooper and the suspect were hospitalized. The trooper has been released and will be back at work in three to six months. The suspect's condition is unknown.


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The unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent in April, the Labor Department said Friday, the lowest reading since December 2000. The economy added 164,000 jobs, a solid number but less than the 195,000 jobs expected by analysts. Year-over-year wage growth clocked in at 2.6 percent, more sluggish than many had hoped. And one reason the unemployment rate fell was because the labor market shrank – 410,00 people left the workforce in April, though that was due in part to more baby boomers simply aging out of the market.
While most celebrated the extraordinary move below 4 percent, some analysts expressed concerns about wage growth and the pace of job creation, and questions about inflation, the efficacy of the GOP tax cuts, and future interest rate hikes by Federal Reserve hovered in the background of much of the commentary.
Jason Furman, chair of President Obama's council of economic advisers, summed up the mixed messages in the report: "Unemployment of 3.9% is positively exciting. But the ~150m people with jobs care most about wages and up 2.6% in last 12 months is pretty disappointing."
Here's what four other analysts had to say about the jobs report Friday:
1) No signs of wage inflation: "… the labor market continues to create jobs at a healthy pace, but the modest indications of accelerating wage growth in earlier reports have all disappeared. Even in the low-paying restaurant sector, employers don't seem to feel a need to raise pay. On the plus side, this should mean the Federal Reserve Board has little reason to raise interest rates. Even with an unemployment rate below 4.0 percent, there is no evidence of inflationary pressures."
– Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research
2) The labor market may be weaker than it seems: "Wages …. remain lackluster, rising at a slower-than-expected pace. Indeed, if the U.S. labor market was as strong as a 3.9% unemployment rate implies with such a minimal amount of labor market slack that such a level suggests, wages would be rising at a much more robust pace. Thus, it's clear a broader measure of the unemployment rate nearer 8% more accurately depicts the true and more modest health of the labor market."
– Lindsey Piegza, chief economist at Stifel
3) Uncertainty over the tax cuts: "We need some time to see how the tax cut plays out. There's a possibility the tax cuts give us a capital deepening, and over time you might get some productivity growth. At the same time, it's also possible the tight labor market might engender firms to upgrade their [workers'] skill set in a way that would not happen if there was more labor available."
– Joseph LaVorgna, chief economist Americas at Natixis
4) Mixed messages for investors: "… the unemployment report was helpful for the bears and was also helpful for the bulls: It underscores the tug-of-war in the market. You had a pullback in the wages, but then again, if you look below the headline number, it shows strength. It helps assuage fears that inflation in galloping higher."
– Quincy Krosby, chief market strategist at Prudential Financial


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The wind is at our backs. The media still calls America a "center-right" nation, but "center-left" is closer to the truth.
On issues ranging from health care to energy, the public is more progressive than people think. Demographic groups from youth to Hispanics are voting farther left and in larger numbers than ever before. The new report the Campaign for America's Future is publishing with Media Matters for America—"America: A Center-Left Nation"—documents the trends and challenges the mainstream media to recognize reality.
Sources for this Report
The report relies on high quality, nonpartisan sources. Baseline information comes from the American National Election Studies (NES) maintained by the University of Michigan, along with Pew Research Center and Gallup. Additional detail comes from polls by mainstream organizations such as CNN and The New York Times.
Public opinion
The American people are surprisingly progressive. Surveys on individual issues show the way:
Government is not the problem. The authoritative new National Election Studies reveals why the conservative attack doesn't resonate as it used to. Two-thirds of Americans (66 percent) say "there are more things the government should be doing." Why? Because "the problems we face have become bigger" (62 percent). Only one third (32 percent) say, "the less government the better."
Regulation of industry makes ideology concrete. Conservatives downsized government until it hurt. Salmonella in our tomatoes, melamine in our pet food, financial instruments worth less than the paper they're printed on. People miss the cop on the beat.
• "Government regulation of business…" — Pew Research Center, October 2008.
"… is needed to protect public interest": 50 percent
"…usually does more harm than good": 38 percent
The proportion has almost exactly flipped since conservatives started their anti-regulation crusade.
Health care brings government home. Health care is a #1 issue, and people don't want government to get out of the way. They want it to help.
• "Do you think it is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have health care coverage?" — Gallup, Nov. 16, 2008.
Yes: 54 percent
No: 41 percent
• "Should the government in Washington provide national health insurance, or is this something that should be left only to private enterprise" — CBS News/New York Times, Jan. 11-15, 2009
Government: 72 percent
Private enterprise: 32 percent
• "In general, would you favor or oppose a program that would increase the federal government's influence over the country's health care system in an attempt to lower costs and provide health care coverage to more Americans?"— CNN/Opinion Research Corporation, Feb. 18-19, 2009
Favor: 72 percent
Oppose: 27 percent
Energy also requires government attention. Higher fuel prices weren't enough to turn the market — at least not at a rate that will keep up with global warming and instability in the Middle East.
• Would you prefer the government to increase, decrease, or not change the financial support and incentives it gives for producing energy from alternative sources such as wind and solar? —Gallup, March 5-8, 2009.
Increase: 77 percent
Decrease: 8 percent
• "Would you approve or disapprove of a proposal that would require companies to reduce greenhouse gases that cause global warming, even if it would mean higher utility bills for consumers to pay for the changes?" — NBC News/Wall Street Journal, April 23-26, 2009
Approve: 53 percent
Reducing Deficit: 40 percent
Taxes are not the problem. According to Gallup's poll on tax day April 15, more people consider their tax payments "about right" than "too high" (48 to 46 percent),
When people do complain, it's less about their own taxes being too high, than about rich people's taxes being too low. People think corporations and the wealthy pay less than their "fair share" (67 percent and 60 percent each). People are willing to pay taxes if they think they are getting something for it.
• "Which do you think is more effective in stimulating the nation's economy and creating jobs: An economic agenda focused on returning money to taxpayers through tax cuts, or an economic agenda focused on spending for improvements to the country's infrastructure such as roads, bridges and schools?" — Los Angeles Times, December 6-8, 2008
Infrastructure: 54 percent
Tax Cuts: 33 percent
No culture wars. "Moral values" get single digit support in questions about 'the most important question" facing the country. People care more about jobs and the economy.
Even on moral issues, people are more progressive than often recognized. Yes, the California ballot initiative for gay marriage lost in November. But since then, same-sex marriage has become legal in Iowa, Connecticut and Vermont. Pew Research shows majority support for gays serving openly in the military (59 percent). The trends are clear. It is only a matter of time.
And yes, the number of people considering themselves "pro-life" took a recent uptick, but this devil is in the details. On finer points like parental consent for teenagers, Medicare payment for poor people, and the late-term procedure successfully labeled "partial birth abortion" — Americans do differ. But the fundamental Roe v. Wade first trimester right remains solidly supported (68 percent, CNN, May 2009). The people who want abortion to be "illegal in all circumstances" are simply a vocal minority (23 percent, Gallup, May 2009).
Not only public opinion, but demographics are also pointing left. The bedrock voters of the conservative movement are growing older and declining in number. In contrast, progressive demographics, are on the rise. America is becoming an increasingly diverse, younger and more metropolitan. These changes will drive our politics more than any single election.
Younger voters: People under 30 chose Barack Obama for president by a full 34-point margin over John McCain (66 percent to 32 percent). Even more impressive than the margin was the diversity. Obama garnered a 91-point margin among young African Americans (95 percent to 4 percent), and a 57-point margin among young Hispanics (76 percent to 19 percent). He even won young whites by a 10-point margin (54 percent to 44 percent), a strong contrast to his 14-point deficit among whites aged 45 to 64 (42 to 56 percent).
Hispanics: Hispanics are growing and mobilizing, and political parties have been dueling for them. But Democrats are winning. The Pew Hispanic Survey from July 2008 showed 65 percent of registered Hispanic voters identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party. Only 26 percent identify with or lean GOP, a gap "larger than it has been at any time this decade." The gap is driven by the same issues that drive white voters — a general dissatisfaction with the state of the country, and their priority issues of education, health care and jobs. In the 2008 presidential election, Obama won Hispanics by an impressive 36 points over McCain (67 percent to 31 percent).
Unmarried Women: Women as a whole tend to lean Democratic, and Obama outscored McCain among women by 56 percent to 43 percent (compared to 49 percent to 48 percent among men). But this is only the tip of the iceberg. The most important hidden block are unmarried women, who chose Obama by 70 percent to 29 percent, a stunning 41 point margin.
Unmarried women are growing in number (47 percent of adult women today, up from 38 percent in 1970). And they are starting to assert themselves politically. Fully 20 percent of unmarried women voted for President for the first time in 2008, compared to 11 percent of voters overall and just 4 percent among married women.
Moreover, the issues important to unmarried women read like the wish list of the progressive movement. Universal health care, clean renewable energy, ending pay discrimination, raising the minimum wage, making college more affordable. Married women share these concerns — but more unmarried women add the word "very" in front of "important" in their survey responses.
Geography: Proximity produces progressives. People living in close proximity tend to tolerate individual differences, and to appreciate shared resources like schools, courts and subway trains. As urban cores expand into suburbs and as metropolitan areas prove to be dynamic, fast-growing and desirable places to live, progressive politics find fruitful soil in which to grow.
More than half (54 percent) of the country now lives in large metropolitan areas, defined as places with populations over a million people. Obama won these 51 regions by a 17-point margin (58 percent to 41 percent). Another 20 percent of the population lives in medium-sized metropolitan areas, with 250,000 to one million in population. Obama carried these regions by four points.
Obama only lost in rural America and small metropolitan areas. McCain won in small towns by 11 points and in rural America by 16 points. These regions look big on the map, but they account for only a quarter of America's population between them.
The Media
Not everyone has gotten the message yet. The media continue to describe America as conservative or "center-right," as if the election were an aberration.
• Populist economics are associated with words like angry, and treated like road rage.
• Conservative blue-dog Democrats in budget negotiations are honored with such labels as centrist or moderate, even as they stand on the wrong side of the American people and on the wrong side of history.
The media is starting to turn. Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's defection was a wake-up call that no one could miss. But the mainstream media needs to recognize progressives for the true Americans that we are, not a fringe that sometimes ekes out a victory.
The Movement
This report should give people the courage to push ahead. The danger is not in going too far, too fast, or overreaching. The danger is in not doing enough. The American people want to achieve the promise in Obama's great speeches, not the compromise forced by conservatives in both parties.
The crisis is great. Bold action is needed. The people are hungry for progressive change.


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Illinois Drug Intervention and Alcohol Interventionist in Illinois
If you are in need of an Illinois Drug intervention or Alcohol interventionist in Illinois, getting the right help in time is often a matter of life and death. It doesn't matter if your loved one is suffering from alcohol abuse, drug abuse, prescription addiction or heroin addiction. We know how painful it can be seeing your loved ones suffer as they slowly kill themselves. Given that Illinois has a severe drug problem, especially with opiates around the Boston area.
With overdose occurrences skyrocketing every year, it's more important now than ever. Believe it or not, over 5% of people die in Illinois each year due to drugs and alcohol. This amounts to 1 in 5 of every person with substance abuse problems finding an early death each year. When you consider that the drugs have added substances to make them cheaper that are entirely lethal, it's not surprising. All things considered, do you want to roll the dice with your loved one?
Anyone with a loved one suffering from substance abuse knows how helpless the feeling is when trying to help them. However, the good news is that you don't have to do it on your own.
Our Illinois Drug Intervention team is available 24/7 to assist the family in finding treatment options, including:
What is a Drug Intervention?
A drug intervention is made up of multiple components designed to work together to help an addict or alcoholic get the help they need. Typically the family comes along under the guidance of an interventionist to communicate to the addict or alcoholic the necessity of going into a drug and alcoholic program. Consequently, the alcoholic or addict usually doesn't understand how dire their situation is until it's too late. In effect, the idea is to approach them in a loving but stern way that leaves them with little choice but getting better and taking a step in the right direction.
How do I know if I need an Interventionist?
The first thing to remember when deciding if you need a drug interventionist or alcohol interventionist can be quite tricky. Considering that the Signs of Alcoholism and drug abuse are not always clear, you first need to make sure this is something that is a real problem. Interventionists come in when the addict or alcoholic may not recognize and see what you do. Approaching your loved one about their problem on your own is not going to do any good if they refuse to look at the issue themselves. In this situation, an interventionist becomes invaluable.
For the most part, bringing in someone to help that has been through the same struggles of addiction, rising above it themselves and helping others do the same in the process can make all the difference. Also, interventionists know what it's like to be in the position of your loved one, which is why they are almost always able to help clients get their loved ones into treatment. Consequently, all the excuses you may have heard of why they can't get sober won't work as well with someone who has been through it. Since the denial of addicts and alcoholics usually comes from a place where they feel like other people don't understand, they won't listen to family. That's why the process of intervention works so well since your loved one will be able to relate.
Illinois Drug Intervention
Believe it or not, your treatment process begins within a split second of you stepping foot into a rehab facility. If you are living in the state of Illinois and you or your loved one is suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction, our highly skilled interventionists will assist you in getting the best possible treatment and lead you in the right path to a drug-free life.


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Harrison Ford would like to welcome you to Battle School! And then he'd like to depress you by reminding you of the ever-present alien threat and how you kids are the only thing standing in the way of another slaughter of countless innocent human beings. No pressure, though!
So Mazer Rackham pulled the ol' "Randy Quaid in Independence Day" maneuver, huh? Hey, it may not be original, but if it works, it works.


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Supermodel and charity-campaigner extraordinaire, Natalia Vodianova, is a force to be reckoned with. Many would have been to content to bask in the glory that an international career in modeling brings, but not so for this strong-minded and passionate woman.
Following the tragedy of the Beslan school siege, she set up the Naked Heart charity in 2004 to provide safe play areas for vulnerable children throughout Russia.
Vodianova is a tireless campaigner, running half marathons and hosting the institution that is the Love Ball to raise money for her cause. And now, it's our turn to help out — and don't worry, there isn't a fun-run in sight!
The supe has teamed with Russian retailer Centro to create a limited-edition shoe collection. The stiletto style, available in black, papaya, and white is sold exclusively through Net-A-Porter, with all proceeds going to the charity — and it's priced at the rather saintly sum of £60. Giving back never felt (or looked) so good.
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Digital TV test reveals trouble spots
By: Warren Gerds, Green Bay Press Gazette
Last week's 60-second test of digital television by Northeastern Wisconsin's seven stations had a significant impact.
Nearly 3,000 viewers called in to a phone bank for three hours Wednesday night after seeing a message to do so on their analog set.
Analog signals will be shut off Feb. 17, and over-the-air viewers will need a digital receiver or an analog-to-digital converter.
The local test confirmed what already is known from Wilmington, N.C., the first U.S. market to go fully digital.
The poor and elderly will be affected, and points distant from transmitters will get no signals, said Dan Ullmer, the De Pere native TV engineer who pulled the switch for the transition at Wilmington.
"Many I have heard from don't understand why we did this to them or what to do," Ullmer said. "They don't have family to help, and can't afford to buy the right antennas or hire someone to help them."
The issue could explode into the biggest failure in the government's digital television transition, he said.
The broadcast range for digital is less than analog, and people 60 or so miles away from Green Bay stations are finding they cannot receive digital signals.
"I'm afraid a lot of people are going to be disappointed with some aspects of the digital switch all over the country like we found here in Wilmington," Ullmer said. "It is great if you are inside the coverage range but very disappointing when you're not."
Not affected are people who subscribe to cable, satellite or AT&T services.
- In Web series: Johnny Yoder, a 2005 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay theater grad residing in New York City, is cast in the Web series, "Anyone But Me," which will launch Tuesday on www.strike.tv.
A description says the characters are "searching for love and belonging in the post-9/11 age."
Writers include Susan Miller of "The L Word" and "thirtysomething."
Each week, a new episode will be added. Yoder is not in the series until the fourth episode. He plays the character Breck.
Viewing is by mobile devices or the Internet.
- More HD channels: Time Warner Cable-Northeast Wisconsin has added three channels to its high-definition lineup and will split another channel into two separate HD channels.
USA HD is at channel 725, Travel HD at channel 737 and Sci-Fi HD at channel 758.
Starting today, Golf/Versus HD will be split. Golf HD will remain on channel 714. Versus HD will be placed on channel 768.
As previously reported on sports pages, MLB Network (Major League Baseball) will join the lineup Jan. 1 on channel 107.
These channels are available to customers with a minimum of standard service and an HD digital converter.
Source: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20081208/GPG0705/812080543/1261/GPG05


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Last night at Milk Studios in New York City, models Coco Rocha and Behati Prinsloo screened this film about their post-earthquake humanitarian trip to Haiti. It's 23 minutes long, but well worth a look. As is Lakay Pam, the charity Prinsloo and Rocha opted to work with, which runs orphanages, schools, and extra-curricular sports clubs for some of Haiti's poorest children. Haiti had an estimated 380,000 orphans before last January's devastating earthquake; since the disaster, that number has more than doubled, to nearly 1 million. Watch as Rocha and Prinsloo, along with Cedric Roche of Lakay Pam, and Rocha's husband, James Conran, and agency booker, Micki Schneider, organize a drive to collect letters from children in the West, have them translated, and match them as pen-pals with the Haitian kids. They visit schools and orphanages, play soccer, and venture into one of Port-au-Prince's notorious tent cities. The part where a little girl gets a coloring book, and her entire face changes, is heart-breaking. As Rocha pointed out last night, all of these children are eligible for adoption. (John Seabrook wrote movingly of his and his wife's years-long effort to adopt an orphan from Haiti in the New Yorker last year.) If you can't do that, surely you can kick Lakay Pam, or another organization doing good work in Haiti, some cash.
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Boss -- Premieres October 2011
Mayor Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer) sits like a spider at the center of Chicago's web of power; a web built on a covenant with the people. They want to be led; they want disputes settled, jobs dispensed, and loyalties rewarded. If he achieves through deception and troubling morality, so be it. As long as he gets the job done, they look the other way.
Yet despite being the most effective mayor in recent history, a degenerative brain disorder is ripping everything away from him. He can't trust his memory, his closest allies, or even himself.
Kane's wife Meredith (Connie Nielsen) knows nothing. Theirs is a marriage of convenience. Kitty O'Neil (Kathleen Robertson), Kane's advisor, has her suspicions but stays silent. And Kane's political advisor Ira Stone (actor), a Yale graduate with a rough edge, remains question-less. Only Alice (Hannah Ware), Kane's estranged daughter, has a chance of learning his secret. This is going to be the toughest term yet for the Boss.


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"Standardization is one of the reasons why we choose Fujitsu. We can cover all of our office PC requirements with just two different models. The quality of the devices has also always impressed us."
Manuel Urch IT Team Leader Stadtwerke Konstanz GmbH
Stadtwerke Konstanz is a traditional medium-sized public utility company based in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Alongside more traditional services such as supplying the city with electricity and heat, it also operates its swimming pools and local public transport system. On the shores of Lake Constance, this includes ferries. The company became responsible for shipping traffic on Lake Constance following its acquisition of Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe GmbH (BSB) in 2003, and it now operates the ferry link between Friedrichshafen and Romanshorn in conjunction with the Swiss shipping company, SBS.
Stadtwerke Konstanz, a medium-sized energy provider, has a streamlined IT team of just five employees to provide its 817 staff with IT services. A high degree of standardization, reliable and fast on-site support and stable PCs keep maintenance expenditure low.
With just two FUJITSU device models – the ESPRIMO Q520 mini PC and LIFEBOOK E554 laptop – the company can cover all of its office computing needs. The mini PCs provide additional desk space and can be collected more easily than larger computers when they require maintenance.
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Obama asks Congress to delay digital TV switch*
President-elect Barack Obama today asked Congress to delay next month's planned switch to all-digital broadcast television, warning that the TVs of millions of Americans could lose their pictures because of major problems in the government's preparations.
In a letter to Congressional leaders (PDF), John Podesta, co-chairman of Obama's presidential transition team, urged that the Feb. 17 conversion date be extended. A major reason was the announcement this week by the Commerce Department that it had run out of money for a government program to provide $40 coupons for low-cost converter boxes to allow older TVs to receive the new digital signal. But Podesta also cited problems with the government's effort to educate the public about the switch and help prepare people, particularly the elderly, poor and those living in rural areas.
"With coupons unavailable, support and education insufficient and the most vulnerable Americans exposed, I urge you to consider a change to the legislatively mandated analog cutoff date," Podesta wrote to the chairmen and top Republicans on the Senate Commerce committee and the House Energy and Commerce committee.
According to the Nielsen Co., about 6.8% of U.S. TV households, or 7.7 million homes, were unprepared for the digital switch as of last month, meaning they had no TVs capable of receiving a digital signal. The percentage is higher in Los Angeles, with 9.46%, or about 535,000 homes unprepared for the switch.
The digital TV transition is being hailed as broadcast television's most dramatic upgrade since it bloomed to color from black and white half a century ago. The technology gives free viewers vastly sharper pictures and enables TV networks to offer a wider range of channels. What's more, a wide swath of the analog airwaves will go for free to public safety organizations, such as police and fire departments, so they can improve their communications systems.
People with cable, satellite or phone company TV services will continue to get broadcast stations. But those who rely on antennas to watch TV must ...
... either own a newer set with a digital receiver or get a digital-to-analog converter box. No-frills versions of those boxes cost between $40 and $70.
To offset the cost, the federal government allocated $1.5 billion to provide households with up to two $40 coupons. But the agency running that program announced Monday that the program had reached its limit and that new requests would be put on a waiting list. As existing coupons reach their 90-day expiration, the Commerce Department has said it could send out coupons to those on the waiting list.
Time is running out. Podesta said in the letter that 1 million requests were on the waiting list and that the number could climb to more than 5 million by early February. Obama supports waiving federal rules to allow the Commerce Department to start sending out more coupons and is planning to include additional money for the digital TV switch in the economic stimulus package it is drafting.
The problems with the converter box coupon program led Consumers Union to call for a delay in the switch. And Rep. Rick Boucher, a Democrat from Virginia who's the incoming head of a House subcommittee with oversight over telecommunications, said today he was also considering a delay.
But broadcasters, who have spent billions of dollars preparing for the transition and are eager to turn off their old analog signals, oppose a delay. They're pressing for Congress to quickly provide more money to make sure people who need coupons get them.
-- Jim Puzzanghera and Christi Parsons
Photo: Charles Wolfe, a retired software engineer in Sylmar, holds a converter box he bought to covert digital broadcasts for his analog TV. He has had signal problems. Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
* This post was updated with additional background about the digital TV transition and a link to Podesta's letter.


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In Season: Onions
Our recipe recommendations for what's in season.
Walking past food trucks in the city, I love the smell of onions cooking on a flat top. Onions are around all year, but that doesn't mean we should take them for granted; they're one of the things that keep us happy through the winter.
Onions and other vegetables in the same family might be the first vegetable that's cut in preparing a meal. Check out Kenji's Knife Skills posts on "How to Cut an Onion," "How To Prepare Leeks" and his latest, "How to Peel Pearl Onions." As a major ingredient, a garnish, or just a supporting flavor, they're essential to so many of the dishes we love.
Onion Recipes
- French In A Flash (Classic): Pissaladiere
- French In A Flash: Sweet Onion And Goat Cheese Tarts With Thyme
- Dinner Tonight: Quick, Light French Onion Soup
- Cook The Book: Pickled Red Onions
- Cook The Book: Stewed Onions With Marjoram
- French In A Flash: French Onion Soup Dumplings
- The Food Lab: A Better Way to Caramelize Onions (Plus, French Onion Dip!)
- Crispy Duck With Blackberry Gastrique, Roasted Pearl Onions, And Israeli Couscous
What are your favorite ways to cook onions?
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Air Force 28, New Mexico 23
Air Force linebacker Alex Means single-handedly turned the tide with an interception return for a touchdown he said was pure luck, then snuffed out New Mexico's comeback with a fourth-down stop in the closing minutes.
The senior reached high with his right hand to tip B.R. Holbrook's pass to running back Chase Clayton in the right flat during the first half Saturday night, gathered in the fluttering football and sprinted 65 yards untouched for his first career TD.
Then, he helped seal the Falcons' 28-23 win by stuffing Lamaar Thomas for a 4-yard loss on fourth-and-4 from the Falcons 12 after missing a series while shaking off the effects of a chop block.
Thanks to Means' pair of big plays and a trio of 1-yard TD runs by Wes Cobb, the Falcons (4-3, 3-1) overcame Kasey Carrier's Mountain West Conference-record 338 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
Means was particularly fond of his fourth-down stop.
''I think that was a more critical point of the game,'' he said. ''The interception, I actually didn't run the right play. We had a little miscommunication on what the play was. I kind of ran it late and I was in no man's land and ... we got lucky, but we'll take it.''
Late on a blitz call, Means found himself between the quarterback and the receiver in the backfield and used every bit of his 6-foot-5 frame to make sure Holbrook's floater didn't reach its target.
''I just put my hand up, and it tipped and popped up in the air, and the whole time I said, `No way, no way, no way!' " Means recounted. ''And the next thing I know, I was in the end zone about to have a heart attack.''
The Falcons won despite losing Cody Getz, the nation's second-leading rusher, on their first snap when he aggravated a sprained left ankle. They ended up rushing for 291 yards to New Mexico's 409.
The Lobos (4-4, 1-2) lost Holbrook to a concussion just before halftime and mostly ran the ball in the second half behind backup quarterback Quinton McCown and with Carrier and Thomas, a wide receiver, taking some direct snaps.
Trailing by five, the Lobos reached the Air Force 18 after a strip by Tim Foley of Falcons receiver Ty MacArthur. But Carrier had to take a breather on the sideline and then gained just 1 yard on third-and-5. Then, he watched Thomas get stuffed by Means on fourth down.
The Falcons took over and chewed up the final 3:57 to secure their fifth straight win over New Mexico.
Under coach Bob Davie, the Lobos have already halted a 24-game road losing streak, put a stop to a 26-game skid outside of New Mexico and ended an 18-game losing streak on the road in league play.
''That's a good team now,'' Means said. ''That's not the New Mexico that I'm used to. No disrespect to that program, but I remember my freshman, sophomore, junior years, they were not nearly that good. And I think that's probably the coaching staff. They had the athletes and this year, that coaching staff has done wonders with that team.
''They're not looking to lose. This is not the old New Mexico. This is a good squad.''
And Carrier's a heck of a ball carrier, Means added.
He ran the ball 39 times, scored on runs of 1, 1 and 37 yards and was chased down after runs of 68 and 59 yards that set up New Mexico's first two scores.
Carrier, whose 37-yard TD run in the third quarter pulled the Lobos to within 28-23, broke New Mexico's single-game rushing mark of 265 yards set by Quincy Wright against Weber State 10 years ago. He also surpassed the conference mark of 285 yards set by Gartrell Johnson of Colorado State against Fresno State in the 2008 New Mexico Bowl.
By halftime, he had amassed 227 yards on 22 carries, surpassing his career high of 191 yards set just two weeks ago against Texas State. The Lobos, however, trailed 14-10 at the break thanks to Means' first career touchdown.
Carrier stepped through the line and raced 68 yards on his first carry before Steffon Batts chased him down and knocked him out of bounds at the 7.
''It definitely set the tone for the game and our offense,'' Carrier said. ''We came out running the ball and that's what we do. That first play just gave us some momentum.''
The Lobos, however, had to settle for Justus Adams' short field goal.
Carrier also was chased down just shy of the goal line minutes later when he burst up the middle for a 59-yard run, tripped up by Christian Spears at the 1. This time, Carrier took it in from there for a 10-0 lead.
Carrier capped New Mexico's first drive of the second half with a 1-yard TD that put the Lobos back on top 17-14 before Cobb scored twice more.
''A game like this definitely makes us a lot stronger,'' Foley said. ''We're coming together as a team really well. We're meshing really well and were anticipating the rest of the five games this season to be like this and ... we're going to work to come out on top next time.''
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NGC Continues its Collaboration with The Partnership at Drugfree.org to Raise Awareness About the Nation's Growing Drug Epidemic Through
PSAs, Online Banner Ads, Blog Posts and Social Media
Season Four of Drugs, Inc. Premieres Sunday, August 11, at 9 PM ET/PT
Weekly Series Airs Sundays at 9 PM ET/PT on National Geographic Channel
(Washington, D.C. - August 8, 2013) Drug addiction affects people of all races, ages and classes. Illegal narcotics do not discriminate, plaguing residents from small towns to big cities and raising the question, "What can be done about it?" For the second year, National Geographic Channel's (NGC's) popular series Drugs, Inc. and The Partnership at Drugfree.org are again joining forces to raise awareness about the nation's drug epidemic, educate Americans and ultimately save lives. This year, for its ongoing contributions to The Partnership at Drugfree.org, NGC has been named a Bronze-Level Partner of the nonprofit's award-winning national action campaign, The Medicine Abuse Project.
NGC will air The Partnership at Drugfree.org's latest Medicine Abuse Project PSAs (coming in September) throughout the season, run billboards and lower thirds driving to drugfree.org, run Medicine Abuse Project digital banner ads on natgeotv.com, include Medicine Abuse Project blog posts on natgeotv.com and promote The Medicine Abuse Project within NGC's e-newsletter. The Partnership at Drugfree.org will also run Drugs, Inc. tune-in posts on its Facebook page during the course of the series. NGC's Bronze Partner designation will be included on its website, with a network logo.
The Medicine Abuse Project is a unifying campaign that brings together families, communities, industry, health care professionals, educators, law enforcement and government officials to curb teen medicine abuse and save lives. The Medicine Abuse Project aims to prevent half a million teens from abusing medicine within five years.
"Drugs, Inc. provides an unflinching look at the grip drugs have on this country - from all points of view including users, dealers, law enforcement and others on the front lines of this epidemic," said Howard T. Owens, president, National Geographic Channels. "But we don't think just telling these stories is enough. Continuing our collaborative efforts with The Partnership at Drugfree.org allows us to bring much needed attention to this important issue and use our show as a platform for discussion and solutions."
"We are very happy to be continuing the relationship of Drugs, Inc. with The Partnership at Drugfree.org for parents, teens and everyone in between," said Courteney Monroe, chief marketing officer, NGC. "Through their extensive prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery information, together with our powerful series that offers an unflinching 360-degree view of the drug trade, we hope to continue shedding light and offering resources on this epidemic in our country."
About Drugs, Inc.
Drugs, Inc. is an explosive 10-episode investigative series returning for a fourth season that examines the $350 billion-a-year industry from all angles - with intimate firsthand, street-level testimonies from those at the front lines and back alleys of the drug trade, including traffickers, dealers, users, federal agents and cops. This season, see how San Francisco is awash with a new strain of crystal meth - 90 percent pure and half the price it used to cost - making meth the new street drug of choice, even more popular than crack, with devastating consequences. In Jamaica, drugs, violence and corruption underpin large portions of the culture and economy. Here, politicians arm gangs with weapons in return for residents' votes in their constituent neighborhoods. In Chicago, some dealers are moving out to the suburbs, while others are diversifying their product range to exploit the lucrative demand for ecstasy and a new, potent strain of marijuana called Kush.
For more information on Drugs, Inc., please visit www.natgeotv.com/drugs.
For more information on The Partnership at Drugfree.org's Medicine Abuse Project, please visit www.drugfree.org/MedicineAbuseProject.
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National Geographic Channel
Based at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Channels US are a joint venture between National Geographic and Fox Networks. The Channels contribute to the National Geographic Society's commitment to exploration, conservation and education with smart, innovative programming and profits that directly support its mission. Launched in January 2001, National Geographic Channel (NGC) celebrated its fifth anniversary with the debut of NGC HD. In 2010, the wildlife and natural history cable channel Nat Geo WILD was launched, and in 2011, the Spanish-language network Nat Geo Mundo was unveiled. The Channels have carriage with all of the nation's major cable, telco and satellite television providers, with NGC currently available in 84 million U.S. homes. Globally, National Geographic Channel is available in more than 440 million homes in 171 countries and 38 languages. For more information, visit www.natgeotv.com.
About The Partnership at Drugfree.org
Ninety percent of addictions start in the teenage years. The Partnership at Drugfree.org is dedicated to solving the problem of teen substance abuse. Together with experts in science, parenting and communications, the nonprofit translates research on teen behavior, addiction and treatment into useful and effective resources for both individuals and communities. Working toward a vision where all young people will be able to live their lives free of drug and alcohol abuse, The Partnership at Drugfree.org works with parents and other influencers to help them prevent and get help for drug and alcohol abuse by teens and young adults. The organization depends on donations from individuals, corporations, foundations and the public sector and is thankful to SAG-AFTRA and the advertising and media industries for their ongoing generosity.


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I haven't been putting up a blog post very often. Most of my online time has been on Facebook and now Google+.
My blog evolved into what I think of as my mini-magazine. Posting content from the news, pictures and videos. I can do that much more efficiently, and I think more effective on FB and Google+.
I would like to thank everyone who has contributed, through comments and linking to my site. I have had a great time, but until that 26 hour day comes along, I will be focusing on the other social media sites.
I have just started with Google+, and I while I still use Facebook more, Google+ is looking like very good, if they can build on the beta testing model. Hopefully I will be meeting many of you there.


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