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66th ANNUAL DETROIT AUTORAMA |
Roars Into
Cobo Center on March 2 - 4
Features Dale Earnhardt Jr, Landspeed Record Holding Streamliners
Amazing Flame Throwing Opening Stunt
66th Annual Meguiar's Detroit Autorama
Presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts
at COBO CENTER
America's Greatest Hot Rod Show
Friday, March 2 - Noon to 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 3 - 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, March 4 - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Over 800 Of the Most Beautiful and Outrageous Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks and Motorcycles From Across America and the World
And featuring The Movie Cars from Fate of the Furious 8 Appearance by Dale Earnhardt, Jr.also Once in a Lifetime Collection of
Record Breaking Bonneville Salt Flat Stream Liners
The Show Kicks off With an Outdoors Truck and Cars Towering Inferno Flame Throwing Fest
The 66th Annual Meguiar's Detroit Autorama, Presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts is revved up and ready to roar into Cobo Center on March 2 -4, 2018. Billed as America's greatest hot rod show, Detroit Autorama will feature 800 of the most amazing chopped, channeled, dumped and decked, hot rods and custom cars in the world.
This year's show brings a collection of five of the cars featured in the 2017 movie Fate of the Furious 8 from the famous Fast and Furious movie franchise, plus the appearance of auto racing legend DaleErnhardt, Jr.!
"We are always striving to bring new excitement to Autorama along with the most spectacular showing of performance cars anywhere in the country. This year, hosting Dale Ernhardt Jr and the famous Fate of the Furious 8 movie cars, along with all of our features, makes the DetroitAutorama 2018 a show that no one will want to miss," said Peter A. Toundas, President and Owner of Championship Auto Shows Inc., producers of Autorama.
An additional big draw to this year's Autorama is a special exhibit of five of the most exciting landspeed record breaking speedsters that have run on the famous Bonneville Salt Flats including the 2017 record breaking gold Speed Demon. In 2017, Speed Demon claimed the Speed Week trophy for the seventh consecutive year, with an astounding 438.643 mph pass on the Salt Flats.
Adding special excitement to this year's Autorama is the live outdoor Rolling Towering Inferno Flame Throwing Fest. This is when two cars and a super truck shoot spectacularly high flames. The amazing show will open Autorama with a blast at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, March 2 in front of Cobo Center on Jefferson. Once again, all of downtown Detroit will know that Autorama has arrived when thesouped up cars and truck breathe fire.
Autorama, the super buffed, turbo charged Detroit tradition is one of the largest and oldest hot rod-custom car show in North America. It attracts visitors from across the U.S. and the globe. The calling card of this renowned show is the presentation of the Ridler Award, the most coveted award in hot rodding. For 56 years the auspicious award has been presented to the most outstanding new custom car, shown for the first time anywhere. Because of this distinction, the show attracts the finest custom car builders in North America to unveil their amazing vehicles for the first time at the famous show.
"It's extremely gratifying that Detroit Autorama is the home of America's most important hot rod award. "said Toundas. "This is the motor city and Detroit is where hot rod, custom car shows started so we make every effort to let everyone know about this important heritage."
Detroit Autorama is the annual winter ritual that brings the most devout gear heads and just plain curious folks, up close and personal, with the autos that appear in hot rod and custom car magazines. The cars, brought by backyard car jockeys as well as the top customizers in the country, compete for top awards in numerous classes. These auto gems vie for awards and prizes in the Summit Racing Equipment Show Car Series. In addition Autorama participants vie for the prestigious RidlerAward for the best vehicle first time shown. Some 30 cars that qualify to be judged for the Ridler are pared down to the Pirelli Great 8. Each great 8 finalist is awarded a check for $1,000. It all culminates with the announcement of the Ridler Award Winner who receives $10,000 cash plus a custom trophy and jacket.
Autorama History
The first Detroit Autorama took place 66 years ago at the University of Detroit Field House as a fundraiser for Michigan Hot Rod Association's efforts to build the legendary Detroit Dragway. Over the years it moved to the Michigan State Fairground and the Detroit Artillery Armory before coming to Cobo Center as its first paid public show in 1961! In the years since, the show has grown and has earned a stellar reputation as the leading hot rod-custom car show in the nation.
Autorama Hosts Ridler's Ball
Autorama, will kick off with a stellar Friday night, March 2 event called the "Ridler's Ball." Created during the 50th Anniversary of Autorama, the event was such a rousing success that organizers responded by making it an annual event. The roster of more than 1,000 attendees include a who's who of the hot rod-custom car world across North America
Autorama Extreme, The Show Within a Show
One of the most popular additions to Autorama is Autorama Extreme covering the entire 100,000 sq feet of Cobo Center's lower level. It features more than 200 traditional rods, customs and bobber bikes inspired by the 1950s. Now in its 12thyear, Autorama Extreme continues to grow every year and is getting rave reviews. A show within a show, it also features Gene Winfield's "Chop Shop" Demonstrations sponsored by Summit Racing Equipment as well as continuous entertainment by Rockabilly Bands and the Miss Autorama Retro Pin Up Girl Contest that takes place on Saturday, March 3 at 5 p.m., presented by Vinsetta Garage.
More Autorama Features
Back upstairs, additional features of the 66th Annual Detroit Autorama include a special display of Cavalcade of Customs - a 10 car exhibit of specially invited customs, as well as the Autorama Preservation Award Winner – the famous 1966 RidlerWinner, Maynard Rupp's 66'Chevelle – "Chevoom" presented by Steel Rubber Products.
Returning this year is the extremely popular Autorama Student Career Day, introduced eleven years ago. This year more than 3,000 high school and trade school automotive students from nearly 50 Michigan schools will converge on Autorama on Friday, March 2 for morning presentations by key hot rod builders and industry leaders to learn about career opportunities in this growing field. After hearing from industry leaders, students will have the opportunity to visit the show and view the millions of dollars' worth of show cars.
The Motor City Mavens 2018 Auto Art Panel Jam and Charity Auction benefiting Leader Dogs for the Blind will be presented byWRIF. More than 200 of the most outrageous pinstripers from across the country will be in Detroit during all three days of Autorama to apply their artistry to items of every variety. They will demonstrate for the crowds and auction the items throughout the event with all proceeds going to Leader Dogs for the Blind. Demonstrations are ongoing. The live auction times are Friday, March 2 at 4 p.m. to 5 p.m..; Saturday, March 3 at noon to 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 4 at noon to 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Other features at this year's Autorama include the 25th Annual Toy-A-Rama and the Pedal Car Challenge presented by Summit Racing Equipment.
Appearances on the Celebrity Stages:
Dale Ernhardt Jr. will meet and greet fans on Saturday, March 3 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair will meet and greet fans on Friday, March 2 from 6 to 8 p.m.
WWE Superstar Roman Reigns will meet and greet fans on Saturday, March 3 from 10 a.m. to noon
John Schneider "Bo Duke" from "The Dukes of Hazzard" and the T.V. series "Haves and the Have Nots" will meet and greet fans on Sunday, March 4 from 1-5 p.m.
Barry Meguiar, Host of Meguiar's Car Crazy TV will meet and greet fans on Saturday, March 3 at 11 a.m and 2 p.m.
AUTORAMA AT COBO CENTER HOURS
Friday, March 2, Noon to 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 3, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, March 4, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
At Gate: Adults - $20
Children 6 to 12 years - $7
Children 5 and under free
DISCOUNT TICKETS are available at O'REILLY AUTO PARTS
Discount tickets are: General Admission - $18, Children 6 - 12 - $6
Group tickets are also available
Go to www.autorama.com for up to the minute information and last minute changes.
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The Best American Mystery Stories 2020
By: Otto Penzler, C. J. Box
Narrated by: Ben Jaeger-Thomas, Farah Merani, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, and others
C. J. Box , number one New York Times best-selling author of the hugely popular Joe Pickett series, selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual "treat for crime-fiction fans" (Library Journal).
About half were not worth listening to
By S. Harms on 11-20-20
Narrated by: Ben Jaeger-Thomas, Farah Merani, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Piper Goodeve, Kyla Garcia, Sean Crisden, Andi Arndt, Otto Penzler, Dan John Miller, MacLeod Andrews, full cast, Robin Miles
Series: Best American
Second Encounter
Ascension Wars, Book 4
By: Jasper T. Scott
Narrated by: Ben Jaeger-Thomas
With a fragile peace established in the Enclave between humans and Chimeras, both species must learn to put aside their differences to ensure their continued survival. But racial tensions are simmering just beneath the surface, ready to explode. Meanwhile, Clayton and Samara's daughter, Dora, might be the answer that everyone is looking for: her immunity to both strains of the Chimeran virus could soon lead to a cure, making it possible to establish new settlements beyond the Enclave.
Amazing conclusion
By kixfan on 12-10-20
Series: Ascension Wars, Book 4
Occupied Earth
Captain Clayton Cross and his crew encountered the Kyra, an advanced race of avian carnivores. They fled this first encounter, but the Kyra beat them back to Earth by almost a century. Earth lost the war in just a few weeks. Our cities burned, and billions died. After we surrendered, the Kyra helped us to rebuild, but on their terms, confining us to city centers and building high walls to keep us in.
New story line - good scifi and character dev
By Bill on 08-07-20
The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy
By: Larry Tye
In the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy. We still use "McCarthyism" to stand for outrageous charges of guilt by association, a weapon of polarizing slander. From 1950 to 1954, McCarthy destroyed many careers and even entire lives, whipping the nation into a frenzy of paranoia, accusation, loyalty oaths, and terror. Only now, through best-selling author Larry Tye's exclusive look at the senator's records, can the full story be told.
Middling and somewhat tedious
By steve thomas on 05-15-21
Under Darkness
Bill Steele is in the trenches, trying to survive in the competitive world of luxury vacation resorts on the island of Kauai. Then a dark shadow falls over the island. It's not a lunar eclipse, because Bill can clearly see the crescent moon shimmering on the water. This is something else. Moments later, the meteors begin to fall. One of them lands in the water just beyond the resort. On the news, the anchorman is fleeing from his hillside vantage point with his cameraman in hot pursuit. Their muffled screams are the last thing anyone hears before the signal is lost....
Heart-thumping thriller!
By Ecualegacy on 04-16-19
First Encounter
The United Nations of Earth sent out the Forerunner ships to explore and colonize the four most promising star systems within 50 light-years of Earth. Forerunner One left Earth under the command of Captain Clayton Cross, heading for Trappist-1. After a ninety year journey to reach it, the crew encountered not only a habitable world, but alien life already inhabiting it, and dark secrets lurking beneath the surface. The revelation of who these aliens are and what they want proves more terrifying than promising, and Captain Cross is forced to make tough decisions that will affect not only his crew, but the fate of the entire human race.
Good Story and Concept; Narrator mispronouncing
By Parents on 02-18-20
In the long history of American demagogues from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy. We still use "McCarthyism" to stand for outrageous charges of guilt by association, a weapon of polarizing slander. From 1950 to 1954, McCarthy destroyed many careers and even entire lives, whipping the nation into a frenzy of paranoia, accusation, loyalty oaths, and terror. When the public finally turned on him, he came crashing down, dying of alcoholism in 1957.
A necessary counterbalance to revisionism
By J. P. Crosby on 07-19-20
Narrated by: Tia Rider, Ben Jaeger-Thomas
Criminal attorney Liam Price can't believe his luck. He scored a deal for a suite aboard the Starlit Dream to the exotic world of Aquaria. He surprises his wife, Aria, with the trip for her 40th birthday, and the Price family gets ready for the trip of a lifetime. Soon after the voyage starts, they learn that they've somehow jumped to the wrong star system. Liam consults the ship's computer to determine their location, but he can't access the navigational data. The captain claims that there's nothing to worry about. Then the ship plunges into darkness....
Interessting premise but a disappointing ending
By Dennis on 12-31-19
Clayton Cross has been reunited with his family, and he's joined forces with the remnants of Phoenix, a human resistance group from the Wastes outside of New Houston. But following a traitorous double-cross by their Chrona ally, Specter, most of the world's remaining population has turned into the failed human-alien hybrids known as Dregs. The world is no longer divided into safe, civilized cities run by the Kyra, and even they have abandoned Earth, declaring it a quarantine zone to contain a deadly new version of their virus, engineered by the Chrona.
Great series..
In Time for Revenge
A Sci-Fi Murder Mystery
He invented a machine to take people to the future. Then he was accused of murder, but he can't remember killing anyone. Billionaire genius Byron Gaines is accused of murdering his wife and her lover, but he swears he didn't do it. This couldn't have come at a worse moment: He is so close to a breakthrough in his research. He's about to invent a device that will change the world forever. The irony is, if only he had a little more time, he'd be able to make his legal problems disappear - along with himself.
Great concepts ruined by author's beliefs
By T. Stein on 01-16-20

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BAKERS Kips® crackers have become a firm South African favourite! And what better way to make them EVEN BETTER than to top them off with some fresh butter, Bovril and biltong!
1 x small packet of plain salted Willard's potato crisps, coarsely crushed.
Spread the BAKERS Kips® crackers with the butter and then lightly with Bovril. Place a round of bread on each of the 12 biscuits.
Place the remaining 12 biscuits on top of the bread rounds to create 'cracker-and-bread sandwiches'.
Spread the sides of the 'sandwiches' thickly with mayonnaise and roll the mayo sides in the biltong. Also spread the tops of the stacks with mayonnaise and place on a serving platter.
Sprinkle the tops with the crisps and serve.
BAKERS Kips® is definitief een van Suid Afrika se gunstelinge! Rond dit af met botter, Bovril en biltong om dit nog beter te laat smaak. Heerlik!
Smeer die BAKERS Kips® mildelik met botter en Bovril. Sit 'n skyfie brood op 12 van die beskuitjies en sit die orige 12 beskuitjies bo-op die brood om 'n 'toebroodjie' te maak.
Smeer die kante van die 'toebroodjies' met 'n dik laag mayonnaise en rol die kante in die biltong. Smeer ook die bokante van die 'toebroodjies' met mayonnaise en plaas op 'n bord.
Ama BAKERS Kips® athandwa kabi emzansi! Wadle enebhotela, ibovril nomqwayiba! Mmm kwaze kwamnandi!
Gcobisa amaBAKERS Kips® nebhotela nebovril encane. Beka izinkwa esikwe saba indilinga kuma bhisikidi awu 12. Beka amabhisikidi awu 12 asele phezulu kwesinkwa ukwenza "icracker – and – bread sandwich".
Gcobisa imayonnaise emaceleni ama "sandwichi" ubese ufaka umqwayiba ecaleni lezinkwa ezine mayonnaise. Bese ugcobisa ingaphezulu lezinkwa ngemayonnaise ufake eplatini.


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Lori Wallach is the director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch. A 25-year veteran of congressional trade battles starting with the 1990s fight over NAFTA, she was named to the "Politico's 50" list of thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American politics in 2016 for her leadership in the Trans-Pacific Partnership debate. Wallach is an internationally recognized expert on trade with experience advocating in Congress and foreign parliaments, trade negotiations, courts, government agencies, the media and in the streets. Dubbed "the Trade Debate's Guerrilla Warrior" in a National Journal profile and "Ralph Nader with a sense of humor" in a Wall Street Journal profile, she combines a lawyer's expertise on the terms and outcomes of agreements with insight from the front lines of trade debates. Wallach's specialty is translating arcane trade issues into accessible language.
Wallach has testified on NAFTA, WTO, and other globalization issues before 30 congressional committees and appeared as a trade commentator on MSNBC, Fox, CNN, ABC, Bloomberg, PBS, NPR and numerous foreign outlets. She has been published and quoted in The New York Times, The Economist, Forbes, The Washington Post, USA Today, the Financial Times, and more. A lawyer who has worked in television news and on political campaigns, Wallach is well-informed about the role trade issues played in the 2016 election and the implications for the Trump presidency and 2018 congressional elections as the voters demand action on trade.
Books she has written on trade include The Rise and Fall of Fast Track Trade Authority (2013) and Whose Trade Organization? A Comprehensive Guide to the WTO (2004) and she has contributed to numerous anthologies. She was recently one of three panelists, alongside Chancellor Angela Merkel, at the C-20 Summit titled "Civil 20 Dialogue with the G20 Presidency" which addressed the most pressing globalization challenges of the 2017 G20 Summit.
Wallach was a founder of the Citizens Trade Campaign, a U.S. national coalition of consumer, labor, environmental, family farm, religious, and civil rights groups representing over 11 million Americans, and serves on its board. Wallach is a graduate of Wellesley College and Harvard Law School.


The Ice Climbers have played a pretty significant part in my love for Super Smash Bros. Coincidentally, they are also seeing quite a bit of love in the competitive scene these days.
I vividly remember when I first started playing Super Smash Bros. Melee with my little brothers at home. We were one of the "lucky" kids who had a Game Cube. We thought we were pretty lucky. The rest of the neighborhood was all about Halo. Coincidentally, I have never played through any of the Halo games. Maybe a childhood bias still manifesting in my never-grow-up attitude?…That's besides the point though.
After playing several rounds and spending hours playing through all the characters, we each finally settled on our favorite. My littlest brother played Link. An odd choice considering he had never played any of the Zelda games. The other brother decided to play Marth. If you couldn't tell just from the character selections, he was by far the best of the 3 of us. I decided to play Ice Climbers.
I don't really know what drew me to them. Maybe it was the fact that freezing my bros in giant ice blocks made them seethe with anger. Maybe it was how when Ice Climbers fight, it's always a 2v1. Either way, it didn't matter much. Marth crushed me more than half the time. I knew that the Ice Climbers were good, I just didn't have the skill to bring it out. Turns out I was right all those years ago.
Though Ice Climbers were never considered the best character, they have been seen on a pretty consistent basis. Great players who started playing Ice Climbers long ago have started making an impact at large tourneys. Fly, ChuDat, and Nintendude (the most well-known and best performing Ice Climber players) have racked up a total 11 top-8 finishes this year. Together, the trio has only been recorded missing the top-8 in 3 tournaments throughout 2016 so far. That's a seriously impressive feat considering their character(s) have only been considered just above mid-tier for most of the game's existence.
The ice climbing duo was never considered top-tier, and is considered by many to even be below A-tier. Even after several players have started to post solid results with them. So have so many players picked up Popo and Nana? The Ice Climbers are out right fun to play. I know, my personal bias is showing…here are a few real reasons.
The wobble. The wobble is an interesting combo which the Ice Climbers can do where they grab their opponent and can hit them over and over, leaving them at an extremely high percentage. If done correctly, there is no known way for your opponent to escape. If the repetitive hits are finished with a down smash, you will kill any opponent.
Some will say the wobble is cheap trick, and most players would agree. In fact, many tournaments (usually smaller ones) throughout the years have banned wobbling. The loss of such a lethal tool makes the climbers a bit less intimidating. Luckily (for those who play the climbers), many major tournaments still allow the move.
This is the reason I suspect for my initial fascination with the Ice Climbers. When you play the duo, you are actually only fully controlling Popo. Nana (the pick one in the default skin) is a bot who will try to coordinate with Popo's moves. This mechanic is exactly why the wobble works.
It also means that it is important to keep the 2 together. Fighting together allows for substantially more combo and juggling opportunities. When facing the Ice Climbers it is a common (and very wise) strategy to try and separate the 2. Once between the climbing pals, killing Nana will significantly hinder the power of Popo.
In spite of the dangers of trying to protect 2 climbers, the addition of a "teammate" is something that is unique only to the Ice Climbers. As there is an additional mechanic, they also have a very high skill cap.
Yes, there are several more reasons why people would pick up the Ice Climbers, but I'm going to end with this: Playing a character unlike any other is challenging and fun.
That is what drew me to them in the first place and keeps me playing them today. After learning the basic mechanics of the game, moving onto a character who still has a lot of mystery intrigued me. It still does. Also, it's nice to know you're never alone out there on the stage. Messing up has dire consequences in Smash, but Nana is always there to pull you out of trouble with a classic "You go, we go" attitude Kurt Russell would be proud of.


Ever felt like having a soda, but didn't want to indulge in all the sugars? So you turn to a Diet Soda instead. Thinking you are doing yourself a favor by going with the diet instead of the regular soda? Thinking you are avoiding all the sugars, so you are being healthier? People often think "how do you lose weight?" Eat low fat foods and less bad foods, and then substitute diet drinks for sugary drinks, right? No, wrong. Counting calories is what we have been taught is the way to lose weight and be healthier. But these ideas are false.
We are told that dieting and weight loss is all about making better choices.
If we all made better personal choices then we could stop obesity and the diabetes epidemic. But in truth, what we are not told is that Diet soda can actually make people gain weight and can actually cause Type 2 Diabetes.
How does that happen? That's certainly not what soda distributors want us to believe, when they are highlighting their efforts to fight obesity through the production, distribution and encouragement of drinking diet soda. Companies proudly promote the fact that they have low or no calorie drinks and that they cut sugar out of their soda by 90 percent.
If losing weight, and being healthy, were all about the calories, then consuming diet drinks would seem like a good idea. But is it a good idea? In fact, it may be worse than having us all drink regular soda.
Here is how weight gain, fat retention and slower metabolism, are actually possible with drinking Diet Soda.
Artificial sweeteners are hundreds to thousands of times sweeter than regular sugar, activating our genetically programmed preference for sweet taste more than any other substance.
Diet Sodas trick your metabolism into thinking sugar is on its way. This causes your body to pump out insulin, the fat storage hormone, which causes more belly fat.
It also confuses and slows your metabolism down, so you burn less calories every day.
In animal studies done with rats, the rats that consumed artificial sweeteners actually ate more, their metabolism slowed, and they put on 14 percent more body fat in just two weeks – EVEN eating less calories.
In many different population studies, there has been shown to be a whopping 200 percent increased risk of obesi ty in diet soda drinkers.
Recent research has shown that diet soda certainly affects the metabolism, but not in a positive way. Scientists have proven that diet soda causes the metabolism to slow down so tremendously because the body becomes confused and does not process sugar correctly. It has been proven that diet soda may also affect hormone levels and can ultimately increase the likelihood of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndromes and cardiovascular disease.
Diet Soda confuses our brains.
When a person consumes a zero-calorie artificial sweetener, it's telling the brain, "I am eating sweet, so expect sugar and calories." However, no sugar and calories come. This then can cause insulin spikes in the body.
Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas when blood sugar or glucose levels rise. Insulin maintains glucose levels in the blood and is chiefly responsive to its fluctuations only in the bloodstream. When insulin is released, cells receive a signal that causes the uptake of glucose into the cells and out of the bloodstream. Glucose is then stored for energy use when needed. The entire process is a "building" phase, which also promotes fat storage.
When Diet Soda is consumed, and insulin levels spike in the body, fat storage is ultimately the result.
Diet Soda consumption has also been associated with lower bone mineral density in women, and children, and one notable study focused specifically on the effects of diet soda on bone health. The authors stated that this research was sparked by the observation that diet soda drinking behaviors are often different than regular (sugar-sweetened) soda drinking behaviors. Women often use diet sodas in an effort to avoid weight gain, either to stave off hunger between meals or as a replacement for calorie-containing beverages. Many women drink over 20 diet sodas per week.
These researchers discovered that parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations rise strongly following diet soda consumption. The job of this hormone is to increase blood calcium when it starts to get too low, by stimulating bone breakdown. As a result, calcium is removed from bone.
In the study, women aged 18-40 were given 24 ounces of either diet soda or water on two consecutive days, and urinary calcium content was measured for three hours. Women who drank diet soda did indeed excrete more calcium in their urine compared to women who drank water. The authors concluded that this calcium loss may underlie the observed connection between diet soda drinking and low bone mineral density.
In conclusion, drink water… and lots of it. If you aren't drinking 8, 8 oz. glasses a day, you are only hurting yourself. Today is the day to make a change.


Post-war housing estates have a bad rep, often justifiably so.
Many – especially those in Britain – suffered through a combination of poor materials, a lack of supervision and the damp climate. In continental Europe, on first glance at least, things look better.
French photographer Laurent Kronental wanted to document the estates or 'grand ensembles' around Paris, the banlieus now best known for their public order problems, but in the past a model of what architects thought would be a better way of living. In particular he wanted to focus on the lives of these estates' elderly residents.
The result is a stunning collection of photographs that juxtapose the formal poses of the old people with the designed-by-a-six-year-old-on-fizzy-pop madness of the residential blocks.
And as Paris turns on itself again, you wonder what these elderly residents think of the future these monumental projects promised. Not that much by the looks of it.


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LifeLearn Unveils a Fresh New Website! - LifeLearn Inc. : LifeLearn Inc.
GUELPH, ON—Jan. 22, 2019—LifeLearn Animal Health is thrilled to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.lifelearn.com—including all-new products and services—in celebration of LifeLearn's 25 years of innovation and excellence in the animal health industry.
From LifeLearn's beginnings in 1994 as a continuing education provider to veterinarians across North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, LifeLearn has continually expanded its range of products and services over 25 years to encompass Education, Communication and Optimization solutions for veterinary practices, as well as companies and non-profit organizations in the animal health and pet services industries.
ClientEd, LifeLearn's online library of over 2,000 pet health articles, designed specifically for effective client education and improved compliance in veterinary practices.
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Why a Regional Fire Authority?
Population growth is driving increased demand. Calls for service have grown nearly 60% since 2011.
Service needs are changing. Calls for service have increased, straining our ability to serve aging and vulnerable populations.
The current financial model isn't sustainable. Expenses are greater than revenues with reserves funding gaps.
The governance structure isn't representative. 80% of residents live within the city limits but city representation is 60%.
Providing a representative governing board.
An RFA would meet increased demand and changing needs for services while creating a sustainable funding model for the future.
A Regional Fire Authority (RFA) is a special purpose district and independent taxing authority that provides funding for fire and emergency medical services. An RFA can be made up of cities, fire districts, or a combination of the two. There are currently 12 RFAs in Washington state, almost all in western Washington.
Creation of an RFA is authorized by state law. Marysville and Fire District 12 residents would have to approve the creation of an RFA.
How would an RFA be funded?
If voters approve the RFA measure, everyone within the service area will pay the same for fire and emergency services - $1.45 per $1,000 assessed value. City residents will pay more total property taxes because the city will continue to collect taxes for other city services including law enforcement, streets, etc.
An RFA would instead create a single dedicated funding source, with money collected going directly to the RFA versus passing through other jurisdictions. The levy would go into effect in 2020.
Inside city limits, the owner of a $300,000 home would pay about $249 more a year in property taxes or about $21 more per month, which includes the RFA levy and city property taxes that support law enforcement and other city services. If the RFA measure passes, the city plans to reduce the regular city property tax from the current $1.77/$1,000 rate in 2019 to $1.15/$1,000 in 2020.
In District 12, the owner of a $300,000 home would pay about $129 more a year in property tax or about $11 more per month for the RFA levy only.
What is a Regional Fire Authority?
Why are the City of Marysville and Fire District 12 proposing an RFA?
If an RFA is created, what will stay the same and what will change?


What is the main mission for every Soul on Earth?
What are the Spirals of Consciousness and why do we fall asleep and wake up?
What is the significance of "building the Self"?
Where does dis-ease originate and how to "cure" it by resolving its true cause?
Does "genetic predisposition" for a particular dis-ease relate to karmic lessons as well?
What is the difference between a healthy boundary and a defense/protection?
What is the energy pattern of "worry" and how to clear it?
Why is personal effort required for conscious awakening?
What is the difference between positive control and negative control over life?
What is karma and how self-punishment got connected to it?
What are the mechanics of Creation and why its "never too late" to start your spiritual journey?
What is the "theme of a lifetime" and how to deal with repetitive issues?
How to differentiate between reactions to life vs. true messages of the Spirit?
How to properly deal with fear, anger and judgment?
Can we change negative habits?
What happens with the energy bodies when we die?
Why some people are ready for conscious awakening and some are not?
What is the Solar Council and what it does for the planet Earth and the human beings?
Happy Internal Marriage (electric and magnetic energies) - 15 min.
The Energy Guides - 8 min.
The Energy of Money - 7 min.
Your Boundaries - 6 min.
How to feel significant - 3 min.
How to become confident - 7 min.
Resisting Soul lessons - 4 min.
Victim Mode - 5 min.
Pride (with Isabelle Lambert) - 4 min.


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Epicurus Institute | Who Fills the Void?
Though many believed that Colonel Gadhafi's 42 year strong regime could withstand the storm of change sweeping the Arab world, we at The Institute believed his reputation for brutality, violence and terrorism would tear apart the population of some six million Libyans.
The likely disappearance of Gadhafi and his family from power after a few days of protests by unarmed demonstrators is all-the-more surprising because his regime systematically destroyed the slightest pretense dissidence and has polarized Libyan society to ensure that no organization – formal or spontaneous – could ever consolidate sufficiently to oppose it.
Political Islam, whether radical or moderate, has been the principle victim, especially after an Islamist rebellion in Cyrenaica, the country's eastern region, in the late 1990s. Other political currents have been exiled since 1973, when "direct popular democracy" was declared and the jamahiriyah, the "state of the masses", came into existence.
Even the Libyan army was treated with suspicion, with its officer corps controlled and monitored for potential disloyalty. No wonder that major units now seems to have broken away from the regime and made the liberation of Eastern Libya possible.
The only structures that the regime tolerated, outside the formal structure of the "state of the masses" Colonel Gadhafi's idiosyncratic vision of direct popular democracy in Libya's stateless state in which all Libyans were theoretically obliged to participate – came from Libya's tribal base and the Revolutionary Committee Movement, itself tied to the regime by tribal affiliation and ideological commitment and used to discipline and terrify the population through "revolutionary justice".
Apart from that, there was only the colonel's family and the rijal al-khima, the "men of the tent" – the colonel's old revolutionary comrades from the Union of Free Officers which had organized the 1969 revolution against the Sanussi monarchy which had brought the colonel to power. And even the tribes did not necessarily support the regime, although they were constrained by the "social popular leadership", a committee bringing together thirty-two of the major tribal leaders under the watchful eye of the regime.
Yet, in reality, the Sa'adi tribes of Cyrenaica, for example, had little love for the regime, for they had been the cradle of the Sanussi movement which had controlled much of modern Libya and Chad in the nineteen century. In partnership with the Ottoman Empire, the Sa'adi led resistance to Italian occupation between 1911 and 1927.
They had been disadvantaged by the revolution, not least because the revolutionaries came from three tribes – the Qadhadhfa, the Maghraha and the Warfalla – which had originally been subservient to them.
It could be argued, in short, that the revolution was, at its heart, a reversal of tribal politics, despite its ostensible commitment to Arab nationalism.
Indeed, the regime has been consciously constructed on the back of these three tribes which populated the security services and the Revolutionary Committee Movement.
Yet even they had their own grievances; the Warfalla had been implicated in the unsuccessful 1993 Bani Ulid coup and its leaders had refused to execute those guilty as a demonstration of their loyalty to the regime.
Colonel Gadhafi's henchmen organized the executions instead, earning tribal enmity and probably explaining why tribal leaders so quickly sided with the opposition when the regime began to collapse.
Then there is also a geographic imperative for the rapidity of the collapse of the regime. Libya is essentially a desert, with the only areas that can support intensive residence located in the Jefara Plain, around Tripoli in Tripolitania, and the Jabal al-Akhdar behind Benghazi in Cyrenaica.
The result has been that Libya's six million-strong population, as a result of oil-fired economic development in the rentier state that emerged at the end of the 1960s, is now highly urbanized and largely concentrated in these two cities and the satellite towns around them.
This means that any regime which loses control of them has lost control of the country, even if it controls all outlying areas, such as the oil fields in the Gulf of Sirt between them, which is also the home base of the Qadhadhfa, or the Fezzan that still seems to be loyal to the Gadhafi regime.
It is this that explains how, once the army in Benghazi changed sides, the regime lost control of Eastern Libya and why its hold on Tripoli, the capital, has been so rapidly contested.
Nor should the nature of the regime or the Gadhafi family be ignored as a factor for the collapse. The regime has, in recent years, benefited from growing foreign investment in Libya, alongside its massive oil revenues, after sanctions in connection with the Lockerbie affairs were removed in 1999.
As foreign economic interest grew, so did corruption and, although Colonel Gadhafi himself may not have been corrupt, his seven sons and one daughter certainly were, drawing their fortunes from commissions and income streams siphoned off from the oil-and-gas sector.
Libyans themselves have been excluded from the benefits of oil wealth for decades, so the blatant corruption inflamed their resentment in recent years.
In addition, the Libyan leader, who had no formal role inside the jamahiriyah but made sure that the Revolutionary Committee Movement answered only to him, has played on the aspirations of his sons to succeed him, pitting one against the other to ensure that none of them could amass sufficient power to threaten his position.
In such an atmosphere of eternal mistrust and suspicion, it is hardly surprising that the ultimate bastion of the regime has been the "foreign mercenaries" that have terrified Libyans with their indiscriminate violence during the country's latest revolution.
Yet, they too form part of the leader's conception of the state. In the 1980s, Libya opened its borders to all who were Muslim, as part of its vision of Arab nationalism and Islamic radicalism.
The regime also recruited an "Islamic Legion" to aid it in its foreign adventures, particularly in Africa, as Chad, Uganda and Tanzania were to discover.
In 1997, Libya also renounced its self-image as an Arab state, prioritizing its African destiny instead, opening its borders to sub-Saharan Africa, despite the intense domestic tensions that the inflow of migrants generated, which resulted in riots and deaths in September 2000.
Now, apart from using African migrants as a tool to coerce European states such as Italy with the threat of uncontrolled migration, it has also recruited them into its elite forces around the "Deterrent Battalion" (the 32nd Brigade) which are used solely for internal repression.
They have no loyalty to Libyans who hate them and they are the forces on which Colonel Gadhafi relies to ensure that his regime ends in a bloodbath to punish Libyans for their disloyalty to his political vision.
Whatever the Colonel thinks – and it is what he thinks that determines the struggle inside Libya today – there are objective factors that will determine the outcome.
Unrest in Western Libya has already led to towns in the Jefara Plain falling to the widening anti-regime movement. Zuwara is said to have been taken over by them and major struggles are taking place between armed forces loyal to the Gadhafi regime and the inchoate movement opposed to it in Misurata and Zawiya, where helicopter gunships seem to have been used.
Even if Tripoli is still under regime control, the towns surrounding it seem to be slipping away. Eventually, the leader will control only the capital and nothing else. There is no doubt that the struggle is becoming increasingly bloody, with estimates of losses being set at between 600 and 2,000 dead.
The outcome will be determined by the loyalty of the armed forces and the institutions of the state towards the Libyan leader.
Yet this is increasingly in doubt; two ministers, from the justice and the interior, have resigned and Libya's diplomatic missions around the world are gradually falling way, including key missions at the United Nations in New York and in Washington. Diplomats say the are sickened by what they regard as genocide as Libya's armed forces fire on unarmed demonstrators.
Even the armed forces are becoming increasingly unreliable – a belated revenge, no doubt, for the way in which they have been chronically mistrusted and misused. Few, in the armed forces or within the population, have forgotten the abuse heaped upon them by the regime after Libya was forced out of Chad with heavy losses in the late 1980s.
The problem is that it is extremely unclear what could emerge to replace the colonel's unlamented regime.
One consequence of its unrestrained repression has been to ensure that no movement or individual has emerged as a natural alternative. Inside Libya, only the Muslim Brotherhood and some extremist Islamist groups have any formal presence.
Outside Libya there are myriad opposition groups, it is true, but there is no evidence that they have any real purchase inside the country.
There are also growing fears in European states along the northern shores of the Mediterranean of a flood of migrants and asylum-seekers fleeing the violence. And then there are the one million sub-Saharan African migrants marooned in Libya in the hope of crossing into Europe.
George Joffé – University of Cambridge contributed in large part to this article.
The position of The Epicurus Institute is that while Gadhafi must go, along with his entire family and their network of spies and saboteurs, western powers must take particular care to ensure the absolute dismantling of his regime and it's members must be eliminated from power or any ability to inflict future damage. This dynasty is not above using terrorism to recapture power later, nor is it fearful of killing Libyans or others in an effort to retain power. The west, in this case, via the United Nations, must engage in a serious nation-building effort unnecessary in other Arab nations such as Egypt or Tunisia. Whether the consecutive government is a democracy or a constitutional monarchy with democratic voting and a legislature elected by the people, there must be stability.


1. Although the tapas at Tasca (338 Dominion Road) would probably come in over Cheap Eats budget, they are worth a mention. The oxtail, chilli prawns, mussels, calamares and croqueta were all sublime. Tasca has the most wonderful European feel to it in the summer so make sure you sit in the courtyard and dine al fresco if there's place. Perfect first date venue. It's not outrageously expensive but a bit over the $20/head mark.
2. The food at Yokoso (241 Dominion Road) is also very good and definitely within budget. The bonus is the owner who plays the Ukelele and sings like an angel. Try the bento boxes for a good selection of what they have to offer under $20. Everything is very fresh, with good clean Japanese flavours.
3. Peasant (191 Dominion Road) is still as good as the last time I went, despite mixed thoughts from May-Lee, Lynn and I on it previously. We were definitely there on a good night.
4. Don't write Tandoori Mahal (331 Dominion Road) off as just another regular Auckland Indian joint. The owners are Nepalese and there's a whole menu page of their traditional food. The Chicken Choyala is excellent as were all the other dishes we tried (we love the addition of roasted soya beans as a textural difference). No flat creamy curries here – the dahls and curries were all multi dimensional in flavour; it was a true testament to them that after dining at three other places previously we still couldn't' resist their fare. This one falls within Cheap Eats budget, so get there soon.
5. Sometimes after going out for a cheap eat you feel a bit ripped off in terms of ambience. Some of the best places we've reviewed over the years have had less than exciting interior design, and don't even start me on that fluorescent lighting! If you've had a great meal on Dominion Road but feel like you want to hang somewhere relaxing afterwards, Ginger Minx is the place to stop. I can personally recommend their cocktails if you feel like splashing out.


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HAD ENOUGH OF BACK PAIN?
Lumbar pain is the most frequent form of back pain. The lumbar vertebrae are continually required to support a major portion of our body weight, making it a fragile region. Non-specific benign lumbar pain occurs in 90% of cases. It can be classified as acute, subacute or chronic. Acupuncture is especially effective in treating chronic and benign lumbar pain, and may be an important adjunct treatment for subacute and acute forms. Acupuncture provides relief for subacute and acute lumbar pain, and is a gentler treatment than analgesic drugs. All types of lumbar pain occur most often in pregnant women, seniors, people who lift heavy loads and, of course, athletes.
Two main mechanisms of action explain how acupuncture effectively treats pain. The first is the gate control system phenomenon proposed by Melzack and Wall in 1965, according to which the insertion of a needle into a specific point activates certain sensory neurons that modulate pain. Based on this principle, the same neuron prevents the pain signal from being transmitted to another neuron present in the spinal cord, thereby decreasing or even eliminating the sensation of pain.
The second mechanism of action following the insertion of an acupuncture needle involves the release and peripheral stimulation of endogenous opioid peptides, which control the nociceptive signal. Acupuncture's analgesic effect is based on this principle of endorphin release.
September 11, 2006 – Do you have low back pain? To treat it, you should use acupuncture as a complement to classical treatments. That is what German researchers who conducted a large-scale clinical trial⁶ involving no less than 11,600 subjects proposed.
More than 1500 study participants were randomly assigned acupuncture treatments, while an equivalent number made up the control group. The 8500 others were treated with acupuncture, but in non-randomized fashion. They underwent a few sessions of acupuncture (e.g. fewer than five, five to ten or more than ten, depending on the case) for a three-month period.
To determine whether the treatments were effective, the data had to show at least a 20% improvement in lumbar function and a proportional decrease in lumbar pain.
After three months, nearly 53% of participants who received acupuncture (randomized or not) responded positively to the treatment, versus 27% of those in the control group. Six months after treatment began, a comparable percentage of participants continued to feel the benefits.
The authors of the study do not hesitate to recommend that acupuncture be incorporated into a treatment plan aimed at relieving lower back pain.
1. Measuring the global burden of low back pain. Hoy D, March L, Brooks P, et al. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Apr;24(2):155-65. Review.
2. Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: a joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society. Chou R, Qaseem A, Snow V, Casey D, et al.; Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians; American College of Physicians; American Pain Society Low Back Pain Guidelines Panel. Ann Intern Med. 2007 Oct 2;147(7):478-91.
3. Manheimer E, White A, et al. Meta-analysis: acupuncture for low back pain. Ann Intern Med. Apr 19 2005;142(8):651-663.
4. Acupuncture therapy for chronic lower back pain: a systematic review. Trigkilidas D. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Oct;92(7):595-8. Epub 2010 Jun 7. Review.
6. Witt CM, Jena S, Selim D, et al. Pragmatic randomized trial evaluating the clinical and economic effectiveness of acupuncture for chronic low back pain, Am J Epidemiol, 1er septembre 2006, Vol. 164, no 5, 487-96.


A blog post from my friend Albert Garlando, republished here with his permission.
Jesus is interrogated by the religious 'mob' concerning his views on divorce (Mark 10:1-12). The mob are trying to get him to make a call on the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 24:1-4) provision for divorce and remarriage. The 1st Century rabbis did not agree in their own interpretations of this, so they pestered Jesus about it.
In reading the Bible, you'll soon see that divorce is never required or encouraged – it is only ever regulated. The OT passage provided a regulatory protection for the woman to make sure that she was not unfairly discriminated against or ostracised.
The passage in Deuteronomy suggests that there was at that time (circa 1400 B.C.E.) a practice in the Middle East that involved the exchange and trade of women in the guise of marriage, divorce and remarriage – this is what Moses is discouraging. (see Laney for more detail).
Any plans that a man might have concocted to profit by divorcing his wife, then having her marry another, get an inheritance or gift from him and then return to the first husband were outlawed by this clause in Moses' teaching. This use of women as a type of trading chattel was an abominable practice that God's people ought to have separated themselves from, thus the command in Deuteronomy.
In both that instance, and the instance where Jesus is being challenged, they had lost sight of the original design and purpose of marriage: God created it, and it shows us his unity.
At the time there were two main view points. The disciples of the rabbi Shammai held to a strict interpretation (divorce only for unfaithfulness) while the disciples of Hillel held to a lenient interpretation (divorce for almost any reason).
Instead of taking sides with either Shammai or Hillel, Jesus went back to Moses and the first marriage (Gen.1:27; 2:21–25). From the beginning, marriage meant one man and one woman becoming one flesh for one lifetime. Moses' commandment in Deut. 24:1–4 was a concession to the Jews because of their hardness of heart. It does not represent God's ideal for marriage.
The added subtly of the encounter goes beyond an interpretive debate though. The Pharisees are setting Jesus up against Herod (the Roman ruler – and the one who had John the Baptist murdered.) Herod had married his brother's former wife. This is a high profile case of divorce and remarriage. If they can get Jesus to come out against Herod it will give them a chance to charge him with a capital offense and have him killed.
Instead, Jesus brings them back to the final authority and sufficiency of scripture – This is God's intention for marriage: i.e. it's a picture of the unity of God and his love for us and desire to be reconciled.
In the gospel, we are re-joined with God as our Father through Jesus. When Adam and Eve sinned they separated themselves from God and we have followed in their footsteps. The gospel brings us back together with God. The gospel is all about reconciliation and forgiveness. In any marriage there is going to be many opportunities for you to receive and to experience both. Acknowledging you both are in need of the gospel is going to go a long way towards understanding (and enjoying!) God's best for your marriage.
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We can accommodate your guests for a formal reception or a more casual cocktail affair. Your guests will be treated to the finest cuisine, in spacious air conditioned comfort and served by our professional front of house team.
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We go through life largely by trial and error, learning "life lessons" along the way.
Some life lessons can be very expensive, such as when we learn that when an investment opportunity seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Why, by the way, have I needed to learn that lesson more than once?
One life lesson I wish my children, particularly my daughters, could learn by other means than by trial and error, is the importance of recognizing the interests of those we deal with. I'm thinking of the particularly powerful interests of adolescent boys.
I actually bring that one up with potential clients when, after considering their particular circumstances, I recommend that they hire a lawyer to handle their personal injury claim. The obvious interest that my potential clients must consider is that I financially benefit from taking on personal injury cases. I point out that my interest in recommending that they hire a lawyer may be in conflict with their best interests.
I do my best to identify and resolve that potential conflict of interest by recommending that each and every potential client interview other lawyers before making a decision of whether or not to get me involved in their claim.
I also bring it up often when advising my clients on whether or not a settlement offer is a fair one. I point out that a lawyer acting on a percentage fee basis benefits from settling cases, and that therefore my interest in settling the case may be in conflict with their best interests.
I do my best to identify and resolve that potential conflict of interest by carefully reviewing the reasons for my advice and, as may be appropriate, recommending that my client obtain a second legal opinion.
I believe in full disclosure. Unfortunately, in most cases, including those I've given, the law doesn't require it. Adolescent boys are not required by law to disclose to young ladies that they've got one thing on their mind, and that therefore their interests may be in conflict with the interests of the young ladies they encounter.
Neither are personal injury lawyers required to disclose the potential conflicts I've identified.
One conflict of interest that gets under my skin the most, because in my view it results in the greatest unfairness in car crash settlements in this province, is the conflict of interest faced by insurance adjusters.
On the one hand, insurance adjusters dealing with crash claims owe a duty to injured victims to administer their entitlement to a basic set of "no fault" benefits in good faith. I call that basic set of benefits "no fault" benefits because they are available to almost everyone who is injured in a crash, even if at fault.
When I say a "basic" set of rights, I mean it. In most cases, these "no fault" benefits are limited to only a portion of treatment expense. They do not include, for example, any compensation for "pain and suffering", nor compensation for income loss apart from a meagre stipend of total temporary disability benefits.
On the other hand, when dealing with an injured victim who was innocent of fault in a crash, the exact same adjuster's sole allegiance is to the insurance company to pay out as little as possible in compensation for the bulk of the claim which is over and above the "no fault" benefits, even if it is unfair. It is this portion of a claim that is generally referred to as the "settlement".
An example of when those two interests conflict is when the adjuster is considering whether or not to authorize that additional two months of physiotherapy treatment. On the one hand, the adjuster owes a duty of good faith to authorize medically recommended treatment. On the other hand, how much is that adjuster impacted by the fact that by authorizing the additional care, the adjuster is adding credibility to the claim the adjuster will later be trying to settle for cents on the dollar?
In my view, insurance adjusters ought to disclose those conflicting interests to injured victims. Further, when telling injured victims what their claims are worth, essentially giving them legal advice, in my view insurance adjusters ought to encourage injured victims to obtain independent advice.
The reality is that, quite to the contrary, those conflicting interests are never disclosed and insurance adjusters actively discourage injured victims from getting independent advice.
I think that's wrong. I hope that by pointing out these conflicting interests I might be able to save some people from learning this particular life lesson the hard way.


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Laurence Pettit Subject to Multiple Complaints Alleging Improper Use of Discretion
July 2, 2018 | by Staff Attorney
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating Joseph Stone Capital L.L.C. (Joseph Stone) broker Laurence Pettit (Pettit). According to BrokerCheck records, Pettit has been subject to 10 customer disputes, two civil actions, and one criminal action. The majority of these disputes allege Pettit's improper use of discretion, unauthorized trading, improper use of margin, and failure to follow customer instructions.
In March 2009, a customer alleged that Pettit failed to follow instructions to liquidate the investments in the customers' account on multiple occasions. The dispute was settled at $250,000.
In October 2008, a customer alleged that Pettit failed to follow the customer's instructions to reduce the margin percentage on the account. This dispute was settled at $40,000.
In September 2008, a customer alleged that in 2007, Pettit misrepresented the material facts of Mad River Fund LP, a hedge fund investment.
In addition, Pettit was subject to two liens. In October 2015, Pettit was subject to a civil lien of $73,008. In February 2011, Pettit was subject to a civil lien $105,207.74. Large liens are potential signs that a broker is struggling to manage their finances. FINRA provides this information to the public because it is material for consumers to know whether or not their advisor's financial situation influences the advisor's recommendations.
Brokers have a responsibility treat investors fairly which includes obligations such as making only suitable investments for the client. In order to make a suitable recommendation the broker must meet certain requirements. First, there must be reasonable basis for the recommendation the product or security based upon the broker's investigation and due diligence into the investment's properties including its benefits, risks, tax consequences, and other relevant factors. Second, the broker then must match the investment as being appropriate for the customer's specific investment needs and objectives such as the client's retirement status, long or short term goals, age, disability, income needs, or any other relevant factor.
In addition, the number of disclosures with respect to Pettit is high relative to his peers. According to newsources, only about 7.3% of financial advisors have any type of disclosure event on their records among brokers employed from 2005 to 2015. Brokers must publicly disclose reportable events on their CRD customer complaints, IRS tax liens, judgments, investigations, and even criminal matters. However, studies have found that there are fraud hotspots such as certain parts of California, New York or Florida, where the rates of disclosure can reach 18% or higher. Moreover, according to the New York Times, BrokerCheck may be becoming increasing inaccurate and understate broker misconduct as studies have shown that 96.9% of broker requests to clean their records of complaints are granted.
Pettit entered the securities industry in 1992 and has been registered with Joseph Stone Capital from 2018. From September 2011 to May 2018, Pettit was registered with Windsor Street Capital LP, which is now expelled by FINRA. From October 2000 to July 2011, Pettit was registered with Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated. From May 1999 to November 2000, Pettit was registered with Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.
Investors who have suffered losses are encouraged to contact us at (800) 810-4262 for consultation. You may be able recover losses through securities arbitration. The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are experienced in representing investors in cases of brokerage firms failure to supervise their representatives. Our consultations are free of charge and the firm is only compensated if you recover.
Posted in: Securities Fraud
Tagged: investment fraud attorney, Joseph Stone Capital, Laurence Pettit and Windsor Street
Updated: July 2, 2018 5:40 pm


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Q. The library is closed and I still need sources. Where can I find them?
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Just finished this crossbody bag today and thought I'd give you a little preview. It's made from a leather coat and the front has an original, usable pocket. The straps are nice and comfy wide. I'm hoping to get this bag to the shop by Thursday of this week. Fingers crossed!
One of my first clutches. Pre-leather. Well, a little leather. As much as my little Singer could handle. My early bags included lots of hand stitching and embroidery. I love hand stitching and embroidery. And bags.
It has a little "inside the fold" gathered pocket. Isn't it sweet? I want to make more.
Speaking of bags - I'm planning to have my annual sample sale very soon. So, be sure to follow along here or on Facebook for more updates.


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Q: SQL Multiple values in one column I have two tables, the first is the products table, and it has 2 columns: id and product_name.
The second table is the filters table, and it has 2 columns: filter_id, product_id.
For example i have this in the products table:
id | product_name
1  | test product

and this in the filters table:
filter_id | product_id
1         | 1
2         | 1
3         | 1

As you can see, the product with id '1' has 3 filters.
My goal is to get the products by filters.
For example, i need every product where the product has the 2 and 3 filter_id. I tried to use something like that:
SELECT * FROM products p LEFT JOIN filters f ON (p.id = f.product_id) WHERE (filter_id = '2' AND filter_id = '3')

I can't do that because the filter_id can't be equal to 2 and 3 at the same time.
The main problem is that i should use only one query to get the products.

A: Group by the product and select only those having both filter_ids
SELECT p.id, p.product_name
FROM products p
JOIN filters f ON p.id = f.product_id
WHERE f.filter_id in (2,3)
group by p.id, p.product_name
having count(distinct f.filter_id) = 2

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Passengers at the Morton Street stop awaited an early morning train. Trains on the Fairmount Line often are canceled.
US Representative Michael E. Capuano is asking the Department of Justice and the Federal Transit Administration to review whether Keolis Commuter Services violated federal civil rights laws by taking trains from a line that serves lower-income and diverse communities to use on suburban lines.
The line starts in Hyde Park and runs through Mattapan, Roxbury, and Dorchester on its way to South Station.
The Globe reported Sunday that Keolis had canceled 17 trains on the Fairmount Line, a modest commuter rail line that runs within the city of Boston. On Monday, Keolis, which runs the commuter rail for the MBTA, confirmed that the Fairmount Line has had more cancellations than any other line this month.
In theory, Train 750 on the Fairmount Line is a commuter's dream. Problem is, it has a maddening habit of not showing up.
She said the company is currently 14 coaches short of the 359 it is required to provide because of a backlog in maintenance inspections. The company is in the process of adding 85 people to its mechanical team to complete inspections more quickly, she said.
According to the last available data from 2009, the Fairmount Line serves the highest percentage of riders of color in the commuter rail system. That year, about 35 percent of Fairmount Line riders identified as black in a survey. By comparison, the line with the next highest proportion of black riders was the Middleborough/Lakeville line, with 11 percent.
The Fairmount Line, along with the Middleborough/Lakeville line, also reported the lowest household incomes, according to the survey. MBTA officials will present updated demographics of riders next year, Pesaturo said.
On Monday, Train 750 on the Fairmount Line, which had been canceled five days in a row earlier this month, was almost canceled again. Riders were advised by text message to take the 21 bus to Ashmont station, but Keolis later restored the train. Some riders, however, did not receive the message or were already on alternate routes by the time the train rolled into the station.
Critics of the cancellations, such as Rafael Mares, of the Conservation Law Foundation, say they point to a larger failure by the MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services: being unable to handle its current ridership.
On Monday, Keolis blamed leaves on the tracks for causing slippery rails that led to delays on several lines. Those affected included Haverhill and the Worcester-Framingham line.


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[2017] EWHC 410 (Admin)
QBD (Admin) (Morris J)
The claim of a prisoner detained in a hospital that the Lord Chancellor's powers under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 were to be interpreted so as to give effect to a right to free legal representation by a lawyer of his choice in tribunal proceedings under ECHR art.5(4), art.6 or art.8 was unarguable.
[2017] EWCA Crim 1000
CA (Crim Div) (McCombe LJ, Haddon-Cave J, Judge Batty QC)
The court upheld a conviction for damaging property contrary to the Criminal Damage Act 1971 s.1(1) where the judge had given an appropriate direction as to lawful excuse and had correctly observed that no case on s.5(2) properly arose on the evidence.
CA (Civ Div) (Davis LJ, Birss J, Judge Rook QC)
Offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 s.92 extended not just to counterfeit goods but also to "grey goods", namely goods where the trade mark had been affixed with the proprietor's consent, but where the proprietor had not consented to their sale, distribution or possession by others.
CA (NI) (Gillen LJ, Weatherup LJ, O'Hara J)
The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal did not have jurisdiction to re-open six appeals against conviction arising out of the Supreme Court's judgment in R. v Jogee (Ameen Hassan) [2016] UKSC 8 which clarified the law on accessory liability. Putting the law right did not render all convictions invalid which had been arrived at over many years by faithfully applying the law as had been laid down in previous authorities. The appropriate recourse was for the defendants to refer their cases to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
QBD (Admin) (Gross LJ, Andrews J)
The court reiterated that there was a "very high hurdle" to overcome when seeking to challenge a decision of investigators of the Serious Fraud Office. While none of the authorities precluded a challenge, they lent no encouragement to the bringing of any such challenge.
QBD (Admin) (Whipple J)
On a proper construction of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 s.28(5), the Secretary of State for Justice was not under any duty to release a life prisoner as soon as the Parole Board had directed their release. In a case where residence at approved premises was specified as a licence condition, she was only obliged to release once a place at the approved premises was available for the prisoner.
QBD (Admin) (Green J)
Transport for London's policy of revoking a private hire driver's licence following a caution for touting served the legitimate aim of increasing public safety by deterring touting and was in accordance with the ECHR. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Sch.2 para.1, requiring a caution to be regarded as spent at the time that it was given, was irrelevant to the lawfulness of that policy since the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 art.2 excepted private hire licences from the scope of the rehabilitation provisions.
[2016] EWCA Crim 745
CA (Crim Div) (Treacy LJ, Elisabeth Laing J, Judge Inman QC)
In considering the mens rea of the offence of making an indecent image of a child contrary to the Protection of Children Act 1978 s.1(1)(a), a distinction had to be drawn between cases where images were made by downloading to a phone or computer and those where the image was made by the more direct action of photographing or filming. In cases of photographing or filming, the s.1(1)(a) offence was made out by the deliberate act of photographing or filming without the need for knowledge that the image was or was likely to be of an underage child.
CA (Crim Div) (Treacy LJ, Cooke J, Judge Munro QC)
In the circumstances, an imitation sub-machine gun was a prohibited firearm for the purposes of the Firearms Act 1968 s.5(1)(aba) because it was readily convertible into a firearm without the use of special knowledge or tools.
CA (Crim Div) (Hallett LJ, Jeremy Baker J, Judge Bourne-Arton QC)
The court considered the degree of particularity required in a count alleging an offence of trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 s.63(1)