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The story, such as it is, can be recounted in three sentences without spoiling the enjoyment of the film. Max, an orphan, spends summers, as a child, with his uncle Henry (nicely played by Albert Finney) who appreciates the finer things of life and owns a beautiful Provencal chateau and vineyard. By the time we meet him as an adult, Max has evolved into a noughties London version of Michael Douglas in Wall Street. But then, of course, Uncle dies, Max returns to Provence, falls in love with the place and with the delicious but hard-to-get café-owner Fanny (Marion Coutillard) and decides to give up on London and move into his old uncle's shoes.. And that, is more or less it. Russell Crowe is well cast as the city slicker but never begins to make us believe in the rural epiphany.
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Early every year, south Texas winter wheat is hit with cereal rust. As wheat is planted and grows further north, the rust travels up the country.
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Editorial by George Anderson
There's never been a more important time for Americans to unite and pledge that when they "see something," they "say something."
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority originally unveiled the "See Something, Say Something" campaign to increase public awareness about signs of terrorism and the importance of reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement authorities. This slogan, later licensed to the Department of Homeland Security, highlights the concept that homeland security begins with hometown security. As a retired NYPD assistant chief with 30 years of experience as a police officer, supervisor, trainer, and critical incident responder, I believe that every American needs to develop the tools and techniques to honor the "See Something, Say Something" mandate.
Police and security forces are hard at work but public safety is the responsibility of all Americans. We are the first line of defense against acts of terrorism on our country and each individual's help is needed. All Americans need to be on alert for potential risks. The attempted car bombing in Times Square in 2010 was averted by the vigilance of a quick thinking street vendor who witnessed smoke coming from an SUV and alerted police. This potentially saved hundreds of lives had the device functioned as it was nefariously intended. While this incident was front-page news, virtually every day thousands of citizens across the country witness suspicious activity. Citizens play important roles in helping law enforcement solve crimes and save lives by becoming actively involved in protecting their communities. Whether you live in a rural or urban environment, our best defense is to let the authorities know when something does not look right and to be prepared for the unexpected.
As vice president of operations at the U.S.'s largest security services company and a former police officer, I offer these tips to help people know how to recognize and report suspicious activity:
•Take Note of Suspicious Behavior Suspicious activity can be defined as an incident, circumstance or person who appears out of the ordinary and out of place. A range of suspicious behavior includes the adult man loitering alone in the children's playground, or someone wandering down the street peering closely into car windows. A person taking lots of photographs of a building's infrastructure is potentially suspicious as this person may be taking images to look for weaknesses in the building to exploit for criminal or terrorist activities. Someone tampering with sewer, gas or electric systems who is not branded with an identifiable company or government agency is suspicious. Hearing unusual sounds - glass breaking, shouting, gunshots - all are clearly suspicious. Seeing a bag left by a passenger on a bus or train or in a public place is suspicious and demands immediate action by alerting the bus or train operator and calling 911.
•Record Suspicious Activity Write down as much information about the suspicious behavior as possible noting the time and place with a physical description of the suspicious person. If you are able to discreetly take a photo or video of the person from your phone, this could become important evidence. Minus photographic evidence, try to provide specific information to the authorities including gender, race, approximate age, height and weight, hair color and style, clothing, and general appearance including note of any facial hair, scars, tattoos or glasses.
•Educate the Workplace Even workplaces with a full-time security team need to involve employees and promote the "See Something, Say Something" campaign. The security team cannot be in every hall, office and production area at all times - but your employees are. It is the observations of the many that can truly make an impact. All employees should be educated on what constitutes suspicious activity and the importance of reporting it. In some offices, it is the receptionist who is the company's first line of defense. A receptionist should be suspicious of an unknown individual who claims to have lost their identification and seeks to gain entry or a caller who asks probing questions about particular employees' schedule or whereabouts.
•Establish Reporting Procedures in the Workplace Determining the chain of command on reporting procedures for suspicious activity is important. When is it appropriate for employees to call the police? If an employee feels immediate attention is necessary, they should call 911. Does the level of activity warrant an initial investigation from your security firm or company manager? The Homeland Security Department has also established a tip line to report suspicious activity, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-866-HLS-TIPS. For more information, visit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Encourage your friends, neighbors and colleagues to be observant and vigilant on the job and even on their way to work. If there is a stray tote bag tucked under the bus or subway seat, report it to the local police. If a stranger walks into the office without having been identified by your front desk security personnel, ensure that is reported immediately to the appropriate person. Vehicles abandoned in the right of way should also be reported to local authorities immediately.
George Anderson is vice president, operations, for the New York office of AlliedBarton Security Services and president of the New York Chapter of ASIS.


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Former B.C. solicitor general John van Dongen says the constitutional flaws in what was billed as Canada's "toughest" drunk-driving regime were obvious and ignored for political gain.
In a frank interview about the controversial law, van Dongen said he believes the administrative penalties unveiled three years ago by then-solicitor general Mike de Jong were far too severe and that the law stripped people of civil rights.
He said the measures were motivated by Liberal hopes of capitalizing on sympathy for the victims of impaired drivers rather than proper public policy and legal standards.
The B.C. Supreme Court in Nov. 2011 found the law unconstitutional primarily because it did not have a proper appeal process, and the government has responded by re-writing it.
"I warned (current Justice Minister Shirley) Bond, (Supt. Of Motor Vehicles) Steve Martin and other staff that courts would never support this legislation, which was right over the top," van Dongen said.
"It went too far in terms of balancing ease of enforcement versus individual rights under the law ….de Jong as a lawyer should have known better."
Still, the veteran, now-independent MLA for Abbotsford South conceded that he voted for the bill for the same political reasons the Liberals proposed it.
"The problem is if I'm arguing against going after drinking driving, I'm going to get killed (politically)," van Dongen said.
"But we knew, we knew … people like me knew, I couldn't believe they were going through with this. They destroyed lives with this bloody thing …. You don't get to hammer the hell out of somebody when you suspend their individual rights."
After learning of two specific cases of injustice, one in which a man lost his job as a truck driver, van Dongen said he raised the spectre of families being ripped apart by questionable roadside suspensions at a meeting with Martin, but the superintendent of motor vehicles was unsympathetic.
Van Dongen called him "a zealot."
A $1,000 fine would work, van Dongen said, rather than penalties and costs that amount to thousands of dollars and are "beyond what would happen in some criminal cases.
"We don't have to and we shouldn't want to hit a guy with $5,000, $6,000, $7,000 worth of costs, basically brutalize the guy, have him lose his job," van Dongen said.
"And I'm not sure we should be entitled to do that under an administrative system where the guy isn't entitled to go to court."
His distaste for the program, van Dongen insisted, was one of the reasons he left the Liberals on March 26, 2012 to sit as a Conservative. He resigned from that party on Sept. 22 to sit as an independent.
"I was so totally beside myself on this one," van Dongen said.
"This was nuts …. They shouldn't have a right to do this stuff ... They take politics to such an extreme that they will build public policy around politics and that is in part, and I stress in part, what I believe happened here."
Van Dongen insisted he agreed in theory with the new approach.
"I have been arguing for administrative penalties across the board in government since I became an MLA," he said. "I believe in them."
Although discussion about using administrative penalties as a tool to fight drunk driving began while van Dongen was responsible for the Motor Vehicles branch in 2009, he said de Jong was in charge when the details of the scheme were approved.
On April 27, 2010, de Jong unveiled what he called the "most immediate and severe impaired driving penalties" under major amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act that allowed police to issue immediate roadside suspensions.
The officer became investigator, prosecutor and judge.
De Jong said the stiff measures were in memory of Alexa Middelaer, the photogenic four-year-old struck and killed by a drunk driver in Delta who was the focus of outrage.
Her parents and Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada supported him.
Van Dongen said that he not only sent emails about his concerns to Bond, who became Public Safety and Solicitor General March 14, 2011, he also gave a presentation to the Liberal caucus last February (a month before he quit).
Van Dongen resigned as Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General in April 2009 after the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles suspended his driver's licence for four months for speeding.
Since the drunk-driving law went into effect, more than 35,000 motorists have received roadside suspensions. But the government last week announced 1,137 who received their prohibitions immediately before the Nov. 2011 court ruling would be exempt from about $2,700 worth of penalties.
It now faces litigation from other drivers.
"I don't know how much this is going to cost the government but it is going to be a lot," van Dongen predicted.
"They destroyed a lot of lives. Now they probably stopped some drinking and driving as well, but there is a law: There is a law even for government. This was that we-can-do-anything-we-want syndrome."


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Dunlop SportSmart2 Max – The ultimate combination of winning endurance racing technology and street performance.
- Innovative replacement for SportSmart2
- Focused on exhilarating handling
- Radical redesign of front construction.
- Endurance success inspires 'Stronger for Longer' performance
- Major gains in dry handling and mileage
Dunlop has announced the launch of their latest tyre for the hypersport sector. Designed for ultimate street performance but with track capability, the latest Dunlop SportSmart2 Max combines learnings taken from Dunlop's World championship winning endurance racing programme and with the experience gained in developing the revolutionary RoadSmart III Sport Touring tyre.
Dunlop Europe's development team aimed for high objectives in the development of the latest tyre. The previous SportSmart2 had built a strong reputation for ultimate grip, and the replacement had to maintain this advantage but set a new testing benchmark for handling, feedback and low wear.
To achieve this, Dunlop focused on four development areas:
Rayon Ply and Front Aramid JLB Construction
Using learnings from the recent test-winning RoadSmart III Sport Touring tyre, Dunlop developed a radical front construction aimed at achieving sustained performance, while requiring less time to reach its optimum performance.
This construction dramatically reduces the amount of effort required to change direction, and has been proven to improve front tyre durability by a staggering 25%.*
Another important consideration for the Dunlop engineers was to design a tyre that offered optimum handling from lower temperatures. This new construction gives riders confidence whether on a road trip or a trackday.
Optimised Front Profile and Revised Sidewall Transition
The previous SportSmart2 was well regarded for its grip, but Dunlop wanted to go a step further in enhancing the handling for the 'Max'.
The new profile offers lighter handling and more involved feedback during corner entry and a reduced stand-up tendency when braking in curve.
Continuing the Max theme, at very high cornering speeds the new stepped edge sidewall design gives improved confidence at extreme lean angles.
Tri-polymer Blend and High Dispersion Silica Compound
Dunlop has developed a radical compound which is able to expand the contact patch to provide maximum grip in wet and cold conditions. This new blend makes use of the most recent developments in compound technology to achieve a tremendous increase in mileage from the front tyre, whilst combining optimised dry and wet grip in a wider operating window.
Rear Multi-Tread
Dunlop's 'Stronger for Longer' philosophy has brought unrivalled success in the FIM Endurance World Championship. Dunlop equipped bikes have won 16 World Championships since 1994 and the trademark Multi-Tread rear tyre has been a key element in these wins. The SportSmart2 Max incorporates an endurance centre compound and a high grip shoulder compound to ensure even wear and consistent road performance.
Motorcycle EMEA Marketing Manager, Andy Marfleet, praised the work of the Dunlop Technology Team: "By taking the learnings from a diverse range of successful road and track products, including RoadSmart III, FIM Endurance World Championship Race tyres and the existing strengths of the SportSmart2 , we have been able to create a hypersport tyre which brings considerable improvements in mileage and performance, and offers exhilarating handling with precise steering feedback"
The SportSmart2 Max is now the cornerstone of a very wide portfolio of Dunlop hypersport tyres. "Our latest GP Racer D212 track tyre went on sale in January, and the SportSmart2 Max in February , meaning Dunlop will have the freshest and most innovative product line up in the hypersport segment" added Andy.
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spolevoy needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 35 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
A visually stimulating, response-oriented postcard to inform potential dental patients to use their insurance benefits before they expire at the end of the year. Ready to go ASAP.
Every year, millions of dollars of dental insurance funds go unused because people don't know they have annual maximums and the benefits do not rollover into the following year. The aim of the campaign is to encourage prospective patients to see us while there is still time to use their insurance benefits to the fullest extent, and save them hundreds of dollars.
The mailpiece is a 5.5x8.5, 4/4 postcard with an address panel.
- Our color scheme is green/yellow, as on the site.
- Saving money should be featured very prominent
- Our sophisticated computer system allows us to accurately determine their benefits and help them save hundreds of dollars.
- most dental plans have annual maximums up to $2000 and deductables up to $100 - and they don't roll over into the next year, so they have to be used up by Dec 31.
- Here are two letters we used in the past
- Wow! It's almost fall (family gatherings, holiday parties, reunions). It's hard to believe is almost over.
Didyou know that you could have as much as $1,500 in dental benefits leftthat will be lost if you don't use it by December 31st? Dentalinsurance is often different than medical coverage. Most dental planshave a maximum allowance that expires at the end of each year.
Withschool starting and vacations coming to an end, we wanted you to knowthat October, November and December are our busiest months. As yourpartner in dental health, we want you to call today to reserve a timeto fully utilize your dental benefits and get a great white smile forthe upcoming holidays.
If you have questions regarding your dental plan, dental benefits, or want to schedule a preventive care visit, please call in our office within the next 15 days to reserve your time. We don'twant you to be one of the patients who is disappointed because theydidn't make an appointment soon enough to take advantage of thisbenefit.'
- and another- The end of the year is approaching, and with that, your dental insurance benefits for 2008 will be expiring. As you may know, your dental insurance allows you a limited amount of money to be used per year. Our records show that when you were in our office earlier this year we recommended that certain treatment be done. We want you to have the best dental care and the healthiest teeth while getting the most out of your insurance benefits.
We would suggest that you use the benefits for which you pay before they expire on December 31. This time of the year, we can frequently schedule your treatment in such a way that your out-of-pocket costs are kept to a minimum, while utilizing your insurance to its fullest.
Please call our office at your convenience to make an appointment and finish your treatment plan. Keep in mind that many of our patients do the same, so this time of the year tends to be very busy for us. If you need early morning or late night appointments, please call us as soon as possible so we can reserve these special times for you.
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Mark has over 25 years' experience in the power industry. Most recently he served as CEO of Ocean Power Technologies(OPT) Inc, a NASDAQ listed, US based company developing wave energy technology.
Prior to joining OPT in 2004, Mark's career encompassed a broad range of managerial and engineering roles at Powergen plc – the UK energy business with an annual turnover in excess of £6bn. Ultimately he served as the Managing Director of their Generation Business, where he was responsible for over 9,000MW of power generating assets (conventional and CHP), and also for the development of the new Renewable Business.
He has served as a Non-Executive Director of Slough Heat & Power Ltd and Renewable Power & Light plc. Mark is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers; he holds a Master's degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Cambridge University. He has attended executive training programs at Wharton and Harvard Business schools.
Jon has over 10 years' experience in the power industry. Most recently he was Finance Director at Ovo Energy, an electricity and gas supplier which grew from 15,000 to 90,000 customers in his tenure.
Prior to joining Ovo, he was Group Finance Director at Good Energy, a 100% renewable electricity and gas supplier where he led the project financing for the re-powering of their wind farm at Delabole, North Cornwall whilst growing the customer base by 5 fold. Whilst at Good Energy, Jon led their listing onto the PLUS market and the associated fundraisings on that market.
Jon trained as a Chartered Accountant with Top 10 firm Baker Tilly and he is a qualified Corporate Treasurer. He is a graduate of Southampton University.
Dominic is a Chartered Engineer with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Queen's University Belfast. He trained with the BBC and has gained broad experience in engineering and managing projects from inception to completion.
Nick has over 20 years of experience in the power industry, most recently in Uniper's (formerly Eon) trading business in Germany in a range of roles including Structured Trading, Capacity Markets and Risk Management. Prior to moving to Germany, he was responsible for the forward optimization of Eon's UK generation portfolio.
Nick holds an engineering degree from Warwick university and prior to joining Eon he worked for National Grid, where he initially worked on the design of extensions to the transmission system for the connection of new power stations and then within the commercial division of the system operator.
Stephanie is a leading international commercial energy lawyer and executive advisor with 25 years, experience in the U.K energy sector.
She has 20 years' experience in the UK power sector serving as General Counsel to East Midlands Electricity plc, Central Networks plc, the UK's second largest electricity distribution business delivering electricity to 5 million customers. Prior to that she acted in a range of senior energy lawyer roles in-house with Powergen plc and E.ON UK plc.
Most recently Stephanie has been the lawyer to the U.K. Government's funded Department for International Development's £31.2m flagship infrastructure development programme in Africa advising the Nigerian Government on the privatisation of the Nigerian power market.
Stephanie holds a degree in Law from De Montfort University, qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and is licensed to practice by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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After an installation of Ubuntu 12.04, erasing an old partition with Ubuntu 10.10, I can't get grub to load. I can't access my Windows 7 partition either
I get the message:
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I suppose my master boot record got erased/corrupted. How can I check and fix this?


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Griffin wrote:Roy Hunter wrote:There is no demonstrable causal link between 'Austerity' and homelessness, but there sure as hell is a correlation.
The fact that no one has demonstrated evidentialy a causal link is disgraceful. We know that people are being made homeless by rent rises and bedroom tax, but no one can be bothered to prove it. We know that use of foodbanks has risen due to austerity, but that has not been proven either, so the government can just go on saying that more people love the food handed out by food banks or it's been made fashionable or more people know about them now, or whatever other rubbish they want to use to dupe the voters. I can't stand the lies.
I think it's more that the Government is deliberately avoiding finding the evidence. There was a debate last year in Parliament, asking the Government to investigate why use of foodbanks is increasing. The Tories imposed a 3-line whip on voting against it (if you're not familiar with this terminology, it means they made it mandatory for all of their MPs to vote against it). In the end 296 MPs voted against the motion, nearly all from the Tory side (names listed on the "A Girl Called Jack" website, if you're interested). When Oxfam, or the Tressell Trust (who run 100s of food banks the length and bredth of the UK) report that clients are reporting that it is Government policies that is pushing them into hardship, the Government just dismiss it as "political" nad still claim there is no evidence.
Parental volunteers at a food bank. Comes back with stories every single week about new clients who end up using a food bank because they've had their benefits sanctions for dumbass reasons (I remember a couple of weeks ago being told of someone who had benefits removed for 3 months for not attending a Job Centre interview - because they were at their child's funeral). It seems that it takes conscious amount of "not looking" to fail to see connections between Government austerity cuts and the rises in homelessness, poverty, inequality and food bank use.


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Guest post from Roberto S. – Ed.
In Part 2 of this series, we would like to introduce BlackBerry Java developers to what has changed with respect to application lifecycle in BlackBerry 10, and what you should be aware of when you port this aspect of your application to Cascades.
All BlackBerry 10 applications have a similar lifecycle that includes three possible states: running in the foreground, running in the background, and stopped.
- An app running in the foreground is visible and is taking up the entire screen.
- An app running in the background is either displayed as a thumbnail, such as when a user swipes up from the bottom of the screen to display a list of running apps, or is invisible but has the run_when_backgrounded permission to run in the background.
- An app that is stopped is not visible and doesn't have permission to run in the background.
- An app that is pooled (the app is paused and ready to be opened in the foreground)
Developers porting their apps from BlackBerry OS will need to take this into account and make the following changes to their apps:
- Unlike in BlackBerry OS, apps do not have an extra entry point available to them for starting up a background thread at startup, or for modifying theirs icons. Homescreen Icons are not modifiable in BlackBerry 10 so any such logic is not portable as is. However, the active frames feature allows developers to customize their frames when minimized. Therefore, this may allow some of the icon logic to be applied to the cover instead on a BlackBerry 10 version of the app. For more information about Active covers, go to https://developer.blackberry.com/cascades/documentation/ui/active_frames/index.html .
- Background services capabilities are currently not available to third party developers. They will be available in a future release of BlackBerry 10. Developers relying on background services to poll servers for updates or execute code when they are not running will have to implement an alternative approach for the time being. The alternative currently recommended is to use push to launch your apps when new data is available. With Push, your server side application can poll for new data on behalf of the client application and deliver any new data in a push message which can be processed even if the client application is closed. Check out this recent blog post on push for more information: http://devblog.blackberry.com/2013/01/push-samples/ .
- To handle the life cycle changes that occur in your app, there are several signals made available to Cascades apps that an app developer can intercept and process accordingly. For more details on application lifecycle and the various signals available, go to https://developer.blackberry.com/cascades/documentation/dev/fundamentals/index.html and https://developer.blackberry.com/cascades/reference/bb__application.html for more information. The developer must take their state into consideration and reduce app activity accordingly:
- When your app enters the thumbnail state, it should stop any extraneous processing and use only the resources it needs to update the cover or maintain critical functionality like maintain a server connection or check a remote server for updates. Your app should stop other threads that aren't required when running in the background. Examples of what to stop are rendering, multimedia playback, audio playback, etc.
- The invisible signal is emitted when the app (and its thumbnail) is no longer visible. This state might occur if the device backlight is off or if another app has been brought to the foreground. When your app is in this state and doesn't have the run_when_backgrounded permission, it is considered stopped and won't receive any processing time. If your app does have the run_when_backgrounded permission, your app should stop any rendering operations (for example, updating the UI) and any other unnecessary operations. Your app should only listen for events that it needs to respond to, and process these events when they occur.
- It is very important for applications to reduce processing as much as possible while thumbnailed or invisible. It will conserve CPU usage and also save on battery life. This is an important criterion that is taken into consideration when applications are evaluated during the BlackBerry World approval process.
- When a user closes your app, your app usually needs to perform some final cleanup operations, whether it be saving the user's data, shutting down your threads in a particular way, or manually closing the app database or network connections. Cascades provides developers with a choice of automatic or manual exit mechanisms that they can take advantage depending on their cleanup needs.
- BlackBerry OS developers should be aware of the fact that C++ does not have automatic garbage collection like Java does. However, Qt does provide some built-in mechanisms that provide limited object cleanup. Please refer to the API references for QObject and other QtCore classes like QSharedPointer for additional information on how to manage pointers and automatically delete objects after use. For more information about object ownership in C++ and QML and what that entails, go to https://developer.blackberry.com/cascades/documentation/dev/fundamentals/index.html
- The new pooled state is designed to take advantage of the extra memory added to BlackBerry 10 devices. The system sends a signal to the app to prepare to be pooled. The app is expected to reset its UI t o a point that matches startup conditions and signal back that the operation is completed. If the app fails to do this, the app will be terminated.
- Another limitation to be aware of is that currently only eight apps can run at the same time on BlackBerry 10. As a best practice, developers should ensure that any apps launched in the background to process push events should exit as soon as possible if user interaction is not required or if they launch a notification to alert the user to launch the app later. This will prevent push interactions from bumping up the number of running apps for more than a short period of time.
Please stay tuned for series Part 3 – UI Overview.


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Mike Davis needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 141 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
Centripetal Software
Centripetal Software is an early stage, angel funded, startup focused on delivering IT services for end users of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. We help people maintain control of their business data even as they move that data onto applications hosted over the internet by 3rd party vendors. Our products, provide simple setup and complete integration with many of the leading SaaS applications to provide data backup and archiving, vendor migration, and managed security services.
We want to convey a professional & modern yet cool & fun feel.
You can see a little bit of our brainstorming design (no real designers involved) and get more info about our products and services at http://aanhouca.tech.officelive.com/default.aspx
We target the fortune 5 Million, (small, medium and large businesses) who are using or evaluating the use of Software as a Service applications within their companies.
We want to convey a professional & modern yet cool & fun feel.
The ideal logo would be a combination of a graphic element and our company's name "Centripetal Software" in a clean and interesting typeface. We should be able to use the name and logo separately. We don't mind if the "Software" in the name is smaller, "Centripetal" should pop more than "Software".
The logo should incorporate the notion of Centripetal Force in some way. Particulary using the definition "force that is directed inward toward the center". See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centripetal_force
As with any logo, we would prefer colored logos that work well also in grayscale, B&W, small sizes, 2D, etc.
The logo will primarily be used on white backgrounds but should look good on other light color backgrounds as well.
We're not too particular about colors, but have liked other logos that we've seen that incorporate oranges and blues (not necessarily together). Much of our current application uses the same color schemes you see on the http://aanhouca.tech.officelive.com/default.aspx pages (logos, gradients, etc.)
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A Surprise of Sorts
Victoria is in forks and she's after Bella. Coming too close she is chased back by certain people close to Bella's heart. What would follow? Would Bella loose someone she loved?
This story is set around the time in Eclipse where Victoria is coming after Bella.
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I quickly brushed my teeth and pulled the elastic from my hair.
"Well", I thought, looking in the mirror, "not as good as any vampire, but it will do." I rushed to my room, smiling with anticipation at the thought of Edward waiting for me, but my smile slid from my face as I scanned the room – no Edward.
I wondered if he was hiding and softly whispered "Edward?" to the room. No answer. I waited, but still, nothing. "Edward", I said again, "this really isn't funny." I was starting to get frustrated.
There was still no answer. Discouraged, I got into bed and turned out the light, all the while, thinking of Edward.
After about 15 minutes I realized that I just wasn't going to get to sleep without Edward being there. I pulled out my cope of Sense and Sensibility and began to read.
I must have fallen asleep at some stage but I couldn't be exactly sure. Edward and Jacob flitted in and out of my dreams, but always blurred, like they were moving when a photo was taken.
The birds woke me up - too early for my liking. I turned away from my wall, which I had fallen asleep facing, sat up and stretched. It took me a few seconds to comprehend that there was someone sitting on my rocking chair.
"Edward?" I asked.
There was a soft laugh and as I rubbed at my eyes I saw that it wasn't Edward on the chair he so frequently occupied, but Alice.
"Silly Bella", she trilled in her sing-song voice, "you humans take ages to wake up in the morning don't you?" She smiled as she said this but stopped when she saw me looking at her. "Are you alright Bella?"
"Where's Edward?" I asked.
"He went hunting". Alice said it with complete confidence and sincerity, but my experience with vampires was enough to tell me her words weren't 100% true.
"What aren't you telling me Alice?" She looked at me as though to gauge whether she could tell me. She seemed to decide I could.
"Victoria was in Forks last night Bella. Edward went with Carlisle and Emmett to…" she seemed to be on the verge of saying something, "…stop her", she continued after awhile.
I gasped and threw my hands over my mouth in horror. Alice seemed to regret telling me but was immediately by my side and putting her arm consolingly around my shoulders.
"Bella, you don't need to worry, everything will be fine."Even with her abilities to see the future, I couldn't help but to not trust her at the time. She seemed to notice. "Trust me Bella", she said.
She stiffened in her seat. "Charlie", she warned, "I'll be back later". Then she was gone, leaving me to worry about Edward and the others.
I would have gone into a frenzy had it not been for a soft knock on the door. "Bella?" Charlie's voice did nothing to calm my frazzled nerves but I responded the best I could.
"Yeah?" so much for a great response, but I couldn't be bothered by that right now.
"Good, you're up; I was worried I might wake you. I'm going fishing with some mates from work, did you want to come?"
"Thanks dad, but I think I'll pass", sitting on a boat with your work friends and being surrounded by smelly fish isn't my idea of fun, I refrained from adding.
"Ok, didn't expect you to come anyway. I'll be back at 4. See you then." I waited until Charlie was well and truly gone before I did anything. I didn't know exactly what that would be yet but decided I may as well get changed.
I was just in the middle of doing my hair when Alice appeared at my side. Her facial expression left me no time to be surprised by her sudden arrival.
"Bella", she said. Her voice sounded strained as she led me back to my room, "why don't you sit down?" I sat cautiously on the end of my bed and looked up into her pained face.
She was still so beautiful even when she appeared pained, but I barely registered this, I was focused on what she was about to say…


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Intruder arrested at Miley Cyrus' home
An intruder was arrested at MILEY CYRUS' Los Angeles home in the early hours of Saturday morning (08Sep12) after emergency services were called to the property.
Police officers responded to a 911 call from the star's house in Studio City and they found a man in the bushes outside.
The intruder, named as named 40-year-old Jason Luis Rivera, reportedly scaled a fence to get into the grounds and was arrested on suspicion of trespassing.
He was taken into custody and bail was set at £625.
Actress/singer Cyrus is not believed to have been at home at the time of the incident.


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"Miniature House" is an HTML online shop template for small private business selling not huge number of items. It can be used as it is (since it has default PayPal shopping cart) or be worked on further–by building your own custom shopping cart and payment system.
Template includes two standalone folders: either with html files or with php files. You can choose one folder which is more comfortable for you to work with and to trash another one. Each folder contains 10 page templates, css files, js files, image placeholders and a couple of PSD files of elements used in template.
Template was tested on iMac (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera) and Windows (IE8, IE9, Chrome). A couple of CSS3 features (unessential for functionality) work only in webkit browsers. Template in IE8 works as expected but naturally does not provide same look as Chrome does.
Refer to screenshots section to see how it should look (screenshots were taken on latest Opera, iMac).
Template has fixed layout and minimum screen resolution required is 1280px.
Contact form is styled but not working (read more in Help File). Images are not included apart a few template elements like loaders, zoom icons, etc. Icon font is not included as well (read more in Help File).
Thank you!
April 2016: attention! I am working on WordPress version of this template, as soon as it will be ready it will be exposed for sale either here on ThemeForest or on my own website.


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Chocolate Tiramisu Recipes
Baileys and Hot Chocolate Tiramisu
Please welcome Jacklyn, of A BitterSweet Wife, a delicious food blog I discovered a few months ago. Jacklyn is a NYC fashion designer turned food writer with an incredible sense of design and very creative recipes. I'm especially fond of Jacklyn's desserts. Tiramisu is our family's favorite dessert, so it's a special treat to be sharing Jacklyn's Baileys hot cocoa tiramisu recipe. Please visit Jacklyn's A Bitter Sweet Wife for more delicious dessert recipes!
This year is turning out just as wonderfully as I had predicted. I know it's a little soon to judge the entire year, but three weeks in, I'm very satisfied with the outlook. One of the very exciting opportunities that has presented itself to me this year is that I was asked by Jackie of PhamFatale.com to create a guest post for her blog! Seeing as though my blog is still a baby at six months old this month, it was an unexpected but great surprise that she reached out to me a few weeks ago asking me if I would be interested in creating a dessert post for her blog. Of course I said yes and began brainstorming for something that would be unique, but easy and delicious for my recipe. I am beyond pleased with my decision and the outcome of the dessert. It is a for sure crowd pleaser in anyone's kitchen.
It's a twist on a timeless classic that will have you dreaming of nights in front of the fireplace as you watch the snow fall outside your window.
Who doesn't like to cuddle up with a nice mug of hot cocoa on a cold winters night? Add a little splash of Baileys and your sitting pretty. Well I decided that for my first attempt at tiramisu I was going to mix things up a little bit and do my own take on this Italian classic. (Hence were my opening statement about the Baileys spiked hot chocolate comes in to play.) I decided to swap out the coffee and brandy liquor for hot chocolate and Baileys, hoping that the taste would be reminiscent of the popular winters night beverage. And I have to say I think I was extremely successful. The taste of Baileys soaked cake hits you first, and then you get the sweetness from the chocolate powder mixed with the creamy tartness of the mascarpone mixture. It's quite a divine combination.
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In a touching tribute to the King of Pop, Madonna said the world turned its back on Michael Jackson in the years before his shocking death.
The pop icon wore all black as she spoke about Michael Jackson at the start of MTV's Video Music Awards and the guilt she felt when she learned of his stunning death because she felt the two were kindered spirits and it seemed the world had turned on him.
"All I could think about him in that one moment was, 'I had abandoned him,' that we had abandoned him," Madonna said on stage. "That we had allowed this magnificent creature that once set the world on fire somehow slip through the cracks. When he was trying to build a family and rebuild his career, we were all busy passing judgment."
"Most of us had turned our backs on him ... Sometimes, we have to lose things before we can truly appreciate them."
The singer said her two sons, Rocco, 9, and David, 4, both are "obsessed" with Michael Jackson.
"There's a whole lot of crotch grabbing and Moonwalking going on in my house," she said.
The 50-year-old singer drew many parallels between she and Jackson -- their birth year, number of siblings, where they grew up. But Madonna said one striking distinction was that she had a childhood and he did not.
As a result, she tried to befriend him and get to know him better during a dinner she arranged in 1991. She said she tried to get him to eat French fries, guzzle booze and say "bad words." When the two were watching a movie later on in the evening, he reached for her hand and she felt his vulnerability, she said.
"In that moment, he felt like a human being."
"Yes, Michael Jackson was a human being, but dammit, he was king," Madonna said. "Long live the king."


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Mariah Carey & Trey Lorenz Perform "I'll Be There" [Tribute To Michael Jackson]
AP reports "Singer Mariah Carey performs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, paying tribute to Michael Jackson. "
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The Easy models are one of the most popular among the SeaArk Family. These models combine family fun and fishing! They continue to offer the toughness while featuring options that allow you to fish, ski, or spend a lazy day on the lake. Both models feature large livewells, lots of storage, including rod storage, lounge seats, a removeable table, and large fishing decks. The 15° V-Hull gives you the smooth ride in heavy chop to ensure a comfortable day on the lake.
The FX series is our answer to a fishing rig that is big, stable, and has lots of options. All of these models feature wide bottoms and beam width to provide more than adequate room for people, gear or just moving around in. All FX models feature the basics of livewells, storage, bilge pump, navigation lights, a .125 gauge all-welded construction and .125 gauge treadplate floor. To build your perfect FX choose from either Side or Center console, 20 or 24 foot, and whether you want a Standard, Deluxe, or Elite design. Depending on what layout and features are needed, these design options help create the perfect, bigger, fishing rig.
SeaArkBoats, a Correct Craft Company, share one goal; to build the toughest boat on the market. The SeaArk team is made up of generations and families of Master Craftsman who have obtained the skills and experience to make this happen. Built one at a time by men and women who share the love of the outdoors and understand that hunting and fishing are not just a hobby but a way of life. We understand the importance of only having to concentrate on tasting the sweet victory of a trophy catch or a limit and not having to worry with the durability of a boat. Even the untrained eye can see that SeaArk surpasses the competition by using superior parts in the construction, such as larger extruded caprails, heavier 3/16" extruded center keels, thicker aluminum construction, thicker tread plate floors, and oversized ribs. This is who we are. Our way of life. Join the SeaArk family and have a Boat Built fora Lifetime.


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Can ginger root be frozen?
Yes, ginger root can be frozen, which is an excellent way to keep fresh ginger. If you purchase a large root, cut it into small pieces then place the pieces into Ziploc freezer bags. When ready to use, simply take out of the bag and grate. There is no need to thaw the root before using. Make sure to use the ginger root within 6 months. Try it in our Tropical Fruit Snacking Cup!


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Melancholic Goth Metal act A TEMPERED HEART reveals the cover artwork of their long time awaited new album, which will receive the title of "Loneliness and Mournful Lights".
The artwork cover has been designed by the artist Alexis Pujol, who worked with the band in their previous opus. More info about him: http://www.alexispujol.com and http://www.darkpicity.es
"Loneliness and Mournful Lights" tracklist is composed by the following tracks:
2.Under your silent shadow
3.The Distance in the sand
4.An old brief letter
5.In your blackened arms
6.Doomsday particle
7.Sink into oblivion
8.Redemption through scars
9.Loneliness and mournful lights
10.At the immense shore
11.Where the ocean lies
12.Nunca volverás (Metal Version by A Tempered Heart)
The album has been recorded in the Hell Studios from Villareal, Spain with Ruk Nebur (Killus guitarist) and produced by Ruk Nebur and A Tempered Heart.
Spanish Release Date: May 26th
Europe & Worldwide: June 16th
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The Broncos are meeting on Monday to discuss how to handle the DUI arrests of team executives Tom Heckert and Matt Russell, but they had to take time out to issue a statement about another arrest of a member of the organization.
The Denver Post learned through a search of state records that offensive lineman Quentin Saulsberry was arrested on May 19 in Arapahoe County, Colorado on suspicion of drunken driving. He's scheduled to be in court on August 19 and has also been charged with a lane change violation.
"We have been aware of Quentin Saulsberry's arrest and will continue to monitor the legal developments related to this matter, which is subject to review under the NFL's policies," Broncos spokesperson Patrick Smyth said Monday.
Saulsberry signed with the team as an undrafted free agent last year and spent the season on the practice squad, except for the four weeks he was suspended for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. The arrest won't do much to enhance Saulsberry's chances of making the team nor will it do much to help the black eye the organization got from the two other arrests this offseason.


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outofworkceo needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 158 designs submitted by 47 freelance designers.
Please read the brief through before starting!
We are a company that will promote a chain of upscale console gaming lounges in India. We are looking for a logo that reflects the corporate branding and makes us recognisable by the logo.
The logo should be neat, classy, modern, mature (read not childish, no clipart cartoon,guns, etc) and should not depict violence or negativity in any way.
GamerLounge Entertainment Networks is a startup that will promote a chain of high end console gaming lounges in India( PS2,PS3,XBOX, PC etc with lcd tv , club experience and a small food court).
These offline realworld lounges will be promoted through a social networking website which will be launched in january 2009. The first lounge is slated to open in April next year.
The target clientele is a 12-30 years of age at heart and is a gamer.
Keeping the above background in mind, we need a logo designed that will reflect our corporate strategy - to bring out the gamer to interact and have fun, form groups, play and take on others.
We are looking for a corporate identity that will be reflected and recognizable by the logo.
For those who feel the prize is too low...
a) we will evaluate the response that we get and maybe declare a bonus accordingly
b) there is a lot of work that is going to come the winners way- website design, website promotion brochure/questionaire design( in Jan), print and ad brochure design for the actual lounge (in Mar) and ongoing contest brochures for the lounge thereafter.
Thus please spend some time understanding what we want to portray and put some thought process into the logo.
I have seen many really talented designers here and hope I get the same response.
I can be contacted through skype, msn , yahoo etc to discuss the project.
Lets get to work now....
- You have to come up with something that includes Gamer Lounge as well as logos that do not have lettering.
- I like darker shades and the lounge would be low lighted, dark, classy with deeper shades of maroon, blue ...materilas with shimmer
- I am a marketing manager and a coder so please do not depend much on my style cues.
- the logo should reflect class
- the logo should look good on visting cards, website and the actual lounge doors and materials etc.
- Anime, mamga, cliparts
- no xbox logo or start buttons
- no ps3 logo or sony symbols
- no cartoons
- no crosshairs( parents are sensitive about violence)
- I do not want a riot of colours.
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In college life, getting an excellent result and completing projects and assignments on time is not the only problem faced by students. Apartment hunting can be a tiring and painful procedure. It's not only time consuming but also very important to find the right apartment as its going to be your home for some very important years of your life. If you are a freshmen or a sophomore the continuous noise or disturbance from the neighboring student apartments won't be an issue. But in final years of your college you might get more prone towards a quieter neighborhood where you can concentrate and pay attention to your academics. Here are some tips that will help you find your preferences in choosing the right apartment in Hendersonville.
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Jennifer Rubin, writing in the Washington Post, detects "two starkly different visions of the GOP, as well as two potential paths for the GOP." The question, she believes, is whether the GOP will become the party of:
Rand Paul or Kelly Ayotte [I would have said John McCain, but I understand why Rubin wants to say Ayotte] on national security;
The Gang of Eight or the Gang of Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, and Jeff Sessions on immigration; and
Rob Portman or Rick Santorum on gay marriage
In Rubin's view, only the Ayotte, Gang of Eight, and Portman's side is truly conservative. For it only this side that "wants to conserve what is good" (talk about a question-begging definition of conservatism) "while recognizing the habits, morals, and desires of 21st century America (all of them, without question?)
The other side, by contrast, isn't conservative. It is "reactionary" or "radical," Rubin announces.
This is name-calling disguised as argument. It seems that Rubin has what Peter Wehner calls "the excommunication impulse."
Unfortunately, even using Rubin's dubious definition of conservatism, (didn't William Buckley say something about standing athwart history yelling "stop"), she fails to make a case for excommunicating those on the right with whom she disagrees.
Take national security. I'm closer to John McCain than to Rand Paul in this area. But Paul's views – e.g., on matters of foreign intervention and domestic surveillance – may well be more in line with the current "habits, morals, and desires of 21st America."
I say "current" habits, morals, and desires because these can change quickly, as anyone who has been paying attention during the past 12 years knows. But that's part of my point. Conservative views on national security shouldn't be contingent on an assessment of "the habits, morals, and desires of 21st America." They should depend on our national security requirements, balanced by our Constitution.
As for immigration, the Gang of Eight's position is probably consistent with the morals, habits and desires of Hispanics. But Hispanics are an insular minority. I doubt that most of the rest of the population consider the legalization of 11 million or more illegal aliens prior to securing the border consistent with their morals, habits, and desires. Nor is there any reason to believe that most Americans favor the influx of, say, 30 million Central Americans into the ranks of our citizenry.
Finally, we come to gay marriage. Here, one can see the trace of a connection between Rubin's misguided definition of conservatism and the side she favors in the debate. Even so, the country seems divided about 50-50 on the issue. Indeed, liberal California recently voted to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
I believe the trend is running the other way. But since when does one jeopardize one's status as a true conservative by refusing to yield on a matter of principle in anticipation that the wind is blowing the other way? It is silly to suggest that those who insist on the age-old, essentially universal definition of marriage are less conservative than those who want to change that definition.
Equally silly is Rubin's conclusion that the "true conservatives" — i.e., the folks who agree with her on key issues, as opposed to Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Jeff Sessions, etc. –- need to "be fiercer" if they wish to prevail in 2014 and 2016.
John McCain called Republicans who disagree with him "wacko birds." Marco Rubio claimed that certain right-wing groups opposed to amnesty legislation aren't conservative, and are motivated by an anti-life, pro-abortion impulse. Few who have tangled with Chris Christie would say he's insufficiently fierce for a politician.
In any event, Rubinesque ferocity against popular conservative politicians like Ted Cruz is not the path to victory in 2016 for a Rubio, a Christie, or an Ayotte. Neither is excommunicating a large chunk of the Republican base by denying its conservatism.


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martes, 17 de agosto de 2010
1010 Girls in Bikinis for World's Biggest Swimsuit Shoot
It was a sea of skin, peroxide and fake tan — over 1000 women in bikinis descending on Bondi Beach in an attempt to beat a world record that didn't actually exist.
The event, organised as a promotion between Cosmopolitan Magazine and Gillette, aspired to set a Guiness World Record for the "world's biggest swimsuit shoot".
A blend of 100 paid models and many more volunteers — mostly more interested in the free $120 goody bag than the notion of creating history — gathered in the sun.
In keeping with Guinness protocol, an achievable but challenging goal of 300 babes in bikinis was set to be officially recognised.
After early jitters from event staff, a late rush of girls pushed the attendance to an impressive 1010.
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BRADENTON, Fla. – The Chicago Fire had relied on the creativity of Luis Medina and Felipe Cortez throughout the Super-20League North American Finals. On Sunday, both found the back of the net, Cortez scoring the game-winner as they took a 3-1 victory against the Columbus Crew at IMG SoccerAcademy to claim the championship, and end their Midwest hopes of winning a third consecutive championship.
"It means a great deal for the club," Fire coach Steve Morris said. "It's a very proud club, and we have a lot of tradition and honor, and we want to be among the championships at every level, and for us at 20s to come through and help out, it was a privilege for us to bring a trophy back to Toyota Park."


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CHICAGO, IL (March 6, 2012) - The Chicago Fire Soccer Club today announced a strategic partnership with Louisville-based Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club to become the Kentucky Fire Juniors. Kentucky Fire Juniors becomes the seventh member of the Chicago Fire Juniors family and fourth club outside of the Chicagoland area. Since 2008, the Fire's youth development program has grown from 400 to over 6,000 across six states.
"The addition of Kentucky Fire Juniors to our player development program allows for our club to grow and develop youth soccer players under the Chicago Fire banner," said Chicago Fire Vice President of Soccer Operations Guillermo Petrei. "Our partnership in Louisville provides young players access to a professional environment while providing opportunities to join our Academy and first team similar to the Juniors programs in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana and Mississippi."
The Chicago Fire Juniors program was formed to train area youth in a professionally run environment and has since expanded to include branches in Chicago, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Louisiana and now Kentucky. Through the CFJ program, players from eight-years-old up to 18-years-old receive professionally developed curriculum to help build skill and knowledge of the game. The Juniors program has seen direct results, including the signing of Mississippi Fire Juniors product Kellen Gulley to the first team in 2011.
"Our affiliation and training agreement with the Chicago Fire represents a unique opportunity for Kentucky youth soccer," said Kentucky Fire Juniors owner R. Wayne Estopinal. "Our focus is to grow the sport in the United States and in the Louisville area and Kentucky Fire Juniors represents a continuum of training and competitive play at the highest levels from age 8 to MLS. Nothing of this scale has happened before for serious soccer players in our area."