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LOS ANGELES - Imagine that you have a high-tech tool that knows you well, your likes and dislikes and their relative importance for you. It is capable of acting as your agent and can search the whole world for the products and services that fit your needs and wants perfectly – without sharing your personal information with anyone else. It even adapts as your needs and wants change. Such a tool for consumers is part of the future envisioned by Ely Dahan, assistant professor of marketing at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
In perhaps another step toward this future, Dr. Dahan's current award-winning research features breakthrough techniques to help answer the most basic and most important of marketing questions: What do consumers want? And why? Using new mathematical programming methods, Dr. Dahan and his colleagues, Olivier Toubia, Duncan Simester and John Hauser of MIT's Sloan School, developed Web-based analyses that provide accurate measures of consumer preferences with far fewer questions than are required using existing methods. This work brings together most of the major threads of Dr. Dahan's research interests, which include new product development, Internet-based market research, the economics of cost reduction and mass customization.
Recently, two of Dr. Dahan's studies with similar goals won recognition with two very different awards, one more theoretical and scholarly and the other more practical and applicable to the real world. First, Dr. Dahan received the John D.C. Little Award from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) at its marketing science conference. Named for the first president of INFORMS, the award goes to the best marketing paper published during the prior year in either of the academic journals Marketing Science or Management Science. The second honor given to him was the EXPLOR Award by the American Marketing Association (AMA) for the best practices in online market research at its annual marketing research conference. Finalists for the award came from Microsoft, AOL, Subway and Kraft, in addition to Dr. Dahan and his colleagues, John Hauser, James Orlin and Michael Yee at MIT.
To get the attention of these two very different groups, Dr. Dahan had focused his studies on one very simple idea: the attempt to quickly figure out what someone likes and even more significantly, why they like it. With this information, Dr. Dahan says that companies can create products exactly the way consumers want them and will know exactly how much to charge. However, it is not easy to find out what is in someone else's head.
"Unfortunately, most people hate completing the usual consumer surveys; it's a pain," explains Dr. Dahan. "So we combined computer capabilities with some very sophisticated math to create a way to get the same information in a few minutes that used to take 20 minutes and make people more willing to answer at the same time."
INFORMS Best Paper Award Research
At the heart of the work that won the INFORMS award, along with a new estimation procedure, is a new method of designing more clever questions for surveys. Using a process of elimination with high-speed computations, it is more efficient at getting the needed information by narrowing the appropriate choices for an individual as rapidly as possible. Called adaptive questioning or testing, the system decides what question to ask next or what option to show next, based on the respondent's previous answers. Hundreds of thousands of possibilities can be considered in under a second, but more importantly, people are only offered options that reveal the most additional insight about their preferences.
Though it had not been applied to marketing problems before, a somewhat similar process is already in use for standardized testing, such as with the computerized SAT or GMAT. In the computerized version, no two students take the identical SAT exam, because the computer "learns" each student's level of competence based on his or her answers and adjusts the questions accordingly. Dr. Dahan compares the adaptive method he uses for market research to working with a really good salesperson who gets to know you by listening very carefully to what you have to say. So he or she doesn't waste your time suggesting things you will hate and only offers you the two or three things that will make you the happiest.
"In standard market research, everyone is asked the same set of questions, which is why, whether you know it or not, you don't like taking the surveys," says Dr. Dahan. "You are actually getting frustrated, angry, tired and bored. It's called respondent fatigue. Our new method is not only fast but gives you the satisfaction of feeling like it is making progress honing in on what you like."
While it would not be needed for ordinary decisions, Dr. Dahan says the technique would be useful for any difficult choice with many options that ultimately requires trade-offs to resolve. He has used the technique for some of his personal life choices and found it made the right decision clear to him and revealed what he needed to give up to achieve it. Some of the decisions he thinks it may be useful for include choosing a new job and finding a new home. He is also intrigued by its possibilities for dating and picking a spouse.
Obviously, there are many business decisions in this complex global marketplace that could benefit from its use. Dr. Dahan cites the example of a company choosing what to offer as a bonus to their employees: cash, stock or stock options. At first, it seems that should be an easy choice, because each is simply a different form of money, the value of which can be easily computed. However, every employee is different, and his or her personal circumstances and tolerance for risk dictate the value placed on each possibility. While some employees assess an option or share of stock at its full market value, others, taking into account the delays due to vesting or the riskiness of the investment, may discount its value greatly. As a result, some might consider $10 in stock options as worth only 10 cents to them. The company wants to know, because the point of giving the bonus is to reward employees and to provide incentives. Measuring employees' preferences for these forms of bonus helps achieve that goal and saves the company money.
American Marketing Association Award Research
For the AMA award, Dr. Dahan's research group looked at the way people chose between smart-phones from several manufacturers, which may include e-mail and Web capabilities, compatibility with various cellular networks, mini-keyboards, and multiple sizes and form factors. People taking the survey were divided into two groups, one half was asked to rank all 32 smart-phone possibilities, and the other half was asked to pick and rank only the few they liked. To illustrate how tough a task the first group had, Dr. Dahan explains that there are a billion, billion, billion, billion ways to rank 32 smart-phones. That is a one with 35 zeros behind it. Respondents can make mistakes due to fatigue when faced with such a daunting chore. Dr. Dahan offered bribes (actually a one in 10 chance of winning $100) to his MBA students to get them to complete the survey, but he believes many really did it out of loyalty to him and their other professors.
A marketing survey should find out what makes people like one smart-phone option and not another, Dr. Dahan says. Asking directly is not always effective, because people can bias their answers to please the questioner or for social reasons. It is important to know how much each item matters and how people trade off between them. With a new computer technique, Dr. Dahan can identify which of the enormous number of possible processes of elimination individuals use to simplify their choices. By using adaptive ranking, with options that are not consistent with the each person's preferences disappearing off the screen automatically, the system emphasizes their likes and guides them toward consistent answers, decreasing the number of fatigue-related mistakes with a 50 to 75 percent reduction of effort.
"From a marketing standpoint, it would be considered better to get a ranking of all 32 smart-phones to have the best possible information. However, our study showed that the responses of both groups actually gave about the same amount of information," says Dr. Dahan. "It was just a matter of how the data was looked at. If you understand someone's process of elimination, you can infer how he or she would have ranked all 32 smart-phones."
The information resulting from this study can tell a company how to position a product for success, but there are certainly important implications for market research in general. Since this approach has never been tried before, the proof of this new idea is a real breakthrough for all marketers. They can now learn what they need to know with just a few clicks of a mouse from each respondent, greatly improving their chances of motivating people to take their surveys and provide the answers they need.
Game Playing for Market Research
Dr. Dahan has also successfully turned marketing surveys into games, based on stock market trading, to make the process more enjoyable for participants. People don't like taking surveys, but they do like playing games. Dr. Dahan has used this technique 20 to 30 times and especially likes it for getting consumer reactions to new product ideas, yielding low-cost insights about the traders' preferences. Players don't trade stocks; they buy and sell different product concepts and features. The games have focused on ski resorts, crossover vehicles, laptop bags, smart-phones and many other product categories, mirroring results found through much more labor-intensive standard market research.
In addition to the fun factor, the games also put some distance between the players and their answers. Many people are concerned about preserving their privacy and will reveal much more when they feel the answers are not about them personally. In Dr. Dahan's games, the buyers' and sellers' opinions contain the answers marketers are looking for. As an example, Dr. Dahan notes that if MBA students are asked how important salary is to their choice of a job, they usually rank it at about seventh or eighth on their list. However, when the information is part of a game and is perceived as not about them but about what they believe others think, it climbs up on the list.
Teaching, Experience and Going Forward
Much of Dr. Dahan's research supports and enriches his work in the classroom. He teaches market assessment and new product development to students in the MBA and fully employed MBA (FEMBA) programs at UCLA Anderson. In 2004, he was honored with the Dean George Robbins Best Assistant Professor Teaching Award.
It is not surprising that Dahan's research is strong both in theory and practical applications. Prior to his academic career, he was national product manager for two corporations, doubling sales for his last firm. Then, he founded a computer networking company and, serving as chief executive officer, managed a decade of 16 percent annual growth until the company was acquired in 1993. He is currently a consultant on Web-based market research in the pharmaceutical and durable goods industries.
With a background that is a blend of rigorous academic and real world experience, Dr. Dahan is in a unique position to help move marketing practice forward. Until we have that high-tech tool to do it all for us, he will continue to pioneer faster, easier and better ways to learn what we all want as consumers. With this understanding, business will be able to create the right products and services to satisfy the needs and wants of everyone.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment. UCLA Anderson students are part of a culture that values individual vision, intellectual discipline and a sense of teamwork and collegiality.
Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson School of Management provides management education to more than 1,400 students enrolled in MBA and doctoral programs, and some 2,000 executives and managers enrolled annually in executive education programs. Recognizing that the school offers unparalleled expertise in management education, the world's business community turns to UCLA Anderson School of Management as a center of influence for the ideas, innovations, strategies and talent that will shape the future.


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New Members of the International Advisory Board of the Ethics Center
June 7, 2013
The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life is pleased to announce that three exceptional individuals have joined its International Advisory Board: Zia Mody, John Shattuck and Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein.
The distinguished leaders and activists who comprise the International Advisory Board are charged with shaping the Center's work. Representing politics, law, scholarship, activism, the arts, and other fields, the board members' extraordinary diversity of experience provides the Center a unique opportunity to develop ideas that cross usual professional and disciplinary boundaries.
|Zia Mody
Zia Mody is a top Indian lawyer and legal consultant with longstanding connections with Brandeis University: the Soli Sorabjee Lectures in South Asian Studies at the University are named for her father, a former Indian minister of justice; her daughter, Aarti Mody, is a member of the Brandeis University class of 2010; and Mody herself is a founding supporter of the Brandeis-India Initiative.
|John Shattuck
John Shattuck, President of Central European University, served as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor under President Clinton and is a leader in the fields of law and international human rights. His op-ed "War crimes whitewash," on recent rulings by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, was published recently in the Boston Globe. Read it here.
Prince Zeid Ra'ad
Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein is Jordan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, a post he held previously from 2000-2007. From 2007-2010 he was Jordan's Ambassador to the United States of America. He also served as Jordan's Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, with the rank of Ambassador, from 1996-2000. Prince Zeid was the first president of the governing body of the International Criminal Court, elected to that post in 2002. In January, Zeid visited Brandeis University to deliver the Distinguished Lecture in International Justice and Human Rights. His talk, "Beyond Nuremberg: The Future of International Criminal Justice," can be read or downloaded here [PDF].
Complete bios of the entire International Advisory Board are available here.

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Lloyd needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 91 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
We are looking to reinvent ourselves; we want to create a feel of high end quality built on modern and contemporary product designs, reflecting our knowledge and experience for lighting Architecture. The logo must match and look familiar to the genre of interior/exterior design and architecture, from a light fitment and emitting perspective.
Lloyd Martin Lighting
Company Logo - We are about to launch our newcutting edge website, based on the art of integrating artificial light andnatural light into interior or exterior spaces
We supply high end light fixtures to structuralArchitects and Landscape Architects as well as Interior/Exterior designers. Wealso advise Architects on the best products available to create the effectsthey have in mind. Our target client is architecturally minded so high-enddesign aesthetics are required. How abstract or symbolic, we're happy to see arange but overall it must appear an intelligently thought out conceptrepresenting light and lighting, to match are brand of a high knowledgeservice.
- cleanfresh and modern and highly innovative
- style =contemporary (perhaps similar to the Apple Mac look)
- use ofcolours = green, yellow, magenta
- Note,later we will also be creating stationary based on this logo design
- A feelthat we understand and respect the environment Air, water, earth, fire &light
- light andcolour enhance wellbeing
- curvyfeel to the text, shapes and frames (perhaps similar to the Apple Mac look)
- Resizable vector art
hard lines
flat colours
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traditional text
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Popsicle Stick Craft Set by eeBoo
Overview & Details
- 100 popsicle sticks in 10 colors
- Non-toxic
- Project suggestions included on back of package
- 4 tubes of 2-color glitter glue to add sparkle
- For ages 5+
- Warning: Small parts, not for children under 3
- Imported
eeBoo has given this time-tested craft material new life with an abundance of beautiful colors meant to inspire young crafters. With 100 popsicle sticks in 10 beautiful non-toxic colors, the crafting possibilities are truly endless. These simple and familiar objects are perfect for creative experimentation and construction. Project suggestions, including popsicle stick animals and crowns, are included on the back of the packaging. Also included are 4 tubes of 2-color glitter glue, perfect for building houses, objects or just to add sparkle to artwork.
eeBoo is an award winning toy manufacturer that specializes in well-made original educational games and toys. Their unique collection of toys and gifts inspire literacy, drawing, imaginative play and basic math, just to name a few. Using original art from well-known and well-loved children's book illustrators, eeBoo creates toys and gifts that children will affectionately remember.


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Ray-Ban x Scuderia Ferrari Aviator Carbon Fibre Matte Black 0RB8313M
The original Aviator shape in a lighter, more dynamic material is the starting point for the striking Scuderia Ferrari Aviator Carbon Fibre. Temples are made from carbon fibre to secure an ultracomfortable fit.
Select between Modena yellow or Scuderia Ferrari red rubber injections on the inner temples with red or yellow nose pads to customise your Ferrari sunglasses. And that's not all – you can also choose between two different Chromance lenses.
- Shape: Aviator
- Lens–bridge measurement: 61 13
- Temple length: 140
- Composition: 70% Steel, 30% Carbon fibre
We offer both Standard and Express shipping: choose the service that best meets your needs at checkout.
We provide free pick up for your returns: you have 15 days from delivery to follow our quick and easy return procedure.


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I've had the pleasure of being featured on another blog and even a radio show in the past week.
On Monday, I was featured as part of Gini Webb's "May I Introduce To You" series on Geneabloggers. Gini does a wonderful job introducing everyone to the numerous genealogy bloggers. It was a pleasure to be a part of her series.
On Saturday, I was part of a panel on FGS radio - My Society. The topic for the show was "RootsTech Resources for Genealogical Societies." It was a pleasure to join host Thomas MacEntee along with J Paul Hawthorne of the Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego and Tony Hanson of the Dallas Genealogical Society. I was there in my capacity as Vice President of the Indiana Genealogical Society. You can listen to the recording on the BlogTalkRadio website or subscribe to the show on iTunes.


text: Equipment Leasing Could See Boost November 13, 2012 08:38 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ed Clark Top Producer Business and Issues Editor Email Reduction of Section 179 in 2013 could boost leasing option Leasing has a small, though respectable, share of the farm equipment finance pool even with several political and economic factors against it: six-digit equipment write-offs in the Internal Revenue Service code in year one and strong incomes giving farmers plenty of cash. Change either of those variables and leasing suddenly looks far more attractive, experts say. Even so, there are conditions under which leasing makes smart business sense today, and some suggest an uptick in leasing is already occurring for several important reasons. "Leasing improves cash flow and requires less money up front," says Kevin Smallwood, director of marketing and program management for AGCO Finance. As a result, it frees up capital for other farm investments. "While annual payments are generally lower for leasing, for farmers in higher tax brackets, the expensing tax credit options often offset that. Thus leasing right now makes the most sense for producers who have a low marginal tax rate or need to preserve cash flow." Leasing offers farmers other benefits too. Smallwood says sometimes a producer is a long-term user of a specific brand of equipment but would like to try something different with new features. Leasing is a low-risk way to do that. For producers who trade equipment every couple of years, leasing can offer advantages in the form of lower-cost payments compared to owning, he says. What share of farm equipment market is leased? "Less than 10% of AGCO equipment is leased, and that's the industry norm," Smallwood says. The most popular items are high-horsepower tractors and application equipment. Financial Benefits. Leasing isn't just about flexibility, Smallwood says. It makes managing risk easier by making per-acre cost calibration simpler to determine. "Leasing typically reduces cost per hour, per acre on per bushel," says Tim Biewer, marketing director for CNH Capital. Leasing has increased recently as more producers see the advantages of using versus owning. Leasing typically offers the potential to have the latest in technology and perhaps higher horsepower or more features sooner compared with a purchase, Biewer explains. Leasing also fits in well for producers who are renting more land but would like to avoid getting locked into long-term equipment payments, he adds. If all this is true, why don't more farmers lease their equipment? "Pride of ownership, pure and simple," says William Edwards, an Iowa State University agricultural economist. "That, along with tax code advantages to purchases and the fact that leasing does not make economic sense for producers who plan to own equipment for a long time." If Congress doesn't extend this year's $139,000 Section 179 expensing option and the 50% bonus firstyear depreciation deduction, Biewer sees the potential for an increase in leasing beginning in 2013. Such tax breaks are popular, so it's possible that Congress will extend them in the lame duck session. While annual payments are generally lower for leasing, for farmers in higher tax brackets the expensing tax credit options often offset that. Thus leasing right now makes the most sense for producers with a low marginal tax rate or that need to preserve cash flow, says Troy Dumler, an agricultural economist at Kansas State University. For example, in a study he conducted with other economists, he found that on a piece of equipment with annual payments of $60,000, leasing cut them by $20,000, but tax deductions often made up the difference. "That said, there are few rules of thumb," he says. "You have to run the numbers." Calculate Your Machinery Costs One production cost some producers struggle to track is an accurate read on machinery costs per acre—a crucial underpinning to knowing total production costs. Without it, you can't accurately gauge profits, says Bret Oelke, University of Minnesota Extension regional educator, business management. "The risks of not knowing are low when crop prices are high, but that can change," he says. Developing an accurate machinery cost number is not easy because it incorporates everything from depreciation to interest costs and from payments to fuel and oil costs—and that's just the beginning. To help producers through the machinery maze, Oelke has developed a series of spreadsheets to monitor a variety of farm costs and returns, machinery costs included. For instance, a sample farm has fixed machinery costs of $104.37, with fixed repair costs of $11.90. The kicker, however, is that you can't look at machinery costs in a vacuum, as they have to be compared against changing land costs, Oelke says. By renting an additional 500-acre farm for $325 per acre, total cash rent increases by $22.66 per acre to $232.55, and total land costs increase by $18.97 to $229.36. Circle back to machinery cost: At the same time land costs go up, machinery costs per acre decline by $17.28—from $104.37 to $87.09 because machinery covers more acres. As a result, by adding 500 acres, net income actually increases by $50,000. What these numbers show, Oelke says, is the importance of matching machinery and labor with optimal acres farmed. For a copy of Oelke's spreadsheets, which allow you to plug in your own farm numbers, e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Machinery Cost Calculator Market Value of Owned General Farm Equipment and Trucks $1,950,000 (Do not include the value of leased equipment) Debt Against General Farm Equipment and Trucks $700,000 Machinery Equity $1,250,000 Return on Equity Goal 10% (This is a calculated return to equity in your machinery investment ) Annual Principal and Interest Payments on General Farm Equipment and Trucks $120,000 Annual Lease Payments on General Farm Equipment and Trucks $18,000 Total Annual Principal and Interest and Lease Payments $138,000 Equity Return $125,000 Total Annual Fixed Machinery Cost $263,000 Total Tillable Acres for Current Year 3,020 General Farm Equipment and Truck Investment Per Acre $645.70 Fixed Machinery Cost Per Acre $87.09 (Use this in your budget for general crop production fixed machinery cost per acre) Last Year Schedule F Repairs and Maintenance $14,000 Two Years Ago Schedule F Repairs and Maintenance $52,000 Three Years Ago Schedule F Repairs and Maintenance $24,000 Average of Past Three Years' Repairs and Maintenance $30,000 Repairs and Maintenance Per Acre $9.93 (Use this in your budget for machinery repairs) Back to news


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Samaritan is proud to invest in the future of our employees by providing financial assistance to individuals interested in enhancing job knowledge, developing skills that foster professional growth, or promoting career growth and opportunities in healthcare careers. Samaritan provides financial assistance for two educational programs and encourages you to explore both the Tuition Assistance Program and the Hot Jobs Tuition Reimbursement Program to determine which program is right for you.
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Full-time employees are eligible to participate after six months of employment and may be reimbursed up to $3,000 annually; Part-time employees are eligible to participate after one year of service and may be reimbursed up to $1,500 annually. If you are currently enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education, you may be eligible for tuition assistance. Important facts and reminders about this GREAT benefit.
To Participate – Please complete the tuition reimbursement approval form PRIOR TO course enrollment. Pre-approvals will provide HR with the information needed to verify and confirm your eligibility for participation, institution accreditation, and that the course of study is consistent with policy guidelines. The HR department will send you notification that your pre-approval request was granted.
Reimbursement – To obtain reimbursement, please provide HR with evidence of satisfactory completion (grade c or better) and a copy of your paid receipt. Reminder: Pre-approved requests are required to obtain reimbursement.
For additional information about this important benefit, contact Human Resources at 315-786-4964.
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Are you interested in pursuing a healthcare career? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Healthcare will generate 3.2 million new wage and salary jobs between now and 2018, more than any other industry, largely in response to the rapid growth in the elderly population. Ten of the twenty fastest growing occupations are related to healthcare." Samaritan recognizes the importance of helping those that are interested in healthcare careers.
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Considering a career in healthcare today will help you secure a GREAT future for tomorrow. Full-time and part-time employees are eligible to participate after successfully completing ninety days of employment and eligible for up to $2000 per semester to cover the cost of tuition fees and books. Important facts and reminders about this GREAT benefit!
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Settling Multidistrict Litigation
As we've seen with several recent highly complex cases, creating a resolution strategy at the beginning of a dispute can save both time and money before litigation costs mount. Though 95 percent of cases settle before trial, the eventual settlement often takes place following a number of hours and dollars spent preparing for litigation. Take for example when a corporation has been sued in a variety of jurisdictions, and the cases have been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation (MDL), which is a federal procedure designed to consolidate and process complex cases.
Typically one federal judge is assigned by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL Panel) to coordinate cases t spread out across the United States. The purpose of this centralization process is to avoid duplication of discovery, to prevent inconsistent pretrial rulings and to promote efficiency for counsel and judges.
Transferred actions not terminated in the transferee district are remanded to their originating transferor districts by the Panel at or before the conclusion of centralized pretrial proceedings. Generally, the appointed MDL judge oversees the settlement process, creating it in conjunction with the plaintiff steering committee, the defendants' settlement counsel, and a settlement special master or mediator. A key part of settlement strategy for the defense is to create a national settlement team whose sole job it is to resolve the litigation. The settlement team needs a lead counsel whose only focus is settling the case. They should be a respected trial attorney with knowledge of the mediation process, the ability to work effectively with plaintiffs' counsel, and great perseverance. Settlement counsel will work together with both trial and in-house counsel to learn the case and strategize for settlement. With an overall settlement strategy in place, discovery (often the most expensive aspect of litigation) can be focused on key issues. M
any courts will appoint a mediator or mediation panel—usually agreed to by the parties—to help the parties resolve the cases in coordination with national settlement counsel and a plaintiffs' steering committee. The mediator who is assigned to the litigation develops a deep understanding of the issues and knowledge of settlement values for the individual claims. Some judges take a very active role in resolving their assigned MDL matters, holding mediations at the courthouse with the assistance of the mediator. There are many paths to coordinating mediation.
The mediator can work with individual firms to settle cases individually or in a pool, and can also work with the plaintiffs' steering committee to resolve cases on a global basis. Having a well coordinated litigation and settlement team with a succinct strategy for settlement is a cost effective and efficient process for resolving MDLs.


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The polyscopic landscape of povert research. "State of the art" in International Poverty Research. An overview and 6 in-depth studies.
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In August 2004 the Research Council of Norway announced tenders for a "State-of-the-art" report within international poverty research, with special focus on institutions and rights. The Research Council wanted the report ...


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Petraeus Biographer Regrets Damage Done by Affair
WASHINGTON (AP) - A person close to David Petraeus' biographer Paula Broadwell says she is devastated by the fallout of her affair with the former CIA chief.
The friend, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, says Broadwell deeply regrets the damage that's been done to her family and everyone else's, and she is trying to repair that. Petraeus resigned over the affair.
Broadwell is back in Charlotte, N.C., with her husband, Scott, and their sons after more than a week of being hounded by media in Washington.
Broadwell is still being investigated by the FBI, which uncovered the relationship after tracking anonymous emails Broadwell allegedly sent to Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, warning Kelley to stay away from Petraeus and Afghanistan war commander Gen. John Allen.
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The American Slang dictionary is an open project and we would be happy to have all of you over her to get a great collection of slang words.
Slang is a casual type of language that is playful or trendy. Typically it consists of coined words and phrases and new or extended meanings are attached to established terms.
The American slang dictionary explains commonly used American slang words. These words and phrases can be very useful for anyone interested in learning more about how language continues to evolve throughout the United States.
Slang partly develops from the attempt to find fresh and vigorous, colorful or humorous expression for specific things. While some slang words are commonly used nationwide and appear in movies, television and magazines there are some slang words only found in certain regions of the U.S.


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Linxdance needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 76 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
Linx Dance
Linx Dance is a non-competitive dance school for people of all ages (3yrs to 50yrs!) who want to dance for fitness and fun, while learning technique. We run classes in Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Song & Dance, Tap and Neo Classical for boys as well as girls. Linx has been running for 13 years and is open to anybody regardless of their age, sex or ability. We aim to provide quality dance tutoring in a fun, friendly environment. Linx is about empowering students to be their best in all they do.
School Age children
Young Adults
Mums who don't want their daughters dancing like pole dancers!
We've been around for 13 years and we need a new look, an overhaul. We need to show that while we are NOT competitive, we still offer quality tutoring that's funky and hip, friendly and fun!
Basically I'm open to anything - abstract or conventional
Most importantly, this logo needs to work on clothing - hoddies, tank tops, tracksuit pants etc.
Two or 3 colours max
The name "Linx Dance" is all that is required. If you want to include our "motto" thingy ("As high as you can reach") in it, feel free, but it's not a compulsory requirement
What I DON'T WANT -
a logo with a leaping ballet dancer!
colours cannot be orange (there's a dance school nearby who's colours are orange & black)
Attached is our CURRENT LOGO - as I said I'm open to anything, so feel free to do something completely different or similar but updated.
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SOURCE: Mentor Graphics Corporation
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WILSONVILLE, OR--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) - Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that Toshiba Information Systems (JAPAN) Corporation has expanded their adoption and deployment of the Catapult® C tool for the high-level synthesis (HLS) of next generation application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for audio, communication and image processing systems.
Toshiba Information Systems (JAPAN) Corporation has chosen and deployed the Catapult C Synthesis tool because they believe that RTL-based design creation is not productive, and a shift to a methodology based on untimed C++/SystemC is necessary. This shift, which is facilitated by the Catapult C tool, addresses the need for full-chip synthesis by providing a platform for a multi-language, multi-abstraction approach to high-level synthesis. Toshiba also recognizes that the Catapult C tool gives them the ability to generate more solutions to identify the best hardware architecture with much less time and effort.
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"Our design teams have become quite familiar and comfortable with using the Catapult C tool for design exploration and for creating RTL code from the C-based functional descriptions," said Akiyoshi Ohguro, Group Leader, LSI Design Center Dpt.1, LSI Solutions Division, Toshiba Information Systems (JAPAN) Corporation. "Our last project was fairly complex in nature, but the Catapult C tool made the process of implementing and verifying our functionality very manageable. Starting from high-level C++ code, we were able to explore various implementation options for the 8X8 matrix of eigenvalue decomposition algorithm that is at the heart of our FocusNavi® product. We were able to improve the overall latency performance by a factor of five while keeping the same frequency (100MHz) and area (50K ASIC gate count). This was possible all because of high-level synthesis."
In traditional design methods, hardware is modeled in the form of Verilog or VHDL register-transfer level (RTL) descriptions, which hard-codes concurrency and most implementation details. These representations are time consuming to create, verify and debug and the process allows very little time to explore alternatives. In contrast, a high-level synthesis flow starts from much more abstract representations in C, C++ or SystemC. From there, through user-driven constraints, high-level synthesis tools such as Catapult C automatically add the necessary concurrency and implementation details followed by generation of correct-by-construction RTL code. This results in a much faster path to fully verified hardware implementations.
"Toshiba Information Systems (JAPAN) Corporation continues to be one of the most innovative systems houses in Japan," said Simon Bloch, Vice President and General Manager, Design and Synthesis division at Mentor. "We are fortunate to work with such an influential company, and to learn time and time again that the Catapult C tool delivers exceptional Quality of Results (QoR) allowing customers like Toshiba to differentiate their products with much less risk and far less time versus traditional hand-coded RTL flows."
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Just when you thought the world couldn't get any crazier. No more matching weapons to bullets in forensics, with disposable printed guns. Make your own guns for drive by shootings. Gun control? Hah! Gun licenses? Hah! Things of the past. Everybody can be an arms dealer, with untraceable weapons.
Gun Enthusiasts Create Printable Firearms--What Could Possibly Go W...
A few months ago, a gun enthusiast named Micahel Guslick printed the lower receiver of a .22 caliber pistol using a commercial 3D printer. Then he shot it. And a bullet came out. Now his blueprints are all over the internet--along with his defiant cries of glory."It's had over 200 rounds of .22 through it so far and runs great!" Guslick boasted.... with the direction that 3D printing technology is going, fully printable rifles will likely become a possibility within the next few years--if not sooner. High-end 3D printers can already print not only plastics but also metal and ceramic, and these printers will grow increasingly affordable as technology improves.Unfortunately, the legality of these printed guns may just hold up in a court of law. It raises some tricky questions regarding licensing, detectibility, sales and export possibilities...
This may be a tipping point for violence, decreasing average lifespan and social stability. I hadn't envisioned this nuance when Susan Blackmore warned of temes. But online plans for a weapon printer capable of making more weapons printers sounds like information getting the upper hand over humanity to me.
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Plans to print a gun halted as 3D printer is seized
They just confiscated the one printer owned by Defense Distributed. The next people to do this won't announce it to the public, they'll create their products and distribute the plans more covertly through the underground internet.
A US project to create a printable gun has been derailed after the company supplying the 3D printer withdrew it.
"In this case, this was being done very overtly and trying to prove a point. I am far more concerned about the people who aren't publicising it."
Mr Goodman predicts that 3D printing could be the next battleground in the fight against organised crime and terrorism. And it won't just be weapons that will be printed online.
Very interesting Ruth.
The comments in the FAQ of http://defensedistributed.com are interesting.
Here's one of the comments:
Can't wait for this to happen. I am eager to watch from a super safe distance when you dummies figure out where to find a printer and finish this thing on up. are you going to laser scan in other gun makers parts or are you also coming up with your own design at the same time too? Not sure why you haven't gotten a printer yet because there are gobs of these around. I watched the first 3d printers in action around the turn of the century. Fascinating theory and process but you are a bit late to the game to be honest.
Anyway…lets see. Will you make your gun from Alumide, Sandstone, Glass, UV cured Polymer or maybe Stainless Steel? Ok, you picked stainless. Smart choice. Wait! Now you need to raise another 40k to afford the 8$ per cubic centemeter for your parts. Then you have texture issues, integrity issues, tolerance variances which are not acceptable in this type of project. Just about a total fail.
"Nice handgun…what did that cost you?" "Oh, about 7500$ not including the machine time." "Smart DIY project….NOT."
Good luck figuring out how to blow your face off with borrowed cash! HA
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This time there would be no last-second field goal for the win.
Wabash never trailed in Thursday night's annual meeting between the Little Giant basketball team and the squad from DePauw University in a 71-60 victory. The Tigers, who kicked a field goal on the final play of this year's Monon Bell Classic between the two school's football teams would be unable to mount a comeback attempt at Chadwick Court. (View the photo album from the game)
Earl Rooks (right) started the game with a jumper in the lane and a three-pointer from the right side to put Wabash up 5-0. The team never looked back. Rooks finished with a career-high 10 points, hitting 4-of-7 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 three-point attempts.
Wabash led by as many as 13 points in the first period behind a 10-point effort from sophomore guard Chase Haltom and nine from senior center Andrew Zimmer. Haltom drove the lane time after time when he wasn't popping open for a couple of treys in the opening period. Haltom and the rest of the Wabash offense kept the Tigers from double-teaming Zimmer inside. The pre-season All-American hit on four of his five shot attempts, including a big three-pointer with 1:01 left in the half to boost Wabash to its biggest lead of the period.
Freshman Wes Smith (left) had a quiet start, scoring half of his eight points in the opening half from the free throw line. He scored five in the second half for 13 total points, but dominated the glass to grab 11 rebounds for his first career double-double. He added two blocked shots, three assists, and three steals.
The Tigers tried to close the gap several times in the second half behind the outstanding guard play of junior Mike Moore. He finished 8-of-18 from the field for a team-high 20 points. Moore's opening basket of the second half cut the Wabash lead to eight. Another DePauw basket made it a six-point game before Rooks answered with a jumper in the lane, followed by an Aaron Brock three. Rooks responded with another three after a layup by Tom Callen to put the Little Giants up 44-32.
Wabash took a 14-point edge midway through the period before DePauw mounted one more run. Moore's layup and free throw with 7:53 left made it a 57-51 contest. The two teams traded baskets before a three by Ryan Werntz cut the lead to five.
It would get no closer. A basket by Smith and free throws by Gary Simkus pushed the advantage back to nine. DePauw missed a three that was rebounded by Smith. He drove the length of the floor, putting home the layup for a 67-56 lead with 1:55 showing on the game clock. The Little Giants hit four free throws down the stretch to hold off DePauw while picking up their second win in a row over the Tigers at home and answering a 10-point loss to the Tigers in Greencastle last year.
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Neurons that contain dopamine are clustered in the midbrain, and in Parkinson's disease, these nerve cells die. To alleviate some of their symptoms due to having virtually no dopamine, Parkinson's sufferers take a drug, L-DOPA, which is readily converted in the brain to dopamine. Some pharmaceuticals are considered dopamine agonists because they act by binding to dopamine receptors in place of dopamine and directly stimulate those receptors. In contrast, dopamine antagonists are chemical compounds that bind, but do not stimulate dopamine receptors. By keeping dopamine molecules from attaching to their receptors in the brain, these drugs prevent or reverse the actions of dopamine. Humans suffering from schizophrenia may have an overactive dopamine system and this class of pharmaceuticals offers a treatment. Mind-altering drugs, which are sometimes abused, can alter the dopamine function, but may vary in their specific actions depending on which dopamine receptors are stimulated or blocked. In addition, these drugs may act indirectly by changing the flow of neurotransmitters, such as dopamine. While behavioral and cardiac responses to amphetamine and cocaine are similar, due to increased levels of dopamine in the synapses, cocaine prevents dopamine reuptake while amphetamine helps increase the dopamine release rate.
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) is an enzyme that breaks down dopamine for recycling. Reserpine, a prescription drug, blocks the reuptake of dopamine and increases its exposure to lysis by MAO through restricting the storage of the biochemical in vesicles, resulting in much lower dopamine levels. Other pharmaceutical products, such as deprenyl, inhibit MAO enzyme action, resulting in increased dopamine concentrations and slower progression of Parkinson's disease.
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See today's Blog and an article with a list of each volume and more publisher's information.
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Is there an end to this great sale?
Thanks for continuing to provide a feast of excellent resources!
Sorry, these prices were all set by InterVarsity, so you will need to take this up with them. However, it's not uncommon that prices do come down, and early adopters end up paying more. You have had the use of the module for quite some time. Other commentary series like WBC and Hermeneia started off even higher, and after a year or so the price dropped by a lot. We don't do this for modules where we control the prices. It's one of the drawbacks of this business that we sell other people's intellectual property, and cannot control every aspect of content, timing, or prices.
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Have links to other Accordance modules (specifically the church fathers) been integrated into this module? The ability to read a snippet in ACCS and then with a mere click open the relevant module to view the context would be exceptional.
Yeah, as Helen said; even with the difficulties encountered, it was pretty much impossible to match up the citations in a way that we could link to them.
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The "not compatible with OSX Lion" phrase is giving me pause.
The IVP website also carries this note of caution.
It states that it is available as a download on Logos. Is it available or do you have plans to make this available through download?
Thanks for clarifying this.
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Part 2 of the Ring cycle, featuring the unforgettable
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the unhappily married Sieglinde. Believing that this union holds the key to
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Padres, Rays continue set at the Trop
Texas-born right-hander Burch Smith makes his major-league debut on Saturday evening when the San Diego Padres visit Tropicana Field for game two of a three-game interleague series with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Smith, a 14th-round pick of the Padres in the 2011 draft, gets a shot in the absence of starter Clayton Richard, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an intestinal virus.
He actually takes the slot of Andrew Cashner, who would have started this game but was pushed back to Tuesday when the Padres had a scheduled off day on Thursday.
The 6-foot-4, 195-pound Smith opened the season at Double-A San Antonio and was 1-2 with a 1.15 earned run average in six starts - walking six batters and striking out 37.
"He's got a big arm and a good, sound delivery," manager Bud Black said. "He's thrown very well this season in Double-A. Our front office thinks very highly of this guy."
Starting for the Rays is righty Jeremy Hellickson, who tries to end a three- start winless drought.
The 2011 American League Rookie of the Year was 1-1 after defeating Oakland, 1-0, on April 20, but has since gone 0-1 in three starts while allowing 20 hits and 12 runs in 16 innings.
He also opened the season with a loss and two no-decisions in three starts, and the Rays are 2-5 in the seven games he's pitched.
Hellickson has never faced the Padres.
On Friday, Ryan Roberts' go-ahead two-run single was part of a four-run seventh inning that lifted Tampa Bay to a 6-3 win.
Matt Joyce tallied two hits and scored twice for Tampa Bay, which plated six unanswered runs.
Rays starter Alex Cobb struck out 13 batters, but lasted just 4 2/3 innings after surrendering three runs on five hits and two walks. Jake McGee (1-2) tossed a scoreless seventh to pick up the win.
Will Venable and Carlos Quentin smacked solo homers for the Padres, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
The teams have split 12 games across four interleague series since 2002. San Diego won two of three the last time they met, at Tampa Bay, in 2010.


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This is a new one-day conference on soft matter theory. This will bring in Canadian researchers and graduate students in this area to showcase their research projects and promote collaborations. The relevant topics include polymers, membranes, materials, and nano-science. The overall format will be two keynote speakers (one morning and one afternoon) and seven invited speakers. There will be a special 90-minute session, where the graduate students can make short oral presentations on their research projects. Lunch will be provided by the Black Hole Bistro.
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No Croutons Required - The Winner for June and the Theme for July
The theme for June was to come up with a vegetarian leafless salad. We received lots of tempting entries. There are many recipes that will especially appeal to those of us melting from the heat. And now the winning entry... Congratulations to Jacqueline of How to be a Gourmand. She made this stunning Warm Halloumi, Lentil and Tomato Salad. I will be trying this for sure.
I will be hosting the July edition of No Croutons Required. The challenge this month is to come up with a vegetarian soup or salad that is especially suited for summer. For a recap of the guidelines, please go here.
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- Johanna GGG said...
oh we are just too topsy turvy - it is a cold winter and I really just want warming food - maybe a soup that can be hot or cold would be suitable?
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Hi Johanna;
That is fine. Always love your recipes and can't wait to see what you will come up with.
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No linky this month, right? I just emailed my entry!
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Weeee're back! We all had a terrific Spring Break and now The Dr Dick Review Crew is ready to dazzle you once again with a new load of sex toys.
We welcome yet another swell online retailer, the amazing SexToy.com. The Review Crew has been invited to join them in reviewing the vast array of adult products they carry. So over the coming months we will be sharing with you tons of new products. Welcome aboard SexToy.com.
This week we bring you an interesting selection from the SexToy.com catalogue. Review Crew Members — Jack & Karen, Ken & Denise and Glenn & Hank do the honors
3" Aluminum Butt Plug —— $36.30
Jack & Karen
Karen: "Those who follow our reviews know that both Jack and I are relative new-cumers to anal. Sometimes it takes us a while to warm up to a full on ass-ult. We both really get into it once we're loosened up a bit. Originally, I offered up my butt to please him. I didn't think there'd be much in it for me, but I was willing to give it a try for him. Boy, was I ever mistaken. I swear, I'm getting the lion's share of the pleasure when Jack fucks me back there."
Jack: "I love her for trying anal, just for me. And because she did it just to please me, I figured it was high time for me to do the same."
Karen: "I love the control and sense of power I have when I strap one on."
Jack: "Like Karen said; we both still need a warm up when it's our turn to bottom. And we discovered just the right thing for us both. It's the 3" Aluminum Butt Plug from California Exotics."
Karen: "Neither one of us has ever used a butt plug before, so this was virgin territory for us both. This beauty is polished, seamless aluminum, gently weighted at the head for heavenly internal stimulation. It has a very gentle teardrop shape that makes insertion deliciously easy. And there's no chance that it will slip all the way in, because the base prevents that."
Jack: "Because it's nonporous it is easily cleaned and sterilized so that we can share the toy. Only problem now is we're fighting over who gets to use it first."
Karen: "The 3" Aluminum Butt Plug is very comfortable to wear too. I can easily wear it for an hour or two. I had been wondered how I could work on loosening myself up before the big event with Jack. So here's what I've come up with. In anticipation of some hot backdoor action with Jack, I simply insert the plug in advance of our play together. Wearing this thing for even 30 minutes makes my ass hungry for more."
Jack: "She's like totally primed for my dick when play time begins. And you can warm or chill aluminum for an added sensation."
Full Review HERE
Fetish Fantasy Ultra Position Master —— $54.45
Ken & Denise
Denise: "I'm all about being comfortable when having sex."
Ken: "Yeah, unless the object is to be decidedly uncomfortable, right honey?"
Denise: "That's right, dear. So we jumped at the opportunity to try out this Ultra Position Master. It's basically an oversized inflatable cushion that has a kind of wedge shape to it. It's supposed to make just about any sex position more comfortable."
Ken: "It also has four EZ-Grip handles, two on each side, for the fucker and fuckee to hang on to. Very clever idea! It's a vinyl blow-up kinda thing covered in this black-flocked material. This keeps it from skidding on the carpet or bed when the action gets hot and heavy. Which is another terrific selling point, to my mind."
Denise: "The package says that the air seal valve makes inflating the wedge a snap. Well, that's only partially true. Blowing up this thing, without some kind of pump, is a fuckin chore. It's true that when you blow into the cushion the valve keeps it from deflating between breaths. But damn, blowing it up knocked the wind out of us both…literally. The manufacturer really needs to include some kind of pump with this thing.
Ken: "I totally agree. By the time we got it fully inflated, and fully inflated is the key; we didn't much want to bother with the fuckfest. But we did press on, good Review Crew Members that we are."
Denise: "The package also touts the fact that the Ultra Position Master can support up to 300 pounds. Again, I have to disagree. Ken and I started out mimicking the positions we saw on the package. You have to assume that the two models using the cushion in the promotional photos are together about 300 lbs if not more. But you don't see the cushion straining to accommodate them. They are clearly not using the same product that we have. Or these photos have been altered. Either way, this is deceptive advertising and it really pisses me off."
Ken: "Denise and I are not all that different in size for the models on the package, but the Ultra Position Master only supported one of us at a time. When we both but our full weight on it, it felt like it was gonna burst. There was even a creaking sound under us."
Denise: "I certainly didn't want it to burst, so we played it safe. The positions that allow for only one person on the cushion at a time are the only ones we tried. And frankly the Ultra Position Master worked fine for that. Like Ken mentioned earlier, the EZ-Grip handles are a very nice feature."
Ken: "After our first go around with this thing we left it inflated so that our second event wouldn't start out with us being breathless."
Denise: "Two days later we went to collect our Ultra Position Master only to find that it had deflated quite a bit on its own in the interim. I was fit to be tied."
Full Review HERE
Titanmen Vibrations #3 Master —— $21.87
Glenn & Hank
Glenn: "First off; Hank and I are Titan Media's biggest fans. You don't know Titan Media? Get with it, fuckers! They're about the best gay porn producers out there. Check it out. And a big shout out to our favorite Titan star, Tony Buff."
Hank: "The reason Glenn said what he did about Titan Media is because today we have one of their signature toys to review. It's called the Titanmen Vibrations #3 Master. We've seen these online for months now and have been itchin' to get our paws on some of these."
Glenn: "The Vibrations #3 Master is so hot lookin. It big; it's bold; it's ribbed and it's my favorite color — black."
Hank: "If I know Glenn, and I think I do, his rosebud was twitchin' in anticipation of this billy club of a vibe landin' where the sun don't shine."
Glenn: "Oh man; I could hardly wait to get it out of the package."
Hank: "It's waterproof, bendable and truly man-sized. It's powered by 2 AA batteries, which are not included in the package."
Glenn: "So I rip through the package to get hold of this monster and low and behold the thing smells totally funky. It has this strong odor of off gas that tells me this thing is not made of quality materials. Don't know what off gas is; look it up! You'll be just as freaked out as me.
This really sucks, in my humble opinion. The package says that it's made of Silagel. Never heard of it. But it is supposed to be anti-bacterial, non-toxic and latex free. If it's non-toxic; what's causing the smell?"
Hank: "We've been doing these reviews long enough to know that when a toy smells funny, like this one does, we know not to use it on, or in our bodies. Our noses are our first line of defense against harmful materials. Your nose should be too."
Glenn: "So I scrubbed the blasted thing down with soap and hot water before using it. There was still a faint smell after its bath, so I decided to slip a condom over it before I had Hank shoved it in my ass."
Hank: "The condom, while a wise precaution, really took away from the kick-ass look of the toy. And that's really too bad. I wonder why Titan didn't insist on silicone for their signature line. Everything else they do is first class, why not their toys? Most of us don't mind paying a bit more for a quality toy. Know what I mean?"
Glenn: "So anyhow, with new batteries in place I tested out the vibration. It's pretty wimpy in terms of vibration, even at the highest speed."
Hank: "And the rheostat kinda speed adjustment thingy on the toy's base is pathetically second rate."
Full Review HERE


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Here are the new designs i have just finished for the Curzon's Midnight Movies.
Featuring Andy Warhol 'Factory' favourite Candy Darling in 'Beautiful Darling: The life and times of Candy Darling'. So i wanted to give a it that Warhol flavour but bring it up to date more with a modern twist, so i used the Candy's portrait in the iconic Warhol portrait style, then looked at complimenting this it with the use of bold typography. I then dropped on big washes of colour to bring it all together.
The Second billing is the Sci-Fi London showing of sexy space romp Barbarella with Jane Fonda:
As Barbarella is such a iconic 60's film i really wanted to push that side of it and go for a whole psychedelic poster style but keep it space age, pop culture and feminine. So i took some visual inspiration from Jane Fonda amazing hair in the photos where she's laying down and expanded on that.
They also needed an A4 Portrait poster producing for the front of the cinema, so i played around with an alternative design, going for the old screen print hand painted 60's poster feel.
Midnight Movies, Sci-Fi London Barbarella, Candy Darling, Andy Warhol, Film Poster, Flyer
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Canada rallies in 3rd, beats Slovenia in OT
Stockholm, Sweden – Steven Stamkos scored his second goal 3:36 into overtime, giving a sloppy Canada team a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over winless Slovenia Monday at the 2013 World Hockey Championship.
Canada erased a 2-0 deficit on second-period goals by Matt Duchene and Stamkos that were separated by just 50 seconds. Slovenia went back in front, however, before the second intermission.
The Canadians tied things up at the 7:09 mark of the third period on Brenden Dillon's tally, then Stamkos won the game in the extra session off a feed from Brian Campbell.
Canada wrapped up preliminary round play in Group S with 18 points, one more than Switzerland for the top spot in the standings. The Swiss play their final round-robin game against Belarus on Tuesday.
Belarus dropped a 3-2 decision to Denmark earlier Monday.
In Helsinki, eight different players scored for Russia in an 8-4 rout of Austria.
The defending champs will be seeded no lower than third for the quarterfinals after closing out the preliminary round in Group H with 15 points. Team USA, which lost to Russia, has the same amount of points but one game remaining. Finland, which also has one game left to play, has one fewer point than the Russians and Americans.
In other Group H action, Latvia topped France by a 3-1 score.


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Monday, December 16, 2013
I still bear the scars of Middlemarch
'Well, yes,' said Amit warily. The lady was rather fat.
'Why, then, is it rumoured that your forthcoming novel - to be set, I understand, in Bengal is to be so long? More than a thousand pages!' she exclaimed reproachfully, as if he were personally responsible for the nervous exhaustion of some future dissertationist.
'Oh, I don't know how it grew to be so long,' said Amit. 'I'm very undisciplined. But I too hate long books: the better, the worse. If they're bad, they merely make me pant with the effort of holding them up for a few minutes. But if they're good, I turn into a social moron for days, refusing to go out of my room, scowling and growling at interruptions, ignoring weddings and funerals, and making enemies out of friends. I still bear the scars of Middlemarch."
'How about Proust?" asked a distracted-looking lady, who had begun knitting the moment the poems stopped.
Amit was surprised that anyone read Proust in Brahmpur. He had begun to feel rather happy, as if he had breathed in too much oxygen.
'I'm sure I'd love Proust,' he replied, 'if my mind was more like the Sundarbans: meandering, all-absorptive, endlessly, er, sub-reticulated. But as it is, Proust makes me weep, weep, weep with boredom. Weep,' he added. He paused and sighed. 'Weep, weep, weep,' he continued emphatically. 'I weep when I read Proust, and I read very little of him."
There was a shocked silence: why should anyone feel so strongly about anything? It was broken by Professor Mishra.
'Needless to say, many of the most lasting monuments of literature are rather, well, bulky.' He smiled at Amit. 'Shakespeare is not merely great but grand, as it were.'
'But only as it were,' said Amit. 'He only looks big in bulk. And I have my own way of reducing that bulk,' he confided. "you may have noticed that in a typical Collected Shakespeare all the plays start on the right-hand side. Sometimes, the editors bung a picture in on the left to force them to do so. Well, what I do is to take my pen-knife and slit the whole book up into forty or so fascicles. That way I can roll up Hamlet or Timon - and slip them into my pocket. And when I'm wandering around - in a cemetery, say - I can take them out and read them. It's easy on the mind and on the wrists. I recommend it to everyone. I read Cymbeline in just that way on the train here; and I never would have otherwise.'
Kabir smiled, Lata burst out laughing, Pran was appalled, Mr Makhijani gaped and Mr Nowrojee looked as if he were about to faint dead away.
--Vikram Seth, A Suitable Boy
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I just started reading this last week! I'm reading with a coworker -- we set up a schedule to finish by May but I think I may read it all on my xmas break. This quote is lovely and has me all excited about this book!ReplyDelete
So are you doing the Dovegreyreader thing? I did buy a copy, but I must admit I'm put off by the size.:) Usually I love Indian novels, but, alas, I'm STILL rereading War and Peace, so this one will have to sit there.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you're posting again.
Oops, and I must admit I'm not Mad Housewife anymore. I am now Mirabile Dictu. I pushed the wrong button!ReplyDelete
While my original intentions were to (silently) read along with the dovegrey crowd, I 1)started a month late; 2)convinced a friend to read it with me; 3)turned into a social moron over the last couple of weeks to finish the entire thing even though my friend had kindly waited for me to read other books while she read at a slower pace to accommodate me. I am evidently not be trusted.ReplyDelete
Isabella, I would try to read most if not all of it over the break so you can keep the characters straight. Stefanie, you may want to wait to start until closer to the release date of the sequel, A Suitable Girl. It's going to be out in 2016 and I. can. not. wait. I have very definite opinions on what had better happen it or I may throw it and do considerable damage.
Kat, you can finish War and Peace. The chapters are short. Put it in the bathroom.
I am going to try so hard to get my blogging mojo back in 2014. All three of you are inpirations to me.
I'm getting more and more intrigued.ReplyDelete
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Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
Natto - A Japanese ferment that is associated with treating just about every ailment from high cholesterol to heart disease to varicose veins! As easy to make as yogurt and very fun to play with!


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Last summer, I was part of the inaugural class of summer interns at the J. Marion Sims Foundation. This experience not only gave me valuable professional opportunities, but more importantly, I was able to give back to my hometown of Great Falls in addition to the town of Fort Lawn and the communities in Lancaster County.
My husband, David Jennette, and I would like to thank Lancaster Pharmacy at 108 N. Woodland Dr. for donating five boxes of albuterol sulfate nebulizer medicine to our mission trip to Guatemala.
Evelyn Jennette
I am worried because so many people in America have put their trust in Donald Trump with very little information on Mr. Trump's background. They may soon be disappointed with Trump's grandiose promises and then soon become entirely discouraged with American democracy.
Donald Trump has a record of breaking his promises. His has broken his promises with all of his wives. Trump has consistently exaggerated his wealth and business success. His personal life and his business life are always in turmoil. We must not have turmoil in the White House.
I hope that this reaches the kind person who recently found some medications in a shopping cart at the Indian Land Walmart and was kind enough to take them to the pharmacy inside the store.
I had inadvertently left them in my cart after unloading some other items and was on my way home before I realized they were not in my car. Needless to say, I was more than concerned.
Please know you have helped restore my confidence in the goodness of people and I am excited as I look toward paying your good deed forward.
Clyde McFadden
First, I want to thank Councilmen Brian Carnes, Terry Graham and Jack Estridge for voting against the proposal to change Lancaster County Council's meeting time to 6 p.m.
I am appalled that representatives of all of the citizens of Lancaster County would make it so difficult for working people to attend their meetings.
Do they realize that unless you live close to the Lancaster County Administration Building, you would have to leave at 5:30 p.m. to make a 6 p.m. meeting?
From 1937-39, the federal Works Progress Administration created inventories of S.C. church archives. The inventory for Fork Hill Baptist Church in Heath Springs states that the oldest extant minutes book spanned the years 1826 to December 1880.
I visited the Fork Hill Church office a number of years ago and the oldest book available was the next one on the list, which spans the years 1881-94. I checked back recently, and the church does not know what happened to the earlier book.
When the left doesn't get their way, they act like little babies, crying and throwing tantrums. (My apologies to real babies.)
If all the tears cried by the Hollywood babies were collected, the drought in California would be over.
About 70 leftist members of Congress boycotted President Trump's inauguration. I guess it worked out better, because where would they find room for all those huge baby strollers? Besides, these congressmen and women being so full of it, who would want to change their diapers?
Editor's note: Tim Scott is the only African-American ever elected to both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, and is the first African-American senator elected from a Southern state since Reconstruction.
From Benjamin Banneker to Martin Luther King Jr., and Muddy Waters to Stevie Wonder, black Americans have contributed immensely to the history, story, and very soul of our nation.
That journey has often been faced with hardships, but has also produced some amazing results.
My name is Christine M. Taylor. I am writing in response to Dr. L. Brooks Walker's column in last Wednesday's paper, "Give Trump a chance, don't disrupt government."
When President Trump was campaigning, he showed his true colors in word and deed. This was and is the real Trump. Let's not try to dress it up. Yes, he is our president, but we as a people can agree to disagree with him.
Trump has a lot of work to do in such a little time. But do it the right way.
It was shocking to read in The Lancaster News that Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell (D-44) is supporting a bill in the state legislature to legalize medical marijuana. (She called it medical cannabis but that definition is the same as marijuana.)
Doesn't she know that marijuana is a gateway drug? Doesn't she know the medical attachment is just a step in the legalization of its use?
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February 19, 2013 12:34 ET
MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 19, 2013) - Saputo Inc. (TSX:SAP) ("Saputo" or the "Company") announced today it will purchase for cancellation up to 1,200,000 of its common shares pursuant to private agreements with an arm's-length third-party seller. The common shares so purchased will be counted towards the 9,850,532 common shares Saputo is entitled to repurchase for cancellation under its normal course issuer bid announced on November 7, 2012.
Such purchases will be made pursuant to an issuer bid exemption granted by the Autorité des marchés financiers and will take place by way of one or more transactions to be effected pursuant to the terms of the exemption, which provides that such purchases shall occur on or prior to March 10, 2013. The price Saputo will pay for the common shares purchased by it under such agreements will be negotiated by Saputo and the seller and will be at a discount to the prevailing market price of Saputo's common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange at the time of the purchase.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities laws. These statements are based, among other things, on Saputo's assumptions, expectations, estimates, objectives, plans and intentions as of the date hereof regarding projected revenues and expenses, the economic, industry, competitive and regulatory environments in which the Company operates or which could affect its activities, its ability to attract and retain customers and consumers, as well as the availability and cost of milk and other raw materials and energy supplies, its operating costs and the pricing of its finished products on the various markets in which it carries on business.
These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements with respect to the Company's short and medium term objectives, outlook, business projects and strategies to achieve those objectives, as well as statements with respect to the Company's beliefs, plans, objectives and expectations. The words "may", "should", "will", "would", "believe", "plan", "expect", "intend", "anticipate", "estimate", "foresee", "objective", "continue", "propose" or "target", or the negative of these terms or variations of them, the use of conditional tense or words and expressions of similar nature, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to a number of inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from the conclusion, forecast or projection stated in such forward-looking statements. As a result, the Company cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statements will materialize. Assumptions, expectations and estimates made in the preparation of forward-looking statements and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations are discussed in the Company's materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities from time to time, including the "Risks and Uncertainties" section of the Management's Discussion and Analysis included in the Company's 2012 Annual Report.
Forward-looking statements are based on Management's current estimates, expectations and assumptions, which Management believes are reasonable as of the date hereof, and, accordingly, are subject to changes after such date. You should not place undue importance on forward-looking statements and should not rely upon this information as of any other date.
Except as required under applicable securities legislation, Saputo does not undertake to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether written or verbal, that may be made from time to time by itself or on its behalf, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Saputo
Saputo produces, markets, and distributes a wide array of products of the utmost quality, including cheese, fluid milk, yogurt, dairy ingredients and snack-cakes. Saputo is the 12th largest dairy processor in the world, the largest in Canada, the third largest in Argentina and among the top three cheese producers in the United States. Our products are sold in more than 50 countries under well-known brand names such as Saputo, Alexis de Portneuf, Armstrong, Baxter, Dairyland, Danscorella, Dragone, DuVillage 1860, Friendship, Frigo Cheese Heads, Great Midwest, King's Choice, Kingsey, La Paulina, Neilson, Nutrilait, Ricrem, Salemville, Stella, Treasure Cave, hop & go, Rondeau and Vachon. Saputo Inc. is a publicly traded company whose shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "SAP".
Saputo Inc.Sandy VassiadisDirector, Corporate Communications514-328-3347
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