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Publication Date: 2011
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In this six-session small group Bible study (guide sold separately), pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel shatters normal and turns weird upside down.
Normal people are stressed, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Many of their relationships are, at best, strained and, in most cases, just surviving. Even though we live in one of the most prosperous places on earth, normal is still living paycheck to paycheck and never getting ahead. Lust and frequent "casual" sex are far more common than purity and a healthy married sex life. And when it comes to God, the many believe, but few practice the teachings of Scripture in their everyday lives.
Simply put, normal isnt working. In this study, Groeschels WEIRD views will help you break free from the norm to lead a radically abnormal (and endlessly more fulfilling) life.
Sessions include:
- The God Kind of Weird
- Its Time to Be Weird
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- Pleasing God is Weird
- Weird Makes You Truly Sexy
- The Weirdest Blessing Possible
Designed for use with the Weird Participant's Guide (sold separately).
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New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, an innovative and pacesetting church meeting in multiple locations around the United States and globally online, which also created the popular and free YouVersion Bible app. He is the author of several books, including Fight, Soul Detox, The Christian Atheist, and It. Craig, his wife, Amy, and their six children live in Edmond, Oklahoma. Visit www.craiggroeschelbooks.com
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Q: How long are the sessions on the "Weird" dvd?
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It's quite the price reduction!
Even though I'm on holidays for a couple of weeks, I just checked my work email. That's how much I don't want to go shopping.
I have to go to Walmart on a weekend.
Walmart. On a weekend. 2 days before Christmas.
The more I delay, the busier it gets.
I'll be so happy when this blasted 'season of joy' is over. Humbug!
I vaguely remember being bored by The Hobbit in sixth grade when I read it. I felt that Bilbo was using the term "adventure" far too often and rather loosely, because all they seemed to do was walk around, have some minor mishap and then...um. What was their goal, even? Like, Bilbo wasn't supposed to go into those mountains and trick Gollum and junk and I know he didn't start out all "Yes, Gandalf, I will do anything you ask!" but why did they go off on this voyage in the first place? It's been so long and I've cared so little, I really don't know. [ETA: Was there a dragon with a weak spot in his belly? That can't possibly have come from the same book, it sounds like it should have thrilled me! But I remember it in association with this book. ???] I didn't really get into LOTR either, but I read up to about halfway through the second book while trying very, VERY hard to make myself like it because a few of my friends were so in love with it, not to mention trying equally hard to make my friends believe I wasn't bored with one of their favoritest things ever.
The movies were pretty. I don't have overall impressions on them other than that they were there, I watched them and I enjoyed being with the people I watched them with. Oh, and that Sam totally did ALL the work, so WTF is with all the other characters praising Frodo and running into battle "for Frodo" and crap?! Not only did Frodo try to abscond with the ring and act all squirrelly about it on more than one occasion, but he hardly carried the thing to Mount Doom. He was just an unnecessarily heavy and person-shaped holder for the ring that Sam carried all that way.
Oh! And Smeagol likes his fishies raw. Tricksy hobbitses, they ruins it!!! I thought his utter joy in holding the ring (for that split second...) was oddly cute and actually felt bad for him afterward. He both bugged me and pleased me with his existence. Other than that, I have difficulty separating my thoughts on these stories from the fanfic my friends wrote for it and the random LOTR-themed silliness we engaged in. Because another friend gave me a random ring she found, I had to be Frodo, and I was NOT happy about it. But it's cool, because the ring disappeared in the middle of our camping trip, leaving a circular hole in the outer mesh pocket of my duffel bag. (Seriously, I doubt the ring made the hole, but it was totally round and it was there and the ring was not. It was amusing.) The one who always had a hairbrush to use in the locker room after gym class was Legolas, obvs.
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Fraudulent insurance claims : recent legal developments
Tarr, Julie-Anne (2008) Fraudulent insurance claims : recent legal developments. Journal of Business Law, pp. 139-157.
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Insurance fraud continues to be a major problem worldwide. This article will canvass recent legal developments in relation to selected issues and matters of particular concern to the insurance industry. This article is confined to fraudulent claims. Fraud may arise at various points in the insurance relationship, including initial fraud on placement and fraudulent breach of contract by the assured. Fraud at the outset by the assured is treated differently from innocent or negligent conduct. "Fraud" in the context of this paper embraces all claims where an insured intednds to deceive an insurer by getting out i money to which the insured knew he had no right. This article will examine fraudulent insurance claims.
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But, Silvio left a message to one and all. "To those who celebrated what has been described as my exit from the scene, I say that from tomorrow I shall be redoubling my efforts to reform tax, justice and the institutions of Italy."
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Wednesday Ladder Reset & Season 10 Race to the Top Competition!
Lewt.com is having a new competition with the upcoming Ladder reset! Get in on the action and a chance to earn real money playing Diablo 2.
1. USEast Softcore Expansion Ladder
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Bonuses for achievements and item finds! Find out all the contest rules and details here.
Diablo II Ladder Reset
The Diablo II ladder will be resetting on the 2nd of May:
As we all anxiously await the release of Diablo III on May 15, we invite you to come enjoy one last hurrah in Diablo II as we reset the ladder the morning of Wednesday, May 2. We anticipate the realms could be down for up to six hours during the reset, and during that time all existing ladder characters will be converted to non-ladder. All characters and items being converted to non-ladder will remain intact, but once converted these characters will no longer have access to ladder content such as creating ladder-only rune words.
This ladder reset, like all those before it, creates a clean slate where all ladder characters begin at level 1 with no previous items to help them. To participate, simply wait until the Diablo II realms return to service on May 2, log in to Battle.net, and tick the "Ladder Character" checkbox when creating a new character. You can track ladder character leveling progress by clicking on the Ladder button from the main Diablo II in-game Battle.net interface.
Of course if you haven't yet tried Diablo II, you can find the Battle Chest at any fine PC game retail store, as well as our online Blizzard Store. You can alternatively purchase digital copies of Diablo II and the Lord of Destruction expansion, which you can begin downloading and playing immediately.
For more information on ladder characters please visit the Arreat Summit.
The original link can be found here
Diablo II Patch – 1.13d
With the season 9 ladder reset for Diablo II is a patch as well:
Patch 1.13d
New Features
Ignoring players is now saved between sessions of the game. All ignores are now written out to disk (file: 'ignorelist'). This feature can be toggled by issuing the command '/ignorepersist'.
Users can now filter messages based on content by issuing the command '/filtermsg
Users can now set their home channel by issuing a new Battle.net chat command '/home
Users can return to their home channel at any time by issuing the command '/home' while in the Battle.net chat interface.
Major Bugs
Fixed a known dupe method.
Fixed another issue where players were able to stack auras in an unintended way.
Minor Bugs
Fixed a bug where Mercenaries wouldn't have multiple auras active when they should have.
Fixed an issue where players could create games prefixed with color codes.
Potentially fixed an issue where players would be disconnected when watching the cinematics when in a Battle.net game.
Fixed an issue where the game would crash when running in windowed mode with sound disabled and the game tried to play a cinematic.
Diablo II Ladder Reset
The Diablo II ladder reset is happening this morning!
The Diablo II servers are now online and available for play on the new ladder season. See you on Battle.net!
Community News
Community News
Race to the Top Competition - A new chance to receive hundreds of dollars by playing Diablo II! Just announced with the new ladder reset coming on March 28th for Diablo II. Categories you can be eligible for include: Leveling, Achievement, and Item Collector. With over $170k in prizes across 8 realms you'll definitely want to head over and see the full competition details and how you can participate here.
DiabloCast: Episode 2 – The 2nd episode of DiabloFans.com podcast is up covering topics such as: Skill Balancing in PvE and PvP, D2 Ladder Reset Next Week – Season 8, Michael Gough Interview, 6th and 7th Batch of Screenshots and Art for Diablo III, and more. Hear the episode here.
20 Years of Blizzard: Blizzard's DNA – Last is an interesting graph from PCGamer on the last 20 year's of Blizzard's and their effect and how far-reaching they are in the gaming industry. See that article here and check out the graph below:
Ladder Reset on March 28th
Bashiok let us know that the poll results are in for the Diablo II ladder reset:
While our original poll for reset length showed a little less than 150 people wanted a reset every year, our most recent follow up poll had over 1,000 votes for 6 months: http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27800569877&sid=3000
We've heard you, so this is a one week warning that the Diablo II ladder will reset next Monday, March 28. We generally prefer to provide a two week warning for the case of resets, but to hit the exact 6 month mark we feel one week is sufficient this time.
We anticipate all Diablo II realms to be down for approximately six hours during the reset. More specific information on realm availability on the day of the reset will be posted in the Battle.net Status forum. When the ladder is reset all existing ladder characters will be converted to non-ladder. All characters and items being converted to non-ladder will remain intact, but once converted these characters will no longer have access to ladder content such as creating ladder-only rune words. For more information on ladder characters please visit the Arreat Summit Realm Character Types page at http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/basics/charactertypes.shtml
Diablo II Ladder Reset March 28
Poll: But Seriously, Diablo II Season Length?
Message from Bashiok for the Diablo II community today:
Although we had a previous poll (Poll: How Long Do You Want Seasons to Be? http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27026322804&sid=3000) on the topic, there's been some sentiment that the previous results are not accurate to the mindset of the average player during a season as the poll was run soon after the last reset.
So, let us know, do you agree with the poll results from last time? Should it allow for as much time as possible to enjoy the ladder and last a year? Should it be the previous six months? Or be somewhere inbetween and reset every 9 months?
Poll: But Seriously, Diablo II Season Length?
PvP Ranking and Ladder
The Diablo twitter was alive with a fan asking @Diablo questions on the PvP ranking and ladder. Some new insights and an interesting back-and-forth definitely worth reading:
will there be ladder resets for the rankings on PvP?—Scyberdragon
Hrm, there's no intent for design on something like what. Why do you think it would be useful?—Diablo
without resets, new players would have a hard time getting up in the ranks as people who have been playing for years.—ScyberDragon
Since it's a personal progression system it's not likely to be something where you're looking at a leaderboard a whole lot.—Diablo
after a certain amount of time (a couple of months-years) the ladder would probably rarely change as far as the top rankers.—Scyberdragon
Potentially, but it isn't really a competition in that way. I'll concede a *shrug* though as most of it is in early design.—Diablo
Well, are matches paired by ranking? New players (lower ranked) will never get to play older players (higher rank) cause the…—Scyberdragon
Matches are paired by skill, which isn't the same as personal progression.—Diablo
well, how is skill quantified/paired then? I assumed you got #up rank based on how well you did therefore rank representing skill.—Scyberdragon
Skill is quantified by your performance (win/lose) versus others. Your rank/personal progression always moves up. Think MW2.—Diablo
then what is rank for? —ScyberDragon
A way for you to see your progress, compare against friends, and a way for us to (potentially) give some vanity rewards away.—Diablo
Diablo II Ladder Has Been Reset!
The Diablo II ladder has been reset and there's a few announcements concerning it that you'll want to be aware of. First up is a Blizzard Poll asking the community how long we'd like to the ladder season to last.
We realize the six month reset caught some people by surprise and so we wanted to provide a way for you to give us feedback. We think six months is a decent amount of time to allow everyone time to level up and enjoy the season, while still keeping the ladder landscape fresh, but maybe you don't.
So… How long do you want ladder seasons to last?
Please keep in mind that a "winning" vote doesn't necessarily mean we will adopt or always be able to meet a specific time, but we certainly want to try to meet a general community desire when possible.
We realize there are many factors in the Battle.net play experience that may deflect votes to the "Other" option, such as the feeling that "Resets don't make a difference unless X happens." While we certainly appreciate this input, it isn't helpful in the case of gauging reset timelines for the benefits they do provide.
We'd appreciate it if you could let as many people know who play Diablo II to come here and vote, as it will be factored in to future reset timeline decisions.
(single selection, two week poll, results will be shown when voting ends)
Vote here in the poll.
Next up is just a question from a user about the new ladder reset you'll want to be aware of:
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With the new ladder will there be a new patch? If so can we get some patch notes? Will there be any new features to help get rid of botters/spammers?
There will not be a patch coinciding with the ladder reset happening on September 28, 2010.
The aim of this reset, and all resets, is to refresh the game. Giving that enjoyment of competition in racing to 99, finding an item no one else has yet, or even being the first to slay Andariel. A fresh ladder as you know is really about the rarity of items, a fresh economy, and the fight through the game starting from scratch. Ladder is about challenging yourself. There are obviously going to be people who came in half way or just don't level as quickly as others, and while we definitely like for everyone to have a good time and feel like they got done what they wanted to, we have to cut it off at some point. Right now six months feels like it's the right amount of time to keep those racing to 99 appeased, and the economy fresh.
Race to the Top $200,000 Ladder Reset Competition!
Lewt.com has an exciting contest for all the Diablo II fans out there starting tomorrow, September 28th, with the ladder rest! It's divided into 3 separate competitions: leveling, achievements and item collecting and will take place on all 24 ladder realms.
Leveling competition
Be among the first 3 for any of the following level tiers on any of the 24 Ladder realms:
Level 85: 1st place = $600 – 2nd place = $550 – 3nd place = $525
Level 80: 1st place = $500 – 2nd place = $450 – 3rd place = $425
Level 75: 1st place = $400 – 2nd place = $350 – 3rd place = $325
Level 70: 1st place = $300 – 2nd place = $250 – 3rd place = $225
Level 60: 1st place = $200 – 2nd place = $175 – 3rd place = $150
Level 50: 1st place = $100 – 2nd place = $75 – 3rd place = $50
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Tips for a Successful Website
September 3, 2014
A good website is vital for every business. The following should be put into consideration when designing your website:
1. Do research
Proper research is what distinct a successful website from one that is not doing so well. Research should be done so as to find the best business strategy and appropriate niche. It is important for you to have a unique selling proposition of a unique product or service that is in high demand. For you to profit you must have much more than just an okay look or cool sales strategies.
2. Research on your competition
It is always advisable to know who your competitors are. Use your business strategy to find out who your internet competitors are. Also use this to determine what barriers you can put in place to curb competition. This is a great way of preventing others to duplicate any secret methods and expertise you might be having. Start by first designing the basic parts of your website. Then write down the main purposes you want it to serve. These could be driving traffic, leads development, building credibility, higher sales, more and better customers or even longer visits. It is at this point that you should also come up with you unique selling proposition and elevator pitch. This is also the part where you should write an in depth description of the site using keywords derived from the title and description. Make sure to get all these right.
3. Go for a top design company
If you want the best website you must seek the services of a reputable design company. Go for one that has specialized in web maintenance and web business consulting. Make sure that such a firm has been in operation for the last 5 years. By all means avoid any WYSIWYG and content manager software systems. They are notorious for causing damage to any well maintained and clean coded website. You can use a site generator only for drafting the design and maybe getting started with propagation. You can use a site builder such as CMS or WYSIWG on a separate blog. This is only if you have other important things to say and extra time on your hands.
4. Go over your goals once again
Go over tour goals, web strategies and business strategy with the web design consulting firm. Reviewing your goals at an earlier stage will save you lots of cash and make your website more competitive. Consider the suggestions made by the consulting firm you have hired. They will probably tell you how to cut down costs with PPC advertising and how to use other strategies to target, screen and draw many prospects. Write down all your overview and intent and the budget required by each project. It is advisable to budget at least $3000 every year for a revamp and promotions. Promotions play a vital role in every business. Once your business starts doing great you will see that the $3000 dollars is nothing. A web business will not pick up if a serious promotion is lacking. Include features such as shopping carts and membership databases for this to be effective.
5. Decide on what advertising route to take
Ask yourself whether your website will depend mainly on paid adverts or organic rankings. Other options would be joining Google groups, find sites that will allow your site's inbound links and quality directories. After an in-depth discussion with the web consulting firm regarding your budget and main strategies, you can have your goals finalized and outlined. At this stage your content should also be reviewed to match the purpose and keyword of the site. A lot of emphasis has to be put on SEO phrases and keywords if you want traffic.
Start with the website goals and the needs of your target audience. Outline the headings and subheadings. Now compare your outlines with those of your competitors. Are yours more appealing to the target customers? Remember headlines should always be used as baits. Incorporate the benefits in the subheadings.
Sketching of the actual site should commence once you have come up with logo and overall theme. You can use word or Publisher to create the headlines, make a concise description of the site and focus on the landing pages. Bear in mind that you cannot be able to copy paste a word document directly into the website.
6. Follow the basic principles of advertising.
The look of a website is important but not as important as following the basic principles of advertising. Educate yourself more on these and ensure that your website fulfills all the mentioned requirements. Your website should communicate who you are, what your main audience is and how your business will be of benefit to them. Show your target group the benefits, expected feelings and features. Make sure to put longer articles and explanations on a separate page.
7. Credibility is important
A successful web design business runs on credibility. Emphasize on it. Find a way to offer loyalties, guarantees, business verifications and membership in a reputable firm such as BBB. Incorporate testimonials to on your site as well as samples of the products.
8. Free samples
If possible, give away free samples of your products or services. This should be done in such a way that the customers will be able to try them fast and easily. Prospects should not be sent to other sites.
9. Clear and simple navigation
Navigation around your site should be clear, standardized and simple. The menu should be easy to understand. Avoid having too many pull downs and big "Order Now" or "Buy Now" signs. The information buttons should be clearly displayed. Other buying alternatives should be offered as a way of building interest.
10. Avoid flashy images
Too many images and much flash should be avoided at all costs. These have a tendency of slowing down the page load and are often a distraction from the main features. To make matters worse one cannot be able to read them using search engine spiders. Settle for fewer images and those that are don't require much flash and you will be good to go.
Website Pointers for Web Designers From a Guru
May 15, 2014
Everyone is looking for the best website solution to keep his or her business running smoothly and let revenues pour in. there are many out there who are flaunting their web solutions as the best in the online business.
Actually, to make everything go well in the highly competitive online industry there are a few things that you need to keep in mind. First, is to find out what your customers really want. Then work smartly, avoid using difficult methods that are unlikely to be attainable. Lastly, make sure that you keep every promise and inform clients ahead of time for any delays. Be sure to stay honest and be upfront with clients at all times.
Another tip is to make your customers happy. There are a lot of situations that can make clients happy and come back for more. Quality service is one. In addition, if your customer needs a quick and easy fix, then you can do it for free. Freebies and extras always make clients think that you gave them honest work that they will be grateful.
Frequent Questions You Need To Ask Your Clients
- What is their site intended for?
- The target market
- Value or estimated value for product and services offered
- Expected and desired actions from visitors
- If client will manage the site upon completion or you will continue to update it for them
These are just the basic questions. However, everything is up to you to communicate the involved tasks, expected costs, and timelines. You have to say all of these in a way that will be easily understood by the client. In the end, you and your client must come to an agreement.
However, do you have any idea on how a client chooses a contractor to develop or design their site? If you do not, then these tips and bits of information might be a lot of help.
- Be sure to have an impressive portfolio with great feedback from previous clients. A link for previous projects would be very handy.
- Be prepared for an interview. There will also be a possibility of test jobs to gauge your capacity as a provider.
- Guarantee your work until your client becomes satisfied with the result.
- Communicate well with clients. Avoid using techy language make sure you speak in plain terms they will understand.
With all of these tips, your clients will surely come back for your great service time and again.
www.heritagebay.com does a great job embodying these tips.


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Whether you want to deal with problems, or simply to get better at something, it is all comes down to healthy and effective life management - managing your life better and thereby improving the overall quality of your life.
Improved life management is about doing things better and not repeating old outmoded patterns of behaviour. Not getting bogged down in the problems and bad habits we can all experience in our daily lives.
Jeff Turner has over 20 years experience using hypnosis and NLP to help 'make people better.'
Hypnosis is an ancient art, perhaps as old as mankind. Hypnosis works on the assumption that we have two minds, the 'conscious' and the 'subconscious.' The conscious mind being the part of the brain that you use to 'think,' the part you are using to read and understand this now. Yet the conscious mind only accounts for about 10% of mental function and processing. The larger and more powerful subconscious part of the brain accounts for the other 90%, and it is the subconscious that is keeping you alive right now, by telling your heart to take another beat, and your body to take another breath.
Hypnosis is a way of being able to connect and communicate with that other mind, the larger and more powerful subconscious mind, to speak directly to it and more easily facilitate improvement and change.
Hypnotherapy is the application of hypnosis for positive change, and can be used for a wide variety of problems. Hypnotherapy can be used for health issues. Hypnotherapy can be used for relaxation and stress, for sleep problems, or for lowering high blood pressure. Hypnotherapy can be used for relationship or sexual problems. Hypnotherapy can be used for addictions like smoking and drinking, or for weight loss. Hypnosis can be used for personal development, focusing the mind and as an aid to better concentration. There are, in fact, a limitless range of uses for which hypnosis and hypnotherapy have been found to be invaluable.
Hypnosis can be a wonderful tool to help clear out the accumulated clutter of negative beliefs that build up over time. Hypnosis, trance, and the resulting states of deep relaxation allow the extra space and time to make deep and profound changes within. When you learn to do these things for yourself, you will have a set of immensely powerful self-help techniques which you can rely on for the rest of your life.
NLP is a more modern, 'state of the art' collection of applied psychological techniques that may be used to facilitate rapid change and personal development. NLP has taken the best from all the other major psychological disciplines and always strives for excellence. NLP shares many of the ideas of hypnosis and they complement one another well in the process of change.
If you are experiencing some problem in your life, if you recognise that you have old, bad habits you would like to change, or if there is something you would simply like to be better at doing, then please contact Jeff Turner now for more information about how the use and application of hypnosis and NLP could help you.
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In these times of budget cuts, austerity measures and economic uncertainty mental health would seem to be an main areas experiencing severe cutbacks and lack of funding.
One area particularly hard hit is mental health care for children and young people.
YoungMinds, the leading children and young people's mental health charity, has revealed that millions of pounds have been cut from children and young people's mental health services in the last year.
Research undertaken by YoungMinds has revealed that there has been a significant amount cut in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) budgets in the last year.
Further analysis from YoungMinds reveals:
It has been estimated that the tens of millions in cuts equates to almost 2,000 staff that could otherwise be supporting mental health problems across the UK.
David Cameron has created a mental health crisis that can't be solved with £1billion worth of funding
Earlier this year, austerity policies were described as "profoundly disturbing" to the nation's mental health in a letter signed by hundreds of psychiatrists, psychotherapists and other experts in the field ...demand for mental health services has risen by a staggering 20 per cent over the last five years - while mental health service budgets were cut by 8 per cent in real terms. The Tories have created a much bigger mental health crisis than they can make up for with £1billion of funding.
Mental health services currently receive just 13 per cent of NHS funding, despite accounting for more than a fifth (23 per cent) of the disease burden in the UK.
Mental health services for children and young people in England were cut by £35million last year – The Independent
NHS spending on children's mental health services in England has fallen by more than 6% in real terms since 2010, equivalent to nearly £50m.
Child and adolescent mental health services are under increasing pressure, juggling tight resources and with increasing demand.
In November, a 16-year-old girl from Devon spent two nights in a police cell as no psychiatric bed was available.
There can be unacceptably long waiting times too – The BBC
Children can wait years for mental health care.
One child was kept waiting for more than four years. In another case, a 13-year-old girl killed herself after a long wait for an appointment. Youngsters have succumbed to self-harm and eating disorders and been excluded from school while waiting to see a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) specialist.
Figures obtained from some regional healthcare authorities indicate that children referred to CAMHS can wait anything from days to years for their first assessment, depending on where they live – The Sunday Times
Concerned parents too are naturally feeling under increased pressure. T
Parents in the UK are more likely to worry about their children's mental well-being than any other health issue - Some 40% of parents said their children's emotional well-being was a primary concern - The BBC
During the last year I have noted a 60% increase in teenagers under the age of 16 coming to see me, and a 30% increase in children under the age of 11.
As a result I considered it necessary to increase my expertise in this area, and in June of this year I achieved a Diploma in Paediatric Hypnotherapy.
If your child is experiencing any kind of mental, emotional or behavioural problems please contact me immediately for an informal chat. It could take a load off your mind.
Mindfulness is a very simple form of meditation that was little known in the West until recently. Appropriated from ancient Buddhist roots, mindfulness meditation has been promoted and and championed as a therapeutic tool in recent years by Jon Kabat-Zinn and others.
Mindfulness could be described as a philosophy incorporating many differing styles of meditative technique. A typical meditation might consist of focusing full attention on your breath as it flows in and out of the body. Focusing on each breath in this way allows you to relax into a meditative state and to observe your thoughts as they arise in your mind. By simply observing, experiencing and accepting the subjective experience by degrees, it is possible to let go and to stop struggling with thoughts and feelings.
Through the process of experience and acceptance you come to realise that -
Mindfulness is about observation without criticism.
Mindfulness is about being compassionate with yourself.
Mindfulness is a way of letting go of negative thoughts and feelings.
Mindfulness allows you to be aware of negative thought patterns and to let them go before they tip you into a downward spiral.
Mindfulness begins the gentle process of allowing you to control your thoughts and feelings, and therefore your life.
When unhappy or anxiety provoking thoughts hover overhead you learn to simply accept their presence and to regard them as if they were black clouds in the sky; to simply observe them with open-minded curiosity as they drift past.
Over time, mindfulness can bring about long-term changes in mood, levels of happiness, and feelings of well-being.
Scientific studies have shown that meditation and the practise of mindfulness can not only prevents depression, but also positively affect the patterns underlying day-to-day anxiety, stress, irritability and other 'negative' mood states.
Other studies have shown that people who meditate regularly can enjoy long term health benefits. They see their doctors less often and spend fewer days in hospital. Memory and concentration improves, creativity increases and reaction times become faster.
Despite these proven benefits, however, many people are still a little wary when they hear the word meditation. It is important to note that although mindfulness meditation may be associated with some eastern religions, is not itself a religion, it is simply a method of mental training. You do not have to subscribe to any religious beliefs or sit cross-legged on the floor, although you can if you want to. I usually recommend people who come to my classes sit comfortably in a chair.
It is also possible to practise mindful awareness wherever you are and whatever you are doing: at home or at work, on the bus or a train. You can meditate more or less anywhere and I like to practice mindfulness while walking, or even whilst doing the washing up.
Meditation is not complicated, and it is definitely not about 'success' or 'failure'. Even when meditation feels difficult and you think you are not moving forward you will find you have learned something valuable about yourself and the workings of the mind. You will have raised your own self-awareness and thus have benefited psychologically.
Meditation helps concentration and the ability to focus the mind. It is about seeing the world with greater clarity, and also being aware of how you truly feel so that you can take wiser and more considered action to change those things in your life which need to be changed.
Meditation helps cultivate a deep and compassionate awareness that allows you to assess your goals and find the optimum path towards realising those things in life that are most important to you.
I hold meditation classes at Oak Lodge, Fairlight every Tuesday morning at 10.30am. Please contact me for more information.
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Mexico City - Billionaire Carlos Slim is bowing to imminent antitrust legislation by planning a breakup of America Movil's phone operations in Mexico rather than risk profit-crushing restrictions if his company did nothing to curb its dominance.
America Movil, the Americas' largest operator with 272 million wireless subscribers, decided to divest some assets to an independent company, reducing its market share in Mexican landlines and mobile phones to below 50 percent to appease regulators, America Movil said Tuesday in a filing. Slim's carrier will also separate its wireless towers from the rest of the business and will renounce its rights to acquire control of satellite-TV provider Dish Mexico. Slim and his family hold 57 percent of America Movil.


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Rethinking Polar Bear EvolutionSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Sun, 08/05/2012 - 15:16
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Early Edition on-line), is shaking up science's view of polar bear evolution. Previously, it had been suggested that the white bear of the north was a relatively young species that diverged from brown bears during the last glacial period. That glaciation started after the Eemian epoch (~125,000 years ago), peaking around 25,000 years ago. New genetic analysis pushes that estimated divergence back to 4-5 million years ago, though there seems to have been a significant level of interbreeding between the two species over time. Another important finding is that the polar bear population underwent a significant contraction around 500,000 years ago. According to this new information the polar bear has been around for much longer than previously thought, implying that it has survived many interglacial warm periods. In other words, those who think the polar bear cannot survive the shrinking of Arctic ice packs are dead wrong.
Greenland's Oscillating GlaciersSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 12:35
Melting glaciers are once again in the news, along with the associated threat of rising sea levels. NASA satellites have reported wide spread melting across Greenland which has the climate change alarmists all atwitter. But the NASA satellites are providing data never before available, so it is hard to say if the summer melting pattern is unusual. Meanwhile, some 80 year old scientific data has revealed that this is not the first time that there has been a period of glacial retreat in Greenland. This formerly lost data shows that many land-terminating glaciers underwent a more rapid retreat in the 1930s than in the 2000s. Even more interesting is that the two periods of retreat were interrupted by a period of widespread advance from 1943 to 1972. Greenland's glaciers seem to be oscillating with a period of around a century.
Wolf In Coyote's ClothingSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 08:56
The coyote, also known as the American jackal or the prairie wolf, is a canine predator found throughout North and Central America. Ranging from Panama in the south, north through Mexico, the United States and into Canada the wily Canis latrans has been spreading into new territory in the Eastern US, filling a void left at the top of the food chain by the virtual extinction of the gray wolf. But these new coyotes are not the little dog sized creatures from the South West—the new coyote is larger, stronger and more aggressive than his ancestors. Well known as a master of adaptation, new studies over the past few years are now revealing how these relatives of wolves and dogs are evolving into a new top predator thanks to humans. They have expanded their diet to include squirrels, household pets and even deer. Supposedly, coyotes killed a 19-year-old female hiker in Nova Scotia in 2009. It seems that this new breed of predator is actually a wolf in coyote's clothing.
Why Are Sea Levels So Low?Submitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Mon, 07/23/2012 - 13:49
The last interglacial period (LIG)—the Eemian—is commonly believed by scientists to have been warmer than the current Holocene interglacial. Along with that balmier climate there is evidence that sea levels were significantly higher than today. Previous studies have pegged Eemian sea levels at 4 to 6m higher than today. Recently, a new investigation raises that estimate, reporting that ancient sea levels peaked between 6.6 and 9.4 m (~20 to 30 feet). Modern day accounts of flooding in low lying coastal areas and tropical islands abound, with ominous suggestions of links to global warming. How high the oceans will rise is a topic of debate for IPCC members, the news media and assorted climate alarmists, but they are asking the wrong question. Instead, they should ask why are sea levels so low?
The Once & Future Climate?Submitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 14:56
Between 15 and 20 million years (Myr) ago, Earth's climate took a pause during its long slide into the Pleistocene Ice Age for a period of real global warming. During this relatively brief time glaciers around the world retreated and there are indications that, at least around the edges of the continent, there was significant vegetation on Antarctica. Temperatures may have been as high as 11°C higher than today. Scientists say this global warm spell took place under under CO2 levels in the range of 190–850 ppmv, both significantly higher and lower than today's 390 ppmv. It is hoped that studying conditions during the Miocene warming can provide constraints on the fundamental laws governing the climate system. Why? If the Pleistocene Ice Age is truly coming to an end, as some have said, this may be the climate of the future.
Desperate Climate Scientists Blame Bad Weather On Global WarmingSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 15:14
After decades of debunking and statements by responsible scientists that climate is not weather and individual anomalies are not an indication of climate change, the government funded IPCC lackeys at the UK's Met Office and America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have publicly attributed recent bad weather events to man-made climate change. These irresponsible boffins' shrill claims illustrate the desperation in the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) camp in the face of declining public concern over climate change. While admitting that it is impossible to blame a single event on global warming, climate alarmists are claiming attribution is possible as long as it is framed in terms of probability. They have gone from lies, to damn lies and now, finally, to statistics.
Ravaged Reefs ReboundSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 14:51
In a new study of coral reefs off the Pacific coast of Panama, a team of scientists has discovered something shocking: those seemingly thriving, permanent reefs have undergone widespread devastation in the past. Even more shocking was the realization that, despite this natural destruction of coral reefs, the reefs bounced back—after laying dormant for 2,500 years. We have been told that the oh so sensitive coral reefs of the world are all going to die if the world's temperature rises due to that horrible man-made scourge, global warming. Yet it seems that nature has been happily wiping out and re-establishing reefs across all the oceans of the world since before the rise of human civilization. Once again the warmists' scare tactics founder on the reefs of actual science.
New Climate Models Fall ShortSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 13:32
The IPCC is working up to releasing pieces of its next climate report, starting in 2013. This has the world's climate scientists scrambling to get their latest work included in that dubious document. Foremost among those struggling for primacy of place are the computer modelers, those who study their own created worlds instead of the natural one around them. This report promises to be more contentious than the last one (AR4) in that the modelers have been racing to incorporate the effects of aerosols, soot and other airborne particulates that had previously been give scant attention. Early results suggest that aerosols have a much greater impact on regional climate than scientists had realized and that aerosols and clouds are providing some big surprises.
Flatulosaurus Heats Up the MesozoicSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 12:57
A new Current Biology paper proposes that the accumulated output of dinosaur flatulence could have changed the global climate during the age of the dinosaurs. Insert dinosaur fart joke here. No, seriously, this is a real report in an actual scientific journal. It just happens to be on a subject that the news media could not resist blowing out of proportion on their best day. Given that much of the CO2 in Earth's atmosphere was emitted by some form of living creature this is a serious area for study by environmental scientists. So after giving the chattering media magpies some time to calm down, here is a more serious take on this heady topic.
Fossil Raindrops and the Faint Young SunSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:34
It is accepted that the ancient Sun was considerably cooler than our local star is today, so much so that Earth a few billion years ago should have been a lifeless frozen ball. But scientists have also shown that the planet was not frozen—shallow seas warmer than any modern ocean abounded with microbial life. A recent study, detailed in the journal Nature, is a good example of the sometimes convoluted, even improbable reasoning is used to get a handle on earthly climates during eons long vanished. Using the fossilized impact dimples from rain drops that fell 2.7 billion years ago, researchers have calculated new limits on the density of Earth's atmosphere. This, in turn, has implications on the development of the ancient atmosphere and what role greenhouse gases may have played in warming the young Earth.
Prominent Green Denounces Carbon OffsetsSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 08:49
Carbon offsets, favored by PC Hollywood stars and green politicians alike, have been used by the rich and powerful as a way to make their energy wasting lifestyles appear to be OK from an ecological point of view. Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio have both used carbon offsets to greenwash their jet-setting travel on private aircraft. Airlines even offer the unwashed masses an opportunity to purchase carbon offsets before boarding a flight—you may not be able to fly like they stars but you can lie like the stars. Finally, a voice from the green ranks has spoken up to denounce carbon offsets for what they are: "carbon offsetting is without scientific legitimacy and is dangerously misleading."
Stop Them, Before They Model AgainSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 11:45
Just when it looked like the climate catastrophists had slunk back into well deserved academic obscurity, a new report in the journal Nature Geoscience has resurrected claims of Earth's impending climatic demise. A new computer climate study says to expect increases in temperature of up to 3°C by 2050, confirming or exceed predictions made by the IPCC reports. Can this model based report be considered any more accurate than previous attempts? Have modeling techniques suddenly improved? Or is this report's appearance in a major scientific journal the signal of a renewed round of scaremongering by eco-alarmists?
So InsensitiveSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Sat, 03/24/2012 - 14:26
The dire results of anthropogenic global warming have become passé. Treated by the news media and climate alarmists as established scientific fact, the IPCC's vision of a dystopian future, a world ravaged by global warming, is feed to our children in school, TV shows and Hollywood movies. What is never mentioned is that even the IPCC's predictions encompass several ranges of possible outcome, all predicated on a seemingly simple but mysterious factor called climate system sensitivity. A recent study, published in the journal Science, used spatially more complete paleoclimate data for the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in an effort to improve previous estimates of climate sensitivity. The new results have not been widely reported in the news media because, according to the researchers, "these results imply a lower probability of imminent extreme climatic change than previously thought."
NASA Satellite Debunks Melting Glacier MythSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 09:54
One of the claims put forth by climate change alarmists is that Earth's glaciers are rapidly melting. This supposedly causes all sorts of problems, from rising sea levels to failing water supplies. A recent report in the journal Nature uses NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite to measure the loss of glacial ice around the globe. Analysis of the satellite data on Earth's changing gravity field delivers some unexpected results and the results have surprising implications for both the global contribution of glaciers to sea level and the changes occurring in the mountain regions of Asia.
Climate Impact Modeling Twice Removed From RealitySubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 16:14
Climate-impact models combine projections of change in physical climate with data on population, economic growth and other variables. The output of such models are used to make predictions regarding the cost of anthropogenic global warming, in both monetary and human terms. They are the source of dire predictions used to scare politicians and bludgeon the public into accepting draconian measures to curb human CO2 emissions. Unfortunately for the prophets of climate change catastrophe, the models' reports are far from being in agreement, leading more rational members of the public to doubt the models' veracity. To rectify this lack of believability, a new "fast-track" program to coordinate modeling studies and make "their narratives of possible futures more coherent and useful to decision-makers," has been launched. In other words, it is an attempt to make sure that climate change propaganda is at least consistent.


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Characters evolve, relationships develop, and what you think to be true turns out in quite unexpected ways.
Rats on Cocaine
Possibly the most evil cartoon series on the planet.
Movies about Alfred the dog.
Great game
It's very fun, the art looks nice and fitting and the player is given more than one goal to work towards which I like. The only really thing wrong here I can see is that it is fairly easy, and of course there are no easy-medium-hard levels. Adding these, and perhaps a couple fun extras for each level up, would be the icing on the cake.
Also, random events are nice, such as money falling from the sky or something like that :)
I love it
Great music, gameplay and everything. Love it like all your games. A challenge mode, where you cannot build a fort and have to survive as long as possible would be nice. Looking forward to the next adventure of hat guy!
Good game
Id like some more upgrades
This was really cool! I felt like I was really trying to survive for a moment there, lol. It had nice controls and a hefty upgrade system. The only thing I would change would be to make it a little longer, you know? Maybe more upgrades, or longer time to rebuild the balloon, but either way it rocked socks! Kudos to you bro.
It was great!
This was pretty enjoyable. Worth maybe a couple more playthroughs. However, this game is too easy to blast through without any strategic thought. I bought a great gun early on and hardly needed anything else. By the end I was sitting on a pile of cash higher than my fort.
I'd love to see a sequel!


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One-Horned Rhino Calf Born at the Wilds
September 16, 2014
The Wilds, in Ohio, welcomed a Greater One-Horned Asian Rhinoceros, also known as an Indian rhino, on August 30th. The calf was born out in pasture with the rest of the herd and is the sixth One-Horned Rhino born at the Wilds.
Dan Beetem, Director of Animal Management, said, "We had been watching the mother very closely over the past week. Her udder development and behavior told us the birth was imminent; however there are several good hiding places across 100 acres. The calf is doing well and already enjoys swimming in the lake with mom."
The Greater One-Horned Rhino calf, whose sex has yet to be determined, marks the continued success of the One-Horned Rhino breeding program at the Wilds conservation center located in southeast Ohio.
The calf is the third for 15-year-old dam, Sanya, and the third for 11-year-old sire, Rustum. Rustum came to the Wilds in 2007 as part of a group imported by the Zoological Society of San Diego to bring new genetics into the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) program.
Born after a gestation of nearly 16 months, One-Horned Rhinos can grow to be 4,800 pounds and six feet tall at the shoulder. Their range is the plains or woodlands of northern India, Bhutan and Nepal.
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It's Cold and We Need Coats to 'Wrap a Child In Warmth'
Now in its 19th year, the Wrap A Child in Warmth coat campaign once again is seeking donations of new or gently used coats for the area's needy. The collection effort is three-pronged. Spearheaded by Coldwell Banker The Ron Brown Company, the donations will be distributed through the Victoria school district's Kidz Connection. Triangle Cleaners also contributes to the effort by donating dry cleaning services for all contributed coats and jackets.
"The Wrap A Child campaign is important in our community for those children who are in need of a coat when the weather gets cold," Ashley Davenport, of Coldwell Banker The Ron Brown Company told the Victoria Advocate. "We greatly appreciate all those who have donated this year and in previous years."
A distribution will be made before Christmas break Dec. 20, but donations will be accepted through Jan. 2013. For more information, call 361-575-1446.
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SparkFun Electronics Comments urn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f8249 2017-06-22T21:37:29-06:00 SparkFun Electronics Customer #160559 on COM-11970 - Metal Pushbutton - Momentary (16mm, White) Customer #160559 urn:uuid:250dc1a1-3e6b-c422-756d-c315faa7b854 2015-01-23T20:03:35-07:00
Thank you for taking a look. I found a push button switch from E-Switch (similar to the ones here) that is only single color mode but it is working fine. When there is no signal I wanted it to blink red like the original LED does, but now it is just off. When the unit is on it is solid blue, and when it is on and not receiving signal is blinks blue, so this works out OK I guess. So long I have enough visual data to know what mode it is in I am fine. Not the ideal solution though…
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Hello. I just had a look at one. Not without a lot of difficulty. The metal housing is crimped around the gray plastic. If you were able to get it open without destroying the switch, you'd likely need to glue it back together.
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Anyone know if this button can be modded to house a small Bi-color Blue/Red 3 wire LED by chance? I am building my own display and need a momentary button that changes color as the original led does. In fact, I can re-use the original led. Can this button be disassembled to reach the LED? Thanks


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: Oscar de jarjayes (Rose of Versailles) the coat only, and it's from takarazuka's musical adaption.
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I emailed them with the pictures and specs somewhere 1-10 july and I received the frock coat 23th of august.
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This commission was for an item thats not in their webshop. In their first email the gave me a quote and pictures of fabrics I could pick from. I picked one of the standard sizes but also had an option to have it made to my size. I did ask them to adjust it to my height (5'3) because normally they make everything for 5'5. Anyway the coat is the right length now so that's great. After I send the payment on 14th july I heard from them next on 27th of july with a confirmation. Then the package arrived on 23th of august. They didn't send me an email saying they had shipped it so it came as a surprise. When I emailed them before it had arrived (the same day) they send me a tracking number, that was a bit weird.
As for the coat itself, it's well made and the fabric and lace are really nice. It's also lined and has pockets.
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I just hope they do not fubar it. Otherwise, it seems like a cool idea, but in my experience management at microsoft has a way to change cool ideas into bad execution. Nonetheless, we can hope for the best.
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Microsoft just announced the Web Application Installer. It is an installer designed to help get users of the Windows operating system up and running with some popular web applications. Guess what? It comes with support for Drupal. I don't know enough about their roadmap but this could introduce Drupal to millions of new users. Oh my!
From the Web Application Installer page: Web Application Installer provides support for popular ASP.Net and PHP Web applications including Graffiti, DotNetNuke, WordPress, Drupal, OSCommerce and more. With just a few simple clicks, Web Application Installer will check your machine for the necessary pre-requisites, download these applications from their source location in the community, walk you through basic configuration items and then install them on your computer.
I don't have a Windows machine so I can't test it out, but it sounds like a great way for Windows users to explore Drupal. (Hat tip: Jelle Druyts)
I just hope they do not fubar it. Otherwise, it seems like a cool idea, but in my experience management at microsoft has a way to change cool ideas into bad execution. Nonetheless, we can hope for the best.
Wow! That's pretty big! Congrats, this is great news for Drupal!
I hope this won't create our own eternal September (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September).
The Web Application Installer requires IIS to be installed on the machine. Please install IIS and run this application again.
Well..... Microsoft, what else is to say :)
I've tried it several times now, and still haven't gotten it to work. Part way through I get an error dialog saying that an error occurred. In the log there's this error:
An error occurred:System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Microsoft.Web.Management.WebAI.UnfixablePrereqPage.PreValidateCompleted(Object sender, AsyncCompletedEventArgs e)
After clicking "Okay" on the error dialog, the installer continues, but ends with the same error:
The path is not of a legal form.
And in the log:
Run the database script for Drupal failure. The path is not of a legal form.
Yeah... that's a helpful.
The only other application I tried installing was WordPress. That one won't install at all because WebAI doesn't recognize the running instance of MySQL.
I've created a thread in the WebAI forum regarding Drupal installation: http://forums.iis.net/t/1152417.aspx.
After some tinkering, I managed to get it to work.
So it does actually work. Microsoft should document item 1 and fix item 2.
I have not yet tried using the IIS rewrite module to get clean URLs.
The IIS rewrite module works very well. You can either import rewrite settings from the .htaccess (with only one fail) or add rewrite rules to the system.webServer section of web.config. See http://heine.familiedeelstra.com/iis-rewrite-rules-drupal for the rewrite rules (cannot post code here without converting all <'s to <).
If you want to use Drupal via FastCGI, also download the hotfix mentioned on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954946.
So what do we make of that? That clearly marks a turning point, no?
Microsoft software rolling out with open source software?
great news :-)
Microsoft is a Event Sponsor for Drupal Camp Chicago. DCC will have a BoF session to discuss Drupal on Windows. What works, what doesn't, what's good, what sucks. This is a shot at a discussion with a Program manager from the IIS team (Windows web server) who
is interested in making Open Source and PHP apps play better with Windows.
why this installers is not available for windows xp ?
I'm sure that MS have thought long and hard about this initative and how they can leverage the FOSS community. By enticing more developers to the Windows Server 2008 / SQL Server 2008 platforms they will certainly increase sales but overall this is really good news and a step in the right direction.
Just try BitNami instead, it supports Windows, Mac and Linux and comes with out of the box support for MySQL and Apache (no IIS to install)
Hi Daniel, I'm not sure if BitNami is preferred over what Microsoft comes up with. As it currently stands BitNami is distributing Drupal 5.10 and 6.4, which means it's missing two major security releases for both (the recent versions are 5.12 and 6.6). Microsoft gets the latest version straight from drupal.org, so it just acts as a gateway.
I have to say hats off to both Drupal and Microsoft for this.
Hats off to drupal because it has managed to gain so much popularity that even Microsoft has to allow it to be configured on its web server IIS.
And hats off to Microsoft because for a change they decide to do whats good for their own future and not just live in oblivion of growing web technologies.
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There's a lot going on in that tweet, starting with the fact that the source is Waiters' camp. I'm not sure exactly how I should respond to that as an informed fan, considering that initially seems like pure posturing on Waiters' part, and no one elses.
Either way, Twitter was on fire late at night here with rumors about Cleveland's possible new interest in the Syracuse scorer. With his name and Washington's Terrance Ross' bursting onto the NE Ohio spotlight over the last moments, this likely is just a sign of things to come by the time the draft finally is here at 7 p.m.
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F4Q10 Earnings Call
February 24, 2010 5:00 PM ET
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(Operator Instructions) I will now turn the call over to Mr. David Havlek, Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. Havlek, you may begin your conference.
David Havlek
Thanks, operator and welcome everyone to Salesforce.com's fourth quarter fiscal year 2010 earnings conference call. Joining me as always to discuss our outstanding quarter are Marc Benioff, CEO and Graham Smith, CFO. Following Marc and Graham's prepared remarks, we will open things up to your questions.
A complete disclosure of our fourth quarter results can be found in the press release issued about an hour ago as well as in our Form 8-K filed with the SEC. Additional information including historical financials beyond what is provided in the press release will also be made available on our website. A webcast of today's call is available on our website for 90 days and a dial-in replay would be available through March 19.
Our fourth quarter commentary today will be in GAAP terms unless otherwise stated, at times in our prepared comments or in response to your questions. We may offer certain additional metrics to provide a greater understanding of our business or our quarterly results. Please be advised that we may or may not update these additional metrics on future calls. Looking forward to FY '11, I am happy to make you aware of an important addition to our financial reporting beginning with our first quarter results, the company will be reporting its operating metrics and results in both GAAP and non-GAAP formats. Our outlook today reflects this additional disclosure.
Graham will discuss a detailed during his prepared remarks and a full reconciliation of our GAAP and non-GAAP outlook can be found in our earnings press release.
With that said, let me make today's call official by reminding you that the primary purpose of today's call is to provide you with information regarding our fourth quarter fiscal year 2010 performance. However some of our discussion or responses to your questions may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should any of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should our assumptions prove incorrect, actual company results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
All these risks, uncertainties and assumptions as well as other information on potential factors that could affect our financial results are included in our reports filed with the SEC including our most recently reported Form 10-Q particularly under the heading risk factors. To access our Q4 release, the additional financial detail, the webcast or any of our SEC disclosures or simply to learn more about Salesforce.com, I encourage you to visit our investor relations website at Salesforce.com/investor.
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With that let me turn the call over to Marc.
Marc Benioff
Thanks very much, David. Our fourth quarter caps off the biggest year in Salesforce.com's history and I am delighted to be able to share with you today our outstanding results. While most software companies are still trying to forget the past year, our fiscal 2010 was perhaps our most memorable and exciting year ever and some of the highlights from our full year included $1.3 billion in revenue, the first enterprise cloud computing company ever to reach this scale; revenue growth of more than 20%, the fastest growth of any comparably sized software company in the world.
While most of the software companies went backwards last year, Salesforce.com went forward in a dramatic way, and more than a quarter of a billion dollars in operating cash flow and a balance sheet with more than $1.7 billion in cash and equivalents and more than 72,000 customers globally including an amazing 17,000 net new customers joining our ranks in the fiscal year, this represents a 31% year-over-year increase in our customer base, more than 2 million subscribers including more than 500,000 net additions during the year, an increase of roughly 35% year-over-year. And we closed the year by hosting the biggest cloud computing event ever Dreamforce 2009 in December. It was an simply an amazing year.
We closed the year by delivering the biggest financial quarter in our history. Fourth quarter revenue rose 22% to $354 million. At this level, we have broken through yet another huge milestone, the $1.4 billion annual revenue run rate. Fourth quarter growth of 22% was our best performance in more than a year. GAAP EPS of $0.16 increased from $0.11 a year ago; that's an increase of more than 40% and more EPS in a single quarter than we achieved in all of fiscal year 2008.
Cash from operations increased 21% to $92 million and finally, deferred revenue broke through that $700 million threshold for the first time ever to finish at $704 million, an increase of 19%. That was our best growth performance of the year.
By virtually every financial measure, our fourth quarter was amazing. Equally important, we saw continued improvement in our business for the second quarter in a row. That's why we are stepping it up and hiring heavily into next year. After a year of reduced investment levels, the time has now ripe to invest in our continued growth and leadership of the cloud computing market. Graham will have more to say about our outlook in a moment.
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"I just hope we keep getting better."
"We're still learning our team, roles, and exactly how this team needs to play as far as our rotation and how we substitute."
"We're like a lot of teams, we're still learning those things. When you play good teams, you're forced to learn more about your team than when you're not."
"I think at times I really liked our attention to detail defensively, I thought we were pretty good and then I think at other teams we got disinterested."
"It's one game. Your team keeps evolving as you play games, it's different than in practice. When you play games you learn something different about your team every night."
"I think [C.J. and Richard] do a nice job of looking for one another. I thought against Miami (OH) they were very good passing the ball to each other. Defensively, they've played together a lot, they know each other... I think both guys are really unselfish. Neither one of those two guys are hunting shots in a selfish way, they are trying to figure out what is best for the team. I think they do have a good chemistry."
"Physically, Rodney Purvis has the chance to be that type of player. Now he's really young and he doesn't know a lot about how to defend guys at this level, how hard it is, how consistent you have to be, and how you have to study player tendencies to learn how they score. He physically is the best guy that can become that guy for us."
"T.J. may not have the quickness but he's got size and length... he has a pretty good feel too. He can become a good defender."
"Scott and Lorenzo have to step up as well [defensively]. I thought Lorenzo did at times last year. Even in the ACC Tournament, he guarded Harrison Barnes in the second half. There were times Lorenzo had to guard a perimeter player like that. It may be something that happens this year. We'll see."
"Lorenzo will probably get the first nod at him. He's the point guard. Lorenzo has a lot of experience, but I think Rodney could find himself guarding him at times.
"We need somebody that can do that for us, and I think he has accepted that challenge early on. He understands that is something we want for him to be, that kind of a player defensively. We'll keep working with him there and make sure he gets better at that."
"They are a typical Big Ten team in that they are very physical. They defend in a very physical way. They are not a team that is trying to score 80 or 90 points a night, it will be a deliberate attack."
"[Tim] Frazier is very good. He puts a lot of pressure on you because he's always got the ball in his hands and he's always looking to score... he shot 18 foul shots in their first game as a guard."
"I think they are very physical, very strong, and execute their offense really well. I think they would probably want to play the game in the 50s and 60s, and we would probably like to play in the 70s and 80s."
"We have a lot of confidence in Tyler. I really do. I think Tyler needs to get in there, and that is going to allow Lorenzo to really have some time where he can evaluate the game."
"I thought [Thomas de Thaey] did good at the end of the game. I was actually wanting to get him in the first half a little bit more... about when I was going to put him in we went on a run and so I didn't want to disrupt that rhythm."
"I like the fact that he made some shots. I think it helped his confidence... I think sometimes he focuses so much on that, making the shot."


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OWINGS MILLS, Maryland (Reuters) - Just days after winning the Super Bowl and being hailed as a hero by several hundred thousand fans, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh is already preparing for next season.
"We talk to our team about, 'We've got to improve,'" Harbaugh told reporters on Thursday. "We have to get better next year as a football team, just like we always do.
"That's going to be our goal. (Guard) Jah Reid's in the weight room right now lifting as we speak, so that's what we're going to be about going forward."
Harbaugh, general manager Ozzie Newsome and team owner Steve Bisciotti, though still euphoric over Sunday's 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, are formulating a gameplan to sign their key free agents.
Six starters, including Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco, nine-time Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed and starting outside linebacker Paul Kruger are eligible to flee to the highest bidder.
The top priority will be keeping Flacco, the soft-spoken quarterback who threw for 11 touchdowns and no interceptions during the Ravens' improbable postseason run.
He emphatically silenced his critics who said he was not demonstrative enough to be an effective leader.
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