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Determination & Resource concession
As eRepublik has entered its second decade of life we are working on a number of projects that, with your help, will disrupt the current status quo and increase the excitement and fun.
While we have been working hard over the last months on the internals of eRepublik and the mobile app, we are aware that from the players' point of view there was little to be excited of in terms of changes and events.
For the next months we are planning the release of a number of new features that we believe, together with your support and feedback, will transform the eRepublik universe for the better.
All the features aim to solve some of the most frequently raised issues by you, with a focus on game ballance at both the country and the citizens' level.
The first 2 projects are being deployed gradually to allow the community 1 month to offer feedback and adapt to the new changes.
Determination in Resistance Wars
Currently the determination is computed based of consecutive days under occupation since the last liberation no matter the occupant. Starting Day 3,929 determination will be computed for each occupant individually, based on the total number of days it held the region in the past 250 days.
The more a region is under occupation, the more its population gets the determination to overthrow the specific occupant. Once the liberation occurs, the natives will hold grudge against the former occupant for a while. This will allow the newly freed region to have a standing chance against the former occupant for a period of time. The determination in Resistance Wars will no longer reset when the region is re-conquered via MPP battle.
Example: Using the current formula, the Determination on day 3,750 will be 1.32 (computed for the last 60 days since the last liberation) against any country holding that region on day 3,750.
With the new formula, the determination against Invader A will be computed for the 140 days Invader A held that region over the last 250 days, resulting a total of 4.45. The determination against Invader B (valid if Invader B manages to conquer that region) is based on the 45 days the latter managed to hold the region over the target interval resulting a total of 1.14.
Against all other countries the determination factor will remain 1 as they did not hold that region in the interval.
All other mechanics regarding determination under occupation will remain unchanged.
Determination after liberation
Determination after liberation will be computed based on the occupation determination factor the region had when the liberation battle started.
All mechanics regarding determination after liberation will remain unchanged.
The determination update will become effective on (23rd of August, Day 3,929 of the New World).
Natural Resource Concession
Before the new determination rules become effective, a new law will be made available to Country Presidents and Dictators: Natural Resource Concession.
The new law will act as a contract between countries - it will allow countries to increase the production bonus or to supplement the country income by renting regions and will require a 50% + 1 (simple majority) to pass.
A country will only be able to concede resources from its original regions that are not under foreign occupation. Once accepted by the congress of the Conceding Country (Country A), the law will then require approval by the Concessioning Country (Country B), just like the Peace Treaty law.
Once the Concession Contract is accepted by both countries, the resource will no longer count towards Country A's productivity bonus and will be added to Country B's resource pool as if connected to the Capital (full bonus). The Natural Resource, however, will not be uprooted from the Region and will still count towards the Region's bonuses.
Every day the Resource Rental is in effect the Concessioning Country will be charged for the concession directly from treasury and the fee will be added the the Conceding Country (Country A)'s treasury.
The cost for concession (rent fee) is determined based on the rarity (bonus) of the resource concessioned and impact it has on the economy of the country holding the concession.
The concession fee will be additive and concessioning two or more resources from the same industry branch will increase the GDP fee accordingly. Example: renting Cattle (3% fee) and Deer (5% fee) will result in a total of 8% daily fee from the Food Industry GDP for the previous day.
A country holding a concession on a resource will benefit from the extra productivity bonus as long as the original country owns the region for which the concession is valid. Losing the region by the original owner will not break the concession (as they might be able to recover it by the end of the duration of the concession) and the Concessioning Country (Country B) will still be charged every day.
The number of resources a country can have under concession at once is limited. The regions under occupation will still grant productivity bonuses as previously. Companies established in a region where a concession is valid will still benefit from the region productivity of the concessioned resource but the country bonus will no longer apply.
Considering the disruptive potential of the changes all the players will be allowed a one time free relocation of their companies and holdings.
Let us know what you think of it on the eRepublik Forum.
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Multiple Aircraft Rounds
Dear Citizens,
We're starting to roll out new (and old) features that have been quite requested by the community.
Multiple Aircraft Rounds
Starting Day 4,328 and until the end of Day 4,339 Aircraft Rounds will get an extra strategy layer and allow previously anonymous pilots to distinguish themselves in acts of valor.
The Aircraft Rounds beginning after day-change will be divided into 4 distinct Sectors, similar to what the Divisions are for Ground Battles. Every citizen can fight in one or more Sectors of an Aircraft Round.
You can choose at any time the Sector you are fighting in using the Sector Switcher, the same way you can Switch Divisions in Ground Battles.
Campaign Points and Sky Hero Medal Updates:
Each Sector will award 5 Campaign Points to the Winning Side. The citizens who deal the most damage in Sector Battles (for each of the involved sides) will earn the Sky Hero Medal and 8 Gold as the Reward.
Time to put those Stingers to good use.
Stay tuned for the new things we'll be releasing next week and, as always, we're keen to hear your feedback on Discord or on the eRepublik Forum.
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Game Tokens
Introducing Game Tokens
We are releasing a feature requested by many of you over the time. Citizens will now be able to safely and quickly exchange currency for packs previously only available via purchase in the Gold & Extras shop.
In order to facilitate this exchange, we are introducing eRepublik Game Tokens. Game Tokens can be obtained from the Game Token Packs available in the Gold and Extras section and carry a fixed value of 0.1 € per Token.
Game Tokens can be traded to other players for Currency using the new Game Tokens section of the Marketplace.
Game Tokens can also be exchanged for Selected Packs & Items for oneself at a later date or one can acquire them as an investment and sell them at a later date for profit.
Game Tokens cannot be used to send Packs & Items using the "Send Gift" mechanic but you can send a Game Tokens pack as gift.
There is a Global Limit of Total Game Tokens in Circulation and once this limit is reached, Game Token Packs will no longer be for sale until the Total Game Tokens go below the limit.
There are, however, several differences in the Market mechanics:
- The Seller's identity is not disclosed
- Only the best 5 Price Points are displayed
- A citizen can only purchase from the current Top (Best) offer
- A citizen can have up to 3 active offers on the market at one time
- A citizen can have up to 10,000 Game Tokens (in his inventory and market offers combined)
- Today (Day 4,272 until 23:59) the market only allows posting and changing sell offers so that the citizens can familiarize themselves with the feature. Buying offers will be enabled at daychange ( Day 4,273 00:00)
In order to address the currency inflation, all Transactions made through the Game Tokens Marketplace will be subjected to a 5% Buyer Tax. The currency collected via this tax will be removed from the economy.
1 Game token is put on market for 100 currency.
The Buyer will pay 100 Currency (what is displayed on the Market Page)
The Seller will receive 95 currency (100 - 5% Tax)
Note: The Seller will be able to see Tax/Unit when placing an offer on the Market, as well as the Net Price.
Influence of new accounts in air rounds
Until further notice all new accounts will have their wall influence in air rounds significantly reduced. Individual damage and everything else will remain unchanged.
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Get ready to spring into action, as we have prepared an exciting new Event in which you will collect Tokens, that can then be redeemed for valuable rewards.
The Event starts on Day 4,165 00:00 eRepublik time and lasts for two weeks, ending on Day 4,178 23:59 eRepublik time.
Collect Tokens:
Every Daily Task completed during the Event will award you 2 Tokens.
Every Daily Order completed during the Event will award you 2 Tokens.
In addition, every time you're ranked in Top 3 Kills of a Battle (aka "round" of 90-120 minutes), you will gain Tokens based on your position. The position is registered at the end of the Battle.
- 1st place will award 4 Tokens
- 2nd place will award 2 Tokens
- 3rd place will award 1 Tokens
Please notice that:
- The same amount of Tokens are given in all Divisions.
- The Battles ending after the Event has finished (Day 4,178 23:59 eRepublik time) won't award you any Tokens.
- The Battles which start before the Event, but finish after the Event has started, will award Tokens.
Exchange Tokens:
The rewards can be viewed and claimed in exchange for Tokens by clicking the Event banner on the homepage.
There are 3 categories with different prizes:
- A prize from the 1st category costs 4 Tokens
- A prize from the 2nd category costs 10 Tokens
- A prize from the 3rd category costs 20 Tokens
Each category has 1 main prize and 4 secondary prizes. You are guaranteed to win the main prize on your first try. You can win the main prize only once per category.
After the main prize of the category has been won you will be able to win secondary prizes. Every time you spend Tokens you will gain one of the secondary prizes. Each prize has certain odds and the odds will change based on what you have already won. Win Gold, for example, and the odds for winning the other 3 rewards are higher the next time you claim a reward from that category.
Special Mentions:
- Once the Event ends, you will have 24 hours to spend the rest of the gained Tokens.
- The Weekly Challenge will be active alongside the Event.
The Spring Weekly Challenge is back!
You will get 50% more energy as you advance in the Weekly Challenge and collect carrots the Easter Bunny left behind: with every Energy Bar earned, you also get a carrot to keep you active on the Battlefield!
The Spring Weekly Challenge will last for two weeks, back-to-back: Part 1 starts on Day 4,165 and Part 2 starts on Day 4,172.
All temporary event items (Carrots, Stingers, Boosters etc) will expire on Day 4,195, 23:59.
Have a great and energized spring!
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Spread the Love! Join the Team!
Dear Citizens,
For this year's Valentine's Day Plato has prepared a 3 day event that includes the famous Love Button, the popular Strength Switching and hunger, Love Hunger.
Love hungry
For those of you who missed last year Valentine's, the Love button appears on all battles and when pressed it gives an extra Prestige Point to all fighters as long as the battle is not epic (or contested).
This year, during the event for each 100 energy you spend you will get back one special gift worth 100 energy to recover. When gifted, the recipient becomes love hungry and can recover 100 energy by eating food. Each Citizen can receive up to 100 gifts during the event.
All gifts expire at the end of the event, on Day 4,107, at 23:59 eRepublik time.
In the same spirit, we are looking to extend you an invitation to join the team. If you are a Citizen who likes to help others or if you want to show off your translating skills, we are ready to welcome you in our two awesome teams:
Game Moderators Project
The Game Moderators Project has started in June 2009 with the main objective to ensure a fair environment for all Citizens. As time passed by, for many the Moderators Team turned into a second family, so we hope you will find good friends here as well.
Currently, our Game Moderators support us with the following:
- Act as a communication bridge between the community and the eRepublik Team.
- Moderating content posted in eRepublik
- Assisting citizens on the Forums and Discord
- Dealing with various support requests sent via the ticketing system
To find out more details about the project, what we offer, what to expect and the minimum requirements, please visit our wiki.
We are currently looking for Game Moderators speaking: Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian and Ukrainian but anyone willing to help is more than welcome to apply.
Game Translators Project
The most important role of the Game Translators is keeping the local versions up to date with all the changes implemented in eRepublik. Each new feature is bound to come with new texts that need to be translated by native speakers of each language.
You can find more about this project here.
How to apply:
If you wish to be a moderator, all you need to do in order to apply is to fill in this form.
If you think you are more fit to be a translator, apply by filling in this form.
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Scheduled Maintenance
Greetings Citizens,
Please note that tomorrow (Day 4,075) at 01:00 eRepublik time, we will perform a scheduled maintenance. During the server downtime, we will deploy an update aimed at optimizing the battle servers and collect more data, while adding some more insights on the battle console.
We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.
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Combat Orders temporarily disabled
The Combat Orders have been disabled as a significant number of third party scripts are creating disproportionate load and affecting the overall performance of the servers.
We are sorry for the inconveniences this might cause and we'll do our best to address the problem and re-enable them as soon as possible.
In regard to Round 6 of the battle for Llanos (155776), please note the following rules of War:
- The battle is automatically closed after 2 hours, even if the sides don't reach 1800 points.
- The winner of each divisional battle is the side that first reaches over 1800 points, or the one who has more points after 2 hours of battle.
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eRepublik Day 4000
Dear Citizens,
Today we celebrate 4000 days of heroic deeds, drama, treachery and most important of them all friendship. You, the citizens are the ones that made it all happen.
During Day 4,000 some special prizes are up for grabs.
Battle Hero medals are rewarded with more gold (40 gold for Sky Heroes, 200 gold for Campaign Hero and 4 times the regular gold for the Battle Heroes), the contested battles are back for both ground and air battle. Battles with the top cumulative damage at any moment become instant super epic battles that award an extra 2 prestige points per hit.
Also, if you kill enough enemies to finish in Top 5 Damage of any battle, you'll receive a number of energy pumpkins.The number of pumpkins received is based on the numbers of kills done in that battle and the position in the Top 5 Damage at the end of the battle.
Each pumpkin recovers 50 energy units. Be sure to eat them all before the end of Day 4,012!
Rewards for Top 5 Damage placement:
1st place 2 pumpkins every 10 kills
2nd place 2 pumpkins every 12 kills
3rd place 2 pumpkins every 15 kills
4th place 2 pumpkins every 18 kills
5th place 2 pumpkins every 20 kills
And just to mark the event Plato pulled out a couple (actually 3) missions from the drawer that i'm told are not bad.
Happy Day 4000!
PS: I almost forgot to mention that all battles ...
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Natural Enemy Law Clarifications
Dear players,
We would like to clarify some aspects about how the Natural Enemy Law (NE) works in terms of timers. For example, let's take these two cases:
Case 1: If a country has no NE, a NE can be set at any time via a "super majority law" which requires 66% of the Congress votes to pass, as long as the countries share a common border, as stated here.
Case 2: If a country has a NE set and wants to choose another NE (or unset) they can do so if 7 days (7x24 hours) have passed since the original NE bonus has become active ("set" implies that the law has passed and NE bonuses became active). This is mentioned here.
If a war with a NE closes because no common borders are available, the NE is also canceled, as stated here. After the NE is canceled, the country can choose a new NE, as per Case 1.
While the NE mechanics have not changed since it was initially introduced, the "days ago" proposal date format on the laws listing, along with the fact that the 7 days interval is computed since the law has passed and the NE is set do create confusion. Until now, this was solved by providing answers to the tickets sent by the country presidents who were inquiring about the inability to set a NE .
In order to remove the confusion and enable players to accurately compute the 7 days interval, we have added a "proposed at" timestamp on the laws page, as well as the timestamp showing when the current NE was set in the country/military pages.
If you want to share your opinion on this change or if you feel that other timers have similar problems that need to be addressed, we would love to hear about it on the Forum .
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Server Maintenance
Dear Citizens,
We have started a background server maintenance which will last for approximately 12 hours.
Please be aware that during this time you might encounter delays and desynchronization between actions, as well as delays in visual updates.
Thank you for your support and apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Resource Concession: Clarifications & Updates
Dear Citizens,
The Resource Concession law is now available to Country Presidents and Dictators.
Resource Concession is a Trading Relation and, as such, a country cannot have Resource Concession agreements with Hostile Countries. A Hostile Country in this context is defined by an existing War or Embargo between the involved parties.
Existing Resource Concession Agreements between countries will be stopped if/when either party Declares War or Embargo.
Concession Fees will be paid every day after Day change for the previous day, based on Gross Domestic Product. The Existing Resource Concessions will be stopped if the country does not have enough money in treasury to pay the fees.
Currently, a country cannot take more than 3 resources in concession at any given time. Resource Concession agreements can be extended before their expiration date.
Excerpt from the Forum Q&A:
Q: Will I rent just one particular resource from a region or do I have to rent every resource in that specific region? Am I conceding by territory or by specific resource?
A: Territory is not conceded. Concession is done per region and per resource. In order to rent all the resources in a region (let's assume 3), 3 different concession laws will have to be passed.
Q: What happens when the country renting a resource also occupies the territory that the resource belongs to? Do they get 100% of the rented resource and 50% of the other resources on the territory or does everything go down to 50%, assuming no border?
A: You cannot concession resources to/from countries you are at war with, nor can you give into concession resources from conquered regions.
Q: How is GDP calculated?
A: Gross Domestic Product is calculated based on manufactured goods * average price. The GDP is country-specific.
Q: What is the resource concession limit?
A: A country cannot take more than 3 resources in concession at any given time.
Q: Is the concession limit applied to the country which owns the region or the country which receives the concession?
A: The concession limit is applied to the receiving country. As an example, France can give in concession all of its food resources, but France will only be able to receive 3 resources from other countries.
Q: Can the Concession Fee be affected by any other circumstances?
A: Yes, the Concession Fee will be affected by Tribute to other countries (which occupy their core regions) AND Dictatorship Upkeep. Eg: If a country under dictatorship rents a resource for which it has a 100,000 daily fee, dictatorship upkeep will consume half of the amount destined for the treasury.
Factories and Holdings
Considering the impact these changes will have on global and national economies, all citizens will be able to relocate their previously owned companies with no charge. Each company can only be moved without costs once. Based on the previous events, we do recommend not rushing into relocating, as you have a 30 days time frame to make your decision.
Also, for a period of 30 days (starting day 3,926) you will be able to dissolve previously owned (created before day 3,926) holdings for a full refund.
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Roland Foods Rolls Out Kaniwa Super Grain
Much like its cousin Quinoa, Kañiwa, pronounced "ka-nyi-wa," is a super grain. Both Kañiwa and Quinoa are members of the goosefoot family, and the tiny grain that we eat is actually the plant's seed. Grown high in the Peruvian Andes, it was a staple grain of the ancient Aztec and Incan cultures. Kañiwa is prized for its ability to thrive in the harsh climate and for its nutritional content. Each grain is one-third the size of a quinoa grain, but is higher than any grain in protein (16 percent). It also contains fiber, and antioxidant density, significant levels of calcium, zinc, and iron.
Now Kañiwa is available from New York City-based American Roland Foods Corp. With its clear health benefits and sweet, nutty flavor, it is a delicious & nutritious choice for any meal. You can cook it up for breakfast with sliced fruit, or the mild flavor of Kañiwa makes it ideal for both sweet and savory dishes.
Naturally gluten-free, Kañiwa is a tasty and healthy grain for a gluten-free diet. It is also a complete protein, containing all nine essential amino acids in correct proportion, which makes it an excellent choice for a vegetarian diet, as well
The suggested retail price for a 12-oz box is $5.75.

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This clip shows off everything that was great about Space Cases, the kids-in-space show that ran on Nickelodeon for two seasons. It has George Takei chewing not just the scenery, but the actual walls, as the evil neck-gyrating Warlord Shank, whose ship has been hit with a computer virus by a demented computer. And then it has the super-smart Suzee, easily the best character on the show, projecting herself telepathically into that computer. Warlord Shank is a master of space smack talk!
Space Cases was the brainchild of comics/Star Trek novels/Babylon 5 writer Peter David and Lost In Space star Bill Mumy. You can see the trademark Peter David goofiness in a lot of the humor, but it also has a lot of David's cleverness and willingness to delve into intense shit.
Suzee started out as the imaginary friend of Catalina (Firefly's Jewel Staite), but after Staite left the show Suzee suddenly became real and everyone could see her. Here's a clip of Jewel escaping a space prison using her wits and her Black Canary-esque super-scream.
Suzee's a genius who understands every computer ever, and she has gills on her neck that allow her to breathe in any atmosphere. Plus she can project her mind into other sentients, including the computer in this clip. Plus, her hair rules, way more than Catalina's did. In this episode, the series finale, the lonely and damaged computer wants to keep Suzee prisoner forever. But Suzee teaches the computer that friendship means being willing to let your friends go. And then after Suzee finally leaves, Warlord Shank shows up seeking revenge for that computer virus. The computer tells Shank all about how it's learned the true meaning of friendship. And then Shank says, "Warlord Shank has learned that he doesn't care what you have learned!" And blasts the computer to atoms. Awesome.


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Biden hails state's rebuilding efforts
Vice president holds up recovery from storms as model for nation
Citing New York's history of transformational infrastructure projects, Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday hailed the state's recovery from Superstorm Sandy and tropical storms Irene and Lee as a model for the forward-thinking development that will keep the country competitive in the 21st century.
"We have to once again act like America," Biden said at the Capitol after being briefed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the state's efforts to rebuild critical infrastructure in the wake of the three storms that devastated parts of upstate and New York City since 2011.
Biden used the roughly 20-minute pep talk on the eve of Cuomo's Wednesday State of the State address to emphasize the necessity of thinking big and investing in infrastructure projects that repair what wind, rain and floodwaters destroy and position the state to take advantage of new economic development opportunities.
Biden lamented the outdated condition of many U.S. airports, ports and rail networks — prompting Cuomo to tease an announcement in his Wednesday speech regarding New York City airports, for which his infrastructure plan already includes $257 million in upgrades.
"There's a New York tradition that started with one of your predecessors, DeWitt Clinton. He built the Erie Canal," Biden told Cuomo. "It wasn't a damaged infrastructure. It was a need for a whole new infrastructure for a new world. It literally opened the West."
Biden's remarks came as Cuomo announced a $16.7 billion plan to broaden those recovery efforts, including expanding New York's first-in-the-nation, state-based strategic oil reserve from Long Island to upstate, $18.6 million to quintuple the number of weather recording stations in the state and $486 million for replacing more than 100 at-risk bridges — including the Route 32 bridge over the Mohawk River in Cohoes, among nearly two-dozen in the Capital Region.
Cuomo also revealed plans for what he called the first-ever college of emergency preparedness, affiliated with the State University of New York, and the training of a 100,000-strong civilian first responder corps. He also wants to expand into upstate the requirement that gas stations within a half-mile of critical travel routes have access to back-up power supplies to keep gas flowing during extended power grid failures.
Cuomo said the state will also hold a $40 million competition known as the NY Prize to create 10 independent, community-based power distribution systems known as microgrids to stem the spread of the storm-caused outages when the main power supply fails.
The state will also pledge $147 million toward flood prevention projects, including replacing 7,750 feet of deteriorating Troy seawall dating to 1920, reinforcing Dove Creek Wall in Amsterdam and $1 million to install a flood monitoring system in Schoharie, which was devastated by Tropical Storm Irene.
The single biggest-ticket item in Cuomo's plan is a $5 billion overhaul of the New York City subway system to better protect it against floodwaters such as the deluge during Sandy in October 2012. Cuomo's office said the vast majority of the funding for all the projects will come from the state's share of some $60 billion in federal aid approved by Congress in Sandy's wake, $6 billion of which Biden said has already been steered to New York.
Biden, who recalled witnessing the damage wrought to New York City's subways and electric grid in Sandy's aftermath, hailed the state for refusing to settle for rebuilding what had existed before.
"That's not the standard in the 21st century. That cannot be the standard," Biden said. "We have to rebuild in a way that you will not be victimized by a similar storm again. Because if we don't, we're just wasting money. And we're essentially engaging in false advertising."
U.S. Rep. Paul D. Tonko, an Amsterdam Democrat who returned to Washington with Biden aboard the vice president's airplane, echoed that sentiment.
"I think we take lessons from Mother Nature and we show that we learned those lessons well," said Tonko, whose district was hit hard by the twin storms of Irene and Lee in August and September 2011 and then again by severe flooding this summer. "If data tell us that there is this inordinate increase in water ... are you going to replace a bridge at the same span at the same height?"
The same waterways that threaten the Capital Region during severe storms can also be a source of economic growth — through tourism and business development — if officials learn the proper lessons from past mistakes, Tonko said.
"I'm a believer that we're transitioning from an oil-based economy to a water-based economy," he said.
As the city of Albany undertakes a tactical study of its downtown and the nearby Hudson riverfront, officials have become wary of the risks, said new Mayor Kathy Sheehan, who joined Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia and Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy in the Capitol's Red Room for Biden's appearance.
"I think it certainly signals that the White House must like the approach New York is taking recovering from these storms, that we're not simply looking to rebuild but to restructure," Sheehan said. "Those are the very questions we are asking as we think about additional development along the waterfront ... How do we make the riverfront a more attractive place, but how do we make sure that development anticipates the high-water events that could occur?"
Biden said officials have little choice but to quickly and intelligently adopt to a new reality in which storms threaten areas once long believed to be beyond their reach.
"Manhattan is like much of my state; it is essentially at sea level," Biden, a longtime U.S. senator from Delaware, said. "We don't have much of an option."
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ROCKFORD — Rockford Fire Department officials say they are investigating what went wrong Monday when it took 36 minutes to transport Andrew Barth eight blocks down Charles Street to SwedishAmerican Hospital where he died.
Rockford firefighter-paramedics fought a losing battle to keep the 21-year-old alive after he was shot near the intersection of Pearl Street and Hutchins Avenue. But as they worked to administer advanced life support, an ambulance they thought was coming from OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center never arrived.
William Hintz, Winnebago County chief deputy coroner, said that Barth had been shot once in the chest and that the bullet had struck major blood vessels.
"He was bleeding out instantly," Hintz said.
Hintz added, however, that only an emergency physician could say for sure whether getting Barth to the hospital faster would have saved his life. No one from SwedishAmerican could immediately be reached for comment.
Rockford Fire Chief Derek Bergsten said all of the city's ambulances were busy at 1:16 p.m. when the emergency call about the shooting came in, so the 911 Center requested a private ambulance. OSF Lifeline Ambulance, which is part of OSF HealthCare, accepted the call.
As paramedics worked to keep Barth alive, Bergsten said, they wondered where the ambulance was. They tried to call Lifeline on the radio after about 15 minutes.
"We tried to get a hold of them on the air, couldn't raise them on the air, and then we heard another ambulance go en route from Lifeline," Bergsten said. "At that time, we said we are going to pull one of our own ambulances."
That was at 1:35 p.m., 19 minutes after the initial call went out.
It took seven minutes for the Rockford ambulance to arrive and another seven minutes to load Barth into the ambulance.
It took just three minutes for the ambulance to reach SwedishAmerican.
Barth was declared dead by emergency room personnel at 2:09 p.m.
"We strive to have a unit on scene within eight minutes," Bergsten said. "We did not make our benchmark on that call."
On average, Rockford's seven ambulances are all occupied on calls at the same time at least once a day, causing the department to rely on one of five private ambulance companies for contracted service. Before the city's ambulance fleet was bumped up from five to seven last June, outside ambulance companies were called up to six times a day, Bergsten said.
The fire department ambulance that ultimately made the run had just been freed up, Bergsten said. The others were occupied at a nursing home, with sick calls, a car accident and other incidents.
Fire Department commanders are investigating to determine what went wrong, Bergsten said.
Average ambulance response time for the city is 7 minutes, 48 seconds. Rockford typically sends a fire engine and ambulance to an emergency scene so that medical attention gets to a potential patient as quickly as possible.
Bergsten hopes to speak with Lifeline officials within the next week about the 19 minutes that passed between the time the emergency call came in to the time Rockford canceled Lifeline's service and sent an ambulance of its own.
"We're definitely disappointed," Bergsten said. "This is a service that we provide to the citizens. We take this very seriously. That's why we're looking into it."
OSF spokesman Mike Robinson said the incident had been discussed with the fire department, but it's too early to tell what the next steps will be.
Lifeline issued a statement confirming that it does back up ambulance service for the Rockford Fire Department, as do other local private ambulance providers, and that its average response time is eight minutes.
"However, those times can vary greatly depending on many different factors," the statement reads. "We do not comment on specific patients nor the events of specific cases, but in this instance, Rockford Fire called us off the transport because they had a unit closer to the scene."
The chief said even though a fire engine was on scene, Barth obviously needed medical treatment and could not be transported in the truck because it's built like a car, with seats and no medical equipment inside. There is no place to put an injured person safely inside, and any fire engine transport of Barth would have violated state law, Bergsten said.
Reporter Melissa Westphal contributed to this story.
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Mobile Recruitment, What's the Buzz About?
By Suvarna Sheth, Hcareers.com
With mobile device usage growing at a rampant rate across the world, many industries, including hospitality, are looking for ways to take their businesses mobile. The job recruitment industry is jumping on the bandwagon too, as ad agencies, companies and job boards everywhere begin to brainstorm creative, "mobile recruiting campaigns."
Speculators say mobile recruitment is slated to be a mainstay particularly due to the burgeoning mobile device industry. Ericsson reported this past summer that mobile subscriptions worldwide reached the five billion mark. That number is growing with two million mobile additions per day. By the year 2020, Ericson predicts there will be 50 billion connected devices.
What exactly is mobile recruitment? Michael Marlatt, a sourcing consultant for Microsoft, says because this is new territory, the answer may vary depending on who you ask. "The way I look at it," Marlatt says, "mobile recruiting is no different than mobile marketing…it's using different ways to deliver content to your target audience with your mobile device."
Marlatt, who has seen the recruitment industry evolve over the last decade, says mobile recruitment may be the next wave in the industry. He says it's a useful tool because it enables employers to take advantage of mobile marketing practices such as delivering text or content via a mobile app, or mobile web. "Mobile recruitment is really our ability to recruit and engage possible candidates with a mobile device," he says.
Receiving a job alert on a smart phone is merely one component of mobile recruitment. With mobile recruiting, you've got a "push and pull," Marlatt explains. In one regard, it allows you to "push out" information regarding a new job opening or career fair, but in another regard, it creates a way to "pull in" and engage people that are interested in a product or service. In order to do that, you have to think beyond the simple text campaign or alert like consumer markets do.
An example of a good consumer market campaign is engaging a consumer standing in line at Starbucks. "When they see a sign next to the register that says, "text keyword LATTE to 77950 for a 10% discount on your next Starbucks latte," what the company is doing is engaging an audience, which is clearly interested in a product," he says, "they're pulling people in with a simple call to action."
From this simple call to action, users are directed to join a mobile network. From that point on, if the company has additional information or promotions they want to push-out, they will have a pool of subscribers to do so.
Many large and small companies all over are moving towards developing mobile messaging platforms to create powerful, targeted campaigns. With mobile recruitment, companies are able to develop unique campaigns to engage professionals with not only job opportunities, but also with news, and other information relevant within a particular area of expertise such as an open house event or job fair. Campaigns can even be devised to target a particular group of users in the country.
When a user clicks on a message, it can redirect them to a mobile optimized site. And that's the key: Combining mobile messaging, (SMS or MMS) with a mobile landing page to drive users to look at something, either a mobile optimized career site, a mobile app, a mobile career page or another page that provides more information.
According to Tony Garcia, V.P. of Local Markets at RegionalHelpWanted, a network of local job boards, mobile recruitment is a logical extension of the recruitment process. He says given the "wired" nature of our society, it only makes sense that we reach out using all the technology at our disposal.
With RegionalHelpWanted, the connection is even more important since the site uses radio to carry the bulk of promotional messages. Garcia says radio reaches nearly 98% of all Americans, a large percentage of those individuals are in their cars or somewhere outside the home. "The mobile option allows individuals who hear our message to respond instantly rather than having to go home and log on to our website," Garcia says. "Our goal is to use the mobile efforts to expand our database of job seekers."
RegionalHelpWanted's current system allows for job alerts to be sent out and received on smart phones. Mobile recruitment will use a different approach for the job board because, according to Garcia, using permission based marketing, employers will have the opportunity to push messages to individuals in a way not possible now.
As much as a buzz mobile recruitment might be making, Garcia doesn't think it's the stand-alone solution, but he says in the coming years, recruiters are going to have to use a number of approaches and different media in order to make sure they have done their best to cover the entire marketplace.
Look at T.V. for an example Garcia suggests. There was a time when everyone in the U.S. watched the big three T.V. networks. Today, he says there are literally dozens of networks and ratings that would have gotten a T.V. show cancelled 20 years ago. "As the audience becomes more diffuse, recruiters will have to pursue an increasing number of channels to reach them," Garcia explains. "Mobile is one of those channels."
Garcia sees mobile recruitment as necessary rather than visionary—especially for younger adults. "Mobile is a fact of life and we have to incorporate it into our overall recruitment strategy," he says.
Looking at the statistics, Marlatt absolutely thinks mobile recruiting is going to be the wave of the future. "If you look at the numbers today in the U.S., over 285 million, well over 91% of the U.S. population is now mobile as of 2009," he says, "Without doubt this is not about hype, this is just looking at the numbers."
He says it's critical for all companies to figure out how they can fit in mobile recruitment into their overall recruitment strategy. "It's important for companies to recognize the trends taking place, and evaluate your company's needs for the ever growing mobile population."
The recruitment consultant says it's about recognizing that people aren't always at their computer anymore. "We want to move towards providing them with information they want anytime, anywhere, across any device, and that's the bottom line. And that's what mobile does for you," he says.
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...A Passion for Christ, A Purpose for People, And A Priority of Love and Unity
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Time: 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
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"But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption" (I Corinthians 1:30).
In this one verse we find described four aspects of Christ's work on our behalf. As we look at each one, let us first note that it is "of Him," literally "by His doing," that we are in Christ Jesus, who "is made" or "who became" these things to us and for us.
Wisdom of God: This is the preferred rendering. Paul was writing to the church at Corinth (a Greek city). The Greeks were infatuated with wisdom, but Paul declared Christ Jesus to be the "wisdom of God." Such wisdom is likewise imparted to believers (v.24) while "the foolishness of God is wiser than men" (v.25).
Righteousness: Christ, being "made" righteousness becomes an all-sufficient righteousness to us. This imputed rightness before God gives us a new standing before Him, permitting us access to Him, peace with Him, and ultimate glory with Him.
Sanctification: In Christ, we not only have this righteous standing, we are assured of a holy state as well. Through the work of the indwelling Holy Spirit, we know that our lives will be constantly molded into Christ-likeness.
Redemption: Christ is made redemption for us, and in its fullest definition, this is His final goal. Through His redemptive work, we have been completely delivered from the power of sin, and will one day be delivered from the presence of sin.
The introductory phrase "of Him" or "by His doing," is emphatic in the Greek text. When we see what He has done, we realize just how helpless we were, and how strongly He has acted on our behalf. "He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord" (v.31). JDM


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|A new addition to the species page is the Vidiians from Voyager. In addition, all the species menu buttons are now the narrow kind, which will speed up the section a little.
|Four new additions to the site today - new people pages for Hikaru Sulu, Beverly Crusher, Miles O'Brien, and B'Elanna Torres. All together with one or two images, as usual. Most of the information is cannon, but I've included some degree of speculation in the Sulu page because of the relative scarcity of facts for the TOS characters. The backstage dates are speculation from the Chronology, while Sulu being a champion fencer comes from one of the novels. His being the best combat pilot in the fleet is mentioned several times in novels.
|All the weapons pages have now been through the spell checker.
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|Several people have asked me why the site includes so little information from the DS9 technical manual. In response, I recently began to read through the specifications of ships given in the back of the book with a view to putting them up onto the site. The following problems came to light :
Now while the fans are used to having to explain away the inconsistencies that inevitably creep into a franchise with the scale of the Trek one, it seems to me that this section is so riddled with inconsistencies that the whole thing must be considered as being unreliable. It seems clear that some entries have simply been copied from other ships, while the overall attention to even basic details seems to be quite poor.
Given this, I have a hard time convincing myself to include information from this source in the site. But equally, I'm reluctant to dismiss the entire book because of this. So, I'm just going to play it by ear - if I come across something useful in the DS9 TM seems to make sense and isn't contradicted elsewhere, I'll use it. Otherwise, I won't. All information from this source will be coloured green to indicate that it is a backstage source, rather than yellow for a canon source. I know this isn't a very satisfactory state of affairs - the last thing I want to do is set myself up as some sort of arbiter of what is and isn't to be accepted as real in the Trek universe! But I genuinely don't see any easier way out.
|All the Specs pages on the "Other Ships" list have now been spell checked.
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|There's been some slight re-wording to the text in this entry. It's nothing very significant, it just reads a little bit more clearly in one or two places.
|Now added is a description and scans from "Tears of the Prophets". There are a dozen pictures in all, chosen to represent a mini-storyboard for the Chintaka invasion. And no, I don't know if that's how you spell Chintaka! I really like these images - I picked them from over seven thousand frames. Yes, honestly!
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Failing Cuba embargo not going away
America's embargo on Cuba began its 53rd year this fall, and it's hard to find anyone who thinks it's working. Even Cuban-Americans who hate the Castro brothers and fervently insist that the embargo remain in place generally agree that it has accomplished little, if anything.
Still, said Jaime Suchlicki, a Cuban émigré who is the director of the Cuba Transition Project at the University of Miami, "do you give away a policy that has been in place for 50 years, whether you think it's right or wrong, good or bad, effective or not — for nothing? Without a quid pro quo from Cuba?"
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Suchlicki came to the United States in the first wave of Cuban refugees in 1960 after the communist revolution. His hardline views mirror those of many in his generation. And for decades, it dominated the Cuba discussion in Florida, a state presidential candidates have long believed they need to win to be elected.
But today the Cuban-American population is more diverse, as the U.S. presidential election last month showed. Previously, Cuban-Americans regularly voted in favor of Republicans, who are generally staunch embargo supporters, by 4 to 1. This time, President Barack Obama won half their vote.
Now an argument can be made that if the half-century of political paralysis on this issue can be overcome, both Cuba and the United States would benefit. American tourists would most likely pour into Cuba, buying cigars, staying in beachfront hotels — spending money in the Cuban economy. And American businesses would find an eager new market for a range of products beyond the food and medicine they are already authorized to sell.
"We cannot afford an obsolete ideological war against Cuba," Richard Slatta, a history professor at North Carolina State University who specializes in Latin America, wrote in an op-ed last month. "The embargo against Cuba denies North Carolina businesses and farmers access to a major, proximate market."
Cuba experts say many business leaders, particularly, are making the same case, especially now that the American economy has remained in the doldrums for so long. They add that it's an obvious second-term issue; Obama doesn't have to worry about winning Florida again.
But for so many people in Washington, "Cuba doesn't matter any more now," said Ted Piccone, deputy director for foreign policy at the Brookings Institution and a former National Security Council official. "There's no political incentive" to change the policy — even though the arguments for changing it are rife. Despite ample provocation, the U.S. doesn't impose similar embargoes on other authoritarian states.
Late last month, for example, Kazakhstan said it planned to shut down the last of its independent and opposition media, meaning "pluralism would quite simply cease to exist in this country," Reporters Without Borders said in a news release. But has anyone talked about imposing an embargo there?
In September, Cambodia, one of the world's most repressive nations, sentenced Mam Sonando, a 71-year-old radio station owner, to 20 years in jail for criticizing the government on air. He'd been broadcasting for decades. At about the same time, newspaper journalist Hang Serei Odom was found dead in the trunk of his car, hacked to death with an ax. He had been writing about illegal logging, a long-standing problem in Cambodia.
Despite that and much more, Obama visited Phnom Penh last month, attending an Association of Southeast Asian Nations conference. Has anyone in Washington advocated imposing an embargo there? Suchlicki said, "Maybe we should."
"Despite political tensions" with Venezuela, another authoritarian state in Latin America, the State Department says: "The United States remains Venezuela's most important trading partner. In 2011, bilateral trade topped $55.6 billion."
The State Department endlessly debates this question about foreign aid that applies to Cuba: Cutting off aid to a nation removes any ability to influence it, one side of the debate goes. But the counterargument is: Does that mean the U.S. should continue giving aid to a brutal, repressive government? It's a quandary with no clear solution.


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Typically, the standard advice for prolonging your coffee is to store it in an air-tight, light-tight, dry container. At a chemical level, what happens when coffee is left in humid or sunny conditions that causes it to lose "freshness?"
- What compounds and characteristics do people identify as "freshness?"
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With the looming crude oil madness, you can bet that the masses will be
pretending to care about clamoring for alternatives when gas tops five bucks. Bad for most, spectacular timing for the the folks running the Solar Taxi project. A ragtag international group of environmentalists and engineering nerds has put together a completely solar powered car and they're in the midst of driving it around the world to show off the benefits. The trek began in July after a departure from Switzerland, and they've made their way through Europe, the Middle East and South Asia so far. Right now they're tooling around in Australia. The planned 15 month route will cover around 50,000 km and what looks like a couple Jalop back yards in the coming months. You can follow their progress through blogs and maps at their website solartaxi.com.
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portcitywebman necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 190 diseños de 62 diseñadores freelance.
The bottom line at FairwayBargains: You'll always save 40-80% off the retail price on brand name golf gear. Always.
Many Bargains…One at a Time, Anytime
It's important to note that we do have several deals on quality merchandise—we just choose to promote them one item at a time. And there's no set time when an item will be available. We like to add a little fun and unexpected joy to your shopping experience, kinda like that blind wedge shot that lands two feet from the pin.
You never know what's going on sale or when so you have to check often. Once it's gone, we'll move on to the next item. Most days you'll see anywhere from 2 to 5 deals. The concept is simple. The more you buy, the more we buy, the more bargains for everyone.
Who competes with FairwayBargains?
There are only a few sites out there with a similar vision. The closest competitor right now is 14 STIX GOLF:
I know we can do better. Let's have some fun and hook people of with great golf deals at the same time!
Who Shops at FairwayBargains?
We tailor all of our products to the discriminating golfer who demands top quality, but wants to pay less. Our customers range from scratch golfers to weekend hackers—and anyone in between. The only things you can't find are shoes and clothing since sizes can complicate the process (and frankly, we don't want to get stuck with XXL techno-color slacks that only John Daly can pull off). But if you golf, you belong here.
Tagline: "Score lower with great deals on golf gear—one hole at a time!"
*Logo must work with and without the tagline. Some placements will not accommodate the tagline so the logo must stand on its own as well. So please show both. Thanks.*
We want to capture both our personality as well as our customers—work hard, play hard. We don't take ourselves too seriously but enjoy fun, healthy competition. We're tech-savvy, demand quality and willing to take that extra step to find a deal. In fact, sometimes it's more about the deal than the gear itself. Everyone loves to brag about finding a bargain, now they can hook up their golf buddies at the same time.
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This property is included in a public auction of Pag-IBIG foreclosed properties to be conducted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Auction venue shall be at 5th Floor, Audio Visual Room, Pag-lBIG FUND – WT Corporate Tower, Mindanao Avenue, Cebu Business Park, Cebu City. More details below.
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- Property Number: 806718092400030 (Item number 2 for this auction)
- Property Location: Blk 23, Lot 7, La Aldea Buena Mactan Subdivision, Babag, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu
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- TCT #: 110-2018002917 (consolidated to HDMF)
- Lot Area (sqm): 40
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The Inaugural Los Angeles Concours was presented by Assistance League of
Southern California at the Rose Bowl and adjacent Brookside Golf Course on Sunday, May 21. Despite the threat of rain, thousands turned out to see extraordinary cars of the past century that have won hearts, minds and awards with their racing histories, beauty and design. The Best in Show Pre-War trophy winner was the 1931 Bugatti from the Nethercutt Museum and the 1949 Alfa Romeo owned by Tim Walker was the Best in Show Post-War.
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i'm slowly but surely moving everything into my new apartment and getting things organized. I didnt have any scarves to hang on the scarf hooks on the wall so i hung up some jars, my lightbulb, and got some flowers to put inside. i really like how it turned out. I can't find my tripod mount yet, so taking pics is a little challenging, but here's the same outfit as before, which i love :)


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Don't ever say that high school science classes aren't applicable to the real world.
Patrick Walker, a recent graduate of Lakewood High School near Grand Rapids, Michigan recently unearthed a 10-pound mammoth tooth on the golf course where he works as groundskeeper. He credits paying attention in science classes for not backing down when his boss initially dismissed his find.
"Mr. (Douglas) Schmuck always told us to keep your eyes open, you never know what you'll find," Walker told The Grand Rapids Press. "He's into archeology and taught us about that kind of good stuff."
The golf course's owner, Dixie Riley, eventually got in touch with the University of Michigan's Museum of Paleontology. A research assistant drove out to the links and confirmed the tooth belonged to a 2-ton young adult or female mammoth that lived 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. No word on whether the university will hire Patrick Walker to continue scouring the course for prehistoric beasts.
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Drink Around The World at Epcot's World Showcase
This has to be the most popular game for adults at Disney World. Most people who do this go by the general rule of one drink in each country. Here we've given it a little twist and work with a more intricate point based system for those who want a little more challenge. Click on the photos below for a larger image so you can print it out and bring to the park with you.
Agree beforehand what the winner gets, or better, what the loser has to do!
1. Points are only awarded for the first drink, snack, or meal had in each country.
IE. If you have a second beer, you don't get points for it. But you can get points for both a drink and a snack in the same country.
2. Flights are instead of a drink - no points for a flight AND another drink in the same country.
3. Drinks and food must be authentic to the country - no substituting a Coke for your N/A drink. . . unless you're in the USA
Point System
1 Drink (alcoholic OR N/A).......10pts
1 Snack...........................10pts
Flight: Wine/Sake..............15pts
Flight: Scotch/Tequila.........20pts
Bonuses and Penalties
Conquered the World! Drink or Food or Ride in EVERY country.......30pts
If you finished one cup of every soda at Club Cool.....................15pts
If someone refuses to try the snack/drink you're having.......................10pts
If you refuse to try a snack/drink someone else is having.....................-10pts
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Gypsy 39 or less
Viking 40 - 119
Plunderer 120 - 199
Conquistador 200 or more
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Anna Paquin Does Double-Duty While Toting Her Twins
Anna Paquin held tight to both of her 3-month-old babies on a walk in Venice Beach, CA, yesterday. The new mom looked fit as she sipped an organic Synergy drink and chatted with her own mom, Mary Paquin. Anna and Stephen Moyer welcomed the twins back in September. They've remained tight-lipped on the names and genders of their little ones, but reportedly, a boy and a girl have joined the Paquin-Moyer family, which already includes Stephen's son Billy and daughter Lilac.
Anna's focus may be on her new role as a mom right now, but she'll be back on the big screen when her latest film, Straight A's, comes out in December. The Oscar winner will be starring alongside Luke Wilson and Ryan Phillippe, and she'll be back beside her leading man, Stephen, when their HBO hit, True Blood, returns for a sixth season next Summer.


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Simonmittag necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 15 diseños de 3 diseñadores freelance.
Iteration Three
Agile consulting company providing project management, software development and architecture services to clients in Sydney.
Recently launched a beta product "Acropora" which is a code quality scanning and visualisation tool for Java. Acropora provides insight into code redundancy, complexity and abandoned code and visualizes this through treemaps. The site is very much about the product launch.
http://www.atlassian.com has nice colors, pastels, rounded corners. makes use of perspective screenshots at angle. shadowed, glassy windowboxes. great showcase of how to display products.
The front page should introduce the company, services and have a breakout structure that advertises Acropora the new product. The company has an existing logo (attached) that can (should) be changed.
Use a pencil or charcoal like brush to create the page structure, I want it to look hand drawn. The product breakout structure should be at the top and support a stacked array of screenshots, with support for navigation.
please change the Iteration Three logo to also look hand drawn with the same pencil
the product page should describe acropora with screenshots, main features and value. the product logo is attached and cannot be changed.
The company is a startup, 1 person, make it a little rough around the edges. i'm really into crayon, charcoal, sketchy lines to illustrate things, give it an unfinished look. handdrawn lines, must select and use handwriting font. use light pastel colors.
use the mockup as a reference for the unfinished look, I like the way Balsamiq makes it look made up just now
use lots of illustration to give unfinished look. young demographics, sells to executives but as new tool for raw data visualization. i don't want to intimidate with polished look.


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How does the drought of 2012 compare to earlier droughts in Kansas, USA?
by: Aavudai Anandhi, Mary Knapp
Volume 2016, No. 1, 23 May 2016
Drought is a complex, least understood and one of the most expensive natural disaster. Drought impacts many sectors of environment and society. A regular question is how a current drought compares to previous droughts. Water managers, resource managers, news media and the general public want to place the event in context as they evaluate impacts, and as they attempt to plan for future events. There are many definitions of drought (meteorological, agricultural, hydrological and socioeconomic) resulting in a large number of drought metrics and indices in literature. In this study we have used Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), a useful tool to answer these questions. SPI is a transformation of the probability of a given amount of precipitation in a set period of months. This allows for the comparison of wet/dry spells over extremely different climates and over various time scales from one month to two years (24 months).


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3 thoughts on "Libraries are going to make it after all…."
All the people who worked on the video were librarians, so it was done with affection. We tried to have a sense of humor about ourselves – we're proud of the way we can help people in so many ways and the services we provide. The point was to show how libraries will never really be in danger if we keep up our excellent (and cheery!) work.
Great little video! I've been seeing lots of homemade library videos popping up lately and I think its a great way to get out there and show the world what we offer, while breaking down that stern shusher stereotype.
Very Library 2.0 🙂


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Just when you think you've got your arms around Proposition 8, you realize that there's much more to it then love, marriage and the definition of family.
Supporters argue the ban on gay marriage was necessary to safeguard the traditional understanding of marriage and to encourage responsible childbearing.
Opponents argue prohibiting gays from getting married violated the constitutional guarantee of equality.
The basic premise of Proposition 8 defines marriage as an act between a man and a woman. That's simple enough. Indeed both sides have argued at length at the intersection of values and questions of morality.
Another level of the debate centers on economic issues. The "no on 8" group argues that anything less than the right for any two people to marry discriminates against shared medical insurance, retirement packages, joint income tax declarations, and a host of other economic arrangements between two people. The "yes on 8" people counter that such concerns can be addressed by "civil unions" but few states have been so complete and the federal government has not accepted such claims on income tax statements.
But if you continue to drill down it becomes clear that the root of the entire discussion is a debate on federalism, the relationship between the states and the national government. If California and the other 49 states are allowed to go in whatever directions they choose on the marriage issues, several versions of the definition of marriage are sure to emerge. That's more than satisfactory to traditionalists.
On the other hand, is it fair for such a basic concept of marriage to be defined in so many ways that your status is determined by where you live rather than who you are? That's where discussion of the 14th Amendment comes in.
The "no on 8" folks argue that if left in place, the law provides a different set of guarantees for heterosexuals than homosexuals, and thereby violates the "equal protection under the laws" concept of the 14th Amendment that is vital to guaranteeing the same treatment for all.
In the end, this issue will land in the laps of the members of the U.S. Supreme Court who will judge the proposition on its constitutionality or lack thereof. But in doing so, they will either strike a blow for states to define marriage on their on terms or declare that such definitions deny equality, which is an essential cornerstone of the Constitution.
Don't be surprised if the Court ultimately upholds the proposition not because of any values related to marriage but because this Court has a record of deferring to the states on social issues. And if that takes place, expect yet another gay marriage proposition on the ballot in 2012 or 2014, depending upon when the current case is finally adjudicated. Either way, we're in the early rounds of a very long fight that speaks more to interpretations of the Constitution than anything else.


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Miriam Toews
Miriam Toews is a Canadian writer. Her novels include A Complicated Kindness, Irma Voth and All My Puny Sorrows, which was shortlisted for the 2015 Folio Prize and the 2015 Wellcome Book Prize. 'Women Talking' is taken from a novel of the same title which will be published by Faber & Faber in the UK, Bloomsbury in the US and Knopf in Canada.


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James Starks, a name that suddenly conjures phrases like "rookie playoff hero," "Neo" and "the green Jesus". He is both the source of newfound mancrushes and budding folklore across Packer nation. But besides being an American football running back for the Packers of Green Bay, what do you really know about this guy? Personally, I didn't know much so I waded through a bunch of stories to try and give us both a little more about Starks. P.S. Thank goodness this is a blog, otherwise I'd have to cite sources and that crap.
To begin, Starks is from Niagara Falls, New York where he was raised by a single mom along with six other kids in the projects. Not the greatest situation, but the Starks' family stuck together like Acme glue with the help of his hardworking, dedicated mother who worked two jobs and jockeyed her kids all over the place. James' older brother described him as the "biggest momma's boy you've met in your life." I love it already.
For the Niagara Falls Wolverines, James played basketball (alongside T-Wolves' Johnny Flynn actually) and football. On the field, Starks acted like a young Michael Vick, playing quarterback and rushing for over 1,000 yards and throwing for over 600 yards his senior year. He was recruited by a bunch of big-name schools, but eventually accepted a scholarship at the nearby University of Buffalo to stay closer to his family.
Starks' college career took some really interesting turns and he initially started as a cornerback. However, when Turner Gill (former Packers quality control and now Kansas coach) took over, Starks briefly assumed his high school position of quarterback. That is until they noticed his crazy skills as a runner and moved him to running back – full time, for good.
It was clear Starks found his niche as a runner and began to kick all sorts of ass, becoming the school's all-time leading rusher in just three seasons and essentially turning the program around. Here are some highlights. Entering his senior year, Starks was on the map as one of the best college runners and hoping to finish with enough momentum to be a high draft pick in the NFL. Unfortunately, he received a labrum tear in his shoulder during a scrimmage and had to go under the knife, missing his entire senior year.
Entering the 2010 draft, Starks appeared to be over his shoulder injury and performed well enough at the combine (faster 40 than Ryan Matthews and Dexter McCluster) to be labeled a "potential steal." Experts said he would not get drafted before the 4th round because of the injury, which eventually held true…AS YOU WELL KNOW, READER!
When drafted, Starks seemed very appreciative. "I'm just grateful for this opportunity and I'm going to make the most of it," said Starks. "I didn't even play a year and God blessed me with an opportunity to do something I love, I'm very grateful for it… (The Packers) said they liked my film and they were proud to make me a Green Bay Packer. I said 'Coach I'll be ready, I'm ready to come out there and work and I'll make sure you made the right choice.'"
Of course it took forever for James to get his chance with the Packers because of a hamstring injury, and he began his Packer career on the physically unable to perform list. He finally got promoted to the 53-man roster Week 13 against San Francisco where he rushed 18 times for 73 yards in a solid debut. And we all know how valuable he was against Philly, rushing 23 for 123 and catching a couple of passes as well.
Greenfield's Analysis: Yep, he's the chosen one alright! Sign him to a long-term deal now and begin his melon mold for Canton. There's a few things that put me over the edge, but in the end I think his explosive, unpredictable, "pants on fire" style of running is just really, really, really, really fun to watch. And man, the timing couldn't be better. James Starks, I salute you. Go Pack!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
James Starks: A Brief History
Posted by Robert Greenfield at 9:52 AM
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With his background at QB, perhaps we should have an open competition in camp. Or hell, maybe we should just scrap the whole play book (that thing should burn for a while and keep everyone warm this off season) and run the wildcat on every down. That was James Starks can take the snap and hand it off to himself.ReplyDelete
The man, the myth, the Green Jesus.ReplyDelete
- for shizzleJanuary 11, 2011 at 1:32 PM
James Starks: There is no spoon.ReplyDelete
- Soorjo Alexander William Langobard Oliphant ChuckerbuttyJanuary 12, 2011 at 9:46 AM
That kid was full of crap. I can see the spoon right there in your hand. For god's sake, if there was no spoon that would mean . . . OH MY GOD!ReplyDelete
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U.N. and U.S. decisions on military attack on Syria (5 letters)
Vladimir Putin says the United States should bring convincing evidence to the United Nations so that body can provide a resolution against SyriaŌĆÖs Bashar Assad. Putin also says he doesnŌĆÖt exclude backing a U.N. resolution if evidence proves the use of poison gas against civilians. What a sad state of affairs when I find myself in agreement with someone like Putin, on a major issue such as this, rather than our own president.
For what itŌĆÖs worth, my small informal survey of 24 family and friends (including both liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans) shows that only one of the 24 believes that Congress should give President Obama the support he is asking for on this issue.
James Malec, Roxborough
This letter was published in the Sept. 10 edition.
The use of poison gas against human beings including innocent children is a moral issue that concerns and ultimately threatens every person on this planet. Unfortunately, the Russian government, an amoral entity at best, is blocking any attempt by the United Nations to hold Syria accountable for this atrocity against mankind.
I ask all those opposed to the United States taking action at this critical time: Are you prepared to let Vladimir PutinŌĆÖs obstruction enable this act against humanity to stand?
War is horrible, but the failure to confront evil is even worse. History attests to this. We are Americans and our values, principles and courage demand we confront evil, even when others flinch.
The world awaits our decision. We must act. It is who we are.
Robert Garshelis, Loveland
This letter was published in the Sept. 10 edition.
If the United Nations does not think killing more than 100,000 people or using chemical weapons is sufficient to require a response, then what good are they? Until such time as we quit serving as the police of the world, they will never have any incentive to enforce any violations anywhere. But surely if we strike Syria, the U.N. will be among the first to condemn us for violating their human rights. Time to take a pass!
L.W. Hunley, Grand Junction
This letter was published in the Sept. 10 edition.
The United States needs to get over its grandiose notion that we must in all things be ŌĆ£the leader of the free world.ŌĆØ We need to stop trying to ŌĆ£fixŌĆØ every other country.
Because we canŌĆÖt.
If a large number of the countries of the world decide to become involved in a situation, we can join with them, if we agree, to change something not strictly our business.
Because together, we can.
ŌĆ£Never has the use of violence brought peace in its wake. War begets war, violence begets violence.ŌĆØ ŌĆö Pope Francis
Judith and Robert Sassetti, Aurora
This letter was published in the Sept. 10 edition.
Re: ŌĆ£Reject Obama's request to attack Syria,ŌĆØ Sept. 8 editorial.
I totally agree with your editorial. Hopefully all of ColoradoŌĆÖs U.S. senators and representatives will read, understand and vote, ŌĆ£No, thanks, Mr. President.ŌĆØ
John Gishpert, Denver
This letter was published in the Sept. 10 edition.
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Shirley Tse: Stakeholders, Hong Kong in Venice
11.05.2019 to 24.11.2019, Venice, Italy
The Venice exhibition is a culmination of Tse's career-long interest in plasticity and in the various meanings and possible interpretations of materials and things
Experimental Chinese Opera Series 2019
01.10.2019 to 24.11.2019, Studio, Xiqu Centre
Join us for three original experimental works offering a new perspective on traditional practices: The Chairs by the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe, Destiny of Rebirth by the Shanghai Yue Opera Group, and the Xiqu Centre's experimental Cantonese opera Farewell My Concubine (New Adaptation)
Dramaturgy and Beyond
12.10.2019 to 31.10.2019
The second year of our three-year "Dramaturgy and Beyond" programme and explores the role of dramaturgy in curating and festival making through a series of public seminars and professional workshops
Arts and Cultural Management: A Series of Three Talks West Kowloon 101
Arts and Cultural Management: A Series of Three Talks
29.10.2019 to 26.11.2019, VTC Tower
In this series of three talks, practitioners from a range of local cultural industries share the requirements and unique functions of their areas of expertise, present case studies on successful execution of projects, and explore and compare Hong Kong's current landscape with the international art scene
Make Your Own Chinese Knot-Inspired Coaster Set
16.11.2019, Studio, Xiqu Centre
By learning the techniques derived from the 'double-coin' knot, participants will be able to create a set of delicate coasters of their own
Wikipedia Asian Month 2019: Edit-a-thon on Exhibition Histories
23.11.2019, Asia Art Archive A Space
Co-presented by Asia Art Archive and M+, this event is part of an ongoing effort to contribute to discussions about the representation of art and visual culture in Asia on open-source knowledge platforms. It brings together participants to discuss, create, improve, and share Wikipedia articles about exhibitions in and about Asia
Experimental Kunqu Opera "The Chairs" by the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe
23.11.2019 to 24.11.2019, Xiqu Centre Studio 1
Experimental Kunqu Opera "The Chairs" by the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe on 27-28 September and 23-24 November 2019 are cancelled. Ticketing Enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
Community Engagement at the Core: Rethinking Museums for the Twenty-First Century
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Kaiser awaits grand jury in up-skirt case
COLONIE -- A Canastota man was still in jail on Wednesday after being charged last week with unlawful surveillance and trespassing.
On Sept. 23, 54-year-old Patrick W. Kaiser was arrested in Colonie and charged with third-degree criminal trespass, a class B misdemeanor, and first-degree unlawful surveillance, a Class D felony.
He was arraigned in Colonie Town Court and committed to Albany County Jail with cash bail set at $30,000.
On Sept. 26, Kaiser appeared in court again and waived further court action pending the outcome of a grand jury hearing.
The Albany County Court clerk's office said Kaiser's case is not yet on any court calendars and there is no estimate of a hearing date.
The Albany County District Attorney's Office said that there generally is a 45-day waiting period before a grand jury indictment.
Police said an off-duty officer noticed Kaiser exhibiting odd behavior in a Hannaford grocery store on Wolf Road in Albany. The officer said Kaiser was placing his foot below the skirt a woman was wearing as she shopped.
When the officer confronted Kaiser, police said he ran out of the store and was apprehended in the parking lot.
The lace-up work shoe Kaiser was wearing had a hole cut in the top of the shoe where a small video camera was fitted, police said.
Kaiser, who retired as a lieutenant in the Oneida City Fire Department 2005 after serving about 20 years as a firefighter, has a previous conviction for video voyeurism.
He was arrested in July 2006 by the Oneida Police Department after family members discovered Kaiser, a landlord, watching a tenant on a television in his living room.
It was later found that he cameras to spy on tenants who lived in a two-family rental property he owned on Seneca Street in Oneida. Cameras peered through small holes in the walls allowing Kaiser to watch his victims. Tax rolls show that Kaiser no longer owns the property.
In December of 2006 he was found guilty of four counts of unlawful surveillance, and was later sentenced to two to six years in prison. He was released from prison in July of 2010 after serving a little more than three years.
At the time of his arrest in Colonie on Sept. 23, Kaiser told police he was in the area working for Myers & Co., a commercial fire extinguisher inspection company in Oneida.
The business was opened in 1994 and is owned by Oneida City Fire Chief Gregg Myers.
On Wednesday, Myers' wife, Leslie, who runs the day-to-day operations, said it's absolutely not true that Kaiser was conducting company work in Colonie.
"We have no idea what he was doing in the area," she said, adding that Kaiser was an occasional, part-time employee. She said neither she nor her husband had seen him in more than a week.
After giving it much thought, she said they hired Kaiser to give him a second chance after his prison sentence. She said they felt that Kaiser had "served his debt to society."
"We never had any indication he was any kind of threat," Myers said.
She said they feel Kaiser betrayed their trust.
According to court papers, in 2007, two civil suits were filed in district court by Kaiser's tenants.
One suit was vacated because it sought to garnish his a pension. Kaiser's pension, through the New York State Police and Fireman Retirement System, is immune from judgment garnishments.
The second suit awarded five plaintiffs, the two tenants who occupied the rental property as well as their three frequent guests, $100,000 each.