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Posted by mattsmith on 20th April 2012 Straight from Todd Zolecki’s Phillies.com blog this morning: “The Phillies rank 14th in the league in on-base percentage (.280), 15th in slugging percentage (.325) and 15th in runs per game average (2.85). If those averages look horrendous, they are. No National League team has finished a season with a worse on-base percentage since the 1965 Mets (.277); a worse slugging percentage since the 1968 Dodgers (.319), 1968 Astros (.317) and 1968 Mets (.315); or a worse runs per game average than the 1942 Phillies (2.61).” The suckitude cannot worsen, right? At some point, even an anemic rehabilitates and becomes stronger… right??? Funny how things work in baseball. Just three years ago, the Phillies were widely regarded as having the best offense in the National League, behind only the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays, maybe, in the majors. Three years later, this is the worst lineup contructed since the Terry Francona era. Juan Pierre, John Mayberry Jr, Freddy Galvis (who will be a good player, but not this year), Placido Polanco are regulars. Heck, does anyone in the lineup scare anyone? Or, how about this repharse: does anyone in the lineup excite or entertain anymone? Rollins? Not anymore. Polanco? Yeah, right… Pierre? Don’t get me started. Mayberry has been a disaster and looks absolutely lost at the plate. Chooch is what he is. He’s honestly the most popular Phillie right now, I’m convinced. Everybody loves the guy, but I don’t think the e-word when I think of Ruiz. Maybe Shane Victorino, when he’s going real good. But he, like just about everyone else, has been nothing more than a singles hitter. Honestly, the “watch” value of this club is at a low. I don’t think I’ve been this disinterested or disgusted since circa 2006, when the Abreus, Lieberthals and Liebers were clogging up roster spots. On any given night, when I’m not working, I tend to pay more attention Nationals games or Mets games (best broadcast team in baseball), Tigers, Rays, Royals, etc. on MLB.TV than I do the Phils. Tags: Bobby Abreu, Freddy Galvis, Jimmy Rollins, John Mayberry Jr., Juan Pierre, Mike Lieberthal, New York Mets, Shane Victorino, Terry Francona, Todd Zolecki, Tomas Perez, Washington Nationals Posted in Phillies commentary, Uncategorized | No Comments »

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The Japanese automaker Suzuki products range in Europe is limited, yet very recognizable by customers. For many years, in his catalog have constantly found the Suzuki Swift and Suzuki Grand Vitara , the two vehicle from the model flag, which we could join the Suzuki Alto even though their turnover is much lower. Having said that, the company covers more segments and occasionally endeavor to go into new ventures such as that recently tried using the Suzuki Kizashi sedan. Suzuki S-Cross Concept Sketch While in the coming years will be the turn of the arrival of a new crossover that relates to complete the range of 4 × 4 models of the brand, that’s one’s own Grand Vitara and Suzuki Jimny fireproof. They recently announced which the impending Paris Motor Show will current the Suzuki S-Cross Concept, a prototype which will advance the lines of upcoming generation crossover Suzuki is launching to compete in the segment overloaded SUV compact. Suzuki S-Cross Concept ahead of Paris Auto Show 2012 The announcement arrives about 6 weeks before that would initiate the Hall but, though the end is near, Suzuki has chose to leave us with the mystery and give us just a couple of images. The Suzuki S-Cross Concept first is the sketch we see at the beginning, which can be seen sporting a fantastic line by using a drop ceiling oval. In the front we find a strong front, integrating the Suzuki logo in large headlights and clean shapes. In fact, in the second image we see in more detail the looks of your headlights, that here are offered in color and not as a sketch. Technologies LED for all functions plus a strip of LEDs LED daytime running lights for a show modernity of your whole, despite the fact that it need to be borne in mind that is a prototype. For now this really is the many info we now have, during the coming weeks we are going to know a lot more information of the product that may be really critical in the future programs of Suzuki. Suzuki S-Cross Concept

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dharmagoat wrote:Hello David, Recently I found that I was unable to log into BuddhistCommunity using FireFox because of the warning that you describe. I am now successfully logging in using Internet Explorer with no signs of malware... yet. I just alerted my buddy Goat to a related concern, so this is a general announcement for anyone else attempting to use the Buddhist-Community site. It has almost certainly been hacked, perhaps by the same person(s) who've messed up e-sangha, or perhaps through a malware spread from e-sangha to B-C. Either way, if you get the warning I just got while using FireFox to check in on Buddhist-Community -- the same, or similar, to that quoted above warning of malicious downloads, etc. -- I highly recommend you do NOT attempt to gain entry to the site with IE. IE is notorious for its vulnerability to malware. Remember, most hackers are aiming at Microsoft products, or at least that is the word I have gotten from my techie friends. If you think you MUST visit a site you know has problems, a Linux OS is probably the safest route. I am not saying you will automatically foul up your OS if you visit Buddhist-Community, but until the kinks get worked out and security is restored, I believe it is better to stay away and not to try to circumvent security warnings with alternate browsers. If you do, you're asking for trouble, and we all know what happens when you go asking for trouble.... Stay safe and be well. And now for the real reason I came here:

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Plan your own adventure with our Gear Checkout program » Wellness Center › Outdoor Recreation The FSC outdoor recreation program offers students a variety of fun outdoor activities, such as bicycling, horseback riding, kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, and camping. These trips are a great way to meet new friends who share similar interests and to learn new skills. One day excursions, overnight trips, and break trips enable participants to enjoy the real Florida at its state parks and recreational facilities. Deep Sea Fishing Trip. Catch your dinner on this fun Outdoor Recreation trip! Participants will set sail and fish for yellow tail snapper, grouper, grunt, sharks, or anything else that takes the bait. This trip is available free to students, but space is limited. Items included on this trip are: transportation by FSC van, boat fee, fishing license, rod and reel rental, and bait. Students may keep their catch or give it to the FSC collection for those who would like to take home more. Manatee Trip. Come snorkel with these gentle giants in Crystal River. This program is a 2 day, 1 night program and costs only $35,which includes wet suit rental. Participants will camp at a campground near the snorkel experience, and wake up early to visit the manatees. Participants will receive instruction on proper interaction with the manatee, as these are wild manatee in their natural environment. Trip fee includes: travel by FSC van, meals, campsite and camping gear, snorkel rental and snorkel experience. Don’t forget to bring an underwater camera! Horseback Riding. Do you love horses? Take a relaxing trail ride with a friend or your significant other! This trip is designed for riders of all experience levels. No experience is necessary to participate. All riders must wear a helmet during the ride. You may borrow a helmet from the stable, or wear your own bike helmet. Paint Ball. Play paintball with your friends for a couple of hours. Bust some stress and paint pellets before exam week! The required gear is provided along with a starting quantity of paint balls. Participants may purchase additional ammo at the shop. Rock Climbing. Are you climbing the walls of your residence hall room? Try climbing real walls and test your strength and endurance skills! This trip is for the novice to experienced rock climber. Aiguille Rock Gym in Orlando has more than 25 walls for various climbing abilities. Students will learn the safety rules of the ropes and how to belay for each other, followed by four hours of climb time. Gear Checkout. Our gear checkout program allows you the chance to plan and take your own outdoor adventure trips. | Find out more » Most of the activities are FREE. Some may require a small deposit to hold your spot. See activities calendar ». Stay on top of the latest events and announcements. Follow us on Facebook »

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Source: Steven Maxwell, 785-532-5740, firstname.lastname@example.org. Note to editor: This is the first in a series of news releases about the color purple in honor of Kansas State University's founding on Feb. 16, 1863. News release prepared by: Greg Tammen, 785-532-2535, email@example.com Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 The power of purple: ROCK MUSIC'S ROOTS RUN DEEP WITH PURPLE, PROFESSOR SAYS MANHATTAN -- Ask Steven Maxwell what the color purple means and his answer is simple: turn the volume to 11 and open your mind, because purple is rock and roll in its prime. "Artistically purple is a descriptive word, and I think that's why it's been adopted by some successful acts in the music world," said Maxwell, assistant professor of music at Kansas State University. In 2008 Maxwell created a class about the history of rock and roll, where he teaches about the genre's evolution and its relationship to history. "The really cool thing about rock and roll is that it ties into the American culture and really reflects what's going on in the country," Maxwell said. "It serves as the voice of the common person and has been associated with some important historical moments in the U.S. It was a part of that voice in the civil rights movement in the '60s and used in protest of the Vietnam War in the '70s." Rock music's history runs purple, with the color being adopted by some of the most influential musicians. "Think of the deeper concept of what a song like 'Purple Haze' means, especially when it first came out," Maxwell said. "The late '60s was all about looking at things differently. Jimi Hendrix perfectly captured that psychedelic era in the country, that time of opening the doors of perception in one's mind and really looking at something on a deeper level." He said the "purple" Hendrix is referring to is that new, unknown, almost analogous way of thinking. "Metaphorically, purple was a blend between the standardized 'primary colors' introduced by mainstream society in the 1950s and mid-1960s," Maxwell said. Other artists, such as Deep Purple and Prince, adopted the color because of its ambiguity in the musical soundscape and pop culture. Deep Purple was one of the pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal, Maxwell said. The group was the first rock band to record with a full Concerto orchestra, as well as the first to turn the volume to 11, a feat earning them the title of the world's loudest band by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1972. And then there's the song "Smoke on the Water." "When that song came out it was such a fresh thing," Maxwell said. "No longer was the focus just on the lyrics. That guitar riff made the music as important as the words. Today most people don't remember the lyrics but they know that guitar lick." In 1984 Prince released "Purple Rain," an album that took the newly introduced music video to the next level as a full-length film. The album also introduced Prince's backing band. The Revolution, an apt title due to the soundtrack's revolutionary nature, Maxwell said. The album has since been seen as an avant-garde piece of work and has been named one of the greatest albums of all time by outlets like Time magazine, Rolling Stone, VH1 and others. "Purple's taking the softness of blue, the loudness of red, and meeting in the middle to make things a little ambiguous. It's a blend of those two primary colors and is therefore a different way of looking at things," he said.

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Through December 2013 - Available upon request Enabling children, especially those most in need, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens is the mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Greene County, Georgia. Join us in supporting these efforts by volunteering to assist children of different ages with homework assignments and school projects, recreation activities, and the creation of arts and crafts. Program is available Mondays - Thursday each week. Minimum age 16. Children 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Depart from the Resort at 3 p.m., return by 6 p.m. Reservations: 72 hours advance notice is required to enable Boys & Girls Club to complete a background check

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A network for all who teach languages to children Just watched a short news report about the government's new proposed Curriculum to include compulsory languages from the age of 7. Said pretty much what most of us have been saying for years but it could finally be here. There's an article here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/primaryeducation/9321651/Forei... but we'd better keep our eyes out for future announcements. Add a Comment

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Investment and Enterprise The Division is recognized as a global centre of excellence on issues related to investment and enterprise for sustainable development. Built on several decades of successful experience, its staff provide international expertise in research and policy analysis, inter-governmental consensus-building, and technical assistance to over 150 countries. Its flagship product is the annual World Investment Report and its main global stakeholder event is the biannual World Investment Forum. The Division also maintains the interactive World Investment Network of over 9,000 members to disseminate and promote all its work on investment and enterprise.

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Holmdel Woman Leads Kimball Patient Care Patient care at Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood gets new leadership, and she’s from right near by. Judy Colorado of Holmdel is the new vice-president of patient care services at the Barnabas Health center. Judy’s tasks include developing, implementing and evaulating the nursing staff’s mission, practices and efficiency. She’s no stranger to fast-paced, complex organizations. Prior to joining Kimball, Judy served as executive director of patient care services at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Her 25-year career also includes stints at St. Vincent’s Medical Center and the New York University Division of Nursing in Manhattan and Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Judy earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Mary Johnston College of Nursing in Manila, Philippines, and went on to a Master’s in hospital and nursing administration at New York University. She is certified as a nurse executive from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

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It’s been nearly 40 years since Stephen King unleashed “Carrie” – a lonely, bullied teen who discovers her terrifying telekinetic powers – and her long shadow still lingers over popular culture. For King, who up to then supplemented the family income with a strong of short fiction, the novel launched a career including novels, story collections, film and television adaptations, essays and recently, even collaboration on a musical. King recently spoke in a conference call ahead of a Dec. 7 appearance at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell’s Tsongas Center about the engine that drives much of his most famous work – fear – and how frightening characters or events in fiction can provide a counter to real-life terrors that may seem beyond control. “I think people have a hunger for things that are scary, and for the fantastic that is sort of wedded to everyday life and every day things,” King said. “When you see something like what’s going on in Gaza and Israel now, that’s a fear of some kind of escalation of things getting out of control, and that is kind of a persuasive thing,” King said. “It’s like a whole-body fever – it’s just a feeling you can’t do anything about, and you are sort of a helpless spectator to that, and the same thing is true in books and movies that are scary.” He added, “You can control it, and if you get really scared, you can leave the movie theater or close the book, right? The only thing you can do with a real-life situation, like what’s going on in the Middle East, is turn off the TV – which is akin to an ostrich burying its hand in the sand – not quite the same thing, somehow.” King said the recent elections proved a rich, if somewhat dismaying, territory to explore. With a chuckle, King said, “For somebody like me, who has dealt with suspense and fear and paranoia for my whole career, to watch a thing like the political campaign that just took place and see how people play on people’s fears, it’s a little bit depressing, in a way – to see people saying, not, ‘You should vote for me, because I’ll do this, this and this and make it better,’ but, ‘You should vote against the other guy because he’s going to do these terrible things’ – that sort of installation of fear.” Of genre and gender If King has been able to tell the experience of everyman in his work, some observers have found much to criticize in his portrayal of female characters and the landscape of horror and suspense in general. “I was raised in a house full of women and I had the chance to observe them firsthand. They were pretty active, energetic and forceful people,” King said. “I tried my best to create the most active and assertive women character that I possibly could.” He said, “I read a book at a formative age – 16 or 17 – a book of criticism of American fiction, by [Leslie A. Fiedler,] who is sort of a wild man – he wrote this book called, “Love And Death in The American Novel.” In Fiedler’s critique, King said, “Most male American novelists had created women that were flat characters – basically, not every interesting,” either passive servants or intent on destroying or men in their lives. King points to “Carrie” – along with other works, such as the 1995 novel “Rose Madder,” in which the protagonist struggles to escape an abusive marriage. “The one that I like best is ‘Lisey’s Story,’” said King, about his 2006 in which a women lives in the shadow of her husband, a writer – and one of many of King’s stories in which the lives of writers feature. Beyond that, King said, “All I can say is, I’m just a man, so I’m doing the best that I can.” Speaking of horror – King says, “First of all, I don’t call myself a horror writer, I don’t do that -- as long as the checks don’t bounce, and my family eats.” Whatever he or others want to call his work, he says, “The [horror] genre has always been looked upon as something that appeals to low tastes, and that’s true in a lot of cases – it does appeal to low tastes, including my own.” But a story that speaks to the horrific, mysterious or just plain creepy can still tell a society something valuable about itself – although King said, it sometimes takes the passing of time for a work to grow in appreciation. “Some time goes by and then people say, ‘Now, wait a minute, ‘The Invasion of The Body Snatchers was about maybe the paranoia in the ‘50s and the [McCarthy era] … or Ira Levin writes ‘The Stepford Wives’ and it’s a popular bestseller, and then a few years later, people say, ‘Now wait a minute, is this actually about feminism?’ and it has an allegorical feel to it. So we don’t always know what we’re doing at the time that we are doing it.” For himself, King said, “The first one who spoke to me that way was William Golding, in ‘Lord of The Flies.’ He was taking boys who I understood. He shows how thin the veneer of civilization is. Or ‘1984’ by George Orwell shows what happens when politics run wild.” Music and muse A common thread throughout many of King’s works is music; many is the story or novel chapter prefaced by a line from a song that sets the tone, as it were, for a character or plot. King has recently collaborated with John Mellencamp on a musical, “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” after he said Mellencamp approached him about the idea. A performance at Alliance Theater in Atlanta drew a sold-out crowd and positive notices. An album with songs from the musical is due out in March. Rather than grand or operatic, it hails more from American roots tradition, something King said he and Mellencamp both enjoy.

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Win $25 in the Anime Wallpapers.Com February 2013 Wallpaper Contest or a Nyan Cat Plushie! |Original / Romaji Lyrics||English Translation| Hohoenda "Mata ashita" tte Shiokaze yorisoi shibaraku yasumou Tatakau yuuki ga afurete kuru kara He smiled and said "See you tomorrow" Accompanied by the sea breeze finally he rests For the courage to fight overflows Sasayaida "Ganbarou" tte Mikazuki yurikago yume mite nemurou Tabi suru genki ga afurete kuru kara They whisper "Do your best" In a crescent moon cradle I sleep dreaming For I'm brimming with excitement for the trip Translated and transliterated by Shinobi Chirlind-Byouko My Little Pony Ties Lyrics copyright to their respective owners or translators. No copyright infringment is intended or implied. Layout and other content copyright Anime Lyrics dot Com / Anime Globe Productions

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Ashley Greene At The Jonas Brothers Concert In Mexico Ashley Greene is in the midst of filming for the next “Twilight” movie, and she was recently spotted in Louisiana for her job, but it looks like she took a quick break to travel with boyfriend Joe Jonas to the Jonas Brothers’ concert in Mexico over the weekend. This doesn’t surprise us since Joe quickly followed Ashley to Louisiana after she left Los Angeles, California and stayed with her for a couple days. We wonder what will happen to this couple who loves spending time together when their schedules get really hectic – aka when Ashley starts filming for hours and hours a day and when Joe is busy with his acting – since he is working on a new TV project with Tom Hanks. Do you think the two will be able to last when they can’t spend as much time together? Or do you think somehow they will end up being with each other just as many hours a day? Are you still upset Joe and Ashley are an item? Or are you warming up to them as a couple? Sound off in the comments section and let us know!

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I upgraded to FE3.13 today (in demo).Long cycles is no problem, but when I attach the short cycles to a graph I keep getting the following problem:for the first one or two that I attach it runs fine, but as soon as I try to load the third pair, CPU usage rises to over 50% constantly.And it keeps giving the message: "authent. succesfull; the chart will update after the incoming tick". It stays like that for hours.When I then try to load the fourth, the cpu usage goes to 100%.Removing the FE from the fourth chart (that does not get uploaded) reduces the cpu usage again to first around 50%, and after removing the third one cpu usage becomes normal again (very low).It looks like trying to update from the server loads the cpu very heavily.Bottom line: it is not possible to load more then 2 pairs in short cycles.have other users this problem also? I got the 100% CPU usage earlier. Last time I checked the task manager Im pretty sure I only have 4 terminal.exe running. When I checked again, I had no idea why it became 5 and one of them is causing the 100% usage.Reboot and all is well again. Quote from: MWCore on July 09, 2012, 07:16:20 pmTo the other poster above: yes I've had a gap on my HotForex demo at open. Also that large EURUSD basket from last week closed this afternoon for me on Tradefort but not yet on Hotforex (still in DD on Hotforex). Possibly Hotforex is not looking like a great broker for Envy v3. To take advantage of the 3.0 Demo Server provided News Filter with 2.1 Shorts,we can observe the 3.0 News Filters and move them across to our Live 2.1 Accounts.2.1 Short FATPScheduler settings (GMT), adjust for your Server GMT time off set.Based on latest 3.0 News Filter times.EURUSD: 08:00 Wed On, 20:00 Wed OffGBPUSD: 08:00 Wed On, 20:00 Wed OffEURJPY: 13:00 Wed On, 06:00 Thur Off.This will NOT be a regular event.I have no desire to help non licensed Envy users.If you are a licensed Envy user and testing 3.0, this may help you to improve your 2.1 Shorts On/Off timings for better profit and less risk. Quote from: BearBull on July 09, 2012, 10:52:14 pmTo take advantage of the 3.0 Demo Server provided News Filter with 2.1 Shorts,we can observe the 3.0 News Filters and move them across to our Live 2.1 Accounts.2.1 Short FATPScheduler settings (GMT), adjust for your Server GMT time off set.Based on latest 3.0 News Filter times.EURUSD: 08:00 Wed On, 20:00 Wed OffGBPUSD: 08:00 Wed On, 20:00 Wed OffEURJPY: 13:00 Wed On, 06:00 Thur Off.This will NOT be a regular event.I have no desire to help non licensed Envy users.If you are a licensed Envy user and testing 3.0, this may help you to improve your 2.1 Shorts On/Off timings for better profit and less risk.Hello BB,I'm running both 3.0 and 2.1, I couldn't find the news server schedule as u mentioned, all I got is email from FE. It would be great if we could find out the news filter settings from 3.0 and mimick it back to 2.1 accurately Here is a tip for Advanced Envy users that can help to reduce Big Basket Stress:Sometimes the Retrace is not enough to trigger the BTP.But it is Big Enough to take the Last and sometimes Next to Last Basket Trade into Profit.So what to do?1) Work out the BTP of the Last / Biggest Basket Trade.2) Manually close out all the Basket Trades that are in Profit.3) Manually set the TP of the now last trade = It's Open Price + BTP.4) Adjust the SL a few Digits.5) Execute that Order Modify.6) Watch as Envy updates the rest of the Baskets TP to that of the biggest Trade.Ok does not close out the Whole Basket.BUT drags in Profit from the Big End Of the Basket.Reduces Basket Level by 1 or 2 Levels.Helps to build the Equity to handle Big Baskets.It works and works well.Have used it many times.PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.Just took a Level 10 EURJPY Long Basket to Level 9 on my 2.1 Live Account and MADE MONEYin the Process.You can call this the BB BRPM (Basket Reduction with Profit Move)Hey this is fun.Just sliced a EURUSD Level 9 to Level 8 and MADE MONEY.These trades are easy to find.Just click on the Profit Column in the Trade Window to sort by the individual trade profit/loss.Good hunting and Basket Level Chopping with PROFIT. EURJPY Long Level 10 created again.Nice to know when you made the right call, that the Retrace was WEAK. Is there an easier way to move my MT4 for Envy from one VPS to another without having to setup all the charts from scratch? Can I just copy the Profiles and Experts folder from the MT4 on the old VPS to the new one? Just be careful Chris that the Retrace is a WEAK one.Don't want to blow doing this with a STRONG Retrace that would have taken out the whole Basket. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter... (we do not send out those spammy email ads, I promise!) We respect your email privacy Page created in 0.783 seconds with 29 queries.

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Nokia Lumia 720, 520 Stake Windows Phone Middle GroundAt Mobile World Congress, Nokia announced two Windows Phone 8 devices that aim to please the bargain shopper. Nokia's Mobile World Congress announcements may have disappointed those hoping for the Finnish firm's next flagship device, but they prove Nokia is committed to serving a broad range of customers. The company took the stage this week to reveal the Lumia 720 and Lumia 520, two middle-of-the-road smartphones that run Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform. Neither is flagship material, and they instead fill empty spaces in Nokia's offerings. White PapersMore >> The Lumia 720 is a midrange device that has a 4.3-inch display with Nokia's ClearBlack technology. The glass is curved so that it forms a smooth surface on the front of the phone. It makes use of the unibody style that Nokia has come to prefer, which means the battery cannot be removed. It has a memory card slot, and the camera features a Carl Ziess f/1.9 lens for better low-light performance. [ Attend Interop Las Vegas, May 6-10, and get the most thorough training on Apple Deployment at the NEW Mac & iOS IT Conference. Use Priority Code DIPR02 by March 2 to save up to $500. ] The 720 will not be sold in the United States. In order to keep the price down, it is targeting markets that don't yet have LTE 4G networks. This means the 720 will likely serve as Nokia's high-end device in emerging markets. The Nokia 520, however, will be sold in the U.S. by T-Mobile USA. It is an entry-level Windows Phone 8 device that includes a 4-inch display that can be used with gloves on. It is powered by a 1-GHz Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor and includes a 5-megapixel camera, 8 GB of storage and a microSD card slot. It will reach stores during the second quarter, though pricing hasn't been revealed. Given the specs and cost of T-Mobile's other Windows Phone devices, the 520 will likely sell for $50 or less. Beyond these two Lumia smartphones, Nokia announced several ultra-low-end devices for emerging markets, the 301 and the 105. Both are simple devices with few features other than basic telephony and messaging. It has been about six months since Nokia announced a flagship device, the Lumia 920. The 920, sold by AT&T in the U.S., is still just reaching some markets around the world and clearly has some life left at the top of Nokia's smartphone heap. With the 720 and 520 added to its stable, Nokia now has devices in the 900, 800, 700, 600 and 500 range, each with clear differences in terms of features and price points. Covering such a range of prices with these phones is exactly what Nokia needs to do in order to get its phones into more hands. Nokia isn't expected to name a successor to the 920 for at least a few more months.

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If you want to know me, ask me. Online dating to me is just weird. You go through picture to picture to find your perfect "match". You pass by people who you think might cut the bill but then you hit skip anyways because you think you can find the next best thing. Eventually, you just keep hitting next, next until well, you run out of people who subscribed to this website. To me online dating has taken the fun out of meeting people. Take this analogy for instance. You live in a medieval town with around 300 people. All you have to pick from is maybe 100 options. Doesn't take long and you find the one you want because that's the pool that you were given. And, there's no interent... Now with match, you have hundreds of millions of people selling themselves hoping for the perfect match. We get so picky and never pick anything because the pool of people to choose from is so big, what's the point on settling with someone who doesn't fit the bill 100% when there is someone better! Take a chance, meet up and enjoy the company of another human being. For one's who want to get a coffee, it's on me.

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Cardinals gather one last time before conclave Rome abuzz with preparations The Sistine Chapel is ready. The new pope's clothes are laid out. Now it's up to the cardinals. The work to elect a successor to retired Pope Benedict XVI begins in earnest Tuesday, with a morning Mass at St. Peter's Basilica. The service -- open to the public -- will be the last public event featuring the 115 cardinals who will choose the new spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. Cardinals taking part in the process will then walk to the Sistine Chapel, chanting prayers as they go, to begin the secret election called the conclave. After that, the only clue the world will have of what is happening inside will be periodic puffs of smoke from a copper chimney installed over the weekend in the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke, no pope. White smoke, success. Rome was abuzz Monday with preparations for the conclave, from the 5,600 journalists the Vatican said had been accredited to cover the event to the red curtains unfurled from the central balcony at St. Peter's, the spot where the world will meet the new pope once he is elected. Tailors have also completed sets of clothes for the new pope to wear as soon as he is elected. Video released by the Vatican over the weekend showed the installation of a pair of stoves inside the chapel. One is used to burn the cardinals' ballots after they are cast and the other to send up the smoke signal -- the one that alerts the world that a vote has been taken and whether there's a new pope. Workers could be seen scaling the roof of the chapel Saturday to install the chimneys that will carry the smoke signals to the world. When we'll see the first smoke is anyone's guess. The cardinals will probably vote Tuesday, but they don't have to, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Monday. If they do, it's likely the first smoke might be seen around 8 p.m. (3 p.m. ET), he said. When cardinals elected Benedict in 2005, the white smoke signaling the decision came about six hours after an earlier, inconclusive vote, he said. It took another 50 minutes for Benedict to dress, pray and finally appear on the balcony of St. Peter's, he said. The longest conclave held since the turn of the 20th century lasted five days. On Monday, cardinals held the last of several days of meetings to discuss church affairs and get acquainted. Lombardi said 152 cardinals were on hand for the final meeting. Church rules prevent cardinals over the age of 80 from participating in the election of a pope but allow them to attend the "General Congregations" that precede the vote. On Friday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, one of about a dozen leading candidates to become pope, said the meetings have focused less on scandals facing the church and more on spiritual matters. "We cardinals sure are praying a lot," Dolan wrote. Contrary to media reports, he wrote in a blog post, the focus of the cardinals' meetings is much the same as it was two millenniums ago, namely: "How most effectively to present the Person, message, and invitation of Jesus to a world that, while searching for salvation and eternal truth, are also at times doubting, skeptical, too busy, or frustrated." He said, "Those are the 'big issues.' You may find that hard to believe, since the 'word on the street' is that all we talk about is corruption in the Vatican, sexual abuse, money. Do these topics come up? Yes! Do they dominate? No!" The scandals came up again Monday when the Vatican Press Office denied conclave accreditation to Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi, who wrote a book about scandals within the Vatican. The book was based partly on documents leaked from Benedict's personal apartments. Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi told CNN the accreditation had been denied because Nuzzi applied as a documentary filmmaker, not as a journalist. Meanwhile, the Italian press is full of speculation about which cardinal may win enough support from his counterparts to be elected, and what regional alliances are being formed. The United States has 11 of the 115 votes, making it the second largest national bloc after Italy. Sixty of the cardinals are from Europe and 67 were appointed by Benedict, who stepped down at the end of last month, becoming the first pontiff to do so in six centuries. Copyright 2013 by CNN NewSource. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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245 Hainton Avenue £ 56-75 per week Property Reference: 245HA Request Further Details This is our largest property in Grimsby, purchased and refurbished in 2006 and offers six letting bedrooms, four very spacious and two smaller bedrooms, and gardens to the front and rear. This was also our first property to offer wireless broadband internet included in the rent! This property benefits from the following: - Six bedrooms, four on the first floor and two on the ground floor. - 5-piece main bathroom with wc, sink, bath, separate shower unit and bidet. - Separate upstairs shower room. - Communal living room. - Large fitted kitchen with 2 halogen hobs and fan oven, dish-washer, washing machine, fridges and freezers and in-sink food disposal unit. - Downstairs wc. - Wireless broadband internet. - DSS tenants welcome!

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Chester area calendar of events from July 21, 2010 to July 29, 2010. As she watched young people compete on American Idol, America’s Got Talent and the like, a thought occurred to Shepherd’s Center of Chesterfield Executive Director Tricia Wolfe: “What my seniors do is just as good.” Requests for two electronic message signs, both by CVS Pharmacy, are among the cases the Planning Commission is set to hear at its July 20 meeting. After a contentious zoning process in 2005, work on what was known as the Copley tract and later named Iron Mill is now proceeding. The 125-acre site was transferred to Wilton Family Investments from Wilton Development and Hank Wilton, who is dealing with problems in other parts of the country. Public hearings on the following items are scheduled for the Planning Commission’s July 20 evening meeting, which will begin at 6 p.m. and take place in the Public Meeting Room of the Chesterfield Administration Building: The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs help to solve a case in which a victim’s stolen credit cards were used to make fraudulent purchases. MARIA DR 7/07 Greenleigh Mobile Homes. The victim was in the shower when she saw someone looking through the frosted window at her. An investigation led to the identification of the suspect, who was taken into custody.

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Regarding the guest column “China’s economic growth will create American jobs” (Oct. 17): The statement by Robert A. McDonald, chairman of the board, president and CEO of Procter & Gamble, and vice chair of the U.S. China Business Council, that business with China is good for the US. I agree with him that business with [...] During President Barack Obama’s weekly radio address Saturday, Oct. 16th, he stated that our tax code has given billions of dollars of tax breaks that encourage companies to create jobs and profits in other countries. Let me translate: Tax breaks equal an untapped source of revenue for the federal government based on the false premise [...] I read that P&G is going to provide PUR water purification packets to the developing world (“P&G goal: Save a life every hour,” Sept. 21). It’s a worthy goal but, hey P&G, why are you going to manufacture this product in a new factory in Singapore? You owe it to your unemployed countrymen to produce [...] After reading the article (“How much does the boss make?” June 21) about P&G CEO’s making millions, I would like to suggest some of them come forth and donate to the “Save the Gamble Home.” After all, they possibly wouldn’t be where they are now if it wasn’t for the fact of what occurred at [...] I was so saddened (or disgusted?) by the article “P&G sued over diaper rashes” (May 14). What has our society come to that diaper rash can be the subject of a lawsuit? Last I checked, we live in free market economy, where a product that doesn’t work well dies a natural death. What I mean [...] Another puzzle analysis, no answers, about the precipitous drop in the Dow, by AP’s Tom Raum and many others (“Feds ask: What happened to Dow?” May 6), but the Media continues to ignore CNBC’s original lead that the plunge in the Dow was initiated by Citigroup’s selling of P&G stock. This kind of wild volatility [...] It is good to see John Pepper enjoying life after P&G. He deserves it (“Former CEO John Pepper gives us a glimpse into life after Procter & Gamble,” March 22). It is, also, good to see he is still involved with the Freedom Center. Perhaps he could reconvene the committee that stated no tax money [...] About The LettersThe Enquirer receives dozens of letters to the editor each week - and because of space limitations, only a fraction of them can appear in print. Here online, we are able to post all of the letters we receive that add to the community conversation. We do not post letters that we deem inappropriate, however. Join the conversation by submitting a letter below or adding your comments to posted letters. Recently Posted Letters - Consider supporting nonprofit for veterans - Parents, don’t sacrifice safety for convenience - PTA story brought back memories - Background checks could save lives - IRS should be targeting progressives - Military has become a jobs program with problems - Liberty and liberalism cannot coexist - Letters painted wrong picture of tea party - Law states tea party can support political campaigns - Assad knows administration has no teeth Read Letters by Email Reset your password We hope you have enjoyed your complimentary access. - Unlimited access to our Web site - iPad-optimized edition - Mobile site & iPhone app You now have full access. Thank you for subscribing. - View articles, videos, galleries and more – 24/7 - Access the tablet-optimized site, mobile site and iPhone app - Share your access with any friend or family member - Subscriber exclusive Top 5 daily email newsletter You will automatically receive the Cincinnati.com Top 5 daily email newsletter. If you don't want to receive this newsletter, you can change your newsletter selections in your account preferences.

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Once your FAFSA is processed by the federal processor, you will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR). Financial Aid will also receive and review the information. A Financial Aid Award Letter or a request for information will be mailed to you. Incoming Freshmen and Transfer Students will be packaged in early March. Registered for the upcoming fall semester continuing students will be packaged after the spring grades are processed, usually in late June.

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The pay day loan is just a loan that is provided on a short phrase basis. They may be mainly given for a time period of two months at most. Other names that will be utilized as opposed to the pay day loans incorporate examine loans or money progress. As soon as you receive your examine, you will need to repay the loan immediately. If it will not be achievable, then you are able to spend the lender additional fees in addition to the desire in the loan as well as the loan by itself. Pay day loan can also be referred to as loan sharking. Posts Tagged ‘finances’ Do you use a prepaid MasterCard? A prepaid MasterCard can be utilized as a debit card or credit card and is accepted in most areas that take credit card installments or debit card. A lot of men and women opt for the prepaid card since they feel that this kind of card offers advantages that credit cards and debit cards are not. Some folks do not have money in your wallet or purse. Some people like to use a card instead of cash simply because they think it is safer than cash. Individuals can enjoy Read more [...]

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In the wake of Mitt Romney’s resounding victory in Florida’s primary, the odds of anyone other than Romney capturing the Republican nomination seem to be as low as the odds Barack Obama will be offered a guest professorship at Hillsdale College. As one of the many conservatives who are less than enthused about the nomination of a self-described “Progressive whose views are moderate,” the time has come to decide whether or not to bite the bullet and vote for Romney in the general election. Traditional party orthodoxy suggests that I should support the lesser of two evils. However, Romney’s ideology is so antithetical to the principles of conservatism that I believe the best thing I can do for the conservative movement and the country in the upcoming election is refuse to give my support or vote to Mitt Romney. The biggest blow to Romney’s conservative credentials is his support for the state-level version of Obamacare during his time in Massachusetts. Romney’s supporters have painted Romneycare as the best of many bad choices for Romney in Massachusetts (although why they would offer up “Three Cheers” for the best of bad alternatives is beyond me.) I would be OK with supporting Romney if he openly stated that Romneycare was a mistake that the legislature forced on him. Unfortunately, Romney has decided to defend his mini-Obamacare project. Romney himself said “I’m proud of what we’ve done” in reference to Romneycare and lauded it as a “Model for the nation.” When asked about what he thought of Obamacare in 2010, Romney said he wanted to “Keep the good parts,” and applauded the “Incentives to purchase private insurance” (in other words, the individual mandate.) These are hardly the words of someone who views Romneycare as the lesser of many evils. Instead, they point to a man who is proud of signing the precursor to Obamacare into law and is fine with an individual mandate on the federal level. Furthermore, Romney’s defense of the individual mandate bears a surprising resemblance to the arguments used by Progressives such as Barack Obama and Franklin Delano Roosevelt to justify their expansions of government. Romney has argued that government-mandated health insurance is based on “Personal responsibility” and Romneycare protects individual rights by preventing “free riders” from gaming the system. It almost seems as if Romney believes we must abandon free market healthcare principles to save free market healthcare. Furthermore, Romney’s argument for Romneycare echoes Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s sentiments in the Commonwealth Club Address that “The exercise of the property rights might so interfere with the rights of the individual that the government, without whose assistance the property rights could not exist, must intervene, not to destroy individualism but to protect it.” FDR and Romney make identical arguments. Romney argues that the exercise of individual rights on healthcare infringes on the rights of other individuals, and thus the government must intervene to protect “individualism.” Jonah Goldberg recently wrote a column arguing that dissatisfied conservatives should vote for Romney because he will owe the conservatives who elected him and govern like a conservative. Unfortunately, Romney and his supporters have shown no sign that they care what conservatives in the Republican Party think. Romney’s scorched-earth campaign tactics against Newt Gingrich and the dismissive, snide treatment Romney’s apologists have given anyone who dares question The Mitt Romney’s conservatism (I’m looking at you, Ann Coulter and David Frum) doesn’t bode well for conservatives who hope Romney will listen to them. Furthermore, voting for Romney will hardly make him want to listen to conservatives. If anything, it will show that Romney can take conservatives for granted and still earn their votes. Mitt Romney’s approach towards government places him drastically outside the conservative camp. Instead of arguing that big government must be eliminated, Romney seems to believe that he can run big government well. Voting for Romney sends the message that conservative voices can be ignored with impunity. Conservatives are ignored by candidates like Romney because they believe conservatives will simply vote for whoever has an R next to their name, the only way to ensure the GOP understands that conservative voices cannot be ignored is to show that our votes are not guaranteed. Mitt “I’m a Progressive” Romney is the ideal candidate to use as proof that even the most loyal Republicans have their limits and will not vote for Liberalism Light.

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“ I don’t sell people houses. I help them buy homes.” MA Licensed Broker Cape Community Real Estate (CCRE), a division of HAC, is a full-service, nonprofit real estate company. In addition to selling deed-restricted homes and conducting lotteries for affordable homes, CCRE can serve as your broker on market-rate sales. All of CCRE’s brokerage fees are used to support HAC’s programs, so if you buy or sell a home through CCRE, you’re helping to keep your neighbors in safe, secure housing and making a contribution to your community. CCRE also administers the Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance program for Barnstable County. This program helps to make home ownership possible for first-time home buyers. To speak with a Cape Community Real Estate agent, please call Gael Kelleher or Karen Davis at 508-771-5400 x 284/282.

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The Wisconsin Book Festival’s new coordinator isn’t coughing up many details on this year’s event yet, at least according to this Isthmus piece. There are just a couple more days left to check out an exhibit of dozens of artists at Pier 1218, a gallery tucked away in a West Side backyard. Spackle Madison has an overview and photos here. A bunch of information on Madison’s summer outdoor entertainment options has emerged over the past week. I summed up the Terrace music lineup for Isthmus and Rob Thomas has a preview of a series of sci-fi movies on the Terrace. The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art has released the schedule for its annual Rooftop Cinema series, which we preview a bit on this week’s Arts Extract podcast. Madison music blog Rock of the Arts has launched a new series aimed at digging up more Wisconsin bands, starting with this interview with Heavy Looks. Finally, get outlandish with your arts reading this week and check out my friend Mark Riechers’ excellent Isthmus piece on yodeling.

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Having never made candy before, I'm glad I went to Henry's for my supplies. They were so helpful answering all my questions and making recommendations. The store was a little busy but they still made sure that I was being helped. The chocolate was fresh and the selection of wraps, molds, ...[more]Sliding Rock Golf Course I'm not a good golfer perhaps not even average but Sliding Rock is a great course. The course is hard compared to some but everyone is so laid back that you don't feel pressure to go faster. The extremely low price makes it attractive to even the most frugal players. Wildlife ...[more]Em's Original Sub Shop The Italian Torpedo is great. It's my favorite meal when it is too hot to cook or we're busy and need something quickly. Service is sometimes lacking, but not lately. Contents of The Daily American Yellow Pages © 2013 The Daily American. All rights reserved. Business Directory, Newspaper Ad, and Daily Deal software are powered by OwnLocal, helping newspapers own local in their market. Local Hero, AdForge, and Daily Deals software are © OwnLocal.com 2008-2011. We request minimal access to your account to help serve you, while ensuring users don't abuse this service :)

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|5 INCH SCREEN AND EASY TO LEARN AND USE!| With an easy to view, wide 5" screen, the Peak 5" Navigation System (PKC0PC) is sure to help guide you on your trip whether it's across the country or just across town. The over-sized 5" screen is larger than that of most automotive GPS navigation systems, allowing you to see more in less time so you can focus on what's really important - operating your vehicle safely. This GPS navigation system has NAVTEQ's United States maps pre-installed which also include thousands of pre-programmed points of interest to help when deciding where to stop for accommodations, food, gas, attractions, and more. The unit can even guide you on your trip with its voice prompt feature capable of providing accurate turn-by-turn directions. With a simple touchscreen user interface, the PKC0PA easily gets you on the best route to your destination. For your convenience, the unit has English and Spanish Language modes as well as two viewing modes for daytime or nighttime driving. You can also choose from multiple routing selections whether you desire the shortest distance, shortest time, or directions without any toll roads. Wide 5.0" Screen Easy to learn and use Intelligent Routing Software finds the best route Thousands of Pre-programmed Points of Interest English and Spanish Modes Pre-loaded with United States Maps by NAVTEQ™ Day and Night Modes Retail Price: $219.79 You Save: $120.82 (55%) Item No: 194146 Ships From: UNITED STATES Condition / Status: New / In Stock |Click here to view all my ads| |Copyright© 1999 - 2013 USFreeads. All rights reserved| Terms of Service

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Welcome to With A Twist Bartending Service, the premier bartending service for Denver and Chicago. Bartenders, cocktail servers or portable bars, With A Twist has everything you need to throw the perfect party for your wedding, corporate event or private get together. Servicing the greater Denver/Boulder area including Summit/Eagle County, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, we will make you the host with the most. Also serving the Chicago Metro area, 312-772-2858. Reserve your Chicago or Denver bartenders today!

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There are National Weather Service reports of storms toppling large trees and a church steeple in Elkin. Surry County EMS director John Shelton said the damage there covered about a 13-mile stretch. He said tobacco and corn crops were affected and that lines were down in a number of areas. No injuries were reported. WXII Facebook fans said the Elkin church that was damaged was Cool Springs Baptist Church. A restaurant on Main Street in Boonville was also damaged. At 4:45 p.m., about 9,400 Duke Energy customers were without power, according to the company's website. About 3,800 of those were in Guilford County, with about 2,800 in Yadkin. Meanwhile, Appalachian Power reported about 1,500 people without power in Carroll and Grayson counties early Thursday afternoon. If you're on our main website, click the Weather link above for live radar and county-by-county alerts. To visit the Live Wire, click here. If you're on our mobile app on your iPhone or Android, click the Weather tab on the home page. To visit the Live Wire on your app, click the Live Wire tab on the home page. Stay with WXII 12 and WXII12.com for updates. See the latest weather photos shared on u local in the slideshow below.

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Canadian Government Orders Deportation of U.S. Soldier who Refused to Return to Iraq Rivera fled to Canada with her husband and children in 2007 to avoid returning to the war. She applied for refugee status, the first female to do so, but was denied by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Rivera, who grew up in Mesquite, Texas, first enlisted in the Army Reserves in July 2001, but was discharged after it turned out she was pregnant. Struggling financially, she reenlisted in 2006 and was sent to Iraq in October of that year. For three months she served as a gate guard at a forward operating base. Soon she began to question the purpose of U.S. involvement in Iraq. “Why am I here? What am I giving my life for? How am I helping my comrades and Iraq's people? What harm do I see here that would affect the safety of my family back home? Is what I am doing self-defense or aggression?” Home on leave, she and her husband decided to drive from Texas to Canada, crossing the border on February 18, 2007. If she returns to the U.S., Rivera will face court-martial and possible time in jail. The Canadian government has given her until September 20 to leave the country. Rivera’s lawyer says her client may appeal to a Canadian federal court. During the Vietnam War, an estimated 40,000-50,000 draft-age Americans fled to Canada, where they were given safe haven. However the government of Stephen Harper, who has been prime minister of Canada for the last 6 ½ years, has been more hostile to U.S. war resisters. -David Wallechinsky, Noel Brinkerhoff To Learn More: US Soldier May Appeal Canadian Deportation Order (by Charmaine Noronha, Associated Press) Iraq War Resister Kimberly Rivera Ordered Deported To U.S. (by Patty Winsa, Toronto Star) Kimberly Rivera Chooses Canada over Unjust War (Courage to Resist) - Top Stories - Unusual News - Where is the Money Going? - U.S. and the World - Appointments and Resignations - Latest News - Your Tax Dollars at Work…State Dept. Lobbies Abroad for Monsanto Biotech Seeds - Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency: Who Is Mel Watt? - Pacific Islanders Ask U.S. Military to not Use Pagan Island for Target Practice - Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Wells Fargo in Wrongful Foreclosure Case - Ambassador from Chad: Who Is Maitine Djoumbe?

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This article can also be found in the Premium Editorial Download "IT in Europe: What is the true definition of cloud?." Download it now to read this article plus other related content. Soho, in the heart of London’s West End, boasts an exciting history, from its early days as the hunting grounds of Henry VIII to the centre of the UK sex industry – reviled and revered in equal measure. In more recent years, the district has become synonymous with film-making, playing host to numerous production companies and offices from Soho Square to Wardour Street. But while Soho might be great for post-production, the studios are nowhere near central London and stretch out into the English countryside or overseas to the Hollywood hills. This distance means a good network is essential for production to run smoothly. “Sohonet was founded in 1995, set up by a number of post-production houses – in spite of the telcos – as they had the need to start moving data around. The telcos fitted neither budgets nor requirements at the time,” says Dave Scammell, CEO of the Soho-based service provider, speaking to Computer Weekly today. The coalition of post-production businesses – 10 in total – formed Sohonet and began to buy up and lease dark fibre, firstly within the area to serve themselves, but later across the world as the need for connections grew. “We grew quite slowly up until 2000, when we were taken over by a small UK telco [called] Neos Networks," says Scammell. "But it subsequently discovered it didn’t have the appetite for the level of service the media industry required,” . As they had during their early days, the production houses knew best, and Scammell led a management buyout of Sohonet in 2003. “If you look at the history of telco, a company lays fibre, adds service, expands and it is constantly changing,” he says. “We extracted ourselves from that cycle and have been growing since then by about 20% every year.” “The original 10 houses were pretty much the only ones we served up until 2000; we grew our customer numbers slightly, but in 2003 we really expanded – not just in Soho but around the world. We now have offices in the US and Australasia and have around 500 customers worldwide.” If you look at the history of telco, a company lays fibre, adds service, expands and is constantly changing. We extracted ourselves from that cycle Dave Scammell, CEO, Sohonet Scammell said the technology behind the network was a mixture of supplier-provided systems and development that Sohonet has carried out itself. “The core infrastructure is dark fibre, which we buy and lease from many different suppliers,” he explains. “We then light the fibre with pretty standard equipment, dependent on the service.” “What we add on is our own custom-designed diagnostics and monitoring. It is designed to be responsive and give a good view of the large-scale networks we work over.” Overall, Sohonet relies on 40 carriers across the globe to carry its customer’s traffic, but Scammell says the extra controls that it put in place with its own technology ensures good service levels for its users. “What is unique about Sohonet is that we are carrier agnostic and designed to deal with a variety of companies from that perspective,” he says. “The thing is, fibre gets cut – it is not too difficult to work out a diverse data path and build that into the network. However, these days, the most serious incidents we see is when large telcos constantly add and change their networks. "Almost on a weekly basis some carriers are doing upgrades and the number of times it goes wrong is astounding," he adds. "By using diverse carriers we can get around that.” One example of how the company navigates around these issues is the way it links its Soho post-production companies with the famed film industry in LA. “A lot of our clients need to send data between London and Los Angeles, so for this we triangulate our network,” says Scammell. “We have one carrier service that takes us from London to New York, a separate carrier from New York to LA and a third carrier between LA and London. If one of them has network problems, we can route that traffic across other parts of the triangle. “Do we have incidents? Yes, but it is because our carriers do. However, we have plans to avoid such things and we have always got our customers in mind, working on the basis that we are happy if our customers are happy.” And the customers are well-known names, ranging from Warner Brothers and HBO in the US, to Pinewood and Shepperton studios in the UK. “Within the studios, we then deal with a lot of productions, from small projects lasting between three and six months through to large scale feature films or projects like Harry Potter, which can go on for years,” says Scammell. Now Sohonet is looking to the future, to continue to growing its customer base and to add new services. “We are planning to expand and have great new projects in the pipeline,” says Scammell. “Our customers have huge data, huge security needs and want to know they can call someone 24/7. As such, we are always looking for more value adds to roll-out to our customers.” As well as launching new storage and compute on-demand services, Sohonet is launching FileRunner, enabling its customers to send files to one another faster, with the same levels of service and security. However, despite the need for extra capacity and infrastructure, Scammell said it was not going to become a datacentre company. “We are in the process of opening up what we like to call Soho Centres,” he says. “We are not trying to be a datacentre company. We are not looking to build and operate them as there are already a lot of major datacentre suppliers that do that. “But, we do want to offer specific locations for more integrated systems for Sohonet customers, typically located with support staff who can be hands on, giving our clients an extra level of reassurance. "There is already one open in Australia, a London location is next and LA will have its own Soho Centre 'within the next month or so'.” “We pride ourselves on being agnostic so if Amazon offers the best solution for a customer, we will offer that over our network, but if they can’t and we have got something we can offer, then we will,” adds Scammell. “We are not trying to be too rigid as every production is difference. Their uniqueness sets them apart and we need to be responsive. We can’t do a one size fits all, cookie-cutter approach; others who have tried that have failed.” Then, it comes down to location, as the company wants to set up operations in more countries as its next avenue of growth. “We will expand to offer more of these products and expand into more geographical areas,” says Scammell. “We have just opened an office in Vancouver and we are starting to expand more around the EU, thanks to huge demand, both where clients want to collaborate with people that work there or those based there want to share what they have.” The CEO concludes: “All these services rely on a really good network and we can offer the security, the connectivity and the service to our unique customers.”

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E-mail this image gallery Pictures: 2012 favorite cookbooks From the Good Eating staff, a year in review on the season's best cookbooks. Whether destined for loved ones or your own bookshelf, what lies between these covers will make cooking about the journey as much as the destination. December 12, 2012

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The 'All-in' Package easyFairs gives you an all-in package, enabling you to do business time & cost-effectively. Everything you need is ready when you arrive. Stand module, furniture & fittings The package includes modular stand build, name board, carpet, 2 spotlights, 1 electric socket, 2 chairs, 1 table, 1 literature rack, WIFI connection, daily cleaning, exhibitor passes, 1 parking ticket, 250 invitation tickets and inclusion in show catalogue. easyFairs also gives you a complete programme of highly targeted promotional activities. TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS 2011 is a professional trade show for invited visitors only, which guarantees high quality footfall. We promote the show through a highly targeted marketing campaign, in close cooperation with prominent trade magazines and user organisations. Plus, we give you as many invitations as you need and provide a variety of online and traditional communications tools to raise your visibility before, during and after the show. Through 'My easyFairs' you can present your company and product portfolio in the online catalogue, and you can simply book your extra orders online. My easyFairs remembers your data, so you can login again anytime you like and continue where you left off. What does 'My easyFairs' mean for you? - Clearly promote your company - You decide which information there will be in the online catalogue. For example, your online company name can be different from the name under which you have booked your stand. - Publish your company logo in the online catalogue. If you have chosen the easyFairs® BOOSTER PACK, then this will give you even more visibility. - Publish your promotion materials free of charge. You only have to upload your data and you'll be recognised not only by the visitors but also by other potential customers. - To highlight your participation to the maximum, just choose the easyFairs® BOOSTER PACK. It will raise your visibility before, during and after the event. My easyFairs is very user-friendly. You can adapt your data at any time. Make sure your data is correct and you won't miss a single visitor! The price of your stand is the total investment of your participation...no surprises, no extra costs! 12m²: € 2.580 15m²: € 3.225 16m²: € 3.440 17.5m²: € 3.765 20m²: € 4.300 Open side: € 200 Boosterpack: € 495 Prices exclude VAT Maximum of four modules per exhibitor Take a look at the Also you can download the bookingform Bianca Wouters - Sales executive Tel: +31 (0)162 408 998

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An Independent Family-Owned Newspaper Follow us on: Subscribe to our RSS News Feed Terri's Tip Top Barbers Wednesday, 15 August 2012 Terri Norris is happy to announce the opening of her new barber shop at 1b Pym Street in Tavistock. Born and bred in Tavistock Terri is a local girl with several relatives running successful businesses of their own. She has been a barber for 23 years and now feels ready to follow in the family footsteps and branch out on her own. Wanting to offer something a bit different, Terri and Tash will be barbering and expanding in the near future with more barbers and wet-shaves. No appointments are necessary, just pop in and wait your turn. Late nights are available on Fridays until 7pm. We welcome everyone to come and have a bite to eat and a drink with us on August 18th 12-5pm to celebrate our opening. We will be open for business on Monday 20th August at 9am. The first 10 clients receive a 50% discount on presentation of this advert. There will be a loyalty scheme available enabling a free haircut after 10 visits. We look forward to seeing you! Copyright Tindle Newspapers Ltd Saturday, 18 May 2013 Something to sell?

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Census of Population and Housing [United States], 1970: Fifth-Count Tallies: Sample Data for School Districts (ICPSR 3524) Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census Summary: These Fifth-Count Tallies by school district were created from the assembled and edited 20-percent, 15-percent, and 5-percent Samples portions of the 1970 Census of Population and Housing. (more info) These data are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions. Because you are not logged in, we cannot verify that you will be able to download the data. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING [UNITED STATES], 1970: FIFTH-COUNT TALLIES: SAMPLE DATA FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1970. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2003. doi:10.3886/ICPSR03524.v1 Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03524.v1 Scope of Study Summary: These Fifth-Count Tallies by school district were created from the assembled and edited 20-percent, 15-percent, and 5-percent Samples portions of the 1970 Census of Population and Housing. Geographic Coverage: United States Date of Collection: Universe: All persons and housing units in the United States. Data Types: census/enumeration data Data Collection Notes: (1) The logical record for the School District file consists of 120 characters of geographical identification followed by 26 16-character tally fields and 878 8-character tally fields followed by 96 characters of padding. The file is sorted within state in ascending sequence of 5-digit school district codes. Where school districts cross county lines, school district total and county component records appear separately. In these cases, the school district total record precedes its county component records, which are sorted by 1970 FIPS county code. School districts with populations of less than 1,000 persons are combined in the code category 99999. (2) The codebook and data collection instrument are provided as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site. Original ICPSR Release: 2003-01-02 Use any of the notification links to add this study to your RSS feed; you will then receive notification if the study is substantively updated. - Citations exports are provided above. Export Study-level metadata (does not include variable-level metadata) If you're looking for collection-level metadata rather than an individual metadata record, please visit our Metadata Records page.

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Email A Friend| Enter the information below to forward this great tip to a friend! she said she needs space This isn't really a tip, this is a request to others out there on possible tips you might have for me about my situation. [RomanceClass: this part of the website is for giving tips. Why not cut/paste this question and send it to the question section at: Here goes. I met this girl, this wonderful girl, and our relationship was literally a whirlwind relationship. We became 'official' very quickly, and just 2 to 3 weeks later had already told each other we love each other. Things continued to get even more serious - I began looking for jobs in her town, which is 6 hours away from where I live now. She mentioned to me that she wanted to have a family with me. It all seemed perfect, or as perfect as anything can get in this world. Then, a week ago Friday, we had an argument because I told her I had been waiting to totally be myself around her to make sure she wasn't going to take off on me first. What I said really hurt her feelings, and I realize now that the comment I made could have easily caused her to have doubts about me and question our love and relationship. But, by the end of that evening, it seemed like things were going ok, and I thought she would get over it. The next morning, I was shocked to read texts from her saying that we needed to take a break - 'not forever' in her words though - and said that she still loved me and hoped I did not hate her. I made the stupid mistake of driving 6 hours to see her, without telling her, so that we could hopefully talk it out. But I came to find out that that very same day that I drove up there, she'd already started talking to someone else. She told me she didn't start talking to anyone else until she told me she was done, and I really want to believe her when she says she did not talk to anyone new until she broke it off with me. But then again, how can you meet and get together with someone that fast, within the space of one day? So I'm confused, wondering if we broke up because of our argument or if we broke up because she wanted to talk to this other girl. Or if it was maybe a combintation of both. I should also mention that while we were together, I was probably overly nice to her, I did anything and everything I could think of for her. I did these things for her because I love her and care about her, and just wanted to make her happy. But I'm afraid now that she might have seen this excessive niceness as incredible insecurity and neediness. And we did have an argument, about a month into our relationship, and in this argument she mentioned how she was worried that I was trying to 'buy' her. One big problem though. She says she still loves me. And God knows I still love her. I'm 30 years old, and never in my life have a I loved someone enough to want to move away from my friends and family and everything I know for her. I've never lived with a girlfriend before, never even THOUGHT of living with a girlfriend before, but I was ready to move 6 hours away just to be closer to this woman so we'd have a better chance of working out. So, as I said, I'm still in love with her....and while we were together, she treated me better than anyone ever has and really showed me respect and caring. So I'm pretty sure that she does still love me like she says she does. But, she's talking to this other girl now, and I don't know what to do. I love her honestly, and I don't want to totally give up on her, but I don't want to try too hard either. Pretty much, I just want her back....but I want to ger her back because she WANTS to have me back. I want her to want me again the way she wanted me before. I just was too insecure around her when we were together, that's one thing I know would have to change. I am starting to date new people, and trying to move on with my life as much as possible. But I'm still in love with her, I want her back, I want her to realize what she pushed away when she broke up with me, I want her to miss me....I want her to want me back the way I want her back. I really feel like this woman is the love of my life, and I can't imagine the rest of my life without her in it. Any help? Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully the fact that I'm gay and talking about a woman won't be something that pushes all of you away and causes you to refuse helping me....love is love, regardless of what form it comes in. My love for her is just as real as the love you all have for your girlfriends or boyfriends. So, please HELP!! I would really value any advice that any of you have to give. Thank you!!!! Back to the Original Article Japanese Love Kanji| Express your love with these gorgeous tote bags, tshirts and other items! The Japanese character for "love" is on a red background. Bookmark this site so you can reference it any time you need romantic / relationship info in the future!

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...is Vontaze Burfict. Two points. First, yeah there are 30 other teams saying the same thing. Second, I want to point out that I am not nearly as critical of the Steelers' drafting as some. I think we tend to magnify our busts and forget those by "geniuses" such as a certain coach in New England. That said, how we (or someone) could not take a flyer on this kid amazes me. He was a beast in college and although somewhat of a douche, he went undrafted. A seventh round selection would have been virtually no risk. I could see him fitting right into our D. Oh well, when your season is over before Christmas you do not have much left to do than to covet other teams' players. :-)

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rFactor 2 – Gjon Camaj Status Update Image Space Incorporated has released a new status update on the ongoing work on their rFactor 2 simulation. This one comes straight from head honcho Gjon Camaj who explains the reason why build releases have not been as frequent as ISI would have hoped lately. ts been a while since our last update so I wanted provide some info on our progress. We were expecting to release an update many weeks ago but I asked that it include an auto skin transfer feature that had some basic functionality. I was told it was too flawed to test so the underlying functionality was rewritten. That lead to some other issues and its still being sorted. Since its been this long already, I’ve asked that it be completed so we can get some feedback from the wider community. Unfortunately this delay has also held up the latest car/track mod release. We’ll get this out as soon as the build update is ready.

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Area officers serve to assure that certain essential functions are met and to help guide and represent the Area. These officers are of course not "bosses," but "trusted servants" consistent with AA experience as outlined in AA's "Tradition Two." In accordance with the Area's Articles of Association, SENY's officers (Article IV) are elected following the Third Legacy Procedure for a two year term of service to begin in January of every odd numbered year (Article IX and X). A brief description of each position is given below. The principal responsibility of an area delegate is to serve as the link between the members and groups in the home area and the General Service Conference. The delegate is not a simple messenger, but actively represents the voice and conscience of his/her area to the greater Fellowship. In that role, the delegate enjoys a "right of decision" in matters before the Conference. See also, the Delegate's Reports. The alternate delegate's principal responsibility is to support the delegate in his/her activities and to be prepared to step in should the area's delegate be unable to serve. He/she also carries other specific responsibilities as designated by the area. The area chair serves as the principal business manager for the area. In that role he/she arranges the agenda and venue for area business meetings in consultation with the other area officers and other local trusted servants, and chairs those meetings. The area registrar serves to keep up the area's records of currently active GSRs, DCMs, DCMCs, standing and ad hoc/special committee chairs and officers. He/she is the liaison with the General Service Office in these matters. The area treasurer is responsible for receiving and managing area funds, paying area obligations, and for making accurate and timely reports to the area on matters of area finance. He/she leads the area in developing its budget, and helping participating trusted servants in managing their service activities within the allocated budget amounts. For more information, position duties and qualifications are suggested in The AA Service Manual. Job descriptions are given in the SENY Service Handbook. The SENY Budget Guidelines also provide some information on how the area supports its officers' activities. More on SENY's officer election process is available on the Elections page.

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Friday, June 29, 2012 The year-old Harford County Traffic Task Force has lead to more than more than 6,800 traffic citations. Harford County has a traffic problem—and local law enforcement want the public to know they're taking it seriously. A main part of their efforts include the Harford County Traffic Task Force—involving the sheriff's office, Aberdeen Police Department, Bel Air Police Department, Havre de Grace Police Department and the Maryland State Police (Bel Air and JFK Barracks). While it has been in place on a trial basis for about a year, a memorandum of understanding made it official on Tuesday. In an effort to combat the high rate of traffic fatalities and accidents in Harford County, local law enforcement formed the unofficial traffic task force in 2011 to target certain areas for enforcement and raise driver awareness. This past spring, Harford … Find the links to Harford County area funeral homes. Here are links to obituaries for the communities of Aberdeen, Bel Air and Havre de Grace and our neighbors around Harford County, as posted by local funeral homes: William C. Brown Community Funeral Home(Aberdeen) Evans Funeral Chapel (Parkville) Harkins Funeral Home (Delta, PA) Kurtz Funeral Home (Jarrettsville) McComas Funeral Home Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home (Perryville) Schimunek Funeral Home Lisa Scott Funeral Home Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home Zellman Funeral Home Thursday, June 28, 2012 Follow up analysis on a hazardous materials issue that began Tuesday indicated the World War I-era chemical agent called Lewisite was present. Traces of a chemical dating back to World War I were found at a demolition site on Aberdeen Proving Ground Tuesday, but APG personnel and Harford County residents are not facing any adverse health risks as a result, a release from APG states. As a precaution, demolition work has stopped and debris at the demolition site is being capped with a cover to ensure continuing public safety, according to the release. APG emergency services personnel responded to a report of an unusual odor Tuesday night. Crews responded again Wednesday afternoon, and determined that no hazardous materials were present, Acting Garrison Public Affairs Officer Adriane Foss told Patch. The odor was reported after pipes were broken during a routine demolition activity … Wednesday is July Fourth, and Patch wants to help you find the best place to enjoy the fireworks. Darlington got the ball rolling over the weekend with Harford County's first fireworks display of the 2012 July Fourth celebration season. The towns of Havre de Grace and Bel Air will offer fireworks displays as in years past, but Harford County isn't the only place local folks go to see the traditional holiday flash and bang. You tell us: Where will you watch the fireworks? Leave a comment. A list of area shows is as follows: July 3 July 3 July 3 July 3 July 3 Rain dates may apply to certain shows. Some shows are private, but can be viewed from surrounding locations. What do those who live and work in Harford County think of the Supreme Court decision? Harford County, along with the rest of the nation, is reacting today to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Health Care Act. Forest Hill residents and long-time state employees Diane Messner and Cindy Chenworth debated the decision over a drink at a shaded table outside Shamrock Coffee in Bel Air Thursday. "This is the difference between a Democrat and a Republican," Messner said with a laugh. Messner said she was pleased the health care act was upheld, while Chenworth was not so keen on the idea. Messner characterized their relationship as "good friends who still disagree." "We have too many people here in Harford County who need health care," Messner said. She added she does not want the health care act to … Do you think President Obama's re-election efforts have been helped by court's ruling? Much of Maryland is split on Thursday's Supreme Court ruling. Some analysts felt President Barack Obama scored a huge win Thursday. Some officials felt Republican challenger Mitt Romney will benefit from conservative momentum following the decision. Either way, Thursday's Supreme Court ruling—one that upheld the individual mandate that requires the purchase of insurance as a tax—thrust health care to the top of the list of campaign topics heading toward November. We want to hear from you. Vote in our poll. Then tell us in the comments if Thursday's ruling has changed or cemented your vote this November. The Supreme Court voted Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act. UPDATED (4:30 p.m.)—State Senator Nancy Jacobs said Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that mandated the purchase of health insurance shakes Harford County to its core. "It is a diverse area. If you look at this county, I believe this county is built on a bedrock of small businesses," Jacobs said in a phone interview with Patch Thursday. "I truly believe this is a great county and we have hundreds of small businesses under 50 employees, and this is going to hurt every single one of them that wants to expand." Video: See what Harford County residents and workers had to say. Glen Glass was fed up. The Republican state delegate for District 34A in Harford County said he thinks his constituents will be up in arms, too, following Thursday's … What does the Supreme Court's ruling on Affordable Health Care mean to you? Various media are reporting that the Supreme Court has upheld the individual mandate that requires the purchase of insurance as a tax. Stay with Patch throughout the day for updates and local reaction. What does it mean to you? Vote in our poll. While you're at it, don't just vote. Tell us why. Leave a comment, sharing your take on today's ruling. ——— NOTE: This poll is published throughout Maryland's network of Patch sites. Families USA praise court decision. Rep. Andy Harris calls for the repeal of the law. UPDATED (3:11 p.m.)—The Supreme Court, in a split decision, has upheld the individual mandate that requires the purchase of insurance as a tax. The announcement allows the Affordable Care Act championed by President Barack Obama to move forward. It's expected that the law would offer health care to more than 30 million Americans, according to the Huffington Post. In a 5-4 opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the majority of the court rejected arguments that the law violated the Constitution's interstate commerce clause. "The individual mandate forces individuals into commerce precisely because they elected to refrain from commercial activity," Roberts wrote. "Such a law cannot be sustained under a clause authorizing Congress to “… The Maryland Transportation Authority has sold 26,000 plans exclusive to Hatem Bridge. About 26,000 people have purchased E-ZPass plans exclusive to Hatem Bridge, the Maryland Transportation Authority said. Customers who open a plan specific to the Hatem Bridge before July 1 will save $10 on renewals for the following year, MdTA executive secretary Harold M. Bartlett said in a news release. The AVI decals will be valid until Sept. 30—after which only cash and E-ZPass transponders will be utilized in the toll lanes on Hatem Bridge. A one-time trip on the bridge is $6 when paying with cash. A transponder will cost $10 for unlimited trips in the next year. "I thank our elected officials and community partners who have helped make the transition to E-ZPass more accessible and convenient for our customers," Bartlett said in a …

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5 Ways To Improve Your Adsense Earnings Over the last few weeks i’ve had a fair amount of questions regarding Adsense, and how to improve your earnings. Ive put this together for you to hopefully answer some of your questions.Enjoy! If webmasters want to monetise their websites, one of the best ways is to do it through Adsense. There are lots of webmasters struggling to earn some good money a day through their sites. But then some of the “geniuses” among them are enjoying hundreds of dollars a day from Adsense ads on their websites. What makes these webmasters different from the other kind is that they are different and they think outside the box. The ones who have been there and done it, have some very useful tips to help those who would want to venture into this field. Some of these tips have boosted quite a lot of earnings in the past and is continuously doing so. Here are some 5 proven ways on how best to improve your Adsense earnings. 1. Concentrating on one format of Adsense ad. The one format that worked well for the majority is the Large Rectangle (336X280). This same format has the tendency to result in higher CTR, or the click-through rates. Why choose this format out of the many you can use? Basically because the ads will look like normal web links, and people, being used to clicking on them, click these types of links. They may or may not know they are clicking on your Adsense but as long as there are clicks, then it will all be for your advantage. 2. Create a custom palette for your ads. Choose a color that will go well with the background of your site. If your site has a white background, try to use white as the color of your ad border and background. The idea to patterning the colors is to make the Adsense look like it is part of the web pages. Again, This will result to more clicks from people visiting your site. 3. Remove the Adsense from the bottom pages of your site and put them at the top. Do not try to hide your Adsense. Put them in the place where people can see them quickly. You will be amazed how the difference between Adsense locations can make when you see your earnings. 4. Maintain links to relevant websites. If you think some sites are better off than the others, put your ads there and try to maintaining and managing them. If there is already lots of Adsense put into that certain site, put yours on top of all of them. That way visitor will see your ads first upon browsing into that site. 5. Try to automate the insertion of your Adsense code into the webpages using SSI (or server side included). Ask your web administrator if your server supports SSI or not. How do you do it? Just save your Adsense code in a text file, save it as “adsense text”, and upload it to the root directory of the web server. Then using SSI, call the code on other pages. This tip is a time saver especially for those who are using automatic page generators to generate pages on their website. These are some of the tips that have worked well for some who want to generate hundreds and even thousands on their websites. It is important to know though that ads are displayed because it fits the interest of the people viewing them. So focusing on a specific topic should be your primary purpose because the displays will be especially targeted on a topic that persons will be viewing already. Note also that there are many other Adsense sharing the same topic as you. It is best to think of making a good ad that will be somewhat different and unique than the ones already done. Every click through that visitors make is a point for you so make every click count by making your Adsense something that people will definitely click on. Tips given by those who have boosted their earnings are just guidelines they want to share with others. If they have somehow worked wonders to some, maybe it can work wonders for you too. Try them out into your ads and see the result it will bring. If others have done it, there is nothing wrong trying it out for yourself. The above tips are some of your questions I received in my inbox, don’t forget to keep your questions coming, remember there is no such thing as a ‘stupid question’, that is what I am here for, so keep them coming. Until next time PS. For those that have’nt got a copy of my ebook ‘ The Baby Steps Roadmap to Internet Marketing Success’, you can now go here and get it for $5 Filed under: Posts Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!

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A recent meeting of the Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held at the Engineers Club in San Francisco. The Section's Annual T. Douglas MacMullen Award was presented during the business portion of the meeting to Irene Halpern, The Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held the first meeting of its 1980- 81 season recently at the Engineers Club in San Francisco. During the business program a certificate was presented to Jonathan J. Some 45 members and guests of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers gathered aboard the Princess Louise for a recent meeting. The evening's paper, titled "Shipboard Noise," was presented by Dr. Calling for a "national shipping policy that really works," the Council of American-Flag Ship Operators (CASO) has issued a strong statement supporting most of the provisions of H.R.11422, House Merchant Marine Committee Chairman John M. Murphy's bill The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has issued a call for technical papers to be delivered at the 1982 meeting to lie held November 18-20—its 90th meeting. The papers are selected for appeal to the broadest, most technically sophisticated audience possible. Employed in the oil and gas industry for 60 years, simple and sturdy swamp and posted drilling barges have been a preferred method to drill in shallow water. This basic design has made it possible for the barge to drill in water depths from six through 24 ft. A new heavyweight anchoring windlass offering major advances in braking capability and load control has been developed by National Supply Company for semisubmersible d r i l l i n g r i g s and drillships. The company says the D-520-E has been The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has joined with the interagency Ship Structure Committee (SSC) in the sponsorship of an international Ship Vibration Symposium to be held at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Va. Calls for a new Maritime Standards Board came from ship financier Paul Slater, speaking at the Maritime London event. Addressing the IMarEST and RINA debate on the single / double hull issue. Slater said that there is no standard established for the design, A recent meeting of the New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers heard a paper titled "Selection Considerations for Shipboard Computer Hardware." The authors were Albert C. Song, vicepresident- micro/mini systems, and Donald F.

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iPass Hotspot Finder Navigate over 1.1 million hotspots in 113 countries. New productivity tools and advanced end-user features for mobile employees including: - Smartphone and laptop versions available - Geotracking – leverages smartphone geotracking coordinates to deliver nearby hotspot data. - Directions to Hotspots – uses Google Maps to give you point-to-point navigation to your selected Hotspots - Trip planning – identifies hotspots near a destination, saves the hotspot map and conveniently retrieves it when needed through My Trips. - Favorites – stores and organizes favorite hotspots. - At-a-glance venue information – includes venue type, location, as well as easy access to information on iPass In-Flight Wi-Fi on participating airlines. - Ratings and reviews – provides richer insight into the quality of Wi-Fi connections and venues with user-generated ratings and reviews, including Inflight Wi-Fi - Correct a Hotspot – provide valuable feedback to iPass to improve hotspot listings View some of our favorite hotspots on Google Maps

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Lighten the Strain on the Earth and Your Budget MOTHER EARTH NEWS is the guide to living — as one reader stated — “with little money and abundant happiness.” Every issue is an invaluable guide to leading a more sustainable life, covering ideas from fighting rising energy costs and protecting the environment to avoiding unnecessary spending on processed food. You’ll find tips for slashing heating bills; growing fresh, natural produce at home; and more. MOTHER EARTH NEWS helps you cut costs without sacrificing modern luxuries. At MOTHER EARTH NEWS, we are dedicated to conserving our planet’s natural resources while helping you conserve your financial resources. That’s why we want you to save money and trees by subscribing through our earth-friendly automatic renewal savings plan. By paying with a credit card, you save an additional $4.95 and get 6 issues of MOTHER EARTH NEWS for only $10.00 (USA only). You may also use the Bill Me option and pay $14.95 for 6 issues.

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March 2011 Issue This month, Goodyear, Arizona, is where the action is for Reds and Indians fans. After a long, hard winter, nothing beats putting on the shades, kicking back and watching a ballgame under blue skies. And the best way to do it is with a trip to spring training. Not only does the experience provide an early dose of warm weather, but it also gives fans the opportunity to get an up-close-and-personal look at the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds prior to Opening Day. You’ll be forgiven if you get a little chuckle out of hearing about a big snowfall at home. (Word of caution: bring plenty of sunscreen.) Before the teams start a new season of major-league action, the players get ready at the spring-training home that they share — the Goodyear Ballpark and Recreational Complex in Goodyear, Arizona, located 20 miles southwest of Phoenix. Bob DiBiasio, the Indians’ vice president of public relations, understands why baseball enthusiasts of all ages eagerly anticipate this time of year. “There is no more special time than March in Arizona at the beginning of a baseball season,” says DiBiasio, now in his 33rd year of watching Indians preseason play. “The climate is wonderful and the ambiance is very casual. Fans get a chance to see the big-leaguers they follow throughout the year, as well as the youngsters they’ve only heard about.” While the team is getting in shape, the atmosphere is much more relaxed than it is once the games become official. Fans have much better access to meeting and greeting players during spring training than they do during the regular season. Before home games, the players usually work out at one of the fields located in the complex. (It’s about a five- to 10-minute walk from the ballpark where the games are played to the area where the teams work out.) Players are available for autographs following the morning workout and after they finish playing for the day. This month, there are 15 Indians and 14 Reds home games at the 10,000-seat ballpark. The Ohio rivals play on March 17 and March 29. The Goodyear Ballpark is located at 1933 S. Ballpark Way, Goodyear, AZ 85338; for more information, call 623/882-3120. If you can’t make it to spring training, mark your calendar for March 31 in Cincinnati and April 1 in Cleveland, when a new baseball season begins in the Buckeye State. For spring-training and regular-season schedules, visit the teams’ websites:

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The following editorial appeared recently in the Friday's Washington Post. Four months ago, the Obama administration radiated optimism that a deal could be struck curbing the most dangerous parts of Iran's nuclear program. What's followed has been a dismal summer. Not only has Iran not agreed to stop its production of higher-enriched uranium, but it has increased its stockpile by 30 percent since May, according to a new report by international inspectors. Not only has it rejected proposals from the United States and five partners that it close an underground production facility near the city of Qom, but it has doubled the number of centrifuges installed there. Rather than negotiate with the international coalition - the last formal talks were in June - Tehran this week is hosting a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement at which it is defiantly reasserting its right to uranium enrichment, despite multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions ordering it to stop. Meanwhile, terrorist attacks by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Lebanon's Hezbollah have targeted Israeli diplomats and tourists in half a dozen countries. What's particularly striking about Iran's behavior is that the nation's leaders seem to ignore the possibility that it will provoke Israel into launching a military strike on the nuclear facilities in the coming weeks. Perhaps supreme leader Ali Khamenei doesn't take the Israeli threat seriously, though clearly he should; perhaps he might welcome such an attack as a way to rally domestic and international support, bust out of tightening economic sanctions and justify a unqualified race for a bomb. Whatever the case, Iran's behavior has pushed the Obama administration into an awkward position. Most U.S. diplomacy now appears to be directed at persuading Israel to hold off on a strike at least until next year, though that could mean allowing Iran's nuclear capabilities to advance to the point where only U.S. military action would be effective. Last week, the White House, anticipating the new report by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, insisted there was still "time and space" for diplomacy. That's probably correct. Despite its advances, Iran still is at least a year or two away from a bomb. It is making only slow progress, at best, on constructing the more advanced centrifuges and missiles it would need to complete an arsenal. Israel and the United States agree that the supreme leader has not yet made a decision to pursue a bomb, and U.S. officials say any such "breakout" move would probably be detected. Tehran's refusal to negotiate seriously and its continuing buildup of nuclear capacity is nevertheless steadily increasing the danger that the Middle East will be engulfed by a new war-one that could interrupt oil supplies, damage the global economy and exacerbate the sectarian conflict already underway in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. An optimistic view would be that Iran is playing a familiar game of brinkmanship. If so, there may not be much more time to step back.

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Hey, that's you! You found this blog through an effort to be 'in the know' when it comes to the shifting online arena. The quest for knowledge, insights, and gems of internet savvy caught your attention and ignited a insatiable desire to participate in a unique social media journey. Latinos as a collective group spend more time engaging and participating in the internet landscape than most. Is it the quest for information or the desire to be entertained that leads us Latinos to participate in social media? Web tools and apps abound offering individuals the opportunity to communicate, collaborate, and explore beyond MySpace or MocoSpace. The possibilities are truly massive in terms of where and how Latinos engage. Social networks such as MiAltos.com and the increasingly popular Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) community prove that the Hispanic online market has a voice and strong desire to be heard. What characteristics or social elements combine to create a successful web presence amongst Latinos? What motivations lead this online segment to participate in social media? True pioneers understand that it's a combination of factors...(content, engagement, value, usability, simplicity, multicultural awareness) Your fellow Latino social media pioneer,

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The Golden Whistle DOUGLAS KEETH, a former corporate vice president for finance at United Technologies Corporation, is going down in history as the highest-ranking whistle-blower so far, and quite probably the richest to date.Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Mr. Keeth supplied evidence of overbilling on a Pentagon contract with Sikorsky Aircraft, enabling the government to recover $150 million, from which he was awarded a 15 percent commission, a tidy $22.5 million. But the news is not truly about Keeth's very golden whistle. The real point is that this latest refunding brings to $738 million the steadily rising paybacks to the government since whistle-blowing legislation was reinforced in 1986. Recoveries this year alone are expected to add up to another $500 million. Besides establishing the well-tempered whistle as the most profitable of musical instruments, these figures represent a significant change of attitude. Outrageously priced coffeepots and toilet seats - once treated rather indulgently as a stock joke about Pentagon procurement practices - typify the sort of careless greed and extravagance now being taken most seriously. The Pentagon may continue to wrap its budget requests in dire warnings of a perilous world. But defense contracts - lacking the justification of the old battle cry, ``national security!'' - are going to be subject to the same questioning scrutiny as appropriations for domestic programs. If the stereotypical welfare queen is fair game, then so are dud missile systems and flawed aircraft. These are the new rules of the game, and they will make for fairer as well as more stringent criteria for budget cutting. Politicians who persist in shrugging their shoulders and accepting the inevitability of government waste are out of touch with their constituents. Citizens punished by belt-tightening in the private sector have every right - especially at tax time - to expect their government to be scrupulously careful in spending public money. Caught between an awesome deficit and a wish list topped by a comprehensive health plan, taxpayers are demanding strict accountability in all kinds of ways. The campaign slogan, ``It's the economy, stupid,'' may be taking on a second meaning of determined frugality - blowing the whistle on all splurging, excess, and waste. Let those whistles continue to tune up in Washington, and across the land.

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2 AstraZeneca $19.9B up 2.1% $33.6B (9th); up 0.9% R&D spend: $5.0B (8th), up 19%; 14.9% of rev. Top brands: Seroquel IR ($3.3B); Crestor ($3.1B); Nexium ($2.4B); Symbicort ($846M) Planned launches: Fostamatinib (arth.): NKTR-118 (constipation) Promotional spend: $1.3B (4th); 6.9% of rev. Patent expirations: Seroquel IR (2012); Nexium (2014); Symbicort (2015); Crestor (2016) AstraZeneca faces one of the steepest revenue declines of the pharma majors. Combined with a pipeline analysts consider anemic at best, analysts talk about an acquisition as being a necessary lifeboat for the firm. Most recently, AZ abandoned its depression medication known as TC-5214 after the compound missed its Phase III primary endpoint. A back-and-forth patent drama over anti-psychotic Seroquel, whose IR form goes off patent later this year, yielded a bit of good news: a US judge asserted that the extended-release version would remain covered until 2017 (although the UK High Court declared that Seroquel XR no longer had protection). The company's present outlook is one of hunkering down: besides multiple waves of job cuts, the firm shuttered at least one R&D location. Its fourth-quarter 2011 earnings call was an unvarnished one: CEO David Brennan acknowledged the pipeline is underperforming, while CFO Simon Lowth said significant revenue declines are in store. Back to first page

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The best and most reliable form of research is the double-blind, placebo-controlled study. A treatment cannot really be said to be proven effective unless it has been examined in properly designed and sufficiently large studies of this type. In these experiments, one group of subjects receives the "real thing"—the active substance being tested. The other half receives a placebo designed to appear, as much as possible, like the real thing. Individuals in both groups don't know whether they are getting the real treatment or placebo (they are "blind"). Furthermore, the researchers administering placebo and real treatment are also kept in the dark about which group is receiving which treatment (making it a "double-blind" experiment). This last part is important, because it prevents the researchers from unintentionally tipping off the study participants, or unconsciously biasing their evaluation of the results. The purpose of this kind of study is to eliminate the power of suggestion. It is true, although hard to believe, that people given (fake) treatment frequently report dramatic and long-lasting improvements in their symptoms. However, if the people in the real treatment group fare significantly better than those in the placebo group, it is a strong indication that the treatment really works. What you've just read is a highly simplified introduction to a crucial and non-intuitive topic. If you'd like a more in-depth analysis, see the article Why Does This Database Rely on Double-blind Studies?

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1994 Clinic Violence Survey Report Law Enforcement Response Improves, Increases in Violence Related to Poor Law Enforcement Response "Local police will not arrest picketers -- [it] is up to clinic staff/clients/escorts. [The] excuse given by local police is that 'we' are the victims and so we must do [a] citizen's arrest!" --Clinic Director, 1994 Clinic Violence Survey Our 1994 survey examined local, state, and federal law enforcement response to clinic violence during the first seven months of 1994. The survey also asked clinics to compare violence during this period in 1994 with violence over the same period in 1993. A final set of questions examined enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act during its first five months in force. In May 1994, President Clinton signed the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act into law. The Act, which provides federal criminal and civil penalties for acts of force, the threat of force, and acts of physical obstruction targeted at those providing or seeking to obtain abortion services, was passed by overwhelming majorities in both the House and the Senate in November of 1993. In addition to the FACE victory, abortion rights advocates prevailed in two major U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 1994. In NOW v. Schiedler, the Court ruled in January that anti-abortion terrorists could be sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). In Madsen v. Women's Health Center the Court upheld the constitutionality of "buffer zone" injunctions created by a state court to protect clinics. These legislative and litigation victories, along with the concerted efforts of abortion rights advocates urging prosecution of anti-abortion extremists, may have improved law enforcement response to clinic violence. Overall the majority of clinics described the response of local, state, and federal law enforcement officials to clinic violence during the first seven months of 1994 as "good" or "excellent." However, clinics that experienced moderate to high levels of violence were much more likely to characterize local, state, and federal law enforcement's response to complaints and incidents of violence as "poor. " When asked to characterize the response of law enforcement agencies during the first seven months of 1994, over one-third (35.4%) of the clinics ranked local law enforcement response as good," with 30.3% reporting an "excellent" response and 11.5% experiencing a "poor" response; 22.9% of clinics were unable to characterize local law enforcement response. Clinics had less contact with state and federal law enforcement officials, but the actions of these authorities still elicited a more positive than negative response. Of the clinics surveyed, 7.3% reported an "excellent" response from state law enforcement and 15.9% labeled state law enforcement response as "good;" 8.9% of clinics said state response was "poor." Two-thirds (67.8%) of clinics could not describe state law enforcement response and reported "don't know" on the survey. Slightly under two-thirds of clinics (60.2%) also could not ratefederal law enforcement response, while 10.5% said federal law enforcement response was excellent," 21.3% said federal response was "good," and 8% reported a "poor" response. The majority of clinics reported that local, state, and federal law enforcement response had either improved or remained the same since 1993, with the greatest increases in responsiveness coming from local and federal officials. Close to half of -clinics (46.8%) reported that local law enforcement response remained the same in 1994, with 30.3% reporting improved response and 2.9% saying that response had declined. One-quarter (25.5%) of clinics said federal law enforcement response had remained the same, while 22.9% said federal response had improved and 1.3% reported the response had declined. Over one-quarter of clinics recorded that state law enforcement response had remained the same, with 14.6% reporting an improvement and 2.5% a decline in state response. Law enforcement response improved since the July murders, but most clinics continued to rely on local rather than federal law enforcement involvement. Fifty eight percent of clinics reported increased sensitivity on the part of local law enforcement, with 4.1% experiencing decreased sensitivity, 24.8% no interaction, and 13.1% not answering the question. While fewer clinics interacted with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 34.7% reported increased sensitivity on the part of the FBI, 1.3% decreased sensitivity, and 53.2% reported no FBI interaction in the aftermath of the July murders. A similar pattern prevailed in regards to Federal Marshals. Of the clinics, 60.5% reported that they had no interaction with federal marshals, but 28.3% of clinics reported increased sensitivity on the part of marshals and 1% reported decreased sensitivity. The importance of effective law enforcement is underscored by 1994 findings showing that the commission of certain violent acts is related to law enforcement response at local, state, and federal levels. Clinics that reported poor local law enforcement response were more likely than clinics that reported an excellent or good response to experience death threats (44.4%), stalking (36. 1 %), home picketing (44.4%), and blockades (30.6%). Of the clinics reporting poor federal law enforcement response, 48% faced death threats, and 52% had staff members who were picketed at home. Clinics that experienced poor state law response were more likely to face blockades (23.7%). Clinics that reported excellent state law enforcement response were more likely not to have had either bomb threats or bombings (82.6%) or arson threats or arson (78.3%) during the first seven months of 1994. In addition, a statistically significant correlation was found between clinics who experienced higher levels of violence and the characterizations of local, state and federal law responses "poor. " Fifty percent of clinics experiencing high levels of violence (3-6 types) characterized local law response as "poor" as did 47.2% of clinics experiencing moderate levels of violence (1-2 types). Only 2.8% of clinics experiencing no violence reported a "poor" response on the part of local law officials. Of the clinics that experienced no violence, 7.1 % rated state law officials as responding poorly to complaints of clinic violence. Over half of the clinics (57.1%) that experienced moderate levels of violence characterized state law response as "poor" and 35.7% of those clinics that experienced high levels of violence characterized the response rate as "poor." Although the correlation between violence and a poor response was not as strong on the state level, it was once again apparent on the federal level. Forty-eight percent of all clinics that experienced high levels of violence characterized federal law enforcement as "poor," 40% of those clinics that experienced moderate levels of violence agreed and 12% of clinics that experienced no violence also characterized the response of federal law officials as poor. One clinic administrator made a direct connection between active federal officials who operated on the local level and the lack of violence at her clinics, "[This clinic] has not experienced any violent activity this year; however, the local FBI agent has contacted us numerous times and has emphatically stated that her office, the Federal Marshals, and the U.S. Attorney for this district are closely monitoring anti-choice activities." To combat violence clinics often were forced to turn to the courts for protection. Legal remedies were sought by over one-fifth (21 %) of the clinics during the first seven months of 1994. Five of the eight clinics seeking temporary injunctions received them. Yet permanent injunctions were granted to only 27.8% of the eighteen clinics seeking this form of relief. Of the sixteen clinics that sought restraining orders, 68.8% obtained them. Clinics experiencing multiple types of violence were most likely to seek legal remedies. Almost half (48.8%) of clinics that faced four or more types of violence sought legal remedies. Of clinics reporting three types of violence, 41.7% sought legal remedies, and 31.5% of clinics experiencing two types of violence sought legal relief. FACE Enforcement Inadequate"On June 10, 1994, Paul Hill decided to step up his protests by trying to prevent patients from entering the [Pensacola Ladies Center] Clinic Property and screaming into Clinic windows. Since the FACE bill had been signed into law by the President the week before, I wanted him arrested under that law. Our local police had no guidelines for such an arrest. I then telephoned the local office of the ATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms] to ask who had the authority to make such an arrest and was referred to the FBI and explained what had happened; they sent out an agent. The agent said he would "take down the information," but could not make an arrest as he had no guidelines.... I decided to go to the top. I telephoned the Justice Department, Attorney General Janet Reno's office, and after two explanations, was put in touch with Kevin Forder in the Civil Rights Division. I explained who I was, what had happened, and what I was seeking. Mr. Forder informed me he was familiar with the Clinic and Paul Hill's activities; but this was not the time to arrest him. He said, 'These problems have always been a local police problem, and would continue to be so..." -- Linda Taggart, Clinic Administrator, Testimony before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice, September 21, 1994 During the first five months after FACE was enacted, 16.6% (52) of the clinics sampled reported FACE violations. The majority of clinics that reported FACE violations were non-profits (42.3%), followed by for-profit clinics (28.8%) and private doctor's offices (26.9%). Federal officials rarely chose to pursue FACE claims themselves, instead directing clinics to seek assistance from local law enforcement or to pursue claims on their own. One quarter of the clinics that identified a FACE violation to federal law enforcement officials were either told that federal authorities would not prosecute or were directed to turn to local law enforcement officials for relief. (See Table 7.) Moreover, even though 55.7% (29) of clinics reporting FACE violations were visited by federal authorities, these visits rarely resulted in the filing of formal charges under FACE. Table 7: Federal Law Enforcement Response to Clinics Reporting FACE Complaints To date, only two FACE prosecutions have been sought by federal authorities. Blockaders were charged and convicted in November under FACE for physically obstructing the entrance to a clinic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Paul Hill was convicted of the murders of Dr. Britton and James Barrett and the attempted murder of June Barrett under FACE. In responding to questions about FACE enforcement in the survey, one clinic director reported that, "[Since passage of FACE there has been] little change in response by local law enforcement. They don't appear to know how to handle complaints and are awaiting their legal department's "interpretation" of FACE law. Another particularly besieged clinic administrator reported that over the course of the first seven months of 1994 her facility experienced blockades, invasions, bomb threats and bombs, arson and arson threats and chemical attacks. Her staff was picketed at home and staff members received numerous death threats. When the administrator contacted federal law enforcement officials in order to report potential FACE violations, she was referred back to local authorities whose previous responses to requests for assistance was minimal. Inadequate enforcement of FACE was a central concern expressed at oversight committee hearings of the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice of the House Judiciary Committee held on September 21, 1994. At those hearings, clinic workers detailed continuing anti-abortion threats and harassment and the lack of federal response to possible FACE violations. At the hearing, a four-member panel comprised of a physician, a clinic owner, a police sergeant and a clinic administrator related numerous incidents of anti-abortion violence and intimidation that law enforcement officials did not pursue as FACE violations. Susan Hill, President of the National Women's Health Organization, which owns nine abortion clinics across the country, testified that neither local nor federal law enforcement officials were making arrests under FACE. Death threats, in particular, have not been dealt with by federal authorities even though FACE expressly prohibits the use or threat of force in connection with the provision of abortion services. While this survey shows that the number of clinics reporting death threats has climbed dramatically, FACE charges have not been instituted against anti-abortion extremists issuing direct death threats to specific health care providers.

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A quarter of the way into the school year, one item is dominating chatter among Tennessee teachers, principals and even some state politicians –– a narrative fully captured and advanced through the media: The state’s controversial new teacher evaluation system, ushered in to bring accountability to classroom instructors, has predictably caused its share of angst among the teachers it measures. Though sentiments aren’t universal, there seems to be a degree of division between the evaluation system –– implemented this year –– and teachers themselves, with some decrying its methodical, time-consuming approach and 1-to-5 grading system that has stressed even longtime, tenured teachers. Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Education officials are backing the program, but have said they plan to address concerns. “We continue to view the evaluation system as a critical foundation for our collective work to improve student achievement,” Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman wrote in an email to educators in September. “The system is not perfect, but it is a significant step forward, and the first step in an ongoing effort to refine and improve evaluation and support for educators.” The state’s education department could not make Huffman available to The City Paper last week. The state House Education Committee is set to hold hearings on the system Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, but most observers aren’t anticipating a scrapping or overhaul of the evaluation program during the next legislative session. It will likely stay largely intact. After all, it was this evaluation formula –– approved in the waning days of Gov. Phil Bredesen’s tenure –– that helped position Tennessee to score $500 million in highly coveted federal Race to the Top funds. In the weeks ahead, storylines of distress –– found inside schools from Chattanooga to Knoxville, to Memphis and Nashville –– will likely keep coming. As it turns out, stories of teachers critical of components of the system are plentiful. “It’s so in-depth and time-consuming for teachers and assistant principals,” said Greg Francescon, a U.S. history teacher at Overton High School, referring to the in-class observations, four or six depending on licensure, that principals must give teachers. “That’s the No. 1 thing. They want you to write these elaborate lesson plans for the observations. . . . It can be daunting.” Francescon, in his ninth year at Overton, senses some “unrest” among teachers. Worse, he said the evaluation system is just the latest among a number of new changes at Metro schools –– block scheduling, “career academies,” and the state’s curbing of the teachers’ collective bargaining ability –– that have made the life of a teacher more difficult. “If you add all those things that have happened over the last couple of years, I would say without a doubt, this is the lowest morale I’ve seen in my teacher friends ever –– easily ” he said. “Students have less accountability and teachers have more and more accountability.” Teachers may squirm and push back amid the changes, but at the top of Metro Nashville Public Schools –– the state’s second-largest school district –– the evaluation system has found an ally in Director of Schools Jesse Register. As teachers return from fall break this week, Metro’s superintendent plans on unveiling a video to teachers in which he seeks to ease some of the unrest and explain why the evaluation system is needed. “I think there is anxiety about it,” Register told The City Paper. “We shouldn’t deny that. But what I’m picking up is, as we get into it, and as teachers and principals put it into practices, the anxiety tends to lessen. “What people need to understand is to take a bigger view of this,” Register said. “It’s not just about firing bad teachers. That’s just one little piece of it ... What this really is to me is it really focuses principals’ and school leaders’ time on looking at best practices and building best instructional practices in schools.” The state-mandated teacher evaluation system carries the acronym TEAM –– Teacher Education Acceleration Model. A centerpiece of the state’s 2010 Race to the Top application, state officials arrived at evaluation parameters following the work of the Tennessee Evaluation Advisory Committee, which included teachers, principals and other educators. The group oversaw field tests that explored four models. At issue is a system that scores teachers based on three components: 50 percent is student achievement data; 35 percent is in-class observations; and 15 percent is student growth. Scores among all three groups will be combined into a 5-category grading scale. A score of 5 represents “significantly above expectations,” while a score of 1 represents “significantly below expectations.” A state prediction bell curve projects only 5 to 10 percent of teachers will score a 5, and 3 to 5 percent of teachers will score a 1. Half of teachers are projected to scores 3s. Nearly three months into the school years, teachers have only been subjected to the observation part of the formula. While surveying classrooms, principals use an extraordinarily detailed four-page rubric to measure instruction. “Planning” and “environment” are also measured. Classroom observations, too, are graded on a 1-to-5 scale. “Some administrators are trying to use this rubric as the 10 Commandments, and it’s very frustrating with the obstacles that exist anyways in the day-to-day world of being an educator,” said Stephen Henry, president of the Metro Nashville Education Association, the local teachers’ union. “It’s supposed to be a tool to help you be better, but it’s being used in a way that’s counterproductive to that.” In nearly three years at Metro schools, Register has proven a team player on several fronts, establishing positive bonds with Mayor Karl Dean, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Nashville Board of Education, among others. His relationship with the state seems equally strong. “I think it’s a very positive change for us,” Register said of the evaluation system. “What remains to be seen is, we have to finish the first year. After that first year is up, we look at what didn’t work well, and we make adjustments. It’s too premature that it’s not going to work, that it’s failing.” Inside Metro schools, Register acknowledges the new system is “very labor-intensive” for principals and assistant principals. To that point, Robbin Wall, principal of McGavock High School, the largest public high school in Tennessee, said the “biggest issue that we’re dealing with is time.” He said instructional evaluations can put principals in classrooms anywhere from to 30 to 90 minutes each time. “It’s hard to make everything fit,” Wall said. “With the number of evaluations that we’re having to do –– especially at a campus my size, where I’ve got maybe 120 teachers –– it’s hard to make all those things work.” Rosemary Wade, a visual arts teacher at Croft Middle School for eight years, said her principal has been “awesome” in helping her work through the new evaluations. The difficulty, she said, is trying to hit 12 different rubric areas in one lesson plan, which she called “next to impossible.” Still, she believes teachers can rise to the challenge in time. “It’s just so new, honestly, that there’s a lot of uncertainty about it.” Wade said. “I think it will eventually come to really strengthen all of us, but of course there’s got to be adjustments made and tweaking some of the areas that don’t work, because they’re trying a new system out, and we’re one of the few states that have it,” she said. Some teachers say the motive behind the new system is admirable, but meeting various criteria isn’t easy. “I think that the idea of having a systemized way of evaluating teachers is a much better idea than what was happening in the past,” said Chris Prosser, who teaches orchestra at Wright Middle School “Some of the expectations when you read the rubric are very difficult to obtain,” he said. “To get a 5 on the evaluation is very difficult to do. Teachers have been told there will be very few 5s. Most teachers are very driven people. Most teachers want to get good grades, just like their students want to get good grades. ... Most teachers are being told that a 3 is going to be a good grade. If I give a quiz, a 3 is like a C. Some of the teachers are having a difficult time because of that.” Prosser is outperforming the mean, however. He said he received a 3 and a half on his first evaluation.

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L5R RPG: 4th Edition Hardcover Core Rulebook $49 L5R RPG: 4th Edition Imperial Histories $32 L5R RPG: 4th Edition Enemies of the Empire $32 L5R RPG: 4th Edition Book of Air $32 Gaming > Legend of the Five Rings CCG > L5R RPG: 4th Edition Second City Boxed Set| Legend of the Five Rings [L5R] Role Playing Game [RPG]: 4th Edition Second City Boxed Set This item is not currently available. |Cards/Pack: -||Manufacturer: Alderac Entertainment Group| |Packs/Box: -||Manufacturer's Item Number: AEG 3309| |Weight: 6.62 lbs. ||UPC Code: 9781594720659| |Manufacturer's Suggested Retail| Price Per Pack: $79.99 The Legend of the Five Rings Second City RPG Boxed Set includes: A complete sourcebook on the Second City, and information on the Colonies beyond its border. A sourcebook detailing the various individuals, groups, and agendas that comprise the Governor's court of the Second City. A complete campaign that brings the characters from a position as minor deputies in the Emerald Empire to major players within the Colonies, and perhaps back again. A poster-sized map of the Second City. Technique Cards, covering all of the Great Clan basic Schools from the L5R RPG core rules. A pad of Character Sheets for everyone at the table. And much, much more! Customers who bought this item also bought... HeroClix: Hobbit Unexpected Journey Starter Set $28 HeroClix: Hobbit Unexpect. Journey Counter Display Box $54 Arcane Legions: Han Cavalry Army Pack $7

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Life without Bargnani ladies and gentlemen. It will be a good 2 months of basketball. Everyone is having a good time. Wtf Kleiza how is that even possible? Haven't loved watching Raptors basketball in such a long time xD big smile on my face too Acy in da house some good garbage time for the rooks, Kman is a beast its going to take time for JV, Davis and Amir knew how to frustrate him Acy with the bucket, everyone is in at the party Damn 21 point win standing O from the fans Feels good to win Theory: Dwayne's old team threw the game for the sake of his career! ;) Though I think Bargs' comments really set off our team as well. It would be nice if the raps could grab a few W's, if only to get of the eastern conference basement don't bash casey like some of you guys but wtf was he thinking putting jose and val back in the game with 2 mins left?

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The next time you find yourself with a neglected cup of macaroni or that last serving of spaghetti that no one seems to want, promise me you'll try this. I've been making pasta frittatas ever since another Kitchn writer mentioned it years ago, and it is hands down my favorite way to use up leftover pasta—along with whatever else is hanging around in the fridge. You make this frittata just like any other. First, cook any meats or vegetables you want to add, then stir in the leftover pasta until it's warmed through. Sprinkle with cheese, then pour the whisked eggs over top. Bake until set and serve. (See our full tutorial on How to Make a Frittata for a more in-depth description.) This works equally well with plain un-sauced pasta or with a portion or two of an actual pasta dish (the pasta pictured here was leftover Fettuccine with Butternut Squash, Brown Butter, and Sage). If the pasta is very saucy, the frittata sometimes doesn't hold together quite as well. I'm happy with the jumble on my plate when this happens, but you can also warm the dish briefly in the microwave and then lift the pasta from the sauce before making the frittata. If the idea of cooking chewy pasta into a eggy frittata sounds completely bizarre to you, like taking breakfast-for-dinner a little too far, I urge you to try it just once. I think you'll be hooked. Do you ever make pasta frittatas? Have any favorite combos? (Image: Emma Christensen)

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... with mystery round robins, that is. Welcome to everyone who is stopping by to see today's mystery round robin reveal! So nice to visit with you. For those of you who don't know me yet, I'm a mom of 3 wonderful kiddos, a wife, a volunteer, a crafter and much, much more. I started my blog just over a year ago as a way to explore my creativity and expand my horizons. I didn't find my love of quilting until several months later, and lately, that is my main focus. I also post about other things from time to time, but that time is less often than I wish it were. Yay, I finally get to show everyone my awesome round robin quilt. It was with some trepidation that I set out on my first round robin experience back in October. I remember wondering to myself why I was worrying about Valentine's Day before even Halloween--yikes! I decided to start with this heart block. I love the scrappy look and I hadn't attempted anything like that yet. I was so pleased with how it turned out! So, off it went into the mail and now my butterflies really began ... not just because I was sending off my project, but now I was being entrusted with someone else's ideas and hopes. I was worried I wouldn't know what to do or know how to put my ideas into reality. The first block I received was from Pippa in France. I love her center block! It was embroidered as a remembrance of her two kids. I added the XOXO borders to share the love, then the ribbon border to tie it all together. Next I got to work on Rachelle's block. Her LOVE was so darling, but it already felt a little busy to me, so for my first border, I kept it simple. The second one I added was a scrappy braid. I like the symbolism of families and friends knit together in love and the braid seemed the perfect way to say that for this project. Lastly, I worked on Sami's quilt. Since mine were the last two borders, I knew I wanted a spectacular finish for her. I really liked the tumbling hearts of the center block and tried to pull them out with the first border. I made all those hearts with 1" squares. For her second border I used a scrappy rectangles to offset the first border that was added. I think it turned out super cute! **UPDATE** I originally included only portions of my borders for Sam's quilt because I didn't want to trump her reveal on her blog. I was reminded, however, that she intends to add to hers to make it full-sized and quilt it for her reveal. Sorry, Sami! Thank you, thank you, thank you to the wonderful ladies of Group 2 and especially thank you to Michelle for co-ordinating this fun project. I'm already on my second round robin (Thanks to Michelle's gentle nudge :) and I'll be posting the first sneak peak for that here in a couple of days. I haven't quilted (or named) my topper yet, but I will ... Thanks for stopping by--and Happy Valentine's Day!

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Three things come to mind: Made a license called "GNU Free Documentation License" which isn't free. Claimed documentation doesn't actually need to be free. Prohibited addition of plugin support for GCC for 10 years. Of course if you're willing to conflate RMS-as-individual with FSF, there's many more. :) Don't get me wrong, I do think FSF and RMS have been an overall positive by far, but they've also done many remarkably stupid things.

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Quite like the monochrome look although it’s not one I would choose. Like many a collecting habit, this is a case (I think) of collecting and not necessarily reading. But then, why not have books as art work, interior decor? A very smart room, but not one for me. Okay, I am a Penguin collector. I have 1800 of the fluffy little books and I love this photo. I also know that most Penguin collectors DO read their books but of course as there are so many of them it is hard to read them all. Thank you for sharing this. I really enjoyed it. Pam I collect Shire Books (not heard of ‘em? then have a look at the website) … they are as well known, obviously, as Penguins, but they are delightful books which take up little shelf space – I have over 250 of them, some modern, some old. And, being slender volumes, they don’t take up too much shelf space, always a bonus! Darling room. Love the chair, the fire, the robot picture, and even the bag by the fire. I imagine the wall opposite the fire has different size books all cattywampus on bookshelves and floor. That is what the fun owner of the room looks upon from his chair. I’ve enjoyed so many of these that you have posted – but am moved to comment on this one as all I can hear in my head is my partner’s voice saying “Those books would look much better if they were organised by colour!!!!” As for the robot, it reminds me of a giant “Iron Man” that I built with a Year 2 class when I was a teacher! I loved that concoction of boxes, lights and tin foil but I don’t think I’d want a picture of him on my wall!

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Methodist Clergy Face Discipline Over Gay Unions The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church says it will continue to enforce church rules against clergy officiating at same-sex unions. The bishops announced their plan Thursday in response to petitions signed by more than a thousand clergy pledging to defy the ban and officiate at same-gender ceremonies. The United Methodist Book of Discipline considers gay relationships "incompatible with Christian teaching." Clergy who officiate at the ceremonies can receive a range of punishments, including suspension or defrocking. The United Methodist Church has 7.8 million members in the United States. Several other mainline Protestant denominations have been moving toward full acceptance of gay marriage, including The Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

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By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The House Agriculture Committee will face floor fights on a number of issues from both parties when the farm bill is taken up, but should be able to hold together its version of the bill for eventual negotiations with the Senate later this summer, ranking member Collin Peterson said Friday. Peterson, a Democrat from Minnesota, also expressed confidence the farm bill could be done before the August recess if both versions are able to get past their respective floor debates in the coming weeks. Peterson said his conversations with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., suggest the legislation will be debated in mid-June. Floor debate begins on the Senate bill Monday afternoon. "Having said that, we have challenges facing us when we get to the floor," Peterson said. Getting to the floor could be the hard part. Partisan agendas could keep the farm bill on the backburner. Heritage Action, an arm of the Heritage Foundation, wrote House leaders on Thursday, warning them not to bring up the farm bill or legislation from the Senate dealing with Internet sales taxes. Heritage Action said debating such bills would take away from the focus now on the Obama administration over political controversies such as the IRS and Benghazi. "Legislation such as the Internet sales tax or the FARM Act which contains nearly $800 billion in food stamp spending, would give the press a reason to shift their attention away from the failures of the Obama administration, to write another 'circular firing squad' article," Heritage Action wrote House leaders. With a 36-10 vote, the House Agriculture Committee had a successful markup on Wednesday by largely keeping the bill intact with the cuts and program changes crafted by Lucas and Peterson. The vast majority of the bill was comparable to the bill the committee passed last summer that GOP leaders declined to bring to the floor due, at least in part, to the presidential election. Peterson noted 13 of 21 Democrats on the committee voted for the bill, "which was better than I thought." Peterson said it showed there is ability to get Democratic votes despite $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In the coming weeks, Peterson said he, Lucas and others will be talking with House leaders about how to manage the floor debate. Peterson said without restrictions on amendments, the floor debate will become too unwieldy to manage. Peterson still sees significant battles on the floor, starting with nutrition programs and cuts. "A lot of our folks on my side think not one penny can be cut out of nutrition," Peterson said. "That's a ridiculous point of view." The key debate will still center on the level of cuts to SNAP. House leaders, notably Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., have championed converting SNAP into block grant money for states with projected savings of $130 billion over 10 years, or more. Republicans have voted to back that route past two years in supporting Ryan's budget plans. Peterson said he and Lucas sought a middle ground by crafting language to eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility rules for SNAP. Forty-three states use such provisions, which have led to states creating a range of standards for enrolling people in SNAP. Some states only enroll people earning 30% above the federal poverty level while other states go to 100% higher than the poverty level. Peterson sees that state-to-state variance as a problem, though most Democrats, by and large, support the rules that are often simply called "cat-el." Other floor challenges in the House will come against Peterson's proposed dairy program, which also is in the Senate bill. Still, the dairy issue will be contentious. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, last year called it a "Soviet-style" program because of the supply-management language. Another floor debate likely will come in sugar policy as well. "It's not going to be easy, but we think we can hold things together," Peterson said. The battle over requiring farmers to meet conservation compliance standards for soil erosion and wetlands preservation also will likely be argued on the floor. Language in the Senate bill would tie compliance to eligibility for crop-insurance premium subsidies, but Lucas opposes that idea. "There will be an amendment on this on the floor," Peterson said. "It will be a tough fight." In 2008, then-chairman Peterson and others were concerned they could be outflanked by a left-right coalition seeking more cuts to farm programs. Moreover, there was the threat of a veto from President George W. Bush. But Peterson not only had backing of now-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., but the committee put together its own in-house shop to whip up support for the bill on the floor. The 2008 farm bill ended up with a veto-proof 317 votes. While the Obama administration wants a farm bill, Peterson said he has talked to Lucas about reviving the in-house whipping operation. Strategy sessions are already planned to deal with dairy and sugar. "We don't have to do what we did in '08 because at least we don't have to fight the administration," Peterson said. Higher SNAP cuts could help the bill through the House. Despite the expected House fights, Peterson also reiterated that "at the end of the day, this bill's going to be written in conference. The key is getting it that far. He also thinks the Senate will be unwilling to accept the level of nutrition savings offered by the House. "There are certain things that are required to get the bill passed over here that aren't going to fly in the Senate," he said. "But we have to get that far before we can sort all of this out." Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., also made that same point in a press call Thursday. "Well, first of all, I absolutely reject the level of cuts and the way this is done in the House," Stabenow told reporters. "They eliminate something called categorical eligibility, which we've now voted down either two or three times on the Senate floor on a bipartisan basis. It came up in committee this week, it was voted down on a bipartisan basis. So that policy does not have support in the U.S. Senate. I won't support it in conference, and so we will look for ways that we can continue to provide savings by tackling abuse, or misuse." Chris Clayton can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org © Copyright 2013 DTN/The Progressive Farmer. All rights reserved.

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A centuries-old market in Aleppo is the latest casualty of the 18-month civil war that has rocked Syria and left more than 30,000 people dead. Fighting between government and rebel forces caused the fire in Aleppo's souk, and damaged doors, stone stalls and passageways. Aleppo's souk — comprised of narrow passages lined with thousands of shops — was once a tourist attraction, and the old city of Aleppo is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The conflict has damaged at least a half-dozen well-known Syrian cultural sites. "The damage to one of the best-preserved old souks in the Middle East was the worst yet to a UNESCO World Heritage site in Syria," the Associated Press reported. "Across the country, looters have broken into a historic castle, stolen artifacts from museums and damaged ruins in the ancient city of Palmyra." Here are images of the Aleppo souk before and after the violence, the ruins of Palmyra, the old city of Damascus, a damaged church in Homs and a rebel fighting in the Crac des Chevaliers, a crusader castle. More from GlobalPost: Inside Syria

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OK i must say that after watching the trailers (forget about the bath scene), it looks more like a sequel than a remake to me, so it might be good to see kinda new stuff. Not a total mess,I just don't like the make-up FX on Jack (Freddy). I'm just saying to myself with all the remakes going on; "What's the future for horror movies". i ONLY hope that in 5-10 years they gonna make a Versus with all of our characters in the same flick. I dreamed about that fact few years ago with Robert, Kane, Doug and brad dourif but i think we gonna have to deal with the new guys. I know no one person has ever played him more than once until Rob Zombie's films, but Mike is not in there and this makes me sad. If all the baddies are in one film you musn't leave out Mike. And if Chucky is in there, Leatherface must be too. ...Sorry for going off topic, I'm just bored and thought i would mention that...I know that this isn't what the thread is about. And Suspiria if you liked Sorority Row enough to buy the blu-ray I'm sure you will like this. I mean I haven't seen it either, but I'm sure it will be better that Sorority Row, even thought I did like that a lot as well. It's Freddy! And it looks more intense. But I guess I will see...I hope I don't build my hopes too high.

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|$50.00 Flat Rate Shipping!| |Manufacturer: Vigo Industries #VG06019WHT3240R| |This Vigo shower tray serves as an excellent solution to prevent leaks for your custom or pre-built shower enclosure. Constructed of acrylic with fiberglass reinforcement, this Vigo shower base features a double threshold, textured bottom for added safety. Durable cross-linked cast acrylic shell is extremely scratch and stain resistant, yet renewable because the color goes all the way through the material. Non-porous surface makes cleaning and sanitizing faster and more effective. Multi-layered backing of thick fiberglass / resin encloses wood reinforcement to prevent flexing of floor pan. At least 30% thicker and stronger than other makes. Pre-leveled with integral tile flange on 2 sides to facilitate installation. Right-hand drain configuration. Textured bottom for extra safety. Standard 3 1/2-In pre-drilled drain opening. 2 Year Limited Warranty.| When can I expect my order to arrive? Ships via fedex Product ships from Rahway, NJ 07065. This product carries a lifetime limited warranty from the manufacturer against defects in material and craftsmanship, subject to normal use. Please contact our Customer Service department at 1-800-530-TAIL(8245) for assistance with warranty questions or claims.

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Luxury Weddings & Parties in Capri, Amalfi Coast in summer & in St Bart & private caribbean islands in winter About Sugokuii Events – Weddings in Capri & St Barth Sugokuii Events Capri Wedding featured in Italian Vogue Sposa! Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here. SUGOKUII EVENTS – CAPRI ITALY & ST BARTH WEDDINGS is proudly powered by

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Friday: Brewers at Marlins When/where: 7:10 p.m., Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens On the mound: RHP Ricky Nolasco (4-1, 3.82) vs. LHP Randy Wolf (4-4, 3.43): Nolasco is coming off a loss to the Dodgers in which he gave up a franchise-record 15 hits and saw his ERA climb more than three-quarters of a run. Wolf in five May starts lost two of three decisions with a 4.82 ERA, 12 walks and 15 strikeouts in 28 innings. Saturday, 7:10 p.m. — RHP Chris Volstad (2-4, 5.91) vs. RHP Yovani Gallardo (7-2, 3.89); Sunday, 1:10 p.m. — RHP Anibal Sanchez (5-1, 2.57) vs. LHP Chris Narveson (2-4, 4.68); Monday, 7:10 p.m.— RHP Javier Vazquez (3-4, 6.02) vs. RHP Zack Greinke (4-1, 5.29). Tuesday-June 9, Braves June 10-13, Diamondbacks June 14-16, at Phillies On the air TV: All games are broadcast on Fox Sports Florida unless otherwise noted. Radio: 1080-AM, 710-AM (Spanish) On the web Q: If not David Wright, what about Aramis Ramirez of the Cubs? Personally I prefer him over less proven guys like Wilson Betemit, and his bat can be rejuvenated in Miami, and finally what would realistically have to be given up for a trade for him? — Wildon, Gainesville A: Couple of issues with Ramirez. First, he's a 10-and-5 guy (10 years in the majors, five with the same team), meaning he has earned veto rights on any trade. Second, per his current contract, Ramirez's $16 million option for 2012 becomes guaranteed if he's traded. The Marlins aren't going to take on Ramirez at that price next season, especially since Matt Dominguez could be ready to take over next season. Third base may not even be the club's most pressing need. Greg Dobbs is getting all the at-bats off right-handed pitching and is leading the National League in hitting this month. Read more on the Florida Marlins blog or ask Juan a question on the Florida Marlins Q&A at sunsentinel.com/marlins. Chat live every Tuesday at noon with Marlins beat writer Juan Rodriguez at sunsentinel.com/marlins. — Juan C. Rodriguez

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May 25, 2011 Well mother nature has been going a little crazy in the Midwest lately. Joplin, Missouri was wiped out a few days ago- just horrible. Then today around eleven a.m., here in KC we found ourselves under a tornado warning. I however was out picking up lunch when this warning went into affect. Also, was listening to my music too loudly (naturally) so didn’t hear the sirens until i got home. In short, i couldn’t get through to anyone at work on the phone & wasn’t sure what the hell was going on, nevermind the fact that it was crazy outside. Dilemma for sure- i had left my computer + hard drives at work, so was freaking out of course. So i grabbed Romeo the turtle & drove back to work, making it just about 2 minutes before our V.P. here made everyone take shelter. Luckily we did not get hit by a tornado. I was surprised by this of course, as i just bought a house & have definitely had the bad luck wind at my back as of late. Above is a picture i took after the scare was over. I was literally drenched from the insane rain & just miserable (as if that isn’t obvious.) Not pictured here of course is Romeo, hanging out in the empty Corona Light box on the ground next to me, pissed off & just being a general punk. Damn bipolar midwestern weather.

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Paul Painter¹ and Lucas McConnell² ¹Materials Science and Engineering and The Energy Institute ²Renewergy Corporation, Erie PA. Presently, biofuels in this country usually means one of two things, ethanol (in the U.S. principally produced from corn) or biodiesel (largely from oilseeds or yellow grease). However, large-scale production of these fuels will inevitably lead to the displacement of croplands used to produce food and there will clearly be a limit on the quantity of ethanol and biodiesel that can be obtained from these sources. Furthermore, although both biodiesel and ethanol have a number of attractive properties (in addition to being derived from a renewable source), they are not without problems (lower energy content, clogging of fuel lines and filters because of their ability to dissolve gums and other deposits, etc.). It would clearly be advantageous if a cheap, relatively simple method were available to produce a predominantly hydrocarbon fuel (i.e., largely decarboxylated oils) from feedstocks that contain high contents of free fatty acids. One source that we wish to particularly focus on is algae, for the purposes of this project being produced on by Renewergy Corporation. Renewergy has developed a proprietary, “aeroponic algalculture” technique that uses a fraction of the water needed by conventional processes and a simple way of increasing surface area for light and CO2 absorption. In preliminary work, we have applied Kolbe electrolysis to the processing of algal oil. Kolbe electrolysis of fatty (alkanoic) acids was the first known electrochemical synthesis. Faraday had originally observed (in 1834) that hydrocarbons are formed upon electrolysis of acetate solutions, but it was H. Kolbe who performed the first detailed investigations of the reactions of carboxylic acids at an anode some fifteen years later. Essentially, the reaction involves the electrochemical oxidative decarboxylation of carboxylic acid salts that leads to radicals, which can then combine to form simple hydrocarbons. We have found that a number of side reactions occur, but these can be advantageous in producing biofuels.

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Apex Minerals shares have jumped after the gold miner announced it is seeking to raise nearly $11.4 million through a private placement and rights issue. Apex announced today it would place 28 million shares with institutional investor clients of Azure Capital, at an issue price of 9 cents per share, to raise $2.52 million. The gold miner also said it would kick off a non-renounceable one for two rights issue for existing shareholders, priced at 8 cents per share to raise up to $8.86 million. The rights issue has been partially underwritten by Azure. At 12:30 PM, WST, Apex stocks were up 20 per cent, trading at 12 cents. Apex chairman Eduar Eshuys said the company is seeking to raise at least $6 million from the rights issue. Mr Eshuys said the funds raised would be used to pay off $4.5 million in short-term debt and to repay creditors. "We are pleased to have received strong support from our shareholders to continue the significant progress we are making at the Wiluna operations," Mr Eshuys said in a statement. "Since the new management team was appointed in April, we have seen a tremendous improvement in increasing production while lowering costs, a trend we expect to continue."

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