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Widely considered one of the world's all time greatest guitarists and known amongst his peers as a great collaborator, Eric Clapton announced today a major U.S. tour culminating in his fourth Crossroads Guitar Festival presented by Chase. The Festival, which has become legendary in its own right for hosting performances and impromptu collaborations from the world's most legendary guitar players, will take place April 12-13 for the first time at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden. See full listing below of artists performing.
The tour kicks off in Phoenix at US Airways Center on March 14, 2013 with special guest The Wallflowers. Tickets will go on sale Friday, November 30th at 10am. Tickets will be priced at $49.00, $69.00 and $89.00 (Gold Circle - $125.00).
A limited number of Gold Circle tickets will also be available at the box office. All tickets are subject to applicable fees. Dates & times are subject to change without notice
Clapton and his band will visit more than a dozen cities across the U.S. beginning March 14, 2013 in Phoenix (see itinerary below). The tour will end with the two-night Festival where Clapton will gather the past, present and future of guitar music onto one stage for an unparalleled musical event. All profits from the Festival will benefit The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility founded by Clapton for chemically dependent persons. The Festival is presented by Chase.
Since its inception, Clapton's vision for the Crossroads Guitar Festival has been to create an event where his friends and contemporaries can have fun and perform together for the benefit of a good cause. This year's Festival will feature two-nights of musical performances with once-in-a-lifetime guitar collaborations. Known as pioneers in their field, the roster of artists spans old and new. The audience can expect unrivaled entertainment, brilliant guitar work, surprise guests and impromptu jams that are the hallmark of these performers.
The first Crossroads Guitar Festival, in June 2004 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, was an unprecedented collection of guitar icons from blues, rock and contemporary music. The sold-out show was chronicled in a 2-disc DVD that has since gone on to become one of the world's top-selling music DVD's. The Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 and 2010 were the second and third such concerts by Clapton and were staged at Toyota Park in Chicago. Both Festival were filmed for DVDs and met similar acclaim and achieved multi-platinum status. This will be the Festival's first-ever visit to New York and Madison Square Garden.
"The Crossroads Festival is the realization of a dream for me, to gather a group of amazingly talented musicians to perform on one stage," said Clapton. "The Crossroads performers are all musicians I admire and respect."
In addition to the concerts, the "Guitar Center Road to Crossroads Exhibition" will be featured on the Terrace level @ Madison Square Garden and will excite fans with an incredible guitar-centric celebration of past Crossroads Guitar Festivals. This exhibition will feature the "Legends Guitar Walk", with some of the most valuable guitars in the history of Rock and Blues, including historic guitars from Guitar Center's Legends Collection featuring Eric Clapton's two most famous Fender Stratocasters®, BLACKIE® and 'Brownie,' Gibson ES-335 as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Lenny' Fender Stratocaster®, plus selections from Guitar Center, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Experience Music Project. Additionally, Fender, Gibson, Ernie Ball and Martin will host interactive exhibits where guitar lovers can plug in and play new products and classic favorites, while all visitors will be able to peruse memorabilia and watch archival footage of once-in-a-lifetime performances from prior Crossroads festivals on video walls throughout the exhibition. The "Road to Crossroads Exhibition" will open at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 6:00 p.m. Saturday, and is free to all ticket holders.
Tickets for the Crossroads Guitar Festival Presented By Chase will be offered as an advance sale to Chase customers beginning Monday, November 26 at 12pm EST through Thursday, November 29 at 10pm.
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Canada's largest city spreads out along the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario, and it's a dynamic, multicultural and inclusive experience like almost no other place on earth. Not only is Toronto a thriving living city,it's also become one of the world's truly must-visit destinations. Regularly ranked as one of the greatest places to live, Toronto is the cultural center of the country and home to the biggest events, the most pro sports and the greatest concentration of theaters and restaurants.
Recent decades have seen regular multi-million-dollar upgrades to the city's public spaces, with a slew of great museums, iconic architecture and the redevelopment of the now glittering lakefront adding to the city's appeal.
Add in an ever-growing number of world-class hotels, upbeat nightlife that runs from dusk until dawn and a vibrant and diverse culinary scene influenced by the eclectic makeup of the city's people. Bright and bustling, cosmopolitan and cultured, unpredictable and energetic, Toronto has become one of the greatest cities on earth.
What you see and where you go will depend on the length of your stay. A week is good, longer is better. But even a long weekend will give you a taste of 'The Six' — one of the city's many nicknames, reworked recently as 'The 6ix' by one of its most famous sons, Drake.
However long you stay, you can't hope to see it all. So, consider what follows a starting point for your first visit…
City Hall, Toronto
The checklist sites
No visit to The Six can be considered complete without ticking off several of Toronto's true heavyweight sights. All of the following are in or within easy reach of the city's compact, walk-able and very vibrant center.
The CN Tower is unmissable in every sense, a vast freestanding spire that looks down upon the city and takes its place as one of the 'Seven Wonders of the Modern World'. Head up for the city's best 360-degree views, or get your heart racing on the EdgeWalk — a journey around the circumference of the tower's main pod, 116 stories high and tethered by a harness.
Back on solid ground, Ripley's Aquarium is almost right next door to the CN Tower and is home to 16,000 aquatic animals and the Dangerous Lagoon. A moving sidewalk that whisks you through a long tunnel surrounded by sharks and stingrays is guaranteed to make your heart race all over again.
Ripleys Aquarium
Also close to the CN Tower is the Rogers Center, home to Canada's only baseball team, the Toronto Blue Jays. Visit on game day for the full experience, or take the stadium tour to go behind the scenes and through closed doors.
In a city of so many museums and galleries, the Royal Ontario Museum stands out. Not just because it's home to a world-class collection of 13 million artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens, but as much because it hosts exciting Friday night events that include dance, drink and top DJs.
Two other must ticks include the Art Gallery of Ontario, which houses 95,000 works of art and is free for visitors under 25, and the Hockey Hall of Fame, which taps into Canada's national obsession in stunning depth.
Art Gallery of Ontario
Casa Loma is a must-visit Gothic castle in the heart of the city. North America's only castle is filled with artworks and treasures from Canada and beyond, but its big pull is the network of hidden tunnels to explore as they stretch out beneath the city.
Casa Loma
Toronto's multi-cultural makeup is visible all across the city but reflected best in its remarkable culinary scene (see Where to eat and drink). The city's 'fresh and local' mantra is perfectly showcased at St. Lawrence Market, one of the world's greatest food experiences. Pay it a visit and grab a peameal bacon sandwich — a Canadian staple invented in Toronto and now considered the city's signature dish.
St. Lawrence Market
Afterwards, walk off the calories by wandering the historic cobblestone and car-free Distillery District. Once a vast whiskey distillery and an important spot during prohibition, historians mention that even Al Capone would visit the Distillery to load alcohol destined for the States[9] . This iconic landmark now distils creativity within the 19th century buildings now home to hip restaurants, bars, independent boutique stores, galleries and theaters. Visit in December for the Toronto Christmas Market.
Finally, don't even think about returning home without having had a picture taken with your head poking through an 'O' of the multicolored, 3D Toronto sign at City Hall — the most Insta-worthy location in a city of so many. You'll need to head there early in the morning to avoid the crowds.
If you stay long enough, take a ferry and hop across to Toronto Islands, a chain of 15 small islands in Lake Ontario just south of the mainland. They're home to beaches, a theme park and a breathtaking view of the city's skyline and will very happily fill a full day of your stay.
The bucket list
You absolutely cannot leave Toronto without having witnessed the power of the Niagara Falls and its hypnotic mist up close. Trying to visit the Falls from the States is a trip on its own, but it's almost non-optional when you're less than two hours away in Toronto. Take the trip, buy the T-shirt and tick off one of the world's must-see sights.
Explore like a local
Away from the sleek, gleaming towers of downtown lie many of Toronto's less obvious but no less essential attractions. West Queen West is Toronto's hippest neighborhood and artistic heart, a one-mile strip of very chic galleries, stores, restaurants and boutique hotels. Kensington Market is a fantastically chaotic neighborhood and perhaps the best example of the city's famous multiculturalism. It's not a market as the name implies, but a collection of independent shops, vintage boutiques, art spaces, cafés, bars and restaurants from every corner of the globe.
The Bata Shoe Museum is one of the city's quirkiest collections, an unexpectedly fascinating exhibit that retraces the 4,500-year history of footwear. And as you wander the city, you can't fail to notice that Toronto's walls are alive with graffiti. Take a free 90-minute walking tour through the back alleys of Queen Street West and down Graffiti Alley to gain a better understanding of the city's street art scene. If you visit during the sunnier months, escape the hustle by heading just east of the center to High Park, the green heart of the city where forests, walking trails, picnic spots and even a zoo await you. Ideal to unwind after a long day of urban adventures.
The essentials
When to go With the sun shining, May through October is a great time to visit, but the city is alive through all four seasons. The Spring and Autumn months are ideal as the humidity and visitor numbers are lighter, while Toronto comes alive through the colder months through a wide array of winter celebrations. One of the most spectacular is the Aurora Winter Festival, a six-week celebration that sees the Ontario Place, West Island transformed into four mystical worlds. Whichever season you choose, plan to stay for at least five nights to get a true flavor of the city.
Toronto skyline view
Where to stay To be at the heart of most of the attractions you'll want to see, aim for downtown. One of the best options is the Marriott City Center, not only because it's located right next to the CN Tower but also because it's attached to the iconic Rogers Center where the Toronto Blue Jays play and countless concerts and popular events are held.
Toronto Blue Jay stadium
Opt for a Stadium room and you'll look out onto the field. If you want to experience Toronto's non-stop nightlife, the Entertainment District is the place to be. If you're looking for a luxury experience, discover Canada's first St. Regis hotel in the heart of downtown.
Where to eat and drink Nowhere is Toronto's incredible diversity more evident than in its food scene — taste Toronto and you're tasting the world. The city is brimming with restaurants and cafés serving everything from high-end fine dining to comfort food from an informal neighborhood joint — plus every option imaginable in between.
For fine dining, consider Alo, Canis and Edulis. Book a table at Canoe, Lavelle, The One Eighty or 360 at the CN Tower and you're guaranteeing a view as spectacular as the food. Or experience the city's remarkable fusion food at DaiLo (French-Cantonese), El Catrin (Mexican-French) and the unexpected mashup of Rasta Pasta (Jamaican-Italian).
The above suggestions don't even scratch the surface of a food scene to rival any city on earth, with options to suit every taste and any budget.
How to get around Toronto is perfect to explore on foot or via a growing network of cycle routes. For a quicker journey, buy a Presto card to use the TTC, Toronto's subway, streetcar and bus system.
How to get there Fly into Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) with United and you're around 15 miles west of the city center. The most comfortable route in is via the Union Pearson Express, which runs every 15 minutes and gets you downtown in 25 minutes ($13).The TTC is a cheaper option at under $5, but it can take an hour and a half and involves a number of transfers, while a taxi will take around 30 minutes and cost $45.
United flies to Toronto from numerous U.S. cities including our Hub city locations. Book your trip via united.com or by downloading the United app.
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Following the devastating wildfires in Australia and powerful earthquakes that shook Puerto Rico last week, we're taking action to make a global impact through our international partnerships as well as nonprofit organizations Afya Foundation and ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency).
Helping Puerto Rico recover from earthquakes
Last week, Puerto Rico was hit with a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake it experienced just days before. The island has been experiencing hundreds of smaller quakes during the past few weeks.
These earthquakes destroyed crucial infrastructure and left 4,000 people sleeping outside or in shelters after losing their homes. We've donated $50,000 to our partner charity organization Airlink and through them, we've helped transport disaster relief experts and medical supplies for residents, as well as tents and blankets for those who have lost their homes. Funding will go towards organizations within Airlink's partner network, which includes Habitat for Humanity, Mercy Corps and Americares, to help with relief efforts and long-term recovery.
Australian wildfire relief efforts
Our efforts to help Australia have inspired others to make their own positive impact. In addition to teaming up with Ellen DeGeneres to donate $250,000 and launching a fundraising campaign with GlobalGiving to benefit those impacted by the devastating wildfires in the country known for its open spaces and wildlife, our cargo team is helping to send more than 600 pounds of medical supplies to treat injured animals in the region.
Helping us send these supplies is the Afya Foundation, a New York-based nonprofit that seeks to improve global health by collecting surplus medical supplies and delivering them to parts of the world where they are most needed. Through Airlink, the Afya Foundation will send more than $18,000 worth of materials that will be used to treat animals injured in the Australian fires.
These medical supplies will fly to Melbourne (MEL) and delivered to The Rescue Collective. This Australian organization is currently focused on treating the massive population of wildlife, such as koalas, kangaroos, and birds, that have had their habitats destroyed by the recent wildfires. The supplies being sent include wound dressings, gloves, catheters, syringes and other items that are unused but would otherwise be disposed of.
By working together, we can continue to make a global impact and help those affected by natural disasters to rebuild and restore their lives
Australia needs our help as wildfires continue to devastate the continent that's beloved by locals and travelers alike. In times like these, the world gets a little smaller and we all have a responsibility to do what we can.
On Monday, The Ellen DeGeneres Show announced a campaign to raise $5 million to aid in relief efforts. When we heard about Ellen's effort, we immediately reached out to see how we could help.
Today, we're committing $250,000 toward Ellen's campaign so we can offer support now and help with rebuilding. For more on The Ellen DeGeneres Show efforts and to donate yourself, you can visit www.gofundme.com/f/ellenaustraliafund
We're also matching donations made to the Australian Wildfire Relief Fund, created by GlobalGiving's Disaster Recovery Network. This fund will support immediate relief efforts for people impacted by the fires in the form of emergency supplies like food, water and medicine. Funds will also go toward long-term recovery assistance, helping residents recover and rebuild. United will match up to $50,000 USD in donations, and MileagePlus® members who donate $50 or more will receive up to 1,000 award miles from United. Donate to GlobalGiving.
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In addition to helping with fundraising, we're staying in touch with our employees and customers in Australia. Together, we'll help keep Australia a beautiful place to live and visit in the years to come.
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Although there has never been much sympathy for Israel's ultra-Orthodox community in any part of the country's secular society, suddenly this has changed.
As the prospects improve for a Netanyahu-Lapid-Bennett (or Likud-Yesh Atid-Habayit Hayehudi) coalition whose first project will making military service compulsory for the Haredi youth that has until now been exempt from it, indignant cries are being raised on the Israeli left.
Such a coalition, it is proclaimed, will constitute an unholy alliance; better pure religious extremists like the ultra-Orthodox than nationalistically religious ones like the settlers who dominate Habayit Hayehudi; Israel needs peace talks with the Palestinians, not more soldiers to prolong the occupation of Palestinian territory.
Where, asks the left, are the Labor Party and Shelly Yachimovich? Why don't they consent to the coalition with Labor and the Haredim that Benjamin Netanyahu would like to form in order to keep Habayit Hayehudi out of his government?
Yet even if one grants that peace with the Palestinians is Israel's most urgent task, this argument is misguided.
Of all Israel's problems, three alone imperil its existence. These are the problem of the West Bank Palestinians, the problem of the country's Arab citizens, and the problem of its Haredim. The first problem involves a population that Israel cannot absorb without destroying itself; the second and third, populations it must absorb to avoid destroying itself. Solving all three problems is critical, although in terms of the dangers they pose if not solved, that of the West Bank is the greatest, followed by that of Israeli Arabs. That of the Haredim comes third.
In terms of solvability, however, the order of the problems is unfortunately reversed.
The West Bank-Palestinian problem is the least soluble; right now, in fact, it can't be solved at all, because the sides to the dispute are too far apart.
Next hardest is the Israeli Arab problem; the solutions for it exist but not the political will to carry them out.
Easiest is the problem of the Haredim. Here, too, the solutions are known – and as a result of January's elections, the political constellation that can implement them does exist for the first time in Israel's history.
It would be a serious mistake to pass up the opportunity to do so in the name of another, theoretically more important goal that at the moment can't be attained.
What, after all, do secular and national-religious Israel want from the Haredi community, whose extremely high birthrate makes it a larger component of Israeli society from year to year? Not that it change its clothing, habits, or beliefs, but only that it agree, once and for all, to carry its fair share of the load – which means understanding, first and foremost, that it cannot go on letting the sons of other Israelis risk their lives to protect it while its own sons do nothing to protect anyone.
This has nothing to do with the study or observance of Torah, a body of sacred literature that does not espouse pacifism. It has everything to do with elementary morality and with the fact that, for decades, the Haredi community has behaved, and been allowed to behave, immorally.
Ninety percent of the animus against Haredim in Israeli society comes from this. Yes, there are other issues, too: low Haredi participation in the work force, large sums of public money used to support Haredi yeshivas and institutions, Haredi control of religious courts that rule on the lives of all Israelis, etc. None of these, however, forms the barrier between Haredim and non-Haredim that the issue of military service does.
Until this barrier is dismantled, the Haredim can never fully be a part of Israeli life. This is just fine with their rabbinical leadership, whose power comes from mediating between them and Israeli life, but it is something that Israel itself can no longer afford. It didn't matter as much when the Haredim were 5% or 10 % of the Israeli population.
Now that they are nearing 20% and growing fast, Israel must either integrate them or collapse under their weight. Drafting them is the first and biggest step toward doing this.
Many, perhaps most, Haredim realize this, even if few will say so in public. Very few of them may want to serve in the army; but how many non-Haredim, if given the choice, would want to serve, either?
They are not given the choice, and neither should Haredim be. Let Israel's new government have the courage to enact this principle in law, and other governments can go on to other things. By then, the situation may be ripe for them.
Hillel Halkin is an author and translator who has written widely on Israeli politics and culture and was the Forward's Israel correspondent from 1993 to 1996.


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Degrassi Goes Hollywood, the show's first movie, broke records at The N a couple of weeks ago in America as the most–watched, highest-rated telecast ever for the network. Canadian shows have been kicking ass lately with the major players. And both Degrassi and Flashpoint received Gemini Award nominations this week. Full Story
Degrassi goes Hollywood
Lauren Collins and Adamo Ruggiero were in New York yesterday, made an appearance on Alexa Chung, and at Planet Hollywood to promote the first feature length Degrassi movie, airing tomorrow August 14th on TEENick (formerly known at The N). Degrassi goes Hollywood will be broadcast in Canada on August 30th. Full Story
Degrassi goes to Hollywood
Exclusive photos of Degrassi cast members in LA shooting scenes for what's rumoured to be a movie of the week to air Summer 2009…?!?!? Stacey Farber's Ellie looks like she's having a Britney at Venice Beach, except she has her clothes on. Word is they've booked a boatload of celebrity cameos – Degrassi, a Canadian show, is actually much more popular in the US. Full Story
A real Canadian baby
Pamela Anderson was born on Canada Day. For some reason, only filthy scabs with fake tits and too many ex husbands seem to get any media play in Canada. Still… certain Canadians are "proud" of her. And even though Pamela Anderson barely has a career anymore, even though her mothering skills leave much to be desired, even though her happy habits are probably no better than Lindsay Lohan's used to be, or still are, still they cheer when they see her at hockey games and roll out the carpet for her tits. Full Story
They Love Adamo
Adamo Ruggiero is one of the stars of Degrassi, a grossly under appreciated Canadian tv show that gets more love in other parts of the world than it does at home. Adamo came out earlier this year on his own terms and was invited to present at the GLAAD Awards at the Kodak Theatre on Saturday night. Full Story


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We're known for all things Turkish, but when we saw these vintage Kantha Quilts from India, we just couldn't resist! Vintage saris (women's dresses) are stacked on top of one another, and then hand-stitched together to create these fun and colorful quilts. With different dresses making up each quilt, the mixes of color and pattern are just delightful! Please note: the garments used to create our kantha quilts are in fact vintage (we have a "no faux" rule here at Rug & Relic); thus you'll find that there are sometimes small hand-sewn repairs, patches and maybe even a small stain interspersed on your favorite quilt. Don't let this worry you! Part of the charm of kantha is the cacophony of color and pattern, and pieces with patches are actually coveted!
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At some point over the past generation, people around the world entered what you might call the age of possibility. They became intolerant of any arrangement that might close off their personal options.
The transformation has been liberating, and it's leading to some pretty astounding changes. For example, for centuries, most human societies forcefully guided people into two-parent families. Today that sort of family is increasingly seen as just one option among many.
The number of Americans who are living alone has shot up from 9 percent in 1950 to 28 percent today. In 1990, 65 percent of Americans said that children are very important to a successful marriage. Now, only 41 percent of Americans say they believe that. There are now more American houses with dogs than with children.
This is not a phenomenon particular to the United States. In Scandinavia, 40 percent to 45 percent of the people live alone. The number of marriages in Spain has declined from 270,000 in 1975 to 170,000 today, and the number of total Spanish births per year is now lower than it was in the 18th century.
Thirty percent of German women say they do not intend to have children. In a 2011 survey, a majority of Taiwanese women under 50 said they did not want children. Fertility rates in Brazil have dropped from 4.3 babies per woman 35 years ago to 1.9 babies today.
These are all stunningly fast cultural and demographic shifts. The world is moving in the same basic direction, from societies oriented around the two-parent family to cafeteria societies with many options.
This global phenomenon has been expertly analyzed in a report called "The Rise of Post-Familialism: Humanity's Future?" written by a team of scholars including Joel Kotkin, Anuradha Shroff, Ali Modarres and Wendell Cox.
Why is this happening? The report offers many explanations. People are less religious. People in many parts of the world are more pessimistic and feeling greater economic stress. Global capitalism also seems to be playing a role, especially, it seems, in Asia.
Many people are committed to their professional development and fear that if they don't put in many hours at work they will fall behind or close off lifestyle options.
Toru Suzuki, a researcher at the National Institute of Population and Society Security Research in Japan, gave Kotkin's team this explanation in its baldest form: "Under the social and economic systems of developed countries, the cost of a child outweighs the child's usefulness."
Singapore is one of the most interesting cases. Like most Asian societies, it used to be incredibly family-centered. But, as the economy boomed, the marriage rate plummeted. Singapore now has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world. "The focus in Singapore is not to enjoy life, but to keep score: in school, in jobs, in income," one 30-year-old Singaporean demographer told the researchers. "Many see getting attached as an impediment to this."
This cultural shift is bound to have huge consequences. Globally, countries that remain fertile, like the U.S., will do fine while countries that don't, like Japan, will decline. Geographically, singles will dominate city life while two-parent families will be out in suburbia. Politically, married people in America are more likely to vote Republican; Mitt Romney easily won among married voters, including married women. Democrats, meanwhile, have done a much better job relating to single people. President Obama crushed Romney among singles, 62 percent to 35 percent.
The 2012 election results illustrate the gradual transition we are making from one sort of demography (the current Republican coalition) toward another sort of demography (the Democratic coalition). The rise of post-familialism is a piece of that shift.
My view is that the age of possibility is based on a misconception. People are not better off when they are given maximum personal freedom to do what they want. They're better off when they are enshrouded in commitments that transcend personal choice — commitments to family, God, craft and country.
The surest way people bind themselves is through the family. As a practical matter, the traditional family is an effective way to induce people to care about others, become active in their communities and devote themselves to the long-term future of their nation and their kind. Therefore, our laws and attitudes should be biased toward family formation and fertility, including child tax credits, generous family leave policies and the like.
But the two-parent family is obviously not the only way people bind themselves. We are inevitably entering a world in which more people search for different ways to attach. Before jumping to the conclusion that the world is going to hell, it's probably a good idea to investigate these emerging commitment devices.
The problem is not necessarily a changing family structure. It's people who go through adulthood perpetually trying to keep their options open.


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What are applications of mathematics in cancer research?
My answer.
Unfortunately I heard quite small about math, but I heard something about applications of physics. And let me put this story here, it might be useful to be aware. There is well-known radiation therapy. But less well-known is proton therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_therapy It is much more rare and based on protons accelerators used in particle physics. "The chief advantage of proton therapy is the ability to more precisely localize the radiation dosage when compared with other types of external beam radiotherapy." As far as I know, it is only practiced in physics research centers which have proton accelerators. It is highly useful for cancer of sensitive tissues when it is dangerous to use other radiation therapy cause it will destroy everything surrounding.
A colleague of mine told me this really helped his father with the eye cancer. Moreover this method is so rare, that the leading experts in cancer were NOT aware of it and he become known of it only through friends.
The research institute where it happend is leading Russian research center ITEP (Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics). Note this: http://saveitep.org/
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5 Mistakes Even Smart Moms Make
Better Choice of words
Jennifer James of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, admits that her oldest daughter can sometimes be a handful. When all else fails, Jennifer finds herself blurting out, "Wait until your father gets home!" But, says the mother of two, "I feel so powerless when I use that threat. I wonder why my daughter is afraid of her dad finding out about her bad behavior but feels right at home acting up around me."
The answer may lie in Jennifer's choice of words. While it's easy to rely on timeworn phrases of frustration, the truth is that the more you use them, the more likely your kids will tune you out.
Here are five expressions of exasperation that won't get you the good behavior you want, and more effective methods that will.
1. "Because I said so, that's why!"
Is this your answer in the nightly battle of "Why do I have to go to bed?" and other questioning of your authority? Your child might naturally respond, "But I want to stay up later!" and the verbal volley could go on forever, notes Gina Richman, Ph.D., director of the Child and Family Therapy Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. He deserves a valid reason, whether or not he agrees with it.
But be prepared. Giving an explanation may prolong the conversation as children try to find loopholes in your logic, says Dr. Richman. "You're also giving them hope that they can change your mind. So you must close the door to any further negotiation. You can say, 'You have to be well-rested for school tomorrow. That is the reason. The discussion is over. If you persist, there will be consequences for not listening to me.'" By making a rule and having a valid reason for it, you are teaching your child to be responsible, adds Dr. Richman.
2. "Wait until your father gets home."
Like Jennifer James, many mothers wonder why the mere mention of dad's name strikes fear in the hearts of their kids. But mom? No need to worry. She won't do anything. "What you're saying is, 'I have no control over your behavior,'" explains Dr. Richman. Your child gets the message that she can do whatever she wants when mom's around.
You need to regain your authority. First, understand that consequences — whether a time-out or other restrictions — need to be enforced immediately to make a difference. Both parents should set down the rules. "Then dad can add that 'Mom needs to call me at work if you're not doing your homework,'" says Dr. Richman. "Make clear that mom will ask once, then if dad has to get involved, that's the child's choice." As you resort to calling dad for backup less often, you regain control.
3. "Don't make me come in there!"
Instead of shouting this meaningless threat when you hear your youngsters bickering in another room, ask yourself, Can I stay out of it? advises Dr. Roberts. "Let them learn to solve their own problems by talking."
What if their squabble escalates to name-calling or hitting? Enter the room quietly and don't bother asking pointless questions like "What's going on?" or "Who started it?" Just separate the children and give each a time-out.
Once your children have calmed down, be clear that you will not allow them to be abusive or to belittle each other, then discuss other actions they can take to avoid problems. "Talk about what can be done differently next time," suggests Dr. Roberts. The message you're sending is that they need to learn how to handle disputes themselves.
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4. "Money doesn't grow on trees!"
Do you find yourself saying this at the mall as your youngster begs for the latest Bratz doll or Game Boy cartridge? "That isn't the time to have this argument," says Edward Christophersen, Ph.D., staff psychologist at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and author of Parenting That Works: Building Skills That Last a Lifetime (APA Books). He recommends setting limits before you leave the house. Let your children know ahead of time what you will, and won't, be buying for them. If you're consistent, eventually they will stop asking you for extra things.
Also teach kids what it means to be fiscally responsible. "Don't just give them an allowance. Have agreements on how they earn it and how they spend it," says Dr. Christophersen. Once their spending money is gone, don't supplement it.
5. "How many times have I told you...?"
It doesn't matter how this sentence ends. Most children respond to it the way Eric James, 9, of Clifton, New Jersey, does: With an eye roll and a smart-aleck answer. This frustration phrase—all of them, in fact—is a poor and typically self-defeating attempt to shape children's behavior, says Denis Donovan, M.D., medical director of the Children's Center for Developmental Psychiatry in St. Petersburg, Florida, and co-author of What Did I Just Say!?! (Henry Holt). "What the parent really wants is the desired behavior, not a verbal response, and especially not a smart-alecky one. Unfortunately, parents confuse the issue because, for them, each of these phrases has a conventional meaning, which has little, if anything, to do with the literal meaning."
If you pay attention to what you actually say to your kids, you'll be stunned by how rarely your words correspond to your intentions. "For example, if you say, 'Hit your sister and see what happens to you!' don't be surprised if Billy hits his sister," warns Dr. Donovan.
If you want your kids to truly process what you say, you must be direct. If you ask a rhetorical question or make a principled statement instead of issuing a command, it allows your child to logically dismiss what you said, nail you on technicalities, or not even consciously register what you said.
A better approach? Say what you mean and mean what you say, Dr. Donovan advises. "If you want action, say, 'Stop kicking your brother's chair,' or 'Put your toys in the toy chest.'" If you are truly uncomfortable with such directness, preface it with a "Please." You'll certainly be pleased with the result.


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As the international community debates how to proceed with a post-2012 climate treaty, many developing nations, like Bangladesh, are already seeing the impacts of climate change. People in villages throughout this country are trying to adapt to their changing climate, but for many villagers, migration is the only option. In this special report, E&E reporter Lisa Friedman tours the village of Gabura and witnesses the plight of its villagers as they rebuild after a damaging storm.


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Table hints refer to the tables in the statement block in which the hint is specified. If you have a view in your statement block and you try to hint the base tables using a table hint, it won't work.
Here we have two options:
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Oracle recommends using the Global Hints as preferred method to hint base tables inside the views. Any oracle specified table hint can be transformed into a global hint by using a bit of extra syntax for table name.
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The Regional History Project has been documenting the history of the Central Coast of California and the institutional history of UC Santa Cruz since 1963, through oral history. This web site includes the complete catalog of our collection, oral history resources, and links to other oral history sites on the Internet. All of the oral histories are available in full text (PDF) through our Digital Collections site and many are available on the University of California's escholarship site. Copies of our oral histories are also available for the cost of photocopying, which varies according to the length of the document.
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On February 28, the Auburndale Improvement Association sent Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina a letter requesting to meet with her regarding PS 130 at 200-01 42nd Avenue in Bayside.
To date, we have received no response from her or anyone on her staff. The letter was sent certified, return receipt requested, so we know that our letter was received by the Chancellor's office.
In the letter, we told the chancellor about our civic association's goal to allow local children living around PS 130 priority placement in that school. The school is geographically in District 26, but is utilized by District 25.
Most students are bused in or arrive at the school by car from other distant areas. Meanwhile, children living around the school have to be bused to other overcrowded schools in District 26.
We sent the chancellor a petition with over 200 petition signatures and many comments from residents living immediately around PS 130. They want the school back. Surely, their concerns deserve some type of consideration.
If PS 130 were returned to the local community, it would no doubt alleviate the need to construct a school on the Keil property in Bayside. There is still a lot of controversy swirling around that plan.
We would still like to meet with Chancellor Farina to discuss this issue further. We have written her a second letter to request a meeting and we have asked our local elected officials for support in this endeavor.
There must be some way to enable local children to receive priority placement at PS 130. We feel that would be in the best educational interest of our neighborhood children.
At the same time, we do not wish to interrupt the education of those students currently attending PS 130. By meeting, details can be worked out so that everyone wins.
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Whether or not you believe in fairies, you can create a garden for these mythical creatures in a small space filled with shrub roses, foxgloves, pansies and dainty, adorable 'fairy flowers.' It is a perfect project for a children's garden, too.
Some people argue that fairies are real creatures from the kingdom of the elementals. Some people don't believe it for a second. But whether or not you actually expect small winged tiny people to populate your garden, you can create a miniature garden "for the fairies."
This garden can be a small plot (as little 1 square foot if you like) filled with fairy-themed plants and sprinkled with miniature garden benches, tables and chairs, doors into "the Other World" and even houses or castles. You can also add fairy statues, or just hope real fairies will show up.
For a small fairy garden, you can place it within a large container or a hypertufa trough — which looks fabulous planted with an Irish moss (Sagina subulata) "lawn" and tiny sedum "shrubs."
The fairy statues I chose were the Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker, a children's book illustrator born in London in 1895. I liked their antique quality. However, these (and other figurines available) were not meant to withstand the weather. To remedy this, I sprayed them with an outdoor polyurethane as a protective coating.
A round hypertufa trough makes a great place for a fairy garden — Irish moss serves as the lawn and sedum spills over the sides.
Although many garden centers and dozens of websites offer fairy garden figurines, furniture, gazebos, accessories, buildings, bridges and more, you can make many of these items yourself. Simple flat-fronted boulders can serve as a "castle" — and they look especially neat with a purchased fairy door (like the one I used, purchased from webstore Enchanted Gardens at www.miniature-gardens.com). You can also prop a fairy door at the base of a tree. You can make a fairy table from a flat river rock or small piece of flagstone then add miniature chairs around it. The tiny tea set I have was a garage sale find. The tiny toadstools were fashioned from Fimo Modeling Clay, an oven-hardening polymer clay available at craft stores (www.fimo.com). The toadstools form a "fairy ring," and are secured in the ground with wooden dowels. In fact, many fairy items — benches, topiaries, toadstools, garden tools — can be molded from Fimo clay.
Choosing the fairy garden's plants is the most fun of all. Dwarf conifers work well because they are suited to small-scale vignettes like bonsai. There are dozens you can try. A "lawn" of creeping thyme, blue star creeper (Isotoma fluviatillis, hardy in Zone 6) or any of the mosses or sedums is a must. Then create a stepping stone path with small smooth river rocks. Don't forget to enclose the garden with "walls" of shrub roses (there are several with "fairy" names), foxgloves (which are supposed to be used by fairies as hats or gloves), boxwood, evergreens or a lush mix of annuals and perennials.
A fairy garden can be as small as a hypertufa trough or as expansive as you care to make it. It just requires a little imagination.
'Day and Night' snapdragon adds a dash of crimson.
Strawberry foxglove is supposed to be a favorite flower of fairies.
'Fairy' Plants for Sun or Part Sun
• Shrub Roses. Roses are a fairy garden staple. Several have "fairy" in their cultivar names. Try 'The Fairy', 'Mystic Fairy', 'Fairy Queen' and 'Lovely Fairy'.
• Foxgloves. Tuck them near the roses where they will enjoy a little shade. Foxgloves are supposed to be used as hats or gloves by fairies. Try Strawberry foxgloves (Digitalis x mertonensis) and purple foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea).
• Rosemary. Sometimes called the "elf" plant (Rosmarinus officinalis).
• Thyme. 'Elfin' creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin' hardy to Zone 4) or other creeping thymes. Thyme allegedly increases your ability to see the wee ones.
• Irish Moss. Grows to make a little "lawn" strewn with tiny white flowers (Sagina subulata, hardy to Zone 4).
• Lavender. Fairies are said to make wine from the flowers (Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote').
• Snapdragons. Said to attract fairies (Antirrhinum majus).
• Pansies. Lore says these are used in fairy love potions (Viola x wittrockiana).
• And More. You can also add butterfly-attracting plants and scented plants like alyssum, daisies, cosmos, purple coneflower, salvia and scabiosa.
Sources: "Garden Witchery: Magick from the Ground Up" by Ellen Dugan, www.gardenfairy.com and www.gardenchick.com/fairy_gardens.html.
Sources for Supplies
• efairies.com/garden.htm
• miniature-gardens.com
• gardenfairy.com/fairygarden/attract.htm
• twogreenthumbs.com
• gnomegarden.net
You can position and reposition the fairies as often as you like.
(From State-by-State Gardening November/December 2011. Photography By Michelle Byrne Walsh.)


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If you've been following my blog for any amount of time, you probably know my life on the bike is all about the watts. I got a power meter after riding for about two years so at this point I have more data with power than without.
I improved quickly when I started cycling, and I got my threshold (power you can hold for one hour) up to 280 watts within 2 years. Once that happened, I wanted to break 300 watts for an hour and figured it would happen within the next year.
No big deal. I knew I hadn't been cycling all that long and that was a big number so I kept chasing it....and kept coming up short. Soon this number began to feel more like a mental barrier than a physical one. I was convinced I could do it physically, but every time I tried I came up short. 290.....295.....but never 300+. Time trial after time trail. Test after test. Race after race. Always a little short.
I should explain that the goal is to hold 300 or more watts for one hour. Not estimate that I can do it with a 20 minute threshold test, where you go as hard as you can for 20 minutes and multiply that number by 95% and that is supposedly your one-hour power. That test, for me and I think a lot of others, overstates your threshold. If you want to know your one-hour power, ride as hard as you can for one hour. It's simple. It's a killer workout, and you take the guess work out of it and you get your real threshold power to base your zones off of, you get in a great workout, and you'll learn a lot about pacing and what you're capable of and how hard you can push yourself. Pushing yourself for 20 minutes is easy. Doing it for 60 minutes isn't.
I've done the 20 minute tests and they've indicated I should be able to hold 300+ watts for an hour......but I never could. And until you actually do it, you haven't done it.
Saturday, the 28th, I finally did it. FINALLY! I had a one-hour threshold test planned on the trainer in the basement. 300 or bust. The plan was to start around 280 watts for a couple of minutes and build slowly to 300 and try to finish the last 10-15 minutes at about 310-315.
|Yellow is power, Red is heart rate.
303 watts for 60 minutes. I executed my plan perfectly, and it worked like a champ.
It was tough, no doubt about it, but I finally hit my number and broke through the barrier. And the best part is that I finished feeling like there was more in the tank. Not sure how much more, but I had a few more watts in me. That makes me want to round up and plug my new threshold in as 305 watts. But like I said, until you do it, you haven't done it. So right now my threshold in WKO+ says 303 watts.
"I never round up." - from Shit Triathletes Say. I'm guilty of A LOT of the things in that video. It's very funny. Check it out, if you haven't seen it.
I give the credit to my new favorite threshold workout: 90 at 90, I call it. I like simple workouts, and that's exactly what this is. Warm up, do 90 minutes at 90% of threshold, cool down.
It's simple, but not easy. Not by a long shot. But it makes so much sense to me. It's sub-threshold so it's not as mentally and physically taxing right away. It gets there, but it takes a while. By then, you've put in some time so I think that helps mentally as well. I'm more likely to pull the plug on a workout if I'm suffering only 5 minutes in. But if I'm 50 minutes in before the pain really kicks in, I'm much more likely to keep pushing. I tell myself things like, "I didn't work hard for 50 minutes to quit early."
Plus, it teaches you to ride hard for a long time which is great half ironman training....and half ironman training is great ironman training.
Next goal = 310. I hope I don't have to wait 4 years for that one.


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This entry is primarily a recap of a recent article published by IDC (Carl Olofson) titled "The Third Generation of Database Technology: Vendors and Products That Are Shaking Up the Market". My disclaimer for this entry is that I cannot attach the original article published by IDC (due to copyright). Therefore, I will attempt to summarize and discuss the salient points in the article. It will not be a complete summary or review of the article, due to time and relevance to this audience. At times, I may inject my own thoughts and comments (highlighted). I am hoping to make people aware of some of the competitive products already in the marketplace and others along the way (including IBM and Informix). Part I will cover the 1st and 2nd generation technology, while Part II (the good stuff) will cover the 3rd generation systems.
The premise of the article is that a new generation of DBMS technology is sending a simple message to current generation of DBA's and users that "Everything you know is wrong". These new systems will encourage you to forget disk-based partitioning schemes, indexing strategies, and buffer management. It will embrace a world of large-memory models, multi-core processors, clustered servers, and highly compressed columnwise storage. He further predicts that wihin 5 years:
- Most data warehouses will be stored in a columnar fashion.
- Most OLTP databases will either be segmented by an in-memory database or reside entirely in memory.
- Most large-scale database servers will achieve horizontal scalability through clustering.
- Many data collection and reporting problems will be solved with databases that have no formal schema at all.


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250 jobs to go in reorg
Transmission company Arqiva is making 250 redundancies, around 10 per cent of its workforce, in a major company reorganisation, staff were told this week.
Spawned from the transmission operations of the BBC and the IBA (Independent Broadcast Authority), the company traded as NTL Broadcast, but has been known as Arqiva since merging with National Grid Wireless (the UK subsidiary of Crown Castle) in 2008. Arqiva operates 1,000 transmitters for TV and radio broadcasters and mobile phone companies.
The re-org sees Arqiva merge its various divisions into two units: satellite and broadcasting divisions in one, and government mobile and enterprise IT in the other. The move also eliminates duplication that arose with the 2008 merger, such as consolidating disparate customer service units. A 90-day consultation period started on 11 October, Arqiva confirmed.
The company has been kept busy by network operator consolidation and the roll out of FreeView, in which it is a partner. It recently completed Project Godiva, the consolidation and upgrade of the networks for T-Mobile and 3 UK, who merged their infrastructure under the umbrella company Mobile Broadband Network Ltd, or MBNL. (Orange joined MBNL earlier this month.)
But Arqiva can also anticipate growth from the rollout of 4G, and is a bidding partner in Ofgem's ambitious smart metering program.
Arqiva operates
two four FreeView multiplexes* which it acquired with National Grid Wireless, and picked up the Digital One multiplex used by commercial radio broadcasters for DAB broadcasts. That had been doing the rounds with a sale tag of £1.®
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The 411 on Women's Health: Take care of your colon
Special to the Tribune
March is, among other things, ColoRectal Cancer Awareness Month, so we're going to talk about your colon (if you're eating breakfast you may want to save this for later). Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the US, if you combine men and women – in women alone, it is the third most common, after breast and lung. Approximately 140,000 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer every year, and 52,000 will die.
Some symptoms of a possible problem with your colon are obvious, like bleeding from the rectum or suddenly thin, pencil like stools. Others are subtler, such as a change in your bowel habits, vague abdominal pain, bloating or cramping, or unexplained weight loss.
There are many risk factors, some you can control and some you can't. Colorectal cancer increases with age, with more than 90 percent of cases occurring in people over age 50. Other out-of-your-hands risk factors are a family history of colon cancer; personal history of colon polyps or inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's); or a genetic syndrome.
Risk factors you can control mainly involve lifestyle choices. Colon cancer is significantly higher in smokers, so don't start, or quit if that horse is already out of the barn. Being overweight or obese increases the risk, as does a lack of physical activity. Poor diets, high in fat, red meat and processed meats like bacon (yes it is yummy but it's not so good for your tummy) and low in fiber, fruits and vegetables increase the risk, as does excessive drinking. These are all things you can make a conscious choice to modify to improve your health.
Screening for colorectal cancer is important – and often overlooked. Who, after all, really wants a rectal exam or colonoscopy? Who even wants to talk about it? Well, your doctor should be talking to you about it and you should be squaring your shoulders, bucking up and having the screening – if everyone were screened as recommended, deaths from colorectal cancer could be reduced by 60 percent – that means 31,000 more people would be alive each and every year.
For those at average risk (no family history for example), screening starts at 50; for those at high risk, screening needs to start earlier – how early depends on your particular risk factors. A rectal exam and/or testing for fecal blood (FOBT or FIT) can be done at your annual exam. These tests only screen for existing cancers that are already causing bleeding. A virtual colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy may show precancerous polyps, but they have limitations: you can't do a biopsy with a virtual colonoscopy so any abnormality seen requires a "real" colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy in order to do a biopsy, and sigmoidoscopy misses about a third of the large intestine. Colonoscopy, which examines the entire large intestine, is the gold standard, and is recommended every 10 years.
Bottom line: chose to live a healthy lifestyle, see your doctor for regular exams and get your colonoscopy.
– Dr. Kelly Shanahan, a board certified gynecologist and owner of Emerald Bay Center for Women's Health, has been serving the women of Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley for 19 years. This month, her practice is offering free FOBT testing with all annuals for women 40 and over. Call 530-542-4961 or 775-782-7300.


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Simply blown away by Foxcatcher! Outstanding performances!
Bennett Miller's wonder Foxcatcher, is primarily a psychological study of exceptional characters portrayed superbly by Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo. Based on a true story of brethren Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz, the tale is an account of how their lives changed when they encountered the richest man in the United States, who promised to support Mark in winning the Olympics.
You have to give a standing ovation to Steve Carell's makeup artists. The job they did with his prosthetic nose and a complete makeover is highly commendable. The character build up is so brilliant that it is quite next to impossible to figure out if is Steve who is behind the mask! The posture, the walk, the talk, the demeanour, everything is just marvelously put on by Steve and he perfects it at every frame.
Channing Tatum is equally ravishing sporting a constant tough-boy lower lip countenance that he carries throughout. Mark Ruffalo is simply outstanding in Foxcatcher. The acting pro plays Mark Schultz's elder brother to perfection. There is so much going on on his face that you could almost read it.
Miller's direction is one of the best I have ever seen. He keeps us engaged with long shots of a particular expression something that every drama thrives on. The editing of the movie could have however gone better since there were many dispensable shots strewn all across. Rob Simonsen and Michael Danna did a great job with the composition which Miller played only when required, quite nicely.
As the frames run towards the inception of the flick, the movie gradually eases into the concept behind the movie moniker 'Foxcatcher', subtly remarking its historical significance. We witness a herd of men on horses on hunting grounds with hounds chasing foxes speaking of their affluence. Then begins the flick with Mark's routine and Dave's flair.
Soon we are introduced to the great John Du Pont a character so brilliantly woven, that it makes it hard to see through him. John's constant endeavor to prove himself to his mother is wonderfully depicted. Amongst some great scenes from the movie are John's frequent outbursts (Watch out for that gun bit!), Channing's hitting himself in wrath, Mark's exceptional efforts to help his brother, wrestling moves that Mark and Dave perfected and of course the unexpected climax.
The drama of Foxcatcher reeks of human passion, psychology, fraternal concern, mental disputes and ill effects of strain in relationships. A perfect drama that Miller perfects owing to exceptional acting prowess shown by Steve, Mark and Channing.
A highly recommended movie if you wish to witness some classic mind-boggling acting.


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Welcome to the Office of Budget & Fiscal Management at the City of Berkeley, CA. We are part of the City Manager's Office.
The Budget Office is responsible for the preparation, development and management of the City's Budget-- reviewing and analyzing all fiscal issues that impact the City. To learn about how the national economic news and the state budget are affecting Berkeley, please visit the Budget Introduction page.


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Facebook Restricts Ads on Some Sites, and More
What's News: Facebok will remove ads on pages, groups that contain controversial content. Hachette to buy Disney's Hyperion book unit. WSJ review: apps for kids are data magnets. Joanne Po reports. Photo: AP
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About OrnamentShop.com
We have been proudly selling Christmas decorations and gifts since 1982 and it's our 22th Christmas season of selling personalized Christmas ornaments on the Internet. In 1999, we offered 500 ornaments. Here's what we looked like then? This is our 1999 home page. What a difference 22 years make!
I'm always asked about how we grew, what's our business like, etc. It's embarrassing, but our business is often the topic of conversation with our friends. So, I thought you might like to know a little about who we are and how we run our business.
Over the past 22 Christmas seasons, satisfied customers have helped us become the Largest Online Retailer of Personalized Christmas Ornaments. At OrnamentShop.com you can expect high quality products and personalizing at reasonable prices. In addition, you can feel confident with our secure shopping cart system and our very high customer ranking, as recorded by the independent survey company, BizRate (Click on Bizrate logos at the bottom for our ratings).
They say that the sincerest form of flattery is imitation. If this is true, we're very flattered, as many other sites have copied ours. Some actually copy the way we put images on our site, so they have our same look and feel.
Rest assured: none of the other sites offer the number of unique ornaments we do. Let me talk about this, too. If we say we have 5000 ornaments on our site, we do, at least at the beginning of the season. If one of our ornaments is offered with three hair colors, we count that as three ornaments. Don't be fooled by others claiming to stock our numbers: they count the exact same ornament every time it appears on their site, even though it might be in many different categories. For instance, a teacher ornament might be in our Occupations category as well as Teachers or Kids. We count this ornament as one item in our offerings of 5000; others count it three times. Finally, if our counts are right, we also offer you more different suppliers than our competitors. This gives you more styles and materials from which to choose.
This is why companies like Byers' Choice allow us to carry their products. Indeed, they've told us we are one of two Internet companies they sell to, who don't also carry their products at retail brick and mortar stores. I feel it's a great honor to be recognized in this manner.
I don't go much for blowing my own horn, but I am proud to say that I've been buying ornaments for 38 years. That's a lot of traveling, looking for the finest and most unique ornaments for our customers. I started out buying from crafters, who make such wonderful gifts. But, as our business grew, I expanded our offerings and types, keeping in mind that the crafters would always be a part of our product mix. That's why we still carry more "lines" of ornaments than other sites.
And, in 2009 we launched what we call "Our Sister Site" www.ChristmasOrnaments.com where we sell unique, hard to find ornaments from around the world….that are not personalized. I wanted to do this because, on my worldwide trips, I found many ornaments that were absolutely beautiful. If you're like me, you give personalized ornaments as gifts, but also have some favorites that are just for decoration. And you wouldn't want them personalized! ChristmasOrnaments.com has about 2500 ornaments on it…some from OrnamentShop.com that I feel are very distinct, but many from other countries I feel our customers will love.
Over all these years, I have made sure our staff knows that the most important part of our business is making sure our customers come first and that their needs (and, sometimes, problems) must be addressed with 100% satisfaction. That's a term a lot of people use, but we deliver on it. You'll note the many "Testimonials" we have on our site. They are but a fraction of the notes we get about the nice job we do.
So, to our new customers, know that we have been around for some time and have developed into the leading seller of personalized Christmas ornaments on the internet. We're so pleased that you visit us, look at our ornaments and buy them, knowing that you will be happy with both our products and our service.
And speaking of Customer Service, it's a culture of ours that we do everything we can to make you happy. We replace all ornaments if we've misspelled names (provided you spelled it correctly for us!) and ornaments broken in shipment (yes, it happens, unfortunately). We want you to come back and refer us to your friends.
Our company is run based on what we hear from you. And, since there are more of you giving us valuable feedback on our products and services, know that you are the reason we will continue to lead….because we deliver on what you want.
Proudly Supporting Canine Companions
I wanted to tell you about a new "happening" at OrnamentShop.com and ChristmasOrnaments.com. We are proud to be partnering with Canine Companions for Independence® to raise funds to provide assistance dogs for people with disabilities. This nonprofit organization provides highly-trained assistance dogs for children and adults with disabilities, free of charge. The most advanced technology capable of transforming the lives of people with disabilities has a cold nose and a warm heart!
Russ and I became supporters of Canine Companions when our son, Don, received his first assistance dog, Expo, back in 1990. We think Canine Companions is one of the finest run charitable organizations and worthy of anyone's consideration and support. Perhaps you, too, would like to learn more. You can do so by visiting their web site www.CCI.org. There you will find a coupon. Use it and we will make a contribution of 20% of your purchases, on either www.OrnamentShop.com or www.ChristmasOrnaments.com to Canine Companions.
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Proudly Supporting American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
We're excited to announce that as of mid November, Ornamentshop.com's long history of local charitable giving will become national in a fundraising program with the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO). We'll donate a percent of all purchases made by AYSO families to the Hugo Bustamante AYSO Playership Fund, AYSO's national scholarship program.
The Hugo Bustamante AYSO Playership Fund, a national scholarship program, helps ensure that every child gets the chance to play AYSO soccer.
Our family has been supporters of the AYSO since the early '70s and we were looking for a way to get more involved. AYSO is the largest single-entity youth soccer association in the U.S. with nearly 500,000 players and 200,000 volunteers. AYSO has Six Philosophies: Everyone Plays®, Balanced Teams, Open Registration, Positive Coaching, Good Sportsmanship and Player Development. You can learn more at www.AYSO.com.
What you should know about these two logos
We "partner" with only the finest suppliers. That's why you'll find the below logo throughout our site. It represents a company whose products are integral to your shopping experience with us. I'd like you to know what it stands for, as it is very important to our customers.
First is the BizRate.com logo.You'll find it on each page of our site. The ratings are based upon actual reviews of our site by our recent customers. These reviews are gathered by a third party and represent the true opinion of people that have recently shopped at OrnamentShop. We at OrnamentShop have no way to influence what is said, or what is shown. For detailed information beyond the overall rating, we invite you to simply click on the Bizrate.com logo.
You can review our latest Bizrate testimonials directly below.
You'll find this logo on every page of our site, because we want you to know your shopping experience is secure. That's why we've chosen Norton Secure as a partner. Quite simply, Norton Secure is one of the most advanced security auditing systems available for websites on the Internet. This program assures you that we know the safety of your
personal information is critically important. Displaying a valid Norton Secure Logo (click it to make sure) lets you know our website is scanned continuously for software and network vulnerabilities that could compromise your information. If a vulnerability is identified, OrnamentShop is notified of the exact details so our technical team can correct it immediately. Since Norton removes its seal from our website until the issue has been corrected, you are guaranteed our quick response to any issue that may arise. We're proud to do business with Norton as it is internationally recognized for the integrity of the products it markets and shares with us and you.


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mo10021 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 18 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
I am open to all ideas just keep in mind it is IT services company.
Morlando Technologies
Desired Color Scheme:
Black, White and Silver
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
The Theme of our website is Black, White and Silver.
I am open to any other colors that go with this theme so be as creative as you want.
The Name of the Company is Morlando Technologies.
But in the logo you can use different variations such as MT or Morlando Tech it does not matter whatever you feel can look the best
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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These pages contain instrument-specific information about the Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), and are maintained by the ACS/WFPC2 Group in the Instruments Division at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). The WFPC2 is used to obtain high resolution images of astronomical objects over a relatively wide field of view and a broad range of wavelengths (1150 to 11,000 Å).
WFPC2 Advisories - Updated 12/15/2010
IMPORTANT! 5/10/2009 - There is a problem with the PHOTFLAM keyword in WFPC2 output data created with Multidrizzle 3.3.6 and earlier versions. Please visit the PHOTFLAM Advisory Page for more details.
IMPORTANT: 11/15/2010 - Post-mission scans of the filters, along with the inspection report, are available at: www-int.stsci.edu/instruments/wfpc2/filterscans
NEW 12/14/2010 - WFPC2 ISR 2010-05: "WFPC2 Filters After 16 Years on Orbit" has been released.
NEW 12/1/2010 - WFPC2 ISR 2010-04: "The Dependence of WFPC2 Charge Transfer Efficiency on Background Illumination" has been released.
NEW 11/24/2010 - STAN-ACS+WFPC2: November 24, 2010 has been released.
IMPORTANT! 8/12/2009 - Please visit the WFPC2 Reprocessing Page for information regarding the file formats of WFPC2 data retrieved from the HST archive. The default format for WFPC2 data has changed.
NEW 8/13/2010 - WFPC2 ISR 2010-03: "WFPC2 CTE for Extended Sources: I. Photometric Correction" has been released.
NEW 6/29/2010 - WFPC2 ISR 2010-02: "Improved WF4 Anomaly Corrections" has been released.
NEW 6/24/2010 - WFPC2 ISR 2010-01: "WFPC2 Standard Star CTE" has been released.
Having problems finding what you are looking for?
If so, or if you have found a broken link, please contact Matt McMaster firstname.lastname@example.com.