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When your parents, loved ones, or older relatives begin to need constant care, it can be both saddening and overwhelming. This article discusses how elder care services make a difference in aiding family caregivers provide help for loved ones in need of assistance. Elder care services encompass a broad range of services; personal care for elderly friends, relatives, and loved ones as well as housekeeping duties, day care, and meal preparation as well. Approximately 16% of the population is currently over the age of 65 and are in need of help when it comes to bathing, dressing, grooming, and dietary services. However, much of elder care is needed on a supplementary basis, as the majority (80%) of the elderly and senior citizens live with other family members or loved ones.
Elder care services are particularly necessary when seniors suffer from medical conditions. Among the most common medical ailments that affect an elderly individual's day-to-day activities include forms of dementia (such as Alzheimer's), Parkinson's disease, heart related diseases and recovery from heart treatments, vision problems, and diabetes as well. These illnesses and the varying degrees of severity pose challenges for not only the elderly who suffer them but the caregivers who provide treatment and support. As mentioned, the majority of elderly individuals choose to live in the comfort of their own homes or with their loved ones. Elder care services provide the resources and support necessary for them to do so.
Even if your elderly relatives or loved ones are fortunate enough to have their health, elder care can still be an option for support. But how do you know when it's time to provide your loved ones with assistance, especially if they aren't going to ask for it?
Signs Your Loved One is in Need of Elder Care Services or Assistance:
It's important to consider getting help for your elderly loved ones when they can be involved in the process, as joint decisions are generally more thoughtful and respectful to a senior's dignity. Remember that moving your loved one out of their house and home isn't always the best option, and elder care services provide assistance better suited to their needs. Elder care services aid seniors with the daily activities mentioned above, allowing them to remain the security of their own home with some necessary assistance to improve their quality of life.
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*BIG NEWS!!! Each person that logs at least 31 miles (one mile a day) on the website will be entered into a drawing at the end of the month to win $200!! (If we reach our 1 million mile goal) We know running can get expensive and we want to give back!
Do you run? Walk? Hike? We need your miles! No matter who you are, or where you're from, join people around the world to help us reach this goal! Moon Joggers has set a goal to log 25 million miles this year to get to Venus and we're looking for more and more people to help us get there. Post your miles and photos from your runs on this page!
Its free and simple to set up your log and start logging your miles now!! There is even a way to log your biking and swimming miles (just check the official rules) Will you help us get 1,000,000 miles this month???
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Lisa began designing and hand-printing her own range of cards with the help of her partner, Edward, in their London studio way back in 2000. Drawing on their backgrounds in art and fashion, they've since stocked the world's finest galleries, museums, boutiques and department stores with design-led goodies.
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At Final Fantasy's 25th Anniversary event yesterday in Japan, Square Enix thought it'd pull a fast one on the audience, putting Final Fantasy Type-0 director Hajime Tabata up to revealing the concept for something called "Tokimeki Final Fantasy: Suzaku Magic Institution Peristylium: Oh no! I'm in Love With the Crystal's Divine Guardian." Aka a dating sim.
Siliconera reports that the "story" involves Khalia Chival XVI, who has just joined the magic academy. "'Players' will have school schedules to follow and you can learn new abilities using the faux Active Lesson System. The goal of the game is to fall in love with various male characters from Final Fantasy Type-0."
It ain't so, folks. The kicker is that this phony game was being developed for smartphones. For those wondering where the hell Final Fantasy Versus XIII is, Tabata said, according to Final Fantasy Network: "Tetsuya Nomura wanted to give the message that he'll soon show the future of Final Fantasy."
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The Chicken Rice Shop @ Giant Kelana Jaya
Lot G24, G25 & G26, Giant Hypermarket Kelana Jaya, 33, Jalan SS6/12, Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
10am - 10pm
Up to RM 20
Credit Cards Accepted
The Chicken Rice Shop is a chain of Halal restaurants that has outlets all over Malaysia today. It's a quick service restaurant that popularized traditional Hainanese chicken rice years ago. Today, they serve steamed, roasted, honey barbequed or braised chicken as part of their signature dishes. In addition to chicken rice, they also serve an array of vegetable dishes, noodles, fish balls, beef stew and much more. There are even a variety of set meals to choose from!
The Chicken Rice Shop outlets are all very standardized—it'll be hard to miss them, with their iconic red and yellow signage as well as walls indoors. There are comfortable regular dining tables as well as booth seats in the restaurants. The Giant Kelana Jaya outlet is located right by the entrance, right beside Secret Recipe. It's a good place to have a meal before or after going shopping.
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Coach Jim Calhoun outlines the pressure defense which has led the Huskies to national prominence and an NCAA Championship! Unlike most pressure defenses, Calhoun's 2-2-1 focuses on pressuring the ball down the sideline in the back court, reserving traps until the ball has passed half court. Demonstrations include: secondary trapping, ball denial on the inbound pass, soft pressure to slow tempo, middle denial, and sideline recovery traps. 2-on-2 and 2-on-4 drills reinforce trapping responsibilities. 1-on-2 "alley drills" teach players to communicate on defense. This versatile defense allows your team to press and create turnovers without giving up defensive position.
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ST. LOUIS — Today BECK'S opened a pop-up "jewelry store" in Beverly Hills to celebrate BECK'S SAPPHIRE, the latest innovation in high-end beer. The space will host a series of private events over the next few weeks, with the official opening last night. The BECK'S SAPPHIRE space can be found at the corner of Rodeo Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard (9495 South Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills).
For the official opening, BECK'S SAPPHIRE hosted a private event last night featuring a mix of rising stars from across greater L.A. Celebrities in attendance included Shenae Grimes (90210), Jessica Lowndes(90210) and Krysten Ritter (Don't Trust the B- in Apartment 23).
The brand will open three additional spaces in the most prized real estate locations across the United States, including SoHo in New York City, on Michigan Ave. in Chicago and along South Beach in Miami.
All of the BECK'S SAPPHIRE pop-up "jewelry stores" will showcase a unique art installation designed byMoritz Waldemeyer, the famed German designer and engineer. The spaces feature a clean, modern aesthetic, interspersed with the exclusive artwork designed by Waldemeyer, whose work represents a "fusion of technology, art, fashion and design." Waldemeyer has worked with some of the most iconic names in entertainment, including Rihanna, U2, Ellie Goulding and many others.
"Beck's Sapphire has been well received by consumers at events from coast to coast. It took our engineers more than two years to develop this smooth of a beer and our exclusive black bottle," said Chris Curtis, brand manager, Beck's. "The pop-up space gives us an opportunity to showcase Beck's Sapphire to our friends in Los Angeles in a truly special way. We invite new and old friends across L.A. to stop by and see this celebration of German beer and German innovation."
To capture the introduction, BECK'S SAPPHIRE filmed a special video featuring an exotic black panther adorned with a necklace with a rare sapphire gem. Model Ivana Korab walked the panther down Rodeo Drive through the BECK'S "jewelry store" front door to deliver the sapphire gem to its proper place in the art installation. The model was dressed by HUGO BOSS and shot with Leica cameras. The film will be introduced through NOWNESS later this month.
"We have established a special relationship with Hugo Boss and Leica Camera," said Curtis. "Hugo Boss,Leica Camera and Beck's share a German heritage and sit at the pinnacle of German innovation, design and engineering. We are very proud to work with them and showcase their tradition of German innovation."
The rest of the world will be introduced to BECK'S SAPPHIRE during the Super Bowl on Feb 3, the largest stage in advertising. Over 112 million consumers will view the ad on February 3, which features a surprising admirer and a special remix of a well-known '90s anthem. BECK'S SAPPHIRE will release the details of its Super Bowl spot at a later date.
About BECK'S SAPPHIRE
BECK'S SAPPHIRE is brewed with German sapphire aroma hops, which are traditionally used as a finishing or conditioning hop. German sapphire hops give BECK'S SAPPHIRE its distinctly smooth finish. You will find BECK'S SAPPHIRE in high-end clubs, bars and restaurants in Los Angeles and nationwide. It is also be available in premium grocery and liquor accounts nationwide in 12-oz black glass bottles in six- and 12-packs.


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Don't you wish your office cubicle were like this? A nice wooden desk and a comfortable chair in a peaceful, fresh garden, just a few steps away from your kitchen and bedroom. I can imagine working there, sipping some lemonade on a perfect summer's day, going to the big chair by the fountain to read something or have a cat nap from time to time.
This garden office belongs to freelance journalist Susie Wall, who also has "a gorgeous, calm office space indoors to work on her various assignments, but, living in Vancouver, she wanted to stretch her office outdoors."
So she got her wish thanks to a Canadian program called Take It Outside and designer Kelly Deck. The fountain is a perfect touch, as I can't think of anything more soothing than the sound of water in calm day (although I would pass on the buddha).
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Jewlarious Satire: Today's Arab countries are witnessing mass public demonstrations where daily uprisings are now de rigueur. Many experts are concerns that extremists will come to power in countries like Egypt thanks to the well organized Muslim Brotherhood.
It is in this kettle of Middle-East political reformation that an international movement has quickly transformed itself into a new Israeli political party – The Jewish Brotherhood, and it is intent on reshaping Israeli politics…forever.
The Jewish Brotherhood is intent on reshaping Israeli politics…forever.
Who are these newly politicized activists?
Broadly speaking, they are your fathers, brothers, uncles and your uncle's gardeners. Together they represent a loose collection of spirited men affiliated with shuls, temples and synagogues throughout the world. It is in Israel, however, where membership to the 'Brotherhood' has now taken on political overtones.
Typical members are Jewish men who enjoy breakfast meetings, tax write-offs and recognition in the form of plaques prominently displayed throughout their shuls. If not for their efforts, egos and love of golf, the imprinting and plaque-manufacturing sector would be totally devastated.
As far as religious affiliation is concerned, it's not so much a case of "don't ask don't tell" as it is "who cares?" The Jewish Brotherhood doesn't care what kind of kippah you wear in shul – as long as you like a good piece of schmaltz herring.
Regardless, whether it is their desire to do good for their community or their self perceived destiny to fill a decision-making vacuum in their congregations, these men share a single, common bond: Guys united by fully paid memberships dues.
Why Jews Are Wandering to the 'Brotherhood'
Political analysts agree that the decisive reason accounting for the sudden rise in the Jewish Brotherhood's is its Action Agenda: A straight forward, no nonsense manifesto embracing social committees, fund raising events, and missions to Israel which will prominently feature numerous trips to army bases and falafel and shawarma restaurants.
Here Come Those Jews!
The Jewish Brotherhood has lately been the subject of rising discussions in Western media. There are worries within secular circles that once in power, the Brotherhood will immediately implement Jewish law in the Holy Land which would include requirements for citizens to honor their mother and fathers, give charity and love their neighbors as themselves!
Deflecting this criticism, Mohammed "Moish" Goldstein, Golan Heights Chapter President, said in a prepared statement: "We believe that the only thing preventing us from seizing power is the law. That is why we want to start our own party. It is also a lot safer and far less bloody."
History has shown that the odds of being successful are formidable. Organizing brotherhood associations in various synagogue basements is one thing. Starting a national movement in a country with the world's most political parties per capita is quite another.
Strategy: The Classic Seat-By-Seat Approach
Slow and steady seems to be the course. Mohammed "Moish" Goldstein Sr. (no relation but a long-time member) agrees. "What's the rush? We've waited this long for unity. How long have you waited for good service at a kosher restaurant? Believe me, there's still time to bake several challahs before we really get this thing rolling."
And that is why the Jewish Brotherhood is winning the hearts of Israelis.
"First we'll start with getting a seat on the Jerusalem #9 bus, then we'll worry about winning seats in the Knesset. Look. It's a long ride for me. I'm old and I hate to stand the entire way through the Old City."
At this rate, the Jewish Brotherhood should form a majority government in another 5,000 years.
Who Wants In?
Whoever wants to get involved is encouraged to join. Left-wing candidates who previously ran under the slogan "Fight Terror With A Smile", now feel welcome at the Brotherhood. Also, fiscally conservative voters attracted to tremendous tax write-offs also find the Jewish Brotherhood appealing -- as long as there are Jewish men able to claim tax receipts, there will be a need for the Jewish Brotherhood.
As Mohammed "Moish" Goldstein says, "The beauty is that we're not tied to any single one ideology except that all dues must be paid up in full. I just can't stress that more."


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Guest poem submitted by Mac Robb:
(Poem #1882) Hyacinths
If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft, And from thy slender store Two loaves alone to thee are left, Sell one, and with the dole Buy hyacinths to feed thy Soul.
(alt. Moslih Eddin Saadi) from "Gulistan" (The Garden of Roses), 13th century Persian. Wandering through the Saturday produce and plant market yesterday (one of the many delights of living in Australia) and wondering yet again how these people make a living at this - clearly they're in it for the entertainment and the social contact, judging from the number of times it's "Oh, take another on the house" - I got into a conversation with one of the stallholders who was flogging both pentas (a useful thing to plant in these days of drought) and hyacinths. So I of course wondered if he knew this primary school verse, which I proceeded to recite. (Always a somewhat iffy sort of overture with Australians: they react either with delight or alarm - some sort of lunatic on our hands?) He didn't; neither did my companion. Can it be that I never trotted it out for our children when they were young enough to be receptive to instead of embarrassed by this sort of thing? But it scored me a couple of free plants. (And reciting Constantine Kavafy's "Ithaka" had previously got me rather a lot of olives from Greek guy who hails from Ithaca. Perhaps I should take down my shingle and make a living as a minstrel.) Tracking down the provenance of this well-known verse isn't easy. Google brings up innumerable plant nursery websites but very little in the way of literary exegesis. It develops that it's from "The Garden of Roses," by the 13th century Persian Sufi poet Sa'di. But where does the translation come from? Perhaps someone can enlighten me. Mac Robb. Brisbane, Australia. Moslih Eddin (Muslih-un-Din) Saadi (Sa'di), Gulistan (Garden of Roses) http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/S/Sadi/index.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saadi


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Tropical Depression 9 forms near west coast of Africa
WDSU Exact Weather Meteorologist Damon Singleton said Sunday morning it was likely that the next tropical system will develop off the coast of Africa.
Several hours later, he was right.
The National Hurricane Center named Tropical Depression Nine Sunday afternoon.
It had maximum sustained winds of 30 mph Sunday afternoon.
The system was about 250 miles east-southeast of the southern Cape Verde Islands moving west at about 10 mph Sunday.
The National Hurricane Center is also tracking the remnants of Gabrielle, which was located about 400 miles northeast of the southeastern Bahamas Sunday.
On Sunday, the National Hurricane Center gave this system a 10 percent chance of tropical development over the next two days and a 30 percent chance over the next five days.
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On 5 April 2016 the JRC presented the interactive and collaborative online European Energy Efficiency Platform. This beta platform is conceived to fill the gap opened by scattered data and fragmented knowledge resulting from a rapidly growing energy efficiency market. It is expected to be both a one-stop shop for information retrieval and a meeting point for experts to exchange data and reduce redundant activities.
Thursday, November 24, 2016 - 09:30 to Friday, November 25, 2016 - 15:30
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Intelligent Building Report: Il ruolo ed il potenziale di mercato delle soluzioni smart nel contesto italiano Presentazione Intelligent Building Report
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L'evoluzione dell'attuale sistema elettrico verso il paradigma Smart grid passa non soltanto dalla "smartizzazione" della rete elettrica, ma anche dal rendere intelligenti i diversi "nodi" della rete, primi fra tutti gli edifici, ad oggi responsabili di una quota piuttosto rilevante dei consumi energetici e che, per di più, ospitano crescenti quantità di impianti per la produzione di energia da fonti rinnovabili.
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Join us during CLIMA 2016 (22-25 May, Aalborg, Denmark) in our interactive workshop 'Building automation and control systems: continuous operational energy use optimization'.
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How can energy management contribute to the EU's energy efficiency targets? - Progress and challenges
Brussels, BE — Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 09:00 to 14:00
The workshop presents the scale of the highly costeffective energy savings that can be obtained from broader and more effective adoption of energy management (EM) across the EU, followed by an open discussion with representatives of industry and the Commission, on how current EU policy instruments (such as the EPBD and the EED) could evolve to become more supportive of unlocking these largescale savings.
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The Heating & Cooling Strategy describes, inter-alia, the challenges to upscaling energy efficiency upgrades of private buildings and suggests that different building ownership forms require different approaches to drive energy efficient upgrades.
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Varese, IT — Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 09:00 to Friday, January 28, 2011 - 18:00
The purpose of the workshop is to provide a forum for policy makers and stakeholders to review and discuss outcomes and results of existing energy saving obligations and white certificate schemes in Europe and beyond.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 09:00 to Friday, January 28, 2011 - 17:00
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Energy services and the use of energy service companies (ESCOs) can play a critical role in promoting energy efficiency at the market level. Operational since the early 1990s, ESCOs can handle projects, manage or mobilize financial resources, undertake installation and maintenance work as well as assume the performance risk of their projects.
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While the rental and multifamily sectors are associated with a significant energy efficiency potential, it is widely recognised that these are difficult sectors to tap into.
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Gazzada Schianno, IT — Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 13:00 to Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 13:15
This is the first of two regional workshops (this one with focus on Southern European countries: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, etc.) on how directed work towards consumers can contribute to efficient heating and cooling solutions (products, installer services, other energy services, self-production) building renovation advice; evaluation and recommen
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Workshop on Provision of Highly Efficient Heating and Cooling Solutions for Residential Buildings with Focus on Eastern EU Member States
BRATISLAVA, SK — Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - 13:00 to Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 13:30
This is the second of two regional workshops (this one with focus on Eastern EU countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) on how directed work towards consumers can contribute to efficient heating and cooling solutions (products, installer services, other energy services, self-prod
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Brussels, BE — Thursday, November 9, 2017 - 09:00
The Heating & Cooling Strategy describes, inter-alia, the challenges to upscaling energy efficiency upgrades of private buildings and suggests that different building ownership forms require different approaches to drive energy efficient upgrades.
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European Energy Research Area (EERA) workshop - Joint Programme Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 09:30
09:30 – 10:00 Welcome coffee 10.00 – 10.20 EERA JP Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes - Petter Røkke, JPC, SINTEF
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Gazzada Scanno, IT — Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 09:00 to Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 18:00
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Workshop on Annual energy savings generated through energy efficiency obligation schemes and alternative measures implemented under EED Article 7
Brussels, BE — Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 13:30 to Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 17:30
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Monday, September 12, 2016 - 12:30 to Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 12:30
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The Energy Efficiency in Italy : The market, the actors and the growth potential facing the change of the incentive system
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9 Giugno 2016 ore 09.45 Politecnico di Milano - Campus Bovisa La Masa, via La Masa 34, Edificio B12 - Aula Magna primo piano (L 1.2/L1.3)
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Opinion analysis: Wal-Mart's two messages
For tens of thousands of women who work now, or used to work, for the giant discount retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, the Supreme Court on Monday put out of their reach a nationwide, all-in-one lawsuit over claims of sex bias in the company's 3,400 stores across the country. Each of those women, it appears, will have to complain on her own to federal officials, or file her own lawsuit.
For large companies in general, the ruling in Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes, et al. (10-277) offered a second message: the bigger the company, the more varied and decentralized its job practices, the less likely it will have to face a class-action claim. Only workers who have a truly common legal claim may sue as a group, the Court majority made clear — and, even that claim will require rigorous proof that every single worker suffered from exactly the same sort of bias. Sample statistics and anecdotes won't do, it said.
The Court split 5-4 in shutting down, entirely, a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart that could have affected the legal claims of perhaps as many as 1 million women. The Court's four most liberal members, including the three women Justices, dissented. The Court also ruled — unanimously — that the women could not bring a claim for backpay, as a remedy for discrimination, under the legal theory their lawyers had used. The ruling was based primarily upon how the Court interpreted a federal court rule — Rule 23. But there were overtones of constitutional protection for companies facing money claims in a class-action case, ensuring that they must be able to mount a full defense in trying to fend off such claims.
The main opinion, controlling both the 5-4 and 9-0 results, was written by Justice Antonin Scalia, the Court's most dedicated skeptic about the class-action approach to litigation — a method that allows a large group of individuals, whose own claims may not be worth enough to justify a lawsuit, to join forces as "a class" to pursue grievances that all of them share. Almost certainly the most significant part of the new ruling was the stress it put on the Rule 23 demand that all of those in the class must have a "common" legal claim — in a workplace bias case, each must show, up front, that the bias they claim was targeted at each of them.
The claim that the Wal-Mart women made, as Justice Scalia summarized it at one point, is that Wal-Mart's "corporate culture" institutionalized a bias against female workers, "thereby making every woman at the company the victim of one common discriminatory practice." Thus focusing the case on Rule 23's requirement of "commonality," the Court decided that the Wal-Mart women's lawsuit could not meet that standard. They were suing, the opinion said, "about literally millions of employment decisions at once."
The lawsuit, the Court said further, lacked "some glue holding" its claims together, and that "glue" would be the actual reasons behind each of those decisions. Without that, it added, " it will be impossible to say that examination of all the class members' claims for relief will produce a common answer to the crucial question why was I disfavored." There is, in this case, too wide a gap between an individual's workplace bias grievance and the existence of a class of persons suffering exactly the same injury, according to the Court majority.
In order to bridge that gap, Justice Scalia wrote, the Wal-Mart women were obliged to offer "significant proof that Wal-Mart operated under a general policy of discrimination. That is entirely absent here." Wal-Mart, in fact, has a national policy against sex bias, the opinion noted, and the statistical evidence that the women's lawyers had offered did not establish that the "corporate culture" implementing that policy translates such a valid policy into illegal discrimination down at the retail store level.
The assessments of alleged bias at the local level, made by the Wal-Mart women's expert statistician, the Court said, were "worlds away from 'significant proof' that Wal-Mart operated under a general policy of discrimination." And the company's announced — and enforced — policy against sex bias together with decentralizing actual workplace decisions on pay and promotions "is just the opposite of a uniform employment practice that would provide the commonality needed for a class action; it is a policy against having uniform employment practices. It is also a very common and presumptively reasonable way of doing business."
While Justice Scalia noted that the Court has allowed workplace bias lawsuits where lower-level supervisors used their discretion to engage in biased practices, falling harder on women or minorities, the existence of that kind of case "does not lead to the conclusion that every employee in a company using a system of discretion has such a claim in common." The Wal-Mart women, he summed up, "have not identified a common mode of exercising discretion that pervades the entire company."
The opinion added: "In a company of Wal-Mart's size and geographical scope, it is quite unbelievable that all managers would exercise their discretion in a common way without some common direction." The evidence offered "falls well short" of proving that, it said.
The overall problem with this lawsuit, Scalia said, quoting the comment of a lower-court judge in the case, was that the Wal-Mart women "have little in common but their sex and this lawsuit."
The part of the ruling dealing with the commonality requirement was joined by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Anthony M. Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissented on that facet of the ruling, joined by Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor.
The dissenters argued that the evidence the women's lawyers had offered "suggests that gender bias suffused Wal-Mart's company culture." Their evidence also indicated that the differences in pay and promotions between women and men workers could only be explained by bias, not "neutral variables," the dissenters added, leaving the clear impression that the dissenters agreed with that assessment.
Repeatedly, the dissenting opinion offered positive reactions to the women's claims of how the Wal-Mart "corporate culture" actually worked to bolster discretion at the store level, with that discretion exercised predominantly by men influenced by a culture of discrimination.
The part of the ruling that had the support of all of the Justices declared that the section of Rule 23 that permits class-action requests for injunctions or declaratory rulings does not generally allow claims for money payments, such as backpay in a workplace bias case, unless that kind of remedy is merely incidental to the type of court orders that section authorizes.
Because of the Court's ruling on the "commonality" question, closing the class-action claim against Wal-Mart, this second part of the decision had little practical impact other than clarifying when a class-action lawsuit could pursue a money remedy. The dissenters said they would have left the Wal-Mart women with a further opportunity to try a different section of Rule 23 for their backpay claim, but the majority had scuttled that by ending the class-action case altogether.
The constitutional overtones that seemed to lie behind some of Justice Scalia's observations about the need to ensure that companies sued in class-action cases get a full opportunity to defend themselves by challenging each class member's claims may figure in what the Court now does with another class-action case on its docket. That is the case of Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al., v. Jackson (docket 10-735). That is a case that turns entirely on constitutional questions — a massive class-action lawsuit against the nation's major cigarette companies in Louisiana state court that resulted in an award of $270 million to a class of former smokers.
Justice Scalia stayed that ruling last September. The Court has been holding the case until it decided the Wal-Mart case. It now is expected to take action on that case; its options include granting the case, or sending it back to Louisiana courts to consider the impact of the Wal-Mart decision. Since the Wal-Mart decision turns mainly upon the meaning of a federal court rule (Rule 23) that does not apply to class-action lawsuits in state court, it is unclear how much specific guidance state courts could take from Monday's decision.
The Louisiana case is likely to go before the Justices in a private Conference before they recess for the summer.
Another pending class-action case that the Court seems to have been holding is Beer, et al., v. U.S. (docket 09-1395), involving a claim by seven federal judges that challenged Congress's block of cost-of-living pay raises for judges on the U.S. bench. That case, too, presumably will be acted upon shortly.
Recommended Citation: Lyle Denniston, Opinion analysis: Wal-Mart's two messages, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 20, 2011, 2:02 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2011/06/opinion-analysis-wal-marts-two-messages/


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Bill would stiffen 'knockout game' penalties
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — One Illinois state lawmaker is hoping to stiffen penalties for people who play the so-called "knockout game" that involves random attacks on pedestrians.
Republican state Rep. Dwight Kay of Glen Carbon has introduced the Knockout Assault Prevention Act, according to a report in the Belleville News-Democrat.
The aim of the game is to knock unsuspecting pedestrians out cold with a single punch. Authorities and psychologists say the concept has been around for decades and is played mostly by impulsive teenage boys looking to impress their friends.
Victims are picked at random and the attacks are sometimes captured on cellphone video and posted on social media sites. Some cases have been reported in Chicago and St. Louis, including a fatal attack on a Vietnamese immigrant in 2011. Nationwide, at least two deaths have been linked to the game this year and police have seen a recent spike in similar attacks.
Kay's bill would increase the penalty to a felony punishable by three to seven years in prison. His measure also says prosecutors can charge any such defendant who is 15 years or older as an adult.
"This so-called game is not a game," Kay said after filing the measure last week. "It's an act of violence and will not be tolerated in the state of Illinois."
The proposal has received a lukewarm response from law enforcement officials.
Madison County Sheriff Bob Hertz said no one "could justify that sort of behavior."
St. Clair County Sheriff Rick Watson said he supports stiffer sentences for people who are convicted of the crime.
"But I'm not sure about the juveniles," he said. "Moving 15-year-olds (into adult court), that's something I think is quite an issue."
Kay's legislation has yet to be assigned to a committee.


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Have you ever wondered what would happen if you brewed ale using every grain type available? I have, but that question has thus far gone unanswered. Now however, from a Nisa Local shop on Old Street, London, comes the answer, in the form of this bottle:
It is what I presume, Bateman's standard issue, built-like-a-tank brown bottle. Embossed around the shoulder is the Bateman's name, their windmill logo and "Est 1874". There's a strange, lumpen bulge around the neck of the bottle. Presumably it has something to do with stopping the beer 'glugging' when you try to pour it. It's certainly not there for reasons of elegance.
Good news on the labels begins immediately with the neck label.
"Gold Winner" at the "International Beer Awards" is something to be proud of. No wonder they advertise the fact right at the top of the bottle. Expectations are rising.
The main front label is a picture of idyllic, rural, agricultural imagery.
The top has the main facts. The name of the brewery, the name of the beer and the alcoholic volume are plain to see for anyone browsing the shop shelves. I'm surprised it's not a little higher than 4.7% alcoholic volume, but why quibble over a few decimal points when the taste is as good as I'm imagining it will be.
The main part of the front label is a take on the roundel. Except this time, the roundel-y shape is made up of illustrations of hops and grains and other crops. Supposedly, the same things that went into this ale.
Helpfully explaining for dummies like me, why this is called "Combined Harvest" "Multigrain Beer", are the names of the different arable crops that went into it. "Barley" is the staple. No surprise there. Then there's "Wheat" which I remember from most of my all-time favourite beers. "Oats" and "Rye" are the surprises, and al combined, make you wonder what the heck it tastes of.
Fortunately, a back label crammed with facts helps you get to grips with what "Combined Harvest" is all about.
Not only do they have an exceptionally detailed description, but also a taste profile box. I love it when brewers don't skimp on detail. With so much to get through, I better start at the top.
They open by describing it as "a unique combination of barley, oats, wheat and rye". That it appeals to lots of different groups of drinker because of its "subtle, smooth bitterness". We also learn that Batemans is "one of the few remaining family brewers", having been brewing since 1874. And that they're brewery is in the old windmill of the logo, "on the bank of the river Steeping".
Then they take it up a notch. Instead of writing a description of the brew themselves, they instead print an independent description by celebrity beer writer and socialist, Roger Protz. Unlike me, he is an old school beer writer, so here he is quoted verbatim from the label:
"A bronze pale ale brewed with pale and crystal barley malts, combined with malted wheat oats and rye and hopped with Phoenix and Target varieties. The superb aroma is dominated by tart orange and lemon slices fruitiness, with a bready note from the rye. As it contains no fish based firings it is vegan friendly".
He does rather well with that description. And so have Batemans for using it. It sounds as interesting as you can get.
Before reaching the taste profile chart, they also describe Combined Harvest as "an ideal accompaniment to most dishes due to its well balanced delicate flavours". On to the taste profile chart itself, and I love these devices. Okay, it's not called a 'taste profile' this time, but Badger who use it most consistently across their range, do. So what does this 'taste profile' tell us?
This 'taste profile' tells us values from one to ten for aroma, bitterness, fruitiness, maltiness and spiciness. The main points we can take from the chart are that it has fruitiness and spiciness in abundance, and that it's also quite malty and strong smelling. The fruitiness, spiciness and maltiness would come from the all of the grains squeezed into the bottle, and from strong hoppiness. The rest of it, I can't wait to discover for myself.
Then we reach the small-print. For the curious, this is a 500ml bottle, which with its 4.7% alcoholic volume contents, comes in at 2.4 UK units of alcohol. In you want to write them a letter, their address in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire is printed. As is their web address of www.batman.co.uk. A website best described as trade orientated. Persevering with their website which looks like it was developed in 1999, I managed to find the Combined Harvest homepage at http://www.bateman.co.uk/BeerF.htm. If you want to subject yourself to the horror of a website that still uses frames in 2010, then go to http://www.bateman.co.uk/HomeF.htm.
On to the last bits of small-print, and there is a Vegan Society logo if you happen to be the sort of person who looks for such things. They also recommend that you "Serve Cool". Not knowing whether my fridge counts as 'cold' rather than 'cool', I'm going to leave it in the fridge for just an hour or two before drinking it.
So what does Combined Harvest taste like? Finally, I've reached the part I've been looking forward to. With ale this complex, the only way to answer that question is to crack it open, so let's do just that…
Pouring was no problem. The funny shaped neck causes it to come out in lots of tiny 'glugs' before settling into a smooth pour. In the glass, my fridge cooled Combined Harvest is a copper-amber colour. The head has depleted down to a patchy layer of white foam. And you can see a fair bit of carbonation in the glass.
How does Combined Harvest smell? Rogre Protz described the aroma as "superb" and being "dominated by tart orange and lemon slices fruitiness". I'm going to ignore all that and describe it as smelling strongly of bread. A few more sniffs, and I'm figuring out that the breadiness comes from the wheaty maltiness. After getting used to it, a few sniffs later, I'm starting to fall into line with beer guru Roger Protz. I am now smelling a citrusy fruitiness that can only come form hoppiness.
What does Combined Harvest taste of? The 'taste profile' chart hinted at bags of fruitiness, maltiness and spiciness. Beer legend Roger Protz didn't describe the taste in his description. What a pity. That means you'll have to go by mine instead.
So what does Combined Harvest taste of? The first gulp is an easy and yummy one, leaving the first impression of that this is going to epitomise what a British ale could and should be. A couple more equally easy and pleasant gulp confirms the direction in which Batemans Combined Harvest is going.
On the flavour side of the gulp, you have a nice, light, savoury maltiness. On the aftertaste and finish side of the gulp, you have a smooth, gentle bitter finish and the taste of that maltiness, carrying with it hints of the taste of all the grain types that went into it. None of them are overpowering. You begin to think of bread, but then the citrusy, spicy, hoppy bitterness creeps in. All of which leave your tongue swiftly, making Combined Harvest very easy to drink.
What am I loving about Batemans Combined Harvest? I'm loving that they took the risk of putting every grain they have into it. I like the distinctive taste experience it gives you. And I love how, despite being a complex, unusual beast, it remains immensely light and easy to drink. Well balanced is another way of putting it. There is no strong bitterness to scare you away. I also like that it isn't too gassy. And I like very much how good the bottle labels are.
What am I not loving about Batemans Combined Harvest? It is not perhaps, the taste explosion that I was expecting. There's no in your face flavour. Eight out of ten for "Fruitiness" on a 'taste profile chart' from other brewers might have produced much fruitier results. It's also very hard to find and quite expensive. At least here in London.
To conclude, Batemans Combined Harvest will remind you why you love British ale. It takes chances, it does things differently, it's delicious and very drinkable. If you can't tell, I like it.
Rating: 4.3
Have you tried Batemans Combined Harvest? What did you think of it? Leave your opinions, corrections, recommendations and places to buy, here in the comments section.


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Beef with Mushrooms
(Etli Mantar)
200 gr beef, cut in cubes
200 gr mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves, sliced
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 + 1 cup hot water
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Cook the beef cubes with their own juice on medium-low heat. Then add 1 cup hot water and cook over low heat until the beef pieces are tender. Add the butter, olive oil, onion, garlic, salt and pepper and saute for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the tomato paste, mushrooms and 1 cup hot water. Cover and cook for another half hour on medium-low heat.
Serve with any kind of rice.
Note: Make sure not to wash the mushrooms as they will retain water and lose texture. Instead, wipe off with a damp paper towel.
Labels: Lamb- Beef -Veal


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The shootout has been one of the most welcome additions to the NHL in the last few years. The excitement's palpable and the chances of seeing either an amazing goal or an amazing stop are present. But not tonight in Dirty Jerz.
Ilya Kovalchuk's 17-year, $102 million contract was the subject of much scrutiny this offseason and will be subject to a little more after his ridiculous gaffe tonight.
Embarrassing, dude. Just embarrassing. Best course is to put on some stonewashed jeans, pop in a t.A.T.u tape, get some sleep, and wake up tomorrow remembering that you're actually supposed to, you know, shoot it during a shootout.
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The H8/300 Series are high-speed processors featuring powerful bit-manipulation instructions, ideally suited for real-time control applications.
H8/300H MCUs deal efficiently with high volumes of data using an embedded 512KB Flash microcomputer. High compatibility with the H8/300 allows greater efficiency, making them ideal command systems. The H8/300H family of microcontrollers are 16-bit MCUs integrated around original Renesas H8/300H CPU cores.
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In the past I've introduced an "L1 Box" - a money box into which a student has to pay a very small amount of money (in the UK it was 20p) every time you hear them speak in anything other than English. If properly enforced it will quickly break the habit of not speaking English. At the end of the course/term spend the money in the box to buy a big cake or chocolates or whatever for the class.
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The R-C Morning Report for June 20
The Carson Valley United Methodist Church's annual rummage sale starts 8 a.m. today and will continue through 1 p.m. Saturday.
This week's second red flag warning kicks in 2-9 p.m. today bringing with it low humidity and extreme fire danger all across the Sierra Front. If fire restrictions aren't in place, they should be.
It will be warm and windy today with a high of 87 degrees and the wind 5-10 mph, increasing to 15-20 mph, with gusts of up to 30 mph. We'll see another light cool down on the other side of this wind event with the high hitting 84 on Saturday.


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Pinellas parents eager to learn their child's "close to home" school assignment for the 2008-09 academic year have another two months to wait, district officials have announced.
Before approving a plan in December that changed the way students will be assigned to schools, the district said it would produce maps showing the close-to-home zones around every school before the application period opened for magnet, fundamental and career academy programs.
Since then, officials have realized they need to fill seats in the special programs first. Without knowing how many students will accept seats in those programs, they say, the district risks creating zones with too many or too few students.
The upshot: Parents will be applying to and accepting seats in magnet, fundamental and career academy programs without knowing if they would like their close-to-home school better. And if they forgo the application process for magnet, fundamental and career academy programs and then end up not liking their close-to-home assignment, it will be too late for them to try for one of the special programs.
District spokeswoman Andrea Zahn said the new wrinkle shouldn't be a problem. What the district wants, Zahn said, is for families to think of the special programs as a first option rather than a Plan B.
The new student assignment plan, which replaces the choice plan, will steer most students to a school close to home while offering families choices in magnet, fundamental and career academy programs as it has in the past. The district will automatically assign children to their close-to-home school. Families must apply to the special programs, and placement will be determined by a lottery.
A provision of the new plan allows students to finish out at their current schools. The district will assume those students want to stay put, so families need not take any action unless the current school is not the close-to-home school and they wish to make the switch.
The application period for magnet, fundamental and career academy programs begins at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 11, but parents can begin shopping for them now, Zahn said.
To apply, parents will need their child's 10-digit student ID number, available from the school, or in the case of middle and high school students, from the child's report card.
Parents with children new to the system can get a student ID number by calling the district's call center at 587-2020 or the student assignment office at 588-6210. Parents also can go to the St. Petersburg Family Education and Information Center at 3420 Eighth Ave. S or the Clearwater center at 1101 Marshall St.
Fast facts
Important dates
Feb. 2: Information Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Pinellas Park High School, 6305 118th Ave. N
Feb. 4-11: Discovery nights
Feb. 11-22: Application period for magnet, fundamental and career academy programs
March 10-16: Acceptance period for magnet, fundamental and career academy programs
Late March: Maps showing the close-to-home zones around schools will be available and the district will make close-to-home assignments
For more information: www.pcsb.org/news/PCSNews_Story_2.html
Coming Sunday: The St. Petersburg Times' annual School Search special section


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It may be a little unfair to wage war on a fly. But for SOS grantee and IUCN Member, Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), Philornis downsi, deserves it. This parasitic insect is in the unfortunate situation of being an invasive species – a relative newcomer to the Galapagos islands, and one whose own ecological niche is threatening the survival of endemic bird species. Particularly at risk are Darwin's famed finches – especially the Critically Endangered mangrove finch (Camarhynchus heliobates).
According to CDF, invasive species are the single biggest threat to Galapagos biodiversity. And Philornis is one of the worst offenders. Laying its eggs in the nests of birds its larvae hatch at the same time as the chicks, feeding on baby birds, and often accounting for 100% nest mortality. In the case of the Mangrove Finch, with a population of less than 100 individuals, the entire species is perilously close to extinction. Urgent action is required and ground-breaking science will provide the solution.
In tandem with recent successful efforts using "captive breeding" to release hand-reared adult finches into the mangroves, boosting wild populations, CDF and other collaborators are also working on control methods to counter the threat of Philornis. There are several options including: biological control using natural enemies, manipulating fly behaviour with pheromones, and introducing sterile males. This video describes and illustrates this important work in an engaging way but also underlines how complex wildlife conservation can be. To help protect the Galapagos' finches, including the mangrove finch, conservationists must also understand the entire life cycle of this invasive fly species before a strategy can be devised to eliminate the threat posed by Philornis.
Wildlife conservation relies on people working together, bringing resources and energies together to solve complex issues over periods of time, often years. Thus sustained support for people working on the frontline is critical and of course communication is key to connecting supporters with those working in the field all focused on one common goal – a richer more diverse natural world.
So we hope this video brings you that little bit closer to understanding the efforts going in to save the Galapagos' unique bird species from extinction.


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|The subject of this article was removed from World of Warcraft after the Warlords of Draenor opened the Dark Portal.
- Justice point
- Binds when picked up
Justice Points was the currency to buy items as a reward for participating in normal and Heroic dungeons(up to level 60), "The Burning Crusade" Normal and Heroic Dungeons (up to level 70), Wrath of the Lich King normal and heroic dungeons and raids (up to level 80), Cataclysm dungeons on normal and heroic mode (up to level 85), and Mists of Pandaria dungeons up to level 86-87, Justice Points replaced [Emblems of Frost] and [Emblems of Triumph] --(NOTE: this was the Old World currency, now also replaced with Justice Points) Cataclysm based raid content will reward Valor points instead,
For normal dungeons 60-70 Justice points are awarded for completing the dungeon. All bosses at heroic dungeons give 100JP, 120JP with the guild buff.
Justice Points were removed in patch 6.0.2. In place of "JP" these items now cost gold.
Justice Points are rewarded in level-appropriate dungeons and raids. while Heroic Dungeons give more Justice, you can only do an Heroic run once each day each dungeon.
Outgrowing content by out-leveling it will result in the listed objectives no longer rewarding Justice Points. Thus, for Wrath of the Lich King content, no Justice Points will be rewarded for players levels 81 and above. The same rule applies for Burning Crusade and Vanilla" content, which will also reward Justice Points.
Purchasable Rewards
Magatha Silverton and Gunra sell equipment for Justice points
Vendor information
Cataclysm rewards
Justice Points can be spent at a faction-specific vendor (also known as the Justice Quartermaster) or at a vendor in Dalaran for Item Level 346 rare gear, which will cost 950-2200 JP depending on the slot of the item.
There are ten "Legacy Justice Quartermaster" vendors in Dalaran and they have replaced the old Emblem vendors from Wrath of the Lich King in the Silver Enclave (Alliance) and the Sunreaver's Sanctuary (Horde). The Alliance vendor, Magatha Silverton, is located in Stormwind in the Command Center, in the south-eastern part of Old Town. She is standing beside Faldren Tillsdale, the Valorous Quartermaster.
The Horde vendor, Gunra, is located in Orgrimmar on the roof of Grommash Hold, in the center of the Valley of Strength. She is standing beside Jamus'Vaz, the Valor Quartermaster.
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Conversion of Emblems to Justice Points
When players first log in after Patch 4.0.1, the number of Justice Points they have would be calculated as follows:
- JP = 11.58 * (EoT + EoF)
- JP = the number of Justice Points;
- EoT = the number of Emblems of Triumph;
- EoF = the number of Emblems of Frost.
Players cannot stockpile more than 4,000 Justice Points at any time by normal means of running instances.
However, if the one-time emblem-to-point conversion grants the player more than 4,000 Justice Points, they will be unable to accumulate any additional Justice Points until they have spent the excess. Come Patch 4.0.3, any Justice Points above 4,000 will be immediately converted to gold at a ratio of 47 50 per Justice Point.
Other emblems, badges and tokens
[Emblems of Valor], [Heroism], and [Conquest] will be immediately converted to gold (and not Justice Points) at a ratio of 5 50 per emblem in Patch 4.0.1. [Badges of Justice] will also be immediately converted to gold at a rate of 1 83 30 per badge.
PvP-based currency will be converted to Honor points much the same way.
Other, specific currencies such as Champion's Seals will not be converted.[1]
Comparison of purchasing power
With the introduction of Justice Points (Patch 4.0.1), that replaced [Emblems of Frost] and [Emblems of Triumph], players will be able to use the same currency to purchase both Tier 9 and Tier 10, potentially skipping the earlier in favour of the latter. Obtaining Tier 10 is now in comparison faster and easier.
The conversion did affect the prices of Heirlooms as well, from using [Emblems of Heroism] to using the same currency. The prices for Heirlooms seems to be equated for the Justice Point income at level 85, which at level 80 means relatively higher costs. Example:
- [Dignified Headmaster's Charge]
- Prior cost was 65 [Emblems of Heroism]. Being that the average Random Heroic gave about 6 Emblems, you needed 10-12 runs to earn this.
- Patch 4.0.1 changed the cost to 3500 Justice Points. As a Random Heroic gives 55, 71, 87 or 103 points, you currently need 35-45 runs to earn this.
Patch history
- Patch 6.0.2 (10-14.2014) Valor points & Justice points converted to gold. Valor/Justice Points removed from game.
- Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Valor points converted to Justice points. See Valor point for conversion info.
- Patch 4.0.6 (8-Feb-2011): The daily Random Dungeon reward on normal difficulty has been increased to 140 Justice Points, up from 70.
- Patch 4.0.3 (15-Nov-2010): Justice Points over the 4,000 hard cap will be immediately converted at a ratio of 47 50 per Justice Point.
- / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010):
- All [Emblems of Frost] and [Emblems of Triumph] have been converted to new Justice Points.
- Any dungeon or raid which awarded these emblems will reward Justice Points instead. Anything below Emblems of Triumph, including badges from The Burning Crusade dungeon and raid content, have been converted into gold and sent to players via the in-game mail system.
- Any bosses players defeat that are level-appropriate to them award Justice Points.
- All items that previously cost emblems or badges of any type now cost Justice Points.
See also
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That lesson was brought home to me again on Current TV this week when I interviewed Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, about Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's bold move to end the ban on women in combat. Smeal brought with her a copy of an amicus brief in support of lifting the ban, which she, as president of the National Organization for Women, had filed with the Supreme Court – way back in 1981. Thirty-two years later, it finally happened.
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Those of us from California, in particular, have been dealing with this issue for decades. It came to a head in November 1994 with passage of the Republican Party-backed Proposition 187, which denied social services, health care and public schools to illegal aliens. Later found unconstitutional by a federal court, Prop. 187 has had one lasting effect: Since 1994, with the sole exception of Arnold Schwarzenegger, no Republican has been elected governor or senator, and no Republican presidential candidate has carried the state. As many Latinos observed at the time, Proposition 187 awoke the sleeping giant – and he turned out to be a Democrat!
There's a lesson therein that California Republicans, and many national Republicans, have still not learned. Certainly, Mitt Romney never did. Asked about immigration reform in January 2012, the best he could come up with was: "The answer is self-deportation, which is people decide they can do better by going home because they can't find work here because they don't have legal documentation to allow them to work here. And so we're not going to round people up." No surprise that Romney went on to lose the Latino vote to Barack Obama, 71 percent to 27 percent, a lower percentage than Republicans have received in the last three elections.
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How ironic. The conservative icon Ronald Reagan actually raised taxes, gave amnesty to 3 million Latinos and supported a ban on assault weapons. Today's Republicans would be better off if they stopped praising Reagan, and started following him.


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2 min readNew Therapy for Heart Failure May Enhance Body's Stem Cell Response at Cardiovascular Injury Site
Tampa, FL – Cardiovascular disease specialists at Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute and Dr. Kiran C. Patel Research Institute affiliated with the University of South Florida announced they have enrolled their first patients into a clinical trial testing a novel gene therapy for the treatment of heart failure after ischemic injury.
The therapy may promote the regeneration of heart tissue by encouraging the body to deploy more stem cells to the injury site.
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Dr. Charles Lambert is performing the gene therapy by direct injection into the heart using an investigational system in the catheterization laboratories at Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute.
"Pepin Heart and Dr. Kiran C. Patel Research Institute and USF are exploring and conducting leading-edge research to develop break-through treatments long before they are even available in other facilities," Dr. Lambert said. "Stem cells have the unique ability to develop into many different cell types, and in many tissues serve as an internal repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells. This trial is unique in that it uses gene therapy to turn on a process leading to cell regeneration rather than simply administering stem cells directly."
The Pepin Heart Institute has a history of cardiovascular stem cell research as part of the NIH sponsored Cardiac Cell Therapy Research Network (CCTRN) as well as other active cell therapy trials. Locally, the STOP-HF trial is the first of several regenerative medicine clinical trials teaming the USF Heart Institute with Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute, which is adjacent to the USF Health campus.
"This is the beginning of a new era in cardiovascular therapies," said Dr. Leslie Miller, national principal investigator for the STOP-HF trial and professor of cardiovascualar sciences at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. "Targeted gene and cell therapies delivered directly into the heart hold promise for helping to regenerate tissue, reduce injury and restore heart function. USF Health, working with our partners, will find new ways to diagnose and treat patients, with the aim of reducing and ultimately harnessing the global impact of heart disease."
The trial, sponsored by Juventas Therapeutics, is a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase II study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of JVS-100 in patients with ischemic heart failure. JVS-100 is the name of the gene therapy that directs the heart muscle to produce Stromal cell-Derived Factor 1 (SDF-1), a protein that has been shown to repair damaged tissue in the body through the recruitment of circulating stem cells to the site of injury, prevention of ongoing cell death and restoration of blood flow.
Earlier this year, Juventas reported results from its Phase I study in Class III ischemic heart failure patients. In addition to meeting the primary safety endpoint, patients in the study who received the drug demonstrated clinically significant improvements in exercise levels at the 12 month mark.
Other prominent institutions participating in the multicentre trial include Columbia University Medical Center, The University of Utah, the Lindner Center for Research at the Christ Hospital, and the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation.