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The new study was aimed to cure obesity which has alarmingly increase in the past decade. With this new breakthrough, it seems that obesity during childhood or adolescence will make it more difficult to lose weight permanently. How do you tell your body to stop reproducing dead fat cells? The answer to that question will mean a multi-million dollar business.


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Врста је присутна у Азербејџану, Андори, Аустрији, Белгији, Босни и Херцеговини, Бугарској, Грузији, Грчкој, Данској, Естонији, Ирској, Италији, Јерменији, Кини, Летонији, Литванији, Лихтенштајну, Луксембургу, Мађарској, Македонији, Мароку, Немачкој, Норвешкој, Пољској, Румунији, Русији, Словачкој, Словенији, Србији, Турској, Уједињеном Краљевству, Украјини, Финској, Француској, Холандији, Хрватској, Црној Гори, Чешкој, Швајцарској, Шведској и Шпанији.

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Ова врста није угрожена, и наведена је као последња брига јер има широко распрострањење.

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A suspected "Islamic State" member has been deported from Germany to Tunisia despite concerns that he will be tortured. His lawyer says it is a scandal that he was not tried in Germany.
Germany has been accused of allowing Tunisia to "do its dirty work" after deporting Tunisian Charfeddine T., alias Ashraf Al-T., despite concerns he would be jailed and tortured on arrival.
The 24-year-old, deported on Wednesday morning, was arrested in Berlin last November, when federal state prosecutors first said he was an IS member.
"Current investigations suggest the suspect had contact with an IS member in Syria who was responsible for operations abroad," a prosecutor's statement read. "From there he is thought to have had permission to plan an attack on people in Germany."
At the time, German media reports followed police statements in presenting the case as the successful prevention of a terrorist attack. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere expressed relief at the arrest. "I am very glad that it has been possible to arrest this suspect," he told reporters, before praising security forces for "doing everything to prevent an attack in Germany."
But when the suspect was flown to the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, the court found that police did not have enough evidence to support the accusations either of his IS membership or that he was planning an attack.
Instead of releasing him, however, the police then took Charfeddine T. to a district court, and had him re-arrested on a charge of falsifying documents, since he had been travelling with a forged Syrian passport.
He then spent five weeks in investigative custody, when, in mid-December, federal prosecutors issued another arrest warrant, repeating the accusations of IS membership and contact with an IS member in Syria, but adding that it could not yet be ascertained whether an attack was being planned.
According to the suspect's lawyer Jonathan Burmeister, the claims were based on information from the FBI and the German domestic intelligence agency, the Verfassungsschutz. This time the federal court agreed, and the suspect was once again transferred into pre-trial detention.
But instead of being tried, the German authorities have now simply deported him to Tunisia, following a number of failed last-minute appeals by Burmeister. "The Tunisian authorities also said that the suspect belonged to Islamist circles, which is why we believe he will be sent directly to prison and can expect to be tortured, because that often happens in Tunisia when there is suspicion of Islamism," he told DW.
This appraisal was borne out by Wenzel Michalski, director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) in Germany. Though he admitted that Tunisia is the most democratic country in North Africa, there have been many reports of torture in the country, and German deportation laws obligate authorities to check whether someone will be subject to inhuman treatment in the country he is being deported to.
Amnesty International's most recent report on Tunisia says suspects in pre-trial detention have been subjected to "beatings, sexual assault and prolonged solitary confinement," as well as the "roast chicken" method of torture: "rotating them on a pole inserted between their handcuffed wrists and feet."
"From the German point-of-view it is clear you can't deport anyone if this person is in danger of being executed or tortured, or even of not getting a fair trial," Michalski told DW. "If that is the case, the person should be tried here. It's as simple as that."
Burmeister said he does not believe his client was planning an attack in Germany, but "that is what the trial that didn't happen would have been there for," he said. "Instead, they just decide he's under suspicion of having committed a crime and then deport him to let others do the dirty work. I think that's a scandal. The accused has a right to have the matter cleared up in court - either he would have been put in prison or he would've been let go."


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I don't drink tea, despite living in Britain! I don't really like coffee either.
Brussels are disgusting. Who's with me?
I LOVE knitting! I've only just started but it's really relaxing! Until I drop a stitch of course and then hell breaks loose.
I usually read YA books, but I have been known to read some autobiographies and adult fiction. I don't usually read non-fiction.
I have recently started to host a few book blog tours! Hopefully, I will help a few more authors to gain new readers. Thankyou to anyone who likes my reviews! I'd like to thank you all one by one, but sometimes comments get lost in the spam. Sometimes my reviews may seem harsh, but they're honest and the authors should take them as critique not me being spiteful.
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Lexical peculiarities of Canadian English
Matea Modic (2011)
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Modic, M. (2011). Lexical peculiarities of Canadian English (Undergraduate thesis). Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:721649
Modic, Matea. "Lexical peculiarities of Canadian English." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2011. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:721649
Modic, M. (2011). 'Lexical peculiarities of Canadian English', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 18 July 2019, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:721649
Modic M. Lexical peculiarities of Canadian English [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2011 [cited 2019 July 18] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:721649
M. Modic, "Lexical peculiarities of Canadian English", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2011. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:721649
Title Lexical peculiarities of Canadian English
Title (croatian) Leksičke osobenosti kanadskog engleskog
Author Matea Modic
Mentor Marijan Brdar (mentor)
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Anglistics
The aim of this paper is to point out lexical peculiarities of Canadian English. Canadian English has always been left in the shadow of its American and British equivalents. Many people think it is identical to American English, and that there are no features that are exclusively Canadian. This might even be accepted when it comes to questions of grammar or phonology, but one should always bear in mind the history of settlement of Canada. At the beginning, today's Canada was populated by various Aboriginal tribes whose vocabularies and cultures helped to shape Canadian English. The European settlers of Canada were mostly from France, the British Isles and the United States, so it is obvious that British English and General American were the basis for forming Standard Canadian English. Moreover, even after French defeat, the francophone population has not decreased in number, along English, French is also an official language. In view of the fact that there are almost none distinctively Canadian additions to grammar, Canadians mostly combine grammatical conventions of the British and Americans. The case is the same with phonology, except for the Canadian Raising, its most famous feature, but also not exclusively Canadian. However, over time, Canadians developed their own additions to vocabulary called Canadianisms. As it is the case with Americanisms, Canadianisms include expressions that are connected with various aspects of everyday life specific to Canada. Even though they are found in other varieties of English as well and they do not necessarily originate in Canada. Canadianisms are divided into subtypes: lexical, grammatical, orthographic, and phonological. Moreover, this paper will highlight some typically Canadian fixed expressions
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Harvard economist & Nantucket summer resident Greg Mankiw shares his thoughts on today's economy.
As the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard, summer resident Greg Mankiw has shaped the minds of tens of thousands of students. His thirty-three-year tenure at Harvard was punctuated by a three-year role serving as the chair of President George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisors in the White House. Today, outside of his widely read textbooks, Mankiw's theories on the economy can be read every other week in his column in The New York Times. N Magazine met with Professor Mankiw on Harvard's campus and got his thoughts on the state of today's economy.
N MAGAZINE: We are enjoying one of the longest economic expansions in modern American history, and many are wondering when will the inevitable slow down occur. Is a slowdown inevitable, and, if so, what do you think will trigger it?
PROF. MANKIW: We will surely have another recession at some time, but there is no reason to think it will come soon just because this expansion has already been a long one. Expansions don't die of old age. They die because something kills them. One possible suspect, if we do get another recession, is excessive tightening by the Federal Reserve. I don't see evidence of that happening yet. But whenever the Fed tightens, as it has been doing, the risk of recession rises.
N MAGAZINE: The economy is clearly booming right now. How much of this growth do you think has been fueled by Trump's policies?
PROF. MANKIW: That is impossible to say with any degree of confidence. The state of the economy at any moment depends on current policies, past policies, and numerous forces beyond the control of any policymaker. I can say that the economy was in fine shape at the end of the Obama administration, despite what President Trump sometimes asserts. The Trump tax cuts likely made it stronger, while worsening the long-term fiscal imbalance.
Reasonable economists can and do disagree about the Trump tax bill. My own view is that the bill was a mixed bag. The corporate rate cuts and reforms were sensible, moving us closer to the corporate tax systems in many other countries. But the changes in the tax treatment of non-corporate businesses — the so-called pass-through entities — were a bit of a mess. They further complicate an already overly complex tax code.
N MAGAZINE: There has been a tremendous amount of talk regarding the risks of global trade war. Some of our trading partners, however, seem to have caved to Trump's threats. Do you see a trade war, particularly relative to China, as a real threat or do you think it will be resolved and possibly in our favor?
PROF. MANKIW: President Trump's tariffs are a step in the wrong direction. Economists have defended free trade for over two centuries, dating back to Adam Smith's book The Wealth of Nations, and much historical evidence supports this position. Mr. Trump thinks that past trade deals have been bad for the United States and that our trading partners are taking advantage of us. I disagree. Like most economists, I see international trade as win-win.
The one exception, where I agree with Mr. Trump, concerns China's treatment of intellectual property. The United States is a big producer of intellectual property, such as software, movies and technological innovations. China's failure to protect at copyright and patents is a significant problem, and the president is right to call them out on it. But his belligerent attitude toward our trading partners in Europe and North America makes less sense.
N MAGAZINE: The growth in the economy and resulting reduction in unemployment seems to pose a risk that we simply do not have enough people to fill jobs at various levels of the economy. With Trump making immigration more and more difficult, how are we going to keep the economic expansion alive, if we don't have enough people to do the work?
PROF. MANKIW: I don't think we absolutely need immigration to sustain the expansion, but I do favor a more open immigration policy than President Trump does. There are several reasons why I am sympathetic to immigration. As an economist, I am skeptical whenever the government prohibits voluntary trades between consenting adults, and that is what immigration restrictions do. But my views on immigration go beyond the economics of the matter and are deeply personal. When I see unskilled Mexican workers coming to the United States looking for better jobs, I cannot see any difference between them and four Ukrainian immigrants I know who came into the United States a century ago to find better lives. Those four Ukrainians were my grandparents. So to me, taking a hard line on immigration feels like slamming a door in the face of my grandmother.
N MAGAZINE: On Nantucket and many resort communities, seasonal workers using the J-1 Visa program are essential. How is this problem going to be resolved?
PROF. MANKIW: As I said, I favor a more open immigration policy. And that includes seasonal workers. But if we don't get that outcome, the labor market will have to make the necessary adjustments. Some wages would need to rise to attract more domestic workers. Some services would become more expensive. Some businesses might no longer be viable. Those adjustments would be painful for some people on Nantucket, but ultimately things would sort themselves out. In the long run, markets are resilient and respond to scarcity, including scarcity of workers.
N MAGAZINE: President Obama recently proclaimed that he is responsible for the economic resurgence that we are now experiencing. Do you feel that there were policies that he institute that are now bearing fruit?
PROF. MANKIW: When President Obama took office in 2009, the economy was in the midst of the financial crisis and Great Recession. He and his economic team, along with the Federal Reserve, deserve a lot of credit for averting another Great Depression. On the other hand, the pace of the recovery from this recession was meager by historical standards. The open question is whether other policies might have promoted a more robust recovery. At this point, the honest answer is that we really don't know.
N MAGAZINE: We have seen the signs of an electoral backlash to President Trump, which some are calling the "new socialism." How concerned are you that the pro-growth policies now in effect could be replaced with policies that focus on wealth redistribution?
PROF. MANKIW: A classic trade-off in economics is that between equality and efficiency. The more the government pursues policies to promote equality in the name of fairness, the more it dulls the incentives that promote economic growth. We need a social safety net to help those who are struggling. The big question is how generous it should be.
In the past, as the nation has fluctuated between the center-right like President Bush and the center-left like President Obama, policy changes have been moderate in size. Most political debate in this country takes place between the 40 and 60 yard lines. As a result, we usually reach reasonable compromises between competing goals.
But the growing appeal of socialism could mean a large shift toward the equality end of the policy spectrum. In my judgment, that would sacrifice too much growth. I hope that doesn't happen, but it might.
N MAGAZINE: The concentration of wealth on Nantucket is extraordinarily high. There seems to be a growing backlash at the inequality between the top 1/10th of 1 percent of the population and the working class of this country. Is the perception among some that the extreme wealth at the top of the pyramid somehow comes at the expense of people at the bottom of the ladder?
PROF. MANKIW: Yes, some people are tempted to think that economic growth is zero-sum, so if someone is doing well, that must be coming at someone else's expense. I don't share that view. When Taylor Swift gets rich by giving great concerts, her fans benefit too, even though they don't get as rich as she does. The same is true when entrepreneurs introduce new products.
Still, it is concerning that income and wealth inequality in the United States has increased so much over the past half-century. The solution, rather than demonizing the successful, is to provide greater opportunities for those at the bottom of the economic ladder. To do this, improving our schools should be the central focus. Increasing educational attainment is easier said than done, but that is where we should direct our energies.
N MAGAZINE: Some argue that our economy over the last decade has been built on the back of cheap money and when interest rates normalize, prices across all asset classes will crater. Do you believe there will be an interest rate-driven bubble that will inevitably explode and cause a severe recession?
PROF. MANKIW: No, I don't think that a severe recession is inevitable. But it is true that interest rates have been low for a long time and that low interest rates have contributed to high valuations for many assets. As the economy recovers and the Federal Reserve normalizes interest rates, valuations will likely come down. The Fed is aiming to achieve that normalization at a measured pace, precisely to prevent a sudden and severe crash. It's a tricky balancing act, and they could make a mistake by moving too fast or too slow. But so far the pace at which the Fed has been moving seems about right. I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt until I see evidence otherwise.
N MAGAZINE: Long-term, are you bullish on America?
PROF. MANKIW: Yes, absolutely. There is no nation in the world with a better set of economic and political institutions to foster innovation and growth. Yet if I could conclude by giving your readers one piece of financial advice, it would be to diversify broadly. For your financial portfolio, buy not just U.S. equities but also foreign equities and some bonds for safety. I am bullish long-term on the U.S. economy, but I am ready to be wrong. If there is one thing I have learned from a three-decade career as an economist, it is to be skeptical of any economist's forecast, including my own.


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HomeNews[NEWS] China-Korea Reality TV Program 'Super Idol' in the search for next star in Singapore
[NEWS] China-Korea Reality TV Program 'Super Idol' in the search for next star in Singapore
Reality TV Program [Super Idol] is coming to Singapore to search for potential idol candidates for their 2nd season next month. The talent-grooming show is co-produced by China and Korea, where 30 carefully selected young males will be put through rigorous training and competition in Korea.
Mentored by top Chinese and Korean celebrities, the show will document the rigorous trainings and competitions in Korea followed by their debut and tough journey to become the most popular Chinese idol. The show has already been known especially for its stellar guest appearance lineup of over 50 Chinese and Korean celebrities.
A joint project between Korea's 'MBC MUSIC' and China's 'TV ZONE', the audition program has the strong support of 10 over Korean and Chinese A-listers, making it the first reality program that sees the most celebrity guests appearance.
[Super Idol] is auditioning from outside of China this season, giving potential young males in Singapore a chance to seek Stardom through the program. Successful candidates will take part in the program and flown to Korea as trainees where they will be go through the tough idol training and compete against one another.
Wanna be the next star? [Super Idol] is seeking male candidates from ages 16 to 25 years who can sing, dance and able to withstand the brutal Korean training and cruel competition. Those under 18 who wish to take part must seek parental consent.
Interested parties are required to register at http://goo.gl/RryXjb and registration concludes on 29 September 2015, 9am. Selected candidates will be asked to take part in a live audition with the program's Directors and Korean team between 3rd & 4th October 2015.
For more info, please visit: http://obmusic.com.sg/news/superidol/.
Super Idol Season 2 Singapore Auditions is organized by Ocean Butterflies Music.
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The ACWA JPIA or "JPIA" is a public entity formed in 1979 by the water agencies of the state of California. Like its members, the JPIA is a special district in the state of California. Its formation and operation are subject to the provisions of the California Government Code, including the Brown Act. It provides risk-sharing pools to meet the needs of its members for property, liability, workers' compensation, and employee benefits coverage.
The JPIA is a partnership of water agencies working together to share the risks associated with purveying water. The risk-sharing pools of the JPIA are a cost-effective form of risk management available only to public entities, allowing them to bypass the high cost of commercial insurance. The coverages provided by this risk-sharing arrangement are unique to water agencies; the water agencies themselves--their directors and managers--have selected and refined these coverages. Not all water agencies are accepted in to the JPIA. Prospective members must demonstrate a commitment to effective risk management programs.
Becoming a member is just the beginning. Besides handling covered claims for all members, the JPIA provides risk management services and training programs. Risk management consultants who are specialists in the water industry, not generalists, perform on-site visits. Certified treatment plant operators and distribution system operators are on staff. The risk management services includes assistance with Injury and Illness Prevention Programs, ergonomic evaluations, Cal/OSHA regulatory compliance, confined space entry evaluations, noise surveys, and hazard communication programs. In addition, members receive assistance with their personnel policies and procedures as well as help in developing job descriptions and employee handbooks.
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6. The Wabbit and the Hob Goblins
"Run!" shouted the Wabbit. The Hob Goblins were huge and they bore down on the team with fiery fur-burning breath. "I'd forgotten what day it was!" yelled the Wabbit. "Hallowe'en!" shouted Lapinette. "Samhain!" added Wabsworth, who was rather out of breath for an android. Skratch the Cat said nothing and saved his energy for leaping and pouncing. "Is this the Nocturnal High Garrison of Tribulation?" asked Lapinette. "I don't think so," puffed the Wabbit. "they're just an added bonus." Wabsworth hopped to the side and glanced over his shoulder. "Hobgoblins are mischief makers, not serious contenders." A bolt of searing heat touched his ears. "We're cooking tonight, earth rabbits." shouted the Goblins. The Wabbit was tired of running and suddenly wheeled around. "DWA!" he yelled. "Stop right there." The Hob Goblins came to a halt and heat fizzled out. Gradually, they faded until nothing remained but a faint smell of hot metal and singed fur. They all looked around. "What next?" asked Skratch, "A visit from the BunnyMan and his axe?" suggested the Wabbit. Lapinette sighed. "I'd rather meet the BunnyMan than the Nocturnal High Garrison of Tribulation." A sudden crash of an axe made them jump. "Now's your opportunity!" moaned a voice. The Wabbit looked at Wabsworth. He shook his head. "That wasn't me." Wabsworth looked at Lapinette. Lapinette shrugged and looked at Skratch. "He's real and he's here," meaowed Skratch.
[DWA: Dept of Wabbit Affairs. The BunnyMan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Man ]
5. The Wabbit and the Next Device
The first device sang merrily and Wabsworth clutched it close to his ear. "Don't go out tonight," it chirruped merrily, "there are mad moons on the rise." But despite the singing, it took the team to an installation distinguished by two curious tunnels. Lapinette scrutinised them. "Portals?" she suggested. Skratch prowled over to have a closer look - but Lapinette was cautious. "Don't go too far, Skratch." "What?" snorted Skratch. "And change the habits of a lifetime?" Lapinette scuffed rocks with her feet and bent down. "Aha!" she said, "this must be Unit 2." She pressed every switch there was, and pushed every button - but nothing happened. Suddenly Unit 2 slipped from her grasp, hit the ground with a crack and burst into life. "This is Unit 2 saying hello and good evening. Have we got some pop pleasers for you!" "Ha ha ha," laughed Unit 1, "it's the end of the world as we knew it." Skratch called from the tunnel. "Commander, there are ... others here." "More Units?" asked the Wabbit. A lengthy pause ensued. "No. They're more like Goblins, Commander. Hob Goblins." "Back off, Skratch," said the Wabbit urgently. But it was too late. Voices boomed, almost in unison. "We can see you, earth rabbits." "We saw you first," said the Wabbit.
4. The Wabbit and the First Device
Susan pretended to crash land and they all made their way across the rocky surface. "Wow, look at these boulders," said Lapinette. "Just like Stonehedge," winked the Wabbit. "Up ahead, Wabbit," called Skratch from a nearby rock. They rounded the remains of a large meteoroid and there it was - a basic looking device, with knobs and numbers. "It looks early, Commander," said Wabsworth. "I'm uncertain of its stability." The Wabbit stretched out a paw and probed a knurled knob. The device burst into song. "I'm being followed by you moon shadows," it warbled. The Wabbit nudged Wabsworth and grinned. "There's your date. It's 1971." "Moon shadows, moon shadows," trilled the device. "Can you please shut it off!" yelled Lapinette. But the device kept singing. "It's a droid," sighed Wabsworth. He bent close and whispered urgently. "Command Line 76. Execute Bootstrap. Information Protocol 119." "Hello," said the device. A light blinked. Then a series of lights. Then a buzzer. "Connected," said the device. The Wabbit speculated on the connections, but he knew the answer before the device spoke again. "This is Unit 1, Hello. Hello Unit 2, Hello. Hello Unit 3, Hello." Wabsworth suddenly grabbed the device and hoisted it onto his shoulder. "Cut the courtesy calls and take me to the others," he growled.
3. The Wabbit and an Overdue Mission
The Wabbit looked down. "Anyone knows what's going on?" "Only me, Commander." Susan the Biplane swooped from Quantum's hold and dived towards the moon's surface. "Susan! You're Hush-hush?" gasped Lapinette. "In person," said Susan. The Wabbit shrugged. It was all he had left to do. "Everything operational, Susan?" "Bio-atmosphere, gravity field, shield, stealth cloak," said Susan, "And that dive angle thing you bolted on." The Wabbit squinted down at the rocky surface. "Hit me!" Susan skimmed across several craters. "I have sealed orders from the Department of Danger." The Wabbit nodded to Lapinette. She rummaged in the cockpit and found an envelope behind the remains of a salad sandwich. She scanned the contents. "Something we forgot, Wabbit." The Wabbit's tummy rumbled. "Not the sandwich," hissed Lapinette, "unfinished business." The Wabbit slapped a paw to his forehead. "Project A119." "Where there is Project A119, there is the Nocturnal High Garrison of Tribulation," breathed Wabsworth. "NiGHT," meaowed Skratch. "As sure as the day is long," quipped the Wabbit. He continued to stare, as if by effort alone he could see the craters where the three warheads were hidden. "The warheads were detonated," he mused. "Officially," sighed Lapinette. "No record," commented Wabsworth, who had android access to most records. "Do your stuff, Susan," nodded the Wabbit. Susan dived vertically. "Stall stall stall ..!"
2. The Wabbit in Engine Room One
Quantum hung in space while the Wabbit shrugged his shoulders round and round. He regretted Engine Room One was less than comfortable and made a mental note to design in two armchairs, a couch and a colourful rug. He was responsible for developing Quantum's Lattice Drive, which technically speaking wasn't quite ready. He had got it thus far by raiding junk yards and the many dumpsters to the rear of the European Space Agency. Then, working alone at night in his shed, a Fibonacci super-lattice had followed, initially fashioned in curly carrots and celery, and later constructed from neutron star leftovers. The Wabbit heard metallic sounds and poked his head round a boiler. Skratch the Cat was measuring something and muttering about problems with Brown Boveri circuit breakers. "Skratch" yelled the Wabbit at the top of his voice. Skratch didn't as much as look up. Instead he inserted two small springs and checked tolerances. "This is a 1987 unit, Wabbit. They don't last forever." "What the binky are you doing here?" screamed the Wabbit. "It's hush hush," meaowed Skratch. The Wabbit sighed. "At least we have the same information source." Skratch continued measuring. "Skratch, you're a stowaway," said the Wabbit. "Nah," said Skratch. "I'm a supernumerary." The Wabbit hid a grin. "Union card check!"
1. The Wabbit and a Danger Directive
The order had come straight from the Department of Danger and couldn't be ignored - so on a night lit by a shadowy moon, the Wabbit crept stealthily towards Quantum the Time Travelling Train. The radio crackled. "Who goes there?" "Danger," replied the Wabbit. "What kind of Danger?" crackled the radio. "Danger of a buying me dinner," answered the Wabbit. "Welcome Commander," said Quantum. "I'm jumping to Lattice Drive in thirty seconds. Counting." Quantum began to throb. Trees shook. Grass quivered. The shadowy moon seemed to sink lower in the night sky. The Wabbit powered his hind legs and leaped for the door. Engine Room One was a series of blinking buttons and swinging dials. The Wabbit strapped himself in to the only seat available. "How far are we going?" he asked. "Not so very far," said Quantum. "Information?" asked the Wabbit. "Hush hush," said Quantum. Everything vibrated, including the Wabbit. The noise became unbearable. An onlooker would have seen Quantum compress to a tiny dot and vanish. But some 32 earths away in empty space, a high speed train appeared with the Wabbit on board. He released his straps and listened to the silence. But he could hear fractured sounds of hushed conversation. "Space debris?" queried the Wabbit. "Stowaways," said Quantum. "At least there's no mice," shrugged the Wabbit.
The Wabbit and his Adventure Caffè
Skratch the Cat arrived and the Wabbit watched him reflected in the corner of his glasses. He pretended not to notice. "Where's Skratch with his question?" he said impishly. Skratch knew the Wabbit could see him and he pretended not to notice too. So he let out a sudden meow. "I have the question!" The Wabbit bent forward and whispered. "It was all a question of reflexivity." Skratch had very good hearing, but he pretended not to hear. His purr was an agreeable one. "I expect you're all wondering what sort of adventure you were in." Lapinette jumped in. "It was all a question of reflexivity!" She glanced at Wabsworth - who posed oratorically. "The adventure acknowledges the adventure-making process," he proclaimed, "subtly imagined in its deliveration." Skratch was delighted. "Elegantly put, my good lagomorph." Lapinette giggled and her ears flounced from side to side. "There's no such word as deliveration." Skratch scratched the table lightly. "In film theory, there is!" he insisted. The Wabbit's tone was critical. "Is that the same as structuration?" Skratch nodded. "Not quite. Deliveration is the final endation of structuration." This kind of talk was making Lapinette thirsty. She raised a paw and a waiter appeared instantly. "Four aperitivi, please." "Immediate deliveration?" asked the waiter.
8. The Wabbit in the Dream House
"You were sleeping," said Lapinette. There was no reply. The Wabbit shifted drowsily in his seat and mumbled. "They're coming." Film credits rolled on the screen. The lights came up. The cinema gradually emptied. "Who's coming?" asked Lapinette finally and she dug the Wabbit in the ribs. The Wabbit jumped straight in the air. "Aaaagh! Skeletons! Run!" Lapinette sighed. "We're at the cinema. It's Wednesday Westerns. The programme's just finished." Music filled the cinema as adverts started. "No skeletons?" queried the Wabbit and he shook his head. Lapinette shook her head too. "No skeletrons." The Wabbit thought for a second. "Then what about the stampeding steers?" Lapinette smiled, "Not here. They were on the screen, in the film." The Wabbit glanced around uneasily. "But I saw cattle, tearing up the cinema seats." Lapinette smiled again. "In the movie, cattle stampeded through a town. They trampled the sheriff, then destroyed several barns and a saloon." The Wabbit looked sceptical and gestured behind him. "Then can you tell me who they are." "They just came in," said Lapinette. "They're here for the Rocky Horrorthon." Now the Wabbit smiled and sang. "Let's do the Time Warp again!" "Later!" grinned Lapinette.
7. The Wabbit and the Screen Steers
The thunder from the stampede was worse than in Hell and the skeletons ran to hide in the cinema. But the steers caught up with them in Cinema 12. When Lapinette burst from the projection room, the screen lit up and music rolled. Steers galloped from the titles with crimson eyes and steaming nostrils and they all stared at the Devil Skeleton. The Skeleton felt for his hat but it was gone. He saw the Wabbit put it on his head and his bones rattled in anger. "That's a ten dollar hat on a five cent fake," he shouted. The Wabbit laughed with all of his 28 teeth. "Oh but look! I took a rabbit out of it." Prairie dust rose from the cinema floor. Steers pounded their hooves in a monotonous rumble. The Skeleton drew back. His minions were deserting and streamed through cinema corridors in bone rattling number. "Come-a-ti-yi-yippy-yi-yo-ki-ay" yelled Lapinette. Her legs grasped her steer's hide and she span an arm round her head. "It's my herd, rabbits." called the Skeleton. The Wabbit laughed as he sang. "Never roped a steer, cause I don't know how. Sure ain't a fixin' to start in now." The Skeleton's teeth widened in patronising sneer. "Ignorant cattle." An ear blistering bellow rose from the steers. Some of them sharpened their horns on the cinema seats. Others took out edged weapons. The Wabbit raised a paw and shouted. "Chase the crazy baldhead out of town!" The Skeleton disappeared in a sea of hooves ...
6. The Wabbit and the Devil's Stand
It was the very devil of a skeleton and it towered above the Wabbit with one staring eye and a sardonic sneer. "Give me back my herd." The Wabbit looked up and matched the sneer. "You give me back my hat." The steers were agitated. "We won't let him take us," said one who was bolder than the rest - but the devil skeleton rattled his bones at the Wabbit. "We met before, didn't we?" The Wabbit's teeth flashed. "That's for you to know and me to ignore." The herd stomped noisily in the background and the Wabbit whispered to the bold steer. "On my mark, the herd turns." The devil skeleton peered down. "Always the trickster, Wabbit?" He laughed - but it was the uneasy laughter of fear. "What's your signal, Wabbit?" whispered the steer. "I'll make a joke," said the Wabbit. "Oh no," thought the steer but he mooed details to the herd. "Then?" asked the steer. "Then charge the skeletons in a mighty stampede," advised the Wabbit. The steer thought carefully. "What's our motivation?" "Freedom!" yelled the Wabbit, and he held up his paws in an X. With lightning speed, the herd turned to face the skeletons. Nostrils flared and hooves beat the ground. "Freedom!" they mooed. "Liberty!" shouted Lapinette. "Liberty!" repeated the herd and they lowered their heads. Horns clashed and haunches flexed. The smell of anger hung in the air. The Wabbit looked at the devil skeleton. "In your place, I'd get out the way ..."
5. The Wabbit and the Bone Stampede
They were running again, but choices were limited. The skeletons spooked the steers and the steers started to charge. They poured from the cinema with skeletons in close pursuit. The Wabbit and Lapinette dived for the main exit but found themselves in front. The Wabbit glanced back. "Double jeopardy!" he yelled and they both hurtled forward. They were deafened by the thunderous roar of cattle hooves. Skeletons wailed like the banshee in a bad mood and made the arcade shake. Glass rattled in every shop window. Hot breath steamed from the nostrils of the Devil's Herd. "The small rabbit will help us," mooed a steer. "He will," mooed another. "He knows what to do," mooed one more. The Wabbit heard them - but of what to do, he had not the slightest notion. He puffed and panted and glanced sideways at Lapinette. "Any ideas?" "Grind their bones," yelled Lapinette. "They don't compost well," frowned the Wabbit. "Hard to get rid of," shouted Lapinette. Suddenly the Wabbit turned. With a swirl of dust, the herd and skeletons slithered to a halt. "You skeletons are dangerous," shouted the Wabbit. "I'll make no bones about it." "Prepare to meet your doom," shouted the skeletons. The Wabbit shook his head and smiled with all of his 28 teeth. "I've been preparing to meet it for years. Now it's your turn ..."
4. The Wabbit and the Devil's Herd
The Wabbit fumbled with the skeleton key and a door creaked open to a blare of sound from giant loudspeakers. "Rollin' rollin' rollin', Rollin' rollin' rollin." But there was more. The panting smell of hot breath was as loud as the music. "The Devil's Herd," gasped Lapinette. Long horns clashed like swords. Hooves beat a chant on the cinema floor. A steer looked at the Wabbit square on and his nose pumped fiery breath across the seats. And then it spoke in a low moo. "Is this Cinema Twelve? We're booked for The Devil's Doorway." A frantic bellowing followed as cattle shuffled in anticipation. But the Wabbit had simply no idea what cinema they were in. "Perhaps it's a trailer or a short," he suggested. Then he had a thought. "Why don't you take your seats while I nip down to the foyer and get you tasty treats?" The Devil's herd swished their tails as they milled around. Not without some difficulty, they sat down and mooed to each other about movies. "I'd rather see Duel in the Sun," said a steer. "Oh I know," said another, "we always get stereotyped. We're constantly typed as stampeding." But another steer, more aware than the rest, noticed a skeleton lurking behind the screen. "These Bone Riders are a menace," he said to the Wabbit, "they're after our hides." The Wabbit laughed. "Well bless your beautiful hides," he said. Then he smiled and murmured, "These bags of bones are on a hiding to nothing."


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Top 3 Billings Stories For July 2, 2015
Livin Large Larry
Livin Large Larry Published: July 2, 2015
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Overcrowded jail in Billings begins a diversion program on July 6th. Billings city officials including Billings Police are preparing to enforce Billings fireworks ban. Hearings are set to discuss a possible raise for Yellowstone County elected officials. News 1: Yellowstone County Judge, David Carter said the overcrowding jail problem diversion program is a step in the right direction to diminish the full detention facility. The first full week of July is when the program begins.
News 2: Billings officials will close Zimmerman Trail and the Rimrocks beginning Friday, July 3rd and re-opening on July 5th. This is a measure taken each Independence Day to keep Billings free of potentially hazardous fireworks.
News 3: Public hearings are set to discuss the possibility of elected county officials getting a pay raise. If you would like to attend, you may do so at 11 a.m. on July 6th and 2 p.m. on July 21st in the boardroom at the Yellowstone County Courthouse.
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Congresswoman: $15 Million In Taxpayer-funded Settlements! Lawmakers Describe Pervasive Sex Intimidation On Capitol Hill, House To Mandate Anti-harassment Training
$15 Million in Taxpayer Money Has Been Paid Out to Settle Congressional Sexual Harassment Suits
"We do know there is about $15 million that has been paid out by the House on behalf of harassers in the last 10 to 15 years," Speier revealed, on Tuesday.
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) informed NBC's Chuck Todd on Tuesday that $15 million in taxpayer money had been paid out over the years to settle sexual harassment suits filed against members of Congress.
Earlier in the day, Speier testified in front of the House Administration Committee that two members of Congress, a Republican and a Democrat, have engaged in sexual harassment in the past.
Todd asked Speier about her allegations of sexual harassment and what she believes her responsibility is in going public with that information.
"Well, it is my responsibility to address the seriousness of this issue. These survivors are subject to a non-disclosure agreement. I'm not going to violate their non-disclosure agreement," Speier responded.
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Lawmakers describe pervasive sexual harassment on Capitol Hill
Efforts to combat sexual harassment on Capitol Hill gained momentum on Tuesday as female lawmakers shared stories of male colleagues engaging in predatory behavior.
Lawmakers in both parties had already expressed support for mandatory sexual harassment awareness training, which is currently voluntary for legislative branch staffers. But they went further in a House Administration Committee hearing on Capitol Hill's harassment policies and said even more can be done in a male-dominated workplace where sexual harassment can be pervasive.
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), in testimony before the panel, said at least two current members of Congress have engaged in sexual harassment.
"In fact, there are two members of Congress, Republican and Democrat, right now, who serve, who have been subject to review or not have been subject to review, but have engaged in sexual harassment," said Speier, who declined to name the male lawmakers.
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) offered another example. She shared a story of a male lawmaker — still in Congress — who asked a young female staffer to bring materials to his residence. He opened the door dressed in only a towel, invited her inside and proceeded to expose himself.
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Ryan: House to mandate anti-sexual harassment training
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced Tuesday the House will introduce mandatory anti-sexual harassment training after multiple female lawmakers went public with accusations against unnamed current colleagues.
The move marked a dramatic change for a body that has previously resisted imposing mandatory training for members and staff.
But the push in recent weeks to combat sexual harassment in the workplace reached a tipping point on Tuesday after female lawmakers' stories piled up.
"I think the culture in this country has been awakened to the fact that we have a serious epidemic in the workplace," said Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), who's led the push to reform sexual harassment policies on Capitol Hill.
Ryan made the announcement hours after a House Administration Committee hearing about the legislative branch's existing harassment policies and resources available for staff to report complaints.
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EXPERIENCE || KNOW: Beijing, where it's at!
Just back from Beijing - which explains my lackluster record of posts for the past week and a half. All I can say is AMAZING, WONDERFUL, and all around AMAZING AGAIN! So much going on in the city from a business perspective, lifestyle perspective. I will post more but here are some shots of the airport --- may seem trivial, but this is the first entry that all arrivals see. The Beijing Capital Airport is literally one of the best world airports I've been to. Blows JFK and LaGuardia out of the water. Modern, architecturally interesting, and beautiful.
I always loved Marni for the easy design mixed with sophisticated presentation. But lately, I realized that the jewelry collection is pretty amazing too! Check out these items on Net-a-Porter.
Spring is in the air (finally)! It is time to bring those dresses back from storage. Here are a few picks that I love from eBay.
Yaffa Assouline has launched a beautiful website that celebrates the art of living well. Sign up for email updates and you will always find something super interesting to discover. Although there is no shortage of content sites focused on luxury, Ms. Assouline's depth of experience in this space shows.
"Yaffa Assouline is an innovator in luxury communications, consulting and made-to-measure publishing. She developed the first in-flight consumer magazine, Air France Madame, before creating customized books, magazines and advertising campaigns for leading brands such as Cartier, Christies, Dior, Chanel, Zenith, Veuve Cliquot, the Ritz and the Dorchester Group. For over 25 years, Assouline has captured the luxury industry as a journalist, creative director and custom publisher. Today she brings her exceptional insight to luxury online through the pioneering magazine, LuxuryCulture.Com, described by insiders as the bible of the luxury world."
Check out the following links to my take on the best indie e-commerce sites for fashion and accessories. They are all relatively under-the-radar and for this reason probably are able to merchandise a unique set of items --- when an audience is relatively self-selected, merchandising tends to follow suit. Photos are of my favorite picks of the moment.
Who says sophisticated, in-season design can't be affordable? Floral dresses, clogs galore, body-con LBDS, this Virginia-based e-commerce store has it all.
Downtown Suede Bootie - just like Dries Van Noten would've done - $99!
Flat Stud Drawstring Bag - $72!
The last time I heard of SSWTR was probably from my parents in elementary school when I was just learning how to lose and share. This ever-enduring adage has been repurposed - the long URL is worth typing out. Taking a "diary" approach to merchandising, SSWTR seeks to present fresh pieces on a frequent basis so as to keep up with the true spirit of creativity --- things change. There are 20 categories of items ranging from the white t-shirt to evening to rainwear. The presentation is so unique! Rollover the forms of the items and in return you will see the item smartly worn by a human. Incredibly creative and a breath of fresh air.
Taking a text-based approach to site design, SSU offers an eclectic assortment of fashion and home items. You navigate down a lefthand menu of brands organized into "women/men", "object", and "print". Take time to enjoy the selection, ranging from Arielle de Pinto, Electric Feathers, Elena Estaun, to Cosmic Wonder Free Press.
Interchanegably fashion designers and artists, the L.A. label has really captured my imagination. At once delicate and gritty; willowy and strong. I have too many favorites!


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Veriato Wins Best Computer Forensics Solution in SC Awards Europe 2016
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL. --BUSINESS WIRE-- User behavior analytics and activity monitoring company Veriato today announced that its Veriato Investigator has been honored as the Best Computer Forensics Solution at the 2016 SC Magazine Awards Europe, hosted in conjunction with InfoSecurity Europe 2016. Veriato Investigator, previously named Spector CNE Investigator, is forensic-grade employee investigation software that reduces the risk of insider threats by performing temporary investigations of employee activity with fast, accurate, and efficient data collection and playback for quick decision making using reliable, actionable evidence.
Veriato Investigator has been honored as the Best Computer Forensics Solution at the 2016 SC Magazine Awards Europe.
Easy to install and use, Veriato Investigator captures all employee computer and Internet-related activity, from basics like websites visited and emails sent and received, to powerful screen capture that can be replayed as if watching a video recording of exactly what was done. Users report significant reductions in the cost of investigations—often up to 50 percent—while achieving better results because of the solution's unbiased, easy to understand presentation of facts. This strong value is the reason why more than 15,000 organizations around the world have trusted Veriato Investigator to get the answers they need.
"Being honored as the winner of this prestigious award validates the increasing need to know what is happening within the perimeter of an organization to reduce the risk of insider threats," said David Green, chief security officer, Veriato. "By automatically and privately recording all computer activity, including emails, application use and even instant messages, the security teams can confirm suspicions of any illegal activity, see who else might be involved and even determine how much damage has been done to their organization. With Investigator's ability to record the data, the company can make quick decisions on what needs to be done, and if necessary, use the data as evidence in civil or criminal litigation."
Each year, hundreds of products are entered in SC Magazine Europe's Excellence Awards. Each product is judged by a panel representing a cross-section of SC Magazine readership, which is comprised of large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets, including financial services, healthcare, government, retail, education and other sectors. Entrants are narrowed down to a select group of finalists before undergoing a rigorous final judging process to determine the winner in each category. The winners were announced on June 7 in London.
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Ambulance services dealing with 25 hoax calls a day
Ambulance services dealt with 9,200 hoax calls last year, a rate of 25 a day. Over 31,000 hoax calls were […]
By Paul Gallagher
Updated July 4, 2020 3:03 pm
Ambulance services dealt with thousands of hoax calls last year. (Photo: Getty)
Ambulance services dealt with 9,200 hoax calls last year, a rate of 25 a day.
Over 31,000 hoax calls were made to ambulance services in the UK in the past three years, figures compiled by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
The figures come as latest official NHS statistics showed further evidence of the ongoing winter crisis in the health service.
"The government must clamp down on hoax callers and make clear this is a serious crime that will be met with a tough punishment."
Judith Jolly, Lib Dem health spokeswoman
Wales saw the largest proportion of hoax calls, with one in 500 calls being from hoax.
A more than £2,000 hoax
Both London and the South West saw an increase in hoax calls while other areas saw a small decrease.
The figures were compiled through Freedom of Information requests, with responses from 11 ambulance trusts across the UK.
In one incident from April 2017 highlighted by the East Midlands Ambulance Service, a hoax call led to an air ambulance and two ambulances being sent at a cost of £2,465, with one of the ambulances being diverted from a real call where someone was experiencing chest pains.
'Appalling'
The Liberal Democrats said it was "appalling" that so many hoax calls are being made at a time when the NHS is struggling to cope with rising demand and called on the government to do more to clamp down on hoax callers.
Calls to the 111 non-emergency NHS hotline reached a record high in the week ending 31 December, showing the pressure the NHS is under.
Liberal Democrat health spokeswoman Judith Jolly said: "The number of hoax calls being made to our overstretched ambulance services is appalling. Hoax calls are irresponsible and dangerous.
"Every hoax call made puts lives at risk by diverting resources from genuine emergencies. This piles on pressure at a time when ambulance services are already being stretched to breaking point. The government must clamp down on hoax callers and make clear this is a serious crime that will be met with a tough punishment."


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Fandango delivered an awesome light fawn female crai by Wyldewood's Lucky in 2013. We got exactly what we were hoping for from this pairing! We will be retaining her daughter in our herd so are offering mom for sale. She comes with a breeding and we highly recommend repairing her with Lucky!


I mean they expect loyalty, yet don't show it themselves. Forces the players to act the same way. Or rather, their agents. But Boras is far and away the worst of the worst. They type of guy that would offer you a piece of gum and then a week later you'd get a bill in the mail for it, plus 20% interest lol.
@mayjay lol sorry I meant to put Gordo there but typing LF felt so good.
@Buster-1926 They just aren't giving out steroid era contracts anymore. After 32 without roids most athletes stats (abilities/athleticism) decline. So we aren't seeing 8 year massive contracts for 28 year old dudes. But who really expected rational decisions in free agency???
@wissox Your Chi-Sox will be real good in the future.
There's been chatter about the ball not being right for this world series. Harder to grip because it's kind of slippery, just the way Gaylord Perry liked it.
@AsadZ Ned said earlier he was staying.
This game tonight is everything you should love about baseball.
Wrong. A game requiring over 4 hours to complete isn't what we should love about baseball. The Dodgers used 9, that's the number after 8 for goodness sakes, 9 pitchers. The stupid manager takes his starter out after 4 innings! He'd given up one measly run. Then it's a long parade of pitching changes. I know it was an extra innings affair, but still, 9 innings took like 3:30 to play. Too freaking long.
@mayjay Greatest game two in history. I get irked when people make such proclamations! Have they been studying all the game two's in history? I don't remember many game twos except for my game two in 2005. That was a fantastic game with a grand slam, a blown save and a walk off homer by a guy Scott Podsednik who hadn't homered all year! Of course it was my Sox on the way to breaking their long drought.
I should say it was an entertaining game, I agree, but the Dodgers should be up 2 nil right now.


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USDA - 10819 - Madera Resource Advisory Committee - Statutory (Congress Created)
Madera Resource Advisory Committee
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District Ranger, Bass Lake Ranger District
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The SRS and Community Self-Determination Act as reauthorized in PL 110-343 and PL 112-141.
habraham@fs.fed.us
Other Committee
The purpose of a Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act resource advisory committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service consistent with Division C, Title VI of Public Law 110-343.The Act describes the duties of the committees as follows: to review projects proposed by counties and other interested parties; to recommend projects and funding; to provide early and continuous coordination with Forest Service officials; to provide frequent opportunities for citizens, organizations, tribes, land management agencies and other interested parties to participate openly and meaningfully, beginning in the early stages of project development; to monitor projects approved under the Act; to advise the designated federal official on the progress of monitoring; and to make recommendations for any appropriate changes or adjustments to projects being monitored.
The committee is comprised of 15 members, five in each of three categories prescribed in the Act. Within each category, the Act identifies specific interests members are to represent. Committees are formed in geographic areas to ensure each national forest located within a participating county or counties has access to a resource advisory committee. The Act requires members to be residents of the state or states within which the committee has jurisdiction.
The committee generally will meet 1-4 times per year or as needed to perform its duties, or as often as needed.
The RAC is necessary to improve collaborative relationships among the people that use and care for the National Forests and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act.
All meetings are open to the public.
Administratively Inactive. USDA - 70492- Fresno County Resource Advisory Committee and USDA - 10819- Madera Resource Advisory Committee merged to form the USDA - 2584- Fresno and Madera Counties Resource Advisory Committee
The Forest Service reviews projects recommended by the RAC and, if approved, incorporates the projects into its program of work. RAC project proposals are often, but not always, in the form of grant requests.
18 recommendations have been completed.
No recommendations are in progress.
The Forest Service (FS) Designated Federal Official regularly reports to the committee on whether recommended projects proposals are or are not approved by the FS. The DFO also reports on actions taken to implement approved projects. This may take the form of verbal reports and presentations at committee meetings, committee field trips and monitoring activities.
By recommending projects that maintain and improve the health of national forest ecosystems and improve cooperative relationships among the people who use and care for the national forests, the Secure Rural Schools resource advisory committees support the Forest Service mission to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The committees specifically support Forest Service strategic goals to 1. Restore, sustain, and enhance the national forests; and 2. Provide and sustain benefits to the American people. was established for two purposes: (1) to improve collaborative relationships among the people who use and care for the National Forests and the Forest Service, which manages the lands; and (2) to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service in identifying and implementing broadly supported land management projects that maintain existing infrastructure, enhance forest ecosystems, and improve land health and water quality. The RAC directly supports the agency's mission goal for ecosystem health: to Promote ecosystem health and conservation using a collaborative approach to sustain the Nation's forest, grasslands, and watersheds.
Land Management and Use
Madera Resource Advisory Committee 2017


Needing ideas on how to use all of those fruits and berries that are at their peak of summer goodness?
To quote my husband -- "The brighter the color, the better it is for you."
1. Preheat oven to 400˚F. Lightly butter the inside of a shallow 2-quart baking dish and set aside. Wash and pat dry the peaches, then cut each one in half, discarding stone. Cut the peach halves into 8 slices and place in a large bowl. Add the berries, sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Gently toss the ingredients together until the sugar and cornstarch are evenly distributed. Set fruit aside.
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder and pulse to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the size of peas. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Take the reserved fruit and stir again gently, then spoon the fruit into the prepared baking dish, scraping the juices, sugar and starch from the bottom of the bowl over the fruit and spreading the filling evenly over the bottom of the dish.
3. Combine the milk, cream, and vanilla and pour this mixture over the flour-butter mixture. Stir with a fork to moisten the dough. It should be very wet and sticky. Pinch off egg-sized lumps of the dough and drop the lumps all over the fruit, until the fruit is practically all covered with dough. There will be cracks between the biscuits. Sprinkle the top of the cobbler with the 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar.
4. Bake for 60 minutes, or until the biscuits are a deep golden. Cool for at least 25 minutes before serving. Serve with vanilla bean ice cream, or the way I like it -- with a big drizzle of cold, heavy cream.
Beautiful photos of the season's jewels! I was excited to see a new post; however, finding a Recipe Index sends me over the moon!
Really nice cobbler recipe. Absolutely mouth-watering!! Have you got anything left for me? Great blog.
Kate used the word jewel - your images are worthy of the jewels in your bowl!
I shall go to bed and dream of your delights.


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Business development	Eric Woollard-White · 2 September 2015
John Lewis advises early-stage entrepreneurs: Delegate what you can't do and be your company's best sales person?
Having done it all from the beginning himself, John Lewis (left) has words of wisdom for today's entrepreneurial community
Liverpool entrepreneur John Lewis is the managing director of SOG, and his company has created business locations for science and technology companies through a combination of providing scientific-grade commercial space alongside technical support skills on-site.
The Heath Business and Technical Park in Runcorn has become an award-winning blueprint for regeneration of sites where large companies have either closed or down-sized. In Runcorn, it was chemical giant ICI who decided to relocate its headquarters and research and development away from Runcorn in 1999. Since then, Lewis and his team at SOG have rejuvenated the location, making it the epicenter of new opportunities and a valuable community resource, which is now home to 170 separate companies employing around 1, 750 people.
Now, his company is behind the acquisition of land from the pharmaceutical company, SanofI which has become the Londoneast Business and Technical Park in Dagenham, continuing the trailblazing model of creating scientific commercial space with support infrastructure and people skills on-site, enabling companies moving in to utilise a ready-made supply chain on the doorstep.
As well as various awards Entrepreneur of the Year? in 2004, Knowledge Leader of the Year? in 2013 in Merseyside along with a variety of SOG company awards Lewis has received recognition and high praise from a range of former and current government figures for his work and the progress of his company.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said: When SanofI left their great site in Dagenham in East London they wanted there to be a legacy for life sciences, so I am absolutely thrilled that SOG have taken up the torch and at Londoneast they will be creating a new destination for life sciences, in pharma, lengthening London's as a world capital in these industries.
For Lewis, it is a long way from leaving school at the age of 16 with three O Levels and joining the family flooring business, where he freely admits he was not great at laying floors, but good at bringing in the work". To find out more, we put some questions to Lewis in the hope his answers would provide sage advice for those considering a move into business creation.
(1) What was your first taste of being an entrepreneur, and what did you learn from the experience?
Well, Im not sure I would call myself an entrepreneur actually. I was recently asked to speak on the subject, and I posed the question: "What is an entrepreneur?" For me, my definition of an entrepreneur is somebody who makes it possible for other people to be better than them.
When I was about 11, I organised local kids around where I lived to help me collect two tonnes of waste paper. I offered to pay them wages and everything, and that's no small amount of waste paper to collect in any one go when you're that age. I earned about 50 which in 1972 was a good sum of money, which we all took wages from but I retained the profit.
I suppose that was my first experience of delegation, and understanding that you can't be the best at everything, you need other good people around you to come with you and help achieve the bigger goals, and you need to put people in the right seats on the bus and make sure everyone's on board and with a willingness to head in the same destination.
(2) How did you apply that early experience and knowledge in your own business journey?
My first taste of real business was working for my father's flooring company, which when I started it was a sole trader business. Soon, the company grew and we had a number of very big clients, including ICI, Shell, Royal Insurance amongst others which is how I became aware of The Heath site and the people that worked there.
We changed the status of the company to meet the growth, and I suppose I was not that great at laying floors, but I was the person who was good at going out there and bringing in the work.
The growth in the company enabled us to successfully achieve at the time BS5750 Quality Assurance accreditation and embrace new technology with computer aided design (CAD). You have to bear in mind that at the time for a flooring company to be able to utilise CAD in its work was very new, so much so that we were able to turnaround blueprints for work in super-quick time leaving the competition virtually standing.
Even then, I could see a real value in the highly-skilled workforce that I had lots of contact with on the ICI site, particularly the facilities management department, and so when later it was announced the site would close due to financial losses, that's when I saw an opportunity in the site itself and the people that made it tick.
John Lewis has shown his vision to leaders such as Gordon Brown and Tony Blair
(3) What advice do you have for people who may be thinking of starting their own business after being made redundant in particular?
In my view there are three types of people who are likely to start off their own business or attempt to develop a small business.
(1) The early entrepreneur Usually young with a level of business acumen and a skill, product or service they believe they can commercially trade. Enthusiasm often outweighs experience and early mistakes can often be neutralized by time being on their side.
(2)the person who is being made redundant Theyare well trained, have experience, are more mature and see self-employment as a real option to being once again employed.
(3) Post-retirement self employment These are often people who have much to offer and would like to put back much of their experience into the business community as being their own boss.
(1) The early entrepreneur
Assuming you have taken a systematic approach to your idea and reviewed it thoroughly with advice from people in the know in areas where you lack direct knowledge or experience, then you need to focus on one thing: sales.
You need to become your company's best sales person and get yourself out there and literally sell, sell, sell. don't waste time on the things you can affordably delegate out to people with the right skills in the early days, your business will not survive unless you have developed a sales pipeline and got your name out there.
it's not in everyone's comfort zone, but if you are going to run a business, as the owner of the vision for it, you must nurture a real talent for selling what you do and what you have to offer.
Selling doesnt always translate into revenue you might be looking for investment, or partnerships or even suppliers and employees but if you can't 'sell? your USP and your value, then people will not buy into you or your business.
In my company's business locations we have a policy of encouraging inter-trading between the businesses on site and we facilitate that with introductions and encouraging the use of communal spaces for networking. A good location for your business when starting out, near people who might need what you have to offer, with flexible terms on a pay-as-you-need license rather than a long-term lease can be very helpful in the early days, depending upon your type of business of course.
(2)the person who is being made redundant
The above applies with the added advice that if early signs are giving an indication that investments in the business are beginning to outweigh the income and benefits of being self-employed, proceed with great caution and have the courage to cease operations before investments can seriously affect that persons longer term future. Sometimes in these cases the belief of self-employment is not necessarily the reality and those that have been in long term employment are sometimes better spending more time seeking direct employment elsewhere than losing the family jewels on a business venture that simply will not work for them. Recognition for early-stage opt-out is crucial if the negative signs are apparent.
(3)post-retirement self-employment
Item 1 also applies without selling you will have very little to do. Adopt the approach where you don't expect the phone to ring as you will possibly find at the very least it doesnt ring as often as you would have expected it to, no matter what position you held previously in the workplace. You have to be able to offer something different as well as your knowledge and experience, at the end of the day customers want value for money. Above all my advice is only take on such a venture if you believe you will enjoy it. In these circumstances to me, that is what it is all about enjoyment and fulfillment. The moment this ceases to be then it is time to stop being self-employed.
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Eric Woollard-White
In addition to freelance writing and a passion for theatre and film production, Eric Woollard-White is a business development, marketing and PR consultant and founder and CEO of Thirty7 Productions. For ten years, he worked with entrepreneur and Dragons? Den panellist Peter Jones in a variety of communications and senior management roles, prior to which he trained and worked as a news reporter, before moving into PR within Royal Mail Group and then Omnicom.
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