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So, with all the critisim of Britain coming out of France, I thought it would be fitting to pick up on one particular statement made by the head of the fincancial regulate in France. He said that Britain's right were " the world's stupidest", so, let's first look at this attack and make valid points against it. First of all, it is the left who are the "stupidest in the world" for they set up the one big state idea that is the EU, it was the left that came up with the bright idea that a single currency would work, and guess what, it has not!. Then it was the left who came up with the idea of universal borders, and look at the trouble that's caused; but, their two greatest acts were of course Germany in 1940 (whom were under a left-wing government, contray to popular believe that nazism was an element of the right), then there is the grand old human rights court (we will all agree that some are entitiled to universal human rights, but, a paedophile and rapist should have none), which protects those who cause much harm to society. I am quite sure there are many examples of the left trouble in the EU.
An above account of the trouble the left have caused in the EU, now, lets look at what they have done in the UK; firstly, they nationalised everything in sight in the 1970s, and thus, that is the problem why we have not got a British owned car industry left in the UK anymore (due to the fact that the car workers were public sector, and they had a constant demand for higher wages, and the cars were not selling to pay those wages). It is the lefts fault that there is no law and order here, for they abolished capital punishment (R jenkins), and they liberalised everything. We must also not forget Blair, and his merry reds. His government sold our gold off at a chicken feed price, they intergrated closely with the EU, and they kept the option of joining the single currency a reality; also, they patitioned the UK and set up these assemblies, so thus they have created division in our great country. It must be said that the left have NEVER done anything to benefit society. They have this idea " power to the people", but, it's not "power the the people" with the left, for it is all with the union money grabbers and the players of the reds.

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returned to India where he spent 12 years as a monk. Back in the U.S. he
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I am curious as to how it is possible to create an MX backup using zimbra community edition. Is there a wiki for this? I would need features like tcp ping that knows when the primary mail server is online again ready to accept mail. Also best practices to prevent backscatter. Also if I was creating MX backup for zimbra is there a way that I could just use RSYNC scripts to run and essentially have a hot backup server. As well as best practice for MX backup for such email platforms like exchange.
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Back inside, Nick Mitchell, singer and synth player for eccentric newcomers Revenge Piñata, leans against a brick wall and prepares to tell me about his latest band project and its debut release, Hungry Ghost, which came out last month. He's smiling, late. He usually is. Next to me, Yosef Berger (guitar, vocals) sits on one of the shop's mismatched chairs.
I take in the clutter — The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes, checkers, ancient dictionaries, a labyrinth game, a dirty blackboard, a Royal typewriter, Trivial Pursuit, a blue vinyl couch. Like Revenge Piñata's tunes, this place is busy, playful, quirky, artsy, charming and utterly unique.
Mitchell wears a T-shirt that reads, "Grizzly men," and it fits — he looks kind of grizzly. Last night was rough, he explains, rolling his tired eyes and laughing.
With his trademark green-and-white flip flops, blue eyes and moppy hair, Mitchell discusses how much he loves to record. Well-known for work with bands Chick Pimp (Coke Dealer at a Bar), Wonky Tonk and The Terrors, Mitchell is also a DJ on the side.
Music grabbed him early on. Mitchell says.
"First thing I remember was recording Nirvana covers on the tape player in my room," he says. "I was probably like 10."
Mitchell was dedicated to his passion and worked (and works) with focus to improve his skills. He pasted inspirational notes to his door, sold his video games and decided to "stay in and be a nerd, get better … I sort of put a lot of pressure on myself," he says.
For the past two years, Mitchell's been creating complex electronic mixes on his laptop, calling them "dancy recordings." To perform what would become the basis for Revenge Piñata, he started recruiting his "dream team" — friends who really dug the songs and were first-rate on their instruments.
Mitchell's an undeniably talented musician/composer, but on this project he also sings.
He's humble about his abilities, taking inspiration from "unconventional" vocalists like Neil Young or Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips.
"I look up to the guys that also don't have very good voices that sing pretty well, because they can actually get away with being a singer," he says.
Mitchell's bandmate Berger looks young, but his voice and manner make him seem much older. He's the man in charge of the performances, sort of the musical director for RP's live shows. Addicted to music since childhood, Berger — who previously played bass in the band Just Like Monsters — says he's a fan of My Morning Jacket and MGMT. He describes Hungry Ghost as "Super Mario meets a church revival."
Mitchell knew bassist Donovan Schlunt when The Terrors and Schlunt's former band noctaluca had joint gigs (lead guitarist Shane Wingert was The Terrors' bass player). Formerly of The Flux Capacitors and currently also a member of Sassy Molasses and Vaudeville Freud, drummer Michael Hamilton and Mitchell knew each other from jamming at open mics.
The five came together this past March. Among a spider web of influences, "videogamish," layered, electronic sounds and a passing resemblance to Cake and Beck, Mitchell says he also took a cue from the outlandish Indie/Funk/Pop band of Montreal.
"It's so weird … you can't be serious and angry when you listen to of Montreal," Mitchell explains, "That's why I love that band."
And you can't be too serious when you see Mitchell bust out a kazoo. With experienced musicians from different bands working together, it seems an easy and intricate collaboration, bringing about what Mitchell calls a "Pink Floyd meets James Brown kinda feel."
Mitchell's lyrics can be Soul Coughing-ly blunt, but some are loaded with literary references. With his "state it like it is" voice, songs cover topics from "playing football with my best friend" to The Color Purple. He's big on the concrete, making use of straightforward lines mixed with lighthearted sounds, bringing about a heavy irony in the delivery. But there is nothing clouded, no hiding — the lines are real. You believe it like it is.
Revenge Piñata's members might have incredibly varied backgrounds, but they're all gifted and versatile and, on stage, they seem to gel effortlessly. The songs are intricate, multi-dimensional, non-traditional and roaming, but they're still incredibly tight. At live shows, there is less keyboard layering, but there's an extra kick from having the rhythm section instead of solely programmed beats. "The drums are way better in our live show," Mitchell insists.
Mitchell says his next goal is to buy a thousand pairs of sunglasses. When pressed, he goes deeper and reveals that Revenge Piñata looks to hit the local scene hard in the next six months, later expanding regionally.
As for how the band members describe the band's genre-defying sound to those unfamiliar, Mitchell grins and announces, "We've been calling it Adventure Rock."
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The Broker-Dealer Audit Guide - Download PDF
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- Publisher : The IIA Research Foundation
- Publish Date : 2001
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By Lauren Appelbaum and Chris Tilly
After nearly two years of recession, the United States economy
entered a period of slow recovery in the third quarter of 2009. However,
despite seven quarters of GDP growth, jobs have just barely started to
The unemployment rate in the U.S. fell to 8.9% in February, the
first time in nearly two years that it has dropped below 9%. Nearly 14
million people still remain unemployed, and millions more are working
part-time but want full-time hours or are out of work but no longer
counted in the official unemployment statistics. Of the officially
unemployed, about 6 million or nearly 44% have been out of work for six
months or more — among the highest levels of long-term unemployment ever
recorded, exceeded only at the peak of this recession. And almost
one-third have been unemployed for a year or more; the average time to
find a job is now about nine months.
We frequently hear about the terrible economic effects of the
longest and deepest economic downturn of our lifetimes. Yet, these
economic impacts are just part of the story. The scars from
unemployment, underemployment and insecure employment, as well as how we
respond to others who are facing unemployment — in particular,
long-term unemployment — will reverberate throughout society long after
the job market recovers.
Many studies over the years have found that unemployment has a
negative effect on a large number of outcomes ranging from the physical
to the social to the psychological. Decades of research have
demonstrated a relationship between unemployment and poor overall
health: increases in deaths due to cardiovascular problems, cirrhosis,
and suicide; decreases in well-being; increases in depression, anxiety
and mental hospital admissions; increases in alcohol abuse; and
increases in violence and arrests.
Unemployment creates insecurity and disrupts plans, both current
and future. Unemployment may also lead to limited finances and
constraints on personal choices. The time frame for reaching goals and
milestones — buying a home, continuing with education, moving out on
your own or retiring may be altered by poor economic conditions. There
is evidence that disruptive economic events during the life course can
have consequences reaching well into the future.
A relatively unexamined outcome of the psychological trauma caused
by living in a world of economic uncertainty is the impact that
unemployment and long-term unemployment have on the decisions we make
about our life course trajectories — decisions about school, retirement
and family. For instance, polls indicate a recent increase in college
applications, but also suggest that people working their way through
college have had to leave school.
The growth in labor force participation since December 2007 among
men 62 or older indicates that people may be delaying retirement and
working longer. The number of people over 55 with jobs increased 7.6
percent during the three years from the start of the recession in
December 2007 to December 2010. And there was an associated rise in the
unemployment rate for this group, indicating that fewer people are
While marriage can help to soften the blow of unemployment,
unemployment can lead to marital dissatisfaction. The strain of
unemployment may result in decisions to dissolve marriages or postpone
getting married. Polls indicate an increase in the dissatisfaction among
married couples and a decrease in the number of marriages in areas
particularly hard hit by the recession.
Furthermore, there has been a decline in the U.S. birth rate since
the start of the recession. The number of births in the U.S. fell by
2.7% in 2009, at the height of job loss in the U.S. This was despite an
increase in the population of child-bearing age.
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They may have serious implications for the future health of the U.S.
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impacts is essential and will allow for a response to the fallout from
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their communities than a narrow concern with financial reform or fiscal
Both Lauren D. Appelbaum, research director, and Chris Tilly,
director, are with UCLA's Institute for Research on Labor and
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Consequences of Long-Term Unemployment and Prospects for Job Creation,"
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entered a period of slow recovery in the third quarter of 2009. However,
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Karen Gillan has officially invaded the 140-character universe known as Twitter.
She has had a lot of impersonators, but Steven Moffat confirmed [email protected] is her real account.
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Karen has already built up almost 40, 000 followers at the time of writing. If you haven't already, you can follow her here, and why not follow Doctor Who TV here while you're at it.
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We have a domain that has a distribution list which contains external contacts - this works as desired. The customer would like to add these external contacts to the GAL. For instance, customer is @abc.com and external contacts are @xyz.com - I can't see how this is possible without adding the domain of xyz.com which would then take up licenses and obviously cause other potential problems.
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The manager says that it's important to start off the season on the right foot, he's also pleased with the good news of David Villa's return
Zubi "Estem treballant en la cessió d'alguns jugadors"
El Director de l'Àrea Esportiva de Futbol Andoni Zubizarreta ha explicat que "des del punt de vista d'incorporacions la plantilla està tancada". L'última arribada és la d'Alex Song, que aquest dilluns passarà la revisió mèdica i signarà contracte. Zubizarreta ha comentat que "buscàvem un jugador que ens ajudés al centre del camp i també com a central, amb experiència, joc, qualitat tècnica i presència física. Té unes característiques perquè ens ajudin molt". Per la seva banda, el director esportiu ha afirmat que "estem treballant per cedir alguns jugadors en els pròxims dies".
Tito Vilanova led his team to victory in his first La Liga match of the season. On the game against Real Sociedad the manager said: "it's important to start off on the right foot. There are a lot of positive things to be learned from tonight's match. We played 90 minutes with a lot of intensity. In the first 15 minutes we were strong and we reacted well to their equaliser. Furthermore, Villa returned and he scored a goal." On the forward, the manager said that the goal "gives the player a lot of morale."
"The Spanish Super Cup is not a minor competition"
After the Joan Gamper Trophy, Barça will focus completely on the away leg of the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid. Vilanova said that the team isn't taking the match lightly: "I don't think it's a minor competition. It's a good tournament that we want to win. Maybe compared to other tournaments it's not given as much importance but in this house every match is important. It's an official match and it's against Real Madrid."
Vilanova also took the opportunity to say that he didn't reserve any of his players tonight for the match against Madrid on Thursday. "I based the starting line-up on the matches that we've played so far, on the journeys the players made with their national teams and the time the players spent training with the Club."
Song can play in multiple positions
The manager talked about Alex Song after news broke that FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC had agreed to terms for the player: "he's a footballer that gives us a bit of height. He'll surprise us with his skill, he's a great player." He also added that Song can play in different positions and, most importantly, play the pivot role because "Busquets can't play all of the games." Vilanova also indents to use the new player as a center back.


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2 miles? Is that the whole ride? Is it a race? That's like < 5 minutes!
Free as in Freedom, but I'll take your free beer.
nice one
is dat a 1:1 ratio ?
nice! (and it looks so warm!!)
this was my Mt. Washington moment:
You wear boxing gloves to ride in?
Looks like fun... and yeah, till I saw the gear, I wondered what was so difficult about a 2mile TT.
It was the first stage in the Porky Gulch Classic
I did the crit on a geared bike and the cross on a single speed. After I rode the course fixed with no problems so I'm thinking of doing a cross race fixed
it was early March. waay too windy. I think the lore was that gusts were 90 mph+. we went up Lion's Head, which is the basic non-technical winter route. once we were above tree line and past the rocks it was very very very hard to walk due to the wind and the visibility was ****. I made the mistake of taking off a glove in the quasi-sheltered area 'round back of the observatory and my hand didn't feel good for the next few hours ;_;
but fun!!!
B) Lots of track races are under 1 mile. I promise you the kilo event is less than easy and is raced under 5 minutes.
Remember the 9/11's
That drivetrain looks wild, but effective.
HHCMF - Take pride in your ability to amaze lesser mortals! - MikeR
We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!
What's that bumper sticker say? "This bike climbed Mt. Washington"?
HHCMF - Take pride in your ability to amaze lesser mortals! - MikeR
We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!


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When arriving on campus, you will be greeted by the Student Orientation Leaders. These talented UIC students will lead you through the program and serve as an invaluable resource for they have already been through orientation and the transition to college. They are eager to answer questions or to offer advice. Parents/guests and students will follow separate programs specifically tailored to their needs.
Congratulations on your admission into the University of Illinois at Chicago! We are excited that you have made the decision to attend UIC, and look forward to have you join us on campus soon! The Office of International Services (OIS) supports all non-immigrant visa holders at UIC. OIS assists you in obtaining your visa and offers advising and programming services. All new international students must check-in with OIS prior to attending the undergraduate orientation in order to register for your fall semester coursework. Visit ois.uic.edu to learn more about services, events, programs, and how to complete your mandatory check-in after arrival.
When you check-in with the Office of International Services, you must bring with you your I-20 or DS-2019, your passport and your I-94 card (received upon entering the US). International students in J-1 status must also bring health insurance information when checking-in. Upon a successful check-in, OIS will remove the SEVIS registration hold on your student account. You may contact the Office of International Services through www.ois.uic.edu . They are conveniently located in the Student Services Building, 1200 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60607. For more information about the check-in process, and also for instructions on activating your university netid, please visit: http://www.ois.uic.edu/students/admitted/check-_in/
The UIC Undergraduate Orientation is a mandatory overnight session that introduces all undergraduate students to the UIC community, resources, and other undergraduate students. At this orientation, students will receive academic advising from their departments, and will also be able to register for classes. To sign up, please contact our office by email firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone (312) 996-3271
In addition, the Office of International Services holds a mandatory orientation for all incoming international undergraduate and graduate students. During this orientation you will receive information related to cross cultural adjustment, immigration updates relevant to your status, including how to maintain your status, employment, travel and visa information. To sign up for OIS' Orientation, and other New International Student activities, please contact OIS through www.ois.uic.edu or by phone (312) 996-3121.
For all inquiries related to your immigration status, including when you will receive your I-20 or DS-2019, please email firstname.lastname@example.com .
We look forward to having you at UIC this Summer!
Through various activities, including speakers, panel presentations, and tours, parents/guests and students will become better acquainted with the UIC community. A final schedule of activities and information sessions will be given upon arrival. You can look forward to your program knowing that it will give you a taste of campus life and all that this great university has to offer. Because of the different groups participating in orientation, please pay special attention to the specific instructions for your group.
Freshman students are required to attend a two-day overnight orientation session. When arriving on campus for your scheduled program, please be aware that check-in begins at 7:45 am. Arrive promptly at the Behavioral Sciences Building (BSB) located at 1007 West Harrison Street.
Special Note: When making travel arrangements, all sessions are mandatory. Please contact the UIC Orientation Program prior to making your travel arrangements to campus. We will provide on-campus overnight accommodations for each student.
Students that need to come a day before or stay a day after orientation may arrange for lodging on campus in the universitys residence halls. A $27/night fee for additional lodging will be billed to your student account after orientation. These arrangements must be made and confirmed with the Orientation Program a minimum of seven days prior to your arrival.
When staying on campus for orientation, students participating in the program are not allowed to leave campus for any reason. Leaving campus will result in immediate dismissal from the program.
Freshman students must return the keys and linens at orientation check-out or their student account will be charged a minimum replacement fee of $150.
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Please be aware that as a participant in the UIC Orientation Program, you are subject to UIC policies regarding alcohol use and illegal drugs, which can be found on the university's website at: uic.edu/homeindex/safety/alcohol_drugs.shtml. If you are found in violation of these rules at orientation, your admission to UIC may be revoked, and you will be asked to leave the program. In short, alcohol and illegal drugs are not allowed at orientation.
Your program will conclude by 4:00 pm on the second day of the two-day overnight program. You will retrieve your luggage from storage in Commons West and are free to leave from there. You may instruct individuals to pick you up at 901 West Harrison Street at the conclusion of the program. Leaving prior to 4:00 pm will not be possible.


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I will be honest, I have no idea what to say. I have been a member of deviantart for over a year but I am actually new to this site. I now come here to improve my art which has lost all of its luster from two years of not putting a single creative thought into visual art. I now use a tablet and use the program SAI Paint Tool to create my, if I must flatter myself, works of art. Currently I am working on:
-Improving my line art
-Learning to color using SAI(IRL is much easier)
-Learning human and anime facial anatomy
Now let's talk about me. I am a 17 year old who is in highschool and am ready to move on in life. I plan to go to college at Indiana University, Purdue University, or Ball State University as my backup. I have not decided what I want to major in but it is something in the broad field of science. Ideally I would love to be an astronomer as space is a passion of mine.
But let's talk about now and be more personal. Although my profile says other in regards to gender, I am physically a man, but mentally and even more so psychologically I am a female. I am a bisexual that leans much more towards guys as I think going down on a vag is just the most disgusting thing ever and I will never partake in it. I use this username and others like it to personify the way I truely want to be. I realize that wanting to be emo is childish but I quite frankly do not give a damn.
This is a general overview of the way I think but it is not finished.
Current Residence: Indiana, I am not going to list the city because I would not want a collage finding this.
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This is the year when the fight against climate change could take a dramatic turn. The conference in Paris in December presents political and business leaders with the opportunity to take the critical decisions needed if we are to keep average temperature rises to no more than 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius. According to the IPCC, humankind cannot emit more than 1,000 giga-tonnes of CO2 from now, if we are to stay within this limit. At the current and projected rate of consumption, this entire carbon budget will be used by 2040.
Dynamic change is happening in energy supply, but the change needs to happen faster. this Energy [R]evolution scenario proposes a pathway to a 100% sustainable energy supply, ending CO2 emissions and phasing out nuclear energy, and making redundant new oil exploration in the arctic and deep sea waters such as off the coast of Brazil. It also demonstrates that this transformation increases employment in the energy sector.
What is required is for the political will to be there.
Greenpeace has been publishing its Energy [R]evolution scenarios since 2005, more recently in collaboration with the scientific community, in particular the German Aerospace Centre (DLr). While our predictions on the potential and market growth of renewable energy may once have seemed fanciful or unrealistic, they have proved to be accurate. the US-based Meister Consultants Group concluded earlier this year that "the world's biggest energy agencies, financial institutions and fossil fuel companies for the most part seriously under-estimated just how fast the clean power sector could and would grow". It wasn't the IEA, Goldman Sachs or the US Department of Energy who got it right. It was Greenpeace's market scenario which was the most accurate.
This is the 4th joint report of the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA) Greenpeace International and SolarPACES since 2003.
Forget international climate talks – women around the world are already taking the clean energy transition into their own hands in ways only women can.
Yesterday was the third ever 'gender day' at the UN climate talks in Paris...
Paris, 4 December 2015 - Kumi Naidoo, the Greenpeace International Executive Director, has published an open letter to Prime Minister Modi expressing sympathy with those affected by the floods in Chennai, and saying the Indian leader could play a...
By now, not much that oil companies say or do to profit off outdated fuel sources surprises me. But even if they aren't surprising, it is still entertaining to watch just how wrong they can get it.
Around the world, renewables are...
A new Greenpeace report shows how the world can move to 100% renewable energy by 2050. The bad news? It needs political will. The good news? It's already happening!
Climate change deniers and investors take note. Renewable...
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Courses for Real Estate continuing ed credit
Published on Saturday, October 30, 2010
Western Technical College is offering a series of courses that will count toward the Real Estate continuing education credit hours that are required before Dec. 14. The courses will be held at the Sparta High School, 506 N Black River St., in Sparta.
Courses include:
Real Estate Listing Contracts, Course 1
Monday, Nov. 29, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Real Estate Offer to Purchase, Course 2
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Real Estate New Developments, Course 3
Saturday, Dec. 4, 9:00-12:00 p.m.
Real Estate Buyer Agency Agreement, Course 4
Saturday, Dec. 4, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Real Estate Risk Reduction, Elective A
Monday, Dec. 6, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Real Estate Condominiums, Elective C
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Cost is $45.25 per class. For more information or to register, call 608.789.6100 or e-mail email@example.com.
For information on additional Western Technical College programs and services, website at westerntc.edu.


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Welcome and your English is just fine...
Try to get Gimp and Inkscape as a raster and a vector drawing application.
Dungeonforge is a free stamp / icon based mapping tool which is useful to have
on hand.
For 3D there is sketchup from google which a few people use and also Blender 3D which is a really powerful 3D app, free but real hard to get into if your brave.
Post some maps when you have some


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The El Dorado Springs R-II Speech and Debate team went to Lamar on Feb. 16 and came back with three trophies.
Sophia Marsh earned 1st in Prose/Poetry and 3rd in Humorous Interpretation. Kylie Goodwin grabbed some hardware by earning 3rd in Storytelling.
The group was small at this tournament because of a Show Choir competition at Nevada the same day. In fact, everybody but the trophy winners were freshman members of the team. Despite the small group and overall inexperience, El Dorado Springs still represented themselves well.
Earningpersonal achievements that day were Brenden Howell and Levi Losinger, who both broke to semifinals in Extemporaneous Speaking. Levi finished 8th and Brenden finished 12th overall.
Breanna Uptegrove and Shelby Ray finished 7th with their Duet Acting performance, making them one spot from being in the finals. Landon Mays and Spencer Young finished in 11th with their Duet Acting. Competing were Hannah Kruckenberg with Humorous Interpretation and Shelby Ray with Dramatic Interpretation.
Just before Lamar, the team traveled to Crowder College in Neosho. On Feb. 15, the team performed their one-act, Addict. Cast members include Ashley Brown, Janel Brown, Katie Bruggeman, Cameron Collins, Brandon Compton, Kylie Goodwin, Tommie Hardy, Ashlee Hicks, John King, Michaela Leedy, Sandra May, Taylor North, Hannah Robertson and Sydney Robertson. Crew members were Emily Marbough on sound board, Kyle Robertson on light board and Andrea Nikodim on sound design.
The Neosho tournament scheduled to be held Feb. 22-23 was canceled due to snow, so the team will only compete in post-season tournaments at this point.
MSHSAA Districts will be held this week, with the one-act competing on Tuesday, Individual Events on Friday and Debate on Saturday. NFL Districts will follow in March 15-16. Students scoring well at MSHSAA Districts advance to State competition in April. Students scoring well at NFL Districts advance to the National Tournament in Birmingham in June.
The Spring Showcase will be held March 23. This is a free performance featuring performances by many of this year's trophy winners.


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Mamma Mia!, *cough*, sniffle
A couple of days late but here is the weekend update…
Friday night: Felt a bit icky so although I drove all the way up north to join friends for dinner, I bowed out of the poker game afterwards at EJ's and headed home on my own. Watched TV and hung out with the dogs, heading to bed around midnight.
Saturday: I woke up with a sore throat and same icky feeling but with some OTC stuff and cough drops I found in our medicine stash, I felt well enough to get dresses, have lunch and head to Jones Hall to watch the matinee of Mamma Mia. It was better than we had expected and my cough drops kept me from being too noisy. The day was gorgeous too! Since I still wasn't feeling too hot we headed home.
Sunday: Sore throat was gone but now I was congested. At this point we had decided it was allergies and not a virus. I really wasn't achy at all, just stuffed up. I took the slow lazy Easter Sunday to finish my laundry, tidy up the kitchen, and do some indoor gardening.
Sunday night: My mother came over and cooked dinner so I was able to rest on the couch with the dogs. Kenny was a dear and cleaned up the kitchen after she left so all I had to do was head to bed.


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PD: 2 dead in 4-vehicle crash in Mesa
MESA, AZ - Two people are dead after a four-vehicle crash in Mesa on Monday morning.
According to Mesa Fire, the crash happened around 5:00 a.m. near Brown and Recker Road.
Mesa fire said two other people were injured in the crash. One person has critical injuries; the other person has minor injuries.
Officials said the two victims are a man and woman in their 30s.
The area is closed, avoid the area. There is no estimated time the intersection will reopen.
Check traffic on abc15.com and ABC15 Mobile.
Mesa police said impairment may have played a factor in the crash.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.


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The July 14 edition of Time magazine delves into the operations within the CIA that were kept secret from Congress and the agency's own director, Leon Panetta. As Professor Zegart describes the possible extent of the problem:
"One of the concerns when he was appointed was that he would be the weak link inside the agency," says Amy Zegart, a national-security expert and professor of public policy at UCLA. But Zegart points out that Panetta isn't alone in his ignorance. "There are two big 'so whats' to the latest news," she says. "One is: What's going on in the Executive Branch that the CIA director doesn't even know about a program that the former Vice President thought was important enough to keep secret? The second is: What's going on in Congress that oversight is so bad?"
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One of the biggest challenges that I face working in ministry is that many of my of volunteers, youth and adults, tend to portray a different "lifestyle" via social media. Most of the people who know me know that I am an avid user and advocate of social media, especially to reach the world where it is at, but we must remember to carry ourselves as children of God no matter where we are at.
Read the full post at the NOLA Catholic Experience!


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Science Fair
Does Hot Water Boil Faster Than Cold?
Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.
Hot Dog Mummy
In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.
Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.
Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.
Fingerprint Findings
In this project, the fingerprints of family members are compared to determine if people from the same family have similar fingerprints.
How to Stop Soda From Exploding
This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.
Microwave Candy: Do Some Colors of M&Ms Melt Faster than Others?
The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?
Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water?
Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!
How Does a Compass Work?
How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.
Magnetic Field Strength vs. Distance
How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.


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Remlinger Traded To Red Sox
and hopefully, the cubs have
and hopefully, the cubs have learned, after unloading their second ludicrously overpaid reliever, that you don't tie up that much cash in non-closer relief pitching.
>you don't tie up that much
>you don't tie up that much cash in non-closer relief pitching....
You mean like $9.5 million to non-closer relief pitcher Kerry Wood?
The Boston Red Sox tried to
The Boston Red Sox tried to bolster their bullpen with yet another left-hander, getting Mike Remlinger and cash from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for minor league pitcher Olivo Astacio.
A quick search on Astacio pulled this bio ...
6'-5", 190, R/R, Born 7/28/84, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
In another roster move, the
In another roster move, the Cubs recalled outfielder Corey Patterson from Triple-A Iowa and optioned infielder Ronny Cedeno to Iowa.
>>You mean like $9.5 million
>>You mean like $9.5 million to non-closer relief pitcher Kerry Wood?
well, we all know KW is a starter. this bullpen stint is stupid and will hopefully end in about 4-5 games when the cubs are 10+ games out of the WC "chase"
From Rotoworld: "Red Sox
From Rotoworld:
"Red Sox acquired LHP Mike Remlinger and cash from the Cubs for RHP Olivo Astacio.
It's surprising that the Cubs couldn't get a better prospect than the 21-year-old Astacio. Remlinger will slide right into the Boston pen, likely taking the spot of Manny Delcarmen. He seems like a pretty good pickup, but we suppose that doesn't guarantee that he'll spend more than a week on the roster."
I guess that Theo Epstein's just a hard guy to fleece....
Darn, I was really hoping we
Darn, I was really hoping we could've gotten Jon Lester, if for no other reason than it would be funny to see him on a team with Jon Leicester.
"Yes, I'm Jon Lester, no the other one - without the 3 silent letters."
And a minor correction. If Jimmy Anderson's pitching playing for the Durham Bull's, he's property of the Mighty Tampa Bay D-Rays. The Twins AAA team is the Rochester Red Wings.
should have traded him to
should have traded him to san fran for marquis grissom, he just got DFAd too. Oh, well Korey's coming back up anyhow.
Thanks for the heads up,
Thanks for the heads up, Blue, Durham is the Devil Rays, you're right. Don't know why I saw Durham and thought Twins.
From Cubs.com "Astacio, 21,
From Cubs.com
"Astacio, 21, has gone 7-11 with a 4.33 ERA in 38 career games in the Red Sox organization. The right-hander has struck out 110 batters and allowed just 4 home runs in 139.1 innings of work. Astacio has worked primarily as a starter (31 games) and had his greatest success with Boston's Gulf Coast affiliate in 2004 - where he posted a 3.13 ERA and hurled his first career complete game."
I couldn't find anything on milb.com on him. Sounds like he has a good K rate. Maybe we should try to put him in middle relief in Boise and see how he does. Do you think if we had offered Burny, Dempster, and Rusch to the Sox before the deadline do you think they would given us Sanchez or one of the Jons?
Who takes Remlinger's spot
Who takes Remlinger's spot on the major league roster?
remlinger was already DFA'ed
remlinger was already DFA'ed off the roster to make room for the miracle three callup in nyc. (wood, williamson, nomar).
lawton walker lee aramis burnitz nomar corey blanco prior
The one moment I will always
The one moment I will always remember of Remlinger's Cubs tenure: coming in with the bases loaded in the 7th inning of a game against the Yankees and striking out Jason Giambi on what I remember as a changeup on the inside corner. 40,000 people cheering at Wrigley on a Saturday afternoon in July and Remlinger had one job to do, which was get out one of the most feared hitters in the game, and he did it perfectly.
Good luck with the Sox, Rem.
sadly that's the only good
sadly that's the only good memory I have of Remmy...but that was a helluva moment!!
I will also miss Remlinger's
I will also miss Remlinger's hiked-up pants that allow his socks to show (luckily, we still have Burnitz for this old-school visual) and his scraggly salt-pepper beard - he was the only pitcher I could instantly recognize in the bullpen from my high seats in the outfield.
I think the real lesson on Remlinger is that you don't give a long term contract to 36 year old middle relievers.
Best Remlinger moment for my
Best Remlinger moment for my money was him standing on the grass in front of the Cubs dugout at Wrigley last year yelling at Lance Berkman in the outfield after Berkman had faked getting beaned.
My question about this deal
My question about this deal is how much of Remmy's remaining salary did Boston pick up? What ever amount they did (if they did)represents a savings for the Cubs. Probably to go into the coffers of the Tribune Company.
That was a great game, Ruz -
That was a great game, Ruz - Wood versus Clemens, national TV, bases loaded, Giambi up, Karros had just hit a 3 run homer the inning before to give the Cubs a lead. Ah, a Cubs lead.
I don't know the details
I don't know the details Moe, but I would guess the Cubs are paying the whole of Remmy's remaining contract. They were willing to release him and the only reason Red Sox make the trade is to pre-empt any other teams from picking him up on waivers.
Recent comments
Phil, what's your thoughts on which position players are going to Eugene and who is staying in AZL?
Ahhh...way to bring me down BB.
Still - a win tomorrow will be an acheivement regardless.
Don't mean to spoil your mood, but with tonight's win the are 3-5 on the trip with one to play.
While I'm bringing the room down -- Richard comes in to pitch the 9th with a 12-1 lead...and can't finish the game. Woof.
For some reason
It is remarkable how my mood has become uplifted with one game against the Cards.
That is sick.
But, I have been an addict for a long time.
A W tomorrow and it will be a .500 road trip.
Also, to keep the losses in perspective, if the Cubs were to lose 10 games a month - a lot at this current pace - they still end up 102-60. Six months of the ride!
So, the Mesa Cubs should be solid this summer in the AZL Rookie League?
And, I like the, "But did you know" lead in there. Something a little different.
I can tell really like this group of hitters in AZ right now.
What pitchers out there, other than Cease, should we be excited about?
Thanks as always for the info.
back on the Run Differential hunt... (aka The Hunt for Blue October)
These are the 2016 Cubs I know and love. Also digging that Cardinals OF (lack of) defense.
Another day, another eight runs
I'm not sure there was another team in baseball that would flip a Dansby Swanson type of prospect (plus Inciarte, plus Toussaint) for Miller. That trade was just comically bad from the start, and getting worse...
Zobrist just keeps squaring up - and Soler goes yard!
Pirates jumping all over Shelby Miller tonight - so glad the Cubs didn't flip a Dansby Swanson type prospect to the Braves for him. Two years of Lackey looking like a good alternative.
3rd inning...soler walked twice in the game...first time since aug 4th last year in the regular season (2 times in the playoffs, amazingly).
Good gravy, was that a much-appreciated top of the first.
That's a good analogy, bb... Nice to see tonight's game start with a 104 yard kickoff return TD.
Grichuk won the game last night but a decent CF would have caught that drive by Ross. Good Cubbery!


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Brantley Paul Buller - August 25, 2011
Jess and Andrea Buller of Wray, Colo. joyfully announce the birth of their son, Brantley Paul, on July 14, 2011.
He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and was 19 inches in length.
Grandparents are Steve and Diane Buller of Henderson, Neb. and Louis and Lauretta Brown of Eads, Colo.
Great-grandparents are Cornelius and Lillian Mierau and Edith Buller all of Henderson and Raymond Merle Frazee of Eads.
Brantley was welcomed home by his brothers, Jakob, eight, and Karsten, three and sister, Elisabet, six.


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Vis. futuro vol.15 no.1 Miguel Lanus jun. 2011
Information Technology as Competitive Factor: a Study in the Cosecha APL Metal-Mecanich
Santa Rosa/Horisontina, RS, Brazil
Gilmar J., Graniel
Universidad Nacional de Misiones - Facultad de Ciencias Económicas,
Ruta 12 km. 7 y ½ - Miguel Lanús- Misiones- Argentina
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The present article approaches the use of Information Technology (IT) as competitive factor in a Local Productive Arrangement(LPA) Harvest Metal-Mechanic in the state of Rio Grande del Sur, Brazil and has as objective to look for the understanding of how the use of IT contributes to the increase of the competitiveness. In order to reach this objective, a research was carried out in the enterprises that make up the LPA. The results of the research indicated that the enterprises perceive the importance of the use of IT, but that, actually, its use is limited, mainly concerning the planning of IT. Another one of the results that was that the enterprises, although forming part of the LPA, still do not collaborate to among each other, be it through the exchange of information, or through Information Systems. The main recommendations due to these results are that the enterprises try to act actively for the fortification of the LPA. Concerning the use of IT, it becomes necessary to plan and invest in the acquisition of integrated systems for the best management of the information, which will contribute to the increase of competitiveness of the enterprises that belong to the arrangement.
KEY WORDS: Information Technology; Competitiveness; Local Productive Adjustment.
The increasing economic competitiveness, one of the remarkable characteristics of the globalization, the technological development, and the great variety of products along with the shortage of human and natural resources, are causing that the organizations look for, in a continuous way, the survival in the market through development of improvement systems that assure a greater competitiveness. According to Kaplan (1998), one should not remain calm with the present performance, although it is satisfactory.
The knowledge arises in the organizations with base on the information. From that set the economic growth arises. The question of the economic development has its root in world-wide the economic crises that are reflected in the local conjunctures. Thus, there is development when there are changes of structure, without questioning the existing economic models, it is believed that one of the forms to secure the development are the local agglomerates, the so called LPAs calls - Local Productive Adjustments.
The present perception is that it is necessary for actions oriented to the constitution and fortification of LPAs in the country, with a view to the fortification of the cooperation and the learning for the innovation. Under this perspective, the region in the northwest of the state of Rio Grande del Sur, Brazil, would not be far from that possibility, as it has a significant industrial park in the segment of metallurgical industries.
The reason for this research arises by the difficulty faced by the enterprises of small and medium size. The low use of the resources of IT (Information technology) in the internal processes and external relations, appear as the main approach. Also it has the purpose of the visualization of the cooperation and interrelation between the enterprises. In the possibility of spreading to the idea of cooperation and interrelation one looks for the productivity and the competitiveness between the organizations of the sector.
1. Referential and Conceptual studies
In this article, one tries to present the main referential constructor concepts and theories related to the subject of the Local Productive Adjustments (LPAs) with regard to the Competitiveness with the use of the Information Technology, under the consideration of its main researcher. It is possible to highlight that the theoretical reference presented here is result of a critical selection carried out on the basis of a revision of the literature, that searched to approach the main aspects for the study at issue.
1.1 The origin and Evolution of the New Organizational Formats
The networks of medium and small enterprises play a fundamental role in the economy. These provide new employments and a very flexible diversification in the production of goods and services, which not always happens on the part of the big enterprises.
These networks arose under several forms of addressing them, in several localities of the world: in Italy, in the United States, in France, and Brazil. Among these addresses, Pagani (2006) mentions: Clusters (Porter); Local Production Systems, Local Adjustments and Productive Systems (Cassiolato and Lastres); Cooperation Networks, Small and Medium Enterprise networks Networks Small Enterprises, Consortia of Enterprises. (Casarotto and Platillo); Agglomerations and Productive Systems and Local Innovations.
It became common to associate the origin of the interest by the theory of organization of industrial clusters to the successful policies of industrial development of the Third Italy, as affirmed by Barbosa (1998), specially to the experience of the Emilia-Romagna region, and to the policies of development of industrial clusters located successfully in Baden-Württenberg, in Germany, and to the successful experiences of industrialists clusters of the high tech enterprises - based on the technology of microelectronics, computers and computer science -, organized in agglomerate structures localized in Silicon Valley of, California, in USA. In Brazil, among the experiences of successful industrial clusters, stand out: the one of the shoe complex of the Vale dos Sinos in Rio Grande del Sur, and the one of Santa Rita de Sapucaí, in the south of the State of Minas Gerais, that concentrates industrial activities of the branches of microelectronics and telecommunications.
Brazil is still in the process of development concerning Local Productive Adjustments. For that reason it is necessary that these formation be identified and diagnosed, so that as much in the public sphere and the private one, there should be initiatives of support to the entrepreneurs, watching the development not only regional, but also national. In this sense it is possible to emphasize the origin of these concepts of the new organizational formats like:
a) Industrial districts
The origin of the concepts on industrial districts goes back to the beginning of XX century. Marshall (1982) in Principles of Economy was the precursor of the concept. According to the author this modality of agglomerate of enterprises would generate a series of externalities, such as: specialized manpower, access to specialized suppliers and services and dissemination of knowledge between enterprises.
b) Clusters
According to the Redesist (2005), throughout the Eighties the concept of clusters was developed, centered in the analysis of the forms of inter-corporate relations, linked to the existence of some regional industrial agglomerates of success in world-wide terms.
c) Local Productive Adjustments (LPAs)
According to the Redesist (2005), the examples in the Italian industrial districts of the so called Third Italy and in Silicon Valley, California (USA), gave rise to term LPA. The Local Productive Adjustments are cases where the participant enterprises are not so strongly linked nor articulated. Concept selected to guide this study.
1.2 The Organizations and the Technology of Information
The use that is done of the IT demands an analysis of the possibilities of the application of the same in the enterprises. As affirmed by Mooney, Gurbaxani and Kraemer (1995), the value obtained by IT is a phenomenon that conjugates technology and organization; thus, a research of that phenomenon as much requires theoretical perspective of the technology as of the organization, and their interaction. Of each one of its different roles in the organization, the information can be presented in a great variety of types and characteristics, being able to be transmitted (communicated) in different ways and using different technologies.
Information Technology is an expression very much used at the moment. As being a daily expression, several definitions are attributed to a large extent missused, hasty or confusing. In order to understand the scene of IT, it is important to understand two fundamental concepts: The information technology and the information system. Those concepts are often confused, thus the importance of understanding them in their singularity.
Rezende and Abreu (2000) concept IT as technological and computer resources for the generation and use of the information.
IT is not restricted to hardware, software and data communication. There are technologies regarding the computer science planning, for the development of systems, the support of software, the processes of production and operation, and the support of hardware.
The information system as all system possesses entrance, treatment and exit, its objective is to treat the data so that they transform into information and knowledge.
According to Turban (2003), an information system collects, processes, stores, analyzes it and scatters information with a specific intention.
Turban proposes to work the information through use of suitable IT which is more for its purpose.
1.3 Planning of Information and of the Information Technology
For a long time the large enterprises have been investing in Information Technology to considering that the benefits are fundamental for the obtaining of the demanded levels of competitiveness for permanence in the market. When they are compared with the large enterprises, the SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) have less financial resources, low competition in management and use of technology of the most recent information.
The necessity that the organizations be intelligent, facing the constant changes of the society of the information, whereupon they also modify and require planning their information helped by the resources of IT. Specifically the planning of IT can become a tool, effective instrategic use for the organization. For Audy (2003), there is no sense in discussing if IT is strategic or not, as to use IT in an aligned form to the organizational strategy.
As one of the objectives of this research, besides deepening the knowledge in the use of IT, one proposes to research a planning method adapted to the reality of the organizations of the LPA being studied. Four methodologies of Planning of IT were studied that will serve as basis, summing up in:
• Method proposed by Torres (1994), analyzes the computer resources, as much hardware and software, used by the organization, and indicates the prognosis of updating or acquisition of IT for the process of computerized planning in an organization;
• Method proposed by Anita Cassidy (1998), constituted by three architectures: Application, Technique and Service, having as objective to diagnose technologies and applications to take care of the needs of the businesses of the organization;
• Method proposed by Bernard Boar (2002), directed to the diagnosis of present IT, and future tendencies to take care of the strategies and needs of the businesses of the organizations;
• Method proposed by Rezende (2002) uses the instrument of Strategic Planning of the Information Technology (SPIT) as a systemic process in the alignment of the strategies of the business.
1.4 IT as determining factor of the Competitiveness
In order to understand the competitiveness, Ferraz; Kupfer; Haguenauer (1997) conceptualize it as the capacity of the company to formulate and to implement concurrent strategies, that allow him to extend or to conserve, in a lasting form, a sustainable position in the market.
Rezende affirms that: "The competitiveness can be understood as obtaining higher productivity than the competitors, guaranteeing the survival, the perennial existence, the profit, the continuity throughout time and the satisfaction of the internal and external clients." (Resende, 2002, p. 23)(1).
The concept presented before is what represents better the competitiveness from the enterprise point of view. On the one hand is had the preoccupation of the productivity, in offering products of quality at smaller cost, which is translated into the internal efficiency of the enterprise and, on the other hand the preoccupation the external atmosphere, that is to say, how the company is placed facing its competitors, facing the market as a whole.
It allows the competitive differentiation and it changes the way to businesses are handled and lead, in relation to the organizational structure as in relation to its own products and services. That is the central point of a great part of argument of strategic information systems, that, according to Laudon and Laudon (2004), they are systems that change goals, operations, products or relations with the with the environments of the organizations, to help them to conquer an advantage over the competitors.
1.5 Networks as Competitiveness Strategy
The grouping of the enterprises in networks, as a way to become more competitive in the market is a recurrent affirmation in all literature on enterprise networks. According to Balestrin and Vargas (2004), an inter-organizational network is the way to reach a competitive advantage through mutual learning, co-specialty, better flow of the information and scale economy. Some benefits generated by the networks that promote a greater competitiveness, are highlighted especially to the small and medium enterprises by the capacity to compete with the large ones, like the flexibility and adaptability, capacity to realize economies, agility and capacity of learning.
For Porter (1999) the LPAs: influence the competition in three ample ways: first, by the increase of the productivity of the enterprises or component sectors; secondly, by the fortification of the innovation capacity and, consequently, by the elevation of the productivity; thirdly, by the stimulus to the formation of new enterprises, that reinforce the innovation and extend the agglomerate.
2. Methodological design
The research used as means a study of cases, realized in enterprises that comprise the LPA Cosecha Metal-Mecanico Santa Rosa/Horizontina of the state of Rio Grande del Sur, Brazil. The LPA Metal-Mecanico whose specialty is harvest (agricultural manufacture of harvesters and tractors) is linked directly to the Brazilian Land Business.
In agreement with Yin (2001), the case study researches a contemporary phenomenon within its context of the real life, when the limits between the phenomenon and the context are not clearly defined.
The universe of the research is the 52 pertaining enterprises of the LPA. That relation was obtained in the ACISAP (Asociación Commercial, Industrial y Agropecuaria), that after the definition of the harvesting instrument, was sent to all the enterprises to participate in the field research.
The necessary data for the development of this research were collected by means of a questionnaire with closed questions, besides the direct observation of the researcher. The instrument of gathering of data was made taking into consideration three approaches: competitiveness, LPA and information technology. The research instrument approached more generic questions and macro on the subject of the LPAs, with intention to take advantage of to the maximum of the knowledge the consulted experts.
The proposed type of research is qualitative, with exploratory aims with base in the objectives that the study renders. This research has as focus, as affirmed by Gil (2002) to provide major familiarity with the problem, with a view to making it more explicit or to constitute hypothesis, also the improvement of ideas or the discovery of intuitions.
3. Information Analysis
The obtained results were presented, analyzing them in separate way and it was individualized by the variables of the research, in four parts: information of the enterprises and the interviewed person, information regarding the interaction, to the use of IT and the Competitiveness.
3.1 Information of the Enterprises and the Interviewed person
As far as the bearing of the company the SEBRAE (Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio e Micros e Pequenas Empresa) classifies according to the Statute of the Micro and Small Enterprises, of 1999, the adopted criterion to conceptualize micro and small enterprises is the annual gross income, whose values were updated by Decree n º 5,028/2004, of 31st March 2004.
At the moment, those criteria are adopted in diverse programs of credit of the federal government in support to the MEPs (Micro and Small Company). Besides the criterion adopted by the SEBRAE also the bearing of company through criterion of the BNDES (National Bank of Economic and Social Development) applicable to the industry, commerce and services, with the classification that is shown in picture Nº 1:
Picture 1: Classification of size of the company according to the BNDES
Source: The National Bank of Economic and Social Development
To the aims of analysis of this research the criterion of classification was used adopted by the BNDES, where it shows that 26.7% of the researched enterprises are in the strip of up to 19 employees, 33.3% in the strip of20 to 99 employees and 40% of the enterprises in the strip of100 to 499 employees. The information states that this is not a criterion to fit this study, the information states that to major invoicing of the enterprises greater the number of employees, consequently greater generation of wealth and rent for economic and social development of the region through LPA.
It is verified, by the numbers shown in graph 01, that 33.3% of the researched, classified enterprises as micro-enterprises, have invoicing in the strip of until R$ 400,000,00 with relative capacity of investment in IT, using simpler resources. Nevertheless 46.7% of the enterprises classified as small with invoicing in the strip of until R$ 10,000,000,00 and the 20% as medium with invoicing in the strip of until R$ 60,000,000,00, theoretically own a possible potential of investment in IT with greater amount of resources and major effectiveness in the management of the businesses.
Graph 1: Classification by invoicing
Source: Own elaboration
3.2 Information regarding the Interaction between the LPA Enterprises
With respect to the participation of the enterprises within the LPA Cosecha looked for to identify if these act or already act altogether, what kind of action were realized, and if the enterprises look for to have access to the other enterprises of the LPA. With respect to the action of the LPA, or if these enterprises researched already acted altogether with other enterprises, only 09 affirm that they conducted an action together, which is shown next.
It was basically in actions in the items of improvements of the product or productive process (35,71%) and manufacture altogether (21,43%) totalized a 57,14%. Other activities carried out are in graph 02 in percentage values of the activities like: purchase of raw material and improvement of management with 14,29% each, use of machines and equipment and actions of local development with 7,14% each, and no company pointed in action of commercialization and joint access at the credit in the financial market.
Graph 2: Activities in conjunction with enterprises of the LPA
Source: Own elaboration
With respect to the access to the other members of the LPA, like institutes of research, government organisms, credit institutions, some of the researched enterprises only conducted some operation with those members, as an integral part of the LPA, which can reflect a common characteristic of the enterprises of this segment the one of not looking for technical and financial information and subsidies in other financial enterprises and institutes.
Graph 3: Use of the services of some organization
Source: Own elaboration
The graph shows the reality of the use of the services, the banks stand out (06 enterprises), SEBRAE (05 enterprises), and SENAI (National Service of Industrial Apprenticeship), (07 enterprises). To the research institutes only one company had access, this of extreme importance in the support necessary the technological innovation for the survival in a concurred market, considered relevant to stay competitive.
3.3 Information regarding the use of IT
The information technology was analyzed mainly under the concept of the use of information systems and resource of IT by the researched enterprises.
After arriving at the use of IT and information systems, one looked to identify the perception of the enterprises on the use of IT, as competitiveness resource, that is to say, if the technology of the information contributes in some form for the increase of the competitiveness.
Use of Webs in Internet
After obtaining information of the enterprises and the answers, the next analysis is related to the use of the Internet, if these own Webs and what do they use it for. Of 15 researched enterprises only 3 do not own Webs in Internet, being its use canalized, mainly, for spreading data of the company (24%) and its products (29%), it does not take advantage of the excellent channel of more direct interaction with its clients, suppliers, government and community, because only 18% of the enterprise use it for sales and interaction with their clients, this information is seen in graph 4.
Graph 4: Use of Web in Internet on behalf of the enterprises
Source: Own elaboration
Computer Equipment
The idea of obtaining information on the amount of equipment of informatics does not object an analysis of the degree of computerization of the researched enterprises. It can be used with different purposes from how the present structure can contribute to the search of the competitiveness.
The amount of equipment of the enterprises researched presented in graph 5, show that enterprises J, K and L stand out with greater amount of resources, reflection of the size of these enterprises and their invoicing.
Graph 5: Total of computer equipment
Source: Own elaboration
Contribution of IT in the Competitiveness
Graph 6 portrays the perception of the enterprises of the use of IT, how it contributes strategically to the increase of competitiveness. All answered in a positive way, emphasizing the fastest access of the information greater agility in the processes and improvements in the productivity level.
Graph 6: Strategic contribution of IT in the competitiveness
Source: Own elaboration
With that it is possible to affirm that the opinion of the enterprises is unanimous that IT, is a competitiveness resource, which shows an opening on the part of the enterprises in adopting methodologies of planning of IT and enterprise strategies, fitting to its needs and deficiencies in the atmosphere of their businesses.
The Use of Investments in IT
With respect to the use of IT, three enterprises do not only use IT in their internal processes, (financial controls, production, office staff and sales). The reason of the nonuse was not questioned, but when these micro-enterprises have invoicing in the strip up till an annual R$ 200,000,00, the justification is reflected by the high cost of implantation the technology.
With respect to the investments in some technological resource in the last months, twelve responded that yes, emphasizing to the acquisition of servers, software and hardware.
Another outstanding factor in this research is with respect to the use of integrated systems of management only six enterprises affirmed that they use ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). This fact can also reflect the importance given to the use of IT as a factor of competitiveness by these enterprises.
Integration and External Relation
On integration and relation with other enterprises as part of the LPA, only two enterprises affirmed to a relationship with clients and suppliers. This reflected low level of cooperation within the LPA and other links of the productive chain, which jeopardizes its operation and, mainly, with the competitive factor of a LPA.
Graph 7: Process of Information Exchange
Source: Own elaboration
Since there is no communication via SI between the researched enterprises, it is interesting to know how they communicate, that is to say, how do they interact and exchange information. All affirmed that mainly they communicated by means of telephone and electronic mail, with few periodic encounters.
In continuity to the doubts related to the use of IT, one looked to identify the disclosure resources that the researched enterprises use.
Graph 8: Disclosure Resources
Source: Own elaboration
Basically all the enterprises affirm that they own and use as a resource of disclosure more the Web, except two enterprises that do not have a website in Internet. With respect to the other resources, seven enterprises use fairs and exhibitions, four printed media, seven printed catalogs and two by television.
Returning to the enterprises, that do not use resources of IT for spreading and which they either do not own a website, considering that the LPA is made up of enterprises of small bearing, major difficulty can be found in the consolidation of the LPA and the use of information technology.
IT Planning
They were also asked if the enterprises used some method of IT planning, only one affirmed that it uses a method called Mind Manager, or mental map, which is the name of a kind of diagram, returning to the management of information, of knowledge and intellectual capital, for the understanding and solution of problems.
The industrial enterprises live together with changes in their environments, above all that they adapt to the market in which they are inserted. That is why it is important that the organization have an adequate Strategic Plan, of Information Technology, so that they maintain themselves active and competitive in the area of their businesses.
3.4 Information regarding Competitiveness
When analyzing the matter of competitiveness, the organization of the enterprises in LPA can be perceived as a factor that increases competitiveness on the part of eight enterprises, and whereas seven enterprises do not consider that a LPA makes possible major competitiveness.
The second researched aspect treated on the determining factors of the competitiveness of the enterprises based on how it is perceived, according to the options presented in graph 9.
Graph 9: Perception of the LPA as a competitiveness element
Source: Own elaboration
Of the exposed matter it is perceived that 30% of the enterprises indicated that the competitiveness is perceived based on the opening of market with access to potential clients as determining factors, 50% aim for the cooperation between the enterprises and better support of the changes of the market, the remaining 20%, that it affirms in lowering of costs of consumptions and access to better suppliers, would facilitate a better positioning of the enterprises.
The point to emphasize is that although seven enterprises have not affirmed that the LPA favors the competitiveness, the same still do not perceive the cooperation as a key factor for the growth of their company. This result was confirmed in the survey to the enterprises which have strategic planning. The result was that only 20% of the researched enterprises are formalizing the strategic planning for the next five years.
4. Implementation Proposal
In order to end up this research there was elaborated a proposal-guideline of implementation, with thematic and the approach in synergy with the problem and objectives of this study, as a form to verify the previous researches on the LPA.
The proposal of suggested guideline had as its bases the information of the researched enterprises, originating the outline presented in figure 1, that represents a model of the proposed cycle.
Figure 1: Proposed model/ Implementation Guideline
Source: Own elaboration
The proposal becomes an impelling fact, that, by means of careful strategic planning, for the enterprises of the LPA, will give rise to the projects and to its attachment lines, originated from projects, that constitute instruments through which it is possible the implementation of the proposal. The projects do not have to exist in an isolated form, that is to say, they only have sense if they are done altogether. The structure of the proposal is specified in picture 2.
Picture 2: Structure of the Implementation Proposal
Source: Own elaboration
With respect to the researched enterprises, it is recommended that they participate actively in the LPA as forms to lever its commercial transactions, especially the small ones that seems to be placed on the margin of the other studied enterprises.
On the use of IT, it is recommended that the enterprises be structured initially internally, with the use of software, ERPs, Internet and Electronic Commerce. The LPA must also look for their integration via system through an IF. The use of a management system of the chain of aid is recommended.
This research had as main objective to understand how the enterprises that comprise the LPA Cosecha MetalMecánico Santa Rosa/Horizontina use the resources of the information technology for their competitiveness, where it was possible to find evidences of the importance of the use of IT, as a factor of competitiveness for the enterprises that compose the LPA.
Evidences were found, mainly of the perception of IT as competitive resources and also in the use of IT by the enterprises. What was not really identified was the use of IT shared within the LPA, or by their members.
With respect to the use of IT and its contribution, only six of the fifteen enterprises use integrated systems of management, none of the six uses the electronic commerce, although, a part already uses the Internet as a channel, for marketing, that is to say, they only use as it forms to disclose their company. What was demonstrated is that the enterprises use IT still in an inadequate form, or they use it partially, like a tool of support to their routine activities, but they have not perceived the importance of these resources for the development of the LPA.
With the competitiveness it also it happened in the same way. The enterprises researched still perceive the competitiveness, in the internal and external ambient, of eight enterprises, the other seven do not consider this possibility. A fact that was confirmed, in the establishment of which only 20% are formalizing the strategic planning.
Few were the evidences of cooperation between the member enterprises, with some actions done together. It is pure reflection, in what is said with respect to the practice of evolution of the LPA, one perceives that the relations still are beginning to consolidate, what actually fits the LPA in development degree, but to arrive at the phase of cluster structured, where a high degree of cooperation between the enterprises is had, there becomes necessary a change of position and behavior.
There are, then, the following future questions: will it be really necessary for the local enterprises to make use of these technological resources and management? Or still: will it be that the enterprise class and the local enterprises are being out of phase comparing themselves to other States of Brazil? In order to close: if this study were realized in LPAs of the Southeast or the Northeast would it have the same resulst?
In truth, these doubts are results of the main limitations found throughout the development of this research. Other limitations found were: the nonexistence of studies with this same aim, the difficulty to collect data next to the enterprises and the phase-shift of the local enterprises in terms of use of information technology.
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From the time Japan commenced trading with the West in the sixteenth century, Japanese arts and crafts have intrigued and delighted Westerners, especially lacquer, screens, swords, and porcelain. When the Japanese opened their country to trade and tourism in the mid-1850s, Westerners were quick to spot the beauty and value of select Japanese woodblock prints, screens, scrolls, swords and sword furnishings, netsuke, inro, furniture, cloisonné, decorative metalwork and sculpture. The Japanese pavilions at the Paris Exhibition in 1867 and other international expositions fueled further interest in collecting and gave impetus to Impressionism and the Japonisme art movement. As the Japanese discarded their traditional kimono and the paraphernalia associated with it, especially netsuke and inro, these items came to form the basis of Western art museums and scholarship. Collecting Japanese Antiques provides background information on what makes Japanese aesthetics and art so different, as well as practical and cautionary advice on evaluation, purchase, restoration, and price trends. Investment guidelines brief new and would-be enthusiasts on the basics of collecting, while offering comments and guidance that might reawaken interest in experienced collectors. Striking photographs highlight the beauty and craftsmanship of the items, which range from solid wood chests, delicate hand-carved ivory netsuke and ethereal cloisonné to elegant prints and ceramics. A glossary explains antique-related Japanese terms.
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Heyyyy Doug, Dee Dee and Rudy,
I do not believe there is a sexual addiction. I think that people who love to have sex at some point it gets out of hand. Instead of them making controlled decisions of the "act" it takes control of them to the point that morals and values go out of the window. From that point, people reach for an excuse for ignoring their morals, hence…now they consider themselves a sex addict.
Just like anything else, sex addiction is real, and help is available and should be sought after. It can be deadly it can cause contraction and spread of sexually transmitted disease. We have AA for alcoholics, weight watchers for food addicts, but what do we do for sex addicts?
Only in America!!!!!! Whenever we want to get away out or get sympathy on our side its an addiction. O K I'll way in I need help can anybody help me work it out…..:)
I believe it's both. If it's good…….REAL GOOD, it'll make you greedy. Sex is a normal thing. Some want it more than others. I've never seen anyone walking down the street humping the air and Rapists don't do it for the sex, they do it for the power they have over the victim.
You and I are two of the few people who understand that rape is not about the sex or desire for a victim.
I am glad that you put that out there because where I am from people do not believe that rape is a crime. The victim is treated like the perpetrator.
I don't think it is addiction nor being greedy….. I think it is a desire to have a lot of sex it just the feeling of it feeling good, people just like having more sex than other
Simply claiming to "love sex" does not make you an addict, if it did, wouldn't we all be addicts? I'm sure there is such a thing as clinical sexual addiction however, I think people use it as an excuse to cheat, I mean, how do you prove that? Also, how often do you hear of a single person claiming sex addiction? If a married person truly had a sex addiction, wouldn't the spouse benefit? Is cheating a symptom of this addiction? I believe we are talking about 2 different issues.
Time to shut it down on today's topic: If you can be an addict sexually because you want it all the time, then explain : YOU WORK EVERDAY, DOES THIS MEAN YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR MONEY?
Sex can be an addiction for some people. If you want to break out the science of it, endorphins are released we experience any type of pleasure. This includes drugs, food or whatever floats your boat. Some people just gotta have it while others can get a fix every now and then.
Plan greed,They are just Horny, Their no other excuse. People always looking 4 a reason 4 their wickedness.
A lot of people do not want to hear it but, the purpose of sex is only for the procreation of life, not for pleasure, it just happens to come with pleasure to make MEN want to do it. Women probably want the attention from the man so they tolerate and do a lot of faking the pleasure.


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