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Yeast lab hunts for Bay Area brewing flavor
On weekends, Jim Withee jumps on his mountain bike and hits the trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Instead of a backpack full of PowerBars, he carries sterile containers and forceps. With gloved hands, he plucks leaves and berries and takes them back to study in his lab.
If he's lucky, this wild local flora may contribute to making beer. But he's not looking for flavorings; he's looking for yeast.
Withee is the founder of Gigayeast, a startup commercial yeast lab in Belmont that supplies both professional and home brewers.
The microbiologist launched the company four years ago after working in risk assessment for the USDA - a job in which he provided information about food-borne illnesses and other microbial hazards.
"I love beer, and I just decided to quit cold and put everything I have into this," says Withee, who describes Gigayeast as a "midlife crisis of sorts."
Until recently, brewers mostly bought their yeast from a handful of big national outfits, like White Labs or Wyeast. But with the craft brewing field growing increasingly crowded, some brewers are looking to differentiate their beer by buying yeast from smaller labs, like Withee's.
At his small warehouse in an industrial zone hugging Highway 101, Withee isolates yeast cultures on petri dishes and grows them in steel tanks, with an eye toward creating something unique. Nowhere is this more evident than in his project to find beer yeast on plants from the Santa Cruz hills. Withee hopes he'll be able to discover a viable strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that can be sold to brewers looking to create a true Bay Area beer.
Expressing terroir
Increasingly, beer makers are taken with the notion of beers that express terroir. Craft breweries often seek out ingredients such as heirloom barley malted in small, local malt houses, or single-estate hops.
But yeast is a less explored frontier in the prospect of giving beers a sense of place. When you think of a truly local yeast, the lambics of Belgium's Senne River valley come to mind. These sour beers are naturally fermented using only ambient yeasts, taking advantage of local microflora much as Sherry relies on the unique yeasts of Jerez.
American craft brewers have been slow to develop similarly "wild" ales - almost all American-made sour beers are inoculated with commercial laboratory yeast. For years, the only truly wild ales that were made stateside and available in the Bay Area were the Resurgam, Coolship Red and Coolship Cerise beers from Allagash Brewing Co. in Portland, Maine, and Russian River Brewing's Beatification.
Part of this extremely limited availability has to do with the fact that making spontaneously fermented beer is harder than it sounds.
"There's this vision of these brewers just getting drunk and opening up the barn doors, but it's a lot more complex than that," Withee says.
With lambics, and other naturally fermented beer, the hot, unfermented wort is poured into what's called a "coolship," a shallow metal pan, and allowed to cool overnight, during which airborne yeasts and bacteria drop in and naturally ferment and sour the beer. The beer then has to age for up to three years and is typically blended to achieve something drinkable.
"You have to be willing to dump some beer," says Jason Perkins, Allagash's brewmaster. After all, you're letting nature take its course, and nature isn't always pretty.
Recently, however, a number of newer craft breweries, such as Jester King, out of Austin, Texas, and Crooked Stave in Denver have taken on the challenge. They installed coolships, and made spontaneously fermented beer.
Controlled approach
Two Bay Area brewers have adopted a somewhat less dicey and more controlled approach to using local yeast. Almanac Beer Co.'s Sourdough Wild Ale is partially fermented using a local sourdough bread starter. Withee's Gigayeast helped isolate the particular strain from a starter from San Francisco's Marla Bakery. Oakland's Linden Street Brewery has, similarly, brewed beer using yeast grown in its own lab from San Francisco's Tartine Bakery sourdough starter. In both cases, saccharomyces cerevisiae was found in the bread starters, then isolated and fed until it was strong enough to brew beer.
Sourdough has the added benefit of being a San Francisco specialty.
Withee, for his part, hasn't yet found any good brewers' yeast living on local berries or leaves. But he hasn't stopped trying.
"There's a lot of interest, and brewers are constantly asking me about it," he says. As long as the sun keeps shining, he'll hit the trails and keep sampling.
Lessley Anderson is a San Francisco freelance writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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Like most public entities, the growing cost of employee pensions is the biggest financial challenge facing Chicago Public Schools (CPS). By FY2014 under existing legislation, CPS will be required to spend $534 million (more than 10 percent of its operating budget) on contributions to the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund (CTPF). This represents an increase of $338 million from the FY2013 contribution, the last year of legislative pension relief. Even at this contribution level, CTPF will still have a funded ratio below 60 percent, considered weak by many observers, and an unfunded liability of approximately $8 billion. Without reform from the state, CPS's required annual contributions will continue to grow, and by FY 2040 will exceed $1 billion annually. At that point, the funded ratio is still estimated only to be 66 percent. Significant reform is essential to ensure that pension benefits continue to be available to CPS retirees.
Teachers and others with teaching certificates (such as principals) who work at CPS participate in the CTPF. Teachers in school districts outside of Chicago participate in a state-funded pension system, the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS). Both systems have similar demographics.
Table I: CTPF v. TRS
Number of Retirees
Average Monthly Benefit
Average Age
Average Years of Service
Source: CTPF: Actuarial Valuation as of 6/30/11 and
CPS; TRS: Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending 6/30/11
Retirees receive a defined benefit annuity. Teachers in both systems are eligible to retire at age 55 with 35 years of service, age 60 with 20 years of service, or age 62 and five years of service. An employee who has reached age 55 and has 20 years of service may retire, but will receive a smaller annuity. Retirees receive a 3 percent annual compounded cost of living adjustment (COLA) starting at age 61 for CTPF and for TRS starting immediately.
These factors and other demographics are used by actuaries to calculate the cost of benefits into the future. Based on this future cost (referred to as "actuarial liability"), an annual contribution amount is calculated to be invested for the future, which is the "employer contribution." The funding target is to have assets equal to 90 percent of the liability by 2059; this represents a "funded ratio" of 90 percent.
For TRS, the state of Illinois makes virtually all employer contributions. For CTPF, CPS must make the employer contribution. CPS is the only district in the state that has this requirement.
As recently as June 30, 2001, CTPF had a funded ratio of 100 percent and, according to state law, CPS did not have to make an employer contribution. By June 30, 2004, the funded ratio had dropped to 86 percent (it has continued dropping since that time), and CPS was statutorily required in FY2006 to begin making employer contributions. Since then, the annual pension contribution has skyrocketed. Had the legislature not granted CPS temporary relief from those contributions, the amounts owed in FY2011-2013 would have been much higher than the approximately $195 million it has been.
Chart 1: CPS Statutorily Required Employer Contributions to CTPF grows dramatically
The funded ratio decrease from 100 percent in 2001 to 60 percent in 2011 was due to a number of factors, as a review of the data by Aon Hewitt for CPS shows:
Chart 2: Causes of Decrease Funded Ratio 6/30/01 to 6/30/11
The bottom line is that, independent of the reason for the decline, CPS must make up the shortfall through increased employer contributions. This is where CTPF and TRS are most dramatically different. No Illinois school district other than CPS is required to support its pension system. The state of Illinois makes nearly all the employer contributions for TRS, while CPS must make virtually all employer contributions for CTPF. The state only makes a nominal $10 million contribution to CTPF (as shown in Chart 1), but will make a $2.7 billion contribution to TRS this year.
The financial pressure from pensions threatens to crowd out spending in the classroom, as pensions take an increasing share of the annual budget. In the long term, pension contributions will continue to grow, yet the stability of the pension fund, as measured by the funded ratio, will not reach 70 percent until 2047, when CPS is projected to owe about $1.2 billion per year in contributions.
Chart 3: CPS Employer Pension Contributions Will Continue to Grow
The FY2013 budget reflects an employer contribution to CTPF of $196 million, the equivalent of 10.6 percent of salaries. However, this amount is artificially low and was set in statute as part of the three-year pension relief provided by the General Assembly in 2010. As illustrated in Chart 1 above, FY2013 is the last year of legislative pension relief, and in FY2014, CPS will be facing an estimated $338 million increase in employer contribution, as the contribution returns to the actuarially established contribution of $534 million.
In addition to the employer contribution, employees also are required by statute to contribute 9 percent of their salary to pensions (called the "employee contribution"). However, CPS pays 7 percent of the 9 percent for a total of $127 million budgeted in FY2013 for participants in CTPF. Non-teacher employees are part of a separate, municipal pension system. CPS also pays 7 percent of the 8.5 percent employee contribution at a cost of $40 million in FY2013.
The governor and state legislature have recognized that pensions are a huge burden for the state and have been actively engaged in discussions around pension reform. Various proposals for reform have been put forward and CPS recognizes that without legislative support and action, overcoming the financial obstacles created by pensions is nearly impossible.
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November 6, 2013
The McGeorge Property Law Student Association (MPLSA) hosted a speakers panel, "How to Think About Municipality Insolvency and Chapter 9," on Nov. 4, 2013. It was well-attended by students, faculty and alumni.
The panelists consisted of Steven Felderstein, Marc Levinson, and Donna Parkinson, who are all practicing bankruptcy attorneys, and Chief Judge Christopher Klein. All have participated in a number of municipality bankruptcy cases in California. Steven Felderstein is also an adjunct bankruptcy professor, and Judge Klein is the Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of California.
The event opened with a brief news clip about the Stockton case, and Mr. Levinson described Stockton's financial state that led to its filing for bankruptcy. The panelists then covered a range of topics, from the Contracts Clause and federal jurisdiction to recent California legislation regarding the Chapter 9 process. Each addressed the roles of attorneys, judges and mediators in the municipality bankruptcy process, and emphasized the prominence of the role of negotiation between competing interests when a municipality becomes insolvent.
The speakers were eager to answer questions, and mingled with students after the event. The MPLSA board was pleased with both the turn out and the substance of the presentation.
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Iō (イオウ, Iō) is a ninja weapon inventor from Konoha. He and his assistant, Shōseki, help make weapons for the village.
Most of his original weapons are shown to either be impossible to carry or serve no purpose at all. It is assumed he was relocated to the outskirts of the village due to the random explosions he creates, which he claims are "challenges" during his inventing.
Iō has a very eccentric personality and has a great love for creating weapons without thinking of the consequences, even creating weapons that were either impossible to use because they served no purpose or were too "over-the-top". He is also shown to resent not being able to experiment with his creations. Despite being relocated and not allowed to pursue his experiments within Konohagakure, Iō has shown great loyalty to his village, refusing to make or give his weapons to anyone else.
Iō is a small, balding man with grey hair, a small moustache and goatee. He wears a pair of gloves with bandages around his arms, a high-collared jacket, black trousers, sandals and a blacksmith'sapron with the village symbol on it.
He is very knowledgeable in the art of creating ninja tools, able to create unorthodox yet dangerous weapons like Tsurukame, Dakō or Jidanda, showing a high level of technical knowledge. However, most of these unorthodox inventions are useless for combat. He has also shown rather skilled at laying traps, as well as proficiency with the Enclosing Technique, using it to store some of his creations.
Part II
Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha
Neji Hyūga, Tenten, and Naruto Uzumaki go to the Konoha Tool Research Lab to retrieve more tools for the village. When checking up on their progress, they see that Iō and his assistant went down the research lab to work on Iō's newest weapon. Suddenly, two ninja, Gameru and Kusune arrive in the research lab and demand new weapons from Iō. They both possessed two of his prototype weapons that Shōseki sold to them. Iō gave Tenten his newest weapon, Jidanda, which she used to defeat both the ninja. Iō then took Jidanda back from Tenten after the ninja were defeated, saying more work needed to be done on the weapon.
Three years later, Tenten and Neji Hyūga return to the research lab to retrieve more tools for the village after its destruction.


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This chalet has proved to be one of our most popular in France. It is a charming chalet situated close to the lifts and shops of Plagne 1800.
The chalet enjoys a subtle blend of old and new and has a modern feel with tiled floors throughout the communal areas and a more traditional atmosphere in the welcoming lounge and dining area, complete with a magnificent panoramic terrace.
At the end of a hard day on the slopes, guests can relax in the sauna or unwind in one of the two lounge areas. Bedrooms are comfortably furnished and most feature en suite facilities making it an ideal choice for couples and groups alike.
After dinner, the après-ski can be reached easily with a 5 minute walk to the centre of Plagne 1800. Enviably located just a short 3 minutes' walk away from the slopes, the Chalet Sarsonnet makes a fantastic base for those looking to be first on the mountain!
Lower Ground Floor
Ski & boot room
Ground Floor
Entrance & sauna
Room 1: Twin with balcony, private bath directly opposite.
Room 2: Twin with balcony, en suite bath. (Separate wc shared by rooms 1 & 2)
First floor
Open-plan lounge/dining area.
Suite 3: Double with en suite bath with interconnecting twin room and separate wc.
Second Floor
Mezzanine with lounge/TV/DVD.
Rooms 4 & 5: Twin with en suite bath. Separate wc (shared by rooms 4 & 5).
Bedroom facilities
Food is a highlight of any ski holiday, and our Chalet Hosts will prepare and serve your meals as described here six days per week*.
Start the day with a hearty hot and skiers' breakfast to prepare you for the slopes, including a cooked breakfast with your choice of bacon, eggs, sausage and baked beans. Additionally, and normally set out for you buffet-style, there is a choice of porridge or cereals, tea, coffee, fruit juice, bread (including croissants in France), cold meats, cheeses and preserves.
Afternoon tea is the traditional 'welcome home' for chalet guests at the end of a day's skiing, with a slice of freshly baked cake, different each day, to accompany your choice of tea or coffee.
Our 3 course dinner menus start with an glass of Prosecco followed by an appetiser, main course and dessert, accompanied by a choice of complimentary wines, squash, fruit juice and water with coffee or tea to follow.
Vegetarian options are always available, and other special diets are available at a supplement if booked in advance.
* On your Hosts day off each week, they will leave a simpler continental breakfast out for you to help yourselves, there is no afternoon tea on these days, and you can dine out locally in the evening. Your Resort Representative will gladly help out with information and make a reservation for you if you wish.
We serve a separate High Tea at 5:30pm for children aged 11 years and under with an appropriate menu. Unless children are part of an 'exclusive use' whole-chalet booking in chalets, it is not possible for children aged 11 years and under to eat at the adult sitting. However, where children aged 11 years and under are part of an 'exclusive use' whole-chalet booking, parents may elect for their children to eat with them at the adult meal times on payment per child per week supplement.
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First Wind considering 50-60 turbine project in Bingham, Maine, area
BINGHAM, Maine (AP) � Wind farm developer First Wind says it's looking seriously at a project that would include 50 to 60 power-generating turbines in a timber harvesting area in the Bingham area.
The Morning Sentinel of Waterville (http://bit.ly/Rx2elS ) says turbines would be built on hills in Bingham and extend into Mayfield and Blanchard townships and Kingsbury Plantation in western Maine.
The project would include a benefits package, such as reduced property taxes, for towns where the project's located.
Boston-based First Wind has four other operating wind projects in Maine, including Rollins in Penobscot County, Stetson I and II in Washington County, and Mars Hill in Aroostook County. Its Bull Hill project in Hancock County will begin operating soon.
The developer also owns a commercial wind project in Sheffield, Vt.
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During a season that is often associated with
the desert wilderness, perhaps the last thing we'd
expect to find are the stones we are tempted to turn
into bread covered with snow. But, here we are, one
full week into the journey of discovery. By now the
Ashes have been washed away and our practices are
becoming more of a routine…or we are at the point
where the temptation to return to former habits is
stronger than the hope we have in our hearts.
Perhaps just one week into it we have already given
up what we have taken on, or we have taken on again
what we committed to giving up. On the 8th day of
Lent we may feel as if these 40 days of wandering
are going to last 40 years. In fact, rather than
seeing past our brokenness we might become too
familiar with it again.
And that may leave you, as it has me before, feeling
lonely and isolated. And in the wilderness, that is
one feeling we don't want to be left alone with.
Today's daily lectionary reading is from Mark
[click here to read the text]. Having just
called his disciples, Jesus now finds himself on the
streets and in the homes of those he shares life
with. I began to notice how the healings take place
in Mark's first chapter. Rather than Jesus going up
to people and asking, "Do you want to be healed?"
the people come to him:
"Now Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever,
and they told him about her at once. He came and
took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the
fever left her, and she began to serve them." (Mark
A few lines later we read…
"A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he
said to him, 'If you choose, you can make me clean."
Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and
touched him, and said to him, "I do choose. Be made
clean." Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was
made clean." (Mark 1.40,41)
Often the church collectively focuses so much on
extending itself as a helping hand, that we
sometimes forget to reach out and ask for help when
we find ourselves in need. While this is more of a
struggle for some of us than others, if there is
anything the stories of our scripture teach us, it
is that God is always mindful of us, and wants to
bring healing to God's people.
Sometimes, this simply means we need to ask other people for help.
Today I was reminded of this as I was walking the neighborhood
surrounding First Presbyterian Church. As the snow fell softly, I
heard in the distance the bells chiming. While I do not remember the
hymn it played, I do remember the thought that came to mind: the
church is a respite for us during the season of wilderness
discovery. On Sunday mornings we come to gather corporately to pray
and to sing, to listen and to offer our lives back to God in
worship. The bells of the church reminded me that God is good, that
we belong entirely to God, and that our lives are rooted in God's
The bells do not merely say, "Be good, come to church." They do not
merely say, "Keep the commandments," but rather, they say, "come
with us, the way to Love is not hard, God's has made it easy. You
are not alone in this season, this city, or in this life."
Week one into the wilderness and we are covered in snow, but in our
hearts we know, we aren't alone.
See you Sunday at 301 Pekin Street!
[Adam Quine, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln]
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Today is the deadline for all health insurance plans that are sold in Washington to be filed with our office. All health insurers must file their individual and small group health plans and rates for plans sold both inside and outside the Exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder. The review process will likely continue through the summer.
The rates will be available to the public 10 days after the filing is determined to be complete by our office – most likely on May 10. Consumers can sign up to receive an email when the rates are posted on our website. You can select one just company or all of them. If you sign up before May 10, you will receive an email alert once the new proposed rates are posted. And you'll get an email once we've made our decision.
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Newark (cities, United States)
Newark:1 City (1990 pop. 37,861), Alameda co., W Calif., on the east side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1955. There is food processing and the manufacture of plastics, furniture, feeds, semiconductors, chemicals, machine parts, paper and gypsum products, and computers. Salt is harvested from the bay.
2 City (1990 pop. 25,098), New Castle co., NW Del.; settled before 1700, inc. 1852. The third largest city in the state, it is the seat of the Univ. of Delaware. Metal products, electrical and transportation equipment, machinery, consumer goods, plastics, construction materials, and apparel are produced. The only Revolutionary battle on Delaware soil was fought (Sept., 1777) at nearby Cooch's bridge.
3 City (1990 pop. 275,221), seat of Essex co., NE N.J., on the Passaic River and Newark Bay; settled 1666, inc. as a city 1836. It is a port of entry and the largest city in the state. Located only 8 mi (13 km) W of New York City, Newark is a transportation, industrial, commercial, and manufacturing center. Its leather industry dates from the 17th cent., and its still-significant jewelry manufactures and insurance businesses began in the early 19th cent. Among the city's many other products are beer, cutlery, electronic equipment, textiles, pharmaceuticals, fabricated metal items, and paints. Newark International Airport is one of the nation's busiest, and the important seaport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The city has a large minority population; over 50% of its residents are African Americans and about 30% are Hispanic. Newark's educational institutions include a campus of Rutgers Univ., the New Jersey Institute of Technology, a campus of the Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and a preparatory academy founded in 1774. The New Jersey Devils professional hockey team plays in the city.
Landmarks include Trinity Cathedral (1810, with the spire of a church built in 1743); the Sacred Heart Cathedral (begun 1899, completed 1954); the First Presbyterian Church (1791); the Newark Public Library (founded 1888); the Newark Museum (1909); and the county courthouse (1906), with Gutzon Borglum's statue of Lincoln in front. Other points of interest include Borglum's large group Wars of America (1926) in Military Park (a Revolutionary War drilling ground and a Civil War tenting area) and many historic homes. Aaron Burr and Stephen Crane were born in Newark.
The city was settled (1666) by Puritans from Connecticut under Robert Treat. It was the scene of Revolutionary skirmishes. Industrial growth began after the American Revolution, aided by the development of transportation facilities. The Morris Canal was opened in 1832, and the railroads arrived in 1834 and 1835. A flourishing shipping business resulted, and Newark became the area's industrial center. In the late 19th cent. its industry was further developed, especially through the efforts of such men as Seth Boyden and J. W. Hyatt. Newark Port opened in 1915, and the city's shipbuilding played an important role in World War I.
During the latter half of the 20th cent., Newark's economy and living standards greatly declined. Many residents fled to the suburbs, which were marked by a boom in corporate development, shopping center growth, and housing construction. Poverty and unemployment plagued Newark, which in July, 1967, was the scene of a major race riot. Two bright spots have been the port, which since 1985 has had a steady increase in volume of exports of containerized cargo, and Newark International Airport, which has expanded greatly. As part of an effort to revitalize the downtown, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center opened in 1997; an indoor arena and outdoor stadium have been constructed since then.
See A. S. Rice, Newark: A Chronological & Documentary History (1977).
4 City (1990 pop. 44,389), seat of Licking co., central Ohio, on the Licking River, in a livestock area; inc. 1826. It is a farm trade and processing center, a transportation hub, and an industrial city. Manufactures include glass, aluminum products, automobile parts, and plastics. The city's Native American mounds attract many visitors. The Newark Earthworks State Memorials include three locations within the city's limits: the Great Circle; the Octagon Mound, with smaller mounds inside the octagon; and the Wright Earthworks. A museum of Native American art is there, as is a campus of the Ohio State Univ.


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"With his engaging blend of travelogue, conversations with a wise and charismatic spiritual father and musing on the big questions of life and death, Professor Markides takes us as companions on his journey of discovery. The insights that he communicates with such enthusiasm are timely ones: here at least is a writer who challenges the seeker after mystical understanding and Eastern spirituality to discover Christianity."
-Elizabeth Theokritoff, independent scholar & co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Theology
"Dr. Markides welcomes readers into a reliving of another of personal pilgrimages. His vulnerable exchanges with insightful elders prompt meaningful reflection; and these joyous experiences lead each reader to renewal and resolve of their own journey in spiritual development. The entire text is replete with enlightenment of the treasures found in catharsis, fotisis, and theosis."
-Father Nicholas C. Triantafilou, President, Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
"In Inner River, we journey with Dr. Kyriacos Markides in his quest for a deeper understanding of the mystical path as informed by Eastern Orthodox spirituality. Dr. Markides is a consummate scholar whose writing are so very accessible that his readers are ushered into a world of inquiry that might otherwise remain impenetrable. Like a trusted friend, [he] invites us to his private thoughts as he makes meaning and ponders additional questions that arise. Accordingly, [Inner River] holds the potential to transform one's very way of navigating life."
-Marcie Boucouvalas, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development, Virginia Tech/National Capital Region; editor, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology
"Professor Markides is a true philosopher and an inspired writer. Inner River is to date his most important work. Written in simple, clear, and practical words, it takes us to the core of our spiritual tradition, providing what is truly essential but most lacking in our contemporary education system and secular society: meaning for the mind, motivation for the heart, and purpose for the will. If you want to know yourself and live to the fullest, this book is truly a must, a priceless jewel."
-Peter Roche de Coppens, Ph.D, author and professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychotherapy at East Stroudsberg of Pennsylvannia


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Check out Hess Brewing. They're making a lot of headlines. Just got awarded San Diego's best Brewery in some contest I read about. The brewer (Nate) from Rogue's Eugene location was headhunted to build their new brewery (30bbl I believe) They started with a Nano and are reported to be doing good things. They've got a pretty entertaining blog on their Nano start up that goes back to the beginning if you're curious about them.
I think the White Labs Tasting Room is a must for a homebrewer:http://whitelabs.com/white-labs-tasting-room


text: Focus on the particular entry mode a firm uses to enter a new market, rather than the process of establishment dominates in extant literature. To fill this void, we apply an establishment process model developed from the network approach to illuminate the web of relationship forms embedded in the establishment process of two Scandinavian firms as they attempt to establish themselves in transition economies. In one case, the results show that Statoil's process of establishment in Estonia was both less time- and resource-consuming because the firm drew support from significant actors in their network of exchange relationships. In the second case, a lack of home and host country support for Scania in Croatia resulted in an arduous and costly process and less stable position in the market, with the firm's position changing several times as different problems cropped up. In light of the findings from the two cases, theoretical and practical implications for managing the establishment process are discussed.


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Cole Dominates
Last night, Cole put an end to the seven-game losing streak against Atlanta. He blanked them on five singles. Last time the Phillies beat Atlanta was May 3, also a shutout, 4-0, by Joe-B.
Cole didn't walk a batter, the third time this season a Phillies pitcher has tossed a shutout without issing a walk. According to Elias Sports Bureau, that's the first time the Phillies have had three different pitchers to that since 1972 when they had four, Steve Carlton, Woodie Fryman, Wayne Twitchell and Barry Lersch.
The Phillies offense produced three runs through four batters in their first inning and that was it. Final two runs came on Ryan's 422-foot homer, #291 for his career. It was enough for Cole who dominated in throwing 11 pitches.
Phil Ins
Phillies starting pitchers lead all major league staffs with 621 strikeouts in 711 innings, also tops among 30 clubs . . . On the other hand, Phillies hitters have the fewest, 712 . . . Wednesday is the Phillies best day of the week, 10-6. Saturday, the poorest, 5-13 . . . When the sellout streak ended on Monday, the Phillies had the largest crowd in the majors; only the Dodgers (55,000) had a bigger crowd Tuesday . . . Charlie needs four more wins to reach 700 with the Phillies . . . No game on Thursday followed by Alumni Weekend against the Cardinals.
Down On The Farm
Lehigh Valley and Lakewood were not scheduled.
Reading dropped a 4-3 decision to first-place Trenton. Loser RHS Trevor May (8-10) allowed 3 runs (2 earned) in 5 innings. C Tommy Joseph, 2-4.
Clearwater lost, 9-3, to Tampa, their fourth straight defeat. LHS Jesse Biddle (7-5) gave up 3 homers in 5.1 innings. RF Anthony Hewitt, double, 13th homer.
Williamsport ended a 4-game losing streak, 6-2, at Mahoning Valley. CF Kyle Hoppy, 1st pro homer; 2B Tyler Greene, 2nd homer. RHS Kevin Brady (1-1) won his first game in the pros, 0 earned runs, 5.2 innings.
Gulf Coast League Phillies ended a 3-game spin, 5-4, over the Braves in 10 innings. RF Dylan Cozens had walk-off RBI single with two out in the 10th. OF Jiandido Tromp, 4-5, double, triple.
August 8, 1903: Twelve fans die and 232 are injured when a balcony collapses at Philadelphia Park during a doubleheader against the Boston Braves. The accident forces the Phillies to play 16 games at the Philadelphia Athletics' Columbia Park.
August 8, 1988: LF Phil Bradley enters the record book, well, sort of. He hits the first home run in the first night game ever at Wrigley Field. But, rain washes out the homer and a 3-1 Cubs lead in the fourth inning. After a delay of 2:10, the game is postponed.
More Phlashbacks can be found at www.phillies.com/alumni.


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Is it worth trying to analyze the White House's moves on Egypt in terms of a master "strategy" anymore? It's like trying to analyze the mise-en-scene in "Sharknado." To do so is to attribute to the object a sophistication it obviously lacks.
Let's try anyway. For fun.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States agreed with Germany's earlier appeal for Morsi to be released and was "publicly" making the same request.
Morsi has been held in a "safe place," according to the interim leaders, and has not been seen in public since his ouster July 3.
Psaki said that US officials had been in regular contact with all sectors of Egyptian society.
But in past days, while condemning arbitrary arrests, she had refused to say whether the US administration believed Morsi should be freed.
What better way to soothe a roiling mass of angry Islamists than to give them back their leader? That worked out okay in Iran once before, didn't it?
The Hopenchange "strategy" in Egypt at this point is simple bet-hedging by pandering to all sides. Two years ago, they thought the best way to build goodwill with the Arab Spring was to support democracy come what may, even if it meant government by the Muslim Brotherhood. They stuck with that logic for two years, right through the spectacle of millions of people marching in Cairo's streets to bring down Morsi, some of them carrying signs accusing Obama and Anne Patterson of supporting terrorism for sticking by the duly elected Islamist regime. Time to recalibrate: Now the White House is kinda sorta pro-coup — they won't cut aid to Egypt's military for having deposed the president — but also still kinda sorta pro-Morsi in that they want the military to let him go free, especially since (as far as I know) he hasn't been charged with any crime. Pandering to both sides gives them a little more leverage in theory to get everyone back to the table politically, rather than have the Brotherhood quit politics and start to go the Taliban route. Whether Morsi's release would make that more likely or less is almost beside the point. The point is to maximize U.S. leverage in the near term, and going to bat for him while keeping the greenbacks flowing to the military arguably does that. I wonder how many people on one side the other would have to kill before the White House sides with one of them unambiguously. We may find out.
Just wondering: If the military decides, nope, they won't be releasing Morsi despite the White House's request, what's our next move? If O decides to punish them by cutting aid, that will … complicate his goodwill-building project with the mass of Egyptians who already think he's in the tank for the Brotherhood. If he decides not to cut aid despite their defiance, then he's all but admitting that our money buys us no real leverage over the Egyptian military except as a way to keep them from starting a war with Israel, which is the one real red line in all of this.
Anyway. What'd you think of the lighting in "Sharknado"? I thought the guy who played Ian Ziering's son really glowed when he tried to "emote."


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A woman who tweeted that police would never catch her was arrested at Lamar University in Beaumont on an outstanding warrant for allegedly trying to pass herself off as her sister.
Pearland Police learned of a tweet last week by Mahogany Mason-Kelly, 20, who posted on Twitter: "I still got a warrant in Pearland…Those pigs will NEVER catch me!!!…NEVER!!!!"
When police investigated the tweet, they found Mason-Kelly had four outstanding traffic warrants and that her sister Turquoise Mason-Kelly also had a warrant. Investigators contacted Lamar University Police Department where Mason-Kelly was arrested on April 20.
Police say Mason-Kelly tried to pass herself off as her sister, when she was arrested on May 17, 2011 after a traffic stop. Because her sister had an outstanding warrant, Mason-Kelly was booked into jail in her sister's name. Police say she continued to use her sister's identity throughout all court proceedings.
Now, nearly a year later, she is facing misdemeanor charges of tampering with a government record and giving police a false name. Police say she admitted to providing officers with her sister's information once she was confronted with photographic and fingerprint evidence.


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Mo. humanitarian relief group delivers aid, hope
- Organization has transported more than $3M in aid to Sandy victims
- Everyday, group feeds more than 125,000 children around world
- 400,000 meals were shipped to African countries by group in 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Convoy of Hope, a faith-based non-profit organization created here in 1994 to deliver "food, supplies and hope to the impoverished and suffering," had a busy 2012. It sent relief aid to hurricane victims, helped feed hungry children in Kenya and made strides in its goal to host a community outreach event in all 50 states.
"I don't think there is anybody that does exactly what we do," spokesman Jeff Nene said.
When Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast shore in October, a fleet of tractor-trailers was already staged in Pennsylvania, Nene said. The Mid-America organization has since transported more than $3 million worth of aid to Sandy victims in New York and New Jersey, and trucks are still on the road.
When Typhoon Bopha struck the southern Philippines and killed hundreds, Convoy of Hope crews worked their way through the debris to provide food, cooking pots and water filtration systems to surviving families.
By the end of 2012, the charity had shipped 400,000 meals to African countries in the Sahel region, where millions of people face famine and drought.
Everyday, Nene said, the group feeds more than 125,000 children in disaster-stricken areas across the planet.
The organization's domestic leaders organized thousands of volunteers for outreach programs that provided free groceries, family portraits, résumé advice, dental screenings and other services for indigent residents throughout the country.
The goal of the outreach programs, Nene said, is to show communities how much need exists in their backyards, as well as how to address it. Then, hopefully, they will take charge.
Lindsey Mericle volunteers at the Convoy of Hope warehouse on Tuesday evenings. The groceries she bags or rice she measures could help a struggling neighbor or feed hungry kids in Haiti.
"It's an organization that just does good in the world," Mericle said. "They have a presence everywhere, but Convoy doesn't forget about their neighbors."
Mericle said she and her husband are among roughly 200 volunteers who help out at the Springfield warehouse every week.
"Convoy is a magnet for people," Mericle said.
Mericle described her volunteering as "mission work here at home."
As for the organization's Christian roots, Nene noted that the Bible talks about helping the poor, caring for widows and orphans, and providing for those in need. "However, a person's faith or belief system is not a condition of receiving our help," he said.
Nene said Convoy of Hope's real strength is an ability to bring church, charity and business organizations together.
"Most people want to help someone in need; they just don't know how."


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MyPostalMail.com provides private & professional postal addresses for both business
and personal use. We give users the ability to securely check their postal mails online,
anytime, anywhere.
We are looking to have mainly the home page designed. Our primary concentration is on the 3-step process banner which needs to be eye-catching.
The new way to access your postal mail
Desired Color Scheme:
You are free to choose. You can also modify logo colors to match.
Desired Style:
fresh, simple, friendly, web 2.0'ish
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
We are looking for a simple, fresh, and friendly design of our website. Specifically, we are looking to have the home page designed.
We have attached a draft design of all the elements we are looking for on our home page that you can view here:
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You will notice that we have made comments in the design. We do not like this design because it is too "dead and plain." So please spice it up for us and make sure that the 3-step process banner captures attention.
The required elements of the web page is briefly mentioned below. For full details, please look at the draft design and the design proposal here:
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The proposal also contains the links and images to our logo, reference sites, and other requirements.
Required Elements Summary
- Logo, slogan, and name. You are free to change the logo colors, tones, etc to match your color scheme, as long as the site feels friendly and fresh.
- The 3-step process of how we work. This is the most important part of the web site and should capture the attention. The graphics should be eye-catching and will make the users want to read the details.
- The 3-step process text should be "Register a professional address", "Share your new address", and "Manage your mails online. Anytime. Anywhere." The first part should have the example address somewhere as shown in the draft design.
- A "Learn More" button at the end of the 3-step process.
- The login form with Username and Password fields, and a "Go" submit button.
- The "5 for 5" ad banner that showcases our first promotion
- A "Reserve a Mailbox" button that is prominent and eye-catching.
- The four main navigation tabs -- Home, How It Works, Locations, Help.
- The footer navigation links -- About Us, How It Works, Find Locations, Contact Us, Help, MyPostalMail HomePlease refer to the design proposal for the full details. In case of confusion between the design draft and the design proposal, please follow the proposal.
• The main home page.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety today said that Jack Colley, head of the DPS Texas Division of Emergency Management, died yesterday. He was 62 and had earlier suffered a heart attack.
Here's the rest of the DPS press release, followed by comments from Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn:
"Jack Colley was a valuable member of the Texas Department of Public Safety and a national icon in the profession of Emergency Management," said Steve McCraw, director of the DPS. "Jack was a great Texan, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time."
At the state's first-ever Texas Hurricane Conference in 2003, Colley summed up the philosophy that guided him during the many catastrophic events he oversaw on behalf of the State of Texas: "In disaster, the most important thing for you to know is that you are not alone."
During his 12-plus years with the DPS, Colley was involved in the response and recovery to many of Texas' largest incidents, disasters and emergencies, including the Space Shuttle Columbia crash (2003) and Hurricane Rita (2005) and Hurricane Ike (2008).
Colley coordinated the effort to shelter thousands of Katrina evacuees in 2005 and then led the monumental evacuation of more than 3 million Texas residents as Hurricane Rita threatened the southeast Texas coast only weeks later.
In 2008, the Texas Division of Emergency Management responded to six hurricanes and tropical storms within a 90-day period. These storms included Hurricane Dolly, which devastated the Lower Rio Grande Valley July 23 and Hurricane Ike, which washed over Galveston and the southeast Texas coast on Sept. 13.
Under Colley's guidance, Texas led the nation in a number of initiatives to make disaster response "quicker, faster, smarter," which included work on systems to improve tracking of special needs evacuees and improved processes for safe re-entry of evacuees after the storm.
Over the past year, DEM has focused on Re-Entry Task Forces to bring back security, restore infrastructure, provide mass care and start recovery within the first 72 hours after a storm. In an effort to speed deployment of resources to states struck by mega-disasters, Colley pushed for an Interstate Emergency Response Support Plan (IERSP) with Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma – the first of its kind in the nation.
"In times of crisis, Texas depended on Jack Colley for leadership and he rose to the occasion each and every time. That leadership will be sorely missed," said Allan B. Polunsky, chairman of the Texas Public Safety Commission.
In the wake of Katrina in 2005, as it was learned that many people declined to evacuate if they could not bring their family pets, Colley began efforts to open evacuation and sheltering operations in Texas to include companion animals.
"A lot of jokes are made about it but it is simply not a joke. Nobody dies because they can't bring their pet. This is Texas," Colley once said.
Colley also served as the Assistant Director of the Texas Office of Homeland Security and was the State Administrative Agent for all Federal Homeland Security Programs within Texas. Colley was a member of the Governor's Homeland Security Council, the First Responder Advisory Council and the Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource Protection Council. He was chair of the Texas Drought Preparedness Council.
Colley served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1997, retiring as a Colonel before joining DPS. He served in several positions of significant responsibility, including Chief Operations Officer for the Second Brigade and Headquarters, lst Cavalry Division and Division Chief for Strategic Planning for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense. Colley was a graduate of the U. S. Army War College and the Command and General Staff College. Colley earned a bachelor's degree from East Texas State University in Commerce and a master's in business from Abilene Christian University.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Here's the comment from Perry:
"Jack Colley did more to keep Texans safe over the past eight years than anyone will ever know. Every Texan who evacuated a hurricane impact zone, watched airplanes douse a wildfire or got clear instructions on how to avoid the H1N1 virus should pause and offer a prayer of thanks for this remarkable man.
"In his zeal to protect his fellow Texans, Jack asked tough questions and ignored business-as-usual as he searched for better, faster and more effective ways to handle disasters. If I were to boil down Jack's legacy to one word, it would be 'preparedness,' because he demanded it of everyone who crossed his path. His selfless devotion to the citizens of Texas was unmatched.
"Anita and I extend our sincere condolences and prayers to his family, friends and colleagues all over the state."
Here's Cornyn's comment:
"Jack Colley's passing is a tremendous loss for the State of Texas. He was a devoted public servant who for years dedicated himself to keeping Texans informed, connected and safe during some of our state's most tragic and dangerous natural disasters. My staff and I have relied heavily on Jack's accurate, diligent and detailed reports during my time in public office. As hurricanes approached our coast or tornadoes touched down in the plains, it was Jack Colley's even, collected voice that brought a sense of order and calm to an anxious public. My thoughts and prayers are with the Colley family as they mourn the loss of their loved one and this fine public servant whose work has kept millions of Texans out of harm's way."
Here's a statement from Hidalgo County Judge René A. Ramírez:
"We are all deeply saddened to learn about the death of our longtime colleague and friend Jack Colley. Jack was a hardworking and dedicated public servant who was devoted to leading the State's response through natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. It was his unwavering leadership during the most turbulent of times that earned him a no-nonsense reputation for getting things done. Jack played a pivotal role in Texas' capacity to respond and recover from such disasters.
"On behalf of the people of Hidalgo County, we extend our sincerest condolences to Jack's family, friends and coworkers, and offer our prayers during this difficult time of loss and mourning.
"Jack will be greatly missed by the many who had the honor of working beside him."


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We want to thank everyone who participated in our Friends for Food promotion. Thanks to your involvement, we are going to donate over a ton of food to the Boulder Humane Society. 2,406 pounds to be exact! Our donation will occur over the course of the year and be primarily utilized as part of the Food Share Program developed by the Humane Society to help those that adopt pets gain access to natural pet food for their newly adopted friends. You can learn more about this program by visiting www.boulderhumane.org.
As part of this promotion, we also offered a $250 gift card prize to one lucky friend who Like us Facebook. We are happy to announce that Laura Boyajian is our winner! She will receive a gift card via email that which can redeemed at www.onlynaturalpet.com.
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At the center of Chinglish (written by David Henry Hwang and directed by Leigh Silverman), currently running at the Goodman Theatre is Midwestern businessman Daniel Cavanaugh (James Waterston), who sets off to China, hoping to save his family's business, a sign making company, Ohio Signage, by landing a lucrative contract producing the English signs for the new cultural center in Guiyang.
Once there he finds himself in need of some serious help. He is unfamiliar with China, its culture, its customs, and the way that they do business. Given the situation that he finds himself in, he hires Peter Timms (Stephen Pucci), an Australian teacher-turned-business consultant who has lived in China for 20 years and is fluent in Mandarin.
At their first meeting, Daniel quickly learns that doing business in China is nothing like what he (clearly) anticipated. For one, he thought that staying in Guiyang for one week would be enough time to close the deal and get a signed contract for his family's firm to produce the signs. It turns out, however, that's not nearly enough. In China, a country where who you know can often be just as important (if not more important) than what you know, closing this kind of lucrative deal – if you even can – requires much more time. Upon learning this, Daniel commits to hiring Peter and extends his stay from one week to eight– the very longest he says he can stay -- to get this business deal done.
Shortly thereafter, Daniel gets his chance to meet with Minister Cai Guoliang (Larry Zhang), the official who will decide to whom the contract is awarded, to make his pitch. With the assistance of Peter (who translates the speech that he gives to Minister Cai), Daniel makes a case as to why they should choose Ohio Signage to do the English translation of the signs in the cultural center rather than another – perhaps Chinese – company. A similar cultural center in another city didn't hire an American company. Though the center was indeed impressive, built of the finest materials available, with virtually no expense spared, the English signs that were produced were extremely embarrassing, with news of these rather glaring mistakes spreading far and wide. While Peter is more than capable of accurately translating what Daniel says, the same cannot be said of Minister Cai's translators (who are far less proficient in English than Peter is in Mandarin) when it comes to translating what Minister Cai and his people say. Ironic, in a way, since what they are meeting to discuss is why an American company should produce the signs – which is to avoid the bad translations that may occur if a Chinese company were selected to do the job instead. As a result, much of what is said is translated incorrectly – or, more accurately, much of the nuance is lost. Not entirely unexpected, particularly with a language like Mandarin, where the slightest change in pronunciation can change the word's meaning entirely.
Complicating matters further is the fact that, when it comes to some words or phrases, unlike what many might assume, there is no equivalent. For example, when Chicago comes up in conversation during the meeting with Minister Cai, Daniel brings up a particular restaurant in the city, which he says is like a second home to him. To us this obviously would simply mean that he frequents the restaurant. Minister Cai's translators take it to mean that he sometimes lives in the restaurant.
Furthermore, while back in the U.S., it is commonplace for people to, in a sense, boast about what they've accomplished, in China, where they tend to downplay what they've done or their abilities, that is not the case. While, what back in the U.S. would be viewed as Daniel's failures, that which he is running and hiding from, is what seals the deal, is what seems attractive to them.
Shortly after the meeting, he has another, this time with Xu Yan (Jennifer Lim) the Vice Minister, at a restaurant, where he is told that there are people who are not being completely honest with him, that some people are not who they say they are, and that includes his business consultant, Peter. Xu Yan agrees to help him out herself, but only in secret.
It is through these secret meetings (unknown to Minister Cai or to Peter) between Xu Yan and Daniel that a romantic relationship develops between the two of them, and cultural differences really begin to be clear. Even when it comes to something like marriage, Daniel and Xu Yan have different views. Though they both feel as though they are trapped in their marriages. Daniel thinks spouses should have an open, honest relationship in which they speak with one another, and tell each other everything. Xu Yan feels otherwise. She says that it is "better this way," better that she doesn't speak with her husband, her husband doesn't speak with her, and that they don't tell each other everything. She views marriage as something that is a long-term commitment. Even if there is no great big love between herself and her husband, it is something that you stick with. Divorce to Xu Yan, for all intents and purposes, is not an option. Daniel, who has fallen for her, however, sees things differently. He feels that if you are no longer in love, you can divorce your spouse so that you may be with the one you really have a connection with, that you really love.
Chinglish is a witty, fascinating take on another culture, a foreigner doing business in China, and last but most definitely not least, the extremely important role that language plays in our lives. Chinglish is at the Goodman Theatre through July 24, 2011. Curtain times for Chinglish are: Saturdays at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM (no 2 PM performance on June 18, June 25, and July 2), Sundays at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM (no 2 PM performance on July 3 and 17), no performances Mondays (except at 7:00 PM on Opening Night, June 27), Tuesdays at 7:30 PM (no performances on June 21, June 28, or July 5), Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Thursdays at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM (no 2 PM performance on June 23 and July 21), Fridays at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM (no 2 PM on June 18, June 25, and July 2).
To purchase tickets, or for more information about this production, special events associated with this production, the upcoming season, or about the theatre in general, visit the Goodman Theatre website, www.goodmantheatre.org. Tickets may also be purchased by calling the Box Office at 312-443-3800. Goodman Theatre is located at 170 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago.
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BRIDGEWATER, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The diagnosis that you have a severe chronic disease can knock a person to their knees and end life as you know it. Imagine getting that diagnosis as a small boy. For 8-year-old Colby Scott, it happened last summer when he found out he had Aplastic Anemia.
The disease caused his bone marrow to not produce enough red blood cells. Colby's mother Lisa traveled with her son to hospitals in southern Maine and Boston weekly to try to figure out what was going on. As a nursing student, Lisa knew that the diagnoses meant several hardships for her son.
"It's your heart, your children are your heart and to see them suffer it's indescribable," said Lisa.
Doctors told Lisa that the best chance for a bone marrow match for a transplant would be Colby's little brother, Carson, but that even he had a less than 25% chance of being a match. Despite those odds the family got the news in July that Carson and Colby were a match and the transplant procedure was performed at Tufts Medical Center in Boston one month later.
"I want him to be free from germs and I don't want him to get sick," said Carson.
Colby is doing much better since his bone marrow transplant. There's been no more bleeding or bruising like he experienced before the diagnoses, but he's still not allowed to take part in school or any other activities until his immune system gets stronger.
According to the Be The Match Registry, only 1 in 500 U.S. members of the registry will actually go on to donate. If you'd like to join the registry to become a potential donor go to www.bethematch.org.


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Taking advantage of this program would be very beneficial academically and the program is a great environment for social enrichment and meeting others with like-minded goals.
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Plenty of FPS-parody videos have been filmed since, well, close to the beginning of the FPS genre. But my favorite aspect of this one? (Apparently filmed at New York Comic-Con last month.) Once this enters "Deadpool mode," the shame-o-meter goes to zero.
YouTube video uploaded by Lumberjack Films. (h/t Joel M.)


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There have been many smartphones introduced this year. Here are my basic observations of winners and losers.
Beginning with the most unsuccessful introductions of 2013, in January of this year, I have to say that the Blackberry z10 takes the biscuit. As a blackberry it was probably the best phone that the company had produced to date but poor marketing confused messaging and little consumer advertising led to poor to non-existent sales. It also had no keyboard, something that the blackberry cognoscenti desperately wanted but were not rewarded with until the introduction of the q10 much later in the year, some might say too late to hold onto their fans.
The Blackberry q10 was the new bb10 phone with a keyboard. Unfortunately, the styling of this phone was a lot thicker than the previous last model called the bold and the keyboard just wasn't as well designed as the bold's keyboard was. This phone while being an excellent device did not capture the imagination of its fans and coupled with even less marketing fell into obscurity almost before it was introduced.
The Blackberry z30 this device was probably the best phone blackberry has produced and at the same time, best kept secret of the year. It's what blackberry should have introduced at the beginning of the year and would have had a winner on its hands. Coupled with 10.2 version of the OS made it a truly surprising design. It is really well designed, and well built – fast and has a superb user interface. You can power a small Romanian village with the battery in this baby. The only issue with it is that it is only available though one carrier Sprint. So if you are not a Sprint supporter you won't be able to obtain it in North America.
Motorola Moto – Motorola's first smartphone after being acquired by google. This was an excellent phone, packed with functionality and the best part was its low price. Packed a lot of punch for the price. It feels good in your hands, doesn't slip or slide around and has a quality feel to it.
HTC1 a great phone that looks great, has amazing speakers in it that will blow your socks off and the quality manufacturing gives it a great finish. Frankly, it looked a lot like the blackberry z10 but with a larger screen and more apps (android) it was a very good phone.
The Sony Xeperia Z1 was a nice phone but was probably built to appeal to the body-building community because it weighed a ton. So you could do your daily weight-lifting curls just by making a few calls. An interesting marketing feature that was not fully capitalized by Sony. Think of it as getting fit while sitting on your can at your office desk and making phone calls, a powerful message easily overlooked. It was also waterproof so you could take it in the shower or with you on that all important daily swim. Or if you really need to get in touch with someone while you were diving off your local coral reef, this would be the phone for you!
Iphone 5s as opposed to 5C which I though meant "c" for "cheap" ended up standing for, "color" the 5s though was the one with the finger scanner and ios7 (Apple's OS rebuild) made it fast fluid and a very mature smartphone. The only issues with it were that its screen size was no longer competitive with the other larger-screen'd phones from the android camp. If Apple could get its next iphone with larger screen or support miracast to squirt the screen UI to a HDTV or Monitor then they would have another disruptive phone just like its first iphone.
Google's Nexus 5 built by LG is a great phone. "5" because it is the 5th in the generation of the Nexus series of phones. Fast, great build quality, 5" screen phone and low cost
Samsung's Note 3 suffered from funky fit and finish. It was slippery to hold has a huge and screen that you can server cocktails on, quad-core processor that makes it fast. It also has long battery life, and takes great pictures. BIG SCREEN….we are a small jump towards a tablet or Phablet.
Samsung's s4 is the companies "throw everything at it including the kitchen sink" device. Powerful fast with a quad-core processor, full of all the latest functionality and big screen that you can use as a paddle-board. Great fit and finish. I have seen a lot of happy people walking around with this phone, because of the screen size and clarity of the screen itself.
Happy Holidays!


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Mark Boyle hasn't spent any money for the last 14 months. He lives in a small camper, makes or scavenges everything he uses on a day-to-day basis, and actually lives a pretty good life. Before making the big move to living without money, he made a list of all the things he uses and consumes and then figured out how to get by without buying.
He was pragmatic about his adventure — you can't make solar panels from scratch, so he bought a set that provide him with enough power to light and run his laptop (another nod to pragmatism). He takes solar showers, does his business in a homemade outhouse, and brushes his teeth with dried crushed-up fish bone and fennel seeds. To eat he practices the fine art of Dumpster diving and cooks on a hyper-efficient rocket stove.
He's basically No Impact Man on (organic, fair trade) steroids.
Swing over to the Guardian UK to watch a great video showing how he does it. He makes some great points about wasting food and how we really need to make it socially unacceptable for grocery stores to throw away as much food as they do.
Boyle also wrote a great article going into more details on why he made his radical shift in lifestyle.
Check out Mark Boyle's Freeconomy site.
(Quick! Someone get that man a book deal! :D)
Thanks to my buddy Chris Baskind at Lighter Footstep for finding this video and sharing.
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Bejing – One city, two faces
Avant-garde galleries, trending neighborhoods, magnificent new architecture: Beijing is one of the most thrilling cities in the world. For all that, the rich history of the 3000-year-old metropolis is in evidence everywhere, too. We show you both sides.
Curtain up on acting, singing, dancing and martial arts: 210-year-old Huguang Guild Hall is just one venue where you can enjoy Chinese myths in Peking opera form.
Air show
he kites zipping in the wind over Beijing are not children's toys, but cultural heritage in action. The China Culture Center runs kite-building courses.
Easy does it
Tai chi is a martial art that's far more difficult than it looks. People come along to Beijing's Jingshan Park every day to practice within sight of the Forbidden City.
Precious finds
Thousands of vendors at vast Panjiayuan antique market sell antique furniture, calligraphies, statues of Buddha and all manner of other devotionals of Old China.
More than a game
Want to get in touch with the locals fast? A good way to do it is by playing a traditional game of mahjong! Several language schools run courses for foreigners.
More than a park
A stroll through Beihai Park conjures up dreams of days gone by. Dotted with temples, pagoda and spires, the park has been in existence for about 840 years.
Made in Germany
Beijing has a cosmopolitan art scene. The exhibition Deutschland 8 is showing new German art – not just at the Today Art Museum.
Tastes Chinese
Oolong tea, Szechuan pepper, cinnamon: These are the flavors Great Leap Brewery uses in its beers. It is Beijing's first microbrewery.
New look
Who needs Prada, Gucci and Chanel when media icon Hong Huang's Brand New China boutique showcases new Chinese designers?
Sounds new
Chinese independent music is coming into its own. Go to Rockland music store for young bands like Nova Heart and Duck Fight Goose.
Hot spot
Hipsters both Chinese and foreign head to Gulou near the old Drum Tower, where the streets are lined with music clubs, bars and boutiques.
Biking experience
Get a smart, sturdy bamboo-frame model – or build your own during the two-day workshop run by Bamboo Bicycles Beijing.


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Death toll in Uttarakhand monsoon floods crosses 150
Thousands stranded in parts of northern India awaited rescuers on Wednesday as floods caused by heavier-than-usual monsoon rains killed at least 150 people in worst-hit Uttarakhand.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a 10-billion-rupee aid package for the state after he and Congress president Sonia Gandhi did an aerial survey of the flood-hit region.
"The government will not spare any effort in rescue and relief operations," Singh said on his official Twitter account, adding the large-scale devastation they witnessed was "most distressing".
"The priority for the authorities at the moment is to rescue the stranded and provide urgently needed succour to those most in need of it," he said.
(Read full text of the prime minister's statement here)
This year, the rains are at least twice as heavy in northwest and central India as the annual monsoon rains covered the whole country faster than usual.
Several newspapers on Wednesday splashed front-page photos of a popular shrine in Kedarnath that escaped nature's fury and was intact despite structures nearby being swept away.
Congress MP Ajay Maken said 9,000 people have been rescued and nearly 5,600 soldiers had been deployed.
"As weather improves, relief work intensifies and being monitored at all the levels," Maken said on Twitter.
Politicians across party lines reacted with shock over the scale of destruction.
"Brave women of Uttarakhand – lost homes and all possessions. Having to build back from nothing. Unbelievable destruction," Nirmala Sitharaman, a BJP spokeswoman, said on Twitter.
India is one of the world's biggest producers and consumers of grains and about 55 percent of its farmland relies on the monsoon for water. Heavy rain early in the June-September monsoon season makes planting easier, but if flooding persists, stagnant water can delay sowing or damage early rice shoots.
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They declare the package but not even 5% of package reaches the needy. Bunch of crooks in governments just hoard this money for their personal benefits.
Our honorable prime minister, Dr. Singh who has proved to be a very good friend of corrupt politicians in his 2nd term, has probably given another offer to his corrupt friends in which he wants to say that God has gifted us with this opportunity to hoard more money.


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Gold 9ct: £15.80
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| 18ct: £31.61
| 22ct: £38.60
| 24ct: £42.14
| Gold Sov: £322.88
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The Half Ounce gold Philharmonic Coin is struck in fine gold 999.9 by the Austrian Mint. These fantastic Gold Coins depict a design by Thoman Pesendorfer and features the Vienna Philharmonic on the reverse with a glorious display of instruments, including the wonderfully intricate Viennese Horn, a harp, bassoon and several violins around a cello. This coin is considered legal tender and has a currency equivalent of 50 Euros. This coin is minted in fine gold and has a total weigh of 15.55g. These coins are popular with both Europe and and UK Investors due to their fine gold purity and intricate design.
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The coin is considered bullion grade. The coin will show general wear and tear consistent with the age of the coin. Slight surface scratching, perhaps a few little knocks, but nothing that will change the specifications or bullion content of the coin.
Any coin rated higher than bullion grade will show less surface scratching than expected for a coin of its minted year, will have fewer knocks to the surface. These coins may have been in protective packaging for some time during their circulation and must be considered aesthetically better than bullion grade. Most likely these coins will be later minted years or very good quality older coins.
These coins are essentially as good as new, little to no surface scratches beautiful in quality and no knock or noticeable scuff marks. Coins rated at this point in our scale are most likely to have been capsuled or contained within packaging for the majority of their circulation. Just a little lower than the official rating of Mint Condition as they will have been handled more frequently than mint coins, however please note these coins have still been in circulation.
These coins are mint condition, fresh of the press and perfectly preserved from print to packaging. Please note that Mint Stock, does not mean untouched by hands- but this condition coin ranking is as good as a gold coin comes to perfection.
Hatton Garden Metals do everything in their power to ensure that you receive the best possible value stock, and take every possible measure to provide you with a superior service when purchasing bullion bars and coins.
All investment products displayed on our site are priced based on the live precious metal price and allows our customers to purchase metal in relation to how gold is trading as a commodity. Prices will be fixed once the item has been added to the basket and recalculated just before checking out. Please note, that items in your basket are not reserved at any price, and our still available to purchase by other customers. Your order is only confirmed once you have securely checked out and received confirmation through our site.
All our stock is carefully checked and no coin is knowingly sold that has more than expected wear and tear for a coin of its age. If your product is not a graded coin, or sold as 'mint condition' then stock is to be considered as a bullion item. It should be noted that our bullion grade coins, especially those of an earlier year may have knocks to the coins, these knocks or marks do not affect the specification of the coin in terms of its bullion value.
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In the event that you wish to cancel an order for an item which you have paid for prior to its coming into stock, in consequence of a price fluctuation, the cancellation charge will be 2.5% of the total order value, plus any consequential loss owing to the fluctuation in the price of the metal.
The right to cancel any order once accepted under Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 of the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 does not apply. This is because the price of all goods that we sell is dependent upon fluctuations in the financial markets that are beyond our control. If any customer wishes to cancel an accepted order, Hatton Garden Metals would be happy to buy this back from the customer. For further price information about current rates to sell metals/coins please visit our sell gold page
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We fully understand your needs as an investor of precious metals, coin collector or a first time buyer and aim to provide an efficient and superior bullion service.
Collection in our London based store is available to all customers who have paid by Bank Transfer or who are paying in person. Our store address can be found on the contact us section of our site where are opening times and closest tubes links are also listed. Please note when collecting an order or paying at our counter you will need to be in store 15 minutes before our closing time of 4pm.
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Under 5 U.S.C. 5584, an authorized official may waive recovery of overpayments resulting from erroneous payment to an employee of (1) pay or allowances or (2) travel, transportation, or relocation expenses and allowances. Use of the waiver authority is discretionary on the part of the authorized official. An employee's overpayment debt may be waived in whole or in part. A waiver decision must be based on a finding that collection would be against equity and good conscience and not in the best interests of the United States. An erroneous payment for which collection is waived is deemed to be a valid payment.
While § 5584 applies to certain legislative and judicial branch agencies, this fact sheet focuses on application of § 5584 to executive branch agencies.
The heads of Executive agencies have full authority to waive the overpayment debts owed to their respective agency regardless of the amount of the debt. The head of each Executive agency is responsible for establishing waiver policies and standards and determining levels of approval. Agency policies must be consistent with statutory requirements. All § 5584 waiver requests must be directed to the agency that made the erroneous payment resulting in an overpayment debt.
Under 5 U.S.C. 5584(a)(2), the head of an Executive agency is authorized to waive an amount not more than $1,500 (per individual claim), while higher amounts must be waived by an "authorized official," which under § 5584(g)(2) is the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). (This higher-level waiver authority was previously held by the Comptroller General of the former General Accounting Office, now the Government Accountability Office (GAO). OMB was given this authority by section 103(d) of Public Law 104-316, October 19, 1996.)
The Director of OMB has delegated OMB's waiver authority (including the § 5584(a)(2)(B) authority to prescribe standards) to the Executive agency that made the erroneous payment in question. (See OMB memorandum, "Determination with Respect to Transfer of Functions Pursuant to Public Law 104-316", December 17, 1996.)
OPM is responsible for regulating various types of pay and allowances and also issues claims settlement decisions regarding compensation and leave matters both within and outside OPM-regulated programs. (See 31 U.S.C. 3702(a)(2), 5 CFR part 178, subpart A, and additional information.) However, OPM does not have authority under § 5584 to waive overpayment debts resulting from erroneous payments of pay and allowances, except for such overpayment debts owed to OPM by its own employees. Normally, OPM claims settlement decisions deal with claims by employees against a Government agency (i.e., a claim that the employee was underpaid); however, it is possible that an OPM claims settlement decision may determine that an employee was overpaid for a period of time. In such a case, OPM's role is limited to determining that an overpayment debt exists and does not extend to directing how the overpayment debt will be handled, since the paying agency has that responsibility under various authorities, including the § 5584 waiver authority. (See also "Disposition of Overpayment Debts Not Waived" section below.) Any request to waive an overpayment debt involving pay and allowances must be directed to the agency that made the erroneous payment, and any agency waiver decision is not subject to review by OPM.
While GSA has authority to settle claims involving expenses incurred by Federal civilian employees for official travel, transportation, and relocation, the GSA Civilian Board of Contract appeals has acknowledged that GSA does not have authority under § 5584 to waive overpayment debts resulting from erroneous payments of travel, transportation and relocation expenses and allowances. Any waiver request involving such matters must be directed to the agency that made the erroneous payment, and any agency waiver decision is not subject to review by GSA.
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The waiver authority applies to employees of an Executive agency. The term "employee" has the meaning given it in 5 U.S.C. 2105. (See 5 U.S.C. 5581, 5584(a), and 5584(g).) While the erroneous payment must be directed to a current employee (i.e., compensation for service as an employee) in order for § 5584 to apply, a former employee may pursue waiver of collection of a covered erroneous payment. Also, an employee's surviving beneficiary or estate that is liable for repayment of an erroneous payment directed to the employee (based on service performed before death) may also seek a waiver.
Section 5584 establishes the following conditions for exercise of the waiver authority:
If an agency collected some or all of an overpayment debt prior to the granting of a waiver, the agency must refund any amount covered by the waiver if an application for refund is made within 2 years of the date of the waiver. (See 5 U.S.C. 5584(c).)
Overpayment debts not waived by the head of an agency may be recovered by offsetting a current Federal employee's salary payment to collect the overpayment debt (i.e., "salary offset"), subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. See 5 U.S.C. 5514; OPM regulations at 5 CFR part 550, subpart K; and applicable agency regulations. See also the Federal Claims Collection Standards at 31 CFR parts 900-904, which are regulations promulgated jointly by the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice. Those standards provide rules governing Federal debt collections, including rules addressing (1) the collection of debt from other Federal payments and (2) the possibilities of compromising a claim or suspending or terminating collection activity.
"Pay and allowances" - Although not defined in law, this term has been broadly interpreted to encompass all types of employee compensation for services, including paid leave. (See former GAO regulations in effect before Public Law 104-316, 4 CFR parts 91 and 92.)
"Waiver" means the cancellation, forgiveness, or non-recovery of a debt owed by an employee to an agency.
Other laws may establish an independent authority to waive collection of certain other compensation-related debts owed to employing agencies by Federal employees. For example:
Some agencies have their own VSIP laws that do not require OPM approval to offer buyouts (e.g., the Department of Defense) or other buyouts under authority of their enabling legislation (FDIC). The provisions of the applicable VSIP law cover (1) whether repayment is required before re-employment with the Government of the United States and, if so, (2) the agency-specific buyout repayment waiver procedures.


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Since our founding in 1994, Krueger Custom Steel and Machining has experienced tremendous growth. Starting out with a staff of four, 17 associates can now take credit for the companys success.
Located in Owen Sound Ontario, we are approximately two hours from Pearson International Airport in Toronto, and only
40 minutes from Bruce Power at Douglas Point
A strong commitment to customer service is the driving force behind our companys success. We strive to provide the same high level of quality service and timely delivery to all our customers.
We provide a wide range of products and services and have a strong loyal customer base. Our services include:
* CWB Certified Welding (47.1 Division 2), CWB Certified Welding 47.2
* Welding/Fabrication of Metals including Aluminium, Stainless, & Mild Steel
* Shearing, Break Forming and Rolling Capabilities
* Steel and Specialty Material Sales
* Precision Cutting Services - Including drilling and punching
* Millwright Services
* Assembly and Mechanical Repairs
* Equipment Removals and Relocations
* Machine Rebuilding and Installation
* Machine Shop Services including Milling, Turning, Boring, Cylinder Grinding
* Manufacture of Outdoor Fire Pits and Fire Rings
* Supply of Licensed Skilled Trades
We manufacture specialized weldments and machined parts for the mining industry, as well, the manufacture of walking bridges, and other structural frameworks to supplied engineering specifications and drawings.
We also build a wide range of parts including specialized bushings, hubs, printing rollers, wear bars, and other machined products and services.
We work closely with our customers and help to develop and improve upon new and existing machinery and products with the development of prototypes and production tooling.
We are also capable of installing or relocating any type of machinery or piece of equipment that we build or that needs to be moved, refurbished or reinstalled.
We are very interested in meeting with you to discuss our products and services.
With our large format printing capabilities we can accept and print drawings designed with SolidWorks, SolidEdge, Autocad, and print Adobe Acrobat formatted files.
Please contact us today to discuss your next project with us.
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