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PaperCut Software necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 181 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
PaperCut is a company delivering a web-based application to thousands of customers world-wide. Our application controls and tracks printing and photocopying within an organisation. It is primarily used in educational institutions.
We're looking to design a new "Dashboard" page and refresh and modernise the look of our web application. We also aim to build a relationship with the winning designer for on-going design work through the application.
The application is primarily used by network administrators who manage the IT infrastructure. And must accommodate less technical users from time to time.
We aim to freshen and modernise the look of this web interface. We are not looking for a radical re-design in terms of layout (moving the elements around too much), but rather updating the look of the existing layout (e.g. gradients, rounded corners, background images, fonts, colours etc.).
This design is for a new dashboard/portal style page. The dashboard will contain gadgets displaying information presented in various formats such as graphs/charts, icons and text, lists and tables/grids.
Please present a concept design for this dashboard page and gadgets as mocked in the attached design brief. The brief goes into more detail and the design carefully address the requirements in the attached brief.
(If you have trouble downloading attached brief you can also download it here: http://www.papercut.com/docs/Paperc…nBrief.pdf )
Web based application dashboard page as specified in the brief.
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What sent Richard Nixon into political disgrace during the time of Watergate was "not the crime, but the cover-up." Or so historians and pundits have been saying for nearly 40 years.
Smarting ever since, Republicans now are trying to make the same point about the Obama administration's handling of last year's terrorist attack on the US diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, when US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed.
The "cover up" in this case is alleged to be political fiddling with the talking points initially used to describe the attack at a time when President Obama was running for reelection and didn't need any suggestion that he'd failed on an important national security issue – a point his then-rival Mitt Romney immediately tried to make, which earned the GOP hopeful a wrist-slap from some Republicans.
Democrats and other left-leaning sources are clearly on the defensive, and with good reason.
"Americans are more likely to disapprove than approve of the way President Barack Obama has handled the aftermath of last September's attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and many think that the administration intentionally misled the American people about the attack," according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll.
The poll found that 42 percent of Americans said they disapprove of the way it has been handled, while 27 percent said they approve, reports Huffington Post.
Not surprisingly, Republicans disapprove 78-4 percent and Democrats approve 56-7 percent. Most troubling for the White House, Independents disapprove by a margin of more than two-to-one (47-19 percent).
As political as the terrorist attack in Benghazi has become, Republicans naturally see campaign ammunition for 2014 and perhaps 2016.
Republican strategist Kyle Downey tells the Associated Press that Benghazi has exposed a trove of Democratic vulnerabilities, which might grow as inquiries continue. For example, he said, Republicans should use the findings to challenge the competence, truthfulness and judgment of 2016 presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton – Secretary of State at the time, who has taken "full responsibility" for the episode.
The drip-drip-drip of trouble for the administration regarding Benghazi continued Friday when ABC News reported State Department e-mails showing that official talking points on the attack were "extensively edited as they evolved from the drafts first written entirely by the CIA to the final version distributed to Congress and to US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice before she appeared on five talk shows the Sunday after that attack."
"Summaries of White House and State Department emails … show that the State Department had extensive input into the editing of the talking points," ABC reported.
In a piece headlined "Spinning Benghazi," the New Yorker's Alex Koppelman writes: "For a long time, it seemed like the idea of a cover-up was just a Republican obsession. But now there is something to it."
"It's striking to see the twelve different iterations that the talking points went through before they were released to Congress and to United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice," Koppelman writes. "Over the course of about twenty-four hours, the remarks evolved from something specific and fairly detailed into a bland, vague mush."
Much of what comes out of political spokesman (and politicians themselves) is spin. But this was about an event in which an American ambassador and others were killed in an apparently preplanned and coordinated attack that revealed failures in intelligence and security preparations.
Left, right, and center, pundits put their own spin on Benghazi.
"Was all this incompetence? Or was it politics disguised as the fog of war? Who called these shots and made these decisions? Who decided to do nothing?" asks Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan. "Will this story ever be completely told? Maybe not. But it's not going to go away, either. It's a prime example of the stupidity of all-politics-all-the-time. You make some bad moves for political reasons. And then you suffer politically because you made bad moves."
On her MSNBC show Friday night, Rachel Maddow tried to put Benghazi into broader context, citing many Republican scandals and failings.
"One of the challenges for conservatives pushing Benghazi conspiracy theories is the leap of imagination," Maddow blogged the same day. "In order to actually see the elusive wrongdoing that only Republicans and Fox News can see, one must accept bizarre accusations with no basis in fact… has Fox News convinced you that Barack Obama is an inhuman madman? If yes, then it stands to reason Benghazi is the most important story in the world. If no, this story is about a tragic attack that left four Americans dead, but it's about little else."
Benghazi certainly was a tragic attack, no matter how its aftermath is spun. But it's become far more than that.

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Genealogical tourism redefining leisure travel market, professor says
For the work-weary, the word "vacation" may conjure images of leisurely, carefree days at the beach sipping umbrella drinks. But according to published research by a University of Illinois expert in tourism and recreation, genealogical tourism is one of the fastest growing markets in vacation travel because it represents a conscious shift away from relaxation and into the realm of personal enrichment and fulfillment. The increase in popularity of genealogical tourism reflects contemporary tourists' preference for authentic, lived experiences over the bubble-like environment of an all-inclusive resort or a pleasure cruise, says U. of I. recreation, sport and tourism professor Carla Santos.
"Genealogical tourism provides an irreplaceable dimension of material reality that's missing from our postmodern society," Santos said.
Traveling to the old church where one's great grandparents used to worship in rural Ireland, or buying a loaf of bread from a tiny grocery store in the village where one's grandmother was from in Greece create a critical space to imagine and feel life as a form of continuation, says co-author and U. of I. graduate student Grace Yan.
The study, published in a recent issue of the Journal of Travel Research, also asserts that the popularity of genealogical tourism is due to living in a world where mediated, inauthentic experiences have become such an ingrained part of everyday life that we're almost unaware of it.
"Genealogical tourism capitalizes on this by allowing individuals to experience the sensuous charms of antiquity, and provides a way of experiencing something eternal and authentic that transcends the present," Santos said.
In academic analyses of the 1980s and early 1990s, tourism was seen through the lens of an escape from the reality of the workaday world. Today, scholars approach travel and tourism in a much more complex and nuanced fashion, the authors said.
"We believe that movement is due partly to the increasing sociological awareness of the post-industrial society that we currently live in," Santos said. "With tourism studies developing a more sophisticated interpretative paradigm, more meanings of tourism have been discussed in academia, including the hunt for exoticism and experiencing nostalgia."
The movement away from escapism toward personal enrichment in the last 15 years is also a baby boomer-influenced trend.
"According to our research, the baby boomer generation now constitutes the primary profile of genealogical travelers," Yan said. "Aging plays an important role in defining a person's choice of tourism, and genealogical travel is contemporary society's way of attaining a more coherent and continuous, albeit imagined, view of ourselves in connection with the past."
The authors say another part of what's contributing to the rise in popularity of genealogical tourism is the diaspora of races, cultures and ethnicities in the U.S. longing for an authentic connection to their roots.
"Diaspora definitely plays an important role in popularizing genealogical tourism," Santos said. "Individual cultural and ethnic identities exist in fragmented and discontinuous forms in the U.S. Traveling to identify with an unknown past seems to give existence to meanings and values that the individual then carries forward on into their present."
Since diaspora is a ubiquitous condition in our multicultural country, "our ancestors' past seems less retrievable and almost mythical," Yan said.
The authors say that exploring, re-defining and confirming our identities are life-long projects.
"A lot of us may feel that there's a tension between the need to feel connected and the need to be individualistic," Santos said. "Genealogical travel gives us a practical way to explore those feelings and move toward a deeper understanding of our identities."
Genealogical tourism also serves as a "communicative platform" for our doubts and fears about our hyper-connected world, Santos said.
"Not only does it help to mitigate the desires and anxieties about our age, genealogical tourism also encourages us to take a more humanistic approach toward issues of belonging, home, heritage and identity," she said.
Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Certificate, Career Program
The program has been approved by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services to meet Phase I of the Police Academy Training. (Phase II occurs after employment.) Entry into the program requires approval from the program coordinator, and completion of all remediation requirements. This certificate is not a guarantee of employment. No persons with a felony conviction in any state will be accepted. All applicants will be required to supply the following information prior to being accepted in this program:
- FBI/DCJS criminal history;
- NYS driver's abstract from the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles proving the applicant's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the state of New York; and
- CCC Health Form documenting immunizations and an up-to-date physical exam which documents the ability of the applicant to perform the physical tasks in the PFIT curriculum.
Due to physical fitness requirements from the NYS Department of Criminal Justice Services, all students will be required to successfully achieve a 40% rating on a physical fitness test based on the Cooper Norms, administered by staff designated by the session director and conducted in accordance with NYS DCJS guidelines. Due to the competitive nature of employment positions in law enforcement, each applicant will be required to successfully pass an oral board interview conducted by staff designated by the session director.
Graduates of this certificate program will have attained a level of expertise in the areas of: New York State Laws, crime scene investigations, physical training, defensive tactics, emergency medical services, emergency vehicle operations, and many other ancillary police activities sufficient for New York State Phase I Certification.
Recognized throughout the northeast as an exceptional educational facility, the CCC Criminal Justice Center is a New York State regional training center that certifies law enforcement officers. In accordance with NYS Civil Service Law for the appointment of police officers, preference for acceptance will be given to applicants who are between 20 and 34 years of age.
High school or equivalent preparation required: No special requirements.
26 credit hours of this program can be applied towards the completion of the Criminal Justice A.A.S. degree and 19 credit hours of this program can be applied towards the completion of the Criminal Justice A.S. degree.
Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program.


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Lightroom 3.5 and Camera Raw 6.5 are now available as Release Candidates on Adobe Labs. The 'release candidate' label indicates that this update is well tested but would benefit from additional community testing before it is distributed automatically to all of our customers. The final releases of Lightroom 3.5 and Camera Raw 6.5 may have additional corrections or camera support.
New Camera Support in Lightroom 3.5 and Camera Raw 6.5 Release Candidates
- Fuji FinePix F600EXR
- Olympus E-P3
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- Olympus E-PM1
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- Panasonic DMC-GF3
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- Phase One IQ160
- Phase One P40+
- Phase One P65+
- Sony Alpha NEX-C3
- Sony SLT-A35
- Hasselblad "FFF" files created by the Hasselblad Phocus software for currently supported models are also now supported. (FFF files created using the FlexColor software are not supported)
New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom 3.5 and Camera Raw 6.5 Release Candidates
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Bugs Corrected in the Lightroom 3.5 Release Candidate
The following bugs that were part of previous Lightroom 3 releases have been corrected. The team appreciates the very detailed feedback the community has provided on Lightroom 3 and we're excited to correct a number of issues experienced by our customers. These issues have been FIXED
- Using the arrow keys to modify image adjustment settings lacked responsiveness
- A Publish Collection targeting a hard drive on Windows would not behave properly if the designated folder was deleted from hard drive
- After editing the capture time in Lightroom, "Date Time Digitized" was incorrectly changed. (Only "Date Time Original" should be modified)
- On Windows computers, Lightroom would interpret the wrong time zone per the following customer report: http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/xmp_metadatadate_has_wrong_time_zone
- Changing Lightroom's date created field to a date prior to 1933 resulted in unexpected values
- Lightroom 3.2 introduced preview cache inefficiencies
- GPS Altitude metadata was incorrectly excluded from files converted to DNG or exported as DNG files from Lightroom 3.4.1
- For non-English language operating systems, folder names in the import dialog may not have been translating properly
- When exporting images with the "Write Keywords as Lightroom Hierarchy" enabled, keywords with "Include on Export" deselected would still have been included on export
- Saving metadata to a JPEG file in Lightroom 3.4 could have caused Lightroom to quit unexpectedly
- A Publish Collection in Lightroom 3.4 set to publish original files would fail to include XMP files for proprietary raw formats.
- RECONYX images did not open properly in Lightroom 3.4
- When applying automatic lens profile correction, Lightroom 3.4 did not automatically recognize the following lens: "Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED"
- Using the plus or minus key to increment Develop Module parameters did not work properly on the Mac
- The Limit File Size export option was incorrectly including EXIF metadata on export when the Minimize Embedded Metadata option was selected
- On Mac OS X 10.7, the Lightroom import dialog did not properly display network volumes
- On Windows computers, using Shift + Scroll wheel to adjust the Adjustment Brush feather size, the expected result of the scroll wheel movement was reversed per the following feedback post: http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/lightroom_adjustment_brush_why_is_mouse_wheel_direction_reversed_for_feather
- Lightroom would not provide the correct error message when attempting to delete photos published to Facebook
- Lightroom would experience tether capture failures on computers utilizing OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7
- Develop load time performance was inconsistent
- Please provide feedback on your experience with the Lightroom 3.5 Release Candidate Bug Report Form.
Camera Raw 6.5 Release Notes
- GPS Altitude metadata was incorrectly excluded from files converted to DNG or exported as DNG files from Lightroom 3.4.1
- When utilizing the Canon sRaw setting in a 5D Mk II camera with the white balance set to daylight a magenta cast could have appeared on the image
- RECONYX images did not open properly in Camera Raw 6.4
- When Camera Raw 6.4 or the DNG Converter 6.4 converted a raw file with a sidecar that includes GPS in the EXIF namespace (but no real GPS EXIF in the raw file) to DNG or another format (ex: JPEG), the Date Component of the GPS TimeStamp was lost
- The DNG Converter 6.5 no longer supports PowerPC-based Mac computers.(Please see previous post)
- Please provide feedback on your experience with the Camera Raw 6.5 plug-in and the DNG Converter on the Camera Raw User to User forum.
Thank You
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She is barely seen without her two toddlers in tow (Jackson aged 1 and Indigo aged 2)
She is often seen visiting her mansion in Vaucluse where her children are having swimming lessons (no doubt with Ian Thorpe as the instructor) where she escapes from her multi-million dollar 'fishbowl' in Bondi.
She cherishes her time with her family (let's face it James is the 3rd richest guy in Australia and is hardly likely to have a 9-5 schedule) but they find time at the weekends to relax aboard Z Sydney, their $20 million, 46m Mangusta 165 motor yacht, or at Erica's favourite place, Ellerston, the family's Hunter Valley estate, where James and Indigo bond over horse riding.
She leads such a 'normal' stay-at-home Mum life, doesn't she?


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Successful program controls noxious weeds
The success of a program to control noxious weeds in Carlton County was surveyed on Thursday, July 25, when a representative from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and staff from many different counties and governmental units met at the Moose Lake-Carlton County Airport.
Carlton County Land Commissioner Greg Bernu brought in certain types of beetles and weevils to control Spotted Knapweed and Leafy Spurge on the airport grounds in 2009, where it had flourished and spread for many years. The insects had been first introduced to the area in 2003.
"It was a good chance for everyone to see what bio-control looks like," said Bernu. "Spotted Knapweed and Leafy Spurge can take over rangeland very quickly. These insects are very specific to control these weeds."
Bernu explained that green beetles attack the flower heads on the Spotted Knapweeds, and it feeds on the roots during the winter, when it is in the larval stage. The beetle lays its eggs at the root collar, and the larvae burrows into the tap root.
Tiny seed-head weevils, about the size of a deer tick, attack the flowers on Leafy Spurge. They also attack the root collars of the spurge.
Bernu is pleased with how well the insects have controlled the weeds. As he showed an open area on the east side of the airport, the yellow and purple flowers of the two noxious weeds dotted the landscape in patches.
"This area used to be just covered with these weeds," he said. "Now it is considered controlled. There is such a success story with it that the state is excited."
Monica Chandler of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said, "Some states spend $42 million a year to control Spotted Knapweed. It flourishes on a lot of grazing land. Elk won't go where there is Spotted Knapweed.
"Anyone can go out and check to see if they have either one or both of these weeds. If a landowner has these weeds, call Greg to find out how to control them. I think everyone will see these weeds around."
The Spotted Knapweed is a plant that grows to be a foot high, and it has gray green leaves with a lilac-colored flower that resembles a thistle flower.
The Leafy Spurge is about a foot high, with clusters of yellow flowers.
For more information, call Greg Bernu, the Land Commissioner for Carlton County at (218) 384-9179.


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Bottle Pets are baby bottle covers and stuffed animals in one!
Put the fun into bottle feeding with these plush baby bottle covers.
Bottle time will never be the same.
- Thoroughly tested for safety
- Insulates the liquid
- Fits most sized baby bottles
- Makes a great baby shower gift
When baby makes three (or more!), there's one necessity that homes stock: baby bottles. Even moms who exclusively breastfeed usually have a few on hand, since they receive them as gifts or use them for expressed milk. Available now in an array of materials and sizes, baby bottles are the signs of new beginnings. Unfortunately, when it comes to design, most infant and toddler bottles tend more towards the utilitarian. They may consist of a clear, smooth plastic cylinder or be constructed of a lightweight glass, but a bottle is usually a bottle. And while there is nothing wrong with getting the job done, why not make mealtimes a little more enjoyable?
Bottle Pets, developed by two mompreneurs who wanted to make feeding time fun, bring together two things that babies really like: milk and toys. They also bring together what families crave: convenience and peace of mind.
There's a lot to like about a product that can bring a smile to an unhappy, hungry tot. Bottle Pets are a new take on mealtime, creating a fusion of play and bottle feeding. Bottle Pets are soft bottle covers constructed from 100% polyester, making them cuddly and touchable, but they're still a breeze to clean. Each Pet sports a sturdy construction to handle hugs and spills. They also come in easy-on-the-eyes, child-friendly colors and they make great snuggle companions.
Bottle Pets holders meet or surpass rigorous child safety standards, ensuring parents have peace of mind. Parents can relax about safety and use, too: it's a breeze to slip the plush cover over almost any bottle. The nipple of the bottle fits through the toy/cover's mouth. Not only does a Bottle Pets cover become a plush friend, but it also provides insulation for the bottle. Baby can enjoy warm or cool fluids.


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Lucidcentral.org contains an extensive database of key information which is available for you to search. Many keys are also available to play.
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When it comes to brand crushes, I have quite a few. Many of the brands I review on here, I generally like although I am always on the look out for new, exciting brands. It's my blogging duty to test things out then report back to you, ain't it?!
I get obsessed, then I buy everything I want from the range and then get a bit bored….
So you bored of MAC yet? If so……
Here are my current top 5 brand crushes, that I am loving and can't stop buying things from…
1. Skinfood
Korean brand Skinfood has both skincare and cosmetic items, all with a strong food theme. The fruit or vegetable that has been incorporated into the skincare usually has some kind of benefit that links to that product – check out my various Skinfood Reviews here too see what I mean!
I have about a 85% success rate with products I have used from this range and they are so much fun to seek out and use. My newest purchases are the Banana Face Mask, Coffee Bean Sunscreen, Black Garlic Moisturizer and Chestnut Mascara.
Current product lemming:
Agave (a plant that looks a tiny bit like cactus) BB (blemish balm) cream. Its supposed to be hydrating and is similar to Aloe Vera. Comes with a sponge applicator – however I am quite allergic to BB creams.
The brand is quite affordable I think, in Korea but I have to buy all of mine from eBay but prices are reasonable from about £4 – £12. The most expensive products are never more than £16.
Verdict: You must like this if you like affordable, effective and fun skincare. Their cosmetics are very nice too (the mascara and the all over skin powders) but not essential.
2. BeautyMaker by Kevin
Beautymaker is by Kevin (make up artist) – I have his book, see the review here.
He is Taiwanese but I have noticed that on a few of the products I get from Beautymaker that they are made in Japan. This is not a bad thing….
Anyway, the range is fantastic. There aren't seasonal collections, from what I can tell, but there are lots of good basics like primers and concealers, foundations, powders, a few shadows and lipsticks.
I buy my Beautymaker products from Beautyeshop which is UK based and they always ship by special delivery which means I get it the next day! Prices are generally from £9-£13 so there is a price mark up but its not bad at all.
The Aqua lipsticks are gorgeous, also the BB mineral concealer, Aqua eye concealers etc.
I have my eye on:
His Aqua Marine skincare range. My skin is so dry at the moment although I have set myself a target to finish some skincare I already own for once.
Here are my reviews on the Beautymaker products I have.
3. Estee Lauder
I know – how old school of me! I bought the Breast Cancer Awareness lip gift set the other day and picked up the compact Creme Foundation too and fell for the Xmas range which is quite old school glamour.
I also got a gift time bag and goodies which contained a Crystal Shine Lipstick – never tried this before but its lush….also I love the scent, almost like champagne – of the lipsticks.
This is the *one* time I will excuse a brand for perfuming their lip products!
Want it:
I want it all….this is the collection for a bond girl, no?
Sometimes it just nice to use a brand that doesn't try to hard at trying to get my attention. Yes I love glitter, yes I love bright but sometimes, I just want elegant.
4. Trish McEvoy
Speaking of not trying too hard, Trish is my other love at the moment. I got the new All Over Face Powder the other day £28, and it doesn't come with a palette……..
….You know I love any brand that lets you buy things and stick it all in a palette……their lining shadows look great, are very dark but have sparkly bits in it.
What I want next:
This is a liquid face colour and it only comes in one shade. It swatched as a light sparkly gold peachy pink. Its gorgeous, but I think its about £25 which is a little steep….
Its not the cheapest brand out there, but of what I have used (the Eye primer and a lip gloss) its very nice indeed. I have a massive wish list for this counter now.
5. Shu Uemura
Actually, Shu is one of those brands I screwed and discarded years ago – I went and collected over the space of a few years, every single eyeshadow they had, the skincare, the blushers then got totally bored.
The brand hasn't released a collection I've loved for a long time, plus its a bugger to get hold of in the UK (if Shu PR ever read this please take note).
They stock their products in Shu Uemura stand alone stores (London only), in concessions (like in Harvey Nicks) and Space NK *shudders*.
The last time I tried to hunt down a collection (the one with the hot pink and turquoise painting liners) both the staff at HN and Space NK stared at me, gaped mouthed like I was speaking ancient Hebrew.
They don't have stock. They don't always get in new collections. I've given up going to a Shu Counter and actually being able to pick up a new collection without any hassle. I have to order my bits from Asia which costs more and takes longer.
Now….how did a brand crush turn into a rant?
Oh yes. I will excuse Shu because they are releasing the cutest make up collection ever known to man for Xmas:
The collection is called Cat Planet and is designed by Tsumori Chisato. You can see the range here on Sephora – I WANT ALL OF IT.
Your turn now – tell me your top 5 (or less) current brand crushes!


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California's Central Valley farmers struggle with worker shortage
Kevin Steward has spent more than a quarter-century in agriculture, much of that growing grapes for wineries. He's always been able to rely on seasonal workers to tend the vines and bring in the year's harvest.
But this year, workers are harder to come by.
"I could use 30 men," Steward said. "We'll get 'er done, but I can't find anybody."
Growers throughout the fertile Central Valley are wringing their hands as they struggle to find the manpower they need.
Anti-immigration laws and policies, an aging population, and even a raging drug war south of the border all are contributing to a slowdown in the pipeline of Mexican workers that for so long have fueled California's farm industry, experts say.
"We're just not seeing the number of people we (usually) see this time of year," said Bryan Little, director of farm labor affairs at the California Farm Bureau Federation.
Steward, president of the Sacramento County Farm Bureau, said he has only a fraction of the 40 workers he depends on to tend the 1,000 acres of vineyards he manages in Amador and San Joaquin counties.
"I've never seen it this bad," he said, though he's heard that there are "a lot of good workers who are busy picking cherries."
But cherry growers say their labor situation is only marginally better.
Laborers available to harvest San Joaquin County's lucrative cherry crop are down as much as 30 percent, according to the county's farm bureau. At cherry grower Rutledge Farms in Woodbridge, near Lodi, 60 laborers are doing the work that 80 or 90 would in a typical year.
San Joaquin County is an agricultural powerhouse in California built on dairy, wine grapes, tree nuts and the sweet cherries being picked now. The county's sweet-cherry crop alone is valued at more than $185.5 million, according to the California Farm Bureau.
The cherry harvest is a quick one, just days long and very labor-intensive. Shakers and other machines are useless in gathering the delicate fruit. Only pickers need apply.
"I hope what we've seen is an aberration," Bruce Blodgett, executive director of the San Joaquin County Farm Bureau, said of the labor shortage.
California growers hope so, too. Early crops such as asparagus, blueberries and cherries are in, but soon will come more stone fruit, strawberries and the salad bowl crops – carrots, lettuce, mushrooms and peppers – all crops that need hands in the soil.
California Farm Bureau officials say that as many as 225,000 workers toil on the state's farmland, a number that typically grows to about 450,000 by the heavy harvest season in September.
Farm labor contractors saw warning signs as early as last year's grape harvest when a late season stretched the labor supply to the limit, said Guadalupe Sandoval, managing director of the Sacramento-based California Farm Labor Contractor Association.
"Things didn't ripen until late so everybody needed workers at the same time," Sandoval said. "There weren't enough crews out there. That was our canary in the coal mine."
Reasons for the brake on Mexican immigrant labor are many.
Prices asked by the "coyotes" who smuggle workers across the border continue to rise – as high as $7,500, Sandoval is told. And, he said, "There's no guarantee of getting across. The coyotes may take your money. Maybe your life, as well."
The narco-terrorism plaguing Mexico makes an already treacherous journey north even more perilous.
Jeff Passell, a senior demographer at the Pew Hispanic Center in Washington, D.C., said surveys tracking the Mexican labor force "show a huge drop in the number of people setting out from Mexico. It's not surprising that that's having an effect on agriculture."
"There's a lot of factors feeding into this," Passell continued. "We're looking at a severely reduced demand for unauthorized immigrants, increased enforcement and a ramp-up in violence that makes it more dangerous to get to the border."
Mexico's demographics are changing, too, said Little, of the state Farm Bureau Federation.
Families are getting smaller and the population is aging, shrinking the number of workers crossing the border to follow the crops, Little said.
"That gigantic overlay of young people in the 1970s and 1980s – it just isn't there anymore," he said.
It's not clear if farm labor shortages will continue, or what can be done to change the situation. Lawmakers have battled for years about various immigration reform strategies, including the guest-worker programs favored by many in the agricultural industry.
But Chuck Dudley, president of the Yolo County Farm Bureau, said the implications for American food consumers are severe if shortages worsen.
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I really wish I could say that I planned for this post to be published on the solstice, but I didn't. Nonetheless here it is, and it seems quite fitting. Happy Solstice, be it short or long of light where you are.
I've made a few adjustments to the images I showed in the last post and am now ready to make the final version, but I'm out of glassine. So while I wait for that to arrive from Melbourne, I thought I'd tell you about the long term project I've been working on for a while.
If you've been reading this blog for a while you probably realize that I'm not particularly enamoured with Brisbane as a place to live. Nevertheless, I do live here for now, and in the spirit of increasing my awareness, relating to the seasons, and simply "getting more from something if you give more", I began this project.
Although I live in a small unit block, we have some small common garden areas and I have a large patio where I grow some pot plants. I've started to gather plant matter from the trees and bushes in the garden and my pots, and am doing tests to see what colours and marks they produce.
I've added to these with flowers and leaves that I receive as gifts, as well as collecting leaf fall from a couple of deciduous trees in the next couple of streets. Here in a subtropical Brisbane autumn is barely marked by the delicous colours that deciduous trees provide in other areas of Australia, but they are still the most potent symbol of that season, to my mind.
I'm also thinking of using some kitchen scraps, like onion skins and avocado pits, but I'm drawing the line at buying something we don't actually eat, like purple cabbage, for instance. The point of the project is to be a document of this place and time, so I don't want to add in plants just for the colour they provide.
I'm also choosing to include some things from my mother-in-law's garden, because she plays such an important part in our lives at this time. She lives in the next suburb, and we go to her place for dinner twice a week. She is the only one of our parents still alive and it feels right to include her in the record of this time and place.
Before dyeing swathes of fabric, I've been doing some tests with a few mordants to see the colours I can get, following a method described by India Flint. I've been using alum powder, copper sulphate, tea, and a home-made aluminium mordant made using alfoil and vinegar.
Below are scans of my journal pages documenting the tests for rose and callistemon leaves, and gerbera flowers, plus a few other bits and pieces. As silk is the most receptive to the natural colours, that is what I use for these initial tests, plus some tests on cotton rag paper, because I'm also interested in using the dyes as stains or watercolours.
Gerbera flowers
And what's the plan for all of this? I don't have a clear outcome in mind yet. I just know that the work is about this place and this time. I definitely see it as a document, a record, and in that sense at least, as a book. I'm excited to start putting things together, but I know the collecting isn't done yet, and there doesn't feel as if there is a need to rush. The work may be a farewell to Brisbane...but that remains to be seen. For now, I'm very happy to continue as I have begun.


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■ Sunday, Feb. 3: The Southern Maine Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America will hold its general meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Sanford Elks Lodge at 13 Elm Street in Sanford. Also, the VFW will host "Bingo" this and every Sunday at the VFW Hall on School Street at 6 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
■ Monday, Feb. 4: American Legion Auxiliary Post 19 will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. at its Main Street headquarters.
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Gay couples, and wedding industry, await Supreme Court ruling on California's Proposition 8
They met and fell in love two months after California voters approved Proposition 8, the referendum banning same-sex marriage, so Megan Sainsbury and Katie Kinder knew from the beginning that their shared dream of a big wedding -- brides in gorgeous white wedding dresses, declared by an ordained minister to be "wife and wife" -- would require them to think creatively.
"We're actually very traditional," Megan says, "even though we're a lesbian couple."
So when they decided to get "married" in August, they hired a San Jose wedding planner and observed all the customs of a traditional ceremony.
And because the state refused to sanctify their union with a license, they devised a legal workaround. "There are ways you can create your own rules," she says, so both women dropped their last names and chose the same new last name. "Now we are legally the Sladers."
Along with thousands of other gay couples, on Monday morning the Sladers could get their first inkling of what will likely become the law of the land when the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to wade into the same-sex marriage debate. Among a range of options the court will consider is further consideration of Proposition 8; if the justices do nothing to upend the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal's decision to overturn the law, gay and lesbian couples in California would be allowed to legally marry.
"The second we can go to City Hall and make it legal, we will be there," Megan Slader says. "It will be so amazing to be able to do that. It's absolutely important. We don't let things we can't do get to us, but this is one of the things that has been tough."
In addition to changing the lives of same-sex couples who have lived in legal limbo as Proposition 8, and challenges to the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act, have wended their way through the courts, a favorable ruling by the Supreme Court is expected to unleash a pent-up demand for gay weddings.
That possibility has not existed since a four-month window in 2008, between a state Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriages and the passage of Proposition 8, a period in which 18,000 couples took their vows. In the years since, even so-called "commitment ceremonies" like the Sladers' have slowed to a trickle.
"A lot of gay couples just sort of gave up on the whole process," said Misti Layne, a San Francisco wedding photographer, who works only a handful of gay ceremonies each year.
Gay unions are a tiny subset of the country's multibillion-dollar wedding industry, but groups like the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce of Silicon Valley hope that will soon change. "I think that's a huge market for us," said John Brehm, a sales manager at Corinthian Ground Transportation, a Cupertino limo service that advertises on the Purple Unions website.
Along with RainbowWeddingNetwork.com, Purple Unions is one of the few Internet hubs for gay couples in search of wedding planners and caterers attuned to their needs.
Gay commitment ceremonies are similar to straight weddings, with one notable exception. "I find them to be much more emotional sometimes, because people have waited so long," Layne says. "The parents are happy that their sons or daughters have found someone who means so much to them. Maybe it was a long road to get there."
Purple Unions went online in 2003, when the future of the gay wedding market looked bright. But companies such as OutVite.com -- which sells "invitations and announcements designed specifically for the gay and lesbian consumer" -- remain scarce.
Megan Slader, a personal trainer who works in Los Gatos, took a typically Silicon Valley approach to finding someone to midwife their wedding. "I literally Googled 'gay wedding planner San Jose,' " she recalled. "You always have a fear that somebody is going to react like, 'Whoa, this is a gay couple,' but she treated us like any other client."
"In their minds, they're married," says Maxine Goulding, the couple's wedding planner. "They just know in the eyes of everybody else, they're not."
Doing everything they could within the law was imperative because the Sladers hope to have children someday. "And we want to be able to tell them we are legally married," Megan Slader says.
Goulding works on only about four gay ceremonies a year because, she says, many couples get discouraged by the legal roadblock and decide to wait. "That hangs over their heads. I think when Prop. 8 does get settled, there are going to be more gay and lesbian weddings just because they'll feel like they're part of the group."
Now it's up to one of America's most exclusive secret societies -- the nine justices of the Supreme Court -- to decide whether they get that chance.
Contact Bruce Newman at 408-920-5004. Follow him at Twitter.com/BruceNewmanTwit.


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Defense: Secondary A- and Front Seven D+This is like a group project where one part of the group just didn't show up and decided to let the other group do all the work. Unfortunately for that lazy group, the teacher gives out individual grades. The front seven have been soft, and have been gashed by mediocre running backs all year, they have not maintained their gap control, and have had very limited pressure on QBs. On the flip side, the secondary, despite key injuries, has play admirably and done all the work on the project. The teacher has realized this and has graded accordingly.
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The 19th of April at the Boston Tea Party Ships
The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum has multiple events lined up for Friday, 19 April, the actual anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. (The state holiday of Patriots Day comes on Monday the 15th this year.)
At 9:30 A.M., the museum will unveil its new statue of Samuel Adams outside its doors. This event is free and open to the public since it is, well, out on the bridge. Susie Chisholm created this statue at her studio in Georgia. The picture here comes from a sneak preview the museum offered on its blog last month.
Since there's already a statue of Samuel Adams at Faneuil Hall, I question whether the city needs another one. And right next to the tea ships? While the tea was being destroyed, Adams kept far away from the scene and in the middle of a crowd of witnesses.
You know whose statues we really need in Boston? Dr. Thomas Young and William Molineux, two of the most active crowd leaders during the pre-Revolutionary protests of the late 1760s and early 1770s. Both were off the scene by the end of 1774—Young moved to Newport and then Philadelphia, and Molineux died. That's one big reason they're the least remembered of Boston's important political leaders. Of course, both also had unorthodox religious views and radical ideas or methods that didn't endear them to later generations of historians.
We also don't have portraits of either Young or Molineux. But the lack of an accurate visual model didn't stop the Tea Party Museum when it wanted a statue of Capt. John Parker from the Lexington green. Young was with Adams in the Old South Meeting-House during the Tea Party, but Molineux wasn't, and therefore probably down at the docks.
Back to 19 April at the museum: At noon and again at 6:00 P.M., Prof. Benjamin Carp will speak at the museum on the myths, facts, and global ramifications of the Boston Tea Party. Ben's the author of Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America, and coauthor of at least one promising project this year. Tickets to his lectures (which cost $35) include "assorted pastries and tea, beer or wine." Advance purchases recommended; call 617-338-1773.


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Hello and welcome to the InterNations Community for expats in Luanda, Angola. The no.1 social network for expatriates, InterNations is a valuable resource with comprehensive guides, invaluable advice and insider tips to support you as you build your new life abroad. InterNations has all the tools you need to answer questions such as "how safe is Luanda?" and "what type of healthcare will I need?". Get first-hand advice in our forum from experienced fellow expats, on everything from the best tour operators to finding language lessons. Our members have negotiated this tricky process before and we encourage you to build on their experience as you follow in their footsteps and join the expat population of Luanda.
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Expat compounds in Luanda offer a high quality of life with security, large houses and swimming pools. However, the high cost of accommodation means that expatriates considering relocation will want to factor this into negotiations. Expats with families will often head to Luanda Sul, where the Luanda International School is found at the cost of a longer commute to the city center. Weekends are often when expats leave the city anyway in favor of nearby beaches and resorts. Explorers and nature enthusiasts will want to take a tour to see the stunning Kalandula Falls or discover the massive expanse of Quiçama National Park. The main industries of Luanda are oil and diamonds, both of which continue to thrive and attract foreign investment into the city. Most expats working in Luanda are connected to these two industries through their employment at multinational companies. Due to oil revenues, Angola's economy has grown rapidly in the last decade, which in turn has brought many expats, particularly from China, South Africa, Portugal as well as other European countries.
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Adding a new pet to the family is an exciting experience for everyone. If your family includes young children, then the selection process is doubly fun. Careful selection will be very important to ensure your new pet is a good fit for your family. When selecting a new canine companion at the animal shelter, we encourage you to involve and bring along your whole family (children too!)
When introducing a dog to your children, the dog should approach the children freely, almost preferring the kids to the adults. The dog should have a relaxed, wiggly body with a wagging tail that sweeps from side to side.
Signs a dog
is comfortable
A dog's wiggling butt and a wide, wagging tail are good signs.
An open-mouthed dog with his tongue hanging out is a relaxed dog.
The dog is interested in interacting with you and your children.
You see the dog frequently coming over for rubs and engaging in toy play with you.
Signs a dog is
not comfortable
The dog's body is not wiggly or relaxed.
The dog slinks along the floor or his tail is tucked underneath his belly.
The dog moves away and chooses not to interact with the children.
The dog stares at the children with ears forward, tail up and with his mouth closed.
Once you've chosen your new dog and bring him home, here are some guidelines to help you and your children be safe and happy with the new dog. If you have very young children, it is important to supervise interactions between your new pet and young children.
Teach children
how to interact
Let the dog approach you and your child on his own and offer him yummy treats.
Never hug or squeeze the dog on first greeting.
Do not run away from or scream at the dog on greeting.
Leave the dog alone while eating, sleeping or chewing on a new item.
Ensure that children understand that the crate is the dog's special place and only the dog is allowed inside.
When it comes to cats, until you are certain your new cat and children are safe together, make sure you keep them separate unless supervised. Remember a cat may need 7 to 14 days to just relax in her new environment, so take things very slowly. Learn to read a cat's subtle body language when he is around children. If there is ever a moment when you think your cat is trying to harm your child, separate them and call us if you'd like our help. In another article, we'll discuss more ways to welcome and introduce a new cat into his/her new home and all of the family members.
If you would like additional support, please call our Training and Behavior Center at 303-442-4030 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Lindsay A. Wood is Director of Animal Training & Behavior for the Humane Society of Boulder Valley and an Associate Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist. The Training Center is located at 2323 55th Street in Boulder and offers public classes every day of the week. Info: www.boulderhumane.org


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Interesting design. Very portable. Easy wireless pairing. Affordable. Rechargeable.
Little bass response. Distorts at maximum volume. Does not get very loud. Lacks speakerphone capabilities.
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The iHome iDM8 is an affordable and uniquely designed portable Bluetooth speaker, but it doesn't get very loud, and distorts before it reaches maximum volume.
The iHome iDM8 ($59.99 direct) is a cute and compact portable Bluetooth speaker that provides modest audio quality at an affordable price. It's not for audiophiles and won't power your next house party, but for casual, on-the-go listening, where all you want is a little background music, the iDM8 is a capable travel companion.
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With a cool spherical design, the iHome iDM8 resembles an oversized microphone top. Measuring 3.1 by 3.5 by 3.5 inches (HWD), the 9.1-ounce speaker is about the size of an orange, and fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. The iDM8 comes in black or red, and a silver band extends around the iDM8 and houses the Power, Bluetooth/Play/Pause, and Volume buttons. The bottom of the speaker is flat, with a rubberized ring to keep the iDM8 in place, and there's a switch to toggle between Lock, Aux-In, and Bluetooth modes. Around back is a micro USB port, which connects to an included cable with connectors for both full USB (for charging) and 3.5mm (to connect a sound source via headphone jack).
There is no display, only a single LED that blinks either green or amber depending on the connection status. Power on the device by holding the Power button until the light turns amber. Hold the Bluetooth button until the light begins blinking, then pair like you would any other Bluetooth device, and the light will turn green to indicate an established connection. The process is simple and straightforward. The iDM8 auto-pairs with the last used device in range, which is great if you use a single sound source, but a bit cumbersome for switching between devices—you'll have to hold down the Bluetooth button again until the light blinks amber to pair with another device.
Given the size and price of the iDM8, audio quality expectations shouldn't be very high. That said, the iDM8 gets loud enough to use at your desk, or bedside in a hotel room, though bass begins to distort at maximum volume. You'll get much better sound quality from the Jawbone Jambox ($199.99, 3.5 stars), which also acts as a speakerphone for your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone, but you'll also be paying more than three times the price. Bass-heavy songs like The Knife's "Silent Shout" give the iDM8 trouble, with serious distortion creeping in at moderate volumes. At maximum, the iDM8 sounds like a tabletop radio, with a harsh, treble-heavy sound. The Logitech Mini Boombox ($99.99, 4 stars) is a bit more expensive, but provides more powerful audio and fuller sound—though it too distorts at maximum volume. iHome didn't provide an estimate for battery life, but in testing, the iDM8 lasted through a whole day of intermittent use on a single charge.
For the best audio quality from a Bluetooth speaker, our Editors' Choice, the Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker ($299.95, 4 stars), delivers, but it's much bigger, and a lot more expensive. The iHome iDM8 isn't the best-sounding wireless speaker, but it does win points for its unique, portable design, and low price.
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Mon, 22 October 2007
Dr. Mark Liponis gives us a health test to guess our "Ultra-Longevity". (I'm a tortoise...you'll have to take the test yourself to find out) Richard Gamble talks about "The Great Tradition".. .what does it mean to be educated.. then, is the cure to single motherhood really marriage? Nope.
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Tigers' future is now as top prospects near big leagues
With 2013 Draftees signed and entered into their respective clubs' pipelines, MLB.com has re-ranked its Top 100 Prospects and each club's Top 20 Prospects.
With 2013 Draftees signed and entered into their respective clubs' pipelines, MLB.com has re-ranked its Top 100 Prospects and each club's Top 20 Prospects.
DETROIT -- The Tigers used their farm system a year ago to add the pieces they needed to make a World Series run, and they'll likely do the same to a lesser extent in the coming days before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline. They know part of their job in player development is to mold prospects who become other teams' futures, while also helping the Tigers' present cause.
More than last year, however, the Tigers' present includes a big chunk of their future, as reflected in MLB.com's Midseason Top 20 Tigers prospect rankings.
While top prospect Nick Castellanos bides his time on the learning curve at Triple-A Toledo, Bruce Rondon's future is now. It wasn't as soon as team officials had hoped in Spring Training, when he was projected as the potential closer. Yet with each lead the young fastballer protects in the seventh and eighth, he looks more and more like a potential deciding factor in Detroit's bullpen down the stretch.
"I think Rondon comes as advertised," said Tigers closer Joaquin Benoit, who has mentored Rondon in his introduction to late-inning setup duty. "Everybody knows what he's capable of doing. You're not going to see that often -- a guy throwing 100 mph, and he's coming together."
While the Tigers continue trying to develop a shortstop of the future, they learned a lot about Hernan Perez, while he helped fill the void of second baseman Omar Infante when he was on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained ankle. Perez, meanwhile, jumped into the top 10 with one of the largest moves of anyone up the list.
"He's young, very talented and I think a terrific, terrific prospect," manager Jim Leyland said. "I really like him a lot, and I don't think he's far away."
While the Tigers continue to exercise patience on Avisail Garcia, giving him regular at-bats at Triple-A Toledo over a part-time role in Detroit to try to unlock the five-tool potential they see in him, he followed up his sensational September from last year's playoff drive by covering the Tigers in center field when Austin Jackson went on the disabled list last month. He picked up enough Major League time that he fell out of prospect status, but his potential impact in the Tigers outfield in the near future remains the same.
"This kid's a big-time prospect, and that's just what he is right now," Leyland said. "We love him. I said three or four years ago I thought he was the best prospect in the organization. He's got a chance to be the total package, because he can run, he can throw, he can hit -- and we think he's going to hit with power. He's a tools guy that's got a lot of tools."
It's not a system with as much depth as the Tigers might like, especially on the pitching side after trades over the last couple years sent young arms out for Major League-ready help. However, it arguably has more high-ceiling offensive talent and overall athleticism than it has in years, maybe the most since Dave Dombrowski took over as team president/general manager 11 years ago.
Garcia's graduation from the prospect list is a product of big-league service time, not a big-league role. He became Detroit's right-handed hitting platoon outfielder of choice last September when trade acquisition Jeff Baker fizzled, then became their center field insurance for Jackson after the Tigers jettisoned Quintin Berry.
Garcia was the Tigers' third-ranked prospect going into the season, the high point of a steady rise that began with him on the fringe of the Tigers' top 10 rankings a year and a half ago. With each step along the developmental ladder, the 22-year-old has shown more polish to go with the athleticism that wowed scouts when he was a teenager in Venezuela.
When he sat on the bench as an extra player in Detroit last month, filling in while Matt Tuiasosopo was injured, that polish suffered along with his swing. Two days after he returned to Triple-A Toledo, he hit for the cycle, starting him on another tear at the plate for the Mud Hens.
"He's a freak, man," Tigers outfielder Matt Tuiasosopo said. "He's big, strong, fast. I was impressed in Spring Training when I saw him in the outfield."
Dropped off
Both Matt Hoffman and Kenny Faulk showed enough promise to earn invitations to big-league camp in recent years, giving them a chance to show Tigers coaches what they could bring as lefty relievers. Even though they aren't on the 40-man roster, they ranked 13th and 14th on the Tigers prospect list, respectively. Both fell off the midseason list.
Hoffman has stretches when he looks like a power lefty whose next logical step is the Majors, such as his 18 1/3-inning scoreless streak with 19 strikeouts from late April to mid-June. When he's off, the 24-year-old struggles with his command. Even so, he has more strikeouts than innings pitched in a season for the first time in his pro career, and he's stranding inherited baserunners at a better rate.
Faulk was an Eastern League All-Star last year at Double-A Erie, a pleasant surprise in Spring Training and a workhorse Mud Hens reliever in April with 9 1/3 scoreless innings and 15 strikeouts. A series of rough outings in May, however, preceded a stint on the disabled list with a broken hand.
Second baseman Jeff Kobernus dropped from the list because he changed organizations. He came to Spring Training as a Rule 5 Draft pick, trying to earn a utility role on the Tigers roster, but was sent back to the Nationals. He went from 16th on the Tigers prospect list to 10th on the Nationals.
New faces
Three of the four additions to the Tigers' Top 20 list are recent draft selections, headed by last month's top pick, Jonathon Crawford. The former University of Florida right-hander and current short-season Class A Connecticut reliever took over Garcia's old spot at No. 3 behind Castellanos and Rondon.
The Tigers' other first-round pick, former University of Texas closer Corey Knebel, vaulted to 17th on the list. The 21-year-old earned an aggressive placement to begin his pro career in the bullpen at low Class A West Michigan, where he has taken over closer duties. Detroit officials still view him as a potential starter, but decided to hold off on stretching out his arm.
Joining Crawford as a newcomer in the top 10 is right-hander Endrys Briceno, whose inconsistent season at West Michigan has shown flashes of what he can do with a mid-90s fastball when he commands it. His offspeed package is a work in progress. The 20-year-old Venezuelan had a strong stretch from late May into mid-June, but also had outings in which walks drained his pitch count.
Devon Travis didn't make last year's prospect list after the Tigers drafted him in the 13th round, but he has made a case as the best surprise in the system this year, checking in at No. 14. The former Florida State second baseman tore up the Midwest League for three months at West Michigan, batting .352 with a .430 on-base percentage and a .983 fielding percentage, before heading to high Class A Lakeland.
Rising/falling stock
Perez's aforementioned climb from 15th to 10th on the list tied him for the largest jump with right-hander Drew VerHagen, whose bump from 17th to 12th embodies his quick path through the Tigers farm system.
VerHagen went from fourth-round draft pick last summer to the rotation at Lakeland by summer's end, then moved up to Erie last month once Kyle Lobstein was promoted to Toledo. He tossed 17 scoreless innings of six-hit ball over back-to-back starts in July, including a complete-game three-hit shutout at Altoona.
The other Tigers prospect with a significant jump up the list was catcher James McCann, Detroit's top pick two years ago whose offensive emergence at Erie earned him a spot in the All-Star Futures Game in New York.
The largest fall down the list came from outfielder Tyler Collins, who went from Grapefruit League sensation in big-league camp to a feast-or-famine season at Erie. His July has shown results from midseason adjustments after he struck out 78 times in 281 at-bats over the season's first half.
Top 100 representation
The names are unchanged, only the rankings are different. Both Castellanos and Rondon jumped eight spots on MLB.com's Top 100 list to 13th and 84th, respectively. Castellanos overcame his early-season struggles at Toledo and his move to the outfield to reinforce his standing as one of the best pure hitters in any team's system. He is showing signs of maturing into some power as his 6-foot-4 frame fills out.
The Tigers continue to see more potential in Rondon than his rankings might suggest, though relievers sometimes have a hard time climbing the list compared with starting pitchers. Command has been the question with Rondon at each level and something he addressed at Triple-A Toledo during his time as Mud Hens closer.
With two players on the Top 100 list, the Tigers earned 105 "prospect points" -- points assigned to a club based on its representatives on the Top 100 list, with 100 points going to the team with the No. 1 prospect, 99 to the team with No. 2 and on down. Detroit fell out of the top 20, placing 21st in the Majors.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.


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Upbeat on the rapidly evolving entrepreneurial environment in the country, Cisco has created a USD 40 million (over Rs 240 crore) fund, a first by the networking solutions giant in any of its present geographies.
The US-based firm's USD 2 billion venture capital arm, Cisco Investments, today said it will invest USD 40 million over the next 12-18 months to fund early-stage firms in India with a focus on products and technologies relevant to emerging markets.
Earlier this year, Cisco had announced an allocation of USD 250 million towards tapping next generation technologies and the India fund is a part of this initiative.
Under its India Innovation theme, Cisco will focus on start ups working on including big data & analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), connected mobility, storage, silicon, content technology ecosystem among others.
Cisco also announced its first investment under this theme in Covacsis, a Mumbai-based real-time analytics platform software provider catering to manufacturing production floors.
"The start up ecosystem in India has really come up ion a big way. There is a large talent pool, which is now focusing on starting their own firms as well as there has been a growing acceptance for entrepreneurship," Cisco President Sales (India and SAARC) Dinesh Malkani said in a concall.
Besides, the new government is also concentrating on the agenda of a technology driven governance, he added.
Cisco Managing Director, Corporate Development (APJ) Joydeep Bose said the fund will focus on early stage companies with products offering either cost optimised designs, industry vertical solutions or application of cloud.
"This underscores our commitment to India, as it is the only geography to have such a fund covering next generation products and technologies," he added.
Investments will range from USD 500,000 to anywhere up to USD 12 million, Bose said adding "The amount can exceed USD 40 million depending upon the opportunities present."
In the last 7-10 years, Cisco has invested in about 15 companies in India including Mobstack, Qyuki, Apalya, Comviva and Indiagames.
"While we will directly invest in early-stage companies, we will also look at partnering angel networks, accelerators and incubators," Bose added.
Besides contributing capital to these firm's, Cisco also helps accelerate their development by connecting them to expertise and resources such as Cisco IT, its business leaders and network of partners and customers through major industry events, like the annual Cisco Live, he said.
The move will help the company strengthen its product portfolio as it aims to increase its India revenues to five per cent in the next five years.
Cisco has over 10,000 employees in India and the company gets about two per cent of its over USD 48 billion global revenues from the country.


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Shine city's primary business is development of residential, commercial and retail properties. The Company has a unique business model with earnings arising from development Shine City offers you the opportunity to live life in a relaxed yet grand way. So while you sip on tea with your friends, or read a book while enjoying the scenery or simply take a walk with your loved ones, we see to it that your home and its amenities are a perfect blend of comfort and style.
An eco friendly approach is kept to design the layout of the whole projects. RAMANIYA is a perfect place to settle with your loved ones. A project with modern infrastructure yet connected to Mother Nature in deeper sense which provides peace of mind and soul to the lives of the people owning a home at RAMANIYA.
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WebPromoter necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 83 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
(Florence) SEO Ring
We are a newly created association that brings together several search engine marketing firms ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search…timization ) located in Florence, Italy.
The aim of the association is mainly educational, as we are bringing together experience and sharing know-how and skills within the association as well as externally by participation in sector seminars and conferences as a united team. Our motto is "strength in unity" - in Italian it is: "l'unione fa la forza".
We are in need of a clean, professional logo that we can use to represent ourselves both on a website (still to be created but the domain is seoring.it - likely to be a separate future contest on here) as well as published material at seminars.
local businesses, both small and large, as well as entrepreneurs and other online marketing people
We'd like a logo that has a clean, enterprise-level look while maintaining a sense of energy. We would like it to represent these ideas:
- "ring" - the association is called a "ring" since it brings together professionals in the same sector where all are at equal standing, regardless of the company represented. We like the idea of incorporating elements in a ring/round table... can tie in with the world of search engines, cogs or spiders often used in this sector.
- "florence" - our activities are closely tied to our location, so we'd like to see the logo either incorporate the word "FLORENCE" (can be smaller size in comparison to "SEO ring") OR the symbol of Florence (red lily on white background - you can see example here: http://www.comune.fi.it - it doesn't need to be detailed, can be a stylized version)
- no preference as to colors but we might specify a color palette later on
- motto doesn't need to be included
- logo must be delivered both in CMYK in .AI format for print use & as layered RGB .PSD format for web use.
- please make sure there is no intellectual property infringement, including in font usage (let us know if we need to buy the font)
We found a contest that has some proposals we like: http://99designs.com/contests/30063
We liked #70 , #168 , #169 and #183 but feel free to offer your take!
Look forward to your entries!
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All of Boca Raton's finest attractions are just a short drive from the Harbour East neighborhood. Only about two miles away, Boca Raton's beautiful downtown district centers on Mizner Park, offering a world-class array of shopping, dining, and cultural attractions. For the commuting executive, Boca Raton's private airport is only about three miles away.