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After amazing rehab, RG3 answers his critics
- Redskins QB Robert Griffin III has been cleared to participate in practices when the team opens camp this week
- RG3 is recovering from a knee injury suffered during last year%27s playoffs
- Griffin insisted he would be ready when camp started%2C but he refuses to gloat
Robert Griffin III, cleared by doctors and his coach to begin practicing as the Washington Redskins open training camp on Thursday, doesn't have to say I told you so.
For weeks, the rehabbing star quarterback declared that as a milestone goal on the comeback trail from reconstructive knee surgery.
Now that it's a reality -- Griffin will participate in a limited fashion while gradually working back in form on his surgically repaired ACL and LCL -- he is in no mood to crow about it.
"No time to feel proud," Griffin told USA TODAY Sports in a text message. "Just more work and winning to do."
Griffin is due to report to the Redskins' camp in Richmond, Va., with the rest of the veterans on Wednesday. It's expected that he will take a full load of repetitions in seven-on-seven drills, while being held out of full-squad, 11-on-11, drills until further notice.
His mood?
"Feeling blessed and overjoyed," Griffin responded.
EAGLES' NICK FOLES:'I'm here to play'
After Griffin was given the thumbs-up by surgeon James Andrews, who examined the quarterback on consecutive days last week, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan signed off on the quarterback's return after a workout at the team's headquarters on Monday. Shanahan put Griffin through a series of quarterback-specific drills.
Griffin tweeted the news of his status on Monday.
FRUSTRATED BACKUP:'I'll do my job, collect my check'
Reached by USA TODAY Sports, he answered a few questions via text messages.
Has his rehab been tougher mentally or physically?
"It has been both mentally and physically taxing," he wrote, "but worth it."
In recent weeks, Griffin and Shanahan have indicated that the injury -- enveloped in controversy as the quarterback's right knee buckled during the first-round NFC playoff loss against the Seattle Seahawks when he remained in the game despite appearing compromised by the knee -- has provided lessons they can draw on as they weigh the risk of whether the face of the franchise is too hurt to play.
Shanahan has contended that after Andrews cleared Griffin to continue playing in the playoff game, he left the ultimate call to return to his quarterback -- which fueled questions of whether the coach was irresponsible for leaving the decision to an ultra-competitive 22-year-old who demonstrated no fear in playing on one healthy leg.
In rehabbing the torn ligaments on an accelerated track -- similar to Adrian Peterson's return from reconstructive surgery last year -- the highly scrutinized Griffin says that processing the noise proved challenging. The former Heisman Trophy winner has had two reconstructive knee surgeries in four years, dating to his sophomore year at Baylor.
The biggest hurdle?
"Everyone's opinion," said Griffin, who was even criticized during the offseason by former quarterback Donovan McNabb for being too visible during his rehab.
Even so, Griffin -- also questioned along with Shanahan for not pulling himself out of the playoff game -- points to a key lesson from his experience that has added perspective.
"People want you to only think of yourself and your career when you are a team player," Griffin text-messaged. "And when you are selfish, then they want you to only think of the team."
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Just because it's difficult to find one's self a decent baseball brawl anymore, here's about 90 seconds of a great one between between the Kansas City T-Bones and the Schaumberg Flyers about a week and a half ago. This one loses steam about two-plus minutes in, but it's rare, as one reader put it, "everyone gets involved, the umpire gets his ass handed to him and there is a type Albert Belle vs. Fernando Vina moment in 1:20 in when "Belle" picks up "Vina" and throws him aside, and then "Vina" retaliates with a haymaker. Great stuff all around." Agreed.
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Let's get back to some seasonal stuff again. I figured I would return with an adorable polar bear that is expressing his love for Christmas by dressing up in a Santa hat, and striped red scarf. Up next, you will be learning "how to draw a Christmas bear", step by step. This adorable bear is going to make people smile, and feel good. You can add some pine trees in the background that are lite up with lights. This is one of the cutest things that I have submitted in a while so I hope you enjoy drawing a Christmas bear. I will be back with more submissions for you all.
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NH House voting on $227M capital budget; new women's prison largest single project
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � New Hampshire's House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a $227 million public works budget for the next two years that contains a new women's prison.
The proposed 224-bed prison and transitional facility would be on land in Concord by the men's prison. The project would cost $38 million and is the largest single item in the proposed budget.
The budget also includes money to repair the Statehouse dome, though only half what Gov. Maggie Hassan included in her budget. It also includes money for new liquor stores in Salem, Epping and Warner. The community college system would get $13 million for projects and the state's university system would get $7.5 million.


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The RPG Title Pack will have its next ESL Cup!
After the Spring Cup we had a short break, but now we are back with the next RPG Nightcup! This time it will be held on July the 26th (Saturday)! The map we play this time will be by Yoshi: [RPG]Mission Polaire
The mode will be the same as always; we start with 30 minutes Time Attack and the best 50% will drive against each other in knockout! In the knockout the last 2 players will get kicked out each round until we reach TOP 4 or 5, there the last player will get knocked out each round.
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Then & Now: How Famous Sidekicks From TV and Film Look Today
Every Batman needs a Robin, right?
Okay, well maybe the recent 'Dark Knight' trilogy got along just fine without Robin, but still, a great lead character often has a best friend. A second banana. His Number 2. The first mate. There are a hundred names for characters like Goose in 'Top Gun' or Chewbacca. And generally, viewers like the second guy even more than the first.


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NEW YORK: The stock market is closing higher as more U.S. companies deliver solid quarterly results.
Merck, Ameriprise Financial and the diesel engine maker Cummins were among the corporations reporting better-than-expected earnings.
The Standard & Poor�s 500 index rose eight points, or 0.5 percent, to close at 1,878 Tuesday. Banks and technology stocks rose the most.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 86 points, or 0.5 percent, to 16,535. The Nasdaq composite increased 29 points, or 0.7 percent, to 4,103.
Some companies posted results that disappointed investors. Coach slumped 9 percent after the luxury goods maker said its profit fell in the first three months of the year.
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Jack Del Rio likens Von Miller to Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas
INDIANAPOLIS — Few, if any, opposing coaches or players know the strengths of Von Miller better than Jack Del Rio, the Broncos' former defensive coordinator.
Now the head coach in Oakland, Del Rio has another young but dominant edge rusher in Khalil Mack, who notoriously ran roughshod over the Broncos' offensive line for five sacks of Brock Osweiler in a victory at Denver this past season.
But on Wednesday, the first day of the NFL scouting combine at Lucas Oil Stadium, Del Rio put Miller in an elite class following his postseason performance and Super Bowl MVP award.
"Everybody got to see Von a few weeks ago when he dominated the Super Bowl and won MVP. He's a special talent. His ability to bend and his quickness off the edge is probably, maybe only Derrick Thomas had that burst and 'bendability,'" Del Rio said. "Someone like that is special. Just a great impact player."
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Comparing financial literacy of young people across countries
This is an important initiative that shows the leadership role that the OECD has undertaken in the field of financial literacy at the international level and that will provide much needed data to improve educational policies across countries. There is a lot to be learned from these data. First, we will be able to assess the level of financial knowledge of young students, before they take on related decisions such as choosing whether to pursue a college education, in my view one of the most important decisions in a person's lifetime. Second, we will be able to assess which students know the most and which know the least, not only across economic strata and demographic groups but also across countries. Third, we will be able to assess the link between financial literacy and mathematical ability as well as the link between financial knowledge and knowledge in other fields, such as the sciences.
The comparison across countries is particularly valuable. Not only are financial markets becoming increasingly integrated but many countries are shifting to pension systems that require increased individual responsibility. Moreover, the availability of consumer credit and the instruments associated with that credit (credit cards, short-term loans, payday loans, and so on) require that consumers have the ability to understand the terms of the contracts and their consequences. Countries in which consumer credit has expanded rapidly have also witnessed an increase in personal bankruptcy. How do countries handle the increase in individual responsibility, how much are young people prepared for the new financial systems which are becoming more global and more complex, and who are the leaders in terms of financial literacy? These are very important questions and the objective of the data is to provide countries with evidence that can guide policies toward improving financial education.
PISA data has been used in many policy assessments. Just last Sunday the New York Times had an article about the strength of Brazil's economic expansion. While Brazil has been growing fast, the low level of education of the population (as measured by the math scores in PISA studies) is seen as a potential stumbling block both in terms of ability to produce a qualified labor force and to promote innovation. And interestingly, it is the Nordic countries (Norway, Finland, Sweden) whose students do very well in terms of mathematical ability, and perhaps it is not by accident that these countries host some of the most innovative firms, products, and ideas—Nokia, Ikea, Santa Klaus (if you believe, as I firmly do, that he lives in the North Pole).
This is clearly no small task and the Financial Literacy Experts Group is hard at work to design questions that are comparable across countries. We have representatives who come from different countries and who also bring a variety of experiences. We have not only educators but also representatives from government institutions (Treasury and Finance departments), central banks, and retirement commissions. Moreover, we have representatives from countries in which financial education in high school has been or is in the process of being implemented and countries in which financial education in school has yet to be adopted. This will allow us to examine whether the countries whose young people are exposed to financial education programs in school do better than countries in which young people learn on their own.
One other thing I've learned is that among Italians, one has to be careful in discussing PISA. I had hastily mentioned my new role to my father during our weekly calls, telling him that one of the benefits of the project would be a lot of travel close to my family's home in Italy. I realized the discussion had gone astray when my sister sent me an e-mail congratulating me for joining the expert group on the Leaning Tower of Pisa and asking what, exactly, I had to do in there. We had a good laugh; this added new meaning to my father's conviction that his daughters can do anything!
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- SANCHAYAN said...
Dear Ma'am, Please include INDIA also in this Financial Literacy Project. HELP US TO MAKE FINANCIAL LITERACY A MASS-MOVEMENT IN INDIA ALSO. I and my team commit to support you and your team in every possible way in India. I can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
- September 26, 2010 at 12:29 PM
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Also, dear Sanchayan, do not forget our 70% people are living in rural area. So, you consider them also. I am too comitted for the devlopment of our country.
- October 18, 2010 at 11:15 AM
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This is a great program, especially knowing our personal responsibility on our financial literacy, which i think is the cause of our problems in the personal level, it always begins with us
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1970 Dodge Challenger - New Rules
XV Motorsports Has Completely New Suspensions -Even Completely New Cars - That Bring The E-And B-Body Into The 21st Century
Who knows who will take the Oval Office come 2009, but it won't take much for the next commander-in-chief to surpass his (or her) predecessor's ghastly 30 percent approval rating. The rules aren't much different in the walk of designing street machine suspension components, either. Although their effectiveness may suggest that the covenant between Newton and the gods of physics has been amended, much of why aftermarket bits seem so great is due to the unbelievable lameness of the antiquated stock hardware. That's not to say the aftermarket doesn't build fine suspension products. However, merely increasing the thickness of a sway bar is a far cry from actually raising the bar.
At least that's the ideology that motivates XV Motorsports, whose goal is building B- and E-body Mopars with the ride, handling, and civility of a modern supercar. While that's a great mission statement-or a pitifully unoriginal marketing ploy-lines like that are just so clich these days. Fortunately, the scope of engineering involved here goes far beyond standard aftermarket convention. XV teamed up with Multimatic Motorsports, builder of race-winning Daytona Prototypes, to completely re-engineer the underpinnings of the most revered Mopars of all time. Off-the-shelf items just aren't part of the equation. Virtually every suspension component, from K-members to control arms, are all custom built from the ground up. This approach allowed correcting flawed suspension geometries and significantly reducing mass through extensive use of aluminum.
The '70 Challenger presented here is the first in a line of turnkey '68-70 B-bodies and '70-74 E-bodies XV Motorsports will produce. The decision to specialize in rare Mopars is a very deliberate one. "I'm not a brand loyalist, but Mopars were some of the fastest and most aggressively styled cars of the musclecar era," explains owner John Buscema. "Although they're among the most valuable collector cars around, there really aren't any serious performance parts available for them." In addition to the aforementioned suspension upgrades, customers can pick between 5.7L or 6.1L fuel-injected Hemi motors, five- or six-speed gearboxes, and four- or six-piston big brake kits. Depending on the body style and how they're outfitted, prices will range between $130,000 and $250,000. That's not cheap in anyone's book, but these cars will surely precipitate a gridlock of wire transfers from those blessed with fat bankrolls. Fortunately, even not-so-wealthy hot rodders can get in on the action, as XV Motorsports will individually sell just about every component that goes into their supercars.
The PlayersTo achieve his ambitious goal of building the best handling and most functional Mopars in existence, John Buscema recruited the best players in the business. "We wanted to do this the right way with no expenses spared, and not like some average Joe out in his garage with his chopsaw," says John. Having sold a very successful financial management firm, sparing expenses wasn't an issue for John.
In order to sort out the critical chassis details, John hooked up with Multimatic Motorsports. The Canadian operation is perhaps best known for building the wildly successful Boy Racer Mustang for Ford that dominated the Grand-Am Cup series in its debut season. Multimatic competes at the highest levels of endurance road racing as well, routinely campaigning entries at the 24-hour races in Le Mans and Daytona with cars it builds for Panoz and Ford Racing. Their in-house dream team includes chassis engineers, professional race car drivers, and OE-caliber test rigs and simulation software.
The engine program is headed by mod motor guru and avid road racer Sean Hyland. John got to know Sean during his days of open road racing his '97 Mustang Cobra, which averaged 205 mph at the Silver State Classic thanks to Sean's stout engine package. "Everyone involved with the development of these cars has some kind of racing background," explains John.
Chassis DevelopmentBy far the biggest engineering challenge was bringing an archaic, flaccid chassis up to modern supercar standards. The process began with baseline testing on a road course and on Multimatic's four-post rig. A tool typically reserved for the ranks of NASCAR, F1, and the OEMs, the rig features hydraulic rams positioned under each tire. They oscillate at different speeds to simulate cornering loads and bumps. A bevy of accelerometers and sensors measure suspension and body movement, which allows engineers to precisely dial in the spring and shock package. The test figures are converted into an index indicative of cornering ability and ride quality, then compared against a database of 250 modern vehicles to measure progress. The prototype Challenger chassis was then subjected to torsional rigidity evaluation on Multimatic's custom test fixture. Load cells and dial indicators measured chassis flex, and the test was repeated after adding stiffening components. Subframe connectors, a strut tower bar and bracing along the floorpan, inner fenderwells, and radiator support significantly improved torsional stiffness.
Before the actual suspension pieces could be designed, engineers first created a 3D computer model of the stock suspension's mounting locations and pickup points using a FaroArm coordinate measuring machine. Using that data, cutting-edge track simulation software optimized suspension geometry and chassis dynamics. Prototype pieces were then created for test fitting in the mule before the designs were finalized in CAD.
After another run on the four-post rig with the new suspension hardware in place, the Challenger hit the road course for some real-world testing.
The end result is two different suspension packages for both B- and E-bodies. The full-tilt Level II suspension seen here utilizes custom upper- and lower A-arms up front along with a custom spindle, tubular K-member, and a variable-rate steering rack. They're all made out of aluminum to help pare curb weight down to 3,100 pounds. At the corners are adjustable coilovers, and custom sway bars with billet mounts on each end. Out back is a three-link stick axle with a Panhard bar. Again, the trailing arms and the Panhard bar are aluminum, and an adjustable upper link allows tweaking the pinion angle.
The more rudimentary Level I suspension system, while not nearly as exotic, offers significant handling improvements as well. It features stock control arms with urethane bushings, stiffer springs, thicker torsion bars, revalved shocks, and larger front and rear sway bars. XV Motorsports also offers two brake packages developed by StopTech. The Level I kit includes 13-inch rotors all around with four-piston calipers up front and two-piston clamps out back. The Level II kit adds larger 14-inch front rotors and six- and four-piston calipers for the front and back, respectively. Finishing off the chassis are 18-inch Kinesis wheels wrapped in 275/35s up front and 295/35s out back.
PowertrainKicking out 440 hp, the 5.7L Hemi in the Challenger prototype is very tame compared to the future combos XV Motorsports will offer. It's equipped with forged slugs, billet I-beam rods, a COMP 224/228-at-0.050 cam, and a single-plane Mopar Performance intake manifold converted to EFI. The 6.1L Hemi can be ordered as well, and XV is already busy developing both a twin-turbo system and a supercharger kit. Depending on a customer's needs, engine combos can put out anywhere between 500 and 1,000 hp. To back up these stout powerplants, customers can choose between a Tremec TKO 600 five-speed or a T56.
InteriorThe all-custom motif percolates into the interior as well. Front occupants sit in Recaro seats stitched in custom leather. The driver faces custom gauges, and a billet three-spoke steering wheel. The dash and all interior panels are wrapped in leather, and real wool carpeting covers the floor boards and trunk. The seats, windows, and door locks are all power operated. Other features include a suede leather headliner, A/C, and an Alpine stereo system.
How to OrderXV Motorsports has a lot of 25 cars ready to undergo construction at any time. For customers who already own a vehicle, XV will make whatever body repairs necessary in addition to installing their supercar components. Additionally, just about every suspension, engine, and driveline part will be available for purchase separately, including complete engine swap kits. Pricing is yet to be determined, but should be available by the time you read this. Now go give those Chevys hell.


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Affordable Home Insurance is grateful to our community for the support you have provided since the very beginning of our company. In our effort to put a "thank you" into action, in 2012, AHI formed a non-profit organization, The Affordable Home Insurance Charitable Foundation to support a local charity. It is our desire to continue this effort annually.
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An expert committee will provide ongoing and focused advice to the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The committee will be broadly constituted to bring expertise in all the areas addressed by the multi-agency, multi-dimensional USGCRP and will be supported by expertise housed in many units across the National Research Council. The committee will, over time, organize ongoing discussions, take on specific tasks, and issue reports.
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6. Interact with and help USGCRP with its international activities, such as shaping the future of relevant international global environmental change programs.
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I need to copy a std::string into a vector<TCHAR> (many times) and I'm looking at the most efficient way to do so.
is insufficient as that doesn't guarantee the zero terminator.Code:vec.assign( str.begin(), str.end() );
works but can cause a reallocation (=bad).Code:vec.assign( str.begin(), str.end() ); vec.push_back( _T('\0') );
solves the reallocation, but adds quite a bit of unneeded bulk.Code:vec.reserve( str.size()+1 ); vec.assign( str.begin(), str.end() ); vec.push_back( _T('\0') );
there's an unnecessary size check in assign() as well as in the push_back now.
is this the only thing I can do, or is there a better solution that does: reserve size+1, copy size bytes from string to vector, set terminator. without any excess ?


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We asked at front desk for adjustment of tipping as we tipped our cabin person individually. We filled in a form, were given an amended statement and final account deleting gratuities and assurances that we would not be billed. Now three weeks later and after two emails the amount of USA $600 plus is appearing on my statement. . If this is solved I would then totally recommend Holland America cruises as one of the best. The food is great. The staff very polite, pleasant and friendly. The Maasdam is a beautiful ship. Surroundings very impressive and could not be faulted..having a choice of two pools on a smaller ship was good and the plenty of deck chairs made for a very relaxing holiday. Though we didn't use any of the port tours arranged by the ship what we heard from fellow travellers were all positive. The serving of the food can be a little daunting as queues formed at each bay. Hand sanitising is left to the individual, other cruises we have been on have made this mandatory and this is reassuring. The tipping issue really has slightly negated our experience. We are not dining room users and found the buffets more than satisfactory.Read more
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We sailed out of Port Everglades on a dismal afternoon aboard the Maasdam but from then on the weather was glorious. It was like De Ja Vu aboard the Maasdam as the Holland America ships are all excellent & very alike we had done a couple of cruises before and really enjoyed the ship size. The cabins are well appointed and comfortable and kept neat by the wonderful stewards who tidy up, turn down your bed at night, leave an animal on your bed most days (at least a folded towel animal) and generally are always around when you need them. Our first port of call was Half Moon Cay an Island owned by Holland America which is just a glorious place, emerald sea, white beaches and plenty of activities, we chose to just enjoy the beach and sun before our sumptuous lunch in one of the Cabanas. Half Moon Cay set the tone of the cruise for us all the Caribbean ports were great and there were plenty of activities ashore to chose from, a program of shore and onboard activities was delivered to your cabin each day, and there was so much to chose from, from 4 wheel driving, snorkelling, sailing, you name it they had it. On board there were so many activities starting from Sudoku/Crosswords/Chess etc up in the well equipped library, to PC lessons, scrapbooking, wine tasting, cooking, bingo, pokies, Tai Chi,shows, Yoga,swimming, towel folding lessons, shopping(and sales)bridge, so many activities that if you took part in all of them you'd need a holiday to get over them. We picked out each day from the program what activities we would take part in, there were 4 of us (2 couples) travelling together and some days we only saw each other at breakfast and then again at Happy Hour. We loved the food and really enjoyed dressing for dinner and then going to either a show, a movie, dancing at the Crows Nest, the Piano Bar again so much to do we were spoilt for choice. 2 years before we booked 2 cruises one to Mexico and one to Alaska the Alaskan/Cruise Tour was just amazing and I would love to do this again, but the Mexican Cruise was hit by the Swine Flu scare so we spent most of the time off the coast of California-one excellent port was Catallina Island if you go there take the articulated truck to the Airport in the Sky-just amazing.Read more
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this ship suits us - we are rather oldies! eg a comprehensive, categorised library, not just a few books in a cupboard - what ship was that? - better forgotten similar mature cruisers to talk to, and with bryce and helen from wgtn nzRead more
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Ten of the finest drawings by the Renaissance master, Leonardo da Vinci, are on show at Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
The drawings are on loan from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, as part of the celebrations to mark the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. They have been specially selected to reflect all stages of Leonardo's career and the wide range of his interests.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was the archetypal 'Renaissance man', accomplished in sculpture, architecture, music, anatomy, engineering, cartography, geology and botany. His drawings are the richest, most wide-ranging, technically brilliant and endlessly fascinating of any artist.
'The anatomy of the shoulder'
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Leonardo maintained that an image transmitted knowledge more accurately and more concisely than words. His drawings reveal an intellectual fertility unmatched in the history of Western thought.
The extent of Leonardo's achievements was little known to his contemporaries and his notebooks were only published and transcribed in the late nineteenth century. In the last few decades, research has enabled his many hundreds of drawings to be understood properly.
The Royal Collection holds the world's most important group of Leonardo drawings, unrivalled in terms of its breadth and subject matter. The Lady Lever Art Gallery is the first venue on the tour, giving people in the North West an exceptional opportunity to view these masterpieces in one of the region's finest art galleries. The drawings are as follows:
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"Coca-Cola must modify the caramel coloring in their sodas to avoid a cancer warning label that a California law requires when drinks contain a certain amount of carcinogens." Cheers? This one's for you, Parfois (No, she does not have cancer).
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Good job with good explanations..........
you are amazing! fav fav fav fav fav
Great message fantastic drawing!So Cool faves
splendid as always...you did well with your message, and noticeable that American drinks so much of this stuff which is known for many years not to be good for the stomach, even before these latest news, not to forget the Diet one with Aspartame.5/5
love the drawing and the message. great job!
wow coke looks real! and message is good too 5/5
EXCELLENTLY done and a great message!
For those of us who are visual learners, you sure do know how to get a point across, Jill. Scary, but fascinating! 5h
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A cut in drug costs to Medicare and Medicaid seems like an effective way to reduce the federal deficit and help keep these safety nets solvent. Lowering the age of eligibility for Medicare will also lower the cost per year per beneficiary, in that younger beneficiaries do not need as much care. Access to health care would not have to be cut. A side benefit of such policies is to help resolve the universally acclaimed foolish impasse in Congress over spending cuts and tax increases. Many have heard this view articulated recently by an investigative report on PBS and Time magazine.
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TIA-QuEST Forum Merger
TIA and QuEST Forum Merger
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TIA is committed to accelerating your business, and we are driving a transformation of our own to better serve you. We are working to enhance our talent, processes and platforms to make it easier for you to do business with us, and to provide improved information, services and solutions to better serve you.As part of our strategy, I am pleased to share that TIA and QuEST Forum, the global association dedicated to quality and sustainability in the information communication and technology (ICT) industry, have reached an agreement to merge the two associations. This merger expands our ability to deliver value:
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The combined association represents a broader community, with more than 500 members and participants, customers and partners. Our broader portfolio enables companies to plan for change more holistically. Our plan for the new organization is to create compelling member offerings, actively support the work of our committees, as well as to provide a broader range of services and products to our customers.
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Ray Longo is the ultimate trainer
By Mark La Monica, Newsday
"Before Matt Serra and Chris Weidman registered those improbable championship knockouts, Lee Dolowich just tried to avoid vomiting in the ring.
"Dolowich was a teenager from Bellmore who wandered into a gym in the back of an auto detailing shop in Mineola more than 20 years ago. His parents divorced. He lost his way. He identified with no one and nothing.
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3 candidates A,B and C contest an election. A gets at least 40% of all the votes. B gets at least 20% of the number of votes that A gets and cannot get more than 80% of number of votes that c gets. What is the maximum percentage of votes that a can get?
I am looking at a generic way how to solve these questions on finding maximum values of variables where the values are inter-dependent. Thanks.


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First - just a ponder I had yesterday. My sister and I were having a conversation about a third world country, and it occurred to me that we appear to be missing the SECOND world. When you talk about third world countries, everyone knows what you mean. They also know that by comparison, non-third world countries are considered "first world." So what is the second world? Is it something like the dream world from Inception? Is it the Matrix? I'd like someone to get right on this and let me know. It could be that there are FANTASTIC opportunities for entrepreneurs in this mysterious second world. What if they don't have Hello Kitty yet? Or Iphones? Are you starting to see how important this is?
Second - we had major festivities yesterday - Mother's Day brunch followed by a combo birthday party/retirement party for my dad.
We had a high old time, including this rousing rendition of Happy Birthday that we all played on kazoos:
If you don't see this hilarious video above, click here for Kazoo Birthday. It may surprise you to know that is is actually more melodious than all of us SINGING it would have been. :)
Also, we played Boggle, which I've never played before and it is HARD! I love that game. I downloaded the Boggle app so that I could improve my skills.
Nursing my Boggle defeats, I retreated to something I know - STAMPING!! I made this card using the Texting Skills Challenge from CAS-ual Fridays, and a bleach technique I'm teaching in a class on May 28th - let me know if you want to sign up and make this card and two others!
I hope you all had a fabby weekend! I'll be drawing my winner of the Big Shot Scalloped Squares die and other assorted goodies tonight - so stay tuned!


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In this weekly round-up, we scour our website for the week's best articles. This issue focuses on the monster goldfish patrolling Tahoe's waters, Kirkwood's terrifying Cirque and emerging health concerns in the South Shore.
Freeride Tour athletes brave rocky terrainAthletes from around the world Wednesday for the at Kirkwood Mountain Resort.Two Squaw Valley riders claimed first at the tour's only U.S. stop. Ryland Bell took top honors in the men's snowboard category while fellow Squaw Valley skier Jackie Paaso nabbed first in the women's ski heat. Rahlves' Banzai Tour athletes ride Squaw this weekendThe will swing through today and tomorrow before concluding at Sugar Bowl next weekend. All competing athletes, sponsors, media and fans are invited to celebrate all things Banzai from 3-6 p.m. Saturday at Sierra Vista Bar for the "Rahlves' Banzai Aprs Party" thrown by High Fives Foundation.Former World Cup ski racer Rahlves is the reigning champion of the superfinal —a one-run, winner-takes-all race with $10,000 on the line.
Giant goldfish spark international interestThat's right. News agencies from England to Saudi Arabia ran stories on the — some weigh up to four pounds — that ply Tahoe's waters. Researchers have known for years that the goldfish are part of a warm-water fish invasion possibly impacting the lake's near-shore environment. But something about an oversized household pet impacting one of the world's most famous lakes captured people's attention. Lake Tahoe clarity improves for third consecutive yearDespite a goldfish invasion, Lake Tahoe's for the third year in a row in 2012, but more studies are needed to determine if the gains are part of a long-term trend. While winter clarity has continued to show a long-term trend of improvement, summer clarity keeps declining. For clarity results through 2000, visit
Forest Service assesses Camp Rich parking, campingParking along the Highway 89 corridor by the Camp Richardson Resort could disappear under the for the popular recreation area. Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking input on the environmental assessment for the area. The public comment period on the project closes March 15. For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/camprichretrofit. Former South Lake Tahoe resident returns from AfghanistanGreg Northrup just returned from a in Jalalabad, Afghanistan where he survived one of the largest terrorist attacks on a U.S. base of 2012. Next stop on his career path? A UAV —or unmanned aerial vehicle —operator. The army reclassified Northrup as a drone pilot after he returned from Afghanistan. To read the full profile on the U.S. soldier, visit . – Compiled by Axie Navas.


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Lessons from Wells Fargo's green team program
Lessons from Wells Fargo's green team program
Because employee engagement programs increase employee satisfaction and ultimately drive business value, organizations increasingly see employee engagement as a necessary part of sustainability. But getting everyone on board, with so many competing priorities, presents challenges. Wells Fargo has a comprehensive employee engagement program with sustainability-focused employees organized into "green teams." This program was highlighted here on GreenBiz in January of 2011.
In a recent conversation with Krista Van Tassel, vice president for team member engagement at Wells Fargo, we discussed some hurdles involved with employee engagement programs, ways to trouble-shoot and overcome these issues, and lessons learned from specific examples of green team successes.
Van Tassel works on empowering green teams to be innovative in making Wells Fargo's corporate message work locally. The entire environmental affairs team has launched a comprehensive outreach program for the green teams. This includes supporting green team projects, and giving them tools and templates. When providing these things they also encourage employees to add a local touch to their projects, and to be creative as they plan. Since 2009, the number of green teams at has increased from 30 to 65 across the globe with anywhere from 17 to 1000 employees per team.
Environmental affairs outreach also includes a menu of options that represents a "variety of shades of green," as Van Tassel put it. Team members already savvy about the environment who are leaders of green teams represent the darker shades of green, but there are plenty of Wells Fargo employees just starting to consider their environmental impact.
For these team members, Van Tassel and the environmental affairs team provide regular communication about sustainability, what green teams are doing across the world, and the value they bring to Wells Fargo. They also provide posters and signs about the environment -- from stickers near light switches to signs at printers.
They are "creating an environment where people can make the right choices in daily life," Van Tassel said. She stresses the necessity of meeting employees where they are and of encouraging first steps for employees operating in the lighter hues of green. Encouragement and education are necessary elements of employee engagement at every level.
One of the greatest challenges at Wells Fargo in terms of employee engagement has been getting middle manager buy-in and support. Across the board they have seen that in order to succeed a green team needs support from managers in the area, so employees wanting to get involved must get managers in their location to back them.
But managers already support an immense amount of business goals, so if the start and growth of a green team is not communicated effectively it can seem like just one more thing added to a lengthy list of priorities.
Van Tassel highlighted three ways to start the conversation with employees or groups that do not immediately recognize the value of employee engagement programs. She starts by emphasizing the benefits, noting that employees engaged in sustainability and community projects contribute to business objectives in the following ways:
Community development: Employee engagement activities get the company's name and ideals out in to the community. People see that beyond being a bank or corporation that does X and gives money to good causes, the company also gives time and energy to invest in the communities where they operate.
Leadership development: Employee engagement activities allow people to take on new roles. Employees try out leadership roles and discover hidden talents when charged with new and different tasks. They expand their skill sets and can then apply these new qualifications to their work.
Operational efficiency: As listed below in some of the specific projects Van Tassel highlights, employee engagement activities can include projects that help companies understand where they can save in terms of the waste, water, paper, and energy the organization uses in its daily operations.
This all shows people the value employee engagement programs can bring. Once they understand their benefits, Van Tassel has had great success getting managers engaged and supportive of green teams. It also helps that at Wells Fargo environmental stewardship is a company-wide goal. Looking at specific green team projects shows that they have the support of their local offices and the company overall.
Green team examples
Employees on the Vancouver green team were interested in reducing the waste produced in their corporate office building. They completed a trash audit and realized the majority of office waste was being recycled, but that it was still company protocol to empty trashcans at each cubicle every day. This meant the janitorial staff was throwing out a pile of empty trashcan liners each day.
The green team recognized that these empty bags and liners needlessly created extra landfill waste, and also represented wasted staff energy. They talked with the janitorial manager who was delighted to support their effort to change this policy. They also hosted numerous education sessions where they raised awareness of the problem and encouraged colleagues to share trashcans. Emails, posters and recycling stations outfitted with clear signage brought the message to everyone at the Vancouver center. To date, as a result of this project, the green team has saved 21,000 plastic bags.
Lesson Learned: Communication was key. The team made sure they had support at all levels, and kept everyone who would be affected informed and up-to-date about the project.
In Charlotte, the Wells Fargo green team wanted to tackle energy use, and team members worked with Environmental Affairs to acquire Kill-A-Watt EZ meters. They created an energy task force within their green team and are in the process of assessing energy use floor by floor in the Wells Fargo corporate offices there.
On each floor the team records areas of "energy opportunity" and reports back about them. When all the data is collected, team members will aggregate their findings and share them with the facilities team, who will then correct inefficiencies found in the lighting, heating, and cooling systems. This project allows employees to see real-time energy use in kWh and dollars spent to forecast other areas for reduction. It fits into the larger local partnership, Envision Charlotte, with its goals of a 20% energy reduction rate for the city by 2016.
Lesson Learned: Allow your employee engagement programs to partner with other local initiatives. When Wells Fargo employees participate in their green team's energy reduction project they also become a part of Envision Charlotte's citywide goal.
Successful employee engagement takes long-term commitment and continuous education.
People from across Wells Fargo in varied departments and different roles have come around in terms of understanding of, support for, and participation in employee engagement programs. As more and more team members embrace the concept, the green teams continue to grow in terms of numbers of participants and the significance of their undertakings. As the green team program at Wells Fargo progresses, the projects individual teams take on are becoming more pro-active, ongoing and long-term.
This year the office of Environmental Affairs is collecting strategic plans from each green team for 2013. This will continue the growth in quantity and quality of employee engagement at Wells Fargo.


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If you and your sweetheart can't agree on a design scheme for your home, you're not alone. Venus and Mars rarely have the same tastes when it comes to decorating. Women love color, men prefer white or beige. Men have to have a comfortable chair, even if it looks horrible. Women are willing to forgo function for form. But there are ways to compromise.
Number one is to talk about expectations for a room, how it will be used and who will use it more. Look through magazines and see what catches your eye, then see how your sweetie responds to the same photos. If all else fails, learn to say "okay honey, whatever you think is best" and save disagreements for another topic!


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Makes about 2 dozen cookies
We would surely be remiss if we failed to include our favorite herb, rosemary. These shortbread cookies are rich, crumbly, and satisfying. Pack them away in a cookie tin, then serve them proudly when Polly puts her kettle on.
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup very fine granulated sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 3 to 4 heaping tablespoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Thoroughly cream the butter and sugar. Add 21/2 cups flour and mix. Turn out on a board floured with the remaining 1/2 cup flour. Knead in the rosemary along with the flour until the dough cracks on the surface and doesn't stick to the board. Roll it 1/4 inch thick, then cut into shapes. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet 50 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool on racks.
Bertha Reppert and her family have been introducing other people to the pleasures of herbs for more than twenty-five years. All manner of herbal sweets and treats are standard fare at the family-owned Rosemary House in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, one of America's oldest herb shops. Bertha is also an author and teacher of renown in the herb world. Her daughter Nancy owns Sweet Remembrances, a teahouse and catering service that specializes in herb cookery with edible flowers. Through countless garden parties, afternoon teas, and workshops, the Repperts have developed a large repertoire of special recipes, from which these cookie concoctions are drawn.
Click here for the main article, Herbs in the Cookie Jar .


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"It's as much a research and educational tool as a source of inspiration & a way to keep track of art."
– Ezra Konvitz, co-founder of ArtStack.
Lately I've come to enjoy an image-sharing site geared specifically toward art: ArtStack. To say ArtStack is like "Pinterest for artists and art fans" is at once accurate and also a gigantic undersell.
Yet, I wouldn't have found ArtStack if not for seeking out artsy images on Pinterest, many of which happen link back to their sources at ArtStack. It's true that Pinterest, Instagram, Flickr and so many other sites have genuine art mixed in, but that's not their specific focus. ArtStack fills that niche, mixing an appreciation for the arts with social functionality and discovery.
And here's another cool thing about getting in on an up-and-coming site like ArtStack: I had a technical question and emailed for help. Who writes me back but one of the site's co-founders? Ezra Konvitz personally answered my query with a detailed and thoughtful reply (Jack Dorsey of Twitter does not often do this, I would guess). So I took the opportunity to find out more about the site directly from the definitive source. I hope you enjoy our conversation, and definitely encourage you to check out ArtStack for yourself.
Interview with Ezra Konvitz, ArtStack Co-Founder
rsmithing: ArtStack seems similar to, though not the same as, other image-based curation sites like Pinterest or Instagram. What are the key distinguishing philosophies setting ArtStack apart?
Ezra Konvitz: ArtStack is a community dedicated to art – so the content, design and features are all focused on making it the best place to discover, share and remember art. The platform is used by artists and art professionals, so you can follow leading museum directors, artists, curators, gallerists, collectors and other art lovers to see the art they like and find more works by your favorite artists.
A key element of the platform is that each work is categorized by artist – that means you can see all the works by the artist on the platform and stay updated when new works by that artist come onto the site.
Similarly, works are labelled by the community with other relevant art information, like the year, museum, gallery, etc. – giving you infinite possibilities for exploration. It's as much a research and educational tool as a source of inspiration and a way to keep track of art.
rs: You're a relatively young destination on the Internet. How have things been going as a new venture?
EK: It's hugely exciting to see people engaging with art online and often having offline art experiences as a result.
rs: Has public reaction to the site been as you expected?
EK: We're thrilled that the community is now in 170 countries – art is a fundamental across the world and people love to share and discover new works, wherever they are. We've now launched the platform in English, Spanish and Chinese!
rs: Has the backlash to sites like Instagram (Terms of Service issues) or Pinterest (copyright issues) brought traffic to ArtStack?
EK: Yes. More and more people are making ArtStack their daily go-to window for art and inspiration, and we've heard from some artists and curators that they now refuse to use any other social platform. That said, Instagram and Pinterest are great generalist sites – we're simply dedicated to making it easy for more people to see more art and we're happy to be helping people who are passionate about art. We'll always do that in the best way possible for artists and the ArtStack community.
rs: What's been the biggest surprise for you so far with the site?
EK: The popular appetite for discovering art! We set up ArtStack because we wanted to find more art and thought the best way would be through the people we know. We started out by just inviting our friends and it's really blossomed!
rs: Without giving away too much, what can we look for in the future? Any new features or promotion plans?
EK: We're working on more languages and seeing huge appetite for our mobile app. You can download it free here:
Thanks, Ezra for an inside look at ArtStack!
What do you think? Ever heard of ArtStack? Have you been turned off/on by image-based networks like Pinterest or Instagram? What are other sites you frequent for visual inspiration & sharing? Let us hear from you in the conmments.
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- Can Pinterest Help Your Art Get Better? (willterry.blogspot.com)
- Bring Art into Your Everyday Life: 7 Tips to Art it Up (psychcentral.com)
- ArtStack: making collectors of us all by Matthew Caines (guardian.co.uk)


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2016 META AM 650B, 6066 triple butted, hidden cable routing in top tube & tapered headtube.
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"It is comfortable during all sequences of movement, whatever the gradient.
"With a slack head angle, quite a long reach and top tube, you wouldn't expect to be anything but safe and sturdy when riding steep and technical trails.


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New anchors Chris Schauble and Megan Henderson wasted no time before ducking and covering.
At 6:25 Monday morning, just as the work week was getting underway, Southern California was hit by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake.
Henderson can be seen gripping the news desk as the studio begins to shake, but it's Schauble's priceless (and gif-able) reaction that has made the clip go instantly viral.
"Earthquake! We're having an earthquake," Schauble says, before diving under the desk.
Fortunately, Schuable seems to have embraced his newfound viral fame, even making his "earthquake shocked face" his Twitter profile picture.
http://t.co/fNELE6Kmc6 - WATCH exact moment when 4.4 earthquake hit Westwood section of Los Angeles! @MeganHenderson played it cool. Not me!— Chris Schauble (@ChrisKTLA) March 17, 2014
It's already my profile pic! "@WilliamBautista: @ChrisKTLA this pic will now be my screen saver lol"— Chris Schauble (@ChrisKTLA) March 17, 2014
Watch the whole clip as the team is able to recover.