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Tantus wrote:Fortunes Cookie wrote:I play, and the newest changes of no Vet Ranks, One Tamariel, and now Player Housing have made the game pretty damned awesome. My only complaint is now it's become damned impossible to buy discount ESO Plus memberships online, because the game has become super popular again.
For my part, I'd love to meet more people in-game, especially if they do any RP there.
There was a lot to like about the game, but I couldn't commit to the Veteran Rank grind. When I last read about it, VR were being replaced by Champion points. Which you need to acquire hundreds of to unlock the higher level skills, through further grinding.
I don't mind questing to lv50, but then I want the game to begin and not have endless months of grinding on the horizon! Should you make it to level 50 now, how much further would you need to grind out that XP to do high level dungeons and PvP?
The grind is gone!
CP are VERY easy to gain as you go through any quests, and if you've unlocked what used to be Vet status on any character on your account, now ALL of your characters have access to the same level of Champion Points. The conversion of all characters also gave them bonus CP's when the change happened, so if you log in at any time, you'll get those bonus points upon log-in.
Also, the entire game has been 'scaled' due to One Tamriel. Any character of any faction, any level, can go adventure where they like and group with whomever they like, and everything is scaled to the individual. You can be level 3 and group with a level 50 (CP160+) and the both of you will gain XP and drops. Obviously the game is most fun if you try and do it according the the storyline and don't go too crazy, but the freedom of choice is there.


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I just went through my 5th surgery
I self cath because I have a neurogenic bladder. The nurse and I hit it off from the beginning.
Very nice conversation, she was very attractive and was very attentive.
although she knew I didn't need help, she offered more then once to help. I was kind enough to refuse.
i don't know where or when a line is crossed.
i certainly think she meant to cross any lines but just looking for opinions.

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Renowned bass-baritone Bryn Terfel will present the LIVE cinema relay of Mozart's Don Giovanni on Wednesday 12 February. Bryn will introduce audiences to Mozart's most famous seducer, interviewing members of the cast and creative team and introducing exclusive behind-the-scenes films. He will not be dressed as Wotan during the relay.
'I'm looking forward to yet another insight into Mozart's thought-provoking drama, this time from behind the scenes,' said Bryn, 'to being introduced to some new young singers on our Mozart stage and, last but not least, to hearing the stamp of Luisotti on this incredible score.'
Send us your questions for Bryn and Kasper via the comments section below, on Facebook, or using the hashtag #ROHdongiovanni, and we will ask a selection during the interval.
Bryn made his Royal Opera House debut in Don Giovanni in 1992 singing the role of Masetto. In 2002, he returned to the main stage in the title role. His discography now includes three recordings of the opera, in each of which he sings a different role: Masetto, Leporello and Don Giovanni.
Bryn most recently performed at the Royal Opera House as Wotan/Wanderer in Wagner's The Ring Cycle, and will be returning to the main stage in March to sing the role of Méphistophélès in Gounod's Faust.
Kasper Holten's new production of Don Giovanni, which had its world premier on 1 February, focuses on the creative and seductive energy of Don Giovanni, playing with themes of reality and imagination. It features set design by Es Devlin (Les Troyens) and video design by Luke Halls. Buy the Royal Opera House Digital Guide to Don Giovanni.
The Royal Opera House Cinema Season relays our performances to over 1,100 cinemas in 29 countries around the world. The next live relay will be The Royal Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty on 19 March. Other productions in the 2013/14 Cinema Season include The Winter's Tale and Manon Lescaut.


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What's New
Dr. Pentti Haikonen Publishes a New Book in the Series on Machine Consciousness
Dr Pentti Haikonen, adjunct professor with
the UIS online Philosophy program, has
written Consciousness and Robot Sentience,
a new book recently published by World Scientific
Publishing as a part of the Series on Machine
Consciousness. You can find the book for sale here and click here to find out more about Dr. Haikonen's professional work and publications.
Dr. Boltuc Receives 2011 Faculty Excellence Award
The UIS Faculty Excellence Award recognizes a faculty member with sustained, career-long accomplishments at UIS in teaching and scholarship. The honor was presented this year to Dr. Peter Boltuc. The award provides an opportunity to honor colleagues who best exemplify the ideal of the teacher-scholar and whom the faculty recognize as role models.
Dr. Kurtz Publishes Book
December 2006: Dr. Roxanne Kurtz is the co-editor of Persistence: Contemporary Readings, a new book recently published by the MIT Press.
Persistence is intended to inform and reframe debate on the concept of the consistency of change. Kurtz and her colleagues approach the topic by presenting views ranging from classic to contemporary in three broad approaches: perdurantism (change over time is analogous to change over space), exdurantism (identity over time is analogous to identity across possible worlds), and endurantism (ordinary objects persist by enduring). Arguments are included for and against each approach. Read the Press Release >>
Fall Colloquia in Philosophical Topics
On October 6, Harry Deutsch (Illinois State University Department of Philosophy) presented "The Definition of Fiction", which suggests a new definition for what we consider fiction–the notion of making something up.
On September 22, Dr. Peter Boltuc delivered a presentation, "American Political Philosophy: An Unfinished Debate", which argues that previous political debates were incomplete because they failed to consider the views of underrepresented groups of Americans.
Dr. Boltuc's "E-Teaching Philosophy"
Dr. Peter Boltuc's article, "E-Teaching Philosophy", appeared in Newsletter on Philosophy and Computers, Ange Cooksey (ed) APA Newsletter 05(1) 3-5, Fall 2005. Abstract:
Lots of things are online, but seldom philosophy programs, except for University of Illinois at Springfield. Concerns of quality belong to the past (see Karen Swan's research), but philosophers are behind the curve, (see Charles Ess' claim that we are unable to convey phroneØsis online.) First, there is no reason to assume that philosophers convey phroneØsis. On the job we convey arguments, and in free time ornithologists don't have to fly. Second, if we were to convey phroneØsis, no reason why on campus but not online. Unwillingness of philosophers to develop advanced courses online endangers the profession; somebody else does our job, badly, so that even such 'philosophy' as constructivism reigns!


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Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the front-runner in polls ahead of Israel's election this week, said on Sunday that he would not give up the Golan Heights for peace with Syria, an apparent attempt to shore up his right-wing credentials in the face of a last-minute charge by a hardline party.
Israelis go to the polls today after one of the calmest campaigns in their history, despite the vital issues facing Israel — war, peace, terrorism and economic recession. The electorate has appeared fatigued after a three-week offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers last month.
Netanyahu has been leading in the polls since shortly after the election was called last November, but his lead has been shrinking in recent weeks as the hawkish Yisrael Beitenu, or "Israel is our home," surges with its campaign against Israel's minority Arab citizens.
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 war, after Syria gunners shelled Israeli villages below for 19 years.
Syria demands return of the territory as a prerequisite for peace, but many Israelis hesitate to give up such a strategic asset.
In turning rightward, Netanyahu could be setting up a confrontation with the Obama administration if he becomes Israel's leader.
He opposes talks on a peace treaty with the Palestinians and favors allowing Israeli settlements in the West Bank to expand, two points that are likely to clash with Washington policy.
Netanyahu's Likud Party has been the mainstream voice of Israel's right wing for decades, but the erosion in its support has led him to underline his hawkish positions in the final hours of campaigning.
With polls showing him holding a slim lead over Kadima, the present ruling party, and its candidate, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Netanyahu traveled to the Golan Heights on Sunday to emphasize their policy differences.
Livni's campaign unveiled a new French slogan on a Jerusalem billboard: L'homme de la situation, or "The best man for the job," playing on the fact that if elected, she would become Israel's second female prime minister.
While Livni has not ruled out returning the Golan Heights in exchange for full peace, and the third candidate, Defense Minister Ehud Barak of Labor, offered the Syrians just that deal when he was premier in 2000, Netanyahu insisted he would say no.
"The Golan will never be divided again, the Golan will never fall again, the Golan will remain in our hands," he said on Sunday.
Netanyahu has carefully not criticized Yisrael Beitenu or its leader, Avigdor Lieberman, who was Netanyahu's chief aide when he was prime minister from 1996 to 1999, hoping for a partnership after the election. Lieberman has been playing on the fears of many Israelis about the growing sympathy of Israeli Arabs for the Palestinian cause. Arabs make up about 20 percent of Israel's population.
Lieberman's main campaign plank is to force Arabs to swear loyalty to the Jewish state or relinquish their citizenship. Some polls show Lieberman's party approaching 20 seats in the 120-seat parliament, trailing Likud and Kadima, polling less than 30 seats each, but well ahead of Labor, with about 15.
While it is unlikely that Lieberman could carry out his loyalty pledge, the scope of his support could catapult him into a key role in the new government, giving him a large voice in peace moves and domestic policy as well.


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Piece of Local History Is Part of La Jolla Apartment Buy
Monday, April 22, 2013
A Denver-based investment firm has purchased a La Jolla apartment community located on a site with ties to San Diego's history.
Aimco Holdings LP recently acquired Prospect 400, a 60-unit apartment building at 400 Prospect St., for $29 million, according to CoStar Group. The seller was the Carolyn M. Holmer Irrevocable Trust, represented by brokerage firm CBRE.
The four-story building was constructed in 1970 on 0.65 acres and renovated in 2009. Long before that, CBRE noted in its own statement, that site was a local landmark and the former summer home of Frederick William Kellogg and his wife Florence Scripps, before it was redeveloped for apartments in 1970.
The property now includes an ocean-view sundeck, heated pool, hydro-therapy spa and a resident lounge with a full kitchen, media niche, billiard table and restrooms. The apartment property was originally designed by Alan Daun and built by Mabie and Mintz Inc.
CBRE Senior Vice President Jim Neil described the property deal as a "once-in-a-generation transaction" because of its ocean-adjacent location and landmark status, noting that there was strong investor interest when the property was placed up for sale.
According to its website, Aimco before its latest acquisition owned a total of 11 apartment properties in San Diego, Escondido and Oceanside. It has had a sizable presence in the local market since at least 1996, when it acquired Walters Management Co. in San Diego.
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Tarsadia Buys Hilton in Mission Valley: Tarsadia Hotels of Newport Beach has purchased the 349-room Hilton San Diego Mission Valley hotel for approximately $44.6 million. The seller was HEI Hotels & Resorts of Connecticut, according to data from CoStar Group.
The 14-story property was built in 1988 on approximately 4 acres at 901 Camino Del Rio S.
The acquisition was financed with a down payment of $5.1 million and a loan of $39.5 million from East West Bank, according to CoStar and public data.
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New York Buyer Acquires Copley Business Center: New York-based HighBrook Investment Management LP has purchased the Copley Business Center office complex in Kearny Mesa for $22.5 million.
The seller of the 102,000-square-foot property was a private tenant-in-common entity sponsored by Thompson National Properties, according to a statement from real estate services firm HFF, which represented the buyer and seller.
The property at 5751-5771 Copley Drive currently serves as the corporate headquarters of Reva Medical Inc. and also houses other tenants. It was 87 percent leased at the time of the transaction.
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What is eMarketing?eMarketing is any marketing done online via websites or other online tools and resources.
Are you making the most of the opportunity of online marketing? With so many potential buyers actively using search engines, websites, apps and social media to decide on the best product or service, you have to be visible and provide the best experience to help them choose your brand.
But online marketing is not easy, competition is tough, with many online marketing tools and techniques to choose from, so you need to make the smart online marketing choices. To compete, we believe that a planned approach is essential, but our Managing Online Marketing research (free download) shows that many businesses don't have an online strategy or roadmap.
An email marketing strategy is part of your overall and engagement levels. Which method you choose really just depends on how much of your budget you're willing to allocate towards the tools that can give your company the features it needs.
Packages, Setup, and Support
And that leads us right into understanding service pricing and packaging. The services we reviewed range from about $5 per month to as much as $20 per month for a range of features. Many email marketing plans include unlimited email sends each month and bill you based on the number of subscribers. If you have a small list, look for a company that offers a free plan, a low-cost plan for several hundred subscribers, or even a pay-as-you-go plan. On the flip side, many of these services also offer high-volume plans with up to 100,000 or more contacts. Sometimes this requires a custom plan that has to be arranged directly with a sales rep. If you're willing to commit, some companies offer discounts if you pay by the year rather than month by month. A few offer money-back guarantees.
Getting started shouldn't be daunting. Generally, you'll know right away whether you like a user interface (UI) or not, and most of the contenders I reviewed offer free trials so you can poke around before dropping any cash. Luckily, marketing strategy and business plan. It helps you market your products and services with the use of the email channel with the best chances for making a profit and reaching your goals.
What is a digital marketing?
What is an online marketing strategy?
What is meant by digital advertising?
What is meant by online marketing?
Digital marketing is an umbrella term for the marketing of products or services using digital technologies, mainly on the Internet, but also including mobile phones, display advertising, and any other digital medium
eMarketing can include paid services while other methods are virtually free. A wide variety of eMarketing methods are at your disposal, including: direct email, SMS/text messaging, blogs, webpages, banners, videos, images, ads, social media, search engines, and much, much more.
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Be sure to look at the tech support offered by each of these companies,
as I felt many weren't as available as I would have liked. You'll find that some offer 24/7 phone support, live chat, and email help, while others leave you to rely on online documentation and limited live support hours. The best services offer a combination of self-serve help resources—where you can search FAQs and articles to find your own answers—as well as live support via chat or phone when you can't solve an issue yourself. We cover all of these concerns in our reviews, plus you can get an overview in the feature chart above.
Managing Subscribers, Creating Campaigns
Whether you already have a list of subscribers or are starting from scratch, email marketing services can help. All of the services we cover let you add contacts manually using copy and paste or by uploading CSV or Microsoft Excel files. Some integrate with third-party software enabling you to import Gmail and other webmail contacts, Salesforce.com$25.00 at salesforce.com and other customer relationship management (CRM) data, or other software where you might have contacts stored. Depending on the size and location of your list, third-party integration could be key. Verify whether you can export contacts as well (and how easy it is to do so) should you leave the service. Managing users who unsubscribe should also be easy so you're not accidentally contacting anyone who has opted out of your newsletters.
Next up is building an email newsletter. The best services offer several ways to do this; you can import your own HTML, start from scratch, or use a pre-designed template. Most of these services have drag-and-drop UIs that let you choose exactly the elements you want to include, as well as image libraries in which you can store assets such as your logo or company photos. Tools that let you test your emails for spam are also essential since there are some seemingly innocuous terms that may send up red flags and drop all of your hard work into your subscribers' junk folders or, worse, get your emails banned before they ever reach their recipients.
Email Responders and Campaign Tracking
Beyond sending basic newsletters, the best email marketing services offer custom auto-responders which help you stay in touch with your contacts with automatically generated emails based on special occasions (such as their birthday or anniversary), welcome emails for new subscribers, or thank you emails for recent purchases.
The most advanced email marketing services offer custom workflows where you can specify triggers based on actions (such as opening an email or making a purchase) or on inaction (such as ignoring emails). With these services, you can also set up a series of emails (such as tutorials) to be sent to segments of users, and you can pause or stop a campaign at any time. You can also move contacts into new segments once they have completed tutorials.
Of course, sending out campaigns is no help to your business unless you can track your successes and failures and make adjustments based on your learnings. All of the services covered here offer some level of tracking, whether it's simple open and click rate data, color-coded charts and statistics, or even integration with Google Analytics.
As a growing business, you may also be looking for a CRM solution, and you'll find that the more advanced email marketing services have begun to crossover into CRM. It makes sense: Both types of software deal with managing and communicating with customers. A handful of these services are one-stop shops, either offering both email marketing and CRM out of the box or as add-on services.campaigner
Pre requisites: Your company should have an online presence before engaging in any eMarketing. Your company presence can be a website, a blog, an e-store or other online space to which your eMarketing will lead people – your potential customers. Your company should have direct control over the content of your online presence and it should explain your company's brand, provide contact information and other content that will encourage and enable your online visitors to do business with you.
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What are the main eMarketing activities?There are several main categories of eMarketing activities. Businesses may choose to engage in several or all of the eMarketing activities depending on the goals of the company, product types, target market, company capacity and other decision-making criteria. See the eMarketing Plan page for more choosing the methods that make sense for your business.
Definitions of other critical eMarketing components
The tools described below are not marketing methods themselves, but are necessary for creating a successful marketing campaign.
The way in which digital marketing has developed since the 1990s and 2000s has changed the way brands and businesses utilize technology and digital marketing for their marketing.[2] Digital marketing campaigns are becoming more prevalent as well as efficient, as digital platforms are increasingly incorporated into marketing plans and everyday life,[3] and as people use digital devices instead of going to physical shops.[4][5]
Digital marketing techniques such as search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), content marketing, influencer marketing, content automation, campaign marketing, data-driven marketing[6] and e-commerce marketing, social media marketing, social media optimization, e-mail direct marketing, display advertising, e–books, optical disks and games, are becoming more and more common in our advancing technology. In fact, this extends to non-Internet channels that provide digital media, such as mobile phones (SMS and MMS), callback and on-hold mobile ring tones
What are analytics?
Overview of Google Analytics ( click here for the 40 minute how to video)
Analytics refers to analyzing data to measure the success of your program. The data is collected by your website, platforms or 3rd party systems like Google Analytics. You can view your email analytics in 3rd party systems like Constant Contact to see how many people opened the emails and clicked on links or content.
Website analytics shows you where people came from, what they did on your site, how long they were there, and more. This helps you decide if your marketing campaign is working and how well your web presence is performing.
What is target market and marketing optimization?
Target market is the group of the population you are trying to reach to buy your product or service. They should be distinguishable by demographic factors such as age or gender and, increasingly important, by their interests, values, needs, and beliefs. It is critical that your company understand the motivations and behaviors of your target audience to support development of a successful campaign. Your company needs to know where your target market is online, what they will respond to and share with others, and what will motivate them to take action on in regard to marketing messages. Different eMarketing methods may work better for some market segments than others.
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Women's painting works on display in Kabul
Women's painting works on display in Kabul
KABUL (Pajhwok): Painting arts of women, depicting the bad situation of women in Afghanistan, were put on display in capital Kabul on Saturday.
Shakila Shaqaiq Payez, head of Change for Afghan Women organization, who organized the exhibition, told Pajhwok Afghan News that more than 50 artworks of women were on the display at the show.
"Most of these artworks focus on violence against women in Afghanistan", she said. "The Change for Afghan Women organization is providing a training program to improve women's painting skills," she added.
Friba Pernian, a 16 years old girl who displayed her 12 artwork pieces in the exhibition, was happy about the program. She said her paintings reflected facts women faced in the country.
"This exhibition is good, we can know more artists here and achieve more experiences and inspiration, we also introduce our works to others," she said.
Samir, one of the visitors, said such programs helped reduce violence against women and improve women's skills.
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3 Doors Down set to perform at historic Jefferson Theatre
With more than 20 million albums sold, national rock act 3 Doors Down have announced a special summer tour titled "3 Doors Down Acoustic — Songs from the Basement" with a date in Beaumont on Saturday, Aug. 30 in the historic Jefferson Theatre. Tickets for this all ages show go on sale this Saturday, April 19, at 10 a.m. via the Beaumont Civic Center box office for $65, $47.50, $35. Tickets can also be purchased at other Ticketmaster outlets including ticketmaster.com and by phone at (800) 745-300.
"The acoustic shows are a blast, and we have an amazing connection with our fans during the performances," said singer Brad Arnold. Favorites curtained to be played are "Be Like That," "Not My Time," "Duck and Run," "Loser," "When I'm Gone," "Here Without You" and the three-time platinum selling single, "Kryptonite." Limited VIP tickets featuring on-stage seating are available now via 3doorsdown.com.
The Jefferson Theatre is located at 345 Fannin in downtown Beaumont. For show information, call (409) 838-3435.


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What size are your chocolate casino chips?
Our casino chips are 1 1/2" in diameter. That's about the size of an actual casino gambling chip. Still not sure how big that is... how about get a ruler:)
How about the color? What do these boys look like?
Our chocolate casino chips look like the real deal. We tried to make them look as authentic as possible and similar to what you would fine at an actual casino. They are multi-colored with a metalic foiled center. These are not the cartoon styled chips you may have seen on other websites.
Can I really choose the front and back of the chips?
Yes you can. Not only can you choose the front and back, we also give you the option to personalize the chips from our design templates. Because we have to create a custom die (metal die used in the debossing process) there is a $45.00 set up charge for the personalization (for each personalized design). That means if you create one personalized design for the front and use one of our standard designs for the back, you will pay for only the personalized design ($45.00). If you decide that you want to personalize both sides, then two plates would need to be created ($45.00 x 2 = $90.00). Before you ask, YES, even if you use the same artwork for both sides, it will still require two plates to be made.
What if I want to create my very own design, can I do that?
Yup, you can do that too. You can create your own design in a graphics program and upload the image right on our website. Here are the specs... Black/white artwork only. No Grayscale images please. File format should 150-300 dpi. Save your files in any of these wonderful formats (JPG, GIF, AI, PDF, EPS or TIFF). Once we receive your artwork we will send you a proof of your design sized on the casino chip for you to see prior to us creating anything for you.
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What is the shelf-life on your chocolate casino chips?
Our chocolate casino chips remain fresh for up to one year. Do not try to get them to last longer by putting them in the refrigerator or freezer. That will just shorten the shelf-life.
How should I store my chocolate once I receive it?
Chocolate is best kept at temperatures between 63 and 74 degrees F. In most cases, an air conditioned home or office is perfect. It is also important that you store your chocolate off the floor and at least four inches away from any walls. This allows proper circulation of air around the chocolate. It is also crucial that you avoid storing your chocolate near materials with strong odors. Chocolate absorbs any nearby odor, thus altering its flavor.
My event is in the summer…won't my chocolates melt during shipping?
We guarantee your chocolate will not melt during shipping. During summer months we use only expedited delivery services such as UPS 2nd Day Service. Your chocolates are "double packed" in a box within a box surrounded by Styrofoam insulation. We monitor temperatures nationwide daily and include frozen gel packs with your chocolates when needed at no additional charge to you.
Are your chocolate casino chips Kosher?
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Bins Provide Clear Alternative in Storage and Organization
Akro-Mils, manufacturer of storage, organization and transport products, recently introduced InSight Ultra Clear Bins.
Made from autoclavable polycarbonate material and available in four sizes, InSight bins provide easy visibility to users.
Other benefits include:
- Clear bins improve organization and efficiency
- Can be stacked, sit on shelving or hang on Akro-Mils rails and louvered panels
- Optional lids protect contents from dust — bins will stack with lids in place
- Clear length and width dividers available, allowing users to create customizable compartment sizes
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Either Disney Japan's Twitter has a pretty cruel sense of humor or some ignorant employees.
On Aug. 9, the official Japanese Twitter account for Disney tweeted out the following message to its 277,000 followers:
According to Kotaku the Japanese at the top reads "Congrats on a trifling day" before the Alice in Wonderland message.
Well, you see, Aug. 9 was also the 70th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of Nagasaki. In that event, according to Wikipedia, "roughly 39,000–80,000 people were killed. About half of these died immediately, while the other half suffered lingering deaths."
Not exactly a "trifling day" for the country who marked the occasion with solemn ceremonies, commemorating all of those 'unbirthdays'.
Kotaku, through translating Japanese news site My Game News Flash, points out that this isn't the only time the Twitter account has made a less-than-sensitive post.
The account posted this, reading "Enjoying your summer vacation?" last year on Aug. 15.
Aug. 15 marks the date of the Japanese surrender in World War II.
Additionally, the account posted this, reading "Giving you mid-summer sympathy" on Aug. 6.
Aug. 6 is the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, in which some 70,000-80,000 people died.
As Kotaku says:
My Game News points out that Disney Japan's Twitter account typically does not post messages like this (instead, the tweets are typically PR, introducing movies, TV shows, events or products), making these questionable tweets stand out even more. Why were these dates selected, people wondered.
Disney Japan has since apologized for the tweet and deleted it off of its account.
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Hide Ya Kids: Celebs Who Are Notoriously Private About Their Precious Seeds
Smile for the camera. We wanna see ya kids!
Celebrity Parents Who Keep Their Kids Out Of The Limelight
We love the precious celebrity seeds, but some stars aren't so keen on sharing shots of their little ones with the rest of the world. And with celebrity stalkers poppin' up left and right these days it's not hard to understand why.
Hit the flip to see who made the list of our most paparazzi shy celebrity seeds.
Erykah Badu
Erykah was a little more open about photos of her son Seven, with Andre Benjamin — but she's been fiercely protective of daughters Puma and Mars, even blasting Mars' daddy Jay Electronica on Twitter after he posted shots of the girls.
Michael Jackson
Remember when Michael Jackson was still alive and we didn't even have the slightest idea what Paris, Prince and Blanket looked like because they always wore masks?
Dwight Howard
Remember when Dwight went H.A.M over the idea of Royce letting Braylon be on "Basketball Wives"? And we still haven't seen a single picture of that baby by Hope Alexa.
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell is so private about his son Rocket Mann Williams with model fiancée Helen Lasichanh that we usually forget he even has a kid. He doesn't even comment about the baby in interviews!
Lauren London
We all saw Lauren's baby bump, but HAS ANYBODY ever seen Kameron (or Cameron, however she spells it) in real life? Anybody? Anybody?
Dave Chappelle
Even before he went crazy and went into hiding from the Black Illuminati Dave Chappelle was notoriously private about his kids and even moved to some bumblefawk town to allow his family some measure of privacy.
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Jay-Z & Beyoncé
That baby stays swaddled so much, we're still not sure if we believe the original photos Jay-Z posted were REALLY Blue Ivy.
Charlize Theron
Who knew Charlize Theron was even adopting a baby until he actually got here? And even then, we've only seen him a handful of times!
Halle Berry
Sure we see Nahla all the time, but when we do Halle is usually going all cray on the paps. Besides, she wants to move the kid to Paris so she doesn't have to grow up in the "celebrity bubble." Whatever that means.
Julia Roberts
She and her nobody husband moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico so their kids could be little nobodies too!
Chris Rock
He made a whole documentary inspired by his kids' struggles with their hair and they never even made an appearance! We're not sure if it's his evil wife or him that keeps them out of the limelight.
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Meaning: Balderdash, blather, b.s., bunkum, claptrap, crap, drivel, garbage, horse pucky, humbug, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, trash, twaddle (feel free to add your favorite).
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This recipe for red velvet cake is a delicious holiday staple. Enjoy the cake plain or top it with it traditional partner, cream cheese frosting. Either way, the deep red velvet color of the cake is a natural complement to the season.
Red Velvet Cake
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Yield: One 9-x-13-inch cake
3-3/4 cups sifted cake flour
1-1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
2-1/4 cups granulated white sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
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1-1/2 cups buttermilk
1-1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 ounces red food coloring
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Created in honor of the late co-founder of Coalfire, the Richard E. Dakin Fund at The Denver Foundation is supporting scholarship programs at several universities for promising college students studying cybersecurity and related fields. Many affiliated with Coalfire will recall Rick Dakin's tragic passing in the summer of 2015, after which leaders from various cybersecurity companies sought to honor his pioneering legacy. The fund was set up and announced before the end of that year.
By supporting today's emerging thinkers, the Dakin Fund is hoping to ensure that cybersecurity and related fields will remain robust and consequential areas of study.
The Dakin Fund broadly supports non-profit organizations with a focus on cybersecurity education. Last year, the Fund provided support for scholarship programs at several universities that have demonstrated excellent cybersecurity curricula and significant investments in the field:
The fund is managed by the Denver Foundation, which works directly with Coalfire each year on planning and awarding. Each university administers their own scholarship application process, and to date several promising graduate students have received awards in Rick Dakin's honor. The Fund is honored to have support from Rick's extensive network of industry colleagues, friends and family.
Rick Dakin co-founded a cybersecurity company, Coalfire, in 2001 alongside president Kennet Westby and executive vice president Alan Ferguson. Rick's passion, vision and dedication for creating a lasting company redefined cybersecurity.
Prior to founding Coalfire, Dakin was president of Centera Information Systems, an e-commerce and systems integration firm. He also served as a past president of the Denver chapter of the FBI's InfraGard program. His professional commitment was only overshadowed by his compassion, friendship and good will.
"Rick was a visionary in cybersecurity," says Larry Jones, Coalfire CEO. "This fund will help further the industry by providing individuals with access to cybersecurity-focused educational resources."
Dakin was a U.S. Military Academy graduate, and those who knew him closely say that his greatest love, despite remarkable business success, was always family.
The Denver Foundation is a community foundation that inspires people and mobilizes resources to improve life in Metro Denver and beyond. In 2014, the foundation and its donors awarded more than $67 million in grants. The Denver Foundation has three roles: stewarding an endowment to meet current and future needs for Metro Denver, working with community leaders to address the core challenges that face the community, and managing about 1,000 charitable funds on behalf of individuals, families, and businesses. For more information, visit, www.denverfoundation.org.
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Coalfire started in 2001 with a simple idea – cyber threats are increasing, compliance mandates are getting more complicated, and a well-designed cybersecurity program can help fuel your overall success.
Coalfire helps organizations comply with global financial, government, industry and healthcare mandates while helping build the IT infrastructure and security systems that will protect their business from security breaches and data theft. The company is a leading provider of IT advisory services for security in retail, payments, healthcare, financial services, higher education, hospitality, government and utilities.
The Coalfire Board of Directors provides invaluable guidance for the organization and reflects Coalfire's dedication to achieving success for our customers.
Coalfire's executive leadership team comprises some of the most knowledgeable professionals in cybersecurity, representing many decades of experience leading and developing teams to outperform in meeting the security challenges of commercial and government clients. With diverse backgrounds in IT systems security, governmental security, compliance, and reducing risk while implementing the latest enabling technologies (such as the Cloud and IoT), our leaders understand the challenges customers face.
Security is a team game. If your organization values both independence and security, perhaps we should become partners.
With a passion for quality, Coalfire uses a process-driven quality approach to improve the customer experience and deliver unparalleled results.
Created in honor of the late co-founder of Coalfire, the Richard E. Dakin Fund at The Denver Foundation is supporting scholarship programs at several universities for promising college students studying cybersecurity and related fields.
The increased need for cyber security has become a common enterprise priority across the globe. However, industry requirements for effective cyber risk management are as distinct as the individual entities under fire. Enterprises and government organizations need more than an off-the-shelf audit to provide an effective threat assessment. They need industry- and organization-specific insights, tools and processes to protect digital assets and ensure compliance.
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The food and beverage industry is under attack from cyber criminals intent on stealing payment information. The food and beverage industry makes up the highest percentage of breach investigations, at nearly 73 percent, according to Visa.
The global retail industry has become the top target for cyber terrorists, and the impact of this onslaught has been staggering to merchants. To secure the complex IT infrastructure of a retail environment, merchants must embrace enterprise-wide cyber risk management practices that reduces risk, minimizes costs and provides security to their customers and their bottom line.
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Cybersecurity has entered the list of the top five concerns for U.S. electric utilities, and with good reason. According to the Department of Homeland Security, attacks on the utilities industry are rising "at an alarming rate."
Cyber risk management, advisory, technology and compliance services. Manage risk and maximize return on investment to prevent data breaches and theft. Coalfire's solutions are led by a team of industry experts that help enterprise organizations understand a wide range of compliance and risk management initiatives, which enables a consistent cybersecurity framework across the organization.
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A survey of 138 maternity hospitals in New York State was conducted. Among healthy births, exclusive breastfeeding is statistically more likely to occur in hospitals offering only basic care (level 1) or subspecialty care (level 3), relative to Regional Perinatal Centers; and is more likely with hospitals outside of New York City, relative to those within the city. After controlling for hospital location and level of care, exclusive breastfeeding is statistically more likely in hospitals that initiate breastfeeding immediately following an uncomplicated vaginal or Cesarean birth.
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Samsung rivaling HTC, Motorola to take second place among US carriers' after iPhone 4SWhile Apple's iPhone 4S remains the top selling smartphone across every US carrier that offers it, Samsung is working hard to expand sales and oust its Android rivals from second place.
Across the past four months, Samsung's Galaxy S II has established itself as the second most popular model at AT&T and Sprint, and the most popular phone at T-Mobile, which does not carry Apple's iPhone line.
At Verizon, the company's Galaxy Nexus, cobranded by Google, was ousted for second place by Motorola's cheaper RAZR/RAZR Maxx. HTC took the runner up spots on T-Mobile, while Nokia's Windows Phone 7 Lumia 710 model briefly appeared as T-Mobile's third favorite in January and February. It has since fallen out of the top three at that carrier, replace by the Galaxy S Blaze.
In a note obtained by AppleInsider, Canaccord Genuity technology analyst Michael Walkley wrote, "we believe iPhones are outselling all other smartphones combined at Sprint and AT&T and selling at roughly equal volume to all Android smartphones at Verizon," adding that Apple and Samsung "continued to consolidate share with sales rebounding after a slow start to 2012."
Walkley wrote, "our global checks also indicated another quarter of strong market share gains for Samsung, particularly in Europe and Asia. In fact, we believe Samsungs strong smartphone portfolio across all price tiers will result in Samsungs smartphone shipments increasing a remarkable 15%-plus sequentially during the seasonally weak March quarter.
Samsungs broad range of SKUs and price points "has resulted in share gains within the growing pre-paid smartphone market," the analyst said, noting that in the first quarter, Samsung shipped an estimated 28.2 percent of all smartphones while Apple's iPhone made up 22.4 percent of sales.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Persistent reports of robocalls incorrectly telling voters they can cast ballots over the phone and fears of aggressive challenges by monitors at polling places threaten to mar Election Day in many key states, voting rights advocates said Monday.
The fake phone calls, some of which involve live callers, continued to crop up in Virginia, North Carolina and Florida, primarily among African-American voters, said Barbara Arnwine of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The group has mounted a counteroffensive of tens of thousands of calls reminding voters they can't cast ballots over the phone.
"That is really dirty," said Arnwine, who added that the callers' identities remain a mystery. "It's a very sophisticated operation and it's very widespread, and it's very troubling to us."
The last-minute telephone tactics are only the latest in months of legal and political battles over more restrictive voter ID and other laws, mostly fruitless hunts for supposedly ineligible people on voting rolls in many states and sustained claims that African-American and Hispanic voters are being targeted for intimidation and suppression.
Many of these issues could resurface in the courts after Tuesday, particularly if the presidential race is too close to call or heads for a recount in states such as Ohio or Florida.
"Each of these problems can lead to post-election litigation and gum up the election works," said Wendy Weiser, director of the Democracy Program at New York University's Brennan Center for Justice.
Voting-rights advocates pointed with particular concern to the tea party-linked True the Vote organization, which has pledged to dispatch thousands of monitors to polling places to guard against potential voter fraud. True the Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht rejected suggestions that the group would be overly aggressive or issue false challenges.
"Contrary to various interest groups' statements, True the Vote has never been investigated or charged with intimidating voters," she said. "A poll watcher's sole purpose is to monitor the process of our elections. They are trained to never speak with voters, only authorities within the poll."
The Justice Department will have at least 780 observers at key polling places in 23 states to ensure compliance with the 1965 Voting Rights Act and look into any allegations of voter fraud.
In Florida, where Democrats unsuccessfully tried to extend early voting by an extra day, election officials in most of the state's biggest jurisdictions were accepting in-person absentee ballots on Monday. A chaotic scene Sunday in Miami-Dade County, where the election office opened, closed and then opened again, was not repeated Monday. There were still long lines of people but a much more orderly process.
About 200 people were waiting in line at midday Monday at the main Miami-Dade election office. Olga Vila said she only waited about 10 minutes to cast hers.
"I figured the lines were going to be worse tomorrow," said the 47-year-old accountant. "We Latin people wait until the end. That's why I'm here today. I should have mailed it a week ago. I could've mailed it on Saturday, but then I thought if the post office didn't do their thing then my vote wouldn't count."
Provisional ballots were the latest legal skirmish in the critical battleground state of Ohio, where Secretary of State Jon Husted's latest decision on how they can be cast was challenged in federal court. Advocates and lawyers for labor unions contend that Husted's order would lead to some provisional ballots being wrongly rejected because the burden of recording the form of ID used on a provisional ballot is being placed on voters, not poll workers as in the past.
A decision was not expected before Election Day, but the judge overseeing the case planned a ruling before Nov. 17, when provisional ballots can begin to be counted in Ohio. Provisional ballots are used more often in Ohio than most states, with experts predicting between 200,000 and 300,000 will be cast there.
"That could be a huge problem after Election Day for counting ballots," Weiser said. "There's really tens of thousands of voters in Ohio whose votes could be at risk."
Other issues that have surfaced include confusion among voters about what kind of identification is required to cast a ballot, particularly in states such as Pennsylvania where new ID laws were delayed or blocked by protracted legal battles. Arnwine, of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said people must learn the laws affecting voting in their state and not allow themselves to be intimidated by challengers.
"Should an individual come up to you and try to question you, you have to remember you have no obligation to talk to them," she said. "We just want to make sure that people remember to stand your ground, don't be intimidated. Be sure to insist on your right to vote."
Associated Press writer Suzette Laboy in Miami contributed to this report.
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Alcantara 2 more hits, but Cubs falls to Braves
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs like to believe better days are ahead. Arismendy Alcantara is one youngster who gives them hope.
While the Atlanta Braves had their way in an 11-6 slugfest Saturday, Alcantara made his debut in center field and the 22-year-old doubled and singled to raise his batting average to .389 in four games. He also scored twice.
"Awesome," Alcantara said of his first week in the big leagues. "It's something special. ... I just come to the field and try to do my job. I feel that I am ready."
Cubs manager Rick Renteria thinks so, too.
"He looked the exactly the way he did in batting practice the other day," Renteria said. "He's obviously an athlete. He has a feel (for the game). His routes (to the ball) were good, at least on this day."
The news wasn't nearly as good for Edwin Jackson, who was hit hard and failed to improve his trade value once again.
In a performance that Jackson called "embarrassing" and "unacceptable," the veteran was rocked for nine runs in 3-2 innings. He allowed four walks and seven hits, which included three home runs and a pair of doubles.
"It doesn't matter who you're pitching against — those balls can be hit," said Jackson, who has two years and $22 million left on his contract. "I have to do a better job keeping the ball down and making adjustments, which I didn't do today."
Asked whether Jackson (5-10) could be moved to the bullpen, Renteria said, "That's a good question."
After some hesitation, he added, "I would say the answer is no."
Chris Johnson homered twice and pitcher Mike Minor hit his second career home run for the Braves, while Johnson and Justin Upton each drove in four runs. Johnson and Minor homered and Upton hit a three-run double in the decisive fourth inning, when Atlanta scored six times to take a 9-3 lead.
"Today is one of those days we need all the offense we can get because the wind is blowing out — a typical Wrigley Field wind blowing out," said manager Fredi Gonzalez, whose team won for the second time in seven games. "We never felt comfortable. The ball kept traveling."
Minor (3-5) allowed six runs and 11 hits in six innings. He improved to 6-0 against the Cubs in his career.
Chris Coghlan hit two doubles and drove in three runs for the Cubs, who have lost seven of nine.
Upton and Justin Heyward had RBI singles for Atlanta in the ninth inning. David Carpenter pitched two innings for his third save.
The Cubs scored three runs in the fifth inning to cut the lead to 9-6. One run scored on a passed ball before Coghlan hit a two-run double.
Johnson's second homer of the day and fifth of the season was a two-run shot and made it 5-3 in the fourth inning. Johnson's third career multihomer game was his first since the 2012 season. Minor padded the lead with a solo shot.
After Jackson departed with the bases loaded and two outs, Upton greeted Carlos Villanueva with a double.
Chicago went ahead 1-0 in the first inning on Justin Ruggiano's RBI single.
NOTES: Alcantara had played three games at second base. He played 11 games in center field at Triple-A Iowa this season. "Like anything, he's a young man also just starting that position," Renteria said. "We're hoping it fares well and his athleticism and his ability to move around and play the game allows him the opportunity to be OK out there." ... Gonzalez was undecided about the order of his five-man rotation after the All-Star break, but said Minor and Alex Wood would be staggered. "It depends on what happens in the next two days, who's healthy and if somebody needs a few extra days," Gonzalez said. ... Braves C Evan Gattis (bulging disk) was scheduled to take part in light drills and batting practice at the Class-A facility in Rome, Georgia, for the second straight day. While encouraged, Gonzalez said no timetable had been set for his return from the disabled list.


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I've been re-reading Charles H. Baker Jr.'s South American Gentleman's Companion recently. I ran across the following choice passage this morning on the way to work and found it amusing. Apologies to the more sensitive souls, for the nominally curmudgeonly and misogynistic content.
WHY DO SO MANY AMATEURS MIX La BEBIDA PIOJOSA?
Bebida in Spanish means "Drink," and piojosa means "lousy"; and the 2 of them together means a disappointed guest anywhere, besides a demerit in the mixer's reputation. The 1st and great commandment in building mixed-drinks is that of not being lazy. Results are sad for the poor chap who has to drink his brews; but sadder still is the realization deep down in our poor mixer's heart-of-hearts that he has betrayed his callings, his finer mixing art, through refusal to do the right and proper things–yet still does nothing about them.
Summing this whole business up may we say that just as there is no such thing as a 1/2-good girl there no such animal as a 1/2-good drink. A mixed drink is either made correctly out of correct stuff: good; or it's La Bebida Piojosa. Even a homely gal can, with cunningly-employed paint, powder, patches, rouge-pots, whale-bone and falsies, fool part of the people part of the time; but a poorly-built drink betrays itself with the first sip. The only person our lazy drink-mixer is fooling is himself; he is a traitor to his art and there is no health in him. Amen.
Suffice it to say, in these modern times I don't believe that "Amateurs" are the only "lazy drink-mixers" in the world…


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Adrien "The Problem'' Broner is brash, bold and undefeated. He's a confident, smack-talking showman, always aiming to entertain. So far, the talented 23-year-old Cincinnati native has backed up his tough talk with breathtaking knockouts virtually every time he enters the ring. He is 26 and 0 with 22 knockouts.
Check out this feature video on Broner as he prepares to make his anticipated SHOWTIME debut on Saturday, June 22 (live at 9 p.m. / 6 p.m. PT) Broner moves up two weight classes to challenge shrewd veteran and heated rival Paulie Malignaggi, the WBA welterweight champion, in the main event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Malignaggi vs. Broner, a 12-round fight for Malignaggi's WBA Welterweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and R & R Promotions, supported by Golden Boy Promotions' sponsors Corona and AT&T and will be televised live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. In the co-featured bouts, Johnathon Banks will look to repeat his 2012 upset win over Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell as he defends his NABO and WBC International Heavyweight titles in a 12-round fight presented in association with K2 Promotions and number one rated WBC super middleweight contender Sakio Bika faces number four rated WBC super middleweight contender Marco Antonio Periban in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® is available in Spanish on secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary fights will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).


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Charter eyes move to Stamford by end of year
When Charter Communications moves its corporate headquarters three months from now from St. Louis to 400 Atlantic St. in Stamford, with it will come 70 executives from the Missouri city.
In total, 200 people will work in the 74,000-square-foot space spread over two floors of the 15-story, 500,000-square-foot building, Tom Rutledge, Charter's chief executive officer, said Tuesday at a press conference on the vacant seventh floor.
The provider of video, Internet and telephone services to about 5.2 million customers in 25 states, including 100,000 in Connecticut, has been advertising for positions at the new Stamford headquarters.
The company already employs about 300 people in other parts of the state and expects to expand that number as its grows its business in Connecticut, said Rutledge, former chief operating officer of Cablevision Systems Corp., at AMC Networks Inc.
"We wanted to move to the New York metro region because we thought it was good for us," he said, citing the proximity of other communications businesses in the region and easy access to area airports and train service. "Stamford won out because of its transportation, quality of life and other businesses that are here. We're going to keep a substantial corporate presence in St. Louis."
Charter, which has signed a five-year sublease with UBS, the former occupant of the space, employs about 2,300 people in St. Louis and expects to take occupancy by the end of the year.
The arrival of Charter follows the departure in 2008 of Time Warner Cable from its corporate office on Harbor Drive, a similar business with 220 employees.
Rutledge shared the dais with Gov. Dannel Malloy, Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia and Catherine Smith, commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development.
Digital communications has become a growing business cluster in Connecticut, particularly in southwestern Connecticut, Malloy said.
"This is a growing digital communications hot spot in Connecticut," he said. "Connecticut is competing at every opportunity to attract and retain good paying jobs with good benefits and strengthen our position in key industry sectors in the process. Whether it's bioscience, digital media or another emerging sector of the economy, the message that Connecticut is open for business is clearly taking hold."
Charter comes to Connecticut as the ninth company to take advantage of the "Next Five" program, an expansion of the "First Five" effort administered by the DECD, which will provide a 10-year loan of $6.5 million at 2 percent with principal payments deferred for three years.
The company will use the funds for tenant improvements and the purchase of office equipment and furnishings.
"Charter represents the fourth company to announce its relocation to Stamford in the past six months," Pavia said, telling Rutledge that the city stands ready to assist his business in the move. "We'll speed your transition in any way we can. The high-paying jobs with good benefits these companies bring have multiplier effects, encouraging growth in other areas of our city's economy."
The company is a good fit for the building, built as a corporate headquarters for Champion Paper, said Scott Landis, principal of the Landis Group, owner and manager of the complex, which is now 88 percent occupied.
Landis said UBS remains in 265,000 square feet of the building.
Charter reported a net loss that narrowed to $83 million, or 84 cents per share, in the second quarter ended June 30 from $107 million, or 98 cents per share, for the same period last year. Revenue climbed slightly to $1.9 billion from $1.8 billion in the second quarter of 2011.
Charter's arrival strengthens the city's reputation as the largest corporate center between New York City and Boston, said Jack Condlin, president and chief executive officer of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce.
"Charter is a true job builder. The number of people coming here will help the residential market," he said. "The ripple effect of a company like this moving here is phenomenal."


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We are hopeful that you had the opportunity to read the e-mail that was just sent to the membership and which provides the background to the work of the Task Force (If you have not yet received the email, you can find it here). Here, on this blog, will now begin the process of presenting the draft principles.
In asking whether the American Anthropological Association needs a new Code of Ethics, we reflected on what it is that a Code is supposed to do for its members. One purpose is to state clearly that anthropologists are responsible for engaging in an on-going process of ethical thinking and practice that grapples with dilemmas that necessarily emerge in conducting research and other aspects of our professional lives. Another is to assist faculty members and their students in teaching and learning about ethical dimensions and laying foundations on which anthropologists can continue to build throughout their careers. A third is to be of real value to anthropologists in the actual contexts in which they make ethical decisions. Finally, this framework must be flexible enough to adapt to diverse circumstances and adjust to the wide range of contexts of anthropological practices, while providing core principles informing ethical practice in real-world situations.
Our sense is that a new Code can more squarely address the third and fourth challenges, but only if seen as one resource among many. No code or set of principles or guidelines can anticipate every unique circumstance of practice, nor dictate direct actions in specific situations; instead the core principles presented here are meant to provide a preliminary place to start the ethical decision-making process. Persons using the Code as a guideline are encouraged to seek out additional resources to help make manifest the principles in the code, including examples of the sorts of problems that anthropologists currently face and discussions as to how to approach them; such examples will eventually be available through the AAA Website. This Code of Ethical Practice affirms that anthropologists are responsible for making carefully considered ethical choices and are prepared to make clear the assumptions, facts and issues on which those choices are based.
These distinct ends have dictated the structure of this draft Code. The core principles found here can be readily recalled and applied in a continuum of research and practice contexts that extends from the initial planning stages in which there is ample time to anticipate ethical dimensions, to those in which on-the-spot decisions must be made in the course of ongoing projects. The Code also discusses the underlying values and beliefs on which the principles are based as a means of helping foster the vital process of critical thinking about ethical issues in general, and constructing an ethical framework that addresses the specific challenges that are likely to emerge in a particular research project or other pursuit.
We do not address the issues of sanctions or enforcement; a wide range of opinions on such issues are held not only by the members of the Association but by members of the task force as well. Regardless of viewpoint, however, the members of the task force agreed that a workable and appropriate code must be established before determining how it may be implemented or enforced.
When reading through the postings, please keep in mind: rather than incorporating all of the complexities and areas of concern — as well as all the unique concerns and situations particular to a given subdiscipline or context of anthropological practice — into a single document, we have sought to identify broad principles applicable to all anthropologists, principles which will be supported by layers of additional resources–explanatory text, examples from different contexts or areas of practice, case studies, and resources from other disciplines.
As you read through our blog postings over the next several months, please:
- carefully read each principle as it is posted to the blog, paying attention to the content and thinking about its relevance to your practice
- make relevant comments and suggestions on the blog site in a timely manner. Feel free to share personal stories, case examples, competing interpretations, etc.
- pay attention to the ongoing conversations about the principles and do background reading if you are late to join the discussion of a particular topic.
After all the principles have been posted, please let us know your thoughts about the document as a whole.
Thank you for being part of this important discussion.
–The Task Force
Here is the principle for your review:
Do No Harm
Anthropologists share a primary ethical obligation to avoid doing harm to the lives, communities or environments they study or that may be impacted by their work. This includes not only the avoidance of direct and immediate harm but implies an obligation to weigh carefully the future consequences and impacts of an anthropologist's work on others. This primary obligation can supersede the goal of seeking new knowledge and can lead to decisions not to undertake or to discontinue a project. Avoidance of harm is a primary ethical obligation, but determining harms and their avoidance in any given situation may be complex.
While anthropologists welcome work benefiting others or increasing the well-being of individuals or communities, determinations regarding what is in the best interests of others or what kinds of efforts are appropriate to increase well-being are complex and value-laden and should reflect sustained discussion with those concerned. Such work should reflect deliberate and thoughtful consideration of both potential unintended consequences and long-term impacts on individuals, communities, identities, tangible and intangible heritage and environments.