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Saturday 21st April - Unitarian Church, Brighton
"Breathtaking...absolutely incredible" is how BBC London's Gaby Roslin described a recent live performance by Callaghan. Originally from Lincolnshire Callaghan moved to the USA in summer 2010 to record and tour with Grammy-Nominee Shawn Mullins, since then she's been performing and winning fans all across the USA.
Back home in the UK the BBC's Bob Harris has been a strong supporter regularly playing her music and describing her as "a wonderful artist...hugely talented". BBC Radio 2 have also given strong support play listing three singles Best Year, We Don't Have to Change The World and Last Song, from her most recent studio album A History of Now.
Recommended shows...
Brighton Unitarian Church
Komedia Studio, Brighton


A-One Kids is a stores and clothing store based in Kingston, Ontario. A-One Kids is located at 358 King Street East. You can find A-One Kids opening hours, address, driving directions and map, phone numbers and photos. Find helpful customer reviews for A-One Kids and write your own review to rate the store.


Looking for Drug Rehab and treatment centers in Beech Grove, Kentucky?
There are numerous drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities solutions to individuals residing in the Beech Grove area. It is important to understand each of the types of rehabilitation possibilities that are available in Beech Grove, AB., to be able to choose the suitable treatment approach for yourself or a family member. Choosing the proper drug treatment facility in Beech Grove is the most important element in the process of treating of drug abuse, addiction and alcoholism. The following data will help you to understand your various rehab options allowing an individual to have the highest possibility of a successful end result.
Let's examine the various drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Beech Grove, Kentucky options that correlate with the condition of the person in search of rehab.
Inpatient drug and alcohol rehab in Beech Grove, AB. is really a treatment option best for people who require medical treatment in the course of treatment or individuals with substantial drug use histories. People will experience mental and physical dependence to drugs and alcohol even after a short time period, so inpatient drug rehabilitation in Beech Grove is considered the most effective rehabilitation possibility in virtually all scenarios. On account of substance abuse and addiction, men and women will usually be unable to make a full recovery using the limited solutions offered by outpatient rehabilitation centers in Beech Grove, Kentucky where alcohol and drugs remain easily accessible when they depart the outpatient program. Likewise, people in treatment who receive outpatient rehabilitation rather than inpatient drug and alcohol treatment in Beech Grove continue to be prone to detrimental influences and conditions which might get in the way of their recovery process. If an individual lives with an abusive companion or maintains associations which entail substance abuse, any treatment activities in outpatient rehab will be in vain. This is why in-patient alcohol and drug treatment in Beech Grove, AB. is going to produce more beneficial outcomes that may prove long lasting unlike an outpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation center where benefits could be very minimal and acute.
In Beech Grove there is both short-term and long-term inpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation. Short-term is a 30-day facility, while long-term inpatient drug treatment in Beech Grove, Kentucky is more in depth and rehabilitation lasts 3 to 6 months generally speaking. It is deemed an excellent environment for clients as it is a completely drug free setting where they're able to recover both physically and mentally without interruptions. Preferably, men and women proceed inside a long-term in-patient drug rehabilitation program in Beech Grove for the maximum time period permitted, in order to handle anything which can cut across their abstinence after they depart treatment. Due to the fact detoxing and becoming physically stable can take 2-3 weeks alone, the 3 to 6 months in long-term in-patient drug and alcohol treatment in Beech Grove will be time well spent and much more effective than short-term centers.
The main component of all if you or a loved one has a drug abuse or addiction concern is to do something about it, make calls and talk to skilled addiction specialists and have an assessment and rehabilitation possibilities to ensure the best potential for a full recovery.


We have teamed up with Yellow Jersey Cycle Insurance to offer you the best cover for your bicycle & travel needs.
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In much the same way as you buy travel insurance for winter sports, Yellow Jersey provides travel insurance specific to cycle events / trips.
Have I checked it covers holidays where the primary purpose is cycling, e.g. a training camp or cycle tour.
Have I checked it covers me if I'm taking part in an event, e.g. a long distance sportive, a charity ride, a triathlon race.
A lot of people are unaware travel insurance provided by their work or banks excluded claims if they came off their bike whilst on a cycling specific holiday. Some travel insurers will cover cycling if it's an incidental part of your holiday, e.g. you hired a bike for a day with your family but not if the primary purpose of the trip is cycling. So if you were racing an Ironman in Austria, taking part in the Mallorca 312 or simply training with a group in the Pyrenees your normal travel insurance is likely inadequate.Further, the EHIC card protection is only valid if you get taken to a state hospital in Europe. A lot of popular cycling routes and destinations in Europe have only private hospitals nearby whilst state hospitals are few and far between. No matter where you are or what type of cycling you will be enjoying, if you have cycle travel insurance with Yellow Jersey, you can relax and ride with complete confidence that you're covered.Since active people rarely confine themselves to a single discipline, Yellow Jersey annual policies also include a FREE Winter Sports Package worth up to £80.
All claims are handled by in-house and Yellow Jersey aim to get 95% of customers back on the bike in 14 days or less.
Yellow Jersey cycle insurance claims will have no effect on your home insurance no claims bonus.
Yellow Jersey do not you charge you extra at renewal if you've made a claim, in fact you automatically get a 15% renewal discount.
Yellow Jersey annual bicycle insurance even comes with a Yellow Jersey DNA+ forensic protection system, to help with theft prevention, worth £30.
Yellow Jersey Cycle Insurance offers a pair of complementary insurance products to cover all eventualities for training, travelling, riding and racing.Cycle insurance providing complete cover for your bike in the UK and overseas; from crash damage and theft, to race fee cancellation and third party liability.Cycle-specific Travel Insurance covering you for medical mishaps and repatriation when riding abroad, on top of all the features you'd expect from a standard travel insurer.


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AB 2138 would prohibit food providers from distributing single-use food packaging and bags unless they are accepted for either recycling or composting in at least 75% of households in a jurisdiction and are recovered at rate of at least 25%.
Take Action! Send a letter in support of AB 2138. Read more about marine debris here.


While more intervals types are theoretically possible, we are going to study only those intervals that pay practical dividends in literacy, aural comprehension, and performance.
A unison occurs when two or more voices sing or play the exact same note in the same register.
It is called a 2nd because it spans two letters (C-D).
Sight reading hint: All 2nds (major or minor) span an adjacent line/space or space/line.
Sight reading tip: All seconds (major or minor) span an adjacent line/space or space/line.
It is called a 3rd because it spans three letters (C-D-Eb).
Sight reading tip: All 3rds (major or minor) span a line/space/line or space/line/space.
It is called a 3rd because it spans three letters (C-D-E).
Sight reading tip: All 3rds (major or minor) span an adjacent line/line or space/space.
It is called a 4th because it spans four letter names (C-D-E-F) and it called perfect because it is highly consonant.
Spans seven physical keys on piano. It is called a 4th because it span four letters (C-D-E-F#) and is called augmented because it is one note "larger" than a perfect 4th.
It is called a 5th because it spans five letters (C-D-E-F-Gb) and is called diminished because it is one note "smaller" than a perfect 5th.
The augmented fourth is also called a tritone. Tritone means three tones (three whole steps), the interval of either an augmented 4th or diminished 5th. The difference between an augmented 4th and diminished 5th is purely theoretical. Both share the same physical notes, but the notes have different letter names.
It is called a 5th because it spans five letter names (C-D-E-F-G) and is called perfect because it is highly consonant.
Spans nine physical keys on piano. It is called a 5th because it span five letters (C-D-E-F-G#) and is called augmented because it is one note "larger" than a perfect fifth.
It is called a 6th because it spans six letters (C-D-E-F-G-Ab) and it is called minor because it the minor version of the major sixth.
It is called a 6th because it spans six letters (C-D-E-F-G-A).
It is called a 7th because it span seven letters (C-D-E-F-G-A-B).
It is called an octave (an 8th) because it spans eight letter names (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C) and it is considered perfect because it is highly consonant and is harmonically equivalent to a perfect unison.
Don't sweat the details right now. Specific instances will be discussed in other lessons as they arise, especially in the study of jazz harmony.
Learn More… Recognizing the sound of, the visio-spatial layout of each interval above is a valuable performance skill… Stay tuned for videos showing you what and how to study-practice.
I am still learning with you.
Thanks so much for the engagement, positive feedback, and for pointing that out, Dave.
1. To include the notes on both ends of the interval because it cultivates the appropriate way to visualize the layout on the keyboard.
2. To avoid using the term "half step" which is just an abstraction. (Aren't they all just "steps" or "hops" just like you suggested?
3. To encourage learning each interval directly by its visio-spatial layout, not by using the widely-socialized crutch of counting up or down in "half-steps".
An side comment|: I could not tell you how many half steps a major 6th or sharp 9 has and don't want to because it does not help me in performance.
All that said, your feedback is important… Perhaps I should eliminate the "span" idea completely? Or perhaps I should just explicitly state that it includes both notes? Whaddayathink, man?
BTW, your nod to Fred and Ethel made me smile out loud!


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Q: toggle cubeportfolio not pushing down next content I am using cubeportfolio to get masonry filterable portfolio. Worked like a charm, but then I wanted to add a toggle inside the cbp-item.
This is the result (watch it on mobile): http://www.lichaamengeest.be/AA.php
You can see that, when toggling the content in the first cbp-item, the content comes up behind the cbp-item below, instead of the toggle content pushing the next cbp-item downwards. The height is not set fixed, so it should move freely.
The coder of cubeportfolio told me to add this code
jQuery('.cbp').cubeportfolio('layout'); But my unanswered question is: where and how to add that code? Here's the js file with toggle code: http://www.lichaamengeest.be/scripts/custom.js

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ACU's chairman has conflicted past
New pay-for-play revelations aren't the first time David Keene has been accused of a conflict of interest
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2009/07/17/acu/
Vincent Rossmeier
July 18, 2009 12:01AM (UTC)
The American Conservative Union has been fighting back against a Politico story that reported the group sought $2 to $3 million from FedEx in exchange for supporting the company's position in a legislative battle, then switched sides when the company didn't pay. In a statement, ACU executive vice president Dennis Whitfield sought to distance the organization from the letter containing the offer, saying Chairman David Keene was acting on his own. "Mr. David Keene's name was on a letter prepared by another organization. This was a personal decision on his part and he was not representing ACU at the time," Whitfield said.
There is a question, raised by conservative blogger Erick Erickson, as to whether the ACU and Keene can really be considered independent of one another. Beyond that, though, if this really was a case of Keene just acting on his own and not on behalf of the group he leads, it wouldn't be the first time his extensive lobbying and political ties have led him into a scandal over an apparent conflict of interest.
In 2006, Salon reported on Keene's rather peculiar way of showing his allegiance to his conservative principles: While the ACU advocates for smaller government, Keene works at the Carmen Group, a DC advocacy law firm, where he consistently pushes Congress for pork barrel spending on behalf of his corporate clients.
Keene also angered Republicans in the late 90s with his work on behalf of Citizens for State Power (CSP), a group devoted to opposing federal energy deregulation. And he took some heat in 2003, when he supported Sen. Arlen Specter's reelection bid in Pennsylvania during the Republican primary, despite the fact that Specter was running against the far more conservative Pat Toomey. The National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru wrote at the time, "Some conservative activists are also raising the question of whether Keene has a conflict of interest," because the concerns of many of the clients he represented at the Carmen Group required him to lobby the Senate subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, which Specter chaired.
Vincent Rossmeier is an editorial assistant at Salon.
MORE FROM Vincent Rossmeier
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San Carlo Canavese (en français Saint-Charles-en-Canavais) est une commune italienne de la ville métropolitaine de Turin dans la région Piémont en Italie.

Administration

Hameaux

Communes limitrophes
Rocca Canavese, Vauda Canavese, Nole, Front, San Francesco al Campo, Cirié, San Maurizio Canavese

Notes et références

Commune dans la province de Turin

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In the last few years, we've sanded more floors than I care to remember.
We turned yucky laminate covered floors into gorgeous sanded floorboards and transformed our dull and grey parquet into a luscious and rich oak floor.
We really couldn't be happier with how our floors turned out but we did make some floor sanding mistakes along the way. We learned the hard way that there are things you should and shouldn't do and, more importantly, there are things you can do to make your floor sanding experience much easier.
As we see some floor sanding mistakes over and over again, we're sharing our tips and tricks to not only make your life easier but also help you avoid the floor sanding mistakes we made.
We made the mistakes so that you don't have to!
The by far biggest mistake I see is not using the right grit paper. I honestly can't stress enough how important it is and you really won't do yourselves a favour if you start to sand with paper that's too fine.
What grit you start with will depend on what your floorboards are like. If they've been sanded before and just need a refresh you'll be able to start sanding with finer paper but in most cases, you'll have to start with a much more corse paper than you expect.
If your floors haven't been sanded before, the maximum grit paper you should start sanding with is 24 grit. I know that sounds super corse and radical but anything finer will not sand away enough of the dirt and old varnish. More importantly, though, it'll cause you much more work not to mention cost as you'll end up using way more paper than if you were using the right grit.
Our floors were slightly wavy and had a really thick layer of varnish on them so we started sanding with 16 grit paper!
Using the wrong grit (too fine) will also mean that your sandpaper clogs up really quickly. Clogged up paper is useless so it's something you'll want to avoid. Not only because it'll end up costing you more because you'll constantly be replacing the paper but also because of the additional time it'll take you to keep changing it.
There's really no getting around it – sanding your floors is hard work and physically tiring. When you first start sanding you'll almost instantly see a huge difference in your floor but once you've removed most of the varnish and dirt progress will seem so much slower.
Mostly, this is down to the floorboards not being completely flat which means that the drum of the floor sanding machine won't be able to reach all areas of the floorboards in one go.
This means that you'll often be left with shadows either at the edges of the floorboards (if the floorboards are concave) or in the middle of the floorboards (if the floorboards are convex).
Although you're probably thinking that your floors look good enough to call them finished, try to resist the temptation to stop now – it'll make all the difference, promise!
Sanding these last bits away is definitely the most frustrating part of the whole floor sanding process as progress will seem almost non-existent.
You really want to keep sanding until all marks and any shadows are completely removed.
You need to sand your floorboards until they look brand new, even if you're staining the boards (unless they're going to be black or painted). It's what will make the difference between your finished floor looking amazing and professional or average and amateurish.
We didn't sand diagonally the first few times we sanded our floors but we did in our new home and it's something we'd definitely recommend doing.
It makes sanding your floors quicker as it'll even out your floorboards making sanding quicker as you won't be left with areas of the floorboards that are difficult to reach (which is the shadow problem I mentioned above).
We never thought of the sanded floors in our Edwardian house as uneven – and they weren't really – but the difference to our newly sanded floors in our current home really surprised me. It's difficult to describe and impossible to show on pictures but they somehow feel much flatter and more even.
Sanding the edges of your room is a complete pain. It's backbreaking work as you'll find yourself hovering over the edging sander for hours on end. The good news is that you can sand the edges slightly less than the main surface – in fact, it's a good idea to do so!
You should finish sanding the main area with 120 grit paper but for the edges, we'd recommend you stop at 80 grit. It'll still be more than smooth enough and will save you time.
It is totally possible to sand with a fine grit but the problem (especially as a DIYer) is that you can quickly end up with scorch marks on your floor which can develop because of the high heat and friction generated between the sandpaper and your floor.
One of the biggest floor sanding mistakes we made when we sanded our floors the first time around was not changing the sandpaper often enough.
After a day or so, our floor sanding mistake dawned on us and as soon as we started to change the paper more frequently we were able to sand the floors much more quickly.
Yes, now you're thinking I'd rather save some money as the sheets and disks are really expensive but trust me, once you're sanding you'll really want to spend as little as possible time doing it!
There's nothing quite like standing back and admiring your finished floors and although we definitely moan about how much hard work it is, it's also a project that's easy to do and very rewarding!
If you're thinking about sanding your floors, you can see our full guide on how to sand your floors and floorboards here.
Have you ever sanded your floors or are your thinking about doing it in your home? Have you ever made any big DIY mistakes or any of the floor sanding mistakes we made?
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This is great! We have yucky red and blue carpet all over our house and with a dog I'd much rather have sweepable, wipeable wooden floors. Just need to get on with it. I'll certainly bear all these tips in mind!
I totally admit that I don't envy you but I promise that the hard work is worth it!
Good luck with your floors!
Everytime I think if a question you've already answered it across this and your other articles on sanding! So detailed and easy to understand. Thank you! We're currently buying a victorian semi with wooden floors so am reading up and keep ending up back on your blog!
Haha, happy to hear that you keep finding your way back to us! I'm officially obsessed with sanding – it's such a rewarding job (even if it's tough at time).
We've definitely written more than a few posts about sanding floors and ever time we sand something we learn something new.
We're actually putting together a full floor sanding guide so that all information is in one place. There are a few things we learned this time around that we've not even managed to share yet!
It's down to personal preference what you do with any gaps.
We insulated under our ground floor (which is something I'd recommend if you're exposing your floorboards) and the gaps were fairly small so that there were no problems.
I personally wouldn't advise on gaps over 5mm. You can fill the gaps with strips of wood that are glued into place before sanding or with a gap filler like this one.
I personally don't like the look of large gaps which is why we took up all floorboards in our bedroom and moved them closer together so that there was one large gap that we filled with another floorboard.
Basically, there are a few options and the decision is up to you!


Picture it, L.A, 2019, Your closest friends and family are all gathered around a table curated just for you. You sit down and begin a culinary journey with colorful dishes, and balanced flavors. Sounds of laughter and conversation fill the air as you are serviced and guided from course to course seamlessly. And finally, given back a clean kitchen at the nights close. This is full service! Servers, rental equipment, the works!
Each season brings us specific bounty when it comes to produce. For each season Chef Ayo hosts a few cooking classes that highlight seasonal produce. Come alone or with a friend and learn how to create a dish that really speaks to the season, then go forth, recreate the meal, and WOW even the savviest foodie. You will learn knife skills, cooking techniques, and plating styles that take your dish from good to great! Totally Pinterest worthy.
Private Chef Services are for individuals or families that require professional chef quality reoccurring over a long period of time.
Chef Ayo was a delight to work with! She knew exactly what I wanted for a small dinner party. She helped with the grocery list, & even was willing to shop for me. When I couldn't find a few items she went ahead with no attitude & got them for me. She arrived on time & was prepping and working non/stop until we served the food. She even cleaned up as promised."


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The SI Fight Song
SI began an important sports tradition in 1933 when Fenton Gervase O'Toole '34 wrote the words that generations of Ignatians have sung at rallies and games. The November 8, 1933, edition of The Red and Blue reported on this event:
School Victory Song
To the Red and Blue we'll all be true,
We'll wave her banner to the sky,
We'll fight for you, old Red and Blue,
We'll fight for Saint Ignatius High!
And victory will be our goal —
For we will reach it, if we try,
So let us fight—with all our might—
We're gonna fight, fight, fight, fight, fight!
IGNATIAN'S SONG OF VICTORY MADE BY F. O'TOOLE
"The Victory Song's here! A real cheery song of encouragement for the boys who wear the Red and Blue. For a long time loyal Ignatians have been discussing ways and means of instilling more pep and enthusiasm into our student body. Fenton O'Toole '34 has come to the aid of all loyal Ignatians with a new victory song, to be sung at all games and rallies to the tune of a snappy military march.
"You will hear the song at the next rally but in the meantime learn the words so that you can warble the Red and Blue warriors on to victory. Get behind the new school song and make it a real student body accomplishment of the year."
O'Toole, who later changed his first name to Felton, joined the Society of Jesus after graduating from SI and served as a priest for 50 years until his death. He ended his career as an assistant professor of English at SCU from 1975–83.


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A South Jersey congressman is behind GOP's healthcare overhaul 2.0
LILO H. STAINTON
Tom MacArthur (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
A New Jersey congressman, Republican Tom MacArthur (NJ-3rd), has emerged as a leader in the national battle to replace the Affordable Care Act, but opponents of the quest insist his plan would increase the cost of commercial insurance, reduce benefits and leave older, sicker patients without coverage.
Draft language of what is being called the "MacArthur amendment" to the American Health Care Act, the Republican proposal that faltered last month in Congress, has been accepted by conservative leaders in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump has stated that there could be a vote on the revised measure soon and he included a repeal of the corporate gains tax that helped fund the ACA in tax reform concepts the White House released Wednesday.
But it's not at all clear the plan will attract support from GOP moderates — including MacArthur's Garden State colleagues — whose votes are needed to get it passed. Four out of five Republican congressmen from New Jersey pledged to vote against the bill when it was scheduled for consideration in late March; MacArthur, from Burlington County, was the lone state voice of support.
As details of the new amendment emerged, healthcare policy experts immediately raised questions about provisions that would give states the option of allowing insurance carriers to charge more or reduce the scope of coverage, reforms they said would have a significant impact on individuals with pre-existing conditions.
Implications for millions of New Jerseyans
Estimates range greatly depending on the diseases considered, but federal officials said earlier this year that at least 61 million people too young to qualify for Medicare — including 1.2 million in New Jersey — reported chronic health conditions in 2015 that could have made it difficult to obtain care if the ACA wasn't in place. Another analysis suggests it is closer to 3.8 million New Jersey residents.
MacArthur defended the amendment in an email to reporters that pushed back on what he termed "myths" about it, insisting the measure maintains protections for patients with existing health challenges and helps states do more to protect the most vulnerable residents. "The amendment specifically clarifies that its provisions cannot be construed as allowing insurers to limit coverage for those with pre-existing conditions," he wrote.
MacArthur said the vast majority of those with pre-existing conditions would not be impacted by the amendment at all, since it would just apply to policies sold on the individual or small-business insurance market, about 300,000 people in New Jersey.
"I've always said that this has to be about people, not politics," the congressman said in March, after the failed attempt at a vote. "My wife and I had a special needs child in our early twenties and we had over one million dollars of medical bills when she died at the age of eleven. Without insurance, our life would have had a terrible blow before we even got started. I am committed to helping every American get the health insurance they need."
Promises versus reality of marketplace
But a new report from New Jersey Policy Perspective, a progressive think tank that has closely tracked the push to repeal and replace the ACA, said those promises are unlikely to stand up to the reality of market conditions. While the draft amendment still requires insurance companies to guarantee coverage, it does not regulate what they can charge for these policies.
"They can increase their premiums to such a level that it would be impossible (for patients) to afford," explained Ray Castro, NJPP's director of health policy. "We're going to see huge numbers of people that would be ineligible." The amendment "lowers cost for the federal government, but it increases cost on the consumer and the state," he warned.
Castro said the amendment leaves in place most of the original GOP plan, which NJPP reported would eliminate insurance coverage for some 500,000 individuals in New Jersey and reduce federal funding for Medicaid, among other impacts.
"The MacArthur amendment only makes the American Health Care Act worse," added Maura Collinsgru, healthcare director with New Jersey Citizen Action, which has worked with advocates across the state to make their concerns known to New Jersey's five Republican members of Congress. That campaign was scheduled to continue yesterday at their local offices.
States to run high-risk pools?
In an effort to offset premium increases for individuals with pre-existing conditions, the amendment would require states to set up government-run insurance pools for high-risk patients who were unable to afford other coverage. MacArthur said it would also provide a total of $130 billion nationwide over ten years to help states protect these vulnerable patients — with $15 billion devoted to maternity care, mental health and substance abuse needs, the latter which is a particularly critical issue given New Jersey's battle with opiate addiction.
Castro and other healthcare advocates warned that high-risk pools have failed to be effective in the past; they often lack sufficient funding to address the enormous expenses involved with major medical care and limit the number of patients they can accept, leading to long waiting lists.
"We did a lot of work on high-risk pools and, not to make a blanket statement, but they just don't work," said the National Patient Advocate Foundation's Caitlin Donovan, who joined NJPP to discuss the amendment.
The NJPP report also raised concerns about the inclusion of state waivers in the amendment, options state officials could use to help reduce premium costs, expand coverage, or stabilize the commercial market. One waiver would allow insurance companies to charge higher rates to those with health issues, as long as a high-risk pool was in place.
"This means insurers could once again discriminate against people based on their medical history. Insurers could increase premiums without limits for anyone with a history of cancer, hypertension, asthma, depression or other conditions," the NJPP report states, a scenario that could leave many priced out of coverage.
Eliminating ACA's 'essential benefits'
Another state waiver would eliminate the ACA's "essential benefit" protection, a requirement that these plans cover certain basic services like inpatient care, maternity services, prescription drugs, and behavioral healthcare. NJPP warned that this change would enable insurance companies to limit coverage for some of the most expensive care — like maternity, or cancer treatment — or reinstate limits on care over time in an effort to reduce premium costs.
"Repealing Essential Health Benefit requirements could mean going back to a time when millions of people with health coverage were one major illness away from medical bankruptcy," Castro noted in the report. "Plans could impose annual and lifetime limits on coverage — including for people who get health coverage through their jobs."
NJPP and its partners also flagged a provision that they said makes it easy for states to obtain these waivers. The amendment allows for "conditional approval" enabling the state to move forward with plans for a waiver after informing federal officials, unless they challenge the request within a few months. And, given the push to reduce insurance costs, Castro predicted states would find themselves in a dilemma, trading existing protections for the chance for lower premiums.
But MacArthur stressed that the waivers would actually have a limited impact on services. States would be required to spell out what benefits they maintained and would be required to provide backstop protection through a high-risk pool. No waivers would be granted for changes that block access for those with pre-existing conditions, discriminate based on gender, or end the provision allowing minors to be covered on their parents plan until age 27.
While New Jersey adopted a number of patient protections that predate the ACA — laws that still stand if the federal plan is repealed — Castro said these are not as generous as the mandates that came with Obamacare. For example, the state law already requires insurance companies to cover those with pre-existing conditions, but some treatments may not be reimbursable for up to 12 months.
NJ Spotlight, an independent online news service on issues critical to New Jersey, makes its in-depth reporting available to NewsWorks.


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Camden man gets 40 years for part in 2010 homicides
A city man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his part in the 2010 deaths of a young man and woman in Camden.
Camden man gets 40 years for part in 2010 homicides A city man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his part in the 2010 deaths of a young man and woman in Camden. Check out this story on courierpostonline.com: http://on.cpsj.com/1nbSH3i
CHL Published 6:13 p.m. ET May 2, 2014 | Updated 6:22 p.m. ET May 2, 2014
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CAMDEN – A city man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his part in the 2010 deaths of a young man and woman in Camden.
Kuasheim Powell, 28, of the 500 block of Berkley Street pleaded guilty last month for the killings of 18-year-old Muriah Huff and 23-year-old Michael Hawkins.
Hawkins was assaulted due to a gang-related dispute with members of Powell's group. Huff, who was dating Hawkins at the time, was an innocent bystander who was killed to prevent her from identifying Hawkins' killers.
Powell's sentencing brings to a conclusion the state's prosecution of ten defendants all accused of playing a role in the deaths of Hawkins and Huff.
Powell must serve 38 and a half years before he is eligible for parole.
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One of the best things about slowly and steadily building a writing career is that you get to a point where editors come to you and ask for stories, based on their experience of your previous work. It's incredibly cool, and really helps to remind a writer that all the hard work is worthwhile. Of course, there's no guarantee that said editor will buy the story you send them – you still have to write something that blows their socks off. Well, in 2015 I was commissioned by three editors for stories, and I managed to sell to all three. I couldn't be happier! In this post, I'm going to talk specifically about one in particular, a story for editor Tehani Wessley of Fablecroft Publishing, for her forthcoming anthology, In Your Face. A bit further down I'm going to talk about my story, but first you need to understand the idea of the book.
In Your Face will be made up of original and reprinted speculative fiction stories that deal with very provocative themes. These stories will be provocative and/or confronting but with a firm purpose – they are pieces that will perhaps make readers uncomfortable because they are a bit too hard-hitting or close to the bone, but which interrogate these themes and ideas, and make a point about the world we live in.
Now my story that will appear in In Your Face is a very personal one. When Tehani explained the book to me, I realised this was the opportunity to write a story dealing with something I'd avoided until now. I had an older brother, Steven, who was a great guy. But he was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the most aggressive form of this progressive neuromuscular disorder, and he died when he was 18. I was 16. My entire youth was one where disability was front and centre of my life.
I knew I would address disability one day in a story, but not simply the nature of disability itself – I knew I needed to explore parallels between disability and deliberate body modification. The things people willingly do to themselves and the things people wish they could do. I knew it would be a difficult story to write and a difficult one to sell. When In Your Face came along, I realised the problem of selling it might be taken care of if I could do a good enough job of writing it. So that's what I did.
It was one of the hardest things to write I've ever taken on. The framework is a cyberpunk noir story, with a protagonist who's a career detective on a strange murder case. Her brother has a debilitating disease and not much longer to live. I don't specify in the story that he has MD, but that was my model for the character's situation. I'm not going to say any more about it, but now you know the genesis of the story. It's called "Bodies Of Evidence" and I really hope people enjoy it. Well, maybe "enjoy" isn't the right word. It's an uncomfortable story to read, I think, but that's the point really. I just hope I've done the subject justice. Time will tell. Tehani, at least, thinks I have, as she bought the story, so I'll take that encouragement. And I really want to thank my friends Rob and Julia for their invaluable help beta reading this story for me.
There are some amazing writers lined up for In Your Face, so get over to the Pozible page and reserve your copy now. I think it's going to be a very important book.


Like the living will inevitably turn to dead, a stone will turn to sand. The only thing that remains is the message left behind. Jop Floris and Marie-Fleur de Raad fell in love with Africa after their first separate trips to the continent almost a decade ago. Passionate about photography, writing and travelling they complete each other and form a journalistic couple.
The white rhino is back in Uganda, and a walking safari is the best way to see this much missed member of the Big Five.


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The 143rd Army Division ()(3rd Formation) was formed in November 1969. As of December 1969 the division was composed of:
427th Infantry Regiment;
428th Infantry Regiment;
429th Infantry Regiment;
Artillery Regiment.

The division belonged to Guangzhou Military Region, while under the command of 42nd Army Corps. It stationed in Taishan, Guangdong for agricultural production mission.

In November 1978 the division was disbanded.

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Colorado Rockies: Chris Owings, Matt Kemp sharing similar storyline
By Kevin Henry
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 19: Chris Owings of the Colorado Rockies poses for a portrait at the Colorado Rockies Spring Training Facility at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 19, 2020 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty Images) /
Chris Owings was signed to a minor-league deal by the Colorado Rockies in the offseason. Expect him to play a larger-than-expected role for the team in 2020.
Stop me if you have heard this one before. The Colorado Rockies sign a player who always seems to have haunted them in the past to a minor league deal before the start of the 2020 season. After tormenting the Rockies for seasons, fans will now be cheering for a player who is looking for redemption after a down 2019 and could be a big part of the team's success in a condensed season.
No, we're not talking about Matt Kemp here. This is about Chris Owings, who Rockies manager Bud Black described as a "thorn in your side" during his days managing Colorado and the San Diego Padres.
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In 74 career games against the Rockies, Owings, who has spent the majority of his seven Major League seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, has a .343/.383/.542 slash line over 258 plate appearances. His .925 OPS against Colorado is the highest versus any team.
At Coors Field, Owings put together even more impressive numbers, slashing .375/.400/.592 in 130 plate appearances over 38 career games.
People have fawned over the numbers put up by Kemp during his days as a Rockies killer. Owings isn't far behind in the "regularly crushing the souls of Colorado fans" department.
Since debuting in early September of 2013, Owings has played the majority of his games at shortstop (235) and second base (184). However, he also has plenty of experience in the outfield (152 games, including 74 in right field and 72 in center field) and 28 games under his belt at third base.
""You know, from the other side, I always thought he was a little thorn in your side because he's got some power and he's got speed," Black said during a recent Zoom call with local media, including Rox Pile. "You look at the lineup card and every day he's at second, he's at short, he's in the outfield. He's always playing.""
That could well be what Rockies see in the 2020 season from Owings as well. The 28-year-old new addition could well spend time spelling Trevor Story or Ryan McMahon at second or picking up an outfield spot. With Charlie Blackmon still recovering from COVID-19 and yet to be available for the Rockies, Owings could see time in right field.
""This guy's got some pop in his bat," Black said. "He plays a high-energy game.""
Owings will be looking to rebound from a 2019 season he struggled to a .139 average between his time with the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox. However, Black believes good things are ahead for Owings now that he is reunited with Rockies hitting coach Dave Magadan, who served in the same role during some of Owings' best seasons in Arizona.
That rebound seemed to be in play during the first installment of spring training when Owings hit .360 in 25 at-bats.
""We saw, especially the last couple games before the shutdown, he was really swinging the bat well," Black said of March in Arizona. "And I think what we've seen here just in the five days, you know, I think the bat's going to play.""
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That is good news for a Rockies team that is looking for additional offense outside of the top of the lineup. If Kemp and Owings can continue their shared storyline trajectory with a rebound in Colorado, the Rockies will greatly benefit from a pair of players who formally caused the franchise plenty of angst.


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55 exotic hotels in Norway. Exotic, exciting and different – we have personally selected more than 50 fantastic hotels from all over Norway, each with its own unique character.
The Hotels
An exclusive oasis in Bergen
by Tone Minerva
Villa Terminus
An exclusive oasis in the city
Stay in a stately villa, a late baroque building from the 1700s with its own garden, a stone's throw from train and bus stations. A delightful oasis in the heart of Bergen city.
Text: Edda Espeland / Translation: Linda Vikaune / Photo: Åke Lindman
The historic villa from 1770 is a relaxing place to be, an exclusive little hotel with 18 rooms, right next door to the Grand Hotel Terminus, and owned by the same family. The villa was built by merchant Zander Kaae, who also gave his name to the street it's on. Kaae was a well known benefactor in the city and built the villa for the "destitute elderly", but also as a retirement home for the middle class, and was distinctly different from other institutions for the poor at the time. The building's early history is characterised by expensive and valuable interior decorations, and falls within a European manor tradition. The villa was owned by Zander Kaae foundation for 250 years.
The late baroque villa with one main building and two wings was designed by the German-Norwegian architect Johan Joachim Reichborn. His designed many famous buildings in Bergen: churches, a customs house, a Latin school, an almshouse and a leprosy hospital. According to Reichborn's drawings, the villa originally had a richly decorated dormer in rococo style, but this was later altered.
The house was considered to be so important to the city that it was listed already in 1927. In 1978 it was repurposed and used by Bergen city council as sheltered housing for the elderly and refugees before it was rented out as student accommodation for a few years. In 2012 it was bought by Grand Hotel Terminus and the Smørås family, who had great ambitions about giving the old building a new lease of life and offer guests a very special hotel experience. From the report which was commissioned before the restoration works started, it was clear that the interior had particular cultural and historic value, and that it was for the most part so well preserved that it could be used as a starting point for the restoration of the entire building.
Today the villa is completely renovated with much care and respect for its rich history. Architects Claesson Koivisto Rune designed the interior and have filled the building with timeless Norwegian and Nordic design. All furniture was bought from specially chosen manufacturers, classic pieces from the 1900s and up to the present day were sourced from antique shops all over Scandinavia.
"We are often associated with the ultramodern, but we also love the historical quality," the architects say. "We like to think of Villa Terminus as a timeless place. The building in itself tells the story of its roots, and the interior should tell stories from different ages – some things are modernistic, some belong to the present. Timelessness is in the quality and the distinctly Scandinavian atmosphere."
Rooms dedicated to writers
In the most beautiful room upstairs, with views to the mountain as well as Løvstakken, there is a library which the guests are welcome to use. In keeping with the Smørås family's aim to promote art and culture, all 18 rooms in Villa Terminus are dedicated to a writer from the West Coast, chosen in cooperation with Bergen's public library. Their books are available to borrow during the stay, and if you want to you can buy it at a set price. In the library there are also books on Nordic design, famous people from Bergen, suggested walks in and around the city and information about the history of Bergen. There is also a small section with children's books from Bergen.
In this small and intimate villa hotel there are also cosy lounges and salons with original features. Guests can always help themselves to coffee and tea.
Enjoy the feeling of being in your own little world here at Villa Terminus – with the vibrant city just around the corner.
www.villaterminus.no
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Q: SAP and .Net through SOAP In the near future I have to develop an interface for integration between SAP and one other program. It seems that we will do that by the use SAP Business Connector (SBC) by the use of SOAP protocol. But until now I didn't work with SOAP. I tried to search through Google but didn't find something intelligible. and now I am in prostration :-)
Can anyone give me any idea how to develop the SOAP client on .Net? And tutorials, articles or something like this?
I will be thanks in additionaly if somebody give me such links with code examples with SOAP clients for SAP.

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Can anyone give me any idea how to develop the SOAP client on .Net?

Use a WCF Client: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms735103.aspx
The idea is to generate a strongly typed proxy classes using the svcutil.exe command or the Add Service Reference dialog in Visual Studio and point to the WSDL endpoint of the SOAP web service exposed:
svcutil http://foo.com/MyService/SomeService?wsdl

This will generate a strongly typed class that you could integrate into your project and directly invoke the SOAP methods on it.


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Home Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection Literature & Fiction Department, Design Center of Los Angeles, view 27
Literature & Fiction Department, Design Center of Los Angeles, view 27
Title Literature & Fiction Department, Design Center of Los Angeles, view 27
Photographer Moore, Cary.
Collection ID Cary Moore Collection
Location/Accession S-000-232.27 35mm
Physical Description 1 photographic print :b&w ;17 x 25 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data The Title Insurance & Trust Company Building was designed by architects John and Donald Parkinson, and was built by the Scofield Engineering-Construction Company, in 1928. The ten-story, Zig-Zag Moderne style building, has an Art Deco marble lobby, which includes murals by Hugo Ballin. In 1979, architect-developer Ragnar C. Qvale acquired the building and converted it into the Design Center of Los Angeles. "The Queen of Spring Street", as it came to be known, was leased in 1981 to wholesale household furniture showrooms. In 1987, this historic building was once again leased, and became the temporary home of the Los Angeles Public Library, during the latter's reconstruction of its original building after its devastating fire. The Title Insurance & Trust Company Building was designated Historic Cultural Landmark #385.
Description View 27: Librarian Bob Anderson stands behind the reference desk of the Literature & Fiction Department. Rows of floor-to-ceiling shelving are visible all around the perimeter of the department. When this photograph was taken, the Los Angeles Public Library was housed in the Design Center of Los Angeles, formerly the Title Insurance & Trust Company Building, located at 433 S. Spring Street.
Subject Anderson, Bob.
Los Angeles Public Library.
Los Angeles Public Library--Officials and employees.
Title Insurance Building (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Library buildings--California--Los Angeles.
Library shelving--California--Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments.
Librarians--California--Los Angeles.
Libraries--California--Los Angeles.
Men--California--Los Angeles.
Interiors--California--Los Angeles.
Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles.
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945.
Parkinson, John,1861-1935.
Qvale, Ragnar C.
Scofield Engineering-Construction Company.


Dog Walkers in Saint Bernard, LA - Dog Walking Near You | Wag!
Bring Fido to the bayou in Saint Bernard. In this small neighborhood, you and your pup will be able to explore woodlands and wetlands at Saint Bernard State Park. Make a reservation at one of the campsites in this 358-acre outdoor paradise and enjoy the great outdoors. You can bring along your boat and get out on the River at the Caernarvon waterway, located just outside the park. Dogs are permitted in the park for no additional fee provided you keep them on a leash no longer than six feet whenever they're outside and that you pick up any messes.
Take a 15-mile drive east from Saint Bernard to the quiet neighborhood Shell Beach and walk along the tributary from Lake Borgne with your pup. You can bring your canoe or boat here to launch out into the waters and explore the Biloxi State Wildlife Management Area with your furry friend. This marshy bayou wilderness is known for puptacular fishing and bird watching. When you get back to Shell Beach, paddle your craft out to Fort Proctor along Lake Borgne's shore. Wander through the marsh grasses with your canine companion as you explore the grounds of this piece of history from the American Civil War era.
Chalmette is located nine miles northwest of Saint Bernard and offers some pawesome parks for you to explore with your pup. Take Fido to the Chalmette Battlefield and wander the location of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Your canine pal may accompany you on the grounds, provided you keep them on a leash and pick up any messes. Please do not take your pooch into any buildings or the cemetery, and leave your furry friend at home when there are special events such as the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. Another pleasant park to take Fido for an on-leash walk is Sidney D Torres Memorial Park.
When you want to treat your pup to some off-leash play and socialization with other four-footed pals, take a drive about 14.5 miles northwest from Saint Bernard to Crescent Park in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. This 20-acre park stretches along the riverfront for 1.4 miles. You can go for a walk with your leashed pup along the trail and enjoy views of the New Orleans skyline. After some one-on-one time with your pal, let him loose in the Downriver Kickabout and Dog Run. Finish off your day with a slice of custom-made pizza at Pizza Delicious. This restaurant includes dog-friendly tables.
To access some puptacular outdoor adventures, load Fido in the car and drive northwest about 17.7 miles to the NOLA neighborhood of Willow Brook. This suburban community is located on the doorstep of the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. Head up to the Ridge Trail boardwalk to take your canine companion on a hike through a number of different habitats. If you have a non-motorized water-craft, you can launch into the Madere Marsh and explore the bayou by boat or canoe. Remember to keep your pup on a leash up to six feet long and to pick up any waste while in this untamed national park.


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Christmas Carol: The Movie (br: Um Conto de Natal) é um filme britânico de 2001, baseado no romance A Christmas Carol de Charles Dickens. Dirigido por Jimmy T. Murakami, o filme apresenta as vozes de vários atores, incluindo Simon Callow, Kate Winslet (que também cantou a canção-tema do filme What If), a irmã de Kate, Beth Winslet e Nicolas Cage.

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Simon Callow – Charles Dickens/Ebenezer Scrooge (voz)
Kate Winslet – Belle (voz)
Nicolas Cage – Jacob Marley (voz)
Jane Horrocks – Ghost of Christmas Past (voz)
Michael Gambon – Ghost of Christmas Present (voz)
Rhys Ifans – Bob Cratchit (voz)
Juliet Stevenson – Emily Cratchit (voz)
Robert Llewellyn – Old Joe (voz)
Iain Jones – Fred (voz)
Beth Winslet – Fan (voz)
Colin McFarlane – Albert Fezziwig (voz)

Recepção
Christmas Carol foi lançado em 7 de dezembro de 2001 pela Pathé no Reino Unido, embora estivesse originalmente previsto para 30 de novembro. Nos Estados Unidos, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lançou o filme diretamente em VHS e DVD em 7 de outubro de 2003. Depois de assisti-lo no Festival Internacional de Cinema de Toronto, Todd McCarthy, da Variety, escreveu: "[A] animação dos personagens é totalmente inexpressiva, e dois camundongos mudos desagradáveis são mais capazes de escapar e gesticular do que Harpo Marx fez em toda a sua carreira".

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Filmes baseados em A Christmas Carol
Filmes da Film4 Productions
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Liam roars in Spanish heat
Published: 11:46 AM July 3, 2008
RACING driver Liam McMillan secured his best individual result and a hat-trick of point-scoring finishes at a SEAT Supercopa race meeting in southern Spain at the weekend. In searing heat at Albacete he finished seventh and then sixth in rounds eight and
RACING driver Liam McMillan secured his best individual result and a hat-trick of point-scoring finishes at a SEAT Supercopa race meeting in southern Spain at the weekend.
In searing heat at Albacete he finished seventh and then sixth in rounds eight and nine on Sunday.
The previous day he secured his first points of the season, when he came 12th.
McMillan said: "We had an excellent race weekend at Albacete.
"We'd lapped quicker there in testing, but the high temperatures made the track slower this time - yet we were still one of the fastest cars out on the circuit; only two other cars were able to set a better lap time."
Many cars suffered overheating problems in Saturday's opening race, but Wisbech-based McMillan was one of the fastest cars on the track, moving up from 14th to ninth.
The 18-year-old lost ground when the hot exhaust gases from the car ahead, combined with the baking temperatures, forced his car to switch into safe mode and with only 50 per cent throttle he slipped to 12th.
In Sunday's first race, McMillan ran as high as fifth before finishing seventh after a good battle.
This result determined for grid for the final race of the weekend.
A good start saw McMillan running at sixth.
Despite a handling problem caused by a bent bottom arm in his car, he managed to hold onto that position, scoring his best ever Supercopa result and completing a hat-trick of points-scoring finishes.
McMillan's next race meeting will be the SEAT Leon Eurocup meeting at Brands Hatch on July 26-27.
This is a support race to the FIA World Touring Car Championship.
In preparation, McMillan took his first look at the famous former Formula 1 arena in Kent on a recent track day - driving his mother's Renault Clio road car.
He has also raced at Brands Hatch recently, this time on the shorter Indy Circuit.
He returned to the SAXMAX series for a race, and despite driving a junior formula car, which is 20brake horse power down on the Stockhatch machines, he still qualified fourth out of 67 cars and lead the race.
His driving skill enabled him to be quick around the corners, but the less powerful car was a sitting duck down the straights, and having been punted off, McMillan eventually finished fourth.
This meeting also saw seven other drivers from the Wisbech area compete.
Terry Roughton secured two second places, Maurice Hayden earned a third and a seventh, Shaun Hagen got one fourth, Ryan Bensley earned a sixth and a 19th Wayne Harris came 15th and an 18th, Robbie Boon secured a 16th, , while Liam's father, Joe McMillan failed to finish two races.


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Garlic and the Vampire: An unlikely friendship story
Garlic and the Vampire, by Bree Paulsen, (Sept. 2021, Quill Tree Books), $12.99, ISBN: 9780062995087
This very sweet graphic novel is one for the readers who never think they can do the thing… until they do. Garlic and her fellow vegetables live with friendly Witch Agnes, where they work on tending her garden. But rumors start spreading that a vampire lives in the neighboring castle! Oh, no! Celery, a surly member of the bunch, decides that Garlic should go confront the vampire. After all, garlic repels vampires, right? Scared but resolute, Garlic sets out to face the vampire… and learns that rumors and stereotypes are no match for meeting and talking to someone!
I love Garlic and the Vampire's artwork, which is so warm and comforting, so cuddly and kind, that kids are going to love it. Garlic is a childlike, feminine character; a bulb of garlic with rosy cheeks, sporting a little red dress. Carrot, her best friend, offers sage advice and comfort, and sports a shirt, tie, and overalls. The vegetable characters are all anthropomorphic, with distinct personalities and expressive faces and gestures. Alice the Witch isn't at all threatening, with a warm burgundy top, forest green skirt, and a white apron; she sports less of a witch's black hat and more of a pilgrim's hat, not pointed but squared off, with a brown band around the brim. The colors throughout the book are warm, natural colors; lots of greens, oranges, and reds. Even the so-called horrible vampire looks like a kindly gentleman who'd rather have a cup of tea than rampage through a town. The character interactions are as humorous as they are gentle. Have this ready as an alternative to kids who aren't into the scary side of Halloween, but still want to feel a part of things.
Visit Bree Paulsen's website to see more of her illustration work, and read her webcomic, Patrik the Vampire.
Garlic the Vampire has a starred review from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
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Federal Court Finds Fatal Flaw in PBR Act
30 April 2011, 11:54 AM Mark Summerfield ...
Elders Rural Services Australia Limited v Registrar of Plant Breeder's Rights [2011] FCA 384 (19 April 2011)
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Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR's), granted under the Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 (the PBR Act), perform a similar function in Australia to Plant Patents in the US. Generally speaking, PBR's are rights granted to the breeder of a new variety of plant that provide exclusive control over propagating materials, such as seeds, cuttings, divisions, tissue culture, and so forth. The current PBR Act came into force on 10 November 1994, prior to which rights in relation to new plant varieties were granted under the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 (the PVR Act).
The PBR Act permits any person to act as an agent for another in relation to matters relating to PBR's, and it is common for Australian patent attorneys, especially those having expertise in relevant areas of biology, to provide advice and services in relation to PBR's. Here at Patentology, we do not claim to have such expertise, or indeed any practical experience in relation to PBR's, so we would welcome any comments from informed readers who might find fault with what follows.
In short, Justice Lander in the Federal Court of Australia has uncovered an apparent drafting error in the transitional provisions of the PBR Act which – if we understand the consequences correctly – results in unenforceability of any rights which were originally applied for under the PVR Act but not granted until after commencement of the PBR Act.
Tags: Australia, Plant Breeder's Rights
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Two-Millionth PCT Application Filed – Australian Citizen? Be a Patent Examiner! – 'Inventive but not Novel' Decision Appealed by AMR – Easter and ANZAC Day Holidays, Closures and Deadlines
Update on Campaign Against Medical Research Funding Cuts
12:18 AM Mark Summerfield ...
Last week we reported on the 'rumours' (i.e 'leaks') suggesting that the Australian government is considering slashing a potential $400 million ($133 million annually, or around 19%) from the funding provided via the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), which currently distributes around $700 million each year to university, and other public sector, researchers.
As also reported, a campaign organised under the banner Discoveries Need Dollars has conducted rallies over the past week in every mainland State and Territory capital city, which have so far been attended by over 12,000 people. The simultaneous Twitter campaign caused #protectresearch to trend not only in Australia, but also in the US and Canada.
In Tuesday 19 April 2011, Discoveries Need Dollars representatives met with senior members of the Federal Government in Canberra.
Tags: Australia, Funding, Medical research, News, Politics, Public research
Budget Cuts Threaten Australian Medical Research Funding
It is 'budget season' once again here in Australia – the time of year when government 'sources' start to leak like sieves with information regarding proposed measures in the (supposedly) confidential annual accounting to be announced by the Treasurer in May.
This year, we are greatly concerned by reports that the Australian government is considering slashing the budget for medical research funding by nearly 20%. This is a disturbing and short-sighted proposal when the Australian economy remains strong, relative to our major trading partners, and medical research is one of the nation's great strengths. Australian contributions to medical research and innovation include antibiotics (Howard Florey), the use of lithium to treat psychiatric disorders (John Cade), the 'bionic ear' (Graeme Clark) and the cervical cancer vaccine (Ian Frazer), amongst many others.
Why, then, would the nation put this great legacy at risk to achieve short-term political gains? If you find this as unacceptable as we do, please read on to learn more, and to find out how you can contribute to the various campaigns opposing the proposed cuts.
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IP Australia Launches Enhanced Patent Search with Online File History
The enhanced Australian patent search system, AusPat v2.0, has now gone live!
As we reported last November (see IP Australia Announces Upcoming Launch of Full Text Patent Searching), a beta version of the new system has been in operation for a few months, providing full-text searching of approximately 50% of IP Australia's full collection of patent documents. Subject to a few exceptions (see below for further details), the release version provides full text searching of Australian patent specification dating back to 1904.
The other enhancement included in AusPat v2.0, which was foreshadowed by IP Australia last August (see Coming Soon: Online Access to Australian Patent Prosecution Histories), is the provision of online access to documents relating to the prosecution of patent applications dating back to 2006 and which are open to public inspection (OPI).
Tags: Australia, News, Patent Office
Australian Patent Reform – Wrap-Up
In eight prior articles, we have reviewed some of the major changes to Australian patent law and practice that are being proposed by IP Australia in the Draft Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011.
The exposure draft was released for public review and comment on 3 March 2011 (see IP Australia's Exposure Draft Exposed!), and written submissions were invited by a deadline of 4 April 2011. Considering the complex and extensive nature of the proposed changes, one month is not a very long period of time, and it has taken us this long to review just the most significant of the proposed patent reforms.
The purpose of this article is therefore to provide a brief summary of the proposed reforms covered in the earlier articles, ahead of the deadline for written submissions.
Tags: Australia, Law reform, Patent law, Raising the Bar
Patent Reform Exposed Part VIII – Transition
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In this series of articles on IP Australia's proposed reforms to the patent system, although we have expressed various concerns in relation to the implementation of some of the changes, we are strongly supportive of the intent of the reforms. It is imperative that Australia's patent laws be brought up to international standards, most pressingly in relation to the assessment of inventive step, but notably also in relation to the standard of disclosure required in the patent specification.
However, one aspect of the Draft Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 that we are wholly unable to support is the proposal for transition to the higher standards of patentability. In particular, the draft transitional provisions (in Item 39 of Schedule 1 to the draft Bill) would have the higher standards apply not only to applications filed after commencement of the amendments, but also to applications already filed, but on which a first examination report has yet to be issued.
With all due respect to those responsible at IP Australia, this can only be interpreted as a stunning failure to appreciate the basis upon which users of the patent system make business decisions relating to the protection of their IP, and upon which their advisors (e.g. patent attorneys) provide input to those decisions.
Patent Reform Exposed Part VII – 'Search to Sealing, and Beyond…'
In previous articles of this series, we have looked in detail at a number of the main proposals in the Draft Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 which would change the substantive requirements for validity of a patent. In this article, we look at some of the proposals that would change practices, and some of the standards applied, within the Patent Office.
While some such proposals may affect whether or not a patent is granted, none have any impact on the validity of a granted patent. The objective is essentially to raise the standards of examination in order to reduce the number of patents actually granted with invalid claims. As many readers will no doubt be aware, there is no 'presumption of validity' of a granted patent in Australia. On the contrary, section 20 of the Patents Act 1990 expressly disavows any such presumption, and makes clear that the work of the Patent Office is conducted on an 'all care, but no responsibility' basis.
The proposed changes discussed below are:
provision for preliminary search and opinion;
examination of utility;
permitting examiners to consider evidence of 'prior use';
lowering the barrier to refusal of an application; and
changes to amendment provisions.
Tags: Amendments, Australia, Examination, Law reform, Opposition, Patent law, Raising the Bar
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Soldier and her cat are reunited thanks to shelter's helping hand
October 21, 2014 October 20, 2014 by Karen Harrison Binette
Andrea Jackson and Olivia
Photo via Paws and Whiskers
A soldier was reunited with her beloved cat following her tour of duty, thanks to the shelter that kept and cared for the kitty at no charge.
US Army Specialist Andrea Jackson was reunited with Olivia at the Paws and Whiskers no-kill cat shelter in Toledo, Ohio earlier this month. Paws and Whiskers cared for Olivia so she could return to her petmom when the soldier returned home.
Paws and Whiskers told the story at Facebook on October 13, writing: "About a year ago PAWS got an email for a soldier in Texas who had left her cat with her parents when she left for active duty. Her parents had fallen on hard times and and could no longer care for her cat. She was desperately looking for someone to take her feline friend Olivia. We asked if she was surrendering Olivia or if she would like to be reunited when her tour was up. She said she would really like to return to Olivia but if she had to surrender she would do that because she wanted her to be cared for. Because her guardian was serving our country and wanted Olivia back we agreed to let Olivia live her at PAWS until her guardian's discharge at no cost to the service member.
"Today was homecoming as Olivia went home with her mom."
The Toledo Blade reported on the story today and filled in the details.
Andrea left Olivia with her parents in Holland, Ohio three and a half years ago when the Army sent her to Fort hood, Texas, where she served as a military intelligence analyst with the 615th Aviation Support Battalion. She was also stationed in Korea for a year.
"I knew she always had a home with my mom and dad," Andrea told the paper. "They would take care of her."
About a year ago, Andrea's parents, Michael and Laurie Jackson, lost their home and their daughter scrambled from afar to secure placement for Olivia.
"I was having a meltdown. She's my baby," she said. "It was definitely heartbreaking. I didn't want to give her up, but I was getting ready to do that if I had to."
When she couldn't find a safe place for Olivia with acquaintances, Andrea started calling shelters, and Paws and Whiskers came though with the best possible arrangement for the petmom and her cat.
"We've always had the policy to help people in the military any way we can," said shelter manager David Plunkett. "Military people have a lot on their minds with their other duties and are worrying about their pets too. We had to figure out a way to help her."
Olivia spent her time with Paws and Whiskers living at the shelter, with roaming privileges in the building. She was let out from her cage frequently to help keep her from becoming too stressed
"She's a sweet kitty," the shelter manager said. "It was hard to see her go, but we're happy she's been reunited with her family."
Andrea and Olivia were reunited at the shelter on Monday, October 13 before going to the parents' apartment in Springfield Township.
"I was ecstatic," Andrea told a Toledo blade reported who visited her at her parents' apartment. "She's had no problems adjusting."
"She's the queen again."
"I'm just forever grateful to Paws and Whiskers. They are the most caring people I've ever met."
Photo, Amy Voigt for the Toledo Blade
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What a lovely reunion. Happiness guys!!!