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Creating a Plan to Find an Internship
Before you can find an internship or co-op, you need a clear understanding of what internships and co-ops are, It would be helpful for you to review the other pages on Internships/Co-ops before beginning the following steps.
With careful preparation, determination and hard work, you will be able to create an enjoyable internship/co-op, explore a career field, and strengthen your experience for future job possibilities.
In order to make a really good "first impression" on many employers, we strongly encourage you to research them. You might look up who their competion is, how long they've been in business, their financial status, any recent news articles on them, etc. They want to know that you've actually taken time out to find out about them and given some thought as to how you might be a "good fit" for them. Not only this but you want to make sure they are a "good fit" for you too. As you're trying to think about some employers you might want to speak with, the following are some steps we suggest you take to help you along the way:
Step 1: Clarify Your Objectives
Be clear in your own mind about what you hope to accomplish in your internship/co-op. Your main task is to convince a potential employer that it would be beneficial for him/her to offer you an internship/co-op position. Be prepared to explain your basic goals for the experience in a few sentences. Some questions to consider are:
- Why do you want an internship/co-op?
- What kinds of tasks do you want to be involved in at the worksite?
- What skills would you like to use?
- What skills would you like to learn?
- What do you hope to accomplish by the end of the internship/co-op?
Since your task is to convince a potential employer that it is worth her/his time, and possibly money, to provide you with an internship/co-op experience, be able to tell the employer what you have to offer. To give you some idea, think about what you can offer if you don't have any relevant experience such as enthusiasm,quick learner, flexibility, fresh ideas, dedication, , etc. Of course let's not forget about any specialized skills (e.g. computer programming, research, laboratory work, writing, video-production, clerical, accounting, or photography) which you can offer in exchange for obtaining more career-related, technical experience and skills from the employer. Decide what you want to learn and what you have to offer in return.
- You may simply want a chance to have an inside look at the real world of work or the internal workings of a specific organization.
- You may want a chance to further develop a skill you already possess, for example, organizational/planning by using it in a new way or by working with experts.
- You may want to learn communication skills and build a network of professionals in your chosen field. Many job opportunities are found through networking.
Initial objectives for your internship/co-op can be established in two ways:
- State your general objectives and then identify organizations which may fulfill your needs, or
- First identify the organization for which you want to work and then customize your objectives to the needs of the particular organization.
A way of determining objectives for your learning experience can be accomplished by:
- Conducting an informational interview with professionals in the field you are pursuing. It doesn't need to be more than 20 - 30 minutes
- Speaking to a faculty advisor or mentor about your experience
- Meeting with your career counselor at WKU Center for Career and Professional Development to identify ideas, goals and objectives
Whichever way you choose to begin collecting ideas for learning objectives and projects, the final agreement on objectives and goals will have to be negotiated between you and your internship/co-op worksite supervisor and, possibly, your internship/co-op professor, if you are receiving course credit for the experience.
Step 2: Identify an Organization
An internship/co-op organization may be a business, non-profit group, government agency, citizens' group, public service organization, educational institution, or any other organized group working toward a common goal. Once you have decided what you want to accomplish with an internship/co-op, begin identifying organizations which may meet your purposes. You may already know the organization where you would like to work and can begin to contact people in the organization; see Step 3 below. If you aren't able to identify any organizations that might provide an internship/co-op, the time has arrived to do some research and creative thinking.
Decide on location. One way to make your search for organizations easier is to decide on a specific geographic location where you are most interested in working. Some students find they have to be in their hometown or a place where they can live without high expenses, while others prefer to "broaden" their search area (and possible opportunities), and/or try out new areas of this country or another! It may be better to "try out" an unfamiliar geographic area on a temporary basis rather than accept a full-time position in "unknown territory" after graduation.
Begin your research. Think creatively; try to identify as many different internship/co-op opportunities (employers) that might fulfill your objectives as possible. Utlilize any of the following:
- WKU CareerLink, employer and job listings
- WKU Fairs and employer listings
- The Yellow Pages or local phone book
- A local newspaper, The Bowling Green Daily News, WKU Herald
- Human services directories
- Internship or other career-related work experience directories
- Networking – talk with friends that can help you discover and identify different organizations that might offer opportunities
- Chambers of commerce might provide additional information about organizations, businesses and services in communities of interest (many have information available on their website)
- Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce – http://www.bgchamber.com/
- Free subscription to http://www.internships-usa.com/' click on the Internship Series on line (e-mail email@example.com for username and password)
- Google individual Employer Websites for opportunities
- Bulletin boards within your academic departments
- Student employment (on-campus)
- Search Indeed.com and/or idealist.org
- Experience.com and/or GoAbroad.com
- Other colleges/universities websites for employer listings
Networking. What's that? When you are trying to identify organizations, talk with faculty members and the people you know for suggestions—parents, parents' friends, friends' parents, and others you know. "Networking" is one of the best ways to find someone who might be willing to take you on as an intern/co-op. Starting the conversation with family and friends - let people know what you are trying to do without specifically asking them to sponsor you. Ask for their advice and information. By approaching them in this way, you aren't putting them in the position of having to say no to you. Instead, you give them some time to think without pressure, and to reflect on the good impression you made while talking with them. Be patient and respectful. With time to consider without pressure, they may decide they would like to offer you an intern/co-op position with their firm/group, or they may be in a position to recommend you to someone they know. If you are financially able to pursue internships/co-ops at any location and with any organization, your task might be a little more difficult. You'll have to narrow your focus by type of organization and/or by location to identify possible opportunities. The "sky is the limit" when considering where you might end up for your internship/co-op.
The WKU Center for Career and Professional Development has a number of directories to help you identify potential internship/co-op opportunities. Stop by the office today in DSU 2001.
Step 3: Identify the Person to Contact
After you have decided on firms, agenicies or businesses where you might want to work, make contact with those organizations. You will be much more successful in your attempt to create an internship/co-op position if you communicate directly, by name, with a specific person within the organization.The person with whom you communicate should also be in a position to make a decision about your proposal. This means you will need to contact the director, president, or the head of the department where you want to work. You could also speak directly to the person with whom you would like to be working during the internship/co-op. If he/she likes the idea, he/she will usually be able to sell it to the organization's decision-makers. If you do not know anyone in the organization, do some research. Names of appropriate personnel can be secured through a number of sources:
Step 4: Contact
Don't worry, we're almost there.
Now that you have completed the research, you are ready to begin communicating with the person for whom or organization with which you would like to work. The following are ways to initiate contact:
Writing a professional letter of inquiry
One of the best ways to begin is with a letter, even if you already know the person to whom you will be writing. In the letter, ask if you might meet the person to discuss the possibility of doing an internship/co-op with her/him. Some tips for letter writing are as follows:
Do not ask directly if he/she can offer you an internship/co-op. By asking to discuss
the possibility of an internship/co-op, you give him/her some time to think about
your proposal before responding.
In your letter, briefly explain what you mean by an internship or co-op, how you can help the organization, and what you hope to accomplish with the experience. Indicate clearly if you are looking for a paid experience.
Emphasize the advantages to the organization of having you as an intern/co-op. The letter should be an outline of what you would like to discuss in person. Indicate that you will be calling to set up an appointment to talk in more detail about your proposal.
If you feel overwhelmed, come by the Center for Career and Professional Development and talk with us about it.
Once you have secured an appointment, begin to confidently sell your idea to the organization. Your goal during this meeting is to interest them enough to agree to investigate the possibilities. If you are lucky, they'll agree to offer you a position on the spot, but be realistic. They very well may need time to decide, or ask for others' support in the chain of command. For the initial meeting/conversation, be prepared by:
Being able to clearly outline your objectives, why you chose their organization, how
you can help them, and what they can do for you
Completing additional research about the organization so that you are generally knowledgeable about their mission, services, customers, etc.
Speaking to your faculty member prior to meetings with organizations so that you can provide the potential internship/co-op supervisor with details about your course requirements (if seeking course credit)
Preparing questions to ask the organization contact
Providing a resume of your skills and background - Remember we can assist you with your resume development. Stop in with a typed copy of your resume or to pick up a sample resume to get you started. We highly recommend you have it reviewed by a professional before sending it out to employers.
Presenting a portfolio of work related to the field (especially important for photography, teaching, writing careers, among others)
If the organization is not interested or is unable to offer you an internship/co-op, ask for names of other organizations that might be interested in your proposal and for any suggestions they have to help you in your search.
Follow up after meeting with potential employers or internship sites
Step 5: After Obtaining the Internship/Co-op
When you identify someone willing to offer you an internship or co-op, be sure you and your supervisor both clearly understand what you will be doing. Discuss your expectations of the organization and the organization's expectations of you. The WKU Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) requires that an internship/co-op student complete a set of forms before you start your internship/co-op, one of which helps a student and the internship/co-op supervisor outline expectations, job responsibilities and learning objectives for the experience. Once you've secured an internship/co-op, call or come by the office to obtain the forms and directions from your CCPD Career Counselor to help you be successful on the job. Contact Information: (270-745-3095, DSU 2001, firstname.lastname@example.com).
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This is a atypical question for the forum. I'd like to get some advice on whether I should keep pursuing Math in the traditional route, i.e. get a PhD, do research & teach, etc.
Due to financial constraints, I worked almost full time and did not really explore much during my undergrad years. I got my BS in Finance in 2.5 years from one of the top schools in the country. Then I worked for a couple years in the investment industry, and decided it is not what I wanted - very flat learning curve and to be a leader in the industry, it's really not how much you know, but how well you can sell. So after I saved enough money to live frugally for a few years, I quit this industry and see if I can find another career path.
I then went to take various classes at community college to explore, while working part-time on and off. In about a year or so, I decided to do math. I liked the subject very much, and seemed capable in it. Later, I did almost two more years of Math at a state university, all the way to advanced real analysis and advanced linear algebra. I also participated in some research with professors. I struggled in some classes, but overall I got As and Bs. Everyone expects me to pursue a PhD.
This is my struggle: although I like the subject and mostly enjoy the thought-process, I hate the lifestyle. I was either studying or in the lab, because in order to do well, I have to do it all the time, including almost all weekends. I feel very very lonely. A few years ago, I had a very busy undergraduate schedule, but I could predict how long a homework/project would take and schedule time to make and keep friends accordingly. Now, I don't know if I can be done with a proof in 3 hours or 3 days! I feel bad if I abandon my unfinished work and just go out. I do try to talk to my current peers and professors, but they are mostly about the coursework or the projects we or they are working on. I look at my professors, they are almost always there to do research, day and night, weekday and weekends, even the ones with family. The more leisurely ones are the ones who either got their professorship or published some great papers a while ago. Otherwise, everyone else is very busy. I start to doubt that if everyone else is okay with it, it's me who don't love Math enough to infiltrate it into most parts of my life. After all, they are satisfied with seeing their friends once in a while, have a little chit-chat here and there, but I am very unhappy. I also realize that while I have to spend hours on a proof, some people get it very quickly. Maybe I am just incapable. People also work on a very irregular schedule - sometimes they come in at 2am and leave at noon, sometimes vice-versa. I don't mind when they work, but somehow the social activity, if any, is held very late at night, out of a spontaneous mode... "oh, my brain can't function, let's watch a movie/play frisbee/poker!" at midnight! And sadly, I don't want to be out at midnight. Again, other people seem to be fine with it as well.
Should I continue this path? If I do it, I don't want to do it in a rush way; so it'll take me another 2 years to do a master; and another 4 years to do a PhD, plus many more years in this research environment. (I also would like to learn how you cope with the financial challenges to support a family if you are pursuing the research route. I am afraid that my research is not good enough to get good funding; and positions at universities are very very competitive.)
Should I somehow engage it part-time only? I think my professors will welcome me to continue doing research for them, even just on the weekend. However, without formerly enrolling in school, my work will be mostly unpaid since their funding comes from NASA and other institutions, and I don't have a PhD to qualify me as a visiting scholar to let me access school's supercomputers legally. Also, I feel like I won't grow much in this part-time manner.
I had considered doing this on my own, at my own pace, but I am not at a level where I can do/learn on myself yet. I need someone to discuss and check if I understand something correctly. I much prefer doing it in person than digging through online forums.
This is long, and I appreciate your time in reading and I really look forward to some guidance or experience-sharing. Thank you.
[Technical comments:] Question asked by Flora. Originally tagged mp.mathematical-physics , ca.analysis-and-odes , ra.rings-and-algebras, to provide more focused mathematical context. [end technical comments, by quid].

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Ever wonder what would happen if two of your favorite Pixar characters from "Toy Story" and "Finding Dory" were to meet? Well wonder no more.
While Dory and Woody likely won't be meeting on the big screen anytime soon (How would that work anyway?), viewers of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" got the next best thing when Tom Hanks made a guest appearance on the show Friday.
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Hanks also spoke about his upcoming role in the Clint Eastwood drama "Sully."


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Praising him for helping save the economy from tumbling into the abyss, President Obama nominated Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term.
Bernanke "has led the Fed through one of the worst financial crises that this nation and the world have ever faced," Obama said in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, with Bernanke at his side. "As an expert on the causes of the Great Depression, I'm sure Ben never imagined that he would be part of a team responsible for preventing another.
"But because of his background, his temperament, his courage, and his creativity, that's exactly what he has helped to achieve."
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A second four-year term for Bernanke, 55, is contingent on confirmation by the Senate. Banking Committee Chairmman Christopher Dodd has already voiced support for a second term, which would begin Jan. 31. Bernanke, who has admitted being slow to grasp the severity of the subprime meltdown, will still likely face tough questioning on Capital Hill.
"If confirmed by the senate, I will work to my utmost ability to [bring about] an environment of price stability," Bernanke said.
The commander in chief referenced Bernanke's expertise on the 1930s-era Great Depression and how he used that knowledge to act in the modern recession. Bernanke, who ascended to the position under former President George W. Bush, succeeded Alan Greenspan in 2006.
During his first term, Bernanke slashed the main interest rate almost to zero and pumped $1 trillion into the banking system to unfreeze credit markets. He now must guide the world's largest economy back to growth and reduce unemployment approaching 10% while shrinking the Fed's balance sheet to prevent a surge in inflation.
Read more: MSNBC, The Associated Press, Bloomberg News


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Summer may not officially start until June 21, but we all know that the Tuesday after Memorial Day, the one we all spend trying to hide our hangovers from our bosses, is the real start of the season. With that in mind, let's get this summer kicked off properly—with a pool dunk.
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Hi, guys! try this addictive game! You will love the cute and disgusting cats! Invite code: rvysn *You can input the code after finishing stage 7(Fukuoka) and gain free 10000XP! For the other Battle Cats lover, mind lending me a paw? I really want to get Moneko. I would really appreciate your help! It's been a week and i haven't gotten any :( Constant update: Current invited guests - zero
If you like my comment, please input my code! wzm8i
Thanks :)
Thanks for posting this walkthrough! Excellent advice. I'm looking forward to more descriptions of the special cats since I'm still saving my CAT FOOD (maybe for the very expensive Kung Fu cat that most people seem to like).
One thing that most people haven't commented on are specific character match-ups. I think this is one aspect of the game that keeps it interesting... one strategy might work most of the time but if there's a particular enemy in the level then you have to switch it up! I'm on Chapter 2, I have maxed all of my normal cats and most of my non-cat skills (except for cat cannon power and castle defence) and I've focused on treasure for upgrading my Working Cat (money speed) and Production Speed.
Matchup tip 1:
Don't waste your money on a giant or a fish or bird cat if you are up against a kangaroo, bear, elephant or rhino! They all kill the giant cat (even at level 10) in one hit. If you're facing one of these opponents, use a wave of defensive cats (cat, tank/wall, axe/brave) with long range cats (gross/beautiful legs, lizard/dragon). If you can wait until you can afford both a gross and a lizard at once, along with all three defence cats (first), do that.
Matchup tip 2:
If you're facing a hippo, pig, ram or gorilla, I find the giant cat is super useful. None of them stand a chance. Match him up in the wave with a quick hitting cat like the cow, to clear out the little guys and let his hits count.
Battle Strategy Tip 1:
You'll have more power if you send out your cats in waves, rather than as individuals as soon as you can afford them. Think of certain pairs or sets as being a battle unit... more powerful than the individual parts! For example, a few cheap, high defence cats matched in a wave with a long range attack cat has high attack power and high defence power! But if they're split up, they'll either waste their defence HP without inflicting any damage, or they'll die soon without inflicting much damage.
Battle Strategy Tip 2:
Another good wave combo that's less obvious than high-defence/high-long-range-attack is slow attack with fast attack, especially a combination of a couple cow cats with either the bird, fish, lizard, or giant cats. The reason for this is that the fast-attacking bull cat will get all the little enemies out of the way to allow the big powerful hits from slow-hitting cats to go straight to the powerful enemies or right to the castle. A powerful but slow attacking cat will waste their attacks on little enemies. To align this wave, send the powerful cat out first, since the cow cat moves so fast.
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I also think it's important to have multiple cats for a specific role. For example, the gross/beautiful legs cat and the lizard/dragon cat are both long range attackers who work really well behind a wall of cheaper or high defence cats. But, if you want to build up a really good army of long range attackers, you can't wait for the summon meter to recharge! It's much better to call both kinds of long range attackers as soon as you build up enough money for both.
Again, if you like my comment, please input my code! wzm8i
Thanks :)
Hello again fellow battle cat addicts!(Maybe fan may sound more appropriate...LOL) Thank you for the help with my 5th invitation!!! Really appreciate it. Please help me with my last 5. I will delete all my other posts and updates to make sure that other players codes can have their turn too. Many thanks in advance! ;D Oh i also found a video on youtube that shows a section on CatGod and apparently using his miracles require Catfood but its free for the first time so use it wisely!
Oops! The link to the video is http://youtu.be/x4EI-CgQ9d8 in case u guys wanna check it out.
I finally beat the 3rd Chapter BOSS "Without" using GOD cat help (I meant not using baby boom etc.) !!!
Please use my Invite Code "4bmkm" and you will get 10,000XP after you finish stage 7. I will also share to you my strategies how to beat Final BOSS without using Cat food!
See I have revived the Bahamut-cat!
I liked it for a while, but after a week or so the level grinding started grinding my teeth. Playing over and over again and getting no treasure or the same treasure over and over again, never gaining the highest to get better skills was nothing but frustrating. Played to about level 45 and could not waste any more of my time on it.
Also it had a lack of knowing that time had passed so that if I needed energy I could play again. It only figured out it was another day 4 or so times, so I missed many a stamp. This game just seems like it wants you to pay to play.
how to gain infinite energy
Is seems no one post anything about its evolved form. I get all except moneko and stamp special cat.So, post one for you guys.
Non special
Cat - Macho-cat
Tank-cat - Wall-cat
Axe-cat - Brave-cat
Gross-cat - Beautiful legs-cat
Cow-cat - Giraffe-cat
Bird-cat - UFO-cat
Fish-cat - Whale-cat
Lizard-cat - Dragon-cat
Giant-cat - Mythical Giant-cat
Ninja-cat - Frog ninja-cat
Sumo-cat - Madame the sumo
Samurai-cat - Knight-cat
Zombie-cat - Devil-cat
A pack of cats - Gang-cat
Afro-cat - Carnival-cat
Bondage-cat - Super Bondage-cat
SM-cat - Executioner
Kungfu-cat - Drunken Kungfu-cat
Actress-cat - Mother-cat
Skirt-cat - Tights-cat
Panties-cat - Happa-cat
Mr. - Super Mr.
Valkyrie-cat - Super Valkyrie-cat
Bahamut-cat - Beyond Bahamut-cat
Very addictive game. Good balance of time vs. excitement. Keep you waking up in the middle of night to spend the "energy".
My strategy is based on enemy of the stage to spawn 2-3 types from same category. e.g. if more red enemies --> more axe and ninja, and NOT so many cow/gross.
Despite it means you need to max-level a lot more cats, but it's easier to get through a stage.
Hoep you get through all stages : )
BTW, will appreciate if you add my invite code
Very addictive game. Good balance of time vs. excitement. Keep you waking up in the middle of night to spend the "energy".
My strategy is based on enemy of the stage to spawn 2-3 types from same category. e.g. if more red enemies --> more axe and ninja, and NOT so many cow/gross.
Despite it means you need to max-level a lot more cats, but it's easier to get through a stage.
Hoep you get through all stages : )
BTW, will appreciate if you add my invite code
Hey guys!
You guys can alternate summon frog-ninja cat (max level of ninja cat) and warrior cat (max level of axe cat so while one unit is still producing you can choose the other. Resulting in a lot of cats in a short amount of time. Both are $200. When they defeat a big enemy, use the money you earned to summon the big guns. I prefer to use Mythical giant-cat (max level of giant warrior cat) and whale cats (max level of fish-cat)
hope this helps. gq3q5 is my code. Please help out?
Hello again! Please use the infinite energy method accordingly. Just wanna share my experience. I sort of got carried away and yeah forward my clock 3 days forward and got my stamps for that 3 days. What happened after that is my energy stops recharging on its own and i did not get any stamps after that. It panicked me as i only have 5 days left for the tricycle cat and i don wanna reinstall the app. But luckily, two days later(yesterday), everything is working fine again. So attempt this only after you completed your daily bonuses and i'm not sure if its okay to just forward a day forward but i can tell u i learnt my lesson. Please help me with my remaining codes. I just need 4 more to get Moneko. Constant update: Current invited guests - 6. Many thanks in advance. Will really appreciate the help! XD


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Local authorities overwhelmed by gun applications
January 13, 2014 at 02:00 PM
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CHICAGO (AP) — More than 1,000 requests for concealed carry gun permits are pouring in each day in the nation's last state to allow the practice, sparking concerns among Illinois law enforcement officials that they might fall behind on weeding out applicants with a history of violence.
The Cook County Sheriff's office says it already has identified about 120 applications it plans to contest since the online application process was opened to most state residents Jan. 5. Chicago Police Department officials, locked in a battle to control high-profile gang violence, say they, too, are worried about keeping up with the flood of applications, while downstate sheriff's departments said they might not have the capacity to meet the new law's vetting requirement in the time allowed.
Illinois State Police officials insist a full state review will assure that permits don't land in the hands of those who shouldn't have them. And with 90 days to do the job after the 30-day window closes for local law enforcement agencies to make their objections, the agency has far more time than its counterparts in some other states, including Pennsylvania, where law enforcement has 45 days to investigate, and Wisconsin, where the state has 21 days.
But local law enforcement officials say they were not given the resources for a task that was supposed to provide an extra safeguard: a 30-day window to ferret out applicants who might meet the state standards but have something in their backgrounds that could render their applications too risky to approve.
Unlike the State Police, which received millions of dollars to do the background checks, and unlike Wisconsin, where the state Justice Department also received additional funding, in Illinois, local law enforcement agencies were not given any more money.
That means, said Cara Smith, a top adviser to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, that many applications won't be adequately reviewed by the department. Or, she said, in a state where 400,000 applications are expected to be submitted the first year, there is a danger that the office won't even get a chance to so much as glance at some applications in the 30-day objection period.
"If this law was designed to find people who are otherwise qualified and have something in their background that deserves a closer look — it's not going to work," said Cara Smith, a top adviser overseeing the permits review for Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.
The need for such scrutiny already has become evident in a review of the applications that have come in. In examining 2,000 of the first 5,000 applications, the department has flagged more than 120 that it will recommend Dart object to. The allows objections for what it calls a "reasonable suspicion" that the applicants are dangerous even if their backgrounds would not automatically result in denials of their applications. Among those flagged by the Sheriff's Department are a gang leader who has been arrested — though never convicted — a dozen times on aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon and other charges, and a man who was arrested but not convicted of domestic battery and endangering the life of a child.
In Will County, southwest of Chicago, officials are concerned that incompatibility and security issues with law enforcement computer systems might slow the vetting process and prevent them from noticing potentially dangerous people.
"If somebody with local warrants in Winnebago County moves here, we have no way of checking that. And if somebody moved here six months ago and has not had any local contacts (with law enforcement), we won't have anything on them in our local database," said Ken Kaupas, deputy chief of the Will County Sheriff's Office.
State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said that while more than 16,000 applicants have cleared the first hurdle in the application process, the detailed checks are just beginning. She said before anyone receives final approval, the agency will have examined as many as a dozen criminal databases.
"The process is thorough, and the background checks are complete," she said.
About 7,000 applications were received since mid-December, when firearms instructors and some others were allowed start applying. Then, on Jan. 5, the first day the process was opened to everyone else, more than 4,500 applications came in. Since then, Bond says, the agency has been receiving more than 1,000 applications per day.
In Cook County, Smith said "the numbers are so high" that to keep up, the 20-person unit assigned to investigate the applications would have to be tripled in size.
But state Rep. Brandon Phelps, a sponsor of the legislation, said 30 days is long enough for local law enforcement to submit objections to the state panel made up of former prosecutors, judges and others. He also says it isn't necessary to provide additional funds since local law enforcement isn't involved with issuing the permits.
Further, he and others said that because applicants have already passed background checks to obtain the state's Firearm Owners Identification cards, the state could find itself in court if the panel upholds scores of local objections.
"You can't start denying people if they haven't been arrested or convicted of anything," agreed Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association.
Brian Malte, director of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said local law enforcement's role is crucial to public safety. He said the law would allow local law enforcement to object to people such as George Zimmerman, the Florida man who was acquitted last year in his trial for shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.
In Illinois' Sangamon County, Undersheriff Jack Campbell said it's unclear how long it will take to investigate the applications, or whether there could be legal ramifications from taking more than 30 days, which is a distinct possibility.
"We are not going to rush it if that makes us late, we will deal with that," he said. "We will not allow applications to slip through the cracks."
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.


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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 10 requests for export assistance from Darigold, Michigan Milk Producers Association and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell 1.358 million pounds (616 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 2.519 million pounds (1,143 metric tons) of butter and 44,092 pounds of whole milk powder to customers in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and South America. The product will be delivered January through July 2013.
These are the first CWT-assisted sales of the New Year and will be sent to seven countries on three continents. When combined with the 2012 CWT-assisted export sales that will ship in 2013, the milk equivalent is 773.3 million pounds, or the same as the annual production of 36,800 cows.
Assisting CWT members through the Export Assistance program positively impacts producer milk prices in the short-term by helping to maintain inventories of cheese and butter at desirable levels. In the long-term, CWT's Export Assistance program helps member cooperatives gain and maintain market share, thus expanding the demand for U.S. dairy products and the farm milk that produces them.
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The Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) Export Assistance program is funded by voluntary contributions from dairy cooperatives and individual dairy farmers. The money raised by their investment is being used to strengthen and stabilize the dairy farmers' milk prices and margins. For more information about CWT, visit www.cwt.coop.
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And that is why I think of Facebook as the Cable TV of the Internet.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Is Facebook Killing Google? No, But…
And that is why I think of Facebook as the Cable TV of the Internet.
20 comments:
- Rich said...
Great analysis and comparison between Google and Facebook from a customer perspective.
If it happened now instead of a long time ago, my now-wife would probably have changed her FB status to "Engaged" via her iPhone as I was popping the question!
- Ben said...
Jeff, can you see direct linkage between the downloads on the Kindle and your Facebook ad? My experience is that I don't know anyone who actually looks at the ads on Facebook. Are you tracking this or just inferring the downloads are because of Facebook.
I wonder if people are downloading the Kindle book more because you are such a great writer with a great reputation. :)
- Jeff Matthews said...
Much as I'd like to say, "Halt the presses, this blog is wrong! It's the quality of the book, not the advertising!" the fact is that while the book has become a steady seller on its own (thanks, everyone), the ads have an impact depending on when they start and when we try a new country or demographic, along with a new ad design.
The impact is far more apparent than it ever was with Google. Hence, the blog.
- MalcolmM said...
Definitely excellent analysis. The sort of analysis that Wall Street should do, but rarely does.
I never click on Google ads. Well, maybe I do, but only because the site I want is listed at the top of the search results and might be a paid ad.
The only time I knowingly click on paid ads is at highly targeted sites such as ones that cater to my hobby, flying rc planes and helicopters. So I guess that's more of a Facebook type ad, although I never use Facebook - who has time to update all that useless information.
- Anonymous said...
stop the press!!!
goog;e "facebook clickthrough rate" and you'd find countless articles bemoaning that facebook ads have a lower clickthrough rate than standard web banner display ads.
while i'm glad that facebook ads work for you, the plural of anecdote is not data.
- Jeff Matthews said...
Anonymous needs to use something besides an iPhone to post comments.
Mis-pellings aside (and the comment verged on the kind of sloppy Yahoo message-board stuff we don't tolerate here), the basic message is inconsistent with itself: we are supposed to Google a phrase to discover anecdotes about click-through rates on Facebook being lower than comparable web banner ads...but not pay attention to anecdotes about higher click-through rates on Facebook.
Besides, we we're comparing click-through rates on display ads: we were comparing them to AdWords. And FB wins, for us, hands-down.
- Anonymous said...
Jeff - I think you make a very good point. My only question is whether, at some point, people will recognize that having this much personal info online is probably a bad idea. And I've been watching that car insurance commercial where people are "liking" the company on Facebook. And I wonder why....
- Jeff Matthews said...
Good point, but, well they're comfortable with putting that information out there, and have been, for years.
You and I hand waiters our credit card without thinking about it...that's a lot of information to hand somebody who a) may not like you, and b) tends to hold the job less than 6 months.
- Anonymous said...
One thing missing in your analysis and the comments so far: privacy. And that applies to both companies, but more so to Facebook. There's been a tremendous push back against using personal information, especially without clearly notifying users. The (admittedly useless) annual audit that Facebook will go through for the next 20 years is just one such example.
I would not be too surprised if the opt-out (or even opt-in) mechanisms for targeted advertisement will be mandated by law, spelling trouble for any social network based ads, be it Facebook or Google+. Facebook is in more of a danger here, since social networking is all it is and it has a horribly spotty history with privacy protection, repeatedly opening itself to criticism, investigation and sanctions.
I agree about the level of usefulness that Facebook (or any social network) can provide to advertisers, but I think the mechanics will be challenged through laws in the near future.
- Skyman123 said...
This is direct anecdotal experience but from peers of mine, it's pretty widely reflected. I am the actual CEO of one company and I have a side business that I own that is very local. My marketing experience in both I think are pretty illustrative of the arguments.
My Google ads FAR outpace my Facebook ones. I mean the results from Google are staggering in both companies. In the local one I carefully had customers leave reviews, filled in all the Google info for place, and have very targeted ads. We get most non-referral business from Google hands down. Same for the big company. The leads from Google are on a logarithmic scale compared to Facebook.
However, when I first started the local business I spent on Facebook and had dramatic connections until I hit a plateau about 2 months after I opened. And a funny thing happened. The responses went off a cliff, but the people who engaged, really SOCIALLY engaged with our Facebook site. We SOCIALLY engage with it. We post things, we have threads of comments running...it's like a community. And it attracts others. But it's a finite community and the ads no longer produce or pay.
So here's the rub: Henry's example is true to a point. You have to throw a party on Facebook and then people attend. They've stopped caring about the "product" and are now part of the party. My other company? No use for Facebook as we're not tossing a party and we're international anyhow. So unless we broke down our business into little cells, I'm not sure people would "connect" with us on Facebook. Just my .02. And, btw, no one pays attention to product tweets except for Customer Service. Period. I have more data than you can imagine on that point.
- NotMelol said...
My recent experience with Google is VERY bad:
1. Google took away my Hulu account band made me create a Google account in order to log in to my new account and rescue my old Hulu account. So I did. BUT THE SIGN IN BUTTON WILL NOT OPEN. That is, I can go to Hulu, I can hit Hulu links on my Google account page but all to no avail. The buttons do not work. And there is no way to tell Google about this ridiculous glitch.
Perhaps Google is falling apart technically.
2. When I doi a Google search, Google refuses to connect me to any site on yahoo, even though the yahoo source may be the best for the topic I am looking into. I have to copy and paste the address into yahoo.
As a result I am teaching myself not to use the Google search engine.
Perhaps Google is falling apart technically.
- Anonymous said...
Wait, checking a restaurant menu has nothing to do with buying something? What?
- Jeff Matthews said...
Skyman 123 leaves us with excellent, real world data.
For the record, I've gotten private emails from small retailers echoing the lack of response from Google AdWords and a switch to FB. Clearly there is room for both.
As for tweets--I haven't figured that one out.
And regarding Anonymous' question about whether looking up restaurant menus doesn't involve purchasing anything...in my experience, you Google the restaurant you want, look at their menu and decide whether to go there or somewhere else. That's not a purchase via Google--it's not a "click-through" on an ad. It's merely looking up info, as you'd look up a crossword puzzle answer.
- Bizthinker 2020 said...
Ok Let's assume Facebook is on target to be the next $300B market cap company unless there is a paradigm shift of some sort. My question is while Google organized information, Facebook is organizing people. Why are people going to continue to let themselves be organized for the financial benefit of Mark Z.? Why can't somebody create a sort of mutual Facebook. Call it Upsidebook, where the members share 98% of the stock and happily share all their info and click thru and purchase from advertisers. What's to stop this from eventually happening? Doesn't this make more evolutionary sense given how early we are in the Internet age? Sorry if this is a bit off topic.
- Jeff Matthews said...
BizThinker2020 makes the mistake of taking this discussion as a commentary on Facebook's valuation.
It is not. It is about Facebook's business model.
That said, Upsidebook sounds good to me...but why doesn't he or she get started programming it?
- Fox Undercover Facebook said...
I guess the question can be answered in several ways. Do we mean killing their popularity or their business. Google has a far sounder profit strategy than Facebook does. They are literally built around a profit model, whereas Facebook is built around social networking and then finding ways to profit consequentially. Don't get me wrong: Facebook is doing it and doing it well, but what they do is far easier to duplicate than what Google does.
- Mark said...
Clearly both Google and their approach and Facebook with theirs are going to continue to be successful for years to come. Both work. Also, both will not remain static and will continue to innovate to increase their share of the ad revenue market.
Several young companies, including Ubokia, Taskrabbit, and Zaarly, that allow the buyer to broadcast what they want to buy are a new generation that doesn't require the sellers to guess what the buyer's intentions are. All three are gaining good traction and are likely to be an alternative way for people to buy, which will attract sellers.
- farmland investing said...
As a Brit living in the US, whilst I admire Facebook as a business, I guess I have never been entirely sure about why Facebook is so popular. It does not seem logical to me I guess that people would want to have that much personal information online. Having said that however, there is no doubt that Mr. Zuckerberg will go down in the annals of business for his creation, right up there with the Google guys, and maybe in 20 years who knows, perhaps even Jobs or Gates. However, from a purely investing perspective, I just cannot see how a US$100 billion valuation is justified, as it assumes amazing growth rates. And even then, what is the true upside - based on rational analysis at least - for growing beyond the 100 billion. I think the value creation of Facebook has largely been as a private company, whilst when Google went public much of the value creation was still ahead of it.
Jeff: Its time to ask the question - is Facebook a SHORT once it starts trading?! I shall check back here in a day or two and see if anyone answers me:) Again, I am not questioning the amazing business story of Facebook, just its upcoming potential as a publicly traded company. Had it gone public three years ago at a 5 or 10 billion valuation, I'd be buying hand over fist as then it would have Google potential a la 2004. I stand ready to be attacked for such heresy:)
- Michael M said...
My concern with FB is that they will see a similar fate as Yahoo - a place you once went for everything until other more specialized competitors started chipping away at search, mail, weather, gossip, news etc.
As an example it could be Instagram chipping away some of the photo uploading or could be hundreds of other apps/companies each taking a small bite.
- DVWilliams said...
I think that the advertising strategies complement different types of business. For products and services where the consumer knows that they need it and need it now, Google Ads are probably best. If you need your windows replacing or your antique chair re-upholstering, you're going to do a Google search. It seems less likely that this business could target customers sufficiently well on Facebook.
However, for things that people don't know that they need or for brands that have a target demographic, Facebook seems to offer better propspects. It's easier to market your clothes range aimed at a 18-25 year olds through demographically tailored Facebook ads to get awareness of the brand, whereas Google Ads might be more hit and miss.
The major concern I have about Facebook is that if advertising starts to become to prominent on the site to increase revenues then the user base will disappear rapidly, never to return. Increasing monetisation of the site should be done slowly with a lot of consultation with the hard core of heavy users, something that the company hasn't been known for in the past.


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A discussion with philosopher and professor, Martha C. Nussbaum, on her new book The Monarchy of Fear at the Cambridge Public Library. Co-sponsored by Boston Review (http://www.bostonreview.net) and Harvard Book Store (http://www.harvard.com/events/) through their ongoing author series.
Professor Nussbaum speaks to an audience, many fresh from the voting polls for the pivotal 2018 primary election, on the evening of September 4th, about how fear has played a key role in our current political crisis.


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Securing the enterprise VoIP perimeter
Traditional perimeter security methods such as firewalls and IPS can interfere with VoIP call operation and performance, which can cause many organizations to bypass or break through firewalls to make VoIP work or to decide that VoIP is too problematic to implement while maintaining network security. Here, Gary Audin explores methods of securing the enterprise VoIP perimeter, along with considerations for how to achieve security without sacrificing performance.
The best solution, from a security perspective, is to block all VoIP traffic from crossing the border. This is not a practical solution for most enterprises. Even though VoIP calls may initially occur within the enterprise, eventually users on the Internet or in other enterprise divisions will want to make VoIP calls across the border. There is a menu of techniques and technologies available to protect VoIP systems, networks and phone calls that cross the perimeter/border.
Data firewalls
Data firewalls are the border patrol for the trusted network. They have been and will be a necessary tool. They cannot be removed and will still need to be resident to protect against data attacks. However, there are some factors to consider when using the data firewall for VoIP call protection:
- Data firewalls usually do not read the QoS labels that will give preferential treatment to voice packets. The VoIP packets will have to compete for firewall processing with the data packets.
- Firewalls may cause some increased delay, jitter and possibly packet loss as the voice packets traverse the firewall, competing with the data traffic, thereby reducing the call quality.
- The data firewall will have to dynamically assign UDP ports on a per-call basis -- something that most data firewalls cannot accomplish.
- To process the UDP port assignments, the data firewall must be able to read the VoIP signaling protocol (H.323, SIP, Skinny).
- Less expensive and software versions of firewalls automatically block all UDP traffic, thereby preventing VoIP calls and SIP signaling from working.
- Data firewalls perform network address and port number translation. The VoIP signaling packets carry the network and port number addresses of the call. If the addresses are changed by the firewall but the signaling packet addresses are not changed, then VoIP signaling and call packets will not work. Both sides of the firewall will be processing incorrect addresses.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
The IDS is a passive device that watches the traffic entering the trusted network after that traffic has passed through the data firewall. It flags/alerts the security staff to possible intrusions, but does not block the intrusions. The IDS has to be updated for VoIP. If it is not modified, then the IDS will produce a number of false positive intrusion alerts because the VoIP traffic may look like malicious traffic.
Intrusion prevention system (IPS)
The IPS is an active device that watches the traffic entering the trusted network after that traffic has passed through the data firewall and has passed the IDS. Think of the IPS as a second, more thorough processing firewall. The IPS does further packet inspection in addition to the inspection performed by the data firewall. The IPS must be modified for VoIP traffic as well. The IPS also has been shown in laboratory tests to reduce the VoIP call quality significantly. Turn up the security on the IPS and the voice call quality will suffer. Turn down the security of the IPS and the voice quality improves. This is not a great tradeoff.
VoIP firewalls
There are a few VoIP-specific firewalls on the market. There are also SIP-specific firewalls. These do not replace the existing data firewalls. The VoIP/SIP firewall should be placed in parallel with the data firewall. The data firewall should process data traffic and block the voice traffic. The VoIP/SIP firewall should process the voice traffic and signaling and block the data traffic. The VoIP/SIP firewall is probably expensive and has to have high performance (low latency, low jitter and no packet loss). It will also be designed for specific VoIP signaling (H.323, SIP and Skinny).
Session border controller (SBC)
The SBC is an alternative to the VoIP firewall. The SBC has primarily been a security and control tool implemented by carriers and service providers. It can also be applied to the enterprise. The VoIP caller interacts with the SBC to set up a call. The SBC then calls the other party, acting as a call receptionist. The caller does not pass directly through the SBC but uses the SBC as a proxy to assist in the call setup. There are usually no performance problems with voice quality. The SBC has to be able to process the signaling protocols used. The SBC would be more attractive to larger enterprises because it is an expensive solution designed to handle considerable VoIP traffic.
VPN transmission
The last solution is to set up a VPN tunnel through the data firewall to carry the VoIP traffic. This eliminates the need for the data firewall to dynamically support UDP ports and the need to process the VoIP signaling. The VPN will, however, add some overhead. There will be a higher bandwidth required for the VoIP call. The VPN tunnel also encrypts the QoS labels so that the voice traffic will not be given preferential treatment.
Protecting the VoIP perimeter is possible. Planning and design will be required for successful operation. There will also be compromises between security protection and voice quality.
About the author:
Gary Audin has more than 40 years of computer, communications and security experience. He has planned, designed, specified, implemented and operated data, LAN and telephone networks. These have included local area, national and international networks as well as VoIP and IP convergent networks in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.


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Apart from books, exam simulators are another essential tool to prepare for Java certifications. They not only give you the opportunity to test you knowledge topic wise but also provide the helpful explanation to clear your doubt and misconception, which means you can learn on the fly. Actually, when I prepared for my SCJP exam, I learned a lot of new concept by just giving mock exams and solving practice question. Since most of the Java certification aspirants are Java developer with some experience i.e. they have done a good amount of coding, they can easily understand the code but they might not be familiar with exam format.
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Some of you might ask, Why software project managers should read books? Isn't they are experienced enough to become a project manager and handle software development? A genuine question, but Software management is harder than any other management purely because every software is different than the previous one. Many other streams of engineering, like Civil or Mechanical, got better in terms of estimation and management with the help of software, but software development is still run on experience.
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Mass Effect 3: How the controversy over the ending misses a bigger point (review)
Why would I review Mass Effect 3 over a month after it came out? I certainly didn't need to finish my nearly 40-hour campaign to know it was a solid game, or to write a reasonably intelligent and informed review.
But I did anyway, partly because I wanted the closure (and knowledge) of the much-discussed and derided ending, and partly because — and don't hate me for this — it was my first Mass Effect experience. Ever.
That's right. The closest I got to playing either of the critically-acclaimed, blockbuster first two games was downloading the ME2 demo on my PS3 last year. It looked great — all atmosphere and shine and alien foreboding — but since I wasn't familiar with ME1, and with almost zero tutorial in the demo, I felt a bit lost and gave up out of frustration.
I'm glad I finished Mass Effect 3. I could easily see it winning a buttload of "Best of the Year" awards, and its brilliant graphics and music probably deserve them. But here's why it won't win mine (hint: it's not about the ending).


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Obama Says Kenyan Mall Attack a 'Terrible Outrage'
NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama says the United States stands with Kenya against the "terrible outrage" of a shopping mall terrorist attack.
Obama says the United States is providing law enforcement assistance and all the help it can to deal with the tragedy.
At least 62 people have been killed by members of the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab. The attackers say the strike was retribution for Kenyan forces' 2011 push into neighboring Somalia.
Obama was making his first public remarks on the attack while meeting with Nigeria's president on the sidelines of the United Nations Monday. Obama had called Kenya's president over the weekend to offer condolences and support.
Obama said the attack shows the international community must stand against the "senseless violence" he said groups like al-Shabab represent.


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Tantric Meditation Manual
By Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Clear Light of Bliss is an advanced Tantric meditation manual that reveals the most profound secrets of the ancient yogis and makes their blissful experience accessible to the modern world.
It principally explains the Completion Stage of Highest Yoga Tantra, which is the highest level of Buddha's teachings.
It introduces in great detail the elements of the subtle body – the channels (nadi), winds (vayu), and drops (bindu) – and shows how they can be purified through meditation.
Various meditations are taught to gain mastery over the channels, winds, and drops and attain the complete purification of the very subtle mind within the heart chakra – the clear light of bliss
With this blissful awareness we can uncover our true nature, destroy all traces of ignorance at its root, and pass completely beyond suffering. We then become a source of inspiration and benefit for all living beings.
"A source of great happiness and immeasurable benefit to the beings of this world." —KYABJE LING RINPOCHE
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Who and What Should We Rely On?
Nowadays, there is a strong tendency to believe without the slightest hesitation every word spoken by someone of high reputation, whereas a humble practitioner giving perfect and accurate teachings is often neither appreciated nor believed. Buddha Shakyamuni cautioned his disciples against adopting such a mistaken attitude:
Do not accept my teachings simply because I am called Buddha.
Time and time again, he reminded his disciples not to accept his teachings out of blind faith, but to test them as thoroughly as they would assay gold. It is only on the basis of valid reasons and personal experience that we should accept the teachings of anyone, including Buddha himself.
In the teachings on the four reliances, Buddha gives further guidelines for arriving at an unmistaken understanding of the teachings. He says:
Do not rely upon the person, but upon the Dharma.
Do not rely upon the words, but upon the meaning.
Do not rely upon the interpretative meaning, but upon the definitive meaning.
Do not rely upon consciousness, but upon wisdom.
The meaning of these lines is as follows:
(1) When deciding which doctrine to rely upon, we should not be satisfied with the fame or reputation of a particular Teacher, but instead should examine what he or she teaches. If, upon investigation, we find the teachings reasonable and faultless, we should accept them, but if they lack these qualities we should reject them, no matter how famous or charismatic their expounder might be.
(2) We should not be influenced merely by the poetic or rhetorical style of a particular teaching, but should accept it only if the actual meaning of the words is reasonable.
(3) We should not be satisfied merely with an interpretative meaning of conventional truth, but should rely upon and accept the definitive meaning of the ultimate truth of emptiness. In other words, because the method teachings on bodhichitta and the wisdom teachings on emptiness and so forth are companions, we should not be satisfied with only one or the other but should practise both together.
(4) We should not be satisfied with impure, deceptive states of consciousness, but should place our reliance upon the wisdom of meditative equipoise of Superior beings.
If we understand these four reliances and use them to evaluate the truth of the teachings we receive, we will be following an unmistaken path. There will be no danger of our adopting false views or falling under the influence of misleading Teachers. We will be able to discriminate correctly between what is to be accepted and what is to be rejected, and we will thereby be protected against faults such as sectarianism.
© Geshe Kelsang Gyatso & New Kadampa Tradition


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James goes to test out the hottest yoga class in Europe. He gets there late, but two of the instructors stay behind to see if they can help him. He explains that he had back surgery and needs to loosen up. The girls show him some positions to help, but when Alexxa bends over in front of him James decides to show her a better way to feel comfortable. He starts eating her ass and pussy. The other instructor, Ivana and a student that stayed after class cant help but get aroused by what they see and begin their own exercise. Soon enough the room is filled with the sounds of fucking and sucking as the two couples interact. . . and then they switch. . . and then they switch again. It appears James found the inner piece needed inside of Alexxa.
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Find your way to the oasis for #FGR17 in Dubai. Get ready for an experience like no other! Global Rally qualifiers and Chairman's Bonus qualifiers will be making their way to the desert in 2017. Will you be there with us?Get ready to experience the luxury and style of this beautiful city. Modern skyscrapers, luxurious hotels, awe-inspiring architecture are just a few of the magnificent things you can take in while in Dubai. The city also boasts the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, standing at 829.84 meters.
Imagine a true oasis in the desert, where you may never want to leave. Global Rally is an experience like no other. From incredible training to product launches, this Forever event is unique and special to all those who qualify to attend. In 2017, Rally show days will be on April 7th and 8th at the Dubai World Trade Center.
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"I was frightened to death for the first three years," he said in a recent conversation....Maybe you think those expressions of timorousness are a bit of a pose, but I'm inclined to take him at his word here. It rings true. Don't you think that's how you would feel if you had this responsibility? Or would you get a charge out of the sheer power?
He had felt adequately prepared and had expected to move comfortably into his new role, he said, and was therefore surprised at how overwhelming he found it.
"I was afraid I might inadvertently write something harmful," Justice Breyer said. "People read every word. Everything you do is important. There is a seriousness to every word, and you really can't go back. Precedent doesn't absolutely limit you. In almost every case, you're in a wide-open area. The breadth of that opening, getting up to speed on each case, constitutional law as a steady diet, the importance to the profession. ..." His voice trailed off, and he shook his head. "My goodness!" he exclaimed.
Here's his explanation for writing his book "Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution":
"An approach is not a theory," he said. "And it's not ad hoc. It's somewhere in the middle. It's consistency. I wanted to know, Am I being arbitrary? What is the check? After a while, a judge begins to leave footprints. Writing the book, the doing of it, forced me to work through and find the coherence."Only a certain type of mind thinks about constitutional interpretation that way. You might think that a Justice needs to commit to a theory of interpretation beforehand, try to follow it, and then judge his work by whether he played it straight as he applied the theory in the particular cases. Breyer is looking at the accumulated work over the years and discerning the pattern of his behavior, creating an argument for why it is coherent. This approach, by the way, is one you might use to write a scholarly article about the Court: you look at a set of cases and discern a theory that explains them. Is it odd for a Justice to do that with his own work? Perhaps we need to say that a Justice who operates in this manner, only discerning his theory in retrospect, really does have a theory from the outset: the theory is pragmatism.


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Shakka needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 32 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
We are looking to change our existing logo. Logo will be used on Website and stationary. We are an Irish based software consultancy company that specialise in IBM Lotus Notes/Domino (TM) hence the company name.
Logo MUST have the words "Domino People" and preferable (but not essential) "Home of the Lotus Professional"
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Require snappy colourful logo incorporating company name / theme and maybe Irish slant ? Also consider technical and professional aspect of company.
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General Thomas Sidney Jesup commanded military operations against the Seminoles in Florida during the early stages of the conflict now known as the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). The Second Seminole War was the longest and costliest Indian War in American history. Jesup's field diary, available on Florida Memory, contains his perspective on the war from October 1, 1836, to May 30, 1837. This series of blog posts places significant entries from the Jesup diary in the context of the Seminole Wars and the history of Anglo-American Indian-African relations in the American South. Below is the sixth post in the series.
On March 18, 1837, Micanopy agreed to the articles of capitulation negotiated by Jumper, Holatoochee, and Cloud.
After the initial military successes by the Seminoles in December 1835 and early 1836, the United States Army responded with search and destroy-style tactics in order to undermine the Seminole resistance. As noted in a previous entry not all Florida Indians shared the same politics, nor did they all agree on the issue of removal.


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Old-world Hollywood glamor embraces the modern look
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Create a look of luxury and indulgence with these stunning Iliana curtains. Made from gorgeous soft velvet, these curtains exude glamour and style.
Beds that are perfect for the Hollywood diva
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Inspired by Hollywood glamour
The amazingly flourished old-world Hollywood glamor embraces the modern bold look for an amazing and definitely popular teen bedroom that's destined to impress all visitors. Now, you'll have an excuse to get your teen to clean their room.
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Transform your bedroom with a gorgeous canopy bed in an eye-catching black nickel finish. The dark metal finish creates a refined, glam feel that's beautifully understated and modern while the canopy imbues the piece with an elegant sense of drama. Sure to be the centerpiece of any contemporary design, this stunning bed will also easily complement your preferred or existing color scheme. The headboard features button tufted upholstery available in black bonded leather, dark grey linen, and off-white linen, so you can customize to your unique taste!
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Mirrored furniture, an elegant crystal table lamp, and luxe floral upholstery lend a traditional glam look to this bedroom. Get the look at home with a little bling - use clear and crystal accents and lots of high-shine mirrored finishes.
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Stella is a glamorous designer bed-end bench that takes it up a notch with allover faux crystal button tufting. Dozens of crystal lookalike buttons adorn every nook and cranny and truly glimmer with even the slightest bit of light. White faux leather is accented chrome-plated metal legs.
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Bring home a touch of the romantic old Hollywood style, with bold tones of black and white mixed with different textures. Mirrored furnishings add a sophisticated touch of elegance and class to the Hollywood themed bedrooms.
Not sure if these walls are actually padded with fabric or covered in creative wallpaper.
I did find a few wallpaper options ........
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I've begun experimenting with foundations by Koh Gen Do based on their stellar reputation. Up until now, they've been carried online on Koh Gen Do at at Barney's New York's. Recently, they've been added to Sephora's online store. I'm hoping that they'll also reach Sephora brick & mortar stores although I honestly don't know. Liz and I have been flirting with the counter testers at Barney's location in San Francisco for a few months, so finally I took the plunge.
Since Chanel has now discontinued the Pro Lumiere line, Chanel's only "glowy" foundation is Vitalumiere fluid (which feels heavy on my skin) and Tient Innocence Compact (which has too much coverage for my skin type). There are reports that Chanel will release new Vitalumiere compact products in Spring 2012, although I'm not certain how those products will be formulated. Right now, my glowiest foundation is Guerlain's Parure Gold (reviewed here), which is a very elegant foundation with medium coverage. When I wear Parure Gold, I sometimes cut it with a good moisturizer to make it slightly more sheer.
As background, Koh Gen Do has been formulating high definition foundations designed for makeup artists for use in film. The science relies on the use of deep sea waters which include minerals and nutrients that are easily absorbed into the skin. These foundations are blended with a perfect ratio (or "golden ratio," as the company says) of pigment, deep sea water and emolients/oil) to give lustrous, moisturized coverage. If you love a soft glow, you will want to take a look. Both have a lightweight feel.
I've been trying two–the first is Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation ($62/ 1.0 oz). This has been featured at Into the Gloss and The Beauty Look Book, and given favorable reviews on both. The Aqua comes in a glass pump bottle. This foundation feels lightweight and moisturizing on the skin. The color range is insanely small–only four colors. Four!! OC-1 is a bit light for my NC15/20 Chanel B20/Cameo/Ivoire skintone.
So far, my impression is that Koh Gen Do Aqua is a very, very sheer foundation in my opinion. It's probably the sheerest foundation that I've tried–if my memory is correct, it's sheerer than some tinted moisturizers that I've used (Tarte's Smooth Operator, for example, seems more pigmented). If you are looking for a soft, moisturizing veil of color over relatively unmarred skin, this will work beautifully. If you have imperfections, a good concealer will be necessary.
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Koh Gen Do Moisture Foundation ($62/.071 oz/ Koh Gen Do Maifanshi Moisture Foundation), comes in a red squeeze tube that holds about 1/3 less than most foundations. It's extremely packable, and comes if a far greater range of colors:
The Barney's sales associate matched me to 123, which is the last time in my entire life I'll ever let a sales associate match me. It's a bit dark. I would have wanted to get 023. I'm sorry to say that I do not have swatches, but I'm hoping to persuade Karlasugar to do a set.
Ken Gen Do Moisture Foundation is 60% water, which is twice that of most foundations and even more than the Ken Gen Do Aqua Foundation. Although the sales associate thought that Aqua foundation would be heavier coverage (and based on the math, she'd be right), I found that Ken Gen Do Moisture Foundation was noticeably higher coverage. In other words, in my opinion Ken Gen Do Moisture foundation is a medium coverage (similar to Chanel Perfection Lumiere, but the Ken Gen Do had a softer, glowy texture), and Ken Gen Do Aqua Foundation is light/sheer.
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When I wore Ken Gen Do Moisture Foundation to dinner last night, DH gave a favorable review. He far prefers this look to Chanel's Perfection Lumiere on me. Honestly I loved the look of the Ken Gen Do Moisture myself. It gives a very soft and glowy look, very natural looking, and felt extremely lightweight. It absolutely looked like "my skin but better." It uses two differently shaped powders to smooth over imperfections, give an airbrushed finish and feels both lightweight and nurturing.
Here are some swatches of Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B20, next to Chanel Perfection Lumiere in BR 32. This swatch also includes the too-dark Ken Gen Do Moisture Foundation in 123 and the sheer Ken Gen Do Aqua Foundation in OC-1.
Ken Gen Do also makes some lovely primers. I got some samples of the Yellow (meant to diffuse redness) and Pearl White. These feel very moisturizing without being too oily when applied:
Here are swatches of the sample packets in the late day sun–Koh Gen Do Makeup Color Base in Yellow on the left (light and heavy swatch), and Koh Gen Dow Makeup Color Base in Pearl White (heavy and light swatch) on the right:
I've purchased Makeup For Ever's HD Foundation recently, and my plan is to do a comparison with the Ken Gen Do high definition foundations. I'll continue playing with these and report back soon. In the meantime, let us know if you've tried these and your impressions? Also, if you see these at your local Sephora, would you kindly tell us that as well?