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bjmlyte necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 125 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
Bell Dixon Butler Lawyers was established in 1994 and traces its origins back to one of the first legal offices in Hervey Bay, QLD. We are now the largest law firm on the Fraser Coast which has enabled our lawyers to specialise in their areas of interest and allow us to widen our expertise to meet the demands of our increasingly sophisticated clientele.
More about us here: http://www.bdblawyers.com.au/our-fi…wyers.html
Something identifiable and modern that new customers will notice and remember. Our client base stretches from young couples buying a new house, to middle aged people with business law and commercial law, right up to elderly people who we do Wills, Succession Planning and Estates. Overall, all age groups are included and we need something that will appeal to younger audiences, while upholding the integrity / professionalism to older and elder clients (ie, cannot be childish).
Some basic requirements:
- Needs to look good on Black/White
- The highlight colour, apart from Black/Greys/White would be a semi-electric blue (see the website for the use of blue)
- As you will see on the current website, the use of diamonds within the name / title we have. The diamonds have been used within the firm since the beginning, so we would like to include the diamonds if at all possible.
- Would be to some degree under the ' web 2.0 banner' but not over the top with effects, ie, minimalistic use of 3d or emboss or gradient etc
- the logo should be identifiable WITHOUT the name of the business, ie, if the name changed, the logo could still be used
- you'll see the attached image is a basic layout we have tried and like, but still open for ideas
* Extra note*
We don't want to use any traditional Lawyer symbols, ie no Eagles, no Scales of Justice, we don't want to look like every other solicitor..
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The ESPN/Red Bull "New Year. No Limits" event at which snowmobiler Levi LaVallee planned to break a world record by jumping over 301.5 feet of water was canceled after wing-less LaVallee crashed during practice. [SignOnSanDiego]
The safety of Red Bull's world-class athletes is paramount, and all precautions were taken during LaVallee's testing sessions to ensure he could perform in the safest-possible setting.
Leading up to the event, LaVallee, 28, from Longville, MN, worked with athlete performance experts, aerodynamics experts and engineers, in addition to his core team, in an effort to get the most out of his body and snowmobile. During testing, LaVallee jumped an astounding 361 feet, eclipsing the existing record by 60 feet. This jump will be submitted for world record certification. [LaunchinLevi]
Extreme bummer, brah.

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GIBSONVILLE � Southern Alamance graduate Will Dancy, whose pursuit of a major college football opportunity has taken him far and near, has ended up at North Carolina.
He signed a scholarship offer to play for the Tar Heels a few months after a previous national letter-of-intent signing with Memphis was put aside.
�It�s a Heel of a journey,� Dancy said Tuesday.
The latest twist in the offensive lineman�s recruitment all came last week.
�It was a whirlwind week,� he said while taking a break during a workout at Training Valley. �This is the best, a dream come true for me.�
Dancy returned home from Eastern Arizona College, a two-year school where he spent one year, including the spring semester despite signing with Memphis in December.
Back in Alamance County this month, he said he wasn�t sure about his next move, though he had set up a visit to Appalachian State. Then former high school teammate Arien Smith, a North Carolina walk-on center, told him that the Tar Heels were in the market for offensive linemen.
Next thing you know �
�I was here and trying to figure out what was next,� he said. �The whole thing is pretty unexpected. I committed in about two seconds. I made a decision I�m happy with.�
He�ll have three seasons of eligibility remaining. He said he hopes to compete for a spot atop the depth chart at left guard, which is a spot vacated by first-round draft choice Jonathan Cooper. That was Dancy�s position with Eastern Arizona.
�I�ve got to grasp the offense in a very short amount of time,� he said.
Dancy lives on N.C. 54 south of Graham, so after leaving the driveway he doesn�t have to make a turn to reach Chapel Hill.
Dancy said he was released in March from his letter-of-intent at Memphis. He never enrolled there.
�The whole Memphis thing, I signed there and I made a premature decision,� he said. �I learned so much from it.�
He said his options for the coming year included returning to Eastern Arizona, where he went through spring practice, for a second football season. He said offers for the 2014 recruiting class had come from Arizona, Wisconsin and Cincinnati.
In December, he identified his offers as coming from Memphis, Western Kentucky and Texas-San Antonio.
Dancy said he had never seen North Carolina�s weight room until last week�s visit, something that surprised Tar Heels coaches. But he was 240 pounds in high school and didn�t make much of an impression for recruiters from big-time schools. He measured 6-foot-4 and 297 pounds during his visit last week.
�He has just worked at it,� said Matt Ledbetter, owner and strength coach of Training Valley. �It was a long road.�
Dancy graduated in 2011 from Southern Alamance and attended Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., later that fall. Then there was a spring semester at Iowa Western Community College before Eastern Arizona.
Now, he�ll be in enrolled in the second session of summer school in Chapel Hill, beginning June 22.
�This is the last you�ll hear of me trying to get recruited,� Dancy said.
But words from North Carolina coach Larry Fedora from Friday are sticking with the lineman.
�He said, �It�s not ending, it�s just beginning,� � Dancy said.


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At the start of this season I was predicting this game as a loss for the Ducks. Now I think we win by a minimum of 2 touchdowns.
My prediction: 54-31.
I think Alabama rolls over LSU as well. 27-3.
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How To Use 3D Mail To Grow Your Business
Category: Beyond IMTS • September 10, 2019
Despite the omnipresence and overuse of online marketing, there are still many tried and true marketing tools that can deliver amazing results!
Maybe the most prominent and overlooked tools you should be using is good old DIRECT MAIL. Consider these facts:
- We all still look at our mail everyday
- We look at every piece of mail before deciding what to do with it
- Because so many B2B companies have shifted their budgets to online, there is less competition in our mailbox
This makes direct mail an outstanding tool for almost every B2B company!
But we can make direct mail an even more powerful tool by turning it into 3D Mail. IMTS resident Marketing Gunslinger, Steve Miller, often refers to it as FAT MAIL.
The biggest fact of all – 3D Mail gets opened. And if you have an important message for the recipient, they will see that message.
Join Steve as he interviews one of the direct marketing industry's top direct mail experts, Travis Lee, and learn how you can use 3D Mail to generate new, hot leads, and maintain long-term relationships!
Travis Lee is internationally known as the expert in getting direct mail delivered, opened and read. As co-founder and president of 3D Mail, he generates huge returns for thousands of businesses each year who use his innovative and effective marketing strategies. His unique, yet tested marketing methods have helped add millions of dollars in sales to a wide variety of businesses, from "kitchen-table-run" sole-proprietors, to National and Multi-National businesses mailing millions of pieces of mail a year.
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Patrick Industries Inc., a major supplier to the recreational vehicle, manufactured housing and industrial markets, reported the best sales and earnings in its history for the fourth quarter, punctuated by record revenue for its full year.
Net sales for the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, increased $40.5 million, or 38.1%, to $146.6 million from $106.1 million in the same quarter of 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to a 43% increase in the company's revenue from the RV industry, which represented approximately 71% of fourth-quarter sales.
Fourth-quarter net income was $5.0 million, or 47 cents per diluted share, which reflected an effective tax rate of 38%. This compares to net income of $3.2 million, or $0.30 cents per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2012, when the company reported an income tax credit of approximately $0.2 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, related to the reversal of the valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets.
Todd Cleveland, president and CEO of Elkhart, Ind.-based Patrick, said, "We are pleased with our fourth-quarter revenue and profitability growth compared to 2012 as we continue to realize the benefits of our strategic and operational initiatives executed in 2012 and 2013 as well as growth in all three of the end markets we serve. Our gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2013 improved over the prior year quarter reflecting the positive contribution of acquisitions, market share gains, and an increase in our RV industry unit content."
For the 12 months, sales increased $157.5 million or 36.0%, to $594.9 million from $437.4 million in 2012. Revenue from the RV industry, which represented approximately 72% of its 2013 sales, increased by 44%. The company's RV content per unit increased 28% to $1,338 from $1,048 for 2012.
Patrick reported net income of $28.1 million, or $2.64 per diluted share, including a non-cash income tax credit of $6.8 million, or $0.64 per diluted share. Earnings in 2012 were $24 million.
Patrick also noted that on Feb. 13, 2014, the its board authorized an increase in the amount of the company's common stock that may be acquired under the stock buyback program over the next 12 months to $20.0 million, including approximately $3.9 million available under the previous authorization.
"We continue to be energized by our full year 2013 performance which is a reflection of our team's efforts to execute on a number of strategic and operational initiatives," said Cleveland. "In 2013, as part of our overall strategic plan, we invested approximately $16.5 million in the acquisitions of Frontline Mfg., Inc., Premier Concepts, Inc. and West Side Furniture, which expanded the depth and breadth of our product lines and capabilities, both in our core markets and in related markets. These three acquisitions had annualized revenues of approximately $42 million, of which approximately $12 million was included in our full year 2013 operating results."
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I used to love these jam filled shortbread cookies as a kid. I almost forgot about them. The coconut adds a nice twist to these cookies. I especially like them when they are still warm from the oven. Baking these will make your house smell wonderful!
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 c sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 c coconut, toasted
- 1/4 c hazelnuts, toasted
- raspberry jam, for filling
- powdered sugar, for dusting
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on medium blend together sugar and butter until soft and light yellow, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile finely chop (either with your knife or in a food processor) the coconut and hazelnuts. Blend vanilla into butter and sugar mixture, then add salt and flour with mixer on low. Once incorporated, add coconut and hazelnuts and stir just until blended together. Remove dough onto a piece of plastic wrap, form into a disk, wrap and refrigerate for 30-45 minutes or until firm.
- On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thick. With a cookie cutter, cut dough into large circles. Cut out a small circle in half of the circles (preferably the best looking circles) using a smaller circle shaped cutter. Place all circles onto cookie sheets.
- Bake cookies 12-14 minutes until edges begin to brown, rotating sheets halfway through if baking more than one sheet at a time. If not, refrigerate dough between baking. Remove trays to cooling rack to let cool for a few minutes. Remove cookies from tray and place onto cooling rack to cool completely. Once completely cool spread about 1 tsp or more of raspberry jam onto the bottom circle cookies and top with doughnut shaped cookies. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.


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It is coming…..Thursday, May 24, 2012 to a computer or smart phone near you! Phoenix Recruitment Online/PRO is getting a facelift and upgrade! What does this mean for you?
Nothing will change about your login. It should be easier to use and more friendly to navigate. The color scheme has changed, some icons have changed and there are LESS clicks to get where you want to go! Also – there will be a mobile app for your SMART PHONE! How cool is that?
These exciting new changes have been made in PRO to help make your experience looking for jobs and internships better than ever! The design has been upgraded to make your experience easier including these great options:
- Streamlined and updated look
- Easier layout to complete your account
- Less clicks when job searching
- The ability to open job listings in multiple tabs
Visit PRO now by clicking here: https://www.myinterfase.com/uwgb/student/
Also new is a mobile app for your smart phone to allow you to access PRO on the go. To access/create the mobile app you will need to follow these instructions:
- Go to www.myinterfase.com/uwgb/student on your smartphone
- Click the "Share" icon in your mobile browser
- Choose the "Add to Home Screen" option – this will create a shortcut to access this site on your smart phone home screen
- Give this shortcut a name and click "Add"
If you have any questions or have problems navigating the new PRO – please contact a staff member in Career Services: firstname.lastname@example.com or 920-465-2163.
Remember the new student view of PRO is set to release this Thursday – May 24!


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- I Medium-Term Macroeconomic Framework
- 1 A Macroeconomic Framework for Sustained Economic Growth
- 2 Agenda for Fiscal Reform over the Medium Term
- 3 The Role of Monetary Policy in Ukraine's Medium-Term Adjustment Strategy
- II Wages, Poverty, and Social Safety Net Reforms
- 4 Who Are Ukraine's Poor?
- 5 Poverty and the Ukrainian Labor Market
- 6 Reforming Ukraine's Social Safety Net
- III Private Sector Development
- 7 Privatization, Enterprise Restructuring, and Capital Market Reform
- 8 Issues for Banking Reform in Ukraine
- 9 Removing Market Barriers: The Role of Competition Policy in Ukraine's Economic Transition
- 10 Legal Reforms in Ukraine
- IV Trade Policies and Sectoral Reforms
- 11 Realizing Ukraine's Agricultural Potential
- 12 Commercializing Ukraine's Energy Sector
- 13 Current Trade Policies and Proposals for Reform
- V Institution Building and Public Governance
- 14 Public Governance in Transition
- 15 The Missing Pillar of a Growth Strategy for Ukraine: Reforms for Private Sector Development
- 16 The Machinery of Government and Economic Policy in Ukraine
2 Agenda for Fiscal Reform over the Medium Term
- Editor(s):
- Patrick Lenain, and Peter Cornelius
- Published Date:
- February 1997
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There are 10.5 million adults lacking the skills they need to succeed in today's digital society – and this week the Tinder Foundation aims to bridge that digital divide.
The foundation has designated this as Get Online Week, a national campaign aiming to raise awareness of the benefits of using the internet.
Over the next seven days, the campaign aims to help tens of thousands of people realise the benefits of being online, focussing on how the internet can make completing any task, and life in general, easier.
Led by Tinder Foundation's network of 5000 community partners, thousands of events will take place across the country in venues of all shapes and sizes, from community centres to libraries, jobcentres to surgeries, encouraging people who lack the skills, or have never been online before to use the internet to its fullest.
This is the ninth annual Get Online Week, and since 2006 the campaign has helped almost 500,000 people to gain the skills and confidence needed to use the internet,
Helen Milner, CEO of Tinder Foundation explained: "Our aim is to ensure everyone can experience the benefits of being online. After the huge success of last year's campaign in which we reached over 80,000 people, we want to make this year even better. Whether you've never touched a computer or tablet before, or just need some pointers, there's a Get Online Week event out there for you."


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Historically, no franchise has fallen in love with more "fast risers" than the Oakland Raiders. Part of that is due to late owner Al Davis' love of measurables, but it will take a few more drafts if the team wants to start shaking that label.
Old habits die hard, however, and the club might be looking at one of the fastest risers in the entire 2014 NFL Draft, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.
According to the report, Pittsburgh quarterback Tom Savage could be a second-day target for the Raiders as they look to draft a signal-caller of the future.
"The Raiders have been in on Savage since the beginning of the scouting process, before the recent hype, which has the 6-foot-5, 230-pounder going even as high as the second round," Tafur wrote.
Oakland's quarterback depth chart could certainly use a third quarterback option following the trade of Terrelle Pryor to Seattle. Matt Schaub appears to be firmly set as the opening week starter after coming over from Houston, but what the team ends up getting from him remains to be seen. Backup Matt McGloin had his moments last season, but it says plenty about where the team is in the rebuilding process that he's the primary sub at the position.
As for Savage, he has had a meteoric rise during the pre-draft process. His strong arm and prototypical dropback passer size was likely to get him drafted out of Pitt this year, but he's seen his name as high as the 33rd overall pick in some mock drafts.
The Raiders are unlikely to use the fifth overall pick on a quarterback, given all of the other holes on the roster, but it's not hard seeing general manager Reggie McKenzie picking a quarterback on the second day to sit behind Schaub for a season.
If the selection ends up being Savage, the ability to develop behind a veteran would be almost a requirement, given some of his limitations coming out of college.
"Savage must develop better footwork and mechanics in the pocket to make up for his lack of athleticism and mobility," former NFL scout Bucky Brooks wrote about the quarterback. "Given the work Savage needs to do to become a potential starter, he will earn developmental grades (Rounds 4-7) on most boards and enter the league viewed as a probable No. 3 quarterback as a rookie."
The Raiders do hold the 36th overall pick in the draft and, based on the latest projections, could also be in position to draft a more polished quarterback such as Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater. Savage remains an intriguing option, though, and he'd certainly fit right in with the past high-ceiling players the franchise has targeted in previous years.
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Section 1: General Provisions
Administrative Rules
Uniform Commercial Code, Revised Article 9
Indiana Code 26-1-9.1-1 et seq.
Street Address:
Indiana Secretary of State
Business Services Division - UCC
302 West Washington Street, Room E-018
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Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Section 1 -- General Provisions
100 Policy statement. The administration of the UCC has an important impact on the economy and upon the rights of the public, in this state and in the United States. The volume of international, interstate and multistate transactions pursuant to the UCC requires that the administration of the UCC be conducted in a manner that promotes both local and multi-jurisdictional commerce by striving for uniformity in policies and procedures among the various states.
As provided in §9-526 of the UCC, the interpretation and implementation of the filing office's duties and responsibilities shall be expressed in a written set of administrative rules, which the public shall have a voice in creating. Such rules have the following purposes:
To simplify and improve the administration of the UCC by promoting uniform UCC filing procedures in this state and in the nation;
To simplify the public's ability to discover and understand the UCC filing procedures of the various states by establishing a uniform framework for describing the procedures;
To increase public access to information;
To increase public participation in the formulation of administrative policy and procedures; and
To increase public accountability of the filing officer.
101 Definitions. The following terms shall have the respective meanings provided in this rule. Terms not defined in this rule which are defined in the UCC shall have the respective meanings accorded such terms in the UCC.
101.1 "Amendment" means a UCC document that purports to amend the information contained in a financing statement. Amendments include assignments, continuations and terminations.
101.2 "Assignment" is an amendment that purports to reflect an assignment of all or a part of a secured party's power to authorize an amendment to a financing statement.
101.3 "Authenticate" means:
(A) to sign; or
(B) to executed or otherwise adopt a symbol, or encrypt or similarly process a record in whole
or in part, with the present intent of the authenticating person to identify the person and adopt or accept a record.
101.4 "Continuation" means an amendment that purports to continue the effectiveness of a financing statement.
101.5 "Correction statement" means a UCC document that purports to indicate that a financing statement is inaccurate or wrongfully filed.
101.6 "File number" means the unique identifying information assigned to an initial financing statement by the filing officer for the purpose of identifying the financing statement and UCC documents relating to the financing statement in the filing officer's information management system. For a financing statement with an initial financing statement filed on or prior to February 5, 2001, the file number is a unique number assigned to the financing statement by the filing officer. For a financing statement with an initial financing statement filed on or after February 6, 2001, the file number includes three segments; the year of filing expressed as a four digit number, followed by a unique nine digit number assigned to the financing statement by the filing office and ending with a two digit verification number assigned by the filing office but mathematically derived from the numbers in the first two segments. The filing number bears no relation to the time of filing and is not an indicator of priority.
101.7 "Filing office" and "filing officer" mean the Indiana Secretary of State in all references in this document except as otherwise provided in Rule 103.
101.8 "Financing statement" means a record or records composed of an initial financing statement and any filed record(s) relating to the initial financing statement.
101.9 "Individual" means a human being, or a decedent in the case of a debtor that is such decedent's estate.
101.10 "Initial financing statement" means a UCC document that does not identify itself as an amendment or identify an initial financing statement to which it relates, as required by UCC § 9-512, 9-514 or 9-518.
101.11 "Organization" means a legal person who is not an individual under rule 101.8.
101.12 "Remitter" means a person who tenders a UCC document to the filing officer for filing, whether the person is a filer or an agent of a filer responsible for tendering the document for filing. "Remitter" does not include a person responsible merely for the delivery of the document to the filing office, such as the postal service or a courier service but does include a service provider who acts as a filer's representative in the filing process.
101.13 "Secured party of record" means, with respect to a financing statement, a person whose name is provided as the name of a secured party or a representative of the secured party in an initial financing statement that has been filed. If an initial financing statement is filed under UCC § 9-514(a), the assignee named in the initial financing statement is the secured party of record with respect to the financing statement. If an amendment of a financing statement which provides the name of a person as a secured party or a representative of a secured party is filed, the person named in the amendment is a secured party of record. If an amendment is filed under UCC § 9-514(b), the assignee named in the amendment is a secured party of record. A person remains a secured party of record until the filing of an amendment of the financing statement which deletes the person.
101.14 "Termination" means an amendment intended to indicate that the related financing statement has ceased to be effective with respect to the secured party authorizing the termination.
101.15 "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in this state and in effect from time to time.
101.16 "UCC document" means an initial financing statement, an amendment, an assignment, a continuation, a termination or a correction statement. The word "document" in the term "UCC document" shall not be deemed to refer exclusively to paper or paper-based writings; it being understood that UCC documents may be expressed or transmitted electronically or through media other than such writings. (Note: this definition is used for the purpose of these rules only. The use of the term "UCC document" in these rules has no relation to the definition of the term "document" in UCC § 9-102(a)(30).)
102 Singular and plural forms. Singular nouns shall include the plural form, and plural nouns shall include the singular form, unless the context otherwise requires.
103 Place to file. The place to file is the filing office designated in Indiana Code 26-1- 9.1-501.
104 Filing office identification. In addition to the promulgation of these rules, the filing office will disseminate information of its location, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and its internet and other electronic "addresses" through usual and customary means.
104.1 On-line information service. The filing officer offers on-line information services at http://www.IN.gov/sos.
104.2 Electronic Mail. Electronic mail can not be used for filing UCC documents or for requesting searches of the records of financing statements. However, electronic searching and filing are available. See Rules 106.5 and 107.
105 Office hours. Although the filing office maintains regular office hours, it receives transmissions electronically 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, except for scheduled maintenance and unscheduled interruptions of service.
106 UCC document delivery. UCC documents may be tendered for filing at the filing office as follows.
106.1 Personal delivery, at the filing office's street address. The file time for a UCC document delivered by this method is when delivery of the UCC document is accepted by the filing office (even though the UCC document may not yet have been accepted for filing and subsequently may be rejected).
106.2 Courier delivery, at the filing office's street address. The file time for a UCC document delivered by this method is, notwithstanding the time of delivery, the next close of business following the time of delivery (even though the UCC document may not yet have been accepted for filing and may be subsequently rejected). A UCC document delivered after regular business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for business will have a filing time of the close of business on the next day the filing office is open for business.
106.3 Postal service delivery, to the filing office's mailing address. The file time for a UCC document delivered by this method is the next close of business following the time of delivery (even though the UCC document may not yet have been accepted for filing and may be subsequently rejected). A UCC document delivered after regular business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for business will have a filing time of the close of business on the next day the filing office is open for business.
106.4 Telefacsimile delivery is not currently available.
106.5 Electronic filing. Financing statements and amendments can be filed using the internet at http://www.IN.gov/sos.
107 Search request delivery. UCC search requests may be delivered to the filing office by any of the means listed in rule 106. Additionally searches may be performed immediately on the internet at http://www.IN.gov/sos. These searches are identical to, are furnished using the same form and format, and carry the same legal validity as searches performed internally. Requirements concerning search requests are set forth in rule 501. UCC search requests upon a debtor named on an initial financing statement may be made by an appropriate indication on the face of the initial financing statement form if the form is entitled to be filed with the standard form fee and the relevant search fee is also tendered with the initial financing statement.
108 Approved forms. Forms for UCC documents must conform to the requirements of this rule to be acceptable by the filing office.
108.1 Statutory forms. The forms set forth in Indiana Code 26-1-1.5-2 will be accepted.
108.2 IACA forms approved. A form approved for the relevant UCC document by the International Association of Corporation Administrators on or prior to 7/29/98 will be acceptable (the national form).
108.3 Standard forms. Filers are encouraged and expected to use the national form or a reasonable replication (a standard form). These forms are well designed and avoid the risk of rejection on the basis of form or format. These forms are 81/2" x 11" forms that are easily duplicated. The instructions accompanying the national or standard forms will neither be required at the time of filing nor count toward the page total. Forms containing insufficient information will be rejected.
An example of a form that is a reasonable replication of the national form and will be accepted is the new Indiana financing statement form, which is a standard form. Example of forms that are not standard forms are the former Indiana UCC1 or UCC3 forms. These forms were not developed in light of Revised Article 9 and do not contain spaces for all required information. It is likely that a filing submitted on such a form will be rejected.
108.3.1 Social security numbers. The national form contains an area for the filer to indicate social security number, tax identification number, or employer identification number. None of these numbers are required for the form to be accepted by the filing office. A database of images of documents filed with the Secretary of State's Office will be available to all via the internet. This office advises filers to consider this when deciding whether to include such numbers on any documents submitted to the office.
108.4 Electronic filings. A UCC document transmitted electronically pursuant to on-line data entry procedures set forth in rules 370 et seq. will be acceptable.
109 UCC information request form. A form that meets the requirements regarding dimensions and location of information on the information request form approved by the office of the Secretary of State, or that is transmitted electronically in accordance with rules 370 et seq. will be acceptable. Other forms will not be accepted by the filing office.
110 Forms availability. The forms are available on line at http://www.IN.gov/sos or through the filing office upon request.
111 Filing fees.
111.1 The fee for filing and indexing a UCC document of one or two pages (excluding instruction sheets) communicated on paper or in a paper-based format is $4.00. If there are more than two pages, the fee for filing and indexing is $8.00. There is no statutory fee for filing and indexing a UCC document communicated by a medium authorized by these rules which is other than on paper or in a paper-based format.
111.2 A fee of $8.00 shall be paid for an initial financing statement that indicates that it is filed in connection with a public-finance transaction. A fee of $8.00 shall be paid for an initial financing statement that indicates that it is filed in connection with a manufactured-home transaction.
111.3 Additional fees. There are no additional fees for extra debtors.
111.4 UCC search/information request fee. The flat fee for a UCC information request communicated on paper or in a paper-based format is $5.00 per debtor name. There is no statutory fee for filing and indexing a UCC information request communicated and procured electronically as described herein.
111.5 UCC information request -- copies. There is no additional per page statutory fee for UCC search copies procured either manually or electronically. All fees are included in the flat fee described in rule 111.4.
112 Expedited services. Expedited services are not available.
112.1 Turn-around times. In order to meet and surpass the turn-around deadline prescribed under Indiana Code 26-1-9.1-519, 520, and 523, the filing office has developed a web-based filing and searching system which can be accessed 24 hours a day 365 days a year at http://www.IN.gov/sos. With this system, filings can be effective instantaneously and up-to-date searches can be performed immediately.
113 Methods of payment. Filing fees and fees for public records services may be paid by the following methods.
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LLDSean necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 42 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Liminal Luminance Designs Inc. (LLD Inc.)
We are a small design and consulting firm specializing in system design for Theatre, Rock and Roll, and Corporate Entertainment. We service a niche market dealing primarily with enabling others ideas through technology solutions. Basically put, we take artistic concepts and translate them into technical know how. We liaise between 2 very different worlds that don't necessarily mesh.
We target established production companies, bands and artists who are at the forefront of their industry. We are looking to communicate trust, but at the same time an edgy luxurious look.
Clients can be as young as 20 and as old as 60, there really is no average.
-Can use gradient, but needs to be able to function without it.
-Needs to work on both a black and a white background.
-Would like to see the following versions:
On White
On Black
1-Shade of Grey
-Vector Artwork only
-It should be able to work and be clear at many different sizes, from as small as a business card, to as large as the side of building.
-Incude the option to be used alone as an iconic identity, or with the business text attached.
-If you'd like to play on our company initials (LLD Inc.) please feel free!
Preferred Logo Types:
-Word Mark
-Pictorial Mark
Values to Communicate:
-Gender Neutral
-Edgy Luxury
-Modern, but with classic values
-Playful and Serious at the same time
See the attached files for logo styles we like the style of.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Zucchini soup with corn salsa
It is that time of year again...Summer squash! I picked up a zucchini from the vegetable stand the other day. This thing was as big as a new born baby. I joked about dressing it up like one to my daughter Ocean. She was disappointed that I didn't.
At first I was thinking about muffins or a loaf, because that is what I usually make with it. I googled some recipes and it seemed like soup was a popular choice. I also read that corn pairs nicely with it and since I had some fresh corn on the cob on hand...I thought I would give it a try.
So glad I did, we gobbled this up for lunch! The salsa really makes this soup work. I used the corn husks in the soup broth when it was cooking, just to give it a bit more corny flavour.
Zucchini soup with corn salsa
1 onion- small diced
2 cloves garlic- minced
8 cups zucchini- chopped
1/4 tsp ground cumin
5 cups water
1 small potato- peeled and chopped
sea salt
freshly ground pepper
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
handful of fresh spinach
6-8 leaves fresh basil
Sauté onion, garlic and zucchini until soft. Add cumin. Cover with water, add potato and bring to a boil. When almost done add spinach and basil. Blend in batches until smooth.
Corn salsa
1 cup of corn- steamed slightly
1 tomato- small diced
1/4 cup red onion- small diced
3 tbsp fresh cilantro- roughly chopped
sea salt- to taste
1 tsp lime juice
Mix everything together in a small bowl.
15 comments:
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2012 at 3:10 PM
that corn salsa looks INCREDIBLE!! oh my gosh yum!ReplyDeleteReplies
It was pretty good...Delete
This looks so delicious. Yummy!ReplyDeleteReplies
thanks..you should totally make it!Delete
- AnonymousAugust 16, 2012 at 7:38 PM
I've never tried zucchini soup before, it looks super yummy!ReplyDeleteReplies
You should! Especially now...its zucchini heaven out there!Delete
- AnonymousAugust 17, 2012 at 10:26 AM
I'm making it this weekend.ReplyDeleteReplies
Let me know what you think.Delete
What a lovely soup! Oh, and the corn salsa looks amazing! Just put it on my "to do" list :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Andra! I know those to-do lists very well..mine is HUGE.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2012 at 5:59 AM
I made it, and it was delicious. Thanks Kirsten. I need the inspiration from time-to-time.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 26, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Yum! Makenna is napping so I am checking our your site for inspiration! Will definitely try this one :)ReplyDelete
I had a nice time at the beach with you the other day. This is a yummy soup..simone liked it :)Delete


text: I think Franklin will be a fixture in the starting XI come World Cup time, his allround talents are almost too hard to ignore. I just hope he doesn't open the bowling in ODIs, because like the others have said, he seems to bowl better when the ball starts reversing. I also liked the look of him bowling around the wicket to right-handers and swinging the ball away from them nicely with the old ball. His batting will only improve, and he takes time to set himself in. Wouldn't surprise me if they batted Franklin ahead of McCullum and Vettori in Tests soon, not because he's a better player, but he's a good option to have at 7 to stabilise the 'attacking' middle order.


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With Twinkies maker Hostess teetering on the brink of liquidation, nostalgia expert Michael Gitter on Lunch Break looks at what a Twinkie could be worth one day if the company does close its doors.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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FitBizWoman necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 113 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
National Association of Women in Fitness
I'm an entrepreneur who has 20+ years of corporate business experience as well as 5 years as a fitness trainer.
This association is for women who are fitness trainers, group fitness instructors, gym owners, coaches, etc. to be a part of a huge community that will help them build, grow, and manage their business. They are strong, empowered, and inspirational women who work hard everyday to make a difference in other people's lives. They are a good example of a healthy and happy lifestyle.
I am looking for a logo that will be used on websites, correspondence, and various other mediums to get the message out about this new association. The design will be professional, yet bold and still feminine. I envision bright colors, not pastels, and no gimmicky stick figures. Shapes and geometrical patterns are great but it should still be in line with the association's goal. It should definitely be original and easily recognizeable. Looking for that "WOW" factor.
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Night visions in the garden, and one darn good idea for pesto
So, last night at 1:30 a.m. there's this crazy woman in her bathrobe, walking around her backyard with a flashlight…
She was in her garden, peering around from plant to plant. At times, she crouched down, just staring at the ground. Then she would stand and stare at the sky.
Ok, ok… It was me.
Night is my favorite time to be in the garden. Just about every night before I turn in, you can find me, flashlight in hand, stepping lightly with slippered feet out the back door and into my magical world. It's so peaceful at night. Dark, cool, quiet.
Night is when we can usually visit with Tim the bullfrog. He doesn't seem to mind if I crouch by the pond and gaze at him, sitting still on a rock by his waterfall, waiting for an unsuspecting moth to flutter a little too close.
It's also a good time to check in on our newest additions to the pond: two turtles, red-eared-sliders to be exact. They look so peaceful, sleeping totally submerged at the bottom of the pond, heads tucked in their shells and their little feet stretched out in front. I wish I could sleep that soundly.
It's also the perfect time to check on the plants. Nighttime is the right time for creepy crawlies… and curious critters.
I can see that it is earwigs who love to munch the tender blooms of my trumpet vine flowers. I have waited years for these vines to bloom, and was devastated to see that something was destroying them. Now I know I have earwigs to deal with.
They don't come out during the day, so I never would have known the culprit if it weren't for my night walks. I also would not have known about the raccoons making night visits to my pond. I wish these dang varmints weren't so cute, because I really want to hate them. They are destructive and potentially deadly. If they can find a way, they will surely eat all my koi and have Tim the bullfrog for dessert.
I can also see that my beautiful head of broccoli is starting to flower. It must be harvested tomorrow. I can see that my lemon boy tomatoes and lemon cucumber are getting more "lemony" by the day and will probably be ready after one more day in the sun. I see, finally, that the eggplants that were so near-death weeks ago are actually going to bear little round purple and white globes. I can't wait. And the volunteer tomato plant that grew out from between two boards of the garden box is actually producing tomatoes.
I am pleased at what I don't see as well. The marigolds we planted alongside most everything for pest-control are doing their job. No aphids, no beetles, no slugs to be seen. Only a few grasshoppers are lingering about.
And oh, the nightcrawlers! These enormous worms love the night, especially after a rain or good watering. I shine the flashlight around the dirt and there are glistening bodies everywhere. When the light catches them, they abruptly slither back into their holes as if they might turn to stone. Silly worms. One day, I will gather a butter tub full and go fishing!
I go to check on my pots and see that the basil is flowering like crazy. I madly begin pinching off the little blooms so I can continue enjoying the pungent leaves a while longer.
And speaking of basil, I promised last week that I would share another culinary adventure with you…
For weeks I had been craving fresh basil pesto and decided that I would make some to accompany a dinner of filet mignon on the grill and mashed potatoes (freshly dug from the garden.) I had invited friends over for dinner and we were all excited about the pesto.
I don't use a recipe for pesto, but just kind of play it by ear, and this time it didn't work out quite right. As I was adding the salt, I was pouring from a large container and too much came out. I didn't know for sure if I had ruined the pesto batch, so I continued until it was finished and ready to taste. Nervously, while my dinner guests watched, I tasted. Ick. Yep, too salty. Way too salty. Damn it. What a waste of good basil! And then I had an idea. I hadn't seasoned the mashed potatoes yet. What if I just used the pesto instead of butter and salt for the mashed potatoes? So, I put the cooked potatoes into my KitchenAid mixer, added a little milk and began mixing, spooning pesto in a bit at a time. I taste-tested frequently until it seemed just right, and the potatoes were delicious! They were also a lovely ever-so-light yellowy-green color.
I served them with a little basil leaf on top, and they were a hit.
Basic recipe for pesto:
(I use a mini-Cuisinart chopper to do the blending but you can also use a blender or larger food processor)
Fresh basil leaves, pulled from the stem and chopped coarsely (I used about two lightly-packed cups)
Olive oil
Garlic (fresh is best but you can also use garlic from a jar. Use as much or as little as you like. I used 3 cloves.)
About a quarter cup of Pine nuts
Salt and pepper to taste
About a quarter cup of fresh Parmesan cheese (cut into small chunks)
Put the basil into the processor and process on low, pouring olive oil in while processing. I like to use the "pulse" feature on my processer for more control. Process lightly, until basil and oil are blended but not totally smooth. Add the garlic and a handful of pine nuts to the mix. Process again, adding more olive oil as needed. Add the salt and pepper, and parmesan, process again, adding olive oil as needed until blended well and smooth.
Consistency can be thick or oily, depending on how you like it.
Pesto is versatile and can be used as a topping for toasted bread or crackers, as a mix-in sauce for any kind of pasta, and as a sauce for meat or fish. Get creative with your pesto and let me know what you come up with! And, if you have a foolproof recipe I would like to have it.


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Dropped By Dish, AMC Pulls An Anti-Viacom: Offers Breaking Bad Premiere Free To Dish Subscribers
from the that's-how-it's-done dept
Yesterday, we wrote about Viacom's reactionary strategy of holding its fans hostage by shutting down online streams of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report after DirecTV advised its customers (who just lost access to Viacom shows) to watch them online. It was a childish move that punished a whole lot of fans (not only DirecTV users) just to gain leverage in a contract dispute, and a textbook example of how big media's shortsightedness drives people to piracy. Nobody was impressed.
So today it's interesting to hear about a network taking the exact opposite tack. AMC, home of a bunch of popular shows cast somewhat in the HBO mold, was recently dropped from the basic package for Dish satellite subscribers. AMC says that unlike the Viacom/DirecTV situation, they were not asking for more money and this was not a negotiation issue, but rather Dish trying to "gain leverage in an unrelated lawsuit."
So what is AMC's response? Well, the much-anticipated fifth-season premier of Breaking Bad, one of their flagship shows, is airing on Sunday—and they've decided to set up a special online stream just for Dish subscribers, so they can watch it for free. Meanwhile, they point out that virtually every other satellite and cable provider includes AMC in its basic package, and that several are now offering special sale prices for customers switching from Dish. They even have a toll-free line at 1-855-2DROP-DISH offering more information. For Dish, this is what you call a "PR nightmare".
But -- and here's where it gets even more interesting -- Dish claims they dropped AMC because the company insists they also carry some other less-popular networks bundled with it. That's why DirecTV says it dropped Viacom, too. It's a bit of an our-word-against-theirs situation as to the real cause of the conflict, and it's likely that neither company is entirely blameless. But AMC's first move was to go straight to the fans with a special offer to give them what they want. Viacom's first move was to... petulantly punish not only the fans involved in the dispute, but all of their fans.
Both Dish and DirecTV are experiencing backlash—even though some people support DirecTV in the bigger picture, most fans are just reacting to their favorite shows suddenly disappearing, and understandably getting annoyed with their service provider. But while AMC has leveraged the situation as a way to get good PR by offering fans something special, Viacom managed to extract its own dose of negative backlash by further depriving them.
Much like the MPAA, it seems Viacom needs a lesson in communications.
Filed Under: breaking bad, public relations
Companies: amc, directv, dish, viacom


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save (one's) own skin(redirected from saved their own skin)
save (one's) own skin
To rescue or protect oneself from danger, trouble, or difficulty, usually without concern for the welfare of others. In the face of the audit, the CEO was more worried with saving his own skin than ensuring his employees' jobs wouldn't be put into jeopardy. Just be sure not to leave yourself exposed in this scandal. You can be sure that the senator is looking to save her own skin, and you should be doing the same.
save someone's skinand save someone's neck; save one's bacon
Fig. to save someone from injury, embarrassment, or punishment. I saved my skin by getting the job done on time. Thanks for saving my neck! I would have fallen down the stairs if you hadn't held my arm.


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Hi. I know, by the Bass-Papp theorem, that if every direct sum of injective $R$-modules is injective then $R$ is Noetherian. I would like to know if there exists a direct sum of injective $R$-modules injective with $R$ non-Noetherian. Of course if the sum is a finite sum of injective modules, then it is injective; so I assume that the sum is infinite (let's say that all the modules are nonzero).
A module is called $\Sigma$-injective if a direct sum of arbitrarily (equivalently, countably infinitely) many copies of that module is injective. So it suffices to find an example of a $\Sigma$-injective module over a non-noetherian ring. Apart from silly examples such as a direct product of two rings one of which is one-sided noetherian and the other of which is not, the main theorem of C. Megibben, "Countable injective modules are $\Sigma$-injective," Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 84 (1982), no. 1, 8–10, says what the title indicates. This gives all sorts of examples of $\Sigma$-injective modules over non-noetherian rings.


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"The End of Men" describes a new paradigm that can, finally, take us beyond 'winners' and 'losers' in an endless 'gender war.' What a relief! Ultimately, Rosin's vision is both hope-filled and creative, allowing both sexes to become far more authentic: as workers, partners, parents…and people."
–Peggy Orenstein, author of Schoolgirls and Waiting for Daisy
Men have been the dominant sex since, well, the dawn of mankind. And yet, as journalist Hanna Rosin discovered, that long-held truth is no longer true. At this unprecedented moment, women are no longer merely gaining on men; they have pulled decisively ahead by almost every measure. Already "the end of men"—the phrase Rosin coined—has entered the lexicon as indelibly as Betty Friedan's "feminine mystique," Simone de Beauvoir's "second sex," Susan Faludi's "backlash," and Naomi Wolf's "beauty myth" have.
This landmark, once-in-a-generation book will take its place alongside the works of those authors, forever changing the way we talk about men and women and what happens between them. Rosin reveals how the new world order came to be, and how it is dramatically shifting dynamics in every arena and at every level of society, with profound implications for marriage, sex, children, work, and more. With wide-ranging curiosity and insight unhampered by assumptions or ideology, Rosin shows how the radically different ways men and women today earn, learn, spend, couple up—even kill—has turned the big picture upside down, not just in the United States but all over the world. And in The End of Men she helps us see how both men and women can adapt to the new reality and channel it for a better future.
Amazon/Kindle • Barnes & Noble / Nook • Books-A-Million • iBooks • IndieBound
"In this bold and inspired dispatch, Rosin upends the common platitudes of contemporary sexual politics with a deeply reported meditation from the unexpected frontiers of our rapidly changing culture."
–Katie Roiphe, author of The Morning After and Uncommon Arrangements


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With the ever-growing number of memory card formats available, having a reader that is able to handle them all is growing increasingly necessary.
The Akasa Combo goes that little bit further by adding three USB 2.0 ports to the line-up, making it a hub as well. As it's available in a range of colours, you can pick one to match your laptop or home setup.
You'll find support for 11 different card types, in all their formats, including T-Flash (Micto CD). The only card it won't support is the xD-Picture card, which is increasingly common in digital cameras.
Supplied with a sleeve, you can take the reader on the move with you, but when self-powered it runs at USB 1.1 speed, so isn't ideal for transferring large files. However, the power supply does offer full 40Mbps speeds from the USB 2.0 ports.


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In a paper that examines how the public views democracy in Taiwan and compares local public opinion to those of other democracies over a certain period of time, a visiting academic from Australia yesterday said the process of democratic consolidation in Taiwan is almost close to completion.
Ian McAllister, a professor at Australian National University's School of Politics and International Relations, released his study, titled "Taiwan's Maturing Democracy in Global Perspective," as he delivered a keynote speech at a forum in Taipei.
His study examined the process of democratic consolidation in Taiwan from 1996 to this year, and compares the country's progress with that of other East Asian democracies, new "third wave" democracies and established democracies.
A wide range of survey data used in the study were drawn from the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) project, a collaborative program of cross-national electoral research conducted in more than 50 countries since 1996, and the Taiwan Election and Democratization Study, a local ongoing research survey project sponsored by the National Science Council.
In the first of the three indicators used to assess democratic consolidation — how citizens view their regime — questions were posed to measure how satisfied respondents are with democracy and political efficacy. The results showed the Taiwanese public was relatively stable in its attitude toward government, McAllister said.
McAllister found that satisfaction with democracy was higher in Taiwan than in other East Asian democracies — with the exception of the most recent timepoint — and also consistently higher than in the new "third wave" democracies.
In comparison with older democracies, where satisfaction is generally higher, McAllister said it was notable that the most recent survey result for Taiwan is only three points lower than the average estimate for established democracies between 2006 and last year.
When measuring political efficacy, which reflects how easily citizens feel they can influence the political system, McAllister's study found Taiwanese attitudes stable.
The second indicator the study examined was the extent to which citizens identify with political parties to measure the health of parties and the party system as a whole.
McAllister found that levels of party identification in Taiwan have been increasing incrementally since 1996, from one in three citizens saying that they felt close to a party in 1996, to 55 percent this year, which goes against international trends.
This gradual, but consistent, rise suggests that party identification is increasing by an average of about 5 percent in each inter-election period, McAllister said.
Over the period that the CSES studies were conducted, partisanship in established democracies declined by about 4 percentage points, while increasing by more than 20 percentage points in Taiwan, a higher level than in new democracies, he said.
The study found partisanship in Taiwan in 1996 was 10 percentage points lower than in new democracies and 20 percentage points below that of established democracies, but by this year Taiwanese partisanship was higher than in either new or established democracies.
The third indicator of democratic consolidation McAllister measured was the degree of party polarization. For this indicator, he studied where people place themselves in the left-to-right political spectrum, where they stand on the issue of unification with China and Taiwanese independence, and looked at parties' likes and dislikes.


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Joslin Diabetes Center's Jackie Shahar, M.Ed., R.C.E.P., C.D.E, shows you how to get in shape using resistance bands. Here, she focuses on strengthening legs with squat exercises and side-to-side steps.
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• Proper form is the most important element for safe and effective resistance training. You will be able to minimize injuries and strains and ensure that the muscle you are targeting is the one you are actually working if you use the proper form.
• Breathing throughout the exercise is important aspect of proper form. As a rule of thumb, exhale during exertion. You should not hold your breath during exercise. Your muscles need oxygen to work properly.
• Exercising when you are fatigued is another easy way to get sloppy with your form. When you are tired, it's much harder to maintain proper technique and stay focused. Mental fatigue can put you at risk.
• Always check your blood glucose before and after exercise and speak with your health care provider on glucose management with exercise.
• View the video at least once to learn the proper exercise form, before performing any of the exercises. Start with low resistance band and slowly increase sets and reps and frequency of exercises. Over time, as you get stronger, you can transition to moderate resistance band.
• Working with high resistance band for you is a set-up for injury. If you can't maintain proper form while doing the exercise, the resistance of the band is too high. The same would apply if you use free weights or resistance machines in the gym.
• If you feel discomfort with any exercise, you should discontinue performing the specific exercise.
• Listen to your body and work at your degree. Do not push yourself over the limit to avoid injury.
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Carrie Olson-Manning, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Biology
- Augustana University
- Post-doc, Protein Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Ph.D., Evolutionary Genetics, Duke University, Durham, NC
- B.S., Evolution and Genetics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Current Research:
My lab is broadly focused on understanding evolution in metabolic pathways. We have two systems that we are currently studying to understand pathways. 1) Corticosteroids are a class of important steroid hormones that regulate stress response (cortisol) and salt balance (aldosterone) in tetrapods. In most mammals, a single enzyme (CYP11B) is responsible for making these hormones. Whether CYP11B preferentially produces aldosterone or cortisol is determined by allosterically regulation by another enzyme, CYP11A1. My lab studies the interaction of CYP11B and CYP11A across the mammalian tree to determine the genetic and biochemical mechanisms of allosteric regulation of the corticosteroid pathway in mammals. 2) This summer we will establish a system in two species of milkweed that will allow us to address questions, including: what is the biochemical and genetic basis of species differences in Asclepias speciosa and A. syriaca, are species differences reinforced in hybrid zones, what alleles move between species and are these alleles important for adaptive traits. Students will be offered training opportunities in ecological field research, molecular biology, genomics, and bioinformatics.


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Fall has fallen. Is that a saying? When it becomes Spring, you hear people saying "Spring Has Sprung" all over. Whether it is a saying or not (which we all know it isn't 😉 ), I feel as if it has. The air is crisp and cool in the mornings and then it warms up to the mid – high 70s in the afternoon. The perfect weather. The perfect season. The skies are clear blue, no clouds in sight. Ahhhh…… So when my MIL asked yesterday if I wanted to go pick apples with her and Hannah, of course I jumped at the opportunity. What a "fally" thing to do! I love the pumkin patch, but I have never done the apple orchard before. I could barely contain myself for the next 24 hours.
We headed out around 9:30 this morning. We had plans on going to Lynd's Fruit Farm, but ended up somewhere else that was much closer. It was also called Lynd's, but apparently is owned by the brother of the guy who owns the one we intended on going to. I don't care, I got to pick apples! We picked Winesap, Jonathan and Cortland apples. We also purchased some Honey Crisp inside, but weren't able to pick those. They were delicious!! Very crisp (like their name) and sweet! I also came home with some Cashew Brittle….oh boy…..that stuff is GOOD!! It has 3 ingredients: Butter, Sugar & Cashews. You can bet that I will be making some of this for Christmas this year. Hannah had a blast picking apples with Grandma and I had fun picking and taking pictures.
Hannah went back to Grandma's to make caramel apples and I came home to make some applesauce. I had seen that Stephanie over at A Year of Crockpotting had made crock pot applesauce earlier in the week and that inspired me to make mine that way too. I modified her recipe to be close to what my Grandma makes. Here is the recipe that I ended up using:
Crock Pot Applesauce
**Inspired by Stephanie at A Year of Crock Potting
8 med-large apples
6 TBSP lemon juice or the juice of 2 lemons
½ cup water
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
1. Peel & core apples. Slice into quarters.
2. Place in crockpot and add lemon juice & water; toss apples with this mixture, it will keep
the apples from turning brown.
3. Add remaining ingredients and cook on low for 6-8 hours. (I ended up only doing 5 hours)
4. Stir and apples will basically fall apart. If you want it really smooth, you may need to put it
in a blender, but I think even a fork may work.
I didn't get any pictures of it when it was finished b/c I gave some to my neighbor (she was giggling when she found out I was making applesauce from scratch; she asked why I would do that when I could buy it at the store??? LOL). I put the rest in some small containers in the fridge. This probably serves 6-8. If you want more, like I do, double or triple the recipe. I used a 4 qt crock pot and had plenty of room for more. I plan on making a significant amount over the next week now that I know the spices are right where I want them.
Here are some pictures of the apples that I still have left:
Some pictures of Hannah & Grandma picking apples:
It was a beautiful way to kick off the fall season. On tap this coming week, more applesauce, apple crisp and maybe some Sour Cream Apple Cake, recipe by Karina from Karina's Kitchen.
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text: Many items are more controversial than fly fishing justifies. It's a hobby and it should be fun, not provoke arguments. That's a nice sentiment, but not always true. Consider the question of whether the equipment or the lure designates fly fishing. What side you take determines your position on Czech nymphing and Tenkara. Is attractant a boon or a sin? How evil is a three fly rig? Should there be private waters? If you chased down all the issues, it would eventually bring you to Catch and Release.


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A Distant Grief: Australians, War Graves and the Great War
University of Western Australia Press, 2007 - History - 243 pages
Sixty thousand Australians died during the First World War. This book is the first major study to examine the roles of war graves and cemeteries in private grief and mourning, through archival research of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the organization responsible for commemorating the million soldiers of the British Empire who died in the war. A Distant Grief reorients and enriches international discussion of reactions to death and commemoration during, and after, the First World War. The author, Bart Ziino, has written on war memorials, Gallipoli, and the Australian memory of war. The thesis on which this book is based won the 2005 Australian Historical Association's Serle Award for the best thesis in Australian History.
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Hole in the Heart: Closing It No Better than Meds to Stop Strokes
(CLEVELAND) -- As many as 26 percent of us have holes in our hearts.
This hole, found in the wall between the heart's two upper chambers, is called a patent foramen ovale, or PFO, and most of the time it isn't a cause for concern. But sometimes, a PFO can be the cause of a stroke.
In about 40 percent of strokes, patients don't have heart arrhythmias, blood clots or any other identifiable cause. In these patients, PFOs may be to blame.
The question of whether or not doctors should close PFOs in patients who have had strokes has been a hot-button issue for cardiologists and neurologists treating stroke patients for years. But a new study called the CLOSURE trial suggests that closing PFOs may be no better in preventing future strokes than treating patients with medication, a treatment route that is less costly and without the inherent risks of a medical procedure.
The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at 909 patients between the ages of 18 and 60 who had a PFO and had suffered a stroke without another apparent cause, called a cryptogenic stroke. About half of the patients went on medical therapy. The other half took medication and had their PFOs closed -- doctors threaded a catheter through a vein to the heart and plugged the hole with a small device called a STARFlex.
When researchers compared the two groups, they found that the risk of having another stroke was almost equal for both groups. Within two years of the procedure, 2.9 percent of the patients with closed PFOs had a stroke, compared with 3.1 percent of patients taking medication alone.
Dr. Anthony Furlan, the study's lead author and chairman of neurology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, said the evidence just isn't there to support a PFO closure procedure over simply giving patients medication.
"We're not saying there are no patients who should have the hole closed, but we are saying the selection criteria have to be radically refined," he said. Ideally, a patient would be under age 45 and have a very large hole in their heart and a heart defect called an atrial septal aneurysm.
So if both treatments are equally effective, what's wrong with closing PFOs? Furlan said the procedure is costly and poses some risks for patients. According to the study, 13 patients had major vascular complications in the two years after their procedures, and 23 had atrial fibrillation, a heart arrhythmia that can be dangerous if left untreated. Only three patients taking medication alone had atrial fibrillation.
Many doctors welcomed the results of the CLOSURE trial, saying it provides real evidence about the choices doctors can give their patients.
"It has been taught and practiced for years that closing PFOs in patients with cryptogenic strokes is helpful," said Dr. Colin Barker, an assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center. "This study shows the lack of benefit of this intervention."
"Hopefully it will significantly reduce the number of PFO closures that are being done off-label," said Dr. Amie Hsia, medical director of the Stroke Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
But the study is drawing fire from other doctors who say the trial had several flaws.
Although the study included more than 900 patients, some doctors say that researchers would need about 4,000 patients to draw significant conclusions on whether or not closing PFOs is an effective way to prevent recurrent strokes. The study also included patients who had other stroke risk factors, making it difficult to tell whether the PFO alone was the cause.
Some critics also say the STARFlex device used to close PFOs in the trial is inferior to other available devices. The STARFlex device is no longer available since its manufacturer, NMT Medical, went bankrupt in 2011.
Furlan, the lead author, didn't dispute the critics who called the CLOSURE trial flawed, but he said it is so far the best information available comparing the effectiveness of PFO closure to medication.
Many doctors frequently recommend closing PFOs in patients, saying the procedure is not only safe and effective, but also gives patients peace of mind that a potential problem is solved.
Dr. Jonathan Tobis, director of interventional cardiology research at the UCLA Medical Center and an investigator in upcoming trials studying PFOs, said that relieving a patient's fears about their heart is a major factor in his decisions to close PFOs. He said the outcome of the CLOSURE trial is not enough to dissuade him from closing PFOs in some of his patients.
"I'd still consider placing one just for the anxiety-lowering effect," Tobis said.
Currently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved any device for closing PFOs, including the STARFlex device used in the trial. But many doctors use devices off-label.
"During the 9 years it took for the results of this trial to be reported, approximately 80,000 patients have had a patent foramen ovale closed with the use of a device at an average cost of $10,000 per procedure," said Dr. Claiborne Johnston, of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of California, San Francisco, in an editorial published with the study.
Many doctors still say the results of the CLOSURE trial don't rule out closing PFOs. Doctors should assess each patient individually and determine the best option.
Two future trials are currently underway that will also compare PFO closure to medication therapy.
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Newton RB trims his college list to three
One of the area's most highly sought-after recruits has narrowed his list of colleges down to three.According to Newton running back Kevin Shorter's twitter account (@Xx_QuickSix_xX) his final three schools are Texas A&M, Arkansas and LSU.
"Either Arkansas, Texas A&M or Lsu.. All I can do is pray that god leads me to the right place," Shorter said in the tweet from his account, which is private.
Shorter ran for 1,810 yards and 31 touchdowns last year as he helped Newton to the 2A-DI state semifinals. He has been named the Preseason Offensive MVP for District 10-2A-DI by Dave Campbell's Texas Football 2013 preview magazine.
Former Newton athlete D.J. Dean will be an incoming freshman this fall at Arkansas as a cornerback. Dean and Shorter are cousins.
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'Breaking Bad' Final Season Teaser: Walter White Waxes Poetic
We're just a couple of weeks away from the premiere of the final season of 'Breaking Bad' -- or the final half of it, anyway. The latest teaser for the upcoming premiere goes minimalist, with the camera panning over dusty and familiar landscapes, featuring objects that have become iconic for the series: the RV, Heisenberg's hat, etc.
Bryan Cranston, in character as Walter White, recites "Ozymandias," a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, which you can read in full below. The poem highlights a man consumed with power, but when he died, all that remained were his words. His inscription reads, "Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" and yet there is nothing to show for his supposed works.
It's very much in keeping with Walter White, who has built an empire on manipulation, greed, and lies, and the poem leads us to wonder: what will be left to show for everything he has done when the series ends? When Walter White is gone, what will be left of his fabricated kingdom? This is definitely the most inspired and contemplative teaser so far. And here's that poem in full:
I met a traveler from an antique land
Who said: `Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear --
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.'


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Shares of Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) have performed well over the last year, gaining 28.89% against a NASDAQ up 25.91%. As a more apropos comparison, while the NASDAQ has only gained 3.20% year-to-date, Qualcomm has surged 6.54%. While the stock has outperformed so far, does the company have continued room to run as we get into the back-half of the year and beyond?
Qualcomm's two businesses – technology licensing and chips
While many often approach Qualcomm strictly as a wireless chip designer (its processors are found in most of the world's mobile phones and increasingly in tablets), its business is actually composed of two distinct, and yet very wireless-focused, businesses.
First up is Qualcomm CDMA Technologies ("QCT") which is responsible for the development of semiconductor solutions for smart, connected devices. This includes both stand-alone baseband and RF chips, as well as highly integrated applications processors with that leading mobile technology. On top of that, Qualcomm has recently been looking to expand silicon content share in devices, aggressively pursuing connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.) as well as RF front end with RF360.
Next is Qualcomm Technology Licensing ("QTL") which essentially involves the license of and collection of royalties on devices that implement key wireless standards such as CDMA and LTE. With an extensive patent portfolio covering the gamut of wireless technologies, the company gets to collect a nice royalty (of roughly between 3% and 5%) on the sale of just about every 3G and/or 4G capable device sold on the market. Double dipping at its finest.
What's the story?
The "big picture" story for Qualcomm is that as smartphone penetration continues, more devices will shift from 2G to royalty-bearing 3G and/or 4G devices. Royalties are essentially 100% gross margin, so they flow very nicely to the bottom line.
As far as chips go, Qualcomm is set to ride the secular growth tide in phones and tablets, while at the same time is capturing content share (such as connectivity) in the low-end/mid-range of the market from the likes of Broadcom (UNKNOWN:BRCM.DL). While Broadcom seems to be doing an excellent job fending Qualcomm off at the high end, the mid-range and low-end seem to be going to either Qualcomm or MediaTek (which is something Broadcom expects, but still isn't all that happy about).
Valuing the business and arriving at a price target
If we assume that Qualcomm can grow earnings at roughly a 10% CAGR (per the company's most recent analyst day) over the next five years, and then assuming an "exit multiple" (i.e. the expected price-to-earnings ratio of the stock after those five years) of about 15 times, then the underlying business itself (net of cash/debt) looks to be worth about $105 billion.
Adding back the company's $32 billion cash hoard in net cash (Qualcomm has no long term debt) suggests a market capitalization of $137 billion -- or a stock price of about $81/share -- not a whole lot of upside from the approximately $79/share that the stock trades at today.
However, if we assume more aggressive earnings growth rates of between 11 and 12 percent, and if we use the same exit multiple, then the stock could be worth anywhere from $84 to $87 per share. This still isn't a tremendous amount of upside, but for a stable, relatively safe large-cap tech name with a large moat, this isn't bad.
Foolish bottom line
Qualcomm's shares look fairly valued here. Now, does this mean that if I owned Qualcomm shares at a lower price that I'd be in a rush to sell them? No – this is a high quality business that should continue to grow over the long run (as should the dividend). However, for fresh money, there are probably better risk/reward opportunities at this time, although this is definitely a stock that should be on every tech investor's watch list in case a buying opportunity presents itself.