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A lot of people will tell you that sending newsletters isn't worth the effort. They'll say it's time consuming, expensive, and doesn't provide enough of a return on investment. I disagree.
Newsletters are a versatile and inexpensive way to reach your audience and deliver a targeted message. Here's a guide to help you understand what newsletter marketing can do for your online store, and give you some best practices to follow while you're getting started:
What can a newsletter do for my online store?
- Capture new leads
- Communicate with current customers
- Position yourself as an industry expert
- Nurture leads until they become customers
What should I say?Let me first begin by saying that content is king. I can't stress that enough. All it takes is one off-topic / sub-par newsletter and you can find your subscription number drop significantly. You need good content. Also, remember that variety will help you retain customer interest. Mix your content up to include:
- Sales and discount offers
- How to tips & tricks
- Links to articles your customers will find interesting
- Current trends
- Company news
Stay away from anything overly self-promotion. It's okay to mention a sale, but that can't be the focus of the correspondence.
Here's an ExampleI'm going to use our November Shopify Newsletter as an example. Not everything here will be applicable to you, but it should at least give you an idea on where to start:
- Nobody wants to get an email that starts off with "Dear Valued Customer" or something like that. Take the time and use their name... you know, like a real person would.
- Starting things off with a deal or a giveaway is a great way to get the readers attention. In the example above we gave away a $75 Amazon Ad credit to everyone - no strings attached.
- Offer advice - it can be tips, tricks, help, guides, walkthroughs... whatever! Above, you'll see that we decided to help merchants promote their store through our social media network.
- Give important and interesting news. We list (and link) to the most important feature updates, popular blog articles, and new Shopify Apps and Themes.
How do I Send a Newsletter?Once you have your newsletter written, you need to consider your delivery methods. A web based service provider is a cost-effective solution that allows you to adhere to the strict anti-spam laws that govern direct mailing.
The most popular options are MailChimp, Mad Mimi, and Campaign Monitor and all three of which integrate seamlessly with your Shopify store.
You can manage your database online, which gives you the opportunity to enter in contacts, clean up your account, and create separate streams based on your targets. The advantages of signing up to an automated service (like the three listed above) is that it's way easier, and far less likely to be considered spam, and it allows you to track and analyze each newsletter campaigns results. You can see who opened your email, how many of the links bounced, and who ignored it.
How do I get subscribers?You're ready to send out your newsletter, but how do you get a list of potential customers email addresses? You might be tempted to purchase a list, but reputable vendors can be expensive. That's also a little sleazy. Play it classy and get your subscribers through the following means:
- Include a subscription box on your home page inviting visitors to subscribe to your newsletter. You might want to offer them an incentive by way of a free ebook, downloadable report, or a discount on goods purchased. If you integrate with Mailchimp or Campaign Monitor, it's super easy to cut and paste the liquid code into your theme.
- Promote your newsletter both online and offline such as social networking sites, trade shows, and through multimedia advertising.
- Create a landing page designed especially for your newsletter can work well to capture leads. You can also upload social networking buttons onto this page as a sharing tool. Update your message as often as you need to capture fresh leads.
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January 07 2012, 07:40PM
Great points and suggestions Mark!
January 08 2012, 10:08AM
Shopaholla E-Commerce: Thanks so much! :-)
January 10 2012, 12:33PM
So silly question but how do we get on Shopify's newsletter? I don't know if you started that after our shop started but I would love to get a summary of updates about what is happening instead of trying to remember to go check out the blog every once in a while. Thanks and great article!
January 11 2012, 10:43AM
Hi Justin,
We added the primary email address in people's Shopify accounts to the newsletter. I can add your email to the list. Thanks for the interest!
July 22 2013, 10:48PM
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I know that every girl on the other side of the Channel probably owns this polish but because Kiko isn't as easily available in the UK, it makes me love their polishes even more! This blue gets me all excited, i cant stop starring at it. It's so fashionable as well! It also reminds me of Nails Inc Baker Street which I get a lot of compliments on when I'm wearing it. I could easily wear this type of blue all year around!
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Brian-FLEX needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 121 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
MyFlexRadio.com has been on the (air) internet for almost 3 years & has amazing listeners all over the USA & world. We are rebuilding our site & look now. We are an upscale dance station targeted towards edgy/gay men lifestyle/culture...here in the U.S.
MyFlexRadio.com--YOUR MUSIC
A logo for the station that has a more upscale (feel) vibe for a gay dance station. Sleek, sophisticated, metropolitan. Logo must have presence for web banners, t-shirts, ads,posters etc, but also needs to look good when its seen "small" as on an event ad at the bottom as one of the many sponsors usually listed for events.
- YOUR MUSIC is a tag line we use on-air & in all media. Logo should be clean looking for a gay man to look at on a biz card, or t-shirt, and really like it enough to wanna work with us, wear our shirt, listen to us, tell his friends about us or make an effort to find us. We're a "becon" for where the fun is as we promote clubs, concerts, events, etc.
- Winner must provide Vector files and fonts.
- Typical gay rainbow colors or music icons-(Guitars, microphone) YUK
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2007 Low-Key Hillclimbs
I first encountered Sierra Road in Grant Peterson's fantastic Roads to Ride South, a book of route profiles of Bay area climbs from the 1990-era. It became for me an obvious candidate for the Low-Key Hillclimb series which Kevin Winterfield and I organized for the first time in 1995. And the series will revisit it this year, in week 2.
My next encounter was when I did the Devil Mountain Double in 2000. That was quite a different experience, as it came after having already climbed Mount Diablo, Morgan Territory Road, Patterson Pass, Mines Road, and San Antonio Valley Road. Post-bonk, with tired, legs, it was an exercise in survival. But I did, and finished the 200 miles, albeit after dark.
The Tour of California had the brilliance to include the relatively obscure road in its schedule every year the stage race has been held. Initially, when the race was held in February, the Tour would climb Sierra then descent Felter Empire Road to Calaveras Road and then race down flat, suburben streets into downtown San Jose. This finish made it very challenging for riders to use the hill to gain time.
The last two years, Sierra Road has been early in the stage, coming just a few miles after riders had started in San Jose. This reduced the menacing climb to a promenade, a springboard for a suicide break with little hope of surviving the subsequent miles.
This year, finally, Sierra Road is taking the place it deserves, as a summit finish. Here's the official stage page. And while a lot of attention has been placed on the penultimate stage in the race, I feel the results on Sierra Road will have the greatest influence on the final top ten in GC.
Here's a profile of the climb:
It starts out rudely, a well-paved suburban road rising suddenly. This section maybe looks even worse than it is, because after only 30 meters or so of vertical the grade starts to relent from the initial 14%. In fact, one is tempted to think the opening grade was merely an anomaly, and from here it's going to setting into something on the sustainable side of 10%.
But no luck. After clearing suburbia, the grade kicks up again: first for another 100 vertical feet at 15%, then a but of relief, but then a leg-cracking 250 vertical feet again at 15%. If there's an attack on the climb as opposed to a battle of attrition, it will probably come here.
At the end of this section, 1000 feet have been gained in total, and with the exception of a few brief indulgences, the steepest stuff is done. Yet with tired legs there's still 250 feet averaging 10%, then 220 feet averaging around 12%. Finally, the gradual "sprint" to the finish.
Here's a breakdown of the total climbing at each grade or higher, comparing Sierra Road to what I consider the canonical climb, Old La Honda Road... this one is in meters (apoligies for the inconsistency):
The total climb is around 520 meters (grade 0 or higher). But 300 meters of those 520 are at or in excess of 10%, with 35 meters at or above 15%. There's climbs around here which dig deeper into that > 15% territory, but that time in the 10% - 15% range takes its toll.
Of course tomorrow the leaders will blow up this thing, making the grades look tame. But the presence of steep grades early on will break the drafting tether and allow splits to form, with the grade the rest of the way steep enough that cooperation among chasers will never be enough to overcome weakness in climbing. It will be a very exciting finish.


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The Commission announced today that, on May 4, 2010, Stephen F. Clifford, formerly an investment adviser in Plymouth, Massachusetts, pled guilty to one count of willfully violating Sections 206 and 217 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, one count of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, and three counts of subscribing to false tax returns.
The Commission filed a civil injunctive action against Clifford on June 17, 2008. On that date, the Commission also sought and obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze. The Commission's action, which remains pending, alleges that, between at least July 2004 and June 2008, while acting as an investment adviser, Clifford defrauded investors of at least $2.9 million and misappropriated investor funds for his personal use. The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts filed a criminal Information on December 16, 2009, making substantially similar factual allegations against Clifford.
The Commission acknowledges the assistance and cooperation of the Massachusetts Securities Division, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts.
For additional information, see Litigation Release Nos. 20622 (June 18, 2008) and 21343 (December 18, 2009).


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Women's Oversized Jacquard Knit Dress in Red and White
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- Pure cotton in a close knit weave
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- Mid-length
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- Made in Germany
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Berlin-based designers Anne Hilken & Christian Kurt founded their label, Anntian in 2006, specialising in clean pieces with complex detailing and a uniquely simplistic aesthetic. Designed to tell a story, Hilken and Kurt work with the intention to adhere to a certain theme that envelopes clothing, accessories and interior in an 'intensive and harmonic way.' Crafting pieces with regional manufacturers and from ecological fabrics, ANNTIAN creates conceptual pieces; each individually made, hand-printed, and full of hidden details. Seasonal dialogues are illustrated through hand-painted graphics whilst unique cuts add a new dimension to the individuality of each garment.
The inspiration for ANNTIAN's SS16 'SPLISH SPLASH' collection stemmed from clean wipe cloths, used to wash away colour spots and surplus paint during the screen-printing process. Inspired by the multi-coloured marks and blurred colour stains engrained in the fabric over time, pieces take on this vibrant scattered design whilst the shapes of the smudged spots inform the silhouettes of the collection with soft contoured forms and strangely-cut leftover fabric pieces. Within this subject matter, the collection aims to explore this 'SPLISH SPLASH' theme in the wider sense; seeking out grace in the chaotic elements of life and discovering the beauty in the waste that we might not catch at first glance which results in considered, consciously crafted pieces with a soft and subtle femininity.
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Leicester have rejected an offer for defender Cian Bolger from Bristol Rovers, according to Pirates boss John Ward.
Bolger, yet to make a first-team appearances for the Foxes, joined the npower League Two club on loan for a third time in September.
Ward would like to keep the 20-year-old Irishman at the Memorial Stadium and told BBC Radio Bristol: "We've bid for Cian to bring him in but Leicester have turned it down."
Asked about the possibility of making another offer for Bolger, Ward added: "I'm not sure if we can go and improve on that bid at the moment as the cash flow is not as nice as we'd like it."
Republic of Ireland Under-19 international Bolger has been restricted to just four appearances this season because of injuries but has recently recovered and featured in Ward's first win as Rovers manager against Plymouth on New Year's Day.


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The New York Power Authority board of trustees on Tuesday approved NYPA's 2014 operating plan (budget) that continues to invest in its 16 power plants and transmission facilities - critical New York state energy infrastructure - and in its cost-effective energy efficiency projects at local and state government facilities statewide.
The 2014 operating plan includes an operations and maintenance budget of $379.3 million; a capital budget of $279.3 million, an increase of $87 million over the budgeted amount for 2013; and an energy services budget of $222.3 million, an increase of $22 million over the 2013 budgeted amount.
The operating plan prioritizes infrastructure upgrades and new technologies with strong fiscal management, as reflected in the Power Authority's "AA" credit rating. It also preserves NYPA's competitive power rates - among the lowest in the state - which benefit key New York businesses and support hundreds of thousands of jobs and major capital investments under Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's ReCharge NY program and other NYPA economic development programs.
The plan also reflects the Power Authority's support of other gubernatorial initiatives, including the New York Energy Highway and Build Smart NY programs, for modernizing the state's electric power system and improving energy efficiency in public buildings and facilities. Approximately 65 percent of the capital budget will be in support of work at NYPA's Niagara and St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt hydroelectric plants and for transmission improvements under a Life Extension and Modernization program, to 2025. The program is part of the governor's Energy Highway Initiative.
"The NYPA 2014 budget plan builds on our longstanding role as a bulwark for New York state's electric power system, with continued funding of capital expenditures at our flagship hydroelectric facilities at Niagara and St. Lawrence-FDR, other clean power plants, and for our statewide transmission system," said John R. Koelmel, NYPA chairman. "Our goal is to ensure that the Power Authority's systems are robust, reliable and as storm-resistant as possible."
"Our 2014 budget is a cornerstone for making certain that our power plants and transmission facilities are equipped to handle the challenges of a 21st century economy, in line with Gov. Cuomo's ambitious goals in his energy highway blueprint," said Gil C. Quiniones, NYPA president and CEO. "NYPA continues to provide low-cost power to foster economic development throughout the state, integrate the latest technologies that enhance the versatility of the power grid, and implement energy efficiency programs for substantial savings at public and government facilities."
Payroll costs, as a proportion of the 2014 operations and maintenance budget, are 1 percent less than 2013. No new positions are requested for NYPA's work force.
The OM budget includes:
•Scheduled maintenance at NYPA's clean natural gas-fueled power plants in New York City and on Long Island, for a total of $13 million;
•Non-recurring maintenance initiatives such as dam-face repair at the Niagara plant in Lewiston ($5.7 million);
•Transformer refurbishment at NYPA's Frederick R. Clark Energy Center, near Utica ($4 million); and
•Painting of the St. Lawrence-FDR plant's Barnhart Island Bridge, the major link to the generating project site in Massena ($3.3 million).
The capital budget includes:
•A Life Extension and Modernization Program that will be entering its second year at the Lewiston Pump Generating Plant (auxiliary facility at Niagara) ($59.8 million);
A 115-kilovolt (kV) circuit-breaker upgrade at the Niagara plant ($10 million);
•765/230-kV transformer replacements in Massena ($18.8 million);
•A breaker- and relay-replacement at St. Lawrence-FDR ($14.1 million);
•The Marcy-South Series Compensation Project, a multiyear energy highway initiative to increase the amount of power on existing transmission lines from Central New York through the Catskill region ($10.2 million); and
•NYPA's compliance with relicensing commitments for the St. Lawrence-FDR and Niagara plants, including continued implementation of recreational and environmental projects in the vicinities of those facilities ($6.2 million).
The 2014 Energy Services budget supports NYPA's leading role in carrying out Cuomo's Build Smart NY program to improve energy efficiency at state government facilities by 20 percent by 2020. Under the governor's leadership, NYPA is also undertaking similar improvements at local and county government locations.
The Power Authority's increased funding of ongoing or new energy efficiency projects in 2014 will contribute to sustaining or creating thousands of private-sector design, construction and engineering jobs. NYPA recovers its costs of the retrofits and installations over several years after which the beneficiaries retain all of the savings.
The typical installations have included:
•High-efficiency lighting;
•Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems;
•Automated energy management systems;
•More efficient boilers and chillers; and
•Clean energy technologies ranging from fuel cells to solar power photovoltaic installations to introducing electric vehicles in government automotive fleets.
The NYPA trustees also approved a four-year financial plan, for 2014-17, with the 2014 operating budget the first year of the plan. Preliminary forecasts of revenues and expenditures are provided for the remaining three years.
The financial plan, which is being submitted to the office of the New York state comptroller as provided for under state regulations, is available on the NYPA website at http://www.nypa.gov/financial/budgetreports/budgetposting.htm


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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Ruby Hashes: Good Programming Habit
>> h = {:x => :y,}
=> {:x=>:y}
The benefit here is that you can then add subsequent key-value pairs without ever getting those lame "oops I forgot a comma" errors.
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Supported in Rubinius and JRuby?ReplyDelete
Answering my own question: doesn't look like it.ReplyDelete
Okay, so it actually does mostly work in Rubinius.ReplyDelete
Works with lists, too:ReplyDelete
>> foo = [1,2,]
=> [1, 2]
Wha? I could have sworn I tried that at least once before and it didn't work. Good to know it does the right thing after all.ReplyDelete
Rubinius and JRuby are both bleeding-edge; if they lack the implementation, that's something to add.ReplyDelete
@piers - it **doesn't** work without the curly braces. so if you use Ruby's "invisible curly braces" then you can't use this trick. but if you are using curly braces it's a good habit to be in.
Internet Explorer will hate you if you do the same with javascript.ReplyDelete
Internet Explorer seems filled with hate. At the minimum, it's definitely grumpy.ReplyDelete


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Politics can be ugly. But what happened on the tarmac in Mesa last Wednesday was simply a disgrace. Within minutes of President Obama exiting Air Force One, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer was pointing a wagging finger at him, inches from his face. Excuse me! This is the President of the United States of America. Put the finger away, lady.
Frankly, if I'd been in the president's shoes, I would have been tempted to alert security and have her arrested under the Patriot Act, if necessary. President Obama was more gracious. He ignored the insult and moved on.
Now the Associated Press reports Brewer is using the incident in her re-election campaign, and to improve the flagging sales of her new book.
South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson also should have known better. In Sept. 2009, he disrupted Obama's health care speech to Congress by yelling out "You lie!" The leaders of his own party made him apologize.
Wilson and Brewer are elected officials engaged in official business. Their behavior should set an example of respect for the office of President of the United States. That they failed to do so is deeply disturbing.
An atmosphere of disrespect feeds sickness and hatred. An atmosphere of hatred encourages violence. Could Brewer have learned nothing from the shooting in her own state that killed six people and wounded 13 others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords?
If those who are supposed to lead us cannot or will not set a tone of civility and respect for one another, then who will? Political differences don't excuse a bad attitude.
Like other presidents before him, President Obama faces real threats to his life every day. Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy all were assassinated. Presidents Roosevelt and Reagan narrowly escaped. And these are just the attempts that came closest to succeeding.
The Secret Service reported in 2009 that President Obama faces 400 times more death threats than President Bush. He is threatened with death 30 times every day.
Just in the last few weeks we note that:
Andrew Adler, owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times, suggested that Israel could "order a hit" on President Obama. Now he says he regrets it. But what was he thinking in the first place.
Veteran police Sergeant Pat Shearer of Peoria, Arizona, posted a photo to his Facebook page that showed six armed teenagers holding an Obama teeshirt riddled with bullets. He called it a political statement.
Jules Manson, a 2011 city council candidate in Carson City Calif., made a death threat toward the president and his entire family – using the most racist language imaginable. He apologized – sort of.
Such behavior hurts all Americans. When our leaders disrespect the president, it sends a message to our friends around the world – and to our enemies. Why should they respect the President of the United States if we don't? Whatever happened to civility?
Was Brewer's behavior acceptable? Or should she have been arrested? What do you think?


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Le Metier de Beaute Color Core Lipstick in Fiji ($32) is a vibrant pink coral moisturizing luxury lipstick. Although it looks rather gentle in tone in the tube, Liz found that it applied with a vibrancy and comfort that demonstrates that the pigments and ingredients of this lipsticks are truly top-drawer. Here are comparisons between Le Metier's Dubai, Fuji and Paris:
Here's a bullet comparison between the soft dusty rose Le Metier de Beaute Dubai and Le Metier's warmer, lighter Fiji:
Liz and I found that Fiji applied as a very gentle light pink on lips. Liz's warm skin tones brought out some of the pink in Fiji–the peachy tone of Fiji in the tube does not seem to have translated to Liz's lips. We both went "oooooh!" when she applied it because it seemed to transform a bit. On me, it applies much less vibrantly, as a quieter gentle warm somewhat light rose.
The coverage is very opaque-Le Metier's Fiji covers my pigmented lips entirely. This is very unusual for a lipstick with such a light tone. Usually, lighter toned lipsticks are too sheer on me. As a tribute to its quality, the opacity does not create any chalky or require a thick layer of lipstick. I think we've all seen the "pile on the lipstick" effect that starts to creep into lip lines (not attractive, and very aging). The Le Metier Color Core formula means business–it covers with a thin layer of product, and the moisturizing formula adds a youthful, creamy glow.
Bottom line–awesome formula for someone who wants to look sophisticated without piling on layers of color. Moisturizing, lovely universal color and awesome coverage without requiring layers of pigment. Unfortunately, my love affair with Fiji will be short-lived, as Liz has claimed Fiji as her go-to Spring 2012 color. It's ready for you, Liz!
Le Metier de Beaute sent Fiji to Cafe Makeup for consideration for review.


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Managerless Blackburn saw their winless streak extended to three games as Nottingham Forest claimed a goalless draw at the City Ground.
A share of the spoils was enough to move Rovers, who have temporarily installed Eric Black at the helm following Steve Kean's resignation last week, back into the play-off spots, but the opportunity to move into the top two was one which eluded them.
It was Forest who will feel they did more to earn a victory, though, with Paul Robinson saving brilliantly from Lewis McGugan on the stroke of half-time. However, the hosts looked toothless up front in the absence of suspended duo Dexter Blackstock and Simon Cox. Billy Sharp failed to seize the initiative, firing Forest's best chance wide.
Not even the arrival of Jermaine Jenas from the hosts' bench in the second period could provide Sean O'Driscoll's men with a spark, as they were unable to secure three points for the fifth game in succession.
Barring a couple of simple saves, both Robinson and opposite number Lee Camp were virtual spectators until the former was called into action prior to the half-time whistle.
McGugan's quick thinking to fire in a shot had Robinson scrambling across his goal to push the ball wide. From the resulting corner, Sharp had a shot blocked before Scott Dann headed away Henri Lansbury's goal-bound strike as the hosts finished the half on a high.
O'Driscoll's side carried that momentum into the second period as a rasping effort from Andy Reid flew just over the crossbar. Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes could not get into the game and his frustration only grew on the hour-mark when Chris Cohen clipped his heels inside the area, with referee Mick Russell ignoring Rovers' protests.
Lansbury warmed Robinson's hands again, jinking inside before unleashing a left-footed effort which the former England stopper palmed back out. Gael Givet, who did not reappear for the second half in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Charlton, made a vital intervention from Reid's cross with two Forest players lurking.
Not to be outdone by his fellow full-back, Bradley Orr got himself in the right place to avert more danger as Forest turned up the heat. Reid was continuing to orchestrate play and he picked out Sharp inside the box, but he was unable to break his Forest duck as the on-loan Southampton striker fired wide.
O'Driscoll had suggested at the weekend that fellow loanee Jenas, who started his career at the City Ground, was not ready to be thrown into the hustle and bustle of the Championship, but he came off the bench to huge cheers with 18 minutes left. However, the Tottenham midfielder's arrival failed to galvanise his team-mates, although Simon Gillett's deflected effort went narrowly wide late on.


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Mcalhoun necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 168 diseños de 53 diseñadores freelance.
There's finally a solution that will lessen the burden everyday duties are putting on your life. At ErrandCloud, you have unlimited access to a network of people ready and willing to tackle all of your errands; whether it's cleaning your gutters, picking up your dry cleaning or hauling and installing that new 3D in time for the big game, ErrandCloud is your ticket to less stress in your life!
Whether you have one simple task, or a to-do list a mile long, ErrandCloud is Life. Simplified.
The target market for ErrandCloud is conumers in the United States. Given the size of the market, the brand to be created must have mass appeal across age , socioeconomic and geographic groups. We are planning to use the logo on the web, print and promotional materials.
Looking for a somwhat simple, primarily text-based logo with an icon/mark (think amazon).
The primary use for the logo will be our website where the logo will be in a standard <100px high "header" at the top of the page, so it must be somwhat horizontal in nature to work.
I am open to color choices, although anyting too "over the top" probably won't work as we need a clean, crisp UX for the web site and clearly want the web site to be complimentary to the logo.
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If you are new to Fort Drum or are planning to relocate to our community, you will notice that the healthcare system here is very special. Though healthcare may be different than at other duty stations to which you've been assigned, you can rest assured that our entire community has come together to ensure that our Fort Drum Soldiers and families have access to medical care that exceeds your expectations in terms of quality and service.
Fort Drum is the only US Army installation without its own inpatient hospital. Though many outpatient services are available on and off post, Samaritan Medical Center is the major provider of inpatient care to Soldiers and their families who are stationed at Fort Drum.
Serving our military patients and their family members is a privilege that we take very seriously at Samaritan – in fact, our service to our Soldiers and families is part of our mission to serve the community. We are proud of the new partnerships that we've formed with Fort Drum to improve the access and ensure high quality healthcare to our military patients. These partnerships help us to better understand special military lifestyle, as well as its unique rewards and challenges – needs that other community members may not face.
Samaritan partners with Fort Drum to accommodate the placement of a 10th Mountain Division Casualty Liaison Officer (LNO) at Samaritan Medical Center. Sergeant First Class Antwan Simmons is the LNO assigned to Samaritan Medical Center, who interfaces regularly with Fort Drum Command and active duty soldiers using our services.
SFC Simmons is available to soldiers and their family members as a resource in determining where to go for healthcare services within the community. He has a direct link back to Fort Drum Command and is the point of contact for our outpatient and inpatient services. All inquiries regarding a soldier's status should go through the LNO office, located in the Registration area of the hospital or call SFC Simmons at 315-786-3831.
In addition to having a direct link to Fort Drum for our military patients, Samaritan also offers our military patients and families a discount in our cafeteria and free TV service while they are with us.
We also have specific information for military patients that may be using our Maternity Place services.
It is an exciting and cheerful time when a family is expecting the birth of a newborn baby. Samaritan Medical Center recognizes that military families may face extenuating hardships during this otherwise joyous occasion.
Operation Special Delivery (OSD) is a free program that provides trained doulas for pregnant women who may be anticipating the absence of their spouse or partner due to a military reason during the birth of their newborn. A doula is someone who is specially trained to give informational, emotional, and physical support to a woman during childbirth. For more information about Operation Special Delivery please visit their website.
Samaritan is also proud to partner with Army Community Service (ACS), who offers the Fort DrumNew Parent Support Program. This program offers expectant military parents and parents of newborns and young children the opportunity to learn new skills as parents and also improve old ones. For more information about this program, please visit their website or via phone: 315-772-0748.


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April 27, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Last week, USC rallied against the UC Santa Barbara bullpen for nine runs in a come-from-behind victory. On Tuesday, the Gauchos' bullpen bounced back against the Trojans in a big way.
Four UCSB relievers combined to throw eight shutout innings, allowing just three hits between them as the Gauchos won 5-4 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. It is the first time since 1977 through 1979 that UCSB has won four of five games vs. the Trojans.
Ryan Tregoning's line-drive home run down the left-field line in the seventh inning gave left-hander Connor Whalen his first victory as a Gaucho.
After starter Greg Davis allowed four USC runs in the first inning - one scoring on a double-steal of home - the bullpen hunkered down and allowed the Gaucho offense to fight its way back.
Matthew Brady pitched two scoreless innings before handing the baton over to Sam Phippen, who tossed two more scoreless frames himself. The 6-foot-9 righty, who also plays on UCSB's basketball team, then gave way to Whalen, who came to UCSB from nearby Santa Barbara City College.
Nick Loredo then earned his first career save by pitching two scoreless, hitless innings.
UCSB took advantage of two Trojan errors in the third inning to score its first runs. With two outs, Sean Williams whistled a ball that just went under first baseman Ricky Oropesa's glove for a single before Matt Valaika hit a flare towards the USC first baseman. Oropesa dropped the ball for an error, leaving runners on first and second.
Trevor Whyte followed with an RBI single to center and Tregoning did as well. The second error, this one a throwing error by shortstop Joe De Pinto extended the inning and loaded the bases before a groundout finished the inning.
In the fourth Gunnar Terhune hit a two-run home run to left-center to tie the game before Tregoning lined his one-out blast just inside the left-field foul pole for the game-winner.
UCSB hosts UC Riverside this weekend beginning on Friday at 3 p.m. The game is part of UCSB Athletics' Faculty Free Friday which allows all UCSB faculty and staff free admission to athletic events by showing their ID.
Saturday's and Sunday's games both begin at 1 p.m. and will be broadcast live in AM 1490 and streaming live online at UCSBgauchos.com.
Steve Wendt will handle the play-by-play duties with every Big West weekend series scheduled to air live on the radio and streaming live online. Click here for more information and a schedule of baseball games on the air!
Earlier this year UCSB revealed a new look and the baseball team is sporting some new logos and uniforms on the field. Be sure to come to the baseball team's home games to outfit yourself in the new gear! Click here to take a look at the new logos and uniforms the Gauchos are wearing. All new gear is available for purchase at UCSB home baseball games.


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The Producers Guild of America announced Wednesday the television series and specials and digital series nominated for the 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards -- and there are some new faces and switch-ups.
In the drama category, "Breaking Bad" will compete with "Game of Thrones," "Mad Men," "Downton Abbey" (previously in the long-form category) and "Homeland" -- bumping last year's winner, "Boardwalk Empire," from the list, in addition to last year's nominees "The Good Wife" and "Dexter."
In the comedy arena, "30 Rock" will face off against "The Big Bang Theory," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Louie" and last-year's winner, "Modern Family." That means "Glee" and "Parks and Recreation" were bumped after making a showing last year.
And what would reality TV be without a bit of competition? In the nonfiction arena, "American Masters" goes head-to-head with "Deadliest Catch," "Inside the Actor's Studio" and "Shark Tank."


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Three weeks from today the Mets will either be cleaning out their lockers at Shea or working out in preparation for the Division Series. I'm still thinking it will be the latter.
But, I wouldn't be me if I didn't think there wasn't anything to worry about with this team. It was imperative they win last night and they did, with Johan Santana pitching one of his most important games as a Met. Maybe themost important.
Here's what I see as the most important issues down the stretch.
1. Coping with last season. Last night was a start, but don't forget the collapse including stretches of bad ball against teams with losing records. They can't afford to let up against teams with losing records, such as Washington and Atlanta. I'm not convinced they have the killer instinct. This week should tell a lot.
2. The starting pitching is three deep with Santana, Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez. Pedro Martinez can't be relied on for more than five innings, and lately they haven't been a good five innings.
3. The bullpen has been suspect all season. Having something definitive on Billy Wagner might help Jerry Manuel define roles, but how can they be better off without their best reliever?
4. Hitting with runners in scoring position has also been an issue. Last night was tougher than it needed to be. With pitching issues, more runs are always needed. David Wright, in particular, has been in a funk.


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What Little League Baseball Taught Me About ProgrammingSwift
I had a formative experience playing Little League baseball that taught me lessons about life that I've used as a programmer and entrepreneur. Little League is a suburban American tradition where little kids get together on Saturdays and play baseball. Parents come to watch them play and cheer for their kids' teams.
I played in my town's Little League from the first day I was eligible until the last day I was eligible, but it wasn't because I was great at baseball. I was actually horrible at baseball. I could barely catch the ball, I definitely couldn't throw it, and sometimes while swinging the bat, I would accidentally let go and it would hit people.
Overall, it was a really horrible experience and I hated it. I wasn't motivated to even try, because I was so bad. I really wanted to quit. But my parents wouldn't let me quit. "We aren't raising a quitter for a son," they said. Instead, they gave me something to aim for: if I hit a home run, they would give me $100.
I got it in my head that I wanted this $100 more than anything. Things started to change. I would go to baseball games and actually try to hit the ball. Don't get me wrong, I didn't get better over night, but I managed to slowly improve.
Near the end of my Little League career, I still hadn't hit the home run and I only had a few chances left. This has to be it, I thought. I get up to bat. The pitcher throws the ball. I close my eyes and swing the bat as hard as I possibly can.
Crack. I make contact and the ball goes flying. I look up and the ball is sailing towards that fence. Closer and closer every second, I can feel that it's going to go over.
But it doesn't. It falls just short of the fence. No home run once again.
I look up and at this moment realize that the entire time this was happening, I never started running. All these people, my parents, my coach, my teamates, are behind me screaming at the top of their lungs, wanting me to run. Go! Go! Go! I start running.
Needless to say, I was out before I even hit first base. And I never got the $100, but the experience informed my principle philosophy.
Among the lessons:
- Swing for the fences, always. I think having a broad vision is super important for equipping yourself for major success down the road. Developers have this tendency to stick with what they know. A big goal forces us to reframe our thinking.
- Set reasonable goals, too. I didn't really do this consciously with baseball, but it came naturally. Before I could hit a home run I needed to hit singles, or just make contact with the ball. My open source work, such as the Breakfast Serial helps me set incremental goals toward making it the best Python library for Arduino.
- You suck… and that's totally fine. It's totally fine to be bad at things. You can't be good at everything and being bad can help you gain a new perspective. For example, I started Hacker League even though I'd never won a hackathon. I focused on things more important than sponsorship and who won because I learned their value first hand, and we ended up better off for it.
I'm still not a great baseball player. I'm not even a great programmer, but I'm getting better by following the lessons above. These days, when I hit the proverbial ball, you'd better believe I'm running as fast as I can.
You can see a video of a talk about my principle philosophy, from which this story was taken, embedded below:


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Get directions to Wabash College Fine Arts Center
The Wabash College Music Department will present a fall semester concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, October 12. The concert will take place in Salter Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Center and is free and open to the public.
The afternoon music will include adjunct instructors Alfred Abel and Cheryl Everett. They will perform four sonatas for violin and piano.
The program includes, Corelli's #1 in D Major and #2 in B-flat Major; Wieniawski's Polonaise brillante in D Major; Tchaikovsky's Valse scherzo, Op. 34; and Edvard Grieg's Sonata in c minor.
Abel's career, based in Indianapolis, has taken him all over the Midwest during the past 25 years. He is the concertmaster of the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held for more than 20 years, as well as Assistant Principal Second Violin of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. He has also served as concertmaster of the Kokomo Symphony and guest concertmaster of the Marion Philharmonic. As a teacher, in addition to Wabash College, Abel has served on the faculties of Purdue University, Butler University, the federally-funded IPS Arts Magnet Program, and the Indianapolis Academy of Strings. In addition, he maintains a large private studio. Former students have gone on to study with great artists and become prizewinners in the Queen Elizabeth and Menuhin Competitions, concertmaster of the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, and active professional musicians performing with major symphony orchestras.
Everett, in addition to teaching piano and organ at the College, is accompanist for the Glee Club. Everett is also a member of the accompanying staff of the Department of Music at the University of Indianapolis, organist at the Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church, and accompanist for the Crawfordsville Community Chorus. She has an independent studio in her home where she teaches over 40 students a week, ranging in age from six to over 60. Everett was honored earlier this year by the Montgomery County Community Foundation as a person who has made a difference in the quality of life in the community. She is a member of the Executive Board of the Indiana Music Teachers Association and serves as the Ensemble Concert Chair. In 1999, she was honored by that organization as their Teacher of the Year. Everett has performed in recitals and master classes in conjunction with the International Workshops in Canada, France, Italy, Switzerland, and England, and with the Amalfi Coast Music Festival. In 2005, Everett was chosen as a performer in the Teachers Program of the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. In October 2006, she served as an adjudicator for the World Pianovision Competition sponsored by the World Piano Pedagogy Conference in Atlanta. In conjunction with the National Federation of Music Clubs, she is Chair of the Indianapolis West Festival at the Indiana School for the Blind. She also chairs the Young Hoosier Pianist Competition of the Indiana State Fair.


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Leaf meals are leaves and twigs dried, ground, and used as livestock feed. Leucaena leucocephala is so far the best-known source of leaf meal because of its high nutritive value. However, it is highly susceptible to psyllid infestation. Leaf meals are not traditionally used in the ration of ruminants as these animals can be fed with fresh fodder. However, there are instances when leaf meal production is necessary and becomes the most practical way of conserving excess foliage. This is what we have been doing at the farm after getting a few cuttings from a friend.
Leguminous fodder species are generally unsuitable for silage making because of their high buffering capacity. Some have leaves that shatter very easily upon drying, rendering them also unsuitable for hay making. But a considerable amount of leaves can be conveniently prepared into leaf meals and serve as a high-protein feed source.
In preparing leaf meals, leaves and browseable twigs of these fodder trees/shrubs should be sun-dried for up to seven hours or air-dried under a roof for five days, and then ground and stored in sacks. For proper storage and to avoid spoilage, the leaves and twigs should be dried to 10-13% moisture content. The amount of herbage needed to prepare one kilogram of leaf meal and the crude protein (CP) content depend on the fodder species used. The CP contents of the leaf meals are obviously higher than the recommended level of 11% dietary CP required for favorable microbial synthesis and activity in the rumen.
Both the gliricidia leaf meal and the acacia leaf meal can be fed to dairy goats at 50% of the dry matter ration. Milk yield of goats supplemented with either of the meals is comparable with that of goats supplemented with concentrate. Likewise, milk composition was similar among goats supplemented with either leaf meals or concentrate.
Income over feed cost with leaf meal supplementation was higher than that with concentrate supplementation. Since feed cost can represent 60% of the total cost to produce a liter of milk, leaf meal supplementation is indeed economically viable, particularly in small farms where concentrate feeding is not usually practiced owing to a lack of cash.


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FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) is close to selling a 70 percent stake in its classified advertising business, Scout24, to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for 1.4 billion euros ($1.89 billion), two people familiar with the talks said on Wednesday.
The transaction values Scout24 at about 2 billion euros ($2.71 billion), including debt.
"The deal could be announced in the coming days, but it has not been signed yet," said one person.
Hellman & Friedman would pay 1.4 billion euros for a 70 percent stake, the person added.
Another person said Deutsche Telekom's supervisory board would meet on Wednesday to decide on the sale.
The sale comes almost a year after Deutsche Telekom said it would look at options for the cluster of internet portals including European car trading site AutoScout24.
Deutsche Telekom and Hellman & Friedman declined to comment.
Deutsche Telekom is looking for cash to fund the roll-out of a next generation mobile network, which can transport huge amounts of data, to cater for a growing number of customers who use smartphones and tablets.
At the same time it is rolling out a glass fiber fixed network to offer superfast internet to compete against its cable rivals.
It said in December last year it expected to invest almost 30 billion euros between 2013-2015.
Deutsche Telekom is also evaluating its stake in British mobile operator EE, a joint venture with France Telecom FTE.PA. ($1 = 0.7394 euros)
Reporting by Alexander Huebner, Arno Schuetze, Claire Ruckin and Harro ten Wolde; Editing by Victoria Bryan and Louise Heavens


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As the 21st century gets under way, rural America comprises 2,305 counties in the United States, contains 80 percent of the nation's land, and is home to 56 million of its citizens.
A hundred years ago, farming supported most rural communities; today, the non-farm economy anchors much of agriculture, and most small family farms are dependent on diversified rural economies that offer off-farm income opportunities.
Nearly 90 percent of total farm household income in 1999 originated from off-farm sources, a figure that likely has risen since the study was done.
"The health of the rural economy and effective operation of rural labor markets are of crucial importance to the future economic well-being of both farm and non-farm rural households," says Rodney Brown, USDA deputy under secretary for research, education, and economics.
"Some rural areas have shared in the economic progress of the nation, but others have not," he said at the annual USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum at Arlington, Va.
"Rural residents and policymakers — indeed all of America — face many decisions that will affect, if not determine rural America's future."
Changing population trends and economic factors in rural areas "show the need to help declining areas diversify and attract new populations and businesses, and to help rapidly-growing areas provide essential services and infrastructure to sustain their success," Brown says.
Among the social/economic changes in rural America are an increasing number of Hispanics, a growth rate exceeding 60 percent in the 1990s, and an aging population, with the number of people age 65 and over expected to double by 2050.
The nation's rural areas shared in the good economic times of the 1990s, he says, with the lowest unemployment rate in 20 years, an increase in real earnings, and poverty rates the lowest on record.
But the 2000 downturn in the manufacturing sector, which was disproportionate in rural areas, followed by the 2001 recession, resulted in higher unemployment and a dampening of earnings growth — though, in general, "the impact of this recession in rural areas has been milder than in earlier recessionary periods," Brown says.
"Much of the rural South suffered large job losses in 2000-01. Manufacturing, agriculture, and mining are highly dependent on exports, and global economic conditions can adversely affect these sectors."
Natural amenities such as access to lakes or coastal areas and varied topography have generally been a boon to rural regions, enabling them to grow much more rapidly, Brown says. "Recreation has been one of the fastest-growing rural industries."
While many manufacturing operations have left U.S. rural areas for foreign locations, the companies left have taken advantage of new technologies and management practices to compete based on product quality, he notes. "This shift brought a need for a more highly skilled labor force and more professional and technical works, leading manufacturers to shift toward rural areas with better schools and fewer high school drop-outs."
Rural areas tend to have high education levels, Brown says, with potential to make farming areas more attractive to manufacturers. Between 1989 and 1997, manufacturing jobs grew by over 13 percent in farming counties.
"A prosperous rural America depends upon many of the same things as urban areas: good-paying jobs; access to critical services such as education, health care, technology, transportation, and communication; strong, safe communities; and a sustainable natural environment.
"Declining areas must diversify and attract new businesses, while growth areas must develop strategies to sustain their successes."
Recent economic trends suggest two major emphases for enhancing rural development opportunities, Brown says:
- "Higher education levels have become important in attracting new employers, particularly in manufacturing. Low wage levels are no longer a sufficient attraction."
- "Enhancing rural communities as places to live, retire, and vacation will improve not only the quality of life for existing residents, but also the possibility of attracting new businesses and residents."
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Royals knock Verlander around in eighth straight win
DETROIT -- What more could the Royals want?
They beat up Justin Verlander en route to an 11-8 victory over Detroit on Monday night. They won their eighth straight game. They're just a half-game behind the first-place Tigers.View Full Game Coverage
DETROIT -- What more could the Royals want?
They beat up Justin Verlander en route to an 11-8 victory over Detroit on Monday night. They won their eighth straight game. They're just a half-game behind the first-place Tigers.View Full Game Coverage
What more could they want? Well, by winning again on Tuesday night, the Royals would take over first place. Quite a feat for a team that, before this hot streak started, was tied for last place and was five games behind.
"Everybody's been in last place," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "We kind of traded places being in last place for a while. We got on a nice little run here, made up some ground and we can just keep going."
One correction there. The Tigers have never been in last place. In fact, since the season began, they've never been out of first place. That's something the Royals could change.
They accomplished a lot of things to the dismay of a hometown crowd of 31,774 at Comerica Park. One of them was beating the Tigers for the first time this year after going 0-5 against them.
Left-hander Jason Vargas pitched seven solid innings and improved his record to 7-2. Omar Infante blasted a three-run homer and had four RBIs. Billy Butler smashed a three-run double. Lorenzo Cain made a Superman flight for a dazzling catch in center field.
Cain, ending an 0-for-15 skid, and Alex Gordon each had three hits and the Royals accumulated season highs with their 11 runs and their 17 hits.
The Tigers, meanwhile, made two costly errors and didn't do much until they whipped up six runs -- including J.D. Martinez's grand slam -- against left-hander Donnie Joseph in the ninth inning. That was a lot -- but too late.
"To beat a team as hot as they are, we have to play a lot better," said Tigers catcher Alex Avila.
The Tigers have lost 10 of their last 15 games and Verlander has dropped five of his last six starts.
"No matter what kind of a skid that Verlander's on, you expect him to get right back on track," said Butler. "It's one of those things where we capitalized on every mistake he made."
Butler kicked the Royals into gear with his bases-clearing double over center fielder Austin Jackson in the four-run fifth inning. That made Butler a .434 (33-for-76) hitter in his career against Verlander.
Infante added his three-run homer, also off Verlander, in the sixth inning. His single had driven in the Royals' first run of the game. So Infante is 8-for-20 on this road trip and has hit safely in seven straight games.
That added up to seven runs and 12 hits off Verlander, who was 15-2 against the Royals through 2012, but has slipped to 2-4 in the last two years. He beat them on May 4 at Kauffman Stadium.
"It's funny because the last time Justin pitched against Kansas City, he pitched well," said Tigers manager Brad Ausmus. "Everyone was saying even as he gets older and loses velocity, he's got the pitches to get people out. Right now, he's scuffling and everyone's saying he's done. I don't think he's done. I think Justin Verlander will be just fine."
Verlander heard boos as he left the mound after the sixth inning.
"The fans are frustrated and so am I," Verlander said. "That's part of the game. They've cheered me plenty. They have the right to boo because I was frustrated. I am too. If I was up in the stands, I'd boo myself too. I will get better. They'll cheer again."
The Royals parlayed four hits, including Gordon's double, with two Tigers errors for four runs in the seventh inning off reliever Evan Reed. The pitcher cost himself dearly when, with the bases loaded, he fielded the ball and tossed it past home plate and two runs scored on the error.
Cain's spectacular catch came in the sixth when he dove to catch Martinez's line drive in right-center field. Vargas classified it as extremely rare.
"It was fantastic. It just highlighted the game. It's a catch you don't see but maybe once or twice in your time of playing," Vargas said.
Cain amazed even himself.
"When I looked at it [on TV]," Cain said, "that was probably one of my better catches. Making a play and then going and actually seeing it -- wow. I kind of impressed myself a little bit."
A few things did go wrong for the Royals.
Butler, in the second inning, strayed from second base to third as Jackson was catching Cain's fly ball and was somewhat comically doubled up.
"I saw his [Jackson's] back turned and I saw his number and usually, as a baserunner, you see his number and it's going to drop," Butler explained. "It was just a baserunning boner on my part and I'm glad we made up for it."
Joseph, brought in to pitch the ninth inning with an 11-2 lead, contrived to give up six runs and make the game perilously close. After Martinez, filling in for injured Torii Hunter (hamstring cramp) walloped his grand slam, Joseph gave way to Michael Mariot, who struck out Jackson to end the game.
And Royals catcher Salvador Perez left the game in the seventh with leg cramps and third baseman Mike Moustakas was dinged in the forehead with a bad hop in the ninth but stayed in. Both declared they were OK after the game.
Mostly things went right.
"We feel good about how we're playing and about the direction we're going in," Vargas said.
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New Tricks Lane indulges his obsession with fishing when UCOS investigates the case of two boys abducted from a fishing lake in 1979. The boys escaped but the kidnapper was not found. Lane thinks the fishing lake, the 1979 abduction and a recent spate of snatches are related.G
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Vera (Apt) "Little Lazarus" The son of a woman brutally murdered escapes the crime scene only to fall through the ice of a frozen pond where Vera finds him and saves his life. Vera and her team unravel deadly secrets and their murderous consequences - fueled by power, money and a mother's love. The loner detective detects a kindred spirit in the boy and comes to realize that the key to the investigation lies deep in the child's memory.G
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Land Girls Annie knows she must choose between the two men in her life. Clarence gets cold feet before his marriage to Bea. Lady Hoxley takes revenge on Nancy. Tucker becomes more unstable. Part 5 of 5G


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Ines Alexander needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 132 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
OPUS Construction
We are a small size construction company looking to expand our firm into a bigger market. The company is 15 years old and for those of you who may not know, "opus" is the Latin word for work. We are looking for new branding; your mandate is to create a logo as well as accompanying business cards for our company.
Our firm aims to provide exceptional service and quality workmanship. We are very detail oriented with a strong focus on quality results. We are licensed general contractors however we also have expertise in project management and design; one of the two principals is a structural engineer and the other is an architect. For this reason, the logo should not imply that we are exclusively a construction company. The projects we enjoy the most are design-build mandates and we have an excellent track record as far as customer satisfaction is concerned.
Our target market is primarily commercial developers as well as institutional work. From time to time, we also take on mandates for high-end residential.
• We would very much like the "logo" to be a stylized "OPUS" rather than a symbol, this way the association is purely with the company name.
• In addition to the logo design, we would like to see how the logo gets incoprporated onto a business card.
• Everything about the logo / card should be elegant and clean.
• Fonts should be clear and crisp.
• The business card should include the following information:
OPUS Cosntruction Inc.
Sandrine Carr, P.Eng.
Don't want:
• Anything cartoon-like or clip-art look
• Anything flashy or too trendy.
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A global research center that is leading the livestock farming industry of Korea
Since being founded in 1987, the Animal Biosciences Research Institute has been endeavoring to provide high-efficiency feed and scientific technology to livestock farms and safe livestock products to consumers. In addition, the Animal Biosciences Research Institute has been continuously producing R&D achievements, such as increasing the export of advanced livestock farming technology, and launching a R&D center in China in 2012 to support research projects.
Customer-centered differentiated products and services
While providing livestock farms with safe and high-efficiency feed, CJ's Animal Biosciences Research Institute is endeavoring to lower the mortality of piglets so that farmhouses can increase their profits. In the field of cattle farming, CJ is servicing computer programs that use differentiated cattle modeling technology. CJ's Animal Biosciences Research Institute was the first in Korea to develop disease-preventing feed that contained bacteriophage, and this has received a favorable response from the market. CJ is providing the best value for our customers by developing feed formulating technologies, feedstuff, ingredient evaluating techniques, and fundamental techniques and strengthening deployment system.
Eco-friendly research
For customers' health and to protect the environment, the Animal Biosciences Research Institute is carrying out research activities with the goal of developing nutrition planning techniques and natural new materials to handle antibiotic regulations, as well as to lower methane gas and bad odors produced when a cocktail enzyme is used. In addition, the Animal Biosciences Research Institute is conducting a joint research project with the National Institute of Animal Science to lower the methane gas produced by cattle farming, which accounts for a significant portion of the methane that is generated.
Foundation of the Research Institute
In 2011, CJ built infrastructure for the best livestock research farm capable of conducting a comparison test against newly developed products and competing products by completing construction of a global level research facility in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province. CJ is also capable of providing its customers with differentiated values by systematic and scientific research and development. Additionally, it is surrounded by the optimum conditions to secure global top technologies and constantly pursues new growth engines with feed-based technologies and eco-friendly technologies.
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Messages and Gifts
EMERGENCY CALLS TO A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE SCHOOL OFFICES. Phone messages from parents/guardians will be directed to students as soon as it is practical. Students will not be called to the phone except in an emergency.
Gifts, flowers or balloon bouquets should be directed to the students' home. The school cannot accept delivery of these items.


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The Wildlife at Shapwick Moor
Birds of prey are excellent indicators of a healthy environment. As well barn owl, kestrel and buzzard, and hobby in the summer, a wide range of other wildlife uses the reserve including snipe, lapwing and other wetland birds, otter, brown hare and water vole and a wide variety of dragonflies and other insects.
In the boundary hedge sparrowhawks hunt small birds including bullfinch, and old trees provide food for tits and roosting for barn owls. Kingfishers flash along the open ditches, known as rhynes locally, where herons fish. Their scrubby sides hold reed buntings and wintering stonechats, while the reeds hide a variety of warblers.
Skylarks sing over the grassland and lapwings display in wetter areas. Last winter large finch flocks fed here on weed seeds.
The wide skies are full of birds. Skeins of geese, ducks and huge flocks of starlings in winter and in summer swallows, swifts and martins preyed on by hobbies on passage in spring and autumn.


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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama has placed an assistant strength and conditioning coach on administrative leave for lending money to suspended defensive back Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, The Tuscaloosa News reported Thursday.
Clinton-Dix was suspended indefinitely by the coach Nick Saban on Wednesday for violating unspecified team rules, but no other details were released.
The Tuscaloosa News, citing unidentified sources, reported that Corey Harris was put on administrative leave. The newspaper said that while the Alabama compliance office was looking into the loan of less than $500 that Harris made to Clinton-Dix it found that Harris also had a connection to a sports agent. The loan could violate NCAA rules about student-athletes receiving extra benefits.
Alabama athletic department spokesman Doug Walker said he could not comment on personnel matters.
Saban took the same stance Wednesday when he announced he was suspending Clinton-Dix, one of the top-ranked Crimson Tide's top defensive players.
"I want to be consistent," Saban said after Wednesday's practice. "When guys get suspended, I never, ever say what it's for. So I'm not going there. So don't ask me. It's the way it always happens. Every guy. If they do right, they wouldn't be getting suspended. I don't know for how long this will be, so don't ask me that either. "
Clinton-Dix is second on the team with 24 tackles and is a projected first-round NFL draft pick.
He is Alabama's fourth announced suspension since the start of preseason camp, joining linebacker Trey DePriest, Smith and tight end Malcolm Faciane.


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The Elk County Catholic Crusaders will meet the Johnsonburg Rams this evening at 8 p.m. in the finals of the ECCHS Boys' Junior Varsity Basketball Tournament.Elk Catholic advanced to the finals, rallying to beat the St. Marys Area Flying Dutchmen 51-43, while the Johnsonburg Rams rolled over the Ridgway Elkers 64-35.ECCHS vs. St. MarysThe first period of play saw the Dutch dominate the Crusaders as they opened an 18-7 lead. Elk Catholic outscored St. Marys 11-10 in the second period to cut the St. Marys lead to 28-18 at the half.In the third period, the Crusaders outscored the Dutch by a 14-7 margin, cutting the St. Marys lead to 35-32 with one quarter remaining.The final quarter saw the Crusaders outscore the Dutch by a 19-6 margin to win the game by a 51-43 margin.St. Marys scoring: Justin Beimel 12, Caleb Bennett 8, Quinn Cunningham 2, Sam Guido 6, Brandon Vollmer 6, Logan Gilmore 4, Shajuan Carrero 4.ECCHS scoring: Clayton Housler 15, Alex Herzing 14, Hank Cappiello 8, Jack Herzing 4, Ben Cortina 2, Brock McCullough 6, Shea Meyer 2.Ridgway vs. JohnsonburgThe Rams took a slim 5-4 first-period lead. In the second quarter, Johnsonburg outscored Ridgway by an 18-8 margin to take a 23-12 halftime lead.The third quarter saw the Rams score 25 points while holding Ridgway to 13 as Johnsonburg opened a 48-24 lead with one quarter remaining.The fourth quarter found Johnsonburg outscore the Elkers 16-11 to win the game 64-35.Johnsonburg scoring: Cameron Grumley 12, Cole Peterson 19, Frank Kocjancic 15, Mitchell Vallone 5, CJ Herbstritt 6, Kyle Sheldon 7.Ridgway scoring: Sam Rozelli 11, Damon Carlson 6, Tyler Stark 1, Keith Zawatski 4, Joe Jaques 13.
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Im doing this way so whenever the player hit a new panel, I can change the text variable of each panel so the text appear depend what panel he hit. So far it work well.
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As I sit here and watch the snow fall, I can't help but think about how nice spring training sounds. The Mets need some work to do before finalizing their roster. Here's what I have for the Mets right now regarding their 25-man roster.
1. Omir Santos
2. Henry Blanco
Comment: If they land Bengie Molina, they'd send out Santos.
3. 1B: Daniel Murphy
4. 2B: Luis Castillo
5. SS: Jose Reyes
6. 3B: David Wright
7. INF: Alex Cora
8. INF: TBA (first base platoon)
Comment: They need a RH bat to platoon with Murphy at first base. Ryan Garko would be perfect. They also need another utility infielder. A guy who could play both infield and outfield would be ideal.
10. LF: Jason Bay
11. CF: Carlos Beltran
12. RF: Jeff Francoeur
13. OF: Angel Pagan
Comment: They'd like somebody who could come off the bench with some power.
14. SP1: Johan Santana
15. SP2: Mike Pelfrey
16. SP3: John Maine
17. SP4: Oliver Perez
Comment: Yes, they might go short with the off-days in April, but they'll need five eventually. In the interim, look at what they have now. I'm not thrilled.
19. Francisco Rodriguez
20. Kelvim Escobar
21. Bobby Parnell
22. Pedro Feliciano
23. Sean Green
24. Brian Stokes
25. Ryota Igarashi
Comment: If they could find a utility player to play both infield and outfield, they could add another reliever.


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It's a rule as old as political spin doctoring itself: "When the spokesman needs a spokesman, it's time to move on."
The quote was a direct one from Prime Minister David Cameron's communications director, a former editor of Britain's News of the World newspaper, as he resigned Friday amid mounting pressure arising from the tabloid weekly's hacking of telephone calls during his time at the helm.
Andy Coulson's decision to wave goodbye to Downing Street came as little surprise to many in the British media. British police and prosecutors announced a fresh review of the controversy a week ago, and individuals such as the actor Sienna Miller have filed lawsuits over alleged hacking of their phones by journalists.
Mr. Coulson stepped down from the editor's chair four years ago following a furor over the hacking of phones owned by such public figures as Royal princes to Hollywood stars.
Coulson's departure, however, doesn't just open the prime minister's judgment to unprecedented criticism, it deprives him of a confidante who, in contrast to the privileged backgrounds of many in Mr. Cameron's inner circle, was regarded as a barometer of middle class opinion.
"You are looking at a Conservative leadership which, socially speaking, is from a fairly narrow – some would say almost exclusive – background," says Time Bale, a professor of politics at the University of Sussex, of why Coulson is so often described as "crucial" to Cameron's premiership.
From an early childhood spent in a public housing development in Essex, Coulson scaled the heights of Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid media empire before overseeing an often-controversial reign at the News of the World. He later masterminded the Conservative Party's media strategy in last year's general election.
"The fact that they can rely on someone who was more in touch with Middle England, if you want to call it that, and parts of England that the Conservative Party found it difficult to reach, was quite important to them," added Dr. Bale.
He also credits Coulson with being "an excellent media operator," citing his role in the salvaging of Conservative's fortunes in the middle of 2007 when their hopes of winning government appeared to be slipping away as Gordon Brown enjoyed a bounce in popularity shortly after becoming prime minister.
Of course, not everyone agrees.
Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former communications chief whose own tabloid background has often led him to be compared to Coulson, used Twitter to decry: "Dreadful news management by Cameron's team."
Iraq war inquiry
But Mr. Campbell may not be recognizing another cliché of spin-doctoring: today was "a good day to bury bad news." Coulson's resignation came as Mr. Blair, the former Labour Prime Minister, made his second, headline-grabbing appearance at Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war.
Some speculate that the Blair appearance was exactly why Coulson announced his resignation.
Speaking Friday, Cameron said: "I am very sorry that Andy Coulson has decided to resign as my director of communications although I understand that the continuing pressures on him and his family mean that he feels compelled to do so.
"Andy has told me that the focus on him was impeding his ability to do his job and was starting to prove a distraction for the government," Cameron said.
Phone hacking controversy
But the distraction may not be over yet, particularly if Coulson continues to be haunted by the events leading up to 2007, when a News of the World reporter and an investigator the paper had hired both pleaded guilty to illegally intercepting the telephone messages of chief aides to Prince William and Prince Harry.
At the time, Coulson claimed it was an isolated incident and that he had known nothing about the phone hacking.
However, amid reports that further disaffected News of the World journalists could go public with new revelations, as well as renewed police interest in the hacking scandal, Coulson's replacement at No. 10 could yet have his work cut out answering questions about why the Conservative Party decided on such a risky hiring.


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ack necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 106 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
Klein Venture Partners is an investment group specializing in helping startups go from concept to shipping their first product. We're looking for a contemporary logo that's professional and polished without being staid and stuffy; this logo will be used on our web site and on our business cards.
Klein Venture Partners
We're looking for a great logo that communicates who we are and how we work. We advise and invest in software companies that are all about user participation and community building, mostly Web 2.0, and green companies and green technology. We collaborate with companies on rich and compelling user experiences, especially in interaction design, and we also provide guidance on viral marketing.
The people we work with are in their 20s or 30s, proven innovators, and are actively involved in product design and development.
We're really excited to see what you come up with, and will be checking in on the contest at least daily if not more often!
Needs to be usable for web and print (vector graphics format, maybe others.)
Design laid out on a business card would be a plus.
We like blues and greens, but they're not a requirement. We also like the Web 2.0 look with gradients, etc.
Includes words "Klein Venture Partners"
Conveys collaborating/embracing/including/fun.
UPDATE based on seeing first designs: leading caps, all caps, small caps is good; all three words should be equally or close to equally emphasized. We seem to be gravitating to the 3d look with gradients, shadows, depth/dimension. Inclusive feel is very important.
Designs that are cartoony or childlike, e.g. Comic Sans and text balloons.
Designs that are too east-coast-money, staid, and stuffy, e.g. with Greco-roman influence (the capitals of Ionic columns) , Copperplate script, or Times New Roman in small caps.
No pastel colors or tangerine orange, please!
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By John Acher
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Norway launched a Noah's ark of the plant kingdom on Tuesday to protect crop seeds, among mankind's most valuable resources, from cataclysm inside an Arctic mountainside.
Blasted out of icy rock 1,000 km (600 miles) from the North Pole, the air-locked vaults would stay frozen for 200 years even in the worst-case scenario of global warming and if mechanical refrigeration were to fail, officials said.
Initially 100 million seeds from more than 100 countries have been sent for safekeeping at the $10 million facility which holds 268,000 seed samples, each from a different farm or field.
"Biological diversity is under threat from the forces of nature ... and from the actions of man," Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said at the opening ceremony.
"The seed vault is our insurance policy" against threats such as war, natural disasters or climate change, he said.
Dubbed a doomsday vault, the cavern in the Svalbard archipelago off the northern tip of Norway is a backup storage for seeds from gene banks around the globe.
The deposits range from major African and Asian staples such as rice, maize, wheat, cowpea and sorghum to European and South American varieties of eggplant, lettuce, barley and potato. Genetically modified varieties will not be included.
"We will have a major (seed) collection here, one of the biggest in the world, from the opening day," Cary Fowler, head of the Global Crop Diversity Trust which is funding the operations of the vault, told Reuters.
Stoltenberg and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist, put the first box of rice seed in the vault at an inauguration ceremony also attended by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
"We hope and work for the best but have to plan for the worst," Barroso said.
He hoped international cooperation in setting up the vault could be matched by efforts to agree a new U.N. treaty to fight climate change at a meeting in Copenhagen due in late 2009.
"The conditions down here in the vault are perfect," Fowler said inside the gently sloping steel tube tunnel leading down to the three vault rooms that will be able to house 4.5 million samples, some 2 billion seeds.
"In the past, when accidents or natural disasters or war intervened and destroyed samples, then that was it — they were as dead as a dinosaur, extinct," Fowler said.
"But we are going to put an end to extinction with this vault because we are going to have a safety backup, a Plan B."
Seeds deposited in the vault remain the property of the depositors, which include the world's major gene banks in developing countries.
During a visit to the site on Monday, whirring freezer equipment added an extra chill to the first vault room to be opened. The seeds will be kept at a storage temperature of minus 18-20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit).
Barley can survive 2,000 years, wheat 1,700 and sorghum almost 20,000 years under such conditions, the Trust said.
If the freezers failed, the permafrost would keep the cavern at around minus 4 Celsius, allowing time for repairs.
"I like having a Plan B to our Plan B," Fowler said. (Editing by Robert Woodward)


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With enough museums, monuments, cafes, boutiques, and parks to make you swoon, Paris is a student's dream. Studying abroad in this larger-than-life city will give you all that is French – the baguettes and the chocolate, the language and the fashion, and most of all, the beauty.
One of the world's most aesthetically pleasing cities, Paris could not possibly leave you with a lack of things to explore. From the hidden side streets to the animated neighborhoods, you could spend days merely wandering. But that won't be the only activity you engage in, studying in Paris will give you all sorts of academic stimulation, too. The hangouts of the worlds greatest artists will be at your fingertips, so you can study your grammaire Francaise where Satre used to philosophize.
The city of love, language, food, wine, and history. With so much to see, do, and experience, who wouldn't want to study abroad in Paris? With Paris being so expensive, it can seem like a daunting place for a person on a student's budget to visit. But have no fear, you can live your dream of studying abroad in Paris without breaking the piggy bank! Here's a few tips on how to experience Paris on a budget.
Many programs offer home-stay or independent apartment stays. With most programs, the homestay option is not only cheaper, but a homestay may also include some weekly meals in the cost of lodging. Homestay options are cheaper and include lodging and (usually) food. Apartments are more costly and food is not included, however, it will allow students more independence than living with a family (plus, you can always get roommates!)
To find student housing in Paris, is one good website to look at, as is getting in touch with your advisor in Paris.
Whether you're living with a homestay family or French roomies, you'll be able to really build your language skills and experience true Parisian living.
Take advantage of the student travel discounts
If you want to travel throughout Europe, take advantage of the which will get you just about anywhere by train. Tip: make sure you plan to use it / do a lot of train travel, otherwise you may not really get your bang for your buck. If you are studying abroad directly at a university, be sure to snag a student ID to enjoy all of the discounts you can get around the country.
If you're really into French food and want to save some money, grab your friends, head to the nearest boulangerie, and have a picnic underneath the Eiffel Tower on Sunday afternoons. The city of Paris shuts down on Sundays, and with nearly nothing open, it really is a wonderful experience to sit under the Tower, enjoy some wine and cheese, and talk with your friends about how lucky you feel to be in the City of Lights. What's more, you'll get to see the Eiffel Tower in a cooler way (for free!) instead of paying the many Euros to climb to the top.
Visit the Louvre or Musée d'Orsay on the first Sunday of the month because it's free for ALL visitors! For those who are really into visiting museums, check out the that offers discounts for visiting multiple museums.
France did not earn a reputation of luxury by accident. While being known for its culturally signifant sights, it is also known for its high costs. Regardless, many study abroad providers have program-specific scholarships that can help offset the costs of your study abroad experience. If you are choosing the more independent route, these scholarships (plus more!) are available for you to apply to.
- API offers a for those participating in their programs - including a few great options in France!
- The French government funds for students from the USA interested in studying the French language.
- Similarly, the French government sponsors 15 doctoral students to study in France under the .
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OAKLAND — Four men were wounded within hours of each other in separate shooting incidents Saturday in East Oakland, police said.
The most recent shooting, at 1:41 p.m. at the Seminary Gas & Food Mart, located at 6235 Seminary Ave., injured two, but both are expected to live. In that incident, two groups were shooting at each other when a man in one of the groups was shot in the leg and a bystander was grazed in the head.
The men are listed in stable condition at an area hospital.
The daylight shooting Saturday afternoon was a continuation of a spate of shootings that began Saturday morning.
Around 9:30 a.m., initial reports on the first shooting were that a man was apparently driving in a car at 98th Avenue and Plymouth Street in the Elmhurst district when someone in another car began shooting at him.
The victim was able to drive a few blocks to the area of 96th Avenue and Cherry Street where police and paramedics were called.
His name and age were not released. He was in stable condition at a hospital.
Police did not have a motive for the shooting and no arrests have been made.
Just over an hour later at 10:39 a.m., police responded to a shooting in the 1500 block of 92nd Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a man lying in a driveway behind a residence.
He is currently in stable condition at an area hospital.
Up to $5,000 in reward money is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the gunmen in each shooting. Those with information may call police at 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.
Check back for updates.
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Robin Garr wrote:Rahsaan wrote:To really get a handle on this we would need more comprehensive data on pricing across the US over several years and then track that with time of importer purchase and exchange rates. But I'm not about to do this!
No, I don't think any of us are that interested!
What is more telling is the way that price of some of the better Beaujolais is escalating in Euro terms. For example, many of Foillard's crus now exceed €20 here and the Morgon's of Marcel Lapierre >€15 in most places. The Fleurie and Brouilly 2010 from Vissoux bought last week were c.€13. This is no longer the cheap and cheerful wine which I remember from my 20s.


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The wait for Information On Demand 2011 is almost over!
Over the last week Mastering Data Management has been posting about the Master Data Management v10 announcement ahead of IOD, but next week you'll have the chance to find out even more and get hands on with the new features!
If you're at the conference, Anju Willard has sifted through the full MDM roadmap and picked out her top "Must-Attend" MDM sessions, and David Corrigan recommends spending some time in the InfoSphere Demo Center (MR04 in the Expo). If there are any other sessions you think should be a must-see, please leave a comment below and share the details.
In addition to Jay showing the MDM Application Toolkit on station 17 in the InfoSphere demo room, these a just a few sessions you might want to look out for in particular:
In addition to Jay showing the MDM Application Toolkit on station 17 in the InfoSphere demo room, these a just a few sessions you might want to look out for in particular:
- IMD-1307 - Adapting MDM to Your Business Environment
- IMD-2270 - IBM InfoSphere MDM Server Technical Deep Dive
- IMD-2281 - IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management (MDM) User Interface Toolkit
- LSF-1921 - Linking customer and social media data to increase revenues and response time
For the first time the MDM Developers group is also making an appearance at IOD! Check out Getting Technical: Resources for MDM Developers for more information, or just stop by at the developerWorks booth for a chat: 309-10 on the trade show floor. There are two social media lounges, Connect and Share, which would make an ideal place to meet up with fellow developers if you get the chance. Leave a comment below if you want to arrange a time and place, and grab an exclusive MDM Developers sticker from Jay (station 17 in the demo room) to help pick people out of the crowd:
If, like me, you're not able to be at IOD in person, you needn't be left out; the Information on Demand social media agregator is your window into the social buzz from the conference floor! Plus the IBM Software Channel will be showing the keynote and other general IOD sessions.
It should be an exciting week where-ever you are!


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Take a seat. Whaddya mean, where? You could have one right there in your carry bag.
Perhaps not the most ergonomic of chairs, the Grand Trunk Collapsible Micro Stool is nonetheless a fine alternative to standing.
Just pull this little red stool out of its included 12-by-6-inch sack, unfold, extend the aluminum legs, lock in and plop down on the nylon seat. Expanded, the stool measures 9½ by 9 by 10 inches tall.
It weighs 10 ounces, including the built-in mesh storage "shelf" under the seat. It holds up to 250 pounds.
No back support, but who gets so picky in a pinch? The Collapsible Micro Stool costs $29.99. Info at the website.
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Dan Yoder posted something really neat and compact on the ruby-talk mailing list:
module Kernel
def with(object,&block)
object.instance_eval &block
with([1,2,3]) { length } # => 3
The usage comes from Pascal and JavaScript. The performance cost of eval means you should be cautious about overusing this idiom in production code, but I definitely dig it.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Ruby Language Extension: with "keyword"
Posted by Giles Bowkett at 2:20 PM
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So, it's syntactic sugar (or is it vinegar) for "."? So now instead of the cumbersomeReplyDelete
I can write the much more concise and easy-to-read
with([1,2,3]) { length }
Maybe I'm just being dense here, or airing my ruby-noob credentials. Please enlighten me.
Well, it's not the real use case. You wouldn't do that, it's just proof that it works. The real use case would beReplyDelete
with(object) { some block that would normally involve typing the object's name several times }
Like in the JavaScript link, the goal is basically, you're working in the context of this object. I think the JS one is probably the inspiration for Rails' with_scope.
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Dododex says it cant be carried by wyverns but it can
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They take a lot of narcotic arrows to put down have at least two bolas at the ready you need about 15 narc arrows to the head for a level 5, upvote this so they put in the shot counter
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If you throw the bola and it hits its mouth, it breaks and does nothing.
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If you use mutton, make sure you cook it. Your ravenger will tame faster.
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One tips : bring many bolas as you can and use sheep meat its op 👌🏻🐑
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Bola them first and tranq dart them, anything above lvl 35 will take more than 1 bola lvl 95 and up is going to a struggle if you've just spawned in, but great travel mount and great in combat just pump health and melee, stam doesn't drop that much, similar to a thyla