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Date: 2010-10-06 01:05:17
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Date: 2010-09-21 08:15:08
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Date: 2010-10-11 08:08:48
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Date: 2010-10-13 04:57:25
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Date: 2010-10-11 02:40:57
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Date: 2008-01-19 06:43:56
India makes Commonwealth Games history in hockey too (DNA ...
India makes Commonwealth Games history in hockey too (DNA). Level 3-3 after extra-time, and with the tie hanging on the very last penalty, taken by Shivendra Singh, real life had begun to mirror a famous movie on hockey. [more...]
Date: 2010-10-12 22:27:03
Nick Denton: Zuckerberg's Original Idea for Facebook Was Dark ...
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Date: 2010-10-13 12:01:14
DNA fingerprinting and electrophoresis « Biology & Geology 4 ESO
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Date: 2010-03-28 12:14:49
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Date: 2010-10-12 05:15:33
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Date: 2010-10-01 00:59:24
[CVG]Crysis 2: 'It delivers absolutely' - Overclock.net ...
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Date: 2010-10-12 22:03:33
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Date: 2006-12-05 00:00:00
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Date: 2010-10-13 07:12:19
Death row inmate seeks high court OK for DNA tests
Skinner, a former convicted car thief and parole violator, was trying to "game the system," Switzer said. Prosecutors have said there's no evidence to conclusively prove Skinner wasn't the killer and that ample evidence exists to show he is guilty. They also contend new DNA testing "would not affirmatively prove anything." "They're fixing to kill me for something I didn't do," Skinner, 48, said last December from a tiny visiting cage outside death row as his execution date neared. To head off the scheduled March execution, his legal team renewed its appeals seeking release of evidence for [more...]
Date: 2010-10-10 19:54:14
Evolution and Christian Belief [Thinking Faith - the online ...
There are also, however, other,deeper, issues concerned with the perceived nature of the evolutionary process and how it might fit with the basic Christian belief in a God of absolute love. ... Their way of proceeding is not to map out precisely what is to happen, to select the bits of DNA they want and join them up like a child with a construction game; they don't have a molecular tool box which always guarantees that the bits of DNA will be joined together in only the [more...]
Date: 2010-10-06 14:13:00
TeamPilipinas.info: DNA tests: Bobby Fischer not the father of ...
REYKJAVIK – DNA tests on former chess champion Bobby Fischer's corpse have shown that he was not the father of a Filipino girl, as claimed by his former lover, an attorney involved in the dispute said on Tuesday. Fischer's lover had stated that he fathered her daughter, Jinky Young, while living in the Philippines in 2001. In June, Iceland's Supreme Court agreed to her demand that his remains be exhumed to obtain tissue samples and settle the paternity suit. "I can confirm that the results of the DNA tests show that Bobby Fischer is not the father of the Filipino girl, Jinky Young," said [more...]
Date: 2010-08-18 03:55:00
Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Good Morning America featuring a ...
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Date: 2010-10-13 02:27:00
Italy - Crisis of "Berlusconism" with a left that's out of the game
A pro-European, pro-austerity and pro-employer stance which is now included in its DNA and allows us to understand why, despite the difficulties of Berlusconi, this party does not find a voice and has no propulsive role in the country. To the inability of the "democratic" opposition we must add the complicity with the employer's offensive of a large part of the trade union movement. Fiat is trying to wriggle out of national collective agreements to disorient the workers' movement, leaving employers with their hands untied by reducing rights at work to the level of before 1968-1969. It [more...]
Date: 2010-10-08 16:02:34
Popular Mechanics Posts 2010 BREAKTHROUGH Awards — The Gadgeteer
While working at the National Institutes of Health in the early 1990s, Venter developed a way to rapidly discover genes by exploiting snippets of DNA called expressed sequence tags. In 1992, he founded The Institute for Genomic Research, and, three years later, he and a team decoded the first genome of a free-living organism. That led to Venter's best-known breakthrough, mapping the human genome. Last May, he achieved a defining moment in the history of biology when he inserted digitally created DNA into a living bacterium, forming the first synthetic life. His ultimate goal is to design [more...]
Date: 2010-09-28 20:43:25
Kosha Dillz World – DNA video – "Gone" supporting the supporters
one thing i do is support. Its something that's taken me a long time to get for myself. Its tricky. One thing I also learned that when you do get support, support the people who support you. Speaking of all that, This guy DNA is a young upcoming emcee and is really good. He has a missing tooth, and hungry attitude, and as good social media game. He is a dope battler too. Check out the video spread it around.! Tags: dna, grind time, music video This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at 1:00 pm and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the [more...]
Date: 2010-09-07 20:00:10
Interesting Reading #557 – Padlock death test, Death of syringes ...
Interesting Reading #557 – Padlock death test, Death of syringes, Death of depression, Death of McMansions and much more… by Marshall Brain | August 19, 2010 1 Comment | Add Comment Can Your Padlock Withstand a Bullet? Abusive Lab Test – "A padlock can be all that stands between a burglar and a shed or lockbox full of property. But how well can it really handle the tools of a determined thief (or years of bad weather, for that matter)? To find out, we enlisted the expertise of our friends at Minnesota's Environ Labs testing facility, where we put four models—from cheap [more...]
Date: 2010-08-20 03:20:34
Unscripted or reality — whatever you call it, it may be the future ...
The shows for "24/7 Jimmie Johnson: Race to Daytona" won't air until late January and February 2010, but cameras have already begun following the driver in an attempt to capture a new look at the sport. Producers expect to film more than 1,000 hours of video to create four-episode series, which steps outside pugilism for the first time to try spotlighting Johnson's preparation for the Super Bowl of NASCAR – the Daytona 500. As always with celebrity-driven unscripted shows, the biggest question center on how much access cameras will get and how much leeway producers have to show candid [more...]
Date: 2009-10-20 12:01:23
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Date: 2010-10-12 08:11:57
Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony -HD- (5.DNA/Olive Tree)
The DNA hologram & the rising of the olive tree during the Opening Ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens as broadcast in High Definition. Music: "O Patria Mia" from G.Verdi's Aida – Maria Callas Double Helix – Nikos Kypourgos Asteri Tou Voria – Manos Hadjidakis Lyrics: "Tora peto ya tis zois to paniyiri tora peto ya tis haras mou ti yorti fegaria mou palia kenouria mou poulia diohte ton ilio ke ti mera ap' to vouno ya na me dite na perno san astrapi ston ourano" Translation: Now I'm flying to the feast of life now I'm flying to the celebration of my joy Old moons [more...]
Date: 2010-10-09 15:11:26
Special feature: Texas death row DNA case
The fact that the Supreme Court has granted Skinner's request for a final review of this matter provides an excellent opportunity for the Court to affirm that once a convicted state prisoner has had an adequate opportunity to make a due process challenge to his conviction through a habeas corpus proceeding, other post-conviction proceeds are better left to the states to handle. "I made the decision to defend against this suit with an eye not only on Mr. Skinner's case but on past and future cases as well. I knew that there were ramifications for District Attorneys all across the state. [more...]
Date: 2010-10-07 15:41:25
Dallas Doings
Bennett Greenspan: discovering Jewish history through the lens of DNA testing The Dallas Jewish Historical Society will present another offering of its "Harold A. Pollman Lecture Series," with acclaimed speaker and DNA expert, Bennett Greenspan. The program will accompany the Dallas Jewish Historical Society's Annual Meeting and board installation at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26 in the Zale Auditorium of the Aaron Family JCC, 7900 Northaven Road, Dallas. Bennett Greenspan will discuss researching Jewish history through the lens of DNA [more...]
Date: 2010-05-20 08:07:18
D-Bags of Match.com Revisited « Borderline Amazing
While cleaning out all of my old email folders this morning I decided it was time to erase my collection of scary Match.com messages that kept my friends and I entertained for a month. But I realized I would be doing everyone a huge disservice if I didn't take a minute to review a few of my favorite D-bags. Here's what: it's hard knocks for a single on the street out there. I'm not into shaming the nice guys who may have posted an unfortunate picture or two. It took an extremely d-baggy e-mail message to make my list…and because of this, I feel totally fine including their [more...]
Date: 2010-10-13 17:03:47
Invisible History Blog » Blog Archive » America's DNA Profile Has ...
When we are asked why the U.S. is still in Afghanistan after a decade, we explain that America's DNA profile has been all over that country since 1973. While no one was looking, the CIA's secret mission became entangled with Pakistan's support for Afghanistan's small core of foreign-trained right wing Islamic extremists. Thanks to President Jimmy Carter's national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, this entanglement blossomed into a marriage following the 1978 Marxist coup and a full-blown commitment to holy war and the Islamization of Pakistan – long before the Soviet invasion [more...]
Date: 2010-07-14 14:09:18
The New Tutmania: Considering The Half-Life Of An Afterlife ...
Oct. 13 2010 - 10:19 am | 169 views | 1 recommendation | 1 comment King Tut—lame or not lame? Historical researchers now think that the 1300 B.C. Egyptian boy king was literally lame—among his belongings was a variety of fancy staffs, canes and other walking aids. Apparently he was born with a club foot, possibly as a result of incest among his immediate ancestors. But what about the half-life of his afterlife, as represented by all the gaudy bling and other paraphernalia from his tomb periodically trotted out to wow us hoi polloi? Does it stack up to the ultimate lowbrow carny-sideshow [more...]
Date: 2010-10-13 14:19:05
Prescribed Reading On Prescriptive Information | Uncommon Descent
While initiatives such as the Origin Of Life Prize have encouraged researchers to find non-super-naturalistic processes that might explain the origins of prescriptive information, no offerings to-date have withstood the test of scientific scrutiny. Indeed all known cases of such information invariably point to the work of a mind. Johnson emphasizes the relevance of probability in his espousal of this inference- the simplest form of life was found to be 10exp80,000 times more likely of having a mindful than a non-mindful source. Johnson repeatedly stresses how the information content of DNA is [more...]
Date: 2010-10-11 16:49:10
Cherokee Nation challenges newly minted tribes | Indian Country ...
Cherokee Nation challenges newly minted tribes Lawsuit claims Tennessee's recognition of six groups was illegal NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A representative of the Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation has filed a lawsuit in Tennessee charging the state's Commission of Indian Affairs violated open-meeting "sunshine" laws when it unexpectedly gave state recognition to six local groups. The commission appears to have altered its rules in order to do so. It took action June 19, about a month after the state legislature had curtailed its authority and 11 days before the date on which the legislature [more...]
Date: 2010-08-13 16:59:54
Gusts Of Popular Feeling: Glory be to thy hallowed DNA
It's not for nothing that the Maeil Gyeongje article, with its headline about Korean women's 'different DNA', also noted that subtlety and perseverance are traits unique to Korean women, as this seems to be the point of this focus on genetics and bloodlines - to prove the uniqueness of the Korean race. This uniqueness has sometimes placed Koreans at great risk, such as when people (mistakenly) believed that Koreans were more susceptible to mad cow disease due to their genes (note the similarity to B.R. Myers' description of North Korean mythology wherein their virtue and purity makes them [more...]
Date: 2010-09-27 23:52:00
Information Processing: BGI visit
Steve Hsu Professor of physics at the University of Oregon. Homepage. Archive. Favorite posts. View my complete profile Next week I'll be a visitor at BGI (formerly Beijing Genomics Institute; see earlier posts here). I'm involved in a GWAS (genome wide association study) of IQ involving a very high end sample with a case-control design. More details (perhaps) after my visit. Long ago I sketched out a science fiction story involving two Junior Fellows, one a bioengineer (a former physicist, building the next generation of sequencing machines) and the other a mathematician. The latter, an [more...]
Date: 2010-10-12 22:55:00
NOT A CHIMP: Serotonin selectively influences moral judgment and ...
However, look at a recent map of the chromosomes of chimps and humans, aligned side by side, produced by researchers who have mapped all inversions - end-on-end flips of large chunks of DNA - and the chromosomes are all but blotted out by a blizzard of red lines denoting inverted sequence. Now you become overwhelmed by how much structural change has occurred between the two genomes in just 6 million years. True, not all inversions result in changes in the working of genes - but many do - and inversions might even have been responsible for the initial divergence of chimp ancestor from human [more...]
Date: 2010-10-05 09:29:00
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Load your penguin into your Wii Remote to play at a friend's, and upload reward coins to your online Club Penguin account. And, for the first time in a Club Penguin game, your in-game achievements can sync with your online world. .... Learn to control a genetic hybrid that fuses the DNA of a human soldier with the genes of a native. Venture deep into Pandora's jungles as the tension between RDA and the Na'vi escalates to full-blown war. With your DNA entrenched on both [more...]
Date: 2010-10-11 13:52:08
Between the Covers: New to Our Shelves
In this explosive new book, Sam Harris tears down the wall between scientific facts and human values, arguing that most people are simply mistaken about the relationship between morality and the rest of human knowledge. Harris urges us to think about morality in terms of human and animal well-being, viewing the experiences of conscious creatures as peaks and valleys on a "moral landscape." Because there are definite facts to be known about where we fall on this landscape, Harris foresees a time when science will no longer limit itself to merely describing what people do in the name of [more...]
Date: 2010-10-13 12:00:00
The Tribe of Israelites and the Coushatta Native American Tribe of ...
The Tribe of Israelites and the Coushatta Native American Tribe of Lousiana: An Unlikely Friendship Jackpot! Perhaps the sweetest words one could ever speak in say â¦a CASINO! Luckily enough, one casino tucked away in the middle of Louisiana will forever have a strong connection to the State of Israel. But wait a minute, what in the world could a casino, Louisiana, and ISRAEL have in common?! The answer, while surprising, is nothing short of a perfect example of how two peoples can build a bridge of peace, understanding, and friendship between their two cultures when there are willing [more...]
Date: 2010-10-12 20:41:04
Death row inmate seeks high court OK for DNA tests | Bryan/College ...
"The relief Mr. Skinner seeks is simple and limited: the opportunity to obtain access to physical evidence for the purpose of conducting DNA testing," Rob Owen, a University of Texas law professor and Skinner's lead attorney, said in a brief to the high court. Gray County District Attorney Lynn Switzer has refused to surrender the items and lower courts agreed with her, saying Texas law already gave Skinner "plenty of opportunity" to show additional testing could prove his innocence. Skinner, a former convicted car thief and parole violator, was trying to "game the system," Switzer [more...]
Date: 2010-10-11 06:31:46
Freshman Biology: Biomolecules, Connecting to Evolution
Use Models to show DNA. 4.) Utah Cell Scale Interactive to show the different organic biomolecules. Thursday 10/14: SWBAT: Describe the four major categories of organic polymers. 1.) Finish Vocabulary from Wednesday. 2.) Chlorophyll Extraction Lab. 3.) Walking to the orchard? Monday 10/18: SWBAT: Describe the four major categories of organic polymers. 1.) Around the room classification of biomolecules. 2.) Pyramid with Biomolecules thrown in. 3.) DNA building as two teams. 4.) Review cell scale on Utah website. Tuesday 10/19: SWBAT: Analyze DNA sequences to determine evolutionary [more...]
Date: 2010-10-12 11:31:00
HealthSmart Introducing New Integrated Suite of Healthcare …
DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), the worlds largest private paternity testing company, is offering free DNA testing to families that cannot afford the regular fees. Twenty Tri-State families who visit the DDC Fairfield facility on June 10 and 11 can qualify for the testing by discussing their situation with a paternity counselor. DDCs fees are the lowest available, but there are still families that struggle to find the means to afford a quality DNA test," said Jerry Watkins, Services Manager. This is a special event to help families find the truth in time for Fathers Day." A special hotline [more...]
Date: 2010-06-12 21:04:16
Mike on Crime
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether prison inmates may use a federal civil rights law to get DNA testing that was not performed before their conviction. Prosecutors in Skinner's case have refused to make some evidence available for DNA testing, including knives from the scene and a jacket next to one of the bodies. The arguments come seven months after the Supreme Court spared Skinner just an hour before he was to go to the death chamber. Justices said then they wanted to postpone his execution until they decided whether to review his case. "The relief Mr. Skinner [more...]
Date: 2010-10-10 22:53:45
How Jets' Cromartie fathered nine kids with eight women over six ...
Cromartie acknowledged paternity only after a DNA test confirmed it, Pierre said. Gardner offered to pay for an abortion, saying, "We just had one done for him" with another girl. Pierre refused. He didn't visit Pierre and his first child in the hospital, but Gardner came with Cromartie's "sister," a woman who was actually his girlfriend. Pierre, then 18, bought baby supplies herself, she said. Cromartie agreed to contribute $50 a week, records show. While Pierre worked two jobs, Gardner watched the baby. "Everyone was more concerned about his football career. His mom did everything for [more...]
Date: 2010-10-10 15:03:10
Purdue Newsroom - Purdue professor wins Nobel Prize in chemistry
Examples of applications include drug manufacturing, fluorescent marking that has been essential for DNA sequencing and creating materials for thin LED displays. He discovered catalytic reactions using a number of transition metals that allow various organic compounds to be synthesized widely, efficiently and selectively for use in fields ranging from medicine to materials development. His work has resulted in dramatically reducing the cost of using such metals, like palladium, in the synthesis. "Catalysts are not lost as they spur a chemical reaction, they are recycled and can be used over [more...]
Date: 2010-10-06 20:05:13
The Farce of Hyping Gene Studies - AGE OF AUTISM
By John Stone I could scarcely believe my eyes last week when BBC news made its principal story one morning last week a genetics paper purporting to "prove" the ADHD was a genetic disorder (HERE ). In fact, the study had really only at best discovered a modest statistical association between a genetic pattern (against controls) in 15% of cases. The authors no doubt eager to draw attention and further patronage for their activities could probably scarcely believe their luck with such a publicity coup. Equally fascinating was the speed with which the BBC realised its boob. By 9.30 am [more...]
Date: 2010-10-10 22:31:00
Comments: Life Technologies buys Ion Torrent « Omically Speaking
There was some exciting news yesterday from the next-generation sequencing (NGS) field, with the buy-out of Ion Torrent - a start-up that's developed a novel DNA sequencing machine – by the life-sciences behemoth Life Technologies (for a whopping 350million dollars). The technology for sequencing of DNA – the blueprint of all life – is at an exciting stage. Ten years ago, the complete human genome was sequenced at the cost of several billion dollars and decades of attempt. Today, a full genome can be sequenced for as little as $10,000 and in less than a week. The price and time are [more...]
Date: 2010-08-18 17:13:21
My faith is falsifiable, Professor Coyne. Is yours? | Uncommon Descent
The creation of a machine that was capable of conversing at length about any topic – including its own mental states and life story – in such a way that it could fool an audience of intelligent people into thinking that it was human. Observations that would cause me to abandon belief in Intelligent Design 1. An empirical or mathematical demonstration that the probability of the emergence of life on Earth during the past four billion years as a result of purely natural processes, without any intelligent guidance and starting from a random assortment of organic chemicals, is greater than [more...]
Date: 2010-10-13 00:36:41
Top Game | Numerex Named As One Of The Top Game-Changing Companies ...
Numerex is one of the most established full service machine-to-machine (M2M) service providers in the U.S., and the first in North America to be ISO 27001 certified for information security. It enables its customers, through one single point of contact and an easy-to-use process, to deploy rapidly and securely fully scalable M2M solutions to any market around the world. Numerex operates in the business-to-business market; its customers are dealers, distributors and other businesses that serve the end-user market. "We are grateful to Connected World for highlighting Numerex's [more...]
Date: 2010-10-12 22:24:02
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Oscar: Swearing at an oath
With this definition in mind, the evil that Israel has done becomes manifest. The legislation reeks of injustice. It only applies to one subset of Israel, to the Arab minority. It is clearly targeted toward them. It is making a blanket claim that all Israeli Arabs are forthwith considered fifth columnists. By legislative fiat Israel has now declared that Arab subversion of the Jewish state is now passed down genetically, just like Mitochondrial DNA. All Arabs are guilty of treason without exception and must prove by solemn oath otherwise. The law ironically is disobedient to the rules of [more...]
Date: 2010-10-13 12:27:00
Megan Smolenyak: A Funeral on My 50th | todaysjibe.com
The funeral was for Andrew Smolenyak, an uncle of my husband's and of mine by marriage (In spite of the rarity of the surname, it's a fluke that my husband and I were both born Smolenyaks, and DNA testing shows that our respective Smolenyak families are not related – a story for another time). His passing was a watershed within my husband's family for several reasons. He was the last WWII vet, having been on board a ship off the coast of Japan and much relieved at the time of the Japanese surrender. He was the last of the ten siblings, bringing an entire generation to a close. And he [more...]
Date: 2010-10-12 09:27:45


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Steve Martin Deletes Carrie Fisher Tribute After Claims of Sexism
Steve Martin deleted a tweet that he wrote as a tribute to the late Carrie Fisher after people called his words sexist.
The 71-year-old actor was trying to convey that he was captured by the Star Wars actress' beauty at a young age and later learned of her witty personality after he got to know her.
Click inside to read the deleted tweet…
"When I was a young man, Carrie Fisher was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen. She turned out to be witty and bright as well," Steve tweeted before being pressured to delete it.
While some people shamed Steve for tweeting about Carrie's looks right after her death, others said that it was a lovely tribute to his longtime friend.
DO YOU THINK Steve Martin's tweet was appropriate or insensitive?

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Creating B2B Content That Connects
When creating copy, do you write what you want to say—or what your audience actually wants to hear?
"Having the right words is critical, because in marketing as in scrabble, some words are worth more than others," says Nancy Harhut, chief creative officer, Nancy Harhut & Associates. "Some words and phrases pull you in, and as content creators we need to focus on those."
It's critical to know what words help create engagement. On average, only about 28% of the words on an average webpage are actually consumed, says Harhut, who recently presented the webinar "How to Create Brain Craving Content That Connects in 5 Easy Steps" .
"People aren't focusing on every word," she says. "People skim—some studies show that many people may only read the headline. People are far less interested in what we want to say than we think they are."
Most marketers put way too much information out there, and they need to scale it back, says Harhut.
"People filter everything through the lens of what is in it for them," she notes. "Marketers like to start things with the word 'I,' and people want to see the word 'you,' because it serves as a surrogate for their own names."
In email copy, marketers often try to cram too much into their messaging. This is a mistake as many people are reading email first on their mobile device while they multitask. Be succinct, Harhut suggests. Try serving up a series of emails, versus sending out an opus that has soup to nuts.
"I'm a fan of getting right to the point, because people are time pressed," she says.
When making your point, it pays to remember that people make a lot of decisions based on emotion.
"There is room for being clever or entertaining, if that serves the purpose of making an emotional connection," says Harhut. "People have a tendency to factor emotion in the decision making process and later support it with facts."
Nancy Harhut was a featured speaker at last summer's B2B Connect to Convert. Here's more from the B2B Connect to Convert Faculty:
Locating the Right Targets for ABM
Attribution & ROI: What Really Matters in B2B
Earth Networks Weathers the Challenge of Numerous B2B Verticals
Take Risks & Tell Stories: Advice From Cisco's Tim Washer
Q&A: Avnet's Journey to Reach B2B Millennials
Improving Engagement at B2B Live Events
**This updated article was originally published in July 2017.**


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Detailed information about One.com Cloud Drive program
- Program Directory: C:\Program Files\onecomclouddrive
- Default Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\OnecomCloudDrive\uninst.exe
- Program size: 95.06 MB
- Executable file: OnecomCloudDrive.exe
- Executable file location: C:\Program Files\onecomclouddrive\Dlls\OnecomCloudDrive.exe
- MD5: 16373b5ad19a171a91abf0843c858abd
- Program official website: www.one.com
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- AppLauncher.exe
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- OneComAudioFileUtility.dll
- OnecomCloudDrive.exe - One.com Cloud Drive (OnecomCloudDrive)
- OneComGracenoteImpl.dll
What's the good way to get rid of One.com Cloud Drive
Please pay attention to a fact that the program cannot be fully removed by the regular removal method, because many of its registry entries and other files still locate on the computer after the removal. Therefore, if you want to completely uninstall One.com Cloud Drive, you will need a professional third party uninstaller to help you get rid of all of associated registries and other stubborn files.
Instructions to remove One.com Cloud Drive with advanced uninstall tool:
- Download the program here and install it on your computer
- Launch the uninstaller, find and select One.com Cloud Drive application on the installed program list
- Click Analyze icon to start the first stage of removal
- When it is completed, click Scan leftover button, and remove all of remanent files
- Click OK to finish the removal, and restart the computer
Use default uninstall tool to remove One.com Cloud Drive
If you are Windows 8 users:
- Move your mouse to the bottom-right corner of the desktop, you will be able to activate the Win8 side menu
- Click on Settings, select Control Panel, click Uninstall a program
- Find out and highlight One.com Cloud Drive on the list of installed programs
- Click on Uninstall on the top, and you will start the default uninstall process
- Following the removing instruction to finish the removal
- Restart the computer after the removal
How to remove certain program in Windows 8 OS
If you are Windows 7 users:
- Click on Windows button at the bottom-left corner of the desktop
- Select Control Panel, and click on Uninstall a program
- Find and locate One.com Cloud Drive on the list of installed programs
- Right click on the program and select Uninstall
- Complete the removal with the instructions
- Reboot the computer system
(Any problem during the removal? Please download and install Total Uninstaller to forcibly uninstall One.com Cloud Drive application)
More information about the programThe program is popular and widely used by the computer users from these countries:
- United States
- 83.33%
- Sweden
- 16.67%
How to handle and clean One.com Cloud Drive program leftovers
Problems with leftovers: it is not always an easy task to uninstall One.com Cloud Drive completely on the computer, the program's attached uninstall process usually unable to clean those stubborn installed file and registry entries thoroughly. And in particular, let along those installed folder, files, and cache files ... , many related registry entries which created during the installation of the program exist on the system registry database are always ignored by the default removing process. And manual finding and removing all of these leftovers is a daunting task for many common computer users, for that they have to check a great number of folders and registry database to remove the associated files completely, and any small mistake could cause further and more serious problems on the system! Especially the important and sensitive system registry database. So be cautious! Unless you have a well knowledge and understanding about your computer system, it is not recommended to remove One.com Cloud Drive in this way.
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Take advantage of our Courtesy Bus for your transportation to and from ClubMulwala. The Courtesy Bus will pick you up and take you home for FREE within the town boundaries.
Call us on on 03 5744 2331 to make your booking. Enquire at Reception for pickups for groups over 4 people outside these scheduled times.
Take Home: 10 minutes after the hour
All take homes after 10pm will be to residential or holiday addresses only
Open from 10am to 10pm daily. You will find the bottle shop to the left of the main Reception area.
Our Bottleshop has a wide variety of beverages to choose from including wines from the Rutherglen region as well as a variety of other merchandise.
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May Ann Valledor
Born and raised in Southern California, I am a 37 year old Nurse, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Beachbody Coach, American Cannabis Nurse, Humanist and a believer and preacher of Happiness, Moderation and Balance.
Long time user of Cannabis, I self-medicated to help with my anxiety, slight depression, insomnia. In conjunction with daily exercise, I use Cannabis as a part of my healthier lifestyle. It helps with the symptoms mentioned earlier as well as helping me focus, provides inflammation and sore muscle relief and aids greatly in my recovery methods.
From smoking a pack a cigarettes for 15 years to being lazy and never getting outside to now being smoke free for 4 years and counting, a craving for movement and exploring outside. I own a beach cruiser and now a mountain bike, I enjoy camping, hiking, riding and being in nature. I love working out daily, challenging myself and seeing what my body can do. I started out as a Bodyweight cardio junkie to a lover of weights and I've never step foot in a gym!!
Let Cannabis aid in your healthier life and love living a life full of joy, laughter and adventure!!
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Heather DeRose
Heather is the CEO and Co-Founder of MJFITNUT! She has a background in swimming and running track, but she takes on everything from rock climbing to ninja warrior obstacle courses. She is the first woman to complete an entire 420 Games National Tour. She placed in the Top 10 in every race and is the first person to take the podium at three 420 Games Events walking away with 3rd in WA, 2nd in OR, and 1st Place in her home state of CO! She also placed 8th in the La Sportiva Beaver Creek Trail Run, and took 12th at the La Sportiva Berry Picker. She loves skiing in fresh powder, and just about every activity outdoors.
Website - You're on it!
Antonio DeRose
Antonio is the COO and Co-Founder of MJFITNUT! He is a polyathlete, and the first male to complete an entire 420 Games National Tour, placing Top 10 in every race. He also took 4th Place in the La Sportiva Beaver Creek Trail Run, and 8th in the La Sportiva Berry Picker. He grew up playing baseball in Missouri, and now trail runs.When not running, he may be biking, hiking, playing sports, or skiing in the winter season, and he spends ample time in the gym, working on strength and mobility.
Jennifer Wood - That Fit Stoner
At 28 years old, the majority of my day was spent sitting at a desk scrolling through Facebook and Instagram. I was soft and indifferent. I saw a picture that said "In a year, you will wish you had started today". I stared a few beats and let it sink in. I saved it and made it the background on my phone. And my fitness journey began.
I had been a pothead since I was a teen. I was not just a lazy one, but uneducated too. I spent a lot of years being apathetic about my health. I ate ALL the food and every ridiculous munchie you could think up. My choices led to a screwed up metabolism, a skewed body image and a few extra pounds. My low self-confidence caused me a moderate level of anxiety for 15 years before I thought about changing anything.
I knew genetically speaking that I would be fighting an uphill battle. Hereditary pre-dispositions made me a prime candidate for heart disease, high blood pressure and worse. I researched what I could change personally to have the best chance at a healthy life. I had watched doctors with pills fail continuously with family so I hunted for a more natural approach. I taught myself how to implement my cannabis intake into my fitness routine. My love of the plant became an essential tool in my transformation and training. I developed new habits to maintain balance in food and life. I recalibrated everyaspect of my diet and went fully plant based, focusing on whole foods. I am a work in progress but I continue to learn and evolve.
Now almost 2 years later, my main goal is to show that this journey can be made if you stick with it. YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR FUTURE. The process isn't always going to be pretty. Sometimes it will take all the resolve you have to keep moving forward. Listen to those who build you up and find the things that work for you. Surround yourself with a community that encourages you and allows you to shine. Don't let anyone tell you it can't be done. Surround yourself with positivity and tune out all the bullshit. YOU ARE A UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL CREATURE AND YOU ARE WORTH THE EFFORT. Start today so a year from now you can look back and see how far you've come
Edgar Cardenas
Edgar Cardenas represents 'The Lifted Lifters' as a brand and as a lifestyle. I am a PROPTA certified personal trainer specializing in nutrition, powerlifting, and general fitness. I'm one of the first influencers on social media to representCannabis as an aid to our fitness journey. I have been using cannabis in my fitness lifestyle for the past 3 years and it has reaped tremendous benefits ever since. From diminishing muscle and joint aches, speeding recovery, helping me stay focused at the gym and keeping a mind muscle connection, fueling the appetite I need in order to grow, and many more. The benefits that Cannabis can bring not only to our fitness life but to our overall lives in general are astonishing. Follow me on social media @theliftedlifters along with many other fit stoners as we break the stereotype about the lazy stoner and bring people together through cannabis and fitness.
Kimberly Herrmann
I'm a 43 year old mum and wife. When I became a canna patient due to physical illness, it changed my world. It gave me quality of life, reduced inflammation that was keeping me from moving without pain. Cannabis actually detoxed my body of a lot of it. The rest was 100% dedication to my self, healing physically, emotionally and spiritually. It made fitness even more enjoyable!
From bedridden and in a wheelchair, to dead lifts and Muay Thai. I am more fit now than ever. A fully productive mum and a very grateful wife. A fully awake woman and now studying for my CPT!
Dexter Holman
I am a former D-1 college-athlete, having played football for Coastal Carolina University. In my years playing as a defensive lineman, I picked up many unhealthy habits that caused me to peak weight at 328 lbs. After 4 years of hard work and dedication, I have lost a total of 115 pounds. Getting fit and maintaining my fitness, I am active 10-14 hours per week, and I have relied heavily on cannabis products throughout my fitness journey.
Lia Arntsen
Lia is a cannabis fitness coach, educator, and entrepreneur. Besides running her Huff N Puff Fitness Classes, Lia also runs You Canna Be Well, and sells her own cannabis flights at First Class Flights. She recently completed her first full marathon in 2017, and has competed in every Colorado 420 Games!
Nick Hidalgo
My name is Nick Hidalgo, but people call me lungless, and consuming cannabis is a daily routine and a luxury i am eternally grateful for. I am an Action Photographer/Content Designer and through my experience with my subjects I can say i enjoy it most when we can look back at a particular moment and know that was the apex of their motion. Capturing a moment in time where they can look back on and appreciate their form through my eye is a challenge well worth the battle.
Team Ireland
We are very grateful to have the support of our team in Ireland. This photo was taken while they were volunteering at an ultra marathon. The Ireland Team was one of the first international members to join the MJFITNUT lifestyle, and show their D2E to the world!
Leonora Norlingh
Whom am I? Mother to three beautiful boys, fitness addicted and a cannabis lover.
I became a mother at a very young age, I was just about to turn 19 when I had my first son. I have always been physically active since my childhood and I've always loved it, but it wasn't until after my first pregnancy when I´d lost so much weight I was down at 42 kg that I discovered fitness and muscle building. I realized I can control my weight and the way I look with weights. The power of strength that you feel when you lift those weights and just wanting more, that got me addicted to fitness.
I quickly realized this is my passion and I wanted to work with this, so I decided to study.In 2013 I got my license as a personal trainer, and group instructor, and have been working with that since then. Cannabis have been a big part of my life, and I have been using it for 15 years. I started to use it as a stress relief and for my anxiety. During these years I also got to know all the other benefits there is with this plant.
After my last pregnancy, I got the opportunity to truly compare my results with, and without cannabis, and I discovered cannabis helped me in many ways, including reaching my goals faster. I come from Sweden, where cannabis is illegal. Because of that, I haven't been able to be a proud user without risking my kids. Since we moved to Spain where it is accepted, I can now be a proud user without any risks. I want everyone to know that cannabis and fitness can go well together with the right knowledge, and I have the opportunity to share my knowledge and experience.
Jessica Dickerson
My name is Jessica, I have a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and I have been an athlete for 21 years. I began utilizing cannabis during the summer of 2010. The same summer I began training to play basketball at the collegiate level. Noticing the impact cannabis made on my body, while my body was being pushed to a whole new level athletically, began my research why the mix of cannabis and physical activity was correlated. Since then I have discovered that it helps with my motivation to go put my body through an intense workout as well as for muscle recovery.
In addition to cannabis being an added benefit physically, I also learned that cannabis helps your brain produce extra dopamine, which also helped improve my ADHD. School work began to come easier with the implementation of cannabis. After barely graduating high school, I recently graduated with honors.
Cannabis is still helping me physically and mentally. Currently, as mother of two young humans, getting to the gym is not always the easiest and neither is muscle recovery. My husband sees it as an added benefit to our partnership in all of our entrepreneurial ventures.
Interested in learning more?!
Lala Santolla
Lala Santolla is president and Co-founder of 420 Fitness. She is a certified personal trainer, former bikini model, and NPC bikini athlete.
Lala has an extensive background in events and Casino hospitality but is also a Reiki Master, speaker, and Mindfulness Coach specializing in emotional intelligence.
She is certified instructor through Stanford University, to teach; Creative Insight Journey, which was where the transformative course was created and developed.
Jose Lopez
Jose Lopez utilized the benefits of cannabis to help him loose over 100 lbs! He is also the founder of High Rep Mafia. HRM is a clothing line and inspirational brand promoting cannabis as part of a healthy and active lifestyle. The HRM is a brand of positivity, support, and encouragement!
Cameron Nedd
Cameron Nedd aka Consciously Cam is the owner and operator of Consciously Fit. He graduated from Penn State with a Kinesiology degree and played 2 years of basketball at their Harrisburg campus. He worked as a personal trainer at 24 Hr. Fitness for a year, then decided to move to Colorado. He gained invaluable experience working in the cannabis industry for three years. In spring of 2017, he founded Consciously Fit, an in person and online personal training service that promotes cannabis use. He creates specified exercise programs to help his clients achieve their goals. His next mission is to become a professional dunker, and use cannabis along the way while still operating Consciously Fit.
Joshua Goodman
Joshua Goodman is Green Muscle Fitness. He's a role model for anyone in CannaFitness. Joshua gets ripped in and outside of the gym. He has a serious dedication to keep his body in shape, but his commitment doesn't stop at himself. Joshua is committed to helping others, not only by setting a positive example, but also by becoming a massage therapist, in the hopes of helping others heal. His toolbox for healing? Fitness, massage, and cannabis.
Brian Johnson
Brian is the very person to own a limited edition Smoke the Competition T! He is very active onTwitter and is one our biggest supporters. He reached out in our first month of creation with words of encouragement that have never been forgotten. Brian is holding it down for MJFITNUT on the East Coast out in NJ and we applaud his D2E!
Rosemary James
Rosemary is a pin up model and cannabis advocate. She has participated in several 420 Games events, and promotes cannabis as part of a healthy and active lifestyle.
Danié Oliverio
Born in Germany and raised in New York, Danié is a jack of all trades. He gave up a corporate life of grinding in a suit and tie for a more fulfilled lifestyle here in Colorado. Besides always having several successful irons in the fire, he does graphic design and other content production. He hopes to inspire his hard work ethic in others, and has proven his whole life that cannabis doesn't make you lazy or unsuccessful.
Oscar is the Classy Cannabis Cowboy. He has particiapted in several 420 Games events. He promotes free thought, and cannabis as part of a successful overall health and wellness routine.
Tiffany Jaskolka
Never stop learning, never stop growing. Since an early age my father taught me to constantly strive to be better then I was the year before. I have always had a natural force that drives me, leading me to success and challenging myself in different aspects of my life. I wake about the same time everyday to a routine; workouts, meditation, house chores, cooking, tending to my son, part time work, etc. While still managing to train and attend 5K runs, perform online fitness accountability groups, and interact with the fitness community. My main drive is to set a good example for my son, provide him with every experience possible for growth. I want to be a role model to the younger generation, and my son. Showing that goals, a positive mindset, hard work and persistence will lead to a successful path in life. I represent CannaFitness proudly, with the hopes of inspiring others who want to live an active and healthy lifestyle while consuming cannabis.
Deuvall Dorsey
Deuvall, also known as the Vegas 420 Runner, is a cannabis ambassador based in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. His mission is to REDEFINEcannabis and those who use it by way of athletics and academics.
Deuvall's been studying cannabis in Las Vegas for college credits every semester since the fall of 2014. In the fall of 2015 he founded the first ever student cannabis organization in Nevada called the NSC Scorpions CAN (Cannabis Awareness Network) at Nevada State College. In 2016 he began studying for his master's degree at UNLV where all his academic research and conference presentations revolve around cannabis in the media. In 2017 he became the first Nevada student ever to complete a cannabis industry internship for college credit by working with Freedom Leaf Magazine.
Deuvall also competes in endurance sports as an ultra-marathoner and triathlete. He ran his first 5k in May 2012 and his most recent 50-mile ultra-marathon in February 2017. His proven track record helps him to raises awareness about cannabis in the running community. He teaches runners how to utilize the benefits of cannabis by explaining the different ways cannabis can be consumed without the need to smoke or experience the psychoactive effects. His goal is to inform the running community across the nation that cannabis can be used as a healthy alternative to aspirin, pain pills and alcohol for post-race/training recovery.
As the captain of the 420 Cross Country team Deuvall is taking his message to a national level. By assembling the strongest cannabis runners in Nevada, he is using the Las Vegas team to create a model for other states to follow. Their objective is to have 420 runners and a 420 Cross Country team in every state. The team accepts all levels of ability and encourages their fans to show their support by cheering at the finish line wearing cannabis apparel.
All the latest news and updates on the 420 Cross Country team can be heard on the Puff & Run podcast hosted by the Vegas 420 Runner and the 420lb weight-loss champion, Mr. Run2improve. Each episode also covers other marijuana athletes across the country, the local Las Vegas running scene and all the latest happenings regarding recreational responsible adult use cannabis in Nevada. The Puff & Run podcast is the precursor to the Puff & Run Tv YouTube web series.
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Sign the Letter to the City
Dear Mr. Mayor and City Councilmembers,
We are the many owners, customers, employees and community members who love and depend upon the small businesses and social service providers that are the foundation of our U District community. The variety of our unique, legacy businesses and nonprofits is why people come from all over to the U District.
However, the U District Rezone and its recently-proposed amendments will do nothing to protect our small, independent businesses and essential social service providers from the impacts of high-rise development, and may in fact, accelerate their disappearance. We are deeply alarmed.
To survive, and thrive, our businesses and nonprofits must have affordable rents and reasonable property taxes to remain in the U District. Other strategies to mitigate the likely impacts of growth should also be considered before the rezone is passed. Any measures to address our concerns must be based on effective, data-driven decisions.
We ask the Planning, Land Use & Zoning Committee to delay approval of the proposed U District Rezone and amendments for at least three months while the city and our community work together to collect data, identify mitigation strategies, and propose effective amendments to the zoning legislation to arrest the continuing displacement of our small businesses and nonprofits.
The city recognizes the importance of collecting such data and has acknowledged their failure to do so. While we appreciate the initial effort to propose amendments, the few speculative provisions targeted directly at helping small businesses only appeared in the amendments drafted just this month (January). They are riddled with exceptions that dilute their effectiveness, and we must do better.
The rezone will completely change the identity of the University District and will be irreversible. Now is the critical time to save, and even nurture, our independent businesses, social service providers and, ultimately, our unique community. Please help us keep our community together with a smarter, data-driven, zoning plan. We want something of our distinctive, U District community to survive into the future that you are planning for us.
Help us Keep the U District Unique!
We thank you for your careful consideration of this matter.
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Renewable energy is quickly becoming more affordable and accessible than ever, but can these systems be successfully implemented on your urban homestead? Former MOTHER EARTH NEWS editor, Kale Roberts, spoke with green building expert Dan Chiras to get some ideas about sensible alternative energy sources, how effective you might find them, and to discuss other simple ways to make your home more energy efficient.
Kale Roberts is a former renewable energy beat editor for MOTHER EARTH NEWS. He is a Program Officer with ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability USA, where he supports cities across the U.S. to manage greenhouse gas emissions and develop climate action plans. Previously, he worked as Climate Change Adaptation Support with the United Nations Development Program in the Asia-Pacific region. He was U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand (2010-2012) and a Rachel Carson Scholar at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy. He is based in New York's Hudson Valley.
Dan Chiras is director of The Evergreen Institute in east-central Missouri, where he teaches self-sufficiency and sustainability workshops on a wide range of topics. Chiras is also author of 32 books and several hundred articles on subjects including residential energy efficiency and renewable energy, sustainable communities, green building and natural building. His talks are fun, inspirational and full of useful information.
Check the links below for topics in the podcast that may have piqued your interest:
ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability
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For those of you interested in experimenting with solar right away, Kale Roberts has some projects to recommend! Each of these could be knocked out in a weekend, and they're all great ways to begin saving more energy than ever.
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By Doug Duren
We've practiced buck management on the Duren Farm in southwestern Wisconsin for about 25 years. It started by simply talking about how it would be cool to kill bigger bucks on our 400-acre farm in northeastern Richland County.
My late brother, Matt, had made a comment on shooting smaller bucks that gave us a theme. Matt would inspect a young buck and say, "That would be a Nice Buck Next Year!" After Matt died in 1995, "NBNY" became our deer hunting mantra. About the same time, we noticed a big increase in our area's deer herd, but the population surge didn't produce bigger bucks. We learned how a larger herd can hurt growth rates in bigger bucks, and so we started shooting more does to achieve a healthy, better-balanced deer herd with more older bucks.
In 2001-02 a neighbor received agricultural-damage deer tags and shot 20-plus antlerless deer on his farm. In 2003, our farm's big-buck era began. We saw how herd control and our "Nice Buck Next Year" motto increased the age, size and trophy quality of our bucks. We began to shoot more does than ever, and enjoyed a bonus, too: we had all the venison we wanted, with plenty to share.
I shot the biggest buck ever taken on our farm in Autumn 2005. We call him "The Standard," and his 187 inches of antler made him one of the biggest bucks taken in the area that year. Shooting 140-inch and bigger bucks became our goal and we often achieved it in the following years. Taking does, plenty of venison, and killing trophy bucks- it was a deer hunter's dream.
We developed an Adaptive Forest Management program for our woodland in 2008. The plan was based on sound forest management and improving wildlife habitat, and melded nicely with our deer-management goals. Oak regeneration was a big part of the forest-management plan, so we kept deer numbers in check to protect our oak seedlings and stay aligned with our deer-management goals. It's another piece of the puzzle.
About that time, an old sombrero ended up in the farmhouse because one of our hunters made a bad decision. "The Sombrero" soon symbolized poor hunting decisions, such as shooting a buck fawn or yearling buck. They had to "wear the sombrero" for such offenses. It was a fun, but firm reminder to follow NBNY principles. Even some of our new and first-time hunters – who were exempt from the NBNY rules until they became experienced – showed their respect for the idea by wearing the sombrero if they shot a small buck.
While we followed NBNY ideas on the farm, Chronic wasting disease (CWD) turned up just 70 miles south of us in 2002. When Wisconsin established CWD management zones, it included our area in the northernmost part of the CWD zone. That designation expanded deer hunting's gun seasons and hunting opportunities as the Department of Natural Resources tried to control and possibly eradicate the disease. We began learning about CWD and followed the science and news about efforts to control it. For a few years, we simply took a "business as usual" approach to deer hunting and our NBNY deer-management program. We killed far more does than bucks and thought we were doing our part to control the herd, improve hunting and possibly slow CWD's spread.
Meanwhile, CWD and disease-control methods became controversial. The DNR's biologists and administrators advocated trying to eradicate the disease by eradicating deer in the "hot zone." That effort generated strong opposition from some deer hunters, who thought the DNR was being overzealous. Opponents then took their arguments and complaints to state and regional politicians. Politicians, not scientists, were soon managing CWD, and the Legislature also slashed funding for research and monitoring. Even so, DNR biologists and researchers kept studying the disease as best they could. Around 2010 they verified CWD is most likely to infect older deer, so we began to take older deer in for testing each fall.
We've enjoyed tremendous deer hunting on the farm, and we've shared that experience with many hunters during this "golden age." Each year we invite over 20 people to hunt the farm. In fact, some of the best hunts we've had were with this rotating cast of family and friends – old and new, and from near and far. It's been a joy to share the place and the hunting.
A wide view of the county and sections (620 acres) where CWD positives were found
The section the farm is in, the number of deer tested and the positives.
Learning More in the CWD Era:
Since 2010 we increased the number of deer we brought in for CWD testing, and starting in 2015 we've tested every deer killed or found dead on the farm. When the November 2017 gun season opened Nov. 18, we had yet to have a deer from our farm test positive for CWD. But whenever I studied the state's CWD distribution maps, I saw the disease closing in. We knew it was just a matter of time before we confirmed CWD on our farm. We were surrounded, after all. That inevitability occurred in November of this year when the laboratory found CWD in 2 bucks we shot. The reality of CWD being present on our farm is the worst news I've ever received as a landowner, hunter/meat-eater, and conservationist. As the disease continues to move and establish through the Driftless Area, we're learning more about how it spreads and what we can do to slow it. Ongoing research hasn't pinpointed how CWD spreads, but it's assumed animal-to-animal contact is the most likely vehicle. And given that deer are social creatures, two major factors likely increase those contacts:
1. Population Density- It's a simple idea: The more deer in the area, the more often they'll be in contact with each other. Think of a crowded bar. People are talking, shaking hands, bumping into each other, touching shared surfaces, etc. Being around folks who are sick with a cold or the flu makes us more likely to pick up a bug from close contact. That's partly why we keep kids home from school or stay home from work. With CWD, it makes sense that the more deer living in an infected area, the greater the likelihood the disease will spread.
2. Demographics- Some studies show that a certain segment of the population spreads the disease more readily than the rest. Let's use the bar scenario again. No matter the crowd size, let's assume two of the "bug" carriers are gregarious and affectionate. They shake hands, give hugs and perhaps take someone home occasionally. Let's say they also travel a lot, which means they spread their warmth, charms, and disease far and wide. In the White-tailed deer's world, bucks are the most social and wide-ranging group; especially young bucks. Yearling bucks usually get pushed out by their mothers one year after they're born, while the doe fawn is more likely to remain with the doe's family group. As their second summer progresses, yearling bucks seek new territory and join bachelor groups. When the pre-rut begins in early fall, they're settling into new territories, but still might travel far while trying to breed does or avoid more aggressive bucks. Those travels continue during the rut, with bucks seeking does, new territory and other opportunities. That's why young bucks, simply through their behavior, are the most likely deer to spread CWD to new areas.
Given all the science about the disease and deer habits, what should we do?
Retiring the Sombrero: A New Era in Deer Management on the Duren Farm
All the history and information we've accumulated about CWD the past 15 years brings me to this conclusion: If I'm to call myself a conservationist – one who's concerned about deer, deer hunting, wildlife and wildlife habitat in Wisconsin's Driftless Area – I must keep learning more about CWD. I'm using that knowledge as a member of our County Deer Advisory Committee (CDAC), and I actively advocate for herd population and demographic control, and better CWD policies and herd-management tools. Richland County, for example, has 75-plus deer per square mile of deer habitat! CWD aside, the land can't sustain such herd sizes without long-term damage to their habitat. I also try to be a good example of healthy deer management, no matter how it affects hunting on our farm, and that includes my interest in killing bigger bucks and following the Nice Buck Next Year idea.
Our farm is now on the front edge of this slowly spreading disease, which has forever changed deer and deer hunting. I realize our deer-management changes affect only a few hundred acres and might make little difference in slowing the spread, but I think we should "take off the gloves" to fight this disease. That means reducing the herd more aggressively by removing restrictions on the age or antler size of bucks while encouraging hunters to kill more antlerless deer.
And so that's the new policy on the Duren farm in 2017. We've retired the sombrero and removed all harvest restrictions. Our only policy is to take safe, ethical and lethal shots.
I'm also trying to urge more aggressive hunting policies beyond our farm. That's one of my objectives as a member of Richland County's Deer Advisory Council. Our citizen-based CDAC refuses to ignore that CWD prevalence has reached 45 percent in adult bucks in the southeastern part of our county, and 30 percent in yearling bucks and 20 percent in adult does. That's why our council requested and received liberal antlerless tags this past fall, and we will continue to ask for "Earn a Buck" rules once again. We need every tool possible to help slow CWD's spread. I support those actions because I love White-tailed deer and deer hunting. Although I'm discouraged by the lack of action by Wisconsin legislators and the governor to help control the disease, I'm optimistic that science and sound reasoning will win out. We must improve our response to this horrible disease.
By Doug Duren


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Interesting article from IMD on why small companies have an edge over their large company counterparts in driving innovation. The point I found most interesting is that they point to psychological safety as a necessity to foster a culture of innovation. They define psychological safety as "the assurance that if you have an idea and explore it yet it fails, you wont be fired or penalized for it."
Most organizations understand that it is important to accept failure in innovative cultures. But how do you send a clear message to the organization about what type of failure is acceptable, and what type of failure is not acceptable? No one wants to reward people for not being thorough, screwing up, or being lax. Stating this fact seems obvious, but in practice it can become quite muddy. What do you do if an engineer perfects a new technology that has no relevance in the market? This is what can happen when companies try to encourage failure by creating sandboxes that can be tangibly measured. For example, each group or person gets a budget of $x to spend on exploration, or (as Google famously states) each person has 20% of their time to work on whatever is of interest to them. Yes, a random breakthrough may occur, but these metrics are meaningless if they are not tied to innovation goals.
I believe that the leadership of an organization bears the responsibility of defining the goals for value added innovation. By this I mean that they need to define the business the company is in based on what benefits they provide to the market. When this is very clearly stated, (as is usually the case in a small company) people know what challenges are set out before them. They will then find ways to cut through silos, form groups that consist of people with diverse skills, and be able to tell when one path needs to be abandoned for another that's more promising. These "failures" will be good failures because they won't look or feel like failure at all. The goal will be greater than any one execution which removes the burden of failure from any one task or series of events.
In my opinion, the only real failures happen when leaders do not take on this responsibility. They reorganize to remove silos, give up some money, free up some time, and sit back and wait for magic to happen in a vacuum. If this is what happens in your company, think about what you can do to set market driven innovation goals. Otherwise you risk rewarding real failure.


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Morris County Clerk Joan Bramhall has unveiled a website designed to provide co unty residents with a quicker, easier way of learning about and using the many s ervices offered by the clerk's office.
The website, which may be found at www.morriscountyclerk.com gives a brief overview of the county clerk's position and provides detailed information on services, including obtaining and renewing passports, checking on the status of passport applications, obtaining county ID cards, recording and filing land transactions, notary public applications and various election functions.
A civilian absentee ballot and a voter registration application are also available online at the county clerk's website. These forms may be printed out and completed at home, signed and then mailed in. This saves individuals a trip to the clerk's office, according to Bramhall.
"I'm really excited about the website,"she said. "The Internet has given us another tool to enhance the outstanding service Morris County residents have come to expect from the Morris County Clerk's Office."


text: Microsoft Explosion Ultimate edition Posted on 6/14/2009 @ 11:25 AM in #Non Techie by Sahil Malik | Feedback | 2276 views The spectrum of MSFT technologies has exploded in the past few years! Even as a developer, now to create something compelling, you need to up to speed with so many disparate technologies – it is QUITE a challenge! I don't mean to sound full of myself or toot my horn, but I think personally I've done quite a good job at keeping up with a large # of MSFT technologies, not everything – but quite a broad spectrum. But then again I have no life, and I've been in this industry for many years now, and I have a very unidirectional brain – excellent at computers, and super sucky at most everything else (As I type this, I am sitting in a hotel lobby, and I just almost set the waffle iron on fire!! Not kidding .. trying second time around now). The challenge is, when I teach! When I teach, it is very difficult for me to ask everyone to have a certain set of pre-requisites, and expect everyone in the class to exactly be of the same prerequisites! It is hard to say – you need to know ASPNET, there is so much else than that! And then every single class I have taught, has come with a mixed bag of audience. Sometimes the course runs quicker than expected, because I am not covering as many basics, sometimes it runs slower – because I have to cover basics. My approach is always to carry more content than I can cover. Because heck – I don't know what the class will look like! And I don't know how fast things will run. If I have more material, I can always use it … if not .. attendees get to carry it back home! Now, this challenge has been around for a while! But why this blogpost now? Because y'all – as I look into .NET 4 and SharePoint 2010, it's getting out of hand! I mean, it was a challenge with SP2007, but it's getting nuts going fwd! So, my friends, how are you keeping up with technology these days? I am HELLA interested in your views on this!


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I grew up on the East Coast, but I had never skied before. My first ski trip was not until after I had moved to Southern California which seems a bit silly, but who am I to complain? The ski trip was a spontaneous idea from my dad after a decent snowfall in the mountains. So my mom dutifully got on the computer and began searching for the perfect place to enjoy our next family adventure. We ended up staying at the Sleepy Hollow Cabins and Hotel in Crestline, CA. Crestline was about an hour and a half from LA making it the perfect weekend getaway. Our first stay at Sleepy Hollow was in 2013, I was 19 and desperate for a new adventure.
Driving up to the mountains brought to light a side of California I had never experienced before. I had never imagined that a snow filled town existed in my sunny, constantly 75 degree environment. My family and I spent our first afternoon walking around the small town, exploring the little shops that lined the street. We had spent a lot of time in small towns growing up, but this was so different from what we had experienced in California that we were enamored. The evening was spent in front of a wood burning fire place for the first time in years. I would love nothing more than to be able to sit by the fire surrounded by my family forever.
My favorite part of our small vacation was the lack of electronic devices. We were forced to spend quality time together, going to family owned restaurants for dinner, and sitting around the common area watching movies to end our evenings. The skiing part was pretty cool too though 😉 my parents had grown up skiing, so the logical decision was that my dad would teach my sister and me. The man who hadn't been skiing in approximately 30 years began instructing us as soon as the skis were on our feet. When we had gotten a crash course, we were up the mountain and he deemed us ready to try our luck.
Let's just say that the first time down involved more yelling from him than actual technique or even success. Apparently heading for the trees is wrong. Who would have imagined? My first ski attempt was only slightly better than terrible. I ended the day falling and hitting the back of my head with my skis, according to dad and little sis it was hilarious and impressive that my body bent that much. While I was not quite the skier I had hoped to be by the end of the trip, I was hooked on a new activity. I could not wait to begin planning for the next year.
The following year did not bring the snow we had hoped for. Our family ski trip was placed on hold but I was not deterred. I was slacklining and rock climbing a lot in my free time which was improving my balance and body control. Both of these are imperative when skiing. The start of 2015 brought decent snow and another trip to Sleepy Hollow Cabins in Crestline. Our newly renovated cabin came with a stone fireplace that was burning before we had even unpacked.
Year two of skiing proved to be much better than my first try. There were no tumbles down the mountain and by the last run I was feeling confident in my ability. The snow, once again, brought family bonding and the enjoyment of a sport we could all do together. My dad and I were discussing different paths to try next time, my sister and compared ability, and my mom and I discussed next trips fashion so we could look fabulous on and off the slopes.
Explore your own backyard, you might be surprised by what you find. Take a trip somewhere nearby, spend time with your loved ones. See local sights and support the local businesses. Learn about the best places to eat and try something new. Travelling does not have to be out of the country or expensive. Expose yourself to somewhere new even if you just go outside your town. Every place has its own culture. Open yourself up to the ones that surround you, ones you may never have thought about or experienced before.


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Life is unfair, especially if you're a Springbok. The rugby side's strong recent performance against Australia has tipped the scales a little, and the pressure is on Jean de Villiers to bring home a win against the All Blacks. But it's easier said than done. By KEN BORLAND.
It is palpably unfair, but Springbok captain Jean de Villiers is painfully aware that if his team lose to the world champion All Blacks at Soccer City on Saturday then general opinion in the country will be that South African rugby is going to the dogs.
An impressive 31-8 victory last weekend over Australia lifted the mood, but has also created unfair expectations that the Springboks are favourites to beat New Zealand, who boast 939 test caps compared to South Africa's paltry 490, and are, of course, the World Cup holders and unbeaten in 15 matches stretching back a year.
"We need to keep on evolving and, in this country, that's usually judged by the result alone. If we put on a bad show, then we're back where we started. We gained some momentum last weekend, and we want to build some more to take with us on the end-of-year tour," De Villiers said on Friday.
"We played very well last weekend, but the pressure is still on us to perform. Australia had injury upon injury during that game, which definitely had an impact, so we're not suddenly thinking we're a great team. We're happy with the improvement shown, but we're very aware that we need to step up to another level this weekend."
South Africa overwhelmed the Wallabies and did enough up front to beat the All Blacks in Dunedin in their last two outings and that has definitely added to the expectation.
But the All Blacks received plenty of flak from their fans for that performance in Dunedin and are also chasing the world record for successive wins, currently sitting on 15 with just three more needed to equal Lithuania's mark set in 2010.
And that means Richie McCaw's men have a point to prove and will come out firing.
"Our big goal is to be better than we were 12 months ago and if we don't get things right tomorrow, then we'll undo a lot of the good work we've done. Even though we've won the Rugby Championship, there's still this big challenge ahead of playing the Springboks at home. It will be a huge test of where we are as a team," McCaw said.
Eighthman Kieran Read was even more demanding in his analysis of what was riding on the game.
"It would really cement our number one status to win away from home against one of the top sides. If we don't win, then a lot of what we've achieved goes out the window. To be number one, you can't just win at home and it's really important to win this weekend, there's no bigger challenge than playing the Springboks at home," Read said.
The one area where the hosts should definitely show an improvement as compared to their last match against the All Blacks will be in turning their possession into attacking opportunities.
With Johan Goosen making his first start at flyhalf, they scored five tries against Australia and could of scored more, thanks to an attacking edge that had been absent until then.
De Villiers will not place the hopes of the team in one man, especially one so young and still relatively unproven at the highest level, but he did confirm the 20-year-old Free Stater would be a key figure.
"Johan will be under pressure, but not a lot seems to bother him, he just gets on with the job. The bigger the event, the bigger his response seems to be. He's a great player with unbelievable talent and a good head on his shoulders," De Villiers said.
McCaw acknowledged Goosen's threat.
"Goosen certainly played well last week, he got good ball and used it well so guys like Bryan Habana could benefit. He certainly backs himself and we've seen his ability with the Cheetahs in SuperRugby, so we'll have to keep an eye on him and limit the amount of good ball he gets," McCaw said.
While the All Blacks must be favourites on Saturday and will surely not deviate much from their expansive, fast-paced game that likes to get the ball wide, there is still plenty of intrigue surrounding the match, the 85th in this great rivalry between the two greatest rugby nations.
De Villiers is relishing the cat-and-mouse build-up to what should be an epic occasion on the outskirts of Soweto.
"We expect anything from the All Blacks, this mental battle, trying to outwit each other, that's what's great about Test match rugby. But we have an idea what we think they're going to bring to the table," the Springbok skipper said.
The Springboks will be tested in the scrums by the quality front row of Woodcock, Hore and Owen Franks, although Jannie du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss and Tendai Mtawarira have been in good form themselves.
We can expect an almighty tussle in the lineouts, New Zealand coach Steve Hansen recognising South Africa's strength in that area by choosing Adam Thomson in the squad ahead of a more traditional openside flank in Sam Cane.
The All Blacks obviously have proven match-winners in McCaw and flyhalf Dan Carter, but Duane Vermeulen and Francois Louw were destructive forces in the ruck last weekend in Pretoria and it will be vital that they keep the New Zealand loosies in check.
The All Blacks backs are the obvious danger. The masterful Carter has the world's most accomplished current centre pairing in Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith to work with, while the attacking threat posed by the back three of Israel Dagg, Cory Jane and Hosea Gear is the stuff of nightmares.
If the kicking game is not absolutely spot-on, or the chase is tardy in any way, the All Blacks will punish the Springboks.
The previous rugby Test at Soccer City proves the point. With the scores tied up at 22-22 in the final minute, Nonu broke from deep and Dagg finished a spectacular match-winning try.
The All Blacks have shown a liking for the big stage and with over 90,000 people expected in Nasrec on Saturday, they will be out to dazzle. DM
Photo: New Zealand All Blacks' players perform a Haka before their Rugby Championship match against Argentina Los Pumas in La Plata September 29, 2012. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
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The song is quite poetic, so it could be someone being judged in Heaven, or it could simply be American Itold (;D), but I doubt that this refers to any specific situation,
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