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As if owning and operating the city's fastest growing self-serve frozen yogurt business isn't enough, Taylor Berger is about to add two more hospitality titles to his resume.
The 32-year-old attorney turned restaurateur is behind two big Memphis food industry projects – organizing a food truck alliance and filling the old Chicago Pizza Factory in Midtown with a new gourmet hotdog and Mexican eatery called Chiwawa.
This time last year, Memphis City Council passed the food truck ordinance drafted by Jim Strickland and Shea Flinn, allowing self-contained mobile food preparation vehicles to operate in the city of Memphis. Yet a year later, there's still no formal trade group to represent those food truck vendors.
Berger, partner in YoLo Frozen Yogurt & Gelato who added the sixth Memphis and 11th regional location to his portfolio in March, has a YoLo Mobile food truck available for catering events, outdoor functions and festivals.
YoLo is one of 45 operating food trucks in the city that have been authorized by the Shelby County Health Department, with more than 30 pending applications. While the 38103 and 38104 ZIP codes are familiar with food trucks like YoLo, Revival Southern Food Co., Fuel Café and Central BBQ, there's an entire market of operators across the city, and the total amount even surprised Berger.
"There are a lot of us and none of us are really in communication with each other," Berger said. "There's no way for our average customer to know where we are all operating and where we plan to be operating."
That's why he's helping form the Memphis Food Truck Association, similar to the Memphis Restaurant Association or the way the Greater Memphis Chamber represents small businesses. It's similar to the alliance taking shape in Nashville, and "basically every other city that has food trucks," Berger said.
"It's kind of like a little mini chamber of commerce for the food trucks," Berger said. "While each of us has our own little following, this whole group of us could reach a whole lot more people, really create a destination and ultimately be all much better by coordinating events."
Also, as new rules and regulations come up – such as the county looking into adopting an ordinance similar to the city's – interested parties would be able to contact the association and get broader answers to its interests and concerns regarding proposed legislation.
Other member benefits would be sharing best practices, such as how to market themselves on sites like Twitter and Facebook.
"Some of these guys might be awesome cooks, but might not be up to speed on social media," Berger said.
The first meeting of the Memphis Food Truck Association is slated for May 7 at a location to be determined in the Broad Avenue Arts District at 6 p.m. The group hopes to formally form the association and plan its goals for the year.
The inaugural meeting is timely, considering the group's first "food truck rodeo" is set for May 10 at Downtown's Court Square. It's similar to what was organized last year on the day of the City Council's food truck ordinance vote, yet on a bigger scale.
"One thing that's really been successful in other cities is to organize 10 to 20 trucks to go to one spot and on, say, a Saturday afternoon and all vend," Berger said. "What does that is create a fun destination for all of our individual customers to come to."
Follow Memphis Food Truck Association on Facebook at Facebook.com/MemphisFoodTruckers and on Twitter at Twitter.com/MemFoodTruckers.
Meanwhile, Berger, along with six other partners, is preparing to open a new concept called Chiwawa in the old Chicago Pizza Factory space near Overton Square at 2059 Madison Ave. Those other partners are J.D. Sledd, Frank Adcock, Daniel Flanagan, his sister Katherine Flanagan, and Michael and Rachel Hasselle.
The concept is to have two separate cuisines under one roof. The first is gourmet hotdogs of different varieties like Chicago style and a Memphis style, which will be topped with in-house smoked pork and "special barbecue sauce."
The second part of the cuisine will be "simple, fresh," a la carte Mexican dishes such as tacos, tostadas, appetizers and salads.
"There are great places to go in Midtown to get enchiladas with rice and beans and stuff, but that's not really our approach," Berger said. "My goal here is to really to keep our price point low and to really have a range on the menu of $2 to $6 items."
Chiwawa's partners signed the lease last week with landlord Taylor Caruthers, who was represented by Alex Turley of CB Richard Ellis Memphis. The restaurant is 3,000 square feet, and the adjoining patio is 1,800 square feet.
They're shooting for a late summer/early fall opening.
Chicago Pizza Factory closed its doors in the late-1980s and has been vacant since. It's just a few blocks west of Berger's highest performing YoLo location at 6 S. Cooper St.
As for Berger – who previously practiced estate planning, taxation and probate administration and litigation law – the food industry is certainly a different animal, but it has its parallels.
"It's a world of difference, but I really enjoy this work," he said. "It certainly comes in handy to have legal training."
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I only just realized that Pentium no longer means "crappy NetBurst", but now means "low end C2D". And later this month, there will be "Pentiums" and even "Celerons" built on the same architecture as the i5. How do you let your friends know that the "Pentium" is either a worthless, power-hungry dinosaur; or a cheap version of the i5? Should people memorize the chip serial numbers? Because that seems to be the only way of figuring out what the chip is these days.
It's just Schroedinger's processor. You have to watch it closely to permanently enable or disble VT.
is VT really significant? VMware on a CPU without VT works just fine, doesn't it?
is VT really significant? VMware on a CPU without VT works just fine, doesn't it?
Yes, but there are many applications where having VT will improve the performance of the VM. If you do a lot of virtualization, you'll definitely want it.
VT lets you run a 64-bit guest OS on a 32-bit host OS. It probably has some performance benefits, too.
No flame intended to the Intel fans, but this is one thing I find much simpler with AMD's nomenclature.
I fully agree with this, it's absolutely impossible to fully understand Intel's CPU product line up. And why make all those different models anyway? I understand you have a branch of products focussing on power consumption and another on speed, but the current amount of different processors, brand names, code names, series, serial numbers is completely insane. Especially, as you point out, because the meaning of these names keep changing all the time!
That is one of the reasons I ended up switching to AMD. With Intel it was getting to be a PITA to figure out which were the "good" chips, which were the "okay" chips and which were the cheapos. Especially since some of their chips have VT and some don't. I like how AMD only has three lines-Phenom = (best) Athlon = (good) and Sempron = (cheapo). Plus I remember what it was like when Intel was a monopoly and do NOT want to go back!
And lets be honest, once we hit dual cores for the average Joe the PC ha passed good enough a few miles back. Checking the logs on my customer's PCs on followup even the duals are spending a good amount of their time twiddling their thumbs, because the average user just doesn't come up with enough work to keep them fed. And with the economy in the crapper my customers like how cheap the new AMDs are. Hell you can get a quad for $99!
And as far as these new chips go, does Intel want to get a monopoly charge dropped on it? I mean here they are, being investigated left and right, and the come out with a whole new line of chips with onboard GPUs which looks like it is just another shot at locking out Nvidia. It sure as hell smells to me like trying to lock up the chipset market for themselves. I predict if Intel doesn't get a serious smack down from the EU or Justice Dept that it is gonna end up just them and AMD unless Nvidia buys Via and tries to get in the game that way. Does ATI even make chipsets for Intel boards since being bought by AMD? I know they locked Nvidia into the dead end LGA775 and basically give up. So is there anyone besides Intel making chips for the new socket?
Intel also has three lines that more or less directly correspond to AMDs: Core/Phenom (good), Pentium/Athlon (ok) and Celeron/Sempron (cheap), plus the server Xeon/Opteron. The real pain is the amount of different model numbers and numbering schemes. The secret decoder ring for Intel models is:
A) old three number codes
E.g. Pentium 965, Celeron 450,
First digit is the model, second digit corresponds to the speed
These are usually old crap and should be avoided. Celeron 743 and Celeron 900 fairly recent low-end chips that you can still buy.
B) Letter plus four numbers codes, e.g. SU7300:
* S = small form factor
* U = ultra-low voltage (5-10W), L = low-voltage (17W), P = medium voltage (25W), T = desktop replacement (35W), E = Desktop (65W), Q = quad-core (65-130W), X = extreme edition
* 7 = model line, tells you about amount of cache, VT capability etc. Scale goes from 1 (crap) to 9 (can't afford).
* 3 = clock frequency, relative performance within the line. Scale from 0 to 9.
* 00 = random features disabled or enabled, have to look up for specific details.
C) New Core i3-XYZa
Similar to scheme B, with the added dash and more confusing
* i3 = Line within Core brand, can be i3 (cheap, but better than Celeron or Pentium), i5 (decent) or i7 (high-end)
* X = the actual model, tells you the amount of cache and number of cores, but only together with the processor line (i3-5xx is very different from i5-5xx)
* Y = corresponds to clock speed, higher is better
* Z = modifier, currently 0, 1 or 5 for specific features
* a = type of processor: X = extreme, M = mobile, QM = quad-core mobile, LM = low-voltage mobile, UM = ultra-low-voltage mobile
This secret decoder ring is exactly where Intel has got it all wrong. Who needs to charge them with antitrust violations when the marketing and product departments will run them into the ground anyway
And as far as these new chips go, does Intel want to get a monopoly charge dropped on it?
The writing has been on the wall for a while, it will all be integrated into one chip at least on the low end. Oh sure Intel might get slapped one way or the other but by the time the dust settles it'll all be on a <30nm chip and no court will manage to force them to create discrete chips again.
The other part is games but the chips are running ahead of eyes and displays and developer time, if you looked at the latest reviews they only test at 2560x1600 with full AA/AF. I'm sure Fermi will be impressive b
Last I checked, 1080p displays where becoming the norm for PCs...
The largest segment is technically 1280x1024 @ 21.2%, typically the highest resolution available on consumer CRTs. The next largest is 1680x1050 @ 19.98%, which is most definitely an LCD display. Technically it's not 1080p, but it's damn close for most applications. If you include all the resolutions from 1680x1050 all the way up to 1900x1200, HD, or "damn close HD" makes up a full third (36.69%) of the displays being used. The 8800 is no doubt a stellar card (I wish I'd bought one two years ago, instead
Monopolies are only illegal when you abuse them.
And lets be honest, once we hit dual cores for the average Joe the PC ha passed good enough a few miles back.
When has that not been the case with PCs?
They've always been way past good enough for the average user.
I tried to make 2 alternatives for my imaginary new PC (as I am getting sick of Apple), one AMD Athlon 2 Quad based, other i5 or i7 based.
If you go with a trusted brand like Asus, the mainboard may cost more than the CPU itself! AMD mainboards are way cheaper and has an integrated but a REAL gpu, ATI 4000 something which really supports up to directx 10.1 and has several 2d acceleration features.
I couldn't see usual suspects offering i5/i7 supporting chipsets, VIA etc... Or they are a bit late...
I finally understand, i5 is lighter version of i7 with less cache. OK, it is what Intel did for years with Pentium/Celeron.
What is the basis of not enabling "HT" on lower end while it is on higher end which is already in use by high end Workstations and apps actually using the cores and doesn't need some fake virtual CPU to fill threads?
I think the CPU lineup goes like this:
8088, 8086, 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium, Athlon, umm not sure if there is anything faster than that.
The average consumer doesn't give a shit what socket their CPU is in either, so it's all okay.
What? With Pentium it was easy - there was a year or so long break between using this brand for Netburst and for Core architecture. For around 2 years already anything new & under Pentium brand gives you nice, cheap, C2D CPU...perfect in typical laptops. Yes, it's slightly slower, but together with Intel GFX and slow HDDs it doesn't matter.
Intel of course wasn't really promoting those CPUs, wishing from you to overpaid for full C2D, but they weren't secretive about them either.
Yup. And for a while, Pentium meant "Core Duo, not Core 2 though".
It's why I've been VERY wary of anything but "Core whatever" branded CPUs, to Intel's detriment - I've held off on an HTPC purchase for a while because the cost was more than I was willing to justify, and Adobe Flash is iffy unless you have a LOT of CPU horsepower...
In addition, Intel beefed up their graphics core and it appears that the new Intel GMA HD integrated graphics engine offers solid HD video performance
Solid HD video performance? I see 35% CPU load in the Casion Royale 1080p trailer screenshot, on a fast Quad-core CPU. My puny single-core Atom 1.6Ghz with NVidia graphics does 6-10% max on any 1080p content I throw at it in XBMC.
It's better than what Intel offered before: nothing, but I still wouldn't recommend Intel graphics for any HD video player.
You shouldn't be recommend Intel graphics for pretty much anything.
I disagree. I've had a few laptops that were primarily used for programming. On those, the basic, build-in Intel graphics (GMA950 and X3100, iirc) were just fine.
In fact, they were even better than ATI or nVidia graphics for me: those computers were running Linux, and I could always count on the Intel drivers being available for the most up-to-date Linux kernels, whereas I couldn't make that assumption for the closed-source nVidia or ATI
No, Intel is great. They have the best drivers right now (AMD OSS drivers are caching up, though), and as long as you don't play a lot of Wine Crysis they are plenty powerful.
Actually what you see os the entire cpu load including the gpu part, what you see in the second case is the pure cpu load and offloaded gpu, the end result is pretty much the same if you sum both up...
You're wrong. What you're seeing is that apparently the Casino Royale video is not fully accelerated by the GPU. The GPU load is never factored in the Windows performance monitor, you need CPU-z or something like that.
http://techreport.com/articles.x/18216/1 [techreport.com]
"As a CPU technology, Clarkdale is excellent. I can't get over how the Core i5-661 kept nearly matching the Core 2 Quad Q9400 in things like video encoding and rendering with just two cores. We've known for a while how potent the Nehalem microarchitecture can be, but seeing a dual-core processor take on a quad-core from the immediately preceding generation is, as I said, pretty mind-blowing. Clarkdale's power consumption is admirably low at peak
The integrated graphics processor on Clarkdale has, to some extent, managed to exceed my rather low expectations."
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3704 [anandtech.com]
"For a HTPC there's simply none better than these new Clarkies. The on-package GPU keeps power consumption nice and low, enabling some pretty cool mini-ITX designs that we'll see this year. Then there's the feature holy-grail: Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD-MA bitstreaming over HDMI. If you're serious about building an HTPC in 2010, you'll want one of Intel's new Core i3s or i5s."
http://anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3705 [anandtech.com]
"From the balanced notebook perspective, Arrandale is awesome. Battery life doesn't improve, but performance goes up tremendously. The end result is better performance for hopefully the same power consumption. If you're stuck with an aging laptop it's worth the wait. If you can wait even longer we expect to see a second rev of Arrandale silicon towards the middle of the year with better power characteristics. Let's look at some other mobile markets, though.
If what you're after is raw, unadulterated performance, there are still faster options.
We are also missing something to replace the ultra-long battery life offered by the Core 2 Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) parts. "
Wow, you're cherry-picking in favor of Intel, how about some quotes like:
When I first started testing Clarkdale I actually had to call Intel and ask them to explain why this wasn't a worthless product. The Core i5 661 is priced entirely too high for what it is, and it's not even the most expensive Clarkdale Intel is selling!
Anyone else suspicious of this? Intel trying to use its CPU monopoly to gain a GPU monopoly?
We breath oxygen. What do you breath there?
It will further cement thier already near monopoly in the integrated graphics for intel based systems segment. Whether it will have much impact on the gamer graphics segment depends on how well it performs. It seems that they have more or less caught up with AMD integrated graphics but I don't think that in itself is enough to seriously impact on sales of discrete graphics cards.
Unfortunately TFA jumps straight from integrated graphics to a £130 card and uses completely different settings for the two
While you might have missed that Intel already is the largest GPU vendor in the world for years (gaming is small compared to B2B sales), you are right, anyway. When offering intel CPUs implies having to buy their GPU, the air will become thin for excellent integrated chipset offerings as Nvidia's. Instead of pushing customers through secret, anti-competitive contracts, they have just changed their product lineup. Want a CPU? Fine, but you can't have it without a GPU.
It will be interesting to see, wether Apple will get special treatment. The have already semi-officially let a word slip out, that they are not interested in the Arrandale GPU and won't use it. It's just not powerful enough for their GPU-laden OS and application lineup compared to Nvidia's chipset offerings.
And remember the last time they did this? Before the 486, there were a few x87 manufactures (including AMD). The 486 came with an integrated 487, so there was no need to buy one from a third party (they later split the line into 486sx and dx, where the sx was a 486 with the broken 487 disabled).
AMD survived by ramping up investment in their x86 clones and shifted to selling x86+x87 cores, rather than just x87 cores, as their primary market. ATi is doing the same thing by being purchased by AMD. nVidia
Jepp they already said they want to bankrupt nvidia, every move in the last year was in this direction, first shutting out the ION chipset by illegal pricing now trying to push the gpus into the core so that the cheap enough solution ends wherever nvidia (and ATI but they are less bothered since they can do the same) got its core money from, third fighting a patent war on them to shoot them out of the chipset market.
The entire thing started when NVidia was blabbering about you dont need CPU upgrades anymore just use the GPU for everything, that woke Intel up, and as usual with cheapass solutions which are worse but cheaper they kill off the competition!
Worked in the past works again.
I wonder if we will see NVidia in 5 years at all in the PC market they might end up being a second PowerVR still healthy in the embedded sector but not at all present on the PC side of things.
I bought an i7 as part of a general upgrade a few months ago; it wasn't until I had it installed and happened to check Task Manager that I realised it was a quad core chip.
Probably dual-core, with hyper-threading turned on. Try one of the many CPU-ID programs to view your CPU's full features (or cat
The article is awful. There is only one game benchmark and that compared to an integrated AMD GPU that hardly anybody has heard of. There is also no way of telling from the article whether the integrated intel graphics actually has HD video decode acceleration or not. The modern core i5 chips are pretty capable of decoding 1080p content by themselves without any gpu assistance.
I think the article writer misunderstands how hardware video decode assist actually works. It isn't magically engaged when you play any HD movie in any media player (usually it has to be turned on in an option somewhere with a media player app that supports it) and it isn't a sliding scale of cpu usage. Modern decoding chips either decode EVERYTHING on the card, reducing cpu usage to 1% or 2%, or the app decodes EVERYTHING in software, resulting in fairly high cpu usage.
I still have no idea if the new intel graphics chip actually offers any HD video acceleration at all. If it did, it would make it a nice choice for low power and HTPC solutions. If it doesn't, it's just another crappy integrated graphics card.
I think the article writer misunderstands how hardware video decode assist actually works. It isn't magically engaged when you play any HD movie in any media player (usually it has to be turned on in an option somewhere with a media player app that supports it)
DXVA acceleration works automatically with Windows 7 and any application using the proper built-in decoder and EVR renderer. It should also work with Media Player Classic Home Cinema, if the default renderer is compatible.
I still have no idea if the new intel graphics chip actually offers any HD video acceleration at all.
It does. The G45/GM45 chipsets released in 2008 also have full decoding.
a wsj analyst has to be looking at this, and concluding that the gpu business is doomed.
First, Intel is licensing the Atom microarchitecture to SoC manufacturers. They can also license a GPU core design from nVidia, and maybe a DSP design from someone else, and build their own integrated SoC with an nVidia GPU and an Atom CPU. This is Intel's attempt to compete with ARM. When you buy an ARM chip, you almost alwa
Intel claimed the video acceleration market was doomed years ago with their first AGP cards that accessed system memory and were about as useful for gaming as a Gameboy that's been through the laundry.
Integrated video has been available for a long time, and it keeps getting better, but the gap between that and truly good gaming hardware is still very wide. The difference is that video card makers simply need to refocus and won't have the low-end market to supply anymore for those easy profits.
Did you used to work for SGI? Your post sounds exactly like the arguments that SGI management was making in the '90s.
Discrete graphics chips are luxury items. For most users, integrated graphics are more than enough; there's a reason why Intel has more than 50% of the GPU market. I rarely come close to stretching my three-year-old laptop's GPU. Integrated graphics keep improving. The gap between integrated and discrete isn't the important thing, it's where on the line 'good enough' sits. For a lot of
...or, being a journalist, he uses a Mac and he has purchased the i950/945 based scandals from Apple.
Trust me on that, Apple figured they made the biggest mistake by trusting to Intel's "graphics". There are games who has to carry "Intel graphics based Macs aren't supported".
Imagine, you fix the endian issue, claim to have "best opengl" and you base your OS to GPU acceleration features. Some CPU monopoly who you stupidly relied on as a single vendor offers you a graphics solution and your "living room compu
a wsj analyst has to be looking at this, and concluding that the gpu business is doomed.
Intel is going to have to come out with a GPU that's better than a 4 year old nvidia gpu first.
Can someone answer these 'simple' questions - In terms of regular geek activities, movie playing/encoding, gaming, compiling, rendering, desktop use, all the regular things
1. Which processor is the all out fastest, best (money no object)
2. Which processor is the best bang for buck (money and object)
3. how do intel chips compare to amd on the bang per buck level.
Of course. Every PC hardware site worth a penny does regular articles on which CPU is currently the fastest and which will give you the most for your money. As well as comparisons between Intel/AMD. My favorite site for such things is Tom's Hardware, though Google will likely find you many more.
Which CPU is actually fastest heavily depends on what you will be using it for. Your list of "regular geek activities" does not narrow it down enough. Also, many applications contain optimizations that target a parti
only having 1 x16 + DMI IS bad as boards with usb 3.0 / sata 600 have to cut pci-e lanes or use pcie switches to have the bandwidth to run them.
Apple better not use this gpu as it is slower then the 9400m and much slower then the newer 9400m gen 2.
apple has to much in to the gpu / cuda to go back to Intel GMA POS.
and if they do intel is just asking for people to user mac os x86. Come on a $1200 aio with this? $1500 - $1700 laptops with this and 13" / 15" screens? a $800 desktop with this. When you get a core i7 (920) 5770 ati video 6gb ram 1TB HD and more for $1000 - $1200. Apple better not even think of this at $800+.
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Average interest rates on both 15-year and 30-year home loans dropped slightly this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
The average 30-year, fixed-rate home loan declined to 3.54 percent after it had increased to 3.57 percent last week, the secondary lender reported. The rate is about a quarter point off the all-time low of 3.31 percent set last November, according to Freddie Mac.
A year ago the average 30-year fixed rate was at 3.98 percent, Freddie Mac said.
Average rates for 15-year fixed rate mortgages also dipped this week -- to 2.74 percent after being at 2.76 percent. It remains close to the record low 2.63 percent The rates averaged 3.28 a year ago, Freddie Mac said.
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I live in the developing world, also known as the Third World. Let me admit that I have particularly gotten tired reading about what our problems are. Everyone and every medium seem to be talking about it. It's in the news and everywhere on the internet. Sometimes the argument is whether we really have problems or mere challenges that can be surmounted. All the attention can be good, by the way. It has inspired initiatives and endeavours that are solution-oriented and development-focused.
When you live and go out every day in a developing nation, nobody needs to remind you what the challenges are- you face them all day even in the simplest of things. On some days, you cannot get your clothes ironed; you face horrendous traffic frequently because the road is bad probably due to corruption, etc. Regardless, you try to be thankful for making it to the hustle and bustle (amidst poverty and hunger) in the city.
Recently, I sought to uncover what is truly great about my society. I would ask myself, "Was there nothing or was I just missing something to be truly proud of?" One thing I hear the most is the perception about how people are and how they just cannot be trusted. People talk a lot about how our problems have pushed people into the 'every man for himself' lifestyle and they back it up with the very frequent abduction incidences and other atrocities. When there are many evidences it is easy to buy into popular perception but one rainy day helped me think differently.
Rainy days are about my worst days out. I do not worry about losing a few kilograms of body weight as long as it is not against my will. Then came one fateful 'against my will' days. I was sure I had lost much more pounds than I would ever have agreed to shed but I had to keep walking, often wading in leg deep flood. It had rained, it was getting dark, I could not get a bus, and even if I did get a bus, the roads were simply blocked. The traffic was terrible! By the time I arrived at the next bus stop, I had walked for about one hour thirty minutes and I still could not get a bus. I simply resolved to keep walking and hitch a ride if anyone cared to stop. After a while, a car stopped and by the time I walked up to it, there were four men in it. Guess what I did? I entered. It is just not the thing to do as a lady in my society but I did it. I came off with a whole new angle to my perception of my society after I dropped off at my destination safely.
We are third world but not all third class people. There are still many, very much existent wonderful people around. I believe our people are our greatest asset. I admire Nigerians. Their struggle, will power, and resolve to do good despite our challenges are everything!


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DERBY – Robert Favali, a director at DuBois & King Inc., presented an assessment proposal for the existing mechanical and plumbing systems at the North Country Union Junior High School board meeting recently. The school was constructed in 1957 and an addition was built in 1990. Favali advised the school board that even the 1990 building's modernized temperature control package needs replacement. "After 25 years, the devise doesn't work. I realize the school suffers from the need to fund the building construction, to try to control planned replacements, but at some point you have to respond to a problem and the expense of a planned repair is way less than reacting to a problem," Favali stated. "The school has hot and cold spots, some rooms are overheated, other places like the bathrooms are cold." Favali observed one problem is caused by turning on the exhaust fan in the kitchen. "You don't have make up air," he explained. "When you vent air and blow it out of the building, you need to make it up somewhere. Usually that would be a source right at the site, but the school doesn't have that." Favali explained that the heat in the bathrooms is being sucked into the kitchen. "It's heated air you're exhausting, which is costing you money."Another problem are the pumps, which must be turned on manually and once operating run full time at full speed. "We can work with Efficiency Vermont (EV) with regard to the pumps and motors. EV can do an assessment of the savings that can be realized if you change the pumps. They should be turned on automatically to perform efficiently," said Favali. "The utility company likes it because it will save electric usage."The main areas Favali's company would like the board to focus on are the control panels, pumps, motors, and the ventilation system. "The decision on what to focus on first can be calculated by the savings in efficiency versus repair costs," stated Favali."We are considering a tiered process to replace the equipment," said board chair Deb Cogan. "The board can consider bonding for some of the work, and other items can be replaced through the existing budget." She added, "We want to make any bonding requests to be coordinated supervisory union wide. Put it all out there so taxpayers know what we're doing, at the elementary school level, junior high and high schools."Noting the high school is considering asking taxpayers to approve a bond for upgrades to the A and B wings, board member Richard Nelson agreed. "What we do at the junior high school affects five towns and it would be irresponsible of us to not let taxpayers know what we want for the schools moving forward."Board member Kristen Mason noted that it always sweetens the deal if "we can tell people how much the upgrades will save in future budgets, as well as what if any rebates we may receive for upgrading the heating and ventilation systems. We need to know what helps to offset the cost of the project."Efficiency Vermont will be contacted to have them conduct an energy audit. If the board accepts Favali's proposal, his company will work with Efficiency Vermont to perform a complete assessment of the building's mechanical and plumbing systems. This includes pumps, piping, distribution, building controls, code compliance and water conservation measures.The board is considering a tiered approach although Favali warned, "A tiered approach means the second, third and fourth tiers will cost more. As a board, you can loose momentum. You can have a sum total approach where you bond for the complete renovation or you can use a tiered approach." He cautioned the board: "You have to follow through or it will cost you more."Member Richard Cartee agreed. "When you do it piecemeal, like taking down the ceiling, and then coming back in two years to do more work, it cost more money that way."Cartee noted that a committee came up with a priority list. "Some things can go into a bonding issue and other things can be budgeted as in-house repair items," he stated. "We don't have a choice; some things we will have to bond."In terms of timing for the construction schedule, Favali said his company could prepare a priority list with cost assumptions prior to town meeting day in March. If the taxpayers support the bond proposal, there would be sufficient time for the proposal to go out to bid with construction starting the day after school closes. If the process is delayed, it would not be possible to complete renovations before school starts next fall, Favali stated.The board will consider hiring DuBois & King to perform the assessments and provide the specifications and sketch drawings, which will be used for bids on the project. Board members agreed that the bidding process should be transparent and open for all local businesses to have the opportunity to bid on various components of the project.


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Tall, dark and....Britain's best promoter? Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing stable has a sparkling profile of young up-and-coming fighters and is home to three British world champions - Carl Froch, Ricky Burns and Darren Barker.
Another reason to keep Hearn smiling is the recent three fight signing of Stephen Smith - preventing Frank Warren from making history with the Smith brothers.
Following Nathan Cleverly's loss in August, Frank Warren promotions were left without a world champion on their books. However it was not always like this.
Taking you on a quick history lesson, in 1989 Warren - then top of the boxing tree - was shot by a masked gunman and was left clinging on to his life.
While Warren recovered his empire dismantled, with sponsorship funding being pulled and fighters such as Featherweight Colin McMillan lost his WBO title.
Hearn's father Barry, CEO of Matchroom sport, took advantage of this open situation and took Britain's number one promotional job - with fighters such as Chris Eubank under his wing.
The rematch between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank saw 16 million viewers tune in, however, it was much to the doings of Mr Warren as he sealed the deal with ITV.
It goes without saying that Warren is still in the game, but at 61 will he ever sit on the top of the throne again?
Warren is set to host his second show at the Copper Box Arena in November which will see European Heavyweight Champion Dereck Chisora and British and Commonwealth Middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders defend their titles.
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"It is a contract role," deVry wrote. "Very rare these days indeed. And I come to town as the character of Derek Wells. Derek has an agenda, let me tell ya!!!"
deVry's first air date on GENERAL HOSPITAL is July 30th.
The news comes on the 10th anniversary of the day his ALL MY CHILDREN character, Michael Cambias, famously raped Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel). deVry was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on AMC. He later played Storm Logan in THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL.
More recently he played roles in NIKITA and HEMLOCK GROVE.
TVSource Magazine first reported the deVry to GH news.


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GENEVA – Geoffrey Carreiro has filed as a write-in candidate for Geneva Township clerk in the April 9 consolidated election.
A spokeswoman for the Kane County Clerk's Office confirmed Carreiro filed his intent late last week.
The three-member Geneva Township Electoral Board had tossed Carreiro off the ballot, upholding a challenge to his nominating petitions filed by incumbent Trustee Robert Kovacs.
The board found he did not have enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions to stay on the ballot. Carreiro would have been the only candidate on the ballot for clerk.
Candidates can file as write-ins until 4:30 p.m. Feb. 7.


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Genealogy is one of the fastest developing hobbies in the UK. Millions of people are now researching their family history using tools like CD-ROMs and online databases to build their family trees. One of the main sources of information available to genealogists is the census records which were taken every ten years in England and Wales.
A census is a complete population count for a given area or place taken on a specific date. The 1841 census is considered to be the first modern UK census.
On this website, you will find some practical information about the UK census and how to use it to research your family history.
Full name, exact age, relationship to head of household, sex, occupation, parish and county of birth, medical disabilities and employment status. Later census years have more information, visit our Census FAQ page to see what information is available. The Census gives a wonderful snapshot of the family every ten years.
Each householder was required to complete a census schedule giving the address of the household, the names, ages, sex, occupations and places of birth of each individual residing in his or her accommodation. From 1851, householders were asked to give more precise details of the places of birth of each resident, to state their relationship to him or her, marital status and the nature of any disabilities from which they may have suffered.
Census page (extract from London 1851 Census
The enumerator then collected the census schedules and these were copied into census enumerators' books. The way these are grouped may mean that a road is split over several folios with other streets in between. In this case the street indexes should list a series of folio references.
Although the original census schedules were destroyed many years ago, the books were kept and eventually moved to the PRO Kew (now known as The National Archives). The books were then filmed in 1970 to prevent the increasing usage from destroying these fragile records.
You may find the odd torn or damaged page but in general the records have survived in remarkable condition considering the heavy usage they have had.


text: I work at a Thai restaurant and we prepare our entrees with a spice scale, 1-10. One day I had a middle aged Caucasian man order a meal where he asked for a 15. Naturally, I reported to the chefs and they made the spiciest dish I have ever encountered. While talking about his experiences in Thailand, he started to criticize the food served around him and mentioned that there is no dish that will be too spicy for him. Well, the dish we served was his limit. He took three bites and began to throw a tantrum. The guy then took his plate and threw it on the ground then stormed out of the restaurant.


text: I just picked up this bivy from work yesterday and am looking forward to spend some time in it this spring chasing bears. It only weighs 1 pound 12 ounces minimum weight and the top of the bivy is made out of eVent. For those of you not sure what eVent is, it breathes 3 times better than gore tex which prevents moisture building up inside a bivy, jacket or footwear. The stuff works amazingly well. Anyways take a look at the photos and let me know if you have any questions.


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Quitman, Miss With severe weather season upon us, Clarke County Emergency Management Agency is doing what it can to prepare. A special Skywarn storm spotter class is being held Monday night for local emergency managers and the general public. The purpose for this class is to help first responders better identify what kind of weather they are looking, whether they are looking at a tornado or just a low hanging cloud.
Eddie Ivy, of Clarke County EMA, says "one of the big benefits is we get trained spotters and our fire departments and law enforcement agencies that can actually report in credible information that can either help the weather service in Jackson to pick up on a storm or verify a warning, that damage is actually occurring based on the information they are getting from radar."
Clarke county already has a few spotters, and ivy says they've recently helped during the last round of severe weather.
"Just recently during the last round of severe weather we actually had spotters in the field from the volunteer fire departments providing us information about hail that was occurring in their communities, the winds and the kind of damage they were seeing which let us provide that information to weather service in Jackson," according to Ivy.
Being able to identify weather features and phenomenon is a major help to meteorologist as well as local EMAs, because it helps both know what's happening on the ground so they can better warn the community. It can even help the spotters take shelter just seconds before the storms hit.
Ivy says "the volunteers that are responding to the calls, the law enforcement officers, EMA crews that are out there are not only verifying that information and providing it to the weather service but to protect themselves.


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Firefighter Campbell disputes some claims
Firefighter Campbell disputes some claims
NORTH PROVIDENCE - The case of the rookie 52-year-old firefighter, Stephen Campbell Sr., who retired on a disability pension just a decade after he was hired caused a stir last week when it was reported he will end up costing the town and state an estimated $1.4 million over the next 25 years.
Adding fuel to the fire, Mayor Charles Lombardi told The Breeze Monday that Campbell has already cost local taxpayers an estimated $300,000 extra for 10 "injured on duty" claims from 2005 to 2011, a period when he spent 56 months out of work.
Data compiled by Fire Chief Leonard Albanese shows that the $300,000 figure was calculated based on all the hours other firefighters filled in for Campbell while he was out. The firefighters earned time and a half overtime pay, at an average annual salary of $40,000, according to Albanese.
Tim White, investigative reporter for WPRI 12, first reported that Campbell worked a little more than half of the 10 years he was employed by the town of North Providence, retiring with an accidental disability pension on Oct. 30 after the state retirement board granted it on Sept. 11. He was also awarded $120,000 in back pay.
Campbell is owed his first $3,300 pension payment through the Municipal Employees Retirement System this month.
He will not only receive two-thirds of his $59,058 salary tax-free but a 3 percent cost of living pay increase each year for the rest of his life.
If Campbell lives to 80 years old, he'll end up receiving $1 million from the state retirement system and another $390,000 in North Providence taxpayer-funded cost of living payment and medical benefits.
Reached by phone Tuesday, Campbell said he was frustrated last week by news reports detailing a $150 donation to former Mayor A. Ralph Mollis in 2003. He says attempts to tie the donation to the hiring process were faulty.
The truth is that he took his tests for the fire department and went through the fire academy four years before he was hired, at the age of 48, and the date for his political contribution wasn't until six months after he was finally hired, said Campbell.
"It wasn't something where I gave him the money and he put me on," he said.
Campbell said spent four years on a waiting list before finally being hired for his dream job. He said his hiring wasn't a matter of just being a "baker and mattress salesman" who decided to jump into firefighting, as hinted at by some. He previously spent six years working as a volunteer for the town's emergency call system and had tried to get on the North Providence Fire Department all the way back in 1989 when the fire department went to a full-time staff.
Lombardi has called the hiring of Campbell a "political" move that showed "total disregard for taxpayers' well-being." The mayor said town taxpayers he's talked to have been especially angry at the news that Campbell, working his second day back on the job after his ninth instance of being injured on duty, was filling in as a lieutenant when he was injured again. Working that one day at a higher rank pushes his pension up by more than $4,000 a year, according to Lombardi.
The Providence Journal reported that the injury experienced by Campbell that day was described as a re-aggravation of an earlier injury. Campbell told The Breeze that a town official's claim that he was initially injured picking up a "small bag" are "completely false." He was actually injured when a 500-pound "decontamination tent" fell on him, an incident that would have injured anyone, he maintains.
"It would have happened if I was 20 years old," he said.
Campbell said he did not "try" to get injured, and wanted to keep working. He would end up re-injuring the same "body part" four times, he said, but would not disclose what the part was.
Lombardi said Campbell was hired on May 13, 2003, a day after a pre-employment physical on May 12. The results of Campbell's physical, which are confidential, were not returned to the North Providence Fire Department until May 21, 2003, one week after he was hired, said Lombardi.
Campbell said he has "no knowledge" of the timeline for when his medical reports were received by the town and could not comment on it.
Lombardi directed harsh criticism at Mollis, saying the former mayor and current secretary of state should never have allowed Campbell to be hired. Lombardi would not say whether Campbell's 2003 medical report showed a health condition, as those details are confidential.
Mollis, now secretary of state, told The Breeze he doesn't see the Campbell hire as "a political situation at all," and that former Fire Chief Stephen Catanzaro was only following protocol when he hired the former firefighter following "a very professional process" in which he passed all tests with flying colors.
Mollis said his input was only "in the process" and not in the actual hiring of Campbell. This was a case where Campbell out-performed many others, and it would have been "tantamount to age discrimination" had he not been hired, said Mollis.
Mollis said the "mistake that was made" came before the hiring process, when he and others failed to put an age limit for new firefighters in place.
"I still think it's worthy of discussion," he said. "I think it's ironic that Mayor Lombardi is making this an issue when we still don't have an age limit in North Providence. He may try to find blame, but the buck stops here."
Lombardi said he has no intention of pushing for an official age limit in the fire department, saying the issue is already being "automatically addressed" through proper hiring practices. If you only take people who "really shine or can perform out of the ordinary," then you'll have an average starting age of 25, as he's accomplished, he said.
"My instruction to the fire chief is 'hey, get us the best of the best.' I don't really care who they know or where they live," said the mayor. "If you conduct the process in that way, (the age limit) is automatic."
"Bottom line" with the hire of Campbell, said Lombardi, "is this person was either the best candidate possible and and our fire department couldn't live without him, or he was a political hire. You be the judge."
As for Lombardi's contention that Campbell was hired before his medical reports came back, Mollis said he would "be shocked" if that was the case. Officials would not have hired Campbell without a medical report in hand, he said.
Firefighter Dream Job "ON DISABILITY"
Campbell is a taxpayers worst nightmare, this is exactly what gives taxpayers a bad taste from union and political deals. Mollis was up to his neck with political favors as Mayor of NP, remember the 3 stooges, they were in action under his watch. You can look at many of the contracts signed off by Mollis in his day and they are legacy costs that are part of the towns problems now.
How can anyone say Campbell should be given any disability, he has played and used the system of union protection from the taxpayer and both he and the union continue to gouge the taxpayers again and again. These continued misuse of our tax dollars is a shame and one day will bring down either the town or the unions.
Misdirected anger
I have no knowledge of this situation, other than what I have read the last 2 weeks in the VB, but, I don't blame Mr. Campbell at all! He did everything "by the book"...it's the "book" that has been written wrong! The taxpayers should be angry at a pension system that allows this to happen! The union is to blame as far as I can see, not Mr. Campbell! He followed the rules, but the rules are skewed in favor of the people that are making them. As far as an age mandate goes; I know 40-something year olds that could run circles around any 20-something year old! Change the rules and leave Mr. Campbell alone!
four years on a waiting list
Campbell said spent four years on a waiting list before finally being hired for his dream job. Fours years is a long time to be on a waiting list before getting hired. Many things can happen health wise.
Keep on Keepin' on
Keep voting the same union hack politicians into office and this is exactly what RI deserves. Bankruptcy is inevitable for just about every city and town thanks to overly generous (i.e reckless) pensions and contracts like the ones that gave us this little 1.4 million gift.
The NP Way
Corruption and fraud, at it's finest.
People wonder why taxpaying citizens have animosity towards their police, firefighters, teachers and dpw workers. Absolutely despicable.
Just another low life working the system
Gee, another fire fighter claiming disability. Like that is a surprise. It's amazing the percentages of firefighters that go on disability and milk the system for the rest of their lives at a 3% cost of living increase each year. It's just a matter of time before we see this guy lifting heavy weights at the gym with the rest of them. Where do I sign up?


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Quite simple I want to create a chatroom that accepts multiple clients all of which can assign their own ID. Whenever they input anything it is sent to all users. Currently I have a echo client server where the client inputs something and it is echoed back. My first question is how do I allow a user to give himself a username? obviously I need a variable somewhere that accepts the name what class do you recommend I put this in? and how would I get the name itself Something like if (theInput.equalsIgnoreCase("username" : ""))
Then all that I need to do is echo what the client says to all clients. I'm at a loss of how to do this so any advice would be much appreciated. Although I've found some tutorials and example code online I don't understand it and I don't feel comfortable using it if I don't understand even if it does work. Thanks
Here is my code: EchoClient
'// echo client import java.util.Scanner; import java.io.*; import java.net.*; public class EchoClient { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { Socket echoSocket = null; //PrintWriter socketOut = null; try { echoSocket = new Socket("127.0.0.1", 4444); // connect to self at port 4444 System.out.println("Connected OK"); Scanner socketIn = new Scanner(echoSocket.getInputStream()); // set up input from socket PrintWriter socketOut = new PrintWriter(echoSocket.getOutputStream(), true); // set up output to socket Scanner kbdIn = new Scanner(System.in); // Scanner to pick up keyboard input String serverResp = ""; String userInput = kbdIn.nextLine(); // get input from the user while (true) { socketOut.println(userInput); // send user input to the socket serverResp = socketIn.nextLine(); // get the response from the socket System.out.println("echoed back: " + serverResp); // print it out if (serverResp.equals("Closing connection")) { break; } //break if we're done userInput = kbdIn.nextLine(); // get next user input } socketOut.close(); kbdIn.close(); socketIn.close(); } catch (ConnectException e) { System.err.println("Could not connect to host"); System.exit(1); } catch (IOException e) { System.err.println("Couldn't get I/O for connection"); System.exit(1); } echoSocket.close(); } }' EchoServer // multiple (threaded) server import java.net.ServerSocket; import java.net.Socket; public class EchoServerMult { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(4444); // create server socket on this machine System.err.println("Started server listening on port 4444"); while (true) { // as each connection is made, pass it to a thread //new EchoThread(serverSocket.accept()).start(); // this is same as next 3 lines Socket x = serverSocket.accept(); // block until next connection EchoThread et = new EchoThread(x); et.start(); System.err.println("Accepted connection from client"); } } } EchoThread // thread to handle one echo connection import java.net.*; import java.io.*; import java.util.Scanner; public class EchoThread extends Thread { private Socket mySocket = null; public EchoThread(Socket socket) { // constructor method mySocket = socket; } public void run() { try { PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(mySocket.getOutputStream(), true); Scanner in = new Scanner(mySocket.getInputStream()); String inputLine; while (true) { inputLine = in.nextLine(); if (inputLine.equalsIgnoreCase("Bye")) { out.println("Closing connection"); break; } else { out.println(inputLine); } } out.close(); in.close(); mySocket.close(); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println("Connection reset"); // bad error (client died?) } } }


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RUSH: Tina in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, great to have you on the program. Hi.So Rush is on a comic track. With 11 kids, she has had sex for at least 55 minutes. Maybe her husband is still not a 60-minute man.
CALLER: Hi, Rush great to be on the program and mega dittos from my husband David and our 11 homeschooled Rush Babies.
RUSH: Thank you. Eleven?
CALLER: Eleven yes, every day we listen to you.
RUSH: Mama. Mama. Well, I figure that took, let's see, 11 kids, five minutes, 55 minutes, 11 kids.
CALLER: Something like that.He's still going with the funny and she brings him up short. No, not in this house. Righteously puritanical.
RUSH: Couple cigarettes in between.
CALLER: No, not in this house.
RUSH: (laughing) Yeah. I hear you.
CALLER: Well, I am changing the subject. You had been discussing recently about why women are unhappy?(Link added by me.)
RUSH: Well, I've been reporting that there are people in the media studying why women are unhappy.
CALLER: Yes.Now, I'm looking at the podcast, and this came at the very end of the 2d hour of the show. He needed to go, but he let her finish. Unable to articulate an opinion separate from hers, he made the slightly hedging "hard time disagreeing" statement then jumped for the cheap Hillary Clinton joke as he ran smack out of time.
RUSH: Yes.
CALLER: Yes. And I have been listening to that, and since the first time I heard you mention that, I knew the answer. I was in the car with my 18-year-old son on Tuesday when you were talking about that again, and I looked at him, and I said, "I know why women are unhappy. Do you?" And without skipping a beat, he said, "Yes, because they're stepping outside of their God-given roles." And I think he hit the nail on the head. And in saying that I'm not saying it's a lesser role, it's a different role, and I think that women were designed and created to nurture babies, to love them, to educate them, to teach them to achieve their full academic potential, to love their fellow man, to become entrepreneurs, and I think that they're stepping outside of that and pursuing roles and stuff that just leaves them empty.
RUSH: I have a hard time disagreeing with this. Look at Hillary Clinton.
But there it was. The old-time gender roles ideology, straightforward, unapologetic and unopposed. Served up hot. By a woman with 11 kids.


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Jan. 10: Fitzgerald's in Princeton closed its doors on Jan. 1 and reopened later in the year under new ownership. The R & B Dutch Diner in Tampico also closed its doors after Butch and Rita McNinch, who bought the eatery in 2009, were losing too much money on the old-time restaurant first opened in 1981 and named after the village's most famous former resident, the former President Ronald Reagan, who was born in this village in 1911.
Jan. 17: TCI Manufacturing and Equipment Sales in Walnut is expanding its operations on Route 92 west of Walnut by building a 32,000-square-foot manufacturing building and a 4,000-square-foot office.
Jan. 24: The Coffee Cup, a longtime restaurant in Princeton, closed its doors to undergo remodeling. It re-opened for business a month later.
Jan. 31: Mike Maynard, president of TCI Manufacturing in Walnut, decided to buy Kory Farm Equipment of Manlius along with 12 other investors, including five farmers, to keep the manufacturing business open.
Feb. 7: TCI Manufacturing and Equipment Sales in Walnut started a Learning Center designed to properly train potential employees in the areas of steel fabrication and welding for the manufacturing facility.
Feb. 14: Tim Lehr of Van Orin operates Wildman Hobbies out of buildings next to his home. The business, operated by Lehr and his wife, Jackie, sells $500,000 to $750,000 worth of products each year to model and large-size rocket enthusiasts.
March 7: Vince Mazarrisi of Dixon has bought the former Nelson Drug Store in Princeton and plans to remodel it into Maria's Pizza 2. He opened for business in July with his son, Anthony, being the manager.
March 14: Fifty-three local celebrities are competing against each other in a Train Like a Celebrity 12-week contest co-sponsored by Anytime Fitness of Princeton and Sophisticuts Salon and Day Spa.
March 21: Randy Burkart and John Hansen have started Burkart and Hansen Auction Service LLC in October 2012 in the former St. Gertrude's Catholic Church in Seatonville.
April 25: Central Bank in Princeton is undergoing a 1,220-square-foot expansion consisting of three additional offices on the north side of the building toward Company Street. Additional storage plus a larger teller area on the southeast corner of the building for an expanded teller line is also included in the expansion project.
May 2: Princeton Pharmacy, formerly Kirby-Henning Pharmacy, opened at its new location at 610 N. Main St. in Princeton in Harvest Commons, a new building complex developed by Ray Mabry of Princeton.
May 9: Jim Maloney, owner and operator of Malones Repair, has opened a new Ladd facility at 201 S. Main Ave., the former site of Ziel's Texaco.
May 16: Jason and Jenny Judd of Hennepin are the new owners of a longtime Princeton business that also has a new name. The Judds recently purchased Tastee Freez on West Peru Street from Gerald and Pam Miller and renamed it Grandma Rosie's Sweet Treats.
May 23: Finders Keepers opened recently at 306 E. Backbone Road in Princeton, the first building east of Prime Quarter, with all funds from the resale shop going to Friends of Strays No-Kill Animal Shelter.
June 6: Jackie Johnson recently opened Princeton Pony Mail Box Inc., located within Harvest Commons at 616 N. Main St. in Princeton, where businesses and customers can to compare prices for Fed Ex, UPS or the U.S. Postal Service to determine the best shipping deal for them to ship their packages. Illinois Valley Agri Systems has opened a new facility in Cherry.
June 13: Registered dietitian Kim Park of Princeton recently opened Rejuvenation Station Nutrition and Weight Management Solutions at 432 S. Main St. in Princeton to help those who struggle with losing weight.
June 20: A longtime Princeton business dating back to the 1920s will close its doors at the end of the month. Frank Bouxsein, current owner of Wind Power Electric, plans to close the doors to the business by the end of June.
June 27: Lara and Jay Schneider recently reopened their seasonal German brat stand, named Zum Alten Kautz (Ye Olde Owl), next to the Apollo Theater, which the Schneiders also operate.
July 4: Tom Yourek has opened Canal Area Tackle Shop at 719 S. Wyanet/Walnut Road near Lock 19 of the Hennepin Canal.
July 18: Maggie Juarez of Neponset sells men's, women's and children's clothing plus household items at Rounds 2, a resale shop located in the former Dunbar's building on the Courthouse Square where the Princeton Chamber of Commerce's operates Opportunity Knocks.
July 25: Gateway Services Inc., and Jonathan and Juli Mabry entered a partnership to build a new group home, located on North Main Street in Princeton, for Gateway consumers. Construction started in mid-July and was completed in October.
Aug. 8: Brian Emmerson, service technician/owner of Wind Power Electric Appliance Repair in Princeton, wants people to know he is focused on keeping the service of all major appliances going for the customers in Bureau and surrounding counties, after owner Frank Bouxsein recently closed the retail portion of the longtime Princeton business.
Aug. 22: Ground should be broken next spring for the Sullivan's Foods grocery store planned in Spring Valley. The 32,000- to 35,000-square-foot building is set for a seven-acre site next spring at the former Bassick property located on Route 6 near Hall High School.
Aug. 29: Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelters (PADS) will open its doors for service to the homeless and those in crisis the first day of September at shelters in Peru at 1320 Menards Drive and in Ottawa at 1120 Canal St.
Sept. 5: Johannes Bus Service, based in Rock Island, has opened its second branch office this summer in Spring Valley in the Richwoods Building located at the Wolfer Industrial Park in Spring Valley.
Sept. 12: Kayla Hunt is the new owner of The Dog House located in Princeton.
Sept. 19: Jackpot Bingo opened for business at 2700 May Road in Peru. Located where Off Track Betting was before it closed in 2003, Mary Jo Boland and Rick Kwit of Peru, Celie Smith and Jim Smith of LaMoille are the owners of the business.
Sept. 26: David Husemann Jr. is the new owner of Chapel Hill Golf Course located south of Princeton on Route 26. Formerly known as Hunter's Ridge and the Bureau Valley Country Club, Husemann bought the course July 25.
Oct. 3: Construction has begun on a new Pizza Hut in Princeton with doors to the new facility expected to be open next March, according to John Addis, co-owner of JV Enterprises of Illinois based in Kewanee, which owns the franchise for the Princeton restaurant on North Main Street.
Oct. 17: Ace Hardware's Retail Support Center in Princeton marked its 20th anniversary with tours of the location which first opened for business in 1993. Zearing Child Enrichment Center Board of Directors announce Heidi Lott has accepted the position as Zearing Child Enrichment Center director, and Nicole Sampson has accepted the position of assistant director.
Oct. 24: Liberty Village of Princeton opened its Bounce Back Neighborhood consisting of 13 private suites and 14 companion suites for short-term residents recovering from surgery or an illness.
Oct. 31: Kirsten Johnston of Walnut decided in August to buy a building and open Pass It Along, a non-profit store selling used clothing and household items, at 124 Main St. in Walnut.
Nov. 7: Terri Zearing and her daughter, Sallee, will open in Princeton The Flour House Bakery on North Main Street by the end of November.
Nov. 14: Suzi McAfoos is the owner of Suzi's Video Poker and Slots which opened at 1669 N. Main St. in a building located next to the Sherwood Antique Mall.
Nov. 21: Many Princeton businesses offered Early Black Friday specials to lure shoppers to their stores as part of the full slate of Princeton Christmas Open House activities.
Nov. 28: A five-million gallon biodiesel production facility will be built adjacent to the Patriot Renewable Fuels' ethanol plant in Annawan. Patriot's Board of Directors recently approved the formation of a new subsidiary called Patriot Fuels Biodiesel LLC to build the plant that will utilize corn oil extracted from the 40 million bushels of corn that Patriot Renewable Fuels processes annually.
Dec. 7: Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the construction of a facility for the new DMC Fabrication and Service Center located at 1111 Ace Road in Princeton. DMC is a joint venture company between McKeown International and Dalian Dashan Metallurgical Engineering Technology. The first phase of the project will consist of the construction of a 10,000-square-foot building. Two other phases call for two 5,000 square-foot additions for the facility.
Dec. 14: The 275 employees of LCN Closers in Princeton celebrated their new ownership. Allegion PLC, a $2 billion-a-year compnay with headquarters in Ireland, became a standalone, publicly-traded company on Dec. 2 following its spinoff from Ingersoll Rand, the former owner of the longtime Princeton plant.
Dec. 19: St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley is undergoing an $11 million construction project. The project has been split up into three phases. The first phase, completed in June, took 18 months to enlarge the operating suite. The second phase consists of a Colon and Esophageal Cancer Prevention Center that will be finished in 2014. The third phase, due to be finished in early 2015, will also expand the pre- and post-operative bays in the outpatient surgery department.
Dec. 28: Chris Carey and Ian Cardosi are the co-owners of BC Tech Group,which opened for business at 727 S. Main St. in Princeton.


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Check out these upcoming political events in the East Bay.
CONFIRE CHIEF TO TALK ABOUT TAX: Contra Costa Fire Chief Daryl Louder will address the county's mayors Thursday about his agency's fiscal woes and the fire safety parcel tax on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Measure Q asks voters to approve a $75 annual parcel tax on a single-family home and create a tiered commercial rate, The funds would help the county's largest fire district keep up to a third of its 28 fire stations open. The tax would expire in seven years.
The fire chief's presentation is free and open to the public. The dinner following the business meeting is $50 a person and tickets may or may not be available at the door for the meal.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Concord Hilton, 1970 Diamond Blvd., in Concord.
The Mayors Conference is an association of the county's 19 mayors. It meets monthly and has a variety of statutory responsibilities including the appointment of city representatives.
San Ramon
SCHOOL BOARD FORUM SET: Candidates vying for two seats on the San Ramon Valley Unified School District board have been invited to participate in a forum on Oct. 8.
The San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs and the Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek chapter of the American Association of University Women will sponsor the event. Contra Costa Times political reporter and columnist Lisa Vorderbrueggen will moderate.
The candidates are incumbent Greg Marvel and challengers Mark Jewett and Dwight Winn.
Candidates will answer questions posed by the moderator and submitted from the audience.
The public event will be held from 7-8:45 p.m. at Iron Horse Middle School multipurpose room, 12601 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon.
FORUM SET: Candidates for two seats on the Pinole City Council have been invited to participate in a forum on Oct. 9.
Co-sponsored by Common Cause and Concerned Citizens of Pinole, the event will be moderated by Contra Costa Times political reporter and columnist Lisa Vorderbrueggen.
Three candidates are incumbents Roy Swearingen and Peter Murray, and challenger Ivette Ricco.
The open public event will be from 7-9 p.m. in the Pinole City Council chambers, 2131 Pear St., Pinole.
Pinole Community TV will air the forum on Comcast Channel 26 and AT&T Channel 99.
UOP TO HOST CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE: Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney and his GOP challenger Ricky Gill will debate on Oct. 15 at the University of the Pacific's Stockton campus.
McNerney is seeking re-election in the newly drawn 9th Congressional District, which encompasses the bulk of San Joaquin County and slice of far eastern Contra Costa County.
The event is co-hosted by the League of Women Voters and the college's political science department.
A team of panelists from the community will ask questions of the candidates, who will also make opening and closing statements.
The public event will be held at 6 p.m. at university's Long Theatre, 3601 Pacific Avenue in Stockton,
Pleasant Hill
COMMISSION HOSTS FORUM: Candidates vying for the Mt. Diablo School District board will participate in a candidates' forum Oct. 18 in Pleasant Hill.
The forum is sponsored by the Pleasant Hill Education/Schools Advisory Commission and moderated by Contra Costa Times political reporter and columnist Lisa Vorderbrueggen.
It will be held from 7-9 p.m. at Pleasant Hill City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane, in Pleasant Hill.
The five candidates are incumbent Sherry Whitmarsh, and challengers Ernie DeTrinidad, Brian Lawrence, Debra Mason and Barbara Oaks. Incumbent Gary Eberhart is not seeking re-election.
Questions will be a mixed of those prepared in advance and those submitted that evening from the audience. Residents may also submit a question via email to Martin Nelis at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The forum will be broadcast on public access television Comcast Channel 28, ATT U-Verse Channel 99 and Astound Channel 29.
COLUMNISTS TACKLE 2012: Contra Costa Times' editorial columnist Daniel Borenstein and Sacramento Bee political columnist Dan Walters will team up on Oct. 24 at the Commonwealth Club.
In "Ballot Box 2012: A Key to the CA Election," the journalists will take a look at the issues facing Californians in the upcoming election.
In November, Californians will consider solutions to the state's budgetary woes, campaign finance reform and a proposed repeal of the three-strikes law, among many other initiatives.
Check-in begins at 6 p.m. followed by the program at 6:30 p.m. at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette.
Tickets are $22 for the general public, $12 for Commonwealth Club members and $7 for students with valid identification.
For more information, visit www.commonwealthclub.org.


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Salesforce.com's Benioff Disses Windows 8, Oracle 182
An anonymous reader writes "Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff is the latest to predict Windows 8 will be a disaster for Microsoft, but for a different reason than some others: he says that Windows is simply irrelevant in the new era of cloud computing and bring-your-own-devices (BYOD), which will become clear to corporate IT decision makers when they confront the upgrade decision. Of course, this conveniently dovetails with Salesforce's market position, so consider the source. Another interesting development is the growing rivalry between Benioff and his old boss Larry Ellison; Salesforce.com is a longtime Oracle shop, but they have just announced intentions to hire 40-50 PostgreSQL developers."


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PARIS, TX-- The fourth and final suspect charged in the shooting death of Roland Williams in May -- has pleaded guilty.
Adriandious Blackeyes, 21, entered a guilty plea Thursday in a Lamar County Courtroom.
Blackeyes was sentenced to life in prison. He'll be eligible for parole after 30 years. He was originally charged with capital murder, but accepted a plea deal for a lesser charge of murder.
He also pleaded true to using a deadly weapon.
Blackeyes and three other men attempted to rob Williams at his Paris home this Spring. When he tried to escape, the men chased down and shot Williams.
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The huge heatwave searing most of south-eastern Australia will again lap against Sydney's western and southern flanks on Friday, with no real relief expected for most of the city until Monday.
Sydney's eastern suburbs and north shore will be areas of refuge from the heat, with maximums in the downtown and Terrey Hills regions reaching 29 degrees, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
Both areas can expect 31 degrees on Saturday before a late cool change arrives.
The change is likely be a modest one, with the city still expecting 27 degrees on Sunday before Monday's maximum of about 24 degrees.
There is little chance of significant rain at this point from the cooler conditions, said senior bureau forecaster Peter Gajewski.
Penrith and Richmond can expect 39 degrees on Friday and similar conditions on Saturday.
Those highs, though, will be almost moderate compared with towns in the Riverina.
Deniliquin baked in 44 degrees for a third consecutive day on Thursday and can expect 45 on Friday.
Melbourne is on course to sweat through a fourth day above 41 degrees on Friday, the first time the city has recorded such prolonged heat in records dating back to the mid-1850s.
At the Australian Open tennis tournament, 970 spectators were treated for heat-related illnesses.
The city copped 43.9 degrees on Thursday, with heat so extreme the tennis was halted, for some matches, for several hours.
More delays may happen on Friday, the bureau tipping a high of 44 degrees.
Adelaide's 44.2 degrees was the fourth day in a row above 42 degrees and a fifth is likely on Friday.
To the city's south-east, Mount Gambier broke its record maximum on Thursday.
The 44.1-degree reading beat the previous record by half a degree, said Blair Trewin, senior climatologist with the bureau.
Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide exceeded 40 degrees on the second day in a row for the first time in more than 70 years of records, with a third day tipped for Friday, said Brett Dutschke, senior meteorologist at Weatherzone.
Every state and territory can expect a 40-degree temperature reading on Friday, Dr Dutschke said.
Adelaide's and Melbourne's maximums on Friday hinge on the timing of a cool change, its arrival potentially adding or reducing the maximums by a couple of degrees, Dr Trewin said.
Fire authorities in NSW are gearing up for a tough couple of days, with Saturday potentially more dangerous as stronger winds are forecast along with the change.
Total fire bans are in place for four regions in the state's south-east, with fire danger ratings very high or high for most of NSW on Friday.
A Rural Fire Service spokesman said ''we're still talking about Saturday'' as the day of most risk.
''There are plenty of resources ready to go,'' he said.


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Kristen Interview with USA Today
"Thanks, man. Thanks," says Stewart, when told it was good of her to put herself out there, given the scrutiny she's been under.
Granted, she did her interviews with costar Garrett Hedlund and director Walter Salles. But she put herself out there and for that, I respect her.
The film is based on Jack Kerouac's seminal American novel. Hedlund plays Dean, who has what could be generously described a very unconventional relationship with his teen bride, Mary Lou (Stewart).
Plus, Twihards, she's just a cool chick who's smart and well-read, with On the Road being a favorite. "I was a freshman when I read it. I was projecting to the future a little bit. Is that what's on its way? It was about knowing that I wasn't there yet. I hadn't realized what my ambitions were. It made me less insecure and a little bit more hungry."
She's not kidding."I would have done anything on the movie. I would have been any crew member. I would have followed the crew in the car as a fan just to be around it," said Stewart. "Getting to know the woman behind the character -- she's not the main character and you do wonder what kind of person would live like that?"
"Personality-wise, we're so different. I am just a little bit more locked up and with time, I think that's going to go," says Stewart. "I don't think it's possible to change who you are.
For Hedlund, the book was "something special and changed the way I was writing. Most of the time, I was alone, working in different countries. I had so much downtime and I was writing more and more. The notepad seemed to be Kerouac's friend."
His Dean dumps his pregnant wife. He's a lost man, easily bored, with few boundaries. How did Hedlund get into character? "I was able to take drives alone. There's a lot of obstacles you overcome along the way and wonderful people you meet along the way. You have to be open and accepting and it really created conversations."
Hedlund and Stewart's characters have loosely, effortlessly passionate love scenes in the film. "None of them were events. Professionally, from an actor's standpoint, you do what you have to do. I think it's about feeling safe with who you're with and that you're both there for the right reasons," says Stewart. "The only way to do Mary Lou justice was to feel free and natural doing it. It was always easy. It was done so quickly."
For the actress, the film was a nice break from her blockbuster Twilight series.
"I have been pretty lucky. I've gotten to switch things up. Five years of one thing ... it would asinine," says Stewart.
And the most important question of the day: why is her finger in a splint? She broke it, shrugs Stewart.
Source => USA Today / Via => @fiercebitchstew---Kristen Stewart News


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The Supreme Court case against Obamacare's contraception requirements is heating up. But while craft store Hobby Lobby tries defending their religious freedom, Jon Stewart can't seem to recall the specifics of the New Testament.
Plus: Michelle Obama feeds pandas on a state visit to China, Vladimir Putin doesn't use a cell phone, and Mitch McConnell's campaign ads aren't just awkward but also factually inaccurate.


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- This Society had its origin in the work of Bishop Aftimios (Ofiesh) in the 1930's. In the words of Father Alexander Turner:
- It was . . . during the tempestuous days following the Bolshevik Revolution that the Society had its inception as a missionary organ of the nascent federation of American Orthodox colonies under Russian suzerainty, though of local Syrian administration. With the collapse of that plan and the submission of the ethnic groups to the churches of their homelands, the Society was left in isolation.
- Bishop Aftimios of the Syro-Arab mission in the Russian Archdiocese, in 1932, consecrated an Episcopalian priest, Ignatius (William Albert) Nichols, as his auxiliary "bishop of Washington


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Q. We sold our house several months ago, and the lady who bought it hired a home inspector. The gas service was turned off at the time of the inspection because the house had just been tented for termites. So the inspector did not test the furnace. After closing escrow, the buyer called the gas company to relight the pilot in the furnace. The gas man "red-tagged" the furnace because he found a crack in the heat exchanger. He advised the buyer to have it replaced, so now she wants us to pay for a new furnace. We never had a problem with the heater while we lived there, so we knew nothing about a bad heat exchanger. Are we liable for this?
A. The cracked heat exchanger was a pre-existing condition that might have been discovered before the close of escrow if the gas had been on during the home inspection. If the crack had been found at that time, the buyers would have asked you to replace the damaged furnace, and you probably would have complied with their request. As unpleasant as this expense may seem after the close of escrow, the buyer's demand is by no means unreasonable or unfair. If you were the buyer, you'd probably feel the same way that she does now.
It should also be noted that the buyer's home inspector may be partially at fault in this situation. If the gas service was off during the inspection, the inspector should have recommended that it be turned on prior to close of escrow to enable completion of the inspection. That might have prevented this unpleasant surprise after the sale.
Q. We just purchased a foreclosed home. The seller, a large bank, did not disclose there was a mold problem. The mold was found during the final walk-through inspection, and the bank agreed to have it removed. A week later, the bank reported that the removal was completed, so we closed escrow. But when we moved in, we found that the mold was only partially removed, and paint was used to cover the places where the mold was left. This has now been confirmed by a mold inspector. According to the bank, this was an "as-is" sale. Do you think they are liable for the remaining mold removal?
A. An as-is sale does not excuse false disclosure. If the bank hired someone to remove the mold and then reported that the work was complete, they should assume responsibility for completion of the work, as disclosed. You should also find out who was hired to do the mold removal. Concealing mold with paint while claiming that the mold was removed could get those people in a lot of trouble with the state agency that licenses contractors. At the very least, those persons should be liable for professional negligence. Furthermore, if they are not licensed to perform mold removal, the bank could be liable for having hired them.
• Email questions to Barry Stone through his website, housedetective.com, or write AMG, 1776 Jami Lee Court, Suite 218, San Luis Obispo, CA 94301.
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Z-300-HC-MS is a multi-stage residential and light commercial zone control panel that allows a single heating / cooling unit to have up to three (3) separate zones. Each zone is controlled by its own space thermostat and motorized damper. Includes Zone Panel and Discharge Air Sensor (Z-300-DAS).
The Green Zone is a simple, high quality and competitively priced residential and light commercial zone control system that consists of a microprocessor based logic panel that can control three zones. The system is designed to eliminate the 8-12 degree temperature difference that exists between upstairs and downstairs in most two story homes, or between one end and the other in ranch-style homes. The system will also improve overall space comfort and lower operating costs.
How The Green Zone Works
Round or Rectangular Dampers regulate the air to each zone or area. The zone control panel tells the dampers whether they should be open or closed, making sure that conditioned air is only sent where needed.
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Google Dropping Support for Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync
Google Dropping Support for Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync
Come January 30th 2013, Google will be removing consumer support for Google Sync that uses the Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) protocol. In other words, you won't be able to access Gmail, Google Calendar, and Contacts via the EAS protocol for new devices. Google recommends that you use protocols like IMAP (for email), CalDAV (for calendar), and CardDAV (for contacts). Existing synced accounts will continue to work, and Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government customers can also continue to set up new devices with Google Sync after January 30th 2013.
For non-Android smartphones such as iPhones, Google Sync is often the easiest way to get push email, calendars, and contacts onto them; instead of adding a Gmail account, you add a Microsoft Exchange account. With this latest announcement, starting January 30th 2013, if you want to set up new devices to access Gmail, Google Calendar, and Contacts, you should follow the new instructions over at Google's sync site. iOS users can also use the official Gmail app which recently received a major update.
iOS users aren't the only ones inconvenienced by Google's decision to drop consumer support for the EAS protocol. Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 users are affected too. Windows Phone users will still be able to connect to Gmail using IMAP, but without push support. Indeed, if you look at the instructions over at Google's sync site, Google recommends that you use your mobile browser to access Gmail. Google has also publicly said that it has "no plans to build out Windows apps" beyond the basic Google search app, so hope for an official Gmail app with push notifications is slim. It's hard to see this as just another "winter cleaning" exercise, but another strategic move in the war for mobile dominance.
Source: Official Google Blog announcement, Google Sync End of Life FAQ.


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/24/wipo_cleeve_domain_decision/
Businessman loses battle for gripe site domain name
Fails to sway WIPO
Posted in Policy, 24th August 2007 09:43 GMT
The figure behind controversial business schemes has failed in his bid to gain control of the .com internet address consisting of his name. A site that criticises his activities has been allowed to keep the name.
In arguments before the World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO) domain name arbitration panel, Australian body Consumer Protection described the man, Stephen Cleeve, as a con man. Its website contains links to and excerpts from a number of articles from the BBC, News of the World, and others detailing Cleeve's business exploits.
Cleeve argued that the domain name was being used to tarnish his reputation and that of his businesses and to disrupt those businesses.
Consumer protection said that its "website does not tarnish the complainant's [Cleeve's] name as it is the activities of the complainant that tarnish his name not the reporting of them".
Cleeve argued that "the respondent [Consumer Protection] continues to use the domain name in dispute and continues to intentionally degrade and smear the name of the complainant and intentionally harm his business activities".
Consumer Protection said, though, that Cleeve is free to take legal action over the content of the site, but that that should not alter its right to own the address. "If there are libellous contents on the respondent website, the complainant should take the issues up with the appropriate court but no action has been taken, only threatened, as the respondent believes that there are no grounds for any action," it said in the case.
In order to gain control of an internet address through the WIPO dispute resolution process, a complainant must satisfy three tests. That person must show that the domain name in dispute is identical or confusingly similar to a trade mark or service mark held by the person; that the owner of the address has no rights or legitimate interests in the domain, and that it was registered and is being used in bad faith.
In order to gain control of the domain the person must show that all three conditions are satisfied. Failure on just one will mean that the original owner can keep the domain, though both parties are free to resort to court action after a decision from WIPO.
The WIPO panel said the domain was identical to Stephen Cleeve's trade mark in his own name, which he registered in 2006. It found, though, that Cleeve failed to show that Consumer Protection did not have legitimate rights in the name.
"The panel finds that the respondent's use of the disputed domain is to establish a website for criticism and commentary about the complainant's business activities. This constitutes legitimate commercial use and fair use within the meaning of the policy," said the ruling.
Cleeve also failed to prove that the domain was being used in bad faith, in part because his trade mark registrations took place more than a year after the domain name was registered by Consumer Protection.
"When a domain name is registered before a trademark right is established, the registration of the domain name was not in bad faith because the registrant could not have contemplated the complainant's non-existent right," said the ruling.
"The merits of the complainant's assertions that the respondent's claims are defamatory and libellous are beyond the scope of the present proceeding and to the extent that the complainant wishes to pursue the issue should in the panel's view be adjudicated in an appropriate judicial forums," it said.
Struan Robertson, editor of OUT-LAW.COM and a technology lawyer with Pinsent Masons, said the case could make others think about their own online identity and brand management.
"If you Google someone's name or brand and the first results are negative, as was the case here, you have a problem whether the comments are true or not," he said. "Consequently we're seeing a shifting focus in the Search Engine Optimisation business. It's becoming an increasingly important aspect of wider brand management and protection strategies and it's wrong to always see it as just a marketing exercise."
"SEO should not just be about getting your site ranked higher than all rivals," said Robertson. "There needs to be attention on the ranking of third party results that comment on your brand. Some firms have begun to specialise in helping their clients to promote the good third party results and, in doing so, burying the bad."
Copyright © 2007, OUT-LAW.com
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- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 16 squares)
- 3 tablespoons Domino® or C&H® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1-1/2 cups Domino® or C&H® Pure Cane Powdered Sugar
- 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add sour cream and vanilla; beat well. Add eggs, beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Place pan on baking sheet.
- Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Refrigerate any leftover cheesecake. Yield: 12 servings.
Originally published as Favorite Cheesecake in Taste of Home Cooking School Collection Spring 2009, p68
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There is somewhere you need to be right now and that is BOOTS!
Oh yes – this is usually the only half price Boots offer I tend to indulge in (although they've had some nifty offers in the run up to Christmas) – it's the Soap & Glory PINK BIG Set.
Last year it was The Hat Box!
In the set is:
Clean on Me: Clean On Me™ is an award winning creamy clarifying shower gel with natural mandarin peel extract and bonus built-in body lotion!
The Righteous Butter: Award winning body moisturising butter with softening shea butter and aloe vera.
Flakeaway: Transforms your scaly legs from reptilian to radiant. Nothing eliminates dry surface flakes as fast as Flake Away™.
Girligo: A fragranced spray-on body moisturising mist. Do your own flirty work: Spritz Girligo™ on all-over post shower for temptingly fragrant, softer, smoother, more supple skin.
Glad Hair Day Shampoo: Glad Hair Day™ Ultra-Shine Daily Super Shampoo with Raspberry Fruit Vinegar, Panthenol, Glycerin and Phytantriol
The Breakfast Scrub: A Body Smoother
Hand Food: Hand Food™ is a silky soft non-greasy hand cream with shea butter, macadamia oil and marshmallow.
Scrub Your Nose in It: Quite possibly the world's most perfectly formulated scrub for large, clog-inclined complexions, our Scrub Your Nose In It™ is not only an impressive exfoliator, it can multi-task as a mask.
Super Colour Sexy Mother Pucker: As ALL OUT Pout-Plumping as our 'Original Formula', in new Seductive Candy Gloss colour with a fabulous Vanila flavour.
Off Your Face wipes: 3-in-1 cleansing, toning and skin smoothing cloths for quick ridding of makeup, dirt, oils and dead cell build-up. (Rub with a little extra pressure and you might even say you're exfoliating!).
Giant Super Sudsy Shower Puff
You also get a fabric storage box which I know my cats will just LOVE sleeping in.
I'll definitely buy one of these; I doubt I will keep everything though – the shampoo will probably contain SLS so it'll go to my Ma, and Mr C steals all my hand creams, but I'll get use out of everything else!
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Greatest obstacle
To the editor: When George W. Bush took office, he inherited a strong economy, a budget surplus and a nation at peace. When he left eight years later, the country was in a severe recession, had a trillion-dollar deficit and was in two costly wars (both in money and American lives).
To the editor: When George W. Bush took office, he inherited a strong economy, a budget surplus and a nation at peace. When he left eight years later, the country was in a severe recession, had a trillion-dollar deficit and was in two costly wars (both in money and American lives).
Barack Obama was elected by a landslide to turn the country in a new direction. This he has done, although slowly, having to work with the obstructionism of a vengeful Republican Party in control of the House of Representatives. Remember this come the election next year.
Under Obama�s leadership, a decade of war is ending, an economic recovery is under way, we now have historic health care reform and tough new regulations for financial companies to protect consumers, the automobile industry was saved from collapse, a woman�s right to fight for equal pay for equal work was strengthened, and investments in education, infrastructure and innovation, ignored by Republicans, began.
The greatest obstacle in front of us now is to pass an amendment that will correct the Supreme Court�s Citizens United decision. Our country was founded on the principle of government for the people and by the people � not corporations.
Mark A. Young
To the editor: Do you have a child who is interested in history, enjoys multimedia productions, loves fashion, beautiful women and men, great music and terrific acting? Do you have a spouse you may not have surprised in many years by doing something totally unpredictable and especially for them?
Were you around during the 1940s and are fascinated by anything associated with that era, especially history? Do you have a neighbor, friend or relative you would like to treat to something absolutely amazing right here in our own hometown? Would you like to do something for yourself and for an organization that is pouring its best blood, sweat and tears into producing first-class Broadway shows in Hendersonville?
If you are new to the area, if you have lived here your whole life, if you are a regular patron or have never, ever stepped into the dark theater at the Flat Rock Playhouse and been taken to another time and place by the magic of music and acting, then please, pick up the phone right now and get tickets to see �Evita.� You will not believe your eyes.
Cindy Walker
To the editor: A recent issue of Time Magazine brought more documentation that vegetarians live longer than their meat-chomping friends.
A six-year study of 70,000 Seventh-Day Adventists, published in the current issue of the American Medical Association�s prestigious Journal of Internal Medicine, found that vegetarians and vegans have a 12 percent lower risk of death.
This is but the latest evidence linking meat consumption to diseases that kill 1.3 million Americans annually. It comes only two months after a discovery at the Cleveland Clinic that carnitine, contained in all meat products, is a major factor in heart failure.
Similarly, an Oxford University study of nearly 45,000 adults in last January�s American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that vegetarians were 32 percent less likely to suffer from heart disease than people who ate meat and fish. A Harvard University study of 37,698 men and 83,644 women, in last year�s Archives of Internal Medicine, concluded that meat consumption raises the risk of total, heart and cancer mortality.
Indeed, each of us can find their own fountain of youth by adopting a meat- and dairy-free diet. An Internet search on �vegan recipes� or �live vegan� provides ample resources.
Bobby Richardson
Mill Spring