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Town of Seekonk Parks and Recreation Committee
Inclement Weather Guidelines
The Director of Recreation or a designee thereof has the right to cancel any activity or event on a town recreational facility at any time to ensure the safety of the participants and to prevent town fields from getting abused and destroyed when the turf is vulnerable. All users of recreational facilities are REQUIRED to cancel an activity or event when potentially hazardous weather / field conditions exist. In addition to the use of common sense if any one of the following conditions exist immediate cancellation is mandatory:
- Downpours, heavy rains, ongoing showers, snow, sleet, hail etc.
- Standing puddles of water on a field.
- Footing is unsure and slippery.
- Ground is waterlogged and slushy or squishy.
- Grass can be pulled out of the ground easily.
- Lightning: Minimum of 30 minutes with no reoccurrence before re-entering the field.
The safety and well being of persons participating in athletic programs is of primary concern. Sports related injuries caused by poor playing conditions can lead to career ending injuries and permanent disabilities.
Additionally, when games are played on fields with poor conditions, it often causes irreversible damage to the fields. Surface damage is obvious and visible but as of equal concern from maintenance perspective is the subsurface damage.
It shall be the responsibility of the individual who signed the permit to ensure that all individuals, teams or groups using a town recreational field do not use and / or vacate the field(s) when said conditions exist.
Each League or Organization shall (1) provide a copy of these guidelines to each board member and coach within their organization (2) provide a copy of these guidelines to any officiating organizations that may control the suspension of a game or match once play has begun and (3) post these guidelines on their official website.
Teams or leagues that refuse to follow this policy will be subjected to one or more of the following disciplinary actions:
- Written warning to the President or Chairman of the organization.
- Suspension of the team or organization from practicing on the fields for one week.
- Forfeiture of a team's privileges to either practice or play games on the Town of Seekonk's fields for the remainder of the season.
- Having the league pay for damages caused by disregard to this policy.


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But the railroad also faces the challenge of how to recruit tech hot shots into an industry and location that aren't top of mind for technologists. Union Pacific has centered its IT operations at its headquarters in Omaha, Neb. While Union Pacific has extensive internship and other outreach programs, Omaha is one of those "great place to raise a family" cities that can be tough to initially attract new talent. CIO Lynden Tennison says Union Pacific has been recruiting from Texas universities, but many candidates would prefer to live in Austin.
More companies in heavy industry and manufacturing will face a tech talent crunch as they increasingly become dependent on software and data analytics to run their companies or to embed software as part of their products.
[ The next great technology problems are out there in rail yards, power plants and farm fields. To drive tech innovation, Silicon Valley Needs To Get Out More. ]
General Motors recently opened an Austin office that could employ up to 500 people in software development and other IT specialties. CIO Randy Mott is opening four such development centers around the U.S., in locations chosen specifically for the IT talent there. Ford and GE opened Silicon Valley offices in the past year.
Union Pacific has a lot to offer a technologist. The railroad does considerable custom development of software used in areas such as predictive analytics to anticipate equipment failures and to optimize logistics on its 32,000 miles of track. The company also develops a lot of the software-plus-hardware systems that are needed onboard to operate a train.
Union Pacific also is working on a lot of the same automation problems applied to trains that Google is researching for the self-driving car. For railroads, it's part of a Congressional mandate (called Positive Train Control) to use technology to prevent accidents such as train collisions.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (JTA) — Arthur Goldreich, an anti-apartheid struggle activist, was honored posthumously by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies during its national conference in Johannesburg.
Goldreich, who died in Israel in May this year at the age of 82 and who had fought as a volunteer in Israel's War of Independence in 1948, was awarded the board's annual human rights award on Sunday.
In the early 1960s, Goldreich provided shelter and a meeting place for the African National Congress and helped plan armed resistance activities there with Nelson Mandela. Goldreich was arrested in 1963, along with virtually the entire top leadership of the ANC. He and another Jewish prisoner made a daring escape from jail and managed to flee the country, avoiding the biggest manhunt in its history, while the other prisoners, with Mandela, were convicted of treason in the famous Rivonia trial.
Goldreich moved back to Israel, where he spent the rest of his life. He lived in Jerusalem, establishing the Bezalel School of Industrial and Environmental Design.
Michael Schneider, another former anti-apartheid activist who fled South Africa in 1964 to escape a police dragnet for his sabotage activities and later went on to become CEO of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and secretary-general of the World Jewish Congress, spoke to the conference.
"Jewish Memories of Mandela," a new book edited by David Saks, associate director of the Board of Deputies, was launched at the conference. The book deals with the role played by Jews in Mandela's life and struggle and in the triumph of democracy in South Africa.


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(CNN) -- In another move aimed at stabilizing the still-shaky economy, President Barack Obama on Wednesday will introduce a new $200 billion tax cut giving businesses across the country an incentive to buy new equipment in the short term, according to a senior administration official.
The tax cut would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of new investments in plants and equipment made between now and the end of 2011, according to the senior administration official.
The new tax cut will be in addition to a $100 billion permanent extension of the business tax credit for research and development, as well as $50 billion in new infrastructure spending included in a package that the president will officially unveil Wednesday during an economic speech in Cleveland, Ohio.
The $100 billion tax credit proposal was reported by CNN on Sunday while Obama himself disclosed the infrastructure spending Monday in a fiery speech at a Labor Day event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in which he tried to draw a sharp contrast with Republican economic plans.
"I don't want to give them the keys back," Obama said. "They don't know how to drive ... They're going to pop it into reverse and have special interests riding shotgun and we'd be right back in the ditch."
The leaks of a flurry of Obama proposals in just the last 36 hours show just how anxious White House officials are to show the president is on top of trying to rescue the still-faltering economy at a time when Democrats strategists are privately starting to panic that their majorities in both the House and Senate may now be up for grabs.
Altogether, the three new Obama proposals add up to $350 billion, which is starting to creep up to nearly half the size of the $787 billion stimulus plan the president pushed through Congress in the first 100 days of his administration.
A package of that size could call into question the insistence of top White House aides that they are not putting together a "second stimulus" package. The packaging of the proposals carries great political weight because if the new plan is seen as a new stimulus program it could give Republicans new ammunition that the first plan did not work as well as advertised.
Nevertheless, all three proposals face an uncertain fate in a Congress that is still out of session for its August recess and when it comes back to work next week will only be in session for a few weeks before the election.
In addition to the compressed calendar, the president has to contend with Republicans who are itching to deny him a last-minute victory, and Democrats who are racing to get home again to campaign full-time.


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This year, skip the dreary I-have-no-idea-what-to-get-them standbys — scented candles, scarves, hats, mitts or gift cards.
How about:
An elephant! Here's a lovely stuffed, embroidered one from India for $60. My mom has owned one of these for many years and he's a cheery addition to the household.
Or, why not adopt an orphaned elephant in Africa?
For the older music-lover in your life — perhaps someone in their 70s or beyond — how about this mix of classics from Kern, Berlin and others, played by the inimitable Stephane Grapelli?
For a stylish woman who likes unusual jewelry, these shield-shaped earrings from Vivre are exquisite: yes, a splurge at $280.
If you know and love Joni Mitchell (fellow Canadian!), you'll know that Hejira, from 1976, is considered one of her best albums ever. I adore it.
This elegant women's silk jacket — rich purple reversible to brown. I own one of these, (in burgundy) and love having two jackets for the price of one.
A travel shaving kit for the man on the go: $50, smells of sandalwood. Yum!
A mini food-processor, in bright tangerine, great for soups, smoothies: $39.95. I use mine all the time.
For all you old-schoolers who still wear a watch, here's a simple, all-black field watch from LLBean; $129. A nice unisex gift for all ages.
I dare you to resist this insanely great-smelling (citrus) French soap, Hesperides by Fresh. One bar lasts for a month. A friend gave it to me and I now love it; $14.
For a woman with pierced ears, these tiny "diamond" studded pyramids would be perfect with everything from jeans to her favorite LBD; $28.
Or these really comfortable lug-sole black patent leather loafers. Comfy, water-resistant; $99. I own them and love them!
This Turkish seasoning is the bomb! Rub it into chicken or pork. Add it to Greek yogurt. A big $3.49.
How about a meter of this amazing Liberty print cotton? Red, yellow and blue ladders designed by an award-winning film and fashion designer. From my favorite London shop, Liberty. 21 pounds; $38.85.
From one of my favorite old-school Manhattan shops, founded in 1907, Porto Rico Coffee and Tea, a pound of chocolate cinnamon coffee; $9.95. Their teas are great as well.
Here's one of my favorite lingerie stores, in Canada, La Senza. Two of these floral push-up bras for $39.50. Deal!
I love this tight close-up color photograph of a cowboy's tools of the trade, by a Wyoming female photographer on Etsy; $20. If you haven't yet explored Etsy, get on over there! It's a huge on-line marketplace of things all made by creative individuals worldwide. (I'll be opening my site there in 2012.)
This home goods store in Alexandria, Virginia has a fun, retro-look mantel clock in red. It would add a nice pop of color and a small, great style hit; $118.
A fresh set of towels, in rich and unusual earthy stripes: rust, gray, cream: $35-45.
These astonishing pewter candlesticks –– with a geranium leaf motif. Designed by a San Francisco artist, I have one by my bed and love looking at it every day.
Here are five global charities endorsed by international columnist Nick Kristof of The New York Times.
If your giftee has an Iphone 4, here's a leather Iphone case; $38.
Or a man's tattersall shirt in a nice weathered gray; $69.50.
Here's a blog post with ten gorgeously-wrapped foods, (cake, chocolate, marzipan) you can order on-line.
You could also buy a copy, e-book or hardcover, of my own memoir, "Malled: My Unintentional Career in Retail", which received terrific reviews from People, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly and Marie-Claire. It tells the story of working in a low-wage job, and is filled with useful, practical lessons for employees, managers and shoppers alike. You can read two chapters for free here.
I hope, wherever you shop and whatever you buy, you give as much business as you possibly can to your local retailers, the men and women who give our cities and towns such character and style.
Be sure to say a genuine thank you!!! to the weary associates helping you. Their feet are killing them, they're making minimum wage and no commission and working crazy-long hours. (Give the best ones a candy cane! Then tell their manager how helpful they were. That way they might get hired on after the holidays.)
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business as usual for the UFC.UFC 110 Replay Will Counter-Program Strikeforce's Nashville Event
(Cain Velasquez really knows how to spoil a good nap. Photo courtesy of UFC.com)
Spike TV sent out a press release this morning to announce that they'd be showing a free encore presentation of UFC 110, the event that saw Cain Velasquez hammer Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira into a senseless oblivion, and – wouldn't you know it? – it airs right at the same time as Strikeforce's event on CBS on April 17.
Obviously, your hardcore fans are not going to miss a free live showing of Dan Henderson "coming for that belt" against Jake Shields just so they can see some fights that they probably already saw. As great as Ryan Bader's knockout of Keith Jardine was, it's not worth missing the Gilbert Melendez-Shinya Aoki fight just to see it again.
But just maybe the UFC is hoping to snag a couple of directionless remote control jockeys who feel like watching some fights but don't realize it until they happen to stumble upon some. If they come across Spike TV first, maybe they'll be sucked in without ever realizing/caring that they're missing live action on CBS. Maybe they live their lives in much the same way, marring the first woman who said yes to a date with them and buying the first car they saw when they flipped open a copy of Auto Trader. Maybe this is a sad, yet oddly satisfying existence. Or maybe Spike TV just doesn't have much else to offer on a Saturday night.
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(1) If a lessee wrongfully rejects or revokes acceptance of goods or fails to make a payment when due or repudiates with respect to a part or the whole, then, with respect to any goods involved, and with respect to all of the goods if under an installment lease contract the value of the whole lease contract is substantially impaired (section 336.2A-510), the lessee is in default under the lease contract and the lessor may pursue any or all of the following remedies:
(a) cancel the lease contract (section 336.2A-505(1));
(b) proceed respecting goods not identified to the lease contract (section 336.2A-524);
(c) withhold delivery of the goods and take possession of goods previously delivered (section 336.2A-525);
(d) stop delivery of the goods by any bailee (section 336.2A-526);
(e) dispose of the goods and recover damages (section 336.2A-527), or retain the goods and recover damages (section 336.2A-528), or in a proper case recover rent (section 336.2A-529);
(f) exercise any other rights or pursue any other remedies provided in the lease contract.
(2) If a lessor does not fully exercise a right or obtain a remedy to which the lessor is entitled under subsection (1), the lessor may recover the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the lessee's default as determined in any reasonable manner, together with incidental damages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee's default.
(3) If a lessee is otherwise in default under a lease contract, the lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in the lease agreement, which may include a right to cancel the lease. In addition, unless otherwise provided in the lease contract:
(a) if the default substantially impairs the value of the lease contract to the lessor, the lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in subsection (1) or (2); or
(b) if the default does not substantially impair the value of the lease contract to the lessor, the lessor may recover as provided in subsection (2).
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Although shares surged 3% in extended trade, did Mark Zuckerberg really say anything on Tuesday that should make you feel bullish on Facebook ?
Following are insights from the Fast Money traders
Trader Simon Baker remains bearish. "I certainly wouldn't buy this stock tomorrow," says the founder, Baker Avenue Asset Management. "It's still an expensive stock – it trades at 30 times next year earnings. In fact, I'd sell the pop."
Trader Karen Finerman is also skeptical. Responding to Zuckerberg's comments about the Facebook mobile strategy she says, "unless you think Zuckerberg can monetize mobile and no one else can – I would prefer to be in a stock that trades at a lower valuation," says the president of Metropolitan Capital.
Trader Steve Grasso became incrementally more bullish. "Mark Zuckerberg usually comes across as socially awkward," says the Director of Institutional Sales Trading at Stuart Frankel. "But not this time. And on the Street perception is reality."
Trader Mike Murphy got very bullish. "I'm long and would add to my position looking for a continued bounce," says the founder and managing partner at Rosecliff Capital. "Zuckerberg's comments were way better than I anticipated. I believe that anybody who was short will need to cover."
Posted by CNBC's Lee Brodie
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Oregon is known for so many beautiful things but none more then the endless coastlines and larger then life haystacks. The Oregon Coast is a stretch of land with unlimited beaches and breathtaking views. Oregon Coast is also known for its unusual places like the John Day Painted Hills and the Cascade Mountains. But none more beautiful then Mount Hood during winter.Read More
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Greece reported recently that it has reached a primary budget surplus, the Holy Grail of austerity, meaning that once you exclude interest payments on the country's massive debts, the country is finally taking in more revenue than it spends.
This news should be worthy of a ticker-tape parade, after three years of Draconian retrenchment and a partial writedown of privately held Greek debt. Cruelly, however, the main beneficiary of a return to primary surplus may not be Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his pro-bailout government, but the main opposition Syriza party, which is pushing for the country to refuse further austerity measures and declare a moratorium on its debt payments.


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Stargate: The Ark of Truth Airs March 27
Stargate: Continuum On April 3
New York, NY – February 5, 2009 – Fans of the hit Stargate television franchise will rejoice this spring when SCI FI presents the U.S. premiere of the two highly successful films Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum. Beginning on Friday, March 27 at 9 PM/ET, get set for The Ark of Truth and then tune in on Friday, April 3 at 9 PM/ET for Continuum.
Continuing the legacy and thrilling journey of the popular Stargate SG-1 television series, Stargate: The Ark of Truth picks up after "Unending," the SG-1 series finale. Searching for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the sinister Ori force, SG-1 discovers it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy, and the crew finds themselves fighting two powerful enemies. The film stars series favorites Amanda Tapping (2005 Saturn Award, Best Supporting TV Actress), Golden Globe® winner and three-time Emmy Award® winning actor Beau Bridges, Michael Shanks, Ben Browder, Christopher Judge, and Claudia Black. Robert C. Cooper serves as writer/director and co-executive producer along with Brad Wright. Both men are the co-creators of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis and currently serve as executive producers on Atlantis.
Stargate: Continuum, the adrenaline-driven, action adventure film, has members of SG-1 returning to a world where their history has been dramatically altered. Continuum reunites Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill, with all the series favorite crewmembers. The most northern filmed movie production in history. Stargate: Continuum features incredible visual effects, out-of-this-world battle sequences and breathtaking scenes shot on the Arctic ice. Directed by Martin Wood (Sanctuary) and written by Brad Wright, the film finds Ba'al as he travels back in time and tries to prevent the Stargate program from ever being started. The SG-1 team must somehow restore history and once again save the galaxy from oppressive domination.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music, and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles. Operating units including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive.
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JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE:OSK] and a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, debuted its newly renovated distribution center in Indaiatuba, Brazil. Members of JLG's leadership teams in Latin America and North America greeted customers as well as members of the community and media for a cocktail reception, press conference and stops at key locations in the updated facility.
"The investment JLG has made in the Indaiatuba distribution center underscores the company's ongoing commitment to Latin America," said Tim Morris, JLG Industries senior vice president sales, market development and customer support – Americas. "We are now better positioned to support our customers as they take advantage of the many growth opportunities that are transforming Latin American into such an attractive and important market."
"The distribution center also demonstrates, in a very concrete way, JLG's commitment to Brazil and the local Indaiatuba economy," said Marcio Cardoso, JLG Industries vice president of sales and aftermarket – South America. "As Brazil prepares to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, we are anticipating tremendous infrastructure improvements in the region. We have increased our workforce in Indaiatuba by 40 percent, recruiting local talent and investing $2.9 million in human capital that will support our customers with innovative products and services as they take advantage of the opportunities these improvements present."
Center triples inventory and introduces new technologies
The 11,200-square-meter facility includes a renovated warehouse that accommodates a significantly larger parts inventory. Accessing those parts is much easier, thanks to a unique selection system.
"JLG is the first company in Brazil to deploy the shuttle order picking solution in a distribution facility," said Donnell Mata, JLG Industries director of product support-Latin America. "This cutting-edge technology supports efficient business operations by expediting the picking process and enabling our employees to fill orders at a significantly increased speed. At the same time, our increased parts inventory contributes to improved fill rates for our customers."
According to Mata, improved fill rates mean less downtime on the job site.
"And because JLG can provide more of what our customers need from a single, in-country source, they no longer need to import equipment and parts on their own, saving time and the extra costs associated with the importation process. Our focus is to provide our customers with a life-cycle solution – a solution that gives them not only the products they need, but also the service to support those products in the field."
"Customers throughout Latin America will also benefit from JLG's mobile app," added Richard del Campo, JLG Industries director of market development – Latin America. "Online Express allows customers to access direct quotes, warranty service and manuals, all in their native in-country language, making it easier for them to do business with JLG. It's just one more way that JLG is reaching out to customers in this region and supporting them with the resources and equipment they need to succeed."
Call centers and training area improve customer service
The updated facility also includes two new parts and service call centers, which improve customer support and service by providing direct access to JLG to place orders and resolve service issues. The center also houses a new training area that will introduce rental and construction companies to JLG products and provide equipment operation and maintenance instruction.
Those who attended the event also had the opportunity to visit the distribution center's two shipyards and experience JLG equipment during an equipment rodeo. The rodeo spotlighted the SkyTrak® 8042 telehandler, JLG G12-55A telehandler, and JLG 3248RS electric scissor lift, among other products.
In addition to JLG customers, the Indaiatuba community is also benefitting from JLG's expanded presence in the area. On Nov. 10, employees at the Brazil Distribution Center helped remodel a children's shelter in Indaiatuba. Meanwhile, JLG equipment is helping build two million homes for low-income families across Brazil as part of the Minha Casa, Minha Vida public works project.
With manufacturing facilities in China, the United States, Belgium, Romania, and one in France, and sales and service support across six continents, JLG customers all over the world can secure the right equipment for the jobs at hand. For additional information about JLG products, visit the company website at www.jlg.com.


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New ABC Show: "The Quest"
The Pursuit to Crown the Ultimate Hero Begins Thursday, July 31 on ABC
In a thrilling race against time, fantasy, reality and scripted drama will collide as good vs. evil on "The Quest, a new reality based competition series unlike anything else on television. The show premieres THURSDAY, JULY 31 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network, taking 12 unsuspecting contestants to an imaginative realm, where ogres run free in the forest, dragons stir, agents of a dark lord infiltrate the keep, and the only thing standing between peace and chaos are one dozen very unlikely heroes.
"The Quest" will be a fully immersive experience. In and around this castle, the fantasy realm will come to life with state-of-the art projections, animatronics, prosthetics and art direction. The narrative and mythology of "The Quest" is deep and fully imagined, and it has been designed to incorporate seamlessly with the unexpected actions and decisions of the contestants - fantasy comes alive as it never has before in this genre-bending series from the Executive Producer of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and the Executive Producers of "The Amazing Race."
The 12 contestants who will rely on physical stamina, intelligence and resourcefulness to emerge as the one true hero are:
Shondo Blades (30, MMA Fighter from Houston, TX) Shondo attributes his southern hospitality to his hometown of Houston, TX. The professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter is dedicated to mastering his craft but don't be fooled by his tough exterior because he is a softy when it comes to "The Lion King."
Lina Carollo (27, School Counselor from Delran, NJ) Her strict upbringing has made Lina a strong and independent woman. She grew up playing Street Fighter with her three older brothers and it wasn't long before she was beating all of them. The school counselor has aspirations of becoming a child psychologist and also enjoys helping to run her family's restaurant.
Jim Curry (22, Student from Little Rock, AR) Jim grew up in the wilderness with his park ranger father. He is a member of a Hogwarts virtual choir and is also a member of the University of Arkansas Quidditch team.
Andrew Frazer (25, Personal Trainer from West Hartford, CT) One of Andrew's greatest joys are working with kids relating to their vivid imaginations. Halloween is his favorite holiday and he enjoys the opportunity to dress as his favorite video game characters.
Bonnie Gordon (28, Property Manager from Lafayette, LA) Overcoming a major obstacle at an early age, Bonnie taught herself to walk straight after being born with her legs twisted. She is primed for an adventure having spent two months traveling with gypsies having to leave her home after Hurricane Katrina.
Ashley Guerrero (35, Horse Trainer from Murrieta, CA) Skilled in trick riding, archery and boxing, Ashley has been training for an adventure her entire life. From using her riding skills as a trail guide to exploring her competitive spirit when she hosts game nights with her friends, Ashley is ready to take on her fellow contestants.
Patrick Higgins (40, High School Math Teacher from Joliet, IL) ) Although his wife does not share the same enthusiasm, the Star Wars fanatic convinced her to walk through light sabers to the movie's theme song at their wedding. Patrick always strives to make a difference and considers his role as a teacher life's greatest reward.
Jasmine Kyle (31, Mother and Homemaker from Media, PA) Jasmine met her knight in shining armor at a Renaissance Fair. Obsessed with Tolkien growing up, the self-proclaimed horse geek writes her own "Lord of the Rings" fanfiction.
Adria Kyne (41, Marketing Director from Nashua, NH) Adria plans to use her life experience to outwit her competitors. The mother of a young son, she adapts well to new situations and has lived in numerous locations internationally. Always a child at heart, she has a passion for video games and feels that she is never too old to play.
Leticia Reyes (36, Executive Assistant from White Plains, NY) Leticia not only has the brains with a degree in business management information systems, but she also has a green belt in judo. Driven by her regret for not standing up for herself or others in the past, she is determined to emerge the hero.
Katherine "Katie" Smaluk (26, Bartender from Chicago, IL) The twin developed her own language with her sister as a young child enjoying their secret code. While she shares a bond with her sister, she is also fiercely competitive and a self-proclaimed hustler when it comes to pool and cards.
Christian Sochor (23, Server from New York, NY) The young New Yorker was drawn to comic book heroes at an early age. A skilled and imaginative competitor who has showcased his sword fighting talents in the New York Renaissance fairs, Christian has even created his own themed parties to watch the "Lord of the Rings."
"The Quest" was filmed on location in Austria and is executive produced by Bertram van Munster, Elise Doganieri, Mark Ordesky, Jane Fleming, Rob Eric and Michael Williams.
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(Update 3/14/13: For my 2013 gluten-free Passover list, click here.)
Passover, an eight-day holiday that celebrates when the Jews were freed from slavery in Egypt, seems to be a great gluten-free holiday. On Passover, we cannot eat any leavened bread — basically, no wheat, rye, barley, spelt or oats. Sounds great so far, right? But here's the rub: On Passover, we eat matzo, which is made from wheat. Many Passover foods are made with matzo meal, so you need to read labels carefully to avoid matzo meal. Still, Passover is a great opportunity to stock up on some gluten-free foods that are hard to find year-round.
Gluten-free Passover foods are either marked as "gluten free" or as "non-gebrokts" (which means it does not contain matzo meal and is therefore gluten-free). While there are many gluten-free Passover products, many of them are expensive, don't taste great and don't have much nutritional value. That's due to Passover prohibitions against other foods such as rice, corn and soy, which means that most Passover products rely on potato starch and lack in taste and nutrition.
I used to buy bags of gluten-free products during Passover, but I don't do that as much anymore. (Well, that's what I say, but my grocery bills and pantry indicate otherwise.) I skip most of the Passover cookies and cake mixes, as well as the Passover noodles, waffles and pizza made with potato flour; they're simply not worth the poor taste and the expense.
If you can find a grocery store with a large kosher section, or a dedicated kosher grocery store, look for these gluten-free, kosher for Passover products that have made it into my grocery cart. (These represent my personal opinion. I am not compensated for reviews, nor did I accept free samples.)
Click for printable gluten-free Passover shopping list


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jQuery iOS Checkboxes
I created this plugin to easily enable the iOS 5 + 6 style checkboxes in HTML development. It is completely customisable with CSS for advanced users or the JS call can be modified to allow for simple tweaks like the colour, or the border-radus to turn the checkboxes into iOS 4 style. I was keen to make the checkboxes without the need for images so it can be modified quickly, because of this i had to use CSS 3 which means that older browsers will be effected but it does degrade gracefully. To make the code base shorter, for perfect results use jQuery 1.8+ as this includes browser prefixing support.
- iOS4, iOS5, iOS6, iOS7 UISwitch
- 100% CSS3 for complete customisability
- Ability to change the Checked Colour
- Any text for on/off
- Auto sizing based on the font-size
- Mobile Support (Although I know you may not want to load jQuery on a Mobile device.)
- Global defaults, set style once and use across your website.
Browser Support
IE 7+ Chrome Safari Firefox 3+ Opera
This plugin uses jQuery 1.8+
This plugin makes use of the css prefixes built into 1.8, if you are using 1.7 you will still see a checkbox but on the browsers that need css prefixes the styling will be a little different.
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When I'm shopping for friends and family for the holidays, I try to strike a balance between wants/needs. I'm practical, but I also appreciate a little luxury and want that for my nearest and dearest too. Cashmere, a luxurious body lotion, or a beautiful cult-favorite lipstick in a gorgeous tube all meet these criteria for my own wish list items.
This year, some of the wish list items on my family's lists actually inspired some of my own — like the Lush products and the Caudalie lip balm. Earlier this year my very chic friend Caitlin slipped a perfume rollerball out of her purse while we were visiting the Vineyard and inspired what has become my near-obsession with rollerball fragrances.
What's on your wish list this year?


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Joe Francis: Gawker's Douche of the Decade
With, let's say, 140% of the vote reporting, we are deeply ashamed to announce that Girls Gone Wild impresario Joe Francis is Gawker's Douche of the Decade.
Joe Francis got his start selling Faces of Death-style cheapo death-and-violence videos on late-night TV. After he found that licensing Mardi Gras footage proved even more popular, and perhaps easier to self-produce, he set about creating an empire of intoxicated ambiguously consensual exploitation. Via Vanessa Grigoriadis' 2002 profile, witness the mind of Francis at work:
"More than anything else, Girls Gone Wild started off as a product of my sexual fantasy." Meaning? "Girls look really good from age eighteen to twenty-five," he says. "It's just a fact that that's the best time for girls. Afterward, things start to happen — bad things."
Francis wondered how he could market such a concept. On a plane one day, he took out a legal pad and wrote down titles: "College Women." "Girls Gone Crazy." Then he wrote, "College Girls Gone Wild," thought about it for a minute and put a big X through the word college.
And he quickly became a terribly rich and successful douche—which may have given him a leg up on the douches in the poll who are kings of the world only in their own shriveled minds and blackened hearts.
But this coked-out amoral direct-marketer (and an alleged rapist!) is basically a zillionaire, various tax liens against him notwithstanding.
Kidnapping and non-penetrative dildo-menacing were not enough to stop the man who declared that he'd been "anally raped over and over by the media" shortly after literally assaulting a female reporter assigned to profile him. He palled around with our more tragic and douchey celebs.
We had a shot at putting him in jail for good, but the hundreds of hours of underaged porn from his homes and plane was seized without proper search warrants.
Problems—both legal and civil—actually piled up for Francis as the decade went on, but the fact remains that he continues to be rich, famous, douchey, and ever more loathsome by the hour.
Joe Francis! You have made the world a worse place! You have assaulted and raped! You have degraded thousands! You are a terrible human being! You are Gawker's Douche of the Decade!
Beautiful certificate of achievement (fit for framing! ... Joe, send us your mailing address) by Steve Dressler


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Designing Mind
STIRRING IT UP Every kitchen needs:
Every kitchen needs:A gas range, because if you want to cook like a chef you want to cook with gas; granite countertops because they look beautiful, are timeless and require very little maintenance; and a commercial dishwasher, because it has boosters that run cycles in two and a half minutes. It's a little more expensive, but well worth it if you entertain a lot. If your neighborhood doesn't have gas lines: Bury a propane tank in the yard. What's new in kitchen design? In high-end homes I'm encouraging a catering kitchen with a warming oven, some surface workspace and a sink in an area that's out of the way but close to the main kitchen. At parties, the guests usually end up in the kitchen; use it to display the food, not the mess of cooking. My own kitchen: It's the largest room in the house, 18 by 24 feet, with a huge six-by-12 island where the range is located. It has granite countertops, mahogany cabinets, stainless steel appliances; a very Tuscan feel. When I entertain at home: Sometimes we'll do sit-down dinner parties for 10 or 12, but I prefer to make it informal with lots of buffets. With good quality food, good friends and good grog, what else do you need? The one gadget I can't live without: My 10-inch, stainless steel sauté pan. I can sear steak, pop popcorn if I have a lid, and anything in between.


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Certain things come to mind when you think of the original Star Trek series: Kirk and Spock, of course, and the Enterprise, as well as the Gorn, Klingons, Tricorder, the Vulcan nerve pinch, and, of course, Tribbles. Those cute, cuddly and iconic creatures – as our guest bloggers Jordan Hoffman and Larry Nemecek noted in their most recent columns; click HERE and HERE – are celebrating their 45th anniversary… today. That's right: "The Trouble with Tribbles" aired on December 29th, 1967.
To celebrate the occasion, StarTrek.com reached out to Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig, to ask about their memories of making "The Trouble with Tribbles" and to ascertain their thoughts on the creatures' enduring legacy. We also dug into our archives, to our interview last year with Tribbles creator David Gerrold, for some additional perspective.
"When I read the ("Tribbles") script, I thought it was lightweight and rather frivolous," Nimoy told us. "Later, I came to appreciate the episode as a change of pace from the heavier material we were producing. It played very well and became a fan favorite. I thought the 'prop' department did a great job providing the creatures. And I did (keep) one -- which has gone to one of my children."
Nichols and Koenig had fun responding to three quick questions about their Tribbles experience.
Actors "act" opposite inanimate objects all the time, but how was it working with… Tribbles?
Nichols: Tribbles are not inanimate.
Koenig: I was concerned as to whether it felt that we were playing the scene moment to moment.
Why do you think Tribbles became such a phenomenon?
Nichols: There was never anything like them before or since. They were and are unique -- AND born pregnant!
Koenig: I think the answer lies with Freud. There is obvious sexual symbolism in Tribbles.
Be honest... did you steal a Tribble once the shoot wrapped?
Nichols: I didn't wait until the end. I got mine the first day!
Koenig: I didn't steal a Tribble. I did, however, have several of them burned in what can only be described as a heretical cult ceremony.
And now, here are the Tribble-centric comments from David Gerrold, which originally appeared in our two-part interview in January 2011.
Let's talk Tribbles. You'd originally called them Fuzzies…
Gerrold: I made the name change, and in retrospect Tribbles is a much better name because Fuzzies is too cute. I don't think Fuzzies would have developed the same kind of cultural recognition. You wouldn't have had people referring to Fuzzies the same way they refer to Tribbles. And I think because Tribbles was a neutral word – "Here's this nice little creature and it's called a 'Tribble'" – we added a word to the English language. I made a list of silly-sounding words you could call such a creature and crossed off all the ones that were too silly. I wanted people to take them seriously.
If the crew had not figured out a way to nip the Tribble threat in the bud, they really could have taken over the world. Yet most people think of "The Trouble with Tribbles" as a comedy episode. Was there a part of you that thought, "Hey, guys, there's a serious story in here and…"?
Gerrold: Oh, yeah. I wanted to do a sequel where, in order to control the Tribbles, we bring in a predator from their homeworld. And the next thing that happens is that crewmen start disappearing because we have swarms of predators on the ship. But we never got around to doing that.
To this day, fans still love the episode. It's considered one of the most popular Star Trek episodes of all-time…
Gerrold: Paramount says it's the most popular episode of all time.
Some people would argue that the best episode is "The City on the Edge of Forever…"
Gerrold: Harlan Ellison and I have an agreement. "City on the Edge of Forever" is the best episode, and "Tribbles" is the most popular.
OK, most popular. So, why? Why is "Tribbles" so popular?
Gerrold: First of all, there's a visceral level. We like babies, kittens, puppies, white mice, panda bears, rabbits, Teddy bears. We like cute, small, fuzzy creatures. A Tribble is this creature with no face, though it's got a mouth, right? And it purrs. So it's the ultimate cat. Even better, it doesn't even give you the snotty look. I think it appeals to that very mammalian instinct to take care of something small and cute, like a child. In fact, I am convinced that the reason we don't strangle our children in their beds is because they're cute. Otherwise, they behave like little psychopaths. No, I'm kidding.
Click HERE to watch "The Trouble with Tribbles" right now!


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The Essential Series offers our maximum level of comfort for street applications. Benefiting from our next generation of degressive valving technology, this series is optimial for comfort orientated street use while providing full adjustability, refined handling and stability.
With features like top quality NMB uniballs (pillowballs), short and pliable bumpstops, adjustable shock lengths preset by MCA Suspension, strong design and valving chosen by MCA Suspension, you're sure to have an enjoyable and stress free aftermarket suspension experience.
Firstly we start off with a relatively standard car and weigh it on all four corners. Then the amount of travel we want is decided on, this includes bump and droop travel. Then the shocks are valved according to what we think is correct. Once valved the shocks are dyno tested to make sure we are happy with the graphs and to check adjustments. At this stage we also decide where the adjuster should be set. Then the shocks are assembled but without bumpstops and springs then fit them to the car.
Then by adjusting the position of the base (bottom mount) we work out the closed length by jacking up the suspension assembly with and without tyre to make sure everything is clearing everything, but using as much travel as possible. After that we drop the shock down from full bump the amount required to achieve our desired amount of bump travel from ride height. Then we take measurements of the shock at it's full bump length, its ride height lengths and full droop length. The shocks are removed and reassembled with springs and bumpstops ready for final fitment.
Using some maths we are able to move the spring seat into the correct position to achieve our desired ride height so there's less fiddling once the shocks are on the car. After they are fitted to the car, we drop the car down onto the ground and check the heights to make sure they are as they should be. After that we need to check arm angles and roll axis to make sure that we are happy with this area, or to fine tune the ride heights to achieve the a good setup.
The vehicle is then driven on a bumpy road to make sure the track setup isn't too unlivable as a daily setup. If it is, steps are taken to try and fix this, but in doing so we make sure to never reduce the outright performance. Then it's time to take it to the track and test our setup properly. Generally all that's needed is small adjustments to the roll axis and adjusters are made to find the ideal setup.
The car is then taken back to the workshop and final measurements are taken from the car so that it can be duplicated easily on the next set of suspension we put together for that model vehicle. Then we are ready to offer this suspension set at our suggested setup to the public.
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Have You Planned for Your Pet's Future if Something Should Happen to You? If the Answer is No, a New ASPCA Survey Finds You're Not AloneSurvey shines light on the need to educate pet guardians on planning for their pets
NEW YORK—The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today released the findings from a recent poll of more than 1,000 pet guardians across the country, which has uncovered new data on people planning for their pets' futures in the event that the human caretaker dies. The survey shows that while most do some planning, few pet parents take the necessary steps recognized by law to ensure their pets are taken care of when they pass away.
The study involved a randomized telephone survey of 1,000 dog or cat guardians to find out if they have a plan in place for their pet should something happen to them, and if so what the plan is. Of the pet guardians surveyed:
- Only 17 percent have taken legal action (a will, a trust fund, or some other legal document) to plan for the care of any of their pets should they die.
- Dog owners are more likely to take legal steps to plan for their dogs (17 percent) than cat owners are to plan for their cats (11 percent).
- Even pet owners who have taken legal steps to plan for their own death in general have not necessarily included their pets in that planning. Of those who have completed a will for themselves (42 percent of cat or dog owners), only 18 percent have included their pets in that will.
- The most common form of estate planning for the care of pets is speaking to a friend or family member about caring for a pet (53 percent of dog or cat owners have done so), followed by creating a pet portfolio containing the information needed for someone else to care for a pet (39 percent have created one).
The survey underscores the need for the ASPCA's recent collaboration with LegalZoom to raise awareness of the Pet Protection Agreement®, which allows pet owners to establish continuing care for all of their animals when they are not able to care for them. Created by animal law attorney Rachel Hirschfeld, the Pet Protection Agreement allows pet parents to appoint a guardian for their pets, as well as set aside funds to ensure that their pets receive the same standard of care to which they're accustomed. As part of the partnership, LegalZoom will donate 10-15 percent of the purchase price of each Pet Protection Agreement® to the ASPCA through June 2014 to support its national programs.
"Millions of companion animals are surrendered to shelters each year, some because their owners did not establish continuing care for their animals in the event that they were unable to do so," says Kim Bressant-Kibwe, trusts and estates counsel for the ASPCA. "This study offers evidence of the problem that we suspected – pet parents need to begin to plan for their pets' long-term well-being."


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text: Sarah Flowers has worked in California public libraries for nearly 30 years, and retired as Deputy County Librarian of the Santa Clara County Library. She was a member of the top 40 distinguished alumni of the San Jose State School of Library and Information Science, and one of the first Library Journal "Movers and Shakers." She is the author of numerous articles and reviews for library journals, as well as the author of Young Adults Deserve the Best: YALSA's Competencies in Action (ALA, 2011), Evaluating Teen Services and Programs (ALA/Neal-Schuman, 2012), and Crash Course in Young Adult Services (Libraries Unlimited, 2017). She has been active in ALA and YALSA (the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of ALA) for many years, and was the 2011-12 President of YALSA.


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Koks esi gyvūnas?
Ar inojai, kad turi tam tikro gyvūno charakterį?
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Įvesk savo vardą ir pavardę apačioje
What's your lucky number today?
What's your birthday color?
What kind of driver are you?
What painting are you?
What historical figure are you?
What wheels are yours?
What's your perfect phone?
What's your true color?
What planet are you from?
What's your bed?
What Cartoon Character are you?
How's your first date?
What flower are you?
How famous will you be?
What's your ideal pet?
Kas tavo idealus partneris?
What movie could you be in?
What music band do you belong in?
What's your sport?
What will you be in your afterlife?
Kokia tavo ideali ukuosena?
What kind of farter are you?
What junkie are you?
What food are you like?
What's your Life Path Number?
What's your foreign name?
What's your dream car?
What's your love score?
What's your blood type personality?
What celeb is your pet like?
What world record can you break?
Where do you feel at home?
What will your baby look like?
What celeb matches you best?
What's your Balinese sign?
Who's your secret lover?
What brand are you like?
What beast are you in bed?
What's your ideal job?
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One of my pleasures is to find a BART car with clean windows and a reason to ride, because short of having a private car and driver or my own airplane it's the best way to savor Oakland's topography. And with the accumulation of walks taken and drives made, I see and recognize more and more detail in that familiar view. In Walden Thoreau wrote, quoting Cowper: "With respect to landscapes, — 'I am monarch of all I survey, / My right there is none to dispute.' I have frequently seen a poet withdraw, having enjoyed the most valuable part of a farm, while the crusty farmer supposed that he had got a few wild apples only."
The emphasis Thoreau placed on the word survey implies both looking over in a synoptic sense and traversing on foot with scopes and stakes. On BART I do the first while recollecting the second.


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Democracy isn't perfect, but as a means of keeping a large population working together more or less as a team, it is the least bad system we know. Such is the received wisdom. One of the major faults of democracy is that it sometimes allows a majority of beneficiaries to vote in measures that they know will have to be paid for by other people. The people paying may have no choice if they are a minority, or otherwise without power, and simply be unwilling victims of a selfish majority. Such is the situation facing much of the west right now. Many countries have overspent, with governments investing large amounts of borrowed money to ensure votes from large parts of the population, knowing that the price would be paid by other future governments and by different parts of the population. Now that the time has come for savings to be made, we are seeing some very selfish squabbling indeed, with everyone wanting someone else to pay the bills, leaving them undisturbed. The results in some countries are not pretty, with street demonstrations and rioting. The UK hasn't gone that far yet.
There are some basic principles that most people give at least lip service too. The weak and the deserving poor must be protected, and those that are able to do so should carry more of the burden. No major political party disagrees significantly with that, though they differ enormously when defining poor and deserving. Until recently, there has also been a consensus that children should be protected. Now that appears to have vanished. The debts that have been incurred by the adult generations are to be handed on to their kids, who of course have no legal say in the matter. Various groups of adults blame each other for the mess, but it is the future generations who will suffer most of the pain. Any suggestions of reductions of benefits, pensions, pay, jobs or public services are being resisted furiously, but if everyone insists that we must delay repayments, then it is today's and tomorrow's kids who are being left with much of the bill. And of course, if the services and benefits are eventually reduced, as they must, those same kids picking up the bill won't even benefit from them.
This does not seem a sensible, moral, or sustainable approach to democracy. If unwilling generations are forced to pick up large bills for benefits only available to their ancestors, we can be pretty sure they will rebel. Inter-generational conflict will see young people refusing to pay for the luxurious benefits their elders voted for themselves.
The same is true of any other sectors of society. All must see that they are having a reasonable package of price and reward. This is important, as it is this balance that make democracy stable and prevents revolution. No sector should be seen to benefit unduly at the expense of others.
Some people have gained much more than others from the various decisions that accrued the debts we now face, indeed some of the costs can be attributed to vote buying. For example, much of the debt is due to generous pension commitments in the public service. While private industry long ago recognised that increasing lifespans have made traditional final salary pension schemes unaffordable, and abolished them, the public sector has conspicuously carried on large scale recruitment with terms and conditions associated with lifespans that became out of date in the 1960s, knowing they were unaffordable (increasing longevity has caught noone by surprise) , and understating costs by using different pension valuation formulas than the private sector (e.g. 8:1 instead of 20:1). It does not seem unreasonable for those paying the bills to demand that terms and conditions such as pensions, holidays, pay and bonuses, be realigned to a more sensible baseline. All wealth generation arises in the private sector, so it makes little sense to provide public service conditions more generous that their equivalent in the private sector. Of course, those living very comfortably at the expense of others can't be expected to surrender their comfort without a struggle, but if public sector staff are seen to be very comfortable while those who have to pay them suffer, conflict is inevitable as stresses increase.
Similarly, benefits and welfare are already being addressed to ensure that those who are able to work (including those who are sick or disabled but who retain some saleable skills and abilities) must do so before they can claim state support, and to ensure that working will always make them wealthier than idleness. In a wealthy society, provided that everyone looks after themselves as far as they can, the state can easily ensure that everyone can afford survival with reasonable comfort. Ideally, welfare provides a basic existence for everyone, and then everyone could add to their personal comfort by making whatever contribution they reasonably can. This would be affordable and sustainable and would not disincentivise personal effort. It will take time to deliver this principle, but we are heading in that general direction.
But inter-generational problems will prove far more problematic than those between private and public. Inter-generational conflict in fact is already overdue. For me, the biggest surprise about the French demonstrations against pension age increase is not that they are happening, which isn't surprising at all, but that young people have also joined the demonstrations. It is the young who are being left with the huge bills, and they ought to be demonstrating in favour, not against pension age rises. Today's retirees are retiring at the same age as their parents, but unlike them, they will cost far more than they ever paid in. They are in effect demanding a huge unearned windfall, paid for by younger people. The older ones on the demonstrations may hope to benefit similarly themselves, but it is near impossible that younger people will be able to do so, yet they are being expected to pay the bills for those older people fortunate enough to do so. When someone else gets a big cake free, and you have to pay for it, it is not unreasonable to be annoyed. It is very surprising if you demonstrate in support of them getting the cake. The young French may be a little sluggish in realising the situation they are in, but they will catch up eventually. In the UK, the retirement age increase looks like it is being accepted, but it still leaves the young with huge bills. With the duration of the payback times being considered, many of the kids who will have to pay the bills are in school, and aren't politically aware yet, but as they come on stream politically and realise the enormity of the debts they face entering adulthood, we should expect them to start complaining. We may well see a Europe-wide rebellion against older population, and demands that they pay for themselves and their own retirements.
Immigration is an interesting issue too. The papers are full of stories about resentment of perceived advantages enjoyed by immigrant populations, but most of the stories are from communities that are under stress with limited employment or housing. The economics are interesting. On one side, someone immigrating and becoming a citizen gains a share of all the accumulated wealth of the country built over the centuries, and we may also pick up some liabilities to overseas family. On the other hand, we get the benefits of their education and skills free, and presumably benefit from any wealth they bring with them, plus their future contributions, and perhaps those of their families. And we gain also from their overseas links and networks, helping trade and reducing military threats. Set against that, some people emigrate, with the reverse economics. Of course, the two groups don't match. Emigration often happens in retirement, when people have a lot of wealth. Immigration tends to be of younger people with lower wealth. And of course, there is a lot in between in both directions. It is this that presents the biggest problem. Many people who immigrated to the UK to get a better life are now going back, because conditions there are improving while conditions here worsen. This new flow may be called remigration. It is strongest in those areas that are most useful, such as engineering and medicine. Remigration is a threat to the economy, because we tend to lose those immigrants who make the greatest contributions, leaving skills shortages, but we still are left with the costs of the lower contribution immigration. Adding to this, intergenerational conflict, if left unsolved, could lead to a large brain drain as young people decide to leave for lower tax regimes elsewhere, leaving behind the debts they were to be saddled with. If we lose the most able people from society, we not only lose their economic contribution but also face a skills shortage. The nightmare scenario would see the UK becoming an ill-funded retirement home, with lots of expensive old people, lots of people needing state support, a lot of people just about paying their own way, and too few wealthy taxpayers to pay for the difference.
So it is rapidly becoming apparent that society has many stresses to face over the next decade, and obvious that some communities in France are already at the point of rebellion. The first trouble is resistance to change. But soon some parts will realise that they want change and demand it, then trouble won't be against the state but between communities. The degree to which that spreads to the UK, and to other pressures, is debatable, but we will soon see.


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Story highlights
More than 200 U.S. flights canceled on Wednesday
Parts of Missouri and Kansas could see 3 inches of sleet, 1/4-inch of ice
The storm is now moving out to blanket central Plains, Midwest with snow
There are still flood watches in place from last week near the Gulf, and more rain is coming
When she was very young, Kayla Avery was used to playing in the snow. But the former Boston resident hadn't seen much of the white stuff since she moved to Arizona more than a decade ago.
She got a reminder Wednesday.
"We received a blizzard warning last night through the emergency broadcasting system. Most of us didn't believe it," she told CNN iReport. "Most of the news reports said it probably wouldn't snow in the valley, and two hours later it was snowing."
Avery, a 19-year-old student at the University of Arizona, said the snow was still falling Wednesday afternoon.
"My brother and I were staring out the window saying, 'What? It's snowing in Tucson? That's not supposed to happen!' " she said, adding that she's never seen this much snow in the area since her family moved there. Usually the area gets no more than a dusting of snow once a year.
The inch of snow also caused PGA Tour officials to postpone play at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship in nearby Marana, Arizona.
The rare accumulation was all part of a massive winter storm that promises to blanket a huge swath of the nation in crazy weather, from 18 inches of snow or more in Kansas to thunderstorms and flooding along the Gulf Coast.
Trouble for the next three days
In all, about 800,000 square miles in 18 states were under some form of watch or warning Wednesday related to a major storm pouring out of California and into the Central Plains and the Midwest, CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller said.
About 30 million people live in the covered areas, he said.
One of the places that could be hit the hardest is Springfield, Missouri. Among the hazards expected there Wednesday: lightning, wind and ice, with a little snow and sleet thrown on top for good measure.
The biggest threat of heavy snow lies in parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri, with the possibility of whiteout conditions in some places, he said.
Track winter weather across the U.S.
In Kansas, where the storm had already started, the National Weather Service was predicting as much as 18 inches of snow. The agency said parts of Nebraska could see more than a foot of snow, with drifts making some roads impassable.
CNN affiliate KSNW in Wichita reported that crews had treated roads Monday but no matter how much salt and sand they had spread, by Wednesday morning, primary roads were snow-packed and slick. Side streets were worse.
There was a break in the weather that allowed crews to get out before the afternoon rush hour and clear some of the major thoroughfares, the station reported.
Kansas State University announced on its website that Thursday classes were canceled.
Forecasters were predicting as much as 2 inches of snow in St. Louis, with the precipitation turning into sleet and freezing rain Thursday. The conditions will have "a significant impact on travel," the weather service warned.
North of where the most snow will fall, Chicago could receive what would be its largest single snowfall of the year – 4 inches, Miller said. The city usually gets up to 4 feet of snow a year. So far this year, only about a foot has fallen, he said.
South of the snow belt, dangerously icy conditions are possible in parts of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, he said. That includes Springfield, where windy conditions will precede the possibility of up to 3 inches of snow and sleet Thursday, with the possibility of a quarter of an inch or more of ice to boot.
Heavy rains forecast
Elsewhere, severe thunderstorms moving in from the Gulf of Mexico are expected to dump from 2 to 6 inches of rain over New Orleans, Louisiana, and Montgomery, Alabama, according to CNN's weather center, before rolling up toward Atlanta.
The torrential rains could lead to significant river flooding near the Gulf, as flood watches are still in effect from last week's heavy rains.
Heavy winds, hail and tornadoes are possible, the National Weather Service says. Downpours are expected to continue into Friday.
Travel delays
It was snowing Wednesday in Denver where almost a dozen inbound flights were canceled, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. More than 200 flights into or out of U.S. airports were canceled, the website said, with almost 175 already called off for Thursday.
Kansas City International Airport posted a statement on its website advising passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.
"There is potential for more cancelled or delayed flights as the storm continues," the statement said. Flight Aware reported that more than 100 flights were affected at that airport.
CNN's Steve Almasy, Mike Pearson and Pedram Javaheri contributed to this report.


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(CNN) – Stepping off Air Force One Wednesday in Tel Aviv, President Barack Obama seemed to breathe a sigh of relief at escaping a gridlocked Washington.
"It's good to get away from Congress," Obama was heard telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a formal arrival ceremony at the Ben Gurion Airport. The quip elicited a big laugh from Netanyahu and a grin from Obama, who then posed for photos.
The president's trip to the Mideast comes as lawmakers and the White House continue to haggle over tax rates and spending cuts. The two sides weren't able to strike a deal avoiding mandatory spending cuts at the beginning of March, and are currently deadlocked over how to fund the federal government past the end of the month.
The current funding measure expires March 27, and a partial government shutdown would occur if a new funding authorization isn't in place.
Obama's relations with lawmakers, icy for years, seemed to thaw recently as the president embarked on a "charm offensive" with rank-and-file members. He took GOP senators out to dinner in Washington, lunched with the House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, and traveled to Capitol Hill for meetings with the entire Republican and Democratic coalitions in the House and Senate.
But some Republicans were skeptical of the outreach, saying it was a way for Obama to appear conciliatory without striking true compromise.
Netanyahu also faces the task of working with legislators who don't always see eye-to-eye with him. In January's election, his faction lost seats, and the coalition government formed last week excludes ultra-religious parties, which have in the past been Netanyahu's allies.
The prime minister said last week that passing a budget would be the first task for the new government. Israel also faces a budget deficit, and like the U.S. must negotiate spending cuts and tax rates as part of a solution.
Not to worry, Mr. President, when you get home Congress will be on their umpteenth vacation, this time their
Easter break. After all, the poor little things are worn out from doing nothing.
Be safe!!!
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In January's election, his faction lost seats, and the coalition government formed last week excludes ultra-religious parties, which have in the past been Netanyahu's allies.
Is it coincidence that Netanyahu's re-election, and ability to form a viable coalition, seemed to be totally in doubt until this trip by Pres. Obama was announced? Did anyone else notice that?
Notice how the hard line, ultra-conservatives are no longer with Netanyahu.
"It's good to get away from Congress" translation : It's good to get away from my responsibilities of managing the government.
Can you blame him? Let the GOP and Fox tell it everything was just great until January 2009 and that's when everything went wrong. The saddest part is you actually have real people that believe it.
"But some Republicans were skeptical of the outreach, saying it was a way for Obama to appear conciliatory without striking true compromise."
Who cares! Please CNN, stick to the issues, not the brownie points or political scoring points, they do nothing but cheapen everything into political theater where everyone ignores the issues and only cares about who's winning. Please, stop giving political scoring the time of day. Who cares! You don't have to make anything and everything political scoring theater, please stick to the issues. Help bring about change to actually get things done.
All the complaining by the right wing nut jobs about Obama carries no validity....here he is working while congress vacations!! Compare the days off!!!
"It's good to get away from Congress," Obama was heard telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . . ."
I hear you, Mr. President. Perched on my fence here in America, a few weeks of vacation FROM America is looking better and better.
Ditto! Can't say I blame the President. I too get tired of all their jaw flapping and accomplishing nothing yet it all seems to be President Obama's fault that they are useless.
ain't that the truth PJ...............you crack me up, but congress is wornout from obstruction, filibustering, saying hell naw
and yes congress will be on break AGAIN....................I wonder Y they all have on blue neck ties
Netanyahu also faces the task of working with legislators who don't always see eye-to-eye with him.
I am so proud of this man as our President. Incredibly proud. He exudes charm, intelligence, and diplomacy.
He found commonality with Nettie, and they both had a bonding laugh over it!!
Good start to your visit sir.
PJ congress has been on permanent vacation like their expresident Bush since they inaugerated Pres.Obama,nothing new here,most certainly right!!Now while the president cats away the republican mice will come out to play to see if they can up with something more ignorent,self destructive than their voting almost unanimously the sequester bill sending it to a happy Pres.Obama to sign..Republicans still in denile think it'll hurt Pres.Obama in the future but remember republicans its going to kill you sooner because midterms is right around the corner and the sequester signing just goes to show how ignorent you were in having him sign your death warrents ..Republicans never seem to surprise me with their ignorence because its a trait they've had for decades,nothing new here from them and it'll continue till all these present republicans are gone and a new wave of politicians come in to really help the people not just say so like the present ones do!!
"But some Republicans were skeptical of the outreach, saying it was a way for Obama to appear conciliatory without striking true compromise."
Don't "some Republicans" realize how unconciliatory that they sound saying stuff like that? No doubt that right wing media won't notice, but hopefully the American people will notice.
Mr. President, don't let this arrogant Natanyahu treat you like he is above you. Remember the relationship: adopted father to spoiled untamed child. We give them $3 billions and much more... demand respect in return. Dont let rest of the world laughing at us for so-called equal relationship.
Mr. President, you're actually on official business. But feel free to kick back and enjoy the cous cous. You haven't even scratched the surface in vacation time used compared to your predecessor.
The POTUS is happy to be anywhere where he doesn't have to make decisions, be accountable, lead effectively or listen to anyone else's opinion!
He likes to wheedle, whine, blame others and beg for attention at every opportunity.
Americans ought to think outside the box and see the man as the rest of the world sees him. See how he swept the disgrace of his own Ambassador's murder under the carpet because it showed HIS own failings? lol – you people CHOSE to re-elect him so you're never likely to admit your failures either, are you?
critical thinking wrote:
"It's good to get away from Congress" translation : It's good to get away from my responsibilities of managing the government.
Allow me to point out the not quite so obvious. When asked about attending the new Pope's installation ceremonies, House Speaker John Boehner said that he was "too busy". Republicans are always "too busy" to do *anything* with the Democrats.
since 99% of GOP members give him no respect whatsoever why shouldn't he say that?
It's good to get away from the mess of America he's making. We're stuck here resisting all of his policies while he travels the globe. Netenyahu, with all of his integrity, strength, and conviction makes Obama's weaknesses and lack of integrity even more accentuated.
Congress is there to limit the president and it happes with every president and they never understand why- ANSWER tio prevent an imperial president.. So don't blame the congress for doing its JOB!
When did Obama ever visit the Congress? Where is the budget for over 4 years now? A day late and a dollar short. Will we have a budget this next 4 years ? Appearently it's your way or the highway. Well son, you ran for the job. Now do it.
Wow, that coment says quite a bit about how wonderful it must be to work with Congress given Netanyahu's rather overt support for Mr. Romney, and his attempt to influence the outcome of the American election.
Oddly, I agree, perhaps we as a nation would be better off if Congess could simply go away for several months and perhaps nt convee again until they ctually dcde t o the idding of Ameicn Citizens, and not, say Defense contractors, gun-makers,and anti-tax nuts.
Obama is pathetic. He tries to run over Congress, and force them to do his bidding, and then tries to blame them, for HIS problem!
Rick McDaniel
Obama is pathetic. He tries to run over Congress, and force them to do his bidding, and then tries to blame them, for HIS problem!
The gop that sits on their butts doing nothing but obstructing are the ones that are pathetic. So glad I expect more from elected officials than you R McD.
Ray E. (Georgia)
When did Obama ever visit the Congress?
Let's go to the video tapes. State of Union address. Remember? That's the one where Sen. Rubio forever associated himself with bottled water. "All too easy."
Yeah, that one dinner with Republican Senators in 4+ years must have been a real strain on obama's social agenda.


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India is talking about Rohith Vemula's suicide. Many are calling it a murder. People want heads to roll. They want to taste the winds of change on their fat tongues. After all, the right to protest is crucial to societal advancement. Even Pythagorean cups must spill over, if need be.
But I don't understand why Rohith is seen as a martyr. He killed himself, unable to cope with caste-based discrimination in the education system. The young man gave up on the fight. Even if he intended to make a statement on victimization of Dalits, it still meant there is one less person now, committed to change, in the country. His death, while it may not diminish the cause, will add precious little towards it.
India needs activists like Rohith to stick around; at least, to compensate for the misguided antics of its armchair activists. Hours after the news broke about his suicide, there was public outrage. An eruption of anger against the mechanics of oppression as imposed by a tyrannical system. The atmosphere was so tense that people drew ridiculous conclusions.
Apparently, there is corruption is India. And we judge each other based on caste and religion. Even a shocking suggestion that perhaps inequalities continue to exist in our society. If only these virtual warriors had prior knowledge of it, they would have been there to voice their disapproval. And nobody would have had to die to prove anything.
The world is messed up. Such a revelation, isn't it? Let's strap on our seat-belts, ladies and gentlemen. It's the dawn of anarchy. Next stop – zombie apocalypse.
Maybe it is just another case of reactive activism. A malady borne of our growing need for comfort and convenience while contributing towards seemingly-productive ideologies. It is how social media diminishes our true potential to be forces of good. We may have used technology to facilitate our ability to protest against injustice. We haven't managed to think much about the actual protest itself.
It reminded me of an incident that had happened years ago. A few ladies were physically assaulted outside a pub in Mangalore by uncouth ultra-conservatives. Everyone was aghast over the extent of gender-bias in India. They were horrified over what had happened simply because they could specifically relate to the victimization. It didn't matter to them, prior to this, that women from rural communities were put through far worse discrimination.
Our voices may be getting louder but they are feebler than ever before. The dissident doesn't have a face anymore. The rebel has gone digital. He is an auto-tune, ready to say whatever has been agreed upon. Now he wants to claim that the system killed a young Dalit student. He wants to forget that corrupt politicians are also made of the same stardust. It doesn't matter how such glorification can lead to more young minds choosing the same route to echo their sentiments. And it certainly is of no consequence that he is being manipulated by the media to take action through their sponsored channels.
It is tragic that Rohith was put in a position where he felt that he had to take his own life. It is also unfortunate that there is a homeless family living outside the High Court premises in Chennai. They were displaced due to a post-tsunami land dispute. The father stays awake until 5 AM on most days because he is afraid that his teenage daughter is under threat whenever it's dark. There is a good chance the system, at some point, had failed him. If ever he decided to commit suicide to show us that 'prevention is better than cure', that wouldn't help matters.
It isn't with condescension that I make such inferences of matters I am not a part of. It's just that if I see a duck, and find myself unable to identify its sub-classification – I still won't question, whether or not, it is a duck at all.
Today, I saw Northern Pintails for the first time.
You may
swim upstream,
but first… shhhhh
go back to sleep.
(Photographs: Shollinganalur Lake, Chennaai)
An excerpt from Rohith Vemula's suicide note
"I would not be around when you read this letter. Don't get angry on me. I know some of you truly cared for me, loved me and treated me very well. I have no complaints on anyone. It was always with myself I had problems. I feel a growing gap between my soul and my body.
And I have become a monster. I always wanted to be a writer. A writer of science, like Carl Sagan. At last, this is the only letter I am getting to write. I loved Science, Stars, Nature, but then I loved people without knowing that people have long since divorced from nature. Our feelings are second handed. Our love is constructed. Our beliefs colored.
…I am not hurt at this moment. I am not sad. I am just empty. Unconcerned about myself. That's pathetic. And that's why I am doing this."


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