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I think that many beginner to intermediate players make the same common mistake of
trying to learn too many openings ... It is true that after 1.e4 then Black actually gets to choose the opening :) I think that many beginners are actually unaware of this fact!
For instance you have to know what your going to do against
1 .. d5, The Scandinavian,
2 .. e6, The French
2 .. Nf6, Alekhines Defence
2 .. g6 or d6 Pirc Modern
2 .. e5, Kings Pawn
2 .. b6, Queens Indian
2 .. c5, Sicilian
If you play 1.d4 then expect:
2 .. Nf6 3. c4 g6 Kings Indian Defence 2 .. Nf6 3. c4 e5 Budapest Defence 2 .. d5 3. c4 e6 Queens Gambit 2 .. d5 3. c4 c6 Slav/Semi-Slav DefenceThese are only a subsection of the most popular openings ... As White ... My old chess coach used to remind me that as White, you should decide whether you are a d4 or an e4 player. Generally speaking e4 leads to potentially more tactically rich openings and d4 leads to more strategic lines. Obviously both styles of opening can lead to tactical positions of course ...! As Black ... If White plays e4 then you need to decide which one of the above openings to follow up with ... If White plays d4 then you have to decide whether you are going to play:
2 .. Nf6 leading to Kings Indian, Budapest, Gruenfeld, depending on each players second move. 2 .. d5 can lead to Queens Gambit or Slav / Semi-Slav Defence, Catalanetc. etc. etc. Whatever you choose it is important to stick to learning one or two openings for each colour, before going into the depths of every opening ... Once you have learnt one or two key openings then you will see similar ideas / patterns in other related openings ... Part 2 of 3 to follow.

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A short ceremony commemorating the 11 Israeli athletes who were murdered at the 1972 Munich Games will be held at Israel's embassy in London starting at 10:45 a.m Friday, July 27, followed by a global minute of silence at 11:00 a.m.
The worldwide event, which will be streamed online at Minute for Munich, will take place at 11 a.m. London time (1 p.m. Jerusalem, 6 a.m. New York) Friday.
This measure follows the International Olympic Committee's refusal to hold a minute of silence in honor of the athletes at the opening ceremony of the London Games.
The Executive Director of the British Zionist Federation issued an announcement stating, "As you are aware, there have been a number of campaigns urging the IOC to hold a minutes' silence during the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics. Unfortunately the IOC has decided against this commemoration."
The Zionist Federation is, therefore, asking people around the world to join them in commemorating the 11 slain Israeli athletes.
"On the morning of the Opening Ceremony, we are asking people everywhere to stop for one minute and stand in silence as a personal tribute to those who lost their lives in the 1972 Munich Massacre," the statement read. "Wherever you may be and whatever you may be doing, please join us and stand in silence for one minute in silence as we remember."


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Saturday Night
Why should I go out on Saturday night to have fun? Existential question, isn't it?
The track is taking the counterpoint of the tacit rule that we feel sometimes "obliged" to have fun, especially to celebrate events like New Year's Eve.
We don't need to wait for the weekend to begin… and no particular reason to party!
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Progress and Freedom Foundation report entitled " The Computer Revolution, Encryption and True Threats to National Security" (June 1996).
The Computer Systems Policy Project report entitled " Perspectives On Security In The Information Age ," calling for relaxation of government controls on encryption.
A panel of cryptographers and computer security experts has concluded that a 90-bit key is necessary for adequate commerical security.
Association for Computing Machinery, Codes, Keys and Conflicts (June 1994).
Office of Technology Assessment, Information Security and Privacy in Network Environments (September 1994).
Office of Technology Assessment, Issue Update on Information Security and Privacy in Network Environments (June 1995) (Coming soon).
A. Michael Froomkin, The Metaphor is the Key: Cryptography, the Clipper Chip and the Constitution, The University of Pennsylvania Law Review (January 1995).
General Accounting Office, Communications Privacy: Federal Policy and Actions (November 1993).
Lance Hoffman et al., Cryptography: Policy and Technology Trends (January 1994).
CommerceNet Consortium, Toward Enabling Secure Electronic Commerce: The Need for a Revised U.S. Cryptographic Policy (June 1995).
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Muzaffarnagar: Making a U-turn, BJP MP Hukum Singh on Tuesday said the "migration" of Hindus from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh was "not communal" in nature but had more to do with the law and order situation even as he claimed the number of families that had to flee can go up to 400-500.
"It is not about communal incidents... It is not about Hindus or Muslims," the Kairana MP told reporters here, adding it has more to do with the law and order situation.
"The list (of those who had to flee) will go on further, I believe. It can go up to 400-500. There is not one accused (who forced people to migrate), they are here in dozens," Singh said.
He had earlier said that from the names of the accused, "one can grasp who are these people", hinting at involvement of members of the Muslim community.
The MP had earlier released a list of 346 families who had been forced to flee the town, which has 85 per cent Muslim population. Kairana is in Shamli district which witnessed communal riots in 2013.
Read: Kairana incident is an eye-opener, says Amit Shah
Today, Singh released another list of 63 Hindu families and claimed that they had to flee Kandhla town in Shamli district. "These Hindu families have left under duress," he claimed.
When asked that some Muslim families too have left the area, he said, "Others have gone for their (own) purposes."
Shamli District Magistrate Sujeet Kumar, however, ruled out any communal and law and order issues behind some people leaving the area. "Till now we have investigated the list of 119 families. Around 10-15 families, mentioned in the list, still live in Kairana and around 68 families have migrated from the area 10-15 years ago. They moved out because of economic reasons. Till now, we have not found any case where there has been a law and order problem."
"There is no communal activity, the Karaina town has always been peaceful... During Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, the area remained peaceful, and even during Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013, people here sent a strong message of brotherhood," Kumar said.
Top BJP leaders, who were in Allahabad for the two-day national executive meeting, raked up the issue of alleged migration of Hindus from Kairana to attack the Samajwadi Party government in the state ahead of the Assembly election to be held early next year.
BJP president Amit Shah, in his address to the National Executive on Sunday, had said, "The migration happening in Kairana due to violence is a matter of serious concern. There is an atmosphere of violence. The lack of development and the lack of governance in the largest state of India, that is Uttar Pradesh, is becoming a matter of serious concern."
The party also set up a committee which will go to Kairana and study the situation. UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav accused BJP leaders of being "dishonest" and "lying" on the issue and said he would like to see "better work" from the party.
"BJP is alleging that the Samajwadi Party government forced the people to flee from Kairana... BJP can be dishonest to this extent," Yadav told reporters yesterday.
"We have received reports from media that BJP is sending a fact-finding committee here, but we have not received any information in writing till now. A team can come and do their investigation. We have no problem with that," the District Magistrate said.


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See also: blog posts about garden design
Landscape architecture developed in ancient West Asia from the twin arts of urban design and garden design. Both involve the composition of landform, water and vegetation with buildings and paving. The Epic of Gilgamesh (one of the oldest literary works) describes the walled city of Uruk as being 'One league city, one league palm gardens, one league lowlands and the open area of the Ishtar Temple'.
Similarly, in China and elsewhere in East Asia, there was little distinction between urban design and garden design. Ancient China had 'palace cities' and 'king cities' occupied exclusively by the emperor, his relatives and his nobles. They lived in residential compounds with courtyard gardens, protected from the outside world by high walls.


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This is a good one. I stayed here for two nights by myself and then once J-e came we stayed for a couple more nights. We had a room with no balcony, overlooking the back and that was $20 a night as a single, or $25 a night with two people. The room was of an okay size, had good air-conditioning and the water probably would've ran hot if I'd waited a bit longer. We were on the 5th floor so it may take a while to get up there, plus in August, there's really no need for hot water.
There was a whopping huge flat screen tv in the room with cable channels. The breakfast included was kind of small but quite good. The room was cleaned well and it was surprisingly quiet. Hanoi's a noisy city, what with all the beeping. There was wireless internet that worked pretty well most of the time. I had a little trouble with reception via the iPod on the 5th floor sometimes, but mostly okay. There's a couple of PCs in the lobby available to use all the time.
The big thing about this hotel, and this really is a big thing, is that all the staff were friendly and honest. They helped us organize air tickets to Hoi an and a taxi to the airport. There were no hidden extras thrown onto the bill, in fact maybe because we stayed for 4 nights, but they didn't charge for 3 or 4 drinks we got out of the fridge, and a bunch of calls I made to the g-f. I think I spoke to her on her mobile for an hour one night.

*The Short:* Highly recommended!
Ps. Make sure you're getting the right 'Boutique Hotel' because apparently a couple of others in the old quarter have painted the same phrase over their entrance. The real on is on Bat Su street.


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Come, my darling sit with me,
Where else would you want to be?
It breaks my heart that I made you cry,
But despite it all you know I try.
You've been here in this room all day,
All this time, just a touch away —
But there is a wall between us now
I'd break it down if I only knew how.
Perhaps that tear-drop left a trace
As it slid down silent upon your face,
A moment's hurt, an agonized look —
What price to give back what I took?
My heart stood still as I saw your pain,
Will anything ever be the same again?
Maybe tomorrow will wash this clear,
Maybe we'll not have to come back here?
The moments pass and the memories fade,
Though words can seldom be unmade;
Behind that smile I watched you cry,
But darling, my love, you know I try.


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What Can I Grow to be With A Grasp's In Public Health?
This programme facilitates the transfer of data from educational public well being to the observe setting by translating research findings into actions that may be understood and acted upon by practitioners and the public. IV. Standard Precautions Assume that each individual is potentially contaminated or colonized with an organism that may very well be transmitted within the healthcare setting and apply the following an infection management practices in the course of the supply of health care.
The author is a gazetted engineer in Public Health Division of Chattisgarh authorities however he deals in bottle, coin, antique objects and are the activities which ere legally prohibited ; although his hobbies are to research and to do something new together with his analysis experience in international international locations.
Many in the U.S. may respond to the previous assertion by asking, How is it fair that I work my whole life, paying into the system, and then some freeloader who by no means worked a day in his life, or worse yet, is here illegally from a overseas nation, gets to benefit from free health care having never contributed a dime?â€.
IV.A.1. Through the supply of healthcare, avoid pointless touching of surfaces in close proximity to the patient to prevent both contamination of fresh arms from environmental surfaces and transmission of pathogens from contaminated fingers to surfaces.
The Institut Pasteur and CNAM (French Nationwide Conservatory of Arts and Trades) have pooled their respective experience to type the Pasteur-CNAM Faculty of Public Health and provide a specialist Masters in Public Health, in partnership with EHESP (French Faculty of Public Health).


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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Kurt Busch's troubles with the media continued on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.
Busch had a brief, heated exchange with ESPN reporter Marty Smith after Saturday's Nationwide Series race at MIS, a week after serving a one-week suspension for making threatening comments to Sporting News reporter Bob Pockrass after the Dover Nationwide Series race.
Busch, on orders from Sprint Cup team owner James Finch, avoided talking to reporters upon arriving at MIS on Thursday. But when he finished third in the race won by Joey Logano on Saturday, he had to make a mandatory appearance in the media center.
As he waited to be interviewed, an MRN Radio pit reporter said on the live broadcast that Busch left the top-five area without interviewing.
Busch was told of the comment and replied, "That's what everybody says, don't they."
Busch then left the room to cool off. Several reporters, including Smith, with a camera crew, followed. Busch then told Smith to come over with his camera. When Smith got there, Busch said he wasn't doing interviews there, adding, "You ever hear of sarcasm?"
That led to a brief exchange during which Busch said, "You don't know how long I've been working on this."
Busch later returned to the interview room. His only comment on how it felt to return to the track after the suspension: "It was great to drive the car."
"It was a great finish, all in all," Busch added. "The restart before the final one, I was on the inside and went from third to eighth, and then the restart on the final one, I went from eighth back up to third."
NASCAR officials said Busch's exchange with Smith did not violate his probation, which was extended from July until the end of the season after the Dover incident.
Busch was placed on probation in May after a run-in with Ryan Newman on pit road after the race and for reckless driving on pit road during the race.
Busch was fined $50,000 last season after a profanity-laced verbal assault on ESPN reporter Dr. Jerry Punch after his engine failed in the season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. That led to what was described as a mutual split with Penske Racing.


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The WordPress photo challenge for this week was enveloped. This one was a toughy for me. All I could come up with was taking photos of our wedding money envelopes from years ago but… they are still packed in boxes after our move.
Instead of going new, once again the archives sang their song and I found a few from Hawaii and good ol' Thailand.
I love how this gigantic leaf seems to be slowly enveloped by the surrounding plant life.
This photo was taken at the max of my old point-and-shoot's zoom. I don't think it's fantastic but I do like how the setting sun is getting a hug from the clouds. I also like how the distortion and graininess make the photo look dreamlike.
If you ever get the chance, visit the outstanding and inspiring Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. Stay overnight so you have more time to explore and make the trek down to the ocean to see this incredible expanse of solid lava. And take your own silly photo like we did. You'll be joining a massive club!
The lone Thai entry is from one of my favorite spots in Thailand, Tiger Cave Temple outside Krabi Town. I wonder how often these cloth wraps are changed.
If you did the photo challenge this week, how did you approach "enveloped"? What silly or fun shots have you taken over the years on any travels?


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NYCWE x CRIS WEERPhotographer | Designer | Creative Director
:An important life engagement for Cris has always been the creation of artificial arrangement that would bring out the real emotions. Whether publishing a pop-culture magazine in his early twenties in Munich, shooting fashion internationally later on, or designing and producing fashion accessories in New York and Asia, he tunes on to the finest aesthetic frequencies on the air during right now. A musical teenager, a media addict, a mind alterations engineer, a Bikram body, a blender chef, a bicycle driver, and a curiosity victim, Cris is learning how to juggle::
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On the Edge on Staten Island
Even as we take the ferry over to Staten Island now, the water passage makes the psychic distance seem real in a way that a subway ride between Brooklyn and Manhattan does not. In the '80s, when the differences were even more palpable. "It really seemed like you went...read more
Mary Ellen Mark often photographed individuals who, despite being on the fringes of society, projected an unusual degree of self-confidence. They had strong personalities, with a clear sense of self. The exhibit "Attitude: Portraits by Mary Ellen Mark, 1964–2015,"...read more
The Photo Club
Somebody looks quite upset me running away with a picture. Pearl River, Guangzhou.read more
Broadway at 120th Street
How to Be a Great Photographer
according to James Altucher. (and Maybe Everything Else) "The only skill for success is having the ability to connect." I suck at photography. I take a photo and, to me, it looks like puke. It looks dead. I wish I were better. Chase Jarvis is a great photographer....read more
Helmut Simpson
Watch this on The Scene. Pat McGrath is having a Make Up Party next door...read more
Gentlewomen Take Polaroids
Cause Célèbre
Brooklyn Beckham caused a shit storm being hired as a photographer by Burberry for it's "This is Brit" campaign.read more
Grandmaster P.
Chimping, the new normal. Even the Grandmaster is doing it. Peter Lindbergh, Eva Herzigova, Stella Tennant, Nadja Auermann shooting for Armani.read more
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The WHY? issue. Photo Cris Weer.read more
Blurred lines by Mert Alas and Marcus Pigott.read more
Chris von Wangenheim Out-Edged Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin. There was a sea change in fashion photography in the seventies. What had been polished, bright, and straightforwardly glam gave way, in that decade, to a darker tone. Chris von Wangenheim's work exemplified...read more
Flash Back "Way Out West"
Flash Back Brooklyn
Remembering The Factory, Greenpoint.read more
TheTao of Cindy
10 Life Lessons From Cindy Crawford Cindy Crawford—supermodel, mom, and mogul—has led a remarkable life. From working with the biggest names in fashion to posing for countless now-iconic images, Crawford is an enduring force within the fashion industry, and ever since...read more
The Camera
by Karl Bartos. Let me recreate the world for you. there is no beginning and no end. the camera is gonna be your best friend. https://youtu.be/-KxxhybN3Cwread more
There are not many Pop Songs referring to photography, are they? You have to turn to Depeche Mode. - The band name is giving it away. - Steve Jobs said, for every situation in life there is a Bob Dylan or Beatles song....read more
Flashback Friday
I found this old comp card of mine. I remember I arrived in New York with these photos and more and went to an agency for an interview. I forgot the name of the agency, I still remember it was located at Union Square. The owner a...read more
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Fashion Week Guangzhou, Creative Direction Cris Weer. Accessories my brand YSLE New York.read more
The Kids are Alright
Kid's shoot Guangzhou. Red Tory.read more


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Here's a great idea for anyone who loves books and doesn't have enough apartment space or a Kindle: a "secret staircase" made of English oak, lined with books left, right and center, leading to a loft bedroom in a Victorian 1898 apartments block.
The 70m2 apartment was remodeled by London-based Levitate Architects, who created "a new bedroom level and increasing the floor area of the flat by approximately one third." The staircase is both the way to access the bedroom and a perfect place to store books, movies or CDs. "With a skylight above lighting the staircase, it becomes the perfect place to stop and browse a tome," says Levitate's Tim Sloan, who also pointed out the unique structure of each step, allowing for anyone to comfortably sit down while picking a book. [Apartment Therapy via Boing Boing]


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In only their first season Rhos Ladies, whose training tops were sponsored by Dawsons Property, finished runners up in the West Wales League.
In a fine season they also only just lost out in the final of the West Wales Cup losing to Dafen 4-3 at Britton Ferry.
In the cup final Rhos dominated for large periods of the game but were denied by the Dafen goalkeeper who pulled off a number of excellent saves.
Rhos have now been promoted and are just below Swansea City Ladies in the Welsh League.


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At some point, many small business owners grow out of their home office, or they just become bored, lonely, and uninspired working alone. One option that is sizzling right now is co-working spaces. In fact, a recent global co-working survey shows that demand for shared office space has risen more than 36 percent over the past year.
We spoke to some small business owners to find out how they're benefitting from co-working spaces—and how you can determine if they're right for you:
Camaraderie: If you find yourself craving a visit from UPS or are spending more time than you should on Facebook, that could be an indication it's time to rethink your home office. "Interacting with smart and creative people every day is inspiring and always boosts my mood," says Lisa McAlister, founder of With Good Cause, a boutique agency specializing in corporate and sports philanthropy. She joined The Studio in Boulder, Colo., in January after working out of her home for 13 years. Besides day-to-day interaction, many co-working spaces are known for activities and after work gatherings to encourage camaraderie.
Immediate feedback: A co-working space can offer a ready-made focus group with a valuable outside perspective, says Gene Caballero, co-founder of GreenPal, which provides on-call lawn care services. "Changes to our product or design can now be immediately vetted by other entrepreneurs instead of relying on our internal team to make assumptions," he says, of moving the four-person team to the Missioner in Nashville after working out of a home office for the first two years of operation.
Professional atmosphere: Bringing clients to your home can feel unprofessional and meeting in a coffee shop can be crowded and noisy. Resources, such as meeting rooms, a reception area, and security are a vital part of the co-working space, says Sam Meek of Sandboxx, an app that connects military members, who is now working out of the Eastern Foundry co-working space in Arlington, Va.
Separation of work and home: Home can become home again when work isn't constantly beckoning from another room. "I found myself working less late at night, if at all," says Brandon Fuhrmann, CEO of Cooler Kitchen kitchenware, who found his productivity soared when he began using the co-working space at WeWork in Chelsea, N.Y., last November.
Professional confidence: "There is something about having a designated office that gives you more credibility when talking about your business," says McAlister. "Even though it's more common to work from home these days, it still can be hard to shake the 'lucky you, sitting on the couch in your PJs' vibe you get from others."
Of course, with any shared working space there are some potential drawbacks to consider. Chief among them are distractions and the lack of privacy. Alex Pierson, founder of social media app springpop, who moved to the WeWork location in San Francisco last summer, says the environment itself can lead to distraction with many of the desks lined up facing each other.
McAlister adds that while everyone is cognizant of being respectful of those around them, it can still be hard to take a phone call. "If a call goes on too long, I start to feel like I should cut it short so as not to disturb those around me."
Despite these minor inconveniences, the benefits of a co-working space are many and may offer just the kind of connection and stimulation you need to take your small business to the next level.
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There is a communal entrance with a door entry system. The office has a suspended ceiling with recessed lighting and spotlights together with laminate floor and gas fired central heating. There are window blinds together with a kitchenette facility. There is access to communal WC's/wash facilities.
Net floor area – 575 sq ft
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The Saints have added one new free agent this offseason, defensive end Alex Brown.
Saints GM Mickey Loomis isn't done upgrading the position yet.
The Saints, despite the arrival of Brown, the re-signing of Jeff Charleston and the return of major contributors Will Smith and Bobby McCray, are set to visit with free agent defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson.
Wilkerson, 29, was a highly touted collegian at Oklahoma, winning a national championship in 2000 and featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 2001. He entered the league though as a low-round pick of the Chiefs, where he started five games in five seasons with two half sacks in all that time.
He arrived in Tampa Bay in 2008 and in 2009 emerged as a starter for the Bucs, starting 15 games. He's collected five and six sacks in his two Tampa seasons and has improbably turned his career around, though he collected five of his sacks last year in the first five games of the season.
Wilkerson had minor knee surgery in January, and his rehab is a reason that his free agent interest has so far been cool.
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Women who are struggling with ovulating and infertility often begin to feel anxiety, stress and sometimes even depression. With several variations of treatment available and medicals teams that may all operate just a little different than one another, it can be difficult, stressful and nerve wracking trying to figure out what the right option is for your family. What you may want to consider is natural cycle IVFtreatment, which is the latest technology used for refreshing the ovulation process in order to increase the chances of getting pregnant. The traditional IVF (in-vitro fertilization) treatment involves taking several medications orally or via injections to stimulate the ovulation process which allows you to release more than the normal amount of eggs. The goal here is that this optimizes your chances and ability to find what many fertility doctors call the "golden" egg (i.e. the one that will be healthy enough to get you pregnant!). It can be a bit tough physically and monetarily but it is surely worth everything.
Natural cycle IVF is a process that relies on the production of the natural egg by the ovary of the woman. The natural IVF cycle basically depends on the natural menstrual cycle without the use of fertility medications. The traditional IVF method involves many fertility medications to harvest the eggs along with the same process of taking the egg to the laboratory for fertilization and embryo transfer.
Traditional IVF treatment is often not tolerated by women who have good natural cycle performance. Women who have regular menstrual cycles may want to consider the natural IVF cycle, assuming no other reproductive issues have been identified. With no fertility drugs involved, you can enhance the chances of pregnancy at considerably lower costs, risks and the time. The aim of the treatment is to collect the egg produced naturally by the ovaries. In this way, the egg produced is healthier than other ways of collecting it. Therefore, this increases the chances of getting pregnant and creating a healthy embryo.
The Process
The very first thing done in this natural cycle IVF treatment is the consultation and scans. This is what usually happens in the traditional IVF treatments and also occurs when involving natural cycles. At this point, the doctor will examine your situation and suggest a treatment plan according to your condition and develop your IVF timeline. Two weeks before your period, you will come into the clinic and start your session with a nurse. The entire process will be explained to the patient and the formalities, such as paperwork, etc., will be completed that they are out of the way. A scan will be performed on the first day of your period. After this scan, two or more scan sessions will be conducted regularly. One will be near the 12th day and the other will be when the egg collection phase occurs, which is done under sedation. Several days later, usually after three to five days depending on embryo development, the blastocyst transfer takes place, as is customary with the standard IVF timeline.
Advantages of Natural Cycle IVF
The biggest advantage of the natural cycle IVF is that it involves no fertility medications or oral injections. This is better for you, both physically and monetarily. Other benefits are mentioned below:
- It is a very positive and beneficial approach towards the health and condition of the women who cannot get pregnant or are struggling with ovarian reserve. There are many reasons that become a hurdle in conceiving, but the natural cycle method with IVF makes everything a lot easier by giving you a chance to live your dream as well.
- As the egg production process is completely natural, the eggs produced will be a lot healthier than the egg produced through fertility medication. Higher potency drugs can damage the lining of the womb making it unreceptive to pregnancy. But with the natural process, everyone remains the way it would be through a natural cycle
- The natural IVF cycle is conducted during your natural menstrual cycle unlike the traditional IVF treatment. This offers less risks and lessor no drugs which will lead to decreased side effects as well.
- Not only is the IVF natural cycle a safer option for women to get pregnant but it is also more affordable, making it easier to make the investment. No daily medications are involved which means less money is required.
- The treatment can be repeated as well. However, the patients who have been affected by the ovarian stimulation drugs need to give a two or three-month break following the treatment, which obviously extends your timeline to produce a successful pregnancy if multiple cycles are needed.
Which candidates are more eligible for the treatment?
The best patients or the ones more suitable for the natural cycle treatment are the ones having a normal ovarian reserve. The tubal-factor infertility patients are also good candidates of the treatment. The process might be a bit difficult on the patients who have faced IVF failure previously and the ones with poor ovarian reserve. The chances of getting pregnant will most likely be lower in such cases but definitely not impossible. Doctors that I have spoken with for my own personal situation had all the confidence in the world that they could get my wife pregnant. It was just a matter of time (for multiple traditional IVF cycles / attempts) and money, as this is a costly procedure to do multiple times. If you are able to try via the natural IVF cycle, you are already in a better position.
Natural cycle IVF success rates
With the improvements to the approach of natural cycle IVF, better results have started to show without giving the patients oral medication. The usage of advanced ultrasound techniques and the constantly improving scientific expertise are the major causes of the rising natural cycle IVF success rates. Women with ovarian reserve find that this natural method is more convenient than going for the tradition IVF process. While the success rates are increasing, we must not forget that they also depend upon the woman's age, medical history, previous treatment history, sperm issues and the ovarian reserves as well.
Chances of having a baby when over age 35 with Natural Cycle IVF
The live birth rates are lower with the natural cycle IVF as compared to the traditional IVF. This is because the natural treatment does not rely on any fertility drugs but entirely on your own individual situation. From the statistics of the year 2013, we find the following birth rates:
- 2% for women aged 38 to 39
- 9% for women aged 40 to 42
Due to the dependence on the natural egg retrieval from the body, the cancellation rate [of that particular IVF cycle] can be higher, around 25% to 30%. This means that during some months of egg production, the egg may not be properly retrieved or released thus moving to the embryo transfer can be difficult. 70% to 75% women do not encounter this cancellation experience and continue to their embryo transfer which lowers the miscarriage risk as well.
What is the natural cycle IVF cost?
The natural cycle IVF has different cost rates at different clinics, as anyone would logically expect. Usually, the natural cycle IVF cost is $4,000 for one treatment, compared to $9,000 – $15,000 for traditional IVF. The IVF natural cycle treatment can be conducted more than once if the ovaries are not stimulated enough for releasing the eggs. Be sure to discuss all options with your medical team and choose the one that best fits you and your situation.


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Jesus. When you meditate upon that name, what thoughts does it conjure up in your mind? If you are a follower of His teachings, you are instructed to follow His lead. He is, after all, the way, the truth, and the life. But following Him isn't easy, is it? Turning the other cheek, laying down your life, loving your enemies….those are hippie concepts. To make it in this society, where too often the big dog wins, we want to be that pit bull, don't we?
King David. Now he was my sort of guy. Scripture says he was ruddy, handsome, and had beautiful eyes. Whenever I see Chris Hemsworth (Thor), I see King David. A fearless warrior, standing upon sheer faith, he took down Goliath with a sling and a handful of stones. He is the lowly shepherd who became a powerful and wealthy king, a true story of overcoming your circumstances. Not only did the man have a home, he occupied a palatial palace.
Moses. I like him too. Sure, he had a speech impediment and was an orphan, but did he not become the leader of all leaders? What tremendous power and fame came from that little baby who was left in a floating basket. Raising his staff, he parted the Red Sea to take down mighty Egypt. And in the process, he set the Hebrew slaves free. He was their redeemer and leader; he set their laws and became their judge. What a mighty man!
But the Jesus character. Clothed in humility, he made friends with those who were considered scum of society. If you were a drunkard or a prostitute, for instance, he might sit down and have long conversation with you. And if you were a tax collector, he might ask you to join him for a meal. If you were crippled, blind, deaf, diseased, or even mentally insane….yes, if you were an untouchable….He would seek you out and touch you, offering healing. Jesus had no fame or fortune; the truth is, He had no place to lay His head.
The dichotomy is real. Our very nature goes against who Jesus calls us to be. It is why Paul said: "I don't really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do what I hate." If you are a follower of Christ, you understand Paul completely.
The following is a text exchange between my landlord and me. As most of you know by now, even though I followed my twelve month lease, my non-profit, which freely assists seventy at-risk girls, was unfairly evicted only three months into the contract. And as a result, I no longer have the resources to operate:
The Landlord, as you can see, is exercising his right not to settle with me. Listen, none of this is fair. I was minding my own business, serving the community, and honoring my agreement with the landlord to the best of my ability. I went before an impartial judge, presented my case, but was still evicted. Twice. The city had (and has) structural concerns for the building, and I was never made aware…which makes this all even more unfair, especially since the judge wouldn't hear it.
This has already cost me a lot of money.
Those seventy girls who depended upon me are not being served…the untouchables are not being touched.
The damages, when assessed to me, may be ridiculously high. I could be blamed for wear and tear on a building the city had already found to be unsafe.
And I could go on.
And on.
And on.
But Jesus.
But Jesus.
But Jesus.
This isn't about the landlord, the judge, the non-profit, or the girls. This, friends, is about me. Choosing to be more like my Savior than like King David or Moses, this time, I will turn my cheek…I will forgive…I will lay down my life…and I will surrender.
Because my life is not my own.
Because vengeance is mine says the Lord.
Because God's ways are not my ways.
Because I trust Him.
Though he slay me, yet will I trust Him!


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GValidator is a user-friendly, accessible and standards compliant Form Validation script you can add to any form to apply client-side validation. You can be up and running in just minutes as it only requires you to add the script to your page, and a few class names to instruct GValidator to validate the form.
GValidator is intended for use by both those new to JavaScript and those with complicated validation rules as it promotes re-use of validators and a consistent user-experience.
Extending GValidator is clean & easy with both OOP and JSON syntaxes depending on your needs.
Download GValidator from Google Code or read more.
GSerializer is an experimental JavaScript Serialization library that is capable of turning reasonably complicated JavaScript objects into a structured XML text form, which can then be used by other languages or deserialized (unmarshalled) back to it's native JavaScript form.
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Ever spent time filling out a form and then something goes amiss? The page doesn't load when you hit submit, or you accidentally pressed a link instead of the submit button. Scrambling quickly to press back to recover you well written post, your heart sinks when you realise that all of your post\contact info\etc. is gone?
This problem is especially frustrating and prominent on mobile devices (including modern smart phones such as the iPhone and Android) where entering text is a non-trivial exercise.
GRememberMe, (or GReM for short) is a series of smart remembering tools, starting with Forms (GRemForm), that can be added client-side to preserve user sanity. It will intervene in the absence of a browser or server-side implementation, by storing the in-flight state of a form as it is completed and re-filling the form in case of disaster.
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LuxCamp strongly recommends the purchase of a cancellation insurance as well as an insurance to cover the repatriation costs in case of accident or acute illness, as far as these have not yet been taken out by you. Always check your health insurance cover for the country you are travelling to.
What does the security package cost?
General calculation for the safety package:
10 % deductible + the paid security package and handling fee will not be refunded.
A completely free cancellation will be possible only 3 days after booking!
The LuxCamp security package must be added before the first payment. It only covers the cancellation of your trip before your arrival and includes the right to cancel 60 days before your arrival without documentation at a charge of 10% deductible + the paid security package and handling fee. After 60 days have expired, the cancellation costs according to section 5 of the General Terms and Conditions apply. In the case of a documented acute illness, the package also includes the right to cancel up to the day before arrival at 12.00 noon at the conditions stated.
However, if you cancel the booking for a cheaper accommodation offered online, the new booking can only be booked after 48 hours. Availability cannot be guaranteed.
The security package, which can be added separately, is 2% of the total price of the trip and must be added before the first payment. Covers only cancellation before arrival. This package includes the right to cancel free of charge* until 60 days before arrival, before 12.00 - without documentation - * 10% deductible, the paid security package and handling fee will not be refunded.
If you cancel the booking for a cheaper accommodation offered online, the new booking can only be booked with the provider after 48 hours. Availability cannot be guaranteed.
Booking changes can be made without rebooking fees up to 14 days before arrival - but if costs arise for our provider in connection with the change, these costs must be paid by the customer. Does not apply cancellation with the purpose of obtaining a cheaper new booking, see above.
Due to documented acute illness a trip can be cancelled up to one day (at 12.00) prior to arrival. The amount paid will be refunded with a deductible of 10% of the price, but not the safety package and handling fee paid if a medical certificate documents that one of the traveler, his spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in-law, children-in-law dies or is affected by serious accident or serious acute illness.
Persons over 75 years of age and persons with chronic illnesses are not protected by the security package. Pregnancy and its consequences are not considered a disease. Epidemic diseases are not covered by the Security Package. LuxCamp must be notified immediately of the illness leading to the cancellation. The medical certificate to be completed by the doctor can be requested from LuxCamp and must be in the hands of LuxCamp no later than 7 days after the request.
The costs of the documentation shall be borne by the customer. LuxCamp reserves the right to require further testing by its own doctor.
The safety package does not cover premature home travel due to serious illness, accident or unrest. It is therefore a good idea to check whether your private health insurance covers such a situation.
The security package that you can book as an extra with LuxCamp is an additional service, roughly comparable to a manufacturer's guarantee and LuxCamp bears the costs in the event of cancellation. The conditions for this service have been formulated by the tour operator.
For further questions about the security package write or call us!
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We believe access to affordable clean energy is a basic human right as it is the basis for solving water and food supply issues, and for providing access to light, communication technologies and education. Only when all people have their essential needs covered and have access to basic modern tools will our world be free and fair and humanity will access its full potential. However, with these rights and freedom comes responsibility and one's freedom ends where someone else's freedom is infringed.
The same technologies are quickly eliminating all excuses for continuing to use any dirty or dangerous energy sources and we believe no one has the right to pollute or create virtually endless environmental liabilities just to cover today's energy needs. We believe everyone bears individual responsibility for switching to clean and safe energy sources as soon as possible.
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Waking up after a good sleep made my morning a good start for the upcoming city trip: Ghent, Belgium. A quick breakfast and some hours of driving brought us to the sunny city of Ghent. Although it wasn't sunny all the time, but it just sounds better ;)
After a smooth car ride we arrived in the city, little did we know it was a car-free city centre. And after a little chat with a very friendly Belgian policeman, we finally arrived at our parking garage. Slightly blushing still but very happy to step out of the car. Leaving our stuff in the car we first did a quick walk into the city center, before checking into our hotel. We walked around the big churches and cathedrals and visited our favourite Belgian/Flemish book shop 'de standaard boekhandel'. Nice about the Flemish language is that it's Dutch with an accent (or Dutch is Flemish with an accent ;))
Back home we had bought a little Ghent/Gent guide. It really helped us finding nice places. Also told us where to find the best coffee in the city. So we headed to Barista where my father tried a latte machiato which he really liked. My mother tried this tea, and me and my sister had a chocolate chip cookie :) So for all you coffee lovers:
Hippoliet Lippensplein 25, 9000 Ghent
As for the ice cream lovers I highly recommend Nonno, the ice cream is really creamy and it ads a lot to the flavour of the ice cream. Me and my sister both had a 'speculaas' ice cream. A typical Belgian/Dutch flavour which we both really enjoyed.
Kortedagsteeg 22, 9000 Ghent
After some struggling to find a place to eat, we finally sat down at a random restaurant/cafe. Where I ate pasta, tagliatelle with salmon to be exact. Expecting a white sauce with soft salmon. I got red sauce with smoked salmon. Not really a success if you ask me. But I managed and with our stomaches filled we headed back to our hotel. And slept an hour later, very satisfied.
That was my first day in Ghent, a lovely city with really nice people.
Soon day two!


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So, the similarities between the tech bubble of the late 90's and the current hiring frenzy of SharePoint people is too similar to ignore. It seems as though if you put SharePoint on your resume SOMEONE will hire you. This of course is good and bad. Bad because people who don't know what they are doing are creating huge messes, and good because those who know what they are doing can make more-money-than-they-are-worth cleaning up those messes.
Another artifact coming from this SharePoint Bubble is that there are many SharePoint "Go To" guys and gals out there that are getting snagged up to work in higher profile settings. You know the ones I'm talking about. They are THE person in their organization that "gets stuff done" in SharePoint. They are their company's rock star. If something is getting done in SharePoint, it is most likely this guy or gal doing it. Very often these inter-company gurus are doing exactly what they SHOULD be doing, and capitalizing on their efforts to boost their career. They are leaving their organization, taking a nice pay increase, and diving head first into bigger and better things.
Many times these talented people find themselves in an environment totally alien to them. They are no longer "the" expert, but are now part of a team. Many times they are moving from the corporate world to the consulting world and they find out their actions have farther reaching implications. They find themselves tripping over other people, getting frustrated that they aren't producing as much as they'd like, and coping with greater responsibility.
Well.. fear not… things don't have to be so frustrating. With the right attitude and work ethic these people can seamlessly integrate into a team and have a huge beneficial impact.
Some quick tips for those of you considering such a move or who have made such a move:
If you aren't Eric Shupps… or if you don't wear a cowboy hat on a daily basis, you are most likely NOT a cowboy. Stop acting like one. You are part of a team now. You are not autonomous. The actions you take impact more than just yourself. You can't go off on your own because you have a really cool idea and not tell anyone what you are doing! Don't get me wrong, it's really cool that you have the passion to go play with "x" to solve "y".. however, if you are supposed to be working on "z" this is not a good thing! Get your work done first so that other people not are waiting on you, then go play.
Consequences of being a cowboy:
Now that you are part of a team, make sure you communicate effectively with your team. If only there was SOME tool out there that would make collaboration more accessible!!! But seriously, let people know what you are working on. Let them know when you need help. Know what others are working on so you can help them. This is probably the biggest thing you need to learn to do is communicate effectively and LEARN to communicate with the different team members. Sometimes it can seem like everyone has their own way of communicating.
Learn to communicate simply and succinctly. No one wants to read a 5 page email, especially one that can be summarized in two sentences.
Some consequences of not communicating well? Wow.. there's a lot.. including:
Which bring us too…
Did I mention you are part of a team now? Take advantage of it…learn from those who came before you. Before undertaking any new task, find out what others have done. If you are coming into an established organization there are usually some standards and practices in place to address common development issues.
Consequences of reinventing the wheel:
Directly related is…
I already did a whole blog post on how to stop spinning your wheels… so.. you have no excuses… just don't do it..
Consequences of spinning your wheels:
Your new mantra is "I'm part of a team now.. I'm part of a team now"… part of that is learning to code consistently with the rest of your team. Use the same naming conventions and code structure. DOCUMENTING these should be a priority so that everyone is on the same page.
I don't care if you found a new cool method for doing "x"… unless there is a real benefit, don't use it! And if there IS a real benefit, sit down with your team and COMMUNICATE it! Many times there is a very good reason for why things are done a certain way and the method you found was not used! Or maybe no one thought of your method and here's your chance to teach the team something and PLAN how to implement your cool new method and make it CONSISTENT throughout the code.
Consequences for not being consistent:
A crucial skill that many developers have to learn is how to prioritize their time and tasks. Many times your tasks will get prioritized for you, but this does not negate the necessity to learn this skill! All too often our mangers will change priorities on us without thinking about the impact to our other tasks. Being able to effectively understand priorities will allow us to COMMUNICATE the impact of these changing priorities. Also, having the ability to prioritize will help you meet all your deadlines and not bottleneck the rest of the team.
Consequences of miss prioritized work:
I address this somewhat in my "Stop Spinning Your Wheels" blog post as well.. but an important aspect to not being a lone ranger anymore is learning to develop for production. More than likely at your former job you would log directly into your production server, make some tweaks, and come away the hero!!! Yay! Go you! Well… You can't do that anymore. Often times you will now find yourself working in a more structured development environment that must be deployed to a production environment. There are nuances you need to understand and take into account. For instance, learn to ALWAYS use relative paths for your URLs otherwise things that work in development will break in production. Avoid hardcoding scripts in your pages in SharePoint Designer (what happens if SPD is locked out of the production environment and you need to tweak something?). Don't hard code strings in your code,etc.. etc.. etc… This one goes hand in hand with Consistency as well.
Consequences of not developing for production:
So, yes, this is hopefully a lesson you only have to learn once. If you are modifying someone else's file, project, code, site, etc… make SURE you create a back up first utilizing Source Code Control, taking a site collection backup with stsadm, or simply making a copy of the file and working from the copy. Failure to do so can be catastrophic. Sure, 90% of time this may not be an issue, but what happens when that other 10% occurs and SharePoint does what she does best and decides to totally corrupt your file or site to where it is unusable and you have no way of going back? There's nothing quite like that dread that sets in when you realize you have destroyed something with no way to recover it…
Consequences are vast and many including:
Anyone else notice a theme with the consequences? If you don't get a handle on working effectively in a team environment you are at the very least going to start missing deadlines left and right. And you know what? That's OKAY to happen every now and then when you are learning… BUT COMMUNICATE this with your team! If you give a deadline, you must either meet that deadline or inform your team well in advance that you won't meet the deadline so everyone can adjust their expectations… Many times expectations will have to be adjusted for clients so this can become a VERY big deal. A deadline is not a suggestion, it's an expectation. Learn to meet them and to recognize the warning signs for when they will be missed.
Finally… a big one for me personally. Be patient with those learning to work in a team environment. Encourage them and don't chastise them (unless they keep making the same mistakes over and over and over, then feel free to thump them on the head). You might actually learn a thing or two yourself.
So.. these are just some suggestions to help make your life easier and lessen everyone's frustration level. Some of this may be common sense, and some of this may be foreign to you. Regardless, if you find yourself failing in one of these areas, give it some thought and try to improve. Let's face it, we should all be striving to improve our skills all the time.. if we aren't growing then we are getting stale and ineffective.
Also, this is just what I was able to come up with off the top of my head, what suggestions do you have for being an effective team member?


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NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - The Saints placed wide receiver Keith Kirkwood on injured reserve Tuesday. Kirkwood suffered a hamstring injury during warmups before the Rams game.
The second-year Saint played in the opener against the Texans, but didn't get his name in the stat book.
In his rookie season, Kirkwood hauled in 13 passes for 209 yards with two touchdowns. Kirkwood was undrafted rookie out of Temple in 2018.
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The forced amalgamation of local councils is not a silver bullet for improving their financial performance, according to a UNE analysis. In fact, one council – Clarence Valley, on the NSW Mid North Coast – is today far worse off financially.
Professor Brian Dollery of the UNE Centre for Local Government has cast serious doubt on the controversial practice of forced amalgamations, which the NSW Government abandoned in July 2017 after a huge public outcry and numerous court challenges. The Government had planned 35 mergers, largely on economic grounds, which would have seen the State's 152 councils cut to 112. However, just 19 mergers have gone ahead.
"We have had forced amalgamations across Australia, with the exception of Western Australia, and in every local government jurisdiction the financial claims just don't stack up," Professor Dollery said.
"State Governments commonly say it will lead to improved financial sustainability and lower rates for ratepayers, but bigger doesn't mean cheaper, better or more efficient."
Professor Dollery and former UNE PhD student Dr. Siew King Ting assessed the financial health of the Clarence Valley Council, which was created in 2004 by forcibly merging the Copmanhurst, Maclean, Pristine Waters and much larger Grafton shire councils.
They compared Clarence Valley to 11 similar councils using 10 years of Office Local Government financial data and IPART (Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal) Fit for the Future assessments.
"A decade down the track, Clarence Valley Council was in worse financial shape than many of its peers," Professor Dollery said.
"The amalgamation did not lead to lower rates and annual fees, and the council failed to meet benchmarks in terms of its operating performance, debt service, asset renewal, infrastructure backlog and asset maintenance."
In 2002/03 the nominal combined rates and annual charges of the councils that now comprise Clarence Valley was $25,262,932.9. In 2013/14 that figure was $48,013,000.
Not only did the compound growth rate of 6.011% per annum exceed the NSW rate (5.497%), but population growth was far below the State average.
Professor Dollery said his econometric analysis proves that there are winners and losers in council amalgamations, with some residents paying higher rates and others lower rates, depending on where they live.
He believes ratepayers need to be fully informed of the financial implications arising from proposed amalgamations and given a say in such decisions, preferably through a referendum before any amalgamation.
The Dollery-Ting paper has just been published in Economic Analysis and Policy, the journal of the Queensland branch of the Economic Society of Australia.


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Energy Experts Debunk Right-Wing Defense Of Oil Subsidies
Conservative media are claiming that President Obama's proposal to eliminate $4 billion in annual tax subsidies enjoyed by oil and gas companies would raise gasoline prices. But energy experts say that rolling back the subsidies would have an "extremely small" or "imperceptible" effect on the price of gas.
Analysts Say Cutting Tax Subsidies Will Have Little Effect On Oil And Gasoline Prices
President Obama Proposed Repealing $4 Billion In Annual Tax Subsidies For Oil And Gas Companies. From an Associated Press summary of President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2013:
Obama would repeal more than $4 billion per year in tax subsidies to oil, gas and other fossil fuel producers. The budget proposal says the plan "eliminates inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that impede investment in clean energy sources and undermine efforts to address the threat of climate change.'' [Associated Press, 2/14/12]
Energy Expert: "The Incremental Change In Production That Might Result From Changing Oil Subsidies Will Have No Impact On World Oil Prices." According to Severin Borenstein, co-director of U.C. Berkeley's Center for the Study of Energy Markets, cutting subsidies for oil companies "would not affect gasoline prices." He further explained:
Gasoline prices are a function of world oil prices and refining margins. The oil companies are quick to point out that they are not to blame for oil prices because the price is set in the world market, or which they are a small share. That is all true. But one implication of that is that the incremental change in production that might result from changing oil subsidies will have no impact on world oil prices, and therefore no impact on gasoline prices. [Email to Media Matters, 4/28/11]
Oil Industry Analyst: Impact Would Be Negligible. FactCheck.org reported:
Tom Kloza, an oil industry analyst and founder of the Oil Price Information Service, agreed that the impact would be negligible. "It is a small amount of money considering the huge sums flowing in and out of oil futures," he said, referring to the commodity markets. [FactCheck.org, 5/27/11]
Former API Economist: Ending Oil Subsidies Would Have "Very Little" Effect On Gasoline Prices. Michael Canes, a distinguished fellow at the Logistics Management Institute and former chief economist of the American Petroleum Institute wrote in an email to Media Matters that ending subsidies to oil companies would have "very little" effect on oil prices. He went on to say that there could be "Some small effect if at the margin domestic production is adversely affected, but I suspect that effect would be very small indeed. Personally, I'd like to see an end to ALL energy subsidies, but that's another issue entirely." [Email to Media Matters, 4/27/11]
Economist: "The Impact Would Be Extremely Small." ProPublica reported:
Most experts agree, however, that the tax incentives in question don't have much effect on gasoline prices, one way or the other.
"The impact would be extremely small," said Stephen Brown, a professor of economics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Brown co-wrote a study in 2009 arguing that if the subsidies were cut, the average person would spend, at most, just over $2 more each year on petroleum products.
From the beginning, the Treasury Department has said the President's proposal would raise prices at the pump by less than a cent per gallon at most. Brown's study, produced for the non-partisan think tank Resources for the Future, came up with similar results. Even the American Petroleum Institute, which opposes cutting the subsidies, said in a press release on Monday that eliminating them wouldn't affect gas prices. [ProPublica, 5/12/11]
Economist: Reduction In Oil Supply Would Be "Imperceptible." Time reported in April 2011:
The higher the price of oil, the less tax breaks matter. At $10 a barrel, you might care about the size of the government subsidy. At $100, the tax break is just icing. Back when the API did the first of their studies in August of 2010, the price of oil was about $80 a barrel. Now it is around $110. So you would expect the effect on production would have gone down.
And remember we are just talking US production here. Gilbert Metcalf, an economics professor at Tufts who has studied the relationship between oil and gasoline prices, says that when you look at world oil markets, the reduction in supply from removing the U.S. tax subsidies for oil companies will be "imperceptible." "This will have no affect on the price of oil or gas," says Metcalf. [Time, 4/29/11]
Energy Expert: "It Won't Change The Price Of Gasoline." When asked how the proposed cuts to oil subsidies would affect gasoline prices, John Kingston, Director of News at Platts, an energy information firm, said: "It wouldn't, and I don't view them as subsidies." He added:
The tax breaks on oil are part of the endless discussion about how to tax an economic activity. Do you tax it at 0%? Do you tax it 100%? Or do you tax it in between? You want to tax it at the rate that provides the most money for the government while not inhibiting economic activity.
But that is not a subsidy. My demand for oil isn't going to change one iota because of the changes that are under consideration, and therefore it won't change the price of gasoline.
Oil companies will argue that the changes in the tax rate could change supply. Now you could build some theoretical model that says, if the tax rate is changed, it MIGHT inhibit production, and therefore down the road, supplies would be less than they would be otherwise. Therefore, the price could be higher and my demand might be less. This is not as crazy as it sounds. If the rate on these forms of exploration went to 100%, obviously, no company would produce that oil, the overall market would tighten, and the price could go up. But that's not in question; the administration is not proposing a 100% tax rate. [Email to Media Matters, 4/27/11]
Moody's Economist: Decisions On Production And Development Of Oil Wells "Are More Influenced By Other Factors Such As Oil Prices And Technological Innovation." In an email to Media Matters, Moody's economist Chris Lafakis stated that while he hadn't conducted a full analysis of the implications of tax breaks to oil companies and thus couldn't comment on the impact of President Obama's proposals, factors other than tax incentives usually have more of an influence on oil companies' decision to begin exploration or production of a well. According to Lafakis:
Generally speaking however, my sense is that while tax breaks encourage exploration, production and development of oil wells, those decisions are more influenced by other factors such as oil prices and technological innovation. For instance, tax breaks have had little to do with the increase in oil rig drilling since the third quarter of 2009. Instead, oil rig drilling has risen as oil producers have developed methods to extract oil from shale formations in the West North Central census division. [Email to Media Matters, 4/27/11]
Conservative Media Wrongly Use Gas Prices To Defend Oil Tax Breaks
Wash. Times: Closing Tax Loophole "Would Just Raise The Price Of Gas." From a column by Emily Miller, senior opinion editor for The Washington Times:
Mr. Obama proposes to end the oil and gas industry's ability to expense drilling costs. Sticking it to oil and gas companies appeals to his liberal base, but this tax change would only generate $4 billion, barely enough revenue to cover 30 minutes of federal spending. Closing this "loophole" and not others would just raise the price of gas and put countless Americans out of work. [The Washington Times, 2/23/12]
Fox's Andrea Tantaros: When You "Take Away Their Tax Breaks," Oil Companies Pass On Costs "To The Consumer." From the February 22 edition of Fox News' The Five:
TANTAROS: Bob, that is the reason. But it's no secret also that the president has been openly hostile to fossil fuels. His tax plan released recently goes after oil companies. And when you go after oil companies and you try and take away their tax breaks, that just gets passed along to the consumer. And a lot of older folks and myself included have retirement, mutual funds in oil companies. [Fox News, The Five, 2/22/12]
Investor's Business Daily: Tax Change Will "Accelerate Steeply Higher Energy Prices." From an IBD editorial:
President Obama's election-year prescription to accelerate steeply higher energy prices is to add billions of dollars to the oil companies' tax bills. Expensive gasoline fits the Obama political template.
House Speaker John Boehner was quick to respond that "a freshman-year economics student could tell you that increasing taxes on energy production would make gas prices go up, not down." [Investor's Business Daily, 3/2/12]
Fox's Ed Henry: Obama's Proposal "May Raise Prices." Fox News correspondent Ed Henry stated:
HENRY: As he was serenaded by cheers of "four more years" in New Hampshire, however, today's step was demanding Congress and billions in tax subsidies for oil and gas companies which may raise prices. [Fox News, Special Report, 3/1/12, via Nexis]


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Someone "confronted" me recently on my posting of certain types of topics that were not necessarily in the best interest of spreading love and peace to our planet and reversing the negative route we seem to be taking as a species. It seems that the Tao Te Ching, Bible, Qur'an, Rasa'il al-hikmah, Book of the Dead, Grit, Dead Sea Scrolls, Redbook, Dianetics, Principia Discordia, Cosmopolitan, A Course in Miracles, The Gnostic Gospels, and Archie Comics all explicitly prohibit and are not tolerant of such negative world spirit crushing posts. Add to that that all peaceful, enlightened, loving beings, both those in the flesh and those non-physical entities some apparently are able to see and hear much more clearly than I, succinctly admonish such negative energy creation in the blogosphere. No more watching violent films, playing M-rated XBox video games (I think Wii video games are acceptable to the ancients), supporting our troops, having balls to state an opinion or posting about apocalyptic excitement and supposition on Bonez or other non-zombie zealot approved activities. Though, I am impressed that Bonez has been singled out by the ancient masters for direct counseling and intervention I am not necessarily in agreement with their judgment of Bonez or the Bonezian community in general. I have always attempted to be a good universal citizen and sound the clarion call on all potential weird yet entertaining things happening (and maybe happening or not) around us. That's why you will always find lots of kewl stuff here that many bloggers are just too shy or too sane to publish. That's the way we roll, Baby, and we'll just keep row row rowing our boat gently against the stream, thank you very much.
Further proof of rebellious and dangerous Bonez thinking pertaining to 2012:
Apocalypse Bible Belt Style
Surviving 2012 and Planet X
Mayan Calendar Predicts End of the World
[Official 2012 movie site]


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Big Kid Cotton Hooded Towel - Watercolor Rose
By: Little Unicorn
$ 50.00
Finally—a hooded towel just for big kids! Pretty enough to hang in your bathroom. Cozy enough to be kid approved.
Details + Dimensions:
- 42" l x 47" w
- Bath towel with printed cotton muslin exterior + ultra-soft terry cloth interior
- Hood keeps little heads dry
- Printed pockets keep little hands warm
- Recommended for ages 2-5 years
- Machine washable


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|It rubs the lotion (on its skin).
Okay, so why the hell did I do this? Because there is this Craft Community called Craftster and they have these rad monthly challenges. The upcoming one is titled 'Play With Your Food' and basically, yeah, you make something with food. Since I stitch, I thought I would try this. Let's just say that in my head it looked WAY COOLER. But oh well. At least my kids had a tasty lunch!
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You will be comfortable in our cosy and modern furnished rental flat. See on this page how the apartment looks like and how it is equipped:
Our bright, sunny, and non-smoiking rental apartment is located on the 2nd floor of a well-kept country house. The living space is about 36 m2 and consists of a combined living and sleeping room with fully equipped kitchenette, a hallway, as well as a bathroom (WC, tub). You can park your car directly in front of the country house on an exclusive parking lot.
On the balcony (direction: south-west) you have a magnificent view of parts of our mountain panorama. The balcony furniture invites to enjoy the sun – regardless of whether it is summer or winter.
In the combined living and sleeping room you will find a comfortable pull-out couch (150 x 200 cm). Sitting at the dining area, you can see the mountains as well – or you enjoy wathing a movie on the flat screen cable TV. The kitchenette is equipped with everything you need during your vacation: Ceramic hob, baking oven, coffee and tea maker, and set of kitchen utensils. The apartment offers plenty of space to store your luggage and also a safe to store valuables.


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Rwanda: Fear of further deaths in custody: thousands held in appalling conditions in Gitarama Prison
AI delegates based in Rwanda visited Gitarama Prison on 7 June 1995 and confirmed that conditions there are appalling. Up to four prisoners are reportedly to be dying per day in the prison which was built for 600 inmates but which now houses 6847, including 102 children and 218 women. In addition there are 20 babies, with their mothers. The AI delegates reported a total lack of bygiene and basic sanitary facilities. An extension is being built, which will be about twice the size of the current prison, but this will only partly relieve the overcrowding. Most of the prisoners have been arrested on vague charges of having taken part in the genocide. Only areound 2500 of the total number of prisoners have had arrest warrants issued. Although screening committees have been set up to examine dossiers on prisoners and release those against whom there is insufficient evidence, only two have been released so far.


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Latrice Royale easily won Miss Congeniality on Season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race. But with such strong competition on All Stars, Latrice and Team Latrila member Manila, were sent home before winning the ultimate crown. No matter, this fierce queen will continue making others EAT IT for years to come, All Stars title or not. Latrice took some time out of her busy travel schedule to answer some of our questions via email.
CGM Why am I talking to you right now? You're one of the strongest & sweetest contestants! Do you think you could've done anything differently to stay in the competition?
Latrice Royale: Absolutely not!! Lol.. I mean we were the second highest scoring team. They seemed to be more focused on my eye shadow and chains. Moral of the story is, when your time is up, your time is up.
CGM You seemed to really connect with Manila, even though she kept sending you into that garbage can for the smallest items possible. Were you happy with your team?
Latrice Royale: Lol.. I know right? But yes I was thrilled with my team. Seriously Manila and I have grown into great friends, which totally made the entire experience worth while.
CGM What are you doing next?
Latrice Royale: Well as they say.. On to Bigger and Better… I feel that it's very important to give back so my next project has to do with making a difference in the lives of others. My new family in South Africa need us. I will be working on a pretty big project to shine some light on some international new hopefuls.
CGM Where can people see you?
Latrice Royale: Because of my intense travel schedule, in a city/town near you. I am rarely at my home bars in South Beach and Wilton Manors. But when I am home you can catch me at the Palace Bar SoBe, and Boom in Wilton Manors.
The 7 Questions
You're at a magazine rack and can pick three titles, which ones do you choose?
Vogue, Advocate, and People.
Your DVR can only carry 3 shows, which ones would you want?
Well I gotta have my Atlanta Housewives, Family Guy, and of course Drag Race. Can you tell I like to escape to mindless TV. Lol
What's been your strangest fan encounter?
I've had fans asking me to lay hands on them. I was little taken aback because I'm not Jesus! But of course I was more than happy to do it.
Tell me about a time when you were star struck.
I rarely get "star struck", but when Adam Lambert stops by my dressing room to let me know that he loves me, it's pretty Amazing!!!
What are three things you must have in your fridge or pantry?
Chips and fresh salsa, kool aid, cuz I'm still a little ghetto, and somethin sweet.
What are your three favorite movies?
Steel Magnolias, Two Can Play That Game, and Harlem Nights
You're going to Cape Town soon. What are you most looking forward to during that trip?
I could not wait to see the beauty that this country holds. Seeing one of the seven wonders of the world, and of course to experience the people and culture.
RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race finale airs Monday night, TONIGHT, 8pm/9pm ET on LOGO!
Latrice Royale photo: Credit: Mathu Andersen


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Welcome to my online Home for Music.
You'll find resources here for college music students as well as for young piano students and their parents. You'll see glimpses of my work as organist and choir director and some of my creative projects.
I invite you to write or call with any questions or comments you have.
Cheryl Ziedrich
Music Studio
San Rafael, California 94901


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You don't need a screen to experiment and discover key principals of coding.
Marble runs, mazes, and other kits selected here do exactly that.
What's more these examples of early-coding exploration not only take advantage of fine motor skills, creativity, three-dimensional thinking and other key concepts. They also encourage students to work together in teams.
What is Coding
The essence of coding is creating a repeatable sequence of events that achieves a goal. That means:
- identifying and shaping a goal
- breaking down a task into a sequence of actions
- trying out your sequence
- identifying errors
- correcting
- trying again
We see the results of coding in almost every aspect of our lives from apps and software to manufacturing, animation, medicine, finance and more.
How to Explore Coding in the Early Years
You don't need to know a programming language or even how to use a computer to engage children in developing important coding skills.
Following abstract directions and diagrams to create patterns are key parts of coding. You don't need electricity let alone a screen or a computer to do that. Look around your centre and think about the activities your children engage in and you'll see the aforementioned elements of coding in:
- Games
- Mazes
- Domino runs
- Train and vehicle sets
- Dances
- Recipes
To structure any of these activities into something that works on coding you just need to add two elements:
- planning
- a language to record and represent the sequence.
Your Coding Language
A coding language is what makes all of the above possible, repeatable and sharable. A language that records this sequence of events, lets someone try out a sequence in their head first. And, just as importantly it also communicates the sequence to other people. That means the sequence is not only replicable but others can change the code to fix something or make it better or just try something new.
Modern day programmers use what a computer keyboard will produce to write code: words, numbers, punctuation and symbols.
For your early learners instead of keyboard and word based instructions you can use pictures, shapes or simple symbols. Start with a few simple instructions.
You can created these instructions by:
- printing on cards,
- building from Lego or other sets
- use readymade shapes or objects like wooden blocks
- cut shapes out of cardboard
- draw on slate, white board or even in sand
Coding Activity Ideas
Early coding skills in three dimensions:
Creating a maze or structure for objects to move through repeatedly and independently practices essential coding skills in three dimensions.
- Mapping out and creating knock-down dominos mazes
- Marble run
- Rail road
- Water fall set on a water table.
Movement and active play
Use Tactile Disks, Balance Boards, Balance paths and map out a path or sequence to get to the end with directions. E.g.
Other ideas:
Demonstrate repeating patterns with blocks and transparencies. Create instructions for a pattern that students can recreate in any material they choose.
Choreographing a dance represented in simple symbols – step right, step left, turn, jump, etc.
Let students create their own musical notation on a simple instrument.
Pattern, sequencing games like Aximo and Sudoky.


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