text:
In many ways, 2013 was a year to forget, with a shutdown of government, scandals aplenty, budget cuts and furloughs, a botched rollout of the Healthcare.gov website and the tragic deaths of several federal employees at the hands of a shooter at the Washington Navy Yard. But before we put the year behind us, let's take one last look at the big federal stories of the year.
7. IRS Snooping Scandal
In early May, the IRS quietly dropped a bombshell, when it apologized to Tea Party groups for subjecting their applications for nonprofit tax status to increased scrutiny, an action detailed in an inspector general's report days later. That quickly cost the acting IRS commissioner his job, and led to a series of congressional probes. Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the scandal, retired in September, and John Koskinen was brought in to rebuild the troubled agency.
6. Sequestration and Furloughs
When it comes to the federal budget process, this year could be characterized as the one where the unthinkable actually happened. It started with the dreaded sequester actually going into effect, when Congress couldn't agree on a plan to avert tens of billions of dollars in across-the-board budget cuts. As a result, agencies across government implemented employee furloughs. While the furloughs turned out to be less devastating than initially feared, they struck yet another blow to morale. And the long-term consequences of the sweeping budget cuts remained largely unknown.
5. An Actual Budget Deal
After years of partisan wrangling over federal spending, lawmakers managed to come together in December and craft an actual budget deal that passed both houses of Congress. The deal provided $63 billion in sequester relief, split evenly between defense and non-defense programs. And it did so while sparing current federal employees from further cuts in pay and benefits (although it increased the amount new employees will have to contribute to their pensions). Of course, the agreement set the stage for yet another debate about increasing the debt limit.
4. The Snowden Files
In June, an anonymous leaker who quickly outed himself as Edward Snowden, a National Security Agency contractor, unleashed a worldwide firestorm when he revealed highly classified information about the agency's surveillance programs. With more and more details trickling out over the summer and fall, observes quickly took up sides in labeling Snowden everything from a traitor to a hero. The ongoing story raised myriad questions, including several about the government's security clearance process. In the end, while some former NSA employees praised Snowden's actions, many at the agency were left feeling beaten down by the whole affair.
3. Navy Yard Attack
In mid-September, tragedy once again struck a federal facility, with a mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. That such an attack could take place at a military installation stunned both civilians and uniformed service members, and other federal buildings were quickly locked down in the aftermath. The incident swiftly led to a wide-ranging review of military base security, and President Obama ordered an investigation into security clearance procedures for both federal employees and contractors. Meanwhile, members of Congress pondered new ways to beef up security at federal buildings across the country.
2. Healthcare.gov Disaster
The most eagerly anticipated federal project of the year arrived on Oct. 1, and it turned out to be a major bust. When Healthcare.gov made its debut in connection with the rollout of Obamacare, glitches abounded -- so much so that less than 1 percent of users were able to actually enroll in a health care plan during its first week online. Chief White House fixer Jeffrey Zients was brought in to rescue the development effort, while Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urged lawmakers to hold her accountable for the mess. It took until the end of December before the number of registrants enrolled through Healthcare.gov finally cleared the 1 million mark. About the only silver lining to the whole situation? It sparked a national discussion about such arcane issues as federal procurement regulations.
1.The Shutdown
Since 1995, politicians have flirted with fiscal disaster time and time again, but managed to avoid a shutdown of government. That ended Oct. 1, when the clock ran out on efforts to secure even short-term fiscal 2014 funding for federal agencies, and much of government ground to a halt. The morale-sapping mess only deepened over the next few weeks, as the Defense Department found a way to bring back many of its civilians while President Obama and Democrats on Capitol Hill refused to budge on demands to tie funding for agencies to changes in the Affordable Care Act. In the end, it all ended with a whimper. And furloughed employees at least got back pay – and a 1 percent raise in 2014 -- out of the deal.


text:
Search Term
Advanced Search
0 Items (Empty)
> Bestselling Personalized Beer Steins
Our best selling engraveable beer steins and mugs. Get yours personalized today.
552 - On Stranger Tides Tankard
A hugely popular tankard as seen in Pirates of the Carribbean "On Stranger Tides"

 1 Pint beaded tankard, All handmade from pewter by skilled craftsmen, individually touchmarked.

Gravity cast out of antique bronze molds and individually hand turned on a lathe before being polished. The perfect gift for anyone wanting a different way to enjoy their beverage.
2130 - Maxim Beer Mug
My favorite of all our mugs. 23 oz. Maxim mug! Featuring a durable, heavy base and hefty handle. Made in USA
4138 - Wedding Beer Stein
Features a scene of newlyweds leaving the church with flower children nearby and a horse-drawn carriage waiting for them. Pewter lid. Made in Germany
5360 - German Beer Mug 22 oz
German style beer mug 22 oz. Made in USA
6690 - Optik Stein
Glass beer stein with unique optical feature. The outside is smooth but the inside has panels and gives a unique look to the stein
65511 - Birthday Beer Stein
Features a pewter medallion with the German phrase "Herzlichen Gluckwunsch" and "Zum Geburtstag" which translate to "Happy Birthday" in German. Made in Germany
65620 - Hops & Malt Beer Stein
Features a beer theme decoration with all the tools needed to brew beer including hops, malt and wheat. Has text "Hopfen und Malz Gott erhalt's" which translates to Hops and Malt, God's gifts. Pewter lid. Made in Germany
708067 - Oktoberfest Krug
Official Authentic German Oktoberfest Krug that you can order as-is or with custom logo or engraving. The Krug has the traditional dimple pattern and on the front there is a flat area that can be engraved. Krug does have a handle that is on the back side not shown.
6106S - Starbottom Beer Stein
This glass stein with pewter conical lid is perfect for personalization
EP012 - 18th Birthday Tankard
Turning 18 is a landmark occasion in everybodys young life, and as such deserves a special gift that will stand the test of time.
This pint tankard couples an understated yet attractive straight body with a specially designed and produced key shaped commemorative 18th birthday handle.
EP020 - Old London Tankard
This outstanding one pint pewter tankard boasts an Old London style body which tapers in to be narrow at the top, and combines beautifully with the horizontal line detailing to give an elegant and traditional overall feel.

This retro styling is then completed by the curved Georgian style handle, making this an all-round beautiful item.
6800 Burnet Road Suite 2 Austin, Texas 78757 United States
© 2018 Steins.com. All rights reserved worldwide.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Center Darren Helm agrees to stay with Red WingsNHL.com @NHL
DETROIT (AP) - Darren Helm has agreed to a four-year deal to remain with the Detroit Red Wings.
General manager Ken Holland announced the contract Tuesday.
Helm, a 25-year-old center, had nine goals and 17 assists in 68 games last season. He had surgery on a tendon in his right arm after he was hurt in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series against Nashville. The Red Wings lost in five games.
Helm was drafted in the fifth round by Detroit in 2005. He had a career-high 12 goals and 32 points in 2010-11.
He has 16 points in 65 career postseason games.


text:
Save up to 75% on Southampton Cruises!
First-Time Visitors Click Here
Are you looking for a cruise to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Norway or North America that visits or departs from Southampton?
You've come to the right site! Since our opening in 1984, Vacations To Go has helped more than seven million travelers save hundreds of millions of dollars on ocean-going cruises worldwide.
Southampton is the largest of six ports that serve London. Travel time between London and the pier is approximately 1.5 hours by train. Cruises depart Southampton year-round.
Vacations To Go offers the world's lowest price on every Southampton cruise. To scan for early-bird discounts or last-minute markdowns, use our Find A Bargain search tool.
When you've found the perfect vacation, call us toll-free at 800-338-4962 for a free quote or reservation. We look forward to helping you!
Chairman & CEO


text:
Hot Tub Spas
Heatwave Infrared Saunas
1 Person
2 Person
3 Person
Sauna Resources
Grills & Accessories
Grill Islands
Pergola Kits
Patio Umbrellas
Here at Royal Swimming Pools, we specialize in selling swimming pool kits to DIY homeowners like yourself. The 18' x 36' Rectangle Auto Cover Pool Kit with 42" Steel Walls comes complete with easy-to-read instructions and free chat, email, and toll-free technical support from trained professionals. Building a swimming pool kit doesn't have to be intimidating. With the proper research and planning, we can help make your swimming pool dream become a reality in just a few short weeks. Feel free to customize any of the listed pool kit options and contact us before or after your pool kit purchase with any questions you may have.
If you are looking for a little more information about how to install an inground pool kit, feel free to check out the resource links below!
|Rectangle pool shown with straight steps


text:
So you're interested in Notable? Sweet.
Notable is a quick way to give detailed design feedback on interface screens.
Capture Anything Anytime In Your Design Process
Notable is the most comprehensive application in giving and receiving feedback. You can upload sketch images, export mockups from Photoshop, grab a live site and so much more.
Browser Plugins
Grabbing a page behind a login? There's a plugin for that! Available for Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Internet Explorer.
URL Capture & Bookmarklet
Copy and paste a URL into Notable, or hit the bookmarklet and that page will be captured right away.
Bulk Image Upload
Have a few mockups in the works? Use the bulk image uploader to start getting feedback from teammates.
Mac Application
Take a screenshot on your Mac and have it sent directly to Notable quickly and easily.
Windows Application
On a Windows computer? Use our application to take a screenshot of your work that'll be sent straight to Notable.
Have a multi-page PDF? We've got you covered! Just upload the document and we'll extract each page for feedback.
PowerPoint Docs
We can parse slide decks, too! Just upload the PowerPoint doc and we'll create a post for each slide.
iOS App
Working on an iOS app? Use the Notable app to upload screenshots straight to your account.
No Software Required
With Notable, everything's web-based and stored in the cloud. That means you don't have to worry about being at your computer to give feedback. Log in from anywhere and give your feedback while you're on the go.
Adding notes is simple and visually accurate. Just draw a box around the area you want to comment on, type in your feedback and save. Repeat as many times as you'd like.
Notable is web-based so you can add notes from anywhere. You don't need any technical expertise and you don't have to install anything. Just log in to Notable from any computer to contribute your feedback.
Share Your Notes With Ease
Ask others for a response on your idea. It's super easy! Once you get feedback, it'll be easy to iterate and make your product better!
Iterate On Ideas & Get More Detailed Feedback
Ask others for a response on your idea. It's simple. With Notable, there's no guessing what people are talking about because it's right there on your screenshot!
You can create new versions of a post. All you have to do is hit "Add Version," upload an image or choose an existing post and then hit "Publish." Your team will be able to add notes to the new screen, and they can quickly go back and see what changes you've made with ease.
Capture a new screenshot or upload a mockup you're working on.
Gain insights about the design from the feedback your team provides.
Update your design, whether it's in Photoshop or code.
Add your new design to Notable as a new version to keep everything organized.
I won't explain how valuable a tool like this could be as anyone who is in the design/development business will no doubt see that right off, on their own.
Love it! Making life easier already! Notable has increased our design/dev team's productivity!!! Thanks for an awesome app! Love it! Making life easier already! Notable has increased our design/dev team's productivity!!! Thanks for an awesome app!
Candy Box Marketing
Collaborate Easily with Your Entire Team
Store all of your posts in a central location and control who gets to see what. It's all possible in Notable.
Three Ways to Organize
You can be as controlled or loose as you'd like using any of our organization methods:
Single Posts
Single posts will appear on the main dashboard, which has every post you've captured or given feedback on.
You can group single posts into sets that can be linked to weekly bug sets, audits and iterations of an application
Workspaces let you privately collaborate with select people. Sample workspaces can be based on projects or clients.
Control Who Sees What Posts
Notable makes it easy to limit who sees your feedback until you give them permission.
You get to decide which users have access to which posts. They won't be able to see a post until you share it with them.
Start Giving Better Feedback Today!
We've got Notable plans start at $19/month with unlimited team members.


text:
Showing the single result
Phone: 419-445-0370
Mailing Address:
PO Box 53003
Pettisville, OH 43553
Flagship Store
362 Main Street
Pettisville, Ohio 43553
Phone: 419-445-0370
Fax: 419-445-0370
Sauder Village
22611 State Route 2
Archbold, Ohio 43502
Note: Inside Sauder Historic Village, Building #13
* We offer free shipping on all orders that total more than $100, per order, per shipping address. If your order must be broken up and shipped to multiple addresses, additional shipping charges may apply. Please contact us for details.
© 2018 Stella Leona.


text:
Free GED Classes
Name: Free GED Classes
Date: November 22, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
Event Description:
Free GED Classes will be given on Wednesday nights beginning October 7, 2015 at the Bastrop Church of Christ. We use the Barron GED for our instruction and study guides will be provided. Classes will be taught by Christian Volunteers that are degreed professionals whose only concern is your success. Specified classes in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies will be given. Free Childcare for students. Classes are open to the public. The more consistent you are the faster you progress


text:
National Geographic Magazine's Top 10 Photos 2010
Share this:
Send this via e-mail
Price: $75.00
Flip through the pages of any issue of the National Geographic magazine and you'll find eye-opening and evocative images - among the best published anywhere in the world. Earning the "yellow border" is one of the most highly-prized accomplishments in photojournalism. Yet even among these striking images, there are some that stand out as instant icons for our times and our world. What really sets National Geographic magazine's photos apart are the stories behind them. With flair, action, and behind-the-scenes footage, Nat Geo's Top 10 Photos counts down the best of the best from the Magazine.


text:
Gov. Robert Bentley said today that Alabama will not expand Medicaid as it now exists and he won't set up a state insurance exchange under the federal health care law.
MONTGOMERY | Gov. Robert Bentley said Tuesday that Alabama will not create a state insurance exchange under the federal health care law nor will it expand Medicaid as it now exists.
Speaking in Birmingham, Bentley said both options are too expensive. "I am not going to set up a state-based exchange that will create a tax burden of up to $50 million on the people of Alabama," Bentley said.
A health exchange that allows shopping for health insurance is a component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare.
Bentley said the "Affordable Care Act is neither affordable nor does it actually improve health care." He said he's intent on challenging it along with other like-minded governors. He plans to attend a Republican Governors Association meeting this week.
"Congress and the president have said they want to work together to solve the fiscal crisis facing this country, and I suggest they start with this health care bill," he said in a statement.
Bentley has said that the Affordable Care Act is "the single worst piece of legislation to be passed" in his lifetime.
The governor also said he won't expand Medicaid "under the current structure that exists" because Alabama "simply cannot afford it."
He established a commission to reform current Medicaid financing and delivery. The Legislature has a reform committee, also.
Medicaid costs the state $600 million this year and will require at least another $100 million next fiscal year unless changes are made.
Bentley had until Friday to tell the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services whether Alabama will apply for a state exchange or let the federal government create one. The deadline for applying is Dec. 14.
Bentley argues that while the federal government will begin paying 100 percent of an expanded Medicaid program in 2014, by 2017 Alabama will have to start paying a share.
"We're disappointed that the governor is rejecting both of the major components of state participation in the ACA, but we're hopeful Alabamians won't lose out entirely," said Jim Carnes, a spokesman for Arise Citizens Action Project.
Carnes said that at least 350,000 Alabamians would have been able to enroll in an expanded Medicaid, a joint state-federal medical coverage plan.
House Minority Leader Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, said Bentley is playing politics by appearing to fight Obamacare. He said the state is leaving millions of dollars on the table by not expanding Medicaid and "more importantly, we are leaving thousands of Alabamians without health care."
House Speaker Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, said the Nov. 6 vote on an "anti-Obamacare" constitutional amendment "clearly signaled they agree with these beliefs."
Hubbard said Bentley and about two dozen other governors want to "push back against" Obamacare.
"Implementing Obamacare would bloat the size of government and place Alabama on the same path to fiscal disaster that the federal government is already traveling at break-neck speed," Hubbard said.
Bentley has asked constitutional law experts for advice on the health care bill and legal options the state has, his legislative director, Blaine Galliher, said on a social media site.
"I have been speaking individually and in group settings with governors from all over the country, and I feel that a significant number of these governors will take a similar stand," Bentley said. "That will send a clear signal to all of our elected leaders in Washington that the health care bill should be changed."


text:
Searching for nearby schools...
School rankings provided by The Fraser Institute. Rankings are from 1 to 10.
Spacious modern homes coming to midtown Toronto.
more developments
Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage
110 Medora Street Port Carling, ON, Canada P0B 1J0
Phone: 705-765-6878Cell: 705-646-4693Email: email@example.com
Chairman's Award Recipient 2010-2017 - #2 in Central Ontario 2016
2 Storey Boathouse Photos
Single Storey Boathouse Photos
Muskoka Scenery Photos
Keep up-to-date with the latest listings, tips, and real estate help.


text:
VANCOUVER, BC - In the first of two home matches on Bell Pitch at BC Place this week, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2W-2L-2D) suffered their first home defeat of the season after a 3-1 loss to Major League Soccer leaders Sporting Kansas City (7W-0L-0D) on Wednesday evening.
A first-half goal by Aurelien Collin set up the Eastern Conference leaders for a seventh straight win to start their 2012 MLS campaign, with the match winner coming as a result of a second-half own-goal from Whitecaps FC defender Martin Bonjour. Kei Kamara scored Kansas City's third goal before Sebastien Le Toux struck a late consolation for the Blue and White.
"Congratulations to Kansas City, they put on a textbook road performance. They defended well and scored on set-plays and the counter-attack," said Whitecaps FC head coach Martin Rennie. "It wasn't a lack of effort or desire, but there were a lot of technical breakdowns where it cost us goals, both for us and against us, so it's disappointing from that perspective. Over the course of a season, you're going to have games like that, but the most important thing for us is to see how much character we have in our team and you're only going to find that out when you have disappointing results. I believe we do have good character and I'm excited to work on that over the next couple of days and see how much belief we have going into our game with Dallas."
Rennie made one change to the side that started Vancouver's defeat at San Jose Earthquakes earlier this month. Atiba Harris returned from suspension to play in midfield and in place of Jun Marques Davidson, with the home side set out in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Though they played versus Real Salt Lake on Saturday, Sporting KC head coach Peter Vermes kept faith with his in-form starting XI, having been forced into only one change. Paulo Nagamura replaced fellow Brazilian Julio Cesar, who was out with a hamstring injury.
Under the closed roof at BC Place, Wednesday's match started out in a competitive and untidy fashion in front of a crowd of 15,382. In fact, the most eventful moments of the opening quarter were bookings to Whitecaps FC striker Eric Hassli and Kansas City defender Collin.
As luck tends to go with sides in form, Sporting KC opened the scoring on 24 minutes, as the 'Caps failed to clear a Graham Zusi cross. The ball fell to Honduran international Roger Espinoza, whose shot took a couple of deflections and landed kindly to Collin in the 'Caps six-yard box. With an open net to aim for, the French centre back scored his second goal in as many matches for the visitors.
The goal from the MLS leaders prompted a positive response from Vancouver, with Young-Pyo Lee getting forward down the left flank and playing some dangerous crosses into the Sporting KC box. The former South Korean international's best effort was on 28 minutes, but Le Toux directed Lee's fine delivery straight at Kansas City goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen. A minute later, Gershon Koffie could not keep his first-time shot on target after Harris did well to cut the ball into the midfielder's path in the Sporting KC box.
The first half ended with a couple more chances from Whitecaps FC, with Le Toux striking wide from close range, while Jordan Harvey just missed connecting with Hassli's dangerous cross in front of the visitors' goal. Sporting KC took a one-goal advantage into the break.
Whitecaps FC were keen to get back on level terms once the second half got underway, but those aspirations took a blow when Bonjour unfortunately chested Matt Besler's throw into the Vancouver box past Whitecaps FC goalkeeper Joe Cannon to give Kansas City a two-goal lead on 51 minutes.
The second Sporting KC goal opened up the match, with good chances created at both ends. Then on 65 minutes, the American Midwest outfit ensured they would take all three points from Canada's west coast, as Kamara played a give-and-go with Sporting KC right fullback Chance Myers before finishing past Cannon at the near post for his fourth goal of the season and a 3-0 Kansas City lead.
'Caps fans remember well that Vancouver were three goals down to Sporting KC at Empire Field last year, and it was that same spirit to fight back that resulted in an eventful late stage of the match. Substitute Camilo Sanvezzo had two free-kick opportunities, while Hassli was unfortunate not to hit the target with a turn and strike from Lee's forward ball. The home side would break through on 79 minutes, as Le Toux headed home his team-leading third goal of the season on the rebound after Camilo struck the Sporting KC crossbar with a powerful header from Omar Salgado's cross, which came just seconds after the young striker had come into the match.
There was a late flourish from Whitecaps FC, as Nielsen had to make saves from Camilo, Hassli, and substitute Long Tan, but Sporting KC held on to maintain their 100 per cent record in what was their 500th MLS regular season match in club history. Whitecaps FC will look to bounce back quickly, as they host FC Dallas in an important Western Conference clash on Saturday night. As for undefeated Kansas City, they now travel down to Oregon to face another Pacific Northwest club in Portland Timbers on Saturday.
Budweiser Man of the Match: Gershon Koffie
Scoring Summary:
24' - SKC Aurelien Collin
51' - SKC Martin Bonjour (own-goal)
65' - SKC Kei Kamara
79' - VAN Sebastien Le Toux
Match Stats:
Shots: Vancouver 19 - Kansas City 8
Shots on Goal: Vancouver 7 - Kansas City 2
Saves: Vancouver 0 - Kansas City 7
Fouls: Vancouver 13 - Kansas City 14
Offsides: Vancouver 6 - Kansas City 3
Corners: Vancouver 5 - Kansas City 4
6' - VAN - Eric Hassli
18' - SKC- Aurelien Collin
38' - SKC Paulo Nagamura
67' - VAN Jay DeMerit
80' - SKC Jimmy Nielsen
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1.Joe Cannon; 12.Young-Pyo Lee, 15.Martin Bonjour (23.Long Tan 87'), 6.Jay DeMerit, 3.Jordan Harvey; 28.Gershon Koffie, 11.John Thorrington (37.Camilo Sanvezzo 60'); 9.Atiba Harris (17.Omar Salgado 79'), 7.Sebastien Le Toux, 20.Davide Chiumiento; 29.Eric Hassli
Substitutes not used: 18.Brad Knighton, 16.Matt Watson, 19.Carlyle Mitchell, 27.Jun Marques Davidson
Sporting Kansas City
1.Jimmy Nielsen; 7.Chance Myers, 78.Aurelien Collin, 5.Matt Besler, 16.Seth Sinovic; 6.Paulo Nagamura (13.Lawrence Olum 77'), 15.Roger Espinoza, 8.Graham Zusi; 23.Kei Kamara, 17.C.J. Sapong (9.Teal Bunbury 62'), 11.Bobby Convey (37.Jacob Peterson 52')
Substitutes not used: 21.Jon Kempin, 2.Michael Harrington , 22.Soony Saad, 32.Luke Sassano


text:
A Foodie / Foodophile or Food lover's Encyclopaedia holding within its fold a treasure trove of information on the subject of food, be it the origin, history, etymology, facts, trivia, tips, recipes and pictures of food, presented in an alphabetical order.
Alan Davidson's Oxford Companion to Food is a definitive Foodiepaedia that must always enjoy a pride of place on a Foodophile's bookshelf.
by Lucky AD November 25, 2011
buy the domain for your diy blog


text:
Show Me All About. . .
Interns at Intel
So, you've done your homework and read about the various intern programs on the Intel Student Center. Your head says it's a great idea; go ahead and apply.
But the rest of you says, "What can I really expect from the internship experience at Intel"?
Come along with Erin, a recent college grad, and take a look inside a day in her life as a Component Design Engineer with Intel's Visual Computing Group in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Intern Conference
See our Finance Interns come together, interact with senior leaders, and forge relationships during the Intel Finance Intern Conference 2011.
Graduate Technical Intern Alfredo explains why he chose Intel for his internship and how he wants to develop faster, cheaper, single-chip solutions.
Burke Walls of Intel talks to Intel Academic Community intern Abi Sundaram about what it is like being an intern for Intel
Call Me Maybe
Summer 2012 Intel Interns present CALL ME MAYBE
Follow Sejal as she goes onto the UCLA campus for a student recruiting event.
Faces of Intel
Check out more faces from the United States >
Choose Your Location
Latin America >
Greater Asia >
Greater Europe >
United States >
- Read More
- ˄
- ˅


text:
Database Slideshow: Enterprise Data Breaches: Ignorance Isn't Bliss
A significant number of IT professionals in a recent survey say that their companies are likely to be the target of a data breach over the next year, according to the report "Data in the Dark: Organizational Disconnect Hampers Information Security."The report, sponsored by security vendor Application Security Inc., is based on a survey conducted by Unisphere Research. The survey polled more than 760 members of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS). The majority of respondents are database administrators; other respondents included IT managers and developers. Respondents attribute the shortcomings of overall data security to several factors, including budget limitations, a lack of understanding, and poor accountability and oversight. In fact, four of 10 respondents say they don't even know how much their company spends on IT security.


text:
CVC 2008 Highlights: Behaviors suggestive of postoperative pain in cats
In the United States, pet cats outnumber pet dogs, yet our understanding and treatment of pain in cats has lagged behind that in dogs. Veterinarians consider surgical procedures in dogs and cats to be equally painful, but we treat cats perioperatively for pain less often than we do dogs.1 This undertreatment of pain results, in part, from the difficulty in recognizing and assessing pain in cats.
Various pain-scoring systems have been used to assess postoperative pain. These systems measure physiologic data (objective) or evaluate behavior (subjective) or do both. Algometers and pressure platform gait analysis are objective pain measuring tools, whereas the visual analog scale (VAS) is an example of a widely used subjective scoring system. The basic VAS used for assessing pain consists of a continuous line anchored at either end with a description of the scale's limits. For example, "no pain" would be at one end of the scale and "severe pain" would be at the other. The observer places a mark on the line that he or she thinks correlates to the animal's degree of pain. This mark is later converted to a number by measuring the distance of the mark from zero.
Each practice should choose or design a scoring system that meets its own specific needs; finding this system may require some trial and error. The system chosen should be user-friendly for veterinarians and support staff. It should also be an integral part of an animal's postoperative evaluation. That is, after checking temperature, pulse, and respiration, you should assess the patient for pain—the fourth vital sign.The scale you choose should include both noninteractive and interactive components and should rely heavily on changes in behavior. For example, with the dynamic and interactive visual analog scale (DIVAS)—an extension of the VAS—animals are first observed undisturbed from a distance and are then approached, handled, and encouraged to walk or move around. Finally, the surgical incision and surrounding area are palpated, and an overall assessment of pain is made.
To assess postoperative pain, evaluate a cat's posture and orientation and position in the cage, facial expression, loss of normal behaviors, and response to palpation.
Orientation in cage
A cat experiencing postoperative pain will often sit in the back of its cage. This subtle sign of pain will remain unrecognized if the caregiver expects to see more active signs of pain, such as pacing, agitation, or vocalizing.
Facial expression


text:
The ISB campus is a hub of activity all through the year. Find details on the events, news, happenings on campus in this section.
- Learning Model
- Student Life
- Peer Group
- Student Connect
- Careers
- Admissions
- International Applicants
- Fees and Financing
- Early Entry Option
- Young Leaders Programme
A one-year programme, ideal for working professionals who want to enhance their careers without a long hiatus from work. APPLY NOW


text:
Emerald Ash borer infested tree--verified by peeling bark to reveal life stages and typical larval gallery with pre-pupa
Views: 42
Location: Irish Hill RD -Arnot Forest
Join CornellForestConnect
Welcome toCornellForestConnect
Sign Upor Sign In
Started by Jim Martin in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Jim Martin Oct 27.
2 Replies
Smart phones have GPS. Has anyone figured out how to use them for mapping wooded land. I am especially interested in a way to map my logging trails. Jim MartinContinue
Started by Carl DuPoldt in Forest Health Oct 2.
0 Replies
1 Like
Fossil of Oldest Flowering Tree in North America Discovered. And It Was Huge. -- https://www.livescience.com/63719-flowering-tree-fossil-cretaceous.htmlContinue
Started by Mark Horberg in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Peter Smallidge Sep 23.
5 Replies
I have 20-30 ailanthus trees on my property in the 4-6 inch diameter range. What specific herbicide and concentration should I use for slash and squirt? Can you recommend a place where it can be purchased in small quantities? Thanks. Continue
Started by Alicia Rose in Agroforestry. Last reply by Linda Rohleder Sep 22.
1 Reply
Check out www.inaturalist.org Contribute to ScienceEvery observation can contribute to biodiversity science, from the rarest butterfly to the most common backyard weed. We share your findings with scientific…Continue
Started by Carl DuPoldt in Agroforestry Aug 11.
0 Replies
1 Like
Agroforestry can increase soil health, agroecosystem biodiversity, soil and total organic carbon, nectar/pollen/resin resources, reduces soil disturbance, increasing opportunities for agroforestry can reduce economic and ecosystem risksContinue
Started by Carl DuPoldt in Forest Health May 24.
0 Replies
Urban Forestry Presentation Link ---- …Continue
Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management May 14.
0 Replies
1 Like
One of my first "real" jobs in forestry in the mid-1990's was in southern New England. Although I had seen some stone walls here and there growing up in NY, I had never seen stone walls like those of coastal New England. I remember one property on…Continue
Started by Alicia Rose in Forest Health Apr 24.
0 Replies
1 Like
Suzanne Simard: How trees talk to each other | TED TalkVideo for How trees communicate with each other▶ 18:19https://www.ted.com/.../suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_…Continue
Lew Ward
Dean Faklis
Hannah McGlashing
Peter Smallidge
Donald Lapierre
Brett Chedzoy
maria holden
Paul J Hetzler
Get Badge
© 2018 Created by Peter Smallidge.
Powered by
Badges |
Report an Issue |
Terms of Service
Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator.


text:
Rapper 50 Cent has been granted a license to promote boxing matches in Las Vegas.
Officials at the Nevada State Athletic Commission approved the In Da Club hitmaker's bid to become a sports entrepreneur at a meeting on Thursday.
The rap star, real name Curtis Jackson, applied for the license under the name of his new company, SMS Promotions, and his application was approved unanimously pending further information about his finances and his fighters, which he must submit to the commission.
50 Cent, who attended the meeting with his lawyer, revealed he had first applied for the license as former pal Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s partner, but the pair had a falling out after the boxer completed a stint in jail this summer.
The rapper told commission officials, "He (Mayweather, Jr.) decided he wanted to do things differently, but I had already invested $1.5 million in acquiring fighters and I would like to move forward."
50 Cent told the boxing bosses he has spent over $500,000 on his new promotions venture and has acquired former featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa, featherweight Billy Dib and super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell under contract.
During Thursday's hearing the commission approved the rapper's bid to co-promote Gamboa's bout with a to-be-named opponent on the upcoming Manny Pacquiao/Juan Manuel Marquez undercard.
Rapper 50 Cent has been granted a license to promote boxing matches in Las Vegas.


text:
2010 Acura RDX Pictures
RDX Utility 4D Technology AWD photos
Most Dependable
J.D. Power Award
J.D. Power Award
Highest Quality
J.D. Power Award
J.D. Power Award
Photo 1 of 39
See other trim levels
Compare models, trims, photos & more
Search Local Cars for Sale
Vehicle History Report
Get answers to buy with confidence
- Check for accidents
- Confirm the reported mileage
- Purchase multiple reports and save
Car Buying and Selling Resources
Car Selling Services
List your car now on AutoTrader.com
Acura for Sale
Find 2010 Acura RDX listings near you
Dealer Quotes
Get free quotes from dealers near youGet Dealer Quote
New & Used Auto Loans
Compare real, custom auto loan offers from up to 5 lenders in minutes!
Insurance Quote
You could save 15% or more


text:
It couldn't be anyone else this week...
D Andreas Holmqvist [4] Linkopings (SWE)
When defenseman Andreas Holmqvist left North America after two unsuccessful seasons in the Lightning minor league organization, it seemed a foregone conclusion any chance the young blueliner had to play in the NHL had passed. Quietly and steadily though, Holmqvist has continued to develop his game at the Elitserien level and in numerous international tournaments for Sweden. Now 25 years old, Holmqvist is breaking out at Sweden's highest level and after a career best regular season he exploded in the first week of the Elitserien playoffs. Playing on Linkopings' top pairing, Holmqvist guided his club to a quick 3-0 series lead against Lulea by posting team best point totals with 2 goals and 5 points through 3 games. In Game One of the series, Holmqvist struck for a pair of power play assists as his team romped to a 6-1 win. In Game Two, Holmqvist scored an even strength goal in a tight 3-2 win. Then, in Game Three, Holmqvist scored the game winning goal on a two-man advantage and added a power play assist in a 2-1 victory. Take a look at the Lightning organization and you'll notice the only thing more lacking than offensive defenseman prospects is righthanded defenseman prospects. Holmqvist fills both, and with a strong World Championships he may very well defy the odds and play his way back into the Lightning's plans.
Holmqvist's Statistics 3/5-3/11:
Previous Prospects of the Week
2/26-3/4, D Vladimir Mihalik, Prince George (WHL) [5]
2/19-2/25, G Morgan Cey, Johnstown (ECHL) [6]
2/12-2/18, LW/C Adam Henrich, Springfield (AHL)/Johnstown (ECHL) [7]
2/5-2/11, LW/C Adam Henrich, Springfield (AHL)/Johnstown (ECHL) [8]
1/29-2/4, D Vladimir Mihalik, Prince George (WHL) [9]
1/22-1/28, D Dane Crowley, Everett (WHL) [10]
1/15-1/21, RW/C Chris Lawrence, Mississauga (OHL) [11]
1/8-1/14, G Morgan Cey, Johnstown (ECHL) [12]
1/1-1/7, RW/C Chris Lawrence, Mississauga (OHL) [13]
12/25-12/31, G Karri Ramo, Springfield (AHL) [14]
12/18-12/24, LW Eric Healey, Springfield (AHL) [15]
12/11-12/17, RW/C Chris Lawrence, Mississauga (OHL) [16]
12/4-12/10, D Dane Crowley, Swift Current (WHL) [17]
11/27-12/3, G Jonathan Boutin, Springfield (AHL)/G Gerald Coleman, Johnstown (ECHL)/Springfield(AHL) [18]
11/20-11/26, G Karri Ramo, Springfield (AHL) [19]
11/13-11/19, G Karri Ramo, Springfield (AHL) [20]
11/6-11/12, RW Stanislav Lascek, Johnstown (ECHL) [21]
10/30-11/5, LW Justin Keller, Springfield (AHL) [22]
10/23-10/29, C Blair Jones, Springfield (AHL) [23]
10/16-10/22, LW Norm Milley, Springfield (AHL) [24]
10/9-10/15, RW Stanislav Lascek, Johnstown (ECHL) [25]
10/2-10/8, C Dimitri Kazionov, Kazan (RUS) [26]


text:
Garcia, Leishman share Masters lead
Augusta, GA – Sergio Garcia joined Marc Leishman in the lead at 6-under 66 after Thursday's first round of the 77th Masters.
Garcia has won an event in four of the last five years on either the PGA or European Tour, but is on the short list of best players without a major championship victory. His best finish at Augusta National was back in 2002, when he took eighth.
"We all know it was one of those moments where you feel a little frustrated. I felt like I did shoot myself out of that tournament last year, so it probably came out wrong that way I said it, but I know what I meant," Garcia responded when asked about his comments last year whether he could win here. "It doesn't change that every week I tee it up, I try to play my best golf and try to give myself a chance at winning."
Leishman, who won the Travelers Championship last year to get into the field, is making his second start at Augusta National and it is initially proving to be a far better start than his first one.
In his first appearance at the Masters, Leishman shot 72-79 and missed the cut by five strokes.
Dustin Johnson stumbled to a bogey on the 17th to slide one back. The seven- time PGA Tour winner is alone in third place at minus-5.
Former Masters champions Fred Couples and Trevor Immelman both carded 4-under 68s on Thursday. They were joined in fourth place by David Lynn, Rickie Fowler, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Matt Kuchar.
Jim Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, and 2007 Masters winner Zach Johnson are tied for 10th at minus-3. They stand alongside Adam Scott.
Four-time Masters winner Tiger Woods had a 2-under 70. Among those at minus-2 are Brandt Snedeker, Lee Westwood, Justin Rose and Jason Day.
Defending champion Bubba Watson struggled to a 3-over 75, which left him tied for 64th with Stewart Cink and Henrik Stenson.
Reigning British Open champ Ernie Els opened with a 1-under 71, while PGA Champion Rory McIlroy shot 72 and U.S. Open winner Webb Simpson had a 73.
Ian Poulter (76), Hunter Mahan (76), Padraig Harrington (78) and Nick Watney (78) all struggled in the first round.
Tianlang Guan, 14, opened with a 1-over 73, which left him tied for 46th. He had five bogeys and four birdies in his round, and he has a 3-stroke lead in the low amateur race.
"After a great first tee shot, I felt more comfortable," Guan stated. "I just want to enjoy the tournament and hit some good shots."
Garcia got off to a quick start with birdies on one and three. After a couple of pars, he dropped in another birdie effort at the sixth, where his tee shot to the par-3 stopped 15 feet from the hole.
The Spaniard converted back-to-back birdie chances at the ninth and 10th. That got him within one of the lead.
Garcia then cruised to four straight pars. At the par-5 15th, he rolled in an 8-footer for birdie and a share of the lead. Garcia capped his round with a trio of pars.
"I felt so good. I hit so many amazing shots. Even though I was hitting long irons a lot, it felt like I was 10 or 15 feet away all the time, and that's hard to do on this golf course," Garcia stated. "I missed a couple tee shots here and there and had to scramble a little. I made a great birdie on 15 and a good par save on 17."
Leishman opened with a bogey on the first. He erased that mistake with a birdie on the par-4 third. He birdied the eighth to make the turn at minus-1.
The Australian added another birdie with a 25-foot putt on the 10th. After a pair of pars, Leishman caught fire.
He birdied the par-5 13th and followed with another on the 14th, where his approach shot stopped three feet from the hole. Leishman also birdied the par-5 15th and converted his fourth consecutive birdie at the 16th as he poured in a long putt. He parred out to end at 6-under.
"To be here is awesome, and to be sitting here is pretty cool. It's only Thursday afternoon, so there's a lot of golf to play, but I feel good about my game," Leishman stated. "I never really got ahead of myself, because I know that this course can bite you pretty quickly. If you miss it in the wrong spot, you can easily have a bogey, and then double is pretty easy to come by around here."
Woods tied for 40th last year and that was his worst finish as a pro at Augusta National. He ran off five straight pars to open his round. Woods got on the board with a 4-foot birdie putt at the sixth.
The three-time winner this year got up and down for birdie on the eighth to move to minus-2. He parred four in a row around the turn. Woods notched the third birdie of his round at 13, where he 2-putted from some 60 feet out.
At the 14th, Woods stumbled to the lone bogey of his round. He had some birdie chances coming in, but was unable to convert. Woods parred the last four holes to finish four off the pace after one round.
"I played solid today and got a good round out of it," Woods stated. "I felt like I putted well today. I left myself some pretty good little par saves and I was able to make those. You continue hitting greens and continue putting the ball in the right spots. I didn't leave myself the easiest of putts today."
Watson, who has just five top-10 finishes since winning at Augusta National last year, failed to get anything going on Thursday as he traded a bogey for a birdie from the first. Watson later tripped to bogeys on the fifth and seventh to dip to 2-over par.
After six consecutive pars from the eighth, Watson faltered to another bogey at the 14th. He closed with four pars in a row to end at plus-3. Watson was done in by his putter, as he needed 35 putts to complete his first round.
Since 2000, Tiger Woods is the only repeat winner. while Watson's fellow lefty, Mike Weir (2003), is the only champion to miss the cut in his title defense.
NOTES: Garcia's last bogey-free round at Augusta National was the third round in 2002 ... Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of Seve Ballesteros' second Masters victory ... Fowler's 68 was the best round of his career at the Masters ... Jamie Donaldson had a hole-in-one on the par-3 sixth ... There had been a chance of weather coming in during the round, but it held off, though strong storms are likely to pound the course overnight.


text:
Emma Bosworth is an 18 year old typical girl, however...
Accidental Love
- by Niallersdirectioner
- Rating:
- Published: 29 Aug 2012
- Updated: 16 Apr 2013
- Status: In Progress
Bella is a normal 16 year old but until she realises Her Uncle is One Direction New manger. Even though she doesn't like one direction can she keep away from them?
Join MovellasFind out what all the buzz is about. Join now to start sharing your creativity and passion
Loading ...


text:
That Russia is a huge country bringing out tons of sport talents is a matter of fact. But you don't really expect a top athlete to come from Kemorovo, a city with 520,000 inhabitants in the West of Siberi; a city close to the Kazakhstan and Mongolian border which is more famous for its heavy industry.
But nevertheless, there are a few sportsmen and women of worldwide renown with roots to the city at the river Tom.
Besides Andreas Beck, a German national football player or heptathlete Marina Gontscharowa the biggest star is track and field Olympian medalist and World Champion Jelena Prochorowa. And of course Ekaterina Tudegesheva.
When the 1987-born race boarder replaced the skiing with the snowboard gear aged eleven, no one would have thought, that one of the strongest riders in the Parallel World Cup circuit would emerge. Especially as her first memories are not the best: "I remember my first days on a snowboard. I tried to go uphill on a bar lift but fell so many times before I finally started trying my first turns."
However, the ambitious girl was into it right away always trying to perfect her technique and do good in competitions. But it took her some time to make her way into the world's best.
After her World Cup debut in 2003 in Berchtesgaden, Germany, she claimed her first ever podium almost four years later in S. Vigilio di Marebbe, Italy, placing second in the parallel giant slalom.
Ever since, the club music fan added 20e top-3 finishes to her list, including eleven victories until the end of the 2013 season.
However, the two-time Olympian (5th in 2006, 10th in 2010) is also strong at major events having earned three World Championship medals including two Golds so far while also having claimed the first ever Snowboard World Cup title for her home country (2011)!
And it's pretty likely that there is more to come according to her hunger for podium: "I'm very happy that I managed to win almost all possible categories of competitions. But I'm still missing an Olympic medal."
Who knows what the rider with the nerves of steel is capable of in 2014 when Sochi will host the Winter Olympics, on home turf.


text:
No. of Comments: 0
Add comments |
More comments
Collaborating practices Brooks + Scarpa and KZF Design Studio have released their concept design for a new Interfaith Chapel at the University of North Florida. The 7,000 sq ft facility takes a flowing form inspired by the traditional gowns used in many religious and institutional ceremonies such as weddings and graduations, gliding across the grassy site in a smooth motion.
The competition brief invited architects registered in Florida to imagine a 'non-denominational place for meditation and reflection for students, faculty, staff, and the public as well as a venue for intimate events' which could 'embrace the natural environment in which it is built by taking advantage of the lake and the surrounding woods' on a budget of $4.5m.
Brooks + Scarpa and KZF Design Studio's proposal engages directly with symbols and elements of nature to connect visitors to spiritual icons. The Polaris (North Star) has played a major role in the design, with a large skylight at the apex of a wooden lattice spire whose shape is inspired by the symbol of infinity directed at this particular star.
Throughout history the Polaris has been a significant navigational source and therefore the skylight faces directly north at 30 degrees above the horizontal so that at night users can gaze skyward towards the star. The team explains: "This direct connection from the sanctuary's interior to an important cosmic symbol encourages the viewer to reflect and forge a deeper and more meaningful understanding of the fundamental, yet delicate relationships that exist between themselves, our collective cultures, the natural world and its vital resources."
Lifts in the flowing façade afford views of the natural environment that surrounds the building site, including a serene lake and peaceful woodland, with windows specifically aligned to the winter and summer solstices.
Also playing an important part in the design is sustainability with Brooks + Scarpa and KZF Design Studio looking to keep the chapel's energy usage to a minimum. Passive and active energy efficiency measures include a roof structure which offers shade to cool the interior whilst supplying natural light and ventilation, and incorporating low flow fixtures and storm water management.
Seattle Airport - Angle Lake Station
The Southern Utah Museum of Art
Pembroke Pines Gateway Sculpture
The Six
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts
More Projects
Please enter above code:
Cannot read the code? Please click hereOR click on the image to reload.
Click here to view the NEWS IN PICTURES tablet site


text:
Free ground shipping on all U.S. orders! Today only! Offer ends tonight at midnight EST.
Boundary: Bleed area may not be visible.
Click and drag to re-position the image, if desired.
by Janet King
The more you buy... the more you save.
Image Size
The image is near the edges of the product but doesn't cover the entire product. Some of the background color may appear around the outside edges of the image.
Background Color
Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 100 lb. paper stock. Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish. The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own message up to 500 characters in length. Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing or gift giving.
Ships Within
1 - 2 business days
Front View
Back View
Inside Message
Inside View
Thank you, PJ!
Great work! I'd love to see more pen & ink on this site.
Congratulations :-)
Amazing Drawing. Congratulations on your sale!
Wonderful details Janet, Congratulations on your sale!
Congratulations on your sale!
Thank you all so much! You encourage me with your kind comments!
Very Nice!
Congrats on your sale
Wonderful drawing Janet!!... Congratulations!
Excellent penwomanship, like it!
Congratulations on your art sale!!!!
Average Rating (5 Stars):
Mary Kereszt
November 12th, 2018
David Vyborny
November 10th, 2018
This is a drawing of Main Street in historic downtown Franklin, TN. The city was founded in 1799 and named after Benjamin Franklin. The architecture is amazing and the shops are uniquely elegant. This drawing is part of the Historic Franklin series.
Drawing and painting have always been a part of my life, but it wasn�t until my sophomore year in college that I was encouraged to pursue an art career. Before I graduated, I was married and soon became a stay-at-home Mom. Once the children were in school, I went back to work but not in the art field � product sales, real estate sales, office management and campus ministry. Even though I created paintings and pen and ink drawings over the years, I was not able to pursue an art career full-time until recently. Now that I am a Grandmother, I have the freedom to paint and draw again! Among my commissioned commercial works are drawings of Historic Yellow Springs in Chester Springs, PA. used in their publications, brochures and...
Our return policy is very simple:
If you're not happy with a purchase that you made on FineArtAmerica.com, for any reason, you can return it to us within 30 days of the order date. As soon as it arrives, we'll issue a full refund for the entire purchase price. Please note - Fine Art America does not reimburse the outgoing or return shipping charges unless the return is due to a defect in quality.
Fine Art America sells thousands of pieces of artwork each month - all with a 100% money-back guarantee. We take great pride in the fact that hundreds of thousands of artists have chosen Fine Art America to fulfill their orders, and we look forward to helping you select your next piece!
All greeting cards ship from our production facility within 1 - 2 business days of your order.


text:
- Taipei
Taiwan Travel Information
The Basics
Electrical current is 110 volts, 60Hz. Two-pin, flat blade plugs are standard.
Mandarin is the official language of Taiwan, but Taiwanese is often spoken and English is generally understood.
Travel Health
Taiwan health regulations require that travellers arriving from infected areas carry vaccination certificates for yellow fever. Travellers are advised to have up-to-date jabs for hepatitis A and typhoid, and it is advisable for most long-term travellers to be inoculated against Japanese encephalitis. Due to recent outbreaks of dengue fever, insect repellents and other measures to prevent mosquito bites are recommended for those travelling to the southern part of the island. Visitors should only drink bottled water and should be wary of potential food poisoning. Taiwan's medical facilities are first-class, but health insurance is recommended for travellers.
Tipping is not customary, although if offered it will be accepted. Baggage handlers at hotels and the airport will be pleased with some loose change. Hotels and restaurants will usually add a 10 percent service charge to the bill.
Safety Information
Most visits to Taiwan are trouble-free. The country has only a low incidence of petty crime, and is considered safe. The only threats are natural ones, because the island is prone to typhoons and tropical storms, usually between May and November, as well as earthquakes and tremors. These are seldom severe.
Local Customs
The concept of 'saving face' is very important in Taiwanese culture, and tourists should try to avoid embarrassing locals. Self-control is another key aspect to Taiwanese culture, and losing your temper or creating a public spectacle is highly frowned upon. Relationships in Taiwan are built around mutual benefit, and the exchange of small gifts is common. Taiwanese customs include a number of superstitions, including prohibitions of writing a person's name in red, pointing at cemeteries or graves, whistling at night, or giving a gift of shoes, umbrellas, clocks or knives. Remove your shoes before entering a person's home. Physical contact with strangers is considered impolite.
Doing business in Taiwan is a pleasure for those who value high work ethics and technologically-savvy business partners. Taiwan has traded heavily with the West for many years and business formalities have melded over time. However it is important to observe and respect the cultural heritage to which many firmly cling. Confucian values tend to dictate business etiquette and common practice in Taiwan. The majority of businesses in Taiwan are medium-sized and family-owned, meaning that the paternal head of the family is always consulted - this can result in business decisions taking longer than expected.
Two important aspects of business culture in Taiwan are face and 'Gianni' (relationships). Face relates to dignity - that of a person or a company - and informs all social and business interactions. It is important to keep, or save, face at all times. Never correct a colleague and if someone makes a mistake don't expect them to correct themselves. Relationships are an integral part of most business cultures and Taiwan is no exception. Gift-giving and taking business deals slowly are central aspects to building and maintaining good business relationships in Taiwan. When giving gifts, it's general practice to give a simple gift to all members involved in a meeting, and a better gift for the most important member of the party. When receiving a gift, it is polite not to open it in front of your hosts.
Always accept invitations to events outside of normal business hours, as this is when relationships are built. Don't make direct or prolonged eye-contact with someone who is in a very senior position. However, be sure to always direct the conversation to the most senior person in the meeting. Punctuality is expected in all meetings. Shaking hands, for men and women is common nowadays, but a bow goes a long way as a sign of respect. Business hours are from 9am to 5.30pm from Monday to Friday. Business cards are exchanged often and should be printed in both English and Taiwanese. Work clothes tend to be formal and conservative. Men wear dark suits; women wear modest dresses and skirts rather than pants. Taiwanese is the language of business and hiring a translator is often a necessity.
Taiwan's international access dialling code is +886. Local network operators provide mobile telephone services in various regions. Internet cafes can be found in Taiwan's cities and towns, and most hotels in Taipei have internet access in their rooms.
Duty Free
Travellers aged over 20 may enter Taiwan without paying customs
duty on 200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 454g tobacco, 1 bottle of
alcohol (maximum 1 litre), and a reasonable amount of perfume.
Travellers are also permitted to bring personal goods valued up to
NT$20,000 duty free (or NT$10,000 for those under 20 years). Guns,
narcotics, fresh meat and fruit are prohibited.
Become our Taiwan Travel Expert
We are looking for contributors for our Taiwan travel guide. If you are a local, a regular traveller to Taiwan or a travel professional with time to contribute and answer occasional forum questions, please contact us.


text:
The name Ymir is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Ymir is: A mythical giant.
People with this name have a deep inner desire to serve humanity and to give to others by sharing money, knowledge and experience, or creative and artistic ability.Expression Number: 11
People with this name tend to be idealistic, highly immaginative, intuitive, and spiritual. They seek after spiritual truth and often find it. They tend to be visionary and may inspire others. If they fail to develop their potential, they may become dreamers, or misuse power.
And you'll see personalized content just for you whenever you click the My Feed .
SheKnows is making some changes!
b e h e a r d !
Welcome to the new SheKnows Community,
where you can share your stories, ideas
and CONNECT with millions of women.Get Started


text:
New Holland's 98D Series corn heads unite the best attributes of a point-to-point pinching style stalk roll with the capacity required by larger, more productive combines. It gets under downed corn and takes in less trash.
With residue management a key part of farming practices, the 98D corn heads are especially beneficial for no-till planting and minimum-till operations.
New Holland's 98D corn heads are especially effective with the newer GMO corn varieties, which tend to have stronger stalks and are tougher to handle. The point-to-point pinching style stalk rolls handle the stalk more aggressively and pick cleaner. They remove more of the husks because as the rolls pull the stalk downward into the flat deck plates, they pinch off the ear at the shank instead of at the stalk. With less material going through the combine, the threshing and cleaning process is more efficient.
The 98D corn heads utilize heavier row unit gearboxes and heavy tapered roller bearings that can handle tougher stalks and higher loads. Re-designed Hi-Flow front stalk roll spiral allows faster ground speeds.


text:
Gajim - a full featured and easy to use Jabber client
Jabber is a GTK2-based Jabber client featuring
tabbed interface, tray icon and notifications,
encryption support, local link (Zeroconf/Bonjour)
and other interesting things.
For encryption, Gajim requires PyOpenSSL, also
available on Slackbuilds.org.
Maintained by: Bradley D. Thornton
Keywords: jabber,python,im,xmpp,messaging,instant messenger,chat,
ChangeLog: gajim
Download SlackBuild:
gajim.tar.gz.asc (FAQ)
(the SlackBuild does not include the source)
|Individual Files:
| doinst.sh
| gajim.SlackBuild
| gajim.info
| slack-desc
© 2006-2018 SlackBuilds.org Project. All rights reserved.
Slackware® is a registered trademark of Patrick Volkerding
Linux® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds
Web Design by WebSight Designs | Managed Hosting by OnyxLight Communications


text:
When the AMD Phenom series of processors launched back on November 19th, 2007 no one could have expected just how rough things were about to get for AMD. First, they sent out Phenom 9900 processors to the press that were was unable to keep up with the Intel Core 2 series of processors. Second, the Phenom 9700/9800/9900 processors that AMD sent out to the media were pulled at the last second and replaced with the lower clocked Phenom 9600 (2.3GHz) and Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz). Then after the Phenom series was lauched it got caught up in the TLB erratum 298 controversy and found itself plauged by benchmark problems. On top of all this AMD kept telling the media, who in turn told consumers, that everything was fine and AMD was on track to deliver the Phenom 9700 and 9800 later in Q1 with a new 3GHz model in Q2 of 2008.
AMD is committed to bring quad-core to the desktop market in Q4, and we are meeting that commitment with the launch of AMD Phenom quad-core processors 9500 and 9600 (2.2GHz and 2.3GHz) on Nov. 19th. AMD is going to initially introduce these two mainstream AMD Phenom quad-core processor models in order to satisfy customer demand in 2007. Since the October meeting, AMD has decided to launch our AMD Phenom 9700 (2.4GHz) quad core product in Q1 2008, along with our AMD Phenom 9900 (2.6 GHz) quad core processor. The launch of these two higher performance processors models will coincide with the introduction of related, significant performance enhancements in the platform; namely CrossFireX and our new enthusiast graphics product. Higher performance AMD Phenom processors will follow the introduction of the AMD Phenom 9700 and 9900 models, with a 3.0 GHz model in Q2 2008. AMD has a great history of delivering faster parts through a product's lifecycle, and we are confident that this will remain true. – AMD PR 11/14/2007
The past four months could not have gone by fast enough for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), but there does seem to be a new hope for Phenom as the latest revision of the core (stepping B3) fixes the TLB erratum along with many other erratums that were on the list. The TLB fix is now done at the silicon level, so the performance hit users were seeing with the BIOS workaround should be gone. AMD has now stopped production on the older core steppings as a result of this change. If you see a Phenom 9500 or Phenom 9600 in a system or for sale at a retailer you know that the procesor is a B1 or B2 stepping that has the TLB issue. All of the new Phenom B3 steppings will be named with the nomenclature of what AMD is calling the '50 series' of processors. The four new AMD Phenom X4 processors that AMD is announcing today are the 9550 (2.2GHz), 9650 (2.3GHz), 9750 (2.4GHz) and 9850 Black Edition (2.5GHz). AMD has told us to expect the new 50-series processors to perform the same, clock-for-clock as older revision (B2) processors operating in a platform that is not implementing the TLB erratum fix. For example, the 2.2GHz Phenom 9550 processor will replace the Phenom 9500 (B2) processor. AMD is basically 'fixing' Phenom and is making the model numbers clear to make sure consumers know what processors they are getting without having to open the retail box.
Not only is performance the same clock-for-clock, but so is pricing as it should be. AMD has an interesting pricing table on their site that can be seen above. It seems that AMD is having a price cut on April 7th, 2008 and the Phenom 9850 will end up costing less than what a Phenom 9600 costs today. Enough chat about the details! Let's take a look at the latest and greatest processor from AMD.
Our Phenom 9600 Black Edition on the left has been the fastest Phenom X4 processor that money could buy for a number of months now, but it is being replaced by the Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition processor that is seen above on the right. What is shocking is the fact that our Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition has a production date code of the tenth week of 2008. It is obvious that AMD was in a hurry to get these in our hand just days after these rolled off the production line.
The AMD Phenom X4 9850 that we will be benchmarking today is a 2.5GHz processor manufactured using AMD's 65nm Silicon on Insulator process technology. The chip has a Max TDP of 125W and it is a 'Black Edition', which means its multiplier is unlocked for better overclocking. Since the bus speed can't be raised that high on Phenom processors the best way to overclock is by increasing the multipler and the Black Edition was designed just for that. The one feature that is new and exclusive to just the AMD Phenom X4 9850 processor is a 2.0GHz memory controller. All of the other new and old Phenoms had a memory controller clocked in at 1.8GHz, so this is a slight improvement. In case you are wondering there will not be a non-black edition Phenom X4 9850 at launch nor would we guess that AMD is planning on launching one.
Comments are closed.


text:
Hello everyone,
I had some initial success recently in building a custom Kali image with additional tools. I would now like to do some changes for which I believe need to be done in the boot stage (judging by reading the Debian live manual). Namely:
- I'd like to change the user the Kali will auto-boot with (I don't want it to be root)
- I'd like to change my keyboard layout
- I'd possibly like it to behave as forensic boot (I found another post on this forum partially describing how to do it)
I believe most of these settings are done by callingand some other options for changing locale and keyboard layout. My problem is that doing so before calling the build.sh script does not change anything when booting the Kali from burned USB (still root and still US keyboard). Right now I'm testing a setup with changed Kali script which conains the call to lb config (I believe it is situated in the auto folder - I'm currently not at my machine), but the script says it shouldn't be manually changed. This means even if the solution works, it is not the proper one and there should be a better one.Code:lb config --bootappend-live "boot=live components username=live-user..."
Can anyone please help with this?
Thank you,


text:
A Spartanburg County Sheriff's deputy is in the hospital after he was knocked unconscious in a struggle to arrest a suspected shoplifter.
A Spartanburg County Sheriff's deputy is in the hospital after he was knocked unconscious in a struggle to arrest a suspected shoplifter.
Authorities say Marcus Durran Osbey, 32, of 91 Marcus Drive in Inman, tried to steal bleach and dishwashing detergent Friday morning at the Walmart in Boiling Springs. Loss prevention officers at the store stopped him, and a deputy responded to the store a little before noon to arrest Osbey, Lt. Tony Ivey said.
Osbey fought the deputy, who fell during the struggle, struck his head and temporarily lost consciousness, Ivey said.
Loss prevention officers called 911 dispatchers to report an officer down and described the vehicle that Osbey had fled in.
Ivey said about 25 officers from various agencies converged on the area and spotted Osbey, who bailed out of the car and ran about a block before he was apprehended.
Osbey has been charged with strong-arm robbery, resisting arrest with injury, third-degree assault and battery.
Osbey said little to the media as he was led to a police car at the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.
Osbey had outstanding bench warrants from the city of Inman for possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under suspension.
Ivey said Osbey told investigators he fought the deputy because he was aware of the bench warrants and did not want to be charged with shoplifting.
During a bond hearing, Osbey told Judge Dwight Smith that he did not want a preliminary hearing and planned to get an attorney.
Seventh Circuit Solicitor Barry Barnette told Smith that Osbey hit a female loss prevention officer before he rammed his fist or forearm into the deputy, which caused the deputy to hit a wall or floor.
Barnette said the deputy suffered a head injury and was in intensive care with bleeding on the brain. It's possible the charge against Osbey could be upgraded to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.
Barnette said the deputy's knee also was injured, and he was scheduled to have surgery performed on it this morning.
Barnette said Osbey's criminal record dates back to 2000, and it includes drug and traffic offenses.
He said Osbey was a danger to the community and a possible flight risk. He requested substantial bond because of Osbey's current charges and the possibility he could face a greater charge.
Smith granted Osbey a $32,000 cash or surety bond and ordered that he have GPS monitoring upon release.
Shoppers were turned away from the store's market entrance as a news helicopter circled overhead about 1:10 p.m.
It was business as usual inside. Shoppers pushed buggies and registers beeped with purchases while investigators processed the area near a store entrance.
By 1:20 p.m., the entrance was secured with crime tape as investigators processed the scene.
Ivey said the S.C. Highway Patrol and Spartanburg Public Safety assisted the sheriff's office in the search.
Osbey, Ivey said, "had no hope of ever escaping" the Valley Falls area with all the response from law enforcement.
Earlier this week, the Herald-Journal reported that the number of shoplifting cases in the city of Spartanburg rose 40 percent from 2011 to 2012.
Ivey said shoplifting is a countywide problem.
There have been reported incidents of aggressive and seemingly more desperate shoplifters in recent months. Last December, a shoplifter reportedly bit a loss prevention officer at the Dorman Center Walmart and got away. Later that same month at the same store, a Spartanburg woman was arrested after police say she stole merchandise and ran into traffic with her child in an effort to get away from loss prevention officers.
Last month, a man trying to steal beer assaulted employees at the Walmart on East Main Street with a shopping cart before he got away.
Two people were arrested last Saturday after a grocery store manager was dragged by a truck as the suspects tried to make their getaway following a suspected shoplifting.
"You never know what suspects are going to do," Ivey said.
He said shoppers should alert store employees or authorities if they witness a shoplifting rather than confront the shoplifter. He said there have been instances when shoplifters pulled weapons when confronted.
Osbey was not armed and did not struggle with officers after he was taken into custody, Ivey said.
The assaulted deputy is a supervisor — a sergeant assigned to uniform patrol — who's been with the Sheriff's Office more than 20 years.
"He is a veteran officer, and it just goes to show you that it can happen to a veteran officer as easily as it could happen to a rookie officer. It just reminds us in law enforcement how dangerous our job is," Ivey said. "Every day when we go out there, we want to go home safely at the end of the day, and we just have to be on guard. We're thankful that the deputy is going to be fine, and we just hope for a speedy recovery and appreciate everyone's prayers and well wishes for him and his family."


text:
Many of Einstein's faculty investigators use the Oncomouse technology in the lab to advance their research. This technology is proprietary to DuPont. In order to protect our faculty and allow for the continued use of Oncomouse technology, the office of biotechnology recently renewed its licensing agreements with DuPont. The office is responsible for ensuring that Einstein complies with the terms of such agreements.
The Oncomouse license agreement subjects Einstein, its faculty inventors and other researchers to the following restrictions:
If you have any questions concerning either your obligations under the agreement with DuPont or the addendum to the MTA, please contact the office of biotechnology.


text:
Head on Interiors Europe
Jonathan Clarke leads Woods Bagot Interiors studio in Europe. As a qualified Architect and Interior Designer he has 15 years extensive experience delivering award winning international designs across luxury retail, hospitality and workplace projects: his designs are underpinned with a practical and straight forward approach. He has developed concepts and schemes for many of the world's progressive brands and developers in the UK, USA, Europe, Middle East and Far East. With broad cross sector experience Jonathan's strength lies in project leadership and client management ensuring successful project delivery.
Particular projects of note during Jonathan's career include London advertising agency Fallon's office redesign, Virgin Atlantic's lounges and training facilities and an award winning restaurant design for Canteen in London. He was also influential in the design of The Core Club in New York, Abu Dhabi Investment Council HQ and the global facade programme for H&M across the US and Japan.
In addition, Jonathan is one of the key drivers behind Woods Bagot's own research brand PUBLIC. This knowledge capture is fundamental to the process at Woods Bagot. PUBLIC ensures new thinking and acts as a platform for clients, staff and collaborators to feed ideas and challenge conventional theory across Woods Bagot's key sectors: Lifestyle, Workplace and Education & Science. Its multi-disciplinary global team of more than 650 people operates across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Woods Bagot's dynamic international studios are staffed with designers and specialists in the areas of architecture, urban design, consulting, interior design, masterplanning and design management.
Jonathan remains a committed member of Southwark Design Review Panel in London and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts working with a global network of 27,000 fellows to be a force for civic innovation and social change.


text:
Wholesale Custom Tablet Cases
Wholesale and bulk custom tablet cases for every type of tablet. With so many available, we don't list every model, so just get in touch with us and we can let you know what is possible
Get in touch today about getting wholesale custom tablet cases for your tablets, with your logo or design on them
Free Samples Available - Enquire Now for a Custom Quote
Some of Our Happy Customers
Promotional Wholesale Custom Tablet Cases
Many businesses have seen the importance of having promotional materials as a way of improving their brand recognition. This can be done using wholesale custom tablet cases that are quite trendy and appealing. In fact, it is prudent to select promotional tools that your audience can relate with closely, which is as simple as identifying what the latest trend or fad is. One of the main favorites among young people is bulk custom tablet cases. These are usually customizable and can include whichever design, graphics, company logo or any special message.
Even though you will be assisting your clients to protect their tablets with wholesale custom tablet cases, this will make it easier for them to never forget your brand. They will be seeing the name of your company every time they are working on their tablets or playing games. This way, your brand loyalty gets improved as you are basically programming people to always think of your brand first as they associate it with their tablet. Bulk custom tablet cases offer an effective way of presenting both your employees and clients the protective gear they need for transporting their treasured devices from one area to the next. These wholesale custom tablet cases can be used by students and also professionals from a wide range of fields.
If you have an upcoming tradeshow, promotional function or convention, then getting some bulk custom tablet cases is one way of attracting several of your targeted audience. With their customization qualities that assist you in expanding your current market reach, using wholesale custom tablets is the key to all your marketing and promotional concerns. Appealing to the youth is a brave and rewarding thing since they make up a large part of the population. By getting bulk custom tablet cases for these people and helping them protect their devices for free, they will likely feel indebted to you and will be more willing to spend money on your products in return. These custom cases are usually great for avid travelers as they make frequent flyers secure and safe while on the go.
Different from regular media advertisement, wholesale custom tablet cases will definitely fit within your budget. There are numerous shapes, colors and materials that you can use to customize your advertising motif. Some of the available materials include plastic, leather, neoprene and gel among many others. Your audience is going to rejoice and delight in the bulk custom tablet cases that you have prepared for them. Just show your prospective clients how much you value their business, and this will make them want to return back and to start doing business with you.


text:
Comic: A Nacho MomentMonday, February 14th, 2011
Featuring Jeffrey Zeldman, Jeremy Keith and Dave Shea, today's comic highlights what makes good people on the Internet into great people.
Humanity, it seems, is destined to fight with itself over every little detail. That's probably not new information to you.
Thanks to the Internet, we don't even need stamps or to be in someone's physical presence to have these arguments. As anyone with a net connection knows, this means we will get into heated, acrimonious fights over topics as unimportant as who the hell was Papa Smurf's partner in creating his dozens of smurf offspring. And we'll stew over it. And we'll 386 someone because of it. And we'll lose sleep and remove friends from Facebook over it.
As as developer/designer who follows the same category of people on Twitter, many of the Internet fights I witness involve web standards, the tools we use as developers, the erotic-sounding but thoroughly disappointing topic of hashbangs and anything in between. Heck, I participate in these brawls, throwing acorns at the whole mess.
There's a lot of reasons for these fights, but most often we argue because we care. The products we make as professionals mean a lot to us. We want the best for our medium and our industry, and so we get trenchant about Flash, HTML5, naming conventions, design techniques or the proper shade of blue. Because to us it matters. It matters a lot. And there is nothing wrong with that level of passion about your work. Quite the opposite. If you can't imagine yourself fiercely defending what you do as an occupation, maybe you need a different career.
However, in the process we frequently seem to forget that we're dealing with other people. Passionate people, some of which are just as informed as we are. Or even more so. And believe it or not, they're entitled to have arrived at different conclusions than us. Yet, so often something about the Internet seems to boil away the concept of the right to respectfully disagree.
Last week, Zeldman and Keith got into a debate over a blog post by Andy Rutledge on the subject of Kickstarter. At times it seemed heated, and due to the nature of the medium they were debating in it was both very public and very abrupt. Then the next day Zeldman posted a series of tweets carefully reiterating his view, made it clear that Keith was his friend and simply saying "sorry" for the whole confusion. In front of an audience of 144,000 followers. Jeremy replied in the same vein.
It shouldn't seem amazing that two people apologize over a fight in public. But somehow, on today's Internet, it's all but unheard of.
There's a strange comfort in knowing that our Internet heroes are just as capable of the same fallacies we are.
It's inspiring to see them follow it up by providing good examples by rising to a level of good behavior we rarely get to witness in social media today.
I've termed this sudden cessation of hostilities (without ceding the value of each party's opinions) as a "nacho moment", so named thanks to a moment of intentional, deliberate hilarity by Dave Shea best summarized by this pair of tweets. It's a testament to his actions that I don't even recall what large debate was going on before his tweets, but do know that afterward the Internet got a little less contentious and the Seattle area's nacho sales rose just a bit.
Don't stop caring about the things you care about, whether it's the Smurfs or funding crowdsourcing. But when you're in a debate, have a nacho moment and remember you're talking to other people. People who also care.


text:
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is currently spreading like wildfire through the U.S.—potentially leading to a record year, reports MSNBC. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 16,000 cases of whooping cough that have been confirmed so far this year, putting the U.S. on track to break previous records (and already ahead of last year's reported 15,216 cases). Pertussis outbreaks have reached epidemic levels in 19 states thus far.
Plus: 10 Vaccine Myths--Busted
This epidemic-like outbreak of the highly contagious respiratory tract infection can be attributed to multiple factors. The actual vaccine was altered in the 1990s to lessen the side effects, at the cost of its duration and effectiveness. Additionally, babies less than two months old cannot receive the vaccine, leaving them especially vulnerable during an outbreak of this magnitude. Most children, 95 percent in fact, are vaccinated, though some parents choose to abstain from vaccination, leaving them unprotected as well. By age six, children who are vaccinated should have had five doses of the vaccine, and may require an additional booster shot in their teen years.
Plus: How You Can Protect Your Child from Whooping Cough
Many parents are unaware that they too need to be vaccinated, both to protect themselves and any infants they're exposed to. In fact, only 10 percent of adults are vaccinated against pertussis. The CDC suggests that adults should get at least one dose of a combined diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine in their adult lives. Also, pregnant women can help boost their newborn's immunity by being vaccinated further on in their pregnancy.
With whooping cough on the rise this year, will you vaccinate your child against it? Are you up-to-date on your own vaccinations?


text:
No dealers matched your criteria. Change location or remove options.
Have up to three dealers compete for your business!
Dealers By CityAL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY


text:
Favorite Outdoor Gear Fit for Small Spaces
This past Spring and Summer we put a particular focus on outdoor content, complete with a subject specific Outdoor Channel and lots of posts devoted to getting out of the apartment. As part of that focus, we of course paid special attention to outdoor gear for small spaces. Because, let's face it, if you have only a fire escape or small balcony, you still need to make the most of it!
• 10 Outdoor Finds: Under $10
• Best Hammocks 2012
• Red, White & Blue Goes Modern: BBQ Goods with Style
• Summer Essentials: 9 Small Space Grills
• Reclaimed Wood Outdoor Furniture
• Patio Pop: Neon Accents for Outdoor Rooms
• Best Outdoor Dining Chairs 2012
• The Most Bella Bells (Plus A Few Wind Chimes For Good Measure)
• Take a Seat: 5 Fab Outdoor Chairs
• 8 Super Helpful, Totally Worth Schlepping Camping Accessories
(Images: See linked posts for full image credits)


text:
US Business Stockpiles Up Modest 0.1 Percent
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. businesses increased their stockpiles only slightly in May, despite a solid sales increase. The figures suggest economic growth has slowed but could pick up in the second half of the year.
The Commerce Department says business stockpiles rose just 0.1 percent in May from April, half the previous month's increase.
But sales increased 1.1 percent in May after being flat in April. That's the best gain since February.
Slower restocking could weigh on economic growth in the April-June quarter because it means companies ordered fewer factory goods. But the strong sales gain suggests companies may have to order more goods in the coming months to keep up with demand. That could drive more economic growth in the second half of the year.


text:
The U.S. has the natural resources to one day stop importing OPEC crude oil, Boone Pickens, founder of BP Capital, told CNBC's "Street Signs" on Monday.
"There are 30 U.S. states producing oil and gas, the highest we've ever had," Pickens said. Interestingly, many of these are the very swing states that could help decide the upcoming presidential election, he noted.
Pickens' BP Capital is a major investor both energy futures and the publicly traded stock of oil and gas companies.
(Read More: America's 10 Most Polluted States.)
While many U.S. politicians on both sides of the aisle have talked about energy independence, "you've never had leadership from either party," Pickens said. He expects Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to step up with a plan to develop U.S. energy resources — particularly natural gas.
Natural gas is abundant in the U.S. and it is the "alternative energy" for transportation, Pickens said. He noted that 70 percent of all crude oil used in the world every day goes to transportation fuels. While natural gas can be a substitute for crude oil, "wind and solar — great sources of energy — have nothing to do with cutting down on imported oil," he added.


text:
Recent Posts
Subscribe to the Blog
Join our list
Blogs We Like
Relevant Links
Tag Archives: "Gustav Klimt"
Coming soon … An Ideal Husband podcast
Hidey-ho… Stefanie here. Last Wednesday we had the Meet & Greet for Jonathan Moscone's production of An Ideal Husband. For those of you who don't know, the Meet & Greet happens on the first day of a show's rehearsals. The … Continue reading
Posted in By Stefanie Kalem, Main Stage Tagged ", "An Ideal Husband", "Annie Smart", "award-winning", "bay area theater", "Gertrude Chiltern", "Grace Kelly type", "Gustav Klimt", "Jon Moscone", "Julie Eccles", "King Lear", "Man and Superman", "Meg Neville", "Moscone", "set designer", "theater", cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater Leave a comment


text:
Daft Punk get lucky at Grammys
Daft Punk got lucky at the Grammys, taking two of the night's biggest gongs including album of the year.
The French electronic duo also won record of the year for their hit Get Lucky, which features Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.
As well as being named best album, their collection Random Access Memories earlier took the best dance/electronica album title.
The French duo, who wear helmets in public and do not talk, collected their awards with Williams and Rodgers in tow, and Williams said: "Well, I suppose the robots would like to thank...You know honestly, I bet, France is really proud of these guys right now."
Also among the night's big winners were Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who took four Grammys including best new artist and rap album for The Heist, beating efforts from Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Kanye West and Drake.
"Wow, we're here on the stage right now," said Macklemore. "I want to say we made this album without a record label, we made it independently and we appreciate all the support."
New Zealand 17-year-old Lorde's popular hit Royals won song of the year and she also took best pop solo performance.
"Thank you everyone who has let this song explode because it's been mental," she said.
Beyonce kicked off the show with a steamy and smoky performance of Drunk In Love. Her husband Jay Z emerged in a fitted suit to rap his verse, and the couple then held hands and danced together.
Adele started off a good evening for the Brits, with veterans Sir Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the Rolling Stones also picking up awards.
Superstar Adele, who dominated the Grammys two years ago, won best song written for visual media for Skyfall, which also won an Oscar and Golden Globe last year.
Former Beatle McCartney won the Grammy for best long-form music video for Live Kisses, Led Zeppelin took rock album with Celebration Day, B lack Sabbath won best hard rock/metal performance for God Is Dead, and the Rolling Stones tied for the historical album with Charlie Is My Darling, from a documentary almost 50 years ago.
Justin Timberlake won two awards, best R&B song for Pusher Love Girl and music video for Suit & Tie - which also earned Jay Z a Grammy.
Elsewhere, Alicia Keys won the best R&B album gong for Girl On Fire, Rihanna's Unapologetic took the contemporary album title, and Vampire Weekend were named the alternative music album winners for Modern Vampires Of The City.


text:
Pediatricians may skip kids' blood pressure checks
Despite recommendations to check children's blood pressure, pediatricians may often skip it, a U.S. study suggests.
Using government survey data, researchers found that pediatricians failed to take kids' blood pressure at about one-third of routine check-ups between 2000 and 2009.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute both recommend that children have yearly screenings for high blood pressure, starting at age 3.
So it's surprising that blood pressure checks were not done at so many preventive care visits, according to Daniel J. Shapiro, a medical student at the University of California, San Francisco who led the new study.
What it all means for kids' health is not clear.
But the findings are important because high blood pressure and "pre-hypertension" could have health consequences for kids in the long run, said Dr. Margaret Riley, an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Michigan who was not involved in the study.
"High blood pressure in children can lead to changes in the child's heart and blood vessels, and puts them at increased risk for heart disease and strokes as they get older," Riley said in an email.
Between two and five percent of U.S. kids and adolescents have high blood pressure, previous studies have found.
When a young child has high blood pressure, Riley noted, it may be because of an underlying medical condition, like kidney disease. So blood pressure checks can sometimes help catch a serious health problem.
Shapiro's team did find that doctors were more likely to measure blood pressure during check-ups where they diagnosed a child as being overweight or obese. During those visits, they checked blood pressure 84 percent of the time.
The numbers also improved over time, the researchers report in the journal Pediatrics.
In 2001, blood pressure was taken during 51 percent of all routine check-ups; by 2009, it was 71 percent.
"Over this time period, providers may have become more aware of the recommendations of various professional organizations," Shapiro said in an email.
Not everyone says that children should have their blood pressure routinely checked. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) - an expert panel with federal support - currently has no advice for or against it.
But since "new evidence" has emerged in recent years, the panel is currently updating its recommendations.
The new findings are based on data from two annual government surveys of doctors' practices and emergency rooms.
When the researchers looked at all pediatric visits - which would include visits for an illness or injury - doctors checked kids' blood pressure only one-third of the time.
If a child is ill, in pain or crying, Riley noted, a doctor might not want to check blood pressure because it could be "falsely elevated."
On top of that, she said, the child's height and weight would have to be measured - since doctors need that information to know whether a child's blood pressure is normal.
But even during routine check-ups, Shapiro's team found, pediatricians only measured children's blood pressure two thirds of the time.
"In my clinical practice, parents frequently inquire about their child's height and weight," noted Dr. Anisha Patel, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco and the senior researcher on the study.
But rarely do parents ask about their kids' blood pressure, Patel said in an email. "Parents should ask their child's physician if the blood pressure was measured, and if so, if it was a concerning reading."
Riley agreed. "If a parent takes their child to the doctor and no blood pressure is taken," she said, "they should speak up and advocate for their child to get this simple screen that may significantly impact their health."
If a child does have elevated blood pressure, the doctor should take repeat measurements to make sure it's truly high. A one-time "high" could just reflect anxiety, Patel said.
A child with persistently high blood pressure might need diet changes or more exercise, especially if he is overweight, Patel noted.
But if those blood pressure readings are very high, she said, parents may need to see a specialist to uncover any medical condition that could be causing the problem.