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The Family Access Network (FAN) received a $1,000 grant from the Washington Federal Foundation, which will be used to provide 10 children and family members in Central Oregon with basic-need resources such as food, housing, clothing, healthcare, school supplies, and much more.
“FAN is excited to partner with the Washington Federal Foundation to improve the lives of local kids and families in need.” Julie Lyche, FAN Executive Director.
The Washington Federal Foundation’s purpose is to facilitate direct giving to community-based nonprofits serving the needs of low and moderate income individuals. Washington Federal believes that people deserve the opportunity to dream, believe, and achieve, and therefore choose to invest their time, resources, and passion to build and support vibrant communities that allow every person to work toward their possible goals.
Unique to Central Oregon, FAN began in 1993 and currently employs 25 advocates in 52 public schools (K-12) and early childhood sites in Deschutes and Crook Counties. The direct placement of FAN advocates within the public schools allows FAN to effectively reach and connect disadvantaged children and families to essential basic needs.
To learn more about the Family Access Network, please visit www.familyaccessnetwork.org or call (541) 693-5675.
The Family Access Network is committed to building a healthy community by alleviating the suffering of children in need. In the 2017/18 school year, FAN advocates improved the lives of over 9,000 children and family members in Central Oregon.


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industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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ANA is filing a letter opposing Senate Bill 5659 in Washington State. This bill imposes a 2 percent business and occupation tax surcharge on pharmaceutical advertising revenues paid to radio and television stations, newspapers and magazines and billboard companies.
This tax raises serious First Amendment concerns because it imposes a content-based tax on the speech of business sector, pharmaceutical manufacturers. The bill also raises serious interstate commerce concerns since many DTC advertisements seen or heard by citizens of Washington State are also seen and heard by people outside of the state’s borders.

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


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How much can you save by returning condensate?
To determine annual savings in condensate return, you must first determine if you have an "Open" or vented return system or a "Closed" return system.
An Open or vented return system is the most common type, where steam traps discharge to a receiver tank that is vented to atmosphere. The drop in pressure from the steam trap to the atmospheric tank creates flash steam that is vented to the atmosphere and lost. The condensate is pumped to remove the liquid from the receiver.
A Closed system is where the steam traps are tied into a closed pressurized return where flash steam is maintained or utilitzed in the system. These are special systems that must be engineered to work properly. Because flash steam contains the same valuable heat BTU content as live steam, tremendous energy savings can be seen when flash steam is utilized.
The following will calculate the percentage of flash steam formed when condensate is discharged from a high pressure to a lower pressure.
You can see the flash steam percentage formed in the first row. Type in your actual condensate load. You may change the other information to suit your particular application. If some information is not known, use the defaults for close approximation.

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


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Coral is Free Fusions' interpretation of the fusion of Pearl and Ruby.
Coral has pale pink skin and brown hair. Her hair is unkempt, kept up in a salmon headband, and cut to her neck. It is voluminous like Ruby's but pointy like Pearl's. She has a pointy nose, four pink eyes, and two arms.
Coral is a combination of Pearl’s service to Rose Quartz and Ruby’s dedication to Sapphire. She also combines Pearl’s logic with Ruby’s impulsiveness, making a stellar quick-thinker to get you out of a pinch. She’d do anything for her friends, especially Rose and Sapphire, but above all, she’s devoted their fusion, Nirvana Quartz.
Coral possesses standard Gem abilities, bubbling, shapeshifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability.
When fused with Sapphire, they form Sardonyx.
When fused with Sapphire and Amethyst, they form Alexandrite.
Hammer Proficiency: Coral can place Ruby's gauntlet on the end of Pearl's spear to make a hammer. While similar to Sardonyx's hammer, it is much smaller, making it better for short range combat. Her fighting style is rapid and efficient, striking an opponent's weakest spot to defeat them as quickly as possible.
Dual Wielding: Coral often wields dual hammers in battle, implying she is ambidextrous.
Calokinesis: Coral possesses Ruby's heat manipulation, but can use it more precisely to project a beam of heat at an enemy.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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In the current economic environment there are many who are trying to get ahead financially.
Although that is a lofty goal, many have no clue or are totally unaware of where they now stand financially as it relates to their finances and particularly their net worth as they attempt to build wealth.
In this discussion TheWealthIncreaser.com will integrate your understanding of how you can manage your finances on a daily basis with the knowledge that you need to know that can help you “increase of your net worth” and ultimately your wealth–so that you can live in a manner that will bring you the joy that you desire on a continuous basis!
It is very important that you have a real understanding of what you own (your current assets) and what you owe (your current liabilities) as that is a critical factor as you move forward in your financial life. It is also very important that you at this time come to the full realization that your “Self Worth” is far more important than your “Net Worth” as you build wealth!
In simple form, theory and practice you can determine your net worth by creating a personal balance sheet so that you will know what you own and what you owe (assets minus liabilities equal net worth) and create a level of comfort or discomfort within your mind–depending on the “outcome of the number that you come up with”–as it relates to your net worth at this time.
However, even if the number that you come up with is not of your liking, you can change all of that by making the decision to do so and then putting an action plan in place that will take you to where you need or desire to be.
If your net worth is not at an acceptable level, you can take real steps that can assure that you will get your finances to an acceptable level or to the level that will make life more meaningful and enjoyable for you and your family!
If your net worth is at an acceptable level you can continue to make good decisions as it relates to your finances and build the type of wealth that will take you toward the net worth that you desire or toward the net worth that will make life “more enjoyable” for you and your family.
If you approach your finances with the creation and understanding of a personal budget or cash flow statement you can put yourself in position to make the right–or at a minimum a good decision as it relates to your financial future.
You also need to create a personal income statement if you desire even more clarity about where you are headed as far as your finances are concerned. You can look at your personal income statement in the same manner as your cash flow statement—however it is on a 12 month or annual basis, whereas your cash flow statement or budget is on a monthly basis.
In addition, a personal balance sheet will provide you the knowledge of where you stand financially as far as your net worth is concerned.
The higher your net worth, the better off you are doing financially. You can purchase Managing & Improving Your Credit & Finances for this Millennium and learn about ways that you can attack your net worth before and after you retire in ways you may have never imagined.
You can go to Kiplinger.com, right now to see where you now stand as far as your net worth is concerned. Be sure you have accurate numbers as it relates to your assets and liabilities.
By doing so you can put yourself in better position to achieve the goals that you desire to attain during your lifetime.
It is important that you skillfully manage your credit affairs and you don’t let creditor’s skillfully manage you where you operate from a disadvantage.
Why should you operate from a vantage point of disadvantage when you can have creditor’s operate from a point of disadvantage—if you gain and utilize the right knowledge.
By mastering what it takes to manage your credit effectively throughout your lifetime you put yourself in position to achieve at an optimal level throughout your lifetime and at the same time put yourself in position to use credit wisely or in a manner where you come out ahead!
By knowing and understanding your personal financial statements, knowing how to skillfully manage your credit and having a real understanding of where you want to take your future you are now ready to look at your finances in a comprehensive manner and make moves based on that analysis that will help further increase your net worth as you build wealth.
By knowing all areas of your finances that you must address and acting in a positive way on that knowledge you can put yourself in position to attain many of the goals that you may have thought about—but never thought you would achieve during your lifetime.
At this stage you would put together written plans that would lead you toward reaching your goals in a realistic manner.
By using financial statements to your advantage by reviewing your current cash flow and making improvements where needed, cutting your expenses and getting more income (if you need to do so) you are getting on a real path toward increasing your net worth.
However, you can’t stop there!
You must know what you own (your assets) and what you owe (your liabilities) so that you can readily determine your net worth.
Your goal on an annual basis is to always increase your net worth!
In reality, there may be setbacks along the way and that is why you must also properly establish an emergency fund if you have not already done so.
In addition, you must manage your credit optimally and not let your credit manage you (pull you in directions that are not of “your” choosing). You must further look at ways that you can manage your insurance, investments, taxes, education funding, estate planning/wills and retirement planning in a way that will take you toward your goals in a more effective and efficient manner.
It is in your best short and long term interest to know your net worth at the earliest stage possible and to make plans to improve your net worth at the earliest time possible.
It is your responsibility to know where you stand financially and it is your responsibility to put in place a plan that will reduce or eliminate your debt so that you can start on a serious journey to building wealth and increasing your net worth.
Your sincere approach to eliminating debt, increasing your income and building wealth in a manner that truly serves your best interest is a major factor in helping you get on a fast track path to making life more enjoyable for you, your loved ones—and others as you navigate through life on planet earth.
Always remember that the more focused you are toward improving your net worth—the more mental energy you can pull up from inside your mind that can take you toward your goals more efficiently.
Be sure to put your goals in writing to help clarify your intent so that you can focus your resources (financial and non-financial) on things that really matter in your life. By doing so you will increase your net worth and build your wealth more efficiently over the coming years.
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industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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Obama lame to limping duck. Republicans win Senate by 2. But not till Jan 6.
Depressing. You voting in the US now?

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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There are more than 160 animal specimens to be discovered in this beautifully illustrated unique hard back book, Animalium, the first in a series of virtual museums. Wander the galleries open 365 days a year and discover a collection of curated exhibits on every page, accompanied by informative text. Each chapter features a different branch of the tree of life, from the simple sponge to the enormous elephant.
This is a perfect gift for children who have to be dragged out of the Natural History Museum at closing time. The pages are filled with detailed, beautiful drawings by London-based artist and curator Katie Scott. Printed on heavyweight cream papers, sifting through the treasures in this book will feel like peeking into the journals and logs of naturalists from the 1800s.
18 - An exquisite pewter keepsake to celebrate a landmark birthday.
A golden bee engraved on the underside Bee Happy.
The luxury pearlescent gift card is also included, there is a space on the reverse in which to write your own personal message.
A heart covered with hugs and kisses, a shooting star to make a wish and a golden bee to keep you happy.
This funky set of colouring pencils are perfect for the handbag, the playroom or as a party gift. They will also guarantee a successful family trip to a cafe or restaurant!
The retrospot tube measures 10cm x 6cm.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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The Juridicajournal of the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu*4 was started as a result of international scientific cooperation with the Faculty of Law and Financial Studies of Glasgow University in 1993. For Estonian jurists, the past decade has meant a reunion with the European legal area. The preparation of laws has extended from the translation of foreign provisions and their adaptation for Estonia to the creation, enactment and implementation of original solutions springing only from the specific situation in Estonia. Ideally, the adoption of a new Act should be followed by detailed comments in a publication. Such an undertaking, however, is limited by time and the large workload of the potential comment writers. Juridica has tried to fill this gap by addressing current problems in legal drafting, and it has provided the first theoretical and practical comments on issues arising in the implementation of many adopted Acts.
Issues discussed in Juridica are either entirely dedicated to a specific topic or cover different areas of law. Besides original articles, columns include information on events for Estonian lawyers, information on the activities of training centres and options for complementary training, information on professional associations, societies and institutions, and introduction of the most recent scientific and professional literature. Through the years, Juridica has published articles introducing various aspects of the Tartu Law Faculty – scientific conferences, seminars, complementary training, competitions organised by funds, defending of Masters’ and Doctors’ theses, etc.
I remember vividly the heady, exciting post-communist days in Estonia. In all, I made 12 visits to Estonia between 1991 and 1994. …The link was initially established with financial support from the British Council. That support was intended to foster academic links, involving such things as curriculum reform and teaching skills. Dean EerikKergandberg, and later Dean Peep Pruks, and I set up a programme of exchanges of staff and teaching materials; the curriculum was reformed. Incidentally, I might say that I was summoned in 1992 to the British Council’s headquarters in Manchester to be congratulated as the most successful academic link of the 24 the British Council then sponsored. I was immensely flattered until I was told that a not inconsiderable number of the links had achieved nothing at all. Some British universities had not even been able to make contact with their Eastern European partner.
The genesis of the Juridica represented a further development, in many senses the culmination, of the link between the law faculties. It is important for any legal profession to have a journal outlining legal developments and commenting on aspects of the law. Normally, the legal profession undertakes this task for itself, but that was not possible in 1992. To the great credit of the Tartu law faculty, it took the lead in establishing a law journal which, over the years, has done such outstanding service to all those in practice and in the academy. With the financial support of the Law Society of Scotland and the expertise of a renowned Scottish law publisher, David Fletcher, we published, ten years ago, a journal modelled roughly on the Law Society’s own journal.
Since 2001 special issues of Juridica in Estonian — Fundamental Rights in the Estonian Constitution (Põhiõigused Eesti põhiseaduses) by R. Alexy; 2002 Social Welfare as a Fundamental Right: Duties of the State, Local Governments, Family and Other Persons in Guaranteeing Constitutional Rights in the Sphere of Social Welfare (Sotsiaalhoolekanne kui põhiõigus: Riigi, kohalike omavalitsuste, perekonna ja muude isikute kohustused põhiseaduslike õiguste tagamisel sotsiaalhoolekande valdkonnas) by T. Annus and B. Aaviksoo, and 2003 Erakonnaõigus, are available.
In summary, the journal and its special editions have played an important role in the development of legal education and science in Estonia, offering the authors a good opprotunity for discussion. Today’s competitive legal education is based on science and can be established only on scientific research by lecturers. And Juridica has contributed much to that end. The journal has also been an important source of legal analyses and comments for Estonian jurists.
As from January 2002, the readers have had the opportunity to access the Iuridicum database*8, which by today includes more than 2900 legal analyses, comments on adopted legislation and other pieces of legal information.
The database has been used more and more intensively.*9 As of May 2002, there were 320 users of the network edition, a year later their number was 605 and by May 2004, there were 786 registered users (a growth of 2.45 times). Together with the paper edition, the number of registered users is presently around 1700. In fact, there are even more readers since presumably, editions subscribed to state institutions, libraries or law bureaus are read mostly by several persons.
A comparison of usage statistics over the last three years demonstrates that while the average number of accesses to the database was 3226 times daily in May 2002 and 6358 times daily in May 2003, the number had grown 2.35 times by May 2004, reaching 7567 daily accesses. The average number of database visitors was 106 persons daily in 2002; 192 persons daily in 2003 and 334 persons daily in May 2004 (a growth of 3.15 times).
Accesses to the database were made, on average per month, from 1300 computers in 2002, from 2300 computers in 2003 and 4100 computers in 2004 (a growth of 3.15 times). The volume of downloaded data per month has also grown more than three times during the previous period.
In summary, more than 2.14 million accesses to the database were made during the previous year.
The editors of the journal have regularly analysed the readers’ opinions and feedback concerning the published articles.*10 The information so collected is an appropriate source material for planning the future of the journal. For this overview, we were able to generalise the data of the last two years (May 2002 – May 2004). At this point, without any further focus on the numbers, let me give you a general picture of what the users of the web edition think about the journal in the year 2004.
First, it would be interesting to provide some general information about the users of the web edition. Their education and the nature and field of their activity as well as position are some of the more important indicators pointed out here.
Out of the people who replied, 61 percent had a higher education, 38 percent had a secondary or secondary vocational education. The number of persons with only basic education remained marginal (1 percent). From year to year, those proportions have been more or less the same.
In comparison with the year 2002, the number of readers whose activity was of economic character decreased two times (from 15 percent to 7 percent), and the number of readers who described their activity as ‘other’ increased by almost a similar amount. The number of people in the legal sphere has remained almost the same (75 percent in 2002).
In comparison with other periods, the number of persons employed by state or local government institutions has increased remarkably (from 21 percent to 28 percent). The proportions of other users has remained the same since 2002. Here, an important role is played by legal advisers, who account for 28 percent of the users.
The proportion of students has increased remarkably, having grown 2.5 times since 2002 (from 8 percent to 20 percent).
2.1. Why do I read Juridica?
The proportion of those readers who describe their preference of reading Juridica as ‘other’. The proportion of all other reasons has decreased by one or two percent. Still, ¾ of the questionees are of the opinion that Juridica is a very good journal or at least a journal meeting their expectations.
In comparison with the year 2002, the proportion of those users of the web edition who would like to read more analyses of legal practice has grown by 9 percent (from 20 percent to 29 percent). That position definitely deserves the attention of the board of editors in planning the future strategy of the journal.
2.3. Choose three main areas of law that you would like to read about in Juridica!
Since 2002, civil law has been by far the most preferred sector of law: such preference prevailed among 44 percent of the repliers. In 2002, civil law was also the first priority with 41-percent preference. Throughout the years, readers have also been given more preference to penal law, company law, procedure law, EU law and international law.
By today, 28 percent of the repliers are of the opinion that the database search facility is very good. In that aspect, a substantial change has taken place during the past period (in 2002, only 18 percent considered the search facility to be very good). The proportion of scepticists has remained the same.
The proportion of those users who regard the keyword index as very good has grown by almost ten percent (in 2002, the percentage of those users was 19). At the same time, the percentage of those users who would expect more from the keyword index has decreased (that percentage was 12 in the year 2002).
The number of those repliers who regarded the ease of use as very good has increased significantly (in 2002, the proportion of those users was 30 percent, thus there has been an 8-percent growth).
Out of the repliers, 35 percent considered the network edition to be very good (32 percent in 2002), whereas the majority found that the database meets their expectations and only 4 percent of the repliers would expect more.
All articles published in Juridica International are provided free of charge in the full-text database of the network edition.
The re-established union between Estonian and European edifice of law has meant re-build-up (creation) of the legal system, considerable re-qualification of practicing lawyers and re-organization of legal education.
It became clear that academic links, excellent as they were, were not all that was needed for the Tartu Faculty of Law and for the development of Estonian law. What was needed was a law publishing programme, and British Council support was not available for publishing ventures. So, we sought, and received, financial support from other organisations: the Open Estonia Foundation, the Open University in Budapest and the Law Society of Scotland. All gave generously to initiate a publishing programme.
We began by translating standard law books into Estonian. In the early days, we translated books on business law and European Community law. A further development, in which I was personally involved, resulted in the publication of an English/Estonian Law Glossary and an English-Estonian student text on English for Lawyers. Then we realised that we would get nowhere without locally-produced law books and we encouraged law teachers and practitioners to produce books on Estonian law. The success of that is clear from the large and impressive catalogue of Estonian law books published in the last ten years.
Thus in publishing programme the Open Estonia Foundation (OEF)*13 has been a principal partner to the Law Faculty of the University of Tartu. To overcome the shortage of study aids for law students there have been four competitions in the framework of the OEF publication programme for getting textbooks and other educational materials. From 1994—1997 the number of projects presented to the competition was 79 all in all. The exact figures were the following: in 1994 — 26 projects; in 1995 — 19; in 1996 — 17; in 1997 — 17 projects respectively. During this period the committee has recommended to publish 44 textbooks or study aids. By the year 2000 the number of publications, most of them being the result of cooperation with the Faculty of Law, was 61, including textbooks, study aids, publications with comments, collections of articles and monographs. Some of the books have already been reprinted. The authors have also been from the Supreme Court, Ministry of Justice, Circuit Court of Tartu, other universities and higher educational institutions. The published books have mostly been meant for the students of the Faculty of Law. At the same time a considerable number of them has filled in the gap in the existing legal literature and these published materials have also been successfully used for the up-dating or supplementary courses taken by civil servants, advocates, judges, prosecutors, notaries public and other practicing lawyers.
All the published materials have created an encouraging environment for the development of the legal thought and have established the basis for the contemporary study and scientific literature in Estonian.
Juura*17 is the best known and most recognised trademark among Estonian publishers of legal literature. The publishing house started its acitivites in 1992, publishing the law journal entitled Eesti Jurist.*18In 1993, the first book — the collection entitled EestiSeadus (Estonian Law) was published. Since then, the company has published almost 300 different items, including several new or revised editions.
The mission of the publishing house is to provide quality legal literature on the basis of Estonian market demand. Differently from other publishing houses*19, which publish legal literature either randomly or in a limited range of topics or in limited form and nature, Juura is oriented only towards legal literature. The list of items is extensive: laws and codes, commented editions thereof, collections of judgments, educational literature, items on legal language (dictionaries, handbooks), the journal Õiguskeel(‘Legal Language’) and language textbooks for lawyers.
In the year 2002, the publishing house went through important changes: a new management was formed, the editorial board was created to advise the publishing house, and a new publishing programme was drawn up. A toll to the too large printing numbers during the previous years had to be paid. Extensive commented editions of the Estonian Constitution and the Penal Code were published. At the same time, the number of published items increased thanks to the re-launched programme of educational literature (50 percent of the annual published items). The sale of selected and timely published laws and codes was successful both in 2002 and 2003. The publishing of commented codes, educational literature, judgments of the Supreme Court as well as laws and codes will continue in the future.
– Brox, H. Erbrecht, 2003 (Carl HeymannsVerlag, 2001).
In the sector of public law, Hartmut Maurer’s AllgemeinesVerwaltungsrecht (Beck, 2002) will soon be published.
In 2003, the first original items in the English language were published both for the Estonian as well as foreign market: T. Kivi-Koskinen’s Industrial Property Rights as a Competitive Tool for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. The Finnish Experience (Tallinn, 2002) and J. Sanden’s Introduction to International Environmental Law (Tallinn, 2003).
The printed material is distributed through a retail and wholesale network including 20–25 sale outlets and dealers all over Estonia, of which 3–5 outlets account for the major part. The wholesale network is well developed, cooperation with the dealers and sellers is smooth and operation is flexible: the shops and dealers are immediately notified of new publications, and evaluation copies are provided upon request. If sales have been below the desired volumes, the publications will not be left in the shops. An overview of the location of copies and the situation at the shops is ensured. The webpage, opened in 2002, provides information regarding the items on presale, new items and all other items.
– Individuals: textbooks, codes, commented editions of legislation.
The proportion of non-educational libraries (the National Library of Estonia, county and city libraries) in the distribution is relatively low. Unfortunately, the same trend can be noticed even among the libraries of higher educational establishments. This is mainly due to the poor financial means of state institutions and, as regards private educational establishments, to the lecturer’s passive interest in the book selection policies of the libraries, which is why collections of professional literature may be completed quite randomly, paying little regard to the actual need. Governments of rural municipalities, cities and counties keep a stable (although low) profile in purchases of legal literature.
The most diverse part is the business sector, which can be divided on the basis of purchases as follows: consultation companies 18 percent; manufacturing companies 30 percent; others 52 percent (including transport, real estate, banks, insurance companies). The sector itself is growing stably and its interests are focused on legal literature of practical value: comments as well as legislation.
Among the law sector, advocates’ law offices account for 65 percent, law bureaus account for 25 percent, notaries for 8 percent and bailiffs for 2 percent of the purchases.
Students (both law students and students of other disciplines) account for 80 percent in the individuals sector. The growth among this group is apparent because of the webpage, where the number of subscriptions has increased well. For example, in the year 2002, the number of individual clients (mainly students) grew by approximately 50 percent.
All in all, the interest of all target groups in literature has increased, while the sale volumes depend largely on the price of the items published. Presales are a relatively good indicator for the publishing house, allowing the clients to acquire various items as economically as possible and allowing the publisher to have a better view of the market — to define the need as regards a specific publication.
Orientation towards specific target groups and the introduction of the system of pre-reviews (from 2003) can be regarded as values of the publishing house. The board of editors has established very high requirements on the publications in order to ensure the quality of the contents of publications.
In the coming years, the activities and market position of the publishing house will be affected by the growth of competition, a possible increase in prices of services and the need for higher royalties and salaries. Financial sources needed for investments may become scarce. It is inevitable to find various sources of support for the translation of legal literature, to develop the network of cooperation and feedback and to introduce an efficient client administration system and a new webpage.
Delays in preparing the authors’ material are a serious risk factor (most of the work is left to one certain period of time, which is mostly summer). In order to reduce the risks, more attention must be paid to forming a team of appropriate competence, projects with different risk levels should be launched simultaneously, project resources should be planned with some reserve, new products, i.e. mainly legal literature intended for a wide audience, should be introduced to the market.*20 Whatever is done well by a publisher of quality literature will not damage but, rather, increase its reputation in the eyes of the reader.
1 P. Pruks. On the Iuridicum Database. – Juridica International, Vol. 7, 2002, pp. 176–180.
2 The birthday of the Iuridicum database available on the Internet is 1 November 2001 when the demoversion of the database was first introduced to the public for examination and testing. See also P. Pruks. The Iuridicum Database: For Whom and Why? – Juridica, 2002, No. 4, pp. 268–274.
3 Besides were explained the principles and objectives of the database, and outlined the vision of the database makers. In addition, readers were provided with tips for better use of the database and first evaluations by users.
5 On 7 June 2002 Juridica celebrated its tenth anniversary and the 90th issue of the journal appeared. Juridica has by now developed into a law journal for the entire Estonian community of lawyers and jurists.
6 Former Dean of Law, University of Glasgow, now professor of Lewis & Clark School of Law, Portland, Oregon, USA.
7 For instance, Rechtstheorie published an Estonian special edition Gesetzgebung und Rechtspolitik (available at: http://www.duncker-humblot.de/default.php?mnu=700&cmd=703&did=31348&clb=31348&ses=0&ses=0) that was presented on 25 March 2002 in Tallinn. The special edition featured articles published in the framework of the international symposium Legislation and Legal Policy (Tartu, 2000).
9 In order to provide some background for the usage statistics, it must be pointed out that the number of active law experts in Estonia is supposedly 3500–4000.
10 P. Pruks. Upcoming 100th Issue of Juridica: Evaluations by Users of the Web Version. – Juridica, 2003/4, pp. 281–287. The article outlined the user of the web version of Juridica and his or her opinions on the journal and its web version. The overview relied was compared with the results of a similar survey conducted last year.
11 As from the publication of the first edition of the journal, English abstracts have been provided for all articles. Those abstracts are available in the Iuridicum database under Juridica Abstract.
12 At the same time, a discount for students is available and it has been used extensively: presently, more than 300 students have been registered as users of the database.
13 OEF, founded in April 1990 with the support of Mr. George Soros, a well-known US billionaire and philanthropist, works to foster the development of an open society in Estonia. OEF helps to build the infrastructure and institutions necessary for an open society by supporting a broad array of programs in the fields of education, civil society, human rights and ethnic minorities, law, not-for-profit sector, arts and culture. As of today, the total amount of grants awarded by OEF exceeds more than 200 million Estonian kroons. See http://www.oef.org.ee/index_en.php?lang=en.
14 See a detailed information on Iuridicum at http://www.juridica.ee/introduction_en.php?intro=overview.
16 The following data originates from Lea Lumi, Director of the Juura publishing house, and the author is sincerely thankful for that information.
18 In 1995, the Eesti Jurist journal was merged with Juridica.
19 Of the better known names on the market of Estonian legal literature, reference should be made to Ilo and Käsiraamatute Kirjastus, whose publications are episodically complemented by those published by various private higher educational establishments.
20 A good example would be U. Wesel’s Alles was Recht ist (Jura für Nicht-Juristen). Besides experts and students, the target group would include a wider audience, who are interested in law and who would be offered a publication presented in a manner which is well understandable to them.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Everyone loses their inspiration in the gym sometimes. What matters is what happens next. Here's how to relaunch your program for out-of-this-world results.
Unless you are a beginner and have just started training, chances are you have been stuck at one point or another with a goal or a lift in the gym. Perhaps you wanted to bench 225 and got stuck at 215 or 220 for weeks. Maybe you were shooting to weigh 200 and couldn't seem to get past 197 or 198 for what seemed like an eternity.
Let's face it. As great as some gyms are, most of them play typical songs that aren't very motivating. There is something about listening to your favorite tunes that just pumps your energy levels and motivation to a new high and makes you want to go smash some iron.
This is a great one for many people. Knowing that you must do something by a certain date or time makes you work harder at it. If a report has to be done by 5:00 pm and it is 3:30 now, don't you work harder to get it done? Wouldn't it make sense that this strategy would also work in the gym?
Now be realistic on this one. If you want to bench 225 by next week and you can only bench 190 this week, chances are that won't happen. But setting a realistic deadline will inspire you to take each workout more seriously.
6 / Change What You Are Doing!
Have you been telling yourself before you go train, "I hope I can get it today?" If so, this is a no no. That word hope only sets you up for failure. Get that word out of your vocabulary right now. From now on, before you leave the house or office, you tell yourself this or something similar.
"Today is my day. I am going to do this. I have been working at this for a long time and today it all becomes worth it. I am going to the gym, I am ready and today I WILL DO IT!"

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Yesterday the 2nd edition of the Wine and Culinary Forum was held in Barcelona. I was here to give a talk on minerality in wine, and I’m happy to send anyone who’s interested a written version of my paper. It was a varied and packed program, and with the exception of my talk, the rest of the presentations were focusing on the interface between wine and food, and how they work together. I can’t begin to sum up the entire content of the forum, but over the next couple of blog posts I’ll share are selected highlights.
I enjoyed the presentation by Lucas Paya and Ray Isle on innovative ways to serve wine in restaurants. Paya has worked for a while as wine director for Jose Andres’ TFG (Think Food Group) restaurants in the USA. He’s used Coravin to serve wines, but with very expensive wines it’s important to be fair to the clients in how much wine is dispensed. So the wine is on the list offered/priced by the milliliter, dispensing it on a set of scales using weight as a surrogate measure of volume. There’s a minimum 30 ml pour.
We tasted the Torres Mas La Plana 2009 which had been ‘coravined’ (neologism alert) on the 29th June by Paya in the USA. As you’d expect, it was very fresh, even with a huge below-shoulder ullage. Paya also talked about the wine list at Jose Andres’ Jalea in Las Vegas. Here the paper list has been replaced by iPads, which enables them to offer the customer a much richer set of information about the wine, and also makes navigating the list a lot easier. He added a concept called roulette (it’s Vegas), where you enter the table size (in people, not inches) and then play. If you don’t like the options suggested (with per head price indicated) you can play again.
Another Paya theme is ‘old is new’. He includes how to drink from a Porron flask as a video on the wine list, and these Porrons have now become so popular he’s had to produce a plastic version for people to take away with them. Other ‘old’ innovations that have succeeded are port tongs and sabres. Paya also introduced the ‘bigger is better’ concept, bottling 18 litre melchiors of Virginia wine from the cask. This is the best selling wine at the America Eats restaurant (you don’t order the full Melchior, just a litre from the bottle).
Isle also had some interesting things to say. One of these is the concept of flat priced wines. This works quite well for a casual/mid-range restaurant, who might decide to offer all the wines on the list at, say, $50. This defuses the pressure that a customer faces in looking at a wine list where typically there’s a big range of prices.
Isle mentioned the innovative list at Husk in Charleston, South Carolina. Here the list is broken down into slate, alluvial, limestone and volcanic. It’s a clever approach that also plays into the sensibilities of the restaurant.
He also cited the success achieved by Paul Grieco at Terroir Wine Bar in making Riesling popular. Grieco devoted a page of his list to Riesling every summer, an initiative that spawned the summer of Riesling movement. In addition, Grieco uses happy hour to promote niche but worth wines such as sherry and madeira.
A nice innovation is the flow chart wine list.This givee a decision path that is fun, and draws the non-geeky people to something that they’ like, promoting engagement with the wine list that you otherwise wouldn’t see.
Finally, Isle reported on the growing trend towards cask wines. Apparently younger drinkers in the USA love ordering a glass from a cask and this trend is growing very fast.
Sounds like a very interesting forum (and I would like to read your presentation, if that’s possible).
Do you happen to know which UK restaurants are using a Coravin? I’m intrigued to see where and how this would work. Who (outside Mayfair)is bold enough to gamble their bottle sales of very expensive stock? If you start ‘Coravinning’ (!) those ’82 Clarets, it could get messy! I know you can soon soak up the costs (£270 + £16 for each twin pack of 15-use canisters – Harrods) with high-end by-the-glass margins but it seems to me, more like a wine shop proposition, to replace Enomatics (albeit, more labour-intensive).
It’s always interesting to read about the presentations at these types of forums, thanks for the posts. I’d also like to read your presentation when you have a chance.

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He has lived in five continents and currently resides in Vancouver, Canada. Hailing from Calgary, the home of the Calgary Stampede, 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1989 Stanley Cup Champions, Gary hopes he will see his beloved Flames win another Stanley Cup while he’s still young enough to celebrate in style.
Gary’s family is from Essex, England, where his cultural roots remain deeply embedded.
He regularly contributes to Fansided – a Time Inc. Warner and Sports Illustrated subsidiary – and is the Managing Editor of Hotspur HQ. Gary also contributes to a number of travel publications, including GoNomad.
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The Children's Advocacy Center of Paris (CAC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that depends on the community to continue to serve children of horrific abuse. A child who has been abused is changed forever. The experience can't be undone. Our community is working together with the CAC to bring hope to children during the darkest moments of their lives. The CAC Model utilizes a Multi-Disciplinary Team of professionals that work these most difficult cases together as a team. The CAC is the hub that coordinates all aspects of a child's individual case, from investigation and prosecution, to medical evaluations and mental health. And with formalized partnerships with Child Protective Services, law enforcement, and prosecution, CACs are the one place where these partners can bring a victim where children are the central focus.

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I’m Only Happy When it Rains, Cherry Lips (I do the rainbow ping in regular conversation) and Stupid Girl. I was thinking of Garbage earlier because of Bond. I went to the Brixton Academy last year to see Godspeed you Black Emperor. Cool place. Super convenient it’s near the station.


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At the foundation of the world, the Elemental Chaos churns like an ever-changing tempest of clashing elements. Just as the gods originated in the Astral Sea, the first inhabitants of the Elemental Chaos were the primordials, forces of raw elemental power. They shaped existence from the raw material of the chaos, and if they had their way, it would be torn back down and returned to materials. The gods have given the world permanence utterly alien to the primordial’s nature.
The Far Realm refers to things beyond the Astral Sea created by Elemental Chaos in ages long past, forgotten about by time. Sages postulate the existence where laws of reality work differently than in the known universe.
The primordial forces birthed the original pantheon of gods, and that which they created were to be destroyed completing the cycle. The original pantheon did not want to cease being and fought back. Many gods died in the fight against the soulless initial force, but the gods were able to seal the prime force into a pocket reality where the ambient energy spilling forth from it feeds the current realms and plates with energy and magic. Each of the gods placed their seal, requiring them all to ever release it.
The creator of dragons, Io was beset by mighty primordials and destroyed in the War of Creation. From his shattered body grew two dragon eggs, Bahamut and Tiamat.
Luclin, the god of void and darkness wanted more power. He wished supreme power; he wanted the power of the primordial forces under his control so that nothing could challenge him. However, to get that power he would need the secrets and cooperation of all the gods. Many did not wish this to happen and Luclin knew he would have to fight. He gathered his forces by promising many riches, power, and domains to his followers. With his army war was waged across all the planes and the planet. The war tore the mortal realm apart, splitting the civilizations up into warring factions that were once peaceful societies.
For many years war raged on at a stalemate. Luclin knew without some sort of edge he would eventually fail. Through magical research and sacrificing his own dominion over void he and his archmages were able to forge a suit of armor that could not only kill gods but absorb their knowledge and powers. With this advantage Luclin set out to challenge the gods opposing them and one by one began to defeat them. As Luclin’s power grew and his ultimate goal drew closer, the tides of the war were in his favor. He managed to slay Ro, Ranna, and Mirri and took their power for his own.
With their power and numbers diminished the remaining good gods devised a plan. Those remaining agreed to meet their enemies at the sacred shrine and released their seals on the primordial forces. However, at the time of the portal’s opening Karanu sacrificed himself to the primordial chaos to provide the energy for a single spell – one that formed a new soul from the very power that Luclin was after. The remaining gods of good then vanished, taking the new soul with them back to a protected plane. Once safe, Amoth and He Who Was used their power to nurture the new soul into slight maturity giving the new god the name of Horahkty.
Horahkty was thus known as the Creator, God of Light. He was able to take his place as leader of the good armies and fought back against Luclin turning the tide of the war. Luclin, driven made with rage slew the rest of his followers for their power except Nerull and Tuerun who had fled. The fight between them stretched out to days and week, the battle raging across all of creation. At the end Horahkty was able to smite Luclin with a mighty blow. The dark god is his final moment sealed himself into his armor and sword, shattering into pieces. Despite having achieved victory, the new god had very little left to himself. During his final days he was revered.
As time went on the ancients in the final years devoted many temples to Horahkty as thanks for saving them. He Who Was and Amoth along with many lesser gods (current pantheon) sealed away the armor of Luclin into three temples. Throughout time two other pieces of armor were entrusted to the two ancient races. Both were to remain in seclusion for all time. The sword of Luclin itself was hidden in an unknown location. Over decades the remaining ancient people die out.
The current pantheon rises into power while Bahamut and Tiamat mature to godhood as well, joining them. The various immortals fought amongst themselves for dominions over various aspects of the natural world. Zehir contested with Pelor over mastery of the sky, for the sun banished darkness. Pelor in turn fought Khala, whose icy mists and snows blocked the life-giving rays of the sun. Each of Pelor’s opponents gathered allies, and Pelor had allies of his own. On one side stood Corellon, Khala, Zehir, and Sehanine, while on the other stood Pelor, Erathis, Moradin, and Melora. The two forces argues for ages to no abail, leaving hurts and grudges that linger still.
At last Avandra parlayed between the two factions. To settle the argument between Pelor and Zehir, she offered day and night. As a compromise between Khala and Pelor, she proposed alternating seasons of summer and winter. The gods, weary of their quarrels, agreed. Pelor abides faithfully by his agreement with Zehir, but from time to time Zehir seeks to shadow the sun during daytime with an eclipse. Khala is no more, but the Raven Queen – who holds sway over winter now – honors the ancient pact. Yet she also tests Pelor’s resolve, seeking to end summers early and delaying springs as long as she can.
Amoth was the god of justice and mercy who ruled over the astral dominion of Kalanduren. The demon lords Orcs, Demogorgon, and Rimmon conspired against him and launched an overwhelming attack. Although Amoth destroyed Rimmon and nearly slew Demogorgonas well, Orcus struck him down, and the demons overthrew his healm.
Once among the mightiest of the gods, the lord of the great dominion Baathion presided over kingship, wisdom, and the sky. The archangel Asmodeus rebelled against him, and with the Ruby Rod struck down his lord. The dying god pronounced a curse against Asmodeus and his followers, transforming the idyllic realm of Baathion into Baator, a cruel prison of black rock and undenging fire. Asmodeus has worked for ages to erase the knowledge of his defeated master’s name, so only a handful of mortal scholars still know it; most refer to this being as He Who Was.
A god of conquest and fire, Tuern was overthrown by a mortal king. Bane was the greatest of mortal tyrants in the dawn of the world, and he became so powerful that he dared to give battle to the war god. He launched an invasion of the war god’s realm, defeated Tuern, and seized the dominion for his own.
Formally the god of the dead, Nerull ruled over the grim dominion of Pluton, where he held all the souls of mortals as powerless, miserable shades. In time the Raven Queen overthrew him and became goddess of death.
Over the ages, the gods have battled one another on many occasions. Battles between Tiamat and Bahamut and between Bane and Gruumsh are still being fought. But most deities do not come into direct conflict with each other. The gods are bound by alliances forged during the Dawn War and by other mythic events. One of those events was a clash in the waning moments of the Dawn War when Khala, the god of winter, tried to make herself queen over all the deities.
Khala aimed to establish supremacy over the world and over the gods who had survived the nearly completed war with the primordials. Khala relied on her son Kord and her consort Zehir, and on Gruumsh and Tiamat, who prefered Khala’s vision of a winter-bound world of savagery and darkness to Avandra’s ancient compromise.
In the end Pelor, Bane, and Moradin defeated her in her great castle of ice, and the Raven Queen was called on to expel Khala into death. The Raven Queen agreed, but only if she was given power over winter.


text: Between 1917 and 1919 the British military experienced a massive influx of female auxiliary workers into their ranks. As members of the government-established Women’s Services, they released soldiers for active duty by replacing them in military support jobs and thus helped relieve the manpower shortage of the armed forces. Requiring the integration of some 90,000 women into the exclusively male world of the military, the scheme represented a radical initiative in the history of warfare. Consequently, it attracted significant opposition at the time. Members of the public were anxious about the impact of the rough martial environment on the auxiliaries’ femininity, while military officers worried about the softening effects of women’s presence on the fighting capacity of soldiers. For the success of the scheme, it was vital to win over both parties. Since anxieties focused on the lack of an appropriate environment for women in the forces, the authorities and female corps leaders sought to reassure opponents by creating a new type of military accommodation for women. The paper explores this process by examining the living quarters of the female auxiliaries. Focusing on their dormitories, ablution and recreation facilities in hutted camps and hostels, it analyses the design, material culture, control and habitation of these locations. I argue that in their effort to satisfy critics’ conflicting demands, the authorities and female corps leaders combined elements of domesticity with military principles in their design and regulations. The resulting martial female accommodation exemplified a new ideal of modern living characterised by comfort and homeliness, but also by simplicity, utility and hygiene. The paper also explores corps members’ experience of inhabiting these environments. It concludes that members’ class background had a significant impact on their ability to adapt to their new living quarters and alter their material surroundings.


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NEW DELHI - The cumulative fiscal deficit of Indian states is expected to rise following the announcement of farm support packages ahead of national elections due by May, India Ratings and Research, the Indian arm of Fitch Ratings, said on Monday.
The aggregate budget deficit of Indian states is estimated to increase to 3.2 percent of gross domestic product in the next financial year beginning April, compared with 2.8 percent estimated for the current year, Devendra Pant, chief economist of India Ratings and Research, said.
"The competitive populism, in the nature of farm loan waivers and other financial support schemes, is hitting the capital spending and state finances," he said.


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Brand experiences play an increasingly important part in building advocacy for a brand. But why the growth in the sector?
I believe brand experiences are the most effective marketing channel when it comes to enhancing consumers’ perception of a brand. In-depth brand engagement is built into the heart of experiential campaigns, allowing the start of a dialogue between brand and consumer that establishes a meaningful long-term relationship.
This is reflected in the impressive increases in brand advocacy – compared to industry standard advocacy benchmarks, such as Net Promoter Score – that we see when we measure and evaluate experiential activations. The extent of the swing in advocacy associated with experiential creates what I call ‘super advocates’. These are consumers that experience a positive swing in their perception of a brand from an experiential engagement that far exceeds changes in engagement with the same brand via other channels. Of course, advocacy in any form is essential for brands, but what benefit do ‘super advocates’ give, that your everyday advocate doesn’t?
Clearly, any brand looking to develop a strong level of advocacy should consider how it can transform any of its campaigns into a full experience. If we can do this, and demonstrate our ROI further than ever before, the sky is the limit for the brand experience sector.


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We're in the FINAL DAY (well, final 26 hours...) of the campaign and racing toward the finish line.
No, I'm not sure that is a word. But we'll try it out!
Memento Mori Reward Tier & Stretch Goal Achieved!
Hello Survivors & Friendly Zombies!
Elitists, and Gorgers, and Stretch Goals. Oh My!
(I really need to come up with a name for this community!) Evolvers?

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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Do You Have a Proprietary List?
Lists that are easily accessible have no real advantage.
Having your own proprietary list will increase your listing inventory and increase your odds of representing both buyer and seller in a transaction.
You should identify and develop your lists Locally, Nationally and also in your Driver markets.


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It's sunny outside. I'm wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
We rented a car on Friday and went to an indoor amusement center called The Funplex in East Something-or-Other, NJ, about an hour away. It had mini-rides, arcade games, go-karts, foam ball shooting, and most important, MagiQuest (cue chorus of angels).
We stayed overnight at a hotel in nearby Something-or-Other...Parsippany? Whippany? Colonoscopy? I don't know; do real people actually live in these places or do they only exist for the 24 hours we are there, like Fantasy Island?
Jen even got 2 hours at Target while the boys and I swam at the hotel pool.
At $120 for Funplex admission for 4, and $100 for the hotel room via Priceline, it was less than half the cost of an overnight trip to Great Wolf Lodge, which I still love and miss but whose $500-a-night cost we simply can't justify in 2009.
Brilliant Screenplay Idea #57: "Sugar Sugar"
Story of a teenager whose sole obsession in life is to meet The Archies in person. Dreams are shattered when he comes to realize that they are a fictional band.
I took a training course at work on managing people. I learned that when you have negative feedback to give an employee, you should not "sandwich" it between positive feedback--as in, "Your presentation went well, but you shouldn't have set the conference room on fire, but most people were only slightly injured, so it turned out okay."
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This is apparently called a "But Sandwich," which the instructor illustrated on a flip chart. It looked like a hamburger. The buns had "+" signs, and the beef had a "-" sign.
I liked the concept so much that after the class I asked the instructor if I could keep the sheet of paper.
I took it home and gave it to Samuel and Ethan. They also liked the concept of But Sandwiches.
Tonight as the boys and I were attempting to take photos of Kahlua appearing to smoke a cigarette, we discovered that dogs are physically incapable of taking individual bites of a french fry. They think that if they don't eat the whole thing in one bite, that you won't give them a second bite.
This was based on a sample of only one dog, but we repeated the experiment with multiple french fries, and each time we got the same result.
The findings were eerily consistent with the time at the park when we tried to feed her one bite of a hot dog. She got the hot dog and wouldn't let it go until she had the whole thing in her mouth.

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ChemProp (Chemical Properties Estimation Software System) allows for QSAR estimations and structure related database retrieval. The OSIRIS webtool is able to directly access a locally installed ChemProp in order to retrieve information needed in the ITS.
The basic inputs to the model are two of the three partition coefficients between air-water, octanol-water and octanol-air, the corresponding heats of phase transfer, degradation rates, and chemical concentrations in air, water, soil and sediment. It also has a built in Level I environmental fate model. This model is coded in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and runs within Microsoft Excel. The model has been developed and tested on a 32-bit version of Excel 2007 and on a 64-bit version of Excel 2010. The download comprises the Excel file containing the model, a guide to installing, starting and using ACC-HUMANsteady, and a detailed description of the model structure, the input parameters and the process descriptions in the model.
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The models for ionizable compounds are found on the website of Antonio Franco at DTU. Find there the Koc-models, the Multimedia Activity Model for Ionics MAMI, and the simulation model for ionic compounds in wastewater treatment plants, Activity SimpleTreat.
Models to uptake into plants and to bioaccumulation of ionic compounds are placed on the website of Dr. Stefan Trapp at DTU. Find there Plant Uptake models and the Cell Model.
All these models are implemented in Excel, and are accompanied by description and user instructions.
E-SovTox is a database on main publicly available sources of toxicity data published in Russian language.

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Item #0540: Here is everything you need to know about childhood immunization--most of which the medical profession fails to tell you.
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Tric, So glad to hear you are going to see it and look forward to connecting the dots with The Hunger Games.
I think In the 14 afore mentioned thoughts for fodder can be summed up in just a few inclusive thoughts. Although I read your commentary as a preview to the movie, I did try to clear my mind for my own comparitives or just absorb the story without comparitive analysis at all.
It was unavoidable to not realize the sacrifice of the firstborn for many bretheren by Katniss in place of Primrose and the younger candidates. Katniss took on the Saviour role to help not only her district but the whole of all districts children to beat the system for future generations. I could see where the sequel will be for "The System" to address closing up those "losing control" windows of opportunity.
'There is no greater love than to lay down your life for your brethren' defined Peeta in several instances, but Katniss outsmarting the game prevailed to remove his fear and call to martyrism. I believe his initial intention of diverting deocoy for Katniss was to let her know he was helping her. He had already given in to the fact he would lose, so he agreed to the alliance in order to give himself more time to help her.
For me, the movie simply represented, Courage, Faith, Hope and Love. These things are around us constantly and the more we embrace them, the more we see them. I am interested in reading or watching the sequel to the Hunger Games.
I watched another move last night, The Blind Side, with Tim McGraw, Sandra Bullock and Kathy Bates about a homeless teen. MIchael Oar, who faced major challenges but was given a chance for acceptance in an opposing environment. He overcame the obstacles to the amazement of the 'SYSTEM" and wound up an NFL star player. This movie spoke of the same Courage, Faith, Hope and Love, with a different cast of characters, in a different place and time, but with the same ending ..through courage, faith, hope and love….beating the System of Hunger Games.
Tric ~ Great to see your inspirational additions. So many messages and only so much print.. we could write another book about the messages! The Blind Side was a wonderful movie/book and an inspiration to all. Thank you for taking your time to share your thoughts! Very inspirational to read.
Great post Carra. I might even make the time to go see this now. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Jennifer, So glad you read this and I will look forward to your review!
@tric Your comments were wonderful about the movie. Much food for thought too!
Carra, I did not think while watching the movie at all about a parallel with the roles and the people in Jesus’ time. A lot of people had problems with children killing children, but it is just a story. A well written, well thought out piece on this story and this movie. I am looking forward to the second one.
Delighted you took the time to read the concepts and see the parallels we have with the age old “game” of politics in getting people to do what we want them to do. I am looking forward to the 2nd movie too. I did read both the sequel books and the message continues! It’a all a game! Thank you for taking the time to comment!


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Once again Truform Laser Dies shows its commitment to the Die-making industry.
This year has seen significant investment in machinery and equipment at Truform Laser Dies, as well as an investment in training and further upskilling the team in these new technologies. As a result, we believe our support to die cutting services across the industry are probably second to none across Europe.
A “Rotax Plus” rule processing system for Rotary dies of all diameters.
Both machines were installed seamlessly into our operation in mid-February and were fully operational within 2 weeks.
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Rules produced from this machine are 95% ready for insertion into any typical cutting die.
This allows us to shorten the process time while maintaining the very highest quality standards.
It generates extra capacity in our die-making department thereby allowing for higher volumes to be produced with no impact on delivery schedules – a ‘win-win’!
As the rotary die side of our business continues to grow, we have also installed a Rotax Plus rule processing system from ServiForm.
This recent investment in the two ServiForm machines is only the latest in an ongoing programme of investment. Back in January 2011, we made a strategic decision to acquire Container Graphics Manufacturing and this has had a significant, positive impact on the business.
Around the same time, we added a 2.5Kw Rofin Flat and Rotary laser from Mechtronic in 2011. In 2014, we installed a DRD Allrounder (again a first for Ireland or the UK) which allowed us to bring braille manufacture (punched and milled), milled plates and other capabilities in-house.
All of the above capital installations are supported by state of the art CAD functionality and a team of employees who excel in designing and manufacturing die-cutting tooling of the highest standard.
As an organisation, we continually strive to bring value and excellence to our customers, as demonstrated by our commitment to re-investment. In the years to come, we plan to further strengthen and develop our position in the Folding Carton, Corrugated and Rotary Corrugated markets.
Alliance with Container Graphics Corp., U.S.
With our close association with Container Graphics Corporation in the US, we continue to offer a comprehensive range of materials to the corrugated industry all across Europe. This includes many production consumables used in a corrugated plant and many consumables used in the manufacture and use of Flexographic Printing Plates.
Our strong link with Container Graphics allows our customers to access a huge database of resources, knowledge and patented products. In addition, the strength and depth of expertise that prevails within Truform Laser Dies Ltd supports us in bringing confidence to our customers and helps us to maintain a position as a leader in the provision of technical die-cutting solutions that aid in the manufacture of corrugated cases and folding cartons.
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Steve, a Tulsan since 1953, is a journalism graduate from The University of Tulsa, worked three years for the Tulsa World and edited a military newspaper while serving in the U.S. Army.


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After researching ways to save the monthly Shelby Township Electronics Recycling Program, members of the township’s Solid Waste and Recycling Committee and officials from GreenTech Recyclers found common ground to continue the long successful program.
Under the new agreement between the SWARC and GreenTech, the event will once again be open to everyone, irrespective of the community in which they live from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. June 25th at the Shelby Township Hall at 52700 Van Dyke Ave.
The new terms of the collection, which occurs the final Saturday of every month, have each car dropping off items paying a $5 fee with $1 of that fee going to the local charity staffing the collection. The fee also includes up to one Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitors and televisions. Additional CRTs can be recycled for $10 per CRT.
The 21st Annual Shelby Township Kids Summer Olympics will be held Saturday, July 9th at Whispering Woods Park.
This free event is for boys and girls ages 3-12, and includes a 40 yard dash, hurdles, a baseball toss, disc toss, broad jump, long jump and obstacle course. Awards will be given for male and female winners in each age group for each event. Participation ribbons for all who compete.
Ages 3-5 check in at 9:45 a.m., 6-8 at 10:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. for ages 9-12. Register at event.
For further information, please contact the Parks and Recreation Office at (586) 731-0300.
Because your opinions and experience matter, the Macomb County Health Department is conducting a Community Health Survey.
All those who live, work, and play in Macomb County are encouraged to participate, so forward this survey to all your friends and family in the county. The results of this survey will help Macomb prioritize current health concerns and enhance future services throughout the county. The survey is completely anonymous and only takes about 3-5 minutes.


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This Economic Letter summarizes proceedings of a symposium held at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on October 19, 2007, sponsored by the Bank’s Center for the Study of Innovation and Productivity (CSIP). The symposium brought together academic researchers and private equity practitioners, including representatives of private equity firms, investors in private equity, and lenders. Presentations are listed at the end, and some are available at online.
Private equity investment, particularly related to the purchase of private and public firms, has been a central component of so-called leveraged buyouts (LBOs) over the past several years. In the U.S., the dollar amounts of these LBOs increased markedly, from $24 billion in 2001 to $320 billion in 2006. By midyear 2007, they had reached almost $200 billion, but then activity slowed dramatically due to severe financial market conditions. While the private equity sector is relatively small compared to the entirety of the U.S. capital markets, it has been very prominent because of its rapid growth and the degree to which financial innovations have played a role.
In October 2007, the Economic Research Department’s Center for the Study of Innovation and Productivity (CSIP) convened a symposium of academic researchers and industry experts to examine the economic factors driving the heightened level of activity through the first half of 2007 and the slowdown following the credit market dislocations observed starting in July and August. This Economic Letter summarizes the main themes discussed at the symposium.
Broadly defined, private equity investment refers to investments made by professional managers of investment funds in private companies. The two main categories of such investment are venture capital (VC), which concentrates on newer companies, and buyouts, which concentrate on more seasoned companies. In recent years, a large percentage of these buyouts have involved the purchase of publicly traded companies in their entirety and their conversion to private companies. The end-investors, or limited partners (LPs), in these funds are typically large institutional investors, such as pension funds, endowments, and foundations, as well as wealthy individuals. The LPs invest in funds managed by professionals from private equity firms, which typically manage several funds at once. These managers, or general partners (GPs), receive annually a percentage fee of the money under management in these funds as well as a portion of any realized gains, which are commonly realized through the sale of the firm to other investors or through a public stock offering. The term “leveraged buyouts” is more commonly used for these types of investments, since acquisitions of firms are financed using a combination of equity (from the LPs) and debt issued in the form of bonds and loans under the company’s name.
Private equity investment funds have been around since the mid-1940s, but their growth in recent years has been remarkable. As noted at the conference by Peter Chung (Summit Partners), total private equity commitments globally totaled about $2.3 billion in 1969, increasing to nearly $335 billion in 2006. Focusing on buyouts, the annual amount invested in these funds was approximately $275 billion in 2006, according to Colin Blaydon (Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth).
The mix of equity and debt used in LBOs has changed over time. Blaydon’s presentation showed that the average share of equity used in LBOs rose through most the 1990s, reaching a peak of about 42% in 2001, and then declined to about 32% in 2006.
In addition, the composition of the debt used in LBOs has changed. Jonathan Coslet (TPG Capital), presented evidence on the availability of leverage for buyout transactions by highlighting the growth of loans, both by banks and especially by institutional investors. He reported that the overall size of the leveraged loan and high-yield bond sectors, which is where buyouts were mainly financed, had reached $324 billion in 1998, with respective shares of 68% and 32%. Furthermore, the leveraged loan market was dominated by bank lending. These markets began to shrink in size shortly after that, reaching a low of $201 billion in 2002. During this period, the bank lending share decreased to 40%, but the leveraged loan market share grew in level and percentage to $59 billion and just short of 30%, respectively.
After 2002, the supply of leverage increased dramatically up through 2006. Overall market size surged by a factor of more than three to $656 billion. While all three categories grew over this period, leveraged loans by institutional investors grew by a factor of nearly 5.5 from $59 billion to $321 billion. Correspondingly, this sector’s share of overall financing availability grew from 30% to nearly 50%. Preliminary numbers for the first half of 2007 indicated a continuation of this trend.
Coslet noted that the steady growth of institutional lenders at the primary expense of bank lenders from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s was due in part to the development of loan securitizations, commonly referred to as collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). These securitization vehicles were very common in the mortgage and consumer debt markets and migrated over into the commercial and buyout loan markets over the past few years. He found that the number of these institutional loan vehicles grew from 150 in 1999 to just over 800 by mid-2007. Peter Rappoport (JPMorgan) reported that, in dollar terms, CDO issuance that focused on corporate lending went from roughly $15 billion in 2003 to over $100 billion in 2006. The preliminary number for the first half of 2007 was nearly $60 billion.
These changes in financing sources were accompanied by financing terms that were more favorable for private equity firms. The analysis by Christopher James (University of Florida), for example, suggests that the general decline in interest rates and risk premiums made debt financing more attractive. Other terms of lending also eased over this period. One indication was the increased origination of so-called “covenant lite” loans in which various types of loan covenants (i.e., conditions placed on the borrower by the lender) were either scaled down or excluded from the loan contract entirely. Blaydon noted that while only 5% of U.S. corporate loans could be categorized as “covenant lite” at year-end 2006, that ratio had increased sharply to over 25% in the first-half of 2007.
Perhaps the most notable indicator of the degree of easing in financing conditions for LBOs is the increased value of debt firms raised relative to their operating cash flow, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). Blaydon noted that, for LBOs, the average ratio of debt to EBITDA increased from about 4 in 2001 to 7 in the first part of 2007.
As discussed by several symposium participants, the credit events of August and September 2007, which originated in the U.S. subprime mortgage markets, spread quickly to the markets for buyout financing (as well as other debt markets) through CDOs and related securitization vehicles. As noted by Rappoport, purchasers of the highest-rated CDO securities, particularly investors in short-term commercial paper backed by these CDO securities, began to require more compensation for taking on the additional funding risks that came to the fore during that period. Once these investors slowed down their securities purchases, the funding of buyout-related transactions, both those already initiated and new ones, slowed dramatically.
A central issue for the symposium was how private equity investors are able to generate value. In particular, the question is: What elements of private equity acquisitions make a firm worth more than the pre-acquisition stock price of publicly traded firms or the value that private owners place on the firm?
One place to start is with the leverage itself. In LBOs, the financing structures of the acquired firms are changed dramatically. As noted by James, before the LBO, a typical firm’s capital structure is roughly two-thirds equity and one-third debt, and after the LBO it is just the reverse, one-third equity and two-thirds debt. Everything else equal, with the tax advantages of debt financing (i.e., fully deductible interest expenses), the value of a firm should increase. Indeed, James finds the LBO acquisition price relative to operating cash flow is strongly positively related to the debt-to-EBITDA ratio. Using a different data source, Chung presented similar trends in the rise in buyout debt-to-earnings ratios and also showed that buyout purchase prices rose accordingly.
Since the tax advantages to debt financing are generally available, the question of why private equity firms are able and willing to use more leverage remains. Several related reasons were suggested during the symposium. One is that private equity firms are able to concentrate the management of the firm on improving performance. In particular, Chung argued that conversion of the firm’s management into much more direct ownership within the form of a private firm, as opposed to a public firm, realigned management incentives to emphasize improved performance. For example, Blaydon stated that the absence of regular reporting of performance measures to public shareholders via public filings removes an “earnings myopia” and allows managers to focus more directly on firm profitability. More generally, private equity ownership can be seen as better aligning management incentives to maximize the value of the acquired firms.
Beyond these incentives and the increased latitude for firms to have longer-term decision horizons, the discussion at the symposium also suggested that private equity acquisition involves identifying firms in which operational efficiency can be improved.
Another important economic component of the private equity investment business is how the investment managers, the GPs, are compensated. As one might expect, the contract terms are affected by and influence their behavior and performance. Ayako Yasuda (Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania) presented her research on this topic based on a database of 238 buyout and VC firms from 1992 to 2006. The standard setup of a private equity investment is that the investor (or LP) commits a fixed level of capital at the inception of a fund, but not all of the commitment is drawn at once. Over the contractual life of the fund, capital is drawn down for making specific investments or for paying the annual management fees, which tend to be 2% of the total commitment per year. Typically, funds make investments during the first five years, hold a given investment for three to seven years, and exit them before the fund expires. The GPs receive variable compensation, known as “carry,” that is typically 20% of the investment return above the original committed capital amount. For example, on a $100 million investment that grows to $150 million over a ten-year investment horizon, the LP pays the GP $20 million (= $100 million x 2% x 10 years) in management fees and $10 million (= ($150-$100) million x 20%) in carry fees.
Yasuda’s research showed that private equity funds expect to receive about 60% of their revenue from management fees (and other fixed revenue components) and the remaining 40% from carried interest (and other variable revenue components). There are key differences between buyout funds and VC funds. Buyout fund managers are found to earn lower revenue per dollar managed than do VC funds, but they earn substantially higher revenue per partner and per professional than do VC funds. The reason for this result is that buyout funds are more scalable and can grow to a larger size without compromising the abilities and success rates of the GPs. In other words, successful VCs can increase the size of funds, but not the size of individual investments; in contrast, successful buyout funds can increase both the size of the funds and the size of individual investments to generate larger revenues per partner.
This degree of scalability of private equity buyout firms is consistent with the increase in both the size of funds and the size of individual acquisitions discussed by Blaydon. However, it also was noted that the very largest buyout deals in recent years have involved partnerships among several private equity firms. This suggests some limits on scalability, perhaps owing to a goal to limit the degree of concentration of risk exposure for a given fund.
Private equity investment provides an alternative mechanism for corporate governance and financing. While the events of the latter half of 2007 clearly indicate that the degree to which this mechanism is used can be affected by general conditions in the overall capital markets, the economics underlying the approach suggest that buyout funds managed by private equity firms will remain an integral part of the global capital markets.


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Help may soon be on the way for poor parents struggling to cover diaper costs.
Brooklyn City Councilman Mark Treyger plans to introduce a bill Thursday that would require the city to provide free diapers at childcare centers, shelters and other government facilities.
“This is a very basic needs item,” said Treyger, a Democrat who represents Coney Island and Bensonhurst.
Under the bill, the Department of Citywide Administrative Service would send diapers to centers that combat domestic violence, early childhood programs administered by the Department of Education and shelters.
Only parents eligible for services at those facilities would be eligible for the freebies.
Treyger’s Pampers for the poor proposal had its infancy in his Brooklyn district office where needy moms often seek financial assistance to cover basic needs like food and shelter.
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Through the grace of God, we strive to provide Christ-centered worship in the rich tradition of the Anglican Church. The weekly celebration of Holy Communion unites us and opens us to God's transforming love.
We strive to ensure that the grace that flows from the Altar is carried to our neighbors through the outreach of the Guild of St. Margaret and we are open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit in responding to other needs as they arise.