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Firm in my belief that love and respect for nature only come from being acquainted with it, I created this multilingual website in 2003 to display my most important journalistic pieces and the innumerable photographs of animals and plants I have taken in almost 50 years of activity. My work includes 14 books about nature, 70,000 slides that I am in the process of digitalizing and an archive of over 10,000 species which constitute the basis for a vast on-line encyclopedia entirely dedicated to nature.
Thanks to the help of many generous and supportive friends, we have already composed and translated into English, Spanish, Italian and French, the descriptions of many species. However, in order to be able to complete this gigantic task in a reasonable time-frame, I am going to need the help of qualified scientific writers and of translators. Therefore, I hereby send out a plea to all universities as well as to all generous people of culture worldwide, to volunteer some of their time to help me in achieving my goal for which I would be very grateful.
To get in touch with me, please click on the "Contact" tag, whilst with the "Monaco" tag you will see the country where I live, the Principality of Monaco, which has the chance to have a Sovereign attentive to the protection of the biodiversity, the climate changes and the protection of the environment, problems becoming more serious and urgent with every passing day. The solutions can only come through the public awareness, and I hope that also this website will be able to contribute to.

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Why Dell's Angry Shareholders Are Still Angry
Dell's shareholders that haven't been pleased by the company's sale are not likely to change their opinions soon. David Benoit reports on digits. Photo: Getty Images.
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... I ... a Dell shareholders who have been angered for months or two peas yesterday by an opinion from ISS ... didn't deny the Wall Street Journal Europe the latest on the twenty four point four billion dollar Fight for Dell computer ... today we got to be investors in Dell saying they still aren't happy with the deal ... Gap's main Investment Management which holds about zero point nine percent of Dell's shares ... and ... Hasina investment in this holds about zero point seven percent ... both came out and said they still don't like the deal it in and they've been publicly stating for months ... essentially it to shareholders say ... they'd rather have the risk of continued the Dell shareholders ... to take this via thirteen sixty five a share ... I've that is the exact opposite opinion that ISS issued yesterday ... to shareholders telling up telling them they should vote ... for the deal when it comes out next week ... ISS said ... the risk of a turnaround in Dell's a little ... murky and are not too sure ... it's a better idea than taking the buyout ... Goings ... bowler have to wait a little more while longer and find out ... share votes are due on July eighteen which is next Thursday ... that means the site is far from over I'm David Benoit with MoneyBeat and Avista dot com and I'll be following all the de tails ...


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Creating a Custom Drop Shadow
Photoshop layer effects were a big advancement for Photoshop users. However, sometimes they don't quite make the grade. For drop-shadows, you may want to improve the effect by making your own custom shadows. Here's an easy tutorial to accomplish that feat ... July 22, 2009


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BURLINGTON, N.C. – The King University softball team took on Coker College in a Conference Carolinas winners bracket game that turned into a pitcher's duel. Neither team could get any offense until Coker pushed across a run in the 12th inning to escape with a 1-0 victory.
Tornado pitcher Hannah Light had a perfect game through six innings. The Cobras (26-16) got their first base runner on an error in the seventh, and Jaclin Poole recorded their first hit later in the frame.
King (30-25) had opportunities to score in each the fourth and fifth innings, but Coker pitcher Breanna Skipper stranded the bases loaded on both occasions to keep the game scoreless.
Poole led off the Coker half of the 10th inning with a double and advanced to third, but Light got back-to-back strikeouts and a groundout to get out of the inning and give King a chance to win.
However, the Tornado could not push any runs across and the Cobras finally broke through in the 12th inning. Sydney Weatherford ripped a one-out double and Poole followed with a single up the middle to score her and give Coker a 1-0 lead.
Skipper then worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the 12th inning to give Coker the 1-0 win and end King's 10-game winning streak.
Tori McComas led the Tornado offense, going 3-for-4 while Christina Melcher, Cassie Ringstaff, and Stephanie Rodriguez all recorded two hits apiece. The Tornado had 11 hits and stranded 12 runners in the game.
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CHICAGO, Ill. (Sept. 13, 2012) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Thursday that the club has loaned forward Orr Barouch to Israeli side Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. The 20-year-old Israeli-born striker will join the Tel Aviv side immediately. Per club and MLS policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"This loan provides Orr with an opportunity to earn consistent playing time," said Fire Head Coach Frank Klopas. "Orr was interested in playing in Israel and Bnei Yehuda was a good fit. We look forward to monitoring Orr's progress and development while he is playing in Israel."
Barouch joined the Men in Red on loan from Mexican Primera side Tigres UANL on March 10, 2011. Barouch appeared in 28 league matches, tallying two goals and two assists during the 2011 MLS campaign. Barouch also led the team in scoring with three goals during the side's run to the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final and added five goals during MLS Reserve League play.
The Fire purchased the rights to Barouch on Dec. 5, 2011. In the 2012 MLS Regular Season, he has appeared in nine games for the Men in Red, starting the Fire's June 2 match against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Barouch also started and played 84 minutes in the Fire's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup third-round match on May 29.
Born in Haifa, Israel, Barouch made his international debut for the Israeli U-21 Men's National Team in 2011 and has represented Israel at the U-21 level five times, scoring twice.
Name: Orr Barouch
Position: Forward
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Date of Birth: November 29, 1991
Place of Birth: Haifa, Israel
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Citizenship: Israel, holds a U.S. green card
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NAMM 2010: Akai APC20 - Small is Beautiful
The Akai APC20 retains many of the Akai APC40's most popular features and capabilities, while shrinking the physical footprint and adding interesting new capabilities
The smaller size enables musicians to perform in less space and makes setting up multiple controllers and devices easier. Power users can use the APC20 in conjunction with an Akai APC40 to expand their track and clip controls.
The Akai APC20 retains many of the APC40's most popular features and capabilities, while shrinking the physical footprint and adding interesting new capabilities
Like the Akai APC40, the Akai APC20 centers on its five-by-eight Clip Launch grid. This bank of multicolor triggers not only start and stop clips playing in Live, they also show cells' status in the software – whether a clip is loaded or not, whether it is playing or not, record-armed status and more. Clip Stop triggers, transport controls and faders round out the control surface. Users can switch the Akai APC20's faders between volume control, pan, sends and three different user-mapped modes. A new Note Mode enables musicians to use the Clip Launch buttons to control virtual instruments and Ableton Live's Drum Rack.
Because Akai Professional and Ableton designed the Akai APC20 for use with Ableton Live software, the system is truly plug and play, although advanced Live users will appreciate that the Akai APC20 enables them to remap every one of its controls to suit their own style.


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VideoGamer.com writes: "You know, there used to be a time when video game franchises respected each other's boundaries. Mario and his cronies stuck to the hoods of the Mushroom Kingdom, while Sonic's crew did their gangster thang on the mean streets of Green Hill Zone. Today, things have changed. Plumbers and hedgehogs run side by side at the Olympic Games; Solid Snake and Donkey Kong trade punches like (Smash) brothers... it's enough to make Shigeru Miyamoto spin in his grave. Or it would be, if he were dead.
Anyhow, the match-up that's really got us hot under the collar is the forthcoming Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. It's not hard to see the appeal in watching Sub Zero and friends getting medieval on the asses of Batman and The Joker - but we think the series can go further. We believe that there is no corner of popular culture that Shao Khan couldn't take on; in fact, there's no corner of anything that the MK boys can't handle. Over the following pages, we'll see how the legendary beat-em-up performs against five opponents that we carefully selected (well, randomly thought up) for your pleasure."


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The worst Web presences in politics
Everybody knows New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is running for reelection and has national ambitions — but good luck finding his campaign on the Internet.
Google "Chris Christie," and a Wikipedia bio and his official gubernatorial page come up. Christiefornj.com doesn't show up in at least the first 200 listings — and if you find it, all you see is a photo, a donation button and a way to sign up for emails.
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Christie is an example of a common phenomenon among incumbents: online rot. After many politicians get elected, their focus shifts to their official government websites, and their personal Web presence atrophies, disappears or falls low in Google rankings.
The most recent update on Sen. Kay Hagan's site was on Election Day 2008, while Sen. Tim Johnson's site has his plans for the 112th Congress. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has links to his MySpace and Facebook accounts — but no link to Twitter.
"It's obnoxious, and it's poor behavior on the part of the campaign," said Jonathan Karush, owner of Liberty Concepts, an online campaign firm that designed sites for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other candidates. "It's a systemic oversight. When the election ends, so does the online campaign. But if you're not working all the time building a follower base and raising money online, you're leaving yourself extremely vulnerable to challengers."
Christie, one of the nation's most popular Republicans, had no personal Web presence throughout his banner year of 2012, when he gave a stemwinder at the Republican National Convention and was the focal point of grief and outrage in Hurricane Sandy's wake. Instead, he could have amassed a huge national email list to serve him well if, say, he runs for president in 2016.
Christie campaign spokesman Michael DuHaime said the decision came down to the bottom line. Money spent on keeping up an online presence for the governor separate from his official capacities would be counted against a state-set spending cap for the next election.
"If a candidate spent $1 million in 2011 trying to gather email addresses, that's $1 million, theoretically, that he can't use in 2013," DuHaime said. "You'll find people who might be critical, but there's a difference between New Jersey and another state."
But many congressional candidates have even worse presences on the Web. The site for Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), jackreed2014.com, is a blank page, which might make visitors think there's a problem with their browsers. A Google search for "Jim Risch" yields as the top result a paid search ad for the Idaho Republican's campaign website, which, however, has a notice indicating a new version is "coming soon." Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) also has an "under development" notice.
There are, at least according to the first several pages of Google results, no nongovernment sites for Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), all of whom are up for reelection next year.


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Kevin Frayer / AP
An Indian family lights firecrackers during the festival of Diwali in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 13, 2012.
Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of the biggest Hindu festivals. People decorate their homes with flowers and Diyas (earthen lamps), celebrate the homecoming of the God Ram after vanquishing the demon king Ravana and honour the Hindu goddess of wealth, Lakshmi.
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An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier lights a candle inside a bunker as part of Diwali celebrations at the India-Bangladesh border on the outskirts of Agartala, India, on Nov. 13.
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Pakistani Hindu revelers wave sparklers during Diwali in Karachi on Nov. 13.
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A Pakistani Hindu girl holds an earthen lamp while decorating an area of her house to celebrate Diwali on Nov. 13 in Karachi, Pakistan.
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An Indian man stands on his bicycle rickshaw after placing candles on it for good luck and fortune during the festival of Diwali in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 13.
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Widows gather around a tulsi plant and light oil lamps to celebrate Diwali at a rest house run by a devotee in Bhubaneswar, India, on Nov. 13.
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Snacks sold in U.S. schools must be lower in fat, salt and sugar, according to federal rules release Thursday aimed at giving students more nutritious options and fighting childhood obesity.
The regulations, originally due in 2011, largely mirror the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposal from February that limited the fat, salt and sugar content in school snacks and capped portion sizes.
The standards are seen as a critical step in improving students' eating options under a 2010 law revamping school foods.
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Many U.S. children eat more than half of their daily calories at school. The regulations will cover some 50 million children attending more than 100,000 schools that are part of the federal school lunch program.
The standards only apply to foods and beverages sold on school campuses during the day, and limit vending machine snacks to a maximum of 200 calories per item - less than, for example, many regular-sized candy bars.
Food sold at after-school activities, such as sporting events, is not subject to the regulations.
"This is an historic nutrition policy that will do a lot to improve children's diets and address high rates of childhood obesity," Margo Wooten, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, told Reuters.
"Parents won't have to worry their kids are using their money to buy junk foods and sugary drinks instead of buying a healthy lunch," Wooten said.
All foods sold must meet competitive nutrient standards, meaning they must have fruits, vegetables, dairy or protein in them or contain at least 10 percent of the daily value of calcium, potassium, vitamin D or dietary fiber.
USDA gave the public 60 days to comment after it released its proposals in February. The final guidelines, while mostly unchanged, have incorporated a stricter calorie limit on drinks in high schools.
Twelve-ounce drinks cannot exceed 60 calories, less than the calorie count of most sodas.
And the portion sizes vary between age groups. Younger students will be able to buy water, 100 percent juice, and low-fat and fat-free milk in 8-ounce servings, while high school students can also purchase 20-ounce calorie-free drinks.
By improving the choices available to U.S. students outside of breakfast and lunch, officials hope to make a dent in childhood obesity in a nation where one-third of those under age 18 are considered overweight or obese.
"Nothing is more important than the health and well-being of our children," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who has spoken often of his own negative experiences as an overweight child.
"You really can't concentrate and you cannot be the student you were intended to be if you are worried about what people think of you, so weight has always been an issue for me," Vilsack said in a speech in Portland, Maine in March.


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My partner and I come from diferent financial backgrounds, and this causes friction. How can we achieve harmony when it comes to money issues? -- Jennifer L., Los Angeles, CA
It's great that you want to work toward financial harmony, even though you approach money matters differently. Disagreements about finances are the number-one cause of divorce in the United States, says Debby Fowles, an accountant and author of "Everything Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s." And it's spending -- not debt or borrowing concerns -- that couples argue about most frequently, according to a 2005 poll by Investors Group in Winnipeg, Canada.
To better understand each other, consider the origins of your attitudes toward money. How did your financial situations growing up influence your current outlook? Consider both your actual circumstances (whether your family lived comfortably or paycheck-to-paycheck) as well as any parental messages you received ("We can't afford that" versus "We'll just put it on the credit card"). By discussing your past, you'll begin to see where your "financial baggage" may collide. You'll also identify areas where you share similar feelings. You may both fear losing money, for instance, or feel a need to be generous with it, or worry that you don't know how to handle it at all -- regardless of how much or little your families had.
Next, sit down and talk about your current feelings about money and what it evokes for each of you. Do you love to spend it, or do you find it hard to buy anything beyond the necessities? Are you good at managing money, or are you afraid of it to the point of not even wanting to balance your checkbook? Does thinking about money sap your energy, or do you think of it as a force for making good things happen, in your life and for others? Have this heart-to-heart discussion now, and you'll create common ground to start building a financial plan together for the future. When it comes time to identify your financial goals, start with what's important to both of you -- education, a comfortable retirement, a travel budget, or helping to preserve the environment, for example. Then list the long-term financial targets that spring from those values, which could include saving for your child's college education, building a retirement fund, going on that safari you've always dreamed of, or investing in ecofriendly companies. In addition, think about and list the short-term goals you'll want to achieve sooner rather than later -- updating the furniture in your living room, buying a car, or contributing to your favorite causes.
Once you've agreed on a financial vision, you are ready to make it happen. Make the process easier with a financial adviser who can help both of you create a financial plan that allocates for necessities, savings, fun, and philanthropy -- as well as increase your savings and investments. Here's your chance to celebrate your differences. If one of you is a saver and the other a spender, for example, create a budget that allows for both. The bargain hunter may want to take charge of shopping for common household items, such as food and cleaning products. If one of you is more interested in environmental issues, the Earth-minded one can explore how going green can save you money, such as making your home more energy efficient to reduce your energy bill. As you learn from one another, your differences become assets.
Touch base with your partner regularly on your finances. Being open and supportive will go a long way toward a healthy and happy relationship.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The Post and Courier is profiling all 18 Republican and Democratic 1st Congressional District candidates by the March 19 primaries. This is the final installment.
Jeff King, who works for a North Charleston defense contractor, has never run for office before or been much involved in politics at all. He sees this as one of his strengths.
"Most of my friends and family would not know this election is going on if I weren't running," he said.
King also said the past several weeks — since he became one of 16 Republican candidates vying for U.S. Sen. Tim Scott's old congressional seat —have been very educational.
"Eight weeks ago, I had no idea what I didn't know," he said. "The fact I don't have every answer I think is an asset. We can go figure it out. ... One of my good personality traits is I don't claim to know everything."
King, 33, has worked out at the same North Charleston gym where Scott has frequented. When Scott was appointed to Jim DeMint's Senate seat, King started talking to his family and acquaintances about entering the race.
He even talked to state Rep. Samuel Rivers, R-Goose Creek, though he didn't know Rivers served in the Statehouse. Rivers laughed and wished him luck.
Rivers said he also serves as vice chair of the Berkeley County GOP and is remaining neutral in the primary, but he said he knows King and called him "a good guy."
"I believe there's lots of potential for him in the future," he said. "He's a good sincere guy."
King has received a warm reception at candidate forums with his candor and sense of humor. One of his punch lines: "My 5-year-old thinks I'm running for president."
King said his politics mostly line up with Libertarian-leaning Sen. Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican whose father, Rep. Ron Paul, generated big crowds during his unsuccessful campaigns for president.
"The size and scope of our federal government is interfering in our everyday lives," he said.
He also said the Republican party is disjointed and doesn't have a unified front to rally around, but he also has agreed with most of his primary competitors that the biggest issue is excessive spending in Washington.
"I think right now, the biggest crisis we have is the debt and deficit," he said. "We've got to cut spending."
King said he also was frustrated with the political dialogue that led up to the sequester taking effect. "It wasn't about what it was going to do to America," he said. "It was about who was going to get blamed. ... We've become a gridlock nation that can't get anything done."
He said he would like to see the Federal Reserve audited.
King said his faith also led him to enter the race, and that gives him comfort as he considers the long-shot nature of his campaign — one that began with little name recognition and will spend less than $10,000.
"Maybe it's not my time to win this election, but I might. Maybe it is my time," he said. "Maybe God is going to move enough mountains for me to get there."
"We don't know what's going to happen," he added. "If I continue to just walk my path and do what I feel I'm being led to do, then I can't lose, regardless of the way the election turns out."
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10-10-2012, 04:30 PM #1Junior Member
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Sprite Remix Flavour Hits
I am sure people remember Sprite Remix, which i believe was released between 2003-2005. I only had them a few times but they were awesome.
But recently i read that they had something called 'Sprite Remix Flavour Hits'. These were flavour packets (cherry, vanilla and grape), which you poured into Sprite. Are these still available? Did anyone ever try them? What were they like?
Here in Mexico Coca-Cola released that same promotion around 2004 or 2005 for a limited time, those Sprite flavor packets were amazing! those made the Sprite taste like the Remix versions that used to be available in the U.S.!
I never had the chance to try Sprite Remix.
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I did, it's called the coke freestyle machine.banned
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^ha ha, good one.
I do miss the canned/bottled Sprite Remix. I don't know why Coke is so conservative with their Sprite line. They have Cherry and Vanilla Coke, three Coke Zeros, several Diet Coke flavors, five Fanta flavors here in CA, but only Sprite and Sprite Zero for lemon-lime. Lemon-lime is one of the easiest, if not the easiest flavor to extend. Sierra Mist has taken advantage of extending its line with various and mostly delicious flavors including the successful yearly Cranberry Splash; 7up has had its successful cherry flavor for many years, and a seasonal flavor once in awhile; even Fresca has extended to three flavors; so what's holding Sprite back? I was excited when Sprite Remix first came out in 2003 as I thought it was going to start a trend of a new Sprite flavor each year, but they stopped after 2005. I feel a Cherry Sprite would sell well besides a Cherry 7up, but if they don't want to copy 7up (or Sierra Mist) they are a ton of other flavors they could do: tangerine, raspberry, watermelon, etc. At least I can get several Sprite flavors at a Coke freestyle machine, but I can't always be in a Burger King, or a place that has a freestyle machine.


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IT Management Slideshow: Virtualization Driving Server Sales
By Ericka Chickowski | Posted 12-04-2009
As virtual machine density increases within the enterprise, more organizations will need to update their servers to handle the increased loads. So say the analysts at IDC and at Gartner. We examine the numbers from both, as well as figures from a recent survey of 290 IT decision makers conducted by Shavlik Technologies at VMworld.
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Henley, five others create blog against Mayor Dabbs
The website www.improvingbryant.com has been in operation for several monthsm but the people behind the scenes posting the information have been in the background — until now.
The Saline Courier has learned that Bryant Alderman Adrian Henley is one of six individuals involved with the gathering and posting of information on the site that focuses primarily on Bryant Mayor Jill Dabbs. The mission statement, as noted on the website, is put together by a group called "Citizens for a Better Bryant". It states: "We understand that most people have a very busy lifestyle and are not able to keep up with the day-to-day issues in their local government. That is why we have created this website. Our purpose is to shed some light on the current administration's policy's so voters can be more informed at the ballot box. It is our belief that the current administration's policies are not in the best interest of Bryant residents. That is why this group has endorsed, and sought for the 'petition for removal' of the current mayor. We believe this step should send a message to the current, and any future mayor, that they are elected to serve the citizens of Bryant and not themselves."
When questioned about the website, Henley said it was created as a means to collect funds for the effort to recall Dabbs. "We put the site together so that citizens would know where to find information about the recall effort and the issues."
Henley said that he is an elected official and, as such, could "be at the forefront," but feels the other members of the group should decide for themselves if they were comfortable making their names public.
"We have had personal attacks and comments on our website. We take them down," he said, noting this as the reason others may not be comfortable going public with their involvement with the site.
"Some are concerned about harassment at their workplace and comments about their family. We believe the message of the site is more important than the people involved," he said.
A message was sent to the other Bryant City Council members (Scott Curtis, Danny Steele, Mike Chandler, Chris Tipton, Rob Roedel, Brenda Miller and Steve Gladden) asking if any are involved with the site as well. As of press time, no responses have been received.
Citizens for a Better Bryant meets on a regular basis to consider content and what is posted to the website. Henley says no one in particular is responsible for writing the blog posts and the members decide as a group what ends up on the site. He also maintains that all the information posted on the site is available to residents through a Freedom of Information Act request to the city of Bryant.
Upon learning of Henley's involvement with improvingbryant.com, Dabbs said, "I believe the efforts to undermine my credibility, my administration and my ability to govern effectively as mayor of Bryant are the efforts of a vocal minority and do not reflect the wishes or desires of the majority of voters in Bryant. I encourage any resident or business owner who would like a one-on-one meeting with me to discuss any concerns pertaining to my leadership or the unfounded accusations that have been made against me by three of your aldermen (Danny Steele, Brenda Miller and Adrian Henley) since I took office in January 2011 to call my office and ask my assistant, Gayle Watson ( 501-847-5559), to put you on my calendar. I will also gladly meet with any group or organization to discuss these matters and others if requested. I would also like to encourage residents to contact these alderman and remind them you elected them to serve the needs of their ward, not to be an obstructionist to the mayor."
Dabbs went on to state she feels she was elected to make the necessary changes at the local government level to operate a more efficient city government. She ended her statement by saying, "It is my desire that we all work together for the best interest of our great city. It is time to stop looking back and move forward."
Dabbs encouraged residents to contact her via email at email@example.com.
Henley said he does not have a firm count on the number of signatures gathered thus far in the group's effort to recall Dabbs. He said the group is "quietly going about gathering the signatures and if the numbers are there, then we will see what happens."
He said and the ultimate goal of Citizens for a Better Bryant is to build a "good image for the city."


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mattmcb necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 143 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
SEE Simulation or SEEsim
Fast Forward Academy, LLC provides companies and individuals around the world with the tools to help them efficiently manage their professional education needs. The name Fast Forward Academy reflects the scope of our mission – helping students and professionals accomplish more in less time. To realize this goal we make every effort to provide the most useful and efficient exam prep material in the market place, all designed to help our students Learn Fast and Pass.
Our principal focus is to supply rapid training and streamlined continuing education to professionals in the fields of taxation, securities, and insurance.
Our materials help candidates for the IRS Enrolled Agent Exam, also known as the IRS Special Enrollment Exam prepare for and pass the exam. The new product, is targeted towards those who desire to know how they will do in a real testing environment. It is a simulated exam generator, that provides analytics and comprehensive performance measurement.
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Please visit this page to read more about the product, see screenshots, etc.
Our new product creates timed practice tests in a simulated exam environment and helps students know where they stand before sitting for the actual test. It will be called "SEE Simulation" or "SEEsim". We are looking for an image to help us brand this product on our web page and in our shopping cart. We are looking for a visual representation of this product to showcase throughout our website.
The winning logo will visually represent the essential elements of our exam simulator. It should demonstrate visually it's effectiveness in helping them conquer the exam. Please incorporate the general theme of our website into your design. The more Web 2.0 the better.
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LeAnn Rimes: Oklahoma Tornado Is Heartbreaking
LeAnn Rimes flashes a smile while heading to a Little League Baseball game on Monday (May 20) in Woodland Hills, Calif.
The 30-year-old country singer cheered on her husband Eddie Cibrian's six-year-old son Jake, who played in the game.
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That same day, LeAnn took to her Twitter account to offer her condolences to those affected by the tragic tornado that hit Oklahoma.
"The devastation in Oklahoma is heartbreaking," LeAnn said. "I hope everyone effected can find some kind of safety and peace tonight. #prayersforoklahoma."
10+ pictures inside of LeAnn Rimes supporting Jake at his baseball game…


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After hearing about the imminent release of Apple's next generation iPad, CNBC's Jim Cramer was unimpressed.
"This is a terrific incremental product, but I don't need one," he said. "I think it's great they have a new product. GE probably has some new products, too."
"This is an incremental positive in a stock that doesn't need an incremental positive. The stock needs more," he said. "I'm looking for new dividends, new buybacks, and new acquisitions — I'm looking for something that is not incremental. "


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The East Mills girls were held to five first-half points and turned the ball over 27 times in a 47-12 loss to Nishnabotna on Friday.
"Our effort was much better tonight, which is the first step," said East Mills coach Jeff Laughlin, whose team suffered a 73-22 loss the night before. "Our execution was not very good offensively and we struggled more against their pressure than we should have. Defensively, we did some good things, but we need to be in better position and rebounds much more aggressively."
The Wolverines (0-4) shot just 15.3 percent from the field (4-of-26) and were led in scoring by Shelby Sommerla with five points.
Underwood 73,
East Mills 22
Underwood outscored East Mills 37-12 in the first half of a 73-22 non-conference girls basketball victory on Thursday.
The Wolverines (0-3) were led by Devin Laughlin with seven points. Amanda Hatcher added five.
Riverside 59,
East Mills 26
The East Mills girls basketball team was held scoreless the first six minutes of a 59-26 non-conference loss to Riverside last Tuesday.
The Wolverines (0-2) struggled against the Bulldogs' full-court pressure, turning the ball over 32 times, and shooting 19.5 percent shooting from the field (9-of-46).
Despite the offensive woes, East Mills trailed by just 12 at the half and 19 after three quarters before the Bulldogs poured in 24 points in the final frame.
"We played very hard defensively until we wore down in the fourth quarter a little bit," said East Mills coach Jeff Laughlin. "We did a decent job of boxing out on rebounds, considering their considerable height advantage. Offensively, we need to do a better job of playing at our tempo, and being more patient until we get open looks."
Shelby Sommerla led the Wolverines with seven points and four steals. Devin Laughlin added six points.
Taylor Schoening led Riverside with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Jessica Joy and Anna Hildabrand each chipped in 11.
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taking a little walkThursday, August 21, 2008
This summer vacation will be one that is certainly remembered. And swimming in the rain. That is probably the best part. Did I mention it is still raining in these parts of Florida? Yes. Still raining.
I took a little walk this morning. Over to Grace's blog for her Summer Is series. And told of a few things that summer is to me. Besides my Saturday mornings. And walking barefoot. And now, swimming in the rain.
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I used to love walking in the rain, but swimming in the rain? That sounds like a wonderful sensation!ReplyDelete
You photographs are lovely. What camera do you use? I want a digital SLR so bad! ~DReplyDelete
You photographs are lovely. What camera do you use? I want a digital SLR so bad! ~DReplyDelete
have you found perler beads yet? my boys love creating with them. we all made projects this am.ReplyDelete
at least you're getting great family time!
I really enjoyed your summer is...I'm Savoring Summer as well. Before we know it school will be starting and the routines rolling.ReplyDelete
i love swimming in the rain.ReplyDelete
What part of FL do you live? Anywhere near Fort Lauderdale? I'm going to be in Fort L in January!!!ReplyDelete
I love that picture...ReplyDelete
Rain is nice but really, I hope you do get some great weather because, you know, that is why people go to Floriday...I must say though, I love the feet shot :)ReplyDelete
Hey, nice foot Leslie! Ugh, what can you do about those tropical storms. Swimming in the rain is pretty cool. Growing up we used to go to Hawaii every year and I have done my fair share of swimming in the rain too, such a cool feeling!ReplyDelete
Any day in Florida is great, even the rainy days!ReplyDelete
Miss the days as a kid playing in the rain with all the other kids:) Great fun.


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The Kensington Oval has been home to Pickwick CC since 1882, and originally a pasture on a plantation 600 yards from the coast, it has grown into one of the most impressive grounds in the Caribbean. The official capacity of the old ground was 15,000, although more were crammed in on occasions. In more recent times, the locals were often outnumbered by tourists (Barbados being a tourism centre) never more so than when England visited. The pitches at Bridgetown are generally fast and bouncy, but generally favour the batsmen.
The ground was closed down at the end of the 2004-05 season and demolished in order that a new stadium could be built at a cost of $135 million in time for the World Cup, with the capacity being raised from 12,500 to 28,000. It was also allocated the final. The process was fraught with problems and the completion date slipped almost by the week.
The venue is steeped in history. It hosted the first England touring side (1895), the first combined West Indies side (against MCC in 1910-11) and was the scene of West Indies' first Test in 1930. The reason for this is mainly geographical - Barbados is the easternmost island in the West Indies and so the first port of call for travellers from Europe. That first Test produced records aplenty, with Andrew Sandham's 325 the first Test triple hundred (in 1920 Tim Tarilton had hit the first triple century in West Indies on the ground).
The ground was demolished and rebuilt at the end of the 2004-05 season as part of a redevelopment effort ahead of the 2007 World Cup.
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Studio Gang Architects at The Art Institute of Chicago
Fans of architecture and/or the creative process will want to make time to visit Art Institute of Chicago for their exhibit that goes behind the scenes of Studio Gang Architects, the firm behind iconic modern structures around the world.
As a former handbag designer and avid DIYer, I am fascinated by the creative process. And while I'm used to seeing behind the scenes for small projects, it's another thing to see the process that goes into building a residential structure.
For those unfamiliar with Studio Gang, they are the folks behind the Aqua Tower, as well as other large scale projects around the world. The firm, headed by MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang, prides itself on designing structures that are organically inspired but still maintain a modern appearance. This exhibit helps show the long process involved in designing such structures, from renderings to models to finished product. From the Art Institute's website:
The exhibition, a custom-made installation designed by SGA in collaboration with curators from the museum's Department of Architecture and Design, echoes the firm's studio-like environment, allowing visitors to see material samples, full-scale project mock-ups, research materials, digital media, and films. Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects truly brings contemporary architecture to life, showing the full lifespan of the creative architectural process--how an idea becomes a building.
One takeaway from the exhibit that I'm tempted to recreate in my own home is the painted stump/bench (images 4 and 5). So modern! So organic! So easy to DIY!
Read more about the exhibit: Art Institute Chicago — Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects. If you're in Chicago, check out the exhibit before it closes on February 24, 2013.
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Our society has a bizarre habit of mislabeling things by color. The familiar case in point: white people are never white but always various tints of pink, peach, and yellow; black people are invariably not actually black but some shade of brown or tan. Less familiar case in point: white wines are really always somewhere in the yellows, and the grapes themselves range from green through yellow to pink. (Red wines are, at least, red, even if the grapes which give them birth are more aptly blue, black, and purple).
We do talk about the color of white wines, from the pale straw of a light-bodied sauvignon blanc to the amber of an elderly riesling. Anything not firmly lodged on the green-yellow to brown-yellow spectrum, though — including forays into pink — is considered a fault. Now, that judgment (like some other "wine fault" decrees) seems a bit arbitrary to me: would I really mind sipping a pinkish chenin blanc? (No, I would not). But "pinking," as it's called, is a problem, if for no other reason than consumers might have a hard time coming to grips with it. Gewürztraminer grapes are unquestionably (and beautifully) pink, but gewurztraminer isn't one of the grapes prone to pinking and, in any case, we're not talking about color derived from skin contact — those wines are "orange," not pink. Real pinking qua pinking can show up before bottling or suddenly after pouring and seems to be the result of exposing a reductively-made wine to oxygen.
A group of chemists from Portugal have done a convincing job of demonstrating that — at least in the Siria grapes they tested — pinking is caused by…anthocyanins. Yes, the very same pigmented molecules that make red wines red. But, what are anthocyanins doing in white wine?
In some sense, they were there all along. All grapes have the genetic machinery to be red. White varieties are mutations, the result of genetic changes in the genes responsible for the production of red anthocyanin pigments in grape skins. The same mutations seem to exist in all white grape varieties, which suggests that they probably all descended from a common ancestor.
Anthocyanins would seem the obvious culprit for pinking, even if it does seem odd to think of them being found in whites — that genetics of grape color research isn't especially new. One of the classic wine science textbooks, Ribéreau-Gayon and company's Handbook of Enology, says that pinking is caused by unknown compounds that can't be anthocyanins because they don't respond to sulfur dioxide and pH in the expected ways. That book was published in 2006, though, and folks like James Kennedy at Fresno State University and Jim Harbertson at Washington State University (along with a good many other researchers) have, since then, made a fair bit of headway into figuring out how anthocyanins react with each other and other wine components. (It remains a terribly complex and incompletely understood topic.) This team of Portuguese researchers could still observe that the pinking-related anthocyanins they observed didn't act exactly like "normal" anthocyanins because they polymerize over time in the wine, which makes them more resistant to the color-bleaching effect of sulfur dioxide. Suffice it to say that they go through some complicated chemical acrobatics to show that the molecules they isolate from their pink Sirias are indeed anthocyanins.
The researchers responsible for this study speculate that Siria, the rather obscure Portuguese white grape variety with a persistent pinking problem that they chose to examine, may have regained the ability to manufacture some anthocyanins. Not enough to make the grapes overtly pink in the vineyard, but enough to belie their presence after at least some kinds of winemaking operations. (Anthocyanins are unstable molecules susceptible to changing in the presence of oxygen and other molecules.) Though they haven't substantiated that speculation with molecular analyses, it's not out of the question that additional mutations in those anthocyanin-producing genes might restore some of their functionality or cause them to be transcribed under specific circumstances.
If you're not a winemaker with pink problems, why is this research interesting? It's a good reminder that white grapes aren't necessarily simpler than red ones, as it's so easy to imagine, and that we're still learning a lot about the very complicated pigments that make wine color happen. But it also makes me stop and think about how flexible plants really are. We can select for and preserve features we want through careful clonal selection of the most highly desirable plants, but vines are still going to change and mutate and do new (or redo old) things on the sidelines.


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The Scotsman Rugby Show, brought to you in association with Ginger Grouse, looks back on Scotland's opening weekend of Heineken Cup action with views from the Edinburgh and Glasgow camps.
Reporter David Ferguson was in Toulon with Glasgow and provides an insight into the unique atmosphere of the Stade Mayol when reigning Heineken Cup champions Toulon are at home, and what Glasgow skipper Al Kellock admitted had got to his team. Watch the video and witness the pre-match hype, from the teams' entrance through the crowds to the passionate Toulonnais screaming their support.
Edinburgh's new assistant coach Omar Mouneimne also gives his verdict on his side's surprise victory over Munster at Murrayfield, only the team's second win of the season, and how he believes that it marked the turning of a corner by the Scots under new management.
We also pack in some great tries scored in club rugby over the past fortnight across a host of grounds, and still keep the show to a coffee-break seven minutes.
We will be back in a fortnight with more club rugby, including action from the British and Irish Cup and interviews. We will have Heineken Cup reflections from Edinburgh and Glasgow players, catch up with the Scotland management ahead of the autumn Test matches with Japan, South Africa and Australia and re-launch our popular 'quick questions' with international legends.
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SANTA ROSA BEACH -- The South Walton Seahawks rolled up almost 500 yards to post a 45-38 win over the Chipley Tigers in a District 3-1A varsity football contest.
"We just played our hearts out," said South Walton Coach Phil Tisa. "We wanted it."
The Seahawks got the job done on the ground and through the air.
Junior quarterback Jonathon Ortner completed 25 of 41 passes for 323 yards and five touchdowns. Alex Smith had two touchdown catches, one for 19 yards and the other 2. Zach Reese had a 20-yard touchdown reception as well as rushing for 76 yards and a 1-yard plunge for a TD. Chandler Parrett had a 9-yard catch for a touchdown and Sage Roberts caught a pass for a 26-yard score.
Not only did Ortner get it done through the air but also on the ground. He carried the ball nine times for 62 yards. Harrison Schaffer rushed seven times for 29 yards and a 1-yard score.
A big difference in the game was turnovers. South Walton knocked the ball loose three times with Zack Armer, Wesley Miller and Nick Harris each making recoveries.
"The turnovers were huge," Tisa said.
"We just played with intensity all night long."
Tisa added that earlier on Friday that he talked with the team about being winners and what it takes to win � "and we did it," he said.
The Seahawks got on the scoreboard first at the start of the second quarter. South Walton capped off a 70-yard drive with a 1-yard plunge by Schaffer. Austin Garofalo kicked in the point after.
With 8 minutes left in the first half, Chipley got the ball and scored in two plays. Kobe McCrary, who had 176 yards on the night, broke lose for a 57-yard scamper to the end zone. Darren Stewart ran in the 2-point conversion for an 8-7 game.
South Walton failed to make a first and had to punt.
Chipley again struck quickly on a 71-yard dash by Stewart. Stewart rushed 19 times in the game for 208 yards. The 2-point conversion was good and the Tigers were up 16-7.
South Walton answered with a one-minute drive. Ortner completed a 16-yard pass to Smith, then a 24-yarder to Roberts. Reese picked up 23 on the ground and then carried it in on the next play from 1-yard out. The kick after was good for a 16-14 game.
Again Chipley broke a big play with Zack Campbell scoring on a 61-yard run. Tyrome Sharpe was good for the 2-point conversion.
Right before the half, the Seahawks put together an 11-play drive with Ortner connecting with Reese on a 20-yard completion for the score. The two-point try failed for a 24-20 game at the half.
At the start of the third, the Seahawks knocked the ball loose on the third play with Miller making the recovery at midfield.
The Seahawks took it down the field with Ortner completing four passes on the drive with the last going to Smith in the middle of the goal line for a 19-yard score. The kick after was blocked by Chipley's JJ Holmes.
Chipley answered with a long drive of its own. Campbell scored on a 8-yard run around the left end. McCrary ran in the2-point conversion for a 32-26 lead.
At the start of the fourth, the Seahawks took the lead with a quick drive. Ortner completed three passes with the final going to Parrett in the end zone on a 9-yard completion.
Chipley got the ball and lost control on a reverse play with Harris picking it up for the Seahawks.
South Walton scored in three plays with Ortner connecting with Roberts on a 26-yard strike for the score. Garofalo was good on the kick for a tie game at 38-38.
With 5:51 left in the game, South Walton gained control once more and marched down the field in 12 plays for the score. Ortner connected with Smith in the end zone for a 2-yard TD reception. The kick after hit the upright for a 45-38 game.
"I can't explain the emotion right now," Tisa said as he walked off the field. "This is a huge win for this program. I love those kids."
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KINGSTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 10, 2013) - Children and youth with disabilities in Bangladesh will have better access to education, health, employment, and community activities thanks to a partnership between the Harper Government and Queen's University. Today, Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, announced support for the Access to Health and Education for all Children and Youth with Disabilities (AHEAD) project.
"The Harper Government is committed to increasing the quality of life of children and youth as an international assistance priority. Through this partnership with Queen's University, Canadians can take pride in the progress being made to help ensure the rights of persons with disabilities, especially children and youth," said MP Brown. "By tapping into the expertise of Queen's University, Canada will help Bangladesh provide assistance and support for persons with disabilities, with a special focus on children and youth."
This investment will help Queen's University improve the skills of rehabilitation workers and teachers to integrate children with disabilities into their communities and classrooms in Bangladesh. The project will aim to increase access to health, education, and protection services for as many as 13,000 children and youth, particularly girls, with disabilities in Bangladesh.
"We are extremely grateful to the Government of Canada for making the AHEAD project possible for the International Centre for the Advancement of Community Based Rehabilitation (ICACBR) at Queen's University," said Dr. Richard Reznick, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University. "ICACBR has a 20-year record of service to some 18 nations with some of the most vulnerable populations on the planet. None of this would be possible without visionary organizations like CIDA."
The project will be funded through CIDA's Partners for Development Program.
Economic Action Plan 2013 affirms Canada's commitment to international development investments such as improving the health and education of children and youth in developing countries. The new Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development will maintain the mandate of poverty alleviation. The amalgamation will help achieve greater efficiency, accountability, and focus to continue to improve the lives of people in need around the world.
For more information, please visit CIDA's University Partners page.
CIDA's Partners for Development Program aims to leverage the development expertise and initiative of Canadians by funding the most meritorious proposals put forward by Canadian organizations to deliver development results on the ground. Following a 2011 call for proposals, Canada is partnering with Canadian universities to implement targeted development projects around the world for up to five years.
These selected Canadian universities will work with institutions and organizations in developing countries to ensure that the results will directly benefit people in need. Their projects will stimulate sustainable economic growth, secure the future of children and youth, increase food security, and improve the health of mothers, newborns and children.
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Local Partners: Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Bangladesh Health Professions Institute
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US Navy marks upcoming debut of 6th USS Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Navy is holding a ceremony Friday to mark the upcoming launch of the sixth warship named for the city of Detroit.
The USS Detroit is under construction at the Lockheed Martin Marinette Shipyard in Marinette, Wis., and will be launched and christened this summer. The Littoral Combat Ship is set to join the fleet in 2016.
The ship's official crest is being unveiled at 2 p.m. at Port Detroit. Participants include Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority chief John Jamian, County Executive Robert Ficano, Deputy Mayor Ike McKinnon and Barbara Levin, wife of U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin.
The British built the first USS Detroit at Malden, Canada, in 1813. The U.S. Navy captured the 12-gun vessel in the Battle of Lake Erie that year.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Former Harvard women's hockey great Angela Ruggiero '02-04 will be inducted into the National Italian Sports Hall of Fame (NASHF), the organization announced. The ceremony will take place Oct. 22 in Chicago and will be celebrating the 33rd induction class in the history of the organization.
Ruggiero is one of five honorees, and the only female, to be inducted in this year's ceremony. She joins former Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi, Michigan State men's basketball coach Tom Izzo, former baseball player/manager Ken Aspromonte and for baseball star Bob Aspromonte on the list of this year's inductees.
Ranked sixth in Harvard team history in points, Ruggiero was one of the most decorated skaters to come through Cambridge. She helped the Crimson to a national championship in 1999 and became Harvard's fourth Patty Kazmaier Award recipient when she took home the prestigious award as a senior. She has represented the United States in every Olympic Games that has hosted women's ice hockey, helping Team USA to a gold medal in 1998, silvers in 2002 and 2010 and a bronze in 2006. She has also led the United States to three world championships .
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Wondering how to fund the Loyola MBA? Check out this article on finding financial aid from our Marketing Communications Office:
Most graduate business students look to their employers to help cover their tuition, an approach which has become challenging in recent years as many companies have reduced education benefits or added more strict conditions for tuition reimbursement. Still eager to advance their educations and careers but unable to meet all the upfront costs with their own savings or current incomes, a growing number of graduate business students are exploring their financial aid options.
At Loyola, a financial aid counselor dedicated to working with graduate students helps MBA and MSF candidates develop a plan that meets their needs and keeps them on track to complete their degrees. While a small number of merit and need-based grants are available in the Executive MBA and MBA Fellows programs for women, minority students, small-business owners, and students who are working in non-profit organizations, the best fit for most students continues to be federal, unsubsidized Stafford student loans.
"There's a great misconception among most students that they make too much money to qualify for any sort of student loan," says Danielle Ballantyne, assistant director of graduate admission and financial aid. "But there's no income ceiling on an unsubsidized federal student loan."
Unsubsidized federal loans offer a fixed rate of 6.8% to all students enrolled at least half-time: six credits each in the fall and spring, three credits in the summer. By comparison, the average credit card interest rate is nearly 15%. No credit check is needed for these loans; the only factors that prevent eligibility are lack of U.S. citizenship, a previous default on a federal loan, or a conviction on a drug-related charge.
The website www.studentloans.gov has a great calculator for estimating monthly payments and determining how a loan might affect a student's budget. The maximum loan amount per academic year is $20,500, but students can also apply for Federal Graduate PLUS loans to obtain additional funds (a credit check is a requirement for PLUS loans). Interest accrues while students are enrolled, but repayment may be deferred until the completion of the program so long as a student remains enrolled at least half time. The typical repayment period is 10 years following the completion of a program.
"I knew I would receive partial reimbursement from my employer, but only after I first paid and then passed each course," Pamela Jarrar, MBA Fellows '13, a lead medical technologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine. "It was extremely overwhelming to look at the entire amount. The Loyola staff and friends suggested looking into a federal student loan. The online process for the FAFSA was quite simple and easy and all my information was sent directly to Loyola. I had my student loan within two weeks and was able to relax until school started."
Ballantyne also counsels students on how to time their loans to coincide with their employers' reimbursements and Loyola's due dates.
"Our goal is to keep students from taking on too much debt up front," she says.
In addition to the large number of students who receive unsubsidized loans, some students qualify for subsidized loans in which interest doesn't accrue until after a student leaves school. While these loans are need-based, students shouldn't rule them out automatically, as the eligibility is based on total cost of attendance, which includes tuition, registration fees, standard allowance for books and living expenses.
"The student loans help tremendously in the lightening of the burden of the MBA program," says Cristina Mulcahy, MBA Fellows '13, sales manager for McCormick & Co. "I felt that after carefully reviewing the costs for the next few years and lining up the assistance that I was receiving, it made the program very manageable for me."
Wondering how to get started? Visit www.loyola.edu/financialaid to learn more. The aid application itself takes only about 30 minutes to complete. And of course, don't be afraid to ask Ballantyne for some one-on-one guidance.
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I found it sitting outside of a rundown store, it being the most modern thing in the place. It did not appear to take coins, instead you had to feed it a phone card available at local stores, including the one it was sitting in front of (imagine that!).
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2010 Nissan Murano: Used Car Review
The 2010 Nissan Murano displays the styling, interior workmanship and power that place it in a league above rivals such as the Mazda CX-7 or Toyota Highlander. In fact, many owners consider the Murano to be on par with such high-end crossovers as the Acura RDX and Lexus RX350. The Murano's roomy cabin is more than adequate for four adults, though the rear cargo bay is somewhat small and the upward bent of the rear quarter windows creates a rather noticeable blind spot.
The Murano's sleek styling and powerful V6 engine are two of its strongest selling points, along with its available all-wheel drive and long list of decadent luxury features. Sporty handling is another of the Murano's strengths and it doesn't come at the expense of a smooth, comfortable ride. Nissan's continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) performs flawlessly and is one of the best CVTs on the market.
What We Like
Strong V6 engine; luxurious interior in LE trim; smooth operating CVT; contemporary styling; smooth ride
What We Don't
Not terribly fuel efficient; no third-row seat option; 18- and 20-inch tires expensive to replace; no manual shift mode on the CVT; rear blind spot
Fuel Economy & Engine Specs
The 2010 Nissan Murano is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine producing 265 horsepower and 248 lb-ft of torque. There is only one transmission choice, a CVT. Fuel economy for the front-wheel-drive Murano is rated by the Environmental Protection Agency at 18 miles per gallon city/23 mpg hwy; the all-wheel-drive version attains the same 18 mpg city/23 mpg hwy rating.
Standard Features & Options
The Murano is available in three trim levels -- S, SL and LE. Although the S trim is the entry-level model, it is by no means Spartan.
Standard equipment for the Murano S includes Intelligent Key keyless entry with push-button start, an AM/FM stereo with 6-disc CD changer and auxiliary input jack, tilt/telescopic steering column, 18-in wheels, dual-zone automatic climate control and power operations of the windows, mirrors and door locks. Standard safety features include Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) with traction control, Brake Assist and front side and side curtain airbags.
The SL adds an 8-way power driver's seat, roof rails, security system, power return rear seat backs, leather-wrapped steering wheel with illuminated audio controls and fog lights.
The luxurious LE brings 20-in wheels, a power lift gate, heated outside mirrors, leather seating, power tilt/telescopic steering wheel, dual panel sunroof, heated front seats, a power passenger seat, push-button start and keyless entry, rain-sensing wipers, HID headlights, power lumbar support for the driver's seat and a 9-speaker Bose audio system with dual subwoofers, iPod interface and Bluetooth connectivity.
Options for the Murano include all-wheel drive, a hard-drive-based voice-activated navigation system, rearview camera and rear-seat entertainment system. Many of the LE standard features are optional on the SL trim, including Bose audio, HID headlights, rain-sensing wipers and a power lift gate.
As the 2010 Nissan Murano holds better than average resale values, you may have to do some bargaining to get a good deal on a nice, low-mileage model. You can likely get a lower-mileage or better-optioned Mazda CX-7 or Ford Edge for the same money. To get an idea of the Murano's price range, we suggest using the used-car values at KBB.com. You can also search the AutoTrader Classifieds to see which models are for sale in your area.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) lists no recalls for the 2010 Nissan Murano.
Recall repairs are required by law even if the vehicle is out of warranty. Your dealer can check to see if the repairs were performed and, if not, will fix the car at no charge to you.
Safety Ratings & Warranties
The Murano boasts good scores in NHTSA crash tests, earning four out of five stars in the front end and roof strength crash tests, and five stars in the side impact test. The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety also gives the Murano its highest ratings in the offset front end and side impact crash tests but only a moderate rating in the roof strength test.
The 2010 Murano entered service backed by a 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty and a 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty. Also, Nissan extended the warranty for the CVT to 10 years/120,000 miles. If you purchase your Murano through Nissan's certified pre-owned (CPO) program, the vehicle not only goes through an extensive 150-point check, it comes with an extended factory warranty of seven years/100,000 miles from the original date the vehicle entered service. Other advantages of the program include a free CARFAX report, 24-hour roadside assistance, rental car reimbursement and towing benefit and a 3-month free trial subscription to SiriusXM Satellite radio. To qualify for the Nissan CPO program, vehicles typically are no older than five years and must have less than 60,000 miles.
Other Cars to Consider
Mazda CX-7 -- The CX-7 has the same sporty attitude as the Murano but offers a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. The CX-7 costs less but doesn't offer as many luxury features or hold its value as well.
Ford Edge -- The Edge offers the same horsepower and fuel economy as the Murano, as well as many of the same high-end features. But the Edge's styling isn't as slick, its interior isn't as nice and its resale values are far from great.
Toyota Highlander -- The Highlander can be equipped with a 4- or 6-cylinder engine, offers a hybrid model and comes with a third-row seat. Though not as sporty or luxurious as the Murano, the Highlander offers better resale and fuel economy figures.
AutoTrader's Advice
We think most people will be happy with the front-wheel-drive SL trim. Many of these models had additional options added to them, such as leather seats and the Bose audio system. We also think the smaller 18-in tire/wheel combo creates less noise and a smoother ride.


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On 09-20-2013 Detectives from the Yakima County Sheriff's Office assisted by the Violent Crimes Task force and Yakima Police Detectives simultaneously served two search warrants on the home and business of a 38 year old female employed in the Yakima area as a licensed private investigator. Yakima Sheriff's detectives had been receiving information that the private investigator had been tampering with and intimidating witnesses and victims of local crimes including homicides and serious assault cases.
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The private investigator was booked into the Yakima County jail on 09-20-2013 for multiple felony charges. She is currently being held on two million dollars bail.


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Do you guys prefer a pod xt or a mic ed amp for recording guitar? i personally find the pod xt much easier,,,, i have used a ****************ty mic to mic my amp and it sounded almost identical to a clean sound i can get out of my pod,,, so basicly i prefer the Pod XT.... but i hear that micing a good amp is the best way to go for good recordings, what do you guys think?
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If you have a good player, good sounding guitar and amp, you most of the time get a decent guitar recording. I have a pod 2.0 and rarely use it for recording, i always mic up an amp. You just got to work with mic positioning and first the sound from the amp. I've gotten really good results micing up my peavey classic 30 with a studio projects B1 through a studio projects vtb1 mic pre. This is all inexspensive equipment and i've gotten good sounds from this setup. I think a good sounding tube amp will always sound better than a amp simulator, there getting close but not there yet. If your not getting a good sound from your amp then it won't record well. **************** in = **************** out.
I use the POD XT as well. It's just easier for my needs. I suppose as I get more 'sophisticated' from a guitar standpoint, I would look into micing an amp - but that means I would need to buy a better amp and the right mic, make sure I had a proper recording space, futz around finding the right mic placement, etc.. It's nice being able to 'dial in' various simulated amps for different sounds!
Remember the key formula:
SimulatedSound = SoundBeingSimulated - EffectOfSimulation
Some say the EffectOfSimulation is pretty small, some say it's unacceptably large - ony you can judge for your needs. I'm relatively unsophisticated so my XT sounds pretty good to me (plus, to be frank, guitar is NOT the mainstay in my mixes - it plays a support role so it's probably not quite as important).Jeff
More about me and my music: JeffOestreichMusic.com
I've been using my PODxt as well. For several reasons. For one, it's a lot more convenient than mic'ing my cabinet. I've been getting tones that I think are killer. I also record in a 9'x12' room, so I have to play REALLY loud in order to drown out the string noise.
Having said that, if I had the luxury, I would love to record my amps, because I have 4 KILLER heads that are dying to be recorded. Still, three of them get live use, so it's not SUCH as waste.......
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Yup... I've seen this kinda debate before... I think this is the bottom line: A Pod cannot reproduce the sound of a guitar amp EXACTLY. If you put an excellent mic up to a beautiful warm VOX amp, you won't get the same sound out of a POD. That being said, a POD is cheaper and does a LOT of cool stuff. Does it sound bad? Of course not! The newer models keep getting better and better and can make some excellent sounds. People who stick to miking amps shouldn't shun all people who use PODs, and people with PODs shouldn't try to convince themselves, and everyone else, that it is the exact same thing as a real amp.www.brightsideband.com
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Some of my recording projects:
it just depends on the situation....
for most of my main tracks, I'll use one of my tube amps. I use my Podxt a lot also though. It's really easy to get good to great sounds out of. And the option of
sounds is amazing. I liked my 2.0, but I love the XT. so much better.
I'm glad I have the option to use both.
Life is short play a great amp.
The Pod 2.0 sure beats my 15watt gorilla amp.
It's a financial question, as I see it. I mean for 250 bucks you can get a pod 2.0. Can you get an amp and mic for $250 that will give you as good a sound. Probably. Will it also include some nice digital fx, the ability to record in silence, the ability to save patches, and a wide variety of tones? No. But if you just need one great sounding tone, get an amp.Homebrew CD reviews at LoveLaborMusic.com
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I downloaded sound samples of the Pod xt and my sides are
still hurting from laughing so hard. I just can't believe that
anyone would pay good money for something that sounds
so horrible. But I'll give you guys the benifit of the doubt and
assume that it's just because it has crappy presets like every
other piece of gear. So show me some links to good sounds
made with a Pod.
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I use a miccombo for recording. Had a pod when they came out and it was a cool toy but it did not track well past getting ideas. I sold it. PeterStupidity in of itself is a fine art.
I downloaded sound samples of the Pod xt and my sides are
still hurting from laughing so hard. I just can't believe that
anyone would pay good money for something that sounds
so horrible.
The only real way to find out if the Pod (or any such device) would work for you would be to try it out. Who knows, maybe the guitar, or the settings, or even the style on the online samples contributed more to your reaction than the Pod itself. You may well be able to dial in an acceptable sound with your guitar yourself.
I don't know of any tracks or sounds in particular, but I think the fact that purists such as Lenny Kravitz and The Offspring have used Amp Farm (basically a plugin version of the older Pod) on their albums when they could obviously use whatever they want says something for it. We've all probably heard it used a lot more than we realize...
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I think the POD is way too expensive for what it does and it costs as much as a decent tube amp, like the Peavey Classic 30 for example.
I have the old POD and it gathers dust as I use a basic amp/mic setup and direct x / outboard effects while recording guitar, so for me it was a huge waste of time and the sounds were never 100% there.========================
You say that Lenny Kravits and The Offspring use Pods for
their sound? That pretty much reinforces my statement that
Pods sound horrible.
I'd rather and usually do mic an amp, but I do use a Pod sometimes (and a Pod 2.0 at that). I mean I use it for keeper tracks, not just for jotting ideas.
All the modelers I've heard sound much much better when the rest of the signal chain is very good. There are ways to make something like the Pod sound a lot better... running a Pod into a Mackie or an Audiobuddy really isn't one of them. Once you start running a Pod through things like an RNP, Grace or something even better than that, you'll start having a different opinion of its usefulness.
Originally posted by ocnor
I downloaded sound samples of the Pod xt and my sides are
still hurting from laughing so hard. I just can't believe that
anyone would pay good money for something that sounds
so horrible. But I'll give you guys the benifit of the doubt and
assume that it's just because it has crappy presets like every
other piece of gear. So show me some links to good sounds
made with a Pod.
LOL - wow - I will bow to the majesty of your better-than-the-rest-of-us comment!Jeff
More about me and my music: JeffOestreichMusic.com
I think it just boils down to what end result you're trying to achieve. I tried a POD for a week or so but didn't like its sound compared to micing an amp, so I got rid of the POD. On the other hand, I'm not trying to produce music that would fit into the "modern rock" vein (Lenny Kravitz and The Offspring, to use Duardo's example). I also do not digitally correct out of tune vocals or loosely played drum beats.


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