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So how much pop was in the King of Pop's funeral?
After the world-televised seating of family and famous friends, most of Michael Jackson's Sept. 3 funeral took place behind the closed gates of Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif. The event's costs, however, were only made public yesterday, when court papers were released as lawyers continued to wrangle over other estate details in court.
According to the papers, more than $1 million went into the event, including the solid bronze casket with 14-karat gold-plated handles and the party following the ceremony all of which needed court approval for Michael Jackson's estate to cover the costs. That's a lot of This Is It ticket sales. The papers also show that sisters Janet and LaToya Jackson were owed reimbursements of $49,000 and $2,437, respectively, for fronting immediate funeral costs. As Katherine Jackson's lawyer states in the court papers, while the costs are "significant, they are entirely commensurate with the decedent's worldwide status as an entertainer and with the world's grief over his death."
Here's a breakdown of noteworthy expenses:
Interment costs in the Great Mausoleum of Forest Lawn-Glendale: $590,000
Endowment care by Forest Lawn-Glendale: $88,500
Embalming: $450
Casket coach: $250
Jackson's luxury casket (style 3-99 Prometheus): $25,000
Jackson's burial outfit: $35,000
Family's clothing allowance: $1,975
Framed picture of Michael Jackson to be placed next to the casket: $3,682
Invitations and programs: $11,716
Flowers: $16,000
Glendale police department and city support: $175,089
Designer for the funeral, Bush-Tompkins: $15,000
The post-funeral reception, attended by Jackson family members as well as producer music mogul Quincy Jones and the Rev. Al Sharpton, was held at nearby restaurant Villa Sorriso. It ran a tab of $21,455. The passed tray food, including tidbits like bruschetta, fruit skewers, beef satay and ratatouille, was one of the party's cheapest features at $4,200.
The most expensive? The open bar. Instructions on the bill said the bar was to "notify host when $10,800 was met." Based on the final total, the guests hit that alcohol ceiling. Now that's a wake made for a King.


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Frogkase necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 94 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
7 Secrets To Curing Anxiety and Depression
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Our target audience is anyone who suffers from anxiety including men and women from teenagers to elderly. However, most of the demographics will be women between the ages of 18-50 years old.
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We don't want people to look at the cover and feel more depressed :)
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Welcome back to the School!
Tired of being stuck in traffic? Frustrated trying to find parking. Well, you're in luck...
CCSF Campuses are ideally located throughout San Francisco and can
easily be accessed by MUNI, BART, and bicycle. City College encourages
you to make sustainable transportation choices. Explore your options
Getting to CCSF Campuses with Public Transportation
- Bay Area Transit Trip Planner -- link to 511.org's multi-modal trip planner
- SF MUNI -- info about fares, Clipper cards, routes
- NextMuni -- real-time transit arrival information via web, smartphone, and SMS
- BART -- Bay Area Rapid Transit directly serves Ocean, Mission, and Downtown campuses
- Google Transit Planner -- plan trip route based on scheduled information
Bicycling to CCSF Campuses
- Biking Resources for all Campuses -- bike education, maps, safety, parking, theft prevention, and maintenance
- Routes to the Ocean Campus -- popular routes to get to the Ocean Campus from various parts of San Francisco
- San Francisco Bike Mapper -- an interactive web tool to help plan the best bike route
Just In Case You Need A Car While At CCSF
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I haven't linked up with MamaKat in forever, but one of this week's prompts inspired me. What is a trend I can't stand? Hi, my name is Misty. I like to break rules, so instead of one trend I can't stand, I'm sharing three. I apologize in advance because many of you love these things. We can still be friends, but I won't be jumping on the bandwagon
Apparently this girl is going against her Southern heritage by not loving monograms, but I haven't a care in the world. Dare to be different, I say! If you know me well, you already know my initials. If you don't know me, do you really care about the 3-letter necklace I'm rocking? Or do you spend the afternoon hours wondering if MCM is Mary Margaret Cooper, Mindy Moonrise Chalk or could it be... Melanie Mayonnaise Chesterfield?! Know what I mean, Vern?
There's mustache birthday parties, mustache sunglasses, mustache holiday cards, and even fingerstache tattoos. Why are mustaches everywhere these days? I just don't get it.
Real Housewives
I don't watch a lot of reality tv. If Simon Cowell, Julie Chen and the Robertson boys aren't involved, I'm not watching. I keep up with celebrity news, so I know enough about these shows to know I don't want to watch. And besides, if you've seen one, haven't you seen them all?
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My friend John Myers of KQED and the blog Capital Notes noted yesterday how much of Jerry Brown's first inaugural address in 1975 could be repeated today. But the most interesting address for thinking about what Brown faces today is his second inaugural.
It was given in January 1979, after his November 1978 re-election and the June 1978 passing of Prop 13, the first step in the creation of the dysfunctional fiscal system that governs the state today. Among the highlights:
Brown's assessment of the state at the time as a place of great highs -- but huge distrust of government: "We have the most advanced technology, the most stringent environmental laws, a strong legal commitment to equality, the highest transfer payments to those who depend on government and the most advanced labor laws.
U.S. & World
"Yes the mistrust of our public institutions and mere anxiety about our future economy are more the order than the exception. Three quarters of the people do not trust their government. More than half of the eligible citizens in California again decided not to vote in the last election. Why? Why the anti-government mood? I asked this same question four years ago and now I believe I understand. Simply put, the citizens are revolting against a decade of political leaders who righteously spoke against inflation and excessive government spending but who in practice pursued the opposite course."
Brown talks about how formulas govern too much of the state budget. The problem is even worse today: "The economists will argue about the fine points but the people know that something is profoundly wrong when 75 percent of government spending decisions are automatically decided by past formulas and not present lawmakers."
Brown, who opposed Prop 13 when it was on the ballot in 1978, now sees it as righteous. He also criticizes, as "false prophets," those who seek to increase government spending to deal with the lesser revenues from Prop 13: "There is much to learn about the unprecedented primary vote and victory of Proposition 13. Not the least of which is that the established political union, and corporate powers are no match for an angry citizenry recoiling against an inflationary threat to their homes and pocketbooks.
"While it is true that the tax revolt has increased the privileges of the few, it has without question inspired the hopes of many. Plain working people, the poor, the elderly, those on fixed incomes, those who cannot keep up with each new round of inflation or protect themselves from each subsequent round of recession, these are the people who are crying out for relief."
"But in their name and in the name of misfortune of every kind, false prophets have risen to advocate more and more government spending as the cure – more bureaucratic programs and higher staffing ratios of professional experts. They have told us that billion dollar government increases are really deep cuts from the yet higher levels of spending they demand and that attempts to limit the inflationary growth of government derive not from wisdom but from selfishness. That disciplining government reflects not a care for the future but rather self-absorption. These false prophets, I tell you, can no longer distinguish the white horse of victory from the pale horse of death."
Brown emphasizes this last point again, by saying that government spending does not create happiness and that it is time to balance the state's books. "It is time to get off the treadmill, to challenge the assumption that more government spending automatically leads to better living. The facts prove otherwise... Government, no less than the individual, must live within limits. It is time to bring our accounts into balance. Government, as exemplar and teacher, must manifest a self-discipline that spreads across the other institutions in our society, so that we can begin to work for the future, not just consume the present."
In essence, Brown said in this speech that Prop 13, the tax revolt, and the system it spawned (with contributions from liberals and conservatives) should be accepted. It should not be fought. The question for Brown today is whether he thinks he was wrong way back then. Should that system now be remade? Or should it again be accepted -- and should Californians, after big cuts, learn again to live with even less?


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Telerik has introduced TFS Work Item Manager (Beta) and TFS Project Dashboard (Beta), developer workload and resource management applications built with RadControls for WPF by Imaginet Resources. Following the lead of agile development methodologies, the free tools are designed to facilitate project progress visualization, reduce project overhead, and enhance accountability for development teams working with Microsoft's Team Foundation Server. Since the TFS Work Item Manager and TFS Project Dashboard have been used extensively internally at Telerik and Imaginet for over six months with great results, development teams can immediately utilize these tools and see the same benefits.
Based on Imaginet's expertise in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), and influenced by Telerik internal development processes, TFS Work Item Manager is aimed to help teams be more agile in their day to day work. TFS Work Item Manager leverages the powerful capabilities of Microsoft's Team Foundation Server to help developers access and alter all their tasks in a visually appealing and user-friendly way. With this innovative and easy to use platform, teams will also enjoy improved collaboration resulting in less time needed for managing work items, reports, and cross-team efforts. In these lean times where development teams are being asked to do more with less, the TFS Work Item Manager helps free up more developer time to actually write code, not manage what they have to do.
TFS Project Dashboard assists the coordination of teams' responsibilities even further. This unique stand-alone console connects to Team Foundation Server and pulls workload data to be displayed as various widgets. The application shows all significant indicators in real time at a glance including build history, recent check-ins, assigned tasks, bug history, and more. The instant and accurate reports allow for improved accountability of personal tasks, workloads and release schedules. The TFS Project Dashboard increases team transparency and is designed to end the question from management of "what are we doing" or "who broke the build?"
"TFS Work Item Manager and TFS Project Dashboard are an excellent demonstration of how RadControls for WPF can be used to build key line of business applications in an efficient and effective manner," said Telerik's Vassil Terziev. "Furthermore, these applications are not just a showcase but ready-to-use tools that will aid developers in release schedule planning. Our development teams use the tools internally which also helped to built in them some of Telerik development best practices. We are happy to share yet another free productivity tool with the developer community."


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Welcome to Clyde River Cottages, a family friendly, pet friendly campground, cottage and accommodation business owned by Ruth and Fred Hemeon of Clyde River, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. Ruth and Fred are long time residents of the county, one of the most important commercial fishing regions in Atlantic Canada.
Clyde River Cottages and Campground is just 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Highway #103 on the Clyde River Road, a picturesque country road that follows the twists and turns of the Clyde River. Our road is now paved!
The family cottages, camping and campground operation is only 25 minutes from the village of Barrington the nearby town of Shelburne, Sandhills Beach Park, local historic sites and 15 minutes from an 18 hole golf course - River Hills Golf and Country Club.
New: We now have 2-30 Amp pull through sites!
Our campground will be open on May 10th until September 30th.
August 24th - Live music with The Black Line.
Join us for our end of summer bash!
Looking for small, friendly campground or RV park in Atlantic Canada? Look no further than Clyde River Cottages and Campground, seven miles off the Lighthouse Route in beautiful Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. We are your hosts, Ruth and Fred Hemeon and invite you to a friendly, relaxing visit at our Nova Scotia cottage and campground. Full hookups or unserviced facilities for RVs, trailors, or tenting enthusiasts are available. Nearby, you can go canoeing, fishing, hiking, golfing, birding and more. Book your Nova Scotia cottage rental or campsite today!
It's a pleasant drive down the Clyde River Road. The river, on the right, like the tree-lined, country road, twists and turns at every bend. In the fall, the hardwood trees along the the riverbank are a burst of colour.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State School of Hospitality Management named Frits van Paasschen, president and chief executive officer of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. as the Spring 2013 Walter J. Conti Visiting Professor. Conti Professors visit the School of Hospitality Management to interact with students and faculty members, to present guest lectures in hospitality management and to speak at graduate and undergraduate colloquia.
"Frits brings to the school a wealth of cutting-edge knowledge and experience about branding in the hospitality industry based on his tenure at Starwood since 2007 where he has nurtured such esteemed brands as W, Westin, Aloft and St. Regis," said John O'Neill, director of the school. "We are delighted that Frits and several Penn State alumni at Starwood were able to spend time with our students to discuss this dynamic industry and their personal experiences, and to give career advice."
Van Paasschen visited the School of Hospitality Management during the Spring 2013 semester for a presentation to over 200 hospitality students about what he calls 'The Age of Great Change' and Starwood's global perspective on the hospitality industry. His visit also included a roundtable with student leaders and faculty members, which allowed for vibrant discussions about leadership and the organization.
Van Paasschen has spent most of his career working for global lifestyle brands. Prior to joining Starwood, he served as president and chief executive officer of Coors Brewing Company, where he turned around both market share and profitability. Before working at Coors, van Paasschen held several global executive positions at Nike. He ran Nike's business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, doubling its EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) over four years. He was a vice president in finance at Disney Consumer Products, and he began his career as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey & Company.
Recently, van Paasschen was appointed to serve on the board of Barclays PLC. Previously, he served as chairman of the European-American Industrial Council and as a director of two companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange: Jones Apparel Group and Oakley. He was a lecturer in economics at Harvard University and has been a guest host on CNBC's "Squawk Box." He currently serves on Conservation International's Business Advisory Board. Van Paasschen speaks five languages and has both Dutch and U.S. citizenship.
Van Paasschen holds a master of business administration degree from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in economics and biology from Amherst College. An avid sportsman, he has competed in a variety of endurance events, including 12 marathons, Europe's longest running relay and the Pikes Peak Ascent. Van Paasschen is based at Starwood's headquarters in Stamford, Conn. He and his family reside in Connecticut.
Starwood is the world's largest and most global operator of high-end hotels, with about 1,150 properties in 100 countries. Its nine brands are: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft and Element. In addition to hotels, Starwood operates premier time-share ownership resorts.
Walter J. Conti, for whom the Conti Professorship is named, is a well-known restaurateur and industry leader from Doylestown, Pa. He is the retired owner and chief executive officer of Conti Cross Keys Inn and the Historic Piper Tavern (formerly Conti's Pipersville Inn), both located in Bucks County, Pa. Conti has held various leadership positions in the National Restaurant Association, including a term as chairman from 1981 to 1982, and he is a "diplomat" of the association's educational foundation. The Conti Professorship Program was established by alumni and friends of the Penn State School of Hospitality Management in 1987 to honor Walter J. Conti for his contributions to the school, to Penn State and to the hospitality profession.
Several Penn State alumni who work for Starwood accompanied Frits van Paaschen, CEO, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. during his Conti Professorship visit on campus. L-R Front: Daniel Entenberg ('01), Sarah Cannon-Foster ('86), Frits van Paasschen, Brian McGuire ('98), Nan Crouter, Tom Mituzas. L-R Back: Jason Bayona ('05), Bob Pirollo ('92), Tom Martini ('88), Javier Nogales, John... Read more ›


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On Aug. 10, the last day of its liability and property insurance policy term, Cross Gates Athletic Clubs was dropped by its insurance provider. Due to Hurricane Katrina-related costs, the insurer left the New Orleans area, even after raising premiums by more than 30 percent.
That left Cross Gates, which has two locations just northeast of New Orleans in Slidell, LA, looking for a new insurer. As of press time in late July, the company hadn't found a new provider but expects to pay even more when it does, says Dion Grossnickle, general manager of Cross Gates.
It's a similar story at Franco's Athletic Club in Mandeville, LA. The club's property and liability insurance nearly doubled after Hurricane Katrina, says Dave Bradshaw, director of business development for Franco's.
"We have to absorb it as a cost of doing business, but it affects our profitability," he says.
Increased insurance premiums and rates are just one of the many changes the health club industry in the coastal South and New Orleans are facing since Hurricane Katrina hit the area two years ago, creating one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. While most of the least affected areas are rebounding — and in some cases booming — other areas are still deserted, leaving little need for a health club.
The president of one insurance provider for health clubs says that his company and most insurance companies have resolved all Katrina-related claims. However, insurance companies have to charge high premiums and deductibles for property insurance in the area.
"Insurance underwriters have to prepare for the inevitable second Katrina or even worse," he says. "If they don't charge enough to cover the future losses, they simply go out of business."
The increased insurance costs are just a necessary evil of business, Grossnickle says. Although Cross Gates' Lake Pontchartrain location was above sea level and not in a flood zone, the club was destroyed after about seven inches of mud littered with snakes and debris washed in with a tidal surge during Hurricane Katrina. The facility was not covered by flood insurance. The club's owner opened a temporary, 6,500-square-foot, fitness-only club across the street from that location last September, but he hopes to eventually rebuild the original facility — this time with flood insurance.
"It will be very expensive, and that will affect our bottom line a lot," Grossnickle says. "We were above sea level — not in a flood zone — and this was the last thing we thought would happen to our business. But it happened."
However, rebuilding is taking much longer than planned. Earlier this month, new owners purchased the strip mall where the destroyed club was located. As of press time, Cross Gates' owner was in talks with the mall's owners to move into the location again and possibly expand it. The new lease would cost at least 40 percent more than before Katrina, Grossnickle says.
"There's still so much room for us to grow as a company, even though we've grown so much within the last year and a half," he says. However, he admits that growth opportunities are limited because many buildings in the city are still in a state of disrepair.
Franco's Athletic Club closed its Lakeview, LA, location after the 17th Street levee broke less than a mile away and covered the area with almost six feet of water for two weeks. The club has no immediate plans to reopen its Lakeview facility, Bradshaw says.
"There simply isn't enough market there currently," he says. "It is difficult, or impossible, to obtain affordable liability insurance for homes and businesses. There is a litany of problems preventing the rebuilding or new development of clubs in affected areas." (For more on Katrina's effect on construction and rebuilding, see page 30).
Winds of Change
Katrina changed the way a lot of health clubs in affected areas do business. Many clubs began offering short-term memberships because members in the area move a lot due to frequent job changes and the housing shortage. Many clubs also added niche programming and express classes to better compete with fitness chains.
Staffing has been an issue as well, says Tim Bracey, senior director of the West Jeff Fitness Centers in Terrytown and Marrero, LA (both on the outskirts of New Orleans). Because the centers are a department of the West Jefferson Medical Center, a not-for-profit community hospital, spending is tight.
"Fewer dollars are available for things we typically do, and we're trying to be as cost effective as possible," Bracey says. "We haven't had any quality issues as a result, but when we do lose an employee, we ask, 'Do we really need [to replace] that person?'"
For the past two summers, employees were scarce at Cross Gates, but the number of people inquiring about employment is increasing now, Grossnickle says. Right after the storm, the club had to pay its employees $1.50 to $2 an hour more to stay and work. As the area rebounds, though, wages have returned to normal, he says.
Katrina has taught many club owners and managers the importance of having a detailed emergency plan. Since Katrina, Grossnickle has learned that communication is an essential key to recovery. He is collecting phone numbers and e-mail addresses of every staff member and is building a blog for employees to post their whereabouts. The blog will also allow the club to communicate with members about the progress of the clubs, he says.
Management at Elmwood Fitness Center, which has locations in Harahan, New Orleans and Metairie, LA, also improved its communication efforts, collecting all members' e-mail addresses and creating a more intensive retention program. Members can earn gift certificates and sweatshirts just for using the club, says Michael Heim, youth fitness director at Elmwood.
Probably the biggest lesson learned for clubs is for them to be as prepared as possible, says the president of one insurer. He recommends that clubs in a wind or flood area store materials to be used during emergencies. These materials should include plywood for windows and coverings for interior sensitive equipment, such as computers and treadmills.
"Then just say some prayers," he says.
Grossnickle recommends that operators read their policies carefully, so surprises don't pop up when a disaster hits.
Rising Tide
Despite lingering issues, some areas are rebounding.
"Things are coming back — not back to normal by any means — but I can tell you from a business standpoint that money is starting to flow from the federal government," says John Marini, vice president of Adjusters International, a disaster recovery consulting organization. "My experience [in affected areas] over the last 18 months is that the really prosperous businesses were able to hold out and are back."
Areas with the most population growth are faring best, Marini says.
Slidell, LA, is one of those areas. Although Katrina hit Slidell hard and many areas of the city were flooded by Lake Pontchartrain, Cross Gates had its best year on record in 2006 — despite only one of its two facilities being open most of last year.
"It's shocking," Grossnickle says. "There was an influx of people moving into the area, and it just happened. People who lived in New Orleans or lower parishes moved here."
Elmwood Fitness Center is "busting at the seams," Heim says. Usage and membership at Elmwood locations are both on the rise since Katrina. Its facilities had 378,500 visits in 2006 through May, and that number increased to 384,000 over the same period this year.
Cross Gates also cites success with its children's and aquatics programming.
"Because of the hurricane, a lot of the places people used to go to for aquatics aren't there anymore," Grossnickle says. "We're planning to expand next year with slides and a lazy river. Our pool is too populated."
However, with more people comes more competition. Facilities contacted for this article cited franchises — mostly small express clubs — moving into the region.
That's no surprise, as more than half of affected businesses don't reopen after a major disaster, making the market ripe for competitors, Marini says.
"Your customers usually come back, but if it's taken awhile for you to reopen your business and if a competitor offers a discounted rate, then you're not getting them back," he says.
Despite the hardships, the health club industry hasn't lost its presence in the coastal South, most club operators say.
"We know people need this. They need physical fitness to release stress," Bracey says. "There are still areas that are devastated and look untouched, and some areas are overpopulated with lots of traffic. It's a mixed bag, but there's still growth and opportunity."
Franco's hasn't given up on its closed Lakeview facility, either. The club is waiting for the area's population to return, even if it takes years.
"There will be opportunities for those who are entrepreneurial and have some risk tolerance," Bradshaw says. "Lakeview, where our destroyed club was located, will come back as it was, one of the nicest areas of New Orleans, and we'll be interested in that market once again."
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|Resident Population (in millions)
|Employment (in millions)
|Retail Sales* (in billions)
|Housing Permits (in millions)
|*Q4: Seasonally adjusted annual rate
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Katrina's National Effect On Construction
Hurricane Katrina affected much more than the coastal South, and its effects are still being felt on construction projects across the country.
According to a report by the American Institute of Architects and Economy.com, Katrina ranks as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, with losses estimated at $150 billion to $200 billion. That's four times the damage Hurricane Andrew caused in 1992.
The level of destruction and need to rebuild has led to significant price increases in construction materials (steel, concrete, gypsum products and insulation) and petroleum-based products (roofing products, PVC piping, asphalt paving). Occasional materials shortages and rising transportation costs have also been a problem, according to "The Economic and Construction Outlook in the Gulf States after Hurricane Katrina." (For more information on construction prices, see chart on p.34.)
Mary Chapell, director of the University of Kansas (KU) Recreation Services in Lawrence, KS, has experienced the price changes first- hand through the expansion of KU's Student Recreation Fitness Center. The $6.3 million addition to the center was originally scheduled to be completed during the spring semester, but due to spring and summer rains and Katrina-related increases, the center probably won't be finished until August 2008.
"I would have to say that the effects from Katrina have been a domino effect," she says. "We've noticed it mostly in shipping and delivery costs due to gasoline prices to bring in the steel and large product items."
Chappell says deliveries are also less frequent because vendors are lumping several neighboring orders together.
"We have had [vendors] want to deliver at 5:30 a.m. just so they can get on to the next stops, and if we miss the stop, it might be days before the next one," she says. "That is critical if it is an important shipment, and [missing that shipment] delays progress."


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My thanks go to Sherri Pettit for posting Decoration Days, Open Doors, and Tours in local cemeteries in Ontario.
For example, some of the events will take place on the following dates –
Amherstburg – Christ Church Anglican Cemetery Aug 28 Open Doors
Burlington – Nelson United Cemetery Sat., Sep. 28. Doors Open.
Fairfield – Fairfield Cemetery Sun., Sep. 8. Decoration Sunday
For more information about the places where these events will be held, go to http://canadacems.blogspot.com/2013/08/decoration-days-tours.html


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Science Writing Mentorship Program
Network for Evaluation of One Health (NEOH)
African Swine Fever (ASF) ecology and epidemiology in Eastern Europe (Kazakhstan)
Risk-based border inspection in Kosovo and Albania
Incentive systems for veterinarians to promote a reduction of the prescription of antibiotics in veal calves.
Establishment of a risk assessment unit at the Moldovan food safety agency
Freedom from Disease - Evaluation of the sampling program for IBR and EBL in Switzerland
Action plan for the Moldovan dairy sector
Market Research on Point-of-Care Testing
Reducing the risk of exposure to antimicrobial resistance for consumers
Review of the BSE risk status of the States of Jersey
Analysis and advice on poultry sampling for Salmonella spp in low throughout slaughterhouses in the UK
Evaluation of the Global Framework for the Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs)
One Health for brucellosis in Armenia
Science Writing Mentorship Program
Continuous education of veterinary and food safety officers
Review of existing One Health Epidemiology training materials for South African professionals
SANTERO: Risk based surveillance for animal health in Europe
Biosecurity and traceability in the poultry sector in Moldova
Establishment of a risk-based food safety control system in the dairy value chain in Ukraine
Understanding and combating African Swine Fever in Europe (ASF-STOP)
Systematic review of the significance of the food chain in the context of AMR
Network for Evaluation of One Health (NEOH)
FMD capacity building in Mauritania (2015 - 2017)
Risk analysis of potential Trichinella exposure for pigs with outdoor access (2015 - 2016)
Development of a spatial risk assessment framework for assessing exotic disease incursion and spread through Europe (SPARE project)
Evaluation of the Swiss early detection system for (re-)emerging diseases
African Swine Fever (ASF) ecology and epidemiology in Eastern Europe
African Swine Fever (ASF) ecology and epidemiology in Eastern Europe (Armenia)
African Swine Fever (ASF) ecology and epidemiology in Eastern Europe (Georgia)
African Swine Fever (ASF) ecology and epidemiology in Eastern Europe (Kazakhstan)
Assessment of the Animal Health and Laboratory Information Systems in Vietnam
Potential use of farm of origin information for more targeted inspection of Cysticercus bovis
Equinella - interactive data visualization
Evaluation of animal health reports (2013)
Linkage between antimicrobial usage and development of resistance (2014-ongoing)
Implementation of risk-based SPS inspections in the Western Balkan region (2014)
A tool to assess the capacity of food control systems
Workshops on the principles of risk-based SPS inspections
Facilitating trade of beef to the EU (2013)
Assessment of impact of changes in meat inspection (2013-ongoing)
Use of antimicrobials in livestock (2013)
Independent Evaluation of OECD conference (2013)
Swissgenetics: Feed risk assessment (2013)
Economics of surveillance conducted in the One Health context (2013 - 2015)
Pandemic Preparedness Workshop
Strengthening of the veterinary services in Mongolia (2012-2016)
Use of antimicrobials in the livestock sector
MINAPIG: alternatives to antimicrobial use in pig production (2012 - 2015)
Prevention and control of BSE in Costa Rica (2011-2012)
AHVLA: review of meat inspection practices (2011 - 2012)
Global Initiative for Food Systems Leadership (2011 - 2013)
Syngenta: fertiliser risk assessment
Swissgenetics: optimising biosecurity at cattle breeding station
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"Time Stands Still": North Coast Repertory Theatre presents the Donald Margulies drama about a pair of journalists, one a writer, the other a photographer, trying to settle into suburban life after years of covering war abroad; previews, today and Friday; opens Saturday and runs through March 17; showtimes, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987D Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach; $41-$47;
northcoastrep.org or (858) 481-1055.
The Pat Metheny Project: Peter Sprague & Friends and Frequency Vocal Jazz will present new interpretations of works by jazz composer Metheny; 7:30 p.m.; Concert Hall, Building 2400, MiraCosta College, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside; $15, general; $10, seniors, students; (760) 795-6815.
Dominic Schaner: noon; O2 Performance Studio, Palomar College, 1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos; free; (760) 744-1150, 2453.
"The Boys Next Door": Oceanside Theatre Company presents Tom Griffin's bittersweet comedy about the lives of four mentally disabled men who live together in a group home; preview, 7:30 p.m.; opens Saturday and runs through March 3; performances, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; Brooks Theatre, 217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside; $14-$21; (760) 433-8900.
Kix Brooks: 8 p.m.; Casino Pauma, 777 Pauma Reservation Road, Pauma Valley; $25-$45; (760) 742-2177,
San Diego Jazz Party: Annual three-day jazz party features 20 jazz artists and more than 21 hours of mainstream jazz and a tribute to pianist Johnny Varro as a "Living Legend of Jazz"; 5 to 11 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday; Hilton San Diego/Del Mar Hotel, 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar; $220, full festival pass; $125, Saturday only (including jazz brunch); $65, Sunday only; (858) 453-0846,
Leftover Salmon: 9 p.m.; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $25-$44;
bellyup.com or (858) 481-8140.
Vietnamese culture day at museum: The San Diego Children's Discovery Museum in Escondido will celebrate Vietnam's Tet Festival with a program of cultural activities, including lion dancing by GDPT Hoa Nghiem Youth Group, Vietnamese food by Pho Saigon and hands-on Vietnamese crafts; 2 to 5 p.m.; 320 N. Broadway, Escondido; free;
San Marcos antique show: San Marcos Community Services presents its 10th annual "Family Heirlooms and Attic Treasures" sale; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; San Marcos Community Center, 3 Civic Center Drive; free;
Buffalo Soldiers in Story and Song: Oceanside Public Library presents storyteller/singer Victoria Burnett in her solo-show on the history and heroics of the all-black U.S. Army Corps that was founded after the Civil War, focusing on the lives of three real-life Buffalo Soldiers (including a woman, Cathay Williams); 1 p.m.; Community Rooms, 330 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside; free; (760) 435-5600,
Johnny Jiang and Xiao Xue: Chinese pop artists; 7:30 p.m.; Pala Casino Spa and Resort, Highway 76, Pala; $50-$150; (877) 946-7252.
Ricky Nelson Remembered & John Denver Tribute: Matthew and Gunnar Nelson pay tribute to their father's musical legacy, with Jim Curry's Denver tribute; 7:30 p.m.; California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd.; $23-$45;
artcenter.org or (800) 988-4253.
Molly Hatchet: With Taz Taylor; 8 p.m.; Ramona Mainstage, 626 Main St., Ramona;
ramonamainstage.com, (760) 789-7008.
"First Impressions" opens: Work by the Group 7 Art group opens Saturday and continues through March 23 at the Oceanside Art Gallery. Reception, 5:30-8 p.m. Feb. 28; Carlsbad Village Faire, Suite 103, 300 Carlsbad Village Drive; (760) 845-9017.
Scott Gates and the Salty Suites: Carlsbad City Library hosts the award-winning bluegrass/Americana musicians performing originals, folk and Irish tunes; 2 p.m.; Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Lane; free; (760) 602-2012,
The Knights Chamber Orchestra: Fallbrook Music Society presents the up-and-coming New York symphony with Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man; 3 p.m.; Bob Burton Center, Fallbrook High School, 2400 S. Stage Coach Lane, Fallbrook; $38, adults; $10, students with ID; (760) 451-8644,
Gustavo Romero: The Chula Vista-raised concert pianist performs a mixed program; 3 p.m.; California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd.; $30-$47;
artcenter.org or (800) 988-4253.
Houston Person Quartet: Jazz; 4 p.m.; First Christian Church of Oceanside, 204 S. Freeman St.; $15; (760) 722-8522.
La Paloma Winter Poetry Slam: Full Moon Poets hosts San Diego County's largest poetry-reading contest; 6 p.m.; La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway, Encinitas; free (participating poets should arrive at 5 p.m.);


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Historical Geology Reconstruction Analogy
This material was originally created for On the Cutting Edge: Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
Karen Kortz, Community College of Rhode Island
Course: Introduction to Historical Geology
20 students
Course: Introduction to Historical Geology
20 students
Students remember what they have seen and done much better than they remember what you have told them.
The Activity
Before class, I make up a sentence and cut it up into pieces of the individual words. I hand out these groups of words (up-side-down) to groups of students and have them flip over 5 pieces and make a story. I then have them flip over 5 more pieces and make a story. They continue until all the pieces are flipped over, and we then discuss how this applies to Historical Geology:
- there is no one correct interpretation
- we don't know the right answer
- the more you learn, the more complete the story is
- some information is more important than others...
I think this exercise gives students a better understanding of how interpretation of the earth's history works. They also meet each other and have some fun on the first day.
Additional Information
I learned this activity from the workshop: Dinosaurs: Science Behind the Stories at GSA in October 2003 led by Judy Scotchmoor and Dale Springer.


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The Montreal Canadiens stink.
Whether it's just a brief aberration or it's something Habs fans can expect for the rest of the season, what happened on Wednesday night in Chicago and Thursday night in Winnipeg proved pretty clearly that the Canadiens are a bad team with a bad coach and a bad GM and whether we're speaking in French or English, it's still smelly.
Wednesday night, the Habs were blasted 5-1 by the Blachawks at United Centre. Thursday, the Winnipeg Jets whipped them 4-0 at MTS Centre. Both nights the Habs were out of it early and the second period was simply a way to help their opponents pad their stats while the third period was used primarily to fill the time required for an entire TV hockey broadcast.
At 13-16-7, Montreal now has only 33 points, are last in the Northeast Division and 12th in the East. For a team that made the playoffs last year, the Canadiens have become sad joke.
Thursday night in Winnipeg the Habs lost their fifth straight game and it's not like it came as a surprise. Coach Cunneyworth, who has been hounded by the French press this week because of his inability to speak French, decided to sit his best player, P.K. Subban, in the press box. He probably should have sat No. 1 goalie Carey Price, as well. Winnipeg scored twice in the first period and outshot the Habs 13-6. At that point, the rout was on.
It got so ugly for Montreal that with four minutes remaining in the third period, Jets fans started singing, "Olay, olay, olay, olay!" That's better than "Na, na, hey, hey good-bye."
Montreal was never in this game. Blake Wheeler scored at 3:18 of the first, Tanner Glass scored at 13:13 of the first, Wheeler scored again at 0:39 of the second and Tim Stapleton scored at 17:36 of the third. The Jets are now 16-13-5 and are now tied with New Jersey for 8th place — both teams have 37 points — but the Jets have fewer wins and are officially ninth.
The Jets are now 7-1-1 at home in the Month of December (7-2-1 overall) and have grabbed 15 of a possible 18 points at home this month. Thursday night, Wheeler had two goals and an assist while Ondrej Pavelec improved to 12-11-5 and picked up his third shutout of the season.
"The penalty kill and Pavs (Ondrej Pavelec) were our first stars tonight," said Wheeler after the game. "But we have Pittsburgh tomorrow night so we have to go home, get some sleep and recharge and play just as well tomorrow. It would be a shame to play as well as we did tonight and then lose tomorrow. We have to come out and do the same thing agaisnt Pittsburgh tomorrow."
But the story was the Canadiens. The Jets are playing well and their top players are playing like top players. The Canadiens, on the other hand, have a bench full of passengers.
The trouble for Montreal now is that they don't play again at home until Jan. 4. They play in Ottawa on Tuesday, in Tampa on Thursday and in Florida on Saturday. Eight straight losses is not out of the question.
And if it gets to eight, somebody will be out of work. Whether that's Cunneyworth or GM Pierre Gauthier, the Habs will have to do something. This simply isn't working.
The Habs can't score. The team's leading scorer, Tomas Plekanec, has seven goals and 20 assists and is a minus-eight. That's 42nd in scoring in the NHL. Meanwhile, their goaltender, Carey Price is 27th in the league with a 2.40 goals against average and 34th with a .914 save percentage. As a team, they score 2.49 goals a game (24th) and give up 2.63 goals per game (12th). That's not good. That's probably why they're a minus-13 hockey team.
When Jacques Martin was fired last Saturday, the Habs were 13-12-7. They have now lost four straight under Cunneyworth and there is no reason to believe they're about to get any better.
To make matters worse, Cunneyworth is already being pilloried by the French media for his inability to speak Quebec's national language. Of course, had he won four straight games that bit of nastiness would probably have been forgotten. Now it's just going to be used as weapon until Cunneyworth performs a miracle. And heaven knows, he'll have to be a miracle worker to get these Canadiens winning again.
Perhaps if he had more French-Canadian players he'd be better off.
OK. I'm being facetious, but even that might help alleviate the mess he's in. One gets the sense the French media might have gone easier on Cunneyworth if they'd believed that French was the language of the locker room. Trouble is when your team is made up of eight players from English Canada, five Americans, 10 Europeans (none from France) and just three Quebeckers, there was never any need to speak French in the locker room. The Canadiens didn't NEED a French-speaking coach.
And that might have Gauthier on the hot-seat.
Right now, his problem isn't the nationality or heritage or even birthplace of his players. The problem is they don't play hockey very well. Thursday night, they couldn't give or take a pass, they checked weakly and often with only one hand on the stick, they didn't like hitting much and weren't strong on the puck. The fact they had stone hands and didn't skate very hard was a mystery. When you consider Montreal whipped Winnipeg 5-1 in the season opener on Oct. 9, it's hard to believe how bad the Canadiens have become.
This is a franchise that has won the Stanley Cup 24 times, but not once since 1993. It's a franchise that has a wonderful history and is a remarkable ambassador for the city of Montreal, the province of Quebec and the French-speaking population of the province.
But right now, it's an embarrassment. A series of questionable first-round draft picks – Eric Chouinard in 1998, Alexander Buturlin in 1999, Kyle Chipchura in 2004, David Fischer in 2006 – and some good picks that were eventually traded away (Guillaume Latendresse in 2005, Mark Streit in 2004, Maxin Lapierre in 2003, Chris Higgins in 2002, Mike Komisarek in 2001, Ron Hainsey in 2000 and Mike Ribeiro in 1998), have left the Canadiens with a roster that should be in the bottom third of the league.
In the meantime, Cunneyworth, who says he hasn't read any of the criticism that has been leveled against him (and his inability to speak French), believes his team will get better.
"Hey, it's a tough league," he told reporters on Thursday morning. "There are a lot of good teams in this league and we're one of them. Right now we're not playing our best, so if we start playing our best we'll be right there."
His inability to speak French obviously isn't his biggest problem. After that statement, his biggest problem is that he's delusional.


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Groundbreaking ceremony held for future Dickinson facility
Dickinson Center, Inc. [DCI], formerly Dickinson Mental Health Center, held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning for their new facility along Servidea Drive atop Boot Jack Hill.The new facility will consolidate 10 distinct site- and community-based programs into a 28,200-square-foot facility and will house approximately 100 full- and part-time employees.Dickinson's Chief Executive Officer Jack Goga gave a heartfelt presentation to board members, administrators, KTH-Hallstrom Construction, and to the county and borough officials who braved the cold to celebrate the birth of the facility."There is a rumor flying around that Dickinson is building a new facility," Goga said. "I am here today to tell you that is true and we are very fortunate to have a group of individuals in the name of KTH-Hallstrom building what will be a magnificent building for our organization."This is a project that has really been in the works for quite a few years. There has been an identified need for our organization; giving its growth and expansion particularly over the last 10 years, to really begin to think about the opportunity to consolidate our programs and coordinate our operations in a way that would be consistent with good business practices and being able to provide a more efficient level of care for our consumers and the residents of our community." A competitive bidding process this past spring resulted in KTH-Hallstrom, a regional design-build company in DuBois, receiving the construction contract award. A guaranteed maximum price of $4,121,400 has been established for this building project. DCI has additionally received notification from Northwest Savings Bank of an approved commercial loan in the amount of $3.2 million for a 20-year term. The difference, or $921,400, will be paid for by a portion of agency capital investments, its general fund account, and/or net revenue distributions projected in fiscal year 2012. DCI has also initiated a search for other grant funding from private and corporate foundations to support the financing of this project.According to Jennifer Dippold, public relations/fund development coordinator, current office space is significantly restricted and has resulted in inadequate areas to conduct intake/admission procedures. It has precluded the opportunity to consider program expansion in several service lines prepared for additional utilization.A construction project of this scope was deemed critical to the long term growth, success, and sustainability of DCI by board members and senior administration alike. A new facility will advance greater operational efficiencies including communication between all levels of the organization. Current sites are in various levels of disrepair, have outdated plumbing and heating systems, and would add significant expense to renovate. Utility costs have soared due to improper insulation and outdated window treatments. Trending information in customer satisfaction surveys reflects specific program properties as not conducive in promoting good mental health care.DCI was formed in 1958 as the Ridgway Area Psychiatric Center. In 1981, the name was changed to Dickinson Mental Health Center, Inc. to honor its founder, Dr. Robert J. Dickinson. In March 2011, the name was changed to Dickinson Center, Inc. as part of the agency's re-branding initiative. The tag line "Compassion, Excellence, Hope since 1958" reflects commitment to service excellence. Initially, Dickinson opened to provide outpatient psychiatric care to rural northwestern Pennsylvania and served over six counties. They are now recognized as the leading rural behavioral health provider in northwestern Pennsylvania and have evolved into an organization with over 220 employees with a nearly $10 million annual operating budget. DCI is a regional provider of mental health, intellectual disabilities and children's prevention services operating in Elk, Cameron, Potter, McKean, Forest, Warren, Jefferson and Clearfield Counties.


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Kansas State Research and Extension Horticulture Center director Alan Stevens, pointing and wearing a white shirt, shares information about the Prairie Star test plot during a past field day at the center. This year's field day will be Saturday July 27 at the center about 7 miles west of Olathe.
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The 16th annual Kansas State Research and Extension Horticulture Center Field Day will be July 27. Alan Stevens, the center's director, explains what visitors to the center near Olathe can expect during the field day.
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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.99 no.11 Cape Town nov. 2009
Medical electives in South Africa
Matthew Anthony Kirkman
The elective is a highlight of most medical students' undergraduate training. Medical electives in South Africa are well known for hands-on clinical experience; however, I was not expecting the level of responsibility that I experienced.
It was the beginning of another 24-hour on-call shift in a trauma and surgery department of a Gauteng hospital when I was called to assist a specialist registrar in theatre. The patient was a 24-year-old male victim of violence. His legs had been doused with petrol and set alight, and he had deep burns to both legs requiring regular debridement and dressing; this was his third such procedure.
I understood my role as holding and passing equipment when required, with no active involvement in the surgery; responsibility which I had been afforded previously and felt comfortable with. When I arrived, the patient was under general anaesthetic, and I was unsure whether consent had been obtained for my role as assistant. During the procedure, the doctor complained incessantly that he had gone without food for 12 hours; as the final pieces of debris were cleared from the patient's left leg, he ripped off his gloves, declaring: 'I'm going to eat before I collapse. Can you finish?' and left before I was able to respond. The wounds were left debrided but undressed, exposed to air. The staff remaining in theatre were the anaesthetist and theatre assistant.
One can discuss the ethics of allowing doctors and medical students to work long shifts without breaks and the effect on patient care, and of a doctor foregoing his professional commitment to a patient because of hunger. However, my concern was the ethics of myself, as an unqualified medical student, dressing wounds without patient consent. Asking the doctor to return was futile, according to my colleagues in theatre, and attempts to find another doctor to help failed. Bringing the patient out of anaesthesia to ask for consent seemed pedantic, and neither the theatre assistant nor the anaesthetist would complete the procedure. I therefore used my limited experience of observing wound dressing to complete the procedure (successfully).
Official guidance for health care professionals in South Africa is found in the National Patients' Rights Charter, published by South Africa's Department of Health,1 and guidelines from the Health Professions Council of South Africa2,3 which - ironically - contained verbatim statements from the UK General Medical Council's 'Good Medical Practice' Guidance.4 To my horror, this literature practically condemned my actions. The legal literature revealed that, by touching the patient without consent, I could be sued for battery, without being able to claim exemption as a student.
The ethical principles (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice) are important considerations in such a scenario.5 Beneficence concerns itself with doing good for patients and acting in their best interests, and we are taught that these lie at the heart of medicine and the doctor-patient relationship, but who judges what is best for a patient? I felt that the patient's best interests were to reduce his infection risk by promptly dressing the wounds. Informed consent indicates that patient autonomy has been respected. Valid informed consent requires the mental capacity to make rational decisions, which the patient lacked because he was under general anaesthesia. Although consent is not required in emergencies, what constitutes an emergency is poorly defined in law. Since not asking for consent violates autonomy, a conflict between the ethical principles of autonomy and beneficence/non-maleficence emerged in this case. Although concerned about the lack of consent, without an official hierarchy of the ethical principles, I deemed beneficence/non-maleficence to take precedence.6
While the procedure of dressing a wound may seem trivial to some, the situation and pressure imposed on me was challenging. I do not feel that the importance of ethical reasoning correlates with the complexity of the procedure. The absconding doctor is easily blamed, but it's more a reflection on the working conditions for doctors in that hospital. Being abandoned in theatre made me question whether I had any autonomy myself. How many other students have been placed in similar or worse situations while on elective, or was I just unfortunate? I encountered several other ethical dilemmas during my month in South Africa.
I do not regret my time in the country; my experiences were life-changing. I have many fond memories and feel sure that such situations are encountered around the world. My experience illustrates that much more is expected of students and junior doctors in South Africa than in the UK. Elective medical students must be professional and aware of the boundaries of their abilities, remembering that ethical and professional behaviour are international standards to be adhered to at all times.
1. Health Professions Council of South Africa. National Patients' Rights Charter. Pretoria: Health Professions Council of South Africa, 2002. [ Links ]
2. Health Professions Council of South Africa. Ethical and Professional Rules of the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Pretoria: Health Professions Council of South Africa, 2007. [ Links ]
3. Health Professions Council of South Africa. Seeking Patients' Informed Consent: The Ethical Considerations. Pretoria: Health Professions Council of South Africa, 2007. [ Links ]
4. General Medical Council (UK). Seeking Patients' Consent: The Ethical Considerations. London: General Medical Council, 2006. [ Links ]
5. Beauchamp T, Childress J. Principles of Biomedical Ethics. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. [ Links ]
6. Ross W. The Right and the Good. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1930.7. [ Links ]
Mr Kirkman is a final-year medical student at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Corresponding author: M A Kirkman (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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Sada Abe: an image of reality? From Mecca, Srebrenica, Malcolm X and Tibet
Lee Jay Walker
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If you know nothing about Sada Abe then this image will seem to be just another typical photo where you see a young lady smiling. The young lady is in fact Sada Abe and clearly the men in the photo look like people in power. However, for people who know nothing about Sada Abe then can you imagine the reality of why people seem so happy and cheerful?
Maybe by asking the question then some people will be thinking that something is amiss because why ask if the photo is innocent? This is the problem because by itself it is just a photo and like life many people see what they desire to see.
The façade on the outside is just a mirage because within all humans you have mystery, a passion that may or may not burn and a truth which is never spoken or is spoken in order to hide another reality.
Political propagandists will certainly feel at home by the photo which is shown where you see a young lady smiling with men. What could be more innocent? A blissful public unaware of the real reality or an opposing thought pattern which is deemed to be very dangerous.
How many communists were slaughtered in Indonesia? It is hard to count after more than a million, isn't it? Therefore, was Vietnam "a mirage" for the real threat in Indonesia?
This may be veering off topic but the same can be said of Srebrenica. This applies to images of innocent Muslims being killed by Christian Serbs but what about the 3,500 innocent Christian Serbs who were slaughtered around Srebrenica?
Also, what about past history in this part of the Balkans because Christian Serbs had been enslaved and suffered dhimmitude and eldest sons were taken and converted to Islam. Does this mean nothing?
The same applies to Muslim SS units which were loyal to Hitler in World War Two and in more recent times thousands of international Islamic jihadists bypassed the Western media in the 1990s and beheaded at random; should all this be ignored?
Can we view reality through images and how do you judge history?
A photo, an image, an ideology, all can be played and manipulated and in this image we have to remember the atrocities in China and Korea by imperial Japanese forces. After all, something sinister is hiding behind the image of Sada Abe.
Sada Abe was born in 1905 and the photo was taken in 1936 and this was a period of heightened political divisions in Japan. Nationalism and socialism were both powerful and militarists would sway the course of Japanese history in this period.
However, the life of Sada Abe appears to be more embedded within aspects of Japanese culture. After all, the image of conservative Japan and high morals is a distortion just like it is a distortion in other cultures but of course not all distortions are carried out to the same degree.
After all, in this period Arab Muslims in Mecca and Medina could still buy their African female concubines and do how they pleased because slavery was still going strong in this part of the world.
Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam also missed the connection and left one faith and joined another. However, slavery was still a reality in the land of Mecca and Medina throughout the 1950s. Therefore, you have a man who declared that he was "throwing of his slave master" but who then converted to a faith which sanctions slavery.
Also, during his conversion slavery was part and parcel of society in Saudi Arabia and of course the majority of slaves will have been African.
Similarly, Tibetan priests were no moral and innocent guardians of virtue in this period and many a child was sexually abused. Indeed, the image of peaceful Buddhism in Tibet is just a façade because until 1913 the punishment system was barbaric.
Under the Sakya school which was embedded in the Tibetan legal code it was legal to punish by gouging out of eyes, cross amputation and other gruesome punishments. Indeed, two years before the photo of Sada Abe a Tibetan official called Lungshar had his eyes gouged out by "untouchables" in utopian Tibet in 1934 and slavery under the feudal system was common in Old Tibet.
All this may seem like a far cry from the topic but the photo represents a façade which exists under every utopian or conservative culture. Therefore, the image of Sada Abe does tell us much about the reality of propaganda and turning to Japan itself; then the image shows us something more sinister and the same applies to cultural norms of the day.
Sada Abe, the smiling young lady who is joking and at ease, had just been arrested for the brutal murder of her lover, Kichizo Ishida. Not only had she murdered Kichizo Ishida but she also mutilated his body and carried with her his penis and testicles which she had chopped off.
If this is not bad enough it is also stated that after killing him and mutilating his body she would also behave sexually to the dismembered penis. This applies to entering the penis of Kichizo Ishida into her mouth and trying to enter it into her body and using it like a sexual toy to pleasure herself.
However, in her worldview she was claiming that she killed out of love and clearly she caught the imagination of Japan.
In the photo it is clear that she was viewed somewhat exotically and a lady of mystery and astonishingly she was only given 6 years for this brutal murder. Not that she served the six years because she was released early.
Therefore, not only does the image by itself distort the most ghastly of deeds but the most shocking aspect of the case may not even belong to the murder?
I am not implying that this gruesome murder wasn't brutal and the sexual acts that she performed on herself weren't on the borders of insanity. However, the real shock may belong to two other revealing factors depending on your thinking.
Firstly, Sada's sister, Teruko, had several lovers therefore her father punished her in not such an unusual way within Japan during this period. Yes, he punished his daughter by sending her to a brothel and this also did not hinder her marriage after shortly leaving the brothel when her father reclaimed her.
Yet, this factor tells us much about aspects of Japanese culture because it would seem rather extreme in most cultures to send your daughter to a brothel. However, it was not uncommon and clearly men often married ladies who were punished like this.
The second telling factor is that artists, philosophers, novelists, and the film industry have turned everything upside down and given her a mysterious billing. Also, a book was written about her and then she decided on her own memoirs.
Therefore, within 11 years of this brutal murder and of playing with a chopped off penis in her mouth she emerges to be widely respected. In 1947 The Erotic Confessions of Abe Sada sold over 100,000 copies and became a best-seller.
Given this, the photo tells us nothing by itself and if we view history then how many distortions and unrealities do you have in this world? Or is it that unreality and reality belong together because each individual will see things differently based on culture, time, history, individualism, environment, political beliefs, religion, personal factors, and so forth?
However, while the photo may distort things the same can't be said for what happened to Sada's sister, Teruko. Maybe the real story is not Sada Abe but how punishments were handed out in Japan in this period and this applies to government and family punishments.


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Corporate News
Modern hydrogen plant to be built in Hamburg-Harburg
Investments of EUR 30 million
Munich, 7 February 2014 – The technology company The Linde Group has signed a long-term contract with Nynas AB, one of the world leaders in the naphthenic specialty oils (NSP) and the bitumen business, for the on-site supply of hydrogen at Nynas' refinery in Hamburg, Germany. To this end, the Linde Engineering Division will build a state-of-the-art steam methane reformer plant with total investments accounting to around EUR 30 million.
"Nynas and Linde already look back on a long and successful relationship, especially in Sweden," said Professor Dr Aldo Belloni, Member of the Executive Board of Linde AG. "We are supplying Nynas with natural gas from our LNG terminal near Stockholm. We are more than happy to expand our excellent cooperation to Germany now."
The project is part of a major restructuring of the Hamburg-Harburg refinery, which over the next two years will be converted into a specialized NSP production site. By this, Nynas will increase its overall NSP production capacity by forty per cent. These specialty oils are used for many different applications, such as tires, transformers, printing inks, industrial rubber and lubricants.
The new hydrogen facility is scheduled to go on-stream in the fourth quarter of 2015 and will be operated by the Linde Gases Division. With a capacity of 400,000 m³ of hydrogen per day it will be able to also supply other hydrogen customers in the Hamburg harbour area.
About The Linde Group
The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with around 63,000 employees in more than 100 countries worldwide. In the 2012 financial year, Linde generated revenue of EUR 15.280 bn. The strategy of the Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment – in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
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Currently, Ontario government is in the process of reviewing its long-term energy plan (LTEP). In May, Canada lost an appeal at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the legality of local content requirements enshrined in Ontario's renewable energy feed-in tariff (FIT) programme.
Additionally, it is revamping its renewable energy policies in the wake of the recent cancellation of its feed-in tariff (Fit) program for large-scale projects.
The province's wind sector has been in limbo since the last wind energy Fit contracts were awarded in July 2011.
The Canadian Wind Energy Association says "it is imperative" the government commit to further development opportunities.
In a submission to the planning review, CanWEA said procuring another 2GW between 2014 and 2018 would allow the province to meet the 7.5GW target laid out in its current LTEP and help fill a supply gap expected to emerge in 2018.


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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Vintage, classic, epic, etc
Such was the case as I sat down to watch what could have been, perhaps, the last appearance of Doc in the powder blues. Nobody wears it better. Nobody will ever wear it better.
Halladay's last home start of the year was a hallmark Halladay effort - scattering baserunners but slamming the door when necessary, and ultimately earning the ol' CGSO. I mean, holy shit, is there anyone else in the organization even capable of doing that?
As I've mentioned in the past, I kinda sorta maybe think the Jays might actually spend a little this offseason in the hopes the fanbase will forget the shitshow that is 2009. But here's the thing, friends: would Doc even sign an extension at this point? Would you?
It was back to the cliche train in the post-game comments:
"I would think what every player would want is to win where you came up and to win where you spent all your time," Halladay said. "I think that would be the ultimate. Places like this become a part of you the longer you're here and that would always be the ultimate."
Well, at least he's not locking the door. Maybe Pat Gillick can kick it right down. What?
Special bonus post-game quote
"It was nice to have more than 10,000 people in the stands today," Hill said.
5 comments:
- bkblades said...
Normally, I should be pissed off by comments like what Hill just said, since it's not our fault that this Jays team is a complete trainwreck. But Hill is one of the only Jays who can say whatever he wants and be totally justified. He brought it all season, and never complained. Hill for life.
- September 26, 2009 at 12:54 AM
Was Tao at last night's game? Is that why a Friday Rock Out wasn't posted? From what Tao revealed in last Friday's comments section, I had a feeling that he would be posting a video featuring Christine Hendricks rocking some song. I'm not sure if such a video exists, but have faith in Tao.
- September 26, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- Darren Priest said...
Yeah, Doc is a player I will definitely miss if/when he goes. It's hard to believe The Plan wouldn't include him, but like you say, his plan might not include the Jays.
- September 26, 2009 at 9:01 AM
- Jayszone93 said...
The best player in the history of the Jays and I don't think it's particularly close.
- September 26, 2009 at 12:47 PM
I miss Randy Ruiz, whats the upside of NOT playing him? I want someone to ask Colt 45 Cito that question.
- September 27, 2009 at 12:12 AM


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Coffee Chronicles: Van Leeuwen Artisanal Ice Cream...or Coffee?
Just in case you were worried: the ice cream community is finally taking coffee more seriously. And the latest entrant into the NY cafe game is, indeed, another ice cream parlor. Truck-famous Van Leeuwen Artisanal Ice Cream has opened their second retail storefront in Brooklyn, this time in the arguably coffee-underserved section of Cobble Hill.
The new location, at Smith and Bergen Streets, seems selected as much for the coffee needs of the neighborhood as much as the ice cream needs. It even, well, looks more like a coffee bar than an ice cream shop. And opening in a winter like this one, it's no wonder.
"This time of year our business is 90% coffee and pastry," says co-owner Laura O'Neill, whose trucks and Greenpoint store began using Intelligentsia Coffee when they got serious about coffee about a year and a half ago. The cafe serves a full range of espresso drinks alongside their ice creams, as well as single origin manually brewed coffees on Hario V60 drippers.
"When we decided to add coffee to the truck, we were looking for something we could achieve at as high quality as with our ice cream," says O'Neill. "It was never a matter of just chucking brewed coffee onto the truck."
VLAIC (that's catchy, ain't it?) Cobble HIll continues the movement that their Greenpoint store, as well as Manhattan's absolutely ginormous new Il Laboratorio Del Gelato location (serving Cafe Grumpy beans on state of the art machinery), have forged in mixing frosty pleasures with the brewed variety. (Now if only the artisanal doughnut trend would follow suit, we'd really be talking.)
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NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. – Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been charged with murder in the death of 27-year-old semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, who was found shot execution-style about a half-mile from Hernandez's home.
Hernandez appeared in a packed courtroom number one at Attleboro District Court, where he faces six charges, the most significant being murder. Hernandez also faces charges of possessing a firearm without a license, possessing a large capacity firearm and a firearm without an ID card.
Hernandez was arrested at his home at 8:47 a.m. ET by North Attleborough police and spent five hours in custody before arriving for his arraignment shortly before 2 p.m.
Read full article after the jump
Lloyd's body was found on June 17 in an industrial park by a nighttime jogger, about a half-mile from Hernandez's home. Police ruled the death a homicide, and Lloyd's family members said Lloyd, who was shot in the head, and Hernandez were friends who had been together the previous day.
Just hours after the arrest, the New England Patriots announced in a statement that the team had released Hernandez.
"A young man was murdered last week and we extend our sympathies to the family and friends who mourn his loss," the team said in a statement. "Words cannot express the disappointment we feel knowing that one of our players was arrested as a result of this investigation. We realize that law enforcement investigations into this matter are ongoing. We support their efforts and respect the process. At this time, we believe this transaction is simply the right thing to do."
The Patriots were aware of prior troubles in Hernandez's past before drafting him in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida.
After the draft, the Boston Globe reported Hernandez had failed multiple drug tests, perhaps as many as six, while at Florida, which led Hernandez to issue a statement admitting to the one failed test that led to a suspension from the school's 2008 season opener.
In that statement, which was released through the Patriots, Hernandez said he was as candid as he could possibly be with NFL teams about football and his personal life.
"I regret what happened; I learned from it and will make better decisions going forward," Hernandez said in that 2010 statement.
The Patriots twice decided Hernandez was worth the risk, first when Bill Belichick drafted him in the fourth round and again last year when they offered Hernandez a long-term contract extension that would pay him $40 million through 2018.
Hernandez cried at a news conference announcing the deal and called that August day one of the best of his life. He gave $50,000 of his new paycheck to the Myra Kraft Foundation.
"You get changed by the Bill Belichick way; you get changed by the Patriot way," Hernandez said at that news conference.
In addition to the criminal charges, Hernandez is also the subject of a civil complaint filed this month in a U.S. District Court in South Florida by a Connecticut man. In the complaint filed by attorneys for 30-year-old Alexander S. Bradley, Hernandez is accused of shooting Bradley in the face while the two were in a vehicle early Feb. 13 after a night of partying at a strip club in Miami.


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Hillhouse beats Fairfield Prep in Class LL final
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After winning the SCC championship, Hillhouse boys basketball coach Renard Sutton told anyone who would listen that Fairfield Prep had not yet seen the Academics' "A" game.
But in the teams' fourth meeting, led by Raiquan Clark, Hillhouse authored a defensive masterpiece.
The second-seeded Academics smothered top-seeded Prep at seemingly every turn as Hillhouse claimed its 22nd state championship, 52-42, in Saturday night's Class LL final at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.
"Defensively it definitely was (Hillhouse's "A" game)," Sutton said. "Defensively it was outstanding. The kids dug inside their hearts and brought out everything they could bring out."
The Academics forced 17 Prep turnovers, and outrebounded the Jesuits 42-38. Hillhouse beat the Jesuits for the third time this year, closing its season 26-1.
Clark, who dominated Prep during their meeting in the SCC final, scored a game-high 26 points, grabbing 12 rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench.
"It's like something that you dream about," Clark said. "Me and my team live for the big moment."
Tim Butala led Prep with 14 points and nine rebounds, and Paschal Chukwu scored 12, had 16 rebounds and six blocks. The Jesuits finished the year 24-3.
"They're the only team we lost to," Prep coach Leo Redgate said. "Over the stretch of four games, they were the better team ... to only lose to one team all season, we can't hang our heads about that."
The Jesuits shot just 30 percent, as Hillhouse limited Prep's standout starting guards, Thomas Nolan, Keith Pettway and Ryan Murphy, to only 13 points on just 4-for-27 shooting.
"I don't think we hit an outside shot," Redgate said. "We've been very hot for the past two weeks, and we picked a bad night to go cold."
Prep shot shot just 6-for-25 (24 percent) in the first half, and Hillhouse forced the Jesuits into nine first-half turnovers, building a 24-16 halftime advantage.
"Give them credit for great perimeter defense," Redgate said. "Hats off to them, they were the better team."
Clark, a 6-foot-3 junior, came off the bench and scored 11 first-half points. He scored eight straight -- taking the ball right at Prep's 7-footer Chukwu -- for Hillhouse during the Academics' 10-2 run which boosted them to their largest first-half lead, 19-9.
"He's our all-purpose guy," Sutton said of Clark. "Our coaching staff put together a nice game plan."
Butala kept Prep in it with eight first-half points, then scored Prep's first two second-half baskets, getting it within 26-20 with 6:59 in the third.
"Tim's played exceptional," Redgate said. "He's been arguably our most consistent player in the postseason."
But after Clark and Chukwu traded baskets, the Academics closed the third with a 12-5 run. The Jesuits missed their final six third-quarter field goal attempts.
"We stayed pressuring their guards," Sutton said. "Defense is how we live."
Sutton and Hillhouse finished 3-1 against the otherwise-unbeaten Jesuits. The Academics claimed their first state title since 2007 after losing two of the previous three.
The Academics also took pride in cementing themselves as the state's undisputed No. 1 team.
"For the nine seniors ... to see their resiliency and dedication to the program ... it's just so beautiful," Sutton said.
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Class LL final at Mohegan Sun Arena
Andre Anderson 1 1-2 3 Bobby Bynum Jr. 2 2-8 6 Chaise Daniels 5 0-0 10 Shane Christie 2 0-0 5 Christopher Leak Jr. 0 0-0 0 Derrell Lee 0 0-0 0 Dion Allick Boyd 0 0-0 0 Marcus Brown 0 0-2 0 Trevor Thigpen 0 0-0 0 Corey Staggers 1 0-2 2 Quiaun Sturges 0 0-2 0 Raiquan Clark 9 8-11 26 Juan Carlos Sepulveda 0 0-0 0 Aaron White 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 11-27 52.
Keith Pettway 2 2-2 7 Ryan Murphy 1 1-1 3 Thomas Nolan 1 0-0 3 Tim Butala 7 0-0 14 Paschal Chukwu 5 2-5 12 David Zielinski 1 0-0 3 Ryan Foley 0 0-0 0 Chris Kelly 0 0-0 0 Colton Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 5-8 42.
3-pointers: Hillhouse 1 (Christie); Prep 3 (Pettway, Nolan, Zielinski); Fouled Out: FP-- Zielinski, Butala.


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NEW YORK (AP) � Seems you can�t put a baseball star on trial without a mistrial.
NEW YORK (AP) - Seems you can't put a baseball star on trial
without a mistrial.
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens remain perfectly bookended, each
with seven major awards, one mistrial and no guilty verdict assured
of sticking.
Victor Conte, whose Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative sparked the
government investigations of drugs and athletes, has had
"It's a huge waste of federal taxpayer dollars at this point,"
he said Thursday during a telephone interview with The Associated
Press. "I don't know the tab, but probably tens of millions of
dollars at this point."
Three months and a day after Bonds walked out of a San Francisco
court room following a three-week trial and a muddled verdict that
could result in a retrial, Clemens hustled out of a Washington,
D.C., court room when a judge ruled federal prosecutors botched
their case on Day 2, saying they made a mistake unworthy of a
"first-year law student."
As baseball's gray eminence, Yogi Berra, would say, "it's like
deja vu all over again."
When facing off against baseball players and their
best-in-the-business legal teams, the Justice Department has
Conte, the BALCO president, was sentenced to four months in
prison and four months' home confinement after pleading guilty in
2005 to one count of steroid distribution and one count of money
laundering. Bonds was a BALCO client, its most famous.
Conte has two points to make on Clemens.
"Let me just say it's my opinion and only my opinion that Roger
Clemens is guilty," he offered.
But that doesn't mean he thinks it should be a criminal
"I believe that there are higher and better tasks than these
trophy hunts of trying to take these big-name athletes and make
examples of them," Conte said. "Regardless of whether or not I
think he's guilty or not, we've reached a point where enough is
enough and it's time to move on. Back in 2003 or when they brought
the case against myself and Barry Bonds, that was a different
economic climate than it is today, post 2008."
When IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky, surfing through BALCO's
trash in 2002 or 2003, found a photograph of Conte and Bonds
together in the magazine Muscle & Fitness, it sparked a legal
pursuit that's still ongoing.
Like a Rube Goldberg machine, one led to another. The BALCO
investigation led to the book "Game of Shadows." A week after the
book was published in March 2006, baseball Commissioner Bud Selig
hired former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to investigate
Mitchell published his report in December 2007, implicating
Clemens based on statements from the pitcher's former trainer,
Brian McNamee, who was forced to cooperate by federal agents after
he was tied to steroids by former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk
Radomski. Clemens' denials over the following week prompted a
congressional committee to ask the pitcher and McNamee to testify,
leading to a February hearing where Clemens repeated that he had
never used performance-enhancing drugs. The was followed by a
referral to the Justice Department, a grand jury investigation and
an indictment last August.
The federal government charged the seven-time Cy Young Award
winner with one count of obstruction of Congress, three counts of
making false statements to Congress and two counts of perjury. Now,
the government faces a Sept. 2 hearing when it likely will try to
persuade U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton to allow a retrial.
Across the country, a different set of prosecutors face an Aug.
26 hearing when Bonds' lawyers will argue that U.S. District Judge
Susan Illston should throw out the one conviction against the
seven-time Most Valuable Player - that he obstructed justice when
he gave an evasive answer to a grand jury in December 2003.
Bonds' prosecutors haven't decided whether to retry the three
hung counts. The jury couldn't come to a unanimous verdict on
charges he made false statements when he denied using steroids and
human growth hormone and said he allowed only doctors to inject
him. But it convicted him of giving an evasive statement when asked
whether his trainer, Greg Anderson, ever gave him "anything that
required a syringe to inject yourself with?"
Bonds' rambling reply stated that "I became a celebrity child
with a famous father." His lawyers argue that he can't be convicted
of that, partly because moments later he was asked "Did either Mr.
Anderson or Mr. Conte ever give you a liquid that they told you to
inject into yourself" and Bonds responded with a simple: "No."
Just before closing arguments, one of Bonds' lawyers, Dennis
Riordan, addressed the possibility of a conviction on the allegedly
evasive statements contained in the jury instructions, saying it
"would be utterly a farce."
In the view of Conte, prosecutions of baseball stars has become
"I just think it's time for those that make these types of
decisions to make a higher and better use of federal taxpayer
dollars," he said.
Walton also had the economics on his mind.
"We've expended a lot of your taxpayer's money to reach this
point," he told the jurors before sending them home.
Derek Jeter, like many, is tired of the wrangling with no
"I'm no legal expert but you want it to be behind him," he said.
"Obviously, the more attention that's paid to that, it's just
negative for the game in general."