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This weekend, North Korean media reported that Kenneth Bae, a U.S. citizen of Korean descent, would face trial in the country after he "admitted that he committed crimes aimed to topple the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with hostility toward it."
The maximum punishment for this charge could be the death penalty, according to Malcolm Moore of the Telegraph.
It remains unclear what Bae did to incur the wrath of the North Korean government.
The 44-year-old Washington native was arrested last November while traveling with four other tourists in the northeastern city of Rajin. Bae was the owner of "Nation Tours," a group that organized tours to the area, according to NK News. (The website for the group is now down, but web hosting records suggest the website was registered in Los Angeles in late 2011.)
The location of Bae's arrest may be significant. Rajin is across the border from the Chinese city of Yanji, where many Christian groups shelter North Korean refugees. CNN has reported that Bae was a member of a protestant religious movement, and his Facebook page contains a link to one organization in Ohio called the Joseph Connection.
North Korea has taken a hard line on missionaries before, arresting U.S. citizen and Christian activist Robert Park in 2010. Park was released after just two months, however, which suggests there could be something different about Bae's case.
Some reports suggest that Bae was carrying something with him. Last year South Korean newspaper Kookmin Ilbo reported that Bae, or possibly a tourist he was escorting, was carrying a hard disk containing sensitive information about North Korea.
“The most plausible scenario I can think of is that he took some pictures of the orphans, and the North Korean authorities considered that an act of anti-North Korean propaganda,” Do said last year.
Reuters cites an unnamed "South Korean newspaper published by an evangelical family" that says Bae may have been arrested after photographing executions of dissenters and dissidents.
A common analysis is that Bae may be used as a bargaining chip by North Korea to re-open dialogue with the U.S.
For example, North Korean analyst Cheong Seong-chang told the Associated Press in December that the arrest was probably related to the recent launch of the Unha -3 rocket.
But the truth may be more complicated. Adam Cathcart of SinoNK has an impressive analysis of one report from a well-connected pro-North Korea group in Europe which suggests that the timing of the arrest was not related to any missile launch.
Additionally, the report argues that the U.S. has been uncharacteristically quiet in the case, waiting until North Korean media announced the arrest on December 21 to make any public statement. The report interprets this silence to suggest that America is not fully "comfortable" with the circumstances with the case.
For now, Bae is presumably languishing in jail. As the U.S. has no formal diplomatic ties with North Korea, Sweden is said to be working to get Bae released.
U.S. citizens arrested in North Korea have previously been found guilty, then pardoned by the North Korean leader after an intervention by a high profile American, such as Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton.
In January, former New Mexico Governer Bill Richardson — who helped secure the release of a DPRK prisoner in 1996 — and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt traveled to Pyongyang and reportedly "expressed concern" at Bae's arrest . However, Richardson and Schmidt were not given the opportunity to meet Bae , according to Reuters.
Richardson, like Bae's family, is being tight-lipped about the case.
"Hopefully the conclusion of the
legal process for Kenneth Bae will set the stage for a release
on humanitarian grounds," he said in a statement. "He should
not become a pawn in the current American North Korean
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KST PHILOSOPHYPARTICIPATION IN THE CHURCH AND SOCIETY: KST IN THE CHURCH
Father Kolping developed his organization on a distinctly religious foundation. For him, religion and Christian living
were the basis and guidelines for everything that one does, and this is still so for Kolping members world-wide. What
matters here is an active Christian living, the practical love for one’s neighbour, which is not limited to participating in
the life of the Church.
The Kolping Society sees itself as part of the Church in society and, at the same time, as part of society in the Church. Its members bring customs, developments, and the responsibilities of society into the Church. The Kolping Society is a lay organization, whose members are fully aware of being at home in the Church and, as responsible Christians, want to take part in shaping the Church and society. The Praeses – as a rule a Catholic Priest – bears the pastoral responsibility for the Kolping Family and works with the members on enabling and partnership basis. However, the lay people are also responsible for the pastoral ministry in the Kolping Family and the Kolping Society.
The Kolping Society of Tanzania as part of the Church must also cooperate in fulfi lling Jesus Christ’s mission: “You then are to go and make disciples of all the nations and baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to observe all that I have commanded you”. (Matt. 28,19) The program of the Kolping Society embraces the basic functions of the Church: Proclamation, Liturgy, Social services and Secular ministry.
PROCLAMATION - GIVING WITNESS (MARTYRIA)
Adolph Kolping understood everything which he did in the area of social work as always being a part of his proclamation of the Good News. Like Adolph Kolping, the KST should view it as its most important task in every Kolping family to fi rst of all bring youths and adults closer to the gospel, to a belief in Jesus Christ and to a bond with the church. The Kolping family offers a unique opportunity for this purpose. The community of those of the same age and the same world view is an excellent place for fi nding one’s sense of self, for fi nding orientation and dialogue. At the centre of proclamation lies the family, the nucleus of social life instituted by God. The Program of the International Kolping Society states: “The Kolping Society regards marriage and family as the most important prerequisites for the personal development of the individual and thus also for the evolution of a moral society.” That, as the nucleus of every human community, the family be preserved and strengthened through the appropriate assistance from legislators is one of the basic demands of the Kolping Society. It is not without reason that the local association is called Kolping- Family (commonly known as Local Kolping Family - LKF): They indeed form family-like communities, in which the members – whether alone or with their natural families – experience solidarity and community.
Being-a-Christian always also means being-a-Church. This demands from all Kolping members a clear and open confession to the Church of Jesus Christ. We must love the Church. One who loves the Church will always readily take on responsibility for it in interior and living communion with the pope, bishops and priests. One who loves the church will also willingly suffer with it because he knows that it has not yet achieved its goal and is therefore subject to weakness and fault and is vulnerable to external attacks.
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Did you know that when Upton Sinclair wrote his 1906 masterpiece the Jungle, steak prices fell by 95% for about three years? Luckily , that book represents a turning point in regulations regarding the preparation and sale of meat, so today, the food you get is safe for consumption, so long as you cook it. Did you buy a steak, but have no idea what to do with it this time? If you are looking for steak cooking tips, we have a few recommendations for you here.
1. Cooking Steak on the Stove
Did you know that just this past week, McDonalds has announced they will be offering steak on their breakfast menu? It’s possible they’ll be cooking steak on the stove. What you need to know about this technique is that you should never begin with a cold steak. You want to take it out of the refrigerator and let it sit for at least 30 minutes. Otherwise, the outside parts of the steak will overcook by the time the center is ready. When you’re cooking, a cast iron skillet is best for spreading out heat evenly. Brush with a bit of vegetable oil.
2. How to Cook Steak Tips in the Oven
When it’s too cold for the outside grill, an oven can be an acceptable substitute. For cooking steak tips in the oven, you will still need to use a cast iron skillet. You’re going to heat that for about five minutes on high heat. After seasoning your steak, cook it for a minute or so on the skillet. This will sear it. Then you will need to cook the steaks in the oven for about nine minutes.
3. Extra Cooking Steak Tips
Worried that your steak won’t come out as perfectly as you want it to? Before cooking your steak, leave it out on a paper towel for a couple of minutes. The moisture removal will help make the outside of the steak crispier. Seasoning can also help enhance the flavor of a steak, and simple additions like salt, pepper, garlic powder and cayenne pepper can make a big difference. Remember to cut your steak on a plastic cutting board away from other foods to avoid cross contamination.
Do you have tips for cooking steak on the stove or in the oven? Let us know in the comments!
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This is my open response to Jarhead’s How Paranoid Should We Be? post.
Heeeere it comes …. SOLAR STORM!
Doesn’t that have a nice ring to it, “solar storm”? Sssssay it with me now – ssssssssssolar STORM! That’s awesome. And it is, of course, HAPPENING!
Scope this news vid, scope it now:
As our doomsday prophets have predicted, the electrical grid will soon be destroyed, and society will, of course, collapse. Pandemonium and anarchy will set in. Everyone for themselves. We’re all gonna die!
Now c’mon, do I really think this solar dust up is going to fry the grid like an EMP? No. But just because I’m not that paranoid, doesn’t mean the thought isn’t there. After all, it is the biggest flare up in 6 years, and another solar storm could happen at any moment, another …. Solar SUPERstorm! Oh yeah, I’m talking about the solar storm of 1859, the Carrington Event! Of course, it wasn’t a big deal then, back when we didn’t use electronic banking, when everything from our cars to our phones didn’t contain mini-computers, back when we had FARMS all over the place, not grocery stores carrying food from far away delivered just in time.
You trust National Geographic, yes?
*hint – nod yes*
They asked the question – What if the Biggest Solar Storm on Record Happened Today? In summary – SERIOUS SHTF! I recommend reading the entire article, but if you’re only going to read a clip, read THIS:
“We live in a cyber cocoon enveloping the Earth,” Baker said. “Imagine what the consequences might be.”
Of particular concern are disruptions to global positioning systems (GPS), which have become ubiquitous in cell phones, airplanes, and automobiles, Baker said. A $13 billion business in 2003, the GPS industry is predicted to grow to nearly $1 trillion by 2017.
In addition, Baker said, satellite communications—also essential to many daily activities—would be at risk from solar storms.
“Every time you purchase a gallon of gas with your credit card, that’s a satellite transaction,” he said.
But the big fear is what might happen to the electrical grid, since power surges caused by solar particles could blow out giant transformers. Such transformers can take a long time to replace, especially if hundreds are destroyed at once, said Baker, who is a co-author of a National Research Council report on solar-storm risks.
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Cliver agrees: “They don’t have a lot of these on the shelf,” he said.
The eastern half of the U.S. is particularly vulnerable, because the power infrastructure is highly interconnected, so failures could easily cascade like chains of dominoes.
“Imagine large cities without power for a week, a month, or a year,” Baker said. “The losses could be $1 to $2 trillion, and the effects could be felt for years.”
This latest solar explosion might not do it, but - it’s only a matter of time.
Should I be better prepared than I am right now? Yes. Does knowing that make me paranoid? A little.
- Ranger Man
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Herbert p. bear is a villian in club penguin. He is also a vegetarian so he does not eat meat, Eggs, Dairy products, or poultry. He has a Crab partner named Klutzy and Herbert has Appeared in both Club Penguin games, 'Club Penguin, Elite Penguin Force' And 'Club Penguin, Revenge of Herbert P. Bear' Herbert has plans that are always foiled by the EPF, or Elite Penguin Force. In the video games the players objective is to foil Herbert's plans and save Club Penguin. Herbert has been the culprit behind all of club penguins problems. In mission ten, Rookie accidentally let Herbert out as the player caught him in a cage. Herbert also Destroyed Club Penguin Headquarters in 2010.
- He Has a revenge and you need the DS game . Elite penguin force , Herbets Revenge
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It is a Wi-Fi connected robotic ball packed with HD Camera and environmental monitoring sensors that lets you drive using any mobile device from a remote location.
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The intent of this project was to gather baseline information about producer capacity, current markets, and potential markets for farmstead and artisan cheese makers in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Producers, distributors and buyers were surveyed and interviewed in person. Site visits were made to potential new outlets in Syracuse, Rochester, and NYC (Manhattan & Brooklyn).
Farmstead and artisan cheese production in the Finger Lakes region has expanded significantly since mid-2000’s. There are currently 27 small scale cheese producers (provided by NYS Agriculture & Markets) in the 14 county Finger Lakes region. Sheep, goat, and dairy producers make a variety of soft and aged hard cheeses. Production volume ranges from very small volume producers with 500-1000 lbs per year to larger volume specialty producers that are nearing 25,000 lbs per year. Direct marketing and agritourism are primary marketing strategies used by producers who sell from their farms, at farmers markets, at festivals and events, and tap into many specialty food outlets in the region. Nearly half of the regions producers utilize on farm sales, farmers markets and festivals for direct marketing and as the next strategy when volume allows, they move into small specialty and retail stores sometimes relying on local distributors to expand their market penetration within the region. Only 2 of the 27 producers can be found in NYC cheese counters. While there is an abundance of outlets in the region, a key challenge for producers is to find the right mix of outlets for efficient sales and resulting returns.
Current marketing efforts are producer initiated resulting in overlapping approaches and delivery routes. Some efficiency could be gained identifying common markets where delivery functions could be shared. To open new markets in metro areas, a more deliberate approach to sales is needed along with identifying the products in demand by specialty cheese buyers, coordination of ordering and delivery. The introduction of cheese into new outlets would be the function of a Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance representative. Stronger branding and marketing materials is needed to support a collaborative marketing effort.
Scaling up is an additional challenge, some producers choose to stay small, others are limited by capacity within their plants or others they utilize. Cornell’s Dairy Pilot Plant provides opportunities for new cheesemakers to start producing, and there is a recently expanded cheese plant that is making cheese for 5 other producers in the area. Shared production facilities is a strategy for expansion that will reduce the overhead cost of owning equipment plus equipment is in use more times a week, but sanitary requirements are hugely critical.
Demand for specialty farmstead or artisan cheese within the Finger Lakes and in metro areas of NYS is not yet fulfilled. However, individually producers lack the time and volume to go beyond local marketing. Coordination among cheesemakers to gain recognition in the marketplace is being somewhat addressed by the Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance. The question of how much more volume is needed to meet demand was not specifically researched but there is evidence that producers have been successful at selling more cheese to more customers. Production capacity could be increased through coordination among producers however this will be more challenging given the need for meticulous food safety standards.
The study concludes that coordination among Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance members is a viable marketing strategy. By identifying signature products, enhanced by strong branding, and building buyer relationships, expansion into new markets as an Alliance is one strategy for market expansion. Further efficiency could be gained by identifying markets already served by the Alliance and coordinating distribution.
The Finger Lakes Cheese Trail, first organized in 2008, has been utilizing a variety of collaborative strategies to gain customer attention and recognition. Their first efforts involved hosting an Open Day at their farmstead cheesemaking facilities. The success of this event in bringing customers to farms and garnering media attention launched the trail. Some of the cheesemakers reported a 4 fold increase in sales over what was normal at farmers markets. However, since 2012 open day attendance started to fall off. Other marketing strategies tried by the group included coordinating a joint sales booth at several farmers markets in the region, a meeting with a NYC wholesale cheese buyer for which they produced a catalog, many pairing events with area wineries, and in 2012, they launched the Finger Lakes Cheese Festival.
Current collaborative efforts of the Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance (renamed in 2015) are one Open House on Columbus Day weekend, the end of July Cheese Festival, and general marketing of cheesemakers via their brochure, website, and social media. The Cheese Festival has grown now has become their most successful event with nearly 4000 people in 2015 and significant vendor sales.
Beyond these collective promotion efforts of Cheese Alliance members, each has their own marketing strategy which includes primarily direct sales to customers via farmers markets, at their farm shops, direct delivery to restaurants, wineries or small specialty food stores, and some limited amount of wholesaling to larger retailers. There are several distributors in the area that deliver cheese to outlets within the Finger Lakes and in NYC. There is no current effort to coordinate sales within the region or beyond the Finger Lakes to other parts of the state.
In this study, we identified current marketing strategies used by area cheesemakers and assessed the potential for expansion of cheese sales to new outlets in the region and beyond to NYC. Our approach was primarily based on interviews and site visits. A key challenge for a collective marketing approach is the scale of the cheese making operation and volume available for increased sales (capacity to supply). Another challenge is that there is a large variety of cheese being made in the region, hence, making it difficult to promote all cheeses. It would be important to identify signature cheeses that could be consistently supplied and that would therefore, gain buyer loyalty. A final challenge is that the specialty cheese buyers themselves are inconsistent at purchasing artisan cheeses and need to be prodded with regular calls. At this time the Alliance has no staff and operates with a volunteer steering committee of producers that are overly busy marketing their own products. The Alliance has not made a commitment to a collective distribution strategy; however, greater demand, increased efficiency and cost reduction could result if such an effort were undertaken, but grant funding would be required to launch such an effort.
The intent of this project was to gather baseline information about producer capacity, current markets, and potential markets for farmstead and artisan cheese makers in the Finger Lakes.
This project focused on market research:
1) to describe current markets utilized by FL cheese producers, associated costs and returns
2) to identify the potential to expand marketing in the region and beyond into metro areas of the state
3) to determine the logistics and costs associated with moving cheese into new markets
4) to understand wholesale pricing for cheese (competitive consumer prices, standard industry margins and mark ups)
5) to determine the capacity of FL cheese producers to meet price and volume for expansion into regional and urban markets of NY State
The end goal of this work is to develop a roadmap for market expansion through the collaborative efforts of the Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance.
This project involved primary research using surveys and interviews as the key means of soliciting data from producers, buyers and distributors.
Activity 1) Characterize current markets, distribution tactics, and production capacity of artisan and farmstead cheesemakers in the Finger Lakes. Specific information gathered: a) Current markets and sales per channel (e.g. farmers market, restaurants, specialty food stores, retail stores, distributors) to assess demand by channel and help producers understand channel performance; b) Distribution strategies used by farmers
Initially, we have worked with 14 cheese producers who were originally identified as cooperators on this project. To obtain producer product, price and marketing information, we reviewed published information (web & brochures) followed by a mailed survey and personal interviews (8 out of 14 were interviewed). Summary profiles were prepared for each producers (these are not included with this report to ensure confidentiality as requested by the producers).
See attached: table form survey – Survey provided to producers and followed up as needed through in person phone interviews to fill data gaps with a focus on gathering the following: Further Questions for Producers – Phone survey follow up questions.
As a second step we contact NYS Dept. of Agriculture & Markets, Division of Milk Control, to identify all cheese plants withing the 14 Finger Lakes Counties. Additionally we reached out to 13 additional cheese producers who were not among the 14 collaborators to gather basic information found in the attached surveys. There is a total of 27 producers in the Finger Lakes considered to be farmstead or artisan producers. Information related to these cheese producers can be found in the attached media, within the results section of this report – Finger Lakes Cheese Producers.
Activity 2) Met with distributors to ascertain if there is additional unmet demand in the region and in NYC.
We are fortunate that there are 3 primary dairy, cheese and specialty food distributors located within the Finger Lakes that our cheesemakers use for moving products. These include: Artisan Foods from Rochester, Regional Access in Trumansburg, and Finger Lakes Family Farms in Interlaken. Information pertaining to distributors was gathered from the cheese producers, from websites and via direct interviews. Specific information gathered: cheese producers they represent, challenges associated with local cheese supply and distribution, area of distribution, costs associated with distribution.
Also discussed with distributors: what types of buyers want cheese, their expectations, and challenges experienced in moving NYS cheeses. Key among them are the opportunity to sample, obtaining volume on a regular basis and finding a price point that works for the various outlets (mostly small retailers).
Activity 3) Identified retail specialty cheese buyers within the Finger Lakes and in NYC.
The two means for identifying specialty cheese shops not currently utilized by area producers included:
-NYS Ag & Markets food retailer lists – the state inspects retail food stores, in the database, we identified those located in Syracuse and Rochester that would be considered specialty stores; we then decided which stores to visit based on review of websites and insight from distributors
-For NYC (Manhattan & Brooklyn) we relied on Challey Comer, who was at the time a NYS Ag & Markets staff member, who had worked with many of the specialty shops in NYC who were seeking local products. She provided us with an extensive list of cheese and specialty food shops and helped us with appointments. In addition, both Regional Access and Finger Lakes Family Farms distribute in the city and they provided locations where they distribute.
Activity 4) Contacted selected retail stores and cheese shops in Rochester, Syracuse and NYC to schedule a visit. Met with buyers and assess their current level of NY or Northeast cheese buying, and gain insight into purchasing, price, display and promotion of local/regional specialty cheese. In some cases we had appointments with cheese buyers, or we simply asked to speak to them when we arrived. In some cases, where we were not able to speak with anyone, we still got a pretty good idea of what the stores purchased from display cases.
Activity 5) Reviewed all survey data, interview notes, profile summaries, input and insights to identify opportunities and consider next steps that could be taken as compiled in the results section of this report.
Given that dairy farming continues to dominate NY agriculture, cheese production has a long history in the state. The Finger Lakes is home to several larger companies, like Kraft, HP Hood, and Heluva, with a history in the region and that are known for cottage cheese, mozzarella, and cheddar type cheeses.
On the other end of the spectrum there has been a resurgence of farmstead cheesemaking. This resurgence began with goat milk cheeses introduced in the early 1980’s at area farmers markets. The first goat milk producer in the region, Lively Run Goat Dairy, established in 1982, is now the largest producer in the Finger Lakes with widespread product recognition. At about the same time (1980), the original owners of Northland Sheep Dairy started making tomme type aged sheep cheese. Both farms are considered pioneers in the Artisan Cheese movement in NYS. Ten years later (1994), Side Hill Acres Goat Dairy was started and has had similar success in marketing within the region.
It was not until mid-2000’s that area dairy farms started utilizing some of their milk supply to produce farmstead cheese. There are now at least 15 creameries associated with established dairy farms, 5 just started operating in the last 5 years. This suggests there is continued interest in and optimism about adding value to milk to gain a higher return per pound price (typically at $20/cwt, the same volume of milk turned into cheese is valued at $100/cwt).
There has been some transition during this evolutionary period; 4 dairies are no longer making cheese for a variety of reasons including failing to pass inspection, milk handler requirements, and moving from the area. This has meant that the membership of the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail, now the Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance, has also fluctuated and not all artisan or specialty cheese producers in the region are Cheese Alliance members.
The impetus for forming a Trail was primarily marketing to raise awareness of area producers and tap into wine trail tourists. The Buy Local movement and interest in artisan foods provided broader momentum. As a starting point, 8 area cheese producers hosted the first Finger Lakes Cheese Open House in October 2008. The Open House went from once a year to 3 times a year, garnering significant media attention, attracting anywhere from 50 to 300 visitors and resulting in strong cheese sales ($200-1,000). The Open House was more successful for cheesemakers in closer proximity to each other but less so for those on the fringes of the region. October generated the largest draw, while the May and July Open House were weaker. After several years, it appeared that the Open House was losing momentum so now there is only one Open House held in October.
In 2012, the Trail put its energy into hosting the first ever Finger Lakes Cheese Festival which has now been held for 5 years and has become a huge draw, 4000 people in 2015 from throughout New York and northern PA. The festival has provided a solid selling venue as the customers come to one location to find Finger Lakes cheese, instead of driving to 10 widely dispersed locations.
In 2014/15, members of the Cheese Trail decided it was time to re-brand their organization to focus less on the trail and more on activities that benefits all members. The Trail name was problematic given that many farm cheeseries are not open to the public yet the public has the expectation that they can visit any time. Additionally, the cheesemakers are widely spread throughout in the Finger Lakes, therefore, it is not feasible to visit all trail members at one time. Several cheeseries with regular hours have become tourist destinations hosting bus groups or sponsor their own festivals.
Today, the Alliance has a strong website, a widely distributed brochure, members are asked to participate in the region’s various beverage trail events (wine, beer, cider), as well as, in other community events and festivals. These efforts all yield marketing connections for area cheese producers who as a result, rely heavily on direct sales rather than wholesale distribution.
Cheesemakers in the region use a variety of approaches to making their products. Some are fully integrated using milk from animals they raise to make all of their cheese, while others may deliver their milk to a cheesemaker to have it made using their own signature recipe, and others may buy milk from other dairies to produce their cheese. This creates some confusion in knowing what to call the cheese; farmstead, artisanal and specialty cheese are used interchangeably, and it seems not to make a huge difference with buyers, as long as the cheese is a local, unique, small-scale hand crafted high quality product.
Cheese is made in a variety of on-farm facilities. Recently, some producers starting out have been able to take advantage of the new Cornell Food Science Department Processing and Development Laboratory (Pilot Plant) where new producers can secure assistance from Cornell technical specialists in making their cheese. Additional capacity at Lively Run Goat Dairy has also made it possible for several producers to have cheese made there.
Producers generally start out making a few types of cheese and then expand their product lines. Some may make only one or two types of cheese choosing to specialize, and others may offer as many as 15 varieties, however, this often represents fewer types with variety being gained by adding herbs, pepper flakes, smoking, or other flavoring. There is the full range of aged cheeses made by Finger Lakes cheesemakers, including: cheddar, Colby, Gouda, blue, provolone, Swiss types, as well as cheese curds and semi-soft cheeses, including Chevre and Feta. Most hard cheese is raw milk, aged 60 days. Most of the soft cheeses are pasteurized. The quality of the cheese coming from area producers would generally be considered high, several producers have won awards, and some producers have been sought out by larger well known specialty cheese shops in NYC.
Producers can be separated into two broad categories: goat and sheep producers primarily in the business of making cheese, and dairy farmers that are producing cheese with some of the milk from their farm operation. At least 3 organic dairy farmers have been involved with making cheese from their milk supply. There are also several dairy creameries in the region that sell milk, yogurt and butter.
The amount of milk utilized for cheese from these farms has not been well documented. Total cheese production in the region is also not accurately quantified, but it is estimated that 27 artisanal cheese producers in the region produce somewhere between 180,000 to 220,000 pounds of cheese a year. Sales generated by these farms at an average wholesale price of $10 lb equal at least 2 million (average retail price $12/lb equals 2.4 million in sales).
It is interesting to note that in a 2006 study, 27 Vermont cheesemakers produced 650,000 lbs of cheese at an average price of $15/lb, generating $9-10 million in sales. This suggests that Finger Lakes producers have more potential to grow the region’s cheese industry.
Marketing Strategies Used
A variety of marketing strategies are being used by small scale cheesemakers in the Finger Lakes. There is a high degree of effort devoted to marketing, so the question remains, which channels are producing the best returns for the effort made. Most producers are engaged in their own marketing and delivery to local outlets. Direct to consumer marketing is the primary marketing approach. Some producers sell at their farms using self-serve coolers as a minimal approach while others operate stores and tasting rooms with regular hours, offering tours and finding success as agritourism destinations. Many sell at farmers markets. A few offer CSA shares or some sort of loyal shopper scheme and a few utilize on-line sales.
Most cheesemakers are also involved in selling direct to retail outlets in the region including farm markets (operated by other farmers) or small specialty stores, wineries and restaurants. Generally producers do their own delivery to outlets within 20-30 miles of their production facility. Some producers have as many as 50 accounts and rely on a combination of doing their own delivery and utilizing distributors. Direct marketing is the most common marketing strategy.
To gain a wider market and increased efficiency, some producers utilize local distributors to expand into markets beyond their easy reach. We are fortunate to have several specialty foods distributors in the area that are moving products into larger metro areas — Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Albany and NYC – (Regional Access, Finger Lakes Family Farms, Artisan Foods, Lucky Dog Food Hub).
The Cheese Festival is reported to generate the highest sales per day for most producers. Other events like the Cheese Trail Open House and events sponsored by local craft beverage producers (wine/beer/cider) as well as community festivals help generate additional exposure and sales.
Given the variety of markets, small order size in some cases, and the time and effort it takes to serve a large number of buyers, it seems that there is inefficiency and redundancy in the current approach to marketing utilized by small scale cheesemakers in the Finger Lakes. Yet this approach seems to work because of the variety of outlets available in close proximity and strong demand for local food and interest in agriculinary tourism.
Prices range from $8 to $32 per pound retail, with the average being around $12/lb. The more unique the cheese, the higher the price. Wholesale price discounts vary depending on the product. Typically, a product that sells for $11/lb wholesale will generally be marked up to $22 or more in a specialty cheese shop.
Potential to Expand
A key question is to know whether there is enough demand to expand sales to more outlets in the region or beyond. Capacity to expand is limited among some producers and some are not interested in expansion. Capacity to supply more markets is coming from an increase in the numbers of producers making cheese, rather than from expansion at current facilities. That being said, there are several producers that have made significant strategic investments in expansion in response to demand.
The costs associated with cheesemaking and margins have not been fully analyzed. In the study of Vermont cheesemakers conducted 10 years ago, production costs were between $3/lb to $12/lb with an average of $6.72/lb but producers did not always account for all of their costs accurately, in particular their own labor. Cost of production is assumed to go down once producers increase capacity and gain efficiency through properly scaled production and distribution processes.
Finger Lakes Cheese Trail – focus on mission and purpose.
During the extended time period of the grant, it became clear the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail needed to refocus on the mission and purpose of the organization. Most felt the trail idea, while it had value when Open House weekends were the main focus, was not an effective marketing strategy overall. Operating a trail was challenging because not all cheesemakers are open to the public or have regular hours, additionally the producers are spread throughout the large region making it challenge to visit all. While there are a few producers that are open to the public at their farms, many have other marketing strategies.
The cheese producer group spent considerable time deciding to re-brand the organization as the Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance. They continue to focus on collective promotion via the website, a colorful brochure, and the annual Finger Lakes Cheese Festival and Fall Open House. And they are called upon to join other community and winery/beer/cider festivals. As an Alliance they also focus on industry matters, in particular food safety, requiring common understanding and collective action. [See the attached Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance draft structure adopted in 2015.] There has been some membership attrition and fluctuation. Not all cheesemakers in the Finger Lakes are members of the Alliance. Reasons vary, but mostly relate to their scale of operation and cost of membership. There have also been 4 cheesemakers since the trail started that are no longer operating for a variety of reasons.
Festivals/Events as a key marketing strategy
The Finger Lakes known for winery tourism draws 4 million visitors a year. This provides a huge marketing opportunity beyond local consumers. The Finger Lakes Cheese Festival, started in 2012 by the Trail members has grown each year in popularity (4000 visitors estimated). For cheesemakers, the festival contributes variously to their bottom line. Direct sales at the event amount from $200 to $2,700 per vendor. Total cheese sales at the event are approximately $12,000. Most vendors report that this is their best festival for total sales and that is equal to or better than sales at farmers markets or other events they attend or host. Cheesemakers report that they also make contacts with wineries or other vendors at the festival who later order their cheese, and when customers seek them out and order more cheese directly. And as with all events, it will be a challenge keeping the Festival “fresh” and growing the event. Weather can be a challenge. And a large number of volunteers are also involved in planning and executing the event. A major benefit of the festival is that it provides an important source of revenue for Alliance operations given that membership is low and membership fees are reported to be burden for some producers.
In addition to the Cheese Festival, Alliance members participate in many area festivals hosted by communities or the many wineries, cideries and breweries. These provide great exposure and sales opportunities. However, there is a cost associated with providing cheese samples for tasting. This could be as much as 10% of the total value of sales without factoring in time spent at the event.
Direct marketing at farms
Of the current 10 Alliance members, 5 have year-round on-farm stores as an important marketing strategy and report that fall is the strongest season for sales. Two others have seasonal on-farm sales. Others are only open for the fall Open House.
Farmers Markets are important outlets
Farmers markets in the region are important outlets for cheesmakers. Alliance members participate in 8 area markets that vary in size and in returns. Farmers Markets are the primary marketing strategy for smaller producers; larger cheesemakers prefer to move more volume through other outlets.
There are several distributors in the area that feature NY cheese but Finger Lakes cheesemakers are not prominent. Regional Access only features two area goat cheese makers. Most of their products are delivered to specialty food stores throughout the state. Finger Lakes Family Farms sells a few regional cheeses along with their milk and yogurt to outlets within and outside the region. Artisan Foods is the area’s premier cheese distributor and the company has been active in getting regionally produced cheeses into many specialty and retail stores throughout the Finger Lakes. A key challenge cited by the owner is consistent supply and volume. Many producers are not able to supply on a regular basis to make it worthwhile for retail outlets to showcase the product. In recent years, the variety of cheeses distributed by Artisan Foods has narrowed to larger producers with a steady supply of product.
Retail Stores/Winery shops/Farm Markets in the Finger Lakes
Within the region there is an abundance of small specialty stores including farm markets, specialty or natural food stores and cooperatives, and winery/brewery/cidery retail shops. These are good outlets for area cheesemakers. A key challenge in selling to shops is that some may not have proper ways to display cheese, hence, maintaining shelf life is a challenge. Cheesemakers and distributors need to restock their product regularly, as well as, check in regarding orders.
Retail stores with an emphasis on local products are potentially good outlets for area cheesemakers, however because they rely on a steady supply, they tend to feature fewer producers. There is also more downward pressure on wholesale prices with larger retailers. This makes selling to conventional retailers less attractive for smaller scale producers.
Restaurants are a specialty market for local cheese but it involves finding chefs that showcase a cheese or charcuterie board on their menu. Many buy feta and chevre from area goat producers since these cheeses are popular for cooking and salads. A key challenge when working with restaurants is that they generally order in small quantity (which is good for smaller producers) and they require weekly phone calls to secure orders, and require direct delivery. A strategy that has proven successful for one area cheese producer is to have a number of restaurants and small stores in close proximity to each other, and offer a weekly sales call and once a week delivery. Prices paid by restaurants for local products are generally somewhere between the retail and wholesale price. This is important given small orders and delivery. One opportunity that is not widely tapped is the many Bed & Breakfast facilities in the region, where local cheese would be a nice breakfast addition.
MARKETS THAT ARE NOT YET TAPPED
A focus of this study was to evaluate whether there are outlets within and outside the region where farmstead cheese is not yet being featured. While there is good penetration of the above describe outlets, there is more potential for marketing cheese locally within the Finger Lakes region and beyond. A strategic approach is needed to identify outlets, make sales calls, and follow up to garner sales.
In this study we identified specialty food stores in three target areas: Syracuse and Rochester within the Finger Lakes and New York City (Manhattan & Brooklyn). In some cases, we were able to arrange a meeting with a cheese buyer; and site visits revealed the degree to which the broader category of “regional/local farmstead” cheese – from NY or New England was featured. For Syracuse and Rochester, specialty food stores were identified by searching the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets Retail Food store inspection database; and for NYC specialty cheese shops, we were provided with an excellent list from an Ag & Markets staff member based in Brooklyn, plus we found lots of outlets through internet searches.
The Syracuse Regional Farmers Market attracts thousands of customers each Saturday. Several of the region’s cheese and yogurt makers can be found selling there. Within the market complex, there is a retail specialty food store that has a large cheese counter featuring several NY cheesemakers. The buyer indicated a strong interest in featuring more local cheese. A second nearby Greek/Italian specialty food store was interested but did not currently carry anything other than mozzarella, Parmesan, and feta in their cases. Another Italian specialty store clearly indicated their preference for Italian cheese supplies. One larger independent grocer with a large cheese department and featured many central NY cheeses, however, none were Cheese Alliance members. Similarly, a large cooperative in Syracuse buys Finger Lakes goat cheese, but they are not carrying many hard cheeses from the region. Most of their cheese is ordered through Regional Access. Syracuse area restaurants could also be targeted for marketing cheese in that City. The Taste of Syracuse where many restaurants participate and the New York State Fair are events where Finger Lakes Cheese could be featured. However, the Fair requires daily staffing during its 2 week running period which makes it highly unfeasible.
During this visit, we met with the head Cheese buyer for the Wegman’s chain. Wegman’s has a strong local buying program and recently invested in building a cheese cave. Their strategy for purchasing local cheese is shifting to working with selected producers who can supply more common cheeses in large demand. For now, they have 5 main producers (3 from NY) who are “producing” for them and whose products will be sold as a Wegman’s partner brand. This new emphasis seems to make it more challenging to sell cheese direct to Wegman’s local stores. However, the buyer indicated a preference would be given to specialty cheeses that have a strong local consumer following.
Other Rochester outlets visited include a small retail cheese shop featuring only cheese, however, the volume through the store was not sufficient to keep it open. The owner continues to offer a catering business where cheese is the centerpiece. Another visit was with a new retail food store focused on local and natural in downtown Rochester. This store has a sizeable cut and wrap cheese counter and a cheese monger interested in buying from area cheesemakers. A well-known dairy processor in Pittsford with a limited cheese display would be another good outlet for Finger Lakes cheesemakers as they do feature many cheeses from the region in their store.
As with Syracuse, Rochester has a large public market and many popular neighborhood markets where selling cheese is highly viable. The Taste of Rochester held each year is also a venue for great exposure.
NYC (Brooklyn/Manhattan outlets)
We identified at least 15 specialty cheese shops in Brooklyn and Manhattan where cheese is front and center. Additionally there are many more specialty food stores as well as larger retailers including Whole Foods and Fairway Market that feature many Northeast and NY cheesemakers in large cheese cases. Two restaurants we visited make it possible for customers to select cheeses from a cheese case to create their own cheese plate and then they can buy the cheese that is to their liking.
Specialty cheese shop buyers (cheese mongers) were extremely receptive to buying high quality unique cheeses in most any quantity though consistent availability would be important in order to build a customer following. One of our Finger Lakes cheeses, Irish washed-rind semi-soft cheese from Keeley’s Cheese Company, was being sold at Bedford Cheese Company. Lively Run Goat Dairy also had cheeses in several specialty food stores. While there is not yet strong presence of Finger Lakes Cheeses, other NY cheesemakers are showing up and gaining considerable shelf space in specialty food stores, less so in specialty cheese shops. One challenge noted is that buyers at busy little neighborhood food shops are well intentioned, but they do not always place repeat orders, so cheesemakers must be persistent and call to encourage reordering. Some Finger Lakes cheesemakers were dropped because this follow-up was lacking.
A key challenge with all of these outlets is space! NYC specialty food stores and cheese shops have a very small footprint so the amount of product crammed into a store is often astounding. A cheese counter may only be one foot wide and three shelves deep. A buyer has to place a premium on products that are known to sell. There is very little space for point of purchasing marketing…to tell the story of the cheese and cheesemaker. The most that is done is to list the cheese type, producer name and where produced on a business card size label. Because many small scale producers get noticed because of their story, it is important the story be told through effective in person communication and marketing materials left with the buyer. The interest is there but the competition is high for shelf space and therefore differentiation, quality, uniqueness and reliability are essential.
Prices paid by NYC cheese mongers and specialty store operators seem to hover between $8 to $12 wholesale and they will generally double the price to the customer. Some Finger Lakes cheese producers have retail prices in that range, so meeting the wholesale price of NYC buyers would not be a hardship. Getting the product to NYC outlets is not too much of hardship either given that Regional Access and Finger Lakes Family Farms are in NYC weekly and already deliver to many small shops where cheese is sold.
RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES FOR EXPANDED MARKETING
Based on the findings of this study, following are some strategies that could be pursued individually or collectively by the Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance.
- Local Marketing: Producers in the process of developing their product and ramping up production generally should pursue a local test market approach. This includes sales at farmers markets, festivals and other such venues where there is a high level of customer interaction and feedback.
- On-farm sales: This should be evaluated based on location. A farm on a highly traveled route near other destinations such as wineries, is more likely to gain more on-farm sales than those off the beaten path. On-farm sales are conducted in a variety for ways from an unstaffed cooler to a full farm store. Coolers are a bit risky as product and money can disappear. Stores with hours require staffing and a higher level of overhead unless there is someone at home, not involved in other chores who can keep an eye on a store. A farm store with tours of the cheese plant can become a significant tourism attraction that generates sufficient customers to cover overhead costs.
- Finger Lakes Cheese Festival: it is important to track traffic, customer feedback, and make improvements to continuously keep the event “fresh”. Improvements have been made every year to make the event run better. More cheesemakers are needed to add to the variety and serve more customers. Weather can take a toll on attendance. It may also be important to move the event around the region to attract new visitors.
- Regional Finger Lakes Outlets: There is an abundance of outlets in the Finger Lakes from farm markets, small specialty stores, farm wineries, craft cideries, breweries, and restaurants. Tapping into these outlets could be more strategic. A cheesemaker marketing off the farm, could begin by targeting outlets within a 20-30 mile radius of their farm/production facility. Each outlet should be visited and assessed as to its potential. A sales call with product samples and marketing materials and a follow up call are necessary to start a relationship. Generally, orders would be called in and delivered once a week or as needed. Most often the cheesemaker will need to call the establishment to check whether or not cheese is selling and to deliver more. Unfortunately, small buyers may not take the initiative to call in orders without prodding from the cheesemaker. Additionally these outlets may require training on cheese handling. Shelf life could be a factor if the cheese is not properly displayed.
- Syracuse Expansion Opportunities: In Syracuse, marketing may be somewhat more challenging mostly because the specialty food stores are strongly ethnically based and have their favorite imported cheeses. A strategy for a producer might be to look into selling at the Regional Market, the Downtown Syracuse Market, to the Real Food Cooperative or to restaurants that have a local focus. Empire Brewing might be a good venue to pursue given the opportunity for beer and cheese pairing.
- Rochester Expansion Opportunities: The two best outlets we identified in Rochester are the Hart’s Grocery downtown and Pittsford Dairy. Both put a strong emphasis on local product sales and buyers indicated interest in featuring more cheese from the region. A meeting with buyers to present cheeses and prices would be a good next step. This could be coordinated among several of the cheesemakers looking to expand.
- NYC Expansion Opportunities: A group sales trip to visit several shops in the City would be a logical next step. Many shop buyers are very busy and it is hard to get their attention though they are interested, however, persistence and a highly reliable high quality product would be required. Another approach that may open doors is to attend the Northeast Cheese Festival held in Flushing, Queens in December. Several cheese buyers during the NYC visit mentioned this event and reported that there was a good mix of chefs, buyers and cheesemakers that attended in 2015. The date for 2016 has not been announced (sponsored by NY Epicurean Events, Inc.). The Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance might want to sponsor a joint tasting table at the event but more information is needed.
- Branding : Getting noticed in the ever expanding and exploding world of artisan cheeses is a challenge. The Finger Lakes has garnered significant recognition as a region for wine, cider, beer and artisan farm and food products. The Cheese Alliance benefits from being an organization of cheesemakers locate in the Finger Lakes. Value can be added through improved branding and marketing materials. An updated logo might be a good starting point. The website and brochure are well done but it would be good to unify all marketing to have a consistent look. Further marketing collateral that could be offered include small price signs that carry the Alliance logo for retailers for display. And given limited space in retail shops, a small (3×5 or 4×6) story card about the producer could help distinguish Finger Lakes cheese in the case from other producers. Or the story could be told in very short videos that run on a tablet in a store.
- Collaborative Marketing of Signature Products: Given the variety of cheese available from area producers, it would be important to identify a signature cheese selection from the Finger Lakes that could be produced in a consistent quantity and offered through regional distributors or that could be sold by the Alliance through a collaborative marketing scheme. Signature products could be shipped jointly to regional and NYC markets. A person would have to ensure ordering is coordinated and deliveries are shipped as well as follow up with buyers on cheese sales. A catalog could provide information about the signature products, the producers, and pricing and supportive collateral and point of purchase marketing materials provided. Unlike the collective initiative attempted by the Trail before where one large cheese wholesaler was contacted, this approach would be direct to many cheese and specialty shops. The Alliance is not able to supply a large wholesaler but could collaboratively meet the demands of a group of smaller retailers. Pricing would be more favorable as there is less downward pressure with once a middle marketer level is removed. Wholesale prices in NYC are actually fairly comparable to retail prices for Finger Lakes cheese producers, so only freight would need to be factored in.
- Can local marketing be better coordinated? Given that producers are mostly criss-crossing the roads of the Finger Lakes on their own, it seems there would be some marketing efficiency gained by comparing routes and outlets, and sharing the distribution functions. Again this may require staff to identify common outlets and coordinate the distribution. Some of this is already done by both Artisan Foods and Lively Run Goat Dairy. In addition to coordinating delivery, another strategy is to visit outlets within the current delivery areas that do not yet carry Finger Lakes cheese to develop new customers. This could be the function of an Alliance representative who seeks out the buyers, presents the products, secures and coordinates the sales.
- Funding is needed: In order to grow the regional market and to collaborate on NYC sales, a grant would be needed to support improved branding and marketing materials development, and to support an Alliance representative who would be strategically making sales calls and to open new marketing opportunities as well as better coordinate existing distribution to current outlets. NYS Farm Viability Institute may be a potential source of funding to explore.
Education & Outreach Activities and Participation Summary
The primary audience for this study is the producer members of the Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance and other small specialty cheese producers in the region. Given that this study is the first attempt at characterizing the nature of specialty cheese production in the Finger Lakes, it contributes to a body of literature that has been published about specialty cheese production elsewhere in the country. The focus of the study has been primarily on identification of marketing strategies used by producers and to assess demand both in and beyond the region for specialty cheese. The study provides baseline information but it does not provide a thorough economic analysis of specialty cheese production in the Finger Lakes.
It was not within the scope of this project to conduct a thorough economic analysis of the specialty cheese industry in the Finger Lakes. Some data was gathered from the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets Division of Milk Control, and from producers who chose to provide information about the scale of their businesses. This data was used to generate estimates of the scope of the industry. A much more rigorous approach to gathering producer level data would be needed to accurately quantify production levels, costs and returns, and breakeven prices. Given the variety producers and production approaches, with each marketing independently, it is highly likely that there is a wide variation in production costs and returns and breakeven prices.
This project has influenced the direction of the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail, now Cheese Alliance, to focus more on common industry needs along with promoting cheese made in the Finger Lakes. It has not yet resulted in a collective re-branding or marketing initiative given that recommendations of the study have only now been summarized for the Alliance member consideration. This fall/winter study results will be shared with the cheesemakers and consideration given to steps that could be taken. However, any initiative that the Alliance undertakes based upon the recommendations of this study will require funding. Having conducted this baseline study will make it more feasible for the Alliance to pursue funding for implementation of recommendations should they choose to pursue them.
Areas needing additional study
-Need to better document the current volume of production and capacity to expand among cheesemakers in the region
-Need to evaluate costs and returns to assess whether pricing strategies at retail and wholesale are effectively covering costs
-Need to evaluate market channels and their returns, which are paying their way? Which are not?
-Need to identify those cheeses that would be in sufficient demand and that could be produced in sufficient quantity to meet new markets
-Need an outreach strategy to contact new potential buyers
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It used to be all about ‘spin’. That is getting the message out and influencing, to the point of controlling, how the media covered a particular story.
Alaistair Campbell was credited with being the master of spin for the former Labour government in Britain.
‘Spin’ was the new word used in the 90’s to describe a very old aspect of politics and business – sell the message to the public in a believable and attractive manner; hammer the opposition, and win support for your position. And if you make mistakes? Limit the damage through briefings and more ‘spin’, which if necessary means dumping on whoever is responsible for the problem.
Governments have been spinning their way in and out of trouble for millennia.
The British never claimed they were invading Ireland to steal the land and impoverish and exploit its people – in their own words they came to civilise the barbarians!
The west claimed that it invaded Iraq to save us from Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction. They didn’t exist but the oil fields do.
Today ‘spin’ has given way to a new description. According to one journalist I listened to on RTE it’s now about ‘controlling the narrative’. A nice turn of phrase but the goal is the same.
This week Fine Gael is trying to limit the damage done to its credibility and economic strategy by the comments of Fine Gael Transport Minister Leo Varadkar. He spoke out of school and told the Sunday Times that the Irish state might not be able to return to the bond markets next year. And worse than that it may have to seek a second bailout.
The Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Finance Minister all rushed to reject this position. Mr. Varadkar was contradicted and his remarks were described by his department as a ‘hypothetical answer’ to a ‘hypothetical question’. But of the Minister himself there has been no sign.
The importance of all this is that Fine Gael and Labour have spent all their short time in government claiming to know what they are doing, defending the EU/IMF deal and stating that the state is on target to meet the bailout requirements imposed by the EU and IMF and will be able to return to the bond markets next year. That’s the narrative.
Minister Varadkar’s remarks undermine this position. Hence, the rush by his boss and more senior colleagues to publicly deny him and retake control of their ‘spin’ the narrative around the bailout.
But this isn’t the first time Varadkar has put his foot in it. During the election campaign he declared that not another red cent would be given to the banks.
Within weeks of being in government the banks got more than a red cent – they got €24 billion.
But to be fair to Leo he isn’t the first coalition Minister to make a faux pas when it comes to the issue of the bailout. Two weeks ago Labour Minister Brendan Howlin spoke of the desirability of renegotiating the bailout loan and extending the period over which the state would pay it back.
The Minister of Finance immediately stepped forward, rubbished the suggestion and firmly stated that the only item of the agenda in negotiations with the EU/IMF and ECB is a reduction in the interest rate.
The ‘narrative’ for Fine Gael and Labour is to claim that the state is bound by the huge debts that have now been accumulated, and that it will pay all of these back.
Any claim or suggestion to the contrary must be stamped on quickly and ruthlessly.
The problem for the government is that the evidence of failure and of flawed economic policies is to be found in the daily experience and distress of citizens.
RTE’s Primetime on Monday night exposed the extent to which government cuts are driving carers further and further into debt and the enormous poverty that this is causing.
It has also emerged that 4604 elderly citizens are waiting for approval for nursing home places but that the government refuses to release the funds.
And to add to the misery of millions the Minister for the Environment has confirmed that an interim household charge – property tax – is to be introduced early next year, with water meters in place the following year.
The ‘narrative’ is that the money raised by the household charge will be ring-fenced to provide money for local services. You would almost think that the Minister is doing householders a favour by ensuring that the provision of local services is protected.
The truth is that the state is obliged under the EU/IMF deal to introduce both a property tax and water charges.
Moreover, the money raised by these taxes will not be additional to the money currently spent on local services.
The cuts will continue and the money saved will be used to pay off the EU/IMF bailout. So, in reality the property and water tax is being used to pay the EU/IMF bailout.
But that’s not the government’s ‘spin’, ‘line’, ‘narrative’, ‘story’.
Yesterday when I challenged the Taoiseach on all of this I reminded him that 100 years ago exactly – on May 31st 1911 – the unsinkable Titanic was launched in Belfast. She too had a Captain who steered straight for the iceberg. He at least had some excuse. It wasn’t spotted until the last minute. The bailout and debt mountain iceberg that this government has the state sailing straight for is clearly visible and the alarm has been sounded. But on the basis of the ‘narrative’ coming from Government Buildings this captain is not for turning.
Finally, a brief note on the launch and sinking of the Titanic. Over 1500 people lost their lives in April 1912 when it sank. In the years since much has been written and there have been two successful movies made about the event. Next year a £97 million Titanic Belfast Building will be opened to co-incide with the sinking.
But there is a part of the story that is rarely told and which it is important to remember. Harland and Wolff shipyard was a by-word for discrimination. Catholics were only ever employed in very small numbers. Frequently, during the frequent sectarian pogroms that afflicted Belfast they, and any progressive Protestant workers, were among the first to be forced from their jobs.
The Titanic was a human tragedy. So is generational sectarian discrimination.
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How Can I Clean Osmo Oil From Brushes?
Here is a question that many people ask, How can I clean Osmo Oil Off The Brushes? We know how it is, trying endlessly to get the brushes clean after using waxy products such as Osmo Polyx-Oil, but the oil just won't budge. Luckily however, Osmo provides you with just the answer, with Osmo Brush Cleaner and Thinner.
This product was made specifically for use with their oils and waxes, making it perfect for cleaning off all that Osmo oil off your brushes. When needed, this product can also be used as a thinner for solvent based paints. With this Osmo Brush Cleaner and Thinner you can literally say goodbye to all of those hours spent endlessly trying to clean the brushes with no success.
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Barclays Capital says that third quarter results published by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) were reasonable, and that the selloff in shares probably represents investor disappointment with the abrupt resignation by CEO Jeremy Levin - an executive popular with rank-and-file investors. Barclays reiterated its "Neutral" recommendation for the share with a target price of $42.
Barclays analysts Douglas Tsao and Ann Trimble say, "After Wednesday’s selloff of shares, Teva reiterated its view that Levin’s departure wasn’t a matter of 'strategy', but simply differences in how to execute. While Levin perhaps left the roadmap behind, as well as some of his key lieutenants, such as R&D Head Michael Hayden, we think that’s easier said than done. Even though Levin’s popularity with some investors waned given frustrations over the pace of change during his 15-month tenure, we believe he remained popular with Teva’s rank-and-file and this will be destabilizing to morale. Moreover, while the company insisted it would continue to pursue business development, we think deals will be greeted with a measure of skepticism without Levin’s imprimatur. While we recognize it’s 'darkest just before dawn,' we don’t believe the upside potential is sufficient for us to change our investment thesis."
Tsao and Trimble add that Teva faces both tax and Copaxone troubles ahead. Changes to Israel tax rates, coupled with a generic Copaxone entry in 2014, could lead to a 20% tax rate as soon as 2014. While tax increases were anticipated since both the changes to Israeli tax laws as well as Copaxone’s favorable tax status were known, the sharpness was certainly surprising (though arguably wise of management to set “worse” case expectations). We do not explicitly assume a generic Copaxone entry in 2014, though we think it’s increasingly likely, and we raise our tax rate to 17% in 2014, increasing to 19% in 2015."
Barclays forecasts that Teva will report earnings per share of $5.06 on $20.17 billion revenue in 2013, rising to earnings per share of $5.26 on $21.39 billion revenue in 2014.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on November 3, 2013
© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2013
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“Cancer- How It Works and How You Win”
By Dr. Michael Badanek DC, BS, CNS, DACBN, DCBCN, DM(P)
One of the most dreaded diagnosis’s any patient can receive by their doctor is that of cancer. It usually leads most patients with the most ominious prognosis and absolute fear. I am going to try to dispel this fear in this short but concise article. One fact that you must walk away from in this article is that there is hope and a very good chance that you can totally take control of this diagnosis and you have many options in alternative means to help stabilize and many times destroy the cancer.
By definition, cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Every cell has the capacity to become a cancer cell under the “right conditions.” In essence, the shift that occurs when a “normal/healthy cell” turns to a “cancer cell” is a primitive survival response by the cell. When an otherwise normal cell is overwhelmed or over-stressed, it ceases to work as part of the team with the community of other cells that it is a part of, and instead starts to work for itself, for its own survival. As part of this process it loses contact inhibition which stops normal cells from growing when they become crowed and touch adjoining cells. The loss of contact inhibition leads the cell to grow larger than normal thereby requiring more nutrients and blood supply than other normal cells.
Now let us distinguish between “cancer” the disease and “cancer” the tumor. Cancer, as a disease process, is in most cases, a relatively slowly developing disease. Several top cancer specialists consider the average cancer to develop and progress of the course of about 12 years. During the first several years there is no detectable tumor as it is simply too small to be noticed except possibly by new forms of diagnostic testing procedures, that there is no justification for using, due to the fact there is no significant symptoms to warrant until much later. It is speculated that the growing cluster of cells reaches a size that can be classified as a tumor sometime between year seven and eight of the 12 year cycle. If, during the four or five years between years seven and twelve, the tumor goes unabated and unattended, it will double in size approximately 90 days. Once the amount of blood taken by the tumor exceeds the ability of the host organ to feed both itself and the tumor, the host organ dies. Obviously, depending upon the significance of that organ, that may also mean that the host organism (you) may die as well.
There are many factors that contribute to the development of cancer. The major ones that are fairly well agreed upon with their respective contribution are as follow: toxins 70-75%: viruses 20-25%: Electromagnetic frequencies less than 5%: and genetics less than 5%. Of these, toxin are obviously the most significant. Additionally, although difficult to quantify, these additional factors are also likely significant contributors: psychological & emotional stress: suboptimal nutrition & nutritional imbalances leading to biochemical compromise: improper hygiene & other microbial insults (bacterial, fungal, and parasitic) leading to chronic weakening of the immune system: structural & mechanical stresses leading to compromised circulation, lymphatic movement, and neurological regulation: current dental procedures which compromises the immune system: and well as a host of other issues.
When a patient is found to have a tumor, the only thing the traditional doctor discusses with that patient is what he intends to do about the tumor. If a patient with a tumor is receiving radiation or chemotherapy, the only question that is asked is, “How is the tumor doing?” No one ever asks how the patient is doing. In my experience, I see patients who were getting radiation and/or chemotherapy. The tumor would get smaller and smaller, but the patient would get sicker and sicker. At autopsy I would hear, “isn’t that marvelous! The tumor is gone!” Yes, it was but so was the patient to have. How many millions of times are we going to repeat these scenarios before we realize that we are treating the wrong thing?
In primary cancer, with only a few exceptions, the tumor is neither health-endangering nor life-threatening. What is health-endangering and life-threatening is the spread of that disease through the rest of the body. There is nothing in surgery that will prevent the spread of cancer. There is nothing in radiation that will prevent the spread of the disease. There is nothing in chemotherapy that will prevent the spread of the disease. How do we know? Just look at the statistics! There is a statistic known as ‘survival time.’ Survival time is defined as that interval of time between when a diagnosis of cancer is first made in a given patient and when that patient dies from their disease.
In the past fifty years, tremendous progress has been made in the early diagnosis of cancer. In that period of time, tremendous progress had been made in the surgical ability to remove tumors. Tremendous progress has been made in the use of radiation and chemotherapy in their ability to shrink or destroy tumors. But, the survival time of the cancer patient today is no greater than it was fifty years ago. What does this mean? It obviously means that we are treating the wrong thing!”
Consider these factual statistics:
- A true cure rate of 90% or more can easily be achieved by cancer patients who avoid orthodox medicine, go with alternative medicine first, and do their homework.
- The true cure rate of orthodox medicine is 3% or less.
- 95% of cancer patients who go with alternative cancer treatments have previously had the full orthodox treatment and have been sent home to die, meaning alternative medicine is handed a large number of cancer patients already in critical condition.
- For those who wait to go with alternative cancer protocols until after they have been sent home to die, only a handful of the many alternative cancer treatments are strong enough to give them a chance of survival.
- But even for those rare people who do fie one of those special treatments, at best they only have a chance of survival of about 50%.
In other words, if you go with alternative medicine first, your chance of survival is 90% or more, if you do your homework. If you go with orthodox medicine first, and then alternative medicine second, you will have years of suffering, and if you are lucky, you will then have a 50% chance of survival.
If you would like to speak to Dr. Badanek about any current health challenges please call our office at: 352-622-1151 and schedule as courtesy consultation. You can also find us at our web site at: www.alternativewholistichealth.com. The call is free and the meeting may change your life.
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Amazing Yamaguchi No.006 – Magneto (X-Men) by Kaiyodo
Magneto from “X-Men” joins the Amazing Yamaguchi figure lineup! He’s about 16.5cm tall, and has joints in an amazing 45 places for superb posability–even his flowing cape is jointed! He has two facial expressions, two interchangeable heads (one with his helmet and one without), two interchangeable hands, and a display stand. Effects parts are also included (they attach with magnets, fittingly enough). Add him to your collection now!
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Accepting late bookings, call 061 400 994 or email firstname.lastname@example.org today!
This class develops good posture, balance, flexibility, coordination, spatial awareness and rhythm inherent both to Ballet as well as to a healthy body and mind. Ballet is not only a beautiful dance discipline, it also promotes the development of mental concentration and memory recall, together with body toning, strengthening and elongation of the muscular structure. Participants will learn basic ballet positions and patterns in a traditional structured class, consisting of a warm up, barre and centre exercises, and finally a relaxing warm down routine, incorporating improvised movements to music.
About Rebeca Mateos Morante
Rebeca Mateos Morante has toured extensively both with the critically acclaimed Compañía Elvira Andrés led by the ex-director of the National Ballet of Spain, and as Flamenco soloist with the international dance phenomenon Riverdance. She has worked with many prestigious choreographers, having performed one of the last productions of the famous Bodas de Sangre under the direction of its celebrated choreographer, the late Antonio Gades.
Rebeca forms part of the last generation of professional dancers to have trained at the renowned Centro Coreográfico Mariemma in Madrid incorporating extensive professional conservatory training in Classical Ballet, Bolero School, Spanish Stylised Dance, Spanish Folk Dances and Flamenco. In ballet alone she has trained under renowned masters such as Julia Estévez, Carmina Ocaña, Nadine Boisaubert and Patricia Crosbie, among others.
Rebeca is currently studying for her PhD at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance where she guest lectures in both theoretical and performance based modules. A philosophy graduate with a first class honours Masters in Psychoanalysis and Cultural Studies, her own academic research output includes conference presentations, publications and choreographies that explore themes associated with her interdisciplinary doctoral thesis “The Dancer in the Mirror: Body Identity and Body Motion in Danza Española”.
Through a combination of performance platforms, residency opportunities, master classes, talks and lectures, Dance Limerick will advocate for artistic dialogue and exchange. In collaboration with dance artists across a range of practices, Dance Limerick will promote the creation of new and innovative work and will devise programmes of access, engagement and participation for the wider public.
Based at the premises of the former Daghdha Dance Company, Dance Limerick houses offices and a fully equipped studio space along with a separate performance venue known as the Daghda Space
Further information about facilities and opportunities for professional dance artists available from Jenny Traynor at
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Product Announcement from Keystone Electronics Corp.
Designed for increased durability, the new USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 products can withstand greater than 10,000 mating cycles. Micro configurations provide the smallest PCB footprint of all USB interconnects, significantly reducing PCB real estate. In addition, a unique socket lead-in design enables blind-mating with the plug. Plugs and Sockets are manufactured with gold plated contacts for reliability and low contact resistance.
Cat. No. 940TR is a surface mountable Micro-USB 2.0 Type B socket. It is available on tape and reel to simplify pick and place installation. Insulating material is UL94V-0 rated. Cat. No. 955 is a thru-hole mountable Micro-USB, 3.0 Type B Socket that delivers data transfer speeds to 4.8Gbps. All USB 3.0 sockets are backward compatible with USB 2.0 plugs. They are ideal for use by numerous electronic devices such as digital cameras, mobile phones, flash drives and computer peripherals.
Keystone's Type B Micro-USB Plug kits, Cat. No. 941 for USB 2.0 applications and Cat. No. 957 for USB 3.0 applications, are well suited for creating custom cable assemblies. Kits supplied with an unassembled metal housing with strain relief. Both Plug and socket are available in stock from Keystone's global distribution network.
Keystone Electronics Corp. is a major manufacturer of interconnect components and hardware and provides a full complement of stamping, machining and assembly services. An in-house application engineering group is on hand to aid in product modifications or customers special designs.
Keystone is an ISO-9001:2008 certified company, RoHS compliant with headquarters
in the US and offices in Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.
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NEW YORK, June 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
According to a report byAmeri Research Inc., the global legal cannabis market was valued at USD 14.3 Billion in 2016 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 21.1% between 2017 and 2024, while also reaching a value of USD 63.5
Citing another report from Deloitte, nearly two-thirds of current cannabis consumers are likely to buy cannabis products from a legal channel. Jennifer Lee, Partner, Cannabis National Leader, and Consumer Advisory and Analytics Practice National Leader, said: "Most current and likely cannabis consumers want a variety of products offered at reasonable prices from suppliers who can vouch for the safety and origin of those products. Cannabis companies will need to have secure supply chains to protect the quality and integrity of their products, and retailers will need to meet consumer expectations, including providing a positive, engaging retailing experience and protecting the privacy of their customers, especially online."
WeedMD Inc. (OTC: WDDMF) is also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Venture under (TSX-V: WMD). Earlier this week the Company announced, "that the first batch of cannabis plants have been transplanted to its modern greenhouse located in Strathroy, Ontario and are scheduled for harvest by September 2018.
'Our initial crop of plants successfully entered our recently-licensed Strathroy greenhouse last week and our first 10,000 sq. ft. grow room is now fully operational,' said Keith Merker, Chief Financial Officer of WeedMD. 'With this hybrid, large-scale, modern greenhouse, we will be able to produce quality cannabis with maximum efficiency. This facility will be the prominent source of supply for our medical cannabis patients and for future adult-use consumers across Canada and emerging international markets. I want to acknowledge and thank our incredibly dedicated, passionate and experienced best-in-class cultivation team.'
Strathroy Greenhouse Facility Updates:
For more information, access our investor presentation here and corporate video here."
Intec Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: NETC) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing drugs based on its proprietary Accordion Pill platform technology. The Company recently announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The Company raised approximately USD 37.5 Million in a public offering of 6.75 Million ordinary shares and 400,000 ordinary shares following the exercise of part of the underwriters' over-allotment option. Furthermore, Jeffrey A. Meckler, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Intec Pharma., said, "Following on favorable PK data from our Phase 1 study of AP-CBD/THC, which combined two key components of cannabis, we are moving forward with a series of Phase 1 PK studies of each of these components alone and in combination. We will initiate the AP-THC study in the second half of 2018. We believe that exploring the individual components of cannabis provides the potential to pursue additional opportunities in target pain indications."
Therapix Biosciences Ltd. (NASDAQ: TRPX) is a specialty clinical-stage pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of cannabinoid-based therapies, proprietary formulation for the treatment of CNS and pain disorders. The Company recently announced that the first subject was enrolled for its Phase IIa, sponsor-initiated clinical trial using the Company's cannabinoid-based technology THX-110 for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, at Assuta Medical Center, the largest private hospital network in Israel. The clinical trial is a single-arm, open-label trial, in which 30 subjects receive one daily treatment of the drug via oral administration and is followed-up for one month with the primary efficacy endpoint evaluating a significant change in the AHI. It is estimated by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine that 12 percent of the U.S. adult population suffer from OSA, and the economic burden of undiagnosed sleep apnea in the United States alone is at nearly USD 150 Billion annually.
Axim Biotechnologies, Inc. (OTCQB: AXIM), a world leader in cannabinoid research and development, today announced that the company has secured additional funding needed to further its clinical development program through S-3 stock purchases. "This financing highlights our investor's confidence in AXIM and our potential for success in cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical research," said George E. Anastassov, MD, DDS, MBA and Chief Executive Officer of AXIM Biotech. "This deal will allow AXIM to move forward with a number of clinical projects including our bio-equivalent dronabinol chewing-gum based product and the MedChewRx™ program for treatment of pain and spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis patients."
Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) is a globally diversified and vertically integrated cannabis company with a presence across four continents. The Company operates two wholly- owned Canadian licensed producers regulated under Health Canada's Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations. Cronos Group recently announced it will hold its 2018 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. at the offices of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP located at 199 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Commerce Court West, Toronto. A live audio webcast and replay of the meeting will also be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website.
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According to a recent survey, people have listed chocolate as their preferred cause of death, followed closely by money avalanche. Get one foot in the tastiest grave with this Groupon.
$10 for $20 Worth of Chocolate and Baked Goods
Award-winning Gooey to Die For chocolate-covered brownies are $5.99, a quarter-pound of filled truffles is $8.75, six cake pops are $15, six macarons are $12.99, a 12-piece box of assorted chocolates is $14.99, and an assorted cookie gift box is $14.99.
3 Sisters Chocolate & Bakery
When the founders of 3 Sisters Chocolate & Bakery sought the perfect inspiration for their chocolate shop, they looked no further than three sisters they knew—one really creative, one really sweet, and one a perfectionist. When they founded 3 Sisters Chocolate & Bakery more than a decade ago, they combined these ideals to craft creative, sweet treats from family recipes with supreme attention to detail. Today, the 3 Sisters repertoire includes gourmet cupcakes, brownies, and decadent truffles. It also features the unexpected, such as chocolate pizzas and shoes, adding to the shop's mantra that chocolate is an experience, not just something to eat or pump through an IV.
83% of 137 customers recommend
“Outstanding customer service, great flavor, quality product, tremendous selection and we will be back.”
“Wonderful gourmet chocolate and cupcakes that are big enough for four servings.”
“Very good and fresh!”
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Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? Big Book
Item # 81022
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A Bald Eagle soars, a Spider Monkey swings, a Macaroni Penguin struts, and a Red Wolf sneaks through Bill Martin Jr's rhythmic text and Eric Carle's vibrant images, and all are watched over by our best hope for the future-a dreaming child.
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Jul-Aug-2009, Topic REBIRTH
My entry for the first round of the reborn IRTC (now defunct), although it was more a test for the site than anything else. Overall, the new site looks promising, but it has still some problems, and parts of it are not yet finished… but well, we at least have a new topic every two months!
Due to some problems with the submission form, I lost the texts, sorry…. at least I will like to credit here the author of the butterfly model, Toru Miyazawa, which I didn’t credit properly on the submission.
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The amount of energy consumed by a typical extrusion operation makes it an obvious target for reduction.
Petfood companies from giants like Mars Petcare US and Nestlé Purina PetCare to specialists like Canidae Pet Food and Natura Pet Products have been opening or retrofitting exciting eco-friendly facilities to great fanfare over the past few years. But executives from these and other manufacturers would say that making petfood more sustainable usually starts with the basics, including energy-intensive processing.
“Prior to sustainability becoming the hot buzzword, it was called cost efficiency,” said Terry Block, president of Nestlé Purina’s North American division. “As you reduce energy and water, you reduce costs, and we have been on that curve for over a decade.”
The amount of energy consumed by a typical extrusion operation makes it an obvious target for reduction. According to Tjitze Smit, petfood division manager for Graintec A/S, the extrusion process can use up to 380 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy per ton of final product (Figure 1). The drying part of the process accounts for the largest use of energy (Figure 2).
Recovery of dryer exhaust and other processing air can save 20 to 100 kWh of thermal energy per ton of final product, Smit said in his Petfood Forum Europe 2011 presentation, “Energy recovery and odor reduction in petfood production.” Often the most cost-effective solutions integrate technologies to reduce not only energy use but also odor and carbon dioxide emissions.
Smit suggested four potential solutions for recovering energy from the drying process:
Thermal and mechanical energy are the major inputs for extrusion, with the typical operation using a 1:2 ratio of mechanical to thermal energy, according to Galen Rokey, process technology manager for Wenger Manufacturing. During a Wenger seminar for petfood producers in the UK in June 2011, he said this ratio affects utility and equipment wear costs and influences sustainability.
The costs are significant, Rokey added, with mechanical costing about 2.5 times more than thermal for the same unit of energy. Wenger has found these averages applicable in almost every region of the world:
Rokey shared an exercise in which the 1:2 ratio was altered by reducing thermal energy by 25% and 43%, with the latter resulting in a 1:1 mechanical:thermal ratio. This changed the energy inputs to the extrusion process, dramatically driving up utility costs and, to a lesser extent, equipment wear costs (Figure 3).
Figure 1. Energy consumption during extrusion: The feed extrusion process consumes a significant amount of electrical and thermal energy, said Tjitze Smit of Graintec A/S in his Petfood Forum Europe 2011 presentation, “Energy recovery and odor reduction in petfood production.”
The bottom line: To maximize efficiency, try to increase thermal energy inputs—look at steam in the preconditioner barrel—and decrease mechanical energy, especially within the extruder.
Steam heat efficiency is key, too. David Degelau, engineer and certified steam system specialist for Hydro-Thermal Corp., detailed the energy losses in a typical industrial heating system in his Petfood Forum 2011 presentation, “Process heating: temperature stability under dynamic flow rates” (Figure 4):
According to Degelau, direct steam injection (DSI) can mitigate these losses. “DSI uses 100% of the steam’s heat energy by adding steam directly to the processing fluid.” This direct contact heating, he added, delivers benefits such as:
To help determine what type of heating system is best for your operation, Degelau suggested doing an energy comparison. Several energy calculators are available online, including ones from the US Department of Energy, Hydro-Thermal and Sempra Energy.
Waste reduction and recovery can also make processing more sustainable, experts from Extru-Tech Inc. said in the February 2009 issue of The Extru-Technician. The first step is to review operational procedures and look for clear waste targets—for example, nonessential extruder water injection.
To recover as much of the remaining waste as possible, start by calculating the amount of rework you can reintroduce into the raw ingredient stream without creating more waste or off-spec product. Base this calculation on extrusion capacity rates and the product formulation, Extru-Tech said, considering all aspects such as starch gelatinization, appearance, durability, density and nutrition.
Dry waste (fines generated during extrusion, with moisture less than 13%) is best recycled by grinding and adding back to the raw material batch mixer at rates of 0-5%, according to Extru-Tech. The company offers a proprietary waste recovery system (WRS) for wet waste, which is typically created during system startup, shutdown or process interruptions and collected from the preconditioner downspout and extruder die. A WRS can continuously convey, liquefy and inject the recovered material as slurry directly into the preconditioner without any operational changes to the extruder, Extru-Tech said.
In a case study of a plant with a WRS facilitating wet waste from an extrusion line producing premium dog food, Extru-Tech said its findings showed a collective annual savings of US$123,455: US$2,906 of energy savings, US$3,844 of water savings and recovered materials worth US$116,455.
Videos: How to save energy
Watch Tjitze Smit, petfood division manager for Graintec A/S, during Petfood Forum Europe 2011, discussing calculation of energy consumption and the benefits of heat pumps.
Presentation: Learn more about process heating
David Degelau, engineer and certified steam system specialist for Hydro-Thermal Corp., explains ways to save energy with industrial heating systems in his Petfood Forum 2011 presentation: "Process Heating – Temperature Stability Under Dynamic Flow Rates."
Companies like The Honest Kitchen, Pulse Canada and Mars Petcare are making "green" ingredients a top priority
See the full results of the survey sent to the Petfood Industry audience on sustainability.
More on sustainable ingredients in petfood from Pulse Canada
Extrusion extravaganza 2010
Get even more online in our database of the latest equipment in all things extrusion, drying and cooling. Check out www.petfoodindustry.com/products.aspx and click "Equipment" or visit www.petfoodindustry.com/ExtrusionExtras.aspx for additional information on th
Cost reduction can often be achieved through optimizing usage of gels and thickeners
Processors should carefully develop, validate and implement an effective kill step to support production of pathogen-free petfoods
Explore the science behind extrusion technologies in the article, "Applying polymer science to extrusion and drying of petfoods"
Over time, errors could contribute to insidious weight gain in companion animals, potentially contributing to the development of obesity
Figure 2. Energy suckers: Drying accounts for the largest use of thermal energy during extrusion, at 60%, plus another 13% of electrical energy, according to Tjitze Smit of Graintec A/S.
Figure 3. Processing efficiency effect on energy and wear costs: The typical petfood extrusion process uses a 1:2 ratio of mechanical to thermal energy, according to Galen Rokey of Wenger Manufacturing. Increasing mechanical while reducing thermal energy can dramatically increase costs.
Figure 4. Energy losses in the heating process: A typical industrial heating system can lose a significant amount of energy, according to David Degelau of Hydro-Thermal Corp. He presented at Petfood Forum 2011 on “Process heating: temperature stability under dynamic flow rates.”
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Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. owns and operates coal mines. It currently owns and operates three wholly-owned surface coal mines: Antelope and Cordero Rojo mines located in Wyoming; and Spring Creek mine located in Montana. The company also has two development projects, the Youngs Creek project and the Crow project; and owns a 50% non-operating interest in the Decker Mine. It operates through three segments: Owned & Operated Mines; Logistics & Related Activities; and Corporate & Other. The Owned & Operated Mines segment includes thermal coal production where the sale occurs at the mine site. This segment includes Antelope mine, Cordero Rojo mine and Spring Creek mine. The Logistics & Related Activities segment includes services provided by the company to its international and domestic customers where it delivers coal to the customer at a terminal or the customer's plant or other delivery point, remote from mine site. The services provided in this segment include the purchase of coal from third parties or from owned and operated mines as well as the contracting and coordination of the transportation and other handling services from third-party operators, which are typically rail and terminal companies. The Corporate & Other segment includes results relating to broker activity, its share of the Decker Mine operations, and unallocated corporate costs and assets. Cloud Peak Energy was founded on July 31, 2008 and is headquartered in Gillette, WY.
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The horse murders scandal refers to cases of insurance fraud in the United States in which expensive horses, many of them show jumpers, were insured against death, accident, or disease, and then killed to collect the insurance money. It is not known how many horses were killed in this manner between the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s, when a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation brought the horse killings to light, but the number is thought to be well over 50, and may have been as high as 100. In addition, in 1977, the heiress Helen Brach disappeared and was presumed by law enforcement agents to have been murdered by the perpetrators of these crimes, because she threatened to report their criminal activity to authorities; continuing investigations into Brach's death began to uncover the insurance fraud in the 1990s.
Thirty-six people were indicted and tried for insurance fraud, mail and wire fraud, obstruction of justice, extortion, racketeering, and animal cruelty in connection with the horse murders; 35 were convicted. Of the 23 people indicted in Chicago in July 1994, 20 pleaded guilty.
Over the 20-year period during which the horse murders took place, several different motivations led horse owners and trainers, often affluent and well-respected people, to become involved in what ultimately became a widespread conspiracy.
In some cases, the owner of a promising, or even prize-winning, horse was temporarily strapped for cash and decided to insure and then kill the animal; this was the situation in the 1982 murder of the show jumper Henry the Hawk.
Sometimes people bought over-valued horses. Rather than take a loss on a poor investment, these owners chose to finance their next horse purchase by defrauding the insurance company that had insured the unwanted horse.
Another aspect to the scandal went beyond insurance fraud and involved racketeering. This scheme, a form of confidence game, consisted of bilking wealthy widows of their money by encouraging them to invest in horses. The animals were usually over-valued or under-performing, and the conspirators killed the animals in order to prevent the owners from uncovering how much they had overspent. In some cases, before the women invested, these non-performing animals were first "bid up" in value by the co-conspirators, in an attempt to make them seem more desirable to the purchasers. In other cases, a shill buyer would offer to co-purchase the horse from a conspiring owner or trainer, with each buyer putting up half the stated purchase price. The check from the shill buyer would be destroyed and the two con artists would deposit and split the money paid by the wealthy woman buyer. If she began to suspect that the horse she had purchased was relatively valueless, it would be killed for the insurance money, which would soothe her financially, and if the conspirators still had her confidence, she would then be encouraged to invest in another co-owned horse, repeating the cycle. The men who worked this form of confidence game often acted as gigolos to the widows they bilked. It was one of these schemes which the wealthy widow Helen Brach uncovered that — when she announced her intention to report the fraud that had been perpetrated on her — led to her disappearance and murder.
Drucks' Henry the Hawk
In 1981, 17-year-old Lisa Druck of Ocala, Florida (now known as Rielle Hunter) owned and rode a show horse named Henry the Hawk. Because Lisa (born June 6, 1964) was underage, her finances were controlled by her father, James Druck, an attorney and owner of Eagle Nest Farm. Druck's legal practice consisted of defending insurance companies against claims, and he knew that if a horse were electrocuted in a certain manner, it would be very difficult for a veterinary pathologist to find signs of foul play and the death would be chalked up to colic. According to ABC News, Lisa was "a prize-winning equestrian when her father was implicated in an insidious plot to electrocute horses for insurance money."
In the early 1990s, following James Druck's death, convicted horse-killer and FBI informant Tommy Burns told authorities and reporters that James Druck had first attempted to sell his daughter's horse for $150,000, but the highest offer he received was only $125,000. He then hired Burns and personally taught him how to electrocute horses, even going so far as to buy Burns' first set of electrocution tools. The first horse that Druck hired Burns to kill was Henry the Hawk, whose life insurance policy was worth $150,000. James Druck thus started Tommy Burns on a 10-year-long career as a "horse murderer".
James Druck collected on a $150,000 insurance policy for arranging the killing of his daughter's horse in 1982, but he was under investigation by the FBI when he died of cancer in Tampa, Florida in 1990.
The wealthy socialite Helen Brach was another prominent victim. Brach was a millionaire candy company heiress and animal lover who vanished in 1977 at the age of 65. While her body was never found, she was declared dead in 1984. Investigators suspected that she was murdered because she threatened to reveal what she knew about the over-valuing of horses, which would have led authorities to the string of horse killings perpetrated by Richard Bailey, a man who was later indicted for a role in her murder.
|“||Helen Vorhees Brach, millionaire heiress to the Brach's Confections fortune, was one of Bailey's victims. She met Bailey in 1973 and they entered into a relationship. In 1975, Bailey's brother, Paul, sold her three horses for $98,000; unknown to Brach, Bailey also participated in the sale, and the horses were worth less than $20,000. Additionally, Brach bought a group of expensive brood mares. On New Year's Eve 1977, Brach and Bailey 'danced the night away' at New York's Waldorf-Astoria, but their relationship soon began to deteriorate. Early in 1977, Bailey and a co-conspirator arranged an extensive showing for Brach, hoping to persuade her to invest $150,000 in more horses. Brach left in less than an hour. Further, an appraiser Brach hired recommended she invest nothing in training one of her original three purchases, contrary to the $50,000 estimate of the trainer recommended by Bailey. Around this time Brach also visited her breeding stock. After viewing the mares, she openly displayed rage at the stables, screaming about being cheated and informing anyone within earshot that she was going to the district attorney's office. Subsequently, she told a close friend that she was disturbed about her purchase of horses from a younger man whom she had been seeing (Bailey), and after hearing that her friend knew state prosecutors, she agreed to visit the State's Attorney's office after she returned from her upcoming visit to the Mayo Clinic. Brach departed from the Mayo Clinic on February 17, 1977. She was never seen again, and her body has never been found. Bailey was interviewed in connection with her disappearance but no charges were filed at the time.||”|
In 1984, seven years after she disappeared, Helen Brach was declared legally dead. In 1997, the connections between her death and the conspiracy involving socially prominent horse owners and their hired horse killers became the subject of a true crime book, Hot Blood: The Money, the Brach Heiress, the Horse Murders, written by Ken Englade.
The horse killers
Tommy "The Sandman" Burns (a.k.a. Timmy Robert Ray) earned his nickname because he "put horses to sleep" for the conspirators. He traveled the show circuit, visiting stables with his athletic bag full of electrocution equipment and, for fees ranging from $5,000 to $40,000 — generally for 10 percent of the insurance price on the horse — he would kill horses for their owners, who would then pay him off from the money obtained by defrauding the insurers. Burns justified his destruction of the animals on the grounds that electrocution — the technique that he had learned in 1982 from James Druck — was quick and painless.
In 1992, the investigative reporters William Nack and Lester Munson, writing for Sports Illustrated, interviewed Burns, who told them a great deal about how the conspiracy operated:
|“||Burns's preferred method of killing horses was electrocution. It had been so ever since the day in 1982 when, he says, the late James Druck, an Ocala, Fla., attorney who represented insurance companies, paid him to kill the brilliant show jumper Henry the Hawk, on whose life Druck had taken out a $150,000 life-insurance policy. In fact, says Burns, Druck personally taught him how to rig the wires to electrocute Henry the Hawk: how to slice an extension cord down the middle into two strands of wire; how to attach a pair of alligator clips to the bare end of each wire; and how to attach the clips to the horse—one to its ear, the other to its rectum. All he had to do then, says Burns, was plug the cord into a standard wall socket. And step back.||”|
In 1989, Burns was hired to kill a jumper horse named Streetwise. This horse was owned by Donna Brown, the ex-wife of former U.S. Olympic rider Buddy Brown, who had once been a trainer at Paul Valliere's farm in Rhode Island. Because the animal had already suffered from colic and thus could not be insured against that disease, electrocution was ruled out as a method of murder. Donna Brown insisted that Burns break the animal's leg and make it look like an accident so that the horse would have to be put down by a vet. Burns decided to sub-contract the deed to a man named Harlow Arlie, who was willing to cripple the horse with a crowbar.
By this time, the FBI had Burns under surveillance, and although the agents were too far away to prevent the fatal injury to Streetwise, they were able to capture Burns and Arlie after a short chase. The two men confessed to the crime, and Burns, in retaliation for being left without legal aid by his powerful former employers, turned FBI informant and revealed the names of dozens of people who had hired him. As a result of his confession, 36 people were arrested for animal cruelty and insurance fraud, of whom 35 were convicted.
Burns, who revealed the names of many other conspirators, was sentenced to a year in jail for his crimes, including breaking Streetwise's leg; he served six months. He still resides in Florida, where he has legally changed his name to Tim Ray; he currently sells auto parts for a living.
Not only electrocution and leg-breaking were employed as methods to kill insured horses. When arson looked profitable, an entire stable could be burned to the ground, to collect on the building insurance as well as the horse insurance. Richard Bailey, who feuded with his brother, and Frank Jayne and his family, were said to have left "a trail of violence" in the horse-club world of the upper Midwest states of Illinois and Wisconsin over the course of decades.
Horse trainers also participated along with Burns in the conspiracy, including Paul Valliere, the owner of Acres Wild Farm in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. In 1994, Valliere admitted that he hired Burns to electrocute his show horse, Roseau Platiere, so that he could collect $75,000 in insurance money. Once he was apprehended, Valliere turned state's evidence. He wore a wire for a year, gathering information for the federal authorities who were investigating the conspiracy.
Due to his cooperation with law enforcement, Paul Valliere was sentenced in 1996 to four years of probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine; he also was indefinitely suspended from participating in horse shows sanctioned by the American Horse Show Association. In 2006, Valliere attempted to gain reinstatement to the United States Equestrian Federation (formerly AHSA) causing outrage among those who recalled his crimes, and sparking an online campaign to have him permanently barred from participation in equestrian events.
One of Valliere's close friends, the Rhode Island-born trainer Barney Ward, who owned Castle Hill farm in Brewster, New York, also arranged horse-killings for wealthy owners; Burns said Ward arranged for Burns to commit 15 horse killings.
Ward was charged in 1994 with arranging the killings of four horses. Although he claimed to be innocent of the charges, he pleaded guilty in 1996 to conspiring to kill four horses for their insurance payouts between 1987 and 1990: Charisma, Condino, Rub the Lamp and Roseau Platiere. In court papers he "admitted that he told the horse killer to keep quiet about the people who hired the killer to slaughter the horses, and, if he kept quiet about [Ward's] friends and business associates, [Ward] would pay him money. [and] that [Ward] later spoke with the horse killer and [...] said that he would kill the horse killer if he did anything to hurt [Ward]."
Ward was sentenced to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of probation, and ordered to make restitution of $200,000 to one of the defrauded insurance companies. Upon his release, Ward sued the AHSA, which had barred him from attending its sanctioned shows. He claimed that it was his right, as a private citizen and no longer a member of the AHSA, to watch his son compete in equestrian events. In 2000, the Supreme Court of New York found that argument meritless, ruling that Ward's membership in AHSA at the time of his criminal conduct, plus his promise to be bound by the organization's rules, authorized the AHSA to discipline him, regardless of his current membership status.
Donna Brown, the ex-wife of Paul Valliere's former associate Buddy Brown, was convicted of hiring Tommy Burns and Harlow Arlie to break Streetwise's leg.
In 1993 Jane F. Clark, president of the 60,000-member United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), then known as the American Horse Shows Association (AHSA), which sanctioned 2,500 equestrian events, told The New York Times that her organization was giving federal authorities its complete cooperation and noted that she was "eager to see the investigation completed and any guilty parties brought to justice." By 1995, the AHSA (now USEF) had expelled a number of members who had been indicted for various crimes connected with the horse murders, including Marion Hulick, Barney Ward, and Paul Valliere.
A literary parallel
In 1988 — long before the arrest of Tommy Burns and the subsequent unraveling of the horse murders conspiracy of silence — "Brat Pack" novelist Jay McInerney based a roman à clef novel, titled Story of My Life, on the young adulthood of his former girlfriend Lisa Druck, James Druck's daughter. McInerney's novel implies that the cause of protagonist Alison Poole's "party girl" behavior is her father's abuse, including the murder of her prize jumping horse.
McInerney has said that he chose to write about Druck and her friends because he was both "intrigued and appalled" by their behavior, and the lead character, Alison Poole, who was closely modeled after Druck, was described as "an ostensibly jaded, cocaine-addled, sexually voracious 20-year old." Story of My Life opens with Alison Poole's description of her father and her seemingly casual comment that she gave up riding when her horse — called "Dangerous Dan" in the story — suddenly "dropped dead," details that closely parallel Lisa Druck's early life.
|“||I'm like, I don't believe this shit. … [Dad] buys his new bimbo Tanya who's a year younger than me a 450 SL convertible — always gone for the young ones, haven't we, Dad? — plus her own condo … My old man is fifty going on twelve. … Nothing my father does surprises me anymore. … My parents have seven marriages between them … Acting is the first thing I ever really wanted to do. Except for riding. When I was a kid I spent most of my time on horseback. I went around the country showing my horses and jumping, until Dangerous Dan dropped dead. I loved Dan more than just about any living thing since and that was it for me and horses.||”|
In the novel, Allison Poole's horse is poisoned, not electrocuted, but at the end of the story, the orchestrator of the murder, just as in Druck's actual life, is revealed to have been the young woman's father:
|“||I loved that horse. ... When he was poisoned I went into shock. They kept me on tranquilizers for a week. There was an investigation — nothing came of it. The insurance company paid off in full, but I quit riding. A few months later, Dad came into my bedroom one night. I was like, uh-oh, not this again. He buried his face in my shoulder. His cheek was wet and he smelled of booze. I'm sorry about Dangerous Dan, he said. Tell me you forgive me.||”|
There was open speculation that Story of My Life was a roman à clef novel when it first appeared; to New York Magazine's questions "Is it real? Did it happen?" McInerney replied, "I'm anticipating some of that kind of speculation, but I'm utterly confident of not having any lawsuits on my hands. The book is a fully imagined work of fiction. On the other hand, it's not to say that I didn't make use of … That's why I live in New York. Mine is not an autonomous imagination."
McInerney's references to the horse murder conspiracy went unremarked by sports journalists or the general media at the time of the novel's publication, because the scandal itself had not yet come to light in the national press, but the novel received renewed interest in the wake of the Edwards-Hunter extramarital affair. In August 2008, Vintage Books ordered an additional 2,500 copies of the book in the wake of the interest generated by the Hunter-Edwards scandal.
- William Nack and Lester Munson (1992-11-16). "Blood Money: In the rich, clubby world of horsemen, some greedy owners have hired killers to murder their animals for the insurance payoffs". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- Englade, Ken (1997). Hot Blood: The Money, the Brach Heiress, the Horse Murders. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 0-312-95726-2.
- Timothy O'Connor (2008-08-20). "Criminal past haunts Brewster horse family". Lower Hudson Valley Journal-News. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- Munson, Lester (2008-08-14). "Edwards' "other woman" revives memories of gruesome scandal". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- Robin Finn (1995-10-30). "Horse Show; Equestrians Facing Competition and Lingering Scandal". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- New York Times (1996-01-19). "3-Year Term In '90 Killing Of Prize Horse". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- Baram, Marcus (2008-08-12). "The Many Lives of Rielle Hunter: From Equestrian With an Infamous Father to NYC Party Girl Immortalized in Fiction, Hunter's Life Story Is Unique". ABC News. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- Lambiet, Jose (2008-09-13). "Dad of Edwards' mistress had dark side". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- Hiers, Fred (2008-08-12). "John Edwards affair story has an Ocala angle". Ocala Star Banner. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- Don Terry (1993-09-05). "On Killing Horses for Money: A Craftsman's Dirty Secrets". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- Tom Meade (2006-02-01). "R.I. horse killer is eligible for reinstatement: Paul Valliere, who admitted paying a hit man in 1994 to electrocute a show horse for insurance money, could be reinstated to the United States Equestrian Federation, provoking outrage among equestrians across the country.". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- Frank Main and Don Rozek (2001-05-04). "Arrest revives saga of murder, arson, fraud". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- New York Times (1995-09-22). "Top Equestrian Is Convicted In Horse Insurance Scheme". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- American Horse Shows Assn. v. Ward, 718 N.Y.S.2d 593, 186 Misc.2d 571 (2000)
- McInerney, Jay (1989). Story of My Life. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-72257-2.
- Johnson, Richard (2008-08-06). "Novel Tale of Pol's 'Mistress'". New York Post. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
We dated for only a few months, but in that period, I spent a lot of time with her and her friends, whose behavior intrigued and appalled me to such an extent that I ended up basing a novel on the experience.
- Dowd, Maureen (2008-08-09). "Keeping it Rielle". New York Times.
- McInerney, Jay (Jan–Feb 2005). "Interview". Breathe Magazine.
- Stein, Sam (2007-10-10). "Scrubbed: Edwards Filmmaker's Deleted Website Raises Questions". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- "Edwards' Mistress Dishes on Sleeping with Powerful Rich Men, Sort Of". Radar. 2008-07-29.
- "Slave of New York: Jay McInerney is back with another nightlife novel.". New York Magazine. 1988-09-05. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- "Edwards' mistress was basis for '80s book character". Baltimore Sun. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
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COMMANDER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
NAVAL WAR COLLEGE
The contents of this paper reflect my own personal views and are not necessarily endorsed by the Naval War College, the Royal Australian Navy or the US Department of the Navy.
The Italian Fleet and submarine arm turned out to be not nearly as effective as their strength had led both friend and foe to expect.
Kriegsmarine Admiral Karl Doenitz,Commander in Chief of U-Boats
When Fascist Italy commenced hostilities in June 1940 it reinforced the German anti-shipping campaign with one of the largest Submarine Forces in the world. Kriegsmarine commanders expected that the Regia Marina’s 113 submarines would significantly bridge the gap between the 55 U-boats the Germans had available and the 300 required to effectively blockade the British Isles.1However, despite some spectacular but isolated successes, the Italians failed to deliver substantial operational results and by the September 1943 armistice 85 of their submarines had been destroyed.2Yet it would be incorrect to dismiss the Italians as ineptly led or poorly manned like other elements of the Il Duce’s military machine. Instead, analysis shows that antiquated doctrine, poor integration with their German allies, and technical deficiencies combined to reduce the Italian submarine force’s effectiveness.These factors continue to be critical aspects in combined maritime operations today.
The Regia Marina Submarine Force
Experiencing a substantially different style of operations during WWI in comparison to the Germans, the Italian Navy developed different submarine concepts of operations and design philosophies between the wars. By the eve of WWII, Italian Submarine Force had become the orphan of an ill-defined naval strategy and had been assigned diverse roles including: coastal defense, enemy fleet interdiction, fleet scouting, mine laying, destruction of enemy shipping, and the transportation of essential war material. This led the Italians to develop a diverse Submarine Force to fulfill these roles throughout the 1920s and 30s. As a result, the Italians commenced hostilities in June 1940 with 113 boats of more than two dozen designs.
Contemporary analysis by Germans and Allies alike concluded that the Italian Submarine Force could have been a potentially decisive factor in the early days of the Atlantic War, but this did not eventuate. This failure to deliver was not due to cowardice or ineptitude. Like the Kriegsmarine, the Regia Marina had its celebrated heroes and some were recognized with significant German decorations in addition to Italian awards. Admiral Doenitz himself noted that ‘[the Italians] are perfectly capable of delivering an assault with great gallantry and devotion…often display greater dash and daring than the Germans, who are less prone to be carried away by the thrill of battle.’ The challenging Gibraltar Straits choke point was notoriously difficult to negotiate yet the Italians managed to do so on forty occasions in both directions losing only one submarine in the process, so a lack of mariner skills is not to blame. Arguably, Italian submarines were the most widely deployed boats of any nation in WWII. In addition to the Mediterranean and the North and South Atlantic Oceans, Italian submarines operated in the Red Sea and Northern Indian Ocean as part of the naval defenses of the Italian colonies, and in later periods midget submarines were deployed into the Black Sea while fleet submarines conducted long-range supply trips of critical war materiel to the Japanese in the Far East. These far-flung operations are demonstrative of a capable support network, so if logistic failures did not reduce operational effectiveness what did and what are the applicable measures of effectiveness?
In the Axis anti-shipping campaign operational success was measured in merchant tonnage sunk. However, the Mediterranean and Atlantic operational environments were significantly different in this regard, particularly in regard to the level of enemy merchant activity (i.e. target availability). When employed to their strengths (solitary operations in areas of independent merchant steaming with low enemy aircraft activity), the Italians performed quite credibly. Overall their output was sound but at a rate of effort below German expectations and performance.11The most successful Italian submarines in terms of tonnage were the 32 submarines in the Atlantic which sank 109 vessels between 1940-43; an aggregate of almost half a millions gross tons, but with half these boats lost on operations the cost was high. In considering the Italian performance;doctrine and training, integration, and technical capabilities are the critical areas in which the Italians were found wanting.
Doctrine and Training
When Italy entered the war one of the greatest challenges facing its submarine arm was a lack of suitably qualified and experienced crews. Perhaps more limiting was a failure to understand the modernization of submarine warfare, which left them with antiquated doctrine based on their WWI Adriatic experience. This was reinforced by incorrect lessons learned from the Italian submarine contributions to the Spanish Civil War in 1937 where they had shown some ability to intercept independent merchant vessels in otherwise benign conditions. As a result, Italian submarine tactics were significantly less advanced in comparison to German developments prior to the war. While the Germans favored surfaced night attacks using diesel engines to achieve full speed for maneuver and intercept, the Italians preferred to lie in wait submerged. German Wolf Pack tactics called for a group of submarines to attack en mass to maximize confusion and overwhelm the escorts, while the Italians employed their submarines in independent patrol areas. Like the Germans initially, the Italians favored surfaced gun attacks against lone merchantmen to conserve precious torpedoes but persisted with this tactic long after it became imprudent. These aspects not only made the Italians less effective in the relative dearth of merchant traffic of the Mediterranean, it hampered their integration into broader German operations in the Atlantic.18Having completed a detailed inspection on the Italian boats in the combined base at Bordeaux in 1940, Krieg smarine officers reported to Admiral Doenitz that their new allies had ‘a lack of tactical ideas and tactical training of the submarines’ officers, though they are very dynamic and good willing.’19But instead of addressing these shortfalls, the Italian submarines were deployed to areas where Allied convoy procedures were absent or less robust, and where they were more likely to avoid enemy aircraft.20A prime opportunity to develop a militarily effective partnership was squandered, much to the advantage of the Allies.
Contemporary accounts also suggest that the Italian submariners did not enter the war with a mindset ready for unrestricted hostilities. Italian commanders had a culture of prioritizing the more glamorous warship targets in preference to the merchant vessels that contributed to the enemy economy. Furthermore, some Italian commanders showed great humanity and compassion, including remaining surfaced for extended periods to tow lifeboats filled with merchant sailors to safety rather than abandon them on the high seas. The Germans specifically banned such practices but Italian submariners remained quietly impressed with such bravado and chivalry. This was not the mindset of a force focused or trained for unrestricted submarine warfare.
The Regia Marina had schools and facilities to train submariner officers and crews but the diverse roles and methods of employment made their integration with the German U-boats problematic. This went deeper though, with differing methods of communication, convoy reporting, and even weather observations making the Italian contributions unappreciated by the Germans to the point where they appear to have been written off somewhat uncharitably by Doenitz himself by 1941 despite his desperation for more platforms at sea. While there were efforts to train some Italians in the German training squadrons in the Baltic, these efforts appear haphazard and inconsistent. Further complicating the Italian efforts was their own lack of effective anti-submarine capabilities. Not only did this have operational impacts for their surface fleet defenses, it hindered their own submarines from receiving effective training in avoiding and overcoming enemy anti-submarine forces, which reduced then their operational capabilities once deployed. The combination of all these factors meant that the Italian submariners commenced the war with outmoded doctrine, archaic tactics, incomplete training, and a chivalric mindset unsuited to their role in the Axis anti-shipping campaign.
While Italy pursued a parallel war strategy with distinctly separate aims to Germany, Axis Submarine Forces were quickly integrated through the establishment of a regional U-Boat headquarters in Rome. In broad terms the outcomes of this arrangement were de confliction of submarine deployment and a generic understanding of operational matters. However, relations were not smooth and distrust existed to the point that German personnel were not initially allowed in the main operations room, though trust grew from necessity as Germany had substantially greater involvement in the Mediterranean. German liaison officers were also appointed to the Italian submarine facility in Bordeaux, though the facilities remained separate and not integrated to maintain clear national chains of command and logistic support. In this respect, Submarine Forces appear to have been the best aligned Axis capabilities at this stage of the war, though this was only at a broad level due to procedural incompatibility. Crucially, if liaison officers had been assigned at lower levels (such as at the Squadron level, or even assigned temporarily to individual submarines) this would likely have helped overcome some of the tactical differences that generated operational inefficiencies.
As outlined earlier, Italian submarines operated in widely dispersed theatres though this was not always coordinated effectively with the Germans. Specifically, boats operated in the Atlantic, starting from declaration of hostilities and including transfers to Bordeaux after the French surrender. However, by late 1941 German U-boats were being transferred to the Mediter-ranean to reinforce Axis naval support to the North African campaign. Admiral Doenitz opposed the redeployment of German submarines away from his Atlantic schwerpunkt, but Hitler overruled him to support the strategic situation of his Italian allies and the beleaguered Panzerarmee Afrika. The result was Italian submarines operating in the Atlantic to reinforce a German U-boat force which itself was now depleted due to transfers to the Mediterranean where the Italians had originated. This strategic confusion was not conducive to an effective interdiction and anti-commerce campaign.
Unlike more iterative German U-boat designs, Italian submarine classes varied significantly, incorporating different design concepts and complicating crew training and logistical requirements. Notable differences include using two different sizes of torpedoes (the larger, more standard size for use against armored warships, and a smaller caliber torpedo for use against merchant vessels), large caliber deck guns (some classes even having dual fore and aft mounts), and a characteristically large conning tower. This latter feature made the Italian boats easier to detect on the surface both visually and through greater radar signature. Other shortcomings included shorter periscope heights in comparison to German designs, a lack of diesel intake masts which impacted rough seas operations, and rudimentary fire control apparatus which reduced torpedo accuracy. More critically for survival, Italian submarines were not optimized for crash dives, making them more susceptible to aircraft attack.
Creditably, the Italians learned the operational lessons of these shortcomings quickly and made significant efforts to rectify them. However, industrial shortcomings and competing priorities at the national level made this problem impossible to remedy completely. Technical assistance from Germany was hastily improved including the provision of electric torpedoes (which left no bubble wake like the Italian steam torpedoes, making the submarine’s attack less visible by day) and radar detection equipment to help avoid Allied aircraft. However, by early 1943 the Italian boats were deemed obsolete and relegated to non-combat resupply missions to Japan. The Kriegsmarine replaced them by gifting the Italians with seven modern German built U-boats along with appropriate training and while these were delivered, the Italian armistice occurred before any became operational. Thus, the Italians entered the war with designs that were not effective and despite later German assistance, were unable to rectify the deficiencies during the course of the war.
Comparison to Contemporary Maritime Operations
The Italians’ hard-learned lessons in a combined environment have continuing relevance for contemporary operations. In this respect, the Axis forces in 1940 were unlike modern alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or the Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS), and bear greater similarity to looser organizations such as the Combined Maritime Force (CMF) in the Middle East or the Five Power Defense Agreement (FPDA). Nevertheless, there is clearly a large differential between CMF’s constabulary focused operations, the baseline warfare practices of FPDA exercises, and high-end war fighting such as the Axis anti-shipping campaign in WWII and for which NATO has trained for decades. Practiced training and doctrine, effective integration, and shared technical capabilities are only possible within an environment of closely Allied nations.The US and UK managed to achieve this effectively during WWII despite not having a close alliance prior to the war, reflecting political will and strategic relationships at the highest levels. Italy and Germany did not have this relationship, and neither do many partnership arrangements today. Differences in national commitments to an alliance can be significant with the additional demands placed by contemporary legal and domestic public issues making the differences larger and harder to overcome. In the face of these complexities, it may be difficult to resolve the political aspects of integration that generated operational challenges such as those faced by Italy and Germany from 1940-43.
In general, countries conduct their own mission preparation training before assigning a platform to a multilateral operation, with integration training restricted to basicmaneuvers and communications. A notable exception is the UK’s Flag Officer Sea Training, which conducts training off the south coast of the UK, though this is only for NATO forces and some closely aligned nations.40The utility of shared training, procedures, and doctrine cannot be overstated but require san extended period of close relations to develop.Italy and Germany did not have sufficient time prior to hostilities to do this, but neither do they appear to have prioritized a comprehensive rectification plan when these shortcomings were identified in 1940. Clearly, developing tactics, common procedures and most of all trust prior to a conflict is the optimal method for generating capability and reducing operational risk. Phase zero engagement and training exercises are, therefore, pivotal to future interoperability in a combined environment and must be prioritized accordingly.
The utility and effectiveness of placing liaison officers to enhance integration and interoperability is understood in any modern coalition or alliance model and is usually standard practice.41In this respect, through the combined Axis submarine HQ in Rome and shared facilities in Bordeaux, German-Italian Submarine Forces led the Axis powers in cooperation and coordination. From 1942 onwards, technological cooperation between Italy and Germany substantially increased to include transfer of radar detection equipment, torpedo technology, and indeed entire platforms. However, such technical exchanges today are relatively rare except where a pre-existing close relationship exists.42Similarly, coalition support provides logistic items such as food and fuel but rarely extends to critical systems and weapons, again excepting where pre-existing alliance relationships exist. Thus, many of the challenges facing the Italians and Germans in 1940 remain pertinent today.
Finally, the German-Italian experience has enduring lessons for service pride and national chain of command outside of and sometimes despite alliance priorities. Partner nations can only be as close as the political will allows, and governments will always maintain control of their own forces, which limits cooperation to some extent. As much as Germany and Italy were formally allied, they were partners of convenience thrust together at the brink of war without adequate opportunity to coordinate force development and utilization effectively. Axis submarine force difficulties were, therefore, the operational consequences resulting from divergent political aims, policies, and strategies. This continues to be a strong consideration in contemporary operations.
Italy’s entry into the war found her operating with a new ally without the opportunity to develop the baseline enabling capabilities for combined operations. This minimized the impact of tripling the available submarine platforms for the combined offensive against Allied merchant shipping. While the Italian boats were technically less advanced and more vulnerable than the Germans, mismatched doctrine and procedures made them largely ineffective even in supporting and ancillary functions.
Integrated training and common procedures remain crucial to operational effectiveness and develop with trust over an extended period. Italy and Germany did not have this time but, more critically, they did not prioritize rectification when these shortcomings were identified in 1940. It is contradictory that Doenitz implored his High Command for additional reconnaissance and strike assets, yet discarded the opportunity to develop the Italians’ potential. Instead, he largely dismissed them after his initial disappointment and did not develop their capabilities more fully. While this would admittedly have pressured Kriegsmarine training resources, this critical error had possibly decisive results. Had the reformation of Italian submarine capabilities been prioritized, Axis naval cooperation would have been much more effective at the exact time that the U-boat offensive was at its most potent and prior to the US entering the war. While this may not have affected the material superiority that the Allies later generated, it may have had a decisive impact on strategic decision making when Britain stood alone.
In other areas, Axis naval forces showed great innovation, such as combined HQ and shared facilities. Furthermore, from 1942 onwards the submarine technological cooperation between Italy and Germany was substantial. However, by the time this began in earnest the Allies, now significantly reinforced by the US, had made substantial technical and procedural improvements. For the Axis it was a case of too little, too late.
While these shortcomings are evident in hindsight, it appears that the Germans and Italians made the best of a situation plagued with political and operational constraints. Many of those same constraints exist today in loose coalitions but less so in tighter alliances such as NATO. Contemporary operations are also likely to be fast-paced, high-intensity campaigns without the years that the Axis forces had to start addressing their shortfalls.Many of the Italian lessons therefore remain eminently applicable today and need to be addressed prior to conflict where possible. Where this is not feasible, the Germans provide a solution through their efforts to identify operational areas of reduced risk to enable the Italians to best contribute within their modest level of capability. This is a valuable lesson in enabling less able partner nations to contribute operationally and potentially deliver a much greater strategic effect through their presence and integration in the combined force.
The more navies operate and exercise together prior to conflict, when mistakes and errors are far less costly, the greater their capability to operate together in future operations. To achieve the integration and procedural commonality desired, close and well-practiced alliances are the only realistic option for building effective, high-end warfare capabilities. It is therefore worth considering if there are sufficiently robust training activities, underpinned by shared enabling capabilities, technologies and relationships, focused in the regions most likely to require them. The Germans and Italians operated together only as allies of convenience and paid the price in blood and defeat. Their lack of commondoctrine and interoperability, coupled with a lack of focused effort to resolve these shortfalls when identified, cost lives and lost opportunities. Had the requisite effort been made in 1940, or prior, the potential strengthening of the U-Boat offensive in 1941 might have had decisive effects.
VADM Albert J. Baciocco, USN, Ret.
CAPT Charles B. Bishop, USN, Ret.
Dr. Frank P. Craven
STCM (SS) David L. Dalke, USN, Ret.
Mr. John D.Duncan
CAPT Richard J. Dzikowski, USN, Ret.
CAPT John Howland, USN, Ret.
Mr. Phillip L. Marshall
Mr. Don E. Messner
IC1 (SS) Alfred J. Murphy, USN, Ret.
EMCM W. David Parmenter, USN, Ret.
Mr. William E. Patterson, Sr.
CAPT Robert D. Rawlins, USN, Ret.
CAPT Charles W. Rush, USN, Ret.
CWO4 T. J. Smith, USN, Ret.
CDR William J. Traynor, USN, Ret
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As soon as she was hit, she lost feeling in her legs — even as she continued to drive down the highway. She was forced to use her hands to move her foot off the pedals and tried to push the brake pedal with her hand. She was ultimately able to stop by pulling her emergency brake.
Throughout the ordeal, Franklin was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher.
“I touched my right shoulder and I saw blood on my hands and I realized I had been shot. I kept saying I needed them to hurry up ’cause I thought I was going to pass out,” Franklin said.
Franklin, a fashion design student at Clark Atlanta University, was told by doctors soon after her injury that she might not be able to walk again. However, she is determined to regain her mobility.
“I’m starting to regain feeling back in my body. I feel my ribs, my bottom, my tailbone, and I’m starting to get some feeling in my legs,” Franklin said. “I will walk again. I want people to never give up on themselves, no matter what.”
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Franklin with her medical expenses and expected lengthy recovery. According to the fundraising page, Franklin’s single mother is helping to support her and another daughter who is also in college. The family’s home will need alterations to make it wheelchair accessible, and Franklin’s car was totaled in the shooting. She will need a wheelchair-compatible car in the future.
The fundraising page also highlights the progress Franklin has made so far in the first few weeks of her recovery. It includes videos of her physical therapy, learning to use a lift to get from bed to wheelchair and more.
Clark, the suspected shooter, was arrested April 22 on charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault. He was booked into the Coweta County Jail and remains there after his bond was denied.
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I had the pleasure of shooting Donna Buice for her blog - http://donnabuice.com/. I loved her carefree attitude and constant laughter. It was a joy to spend time with her! Her daughter, Allyson, has been one of my close friends for many years, and she came along on the shoot, so you'll see some cute Mother/Daughter shots too. :) Keep that in mind for this upcoming Mother's Day - 5/9/10!
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What does Christianity teach about God? On the one hand, it says that God is a spirit and He can’t be expressed in human words and concepts as any word is not fully able to express or contain the concept of “God”. On the other hand, we are in front of God’s revelation given by the Holy Bible and the experience of many saints, and in front of the fact of God’s self-revelation.
“God is a spirit” (John 4:24), says John the Evangelist, presenting the summary of the Holy Bible about God’s revelational description. Also, God’s spiritual being reveals His omnipresence because physical and material things necessarily relate to the limitations and being in a particular space.
In the Old and New Testaments, we have the idea of God from the information of God’s influence in human history, which also shows that God is not an indifferent observer of the course of His creation. He enters into the history of humankind, in creation, and guides by His providence, giving His commandments and appeals.
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Start building your modular quiver here. The new refined aluminium mast profile section delivers an optimal balance between light weight and exceptional strength, so you can kite, wing, surf and tow foil with confidence, making use of the fully interchangeable Sonar Foil System to extend your playtime on the water. Engineered to last, with exceptional strength to weight ratio, and our unique GeoLock system for a clean, direct feel with minimum resistance on the water. The AF85 mast increases overall ride performance in choppy conditions. The AF72 mast is ideal for shallower waters, and prone surf foiling. Now with A700 Fuselage for added stability, and new S270 Carbon Stabilizer for performance and efficiency.
The latest edition to the Fusion system brings ease of use and accessibility to the forefront of design. Building off the incredibly successful original double agent foil, the Cabrinha design team have re-vamped this industry classic and have made entry to the sport of foiling even easier with this highly maneuverable and forgiving foil.
With its blend of full carbon and EPS core construction, low aspect Ratio wings and extruded aluminum fuselage with Heli coils, the DA850 allows for a slower planing speed which helps get you up on the foil early with a stable and predictable feel.
Combined with the Cab Fusion ultra-stiff hybrid mast, this all makes the DA850 the go to foil for any kiting activity, as well as providing the perfect foundation to adjust your set up for different sports by adding the X series wings.
The best part of the last 5 years has been the rise in hybrid development and crossover technology amongst sports. No where is this more evident than in foil boarding. The hydrofoil has become the common denominator in all of the surf and wind sports today. Therefore, it reasons that its important to have a hydro wing-set capable of crossing between sporting genres with flawless performance and capability. Enter the X Series™ wings from Cabrinha. The design of the X Series™ recognizes and exploits the most important features needed in all hydrofoiling genres. Lift, efficiency and control are the three pillars that drive the X Series’ high performance and buttery smooth ride. Through a combination of outlines and wing profiles the X series delivers a smooth lift and stable flight with precise turning and control.
The X Series’ efficiency is enhanced by our all new Cab Fusion mast and fuselage ecosystem. The Cab Fusion is a redesign from the bottom up to remove any unwanted ‘play’ in the system while streaming the connection between the wings and the fuselage. The resulting increase in stiffness and reduction in drag puts the X Series wings into an all new class of hydrofoils.
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Biting is not an uncommon behavioral problem in some breeds.
Even if biting is minor, it should never be an acceptable habit. If it is not addressed as soon as possible, it can quickly get out of hand.
Biting is usually a conduct practiced by young puppies, but some dogs may even carry on this behavior into adulthood.
This could be either because they have not learnt proper, appropriate conduct, or they may be doing it for other reasons.
However, when biting presents in an adult dog, proper training must be put in place to deal with this problematic issue.
Why Do Belgian Malinois Bite So Much?
Among all other dogs, why do Belgian Malinois bite so much?
Belgian Malinois are a breed that often have biting problems. This could be due to several factors.
Here are some reasons why your Belgian Malinois could be biting so much:
1. Territorial Instincts
The Belgian Malinois is a very territorial breed of dog.
This means that he likes to protect and guard the property where he lives and the yard or garden.
He will mark this territory to let other dogs know that this is his territory. However, some territorial dogs could develop problems such as aggressiveness.
Aggressive dogs may display behavioral traits such as barking, growling, fighting, snapping, and biting.
These actions will most likely be displayed toward other dogs, especially of the same sex. Belgian Malinois is considered to be naturally a very territorial breed.
In some individuals of this breed, their territorial instincts will make them prone to biting other dogs.
Belgian Malinois males tend to be more territorial than females.
As well as that, males often possess more strength and they could be more aggressive and willing to bite.
A Belgian Malinois biting or fighting a smaller dog could result in serious harm or injury for the latter.
2. Belgian Malinois Has Not Been Taught Not To Bite
Puppies will bite, whether it is a Belgian Malinois or any other breed.
Puppies like to mouth and chew on things, especially due to the fact that their little teeth are coming in.
They do this to relieve the pain and itch.
Puppies also like to bite because it is a force of habit, or because they are playing.
In a litter, puppies will play fight and wrestle among themselves, biting each other playfully.
Play biting is not an intentionally bad behavior. But it can quickly get out of hand, and potentially hurt someone.
This is why puppies should be taught early on that biting is not an acceptable behavior. This is critical for them, otherwise this conduct will carry on into adulthood.
Adult Belgian Malinois have very sharp teeth and strong jaws, so biting, although playfully, could lead to a lot of damage.
For some, it may seem like there is nothing wrong with this playful behavior. Belgian Malinois like rough play, and biting will simply be a part of it.
But for a Belgian Malinois living in a family with kids, or when other children come over, this could be an issue.
The Belgian Malinois could be playing happily, but unbeknownst to him, his playful biting could harm or injure the child.
Not only do Belgian Malinois puppies need proper training to learn to stop biting, but they also need proper socialization in their earliest months.
A young puppy must be introduced to different people and children, and other dogs and animals.
They need to allowed to socialize and interact with them.
This will teach the little Belgian Malinois about the world and how to treat both humans, dogs, and other creatures.
A lack of understanding and no knowledge or interaction with strangers might lead to hostility as adult dogs.
This, in turn, could lead to aggression, and with this will come growling, snapping, or even biting.
4. Inherited Genetics
Some Belgian Malinois may inherit aggressiveness from their parents, and this gene may cause them to display viciousness.
One form of an aggressive, vicious behavior could be biting.
Belgian Malinois individuals with inherited aggressiveness can be prone to biting other dogs, animals, and even strangers.
Even though the genetic make up of the dog cannot be altered, training can be put into place to tame aggressive behavior.
It can also help the dog become calmer and practice self-control.
5. Not Enough Physical Activity Or Boredom
Why do Belgian Malinois bite so much due to not enough physical activity?
If a Belgian Malinois has excess pent up energy, they will be more prone to showing destructive behaviors to release it.
They could also be less able to self-regulate their actions. Among these destructive behaviors is biting and chewing.
A Belgian Malinois that is bored is also more likely to bite.
Ensure your Belgian Malinois is exercised regularly, at least 3 to 4 times a day for 20 minutes at a time.
There should be running or active games included in this exercise regimen.
If your Belgian Malinois does not have excess energy or boredom, they will not be prone to biting or chewing as much.
6. High Prey Drive
The Belgian Malinois dog breed has what is called a high prey drive.
This is a natural instinct they have which will cause them to want to chase animals.
They will especially want to run after small dogs, cats, rabbits, or even children.
However, Belgian Malinois could also possibly chase adults, pedestrians, bikers, joggers, the postman, or vehicles.
When a Belgian Malinois is chasing down an animal, he may snap at them or bite them, viewing it as its victim or quarry.
7. Herding Instincts
Belgian Malinois were originally bred as herding dogs, to both herd and guard sheep.
When doing their work, these dogs would nip and bite the back legs of the sheep to hurry them along.
These herding instincts still naturally remain with the Belgian Malinois up until today. As a result, they may be inclined to chase after other dogs, cats, or children.
As they are doing this, they may nip or bite their legs.
This is an instinctive behavior that they demonstrate, passed down onto each generation of this breed.
8. Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety could become a problem in a Belgian Malinois if this dog is left alone on its own for too long often.
It could also result if the dog does not receive enough socialization on a daily basis.
Separation anxiety in this dog leads to a range of different problematic and destructive behaviors.
These include barking, howling, growling, withdrawal, chewing, digging, trembling, snapping, or biting.
9. Previous Treatment
If you are adopting a rescue Belgian Malinois, it could be expected that the dog may have some behavioral issues.
Even though this is not always the case, it is likely that your dog could have had owners that did not care for him properly.
The dog could have been neglected, underfed, or beaten.
The dog could have learnt and used biting as a self-defense method. Now any time the dog feels fearful, it could bite to protect itself.
Even though you mean no harm to your rescued Belgian Malinois, the dog will not understand this.
It will take time before your dog learns to trust you and realize that you mean no harm, and he does not need to bite.
How To Stop Belgian Malinois From Biting?
To stop a Belgian Malinois from biting, whether a puppy or an adult, first of all make sure your dog has enough exercise.
Your dog also needs to have something else to chew on, like a rawhide bone. This will prevent him from drawing greater attention onto biting you or your clothes.
However, some Belgian Malinois are provided with both exercise and things to chew on, and they could still tend to bite.
In this case, you will need to teach your dog step by step that biting is not acceptable.
So then, how can I teach my Belgian Malinois to stop biting?
- When your Belgian Malinois is biting you, pull away, stamp hard on the floor with your shoe and say ‘No Biting’.
- When he stops, immediately praise him and reward him
- If he begins to bite again, repeat the same actions
- Ensure to reward your dog with a treat each time he stops the act of biting, to show him what you approve of.
The loud, forceful stamp on the ground will signify your disapproval. Your dog will see that you are unhappy, and the loud stamp will startle him and alert him.
As soon as he calms down and stops the action, he will receive praise and a treat.
Additionally, the command ‘No Biting’ will stick in his head and he will associate it with your disapproval of his biting actions.
Your Belgian Malinois will realize that biting is an unacceptable conduct – but whenever he calms down and stops it will reward him.
This will make him want to stop biting and instead continue the good behavior as it brings him praise and rewards.
Belgian Malinois Temperament
Belgian Malinois are not your typical lap dogs. These dogs have boundless energy – they are athletic, agile, and hard working.
Their tireless energy and high work drive can keep them going for hours on end without becoming exhausted or fatigued.
They can jump, climb, and chase swiftly.
Belgian Malinois are intelligent and fast-learning. They have great trainability and can learn a wide range of different commands and actions.
These dogs are one of the best naturally protective dogs in the world. They are protective over their family and will guard their property.
They are watchful, alert, and wary. They look up to their leader and are always eager and zealous to please, follow commands, and fulfill their work or tasks.
Belgian Malinois form an exceptionally strong bond and attachment with their owners.
Thus, they will only reserve that loyalty and affection for their human partner and family members.
They love to have social interaction with their owner every day, or else they could become unhappy.
Toward strangers these dogs will show nothing more than aloofness.
They will be cautious around those they do not know, and watch out for their family near any visiting strangers.
They are also territorial dogs, so they will guard and mark their property against other members of their kind.
Are Belgian Malinois Naturally Aggressive?
Some Belgian Malinois individuals can be prone to natural and instinctive aggressiveness.
This may not be due to any particular factors or reasons, but simply because of the dog’s genetic makeup.
Belgian Malinois are a protective, guarding, and territorial breed. Therefore it is natural for some of these dogs to show aggression.
Belgian Malinois will most likely show aggression to other dogs, especially of the same sex, rather than humans.
They could also show aggression to cats or other animals. They might show aggression to strangers as well, but this is not as common.
This is because of the fact that they want to obey and please their owner, so they would not demonstrate an unacceptable behavior.
A well trained Belgian Malinois will know that even if they wanted to show aggression, it would displease their owner.
If, however, the Belgian Malinois feels threatened, or their family is in danger, this dog will not hesitate to show aggression or attack.
Are Belgian Malinois Good With Kids?
Belgian Malinois can be very good with kids, but these dogs need to receive proper socialization with them upon first meeting.
A puppy Belgian Malinois must be introduced to kids early on in their life to be able to get familiar with them.
A well socialized Belgian Malinois will be an outstanding guard and protector for children, so that no harm comes their way.
They can also be great companions and wonderful, energetic play mates.
At the same time, Belgian Malinois do have a high prey drive, so it could be possible for some dogs to chase and even nip kids.
As their leader, you will need to train and teach your dog that this behavior is absolutely not permitted.
If you are still worried, be sure to supervise your kids, especially small ones, when they are playing with your Belgian Malinois.
In conclusion, why do Belgian Malinois bite so much?
This can be due to several factors. Namely, high prey drive, herding or territorial instincts, genetics, improper training or socialization, boredom, and excess energy.
A rescued Belgian Malinois might bite due to previous ill treatment.
Belgian Malinois can also be naturally aggressive. Aggression often leads to biting.
However, a good training regimen will help your Belgian Malinois learn that aggression toward others and biting is an unacceptable thing.
With proper training and socialization, the Belgian Malinois can be an excellent family pet.
They will not only be loyal to you, but they will be affectionate guardians to your children as well.
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Get to know the man behind the voices of Iron Man, MODOK, Captain America and kid’s favorite character SpongeBob SquarePants, Tom Kenny. Today, there were rumors that he had died. This is not the first time rumors that he had passed away had hit the internet. Some said his life had come to end and for some bizarre reasons.
You have to wonder what his wife and two kids think of him cheating the internet’s quest to kill him not once but twice! And why would someone start these rumors? There have been countless fake celebrity death reports but it’s curious that Tom Kenny aka SpongeBob has been a frequent victim. But thankfully SpongeBob fans everywhere can rest easy knowing that Tom Kenny is safe and sound.
Tom Kenny began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian in Boston, though he later went to San Francisco where he continued to perform stand-up comedy. However, he still credited his comedy career to the legends in animation, such as Tex Avery, rather than other comedians in the field. Tom didn’t initially plan to provide voices for a living, though one night when he was performing his comedy routine, there were some executives from Nickelodeon and Hanna-Barbera in the audience, who approached him with an offer to work with them, which changed his life forever.
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Everyone knows that Siri can do a lot of stuff for you. It’s one of the finest smart assistants (no, let’s not start the comparisons with Google Now, now). And credit where credit’s due: Apple’s Siri is probably the first truly successful commercial smart assistant.
One good thing about iOS 7 is that Siri’s prowess has been increased tremendously. Obviously, it’s hard to figure out all that Siri can do but PhoneBuff has uploaded a video that shows 50 things that Siri can do. Some of them are connected to a particular theme (for instance, NFL or movies), and it’s amazing how Siri learns to understand continuous questions just like in a human.
50 Siri Voice Commands
As a sample, here are the things that we found really interesting:
#1. Make a reservation at a restaurant of your choice.
#2. Find out how many calories are there in a recipe.
#3. Do a lot of calculations (percentage calculations for tip for instance.)
#4. What airplanes are flying over you?
#5. All about movies: rating, reviews, trailers, etc.
#6. All about NFL and NBA.
#7. Read tweets from people just by asking Siri.
#8. Find appointments and reminders.
#9. Weather forecasts.
#10. Currency Conversions: just ask Siri to convert from one currency to another.
#11. Add reminders – and be quite specific too. Like, say the name of a particular list you’ve created and Siri will add reminders to it.
#12. Siri knows a lot about days. Holidays, etc.
#13. Post to Facebook or Twitter.
#14. All of the Settings: Wi-fi, Bluetooth, Brightness, Volume.
#15. Find out if you’ve got new messages and have them read out loud.
#16. General knowledge questions.
#17. Play music from your library! And control the playback too.
#18. All about stocks.
#19. Set timers, alarms. Delete alarms or turn them off.
#20. Teach Siri to pronounce names.
#21. Email someone right from within Siri.
#22. Get Morse code!
#23. Get directions to a place.
#24. Check voicemail too.
#25. Go directly to the settings of a particular app by saying “Open <APP NAME> settings.” Something like “Open Twitter settings” will open Settings → Twitter.
There’s actually quite a lot more that Siri does. Check out the video to find them out. How many of these did you know already? And got any command that Siri understands and reacts to? Let us know in the comments!
Siri is a default feature on iPhone 4s, 5, 5c, 5s and iPad 2 and later running iOS6 and iOS 7.
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Last month, as Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston with days of record-breaking rains, Mexico issued a statement offering to send food, generators and medical aid to Texas "as good neighbors should always do in trying times."
Mexico offered help even as President Trump was attacking the country on Twitter, calling Mexico "one of the highest crime nations in the world" and reiterating his claim that Mexico will pay for construction of a border wall between the two nations.
While Trump never responded to Mexico's offer, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state would accept the country's aid.
In a statement released Monday, Mexico's Foreign Ministry said that aid is now being redirected to care for Mexican families and communities still reeling from the recent one-two punch of natural disasters that struck the nation.
At least 95 people died in Thursday's magnitude 8.1 earthquake, according to the Foreign Ministry, most of them in the southern Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas. While aid has arrived in many of the hardest-hit regions, where thousands of homes were reduced to rubble, local media have reported that in some places, survivors are still waiting for help.
While authorities scrambled to dig victims from rubble and provide shelter to the homeless on Mexico's southwestern coast, a Category 1 hurricane struck Mexico's Gulf Coast on Saturday. At least two people were killed by Hurricane Katia, which was downgraded to a tropical storm shortly after making landfall, officials said.
Trump did not offer condolences to Mexico after either disaster, as is common when tragedies befall U.S. allies, even as multiple American mayors and governors offered their sympathies and help. Nor did Trump offer U.S. aid to Mexico.
Trump's silence as the earthquake death toll climbed was widely seen here as another sign of Trump's cool attitude toward Mexico.
While Mexico is a major U.S. trading partner and has for decades been a steadfast ally, Trump has blamed Mexico for sending drugs and criminals into the U.S. and for stealing American jobs. Negotiators from the U.S., Mexico and Canada are locked in a tense renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the landmark trade deal Trump has threatened to scrap if he does't win major concessions from Mexico.
In its statement about rescinding aid on Monday, Mexico's Foreign Ministry made a special point to thank Abbott, who after the earthquake pledged to "stand with Mexico and offer whatever aid and assistance we can to help them recover after this disaster."
The Foreign Ministry also expressed the Mexican government's "full solidarity with the state of Florida in the face of the severe impact of Hurricane Irma."
"Mexico will be aware of the development of this phenomenon in the following days, and hopes that soon the state of Florida as well as the state of Texas and the state of Louisiana will recover from the damages caused by the hurricanes that have impacted them," the statement said.
Several hours later, Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray received a phone call. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on the line.
"Tillerson offered his condolences for the loss of life and the devastation caused by the earthquake in Mexico and from Hurricane Katia," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. "He emphasized to Foreign Secretary Videgaray that the U.S. government stands ready to assist our neighbors in Mexico during this difficult time."
8:37 p.m.: This article was updated with a statement from the U.S. Department of State
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I enjoy thinking of others when having sex. Does anyone else do this? Is this normal??
You can not concentrate on the game well and thus you cannot satisfy your wife or your partner in that case.It is like a lecture where when you listen well you are likely to pass exams.
Quite normal if your partner is not much to fantasize about - which most of us are not. However, making sex a second hand experience is not as satisfying as concentrating on partner in hand and enjoying the real experience.
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Humans of AST is a blog series where you can learn about the people behind CaptionSync and Automatic Sync Technologies (AST). We’re thankful for all the great work done by our transcribers, managers, engineers, and other team members, and wanted to share a bit about them with the world. This series is inspired by the online series called Humans of New York. You can see all posts in our Humans of AST series here.
Aylin Dunham is a part of our Customer Success Team. She began working for AST as a transcriber, eventually transitioning to work as a project manager. She is a native Arizonan, and she graduated from the University of Arizona with a History degree in 2018. She worked for the Disability Resource Center at her school for four years, learning about the importance of accessibility needs and services. Her undergraduate experience gave her a deep appreciation for information technology and gave her extensive experience in administrative and management services.
“My favorite part of living in southern Arizona is being near the Sonoran Desert. There’s a scarcity of water here, and because of this scarcity, I think that human connection is strongly valued. Coming from a family with a history of disabilities, I was inspired by the individuals in my desert community who were dedicated to connecting with others in order to expand accessibility for all. When I’m not working, you’ll most likely find me hiking in one of the beautiful trails near my home, playing the piano, and spending time with family.”
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How To Do Low Cobra
Low Cobra is a pose that opens the chest and front of the shoulders as well as strengthening the muscles of the upper back. Many of the poses practiced in yoga are great at opening the back and hamstrings, but Low Cobra provides the balance to those poses. Too often we are rounded in our shoulders and slightly hunched over. If this sounds like you, then you should learn how to do Low Cobra.
How does Low Cobra help eliminate a hunchback? The first reason for that hunched-over appearance is tight and overworked muscles of the chest, shoulders and biceps. Low Cobra stretches these muscles and opens the front of the body. The second reason for a hunchback look is bad posture from weak and overstretched muscles of the upper back due to overuse of this position. The Mayo Clinic describes what good posture should look like: chest high and shoulders back. Unfortunately most of us are hunched over sitting at a desk, driving with a slouched back or looking down at a Low Cobra uses the upper back muscles to lift the upper body off the ground.
Low Cobra is one of the four poses incorporated into a Vinyasa Flow. In a Vinyasa flow your body moves from Downward Dog to Plank to Chaturanga to Low Cobra. This Flow is the perfect balance between both stretching and strengthening both the front and back side of the body. For this reason, Vinyasa Flows are a staple of most yoga practices.
Once you are familiar with Low Cobra you can move to the Up Dog position. The Up Dog pose takes the Low Cobra, adds a press through the arms and a lift of the legs off the ground giving you an even deeper stretch through the entire front of the body.
This pose open chest and strengthens upper back.
1) Begin lying face down on your mat with head slightly lifted and hand sitting directly under shoulders.
2) Point your toes so the tops of you feet are on the mat.
3) As you exhale, lift your heart slighty using your upper back muscles and keeping ribs on the mat.
4) Keep your legs and feet relaxed and on the ground.
5) Keep your abdominals contracted and breathe slowly.
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John Faucher – JPMorgan: A question on Frito, which is if we look at the track data, whether it’s the absolute level of sales or even the market shares, the results today are better than I think we would’ve expected. So, can you talk a little bit about what you’re seeing maybe in the non-track channels there and then if you think about the market share issue, how should we be thinking about Frito share within salty snacks and then sort of how that’s going to work in broader context of the whole Frito-Lay business?
Indra K. Nooyi – Chairman and CEO: Brian Cornell is right here, so let me have Brian talk about the Frito-Lay business.
Brian Cornell – CEO, PepsiCo Americas Foods: John, I think we saw very balanced results in the quarter I think the overall investments we’ve made in brand building, in innovation. Our focus on productivity and execution really played out well in the fourth quarter and I think you saw that equate to growth in our value share, our volume share and also improvement in unit share. So, we are very pleased with the execution in the quarter and we would expect that the continued which we going to next year.
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The walls in the Thing-hall in Ripa Town 825 AD are adorned with a 20 m long mural. It depicts the story of the foundation of the town. One of the many figures in the mural is the slave Asketud. She was destined for a hard life at the absolute bottom of the social order.
The series Vikings by the Wadden Sea has been created with the support of Region Syddanmark. The docudrama is produced by Ribe VikingeCenter in co-operation with Malstrøm.
You can visit the film location, meet the characters from the episodes and learn much more about the Vikings in Ribe VikingeCenter.
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Wow. Check out the HUGE penthouse in NYC that the Live! With Kelly and Michael host Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos are selling for $24.5 million. The place they’ve called home since 2005 has a whopping 6,792 square feet with 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths–plenty of space for their 3 kids to run around.
Mark & Kelly’s Place:
They bought the SoHo condo for $9.5 million and spent 2 years renovating it. The listing boasts “soaring 12’3 ceilings, lit by way of window after window. Enter through a gracious foyer into the spectacular living room sun kissed by an enormous skylight. Tread on dark stained white oak flooring past seven windows into the grand eat-in-kitchen and dining room.”
“A chef’s dream appears filled with high end appliances, including a fully vented six burner Wolf stove with griddle, two Electrolux dishwashers and three Sub-Zero refrigerators, clad in Carrara marble and luxurious blue stone as well as custom milled wood and stainless cabinetry.”
“A second stunning dining room opens up to a full outdoor kitchen.”
“A media room offers a cozy haven lit by an enormous skylight and warmed by a gas fireplace.”
I used to watch Kelly and Mark on All My Children, back when my son was little and I was home alone with him all day. I’d look forward to taking a break with my Pine Valley friends every afternoon at 1:00.
Anyone else remember them as Hayley and Mateo? 🙂
“Swing open the French doors to reveal an incredible 3,073 square foot private roof deck with an outdoor fireplace and plenty of seating on which to unwind.”
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Anapology by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new media chief for
calling President Barack Obama anti-Semitic was “warranted,” the White House said Thursday. A spokesman stopped short, however, of explicitly accepting the apology or of condemning Netanyahu’s
controversial decision to appoint Ran Baratz to the powerful position.
Spokesman Josh Earnest said White House officials “have seen the reports about
this individual’s previous comments about US officials, and also seen the reports about his apology. In this case it is readily apparent that that apology was warranted.”
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PVDF has a high tensile strength and stiffness. The impact strength is still good at temperatures around zero °C. The advantages of PVDF are particularly prevalent at higher temperatures. This is due to the high fluorine content which causes strong interactions between the PVDF chains. This, in turn, displaces the softening and the loss of properties at higher temperatures. This also has an effect on long-term creep strength. Pipes, fittings and valves of PVDF are uncolored and opaque (milky, translucent).
PN 16 16 mm -225m
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Preferred pressure rating subject to ambient temperature
No Feedbacks yet.
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The Implications for Medical CV design, structure and content
We recently hosted an evening webinar on the Medical CV. 70 trainee doctor registrant learnt how the selection panel reviews your Medical CV.
Trainees are often surprised when they find out how little time is spent looking at their Medical CV at each stage of the process (in some cases a few seconds to minutes). This is probably even more shocking when trainees often spend hours putting one together.
Generally speaking, there are 3 phases in which your Medical CV is considered post submission.
Stage 1 Initial Review of your Medical CV
This is often done by only one person (usually the Chair of the Panel). The process can literally be a few seconds per CV. The main purpose of this stage is determining who should be interviewed and who should not. This is sometimes referred to as shortlisting or culling. Your main aim at this point of the process is for your CV to provide all the essential information required to get into the interview pile. Standing out is only a secondary aim. So make sure you have reviewed the job description and put all the essential stuff that may be required, such as medical degree, registration status, years of experience, trainee status somewhere on the front page, preferably in either the header or the career goal section.
Stage 2 Pre Interview Review of Medical CV
This is when the other panel members have the opportunity to browse your CV prior to the interview day. Some will do this in more depth than others. It’s your first chance to stand out. So again a good career goal statement and a well laid out CV is essential at this point. Because they are just browsing again the front page should include all the main things you want them to know about you, as they are only likely to glance at the rest at best.
Stage 3 The Interview
Your CV (and application) will probably be sitting amidst a pile of others in the interview room so that panel members can refer to it. So why not refer to it yourself in your interview responses. This reminds the panel that its there and contains further information about you to support your candidacy.
For much more about how the panel reviews your Medical CV and the implications for structure, content and design see our video below, where we also talk about whether you need to do a cover letter or not.
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Anyone clicking onto our website these days is experiencing quite a surprise. We are happy to announce the Phase 1 launch of a new, overhauled website. We are currently working on further enhancements to the site and will reveal that within the next couple of months.
Most noticeable are the streamlined graphics evident on the home page and coordinating sub-pages. Large, clear and inspiring images showcasing our products is prominently displayed, and additional white space helps the eye focus on pertinent content. Navigation has also been upgraded for a more user-friendly style. For example, the our offerings are clearly divided into two search methods: by product line or by solution.
We’ve expanded our MirroFlex
line with new patterns and finishes that cross many applications.
This Fall, eight new finishes joined the lineup including new wood grains, linens, solids and a metal. Sophisticated Linen Beige and Linen Chocolate are accented with a subtle strie pattern. A rich, plum Merlot and a cool, calming Lavender make up the new solids. Three new wood grains make their debut as well: reddish-brown African Cherry and American Walnut, plus a cool, gray Oregon Ash. And a metallic Brushed Stainless rounds out the new finishes.
Several new patterns have also been introduced. For ceiling tiles we’ve added an industrial look with Corrugated, a pattern designed to mimic the look of corrugated metal. And since MirroFlex offers the advantage of being lightweight with the ability to be cut on-site with scissors. The Corrugated pattern is available as a 2-foot by 2-foot tegular, lay-in ceiling tile.
Our wall panels are donning four new patterns: the iconic Subway Tile; a brick-patterned Herringbone; a highly-dimensional, rectangular Tetrus; and the North African-inspired Morocco that echoes the region’s iconic ogee shape. All are offered as 4-foot by 8-foot panels.
Note: These new MirroFlex patterns + finishes will be on our website for the Phase 2 launch.
Hot Off the Press
All the new finishes and patterns as well as new photography can be seen in our brand new MirroFlex Catalogs. Our catalog has also been revamped with real-life case studies, more technical information, defining icons throughout that mark prominent features.
We will be sending the catalogs to our sales reps and distributors within the next couple of weeks so be on the look out for that. Remember you can always call us at (800) 849-1320 or visit our new site,www.atilaminates.com
, to order samples and promotional materials.
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St. Francis Summer Classic Basketball Update
This week, St. Francis would like to introduce you to the Summer Classic coaches while giving a quick update on the action.
JG Electrical Installations is the lone unbeaten team in Boys High School with Richie George guiding the squad. Booby Bruns has Dr. Schilling’s PODs 3-1. Ryan Woerner has a young Breen Electric at 2-1. John Pensabene has returned to the Summer Classic and leads the Orangemen 2-2. Joe Kenel, Brian O’Connor and the Grayriders are the defending champs at 1-2. Coastal Real Estate is also 1-2 with Greg Hearn calling the plays. Joe Courtney and John Ronayne are the best dressed duo on the sidelines but need to rally BRS Bullets from a 1-3 start. The legendary Jack Gordon pulls up the rear with Belle Harbor Physical Therapy at 1-3.
The Girls High School division has now begun and Clare Droesch is coaching the Betty Boops while John Blum handles Walter Blum’s Giants and Chuck and Mary Gillen lead R. Tyne Painting. The coach for Animal Hospital of the Rockaways is still being determined.
Jack Bender’s Graybeards lead the Boys Grammar Senior division at 3-0. Brian Bagley has the Melons 2-1, as does Dan Leary with the Irish Circle. Ameritag with John Glynn and Gerry Walsh and Walsh Properties are 2-2. John Ameruso and Thomas Ryan once again have J & E Industries. Cyberzone and Kennedy’s are both 1-3 with Mike Knott on one and Matt Knott with the other.
Mike Erhard’s Station Liquors sit atop the Boys Grammar Middle at 3-0 with Allison McGovern and Curran’s Superior Meats in hot pursuit. Peter Stathis has Boarders Surf Shop right behind as is Joe Morelli’s Kill, Wood, Ace & Mann. Jeff Colletta’s Plum Tomatoes look ready to break out and Marty Andresen is the dean of all Summer Classic coaches in his 27th year with Rockaway Little League’s team. Guenter Skammel and Duke McCabe are making strides with Storage Place and Rockaway Jetty respectively.
The Girls Grammar Senior has many rookie coaches including Paige Whelan and Bridget Klein for BHYC; Mary Gallagher and Kate Lynch for The Wave; Anjelika Blum joining Patty Gibson for Belle Harbor Chemists and Meaghan Atwood joining Erin Blum with Kimball Construction. Danny Quinn and Jim McCool return with Walsh Maintenance and T. Moriarty & Son.
Joe Featherston leads Moriarty in the Boys Grammar division while Maureen Powderly coaches Buckley’s; Chris O’Keefe coaches McManus Mechanical; Terry Greene-The Greene Machine; Dom Maiorano-VRCTax.com; Billy Hoffman Pro1Tires; John Mullally-Blue Bear Risk Management; and Jamie Agoglia with RAM Abstract.
Agoglia also doubles as the coach of RAM’s Girls Grammar Junior team in conjunction with Matt Courtney. Kris McCann guides Carvel. John Carlin has Ludwig’s Sand-Witches flying as does Felix Gilroy with Flynn & Flynn. Rich Savastano leads Harbor Optics, Rich McDade has Rockaway W.I.S.H., Terrence Mullin coaches Mullin Basketball Camp and Joe Morelli joins Agoglia in double duty by coaching Rockaway Beach Digital + Design.
Phil Hughes’ second-graders are getting their first taste of the Summer Classic on Mondays and Tuesdays in the gym at 5:45 p.m. The Men’s and Women’s Open leagues have been providing exciting fare.
The Graybeards will crown the first two champions of 2011 with the Legends and Young Gun finals on Thursday, July 28. The Ninth Annual Graybeards Family Run is the following night and it is hoped that nearly all participants in the 2011 Summer Classic will take part in the event. Registration forms have been distributed to all players and can also be found at the concession shack, in this week’s Wave, and at www.graybeards.com. Keep Cool!
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Process Flow Diagrams are widely used by engineers in chemical and process engineering, they allows to indicate the general flow of plant process streams.
Sample Process Flow Diagrams drawn with the RFFlow software. You can . If you haven't done so already, download the free trial version of RFFlow. Once it is . Industrial Design - Wastewater Treatment Plant, Industrial Design Drawing.
Process flow diagrams. PFDs show how industrial process . Click the Connector tool, and then on Pipelines, click the pipeline shape you want to use.
Lucidchart's P&ID drawing software makes creating piping and instrumentation diagrams quick and easy. Our cloud-based tool allows collaborators to work.
Professional Flowcharts at Affordable Prices For Your Business- Learn How to Clarify Complex Processes with a Flowchart. Start with a Free Diagram.
draw.io is free online diagram software for making flowcharts, process diagrams, org charts, UML, ER and network diagrams.
A P&ID is a complex representation of the various units found in a plant. It is used by . Free Download P&ID Drawing Software and View All Examples . The process flow chart provides a visual representation of industrial process equipment.
Process flow diagrams of multiple process units within a large industrial plant will . or flow chart software using a library of chemical engineering symbols.
SmartDraw process flow diagram software is fast and easy to use. You should create your process flow diagram so that it focuses on major plant processes.
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With this lovely weather, we selected some fresh summer outfits for you girls. In this second outfit of our series of girly summer-outfits Laura wears a Fraas scarf, a Modström vest and a Dagmar top combined with a Diesel jeans and Swedish Hasbeens’ shoes.
All available at YOUR premium store!
Styling: Gladys Ferro (<- click her name)
Guest photographer: Joke Emmerechts
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Aug. 6, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 Francis.email@example.com
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas Institute Poll of registered North Carolina Republican and unaffiliated voters indicates the 2016 GOP presidential race is wide open.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was the choice of 16 percent; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul were favored by 9 percent. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was picked by 8 percent and Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Tex. Sen. Ted Cruz were chosen by 7 percent. Three percent of respondents picked Govs. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Scott Walker of Wisconsin, with former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum getting the same percentage.
It should be noted the poll considered only a sample of noteworthy Republican contenders.
Hillary Clinton was the overwhelming favorite when compared to selected prominent Democrats. As with the Republican hopefuls, questions about the primary were asked solely of those eligible to vote in that party’s primary: Democrats and unaffiliated voters.
In questions asked of all registered voters about hypothetical 2016 presidential contests, Clinton and selected GOP contenders finished in virtual ties. The same Republican hopefuls had an edge over Vice President Joe Biden.
The live-caller poll of 600 registered North Carolina voters took place July 28-29, 2014, and had a margin of error of plus/minus 4 percentage points. Of respondents, 25 percent were contacted via cellphone.
Text of questions:*
And now looking ahead to 2016…
If the election for President were being held today, would you be more likely to vote for …
41% The Republican Candidate
39% The Democratic Candidate
3% The Independent / Third Party Candidate
( REGISTERED REPUBLICAN OR UNAFFILIATED VOTERS)
“And if the Republican Primary for President of the United States were being held today and you had to make a choice, for which candidate would you vote between …”
9% Chris Christie
16% Jeb Bush
9% Rand Paul
8% Marco Rubio
3% Bobby Jindal
3% Scott Walker
7% Rick Perry
3% Rick Santorum
7% Ted Cruz
11% or will you not be voting in the Republican Primary
1% Other (Specify)
(REGISTERED DEMOCRAT OR UNAFFILIATED VOTERS)
“And if the Democratic Primary for President of the United States were being held today and you had to make a choice, for which candidate would you vote between …”
40% Hillary Clinton
9% Joe Biden
12% Elizabeth Warren
— Martin O’Malley
1% Howard Dean
3% Andrew Cuomo
2% Bernie Sanders
— Amy Klobuchar
1% Jim Webb
15% or will you not be voting in the Democratic Primary
— Other (Specify)
(ASKED OF ALL RESPONDENTS)
“Now I am going to read you some potential presidential matchups. For each I want you to tell me who you vote for, based on JUST the candidates I mention. Even if you prefer someone else, I want to know who you would vote for between only the candidates I name. If the 2016 Presidential election were held today, and you had to make a choice, for whom would you vote between …”
Republican Democrat Undecided Refused
Chris Christie, the Republican and Hillary Clinton, the Democrat?
47% 46% 6% 1%
Jeb Bush, the Republican and Hillary Clinton, the Democrat?
48% 47% 4% 1%
Rand Paul, the Republican and Hillary Clinton, the Democrat?
47% 48% 5% 1%
Chris Christie, the Republican and Joe Biden, the Democrat?
49% 42% 7% 2%
Jeb Bush, the Republican and Joe Biden, the Democrat?
50% 44% 5% 2%
Rand Paul, the Republican and Joe Biden, the Democrat?
49% 44% 6% 1%
*Totals may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
This poll of 600 registered voters in North Carolina was conducted July 28-29, 2014 by National Research, Inc. of Holmdel, NJ. All respondents were part of a fully representative sample of registered general election voters in North Carolina. Twenty-five percent of the respondents were cell phone-only users. For purposes of this study, voters interviewed had to have voted in at least one of the past two general elections (2010, 2012) or be newly registered to vote since November 7, 2012.The confidence interval associated with a sample of this size is such that: 95 percent of the time, results from 600 interviews (registered voters) will be within +-4% of the “True Values.”
Civitas conducts the only regular live-caller polling of North Carolina voters. For more information on Civitas polling, see http://www.nccivitas.org/category/poll/.
The Civitas Institute is a policy institute based in Raleigh, N.C. More information is available at www.nccivitas.org, or contact Jim Tynen at (919) 834-2099 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Venue Details & Map
41 Quaker StreetShadwellLondonE1 6SN
- +44 (0)20 7377 5067
- Public transport:
- Shoreditch, Underground
This is one of the best wholesaler in town for upmarket fabrics.
Now selling to the public (10m metre min) you cannot get better deals on fabric anywhere.
They have an amazing selection of mens suitings and often have cashmeres and rare wools of the highest pedigree.They buy end of season and you never know what they may have.
They also have a pretty regular supply of various silks and...more
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Paris — An end to the Afghan conflict could hardly come too soon.
Apart from dangerously destabilizing Southwest Asia, the communist takeover in 1978 and the Soviet invasion almost two years later have created the world's largest current refugee crisis, devastated countless villages and towns, and led to the deaths of up to half a million people.
In addition, the conflict has been a thorn in the side of the Russian bear.
Already well before the passing of Leonid Brezhnev in November, Soviet diplomats had made it known in conversations with Westerners that the Kremlin's Afghanistan venture had become too sticky for comfort and that it was angling for a way out. Since the rise to power of Yuri Andropov, Soviet peace feelers have begun to penetrate virtually every debate regarding a political settlement.
Although Moscow is not even included in the next round of United Nations talks on Afghanistan, Undersecretary-General Diego Cordovez is cautiously optimistic that Soviet flexibility could open fresh avenues. He is also well aware that the communist regime in Kabul cannot act without the assent of the Soviets.
At the recent summit meeting in Copenhagen, European Community leaders reacted to a possible change in the Kremlin policy by calling on the new leadership to reassess its Afghanistan policy if it wanted to improve international and East-West relations. And commenting on Afghanistan's future, President Zia ul-Haq of Pakistan said he believed the Soviets were prepared to pursue negotiations but would never accept the existence of a government hostile to Moscow.
Nevertheless, considerable skepticism exists among informed Western and third world observers concerning the Kremlin's sincerity about wanting to pack its bags and leave. Similar reservations have been expressed by Soviet, Polish, and other Eastern European dissidents. The Soviets, it is felt, have too much to lose - militarily, politically, and economically.
Officially, the Kremlin still insists that Afghanistan is an ''internal affair'' and that Soviet troops are not militarily involved except in a supportive role to the Afghan Army. But were it not for the Soviets, the 25,000 -strong, demoralized, and defection-ridden Afghan Army would have collapsed long ago, and with it, the Kabul government.
Ever since their liquidation of recalcitrant communist Afghan leader Hafizullah Amin during the December 1979 invasion and his replacement by surrogate leader Babrak Karmal, the Soviets have to all intents and purposes assumed total command of the Afghan government and the war against the resistance.
Every government minister in Kabul, for example, is provided with at least two Soviet advisers who maintain close liaison with their embassy and have the final say over all matters. Because of the high rate of defections among competent civil servants, teachers, and qualified technical personnel, the Soviets have brought in their own people, many of them Soviet Central Asians, to run the administration and schools. Even the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, the Afghan communist party, has long since lost its powers of decision in the running of the country.
Although Moscow tries whenever possible to launch combined operations with Afghan troops against the mujahideen (''freedom fighters''), Soviet conscripts have assumed full combat roles. This is reflected by the rise in Soviet casualties, believed to be much higher this year than in 1981. According to Afghan Air Force defectors, fighter planes are no longer piloted by Afghans but by Soviets. Many of their sortiesare said to be flown from bases inside the Soviet Union.
All military actions are planned by Soviet commanders with Afghan officers standing by on an advisory basis, if at all. Because of the intense collaboration of many Afghan Army officers and government officials with the resistance, the Soviets have begun to inform their Afghan counterparts of planned attacks as late as possible to avoid leaks. One reason behind the increasing number of operations carried out by Soviet troops or planes based across the border is said to be an attempt to retain secrecy.
Since its intervention, the Soviet Union has invested heavily in Afghanistan. It has nearly completed new airfields in southern Afghanistan and improved or enlarged others such as Shindand near the Iranian frontier, putting Soviet jetfighters and helicopters within easy range of the Arab Gulf oilfields.
Furthermore, the Soviets are already exploiting the huge natural gas reserves in the northern part of Afghanistan - at prices that are about half the normal commercial rates. The country's vast mineral resources are suspected to include oil deposits, and exploration is already in an advanced stage.
It seems improbable that the Soviets would simply withdraw. They would have to tolerate the political presense of a ''victorious'' force of Islamic freedom fighters, whose influence has already begun to spread across the frontier into the Soviet Muslim republics.
If anything, the Soviet presence in Afghanistan has become more subtle. Moscow's idea of an Afghanistan ''friendly to the Soviet Union,'' it is felt, bears much more resemblance to a Mongolian-style satellite than the Finlandization some Western observers have suggested the Soviets might be prepared to accept.
In recent months, Western journalists and travelers have returned from Afghanistan with reports of changing strategy. The Soviets have recognized that to annihilate the resistance would require a commitment involving hundreds of thousands of troops, a move the Kremlin has been unwilling to take.
In some areas where the guerrillas have remained embarrassingly prominent, the Soviets have continued to use massive military force with the aim of crushing every vestige of resistance. Allowing uncompromising mujahideen leaders such as the Panjshir Valley's Ahmad Shah Massoud to survive would endanger plans for continued Soviet domination albeit within the framework of a ''political'' settlement.
But in other parts, KGB-style subversion in the guise of informers and agents provocateurs has been introduced to replace conventional military tactics in an attempt to cause splits among the guerrillas.
''It's a matter of working on personal rivalries in order to get the mujahideen to fight among themselves,'' said Alain Guillo, a French reporter who has traveled to Afghanistan several times and has been in the northern provinces near the Soviet border.
Military assaults are still carried out, but on a sporadic and smaller scale. They are aimed primarily at demoralizing the population. The Soviets have resorted to calculated economic pressure tactics ranging from artificial price increases of foodstuffs such as wheat and ghee (butter) to bombardment of harvests.
There are strong indications the KGB was placing its agents in the resistance even before the invasion and has continued to do so. If certain reports are to be believed, the KGB has been at odds with Red Army tactics on how to deal with the resistance from the very beginning. But the Red Army has proven itself incapable of making real headway against the guerrillas. Now with Andropov, the former head of the KGB at the helm, things have begun to change.
Some observers say the Soviets could make a gesture, perhaps under a proposed UN plan, to make a staged withdrawal of some of its troops. Perhaps as many as 30,000 troops on Afghan territory could easily be dispensed with. Any suddenly required military reinforcements could be flown in without difficulty from the Soviet Union. The Kremlin could declare itself ready for negotiations with the Peshawar-based guerrilla organizations, but would still retain substantial security forces in and around the towns and particularly the air bases.
The Soviet concept of a political solution may not necessarily coincide with what the Afghan resistance has in mind. Hatred for the Russians and their communist stooges has become too bitter to be dismissed with the signing of a peace document. It is therefore doubtful that any broad-based government including communists would be acceptable to the overwhelming majority of the Afghans.
Nevertheless, many Afghans are tired of the war and would welcome some form of respite. The Afghans also seem realistic enough to understand that they will have to live in the shadow of the Soviet bear no matter what.
Within this framework, a government ''not hostile to Moscow'' could be formed eventually, but there is little indication that the Afghans would tolerate the presence of Soviet armed forces on Afghan soil, even if that presence were limited to one or two air bases. In addition, many Afghans would insist on an immediate end to Soviet political meddling and economic exploitation of their country's resources.
At the same time, however, it is difficult to believe that the Soviets will surrender complete control of such a strategic forward base as Afghanistan.
As a negotiating basis, the four-point UN plan offers some hope. Basically, it would include a timetable for the departure of Soviet troops and guarantees by each side that neither would promote armed intervention against the other. The Soviet Union, the United States, and China should ensure the guarantees. The right conditions would be promoted to allow the safe return of the 2.8 million refugees in Pakistan and the estimated 500,000 to 1 million in Iran.
But all this still leaves a great deal of leeway for individual interpretation. What, for example, are the right conditions which would encourage the return of Afghanistan's swelling refugee population?
Another major problem is that an anti-Soviet alliance has yet to emerge. The Afghans lack a political leader acceptable to both the Peshawar-based organizations and the so-called ''fronts of the interior,'' although someone as widely respected as Abdul Rahman Pazhwak, former president of the UN General Assembly, would certainly have an influential role to play to get things moving.
In principle, five out of six of the main Peshawar Afghan organizations have declared themselves prepared to talk with the Soviets. Only the Hezb-i-Islami faction run by fundamentalist leader Hekmatyar Gulbuddin has loudly announced that its men will continue the ''jihad'' (holy war) against the Soviets. Ironically, it is his group that isconsidered to be in indirect collaboration with the Kremlin.
President Zia ul-Haq of Pakistan could probably pressure all the Peshawar groups to sit down and work out a settlement by threatening to throw them out or stop their financial support from the Gulf. But the Peshawar exiles, particularly the moderate organizations, have lost a great deal of influence among the interior fronts.
Some Western sources have reported unity among resistance fronts in parts of Afghanistan where it did not exist a year ago. Some regional leaders reaching positions of influence that have begun to challenge the exiled Peshawar leaders. A few have maintained they will negotiate only once every last Soviet soldier has left Afghanistan. To prevent an outbreak of civil war resulting from an unacceptable compromised settlement, a broad consensus will be needed.
A nonaligned Afghanistan, open to both East and West, appears to be a common desire among the resistence. At present, the moderates and the fundamentalists are divided over whether a new Afghanistan should be an Islamic republic, a lay republic or a constitutional monarchy. The fundamentalists themselves are at odds as to whether they want a progressive Islamic republic or one as radical as Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran. Even without the Soviets, Afghanistan's future will be a difficult one.
But some observers say the KGB will never allow Afghan independence to develop that far. The Soviets will see to it that the resistance remains divided until they can find a leader strong enough to rule at Moscow's bidding, or insipid enough to keep the country weak and divided.
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Shortly before he finally saw success, Douglas Adams was in a near miss from what would have been a fatal car crash. He records that as it was occurring he thought "oh well, it's been a good life"... but only after the incident did he think "actually, no it hasn't". A stark contrast to the obituaries when he died so suddenly aged 49.
Over the years, I have come to realise that many of the people (by which I mean famous people rather than real people I've actually met) I admire are as much known for their perceived "failure" as their successes. My bookshelves have a special section dedicated to three people in particular - see if you can work out what they have in common: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Orson Welles and Peter Cook.
All three suffered the same fate: an initial spectacular burst of artistic and critical success followed by a long period which is generally regarded as a failure to fulfil early potential culminating in that dreadful school report approach to the obituary columns. Welles was certainly aware of this "They'll love me when I'm dead" he once said which is by way of defining a person, the same as the line about a classic novel being a book everyone wants to have read but nobody actually wants to read (I think it was Mark Twain - these sorts of quotations are usually Twain or Wilde).
Cook also commented on several occasions that having written the Mr Spiggot sketch when he was eighteen, he had never written anything as good since. Coleridge, likewise, produced the works for which he is primarily known during 1792, although he survived until 1834.
As to what went "wrong", I'd challenge the entire view. Coleridge hit the opium, Cook the bottle and Welles was seemingly addicted to being Orson Welles. None of this however means that they suddenly stopped producing anything of artistic worth or, more importantly, being interesting people to spend time with. It's only because there weren't obvious "products" for the critics to point at and coo over that their days are dismissed with a disappointed shake of the head.
Welles continued to try to make films to the end of his days but, as he put it, the "paintbox" was an expensive one (imagine if he'd had access to the kind of technology any child can get hold of nowadays). Cook, by all accounts, had an admittedly unhealthy lifestyle, but lots of people enjoyed his company - he performed to a smaller and more select audience.
Coleridge adopted middle age and the status of "man of letters". He moved in with an accomodating doctor who would look after him and proceeded to receive visitors, deliver the occasional lecture or article and generally settled down for a comfortable (but not unoccupied) boat ride for the rest of his days. It's difficult to find many comparisons for such a person these days: Peter Ustinov springs to mind. He was a famous actor of course, but he was also a playwright, film director and radio comedian. Yet nowadays he's mostly remembered as a wise and witty raconteur. How long will such a reputation last when there are so few "hits" to point to? Our media don't accord the same status to a great after dinner speech or a collection of memorable articles. Douglas Adams at the time he died had probably ceased to be a novelist and was starting to become more interesting as a man of ideas for whom novels had probably ceased to be the most useful vehicle.
Most of us have a fairly messy life, a washing machine jumble of stuff some of which happened by chance and some by design. Most of us are not a genius, even for a while. The majority of the creatures on this planet spend their time living in fear of starving or being eaten - literally in the case of animals and metaphorically in the case of many humans. The only thing I can claim as any kind of point I wish to make is that being seen as having "potential" is almost impossible to live up to, especially if the terms of judgement of "success" are set by someone else's account of your life and not your own.
Since I wrote this, I read a much more succinct way of expressing it, courtesy of some campaigners on disability issues although it has a much broader application: "Judge a fish by its ability to ride a bicycle and it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid."
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Vintage inspired details. The Alexandra hair comb is created with Swarovski crystal, pearl and diamante and mounted on a comb. For wearing with short hair it could be mounted on a metal headband which can be covered in velvet (£5 charge) to complement your hair colour or covered in diamante (£5 charge). It is designed to tuck in to an up do, or to clip into long hair worn down. The diamante and pearls can also be altered to complement your colour scheme.
This item is usually available for call in's and photoshoots. Hi & low res product and styled images are also available on request.
Designed and handmade in the UK, shipping available to the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and the rest of the world.
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Site Upgrade Planning
Ok, private server has been setup and is ready. Need to familiarize myself with the digs and figure out the best way to migrate. Next step is to test migrating the staging environment. Once I get that straightened out, I will move prod. You would think this should be a relatively simple process, and in theory it is, but isn’t just one of the biggest ironies of life that the simplest things, tend to cause the most problems! I’ll let you know how things are progressing. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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Bush calls for stiffer penalties corporate criminals
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, July 10, 2002
President George Bush on Tuesday called for stiffer penalties for corporate criminals, but Democrats said he did not go far enough to help restore investor confidence and stem the tide of corporate wrongdoing.
"We have much to be confident about in America," Bush said. "Yet our economy and our country need one more kind of confidence confidence in the character and conduct of all of our business leaders. The American economy today is rising, while faith in the fundamental integrity of American business leaders is being undermined. Nearly every week brings better economic news, and a discovery of fraud and scandal problems long in the making, but now coming to light
The business pages of American newspapers should not read like a scandal sheet."
Bush proposed a number of ways to deal with corporate scandals, including:
· A task force headed by the Justice Department to direct investigations, prosecutions and coordination between agencies in fighting corporate crime.
· Doubling to 10 years the maximum prison sentence for mail fraud and wire fraud.
· Longer prison sentences for corporate officers and directors
convicted of fraud.
Bush also urged Congress to give another $20 million to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to hire 100 new enforcement officers and another $100 million in the next fiscal year for more officers and better technology.
Democrats, though, said that $100 million still falls below a proposal passed by a bipartisan committee in the House.
Democrats in general said the president’s speech was sincere but did not go far enough in proposing action to combat corporate crime.
"The test for the president today is not whether he shares the outrage that the workers and shareholders in these companies feel. I have no doubt he does," said Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D. "The question is whether he is willing to take action on that outrage and support the legislation that will actually help solve the problem."
Bush, speaking on Wall Street, made some of his proposals directly to corporate officers and directors.
He called on CEOs to share how their compensation packages are in the best interests of their companies’ shareholders, for example, and asked companies to prevent officers from receiving loans from their companies.
Bush noted in his speech that most corporate officers are not the people targeted by his reforms.
"The vast majority of businessmen and women are honest," he said. "They do right by their employees and their shareholders. They not not cut ethical corners, and their work helps create an economy which is the envy of the world."
Nancy Young, vice president of communications and community relations for Alexander City-based Russell Corp., agreed that the scandals are only affecting a handful of companies.
"It is a horrible thing," she said of the scandals, led by Enron and WorldCom. "But when you look at 10,000 companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, we’re talking about a very small percentage of companies."
And Russell, which has not seen its stock dip as the market reacts to each new scandal, is still hoping to reap some benefits from the situation, because its practices are clean, Young said.
"We’re thinking some of this is going to benefit us," she said. "We’re sitting back and waiting to see what kind of changes in regulations the SEC might have, and we will follow them. It’s basically a non-issue for us."
One of Bush’s proposals is that a majority of a company’s directors be barred from having a material relationship with the company. Young said of the 10-member Russell board, only one CEO Jack Ward is an employee, and only two have family ties to the company and its founders.
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Three Happy Hounds is proud to carry Fox + Hound in Fernley, Nevada. Man’s best friend deserves a dog’s best products. As dog owners, we have spent years creating the perfect formulas that are safe for our pups.
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Alexis Alicia Gonzalez Sentenced in U.S. District Cour
The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on December 1, 2011, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, ALEXIS ALICIA GONZALEZ, a 24-year-old resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, appeared for sentencing. GONZALEZ was sentenced to a term of:
Prison: 12 months
Special Assessment: $100
Supervised Release: 3 years
GONZALEZ was sentenced in connection with her guilty plea to distribution of cocaine/aiding and abetting.
In an Offer of Proof filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Vince Carroll, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
Sometime before April 1, 2010, GONZALEZ's boyfriend, N.H., made arrangements to sell cocaine to a person from Great Falls. N.H. made several telephone calls to the person in Great Falls to set up the sale of the cocaine. GONZALEZ knew that N.H. made the telephone calls to Great Falls to arrange the sale of cocaine and knew that the cocaine was going to be transported to Great Falls after the sale. (GONZALEZ was also aware that N.H. had traveled to Great Falls on three prior occasions and sold cocaine to the same person.) The sale was to take place at the mall parking lot in Sandy, Utah.
On April 1, 2010, GONZALEZ transported N.H. to the mall in Sandy, Utah, and N.H. sold approximately 2 ounces (56 grams) of cocaine to the person from Great Falls. Following the sale, the cocaine was, in fact, transported to Great Falls.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that GONZALEZ will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, GONZALEZ does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
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- Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications
- Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
(2002; 12 pages) [French] [Spanish]
QUALITY AND SAFETY: REDUCING RISK AND PROMOTING EFFECTIVENESS
Around one-third of WHO's Member States have either no drug regulatory authority (DRA) or very limited regulation capacity. Work to increase regulatory capacity is thus a high priority. Evidence shows, however, that interventions to improve regulation that have been successful in one country, work best if customized, rather than being imported "wholesale".
In 2001, WHO finalized a data collection tool for reviewing regulatory capacity to regulate not only medicines, but also vaccines.2 The tool enables realistic assessment of a country's medicines and vaccines regulation needs (i.e. its priorities), and what it can reasonably be expected to develop and implement (i.e. what it can plan).
2 It is supported by an assessment recently undertaken in the Americas of different DRA models by PAHO and Temple University, USA. The results suggest that integrated regulatory agencies - covering medicines, technical devices and food - and financially independent agencies, operate the most effectively.
Reviews of medicines and vaccines regulatory capacity were carried out in Indonesia, Morocco, Nepal, the Philippines, Tunisia and Viet Nam, and led to rapid improvements in regulatory capacity. For example, in Viet Nam, assessment showed an absence of written procedures, slowing staff performance of day-to-day regulatory tasks. Also, staff lacked capacity to assess new medicines and access to reliable technical literature. Six months later, Tunisia's procedures for DRA staff had been revised, freeing up their time for other technical work. And DRA staff had received tailor-made training on assessing new medicines and accessing technical literature. The outcome of 2001 activities confirmed that joint medicines and vaccines regulatory assessments are useful and cost-effective.
Other training for DRAs included an international training course on assessing applications for marketing authorizations. Organized by WHO and the Philippine Bureau of Food and Drugs, the course was attended by representatives of ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) countries and China.
Harmonization of medicines regulation requirements is another means of improving the cost-effectiveness of regulatory activities - by minimizing their duplication between countries and accelerating access to medicines, particularly new medicines. In the Americas, such harmonization has supported harmonization within the region's various economic integration groups in a number of related technical areas. These include bioequivalence, good manufacturing practice, good clinical practice, defining counterfeits and development of pharmacopoeias.
In Asia, an ASEAN-WHO project was set up to improve the public health impact of medicines regulation, especially harmonization. Activities included developing a common set of requirements for new chemical entities and multisource medicines, and creating a common technical dossier for applications. Sharing of expertise was also actively promoted, principally through use of resource centres within ASEAN to support weaker DRAs.
Harmonization of medicines registration and quality control also continued within the Southern African Development Community Common technical documents for both registration and quality control were drafted, and will be finalized in 2003.
In terms of medicines quality WHO's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Project is having an impact worldwide. During 2000-2001, more than 400 people from 50 countries were trained in GMP implementation. In 2001 alone, courses were held in Bosnia Herzegovina, China, Egypt, India, Jamaica and Uganda. Additionally, national GMP seminars were held in Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Oman, the Philippines and Syria, at which more than 180 people from the public and private sectors were trained.
Ensuring access to quality HIV/AIDS medicines
Dramatic decreases in supplier prices for medicines for HIV/AIDS - particularly antiretroviral (ARV) medicines - has brought with it the need to ensure the quality of these products. In March 2001, WHO launched a project to prequalify manufacturers of ARVs, including generic producers. Working closely with the International Pharmaceutical Coordination (IPC) group (WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNFPA and the World Bank), WHO established consensus on standards that products submitted by suppliers must attain for prequalification status, and on the need for a list of prequalified HIV/AIDS medicines and their suppliers.
Other elements in a comprehensive programme to promote access to quality medicines for HIV/AIDS and other priority health problems included:
• creating a WHO Model Quality Assurance System for procurement
• regional workshops for drug regulators on registration of generic ARVs.
The GMP training modules are now backed up with a video and a CD-ROM, so that after attending workshops participants can continue to learn about and also guide others on GMP implementation. Progress in China has been particularly rapid - only around 800 of the country's 6300 pharmaceutical manufacturers met GMP standards in 2000. But thanks to increasing collaboration between China's State Drug Administration and WHO, all pharmaceutical manufacturers are projected to become GMP-compliant by 2004 (Figure 3).
Strengthening official medicines control laboratories is another major element of quality assurance. WHO's external quality control programme counted 36 participating laboratories by the end of 2001. International Chemical Reference Materials were provided to all participating laboratories in order to enhance then-capacity to carry out pharmacopoeial tests for essential medicines.
Work carried out in 2001 showed that counterfeit and substandard medicines continue to be a major concern globally, with a number of specific problems, such as no active ingredient, or wrong level of active ingredient observed. For example, a survey completed in 2001 in Cambodia showed that of the samples of 24 pharmaceutical products collected from the market, about 50% (115/230) were unregistered. Laboratory tests based on registration status showed that of 98 imported registered products, 6 (6.1%) failed the laboratory test. Results of tests on 112 imported but unregistered products showed that the active ingredients in 22.3% of the samples were lower than the amount indicated by the label. The overall failure rate for the total of 230 samples was 13%. Studies such as these serve as a starting point for formulating national strategies for fighting counterfeit drugs.
Another counterfeits survey was carried out by the WHO-Industry-NGO Working Group on Counterfeits in a Western Pacific country. Samples have been analysed by an independent laboratory and the survey results will be made available in 2002.
Activities to combat counterfeits included an intercountry workshop organized by WHO in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to enable South-East Asian, and Western Pacific countries to share experience and information, to identify areas of collaboration and draw up an anti-counterfeits workplan. A similar workshop was held in Nairobi, Kenya for African drug regulatory authorities.
Other quality-related activities focused, on improving the quality of medicines for treating specific diseases. Malaria was one of these. Between 800 and 900 thousand people die every year of malaria in Africa - not simply because antimalarials are unavailable but also because the quality of antimalarials is often poor. In 2001, specifications for testing antimalarial agents promoted for use by the Roll Back Malaria initiative were finalized, including full pharmacopoeial monographs.
Suspecting that the problem of poor-quality antimalarials is widespread, WHO initiated a pilot project to collect data at country level on the quality of antimalarials. Six countries, from the African and Eastern Mediterranean regions, each representing a different geographical area, were selected for inclusion in the project. Evaluation focused on the antimalarial products most widely used (chloroquine tablets and syrup, and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) tablets) in those countries. It also included sampling from various levels of the distribution chain (i.e. household, private sector pharmacy, peripheral health units, district hospitals, teaching/referral hospitals and district and/or medical stores). Samples were examined using a screening test tool (known as a "mini-lab") and, if results were significant, they were verified at a central laboratory (using pharmacopoeial tests) in South Africa.
Results showed that the biggest problem is with SP tablets - for more than 60% of samples, for all countries, the dissolution rate was unacceptably slow (see Figure 4). The countries' DRAs are now being encouraged to continue post-marketing surveillance of antimalarials in order to detect substandard products, to stipulate a dissolution rate that an antimalarial must attain if it is to be approved, and to develop capacity in ensuring GMP compliance. Two more African countries are scheduled for similar investigations in 2002. The technical "sensitivity" of the mini-lab and pharmacopoeial tests for antimalarials will also be harmonized to ensure data comparability.
Tuberculosis (TB) is another disease which afflicts poor countries disproportionately. In 2001, WHO medicines support to the Stop TB Partnership for operation of the Global TB Drug Facility included development of application materials, product selection and development of quality specifications for TB medicines (in cooperation with the US Pharmacopeia).
Other work on promoting quality of medicines resulted in the adoption, by the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations, of nine new WHO guidance texts. These were on topics such as the certification scheme for pharmaceutical starting materials, GMP-related issues and storage practices. Work on proposing international nonproprietary names also continued.
Drug safety was also actively promoted. The WHO Drug Dictionary provides information on all medicines that have been entered into the WHO database since 1968. National drug monitoring centres and many pharmaceutical companies around the world use it as the standard reference tool for coding drugs. In 2001, WHO strengthened its efforts to improve the database. In 1995, the European Union (EU) commissioned the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products to set up an adverse drug reactions database for the EU. The first version of the Eudra Vigilance database was launched in December 2001. Concern has been raised over problems that could arise due to the existence of two levels of monitoring: international WHO monitoring and European regional monitoring.
Access to WHO's international adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring database was simplified during 2001. The database will become available as a website for national pharmacovigilance centres in 2002. It is the cornerstone of the WHO International Programme on International Drug Monitoring (in which 68 countries participate), operated by the Uppsala Monitoring Centre in Sweden.
"The global epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria continue to spread. Yet, there is a growing recognition of the vulnerability faced by poor and marginalized communities, and of the impact such vulnerability has on global stability and growth. We know now, more than ever, that there is no wall between the wealthy and poor nations of the world."
James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank in foreword to Global Plan to Stop TB. Phase 1:2001-2005.
Additionally, growing awareness of the need to ensure the safety of herbal medicines stimulated efforts to increase safety monitoring and pharmacovigilance for this type of health care. WHO worked with the Uppsala Monitoring Centre to incorporate monitoring of herbal medicines in the Programme on International Drug Monitoring.
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Mining equipment steel casting gear, ring gear
1. High quality
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3. On time delivery
Material: Carbon steel such as C45, 20CrMnTi, 40Cr, 42CrMo or stainless steel or copper or nylon and so on
Heat Treatment: Hardening and Tempering, High Frequency Quenching, Carburizing Quenching and so on.
Good quality raw material, Precision machining, Strict inspection
Good Wear Resistance
Good quality with reasonable price, timely delivery and great customer service.
A Professional on Drawing analysis, Meeting discussing, program auditing, PC & QC
We can manufacture various kinds of bevel gears with different sizes by different processes.
We can be produced according to your drawings.
All heat treatment including nitriding, hardening and tempering can be done per your requirements.
Carbon Steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, aluminum alloy, zinc alloy, brass, gray iron, nodular cast iron, ductile iron specified
ASTM, AISI, BS, DIN, JIS, NF
Investment casting, die casting, gravity casting, sand casting
Turning, milling, drilling, grinding, threading, CNC machining, etc.
Sand blasting, polishing, plating, acid treatment, anodizing, painting and PVC powder coating
Coordinate measuring machine, optical comparator, surface indicator, chemical element analysis, hardness testing, tensile testing, impact testing.
ISO9001: 2000 / TS16949
CNC Machining Parts, Investment Castings
Contact Person: Mrs. Lily Mao
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2. The Kia Marama sex offender treatment programme
Kia Marama was established in 1989 as New Zealand’s first specialist prison treatment programme for child sex offenders. Originally based on the Atascadero Sex Offender Treatment and Evaluation Programme in California (Marques, 1988), Kia Marama was established as a 60-bed therapeutic community that provided group-based interventions to convicted child-sex offenders. The highly structured programme is based around 9 hours of group contact per week for a total duration of 33 weeks. Full details of the programme content are provided in the publications “Kia Marama: A Treatment Programme for Child Molesters in New Zealand” (Hudson, Wales & Ward, 1998) and “And there was Light” (Bakker, Hudson, Wales & Riley, 1998). This latter publication also details the effectiveness of the Kia Marama programme in reducing recidivism. As reported by Bakker, Hudson, Wales and Riley (1998), 238 Kia Marama graduates were compared against a control group of child sex offenders convicted between 1983 and 1987 (N=284), before the programme started. The control group was not a pure control group, in the sense that Psychological Service staff would have seen many of these offenders for individual treatment as child sex offenders have always represented a priority treatment group for the Department of Corrections.
After controlling for various demographic and offence variables (e.g., ethnicity, number of previous sexual convictions) and differing lengths of follow-up, survival analysis revealed a significant difference (Ward statistic=5.6221 [df=1], p<.05) between the Kia Marama treatment completed group and the non-treatment control group. Kia Marama treated subjects had a failure rate less than one-half of the control group (10% as opposed to 23% reconvicted of a sexual offence). McLean and Grace (1998, p. 96; and also personal communication with Dr. Randolph Grace, 10 October 2002) in their review of the Kia Marama programme, report that when personal, demographic and sample variables are controlled for, the effect size for Kia Marama is approximately r=+.20. As with the Psychological Service effectiveness studies, the obtained effect size for Kia Marama is very favourable when compared to international studies of a similar nature (see for example Nagayama Hall, 1995). It is however important to note that only sexual recidivism (both against children and adults) was recorded. This evaluation would be enhanced by presentation of statistics on general recidivism (in addition to sexual recidivism) following completion of the Kia Marama programme. Without this data it is not possible to determine if a specialist programme, such as Kia Marama, has any generalised effect on recidivism or whether the effect is localised to just reducing future sexual offences.
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Dillon Towing & Recovery is an experienced, full service towing & recovery company that tows all types of vehicles including cars, trucks and motorcycles and providesemergency service 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Our experienced tow truck drivers are friendly and efficient. Getting you out of a jam is what we do best and we take pride in our customer service. If you need help changing a flat tire or jump-starting your vehicle, we can provide that as well.
1-970-468-2907 or Toll Free 1-800-748-2647
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Recently I asked this question as it became a front-of-mind topic of discussion around my peers, colleagues, and clients and it appears toll-fraud is still one of the largest IT security threats many c-level execs haven’t heard of, or don’t pay much attention to.
How did toll-fraud become a network security threat?
Allow me to explain; For those unfamiliar, Toll-Fraud & Phone Hacking is a multi-billion dollar industry with monetary damages more than double that of Credit Card Fraud.
Do I have your attention now?
Toll Fraud can be simply explained as any instance where a subscriber attempts to defraud the telephone company, the telephone company attempts to defraud a subscriber, or a third party attempts to defraud either of them.
Sadly, toll-fraud has been a part of the telephone system almost from the beginning.
According to the survey the 2011 top 5 fraud loss categories reported by operators were: CFCA.
- $4.96 Billion (USD) – Compromised PBX/Voicemail Systems
- $4.32 Billion (USD) – Subscription/Identity Theft
- $3.84 Billion (USD) – International Revenue Share Fraud
- $2.88 Billion (USD) – By-Pass Fraud
- $2.40 Billion (USD) – Credit Card Fraud
So how did toll-fraud become a network security issue?
The answer is simple. VoIP!
VoIP is now the most prevalent form of voice communications and as the acronym suggests, it is Voice OVER IP, meaning the calls terminate over the network. With this in mind, network security professionals must add another service to their list of networked services to protect. Requiring them to implement policies and procedures that mitigate breaches and theft of service.
Unfortunately toll-fraud is typically a security risk many IT professionals learn about after it is to late.
Network Security Engineers need to understand network services, protocols, port-numbers, etc. However, telephony has become a suite of applications now known as Unified Communications. Simply protecting the edge with firewalls & access-lists is not enough. Some common forms of toll-fraud include
SIP Scripts – attempt to register as a phone or trunk to your Internet facing PBX
This is extremely common and can cause major monitory damages. If a script detects open ports Voice services on a public IP, they will launch an authentication attack which will attempt to make repeated calls, usually to a third-world country’s local exchange or call-center charging $2 – $4/min per call. In this case the scripts are set to hang-up after the largest charge and dial again continuing the processes until your phone carrier detects it, or you get one heck of a surprising phone bill. To fully feel the potential effects of this, multiply the above per minute charges by the maximum number of calls your phone system can make at once.
Hacking Voice-Messaging or voice-mail systems – After compromising users “pin” numbers, thus allowing the criminal to access the users private voice mails, make unauthorized calls from that user extension and make international calls through the voice-mail platform. Imagine someone having access to your executives voice-mails. What could they learn or damage could they cause?
Compromising Soft-Phones - This falls into a well-known security venerability basically capturing wireless traffic and learning a user’s authentication information. Here again the hacker, could easily re-create the soft-phone account and would be able to eavesdrop on phone calls, and make unauthorized calls on your account as they see fit.
As CTO of a cloud Unified Communications company it is part of my job to plan for the unexpected. This includes the design and implementation of systems to mitigate these types of large financial losses that could happen when you’re able to make tens of thousands of calls at once. It’s an ongoing challenge and unlike other types of network security risk, the product/services available to combat/mitigate toll-fraud are extremely limited.
Throughout my career I have supported and consulted with many companies who have experienced toll-fraud of some kind. By the time their phone company realized their clients service was compromised and notified the client there were already substantial financial damages.
So why didn’t these Telco’s just disable their service?
Depending on the carrier they may or may not have real-time toll-fraud mitigation techniques in place, maybe they didn’t detect the abuse until the next day, or your system was compromised on the weekend? Sometimes it’s politics in the contracts, not allowing them to take the service down without prior written notice. It can be a number of reasons, the focus here is not telecom policies it’s understanding the risk and doing what you can to mitigate that risk in the first place.
What is the policy of your telecom provider in the event of excessive toll-fraud? If you don’t know, I suggest that you find out by reviewing your contract terms or speaking with a representative of your provider. Better to find out before something happens than when it may be too late.
So what can I do to mitigate toll-fraud?
Like all security risks, mitigating toll-fraud requires a full-understanding of the technology and where you are most exposed.
When designed properly, VoIP can be much more secure than copper-based phone systems and PBX’s. Start by consulting your Unified Communications or PBX provider about best practices; align their recommendations with your business objectives and your corporate security policy . Also, work with your security consultant as they may have a different approach to mitigating toll-fraud; especially if you are moving to or considering migrating to Unified Communications.
If you believe you are experiencing toll-fraud, disconnect or disabled the compromised services until you are sure the threat is mitigated. Call your provider right away and tell them you suspect toll-fraud on your account and have them disable services.
VoIP is here to stay and the benefits of Unified Communications far outweigh the risks. While the toll-fraud attacks like all internet security risks will continue to happen and potentially become more sophisticated, there are ways to greatly reduced your risk by partnering with a Cloud Unified Communications company that is offering a bundled Unified Communications service, QoS, and secure data services including a full solution with best-practice toll-fraud mitigation techniques in place.
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New Federal Rules Require Overtime Pay for 360K Calif. Caregivers
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor released new regulations requiring overtime pay for certain caregivers, including about 360,000 employed by California's In-Home Supportive Services program, the Los Angeles Times reports.
IHSS provides services for the elderly and people who are blind or have disabilities (Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 9/17).
Unions and advocacy groups for years have been lobbying for a federal rule requiring overtime pay for in-home caregivers, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports.
Twenty-one states and Washington, D.C., require minimum wage for caregivers, while fifteen of those states also offer overtime pay to such workers.
Details of Rules
The new rules will take effect in January 2015 and apply to individuals who provide care to elderly individuals or those with disabilities, including:
- Home health aides;
- Personal care aides; and
- Certified nursing assistants (Hananel, AP/Sacramento Bee, 9/17).
Kimberly Evon -- secretary-treasurer of United Long Term Care Workers -- said the regulations will make recruitment and retention of home care workers easier.
"It's an incredible, giant step forward for home care workers to be treated and valued," Evon said.
However, other groups are concerned that the rules could lead to the state cutting caregivers' hours to reduce costs, which could limit access to care for some individuals who are elderly or who have disabilities.
Karen Keeslar -- executive director of the California Association of Public Authorities -- said, "The concern we have is whether our state budget can afford overtime" (Los Angeles Times, 9/17).
Andrea Devoti -- chair of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice -- said the changes will "mean that people will receive less care" because companies will reduce caregivers' hours to keep consumers from paying higher costs.
In a joint statement, Reps. John Kline (R-Minn.) and Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) wrote, "Faced with higher costs, some individuals will have no choice but to leave their homes and enter institutional living" (AP/Sacramento Bee, 9/17).This is part of the California Healthline Daily Edition, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.
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When his love he doth espy, let her shine as gloriously as the Venus of the sky ~
William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
It wasn’t the flickering light in the upper storey window which drew the Watcher’s attention, for many lights vied for his attention that evening. It was a melody drifting upwards through the gradually darkening sky. A rose-gold sun set the western horizon alight as the lone figure made slow, wide circles in the radiant atmosphere. Drawn by her irresistible presence below, he descended to the place where she now dwelt.
The flame of a candle within licked gently at the surrounding air and a heady scent was carried up to him with the rising music, like dancing graces of the Temple. Deeply he inspired, considering the soul within. She was stretched like a cat upon the bed, her long blonde hair spread out along the pillow. His eye was now fixed.
One golden glance of what should be
A powerful gust of wind blew the window open with a bang and she jumped out of her skin, shaken from her hazy reverie by the sudden noise and rush of cool air. Smooth like quicksilver, he slipped inside, permeating the chamber with a magnificent aura, the robe of divine beauty.
She sat up on the bed and gazed into the indigo space he had left behind him, trying to trace the formless form which had been there as she rose and stepped toward the window. He watched while she turned to face east and then west, scanning the sky for what or whomsoever had electrified the ether. Finding naught but the dying throes of day, she fastened shut the window and lay back down, book in hand, feigning near-oblivion to the almost unexpected arrival of the thrice-descended master.
She was wearing gold-coloured sandals – shoes that were a gift from her father – and a midnight blue dress. Around her wrist was a bracelet full of charms and with his bright, ancient eyes, he saw that the necklace at her throat was made from the stuff of magic, a gift from her mystery-loving mother.
Reaching out a hand, she found the volume switch on the radio and pushed it higher. Lush electronic sounds swelled like waves of water from breath and a heavenly voice swept over her on the cool air. A drama was set to unfold, of that she could be sure. Doubtless, there was a kind of magic taking place right there and then, with her at the centre of its circle.
As her eyes ran over the sepia plates of the open book the two became increasingly attuned, their selves amplified in their minds as the daughter of memory was evoked. The lost history of time began to unfold between them.
Once again he had challenged the doors of time to reach her. Over 2,500 years had passed since she had last been this close to his original form. On that occasion the moon had been perfectly halved by the shadow of the Earth. Jupiter, then, was at the same point in its orbit as it would be in precisely three and a half minutes that self-same night.
He looked over his shoulder at the gigantic sphere, which made its passage through the expanding cosmos with an intricately complex, haunting melody. A ray of its light fell upon her in that moment and the ageless diamond of her soul began to dissolve in his mercurial presence.
One shaft of light that showed the way
A sense of fervent devotion rose up inside her like the flames of a secret fire as he stretched out his hands to touch her outspread hair.
This flame that burns inside of me is here in secret harmonies
She had dreams; he could see every colour of every scene.
One dream, one soul, one prize, one goal
With a silent whisper he reminded her of the truth:
No mortal man can win this day.
He exhaled into her parted lips.
There can be only one….
The radio crackled and grew fainter, framing the esoteric silence like a braid of wheat, magnetising all background interference until the air grew taut as a lens, magnifying live reactions as if they were in a scene from a lyric master’s play.
Still you will always be with me, your name constantly on my lips, never forgotten ~ Ovid, Hyacinthus
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One of our cast members casually mentioned to a friend that Encore’s next production (May-June 2012) would be My Fair Lady, whereupon the friend asked a rather obvious question: How did they ever come up with that title, anyway? What is it supposed to mean? The cast member was stumped. He had never thought about why My Fair Lady is called My Fair Lady. He dimly remembered that Pygmalion, the title of the George Bernard Shaw play on which the musical is based, had something to do with Greek mythology (In fact, the tale of a sculptor by that name, who fell in love with a statue which he had carved and which subsequently came to life, is found in the Latin poet Ovid’s Metamorphosis.) But My Fair Lady? There was only one thing to do: approach our theatrical scholar is residence, Artistic Director Robert Binder, who himself acknowledged that it had taken him many years to solve that conundrum. The answer: London Bridge.
London Bridge?, repeated the still confused cast member.
“London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
(well, you know the rest!)
Sometimes, one question leads to another, and one might be tempted to inquire about the origin of the nursery rhyme and who was the Fair Lady so mentioned. Do yourself a favor and don’t go there! The origin of this paean to the series of bridges crossing the River Thames is as murky as the river, as is the identity of the mysterious woman in the rhyme. You would be better off pondering something more immediate.
Consider this: Lerner and Loewe, or more formally, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick (Fritz) Loewe met by chance in a restaurant in 1942 and soon began a musical collaboration starting with Life of the Party in 1942, What’s Up in 1943, and The Day Before Spring in 1945, three musicals which have proven as successful as a typical U.N. resolution. They stepped it up several notches with Brigadoon in 1947, a story about two American men who wander into a Scottish village which comes to life one day out of every one hundred years. This musical, with its beguiling songs, was a considerable success at the time and has been successfully revived over the years, including a film version directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse. Less successful was the team’s next venture in 1951, Paint Your Wagon, about life in California during the Gold Rush.
Following the triumph of My Fair Lady on Broadway, Lerner and Loewe collaborated on the score for the greatly acclaimed film Gigi, also directed by Minnelli, starring, among others, Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier. However, efforts to transport its magic to the stage fifteen years later were disappointing, to say the least.
After the back-to-back successes of My Fair Lady and the original film version of Gigi, Lerner and Loewe’s next and final work for the stage (1960), Camelot, was eagerly anticipated. This musical, a retelling of the King Arthur legend via E.B. White’s The Once and Future King, has become associated with the the time and the ethos of the John F. Kennedy administration in the U.S. and is revived with some success (the musical, not the presidency) from time to time. The music is wonderful — Loewe’s music rarely disappoints — and some of Lerner’s lyrics are witty. In a better world, a theatrical company like Encore could mount productions of lesser known musicals like Brigadoon or Camelot and make a go of it. So what separates the handful of musicals, like My Fair Lady, that are so endearing that peoples’ eyes light up when you just mention their names, from the rest, the ones you have to almost beg people to attend? That’s the something more immediate to ponder over.
Perhaps you have to start with a really good story, one which is compelling, cogent, and somehow continues to speak to its audience. In Pygmalion, Shaw tackles a subject which always seems relevant: the nature of class distinctions and individual identity. Examinations of social barriers and their effect upon the lovelorn have long been a favorite theme of British writers. Consider this example from Charlotte Bronte’s novel, Villette:
“Had he seen Paulina with the same youth, beauty, and grace, but on foot, alone, unguarded, and in simple attire, a dependent worker…….., he would have thought her a pretty little creature…….., but it required other than this to conquer him……. (H)e required all that was here visible — the imprint of high cultivation, the consecration of a careful and authoritative protection, the adjuncts that Fashion decrees, Wealth purchases, and Taste adjusts; for these conditions his spirit stipulated ere it surrendered……”
Those of you who were fortunate enough to see our production of H.M.S. Pinafore will remember Captain Corcoran’s adjuration to his daughter Josephine that her beloved Ralph Rackstraw, a common sailor, would at every turn commit solecisms that Society would never permit.
In Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw took a slightly different tack. He wrote a play about a young woman who was indeed ‘on foot, alone, unguarded, and in simple attire,’ and had her meet an older, self-absorbed, insufferable man who, to prove a point, would train her to enter High Society. Would he be able to take this flower peddler, give her lessons in elocution, as well as what would be described on American TV as an “extreme makeover,”, fill her head with Society’s badinage, and recreate her as essentially another person? Shaw’s subversive question: Would anybody notice the obvious forgery?
Shaw, being a master playwright as well as a socialist, went well beyond this simple premise and created a series of characters that are more than the cardboard figures in most musicals, even sneaking in a most unusual love story — or maybe a love-hate-love-hate story, given the constantly changing relationship between Eliza and Professor Higgins. Perhaps having strong characters and convincing dialogue to work with are the key to a composer and a lyricist coming up with their finest work. Whatever the reasons, Lerner and Loewe certainly outdid themselves, creating a musical that from Day One (March 15, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theater) was universally acknowledged as a masterpiece of its kind. It even somehow survived the film adaptation, something which doesn’t always happen to a Broadway musical.
The challenge for a company like Encore is to re-imagine a work which is ingrained in the memories of so many of our audience, scaling it down to the smaller dimensions of the Hirsch Theatre and the obvious limitations of our budget, yet retaining is opulence, its humor, and the sweep of its music; in other words, making it our own. We are up to the task, and you may be witness to our accomplishment.
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It’s not uncommon for a Republican to be pro-business. But President-elect Donald Trump showed Tuesday night he’s pro-worker, too, by saving 1,000 jobs at the Carrier plant in Indiana.
His standing up for the blue-collar workers who helped get him elected is no small feat, even for the very accomplished billionaire, who has a long record of delivering under budget and on time.
Sure, it’s unusual for a president-elect to interject himself in the economic mechanizations of a specific company — let alone the economy writ large — but everything about Trump being the next president is unusual.
Granting tax breaks to keep jobs here in America may not be the purview of the president, but who can dispute the optics: While announcing his economic team of Steve Mnuchin for Treasury and Wilbur Ross Jr. for Commerce, Trump was keeping his promises to working Americans — and proving their trust in him wasn’t misplaced.
The brutally battered blue-collar voters, long played for suckers as supporters of the Democratic Party’s false promises and phony hope, are no longer looking to their union bosses to tell them how to vote.
They put their faith in a man who by and large made 95 percent of his fortune all on his own by getting along with contractors and plumbers and electricians. He’s a builder, first and foremost.
The Republicans may not have known what they had in Trump; the mainstream media and Beltway bureaucrats certainly didn’t. But the blue-collar voting base liked what it saw and now likes what it has. Real, tangible victories, and he hasn’t even held office for a single day yet.
The American worker has won more here than just victories against Carrier and Ford (which last week agreed to keep production of an SUV line, the Lincoln MKC, in Louisville rather than moving it to Mexico).
Meaningful tax cuts for both business and blue-collar and white-collar taxpayers will make the calculus of leaving America to do business elsewhere less advantageous. As will the rollback and replacement of stupid growth-constricting regulations. America has won with a billionaire businessman who gets down to business before even being sworn in.
Trump isn’t waiting until January to work to turn the economy around, and that’s a major problem for the Democrats.
Working hard is in, hardly working is out. In Indiana and the rest of America, happiness just trumped hope.
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- Manufactures a battery cable disconnector that fits a range of cable sizes.
Advanced Interconnections Corp.
- Manufacturer of electronic interconnect products including board to board connectors and BGA sockets.
- Manufactures high-density PC board and I/O connectors, cable assemblies, stacking interconnection systems, smart card connectors, and filter connectors.
- Manufacture of fittings and components transformers, generators, anodising, electroplating. From Germany.
Allied Electronics Co.
- Manufacturers of circular connectors. Applications include defence, machine tools and process control.
- Source for test probes, adaptors, connectors and cables for emulation, programming and test interconnect.
- Manufactures electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, coaxial and flat-ribbon cable, and interconnect systems.
Amphenol East Asia Ltd.
- Designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, coaxial and flat-ribbon cable, and interconnect systems.
Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH
- Design and production of standardized and customized connectors and cable assemblies.
Anderson Power Products Inc.
- Designs and manufactures high power interconnects and accessories for back-up power, telecom/datacom, and the material handling industries.
- Manufacturer of compression lugs, neutral links and solderless terminals.
- Manufacturer of relay sockets, PCB connectors and terminals.
Array Connector Corporation
- A manufacturer of circular multi-pin connectors for the military, aerospace, commercial and application specific designs.
- Manufacturer of terminals, component assemblies and applicator systems.
- German busbar manufacture.
- Manufacturers of industrial and UL approved terminal blocks. Includes an online catalog and listings of representatives and distributors.
Bulgin Components Plc
- Manufacturers of mains and waterproof connectors.
C&C Electronics Connectors Inc.
- Manufacturer of RF, microwave and coaxial connectors.
Cambridge Electronic Industries
- Manufactures data baluns, media filters, impedance matching devices, gender changers, patch panels, cable assemblies, connectors, RJ45 modules, cat 5 cables.
Central Components Manufacturing
- Manufacturer of a complete range of industry standard connectors and interconnection systems and accessories.
Chant Sincere Co., Ltd.
- Manufacturer of a wide range of PCB and cable mounting connectors.
Chufon Technology co., Ltd.
- Manufacturer of SD, card, smart card, AV, jack, FPC, and board-to-board connectors in Taiwan
Chyao Shiunn Electronic Industrial Ltd.
- Manufacturer of electronic components and wire connectors.
- Manufacturer of a broad range of electrical connectors for use in a variety of industries.
Cobra Electronics Ltd
- Manufacturer of standard and custom cable assemblies and a range of Coax/RF and microwave connectors. UK.
Colombo Sergio and Figli, S.r.l.
- Manufacturer of insulating housings and connection systems.
Component User Industry Co., Ltd.
- Designer and manufacturer of computer connectors and cables.
- Connectors and enclosures for Electronics, Computers, Telecommunications, Satellite, Audio/Video, Security, Sound, Industrial, Medical, Automation and other OEM applications
- High voltage connectors made to specifications.
Connectwell Industries Private Limited
- Manufacturer of a range of terminal blocks. UL, CSA, VDE, and TUV approved products.
- PCB connectors, power connectors, and assemblies.
Cristek Interconnects Inc.
- Manufactures COTS and custom electronic connectors for the military, aerospace and biomedical markets. Online catalogue, product search and PDF application notes available for download.
Dash Connector Technology , Inc.
- Manufacturer of hermetic connectors, bulkhead feed-throughs, headers, probes,and cables assemblies.
David Electronics Company Ltd.
- Manufacturer of power cords, computer connectors and accessories.
Dersing Electronics Co. Limited
- Manufacturer of fiber optic connectorsand adaptors, patch cords, and bnc connector. Based in Taiwan.
- Manufacturer of custom electrical connector design solutions. Offering custom configured electrical terminals, power distribution blocks and terminal boards.
Douglas Electrical Components
- Manufacturer of vacuum, electrical, feedthrough, and RF conductors and hermetic sealed connector technology for the commercial, military and aerospace industries.
- Manufacturer of solderless connectors and tools, flexible copper connectors, and water cooled high current cables.
- India-based manufacturer of brass cable glands lugs, earthing rods, lightning protection systems, plumbing sanitary fittings, and brass electrical hardware.
E-Call Enterprise Co.,Ltd.
- Manufacturer of connectors, cable assemblies, wire harness, solderless breadboards, electronic components, tool kits and computer accessories.
- Manufactures terminal blocks, connectors, nylon cable ties, and heat shrink tubing.
Eisenacher elektroTECHNIK GmbH
- Produces solderless wiring components for the electrical industry. From Germany.
- Manufacturer of copper and brass electrical contacts and ancillary products.
Electric Cordsets, Inc.
- Manufacturer and distributor of UL and CSA approved power supply cords and cord sets to the appliance and equipment industries.
Electronic Connector Service, Inc.
- Manufacturer of edgecard, d-subminiature, and miniature ribbon cable connectors in press- Fit, SMT and PCB mounted terminations. Contains competitor cross referencing sheet.
- ISO 9002 manufacturer of connectors, terminals, and microswitches. Includes company background, product information, and contact details.
- Manufacture of jacks, plugs, connectors, switches, sockets, outlets, LED indicators and surge protectors. From Taiwan.
- Manufacturer of battery terminals, heat shrink connectors and tubing for transportation, marine and industrial applications.
Gia Yee Industrial Co., Ltd
- Manufacturer of RF connectors, solderless cable connectors and cable assemblies. Based in Taiwan.
- Manufacturers of coaxial connectors and cable assemblies. From UK.
- Manufacturer of electrical hardware.
- Manufactures electronic and electrical connectors and components.
Hawke Cable Glands
- Manufacturer of cable glands, connectors, terminations, and fieldbus device couplers for hazardous (Eexd) and industrial (Eexe) areas.
Hualing Electronic Components Factory
- Manufacturer of a range of connectors, plugs, sockets, and audio and video connectors. Based in China.
Hus-Tsan Group Co., Ltd.
- Manufacturer of RF/ microwave connectors, coaxial connectors for CATV, communication, cellular phones and telecommunication.
- Manufacturer of electronic connectors.
Imperial Connector Systems
- Manufacturer of specified electronic connectors with manufacturing facilities in China and Taiwan.
- Brazilian manufacturer of terminals, connectors, coated ground rods, and other electromechanical hardware. In Portuguese and English.
Jaynix Engineering Corporation
- Manufacturers of deep drawn press parts, connectors, box lugs, terminal, earth and neutral bars from India.
Jeesoon Terminals Co.,Ltd.
- Manufacturer of terminals and connectors. From Taiwan.
Jih Vei Electronics Co.,Ltd.
- Connector for computers and OA equipment, plugs, jacks, switches, sockets.
JITE Connectors Inc.
- Manufacturer of terminal blocks, PCB connectors, custom design electrical connectors.
Jiuh Shiuh Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Developer and manufacturer of connectors and housings.
JST (UK) Ltd
- Manufacturer of electrical and electronic connectors, application tooling and machinery.
Jye Bao Co., Ltd.
- Manufacturer of RF connecters, adapters, and cable assemblies, attenuators, test leads, dipole antennas, and custom microwave and telecommunications components.
- Manufacturer of terminals and connectors.
Keltron Connector Co.
- Manufacturer of commercial electronic connectors, D-Sub, DIN/MINI DIN, Modular, flat cable, round cable, centronics, IDC.
- Manufacturer of RF coaxial connectors and cable assemblies in 50 and 75 ohms.
L.M.L. Products Ltd.
- UK manufacturer and supplier of standard and customised electrical terminals, busbars and connectors.
- Manufacture cable assemblies and distribution boxes for motion picture, theatrical, and temporary electrical power markets.
Ling Sing Industrial Inc.
- Manufacturer, import and exporter of audio and video cables, connectors, wall plates, and fiber optic components.
LMI Components, Inc.
- Manufactures PC mount and panel mount eurostyle terminal blocks and connectors.
Logical Systems Corp
- Manufacturer of adapters and custom interconnects for programming, prototyping and production of IC devices.
- Manufacturer of spacers, standoffs, jackscrews, captive panel screws, plastic hardware, and handles with information on products, service, cateers and contacts.
MAC Panel Company
- Supplier of interconnect devices for the testing equipment industry.
- Manufacturer of terminal blocks, terminal block materials, terminal lugs, quick connect tabs and marker strips.
- Makes brass split bolts, split bolt connectors, line tap and conduit fittings.
- Supplier to the connector and networking market place.
Mill Max Mfg. Corp.
- Manufacturer of machined interconnect components and specialty connectors including pins, receptacles, terminals, IC, BGA, PGA, DIP and SIP sockets.
- Manufacturer of precision electrical and electronic connectors specializing in design and development of high current interconnecting systems.
- Manufacturer of ultraminiature (.025 inch pitch) connectors and cable harnesses.
Neltron Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Connector, IC Socket, PGA Socket, 2 in 1 Connector, Pin Manufacture wire harness, board to board connector, wire to board connector and other electronic connectors. From Taiwan.
- Manufacturer of electronic and electrical connectors, snap domes and membrane switches.
Ningbo Degson Electronics Co., Ltd
- Manufacturer of terminal blocks, connectors and precise tooling, based in China.
Northern Electrical Connectors
- Manufacturers of electrical connectors specialising in battery connection and engineering capabilities.
Oakmark Industrial Co Ltd.
- Manufacturers of custom connectors, cables and harnesses.
ODU Steckverbindungssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
- Push-pull and medical connector manufacturer.
- Manufacturer and distributor of electrical connectors.
Omega Research Ltd
- Manufacturers and suppliers of surface mount device adaptors for prototype use.
- Indian manufacturer of brass electrical connectors.
- Hermetically sealed electrical and fiber optic through bulkhead feedthrus connectors for pressures or vacuums.
The Phoenix Company of Chicago, Inc.
- Manufacturer of combination D-sub connectors, coax contacts and connectors, RF/Microwave cable assemblies and harnesses, delay lines, military audio connectors, PC boards and electro-mechanical assemblies.
- Manufacturer of modular terminal blocks and industry plug connectors, interface and bus products, PCB connectors and surge voltage protection and products.
Positronic Industries Inc
- Manufacturer of interconnect products including D-subminiature, power, circular, and rectangular connectors.
Powersonic Industries Inc.
- Canada Electrical and Electronic wire, cable,connectors and components distributor and manufacturer of wire harness, cable assembly, electronic and electromechanical assemblies.
Precision Electronic Hardware
- Ships standard parts such as standoffs, spacers and jackscrews from stock. Others are manufactured to order. Also, produce electronic hardware from drawings.
- Manufacturer of coaxial connectors and cable assemblies, antennas, fiber optic and microwave components.
RAF Electronic Hardware
- Manufacturer of electronic hardware components . Products include spacers, standoffs, washers, jackscrews, and handles.
- Manufacturer from India of cable terminals, in-line connectors, copper butt connectors, copper weak back ferrules, soldering type tubular lugs, aluminium ferrules for aluminium LPE conductors.
Reynolds Industries, Inc.
- Supplying connectors, wire, cabling, fiber optics and electronic system integration.
RF Industries Ltd.
- Design, manufacture, and distribute coaxial connectors used in radio communication applications, computers, test instruments, PC LANs and antenna devices . Includes product specifications, company news and trade show details .
Ricco Electronics Co Ltd
- Manufacturer of jack connectors. Including DC power, phone, miniature and speaker.
S-Conn Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Manufacturer of a variety of RF, microwave, and other connectors, and installation hand tools, as well as standard and custom cable assemblies.
- Produces interconnects from highly integrated assemblies on military avionic systems to microminiature connectors on printed circuit boards.
SGE Terminals & Wiring Accessories Inc.
- Manufacturer of terminals, connectors, electric terminals, push-on connectors, cord end sleeves, wire nuts, cable tie and crimping tools.
Shenzhen Baifuda Electronic Co., Ltd( China)
- Manufacturer of coaxial connectors for A/V, BNC connectors, scart and USB connectors and cable. Located in China.
Shining Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Specialized manufacturer of terminal blocks, fuse holders, insulators, connectors, relay sockets and hardware products.
Shogyo International Corporation
- Manufacture of connectors, terminals, jacks, plugs, speakers, and switches.
SMP Technology, Inc.
- Manufacturer of interconnection devices, IC sockets, cable assemblies and power supplies.
- Manufacturer of connectors, terminal blocks and cable assemblies.
- Manufacturer insulated and press mount terminals, insulated and non-insulated sockets, spacers, bushings, solder terminals, and self clinching fasteners.
Super Pilot Enterprise Co
- RF connectors, BNC, TNC connectors, and assorted other connectors.
- Manufacture connectors, jacks and plugs, jackfields, jack panels, cable assemblies and patch cords and switches.
- Manufacturer of illuminated pushbutton switches, barrier/Euro type terminal blocks, and interface products under the DECA brand.
- Electronic connector manufacturer. Range includes battery holders, D sub-miniature, IDC, IEEE - 488 Type, SIMMs, I.C. Sockets, chip carrier and DIN41612.
Tekmos Communications Limited
- Manufacturer of a range of products for SS7 and G703 connectivity.
Tianli Electrical Machinery
- Manufacturer of electrical and electronic terminal blocks.
- Manufacturer of coax, twinax, and triax RF connector and cable assemblies and accessories.
Turret Lugs and Solder Terminals
- Manufacture and supply turret lugs, solder terminals, PCB terminal connectors and pillar lugs.
Ultra Precision SA
- Manufactures high precision contacts and related components for the connector market.
- Manufacturer and distributor of aerospace connector, military connector, aeronautic connector, mil-spec-connectors and electrical contacts. From France.
- Manufacturer of third-party certified electrical connectors for use in hazardous environments including explosion proof flameproof plugs and receptacles supplying power, control, and thermocouple inserts.
Vensik Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Manufacture of connectors and wire and cable assemblies. From Taiwan.
- Manufacture of customized high-density docking solutions, connectors, receptacles. BGA, µBGA, LGA, CSP, DIP, LCC, PLCC, PGA, SOIC, SOJ, SSOP, QFP using thermoplastics like Ultem and Torlon
- Manufactures cable and wire connectors, PCB terminals and solderless splices. From Switzerland.
Weald Electronics Ltd.
- Manufacturers of filtered connectors.
- Manufacture of terminal blocks, terminal strips and electrical connectors and pcb connectors.
Weitronic Enterprise Co., Ltd
- Professional manufactory in connector industry.
- Manufacturer of AVON brand of RF, microwave co-axial connectors, adapters, cable assemblies, fiber optic connectors, etc.
Wildcat Electronics Inc.
- Manufacturer of terminals, pins, sockets and receptacles. Also custom parts and assemblies.
Winchester Electronics Corp.
- Manufacturer of backplane connector systems, RF coaxial connectors, input/output connectors, and power connectors, etc.
Woori Electronics Industrial.Co.,Ltd.
- Manufacturer of connectors and assemblies for computer, telecommunications, automotive and domestic appliances.
- Offers RJ connectors with visual indicators.
- Offers connector products in these areas: RF coax, board level and I/O, fiber optics. Also cable assemblies.
Y-S Electronic Co., Ltd.
- Manufacturer of connectors and cable assemblies, including sub-D, headers and terminators.
Yi Wai Industrial Co. Ltd.
- Manufacturer of Adcon brand of electronic components including RCA plugs, jacks, terminal boards, adapters and connectors.
Yue Sheng Exact Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Manufacturer of 1394 connector, usb, PDA, SMT, phone, din, pin, fiber optic and computer connectors.
Z-Axis Connector Company
- Manufacturers of miniature electronic custom connectors, are also known as specialty Elastomeric Connectors.
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Beverley Mitchell might be on a show about teenagers, but she definitely doesn't act like one in real life.
The married star of Secret Life of the American Teenager tells StarCam that she's glad she didn't have today's technology when she was dating her now-husband, Michael Cameron.
"Dating with technology is a little too much, thank God I didn't have to do that," she laughs. "My husband won't even be my Twitter friend, he won't be my Facebook friend."
So how do they keep the relationship interesting? "Always having fun and never taking yourself too seriously," Beverley advises. "Push the limits and do something that makes you feel silly!"
As for the upcoming season of Secret Life, which premieres March 26, Beverley is mum, but she does have a lot of love for her co-stars.
"I love working with Francia, she's got that attitude and fun and that sass. She's a blast," Beverley raves.
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India: Swiss gangrape: police detain three people
The Madhya Pradesh police on Sunday detained three persons from Datia district in connection with case of gangrape of a Swiss national in the state on Friday. According to media reports, the names of the persons arrested are Vishnu Kanjar, Ram Kanjar, Gaza Kanjar from Datia district.
The 38-year-old Swiss national, who was taking a bicycle tour through Madhya Pradesh, was gangraped, beaten up and robbed at gunpoint by more than six men on Friday night.
The victim, who resides in Lausanne, Switzerland, was with her husband when the horrific incident took place.
The Swiss embassy has called for swift probe, justice after citizen gangraped in Madhya Pradesh
The two were cycling from Orchha, a heritage tourism spot, to Agra when they decided to camp in a jungle near Jhadia village.
Around 9pm, the criminals, mostly in their 20s, broke into their camp, handcuffed the husband and raped the woman. They then fled with their mobile phones, a laptop and Rs. 10,000.
Battered and bruised, the couple took a lift from a passerby and reached the police station in Datia district, from where they were taken to the hospital. A medical examination confirmed rape by multiple people.
Deputy inspector-general of police DK Arya said an operation had been launched to track down the criminals.
The Swiss embassy also got in touch with authorities in Madhya Pradesh and requested a 'swift' probe into the incident, which is likely to harm the image of the state, popularly called the 'Heart of Incredible India'.
The woman, a teacher, and her husband, a plumber, arrived in Mumbai from Iran on February 12 and were on a bicycle tour since then. They had avoided going to Pakistan, thinking it would be unsafe.
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This isn’t really about a tree. It is, however, about the removal of something old without notification or consultation.
There used to be an old painting of a fish boat and dock. It was hung on the wall in the lobby of the Anthropology and Sociology Building. But now it is gone. Sometime in the next few days a brand new wide screen T.V. will take the place of the old painting. We will have entered the new age world of digital communication in which digitalsignage ubc, the faculty of arts, and the departments of anthropology and sociology will pump in special messages to keep us all up to date on all of the place of mind adds and informercials we need to view 24/7.
It’s a small thing (the issue, not the painting). In the greater scheme of things it’s not all that important. Yet, I feel there is something underlying the removal of the painting that at least speaks to a wider issue here at ubc and in this sense is similar to what is happening to trees on our campus.
Our history is being erased. An old tree is removed and then replaced with a smaller one somewhere on campus. An old painting is taken down and replaced with a digital sign. The names of old buildings and places are deleted (anyone remember the Ethel Wilson Sound Recording Library?) and those with money buy the opportunity to have their name put there instead. And then we forget. New people don’t know the past. We have lost the markers and the capacity to speak about what was. The way it is is the way it has always been.
Orwell commented upon this in his distopian novel 1984. Of course most later day readers will see that novel as a critique of communism. From the vantage point of the digital world where news is ephemera and the past dissolves and is remixed with out reference to any sense of time Orwell’s ministry of truth speaks to our present as much as it spoke against a mid-20th century form of state socialism.
So what was that old painting which is now stashed in an empty office awaiting its future disposition? Can I even remember it accurately enough to say anything of value about it? The painting reminded me of this place, coastal BC. Even though the world that it depicted -an old fishing boat and a harbour- is a world long passed into history; it is the world that I grew up in, the world that shaped the way in which I think and act, the world that plays a strong role in how my intellectual work proceeds. It was in short an image that made me feel welcome in the university.
I grew up in northern BC in a decidedly working class community and family. UBC has always been a special place for those of us born and raised in this province. I think that UBC is more than just an ‘excellent’ university; it’s our university, it’s BC’s university. Yet, it was also a foreign place filled with unfamiliar things, and -most exciting- opportunities. In a strange way that painting was something familiar that reminded me that UBC is still our university even as our university leaders seek to enter that privileged international circle that leaves much of BC’s heartland out in the cold.
I suppose that my colleagues who come from afar or my students who have grown up in a different BC may not have even noticed that old painting. They may not have even liked it. I don’t know. I never asked them. I am sad now not to have asked.
I wonder if people will notice the absence of the old painting this September with the start of the new school year. As they walk by will they notice the bright light of the new screen; will they stop to wonder about what may have been there before? Or will the painting and that BC that I come from slide even further into the mist of time, erased from our view; just another victim of progress.
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8mm Faceted Quartz, 6mm Citrine & Pearl with Gold-Fill
A very powerful yogic tool, more than just a necklace, this intricate and elegant design is actually a geometric pathway that leads the wearer to intuition, clarity and power. It is a gemstone necklace that enhances prayer and bestows protection and blessings.
Click here to learn more about the Tantric Necklace.
This Tantric Necklace in Quartz, Citrine and Pearl promotes imagination, intuition, prosperity and comfort.
Find Your Numerology!
Pearl is the number 2, Citrine is the number 3 and Quartz is the number 6.
8mm Necklaces are between 47” and 54” long depending of the actual size of the stones used.
Actual color of stones may vary slightly from pictures. This unique piece of jewelry should be worn with care. Please read our care tips page for more information.
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If you are not seeing exactly what you want, don't fret. Contact us and we'll design exactly what you are looking for!
The three Tantric Necklace sizes (4mm, 6mm and 8mm) are pictured together below:
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Joseph Sayadi, Head Designer behind Amarìge Bridal Couture spent five years studying and designing in Italy, before making Australia his home. He has been designing wedding gowns for fourteen years, and brings passion and a unique style to Australian bridal fashion. Amarìge can be translated from French to mean ‘the moment that something takes your breath away”. A fitting name for a couturier who intends to do just that. A visit to the Amarìge Bridal boutique is a treat. It’s a large, bright space, lovingly decorated with a neutral colour palette and elegant, timeless details. Brides have the opportunity to speak directly with the designer himself, who spends plenty of time on the floor. All their designs are created and hand-made on-site at the Leichhardt boutique, so your dress won’t leave the store until you’re ready to pick it up. Complementing his complete couture and made-to-measure services is a beautiful ready-to-wear collection available to browse and try on at your leisure.
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Quality Window Frames Measured to Fit
Fitted by Professionals to Industry Standards
Energy saving methods guaranteed to save bills
Welcome to badger windows
Badger Windows is one of the leading double glazing companies in Birmingham and the surrounding areas. Formed in 1987, we are one of the most established organisations in the West Midlands region too. Our reputation of experience and commitment to quality is well-known throughout the area and customers across the region trust us to complete their installation to the highest standards.
Badger Windows was formed on the values of the very best customer service and the highest quality installations. These foundation values are something we still adhere to today. As we have continued to grow and develop as a business, we remain committed to complete customer satisfaction. We also ensure that we are knowledgeable in the latest technological advances to give our customers the very best installations made with the highest quality materials possible.
Our services are wide ranging. From UPVC windows and doors to conservatories and orangeries, we are a full-service double glazing company. That means we can look after your project from start to finish.
We predominantly provide services related to double glazing in Birmingham and the surrounding regions. These typically include homes in Birmingham, Solihull, Redditch and Bromsgrove. However, our double glazing services are available to homes across the West Midlands. Wherever you are located, contact our friendly team to discuss your project.
Our showroom is conveniently located in Stirchley, next to our state-of-the-art manufacturing centre. Opening hours are from 7.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday and 9.30am to 1.00pm on Saturdays. There is no need for an appointment – just call in when it suits you
Trusted & Accredited Service
To ensure that we continue to give our customers the highest quality double glazing services, we are accredited with numerous organisations. Our accreditation and membership with these organisations ensures that our work is independently verified and gives you the peace of mind that comes with a fully compliant company.
Our accreditations and memberships include:
Which? Trusted Trader:
We are proud to be a Which? Trusted Trader. This means that our qualifications and references are fully checked by this independent organisation, reassuring our customers that we are who we say we are.
The Conservatory Association is one of the most influential and respected organisations in the glazing industry. As members, we adhere to the best practices and guidelines set out by this prestigious group.
Glass and glazing federation
As well as the Conservatory Association, we are also members of the Glass and Glazing Federation. This means that we meet the standards demanded by this influential group and adhere to their guidelines to ensure our work is of the highest quality.
As members of FENSA, we are committed to undertaking work that is fully compliant with building regulations. Once our work is complete, you’ll get a FENSA certificate to assure you that your installation was done to the highest standards.
Quality double glazing services
Providing our customers with the highest quality double glazing services is at the heart of everything we do. If you’re looking for a double glazing company in Birmingham or the surrounding regions, you can rely on Badger Windows to complete your project to the very best standards. That’s why we have a number of assurances in place for your peace of mind,
We understand that investing in a home improvement project can be a big decision. That’s why all our double glazing services are designed to give you the best quality for the best price.
We don’t cut corners or inflate our quotes. When we’ve done a thorough site visit, we will provide you with detailed costings for your project completely free of charge. There is no obligation to proceed and we won’t ‘badger’ you after we’ve quoted for your project either.
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The West Michigan Counseling Association (WMCA) is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession.
WMCA is one of the state's largest chapters of the Michigan Counseling Association (MCA) www.michigancounselingassociation.com. As a regional chapter of MCA, WMCA locally represents professional counselors in various practice settings.
By providing leadership, newletters, conferences, and MCA representation to nearly 150 members, WMCA helps counseling professionals develop their skills and expand their knowledge base in effort to contribute to a healthier community.
2016-2017 Executive Board
President-Elect: Kasey Hagler (2019)
Past-President: Shanna Bell (2017)
Treasurer: Dave Witucki (2017)
High School Representative: (2017)
High School Representative: (2018)
Middle School Representative: (2018)
Middle School Representative: Katie Erickson (2017)
Elementary School Representative: Christine Lance (2017)
Elementary School Representative: (2018)
Representative At Large: Matt Johnson (2017)
Representative At Large: (2018)
Marketing/Advertising: Vacant (appointed)
Newsletter: Nathan Hansen (appointed)
Membership: Renee Hartman (appointed)
MCA Governing Council Representative: HOLD (appointed)
Website: Shawn Bultsma (appointed)
WMCA Historian: Shawn Bultsma (appointed)
Graduate Student Representative: (appointed)
Please note that we have open positions for Representative at Large, Historian, and Marketing/Advertising on the WMCA Executive Board (click here for the Call for Volunteers Page). If you are interested in serving, please contact Shawn Bultsma at firstname.lastname@example.org.
The year in parentheses following each name indicates the year through which each board member will serve. Committee chair positions are appointed and are indicated by the word "Appointed" following the names.
Calendar for WMCA 2015-2016
9/15/16- Board Meeting, Board Room (KISD)
10/6/16- Board Meeting, Bostwick Room (KISD)
10/14/16- Fall Conference, Davenport (Tentative)
11/10/16- Board Meeting, Bostwick Room (KISD)
1/12/17- Board Meeting, Bostwick Room (KISD)
2/9/17- Winter Conference, KISD
3/9/17- Could not be booked yet according to KISD
4/21/17- Spring Banquet, DT Market
5/11/17- Could not be booked yet according to KISD
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Dining options: Breakfast, Late Night, Reservations
Description: Brewery - restaurant of two floors in full historical center, elaborated kitchen, wide wine list and excellent relation quality - price. From his first floor, conference direct of the "Miguelete" and Cathedral. Assorted bar of great variety of lids, seafood and plates of daily and domestic production. Lounge deprived for events.
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A little over a month ago, Kesha over at Nail Polish Obsession had a really fabulous idea - lets send a polish around the world! So far this baby has been featured in two great mail blogs, and I will be thrilled to be the third! I just got this fabulous package in the mail a few days ago from Sammy at The Nailasaurus...
Sammy sent me some yummy goodies from the UK, I am really excited to try them out! In that bag is the scroll to log the travels of the polish, as well as the beautiful polish itself!
Manhattan 610K is a gorgeous purple color, I am super excited to try it out. Expect to see it sometime in the next week or so! Here are the two previous manicures done with this polish:
Here is the fun part - where I ask YOU if you would like to be next! I am looking for the next place to send this polish (as well as some goodies, of course). There are only rules:
1. You MUST have a blog, and post your manicure on your blog when you receive the polish
2. You MUST offer your readers the same opportunity - don't stop passing this polish around the world!
If you are interested, please comment, leaving me your name, your blog and your general location. I will pick a random winner when I post my manicure, and send this baby on its way!
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Derek Pelayo-Quezada and John Lawson Wedthoff are taking part in the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants’ National Financial Plan Competition.
An overall budget of $26 million has been set to cover the cost of the parking improvements, with special obligation bonds to be issued and financed in future years through revenue from university parking rates.
The free and open to the public event will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in Illusions at A.K. Hinds University Center.
Attendance of WCU employees at the meetings and related activities is considered work time (university service) with the appropriate approval of the individual’s supervisor.
“Twelfth Night” will be staged beginning Thursday, Feb. 14, and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 17, at Hoey Auditorium.
Sport management graduate Danita Johnson will oversee all business operations, sales and marketing, corporate sponsorships and community service.
While former WCU football player Keion Crossen has no idea what it will be like when he steps onto the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the 2019 Super Bowl on Sunday, he does know he plans to enjoy every minute.
WCU employees feel pride in the institution, satisfaction in their jobs and that they aren’t getting paid nearly enough, according to the survey results.
Mark A. Kossick, WCU professor of nursing and director of graduate programs at the university’s Biltmore Park instructional site, was the featured speaker at an international conference held in Las Vegas on Dec. 10.
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Health Spending Grew Slower in U.S. than in Other Developed Countries, 2007-2011 (but the Trend Won’t Last)
By John R. Graham • Monday July 14, 2014 10:14 AM PDT •
It is unlikely that Obamacare explains the slowing rate of growth in health spending. A new research paper by Luca Lorenzoni and colleagues, from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, confirms not only that the slowdown occurred well before Obamacare, but that health spending has slowed more in the United States than in Canada, France, Germany , the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
The report shares some disturbing data:
- Government-health spending as a share of all U.S. health spending increased by 4.8 percentage points, from 44.0 percent (2000) to 48.8 percent (2011), whereas it shrank somewhat in Canada, France, and Germany;
- Despite the growth in consumer-driven health care, in the United States, the share of spending paid directly out-of-pocked dropped by 2.1 percentage points, from 14.2 percent (2003) to 12.1 percent (2011), whereas it increased somewhat in Canada and France;
- Health administration and health-insurance share of government-health spending increased by 1.2 percentage points, from 5.1 percent (2000) to 6.3 percent (2011), whereas it shrank in Canada, France, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
The report also gives us more insight into a more important question: Do we spend too much on health as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) versus other countries? The answer remains “no.”
Table A shows that U.S. GDP per capital after spending on health care was $34,479 in 2000, higher than any other country. In 2011, it was $35,212, still higher than other countries. However, the change over the years is concerning. Other countries increased the amount of incomes not allocated to health care much faster than the United States did. Indeed, it appears that almost all U.S. GDP increase during those eleven years was chewed up by health care. Switzerland, where patients control one-quarter of their health spending directly (versus less than one-eighth in the U.S.) has managed to have economic growth without letting the healthcare sector devour too much of it.
2000 to 2011 was a period of significantly increased government control of U.S. health care. Needless to say, Obamacare has put that tendency into overdrive. We can expect the United States to deteriorate in measurements of international health spending in the years to come.
|Table A: Change in Health Spending and GDP in Six Countries, 2000-2011|
|(GDP Less Health Spending) Per Capita (2000)||(GDP Less Health Spending) Per Capita (2011)||Difference|
|Source: Author’s Calculations from Lorenzoni, L., et al.,“Health-care expenditure and health policy in the USA versus other high-spending OECD countries,” The Lancet, vol. 394, no. 9937 (July 5, 2014), p. 84.|
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PITTSBURGH (Nov. 11)
A new initiative and direction in American Jewish concern and commitment was called for today by Irving Blum of Baltimore, chairman of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds’ Task Force on Jewish Identity. Blum called for the creation of a special institute, the sole purpose of which would be to carry out innovative projects designed to enhance the quality of Jewish life.
Addressing 1,500 delegates from 300 Jewish communities in the United States and Canada attending the opening breakfast session of the CJF’s 40th General Assembly at the Hilton Hotel here today, Blum, a CJF vice-president, presented a consolidated report climaxing the two-year study and work of the Task Force, viewed by delegates as a landmark in the Jewish federation movement. Blum urged the delegates to act upon its recommendations embodied in a resolution to be voted upon tomorrow.
The resolution calls for the establishment of a new program under CJF auspices to experiment and develop new models for strengthening the quality of Jewish life in America. The program, tentatively called the “Institute for Jewish Life,” does not intend to duplicate nor compete with existing organizations but will cooperate with them. An initial limited lifespan of three years with review there-after is projected for the program which will range across the total fabric of Jewish life and emphasize action projects in local communities.
All projects undertaken must have the potential for local implementation. Minimum national cost of the program will be $350,000 for the first year, $450,000 for the second year and $550,000 for the third year by the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. A supplemental sum of $900,000 is to be sought over the first three years from selected foundations and individuals. In addition to this national budget, the direct financing of local projects by individual communities, with national guidance and evaluation, would be a critically vital part of the program.
EXPERIMENTATION. INNOVATION KEY
Emphasizing that these elements do not offer a finished program, Blum said “Our object is to provide a framework within which the basic thrust of the Task Force recommendations–namely, a call for experimentation and innovation–can take place in order to produce the basic changes that will reshape our Jewish community life. The tool is the ‘Institute for Jewish Life’ and these recommendations provide a perspective of program and money to give it a cutting edge.”
Blum noted that the Task Force, consisting of 44 communal leaders, rabbis, educators, academicians, sociologists and students, reflected in its composition “the same diversity of attitude and opinion encountered by it all over the country.” Blum stated that through its massive accumulation of information, the Task Force thoroughly explored the realities and motivations in every section of the country.
The CJF board of directors approved the recommendations of the Task Force last September in NY following slight modifications incorporated in the document under consideration at the Assembly. Blum said the Task Force is saying in effect that “It is time for us to look back on what we have been doing, to where we have been deficient and to look toward the future in an effort to reshape our Jewish communal life, so that it is more relevant to the problems we face in the decades ahead.”
He said the recommendations would provide the means for developing “a thrust and a movement that has now welled up all over this continent.” In his concluding remarks, Blum said “we must and we can build a house of Judaism to withstand the violent turbulence of our time with both storms of alienation and detachment and its aimless apathy. The Task Force report meets this challenge head on because it creates a unique and effective tool with which to do the job.”
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Happy May Day People! Have you ever heard that May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii? We celebrate with Lei and schools put on Hawaiian Celebration Programs. Jalen is the King in this Year’s Program and they celebrate next week Friday. Today on May Day we’ll be going on a field Trip and then checking out the Statue of King Kamehameha where they drape him in Lei.
And now, a toot. My very first Publication is available today. It’s a Father’s day Hybrid Project in the digital artist magazine. I am so thrilled! :) I just downloaded it, and I am beyond thrilled! I bought the first issue last month and I was very happy with it, lots of great layouts and projects and a free digital kit!
also Tomorrow is Making Memories Blog Day!!! Don’t forget to come back here and also to the Making Memories Blog Tomorrow! :)
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This product is currently retired. Fortunately, we have a lot of new, similar models. Check out the assortment and find the product that suits you.
OtterBox is known for its indestructible cases. However, this robustness often also has a disadvantage: it turns your phone from a beauty into a beast. With the Symmetry Clear OtterBox is looking for a middle way. The case is incredibly strong and yet slim. He is also transparent, so you do not have to miss the beauty of your device. The best weight is balance, shall we say. The Otterbox Symmetry for the Google Pixel 3 is a cover that can be seen.
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Spielman: Live life with a purpose
October 1, 2013
WINTERSVILLE — Retired NFL linebacker Chris Spielman had a message for the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce that may seem odd for a man known at one time for his bruising style on the field: Pra......
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John has a history of building businesses by employing, motivating and retaining excellent teams. He is an impressive leader, with strong business acumen and un-rivalled commitment to achieving business goals. John has Business Degree from the University of Technology Sydney. He had an outstanding career in sales and management with IBM before moving to become the first Director of Sales and Marketing in the start up AAP Telcommunications in the early 90's.
At AAPT his team grew revenues from $19m to $340m in 4 years. Since leaving APPT in 1996 John has held pivotal Chief Executive roles in multiple successful turnaround businesses in fields as varied as Internet Services, Payments, Telecommunications Networking and Global Distribution. In his role as Managing Director and Co-Founder of MobileDigital John is the driving force behind building the team, sales growth and business development.
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DENVER -- An argument over a man encouraging his dog to do its business has led to a deadly shooting in Denver, according to reports.
A mountain lion lunged at a runner on a Colorado trail and bit his face before the man fought back and choked the animal to death, wildlife officials said Tuesday.The unidentified man was running alone at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space near Fort Collins on Monday when he heard a noise and turned back.
A backyard dispute is keeping residents of one Colorado neighborhood from getting an internet upgrade.
Police body cam footage shows a Colorado journalist being detained by Denver Police after taking photographs on a city sidewalk in July.
The body believed to be that of a pregnant Colorado woman who disappeared has been recovered and a search is continuing for her two young daughters who also vanished, law enforcement officials said.
At least eight people were hospitalized after being hit by large hail at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs on Monday afternoon.
A Colorado man has been fined $1,000 for intentionally feeding bears for the third time in the past eight years.
A Colorado family says they are running out of time and options to help their son who suffers from a debilitating and rare skin condition.
A 5-year-old Colorado girl is in good condition after she was attacked by a black bear outside her home.
A Colorado high school senior stunned classmates by losing 100 pounds - but his success story didn’t stop there. The 18-year-old wrestler went on to win a state title!
A Colorado girl’s dream princess party turned out to be anything but because no one from the first-grader’s class came out to celebrate.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson recorded a special video for Douglas County Deputy Jeff Pelle, who was wounded in a shooting at an apartment in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on New Years Eve.
A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff's deputies in Colorado early Sunday, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush. Two civilians were also injured.
A Commerce City middle school teacher has resigned after he allegedly typed out an inappropriate message to students last week, school district officials said.
New annual figures from the bureau’s American Community Survey show that Colorado saw its first drop in about a decade last year in the number of people arriving from other states, while those leaving Colorado hit a record high.
A Colorado homeowner is furious after his doorbell camera captured a delivery driver urinating on his doorstep.
Two men and a woman were killed in a shooting inside a suburban Denver Walmart on Wednesday night that forced customers to either hide or flee.
A Denver mom says she did not know her home was part of an affordable housing program when she bought it and the city is preventing her from selling it at market value – nearly $80,000 more.
A 13-year-old in Colorado faces multiple drug charges after investigators found over 25 pounds of meth during a traffic stop on Tuesday.
The coin in question is one of only 10 or 15 Lincoln pennies known to exist that were mistakenly made with bronze instead of zinc-coated steel in 1943.
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5 June 2012
Later this month, the United Nations celebrates Public Service Day. June 25 will mark the tenth year in which the UN has made awards to nominated practitioners and policy makers, to recognise special endeavour in public service. A Public Service Forum including capacity building workshops will be held concurrently with the gathering of World Leaders in New York, to be followed with an Expert Group meeting on “Preventing Corruption in Public Administration”.
The New Zealand recognition of public service is coordinated by the NZ Institute of Public Administration. On 27 June the IPANZ – Gen-I Public Sector Excellence Awards will be announced. The semi-finalists were selected at a ceremony on 15 May.
Although a number of countries mark the UN Public Service Day, Canada makes a real feast of the anniversary. Under the Serving Canadians Better Act 1992, the third week in June is deemed National Public Service Week. Among the many events programmed in the week 10 – 16 June to mark the occasion, a number of public servants will be announced as winners of the QE11 Diamond Jubilee Medal. These will be among the 60,000 Canadians selected to receive the medal throughout the Queen’s jubilee year. Canada Public Service Awards of Excellence will be made on 11 June. Up to 35 awards are made annually.
Associated events organised by Transparency International are the launch of a Framework for Assurance of Corporate Anti-Bribery Programmes on 21 June, and on 6 June, the release of a study on the causes of corruption in Europe, building on the European Commission’s anti-corruption policy launched this time last year. But more of that on Thursday.
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Hedgehog Stuffed Animal, 11.8inch Cartoon Hedgehog Shaped Doll Hedgehog Plush Toy, Desktop Indoor Ornament for Kids’ Room Soft Plush Doll Toy Nice Gift for Children (30cm/11.8inch, Pink)
$24.99 - $22.99
(as of Feb 12,2022 20:08:43 UTC – Details)
Stuffed Toys, Cartoon Hedgehog Shaped Doll Plush Toys Desktop Ornament
High-quality material, soft and firm, durable and wear-resistant.
Cartoon hedgehog shaped doll,color matching design, simple and cute, beautiful and stylish.
With plump filler and has good flexibility, which will is not easy to deformation after long time.
The perfect toy for yourself, your kids or your friends.
Material: Plush fabric+ PP cotton
Applicable Gender: Unisex
Applicable Age Range: All ages
Features: Simple, practical, soft, wear-resistant, durable
Suitable Occasions: Most occasions in life
Size: 23cm/ 9.06inches,30cm/ 11.81inches, 40cm/ 15.75inches
❤【Quality Assurance】: This toy is made of high-quality plush fabric and PP cotton, which is environmentally friendly, soft, wear-resistant and durable,full and not easy to deform.
❤【Simple Design】: Exquisite workmanship, simple style. Cartoon hedgehog shaped doll, color matching design, which is very cute, beautiful and fashionable.Delicate and adorable facial expression, three-dimensional shape make this hedgehog stuffed animal more interesting to play.
❤【Occasions】: Theses plushie hedgehog are great for Baby shower, Living room, Sofa, Car Decoration, Christmas parties, New Year parties, as well as the ideal gift choice for your kids or pets.
❤【Nice Gift】: The cute hedgehog doll presents is a super soft and cute plush toy, which is unfolded into a plush pillow to fall asleep. These classic and comfortable animals are worth collecting.Small size and delicate, it is a good choice whether you use the string light by yourself or give it as a gift to family and friends.
❤【Three Color Options】: There are three colors for you choose, which are pink, brown and green, you can choose the color you prefer.Three size are available—9.1 ”( 23 cm ), 11.8 ”( 30 cm ), 15.8 ”( 40 cm ) tall.
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Chicken curry is an obvious choice when assembling an Indian menu: it is often fairly simple, the subtle flavors of the poultry take Indian spice well, and it's generally a crowd pleaser. But obvious doesn't have to mean dull or predictable. In fact, chicken curry is a good place to show off carefully layered spices and a rich, voluptuous sauce. Raghavan Iyer's version in Indian Cooking Unfolded is a good template: He pairs fresh aromatics (onion, ginger, and garlic) with a robust, warm, spice blend similar to a Madras curry powder. Tomatoes and a little half-and-half round out the sauce. Once they're cooked together, a quick stint in the blender renders the mixture velvety and brilliantly orange—a fine coat for just-cooked-through chicken pieces.
Why I picked this recipe: I knew I wanted to cook a curry recipe this week, and this chicken version was just the ticket.
What worked: The bold spice and warm notes of Iyer's signature curry powder brought depth and interest to an otherwise basic curry. Be sure to take the time to prepare the blend yourself.
What didn't: I thought that the sauce was a little thick as written, and I ended up needing to add around 1/4 cup of water (or you could use broth) to thin it out.
Suggested tweaks: You could use another cut of chicken if you'd rather skip the boneless breasts. Bone-in meat will work as well but will take longer to cook. Iyer also suggests making the curry with pork or turkey, as well as tofu and/or potatoes for a vegetarian version.
About the author: Kate Williams is a freelance writer and personal chef living in Berkeley, CA. She is a contributor to The Oxford American and Berkeleyside NOSH, and she blogs at cookingwolves.wordpress.com.
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If you’re like many of the businesses I’ve worked with or for, your organization spends an inordinate amount of time copying and pasting text from various sources into document templates.
Need a proposal? Pull out the proposal template and copy/paste text from a bunch of sources into the template. The cycle of endless copying and pasting is repeated for countless other business documents, nearly wearing out the “Ctrl”, “C”, and “V” keys on users’ keyboards.
The number of human hours lost filling out these templates, which are often the spawn of years or even decades of business needs piled into massive document templates, is the stuff that nightmares are made of. The horror of the true cost breakdown on the time spent filling out templates like this would rival anything from “The Shining.”
Good news. There’s a better way.
Modern day technology platforms (such as Salesforce) allow easy access to every key piece of data that you need and allow rapid deployment of functionality with bolt-on apps that also live natively on the platform.
Apps exist to address most business scenarios that you can imagine, including our problem: document generation.
Document generation is a powerful capability that enables users to spend less time copying and pasting text into templates and more time adding value to the company. Solution providers have created powerful and flexible applications that can eliminate the need for end-users to waste time filling in document templates.
If implemented correctly, solutions like Nintex Drawloop Document Generation for Salesforce allow users to interact with the business platform as part of their day-to-day jobs and add the benefit of push-button document generation on-demand.
An example that rests near-and-dear to my heart is the world of proposals and statements of work, which I’ve used as an employee and as a technology consultant.
Anyone who’s worked in or with a professional services organization has probably seen or been a part of a similar process:
- Open Word document template from company share drive or Dropbox
- Fill in non-boilerplate sections to describe the scope of the work, often interfacing with the company’s CRM for some of the details
- Fill in pricing information, interfacing with both the CRM and rate sheet
- Complete rough draft and start the internal approval/revision process on Word document housed in company share drive
- Iterate with internal team on scope, pricing, staffing, terms, etc., modifying the document accordingly
- Reach final approval, proofread document again and make any changes needed
- Send proposal/SOW to customer
- Negotiate with customer, iterating on pricing/terms/scope
- Get final internal approval for changes to document (again)
- Send final proposal/SOW for signature
Properly implemented document generation solutions can turn the process above into a simple point-and-click experience to generate the proposal, get internal sign-off, and send the proposal and terms to the customer.
Instead of using a document template that is external to the system and having to re-organize all of the content from a variety of different sources, your organization can have a process where proposals are built as part of the overall sales process.
Tasks that already need to happen like discovery, budget validation, pricing, and scoping are done in a way that allows them to funnel seamlessly into the proposal later. Using this approach, by the time a sales executive reaches the point where a proposal is necessary, all of the information is already in the system and the document generation solution does the heavy lifting of generating the document.
Approvals are equally straightforward since an approval process can be created that sends only relevant information to each approver for overall approval of that portion of the document.
Once every approver has signed off, the proposal document can be automatically generated and sent to the customer for signature behind the scenes. Easy.
Businesses of all sizes can benefit from document generation.
The pluses of implementing document generation for commonly-created document types are very straightforward: consistent branding, elimination of grammatical errors, process consistency, massive time savings, increased information accuracy, software system consolidation, and more.
These advantages typically make document generation an ROI no-brainer for any organization that has already taken the leap onto a modern business platform.
Consider how many document templates exist within your organization, how frequently the document templates are filled with data and sent, and how much time is spent filling in, proofreading, and iterating upon these documents. Now consider how many other value-add activities can be done in the time can you save by eliminating these repetitive tasks.
Isn’t it time to take these tasks off of the plates of your valuable employees and enable them to spend more time on what matters?
Don’t hesitate to leave any feedback or questions/concerns on this approach. I’d love to hear how it could fit into the day-to-day at your company.
This is a condensed version of a post I originally shared on LinkedIn. Read the full post here.
To try Nintex Drawloop Document Generation free for 30 days, click here.
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O'Brien at Lighthouse Gala Auction, in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust, 2007.
Kirsten Lindsey O'Brien|
23 February 1972
Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, England
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|Spouse(s)||Mark Drake, -present, 3 children|
Kirsten Lindsey O'Brien (born 23 February 1972) is an English television presenter and actress. She is perhaps best known for her work presenting for the BBC, including the popular CBBC art programme SMart from 1999 to 2009.
O'Brien studied media and communications at the University of Central England in Birmingham, graduating in 1993. She got her first broadcast experience on the university's student radio station which led to her first job in 1995 at Tyne Tees Television where she made her presenting debut on a children's science programme. In 1996 she joined the team presenting the continuity links during the BBC's children's programming CBBC. She stayed there for three-and-a-half years during which time she became best known for her partnership with puppet Otis the Aardvark. Both O'Brien and Otis also co-presented with other people (and often solo). The 1997 Saturday morning spin-off Saturday Aardvark was entirely built around them. Puppeteer Dave Chapman would often reduce O'Brien to tears of helpless laughter with his ad-libs.
O'Brien left the CBBC on-air presentation team in 1999 but is still a regular on children's TV and radio. She has co-hosted SMart and its spin-offs SMart On the Road and SMarteenies (for the pre-school CBeebies channel). On radio she was one of the presenters of BBC 7's Little Toe Radio Show. In 2004 she played Peter Pan in pantomime. The same year O'Brien successfully took part in a lumberjack competition for the BBC series Bring It On. She performed a sketch show during the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2006 entitled Lesley's Lunch Hour - Not During Lunch, And Not Quite An Hour along with double act partner Ruth Bratt. Then in 2007 she took her comedy show Kirsten O'Brien - Confessions of a Children's TV Presenter to Edinburgh.
Between 28 May and 15 June 2007, she co-presented Springwatch Trackers alongside Steve Backshall. Transmitted live on BBC Two from a farm in Devon and repeated later in the day on the CBBC Channel the show featured teams of boys and girls who were set a series of Tracker challenges.
O'Brien filmed Kirsten's Topless Ambition, a documentary for BBC3 that aired on 28 April 2009, in which she was "facing a huge decision - whether to do what many other female presenters had done before her and take her clothes off for a lads' mag to try to clinch bigger, better presenting jobs and a more adult audience." Ultimately she only received one offer and opted against doing this and decided to perform more stand up comedy. She also stated on the show that she had been ready to leave SMart since co-presenter Mark Speight's death and felt it was not right to stay. Kirsten then stayed with CBBC to take over as host of game show Gimme a Break.
Kirsten took part in a celebrity version of TV show Total Wipeout, which aired on 2 January 2010.
From 2009–2010, she made appearances on the morning show GMTV presenting on-location. On 19 February 2010 she and George Lamb presented EastEnders: The Aftermath where they interviewed members of the cast about the live 25th anniversary episode.
In 2010 O'Brien, along with actor and friend Will Mellor, appeared in The World's Toughest Driving Tests, a driving challenge. They travelled the world mastering the biggest and hardest-to-drive vehicles to find out who is the better driver. In the first episode, which aired in February 2010, O'Brien won when she beat Mellor driving a Romanian TR-85 combat tank. She went on to take wins in the third and sixth episode. Three wins, together with a draw in the fifth episode meant that Kirsten was the overall winner of the series.
On 31 December 2010, she appeared on BBC1's Celebrity Mastermind answering questions on Reeves and Mortimer (scoring 13) & 24 overall with 1 pass, coming third. She donated her fee to Teesside Hospice. On 9 January 2011, she was spotted at the V&A Museum of Childhood during filming of a secret new TV series. On 26 March 2011, she was a compere for one of the Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall at which Editors headlined. On 3 March 2012, she appeared on BBC 1 Let's Dance for Sport Relief. She danced to Van Halen's "Jump". This was followed by an appearance on Big Brother's Bit on the Side in June 2012.
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O'Brien plays tennis, and has taken part in swimming, abseiling and netball events for charity. She is a keen Middlesbrough F.C. fan; she has been involved in charity work with the club, including the Premier League's Creating Chances programme. She has asthma. She is married to Mark Drake. They became parents for the first time on 15 December 2011 when O'Brien gave birth to a baby boy whom they named Fox Michael Drake. In September 2017 O'Brien tweeted that she had given birth to twins.
- Birmingham School of Media Alumni Archived 6 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- BBC3's Kirsten's Topless Ambition
- "Driver of the Series - World's Toughest Driving Tests - BBC". BBCWorldwide Youtube Channel. 2013-01-02.
- "Heart Wiltshire gets a new Breakfast show". 2013-06-12.
- Thank God You're Here — IMDb
- Thank God You're Here (UK) Series 1 Show 4 Warm-Up Games — YouTube
- Creating Chances week of action kicks off... early!
- Mail Online — Triggered by grief, the asthma attack that nearly killed me
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In 1975 The Family Law Act was brought into effect, this law detailed how matters such as divorce, property settlement and child custody should be handled. The Chief Justice of the Family Court has the authority to make guidelines about the procedures and regulations surrounding this act. The intention is to provide advice and information to everyone who uses the Court. However, family law can seem intimidating and complicated. So here are the answers to some frequently asked questions.
What do I do after separating from my partner?
Once you have decided to separate, the first thing you should consider is finding specialist family lawyers in Sydney. There are plenty of firms employing specialist family lawyers in Sydney, so you wont find it too difficult to find the appropriate solicitor. Until you have found an attorney to begin the legal proceedings, it is recommended that you change all passwords to ensure that your ex partner can’t continue to access private information.
How long do I have to be separated before I can file for divorce?
Once separated, couples have to wait for at least 12 months before filing for divorce. This is to prove that the relationship is irreconcilable.
What happens when I meet my attorney for the first time?
The more helpful and honest you are with your attorney, the more they can help you. So when meeting your chosen specialist family lawyer in Sydney for the first time, try to bring copies of financial documents and any other documents that you feel may be useful. This initial meeting with a specialist family lawyer in Sydney is your chance to ask any questions you have. You need to be clear about what the process is going to entail. Don’t forget that your solicitor is there to help you as best they can, so they will be more than happy to explain the procedure to you.
What if we have children together?
Many specialist family lawyers in Sydney have lots of experience dealing with custody of children after the breakdown of a relationship, so this isn’t something new to your attorney. Oftentimes parents can resolve this issue, with their attorneys, without having to go to court. Any specialist family lawyer in Sydney can advise on the best option; but parents have two viable possibilities in this scenario; parenting plans and consent orders. Both options allow parents to adjust the agreement to suit everyone involved.
What is the difference between a parenting plan and a consent order?
Any specialist family lawyer in Sydney will be able to explain the differences in detail to you, but the main difference is that one is more of a formal agreement than the other. A parenting plan is an informal agreement, that is signed and dated by both parties. This plan can easily be changed by writing a new signed and dated plan. However, a consent order is enforced by the court. It is filed in the court alongside other documents, meaning it becomes a court order. This means that if the consent order is breached, it is a punishable offence.
What are financial agreements?
Specialist Family Lawyers in Sydney are not just for the breakdown of relationships. Many couples decide to enter into a financial agreement- also known as a ‘pre-nup’- at the beginning of their relationship. These agreements are often entered to prevent either party from making an application for property settlement. Therefore, the pre-nup states how any property or money will be divided if the couple should separate.
When can a pre-nup be signed?
Couples can come to an agreement with a specialist family lawyer in Sydney at any point in their relationship. Often, couples choose to sign a contract just before getting married, however, this can also be done, during a marriage, or after a separation but before a divorce. Any specialist family lawyer in Sydney can also help couples in de-facto relationships complete similar contracts. This can be completed either at the beginning or during the relationship.
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This super close shave formula is ONLY for straight razors. A multibladed razor like the Gillette fusion which I prefer, is not going to work with this shaving cream.
I used it a couple of times and the cream and tiny hairs got sandwiched between the 5 blades. Could not rinse them out with just hot water. Ended up using tweezers to remove the shaving cream buildup between the blades.
I will revise this review once I have tried with a straight razor. (Ordered a Dovo razor online)
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Urgent Prayer Request | Moses Vegh
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Dear MFI Members:
Because Moses Vegh is a spiritual father who has blessed so many around the world for decades, we wanted to make sure you received the note below from their family so that you can be praying for them.
The MFI Team
Dear Partners and Friends of Ambassador Ministries,
Betty Vegh and the entire Vegh family are requesting that their entire
ministry network join them in urgent prayer for Moses. Moses has been recently
diagnosed with an advanced stage cancer in a number of places in his body. It
is a shock to his family and all those that are close to him because the news
of this illness has come very suddenly without much warning.
Moses is in very good spirits and as always continues to be a man of faith,
and hope, and encouragement even in his weakened state. He has blessed
countless thousands of pastors, churches, and individuals around the world who
are proud to call him their spiritual father. Therefore, we are summoning the
Body of Christ to stand together in solidarity for not only Moses, but the
whole family in their hour of extreme need.
The family requests that at this present time you communicate through emails
and cards only:
Mailing Address: (please send your email
Moses Vegh & Family
P.O. Box 3337
San Clemente, CA 92674
Moses and Betty and their family love you all and appreciate your support
and love for us over the years.
On behalf of the Vegh Family
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Here is some information on how to start a masonry business in Illinois. You may want to start here: How To Start A Masonry Business. Make sure you research the laws in your area before getting started.
Getting started- The state of Illinois has a website about starting a business in Illinois here: https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/smallbizassistance/beginhere/pages/stepbystepguide.aspx
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8. Worker’s Compensation.
Check with your insurance agency about worker’s compensation. You don’t need Worker’s Compensation unless you have employees.
9. Get Health Insurance.
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Depending on how many employees you have, you may need to follow OSHA regulations. http://www.osha.gov
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