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Once upon a time, club owners may have focused only on signing new members, keeping retention low on their list of priorities. Those days are gone, however. With the fitness market becoming more saturated, fitness facility owners must find a way to reduce churn and retain existing members.
Loyalty programs, which reward members with cash and prizes for working out at a club, buying products and services at a club or referring members, are increasing in popularity as clubs look for new ways to set themselves apart from the competition.
These programs aren't new to the fitness industry, but in the last few years, more vendors have begun partnering with health clubs on these types of promotions. One vendor just started targeting the fitness industry 2 ½ years ago and now has 200 for-profit, nonprofit and medically based fitness centers as clients. Another vendor is working with Bally Total Fitness on a pilot loyalty program.
Whether they are in-house or outsourced, rewards programs can build perceived value for members and keep them emotionally connected to the club, says Neal Pire, president of InsPIRE Training Systems in Upper Saddle River, NJ.
To make sure programs don't fall flat, club owners must invest time and energy into training their employees about the programs, Pire says.
Sandy Coffman, president of Programming for Profit, a Bradenton, FL-based firm, couldn't agree more. In her view, loyalty programs can be effective only if they're championed by a designated employee at the club. Many club owners view loyalty programs as an easy fix for rising attrition rates, but they shouldn't view them as an easy way out, Coffman says.
"I've seen clubs using loyalty programs all the time, but most of the time improperly," she says. "They think that all they have to do is have an incentive for using the club a number of times, and the program will be a success. It sounds simple, but if there were more clubs doing it right, we wouldn't have the attrition that we have now."
Most clubs make the mistake of placing the emphasis on the prize rather than on the program. If the program is run properly, however, the reward becomes inconsequential, whether it is a water bottle or a trip to the Bahamas, Coffman says. By focusing on the program rather than the prize, retention will take care of itself, she says.
Pire cautions clubs to not forego the member-to-member or staff-to-member relationship in favor of a reward.
"Members won't stay because they earned a gym bag, but they will stay if they have a great experience and have developed relationships with those at your club," he says.
Loyalty programs that are only tied to spending a certain amount of money at the club can also be a turnoff for members, says Patrick Rigsby, co-owner of the Fitness Consulting Group, Fit Systems Personal Training and Anytime Fitness in Owensboro, KY.
"The club member can see right through them," he says. "They are more designed to drive revenue than to keep the member using the club."
Retention Rewards
If designed properly, however, a loyalty program can help a club reap significant benefits. For example, Elmwood Fitness Center in New Orleans increased its ancillary revenue by 8 percent by launching a complimentary rewards and loyalty program called Elmwood Edge. The program allows members to redeem points for gifts and prizes, and for discounts to local businesses.
Loyalty programs not only can boost revenues but also can lower attrition. Hockessin Athletic Club (HAC) in Hockessin, DE, dropped its attrition rate from 30 percent to 24 percent by investing in customer management software, retention software and a membership rewards program two years ago. The 120,000-square-foot club, which previously operated an in-house loyalty program, partnered with a vendor to increase its retention rate, boost the number of referrals and give the club a competitive edge. About 70 percent of the 4,000 membership units (or 11,000 members) are enrolled in the membership rewards program.
HAC spends about $1,200 a month on the program, which is a drop in the bucket, says Greg Maurer, general manager. Club members often enroll in rewards programs for credit card companies, grocery stores and airlines, so offering a program at a health club is a natural fit, he says.
"We look like a professional business," he says. "It's something that our members have come to expect."
To enroll members in a rewards program, clubs need to obtain their e-mail addresses. Although most clubs don't have good e-mail penetration, HAC's rate doubled from 40 percent to 80 percent by using the program, he says. New members' e-mail addresses are automatically entered into the membership rewards system, and on a regular basis, they receive personalized e-mail messages with their point totals.
Bill Lemanski, the owner and general manager of Eclipse Fitness Sports and Wellness in Green Brook, NJ, captured e-mail addresses for about 80 percent of the membership base, which consists of 3,800 members. About 60 percent are actively using their rewards program, he says. Despite the high level of member participation in the program, the club did not have to hire any additional staff to track points or help members to redeem prizes.
"The best thing about the product rewards program is that it is little work on my end," he says. "I have a person here who spends a few hours a month inputting the new members, but it's very little work."
Many health club owners have invested in outsourced vendors for their rewards programs as a way to minimize the time employees spend on the programs. By partnering with a vendor, club owners no longer have to buy hundreds of logo-embroidered T-shirts, store them at the club and give them away to members. Their vendors warehouse all the products, ship the prizes directly to the club member and then bill the club. A vendor takes away the headache of managing in-house inventory, Maurer says.
Storage for prize inventory can be a problem because health clubs give away a diverse selection of products in their rewards programs. For example, at the lowest level of 1,000 points, Eclipse club members can earn magazine subscriptions, sunglasses or tote bags with the club's logo. If they rack up 2,500 points, they can get prizes such as a leather coat or a DVD player. One Eclipse member even earned a mountain bike by referring five friends to the club and signing up for a personal training package.
Before Lemanski invested a few hundred dollars per month in the vendor's program, he solicited local companies to donate gifts that the club could use as referral prizes, he says.
"It was a hassle and always on my mind," Lemanski says. "Now, we don't have to even think of the program because it's in place for the whole year."
Profit Center Boosts
Fitness facilities are not only giving away product prizes, but they also are allowing members to trade in their points for such in-house services as free massage appointments or personal training sessions.
By signing up for the Club Bally Member Rewards Program, Bally Total Fitness members can earn points by working out a certain number of times per week, referring a friend, attending studio classes or making apparel purchases. Members can renew their points at any time during the year for personal training, dietetic counseling or other products or services. Bally tested the program in a number of markets and is now looking at various options for the next step, says Matt Messinger, spokesperson for Bally.
Bally's membership rewards program has an effective model for a loyalty program, says Donna Hegdahl, founder and president of TransSynergy Group, a Dallas-based marketing and communications firm. By using this approach, a club can get members hooked on a service and encourage them to eventually pay for it.
"It ties you to another service that makes you want to stay with the club," Hegdahl says. "Rather than going to a spa for a massage, you're keeping your dollar with the same facility. You need to make sure they keep coming back to your club."
Some health clubs are giving their members a choice when it comes to redeeming points. At Sentara Hampton and Fitness Center in Hampton, VA, members can earn a gift card for the club's services, or they can redeem the points to buy select merchandise from the membership rewards program's Web site. Since launching the program a year ago, the club has decreased its attrition rate by 5 percent to 22 percent and increased its referrals, says Christine Hubbard, team coordinator of member services and operations at the facility.
As the fitness industry gets more competitive, these types of programs will help clubs set themselves apart from others and reduce attrition rates, experts say.
"Big bucks stem from initiation fees, but loyal, ongoing memberships should pay the way," Hegdahl says. "A lot of clubs focus more on the new members and ignore the members who have already chosen them. But in order to increase retention, clubs need to lavish attention on existing members."
Tips for a Successful Loyalty Program
If you are designing an in-house loyalty program, limit the duration to six to eight weeks, and tie it to a theme.
Allow members to redeem points for rewards in a timely manner.
Place one of your employees in charge of the loyalty program, and reward the staff member for positive results.
Offer in-house services such as massage therapy, personal training or specialized fitness classes as prizes for your loyalty program.
Integrate your customer management software with your membership rewards program to allow for a seamless data transfer and limit the required amount of employee resources.
Partner with community vendors to offer discounts and incentives.
Other Tools to Boost Retention
Although some health clubs have found success through loyalty programs, not all health clubs are taking this approach to increase retention. Club Sport Renaissance in Pleasanton, CA, does not have a company-wide loyalty or rewards program. The club, which has a 72 percent retention rate, offers frequent buyer cards for its pro shop and café and is constantly looking at new programs to increase retention, says Laurie Smith, senior vice president of operations.
Pinnacle Athletic Club in Awaka, IN, retains its members through events such as wine-tasting parties, summertime Friday night cookouts and personalized e-mails from the club's head trainer. The 50,000-square-foot club would consider launching a loyalty program if it did not affect dues, says Nicole Elliott, membership director.
Patrick Rigsby, co-owner of Anytime Fitness in Owensboro, KY, attributes his club's 78 percent retention rate partially to the greeting cards he mails, the free quarterly personal training sessions he offers and his club's e-mail newsletters. Although loyalty programs are effective, they have not been a large part of the club's business model at this point because the business has had good luck with its other retention programs, he says.


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Topic : Online business plan in kolkata. Author : Lane Griff.
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When writing a business plan you sometimes end up locking yourself away. You might have unique ideas which lead you to seek some isolation and secrecy, or if you are going to be a sole trader you may only have one person to consult namely yourself. But it is fantastic to try and get broader input on your business plan - whether from a professional, or simply from friends and family whom you trust. I say that because of course you need to be careful with commercially sensitive ideas, as you do not want to pass your plan on to someone in the pub who then starts your idea before you across the road.


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Hi all - apologies if this is an inappropriate place to post this, but I was on the Skyline trail today (Wed) and saw a stuff sack off the side of the trail, maybe 10 min walk above the 4300' rocks. I picked it up on the way back down, since I couldn't think of a reason why anyone would leave it there on purpose (and if so why they wouldn't have tried to at least hide it somewhat), just as I would pick anything artificial up.
If anyone is missing it (a navy blue jacket / windbreaker in a small stuff sack of similar color) let me know, or if there is something else you would recommend I do with it. I'm in palm springs for another day or so before returning home. It was a beautiful hike / run!


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India and Indonesia are set to be the recipients of a super cheap smartphone, according to new reports.
Mozilla Corp will offer devices for $25 (£14.85) later this year using the Firefox mobile operating system, a senior company executive at the company told the Wall Street Journal.
This is hoped to be seen as an alternative to more expensive operating systems, such as Android and Apple, in emerging markets.
It is believed that Mozilla has collaborated with handset makers such as ZTE Corp and LG Electronics to produce the smartphone.
Gong Li, Mozilla chief operating officer, explained at the Mobile Asia Expo: "One U.S. dollar means a lot of things to consumers in emerging countries. It's difficult to sell smartphones that cost more than US$50 in those markets.
"With a $25 price tag, there is no price gap between a smartphone and a feature phone. This attractive price point would help motivate feature-phone users to switch to smartphones."
By lowering the cost of smartphones, Mozilla has demonstrated that technology doesn't necessarily have to have a top price tag.
The company has partnered with Intex and Spice in India to help bring low-cost smartphones to the market.
Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, business head of mobile, Intex Technologies (India) Ltd, explained that the company is excited to be working with Mozilla to deliver "unparalleled smart devices".
He explained that the new platform will give the company an edge when upgrading buyers from feature phones to smartphones.
"This will propel our devices to be much more than a way to use the Web, but take the engagement further and develop the Web as a mobile platform," he said.
Two Firefox OS devices showcased at Mozilla's Mobile Asia Expo booth will go on sale this summer. This means consumers won't have to wait long to get their hands on the ZTE Open II and the Alcatel Onetouch Fire E.


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Linux Boot Camp: How Linux Boots (part 1)
Linux Boot Camp Part I: SysV Init
Booting. Sometimes it seems like it takes forever. What's the computer doing all that time? How do you find out?
The Linux boot sequence is surprisingly simple, and the best part is that almost all of it is controlled by shell scripts you can read -- and even edit yourself.
Today's tutorial will take you through boot camp, focusing on the classic "SysV init" methods Linux has always used. Part II will discoss some of the changes on systems like Ubuntu as they gradually migrate to a new "Upstart" model.
First, Grub loads the kernel
When you power your machine on, a program called grub takes control. It reads the first sector of your disk, figures out where to look for the operating system, and starts the kernel running. Then it gets out of the way and the kernel takes over: usually you'll see a brief message like "OK, loading the kernel".
Do those messages fly by too fast on the graphical boot screen? If you want more information while you're booting, you can disable graphical booting by editing the kernel line in grub and removing quiet.
The kernel takes anywhere from a few seconds to nearly a minute to load, depending on your hardware and how many modules it has to load. Recent distros have improved this a lot, so look for faster kernel load times in the future.
init takes over
Once the kernel is finished loading, it passes control to a process called init. init is the master process from this point until you finally shut the machine down. It's running on your system right now: run ps aux and you'll see that it's process 1, at the top of the list.
There are two types of inits. The classic "SysV" model dates back to the days of AT&T System V Unix, long before Linux even existed -- but it's still used in every Linux distro today. The newer "Upstart" model is being gradually phased in by Ubuntu and a few others -- but even after years of migration, there's still a lot of SysV in the boot process.
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The Directorate of Commercial Taxes, West Bengal is headed by the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes. Below the Commissioner, there are two Special Commissioners. There are Additional Commissioners, Sr. Joint Commissioners, Joint Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Commercial Tax Officers and Assistant Commercial Tax Officers to assist the Commissioner.
n Circles
State of West Bengal is divided into 16 Circles. A Circle is headed a Sr. Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes. He is supported by other Sr. Joint Commissioners and Joint Commissioners. They exercise administrative, appellate and revisional jurisdiction over the Charges under the Circles.
n Charges
A Charge is the unit office. There are 67 Charges in West Bengal. Usually a Charge is headed by an Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes. He is assisted by Deputy Commissioners, Commercial Tax Officers and Assistant Commercial Tax Officers. There are a few big Charges where two Joint Commissioners are posted. Officers posted in the Charges are entrusted with the power examination of books of accounts of the dealers and to make assessment of taxes payable by them.
n Corporate Division
Files of big dealers are dealt with by the Officers of this wing. It is headed administratively by an Additional Commissioner. Some more Additional Commissioners are entrusted with the work of monitoring collection of revenue at respective units of Corporate Division. A few Sr. Joint Commissioners and joint Commissioners work as assessing and appellate officers at the Corporate Division.
n Central Section
There are three units of Central Section, one each at Kolkata, Siliguri and Asansol. The Officers posted in the Central Section are empowered to work all through out the State of West Bengal. Main functions of the Central Section are
· Cross verification of purchases and sales,
· Inspection, search & seizure,
· Investigation.
It also deals with the matters relating to non-resident dealers, way bills to unregistered dealers/persons having place of business within the Calcutta Municipal Area.
n Bureau of Investigation
Bureau of Investigation is the prime investigating wing of the Directorate. It is headed by a Special Officer who is an Additional Commissioner.
n Certificate Organisation
The C.O. under the Directorate is entrusted with the function of realising dues from Certificate Debtors.
n Checkposts
Checkposts are set up at the entry points at the border areas within the State. Deputy Commissioners, Commercial Tax Officers, Assistant Commercial Tax Officers and Patrolmen are posted in the Checkposts. The Deputy Commissioners, the Commercial Tax Officers and the Assistant Commercial Tax Officers have the power to intercept and/or search the vehicles coming from places outside West Bengal and also going out of the State.
n Range Offices
There are nine Range Offices at various places within West Bengal. Officials posted there are engaged in mobile checking of vehicles transporting goods. The Ranges have supervisory control over the checkposts.
n Profession Tax Range and Unit Offices
There are five Profession Tax Ranges in Kolkata and four five Profession Tax Ranges in the districts. Twenty-three Profession Tax Units operate in the district under the appropriate Range Offices.
Important e-mail Addresses
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Unitarian minister in Cambridge (UK) with sympathies towards an Epicurean/Lucretian inspired religious naturalism and Christian a/theism. Communalist, jazz bass player, photographer, cyclist and walker.
Over the years I've tried various descriptions of "where I'm generally at" but, although they have been OK as far as they go, they've not fitted as well as they might. These days I find the following words of the philosopher, Paul Wienpahl, fit the bill better than anything else:
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With details of Napoleon's decisive defeat near the town of Waterloo, where Prussian, English, and other coalition forces outnumbered the French by two to one.
The return to power of the Bourbons in 1815 marked the beginning of strict censorship of many Napoleonic prints that lasted until 1830. Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), an ardent Bonapartist and Épinal's eminently successful popular print publisher (whose name appears in the bottom right of this print), was accused of supplying Napoleonic prints to a book dealer in 1816. During the ensuing search of Pellerin's house, a framed portrait of the ex-emperor was found over a fireplace in the daughter's bedroom. As a result, the publisher received a sentence of four months imprisonment and a six hundred franc fine. Produced after censorship was lifted in 1830, this battle scene and others like it were welcomed by the Bourbon monarchy precisely because they depicted bitter defeat for their archenemy, Napoleon Bonaparte.


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Hello again, Cataclysm fans!
For any of you located in or interested in making a pilgrimage to New England, we'll be (tentatively, at the moment) holding the filming of the Kickstarter reward video in less than two weeks, on November 3rd somewhere in the vicinity of central Mass. (We'll announce the exact location as the date draws closer!)
And we need zombies. Lots of zombies. Packs of zombies. Hordes of zombies. The more zombies the better.
If you're interested, please post in the forum thread or, if you must, send an email to glyphgryph.com with the subject line "CASTING CALL" to let us know you want to be involved. (Posting on the forum is a much better choice, though!) Bring your own costumes and supplies (or even better, bring enough to share with others) if you can. Check this space for further news as the date crawls closer.


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By Matthew Heimer
Energy-efficient "green" housing comprised 20% of all new homes built last year, the Wall Street Journal's Cecilia Rohwedder reports this week. At the leading edge of the trend are "energy-neutral" buildings that use a combination of ultra-tight insulation, well-sealed windows and solar panels or geothermal energy to make a home essentially energy-independent. And who's buying? According to one builder that Rohwedder quotes, it's mostly baby boomers approaching retirement. "One thing they can do is to take the volatility of energy prices out of their fixed income by reducing the amount of electricity they use," says Kevin Murphy of Anchorage Building Corp. in North Carolina.
Considering that people over 65 spend a higher share of their overall budgets on utilities than younger people do (8.6% to 9.5%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics; the national average is more like 7%), it's a calculus that can make sense. These days, the "green premium" is also less than it used to be, adding 5% to 10% to the cost of a new home – which Rohwedder says makes going green on a new home a relatively painless choice compared with, say, retrofitting an 1890s townhouse.


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Come to the Coe Park TarantulaFest and rub elbows (so to speak) with some of our fuzzy, friendly eight-legged guests of honor. The event is held at the headquarters campground, which has breathtaking views across the ridges and canyons of the backcountry.
The day will be filled with food, games, contests, entertainment, and enlightenment, such as:
Food will be served from Noon to 2:00 p.m. Meals will be first come, first served. No advance sales, pay at the park (cash only).
The Festival menu will consist of your choice of a Meat or Vegetarian entree along with sides available for $10 or less.
All meals are served with grilled corn, watermelon, and grilled French bread. Soft drinks, juice, beer and wine will be available for nominal prices.
Proceeds from the barbecue go to the Pine Ridge Association, the nonprofit organization that works hand in hand with Coe Park staff to keep the park up and running.
Raffle prizes are donated by local artists, businesses, and fans of the park. Proceeds from the raffle will be used for our Visitor Center expansion fund and to support interpretive programs at the park.
The suggested donation for raffle tickets is $1.00 per ticket.
There is a parking fee for day-use of $8 per car ($7 senior rate if someone in your vehicle is at least 62 years old). Please carpool to save yourselves some money and help us conserve parking space.
The Visitor Center at Coe Park is open every weekend throughout the year, and it's often open on Fridays and Mondays, especially during the busy months of spring. It is located about 13 miles from Highway US 101 on East Dunne Avenue east of Morgan Hill.
The building is staffed by park rangers and volunteers who can give you information about the park and help you plan backcountry outings.
In 1953, Sada Coe Robinson bequeathed her beloved Pine Ridge Ranch as a parkland dedicated to the memory of her father. In 1971, Sada funded the design and construction of the Visitor Center, which has served the public well for over 25 years. During those years, however, the park has grown immensely in size (from 12,221 to almost 81,000 acres) and in popularity. For more history on Pine Ridge Ranch, see Pine Ridge Ranch - The Beginning.
Coe Park is in the Inner Coast Ranges east of Morgan Hill, a town about 15 miles south of San Jose on U.S. Highway 101.
Highway 101 has three Morgan Hill exits. The middle one, East Dunne Avenue, is the one you take to get to the park. Heading south on 101, take the exit, turn left at the stop light, and cross over 101. Heading north on 101, take the exit and turn right.
You'll be heading east and climbing into the hills through residential areas for the first three miles. At the top of the first ridge of hills, when you come to a Y in the road, look for a sign that says "Henry W. Coe State Park, 10 miles." You'll bear right at the Y.
The road crosses a bridge and follows alongside Anderson Reservoir for a ways. Then it turns into a narrow, winding, scenic mountain road.
Note: If you're going to be driving a large mobile home or pulling a trailer, keep in mind that the road to the park has narrow, almost one-lane sections and several tight hairpin turns and blind curves. If you're used to navigating narrow, winding roads and you drive cautiously, you shouldn't have any problems. However, if you've had little experience with such roads, you may want to reconsider your plans.
For passenger cars, Coe Park is about a 30-minute drive from Highway 101.
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The Ford F-350 Super Duty is a muscular full-size pickup truck that has been available in its current incarnation since 1999. However, the Ford F-Series actually dates all the way back to the 1940s and variations of the F-350 existed prior to 1999. But in 1999, Ford began to give their heavy-duty pickups their own style as opposed to previous models of the F-350, which were essentially indistinguishable from the lighter-duty F-150.
While pre-1999 versions of the F-350 were outfitted with massive 7.3-liter V-8s and equipped with PowerStroke turbo diesel, they shared the same soft contoured appearance as the F-150. Beginning in 1999, Ford set the F-350 apart by christening it the Super Duty and outfitting it with a square-jawed front end and a formidable grille. The previous generation of the F-350 was available until 2007, and the most recent generation of the vehicle was introduced in 2008.
The Ford F-350 Super Duty is one of the heartiest vehicles in the full-size pickup market segment. It is available with a dual rear wheel option that provides greater stability for towing. However, even the non-dually version of the F-350 is one of the most impressive full-size pickups on the market. The F-350 is available in a range of body styles that include regular cab, extended cab, and crew cab. Drivers appreciate for F-350 for being comfortable and relatively easy to drive, despite its remarkable towing and hauling capabilities.
The 2012 Ford F-350 Super Duty sports a trailer hitch and a frame that's been beefed up from previous models. This larger frame effectively increases the big truck's already impressive towing and hauling capacity.
The 2012 F-350 is available in three cab designs: regular, extended SuperCab and Crew Cab. It offers drivers the choice of two rear axle designs: single wheel or dually. Other options include a choice of either an eight-foot or six-foot nine-inch bed. The truck is available in four trim levels are: XL, XLT, Lariat and King Ranch. However, not all trim levels are available with every choice of cab, bed, or rear-axle.
The base model XL is equipped with 17-inch steel wheels, telescoping trailer mirrors, a tow package, air conditioning, vinyl upholstery and flooring, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, and a radio with two speakers. Opting for the dually version of the XL will see the addition of running boards and a hydraulic jack.
The XLT version includes a Value package and a Power Equipment Group that are also both available as individual options on the XL. The Value package adds features such as cruise control, chrome bumpers, an improved sound system with four speakers, and a CD player. The Power Equipment Group package includes features such as keyless entry, power accessories, heated power mirrors, and integrated blind spot mirrors. Additional features included in the XLT version include cloth upholstery, rear privacy glass, carpeted floors, additional interior power points as well as an auxiliary audio jack.
The Lariat trim level is only available for the SuperCab and Crew Cab versions. It includes all the same features as the XLT versions in addition to parking sensors, dual-zone climate control, eight-way power front bucket seats, and leather upholstery. The Lariat version also boasts an improved eight-speaker sound system with satellite radio and 18-inch alloy wheels. The King Ranch version is like the Lariat but features unique exterior and interior trim details. It also boasts a rearview camera, rust-red leather upholstery, heated and ventilated front seats, and driver memory functions.
A 6.2-liter V-8 engine that's rated at 385 horsepower powers all versions of the 2012 F-350 Super Duty. A turbocharged 6.7-liter diesel V-8 that's capable of producing 400 horsepower is also an option. All versions of the truck feature a six-speed automatic transmission. The F-350 is available with either rear or all-wheel drive.
The previous generation of the F-350 was produced between 1999 and 2007. Engine choices for this generation included a standard 5.4-liter V-8, a 6.8-liter V-10, and a 7.3-liter PowerStroke turbo diesel V-8. Transmission-wise, a five-speed manual was standard during this period but Ford also offered the option of a four-speed automatic.
Slight improvements were made over the years this generation was produced. These included the addition of standard four-wheel ABS for all trim levels in 2001 and the introduction of the optional FX4 off-road package in 2003.
The most recent generation of the F-350 was introduced in 2008. Models from this year onwards offer improved handling, nicer interiors, and better engines as well as exterior style revisions. Various additional features were introduced in 2009. These included Sync voice control systems, built-in computers with Internet capabilities, power telescoping side mirrors and the option of themed packages such as the Harley-Davidson package, which offered an abundance of exterior chrome and interior black leather.
2018 Ford F-350
Truck, Utility/Offroad
2017 Ford F-350
2016 Ford F-350
2015 Ford F-350
2014 Ford F-350
2013 Ford F-350
2012 Ford F-350
2011 Ford F-350
The 2011 Ford F-350 serves as a super-duty pickup truck and seems perfect for those times when you simply need more muscle to get the job done.
2010 Ford F-350
2009 Ford F-350
Many consider the 2009 Ford F-350 to be the company's ultimate creation in the pickup segment, courtesy of the up-market features, like the dual rear-wheel setup, commonly known as the ""dually,"" which vastly improves stability while towing.
2008 Ford F-350
Offered for the 2008 model year, the Ford F-350 is a versatile truck.
2007 Ford F-350
The 2007 Ford F-350 offers several benefits that truck drivers will appreciate.
2006 Ford F-350
2005 Ford F-350
The 2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty comes in three model types, just like the 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty.
2004 Ford F-350
2003 Ford F-350
2002 Ford F-350
The 2002 Ford F-350 provides a versatile truck that can run the gauntlet of needs from a basic work truck to a luxury vehicle.
2001 Ford F-350
The 2001 Ford F-350 provides a rough and rugged pickup that comes in a variety of different models with the option of two or four doors.
2000 Ford F-350
1999 Ford F-350
1997 Ford F-350
The 1997 Ford F 350 serves as a work truck with a lot of choices.
1996 Ford F-350
Designed for its hauling power, the 1996 Ford F-350 can also be practical as a day-to-day vehicle.
1995 Ford F-350
The 1995 Ford F-350 comes with three body styles, three engine choices, three transmissions, and six models.


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Mudcats on the move to Pensacola
Double-A club heads south as Tribe moves to Zebulon in 2012
By Benjamin Hill / MLB.com | December 16, 2010 8:00 AM
In a related move, the Carolina League's Kinston Indians will relocate to the Mudcats' previous home of Five County Stadium in Zebulon, N.C.
The Mudcats, Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, were purchased by Quint and Rishy Studer. The Studers owned the independent-league Pensacola Pelicans from 2001-2010, but sold the Pelicans to an ownership group based in Amarillo, Texas, in order to make room for the Mudcats franchise.
"I am extremely proud and excited for the actions that are being announced today," said Quint Studer. "Bringing affiliated baseball to Pensacola will continue to add to the rich sports history that already exists in the area."
Pensacola will be without professional baseball in 2011, as the ownership group prepares for the 2012 arrival of its new, yet-to-be-named Southern League franchise. Assisting in the transition is Bruce Baldwin, a veteran baseball executive who served as the general manager of the International League's Gwinnett Braves in their inaugural season of 2009.
"Pensacola is a heck of a sports community. It's the home of Emmitt Smith, Don Sutton, and Roy Jones, Jr., and that's just a few," said Baldwin. "Bringing affiliated baseball here propels us to the next level."
The Carolina Mudcats will continue to exist in 2012 and beyond, albeit in a new incarnation. Mudcats owner Steve Bryant has bought the Carolina League's Kinston Indians, who will replace the Southern League franchise departing for Pensacola.
Bryant notes that the change was necessitated by prohibitively expensive and time-consuming road trips. As the Southern League's northernmost franchise, the Mudcats often faced off against opponents residing more than 500 miles away. League rules call for players to fly when the distance involved is more than 500 miles, or else receive an off day.
But as a Carolina League entity, the Mudcats will have no such issues. All Carolina League clubs are within 500 miles of Zebulon, easing travel costs and providing greater fan involvement through natural in-state rivalries.
"With this new setup, the Mudcats franchise is rejoining its roots in North Carolina professional baseball, as at one time, all teams in the state were Class A," said Bryant. "Our dedicated and much-appreciated fans and corporate sponsors will have the same great Mudcats experience as before this transition, as our stadium, with its fun special events and top amenities, and our front office all will remain the same. The Carolina League teams are close enough for our fans to be able to reach away games more easily."
Thursday's maneuverings leave Kinston without a team in 2012. Though one of the smallest full-season markets in Minor League Baseball, the city has been a Carolina League stalwart. Kinston first fielded a Carolina League team in 1957 and has done so continuously since 1978. The Indians compete at Grainger Stadium, the league's second-oldest stadium, built in 1949.
Despite the K-Tribe's imminent departure, the team's former ownership stressed its commitment to keeping professional baseball in the city.
"I'm an optimist, and I'm hopeful that baseball will be played in Grainger Stadium in 2012," said Cam McRae, a general partner in the Kinston Indians ownership group. "We did not have a for-sale sign on this franchise, but this transaction is a good opportunity for the Carolina League team to field a team in a bigger market and a modern ball park."
Benjamin Hill is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Price Chopper confirms church site interest
Supermarket company, developer will present plans on Thursday
WATERVLIET — Price Chopper Supermarkets confirmed Thursday what has been speculated for years: The company is interested in building a store on the site of the closed St. Patrick's Church.
Nigro Cos., the site developer, will present plans next week to the City Council.
"You've got a face on the box," Mayor Michael Manning said Thursday after the proposal was officially announced.
The new 40,000-square-foot Price Chopper on 19th Street would replace the existing 23,500-square-foot supermarket on Second Avenue.
Nigro has proposed building the new supermarket along with a smaller building that will house a bank, a restaurant or a coffee shop. The developer will need to demolish the shuttered church, rectory and school along with rowhouses to make way for the project.
"It's not anything I didn't anticipate. We're in it for the long haul," said Christine Bulmer of Citizens for St. Patrick's, a recently organized group seeking alternate uses for the nearly four-acre site to save the church from demolition.
Nigro and Price Chopper will present their plans to the City Council at its 7 p.m. Thursday meeting at the senior citizens center across the street from city hall.
Nigro is seeking to have the site of the 122-year-old church rezoned to business from residential to permit the development.
John Nigro said the buildings are properly placed for developing the site. Nigro said he could not discuss the financial details of the site purchase because of a confidentiality agreement with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany.
"This project site provides us with the best opportunity we've seen in 25 years of searching to build the ideal neighborhood Price Chopper in Watervliet," Jerel Golub, Price Chopper CEO and president, said in a statement.
"At the same time, we are sensitive to the role that St. Patrick's Church has played in this community and are aware of initial public reaction to its purchase and demolition by Nigro Companies," Golub said.
"The decision to sell St. Patrick's has been a heartbreaking one for many people in our community, but we have concluded there is no other realistic option," said Rev. L. Edward Deimeke, pastor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, the successor to St. Patrick's Parish.
The proposed Price Chopper is considered a community market and is smaller than a 60,000- to 70,000 -square foot supercenter.
"It will be a one-of-a-kind store, unique in its exterior look and offerings inside," said Mona Golub, a Price Chopper spokeswoman.
Neighboring Price Chopper stores in Menands and Cohoes will remain open.
Manning said he was meeting Thursday with attorneys and engineers the city has retained to assist in reviewing the Nigro proposal.
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Several people sent me this link, via Twitter, Facebook and E-mail. Feel free to take 20 minutes and watch this TED talk.
(Irrespective of your views on this video, I highly recommend digging through other TED talks – there's some amazing content there.)
Alain de Botton – Atheism 2.0 TED talk
I've watched the video and here are my thoughts:
So there are aspects of this that I agree with, but have to reject the bulk of it. On many occasions, I've said something like, "Keep the good and get rid of the bad, wherever you find it – including from religion" – and I meant it. Generally, though, I'm talking about the community building aspects of religion.
But he seems to be saying that we should adopt the methods of religion – methods that I specifically reject. What he's suggesting are largely elements of indoctrination; using art, repetitive, ritualistic actions and emotional language to instruct people…and his justification for this seems to be that it's useful. Well, of course it's useful!
This is an "ends justify the means" argument. Convinced that he has the truth, he's advocating spreading it by whatever means works best. Unfortunately, there's doctrine and dogma waiting at the end of that road…and the results may not match his projections.
Another problem is that it's ridiculous to use indoctrination techniques to teach people to be freethinkers…you're teaching them what to think instead of how to think. It's a good way to get people to memorize things, but a bad way to get people to understand things… and understanding is critical.
It's a self-defeating exercise that reminds me of the moment in Monty Python's "Life of Brian" where Brian informs the crowd, "You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody. You've got to think for yourselves. You're all individuals." And the crowd responds, in unison, "Yes, we're all individuals!"
Don't even get me started on his suggestions, during the Q&A, to remain silent and politely disagree…


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Overview of Justice System Research Initiatives
NIDA funds a broad portfolio of research addressing drug abuse in the context of the justice system. Drug abuse and crime are highly correlated in both the adult criminal justice system and the juvenile justice system. Estimates suggest that adult offenders have rates of substance abuse and dependence that are more than four times that of the general population. In juvenile justice settings, it is estimated that 50-75% of juveniles were under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of their offense. In addition a portfolio of independent research projects, NIDA has funded three major multisite initiatives to address the myriad issues at the intersection of the criminal justice system and substance use and abuse. These initiatives include:
- The Juvenile Justice Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System (JJ-TRIALS)
- Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS)
- Seek, Test, and Treat: Addressing HIV in the Criminal Justice System.
Juvenile Justice Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System (JJ-TRIALS)
NIDA's Juvenile Justice Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System (JJ-TRIALS) is a multisite cooperative agreement that launched in 2013. JJ-TRIALS is a seven-site cooperative research program designed to identify and test strategies for improving the delivery of evidence-based substance abuse and HIV prevention and treatment services for justice-involved youth. Virtually all justice-involved youth could benefit from HIV and substance abuse prevention and/or treatment interventions. Many evidence-based interventions targeting adolescent substance abuse and HIV screening, assessment, prevention, and treatment currently exist. Unfortunately, implementation of these interventions within juvenile justice settings is variable, incomplete, and non-systematic at best.
The JJ-TRIALS cooperative is fielding three interrelated studies:
- A longitudinal, nationally representative survey of juvenile justice community supervision agencies about policies and practices related to substance use assessment and service delivery. National survey data was collected in 2014 and 2017. In addition to community supervision agencies, the national survey also collected supplemental data from the perspective of juvenile justice judges and behavioral health agencies that work with justice involved youth in the surveyed communities. Findings from the 2014 survey are expected to be published in late 2017 or early 2018.
A 36-site cluster-randomized control trial (RCT) comparing different approaches to systems improvements efforts aimed at improving the identification of substance abuse service needs among justice involved youth and delivery of services to address those needs. Juvenile justice sites participating in this study partner with local behavioral health agencies to set tailored goals around how to reduce unmet needs for justice involved youth. This RCT is guided by an implementation science framework and will answer questions around which elements of an implementation interventions lead to the most changes in unmet service needs.
- A publication describing the protocol in full can be found here (open access): Knight, D. K., Belenko, S., Wiley, T., Robertson, A. A., Arrigona, N., Dennis, M., Bartkowski, J. P., McReynolds, L. S., Becan, J. E., Knudsen, H. K., Wasserman, G. A., Rose, E., Diclimente, R. & Leukefeld, C. (2016). Juvenile Justice—Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System (JJ-TRIALS): a cluster randomized trial targeting system-wide improvement in substance use services. Implementation Science, 11(1), 57. doi:10.1186/s13012-016-0423-5
- The concept of a behavioral health services cascade, which is the measurement framework for the study is described in the following publication: Belenko, S., Knight, D., Wasserman, G. A., Dennis, M. L., Wiley, T., Taxman, F. S., Oser, C., Dembo, R., Robertson, A. A., & Sales, J. The Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Services Cascade: A new framework for measuring unmet substance use treatment services needs among adolescent offenders. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 74, 80-91. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2016.12.012
- A 6-site pilot trial examines the degree to which the model developed in the 36-site RCT can be adapted to meet unmet needs around STI/HIV risk behaviors and service needs for justice involved youth.
Seven research centers were funded as part of the JJ-TRIALS collaborative: Chestnut Health Systems (PIs: Michael Dennis and Christy Scott), Columbia University (PI: Gail Wasserman), Emory University (PIs: Ralph DiClemente and Gene Brody), Mississippi State University (PI: Angela Robertson), Temple University (PI: Steven Belenko), Texas Christian University (PI: Danica Knight), and the University of Kentucky (PI: Carl Leukefeld).
Questions about JJ-TRIALS can be addressed to Tisha Wiley.
Overview of the Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS) Phase I & II
CJ-DATS (the national Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies) was launched in 2002 and two initiatives (CJ-DATS-1 and CJ-DATS-2) were carried out from 2002 to 2014. The overarching goal of the CJ-DATS cooperative research programs was to improve both public health and public safety outcomes for substance abusing offenders leaving prison or jail and returning to the community by integrating substance abuse treatment into the criminal justice system. At that time CJ-DATS-1 was launched, an estimated 600,000 inmates were released each year in the United States, with approximately two-thirds having substance abuse problems that, if left unaddressed, could increase the risk of relapse and recidivism to crime.
CJ-DATS was designed to identify ways in which these offenders could benefit from the continuum of effective substance abuse treatment services. CJ-DATS tested several strategies for improving drug abuse treatment services through the coordination with criminal justice assessment, monitoring, and supervision activities. Further, the CJ-DATS initiatives were designed to inform the development of models for integrating evidence based substance abuse treatment with the criminal justice system.
CJ-DATS Phase II
The second phase of CJ-DATS, engaging a new cohort of research centers and agency partners, was launched in 2008 with a focus on conducting implementation research in these criminal settings. Specifically, NIDA charged the cooperative with testing implementation strategies that could result in sustained uptake and delivery of services in three domains: (1) delivery of medication-assisted treatment for offenders transitioning to the community; (2) delivery of an HIV continuum of care (i.e., screening and counseling, risk reduction interventions, and continuity of antiretroviral treatment from prison or jail into the community); and (3) implementation of screening and assessment processes to identify offenders with drug abuse and related health problems and to inform their treatment planning and re-entry process.
In each domain, grantees were to focus on organizational and system-level implementation strategies, and to engage both community corrections and community-based treatment providers in a process that would leverage key facilitators, address barriers, and jointly address the public safety concerns of criminal justice agencies with the public health goals of the Institute and the community-based treatment partners. NIDA's ultimate goal for CJ-DATS is to identify implementation strategies that maximize the likelihood of sustained delivery of evidence-based practices to improve offender drug abuse and HIV outcomes, and to decrease their risk of incarceration.
CJ-DATS Phase I
From 2002 through 2008, CJ-DATS-1 researchers from 9 research centers, a coordinating center, and NIDA worked together with federal, state, and local criminal justice partners to develop and test integrated approaches to the treatment of offenders with drug use disorders.
Seek, Test, and Treat: Addressing HIV in the Criminal Justice System (STTR-CJ)
The Seek, Test, and Treat: Addressing HIV in the Criminal Justice System (STTR-CJ) funds twelve R01 applications that empirically test the "seek, test, treat, and retain" paradigm with drug abusers in criminal justice populations. Researchers are developing, implementing, and testing strategies to increase HIV testing and the provision of HAART to HIV seropositive individuals involved with the criminal justice system, with particular focus on continuity of HAART during and after community re-entry following incarceration.
For more information, see: Seek, Test, Treat and Retain
CJ-DATS Data
- CJ DATS data is archived at ICPSR: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NAHDAP/series/00244
Related RFAs
- CJ-DATS Phase 1: RFA-DA-02-011
- CJ-DATS Phase 2: RFA-DA-08-002 and RFA-DA-09-006


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james+burgundy wrote:We do need to do something about this I mean the oldest Canadian I have heard of so far is Blitzen, distinguished Owner of the English Language and shes like 15 or six and a girl at that so as far as the real life fight goes they lost but this is about legos and Brik Wars so lets find something for me and all the Canadians here to do so that we can get this whole mess over with
Cpt. Zipps wrote:james+burgundy wrote:Blitzen, distinguished Owner of the English Language and shes like 15 or six and a girl at that
Are you implying that Blitzen is less of a brikwarrior because she is a girl?
Warhead wrote:Too bad I guess, when life gives you lemons, throw a tantrum?
It'll give you time to think up nastiness for J+B.
RoC77 wrote:So, I take it Nat is on her trip right now, so that's why she isn't posting. Is she really not meeting up with any of you up there?
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Saint Michael's College presents diplomas to students upon completion of their degree requirements (May, August or December) and after approval of the Board of Trustees. The college does not keep copies of diplomas presented.
Occasionally it happens that a graduate may want a replacement diploma because the original was lost or damaged or because of a name change. Replacement diplomas can be requested through the Registrar's Office.
If the replacement diploma is desired because of change in name, the Registrar's Office will require documentation such as a copy of a court order or a copy of a marriage license.
To request a replacement diploma the graduate should send a letter to the Registrar's Office at Saint Michael's College including the following information…
Enclose with this letter a $25.00 check payable to Saint Michael's College. Allow four weeks for delivery.
Replacement diplomas display the signatures of the current Saint Michael's president and academic vice-president, but show the original date of the award.


text: On January 3, 2013, the USCIS finalized its regulation regarding the adjudication of waivers for those who are consular processing and would be triggering the unlawful presence ground of inadmissibility. The rule provides a process by which the agency will adjudicate these waivers before the applicants leave for their immigrant visa interview. The procedure would be available only to immediate relatives who are inadmissible based on unlawful presence – and no other grounds – and who can establish extreme hardship to a qualifying U.S. citizen spouse or parent. To be eligible, the applicant would need to have an approved I-130 or I-360 petition and have paid the immigrant visa fee bill.


text: The selection of an acting school largely depends on one's goals after graduation. Is the main goal to star in movies? Television? Broadway? Local theater? Location is a huge deciding factor for an acting school. Someone anxious to break right into New York's hot theater district might do well to narrow their search to schools in Manhattan, while a thespian set on local productions can look closer to home. While Los Angeles and New York are obvious choices to be close to the major markets, there are terrific schools spread all across the country. Beyond location, it is important to decide which type of school is best. A four-year college might offer acting training in conjunction with broader liberal arts instruction, while vocational schools can offer faster programs that focus solely on acting. No matter what kind of school one chooses, and regardless of location, other details that should not be overlooked include the institution's facilities (do they meet industry standards?), faculty (do they have experience in the industry?), instruction (should be hands-on in small class sizes), exposure (does the school have contacts with industry professionals?), and cost/financial aid. No school should require large up-front payments, nor should they force applicants to sign binding contracts, but all reputable acting schools will require an audition.


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By Wayne Veysey | Chief Correspondent
Fulham have opened preliminary talks with Roma about a summer deal for goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, Goal.com understands.
The Londoners failed in a deadline-day bid to land the Netherlands No.1 in January but have made another move and have been told during initial discussions that the asking price for the 30-year-old will be €6 million (£5.1m).
It is believed that Stekelenburg is keen to leave Serie A and move to London despite an upturn in his form following the exit of former Roma manager Zdenek Zeman in February.
|Fulham are 4/1 with Bet365 to score in both halves against Arsenal
"The channels of communication have stayed open since January," a source told Goal.com. "The two clubs are in talks about a permanent move. Stekelenburg is playing better since the change of manager but he wants to leave Roma. He doesn't speak Italian and the environment doesn't really suit him."
The Serie A club have already begun lining up a replacement for the Dutchman and are believed to be concentrating their recruitment efforts on the Brazilian market - one keeper on their shortlist is Corinthians' Cassio Ramos.
Fulham have prioritised signing a new goalkeeper after agreeing a deal for Athletic Bilbao central defender Fernando Amorebieta, who has signed a pre-contract agreement with the west Londoners ahead of a free transfer in the summer.
The Cottagers have offered a one-year contract extension to long-standing No.1 Mark Schwarzer but the Australian, who turns 41 in October, is mulling over whether to stay on after being told that a new goalkeeper will be coming to the club this summer.
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text: Here is the famous "Bone Yard" in Tucson, Arizona. I came here with a 6 meter-long pole in order to get a better perspective for shooting, however, as you can see it made little difference. The airplanes are just too far away. I also learned after shooting this that the police don't take too kindly to such shenangans, and might show up, 4 cars at a time, with M4 rifles drawn. Alas it was not the case with me. Anyway, you should head over to the Pima Air Museum to check out some old airplanes in greater detail. Enjoy!


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d-and-i needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 45 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Intelitrainer (iPhone App Icon)
We are looking to redesign our existing app icon for the Intelitrainer. See the details below...
Our target audience are those iphone users around the world who would be interested to keep fit and stay in shape.
We would like to redesign our existing app icon (which can be seen at intelitrainer.com) We are open to any ideas and suggestions.
Our desires would be the following:
It should be bright, distinct, sharp, clean, stands out.
We need two versions:
1) 512x512 pixels. Icon with some graphic on it, plus the text, "Michael George's" on one line and "Intelitrainer Pro" on another. This will appear on websites and promotional material for the app (including the iTunes page).
2) 512x512 pixels. Icon that will be used as a smaller version and actually appear on the device. It will need to be clear even when scaled down to 57x57 pixels... No text on this version - only the graphic.
Kindly check http://www.intelitrainer.com as reference.
Thank you.


text: This song is driven by piano, keyboards, synths, pads, and electronic drums. It is very dark, melodic and emotive and is arranged in a traditional song structure. The melodies are memorable and draw the listener in. This track would work well in film, soundtracks, video games, commercials, websites, and presentations.


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Iowa City, Ia — Construction of a new $69.2 million campus recreation and wellness center began last month at the University of Iowa. Funds for the new facility will come from student activity fees, which will jump from $4 annually to $219 in the fall 2009 semester.
The fee will apply to all University of Iowa students and will allow them access to the new center, according to the Daily Iowan. The increased fee will help pay for the construction of the center as well as staff salaries. The building, which is scheduled for completion by the fall of 2009, will include an Olympic-size swimming pool and a 55-foot rock climbing wall.


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In details, the machine can save 6 kws/h a day that is worth about 30 RMB.
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4. Oil Purity control: the vaccum oil filter is used to remove the residues in order to ensure
the oil quality which can meet the health and sanitary regulation.
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6. The oil left in cakes is less than 6%. The cake thickness can be adjusted when the machine out of work, and the cakes also can be used for animal feed.
Shandong Microwave Machinery Co.,Ltd.is a Edible oil refining machine factory specializing in the production of 3000T srew oil press machinery with CE and ISO, scientific research,manufacturing,installation, commissioning.Shandong Microwave Machinery Co.,Ltd.can provide Edible oil refining machinecustomers with design and services of 1-2000 tons 3000T srew oil press machinery with CE and ISO. Shandong Microwave Machinery Co.,Ltd. have finished hundreds of successful projects Edible oil refining machineover the years: peanut oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, sunflower oil, sesame oil, animal oil,grape seed oil, acer truncatum oil, peony seed oil, walnut oil, hemp seed oil, pine oil, tea seed oil, papaya oil, milk thistle seed, and other special type Edible oil refining machineoil. Shandong Microwave Machinery Co.,Ltd. have independent import and export department. Shandong Microwave Machinery Co.,Ltd. Edible oil refining machineequipment has been successfully exported to more than ten countries: Russia, Australia, India, Afghanistan, Cameroon,and so on.
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Policy – A multidimensional approach
What is multidimensional poverty?
Poverty is often defined by one-dimensional measures, such as income. But no one indicator alone can capture the multiple aspects that constitute poverty.
Multidimensional poverty is made up of several factors that constitute poor people's experience of deprivation – such as poor health, lack of education, inadequate living standard, lack of income (as one of several factors considered), disempowerment, poor quality of work and threat from violence.
A multidimensional measure can incorporate a range of indicators to capture the complexity of poverty and better inform policies to relieve it. Different indicators can be chosen appropriate to the society and situation.
Why use a multidimensional approach?
- Income alone can miss a lot. For example, economic growth has been strong in India in recent years. In contrast, the prevalence of child malnutrition has remained at nearly 50 per cent, which is among the highest rates worldwide (Citizens' Initiative for the Rights of Children Under Six. 2006. Focus on Children Under Five (FOCUS). New Delhi: Secretariat of the Right to Food Campaign). For a more recent reference see Drèze and Sen (2013), An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions. Princeton University Press. Multidimensional measures can complement income.
- Poor people themselves describe their experience of poverty as multidimensional. Participatory exercises reveal that poor people describe ill-being to include poor health, nutrition, lack of adequate sanitation and clean water, social exclusion, low education, bad housing conditions, violence, shame, disempowerment and much more.
- The more policy-relevant information there is available on poverty, the better-equipped policy makers will be to reduce it. For example, an area in which most people are deprived in education is going to require a different poverty reduction strategy to an area in which most people are deprived in housing conditions.
- Some methods for multidimensional measurement, such as the OPHI-developed Alkire Foster method, can be used for additional purposes. In addition to measuring poverty and wellbeing, OPHI's method can be adapted to target services and conditional cash transfers or to monitor the performance of programmes.
OPHI has published a brochure, 'Measuring Multidimensional Poverty: Insights from Around the World,' which features case studies on how a multidimensional approach to measuring poverty has been adapted and applied in Colombia, Mexico, Bhutan, China, El Salvador, Malaysia and Minas Gerais in Brazil, among others.
View a presentation about OPHI's work on multidimensional poverty in English, Spanish or Russian.


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Twirly Tales Turban Series Trivets - set of 2
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Funk it up with the Desi Drama! Give your dining area a unique finish with these trivets. Artistically created set of 2 Trivets illustrated with ethnic headgears.
Twirly Tales Brand Story
Twirly Tales is exactly what its name suggests - aesthetic creations of a mind with a muse and a mouse! Artistically creating a reality beyond an image. Essentially Digital Pop-Art with a retro and ethnic blend, each design is uniquely my own - a story that flows from your bedside, across the table, over to the wall. The essence of Twirly Tales brand is to enhance a mood, an emotion, a memory. Hence the name Twirly Tales. "Do not be satisfied with stories that come before you, unfold your own myth" - Rumi's lines inspired me to write my own story. My inherent love for transforming living areas into brighter, happier spaces that radiate joy motivated me to start Twirly Tales. With the intent of fusing the ethnic with the contemporary I allowed my love for colour and design to translate itself into tangible products that could be enjoyed in households worldwide.
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Battle of Lexington
Battle of Lexington
Reenactors waited in the predawn on the Battle Green for the 238th Anniversary reenactment of the first day of the American War for Independence.
The British soldiers arrived on the Battle Green as the sun rose above the Minuteman statue.
Smoke from muskets filled the air as British soldiers marched back over the dead and wounded Minute Men after engaging in battle.
After the reenactment members of the Lexington Minute Men fired guns in honor of those fallen.
British fire on the Minute Men on the Battle Green.
Minute Men loaded and shot their muskets as they fought British soldiers.
Reenactors waited with guns at the ready in the predawn on the Battle Green.
Minute Men and the British fired on each other during the reenactment of the Battle of Lexington.
Joleen Ricci, 11, of Bedford ran to find her father, who played John Tidd, who was wounded on the Battle Green.
Quinn, 8, and Joleen Ricci, 11, of Bedford comforted "John Tidd," played by their father, Peter Ricci, who lay wounded after the British and Minute Men fought.
A member of the Lexington Minute Men waited on the Battle Green as the sun rose in Lexington.


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Minimum Income Standards
A Minimum Income Standard for the United Kingdom is a major programme of work regularly reporting on how much income households need to afford an acceptable standard of living. Developed between 2006-2008, in collaboration with the Family Budget Unit at the University of York, this programme is now carried out fully by CRSP, with on-going funding from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
MIS is updated annually, at least with inflation, with new research every two years ensuring that it reflects changing social norms.
The impact of MIS has been wide-ranging. It is used frequently in policy debate and analysis and at a more practical level by some charities to target financial support. MIS forms the basis for setting the Living Wage, endorsed by the Living Wage Foundation and adopted widely by public, private and voluntary bodies.
MIS has been used in CRSP to analyse the cost of a child, Universal Credit, the 'couple penalty' and the number of people living below adequate income.
As well as calculating MIS levels for the UK as a whole, CRSP has done the same for rural areas in England and remote parts of Scotland, and for Northern Ireland. It has also explored whether environmental considerations may affect social definitions of a minimum, and whether older pensioners have different minimum income requirements from younger ones.
A growing number of countries are using the MIS method, as developed in the UK, to carry out similar studies, or are considering doing so. Researchers in the Republic of Ireland have carried out several studies, and teams in France, Japan and Portugal are currently undertaking programmes of research modelled on MIS. CRSP has also carried out A minimum income standard for Guernsey.
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Yes, the team-by-team unadjusted spending limit for 2013 will be $123 million.
But that number contains a few important caveats.
First, each team will have to have enough cap space to sign its rookies. That number, per a source with knowledge of the calculations, will average roughly $4 million per team.
Second, anywhere from $2 million to $5 million per team will be devoted to restricted free agency tenders.
During the offseason, a team's cap calculation is determined by the cap numbers of the 51 highest-paid players on the roster. The number includes tender offers to franchise players and restricted free agents, but not free agents who have yet to agree to terms.
Every team must be in compliance with the 2013 salary cap by 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 12. And there is no "or else"; it's a mandatory requirement with which every team must comply.


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