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This Kickstarter page is only possible thanks to the extraordinary support and encouragement of the r/atheism folk on reddit.com. A few weeks ago I posted some pictures of my "Atheist Shoes" there and I was blown away by how many sweet and encouraging messages I received, urging me to make more shoes. Actually, it was a bit scary... but in a good way... and, 6 weeks later, I've figured out how I'll be able to make shoes for you all. This page is the first step towards realising that dream and I hope some of you will be willing to pre-order your shoes, so that I have the upfront capital I need to get busy!
Thanks guys. And I hope you will soon be able to enjoy your shoes.
Now, I realise that some of you haven't the foggiest what an Atheist shoe is. And, admittedly, an atheist shoe sounds like a peculiar idea. But we think a shoe is a lovely, understated way for atheists to out themselves and to be less shy about their godlessness. And we also think our Bauhaus-inspired, 1930s-infatuated shoes will be a welcome antidote to the samey junk pumped out by the big sneaker corporations - not only do we feel our designs are prettier, but we know that the care, craftsmanship and quality of materials going into our shoes are superior to those invested by N**e, *onver*e and Ad***s.
So how do you get your shoes? It's easy. You can buy your shoes, here, today, by making a pledge. You'll see amongst our rewards that you can pre-order a pair of shoes for $180, which includes shipping. And then, a month from now, you'll be able to log into our website and choose the colour and sole you'd like us to send you. Those who pre-order their shoes on Kickstarter will be the first to get them!
In the mean time, we'll have invested your dosh in producing your shoes and we're hopeful they'll be ready to ship by May 1st, if not sooner.
We're not yet ready to show you all the available colours and soles, but we're working on it and it would really help us if, when you make your pledge, you could give us a hint as to which colour you'd like and which sole. We can't guarantee your choice will be available in the end, but if enough people want something, then we'll definitely be able to make it!
Please tell us which of the following colours appeals to you most: cream, charcoal black, chocolate brown, brown & sand combo, petrol blue, British racing car green, grey. And which of these soles: "Ich Bin Atheist" (embossed), "Darwin Loves" (embossed), "Atheist, Jawohl" (embossed), "Ich Bin Atheist" (decorative).
We're really happy to have your support. And we promise we will continue to update you in the days ahead with more pictures and news as we finalise our production plans and get ready to launch our godless wares to the world.
Any questions, please write to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thanks so much!
PS - I know I'm wearing odd shoes in the video, but don't worry... the shoes we send you will be matching in colour!
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Sales Executive - Events
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- £23,000-£26,000 + Uncapped Commission
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- 17 Jun 2019
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- Marketing & PR, B2B, Conferences & events, Consumer, Media, Advertising, B2B, Digital media, Print, Publishing, Retail & FMCG
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Media Sales Executive - Events
£23,000 - £26,000 + £10,000 - £15,000 Bonus (Uncapped)
Fantastic opportunity for a bright, intelligent and driven graduate sales executive with looking to join a marketing leading media events company based in the heart of the city.
Our client is widely respected for their cutting edge events, market leading publications, awards and digital offerings. They cover all sectors ranging from fashion and media to finance and legal.
Due to the increase in events for 2019 an opportunity has arisen within the delegate sales division. This is a unique opportunity in that you will be working across 3 of the leading events within the business. These events are the number one in their industry, attracting over 1000 paying delegates, with a 60% renewal rate year on year. The role involves large amounts of key account management with some new business involved.
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As a Delegate Sales Executive you are expected to set yourself realistic but stretching goals, provide clear and accurate information on your performance and demonstrate an attitude of one who is relentless in their desire to succeed.
You will strive to establish long term relationships with customers as well as your confidence and strong sales skills to attract new clients. You will use your excellent sales closing skills to generate revenue across a variety of cutting edge events.
The Candidate: Graduate sales executive
The successful candidate will be highly professional and ambitious. To become a success in this role you will need to be…
* commercially minded, driven and ambitious
* Ideally some b2b sales experience
* A self-starter with a proven track record in sales and making high volume outbound sales calls
* Confident and experienced in selling to senior managers, directors and C- level individuals
* A driven individual who is able to work on their own initiative
* Resilient and able to thrive in a pressured environment
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Lipton Media is a dynamic, proactive and progressive media recruitment agency solely dedicated to the media industry. We are leaders across media sales and creative opportunities. We cover: media sales, digital media sales, print sales, exhibition sales, event sales, conference sales, outdoor sales, radio sales, marketing, conference production and editorial jobs.
Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge.
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Leon Panetta, Former Secretary of Defense, CIA Director, Announced as Saint Mary's 2014 Undergraduate Commencement Speaker
Leon Panetta, former Secretary of Defense and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for President Barack Obama will address graduating seniors at the 2014 undergraduate commencement ceremony at Saint Mary's College of California. More than 730 students —the largest graduating class in Saint Mary's history— are expected to receive their diplomas on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. in the SMC Stadium.
A military veteran, attorney, civil rights advocate, respected legislator, budget expert and advisor to two presidents, Panetta's stellar public service career spans over 50 years and reflects a lifetime commitment to the highest ideals of the nation. As CIA director, he ran the operation responsible for bringing Osama bin Laden to justice and as Defense Secretary he led strategic efforts to end two wars and oversaw the end of the 18-year-old policy of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
"Leon Panetta is an extraordinary public servant and a true American statesman," said Saint Mary's President James Donahue. "Throughout his career he has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the common good, and his leadership in our nation's capital helped ensured the safety of the country and our military men and women. His high regard for public service is inspiring and we are honored he will address this year's graduating class at Saint Mary's."
Currently the chairman of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, based at California State University, Monterey Bay, Panetta returned to the Institute in February 2013 after serving as the nation's 23rd Secretary of Defense.
"Saint Mary's is a remarkable academic institution with a commitment to educating students dedicated to improving the lives of others in our society. That educational approach is extremely important in this day and time," said Panetta. "I look forward to addressing the College's class of 2014 about the opportunities and challenges that await them as they begin their journey into a global world."
Panetta also served in the administration of President Bill Clinton, when in 1993 he left Congress to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the incoming commander and chief. He was instrumental in developing policies that led to a balanced federal budget and eventual budget surpluses. A year later, he was appointed as the president's chief of staff, bringing order and focus to White House operations and policymaking.
A Monterey native, Panetta began his long and distinguished public service career in 1964 as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and upon discharge went to work in Washington D.C. as a legislative assistant to U.S. Senate Minority Whip Tom Kuchel of California. In 1969, he was appointed director of the U.S. Office for Civil Rights, where he was responsible for enforcing equal education laws, and later he served as executive assistant to the mayor of New York City.
After running a successful Monterey law practice, Panetta was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976. He served his Central Coast district in Congress for 16 years and was a key participant in agriculture, healthcare, marine and federal budget issues. From 1989 to 1993, he chaired the House Budget Committee and authored a wide range of legislation, including the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988, Medicare and Medicaid coverage for hospice care for the terminally ill, and numerous measures to protect the California coast, including creation of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Leon, and his wife Sylvia, established the Panetta Institute for Public Policy in 1997after leaving the Clinton administration. The Institute is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit center that promotes public service and prepares individuals for the policy challenges of the future through a variety of academic and professional program opportunities in government, politics and public policy.
Panetta received his undergraduate degree in political science in 1960 from Santa Clara University. Three years later he earned his Juris Doctor degree, also from Santa Clara. He has served on numerous boards and commissions, including California Forward, the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Council on Base Support and Retention. In 2006, he served on the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan national commission seeking a new course for the war in Iraq.
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Bobby Rahal Toyota of Lewistown Serving Huntingdon, State College and Bellefonte
Where used Toyota cars are like new
Who says used cars can't be exciting, shiny, pristine or spirited? Certainly not Bobby Rahal Toyota of Lewistown. Exceeding even the most discerning drivers' expectations surrounding what a used car should - or ever could- be, our Lewistown Toyota dealership offers a riveting collection of new cars. The reason is simple. You deserve the best.


text: Do you remember the film Amélie? There was a craze for collecting old discarded photographs from photo booths at the time. Way before that, in 1973, Ms. Katherine Anne Griffiths took her first photo booth picture at the age of 11. Since then, she's been documenting her life through photo booth pictures. Photobooth Journal' is both her personal photographic journal and a blog for lovers of photo booth photography, with many gems from the past.


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Backdown as Catholic Church removes priest
THE Catholic Church has removed a leading Australian priest who sexually preyed on a disabled and vulnerable woman in NSW.
In an embarrassing U-turn, the Melbourne Archdiocese has removed Father Tom Knowles from one of the nation's busiest churches just weeks after reinstating him.
The move comes after revelations by Fairfax Media last month that a confidential church inquiry had found he had an improper sexual relationship with disabled woman Jennifer Herrick for 14 years in NSW.
As a result of this inquiry, Father Knowles was put on administrative leave for 16 months but was returned to active ministry in January.
His reinstatement was criticised last month by Ms Herrick and victims' groups, especially in light of a confidential letter from the church to her acknowledging ''the harm that can be caused to vulnerable people in such a case''.
Last month, senior church official Father Graeme Duro defended Father Knowles' return to active ministry at St Francis' Church in Melbourne's CBD, stating that the priest had taken "responsibility for his actions … and it is appropriate for him to return to public ministry''.
But in the past fortnight, other senior church officials have intervened in the case and have had Father Knowles removed.
Church documents obtained by Fairfax Media this week reveal that Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart has formally withdrawn Father Knowles' "faculties to engage in any public ministry within the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Melbourne".
Archbishop Hart is understood to have received letters from concerned Catholic parishioners after Father Knowles' reinstatement was made public.
Ms Herrick said that while she ''believed it was just'' Father Knowles had been stood down, she was ''still incredulous'' she had not been told about it immediately by the church. Ms Herrick was 19 and suffering from bilateral congenital hip dysplasia - which caused her to walk with an abnormal gait - when Father Knowles, who was then her family priest, began cultivating a relationship with her and her extended family.
Three years later, the priest initiated sexual intercourse with Ms Herrick, who had never had sex before. The sexual relationship continued for 14 years and Ms Herrick later described it to church investigators as abusive and exploitative conduct.
''Archbishop Hart was overseas when I formally communicated to him in early January the decision to return Father Knowles to ministry,'' Father Duro said.
''On the return of the Archbishop, I met with him and he advised me of his decision to remove the faculties from Father Knowles from public ministry … There is no present intention for Father Knowles to engage in public ministry.''
Ms Herrick has received no payment for media contact regarding this issue. She hopes other women will have the courage to tell their own stories.


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How Get New Job Postings with RSS Feeds
RSS feeds are a wonderful way to get the first word when a new job is posted. RSS technology sends free live feeds to your computer or handheld device with the latest jobs from thousands of employers and job sites. You may be familiar with free online job search agents at major job boards that periodically send e-mail alerts about jobs that meet your search criteria. However, an RSS feed delivers information on a more timely basis.
The evolution of technology that is designed to give you a heads-up when a job you want becomes available can be compared to the difference between periodic television network news programming and all-news cable television. Instead of having to watch the news at 6 p.m. or 11 p.m., you can watch late-breaking news on your timetable 24/7.
Why RSS?
RSS job feeds outpace older e-mail job agents in three ways: efficiency, relevance, and timeliness. Here's how it works:
Sending RSS job feeds to your RSS reader program prevents e-mail job alerts from clogging your in-box.
RSS feeds are said to more closely target your stated requirements. Like an advanced search, you get a closer match to what you want. For example, if you're an accountant and you want a job in Milwaukee, an e-mail search agent might return everything with the term "accountant" or its variations, such as accounting for lost automobiles in Milwaukee. RSS job feeds are programmed to mirror your wishes.
The feeds can be programmed to also include breaking news in industry concerns, information that could put you at the head of the line in job interviews.
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How do you read an RSS feed? You can receive RSS feeds in a few different ways. You can download a news reader program, many of which are free; use your Web browser to search for "free newsreader program."
Alternatively, some browsers and Web sites offer similar news-reader ability already built in. Vertical job search engines give simple instructions on how to add their live job feeds to your computer or mobile devices. And if you're really unsure, use your Web browser to search for "install an RSS reader."


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- This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Holliston, Middlesex County, Mass., surveyed by John G. Hales. It was published by Pendleton's Lithography in 1831. Scale [1:19,800]. Covers the town of Holliston and a portion of the town of Ashland, Massachusetts. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.
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Classy Sakic was no ordinary Joe on the iceby Rick Sadowski
DENVER -- An ordinary Joe? Well, yes and no. Joe Sakic, elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday, was anything but an average hockey player during his 20-season career in the NHL, the first seven with the Quebec Nordiques and the final 13 with the Colorado Avalanche after the franchise moved to Denver in 1995.
The former star center's statistics speak for themselves, which is so appropriate because Sakic relished his reputation for saying so little about his own remarkable achievements over the years. Never a braggart or one to say anything controversial that might merit a mention on a sports talk show or nightly sportscast, he even joked with some pride about his "Quoteless Joe" reputation for giving bland responses in interviews, repeating the nickname himself with a smile and twinkle in his eye.
2012 inductees: Sundin, Sakic, Oates, BureBy Dan Rosen - NHL.com Senior Writer
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 18-member selection committee voted for first-time eligible candidates Joe Sakic and Mats Sundin along with holdovers Pavel Bure and Adam Oates to make up the Class of 2012, which will be inducted on Nov. 12 in Toronto. READ MORE ›
He was as approachable and friendly as any athlete, a guy who was willing to talk about almost any topic -- as long as it wasn't about himself.
Rarely was a disparaging word heard about Sakic from any player or fan from around the League, including those from archrival Detroit during the Avalanche's often bloody rivalry with the Red Wings. They were especially respectful of Sakic because of his self-effacing personality and classy behavior on and off the ice.
Former teammates insist Sakic could be quite the prankster in the privacy of the locker room while acknowledging he was a person who generally led by example rather than with words during his time as team captain.
"When something needed to be said, Joe was able to say it," Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque, who won his only Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2001, once told me. "Joe didn't need to say very much. If you're out there doing the right things in how you prepare and how you play, that's what guys see."
Yet, Sakic's calm demeanor concealed a fierce competitive nature. When the game was on the line, who better than Sakic to have the puck on his stick, ready to carry his team on his back and unleash one of the most dangerous and accurate wrist shots in League history?
Hardly an imposing physical specimen at 5-feet-11 and 195 pounds, Sakic used deceptive speed and smarts to score 625 goals, 15th on the all-time list, unleashing a wicked wrist shot to cause plenty of grief for goalies over the years.
A superb two-way center, Sakic didn't receive as much credit for his defensive work as he could have, maybe because he was so gifted at the offensive end of the ice. Always a tireless worker and a clutch performer, eight of his 84 playoff goals were scored in overtime, an NHL record. He was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1996 when he amassed 18 goals and 16 assists in 22 playoff games, leading the Avalanche to the first of their two Stanley Cups.
While there were plenty of other exploits and honors during Sakic's splendid career, perhaps his most memorable moment took place on the Pepsi Center ice on June 9, 2001. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman had just handed the Stanley Cup to Sakic following the Avalanche's 3-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils in Game 7. As team captain, Sakic could have continued the time-honored tradition of being the first player to hoist the silver chalice. Instead, he immediately handed it to an emotional Bourque for the honor, his championship quest having finally reached fruition after 22 frustrating seasons.
It was a typical, selfless gesture by Sakic, always a class act.
Now an executive adviser with the Avalanche, Sakic is still an icon in Denver, as popular as ever with the team's fans three years after his retirement. He and his wife Debbie live in the area with their three children, and the family remains active in the community. Sakic has coached his two sons in hockey, he helps to dole out Turkey dinners at homeless shelters on Thanksgiving, and he runs a charity golf tournament every summer that benefits the Food Bank of the Rockies, providing millions of meals for the needy.
But that's just Sakic being Sakic, a humble and caring guy who has never changed despite all of the accolades and riches that have come his way.


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Unit 9: Biodiversity Decline // Section 1: Introduction
The term "biodiversity" was introduced in 1988 by evolutionary biologist E.O. Wilson, one of the leading experts in this field (footnote 1). Discussion of biodiversity has become commonplace in the past several decades. Although scientists are still trying to answer basic questions, including how many species there are on Earth, a broad trend is clear: extinctions are occurring today at an exceptionally high rate, and human activities are a major cause (footnote 2).
Is this a serious problem if millions of species remain? At times the question is posed this way—for example, when the fate of one seemingly obscure organism is at stake—but in fact there are important connections between biodiversity and the properties of ecosystems. For example, a tract of forest land can sustain more plants if it contains significant numbers of organisms that enhance soil quality, such as earthworms and microbes (Fig. 1). As we will see, a change in the status of one species can affect many others in ways that are not always predictable. Healthy ecosystems provide many important services to humans, although these functions are not always recognized or awarded economic value. If biodiversity erodes, we may lose some of these services permanently.
Figure 1. Roles played by small soil organisms
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There also is an aesthetic case for maintaining biodiversity. We take it for granted that nature is attractive, but much of the world's appeal is rooted in the contrast between many types of species, whether the setting is a coral reef filled with tropical fish or a forest filled with autumn colors.
This unit explores how scientists define and measure biodiversity, and how biodiversity is distributed around the globe and divided among the various types of organisms. It then discusses factors that are impacting biodiversity, including habitat loss, invasion by alien species, and over-harvesting. Emerging threats to biodiversity from global climate change are addressed in Unit 12, "Earth's Changing Climate," and Unit 13, "Looking Forward: Our Global Experiment."


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Putting a database of government employee salaries online is not exactly a revolutionary idea. Doing just a cursory Internet search turns up dozens of databases for city, state and federal employee salaries across the country.
Putting a database of government employee salaries online is not exactly a revolutionary idea. Doing just a cursory Internet search turns up dozens of databases for city, state and federal employee salaries across the country.
In Illinois, the Chicago Sun-Times has published a database on its Web site containing salaries for non-university state and local government employees. ChampionNews.net provides a database of Illinois public schoolteacher salaries.
So we found puzzling Tuesday's opposition to a state database of employee salaries by a representative of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. We believe the state should create a searchable, often-updated clearinghouse for such information.
Speaking to the legislature's Joint Committee on Government Reform, AFSCME legislative director Joanna Webb-Gauvin balked at the idea, saying there was no public policy reason to put such data online.
"They feel it's a violation of their personal privacy," Webb-Gauvin said. "They're feeling sort of like their laundry is being aired in a searchable database."
The public policy reason for making salary data and other information, including disciplinary records (currently exempted from disclosure under state law), available to the public seems clear to everyone except public employee unions: These employees work for and are paid by the people of Illinois.
We understand AFSCME's objection. Nobody wants their neighbor or a stranger to snoop around to see how much money they make. But such information becomes relevant when government abuses its trust and must be held accountable.
State employees' privacy objections probably melt away when a newspaper writes about how political hires are showered with raises during tough budget times while everyone else has to make do with the same salary they have been getting. Few objected last year when this newspaper exposed the raises Springfield Metro Sanitary District board members gave themselves and other employees months before they jacked up sewer rates.
The same rules have to apply to everyone who works for government, not just the people perceived as political hires.
Moreover, truly personal information is protected. Social Security numbers and, in most cases, addresses are not released to the public, said Carol Knowles, a spokeswoman for Comptroller Dan Hynes, whose office keeps salary information on file.
House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, pointed out one benefit for employees in having the data be easily searchable: They can blow the whistle if they believe they are being discriminated against.
"It might be a little more clear-cut if you have access to that information," Currie said.
We urge the legislature and Gov. Pat Quinn to create an exhaustive Web site for salary data and other information, such as copies of contracts and grant payments, as was suggested by Rep. Michael Tryon, R-Crystal Lake, on Tuesday.
In most cases, the information is already available through Freedom of Information Act requests, but putting it on a one-stop Web site would be a welcome step toward making Illinois government open, transparent and easily navigable.
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Blyon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 321 diseños de 111 diseñadores freelance.
Monetate http://www.monetate.com
I am the VP of Marketing here at Monetate. Joined only two months ago and have been blown away at how far this company has come in such a short time. Less then 3 years old and launched their SaaS marketing platform less then 2 years ago. In that time they have picked up over 23 customers including Sports Authority, QVC and Urban Outfitters. Great company that is growing fast, but has done little marketing to date. Company is run be experienced entrepreneurs that have successfully launched companies in the past. The company is really the new player on the block with the easier to use, faster to implement and more powerful solution for marketers. Monetate literally gives back control of large ecommerce sites to the marketers instead of the IT departments.
Target audience is extremely tech savvy 36-45 year olds. Trends more to males. Audience is the directors, VP of Online and eCommerce managers for large eCommerce websites. The market we are going after is for testing, targeting and personalization for websites. Some call it site optimization for websites, but whatever you call it essentially Monetate empowers marketers to change anything they want sitewide without having to leverage IT. The major competitors in the space include:
Omniture Test and Target
Optimost - Autonomy Interwoven
WebTrends Optimize
We are looking for a new logo for the company. Right now we have a simple logo using a puzzle piece (which is supposed to represent a person) and lowercase Myriad Pro Bold font. The new logo needs to represent new, easy, strong, innovative, modern, bold. The overall message we want our logo to convey to your audience is - "The latest new proven technology to make the web site marketers job easy and lucrative." We are developing a new corporate website that will have the bright and bold look of sites like http://www.mailchimp.com and http://www.zendesk.com. The new logo would have to be a home in environments like these.
The monetate positioning is = We are the leading independent provider of testing, targeting and personalization for web sites.
Again Monetate is the new guy on the block and therefore needs to reflect that. Easy, Fast, New, Bold. Monetate optimizes the user experience therefore helping companies deliver more relevant content which equals greater customer satisfaction and higher revenues.
** Finally unlike many companies at this early stage we actually have our name registered. Therefore we can use the "R" for registered trade mark.
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Grand Jury Could Mean Additional Charges in Ohio Rape Case
(STEUBENVILLE, Ohio) -- Ohio attorney general Mike DeWine announced on Sunday that the state will be convening a grand jury to investigate whether there could be additional indictments or charges in the Steubenville rape case.
"A grand jury is an investigative tool that is uniquely suited to ensure fairness and to complete this investigation," DeWine said at a news conference after Sunday's verdict. "And this community needs assurance that no stone has been left unturned in our search for the truth."
Trent Mays, 17, and Ma'lik Richmond, 16, were both found delinquent -- the juvenile court equivalent of guilty -- on Sunday of the sexual assault of an intoxicated 16-year-old girl.
Both were sentenced to at least one year in juvenile jail and could be held until they are 21 years old. Mays was sentenced to an additional year for a charge related to distributing nude images of a minor.
Attorneys for both of the defendants said they plan to appeal.
"A prosecutor's most important duty is to seek justice. I believe with these verdicts that justice has been done," DeWine said. "However, this is not a happy time for anyone. Every rape is a tragedy. This is a tragedy."
DeWine said investigators identified 43 people who attended at least one of the two parties where the assaults took place. Authorities interviewed 27 of those people, but the 16 others refused to cooperate for various reasons.
Additionally, the owners of one of the homes where one of the parties took place was interviewed as well as dozens of school officials.
The contents of 13 cellphones were analyzed, which amounted to 396,270 text messages, 308,586 photos, 940 videos, 3,188 phone calls and 16,422 contacts.
DeWine asked the Jefferson County Common Pleas Court to convene a grand jury to meet on or around April 15. Evidence will be presented and DeWine said he expected that numerous witnesses will be called to testify.
The grand jury does not necessarily mean that there will be additional charges or indictments, but it is possible.
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Robert Adam's The Globalisation of Modern Architecure takes a compelling and broad-ranging look at the output of the architectural world, writes James Pallister
It may seem an unlikely choice of subject for an architect known for being a practitioner of – say it sotto voce – 'traditional architecture', but Robert Adam has completed an impressively comprehensive and compelling survey of contemporary social and political theory. This has been deployed, in this dense yet lively book, to illuminate the output of the architectural world. The Globalisation of Architecture is an incredibly rich work, ambitious and broad-ranging. It is the product of an academic pursuit separate from his life as a practitioner and has won plaudits from Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, sociologist Scott Lash and Charles Jencks.
Adam's initial interest in globalisation was prompted by a desire to study how architecture worked on the basis not of abstract aesthetic, technological or philosophical precepts, but on how people interact on a daily basis. This led him to explore political economy and social theory. Very soon, the stuff of his everyday – architecture – seemed to be insignificant, secondary or tertiary, mere symptoms of broader, structural shifts.
Architecture and urban design, Adam points out, are service industries
Architecture and urban design, Adam points out, are service industries: 'minor players in the broad sweep of social and political developments … no major social changes can be traced back to architecture'. Architecture follows politics and economics, not vice versa. This leaves an important puzzle, as he writes in his introduction. Why aren't the seismic financial and political events we read about in the papers reflected in the architecture world?
Adam's answer comes from sociologist William Ogburn and Annales School historiographer Fernand Braudel. Ogburn coined the term 'cultural lag' in 1922, useful in explaining the different paces at which economic and cultural events unfurl. Braudel emphasised the impact of long-term structural shifts: events come and go, but are 'played out against a slower-moving […] cyclical history'. Together Ogburn and Braudel help us understand how 'slow-moving cultural change can coexist quite naturally with more rapidly moving events'.
The first hundred pages or so are taken with a quick history of the world, sketching out colonisation; the post-war consensus; the end of the Cold War and the supremacy of the North Atlantic economies. Throughout, the rise, crisis and reformulation of modernism is discussed. The last two parts/chapters 'How globalisation makes things the same' and 'How globalisation makes things different', move from broad political-economy strokes to a more micro-sociological level and a discussion of the contradictions which characterise globalisation. British sociologist Leslie Sklair places architects ('globalising professionals') within what he calls a Transnational Capitalist Class (TCC).This group self-consciously 'seek to project images of themselves as citizens of the world', a description which any self-respecting architect would fit (Italian hillside towns, anyone?).
A certain homogenous lifestyle is shared among this informational elite
As Manuel Castells puts it, a certain homogenous lifestyle is shared among this informational elite that 'transcends the cultural borders of all societies'. This includes 'jogging, the mandatory diet of grilled salmon and green salad; the ubiquitous laptop computer […] internet access; the combination of business suits and sportswear; the unisex dressing style, and so on'.
Like the growth of the marketing of international cities – discussed in Part III along with a dissection of the Bilbao Effect, the 'Iconic' building and the Star Architect phenomena – architects have been both driven by, and contributed to, this spreading shared global culture. This is where Adam's deployment of the second major sociological schema – structuration theory and reflexive modernity – comes in.
Structuration is the theory developed by Anthony Giddens to reconcile two classic, competing, explanations of human behavior: societal structures and individual agency. Simplified, the theory goes that individuals simultaneously are informed by, and reproduce – and therefore through their agency can change – societal structures. So in architecture, practitioners react against, reproduce and redefine work from preceding years. Adam quotes Hans Ibelings' description of the 'contemptuous aversion to Modernism displayed by Postmodernist and deconstructivist architects [which gave] way to a more nuanced view' to a point where, as Patrik Schumacher wrote in the AJ (AJ 10.04.10): 'The mainstream has returned to a sort of pragmatic Modernism with a slightly enriched palette; a form of eclecticism mixing and matching elements from all Modernism's subsidiary styles.' Adam calls this 'Reflexive Modernism', a style which in the 1990s spread throughout the globe, along with the business suit, the English language, and western brands.
It is in the discussion of critical regionalism and sustainability in Part IV that the book picks up pace, moving from largely historical description to more analytical commentary. He makes the perceptive observation that the spread of the sustainability movement – incubated in grass roots and supra-governmental organisations in the 1970s – into architecture 'filled the moral vacuum' in the profession left by the (1970s and 1980s) crisis of confidence in Modernism. Meanwhile, the notion of what sustainability encompasses has shifted from solely technological concerns about fuel usage to a point where 'the community itself becomes the object of the concept of sustainability'.
This requires architecture which articulates and bolsters existing notions of community. Adam argues that Reflexive Modernism was poorly suited to this. There was a strand of Modernism which was typified by Ernesto Rogers and Richard Neutra. In their essay 'The Grid and the Pathway' (1981) Tzonis and Lefaivre called this Critical Regionalism. This term was later popularised by Kenneth Frampton's writings, himself inspired by Paul Ricoeur's 1965 exploration of the paradox of 'how to become modern and return to sources' while avoiding – as Frampton wrote – the 'sentimentality identified with the vernacular'.
'It has become routine for architects to describe their work as locally responsive'
This has gone mainstream. As Adam puts it: 'It has become routine for architects to describe their work as locally responsive, whether or not they make any reference to Frampton.' Once built, a globe-trotting architect's vision of local 'identity' as inspiration for formal geometries or metaphor riffing can yield absurd results, making sense to no one who isn't party to the internal meta-narrative. Despite this, the buildings can in turn bolster local identity. Adam takes Miralles' Scottish Parliament Building as an exemplar, its irregular facade apparently informed by an abstracted version of Henry Raeburn's painting The Skating Minister (1790s).
The micro-sociology of architecture isn't really Adam's concern in this volume but, if it were, now would be a good point to jump into it. His analysis draws attention to points where passionately held opinions rest on ideologically shakey foundations, apparently informed more by group cultural norms than by conscious study. Further parsing of this would be rewarding: looking at why these shibboleths exist and how they are passed down and adapted. This type of work is done well, in a conversational style, by Adam in his humorous 'Seven Sins of Architects' (AJ 04.11.10) and by Jeremy Till in the first few chapters of Architecture Depends, where he describes the transformation of students who study architecture into gleefully caffeine-dependent, self-aware Architecture Students.
Elaboration of this type of study (see Dr Garry Stevens' The Favoured Circle [2002]) could be instrumental in helping the profession – in particular its education system – change for the better.
Any such analysis would illuminate the machinations behind why many architects may never pick up this book: Adam's status as a 'traditional' architect, and his work, which puts him – for many – beyond the pale of mainstream practice. More fool them. They'd find it an entertaining, informative and stimulating read.
The book does not end with any great reveal about how the future of architecture will or should develop, but rather points to the increasing influence on architecture of widely documented trends: increased hybridisation and cross-cultural borrowing (exemplified in the recent furor about the Chinese 'Hallstat copycat' village, see page 28) and the gradual transition of power from west to east. Its synthesis of a broad selection of literature on social theory, political economy and architecture provides an informative history of the last century. It's also humbling, reminding us of architecture's limitations, and its tendency to hubris when it regards itself an isolated discipline. Well worth a read.
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June 11, 2013, Iquitos, Peru (ISN) – Canada lost in five sets to Cuba 21-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-13 to open the Pan American Cup women's volleyball tournament on Monday night.
The Cubans prevailed despite committing 42 unforced errors compared to 25 by Canada. Both teams totaled 14 blocks and the Cubans had the edge 6-5 in aces.
Lisa Barclay led Canada with 13 points followed by Jaimie Thibeault and Kyla Richey with 12 points and Shanice Marcelle with 10.
The 13 countries at the tournament are also battling for six spots at next year's FIVB Grand Prix. Canada is in Group B with the Cubans, Peru and Costa Rica.
"This is a very important tournament for us because we are bringing a very young team and for many of the girls this is their first international event," said Canada's head coach arnd Ludwig. "We have prepared well and the last seven weeks were very intense. Our goal is to get back into the world's top 15 and this Pan American Cup could be the first step in that direction."
Canada faces Peru on Tuesday and Costa Rica on Wednesday. The quarterfinals are Friday, the semis on Saturday and final on Sunday,
12-member Canadian roster for the Pan Am Cup June 8-17 in Lima, Peru:
Outside Hitters:
Lisa Barclay, Brandon , MB,, University of British Columbia
Shanice Marcelle, Victoria BC, UBC
Brittney Page, Vernon BC, Barbar D'X-Elles (Belgium)
Tabi Love, Daupin, MB, Caguas Criollas (Puerto Rico)
Marie-Pier Murray- Methot, Quebec City, Montichiari Volley Femminile (Italy)
Kyla Richey, Robert's Creek, BC, SC Potsdam (Germany)
Middle Blockers:
Marisa Field, Kelowna BC, Istres Ouest Provence (France)
Jaimie Thibeault, Sylvan Lake AB, E.S. Cannet Rocheville (France)
LucyCharuk, Tsawwassen, BC, ZOK Split 1700 (Croatia)
Dani Smith, Beaverlodge, AB, Vancouver Island Univeristy
Jennifer Lundquist, Surrey, BC, Montana State Univeristy
Janie Guimond, Becancour, QC, Kopenicker Sport Club (Germany)


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A Little Thursday for Your Sunday
Thanks to Sarah Kate for sharing this wacky video with me. It fully explains why I don't like thrift stores.
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- knittinbrit_in_wi said...
I agree! Very freaky! I swear I could smell that thrift shop smell through the computer.
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I watched it on ravelry! It's pretty funny!
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Yikes! I happen to like thrift stores, though I stick to certain departments. I'm sure I'll have some funny associations next time...
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This is to be a new startup company, sendoffsite.com. The company will offer offsite backup solutions to homeowners and small businesses, for backing up their computers over the internet. Offsite Backups are critically important for safeguarding from hard drive failures, viruses, fires, floods, and even mistakingly deleting files. Backing up to a second hard drive is an OK solution to guard against faulty hard drives, but does nothing in the event of a fire, flood or theft.
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Obama unveils 'Organizing for Action'
President Barack Obama on Friday announced the relaunch of his remaining campaign apparatus as a new tax-exempt group called Organizing for Action that will "play an active role" in "mobilizing around and speaking out in support of important legislation" during his second term.
"We may have started this as a longshot presidential primary campaign in 2007, but it's always been about more than just winning an election. Together, we've made our communities stronger, we've fought for historic legislation, and we've brought more people than ever before into the political process," Obama wrote in an email to supporters. "Organizing for Action will be a permanent commitment to this mission."
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"We've got to keep working on growing the economy from the middle out, along with making meaningful progress on the issues we care about — immigration reform, climate change, balanced deficit reduction, reducing gun violence, and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act," Obama wrote. "I'm not going to be able to take them on without you."
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The formation of the group will make Messina the de facto political director for Obama, and is an implicit rejection of DNC Chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, an Obama outsider not close to the president, as the party's operational leader.


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About Steve
Steve has been a La Crosse County resident his entire life, a product of our local schools and UW-La Crosse. He learned the value of hard work and financial responsibility at a young age from his parents, Pat and Elaine, who worked several jobs (including owning their own business, –Doyle T.V.) to raise their six children.
Steve's first introduction to government was through an internship with Congressman Al Baldus in Washington, D.C. in 1980. This lead to an opportunity for Steve to become a full-time member of the Congressman's staff. In 1981, Steve returned to Wisconsin to attend law school at UW-Madison while working full-time in the State Legislature.
In the late 1980's Steve entered the world of academia, teaching State and Local Government and American Legal System for the UW-La Crosse Political Science Department. He notes that this experience confirmed for him that education is a critical investment in our future. He is thankful for having had the chance to participate in the expansion of many students' minds. It has allowed him to foster numerous relationships with young professionals around the state. Rarely a week goes by that he doesn't encounter one of the hundreds of his former students.
During his time as a public servant, Steve has come to the realization that government can be either a tool for economic progress or an obstacle to it. That is why Steve wholeheartedly believes that the key to achieving goals is through cooperation, collaboration, and innovation. His tenure as County Board Chair focused on this approach -- whether it was La Crosse County working with another county, or with one of our municipalities or with the private sector. La Crosse County has proven that collaboration can save tax dollars, create private sector jobs, and make our community a better place to live.
After graduating from Law School in 1986 at age 28, Steve was elected to the La Crosse County Board. He was the youngest member of the board at that time. Steve continued in his role as a County Board member for many years and was later elected County Board Chair, a position he held for almost a decade.
As well as serving on the County Board, Steve is also a small business owner, educator, and published author. He and his wife Gloria partnered in 1988 to create a successful law firm in La Crosse while at the same time starting a family. One area of law in which Steve has focused greatly on has been mediation. As a trained mediator, Steve works to help people find common ground and mutually beneficial resolutions to their disputes, a skill that serves him well in the State Legislature.
What our state needs now is jobs, lower taxes, and a renewed commitment to education. Steve's first term in the Assembly has demonstrated his proven leadership and ability to work with people of different backgrounds, political parties and viewpoints. His second term built on those kept promises. He has worked diligently to achieve positive collaborative results in Madison and hopes to continue doing so.
Steve, his wife Gloria, and his daughters Katelyn and Stephanie, appreciate your support. Steve looks forward to the opportunity to continue to serve you in the State Assembly.


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Three Red Birds Signed Print
Three Red Birds Signed Print
Three cute red birds sit perched on a curly twisted wire that stretches across a silvery aged & weathered background with distressed red edges showing through.
"Let It Be"
Signed Fine Art Giclee Print
by Blenda Tyvoll
Choose styles: 8X10" no mat or 8X10" matted for 11X14" frame.
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Attn: Signed prints are available within the USA only, International orders are shipped directly from an outside print shop and will arrive unsigned.
- I personally sign each print for you.
- It was produced using pigment based inks, archival for over 200 years, won't fade and is waterproof.
- The paper is a professional matte heavyweight archival quality which produces the most vibrant long lasting color.
- Print is sized (slightly smaller) so that it will fit perfectly into a standard size ready made mat or frame.
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- we use conservation rag mat board that is 100% cotton core and backing paper.
- It is naturally acid free and lignin free. Mat color is white with 4 ply Thickness (.050-.060)
- Openings are cut at a 45 degree bevel.
- Print will be assembled into the mat.
- I will sign on the mat front and sign the print itself.
- When your print arrives it will be ready to fit right in to a standard size 11X14" frame.
- Print arrives packaged in a protective clear bag sleeve with cardboard or foam core backing, shipped in a flat rigid envelope or box.
- Ships within 1-3 business days.
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Copyright of work, including all rights of reproduction in any form, are held by the artist, Blenda.
Image was photographed to represent original colors, but your monitor colors may vary the colors slightly.
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text: James Anthony Noel (1948-2016): Prophet, Pastor, Professor, and Painter The Graduate Theological Union mourns the loss of the Rev. Dr. James Noel, a cherished member of the GTU community who died on Sunday, January 31, 2016. An alum of both SFTS (MDiv, 1975) and the GTU (PhD, 1999), Dr. Noel was the H. Eugene Farlough, Jr. Chair of African American Christianity and Professor of American Religion at San Francisco Theological Seminary, served on the GTU's core doctoral faculty, and was convener of the GTU's Black Church/Africana Studies Certificate Program. UPDATE: The venue for the memorial service for Dr. James Noel has been changed to Calvary Presbyterian Church... San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS)James NoelSFTS | San Francisco Theological SeminaryBCARS | Black Church/Africana Religious Studies


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A Message from William and Stasia Stokely
Hello and welcome to StokelyFuneralHome.com. We want to thank you for allowing us to serve your family and community at this exceptional time in your lives. We hope you find this site useful and informative. We invite you to submit your comments on our Contact us page. If you would rather speak with us directly, we are only a phone call away. It is our goal to provide meaningful, personal funeral service to the communities in which we live and serve.
Service area: West Point, Dodge, Beemer, Scribner, Snyder, Howells, Fremont and surrounding Northeast Nebraska communities.
Stalp Funeral Home becomes Stokely Funeral Home:
After over 50 years in business, in 2004, Stalp Funeral Home changed its name to Stokely Funeral Home. The change now reflects the true ownership of the firm as well as reinforces our commitment to the funeral industry in West Point, Dodge, Beemer and the surrounding communities for years to come.


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|Santa Barbara > Activity Guide > Beaches > Beach Chart
How do the Beaches Compare?
Below you will find a chart listing the amenities of our more popular beaches. Of course, trying them each out is the best way to know for sure which is your favorite. We enjoyed ourselves researching this project!
We also have photo albums where you see actual pictures of the beach before setting out. The beaches are underlined below if they have their own page.