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California Town Lights Up Controversy by Banning Smoking in Homes [POLL]
San Rafael, California isn't blowing smoke – it has prohibited people from smoking in their own homes.
More specifically, anyone who lives in a residence that shares a wall with another home can't smoke. That means people shacking up in an apartment, condo, co-op or any type of multi-family unit with at least three residences are banned from smoking on the premises.
A town official said it may be the strictest non-smoking policy in the country:
I'm not aware of any ordinance that's stronger….It doesn't matter if it's owner-occupied or renter-occupied. We didn't want to discriminate. The distinguishing feature is the shared wall."
The official also said no one really opposed the new law.
This is the latest instance of local government cracking down on tobacco. New York City made headlines by raising the legal age to buy tobacco to 21.

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(CNN) – The final set of monthly jobs data before Tuesday's presidential election provided both campaigns fodder to drive home their closing arguments on jobs and the economy, with President Barack Obama's team arguing the numbers show the economy on the rebound while Mitt Romney's team claiming it shows an economy still struggling.
The GOP nominee spotlighted the unemployment rate rising to 7.9%, up from 7.8% a month ago. While the rate is lower than the benchmark 8%, it's higher than it was when President Barack Obama took office in 2008.
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"Today's increase in the unemployment rate is a sad reminder that the economy is at a virtual standstill," Romney wrote in a statement soon after the report was released. "The jobless rate is higher than it was when President Obama took office, and there are still 23 million Americans struggling for work."
Romney used the report to push ahead to next week's election, saying it makes the choice even clearer for voters who are still undecided in their presidential preference.
"On Tuesday, America will make a choice between stagnation and prosperity," Romney wrote. "For four years, President Obama's policies have crushed America's middle class. For four years, President Obama has told us that things are getting better and that we're making progress. For too many American families, those words ring hollow."
"When I'm president, I'm going to make real changes that lead to a real recovery, so that the next four years are better than the last," he concluded.
Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, echoed Romney's points at a separate event in Colorado, then criticized Obama for the economic stimulus measure.
"The economy is growing at less than half the rate that the president said it would be growing at if only he could borrow a bunch of money and spend it on his cronies and stimulus package," Ryan said. "We are 9 million jobs short than what he said he would accomplish. Look, in the president's campaign for another term, he has offered nothing different and if he is reelected, nothing different is exactly what we would get."
Obama's team honed in on the 171,000 jobs that were created in October, according to Friday's report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number, which exceeded economists' expectations, gave Obama and his surrogates an opportunity to tout an economy on the upswing, and to advocate for another four years of Obama's economic policies.
"While more work remains to be done, today's employment report provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to heal from the wounds inflicted by the worst downturn since the Great Depression," Alan Krueger, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, wrote in a blog post on the White House website. "It is critical that we continue the policies that are building an economy that works for the middle class as we dig our way out of the deep hole that was caused by the severe recession that began in December 2007."
Both Obama and Romney have events scheduled for later Friday morning, and both were expected to address the jobs report.
Candy Crowley, CNN's chief political correspondent, said Friday the report was unlikely to sway many voters since it largely plays into what the candidates have been saying for months on the campaign trail.
"This is fuel to the same fire," Crowley said. "Both the president and the governor will come out and say, you see? I told you all along this was so, and this report is exactly what I was trying to tell you about."
Sheila Bair, the former chairman of the FDIC, said that since the numbers already played into the campaigns' economic narratives, the effect would be minimal on Election Day.
"I think the reality is the unemployment rate is now higher than it was when Mr. Obama took office, so that's going to give Mr. Romney a talking point, but the jobs creation number is a good one, so I think it's a wash and won't have much impact," Bair said on CNN.
Just a few more days until your king is one and done, you deluded, intellectually dishonest liberals.
We would have jobs had Congress/the party of NO passed President Obama's jobs bill.
We would have jobs in this country had Congress/the party of NO passed President Obama's Jobs Bill
We could always GO BACK to republican leadership, where the JOB LOSSES were increasing each month. W's final month in office saw us loosing 800,000 jobs per month.
Give Obama a Congress that will work for PROGRESS. His biggest holdup is that Congress is blocking his agenda.
This is all standard Third-Grade Electioneering: say that anything that happened on "Obama's watch' is HIS fault, whether or not he could have conceivably had anything to do with it or not. Then point to one of Romtard's "ideas" and claim the good things that happened were somehow his idea or because of something he said. I guess if you flip-flop CONSTANTLY on both sides of every issue, you DO have something to refer to in regard to any issue...
Romneys record for creating jobs is a poor one & still the whackos think he can do better than Obama even though Mitt remains elusive how he will do it. Its sad that this demographic of sheeple that are the conservative party today dont have the cajones to question what theyre told by the lame right wing media. Pathetic
Obama/Biden have WASTED the last four years with ridiculous nonsense that did NOTHING to address the problems of the economy and unemployment. Their idiotic governemnt make work programs didn't work in the 1930's and didn't work over the last 4 years. And it left the country, sorry, it left OUR KIDS nearly a TRILLION more in debt.
At a time when the country was experiencing severe economic problems, they spent a year and a half arguing and dividing the country to bludgeon through a giant new government entitlement program called Obamacare. The program is now slated to cost THREE TIMES as much as they said it would, and that cost will only GO UP. At a time when fiscal RESPONSIBILITY was required, Obama and the Democrats demonstarted BLATANT FISCAL INCOMPETENCE.
Obama and the clueless Democrats that voted in Obamacare and wasted the last four years NEED TO GO.
My message to Barrack Obama: You didn't create those jobs.
Mitt has promised 12, 000000 job in his first term as president if he is elected
12, 000000/48months= 250000 jobs/month
Job added this month= 171000 shy off 800000 jobs to reach the target of 250000.
80000×48 months= 3, 400000= 3.4million
Which means Mitt will be able to create only 3.4 million jobs in 4yrs
Obama created 5.3million in jobs in 4 years.
Mitt claims that there are 23 million unemployed in USA
That means mitt will take 6to 7yrs to create jobs for 23 million (23/3.4= 6.75 yrs)
Obama will take 23/5.3 = 4.3 yrs.
So why can't we give Obama another chance and take care of the business rather than handing it over to a person whose math doesn't add up and doesn't tell the truth.
I have voted for OBAMA
You sir, will be kept out of our White house.
You may have your voters, for me, I looked at you to see if I wanted you to be my President.
I saw deceit, and a true lack of respect for the vote you seek from me. You refused to abnser questions that may help clear your name in my home. You did not- You refused to answer any questions and have been in hiding in your camp where no one challenges you.
I have see the President- whom may have lost my vote to you had I seen ANYTHING Presidential about you! I did not see that AT ALL.
Many vote for you, which I will NEVER understand.
But I want you to know- should you win this election- YOU Sir, will NEVER be my President.
My Obama-Biden sign will hang in my windows throughout you're being President until we vote the next President in- Hilliary Clinton.
I think you lie, cheat and have no regard- oops – for that 47%.
Well Guess what, you may fool some- Never me!
To me, you are no better than a – slick car salesmen! I DO NOT NEED A NEW CAR
171,000 New Jobs, 170,000 new jobless. Report the entire story.
For the Mitt and his republican friends its all about money, power and greed, while Obama its all about enpowering the middle-class to make it prosperous, creating jobs and an equal fair shot at the American dream for everybody. It two visions that constantly clash, even more so in this election cycle.
I'm so sick and tired of Republicans and their two-faced approach to jobs. The rate goes down, and that's bad because people have stopped looking for work. The rate goes up because those people get back to looking for jobs, and the Republicans complain that the percentage is going up. It's amazing to me that anybody would vote for these clueless knuckleheads. I guess P.T. Barnum was right, in spades...
So out of those 171,000 jobs from October. How many are PT or Seasonal jobs considering this is when companies do their season hiring for the Holidays coming up......
171,000 job gains and 170,000 just loses, I guess if you are totally in the sack with the President you could spin this as a positive. It is a net positive of 1000 jobs. The President did say it takes time. If I'm doing my math right we will have it under control in a 1000 years.


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Meredith is a town in Belknap county, New Hampshire. It was formed in 1748 and has gone by the following other name/s: Palmer's Town/New Salem. Its parent county/ies is/are Strafford. For more information, contact the county at 41 Main St., Meredith 03253. On the attached map, Meredith is shown as 3 in Belknap.
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This archive contains all documents published by cep over the last few years:
cepAdhoc: Incisive comment on current EU policy issues.
cepPolicyBrief: Concise 4-page reviews of EU proposals (Regulations, Directives, Green Papers, White Papers, Communications) – including a brief summary and economic and legal assessments.
cepInput: Impulse to current discussions of EU policies.
cepStudy: Comprehensive examination of EU policy proposals affecting the economy.
The Commission intends to intensify the surveillance of national EU budget policy and to develop the deficit procedure. Moreover, euro states are to be obliged to transpose European budget requirements stipulated under the Stability and Growth Pact into national law. Moreover, national budgets must be based on independent macroeconomic forecasts in future.
The EU Heads of State and Government (apart from Great Britain and the Czech Republic) entered into an agreement to improve the budgetary discipline of the Contracting Parties. The Contracting Parties undertake to transpose a debt brake into their national legal systems and to facilitate the imposition of sanctions in the deficit procedure.
In order to keep global warming below 2°C, in comparison with 1990, the EU wishes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 and by 80 to 95% by 2050. A major part of greenhouse gas emissions which can be influenced is created by the energy sector. The Energy Roadmap 2050 presents scenarios illustrating how modernisation can help contribute to the energy system of long-term EU climate protection targets.
Where the demand for landing and takeoff slots exceeds airport capacity, slots are allocated in line with standard procedures. Now the Commission wishes to change these slot allocation rules in order to improve the efficient use of airport capacities.
The Regulation of mobile termination rates has become the arena of a power struggle between the EU-Commission and some Member States. The Commission insists that national regulators should apply the "pure-LRIC"-costing model.
On the one hand, the Commission wishes conduct enhanced surveillance of euro countries, which might need to request financial assistance in future. On the other hand, the Commission wishes to see the tasks assigned by the bail-out package enshrined in secondary EU legislation.
The Commission wishes to to enhance the efficiency and overall quality of groundhandling services at EU airports. To this end, the market to groundhandling services is to be further opened up, in particular at large airports where at least one additional supplier is to be admitted.
The wishes to limit the term of the contracts entered into by credit rating agencies and issuers as well as the participation volume in credit rating agencies in order to strengthen the independence of credit rating agencies. In future, structured finance instruments will be subjected to ratings by at least two credit rating agencies. Moreover, the Commission wishes to prescribe civil liability for credit rating agencies.
With its Regulation, the Commission wishes to exempt aid of up to 500,000 Euros for the provision of services of general economic interest (SGEI) from the obligation to obtain approval for the period of three fiscal years. According to the Commission de minimis aid is unproblematic for they are regarded as measures which do not distort competition and also do not have a negative effect on trade between Member States.


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Dubuque, Iowa
The first sign of Barack Obama's barley and hops strategy came Monday night at the Iowa State Fair, when a lady offered the President of the United States a fruit smoothie. "Smoothie sounds okay, but a beer sounds better," Obama answered, over the roar of a nearby stock car race. And then he was off to the beer tent, which had been partially cleared out by the U.S. Secret Service in preparation for a presidential brew.
The crowd chanted "Four more years!" as the President approached. "Hey, everyone who's over 21, you got to buy a beer!" Obama told them, before offering to buy 10 of them beer tickets from his own billfold. "Four more beers!" they began to chant. The President smiled, and then accepted a T-shirt from the proprietor that said, "Save Water, Drink Beer." The president ordered a Bud Light.
Beer has a timeworn role in presidential campaigns. Back in 2008, the slow-sipping Obama found himself on the losing side of the beer-drinking battle, since Hillary Clinton knocked them back with gusto, sometimes with a shot of whiskey. The President was forced to pretend that beer didn't matter. "Around election time, the candidates can't do enough. They'll promise you anything, give you a long list of proposals and even come around, with TV crews in tow, to throw back a shot and a beer," he told crowds then, trying to undercut Clinton's chugging advantage.
In 2012, however, Obama is determined to win the beer vote, a task made easier by the fact that his opponent, Mitt Romney, never drinks as a matter of religious principle. On his three-day trip through Iowa, beer was Obama's ubiquitous prop, repeatedly offered up by the president and his aides as proof of his relatability—and more indirectly an attempt at reinforcing the otherness of Romney for regular folks.
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The president didn't just order beer before cameras, which he did at two different stops. He traveled across the state with a bus stocked with White House-brewed beer, and even handed out a bottle to a patron at a coffee shop in Knoxville. His campaign press secretary briefed reporters on the beer consumption of senior staff at the Iowa state fair—two Bud Lights apiece. A press gaggle detailed some of the attributes of the White House brewery. And Obama talked about brews, over and again.
By the time he made it to Waterloo Tuesday night, after another stop at a Ceder Falls pub for a 7 p.m. Bud Light, the strategy bordered on self-parody. "Yesterday, I went to the State Fair and I had a pork chop and a beer. And it was good," Obama said, by way of introduction. "Today I just had a beer. I didn't get the pork chop. But the beer was good, too."
Then he told the story of the "four more beers" chant the night before. "Told him he had to register to vote, though, to get one of the beers," he joked, provoking laughter.
The great irony of the Obama beer strategy is that there is little evidence, at least for the national media and its cameras, that the president ever finishes the beers he orders. More often than not the press is ushered away before he has a chance to swig, something that happened in both Iowa State Fair and in Cedar Falls. He tends to talk to voters without interlude for libation the entire time he is seen in the bar, the bottle safely in hand. Weeks ago in Amherst, Ohio, the traveling press watched Obama order two beers, a draft pint of Miller Lite and a bottle of Bud Light, but no one in the press at the bar saw him take more than a sip of either. How the president stopped holding the mostly full pint of Miller and picked up the bottle of Bud is a fact now lost to history.
There are, however, dozens of photographs of Obama holding beers in pubs, which is something that cannot be said for Romney. And there is much to suggest that images of the President with a Bud Light will soon be broadcast to a far wider audience. On Tuesday, the Obama campaign's ad team lingered in the bar long after the press was ushered out, shooting footage of Obama talking to voters with a bottle in his hand.
Does Romney's sobriety have something to do with Obama's beer obsession? The Obama campaign certainly is not admitting to such a cynical strategy. But it is clear that all of Obama's high-profile loitering around watering holes highlights Romney's decision not to imbibe. On Monday, the same day that Obama declined a smoothie at the state fair, Romney held a campaign event in Miami at a non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated juice bar.


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Nevada Clean Magnesium Issues Shares for Corporate Services Agreement
Nevada Clean Magnesium Issues Shares for Corporate Services Agreement
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / TheNewswire / January 4, 2019 – Nevada Clean Magnesium, Inc. (TSX-V:NVM; Frankfurt-M1V; OTCQB:MLYFF) (the "Company") announces that it will issue 50,000 shares to Lodestar Management Group, LLC. ("Lodestar") for the completion of their corporate services agreement for the month of December 2018.
Terms of the Lodestar agreement were previously announced May 24th, 2018 and are detailed in the paragraphs below.
Under the terms of the agreement Lodestar will provide advisory, consulting, negotiation and other management services relating to corporate management, administrative and/or operational activities of Nevada Clean Magnesium USA, Inc. ("NCMIUSA"), (a 100% owned US subsidiary of Nevada Clean Magnesium Inc.), managerial oversight, strategic planning, financial and compulsory oversight and compliance including, advisory and consulting services in relation to the selection, retention and supervision of independent contractors, required to implement and execute the intentions and objectives and to forward the pace and progression of the business affairs of NMI.
The term of the contract is for one year retroactively commencing January 1, 2018. The Company has agreed to compensate Lodestar in the amount of $2,500 CDN per month by arrangement of the issuance of shares. The number of shares issued will be based on the share price on the day of issuance that is not lower than the $0.05 per share minimum requirement, and will not exceed $2,500 CDN in value. The shares will be issued on the last working day of each month for a period of twelve (12) months.
The issuance of these shares is subject to final approval by the TSX Venture Exchange.
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Statements in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward‐looking statements in this news release include that we can become a major U.S. producer and distributor of primary, high grade, low cost magnesium metal; that we will be able to close on our agreements with BBT; and that we can develop a clean, commercially viable, cost-effective process for the production of magnesium from dolomite, and the opportunity to commercialize and start sales. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, including that the TSXV may not approve the agreement, the Company's dolomite resource may not be mined because of technical, regulatory, financing or other obstacles, the market price for magnesium may make our resources uneconomic, the Process may not be able to be commercially developed, none of our processes may result in cost-effective magnesium production, we may not be able to protect our intellectual property and keep out competition, we may not be able hire and retain skilled employees, no market for our process may develop from other resource owners, and other general risks associated with being a mineral exploration and development company. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward‐looking information except as required by law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward‐looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release.
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After falling behind by two runs early the Cubs were able to tie things up at two in the fifth inning. But, the Cubs couldn't get a shutdown inning in the bottom half as the Diamondbacks pushed across three runs to take a 5-2 lead and they never looked back on their way to a 8-3 victory. Travis Wood got the start for the Cubs and didn't have his best stuff as he could only last five innings giving up five runs on five hits while walking three and striking out two. The Cubs wasted a really good opportunity as well as Ian Kennedy clearly had less than his best as he walked six guys and couldn't make it through the sixth. Dave Sappelt was the majority of the Cubs offense in this one as he finished the night 1-for-5 with his second home run of the season, he is now hitting .288 since his September call up. Starlin Castro continued his strong finish to the season as well as he had three hits in the loss, including his 27th double of the season. I guess the big news of the night was the error-less streak of Darwin Barney coming to an end. Barney's streak ends at 141 games which ties the Major League record (Placido Polanco), and falls one inning short of holding it by himself. If that doesn't sum up this season I don't know what does, nice streak Darwin.
Game Highlights:
Full Video Recap
Barney Makes an Error
Nice Catch by Sappelt
Castro's RBI Double
Sappelt's Two-Run Homer
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text: Health Information Setting Fitness Goalsby Krisha McCoy, MSEn Español (Spanish Version)Related Media: Overcoming Your Obstacles to Exercising The first step in any exercise program should be setting fitness goals. By taking a little time to map out your goals and plan your strategy for reaching them, you will be more successful and feel more satisfied when you achieve them. Ask Yourself Questions The first thing you should do when starting a fitness program is ask yourself some questions that will help you figure out what your fitness goals are. Here are some questions to get you started: What do you hope to get out of this fitness program?Are your expectations realistic?When do you want to accomplish your goals?How will you measure your success as you go?How will you reward yourself when you achieve your goals?Take a few minutes to think about these questions. Write down your answers and refer to them as you go about setting your goals.Be Specific What is your long-term goal? Can it be broken into smaller steps? If you break your long-term objective into mini goals that you can reach more quickly, you will be more likely to stay motivated and stick with your fitness program. For instance, if you are hoping to lose 20 pounds, you might consider setting the following mini goals: Exercise for at least 30 minutes 5 times each weekBe able to walk/jog for 3 miles at the end of 6 monthsLose 5 pounds in 1 monthAnother important thing to think about when setting your fitness goals is your timetable. Before you begin, think about when you expect to achieve your goals. Are your expectations realistic? If you want to drop 10 pounds by next Wednesday or reduce your cholesterol levels significantly before your doctor's appointment in 2 weeks, you need to reevaluate your timetable. More realistic expectations are losing 1-2 pounds per week or reducing your cholesterol by 10% before next year's physical.Write It DownAfter you have come up with the specifics of your goals, write them down. Putting your plan on paper will help you commit and will give you something to turn to in a week or a month, when you may begin veering off track. Write down all of your goals (including mini goals) and when you expect to achieve them. Leave room to log your successes and the challenges you face. You can modify your goals and timetable as you go.Post your goals some place where you will see them often—your bathroom mirror, the refrigerator, your office bulletin board. This will keep you motivated and increase your chances for success.While you are writing down your goals, make a schedule that you can follow. Decide how many times a week you will exercise, what time of day will be best for you, and which days of the week work best for your schedule. Decide how you will make time in your schedule. By having a concrete schedule on paper, you are 1 step closer to adding exercise into your weekly routine.Measure Your SuccessIf you do not measure your progress, it will be hard to stay motivated. Schedule regular intervals when you will measure your success. For example, if you are trying to lose weight, you might log your weight first thing every Monday morning. If you want to build muscle, you can log how much weight you lift each time you workout. As your muscles get stronger, you will be able to lift more weight.If you are trying to bring your blood pressure or cholesterol under control, you can still measure your progress as you go. Instead of heading to your doctor every week for a blood test, log the number of times you exercise in a week or the weight you have lost. Consider these accomplishments as progress toward your ultimate goal. Then, when the doctor gives you the results, you can study your own log and modify it according to your success or failure.Reward YourselfYes, by adopting a regular fitness program, you will be rewarded with a better physique, better health, and more energy. But why not add a little extra motivation to your plan—in the form of rewards. As you set your goals (pounds lost, trips to the gym, extra weight lifted), plan ways to reward your progress. You might consider buying yourself a new outfit, treating yourself to a round at a new golf course, or going to a new restaurant you have been wanting to try.Taking some time to set goals before you begin a fitness program will do wonders to keep you motivated and on the right track. Remember, patience is essential in any exercise program. Keep your mind focused on your goal, and enjoy both the pleasure and the benefits of exercise that you will gain along the way.RESOURCES:American Council on Exercisehttp://www.acefitness.orgThe President's Council on Physical Fitness, Sports, and Nutritionhttp://www.fitness.govCANADIAN RESOURCES:Canadian Society of Exercise Physiologyhttp://www.csep.caHealth Canadahttp://www.hc-sc.gc.caReferences:2008 physical activity guidelines for Americans. United States Department of Health and Human Services website. Available at: http://www.health.gov/PAGuidelines/guidelines/default.aspx. Accessed January 20, 2016.How much physical activity do adults need? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/adults.html. Updated June 4, 2015. Accessed January 20, 2016.Last reviewed January 2016 by Michael Woods, MDPlease be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. 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Report: Pearland substitute teacher calls police on Muslim 6-year-old with Down syndrome
A substitute teacher working at CJ Harris Elementary School in Pearland allegedly called police to report a six-year-old Muslim child with Down's syndrome was a possible terrorist.
According to a report by by Fox 26 Houston, the teacher claimed to police that she heard the child say "Allah" and "boom" several times in class.
The child's father, Maher Suleiman, told the TV station that his child "doesn't speak at all," making the teacher's claims impossible.
Suleiman said Monday that because there is an ongoing investigation, he and his family were unable to make comments regarding the case at this time.
Social activist Quanell X said that when the family reached out to him for help, he was initially skeptical.
"When the father first reached out to me, I really didn't think the story was completely true," he said. "I thought maybe because he was an immigrant, his English was not great, maybe he was a little confused about what was happening. But as my office began to work on it, we found his story to be true. How can you go after a six-year-old child and call him a terrorist?"
Quanell X said the case became further complicated when he met the child.
"This substitute teacher alleges that this six-year-old child was saying terroristic things," he said. "I've met this child. He cannot speak. He is severely, severely special needs. He has the mental capacity of a one-year-old. I couldn't believe (the substitute teacher's) story had gone to this degree – it's extreme. To me, this is a case of some of the worst religious bigotry I have ever seen, and it's specifically targeting a Muslim family."
X said that he has been helping the family during ensuing investigations from the police and Child Protective Services.
"To give the police credit, when I spoke to the assistant police chief in Pearland, the man was honest, respectful and believed this was extreme, but they had to follow protocol," X said. "I was just surprised that CPS was involved. What are they investigating? Neglect? Abuse? I didn't realize Child Protective Services had a division that was trained to spot out Islamic terrorism."
Tiffani Butler, media specialist for Child Protective Services confirmed that the case is currently under investigation by their office.
"The only reason we would be involved is because it's something that happened at school," Butler said.
The incident comes just months following a tumultuous city council election, where Position 7 Councilman Woody Owens was sharply criticized for sharing what many considered anti-Muslim messages on his personal Facebook page prior to his campaign against Dalia Kasseb, a 30-year-old pharmacist and the first Muslim candidate to run for office in the City of Pearland.
X said he hopes the Pearland community will reach out and support the Suleiman family. "Pearland needs to come together and say, 'Wait a minute. We aren't ok with this.'"


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Novartis Phase III Study Shows ACZ885 Helped Substantially Reduce Steroid Use in 45% of Patients With Serious Form of Childhood Arthritis
- Chronic steroid use to treat the symptoms of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) can contribute to slowed growth and delayed puberty[2],[3]
- The new pivotal Phase III data also showed SJIA patients treated with ACZ885 were nearly three times less likely to suffer a new flare vs. placebo[1]
- ACZ885 regulatory submissions on track for 2012 in SJIA, a rare, disabling and potentially fatal auto-inflammatory disease, with spiking fever and arthritic pain[2],[4]
Nov 07, 2011, 01:15 ET
EAST HANOVER, N.J., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis announced today new pivotal Phase III data showing 45% of children with active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) were able to substantially reduce their use of oral corticosteroids (often described as steroids) within 28 weeks of commencing treatment with ACZ885 (canakinumab) (p<0.0001)[1].
The results of the study, which met both primary endpoints, will be presented on November 9th at the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, US[1].
"The treatment of SJIA is a challenge given our current treatment options. Despite our best efforts, optimal disease control is often times elusive. We still must use steroids in the treatment of these children with SJIA. Steroids help manage many SJIA symptoms, such as fever and inflammation, but doctors try to minimize their use because of the potential negative impact on bones and growth," said Daniel Lovell, M.D., one of the study investigators and Professor of Pediatrics at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. "These data are exciting because they show that patients on ACZ885 were able to reduce their steroid use, and also experienced excellent disease control."
In addition, patients with SJIA on ACZ885 were nearly three times (0.37 hazard ratio) less likely to suffer a new flare. Therefore, only 27% of ACZ885-treated patients experienced a new flare, vs. 75% of patients on placebo during the study (p=0.0043)[1].
Data from this trial supports the safety and efficacy profile of ACZ885 in the study population. These results, along with data from a second pivotal study, are planned to form the basis for worldwide regulatory submissions in 2012. Side effects observed in this study were similar to those already seen for ACZ885's approved indication, including infections and neutropenia[1]. In addition, cases of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) were reported in this study[1].
"These data demonstrate the significant benefits that ACZ885 may provide this young population, both in steroid reduction and in extending the period these children can live free from SJIA flares," said David Epstein, Head of the Pharmaceuticals Division of Novartis. "Novartis is committed to helping improve the health of patients with SJIA and other inflammatory diseases, which is why we are delighted to be sharing these results."
ACZ885 is an investigational fully human monoclonal antibody which neutralizes the key inflammatory mediator, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), which plays an important role in a number of diseases including SJIA[5].
The incidence of SJIA is estimated to be less than 1 in 100,000 children[6]. It is called 'systemic' because the inflammation affects the whole body, as well as most of the joints[4]. The condition is characterized by potentially life-long, recurrent and painful arthritis flares, skin rashes and daily spiking fevers[2],[4].
Novartis is also presenting a number of other studies at ACR, including a second pivotal Phase III trial of ACZ885 in SJIA, which was previously presented at the 2011 European Pediatric Rheumatology Congress in Bruges, Belgium, in September.
About the Study
The Phase III, two-part study had an open-label, single-arm active treatment in Part I followed by a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, event-driven withdrawal design in Part II[1]. A total of 177 patients between the ages of 1 and 19 years with active SJIA were enrolled in the study[1]. In Part I, patients received a subcutaneous (s.c.) dose of ACZ885 (4 mg/kg, up to 300 mg) every 4 weeks. After 8 weeks, patients who met the adapted ACR Pediatric 30 criteria began tapering (reducing) their steroid use until either: a) the dose had been decreased to less than or equal to 0.5 mg/kg[7] while maintaining the adapted ACR Pediatric 30 Criteria (successful tapering of steroids); or b) a maximum of 20 weeks passed without reaching this goal (unsuccessful tapering of steroids)[1]. In Part II of the study, patients were randomized to either continue receiving ACZ885, or to receive placebo every 4 weeks, until a pre-specified number (37) of flare-events ("flares") had occurred[1].
The primary endpoints were to: a) assess if ACZ885 allows tapering of steroids in at least 25% of SJIA patients (Part I); and b) demonstrate that time to next flare is extended with ACZ885 vs. placebo (Part II)[1].
In Part I of the study (representing 58 patient years), 138 of 177 patients (78%) reported an adverse event (AE), with the most common being nasopharyngitis, headache and cough. Serious adverse events (SAEs) were reported in 15 patients, with the most common being infections, MAS (four cases) or flare-associated events[1]. Five SAEs led to discontinuation, and one patient died of MAS[1]. During Part II, AEs (the most common being arthralgia, cough, nasopharyngitis and pyrexia) were reported by 40 of 50 (80%) ACZ885-treated patients (vs. 35 of 50 [70%] placebo patients previously treated with ACZ885)[1]; and six patients in each arm experienced one or more SAE, which mainly included infections, MAS and flare-associated events[1]. Six patients, all in the placebo arm, discontinued the study due to AEs or SAEs during Part II[1]. One patient died from MAS after study discontinuation in the placebo group.
MAS is a potentially fatal condition known to be associated with SJIA and is characterized by liver abnormalities, bleeding disorders, central nervous system dysfunction and multiple organ failure[4]. Approximately 10% of SJIA patients are diagnosed with MAS, some of whom suffer repeated episodes[4].
About ACZ885
ACZ885 is a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits IL-1 beta, which is an important part of the body's immune system defenses. Excessive production of IL-1 beta plays a major role in certain inflammatory diseases, including SJIA[5]. ACZ885 works by neutralizing IL-1 beta for a sustained period of time, therefore inhibiting inflammation.
ACZ885 is currently approved in the US and other countries for a different disease state.
The foregoing release contains forward-looking statements that can be identified by terminology such as "can," "on track," "potentially," "will," "planned," "may," "committed," "potential," or similar expressions, or by express or implied discussions regarding potential new indications or labeling for ACZ885 or regarding potential future revenues from ACZ885. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect the current views of management regarding future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results with ACZ885 to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. There can be no guarantee that ACZ885 will be submitted or approved for any additional indications or labeling in any market, or at any particular time. Nor can there be any guarantee that ACZ885 will achieve any particular levels of revenue in the future. In particular, management's expectations regarding ACZ885 could be affected by, among other things, unexpected clinical trial results, including unexpected new clinical data and unexpected additional analysis of existing clinical data; unexpected regulatory actions or delays or government regulation generally; competition in general; government, industry and general public pricing pressures; the company's ability to obtain or maintain patent or other proprietary intellectual property protection; unexpected manufacturing issues, the impact that the foregoing factors could have on the values attributed to the Novartis Group's assets and liabilities as recorded in the Group's consolidated balance sheet, and other risks and factors referred to in Novartis AG's current Form 20-F on file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Novartis is providing the information in this press release as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Novartis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation researches, develops, manufactures and markets innovative prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions, including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease and respiratory. The company's mission is to improve people's lives by pioneering novel healthcare solutions.
Located in East Hanover, New Jersey, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is an affiliate of Novartis AG, which provides innovative healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis offers a diversified portfolio to best meet these needs: innovative medicines, eye care, cost-saving generic pharmaceuticals, preventive vaccines and diagnostic tools, over-the-counter and animal health products. Novartis is the only global company with leading positions in these areas. In 2010, the Group's continuing operations achieved net sales of USD 50.6 billion, while approximately USD 9.1 billion (USD 8.1 billion excluding impairment and amortization charges) was invested in R&D throughout the Group. Novartis Group companies employ approximately 121,000 full-time-equivalent associates and operate in more than 140 countries around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.novartis.com.
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- ACZ885 G2305 SJIA presentation (both G2305 and G2301) Brunner H, Ruperto N, Horneff G, et al. Efficacy and safety of canakinumab, a fully human anti-interleukin-1beta antibody, in active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Results from two Phase III studies. Presented on 9 November: The 2011 ACR Annual Scientific Meeting; November 5-9, 2011, Chicago, US. 2011.
- Woo P. Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: diagnosis, management, and outcome. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2006; 2(1):28-34
- Bailey KM, McDonagh JE, Prieur AM. Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis presenting in a young child with long term disability as an adolescent. Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63(12):1544-8.
- Mellins ED, Macaubas C, Grom AA. Pathogenesis of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: some answers, more questions. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2011; 7(7):416-26.
- Church LD, Cook GP, McDermott MF. Primer: inflammasomes and interleukin 1beta in inflammatory disorders. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2008; 4(1):34-42.
- Ramanan AV, Grom AA. Does systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis belong under juvenile idiopathic arthritis? Rheumatology (Oxford) 2005; 44(11):1350-3.
- Novartis data on file. Abrams K, Dimitrov-Kuhl M, Doerr T et al. Clinical Study Protocol (CACZ885G2301): beta-SPECIFIC 2: Study of Pediatric EffiCacy wIth FIrst-line use of Canakinumab [A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, withdrawal study of flare prevention of canakinumab (ACZ885) in patients with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) and active systemic manifestations]. 23 May 2011.
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Protests in Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 15, 2014 from Girish Gupta on Vimeo.
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Caracas tonight (Saturday edition)
Protests in Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 15, 2014 from Girish Gupta on Vimeo.
Mario Balotelli
Oh my stars, oh my lordy lord.
Gotta love Mario.
The Friday OT: Andrés Calamaro; Cada una de tus cosas
For my wife:
Todos los días, todos los segundos
infinitamente, la alegría de vivir,
el sentido que da la vida vivir contigo.
Every day, every second,
Infinitely, the joy to live,
The sense it gives life to live with you.
Very good on Venezuela's violence
"Who was to blame for yesterday's violence in Venezuela?", by
Daniel David Smilde (apologies, David)
But remember, people:
And today with its gold pop more than ever.
This is good
Bloomberg News writes a very good report on Argentina
Mining sector YTD performances
UPDATE post-closing bell: Oops my mistake, make that RIO.to up 52.0% YTD :-)
O RLY!?! Condor Resources (CN.v) publishes a NR on the kidnapping
The reason why Venezuela 2014 is not Venezuela 2002
UPDATE: For those readers versed in Spanish, this post written by a university professor in Venezuela who was in the anti-Maduro march yesterday is well worth your time. Your author agrees with her.
UPDATE 2: Greg Weeks picked up on the same 'Update 1' post over at his blog and explains its main points in English, here.
The day that bullish mining investor sentiment meets bottom line financial reality
We're getting 4q13 numbers from producers and...
Kinross results sucked
Barrick results kinda sucked
Primero results sucked
[Edit]: Missed Agnico Eagle, which also sucked
Caracas tonight
Via ace reporter Girish Gupta:
Protests in Caracas, Venezuela on Feb. 12, 2014 from Girish Gupta on Vimeo.
What you see, also here, is a gang hauling down a signpost from a government building (the ministry of road transport, to be precise) and then destroying it by kicking the letters off the placard.
Keep well, Girish
UPDATED: Dynacor Gold (DNG.to) might not be quite as squeaky clean as the company management tries to make out
Dontchathink? This from Reuters today:
The customs official said that since December, authorities have seized about a ton of gold from 19 companies suspected of asset laundering. Most of the gold was confiscated from four companies, including C.G. Koening, a supplier of Canadian miner Dynacor (DNG.to), said the customs source. Dynacor and C.G. Koening could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. Last month Dynacor said it was holding off on buying gold ore from its suppliers because of the crackdown and said it complies with all regulations.
Click through for the whole report, very interesting reading.
UPDATE: Interestingly, DNG.to has now hit back. This might be fun.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Feb. 12, 2014) - Dynacor Gold Mines Inc. (TSX:DNG)(OTC:DNGDF) (Dynacor or the Corporation) firmly denies the information published in a Reuters press release dated Tuesday 11th February 2014 stating that "... gold confiscated from four companies, including C.G. Koening, a supplier of Canadian miner Dynacor... ". Dynacor has no contact nor any relationship with C.G. Koening and this company is not one of Dynacor's suppliers.
Furthermore, Dynacor has not had any of its gold confiscated by the authorities. Dynacor is waiting for the authorities to complete their review of the export documentation supplied to the Customs officials and will resume its exports once this review has been completed. Dynacor reiterates that all of its suppliers are registered in accordance with Peruvian laws (see Press Release dated January 29, 2014).
Dynacor has requested a formal retraction from Reuters, as such false information may have had a disruptive effect on the market.
The mind keeps drifting back to this line in the Bear Creek (BCM.v) NR...
"...the successful resolution of the Santa Ana dispute is a critical component to the Company's ability to raise financing for, and ultimately the potential success of, the Corani Project."
Treasury Metals (TML.to) insider buying
UPDATE: Post now corrected, as I had TML as a dot vee earlier. It is of course a dot tee oh.
Has Condor Resources (CN.v) told you about their man being kidnapped in the northern Peru jungle yet?
What, they haven't? Oh what a surprise.
Still, it's only one this time, not like the three that was held until they promised to bug out and not come back in 2012. Maybe that's why.
A Flash update...
...has just been sent to subscribers. Three trades planned.
Chart of the day is...
A wild guess regarding Dalradian Resources (DNA.to)
Now, I'm going to stick my neck out, take a real chance and say...
...that the bought deal is now filled.
The interesting thing about the NovaGold (NG) news release tonight...
...is how they talk so much about the Donlin Gold JV, but the word 'Barrick' doesn't come up. Not once.
Wonder why that is?
More on the pisspoor coverage of Argentina's financial situation by the English language media
"The move by Argentina's official currency rate last week, from slightly under ArgP$7 to ArgP$8.01 at the close Friday, was the big economic news out of the region last week. Please note the word 'official' is underlined there, because the "street rate" (known as the "dollar blue" by those who ply the trade in Buenos Aires) is hovering around ArgP$12 to the dollar and it's going to be very interesting to see whether that gap between official and black market rates maintains, widens or reduces. For the record, I expect the breach to reduce in the medium-term but it's anyone's guess what it will do in the next five days."
The single easiest prediction regarding the junior mining sector
Those earth-to-universe maps
Kinross (K.to) (KGC) fined U$4.5m by Chile for being environmental naughty people at Refugio
Yellen's speech, Salmon's notes
The true size of your problems
Two flash updates were sent to subscribers today...
...one this morning, one a few minutes ago tonight. Due notification complete, have a pleasant evening.
Peru doubles the salary of its government ministers
Darwin Resources (DAR.v)
Blogs continue to be handy news sources on LatAm finance...
UPDATE: Just after posting a big move in the Dolar Blue, which is now down to 1.85 vs the US Dollar.
AZC and HBM
Chart of the day is...
...the gold/silver ratio, 12 months:
It's back from the 65X it touched a few days ago and is now fiddling around 63X. Time will tell whether the trend indicated by the MA lines (blue and red acting very closely) will hold.
The IKN Weekly, out now
Hudbay (HBM) (HBM.to) wants to buy Augusta (AZC) (AZC.to)
Here's the NR, here's how it starts:
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb 9, 2014) - HudBay Minerals Inc. ("Hudbay" or the "company") (HBM.TO)(HBM) today announced that it intends to commence an offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Augusta Resource Corporation ("Augusta") not already owned by Hudbay (the "Offer").Under the terms of the Offer, Augusta shareholders will be entitled to receive 0.315 of a Hudbay common share for each Augusta common share held, representing approximately C$2.96 per Augusta common share (based on Hudbay's closing share price on the TSX on February 7, 2014). continues here
UPDATE: So if I have my ballpark numbers right, HBM with a market cap of U$1.5Bn is committing that much again to the combo of 1) buy AZC then 2) build Rosemont. And this is on an all-share deal.
I'd hate to be the guy who bought HBM shares for a quick trade in the momentum frenzy on Thursday and Friday then held them over the w/e.


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Hans Werner Braun Hans-Werner Braun is the Principal Investigator of the NSF-supported High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), which focuses on innovative uses of wireless networking in hard-to-reach areas. HPWREN applications range from remote environmental sensors and wildfire communications to distance education and virtual explorations. Previously Braun initiated and led the National Laboratory for Applied Network Research (NLANR) and numerous other network research projects at SDSC, and he served as Chief Network Architect with the Teledesic Corporation. An Internet pioneer, he was a principal investigator of the NSFNET backbone project, which led to the Internet of today. He has been at the San Diego Supercomputer Center since 1991.
Q: How long have you been working on the HPWREN project and how did it get started?
A: We were awarded the original grant from the National Science Foundation in 2000. Then the purpose of HPWREN was to connect remote science sites to high-speed networking. Scripps Institution of Oceanography geophysicist Frank Vernon is the HPWREN co-PI; he and I worked together to create a way for him to better stream data from remote seismic sites to his campus laboratory. From there, we went on to implementing and connecting additional environmental sensors such as the San Diego State University Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, and other remote areas of San Diego County. Additional connections those first few years included hard-to-reach Native American learning centers, observatories like the Palomar Observatory, rural fire stations, and the list continues to grow. By now, we have many remote sites connected to our network, extending from an offshore island in the Pacific Ocean to the desert near the Arizona border. There's an online map that shows the current topology.
Q: What type of measurements are you conducting on the network?
A: Right now we are concentrating our research on quality of services. From the very early phases, a lot of emphasis was put into an ability to do various measurements on the network, from simple statistics collections, latency and throughput testing, all the way to a capability for assessing individual workloads pretty much at any point in the network. An initial quality of service implementation is in place, and we expect more router instrumentation soon to improve an impact assessment.
Q: What type of research did you do prior to this project?
A: My career in computer networking began back in the 1978 in Germany at the University of Cologne, working on a state-wide network to provide access to the University of Cologne computer facilities. Then, in 1983, I moved to the United States, where I first worked at the University of Michigan and the Merit Computer Network, a Michigan university networking consortium, on networking infrastructure. In 1987, I became a Principal Investigator for the NSFNET backbone project. During that time, the NSFNET backbone became the core interconnection network for the Internet, which enabled the Internet commercialization several years later. The NSFNET was key for driving the Internet technology from a DARPA research project which, in the wake of GOSIP and X.25, seemed on its way into oblivion in the mid-1980s, towards an operationally accepted and commercialized globally available environment.
Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: We have several new things going on. For instance, we are working with the first responder community on ways in which we can better their remote communications efforts during wildfires. And, my staff and I are also involved with Live Interactive Virtual Explorations (LIVE) activities, which allow virtual education programs from all of our sites to educators and their students. Our first experiments with the LIVE stuff involved HPWREN-connected sites such as the Palomar Observatory, Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, California Wolf Center, Cabrillo National Monument Tidepools, and the Pala Native American Learning Center. We're hoping to expand these efforts into additional learning environments -- concentrating on students that do not have easy access to such hard-to-reach science sites. As for other activities, we are always open to talking with potential collaborators on pushing wireless networking to new limits.


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Continuing on from Tanks need Mages because…
Healers need Mages because…
I'm the 1st to admit that Mages don't really need healers.
I'm usually the lowest on the healing recieved meter (Ok, dead Gnomes get no heals, but…)
In theory we are at the back of the room, preferably behind the healer, taking no damage.
Still, there are reasons why we like to have a pocket healer and more importantly, why they need us.
So your tank has 30k health… I don't, so here's a challenge for those healers, just a small one mind you…
Can you squeeze of a quick heal before I get 2 shot and without the tank taking a dust bath?
Can you measure how little a heal we need without overhealing… Can you actually do it without overhealing?
We are the challenge of party healing. More often than not you are dropping heals on party members at full health for something to do… Don't worry, we will relieve your boredom.
Mana conservation
I'm not talking about replenishment here, although I'm sure they love that.
What I'm talking about is that mana is (or was at one point) a finite resource. The sooner a mob or more importantly a boss goes down, the less the healer needs to worry about mana.
We make it happen sooner.
A wider view
Life is pretty boring as a healer when only the tank needs heals. Mages do sometimes get hit and usually they are out of the field of vision.
We give the healers of the game an excuse to look up from healbot, so they can see the pack of mobs charging down the Mage.
Mob attraction
Mobs love healers (as Squidly experiences often enough).
Mages generate aggro, lots of aggro.
Healers and Mages have a symbiotic relationship.
- Healers get Aggro
- Mages steal aggro
- Healers heal aggro'd Mages
We got it and it's always free for healers.
I admit I have taken it pretty much for granted.
I log on, I make water, I kill stuff, I drink. I will buff just so I can drink. Water is cheep for a Mage.
Healers on the other hand need water, but can't make it themselves. Squdly's run the other day had 2 mages and bucket loads of water… I was never thirsty.
I have had other runs which were sans Mages, or worse yet, included selfish Mages that wouldn't provide water (without repeated requests).
Sure Healers don't NEED Mages for water… But why drink Perrier when a Mage can provide tap water for nothing…
Gnomer and Out!
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Sunday School – 10:00 am
Worship Service – 11:00 am
Bible Study – 12:15 pm
Wednesday Bible Study - 6:30 pm
12859 Martin Road Spur
Northport, AL 35473
Watering the Tulips
June 26, 2013
"I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed" – Galatians 1:6-9
Just a few decades after the ministry of Jesus, the churches in Galatia had a major problem. They had corrupted the Gospel. In fact, Paul even says that what they had turned to was "not another" Gospel because there is no other. But, what had they done? Simply, they had reverted to a belief system which sought to mix the Mosaic Law with grace. This must not be done. Grace is free. Works for salvation is the opposite of free.
The seriousness of the preservation of free grace is quickly seen in this passage. Those who preach a works-based "gospel" are to "be accursed". And, if your mind happened to have been wandering, perhaps you caught it then second time. Rarely are things repeated with such emphasis in the Bible. This in and of itself speaks to the need of keeping the Gospel of Christ pure. Simply, we are bought at a price (1 Corinthians 7:23). That high price was the life of the only begotten Son of God for our sins. The resurrection 3 days later proved God's acceptance of Jesus' finished work.
There seems to be a mellowing in our day concerning the acceptance of anything deemed "Christian". One of the most popular "preachers" in America has regularly admitted that he doesn't preach on sin because that's a negative message. This same one admitted on a national talk show that he believed people who reject Jesus as the Messiah in other faiths may still be saved.
How can such things be accepted among Bible believing Christians? Jesus plainly said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me" (John 14:6). And again, "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:14-16). And once more, "But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you" (John 10:26). We must believe Jesus' words over any others no matter how popular they may be.
Child of God, we are living in the last days. If the Gospel could be perverted just a few years following the ministry of our Savior, how much more can it be perverted today. We must guard the Gospel with all that we have lest we become a group that is just interested in ear tickling (2 Timothy 4:3).
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Today is day 2 of our Days of December Sale here at DesignerDigitals. We have a brand new $ 99 cent item and a new batch of 350 random items marked down 30%. These items are priced that way until 6am EST on Monday, December 3rd.
Here is today's $ 99 cent item: Pinned December Dates Value Pack No. 02


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在泰國的潛水及海洋環保義工項目: 每月更新
Conservation in Thailand - Monthly Update August 2011
We have had an amazing month here and, as always, our volunteers leave with a sense of pride, achievement and knowledge that they have made a difference.
We have achieved a great deal on an international scale over the last month, with our projects going global. We have forged new and exciting collaborations with international environmental organisations, whilst deepening and strengthening existing relationships with our local partners and within the local community.
So let me bring you up to speed...
Diving Based Projects
Reef Check Survey
Our year round Reef Check Survey is in full swing. Linnea, our in house marine biologist, has been personally training all our volunteers on reef survey techniques, setting transect lines and data collection.
Our solid teams of dedicated volunteers are given specific surveys to conduct as we monitor established sites around the islands off the coast of Krabi and Koh Phi Phi in the Andaman Sea. Already with the amount of data we have collected, this promises to become a very successful year as we are seeing a steady growth in the type of data we are collecting.
During August, our volunteers were lucky enough to spot 2 hawksbill turtles during the survey at Maya Corner. These beautiful creatures were once common here, but have become an unusual sighting in recent years. Also a very large school of beautiful Moorish Idols swam by when surveying Koh Ya Wa Bon.
Project AWARE - Dive Against Debris Survey
This month saw our first official Dive Against Debris salvage dives, where we recorded trash removed from the reef and surface.
We have carried out four dives so far, mainly bringing up fishing line, nets, tackle, plastic bags and containers. We have been to Koh Yawasam twice and interestingly on both occasions we found debris which had been used by the marine life for other purposes! Firstly we found an abandoned fishing trap, with cuttle fish eggs attached to it. We cut the netting so as to free the trapped fish, then left the trap there. On 18th August, we returned to the site and the eggs had hatched, so we were able to bring it up for disposal.
The second item was an inner tube which was covered in sponges and crustose red algae, so we left that as it had already become a 'home.'
We have also been snorkelling during the surface interval to collect floating trash but found it rather difficult to collect so we are in the process of inventing some gadgets/gizmos to help us with this task!
Land Based Projects
Mangrove Regeneration
Given the amount of saplings we planted over the summer, our nursery needed to be replenished. So we took our volunteers along the Krabi river by longtail boat to the healthy mangrove forest where they collected 230 Rhyzophora seeds, which were planted in our nursery beds.
Whilst on this field trip, the volunteers were blown away by the difference between the healthy forests and those which we normally work on which have been drained and destroyed due to commercial development and shrimp farms.
In fact, whilst there they saw macaque monkeys, a king fisher and a kite. Also, the area is home to the oldest human remains found in South East Asia and we took our volunteers to a cave which has ancient cave paintings on the walls. An amazing experience.
Beach Clean Ups
As part of our community outreach program, we visited the tiny island of Klong Prasong on 29th August and worked together with the only school on the island, consisting of 54 children and 5 teachers to clean their beaches. It was such a big event for this small community that even 15 staff from the Krabi Government Office came over to help us.
We left Krabi town by longtail boat and as we pulled up to the island, all the children were lined up on the beach to greet us - a totally magical experience that kept us all speechless (yes including me!)
Punch gave an educational presentation and then we all cleaned a small stretch of beach called Laem Song and within an hour we had collected 292.5kg of trash. That is a huge amount for such a small area!
We had our photo taken with a large banner they had made especially, which said 'thank you' to Projects Abroad, the volunteers for all the hard work we do around the Krabi Province. We all felt very honoured.
The monthly visit to assist at the Fisheries Department is always interesting. This time, the volunteers got to remove thick layers of sea weed and algae that had grown in the breeding tanks. It was a tough job (and pretty smelly too!) but the volunteers were rewarded with being given the opportunity to hand feed some of the fish, including a couple of giant groupers and a moray eel!
Other Stuff...
As a celebration to the hugely successful beach clean at Klong Praksong, the staff and volunteers went out for a traditional Thai BBQ, which involves a domed trough being placed over hot coals, water is placed in the trough and you cook your own meat on the dome, allowing the juice to drip into the water making a tasty soup. Being a vegetarian didn't stop me, I was given my own individual terracotta BBQ where I cooked a variety of fresh local vegetables...yummy!
We had fun when the 'Amazing Fair' came to our village. The volunteers went along with our Social Manager, Vishal, who introduced them to the finer cuisine in Thailand - DEEP FRIED BUGS! And yes, our volunteers ate them eeekkk!
So as we head towards the end of rainy season, we are all excited about our new partnerships and the work we are doing. We are sure that our data collection will grow to be one of the key monitoring tools for international research organisations, utilised by marine biologists and scientists worldwide, in order to develop and evaluate marine and coastal environment management strategies.
Our successful month and year so far is a reflection of the hard work of all the dedicated volunteers and of the quality of the data they collect.
I would like to thank all of you - let's keep up the good work!
Ingrid Sprake
Conservation Director, Thailand
August 2011


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I designed the invitation using a little golfer graphic from Riefka Desing that I found at MyGrafico. I used felt and a toothpick for the green and flagstick. I also had to put a little airplane carrying a banner just because he is still into airplanes!
This wonderful and delicious cake was made by a local artist. She made the little boy and the golf cart from the clipart collection and they turned out amazing.
The candy buffet turned out exactly as I imagined it! Lots of candy in blue, green and white. For the backdrop I used a synthetic grass rug I found at The Home Depot, hanged it from the tent and covered the top with several tissue paper pom poms I made. The banner finished off the look I was going for.
Here are some amazing pics of the candy and other personalized items on the candy buffet.. We had Cake pops made by a local vendor at Cake Pops by M, apple rings, apple licorice, popcorn, gumballs, M&M's, sixlets, rock candy and swirl pops.
All the kids received a name tag badge upon arrival and a goodie bag including a trophy, personalized pencils, inflatable golf clubs and other cute stuff.
The centerpieces were lime and silver tin pails filled with real golf balls and tees with a #3 flagstick. The tin pails are from Polka Dot Market.
I designed my own version of the "Keep Calm" posters and framed it to decorate the food table. For food we served "backsWINGS" and "SAMWEDGES" among many other delicious treats from a local caterer.
And now a few photos of my little boy having a blast!
We adore you my little sweet boy! Happy 3rd trip around the sun!
Paper products: Partylicious
Cake: Wanda González
Cake Pops: Cake Pops by M
Tin pails and paper straws: Polka Dot Market
Clip art: MyGrafico
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Let's do the math like it was a legislative resolution.
WHEREAS there are 17 million registered voters in California.
and WHEREAS only about 20% of them bothered to show up to vote in the primary
and WHEREAS only about 49% voted in the Republican primary
and WHEREAS about 1.7 million GOP voters were cast
and WHEREAS about 1.1 million votes were cast for Meg Whitman
be it RESOLVED that Whitman, the winner of the GOP Republican Gubernatorial Primary, spent about $74 per vote (more or less).
The exact figure isn't as important as the simple fact that having virtually unlimited funds shouldn't be a pre-requisite for running for statewide office. Not that we're saying Meg is or isn't the best choice to be governor, but we simply want to point out that money is the means to get your message and your name out to the greatest number of voters. And just because you have the loudest voice doesn't make your ideas better than anyone elses.
So WHEREAS this stuff is important, and your voice should be heard, we can only hope California voters RESOLVE to take a greater part in the general election, do a little research and vote for the candidate you think will do a better job of running our state and our country, regardless of how much money they spent.
By the way, this message was not endorsed by your local California television stations, who love the fact that politicians spent a fortune on this election, and are looking forward to even more political spending over the next 5 months.


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XLitePro 2.1
This is an X Windows software package allowing you to connect to many different UNIX/Linux environments including RedHat, Solaris, OpenVMS, HPUX, AIX, IRIX, SuSE and Mandrake.
XLitePro allows Window displays in single, full and multiple modes, and provides control on selecting your local and remote window managers including Gnome, CDE, KDE, Motif and Open Look. Features include the latest X11R6 release and various startups. XLitePro provides full International keyboard support including a keysym editor, 2 and 3 button mouse and wheel mouse support. Copy-and-paste between Windows and X Windows and true color depth is support. It also provides Multiple Monitor Support, GLX Extension support, and LBX-enhanced for X Applications. This allows increased speeds over a slow network or connection using a dial-up or modem.


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Director of Primary Training
Assistant Clinical Professor, Montessori Education
Columbia Graduate Center, Suite 201
Loyola University, MD: M.Ed in Montessori Education
AMI Training of Trainer's Programme, Amsterdam: Director of Training
Ohio Montessori Training Institute: AMI Elementary Diploma
Montessori Teacher Training Institute of Northern California: AMI Special Education Diploma
Midwest Montessori Institute: Primary Diploma
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: B.A. Comparative Literature
Janet McDonell is the Director of Training at the Primary level at the Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University, MD. Aside from her Primary diploma, she also holds diplomas from the Association Montessori Internationale at the Elementary level and for Montessori Special Education. She has a B.A. in literature from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and a M.Ed in Montessori Education from Loyola University Maryland. She has over 20 years teaching and administrative work in Montessori schools throughout the U.S. with children of widely varied backgrounds.
Janet has been training teachers at the Washington Montessori Institute since 1994. She is an examiner for AMI and a school consultant for AMI/USA. She is a member of the Consultation Committee for AMI/USA. She also serves as a board member of AMI/USA. Janet is the former head of the Training Group, a committee that oversees the international Training of Trainers Program for AMI. She continues to serve on that committee.
Janet is also a member of the Special Education Committee of AMI and will oversee a pilot training program for Special Education hosted at the University of San Diego beginning the summer of 2012.
Organization member: Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), Association Montessori International/USA (AMI/USA)
Board member: AMI/USA
Committee member: Training Group, Special Education Committee: (AMI), Consultant Training (AMI/USA)
Consultant: AMI/USA


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For a company without major cloud computing collaboration clout, Microsoft has a good sense of humor regarding its competition with Google.
Coming from the underdog--if only because Google has over 4 million business customers, thanks to a four-year head start in Web-based collaboration software for businesses--"Googlelighting" is cute.
It's a video that strongly suggests Google is a search business that just does cloud collaboration software on the side, stopping just short of calling Google Apps a sideshow to the main event, but you get that idea for sure:
Further reading
The concept leverages the mid-to-late 1980s TV comedy "Moonlighting," starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as detectives. "Moonlighting" was Willis' big break; he had been tending bar at the time.
What, you didn't think Willis just jumped in as John McClane of "Diehard" fame did you? I digress.
The Shepherd character in this clip grills the WIllis character, called something like "Googen Apperson," who is trying to sell her Google Apps collaboration software.
There are jokes about Google Apps not having active spell check, pivot charts and document editing without a Web connection. One good turn deserves another; Google makes fun of Microsoft for having too many features people don't use.
It's true Google's offline access for is a work in progress. Microsoft also makes fun of Google's frequent software iteration, particularly for its beta products, and the fact that it has killed off Google Gears, Wave and Buzz.
It's pretty humorous, but is it effective? Not really. It's too campy to be effective. Tom Rizzo, senior director for Microsoft Office and Office 365 and the leader of these competitive grenades, noted in a blog post introducing Googlelighting:
"Many businesses find that Googlighting also means taking shortcuts, making assumptions about how people "should" work, and generally failing to build and deploy solutions which meet a wide range of business needs. If these concerns and current revelations about Google's privacy policies have you troubled, this may be a great time to check out Office 365, the online collaboration solution for businesses who don't want their documents and mail read."
So that's the pitch, which is a little like the company's Gmail Man approach from last summer. You have to love how Rizzo worked in the Cookiegate reference, in which Google circumvented Apple's Safari rules to place cookies on iOS devices and Mac computers.
From what I know of Office 365, it's pretty solid, but Google Apps also has a solid reputation.
The company landed BBVA bank as a big customer with 110,000 seats last year and tapped the Roche Group health care concern and its 90,000 users this year.
Of course, Microsoft is still Microsoft, the leader in enterprise collaboration software. I must also note that in the near term, Microsoft's approach of offering cloud and on-premise software seems logical.
There are plenty of businesses that aren't going to give up all of their Exchange/Office software licenses for all cloud, whether it's Google Apps or Office 365. It's just not going to happen.
So Google may be a little ahead of its time, but you can be sure ,Microsoft will be right there with them. This is great for every consumer, prosumer or corporate user because the rivals will keep driving each other.


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Associate Professor of Communication Design
Jane Pirone is an Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Parsons, The New School for Design, where she served as Director of the Communication Design program until Summer 2011. Her research focuses on methods of interdisciplinary and collaborative design practice and on the creation of location/mobile/networked-based media projects centered around the building of community, while supporting advocacy, activism, and social change - specifically within the urban context. Jane is a founding member of the Datamyne Project (myne.newschool.edu), and the urbanBIKE initiative (urbanbike.parsons.edu). In addition, she is the founder/creative director of Not For Tourists (http://www.notfortourists.com) and the award winning design firm, Happy Mazza Media, which specialized in information and interactive design for clients such as Nickelodeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, IBM, and the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Jane received a BFA from the University of Michigan, and an MS in Telecommunications and Information Management from Polytechnic University.
information design,photography,social media,sound design,urban ecologies
Biodesign Challenge Studio (Spring 2020)
Design + Living Systems
Senior Project 1: Capstone
Thesis 1
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- NYJ @ Indy. I have been extra critical of Rex Ryan this year because I find him obnoxious, arrogant and generally unpleasant. But he's doing something right by getting this team to play at its potential. Problem for the NYJ is that I can't help but think their potential won't be enough against the Colts. Everyone is talking about the Colts' offense and the Jets' defense, the Jets' running game, the Colts' passing game. But few are talking about the Colts' defense. Yes, the NYJ's O-Line has been phenomenal, having their way with both the Cincy and SD D-Lines. But the Colts defense is a bit underrated and while the match-up on paper would appear to favor the physical o-line of the Jets over the speed-emphasized d-line (and defense) of the Colts – I think the Colts' D will be the story in this game. They will be the first to take calculated chances by putting 8-9 in the box to shut down the run. I know I said it last week, but at some point, Mark Sanchez is going to get back into the interception-throwing game. The Jets are good and must be given due credit for getting this far. But Manning and co will be too much. Colts 27 – Jet 13.
- MN @ NO. It's hard for me to be objective here because, as a Packer fan, I just want MN to get crushed. Hate the Vikings. But with Favre playing and pulling all this "I don't have alnything left to prove" crap again this week, I REALLY REALLY want the Saints to blow away the Vikes. I happen to like the Saints anyway because I really like Sean Payton – in my opinion, one of the top 4 coaches in the NFL. But this could be a decent game. My guess is that at least for the first 2-3 quarters, this will be more of a defensive game than people are anticipating. In fact, like the Colts' D, I wonder if the story of this game will also be the thing nobody is talking about: the Saints' D. The Vikes' D is quality, but the Saints' D has had its moments this year – led by Gregg Williams. And, importantly, no safety in the game knows Brett Favre better than Darren Sharper. It's hard for me to imagine this game ending without some kind of Darren Sharper interception/big play. (Of course, Sharper's tackling-angles still aren't top-notch, so he could make a "big-play" the other way too.) At the very least, this should be a fun game to watch with guys like Percy Harvin and Reggie Bush showing massive athleticism. Saints 34 – Vikes 20.
NFC/AFC Championship games
17 Responses to "NFC/AFC Championship games"
Gbpfan Says:
January 23, 2010 at 4:53 pm |
Interesting picks. I don't think the Jets have much of a chance, but I thought that about the last few games. I think with the way the Jets are playing, it could go either way in Indy.
Go Pack Go!
George Says:
January 23, 2010 at 11:46 pm |
Agreed, Sean Payton rulez, it's one of main reasons that I like Saints.
Travis Says:
January 23, 2010 at 11:56 pm |
Would of been really cool if Saints and Colts both were undefeated and made it to the superbowl. It was actually possible.. so it's quite a shame.
If Colts win, I'm unhappy. They just recently won, and as good as Manning is, I'm not a fan.
If Jets win, I'd be proud of what they accomplished and everything they've done, but hell do I ever want to hear Rex Ryan for the next year. It won't be good cause as bad as it is now, it definately won't get any better if they won the superbowl. But I would be proud if Sanchez played 2 great games of football at a caliber QB level.
If Minnesota wins, that is disappointing. Never want to see your rival win. And its not even as much about Favre as most people, because I still like him, but not for the side stuff. I think he's a great player, and everything he did for us was special. I don't like him helping the Vikings, or the side shows he puts on, but as a player, I like him just like I used to. It's one of those sticky situations. It is great to see from a skill level how well he has played at his age, but to see the purple win the superbowl would be a shame. And I don't think Favre deserves a depressing moment like in 07 to happen in OT tomorrow or in the superbowl or anything, but either way its not good.
As for the Saints. I think Brees deserves a superbowl for what he's done. And I do like Sean Payton. But in terms of Brees, the way he's played last couple years have been great, and he just can throw the ball to anyone eligible to catch the football. He gets it done and I wouldn't be against him deserving a Superbowl ring this year.
mark Says:
January 24, 2010 at 3:40 pm |
im with you on Manning its like hes too calculated -yeah thats a good trait but i like gunslingers- its more fun to watch – it seems A-Rog could be the best of those two worlds-im really happy and exited about having another great QB my only concern is if we start winning will the coaches hold back too much-they dont have to with him and they shouldnt- yet ive seen them do that this past year-i mean when are coaches gonna get it- when youre in the lead the other team expects you to run-fuck that do the unexpected we have the talent!
Trav Says:
January 24, 2010 at 11:26 pm |
Took 18 games, but the back breaking pick finally emerged. Across his body, off his back foot, to the middle of the field. (After that boneheaded penalty).
Sorry Chilly…back to the drawing board.
Vikings fans – Welcome to how the 2007 NFC Championship game felt.
joshywoshybigfatposhy Says:
January 24, 2010 at 11:26 pm |
i hope the vikes trade him to the bears for any of the draft picks they have left in the next 3 years after mortgaging their future for that jackass cutler.
i hope the queens enjoy the off-season circus. they've earned it.
Ron La Canne Says:
January 24, 2010 at 11:35 pm |
Bent seems to have developed a habit in NFC Championship games hasn't he? I am a Happy Guy right now. That will hurt more than a Saint blow out. It was all his fault again. Breakout the tractor.
TheChoj Says:
January 24, 2010 at 11:42 pm |
i was more nervous watching that game than I think I was watching the AZ game! And I was at the AZ game! SO GLAD the Vikes and the Vike fans get to feel what we all felt a couple of years ago…and for yet another year, the Minnesota trophy case stays empty!
Ron La Canne Says:
January 24, 2010 at 11:47 pm |
Think the Queenies boys will be back tonight? Bent uses one of his favorite OT plays. A pass to the other team. I swear his was bawling on the sideline.
Guess the Queenies won't be getting their new stadium. And just how many7 tire patches can that place hold? The LA Vikings? Has a ring to it.
Keefer Says:
January 25, 2010 at 12:12 am |
I'm super happy that the Vikes lost. I don't agree that the pick was anything like the January 2008 pick in terms of impact. The 12 men in the huddle hurt them most. Perhaps if he'd run instead of passing they could have had a shot with Longwell. Nonetheless it was great to see the INT (oh how I wish it had been run back for 6!!!). Most of all I'm just glad it's all over (for this season)!
foundinidaho Says:
January 25, 2010 at 12:18 am |
I can't say more. I'm just too damn happy.
mark Says:
January 25, 2010 at 1:09 am |
i predict he will return next year- the int he threw against the Giants was not the way he wants to end his career- but there wont be a circus-they'll wait him out – mike and ted (dumb and dumber) didnt want him anymore thats what started the circus we got.
mark Says:
January 25, 2010 at 1:13 am |
or hell maybe they knew he would do that again maybe theyre smart and smarterer heh heh
Cindy V Says:
January 25, 2010 at 9:19 am |
Posted on my facebook page last night during the game:
Favre on the ground, Favre on the ground, looking like a fool with Favre on the ground…helmet turned sideways, turf in his mouth, looking like a fool with Favre on the ground!!
Cindy V Says:
January 25, 2010 at 10:22 am |
Okay. Here's how to explain the Packer/Brett thing for non-football fans.
There's a chick named Packerette who had a long term relationship with a guy, Brett. But he had his "cheatin' ways (blowing big games with interceptions). So Packerette dumps Brett. For two years she's been told by friends and family that she made a mistake. So now Brett is with a new chick (Viqueen). He's taking her out to a big dance, but gets caught doing his cheatin' thing. Packerette feels vindicated. Viqueen will wait with baited breath to see if Brett will dump her or not.
PackerBelle Says:
January 25, 2010 at 11:04 am |
I have to say I'm happy that the Vikings lost. Did not want to put up with two weeks of OMG!Favreisageless!goingtowintheSB! that I would have gotten had the Vikings won.
Do think the Vikings lost the game more than the Saints won it. 5 turnovers and MN still had a chance to win? Not the Saints best game. But I'll be rooting for them in Miami.
Now of course the 'fun' starts for Viking fans – will Favre come back or won't he? And if comes back will he play as well given that they will likely have a tougher schedule.
Geoffrey Govostes Says:
February 19, 2010 at 4:30 pm |
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