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A lone wolf. An avenging angel. A force for good and justice in FIFA. Chuck Blazer, American hero.
Without the actions of Chuck Blazer, FIFA might be stuck with a corrupt liar as FIFA president instead of a corrupt liar.
It was Blazer who blew the whistle on Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner handing out cash to Caribbean Football Union members, ostensibly in exchange for their votes for bin Hammam in the pending FIFA presidential election.
A law firm hired by Blazer pursued the allegations and presented them to FIFA, along with photographic evidence of bags of cash given to officials.
Before a FIFA ethics committee, Warner was suspended and bin Hammam provisionally banned. Sepp Blatter ran unopposed, gaining re-election.
After the scandal, acting CONCACAF President Lisle Austin, a Warner ally, attempted to fire Blazer from the executive committee. CONCACAF ruled that Austin did not have that authority, and suspended him after reinstating Blazer.
Today it was revealed that the soccer heads of 11 Caribbean nations filed an official letter of complaint against Blazer, in a matter supposedly unrelated to the bribery allegations. Blazer appeared before the FIFA ethics committee to defend himself.
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I just read The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin, and it was very good! Great fantasy worldbuilding, thick characters. Has anybody else read her stuff? Any recommendations on her other work?
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I don't think I've ever heard of her. What is some of her other works?
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is one, I guess. Fifth Season is the only one I've read so far.
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Hello new person! I have never read any of her works myself.
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CIGI was established in 1986 as Cybersoft Information Technologies, Inc. (CITI) to provide training and systems integration services in the Philippines. We started offering our offshore data entry services under CITI in 1988.
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Mapcentral.ph -- a website that provides geographic display and intelligent query capabilities with a simple and intuitive interface. Visitors to the site are immediately given access to a portion of the special database that Cybersoft has been accumulating over the past decade. MapCentral.ph is a showcase to the corporate world that it is easier, faster and more economical to implement a GIS over the internet.
CIGI is also engaged in geocoding as well as the conversion of paper maps and drawings (architectural, civil, etc.) to digital vector formats. Among the conversions we did were: facilities maps of a large telephone company and water utility companies; parcel maps of government units; architectural drawings of residences and school libraries, and engineering drawings for an electric utility company.


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Seera wrote:I may just have to trial run this myself. Once I finish my Baby Boomer Challenge XD
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Do the starting Sims have to be adults? I would assume if there can be teens or children or toddlers, that any child/teen requirements are from born in game children/teens/toddlers?
Thank you I can't wait to see it!Scribal_Goddess wrote:I like this a lot, but don't have the time to devote to a new BACC... so I think I'm going to subject some new, moved-in townies to the beginning stages of this at the beginning of spring.
It should be fun - I love playing sims who live off the land, and this shouldn't be too much harder for me than a shipwreck challenge. Since this won't gel with my current, Nepheris-based BACC's restrictions, I'm just going to make the new crew earn access to stuff that already exists in town.
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This rule in the portion talking about what is unlocked when you get a basic airport set up, "Furniture ( Like stated before you only have a tent, fridge, grill, outhouse and sink, not including skilling objects you need. After you unlock the basic airport you now can have couches, end tables, more than two counters and expensive electronics etc." it implies that you can have 2 counters prior to getting a basic airport, but the first part doesn't state that you can have that (I can see 1 counter to get the sink in, but not 2).
And given that you count learning while doing as skilling, how would you handle mechanical since that's so critical to unlocking things? You can't force the toilet or the sink to break so would the bookcase be usable for that? I don't think any Sim would be able to get to level 10 mechanical just by unclogging the toilet and repairing the sink.
I'm also allowing my Sims to have a tub since in olden days people would just carry in water from a well or a lake and fill a tub up for baths, but they have to have a pond on the lot to do that and they can only bathe once per season and only when the pond isn't frozen.
MichelleCYoung wrote:This looks like a REALLY cool rules set! It reminds me the Old West, when people would get together in wagon trains, go out together, and found a town together. I like how they have to earn basics like plumbing and electricity (sort of like an EPIC challenge).
I am now tempted to try a BACC with these rules, too. But three Build-a-City stories at the same time is too much for me! Maybe after I actually complete one?
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If you need a 'Carson Kressley fill' (like I do, lol) and some Christmas decorating tips, then this Good Morning America segment might just do the trick?
Carson gives some more Christmas decorating tips here as well. He's too funny, but, he's got some great ideas even for someone with a low budget.


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When you've only seen a house in photos taken 50 years ago, you're not sure if you want to see it in its present-day condition. So, it's a pleasant surprise to see the Daphne house looking kept up (if a little overgrown) and still looking like its original self.
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Welcome to my new "How To Blog" series! In this series, I'll try to put my knowledge to good use and shed some light on the basic of blogging. You will learn how to set up a self-hosted blog, what are the must-have plugins, how to attract readers, how to monetize your blog etc. I'll publish a new "How To Blog" post every Saturday.
This is the tenth and last post of the "How To Blog" series and I'd like to close it with some advice on blogging etiquette. Indeed, behaving well in the blogosphere is important because:
- Reputation stays forever on the web
- We are all from different cultures and must learn to respect each other
- Blogging = communicating… isn't it?
On writing posts:
- Blogs are a written medium, so do everyone a favor and punctuate, capitalize and spell check your posts. I'm not talking about the odd spelling mistake (will I ever be able to spell "neighborhood" properly?) but posts like: "lol u lik it 2, this Utube video iz my favoite".
- Writing is caps is forbidden. Unless YOU ARE SHOUTING! Seriously, caps are hard to read, especially when write your entire post in caps.
- Paragraphs are an invention of God™. They separate your mains ideas and are nice to the eye. Plus, hitting the tab key only takes a second.
- Don't ever copy someone else post/ blog/ entire website (yes, some idiots do that). You will get caught and will look very stupid. Trust me.
On using images:
- Please, resize your images for those who don't have a fast internet connection. One large picture per post is fine, but if you took 1,000 pictures during your holidays, please resist the urge to post everything in a single post. You can either make a picture page, like on this blog (see Pics), send people to your Flickr, Photobucket or whatever account, or use thumbnails. Anything that won't make my computer crash basically.
- Not everybody is a photographer or an artist. That's fine. What's not fine is stealing images. Copyright my friend, copyright… Don't just use Google image to find something suitable for the article you're about to post: chances are, the image will be copyrighted and you will get into trouble. No, no, trust me, you will. See this thread at Digital Point for example, where bloggers and webmasters are being sued by Getty Image Company for what appears to be relatively small copyright infringement… On the same forum, you can read the excellent: "copyright, what you need to know". So if you're desperate for pictures, you can either: 1) take them yourself 2) ask an amateur photographer on Flickr for example (I was contacted several and never said no — too flattered for that!) 3) buy stock photos. You will save yourself a lot of hassle in the long run.
On blog design:
- Chances are you didn't make your theme from scratch but rather downloaded a free theme/ template. Did you notice the small line at the bottom of it? These are the credits, usually a link to the designer who created the theme/ template, and sometimes a link to the blogging platform. For example, on my blog, you can read: "Copyright © 2008 Correr Es Mi Destino. Powered by WordPress. Options theme by Justin Tadlock". Justin designed this amazing theme that I tweaked and customized. I got the theme for free. I get support for free on his forums. He is constantly improving his themes. Why on earth shouldn't he get credit for it? Yet, a lot of people remove the credit line altogether or worse, attribute the theme as their own. This is just pathetic…
- Make sure readers can access your blog easily: check your blog loading speed (you can use Website Speed Test for example), don't pile up thousands of widgets and images in your sidebar, make your font big enough and avoid flashy gadgets. Among others recommendations.
- Make sure your ads or your sponsored posts don't drive readers away. Pop up windows are a big no-nos as most people can't stand them. Text or image ads are usually fine but think about their placement: you want them to be seen but you also want people to read your posts. Just don't overdo it… I personally hate sponsored posts but they are fairly accepted by readers as long as you have good content and don't do that too often.
On promoting your blog:
- Wait until your blog is finished and you have a few posts to start promoting your blog. Asking for a review of an empty blog with just the "hello world" post and a bunch of ads can drive potential readers away for a long time.
- Promoting a blog doesn't mean plugging your link anytime you can. A lot of blogs now use the Commentluv plugin which links to your last post when you comment on a blog. You don't need to type your blog link several times in the comment when you leave one.
- Pay attention to people and they will pay attention to you. Blogging is a two way thing: read blogs that you are interested in, leave genuine comments, help whenever you can and people will visit your blog. Don't be that obnoxious "check out my blog" person.
On interacting with people:
- Be nice. Not everybody share your point of view, your cultural/ religion background, your ideas. People can and will disagree. That's life, and the keyword is r-e-s-p-e-c-t.
- And when you "tag" people for a meme, don't just type their names or blog URLs: link to them. Likewise, if you complete the meme, you should link to the blogger who tagged you.
- Do things without expecting anything in return (links etc.). It works well in the long run.
- Post comments that are related to the entry. Don't break the discussion with one of these "by the way, did you check out my last post" kind of comment. Most bloggers have a contact form if you need to ask them something off topic.
We all break the rules once in a while and I made my fair share of mistakes, but I hope these points will help you understand and enjoy the blogosphere to its best! Let me know if you would like to add points, I can update this post periodically.
Next week, I will start an "How To… In Canada" ten-posts series, where you will learn how to immigrate to Canada, how to find a job, how to open a bank account and more. See you then!


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In one of my most popular posts last year, Picture Schedules in the Pre-K Classroom, I described the picture schedule that we used in our class. I've received many emails about that schedule. Shortly after writing that post, my friend I and were fortunate to be invited to observe a preschool program in South Carolina that had implemented Conscious Discipline in all 22 of their pre-k classes. We visited many of those classrooms and saw some really exciting things going on. One of the classrooms had this picture schedule posted for their kids to manipulate. I had to take pictures! Our class theme/acronym is F.I.S.H. (Family Involvement Starts Here).
I made one of these this year. Mine is pretty similar to the one above. I have it located on the bottom of a low hanging bulletin board, so it is at just the right height for little hands to manipulate. We have a "time keeper" class job, so the children take turns being in charge of the schedule.
We have a "time keeper" class job, so the children take turns being in charge of the schedule. They simply move the fish to the appropriate fishbowl at each transition time throughout the day.
The kids really enjoy manipulating the schedule and will remind each other that it's time to change it. I often see children going over independently to refer to it. As I mentioned my my earlier post,
"manipulating the schedule can be an especially helpful task for some children with autism or special needs. It is also very soothing for a child with separation anxiety. They can look and see what comes next and when "Mommy or Daddy is coming back."
This new picture schedule seems to be really working out so far. I have a few that are struggling with separation anxiety and this has been a really helpful tool to them. Now, I just need a little teacher magic to help me manage my time. I keeping getting behind schedule!


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ROC412EP - element proof sensored brushless crawler motor - 2300kv
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Elisabeth Röhm's Blog: Are Your Kids Zinging Yet?
Posted by imoviezone in Elisabeth Rohm Blog on December 7, 2013
Elisabeth R hm, best known for her roles as Serena on Law & Order and Kate on Angel, has been blogging for PEOPLE.com for over two years now.
The actress, 40, currently plays Taylor on The Client List, and will next star in David O. Russell's latest film, American Hustle, to be released Christmas Day.
Her book, Baby Steps: Having the Child I Always Wanted (Just Not As I Expected), was released in April.
She can be found on Facebook, Google + and on Twitter @ElisabethRohm.
In her latest blog, R hm – mom to 5-year-old Easton August with fianc Ron Anthony – works her way through her daughter's zing phase.
EASTON LINING UP FOR A SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK – Courtesy Elisabeth Rohm
Zing! Those four magic letters. Did you ever see Hotel Transylvania? The film explores the zing subject quite wonderfully. (It's a great movie by the way! We've seen it at least 30 times. We're loyal like that in my family.)
Same thing goes for what we fondly refer to now as "grownup movies" since everything in our lives now is skewed through the eyes of a little tyke. It used to be we just called movies, movies. Now things these days are seen through a PG point of view.
Since I spend most of my time with a five-year-old, I'm up on all the cool kid stuff, movies included. I'm fully in the loop as they say.
And yet, perhaps I missed the chapter in What to Expect on when your child starts zinging.
I don't know if it's the whole princess movie thing, but marriage and whom Easton will be marrying is a big subject in our house these days. She colors in her coloring book humming along to the age ole' classic, "Here comes the bride, all dressed in white." I think it goes something like that as I have not been personally exposed to its melody seeing as Ron and I are indeed unmarried and living in sin.
So, there is my sweet Easton talking about marrying her fellow schoolmate Zach and singing THE song. And suddenly my memory comes flashing back of meeting Brian Moonan on the playground at 5 years old.
He made my heart swoon, I think, as he'd blow the dirty trodden sand off of a plastic hair barrette and casually give it to me as his blond hair would glisten in the sunlight. From there it grew to us calling each other quite frequently on the phone to say not a whole heck of a lot.
Then there was Grant Sharpe, who I first saw at Sunday school. We were also in the choir together. His auburn hair shimmered too in the proverbial sunlight as he tossed his locks out of his eyes. Zing!
Zinging at camp – Courtesy Elisabeth Rohm
That whole zinging thing is happening with these little five-year-olds. They are also crushing on the grownups and there are a lot of "I love yous" flying around. So we're having to talk about all of that too.
"I love you is special and saved for your family and best friends." Not just the latest zing in the playground. And certainly not for Mommy's friend who runs the best Italian restaurant in Boston. I mean, seriously.
But then I recall when I met Alex at Baskin-Robbins oh so many years ago and I'd order my bubble gum ice cream with moonbeams in my eyes as if I was talking to Elvis or Justin Bieber or, in my case these days, it would be Robin Thicke.
Towering over me, he'd step out from behind the glass ice cream freezers and personally hand me my cup of frozen pink ice cream with chunks of gum or my other favorite, rainbow sherbet, and flash his pearly whites as he'd bend down and say, "I'm gonna put a brick on my head and wait for you to grow up, Lis."
And so I was hooked and had to go to Baskin-Robbins every day – or at least as much as my mom would allow – just so I could bask in his glow for five minutes.
And so this was exactly what happened in Boston when we were in town filming for a month. One night we went to a local place in the North End where Easton met a ZING! From that moment forth we had to eat there most every night.
For the rest of her life she will remember Carmelina's as if it was glowing with pink neon lights in the shape of a heart. The owner of this awesome eatery in Little Italy, aptly named Damien, had her at hello. "Whatever you want," he crooned in a Boston/Italian accent.
That was it. He suddenly became beloved, like her grandparents who never enforce anything. First it was the balloon art. Not only did he get her one carefully wound flower with pink petals and a bright green stem, but each time she asked for another one, he happily crossed the street to answer each request.
CLIMBING TREES – Courtesy Elisabeth Rohm
We all wish our guys would hop to like this fine gentleman did. By the time we left dinner she had a whooping amount of balloon art, one more complicated than the other, climaxing in a towering hat of balloons made just for Easton and directed by Damien. Oh, and then he actually wore the hat around his restaurant, proudly claiming how much he loved his daughter and missed these younger years where they actually want to talk to you and sit on your lap and kiss and hug.
Then came the gelato, reminding me of those carefree days at Baskin-Robbins. Not only did he give her two flavors, but he went out of his own restaurant during the dinner shift to his all-time favorite gelato shop in the North End to please her taste buds.
What a guy. Again I say, if only our guys could get the memo from Damien. Perhaps he should teach a weekend training course on doting and how to "get the girl."
"When I grow up I'm going to marry Daddy," Easton said yesterday. "When you grow up, Daddy will still be your Daddy," I corrected. "Really?" "Really."
"I'll always be your baby?" she asked sweetly. "You'll always be my baby, even when you're all grown up and have your own family."
This is where we are at these days. Love and marriage. I'm waiting for the next question to be, "When are you and Daddy getting married?" I'm getting prepared.
All of this growing up stuff makes me think about how conflicted we are with our age. When we are little we want to grow up fast and as we get older we wish we were younger. All these major life lessons and subjects get all the more complicated as our little ones embrace, battle and explore growing up.
And all that zinging stuff is even more complicated. We know that all too well, right ladies? If only we could all personally call the brilliant matchmaker Patti Stanger to help us find a nice fellow who can afford to buy us that ice cream cone and then some. (Or perhaps just check out Pattiknows.com. I find her site to be full of great advice.)
The other day Easton said she did want to marry Zach, but that he wanted to marry Alessandra. She said, "I need to find someone who wants to marry me too, but there isn't anyone and Tristan bothers me. We argue." My heart aches thinking about all of this and Easton's ultimate quest for love.
BALLOON HATS WITH DAMIEN – Courtesy Elisabeth Rohm
We all want to feel loved and these early zings bring up all kinds of memories and questions. Again, maybe we should all call Patti.
Tell me – what or who is making you zing? What or who are you loving this summer?
And remember what Mommy said, "Choose someone who – like Damien – dotes on you and brings you gelato when you get hot this summer."
Until next time …
– Elisabeth R hm
More from Elisabeth's PEOPLE.com blog series:
- Elisabeth Rohm's Blog: Locked Down in Boston with Easton
- Elisabeth Rohm's Blog: My Visit to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital


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A soldier from the U.S. Army's combat hardened 82nd Airborne Division gave 18 pictures of fellow soldiers posing with dead Afghan insurgents, and sundry body parts, to the L.A. Times.
David Zucchino at the Times spoke with Army leaders who asked he not publish the pictures, but Times editor Davan Maharaj said there was a larger issue at stake than just the images.
Go to the LA Times to see the full pictures >
The soldier who supplied the photos says they illustrate a "breakdown in leadership and discipline" that compromised his safety and that of his fellow soldiers, and the Times agrees.
Times Editor Davan Maharaj said, "After careful consideration, we decided that publishing a small but representative selection of the photos would fulfill our obligation to readers to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the American mission in Afghanistan, including the allegation that the images reflect a breakdown in unit discipline that was endangering U.S. troops."
The photos were taken during a yearlong deployment of the 3,500-member brigade, which lost 35 men during that time, according to icasualties.org, a website that tracks casualties. At least 23 were killed by homemade bombs or suicide bombers.
The mission occurred in February 2010 during a yearlong deployment of the 3,500-member brigade when they lost 35 men — more than 20 to homemade bombs.
The men in the pictures had all been killed by bombs they'd made, which had detonated while they were planting them to kill U.S. soldiers.
Stars and Stripes reports that the commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan "strongly condemned" the publishing of the photos.
"The actions of the individuals photographed do not represent the policies of ISAF or the U.S. Army," Allen is quoted as saying. "This behavior and these images are entirely inconsistent with the values of ISAF and all service members of the fifty ISAF countries serving in Afghanistan."
"These actions undermine the daily sacrifices of thousands of ISAF troops who continue to serve honorably in Afghanistan," Allen goes on to say in the news release. "We will collaborate with Afghan authorities and carefully examine the facts and circumstances shown in these photos. As part of this process, we will determine responsibility and accountability of those involved."
Army leaders are concerned the images will incite further violence against U.S. troops following the burning of Korans and the video of Marines urinating on dead Taliban that came out within the past several months.
No doubt that will be true to some extent, and while the anonymous soldier who gave these pictures to the L.A. Times may have been hoping to cause trouble for the command that made him mad, he also jeopardized the service of each of his fellow soldiers in the pictures.
There will be an investigation; regular soldiers could face legal discipline with the possibility of jail and loss of rank.
The 82nd deploys a lot, and those guys have so much they're dealing with that this is the last thing they need.
I exchanged tweets with an Army Lt. Colonel who says the guys involved with this can reasonably expect to receive Company Grade or Field Grade Article 15s.
Field Grade punishments are harsher, imposed by Majors (O-4) and above.
They can carry the following penalties:
(1) Admonition or reprimand.
(2) Confinement on bread and water / diminished rations: imposable only on grades E-3 and below, attached to or embarked in a vessel, for not more than 3 days (USN and USMC only).
(3) Correctional custody: not more than 30 days.
(4) Forfeiture: not more than 1/2 of one month's pay per month for two months.
(5) Reduction: one grade, not imposable on E-7 and above (Navy, Army, and Air Force) or on E-6 and above (Marine Corps).
(6) Extra duties: not more than 45 days.
(7) Restriction: not more than 60 days.
Company Grade Article 15s are imposed by officers in the rank of Captain (O-3) and below and carry these penalties:
(1) Admonition or reprimand.
(2) Confinement on bread and water / diminished rations: not more than 3 days and only on grades E-3 and below attached to or embarked in a vessel (USN and USMC only).
(3) Correctional custody: not more than 7 days.
(4) Forfeiture: not more than 7 days' pay.
(5) Reduction: to next inferior pay grade; not imposable on E-7 and above (Navy, Army, and Air Force) or E-6 and above (Marine Corps), if rank from which demoted is within the promotion authority of the OIC.
(6) Extra duties: not more than 14 days.
(7) Restriction: not more than 14 days.
So, not as bad as getting dishonorably discharged, but not what you want to deal with on top of multiple deployments either.


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Rock Werchter Music Festival on Twitter
The Rock Werchter music festival, the biggest music festival in Belgium - my home country, started Thursday June 28, and will last until Sunday July 1. The Rock Werchter music festival has an impressive line-up including Beastie Boys, Björk, Faithless, Keane, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Muse, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel and Tori Amos.
Several Twitter accounts have been created especially for the Rock Werchter music festival. People at the festival can get updates on their mobiles phones on what's happening where. People that were unable to buy a ticket or unable to attend for whatever reason can feel part of the atmosphere receiving updates in their prefered tool to read Twitter messages.
These are the Twitter accounts.
It is interesting to see where, when and how Twitter is being used.


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The Hawaiʻi Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL), in collaboration with the Keaukaha basketball club program, will hold the fifth annual "Halloween Havoc" 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Keaukaha on October 22-23 at the Kawananakoa gymnasium.
Team registration is open to the first 10 teams in the following age divisions: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, girls 10 and under, girls 12 and under and girls 14 and under.
Individuals interested in entering one or more teams may call the HI-PAL office in Hilo at 961-2220 or the Community Policing office at 961-8121.
Coaches interested in entering one or more teams are encouraged to turn in their rosters, which may be found in the event packets, as soon as possible. The packets may be picked up at the HI-PAL office in Hilo or by making arrangements with Officer Joseph Botelho.
The registration deadline is October 17. If you have any questions, please call one of the numbers above as soon as possible.
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KFYO Ammo Report — Special of the Week Is at Tibbets Gun Works in Floyd County
Four dealers took part in the survey this week: Sharpshooters, LSG Tactical Arms, and Gander Mountain, all in Lubbock; and Tibbet's Gun Works in Floyd County. We checked on the availability of six calibers…22, 9mm, 380, 40, 357, and 45. On the day of our survey, all 4 dealers had each of the 6 calibers in stock.
The special of the week is at Tibbet's Gun Works, where you can get a 50-round box of 38 S&W ammo for $26.95.
Look for KFYO's Ammo Report every Thursday on KFYO and www.kfyo.com .


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my 1st ever sponsor stint at a wedding... courtesy of tita armie's (one of our midwife) son...
at BALI BEACH RESORT AND SPA, GLORIA, ORIENTAL MINDORO
barong tagalog (barong filipino), navy pants (paddock's), blue/white/yellow striped belt (msense), brown suspender (vintage), black boots (beethoven), stainless steel watch (hugo boss), black wayfarer (rayban)
sabang the night before!
at the venue: wedding day!
raine the blushing bride
tita armie: groom's mom
with my partner sponsor: dra mangahis
here comes the bride!
you may kiss the bride!
mano po ninong!
signing of marriage certificate
ladies and gentlemen:
Mr & Mrs Villena
with nicole: tita baby's (former midwife at RHU) daughter
went home with the caterers:
tyang lot: the ultimate menace! hehe = )
laughtrip at her jeep!
exhausted caterers!


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Well isn't that special?
"Saturday Night Live" alum Dana Carvey returned to Studio 8H and revived one of his most beloved characters: the morally superior Church Lady.
In this week's cold open, Carvey's Church Lady mocked Met Ball attendees and caught up with Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Republican front-runner Donald Trump on "Church Chat."
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"It's interesting times in America, right? And now we've landed on the exciting presidential match-up between a godless liberal Democrat, and Hillary Clinton," Carvey quipped.
But before disparaging the 2016 presidential race, the Church Lady talked Met Gala fashion, highlighting Madonna's exposed rear end and Beyoncé's "giant latex condom" dress.
Carvey then turned to politics, interviewing "Satan" — a variation of former Speaker of the House John Boehner's nickname for Cruz: Lucifer in the flesh.
When Cruz, played by cast member Taran Killam, called his exit from the race "all in God's plan," the Church Lady responded, "Was it God's plan to be humiliated by an orange mannequin? That's sort of an odd plan for God to have for you."
Cruz then resigned his righteous piety "to hell," since so many people have suggested he do so anyway.
However, the highlight of the Church Lady's comeback was an interview with "the tangerine tornado," Darrell Hammond's Donald Trump, who brought along his wife Melania (Cecily Strong), his daughter Ivanka (Vanessa Bayer) and "just a model" (Kate McKinnon).
The Church Lady pressed Hammond's Trump on the GOP nominee's church-going habits and asked whether he "takes a gander at the scripture."
"They're all terrific. 'Corinthians Part Deux,' 'Book of Revelations,' '2 Genesis, 2 Furious,' which says, and I quote, 'Love thy neighbor as thy self, and like a good neighbor, Statefarm is there,' Trump said.
Brie Larson hosted "SNL" for the first time, kicking off the show with a Mother's Day-themed monologue, which included her own mother who she thanked for all her support. [[378564716, C]]
In one sketch, fur-clad citizens of Westeros resurrected Jon Snow from "Game of Thrones," but not fast enough for the Oscar-winning actress, who was left pleading, "Bring him back to life, already!" as she stood over his lifeless body.
When Snow, played by Pete Davidson, was eventually revived, he explained, "I miss my family. Take me to Bran. I want to see what Bran's up to." [[378550936, C]]
The Republicans weren't the only ones roasted on the show. "SNL" continued to take aim at Hillary Clinton's eagerness to appeal to younger voters with a fake commercial for President Barbie, who comes complete with sunglasses and "a smart phone with Snapchat."
The voice-over desperately attempts to convince two young girls to play with "this particular Barbie." They dismiss the doll because it "feels like she's trying to hard."
"She is trying too hard," insists the voice-over. "Because there used to be a time when Barbie couldn't even be president." [[378561886, C]]
After nearly a year into Trump's presidential campaign, Weekend Update pondered how Trump managed to snag the Republican nomination.
"No matter how many times I say that, it still sounds less like a headline and more like the ominous beginning of a Star Wars movie," co-anchor Colin Jost said.
Co-anchor Michael Che and Jost also scrutinized Trump's infamous "Taco Bowl" photo, pointing out the pile of blueprints leaning against a wall, two Trump bobble heads and a stack of newspapers under his Cinco de Mayo lunch.
"Dude, clean your office. Look at you, you are eating off a stack of newspaper like the world's richest hamster," Jost noted.
In a recap of weird news of the week, Jost mentioned the Philadelphia arrest of a resident who goes by the name Jesus and walks around with a cross.
"He was arrested for tresspassing. The man pleaded not guilty for tresspassing, and also forgave those who tresspassed against him," Jost said.
Musical guest Alicia Keys performed her newly released single "In Common," and premiered her soulful, gospel-influenced "Hallelujah." Both singles are expected to be featured on the Grammy-winning artist's sixth studio LP. The album's title and release date have not yet been revealed.[[378550916, C]]


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The foundation of homeopathy could be tracked to the job from the German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. This different field of drugs is dependant on the fact that body has the ability to heal itself. Based on this theory, signs and symptoms associated with a condition should rarely be covered up with medicines. It ought to be utilized as an indication to evaluate the needs from the body. The recovery process of the body could be stimulated by using these medicines.
Important Features:
Homeopathic medicines are highly diluted to really make it effective and lower the side effects from the medicine. Conventional doctors treat illnesses in line with the physical manifestation whereas this different field of drugs views the general well-being from the patient.
These medicines are essentially produced from plants, minerals and creatures. Probably the most generally used animal products include ink fluid in the cuttlefish, honey from bees and so on. A few of the treatments are also produced from mineral ores for example sulfur and sodium chloride.
Homeopathic medicines are ready inside a unique manner with a combination of alcohol, water and ingredients. This mix will be filtered and tincture is created. This tincture is diluted to lower its concentration while increasing its healing forces. These medicines can be found in different potency ranges.
These medicines can be found by means of liquid or dilutions, pellets and tablets. These medicines could be consumed together with conventional medicines to deal with various ailments. It is extremely good at treating cold, flu, allergic reactions and eczema. Although these medicines are utilized to treat many other illnesses, many people are doubtful of their curative abilities. It's also administered for PMS in females, depression, anxiety and rheumatism.


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A couple of days ago, I stumbled over an installation in which CGI was used to run a Python-based web application. Of course the applications ran terribly slow, and as I mentioned earlier in »Save energy! Stop using CGI!«, it's (nowadays) always a bad idea to use CGI. Not only it's tediously slow and bad software design, it's also soooo 90's.
Let me use a metaphor to start. Imagine a well...
|Here you see the old-fasioned way of CGI: For every request you have to let the bucket all the way down into the well (fork a new process), allowing water to enter the bucket (initialize and execute your application), pull the bucket up to the surface and empty it (send the data to the web server and free all allocated memory).
|And here is the modern FastCGI way: Install the faucet (start the FastCGI process) and every time you need water, turn it on (connect and send a request), get water (calculate and get the answer), and turn it off (close the connection). No need to fork, initialize your application, and free the allocated memory on every single request.
Okay, seriously, let me show you how this works in practice.
For this demo I use Sun's Web Stack. It's probably the easiest way to demonstrate the performance differences between CGI and FastCGI. XAMPP doesn't support FastCGI, because with mod_perl for Perl and mod_php for PHP there is no real need for a FastCGI interface.
First, let me add Python to my basic web stack installation:
[oswald@sol10u7 ~/webstack1.5]% bin/pkg install sun-python26
Completed 1/1 2784/2784 12.65/12.65
Install Phase 2861/2861
Reading Existing Index 7/7
Indexing Packages 1/1
[oswald@sol10u7 ~/webstack1.5]% bin/setup-webstack
If you're familiar with Sun's Web Stack, you'll have noticed that I'm using the IPS installation of Web Stack. That's my favorite installation way, because it allows me to place the Web Stack in any directory I want and also allows me to run the stack without the need of root privileges.
Setting up CGI is very, very easy and probably that's exactly the reason why so many people still use it.
Let me start with a simple "Hello World!" Python CGI script:
print ""
print "Hello World!"
I named this file hello.py and put it into the cgi-bin directory of my Apache installation. In the case of Web Stack it's var/apache2/2.2/cgi-bin. Add execute permissions:
[oswald@sol10u7 ~]% chmod a+x var/apache2/2.2/cgi-bin/hello.py
Now I log into another box on the same network and use my favorite command-line web browser Lynx to test the newly created Hello World CGI:
[oswald@debian50 ~]% lynx -source http://sol10u7/cgi-bin/hello.py
Hello World!
Looks good. Now let's benchmark this script:
[oswald@debian50 ~]% ab -n 1000 http://sol10u7/cgi-bin/hello.py
Time taken for tests: 31.083 seconds
Total transferred: 256000 bytes
HTML transferred: 13000 bytes
Requests per second: 32.17 [#/sec] (mean)
32 requests/second. That's nothing to be proud of!
And now let's try FastCGI by adding Apache's mod_fcgid to the Web Stack installation:
[oswald@sol10u7 ~/webstack1.5]% bin/pkg install sun-apache22-fcgid
Completed 1/1 6/6 0.09/0.09
Install Phase 24/24
Reading Existing Index 7/7
Indexing Packages 1/1
[oswald@sol10u7 ~/webstack1.5]% bin/setup-webstack
Activate the default configuration:
[oswald@sol10u7 ~/webstack1.5]% cp etc/apache2/2.2/samples-conf.d/fcgid.conf etc/apache2/
For those, who are not able or don't want to use Sun's Web Stack, the above fcgid.conf file basically contains the following directives:
LoadModule fcgid_module libexec/mod_fcgid.so
SharememPath /home/oswald/webstack1.5/var/run/apache2/2.2/fcgid_shm
SocketPath /home/oswald/webstack1.5/var/run/apache2/2.2/fcgid.sock
AddHandler fcgid-script .fcgi
<Location /fcgid>
SetHandler fcgid-script
Options ExecCGI
allow from all
As usual after changing Apache's configuration, we need to reload (aka graceful restart) the Apache to let the new configuration take effect:
[oswald@sol10u7 ~/webstack1.5]% apache2/2.2/bin/apachectl graceful
Now I create a new directory named fcgid directly inside of Apache's document root folder and change into that folder:
[oswald@sol10u7 ~/webstack1.5]% mkdir var/apache2/2.2/htdocs/fcgid
[oswald@sol10u7 ~/webstack1.5]% cd var/apache2/2.2/htdocs/fcgid
To let Python to talk with my Apache's mod_fcgid I need to install a so-called Python FastCGI/WSGI gateway. There are several solutions available for Python, but I personally prefer Allan Saddi's fcgi.py:
[oswald@sol10u7 htdocs/fcgid]% wget -q http://svn.saddi.com/py-lib/trunk/fcgi.py
The "Hello World!" Python FastCGI script looks a little different this time:
from fcgi import WSGIServer
def app(environ, start_response):
start_response('200 OK', [('Content-Type', 'text/html')])
return('''Hello world!\\n''')
This time it's not the output of a script which is sent back to the browser, it's the return value of a function add() defining the data which goes to the user's browser. In this case it's the simple character string "Hello World!\\n".
Like in the CGI example above, the Python script needs to be executable:
[oswald@sol10u7 htdocs/fcgid]% chmod a+x hello.py
The content of my fcgid directory now looks like this:
[oswald@sol10u7 htdocs/fcgid]% ls -l
total 90
-rw-r--r-- 1 oswald other 44113 Jul 26 2006 fcgi.py
-rwxr-xr-x 1 oswald other 223 Jan 19 12:48 hello.py
And - like in my CGI example above - I now test the script with Lynx:
[oswald@debian50 ~]% lynx -source http://sol10u7/fcgid/hello.py
Hello world!
And after everything looks fine, I start a little benchmark:
[oswald@debian50 ~]% ab -q -n 1000 http://sol10u7/fcgid/hello.py
Time taken for tests: 1.747 seconds
Total transferred: 235000 bytes
HTML transferred: 13000 bytes
Requests per second: 572.44 [#/sec] (mean)
Yes, gotcha. 572 requests per seconds: that sounds reasonable. Remember the 32 requests/second from CGI? Do you want the well or do you take the faucet? Sure, implementing a FastCGI program is far more challenging then coding a simple CGI solution, but 572 against 32 requests per second? Do I need to say more?


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Broadwater Health Center (BHC) nursing home awarded a 5-Star overall rating of its facility
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Menu for Hope 6 - call for participation
Yes, it's that time of year again. We are now preparing for our annual Menu for Hope, this year it's Menu for Hope 6, or Menu for Hope VI, whichever you prefer. I can hardly believe it's been six years that we've been at this, and our fourth year now in partnership with the UN World Food Programme. As always, Menu for Hope cannot exist without your help, see if you can lend a hand?
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Menu for Hope?
Menu for Hope is an annual fundraising campaign hosted by me and a revolving group of food bloggers around the world. Five years ago, the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia inspired me to find a way to help, and the very first Menu for Hope was born. The campaign has since become a yearly affair. For the past three years, Menu for Hope raised nearly a quarter of million dollars in support of the good work of the UN World Food Programme, helping to feed hungry people worldwide.
Each December, food bloggers from all over the world join the campaign by offering a delectable array of food-related prizes for the Menu for Hope raffle. Anyone – and that means you too - can buy raffle tickets to bid on these prizes. For every $10 donated, you earn one virtual raffle ticket to bid on a prize of their choice. At the end of the two-week campaign, the raffle tickets are drawn and the results announced on Chez Pim.
When will this year's campaign take place?
December 14 through Christmas.
Who is the beneficiary of this year's campaign?
Once again we've chosen to work with the UN World Food Programme. WFP is the world's largest food aid agency, working with over 1,000 other organizations in over 75 countries. In addition to providing food, the World Food Program helps hungry people to become self-reliant so that they escape hunger for good.
Who collects the money?
Certainly not me, nor the other bloggers participating on the campaign. We know our readers trust us, but we also want to be completely transparent in our fundraising. So, we use a very good online fundraising company called FirstGiving, who has worked with us since the first Menu for Hope years ago.
Donors can make an online (tax deductible) donation with a credit card. FirstGiving
collects and processes the payments and, at the end of the campaign,
transfers the donations in one lump sum to the WFP. This is a win-win
situation for all parties involved. The bloggers never touch the money.
The WFP don't waste overheads on processing mini-donations, the
majority of which were between $10-$50, that's a whole lot of tenners to make up $90K. Firstgiving does all the work and collects a small fee, which include the credit card processing charges.
Last year, FirstGiving gave back 1% of the total amount raised in lieu of a discount on their processing fee. Thank you FirstGiving, we appreciated it very much!
If you are a blogger:
Participate in Menu for Hope VI by hosting a raffle prize or by promoting Menu for Hope on your blog. Please contact the MfH host in your area (the list is below) to obtain a prize code and be listed on the official Menu for Hope prize list. (Important: please do this before you list your prize on your blog, unrecognized prizes will not be added to the main list.)
The prize you offer need not be of high monetary value, but it should appeal to your readership. A small rule of thumb we'd like to suggest is that each prize offered should have the potential to raise at least $200. That means, don't offer a prize unless you are pretty sure you could get at least twenty of your readers to donate $10 for a raffle ticket toward that prize.
Please do not solicit prizes from restaurants or producers whom you do not know. A big part of our success in prior years came from the personal connections between bloggers, food producers/restaurateurs/authors, and the readers who donate to the campaign. Basically, if they know your name, it's ok. If you pick up the phone and introduce yourself and the person at the other end of the line goes "huh?", you shouldn't be asking them.
Each blogger is also responsible for shipping their prize to the winning donor. Make sure you have enough in your budget to cover shipping. It's important that you specify where your shipping area will cover when you offer the prize. Frankly, we prefer that you don't restrict shipping area, but if you must, then please be very clear in your blog post so as not to confuse our donors.
Forward this post to all other bloggers you know so they can participate too.
Here are your local hosts for this year's Menu for Hope
US: West Coast (If you are closer to SF than you are to NY then you belong here.)
Shauna of Gluten Free Girl (glutenfreegirl[at]gmail[dot]com)
US: East Coast
Helen of Tartelette (mytartelette[at]gmail[dot]com)
Europe *and* the UK
David Lebovitz (david.lebovitz[at]yahoo[dot]com)
Tara of Seven Spoons (tara[at]sevenspoons[dot]net)
Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand
Ed Charles of Tomato (gastrotom[at]gmail[dot]com)
and, last but not least, our special Wine Blog Host
Alder of Vinography (alder[at]vinography[dot]com)
If you'd like to participate, please send your prize information (plus two images 75x75 thumbnail and 200x200px) to your local host so that they can give you a prize code (important!) and more instructions on what to do for Monday.
If you are a restaurateur, author or food producers/sellers:
Consider offering your products and services as raffle prizes. If you have a corportate blog, you can host the prize yourself. If you don't, find a food blogger to host your prize. If you don't know any, contact Pim (chezpim[at]gmail[dot]com) or the local host in your area.
If you are a food blog reader or a food lover:
Come back to Chez Pim on Monday December 14 when the campaign goes online. You can browse our amazing array of prizes by type, or find a prize near you by searching by region. Bid on as many prizes as you'd like. Buy raffle tickets as holiday gifts to your loved ones. Just come back and check us out on December 10. Help us help the WFP end world hunger.


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Planning Commission Meeting
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Planning Commission will meet in the Council Chambers, 50 Lundgren Blvd.
AGENDA: Planning Commission meeting packets are prepared several days prior to the meetings. Timely action and the short discussion on agenda items do not reflect the lack of thought or analysis on the Commission's part as issues have been discussed by the Commission in workshop or committee meetings which are open to the public.
PUBLIC INVITED TO BE HEARD: The Public will be limited to three minutes each unless prior arrangements have been made with the Town Manager. The Planning Commission may not respond to your comments of this evening, rather they may take your comments and suggestions under advisement and your questions will be directed to the appropriate person or department for follow-up.
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text: It was Thursday night, only 36 hours to the start of Maker Faire Kansas City, and Kansas City's one year-old makerspace, Hammerspace was hopping! Teams were finishing up projects, tuning up 3D printers, painting impressive Mayan landscapes for robot competition environs, and testing Power Wheel Racers. Super Awesome Sylvia was there, as were the MakerBot crew (who brought in some FAB BBQ from Oklahoma Joe's), and our own Maker Shed team.


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Milwaukee alderman being investigated
Jim Bohl accused of making deal to get rid of two sex offenders in his district
A Milwaukee alderman is under investigation for misconduct in public office.
Fifth District Alderman Jim Bohl is accused of making an deal to get rid of two sex offenders in his district.
No charges have been filed, but there is a search warrant in the case asking for phone and email records targeting Bohl.
A home near 77th Street and Lisbon Avenues that shelters two convicted sex offenders is at the center of the investigation.
"I mean, it's very concerning as a mom because I have three small children, and I have a daughter also," neighbor Nekesha Jackson said.
Jackson said neighbors have been complaining about the registered sex offenders since they moved in in October. Now a search warrant shows Bohl was pressuring the property owner, saying, the "guys needed to go."
"Wow, no I don't think that's how that should go," Jackson said.
The search warrant states within a few days after Bohl called the property owner, a half-dozen of the owner's properties were hit with code violations. A meeting with the alderman followed.
The warrant said Bohl stated he was sorry he had to play "hardball." The warrant goes on to say there was talk about getting the sex offenders out of the neighborhood and how the violations could go away with Bohl saying, "They will be magically lost. I'll call back the supervisor. They can be very helpful."
"Two wrongs don't make a right," Jackson said.
Sater looked for Bohl at his City Hall office and at his home on Thursday but was told, 'No comment.'
James Shambeau, who lives next to the sex offenders, said he's been happy with Bohl. Then Sater asked Shambeau about the investigation,
"I guess things will go on. They'll have to get down to the bottom of it, you know?" Shambeau said.
An inspector with the Department of Neighborhood Services filed the code violations and DNS said it's fully cooperating with the district attorney.
Sater's call to the alderman's attorney was not been returned.
Common Council President Willie Hines issued a statement saying, "Under the rule of law, Alderman Bohl is presumed innocent until proven otherwise, and it is important to let the investigation run its course before jumping to any conclusions."


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I want to give you five reasons why I am running for State Representative...
These are my grandchildren.
When I came to Oregon 36 years ago, I found a state rich in natural beauty and independent of spirit ... A state full of hope and promise for the future.
I serve as District 33 State Represetnative in the Oregon House because I believe I can make a positive difference for the future of Oregon.
I'm not here to become a career politician. I've helped governments around the world set up health care systems. At the same time I was teaching students here about preventive medicine. I've developed programs like Head Start and the Virginia Garcia Clinic, and I serve on the Oregon Environmental Council's Health Advisory Board, because I care about people and I care about this community. I share the important social values with the majority of people in this district. I've been supporting a woman's right to choose since before it became a national issue. I support human rights and believe the government should stay out of our bedrooms. And I have the educator's love of the education system.
I bring a unique perspective and a true vision of the future of Oregon. One in which all of its citizens receive a decent education, in which all have access to decent, affordable health care. A future in which senior citizens don't have to choose each month between buying the food they need and paying for the prescription drugs to keep them functioning. A future in which communities can take drinking water from our rivers because they have, once again, become clean and pure. A future of moderate, reasonable, planned growth. And a future in which we all feel safe from violence.
This is the future I want to see for my grandchildren.
I ask for your vote to be your next State Representative.
— Mitch Greenlick


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Site Recommendation: Step By Step – Gingerbread Theme Crafts & Activities for Children
Site Recommendation: Step By Step – Gingerbread Theme Crafts & Activities for Children
Gingerbread is a sweet that can take the form of a cookie or a cake in which the predomiant flavor is ginger.
I've visited this site by Janna several times and it popped up again in a recent search so I just have to share it with you.
It appears to no longer be active but there is so much FANTASTIC INFO here that it's a shame not to use it!
While there is a lot of great information on the day-to-day operation of a daycare the pages that caught my eye are the great pre-schooler arts & crafts project. And you already KNOW how I love anything to do with cookies and the like, so the pages that jumped right out at me were the Gingerbread Theme "fun stuff to do" pages!
What will you find on these three pages? More fun stuff than you can shake a stick cupcake at. Here's a brief rundown of the catagories of information shared there.
- arts & craft projects,
- books,
- games & actitities,
- links,
- recipies,
- songs,
- stories,
- worksheets
Stop by and take a look at all the great gingerbread themed stuff. I love the "Gingerbread House" card, the gingerbread molding dough, the sandpaper gingerbread candy cane holders, and the tons of links to other sites.


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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/07/2012 -- Cosmopolitan UK launched their new skincare product Mystic-Magic and their new website. Mystic-Magic will give any skin a healthier glow and beauty. It ensures that everyone's skin will look younger revitalized and alive. The great thing is that Cosmopolitan's products are all affordable and effective at the same time. Compared to other skincare products that are out in the market today, Cosmopolitan's product are clinically proven and effective in treating any skin related problems. It strives for excellence giving world class products that will suit to anyone's budget. All the products are unique having innovative features for everyone's satisfaction.
Cosmopolitan's main products include Waxin-ezz that dramatically reduces pain from waxing and it also contains an anti-irritant and antiseptic.
For people who regularly undergo wax treatment, Waxin-eez can be very beneficial for them. It is considered a waxing pain relief product as it significantly decrease the pain experienced from the waxing process. It contains ingredients which are anti-irritant, anti-septic, and anaesthetic with a combination of relie for itchiness.
SpotNoMore was introduced as spot treatment which can dramatically lessen the appearance of facial's spots with regular use. It is made from the company's secret formula that provides optimal face cleaning and spot reducing. It also offers the Oil Medley that contains a mixture of six oils that are proven in making the skin glow. The SweatBeGone is their product that is specially made to reduce sweating. They are also offering Cold and Flu Eucalyptus Lotion which contains eucalyptus oil that is not only good in preventing onset of symptoms of flu and cold but also great as a treatment. The lotion also helps in unblocking congested chests.
Coconut and palm body butter are all made from natural ingredients used for skin hydration without clogging the pores. These products can also restore the skin's elasticity and relieves the muscles fatigue, tension and aches. Cosmopolitan is also offering bath salts like the Dead Sea Salt wherein it contains more minerals than the usual sea salt that found in the market today. It is an excellent way in softening the skin as well as revitalizing skin cells. It also offers Epsom salt that is famously known as salt for the muscle relaxation and to help others to recover from injuries. It also offers Dead Sea Salt and Epsom Salt Bath Mix; it is the mixture of salts that will perfectly relax any person giving soft and smooth skin. It also offers Hair Wash Spray that relaxes and hydrates the hair. Lastly, it offers Rose Water which is a facial toner and cleanser which hydrates the skin and it can be used in all the skin types particularly for those sensitive and dry akin.
Cosmopolitan is a leading online store that offers cosmetic and skincare products for both men and women who are concerned about their skin. Cosmopolitan will ensure that their products are all safe to use and effective. There are so many people who are now drawn in buying their products for a certain reason that it contains ingredients that guarantees in giving everyone the natural skin glow that they are looking for. It offers highly effective products for a reasonable price and Cosmopolitan offer sample products for a very low price.
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Staying firm: Bowers' backers won't give up
More than two weeks after her abrupt termination as a UVA Human Resources employee, Dena Bowers' struggle is known to most of Charlottesville.
A classified staff member at the University, Bowers was fired after 17 years of reportedly stellar work because of an October 11 email she sent to a colleague. Bowers attached an NAACP report about the detrimental effects that charter "restructuring" would have on UVA. The email, including Bowers' automatic HR signature, was forwarded by one recipient to other classified employees.
One of those employees, mistaking the email for official UVA business, forwarded it to 275 more classified staff members in the College of Arts and Sciences. That prompted University administration and Bowers' supervisors to open an investigation– nearly a month after the original mailing.
After a spate of meetings, foggy demands, and general confusion, Bowers was sent home on November 17 on paid leave. Five days later, the University fired her.
Local media reports have included sound bites from supporting faculty, union members, and students. In a letter to the editor of the Daily Progress December 5, Carol Wood, assistant vice president for university relations, pointed out "omissions" in news reports and claimed the newspaper was presenting only "half-truths" by alleging Bowers' termination was the result of a personal email.
"In the case in question," Wood wrote, "the personnel action was taken in response to the employee's conduct, not her views."
But Jan Cornell, president of the staff union at UVA, isn't satisfied with Wood's response.
"What they've done now is move away from the email thing and into her being insubordinate," says Cornell. "So which is it? They keep changing their mind."
As UVA administrators are forced to discuss personnel matters once kept from the press, the staff union is answering with an increasingly audible voice. A "rally for the freedom of speech at the University of Virginia" took place Friday, December 2, in front of Madison Hall, where many top UVA administrators' offices are located.
Over 75 professors, staffers, students, and community supporters stood in a cold wind to hear more than 10 speakers– including Bowers' husband, Kirk, daughter Nicole, and Cornell– chanting "SU-UVA!" Many held "Leonard McCarthy" signs and posters demanding "Reinstate Dena!" Speakers with megaphones rallied protesters to shout over the street noise and wind gusts.
"It is here and now that we need to raise our voices, and we must say to those who persecute us, 'We will not be still!'" yelled Kirk Bowers. Such rallying cries met with applause and cheers. English professor Susan Fraiman handed out informational flyers including a November 29 Cavalier Daily article by Zack Fields questioning the University's "anti-labor purge" and asking students to support classified staff.
In addition to a letter-writing campaign, Bowers' supporters are filing a grievance against the University. Like any other termination grievance, the case will automatically be heard by state officials in Richmond.
For many people, the question isn't about legislative process, but about why Bowers didn't remove her electronic signature from the email. Bowers– who on her lawyer's advice is no longer talking to the press– reportedly declined the opportunity to remove her signature. Amid supporters' claims that she's been a target for years, and administration assertions that the firing wasn't about the email, it's doubtful if the decision to remove her signature would have mattered. The case will become less vague as grievances are filed and Bowers herself speaks out.
Richard Verlander, the regional staff representative for the larger union, Communication Workers of America, who advises Cornell, asked: "Do you really think that if Dena had sent out a recipe for a cake, we'd be standing here today?"
With winter break looming and administrators voicing their commitment to freedom of speech on Grounds, l'affaire Bowers may fade. But Cornell isn't deterred.
"We're just going to keep the pressure on. We know it can't stay a hot story forever."
Over 75 professors, staffers, students, and community supporters stood in a cold wind to protest Bower's firing.
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As many of you know, Ad-Tech is in NYC this week. It's a great conference that brings together some of the leading traditional and digital thinkers to explore the latest topics affecting the industry. The timing of this Ad-Tech was particularly interesting given the broader market environment.
I had the pleasure of being on a panel entitled "The Digital Economy" with David Moore of 24/7, Bob Raciti of GE, Imran Khan of JP Morgan Chase, and moderated by Henry Blodget. Much of the discussion focused on the state of the online advertising market. I thought I'd share some of my predictions:
· 2009 will mark a very, very tough year for overall advertising, and I would not be surprised if the total ad market (which exceeds $230 billion) declines by 10% or more. Mary Meeker had put out an interesting analysis that showed the correlation between GDP and advertising spend at 81%. Based on that analysis, at a 0% GDP growth rate, one would see a 4% decline in overall advertising. With a 2% contraction in GDP, one would expect to see 8% decline in advertising. I believe 10% is a real possibility.
· There will be a continuing rotation of dollars from legacy advertising markets to online advertising. The overall online advertising market (which is only $25 billion out of that $230 billion pie) will grow, though at much more muted levels than the 15%+ currently predicted by the market. More likely is mid single digits overall. History shows that advertising eventually follows the user, and given how woefully behind ad dollars are to the time spent online, growth should be expected. This will be offset by declines in the unit pricing, both on a CPM and CPC/A basis. Clicks or actions won't matter if the consumer cannot ultimately convert because they don't have the money.
· We will not see the 25% drop that we saw between 2001 -2003, for two reasons: 1) Overinflated tech startups are not buying from other overinflated startups. Online is mainstream and touches nearly every industry in a meaningful way. 2) The inventory being offered has evolved from display only many years back to display, search, SEO, email, lead generation, affiliate, etc.
· This contraction could put MAJOR pressure on the traditional media players. In particular, I worry about the newspapers, who still generate over $38 billion in advertising, with content that is often readily available from hundreds of sources, including blogs of which many are viewed as more "authentic" to young readers. I think we can see some major failures over the next few years. Those who produce premium content, or content that has a high cost of production, controlled distribution, and long shelf life (eg the networks, film studios, etc) will have to work through their transitional issues and the current tough environment but will survive and thrive online.
· Within online advertising, consistent with prior recessions, we will see retrenchment to direct response/performance oriented spending. Search will grow much faster than display, as people will release dollars only to the extent they are certain they will see them back very shortly.
· Other areas of robust growth will include online video and in gaming advertising, as people increase time on leisure entertainment. Online video will get even more compelling as we get beyond the pre-roll only. There is such a rich opportunity to make advertising within a video context so much more engaging and real-time. You can engage the users with calls to action, can make real time "hot lead" phone connections, can offer incentives to induce immediate behavior. We should watch for some exciting innovations.
We are still early in many aspects of the online revolution. One of my companies, Conductor, just released a report that showed over 75% of the Fortune 500 have no presence for their keywords and brands in the natural search domain. Consistency of measurement has continued to prove a challenge to unlocking more spend. We have plenty of data, just no good idea how to agree on it. Increasing fragmentation in the sources of online spend in a market where people had enough to do with just TV and newspapers will require much more robust technology for automation. The whole concept of de-portalization and free flowing content will necessitate a re-writing of all of our Web 1.0 and 2.0 tools. There is still a lot more innovation needed to move the rest of the $200 billion or so that is not yet online, and so while the short term market looks tough, the long term opportunities remain exciting.


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