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Bieniek, K., Ross, O., Cormier, K., Walton, R., Soto-Ortolaza, A., & et. al. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy pathology in a neurodegenerative disorders brain bank. Acta Neuropathologica, 130(6), 877-889. doi:10."‹1007/"‹s00401-015-1502-4
A Mayo Clinic study, published in the December issue of Acta Neuropathologica, links amateur contact sports — football, boxing, wrestling, rugby, basketball, baseball and others played while in school — with the development of CTE, which when severe can affect mood, behavior and cognition.
This study is the first to use CTE neuropathologic criteria established by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) earlier this year to look for incidence of the disease in nonprofessional athletes, says the study's senior author, Dennis Dickson, M.D., a neuropathologist at Mayo Clinic.
"Using these criteria, Bieniek's report is the first detailed description of CTE pathology in a brain bank. As such, his work is groundbreaking," Dr. Dickson says. "The frequency with which he found CTE pathology in former athletes exposed to contact sports was surprising. It is pathology that had gone previously unrecognized." Bieniek is a member of Dr. Dickson's laboratory.


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by Tabitha Lord
GENRE: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Caeli Crys isn't living—she's surviving. On the run after the genocide of her empathic people, she witnesses a spaceship crash near her hidden camp. When she feels the injured pilot suffering from miles away, she can't help but risk discovery to save his life.
Commander Derek Markham awakens stranded on an uncharted planet. His co-pilot is dead, his ship is in ruins, and he's only alive because a beautiful young woman is healing him with her mind.
As Derek recovers, Caeli shares the horror of her past and her fear for the future. When Derek's command ship, Horizon, sends rescue, Derek convinces Caeli to leave with him. But his world is as treacherous as hers—full of spies, interplanetary terrorist plots, and political intrigue. Soon the Horizon team is racing to defend an outlying planet from a deadly enemy, and Caeli's unique skills may just give them the edge they need to save it.
She sat on the floor in a corner of the cell. The only contents of the frigid room were a cot with a threadbare blanket and a bucket, which she assumed was to be used if she needed to relieve herself. The blood spatter had dried to a crusty mess on her clothing and face, and was matted into her hair.
They'd left her alone and she had lost all sense of time, but she knew they would be coming for her. Marcus wanted the information in her head. She was a liability to the whole group now, not only for what she knew, but also for how she could be used. She understood that she would have a limit. She would protect the resistance with her life, but Marcus was creative. If he put his gun to the head of a child, what would she do? Her mind raced with unspeakable possibilities. She had to get away.
When she heard the door begin to open sometime later, she already had a plan. A single soldier entered the cell carrying water and food. She lay unmoving on the concrete floor and didn't respond when he called to her. She heard him swear under his breath and put the tray down to approach her. When he knelt beside her and put his hand out, presumably to check her pulse, she grabbed his wrist. Startled, he tried to pull back, but she had already pushed her consciousness into his.
His eyes widened with surprise and then fear as she used her mind to constrict the blood vessels traveling to his brain until he was unconscious. She dragged him into one corner of the cell, took his weapon, and after checking the hallway, closed the cell door behind her. The corridor was dimly lit. It was quiet and empty as she quickly made her way to the lift. Her heart pounded in her chest as the machine rose steadily and finally came to a stop aboveground.
Do the characters all come to you at the same time or do some of them come to you as you write?
The Voices In My Head…
Creating characters is such fun! Sometimes a character will appear in my mind, complete with a personality, career, and name, without having a story yet. When this happens, I'll file them away and tell them to wait their turn!
With Horizon, before I began writing, I had two ideas swirling around. The first was a simple character sketch of Caeli, who became the female protagonist in the book. When I met her (in my head) she was alone and on the run, but I hadn't quite worked out the where or why yet.
At the same time, I was playing with the idea of what would happen if one segment of an already small isolated population evolved differently (either naturally or by design) from the other. What if some had gifts that enabled them to imagine a different kind of future for themselves and their world? What if they were empathic and could sense each other's emotions and thoughts? What if some of them could heal with their mind? How would the unchanged people feel about their neighbors?
When I merged Caeli into this plot, the outline for Horizon began to develop.
Then, of course, I needed a dashing male protagonist! Derek's character was actually more fun to write. He's a pilot, a spy, and a soldier (basically, an all around bad ass!), so he tended to have more of the action scenes which I really enjoy creating. But a few of my early readers didn't like him at all, and I had to figure out what they were seeing in him that I wasn't. I realized when I started the story, I imagined Derek about ten years younger. Once the plot got moving, he needed to make decisions and have a certain authority in his own world that required him to be older and have more experience. The character I had written was still too arrogant and immature to be the hero I needed him to be, and I think this is what my readers recognized. So I did a major edit of his scenes, attempting to keep the essence of his character, but giving him more depth and maturity.
Some of the supporting cast for Horizon emerged as the story developed. Once the plot demanded a new character, I spent time giving them a backstory and personality, even if they only had a small role. It's important to have that kind of depth or these characters can feel hollow. If I were to pluck any of them out of the main plot and feature them in their own, I think they should be interesting enough to carry their own story. One of my favorite minor characters in Horizon is Andreas (readers meet him in the second half of the book). Although he only appears in two or three scenes, I think his personality and charisma shine through, and readers seem to like him.
Creating characters that people connect with is one of the pleasures of writing. I think it's also what keeps readers invested in the story. I hope my readers care enough about Caeli and Derek to keep the pages turning!
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Tabitha currently lives in Rhode Island, a few towns away from where she grew up. She is married, has four great kids, a spoiled Ragdoll cat, and lovable black lab. The house is noisy and the dinner table full! She holds a degree in Classics from College of the Holy Cross and taught Latin for years at a small, independent Waldorf school. She also worked in the admissions office there before turning her attention to full-time writing.
You can visit her blog at www.tabithalordauthor.com where she posts author interviews, hosts guest bloggers, and discusses some favorite topics including parenting and her writing journey. Horizon is her first novel.
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Kasey Wilson: Stretch your steak Araxi-style for Victoria Day weekend
Victoria Day weekend is the semi-official start of that season when men gather around backyard barbecues and burn beef. (Call me a sexist if you will, but it really is a man thing.)
You won't want to leave the meat unattended when you make Stretch the Steak Tartine with Aged Provolone by James Walt, executive chef at the popular Araxi Restaurant in Whistler. This is the perfect recipe if you want to buy three steaks and feed six people for brunch or a late lunch on the holiday weekend.
An ultra-moist carrot cake, a classic from the 1970s, makes a sweet ending.
Stretch the Steak Tartine with Aged Provolone
A tartine is a French open-faced sandwich, and in this case, the bread is grilled to highlight the flavour of the steak. Try this recipe with lamb or chicken. (Adapted from Araxi: Roots to Shoots by James Walt; Figure 1 Publishing.)
3 well-marbled sirloin steaks, about 10 oz (280 g) each
4 tbsp (60 mL) extra-virgin olive oil (divided use)
1 tbsp (15 mL) cracked black pepper
Sea salt
6 slices rustic bread, each 6-7 inches long (15-17.5 cm) and ½ inch (1.25cm) thick
Grainy mustard
6-8 slices aged provolone, each 1/8-inch (0.3cm) thick
2 cups (500 mL) arugula leaves
Preheat the barbecue or indoor grill to medium-high heat.
Rub steaks with 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the olive oil. Season with pepper and salt. Place steaks on hot grill and cook 2 minutes. Turn them 90 degrees to create grill marks and cook a further 2 minutes. Turn steaks over and cook 2 minutes, then turn them 90 degrees and cook a further 2 minutes. Transfer steaks to a platter and let them rest in a warm place.
While steaks are resting, drizzle 2 tbsp (30 mL) oil evenly over both sides of the bread slices. Place on the grill for 45 seconds to 1 minute per side, until lightly charred and golden brown. Remove the bread from the grill and spread one side of each slice with grainy mustard.
Arrange the bread slices on a baking sheet. Preheat broiler on high.
Cut steaks into slices ¼-inch (0.6 mL) thick (each steak should yield 8 to 10 slices). Arrange 4 or 5 steak slices on each piece of bread and top with 1 or 2 slices of provolone. Place the baking sheet under the broiler just until the cheese starts to melt. Transfer tartines to a serving platter.
In a bowl, toss arugula leaves with remaining 1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil and arrange on tartines. Garnish with shaved provolone if desired. Serve immediately.
Serves 4 to 6
Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
This crowd-pleasing cake is adapted from a golden oldie on my cookbook shelf, Marlene Sorosky's Cookery for Entertaining (HP Books). If you don't have time to make frosting, Duncan Hines Creamy Home-Style Cream Cheese Frosting is a good shortcut. If you don't have time to bake, the pastry arts students at Vancouver Community College's downtown campus make a perfectly spiced (and bargain-priced) carrot cake that is often available weekdays at their Seiffert Market. Phone ahead (604-443-8585) for hours and availability.
3 eggs
¾ cup (180 mL) vegetable oil (can use mild-flavoured olive oil instead)
¾ cup (180 mL) buttermilk (whole, low-fat or non-fat)
2 cups (500 mL) sugar
2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour
2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda
1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon
1 tsp (5 mL) salt
1 8 oz (226 g) can crushed pineapple, well drained
2 cups (500 mL) grated carrots
1 cup (250 mL) chopped toasted walnuts (optional)
¾ cup (185 mL) shredded coconut
Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
¼ lb (124 g) butter, at room temperature
8 oz (250 g) regular or light cream cheese, at room temperature
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
2 tsp (10 mL) grated orange zest
2 tsp (10 mL) orange juice
2-3 cups (500-750 mL) icing sugar
1 tsp (5 mL) milk
To make cake: Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Grease a 9-by-13-inch (23-by-33 cm) baking pan.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the eggs, oil, buttermilk, sugar and vanilla until blended. Measure the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt into a separate bowl, and blend with a whisk. With the mixer running, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, beating just until combined. Remove the bowl from the mixer, add the pineapple, carrots, walnuts, and coconut, and blend with a rubber spatula.
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake 45 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Set cake on a rack to cool completely.
To make frosting: In a small bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add vanilla, orange zest and juice and icing sugar, and beat until smooth. If too thick, thin icing with milk.
Frost the cooled cake, and refrigerate at least an hour for frosting to set.
Makes 16 servings
Kitchen Hack: Warming the serving platter
You don't need a high-end grill with a warming drawer to serve your steak in style. Simply place the serving platter on the flat lid of your gas grill when you begin preheating. When your steak is done, the platter will be ready to receive it. Remember to use potholders to carry it to the table.
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Thiruvananthapuram: CPI(M) in Kerala has expressed grief at the death of Venezuelan President and socialist icon Hugo Chavez.
In a condolence message, the party state committe said on Thursday that Chavez was a world model for progressive politics who led his oil rich country to economic and social progress by ending exploitation of its resources by the United States.
"Chavez has been a source of inspiration not only for Latin America but for leftists in the entire world by waging a relentless struggle against imperialist forces and their hegemonic policies," the message said.
The party would organise meetings to condole the death of the Venuzuelan leader across the state on Friday.


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Here is a little mixed media assemblage shrine to Jane Austen that I am particularly proud of. I have always been able to relate in a very real way to her characters. I thought that for all she has given me through her writings, she deserved to have a lovely little art piece dedicated to her. In my research for this piece on Jane I have found that most scholars say there is no definitive portrait of Miss Austen. There are silhouettes of her sister and parents, but none of Jane. So for her image I used a watercolor and pencil sketch, believed to be drawn from life by her sister Cassandra around 1810. Since the drawing is very light I touched it up just a tiny bit so her face could come though and then hand colored it and setting it in a cabochon. Her picture lays on a bed of crimson curly goose feathers to symbolize her country upbringing but the daring of her mind, and determination of her spirit. Rolled up hand written pages are creatively exploding from her prim proper Hanoverian/ Georgian period head. The papers are ornamented like little crowns with bits of metal elevating the pages to the regal status that we all hold her work in today. She sits on a canvas of hand painted light blue background. The canvas was then aged, and trimmed around the outside of the piece in light blue satin gathered ribbon.
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"Stop them damn pictures," Boss Tweed said of one appearing in Harper's Weekly in 1871, the gist of which was his complicity in bilking millions from New York City's coffers. "I don't care so much what the papers write about me. My constituents can't read. But, damn it, they can see pictures."
The book American Political Cartoons, 1754-2010: The Evolution of a National Identity, by Stephen Hess and Sandy Northrop, offers all kinds of gems about an art that's older than the nation itself. There are 345 illustrations, from before the time of the Founding Fathers (America's first Renaissance Man, Benjamin Franklin, was also the first American cartoonist) through to the election of Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaDemocrats' self-inflicted diversity vulnerability Gaetz: We didn't impeach Obama even though 'a lot of constituents' think he abused his power Live coverage: House panel debates articles of impeachment MORE. There's chronological commentary, but perusing the pictures is by far the best part.
Cartoons, of course, are more than just sketches. They spark, capture and shape political discourse. They editorialize and, often, indict. They depict an ethos, sometimes of the entire nation. One of the most famous, by Bill Mauldin of the Chicago Sun-Times, came just after JFK's assassination in November 1963. It shows the Lincoln Memorial statue, with Lincoln slumped forward in his chair, head in hands, weeping.
While they spoke out on the New Deal and Vietnam, cartoonists were far less vocal during the civil rights era. In the decade after the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling, Hess and Northrop write, most cartoonists probed little and took no grand moral stand.
Interestingly, there are virtually no images of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and other black leaders to be found, because of acute sensitivities to caricaturing African-Americans. Northrop says it wasn't until the Rev. Jesse Jackson ran for president in 1980 that that changed. If you could have some fun with a former peanut farmer (Jimmy Carter) and a star of the silver screen (Ronald Reagan), Jackson was fair game too.
American Political Cartoons is an updated version of the 1996 original, and contains a new chapter taking readers through the end of Bill ClintonWilliam (Bill) Jefferson ClintonJudiciary members battle over whether GOP treated fairly in impeachment hearings Lawmakers clash on Trump, Clinton impeachment comparisons Live coverage: House panel debates articles of impeachment MORE's presidency, including "the year of Monica"; the hanging chads of the 2000 recount; 9/11 and the civil liberties crackdown that followed; and the primary battle between then-Sens. Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden hires Clinton, O'Rourke alum as campaign's digital director Trump neck and neck with top 2020 Democrats in Wisconsin: poll Clinton tweets impeachment website, encourages voters to 'see the evidence for themselves' MORE and Obama. Skip right to this chapter if you're at all unsure about the rest; chances are you'll be intrigued enough to go back to the beginning.
One cartoon on the start of the Iraq war has former President George W. Bush standing behind a podium holding up a picture of a toilet that belongs to Saddam Hussein: "An Iraqi chemical weapons lab. What more proof do we need?!"
Another has Bush on the deck of an aircraft carrier in front of the "Mission Accomplished" banner, albeit with an asterisk: "If you don't count not capturing Saddam, not finding weapons of mass destruction and not establishing a democracy."
In the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, cartoonists were left artistically stumped. Humor was out. Satire had nothing on what had happened.
"It's almost like you have to come up with cartoons using a different part of your brain," Mike Luckovich of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution told the authors. For Sept. 12, he drew the Statue of Liberty with wide eyes, each reflecting one of the Twin Towers being struck by a plane. There is a single tear.
Cartoonist Doug Marlette of Newsday sums up his art this way: "A cartoon cannot say, 'On the other hand,' and it cannot defend itself. It is a frontal assault, a slam-dunk, a cluster bomb."
A collection of political cluster bombs: In this town, what is better?


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What does it takes to build a million dollar business online? Do you ever think you will be fortunate enough to build one of such businesses in your lifetime? Building a million dollar business online might sound like an impossible thing to do but with so many opportunities available to us today than ever, it is becoming more than possible to achieve success and financial freedom online.
With so many people achieving success online it is a clear proof that you too can achieve success and build a profitable business online. A lot of ordinary people like you had been able to create a name for themselves in their various industries thus establishing themselves as an expert in their fields and gone out of the way to build a profitable business with nothing but a willpower to succeed and the right tools and resource to enable them create a profitable internet business in today's economy.
How did they did it?
One thing I love about success it that it leaves clues. Success leaves clue and to succeed, you only need to analyse other successful people and find out what they did to become successful, learn how they were able to succeed and implement the same EXACT steps and strategies they executed to get to where they are today and within a short period of time you will see yourself in the same position as them. You don't need to reinvent the wheel again, you just need to model and follow people who are already successful in the same venture niche you want to get into.
Now, we are going to look at what it takes to effectively build a million dollar business online. We will be looking at attributes, traits and virtues you need to possess in order to effectively build a business you will be proud of and how you can effectively leverage resources within your reach to create your world and reach your first million in any business of your choice.
It all starts with a dream. How big is your dream or to put it the other way round, do you really have a dream? According to Napoleon Hill, "Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything". To make money online you need to have a dream and a burning desire to succeed. A dream is something that keeps you awake even while others are sleeping. It's something you think of and occupies your mind at all time and there is nothing you can do if you don't have a dream and a burning desire to succeed at what you do.
To build a million dollar business you have to dream high and big. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dream. When you have a dream so high and strong it becomes easy to overcome every challenge, obstacles and road bumps that you come across on your way to achieving your dream and goal.
Every successful people you see today started with a dream and a burning desire to succeed. It fuels and energies you to go the extra mile for your business and allows you to achieve extraordinary results for your effort. If you don't have a dream, now is the right time to start building on one. What are your end results? What do you want to achieve? Is it freedom, wealth, financial independence, time independence? What would you have done and how would you feel if you had a million dollar today? Meditate on all these and fill your mind with the pleasant memories of being rich and you will be moved to do the impossible. That is how to begin your journey to a million dollar business. Dream it!
The internet is filled with so many distractions today which ranges from Facebook to Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and every other social media platform on the net we are totally carried away. Even our emails can be a form of distraction. We are subscribed to so many newsletters and each one of them constantly aiming for our attention.
Every single day, your inbox is filled with emails from different marketers promising you this and that and tomorrow you go ahead to purchase the next magic bullet hoping to make money, and by next week you see another shining object being advertised on the internet and you go ahead to purchase it and by the upper week a new product hits the market and you change your focus to the latest trend, running round the circle without a focused mind.
You can't build a successful business that way. You can't build a business moving your attention from every shining object been advertised on the internet to the other. You need to absolutely focus on your business. You need to cut yourself away from every form of distractions or at least, reduce it to the most bearable minimum. Unsubscribe yourself from some email list if you have to. This will allow you to focus your energy, time and resource on building and improving your own business.
Without focus, you will only be be drifting from one place to another like a ship without a rudder. Therefore, in order to effectively build a profitable and million dollar business, you need to focus on growing your own business.
More like focus, a man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder. In creating a million dollar business, you have to set attainable, reasonable and realistic goals for your business. Your goal setting also needs to include both short and long term goals for your business.
When I say setting attainable goals, it's important we set goals that doesn't look exaggerated. We need to set goals that are realistic and attainable within a stipulated time interval.
For example, if your goal is to build a million dollar business within a year, here could be a breakdown of your goal:
Can you see how I was able to break down a $1m a year business plan to $0.03 every single second? This is awesome! This is the power of goal setting. That means to achieve my $1m within a year, I only need a constant flow of $0.03 every single seconds. You can set the daily and monthly plan as your short term goal while setting the twelve (12) months plan as your long term goal.
You should not underestimate the power of goal setting. It is the difference between making your first million online and struggling to make a penny online.
You can't just start operating a business without having plans in place. You need to have a detailed action plan of what you need to achieve, your current position and where you need your business to be in the shortest period of time. And by setting attainable, reasonable and realistic goals, you are effectively building your million dollar business.
Choose Your Business Model
Now that we've gone through the basic mindset shifts needed to creating a profitable business, now is the right time we choose a platform to operate on and this can be achieved by choosing to proven business model to leverage on.
I will let you on one secret: "to actually make money online, someone needs to give it to you!" Someone needs to reach out to his credit card and pay for a product or service in favor of you. Many times, so many of us think that our computer is like an ATM machine or a money dispenser, we sometime get to believe that we can just sit in front of our computer doing nothing and at the end of the day, money comes out rolling from our computer. It doesn't work that way. To make money online, we need to offer something of value in exchange for our client's money, that is one way you can start building a business in the first place.
Now that you've gotten a dream and a burning desire to go with, focus to make you responsible and accountable, and goals to keep you on track, you need to choose how you are going to start earning online.
There are many ways to start making money online but I will list some proven methods that will allow you to easily and effectively achieve your million dollar goal. Remember, it only takes you $0.03 every seconds and $2777.78 per day to arrive at a million dollar in a year.
You won't start making $2777.78 the moment you launch your business but with proper planning and determination, you will achieve such goal within a specific period of time. Now, let's look at the various business model that can enable you achieve such goal:
- Affiliate Marketing: Affiliate marketing could be your very first beginning to building a profitable internet business. This model involves you selling/recommending other people's product for a commission. With affiliate marketing, you make money when you refer someone to a product or service and the person buys the product or service based on your recommendation using your unique tracking link given to you by the affiliate network or vendor. The commission could vary from $1-$1,000 depending on the product you are promoting but an average commission for an affiliate product could be anywhere from $47. Using this model, how many sales do you need to arrive at $2777.78 per day at $47 average commission? Just sixty (60) sales per day.
- Product Launch: This model involves you creating and selling your own product instead of selling other people's product. With this model, you are easily going to achieve your million dollar goal in a year since you won't be sharing your proceeds with anyone. For example, if you have a product that sells for $97 how many of such product do you need to sell per day to achieve your goal? Only twenty-nine (29) sales per day.
- Also, the beauty of selling your own product is that you can even choose to recruit affiliates to sell your product and you state how much you are willing to pay for each sales generates for you by your affiliate. With this, you are going to scale up quickly and easily reach your goal than when you try selling your products all by yourself. But proper research need to be undertaken before you create your product so that you can create a product that is in high demand in your market.
- Services: If you are good at something, why can't you offer it as a service at a lucrative price while enjoying what what you are good at. Most professional services like consulting service and coaching programs selling from $197 and with this you will only need about 15 clients per day to achieve your goal. Again, this is more leverage.
- Licensing Proven Businesses: This is one of the best leverage you can use to easily attain your million dollar goal per year. This combines the benefits of Affiliate Marketing and Product Launch without the stress involved. With this model, you don't need to create your own product nor share your sales proceed as in affiliate marketing but you still have to keep all the profit from sales and transactions done on your behalf simply because you leveraged other successful businesses and brand. For example, if you were able to license a product that sells for $2,000 and you were to keep 90% of the profit, how many of such do you think you need to achieve your million dollar goal? With just two sales, you are making a whooping $3600 in commission! That's the power of licensing proven business.
Final Thought
We've looked at four (4) different business models that will enable you to effectively build a million dollar business within a specific period of time and the attributes you need to possess in order to enable you build a passive income and actualize your goal, these figures might seem impossible but when you get started, you will see how easy it is to scale up your effort.
You won't make a million instant but what if you were able to make 10% of a million within six (6) month of taking action today? That would be $100,000 within six (6) months from now. You only need to believe in yourself, be the best you can ever be and start taking action today.
Remember that the secret of getting things done in life is to do it now. I will like to leave you with a quote by Chris Gardner, "Baby steps count, as long as you are going forward. You add them up, and one day you look back and you'll be surprised at where you might get to".
Now, it's over to you, what do you think about building a million dollar business? Do you think it is doable and achievable? Do you think you will ever get to build a million dollar business in your lifetime Do you think you have the necessary attributes and traits it takes to build a million dollar business? Do you think there is any trait you need to build upon to enable you achieve your goal? What could they possibly be?
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A man has been charged by police after he was caught fleeing a car crash by two Melbourne brothers in an apparent citizen's arrest.
The 29-year-old has been charged with aggravated burglary, theft and car theft and is expected to face Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court later on Thursday.
It's alleged the L-plater and a 42-year-old passenger tried to run away after they were pulled from the car wreck at Pascoe Vale on Wednesday night.
Jamil Mokbel said he and his brother chased the men down and held them until police arrived.
"We went to help the guys and everyone looked fine but they were banging on the doors trying to get out. It looked like they were trapped," he told 3AW on Thursday.
"Eventually ... the door opened and we helped pull them out and as soon they got on their feet they just did a runner.
"(My brother) chased one down and I chased another down and we eventually got them."
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Top judges charged with a landmark modernisation of the British legal system will be diverted from their task by an unlikely and perverse duty: serving on a court that is one of the country's fustiest jurisprudential relics.
Lord Phillips, president of the new Supreme Court, said he was searching for ways to curb the "disproportionate" time he and his fellow senior justices spent hearing legal appeals from independent Commonwealth countries to the Privy Council in London.
The concerns highlight how the Supreme Court's creation is a quintessentially British constitutional fudge, separating the judiciary from parliament for the first time but leaving intact a sister chamber widely seen as a post-imperial anachronism.
Lord Phillips said in an interview that he was concerned that the judges who will staff the Supreme Court from next month would – as during their previous incarnations as House of Lords justices – end up spending as much as 40 per cent of their working hours on Privy Council business.
He said: "It is a huge amount of time. I personally would like to see it reduced. It's disproportionate."
The president questioned whether some Privy Council cases, which have ranged from Jamaican death row appeals to fights over press freedom in Bermuda, needed to be heard by a panel of five of Britain's most senior judges.
He said he was looking to take some of the pressure off the Supreme Court by drafting in Court of Appeal judges to help out, although he added that "in an ideal world" former Commonwealth countries would stop using the privy Council and set up their own final courts of appeal instead.
A creature of Britain's 19th century colonial pomp, the Privy Council judicial committee is now used as a London-subsidised top court by about 15 independent nations, most of them small islands in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Many independent observers say this is both an ideological stain and a financial drain on the newly-created Supreme Court.
The Council judicial committee shares both the court's handsome Parliament Square headquarters and access to the dozen judges whose £200,000-a-year day job is supposed to be resolving Britain's most important criminal and commercial cases.
Robert Hazell, director of The Constitution Unit at University College London, said it was a "minor public scandal" that judges in the country's top court spent almost half their time on business "of no interest to anyone in the UK".
He said: "If they didn't spend time in the Privy Council, the justices of the Supreme Court could hear almost twice as many cases coming up from the UK legal system."
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Distribution automation systems permit power utilities to remotely monitor and manage the distribution of power and can lead to increased reliability and better management of the power grid. They consist of monitoring and control systems, distribution automation field equipment, and data communication infrastructure. The adoption of distribution automation enables effective outage management, and also increases the efficiency of the power grid. For instance, when there is disruption in the power supply from a traditional power system, a consumer informs the utility provider about the power blackout or power disturbance. Then, a maintenance team is dispatched to identify and rectify the problem.
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After having experienced the engagement and learning thatcan take place with just a few sessions of Mystery Skype, I've decided to write up a piece on what I did with Mr. Nixon and his class to help prepare for our very first session. Hopefully, this will help others see how we got started, and give them a jumping point to get started in their own classroom. There are many ways to get started with Mystery Skype, and there isn't just one correct
way to do it. Every teacher will find that it's different in their own classroom, and so shouldn't compare themselves to what they see online. Research what different classrooms do, and do what works best for YOUR classroom, not someone else's.
-Skype account
-Decent webcam
-Laminated US or world maps (optional)
-Dry erase markers (optional)
-iPad or other device for students (optional)
If teachers are going for the bare minimum, then all one needs is a webcam and Skype account to get started. Anything else is extra. Skype accounts are free, and the Skype program is as well. A teacher will need to download the program to get started, and then follow the steps to install it to the computer. As for a webcam, it's best to get one with HD quality video so that your students will be easily seen by the other class, and quick movement won't create too much of a blur. We used the Logitech HD Pro C920 Webcam that I had on me for my TIS work. I love this particular webcam, and I also have the same webcam at home. It's good quality, and picks up sound with its microphone fantastically.
Even though this is considered optional, I certainly wouldn't forgo having a laminated map and markers for any Mystery Skype session! For our project, I found a copy of the map of the United States online that at least showed capitals. I also found another map that listed rivers in the country. Flipping these back to back, I then laminated them for repeated use. The same can be done with a world map if one chooses to connect globally. Students were then able to use dry erase markers to cross off guesses. All but one of the classes we worked with guessed down to state so it was a great way for students to visually see which states were definitely NOT the answer.
The last optional material would be an iPad, other tablet, or laptop for students to use. Our school has multiple iPad carts, so we just made sure to Skype during a time that this class had the cart. They used the iPad to search via Google maps, find possible questions to ask, and locate information based on the other class's answers. It does make things easier.
Now that we have all of our materials, it's time to move on to…
The first Mystery Skype session can seem rather daunting, especially when a teacher doesn't know how their class will react, or how the entire experience will go. It's even more daunting when the first Skype session is with a class that is very familiar with the process and has been doing sessions all year long.
Before scheduling any Skype sessions, teachers need to prepare their class to complete Mystery Skype. The preparation period will take more than just a day, so plan accordingly. There will be kinks and other issues to work out, and the preparation period is a good time to work through all issues.
First, introduce students to the concept of Mystery Skype. Explain what it is, how it works, and who is involved. Next, show students a few videos of Mystery Skype sessions in action. A quick search on YouTube will reveal many options to choose from. Once students have seen a few videos, or parts of ones, hold a class discussion and ask students to make observations about what they saw happening in each of the videos. Write down student answers. Ask students to locate things that seemed to go right or wrong.
Once students know what Mystery Skype is, and have made their own observations about the videos, determine how the classroom should be set up. This can be done with students if they are older, but for younger students, it may be best for the teacher to determine the layout. In the case of the class that I worked with, we had two chairs in front of the camera for whomever would be speaking, and then the rest of the class was grouped behind.
After a layout has been determined, teachers can have students begin preparing the material that they will share with the other class. Many classrooms make signs to use during the chat. Signs are great because if the other class can't hear, or your class needs to pause, these can be held up to the camera. Here are some possible samples:
-Can you please repeat that?
-We're thinking…
Students should also prepare the materials to share at the end of the game. Teachers can have pairs of students work together on this, or if students are too young, work together to create the cards. A card will need to be prepared with information about the state, information about the area in which students live, and information about the school itself. This doesn't mean that students should give exact information about the name of their school. Good state information to share might be a picture of the state flag, facts on when it was founded, and state symbols. Good information about the area in which students live to share might talk about what type of area (rural, city, suburb), what the area is known for (farming? Sports?), and interesting events that may take place. Good information about the school to share might be the grade levels attending, how many students, and special activities done in the classroom.
Many classrooms choose to also assign jobs to the students. Some classes have a lot of jobs, while others have just a few. In the case of Mr. Nixon's class, the following jobs were assigned:
–Greeters: Two students would sit in the chairs at the beginning and introduce themselves and their class, usually telling the teacher's name and grade level only.
-Questioners: These students asked the questions given to them, and held up the cards if need be.
–Researchers: This was the job of most of the class. Based on the answers to the questions, they would research to determine a possible location, and come up with new questions to ask.
-Question Runners: These students would gather up the questions that their nearby tablemates posed, and then meet in one area of the room with Mr. Nixon. They would choose one question and run it to the Questioners at the front. Mr. Nixon made sure they all got to take turns doing this.
– Closers: These students read the cards on the state, area, and school. Only 3 students are needed, but teachers can pair up students for each card if they so choose.
After all of the materials have been prepared and jobs assigned, it's time to practice for the Skype session. There are two ways that Mr. Nixon's class practiced, and we found it did help. The first way involved pairing up students. Each student would pick a state and try to guess the other student's state. Students were only able to ask questions that had yes or no answers. Over time, their favorite questions to ask were "Are you landlocked?" and "Are you east (or west, depending) of the Mississippi River?" Their teacher always tried to make them think about cutting the area in half each time they asked a question. Sometimes, instead of partnering up the students, he would pit himself against the class and see how they did.
The other way to practice was to set up a trial run Skype session. In this scenario, Mr. Nixon pretended to be the other class. His students were set up to complete the session just as they would be if it were real. Each class would introduce themselves, and then determine who would ask the first question. Usually this was done via rock, paper, scissors. The students would run through the session, asking their questions, until one side had determined the location of the other. The winner would then let the other side keep guessing until they figured out the location as well. After the locations were figured out, his class would share their information cards on the state, area, and school. Then Mr. Nixon would have his class point out the things that went well, and the things that needed changed for the next time.
Connecting with Another Class
Once practice seems to be going well, and all materials are prepared, it's time to find another class to Mystery Skype with. There are two ways to do this. Skype's website has a page where teachers can sign up and then communicate with other teachers on the site to set up a Mystery Skype session. I'm not sure how long it would take with this method because we never used it. The other way is by using Twitter and the hashtag #mysteryskype. This method is a very quick way to connect with other classes. You'll need to set up a Twitter account of course! A sample tweet might be:
"5th grade class in WV (EST) looking to #mysteryskype with another US class on 5/15-17. Mornings are best!"
The tweet itself can vary, but should include the hashtag, the location, and possible dates. This makes it easier to set up dates/times later on. Make sure that you get the other teacher's Skype username, and give them your own as well.
Do keep in mind that when scheduling a Skype session, each one will take about 30-45 minutes to complete, depending on how quickly the guessing is completed. Make sure that you schedule enough time for the session, and don't schedule it around other activities, such as PE or recess. Your kids will immediately lose focus when they realize they are supposed to be somewhere else!
It's Time: Your First Mystery Skype!
Now that everything has been prepared, it's time to Skype with the other class. There are a few things to keep in mind before doing the actual session. First, make sure that you have connected with the other teacher on Skype. Second, make sure your equipment is up and running properly. Some teachers even do a test run with the other teacher just to make sure. One thing to keep in mind is that when you are Skyping with another class, make sure you have turned off your location and time display in your profile. Otherwise, this will appear to the other class, and can definitely ruin the fun!
As the session gets started, make sure to take notes on what is going well and what could be changed for the next time. Do not expect it to go 100% smoothly the very first time! It takes a few sessions to get things rolling. Make sure to take some pictures for later.
Once the session has ended, host a discussion with the class on what they've learned about the other class. You may want to have them write down their findings, do more research on the state, or even help contribute to a class book. After they've discussed their learnings, have them help contribute to how the session could be better the next time. Chances are, some of them noticed the same things that you did.
That's all there is to it! After a few sessions, your class will be seasoned pros. Make sure to keep connecting with other classrooms and setting up Mystery Skypes throughout the year. By the end of the year, you'll see a difference in your students' geography skills and what they know. It's a great way to get some geography lessons in without the same old boring routine. Are you ready to Mystery Skype?


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Every spring, Ramona Middle School hosts a 5th Grade Parent Night for the parents of all incoming 6th graders. This informational meeting is for parents only (no students please) and meant to accomplish all of the following:
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The end goal was to qualify as a team for state. Fort Morgan did not reach that goal, but it will feel close enough based on how much they will be in action this week.
The Mustangs will be competing at the state gymnastics meet this Friday with all six girls that competed at regionals last weekend, only they will be competing individually. Though the team did not qualify to compete for a team title, all six girls will compete in at least three events and three will compete in all four.
Joey Shurtleff, Alina Koenen and Breonna Koch are the three qualifiers in the all around and will compete in all four events for the Mustangs. The three led the team in regionals, scoring a 7.0 or higher in all four events they competed in. Shurtleff and Koenen saw their best scores in the vault at 8.0 and 8.2 while Koch had the best score for the team in the bars at 7.8 to tie her best individual score. Adding a pair of 7.8 scores was Shurtleff in the beam and bars, and a 7.95 in the floor helped her reach a 31.6 in the all around to finish sixth. Koenen scored a 7.95 on the floor and added a 7.475 in the beam and 7.35 in the uneven bars to finish seventh in the all around at 30.975.
For Koch, she scored a 7.6 in the vault and 7.3 in the beam to go with her two scores of 7.8 in the floor and bars. She would finish with a 30.5 in the all around, a score high enough for her to qualify for state.
For the other three girls, they will be competing in three of the four events at state following strong individual performances at regionals.
Destiny Pelton posted the best score for the team in the floor at 8.0 and also had an 8.05 in the to qualify in both events. She would also secure a spot to compete in the uneven bars with her score of 6.8. This will be Pelton's first trip to state after missing out last year due to an injury.
Making her second appearance at state will be Emilee Heier in the beam, uneven bars and floor. Her best score was on the floor with a 7.65. The scores on the bars (6.8) and beam (6.775) were also high enough to secure a spot at state.
Another Mustang making her return to state will be Kathryn Schoemaker, who qualified in the floor, beam and bars. She scored a 7.65 in the floor and 7.4 in the bars for two of her best scores in those events this year. Schoemaker would also score a 6.976 in the beam to make it three events at state.
Fort Morgan will return to Thornton High School on Friday for the preliminary round in the 4A state meet. Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 3:50 p.m. and the competition will start at 4 p.m. Since the Mustangs did not qualify for the team competition, they will be focused on placing high scores individually for the chance to return Saturday at a shot for an individual state title. Saturday's meet is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m.
According to the rotation set by CHSAA for the state meet, Fort Morgan will save its two strongest events for last on Friday. The Mustangs are listed to begin the day on the beam and follow up in the bars. Later in the evening, they will finish on the floor and in the vault.
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Pepsi Responds to Peltz, Says Company Has Strong Plan For Growth (PEP)
At Wednesday's Delivering Alpha Conference in New York, famed investor Nelson Peltz announced an approximately $1.5 billion stake in Pepsi (NYSE: PEP).
Peltz said that he wants the company to buy Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ) for $35 per share in an effort to expand its food businesses.
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Peltz began by saying that Pepsi shares have underperformed peers recently and that he wants the company to purchase Mondelez, which combined would value the firm at $175 per share. Peltz notes that he blames the company's problems on the current structure of the firm and not on management and that the acquisition of Mondelez would focus the firm more on the snack-foods business, which he sees as more valuable.
He also noted that two-thirds of Pepsi's value is in the snack-foods business and that the stock could be worth $144 per share if the company simply split the soft-drinks business from the snack-foods business.
Related: Yahoo Buys Little-Known Startup AdMovate for Undisclosed Sum.
Pepsi Responds
Pepsi issued a statement after the bell in response to Peltz. The company stood behind its current strategy and noted that it will do anything it can to boost shareholder value.
"We have a strong growth strategy and structure in place, and our results to date and returns to our shareholders prove that we are a high performing company and our strategy is working. We continue to make significant progress against our strategic priorities and are focused on delivering results and driving long-term shareholder value. We are confident in our ability to deliver long-term shareholder value as an integrated food and beverage company."
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Despite giving back some gains after the bell, Pepsi shares rallied sharply into the close. Shares traded $85.25 after the close having hit a high of $85.51. Shares closed up 1.45 percent at $85.24.
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Atlantic City is known for its casinos and gambling. But now, it may have a new label. The experts say it could be especially vulnerable to a direct hit from a hurricane.
Hurricane expert Dr. Richard Knabb with the Weather Channel says Atlantic City is among five cities that are due for a hurricane hit because those cities haven't had one in a long time. They are Miami, New York, Tampa Bay, and Savannah, Ga. followed by Atlantic City. Knapp writes:
New Jersey is a perhaps surprisingly hurricane-prone state, but it has been decades since the last significant hurricane impact there.
A Category 1 hurricane made landfall near Atlantic City in 1903. That was the last time the center of a hurricane crossed the coast of New Jersey. The center of a hurricane does not have to cross the coast to have significant impacts, however. Numerous other hurricanes since then have moved parallel to the Jersey Shore, producing some significant impacts from storm surge, waves, and strong winds.
Perhaps most notable are the "Long Island Express" of 1938 and especially the "Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944", both occurring during the month of September. The damage in New Jersey in 1944, due to hurricane-force winds and a storm surge of up to near 10 feet, was especially severe to numerous homes, piers, and boardwalks along the coast, and nine lives were lost in the state.
Hurricane Donna took a similar path in 1960, but with lesser impacts. Hurricanes Gloria in 1985 and Bob in 1991 were close calls that ultimately did not produce much damage in New Jersey.
Knabb says all five cities face greater odds of getting hit because this is an "extremely active" hurricane season.
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Subtledata was founded in July 2011 by Richard Bagdonas (CTO). The company has received a total funding of $500K through investors Joshua Baer, Mellie Price, Bryan Menell, Jon Armstrong, Insikt Ventures and Emerge. Subtledata is headquartered in Austin, Texas and employs 6 – 10 persons. More than 100 developers signed up for their platform pre-launch.
SubtleData designs, develops, and manages APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that connect mobile devices to the majority of existing POS systems in a platform-as-a-service environment.
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'One of the things our platform does is, for the first time in hospitality, we actually allow the disintermediation of the order from the payment,' said CEO Bryan Menell. 'We can actually route payments through other methods. And still settle it back on that point of sale system, along with any other sort of tender types.' He says that with SubtleData integrated in their apps, businesses will be able to understand a lot more about their customers. Apps powered by SubtleData will know when a client comes in contact with the location and store his or her order history after purchase: an advancement that allows for customized reward programs.
On 10th January 2013, Subtledata entered into an agreement with Motion Computing to join their MVP (Motion Valued Partner) program. In today's digital age, consumers are more connected than ever - and more apt to move on if their needs are not immediately met, Peter Poulin, V.P of marketing at Motion Computing had said. In a store environment, consumers are less likely to wait for employees to look up information or check inventory when they can easily access the same information at their convenience. Motion is proud to collaborate with the innovative SubtleData to mobilize the sales process, transforming it into a consumer-engaging, relationship-building experience.


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As laminate flooring have not existed for all that long, the choices will surely expand and become much more confusing as time goes by. No matter how complex it gets, however, there'll always be someone ready to attempt their own laminate floor installation. Wood laminate floors can be obtained both from the net and from the neighborhood hardware store. It would be a good idea to check around so that you can see exactly how cheap it can be, and the hardware store will frequently have a screen to show off the durability of laminate flooring. But always be careful of cheap laminate floors. Laminate flooring are like everything else — sometimes you only get what you pay for.


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|Mohamed Shehata
Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
|Dr. med. Shehata is a medical researcher (clinical and molecular). He received his medical degree (MBBCh) from Cairo university in 2005, followed by a three years master degree in basic medical sciences (2007-2010) including medical biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology and immunology. He worked as a clinician in the fields of stem cells transplantation and cardiology before he came to Germany to focus on molecular and translational medicine. In Hanover medical school, he received an adequate research training on the polarity disturbance of renal epithelial cells in polycystic kidney disease, followed by obtaining his MD degree in cellular cryopreservation from the university of Cologne, applying two different cellular cryopreservation techniques and performing cellular biology experiments. Dr. Shehata developed a considerable number of innovative ideas in the fields of solid organ transplantation and translational medicine. Currently, he works as a clinician in Germany and has more than 35 international publications in highly reputed peer reviewed medical journals, in addition to 2 academic medical books and 4 medical patents.
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Nurse's Notes
By Cindy Hudock, RN, BSN, CSN
School Nurse (ext. 205)
Please call the school by 10am if your child is going to be out of school. You can leave a message on my voicemail at any time of the day or night. If you know your child is going to be out due to an appointment, trip, etc. please be sure to send in a written note ahead of time.
The fluoride rinse program will begin in October for first through sixth grades. You may withdraw or start your child in the program at any time during the school year.
It is recommended to have physical exams when your child is in second and fifth grade. Forms will be going home thru school. Reminder to fifth grade parents that when your child turns 11, they will need a Tdap and the Meningitis vaccine. Documentation of the vaccine is needed before your child enters 6th grade.
Preschool parents, this is a reminder that the state is requiring that all preschool students have the flu vaccine between September and December in order to attend preschool. This is the time to contact your physician to set up an appointment. Documentation of the vaccine is needed by the school. Please bring it in as soon as your child receives the vaccine to help us limit the amount of phone calls that we will have to make to get the reports.
We have students with various food allergies in our school. Their reactions range from hives to life threatening anaphylaxis. We continue to use a nut free and a milk/nut free table during lunches. Our lunch monitors will guide your child regarding sitting at these tables.


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Red Hat CloudForms Hybrid Cloud Management (CL220)
Course Overview
Students will learn how to perform an initial configuration of CloudForms, how to implement auditing and compliance policies, how to provision virtual machines (VMs), and produce various reports.
Course content summary:
- Perform initial configuration of CloudForms Appliance
- Deploy VMs
- Perform VM audits
- Perform policy-based management
- Run VM reports
Who should attend
- IT professionals with Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)-level skills
- System and VM administrators seeking to manage and deploy systems in hybrid cloud environments
- System and VM administrators who already have a cloud deployment seeking to simplify management
This course is part of the following Certifications:
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or equivalent system administration skills
- Knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, vSphere, or Amazon EC2 is helpful, but not required
Course Objectives
- Perform initial configuration of CloudForms Appliance.
- Deploy VMs.
- Perform VM audits.
- Perform policy-based management.
- Run VM reports.
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Classroom Training
Duration 4 days
Price (excl. VAT)
- United Kingdom: £ 2,360.-
Online Training
Duration 5 days
Price (excl. VAT)
- United Kingdom: £ 2,360.-


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Big Google glitch explained; Tech Data launches stimulus watch
Headlines: Another Google gotcha; other IT channel news.
Another Google gotcha
The once invincible-seeming Google had a very bad day Thursday. The company's news, Gmail and search services were unavailable to millions of people for hours. A routing error sent traffic through Asia, triggering a bottleneck, according to a blog post by Urs Hoelzle, senior vice president of operations for Google.
"As a result, about 14% of our users experienced slow services or even interruptions. We've been working hard to make our services ultrafast and 'always on,' so it's especially embarrassing when a glitch like this one happens. We're very sorry that it happened, and you can be sure that we'll be working even harder to make sure that a similar problem won't happen again," Hoelzle wrote.
The snafu is indeed embarrassing for Google, which is trying gain credibility inside business accounts. It has been pushing beyond ad-supported freebie mail and search services into paid applications and search appliances for use inside corporate firewalls.
Glitches like this could damage not only Google, but also the cloud computing push by many tech vendors, including Amazon, Microsoft and IBM. Many are already wary about trusting their data and applications to resources beyond their walls.
Tech Data launches stimulus spending tracker for VARs
Tech Data Corp. says its new Economic Stimulus Watch will help resellers track the billions of dollars in IT spending that was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
The resource center will aggregate and list daily developments for affiliated VARs. It will also act as a forum for VARs to post questions and comments and talk with Tech Data systems engineers and credit specialists.
The Economic Stimulus Watch will also host live and virtual online events. Industry experts will discuss the impact ARRA is having in the channel and how resellers can capitalize on this opportunity
Check out yesterday's IT channel news briefs.


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Differin Reviews
Differin is among the first prescribed acne treatments among dermatologists. They claim that you can get the truth about acne and stop it before it works by working below the surface. It is a 0.1% gel that apparently unclogs pores and clears up acne.
History of Differin
June 19, 2007, the FDA approved Differin for use in the treatment of acne. It is produced by Galderma Laboratories LP, and then later on a 0.3% version was approved for topical treatment of acne vulgaris. They did this in part using a trial that included 653 patients with mild to moderate acne. Differin supposedly helps you to fight back.
Differin can get rid of some cases of acne, starting at 8-12 weeks. However, we have heard of patients actually getting worse acne, and for some, it doesn't actually get better. In every way, their main ingredient adapalene and other treatments in general cannot be effective for everyone. Everybody has differin skin types and otherwise. But adapalene appears to give fewer people effects.
Possible Side Effects
Adapalene is used in such a miniscule concentration for a reason. it has been known to cause severe drying, feeling of warmth, itching, irritation, mild peeling, redness, selling, rash, hives, dizziness, difficulty breathing, tightness in the chest, swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, excessive burning, tenderness of the skin, or extreme dryness.
We would not suggest using Differin. It takes 8-12 weeks that you should never have to wait realistically speaking, and it comes with quite a few side effects to say the least. It doesn't have the effectiveness in general that we are looking for, and 8-12 weeks is just to see any results at all, not to clear your acne. We would suggest choosing something far better.


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A verified and lengthy list of areas to social bookmark your posts and webpages so other people can discover you. One particular of the newest forms of on-the-go regional news consumption, mobile applications, are just beginning to take hold among mobile device owners. In the Netherlands the most productive news web site has a little employees that is mostly charged with copy/pasting and rewriting articles from national press agency ANP. As opposed to Sony Sensible Watches, this gadget keeps running on the android platform but its connectivity to smartphones and tablets is at the moment limited to the recent tablets and note devices.
It must've been amazing seeing the bomb internet sites still there right after the war ended. News organizations have 3 alternatives when it comes to controlling costs and escalating output they can save on staff or have staff members function differently they can make compromises with regard to content material or go for cheaper content material and they can employ technologies to replace employees, make content or increase their audience. Function, research and other parts of day-to-day routine can rob you of watching your favored Television shows just since you have one thing else to do when it airs on Tv. Catch up on the latest episodes on websites like YouTube and pass your time on the toilet watching your favourite sitcom.
WorldCrunch and Europe Nowadays (translating international news into English), Presseurop and News360 (translating news into different languages) provide material from international media. Innovations of Radio Aliceincluded the instantaneous reporting of news in the type of callers telephoning straight into the radio broadcasts from demonstrations and other political events and the lack of centralised control over what voices or suggestions could be expressed, a philosophy of openness that would later be taken up by Independent Media Centres in the digital era.
So to maintain them update wit latest technologies Blackberry family members has launched its latest edition named BLACKBERRY BOLD. The advantage was you could provide the paper by throwing it in the yard and the only point the consumer necessary was the capacity to study. This view is discussed in the light of the commercialization of news and of prior studies on the influence of technological developments on journalistic labour. Belgian publishers took Google news to court Dutch aggregator was sued by publisher PCM while US wire service Related Press announced in 2009 they would pursue legal and legislative actions against aggregators who use content material with no permission" (Abel, 2009).
YouTube videos demonstrating how to use the gadget to break into a vehicle have been watched tens of thousands of occasions on-line. This paper critically examines the technologically oriented study about on the internet journalism in the second decade of its existence. The other promotion will see the initial three,000 registrants of Honor 8 smartphone on UK carrier 3 to get two tickets of the film and four Marvel movie downloads (Captain America: The 1st Avenger, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, and Thor) by means of Google Play.


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Archive for May 2012
Onyx Press Release: Victoria Rae Black Signs With Ideal Image Management
Playboy model and former Vivid contract star Victoria Rae Black has decided to change agencies and has recently signed on with Ideal Image Management. Victoria is looking to Ideal Image to continue to brand her name and capitalize on the success of her starring role in ATKingdoms's "Revenge of the Petites" and other recent releases for major companies such as Vivid and Wicked Pictures.
"I'm very excited that I will be working with Ideal Image Management," said Victoria Rae Black. "The reason I signed with Ideal image Management is because I expect great things from them. Ideal is a wonderful agency to work with and I know by working with them, I will gain a bigger fan base."
The Wisconsin rosebud started out as a playboy model shooting for their print series. After her pictures were discovered by Vivid, she scored a contract as an exclusive model and released several projects including the highly praised, Victoria Rae Black Experiment.
Recently mobbed by fans at the "Revenge of the Petites" world premiere, the movie's fantasy girl quickly became everyone's number one fantasy. The naughty comic bookworm keeps her fans updated by posting new titillating pictures on Tumblr at Vickyssecret.tumblr.com and announcing upcoming projects on her twitter: @TeamVRB.
The angelic-face sweetheart is once again available for boy/girl bookings as well as b/g/g, g/g and solo to name a few. For bookings, she can be reached at Ideal Image Management thru email@example.com or 818.886.4424.
Star Factory PR Press Release: Katie K Featured in June 2012 Issue of Penthouse
(London, UK) The "Bad Girl of Britain", Katie K (http://katiekofficial.com), is showing a softer side in her stunning pictorial in the June 2012 issue of Penthouse. The iconic magazine has always served as an outlet for models to show both a sexy yet classy side and Katie K's photos have done just that. The British starlet has referred to Penthouse as one of her favorite publications and is honored to grace the pages alongside other top models in the industry.
"To say I was shocked that I booked a shoot for Penthouse is an understatement." said Katie K. "Since joining the adult industry, Penthouse is a company I have always wanted to work for because their pictorials are glamorous, sexy and beautiful. It is a great achievement to be in Penthouse and I am very proud of the finished set. Working for them exceeded my expectations. They really know how to make you feel like a true star on set and bring out the best in you."
With the gorgeous waters of California's Marina Del Ray in the background, Katie sizzles in her nautical themed spread. She is pictured in a sailor's hat and a patterned bikini as well as a captain's hat and a revealing black bathing suit that clings to her sexy curves. Her figure-hugging outfits combined with the west coast sun that bounces off her blonde locks and flawless skin make her photos shine. She emits all the sensuality that fans expect from the "Bad Girl of Britain" but with a California carefree vibe. It's a different side to Katie K's personality and fans are thrilled with the results.
"I was so excited when the photographer told me that I was going to be shooting on a boat." said Katie K. "It was nice to do something a little different. It was an absolutely fantastic day! I'd just like to say thank you to Penthouse for looking after me and producing some amazing content."
The June 2012 issue of Penthouse is currently available on newsstands. The issue's pictures can be can also be seen on PenthouseMagazine.com. Just look for the British starlet, Katie K, as she shows off her sexy figure in the California sun.
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To interview Katie K for your website or publication
Please contact Star Factory PR
Alexis Ford Celebrates Her 24th Birthday at Rick's Cabaret in New York City
Video: June 2012 Penthouse Magazine Covergirl, Centerfold, "Pet of the Month" Alexis Ford's 24th Birthday Party at Rick's Cabaret New York.
Featured: Gina Lynn, Justine Joli, Jade Vixen, Anju McIntyre, Natasha Starr, Ashley Graham, Lena D, Elise, Sydney.
YouTube clip of the celebration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TFkhnaKdtc.
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Porn Performer Sought By Police for Canadian Mutilation Murder
The Montreal Gazette reported yesterday that authorities have named stripper and adult film actor Luka Rocco Magnotta as the prime suspect in the murder and dismemberment of a Montreal man.
The victim's torso was found Tuesday morning inside a suitcase next to a garbage dump. Authorities have also confirmed that both a severed foot and hand discovered separately did belong to the deceased. Both body parts were packaged, with the foot mailed to the Conservative Party of Canada headquarters in Ottawa and the hand discovered by investigators at the Ottawa Postal Terminal inside a parcel addressed to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Police have apparently obtained video footage of the crime and are currently keeping the victim's identity undisclosed.
Please visit the above link for more on this story.
The Rub PR Press Release: Julie Simone Releases Femdom Fatale
(New York, NY) This week, Julie Simone drops her second title through her new distributor, Pure Play Media. In "Femdom Fatale", Julie Simone shows off her intense BDSM expertise that delves deep into the psyche while stimulating all the other senses. The DVD is a stylish femdom romp that includes leather outfits, smoking fetish, thigh hi boots, solo POV intros, urethral sounds, cock torture, cross-dressing, on-screen tying, forced orgasms, anal play, caning, electrical play, enema play, penis pump torture and more to create the perfect blend of seduction and sadism. The trailer for "Femdom Fatale" can be viewed at http://www.juliesimone.com/trailers/femdom_fatale.mp4.
"We knew our partnership with Julie Simone would be a fruitful one, but the outstanding success of Julie's first title even exceeded our high expectations," stated Mr. Ritch, National Sales Manager for Pure Play Media. "Given the recent boom in mainstream popularity of the BDSM genre, I highly recommend for retailers to cash in on this latest trend by putting Julie Simone titles at the center of an eye-catching, fetish display. By having these films in a centralized and prominent location, you can reach those first time consumers who may be hesitant to express their needs."
Julie Simone will be a special host and sponsor at DC's Sixteenth Annual Summer Masquerade Ball on June 15th in Washington DC. The theme for the evening is Tribal Nation and the event features world class DJs, live music, dance performances, and a DVD give away by Ms Simone. For more information or to buy advance tickets, go to http://dcsmb.com/.
Julie Simone's titles are available exclusively through Pure Play Media. Check out their websites for upcoming titles www.pureplaymedia.com and www.ppmb2b.com. For wholesale ordering information, please contact Ritch via email email@example.com or phone 818.989.1570 ext 233.
All requests for interviews, appearances, magazine placement and general media inquiries about Julie Simone should be directed to Erika Icon of The Rub PR at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Rub PR Press Release: Bree Olson Talking to Fans on Verified Call
(San Francisco, CA) Bree Olson isn't just the face of Verified Call, she's actually taking calls from her fans. Fans can call her and talk about her adult career, hosting the AVNs, dating and living with Charlie Sheen and how her mainstream acting and music careers are taking off. To talk one on one with Bree, fans can go to her page, https://verifiedcall.com/profiles/bree or to her short link vrfd.co/bree to see if she's available or put in their phone number to be alerted when she's on next.
"Although we've added some big name girls to Verified Call, Bree is still our top girl," says Kurt Vogner, President of Verified Call. "Fans are dying to know the real story of being a Goddess of Sheen's and what she's up to since she left the adult biz. There's so much to talk about with Bree. She's gone from farm girl to international adult star on the cover of Playboy to a mainstream media sensation."
Bree is also available for mainstream and adult interviews via radio, Internet, TV or print/magazines. All requests media inquiries about Verified Call and Bree Olson should be directed to Erika Icon of The Rub PR at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Performers, talent agencies, studios, adult-oriented companies and webmasters can now sign up for Verified Call, the call processing and payments solution, by visiting www.verifiedcall.com and filling out an online application.
Galaxy Publicity Press Release: XXX Truth or Dare Donation to HIV/AIDS Research Rejected By CANFAR, Seeking New Beneficiary
(VANCOUVER, BC — May 30, 2012) XXX Truth or Dare is dedicated to giving back to the community and pledging its support to a noble cause. Unfortunately, a wrench was thrown into these plans recently as The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) rejected a massive donation from the company behind the popular adult board game. The company had pledged to donate an across the board 3% of its games revenue to CANFAR on a continual basis, but was summarily rejected, and without reason. Despite the foundation's dire need for research and advocacy funds and constant fundraising, it appears that XXX Truth or Dare's adult content may be the reason for the rejection.
"We are extremely disappointed in this decision. We wanted to give back to the community and chose CANFAR as our vehicle. However, they ultimately declined our corporate donation. We do wish them the best in their search for funds. We will not give up our mission to support causes our community believes in, so we are changing our strategy. We want to give 3% of our revenue to any worthy cause who wishes to have it," said Sean, Director of XXX Truth or Dare.
"What this means in reality is that for EVERY single game (Straight, Gay or Lesbian) we sell regardless of retail outlet or distributor, we will pass on 3% of our revenue to your charitable organization. If you want help, we have money to give. We hope our donations will push others within our industry to do the same" he continued.
XXX Truth or Dare are seeking to link up with one major charity.
Organizations seeking donations are encouraged to email firstname.lastname@example.com for consideration.
Founded in 2011, XXX Truth or Dare began with a board game based loosely around the original Truth or Dare concept. This "down and dirty" adult board game was not the average erotic adult board game with gentle teasing and kinky euphemisms, rather it was designed for sexy and confident singles and couples willing to try anything in front of others. While the flagship XXX Truth or Dare catered to straight couples and singles, the company received such positive feedback that it unveiled two LGBT-friendly versions: "Just for Girls" (Lesbian) and "Men Only" (Gay). The company continues to innovate and expand with international distribution deals and new products like its latest Duo Cards, which complement the original board games with an intimate couples-only theme.
The halls were abuzz over XXX Truth or Dare at the recent XBIZ 2012 Retail Expo in Los Angeles among retailers and distributors. The energetic startup producing the sophisticated, high-class game entered the B2B convention merely to dip its toes in the water and test the market, but ended up selling orders for nearly 75% of its entire inventory and immediately restocking.
To read more about CANFAR and to donate, please visit: http://www.canfar.com.
Keep up with the latest news about XXX Truth or Dare on Twitter: @xxxtruthordare.
Games can be purchased directly through XXX Truth or Dare at: http://www.xxxtruthordare.net.
Canadian Retailers looking to carry the game can contact Ultra Love at: 1800 986 9311 Web: http://www.ultralove.ca.
European Retailers looking to carry the game can contact Planet Earth Wholesale at: +44 1924 333 320 Web: http://www.planetearthwholesale.com.
Australian Retailers looking to carry the game can contact Topline Trading Pty. Ltd. at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
The company is looking forward to supporting new distributors and retailers interested in diversifying their inventory with the games.
For wholesale purchasing and business inquiries, contact: email@example.com.
For more information, or press inquiries, please contact Galaxy Publicity at 310-652-0770 or email@example.com.


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Hitachi drops 2.5-inch SAS drives
Global disk drive maker, Hitachi, has pulled the plug on its first round of 2.5-inch SAS drives, citing the need to invest in higher growth areas.
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), the hard disk drive manufacturer, has thrown in the towel on its first generation of enterprise small form factor (SFF) disk drives, turning instead to hot growth areas such as consumer and enterprise ATA disk drives, SearchStorage has learned.
The smaller 2.5-inch form factor enables a greater number of serial-attached SCSI (SAS) drives to be installed in the space previously occupied by conventional 3.5-inch enterprise hard disk drives, providing users with improved input/output (I/O) performance and lower power consumption, among other things, according to advocates of the technology.
HGST, which acquired IBM's disk drive business in 2002, had already delivered prototypes of 2.5-inch SAS disk drives to key OEMs, according to Doug Pickford, HGST director of product strategy and planning. It had not succeeded in qualifying those drives, however, say sources familiar with Hitachi's disk drive group. Now HGST intends to sit out the market until at least 2006, when it will "checkpoint" itself and "make a secondary product decision," Pickford said.
At the same time, HGST plans to streamline its people and facilities, by reducing the number of labs involved in disk drive development from four to two. Currently, two facilities in Japan will be combined in to one. In the U.S., HGST will stop product development activities in its Rochester, N.Y. facility, and concentrate all enterprise server development at its lab in San Jose, Calif.
Pickford insists that there's nothing wrong with the small form factor disk drive segment; rather, HGST needs to "do some rebalancing and redirect resources toward high growth areas."
Analyst groups are bullish on 2.5-inch enterprise disk drives. Gartner, for example, predicts that 2.5-inch drive shipments will overtake 3.5-inch shipments in just two years, by the end of 2007.
Other disk drive manufacturers developing enterprise-class 2.5-inch drives include Seagate Technology Inc. and Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc.
Systems manufacturers such as Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM, meanwhile, are still on track to begin shipping systems with 2.5-inch SAS drives. Starting in May, HP will ship select ProLiant servers and MSA disk arrays with small form factor SAS disk drives. IBM's new eServer xSeries 366, also slated for May, will feature 2.5-inch SAS drives.
"We have full support from our partners to help us deliver small form factor drives with our announcement," said Rich Palmer, HP director of marketing for servers, storage and options in the ProLiant group. "We're pursuing small form factor SAS because it increases the per-U performance [IOPS generated per 1.75" of rackmount space] ... Small form factor drives also consume less power and allow for improved airflow, Palmer said. "That's really important in dense environments."Click here for more of today's news.