text:
Cloud IoT Core
A fully managed service to easily and securely connect, manage, and ingest data from globally dispersed devices.TRY IT FREE
Secure device connection and management
Cloud IoT Core is a fully managed service that allows you to easily and securely connect, manage, and ingest data from millions of globally dispersed devices. Cloud IoT Core, in combination with other services on Cloud IoT platform, provides a complete solution for collecting, processing, analyzing, and visualizing IoT data in real time to support improved operational efficiency.
Make informed decisions at global scale
Cloud IoT Core, using Cloud Pub/Sub underneath, can aggregate dispersed device data into a single global system that integrates seamlessly with Google Cloud data analytics services. Use your IoT data stream for advanced analytics, visualizations, machine learning, and more to help improve operational efficiency, anticipate problems, and build rich models that better describe and optimize your business.
Securely connect your existing device network
Securely connect a few or millions of your globally dispersed devices through protocol endpoints that use automatic load balancing and horizontal scaling to ensure smooth data ingestion under any condition. Cloud IoT Core supports the standard MQTT and HTTP protocols, so you can use your existing devices with minimal firmware changes. Cloud IoT Core runs on Google's serverless infrastructure, which scales automatically in response to real-time changes and adheres to stringent industry-standard security protocols that protect your business data.
Establish two-way communication with your devices
Bring device data into your everyday business through a secure, intelligent, and responsive IoT data pipeline created by Cloud IoT Core. Easily push your own device updates with Cloud IoT Core.
Get straight to work
Centrally manage your entire IoT data network from a single pane of glass. Cloud IoT Core works out of the box with devices from leading hardware manufacturers. You can easily reduce capital expenditures on your IoT projects and maintenance costs with a pay-as-you-go service.
Zero touch device provisioning to Cloud IoT Core
Cloud IoT provisioning service (early access) is an add-on service for Cloud IoT Core that simplifies the device provisioning and on-boarding experience for Cloud IoT customers and OEMs. It performs secure, hassle-free device provisioning by leveraging tamper-resistant hardware-based security, otherwise referred to as a crypto chip or Secure Element (SE) from OEM partners, enabling customers to provision millions of devices to the right Cloud IoT Core without human intervention. Sign up for early access.
Cloud IoT Partners
Google Cloud Platform partners have built hardware, software, and innovative solutions that seamlessly connect the world of devices to Google Cloud Platform through the Cloud IoT Core service.
CLOUD IoT CORE FEATURES
Cloud IoT Core has two main components: a device manager and a protocol bridge.
Device manager
The device manager allows individual devices to be configured and managed securely in a coarse-grained way; management can be done through a console or programmatically. The device manager establishes the identity of a device, and provides the mechanism for authenticating a device when connecting. It also maintains a logical configuration of each device and can be used to remotely control the device from the cloud.
Protocol bridge
The protocol bridge provides connection endpoints for protocols with automatic load balancing for all device connections. The protocol bridge has native support for secure connection over industry standard protocols such as MQTT and HTTP. The protocol bridge publishes all device telemetry to Cloud Pub/Sub, which can then be consumed by downstream analytic systems.
- End-to-end security
- Enable end-to-end security using asymmetric key authentication over TLS 1.2; CA signed certificates can be used to verify device ownership. Devices supporting the Cloud IoT Core security requirements can deliver full-stack security.
- Single global system
- Connect all devices and gateways to Google Cloud over standard protocols, such as MQTT and HTTP, through the protocol endpoints and manage all your devices as a single global system. The service uses Cloud Pub/Sub underneath, which retains data for seven days.
- Out-of-box data insights
- Use downstream analytic systems by integrating with Google Big Data Analytics and ML services such as Dataflow, BigQuery, Bigtable, ML, Data Studio, or partner BI tools.
- Fully managed and scalable
- The service is serverless and doesn't require any upfront software installation. It scales instantly without limits using horizontal scaling of Google Cloud Platform.
- Role-level access control
- Apply IAM roles to device registries to control user access to devices and data.
- Device deployment at scale
- Use REST APIs to automatically manage the registration, deployment, and operation of devices at scale. Also, use the APIs to retrieve and update device properties and state even when the devices are not connected.
" Our devices are heavily used and constantly send us a huge volume of data. By connecting these devices to Cloud IoT Core, we have a secure and reliable way to not only ingest that data but then also use it to gain valuable insights. We know exactly how our systems are performing and can push updates to devices to ensure we deliver the best products and services as cost effectively as possible. "— John Heard Group CTO, Smart Parking Limited
" Thanks to Google Cloud IoT, we could connect a large fleet of smart meters to the Cloud, and build a smart energy platform that provides a realtime view of power utilization and forecasts demand for power utility providers. "— Edwin Poot Founder, President & Chief Visionary Officer , Energyworx
Cloud IoT Core Pricing
Cloud IoT Core is priced per MB of data exchanged by IoT devices with the service after a 250MB free tier. For details, please see our pricing guide.
|Data volume(per month)
|First 250MB
|$0.0045 per MB
|250MB to 250GB
|$0.0020 per MB
|250GB to 5TB
|$0.00045 per MB
|5TB and above
Products or features listed on this page are in early access. For more information on our product launch stages, see here.


text:
Our Approach
The RRC views resilience from a socio-ecological approach. Our definition of resilience reflects a more pluralistic understanding of the phenomena; where we cannot only focus on youth themselves, but have to account for the relationships that surround them; the communities in which they find themselves and the resources made available to them there. As well as the larger life worlds that effect the allocation of resources to communities, and the impact of global political economies on the wellbeing of families and communities.
In this way, our understanding of resilience becomes a collective one
Furthermore, we need to consider the interactions between the various players, and the capacity of youth and especially those that surround them, their broader communities, to negotiate for resources.
In this way, our understanding of resilience shifts from a static state to one of processes and flux.
Finally, we need to understand the role of culture and context in these collective processes. Consideration of culture and context raises important questions regarding the appropriateness and relevance of resources, responses and interventions, and perhaps most importantly, in how we define health and doing well.
In this way, our understanding of resilience is ultimately contextually and culturally bound.

subset: commoncrawl


text: A Sotheby's employee walks past a work by Jean-Michel Basquiat titled "Untitled (Pecho/Oreja)" at the auction house. Alastair Grant/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption toggle caption Alastair Grant/ASSOCIATED PRESS The Two-Way Book News: New Book To Feature Unseen Works Of Art By Jean-Michel Basquiat March 29, 2013 Also: Amazon buys Goodreads; a new book from E. L. Doctorow; Ayn Rand on C.S. Lewis.


text:
Hi everybody!
I'm on the fence about getting a PS4 Pro, since it promises some interesting things about enhancing some of the games performance a bit. My experience with Sleeping Dogs on a regular PS4 has been far from perfect, specially in terms of frame rate and since the game will now stay the way it is forever, I'd like to know from those of you who are playing it on PS4 Pro if the boosted processing power does away with nuisances like frame rate drops and screen tearing. If they're still there in the updated hardware, I see no point in upgrading my PS4 and I'll probably end up selling my copy, since I have not been getting the experience the game should have given in the first place, specially when games with better graphics run much better on a normal PS4.
Any input on the subject will be greatly appreciated. Thanks and happy gaming!


text:
Strong Start to Tough Competition
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After the first day of competition at the Feb. 11-12 Ivy League Championships, the Yale women's fencing team finds itself in a tie for third spot after posting a 2-1 record at Coxe Cage.
The Bulldogs' day began with a win, as they narrowly beat out Brown 14-13 in their opening round match-up. That victory included strong performances by both the foil and epee weapons squads, which claimed 6-3 verdicts; the sabre squad finished the match at 2-7.
That win, junior captain Robyn Shaffer noted, put the team already ahead of last year's result. At last year's Ivy League Championships, Yale finished with a 0-6 record after a tough weekend of competition.
After the lunch break, Yale took on Harvard, falling 21-6 against a determined opposition. The Crimson found victories in all three weapons squads, winning sabre 8-1, foil 6-3 and epee 7-2.
But the Bulldogs quickly fought back strongly, defeating Cornell 16-11 in the final match-up of the day. In that victory, the foil and epee squads again found success, posting 6-3 verdicts; the sabre squad finished at 4-5.
The opening day's competition positions the team strongly for Sunday; Yale finished the day in a tie for third place with Harvard, behind Columbia and Princeton.
On Sunday, Yale will face Princeton at 10:00 a.m. before the lunch break. Then, the team will finish-off competition with matches against Penn and Columbia.
Tickets for the Ivy League Championship can be purchased at the door. A day pass costs $5 for adults and $3 for students. A weekend pass costs $8 for adults and $5 for students.
Report filed by James Lu '14, Yale Sports Publicity.


text:
Graduate Studies
Women's Studies 2011-2012
Gainful employment information
Chairperson: Aimee Shouse
Office: Currens Hall 510
Department Telephone: (309) 298-2214
Department E-mail: email@example.com
Website: wiu.edu/Womens-studies/
Location of Program Offering: Macomb
Program Description
The post-baccalaureate certificate in Women's Studies is an option for students who have interests in the areas of women or feminist theory. The program provides courses that educate students to the status of women in the United States and cross-culturally, and in feminist theories and methodologies. The post-baccalaureate certificate may be used to demonstrate knowledge of diversity issues, with particular emphasis on women, for further study or for use in an occupational setting. The certificate requires 12 credit hours drawn from the courses listed below. Non-degree graduate students may pursue a graduate certificate in women's studies, as well as those enrolled in degree programs.
Requirements for Enrollment
Students who seek the certificate must meet admission requirements. Non-degree students must meet the admission requirements for the Graduate School; degree students must meet the admission requirements for their degree program.
Certificate Requirements
I. Core Course: 3 s.h.
WS 501 Seminar in Feminist Theories (3)
II. Directed Electives 3 s.h.
Select one from WS 505, 506, 508, 536, and 571(3)
III. Electives: 6 s.h.
WS 405G Women's Spirituality (3)
WS/SOC 410G Women and Poverty (3)
WS/AAS/SOC 420G Race, Class and Gender (3)
WS/SOC 430G Sociology of Women's Health (3)
WS/SOC 435G Women and Crime (3)
WS/BC/ENG 494G Women and Film (3)
WS 505 Seminar in Women's Studies (3)
WS 506 Graduate Readings in Women's Studies (1–3)
WS/ANTH/SOC 508 Women and Social Movements (3)
WS/AAS 536 Graduate Colloquium in Womanist Theory (3)
WS/AAS 571 Women in Anglophone Caribbean: The Jamaican Experience (3)
TOTAL: 12 s.h.
Course Descriptions
405G Women's Spirituality. (3) This course will examine some of the predominant themes in women's experience from a multicultural perspective as a means of understanding how women develop their spirituality.
410G (cross-listed with SOC 410G) Women and Poverty. (3) The poverty of women in the United States, including factors of race, place of residence, and age are covered. Structural hierarchies that maintain poverty are examined from a sociological perspective.
420G (cross-listed with AAS 420G and SOC 420G) Race, Class and Gender. (3) The course will examine issues of race, class, and gender in historical, cultural, and contemporary societal contexts. Prerequisites: WS 190 or AAS 100 or SOC 100; or permission of the instructor.
430G (cross-listed with SOC 430G) Sociology of Women's Health. (3) Uses sociological theories and research to examine the gendered experience of illness. Includes sociological analysis of medical knowledge about women's health. Topics include medicalization of women's health, the gendered hierarchy of professions, and feminist critiques of scientific research.
435G (cross-listed with SOC 435G) Women and Crime. (3) Theories of female criminality, patterns of female crime and victimization, women in corrections, and women as criminal justice practitioners are examined. Prerequisites: SOC 100 or 510, or permission of the instructor.
494G (cross-listed with BC 494G and ENG 494G) Women and Film. (3) An overview of women in film and television that considers the on-screen images of women as well as the positions of women working behind the scenes (with laboratory).
501 Seminar in Feminist Theories. (3) This course offers an exploration of central theoretical perspectives to promote understanding of key tenets of second wave feminism, classical original feminist writing, and recent postcolonial and anti-essentialist feminist texts.
505 Seminar in Women's Studies. (3, repeatable) Special topics in women's studies to be announced. Prerequisite: WS 501; WS 502 recommended.
506 Graduate Readings in Women's Studies. (1–3, repeatable to 3) Readings selected in consultation with a member of the graduate faculty in women's studies. Prerequisites: WS 501; WS 502 recommended.
508 (cross-listed with ANTH 508 and SOC 508) Women and Social Movements. (3) This course covers women in social movements. Sociological, anthropological, and feminist theories are used to study women's movements and social change. Topics include, but are not limited to: suffrage, birth control, environmental, peace, child protection, and international human rights movements. Prerequisites: One previous undergraduate course in women's studies, anthropology, or sociology and graduate standing, or permission of the instructor.
536 (cross-listed with AAS 536) Graduate Colloquium in Womanist Theory. (3) This course provides advanced explorations into the African and African American women's perspectives and examines other feminine discourses pertaining to activism/contributions of black women in Africa, the U.S., and Europe.
571 (cross-listed with AAS 571) Women in Anglophone Caribbean: The Jamaican Experience. (3) This course examines the influence of race, class, and gender on women in the Caribbean, within a largely matrifocal society, and Caribbean women transnationally.
Table of Contents
- General Information
- Campus and Facilities
- University Services
- Special Programs
- Admission
- Academic Guidelines
- Graduate School Policies
- Costs and Financial Assistance
- Programs of Study
- Integrated Baccalaureate/Master's Degrees
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
- Other Departments Offering Courses for Graduate Credit
- Index


text:
2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 is one of a compact sedan car cannot be underestimated. New Dodge Dart SRT4 will give change with display more sporty. Dodge SRT4 latest will participate in the global automotive market to enliven the segment of compact saloon car. The sedan car market cannot be underestimated became one of the most competitive segments because this type of car chosen many many people as capable of delivering an impressive performance. All New Dodge Dart SRT4 comes as a model for the year 2016. We will discuss about the 2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 specifications.
2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 Specs Design
2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 is a new sedan cars will attract the attention of many people. The exterior design of the 2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 will be an aggressive sporty design combines with stylish tapilan from grille and new headlamps design. Dodge has been doing so well for exterior design on the New Dodge Dart SRT4. As for the interior design of the 2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 will offer the perfect design compared to this segment. Dodge Dart SRT4 cabin will offer a more elegant design and premium. All New Dodge Dart SRT4 is rumored to be providing features and high-tech equipment to provide value the convenience and fun of the impressive inside the cabin as well as providing the best experience for the passengers.
2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 Engines
2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 will give an impressive performance. Dodge has yet to provide complete information about the specifications of the machine that will be used in Dodge SRT4 latest Dart. Dodge SRT4 Dart is rumored to be using the machine 2.4 liter inline-four engine that will produce 260 horsepower. New Dodge Dart SRT4 can run from zero to 60 mph in less than 6 seconds.
2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 Release Date and Price
2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 is a compact sedan car that offers a more sporty look and has an impressive performance. So far, Dodge has yet to provide official information about the release date. But according to rumors circulating, the release date of 2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 will be launched this year. As for pricing information 2016 Dodge Dart SRT4 predicted will be sold for about $ 25,000.


text:
Nurse Case Management
All patients started on Department of Health TB medication are assigned to a Department of Health nurse who provides case management activities for the patient. These activities include the following:
- medication distribution
- patient education
- medication side effects assessment
- compliance checks
- other physician directed management activities
This is provided to patients who are receiving treatment for active tuberculosis or latent TB infection. If necessary, nurse case managers may be able on a selected basis to provide direct supervision of the patient's therapy (i.e. twice weekly supervised therapy). This must be coordinated through the Tuberculosis Control Program Coordinator and prescribed by the patient's physician. This service will be determined by the priority of the patient based on their individual risk factors.


text:
Elon Musk is a busy man -- perhaps too busy to revolutionize public transportation right now, but maybe give him a few more years.
That was the message CEO Musk gave to analysts on Tesla's earnings call yesterday when asked about his plans to reveal his design for a so-called "hyperloop" public transit system to shoot travelers through some sort of tube at near supersonic speeds.
"I don't have any plan to execute (the hyperloop), because I must remain focused on SpaceX and Tesla," Musk said, explaining that he feels he "kind of shot myself" (in the foot, I guess?) by "ever mentioning hyperloop."
Musk continues to say that he still plans to release "quite a detailed design I think on Monday and then invite critical feedback and see if the people can find ways to improve it."
Musk hinted that if the open-sourced design hasn't been taken up by another crazy superhero-billionaire type in a few more years, perhaps it could make sense for Tesla to be involved in getting the hyperloop off the ground (or under it?).
Fortunately, for all our iconoclastic billionaire readers, the folks at GoCompare.com put together the below infographic to help you visualize how you can get started building the future of transport. I suggest studying up now so you can be ready to spring into action when the full design drops next week.
As for the rest of our readers, what do you think? Will anyone ever build this thing? Let us know in the comments.


text:
SEATTLE – The 141st annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society will take place in Seattle from Sept. 4-8, 2011. The theme of this year's conference is "New Frontiers in Fisheries Management and Ecology: Leading the Way in a Changing World." For more information, visit http://afs2011.org/ All talks will be at the Washington State Convention Center. Highlighted USGS presentations are below:
Eat but don't get eaten: after restoration, young salmon better off: Habitat restoration has had major benefits for juvenile salmon in the Columbia River Estuary, including new rearing habitat where food is plentiful and where the risk of being eaten is low, accordingly to a USGS study. Models showed that temperature was an important reason for the increased young salmon growth in areas of the river that the current didn't reach, but this growth spurt was somewhat counteracted by the fact that typical foods eaten in the main part of the river were higher in energy. USGS scientists successfully used bioenergetics, a field of biology that looks at the flow of energy in living systems, to study the effectiveness of the restoration project. The study also points to the importance of refuges to keep young salmon safer from predators, a distinct benefit afforded by restoration. This study, Eat, but don't get eaten -- quantifying the energetic benefit of Columbia River Estuary restoration to juvenile salmon, will be presented Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. in room 609. To learn more, contact Craig Haskell at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 509-637-3619.
Targeting young silver carp for control may pay off: Efforts to reduce the harmful effects of invasive silver carp on native fish should focus on younger silver carp, according to a recent USGS, Kansas State University and University of Missouri study. The USGS and university scientists projected a growth rate of 58 percent a year of silver carp, with their models demonstrating that the growth and maturation of young fish are most critical to the continuation of the explosive growth of this exceedingly noxious species. Currently, however, most management efforts are focused on adult silver carp because they are easier to locate and remove. First introduced to the United States in the 1980s, silver carp have quickly expanded their range with a combination of rapid growth, quick maturation and the ability to reproduce multiple times per year. These fish are also capable of eating large quantities of plankton and detritus, and are affecting native fishes in areas where they become established. The model, which looked at silver carp populations in large Midwestern rivers, indicates that resource managers may want to target the removal of younger fishes to better control the expansion of this prolific invasive species. This study, Age-specific demography of silver carp: implications for management and control, will be presented Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. in room 612. To learn more, contact Joseph Gerken at email@example.com or at 785-477-4150.
Climate change likely to be both a boom and a bust for smallmouth bass populations: The smallmouth bass is a popular sport fish that has spread far and wide beyond its native range, but climate change may play a significant role in where it goes next. USGS and University of Missouri scientists modeled the effects of conservative climate change estimates on smallmouth bass population growth, assuming a 2-degree Celsius increase in temperature over the next 30 years. While smallmouth bass populations in more northern habitats were expected to increase growth, southern climates could expect a decline in growth, since this fish doesn't do as well when temperatures frequently exceed 27 degrees Celsius (80 F). This research shows that climate has direct implications for smallmouth bass survival and reproduction, and understanding how smallmouth bass populations will react to warmer temperatures can help decision makers manage and conserve this sought-after game fish. This study, Potential effects of climate change on growth of smallmouth bass in streams of the central U.S., will be presented on Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. in room 4C-3. To learn more, contact Allison Pease at email@example.com or at 979-220-3930.
The Exxon Valdez oil spill and long-term effects on nearshore animals: Research in the aftermath of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill has demonstrated the potential for oil to persist in the environment and for deleterious effects on wildlife to occur over an extended time scale. Oil from the spill remains in intertidal areas of western Prince William Sound, Alaska, presenting a risk of chronic exposure for species that use nearshore areas. Sea otters, harlequin ducks and other species at risk are vulnerable to exposure and potential effects as long as oil remains in sediments, perhaps for several decades; it now appears that cumulative chronic effects may be as significant as acute effects on wildlife. Reduced survival has been identified as a concern for both sea otters and harlequin ducks in oiled areas; however, recent data suggest recovery is under way for both species. The extended timeline over which impacts from lingering oil are being documented is an unanticipated finding, made possible by the long-term support of studies implemented after the spill. This study, The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Long-term effects and pathways of exposure to nearshore vertebrates, will be presented on Sept. 8 at 8:45 a.m. in room 4C-4; it is part of the Gulf Oil Session. To learn more, contact Brenda Ballachey at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 403-397-3073.
Working together a win-win for red knots, horseshoes, and fishermen: Fishery managers, scientists and stakeholders worked together in a USGS-led effort to create a multi-species management strategy for the Atlantic horseshoe crab fishery. This innovative management strategy used information from another USGS study indicating that managing horseshoe crab resources in the Delaware Bay has the potential to improve red knot population status. Red knots are an at-risk shorebird that dines upon the horseshoe crab's eggs during migration. The new management strategy has suggested a harvest limit for horseshoe crabs that takes shorebird needs into account. Most horseshoe crab harvest today comes from the fishing industry, which uses the crab as bait, and the pharmaceutical industry, which collects their blood for its clotting properties. This collaboration is the first to quantitatively connect the two species, and also to provide recommendations for management based on their connection. This study, An adaptive multispecies approach to managing the horseshoe crab fishery in Delaware Bay, will be presented on Sept. 5 at 6:00 p.m. in room 4E. To learn more, contact Conor McGowan at email@example.com or at 334-844-9231.
Free reign of the stream suits fish of the West: Scientists know that fish need to move freely in search of better habitat for feeding, refuge and reproduction – and that what is considered "good" habitat changes throughout the life cycle of a fish. This movement represents the path a fish takes over its lifetime from one point to the next, and the ability to freely move among these points is critical for the survival of both individual fish and other organisms that benefit from their presence in the ecosystem. Physical, chemical and biological factors that restrict movement along this path can have negative consequences. By looking at several charismatic fish species in the western U.S., researchers can better characterize why "free reign" of the stream is so essential to the survival of native fish throughout the west. This study, Role of connectivity in survival and persistence of potamodromous and non-migratory salmonids, will be presented on Sept. 6 at 8:45 a.m. in room 606. To learn more, contact Bob Gresswell at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 406-994-7085.
Climate change could put Western fish in hot water: Climate in the western United States is expected to become warmer and more variable during the next century, putting pressure on water resources and the fish that inhabit western waterways. Fisheries ecologists and manager are striving to understand how future changes in both climate and land use will affect native coldwater fish species, especially those that are already vulnerable because of fragmented habitat and warming water. By using a dynamic array of historical data and modern technology, scientists identified the most critical temperature-suitable habitat for coldwater-loving fish. This information was combined with regional climate change predictions to estimate how stream temperatures may change over time in the face of a warming climate – providing a model of how increases in stream temperature will impact native fish and helping identify areas critical to maintaining suitable coldwater habitat in the future. This study, Predicting effects of land use and climate change on availability of suitable thermal habitat for native and nonnative salmonids, will be presented on Sept. 8 at 10:45 a.m. in room 4C-3. To learn more, contact Bob Gresswell at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 406-994-7085.
Partners work together on whole-river fish survey of the Elwha River before dam removal: Ten anadromous fish populations are expected to recolonize over 115 kilometers (72 miles) of historical habitats after two large hydroelectric dams are removed from the Elwha River on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula. To understand watershed recolonization and ecosystem restoration, the collection of geographically continuous information on fish and aquatic habitats is necessary. The USGS, National Park Service and its partners conducted snorkel and habitat surveys in the Elwha River from the headwaters to its mouth in 2007 and 2008. This "riverscape" approach enabled scientists to characterize extent, abundance, age, and community make-up (what species occurred) of Pacific salmonids along almost the entire river. Not surprisingly, the study revealed that species richness was highest below the dams, where anadromous salmonids still have access. It also demonstrated clear differences in habitat along the river because of natural and human-caused factors. This comprehensive approach helped highlight species-specific biological hotspots – for example, it showed that nearly two-thirds of federally threatened bull trout occurred near or below the dams. The riverscape approach also helped address linkages between fish and aquatic habitats before dam removal. Such geographically continuous surveys will be vital in evaluating the effectiveness of upcoming dam removal projects at restoring anadromous salmonids. This study, A riverscape approach to assess fish and habitat relationships prior to dam removal on the Elwha River, Washington, will be presented Sept. 7 at 8:15 a.m. in room 608. To learn more, contact Jeff Duda at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 206-526-6282; or contact Sam Brenkman at email@example.com or at 360-565-3081.
Designing a cookbook for Asian Carp control: The food and feeding behavior of invasive Asian carp may hold the key ingredients to designing a chemical or biological control that could reduce the population of these invaders in the Mississippi River. Asian carp have become a major threat to ecosystems in the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio Rivers since their introduction in the 1970s. Asian carp filter feed selectively on microscopic algae and plankton, and scientists are exploring the size of preferred food particles and how the digestive system works to develop an Asian carp-specific toxicant with selective uptake and delivery. Preliminary findings suggest that to build a selective toxicant -- 50-100 micron size particles, the presence of select enzymes and a late winter or spring timeframe are basic ingredients to blend for success. Asian carp were found to feed on the blank designer food particles, and now studies will begin with the chemical ingredient. This study, Using New Technologies for the Control of Filter-Feeding Aquatic Invasive Species Like Asian Carps, will be presented on Sep. 6 th at 10:15 a.m. in room 612 (Washington State Convention Center). To learn more, contact Jon Amberg at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 608-781-6322.
USGS provides science for a changing world. Visit USGS.gov, and follow us on Twitter @USGS and our other social media channels.
Subscribe to our news releases via e-mail, RSS or Twitter.
Links and contacts within this release are valid at the time of publication.


text:
Virginian Collection by Hinkley
Admire the beautiful elegance of the fixtures found in the Virginian Collection by Hinkley. The chandeliers and sconces are made with exquisite attention to detail, creating a unique design for the home. The lights are classically designed with cast-center columns and spun-ball accents. This collection's fixtures are finished in polished brass or pewter.


text:
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
12/12/12 Twelve Genealogy Questions
6 comments:
Hi, Colleen. I found your post through Randy Seaver at GeneaMusings. I came up with my own 12 genealogy mysteries I'd like to solve: http://yvonnesgenealogyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/12/12-genealogy-mysteries-id-like-to-solve.htmlReplyDeleteReplies
Yvonne, I wanted to do something to recognize the date, 12/12/12, and had also been wanting to firm up the direction my research should be moving. I hope we all get someone who can nudge us in the right direction to find answers.Delete
Somehow I missed the opportunity to participate in this meme. Your questions are good ones that sound a lot like what I would have constructed about my own family.ReplyDeleteReplies
Wendy, it was just a thought that happened yesterday. I was happily surprised to discover that others followed my lead.Delete
Great post! I've managed to track down my gg-grandfather's birthplace in Austria (actually Slovakia now!) and I could certainly give you some tips if you'd like. Drop me an email!
Jennifer, thanks! after the holidays, I will be contacting you.Delete
Thanks for stopping by my blog & for leaving a comment. It is always good to hear from visitors, cousins & fellow bloggers,


text:
Order App connected
Waiting on other items
Please be sure to input the exact address that you used when you registered with Praxisdienst. Otherwise, your e-mail address cannot be found by the server.
If you are still having problems logging in, despite inputting the correct e-mail address, and you did not receive the "password forgotten" e-mail, please contact us by Email at the following address: email@example.com
Your basket is empty.
Order App connected
Waiting on other items
For Medical Professionals
This shop exclusively provides special items and offers for doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals, who apply these products for their medical practices.


text:
Watch this video and tell me that your brain doesn't want to have a secretmaking lesbian foursome with Julie Klausner, Sarah Haskins, and Laraine Newman's brains, and I will know you are lying.
The Cat Whisperer Channel
Tags: Atom.com | Funny Videos | Tournament | Upload
"We all put our pants on one leg at a time, and we all masturbate to the Rachel Maddow show."
Truer words have never been spoken.


text:
Learn key best practice strategies to deal with difficult people across your property, land and construction projects and day to day at work, and build up the life-long needed skills for proactive and reactive management.
Web class recording
Managing difficult people is a skill required within many if not all industries. Focus on issues that arise during major interactions faced by property, land and construction roles, considering in particular clients, landlords and tenants as well as contractors and consultants.
Walk through sample situations, identifying how you can best deal with difficult people in the workplace. By considering how to manage people in a proactive manner and identifying how to put practices into place, you will build up a bank of key skills required for minimising the impact of difficult situations.
Look at ways to avoid these circumstances, and if they do happen how you can communicate and negotiate in a positive way to ensure that you provide excellent client care. Mixing theory and practical examples with interactive discussions, this class will help you develop a key skill needed throughout your career.
The course will focus on the following areas
For those who're looking to expand their client-facing work in any sector.
To gain essential skills needed through your career, for mitigating the risk of difficult situations arising and to manage them when they do. Essential for APC candidates, particularly those on the project Management pathway and those looking to refine their soft skills.
This web class recording will be a combination of structured learning points, using a Powerpoint presentation. Once you are enrolled, you have access to all course materials.
*This course will be available for 14 days from the date of purchase.


text:
It was in 2007 that I joined forces with Carrie Contey, PhD to form Slow Family Living. It came out of our work together – writing, dreaming, doing classes and workshops, scheming and dreaming some more. Since then Carrie and I have worked together on different projects together sharing ideas and stages, and also worked on our own individual projects – books, classes, workshops, and more.
In the past 2 years I've been writing and readying my book, Slow Family Living; 75 ways to slow down, connect and create more joy. In those same 2 years, Carrie's work has been the creation of a year long project called Evolve. It is about parenting, partnering, personhood and prosperity. It is about making the life and connection you have with yourself, your kids and your partner the very best life it can be. It is babysteps delivered all year long, which are super easy to take, towards more joy and more connection and more understanding of why you are you.
I have been lucky to be involved in her program for the past two years and to see it from the inside out. It is the perfect blend of science and emotion and practical information and it is amazing. I'm not usually a salesperson but truly, it has changed my life.
So if you want to be a calmer parent and have a better understanding of yourself giving you more emotional resilience, if you want to feel better, communicate easier, have more connection with your kids, more intimacy with your partner, more abundance in your life and in general find more joy, balance and be the best you you can possibly be, you should click here.
There are relatively few game changers we experience in our life. For me, Evolve has definitely been one of them.
Oh! And if you sign up for her program before midnight on Sunday night (1/20/13), you'll get a free copy of my book delivered to your door immediately upon its release on March 5th! Making you possibly the very first person on your block to have a copy in your hands.


text:
I was reminded of a health prac I did back in uni. Gonna just have to go with honesty rule, but should be a fun things to do. Make sure you have a stopwatch.
Take your hands off you keyboard and relax. Take two deep breaths, then take a third as deep and you can and hold. Start the stopwatch.
Stop the watch when you have to exhale. What did you get?


text:
Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox April 25, 2014
Spring Pool Opening 19-Point Inspection
It's time to give the pool some spring cleaning attention! Here are some required maintenance items and system checks around the pool - sort of a 21-pont inspection for your pool!
Put on your safety glasses and grab your clip board - it's time to do a pool inspection!
1. Brush the Pool, very thoroughly, looking at the interior surfaces of the pool very closely. Check for stains, cracks or divots, anything unusual. Use a good brush.
2. Check the Ladders. make sure your ladder bumpers are in place, and check each ladder tread for tightness or cracks.
3. Check the Skimmer. Lean over the front and look inside the skimmer, to check for cracks where the skimmer meets the pool wall. For vinyl pools, check for rust stains or irregularities of the liner under the skimmer. You can clean a skimmer and lid with powdered Clorox.
4. Inspect the Caulking. Most pools with coping stones have a flexible caulk seal between the pool coping and pool deck. Pool caulking needs replacement every 5-7 yrs.
5. Inspect the Tile/Coping. And the grout in between. You can make repairs to tile and coping with EZ Patch pool tile patch.
6. Check the Dive/Slide. If you have one, check the deck for any cracks or surface deterioration. Check boards and board stands for tightness. Check slide ladders and legs for the same. Test slide water supply.
7. Check the Main Drain Covers. Use a brush on a pole and make sure they are secured with two screws per cover. Loose drain covers could cause entrapment injury or death.
8. Inspect the Deck. Look for any trip hazards or areas of the deck that need cleaning. Kool Deck pool decks can be refinished with our Mortex and Frontier deck repair products.
9. Check the Fence. Fix any broken planks, leaning sections, or gates that don't self-close and self-latch. Remove any items near the fence that could assist someone in climbing over the pool fence.
10. Clean the Filter. Use a filter cleaner chemical to remove oils, minerals and dirt from cartridges, DE grids and filter sand. This should be done once per year, to keep your filter media performing at it's best.
11. Lube O-rings. Use a Teflon lube on the pump lid o-ring, Filter belly band o-ring, and standpipe o-rings. If you have a slide valve on the filter, pull out the plunger and lube the piston o-rings. If you have grey Jandy Valves, fill the grease caps with a silicone lube. Brass plugs can be lubed with the green stuff - AquaLube or Magic Lube Green.
12. Check for Leaks. Pump shaft seals, or threaded pump fittings, or loose drain plugs. Faulty backwash valve gaskets. Leaks in pool liners. Cracks in the skimmer, or leaks where the skimmer meets the pool. Cracks in the pool tile, or in the pool shell.
13. Adjust the Flow. On the suction side, adjust the flow between skimmers and drain, and adjust return jets or flow volume for best circulation and a cleaner pool.
14. Inspect the Pool Cleaner. How is she tracking, climbing, cleaning? Any signs of worn pool cleaner parts? Wheel or belt adjustments? Hose float or jet adjustments?
15. Inspect the Pool Heater. Use a long handled brush to clean out under the burner tray and on top of the heat exchanger if necessary. Test fire the heater while remaining a safe distance away. Adjust any external bypass valve.
16. Check the Filter Pressure. If the filter has just been started up after cleaning, note the clean start-up pressure, and write it on top of the filter tank for reference. Flick the pressure gauge to be sure it bounces and goes to zero when the pump shuts off.
17. Check the Time Clock. Reset the current time if necessary, and set the timer dogs to run the pump for 9-12 hours per day, until it starts to get hot, and then you'll probably need more daily filtering.
18. Inspect the Wiring. Wiring to the pump, to the heater and to the pool lights should be in solid watertight conduit. Check the GFI breaker on the outlet by pushing in the TEST button, then reset it.
19. Check the Pool Lights. Never turn on an incandescent pool light without the water covering the lens - it can heat up and crack very quickly. Test the pool lights under water.
This was supposed to be a 21-point inspection, but it's 5:28pm on a Friday ~ and, I'm out of ideas! Your pool may have other systems that need a check-up, such as an in-floor pool cleaner, or an automatic pool cover, or maybe a salt chlorinator or solar pool heater. Whatever you have, inspect all your equipment, putting it through its paces.


text:
Well Drilling Contractors in Seneca County
|Contact: Matthew D Nearpass
161 Fall Street
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
DEC Reg#: 10209
Sutterby Well Drilling
|Contact: Alan Sutterby
636 Sutterby Road
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
DEC Reg#: 10340
Utter Well Drilling
|Contact: James Utter
8681 Lodi Center Rd
Lodi, NY 14860
DEC Reg#: 10618
Barney Moravec, Inc.
|Contact: John K. Moravec, Pres.,CWD/PI
124 Horizon Park Dr.
Penn Yan, NY 14527
DEC Reg#: 10024, NGWA Member, NGWA Certified
Updike Water Well Drillers, Inc.
|Contact: Milton Updike, CWD
4686 Italy Hill Road
Branchport, NY 14418
DEC Reg#: 10070, NGWA Member, NGWA Certified
McNeilly Well Drilling
|Contact: Dennis McNeilly
3944 Reed Road
Savannah, NY 13146
DEC Reg#: 10120
Peterson Geotechnical Construction LLC
|Contact: Patrick Doherty
1551 E. Genesee St Suite 115
Skaneateles, NY 13152
DEC Reg#: 10820
Randolph Well/Pump Co., Inc.
|Contact: Ray or Larry Converse, CWD/PI
41 Gulf Hill Road PO Box 131
McLean, NY 13102
DEC Reg#: 10080, NGWA Member, NGWA Certified
Amber Well Drilling,LLC
|Contact: Dan Gibbons
PO Box 1107
Tully, NY 13159
DEC Reg#: 10967
Parratt-Wolff Inc.
|Contact: Michael Ellingworth, CWD
Po Box 56, 5879 Fisher Rd
East Syracuse, NY 13057
DEC Reg#: 01621, NGWA Member, NGWA Certified
Nothnagle Drilling,Inc.
|Contact: Timothy M. Nothnagle, CWD
1821 Scottsville Mumford Rd.
Scottsville, NY 14423
DEC Reg#: 10072, NGWA Member
Bartlett Well Drilling
|Contact: Dale Bartlett
3004 Tyler Road
Newark, NY 14510
DEC Reg#: 10198
American Auger & Ditching Co., Inc.
|Contact: Judy Baye
453 County Route 23
Constantia, NY 13044
DEC Reg#: 10142
Frey Well Drilling, Inc.
|Contact: William Frey, MGWC
11565 Broadway
Alden, NY 14004
DEC Reg#: 10009, NGWA Member, NGWA Certified
Barney and Sons Well Drilling, Inc.
|Contact: Wade Barney
996 Co. Hwy 10
Laurens, NY 13796
DEC Reg#: 10067
Wood/Scott King
|Contact: Scott King
324 Beard Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14214
NGWA Member
Jeff Butcher Water Well Drilling LLC
|Contact: Jeffrey A. Butcher
Po Box 820
Alexandria Bay, NY 13607
DEC Reg#: 10136
Layne Christensen Company
|Contact: Arthur Reinheimer, CWD/PI
Rt.30, Po Box 917
Schoharie, NY 12157
DEC Reg#: 10233, NGWA Member, NGWA Certified
Caster Drilling Enterprises, LLC
|Contact: Trent Caster, MGWC/VCLD
5363 Stow Road
Ashville, NY 14710
DEC Reg#: 10084, NGWA Member, NGWA Certified
Aztech Environmental Technologies
|Contact: Fil Fina III, PE
5 McCrea Hill Rd
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
DEC Reg#: nyrd10789, NGWA Member, NGWA Certified
Alpha Geological Services
|Contact: Michael D. Palleschi,CPG.CWD/Senior Hydrogeologist
679 Plank Rd.
Clifton Park, NY 12065
NGWA Member, NGWA Certified
Hanson Van Vleet
|Contact: Kirby Van Vleet
902 Route 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065
NGWA Member
Tri-State Power & Pump
|Contact: Stephen Snook, CPI
165 Hardscrabble Rd.
Port Jervis, NY 12771
DEC Reg#: 10729
Emmons Pump & Control, Inc.
|Contact: L. Emmons
453 N. Pearl St.
Albany, NY 12204
Ace Well & Pump LLC
|Contact: Carl Olinger,Jr.
192 Lott Road
Wantage, NJ 07860
DEC Reg#: 10790
Subsurface Technologies,Inc.
|Contact: Steven M. Catania, CWD/PI
40 Stone Castle Rd
Rock Tavern, NY 12575
DEC Reg#: 10342, NGWA Member
Test Pit Corporation
|Contact: Adam Margiotta
1 Penn Plaza, Suite 6264
New York, NY 10019
Susan A. Green
|Contact: Susan A. Green
905 McCabe Ave.
Wilmington, DE 19802
Drilling and Safety Consultants LLC
|Contact: Art Becker, MGWC
35 Saint Mary Ave.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
DEC Reg#: 1632, NGWA Member, NGWA Certified
Northeast Water Production, Inc.
|Contact: Sean Kyle
P.O.Box 658
Sterling, MA 01564
DEC Reg#: 10244, NGWA Member
Geothermal Services,Inc.
|Contact: F.Gordon Craig
Po Box 427
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
DEC Reg#: 10392


text:
Intel®, Plastic Logic and Queen's University work together to revolutionize tablet computing
Cambridge, UK and Kingston, Canada - January 7, 2013– Watch out tablet lovers – a flexible paper computer developed at Queen's University in collaboration with Plastic Logic and Intel Labs will revolutionize the way people work with tablets and computers.
The PaperTab tablet looks and feels just like a sheet of paper. However, it is fully interactive with a flexible, high-resolution 10.7" plastic display developed by Plastic Logic, a flexible touchscreen, and powered by the second generation Intel® CoreTM i5 Processor. Instead of using several apps or windows on a single display, users have ten or more interactive displays or "PaperTabs": one per app in use.
Ryan Brotman, Research Scientist at Intel elaborates "We are actively exploring disruptive user experiences. The 'PaperTab' project, developed by the Human Media Lab at Queen's University and Plastic Logic, demonstrates innovative interactions powered by Intel Core processors that could potentially delight tablet users in the future."
"Using several PaperTabs makes it much easier to work with multiple documents," says Roel Vertegaal, Director of Queen's University's Human Media Lab. "Within five to ten years, most computers, from ultra-notebooks to tablets, will look and feel just like these sheets of printed color paper."
For example, PaperTab's intuitive interface allows a user to send a photo simply by tapping one PaperTab showing a draft email with another PaperTab showing the photo. The photo is then automatically attached to the draft email. The email is sent either by placing the PaperTab in an out tray, or by bending the top corner of the display. Similarly, a larger drawing or display surface is created simply by placing two or more PaperTabs side by side. PaperTab thus emulates the natural handling of multiple sheets of paper by combining thin-film display, thin-film input and computing technologies through intuitive interaction design.
PaperTab can file and display thousands of paper documents, replacing the need for a computer monitor and stacks of papers or printouts. Unlike traditional tablets, PaperTabs keep track of their location relative to each other, and the user, providing a seamless experience across all apps, as if they were physical computer windows. For example, when a PaperTab is placed outside of reaching distance it reverts to a thumbnail overview of a document, just like icons on a computer desktop. When picked up or touched a PaperTab switches back to a full screen page view, just like opening a window on a computer.
PaperTabs are lightweight and robust, so they can easily be tossed around on a desk while providing a magazine-like reading experience. By bending one side of the display, users can also navigate through pages like a magazine, without needing to press a button.
"Plastic Logic's flexible plastic displays are completely transformational in terms of product interaction. They allow a natural human interaction with electronic paper, being lighter, thinner and more robust compared with today's standard glass-based displays. This is just one example of the innovative revolutionary design approaches enabled by flexible displays." explains Indro Mukerjee, CEO of Plastic Logic.
A video and high resolution photographs of PaperTab are available below.
Plastic Logic and the Queen's University's Human Media Lab will reveal PaperTab to the press at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013) in Las Vegas on January 8.
About Plastic Logic
Since Plastic Logic was founded by researchers from the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, the company has been at the forefront of research and investment into plastic electronics. The company has achieved many technological firsts including the production of high quality colour rugged plastic displays, demonstration of animation on an EPD driven by OTFTs and production yields of its flexible plastic displays comparable to the LCD industry. Plastic Logic is backed by major investors including Oak Investment Partners and Rusnano.
Find out more about Plastic Logic and its robust, flexible displays by visiting http://www.plasticlogic.comandhttp://www.youtube.com/plasticlogic.
Companies interested in working together with Plastic Logic should contact email@example.com.
About Human Media Lab
The Human Media Lab (HML) at Queen's University is one of Canada's premier Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) laboratories. Inventions include ubiquitous eye tracking sensors, eye tracking TVs and cellphones, PaperPhone, the world's first flexible phone and TeleHuman, the world's first pseudo-holographic teleconferencing system. HML is directed by Dr. Roel Vertegaal, Professor of HCI at Queen's University's School of Computing. Working with him is a number of graduate and undergraduate students with computing, design, psychology and engineering backgrounds. Graduate students Aneesh Tarun and Peng Wang are the current architects of the PaperTab system. See http://www.humanmedialab.org.
Media Contact at Plastic Logic:
Rachel Lichten
Business Communications Manager
An der Bartlake 5, 01109 Dresden, Germany
Tel.: +49 351 88344-120
Email: email@example.com
Media Contact at Queen's University
Michael Onesi
Communications Officer
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Tel.: +1 613 533 6000 ext. 77513
Email: email@example.com
Tarun, A., Wang, P., Girouard, A., Strohmeier, P., Reilly, D., and Vertegaal, R. PaperTab: An Electronic Paper Computer with Multiple Large Flexible Electrophoretic Displays. In Extended Abstracts of ACM CHI'13 Conference on Human Factors in Computing. ACM Press, 2013, pp. 3131-3134. [PDF]For high resolution images please click on an image in the thumbnail gallery below.


text:
Does it really exist or is it just myth? The answer might surprise you.
Chances are you've heard the story: an unmarked door leads to a dimly-lit massage parlor where women with strong hands and tolerant smiles await a train of libidinous male patrons. The "happy ending" massage tale is all too common, a mixture of truth and urban legend that captivates male imaginations even in an age of casual sex and unlimited Internet porn.
The rest of spa culture, meanwhile, is dominated by women. There are more than 14,000 spas in the U.S. bringing in around $10 billion in annual revenue, and their predominantly female clientele average more than 100 million visits per year. With all that time spent around low lighting, soft music, and heavy rubbing, it can be tough not to think of sex.
But until recently, the female version of the happy ending massage has remained doggedly taboo.
Luckily, any "rules" restricting female sexuality are dying as fast as Sex and the City repeats can slay them, and it was only a matter of time before women embraced the notion that "quick releases" aren't just for men. And with competition among spas getting ever more intense, customers are starting to demand more than just Enya and free herbal tea with their Shiatsu, according to massage therapists.
"It's such a well-known thing for guys, and women are finally getting more comfortable asking for it," said Anna, a self-described "massage healer" who has worked at several upscale spas and performed happy endings on female customers. (Names have been changed to protect the less-than-innocent.) "Women are finally getting comfortable with the idea that it's OK to feel erotic in what's already a really erotic setting."
The bottom line: We like massages and we like orgasms, so why shouldn't the two sometimes come hand in hand? The answer is that they can and do, though the logistics can get complicated.
"With men, there's no subtle approach when it comes to a happy ending," said Tyler, a 6'4" hunk of tattooed muscle who has worked as a masseur at several New York City spas. "Some will ask outright, plus they have this appendage that's obvious and gives you a clear idea of where they want to go. But with women, it's so subtle. There's really no way to know if they want sexual contact, even if there's moaning and heavy breathing."
For many women, the idea of point-blank asking a hot masseur to "finish me off" sounds about as appealing as a full-body exfoliation with Brillo pads. And as Samantha learned in the now-notorious Sex and the City episode, making demands can result in humiliation.
So if you're into it, how do you avoid embarrassment and still come out fully satisfied?
The key, according to veterans like Amy, a 32-year-old model/actress who's had happy ending massages in two different states, is clear but subtle communication.
"It's all about giving the right signals," she says. She first discovered erotic massage during an in-room rubdown at an upscale Miami hotel. "Initially [the masseur] kept it very clean, but I was really turned on and I let him know it by moaning and saying how good it felt. He started slowly touching my thigh, then going higher, and it turned into a game of how far each of us would take it. One thing led to another and he ended up finishing me off, which was great."
Occasionally, a spa's reputation for sensual goings-on will precede it, as with New York City's famed 10th Street Russian Baths. An East Village fixture famous for its massive steam rooms and "women only" days, it once drew celebrities from John Belushi to Frank Sinatra, and now attracts a cross section of New Yorkers from Russian sexagenarians to downtown fashionistas.
"At first you're on your stomach, so they're just massaging your back," said Trish, a 29-year-old marketing manager who frequents the Baths. "Then they turn you over. [My masseur] started massaging my breasts. My nipples got erect, so that must have sent him a signal. He started rubbing me on the pressure points around my hips. He never actually touched my clitoris or vagina; it was just all around the area. I did [have an orgasm]; afterward, people kept stopping me on the street to say, 'Oh my God, you're glowing.' "
Chemistry with your masseur is a key factor, and one that can't always be controlled. But if it's present, the possibilities are endless.
"I was going through a divorce and feeling like hell," said Alexa, a 30-year-old attorney. "So I went to a high-end spa for a massage, and the only person available was a guy. I was nervous; I'd never had a man massage me before. He ended up being so hot. I was turned on the whole time, but nothing happened.
Then I went back two weeks later. I was on my stomach while he massaged my back, and when I turned around, topless, we started making out. He said, 'I can't do this, it's unprofessional,' so we stopped. But when I went back a third time, we ended up having sex in the massage room. After that, we started dating."
Nonetheless, it's important to remember that the risks can be high for massage therapists. Every state (save Nevada) considers prostitution illegal, and in some states it can lead to months of jail time. Also upping the ante is the gray area surrounding sexual assault, generally defined as nonconsensual touching of the genital area.
So how hard is it to find that perfect massage combination of chemistry, timing, setting, and mood? I hit the massage tables to find out.
Stop number one was Cornelia Day Spa on Fifth Avenue, which is now closed, was known for its Chanel-clad clientele and handsome male staff. I booked a Swedish massage and showed up with high expectations. But after 60-minutes of awkwardness peppered with a few moans that provoked no response besides "Is the pressure OK?" I decided to call in reinforcements.
I dispatched my sexy and adventurous friend, Joanna, on a spa mini-marathon, with instructions to request a male massage therapist and, if possible, end each massage with a big finish.
Her first stop was Great Jones Spa, a relaxation Mecca for the downtown set.
"It was definitely a 'my husband is a venture capitalist, I eat vegan and live in a loft' kind of crowd," said Joanna, who made sure to request "the best man you have" for her Swedish massage. The result was Andy, a pony-tailed Adonis with bicep tattoos and a winning smile.
As he massaged her thighs, she flirted with comments like, "That feels so good" and "Feel free to keep going." At first, her advances brought no response, but after a while he treated her to a polite, non-judgmental lecture about how "going there" was against the rules, and he loved his job too much to put it at risk.
"I was feeling a little rejected," Joanna said. "But after it was over, he rushed out to the waiting room to introduce me to his girlfriend — apparently she was nearby — and asked if I wanted to 'hang out' with the two of them sometime. So I felt better, though I said no."
Next was the ultra-opulent Mandarin Oriental Spa, known for its lavish views and obsequious service.
"I felt like I could throw a fit over the temperature of my Pellegrino, and it wouldn't be out of the ordinary," Joanna observed. This time, her method consisted of suggestive moaning and pulling the strategically placed towel away during the "inner thigh" portion of her deep tissue rubdown.
Her masseur, immaculately groomed and very clearly gay, resisted her advances, saying simply, "I love my job here, and I'd do anything to keep it." Afterward, he pulled her aside and said, "Honey, I think what you need is to visit the Vitality Pool."
"I couldn't figure out what he meant," she said. "Then I saw the Vitality Pool." Located in the ladies-only "Heat Experience Room," it consists of a tub filled with room-temperature water, a bench made of metal bars, and intense water jets that shoot up straight from the floor.
"As soon as I sat down, I realized what he was getting at," said Joanna. "There's no point of having an open bench in a hot tub where jets shoot up between your legs other than to have an orgasm. It took me all of two minutes of sitting there to climax, then the woman who went in after me looked like she took 30 seconds."
While the experience was refreshing ("I definitely left with a glow") we still had two spas down and no results. Then, Joanna got a tip in the Mandarin's plush relaxation room.
"I started chatting with this woman in her mid-30s, who looked like she went to spas all the time," she said. "When I mentioned I was going to another spa tomorrow, she told me, 'Oh, you have to go to Cornelia. You should ask for Tron; he's fantastic.' Her voice didn't sound like she was describing a massage."
The next day, Joanna arrived at Cornelia Day Spa primed for victory.
"The second I saw Tron, we had instant chemistry," she said. "He was definitely hot. I flirted with him all the way from the waiting room to the massage room, and we chatted about our lives. When we got inside, I talked about how I hated having underwear and towels constricting me during massages, and he said, 'I'm comfortable with you having them off.' About 15 minutes into the massage, I let my hand graze his thigh and I could see his erection. Finally, he turned me over, and it was on."
Kissing turned to heavy petting with a strong dose of grinding, until he was on top of her on the table. Joanna recalls the make-out session as being totally comfortable. But after the first few minutes, she broke away, saying, "I'm sorry, this is so inappropriate."
His response: "Sweetie, you are my reward for the two men who asked me for happy endings earlier today. I told them no — but for you, I won't tell if you won't." When she coyly asked if she was the first woman who'd expressed interest in more than a massage, he sidestepped with, "Well, you know how it is."
The impromptu liaison went on for the rest of the hour, and another 30 minutes beyond.
"It was very romantic and totally mutual. It didn't feel like I was just being serviced," she recalls. "He asked after a while if I wanted to have sex, but neither of us had a condom," said Joanna. "I considered giving him a blow job, but then I was like, 'I'm paying for this!' "
Her advice after a successful venture?
"You have to be open to having that kind of experience and not exactly be subtle about what you want." When it comes to massage sex, the chances are high that you'll encounter fuzzy boundaries and ephemeral guidelines, and one woman's violation may be another's fantasy.
But just as with a female presidential candidate, whether you think happy endings are the pinnacle of bliss or the apex of vileness, it's still nice to have the option.


text:
The 40-year-old British woman gave her twin sons some money to get themselves some chips and then headed for a bar to start deinking.
After leaving them at around 8pm, she was too busy boozing to go looking for them or to alert the police since "she thought they knew the way home".
Needless to say, the police and court had a less relaxed take on this.
Not exactly mother of the year, that one!
Photo: Miguel Discart / Flick


text:
Moderators: Three Stars, dagny, pfim, netwolf
Cagsjr724 wrote:Has anyone had more face/heel turns than The Big Show??
JS© wrote:http://shop.wwe.com/WWE-Million-Dollar-Championship-Replica-Title-Belt/W00051,default,pd.html?dwvar_W00051_color=No%20Color&start=1&cgid=superstar-alumni-teddibiase
Ric Flair has been pulled from Raw after being sent to the hospital due to complications from a blood clot. WWE's medical team took a look at Flair's leg backstage and immediately pulled him from the show, sending him to a local hospital in Philadelphia. Flair was advised from there to return to Charlotte for further treatment.
Flair was set for a WWE Legends segment where he, Bret Hart and possibly Jerry Lawler would talk with the Rock and John Cena in a "Q&A" style bit. Flair was pulled from an All-Japan show in January due to the blood clot in his leg.
Kovy27 wrote:JS© wrote:http://shop.wwe.com/WWE-Million-Dollar-Championship-Replica-Title-Belt/W00051,default,pd.html?dwvar_W00051_color=No%20Color&start=1&cgid=superstar-alumni-teddibiase
419 dollars? Holy ****.
A grudge match is when superstars have been fighting for a long time and have one more big one
A grudge match is a match between two opponents in a standard match that dont like each other
columbia wrote:
However, they might get an audition for Foreigner.
Pavel Bure wrote:I don't know what the WWE will do with Punk after losing to the Undertaker. Owned by Cena, owned by the Rock, owned by Taker... does he go back to the WHC scene and feud with Ziggler? Does Ziggler turn face? Does he take the belt back from Cena? I just don't see a way they can get him momentum back after this string of losing.
Pavel Bure wrote:Just now watching the "debate" from raw. Good God I'd be upset if I was at that show. Dusty Rhodes is hilarity on the mic, passed that lisp right onto his son.
DudeMan2766 wrote:Pavel Bure wrote:Just now watching the "debate" from raw. Good God I'd be upset if I was at that show. Dusty Rhodes is hilarity on the mic, passed that lisp right onto his son.
I was sitting here thinking how damn long it was going on and they were just on the 2nd question. Just then Robert Flores from espn tweeted "If everyone in the ring gets to ask a question we'll be here til SummerSlam"
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 19 guests


text:
Men Socks
View as Grid List
Showing Items 1-12 of 40
- Active Sports Anklet SocksRs. 390.00
- Men's Club Class Multi Pack SocksRs. 499.00
- Men's Assorted Plain SocksRs. 449.00
- Jogger Anklet SocksRs. 649.00
- Men's Cotton Socks (pack of 3)Rs. 645.00
- Men's Footlet SocksRs. 447.00
Men's Socks – The Style Statement!
For all sock fanatics, we have got the unique range of men's socks online…from the most stylish, classy and funky designs to odor free and fungal free socks to exclusive tailor-made men socks for diabetics and woolen designs!
Our skilled team takes special care of the comfort and high quality while ensuring the most fashionable designs for you! Now you can easily get rid of the bad smell and infections you endure after wearing men socks for a longer duration.
Shop for our wide range of men's diabetics socks, woollen socks and shoe liner socks. Make your own style statement that suits your personality, the most!


text:
Underground Pump (Model U)
Sorry, Flash Player is required to view VirtualPump™ simulations. An HTML5 version for iOS and Android devices is coming soon.
Note: The simulations are intended as learning aids to help a viewer understand the fundamental internal, sequence of pump operations. As a result, the images are simplified (and usually time-lapsed) illustrations of internal pump operations—they are NOT intended as precise representations of a product. Also, elements of the illustrations are not necessarily drawn to scale in order to enhance user readability.
- .03 Internal Atmospheric (no tray)
- .005 Internal Atmospheric
- .005 Internal Pressurized
- .005 External Atmospheric
- .005 External Pressurized
- .005 Atmospheric Two-Compartment (no tray)
- .005 External Pressurized Two-Compartment
- .005 Internal Pressurized Two-Compartment
- .005 Pressurized Two-Tank
- Deaerator Alarm System


text:
April 2, 2011. Mumbai. The final of the Cricket World Cup. Lasith Malinga and all his Sri Lankan teammates exulted as Sachin Tendulkar was caught behind and India was reduced to 31 for 2, both star openers gone. A nerve-tingling, nervous moment for most Indian fans, who felt their chance of winning the World Cup after 28 years was in serious jeopardy.
They were wrong.
They had no way of knowing that the five batsmen India still had left actually had better credentials of delivering in those circumstances than both Sehwag and Tendulkar. To its own surprise, Impact Index discovered that Gambhir, Kohli, Yuvraj, Dhoni and Raina – all – had a higher
Chasing consistently is considered the most difficult function in ODI cricket and teams who have batsmen doing that well always thrive. Lloyd's West Indies (1975-1983), Gavaskar's India (1985), Ranatunga's Sri Lanka (1996), Waugh's Australia (1999), Ponting's Australia (2003-2007) – all were magnificent chasing teams in their pomp. Dhoni's team has been too, which is why it is not a coincidence at all that even before winning the World Cup 2011, the team had some notable successes like the 2008 CB Series in Australia and some bilateral series, especially away. Over the last two years particularly, chasing has been an important part of the team's success. To illustrate this – India won 59% of their ODI matches in 2010 and 63% of that while chasing. In 2011, India won 61% of their ODIs, and 70% of those were while chasing.
On April 2nd 2011, the moment Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat, they actually put themselves at a big disadvantage but they had no way of knowing the formidable chasing unit they were looking at. The table below provides a revealing view.
These are India's ten best chasing batsmen in its ODI history.
The stunning thing here is that 7 of India's ten best chasing batsmen in its ODI history were in that World Cup final squad. And at that time (April 2011), when it came to chasing under pressure, four of them were ahead of Tendulkar and Sehwag, and when it came to chasing and staying not out (finishing), all five were ahead of these two stars at the top.
From the table above, some interesting things emerge. Kohli and Gambhir, both of whom have a sufficient sample size of matches by now, are so far ahead of the rest (who are in a tight cluster below) that it is curious how conventional cricket statistics is completely unable to bring this out. On averages (when India chased and won) most of these batsmen are in the 55-57 range. Sehwag is way below while Dhoni's huge average (108) is considerably skewed by his massive proportion of not out innings (31). Impact Index numbers clear the picture considerably – besides Kohli's dominance, the positions of Gambhir, Dhoni and Raina on the list are revealing.
Kohli's dominance is significant. He has the lowest failure rate in the second innings amongst all the batsmen in the current squad – and remains a vastly underrated ODI batsman, given what he has been achieving since 2-3 years now (in fact, he is India's second-highest impact ODI batsman ever currently, just after Tendulkar). It is not at all a coincidence that he is the only one amongst the younger lot who has now made himself a certainty in the Test team.
Gambhir's sustained performances at the top have not got the attention they deserve; his role in India's current status as World Cup champions is huge. It is remarkable that on a list of best Indian batsmen who have chased under pressure, both Kohli and Gambhir top the list comprehensively (followed by Gavaskar, Ajay Jadeja, Yuvraj, Raina, Azharuddin, Vengsarkar, Dravid and Tendulkar).
Dhoni's status as India's best finisher in its history is well-deserved. He has stayed not out in almost a third of the innings he has batted in during a chase (31) – a sensational proportion. But the interesting thing is that Kohli and Gambhir, with their tallies of just 6 and 9 not outs, produced such a high impact during those performances that they are actually ahead of Dhoni even when it comes to Finishing IMPACT (Azharuddin, Kaif, Yuvraj, Raina, Gavaskar, Tendulkar and Ganguly follow Dhoni to complete the top 10 list in this category).
When it comes to Series/Tournament-deciding performances while chasing, Tendulkar has the highest in the current team (four) but they came in the years 1991, 1998 (twice – the year he was at his peak) and 2008. Two of those 4 performances came in the first of the best-of-three finals, one performance in a support role, and altogether the year-spread did not suggest a reprise on April 2, 2011. It is interesting to note Azharuddin's dominance in this regard (4 SDs too).
On an international level too, Kohli's and Gambhir's places are right at the top. Here is a list of batsmen from all countries in ODI history.
This is a good time to remember that chasing a target is not just about those crunch moments at the end – the photogenic, glamorous moments that tend to often win Man-of-the-Match awards (and media space) over the more substantial solid performances that build up the innings and bring the match to that tantalising pass. To see batsmen like Martin Crowe, Gooch, Lamb, Twose, Misbah-ul-Haq, Andrew Jones and Atapattu over Bevan and Dhoni may be hard to swallow for some, but that is the real story of chasing targets.
The IMPACT results of Chasing under Pressure are interesting. Kohli, notably, still tops the list followed by Michael Vaughan, Bevan, Clive Lloyd, Kallis, Md. Yousuf, Gooch, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Atapattu, Alec Stewart, Gurusinha, Lamb, Thorpe, Cairns, Andy Flower, Cronje, Michael Clarke, Gambhir, Gavaskar, Bell, Andrew Jones, Twose, Stephen Fleming, Miandad and Richie Richardson. Dhoni is 110th on this list – an excellent indicator of how often the batsmen batting above him have been doing their job – Kohli and Gambhir the primary figures in recent times.
When it comes to Finishing IMPACT (chasing and staying not out), the results veer more towards familiarity. Dhoni and Bevan are high on this list – at 12 and 17 respectively; their proportion of not out innings the highest, along with, interestingly, Michael Clarke (24 not outs in 77 chases). But the cumulative impact of Finishing (the quantum of impact made) has Martin Crowe on top of this list, followed by Watson, Kohli (again!), Misbah-ul-Haq, Gambhir (again!), Twose, AB de Villiers, Thorpe, Kallis, Ranatunga, Viv Richards, Dhoni, Dean Jones, Inzamam-ul-Haq, S Fleming, Md Yousuf, Bevan, S Anwar, Sarwan, Cronje, Clarke, Gooch, Coney, Azharuddin and Lamb. In Dhoni's context, given that the highest proportion of not outs in a chase (31 not outs in 103 chases) are his, this particularly suggests that while Dhoni is the most reliable finisher in ODI history, the impact of most of those finishes do not necessarily register very high on the IMPACT scale (obviously the World Cup final was not in that category).
The retort by Gambhir at the post-match conference after the February 12th win against Australia, when he said Dhoni should have finished the match in the 48th over, was actually indicative of both their approaches. India, chasing 270 were 178 for 4 in the 35th over (so 90-odd at about a run-a-ball from there) when Gambhir was dismissed after laying a strong foundation with a characteristic 92; Dhoni came in and took his time, which raised the asking rate alarmingly – but eventually achieved a spine-tingling win in the last over, thanks to a characteristic unbeaten 44 (though in 58 balls). Gambhir's comment was seen as a jibe and an indication that there was a split in the team. But actually, it is a great example of two different approaches to a chase. Gambhir's method is to pace the innings and Dhoni's is to take it to the very last stages and then launch an assault. Those who have seen him in the IPL would know how often he has been successful in doing this – it seems to be a conscious choice keeping Dhoni's inherently calm temperament in mind. During the last stages, everyone tends to stress more and an exceptionally calm presence is a clear advantage for the team that has it. The very high rate of limited-overs success Dhoni has had with this approach (sadly, it has backfired spectacularly in Test cricket) clearly justifies this approach, however incomprehensible it may be occasionally to someone like Gambhir.
This leads us to the main point being made in this piece. India's recent success in ODI cricket, and its emergence as a strong batting outfit in all conditions, has a lot to do with these three batsmen – Gambhir, Kohli and Dhoni. The first two have consistently held many innings together (usually taking turns in doing so) and Dhoni has often come and finished it cleanly at the end. The World Cup final wasn't the first time this happened, nor was it the last (as this year's CB series shows). These three are the cornerstone of modern Indian ODI batting and the main reason for its success over the last few years. It is official now – India's ODI batting core has shifted from Sehwag, Tendulkar and Yuvraj to Kohli, Gambhir and Dhoni. It is up to them to seal their legacy even more emphatically – the closing stages of this CB series will offer exactly that opportunity.
Yahoo! page here.


text:
Windows - Photo Editing
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 FINAL!
Download your torrents safely! And Anonymously!
Torrent info
Name:Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 FINAL!
Infohash: 2E726E797D8163C2C1D907DA16C77B148A2A6F2B
Total Size: 62.67 MB
Magnet: Magnet Download
Seeds: 0
Leechers: 0
Stream: Watch Full Movie @ Movie4u
Last Updated: 2009-11-27 07:37:37 (Update Now)
Torrent added: 2008-08-19 21:45:43
Alternatives:Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 FINAL! Torrents
Torrent Files List
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 FINAL!.rar (Size: 62.67 MB) (Files: 1)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 FINAL!.rar62.67 MB
Announce URL: http://open.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce
Torrent description
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is the efficient new way for professional photographers to import, select, develop, and showcase large volumes of digital images. So you can spend less time sorting and refining photographs, and more time actually shooting them. Its clean, elegant interface literally steps out of the way and lets you quickly view and work with the images you shot today, as well as the thousands of images that you will shoot over the course of your career. Because no two photographers work alike, Adobe Lightroom adapts to your workflow, not the other way around.
Lightroom lets you view, zoom in, and compare photographs quickly and easily. Precise, photography-specific adjustments allow you to fine tune your images while maintaining the highest level of image quality from capture through output. And best of all, it runs on most commonly used computers, even notebook computers used on location.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.0 Build 481478:
Multi-monitor support: Open a view of the Library in a second window that can be displayed on a second monitor. Keep this window open while you're working in any module, making it easier to view and select photos to edit or present.
Streamlined Library browsing: A reorganized layout in the Library module makes it easier to manage your photos. A Volume Browser lets you check the status of local and networked volumes at a glance. The new Library Filter bar in the Grid view lets you find photos by metadata criteria; attributes such as ratings, labels, and flag status; or a text search of indexed metadata fields. See View information in the Volume Browser and Find photos using the Library Filter bar.
Simplified keywording: The Keywording panel and new Keyword List panel are both on the right side of the Library module, making it easier to add, apply, and manage keywords. A new keyword set suggests similar keywords for photos whose capture times are in proximity.
Support for larger file sizes: Work with files up to 65,000 pixels long or wide, up to 512 megapixels.
Local color adjustments: Make exposure, brightness, clarity, and other adjustments on specific areas of a photo by using the Adjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter tool.
Output creations: Save settings from the Slideshow, Print, and Web modules with a collection so that you can easily return to those settings for a group of photos.
Smart collections: Create smart collections based on metadata rules that you specify. Smart collections automatically stay up-to-date with the photos that meet the criteria you specify.
Postcrop vignette: Apply a vignette effect to a cropped photo.
Tighter integration with Adobe Photoshop: Open photos from Lightroom in Photoshop more quickly and as a Smart Object. Merge multiple photos to panorama, merge multiple high dynamic range (HDR) photos, or open multiple photos as one layered file in Photoshop. When you return to Lightroom, edited images are automatically added to the catalog.
New print options: Create print layouts, called picture packages, that contain one photo in a variety of sizes on a page. Enjoy improved output sharpening, and print to a JPEG file for your print service provider.
Improved performance: Lightroom 2.0 makes better use of multiple processors for faster display of thumbnails and photos, and supports 64-bit systems running Windows Vista and Mac OS.
Output SDK: A Software Development Kit allows third parties to create plug-ins that enhance Lightroom functionality for exporting photos, creating web photos galleries, and adding custom metadata.
related torrents
Torrent namehealth leech seeds Size


text: Friendship is a million little things. Like sending a card to show someone what they mean to you.Bundle and save! Buy these two coordinating products and save 10%. BEAUTY ABOUNDS CLING STAMP SET* 13 cling stamps* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, c, hBUTTERFLY BEAUTY THINLITS DIES* 20 dies * Largest die: 3-7/8 x 5-1/8" (9.8 x 13 cm)* Use with Big Shot


text:
Marion Rosine
Marion Ethel (Huckabone) Rosine, 68, of Peabody died Aug. 29 at Parkside Home in Hillsboro. She was born Aug. 11, 1944, in Sidney, N.Y., to Samuel Huckabone and Agnes Grace Gardner Evender. She was a housekeeper.
She is survived by two sons, Fred Philpott of Minneola and Jim Philpott of Peabody; one daughter, Sheila Buller of Cunningham; two brothers, Donnie Huckabone of Arizona and Stan Huckabone of Arkansas; one sister, Irene Stevenson of South Carolina; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by five siblings, Georgiana, Doris, Hilda, Maurice, and Samuel Jr. She was divorced.
Services were Saturday at Peabody United Methodist Church, Peabody, with the Rev. David Ragland officiating. Interment was in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody. Visitation was Friday at Baker Funeral Home, Peabody.
A memorial fund has been established for Peabody United Methodist Church.
Last modified Sept. 5, 2012


text:
Press Office
Google and SBA Launch "Tools for Online Success"
Partnership to Boost Small Businesses
See Below for Success Stories and Helpful Tips for Small Businesses
Release Date: May 5, 2010 Contact: Hayley Matz (202) 205-6948
Release Number: 10-20 Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Google announced a new partnership and unveiled "Tools for Online Success," an array of online resources and training designed to help small business owners harness technology to grow their businesses. The "Tools for Online Success" site (http://www.google.com/help/sba) features tutorials, video testimonials, and tips from savvy small business people who have leveraged the web to become more efficient, more cost-effective, and more successful.
"The SBA is pleased to partner with Google to put these important tools in the hands of small businesses across the country," said SBA Administrator Karen Mills. "As the web evolves and consumers adapt accordingly, we know that more customers are finding traditional 'Main Street' businesses online. With these tools for online success, we can ensure these small businesses reach new markets and customers so they can continue to create jobs."
"One fifth of searches on Google are related to location, which shows that people are looking to the Internet to make decisions about where to go and what to do in their daily lives," said John Hanke, Vice President of Product Management, Google. "We want to connect our users with the businesses that provide the goods and services they need, but the first step is for those businesses to have an online presence. We're excited to team up with the SBA to make that process easier for business owners across the country."
Google and the SBA unveiled the partnership during a forum held today at the SBA's national headquarters in Washington, D.C., and broadcast live online to press and small business owners across the country. Susan Holt, Principal and Owner of CulinAerie, a recreational cooking school in downtown D.C., shared her experiences working with the SBA and explained how she has used online tools like Google Places and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to attract more aspiring cooks.
Holt is just one of the many small business owners from across the country who are sharing how they've used online tools to reach new customers. Many are featured in the video testimonials found at the "Tools for Online Success" site. Each video documents the unique success stories that these small businesses have created using online technology:
• Masha Hleap-Hershkovitz, Owner of Fuego Mundo in Sandy Springs, Georgia, uses social media to request feedback from restaurant customers for improvement. Ms. Hleap-Hershkovitz even used social media to name her restaurant. "We bounced back and forth with a potential name for months, and we were kind of bottle-necked," she says. "We put it out there [on social media], and it came back 70 percent 'Fuego Mundo.'" Visit http://www.fuegomundo.com.
• Sean Vahey, Owner of Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream in San Francisco launches new menu items and cultivates a worldwide following for his company's unique ice cream flavors using social media and Google Places. "I don't have a lot of time do marketing," Mr. Vahey says. "I don't have a lot of time to sit down and reach out to people. I'm able to get on the computer and two minutes later, I've gotten the word out…Our Google Places page is important, because it's got all of our information in one spot - our website, our phone number, you can see where we are on a map, and you can even get directions." Visit http://www.humphryslocombe.com.
• Sumul Shah, Owner of Lumus Construction in Woburn, Massachusetts, uses its website and online maps to research projects all over the United States and show potential customers examples of its past work. According to Mr. Shah, "Customers can see and visualize the types of projects and the complexity of the work we do…In the future, our website will not only talk about how much renewable energy we're building, but we'll actually quantify it. We'll be able to take live data coming from all the wind turbines and solar panels that we've installed, simulate it, and be able to report not only how much energy we're producing, but also what the environmental benefits are."
Visit http://www.lumusinc.com.
• Aliyyah Baylor, Owner of Make My Cake in Harlem, New York City, redesigned her website to display vivid imagery of its baked goods. Make My Cake is family-owned and operated, and Ms. Baylor says, "Our website is an extension of our business when it's too busy for someone to answer the phone. It's our virtual salesperson, and that is very key." Visit http://www.makemycake.com.
• Mandy Scott, Owner of Mandy Scott Flowers in San Francisco uses highly targeted online advertising to help her premium flower boutique compete with national brands on a small marketing budget. She says, "We are tiny compared to the big players. I can't hope to compete with them on any kind of national scale, but I feel locally we do very well. Showing up in both natural and paid search results is important for us because we want to be on a level playing field with the big guns." Visit http://www.mandyscottflowers.com.
• Jessica Soler, Owner of Salon Red in Decatur, Georgia, uses a website and local online listings to help her customers find salon locations and book appointments. She says, "A great example of how the web helps Salon Red is we were nominated with one of the local papers to be a 'Best Of' salon in Atlanta, and tons of people went online to vote for all of our locations. We just were flooded with business, and it all came from online." Visit http://www.salonred.com.
• Christopher Bartlett, Owner of Skaters Landing in West Hartford, Connecticut, uses online videos to teach customers from all over the world how to properly shop for and use ice skating products. "We really were able to reach out to new markets," says Mr. Bartlett. "I don't look at [our online efforts] as a place to go to and hard sell, but to really talk with people and answer some of the questions that people might have." Visit http://www.skaterslanding.com.
• Louis Rossetto, CEO of TCHO in San Francisco brings a start-up mentality to his company's premium chocolate production. TCHO uses web analytics to constantly improve its website's layout, ensuring consumers are engaging with its products in the most effective way possible. "You can't be a modern company without using modern tools, and online is just fundamental to being in business today," says Rossetto. "Our website represents our direct link to our customers. We use it to explain who we are, engage our community, and it's certainly a storefront for us. You're inviting the whole world into your store if you do that online." Visit http://www.tcho.com.
Continued success stories like these are the goal of the Google/SBA partnership. Visit the "Tools for Online Success" website for a full run-down, but here are a few easy tips all small business owners should be using:
• Establish your online presence. One out of five searches on Google are related to location. Most local online listings such as Google Places are free, and if your business doesn't have a website, there are ready-made site templates and free hosting services that make establishing an online presence easy.
• Use free marketing to reach customers. You can build a fan base with free services like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter that keep your customers in-the- know about new products or specials and aware of promotions. These services are great "word of mouth" platforms - where a customer following you might tell their friends about your business.
• Know your customers. Easy to use web analytics tools can tell you a lot about your customers by analyzing what search term brought them to your website or what they look at while they are there. This information can help you make smart decisions about what you feature and what search terms you should run search ads on.
• Keep an eye on the latest trends. The growing popularity of smartphones means that more and more customers are searching for local information on the go. This makes it all the more important that a business's online presence be accurate and up-to-date. You can link to your menu, give users driving directions, and even post digital coupons.


text:
Feel free to contact me with any questions, custom order inquiries, or shipping estimates at (307) 272-6994 or by email.
Placing Orders
Sales Tax Policy
|Bret Overturf, Monumental, Bronze, Wildlife, Sculptor, sculptor, sculptors, Brett, Overturf, Wildlife Studio, commissioned, artists, art, bronzes, statue, statues, bronze, Life-size, Lifesize, life size, wildlife art, artists, art, outdoor, animal, monuments, monument, monumental, whitetail, deer, white tail, sculpture, sculptures, bull and cow elk, cow elk, elk, wolf, bear, black, grizzly, brown, bobcat bob cat, labrador sculpture, lab, african, alaskan, nature art, cody, Cody Wyoming, african sculptures, wyoming, montana, idaho, colorado, limited edtion art, limited, edition, editioned art, statuary, statuaries, metal sculpture, metal art, metal, monumental art and sculpture, realist art, artists, art studio, art studios, online art gallery, online art galleries, fine art galleries, fine art gallery, art galleries, art gallery, artist directory, modern artists, sculptors websites, freelance artists, freelance artist, charcoal wildlife artist, artist biographies, sketch artist, sculpting, southwest wildlife artist, artist websites, bronze life-size sculptor, animal bronze sculptor, artist signature, artist signatures, western artists, custom corporate identity, original art, public art, western artist listing, clay sculptures, cowboy artists, foam sculptur, south western art, limited edition art, commissioned fine art, bronze garden statuary, fountains, garden decor, yard art, lawn ornaments, corporate identity, corporate identities, garden sculpture, cemetery monuments, historical monuments, family sculpture, busts, welded metal sculpture, auctions online ebay, ebay, holiday gifts, gift, gifts, online shopping, gifts for men, corporate gifts, online catalog, online catalogs, bronze for sale, buy fine art, art auctions, art auction, human bust sculpting, foundry, foundries. Life-size Wildlife Bronzes by World Renowned Monumental Sculptor Bret Overturf. Life size whitetail deer, black bear, grizzly bear.


text:
Life Sciences - A degree in chemical biology or molecular and cell biology can lead to a wide variety of careers. Graduates can apply for "green collar" jobs in alternative energy industries or new occupations that are developing in personalized medicine.
Life Sciences 1
Life Sciences 2
Life Sciences 3
Life Sciences 4
Life Sciences 5
Psychology - Matt Cole, director of the psychology program, explains why a bachelor of science degree in psychology opens up many career opportunities. The pre-med track can lead to med school or the pharmaceutical industry. The industrial/organizational track can lead to jobs in management and human resources, while the clinical track opens up job opportunities in schools, clinical care facilities and health organizations.
Psychology 1
Psychology 2
Psychology 3
Psychology 4
Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Biology - Professors Anthony Sky and Ronald Foster discuss the exciting career opportunities that await graduates of new degree programs in biomedical engineering and chemical biology. Sky, who chairs the Department of Natural Sciences, and Foster, the director of the biomedical engineering program, said the new degree programs are a response to exciting developments in the life sciences sector.
Engineering & Biology 1
Engineering & Biology 2
Engineering & Biology 3
Engineering & Biology 4
Media Communication Degree Program - Suzanne Levine, former director of the Media Communication degree program, explains how the new bachelor's degree emphasizes theory and ethics in addition to a hands-on understanding of media technology. A firm foundation in media communications will help graduates adapt quickly to new opportunities in a rapidly changing profession.
Media Communication 1
Media Communication 2
Media Communication 3
Media Communication 4
Robotics - Former math/cs dept. chair David Bindschadler talks about World Robofest, Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competitions and the increased application of robotics in vehicles and the home. Steve Kryskalla, computer science student explains his work programming a robotic dog to play a Robocup soccer game.


text:
Trying to get a break as a song writer I find out where Harry Nilsson lives and bring him a box of reel-to-reel tapes of my original songs. He threatens to kill me if I ever come to his house again.
Not funny then, funny now.
While working at Marvel Animation I'm told I don't have what it takes to write for the Muppet Babies. Sadly, it's true.
Not funny then, funny now.
Write French Kissin' in the USA which is covered by Debbie Harry and released as the first single for her debut solo album. It effectively ends her solo career.
Not funny then, funny now.
Co-write theme song for new animated series called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The show is a massive international success. The music publisher tells my partner and I that we will not be paid music royalties for the millions of video games and video cassettes being sold. The reason we are given is that they'd rather not pay us.
Not funny then, still not funny.
1st Aired: 9 March 2009


text:
Supreme Court Gay Marriage Arguments [FULL TEXT & AUDIO]
The U.S. Supreme Court heard Tuesday oral arguments concerning Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution of California to define marriage as between a man and a woman, thereby making same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
Scroll down for the full transcript of the oral argumentw, as well as listen to audio of the proceedings.
The discussion of the controversial ballot measure, which Californians approved in November 2008, will be studied and pored over ceaselessly in coming weeks as the court deliberates over how to rule in the critical case.
The justices appeared to shy away from a sweeping decision on Proposition 8 that might declare that restricting the ability of gays to marry is against the tenets of the U.S. Constitution. Justice Antonin Scalia was particularly critical of efforts to overturn Proposition 8 in his remarks, and it did not appear that a majority of justices were willing to make a drastic move in their decision. But several justices questioned the whether they should take the case at all, which might lead them to leave intact a lower court ruling against Prop 8.
The Proposition 8 case is one of two landmark cases on the topic of same-sex marriage that the high court has agreed to hear this session. The second concerns the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage at the federal level as being between a man and a woman. DOMA was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton, who has since said that he now supports gay marriage and would not sign the bill were he president today. The justices will hear arguments on DOMA Wednesday.
Click play below to listen to an audio recording of the Supreme Court's first day of oral argument regarding Proposition 8, as provided by Buzzfeed via Soundcloud: