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2010-12-29 / Columnists
Pets, Pets, Pets
Editor's Note: We are pleased to learn that the "Pets, Pets, Pets" column has received three nominations in this year's Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) Writing Competition including the weekly "Pets" column nominated in the Newspaper Column category; the August 19 story "Nannie Millie" in the Newspaper Features category and the September 17 op-ed piece "The AKC Library is Put to Sleep" in the Editorial, Opinion, Essay category in any written medium. Winners will be announced in NYC at the annual DWAA Banquet on February 13, 2011 (the eve of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show). For a full list of contest nominees, see www.dwaa.org. Past "Pets" columns are available at www.babylonbeacon.com, by clicking "Archive", the date, and then "Columnists."
Now back to our regularly scheduled pet column. As 2010 comes to a close, it is time to mention a few "Pets" odds and ends. First some holiday magic:
•Never underestimate the power of a Christmas dress—Last week's "Pets" featured a collage of Babylon Shelter dogs and cats seeking a "Home for the Holidays." In the middle was a picture of "Charlotte" the cat posing in a velvet and satin green plaid dress, which happens to belong to my "Charlotte," the dog. This sweet cat had missed her calling as a supermodel.
We also put her feline glamour shots on the shelter's Petfinder and Facebook pages where she just happened to be noticed by Lucy Effman one of the Last Hope Cat Center coordinators. Lucy was quite taken by Charlotte's modeling portfolio and became her unofficial agent. Just like the scene in Miracle on 34th Street where Santa sends the Macys' shopper to Gimbels, Lucy sent a Last Hope cat customer to Babylon Shelter. This lady fell in love with Charlotte "in purrson" and the dear calico was adopted before Christmas. Thank you, Lucy.
•The Enchanted Westminster Woods in Babylon—There is an adorable discovery by Southards Pond. Someone (not me, I swear) decorated a small pine tree with ornaments. The tree is on the foot path just north of the pond. Chances are the tree-trimming elf did not know that this tree stands on land that was once Westminster Kennel Club property and only a stone's throw from where I believe Sensation, the Pointer that symbols the famous dog show, was buried in 1887. If I am correct about the Westminster clubhouse site, then the Christmas tree is located across from where the shooting house once stood. On the south side of the pond, but more hidden, is a second enchanted tree, a smaller pine with tiny glass balls. It's on the new path that connects the horse trail and the foot path. Just over a century ago, the Westminster Kennel Club hosted huge celebrations at Christmas and New Year's in these woods. The dining room in the clubhouse could seat 50 people and a 19th century sportsman journal says: "The wine cellar was well stocked, and the food, very satisfactory."
•Speaking of Facebook—I neglected to mention that there has been a "Friends of Babylon Animal Shelter" Facebook page for several months now. Please become our FB friend and spread the word to all your Facebook friends. Social networking is the key to finding great adoptive homes.
•Change in NYS Dog Licensing—As one of many Albany cost cutting measures, starting January 1, the State is turning dog licensing over to municipalities. The Towns are still figuring out new procedures, but this paperwork fiasco could turn into a "blessing in disguise" if the Towns aggressively pursue licensing of all owned dogs, not just the those adopted from their shelters; and if the Towns apply any local fees to a special spay/neuter fund- not the General Fund. This fund can help economically strapped residents spay/neuter their pets. These licensing monies can support low cost veterinary programs that curtail the sorrows of the Pit Bull overpopulation. Ultimately the shelters will benefit financially and ethically. More about this idea soon.
•South Shore Tropicals is Moving— In January, the gang at South Shore Tropicals (631-225-6794) will be moving their pet supply and aquarium store from the closed King Kullen shopping center to 127 W. Hoffman at the corner of S. 5th, next to Exotic Warehouse Wine and Liquor. The store carries specialty pet foods like Canidae, Merrick, Wellness; and owners John and James are always willing to advertise Babylon Shelter and Last Hope pets and events.
•For Adoption: The canine celebrity couple- "Demi" and "Ashton"- has separated. In November, "Demi" a small mature Shepherd was picked up in Deer Park as a stray along with "Ashton" a younger Shepherd man. No one claimed the duo. Kenneled together at Babylon Shelter they were so vocally protective of each other that they didn't show well. The Shepherds are more relaxed outdoors. "Demi" was wearing an untraceable rescue tag while "Ashton" had no ID. "Demi" is now at the Last Hope Dog Center in Lindenhurst www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org while "Ashton" # 93692 is still waiting to be noticed at Babylon Shelter (631-643-9270).

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Mesa, population 440,000 (2004 est.), is in Maricopa County. It is Arizona's third-largest city, and is part of the Greater Phoenix urban complex.
Mesa was founded in January 1878 by Mormon (Latter-day Saint or LDS) pioneers and its population is still roughly one-tenth Mormon. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints operates one of its oldest temples in Mesa (the Mesa Arizona Temple), and the city is a hub for Latter-day Saints residing in the Phoenix Metro area. Mesa is one of the United States' fastest-growing cities, and currently ranks as the 37th-largest. 2006 Census Bureau estimates put the city's population at 460,155. The city has a larger population than better-known United States cities such as Cleveland, Miami, Minneapolis, Saint Louis, or Saint Paul.
Although it has a large population, Mesa is a "bedroom community." Neighborhoods across the city are diverse — some areas have experienced urban blight, while others contain elaborate custom homes.
Get in
By Car
If you happen to be coming from an "Easterly" direction (a.k.a. New Mexico), that means you'll probably be taking the State 60 highway right through the 17 exits that comprise Mesa, as part of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area.
By Plane
By Rail
The Valley Metro Light Rail runs through Mesa, connecting to Tempe and Downtown Phoenix. From Sky Harbor Airport, take the free shuttle to the light rail station.
Get around
Mesa is laid out on a straightforward north-south, east-west grid pattern as regards its major streets. Center Street and Main Street are perpendicular to each other and, as suits their names, intersect in the city center in a manner that provides an excellent reference point and makes city navigation relatively easy.
Outdoor Activities
Annual Events
or 6853 E Main Street (Power and Main next to Greenbacks), 480 924 SUBS.
Mesa, AZ 85210, (480) 844-1290. This is a great place to watch the game but get there early because it fills up.
Stay Safe
Mesa has a fairly high crime rate compared to some other American cities, but most of it is property crime of more concern to residents than to visitors. Anywhere between the US-60 and south of Main Street should be avoided at night, and would serve little interest to any tourists anyway.


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A very good friend just hung up on me in the middle of an IM exchange about whether "we" are over-hyping Prism and recommending it for situations in which it is overkill. He said yes; I said no.
Ok, he didn't actually hang up on me; our IM connection failed.
I'm replaying our exchange … and because he bailed,however involuntarily, … I get the last word.
Friend: [So-and-so] thinks that [some people] are starting to push Prism in cases where they shouldn't.
Me: Such as?
Friend: They are saying that anyone who builds line-of-business (LOB) applications with Silverlight should use Prism. He doesn't agree. He thinks that most of Prism is good only for Composite UI, with a few exceptions like delegate command, and the project linker. I agree with him. Prism is not the "end-all" for every solution.
Me: True ... but it's the right call for modular solutions. And the bootstrapper + Dependency Injection (DI) are pretty much central to anything I would build.
Friend: Anything YOU build yes. But I don't think you can assume that DI is a given. You can't make using DI a "must". Sure, for composite apps it makes total sense. For TDD (Test Driven Development) and decoupling of components yes ... but I won't go as far as to say "you must".
Me: It isn't a "must". Nothing is a "must". But come on ... once you're comfortable with DI, you never want to be without it again. It is trivial to put in place, easy to use, and it makes writing single-responsibility code every so much easier. And testing, by the way, is NOT why I like DI. You get the major benefits of DI without writing a single test.
Friend: In general I agree but there is a bit of self-selection there. I mean DI appeals to you...and me, and others like us but that does not mean it is something that will work for everyone or that they will perceive the benefits.
Me: No, this is not a case of elitist self-selection. DI does benefit everyone. I think you do the inquiring developer a disservice by supposing that they will be unable to see the value. Look, if you don't want guidance ... if you just want to wing it, then don't ask for my advice. If you want guidance, than I say that something like Prism is good for you in almost any business application.
Friend: Huh? I would be careful if I were you. You're starting to sound dogmatic.
Me: I'm trying to respond authentically to the developer who asks "how do I build an app?"
Friend: It sounds like you're recommending a swiss army knife. I would be very wary of that!
Me: No, I don't thing so. There are some standard problems in any business app ... and Prism ... or parts of it anyway ... and I include it's promotion of certain patterns ... Prism addresses those standard problems. DI is NOT a swiss army knife part. Neither is the bootstrapper. And every app has some kind of shell. These constructs are basic to just about any application.
The other Prism components you may safely ignore until you need them. You may not need Regions and Commanding and Event Aggregator during the first weeks. Not to worry. They are non-intrusive. They are waiting for you, quietly, causing no trouble at all. When you do need them, they'll be ready for you.
Do you want to argue that the presence of unused components is indicative of a "swiss army knife" syndrome? You might as well say that WPF and Silverlight are swiss army knives because they have loads of features you will never use.
Friend: Not the same.
Me: I'm listening. Why not?
Friend: I don't think you can assume that every app must use modules. I don't think you can even assume the bootstrapper needs to be there. Why would I need a bootstrapper? I have Main.xaml as a shell.
Me: I didn't say every app needs modules. You could use Main.xaml as the shell. But what happens is that all of the other jazz that happens at start-up tends to be piled into Main.xaml or App.xaml. This practice is almost always bad. You're combining the view that defines the application's screen real estate with initialization logic; these are wildly different concerns. You really SHOULD think about how the application starts as as a thing unto itself. Failure to do so leads to trouble.
Friend: If I am not writing a Composite UI , why do I care?
Me: You care because the app.xaml gets out of control very quickly as more and more initializations mingle with the code to support how your application hosts it's views. That is the "shell" function. I'm talking about all of the little services you'll need – logging, authentication, authorization, persistence, email - you want to register them somewhere. This is bootstrapping, not view hosting; these start-up activities belong in a dedicated class.
And if you're NOT thinking in terms of these services – if you're thinking you'll introduce these capabilities by "new-ing" up classes or referencing singletons wherever you need them – you're heading straight for the kind of hopelessly entangled, brittle application that gets progressively harder to maintain and evolve.
Friend: You realize you do come off a bit biased don't you? I know everything you are saying and am being a bit of devil's advocate.
Me: I realize I am talking to you and so I can make some aggressive claims in my argument without serious risk of contradiction. I don't think my present approach will persuade the uninitiated. But I resist the notion that I am being "biased". By charging "bias" you are suggesting that I am somehow an unthinking captive to an ideology. That's the easy, simplistic way to dismiss advice of any kind.
It is not just a "bias" when I tell you that maxing out your credit card with no ability to pay puts you on the road to trouble.
I see a lot of applications. I see a lot of applications go wrong. They tend to go wrong in the same way over and over again.
The concepts that Prism fosters help you find a way out of those familiar mistakes.
Friend: look I am not saying Prism is bad ...
Me: And I will agree that it is not a magic bullet.
But it is more than a collection of components, more than a bag of tricks. If it were only that, you could argue that the tricks were needed only for applications of sufficient sophistication.
I think Prism is something completely different. I think it is is a lens that helps us see farther and more clearly. Through that lens we can find solutions to the problems that would otherwise mire us in the half-measures that gradually slow our progress and make our code stink.
And, by the way, when I say "Prism", I mean it to stand in for any such ensemble of guidance and infrastructure code. What Prism-like thing you actually use could come from anywhere; you could write your own. The Prism that comes from Pattern and Practices is just an instance of what I have in mind.
Instant Messenger: Your friend signed off at Wed May 27 01:36:30 2009. This user is offline. Your messages will most likely *not* be received!
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The Art of Giving Adjustments - Primary and Intermediate Series
Full Workshop - Primary and Intermediate (both weekends 8am - 2pm)
Full Primary Series - Sat/Sun June 2/3 (8am - 2pm) & Sat June 9 (8am - 11.30am)
Adjustment workshops are an opportunity to learn the principles behind assisting students with practice. Course participants adjust each other, learning different ways to assist each posture, with plenty of time for repetition, feedback and discussion.
This workshop is suitable both as a way of deepening one's own practice and as a training to assist others and can be attended with either intention. Moving back and forth between the two roles of adjusting and being adjusted one develops both an objective understanding of method and a subjective feeling for technique.
When giving adjustments we utilize natural forces which can assist us - such as the force of gravity and the fluidity of the breath: we use our body weight instead of strength and instead of forcing the student's body we use the students breathing as the vehicle which facilitates deepening of the posture.
The full workshop is for those practicing Intermediate Series at least up until eka pada sirsasana. Students practicing half primary can attend the first weekend and students practicing full primary can take the first weekend and the first part of the following Saturday which will complete the primary series adjustments. There will be asana practice (combination of led and mysore) each day at 8am.
* cancellation policy: $45 non refundable deposit.
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Feedback from Previous Adjustment Workshops:
"The traditional method of teaching Ashtanga yoga postures is by physically adjusting the student into correct alignment or simply deeper towards the postures' true expression. Guy Donahaye embodies a unique combination of gentleness and power. From the first moment as a student in Guy's hands the sensation was one of security and trust, allowing me to relax and breath into the posture. It is inadequate to talk only about the physical nature of Guy's adjustments. He communicates a calming spirituality, rooted in tradition, which sets one free into the present moment. For a teacher, learning Guy's approach to adjustment would be priceless. My yoga journey has included many master teachers. Guy is among the very best." - Tom
"Some features of the organization of the workshop were really outstanding: 1) rather than doing every asana of the primary series, you focused on the ones that most typically need adjusting; 2) we rotated partners each day for each asana. In other workshops, when stuck with the same partner all afternoon, it was a limiting factor. Before, when paired with someone who could not drop back, I failed to learn that adjustment. 3) always reviewing what we'd previously learned 4) later, rotating asana by asana - doing a different body and a different asana, afairly good replication of an actual class." - Kathy
"Guy's approach to adjustments is therapeutic. He studies his students and knows their bodies so well, even the slightest touch from Guy can have a profound effect on the practitioner. Each adjustment Guy makes is purposeful and with intention. His careful eye goes hand in hand with his gentle (although sometimes firm) touch. In this respect, I often view guy as a doctor, or physical therapist, using asana and adjustments to cure his students of impurities and misalignments in the body and mind.
It is clearly Guy's belief that we learn best through repetition, and this holds true when he teaches both asana and adjustments. Learning to give adjustments from Guy is similar to the way he teaches asana. One pose is taught at a time, and the student is expected to gain proficiency before receiving the next. Guy is acutely aware of the differences in body types and teaches not only the foundation to adjusting each pose, but also the ability to assess what kind of adjustment the student is actually in need of. It is clear he does not teach one-size-fits-all. After having studied adjusting with Guy, I have become so much more aware of the subtle aspects that can change adjustments from a purely physical action to something more energetic and tailored to the specific individual." - Alex"I highly recommend GD's intensive adjustment clinic for all ashtanga students who are interested in deepening their practice and for teachers interested in exploring the intricacies of adjusting. Guy's years of experience as a teacher and teacher of teachers comes through as he addshis own philiosophy and style of adjusting while grounding students in the traditional methodology of ashtanga as taught to him by Pattabhi Jois. Each day the clinic included instruction, practice and ongoing discussion and feedback. It was a great opportunity to practice adjustments directly on students and to learn a variety of adjustments for each pose of the primary series. Guy is a patient teacher who makes his students feel comfortable; the clinic is both rigorous and tons of fun." Aliza
"In addition to becoming comfortable with using my touch on others, and
learning the actual adjustments, I think it also really strengthened
my relationship to this practice. I suspect part of that may have
come from spending so much time at the shala every day and from the
intensity of the experience. Beyond this though, I think we all
benefited from having an opportunity to understand many of the
principles behind the way you teach and the reason things are done the
way they are...
...This workshop has really deepened my respect for teaching. I kept
thinking throughout the workshop about what a big responsibility you
take on as a teacher. I am beginning to see that although I always
thought of my practice as "mine", that the teacher really makes the
practice in some sense. The teacher's relationship to the practice
and interpretation of the practice is passed on to the student in so
many ways." - Julia
...It was very beneficial and generous of you to demonstrate adjustments again, and again and again if needed. There are many possible adjustments and you were emphasizing a certain style. It became apparent you see a hierarchy of asanas that are most important to adjust." - Katherine
"I would say that the workshop enhances one's ability to learn non-verbally through hands-on instruction. The strength of the workshop as I see it is the time and attention that you, Guy, give to each student as they learn the adjustments. It seemed as if you were always there when needed to guide and answer questions." - Maureen
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Moving the body through its natural range of motion does not require force but understanding and guidance, sensitivity and correct perception - these are the qualities we will work to cultivate. Participants will also gain deeper insight into their own practice as we focus on individual postures, receive adjustments from different participants, give feedback and discuss whatever questions arise. In this workshop we will explore the techniques used for helping students get deeper into the asanas while maintaining stability, strength and a sense of ease or comfort. Adjustments should give the students a sense of release, freedom of movement and safety while at the same time leaving them grounded and stable.
New postures will be introduced each day, but we will start by practicing all the adjustments learned to date. Adjustment practice will be in groups of 2-3 - each participant will take turns to adjust, be adjusted and to observe. After each member of the group has taken a turn for each posture, participants will rotate and work with a different group. In this way students will have the opportunity to adjust each participant in each pose each day. (it is possible that due to time constraints some poses may be skipped on some days to allow for deeper work on specific asanas).
We will work on all the important asanas which are normally adjusted in the Ashtanga Practice and will learn a number of ways to adjust each pose, taking into account common injuries and alignment problems. It is our intention to develop a thorough understanding of the techniques for adjusting through plenty of repetition. In this way participants will get plenty of experience both with adjusting each pose and with receiving adjustments in each pose, experiencing and discussing the rationale behind each asana and adjustment. By the end of the course students will have both learned the adjustments and had the opportunity to practice each asana repeatedly.
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SOUTH PORTLAND — The latest appeal of 2009 city property tax valuations by the owners of the Maine Mall was turned aside by the Maine Board of Property Tax Review in Augusta.
The board's written decision is not yet available, but city Tax Assessor Elizabeth Sawyer said the refusal by mall owner General Growth Properties to provide appraisals made for the company's bankruptcy proceedings led the state to deny the Chicago-based company its right to appeal the $242 million valuation.
GGP can appeal the board's decision, which was announced March 21, to Cumberland County Superior Court within 21 days. Attorney Jonathan Goldberg and GGP Property Tax Manager Mike Majury did not return phone calls seeking comment on a possible appeal of the ruling.
The appeal to the state came after the city Board of Assessment Review unanimously rejected company efforts to reduce the 2009 valuation by $60 million in July 2011. A favorable ruling would have required the city to repay about $900,000 in property taxes.
In the local appeal, the company appraisal was based on arguments the financial worth of the mall was based on lease contracts and reputation as well as physical property.
Sawyer said evidence of other appraisals made for GGP by real estate broker Cushman & Wakefield were indicated in court bankruptcy documents, and those appraisals were not released to her or the state board.
The state ruling could save the city more than $80,000 in costs associated with defending the 2009 appraisals, Sawyer said.
GGP owns malls throughout the country. It bought the Maine Mall a decade ago for $265 million, and was granted Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009. The company emerged from bankruptcy in 2010.
The state board previously rejected a GGP appeal of its 2006 valuation in a 2010 hearing. Sawyer said the city board of assessment review has also rejected the company's appeals of 2010 and 2012 valuations.
Sawyer reduced the 2010 valuation to $210 million. She said company officials did not provide countering appraisals at the city review board hearing.
With 12 properties in and around the mall site, GGP is the biggest city property taxpayer, city Finance Director Greg L'Heureux said. In fiscal year 2013, the company paid $4.03 million in property taxes based on a $245 million valuation.


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Sovereign wealth funds are neither good nor bad, but governments make them so. While the SWF of a country such as Norway may be cheered, those of China and Russia should rightly be feared by the United States.
SWFs are government-run investments financed by excess foreign reserves fueled by chronic trade surpluses. A SWF often acts as a nation's fiscal stabilizer. But China uses its excess foreign reserves in other ways – as a "loss leader" to achieve more nefarious economic goals. A perfect example is China's currency manipulation to boost its exports and create jobs – at the expense of American workers.
To keep the Chinese yuan pegged and undervalued, China first "sterilizes" its export dollars by issuing bonds to Chinese citizens at high interest rates. China's central bank then maintains the dollar-yuan peg by buying US bonds at substantially lower interest rates. While China earns a negative return, its financial loss is more than offset by China's boost in exports and Gross Domestic Product.
China also uses its foreign reserves as a political weapon. Whenever pressure builds in the US to curb China's currency manipulation or other unfair trade practices, Chinese government officials threaten to dump their vast US dollar reserves and stop buying US bonds. This "financial nuclear strike," which would cause interest and mortgage rates to soar and probably trigger a US recession, has effectively cowed US politicians.
Because China has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to use foreign reserves as an economic and political tool, America has much to lose from the rapidly growing ability of Chinese SWFs to acquire controlling interests in US corporations. One obvious strategic danger is that China may seek to gain control of critical sectors of the US economy – from ports and telecommunications to energy and defense.
Chinese SWFs with controlling interests in US corporations may also try to offshore jobs, managerial best practices, and research and development to China. Even worse, they may also seek to promote technology transfer while nabbing customers in the US. The effect of offshoring jobs and poaching markets hits America's economy immediately – just ask Michigan. Moving America's R&D, managerial elite, and technologies to China significantly reduces future American productivity and growth.
While China poses the most direct SWF threat, Russia and its growing SWF are no strangers to state capitalism and brass-knuckled trade policies either. Exhibit A is Russia's bullying of Europe and Ukraine over access to Russian natural gas reserves at reasonable prices.
Not all SWFs smack of foul play or abuse. As the poster child of a good SWF, Norway's petrodollar-financed fund provides countercyclical "fiscal stabilization." When oil prices are high, Norway adds to its SWF. If oil prices fall, they can draw down their SWF rather than slashing government expenditures.
Norway also knows that its declining oil reserves eventually will cease to be a major revenue source. By growing its SWF now, Norway generates wealth for future generations to continue living in the style that current oil revenues have made them accustomed to. For these reasons, Norway's SWF seeks to maximize its risk-adjusted financial returns – a primary requirement of efficient global markets.
However, the rapid emergence of SWFs calls for a coherent US policy. One major obstacle to swift action is the constructive role SWFs appear to be playing in the current global financial crisis in providing critical liquidity. This should not lull the US into a false sense of security.
SWFs are financed by long-term trade imbalances – petrodollars in the Middle East and trade dollars in Asia. That's why the US needs a comprehensive energy policy to dramatically cut its oil imports and an urgent crackdown on the flagrant array of unfair trading practices that have turned China into the world's biggest "beggar thy neighbor."
America also needs a targeted SWF policy. The US should demand full transparency for any SWF purchasing US assets. This means quarterly and annual reporting requirements that summarize financial returns, major holdings, and objectives.
A second option would limit the percentage of equity shares held in any given company. The level should be set low enough to prevent any SWF from gaining a controlling interest and thereby influencing managerial decisions related to offshoring, R&D, and tech transfer.
Another possible solution would simply limit SWFs to investments in broad-based index funds such as the S&P 500 and Russell 2000. SWFs should also be completely prohibited from investing in any sector, industry, or asset deemed to be strategic for US economic or military purposes.
Global capital markets efficiently allocate resources only if all participants seek to maximize their financial returns. Without regulation, SWFs are a Trojan horse for mercantilism and realpolitik.
• Peter Navarro is business professor at the University of California-Irvine and author of The Coming China Wars. This essay is based on testimony before the US-China Commission on Feb. 7, 2008.


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In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, there has been a call for the country to move away from atomic power and towards the mainstream use of alternative energy. While a recent report stated that Japan would be best to harness wind power, Softbank, a Japanese telecom firm, has announced that it will invest in the construction of ten solar-power plants.
The scheme is the brainchild of Softbank CEO and president Masayoshi Son, who is also the richest man in Japan. Son has always been a critic of atomic power and favored a move towards renewables such as solar, wind and geothermal.
With the recent earthquakes and tsunami devastating the eastern coast of Japan, Softbank is planning an "Eastern Japan Solar Belt" that would help revitalize the region. The project is expected to cost about eight billion yen ($97 million), with Softbank contributing 10% of the costs. The rest will be provided by local authorities.
At a joint new conference, Son said he would work with local officials to launch a "Natural Energy Council" in early July to promote natural energy power generation.
"We want to set up the council, considering how we can create initial momentum toward expanding natural energy power generation in a concrete and swift manner," Son said. "I believe we can make a significant achievement by combining various kinds of natural energy sources appropriately in each region," Son said.
Softbank, the sole supplier of Apple products in Japan, has previous experience with solar power having used photovoltaic panels, produced by Sharp Corp., to power mobile phones.
The Fukushima disaster has split the country in terms of nuclear power usage. The tsnumai caused the power plant to leak radiation into the air, soil and sea. As a result, Prime Minister Naoto Kan has scrapped a national energy policy plan under which nuclear reactors would meet half of Japan's energy needs by 2030. Instead he is is set to outline a "Sunrise Plan" to install solar panels on all suitable buildings and homes in Japan by 2030.
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Jason Green weighs in with his Portland Trail Blazers vs. San Antonio Spurs Monday NBA basketball Preview and a free nba prediction to boot. Tonight the spread favors the Spurs by -13.5. The over/under is set at 207.5. The 5-game losing streak is the longest for the Blazers this season and they have not dropped 6 straight since the 2010 season. J.J. Hickson has played great of late.
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The series was made by the production company ATV and set in a fictional hospital called Oxbridge General. Growing out of what was originally intended to be no more than a six-week serial (entitled Calling Nurse Roberts), the series went on to become ITV's first twice-a-week evening soap opera. Although somewhat cosily genteel by modern standards, Emergency - Ward 10 was the first hospital-based television drama to establish a successful format combining medical matters with storylines centering around the personal lives of the doctors and nurses. To this end, the series was also British TV's first soap set in the workplace.
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When asked to name my favourite film or album, I enter a full-scale tilt, as I struggle to even compile my top ten. However, it's a very different story when the same question is put to me for books. In this case, the answer is easy: "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole, a work of true (but tortured) genius.
Set in New Orleans in the early 1960s, this is the tragicomic story of Ignatius J. Reilly, an extraordinary slob, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thomas Aquinas, all rolled into one. He is a monument to sloth, rant and contempt; a behemoth of fat, flatulence and furious suspicion of anything modern; an intellectual whose numerous failings are blamed on the goddess Fortuna ("you wretch, you degenerate wanton, you vicious slut").
Our hero may well be the most disgusting lead character ever, a grown man still living at home with his mother, passing his days documenting his disdain for the twentieth century on his Big Chief tablets, while lying in his pit on sheets stained with sweat and fouler fluids. He rarely leaves the house, only to run errands with his mother or go to the cinema, where his despair at the crass modern movies being shown shows no bounds:
What degenerate produced this abortion?
They should all be gassed!
Filth! How dare she pretend to be a virgin. Look at her degenerate face.
When circumstances force Ignatius to seek employment, he embarks on a series of farcical escapades in the French Quarter. His path through the working world is populated by a series of colourful characters: Santa Battaglia, bowling friend of his mother; Claude Robichaux, potential new husband for Mrs Reilly, constantly on the lookout for "Communiss"; Darlene, a stripper with a talented cockatoo; Miss Trixie, the ancient secretary whose desperate attempts to retire are always thwarted; Dorian Greene, the flamboyant gay blade; Lana Lee, the sinister owner of the Night of Joy; Angelo Mancuso, the inept policeman forced to wear increasingly ridiculous disguises; and Burma Jones, the African American night club porter.
However, the two strongest secondary characters in the novel are the women closest to Ignatius. Irene Reilly is his widowed mother, who first panders to Ignatius' every whim before being persuaded that her son should make better use of his considerable intellect and expensive education by getting a job. Ignatius reacts badly to his mother making a stand:
My mother is currently associating with some undesirables who are attempting to turn her into an athlete of sorts, depraved specimens of mankind who regularly bowl their way to oblivion.
It's not your fate to be well treated. You're an overt masochist. Nice treatment will confuse and destroy you.
The other formidable female in Ignatius' life is Myrna "the minx" Minkoff, a Jewish beatnik from New York, whom he met in college, where they terrorised their professors:
Pray to him, you deluded fool, you "anyone for tennis?", golf-playing, cocktail-quaffing, pseudo-pedant, for you do indeed need a heavenly patron. Although your days are numbered, you will not die as a martyr (for you further no holy cause), but as the total ass which you really are.
Their backgrounds and views could hardly be more different, but they share a lengthy correspondence, featuring his contempt for her sacrilegious activity and her psychosexual analysis of his actions. Again, Ignatius does not hold back:
This liberal doxy must be impaled upon the member of a particularly large stallion.
What elevates this book to true brilliance is the perfection of Ignatius, who remains one of the all time great comic characters. Toole has achieved the impossible here, creating a loathsome individual whom we nevertheless love. Ignatius is a monster whose excesses horrify and appal, yet equally entertain and enthral. Each job he takes rapidly escalates into a lunatic adventure. While working at Levy Pants, he leads a strike of black workers, naming it "the crusade for Moorish dignity", then decides that the company should take a more authoritarian line with its distributors:
We are a busy and dynamic organization whose mission needless effrontery and harassment can only hinder. If you molest us again, sir, you may feel the sting of the lash across your pitiful shoulders.
"A Confederacy of Dunces" was a deserving winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981, though the award was tinged with sadness, as John Kennedy Toole committed suicide before ever seeing his great novel published. The reading public should erect a statue to Toole's mother whose persistence finally persuaded the literary world to take note of her son's masterpiece.
If you have read this book, then I am sure you will already be smiling at the memory of the larger than life, grotesque, unforgettable Ignatius. If not, waste no time in making your purchase, for "the day before you is fraught with God knows what horrors", and this might just be the funniest book ever written.


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Mr O'Brien also insisted that Woolworths was not intimidating its suppliers.
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But Mr O'Brien admitted an anonymous hotline for suppliers to lodge complaints had uncovered a few cases of wrongdoing.
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Mr Sims said that since the last ACCC inquiry in 2008, global groceries giants had entered the Australian market and increased price competition.
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While Woolworths has defended its internal code, it continues to work with its main rival Coles, the Australian Food and Grocery Council and the National Farmers' Federation on an industry wide code.
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Contract Start and End Date. February 15 of a given year through and including April 15, of the same year.
Solicitation Start and End Date. The solicitations start date is the first Friday in March and runs through the final Friday of the Championship Round in Brackets For Good, which is 5 weeks later.
Eligibility. The Tournament is open to nonprofit organizations that have received an invitation from BFG to participate in the Tournament, which is at BFG's sole discretion, and who are:
- a U.S.-based charitable organization,
- holding an exemption from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code as evinced by its IRS determination letter,
- available for donation(s) via our Website without any customization of the platform or donation process,
- in good standing under all applicable federal and state laws, and
- have a reasonable expectation that it can raise at least $500 per Tournament; except that the following are all excluded:
- organizations that practice discrimination in the provision of services by race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, or national origin,
- organizations that serve only their own memberships (such as those types of fraternal organizations, pageants, labor organizations or religious groups that do not provide services to persons who are not members (or relatives) of the particular group), and/or
- organizations affiliated with political parties, political candidates, lobbyist activities, political publications or political advertising.
The Charity and Participants must also qualify under and comply with the Tournament Rules. All donations made in connection with the Tournament are governed by the Tournament Rules and these Terms and Conditions.
Gross Contributions. BFG will retain a Processing Fee (currently 4.7% + $0.30 per online transaction and 7% + $0.30 phone-in transaction, subject to change) from the total donation amount provided by a donor during the Tournament to cover credit card and ACH processing and associated bank fees as well as Website maintenance costs. The participating Charity understands that this donation is to be treated as 100% received by the Charity and then the Processing Fee is "paid" to BFG as per the above.
Donations. Donations are counted towards the Tournament after such donation has been successfully processed as determined in BFG's sole discretion. The amount of donations listed on the Tournament leaderboard does not constitute the official donation results and are subject to confirmation by BFG before such donations are included in the final results. All Participants expressly acknowledge and agree that they have no claim whatsoever against us based upon information in the leaderboard; and that the leaderboard does not represent official results of the Tournament until we expressly announce the final results and winners on our Website.
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Restrictions. The following restrictions govern the Tournament:
Outside Donations. Donations received by a nonprofit organization outside BFG's platform will not be counted, unless donated through the "Bench Points" program. This includes, but is not limited to cash, on-site credit cards, checks, money orders and any other form of payment. The only donations that will count toward the Tournament are donations that are successfully processed online through BFG's Website, including through the "Bench Points" program as determined by us in our sole discretion.
"Bench Points." A nonprofit organization may only make donations to itself either directly or via a proxy (such as checks from board members, proceeds from activities such as bake sales or car washes, donation buckets, etc.) through the "Bench Points" credit card processing channel or program. This channel or program will require the nonprofit organization to convert such donations received by ancillary activities into a single credit card transaction, provide a description of where the money originated and is subject to a 24-hour approval period from BFG. Determination of whether funds captured through the Bench Points channel count as points towards the Tournament rests solely and exclusively with BFG, and all decisions are final.
Reimburse Disputed Funds. A nonprofit organization agrees to reimburse BFG for any donation that is later disputed or recalled by a donor in the event that BFG has already transferred the total donations to the nonprofit organization. For example, in the event that a donor disputes the credit charge for the donation that the donor made, then BFG will, in its sole discretion, either:
- withhold this specific donation amount from the nonprofit organization's total grant; or
- require the nonprofit organization to reimburse BFG the specific amount of the donation and any additional fees incurred by BFG.
Disqualification. BFG reserves the right to disqualify any Participant if, in its sole discretion, such Participant is not in alignment with BFG's values or if awarding a prize to the organization could result in public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or could reflect unfavorably on BFG. Additionally, in such case, if BFG has already delivered a prize to an organization, BFG reserves the right to require the organization to return the prize to BFG and BFG will award the prize to an alternate winner. BFG reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to prohibit any person or organization from participating in the Tournament or to disqualify any person or organization found to be tampering with the process or the operation of the Tournament; to be attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Tournament by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair practices; to be acting in violation of the Tournament Rules; or to be acting in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person or organization.
Charitable Solicitation Registration; Co-Venturers; Sweepstakes Rules.
Charitable Solicitation Registration. BFG has established and maintained proper charitable solicitation registrations in the states in which it conducts Tournaments for itself only. BFG's required Uniform Disclosure Statement https://bfg.org/uniform_disclosure_statement is at the preceding link. Participating Charities understand that most states require some form of registration with the applicable governmental authority in order to solicit donations in those states, and agree that they are or will become compliant with those rules, and that BFG has not responsibilities for their registrations.
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- All deposits shall be made via ACH. Participating Charities shall timely provide sufficient banking information so that BFG may process the deposits; if said information is not timely provided, the Participating Charity may experience delays in the receipt of funds and/or charges associated with the processing of the deposit(s).
- If the Participating Charity's internal policies prohibit such incoming ACH deposit transactions, the Participating Charity shall request a written (paper) check, which shall be provided by BFG for a check cutting charge as set annually by BFG. If the check is not negotiated (i.e., deposited or cashed) within six (6) months from the date on the check, payment may be stopped by BFG and the cost shall be borne by the Participating Charity. BFG will entertain a request for up to another 45 days from the stop check date to issue another check, which shall be issued. The re-issued check shall only be valid for another thirty (30) days. If the Participating Charity does not negotiate the check as set forth in this sub-paragraph and then either does not request a check to be re-issued within the timeframe or does not negotiate the re-issued check within the timeframe, then the donations become the property of BFG for use in its charitable mission.
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Throughout this section, "designated charities" means the charity participating in the Tournament for whom the donor has designated its donation.
Charitable Program. BFG is a nonprofit corporation and 501(c)(3) publically supported charity. Our charitable program is providing web-based fundraising support and platform access for other charitable organizations in a tournament style format. Our efforts are centered around bracket-style fundraising tournaments hosted on our Website, through which charities advance from round to round by fundraising more donations through our Website than their in-round competitor. The donations given in support of one participating charity are then granted from BFG to the various participating charities.
Restricted Donations. Donations given in support of a participating charity are considered donations to BFG. Those donations are restricted for BFG's use in its charitable program of making grants or donations to specific charities. For example, if a donor gives through the Website for the benefit of Charity X, then we will honor the donor designation or restriction in our grantmaking and award those funds to Charity X as a grant, except as provided in Paragraph 2.4, below. Donors understand that it is their responsibility to ensure that donations through the BFG platform at in fact donations, and are not disguised fee-for-service payments, or other non-donation transfers of funds.
Donations are Final. Donations are generally final. Because we very quickly grant the donations back out to the designated charity, any donations received are final. Exceptions may include times where a donor may have errantly added too many zeros in making the donation, or if the donation was fraudulent. In such events, we work with the designated charity, the individual donor, and the credit card companies, for example, to ensure each donation is appropriately handled.
Disallowing Restrictions. Donations given in support of a particular charity will generally be restricted for our grants to that charity. However, there are times where our legal obligations or Generally Accepted Accounting Principles require that BFG not honor such restrictions. For example, if a participating charity is judicially dissolved, files bankruptcy, or loses its tax-exempt status, BFG may not be permitted to make the grant to that charity. Also, if a charity is suspended from the tournament for cheating, committing fraud or otherwise violating our Terms, BFG may not be able to make grants to that charity. In these rare cases BFG will make grants to either charities that, in our sole discretion, engage in substantially similar programming in the relevant market or if no such similar charity is participating in the Tournament, then to a participating charity of BFG's choice. Lastly, if a charity fails to receive ACH payments and also fails to negotiate (i.e., deposit or cash) the check(s) sent to it from BFG (under paragraph 1.9, above), then any restriction is deemed lifted and the funds become unrestricted funds of BFG for use in furtherance of its charitable mission and program.
Timing. Generally BFG grants donations raised in our tournaments to the designated charity approximately 30 days after the end of the tournament. It reserves the right to change this schedule as necessary.
Donor Information. Subject to our other Terms, donor information is used in three ways. First, highly confidential donor information (i.e., credit card numbers and expiration dates) is never shared, nor is it accessible by our personnel or by designated charity personnel. Second, donor contact information (names, addresses and email addresses) is collected and used by us and shared with designated charities. Both designated charities and BFG use this donor contact information in subsequent communications with the donors. Donors may opt out at any time. Third, designated charities and BFG use donation information (donation amount, date, time, last four of credit card numbers, associated confirmation numbers, and similar) in processing donations and in processing subsequent grants to designated charities. This information is treated confidentially and only utilized insofar as is necessary for accounting, donation processing and similar purposes.
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- that the posting of such Content on or through the Website does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person or entity.
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Restrictions. You agree not to, and you will not permit others to:
- license, sell, rent, lease, assign, distribute, transmit, host, outsource, disclose or otherwise commercially exploit the Website or make the Website available to any third party.
- copy or use the Website for any purpose other than as permitted under the above section "License."
- modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, decrypt, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Website.
- remove, alter or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) of BFG or its affiliates, partners, suppliers or the licensors of the Website.
Intellectual Property. See Paragraph 5.6, below, for the provision dealing with intellectual property.
Suggestions. Any feedback, comments, ideas, improvements or suggestions (collectively, "Suggestions") provided to BFG with respect to the Website shall remain the sole and exclusive property of BFG. BFG shall be free to use, copy, modify, publish, or redistribute the Suggestions for any purpose and in any way without any credit or any compensation to you.
Modifications to Website and Services. BFG reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website or any service to which it connects, with or without notice and without liability to you.
Updates to Website. BFG may from time to time provide enhancements or improvements to the features/functionality of the Website and its services, which may include patches, bug fixes, updates, upgrades and other modifications ("Updates"). Updates may modify or delete certain features and/or functionalities of the Website. You agree that BFG has no obligation to (i) provide any Updates, or (ii) continue to provide or enable any particular features and/or functionalities of the Website to you. You further agree that all Updates will be (i) deemed to constitute an integral part of the Website, and (ii) subject to the terms and conditions of these Terms and Conditions.
Third-Party Services. The Website may display, include or make available third-party content (including data, information, applications and other products services) or provide links to third-party websites or services ("Third-Party Services"). You acknowledge and agree that BFG shall not be responsible for any Third-Party Services, including their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality or any other aspect thereof. BFG does not assume and shall not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for any Third-Party Services. Third-Party Services and links thereto are provided solely as a convenience to you and you access and use them entirely at your own risk and subject to such third parties' terms and conditions.
Privacy Policy. BFG collects, stores, maintains, and shares information about you in accordance with its Privacy Practices, which is available at www.bfg.org/privacy. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, you acknowledge that you hereby agree and consent to the terms and conditions of our Privacy Practices.
Term and Termination. The term and termination of this EULA is as per Paragraph 4.6 of these Terms, above.
Indemnification. See Paragraph 5.8 for the Indemnification provision.
No Warranties. The Website is provided to you "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, BFG, on its own behalf and on behalf of its affiliates and its and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Website, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, BFG provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Website will meet your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected. Without limiting the foregoing, neither BFG nor any BFG provider makes any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the Website, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the Website; or (iv) that the Website, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of BFG are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, bots, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of or limitations on implied warranties or the limitations on the applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to you.
Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding any damages that you might incur, the entire liability of BFG and any of its suppliers under any provision of this Agreement and your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the amount actually paid by you for the Website. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall BFG or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, for loss of data or other information, for business interruption, for personal injury, for loss of privacy, or indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the Website, third-party software and/or third-party hardware used with the Website, or otherwise in connection with any provision of this Agreement), even if BFG or any supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose. Some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
Severability. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Waiver. Except as provided herein, the failure to exercise a right or to require performance of an obligation under these Terms and Conditions shall not effect a party's ability to exercise such right or require such performance at any time thereafter nor shall be the waiver of a breach constitute waiver of any subsequent breach.
For U.S. Government End Users. The Website and related documentation are "Commercial Items", as that term is defined under 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation", as such terms are used under 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. In accordance with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (i) only as Commercial Items and (ii) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein.
Export Compliance. You may not export or re-export any part of the Website except as authorized by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Website was obtained. In particular, but without limitation, the Website may not be exported or re-exported (i) into or to a nation or a resident of any U.S. embargoed countries or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Person's List or Entity List. By installing or using any component of the Website, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.
Amendments to this Agreement. The provision governing Amendments to this EULA is contained in Paragraph 5.9, below.
Governing Law. The applicable provision on governing law is located in Paragraph 5.3, below.
Contact Information. If you have any questions about the EULA or any other of the Terms and Conditions, please contact us.
Entire Agreement. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and BFG regarding your use of the Website and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous written or oral agreements between you and BFG. You may be subject to additional terms and conditions that apply when you use or purchase other BFG services, which BFG will provide to you at the time of such use or purchase.
5. General Terms and Conditions
General. By participating in the Tournament or interacting with or accessing the Website, each Participant agrees to the Tournament Rules and the decisions of BFG. Participants expressly agree to release and hold harmless BFG and its board members, employees, affiliates, volunteers, advertising and promotion, fulfillment and/or judging agencies, and related entities from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Tournament or receipt or use of any prize hereunder, and agree that BFG is not responsible or liable in any way for:
- late, lost, delayed, damaged, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, misdirected or otherwise undeliverable donations or other communications;
- telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind;
- any condition caused by events beyond the control of the BFG that may cause the Tournament or any results to be disrupted or corrupted;
- any printing, human, typographical or other errors or ambiguities in (or involving) any materials associated with the Tournament;
- any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and action of any kind in connection with or resulting from participation in the Tournament;
- acceptance, possession, or use of any grant or prize;
- claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy relating to participation in the Tournament; and/or
- any alleged violation by Participants of any law, regulation, or right held by a third party.
Tournament Operation. BFG may adjust the times and dates reflected in these Tournament Rules or suspend or discontinue the Tournament, if in its sole opinion there is any malfunction, event or activity that may affect the integrity of the Tournament. If the Tournament is terminated before the designated end date, BFG will (if possible) select the winner based on eligible, non-suspect results received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination, but BFG SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO AWARD ANY PRIZE THAT RELATES TO OR ARISES OUT OF CHEATING, IMPROPER OR MISTAKEN CHALLENGE GRANT NOTIFICATION, OPERATION, OR FUNCTION OF THIS CHALLENGE. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE TOURNAMENT IN ANY WAY, YOU AGREE THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE CHALLENGE, OR ANY CHALLENGE GRANT AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION. Participants waive the right to claim any damages, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Venue and Forum Selection; Waiver of Jury Trial. Any claim relating to the Website or these Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana without regard to its conflict of law provisions. All issues and questions concerning the Tournament, or the rights and obligations of any Participant, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana. Any disputes will be resolved exclusively in the Boone Circuit or Superior Courts, Indiana. You consent and waive any objection to such jurisdiction, venue and forum, and you also waive any right to a jury trial. These Terms and Conditions shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Good.
As Is Disclaimer. See paragraph 4.7.11, above, for the "AS IS" Disclaimer and warranty information applicable here.
Copyright Compliance. BFG respects the intellectual property rights of others. Its policy is to respond to any claim that Content posted on the Website infringes on the copyright or other intellectual property rights ("Infringement") of any person or entity.
If a copyright owner, or a person or entity authorized on behalf of one, believes that the copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit such claim via email to firstname.lastname@example.com, with the subject line: "Copyright Infringement" and include in the claim a detailed description of the alleged Infringement as detailed below, under "DMCA Notice and Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims."
Such claimants may be held accountable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) for misrepresentation or bad-faith claims on the infringement of any Content found on and/or through the Website on a copyright.DMCA Notice and Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims
Claimants may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by providing BFG's Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):
- an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright's interest;
- a description of the copyrighted work that the owner claims has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;
- identification of the URL or other specific location on the Website where the material claimed as is infringing is located;
- owner or representative's address, telephone number, and email address;
- a statement by the claimant that they have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- a statement by the claimant, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in their notice is accurate and that they are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
BFG's Copyright Agent may be contacted via email at email@example.com.
Intellectual Property. The Website and its original content, including without limitation all copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights, (excluding Content provided by users), features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of BFG and its licensors. The Website is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. BFG's trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of BFG.
Limitation of Liability. Paragraph 4.7.12 contains the limitation of liability provision applicable here.
Indemnification. Participants agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BFG, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees and licensors, and each of their employees, contractors, agents, parents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees), resulting from or arising out of any breach by Participants of these Terms and Conditions or other liabilities arising out of use of the Website or due to or arising out of your: (i) use of the Website; (ii) violation of this Agreement or any law or regulation; or (iii) violation of any right of a third party.
Amendments, Revisions and Errata. BFG reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, amend these Terms from time to time without notice. By using the Website Participants agree to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use. If a revision is material we will provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. The materials appearing on BFG's Website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. BFG does not warrant that any of the materials on its Website are accurate, complete, or current. BFG may make changes to the materials contained on its Website at any time without notice. BFG does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
6. Privacy Practices
Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, BFG has developed its Privacy Practices, which are available on our BFG Privacy Practices https://bfg.org/privacy-policy webpage.
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hillseven necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 79 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
Looking for talented designers to come up with a logo for TyrMarketing.com, a new retail-type site for internet marketing products. Please read the entire brief for symbol preferences and other important details.
Would like to see more designs that incorporate stylized versions of runes on this page:
This is for a new retail-type site for internet marketing products, that will be at TyrMarketing.com. The site design is not finalized yet, so we are open to any color scheme and design that looks clean and professional.
"Tyr" is the Norse god of war/combat and is also associated with glory, honesty, and courage. The Tiwaz rune is associated with Tyr and may be incorporated into the design along with other Rune or Norse related elements, but this is not required.
- white background
- the whole domain name "TyrMarketing.com" must be in the logo
- entries with a variety of color schemes, red/black, green/black, blue/black are probably best but open to others as well or even ones with more than 2 colors
- 3D effects are interesting but not required
- final desgn in vector format
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Graduating Rutgers Law. Have clerkship in the state Appellate Court, likely will graduate with honors. All of my contacts/network is in north jersey. Post clerkship, want to work in the AG, Prosecutor's Office or NJ based large to mid sized firm. Is the NY bar necessary for me? My fear is that by taking NY, I'll be spreading myself too thin. I can't fail NJ on my first try. Flip side, seems like everyone takes both and might be at a huge disadvantage not having NY even for someone looking for a good north jersey practice.


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Facebook Landing Page
Budget $30-250 AUD
I want a Facebook Page & Gift Voucher Indexing System created to complement my canvas printing business website and sales strategy.
The gift vouchers will be printed on 275gsm card and each placed in the packaged prints of all future customer orders.
All customers will receive 2 gift vouchers each: "One For You" and "One For A Friend". Gift vouchers will be worth "$30 Off Your Next Order" (if the order value is over $100), and will have a validity of 12 months.
This assignment includes:
• Setting up the Facebook page to complement the existing website
• Designing the Gift Vouchers, and
• Creating the indexing system database
• Making the project compatible with Pinterest.
The Facebook page will be where customers will display the photographs of their canvas prints, hanging on their walls at home. This is necessary to activate the gift cards, (as explained below).
The database will be the overall indexing system of this feature. It will list the Serial Numbers of all gift cards in issue. The indexing system will be a record of who receives them, who activates them, and who uses them. I do not want the indexing system to be managed from within the website, therefore it has to be a stand-alone app.
In order for customers to be able to use their gift vouchers for future purchases they first need to be activated.
The following steps need to be undertaken by all customers to activate their gift vouchers:
• The customer must send us a photo from their phone of their new canvas print 'in situ', hanging on their wall at home. (Customers automatically release the rights to their photos to us for marketing purposes by doing so).
• The photo is to be posted to the new Facebook page, including a line or two written by the customer describing their print.
• The customer has to "Like" it, and also Like at least one other picture in order to activate their gift voucher. The new Facebook account will require the Friend settings to be public for all users to see it.
The Indexing database will include the following fields and will record all the data relevant for each customer, including:
• Gift Voucher Serial No.
• Customer Name Issued To
• or Name of Friend Given To
• Date Issued
• Date Valid To (1 Yr)
• Value $
• Activated by Photo to Facebook
• Activated by Facebook Like
Virtual gift vouchers will also be required which will be available for sale, in denominations of $50, $100, $150, $200, $250, and $500, which will also need to be recorded.
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Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors' Center
Enjoy a tranquil moment during your busy sightseeing schedule. Enjoy the lush gardens on the Laie Hawaii Temple grounds, then come inside the visitors' center to learn more about Jesus Christ and the purpose of temples. We also invite you to visit the nearby Polynesian Cultural Center.
55-600 Naniloa Loop
Laie, Hawaii 96762
808-293-9298 (Main) firstname.lastname@example.com
Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
More info:
Admission is free to the Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors' Center.


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Our Fitness Blog
How to Track Your Fitness Progress
Sometimes the numbers lie.
You can not measure the progress of your fitness routine by looking at only weight loss. The scale can bend the truth. You may not necessarily see immediate results when it comes to weight loss. You need to understand that you may be losing weight in certain places and building muscle mass depending on how you are exercising. You should look at your BMI and take measurements of whichever body parts you want to minimize. You may also notice your dress sizes decreasing, but your weight remaining the same. This stresses the importance of body measurements.
Increased stamina and flexibility.
You should also look at how long you are working out. As you progress you should be able to exercise longer and put in more resistance, like adding extra weight or more reps to your routine. Always keep in mind how much you did during your last workout session and strive to push yourself past that, as you progress in your fitness routine. You should also look at how flexible you have become. You can also measure your stretches, how far you can stretch and how long you can comfortably hold each stretch during your workouts, to see how much progress you are making.
Take a picture.
It is difficult for many to see what a difference they are making by sticking with their fitness routines. However, if you take a picture to document you progress, you will have that hard proof you may need. It is also easier to see the progress if you have a before and after photo to compare. You will see where you made improvements and where you want to spend more time to reach the results you want. There is no need for anyone to see your pictures, so do not freak out when deciding if you want to try this step.
Keep a fitness journal.
This is essential if you want to see where you have made progress. You can not base your progress on one set of numbers, like the scale. If you keep track of all the little details you are more certain to see your progress and follow through with your fitness goals. Just remember the number on the scale is not the deciding factor in your fitness success. You have to look at all the details in order to maintain your focus and stay on the right track.