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Lasse needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 78 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Religionsfaget.dk (translated: Religion studies)
We are a publishing company called Clio Online who make educational websites.
Religionsfaget.dk is an educational website to be used as an alternative to books in Danish classrooms at elementary- and highschool levels. After a trial period schools are offered paid subscriptions to access the content. The design needs to be both highly functional and intuitively understandable, and at the same time pleasing to the eye and appeal to both children and grownups alike.
Other educational websites from Clio Online. All build on the same idea:
1) http://www.danskhistorie.dk (History studies, designed 2007)
2) http://www.kristendomskundskab.dk - current website which needs a facelift.
3) http://www.samfundsfaget.dk (Society/government studies, designed 2008)
4) http://www.fysikkemifaget.dk (Physics/Chemistry studies, designed 2009)
5) http://www.biologifaget.dk (great design) (Biology studies, designed 2009)
6) http://www.geografifaget.dk (great design) (Geology studies, designed 2009)
We would like Religionsfaget.dk to have a great design like 5) and 6), but you can get inspiration from the likeness in structure between all our websites. We don't want to deviate from this basic structure.
Logins to all the websites above:
Username: 99designs
Password: 99designs
In the login area you must choose "Brugernavn" (translated: User name).
We need designs for the front page and a standard article (subpage) including all the standard content elements already used in the existing website, http://www.kristendomskundskab.dk.
To best explain our structure, please take a look at the "Websites for inspiration" section below. Here you will find all the websites published by Clio Online from which it should be clear that they all have the same basic structure -- we want Religionsfaget.dk to have this same basic structure as well.
Desk theme:
You should notice that all our website designs have a kind of "desk theme", with illustrated pieces of paper, paper clips, folded corners, pins etc. We would like this theme to continue on Religionsfaget.dk.
Header graphics:
Please find inspiration in the way header graphics are used on http://www.biologifaget.dk and http://www.geografifaget.dk. Here we have landscapes that encapsulate the essence of what is being taught in these studies. For Religionsfaget.dk it could be a similar landscape, encapsulating different themes from the major world religions - however with a significant weight on Christianity, because about 60% of the articles in the website is about Christianity, by decree of the Ministry of Education in Denmark. Imagery such as a graveyard, religious buildings and religious figures and situations could be illustrated in the landscape.
An alternative to a landscape could be a kind of professors work table, surrounding the central paper, with different kinds of religious artifacts scattered around the table. For example:
* Books about different religions
* A Bible
* A rosary
* A crucifix
* Incense
* Dreidel (Jewish dice)
* Buddhist prayer wheel
* A small model building of a synagogue
* A small Buddha (or Hindu) statue
* Polaroid picture of a Danish church
* Painting of a praying man
As stated above, the main focus needs to be on Christianity. Stories from The Bible and a classic Danish church and priest would be very good stuff. They basically look like this:
Beside religions, the subject also encapsulates the concept of ethics and life & death. Keywords:
* Community
* Loneliness
* Friendship
* Compassion
* Bullying
* Feelings
If possible, these themes should also be reflected in the header graphics; perhaps as situations with children in a playground.
We need a new logo to go with the new name, and new website design.
We would like the new logo to include a small icon in the same way that http://www.fysikkemitimen.dk has two test tubes and a magnet in front of the name.
Front page:
Please include all the content elements used on http://www.biologifaget.dk. For an explanation of the different elements, see this image:
Article page (subpage):
Please include all the content elements used on the article pages of http://www.biologifaget.dk. Se this explanation of the elements:
let.kristendomskundskab.dk (translated: Easy section):
When you buy a subscription for http://www.kristendomskundskab.dk you also get access to let.kristendomskundskab.dk which is for smaller children. We do NOT need a new web design for this. However you need to include thoughts on how to make people aware of the existence of the secondary website. It could be a significant icon on the front- and subpages.


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5.0 Mustang & Super FordsFeatured Vehicles
1989 Ford Mustang 5.0 LX - Crossbred Coupe
A Successful Mating of Coyote and Fox
As the driving force behind Stangnet.com, Michael Raburn has seen many a Mustang come and go. In fact, this one, while in reasonably stock form, had come and gone from his collection a number of times. But, after buying the boomerang Fox back for the third time, and then finally morphing it into the project that Stangnet calls Built to Cruise, we expect this '89 notchback will be cruising in his personal stable for the foreseeable future.
Given that it started early in 2010, the project became one of the earliest and perhaps best-documented Fox recipients of Ford Racing Performance Parts' then-new 412hp 5.0 Ti-VCT Coyote crate engine, but that alone might not have made it a successful candidate for a full 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords feature. Nope, we'd have to say it was Mike's overall obsessive attention to detail on his cammer coupe that sealed that deal. "Stangnet became the guinea pig to see what was necessary to get this swap done," Michael said. "But me being me, I don't do anything halfway, so this project was going to be huge."
But first the swap had to be made to work. Among the first things needed was a K-member, one that would address a lack of oil pan clearance for the Coyote. "We took a stock 4.6 K-member and modified it to give clearance to the new engine, and then sent it to J&M Products, which jigged up a new style K-member," Mike explained. "We have the only one currently, but J&M plans to release it soon."
Mike also had to engineer a power steering pump bracket to mount an '05-style pump to the normally-EPAS Coyote [a problem now addressed for the rest of us by FRPP's Boss 302R (PN M-8511-M50BR) pump bracket.] He also worked with BBK in the creation of a set of long-tube headers and an X-shaped crossover pipe specifically for the anticipated wave of Coyote-into-Fox swaps. Ram supplied a Terminator Cobra-style clutch (paired with an FRPP 4.6-liter bellhousing) in order to mate the Coyote with a Tremec TKO 500. Mike admits the five-speed may not be the best match for the rev-happy 5.0, but as he says, "The car is for 'cruise,' not all-out racing."
Another key component of the swap was the ISIS Intelligent Multiplex System that allowed Mike to completely do away with the car's original aging bundle of wiring harnesses. Between that and Ford Racing's Coyote Control Pack, the project's electrons became fairly straightforward to route, even with all the Kicker audio gear distributed throughout the cabin and trunk. Mike does point out, however, that the Coyote-requisite electronic gas pedal (that comes with the Control Pack) does not mount well to a Fox's vertical firewall. His solution? "I had a grad student from Auburn University render in CAD a design I had made to mount the pedal, and now we CNC these and offer them to others doing the swap. You can find them at www.Auburncustoms.com."
Inside, Mike's approach was decidedly retro, turning to the crew at TMI Products for an upholstery and interior-panel makeover in a distinctive black-leather-with-silver-stripe '69 Mach 1-style theme that, to our eyes, works surprisingly well in a 20-year-newer Fox. He credits Patrick Lee from Classic Design Concepts for designing those custom door-speaker panels and suede inserts on the TMI door panels. The coupe's interior was originally blue; Mike wanted it black and so shopped the extensive offerings of Latemodel Restoration and Prestige Mustang for necessary interior parts. What he couldn't buy, he dyed with PPG Jet Black.
If Mike's interior design is decidedly retro, his approach to the exterior follows the modern hot-rod trend of matte finishes. That's '10-'11 Sterling Grey you're looking at, disguised by a few coats of PPG flat clear, all applied by United Auto Collision. We have to say it looks menacingly purposeful in combination with the black Terminator rims and the grille-bar-eliminator kit from Classic Design Concepts. That said, Mike has some caveats about the flat look: "It's a great look but doesn't weather well, so I would not suggest it on a daily driver. You can't wax or polish the car, and once a scratch goes in, it's there forever…"
So ends our quick look at what was no doubt a labor-intensive, pioneering project. Kudos to Mike for being among the first to mate the modern muscle of the Coyote with the lithe Fox coupe. In the process, he built himself the perfect cross-generational cruiser, but also created a blueprint that many of us would like to emulate. And they say genetic alteration is a bad thing…
Horse Sense: Check out Stangnet.com for complete—and we do mean complete, right down to a full parts list—details of Mike Raburn's Built to Cruise project.
5.0 Tech Specs
Engine and Drivetrain
FRPP 5.0 Coyote crate engine (PN M-6007-M50)
Forged steel, fully counterweighted and induction-hardened
Powered metal forging, I-beam
Hypereutectic, short-skirt flat-top w/four equal valve reliefs; moly friction-reducing coating
DOHC w/ independently adjustable timing
Cylinder heads
Aluminum, four-valve per cylinder
Intake manifold
Constant cross section, long-runner single-plane (single-scroll); molded composite w/upper section colored
Fuel system
High Flow Performance 255-lph in-tank pump
w/ stock lines
BBK long-tube headers w/ BBK crossover pipe, and Magnaflow after-cat
Tremec TKO 500 five-speed
FRPP 8.8-in w/ 3.73 gears and Strange axles
Electronics Engine management
FRPP Control Pack (PN M-6017-A504V)
FRPP/Auto Meter
Suspension and Chassis
Front suspension
J&M Products Coyote/Fox swap unit
Brembo big brake kit
17-in '03 Cobra, black
Sumitomo HRZ II 255/40-17
Rear suspension
Shocks Koni
Control Arms
J&M Products, adjustable
11.65-in Cobra
17-inch '03 Cobra, black
Sumitomo, HRZ II 255/40-17


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Governor Rick Snyder has announced the appointments of Robert "Bob" Jacquart of Ironwood and Linda Kennedy of Troy to the Michigan Tech Board of Trustees. The eight-person board is the governing body of the University.
"We are pleased to welcome Bob and Linda to Michigan Tech's Board of Trustees," said President Glenn Mroz. "They are talented and experienced leaders who are well equipped to help us achieve our mission and vision."
Kennedy, a 1991 alumna of Michigan Tech, is a shareholder in the Detroit office of Butzel Long PC, one of Michigan's oldest law firms. Previously, she served as in-house counsel for Dow Chemical Co. and as a technical writer for IBM's software solutions division. Kennedy holds a bachelor's degree in scientific and technical communication from Michigan Tech, as well as a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a law degree from the University of Minnesota. She replaces Martha Richardson, whose term on the Board expires Dec. 31, 2012.
"I am honored to assist Michigan Tech to carry out its mission of preparing students to create the future," said Kennedy. "I have always understood Michigan Tech's commitment to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to be forward-looking and critical to Michigan's economy."
Jacquart is chief executive officer of Jacquart Fabric Products, a textile designing and manufacturing company his father began in 1958. Under Jacquart's leadership, the company has grown from a small storefront business to a thriving 80,000-square-foot complex with $15 million in annual sales, including the popular Stormy Kromer. He is chair of Gogebic Community College's Board of Trustees until Dec. 31, 2012, and a member of the Michigan Garment Industry Council. Jacquart replaces Kathryn Clark, whose term also expires Dec. 31, 2012.
"I'm honored and excited to be invited to serve on the Board of Trustees at Michigan Tech," Jacquart said. "This new appointment will be a phenomenal challenge for me. I look forward to meeting my new colleagues and to contributing to the vision and success of Michigan Tech. My personal motto is 'Never stop growing.' This appointment will provide a unique opportunity to build on the skills and knowledge I acquired during my tenure on the outstanding board of Gogebic Community College."
Appointees serve eight-year terms that expire Dec. 31, 2020, and their appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Emmergency SoS App
Presupuesto $20000-50000 USD
Please Note: Project development is inclusive of Webapp, Native mobile apps of iOS, Windows and Android. Please PM me to send full project scope. if interested in the development of the app PM me a proposal & cost break-down of the Webapp, Native mobile apps of iOS, Windows and Android ASAP.
Project Description:
This would be a Google Map based online emergency application useful to find the specified emergency stations like, Police, Fire station, Cab service numbers and Hospitals, likely to be found in a given circular area. The user will only have to provide a radius of area to be searched. With the help of this application, User will also be able to view a geographical map of the area, make calls, and send messages to a selected emergency station. In this project, the application can be scaled up to the procedures which can be carried out in an emergency situation. Another aspect that can be put into reference for future scope is that the application can be mapped into any other operating system and can be used in iPhones, iPads or any other Windows phone. This application will also prescribe home remedies for common ailments.
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This policy was last updated on 10/02/15
At Enterprise Holdings, Inc., through our subsidiaries operating under the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Truck Rental, Car Sales, RideShare, and CarShare, Alamo Rent A Car, National Car Rental, and at Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc., (collectively, "EHI", "we", "our" or "us"), we respect your privacy. We implemented this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain to you how we use and protect the personal information we may gather from and about our customers by means of our websites, mobile applications, online booking widgets (i.e. online booking applications run by our third-party partners such as hotel providers, airlines, etc), our corporate, rental, and sales locations, and from third-party sources. By using our websites or mobile applications, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information, as described in this Privacy Policy.
To identify who the data controller is in respect of your personal data, please see Data Controllers and Contact Details by Country.
The nature of our business and our operations may require us to share your reservation and booking information with our franchisees or licensees, which are owned and operated by independent licensees ("Licensees"). For these transactions, the Licensee is an independent data controller and maintains its own privacy policy in respect of the rental data that you or EHI provides to the Licensee. You are encouraged to check the privacy policy of the Licensee that is applicable to your transaction.
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Information Collected About You
You may provide us with certain information in connection with a transaction or in your interactions with our websites and at our branded locations. When you are asked to provide personal information, you may decline. If you choose not to provide the information, you may not be able to use some products or services. The personal information we may collect includes:
Your name, contact information, driver's license number and expiration date, emergency contact information, and date of birth;
Vehicle rental information, including the location of where the vehicle is rented, date of rentals, type of rental, and your preferences;
Your credit card details, Enterprise, Alamo, or National rewards information, online user accounts details, membership/corporate ID numbers, and frequent flyer or travel partner affiliations;
Information you provide regarding your marketing preferences or in the course of participating in surveys or promotional offers;
Photographs you submit of you and your driver's license or your receipts through camera features available on some of our mobile applications and websites;
Financial information that may be necessary to facilitate the purchase or lease of a vehicle from a Car Sales or Fleet Management location in the United States (additional notices will be provided to you at the time of that transaction) ;
Additional contact information about you that we may obtain through third parties with whom we do business (e.g. travel agents, Car Sales lead providers or similar providers).
With your consent we may access location-based information from your mobile device or based on your IP address. We may also use your mobile device location information to provide you with notifications with your consent. We do not use this information to specifically locate you for any reason other than to provide you the service. If you have allowed us to utilize your location information in the past and wish to revoke the permissions, please turn off location services at the device level. With your consent, our application may utilize your device's camera feature to upload photos (such as your receipts) to the application. If you have allowed the application to utilize your camera and wish to revoke the permissions to do so, please do so at the device level.
In certain areas of our sites, we provide you the ability to enter your friend's name and contact information in order for EHI to send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the sites. We also provide you the ability to enter a friend's or other individual's name and contact information in order to make bookings for that friend or other individual. You must have obtained the consent of your friends before making such submissions. The information you provide will not be used for any further marketing purpose unless your friend requests services or we otherwise obtain consent from that person. Please be aware that when you use any send-to-a-friend functionality on our sites, your name and e-mail address may be included in the communication sent to your friend.
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EHI vehicles may be equipped with OnStar or another vehicle telematics system ("Telematics System"). Some or all Telematics System functionality may or may not be active during rental periods. Telematics Systems may provide use, disclosure of, or access to (1) location information, (2) crash notification and related crash data and, (3) operational condition, mileage, diagnostic and performance reporting of vehicles ("Telematics Data"), as permitted by law.
Use of the Telematics System is subject to the terms and conditions and privacy policy posted by the applicable Telematics Systems provider and/or vehicle manufacturer (in the case of OnStar, information is available at www.onstar.com), which may include system and service limitations, warranty exclusions, limitations of liability, wireless service provider terms, privacy practices, descriptions of use and sharing of information, and user responsibilities.
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Our websites and online marketing are not directed to, and Enterprise does not knowingly collect personal information from, children under the age of 18 or your country's age of minority. If you nevertheless believe that your child has provided us with their personal information and you need to let us know to delete it, please email us at email@example.com.
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We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To assist the transactions that you request, such as reserving, renting, purchasing or leasing motor vehicles.
To verify a valid ID when submitting a photo of yourself and drivers license for one of our CarSharing, afterhours or expedited rental services. We do not store this information for any other purpose.
To service your account or membership with us, respond to your questions, and contact you when necessary.
To provide you with discounts, coupons, sweepstakes, offers and other information, opportunities, and services that may be of interest to you. You may receive these offers in advertising that is directed to you via third-party sites and media properties, including in social media, and which may be subject to additional entry rules. You may be able to opt-out of these ads by clicking on an icon in the ad or through the privacy settings in each media property.
To assist us in providing better products and services (for example, we may contact you by telephone, mail or email to assist us in evaluating the performance of our staff, to assess the quality of product and service received and to help us improve our websites, facilities and services).
To compile statistics and analysis about our customers' use of our websites, products and services, which statistics are only used to enable us to provide better customer service, products, features and functionality to you and other customers in the future.
To protect our rights and property.
We may combine the information that you submit to us with information related to your transactions with us, such as rental location and vehicle type. We may also combine this information with data we receive about you from third parties who assist us in processing requests, maintaining our data, and optimizing our services.
Except where prohibited by law, we retain information we collect for commercially reasonable periods of time or in accordance with specific policies. Information collected for a specified purpose will only be used for that purpose and, after a reasonable period of time, will no longer be actively stored when that purpose has been fulfilled. Inactive data may, however, continue to be used for statistical, marketing, archiving, and other analytical purposes.
How Your Information May Be Shared
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Why shouldn't I use Createaspace to self publish? It looks pretty easy. Cover design, interior layout and author copies all seem cheaper there.
Why shouldn't I use Createaspace to self publish? It looks pretty easy. Cover design, interior layout and author copies all seem cheaper there.
Greg: I have no first-hand knowledge, but if you do search you'll turn up a ton of threads on the subject. And it's createspace, not createaspace.
Good luck.
Sorry Greg, I also don't know about self-publishing at Createspace. I did my own formatting/layout, hired a cover artist (was not expensive), purchased an ISBN for ten bucks through Smashwords, and put it online as an ebook through Smashwords, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. Smashwords then distributed it to Sony, Apple iBookstore, Kobo, and Diesel for me.
The only thing is I don't get any printed copies nor am I doing POD at this time.
Thanks Lea and Jayce,
I have been looking through the other createspace comments on here. There is a lot of good info. Createspace offers the cover design and interior layout for a good price, but maybe I can't take those layouts over to BandN. I might want to use designers so I can transfer the files onto both places for free. The book printing option at Createspace is important to me though because I do want to sell copies at presentations I give. They charge about 3.85 per copy for 250 pages.
CreateSpace is just fine to use. Two of my (traditional) publishers are moving to use it too rather than either print runs or Lightningsource POD, because they say it's easier, cheaper, and comes with better on-line distribution (quickly pushing out brick and mortar stores for sales) than anything else they have been using or have considered using.
Those publishers also then put it out with Smashwords and other distributors too for the e-book versions.
Gary, not to mention - it gets to your readers so much faster.
I'll definitely consider POD in the future, but it's not an affordable option for me at this point in time.
As far as a publishing choice, though, the e-book revolution has made print POD--even for self-publishing--a nice to have add on, not a centerpiece. The new money (and greater profit) is in e-booking for most popular genres--with a paperback option for those who can't keep up with the world (like me). And hardbacks are quickly going the way of the dodo bird.
I love my hard covers, the first book I ever bought when I was sixteen, was a hard cover. And I still have it.
Does CreateSpace edit or proofread your manuscript? Here is a great proofreader to keep in mind, inexpensive, does a great job, and is very professional and personable to work with. www.ProfessionalBookProofreading.com


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This is a preview at some of the Sex & The City 80's trends! It is no surprise to me that Carrie Bradshaw [Sarah Jessica Parker] was a total fan of Madonna in the 80's and as you can see Charlotte hasn't changed much her style [Kristen Davis]
Samantha [Kim Cattrall] must have beena fan of David Bowie ... hey who's that boy in the phone booth behind her !!! After all the 80's didn't always look bad ;-)


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Show your love for Seattle with this handmade piece!
Our artwork is created by inlaying this watercolor stylized map inside the house shape cut from premium cardstock papers. It comes double matted with antiqued gold Lux matting, ready to be placed in the frame of your choice for years of enjoyment. The perfect thoughtful gift or personal memento.
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Unless drastic changes are made in federal spending and possibly health care reform, the United States could be destined to "become a third-world country," says the American Farm Bureau Federation.
During months of study and debate, the Federal Deficit Task Force created by the Farm Bureau focused on the dangers posed by the large projected federal deficits over the next 40 years.
The task force was made up of eight individuals from around the country with a variety of expertise and practical knowledge of both business and agriculture. It included four more experienced members and four farmers and ranchers under age 35 from around the country. Craig Lang, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, chaired the task force.
The task force presented its policy recommendations during a conference at AFBF's 91st annual meeting. The proposals focused on the twin problems of the growing national debt and budget deficit. Without attention, the problems will become infinitely more difficult or impossible to solve, task force members believe.
The task force identified four major steps for consideration to achieve the ultimate goal of balancing the budget.
First, the federal deficit should be reduced incrementally each year, reaching full balance and debt reduction by 2019. Second, the budget process needs to be reformed to require a two-thirds vote majority to waive any budgetary point of order. Third, federal expenditures on government services must be reduced and/or taxes must be increased. Lastly, since deficit reduction is so important for America's future, all federal expenditures should be considered for reductions — including Agriculture Department programs.
The task force concluded that federal spending is the most critical item that needs to be addressed and must be reined in if the United States is to remain a financially viable country.
Federal spending in 2009 has produced a budget deficit of $1.4 trillion, the largest in American history, contributing to a federal debt level today of about $12 trillion, which translates into roughly 85 percent of the nation's gross domestic product.
Further, because of recent tax cuts and the troubled economic conditions, government revenues are around 15 percent of GDP, which is 3.3 percent below the historic average.
Looking into federal spending, the task force examined three priority areas that members felt would have the greatest impact on the government's ability to reduce the federal deficit — Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Of the three problems, Social Security seems the easiest to solve, according to the task force. Nevertheless, the solutions will still be politically unpopular. For example, making Social Security self-financing is possible by raising the normal retirement age and indexing it to longevity, lowering benefits and increasing the revenue to the trust fund through removing the cap on taxable earnings.
The problems with Medicare and Medicaid are more complex and politically difficult. Increasing health care costs are a major impediment to balancing the budget because they are rising faster than the traditional rate of economic growth. With no changes to health care spending, Medicare and Medicaid would take up all federal revenues by the year 2070, task force members noted.
The group recommended cutting health care spending by implementing a centralized source to coordinate medical records; utilizing incentives for results (not procedures)-increasing preventive care; shortening hospital stays; and limiting government sponsored coverage to only necessary and cost-effective procedures.
"The real problem lies with us. Our politicians have told us what we wanted to hear for too long," said task force member Johanna Samuelson, a dairy producer and director of a farm credit program in Connecticut. "We'll need to make sacrifices."
Speakers also noted the 2010 elections will be critically important. Elected representatives must take the issue of the growing federal deficit seriously and make decisions to correct it, task force members concluded. More information on the Federal Deficit Task Force and related content can be found at Farm Bureau View of Federal Deficit Spending.


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08/23/2015 | Juventus Stadium, Turin
Two icons together
The Jeep® brand is proud to partner with a team that shares its desire for triumph. The black and white stripes the Bianconeri have faithfully worn for over a century are an unforgettable symbol of style combined with power. A similar story can be told about the iconic seven-slot grille that all Jeep brand vehicles wear with pride. Tradition and reputation must always be upheld.
The mark of a champion
Just as the green, white and red badges worn on the right and in the center of the Juventus jersey signify supremacy in Italian football, the Trail Rated® badge indicates Jeep® vehicles' trail-conquering capability. Only Juventus players are allowed to wear the iconic patches during the 2015-2016 season, after winning the Serie A title and Coppa Italia last year. And only Jeep brand vehicles that have proven their off-road capability on the toughest trails on the planet are allowed to display the Trail Rated badge.
- Jeep® Renegade "Zebra" Fleet Parade - #RoadToBerlin
- Till the End. Go Juventus! Authentic team play by FCA.
- Jeep® Renegade "Zebra". The transformation. #RoadToBerlin
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- Jakarta impazzisce per la Juventus - Jakarta goes Juve-crazy
- La Juventus incontra Del Piero: festa a Sydney - Juventus and Del Piero: Reunited once again
- #Juvetour, la Juventus prende il volo con Jeep - Juventus takes flight with Jeep
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- La Juventus strega Singapore - Singapore lap up Juventus' presence
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- Il backstage dell'Hangout con Paul Pogba - Juventus hangout with Pogba -backstage
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- Jeep® Unconventional Soccer - Second stage
- Jeep presents "Pirlo The Wizard" - #andthatmakes32!
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Pentext Rep needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 195 designs submitted by 45 freelance designers.
incontent.com is our new web app which will replace the Pentext logo at incontent.com
incontent.com (or just "incontent") is the name of our new app, developed by pentext (pentext.com) to manage the training video development process.
This process includes file management (all types), team member communications and file sharing, and review workflow management.
The users of this application will consists of training video developers, instructional designers, technical communications, and managers.
They will use incontent.com to manage the many files required to develop training video for software demonstrations, simulations, and interactive flash product demonstrations.
The logo should be simple and not noisy or too busy.
Stick to a deep red (#7D0000) for the text (incontent or/and incontent.com), and use the same red for any design elements. A dark grey (#333333) can also be used in the design element but this is optional.
We would like to see the logo on a light grey background (#e8e8e8) as well as on a white background.
Feel free to go to http://www.incontent.com to see the main page of the app. Your logo will replace the pentext logo.
Also - delivery of the PSD file and/or any other source files are required.
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Applications: Digital Signage, interactive web browsing or applications requiring user input such as way-finding displays and kiosks. Built for environments requiring upto 16-hours of consecutive usage. For public environments or instances where dirt and grime are an issue, call Visual Apex to review Samsung touch options with SAW (surface acoustical wave) technology. SAW is ideal for more rugged environments and can be integrated into a Samsung DX or US professional display that needs to be used for 24-hours a day.


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Here's how Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, spun the numbers this morning:
"While I am pleased that the economy is at long last adding more than the approximately 130,000 jobs necessary to keep up with the growth in population, Brady said," "we still have a long way back to where we were before the last recession."
"The recession ended in June 2009, more than 32 months ago," Brady continued. "I do not think those still out of work or looking for work will take much comfort in today's job numbers."
"I find it incredible that the Obama administration is attributing this all too slow increase in payroll jobs to its policies," Brady said. "This is the crowd that told us that its stimulus proposals would hold the unemployment rate below 8% and that it would be cut to nearly 6% by February 2012. A more accurate description of the economic news is that, any improvement that we are seeing is the result of the hard work of the American people and the resilience of the American economy, not from the administration's policies, but in spite of them."
Shorter version? You are making inadequate progress getting us out of the hole we dug for you despite our opposition to every program you propose.


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corporatesnob needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 34 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
We are a business to consumer company who specializes in elegant and unique personalized gifts and favors for all events in life.
Our target audience is consumers who are looking for gifts for all occasions and favors for any type of party.
Basically, the majority of the work is already done for you. I have provided the vector files for the logo that is to appear on the graphic.
-Clean and concise high quality image
-Image size of 960 pixels wide by 112 pixels high
-Image must be sharp and of quality
-There are two icons that you can view http://99designs.com/contests/16505/entries/72, one with flowers and one with a gift box. Please use both icons to present your design. In the file, you will find 'gifts and favors for all event' as part of the logo. Please explore with leaving it the way it is or changing the phrase to another location, like the center of the graphic, etc.
-Logo must be on left of graphic
-The following information must be presented on graphic with out looking too croweded.
*Phrase 'gifts and favors for all events' or 'elegant gifts and favors for all occasions'
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I have included some links for you to use as examples. Keep in mind, we really like the header of the first link. We would like to see the gift box icon to be like the circle in the link.


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Martin's 1st birthday!! Escaped citomegalovirus!!
So, the baby's born, what comes next? Discuss your postpartum and parenting concerns here.
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What a year! Enjoy the birthday celebration. Thank you for the update.
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Happy Birthday to Martin and congratulations to mom!!
Martin's 1st birthday!! Escaped citomegalovirus!!
Just wanted to share the joy we are all feeling today when little (or rather quite big now) MartÃÂÂÂn is having his first birthday. A year has passed so quickly, and I haven't been in touch at all. This doesn't mean I haven't been thinking about all of you. Everything is well now, but we got off to a rough start, because his pediatrician thought that he had contracted citomegalovirus (don't know if this is the correct word in English) from me during the pregnancy. This can, among others, lead to blindness, deafness, learning disorders, severe disabilities etc etc. At two months he had a brainscan to see if there were crystals formed in his brain (common sideeffect from citomegalovirus), and we were terrified. After the scary pregnancy, I had kind of hoped that we would be able to enjoy MartÃÂÂÂn and a moment of babybliss. But not so. We were so worried, and I went from "I escaped preeclampsia in this pregnancy" to "my baby is going to be severely disabled". But now I know that MartÃÂÂÂn is a healthy baby and that the values of citomegalovirus from his bloodtests were most likely antibodies from me passed on through the breastmilk. Furthermore, it was not the first time I had citomegalovirus (a reoccuring virus)which does not mean such a great danger for the baby. However, looking back on the bloodtests, it looks like I contracted for the first time in the pregnancy where we lost Ana. My pediatrician thinks there might have been a connection there between the virus and the severe preeclampsia. But, who knows. I thank God for my birthday boy and will think of all of you when we have the cake a little later today.
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Mayor-elect Kirk Caldwell, who will be sworn into office on January 2, 2013, announced Saturday his appointments in the Mayor's Office, Managing Director's Office, and for the directorships of city agencies.
Ember Shinn has been named Managing Director, marking the first time in Honolulu history that a woman has been appointed to this key city management post.? The transition team received over 400 applications for employment with the new administration.
"I'm excited about the team we're building to manage the city," said Caldwell.?? "I'm proud of the fact that Ember will be the first woman Managing Director, and that we will have top people in my administration who are so dedicated to public service.?? What was striking in the interviews was that people chose to work for government because they want to accomplish something for the community and they feel they can make a difference."
The Mayor-elect's cabinet appointments are as follows:
Mayor's Office and Managing Director's Office
Ember Shinn ? Managing Director.? Shinn served as the executive assistant to Acting Mayor Caldwell in 2010.? She has over twenty years of experience practicing law in California where she represented public and private entities in public law and employment litigation.? She served as General Counsel for Oakland Unified School District and the Peralta Community College District.? Shinn returned home to Hawaii in 2001, retired from the practice of law, and worked for the State House of Representatives as staff attorney for the Judiciary Committee and as special assistant and Chief of Staff for the Speaker of the House.
Georgette Deemer ? Deputy Managing Director.? Deemer served as the Director of Communications for the House of Representatives, where she worked with Caldwell when he was the House Majority Leader.? She served for 15 years as the State of Hawaii Film Commissioner under the Ariyoshi, Waihee and Cayetano administrations where she developed working relationships with city, state and federal agencies for film permitting for local, national and international production.? She oversaw the design, construction and management of the Hawaii Film Studio at Diamond Head.? In addition to her duties as Deputy Managing Director, she will oversee and unify the City's broad communications efforts across all agencies, elevating the importance of communications in the Caldwell administration.
Jesse Broder Van Dyke ? Director of Communications.? Broder Van Dyke served as the Director of Communications for U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka until the Senator's recent retirement.?? He has extensive experience in media relations, writing, social media management, and has served as a news producer and assignment editor for KHON ?TV.
?Cabinet Directors (in alphabetical order)
Michael D. Formby ? Director of Transportation Services.? Formby served as the Interim Director of Transportation under the Lingle administration, where he oversaw the management of the Airports, Harbors and Highways Divisions.? Prior to that, he was the Deputy Director of the Harbors Division.? At the DOT state level, he worked extensively on project planning and implementation, and with the state's environmental assessment and environmental impact statement process.? Formby is an attorney; he has been a litigator for the past 20 years, and has taught at the William S. Richardson School of Law and Hawaii Pacific University.? He supports Mayor Caldwell's vision for rail and other transportation issues.
Lori Kahikina ? Director of Environmental Services.?? Kahikina served as the Director of Design and Construction in the Carlisle administration, where she oversaw and maintained the capital improvement project budgets for various city agencies, and directed the planning, engineering, design, construction and improvements of public buildings, streets, roads, bridges, wastewater facilities, and transportation systems.? She has also worked in the Department of Environmental Services in the Division of Collection System Maintenance where she has extensive experience related to the city's wastewater system.? Kahikina is a Civil Engineer.
Sheri Kajiwara ? Director of Customer Services. ?Kajiwara is the former Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Prudential Advantage Realty, a local, award winning, real estate firm.? She rejoins the city with over 12 years of experience in the Mayor & Managing Director's Office handling community concerns.? Kajiwara also voluntarily coordinated Honolulu City Lights for over a decade.?
Carolee C. Kubo ? Director of Human Resources.? Kubo has over 22 years of experience in the human resources and labor relations arena.?? She served as the Human Resources Manager/Labor Relations for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, as a Field Officer for the Hawaii Government Employees Association, and as an Unemployment Insurance Specialist for the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.? She is knowledgeable on personnel management and administration, private and public sector collective bargaining laws, and workplace issues.
Pamela Witty Oakland ? Director of Community Services.?? Witty Oakland served as Vice President of Asset Management for the St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii.? In that position, she managed leasing and property management teams for a $78 million real estate portfolio, developed and implemented a resident service coordination program for fixed income seniors, and directed the financing, development and construction of the Franciscan Vistas Ewa project which was financed with low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds.? Prior to the work at St. Francis, she was a legislative researcher for the Senate President and an executive assistant to the City Council Chair.
?Mark Knapp Rigg ? Director of Emergency Services.? Rigg has served with the Emergency Services Department for 30 years.? He started as a paramedic in 1982 and worked his way up as a unit supervisor and field operations supervisor.? He most recently served as the Deputy Director, responsible for budget preparation and management, administration of collective bargaining agreements, personnel management and external relations.? He is a licensed Emergency Medical Technician ? Paramedic, and a Mobile Intensive Care Technician/Mobile Emergency Care.
?Ross S. Sasamura ? Director of Facility Maintenance.?? Sasamura returns to the Department of Facility Maintenance as Director after a decade of working in the private sector.? He recently served as Senior Account Executive and Senior Vice President and COO of Heide & Cook, where he managed, supervised and had oversight of the company's construction projects involving mechanical systems, such as air conditioning, ventilation, fire sprinkler and plumbing systems.? He also had oversight of company facilities, equipment and materials.? Sasamura is a licensed professional engineer (mechanical).
Chris T. Takashige ? Director of Design and Construction.? Takashige becomes the Director of Design and Construction after serving as its Deputy since 2011.? He assisted the director in managing the general operations and supervising employees.? He was responsible for overseeing the management of capital improvement projects for city departments, with the total number of projects at any given time ranging from 600-800.? Examples include road repair and reconstruction, wastewater collection and plant systems, street and parking lot lighting, police and fire stations, community parks structures, pedestrian and vehicular bridges, and flood control and storm drainage systems.
The director positions of the following departments are yet to be filled.? Until that time, the current deputy or other senior manager will assume the responsibilities and duties of the director.
Corporation Counsel
Budget and Fiscal Services
Enterprise Services
Information Technology
Medical Examiner
Parks and Recreation
Planning and Permitting
The directors of the Board of Water Supply, Emergency Management, HART, and Chiefs of the Fire Police Departments are not appointed by the Mayor.
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Source: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20465630/mayor-elect-kirk-caldwell-announces-key-historical-appointments
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I've never actually gotten around to posting sketches and such of my character concepts on here, which now that i think about it is rather surprising to me.
I've got a number of Character concepts that i've been meaning to create within this game. While i don't have them all drawn out I do have a lot of sketches and one experimentally colored picture of a particular character that is easily my favorite. So without further hesitation, here they are.
Fair warning, most of these are going to be concept sketches of the characters.
Also note that the 2 images that are links were too big to be displayed in posting, probably because i scanned them in at a ridiculous DPI.
Concept sketches of the head of fore mentioned character. His name is Adam Maday, and if he had to be given a superhero name, it would be Watt. He is essentially a cyborg i suppose though he has more organic parts than most cyborgs would. Earlier parts of the story he's from involve him having a mechanical prosthetic left arm that has the capability of generating electricity in the same way a stun gun does. A number of his internal organs are prosthetic, his left eye, and both of his legs from the knees down. I can go into his character background some other time if people are interested.
More concept sketches of Adam's head and face. Earlier drafts of the early story involved him being a rather grumpy and anti-social individual but as i thought about it more, that would make it a little difficult for him to socialize with the people in his group and while the anti-hero archetype makes sense to me, I wasn't sure i wanted to use it right away, so i changed his personality for the early story and saved the anti-social Adam for the later part of it. On a unrelated story note, his hair has always been rather tricky for me.
A drawing that would represent Adam better from the later part of the story, though the concept i have in mind has changed a bit compared to what i have here (story is on it's 5th draft or so in my mind, so a lot of changes have been made). Crazy hair from electricity.
Another picture of Adam that I actually rather like. This shows what his body type is supposed to be like. He's an awkward and skinny youth, not someone you would expect to be fighting. Another picture that would be from the later part of the story (his hair is longer in the later part).
Most recent picture I've drawn of Adam. Drawn and colored as an experimental cover to a comic I intend to draw featuring the story that this and other characters i'm about to post are from. If plans go right, i should have this drawn and inked by January. Planned to be drawn up as a 50 page manga format one-shot comic.
Early concept sketch of another character from that same story. Wasn't entirely sure what I had in mind regarding her personality when i drew this and came up with quite possibly one of the most awkward outfits ever. Her name is Aurora and she uses ice magic. Not exactly the most original there, but whatever.
Another picture of Aurora. I obviously have a fixation on skinny and somewhat lanky characters. Not everyone in the story is like that mind you, but Aurora and Adam are special and for some reason i like drawing them like that.
Earlier concept of Aurora in more casual clothes, though I still don't really like what i ended up with. She almost looks amish.
Concept sketch of another character. Her name is Jezra and she is essentially a ninja. Her magic involves her forging weapons or tools from the shadows. More advanced applications of her using this ability allow her to draw the ever popular "shadow clone" out to fight along-side her. Sorry about the kind of nakedness. I have a tendency to draw characters unclothed before drawing the clothes on because it gives me a better sense of them actually wearing the clothes rather than them being a second skin to the character. Never could think of an outfit for her at this point.
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Picture of Jezra and Aurora I drew for the sole purpose of practicing inking. Aurora's pose is very unstable in this picture, but i don't really care. I think she looks cute anyway and Jezra is giving off the kind of cold beauty look i intended for her to have. Again, i obviously still have not yet moved out of the skinny character thing at this point.
This picture is embarassing for me to show because there are so many awkward parts regarding it, but this is yet another character from the same story. Janelle is essentially Iron Man in this story. She wields a suit of powered armor and fights at Adam's side in the later part of the story. Goes by the code-name Kanthal. I really need to re-draw her and finalize her armor's design.
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Extremely rough concept sketch of Janelle's armor. Not too fond of it.
There are still a few more concept sketches of Adam I could post, but I think this is enough for now.
Edit: I don't mean to sound rude, but I'm just wondering if I could get some feed back? I have all of these images posted in various places (4 total. Deviantart being one of them, another forum and on facebook) but i have recieved very little feedback and am wondering what people think. Sorry again if i'm being rude, I'd just think that after 2 days and roughly 40 views at least a few people would have comments to share.
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Hi Foomy, welcome to the think tank.
Unusual anime style..almost big eyes/small mouth.
Your sketches look pretty good, i'd suggest working on some anatomy studies and then taking the plunge to complete a full image as these look a little unfinished. good start so far.
Unusual anime style..almost big eyes/small mouth.
Your sketches look pretty good, i'd suggest working on some anatomy studies and then taking the plunge to complete a full image as these look a little unfinished. good start so far.
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You're right, most of these are undone. They were meant as concept sketches to experiment but I never quite finished them. Thank you so much for the feedback. I'm going to be making sure to do some anatomy studies after the weekend is over. I have a few more characters to crank out for my stories. I'll be sure to post them when I'm done as I intend on making character sheets for them as well.
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you style is very interesting, I like the style, I don't think I could do a very stylized form if I tried.
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Thanks for the comment ^^; I've obviously still got a lot of improving to do, but I'm hoping to at some point turn my stories into comics and get them out there for people to read.
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Been looking around at your deviantart and ye are getting pretty good, keep up the good work ^_^
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I like that detailing. Yes, no harm in saying this that you're skilled in embossing/sketching emotions. Nice collection. Even they're undone yet but impressive. Welcome.
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I like your sketch style. Pretty unique, just opposite to what a design usually sketches. I like this dimension. Ice cool. These drawings are signs of a successfully sketch artist inside you.
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I fell in love with the NFL in the late '50s and '60s because my father took my brothers and I to Rams game at the Los Angeles Coliseum. They were nosebleed seats, which necessitated telescope-strength field glasses to follow the action, but we loved the Rams. The Fearsome Foursome defensive line eviscerated opposing quarterbacks, wreaking havoc on offenses throughout the League.
Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy and Roosevelt Grier were devastating and colorful, but my favorite was the "gentle giant" Merlin Olsen. He played 15 years for the Rams, was selected to 14 Pro Bowls and later inducted into the Hall of Fame. In 2009, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, "asbestos cancer," and died not long after at age 69.
Asbestos is a compound that is used in heavy equipment and mixed into drywalls. Harvard Medical professors and the Assistant Surgeon General of the United States have testified that exposure for even a few minutes to this substance greatly increases the risk of cancer. Fifty countries around the world have banned this substance, unfortunately the United States has given in to industry pressure and refused to outlaw this cancer-producing substance.
Many of the homes constructed in the 1960s and '70s in this country have concentrations of asbestos in their drywalls. Readers need to be especially careful when remodeling or reconstruction occurs in their homes so as not to be exposed. The family of Olsen filed a wrongful death suit against major corporations such as Georgia Pacific and Caterpillar, alleging that their use of asbestos in machinery and building caused his cancer. Their stated desire was not to seek personal enrichment but to use any award for advancing public awareness of the dangers and risks of asbestos.
Olsen grew up in Utah and economic circumstances forced him to work on construction projects as a youth. He continued this through college. His early sports career was less than auspicious. One of his coaches counseled him to "work hard on the books because you certainly have no future in sports." He dressed in overalls and was very clumsy and was teased by his peers, but that changed.
His fierce determination and work ethic allowed him to overcome his early athletic challenges and become a major star. He attended Utah State at a time it was not a major football force, but he changed that, too. As a senior, he led his team to a bowl appearance and a top-10 national ranking, and he was awarded the Outland Trophy as the top lineman in the country.
Some might not remember that in 1962, the NFL and AFL were in a battle for top college talent and Olsen became a subject of a bidding war between the Rams and the Denver Broncos of the AFL. He was a top-four pick in the first round of both drafts.
He chose the Rams for the security and prestige of the older league. He played out his career with one team in the nation's second largest market. He was often the first player quoted because of his extraordinary wit and intelligence. A devout Mormon, he exemplified great values and character.
It is rare to see the contrast between frightening size and domination and a generous and charitable heart. Watching him, I saw how athletes could deliver powerful messages and serve as role models.
Olsen had an incredible second career. With distinctive characteristics and a mellifluous voice, he was sought by Hollywood and played "Jonathan," Michael Landon's best friend in the top rated show "Little House on the Prairie." He had his own show and starred as "Father Murphy". He moved from acting to NFL commentating. His great football intelligence made him a natural for pairing with Dick Enberg on NBC and later Dick Stockton on CBS. He also became the spokesman for many companies. He gave speeches for corporations throughout the country and joined their boards.
He campaigned tirelessly for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. It was there that I had the pleasure of a lunch with him at the yearly player event. I had the great honor of being asked by Warren Moon to present him at the Hall of Fame induction. Presenters do what the inductees do that week and we went to a luncheon with every living Hall of Fame member.
I happened to sit next to Olsen and we quickly got to talking. He told me he had taken time off to focus on family in Utah for several years but was anxious to get back to acting, commentating, public speaking and endorsements because "his sabbatical was done and he was restless."
I told him he was one of the few former athletes who had transcended the genre of sports to become an American icon and household name. The eclectic combination of his life activities gave him positive name recognition that could lead to an amazing future economically and as a continued role model.
He said he admired work I had done for Hall of Famers such as Howie Long, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Moon and Bruce Smith, and I outlined what he could expect with the amazing growth in television and marketing. He was excited and told me he would love to work together.
He never got that chance.
When the Olsen family came and asked me to be an expert witness in their case, I agreed because of my lifetime respect for his role modeling and the continuing danger from asbestos. I was deposed in August for 17 hours by a flotilla of attorneys. I don't recommend it for the faint of heart. It is a Chinese water torture experience.
If a judge came to me and offered me the choice of 17 hours of being deposed or 17 months in the county jail, I would ask him for time to consider the question. The case settled this week, which will help raise awareness to the risks from asbestos. It also means that I am spared more hours of grilling at trial.
Olsen died at 69 unnecessarily. He should have had many more years of contribution to this world. It is a world that needs more Merlin Olsens. In his last selfless act, he took a stand to protect the public from a serious health risk.
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday formally opposed a call by air-quality regulators to snuff out beach bonfires in much of Southern California.
Supervisors urged the South Coast Air Quality Managment District to drop a proposed ban on beach-side fire pits in Orange and Los Angeles counties and instead consider a more localized approach that considers factors in each community, such as the fires' proximity to residents.
Citing health and environmental problems associated with burning wood, the Newport Beach City Council wants the state to let it remove fire rings in Corona del Mar and other areas. Adjacent Huntington Beach, however, wants to maintain the tradition on its shoreline. The AQMD board is expected to rule on the ban June 7.
Supervisor John Moorlach, who represents Newport Beach on the board, doesn't want "a one-size-fits-all solution," which would ignore "geographical differences."
"I believe and [Supervisor Patricia Bates] believes it's a local issue," Moorlach said. "I think it's great this board is taking a policy that each city take a position that fits its community, and encouraging the AQMD not to tread further."
The vote was unanimous, with Board Chairman Shawn Nelson abstaining, because he represents Orange County on the AQMD board.
Orange County operates 11 fire rings at two beaches: Aliso Beach in Laguna Beach, which has seven fire rings, and Capistrano Beach, which has four.
The Board of Supervisors has no formal authority over city or state beaches, including those in Newport and Huntington, but the supervisors' vote saw the board wading into a ballooning regional discussion that could eventually have implications statewide.
A staff report for this week's meeting recommended that the board oppose the ban, and instead, support "an option that provides greater flexibility" for cities to determine whether or not wood smoke generated by the fires poses enough of a health risk to justify removing the rings on their own stretches of coast.
Supervisor Todd Spitzer said at first that supporting what could end up a patchwork set of open beach burning rules didn't go far enough in protecting what he called a "sacred" part of "our American fabric, our California fabric" — one that he said conjured memories of first kisses and apple pie.
"I'm generally a local control kind of person, but in this case, it'd be like saying, 'Locals, you don't have to fly the flag if you want to,'" he said, adding that those who live close to the fire rings would have been aware of the proximity of the bonfires when they moved in.
Ultimately, however, Spitzer voted with the rest of the board, excluding Nelson.
While Nelson said he didn't think it would be appropriate to vote because of his AQMD position, he noted that the proposed ban "has nothing to do with" the group's overarching plan to bring the region into compliance with federal air quality regulations, which is the district's primary mission.
Nevertheless, he said the AQMD staff members were working to develop a possible gas or propane beach fire pilot program for Newport Beach, which asked the California Coastal Commission to get rid of its 60 fire rings, citing negative health impacts on beach neighbors.
"What I hope will come out of this is Newport Beach will be provided some alternatives," that will be appealing, "if they're sincere that their desire is not to get certain undesirables off the beach, but to improve air quality," Nelson said. "I think the parties are here in Orange County that can offer some creative solutions."
The AQMD took up the fire rings issue after Newport made its request to take out fire rings near the Balboa Pier and at Corona del Mar State Beach.
The proposed ban on open burning on all beaches within the district's jurisdiction sparked a new flurry of debate — and controversy.
The city of Huntington Beach, with the support of a long line of residents, has cited the tourist dollars its roughly 500 fire rings bring and has pleaded with the district to consider a more localized rule.
That approach is one that garnered support from Newport Beach officials, who have said that each community's situation is different.
The debate has also grabbed the attention of state legislators.
Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) has taken up the preservation of Huntington's fire rings.
He recently submitted a resolution enshrining fire pits' place in beach lifestyles.
"As a resident of Huntington Beach and a surfer, I am honored to commemorate California's beaches and access to those beaches," he said in a statement. "Activities such as beach bonfires are a beloved pastime that is a safe and inexpensive recreational activity enjoyed by all the members of our community."
Allen is also hosting a community beach bonfire Sunday to shed more light on the issue, according to a news release.
Orange County legislators Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) and Sen. Mimi Walters (R-Irvine), too, have spoken out against the ban, and have questioned the validity of some in favor of enacting it.
In a letter, they called for the resignation of AQMD Chairman William Burke, saying that his simultaneous service as a coastal commissioner posed a conflict of interest.
Burke has been a vocal proponent of the ban; at a recent meeting, he drew criticism by comparing smoke from Newport Beach's fire rings to "carpet bombing" in Vietnam.
In a surprise move, Burke resigned from the Coastal Commission and remains in place on the AQMD board.


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Linux Top 3: Ubuntu Phones Home as Fedora 18 is Delayed
The New Year has already started with a bang here on the Linux Planet as we get set for another full year of Linux innovation.
1) Ubuntu for Phones
Linux on embedded devices and smartphone is not a new thing. The world's most successful smartphone platform today is arguably Android and it runs on Linux. Yet never before have we truly had a pure bred Linux smart phone sprung from the auspices of a bona fide Linux distribution vendor.
That is now set to change as Ubuntu for Phones is ramping up.
Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth announced the effort with much fanfare on January 2nd with a live event in London and a series of videos on the approach. For Shuttleworth, the phone is not an entirely new development, it's an extension, just another architecture to add on to desktop, cloud and TV.
"Ubuntu running on your phone is bit for bit, Ubuntu," Shuttleworth said. "If you dock your phone to a bigger piece of glass you get a tablet and if you connect it up to a mouse and a keyboard you can have a desktop."
While Ubuntu for Phones is an interesting new effort from Canonical, it is isn't the first time that Shuttleworth has tried to get Ubuntu onto phones. Last year, Shuttleworth announced Ubuntu for Android, which was an approach to enable Ubuntu Linux to run on Android phones. In contrast, Ubuntu for Phone is a bare metal effort, bypassing the Android/Java layer and providing a truly native Linux experience.
2) Fedora 18 Delay
While the news of the Ubuntu for Phone announcement was a surprise for the first week of 2013, so too was a the news from rival distribution Fedora.
Fedora 18 had been scheduled to debut this week, instead it will be pushed out to January 15th.
While this latest delay might have been a surprise to some, Fedora 18 could soon earn the dubious distinction of being the most delayed Fedora release ever.
The original plan was for Fedora 18 to be released in November of 2012, which would have enabled Red Hat's community Linux effort to have two major releases in 2012. Instead the distribution has been delayed, with at least seven new dates proposed over the last two months.
Back in November, the stated reason for the first delay was all about blocker bugs related to the anaconda installer. As of January 7th, Anaconda related bugs remain in the blocker list for Fedora 18.
3) OpenMandriva is Official
The OpenMandriva community project also started 2013 off with some solid news. The nascent community effort to revive the distribution once known as Mandrake, has now been formally incorporated as a legal entity.
"The statutes we had submitted to the French authorities have been approved, which means that the OpenMandriva Association is now fully incorporated and functional," Charles Schulz stated. "2013 will be the year of our rebirth and we look forward exciting developments!"
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