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The uproar in India over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York is growing. Indians are protesting outside the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, the Indian government has revoked privileges for American diplomats, and Indian politicians have called for a review of their nation's ties with the United States.
E-mail and Facebook appeals are even calling on Indians to refuse to meet with any U.S. citizen.
But the outcry over Devyani Khobragade's treatment is drowning out the serious allegations of exploiting her employee, also an Indian national, and the pervasive violations against millions of other domestic workers around the world and in the homes of diplomats in America.
Khobragade, India's deputy consul general in New York, was arrested last week over allegations of falsifying visa application documents for a woman who worked as her housekeeper and nanny in New York. Khobragade reported she paid the woman $4,500 a month. In reality, federal prosecutors say, the domestic worker received less than $600 a month and was forced to work far more than 40 hours a week. Her effective hourly wage -- $3.13 -- was less than half of New York's minimum wage of $7.25.
Many Indians are outraged over allegations that Khobragade, after leaving her daughter at school, was handcuffed on the street -- although this has been disputed -- later strip-searched and kept in a holding cell before being released on $250,000 bail.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, in a written statement, said Khobragade was arrested discreetly, was not handcuffed and was given time to arrange personal matters including child care -- but she was searched in custody as is "standard practice for every defendant, rich or poor, American or not, in order to make sure that no prisoner keeps anything on his person that could harm anyone, including himself."
There's no doubt that strip searches, a routine part of U.S. felony arrests, are humiliating. Indians are understandably disturbed by a practice that is rare in India and seems particularly degrading.
But the treatment of domestic workers, who number more than 50 million worldwide and are one of every 13 female wage earners, is often even more degrading. They are typically grossly underpaid and often mistreated. In our investigations in the United States and elsewhere, Human Rights Watch has found that women who work as nannies and housekeepers, and often both, make far below the minimum wage and are often expected to work 14 to 18 hours a day.
Millions of women and girls travel across borders to earn money as domestic workers to send back to their families. They take care of elderly people in the homes where they work, cook, clean and take care of their employers' children. They generate billions of dollars in remittances for their countries of origin but are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.
Many are forced to pay huge sums to unscrupulous recruiters, or work without pay for several months to cover their debt. Cut off from their family and other sources of support, many feel they have little choice but to work under slavelike conditions. In some cases, they are locked in their workplaces. They are sometimes beaten. Unpaid wages, excessive working hours and physical, sexual and psychological abuse are the most common problems.
Domestic workers have even fewer options when their employers have diplomatic immunity and cannot be criminally prosecuted, regardless of how severe their crimes. The employers have control over their visas, which also leaves them with little recourse. The U.S. State Department has received dozens of allegations of abuse by foreign diplomats and by officials at the World Bank and other international financial institutions.
In one case that became public, a former domestic worker accused her employer, a Kuwaiti diplomat, of raping her repeatedly. In another, a domestic worker for a former Philippine ambassador said she was forced to work 126 hours a week without pay.
A 2008 Government Accountability Office report identified 42 cases of abuse by diplomats with immunity over an eight-year period, and said that the actual number was probably higher. Many cases are never reported because the victims are too frightened to complain or feel they can't afford to lose the job.
As a consular official, Khobragade has limited immunity, which the State Department says does not cover visa fraud, a felony. Too many diplomats have used their immunity to exploit their employees. By taking action in this case, the State Department is sending an important message -- no employer is above the law. It is not just singling out foreign diplomats.
The Khobragade case has raised good questions about the treatment of criminal suspects in the United States, including the use of routine strip searches. But that debate should not be at the expense of women exploited as domestic workers. Their treatment is just as important.


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A: By using the https://mobile.unisa.ac.za/ URL. You should preferrably book mark this link in your browser. If you are trying to access this web front-end from within the Unisa networks, you MUST have your browser proxy settings set to proxy.unisa.ac.za port 3128.
Q: How do I remove these SPAM emails that arrive in my in box?
A: The policy within Unisa is to not delete any emails that may or may not be SPAM. However, we do mark such emails and leave the final decision up to the end user (yourself). If you notice, the subject line of the email probably starts with the word "SUSPECT:". When you see this, you can almost be sure the email has content that might not be what you would consider necessary.
A simple procedure is available for you to "sort" such emails without any manual intervention.
In the Outlook email client, right click on the email and select the "Create Rule" option on the menu.
You will then get a little window that looks similar to this….
You would firstly select the "Subject contains" check box. Then you must remove all the other text after the "SUSPECT:" word. This will make the rule apply to all emails that arrive with SUSPECT: in the subject line. Then, enable the "Move item to folder" check box and select the "Junk Email" Folder using the "Select Folder button". Select OK and all emails received after this, which have SUSPECT in the subject line will be moved to the Junk E-mail folder.
Whenever you have time, or your email box is out of space, you can then just right click on the Junk Email folder and clean it out. Or browse the folder's contents to ensure no "good" emails have been moved there.
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Counting the days - the final run
In a week tomorrow,we will drive in the sun and go travel for a month. Yeah! I can't wait to see Pennsylvania and bring my kids to various special places.
On the Monday, we will visit Easton and the crayola factory and Nazareth with the guitar factory. Fun! That evening we will meet with Joshua from Club Worship and chat with him. Later that week, hubby will gowith our team to an event at Club Worship.
So if you happen to read this, please pray for safety on the road and that the kids won't get to cranky on the long days of travel we will do.... About 4 or 5 so far ranging from 3 1/2 hours to 8 hours the first day. Driving to PA will be the longest one. The PA to MA, MA to ME, ME to NB, NB to PEI... Then there will be the drive back.
The trailer is now on the street right now. Hopefully, we won't get a neighbor who will complain and then we get a ticket...
I'm totally pumped for vacation time.
Oh BTW Alexandre officially finished school grade 1 last Friday morning. Yeah!
Factory Tours
Okay... so I am planning our trip and discovered this interesting website while looking for a chips factory to visit in PA... Factory Tours USA list the different places where you can go to visit how things are made.... WoW! This is super interesting since as homeschoolers I want my kids to learn. So PA has tons of things to check out... but we are there only for one week so I guess this means that someday we will have to go back *grin*...
But I discovered a guitar factory that you can visit in Nazareth, PA which is located close to Easton, PA. Easton is where you can find the Crayola factory. Since we are planning to go to the Crayola factory and my husband got himself a guitar last year... well I though we could do a detour to Nazareth...
Since we will be driving through Massachussetts and Maine, I did my search for these states as well. Discovered that there is a Cape Cod Chips factory near Plymouth... Yeah!
Counting the days... again
Mmmm! Where to start? I was planning to finish school last week but there is still about 40 pages to do in one French workbook. Have I misjudge? Not really. We had appointment this past week and somehow we were not able to finish. I am confident that this will be done this week. On the other hand we did finish the workbook of English... Yeah!
On Friday afternoon, we decided to drive to Logos Land Resort to finish prepping the trailer for our BIG trip. We needed to figure out how to level it and stabilize it. Boy did it took some time. I most say my kids where really good at being patient - thanks for Adventures in Odyssey. We slept there... and came back the next day because we had a H.E.A.T. service on Saturday. At first it was only us and a couple from our team. So Rob had decided not to preach his sermon and keep it for the service in two weeks. Then another team member came - he just came back from a mission trip in Guatemala. So he told us about the trip. By this time two gentlemen were sitting and listening. Hubby and a team member went to speak with them. Suddenly, our dear pastor from our mother church arrived. He came as promised... fresh from Virginia and leaving soon for Cochrane, AB. He had went to a church planting conference and he shared what he learned there. WoW! Can't wait to hear more when he gets the DVDs.
All the while I was experiencing with colors... You see I discovered something hidden in me - drawing/painting. So yesterday I was drawing with pastels. I did two different art pieces. Two weeks ago I did another one.
Also these days I am experiencing with hair fashion. My hair is getting longer and I can now put little things in it. I am having fun. My latest addition is the famous b-tube from The Bay that has been created for the canadians athletes while they go to the Olympics in China. You can do various things with it which is interesting.
AND I am starting to plan for the trip - clothes wise... Next week-end we are bringing back the trailer with us....
End of year 1 of homeschooling...
... we are in the last few stretches of homeschool for grade1. A year of discovery... Am I planning to continue? Yes. But next year I will have a grade 2 and a junior kindergarden. mmmm! I wonder how it will be. But I don't want to worry about it. Not now... as I am finishing this first year of homeschooling. It was nice to have Alexandre at home. He was and still is a big help with Jasmine, Jérémy and Dominic. He learned to read, to add and substract, to be patient when I was busy with the other ones, to install software with his dad, to install doorknobs with his grand-papa... the list goes on and on. Lately, he always asks me if he can go downstairs to help grand-papa and mon oncle Jean-Marie (my husband's uncle). You see we are finishing the basement as I write this... The walls are up, the sound proof is installed, electricity is done, plumbing is done... So Alexandre was able to see the progress of the basement a little bit more than if he would have been in school. One day, he went down to help finishing the electricity. Don't worry he was not touching the cables but he helped and learned how to do it. Thanks to grand-papa. Now, he is asking me if he can help to paint. Mmmmm! I think we might be away when we arrive to this step.
A few weeks ago, we finished Math U See Alpha. We also completed numerous workbook in French as well as the reading program. He likes to read thank goodness. That was something I really enjoyed doing when I was young. We got a bunch of Geronimo Stilton that we will give him slowly... Got a few interesting ones for the summer... I want him to be able to read in both official languages - French and English. The Geronimos are in English but I do have books in French. So I am bringing a bunch on travel.
General Mills is giving away some free books when you buy some specific cereals. We got a bunch of Cheerios and got 5 codes. I ordered 4 in English and 1 in French. Got three so far... waiting for the other 2. I ordered a Nancy Drew, a Hardy Boys, Frindle, Spiderwick Chronicles volume 1 and a book about learning your alphabet with Barbie (for Jasmine).
Oh Toy testing season is starting. I went to pick up my first test - Teach my Toddler - Looks interesting. I sat down with Jérémy and Dominic today to do the colors... Tried to do the forms as well but honestly the attention span wasn't there anymore. I am doing both languages... or only French. The whole thing is in English. However, I would like that for the alphabet they would use the animals that you can say in both languages.
Counting the days....
- to open our trailer... only 3 days left.
- for Jasmine to be 5 months.... only 5 days left.
- to celebrate our 10th anniversary.... only 23 days left
- to go on VACATION!!!.... only 25 days left.
- to celebrate Alexandre's 7th birthday.... only 42 days left.
Time goes by fast... Unbelievable. I still need to find some camping ground for stop we will make on the way.
In PA, we will visit Heidi and her family , go to Lancaster, Hershey, Philadelphia, Easton for the Crayola factory,... and hubby will go to Club Worship in Reading to check it out. Oh! And I also want to see an Amish farm and house. I'm fascinated by their simple life.
After some fun time in PA, we will drive to Massachussetts... direction Plymouth where the first Pilgrims arrived and where the First thanksgiving happened. I am fortunate to have found a book on Squanto and I am planning to talk about with the kids. Fun. We are also planning to go to Boston.
From there, we will drive to Maine and visit some childhood places I went. York with the GoldenRod store where you see salt water taffy being done (I told hubby that we need to stop there for the kids!!!), Kennebunkport, Kittery and Freeport... Pantagonia store here I come... LOL
From there, we will drive to NB. We are planning to stop around Saint-John for a few days... Then we will drive to PEI. I would like to drive around the island and see the potato museum, lighthouses, Anne's of Green Gables, Souris,... try Malpeque oysters - mmm not sure I will like but I will try, celebrate Alexandre's birthday on the island, go to the CCSB conference in Charlottetown.
Then it will be the drive home. Home sweet home. I wonder how we will stand the one month trip. Surely hope we will enjoy it - even with 4 kids. I am packing a box of books and things like that for the trip to keep them busy.
It might be our first and last trip with the trailer - with the gas prices going up like they are... We shall see how much it will cost us. We will keep track of it. Oh man! I can't wait to discover new places with my kids. Hopefully we will be done school by then! I'm confident we can make it. My deadline of this week might be tight but next week... we should be done. Yeah!
Construction zone!
Yep! My house is a construction zone these days. It will be a week tomorrow since it's started. I'm a bit sick of hammer and saw but it has to be done... so I suck it up!
It is taking shape though.... Love it! Can't wait to have the walls all done. We will have an extra bedroom, an office area, a rec room, a bathroom and closets as well as storage. One specific storage will be for the comic collection we have. There is a wall next to it... Might ask my father-in-law to paint it white so I can paint some heroes on it... It's tempting. Will I have the patience though?
Then when this is done... Rob will bring back his office downstairs. The old room of Alexandre and Dominic will become my office which means I need to get the walls painted... Mmmm! Then even though their clothes will stay there as well as their desks, my office will go up and I will have a scrapbooking area. Yeah!
Once my office is upstairs, my actual office will become the schoolroom... Painting again here! Maybe convincing the hubby that a wood floor be nice - especially for crafting time.
I'm excited about it - even though I feel extra tired lately.
Then when all this is done... maybe we could paint the dining room... probably not this year but a girl can dream no?
Let the construction begin!!!
We needed a place to eventually do some training and other kind of meeting for our church... We are renting the basement of a church downtown our city and it's great but if we want to do some team training, well... we had nothing.
And as a business, we have many contracts going on this year (compared to last year that is...) and we were planning to pay off some debt to be more free.
Well, God put the training area in our hearts... and we prayed about it. Bottom line is that we do have an unfinished basement. Soooooo.......... we are finishing the basement. Debt is particially paid, the rest can wait a bit. Hubby and his father will work on the basement. Nothing fancy.
We will have a bathroom, an office for hubby, an extra bedroom and a rec room which can be transformed in an office area for the employee when needed or a training area for church. We will also have a wall dedicated to the comics we owe!
Now, I need to pick some colors for the walls as my mother-in-law will keep an eye open on sale or the kind of situation that someone ordered a color and didn't like it... I'm not picky - really. Even though I want something that I would like.
The tutu is in....
A while back my friend Heidi had a contest on her blog. I won the gift certificate at Little Piddles!!!
After much debate about what buying... I had picked something that unfortunately was not available anymore. Soooooo I picked a tutu and was willing to pay the difference and the shipping. It was planned to get it shipped to my friend who lives in PA since I was going to visit her in June...
Well, I got blessed like no tomorrow. Not only I just received the package at home but they waved the extra charges and the shipping. How nice from them! Thank you so much for the nice gift...
Jasmine needs to grow up a bit before putting this tutu... but I am certain she will like it. For now, I will keep it safely in my wardrobe until she is 2-4 years old. Right now she is 4 months... quite a few months to go before she can wear it.
I love it. So nice in turquoise with the brown and turquoise ribbon.
Once again, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, Heidi, Little Piddles and Fuzzy Me!!!!
Overdue update....
I'm so into finishing the school year that I am not updating my blog as much as I should probably. Then we will be gone on vacation (and I can't wait for it - I need one!!! real bad!!!!) that probably this blog won't be update as often as I would like.... But here is what happened since last week.
First - I finally told my mom about the church plant. Oh she knew about it from two or three years ago but now it is a reality and the truck has been decked out promoting the church. Well I expected her reaction and I got it all right.... when I hung up I had a black cloud over my head but I didn't realized it.... Got a really bad day on Friday - that's when I realized that the black cloud was there.... borderline depression.
But my friend in Quebec facebooked me and asked if they could come and visit.... Her common-law husband had to meet a client so she was coming down with the kids. Sure why not? Tried to invite her to church on Saturday night but they didn't come. That's okay. They came for Sunday's lunch. We had a grand time... Then supper time came around with my brother-in-law and his family. Monday, my friend came back with the kids while her hubby was in meetings all day.
It was nice to see them as it has been three years I think we saw them. We need to make a better effort. Now they live in St-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu.... near a place where they make the most fabulumouse cheese (see I am reading Geronimo Stilton .....).
Tuesday, my dear husband drove the RV back to get the sway control installed. Wednesdsay he drove the RV back to our spot in Logos Land with his mom. They got stuck on the way because of no gas in the truck... Hubby learned that when you pull the RV - if the light comes on, go put gas right away. Like he says - He is learning on the job.... LOL
Gymnastics afternoon on Wednesday went okay.... Apart from Jérémy running around to do it too but he is not allowed. Try to explain this to a 2 year old... Good thing I needed to go to Costco for toilet paper. There I found a book on drawing that I bought and told hubby to give to me for Mother's day.... LOL Typical, I buy the stuff that I like... Anyhow, I can't wait to have it....
Hubby is formatting his old PC (which is not so old afterall) because he got a new one. So his old one will go to me and he will redo the one I am using right now and set it up for the kids.... OUF! Anyhow, my new PC will be red like a ladybug. Cool! Love it.
Oh I got myself some Mary Jane Crocs... Fushia color.... LOVE THEM! I had a pair of regular Crocs since December - thanks to my mom. I needed something to put my feet in it since they were soooooo swolllllllen. Love them. Got some jibbitz to decorate them too (including the ladybug obviously!). Hubby got himself a pair of close Crocs and a pair of sandals one. I had bought him some jibbitz with Spiderman, Superman and Batman. They are now on the sandals ones... Nice! We had bought a pair for Alexandre when a sport store was closing... Dominic wanted one too! We went to the store this week and got him a pair of Lighting McQueen ones (only pair there with his size believe it or not!!!). Then when I went back yesterday for my Mary Jane ones, I bought another pair size 10-11 which were on sale. Too big for Jérémy right now - he wears 8-9 but eventually. Can't buy some for Jasmine right now. Her feet are too small. But this little girl will get some eventually - Mary Jane style. As you can see we are now a Crocs addicted family... No really, hubby likes them because they don't smell if you sweat in it (like other pairs of sandals he owned in the past...). So the Crocs are coming with us on vacation!
Now I need to plan our stop to Boston... I am thinking of sleeping in Plymouth as it is where the first pilgrims arrived in America. And there is a nice coastal drive near by. Boston being only 44 minutes away.
Thanks to our membership with museums here in the city, we can go to museums in the States and in Canada for free.... So there is a few in Philadelphia and Boston we can go too for free. We will do that. We also ordered the Entertainment books for Pennsylvania to use coupons for the things we want to visit. The great thing is that they are on sale for 9.99$ right now. Super!
Yes... yours truly can't wait to go on vacation. Pennsylvania and Prince-Edouard-Island have been a dream for such a long time....
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I just took a look at the Accordance manual (chapter 10). It says there, about construct windows, "The default relationship is that the elements represent adjacent words in a phrase," which is exactly how it works when you manually type in searches in an argument entry box in a search window (except there you type spaces between words).
Note that because the Construct window is order specific, I had to create two construct windows. The first has the noun after kalos, and the second has the noun before kalos. That's the reason for steps 15-22. Note also how many of these steps consist of simply clicking the OK button (or hitting return).
So... if the Construct window gained the order-specifying logic of PRECEDED BY and FOLLOWED BY commands and the WITHIN operator became order-neutral (I don't think this would affect INTER, would it?), then you would have consistency of [b]WITHIN[b]'s logic between the "command line" and graphical search approaches (with the benefit of occasionally saving a bunch of steps!).
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Maybe I should reveal a bit more about how I am using Accordance to get some help in this area. I am a pastor and use Accordance on a daily basis for my Bible studies, sermon prep, etc. I know Greek but do not have the Scholars Library of tools so I am resigned right now to using Strongs with the NASB to do word studies - so it is pretty limited in that regard. I would either put the discretionary funds toward the Scholars Library of Accordance or buy a package that Logos has with the original languges.... so that is my debate. Which way would you go?
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Real Salt Lake striker Alvaro Saborio was named the MLS Newcomer of the Year on Wednesday, punctuating a breakthrough MLS season that saw the Costa Rican import become one of the most feared goal scoring threats in the league.
Signed in March to bolster RSL's attack while looking to defend their MLS crown, Saborío didn't disappoint. He scored a team-high 12 goals this season and added four assists in 23 starts for the club up top. Those efforts were enough to top fellow nominees Joel Lindpere of the New York Red Bulls and Thierry Henry, who earned a nomination after joining the Red Bulls from Barcelona in July.
Saborío finished ninth in the Golden Boot race this season, scoring multiple goals in three games in 2010. His last such effort came in RSL's season finale in Colorado, where Saborío scored two goals during stoppage time to help the visitors salvage a 2-2 draw and maintain possession of the Rocky Mountain Cup.
He also scored two goals during a 5-0 RSL romp over New England on July 2 and in a 3-1 win over Houston on May 13. He finished the season with five game-winning goals as RSL challenged for the Supporters' Shield until the final day of the regular season and posted an undefeated record at Rio Tinto Stadium this season.
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(RNN) – Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his apartment Sunday. He was 46.
Hoffman had roles in Patch Adams, Twister, Moneyball, Almost Famous and The Big Lebowski, but it was his role as writer Truman Capote in the biopic Capote that earned him his Oscar. He is also involved in the Hunger Games movie franchise, which is still filming.
Hoffman died of a suspected drug overdose. CNN reported Hoffman was found with a needle in his arm and heroin was found in the apartment. His body was discovered Sunday shortly before noon Eastern, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hoffman had struggled with drug addiction in previous years, including a stint in rehab in 2013.
Hoffman was born July 23, 1967, and was nominated for four Oscars and three Tonys. He leaves behind three children, ages 10, 7 and 5.
Described as an "actor's actor" and praised his range and depth, many of Hoffman's characters were complex and emotional. He was working on directing his second movie at the time of his death, and his body was discovered by a screenwriter who had access to his apartment. However, the nature of their collaboration wasn't immediately known.
He had recently appeared at the Sundance Film Festival in January to promote God's Pocket, in which he had a lead role.
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1If you are chosen to preside at a dinner, do not be puffed up,
but with the guests be as one of them;
Take care of them first and then sit down;
2see to their needs, and then take your place,
To share in their joy
and receive a wreath for a job well done.
3You who are older, it is your right to speak,
but temper your knowledge and do not interrupt the singing.
4Where there is entertainment, do not pour out discourse,
and do not display your wisdom at the wrong time.
5Like a seal of carnelian in a setting of gold:
a concert of music at a banquet of wine.
6A seal of emerald in a work of gold:
the melody of music with delicious wine.
7Speak, young man, only when necessary,a
when they have asked you more than once.
8Be brief, say much in few words;
be knowledgeable and yet quiet.
9When among elders do not be forward,
and with officials do not be too insistent.
10The lightning that flashes before a hailstorm:
the esteem that shines on modesty.
11Leave in good time and do not be the last;
go home quickly without delay.
12There enjoy doing as you wish,
but do not sin through words of pride.
13Above all, bless your Maker,
who showers his favors upon you.
14Whoever seeks God must accept discipline;*
and whoever resorts to him obtains an answer.b
15Whoever seeks the law will master it,
but the hypocrite will be ensnared by it.c
16Whoever fears the LORD will understand what is right,
and out of obscurity he will draw forth a course of action.d
17The lawless turn aside warnings
and distort the law to suit their purpose.e
18The sensible will not neglect direction;
the proud and insolent are deterred by no fear.
19Do nothing without deliberation;
then once you have acted, have no regrets.f
20Do not go on a way set with snares,
and do not stumble on the same thing twice.
21Do not trust the road, because of bandits;
22be careful on your paths.
23Whatever you do, be on your guard,
for whoever does so keeps the commandments.
24Whoever keeps the law preserves himself;
and whoever trusts in the LORD shall not be put to shame.
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CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced Wednesday, that they have signed a definitive agreement with the Kansas City Board of Trade, the leading futures market for hard red winter wheat, under which CME Group will acquire the KCBT.
Under the terms of the transaction, CME Group will pay $126 million in cash for KCBT. In addition, KCBT will make a special distribution of excess cash to members concurrent with closing. CME Group has committed to maintain a committee made up of KCBT market participants to advise on HRW wheat contract terms and conditions for at least three years, and to maintain the historic KCBT trading floor in Kansas City for a period of at least six months.
"Global agricultural market participants continue to depend on liquid, transparent risk management tools for price discovery in both established and emerging economies," said CME Group Executive Chairman and President Terry Duffy. "Building on two rich legacies, the combination of KCBT Hard Red Winter Wheat products with our deep and liquid CBOT Soft Red Winter Wheat futures and options markets will provide new trading opportunities for market participants around the world – both on the trading floor and on the screen."
"This transaction creates significant value for customers and shareholders of both companies. While the CBOT and KCBT Wheat contracts are very distinct products with different uses, the ability for producers and commercial participants to hedge their risk in both key benchmarks in one place will produce cross-margining benefits and other capital efficiencies," said CME Group CEO Phupinder Gill. "In addition, product development opportunities here are great for both of our client bases – not only in futures, but also in options that can help market participants manage risk at a reduced cost during targeted timeframes in the crop year."
"Given the increasing operational demands and regulatory requirements, it was deemed beneficial that the KCBT partner with an exchange with the technology, experience, leadership and resources of CME Group," said Steven K. Campbell, KCBT Chairman. "KCBT's flagship HRW wheat product is a logical and valuable addition to CME Group's global grains complex. After considering a number of qualified interested parties, the KCBT's Board of Directors is convinced that the CME Group is the best fit for the long-term goals of our exchange, our product offerings, and in continuing to meet the price/risk management needs of our customers."
"Throughout KCBT's 156-year history, trading has evolved dramatically, with an increasing emphasis on technology in recent years," said Jeff Borchardt, KCBT President and CEO. "CME Group's position as a global leader in electronic trading access and capability makes them an ideal partner for the future of KCBT's HRW wheat contract, the global benchmark for bread wheat."
The board of directors of KCBT unanimously approved the transaction, which is expected to close later this year pending approval by KCBT shareholders and regulators, expiration of the applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period and completion of customary closing conditions.
The addition of HRW wheat upon completion of the transaction will further enhance CME Group's already broad agricultural product offering. HRW wheat is the predominant variety grown in the United States, and is also the leading variety sold through export. Customers around the globe will continue to benefit from access to underlying CBOT and KCBT wheat contracts through the CME Globex electronic trading platform.KCBT was advised on the transaction by George K. Baum Capital Advisors and the law firm of Husch Blackwell. CME was advised by the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.


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"Having multiple sclerosis means that you may suddenly have blurry vision. Or that your memory will fail you for no apparent reason. Or that you may not always be able to walk, let alone ride a bike. The symptoms of MS are different, and unpredictable, for everyone – the only certainty is that every hour, someone new is diagnosed with MS .
I want to do something for people who are living with MS and because I want to do everything to prevent more people from learning what it means to live with this disease. Today, there is no cure for multiple sclerosis, and with diagnosis occurring most frequently between the ages of 20 and 50, many individuals face a lifetime filled with unpredictability." Phil Keoghan
Since I have cyclist on the brain and very much in my heart at the time, I thought I'd share Phil Keoghan and his film The Ride. The Ride is about cycling, family, friendship, endurance, heart and Multiple Sclerosis awareness. I can't say enough about how impressed I am with Phil Keoghan and what he has done in this film. I found myself laughing and crying while learning about the sport of cycling. Phil allowed us into a part of his personal life as he rode for a personal part of my life along with so many others who suffer from MS. By the time the film ended, I felt like I had a friend. When I see him here and in interviews where he talks about his involvement in helping those of us with MS, I see someone who truly cares and is passionate about helping.I am a fan of the film, the man and of course The Amazing Race. Thank you Phil Keoghan!


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62. I am uplifted in thine heart; and the kisses of the stars rain hard upon thy body.
63. Thou art exhaust in the voluptuous fullness of the inspiration; the expiration is sweeter than death, more rapid and laughterful than a caress of Hell's own worm.


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This mod limits you to a set number of lives per world. By default, when you die, you will lose a ratio of your permanent health, leaving you less and less hearts/HP after every respawn. When you finally run out of lives, depending on the config, you will be forced into Spectator mode (not available for MC 1.7.10) or banned from the server for a set amount of time.
Say !ll or !limitedlives in chat to find out how many lives you have left or how long you have left to respawn.
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- Download and install Minecraft Forge.
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There are plenty of hard workers in the ATV world, and Honda's lineup stands at the top. But there's one ATV that shines a little brighter, works a little longer, and tackles the toughest jobs or adventures day in and day out. And that's the Honda FourTrax Foreman.
The Foreman has long been Honda's real workhorse, and plenty of riders find it the perfect size for both work and fun. It's strong, rugged, famously reliable. Plus, its superior Honda engineering means you get more performance out of this ATV than some of the competition's bigger and heavier models.
The soul of this go to tool is its proven fuel injected 500-class engine that delivers plenty of power and fuel efficiency. The strong, refined chassis offers a long suspension stroke for a smooth and nimble ride that's perfect for rough terrain. The Foreman's driveline works hard for you by maximizing front-end power transfer and traction. And finally, all of these features are wrapped up in some tough, aggressively styled bodywork and great color choices for 2019.
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Phredley Brown's mother was a music teacher in Southfield Public Schools, and his father a minister.
Respectable pursuits, to be sure. But somehow they turned out a Hooligan — and a head Hooligan at that.
The Lathrup Village-raised Roeper Schools graduate has been the musical director of Grammy Award-winning pop 'n' soul phenomenon Bruno Mars' Hooligans band since the fall of 2010. Brown also co-wrote Mars' 2013 hit "Treasure" and, by dint of his association, has performed at the Grammy Awards and during halftime of this year's Super Bowl XLVIII.
The success has been, "almost too large to conceive, really," Brown says. But there's no question he's having a ball.
"It's hard not to, really," notes the 29-year-old multi-instrumentalist. "People ask me if we're just putting on a show or if we're putting a face on or if we're really having fun. When you're doing what you love and dancing with your buddies and singing and thousands of people every night are watching you, it's hard not to enjoy that, y'know?"
Brown's musical journey began at an early age. Born Fred Brown Jr. (the Ph came from a middle-school friend and stuck) and the oldest of two, he grew up with his mother, Natalie Stroud, giving private lessons at home in addition to her school teaching.
"She would tell a story of me being about 3 years old and telling her she was spending too much time on everybody else's kids and she wasn't spending enough time with me," Brown says. "So she said right then and there she started focusing on me and teaching me piano and music from there, and it's just something I never left."
Influenced by the Motown and show tunes he heard at home — he started each day of his seventh-grade year listening to a Jackson 5 greatest hits CD — Brown began piling on the instruments, adding drums, saxophone and trombone to the mix.
"It was very cool that she would indulge a kid, 9 years old, who says he wants a saxophone when he's playing drums and piano already, and at 9 1/2 he wants to play a trombone and at 11 he's curious about trumpet," notes Brown, who estimates he can play "10 or 12 instruments" with professional proficiency.
"It seems amazing to me now, looking back. But she was always really supportive of everything, so I'm excited to be having it all pay off now and making her proud."
Brown mixed his own bands with school ensembles — as well as playing on the varsity soccer, basketball, baseball and track & field teams — and was accepted into the University of Michigan's music school after he graduated from Roeper in 2003. His time there was short-lived, however — five weeks, to be exact.
"The music school is an amazing program," Brown explains, "but I felt like I just wasn't getting what I needed. Music had never been an academic thing in my life; it was always like an extra-curricular, fun sort of thing. I don't know if it was sitting down at a desk and having music homework and taking music tests, but it didn't feel right, so I ended up leaving."
Brown returned to metro Detroit, where he led his own band, performed in dueling piano bars and did some theater work as both an actor and a musician. He decided to head to Los Angeles in 2009 "to try something new see what else was out there," and just over a year later a mutual friend referred him to Mars, who was looking for musicians for his then-fledgling Hooligans.
"I could tell from a musical standpoint that Bruno was a very, very musical person and also very kind of scholarly about the music he enjoyed and the sounds he was looking for," Brown recalls. "So I was really excited about that." Mars, meanwhile, had equally high regard for Brown and upgraded his role within a month after he joined the group.
"One day Bruno and I were just sitting and listening to some performances we had done and were talking about it and going over a couple of things he wanted to talk to the guys about," Brown says. "The next day before the show we all sat down and Bruno was talking about a few of the things we had spoken about. Then at the end of that he said, 'OK, I'm gonna go ahead and make Phred the musical director — which he and I had not spoken about, so that caught me as well as everybody else in the band off guard.
"Fortunately everybody else in the band felt that I was a good choice for the position, and we were all pretty excited about it. And from there I just started to try and find out what a musical director was or what they did. It was a whole other learning curve."
Brown says worldwide touring was "scary" at first, but he's since become acclimated to it thanks to Mars' meteoric rise — which includes five No. 1 hits, 11 million albums and 68 million singles sold worldwide and a pair of Grammy Awards.
"We started out playing for maybe 300 to 400 people a night in bars, and within six months we were headlining arenas," Brown says. "It was crazy, and I'd never been in an atmosphere like that. So for a long time I really didn't know what I was doing."
Now, however, he's a seasoned pro and looking forward to the challenge of helping Mars maintain his dizzying career momentum.
"I think I've kind of learned how to grow with the pressure," says Brown, who still regularly, and proudly, wears Detroit sports attire. "I've grown so much in the last four years in terms of the things I've been asked to do and things I've been told to do on the fly. It's a great way to learn — especially when you're being paid to learn it."


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Today being Pancake (aka Shrove) Tuesday, we'll be having pancakes and breakfast sausages for supper. It's a tradition that we celebrated when I was living at home with my parents and something that I have continued with my family.
For those who may not be familiar with this tradition, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday which begins the lenten period for Christians. Lent is a time of reflection and of abstinence; of giving up certain indulgences and foods in the weeks leading up to Easter. The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday therefore became the day to use up those foods that you would be required to forego during lent. Pancakes were a way to use up things like butter and eggs which were forbidden during lent.
Whether your family will be observing Lent or not, serving what traditionally would be considered breakfast (or lunch items) at supper doesn't need to be just a one day or religious observance. It is also a great way to stretch your food budget.
Some breakfast/lunch foods that I've served for supper include:
Quiche – I always try to keep a few pie shells in the freezer that I make up with any pie dough leftover from making turkey or pumpkin pies. Then when I want a quick, inexpensive meal, I pull out one or two of the pie shells (depending how many people I'm feeding).
No two quiche will be exactly the same because I use whatever I have on hand. Sometimes it's just onions, celery and grated cheese over which I pour an egg/milk mixture seasoned with salt and pepper. If I have chopped spinach in the freezer I may thaw and drain that and add it to the quiche. Or if I've got a bit of chopped ham in the freezer, that might get added. Bake at 350F for 30 to 40 minutes, until egg mixture is set.
Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup (or mushroom soup or whatever soup I have on hand)
Sausages and biscuits with gravy – Since moving to the South, we've added this to our menu, but I don't think I've ever served it for breakfast. It's just become one of those quick, easy suppers on nights when I really don't feel like spending a lot of time cooking.
A batch of biscuits takes maybe five minutes to mix together and another 10 to 12 minutes to bake. Fry up some sausage patties and top with pan or canned gravy, add a side of veggies and you've got supper on the table in under 20 minutes.
And of course, pancakes. As I mentioned earlier, we're having them with sausages tonight, but I've also served them topped with poached or fried eggs. Or sometimes I just set everyone's favourite toppings on the table along with the plate stacked with pancakes and let everyone decide for themselves what they want.
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You're probably still crying after Kristen Wiig debunked any rumors of a Bridesmaids sequel (and Chris O'Dowd announced on Twitter that he's marrying someone who is not you), but wipe those eyes because it's not all bad! Writers Guild nominations have been announced and among them are none other that Wiig and co-scribe Annie Mumolo. Bridesmaids has been nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
If Writers Guild nods are truly the road to Academy Award contention, will Bridesmaids be the movie to finally get comedies some Oscar love? Come on, ladies. Climb that statuette like a tree.
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FONTANA: Enjoy a Night Out with the Fontana Police Department
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Enjoy a Night Out with the Fontana Police Department
Fontana, California, The Mayor and City Council invite the public to attend the Fontana Police Department's 29th annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7th from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at the Jessie Turner Health and Fitness Community Center, located at 15556 Summit Ave. The event will feature free food, live entertainment, raffle prizes, giveaways, police demonstrations and many more entertaining activities.
National Night out promotes Neighborhood Watch, police-community partnerships, neighborhood unity and the building of a safer, more caring community. "The event has proven to be an effective, inexpensive and enjoyable program to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in our fight for a safer nation," said Fontana Police Department's Heather Howard. Thousands of people across the nation participate in this once a year event that unites citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials.
Children will be thoroughly entertained with free games, face-painting, arts and crafts and appearances from McGruff the Crime Dog as well as Eddie the Gun Safety Eagle Mascot. The Lewis Library Bus will also provide fun-filled activities for children. Those in attendance can enjoy free hot dogs, compliments of the Fontana Police Department and 7-Eleven.
The Fontana Police Department will display the FPD Helicopter, motorcycles, SWAT team weaponry, vehicles and put on K-9 demonstration as well as provide child safety seat inspections. Farmers Insurance Group will sponsor free digital child identification. Their program, called M.I.L.K., (Managing Information on Lost Kids) is meant to aid in the recovery of missing children.
For more information or questions regarding National Night Out, please contact the Fontana Police Department at (909) 350-7740.


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NVIDIA has announced Gelato Pro 2.2 freely downloadable GPU-accelerated rendering software for professionals. Gelato software is a GPU-accelerated, final-frame renderer for creating computer-generated images using NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards. Originally developed to render film and broadcast visual effects and animation, Gelato software can be used with 3D software applications that require advanced rendering such as game development, CAD, industrial design, and architecture.
Features of the Gelato renderer include sub-pixel antialiasing, true displacement, high-quality motion blur, depth of field, support for NURBS, subdivision surfaces, particles, and ray tracing, including global illumination effects and ambient occlusion. The programmable Frantic Films' Amaretto plug-in provides advanced rendering functionality with Autodesk's 3ds Max software; complementing the Mango plug-in for rendering with Autodesk's Maya software.
"NVIDIA Gelato Pro 2.2 software is extremely powerful GPU-accelerated rendering software and we are excited to support the creative community by making it freely available," said Dominick Spina, senior product manager, Digital Film Group, NVIDIA. "Now all artists and designers with NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards can enhance their production pipelines with Gelato Pro -- without a licensing fee."
Gelato Pro 2.2 will be the final version of NVIDIA Gelato rendering software. Moving forward, the NVIDIA Gelato and mental images rendering teams will focus on the development of mental ray software, reinforcing NVIDIA's investment in, and commitment to, accelerated rendering.


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Conservation and Environment in Costa Rica: Monthly Updates
Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update May 2012
We really had a lot of rain this month and for me seeing the change from the dry to the wet season for the first time is honestly amazing. Everything grew back to a fresh, thick green in just a few weeks. It really seems like the dry ground just waited for a few heavy downpours so everything could begin a new life again! And suddenly we find ourselves fighting for the trails not to disappear again by clearing the trails and around the camp regularly so we can offer nice, clean and, the most important of all; recognizable trails for the tourists and can use them ourselves for transport and work.
Two weeks ago we also mowed the football field for the first time this year with our new mowing machine, it took us two days because the grass was already so high and thick! Since then so much has grown back that we will probably have to do it again in a few days. But all the effort is worth it when we can watch the young people from surrounding villages play football or even join them in a game which is always a lot of fun!
At the start of this month we checked our two macaw nests again. Unfortunately we found one of them empty which is very sad because we have invested weeks of work and time in it. Our biologists think it might have been a young bird-couple that was just "practicing" the whole mating and nesting procedure but were at the end too inexperienced to really reproduce. But still we see it in a positive way because by watching the birds for such a long time we have gained a lot of knowledge about these beautiful birds which will still be useful for us in the future. We have also been able to show these interesting animals to a lot of volunteers and give them an idea about the importance of our work there. We know that macaws use the same nests for years so the same couple might be successful there in the next breeding season.
I am more than happy to tell you though that we have found a healthy, and now, really big macaw-chick in the other nest! By this time it is probably about 2 months old and it already has its' first feathers and we expect it to leave the nest in another month and go for its' first flight together with its parents. Of course it is very interesting to watch the baby grow and develop but to see "our" macaw-chick we have to climb up the high nest-tree (for which we have the very experienced Oscar Rosales). We won't do this more often than once a month but we will keep you up to date with the newest pictures of the chick and also on the Facebook page (Scarlet Macaw) about the project where we always give the newest information about the birds!
We are currently also very active working in our nursery garden close to the camp. We have a long term project there where we collected and planted seeds of the ojoche tree but from different areas in the park. Now, sometime after we can see that the seeds of one are far more fertile then the other ones which didn't grow the same amount or speed than the others. These differences can be explained by lots of different things like for example for the fertility of the soil in the areas where we collected the seeds or the effect of the weather on the growing conditions of the plants. We will do that every few years so we can see how the trees' fertility changes over the years and by mixing the seeds from different areas and later planting the young trees in different areas of the park we can enlarge the gene-pool and so increase the exchange of genetic information between individuals within this species.
We also got to plant some of the local trees that are typical for the Costa Rican dry-forest but are found rarely in nature nowadays such as Ronron (Astronium graveleoles) or Ceiba pentandra. We got about 400 young trees like that from the Costa Rican Electric and Telephone Company "ICE" as a donation and planted them around the camp, the camp site and in the forest. This helps to regenerate the forest and restore the area faster.
This month we did a test of our sensor camera equipment for an upcoming project that we should be starting in the next few weeks. A student from the local city, Nicoya, will be joining us a couple of times a week to do a feline sensor camera project. We have noticed that around the main camp there is a much higher chance of seeing ocelots but until now we haven't managed to identify how many or what their ranges are. Hopefully with the work of this project we will begin to get an idea of what is going on with this incredibly shy nocturnal species! During this test however we actually got some amazing pictures in just the test run! Must be a good site to visit again!
At the end there is still time left to tell you about the monkey project we started at the beginning of last month. It turned out to be so popular with the volunteers that we decided to continue doing it with great success! In that short time we managed to find out a lot about the monkeys and have statistics and a lot of gathered information. Still the volunteers show great motivation to walk out into the forest looking for monkeys and run this project with only minimal supervision from the staff.
Lisa Kubik
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May 2012


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Justin Bieber and Cheryl Cole May Join Forces on Her New Album
British pop star Cheryl Cole, 28, may have lost her gig judging the US version of Simon Cowell's new talent show 'X Factor,' but she still has at least one high-profile admirer: tween-sensation Justin Bieber.
Although he flirted with her during an appearance on the British version of the singing competition, the 17-year-old's intentions were strictly professional. The Mirror is reporting that Bieber's manager Scooter Braun is chatting with Cole's camp about a possible collaboration on her third solo album, due out next year.
Cole is already working with successful producer Alex Da Kid, and an insider said, "Cheryl is beyond excited about her new album and Bieber's team [is] deep in talks with hers to make [it] a hit." Her manager Will.i.am has already worked with Bieber in the past, which only suggests that this new merger will definitely happen.


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Baby changing tables & baths
When adapting your house to the arrival of a little one, you need to take into account not only that you're going to spend a lot of money, but also the fact that you will need a lot of space to dedicate to your child's needs. And, most of all, you need to think that these needs won't last forever. On the contrary, they probably won't last long. One of these needs is to change and to wash your baby using specific tools and pieces of furniture. If you don't want to dedicate too much space to an object that is going to take a lot of it, you can combine a changing table with a small, child-friendly bath tube.
Our main suppliers are Pali and Hugs Factory, which are of course both Italian. Their products are not only very well-crafted, appealing in the design and shape and stimulating for your children's needs, but also made out of the best, luxury materials, perfectly safe and good for your child's health. They are also very elegant and, if you want, you can keep them in your bathroom even after your child has stopped needing them. They give an incredible touch of elegance and style to your bathroom, and you may use them for other practical reasons. Some of them feature anatomic baths and swaddling table tops that are also easy to remove without affecting the elegance and design of the product itself.
They all have some storage space, where you can keep all those handy things that are always essential to have on hands when changing or taking care of your baby: we are sure you'll find this very useful and helpful in those moments. The top is changeable, and the chest of drawers is equipped with hinged lid for swaddling. The top can be lifted up in order to make the bath tube available. The drawers have an easy opening access, with a silent sliding mechanism. They also have wheels in order for you to move and change the position of the pieces according to your tastes and needs. The locking system, of course, provides the stability you and your child need for the bathing or changing time. We are really proud of this category of pieces of furniture and we are confident you will find what you need. As with the other pieces of furniture dedicated to children, you may find very different styles and materials and only you know exactly what it takes to make your perfect place.
If you want a funny, flamboyant piece or you prefer a more traditional one that you may also use for different purposes in the future, you can find all this in our catalogue and you'll have many items you may want to choose between. If you need any piece of information about them, though, don't hesitate to contact us and let us know of your concerns. We'll try to do our best to help you out.


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Angelina Jolie Helps Children Send Letters to Santa Claus
Angelina Jolie helped her children send their letters to Santa Claus in a small English village on Friday where the children were said to be polite but excited
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's six children have sent their letters to Santa Claus. The Jolie-Pitt brood - Maddox, 11, Pax, eight, Zahara, seven, Shiloh, six, and four-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - were spotted making an exciting trip with The Tourist actress to Littlebourne, in Kent, England on Friday (9 November) to send off their handwritten wish-lists.
Post Office assistant Fiona Lindsay told People.com: "It was so cute. All the children sent messages to Father Christmas and were absolutely beautifully behaved. Just like any other kids in a sweet shop they were excited, but Angelina controlled them perfectly. [Jolie] was so polite and a really nice person. I was quite shocked at first but Angelina was so lovely I soon relaxed. The children bought a packet of sweets each, plus a few toys and some magazines, and we ended up having a general chat about how they all were and what they were going to eat that night. It was lovely. They were all very polite. They were just a bunch of gorgeous, happy kids."
The family were said to have been staying in a luxury converted barn for a week called The Treasury in the rural village Ickham while Brad, 48, filmed his new movie World War Z nearby, which is a zombie thriller.
Insiders say that the famous family, who have now left the area, seemed to enjoy their time in the countryside and were spotted visiting Howletts Wild Animal Park and Waterstones bookshop in Canterbury.
Brad was also seen taking Maddox to see the new James Bond movie Skyfall at the Vue Cinema in Broadstairs and also enjoyed a quiet drink in a local pub.


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Denis Ravera InternationalMonaco20-21 September 2014
World U18 and U23 ChampionshipsChieri, Italy23-27 September 2014
Senior Men's Invitational TournamentCasablanca, Marocco13-18 October 2014
World Women's Raffa Bocce ChampionshipKaihua Prov. Zhejiang, China18-26 October 2014
World Women's Volo Bocce ChampionshipMacon, France8-11 November 2014
Morwell Classic Mixed TriplesMorwell, Victoria5-6 July
Junior State of OriginS.A. v VictoriaAdelaide, South Australia12-13 July
National Mixed Raffa ChampionshipMorwell, Victoria24-25 January 2015
Japanese Team InvitationalProposedLocation to be advisedDate to be advisedFebruary 2015
Australian Junior Open ChampionshipUnder 14, Under 18, Under 23April 2015
Australian Bocce Championships5-8 June 2015
Women's Training WorkshopThrowing DisciplineMelbourne21-22 June 2014
Australian Junior Team SelectionUnder 14, 18, 23For Denis Ravera – MonacoFor World Junior – ItalyMelbourne
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Women Training and SelectionFor World Women's Raffa ChampionshipSydney16-17 August 2014
Junior Teams Intensive Training CampFor Denis Ravera and World Junior ChampionshipsAdelaide30-31 August 2014
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Hello All,
My daughter is thinking of buying a F40 CC. We are going to look at it next week. What are the common problems and weaknesses particular to look for in the Freedom 40 center cockpit boats? This is a mid '80's boat, she was built by Freedom Yachts UK, not TPI in the USA. I am an experienced shipwright and sailor so know broadly what to look for, but would love to know of the issues particular to these boats. I can't find much in my searches on line specific to these early, UK built, F40 center cockpits.
Thanks, Mike
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Description: Somebody smart once said, "that which is real, is that which never changes." Kanaan James is a disturbed teenage boy obsessed with his childhood friend Abigail Caulfield. A horrible accident leaves Abigail stricken with amnesia and Kanaan, desperate for her attention, convinces her they are soul mates, running from the law. In the midst of a passionate love affair, while hiding in an old abandoned house deep in the woods, Kanaan is forced to test the boundaries of his own humanity.
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"Lovely Chocolate and Lovely you. And lovely are the things you do, but the loveliest is the friendship of the two, one is me and the other is you. HAPPY CHOCOLATE DAY"
My day started with this message. Most people I know love Chocolates (and chances are, you too) and when a day is dedicated to this, it ought to be celebrated.
Chocolate Day
Chocolate Day is 2nd day of the Valentine Week. As promised, each day of the Valentine week, I would post recipes befitting the occasion. I started with Matar Paneer with a Bengali twist on the Propose Day, and here's chocolate cake for the C-Day.
Uh oh, not so soon. Before jumping to the recipe, lets talk about Chocolate for a little while.
History of Chocolate
Cocoa trees grow in the wild in Latin America, and that's where Chocolate is said to have originated from. It was the Olmec tribe who started preparing chocolate as early as 1000BC. Chocolate beans used as currency in many parts of Latin America almost till 19th Century. The Mayas also used chocolates for rituals and ceremonies, but it was strictly for drinking. The first chocolate bar came from Cadbury's in England in 1842, and that started a new era of chocolates. [Source: Wikipedia]
Benefits of chocolate
No, seriously. You may be surprised to know that Chocolate has its own share of benefits.
Besides being a mood enhancer, chocolate has a very high food value, delays aging and helps avoid cardiac problems. It is believed that chocolate consumption releases chemicals in the body very similar to ones when you are in love. So, the next time you indulge yourself with a bar of chocolate, just think about all its good effects. J
Note: Indulging in chocolate doesn't mean watching this movie.
Cooking Chocolate Cake in Microwave Oven
I tried making a chocolate pudding that I read in a Thai recipe book. The pudding was to be steamed in braine marie, but I tried doing that in the microwave. Now, here's the news. The pudding didn't seem to be like the one in the book pic, but it was a perfect cake like texture. That was my eureka moment, baking cake in a simple microwave oven. The tasters loved it. 🙂
Serves: 6
Preparation time: 15min
Cooking time: 6min
Ingredients for Chocolate Pudding
For the cake
- Plain flour (Maida): 1 cup
- Caster sugar (Guro chini): 1 ¼ cup
- Egg (Dim): 3
- Cocoa powder: 4 tablespoon
- Unsalted butter (Sada Makhan): ½ cup + for greasing
- Plain chocolate: 100gms
For chocolate sauce
- Unsalted butter: 2 tablespoon
- Cocoa powder: 2 tablespoon
- Milk (Dudh): ½ cup
- Caster sugar (Guro chini): 3 tablespoon
Preparation steps for Chocolate Pudding
For cake
- Beat the egg and caster sugar together, whisk well till frothy
- In another bowl sift the flour and cocoa powder
- Gradually add flour and cocoa powder into the beaten egg, whisk well
- Pour in individual bowls and place in large tray filled with water
- Microwave high for 6 min or till a tooth pick inserted at the middle of the cake comes out clean
For the chocolate sauce
- Melt the butter and cool down to room temperature
- Mix milk, caster sugar and cocoa powder well, whisk well
- Pour in the butter and stir again
- Take a dessert plate and place the cake on it, pour in the chocolate sauce and garnish with chocolate chips
Further Reading – Black Forest Chocolate Cookies, Chocolate Dessert
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There are currently 244 branch offices of national and other state banks [PDF] doing business in the District of Columbia today. Only District-chartered banks are regulated by the Department of Insurance Securities and Banking (DISB). DISB does not regulate national banks or banks chartered by other states.
Federal Regulators
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regulates the activities of all national banks and federal savings associations. They also supervise the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks. Their goal in supervising banks and federal savings associations is to ensure that they operate in a safe and sound manner and in compliance with laws requiring fair treatment of their customers and fair access to credit and financial products. The website for the OCC is: http://occ.gov.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
The mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is to make markets for consumer financial products and services work for Americans whether they are applying for a mortgage, choosing among credit cards, or using any number of other consumer financial products. The website for the CFPB is: http://www.consumerfinance.gov.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent agency created by the Congress of the United States to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's financial system. They do this by:
- Insuring deposits
- Examining and supervising financial institutions for safety and soundness and consumer protection
- Managing receiverships
The website for the FDIC is: http://www.fdic.gov.
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This cats tote bag is the perfect bag and replaces the need for plastic grocery bags!
All Counter Couture totes are super sturdy, they can also do double duty and serve as any of the following.
- Gym bag
- Overnight bag
- Airport carry on
- Replacement purse
- 18" W x 14" H X 4" gusset
- 10oz. 100% cotton
- 25" cotton web handles
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Here's Sunday night dinner, an effort at cleaning out the fridge: fettuccine with red peppers, cremini mushrooms, green peas, sweet Italian sausage, and a cream sauce. More on that later. The wine is the Vertex Just Red: Blend Nº 609, a $15 non-vintage blend that, according to the site, is comprised of secret proportions of "Cabernet Sauvignon (Lake County), Syrah, Petite Syrah (Lodi), Cabernet Franc (Napa Valley), Merlot, Malbec (Sonoma County)". While I enjoy these creative California blends, it's pretty difficult to pick out individual grapes by taste or aroma. I tasted this before dinner, during the meal, and finally afterwards when writing up these notes. It's a little rough when first opened, and definitely needs some breathing time. As should be obvious from looking at the grapes, it is powerful enough to stand up to a pretty strong meal. In fact, this would have been a better pairing with a reduced tomato/meat bolognese sauce, but the sausage helped boost an otherwise mild dish.
Blackberry aromas and flavors are present, with hints of chocolate behind that. The tannins are fairly heavy, and softened to an agreeable level after a couple of hours. It's a good table wine, and I think it goes better with food than on its own. Which I think is appropriate: while there's a food out there for every wine, some have subtleties that can be lost or ignored in the presence of good food, and likewise there are some cases where modest fare and an everyday wine can help each other out.
Back to the pasta: it's got a cream sauce, but you can barely see it in the photo. Trust me, the full power of the flavor is there. Just a bit of cream and some good Romano cheese are what's needed... plus some butter and all the other flavors from the other ingredients. It's possible to get full creamy flavor without a thick, gloopy sauce. And I actually thinned it out at the last minute with a half cup or so of the leftover starchy pasta water, which just changed the texture but didn't mellow out the flavor. The sausage was incredible, made fresh at the local grocery store. I simmered it in a little water, covered for about 45 minutes before slicing it into rounds and adding to the sauce. All ingredients were combined at the end in the same big skillet, and the pasta was grabbed straight from the boiling water and mixed in with everything else before serving. I had a lot of herbs in the homemade salad dressing, so I held back on finishing the dish with some fresh basil or oregano.
I think I need to cook more Italian in 2007... A resolution that's easy to live with.


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Stating the Obvious is an artifact of Web 1.0.
From August 1995 to September 2003 it provided occasional commentary on Internet technology, business and culture. It was the product of Michael Sippey, who has since moved on to differently colored pastures.
Stating the Obvious consisted of essay-length content and a pioneering link blog called "filtered for purity." The essay archives remain; the link blog is lost to the ages (though there are pieces of are probably somewhere in archive.org). The site was host to a wide variety of guest authors, including early web types like Greg Knauss, Jason Kottke, Alexis Massie, David Hudson, Peter Merholz, Rogers Cadenhead, Vivian Selbo, Carl Steamdan, Steve Champeon, Gregory Alkaitis-Carafelli and Lance Arthur.
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Friday, August 1, 2008
This is one of the most intense and captivating photoshoots I have seen for a long time. "Silent" is a cover and editorial tribute to the late Yves Saint Laurent in the August 2008 issue of Vogue Italia. The black and white photospread was captured by famous photographer Steven Meisel with models Linda Evangelista, Karen Elson, Guinevere van Seenus and Iris Strubegger.
Posted by AA at 12:53 PM
Labels: Art, Fashion, Photography
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Although the pictures are great from technological point of views there are two things I dislike: First of all the topic. Of course it isn´t a tabu, but abusing a cementary and the theme funaral and death, suffer, pain and all things connected with fashion...that´s disgusting. Second, the models are just average, the female even creepy!!
- October 17, 2008 at 7:01 PM
I agree with Fluge.
I feel this spread is trying too hard to be taboo while abusing a cemetery and taking advantage of YSL's death to show fashion. Complete turn off.
- October 25, 2008 at 1:33 PM
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Yangon/Washington: President Barack Obama will become the first U.S. leader to visit Myanmar this month, the strongest international endorsement of the fragile democratic transition in the Southeast Asian country after half a century of military rule.
Obama will travel to Myanmar during a November 17-20 tour of Southeast Asia that will also take in Thailand and Cambodia, the White House said on Thursday, confirming his first international trip since he won a second term in Tuesday's election.
He is going ahead with the trip despite recent sectarian violence in western Myanmar that has drawn concern from the United States and European Union.
U.N. human rights investigators have criticised the quasi-civilian government's handling of the strife between Buddhists and minority Muslims, and some Myanmar exiles see Obama's trip as premature before political reforms have been consolidated.
The visit to Myanmar, the first by a sitting U.S. president, will give Obama a chance to meet President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to encourage the "ongoing democratic transition", White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
Suu Kyi spent years in detention under the military as the figurehead of the movement for democracy. She was elected to parliament in April, when her National League for Democracy (NLD) ran in by-elections after boycotting a 2010 poll.
Obama will be in Myanmar on November 19, according to a senior government source in Yangon, where people expressed delight.
"I believe it is a clear sign of improved ties between the two countries and I am very glad that our NLD party played an important role in working for the emergence of this situation," said NLD executive committee member Han Tha Myint.
Myint Soe, vice-chairman of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, said the historic visit showed Myanmar had now been admitted into the international community.
"It's good for President Obama to see things with his own eyes," he said. "I would like to request him to keep encouraging the democratisation process in our country by helping to promote the socioeconomic standards of the people."
Obama's presence in Myanmar, also known as Burma, will highlight what his administration sees as a first-term foreign policy achievement and a development that could help counter China's influence in a strategically important region.
Washington takes some credit for a carrot-and-stick approach that pushed Myanmar's long-ruling generals toward democratic change and led to Thein Sein taking office as a reformist president in 2011.
But Obama also risks criticism for rewarding the new government too soon, especially after security forces failed to prevent bloody ethnic violence in the west of the country.
At least 89 people were killed in the recent clashes between Buddhist Rakhines and minority Muslim Rohingyas. Many thousands more have been displaced by the violence.
The U.S. Campaign for Burma, an exile group, said Obama's trip could "undermine the democracy activists and ethnic minorities", but added that if the president was intent on going, he should broaden his agenda to include meetings with the still-powerful military and an address to parliament.
A senior administration official said Obama, who will also speak to civil society groups, was "acutely aware" of concerns about human rights, ethnic violence and political prisoners in Myanmar and would address those issues during his visit.
Sanctions eased
The United States eased sanctions on Myanmar this year in recognition of the political and economic change under way, and many U.S. companies are looking at starting operations in the country located between China and India, with its abundant resources and low-cost labour.
In November 2011, Hillary Clinton became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Myanmar in more than 50 years.
Obama has sought to consolidate ties and reinforce U.S. influence across Asia in what has been dubbed a policy "pivot" toward the region as wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down.
Myanmar grew close to China during decades of isolation, reinforced by Western sanctions over its poor human rights record, but is now seeking to expand relations with the West.
In Beijing, a senior Chinese official from a border province said China saw no threat to its interests from Obama's visit.
"We understand and support the wish of the Myanmar authorities wanting to open up and become part of the world," Qin Guangrong, Communist Party chief in Yunnan province, told reporters on the sidelines of a party congress.
"We believe that Myanmar's leaders will exercise their wisdom to lead their country's opening up. They know that the people of China will always be true friends of Myanmar's."
Obama met Suu Kyi, a fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate, on her visit to the United States in September. Thein Sein was also in the United States to attend the opening of the U.N. General Assembly in New York but the two leaders did not meet.
U.S. Democratic Representative Joe Crowley, who is active on Myanmar issues, said Obama's trip could be "the most significant step" in support of democracy there.
But he said: "There is still much more to be done. Too many political prisoners remain locked up, ethnic violence must be stopped, and not all necessary political reforms have been put in place."
Obama will be in Southeast Asia to attend meetings in Cambodia centred on an annual summit of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is usually extended to take in leaders of partner countries.
Preliminary details for this year show the event will run from November 15 to November 20. The Cambodian government has said Obama will be in the capital, Phnom Penh, on November 18. The White House has yet to release a detailed itinerary.
The heads of government of China, Japan, Russia and other countries are also expected in Cambodia for the meetings.
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He wrote California's death penalty law, on the books since voters approved it in 1978.
But Thursday at the Capitol, former federal prosecutor Don Heller testified that the law should be ditched, and that the more than 700 inmates on Death Row should have their sentences commuted to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
"The death penalty does not function. It's a colossal failure in terms of its intent," Heller, a Sacramento attorney, tells Prop Zero. "No fiscal impact was discussed when I wrote it."
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On the weight of his testimony, among others, the bill passed out of Public Safety Committee along party lines. Next stop: Appropriations.
Heller's loudest complaint is cost.
A staff analysis of SB490, by Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Oakland, says California has spent $4 billion on the death penalty since it was reinstated 33 years ago. That breaks down to $308 million for each of the 13 executions carried out since then.
Crime victims groups are bitterly opposed to Hancock's bill, which started out as a simple measure to strip the Inspector-General's office of peace officer status, but was recently amended to abolish capital punishment.
Look for a loud and raucous hearing in the Assembly Public Safety Committee.
Keep in mind, however, that the legislature can't ban the death penalty on its own. Voters would have to agree in the next statewide election, a high hurdle for Death Row opponents to clear.
I've seen no compelling evidence that the state's electorate is in a frame of mind to do that. Though our current fiscal crisis might change that.


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Caravaggio P2 by Fritz Hansen charms with the elegance of white, matt-lacquered shade. Designed by Cecilie Manz, Caravaggio P2 lamp features a deep shade which prevents glare, and an opening at the top, allowing the light to cast also upwards. The bold but refined Caravaggio P2 pendants look striking both alone and in groups.
Launched in 2005, Caravaggio has been widely recognized and loved ever since. Creating a simple, rounded design for small and large pendants was the main idea behind Cecilie Manz's Caravaggio series. Manz experienced with a number of shapes during the design process and ended up with the attractive design, blending soft and strong elements seamlessly together.
- Manufacturer:
- Fritz Hansen
- Design:
- Cecilie Manz
- Material:
- Matt lacquered drawn steel
- Colour:
- White
- Diameter:
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- Height:
- 33,7 cm
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- 18W LED (not included)
- IP rating:
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A barbecue competition and festival that benefits children will return to Shelby City Park this fall after a successful run in 2012.
SHELBY � A barbecue competition and festival that benefits children will return to Shelby City Park this fall after a successful run in 2012.
Hog Happnin�, which last year moved to the city park from its previous location at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds, raised $15,000 in November for The Children�s Home of Cleveland County.
�We want to give (the city park) an opportunity to get a better feel for possibilities this year,� said Hog Happnin� organizer Lloyd Williams. �The city was so helpful (last) year.�
The event moved to the city park after an October E.coli outbreak linked to the Cleveland County Fairgrounds.
Williams said the fairgrounds was always a good host for Hog Happnin�, which raised $30,000 in 2011.
�They�ve always been supportive,� he said. �It was a very hard decision (to move).�
The competition donated $12,700, the bulk of its 2012 proceeds, to The Children�s Home.
�It�s a very generous gift. We were thrilled with the amount after moving location 14 days before,� said Margie Christopher, Children�s Home executive director. �We appreciate the men and women who work all year long to make it a success.�
The community-based, nonprofit agency works to reunite children who have experienced neglect and abuse in their homes. The core of the agency�s work lies in its two group homes serving teenagers and children in Shelby and Lattimore, Christopher said.
The Cleveland County Chapter of the American Red Cross, along with other charities, will also receive a portion of the donations.
Last year, Hog Happnin� was held alongside Connect, Commit to Change � a partnership between The Star, dozens of helping agencies and the community � and the Shelby Junior Charity League Gift Galleria to support the county�s children. Those and other events combined to form The Week of the Child, as hundreds gathered to support children via commitments to service agencies and a host of other events.
This year�s event is set for Nov. 2.
Reach reporter Alicia Banks at 704-669-3338, email at email@example.com and follow on Twitter @TheStarAlicia.


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Even Ricky Gervais will tell you there's a bigger star on his own "The Ricky Gervais Show."
Karl Pilkington, whose oddball theories delivered with absolute certainty, make the seemingly mild-mannered producer the punching bag for Gervais and writing partner Stephen Merchant. A bruised, but unbowed, star is born to an American television audience.
Karl certainly drives the conversation in the cult-classic podcasts (boasting the Internet download record) which have been animated for the show premiering on HBO Friday..
"He's just a child, an idiot. He's not causing offense. He's not familiar with the appropriate way of talking in civil society," Merchant said of Karl in a recent press conference. "He's just a moron. Not in a medical way. He shouldn't be in a home."
"He was this ever-ending well of stuff. And he sees the world differently."
The show (from the creators of "The Office" and "Extras") is simply these hilarious conversations generally started by one of Karl's outrageous theories. "It's imperative to know these are real conversations," said Merchant. "They are not planned or scripted. We sit behind the microphones and discuss things."
One Pilkington obsession is monkeys and Monkey News is a regular feature on the show. He finds "true stories" by scouring the Internet. "Basically Karl is fascinated with monkeys. He obsessed with them. He thinks they are small hairy humans. He looks a lot like a monkey which probably helps," said Merchant. "There are monkeys running barber shops. Monkeys having affairs with women behind zookeepers' back."
"We would holler at him in anger," says Merchant. "I'm sure people are putting these stories on the web for him to find."
Monkey news or monkey b.s., it doesn't matter. The show is grab-your-stomach funny for all of God's creatures.
Merchant thinks the man who outweirds Seinfeld's Kramer (because Karl is real) could be the year's unlikely breakout star.
"One of Ricky's motivations for doing this is to make Karl famous," said Merchant. "He would find it amusing to see Karl harangued in the street by fans."
"Karl would hate being famous."
Meet the Unlikely (and Moronic) Star of "The Ricky Gervais Show"
Even Ricky Gervais will tell you there's a bigger star on his own "The Ricky Gervais Show."


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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — A groom on his honeymoon got into a drunken argument with his bride aboard a flight from Atlanta to Costa Rica, forcing the Delta Air Lines aircraft to make an emergency landing on Grand Cayman island on Sunday night, authorities said.
The man, a U.S. citizen, was escorted from the flight after it landed by Cayman Islands police and was being held in custody on a charge of drunk and disorderly conduct, according to Royal Cayman Islands Chief Inspector Raymond Christian.
The bride remained aboard for the flight to San Jose, Costa Rica, he said.
Christian did not name the bride or the groom involved in the incident other than to say the groom was an American.
The grumpy groom could face further charges under the international air law, according to Christian.
Delta spokeswoman Lindsay McDuff confirmed on Monday that a "disruptive customer" prompted the crew of flight 901 to divert to Grand Cayman.
"The flight landed without incident and the customer was met by local authorities," McDuff said.
It was the second time in recent weeks that the airline had reportedly performed an emergency landing because of drunken behavior by a passenger. On Feb. 7 a Delta flight from Baltimore to Salt Lake City was diverted due to an unruly female passenger who was described by officials as intoxicated.