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[thread started by FC Byrd Turgler on Mon 8/10 16:45 ET]
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from FC Byrd Turgler
on Mon 8/10 16:45 ET
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So I've been pitching in here and there on bigdsoccer.com for about a year and a half now, and I threw this out there this weekend/Monday. Want to hear what you guys think- it's a 2 parter.
from The Laws of Lalas
on Mon 8/10 18:08 ET
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four stars out of four and two thumbs up (out of two, of
course). i laughed, i cried, i questioned the sanity of the editor
who posted the second one (any backlash yet)? keep it up!
from Seattle SC
on Mon 8/10 18:18 ET
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The response to part 2 sums up what's wrong with the country. You can't give an honest take/opinion anymore without people freaking out. from FC Byrd Turgler
on Mon 8/10 18:48 ET
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I'm getting a wide range of feedback on this, ranging from outrage to kudos. Bobby Warshaw copped to the fact that he missed the satire of it initially, and instead, went into angry anti-gun defense mode. I think it says a lot about the state of the gun debate that some people thought I was serious about Toyota Stadium being locked and loaded for home games. Sheesh.
One thing I was serious about- it is an absolute travesty they're not marketing their team better, and they really should look into a dedicated marketing campaign to highlight the local roots of the team. That will bring out people to games who don't normally come- decades of provincial advertising success provides pretty strong evidence of that.
Also, the editor loves it- it's a web traffic driver.
from FC Byrd Turgler
on Mon 8/10 18:49 ET
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Thanks for taking the time to check it out! from Shaolin Mystigods
on Mon 8/10 20:22 ET
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that Bobby Warshaw? Pretty cool that he's checking
in from Scandinavia.
from FC Byrd Turgler
on Mon 8/10 20:41 ET
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Yup...that Bobby Warshaw. He's a good follow on Twitter. Solid writer. from The Laws of Lalas
on Mon 8/10 20:49 ET
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the fact that people cannot recognize that it is satire is pretty sad. reminds me of when people angrily forward onion articles as if they are true. from Seattle SC
on Mon 8/10 21:01 ET
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Duffelblog is another one, always sad (sometimes hilarious) when people fly off the rails in response from FC Byrd Turgler
on Mon 8/10 21:15 ET
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No doubt...especially when I put this line in IMMEDIATELY after my 3 suggestions:
"This leaves us with the Homegrown plan, and if you guessed that the rest of those suggestions were made in jest, you nailed it."
If you google 'FC Dallas' right now, it's the top news story. I was thinking about adding some feedback tonight, but I'm hoping someone else explains it for them.
from Arrows SC
on Tue 8/11 19:05 ET
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Nice job, FCBT. I enjoyed the set. Well written. I need to start reading more of your stuff!
I don't think you can look at only one issue and say definitively 'this is the reason'. I've learned never to deal in absolutes. There are in all likelihood several factors at play in the attendance, but I wouldn't discount location as a big contributor. I think the teams that opted for cheap land outside the city center wish they had a do-over.
from FC Byrd Turgler
on Tue 8/11 20:08 ET
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Uh, no doubt about it on the location. Frisco neighbors the exurbs, and may be the furthest club away from the city center in all of MLS (maybe all of professional sports). Honestly, it may be the biggest factor.
I actually started scribbling on this back in April when Frank DeFord wrote his column about how people don't care about MLS, and it kind of went from there. The whole 'conservative' argument...eh, there's probably some merit to it, but it's impossible to prove or disprove the extent without good polling and another outlier to compare to. Sounds like a good college thesis.
from The Laws of Lalas
on Thu 8/20 18:15 ET
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hey guys, while we are soliciting feedback, remember that time
years ago i was a soccer blogger (with a terrible pseudonym)?
not my best work (and i apologize if i shared it here before, i
have a bad memory from years of... dang, i forget), but Byrd's
post took me back to my own glory days as a soccer
muckraker and i wanted to share my most ridiculous post of all
time probably. back then the owner of that site paid me top
dollar for such "witty" posts. i'm not kidding either, the guy paid
me WAY too much to riff (badly) on things like Sly Stallone
films. in hindsight, wow, his business plan really sucked.
from FC Byrd Turgler
on Thu 8/20 18:27 ET
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1. It was hilarious- I'm assuming you did all of the crystal meth before you wrote it up.
2. Pretty awesome you got paid for it.
3. It definitely is written your hand. Much like porn, I know it when I see it.
4. Wait...John Huston directed Victory? What?
from Shaolin Mystigods
on Thu 8/20 20:25 ET
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pretty darn good Randall, well worth the read. I
never did see Victory, I somehow just knew it had to
be bad (even taking Stallone out of the equation).
Another Caine stinker was "The Swarm" (1978)


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I don't generally use this blog to spread word about causes that are important to me.
But in this case I feel like I cannot not play my part in spreading the word.
Whales (and all animals actually) have alway been and will always have a huge
place in my heart. Being half Icelandic, I have had to endure many a debate with
Icelandic relatives and friends who in the past and also sometimes now, see nothing
wrong in whaling. It has been a tradition for a very long time and I remember vividly
driving past whaling stations and seeing the results of the slaughter which I will never
forget. I was often made to feel like some kind of Greenpeace Eco-Maniac, because I
felt so strongly about this issue and did not hold back in getting my opinion across,
even as a child.
Now in 2013 it seems that Iceland may be beginning to realise that whaling has no
place in this century. The methods of slaughter are absolutely horrendous and it is
heartbreaking to watch. The suffering of these magnificent creatures could not be
worse and it absolutely has to stop. Please please do something today which could
help put this barbaric, old fashioned, intolerable cruelty in the past. Iceland has an
amazingly modern, civilised society that is so proud of its amazing nature. The pride
in their nature needs to be extended into the sea!
AND now they are even talking about a whale sanctuary! What a potential turn around!
Please go to this link or click the image and it will take you through to the petition site.
Thank you so much!

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Dyadic International To Announce Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results And Host Conference Call On Thursday, November 8, 2012
JUPITER, Fla., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dyadic International, Inc. (OTC Pink: DYAI), a global biotechnology company, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 after market close on Thursday, November 8, 2012 and will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss those results.
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Confirmation Code: 9107146
A replay of the conference call will be available on Dyadic's website (www.dyadic.com) shortly after the live event.
About Dyadic
Dyadic is a global biotechnology company that uses its patented and proprietary technologies for the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzymes and other proteins for the bioenergy, bio-based chemicals, biopharmaceutical and industrial enzyme industries.
Cautionary Statement for Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Dyadic's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, Dyadic expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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Assistant Professor Dominic Thomas, who's working with an international team of collaborators, was recently awarded a $3 million grant to create and deploy new technologies for disease surveillance and response.
Thomas, who teaches courses on information systems and project management, received the grant from the Skoll Foundation Global Threats Fund.
With the grant funding, Thomas is developing new disease surveillance technologies with various organizations, including HealthMap at Harvard Medical School and ProMED. He is the systems architect and a technical lead for the project.
Thomas developed the grant proposal, "Enhancing the Detection and Validation of Emerging Disease Outbreaks," while working as a consultant for TEPHINET (Training Programs in Epidemiology and Health Interventions Network), a professional network of 55 field epidemiology training programs around the world.
As part of the grant, Thomas also helped run the 2nd International Conference on Digital Disease Detection last month in San Francisco. The conference connected innovators in health and technology to explore technologies that could help with disease surveillance methods.


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Society of Sound is a meeting place for people who are passionate about sound. A place you can meet the Fellows, read informative articles, and download high-quality, high-resolution music.
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China Beach is in a tiny cove tucked between Lands End and Baker Beach in the Sea Cliff neighborhood of San Francisco. This sheltered pocket of sand features a picnic area, sunbathing, good play spots for children, and spectacular views of the Marin Headlands and Golden Gate.
Legend has it that local residents named China Beach for the Chinese fishermen who, long ago, anchored their junks in the cove and camped on the beach. You can see a monument to these early residents at the trailhead near the parking area at the end of Sea Cliff Avenue.
- Access to the beach is via a paved drive or stairway down from the parking lot to water level.
- No pets, fires, and glass containers are allowed.
- No lifeguards are on duty. Due to unpredictable surf conditions, swimming is not recommended.
- Take a low-tide walk from China Beach to Baker Beach and find starfish, anemones, and mussels clinging to the rocky crevices of the cliffs.
- To sunbathe out of the wind, there is a small deck on top of the lifeguard equipment pick-up station.
- Above beach level, grills and a picnic area are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Restrooms and cold water showers are open sunrise to sunset.
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Kennedy Space Center
Visit the Kennedy Space Center in Florida! Kennedy Space Center is one of Central Florida's most popular tourist attractions, here you can meet an astronaut, try a launch simulator ride and much much more!
- Visit world-famous Kennedy Space Center
- Try more than 60 interactive astronaut experiences
- Meet an astronaut
- See the Space Shuttle Atlantis up close
- Enjoy the Shuttle Launch Experience
- Walk through a garden where the rockets bloom all year
- Visit the Apollo/Saturn V Center
- Watch a 3D IMAX movie
- Enjoy a day of fun for the whole family
Go on a Journey to Outer Space
Explore the Kennedy Space Center at your own pace. Here you can learn everything about space travel.
Sit back and enjoy an IMAX movie or try out the more than 60 interactive, touch-screen experiences and high-tech simulators and test your skills as an astronaut. You may also choose to stroll by a scale-size space shuttle, touch a piece of moon rock or try space ice cream?
You can also try the center's Shuttle Launch Experience, a simulator ride. It replicates the sights, sounds, and feelings of a shuttle launch. You'll get strap in and go vertical for launch in a one-of-a-kind, motion-based simulator, the only realistic simulation of a launch ever created. The 5-minute experience sequence culminates with a breath-taking view of the Earth!
If you wish you can also choose our tour to the Kennedy Space Center with round trip transfer or combine a journey to space with a 30-minute airboat ride on the swamps and try to spot an alligator!
How do I get my tickets?
Shortly after your booking is complete your e-ticket will be sent directly to your email, just print it out and bring it to the Kennedy Space Center.
Are there children's tickets?
Yes, children's tickets are available for children between age 3-11 years. Children under age 3 are free when accompanied by a paying adult.


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Chautauqua, Gove and Pawnee counties have joined the Rural Opportunity Zones (ROZs) student loan reimbursement partnership in the past month, bringing to 43 the number of counties participating.
"I'm pleased to have Chautauqua, Gove and Pawnee counties included as part of the program," said Kansas Commerce Secretary Pat George. "We continue to strong interest in the program as we get ready to welcome the first participants starting in 2012."
The Department has received 158 applications from across the country. The ROZs program offers student loan reimbursement of up to $3,000 per year for five years for individuals that graduate from an accredited post-secondary college or technical school. In addition, people moving from out-of-state could be eligible for 100 percent state income tax reimbursement, if they have lived outside of Kansas for at least the past five years and have had Kansas source income of less than $10,000 per year over the past five years.
The counties participating in student loan program, so far, are Barber, Chautauqua, Cheyenne, Clark, Cloud, Decatur, Edwards, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Greenwood, Hamilton, Harper, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kearny, Kingman, Kiowa, Lane, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Mitchell, Morton, Ness, Norton, Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Scott, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Stanton, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, Wichita and Woodson.
"Recognizing that our biggest struggle is the 'outmigration' of people, Gove County is thrilled to be able to be a part of the Rural Opportunity Zones program," said Ericka Gillespie, chairwoman of the Citizens for the Economic Development of Gove County and city administrator for Quinter. "Our commitment to ROZs is a clear message that not only reflects how the Kansas Legislature feels about rural Kansas, but how counties like Gove can take the opportunity to invest in themselves by adding student loan repayment into their incentive packages to bring people into their regions. Our wish is that people looking at rural Kansas will hear a message that we want them here, and we are willing to do our part to help them move into an area of the state we feel is extraordinary in many ways."
The application form for the student loan repayment program is available online on the Department's website at KansasCommerce.com/RuralOpportunityZones. A printed version of the form can be requested by contacting Dan Lara, public information officer for the Department, at (785) 296-3760 or [email protected].
The state tax exemption is entirely state financed, so all ROZs-designated counties are automatic participants in that part of the program, and there is not a formal application procedure. Questions about the tax exemption should be directed to the Department of Revenue at (785) 368-8222.The program designates 50 counties as ROZs counties. In addition to those already listed above, the others are Comanche, Elk, Osborne, Republic, Sheridan, Washington and Wilson.


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Quantum torpedo
Quantum torpedo casings have never been shown on-screen. After launch, QTs are visually similar to photon torpedoes, albeit brighter and glowing white/blue as opposed to photons' red/gold colour[2]. Quantum torpedoes are not compatible with standard photon torpedo launchers, but they can be made compatible through field modifications[3]. Two different QT launcher systems have so far been shown; the type mounted on the Defiant-class starship fires up to three torpedoes with ~0.5 second intervals[4], while the "turret" seen on the Sovereign-class launches a five-torpedo burst in rapid succession[5].
Little, if anything, is known of the quantum torpedo's operating principles or characteristics. They have not shown significantly greater yield, maneuverability or tracking ability compared to photon torpedoes; their scarcity suggests that their production is more difficult and/or resource-intensive than that of photon torpedoes. Despite this, Starfleet considers them to be tactically superior to photon torpedoes, deploying them only to new or recently-refitted vessels[6] and limiting their use in battle to when a hit can be guaranteed[7]. The Cardassian Union has successfully reverse-engineered quantum torpedoes, but has decided against fleet wide adoption[8].


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When Joe turned 60 last year, he decided he was overdue for a good, old-fashioned physical. He had always been blessed with good health, but he knew that at his age he should be having regular checkups, especially since he was overweight.
His doctor gave him a full exam and found no serious health problems. She also scheduled Joe for a cholesterol test.
Joe, a real estate broker, was surprised when the doctor called to tell him about the test results. His cholesterol was too high.
"My first thought was that I would file this away for later," recalls Joe. "But then my doctor said, 'We really need to get on top of this. Your cholesterol levels raise your risk of having a heart attack or a stroke.'"
That was the day Joe decided to take on a new project: his cholesterol problem.
Joe's TLC plan
Joe and his doctor made a plan for getting his cholesterol in a healthy range. He would eat more heart-healthy foods. And he would take a half-hour brisk walk most days of the week. After 6 weeks, the doctor would recheck his cholesterol.
Joe's doctor prescribed the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, or TLC, program.
"I had never heard of the TLC program," says Joe. "It kind of sounded too scientific for a regular guy like me. But it turned out to be pretty simple: Don't eat so much fatty food. And get some exercise."
One change at a time
Joe knew he'd have to ease into it. "I'm just not that type of person who can change everything at once."
So he planned ahead and wrote one food change a week on his calendar. "The walking was the easy part for me. I get out every evening for a walk. The food part took some thought," explains Joe. But as soon as he had it written down, his plan was pretty easy to follow. "Each week, I added a food that was good for me and took something away that was bad for me."
Challenges and successes
Has all this change been hard to stay with? "It depends on the day," says Joe. "When I've had a good walk, I don't even feel like eating junk. But there are some days, and times of the day, when I crave something I really shouldn't have, like french fries.
"Usually, I can fight it, but sometimes I give in. So I've learned to not beat myself up about that. Instead, I refocus on my plan and get right back to eating healthy food. What keeps me going is the results—I've lost weight, my cholesterol's getting better, and I feel younger every day."
This story is based on information gathered from many people living with high cholesterol.
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This is a Hybrid Orchestration crossing over Synth with Strings & Brass, also some guitar towards the end for good measure. It starts with a real sense of tension that builds up before a much quieter section but then really builds in intensity in the last section.
This track would be great as a theme for a Thriller, Action or even Sci-Fi Movie/TV Series.


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'Catastrophic' cyclone heads for landfall in India
The storm could "erase most houses, crops and infrastructure."
A monstrous and potentially catastrophic cyclone is taking aim on India, with sustained winds estimated at about 161 mph as of Friday, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. This is equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.
Gusts are as high as 195 mph. It's close to being the strongest storm ever recorded in the Indian Ocean.
The storm (named Phailin) is so large it fills nearly the entire Bay of Bengal, which is part of the Indian Ocean.
Officials ordered at least 40,000 coastal villagers to flee their homes Friday, and authorities plan to take another 100,000 people to safer areas before the cyclone hits.
The "effects to the Indian coast ... in terms of surge will be catastrophic, with the potential to erase most houses, crops and infrastructure," reported WeatherBell meteorologist Ryan Maue on his Twitter account.
Phailin is likely to be the strongest tropical cyclone to affect India in 14 years, when a fierce cyclone hit the east coast of India, killing almost 10,000 people, according to meteorologist Jeff Masters of the Weather Underground.
The weather models meteorologists use to forecast storms are in tight agreement that Phailin will track northwest into the northeast coast of India, with landfall expected to occur Saturday, Masters said.
The storm should hit in India's Orissa state, reported the typhoon warning center. The state has a population of close to 40 million people, the Odisha government website noted, and has about 700 people per square mile.
Cyclones form in the Indian Ocean, and are the same type of storm as a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and a typhoon in the western Pacific. They are all known by the umbrella term "tropical cyclones."
Cyclones that form in the Bay of Bengal can be among the deadliest natural catastrophes in the world. Twenty-six of the thirty-five deadliest tropical cyclones in world history have been Bay of Bengal storms, according to Masters.
In fact, during the past two centuries, 42% of Earth's deaths from tropical cyclones have occurred in Bangladesh, and 27% have occurred in India, Masters reports.
A single cyclone that hit Bangeldesh in 1970 killed between 300,000 and 500,000 people.
"Phailin" means "sapphire" in the Thai language.
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Just in time for the summer season, Rosemary Beach will have another place for visitors to rest and relax.
A project that began six years ago will soon come to completion with the opening of The Pearl, a 55-room luxury hotel.
Opening July 8, The Pearl will feature a restaurant/bar serving three meals a day, a spa offering manicures, pedicures and massage therapy, and a rooftop bar � all of which will be open to the public.
The hotel will also feature 28-feet wide floating cabanas and a pool area exclusive to guests.
Michael Votta, general manager of The Pearl, has been vacationing in Rosemary Beach for the past six years. In locating the perfect address for the hotel, he didn't look much further than 30A.
"I love the nature of the area," Votta said. "And I'm honored to be a part of the community."
The new hotel is the most recent addition to an apparent building boom in Rosemary Beach. It joins The Inn on the Gulf, a resort featuring luxury lodging expected to be finished by summer 2014, and the Pine Beach Christian Camp & Retreat Center opening summer 2015.
The Pearl will be as much of a vacation spot for tourists as it will be a destination for relaxation and fine dining for locals. Votta plans for the new development to interact with its local community through special events.
"We're going to service everyone from our more traveled guests to our locals," he said.
What makes The Pearl different from other hotels and resorts on 30A will be the customer service, Votta said. Earlier this week the new development held a career fair � not to be mistaken for a job fair � to look for employees to fill 80-100 full and part-time positions.
"We're working on finding the finest," Votta said. "We're casting our net throughout all of the Panhandle including our veterans."
Just as the employees are to treat the guests, the hotel aims to give their staff the chance to work their way up in the hotel industry.
"This is for the person looking to be here long-term," said Kami Smith, human resources consultant with Sand Dollar Human Resources, LLC. "We'll have at least 60 full-time positions available with benefits."
It is Votta's hope that each employee will transition into a full-time position with the opportunity to develop skills and work with mentors in the hospitality business.
"The Pearl will be focused on our guests," Votta said. "It's very you-centric. Our employees will go out of their way to give guests an unbelievable experience."


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Orion/Chrome Tools Integration
- Student: Zachariah Moreno
- Mentors: John Arthorne, Ken Walker, & John Barton
This project is part of Google Summer of Code 2012 & can be followed in greater detail on GitHub [1].
My goal for this year's GSoC is to write a Chrome extension that implements Orion as part of the current DevTools, with the extended goal of landing this functionality within Chrome. A Chrome implementation would give Orion a platform for exposing its functionality to developers everywhere. Allowing for designers and developers to view their changes in real-time, a cornerstone that I believe is missing from the current development process. Applications like Adobe Dreamweaver try to augment this issue by implementing a WebKit view into their native environment. But, I believe this to be the wrong way to go about solving this issue. We design and develop for the browser so we should complete that process by designing and developing in the browser.
This section contains tasks which are under development now and in the nearest future.
|Due Date
|Bugs / Reviews
|Community Bounding, technical discussion
|May 21st
|Chrome DevTools extension - empty
|May 21st
|Students begin coding
|official GSoC milestone, see [2]
|May 21st
|Embed Orion Client in extension
|June 1st
|Use chrome.devtools.inspectedWindow.getResources API to pull in client side code
|June 29th
|Integrate Save functionality
|July 11th
|Midterm evaluations
|official GSoC milestone, see [3]
|July 13th
|pencils down date
|official GSoC milestone, see [4]
|August 13th


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How to use NFPA 99
There are many changes to NFPA 99-2012. Engineers should review the code carefully to better understand how it affects electrical systems, risk assessments, and other pertinent topics.
Do the recent changes in NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code require isolation panels in all operating rooms?
NFPA 99-2012 has so many changes throughout the document that the committee decided to forgo the usual markers that indicate a change. Several of the code changes are relocated sections to improve organization. However, there is an obvious philosophical shift within the code.
This shift is apparent within the new text of Chapter 4 (formerly Electrical Systems). It's apparent that risk assessment procedures are going to play a more formal role in certain code interpretations. Unfortunately, when someone asks you, "Does that meet code?" the technically correct answer is going to be "It depends on the risk assessment."
So what does risk assessment/risk probability all mean?
NFPA 99 doesn't give a lot of firsthand guidance on a "defined risk assessment procedure" other than giving the four categories of risk (NFPA 99-2012 Section 4.1) and a reference to ISO/IEC 31010, NFPA 551: Guide for the Evaluation of Fire Risk Assessments, and SEMI S10-0307E. These documents contain some new concepts for the design engineer to consider, which are strongly encouraged for reading.
For some reason, the average person tends to think of risk probability in terms of his or her chance of getting hit by lightning (1 in 700,000 per year, or 0.000001% chance of being hit). Even though it's not the engineer's role to interpret or conclude for a facility what an "acceptable" risk level is, it's always useful to have a reference benchmark when asked "What does that mean?"
Chapter 6 is now dedicated to Electrical Systems; it's nearly a duplicate of NFPA 99-2005 Chapter 4. However, NFPA 99-2012 Section 188.8.131.52.8.4 now states, "Operating rooms shall be considered to be a wet procedure location, unless a risk assessment conducted by the health care governing body determines otherwise."
The appendix A.22.214.171.124.8.4 also states, "In conducting a risk assessment, the health care governing body should consult with all relevant parties, including, but not limited to, clinicians, biomedical engineering staff, and facility safety engineering staff."
Depending on your personal bias, this is clear and conclusive proof that:
- All new operating rooms should be considered wet locations and as such should be equipped with an isolated power system, OR
- Isolated power systems are not required in any new operating rooms, as long as the facility performs a risk assessment and that the risk is relatively low.
Engineers typically stick to the facts, but it's worth stressing that there is a great deal of debate about this change in the code.
What is a wet location?
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) has come out with a statement clearly articulating its objection to classifying all operating rooms as wet locations (see their white paper titled, "NFPA 99: How to Conduct Operating Room Risk Assessments"). ASHE relates the ongoing struggle on this issue back to 1970 and articulates a general methodology for conducting a risk assessment based on empirical measurements of existing operating rooms. Unfortunately, most engineers do not have access to an existing operating room for empirical testing. If you have a fully engaged owner/client, this is a good document to read.
There is also a well-written article issued by the Fire Protection Research Foundation, "Operating Rooms as Wet/Dry Locations Risk Assessment Project" (Brenton Cox, PhD, Exponent Inc., 2012). The article does a good job of identifying a mathematical model for the general terms outlined in NFPA 99.
Since most consultants are conservative and risk averse, the majority will gravitate toward conclusion Number 1 described above. However, like all things in our profession, it's not going to be that simple. As clients become more cognizant of this issue, they will start asking, "Do I really need isolated power in all of my operating rooms?" or "I spoke with my colleague and he doesn't have isolation panels, why do I need them?" or "Can you perform a risk assessment for me?"
Because I've been down this road, I'm going to share with you what I've learned and how you can use it with your clients.
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Randy Rhoads Shredding Competition Update
So far the entries have been outstanding but can YOU do better? If you think so, hurry up - competition ends this month! DEADLINE 31st MAY
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The Rules:
1) Make a video of yourself playing some mean guitar shredding. Videos can't be longer than 60 seconds.
2) Post it on You Tube and send us the link (to enter, must include You Tube URL, full name and address)
3) We'll add the best videos to the Shred Competion playlist on our You Tube page
4) Our panel of guitar shredding experts will choose the winner, to be revealed on issue #4 of our Music Planet magazine. Amongst the judges, one of the world's finest guitar shredders - Chris Impellitteri, officially voted 2nd fastest guitarist in the world by "Guitar One" magazine and one of the top 50 fastest guitarists of all time according to "Guitar World" magazine.
5) The winner gets a tasty Jackson Randy Rhoads signature guitar delivered to their door - free of charge!
Here is a look at some of the highlights so far!
Note the attention to detail on green screen backdrops, full stack shredding and extra flair point given for a cool stance!


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but I check it with 'df -lh' commands. not any change, I don't know why?


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Rumba Count is a way to show the cards and give the impression that they have the same back, or the same face.
It was originally designed to hide the back or the face of the cards, and became a new classic count, replacing the Optical Hamman count.
In this DVD, you will learn the three main techniques:
- Vallarino Rumba Count
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9 Tricks:
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The rare confluence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah ushers in the holiday season this year, a season that also presents a trifecta of challenges for people dealing with addictions.
The rare confluence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah ushers in the holiday season this year, a season that also presents a trifecta of challenges for people dealing with addictions.
Eat, drink and be merry may sound like a positive message, but to members of Overeaters Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous or Debtors Anonymous, it can be a warning cry: Beware, it's a long way to Jan. 2, 2014.
Even people without addictions find it difficult to avoid imbibing, eating or spending to excess during this time because, well, society virtually demands it. It's almost sacrilege to turn down a drink, politely refuse a tin of cookies or keep a credit card firmly tucked away in one's wallet during this time.
And yet, for someone with a problem with alcohol, food or uncontrolled spending — or some combination of them — it is essential to maintaining a sense of sanity.
Fortunately, people prone to addictive behavior who have managed to find their way to one or more of these 12-step programs and are serious about recovery have a variety of "tools" available to them. With practice, these tools can help them navigate stressful situations that can trigger old behaviors. Meetings, program literature and sponsors and friends who have recovery experience to share are all useful and easily accessible sources of healthy behavior.
For example: Bring a recovery friend to a party. Have your own transportation available if you want to leave an uncomfortable situation. Keep track of your drink. Deal in cash; forget about credit cards. Don't feel obliged to try every dish on the table.
And: "No, thank you," is a complete sentence and a wholly acceptable answer to any offer of food, drink or opportunity to acquire something really special without actually spending any of your own money.
That "No, thank you," can be a tricky thing for the nonaddicted as well as the addicted. If anything, it's exaggerated during the holidays. A recovering alcoholic attending a party at which alcohol is served may be aware of the several ways to protect his or her sobriety, but, especially for those new in recovery, societal pressure — "C'mon, you can have one. It's Christmas!" — can be hard to resist.
The problem is that, while people in recovery may have learned that "No, thank you" is an acceptable answer (without further explanation necessary), a lot of of the rest of the world hasn't gotten the message. This column, then, is a diversion from the usual. It's really aimed at the people offering the food, drink or time-share opportunity available with the swipe of a credit card.
Obviously, not everyone who turns down a second helping of stuffing or a piece of pumpkin pie is a member of Overeaters Anonymous. Not everyone who prefers a ginger ale rather than a beer is a member of AA. Not everyone who won't go into hock for a swanky New Year's Eve party is a compulsive debtor. But some of them may be.
Dare to say, it would be a healthy change if, as a society, we could recalibrate our behavior during the holiday season from one of conspicuous indulgence to one of modified merriment. I'm not holding my breath on that. However, it doesn't seem to be too much to ask that we not expect others to share our views on how much turkey must be eaten, how much wine must be drunk for a party to be a success.
So, some "tools" for holiday hosts: Honoring a guest's wishes is a sign of respect. Anticipating them in advance is even better. Encouraging someone to eat, drink or spend money when they don't want to is, at the very least, not gracious. Pressuring someone to partake of something when you know he or she is trying hard to avoid it is a good way to lose a friend. Addictions are not trivial matters. "No, thank you," is a perfectly good answer.
Members of AA, OA and DA will be especially appreciative if you remember that.


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Lucille Baker, 92, Brookfield, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Life Care Center of Brookfield.
Lucille Baker, 92, Brookfield, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Life Care Center of Brookfield.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2013, at Rhodes Funeral Home with Rev. Julie King officiating. Visitation began at 12 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2013, with the family receiving friends from 2-4 p.m. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Memorials to the family may be left at or mailed to the funeral home at 216 Linn St., Brookfield, Mo. 64628. Online condolences may be left at www.rhodesfh.com.
Dorothy Lucille was born March 23, 1921, in Elmer, daughter of Herschell and Nellie (Williams) King. She married Kearney L. Baker. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include three daughters, Darlene McCollum, Brookfield, Lucia Rauen, Racine, Wisc., and Thelma K. Baker, Marceline; two sons, Kenny Baker, Elmer, and Reggie Baker, Macon; 20 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and 42 great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Nelda Marie Chesher; two sons, Donald and Ronnie Baker; two granddaughters, Dottie Rodriguez and Melissa Porter; and one grandson, Jessie Baker.


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What we're about
Welcome to the Bozeman Adventure Club! We love adventures in hiking, snow shoeing, cross country skiing, climbing, camping, backpacking and pretty much anything else that lets us enjoy this amazing part of the country. We also love to socialize at events around town and at our members' homes. We range in ages from 20's - 70's with lots of varied interests.
Please use the RSVP button to indicate whether you will be attending and if your plans change please go back in and adjust it so that we know whether we should be waiting for you or not! It's always out of respect to those who may be on the waiting list and are hoping to bump in. If you don't change your RSVP and they miss out... that's no fun. I monitor attendance and try to mark the no shows so that I have an idea if someone is struggling with changing their RSVP. If I notice you've had 3 of those I'll probably be contacting you to try and see if we can help you understand the importance of doing that so others can attend from the waiting list. I totally get that plans change last minute so NO WORRIES about changing your RSVP - this club is here for fun... not an obligation. We just ask that you go in and adjust it so that we know who to wait on, whose coming and everyone has a chance to participate.
We've set the group up so that any member can post events. So if you want to schedule something and have an idea put it on the calendar! Just click on schedule an event and type in your information. We may ask some follow up questions and help you plan your event if we feel that will help it be more successful. Please don't post gender specific events (Men/Women only). If you need help figuring out how to do it let me know. Once I notice you have scheduled something I can designate you as event host for that event and you will be able to change/alter details. I can also set a limit and a waiting list if you let me know. You'll want to do that if there is a limit since once it goes up....people jump on it!
We have gotten to be a pretty big group so on some things we have begun making size limits so that it's enjoyable for everyone. Trying to hike with 30 people is just really too many! If you are unable to get a spot you are welcome to plan your own event. We have set it up so that any member can schedule something so go for it!
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Beyonce Knowles & Jay-Z Kick Off American Tour
Beyonce is joined by Jay-Z on stage at Madison Square Garden, NYC, on (June 21) the first stop of the "I am Sasha Fierce" American tour.
The 27-year-old singer performed "Crazy in Love," which featured Jay-Z.
Beyonce is being threatened with a million-dollar lawsuit for canceling a Manhattan club show. She was supposed to perform on Saturday at the M2 as part of her tour launch. "They said they were too busy with the launching of the tour and that they wouldn't have time to do the kickoff party," the club owner told Page Six.
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In March of 1989, Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, wrote a proposal for what would later become the World Wide Web. 25 years later, a lot has changed.
Here is a look at how 6 notable websites looked in the past contrasted with how they appear today.
You can view the history of more websites with the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, which has saved 398 billion web pages so far, according to its website.


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Kirsten Hassenfeld with a group of students of PS 94.
Students have the opportunity to meet artists whose work is on view, and learn about their art techniques and materials. Artists talk about how they develop ideas and translate them into art works. They also demonstrate their studio process. Students then work with art materials and try out the process for themselves in the gallery's studio. In addition, the artist with the gallery's education curator, discuss the broader topic of careers in the arts.
Andrea Deszo at Bronx High School for the Visual Arts. Michael Ferris talking to a group of kindergarden students.
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Another enduring truth is the startling lack of concentrated market power in pharmaceuticals. What has not changed since we began compiling the Pharma 50 in 2000 is the top 10 still comprise less than 50 percent of the global market (their 2012 global share is 42 percent, compared to 43 percent in 2007). Other industries less reputationally vulnerable than pharma see much more concentration at the top; certainly this is true in the payer community, where governments increasingly hold sway. Even in the patent protected market, the core competency of Big Pharma, the top 10 players' share remained at 52 percent in 2012, the same level it was in 2007. The bottom line? For pharma, business is still an intensely competitive game of chance. —William Looney, Editor-in-Chief
To identify what's driving the numbers, we examined the top 50 as a group and in comparison to companies outside the top 50. We see five trends shaping current sales performance across the geographies where the pharma group competes:
For the 13 companies, year-on-year performance for 2012 amounted to a close to 10 percent contraction in revenues against 2011. Excluding these companies, we see that US growth performance for the remainder of the top 50 was actually slightly higher compared to last year. The 13 companies thus represent the brunt of the loss to the industry, with the remaining companies in the top 50 performing fairly well. The top line in Figure 1 represents the growth of all other companies with revenue in the United States, comprised of over 600 companies outside of the top 50. The growth in these companies is significantly more than the top 50, and includes companies with extremely varied portfolios, including branded products and generics. In many ways it is not surprising to see such growth, given that they are starting from a smaller base of revenues than the top 50 and that some are posting new revenues from newly launched generics, at the expense of those facing patent expiries.


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Travis Pastrana, the former X Games star turned NASCAR driver, added to his collection of firsts Friday by winning the pole position for the Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
He circled the 2.66-mile tri-oval with a fast lap of 176.500 mph in qualifying for the Aaron's 312 on Saturday.
"It sounds like a dream come true," said Pastrana, who drives for Roush Fenway Racing. "Bringing the guys to the line at the green flag at Talladega is awesome, so I'm definitely excited.
"I mean, this Roush Fenway team has worked so hard. Chad [Norris], my crew chief, he's like, 'We've been putting everything together. Let's go out there and get this thing.' He had a lot of confidence in myself and the car and it's just awesome to be able to show the work these guys are putting together and I'm definitely really happy to be here."
Pastrana, who has made the top 10 in qualifying only twice in 17 attempts on the Nationwide circuit, finished 10th after qualifying fourth at Daytona, the only other restrictor-plate race in which he's driven.
"On the restrictor-plate races it means you went out there and drove a perfectly clean lap and that your car and that your crew and that everybody was working together," Pastrana said of qualifying Friday. "You picked the right line and did the right stuff, but mostly that you have a great team and a great car.
"Winning the pole at a restrictor-plate race also means that you're going to have a lot of people that are willing to work with you come race day, so I'm excited about that."
Austin Dillon qualified second, with Trevor Bayne, Danica Patrick and Justin Allgaier rounding out the top five.
Earning the pole position was also a first for Roush Fenway Racing.
"For me, it's awesome to be able to go out there and to know that we have a great team, a great car, that we put in a good lap," Pastrana said. "Here at Talladega and at Daytona as well, it's not quite as much on sheer driving ability. It's the ability to keep focused and keep it smooth, but you're not sliding the car.
"But, at the same time, if we get a pole at Dover or another place that's more of a driver's track, I think that gets more respect from the other drivers. But as far as something to check off the list, this is really, really high on that list, so I'm excited."
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Dr. Thomas comes from a family with a history of diabetes, and this fact influenced both her decision to practice medicine as well as the subspecialty she chose to pursue. She received her Endocrinology subspecialty training from Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport, LA. During her residency training in Internal Medicine ,she was honored to serve as chief resident at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey. Her clinical interests are diabetes, thyroid, parathyroid, cholesterol, osteoporosis, and ovarian and testicular diseases and disorders. She treats patients 18 years and older.
Board certified in Endocrinology,Diabetes and Metabolism. Dr. Thomas has been in practice for eight years. Her treatment recommendations are individualized ,based on careful assessment in combination with any necessary diagnostic testing. Dr. Thomas believes that honesty, trust and open dialog form the foundation of a successful patient/doctor relationship.
She lives in Conroe, Texas, with her husband and two young children, and enjoys painting, cooking and traveling when time allows.
Dr. Thomas practices at Memorial Hermann Medical Group Endocrinology The Woodlands in North Houston.
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CMC will partner with the Pike National Forest to begin work on the Badger Flats Habitat Restoration Project. This beautiful area, less than 50 miles from Colorado Springs, has been growing in popularity but an extensive network of user-created routes is destroying native vegetation and fragmenting local wildlife habitat. CMC is working closely with the Forest Service to mitigate recreational impacts and provide safe, sustainable access for users and the surrounding natural resources. Join us for a series of stewardship events this summer to prevent further damage to these critical habitat areas.
Volunteer crews will help address wildlife habitat degradation by inventorying and closing non-system roads and trails. Work is suitable for all abilities and will include GPSing, photographing resource damage, installing signs, constructing natural barriers & fences, re-seeding and transplanting vegetation.
Project work will take place from 9am - 5pm SATURDAY ONLY. Food will be provided by CMC. Transport/carpooling may be available from Denver/CO Springs.
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Hamburg-based dtp entertainment AG, one of the leading German game publishers, and the development studio 49Games, also based in Hamburg, today announced that the new sports game Summer Athletics will appear in summer 2008 as a multi-platform title for the next-generation game console Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and PC. Players can expect an abundance of disciplines from a variety of summer sports in this title.
Summer Athletics brings sports right into your living room: exciting competitions in over 25 of the most popular summer sports disciplines, such as sprinting, hurdles, cycling, archery, javelin, hammer throw, and swimming, will provide long-lasting fun.
Summer Athletics will be action-packed multi-player fun for the entire family. The intuitive controls are individually tailored for each discipline and platform, in order to bring the best game-play experience to the player.
Four different difficulty levels in two gaming modes, arcade and career, will provide addictive fun to both, experienced and casual gamers alike. The game will feature a character editor, lifelike 3D graphics, realistic athlete animations, and an impressive stadium atmosphere with the flair of live competitions.
The teaser website can be visited at www.summerathletics.com.
About dtp entertainment AG
dtp entertainment AG is one of the largest independent German games publishers. Based in Hamburg, the company employs more than 85 people, is a market leader in the areas of adventures and children's software, and publishes games worldwide for all interactive entertainment platforms. www.dtp-ag.com
About 49Games
49Games was founded at the beginning of 2004 by industry veterans Peter Cukierski, Florian Knappe, Thomas Mahlke, and Dierk Ohlerich (all formerly with VCC Entertainment) and Jan-Hendrik Ohl as CEO. Their business area is the development and publication of entertainment software for PCs and video-game consoles. 49Games can rely on their proprietors' and employees many years of experience in the software entertainment industry.


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When Lonnell Ellis went to Frank Gooch Apartments on Saturday, he knew he was going to help someone, but he didn't know he would save a life.
When Lonnell Ellis went to Frank Gooch Apartments on Saturday, he knew he was going to help someone, but he didn't know he would save a life.
Ellis, 47, said he visits the apartments often to help his uncle with medications. Shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday, he was walking across the complex parking lot, taking out the trash when he saw smoke coming from unit 15. He ran up on the porch and found a young boy inside the door. He brought the child outside and asked if there was anyone else in the house, and the boy said his grandfather, George Anderson, was inside.
Ellis said he has known Anderson for years because Anderson used to drive cabs with his father.
Ellis ran back into the house.
"I went back up, and it was so smoky and dark. I got on my knees and started screaming and calling his name," Ellis said.
The two found each other in the living room of the home, Ellis said, and he guided the man out of the house. Anderson was taken to the hospital to be checked for smoke inhalation on Saturday, and on Wednesday afternoon, he was still listed in good condition at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
"What he did was a lifesaving effort," said Assistant Chief Bobby Culbreth of Spartanburg Public Safety Fire Division Station 1.
Culbreth said firefighters arrived at the apartment complex on John B. White Sr. Boulevard four minutes after receiving the call, and everyone was out of the house.
"That had to happen very quickly," he said.
The fire was started by a child playing with a cigarette lighter, which caught some bedding on fire, Culbreth said. The flames were contained to a back bedroom of the unit. When firefighters arrived on scene, no flames were showing, but there was heavy smoke, he said.
Firefighters put out the fire within 10 minutes. Ellis said it wasn't until firefighters went inside that he noticed the flames for the first time and realized what he did. That was the first time he was frightened.
"We appreciate him doing it, but it's a dangerous thing to do, going in there without any equipment," Culbreth said.
But Ellis denied being particularly brave or heroic in his actions.
"I just did what I felt in my heart," he said. "I'm just glad I was in the right place at the right time."


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Home-Based Business — Will it Work for Me?
Robert O. Weagley
Department of Consumer and Family Economics
The entrepreneurial spirit has captured your imagination and you are considering going into business for yourself. You see other people's successes and say, "I can do that, too" or "I can do better than that." You are exploring options and looking for more information. You are off to a great start. The more questions you ask, and the more you learn about yourself and your business idea, the greater your chances of making the correct decisions.
Define your goals
What do you want from life? Where are you trying to go? What are you trying to build? A home-based business must be compatible with your goals, talents and resources. Some people may see being in business for themselves as the ultimate goal. Most people, however, work as a means to achieve goals, rather than work as a goal in itself.
A home-based business is a good way to combine your human, financial and material resources to produce a product or service the market demands. If the demand is great enough and the business is managed successfully, you will earn a return from those resources. If a higher return is possible by doing something else, according to economic theory, you will do it. In other words, you and your family should choose your activities and investments to maximize personal and household happiness and satisfaction. This is possible only if family goals are known and family members are committed to reaching them.
Think about your family goals; discuss them with your family. List these goals on a piece of paper. Some goals are short-term, others long-term. Beside each goal on your list, write a date by which you would like to achieve that goal. Then list the steps required to achieve that goal and costs, if any. Given your intended business venture, will it help or hinder your ability to reach each goal. For example, short-term goals that require substantial amounts of money may be incompatible with the financial demands of a beginning enterprise. Finally, ask if starting a home-based business is the best way to reach those goals.
Many households have established a home-based business to generate income. Various estimates suggest that between 10 and 23 million Americans currently work for pay in their homes. These figures include people who work out of their homes for others; they are not all home-based businesses. Whatever the work, the reasons for choosing to work at home are numerous. A few of the most often cited are:
- Eliminating child care costs,
- Increasing family income,
- Being your own boss,
- Eliminating an expensive commute and a necessary wardrobe,
- Profitably expressing a special talent, hobby or interest,
- Combining the busy lifestyle of parenting with that of outside work,
- Creating flexible working hours,
- Establishing a retirement occupation, and
- Lowering the cost of starting a new business.
Success takes hard work
Commitment to a goal does not guarantee success. You must work hard. Your personal traits, skills and interests must be compatible for success in your business venture, too.
Honestly appraise your personality traits. Use the following list to assess your personality against those of successful business managers. Check those that describe you to determine your business personality profile:
- Enthusiastic
- Organized
- Like people
- Self-starter
- Perseverer
- Achiever
- Determined
- Leader
- Responsible
- Trustworthy
- Disciplined
- Creative
- Curious
- Independent
- Industrious
- Decision maker
- Sincere
- Physically energetic
- Emotionally secure
- Confident
- Resourceful
If the "checked" list is longer than the "non-checked" list, you probably have the personality traits necessary for managing the average home-based business. However, you should closely examine the two lists in relation to the business you are planning. Is the "non-checked" list really important to what you want to do? Would a business partner who is strong where you are weak fit into your business plans? For example, if you plan to produce art works or crafts for sale, would the business be better off if you distributed your work through a wholesale outlet or consignment shop rather than if you sold it directly to consumers?
In addition to the traits necessary to manage a business, you must have skills that suit the business you have planned. A close examination of your skills in relation to potential endeavors can also help you find a niche in the marketplace. Review your background to establish the fit between you and your future.
Consider these points:
- Age,
- Formal and informal education,
- Relevant life experiences,
- School subjects you enjoyed most,
- Present and past occupations and duties,
- Reasons you left previous jobs,
- Aspects of past jobs you enjoyed most,
- Enjoyable recreational activities,
- Most enjoyed reading subjects, and
- Environment you like best: Indoor or outdoor? City or country?
As you answer these questions, you will find certain occupations that fit your likes and dislikes. When a business idea fits in either category, write it down. As you eliminate possibilities and focus on others, you are zeroing in on a potential money-making idea that is personally satisfying.
The investment
Are you willing to work long hours and make personal sacrifices to help the business grow? Is there something you would be willing to sacrifice to devote more time and personal commitment to the business? Are you comfortable engaging in speculation, both personal and financial? Are you comfortable with success? Can you accept failure?
You should answer these personal questions and a positive, go-ahead feeling should accompany your answers. Remember to ask yourself whether those who are investing in this venture with you — your family members — are as positive in their responses as you are.
Your home-based business will sometimes involve the whole family. Listen to your spouse's and children's opinions. Do they think this business is a good idea? Are they willing to help when needed? Are they willing to recognize the additional demands on your time and to accept responsibility for certain household tasks? Is your house and household ready to accommodate a work space, extra traffic, an area for business records and, possibly, inventory?
Many businesses fail because of poor management and inexperience. Juggling home and business management can be difficult. The investment of housing space and family members' time can be tricky, and the competing demands can be unsettling. Be open to your family members' opinions. Their personal energies, pride, lifestyle and even their community reputation are also being invested and are, therefore, at risk.
Any business will also require some financial investment. Do you plan to finance this endeavor yourself, or do you plan to borrow the money required? If you plan to borrow, what family assets are you comfortable using as security against a loan? If the business fails, will the failure jeopardize your family's financial future? When do you expect to become profitable — to experience a return on your investment?
Of course, without risk there is no return. However, know what you are willing to put at risk. To secure financing, you must be able to show why you expect a return from your enterprise. Projecting future cash flows and money needs is difficult, but you must incorporate such projections into your business plan.
The business plan is a crucial step to success. You should write it down. In researching your idea, you will have completed much of the necessary work. You then need to compile the data in a single document. MU Extension business and industry specialists and the Small Business Administration periodically conduct workshops that aid you in preparing your business plan. Call your local MU Extension center for more information.
Legal and social constraints
While a home-based business operates out of a household, it is also part of a neighborhood, community and state. Each may have legal and social constraints the business must consider.
Any home-based business comes under the jurisdiction of city, county, state or federal laws. These laws vary and every entrepreneur must thoroughly investigate them. Legal sanctions include observing regulations, obtaining appropriate licenses, meeting bonding requirements and paying taxes. For example, you must follow health department requirements when handling food. If self-employed, you have to pay income and sales tax quarterly, or you may need a local business license or bonding if you handle other people's money.
Many communities have local zoning laws that limit the kinds of business activities conducted at residences. You can get copies of these laws from your local city hall or county courthouse.
Even if your town or county has no formal laws governing the businesses you may conduct from your home, your business must co-exist in your neighborhood. If your business causes increased traffic, loud noises or unpleasant waste, your neighbors will be displeased. Similarly, if your business forces you to forgo social activities, your neighbors and friends may feel snubbed. Talk to your neighbors and your friends as much as possible before getting into business to avoid disputes after you are in business.
The market profile
Because you want to sell your final product or service, you must develop a profile of the market you wish to reach. Are your potential customers working mothers, teenagers, single men or senior citizens? Each market segment has its own characteristics. You must study them and cater to them. What is the income level of your prospective customers? Where do they live, shop and relax? The more you know about your customers, the better you will be able to serve their needs. You can get statistics — such as population, age, income, occupation and traffic patterns — from your local chamber of commerce, your extension community development specialist, your regional planning commission or others. If you can't find the data you want, you might be able to conduct market research to find the information needed. Again, MU Extension staff members could assist you in designing your research plan.
You should always remember the four Ps of marketing: Product, Price, Place and Promotion. Your product must be sold at a price that is consistent with its quality and your cost of production. If it costs you more to produce the item than you can sell it for, you will not be in business long. Similarly, if customers can purchase a higher-quality item at a lower price, the lines waiting to buy your product will be short. The place you sell your product is closely tied to the image you wish to promote for your product and self. Think about these Ps when planning your business venture and when studying the marketplace.
Look around
Before you actually start a home-based business, look around you. Test your business idea with friends and relatives. Seek their counsel and advice. Explore possibilities of business assistance and explore any association or guild related to your product or service. Perhaps a successful entrepreneur who operates a business like yours in another market could offer advice. Ask questions such as:
- What were the biggest problems you encountered in the first year of operation?
- What professional organizations or guilds do you find most beneficial?
- What experiences or knowledge would have helped you at the start of your business?
- How do you set your prices?
- How do you advertise? How have you advertised in the past and did you stop? Why?
- Do you do your own bookkeeping? If so, what type of system have you adopted?
- Do you need a license to operate?
- What tax management system have you found most beneficial?
- What services have you found it advantageous to purchase (lawyer, tax accountant, secretarial)?
If the answers to these questions identify potential problem areas, seek assistance from professional business consultants or product/service associations. Such product/service associations can provide the contacts for your continued professional development. Issues relating to pricing, marketing, advertising and state-of-the-art production techniques are central to trade association publications and meetings. Such information is not only educational but will also help you stay in touch with your competition.
Bottom line
Although many successful home-based businesses exist, those that have failed far outnumber those that succeed. It is fair to say many who closed their operations could still be in business if they had asked more questions and listened to realistic answers before entering the venture. You can't foresee everything, and certainly problems will arise. When problems do arise, seek answers before the problems severely affect business performance. If you are willing to work and seek answers, if you have a market for your product or service and if you have a sense of humor, you can succeed.
- Eubank, Wanda; Owen, Alma; and Padgitt, Chloe, Home-Based Business — Have You Got What It Takes? Slide-tape narrative, August 1985.
- Statistics and Predictions About Home-Based Businesses, compiled by the National Association for the Cottage Industry, 1984.
- Stephenson, Mary J., Starting a Homebased Business, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Maryland, 1984.


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Talk:Eddie Low
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Mystery Killer should really be merged with this page. It makes no sense having two pages for the same person in the same game... C-d-rom 16:06, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Where he lives ??
PLEASE can someone tell me here abouts he lives
I know he lives in dukes but WHERE !!!!!! who ever tells me will be my best friend :) File:Nukey_Snake.gif - Tommygunner32 - talk 16:39, March 27, 2010 (UTC)
All we know is he lives in Dukes, nothing else Nostrein 20:20, March 27, 2010 (UTC)
Thats not very useful :(
Do you have any clue at all like what block, house, or even what borough?
File:Nukey_Snake.gif - Tommygunner32 - talk 20:47, March 27, 2010 (UTC)
No, not a clue, they never have a mention about it, but i know the borough...Dukes Goaway0001 20:53, March 27, 2010 (UTC)Goaway0001
I could give a "clue" He says in parts of his second dialogue that he has a backyard to burn tires to cover up the smell of dead bodies. --CloverLynx 10:23, July 7, 2010 (UTC)
He lives in Dukes, anyway, why would you want to go a serial killer's house? NYYankees333 02:37, August 7, 2010 (UTC)
This guy kind of reminded me of Joker from The Dark Knight both movie and game were out in the same year plus Joker also had a troubled past so I think this should be mentioned somewhere in the article. user--Stephendwan 20:25, April 16, 2010 (UTC)
I posted the dialogue section and i know there is more than that. I was wondering if someone could add the OTHER version to the 1st encounter. To get the second version, you need to start the first encounter then as soon as the cutscene ends, kill/abandon him. When you try again, he will say something different. Oh btw if you do post the second version can you write down exactly as it says on the subtitles please?
I got the second version the first time I did the mission, it's completely random of what you get, not having to do with a first try and then trying again. NYYankees333 02:35, August 7, 2010 (UTC)
Boo Boo Wilkins
Eddie mentions that he has a cat named Boo Boo Wilkins. What do you suppose happened to the cat after Eddie was killed? Sgt. S.S. 22:08, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Probably taken in by the police and put into care. They wouldn't punish the cat for what Eddie did. Assuming, of course, that he had a cat! Eddie's backstory is probably largely fabricated. No one, not even in the GTA universe, could get away with killing so many people close to him and still be out and about. The cat could be a figment of his imagination.
- IdesofMarch
Not true at all. Serial Killers are often extremely intelligent and meticulous. They rarely get caught. Opposed to popular culture serial killings often go UNREPORTED. Recent serial killings in Long Island was only uncovered after a several years that it began. Steahl (talk) 22:49, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
Better Quality Picture Needed
Could someone get a better picture. The current one is... kind of terrible. Steahl (talk) 22:46, 3 February 2012 (UTC)


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Brian Epp takes pleasure in deception. In fact, you could say he wrote the book on it. To be fair, the people Epp enjoys fooling are the ones who bring their violins, violas and cellos to him to retouch damaged areas of their finish. Epp said he can add anywhere from six to 30 layers of pigment and varnish to make the finish correct to the era.
Its very time consuming, but its also very rewarding especially when your client comes in, and he cant see where youve retouched it, said Epp, who has been working on stringed instruments out of his home since 2000.
Epp actually did write a book, The Art of Violin Retouching: Layers, Colors and Depth. Its a manual for the layman on how to retouch instruments. Epp made his writer friend a little envious when the first publisher he approached agreed to print the book back in 2009.
It took me over a year to realize Oh my gosh, Im an author, Epp said.
Hell soon be updating his book for a second edition.
Epp said hes always been a craftsman, and became interested in violin repair 13 years ago when his stepson took up the instrument. He immediately went out and bought one for himself and proceeded to take it apart. That led to more purchases and repairs, and, after a while, Epp was repairing instruments for locals and working on a website to expand his reach to the rest of the United States and even Canada. Now, Epp estimates he works on a hundred instruments a year, spending anywhere from one week to six months on each one.
See more of Brian Epps work at www.artisanviolin.com.
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• Chad E. Coady, 21, of Newton was arrested on an Iowa State Patrol warrant for a felony drug charge after authorities located him at 1:49 a.m. Thursday at 1501 N. 11th Ave. E. #5C, the residence of Margaret E. Reeves. She was charged with accessory after the fact for not informing officers that Coady was there after she had been told by officers previously to inform them if he came to her residence. Both were taken to the Jasper County Jail.
• Horal A. Doland, 67, of Newton was cited with unsafe passing after traveling east on South Fifth Avenue East at East Fifth Street South at 4:59 p.m. Nov. 20 and attempting to pass a vehicle driven by Robert E. Coram, 48, of Harvey, who was turning left into an apartment complex. No one was injured. Damage was estimated at $500 to Coram's vehicle and $1,100 to Doland's vehicle.
• Nicholas A. Georgou, 23, of Newton was charged with eight counts of forgery following an investigation into an incident reported April 5. Georgou was charged for writing eight checks totalling $619 on his father's bank account. Authorities issued a warrant for his arrest, and he was located at 8:40 p.m. Monday at 1301 W. 16th St. S. in Newton. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail. While arresting Georgou, authorities also located Brandon D. Robertson, 30, of Newton at the residence and determined Robertson was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court for an initial hearing on a driving while license suspended charge. Robertson also was taken to jail.
• Dewey J. Heaberlin, 22, of Des Moines was charged with driving while license suspended after authorities stopped him at 11:14 p.m. Nov. 16 in the 200 block of South Eighth Avenue East for a headlight violation. He was giving a warning for the headlights and released to appear in court.
• Kacie L. Horstman, 16, of Newton was charged Thursday with forgery and fifth-degree theft after authorities responded to a complaint at 4 p.m. Nov. 20 from a Newton woman about forged checks. Horstman was charged for allegedly writing 16 checks totaling $321.84 on her grandmother's bank account. She was referred to juvenile court services.
• Margaret L. Morgan, 62, of Colfax was cited with failure to yield after exiting the strip mall parking lot in the 300 block of Iowa Speedway Drive at 10:54 a.m. Saturday and colliding with southbound vehicle driven by Marjorie M. Vermillion, 87, of Newton. Vermillion complained of chest pain and was transported to Skiff Medical Center by ambulance. Morgan also complained of pain, and a passenger in her vehicle sustained a bump to the head during the accident. They were taken to Skiff by a family member. Damage was estimated at $1,000 to Vermillion's vehicle and $1,300 to Morgan's vehicle.
• Margie E. Novak, 61, of Newton was cited with failure to yield after traveling south at 12:41 p.m. Nov. 21 on First Street, entering the intersection at North Fourth Avenue West without stopping completely at the stop sign and colliding with an eastbound vehicle driven by Alice J. Faust, 79, of Newton. No one was injured. Damage was estimated at $2,000 to Faust's vehicle and $2,500 to Novak's vehicle.
• Thomas J. Odem, 32, of Newton was charged with fifth-degree theft after authorities responded to a complaint at 9:15 p.m. Sunday of a man opening a package with a torch tip at Walmart and taking the item, valued at $14.97. He was released to appear in court.
• Michael D. Perin, 28, of Newton was arrested and charged with interference with official acts after authorities responded to a suspicious ambulance call at 12:12 p.m. Saturday at 329 E. 13th St. N. in Newton. Police observed Perin leaving the residence in an agitated state, and he allegedly refused to cooperate with officers' orders. He was charged and taken to the Jasper County Jail.
• Sydney L. Pickett, 22, of Newton was charged with public intoxication after authorities observed her urinating in an alley at 1:28 a.m. Thursday in 100 block of First Avenue East. She appeared to be unsteady on her feet and had bloodshot, watery eyes. She was charged and released to appear in court.
• Nathan L. Stroup, 41, of St. Louis, Mo., was arrested on a Jefferson County, Mo., warrant for trafficking drugs, second offense, after Newton police located him when responding to a complaint of a disturbance at 1:57 p.m. Sunday at 309 W. 12th St. S. Stroup was taken to the Jasper County Jail.
• Martin A. Watters, 44, of Newton was charged with criminal trespass after authorities responded to a complaint at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 at 1120 W. Ninth St. S. of a male in the resident's yard with a barking dog. The resident told police that the man had identified himself as a worker for Direct TV and indicating he was checking out the residence. Watters was charged with trespass on Nov. 15 and released to appear in court.
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Finally it is here.
After two years of qualifying, the world's 32 best soccer teams have converged on the southern-most tip of Africa, poised for a month-long World Cup competition already dripping with drama. The event, which culminates every four years in a carefully selected host country, promises to reenergize the nations who win, while bringing those who lose to their knees.
Ronaldo, winner of the 2002 Golden Boot (most goals in a single World Cup) and holder of a record 15 World Cup goals, once commented: "It's like you are representing your country on the battlefield in war. Except in this instance, there are millions of people around the globe watching you."
No one knows this more than Bafana Bafana, or "the boys, the boys," as the South Africans affectionately refer to their national team. All of South Africa has been anticipating the moment when they'll welcome millions to their land and raise not only their country- but also their continent- onto the global stage. The pride that comes with hosting the Cup manifests itself on the pitch; no host country has ever failed to advance to the second round.
The world will be watching. In Honduras, the government has approved a work schedule that allows 200,000 public employees time off the job to watch Los Catrachos in South Africa- for all three of their matches in Group H.
UC Santa Barbara midfielder Waid Ibrahim, a native of Jasikan, Ghana, knows this phenomenon well. "When Ghana plays in the World Cup it is declared a national holiday," said Ibrahim, "The streets are closed and everyone is in the streets celebrating."
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Will the ever-eclectic Diego Maradona, the most famous player in Argentinean soccer lore and now the manager of Argentina's senior squad, help or hinder his team's chances as he prowls the sidelines in Johannesburg? Is Didier Drogba going to play with a broken arm and carry the Ivory Coast out of the "Group of Death?" Will this be the World Cup where the United States finally finds its identity?
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