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2013 Citizen Leadership Award Candidates - POLITICAL NAVIGATORS
2013 Citizen Leadership Award Candidates - POLITICAL NAVIGATORS
MICHAEL DeLEON (Millville): Michael joined our ranks as one of our Cumberland County Chairs in 2012. Since then, he's recruited several citizen leaders and gained appointment to his county's Youth Services Commission and Human Relations Council, the New Jersey Minority Concerns Committee and the Cumberland County College Board of Trustees. As a Trustee at the College, he is focusing on creating a more civically engaged student body, helping them connect to the community by incorporating our resources both into the college curriculum as well as through events such as the upcoming Cumberland County Call to Service Summit on campus. Michael embodies the values of a true Political Navigator, not only in the work that he does with The Citizens Campaign, but also in his personal life as Founder of Steered Straight, Inc. where he speaks to students and at-risk youth about the dangers of drugs, gang life and bullying. Over 1 million young people have heard Michael speak about making better career choices, and they are better off for it - as are we, for having him on our team.
IBRAHIM SHARIFF (Piscataway): Ibrahim was already a standout civic leader before joining The Citizens Campaign, having served on the NJ Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission and Irvington International Trade Commission, and developing programs to benefit youth and underserved populations. When introduced to The Citizens Campaign, he was so impressed by the tools & leadership development offered, he became a Political Navigator and helped spread the word. He began bringing people together in every community where he had a network, to learn about how they could "make a positive difference" in their communities using our resources. Ibrahim has assisted citizens on several fronts, including contracting reform efforts in Newark and Rahway, and opening Newark City Hall to citizen participation. By example, Mr. Sharif subscribes to the belief of Booker T. Washington: "In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand (closed fist) in all things essential to mutual progress."
ANN MARIE MILLER (Burlington): As Executive Director of ArtPride New Jersey, Ann Marie invited The Citizens Campaign to speak at "NJ Arts Day 2012" about how the members of the arts community across the state could become more effective advocates for school art programs, community programs, etc. Since our presentation at Arts Day, she continues to seek ways to help members of the arts community (non-profit arts professionals and artists) become more civically engaged in their local towns and municipalities working with The Citizens Campaign.


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From Galain President Rick Wimberly's Blog "Alerts and Notifications: Best Practices For Emergency Notification Programs"
in Emergency Management Magazine
The fact that sirens have been used as alerting tools since World War II may cause some to see them as antiquated compared to the technology of today. Indeed, in many communities, the siren infrastructure is so old that it might be less expensive to replace it than update it. Which leads many people to consider whether or not sirens still have a place in the alerting channels of today.
Are they even needed?
Danville, Va., Fire Chief David Eagle says "no." In a presentation to his community reported by the Danville Register and Bee, Eagle said that sirens are expensive to install and maintain. He argued that since "FEMA does not recommend sirens," weather radios with battery backups would be a less expensive alternative. Not everyone agrees. Local City Council member Lee Vogler supports sirens saying they "don't discriminate about who gets the message" and would therefore be more effective for people who don't have computers, smartphones or weather radios.
In Ohio, we see similar questions. In an Emergency Management magazine article, Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Rosanne Anders said her agency is preparing for a countywide study this summer to gauge interest in updating the sirens.
With tight budgets, it's understandable why sirens may be quickly dropped from a list of emergency notification channels. But the fact is, when used in conjunction with other channels, sirens still offer a powerful weapon in the fight to alert people quickly. They don't require users to own specialized technology; they don't require registration or opting-in. And for people without hearing impairments, they can't be ignored or turned off. Regardless of who you are and where you might be, the sound of a siren moves you to quickly seek information.
So, should a siren system be part of your alert and warning program? In a world without budget constraints, the logical answer is "of course." But in the real world where emergency managers must make choices that reflect their operating budgets, this question can best be answered with a "know your community" response.
Do you live in an area with a high risk for tornadoes or chemical spills? Do the majority of your citizens have (and know how to use) smartphones or other devices that can provide alerts and instant information? What are the special needs considerations in your community? Do you have a high percentage of people who have hearing or visual impairments?
Knowing the answers to questions like that will help you choose the best channels for optimal alerting coverage. Not sure how to answer those questions? Then seek out someone qualified who can provide a relevant needs assessment that will highlight the needs of your community.


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On October 9, a single ticket will be drawn from among all of the tickets purchased. The winning ticket holder will receive a $2,000 cash prize. More importantly, those who participate will be making a direct impact in the lives of children who otherwise could not afford to play soccer.
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September 30, 2017—The McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento, California swelled at the seams with screaming fans throughout the latest installment of The Titans Cage (TTC), an all-amateur promotion, which oozed professionalism, from promoters to officials to fighters alike, at TTC 16.
Prior to TTC crowning champions at four weight classes, young mixed martial artists scribbled their style on the canvas under the well-managed microscope of the United States Fight League (USFL). By adhering to a strict rule-set and safety guidelines, with the third-man in the cage carefully monitoring the action, these students are able to blossom from minnows into sharks.
USFL results include:
Kris Array defeated Kainoa Medina by way of arm bar in round 1.
Trista Stordahl Loftus defeated Jordan Gumper by way of rear naked choke in round 2.
Zeke Martinez defeated Yasin Abdulahi by way of triangle choke in round 2.
Aaron Villa-Carlos defeated Estevan Povoor by way of unanimous decision.
Karter Crosby and Stevie Davenport was declared a draw.
Cyrus Povoor defeated Marcus James Datu by way of triangle choke in round 2
Carson Brockman defeated Dio Gutirrez by way of arm bar in round 2.
Main Event: Andrew Chavez vs. Kody Vogels for the vacant TTC Lightweight Title
To close TTC 16, Andrew Chavez and Kody Vogels opened everyone's eyes inside the McClellan Conference Center to an unwavering drive to keep the zero in their loss column alive.
MMAGOLD's Chavez, a known submission artist, painted the face of Vogels various shades of crimson red and pink with punches and darkened his legs to deep hues of purple with whipping shins. Vogels, vouching for Team Alpha Male, refused to idle in Chavez's striking range, forcing his way inside with dynamite-infused leather; unfortunately, Chavez was able to avoid the majority of Vogels' violent flurries.
When regulation evaporated, the judges awarded Chavez the TTC Lightweight Title.
Co-Main Event: Adam Wamsley vs. Bruno Casillas for the TTC Light Heavyweight Title
Adam Wamsley entered the venue with TTC's Light Heavyweight Championship slung over his shoulder with pride, yet the representative of Nor Cal Fighting Alliance competed against Bruno Casillas as if it were a grudge he couldn't shake.
Though Casillas brought the vengeance of his gym, Valhalla ETC, Wamsley's refined technique nullified any wild aggression and positioned him favorable: a guillotine shorty into the second round.
Feature Bout: Jason Hung vs. Andrew Richardson for the vacant TTC Bantamweight Title
Little did Jason Hung know, but he was walking into his own execution at TTC 16 when challenging Andrew Richardson for the vacant TTC Bantamweight Championship.
With approximately twenty-seconds remaining in the opening round, Richardson, a cold-blooded mercenary, wrapped his arm around Hung's neck like a noose, strangling his adversary before an audience roaring for more carnage.
Feature Bout: Carlos Figueroa vs. Josh Dim for the vacant TTC Featherweight Title
Carlos Figueroa versus Josh Dim told a tale of two contrastive, yet equally breathtaking, rounds.
For those familiar with Dim's handiwork, the muscled-up monster from Team Alpha Male has bulldozed each of his previous three opponents with relative ease. As the Dim-heavy audience anticipated, he launched from his corner as if fired from a cannon upon the sound of the bell.
The force of Dim's tsunami smashed against Figueroa, and Figueroa, hardened out of Nor Cal Fighting Alliance, soon transformed unrelenting waves into harmless ripples. Smelling blood in the water, Figueroa repeatedly found the mark and slowly shut the lights out on Dim with crisp strikes.
NorCal MMA Performances of the Night
Of course, all the mixed martial artists who wrapped their hands, entered TTC's proving ground and bit down on their mouthpiece deserve praise, but several performances unhinged onlookers from their senses. NorCal MMA's awards for Submission of the Night, Knockout of the Night, and Fight of the Night include:
Submission of the Night: Gabriel Pacheco-Dolce
KO/TKO of the Night: Carlos Figueroa
Fight of the Night: Carlos Figueroa and Josh Dim
TTC 16's results include:
Andrew Chavez defeated Kody Vogels by way of unanimous decision.
Adam Wamsley defeated Bruno Casillas by way of guillotine in round 2 (1:05).
Blake Degmetich defeated Geoff Stovall by way of split-decision.
Andrew Richardson defeated Jason Hung by way of rear naked choke in round 1 (2:41).
Carlos Figueroa defeated Joshua Dim by way of TKO in round 2 (1:39).
Amir Kazemi defeated Blake Benson by way of guillotine in round 2 (2:35).
Luke Brewer defeated Daniel Hicks by way of unanimous decision.
Douglas Reynolds defeated Joshua Martinez by way of unanimous decision.
Mike Howard defeated Evan Walters by way of unanimous decision.
Julius Wright defeated Aaron Graf by way of unanimous decision.
Coleman Johns defeated Isaac Thomas by way of split-decision.
Craig Solesbee defeated Jon Garcia by way of TKO in round 1 (:21).
Gabriel Pacheco-Dolce defeated Lucas Espinoza by way of triangle choke in round 2 (:56).
Eric Corter defeated Alex Bustamante by way of rear naked choke in round 1 (:43).
Kyle Ferguson defeated Nicholas Sanchez by way of unanimous decision.
Marcus Allmuth defeated Carlos Ortiz by way of unanimous decision.


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Evidently it wasn't enough for John Malkovich to manipulate the lives of the Marquise de Merteuil, Cécile de Volanges and Madame de Tourvel for his own amusement in "Dangerous Liaisons" — now he has to direct the action of everyone in that story. And the Shakespeare Theater Company is giving him the opportunity: The Washington-based theater company said it would present a new stage production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," the Christopher Hampton play adapted from the Choderlos de Laclos novel, directed by Mr. Malkovich, who played the Vicomte de Valmont in Stephen Frears's 1988 film version of "Dangerous Liaisons."
Shakespeare Theater Company said that this production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," first presented at the Théâtre de l'Atelier in Paris, would be performed in French with English supertitles and has some updates from the story's original 17th-century setting. In a news release the theater company said that "the correspondences that ensnare and unravel the characters in the play have been transposed to modern-day texting and messaging on cellphones and tablets." ("So too," it added, "have the costumes been updated to a mix of period pieces and modern-day garb.")
Michael Kahn, the artistic director of Shakespeare Theater Company, said in a statement: "This is a very new and fresh and revelatory look at the play. John Malkovich's direction of it was true and yet radical; this is his own wonderful collaborative interpretation with a fine French cast." The production will be presented at its Lansburgh Theater from Dec. 6 through 9.
Mr. Malkovich starred with Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and then-newcomer Uma Thurman in Mr. Frears's 1988 "Dangerous Liaisons"; another film version of the novel, titled "Valmont" and starring Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly and Fairuza Balk, was released the following year. A different contemporary take on the story was released in 1999 — just before cellphones and texting were the rage — called "Cruel Intentions" and starring Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair.


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The hypnotic percussive rhythms of the Brazilian carnival are built on Batucada, a samba-based style with an African influence and played up-tempo and ensemble. This library captures the excitement and passion of the style with both ensemble and solo performances. Build your own carnival atmosphere in an instant.
Played by an experienced Bateria ensemble, a full suite of percussion instruments typical of the style were used including repinique, caixa, agogo, timba, rocar, ganza, apito and the mighty surdo, to achieve a full and authentic sound. The Batucada library covers the basic rhythms like samba, afoxe, coco and samba-raggae. With 600 loops in 1.58 GB of samples, the material is organised into three categories for maximum flexibility:
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Tempos are dominated by the 120 to 135 BPM range but, with some slower tempos loops included, and Elastik's excellent tempo-manipulation algorithms, these grooves can be made to work in any context, whether that is full-on street carnival or to give a hot rhythmic feel to your latest urban, dance or house track. For music producers or media composers, Batucada delivers a genuine flavour of samba street rhythms.
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What is Safe Melt:
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ALMOST 40 people have died in a fireball after a lorry carrying flammable liquid collided with a bus. Five other vehicles were involved in the accident which was reportedly caused by the truck smashing into the back of the bus, causing an explosion.
Firefighters battled the resulting blaze for five hours before it was brought under control.
At least 38 people died and a further five are being treated in hospital for injuries. The crash occurred on a motorway in the southern Chinese province of Hunan in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police say they are now investigating the incident.
The frequency of crashes in the country has caused road safety and the upkeep of the transport network to come under scrutiny.


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September 28, 2014
Season Opening Concert
"Movies and Musicals"
Paul Reilly, baritone
Kevin Cheng-Chih Tsai, violin
Rossini "William Tell" Overture
Saint-Saens Danse Macabre
Bruce Chase Broadway Tonight!
Selections from Les Miserables
Rodgers and Hammerstein South Pacific and My Fair Lady
Return to 2014-2015 season
Paul Reilly has sung in and around the Princeton area for thirty years. He has sung for the Opera Festival for ten seasons and with many orchestras in New Jersey and New York City, and he sings regularly with Princeton Pro Musica. Mr. Reilly has performed on US and German television, before delegations from Russia, and at the National Thanksgiving service in Washington DC. Mr. Reilly's vocal range is very large; he has sung all of the bass and tenor solos in Handel's "Messiah" in the same performances. A regular church soloist and worship leader, Mr. Reilly is a member of the Celebration Arts team at the Princeton Alliance Church.
Violinist Cheng-Chih Kevin Tsai, the concertmaster of the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, has been described by The Strad magazine as a violinist "with admirable facility." Mr. Tsai earned his Doctoral degree from Rutgers University as a student of Arnold Steinhardt, as well as Glenn Dicterow and Dorothy Delay at the Juilliard School. He studied chamber music with Felix Galamir and members of the Tokyo, Emerson and Guarneri String quartets. He was the first violinist and founding member of the Killington String Quartet. A native of Taiwan, Mr. Tsai is the recipient of numerous awards, including winner of the Chi-Mei and the Taiwan National Violin competitions, and the first recipient of the Darrow Prize from the Killington Music Festival. Kevin has given solo recitals, master-classes and performed as a soloist and in string quartet in many major cities in North America, Taiwan and European countries such as Italy, Germany, Switzerland and France. He has appeared in concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall and Collaborated with artist such as Arnold Steinhardt, Michael Tree and Pinchas Zukermann. Kevin Tsai is a member of the Boheme Opera and the Princeton Symphony orchestra. He had served as the concertmaster in the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra and Sinfonietta Nova.


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Please note that the Gig Harbor Literary Society's Book and Cookie Swap has been cancelled this evening due to inclement weather. Please stay tuned for additional information regarding upcoming meetings. Stay safe and warm!
'Tis the season for sharing...books and cookies! We are pleased to announce that Gig Harbor Literary Society is adding a December meeting to its schedule. To celebrate the holidays, Harbor History Museum and the Gig Harbor Library will host its inaugural Book and Cookie Swap on Thursday, December 8th at 6:00pm. Guests are encouraged to bring their favorite holiday treats to share, as well as a book to exchange with attendees.
Guests are also encouraged to bring a gently used children's book for the Gig Harbor Literary Society to donate as a group to Communities in Schools - Peninsula. Children's books of all levels are welcome.
There is no suggested reading for this meeting. Book discussion will focus on general holiday themes and the joy of reading during this season. To RSVP or to learn more about the Gig Harbor Literary Society, contact Alphild Dick, Marketing & Events Coordinator at email@example.com or 253-858-6722.


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And so there will be a "Veronica Mars" movie, because some 56,000 fans (and counting) pledged $3.7 million (and counting) via Kickstarter, the popular crowd-funding website, to make it so.
I very much liked the show, which was created by Rob Thomas ("Party Down") and starred Kristen Bell as a teenage girl detective in fictional, coastal Neptune, Calif. (It was canceled in 2007 after two seasons on UPN and one on the CW.)
But affection aside, it was quite thrilling to watch the money, or the promises of money, pour in: At one point on March 13, the day the campaign launched, the project was raising $1,000 every 20 seconds.
By 9 a.m. the next day, Thomas had exceeded his stated goal - the amount a Kickstarter project has to reach or the pledges are voided - by nearly $700,000, with 29 out of 30 fundraising days left to go. By March 17, nearly 55,000 backers had signed on, pledging more than $3.5 million.
There is a sense of communal ownership when it comes to television, a kind of silent partnership forged over time. You see it expressed in the fan fiction that extends the life of a series beyond its cancellation and in YouTube videos in which kids stage their own supplementary "Doctor Who" adventures. For the true believers, too much is never enough, and the only time to cancel a beloved series is never.
There are times when a show is canceled before the people who make it, as much as its fans, are ready to say goodbye: "I have never fallen so deeply in love with a character," Bell said of Veronica to Entertainment Weekly. On Thomas' Kickstarter page, he wrote, "Kristen is in. I'm in. Let's do it."
Significantly, Thomas did not run into this thing half-cocked. He cleared the idea with Warner Bros., which owns the property and will pay to market, promote and distribute the film - it's expected to have a limited theatrical run before going to various digital platforms - and he seems to have at least a general idea of what the story will entail. (Veronica, retired from sleuthing, returns to Neptune for her 10-year high school reunion.) Most important, he secured the services of his main cast in advance: He is offering not a vague hope, then, but an actual, if yet to be realized, movie.
The question that remains open and will until the 30-day fundraising window closes is how big a budget it will have.
"The more money we raise," Thomas wrote, "the cooler movie we can make. A $2 million fundraising total probably means cross words are exchanged at the class reunion. Three million? We can afford a full-on brawl. Ten million? Who knows ... For some reason the Neptune High class reunion takes place on a nuclear submarine!"
Unlike backers in the usual sense, the thousands who are financing "Veronica Mars: The Movie" will not be entitled to a percentage of the profits, and Thomas has volunteered no answer to the question of who makes money if the film makes money; indeed, it is not a question that these backers would even ask.
That part of show business is mostly invisible or irrelevant, anyway, to the customers, whose profit here is the movie itself, which would not otherwise be made - Thomas tried and failed once to get Warner Bros. interested in a "Veronica Mars" film - and the happiness it will presumably (and most probably) bring them. That is the whole point of the exercise.
It is often said that the young people, who have been raised in a downloadable world where things that weren't actually given away free were easy to steal, are disinclined to pay for their pop culture. But there is nothing necessarily permanent, or new, about this point of view.
Americans who watched TV for free for years - a sort of payment was being exacted, certainly, in the form of commercials - got used to paying for cable and its various add-ons. We subscribe to public television and radio and now to Netflix and Hulu and Amazon Prime in numbers enough to encourage them to create or acquire original content.
And then there is Kickstarter (and similar sites, like New Jelly, Peerbackers and GoFundMe). What matters in the new show business economics is a sense of participation.
By chipping in a little cash, or a lot if you have it, you bring to life the world you want to live in - a world, say, with a "Veronica Mars" movie in it. (This is, of course, what we do with our money all the time, less consciously.)
You pay for your ticket (or your CD or whatever) upfront - your ticket and perhaps a little more. "Veronica Mars" premiums range from a PDF of the shooting script, for $10, to a line in the movie, for $10,000. Perhaps the oddest premium: For $400, Thomas and Bell will follow you for a year on Twitter. All the really big-ticket perks were snagged within the first 24 hours.
Indeed, this is less like a business than it is like a barn-raising, a mix of altruism and community spirit and an expression of enlightened self-interest. Thomas had a huge advantage, of course. "Veronica Mars" was a cult hit: Its audience had longed for this day, it was a flood waiting for the gates to open. Most such projects won't succeed so wildly.
But if crowd-funding never becomes the backbone of the entertainment industry, which relies on bigger paydays than Kickstarter is liable to provide, it nevertheless adds a new route to making things happen: a way paved with love.
Go to kickstarter.com and search 'The Veronica Mars Movie Project.'


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Positively impacting the lives of others has been our lifelong pursuit. Today, it's the foundation on which we've built our real estate partnership.
Whether you are looking for your first home or your fifth, buying or selling your home is never an easy task. Mack understands the stress that can be involved, and he seeks to make buying or selling your home as enjoyable as possible. Over half of Mack's listings come from satisfied clients who are happy to refer their services to friends and family. Mack is ready to serve you with passion and integrity in your move, whether down the street or across the country. Mack has helped hundreds of clients buy or sell their homes, acreages, multifamily units, and commercial property. He is licensed to sell in both Nebraska and Iowa, a member of the National Association of Realtors, Omaha Area Board of Realtors, Southwest Iowa Board of Realtors and the Great Plains Multiple Listing Service. When looking for a Realtor with persistence and professionalism, call Mack first at 402-203-3696.
Personal Experience: We are home owners and investors. We have bought/sold our own properties over 20 times, and we understand the stress anxiety that comes with purchasing your home.
Business Experience: Our real estate experience began in 2000. Mack started to work with investment properties, and Angela earned her real estate license and worked in commercial real estate in Kansas. Since that time, we have helped hundreds of clients buy/sell their homes, acreages, investment properties and commercial real estate.
Technology: As a buyer, it is important that you receive information on new houses as quickly as possible. We email you the moment a house comes on the market that meets your criteria. We also provide a user friendly web site to help you search and gather information on homes that interest you.
Communication: We work hard at being accessible to our clients seven days a week. We try to communicate with you via the means you are most comfortable. Cell phones, text messaging, email, fax and regular mail are just some of the ways that we seek to relay information to our buyers.
Clients for Life: Over 50% of our business comes from past clients or referrals from friends and family. Our clients truly do become our friends, a relationship that lasts long after you have purchased your home.
Awards/Recognition: Ranked in the top 20 of local real estate agents for sales volume.
Personal: Mack and Angela have been married for over 15 years. They have five children: Caleb, Micah, Jonas, Logan and Lylah. They are very involved at Evangelical Bible Church. They live on an acreage outside of Omaha and try to enjoy a "simple" life in the country.
Our Commitment to You: You can trust us to do what is in your best interest…always.


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The 5th EU Consumer Scoreboard was presented on 11 March by the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, John Dalli, at the European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC)'s premises.
The biannual Consumer Scoreboard is the statistical evidence report of how markets are delivering to consumers both at EU and at national level, on basis of various performance indicators. The Scoreboard provides figures and alerts about how the single market is performing for EU consumers in terms of choice, prices and satisfaction.
The spring edition ("Consumer Conditions Scoreboard") looks in particular at the integration of the retail market and national conditions for consumers, measured by the Annual Index of Consumer Conditions. This index is defined by factors such as the effectiveness of resolving disputes and handling complaints, the quality of regulations and consumer trust in authorities, retailers, advertisers and consumer organisations.
The Scoreboard data are based on surveys of consumers and retailers, as well as on statistical data such as income levels.
The 2010 spring Consumer Scoreboard shows a clear progress in national consumer conditions in nearly all EU countries after the steep decline in 2009. The 2010 index reveals indeed that consumer conditions have rebounded after the sharp fall in 2009, with most countries matching or exceeding 2008 levels.
The e-commerce gap, major issue highlighted by the Scoreboard
The Scoreboard confirms a growing gap between domestic and cross-border e-commerce, despite a clear potential of cross-border purchases in terms of choice and savings. But the study suggests that consumers are much more confident in cross-border shopping once they have tried it. Consumers' perceptions seem thus to be a major barrier to cross-border shopping on the internet.
The Scoreboard shows continued growth of domestic e-commerce, with 36% of EU consumers having shopped online from national sellers in 2010 (34% in 2009). However, cross-border e-commerce continues to grow at a sluggish pace (9% in 2010, compared with 8% in 2009), despite clear benefits in terms of savings and choice as evidenced in earlier studies.
Among consumers who have not made a cross-border distance purchase:
However, these concerns are much less widespread among consumers who have actually shopped cross-border (34%, 30% and 20% respectively).
Cross-border e-commerce appears to be at least as reliable as domestic e-commerce or even more :
The findings suggest a key role for more effective information about existing cross-border advice, enforcement and redress mechanisms. These include the Consumer Protection Co-operation (CPC) network, which brings together national enforcers, and the European Consumer Centres, which provide free help and advice to consumers shopping in the Single Market.
Monique Goyens, BEUC Director General, commented the figures as follows: "Green shoots of rising consumer confidence are evident in the findings, but there are some alarming signs of how well informed European businesses are of their obligations to consumers and there is strong proof that countries with low consumer confidence levels often are a result of unambitious consumer policy, a lack of market supervision and weak enforcement of consumer rights".
Commissioner John Dalli declared: "It is good news that consumers' worries about cross-border shopping tend to evaporate once they've actually tried it and had a good experience. But the results also confirm how much work there is still ahead of us in dismantling the remaining barriers to the benefit of European economy and European consumers and businesses alike".
The full text of the Scoreboard is available at:http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/strategy/facts_en.htm#5CMS


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Research Reveals Big Pharmaceutical Companies Spending More on Sales and Marketing than Research and Development
According to the Washington Post, a study conducted by the healthcare research firm GlobalData revealed that nine out of ten big pharmaceutical companies are spending more on sales and marketing than research and development (R&D).
Johnson & Johnson, the biggest spender, expended roughly $17.5 billion dollars on sales and marketing in 2013, compared with $8.2 billion for R&D. GlaxoSmithKline, who is currently facing lawsuits alleging that its Zofran® anti-nausea medication is linked to birth defects, also shows a gaping disparity in spending with $9.9 billion spent on sales and marketing, compared with $5.3 billion spent on R&D. Hoffmann-La Roche is the only pharmaceutical company that allocated more to its R&D ($9.3 billion) than its sales and marketing ($9 billion), but not by much.
The article points out that most of the pharmaceutical company's marketing efforts are directed at the physicians who do the prescribing, as opposed to targeting consumers directly. According to the article, drug companies spent an estimated $24 billion on marketing to heath care professionals in 2012 while only around $3 billion was spent on marketing to consumers in the United States.
The world's largest pharmaceutical firms that were involved in the research include: Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Pfizer, Hoffmann-La Roche, Sanofi, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, and AbbVie.
The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely on advertisements.


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EDITH BARRETTO STEVENS PARSONS (Houston 1878 – New York 1956)
A Pair of Terrier Dogs
standing Terrier signed E•B•PARSONS• © on the base with foundry mark Gorham Co Founders OFCP on the back
running Terrier signed E•B•PARSONS• © on the base with foundry mark Gorham Co Founders OFCO on the back
both bronze
standing Terrier: height 4 ¾ inches (12.5 cm.), length 6 ¾ inches (17.5 cm.)
running Terrier: height 2 ⅞ inches (7.7 cm.), length 7 ⅞ inches (20.5 cm.)
A pupil of the Art Students League of New York in New York City under sculptors Daniel Chester French (1850 – 1931) and George Grey Barnard (1863 – 1938), Parsons is best known for her sculptures of animals and children.[1] Born Edith Barretto Stevens, Parsons studied the arts and was active in New York City, where she was a member of the National Sculpture Society and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. However, she also exhibited sculptures and larger public works, such as the garden sculptures for which she is most recognized today, across the United States. Her work has notably been shown at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Art Institute of Chicago; Diamond M Art Collection, Snyder, Texas; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and the Liberal Arts Building, St. Louis, Missouri.[2]
This adorable pair of bronze Terriers was produced by Gorham Manufacturing Company – specifically their Bronze Division, developed circa 1890 – as marked on the base of each sculpture.[3] The two dogs, who when placed together take on the narrative of playfully chasing one another, capture the "cheerful and mirth-provoking" nature that Parsons' sculptures are loved for, and which her work delighted visitors at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.[4]
[1] Glenn B. Opitz, ed., Dictionary of American Sculptors, "18th Century to the Present," Apollo, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1984, p. 306; and F. Turner Reuter, Jr., Animal Sporting Artists in America, The National Sporting Library, Middleburg, Virginia, 2008, p. 546.
[2] F. Turner Reuter, Jr., p. 546.
[3] Michael Edward Shapiro, Bronze casting and American sculpture, 1850–1900, University of Delaware Press, Newark, Delaware, 1985, p. 171.
[4] Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein, American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1990, p. 162.


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Remember 1964? If you're a typical Powered Now user you probably weren't born! However for those of us that are getting on a bit, the phrase "Let your fingers do the walking" should be familiar. That's because in 1964 it was one of the most used phrases on TV, as it was the slogan for the all conquering Yellow Pages.
It may seem crazy in todays world, but back then if someone was looking for a tradesmen and a friend hadn't recommended one, they reached for the Yellow Pages.
In Yellow Pages, readers would find page after page of relevant businesses, some with large display panels, although most just had a free one-line entry. Business names often began with a string of AAA's in an attempt to be listed first. And for years the "walking fingers" remained the logo of Yellow Pages, although in a belated attempt to catch up, the fingers now walk over a keyboard.
In the heady days of the 60's to late 90's, Yellow Pages was the publication to be seen in. And it was very relevant, because everyone featured. People always looked there first when they wanted a tradesman.
Times they are a changing
But times have changed. Matthew Stevenson of The Landscape Company puts it this way: "We have a free yellow pages listing but it's useless in terms of getting new business".
In fact anyone running a trade business knows that leads from Yellow Pages have dropped sharply over the last few years. And the entire Yellow Pages business is very much on the rocks.
The arrival of the internet has totally changed things. However, it's vital to realise that one thing has stayed the same. This is word-of-mouth. For trade businesses, and especially smaller ones, it's still the number one source of leads. Of course, this depends on doing a great job and managing your relationship with customers. But don't believe any business that tells you that word-of-mouth is declining. It isn't.
In fact the Powered Now survey of more than 1,000 homeowners found that in the last year 72% had used a tradesmen they already knew or that was recommended by a friend. This far exceeded any other method they had used.
The decline of the traditional
Traditionally, tradesmen advertised in local newspapers, Thomson Local, Yellow Pages and the local newsagent. They also sometimes delivered leaflets directly through letterboxes.
Each of these is in decline. And pretty much every print publication is struggling for existence, with those that are making the transition to the internet doing the best. If you take a load of free newspapers containing your advertisement, pretty quickly many are lining the cat litter tray. Partly as a result of the decline in papers, there are less newsagents around. The truth is, most of the population is now looking on the internet first. Guy Hodgson, who runs a handyman business and was Screwfix regional tradesman of the year, had a typical experience: "I tried small ads in shops. I did get a little bit of business but it wasn't worth it".
Junk mail has been declining for years because it's becoming less effective. And posting marketing materials through letterboxes is definitely on the way out.
Traditional methods like TV, radio advertising and direct mail might still work for targeting businesses, but if you aren't British Gas you probably can't afford them. Even TV advertising is becoming harder as channels multiply and the younger generation spend most of their time on Facebook, Youtube and Snapchat. If they look at anything it's on-demand services with no advertising.
Overall, things have changed a lot and there's no sign of a slow-down in the pace.
What works now?
As fast as the traditional channels have been dying, a large number of alternative methods for marketing a trade business have sprung up. Our survey of over 1,000 customers found that 32% had found a trades company online in the previous 12 months while Yellow Pages, Thomson and Local Papers combined only scored 11%.
The promise of these new online methods is to be cheaper and more under your control. For instance, you can just advertise for the areas that you service, where in Yellow Pages it had to be for a whole region. You can turn things on or off every day according to how much work you need, while with Yellow Pages you had to pay up front for a year. As a result, online marketing potentially helps you to operate much more efficiently and with fewer slack periods.
Many of these new marketing methods, such as lead generation market places My Builder, Rated People and Checkatrade, are highly controversial. Some businesses are keen advocates and others accuse them of virtually being scams. There was an interesting discussion about Checkatrade on the Builders Talk Group on Facebook. While one comment was in favour there were nine against which included the harshly worded "Just a money grabbing load of shite".
Having your own web site, sending emails to existing customers and doing your own online advertising are less controversial and potentially more effective. However, they require a much bigger commitment in terms of time, money and learning.
In separate articles about all of these opportunities, we will explore the pros and cons and how you can exploit each one, avoiding the major pitfalls.
Find the right approach for you
The many tradesmen we have spoken to broadly fall into two categories: sole traders who are pretty happy with their lot and just want to be sure that they have enough work coming in and those eager to grow their businesses further, whatever their current size.
If you are happy with your business and good at your job, you will probably find that after a while you get enough work from word of mouth alone. As gas engineer John McLouglin says "You grow old with your customers". You don't need any advice on marketing. You might still occasionally want to top up your work, and one of the new market places or contacting local firms looking for subbie work might do the trick.
On the other hand, if you are ambitious to grow your business, you need to find a method that works for you. Different people like to emphasise different ways of winning work. Mark Goodchild of Electric-Call explains "I like faults because a lot of competitors don't bother putting themselves out and it often leads to more work. We can demonstrate our competence when we fix a mess. So our aim is always to get to a call out within one hour". Mark has a very successful business and can quote many examples of where he won big contracts using this approach. That is why his marketing tries to catch people who are looking for an emergency electrician.
Matthew Stevenson of The Landscape Company wants to impress his customers with the quality of work and doesn't believe he can do this by competing on price. "I always tell customers that we won't be the cheapest, but we will be the best value". As his business is growing very rapidly this approach seems to work for him.
In fact there is no single prescription for a trade business, although there are many common themes that run through the most successful. Maybe the most important advice is to get clear in your mind what you really want to achieve, and to decide exactly how you want to approach your business. Then follow these principles consistently in all that you do and design your marketing around that.
Most importantly, that should give you the freedom to get on with what most trades businesses do best – doing new jobs professionally and expertly solving peoples' domestic issues. That is the core of the business and no amount of marketing can replace it.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Magnetic resonance imaging of ovarian tumors is useful in predicting whether the lesion is malignant or benign, thereby helping to guide the therapeutic approach.
That finding comes from a systematic quantitative review of studies on the topic performed by Dr. Maria I. Rosa, with the University of Extremo Sul Catarinense, in Criciuma, Brazil, and colleagues, and published online November 8th in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
"A new MRI technique with dynamic diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is a useful tool for characterizing epithelial ovarian tumors and can help distinguish among benign, borderline, and invasive tumor," the authors explain. Also, "Morphologic criteria such as septa, papillary projections, solid portion, and T2- weighted MRI signal intensity of solid tissue are useful for discriminating invasive from noninvasive ovarian tumor."
To assess the accuracy of MRI in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, the researchers analyzed data from 15 studies that compared MRI findings with paraffin section histology in a total of 1267 ovarian masses. In this data set, 65.4% of ovarian masses were benign, 5.7% were borderline tumors, and 28.9% were invasive tumors.
The team found that with a positive MRI result, the likelihood ratio of a malignant or borderline tumor versus a benign lesion was 6.6. Looked at another way, the pretest probability of cancer increased from 32% overall to 77% with a positive MRI result and decreased to 4.8% with a negative result, according to the report.
"This systematic review showed that MRI (1.5 T) has sensitivity of 92%, specificity of 85%, and an AUC of 0.95 for the detection of borderline or invasive ovarian tumors," the authors state.
The ability of MRI to predict whether a pelvic mass is benign or malignant "is of great value," Dr. Rosa and colleagues conclude. "Benign ovarian masses can be managed with more conservative approaches, either with close observation or with laparoscopic surgery," they point out. "On the contrary, when a tumor is malignant, there is a need for urgent laparotomy."
Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in ovarian tumor: a systematic quantitative review
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.
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Global X-Band Radar Market: Overview
X-band radars are mainly used in the defense sector and for weather monitoring. Operating at a frequency of 8-12 GHz and on a wavelength of 2.5-4 cm, these radars are more sensitive and can detect even the smallest of particles.
X-band radars are ideal for studying cloud development since they can detect light precipitation such as snow and even tiny water particles. Most airplanes are equipped with X-band radars so as to be able to pick up turbulence and other weather phenomena. The urgent need for 24–7 security and surveillance to protect citizens from external and internal threats has also significantly boosted the demand for X-band radars. Defense and aerospace equipment manufacturers have been focused on developing advanced surveillance and security systems that can detect threats from a distance, whether on land, in the sea, or in the skies.
There are two main types of X-band radars: portable and non-portable X-band radars. These radars find application in a number of industry verticals such as commercial, government, and defense. Geographically, the global X-band radar market covers Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, and Rest of the World. The report carefully analyzes each of these segments and offers quantitative as well as qualitative insights on the same. Research tools such as SWOT analysis and the Porter's Five Forces analysis model have been employed to give readers a 360-degree overview of the global X-band radar market.
Global X-Band Radar Market: Key Trends and Opportunities
One the primary factors driving the global X-band radar market is the rising significance of aviation safety. X-band radars help improve aviation safety and increase the operational safety of the overall air transport industry. The growing significance of climate and weather predictions has also fueled the demand for X-band radars. Companies such as Northrop Grumman Corporation and Saab Group have recently introduced a weather monitoring radar, a tool that can provide timely alerts regarding floods by constantly monitoring rainfall. A number of top players within the global X-band radar market have been laying emphasis on the development of end-to-end services and products such as infrastructure and maintenance, logistics, and client support to gain an edge in the X-band radar market, a factor that has spurred the growth of this industry.
Other factors that contribute toward the expansion of the X-band radar market include the surge in technological advancement, the growth of border tensions, the increased number of wars and insurgent attacks, and the escalating incidences of transnational crimes.
On the flip side, the inability of X-band radars to quickly adjust to track a range of different missiles is one of the major impediments to the growth of the X-band radar market. In addition, strict government regulations make it rather difficult for commercial manufacturers to obtain permission for bandwidth allocation.
Global X-Band Radar Market: Region-wise Outlook
North America has emerged as the leading regional segment in the global X-band radar market owing to strong demand stemming from homeland and border security. Political and economic instability in Europe has, for a change, been a driving force for the X-band radar market in the region. In order to maintain order and stability in the region, there is a need for the procurement of military equipment such as command and control systems, mobile artillery-hunting radar systems, submarines, tactical helicopters, and next-generation Gripen aircraft loaded with surveillance radars. Asia Pacific is anticipated to witness strong growth in the coming years owing to surging demand for portable X-band radars to be used for border security, facility surveillance, weather detection, critical infrastructure monitoring, and other functions.
Some of the leading players operating in the global X-band radar market are Kelvin Hughes Limited, Thales-Raytheon Systems Company LLC, Raytheon Company, Furuno Electric Company Limited, Prosensing Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Selex ES S.P.A, Reutech Radar Systems (PTY) Ltd., SAAB AB, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Detect, Inc., Japan Radio Company Limited, and Terma A/S.
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I watched a video that quotes a philosopher. That quote is "The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be." – Alain de Button
I thought of that as I remember Matt & Lindsay's wedding day. As I look back on the relationships, the shared moments, and the genuine celebration of 2 people coming together. It's an interesting way to look back at life and think of those moments that brought us to tears. Knowing how special, meaningful and unique something was going to be. . .and then STILL being brought to tears because it's even more so that we could have imagined.
This was certainly one of those days.
Congratulations Matt and Lindsay. . . .I know that your life together will always be more beautiful that you ever expected it could be.
Jasen & Christy
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HobbyCroft Maleficent (aka Mali)
Sold - Thank you Mike Kirwan
Mali was born March 27 2015 and is sharp black doe with a few splashes of white. She has blue eyes and is polled. She is extremely correct in structure. She is a very friendly doe though quiet.
Photos taken in June are courtesy of David Hobby (Doberman).
Linear Appraisal
Show Wins
May 23, 2015 - ADGA Junior doe Grand Champion at the Wabash Classic, Caguya, Indiana, Karen Smith, Judge (restricted leg)
Sire: CapraKoza OBI Spock
SS: CapraKoza BT Obsidian *S *B
SD: CapraKoza SG Black Smoke
Dam: Hobbycroft Penelope


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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Snowman Card
This card was made for Santa Slacker's challenge over on the Cricut Messageboard. I think this time it was any snowman image. I used the snowman from Gypsy Wanderings. I used cuttlebug folder to emboss the snow and MS border and corner punch combo for the frame. Enjoy!
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
Christmas Tags
These are the Christmas tags I made using Jolly Holidays cart for all the cuts and some other cartridges for the tag shape and scalloped circle. Enjoy!
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Hummingbird Card
Santa Card
Skater In Purple
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Cute Penguin In Red
My first cut from Elegant edges cartridge, the oval card shape that I welded in my Gypsy. Penguin from Simply Charmed and some stickers. Enjoy!
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Ornament Card
I made this card for Santa Slacker's Challenge over at Cricut messageboard. The challenge was to make a card with an ornament. The little girl is from Winter Frolic cartridge. Enjoy!
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Monday, December 5, 2011
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Racoon Stationery Gift Set
I made this gift set for my friend Diane and she may may think already when am I gonna get it after all? Well D., you need to be patient. They are waiting to be sent to you. The key chain raccoon was cut twice one regular and one flipped for the back and 4 layers of black crdstock in between. I Mod podged the whole thing. I made birthday reminder using some tips from scrapbooks Etc. magazine, I made the template with months and date in Microsoft Word and printed them out, cut the same size and cut some cardboard (or some box leftovers for the front and back cover. The post it note cover was made using tips from you tube videos.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Happy Holiday Card for SS Challenge
I made this card for Week 2 of Santa Slackers Challenge that my friends Diane, Joy and I are hosting on the Cricut messageboard. The challenge this time was to use any deer cut as well as a button. My deer came from Gypsy Wanderings cartridge. I used glossy accents on top of the deer and a metallic embellishment that I got couple of years ago at Orientaltrading.com
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Miller Anderson Law Group, PLLC is proud to announce that they have been named to CityView's 2016 Top Attorney's once again. Mary was named as Top Attorney by CityView in areas of Collections/Foreclosures.
Heather was named as Top Attorney in areas of Adoption and Labor & Employment Law – Employee. You can find the article below by clicking the pics, or in this month's edition of CityView at www.cityviewmag.com.


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New Yorkers are familiar with the iconic Doctor Zizmor's Beautiful Clear Skin subway posters.
When I see this ad, the most awkward part is the background that has rainbow, clouds and city view, mashing them up. I wanted to clear up the background leaving only text. I set up half of the poster inspired by before-and-after describing a pair of images to show the difference made by a specified treatment.
Total Posters Posted: 26. These numbers will continue on, until all of Dr. Zizmor's ads are covered.
The lyrics to Harder Better Faster by Daft Punk reminded me of the famous film by Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times.
The footage has an iconic connection with the song, therefore, I hijacked parts of Modern Times to the beat of the song.
In digital world, I found that it is hard to convey emotional feelings by typing.Now I started hand-writing my comments to my Facebook friends!I hope it helps my dearest friends to understand my messages with full of sincerity.
Check more Hand-written comments at Blog
Upside Down regularly gives you interesting upside down images for your eyes to enjoy and see the world from a different perspective.Check more feeds at Facebook Page
Small gifts are placed around the city for people to slow down and notice. In the rapid pace life styles we live today,
I felt that it is important for us to spare a few seconds and enjoy these small moments in life. So far, I have placed 75 Dollar Snails. This is an ongoing project and there are many more to come.
Check more information at Website
Check Dollar Snail Facebook Page
Both someone and I will exchange our autographs at the same time and keep them just in case one of us becomes famous.
All the collected autographs are posted here.


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Leading Off
Leading Off: Still early, but Giants are digging deep hole
Yes, it's early in the baseball season. But should Giants fans be concerned by what they've seen from their reigning World Series champions in the first two weeks?
Considering the Giants lost free agents Pablo Sandoval and Michael Morse, two of their top sluggers last season, and Hunter Pence is out for the first month because of a broken forearm, fans might have expected a rough start.
But nobody would have guessed a 4-10 record that included an eight-game losing streak, the longest since Bruce Bochy's first season managing the Giants in 2007.
Having lost nine of their past 10 games and already six games behind the first-place Dodgers, the Giants begin a three-game series Tuesday at home against their rivals from Los Angeles. The series features a showdown between World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner and National League MVP Clayton Kershaw on Wednesday night.
While that's certainly a matchup of heavyweights, the Giants might be better off against Kershaw with rookie right-hander Chris Heston on the mound. Heston, who would be with the River Cats if Matt Cain was not on the disabled list, is 2-1 with an 0.87 ERA. In 202/3 innings, Heston has allowed two earned runs and struck out 16 batters. Bumgarner is 1-1 with a 5.29 ERA and 10 earned runs allowed.
Victor Contreras
What to watch
NBA playoffs, Pelicans at Warriors, 7:30 p.m., TNT: Stephen Curry and Golden State look to take a 2-0 series lead against New Orleans.
Twitter chatter
"Tim Tebow was just signed by the one NFL coach who will give him a real chance to do what he does best. Thank you, Chip Kelly."
On this date
2004: Brad Miller's basket with 34.1 seconds left breaks a 79-79 tie with Dallas en route to an 83-79 win at Arco Arena as the Kings take a 2-0 lead in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
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The zip files hold all of the code and Java libraries they require, but are written in JAVA 1.6 and later. The Netlogo applets requires Java 1.4.1 or higher to run. They will not run on Windows 95 or Mac OS 8 or 9. Mac users must have OS X 10.2.6 or higher and use a browser that supports Java 1.4 applets (Safari works, IE does not). On other operating systems, you may obtain the latest Java plugin from Sun's Java site. Simply extract the zip file and double click the .jar file to run with a GUI. Some code is cleaner than others - if you find any confusion, please contact me at your leisure.
Innovation, Price Dispersion, and Emergent Increasing Returns to Scale [Java JAR, Code, and Libraries]
Full Multi-Agent Religious Simulation (i.e. Club model of Religion) [Java JAR, Code, and Libraries]
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SIX TUESDAYS: June 21, July 12, 19, Aug 9, 23, & 30
ADULTS & TEENS / Explore the magical world of Middle-Earth with local professor Dr. Thom Caraway. We'll begin with some background on the life of J.R.R. Tolkien, including an examination of his essay, "On Fairy Stories." From there, we'll explore The Lord of the Rings, with an eye for thematic elements, structure, character development, and of course, general nerdiness. $20 includes all six sessions. Register online.
Want to pay over the course of six sessions? Email email@example.com.
High schoolers come FREE! Just email email@example.com with:
1. Your name
2. Your high school
3. Your favorite teacher
4. Why you want to participate in this workshop
Hobbits, elves, wizards, and even dwarves are welcome. And guess what? We're hosting the films, too!


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Hello, from Montana this week.
Posting at night this time, as I am back to traveling with my Player 2 this week and this time to where we will soon be calling home. We move here in a little over a month and came to set some things up in preparation for our move. After this week, we have two weeks at home before traveling to Egypt for a little over a week. The need to travel is ingrained in us. Below are a few pictures from one of my flights here:
I draw a lot of inspiration from nature and being in places where you are completely unplugged from the world. Being an avid hiker, I'm very ready for this summer and for the opportunity to hike in some new places and make scenic retreats my office a couple days each week. I'll be sure to share pictures from my hikes this summer here.
Today, we took a trip to a town nearby to walk around and ended up stopping at a small café for a treat and a brutal game of chess. My Player 2 has no mercy. I'm a tad bit competitive and very lacking in any chess skills.
In our new house before we left, my Player 2 asked me after several clacking sounds if I knew what the noise was. After putting worries at ease by saying it was the ice maker, I made an Amityville Horror joke that maybe the new neighborhood was on an old burial ground. Laughing, my Player 2 snapped back with, "Well, better not go into the crawl space then."
Of course, this got me to thinking, what is it that people don't like about spaces like that? What is it that gives us the heebie-jeebies about going down in basements or tight spaces like crawl spaces?
I took my Player 2 with me on a ghost tour at the Stanley Hotel two falls ago and part of the tour briefly went by a space under a building. The tour guide gave everyone the opportunity to stand closer to the opening and take a look if they wanted. It was night time and dark, but the space itself was lit up. Almost no one walked up to it. I walked up and maybe two others. I went back to my Player 2's side and looked around the group. (I'm a big people watcher.) Most had this "nope, not happening" look on their face.
For some prone to becoming claustrophobic, small enclosed spaces are a no-go and uncomfortable situation in and of themselves. But add a paranormal or frightening factor like a monster in a movie and now that tight space is problematic for many more. I wonder which is worse? Would you hate running from a ghost in a tight space or a monster in a tight space more? The one that you can fight back, although with limited movement, or the one that running from it might not help at all? Hmm.
Take the movie Descent, for example. We have a group of girlfriends that are out of an exploratory adventure of an unmapped cave system. Not all the spaces were super tight, but the caves are small in some areas, dark, enclosed, and because it's unmapped the way out is not super clear. Once something is chasing after them and they are now spelunking not just for fun, but for survival. They transform from experienced adventure sportswomen to helpless prey without a clear path out.
Can things be just as scary or scarier in an open space where you can run away? Oh, I think so. But follow me here for a second.
Before going to New York a few weeks ago (I know, I'm all over the place right now), a friend told me it makes them claustrophobic because they can't see for miles like you can living by the mountains in New Mexico. In a life or death situation in a very tight space, this stress is compounded. If you are somewhere you can't see where you are going, you can't stand all the way up, or are forced to crawl to safety, the anxiety from restricted movement will inevitably feed into the fear already in place while running, or crawling for your life.
Think of what would happen if someone sneaks up behind you at work while you are getting coffee with a quick, "Boo." Do you jump? Even slightly? Maybe spill a little coffee if they were especially sneaky? Now, what if you are in a crawl space only 3 feet high, putting away some storage items and minding your own business. Unexpectedly, a voice from behind you whispers, "Boo," and a hand lightly taps your ankle. I'm thinking for a lot of us our muscles would tighten or we would jerk in our movement, some of us would hit our heads trying to jump up and see what it was behind us, and maybe even a few of us would shout out with such fun choice words. Maybe a couple of you calm and collected samurai keep your cool. Teach us your ways, sensei.
There's a comfort in having freedom of movement and in knowing where you are going next. I think comfort plays a big factor in this type of fear in scary stories. That opens a whole can of worms though–slimy, mushy worms covered in goop from an old, rotting can. Let's talk comfort and creepy crawlies in scary stories next week? Excellent. Until next time.


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Teacher of Physical Education: Peter Skerrett - email@example.com
PE is taught in 45mins and 1.5 hour slots across the prep school and the senior school.
Students across the board are taught in 2 different areas, "games" and "health and fitness." The games module is based around throwing/ catching, dodging and passing and general rules of the game that we are studying. We offer a variety of games including, netball, hockey, benchball, basketball, dodgeball, football and badminton.
The health and fitness programme looks at staying fit and healthy, maintaining a healthy heart, different components of fitness and fitness testing. The students are tested termly on their level of fitness by a series of circuit tests and all results are recorded.
Our summer programme allows us to enjoy the outside space where we concentrate on the traditional summer sports of rounders, cricket and athletics. These particular sports prepare our students for sports day where they compete in houses in all 3 activities.
Sports club is offered after school on a Thursday where students can come and enjoy playing in a relaxed environment.