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KIKO have to be one of my favourite affordable beauty brands. They come out with new collections all the time, which keeps things fluid – and it means there's always something new to add to my collection. They also know what works and what doesn't, so you'll find the perfect collections for all occasions and skin types. I like how their ranges vary from the essentials, to something more out-there and bold. Their new Fall 2.0 collection recently launched and it's an absolutely beauty for autumn make-up essentials…
Never ones to disappoint, KIKO have nailed the autumn tones and trends with their Fall range. The shades across all products vary from the nude/tone pinks for a barely there, fresh faced look and then heavily feature the deeper eye and lip shades – which is perfect for this time of year. (Think deeper red tone and plum tone lips and darker sultry eye colours.)
Coming in a midnight blue packaging, the whole collection is right up my street. Autumn is my favourite time of year – the colours are gorgeous, and the make-up shades are my thang too. So I've been having a lot of fun playing around with the the Fall 2.0 collection. The range includes the basic essentials – a creamy foundation, magnetic eyeshadows, extreme lip glosses and the trademark pochette and matching brushes.
I have to say that my favourites in the collection were hard to narrow down, but top of the list has to be the Duo Bronzer. It's a combination compact featuring one matte bronzer and one shimmery shade, so it's got the best of both worlds. There's two shades to pick from and I've got Bright Life, which has the lighter shade of highlight, so it works best for my pale skin tone. The powder itself is light and weightless, and because of this, it doesn't clog up my pores. It's the perfect autumn bronzer because the shade is subtle, yet easy to build up. So now we've all lost our summer tans, it's nice to have a little lighter bronzer – and this is perfect.
I've been applying mine with the Face Powder Brush, which is angled to allow you to contour the cheekbones as you apply. It's a gorgeously soft brush, and I'm a sucker for matching brushes. KIKO always create wonderful tools to compliment their collections, so when I'm applying the Duo Bronzer with this, I feel extra snazzy because they both match!
Another favourite in the collection is the Lip Stylo – the matte finish lipstick of the collection comes in a light pink for the bare looks, and then five other more autumnal shades on the dark red/plum spectrum. (All colours which I'm sure you'll agree, lend themselves to this time of year.) My shade is Modern Mauve and it's a dark red with plum tones and it's really creamy to apply and sits nicely on the lips. It's got good colour payoff and for under £10 (it's £9.90) it's a great middle-of-the-price-range lipstick. It looks fabulous paired with the perfectly matching Lip Liner's too.
The nifty, must-have essential for the collection is the Eye Base. This is like a little wand of magic. It works as an under eye concealer (bye-bye-bags!) but then also as an eyeshadow primer too when applied to the lid. How cool is that?! It's a mousse like formula, so really light compared to other eyeshadow primers I've tried, so it blends out really well. It doesn't feel heavy on the lids either – it's actually replaced my trusty counter-brand primer now, because it's so much lighter to wear and blend. Plus it grips my eyeshadow with as much power as anything else I've tried, so I highly recommend this as an essential.
And finally, one surprise in the collection (I love how KIKO sometimes do this!) was the Eye Contour Mask. It's a single-use mask that you wear and it relieves and soothes the eye area. I am a huge fan of eye masks, my eye bags are deeper than bin-bags right now (!) so I can't get enough of this. Plus during autumn as the weather cools, the nights draw in and the environment starts to change, our skin can show signs of stress while it adapts. Masks like this make it a little easier on the delicate eye area and it's only £3.90!
So for me, the KIKO Fall 2.0 collection gets two big thumbs up. I'm never disappointed with KIKO collections, and as an autumn girl this one was sure to impress me. I just didn't expect to love it quite as much as I do!
Which of the KIKO fall products are taking your fancy?
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Excellent new bumper from Jay…but pretty soon, the show will be nothing but bumpers….:)

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BEIJING – The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released on October 10 a statement approving CH-Auto Technology Co., Ltd.'s plan to produce 50,000 NEVs a year in Suzhou.
CH-Auto becomes the third company to get new energy vehicle production license following BAIC BJEV and Changjiang Auto earlier in the year and the first to get one as a non-traditional OEM.
As early as March, the company applied to NDRC for the license and delivered 15 units of its K50 sample vehicles for testing.
Its Suzhou plant for its Qiantu Motor subsidiary broke ground in February. A total of ¥2 billion ($307.69 million) will be spent on building RTM, coating, welding, assembly, RESS workshops, test center, power and office facilities. As it goes into operation by yearend, the first model of the Qiantu K50 super EVs would go into quantity production next year.
The Qiantu K50, CH-Auto's first premium electric racing car model, was first unveiled at last year's Shanghai Auto Show. It has a range of 300 km, 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 4.6 seconds and top speed exceeding 200 km/h.
The company said the model has endured a 30,000-km reliability test and the second model is under development.
CH-Auto was established in 2013 focusing itself on car design and development solutions for both traditional vehicles and EVs.


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Gonz Medina and Jason Heslop started Blue Chip Athletic in 2001 with no marketing budget, website or customers. But they did have a screen printing machine, a business plan, and a passion for providing affordable, quality apparel to the Missouri high school wrestling teams they coached.
Ten years later, with millions of custom and officially-licensed NCAA Wrestling garments sold online, Gonz and Jason faced a new set of challenges: disorganized customer data, fragmented communications, scattered sales and marketing reports and long working hours.
Grappling with sales tracking.
Initially, their sales funnel was undefined. With multiple reps using paper-based or email folders to track leads, they had no way to measure sales performance or the effectiveness of marketing efforts overall. Email broadcasts from a legacy system were sending every email version to every customer. There was no segmentation between retail or custom orders, and no useful intelligence on open rates, responses, purchasing patterns or other behavior. At times, it looked like the company was on the wrong side of a two-point takedown.
A reversal puts Blue Chip back on top.
After viewing a live demo from a friend, CIO Andy Michaels was so convinced about Infusionsoft that he paid for the user license out of his own pocket. He saw the potential for a two-for-one lift. Turbocharging retail sales with smarter lead capture and follow-up tools, and bringing clarity and structure to the customer sales funnel more easily. Bingo.
Andy and his team used Infusionsoft to apply best practices across the company. They introduced automated follow-up messages. Utilized a survey to raise customer satisfaction. Formalized lead pursuit to boost custom orders. And they made Infusionsoft their primary repository for customer data, resulting in more intelligent data mining and reporting


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Douglas Robert "Doug" Benson (born May 7, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian and actor who has appeared on Comedy Central Presents, Best Week Ever and was a contestant on Last Comic Standing in the show's fifth season.
In 2007, he starred in the film Super High Me, a documentary about marijuana usage. Benson also currently hosts the popular Doug Loves Movies podcast. His Comedy Central series The Benson Interruption ended its first season in December 2010 and was turned into a monthly podcast in January 2011.
Benson was born and raised in San Diego, California. After attending Grossmont College,[2] a community college in El Cajon, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
While in Los Angeles, Benson began doing stand-up after he and two other friends dared each other to. One of them didn't show, and the other one signed up too late. Benson claimed that "I went in anyway and did my three minutes of whatever I could come with and people actually laughed."[3] At the age of 22, Benson began performing regularly as a stand-up comedian, however it wasn't until 29 that he became a stoner, after a week's worth of gigs smoking pot afterwards alongside Brian Posehn and Greg Proops.[4] He made his earliest television appearances as a stand-up in the late 1980s and early 1990s on programs such as Comedy Central's The A-List and Two Drink Minimum and was one of the featured comedians in the cast of Joel Hodgson's sketch-comedy pilot The TV Wheel which aired on Comedy Central in 1995. One of Benson's earliest jobs in television was writing for the MTV game-show Trashed in 1994.
Along with comedian friends Arj Barker and Tony Camin, Benson co-created and performed in the comedy stage-show The Marijuana-Logues. He also hosted High Times ' 6th annual Stony Awards with rapper Redman.
Benson appeared on the comedy compilation album Comedy Death-Ray.
On August 4, 2009, Benson's second album, Unbalanced Load, was released by Comedy Central Records. His third album, Hypocritical Oaf was released on August 31, 2010. Benson aims to record a new album every April 20 (with a subsequent summer release date) for as many consecutive years as possible.[5] Benson's fourth album, Potty Mouth, was released on August 29, 2011. The pattern continued with the release of his fifth album, Smug Life, which was released on July 3, 2012.
In 2006, Benson began hosting a weekly comedy podcast, titled Doug Loves Movies (Formerly I Love Movies with Doug Benson), which is recorded in front of a live audience at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. The show typically tapes weekly, and is later archived on iTunes for fans to listen to for free. Benson and guests talk about movies and comedy both. Benson's guests have included such notables as John Lithgow, Leonard Maltin, Brian Posehn, Joe Rogan, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Jon Hamm, Adam Carolla, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Scott Aukerman, Adam Scott, Bill Simmons, Aziz Ansari, Amy Poehler, Elisabeth Shue, Aubrey Plaza, Michael Cera, Edgar Wright, Paul F. Tompkins, T.J. Miller, Kumail Nanjiani, Gillian Jacobs and Jordan, the baseball-toting superfan.
A regular feature of the podcast is the Leonard Maltin Game, which has been described as Name That Tune with movies instead of songs.[6] The game consists of Benson reading the cast of an unknown movie in reverse order (star of the movie comes last) from Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide to his guests, who attempt to guess the movie.
At the conclusion of many of the early podcasts, Doug would state "As always, Willem Dafoe is a Shithead," which resulted in so many people wondering about why, that Google searches began to automatically complete the phrase as a suggested match. The Willem Dafoe comment started as a joke based on the fact that it would seemingly be the only bad words ever uttered about Dafoe, but many people didn't catch on and, after explaining it a few times, Benson decided to let Dafoe rest. Now, the runners up in the Leonard Maltin game are allowed to name one shithead as a consolation prize.
In 2010 Benson started an annual, 2 hour Twelve Guests of Christmas special every holiday season. This episode features 12 guests (occasionly more) rather than the usual 3 guests and they play an elimination style Leonard Maltin Game. Scott Aukerman won the first year. Graham Elwood is currently the champion having won the last two years in a row.[7]
In addition to Doug Loves Movies, Benson has begun recording "The Benson Interruption" and releasing it as a monthly podcast for $1.99 and has appeared on numerous other podcasts, including Comedy Bang Bang, The Joe Rogan Experience, WTF with Marc Maron, The Adam Carolla Show, Nerdist with Chris Hardwick, Mohr Stories, You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes and Never Not Funny.
Benson started a weekly talk-show podcast, entitled "Getting Doug With High", where every Wednesday at 4:15 p.m PST, he invites featured guests to recreationally smoke marijuana with him on 4:20. He asks them questions and discusses topics (usually related to marijuana), and at the end of the segment, he shows them a card trick. Recent guests on his show include Jenny Slate, Jeff Ross, Anthony Jeselnik, Greg Proops, and Eric Andre.
In 2008, Benson was the protagonist of Michael Blieden's film Super High Me (a play on the name and concept of the film Super Size Me), released on DVD on June 10, 2008. In the movie, Benson compares the results of not smoking any marijuana at all for 30 days versus the effects of smoking as much marijuana as possible for the same amount of time.[8] The film was produced by Red Envelope Entertainment. The results of the experiment were that it had little or no negative effects on Doug's health.
On November 5, 2010 Comedy Central began airing The Benson Interruption, hosted by Benson. The show is based on the live stand-up comedy showcase of the same name that he has hosted in Los Angeles for many years. Special guests for the series include comedians Chris Hardwick, Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Adam Carolla, Nick Swardson, Rob Huebel, Nick Kroll, Thomas Lennon, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Eugene Mirman.
The show spun-off into a monthly audio-only podcast on January 21, 2011, which took the TV show's format and altered it slightly by allowing the performances and conversations to play out in longer unedited episodes.
While working as a stand-in on numerous movies in the 1980s, he had visible roles as an extra in films such as Blade Runner, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, About Last Night and a backup dancer in the Disney theme park attraction Captain Eo.[5][9]
In the mid to late 1990s, Benson had small roles on HBO's Mr. Show with Bob and David, which was co-created by his friend David Cross. He also had small roles on Curb Your Enthusiasm, How I Met Your Mother, The Sarah Silverman Program, Yes, Dear and Friends.
In 2007, Benson was a contestant on fifth season of the NBC reality show Last Comic Standing. He was voted off the program during the ninth episode, earning him 6th place overall.[8]
In the 2000s, the comedian regularly appeared on the VH1 show Best Week Ever and taped several episodes of Comedy Central Presents.[8]
On December 29, 2009, Benson had a documentary special called The High Road with Doug Benson air on the G4 network. The special followed Benson and comedian Graham Elwood on one of their stand-up comedy tours.
On March 17, 2009, the host of the Fox News comedy program Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld joked, among other things, that the United States should invade Canada. Benson, who was appearing on the show, also made jokes about Canada's military. These comments were made during Canada's deadliest month in Afghanistan since the operation began in 2002. The Canadian government demanded an apology from Fox News as well as the panelists for "despicable, hurtful and ignorant comments."[10]
Benson was scheduled to appear in Canada at Edmonton's The Comic Strip April 3 through April 5, 2009, but the shows were canceled after the owner received threats of "bodily injury" toward the American comic. "Some were saying he wouldn't make it from the airport to the club. For everyone's safety, we decided it was best to avoid the scenario altogether," manager Rick Bronson said. On March 24, Benson apologized for the remarks on CTV News Channel's Power Play with Tom Clark.[11]
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The Avondhu foxhounds were formed in 1920, with point-to-point racing being held as part of the Cork Waterford circuit from the late 1930's until the present day. In the late 1950's the meeting was held at Knockanard, Fermoy and racing was over banks.
In the 1960's the venue changed once again, this time to Lisnagar outside Rathcormac. The fixture remained here for a number of years before moving to Moorpark, located just outside Fermoy, where it stayed until 1994 where it return to the original venue at Knockanard, the current race venue.
Our fixture has attracted some good horses over the years including Keen Leader, For Bill, Missed That and Joacci. Missed That won on his only start between the flags as a five-year-old at Knockanard, he subsequently won the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival.
For Bill was a prolific race mare, clocking up eleven career wins including, two point-to-points, three national hunt flat races (bumpers), three hurdles and three chases, registering back type over hurdles and fences. The presenting mare has breed one runner thus far, Speak Easy, who won his maiden point-to-point at Kilworth in March of 2017 for the Donnnchadh Doyle yard and was subsequently sold to Joseph O'Brien for 220,000 pounds and now runs in the colours of J. P. McManus.
Nestled in the Irish countryside, a day out at Knockanard point-to-point is a perfect family occasion, get up close and personal with the future stars of the Irish National Hunt scene.


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Title: Constrained Willmore Surfaces: Theory and Experiment
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Date: 16:00-17:00pm, December 31, 2013
Place: Conference Room A404, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Abstract: Constrained Willmore surfaces are critical points for the Willmore energy under variations of the surface preserving its conformal structure. We will explain the (very few) known results for compact surfaces in general and then focus on the case of tori. Here theoretical results and experimental work (equivariant examples, conformal Willmore flow) come together to suggest a first picture of what a ``constrained Willmore conjecture" might look like.
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Caper Spurge is more of a garden weed than a wild flower, it used to grow in my previous garden and of course I never took a photograph of it.
This photograph was taken by Howard Beck who produces some excellent photos of wild flowers , mainly form his local area of Yorkshire.
This species along with other spurge species produces a white viscous liquid when damaged and in the case of this species it is very caustic, causing burning of the skin and severe damage if you inadvertently get it in your eyes. Advice on gardening web sites and books normally advise the wearing of protective gloves if you are removing it from your garden. I was never aware of this when it grew in my garden in Hertfordshire, I knew it produced the white sap but not that it was so toxic.
The other thing I was not aware of is that it is supposed to deter moles, not that I was particularly pestered by them, perhaps that was because the Caper Spurge was keeping them at bay. I should perhaps have passed a few seeds on to my Father in Law, he had a lot of trouble with moles, particularly at his house in France. The Caper Spurge would have probably done quite well in France as it is a native of Southern Europe; France, Italy and across to Greece, also North Africa.
In the UK it has a scattered distribution with Hertfordshire and London favoured along with areas along the English Welsh border, apart from these three zones it has a mixed presence elsewhere and shows a marked decrease as you get further north.
Recently I have come across this plant in several places, Guildford, a little hamlet in France very close to where we have a holiday cottage and very recently I found it growing just down the road from where I live in Gloucestershire. So no need for the photo from Howard Beck, but as he was so kind as to allow me to use his photo when I did not have one of my own I have left it in pride of place at the beginning of this article. Below are a few of my own photos.


text: Alexander Strikes 'Billboard Amnesty' from Iraq War Supplemental 'Big Wet Kiss to Billboard Lobby' an Affront to Troops, Lady Bird Johnson Posted on March 29, 2007 WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander today used a procedural move to strike from the Iraq Supplemental Appropriations bill a "billboard amnesty provision that suddenly treats as legal more than 20,000 billboard sites that have been illegal for 40 years." "This billboard amnesty provision is a big wet kiss to the billboard industry, and it's a kissing line in which I don't care to stand," Alexander said. The provision would grant amnesty to billboard sites damaged by hurricanes in 13 states from the 1965 Highway Beautification Act, which was championed by former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. The Act allowed existing billboard sites that exceeded limits set by states ("nonconforming" billboards) to remain, but only until the end of their natural lifespan or destruction by severe weather. "The owners of these billboards have known for 40 years that if they fell down, they could not be put back up," Alexander said. "Undoing the legacy of Lady Bird Johnson in a bill that's supposed to be about supporting our troops is not just an insult to her, it's an affront to the troops and their families." Alexander noted that "the billboard amnesty provision could allow a huge number of permanent billboards in illegal sites." There are 2,988 nonconforming sites in Tennessee, 2,214 in South Carolina and 912 in Alabama. Further information detailing the number of illegal sites in each state is attached. As governor of Tennessee, Alexander worked with the Tennessee legislature to establish 10,000 miles of scenic parkways with no new billboards and no new junkyards. As chairman of President Reagan's Commission on Americans Outdoors in 1985-86, he recommended a nationwide network of scenic highways. Alexander's motion, called raising a point of order, was not debatable and was ruled in Alexander's favor directly by the Senate's Presiding Officer. Because the 'billboard amnesty' provision was a legislative matter attached to an appropriations bill, the provision was in violation of the Senate's rules and subject to the point of order. Alexander sits on the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal highways.


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This Tuesday the Community was blessed with a visit by His Excellency, Nicholas Djoma, Bishop of Tshumbe. He is also the President of the National Bishops Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was able to meet with a dozen residents in the neutral zone and talk about the war and the church of Congo.
The Catholic Church of Congo is composed of small communities led by catechists who are typically visited by a priest once a month. The church takes a very active role in reconciliation between the warring factions in the country as well as counseling the thousands of rape victims caused by the war. During the conflict and continuing to this day under a number of armed militias rape is used as a tactic of war to dehumanize the enemy. Approximately 6 million men, women and children were killed during the war which ended in 2003.
Congo has the wealthiest reserves of natural resources in Africa and much of the conflict has centered around "blood minerals." Minerals necessary for modern electronics such as cell phones and computers are found in rich deposits in the mountainous eastern region of Congo. Exploitive mining practices and conflict between armed groups seeking to control the mineral veins caused most of the nation's environmental and human destruction.
Having the opportunity to hear Bishop Djoma speak reminded me that the church continues to walk with the poor. We do not see this in the United States. The Congolese church walks with, and defends, the crucified people, the People of God as noted in Lumen Gentium, "The Body of Christ in History," according to Archbishop Oscar Romero, and actively seeks their liberation from the systemic injustices brought about by armed conflict, weak government and the world's addiction to "blood minerals." He spoke of a church that when confronted by violence placed itself between the poor and their oppressors. Fr. Jon Cortina, SJ found himself in a similar situation during the Salvadoran Civil War when he placed himself between the poor and their oppressors.
Bishop Djoma's visit was a necessary reminder about the injustices in the world and the church's crucial role in eliminating them and liberating the People of God.
Paz y Amor,
For Additional Information:
– Bishop Bjoma Explains the Conflict in Congo, The Creightonian, September 22, 2010
– Interview with Albert Shuyaka, a seminarian from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Catholic Comments Podcast, August 23, 2010
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– Bishop Bjoma Explains the Conflict in Congo, The Creightonian, September 22, 2010
– Interview with Albert Shuyaka, a seminarian from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Catholic Comments Podcast, August 23, 2010
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Some of the music JumpJim describes hearing on his trip to buy old blues records with Chester Bly — a trip that has many unintended consequences.
JumpJim describes:
Chester, knocking on doors, asking his monomaniacal question. Got any records? Under your porch, maybe? Pay a dime a piece.
Here are some of the records the two get hold of.
As the two leave Mississippi after Chester's encounter with Miss Alberta, JumpJim hears a little boy singing the words "Pharaoh army sure got drownded." This is from the spiritual "Mary, Don't You Weep." Why do you think Kunzru includes this song?
And on Seth's own southern journey, tracing the footsteps of Chester Bly, he refers to this song.
Willie Brown, whose legendary (and lost) recording, Paramount 13099, "Kicking in My Sleep Blues" b/w "Window Blues."
Address the following questions in a comment on this blog post:
- JumpJim and Chester's "Southern journey" is an echo of the one taken by John and Alan Lomax in the 1940s. In the novel, Seth attempts to retrace their steps. Do you think that JumpJim, Seth, and the Lomaxes had similar motivations in embarking on these journeys? Or do their motivations differ? Explain. Make sure you use evidence from your reading to back up your argument.
- What does "Pay me what you owe me" mean in the context of this book? Do you think "pay me what you owe me" can be applied to the blues as a genre? Can it be applied to other genres of black music?
- Why does Hari Kunzru include 4 pages of the text "ha ha ha ha" repeated over and over towards the end of the book? (It is a reference to the "Negro Laughing Song," sung by George W. Johnson, the first African-American to be recorded:
- The poet and critic Kalamu ya Salaam has said:
The Blues is dead because the soil that produced the blues either lies fallow or has been covered with concrete. However, the Blues sensibility, the impulse to rise above by declaiming just how tough times are, the laughing to keep from crying, the celebration of the transformatory power of violence — all of that is found in the Blues music of [our own time], which is, of course, Rap.
Do you agree? Explain.


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Base Ordinance Office
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Dear Mr. Chairman,
Thank you for the thoughtful gift of a sweater that you sent to me. It is ideal and comes in very handy on these cool days. It was just what I needed.
May I state that I am proud to be an alumnus of Bryant College. My education at that school has helped me a great deal in this Army life.
In closing, allow me to thank you again. I deeply appreciate your thoughtfulness.
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Early Childhood Learning is an Investment
Warren Buffett has been quoted saying: "I would love being a baby being born in the U.S. today." "Really?" I wondered. I think he might want to qualify his statement a bit and say, in certain ZIP codes in the U.S. today." Because, unfortunately, ZIP codes make a difference in the outcome of a baby's life. https://newsok.com/article/5594837/family-talk-early-childhood-learning-is-an-investment


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Mineral prospecting legislation
The specific pieces of legislation are:
- Minerals (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1959
- Mineral development act 1969
- Model Clauses
- Model Clauses 1970
- Model Clauses 1986
- Model Clauses 1991
Copies of the above legislation are available at: Minerals and petroleum legislation and policy
Lignite policy
Government policy generally in relation to lignite is reflective of the fact that the extensive reserves are of strategic significance to Northern Ireland. A considerable amount of data has been compiled as a result of exploration activity over the past two decades and this has led the Department of the Economy (DfE) to suspend the issue of any further prospecting licences for lignite in the Ballymoney area. The position will be reviewed in three years.
In the event of a company lodging an application for a mining licence or lease, it will continue to be necessary for that company to obtain planning and other statutory approvals, dependant on the nature of the operation, before a licence or lease would be granted.
Planning policy in relation to lignite mining seeks to balance the economic benefits with environmental effects. Applications would therefore be required to be accompanied by an environmental statement which details the likely significant effects of the proposal and mitigation measures. The attached guidance should also be considered.
- Lignite Policy - (including Terms for Mining Licence)
The UK's Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
EITI is an international initiative to improve the transparency of payments by extractive businesses to governments. Its website can be viewed at:
Since 2015, at official level, DfE has provided the EITI secretariat with information on Northern Ireland activities with regard to the extraction of minerals (including gold, silver, base metals and industrial minerals as well as stone, gravel and other aggregates from Northern Ireland mines and quarries). Currently DfE sits on the Management Steering Group (MSG) of UKEITI as a government representative.
The UK's Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative annual reports
The UK's EITI Secretariat published on 20 December 2019 its fifth UK EITI report covering the year 2018. This report includes a contextual report describing the activities of the extractive industries in the UK and provides information about the value and importance of the industry to the UK.
- 5th UK EITI report covering the year 2018
- 4th UK EITI report covering the year 2017
- 3rd UK EITI report covering the year 2016
Statutory Rules 2010
On 30 April 2010, the Department made two new Statutory Rules.
The Hydrocarbons Licensing Directive Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
The Hydrocarbons Licensing Directive Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 implement Council Directive 94/22/EC in Northern Ireland by introducing new arrangements and requirements for granting and using licences relating to the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons.
The Petroleum Production (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
The Petroleum Production (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 amend the existing Petroleum Production Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 to complement the Hydrocarbons Licensing Directive Regulations by introducing new requirements for applications for petroleum licences and new provisions for licences.
The amendments will bring licensing arrangements here more closely into line with those in Great Britain.
Both sets of Regulations were laid before the Assembly on 5th May 2010 and came into operation on 28 May 2010.


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Here are your top 10 Dog Training Tip articles for 2012. You "liked" them, you "tweeted" them, you asked questions about them. These 10 articles got you off dead center to begin working with your dog again.
Puppy Training Stressing Stay-at-Home Moms
My Dog is Anxious in the Crate
5 Reasons Why Dog Training Fails
Dog Training: Consistency Not Time is the Key
I Want a Dog That Will Do What I what Because He Wants To
I Just Want Life With My Dog to Be Normal
Out of Control Dog and the Power of Six
Dog Behavior: Dog Training Can Be as Easy as Just Feeding Your Dog
Stressed Dog
"Together, We Can Raise a Happy and Obedient Dog"
Thanks for letting me share my dog training knowledge with you. Don't be a stranger. I'd love to hear what you think.
Jim Burwell, Houston dog trainer for 25+ years, serving 8700+ clients, has a profound understanding of dog behavior and the many things, we as humans, do that influence that behavior – good or bad. Jim has the ability to not only steer dogs and puppies down the right path but to also train the owners to understand their part in having a great dog
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Turning to Courts for Loan Forgiveness | Inside Higher Ed
Earlier this year, Sarah Dieffenbacher closed the book on a two-year legal fight with the U.S. Department of Education over her student loan debt. But the resolution was unsatisfying to Dieffenbacher. Instead of getting a ruling on the loan-forgiveness claim she filed for debt racked up at the former Everest College, the department discharged her loans through bankruptcy court.
Judges Keep Slapping Down Poor Betsy DeVos! | Wonkette
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is terrible at her job. Her objectives and overall mission are evil, but if it's any consolation she can't effectively implement them. After buying her Cabinet position at Sotheby's, DeVos has spent the past two years trying to roll back Obama-era policies designed to protect and actually educate students. Unfortunately for her evil schemes, federal courts keep smacking down her slimy efforts. It's getting embarrassing.
Education Department to Enforce Obama-era Ban on Mandatory Arbitration | Politico Pro
The Education Department said on Friday that it will begin enforcing an Obama-era ban on colleges using mandatory arbitration agreements, after a federal judge last fall thwarted the Trump administration's efforts to stop the policy.
Despite the Economic Recovery, Student Debtors' 'Monster in the Closet' has Only Worsened | CNBC
In many ways, Daniel Strong is happy with his life. He owns a three-bedroom ranch-style house in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he lives with his wife and 3-year-old son, Benjamin. He recently made the last payment on his silver, Toyota Tacoma. He likes his job.
Devos Under Fire for Obstacles to Student Debt Relief | Courthouse News Service
A federal judge blocked the Education Department on Monday from dismantling an Obama-era regulation intended to protect student-loan borrowers from predatory lending practices. "The court concludes that, as with most unlawful agency actions, the proper remedy here is vacatur," U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss wrote.
Judge rules that DeVos delay of Obama-era student loan rules is 'unlawful' | Politico Pro
A federal judge today ruled that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' various delays of Obama-era regulations governing loan forgiveness for defrauded borrowers were illegal.
Feds Found Widespread Fraud at Corinthian Colleges. Why are Students Still Paying the Price? | The Washington Post
Nearly 80,000 students of defunct for-profit giant Corinthian Colleges are facing some form of debt collection, even though the U.S. Department of Education unearthed enough evidence of fraud to forgive their student loans, according to an investigation by the staff of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
The U.S. Government Is Collecting Student Loans It Promised to Forgive | Bloomberg
The Obama administration has been actively seeking loan payments from thousands of former students eligible for a debt-forgiveness program.
Elizabeth Warren Trains Her Sights on a New Target | Bloomberg
The U.S. Department of Education's debt collectors may be violating the law by collecting on defaulted federal student loan debt that's likely invalid yet owed by "vast numbers" of defrauded for-profit college students, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) charged Thursday.
Education Dept. Is Sued Over Debt Collection From Former Corinthian Students | The Chronicle of Higher Education
A former student of the defunct Corinthian Colleges Inc. is suing the U.S. Education Department to "halt the certification of all Corinthian-related debts," as a U.S. senator wrote to the department asking why it was collecting such debts.
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Comics Academe: How Do You Teach Comics?
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I went to the comic shop for the first time in a year! Things are looking good there—the spined books are shelved by genre now. In my opinion, that's the best way to do it. What do you think? Single issues, lacking spines, and thus unshelvable, are laid out on a full wall (kids' sectionREAD MORE
As the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens fast approaches, Star Wars is, unsurprisingly, on the minds of many fans. The latest chatter stems from a rumour that Disney intends to retire "Slave Leia" from its merchandising plans. Many fans are upset by this, while others are happy to see it gone. The Slave Leia bikiniREAD MORE
It's a new year, and that means a new year of comic book movies! The Lego Movie's already given us the joys of Lego Batman and Lego Wonder Woman, but what other big screen adaptations do you want to see? Cap versus the Winter Soldier? X-Men: Days of Future Past? And hey, someone has toREAD MORE
Free Comic Book Day! It's not for a while yet, but most (all?) of the available titles have been released. Do you know where your Local Comic Shop is? Do you know which titles they'll be getting in? Register your preferences now, let proprietors know what to order. This is also the perfect time toREAD MORE
The list of my Top Five Comic Book Movie Adaptations is a little unconventional, in that there's only two items on the list. (My list of Top Five Comic Book Movies That Had Great Potential But Really Let Me Down consists of one. I'm looking' at you, 2008's The Dark Knight.) In one corner weREAD MORE
Fashions may seem hot at the time they're on top, but time is the great leveller. Which trends make it into the history books? It may shock you–it may shock him–to learn that Shia LaBoeuf was not your favourite artburglar. When placed in a short race against other accused tracers, stealers, borrowers and the HeavilyREAD MORE


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With Avalanche Awareness Days now in Whistler's rear-view mirror, the hope of the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is that people will take future steps to avoid the dangers of the backcountry.
"In part we're sounding like a broken record because there's still a need for simple things that can make a big difference," said Ilya Storm, public avalanche warning service coordinator at the CAC.
"There's reasons to believe that there's still a huge number of people who travel without a transceiver, shovel and probe. We have to continue with that message, just like Mothers Against Drunk Drivers continue with their message, because we haven't stopped drinking and driving for some reason."
But one Whistler-based researcher is asking the question: Is building awareness the most effective way to reduce avalanche fatalities?
Randi Kruse is a consultant investigating the unequipped, untrained resort skiers journeying beyond boundaries, through the method of social marketing (not to be confused with social media marketing).
"The idea with social marketing is you take all the principles of commercial marketing and apply it to a social problem," said Kruse.
"Commercial marketing in the private sector is good at having a laser focus in all their communications, in order to reach their target audience. Non-profits, and even local governments, take a very broad approach to their communications and generally do a public education or awareness-style campaign."
The campaign Kruse is currently developing is one element of Project Zero, an initiative undertaken by the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) to reduce the number of avalanche fatalities in the U.S. to zero by the year 2025. The program has the support of numerous not-for-profit organizations in the U.S. including the Utah Avalanche Center, the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) and Snowsports Industry America (SIA). The CAC has joined the initiative to contribute to Project Zero's mission in Canada.
For her baseline data, Kruse has pored through 10 years worth of literature from the annual International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW) in search of investigations relating to behavioural trends and has also brought in Swiss-Canadian avalanche researcher Pascal Haegli as an adviser on the project. Kruse is looking to interview powder-savvy skiers and snowboarders in an informal, roundtable setting to delve into why they behave towards avalanche risk the way they do. All interviewees will be resort riders who regularly duck boundary ropes or hike to areas with fresh snow – without avalanche tools or education.
"They're not perceiving that where they're heading to is actually backcountry, they're seeing it as just a little past the resort, so probably 'safe enough,'" said Kruse.
"Once we understand what barriers are there, why they don't have the training and the tools to be safe in avalanche terrain, then we can be way more effective in developing a marketing campaign to reach them. It might be a contest, it might involve user-generated video content, anything we can do to really model the behaviour we want to see. What we want to avoid is another broadcast education message and really look more towards peer-to-peer influence. We'll really be looking for support from people who are already following avalanche information and acting on that information to help be the messengers on that campaign."
Snowsports marketing relies heavily on "celebrity" influence, with brands using high profile athletes to showcase their products. But Kruse is convinced the role models need to be people already in the social circles of the project's target group.
"People often go after celebrities to endorse their products and I think there is a place for that," she said.
"But as a tool to build momentum for a new norm — such as checking avalanche bulletins — you need people who (are) just like you to talk about it. The people who really influence your decisions are your friends. "
The first instalment of this marketing campaign — yet to be named — is scheduled to be released this season, but it will be an incremental step towards achieving Project Zero. Just as wearing helmets has taken years to become socially acceptable in snowsports, the road to having zero avalanche deaths will be a long one.
"Social transformation is not the kind of thing that happens overnight, we really need to stay with this and understand the communications challenge from many different perspectives," said Kruse.
"These things are slow in coming and it can be years before you see a shift. In order to measure success you have to take a long term view."
The boundary skier focus group will be held on the evening of Monday, Jan. 27 in Function Junction. To register, email email@example.com with "powder hound" in the subject line. If selected for the focus group you will be notified of the of the venue location and meeting time.


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Producer responsibility
By Chad Ingram
Conversations about reducing and eliminating disposable, single-use plastics are becoming more and more widespread, globally and on a local, municipal level.
Certainly, from swirling ocean islands of plastic to the emissions created from the constant production and recycling of the stuff, most of us are aware at this point of the detriment that our steady diet of plastic is having on the natural world.
Within the County of Haliburton, Dysart et al is emerging as the leader in efforts to curb plastic consumption, purchasing water stations for Head Lake Park. The idea is that once enough water stations are available in the park, that vendors at events there will no longer be permitted to sell plastic bottles of water. All of the townships should be re-evaluating their plastics consumption and looking at policy change, including outfitting their roads departments with reusable water vessels, rather than skids upon skids of water bottled in disposable plastic. While they are commonplace to most of us alive now, remember that single-use disposal plastics are relatively new in the span of human history. Humanity got by and stayed hydrated for a long time without them, so presumably can do so again in the future.
The County of Haliburton is moving ahead with a climate change plan for itself and its lower tiers, and presumably dealing with plastics will be part of that framework once complete.
And while it's important for municipalities to become leaders in reducing use of plastics, ultimately, the problem can only be sufficiently dealt with by going after the corporations that are the producers of these plastics in the first place. They are the ones flooding the marketplace with them, but the task of cleaning them up falls to municipal governments through their waste management responsibilities.
As the Association of Municipalities of Ontario points out in a recent document, municipalities need the provincial and federal levels of government to pass legislation forcing producers to be responsible for the end-of-life care of their products.
"Make producers fully responsible for managing waste from their products and packaging," it reads. "Municipal governments have no control over the materials that businesses choose to use or commodity markets. Full producer responsibility is the only way to encourage innovation and deliver better economic and environmental outcomes, while reducing the burden on taxpayers."
And boom goes the dynamite.
Individual responsibility and municipal prudence are important when dealing with the plastics problem, but a truly sustainable solution will only come about by going after the corporations that use plastics in such immense volumes to begin with. Make companies responsible for the end-of-life treatment of their products, subject to steep financial penalties, and watch how quickly more environmentally friendly packaging will be adopted.


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Murtz On The Scene: The Voice 14 Finale – Exclusive Interview With Kyla Jade
On Monday night's performance finale, finalists Kyla Jade, Spensha Baker, Britton Buchanan and Brynn Cartelli squared off for the final time before a winner is crowned. The contestants were each asked to sing a solo cover, an original song and a duet with their respective coach.
I caught up with Kyla on the red carpet immediately after the show to get her take on her final competitive performances of the season. I asked her why she chose to put the spotlight on her back-up singers on Monday evening. We also discussed her rapport with Blake Shelton. I asked Kyle if there was any additional pressure on her given that she was a former background singer for Jennifer Hudson. We talked about the camaraderie between the finalists and if it was difficult for her to be up against fellow Team Blake member Spensha Baker for the ultimate crown.
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Oprah's confesses: The real reason I didn't have kids
Oprah Winfrey seems to have had it all – she's forged a hugely successful career as a talk show host, actress and producer and is a philathropist who's raised millions for charity – but is she sad about missing out on motherhood?
The 63-year-old spoke honestly to Good Housekeeping U.K and admitted, 'I wouldn't have been a good mum for babies'.
'I don't have the patience. I have the patience for puppies, but that's a quick stage!'
Instead, the billionaire mogul says she feels her charity work makes her a 'mother to the world's children'.
'When people were pressuring me to get married and have children, I knew I was not going to be a person that ever regretted not having them, because I feel like I am a mother to the world's children,' she told the magazine.
'Love knows no boundaries. It doesn't matter if a child came from your womb or if you found that person at age 2, 10 or 20. If the love is real, the caring is pure and it comes from a good space, it works.'
Winfrey famously set up her Leadership Academy boarding school in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she has 172 girls enrolled ― 20 of whom attend college in the United States and use her residence as a home away from home.


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Weekly report for the ninth week of the Google Summer of Code
This week I made very little progress on the tasks listed in my last report.
I took part virtually in the Montreal sprint, answered questions, made suggestions, reviewed and pushed their changesets to the main repo.
I have produced more words than code, hopefully not useless words (reviews and discussions about fellow students' tasks, discussions with the wider fellowship about various important subjects), but my focus should shift more to code.
I applied the distinction Alexis and I had discussed for the documentation (see preview at http://distutils2.notmyidea.org/). This will make the doc easier to navigate for everyone and will also ease merging with Python. If I don't get negative feedback, I'll apply it to Tarek's clone.
In short, I have not been idle, but clearly not focused and productive enough.
I passed the midterm evaluation. The automatic email from Google said "Please contact your mentor to discuss the results of your evaluation and to plan your goals and development plan for the rest of the program." Well, I suggested "Same thing, continued, but better. :)", to which Titus replied "yep ;)". I like our understanding :)


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Heather Hoyal, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
Professional Highlights: Dr. Hoyal received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Brigham Young University. Her pre-doctoral internship was at Metro State College of Denver, Counseling Center.
Specialties: Dr. Hoyal enjoys working with individuals who experience Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and "existential" anxiety; Mindfulness and meditation; She has had success in helping many women with concerns through-out life, including body image/relationship with food, dating and the challenges of being single, pre and post-partum depression, the complex challenges of modern parenting including single motherhood; Couple's therapy and, when necessary, divorce adjustment. She uses a number of different therapeutic approaches including mindfulness and meditation.


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Political correctness prevails
A Supreme Court ruling banning discrimination in student organisations means US universities are now tied to "prevailing standards of political correctness", according to a dissenting judge. The court ruled that public universities may insist that officially recognised student organisations accept all students who want to join. The Christian Legal Society (CLS) at the University of California's Hastings College of the Law had filed a lawsuit after it was told its ban on gays and non-believers in leadership positions violated college policy. The Supreme Court found that the CLS may not seek official recognition from the college and ask for an exemption from its policies, The Washington Post reported. But on behalf of the court's four dissenting judges, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr wrote that the decision represented the principle of "no freedom for expression that offends prevailing standards of political correctness in our country's institutions of higher learning".
Strike breakers
A strike by junior researchers could "break" Italy's university system. The ricercatori are protesting against university budget cuts and a reform bill that would introduce a tenure system, Nature reported on its website. Ricercatori run many courses, particularly in the sciences, but they fear the new tenure system could block their path to promotion."A survey conducted at the University of Turin suggests that two-thirds of Italy's 25,000 ricercatori will stop teaching courses and running exams during the strike," Nature said. Such a walkout "will break the university system", warned Dario Braga, pro-rector for research at the University of Bologna.
UK immigration cap objection
India has protested against moves by the UK to limit immigration from non-European Union countries, with critics warning that students could be hit. The issue was raised by Anand Sharma, commerce and industry minister, when he met British Prime Minister David Cameron in London, shortly after the UK government announced a temporary lowering of the cap pending permanent reductions. Mr Sharma conveyed India's "strong concern". "The cap might ... affect fee-paying non-EU students, the lifeline of Britain's cash-strapped universities," The Hindu newspaper reported.
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Board-erline issues
The role of US college presidents on business boards is becoming increasingly contentious. The Bloomberg website noted that Marathon Oil Corporation investors recently cast 67.5 million votes against Shirley Ann Jackson, president of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, after a shareholder questioned whether she had time to serve on the company's board. At the Goldman Sachs Group, Ruth Simmons, Brown University's president, declined to stand for re-election in May, citing demands on her time, amid student criticism of her ties to the company. And Erroll B. Davis Jr, chancellor of the University System of Georgia, is a defendant in at least two lawsuits arising from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, despite resigning from the board of BP five days before the spill began. Nell Minow, chairman of The Corporate Library, a company that evaluates board performance, said that university presidents' participation presented "daunting" reputational and financial liabilities.
'Fake' degrees under scrutiny
Scores of Pakistani legislators could be removed from the country's parliament in a row over fake degrees. "The Higher Education Commission is verifying the degrees of all parliamentarians in line with the orders of the Supreme Court," an official of the Election Commission told Reuters. He said the HEC has learned of at least 35 members of parliament who had not filed their university degrees along with their nomination papers, while the diplomas of 138 members were illegible. "Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf introduced a law that parliamentarians must hold a university degree, a move largely aimed at keeping his rivals out of parliament," Reuters said. President Asif Ali Zardari's government later struck out the law. But Pakistan's Supreme Court last week ordered election authorities to take action against legislators who were found guilty of forging their diplomas.
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Sorry ModBlog is running a little slow right now… That Misfits skull facial tattoo is freaking out the interweb and getting linked like crazy. Since people have mentioned the photo manipulation on ModBlog before, I thought I'd show an example of the types of changes I make. This is a more blatant example involving heavy background removal — most photos are just level corrected.
I had a funny conversation with my sister (whose site is being affected by the megalinkage) about the tumor in my leg (the same general type that Terry Fox had, so I guess it's the first form of cancer that most Canadian kids know about). I don't remember it exactly but I think it went something like this:
Shannon: So I think it's probably benign because it's been there so long, and if that's the case, it shouldn't be a big deal.
Ashleigh: When will they know if it's benign or malignent?
Shannon: By the end of the year I think.
Ashleigh: Is there any chance you could find out sooner?
Shannon: Sure, if I die!
Anyway, logically I think I'm in one of the lowest risk groups in terms of surviving — and even if I wasn't, there's nothing gained from worry — but I'm just getting my emotions aligned with my intellect right now… I think right now my brain is looking for things to "feel scared of" or something — is my right shin always itchy because there's cancer all through it? Do I get bruises on my right knee because the tumor is damaging surrounding tissue? Etc!
When I was at the gym earlier today I wasn't so much getting tired or sick or anything like that as just feeling emotionally exhausted… Like when your problems seem so giant you just want to collapse and let them wash over you. So instead of feeling tired, I think the best way to describe how I felt was that feeling you get right before you cry? I'm sure I'll feel better in a couple of days, because I feel like a dope being down about it.
Tom's going to help me deal with this new corrupted magnet in my hand soon… Having that burst magnet out will also help lower my stress level as well (as will Rachel having
finished won her über-dangerous race through Mexico). I walked around the house feeling all the different EM fields… I'm definitely going to miss the magnets. The application has some major flaws, but on a conceptual/experiential level, I just loved it…


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TEARS TEARS TEARS TEARS. Tears because Ben H. left and tears because Kaitlyn obviously made a terrible mistake and tears because how could she ever be happy with two guys who made her (and me) cry so much. Sorry. I love Kaitlyn, but GIRL. Ben H. was a treasure.
Let's focus on the positives for now: We got to see Shawn basically naked, which was pretty fun. Actually, I think it's fair to say that was the most enjoyable golf-related activity I've ever participated in. (Is it fair to call that participation if I was just sitting on my couch? Discuss.)
Another positive was the whole donkey scenario, because it reminded me how much donkeys look like demons. That's a good thing to keep in mind at all times.
This week was also hometown dates, which, if you had asked me about a day ago, I would have said is the best week of the season. But this time around, it was sort of ... meh.
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First, it looked like they flew the familes out to Ireland (what is it with Ireland this season?!) instead of having Kaitlyn and the crew go to them. This means that it wasn't as terrifying for Kaitlyn or as enjoyable for us, because we didn't get to see Shawn and Nick in their elements and Kaitlyn decidedly out of hers.
Also, the families weren't as harsh as they usually are, which was no fun. I thought we were going to get a little disapproval from Nick's mom (or 17 siblings, God) or maybe even Shawn's dad, but NOPE. Kaitlyn's adorable charm won them over.
But we've gotta say, if it comes down to kissing, Nick is the winner in our hearts. All this talk about "connection" with Shawn, but doesn't it feel like her connection with Nick is stronger??
I dunno, guys. Nick and Shawn hate each other SO MUCH, and it is going to be such a delight to watch them fight it out. Hopefully we'll get that soon, because all these non-fights so far are SO unsatisfying.
Well. We'll see. And next week? Next week is Men Tell All. Get at us, Ben H.
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On at least one occasion, tenants in the Wellesley and Needham housing authorities skipped the line and were housed without ever reaching the top of the wait list — or even joining it at all.
The state's Department of Housing and Community Development spent several days in September conducting limited scope reviews at the two authorities, which share a management agreement (see sidebar).
The agency found, among other things, missing eligibility forms, background checks and rent determinations. There were some tenants paying zero rent, without any income or asset verification, according to a Dec. 10 letter from Associate Director for Division of Public Housing Amy Stitely.
That investigation also found tenants had been housed who were not on the wait list, or who were not at the top of the list, according to the letter, which was provided to the Townsman.
Additionally, Stitely reported, "Some applicants' control numbers and identities appear to have been misappropriated for use by other applicants or tenants."
As a result of this wait list misuse, the letter continued, applicants on the wait lists "'lost their spot/priority' when their identity and rank on the list was misappropriated for someone else." A number of tenants should not have been housed off the wait list and may not even meet the income eligibility to live in public housing or receive a voucher, Stitely wrote.
"This is a very unfortunate misuse of public resources, whether by error or intent," said Wellesley Interim Executive Director Bernie Kirstein.
Wait list manipulation and misuse "would have been done through the decisions of past administrators," Kirstein said. Former Executive Director Paul Dumouchel left at the end of September, while Assistant Executive Director Patricia Edmond and WHA Property Manager Medgine Langlais departed in August.
The boards of commissioners, housing authority staff and DHCD personnel are in the process of uncovering the extent of the problem and will "correct the problems, and will put in place a framework of checks and balances to prevent it from occurring in the future," he said.
The state wait list system is also being transitioned to a new program — Common Housing Application for Massachusetts Public Housing — which chooses the people at the top of the wait list through an algorithm, rather than subjective decisions by local housing authority staff, according to Kirstein.
The September review covered only a sample of units in each housing authority, 14 federal units in Needham and 58 state units in Wellesley. While on site, Stitely wrote, DHCD staff also spoke with current Needham and Wellesley Housing staff about practices regarding wait list management, tenant selection, rent determination and tenant file documentation.
As part of the corrective action to address these findings, DHCD asked Needham and Wellesley to check the control number of every applicant housed in the last seven years, verifying it matches the identity of the tenant living in the unit.
If those numbers do not match up, according to the letter, the WHA and NHA must contact the applicant whose number was misused and verify they still want to be on the wait list for state-aided public housing. Those applicants will then be put back into the system with their original timestamp. If a tenant is found to have used another applicant's wait list number, the housing authorities will verify whether that tenant is still eligible for low income housing, Kirstein said.
In a Dec. 12 response to Stitely (which was also provided to the Townsman), Kirstein wrote that work to address and correct DHCD's findings "has already begun."
The housing authorities will recertify all tenants, reviewing and updating the information in tenant files, according to Kirstein. They are expected to complete the recertifications by June 2019, Kirstein said.
Signing off his letter to Stitely, Kirstein wrote he looks forward to "having our entire staff working with DHCD to improve both the NHA and WHA for our residents and the community at large."


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London's International Confex has confirmed a number of new overseas exhibitors debuting at next year's show.
First time international exhibitors include:
- Tourism Australia
- Cayman Islands
- Orlando Convention Bureau
- Malaysia National Tourist Board.
"There is still a lot of positive news from the global events market indicating that while the economic downturn has had an effect, there is still a positive outlook," said event director Duncan Reid.
The three-day show takes place at Earl's Court from 24-26 February 2009.
New features include the 'Taste the World' bar and 'Around the World in 80 Seconds' - a speed-dating style set-up for buyers and suppliers.
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Show And Tell
For those that need Rules of the Road, here is a sample of the type of communication that is welcomed on the Forum and in commentaries. Clearly distinguished is the lack of opinionated thoughts, ideas and concepts. Clearly delineated is knowledge and, of course, communication basics.
A: I think that auditing creates a vacuum in which the Auditor takes advantage of the pc. I see it all the time in the actions of those who make posts through the various 'freezone' media outlets.
B: Yes, I can see your point, but what exactly are the actions that you are referring to and what is the process that creates the vacuum. Also, it would need to be made clear, what do you have in mind when you say "takes advantage of the pc"? I do know though, what you are saying.
A: Good questions, I haven't really thought it all the way through as to what exactly happens to create the vacuum that I was talking about. From my own experience, I've read the posts that people in the 'freezone' make and it's pretty obvious that through the name calling and innuendos, there are some serious issues going on.
As far as taking advantage of the pc goes, I don't really have any personal experience but I'm thinking that after reading the constant entheta posts that are made in the 'freezone', the so-called 'freezone' auditors who make those posts are obviously not concerned with spiritual freedom. They must want something else and the pc's that they audit must be giving it to them, in SOME way.
Here is a sample of the same conversation in a form that is both opinionated and ignorant.
A: I think that auditing creates a vacuum in which the Auditor takes advantage of the pc. I see it all the time in the actions of those who make posts through the various 'freezone' media outlets.
B: Well, 'A', you obviously have no idea what you are talking about. Auditing FREES a thetan from it's problems. Perhaps you should go get some auditing from a real auditor, then you can come back and make an intelligent remark about it. Until then, go for a walk or something.
Here at FZA, we are not concerned with opinions, whether they come via enforcement or not. Knowledge, on the other hand, comes through investigation and the way to perform that investigation is to examine data.
If you cannot help another to examine data, then you are obviously unable to examine that same data for yourself. Behind all the thoughts, ideas and concepts that make up this Universe, there are known facts. It is those facts in which this Forum owes it's existence. Knowledge, through investigation, will open more doors than you could ever possibly imagine.
When you begin to close doors, knowledge takes it's leave.
Opinions are a closed door but can be used as a starting point in one's investigation of their own universe.
When you close the door of Knowledge on another, you do much, much more, than just isolate that person, you isolate yourself to an even greater degree.
It can get quite lonely out in the dark.
When you are ready to come out of the dark, we will be here, waiting for you.


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Emergency Signalling Mirror
From the Collection of B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc Corner Farm Rd & Princes Highway Werribee Victoria
- Rectangular mirror with see through cross in centre on front. Instructions for use printed on rear. Cord threaded through corner hole. Contained in original cardboard container.
- 12.5cm x 10cm
- 0216
- A.J.Abicair was C/O of 486 Maintenance Squadron from 22/08/1946 having been promoted to A/W.Cdr in May 1944 , then T/OT/W/Cdr. January 1945. .
- Circa 1940's
- Part of the collection of Wing Commander A.J.Abicair issued equipment.
- One Emergency Signalling Mirror ESM/1. "Spec. 40653" Open this end and pull lanyard. This package contains 1 emergency signalling mirror with which the attention of persons in the distance (in ships, aircraft, etc) may be attracted by a beam of reflected sunlight. A positive means of aiming the reflected beam of light is provided.Instructions are printed on the other side of this package and on mirror. General Electric company. Instruction for use are written on the rear. From collection of Wing/Com A.J. Abicair
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Laser hair removal offers a long-term solution to unwanted or excess hair for both men and women and is suitable for most areas of the face and body.
A course of laser treatments is usually required at 4 - 8 weekly intervals to follow the hair growth cycle. Treatment will leave your skin feeling smooth, soft and free from painful in-growing hairs.
This treatment is for you if:
· Unwanted facial hair is affecting your self confidence.
· In growing hairs are causing concern.
· You desire long-lasting hair removal.
How does it work?
Light is absorbed by the melanin (the pigment in the hair follicle). The light energy heats the pigment and effectively destroys the cells in the hair follicle which are responsible for hair growth, without damaging the surrounding cell. The laser or IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) is placed on the skin and a short pulse of light is released, which targets many follicles simultaneously. The applicator is then moved to the neighbouring area of the skin and the process is repeated until the entire area is covered. For IPL treatments, a thin layer of gel is applied to the skin to help guide the light.
Am I suitable for treatment?
Most people are suitable for treatment. Best results are seen with people who have lighter skin and darker hair. Dark hair is more easily treated as it has a high concentration of melanin. Fair hair however contains less melanin so is harder to treat. Grey/white hair has no melanin so is not suitable for treatment.
How does the treatment feel?
Treatment sensation varies but is often described as a 'flick of an elastic band'. No anaesthetic is required and most clients describe the discomforts as moderate and tolerable.
What will I see after treatment?
The hair follicles are damaged by the heat but the hairs remain in the follicles. The dead hairs shed after 1 to 3 weeks as the epidermis renews. During this period the hairs will seem to grow as they are pushed out by the new epidermis.
Are there any side effects?
The skin may be red immediately after treatment and the hair follicles may be swollen and raised but this usually subsides within a few hours. Adverse reactions are rare but may include a small blister or temporary lightening or darkening of the skin.
How many treatments are necessary?
Only hair that is actively growing is affected, therefore multiple treatments are needed. Treatments are conducted every 4 to 8 weeks depending on the area being treated, until a good result is seen. The number of treatments varies, although typically 6 treatments or more are needed for optimum results.
How long does treatment take?
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has begun listing some items, including many food products, at higher prices on its website than it charges for buying them in its stores in an experiment to make its online operations more profitable, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer previously had aimed to achieve price parity between its online and in-store pricing, the newspaper reported.
A visit to the Walmart.com website showed that many food items listed two prices, one for online purchases and the other — often significantly discounted — for buying the same product in-store. For example, a 20-ounce can of Dole pineapple chunks was priced at $1.63 on Walmart.com and 86 cents for in-store purchase. A 15-ounce can of the retailer's private label Great Value pumpkin pie filling was discounted even further, at 80 cents in-store vs. $1.91 online.
According to the Journal, the move is part of an experiment in which Wal-Mart is seeking make its online operations more profitable and drive customers into its physical stores. It is no longer requiring that workers responsible for ecommerce sales match online prices match with those in-store, the article said.
The cost of picking and shipping products to consumers generally makes online sales less profitable than offering them in stores, where consumers select their own items from the shelves.
Wal-Mart is also asking suppliers to supply more products in bulk packages that can be shipped to consumers more economically, the Journal reported.
The company, long known for its low-price leadership, is still seeking to maintain online prices that are on par with competitors, however, according to the Journal.
A Wal-Mart spokesperson was not immediately available for comment to SN.
During its annual conference with analysts last month, Wal-Mart said it expected its online division to remain unprofitable next year, although the company said it expects the division to lose less money than in the current fiscal year.
Walmart previously had experimented with a delivery membership service that was seen as a way to compete with Amazon, but the retailer earlier this year scrapped that model and now offers free two-day shipping for a large range of items on orders totaling $35 or more.
Karen Short, a New York-based analyst with Barclays Capital, on Monday raised her price target for Wal-Mart's stock ahead of the the company's scheduled third-quarter earnings report this Thursday. She cited Wal-Mart's scale and its "vibrant ecommerce business" in a retail environment that has been substantially altered by Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods.
In a separate report previewing the company's earnings, Short said she believes Wal-Mart is continuing to invest aggressively in pricing overall, despite reports to the contrary.
"We believe the Wal-Mart 'M.O.' today is to communicate very little regarding strategic actions so as not to tip off competitors who have taken defensive actions in the past, but to execute behind the scenes," Short said in the report.
Among the tailwinds boosting the outlook for the third quarter, she said, are the growth in the company's ecommerce operations and in its Marketplace offering, a platform for sellers to reach consumers directly. In addition, she cited potential benefits from passing along at least a portion of food-cost inflation.
Wal-Mart's test of differentiated pricing comes as Ahold Delhaize, parent of the Stop & Shop, Giant, Food Lion and Hannaford chains, said last week it was looking at eliminating the disparity between online promotions at Peapod and in-store pricing activity.
According to a new report from research firm Packaged Facts, Amazon will account for 18% of online food and beverage sales this year, while Wal-Mart, the No. 2 player on online food and beverage sales, will account for 9%.
The report predicts that online grocery sales will triple by the year 2022.
"At this stage, it is too early to determine what percentage of overall food and beverage sales will eventually be made online, but it is not unreasonable to assume a 20% to 30% market share by the time the market reaches equilibrium over the next decade," says David Sprinkle, research director for Packaged Facts.


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I just wanted to write a quick post to say that I honestly can't believe it has been 2 years since I decided to share what I had to say. 2 years since I made one of the best decisions of my life. Over the past two years I have discovered a lot about myself, found a passion I didn't know I had, realised what it was I wanted to do with my life, WROTE AND PUBLISHED A WHOLE BOOK (eeeeeeeeek!) and I have been able to connect with many individuals on this platform.
Writing is something I have found myself seeking comfort in. It is my way of expressing many jumbled up emotions. I remember the first time I decided to write down my feelings. I opened up a Word document and began typing and literally couldn't stop. I realised that what I had written was something I would have liked to read myself. I had this burning desire to share it with people. Not let it just sit on my laptop and be forgotten about. So I submitted it to an online magazine and was very much shocked when they accepted it and published it. Now it didn't go viral or anything but the feeling I got from knowing that it was out there for people to read and be inspired from was something out of this world. I decided to try send them another piece only that piece was rejected. Rather than giving up I decided that I still wanted to share it, I wanted people to read it and I wanted to write more. And thus began my blog AlisaLifestyle. A lifestyle blog because I didn't want to restrict myself in terms of my writing. I wanted to write about whatever my heart feels strongly about.
2 years and 100 posts later (this will be the 101st post) and I have never once looked back. In fact I owe a lot to this blog as it has helped me get a lot of my chest and not hold myself back when it comes to sharing things.
I crossed off an item on my bucket list because of this blog.
23. Write A Book!
I know in my heart that this is something I was meant to do. I know it is something I will keep on doing no matter what. This blog means so much to me. I can't thank those who follow me, read my work, like and comment on it enough. Your support keeps me active and keeps me going. To celebrate my two year anniversary, this post will be followed by 2 other blog posts on topics I feel strongly about (as usual).
Here's to another two, ten, twenty etc. years!!!
Thank you all x


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There are trash cans and there are trash cans. When you've got stray bits of this and that, a simple wastebasket will do. But when you've got something you really need to get rid of, you probably want to run it through a shredder first. The same logic applies to your electronic life as well. If you're just deleting junk from your system, drag it to the Recycle Bin and you're done with it. But for the serious stuff—last year's taxes, next year's business projections—you want to take a stronger stand. Remember, stuff you delete from your system isn't really gone—at least not right away—and can be brought back with a little bit of know-how.
If you don't want those things coming back, you need a "file shredder", a tool that, like its namesake, mangles those files beyond recognition and makes it really, really hard to put them back together, if it's even possible. Easy Shred File Shredder falls into this category. Unlike some apps that simply overwrite your deleted data with other data, this tool actually encrypts the data before it overwrites it. The advantage here is that, even if the overwritten data is successfully recovered, it's still encrypted, so that chances that your sensitive documents will somehow be misappropriated is just about zero. And that's a good place to be.
Easy Shred File Shredder is a free download for your Windows machine.
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Christof Industries is planning AgriProtein's first PDP (Pre Deployment Package) Plant in California.
The PDP Plant is a small-scale test version of the real plant. It will convert one tonne of organic waste into valuable protein per day, and make it possible to test the interaction of black soldier fly larvae with locally-sourced organic waste. Christof Industries is supporting AgriProtein with technical design, procurement, construction and project management services.
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Embedded and Updated project proposal.
Cool kids embed their presentation.
updated google prezzz
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Update #1 (as a video)
This is a short video showing some of the software I have written so far. I figured a video would be faster and cleaner and able to stay on the blog. For the class update I will show the video and expand on and clarify a few things.
Enjoy the rest of your spring breaks,
p.s. I even gave it Categories this time! I dont enjoy giving posts categories :<


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I have had several occations where I needed to retreive simple information from the SQL database using SQL. I do not find any API that returns the database connection string or allows execution of SQL query.
Now, I know this is "Dangerous", but it is also very powerful.
I have functions in my API that do this, but they are very restricted to a known connection string.
Public Function GetNextRevision(ThisFile As IEdmFile5)
Dim strFileName As String = ThisFile.Name
Dim da As New SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter
Dim cn As New SqlClient.SqlConnection
cn.ConnectionString = strConnectionString
If cn.State = 0 Then
End If
Dim strSQL As String = "Select * from documents where ..."
Dim cmdSQL As New SqlClient.SqlCommand
cmdSQL.CommandText = strSQL
Dim ds As New System.Data.DataSet
cmdSQL.Connection = cn
da.SelectCommand = cmdSQL
da.Fill(ds, "Documents")
If ds.Tables("Documents").Rows.Count > 0 Then
Return ds.Tables("Documents").Rows(0)("NextRevision").ToString
Exit Function
End If
Return 0
End Function
Any thoughts on this?


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We recently spoke at the the Healthy Communities, Healthy Places conference in Dorset. We were invited to talk about Roots and Roots Replanted and our approach to making theatre that reflects the community we're working with and engages them in the themes of our work which often result in healthy lifestyle choices.
We put some slides together and they're full of such lovely pictures and gorgeous words from our fans, that I thought I'd share them with you.
We also showed our new film and talked a lot about the power of the physical experience in helping inspire people to take action. Kilter's work is never preachy, but it's hands on, direct and intimate style really connects with people and creates a powerful bond between the performer and the audience.