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Cowboys great Troy Aikman was asked about Dez Bryant's release. He called it a business decision while acknowledging the Cowboys don't currently have Bryant's Replacement on the roster.
It's hard to argue with that. But Dak Prescott couldn't get Dez the ball anyway. So at the end of the day, not having his replacement won't hurt the Cowboys that much.


The Beagley's Blog: Cori's birthday!
I still can't believe I'm 21! My birthday was great! I have awesome friends and family! My cousin Laken came down and stayed the weekend with me because Tyler had to work all day on my birthday. It was sad, but it worked out ok! Me and Laken went to dinner with Donna to El Mexicano! Its the best mexican place south of Springville ha ha. I love it! Then we went shopping for hours! It was awesome. After that me and Laken watched a movie and met Tyler and some friends over at Brett and Donna's for brownies and icecream! They were delicious! Thanks Donna! Then we all watched "So I Married An Axe Murder". If you haven't seen that movie, it's old and hilarious! Go see it! :) Thanks for the sweet presents everyone!
Glad you had a happy b-day, Cor! We love you!
Happy late birthday! i can't wait till I graduate only one more semester! Good luck to you guys up at Logan! We need to get together sometime this summer!
No way!!! You should totally come here...don't you want to live in a big city where everything is close by, then if I ever finish with school we can be nurses together too!


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Gov. Chris Christie, shown here in Belleville on Monday, held a news conference on education in Camden today.
CAMDEN — Gov. Chris Christie today said Mercer County should consider instituting a regional police force to address violence in Trenton, following Camden's lead.
"I believe if Trenton wants to really repair its public safety system, that they should look to Camden as a model and that they should look to Camden County freeholders in Mercer County," Christie said during a news conference.
Former Attorney General Jeff Chiesa in February ordered State Police to help crack down on streel-level crime in Trenton, an approach that Christie said is not a long-term solution.
"There's no similarities to what's going on in Trenton," Christie said. "What's going on in Trenton is what we used to do here in Camden, which is when things would spike we'd send in the State Police for a period of time to try to quell some of the violence. Then state police would leave and the violence would spike back up again."
In Camden, a county police force replaced city officers, a tactic some have criticized as a union-busting scheme. Christie said another 100 police officers will hit the streets in December.
"It's a good trend, but we're not taking any victory laps over one quarter," Christie said, referring to what he said were positive crime stats.
He praised Camden County freeholders and encouraged Mercer County freeholders to follow suit.
"Now that's going to take the political courage they had here in Camden," Christie said. "So let's stop playing the public sector union politics and let's start playing the public safety priority in this state."
"Our administration is open to hearing ideas on how we can reduce crime in the City of Trenton. Nevertheless, it is important to point out that the regional police force was proposed for Camden City in early 2011 while new hires only just started this year. We have a very real issue with telling our residents to wait two years for basic quality of life that other communities enjoy all day every day. Trentonians need relief now and we stand by our earlier proposal, whereby the State increases our funding so we may hire an additional 75 police officers."


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Pitt Basketball is REALLY bad.
Was Jamie Dixon that good?
And how did joining the ACC hurt their recruiting?
It's a shame, really. They used to really be something.
A Pitt vs SC matchup would be something of a train wreck and worthy entertainment.
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For most of Idea Magazine you have to be able to read quite some Japanese. But don't mind that, just buy it for the beautiful and exotic illustrations.
The of the new Idea is 'From the 80s to the 80s', the current revival of good old-fashioned manga illustrations. And that means a whole lot of sugary illustrations of innocent big-eyed girls and lots of sweet colors. We can't tell you much more, because almost all text is in Japanese which, sorry, isn't easily translated. Atleast, not by me. However, we can drop a few names since they are written in good old Latin: Galaxxxy, Yuri Sekiya, Yoshitake Yamane, Ancco. Google can of course serve you further, but perhaps easiest is to buy the magazine.


A skeleton staff is working this week to complete existing orders but no new ones will be taken until a buyer has been found for the 99-year old Nottingham company. Sturmey Archer produces sintered steel products for the automotive industry as well as the world-famous AW 3-speed Wide Ratio Gear first introduced in 1936.
Sturmey Archer was bought from the Derby Corporation (US owners of Raleigh) at the beginning of July for a reported £3m. The buyers Lenark Ltd. of London acquired the assets and goodwill but did not acquire Sturmeys Triumph Road site.
This site, and the rest of shrunken Raleigh empire on Triumph Road, was sold by Derby to the University of Nottingham for a student housing development.
The Nottingham half of Sturmey Archer was said to be relocating but the Birmingham half which makes Brooks saddles – stayed put.
According to Sturmey Archer MD Colin Bateman the closure was not because of a lack of sales or no profits but due to Lenark not finding new premises for the company. A relocation to either of the Nottingham suburbs Basford and Calverton was talked about but never realised.
At the time of the sale to Lenark a new and exciting and different product was promised by Sturmey Archer. This, and the 98-year history of the company, will likely be snapped up cheap by a new buyer. Sturmey Archer and Brooks are strong brands and the receivers (Smith & Williamson) should be able to sell them on quite easily.
However the fate of the 300 workers is less clear. Many were long standing employees of the company and have been left shocked by the news. There were no warnings such as three-day weeks or lay-offs.
Staff were told the closure was to take effect immediately.
Bateman, MD for nearly 18 months, said: "This is a sad day for bicycle manufacturing in Nottingham, not to mention for all the staff that work here. We feel very let down. It is a devastating blow."
Sturmey Archer had a long association with Raleigh and in fact the company was created at the turn of the century by Raleighs then owner and virtual founding father Frank Bowden.
In 1902 Bowden set up the Three-Speed Syndicate Ltd. to capitalise on an idea patented by James Archer (but in fact the work of William Reilly) and then copied 11 days later by schoolmaster Henry Sturmey. Bowden, Sturmey, Archer and Reilly were the companys first directors. Raleigh and Sturmey-Archer Ltd as the company was lated called, won worldwide acclaim for the new three-speed gears and the rest, as they say, is history.
Brooks is an even more historical name. It was founded in 1870 by John Boultbee Brooks (1846-1921) to produce leather saddles for the new safety bicycles. Brooks was the first company to patent a sprung leather saddle. By 1955 the company had a workforce of 15,000, and sold 55,000 leather saddles and 25,000 mattress saddles a week.
Raleigh bought the saddle division of Brooks Industries Limited in 1958. Raleigh itself was taken over in 1960 by th British Tube Investments Group (TI), which then transferred Brooks and Sturmey-Archer first to its automotive and then to its bicycle division.
In 1962 Brooks moved to the Downing Street Works, Smethwick, Birmingham, to be combined with the Wright Saddle Company, then part of T.I., to form the Raleigh Saddle Division.
In 1987, Raleigh, Brooks and Sturmey Archer were taken over by the US Derby International Group.


Como hoy todo el mundo habla de la crecida del río, yo propongo casi descansar del tema noticia. y salir por los cerros de Úbeda o cerca.
Y es que de los dos días del año que hemos comido en la terraza, ayer fue el primero; a pesar de lo contable de las comidas, las siestas ya han sido casi incontables.
El trigo creciendo ha llegado ya a los 34 días. Trigo Aragon 3 de Ecomonegros.
As today everyone talks about the flood of the river, I propose almost resting from the news item. and leave through the hills of Úbeda or nearby.
And it is that of the two days of the year that we have eaten on the terrace, yesterday was the first; In spite of the accounting of the meals, the naps have already been almost countless.
The growing wheat has arrived at 34 days. Ecomonegros Aragon 3 wheat.


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Business Verification
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As consumers shift away from brick and mortar shops, online shopping has become one of the most popular online activities worldwide. Global eCommerce is predicted to approach $5trn worldwide by 2021
However, this proclivity for online shopping has resulted in an increased risk of eCommerce fraud, an ongoing problem for merchants and credit card companies, growing at twice the rate of e-commerce sales. Fraudsters are always looking for the weakest link in the chain and emerging online retailers are often the perfect target because they're focused more on speed and user experience and less on security, making them vulnerable.
To combat this risk, many online retailers assess fraud risk at the point of transaction – adopting a reactive measure rather than a proactive one. By investing in fraud detection and prevention solutions that verifies a users' identity and cross-references it against fraud data before allowing them to transact, these merchants can curb significant fraudulent losses.
Card not present (CNP) fraud, a type of credit card scam in which the customer does not physically present the card to the merchant during the fraudulent transaction, has already resulted in unsurmountable losses. It's expected retailers will lose around US$130 billion in digital CNP fraud between now and 2023.
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Luckily, smarter data can help weed out these problems, especially when verifying identities at account creation. All transactions leave a data trail, even the fraudulent ones. Every eCommerce transaction involves data – a name, shipping address, credit card number or other personal information. Data fuels the transaction by helping to define, authenticate and verify identities, ensuring that the right person receives the right goods and services. But data can be smarter, or at least used in a smarter fashion to verify identities and detect eCommerce fraud before it reaches the point of completion.
Moreover, the use of specific data points can create barriers that prevent criminals from gaining access to eCommerce accounts while simultaneously authorising legitimate customers to effortlessly access their accounts. In mere seconds, data can be referenced, verified and used to prevent a fraudulent transaction – saving online retailers time, money, and resources – while allowing legitimate customers to easily and efficiently complete a sale.
Many eCommerce merchants are also tapping into rapidly expanding markets around the world. Take, for example, the fact 71 percent of European shoppers buy cross-border. At the same time, many of the fastest growing markets are also considered some of the riskiest for fraud. More often than not, these emerging markets don't have efficient systems in place for identity verification. However, mobile phones are proving to be an effective tool for identity verification.
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Customers are increasingly using their mobile devices for eCommerce and financial transactions. One example of identity verification and authentication through mobile devices includes two-factor authentication – a process that matches mobile identity attributes utilising Mobile Network Operator's (MNO) information to confirm an identity. Additionally, mobile data can be used to verify the user's identity by cross-referencing MNO data for identity matching, proximity location, device information and call forwarding statuses.
As eCommerce continues to grow, so does the risk and cost of fraud – with CNP fraud and cross border fraud being only two examples of the growing types of online fraud. Fraudsters will always go for the easiest, fastest and most lucrative payoffs and that means targeting retailing sites that do not employ vigilant, vigorous practices for verifying customers and identifying potential fraud. Using smarter data, however, can reinforce fraud defences, which can go a long way toward curbing eCommerce fraud.
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Bill Text - AB-435 Child care subsidy plans: Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and Sonoma.
An act to amend Section 8340.2 of, and to add and repeal Article 15.1.1 (commencing with Section 8333) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, the Education Code, relating to child care.
AB 435, Thurmond. Child care subsidy plans: Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and Sonoma.
(1) The Child Care and Development Services Act has a purpose of providing a comprehensive, coordinated, and cost-effective system of child care and development services for children from infancy to 13 years of age and their parents, including a full range of supervision, health, and support services through full- and part-time programs. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop standards for the implementation of quality child care programs. Existing law authorizes the County of Alameda and the County of Santa Clara, as a pilot project, to develop an individualized county child care subsidy plan, as provided.
This bill would authorize, until January 1, 2023, the Counties of Contra Costa, Marin, and Sonoma to develop individualized county child care subsidy plans, as specified. The bill would require the plans to be submitted by the counties to their local planning council and their respective county board of supervisors for approval, as specified. The bill would require the Early Education and Support Division of the State Department of Education to review and approve or disapprove the plans and any subsequent modifications to the plans and, in specified situations, would require the State Department of Social Services to review the plans. The bill would require the counties to annually prepare and submit to the Legislature, the State Department of Social Services, and the State Department of Education a report that contains specified information relating to the success of the counties' plans.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Contra Costa, Marin, and Sonoma.
(2) Existing law authorizes the County of Alameda, as a pilot project, to develop an individualized county child care subsidy plan, as provided. Existing law requires the plan to include specified elements, including the development of a local policy, as provided. Existing law requires the local policy to, among other things, authorize an agency that provides child care and development services in the county through a contract with the State Department of Education and either provides direct services or contracts with licensed providers or centers to apply to the department to amend existing contracts in order to benefit from the local policy.
This bill would instead require the local policy, among other things, to authorize an agency that provides child care and development services in the county through a contract with the department to apply to the department to amend existing contracts in order to benefit from the local policy.
Existing law authorizes the local policy to supersede state law concerning child care subsidy programs with regard to certain factors, including eligibility criteria relating to CalWORKs participation, with exceptions.
This bill would also authorize the local policy to supersede California state preschool eligibility periods, as specified, and would delete the above provisions relating to superseding eligibility criteria relating to CalWORKs participation and the exceptions.
Existing law requires the plan to include a recognition that all funding sources utilized by direct service contractors that provide child care and development services in the County of Alameda and contractors that contract with licensed providers and centers are eligible to be included in the county's plan.
This bill would instead require the plan to include a recognition that all funding sources utilized by contractors that provide child care and development services in the County of Alameda are eligible to be included in the county's plan.
It is the intent of the Legislature to build a stable, comprehensive, and adequately funded high-quality early learning and educational support system for children from birth to five years of age, inclusive, with alignment and integration into the K–12 education system by strategically using state and federal funds, and engaging all early care and education stakeholders, including K–12 education stakeholders, in an effort to provide access to affordable, high-quality services supported by adequate rates, integrated data systems, and a strong infrastructure that supports children and the educators who serve them.
The Counties of Contra Costa, Marin, and Sonoma may individually, as pilot projects, develop and implement individualized county child care subsidy plans. The plans shall ensure that child care subsidies received by these counties are used to address local needs, conditions, and priorities of working families in the respective communities.
For purposes of this article, "county" means the Counties of Contra Costa, Marin, and Sonoma.
(A) The general demographics of families who are in need of child care, including employment, income, language, ethnic, and family composition.
(B) The current supply of available subsidized child care.
(C) The level of need for various types of subsidized child care services, including, but not limited to, infant care, after-hours care, and care for children with exceptional needs.
(D) The county's self-sufficiency income level.
(E) Income eligibility levels for subsidized child care.
(G) The cost of providing child care.
(H) The regional market rates, as established by the department, for different types of child care.
(I) The standard reimbursement rate or state per diem for centers operating under contracts with the department.
(J) Trends in the county's unemployment rate and housing affordability index.
(2) (A) Development of a local policy to eliminate state-imposed regulatory barriers to the county's achievement of its desired outcomes for subsidized child care.
(i) Prioritize lowest income families first.
(ii) Follow the family fee schedule established pursuant to Section 8273 for those families who are income eligible, as defined by Section 8263.1, and provide the exemptions for family fees specified in Section 8273.1.
(iii) Meet local goals that are consistent with the state's child care goals.
(iv) Identify existing policies that would be affected by the county's plan.
(v) (I) Authorize an agency that provides child care and development services in the county through a contract with the department to apply to the department to amend existing contracts in order to benefit from the local policy.
(II) The department shall approve an application to amend an existing contract if the plan is modified pursuant to Section 8333.3.
(III) The contract of a department contractor that does not elect to request an amendment to its contract remains operative and enforceable.
(vi) Provide a family that qualifies for the second or third stage of child care services pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350), for purposes of eligibility, fees, and reimbursements, the same or higher level of benefit as a family that qualifies for subsidized child care on another basis pursuant to the local policy, except as otherwise provided in Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350). Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to impact or reduce any element in the second or third stage of child care services pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) that provides a greater benefit to participating families than is provided for in the local policy.
(i) Eligibility criteria, including, but not limited to, age, family size, time limits, income level, and special needs considerations.
(ii) Fees, including, but not limited to, family fees, sliding scale fees, and copayments for those families who are not income eligible, as defined by Section 8263.1.
(iv) Methods of maximizing the efficient use of subsidy funds, including, but not limited to, multiyear contracting with the department for center-based child care, and interagency agreements that allow for flexible and temporary transfer of funds among agencies.
(v) Families with children enrolled in part-day California state preschool programs services, pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 8235), may be eligible for up to two 180-day periods within a 24-month period without the family being certified as a new enrollment each year.
(3) Recognition that all funding sources utilized by contractors that provide child care and development services in the county are eligible to be included in the county's plan.
(4) Establishment of measurable outcomes to evaluate the success of the plan to achieve the county's child care goals, and to overcome any barriers identified in the state's child care subsidy system.
(b) A plan may also include stage one child care services and all voucher-based child care programs.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the county to change the regional market rate survey results for the county.
(a) The plan shall be submitted to the local planning council, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 8499, for approval. Upon approval of the plan by the local planning council, the board of supervisors of the county shall hold at least one public hearing on the plan. Following the hearing, if the board votes in favor of the plan, the plan shall be submitted to the Early Education and Support Division of the department for review. If the plan includes stage one child care services, the plan shall also be submitted to the State Department of Social Services for review only.
(b) Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the Early Education and Support Division shall review and either approve or disapprove the plan.
(c) Within 30 days of receiving a modification to the plan, the Early Education and Support Division shall review and either approve or disapprove that modification to the plan.
(d) The Early Education and Support Division may disapprove only those portions of modifications to the plan that are not in conformance with this article or that are in conflict with federal law.
The county shall, by the end of the first fiscal year of operation under the approved child care subsidy plan, demonstrate, in the report required pursuant to Section 8333.5, an increase in the aggregate days a child is enrolled in child care in the county as compared to the enrollment in the final quarter of the 2016–17 fiscal year.
(a) The county shall annually prepare and submit to the Legislature, the State Department of Social Services, and the department a report that summarizes the success of the county's plan, and the county's ability to maximize the use of funds and to improve and stabilize child care in the county.
(b) The department shall review the report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a), along with any applicable programmatic and fiscal compliance records submitted by the contracting agencies participating in the plan, and determine whether to allow the county to continue with the plan without change, or whether to require modifications to be made to the plan.
(c) The county shall, by the end of the first fiscal year of operation under the approved plan, demonstrate, in the report required pursuant to this section, that there was no reduction in the number of children served as compared to the number of children served before the implementation of the plan.
(d) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
A participating contractor shall receive any increase or decrease in funding that the contractor would have received if the contractor had not participated in the plan.
This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.
(ii) Follow the family fee schedule established pursuant to Section 8273 for those families that are income eligible, as defined by Section 8263.1, and provide the exemptions for family fees specified in Section 8273.1.
(II) The department shall approve an application to amend an existing contract if the plan is modified pursuant to Section 8340.3.
(ii) Fees, including, but not limited to, family fees, sliding scale fees, and copayments for those families that are not income eligible, as defined by Section 8263.1.
(v) Families with children enrolled in part-day California state preschool program services, pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 8235), may be eligible for up to two 180-day periods within a 24-month period without the family being certified as a new enrollment each year.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the county to change the regional market rate survey results for the county.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances in the Counties of Contra Costa, Marin, and Sonoma. Existing law does not reflect the fiscal reality of living in these high-cost counties where the cost of living is well beyond the state median level, resulting in reduced access to quality child care. In recognition of the unintended consequences of living in a high-cost county, this act is necessary to provide children and families in the Counties of Contra Costa, Marin, and Sonoma proper access to child care through individualized county child care subsidy plans.


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2015 in Review: Canadian foreign policy moments to remember
With a change of government
and a wave of global events, this was a significant year for Canada. Here are
10 moments you won't want to forget.
Catherine Tsalikis
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NDP leader Thomas Mulcair take part in the Munk leaders' debate on Canada's foreign policy, September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
By: Catherine Tsalikis
Former Senior Editor, Open Canada.
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1. Feb. 3: John Baird steps down as Stephen Harper's minister for foreign affairs
In a surprise move and after 20 years in politics, John Baird, Canada's foreign minister since 2011, announced on February 3 that he would be stepping down from his post. Only eight months ahead of the October 2015 federal election, Baird's decision was quite a blow to Harper, who had lost two powerful cabinet figures in just a year (Finance Minister Jim Flaherty resigned in April 2014, one month before his death.)
As foreign minister, Baird oversaw Canada's diplomatic involvement in the war in Libya, was outspoken against Russia during the crisis in Ukraine, managed Canada's participation in Operation Impact in Iraq and worked behind the scenes on the case of jailed Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy. Baird has since taken on a number of corporate appointments in the private sector.
2. June 18: Bill C-51 is approved
Following the October 2014 terror attacks in Ottawa and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, the Conservative party introduced their controversial Anti-terrorism Act, known as Bill C-51. The bill expands the powers of the police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, giving them the ability to investigate threats outside of Canada and engage in joint operations with foreign partners.
Despite voting for the bill, upon taking office Justin Trudeau promised to repeal "problematic elements" of C-51. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has been tasked with creating a parliamentary committee that will have access to classified information needed to properly review government departments and agencies with responsibilities related to national security. Canadians will have to wait for 2016 to hear more specific details about which elements of the bill the Liberals will eliminate or change.
3. July 26: Canada mourns Flora MacDonald, Canada's first female foreign minister
Veteran Conservative politician Flora MacDonald's death at 89 on July 26 was confirmed in a tweet by former Prime Minister Joe Clark, who wrote: "I mourn the passing of Flora MacDonald, whose compassion, leadership & example changed lives across our country & around the world."
"If Flora MacDonald had been born 20 years later," wrote Patrick Martin in The Globe and Mail, "she might well have been Canada's first female prime minister. As it was, the Cape Breton-born politician…broke down the invisible door that barred women from high office in Canada."
MacDonald was the first woman to run for the leadership of the Conservative Party. Despite losing to Joe Clark, who went on to be elected prime minister, she achieved another historical first, becoming the first female secretary of state for external affairs. She later received the Order of Canada and is remembered for her work as a great humanitarian.
4. Sept. 2: Photo of Aylan Kurdi puts the refugee crisis — and Canada's response — in the global spotlight
Proving that "page one" still retains some power in an era of dwindling newspaper sales, the photo of a Syrian toddler's dead body washed up on a Turkish beach ignited a public conversation across Canada and across the world. In the throes of the federal election campaign, Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair were not only forced to comment on the photo but to put greater focus on what they would do in response to the refugee crisis if elected.
The current Liberal government remains committed to bringing at least 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by 2016, despite missing out on a December 31 deadline – though the number could be almost double. And Canadians' support for incoming refugees has been lauded in the media around the world.
5. Oct. 5: Historic Trans-Pacific Partnership agreed upon
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement between Canada and 11 other Pacific Rim countries, was announced on October 5. On the campaign trail, Stephen Harper touted its virtues and considered it a legacy achievement, but the TPP failed to give the Conservative Party a needed boost on election day. With a new Liberal government, the future of the deal isn't set in stone.
Here, Josh Scheinert breaks down the 6,000-page text. An initial signing between countries is set for February, but Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland doesn't seem keen to rush towards ratification.
6. Oct. 15: Death of Ken Taylor, ambassador to Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis
Former Canadian diplomat Ken Taylor was arguably Canada's most internationally renowned ambassador. As the Iranian hostage crisis kicked off in 1979, Taylor made the decision to shelter six Americans who had escaped the takeover of their embassy in Tehran. He worked closely with Secretary Flora MacDonald and Prime Minister Joe Clark to engineer the Americans' return home, and was awarded both the Congressional Gold Medal and the Order of Canada for his efforts.
Following Taylor's death on October 15 at the age of 81, Stephen Harper said in a statement: "Ken Taylor represented the very best that Canada's foreign service has to offer."
7. Oct. 19: Canada gets a new prime minister
Many Canadians hoped a new Liberal government headed by Justin Trudeau would repair and restore their country's image on the world stage, after the alternatingly bellicose and withdrawn foreign policy of Stephen Harper. High on the list of the Liberals' foreign policy agenda is re-engaging with the United Nations, taking climate change seriously and improving Canada's relationship with the Obama administration.
A whirlwind tour of international engagements proved successful in both style and substance, though Trudeau will face a world full of global challenges in 2016.
With regards to Operation Impact, Canada's contribution to the coalition fighting against ISIS militants, on the campaign trail Trudeau promised: "We'd move away from the CF-18 [bombing] mission. [The Harper government] has failed miserably to demonstrate why the best mission for Canada is to participate in a bombing mission." Within 24 hours of being elected, Trudeau had told President Barack Obama that Canada would be ending its participation in airstrikes.
Despite this early show of determination, Canada CF-18s remain in the region, with no solid recall date given. While Canadians wait for details, the debate over what Canada should be doing in the fight against ISIS continues.
8. Nov. 4: The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development gets a new name and minister
With Justin Trudeau's announcement of a new cabinet on November 4 came a few name changes for ministries, including the former (garbled) "DFATD" to "Global Affairs Canada."
More than just a switch in acronym, this change can be taken to symbolize the greater aim of Trudeau and the Liberals: to differentiate themselves from the previous government, and to take on a more multilateralist foreign policy, in Pearsonian tradition.
The name change itself has received some pretty positive feedback so far.
With the appointment of Stéphane Dion as Trudeau's foreign minister, Canadians can expect changes in foreign policy, such as the recall of Canadian fighter jets from Iraq and more engagement in the United Nations.
The difference in décor taste between John Baird and Dion has also manifested itself in the lobby of the headquarters of Global Affairs.
9. Nov. 6: The Obama administration rejects TransCanada's application to build Keystone XL
This summer, former Prime Minister Harper was vocal in his criticism of the Obama administration's failure to approve the Keystone pipeline project, in the works for seven years. Despite Harper's opinion that approval was "inevitable," the U.S. president announced on November 6 that the State Department had rejected the proposed pipeline.
Justin Trudeau expressed disappointment in the decision, though many commentators see it as both a blessing and a curse. The new prime minister will have to figure out a way to export oil sands-derived petroleum that jives with his government's green agenda.
Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion said: "We believe in development but it must be sustainable, including for the oil sands. It's a challenge but we'll do it with the industry, with the province of Alberta, we'll do it altogether, we have no choice."
10. Nov. 30 – Dec. 12: Canada sends unprecedented delegation to Paris for COP21
Even before attending this year's climate conference, Justin Trudeau's approach to COP21 was decidedly different than his predecessor's – announcing that not only he himself would attend, but that he was extending the invitation to Canada's first ministers.
Though it was too late to change the targets set by the Harper government before arriving in Paris, Trudeau told delegates that Canada "will take on a new leadership role internationally." He has promised to host a meeting of first ministers within 90 days of the end of COP21, to create a strategy for combatting climate change in the wake of the historic Paris agreement.
A new full-time voice for Canada's diplomatic corps
Lloyd Axworthy on countering the 'globalism of indifference' facing refugees
Can the G20 save globalization's waning reputation?


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My ex-wife wants me to be more present for my kids.
With "present" I don't mean present when he's with his kids, but to see them more and spend more time with them in general. Is "present" ok to mean that?
If yes, is "for" ok in the sentence or should it be "with"?
My ex-wife wants me to be more involved with my kids.
Is this sentence ok, too? And does it basically mean the same thing?


A Lancashire area voted one of the best places to live in the UK could plummet down the league table because of Ikea traffic, a campaign group has warned.
Limit Cuerden says traffic measures around the Lancashire Central site in South Ribble will be inadequate and the development will cause congestion and rat runs.
The group has reiterated its fears as works have recently started at Lancashire Central, formerly known as the Cuerden Strategic Site.
Representative John Jones says further strain will be placed on local roads, such as Lostock Lane, despite filter lanes and roundabout changes at nearby junctions.
He said: "It's going to ruin South Ribble, the road network is inadequate for a development of this size and it's not going to work.
"It will go from one of the best places to live to one of the worst because of the grid lock.
He has called for an additional entrance to the site to be considered.
Authority bosses say the plans were scrutinised during the planning process and community consultation events have taken place.
The Ikea store will be built on a site at the end of the M65 between Lostock Hall and Farington and work is underway on a construction traffic link with the M65.
The site is predicted to deliver 4,500 jobs and an estimated £240m annual boost to the local economy.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Central said: "The local Highways Authority and Highways England have closely scrutinised the development during the planning process, including rigorous assessment of site accesses.


Serbian NGO's opposing the Milosevic regime."
newspaper "Dnevni telegraf" and the biweekly magazine "Evropljanin".
tantamount to calling for the public lynching of journalists.
under the guise of Serbia's draconian October 1998 Information Act.
prison sentence on March 8, 1999.
interests of his country and his people.
prevent divisions and confrontations among the people of this country.
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Overview of ArkivDigital's digital archives in the Swedish county Gotlands län.
Offical documents from Gotlands län are stored in Regional archives in Visby.
Regional archive's marriage registers from the earliest times to about the year 1894.


Accidents happen. Rings need resizing, a favored necklace needs restringing, or a home remedy cleaning has not produced the restorative results you were seeking.
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This article drew upon the authors' research within the ESRC's Democracy and Participation programme (award number L215252039) and led to the development of the CLEAR diagnostic tool (see RA5a) which is now being trialled in eight European countries through the Council of Europe's Committee for Local and Regional Democracy (CDLR).
Citation : Lowndes, V., Pratchett, L.P. and Stoker, G. (2006) Local Political Participation: The Impact of Rules-In-Use. Public Administration, 84(3), pp. 539-561.


The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a respected group of budget hawks, is out with its own estimate of the cost of repealing Obamacare. It has lots of different scenarios — full repeal, partial repeal — and is kind of hard to follow.
The group says repeal would increase the uninsured by 23 million.
Takeaway: The Medicare payment cuts are important to this. That's one reason House Speaker Paul Ryan's repeal plans always kept the savings.


Charles Foust became superintendent of the Kansas City, Kansas, school district in June.
Posted November 27, 2018 – When Charles Foust was named superintendent of the Kansas City, Kansas, public school district in June, he said he thought about his humble beginnings in Sedalia, North Carolina. Population then: under 600.
His dad was a truck driver, his mom a homemaker. Neither went to college, but they encouraged him to get a degree. To help pay for a new car in college, Foust drove a school bus.
"It means a lot to me to sit in the seat of superintendent. I don't wear the position on my chest. I do the work," said Foust, who earned an Ed.D. in professional leadership with a K-12 focus from the University of Houston College of Education in 2017.
At 44, Foust is younger than most of his peers – the average age of superintendents across the country is 52, according to AASA, The School Superintendents Association. He's also one of very few African-American superintendents – roughly 2 percent nationwide.
Foust, a former principal and school support officer in the Houston Independent School District, now leads a district with similar demographics. Nearly 85 percent of his students are economically disadvantaged, and most are students of color.
"If we don't do what's right by kids, I know the alternative," Foust said.
In his few months in Kansas City, he's moved some of the district's instructional coaches from central office to the schools and plans to shift the most effective to the neediest campuses, according to a recent article in The Kansas City Star. He's striving for every student to show at least 10 percent academic growth annually.
Foust said he always knew he wanted to be a teacher, but it took him awhile to accept it. As an undergraduate at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, he started with a double major in education and nursing. He said his dad worried he'd struggle financially as a teacher.
"But I love teaching," said Foust, who went on to teach elementary school for five years in the Guilford County School District in North Carolina.
Foust then earned a master's in administration and supervision from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and found his passion for school turnaround work. He did his internship at a low-performing elementary school, served as a middle school assistant principal and was promoted to principal of Brooks Global Studies, an elementary magnet school in Guilford County.
In 2010 Foust moved to Houston to serve as principal of Fondren Middle School, part of HISD Superintendent Terry Grier's reform program. Under his leadership the school met the state's academic standards, exceeding the student achievement target of 50 points by 11 points in 2013.
"Wow, we worked nonstop over there," said Foust, who was promoted to supervise a cluster of HISD schools after three years as principal.
When Foust left North Carolina for Houston, he was well into a doctoral program that he couldn't continue from afar. He wasn't sure he'd ever finish but Grier reminded him of his ultimate goal.
"He said, 'I thought you want to be a superintendent,'" Foust recalled.
"Not if you don't have your doctoral degree," Grier quipped.
Foust said his oldest daughter also called him out when he said he had never quit anything.
"What about your degree?" she asked.
Charles Foust celebrated his 2017 graduation from UH with his wife, Sherelle, and two daughters, Kennedi and Brooklin.
So, in 2015 Foust applied to and was accepted into the UH College of Education. With some classes transferring, he graduated in two years – 13 years after first enrolling in the doctoral program in North Carolina. His wife, Sherelle, and two daughters, Kennedi and Brooklin, joined him at the ceremony.
Foust praised the relevance of the workload and the bond among his fellow classmates.
After earning his Ed.D., Foust was recruited back to North Carolina to serve as the chief school performance officer for Union County Public Schools.
Associate Professor Bradley Carpenter, who oversees the school leadership graduate program at the UH College of Education, said he wasn't surprised when Foust was selected for the superintendent's job in Kansas City, Kansas.
"I was elated," Carpenter said. "I knew he would be a superintendent of a large school district somewhere in the United States. I think he's probably the perfect person for that context. It's got significant challenges, but his history of going into places with significant challenges and motivating people to do their best for kids stands on its own."
For his part, Foust said the nearly 20,000 students in his district keep him grounded.
"I have a student Superintendent's Council, and those high school students tell me what's working, what's not working and how do we get better," he said.


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A: Use var_dump($oFolders) to get more details about $oFolders.
Note that $oProcessor->GetFolders(); inside if(2 === $type) block don't returning any object.

A: It simple means as in error message that variable $oFolders is not an object that has GetFolderByType method. You should check your code and look what is $oFolders


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Tagged with Jupiter in Virgo
Jupiter in Virgo (Mutable Earth)
August 16, 2015- Sept 16, 2016
by Kathleen Burt
Mundane Perspective
Jupiter, the planet of panoramic vistas and grand visions, will soon be traveling through Virgo, the Sign associated with small things: the minuscule parts of projects and the small steps we take every day towards a goal.
Is it possible to reconcile these two very different perspectives? Yes, but it isn't always easy, which is one reason esoteric astrologers say that Jupiter is in Detriment in Virgo. Like natal planets in Detriment, transit cycles involving a planet in Detriment require concentration and effort. We need to fully utilize the patience of the Earth Element and the adaptability of the Mutable Mode. We need to suspend Virgo criticism, and moderate Jupiter's tendency to be judgmental.
Jupiter is, symbolically, the Judge: All-Highest Jove by whom people swore oaths in classical times. The Jupiter/Sagittarius Archetype is associated with a tendency to rush to judgment, before obtaining all the facts, which are associated with the Mercury/Virgo Archetype.
However, there's an important silver lining to Detriment cycles: if we persevere in the same direction, something very positive is likely to happen at the end, in this case, by September, 2016. The more altruistic our goal; the more inclusive our project, the better the outcome. (See The Collective, below.) We learn a great deal from Detriment Natal planets, and during Detriment transit cycles, perhaps more than we learn in less-challenging times.
When working on a large project with several other people, especially on a fixed deadline (Mutability is uncomfortable with deadlines) there will likely be areas of overlap, where one person's research, ideas, background/specific knowledge and interests will interfere with or cancel out someone else's. This may happen because Person A, the "expert" views the overall project differently, and decides upon a short cut which seems more efficient. He may not bother mentioning the short-cut to the group: "Well, duh!" he says later, "my approach seemed obvious; it seemed the only logical way to proceed, so why would I take up everyone's time discussing it the meeting?" Famous last words.
The others, however, opted for a different approach and proceeded on their own in a different direction, sometimes for months.
An example might help: think back to what happened the first time the Affordable Healthcare Act website went online. This was a large scale (Jupiter) hybrid program (government subsidies and private insurers.) There were many facets and categories (Mercury/Virgo) from insuring people with pre-existing conditions to college students on their parents' policies. It involved both state and federal funding and creating new Exchanges.
There was a proliferation of Mercury-Virgo details, many programmers were involved, and there was a deadline to meet.
A great many errors resulted. The deadline was extended several times before getting the software right. In the end, a different team was brought in to fix the site. There were complications and delays, but the larger goal, helping millions of uninsured people, was well worth the effort.
Summary: some hints for the Jupiter- in-Virgo cycle: choose a meaningful project. Allocate enough time if there are many features or facets. Set flexible deadlines for various aspects. (Jupiter's projects tend to mushroom as they go along and new people are added.) Communicate regularly and clearly; schedule meetings on all phases to discuss what, if any changes are required. Listen patiently, avoid jumping to conclusions before the other person has finished speaking. Keep things flexible. Avoid judging others' idea. Keep the focus on priorities. Avoid getting bogged down in the details.
Jupiter in Virgo, the Esoteric Perspective
Mundane (exoteric) interpretations focus on things like earning a living, planning a vacation or wedding, or moving into a new house. Esoteric symbolism is about topics like spiritual growth or progressing in the journey towards Wholeness, in the Jungian sense.
Jupiter is viewed as Luck at the mundane level, and as Wisdom at the esoteric. Both meanings are valid. Can we "have it all" if we think inclusively enough (Jupiter) and work hard enough? (Virgo) Some individuals do manage to it balanced.
On this Jupiter cycle, we're challenged to grow beyond brittle literalism, or narrow thinking. Example: Virgo: "I'm going to wiggle myself and my family out of this situation, without any concern for the fallout to others, because Luck is with me now! Jupiter will conjunct my Virgo Sun or Ascendant Sign or Midheaven (career House Cusp.) I'll have things well set up well by the end of the cycle."
However, if the Earth Sign's (Virgo's) plans are set in concrete, the new structure may be too brittle to sway with the winds of change, symbolized by the Mutable Square that moves in during the spring of 2016. (Saturn's challenge from early Sagittarius.) At the Mundane Level, Virgo will work out contingent Plans B and C for that period. Earth Signs are good at planning.
But at the Esoteric Level, Faith enters in and Wisdom takes over. At that point, Virgo surrenders: "if things don't pan out as expected, something or someone new will come along. I'll remain open to what happens next and revise later. I'm letting go of Plans B and C for now and getting a good night's sleep."
Jupiter, the Wisdom symbol, leaves an opening for outside influence: for God, the Higher Self, or Life to open a new door at the right moment. Wisdom works on a higher level. The wisdom of King Solomon in the Bible, is there if we're receptive. We're challenged in this cycle (Jupiter-in-Detriment, see above) to avoid judging others' perspectives, philosophies, approaches and ideas, especially those of people with backgrounds and experiences very different from ours. If we can succeed at this, we'll learn a lot about ourselves, Life, and of course, about advancing our large-scale (Jupiter) project. Some will volunteer for altruistic causes, (the Saturn- in -Sagittarius' cycle Dharma.) For the type of project, check the Houses with Virgo and Sagittarius on the cusp.
In summary: symbolically (the Sign) Virgo often wastes energy by over-thinking things, (the planet) Jupiter tends to expend energy blaming others for slowing progress, diluting the idealistic message, or shifting priorities midstream. It's a challenging cycle, yet much can be accomplished and large- scale, positive changes made.
Both Sagittarius and Virgo are Mutable Signs, favoring flexibility, ideas and communication. Both Signs are helpful by nature.
Jupiter-in-Virgo and the Collective
Since the first Uranus-Pluto square which coincided with the "Arab Spring," we've witnessed the Cosmic Dance between these two outer planets passing through six additional 90-degree contacts. This dance symbolizes the death of the old, post-World War II order (Pluto) and the birth pangs of the new (Uranus.) Though the seven year cycle of squares is waning, the dancers' Shadows still fall upon the Middle East.
Oil, symbolized by Neptune, is slowly waning in importance. As a result. Western countries will gradually lose interest in the region. In May, 2016 Neptune will join Saturn and Jupiter in a Mutable T-Square (easier to work with than a Fixed or Cardinal Square.)
By June, fast-moving Venus, signifying diplomacy, is the first planet to fill in the missing prong. With Venus in Gemini (Sign of the Twins) there should be at least two workable approaches towards stabilizing the region.
Late May and early June 2016 favor international communication, Then, Venus enters Cancer and the focus shifts inward, "closer to home" and domestic policies.
Jupiter's apparent retrograde motion through the first quarter of 2016 is best suited to re-evaluating issues related to the Jupiter/ninth House Archetype: Education: in the US, have charter schools worked well enough to justify removing funds from public education? Should public funds be used as scholarship vouchers for religious schools? What about supervisory authority? Does a community have as much control over private (charter) schools as over public schools? Which system is more accountable? Publishing: are children reading more in the Digital Age or less than before? If less, what should be done about it? Overseas vs. domestic focus: shall we fund schools abroad, or focus on the homeland? And standardized tests: how important are they? How has "teaching to the test" worked for students? Authors: do copyright laws for intellectual property still matter in the Digital Age?
Religion, another Sagittarius theme, is now closely associated with the international Archetype as Saturn (Dharma) is simultaneously transiting Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius. It's playing a more important role in international relations. It's interesting that Pope Francis recently recognized the Palestinian state, and Raul Castro is considering a return to Catholicism after a lifetime as an atheist.
The eclipse on October 21, 2015, at the end of Sagittarius (28 degrees) will be interesting to watch. Eclipses in Sagittarius sometimes coincide with changes in world religions/spiritual leadership. In my client work, late Sagittarius eclipses have coincided with changes on the boards of non-profits.
Global Warming: altruistic concern for the planet may modify or mitigate narrow financial interests, though with Jupiter in Earth (Virgo) that's problematical. Virgo is, however, concerned with finding practical solutions to specific problems.
Jupiter in Virgo and the Individual
Last year, while Jupiter transited Leo, it seemed as if people with Leo Sun or Leo Rising could reach any goal they set. And the rest of us tended to feel that way about the House with Leo on the cusp. During the Uranus-Jupiter Fire trine, many of us we tried out new, creative ideas, some of which appeared risky to friends and associates. It was a relaxed, more playful time. If we overdid it in the Leo House, we can now reassure our families that caution is returning.
Since some of last year's Big Ideas worked and others didn't, it's time to build on the former and release the latter. During the next 16 months as Jupiter transits wonky Virgo, it's bringing out the Earth Element. Virgos, Capricorns and Taurans will feel expansive, ready to spend more on travel, books, craft materials, vitamins and anything that makes Virgo feel comfortable and attractive. Some Virgo Sun and Virgo Rising people may gain a few pounds, as they abandon their healthy fruit and cheese desserts for chocolate mousse.
Virgos and other Earth Signs (who receive the trine from Jupiter) will Think Big this year. Cardinal Earth (Capricorn) may be asked to serve on the board of a large organization, Fixed Earth (tenacious Taurus) may spend more on their businesses, some will move to larger spaces with greater visibility; they feel ready now to take on financial risk. Virgos who've published blog articles may be asked to contribute to anthologies. Those who've been published in anthologies may move on to a larger project, a biography or novel. Craft-minded Virgos may move on from knitting sweaters to Afghans.
Jupiter's apparent retrograde motion
Jupiter moves Direct from 1 to 23 degrees Virgo between August 1, 2015 and January 8, 2016. Since there are 29 degrees to the Sign, Jupiter travels quite a distance before it "Stations" (vis-à-vis earth's orbit) in 23 degrees, January 8th
If you have Virgo, Capricorn, and or Taurus planets between 1-23 degrees of Earth, you'll experience the conjunction (Virgo) or the trines (the other two) in a straight-forward way. This also true for the Rising Sign or Midheaven in these degrees of the Earth Signs.
This is a good time to expand, travel, move to a new house, buy a vacation home or re-locate a distance away. It's also a good time to begin a study program (learn a practical skill) or open a crafts shop.
Retrograde Jupiter: Virgo's inner dialogue
The apparent retrograde motion of Jupiter: after about a week in 23 degrees, Jupiter leaves its first Station and begins to slowly backtrack as far as 13 degrees. If you have planets located between 23 and 13 degrees, Jupiter will contact them again. This time, you may be reconsidering your college major, or even the type of school you chose. Or, you may wonder if your craft shop was a mistake. (Perhaps there's a rumor that the landlord is raising the rent.)
Don't panic. If you've wanted to attend that school or open your store for a long time; the odds are you're in exactly the right place. If you've visited Florida many times, you like the town and your best friend has also retired there, chances are its right for you, even if you've heard property taxes and flood insurance are going up. People tend to experience anxiety (or buyers' remorse) on retrograde Jupiter.
If you have planets in 13-14 degrees, where Jupiter is slow-to-nearly stationary, get some exercise. It'll be there through the spring. Don't overthink your situation; it's counterproductive and leads to insomnia. We tend to forget the temporary delays and frustration, but remember the information acquired during retrogrades a long time.
On May 10, Jupiter turns Direct. (vis-à-vis Earth's orbit) and is moving more quickly by the first week of June. By Jupiter's third contact to your planets, going Direct this time, situations will be resolved, probably to your advantage, in the House with Virgo on the cusp.
Example: By the end of June, Virgos who felt frustrated because they couldn't find carpeting they liked during the retrograde will remark, "I'm so glad now that I didn't opt for carpeting, because what I really want is tile and area rugs. I've lived in the house long enough now to see that."
If you have planets at the end of an Earth Sign (Virgo, Taurus, Capricorn) between 24- 29 degrees, you may feel optimistic (jovial) in your Virgo House from August 2015 on. You won't experience a direct conjunction or trine to your Earth planets early in the Jupiter cycle. Jupiter travels from 24-29 degrees August 12-Sept 10 2016.
Jupiter in Virgo: general suggestions
II the House with Virgo on the cusp, we may need to bring in an expert to help clear away last year's debris, especially if we overextended our schedules during Jupiter in Leo.
The first quarter of 2016 is the best time to find one, and to revise projects already underway, (Jupiter retrograde, Jan 8-May 9th.)
If an expensive trip is planned for those dates, travel insurance is recommended.
Many Virgos will revise and edit material between April 23 and May 22, 2016. (Mercury, their ruling planet, is Retrograde.)
On the Jupiter-Saturn square in early June, these revisions may push the Mutable Signs (Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces, and Gemini) in a new direction. There may be a change of publisher, or a spin-off from last year's project may prove more successful than the original idea. This is a good time to consult your agent or look for a new one. Astrologers recommend waiting till after Mercury goes Direct to sign contracts, though.
In early May, 2016 there's a Mutable T-square involving Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune (if you have planets in the first decanate.) Virgos, Sagittarians, and Pisceans may feel confused about choosing a new direction, there's so much input from the Universe.
Late May through mid- June two new opportunities, or two new people, may appear, offering to work with Virgo. The dust settles from all of this, and clarity (Virgo logic) returns in July, 2016 when Neptune is no longer as important an influence. Many Earth Signs will feel more settle when Venus enters Cancer (see above.)
Jupiter, the most altruistic, expansive planet, brings out Virgo's desire to be helpful. Many Virgos will volunteer in 2016.
With so much going on in your life, it's difficult, but also very important, to find time for your exercise routine.
If you're associated with a non-profit, the section above: The Collective, may be useful. If you're interested in spirituality, or in Jungian astrology, you may enjoy the esoteric section.
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Last week, I was on vacation. It was one of those vacations where I felt like I needed a vacation after the vacation. My wife and I took our 2 and 3 year old to DisneyWorld and Universal Studios.
As I type that last sentence, I realize that it sounds like the least frugal, poor-planned financial decision I've made in years. When the kids are older they won't remember the trip. It seems like a lot of money to not make lasting memories.
We have friends from California going. It is closer for us to fly from Rhode Island to Florida to see them.
We had a timeshare week that was expiring so we had to use it or lose it. Usually they can be sold, but since it was banked so long ago, the rules prevented us from selling it.
My wife's military benefit gives us close to half-price tickets to Disney and the 2-year old didn't need a ticket.
That's not to say that it was cheap. We still had to fly there. It was the first time that we've had to pay for 4 tickets. And while we had the place to stay mostly covered, it was around $300 of fees to bank the timeshare and use it. Finally, even with the military discount, the combined 6-days at DisneyWorld and Universal Studios adds up.
We found a few things to save money during the vacation that I'd like to share. None of them are revolutionary, but together they added up to real savings.
Staying in the timeshare helped save us money vs. staying in a typical hotel. We had a very functional mini-kitchen. We were able to make a hot breakfast and keep milk cold without having to make numerous trips to an ice machine. The first day we spent about $50 at the grocery store which covered us for many meals during the week.
DisneyWorld is relatively unique where they allow you to bring in outside food and drink. We brought two Vacuum flasks with us. One was filled with Diet Coke (for the adults) and the other with milk (for the kids). We brought some snacks and lunches as well. They weren't hearty lunches, just sandwiches, but they were enough to keep us full until early afternoon when we could eat a late lunch and beat the crowds… at least some of the time.
Sometimes we ate lunch with our friends from California. It may sound odd to only do it sometimes, but their kids were older and their schedule was very different than ours.
Universal Studios only allows for light snacks, so we weren't able to bring our food there.
Because we stayed in the timeshare, we needed to rent a car. Now I know that we could have earned some extra miles on Southwest by going through their portal. I found that out after it was too late. We brought our own car seats, which my wife reports was a big savings (I didn't rent the car.) We spent $30 on Swap.com for two car seat bags, but we saw people using a trash bag and even nothing at all. Perhaps we could have saved some money if reviewed the airport's or airline's policies. Live and learn, I guess.
We also parked far away from the airport and used a shuttle. The Providence airport (PVD), which is not in Providence, has a deal with a coupon that allows you to pay $50 per week for parking. I don't think I've ever paid so little for parking at an airport.
We bought Disney gift cards from our local grocery store as we get a 6% cash back at grocery stores with our Amex card. Between parking at the parks for 4 days, food, and other things, we probably spent around $500. That's $30 back in our pocket. Every little bit helps, right?
Those were the main things that we used to save money.
Keep in mind that our trip was a little odd. I don't think I saw anyone with two kids with their oldest one being 3. While the theme parks have something for everyone, there's a significant number of things that we simply couldn't do. It wouldn't be fair for me to criticize them for that, but am going to biased to the ones that were better-suited for our odd circumstance.
This is what everyone goes for, right? Unfortunately, there was very little magical about the start of our trip.
In order to get into the park we had to take a tram from the parking lot, to a ferry, to a bottle neck of security. It was more than 3 hours to go from our hotel which was 4 miles away to be inside the park. Our friends who were staying on the property got a break and "only" had about a 2.5 hour wait. This doesn't appear to be typical as locals with annual passes said they've never seen it like this.
I have to question the wisdom of ferrying people over a lake. Seems like they could build a bridge or something so that everyone isn't stuck standing and waiting for a boat. We could have taken the monorail instead. That may have been a better plan, but we weren't sure if we could bring our stroller on it or if we'd have to stop and fold it up as we did on the tram. When you have it loaded up with food, jackets, diaper bags it can take a couple of minutes and we don't want to hold everyone up. It seemed easier to just stroll onto the ferry.
After we got in, it was so crowded that it really wasn't fun. It was more stressful than anything else until around 3PM when the crowded started to disperse. Prior to that, it was a 45 minute wait to get an ice cream around Main Street. After 3PM we actually were able to go on a number of rides, many more than I thought we'd be able to. So it all worked out in the end, but the start of the day had me thinking that it was like paying money to be stuck in a phone booth with 2 other people.
Fortunately FastPass+ is the best thing ever to happen to DisneyWorld. You essentially book an appointment with a ride, so you don't have to wait in long lines. You've got a range of time to go on the ride, so it's not like your whole day is rigidly scheduled. The only downside is that after the three you are allowed to schedule to start, you have to wait in kiosk line to schedule more. There's a lot of kiosks and essentially you are swapping one line for another. The kiosk line doesn't move very fast as families crowd around it and debate the pros and cons of various rides that are presented. You are essentially trading one line for another.
They have a FastPass+ smartphone app that you can use to view your appointments, but you can't make new ones like you can at a kiosk. Seems kind of silly, but maybe that's done on purpose. If everyone could easily book FastPass+ on their phones, it would probably cease to be fast.
There were a lot of rides that the kids could do which is nice, but Disney doesn't have the characters that my kids like. They prefer PBS Kids and Nick Jr. characters such Deigo (and Baby Jaguar), Curious George, Blaze, and Paw Patrol. My kids do like Lightning McQueen and Mater from the Cars franchise, but we couldn't find one attraction in any Disney park that featured it. I think they have something in Disneyland, but I guess that 10 years isn't enough time to get them to the east coast.
This was our favorite of the Disney properties. Instead of the 3 hours it took to get into the Magic Kingdom, it might have been about 6 minutes. That's the walking time from where we parked to the security, which took less than 30 seconds. What a difference when you start the day on the right foot.
We appreciated the rides and attractions at Epcot more than the Magic Kingdom. You learn something from many of their rides. (I now know what neem looks like. I also like to say "neem." Neem.) The animals were perfect a perfect attraction for our kids. The 3-D Pixar shorts were really well-done.
We then went to "World" part of Epcot and did something that we couldn't do at the Magic Kingdom… enjoy some adult beverages. One website I found claimed there was only one place where you can have a beer at the Magic Kingdom… and I think it's a sit-down restaurant after 8PM. At Epcot, you can get beverages from around the world, so that's kind of nice. You can also eat food from each of the countries.
If you can't go to Europe or travel the real world, Epcot's "World" gives you a little flavor of many countries… certainly something I recommend for everyone.
Between the two sides of Epcot we had a full-day and hit just about everything that Epcot has to offer.
This was our least favorite park. It's not that it's bad, but that it simply isn't a good fit for us.
Most of the rides aren't good fits for a 2 and 3 year old. The park feels like it is 60% Star Wars. I'm not much of a Star Wars fan and the kids are too young to get into either.
There's a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse attraction, which is a favorite of our 2-year old. That was an entertaining show 20 minutes. However, even that pushed other Disney Junior shows that my kids aren't into like Sofia the First and Doc McStuffins.
There's also a Pixarland, but it consisted of one Toy Story ride. I'm reading that they are expanding it to include more Toy Story stuff, but it doesn't seem like there's anything else from Pixar which is disappointing. I had high hopes that there would be something with Cars, but no luck.
The Animal Kingdom is a cross between a zoo and a theme park. It's perfect for our kids.
They had a lot of fun going on jungle cruises and safaris. For two kids who are huge fans of Go Diego Go! this is probably as good as it gets.
While I personally get a little bored at zoos, this "super zoo" kept my attention. It's also easy to enjoy something when you see the smiles on the faces of your children.
We greatly preferred Universal Studios to Disney. This may be because the brands are ones my kids are familiar with, but also they have things that seemed to better geared for the younger crowd. Getting in was like Epcot. You drive and park and there's no need for a tram that requires folding up a stroller. In fact having the stroller got us through the line faster as we were directed to the wheelchair line at security.
I knew the day was really getting off on the right foot when I turned my head to find a store selling Serenity shirts.
My kids love Curious George, so seeing him does so much more for them than the Disney characters. The area of the park with Fievel's World is kind of a big playground with things to climb and jump in. It's kind of an expensive McDonalds' Playplace, but it works kids age 2 and 3. The 3-year old was just tall enough for the smallest roller-coaster (Woody Woodpecker) which he loved. It had no line so we went twice.
We didn't have time to take in any Barney stuff or the E.T. ride because there was so much other stuff to do. There was an animal show that had famous trained animals. We were relieved to find out that the dog that played Marley in Marley and Me is still alive and everyone got to pet him.
My wife declared CowFish to be the best restaurant she's ever eaten at. That's pretty lofty praise. I think she appreciated that it had something for her (sushi) and something for me (burgers), so we don't have to compromise where we go.
This is the other side of the Universal, so getting in is the same as above. They do a wonderful job of crowd management.
There wasn't as much for the kids, but Dr. Seuss land certainly had enough. One playground area was fun for the kids for hours. We also had a lot of fun Jurassic Park in a discovery attraction that has you exploring caves and tunnels and such. It was perfect for the kids.
Other than that, my wife got to do more Harry Potter stuff. I thought I'd like the Marvel area more than I did. I think I'm just a casual fan and not a super fan like I would be Firefly/Serenity.
The park closed at 6PM the day we went. That's the earliest of any park we went to, but it was just as well as we were kind of finished. It was the last stop of the trip and frankly 12 hours a day at a theme park with kids as young as ours had us exhausted.
We finished off the day by meeting our friends for dinner at Vivo Italian Kitchen on the Universal CityWalk. It was probably one of the best Italian restaurants I've been to, but I'm not an expert in them.
If you happen to be military, you can hack together a relatively cheap Disney vacation. There's an on-property hotel called Shades of Green that's exclusively for military. I know that I wrote above that the timeshare saved us money, but we also had to rent a car. Staying on the property will save us that money and give us more time at the park. We may not be able to get to the grocery store to bring our own food. If you've stayed in Disney itself, please let me know what you do to save money on food.
We'll also look to use credit card rewards to build up frequent flier miles to cut down the costs of flying. With the kids, the cost of flying has doubled and this is the only way I can see to mitigate that.
You can take strollers on the monorail.
You can book fastpasses ahead of time online if you buy your tickets ahead of time, and never spend time in lines.
Lightning McQueen and Mater are in Hollywood Studios – might be closed right now for the renovation however. Not as much going on at Hollywood right now, but within 2-3 years will be the best park with dedicated star wars, muppets and pixar areas.
Staying on property is worth it. Magical express takes you to and from your hotel for free. Transportation between hotels and parks is free, and generally quick.
Lots more I could share – but I find that most people that have negative things to say about Disney are a) uninformed and/or b) unprepared. The average family spends far more and gets far less out of their disney vacations. And most people overlook things like staying on property because it is "expensive", but sometimes things are worth the cost. I have stayed offsite as well, it can also be a good experience – but again it is all in the details and planning. Hope your next trip goes better!
It seems like we could do weeks of research to maximize our Disney vacation. I love to research, but when it comes to vacation, I just want things to be easy.
We booked our fastpasses ahead of time, but the limit is three, and that's not likely to take you through a 12-hour day. After the initial 3, I guess it is 1 per wait at the kiosk.
It did seem like some part of Pixarland was under renovation. I read that they are doing a lot more Toy Story stuff there which would be good. I was more impressed with the Pixar places in Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland and Epcot.
I'd probably fall into the unprepared, but I'm often far too busy to prepare. That's another reason to have this as our dry run.
We would have stayed on the property, but it was free to stay off given our use-or-lose situation.
as a kissimmee resident and annual passholder to disney and universal for 20 years, there are so many things i could have told you. i took our kids to disney when they were 3 and an infant. they are now 26 and 23. when my now 15 year old ws born, we took my 11, 8 and 5 DAY old to epcot. spent a few hours walking around, enjoying the people watching and fresh air. yes, i spent the day at epcot 5 days postpartum.
there are websites that specialize in these things.
the kids would have loved the barney show and the barney playground. similar to a children's museum, perfect for the under 6 set. the water areas at both universal parks are great for kids.
disney has lots of hidden playgrounds for toddlers.
BEST TIP: park at a disney hotel. have breakfast or coffee there. then take the HOTEL MONORAIL TO THE MAGIC KINGDOM. PARKING IS FREE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO FOLD YOUR STROLLER.
yes hollywood studios has gotten sad. too much 'rehabbing' used to be my kids favorites because of the live shows and the shrunk the kids playland. now? feh.
did you get to dig in the boneyard at animal kingdom?
my advice to anyone coming here with little kids: chill. enjoy. don't turn into one of those parents who are yelling because they miss something.
That was super fun. I liked everything about it, actually…. maybe it's because we covered a lot of ground (yeah with the older kids). But overall, it was better than I expected going in. :-) Till the next one!