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Look! Recycled Glass Landscaping
While in Austin a few weeks ago, we spotted an interesting choice of landscaping material right outside of Aviary: recycled glass. We love the sustainability factor, as well as the look of the mixture of blues and greens with just a bit of amber thrown in. Unfortunately, we didn't ask the owner of Aviary for further information (he was so friendly, we're sure he would have given us the scoop); but, we think it may have been a product called EnviroSCAPE.
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According to manufacturer EnviroGLAS' website, "EnviroSCAPE is the newest trend in decorative, eco-friendly, sustainable landscaping! EnviroSCAPE recycled glass and porcelain aggregates come in a range of sizes, with virtually no sharp edges."
Does anyone have any experience with this product (or a similar one) in their own home?

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With a distressed finish for a classic vintage look, this portrait picture frame fulfils the Parlane mission to provide 'Pure Style. Made Simple'. Ideal for housing favourite photographs conjuring up happy memories or a combination old photographs, tickets and trinkets to create a retro style montage, the photo frame fits 5" x 3" photographs and comes ready to hang. - L.R.
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About the In a Ceilidh Mood CD
Murdo Dan Macdonald & Broadbay Sound bring you a fantastic CD full of traditional Gaelic favourites. All proceeds from the sale of the CD go to Bethesda.
"I enjoyed this CD very much. This is Traditional music with Traditional backing. Far too often I have listened to so-called Traditional music with backing that is nothing like traditional. Our Gaelic music is different, let's keep it that way. I love all the songs Murdo sings. He sings them superbly well, with the kind of feeling you can only get when you're singing songs that you were brought up with. This is a cracking CD and deserves every success. THA E MATH!"
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Roller Coaster Tycoon 3
3-D graphics give players complete control of views around the park and a new Coaster Cam allows players to ride the roller coasters
Atari announced today that a thrilling new sequel to the stomach-turning excitement of the Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise will make its way to store shelves later this year. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 will take the series to new heights with brand new features including 3-D graphics, giving players complete control of views around the park, and a front seat to the action with a new Coaster Cam feature that allows players to ride the roller coasters. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 is being developed by Frontier Developments of Cambridge, England, in conjunction with Chris Sawyer, the creator and sole developer of the Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise.
"We are very excited to be working with Frontier Developments and Chris Sawyer on this completely new version of the blockbuster Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise," said Wim Stocks, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Atari, Inc. "Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 demonstrates Atari's ability to take an existing franchise to new heights, creating an entirely fresh and exciting entertainment experience for fans and new players alike."
Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 will also feature new gameplay elements that fans have been asking for - including diversity of guests, added group behavior and improved guest AI - and many other new features which build upon the fun and addictive nature of the original game.
The Roller Coaster Tycoon series is the #1 Tycoon series, having sold more than seven million units life-to-date worldwide. The original Roller Coaster Tycoon game debuted in 1999 and held onto a spot on the PC top 10 best-seller list for 150 weeks.


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Darius Rucker Joins American Idol Finale Lineup
What does Darius Rucker have in common with Kermit the Frog?
Both icons will appear on the star-studded season finale of American Idol, it was announced on social media Tuesday (May 16).
Related: American Idol Renewed for Season 2 on ABC
Darius and Kermit join fellow finale performers Gary Clark Jr., Nick Jonas and Mustard, Bebe Rexha, Patti LaBelle and Yolanda Adams as well as judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. Katy Perry also tweeted another "familiar voice" will perform, hinting she may, too, take the stage.
Finalists Maddie Poppe, Caleb Lee Hutchinson and Gabby Barrett, the latter two of whom are country artists, will go head to head on Sunday in part one of the two-part finale.
Related: Carrie Underwood Slays American Idol Performance--Watch!
See who takes the Idol crown one night later on Monday.
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I like to download audiobooks from the Contra Costa County Library's Overdrive database onto my iPhone. If I can find something good to listen to, I get motivated to go for a walk, just so that I can listen to my book.
I found the Jane Austen book "Northanger Abbey," which I seem to have overlooked in my Austen-inspired reading days. I was thoroughly engrossed in this book, but found it difficult to listen to during baseball playoffs, debates and awesome library programs. I kept wishing I had a hard copy of the book last weekend so that I could glance at a page or two when time allowed.
I then realized it's a "classic," and as such is always available as a downloadable e-book to read. I then downloaded the ePub version of "Northanger Abbey" from the library's website, and, yes, read it on my iPhone. When I got to work a couple of days later, I found a hard copy of the book on our classics shelf, and finished it up without straining my eyes.
This is how I read now, and I'm guessing many others follow the same pattern. If you want to try downloading e-books or audiobooks onto a device I'd recommend you visit the library webpage at www.ccclib.org, and look at the options under the "Download" section.
Finding the right e-book can be a challenge, for a number of reasons. First, they are incredibly popular. You generally have to get on a waiting list for an e-book, just as you would for a hard copy. The library purchases a license for a certain number of copies of a particular title, and if those copies are already "checked out," the e-book is not available.
Another reason finding an e-book is challenging is that some books just aren't available to libraries in an electronic format. Many of the largest publishers fear that such sales will cut into their profits, and therefore either won't sell libraries e-book versions of popular titles, or they might, but impose onerous and expensive restrictions on library purchases. The American Library Association is working with publishers to try to resolve this issue.
Family programs in East County
Learn about Africa's rich culture through dance. Nana-Dictta Graves will be at the Antioch Library to share costumes and dances that have special meanings to the people of Africa. Space is limited to the first 20 people.
Vietnam veteran Phil Ehrhorn will share stories and memorabilia from his experiences in the Air Force, including the time he survived a crash in a spy plane. For third grade and up.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7-8 p.m.
Random House book wizard Ron Shoop presents his picks for reading selections and holiday gifts. Find your next reading obsession! Held in the Brentwood Community Center, 35 Oak St.
Teen programs in East County
Teens in grades 8-12 who love to read and want to help their community are invited to join the Oakley Library Youth Squad. Earn community service hours while planning fun programs for teens and children.
Join this teen club to help out with library programs and earn volunteer hours! The TAG meets inside the library on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m.
More program information is available on the library's website at http://ccclib.org/programs/
Liz Fuller is a community library manager at the Brentwood library. Reach her at 925-625-3589, 925-516-5294 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Articles tagged SPARQL
- An Introduction to the Semantic Web
- The Semantic Web is a web of data. There is lots of data we all use every day, and most of it is not part of the web. I can see my bank statements on the web, and my photographs, and I can see my appointments in a calendar. But can I see my photos in a calendar to see what I was doing when I took them and on a map so I know where I took them? Can I see bank statement lines in a calendar? The answer, right now, is no. Read more – 'An Introduction to the Semantic Web'.


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Find hotels & motels in Park Ridge using the list below. Search for cheap and discounted hotel and motel rates in or near Park Ridge, IL for your personal leisure or group travel. We list the best Park Ridge Illinois hotel/motel rooms. Review the Park Ridge hotel list below to find the perfect lodging. We also have a map of the Park Ridge hotels.
The Park Ridge center is approximately 1 mile southeast of Lutheran General Hospital.
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LibertasWM needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 454 designs submitted by 60 freelance designers.
Libertas Wealth Management Group, Inc.
Our primary role is to help our clients to retire when they want to & never run out of money (and return to the workforce).
"Libertas" is the Latin word for Liberty, Freedom, & Independence - what we help our clients achieve. These are words we think of when people talk about The American Dream. Comfort & freedom from the stress that money causes...and Inependence & the luxury of needing no one but yourself.
We work with both individuals and business owners who are typically over the age of 50 & have at least $500,000 in minimum investable assets
We like working with people who are fun-loving, have a good sense of humor, and enjoy the same passions we share at our office (which include Ohio State football, music, wine, golf, & family).
When deciding on a company name, we went thru a ton of words that would describe what we did. Some of those were: Prosperity, Legacy, Foresight, Heritage, Integrity, Independence, Freedom, & Liberty...this led to "Libertas"
When thinking of this logo, remember that our primary goal is to keep our clients from LOSING money first, and then help them make money as a second priority.
So, in addition to the words above that relate to "Libertas," when putting together your ideas for a design, also think of the following words: Defense, Safety, Protect, & Grow.
Definitely want the full company name in the logo. Also, our office is designed to look & feel a lot like a spa, but don't be afraid to use powerful lines, colors, etc., as long as it's not too crazy/over the top.
I'm not looking for something that has so many details, the details won't show up on marketing material when the image is printed in different circumstances.
Definitely no pictures of people. Think about images that remind you of independence, wealth, power, and other pictures that leave a message or make a statement. The Merrill Lynch "Bull" is so recognizable (but we can't take that idea, obviously).
Finally, I definitely don't want this new logo to look like the others in the financial industry. We've been in biz for 10 yrs and want to use this logo for at least the next 10 yrs.
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Many folks prefer to drive their cars to shows and wouldn't have a use for a trailer. But trailers do have a place and serve a purpose in the Corvette hobby, especially to the concours restoration market segment. If you use your car for shows, especially long-distance events where you will be traveling overnight, a trailer can make for safer transportation for your prized possession, as well as allow you to do the preparation at home rather than on the show field. Selecting a trailer and getting the right hitch setup can be almost as confusing as looking for a car lift. We have a few key considerations in selecting a trailer, as well as the setup.
I've owned an enclosed Renegade trailer for three years and use it for the long-distance shows. It really comes in handy when going to shows during the winter, as well as keeping the car safe for overnight stays on longer trips during the summer. While I drive the car for local shows and cruise nights, it's nice to do the prep work for a show at my leisure in the garage and not on the show field, at least for the longer distance shows. Open trailers are lighter and somewhat easier to maneuver, which makes towing easier and gives better fuel mileage, however, an enclosed unit has the advantage of being more secure, as well as keeping the car cleaner. Aluminum Versus SteelThe choice here depends on several considerations: towing capacity of the tow vehicle; amount of use; and how much money you want to spend. The main advantage of an aluminum trailer is the reduced weight. It can result in better fuel mileage and could make a difference in the type of tow vehicle you can use. The main downside is the initial cost.
Trailers come in many sizes, but a 20-foot to 22-foot box will hold most any Corvette and still give you enough room to carry other things. Going much larger is usually unnecessary, unless you have a lot of extra gear. The extra length adds to the towing weight, as well as making parking a bit more difficult. The enclosed trailer shown in the photo here has a 24-foot length box and is a "wide body" at 102-inches wide. It is called a 20-foot box; you gain the additional 4 feet of length in the wedge-shaped front without increasing the overall frame length. It has a "beavertail" rear ramp door and a side access door. With a wide-body trailer you shouldn't need the extra driver-side trailer door that some brands offer. This one has low interior wheelwells, which allow the car door to open all the way to the interior wall-important for getting in and out easily. It's an aluminum unit including the frame. The exterior wall panels are bonded so there are no screws, and it has a one-piece seamless roof. It is quite a bit lighter than a steel-framed trailer, and its wedge shape in front helps with stability, as well as wind resistance. It also has a front closet, which is great for storage. In the closet, wire bin shelves were installed on one side and a panel on the other with hangers for the tow straps and other tools (jack handles, wheel chocks, battery charger), which keep things organized and handy.
Many of today's trailers come with a beavertail-style pull-down rear door which also functions as the drive-up ramp. It has a torsion spring to help in lowering and raising the door. The beavertail also makes it a easier than ramps to go in and out because you don't have to worry about the position of the ramps. It also has a side-entry door at the front, which is a nice feature as you don't have to walk along the side of the car once it's loaded. Some trailers also have another door on the driver side as an option, which can allow you to open that door as well as your car's door to make it easier to get in and out, but that's not really necessary with the wide body. It would be especially important on the narrower (96-inch-wide) bodied trailers, but the wide-body units can eliminate the need for that on most cars. I do find the C1, with its thicker doors, and especially with a hardtop in place, requires a little more room than the C2. But it still has enough space, especially since the car door on this trailer will clear the inner trailer wheelwells. A friend of mine has a trailer that has higher wheelwells and his door hits the side of the wheelwell, which restricts how far he can open his car door. I installed a small pad on the trailer wall to keep from marring the car door.
There are two main styles of hitches: the bumper hitch and the fifth wheel or gooseneck style. Many of the major manufacturers offer either type. There are several well-known aluminum trailer manufacturers: FeatherLite, Exciss, Aluminum Trailer Company, Trailex, and Renegade. Several offer both aluminum and steel units.
My current trailer is built by Rance Aluminum (Renegade), which has been around since 1988. Key factors in going with this brand: I have a local trailer dealer and, most of all, I really like the design, construction, interior finish, and components used. A few of those features are the wedge-shaped front, bonded aluminum side walls (no screws), low interior fenderwells, use of Dexter Easy Lube hubs (easy lubrication to both inner and outer bearings), and the options available. This one is approximately 2,800 pounds empty, so it's light while still being sturdy.
Prices for a new trailer will vary depending on the type, size, options, and type of construction. Some open trailers list for $2,500 for a steel unit to $7,000-plus for aluminum. Enclosed units can run from $6,000 to $20,000-plus. Dealers will usually negotiate their pricing and might be more flexible at the end of a season or for units in stock. There may be differences from one manufacturer to another on standard versus optional equipment, so be sure to compare prices based on all the features.
You may also find used units available. Trailers seem to hold their value well, but you may be able to find a good deal with a little searching, patience, and luck.
When looking for a trailer, it's pretty much like buying a new car or truck-lots of options to consider. Some of these really aren't options at all, but necessities. It's amazing how few standard equipment options come on certain models, unless there is some sort of package. The spare tire, for example, would seem like a no-brainer, but they aren't usually included. Neither is a hydraulic jack in case of a flat. Most trailers come with a crank-style tongue jack. On my trailer, I use a hydraulic-type jack (Hijacker), which works well. There are also electric units available.
You also have to make sure the trailer has sufficient capacity axles to carry the weight of the car, as well as any gear and the weight of the trailer. Look for axle ratings of 5-6,000 pounds per axle. The axles on this unit are made by Dexter and have an Easy-Lube design for easy greasing of the axle bearings. Some newer units offer no-lube bearings.If you have a choice of tires, go with those of a higher rating, such as the D- or E-rated tires. To help prevent cracking from the sun, it's a good idea to cover the tires when the trailer is stored. Mileage or tread depth won't always be good indicators of the condition of your tires, so check them often.
Some of the more useful options to consider: spare tire, hydraulic jack (3 ton or more), rear trailer stabilizer jacks (stabilizes the trailer making it possible to load or unload while unhooked), hydraulic or electric tongue jack, interior lights, front stone guard, break-away control and safety chains (both usually required by state law), tire chocks, hitch lock, four ratchet-type tie-down straps (10,000-pound capacity each), winch, tire covers (during storage), trailer vents (side wall or roof to reduce heat buildup), and good tow vehicle camper-style mirrors. You might also want to consider getting a vinyl floor inside to keep things cleaner; it's much less expensive than adding it later. On this trailer, indoor/outdoor carpeting was installed. The carpeting has much less weight and is warmer especially when strapping the car down in the cold weather. Car Tie-DownsTo tie the car down, I like the ratchet-type straps on all four corners. Some tie-down sets come with only two ratchets and two manually adjustable straps. With those you have to adjust the length of the front two straps, which can be a pain. The ones I use are from Snappin Turtle (http://www.snappinturtle.com). The ratchet-type strap lets you get the right tension easily on all four corners. It's best to mount the straps to suspension points (e.g., lower A frame), which allows the car to move on its suspension while not affecting the tension on the straps. I've also made pads to go over the straps to avoid any scratching that might happen where they go around the suspension. Straps which are rated at 10,000 capacity each are a good idea as it's not just the curb weight of the car but the weight in motion should you need to make a sudden stop.
Most trailers have at least four D-rings for attaching the tie-downs. I added four more to give more tie-down options. There is also a track style that will give you a lot of adjustment.
When loading the car, I've found that getting in the right position is made much easier by fastening a tire chock to the floor in front of the driver's front tire. It helps get the car in the same place each time both for balance and side-to-side positioning.
Aluminum Trailer Web Sites
- Aluminum Trailer Company
- Exciss
- FeatherLite
- Renegade (Rance Aluminum)
- Trailex
Steel Trailer Web Sites
- Haulmark
- H&H Trailers
- Pace
- U.S. Cargo
- Wells Cargo
I haven't listed every manufacturer, just a few to give you an idea of what's out there. An internet search will help you find many more.


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Barrio Azteca Gang Members and Associates Plead Guilty in Texas to Racketeering Conspiracy
WASHINGTON – Two Barrio Azteca (BA) gang members and one BA associate pleaded guilty this week for their participation in a racketeering conspiracy and money laundering, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman for the Western District of Texas, FBI Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division Kevin Perkins and Administrator Michele M. Leonhart of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Today, Yolanda Barba Chavira, 42, aka "Yoli," of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone of the Western District of Texas to money laundering conspiracy. Yesterday, her co-defendants, Adam Garcia, 34, aka "Bad Boy," of El Paso, and Carlos Perez, 38, aka "Bandit," of El Paso, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Norbert Garney in the Western District of Texas to racketeering conspiracy.
According to court documents, the Barrio Azteca gang began in the late 1980s as a violent prison gang and has expanded into a transnational criminal organization. The BA is primarily based in West Texas; Juarez, Mexico; and throughout state and federal prisons in the United States and Mexico.
According to court documents, members and associates of the BA have engaged in a host of criminal activity committed since Jan. 1, 2003, including drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering, kidnapping and murder, including the March 13, 2010, murders in Juarez of U.S. consulate employee Leslie Ann Enriquez Catton, her husband Arthur Redelfs and Jorge Alberto Salcido Ceniceros, the husband of a U.S. consulate employee.
The BA profits by importing heroin, cocaine and marijuana into the United States from Mexico. Gang members and associates also allegedly charge a "street tax" or "cuota" on businesses and criminals operating in their turf. These profits are used to support gang members in prison by funneling money into prison commissary accounts of gang leaders and to pay for defense lawyers or fines. The "cuota" profits also are allegedly reinvested into the organization to purchase drugs, guns and ammunition.
According to information presented in court, Chavira was an associate of the Barrio Azteca in El Paso. Chavira admitted that on a regular basis BA members gave her extortion money that they had collected. In turn, she used that money to purchase money orders and would send those money orders to BA leaders in jail. During her plea hearing, she admitted that she had reason to believe that the BA was laundering more than $120,000 of extortion fees.
During their plea hearings, Garcia and Perez admitted that they were BA members and participated in gang affairs in many places, including the El Paso area and New Mexico. They admitted that they helped distribute controlled substances like marijuana, cocaine and heroin. They also admitted that they participated in the collection of extortion fees from drug dealers operating on BA turf, and that this money was sent to jailed BA leaders.
As part of his plea agreement, Perez agreed not to contest the forfeiture an SKS 7.62x39 rifle, a 995 Hi Point rifle and 143 rounds of ammunition that were recovered after the execution of a federal search warrant at his residence on March 9, 2011.
Thirty-five members and associates of the BA gang, including Chavira, Garcia and Perez and 19 others who have pleaded guilty, were charged in a third superseding indictment unsealed in March 2011 with various counts of racketeering, murder, drug offenses, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Trial against defendant Ramon Renteria, aka "Spook," is set to begin May 18, 2012, before Judge Cardone.
Two of the BA members who previously pleaded guilty were sentenced last week by Judge Cardone in accordance with their plea agreements. On Feb. 23, 2012, Jorge Diaz, aka "Payaso," was sentenced to 20 years in prison and to pay a $5000 fine. On Feb. 24, 2012, Santiago Lucero, aka "Sonny," was sentenced to 12 years in prison and to pay a $1000 fine.
Chavira faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 24, 2012. If U.S. District Judge Cardone accepts plea agreements of Garcia and Perez, each defendant will be sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Joseph A. Cooley of the Criminal Division's Organized Crime and Gang Section, Trial Attorney Brian Skaret of the Criminal Division's Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section and the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Western District of Texas - El Paso Division. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico provided significant assistance in this case, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Davenport. Valuable assistance was provided by the Criminal Division's Offices of International Affairs and Enforcement Operations.
The case was investigated by the FBI's El Paso Field Office and Albuquerque, N.M., Field Office (Las Cruces Resident Agency). Special assistance was provided by the DEA; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the U.S. Marshals Service; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Federal Bureau of Prisons; U.S. Diplomatic Security Service; the Texas Department of Public Safety; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; El Paso Police Department; El Paso County Sheriff's Office; El Paso Independent School District Police Department; Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission; New Mexico State Police; Dona Ana County, N.M., Sheriff's Office; Las Cruces, N.M., Police Department; Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility and Otero County Prison Facility New Mexico.


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Negative events of the past few years (2015-2107) at the Berkeley Public Library awoke the public to the need for much better oversight of how the library is administered, culminating in the dismissal of two non-performing members of the Board Of Library Trustees (BOLT), and a much improved awareness of the criticality of library-related issues on the part of the members of the Berkeley City Council.
The bottom line is that none of this would have been achieved without significant public interest and pressure, so a hearty "Thank You" to all who engaged in the process and pressed for Justice to be done.
The price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance, of course, and public attention to how the library is maintained and administered can never wane, or we will find ourselves with another mess. In essence there does not need to be a "Board of Trustees" if we, interested members of the public, undertake to impose a system of accountability where those responsible for library administration must answer to the public in an open forum.
This website is founded for that purpose. This site is intended to be the clearinghouse where members of the public can raise issues and where answers given by Library Administration will be posted. In brief, our (the public's) wishlists and complaints will be aired here, and we will report here what is done and not done in response. Things that don't get fixed will glaringly stand out here as unfixed and we will see for how long things do not get fixed, so that the administrators of the library will forever be in the glare of headlights, and learn to behave accordingly. The site will be adversarial only to the extent that administration of the library is not performed smoothly and adequately; the hope is that this "oversight site" will become a whetstone whereby library administration does quickly converge to smooth and adequate operation.
Not everyone can get everything they want. Finances and feasibility will always limit what can be done. What is hoped is that Library Administration will set forth its positions here – what compromises were made and why; and that the administrators will be willing to engage in debate here, and be willing to hear and consider alternative proposals from citizens posting here. If in time it is seen that this site functions as well as BOLT for BOLT's purposes, BOLT can vote to dissolve itself (and being a non-elective body, should look forward to doing so.)
The general rule is civility. Attacks on policy and reasoning can be made without pejoratives and ad-hominems. The great fond hope is that this site and what it accomplishes will stand as a great example to the rest of the country as to how Civil Service can be made to properly serve the public – so please behave yourselves accordingly.
Any Berkeley resident, library patron, library staffer, city councilmember or library administrator can have an account on this site to post content and comments; send an email to bpl [at] transbay.net to request an account. Account holders who engage in destructive behavior will lose their access.


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Indonesia Equity Upside May Be Capped, But Small-Cap Could Have Value, Says JPM
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J.P.Morgan thinks the 4%+ correction in Indonesia (till yesterday) upon the Fed's decision not to taper this fall is justified, but cautions that further upside may be capped by downward earnings revisions.
Analysts Aditya Srinath and Adrian Mowat wrote:
We do note that the economy still needs to slow, to continue the adjustment of the external sector to weaker terms of trade. In that context we think that consensus FY14/15E EPS growth 16-17% is aggressive, and revisions may come back to cap upside to Indonesian equities.
That said, the analysts see value in MSCI small-cap stocks, because they are now trading at the widest discount to the large-caps since the Global Financial Crisis:
For investors looking to express a positive view – we point out that the discount of MSCI Indonesia small cap index to MSCI Indonesia is the widest since the global financial crisis of FY08/09.
For investors who want to play the small-cap Indonesian equity game, the Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap ETF (IDXJ) has a 5.3 times forward P/E ratio right now, according to Morningstar. By comparison, the Market Vector Indonesia Index ETF (IDX), which is mostly large-cap stocks, has 14.2 times P/E. Another large-cap Indonesia ETF the iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF (EIDO) has 10 times forward P/E.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Carlos Gomez ran after balls hit into the outfield and zipped from base to base with the same intensity, his big new contract apparently not affecting his style of play.
Gomez and the Milwaukee Brewers agreed to a four-year, $28.3 million deal on Wednesday, and Gomez played in a spring game hours later.
The 27-year-old center fielder would have been eligible for free agency after this season. He agreed to a one-year, $4.3 million deal in January, and the new contract includes salaries of $7 million in 2014, $8 million in 2015 and $9 million in 2016.
Gomez hit .260 with 19 homers and 37 stolen bases in 137 games in 2012. He was one of only five players in the majors with at least 15 homers and 30 stolen bases, joining teammate Ryan Braun, the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, Tampa Bay's B.J. Upton and Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins.
Gomez was in the starting lineup for the Brewers against the Arizona and went 0 for 2 with a walk.
"I feel really good that I'll be able to stay three more years with the Brewers now that they've given me a new opportunity," Gomez said in Spanish after leaving the game. "It was important for me to sign for three more years because this was going to be my fourth year with the organization that gave me a chance. I know I can have a better year than last year, and that's why I decided to sign for longer."
Brewers president and general manager Doug Melvin praised Gomez in in a statement from the club.
"He has always had the physical skills, and his recent performance has given us the confidence that he will take the next step in becoming one of the top center fielders in the game," Melvin said. "His energy, speed and aggressive style of play is a perfect fit for Ron Roenicke's style of managing.
Skipping the World Baseball Classic with his fellow Dominicans was difficult, but Gomez said one of the reasons he did so was because he wanted to get the contract done.
"If I didn't sign, I was going to have a tough preseason thinking about it," he said. "I was going to be preparing to have a huge season (in a contract year). I didn't think that was the best option for me or my future, to go to the World Baseball Classic. Either way, it was going to be on my mind. If I didn't sign, I was going to be here (in Arizona) to work on having a huge season."
Gomez knows now that he and his family are financially secure.
"It's a great feeling to know that my children, my parents, my brothers, my wife are going to have a good future with everything taken care of," he said. "It will be that way for a very long time."


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It is with a heavy heart that I write about the loss of Larry Elovich, my best friend.
Larry was president of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce for three decades and the city's former Democratic leader. "Lawyer Larry" and I were friends for more than 50 years. He was the wisest, most politically astute and most loyal friend I've ever had.
Larry was a local legend, a person who, although he was loyal to the Democratic Party, never thought twice about crossing party lines when it was in the best interest of the people of Long Beach, and all of Long Island.
How times have changed.
For the third consecutive year, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has held the line and delivered to the County Legislature a budget that doesn't increase property taxes. His $2.79 billion, no-property-tax-increase budget for fiscal year 2013 also reduces spending for a second consecutive year and continues to deliver essential services for the people of Nassau County.
Mangano has slashed the $133 million deficit he inherited from the previous administration. He has cut 20 percent of the county work force, which is now the smallest it's been since the 1950s.
It's unfortunate that severe partisan bickering has marred a solid effort by our county executive to guarantee that the taxpayers of Nassau County will once again have a balanced budget and be on track and on the road to recovery.
Mangano announced a plan to create a public-private partnership for Nassau's sewer and wastewater authority, one that could provide $750 million in private investment and allow the county to reduce its debt.
After announcing the proposed budget, however, Mangano said that the county would have to delay the plans, mostly due to a holdup by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the financial control board controlled by Democrats, who said they would reject any budget that included a sewer authority deal because it would provide only nonrecurring revenue.
Talk about bureaucracy at its finest!


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Tape Speeds for different formats as measured in inches per second, or centimeters per second. Tape formats range from reel-to-reel to cassettes.
Cassettes go the slowest of the bunch, at 1-7/8 inches/second. Microcasettes aren't mentioned here (but are in this 1983 microcassette review), but they go half the speed of cassettes, at 15/16 inches per second, or even slower: 1/2 inch per second.)
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Alcohol and Drug Problems: Prevention
Flavio F. Marsiglia, David Becerra, and Jaime M. Booth
Prevention is a proactive science-based process that aims to strengthen existing protective factors and to diminish or eliminate other factors that put individuals, families, and communities at risk for substance abuse. Prevention is important because alcohol and drug abuse are a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and health expenditures in the United States. Alcohol and other drug abuse is also associated with infectious diseases, chronic diseases, emergency room visits, newborn health problems, family violence, and auto fatalities. The comorbidity of drug and alcohol abuse with mental health disorders and HIV adds urgency to the development, evaluation, and implementation of comprehensive and effective prevention interventions. The social work profession plays a key role in substance abuse prevention, as it not only targets the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs but also aims at reducing the related negative health and psychosocial outcomes and economic burden they produce on individuals and society at large.
Ecological Social Work
Uschi Bay
Ecological social work requires a shift in thinking for social workers because it does not place humans at the center of its concerns. Rather ecological social work puts the interrelationship between humans and nature at its center. This radically de-centered view of humanity aims to bring consideration of the planet and all of its environmental systems into decision making to ensure the sustainability of natural resources for the long term. Ecological principles can guide social work practice, research, and education in ways that promote a transition to sustainable practices in every sphere of life. Widespread ecological consciousness is advocated as an important focus for change by some social work authors promoting this approach. A global consciousness is understood to enable humanity's capacity to deal with the growing concerns about the survival of planet earth as a suitable habitat for humans, animals, and plants. Humanity's activities are understood to contribute to the ongoing degradation of fresh water, fertile soils, and pollution of the atmosphere. Drastic changes in the way humans behave and relate to the earth are considered necessary at the global, national, and local levels. Social workers are thus called on to engage with others in taking on significant roles in many areas of practice to facilitate these crucial societal transformations.
HIV/AIDS and People of Color
Michele Rountree and Courtney McElhaney Peebles
Communities of color are disproportionately burdened by the prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Research has shown that race and ethnicity in the United States are population characteristics that correlate with other fundamental determinants of health outcomes. This entry will chronicle the history of the epidemic, report the disparate impact of the disease affecting communities of color, and acknowledge the social determinants of health that contribute to the vulnerability of risk. A call to address the imbalance of health inequities, with a complement of individual-level interventions and new approaches that address the interpersonal, network, community, and societal influences of disease transmission, is discussed.
Yin-Ling Irene Wong
This entry provides an overview of contemporary homelessness as a major social problem in the United States, focusing on the definition of homelessness and its prevalence, as well as on the composition and characteristics of the homeless population. It then discusses the dynamics and causes of homelessness and examines policy responses toward homelessness since the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. The entry points to the multifaceted nature of homelessness and highlights promising interventions that have shown to be effective in addressing homelessness among members of special needs populations.
Lesbians: Overview
Lori Messinger and Jennifer Wheeler Brooks
This entry provides an overview of research on lesbians in the United States using an overarching framework of oppression and empowerment. Historical and current demographic and cultural information about lesbians will be reported, along with an analysis of personal and environmental factors critical to social work practitioners' ability to enhance the well-being of lesbian individuals, couples, and families.
Mark R. Rank
Poverty has been a subject of concern since the beginnings of social work. This entry reviews three key research areas. First, the extent and dynamics of poverty are examined, including the measurement of poverty, patterns of cross-sectional and comparative poverty rates, the longitudinal dynamics of poverty, and poverty as a life-course risk. Second, reasons for poverty are discussed. These are divided into individual versus structural level explanations. The concept of structural vulnerability is offered as a way of bridging key individual and structural determinants in order to better understand the existence of poverty. Third, strategies and solutions to poverty are briefly reviewed.
Prison Violence
Kristine Levan
This entry presents an overview of prison violence and how issues such as overcrowding and scarcity of resources may contribute. Exploring both collective and interpersonal levels of violence, issues such as incidents between inmates and those between inmates and staff are examined. This entry looks at the issues facing males, females, juveniles, and the mentally ill as they contend with correctional institutions and violence within these institutions. The potential effects of violent victimization are also examined, as well as potential interventions and solutions to reduce violence.
Progressive Social Work
Rosemary Barbera, Mary Bricker-Jenkins, and Barbara Hunter Randall Joseph
Since the beginning of the profession, progressive social work has been characterized by a lived commitment to practice dedicated to advancing human rights and social and economic justice. Since the mid-1980s, the rise of global capitalism has vitiated support for robust social welfare programs and has had a conservatizing effect on the profession, rendering the progressive agenda both more urgent and more difficult. The economic crisis of 2008 has seen a rise in people suffering, while at the same time those programs that would help ease suffering are being cut back, further perpetuating the myth that austerity is the cure for the disease that it has caused. Meanwhile, the modernist ideals that gave rise to progressivism are being challenged by postmodernist thinkers. Progressive social work has responded to both challenges with innovation and energy, but theoretical and practical conundrums remain.
Settlements and Neighborhood Centers
Mike Fabricant and Robert Fisher
Settlement houses are a prism though which the turbulent history of social work can be viewed. This article specifically examines the genesis of social settlements over the past century. It describes the early work of the settlements in spearheading social reform and building community solidarity. It explores the relationship between historic shifts in the political economy and the changed work of settlements, particularly the development of neighborhood houses. Finally, it emphasizes the dynamic interplay in the past twenty years between corporatization of not-for-profit culture, shrinking government funding, and the redefinition of settlement services.
Social Movements
Michael Reisch
Since the 19th century, social movements have provided U.S. social work with its intellectual and theoretical foundations and and furnished many of its leaders. Social workers were among the founders of the Progressive movement and have played important roles in the labor, feminist, civil rights, welfare rights, and peace movements for over a century. More recently, social workers have been active in New Social Movements (NSMs), that have focused on issues of identity, self-esteem, critical consciousness, and human rights, and in transnational movements, such as the Occupy movement, which have emerged in response to the consequences of economic globalization, environmental degradation, and major population shifts, including mass immigration.
Social Planning
Jon Simon Sager
Social planning emphasizes the application of rational problem-solving techniques and data-driven approaches to identify, determine, and help coordinate services for target populations. Social planning is carried out by a myriad of organizations—from federal agencies to community organizations—attempting to solve problems ranging from child welfare to aging. The advantages and disadvantages of this empirically objective data-driven approach, including different forms, will be discussed along with past, current, and future trends within the field of social work.


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Tech's Best 2014 April Fools' Jokes
Each April 1, the likes of Google, Microsoft, Twitter and dozens of other tech companies deliver a flood of gags to the Web. This year, there's plenty to make you laugh, from Nintendo-infused mobile maps to a couple of ways to capitalize on the selfie craze.
Here are the best April Fools' Day jokes we've seen this year. Find any others? Let us know about the pranks we missed down in the comments.


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We have many children, youth and elderly friends waiting for sponsors through CFCA. Weíve promised to do our best to help them, but itís been tough finding new sponsors in the current economic climate.
So how do we answer this challenge? With hope and your help.
We need your help getting the word out to people in your community. Here is what we are asking you to do from Sept. 15 to Dec. 15:
1. Ask us for a sponsorship kit. Contact the outreach volunteer team at 800.875.6564 or [email protected]. The kit includes folders (let us know how many youíd like), a CFCA tablecloth, a tabletop sign and a promotional poster. The folders each include a family profile and photo of a child, youth and aging friend waiting for sponsorship, along with information about CFCA.
2. Host a sponsorship table. Where? At your church, civic group meeting or book club gathering ó wherever you find people of good will.
3. Host a sponsorship party. Invite friends and family to your home and introduce them to sponsorship. You can tell them about your own experience and share your pictures and letters received from your sponsored friend.
4. Take this challenge using social media. Pass along the word about CFCA through your Facebook page, blog site, Twitter account and any other social media outlets youíre using.
5. Try. Thatís all we ask. One, two, five or 10 new sponsors make a huge difference when we all put forth an effort!


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Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
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1. Completion of the B.S. program in occupational science at Ithaca College.
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Clinical fieldwork is an essential part of professional training, and students must complete three level II fieldwork experiences in preparation for their degree and certification. Fieldwork centers maintain contractual relationships with Ithaca College, and students are placed in fieldwork centers by the fieldwork coordinator well in advance of the beginning of these placements. Once confirmed, student placements are not alterable by the student.
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5 Brands Worth Tracking Down
5 Brands Worth Tracking Down
These brands are impossible to find, and with so many brands online, it's easier than ever to find niche beauty brands. These are five brands that you just won't find in stores all over the place but are worth buying sight unseen.
Le Metier de Beaute is a beautifully done line with really nuanced colors, well-thought out formulas, and full range of products. I fell in love with the brand a couple of years ago after stopping by one of a handful of counters in New York City. Their distribution has increased tremendously in the past year, but they are still harder to find in stores. My favorite products are their blushes and Lip Cremes.
Burberry created a line with a surprising amount of success–it does not feel like they rested on their brand name to carry them forward. They created a color range that worked with the brand's image–simple, elegant, timeless. The textures equally in line with their image; silky, smooth, never too shimmery or too much. My favorite products are their eyeshadows, blushes, and lipsticks. Burberry Trench is my go-to highlighter.
Rescue Beauty Lounge is a brand that is so relatable. The creator, Ji, interacts with fans and customers so well and thoroughly that you feel like you are following her on her journey of creating new shades. There is truly something special about the way Rescue Beauty Lounge listens to their customers and finds ways to give them yet one more reason to love the brand. Many of the polishes have subtlties that make a shade unique–on top of an excellent, long-wearing, beautifully-applying formula.
Paul & Joe Beaute has such darling packaging but the products inside are equally, if not more so, deserving of praise and attention. There is a certain softness to their range, with some playfulness, and always enough creativity to keep the brand elevated from same ol', same ol'. My favorite product is their eyeshadows!
Nubar is a brand I know I would have never heard of had i not been a beauty blogger or thoroughly immersed in the online beauty community. It is a brand that does nail polish exceptionally well. I always feel like Nubar does their own thing; you never quite know what to expect from them–sometimes it seems fitting to the season, other times they create shades you may not think you'd wear.


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I liked the book because it was funny. It taught me that you have to have patience. I didn't like the illustrations because they were black, white, and gray.
A good reader could read this book because there are some difficult words. Any reader who likes funny books would read this book because it makes you laugh out loud.


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Cat eyes, winged shadows and corner lash strips are three of our favorite techniques to elongate the eye. But if you rather make them look really big and awake, try this technique with a lash curler and your favorite mascara! It's a subtle illusion, but a lot of people really love doing it this way. The only way you're going to find out if it's for you is to try it one morning and wear it all day, catching glimpses in the mirror to see if you love it. Here's how:
- Lash Curler – I used , the cult favorite because it's long enough to accommodate any eye length and it really gives a strong pinch.
- Your Favorite Mascara – I used , my newest obsession because it really paints and maximizes the lashes.
- Pinch your lashes at the base with the lash curler. Revisit my to see my secret trick to really flare them up.
- Concentrate the mascara on the center section of the upper lashes by directing the wand from up above and pulling each lash upwards as demonstrated in the picture.
- Change direction by painting the same section with the tip of the wand from below each lash moving the tip upwards.
- Paint the center section of the bottom lashes as well.


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At a recent Sunday service at All Saints Episcopal Church on Hilton Head Island, the Rev. Richard C. Lindsey, rector, and Mary Anne Gebler, chair of the 2012 All Saints Garden Tour Board, (Lower Left) distributed funding grants totaling $25,000 to six local charities that are responding to the challenges of hunger, homelessness, and literacy in the community. The checks represented the proceeds from this year's 25th Annual Garden Tour.
The representatives from the nonprofit groups included (1st row L-R) Lashawn Murray (The New Destiny Center, Inc.); Nancy Taylor (Neighborhood Outreach Connection); (2nd Row Left to Right) Elliott Brown (Family Promise of Beaufort County); Janet Weingarten (Backpack Buddies of HHI); Carol Galli (Backpack Buddies of HHI), and Derick Murray (The New Destiny Center, Inc.) Not shown are representatives from Born to Read, Inc. and Senior Services of Beaufort County.)


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Dempster toes mound for Red Sox versus Twins
Ryan Dempster takes aim at his third straight win Tuesday when the Boston Red Sox continue a four-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park.
Dempster was impressive in beating Toronto on Thursday, as he held the Blue Jays to a run and four hits in six innings to run his record to 2-2 on the year to go along with a 3.00 ERA.
"I felt like maybe I was picking a little bit and trying to be too fine instead of getting back on the aggressive and taking advantage of their aggressiveness early on," Dempster said after the start. "They were coming after me, and maybe kind of got away from the strike zone a little bit more than I wanted to. I was able to hone it back in."
Dempster has faced the Twins four times (3 starts) and is 2-1 against them with a 6.16 ERA.
Boston got back to its winning ways in Monday's opener, as Stephen Drew capped a 4-for-5 night with an RBI double with two out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Red Sox a hard-earned 6-5 win.
Drew added a solo homer and finished with three RBI to help the Red Sox bounce back from three straight weekend losses at Texas in their return home. Dustin Pedroia and Shane Victorino each went 3-for-5 while contributing solo shots as well to the victory.
David Ortiz recorded an eighth-inning double to extend his hitting streak to 26 games dating back to last season.
Clayton Mortensen (1-2) registered the win after tossing 2 1/3 innings in relief of Joel Hanrahan, who blew a 5-4 lead by allowing a solo homer to Brian Dozier in the top of the ninth.
Dozier, Joe Mauer and Josh Willingham all collected two hits for the Twins, with Mauer scoring a pair of runs and Justin Morneau knocking in two in the loss.
"We had opportunities. They had some opportunities, and finally they get the big hit there," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said.
Boston's Clay Buchholz, who posted a spectacular 1.01 ERA in winning each of his first six starts of 2013, was reached for four runs over a season-low six innings. Counterpart Vance Worley permitted three runs on nine hits through five-plus frames for Minnesota.
"I didn't do anything differently," Buchholz said. "I gave up runs."
Minnesota, meanwhile, will turn to lefty Scott Diamond on Tuesday. Diamond evened his record at 2-2 on Wednesday, as he beat Detroit, holding the Tigers to a pair of runs in six innings.
"Physically, I definitely feel like everything is starting to come around," said Diamond, who had surgery to remove a bone chip from his left elbow in December. "Even just throwing, I felt like my mechanics were really in sync. And the big thing now is when something is out of sync, I'm able to make a quick adjustment off it."
Diamond has never faced the Red Sox.
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In addition to being available right here on Windows Phone Central, now you can also catch up on all the Talk Mobile roundtable videos via your subscription services!
The roundtable videos are the ones where Phil Nickinson of Android Central, Kevin Michaluk of CrackBerry, Daniel Rubino of Windows Phone Central, and yours truly, Rene Ritchie of iMore get together and, moderated by Cali Lewis and John P. of GeekBeat.TV, start the conversation about the issues in mobile that matter the most.
The videos will enter the feeds shortly after they go up in flashy new super features. Of course, we'd love for you to watch them right then, on the page and in proper context, along with all the supporting articles and videos. But, if you're on the go and need your quick fix, or at home with your feet up looking for a stream, we want you to have that option too!
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Some say it\'s time to cry, others call a relief — whichever side you are on, there\'s no way of denying that a razor-sharp corner in the euro-zone crisis is about to be turned. According to media reports, struggling Greece is scheduled to tap the international capital markets in a long-term bond sale as soon as this week after an exile from the financial community since 2010.
We\'ll let that hang for a minute. Greece. As in the same country that two years ago agreed to the largest government-debt restructuring and was at the brink of breaking up the entire European currency union.
\"This doesn\'t suggest Greece is out of the woods yet, but it is an important milestone for a country that has been under the oversight of the EU and IMF,\" said Timo del Carpio, European economist at RBC Capital Markets.
Others called it the official end of the debt crisis and \"the most conspicuous example of the dramatic improvement in sentiment towards the euro zone periphery\", according Nicholas Spiro, managing director at Spiro Sovereign Strategy.
And looking at the recent stellar improvement in Greek government yields, confidence in the Hellenic Republic has certainly been lifted. The 10-year yield fell below the 6% level on Wednesday, and although still almost 450 basis points higher than the German equivalent, it\'s a major improvement from the +30% levels we witnessed in early 2012.
But buyer beware: Greece still grapples with sluggish growth, high debt-to-GDP ratio and the highest unemployment level in the euro zone (a whopping 27.5% according to the latest data). Not to mention that its fortune is still tied to the whims of the Troika of international lenders.
\"Has the world lost all sense?,\" asked Stephen Pope, managing partner at Spotlight Ideas, in a note. \"How can it be that a nation which is still seeking debt forgiveness can be welcomed back into the international capital markets?\"
Well, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday in its World Economic Outlook it expects Greece to return to growth in 2014 and that the current account balance will swing into positive this year as well.
That\'s all good, but what about that stubbornly high debt-to-GDP ratio? Analysts at Citigroup pointed out in a note that the public-debt ratio is in fact higher now than it was before the debt restructuring in 2012. In contrast to official forecasts, the debt-to-GDP ratio could rise to 190% over the next couple years, the analysts said. That\'s way higher than the 120% level the IMF considers a sustainable debt ratio.
Without getting too technical, Citi estimates that the nominal GDP growth for Greece would have to be around 8.5% a year until 2020 to bring the debt down to the 120% level by the end of this decade. In comparison, growth-driven China is struggling to even make it to 7.5% GDP expansion this year.
\"We judge such a high nominal growth to be unlikely,\" the Citi analysts said in a note. \"In our view, without a sizable haircut on official loans, the public-debt ratio is highly unlikely to fall below the 120% any time over the next ten years.\"
But whether you buy into the Greek recovery story or not, the bonds are soon out and will offer a significantly higher yield than most other sovereign bonds. This could make an attractive venture for risk-hungry investors, willing to hinge returns on Greece\'s future finances.
However, the return to capital markets isn\'t just tied to gradual recovery in Greece. Spiro from Spiro Sovereign Strategy noted that Sri Lanka just sold 5-year debt at a yield of roughly 5%, proving that financial markets are driven by a \"reach for yield\" sentiment at the moment. So, Greece isn\'t just benefiting from the sanguine view of the euro zone, but also from solid risk appetite across higher-yielding asset classes.
\"Just a cursory glance at the dire state of Greece\'s economy and its towering levels of public debt throws the disconnect between sentiment and fundamentals into sharp relief,\" he said. \"To suggest, as some do, that \'Greece is back\' is, quite frankly, preposterous. Sentiment may have turned, but Greece\'s economy and politics still remain cause for serious concern.\"
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Twins Bullpen Squanders Lead In Loss To Tigers Thursday
The Twins blew an early 5-2 lead slowly, but surely, in a 7-6 loss to Detroit Thursday night at Comerica Park. The Twins' bullpen gave up four runs in just over two innings pitched.
The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a Miguel Cabrera two-run homer off of Diamond, but the Twins stormed back with one run in the second inning and four in the third. Josh Willingham hit a three-run home run in the second to give the Twins the 5-2 lead.
After Detroit cut the Twins' lead to 5-3 in the fifth, Josh Willingham hit his second home run of the game to make the score 6-3 in the top of the seventh.
The Tigers plated three runs to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, then earned the game winning run on a Prince Fielder infield single in the eighth.
The loss was the ninth straight for the Twins, who are now 18-26 on the season. They will try to tame the Tigers again on Friday night.


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Karen from HFS needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 52 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
Antique / art deco feel fruit box label style logo required for a non-profit community group working to preserve rare and heritage fruit varieties
Heritage Fruits Society Inc
The Heritage Fruits Society is a Victoria (Australia) based community group involved in the conservation and distribution of rare and heritage varieties of fruits (apples / pears / cherries / plums / stone fruits etc).We are looking for a logo that can be used on our website (under development) and on printed materials in the future.The logo needs to support the rare and heritage status of all of the varieties that we work with.We are particularly interested in creating something that reflects old style fruit box labels - examples of which can be found here. In particular the labels that reflect the look and feel we are after are:
WJB Brand (pg 3)
Huoncry (pg 16)
Burnlea (pg 21)
Bramhall (pg 21)
Beautiful Isle (pg 23)
G H Kile (pg 26)
Merton Calvert (pg 27)
- Must have an antique / art deco feel to it.
- Should have a 3 dimensional depth rather than flat.
- Should reinforce the message of trees in the ground (rather than just the fruit).
- Should depict full range of of fruit such as apples, plums, pears, etc (no tropical varieties).
- Should be of a size that can be reduced to be usable online but large enough to have sufficient detail to be able to be used on large promotional items (such as banners etc).
- SVG Format please.
- Minimal / no text on the label itself
- Must not be minimalist / corporate in style
- No tropical fruits to be included / no vegetables
- No Northern Hemisphere elements (eg no snow)
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FTPS (FTP over SSL) provides both encryption and authentication support as compared to SFTP that offers only encryption support.
When using FTPS for data transfer, you can choose to encrypt your credentials, and also the data being transmitted to the server. In addition, you can choose to authenticate the server's credentials and connections. The credentials of a server are validated against the current set of trusted CA server certificates in the Dreamweaver database. Certificate Authorities (CAs), which include companies like VeriSign, Thawte, and so on, issue digitally signed server certificates.
For more information, see http://help.adobe.com/en_US/dreamweaver/cs/using/WSee8adad8a8c1990b-6cb1a36e1266d204f20-8000.html#WSeffff8bffc802084-1de4b49712def0f4ecb-8000


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February 2014, Volume 6, Issue 1
Check Your Calendars!!
Take Your Child to the Library Day
Feb. 2
Digital Learning Day
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Phone: 248 823-1296
Dr. Sheila R. Ronis is Professor and Chair, Department of Management and Communications at Walsh College in Troy, Michigan, where she teaches in the Doctorate and MBA Programs. She is also President of The University Group, Inc., a management consulting firm and think tank specializing in strategic management, visioning, national security, and public policy. A Fulbright Specialist Scholar, Dr. Ronis is studying the need for the development of grand strategy and foresight mechanisms in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. She is a Senior Advisor to Ambassador David Abshire at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. In December 2011, Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security, (Sheila R. Ronis, editor, National Defense University [NDU] Press) was published based on a conference she chaired at NDU in August 2010. Dr. Ronis was a Distinguished Fellow and Vision Working Group leader of the congressionally mandated Project on National Security Reform (PNSR) in Washington. After nearly 40 years of working in government, industry, academia, and as the CEO of a management consulting firm, Dr. Ronis published Timelines into the Future: Strategic Visioning Methods for Government, Industry and Other Organizations (Hamilton Books, June 2007). She edited the Project on National Security Reform Vision Working Group Report and Scenarios (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, July 2010). In June, 2005, she chaired, at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, the Army's Eisenhower National Security Series Conference, "The State of the U.S. Industrial Base: National Security Implications in a World of Globalization." The proceedings of that conference, which Dr. Ronis co-edited with Dr. Lynne Thompson, was published by the NDU Press in April 2006. In March, 2006, she completed a study of the national security implications of the erosion of the U.S. industrial base for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Small Business. Dr. Ronis holds a B.S. in physics and mathematics, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in large social system behavior from Ohio State University.
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SSI books and monographs by Dr. Sheila R. Ronis
Forging an American Grand Strategy: Securing a Path Through a Complex Future. Selected Presentations from a Symposium at the National Defense University
October 22, 2013
Edited by Dr. Sheila R. Ronis.
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Issues associated with U.S. grand strategy were discussed on November 8-9, 2011, at the National Defense University symposium, "Forging an American Grand Strategy: Securing a Path Through a Complex Future." This volume includes several presentations from the event.
Project on National Security Reform: Vision Working Group Report and Scenarios
July 30, 2010
Edited by Dr. Sheila R. Ronis.
On November 26, 2008, the Project on National Security Reform submitted its 2-year study of the national security system, "Forging a New Shield," to the President, President-elect, and Congress. The work of the Vision Working Group led to the formulation of the following recommendation: The country must establish a mechanism to infuse greater foresight into the Executive Branch, and in particular the national security system. This proposed mechanism, named the Center for Strategic Analysis and Assessment, would exist and operate within the Executive Office of the President. This volume details the proposed architecture and operation of the Center.


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However, there is a bug in the sonar viz for multiple scouts, looking into it now.
Removed a ROS_INFO from ghost scout file.
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Fixing bugs with ghost scout (these were problems in odometry relatedto constants in the simulator and coordinate frame and theta representationin the simulator). Also made ghost scout translucent in order to differentiateit.
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Can anyone recommend a tennis instructor near or in Woodland Hills? I am just starting to learn tennis and would like to take private lessons.
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nalemadi needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 281 designs submitted by 80 freelance designers.
Me and my partner are starting a new Marine business in the State of Qatar.
the business name (Shrao) is a name of a famous Island in the State of Qatar. the logo should reflect a sense of tradition and culture (Arabian Culture).
The business is trading and servicing Boats and yatchs; mechanical works, technecal, boat body works, and selling accessories related to boats and sailing trips.
it would be great (if your PC supported by Arabic Language) if you could add the Arabic name to it along with the English name; the Arabic name is ( شراعو ) otherwise its ok.
Our target audiance are boat & yacht owners who are looking to fix and redesign their boats or in need for accessories for a sailing or leisure trips to the sea.
the project is to design a logo for a Marine business based in the State of Qatar, which should reflect a sense of the tradition of the Arabian culture.
prefered colors to use are yellow; sand color, blue; sea color, and White
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Two Women Found Dead in Submerged Vehicle in Washington County
Two women were found dead in their submerged vehicle shortly before midnight Tuesday.
The bodies of Amy Stiner, 37, of Machias and Melissa Moyer, 38, of Sunbury, Pa., were located in their vehicle about 175 feet off the Pond Cove boat ramp north of Roque Bluffs State Park, according to a release from the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Stiner was five months pregnant, police said.
The accident is under investigation.
Earlier in the day, the Maine Warden Service was called to search for the two women who had become lost on the hiking trails at the park. The women and their dog later were located with the help of a local landowner and returned to their vehicle at the state park.
Police say the women started their vehicle and were last seen driving toward the road. A short time later, the Maine Warden Service received a call from dispatch that the women had called to say they had driven their vehicle into the water.
The GPS coordinates from the phone placed them almost a mile from where they were last seen, according to police.
The Maine Warden Service responded, but could not locate the car or the two women. Local fire departments quickly arrived on scene along with deputies from the Washington County Sheriff's Department, Machias Police Department, Maine Marine Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard.
The dog also was lost in the accident.