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SENIOR Republicans believe that Senator John McCain is doomed to a landslide defeat that will hand Barack Obama more political power than any president in a generation.
The prospect of an electoral rout has unleashed bitter recriminations both within the McCain campaign and the wider conservative movement. Senator McCain is facing calls to sacrifice his own dwindling hopes and focus on saving vulnerable Republican Senate seats.
The fear is that Democratic candidates riding on Senator Obama's popularity may win the nine extra seats they need in the Senate to give them unfettered power in Congress. If the Democratic majority is big enough - at least 60 seats to 40 - Republicans would be unable to block legislation. No president has had the support of such a majority since Jimmy Carter won the 1976 election.
Former Bush speechwriter David Frum said Republicans should concentrate all their fire on "the need for balanced government".
"This could look like an ideological as well as a party victory if we're not careful," he said. "It could be 1980 in reverse. With this huge new role for federal government in the economy, the possibility for mischief-making is very, very great."
In North Carolina, where Senator Elizabeth Dole is on course to lose, Republicans are running ads that appear to take an Obama victory for granted, warning that the Democrat will have a "blank cheque" if her rival, Kay Hagen, wins.
Democrats lead in eight of the 12 competitive Senate races and need just nine gains to reach their target of 60. A private memo on the likely result of the congressional elections, leaked to the website Politico, has the Republicans losing 37 seats in the House of Representatives.
Ed Rollins, who masterminded Ronald Reagan's second presidential victory in 1984, said the election was already over and predicted: "This is going to turn into a landslide."
A former White House official who still advises Mr Bush said: "McCain hasn't won independents, nor has he inspired the base. It's the worst of all worlds. He is dragging everyone else down with him."
Mr Frum argues that the Republican Party must adapt its economic message and find more to say about health care and the environment. "We have an economic message that is largely irrelevant to most people," he said. "Cutting personal tax rates is not the answer to everything. The Bush years were largely prosperous, but while national income was up, the numbers for most individuals were not. Republicans find that a hard fact to process."
A complaint by Senator McCain that his rival has "already written his inaugural address" was dismissed by the Democrats at the weekend.
"While this charge is completely false and there is no draft of an inaugural address for Senator Obama, the last thing we need is a candidate like John McCain, who just plans on re-reading George Bush's," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said.
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The Downtown Charleston ArtWalk is planning a festive Holiday Edition for the final ArtWalk of the 2012 Season!
With great works of art and gift items galore this is the perfect way to finish your Holiday shopping while supporting locally-owned businesses and artists.
You can download you ArtWalk map here.
Highlights of this months ArtWalk include:
Art Emporium presents Kathy Boland's "People and Parlors: An Afternoon at the Greenbrier". Artist Talk 6pm: Kathy will discuss techniques and share stories of her experiences while at the Greenbrier
The Purple Moon will feature vintage holiday decor, mid-century furnishings and accessories, with art by Glen Brogan, Chuck Hamsher, Sharon Stackpole and Emelia Schroeder. With a plethora of vintage holiday gift ideas The Purple Moon will be happy to assist you in choosing that perfect gift for your friend, loved one or maybe even just for yourself.
House of Luxe will be introducing the CFDA Award Winning Jewelry Designs of Alexis Bittar.The CFDA is the Counsel of Fashion Designers Association and to win an Award from them is equivolent to an Oscar in the Fashion World. Alexis Bittar's Jewelry is hand-crafted in his own studio in Brooklyn, NY. So it is made in the USA!There are 3 distinct lines within his collection: The Lucite, which is instantly recognizable. Elements, and Miss Havasham. Each Collection is collectable and is highly coveted among his many fans.
Join White Oak Photography for an ugly Christmas sweater party!
What is that lurking in the back of your closet? Why it's an ugly Christmas sweater. It's time to break it out, put it on, and join us under the Oak as we celebrate the season. New works by owner Michelle Krompecher will be on display and select fine art prints will be available for purchase. It's sure to make a great last minute gift.
Gallery Eleven is hosting all their member artists with 1 or 2 paintings in their featured artist area.
The gift of good health will be available at Mission Savvy. Get last minute shopping deals on juicing and detox cleanses.
Chet Lowther Studio will be showing new works in encaustic, oil, acrylic, and works on paper.
Delfine's Jewelry will be displaying an assortment of chocolate diamonds.
Romano & Associates will be featuring a selection of this years
participating artists. Revisit some of works new and old from your favorite local artists. Many items will be cash & carry, just in time for last minute holiday shopping!
We hope to see you on Thursday evening, December 20th, and wish you a very Merry Christmas!

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Dr. Mark Dyczkowski is one of the world's foremost scholars on Tantra and Kashmiri Trika Shaivism and has lived and worked in India for close to forty years. Both a scholar and a practitioner, he was initiated by the great Indian teacher Swami Laksmanjoo in the year 1976. He has an undergraduate degree from Banaras Hindu University and a Ph.D. from Oxford University, where he researched Kashmir Shaivism under the guidance of Professor Alexis Sanderson. Mark has published extensively including the 12 volume Manthanabhairava Tantra and is considered to be one of the world's leading authorities on Tantric Shaivism. He is affiliated with several major academic institutions in India and has lectured in Universities in Europe, the States and India.
In addition to his academic pursuits, Mark has studied sitar throughout this period, and his present teacher is the great maestro Budhadiya Mukherjee. During these years of musical study he collected over 1,500 compositions for sitar, and, since the mid 1970s, has given public performances in many countries, including India. He has performed and lectured in several countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas, including the United States. He is a well-known sitarist in Benares where he regularly performs in public and is highly regarded there by the community of musicians and lovers of music.
Dr. Mark Dyczkowski lives in Varanasi on the ghats of the Ganges where he teaches students on Kashmiri Shaivism and practices music.


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"Smoking 'N' Waldo" provided hundreds of slabs of ribs to hungry fans all in an effort to raise money to get clean drinking water in El Salvador.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It's more than a Super Bowl Fest – a team of chefs from 'Smoking 'n' Waldo" cooked and handed out hundreds of slabs of ribs to hungry football fans on Sunday all for a good cause.
It's called "Drive-by Ribbing" and it's just what it sounds like. People drive up and pick up their pre-ordered slabs for the big game.
The money raised during the event will go toward providing clean water to two communities in El Salvador.
In just two weeks, parishioners from St. Elizabeth's Church will travel to Central America and bring with them 20 water filters and the knowledge to use them.
Each of the filters will help provide a family with clean water for ten years.
The chefs had to prepare more than 240 slabs of ribs for the event.
"We had to overcome some obstacles: one being the cold, but we were happy to do it," said Matt Scanlon of the 'Smoking 'n' Waldo' fundraising committee. "We really feel good to be giving back."
The slab pick up ran from 6 a.m. to about 5 p.m.


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2011-01-05ATCHISON COUNTY, MO | By: Wayman
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Philadelphia's Unsung Hero's
By Conor Hassard
On every team, you're going to have the stars: Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Ryan Miller and the Sedin's. There are a bunch of them. While all those guys are piling up the goals and making highlight-reel saves, there are also players who aren't talked about so much.
For the Flyers, you have guys like Blair Betts, Sean O'Donnell, and Darroll Powe. None of these players are big playmakers or top scorers, but they are very instrumental to the team.
Blair Betts – I'm going to start off talking about Betts by stating this fact: Last year, the Flyers had an overall record of 41-35-6. Without Betts in the lineup, the Flyers were just 5-14. So with Betts, the Flyers were 36-21-6. Seems pretty impressive to me. Yeah, I know, it's just a stat. A lot of people want to know how the player actually plays. If you look at stats only, you wouldn't know how the players act. Some people could be the laziest people in the league and not play with any compassion, but they might have 20+ goals and have a good +/- rating.
If you follow the Flyers like I do, you'll notice how much Betts can help on the PK. The man blocked 83 shots last year, ranking 3rd among all Flyers forwards. He won 435 faceoffs, ranking third among all Flyers forwards. He only has 8 goals and 10 assists, but 83 blocked shots are 83 less shots that the goalie has to face. Winning faceoffs can be huge whether it happens on the PK or not. Obviously, if you win the faceoff on the penalty kill, you can keep the puck for some time and then clear it into the offensive zone. You also see loads of goals scored from a faceoff win and a shot from the blue line.
Sean O'Donnell – The 39-year-old played on the amazing 'Legion of Doom' line. He was…………Oh, sorry. I've mistaken Sean O'Donnell for John LeClair. O'Donnell, who looks much like LeClair, was picked up by the Flyers this past offseason. It seemed like the Flyers goal this offseason was to have a solid defense, as they added O'Donnell and Andrej Meszaros. O'Donnell, even though 39 years old, is still playing in the NHL after 17 previous seasons. He's willing to drop the gloves, too, as he showed us in preseason. Having tough defenders is a key to the game when you're playing guys like Mike Knuble. The former-Flyer likes to stay in front of the net. He's great at screening the net minder and redirecting the puck into the back of the net. You need someone to keep those guys away from the net and to protect your goalie. O'Donnell is perfect for that. He's tough so he'll have no problem fighting if you won't stay out of the crease. He's done it many times this season and will continue to do it. Bottom line: O'Donnell was a great pick-up by Flyers GM Paul Holmgren.
Darroll Powe – The Canadian forward who weighs 212 pounds and is 5' 11", will hit you. The quick center has a great work ethic and will never give up on a play. He will hustle up and down the ice and he will do it very quickly . Another thing he does is throw a lot of hits. If you think he wouldn't hit a lot because of his size, you're very wrong. In the entire regular season and playoffs last year, he led all Flyers with 246 hits. He may not be the best player, but that doesn't bring his confidence down at all. He tries his hardest every game and never seems to be lazy. It's a coach's dream to have a player who never quits.
Again, you probably won't see these players on a Top 10 list or getting over 30 goals, but they help out the team a lot. You need the stars but you also need these types of players in order to win Lord Stanley's Cup.
Conor is a 14-year old aspiring sports writer. He attends Holy Cross middle school in Springfield, Pa.
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Noynoy Aquino Alleged Medical Psychological Records
Currently spreading like wildfire on social networking sites, internet forums and blogs (count me in) is the alleged Medical / Psychological Records of Noynoy Aquino.
This has been in the news today when I glanced through the different news channels in the Philippines. A 3 page document was suddenly spreading around which contains the following:
- Header of the Department of Psychology of Ateneo de Manila University
- The report that Noynoy suffered from depression, with a history of bad habits like smoking, drinking and even weed
- Signed by Carmelo A. Caluag II SJ on 2/10/1996
ABS-CBN News claimed that they received this report from unnamed sources in the Nationalista Party (which is the party of Noynoy Aquino's rival , Manny Villar).
Noynoy Aquino's camp claims that this record is fake and has been fabricated by Manny Villar's camp. They say that this is a sample of black propaganda especially since the election time is near. The alleged psychiatrist, Mr Caluag, also claims that this document is fake. Ateneo also agrees that the document is fake.
On Manny camp's side, they are saying that they are not the source of these records and are challenging ABS-CBN to reveal the source of this Noynoy Psych report. However, ABS-CBN won't give in to their demands and said that they won't reveal their sources (here is their statement on facebook).
Now, we have a battle. Noynoy's camp vs Villar's camp then Villar's camp vs ABS CBN news.
I'm interested on what happens in the next few days as this fake medical report (Is it safe to believe that this is fake after all the denials of the parties?) is something that made me laugh. If this was true, then we should all be scared because if we base the election results on the current surveys, Noynoy still has the lead. Imagine being led by a "depressed" president. If this was all a fabrication, then someone's idea of black propaganda will bring misfortune to his party/camp as it has backfired to them.
I'm watching out for more Noynoy vs Villar mudslinging while the other candidates keep on campaigning.
Oh btw, ABS CBN has been generous enough to share the alleged Noynoy Aquino Medical Report on their website. Just copy on your browser address bar and press enter to load/read.


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How can I make it so that shipping cost depends on the type of products purchased.
As long as products of type A are in the cart the shipping will cost a fixed amount (e.g. 5 EUR)
As soon as one of the products is of type B (even is some products are of type A) the shipping cost must become another fixed amount (e.g. 10 EUR)
can somebody give me some pointers on how this can be set up?
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Comment #1Poieo CreditAttribution: Poieo commented
|shipping cost calculation based on product type
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The 6.x version had a method to check and order's product class to provide shipping methods. The 7.x version seems to be missing this condition, unless it's hiding under a different name.
Comment #2Poieo CreditAttribution: Poieo commented
|Check an order's product class
|» Missing Rule to "Check an order's product class"
Comment #6longwave CreditAttribution: longwave commented
Comment #7TR CreditAttribution: TR commented
|» Code
|Needs work
|» Needs review
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Re-rolled patch against head with correct patch format, then fixed coding standards problems. I haven't tested this on a site yet - let's see what the testbot has to say first.
Comment #8softprmaodmca CreditAttribution: softprmaodmca commented
Comment #9Dan Z CreditAttribution: Dan Z commented
Closed #1751894: Add "cart contains product class" test as a duplicate.
Any updates on whether that patch works? That feature would sure be better than adding every single product in a class.
Comment #10TR CreditAttribution: TR commented
If anyone has tested it, they haven't told us here ... I would rather not commit something that hasn't been tested by the people who need that feature.
So if you would like to try it out and report back, that would be very helpful in moving this along.
Comment #11Poieo CreditAttribution: Poieo commented
I've been using the patch in #3 for almost a year now with no issues. I'll switch to #7 and post back.
Comment #12Dan Z CreditAttribution: Dan Z commented
I guess I can be a tester. I'll give it a try in a week or two after I finish my current project.
Comment #13longwave CreditAttribution: longwave commented
|Needs review
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If I add this condition to the "Order status gets updated" event, then I get the following notice:
Notice: Undefined property: stdClass::$type in uc_order_condition_has_productclass()
$product->type is not guaranteed to be set for ordered products.
Comment #15Dan Z CreditAttribution: Dan Z commented
Is $product->nid (node ID) is guaranteed to exist for ordered products? If so, it could be used to look up the product node, which should be guaranteed to have a type (although, in theory, that could have been modified).
So, if $product->type doesn't exist, look up the $node->type?
Why isn't the type guaranteed to exist in ordered products, anyway? It seems easy enough to get when creating that record....
Comment #16TR CreditAttribution: TR commented
The $product object that's stored in the cart doesn't contain all the product information, nor should it. Think of the cart more like a DB table functioning as a relationship - all it really needs is the nid and a few other things, everything else can be and should looked up. That's how Drupal enables node types to be extensible by other modules. A simple fix would be to throw in a node_load($nid) right at the beginning. This is an efficient function - if the node has already been loaded (which it almost certainly will be) this will give you immediate access to all the product data from the cache.
Comment #17longwave CreditAttribution: longwave commented
$product->nid is guaranteed to be set, although node_load() may return FALSE - if the order is historic and the product node has since been deleted, or if the product was added using the "blank line" option in the admin order edit page. The comparison should probably ignore both these cases, as we have no way of telling what the actual product class was.
Comment #18DanZ CreditAttribution: DanZ commented
Updated #7.
Added check for empty $product->type, and attempted to get it from the node.
Added help text and improved the label to explain what the "Required" option does, because it was completely confusing. Clarified it for the product check, too, while I was there.
Commented the callback function parameters.
Changed assorted names to meet Drupal coding conventions.
I considered using 'restriction' => 'input' on the boolean options (to get rid of the data selection and only have the checkboxes), but it's just barely conceivable that someone might want to flip those switches based on some data selection. Not likely, though.
This will fail gracefully if someone changes a node type ID (product type ID). It would be better to implement hook_uc_product_class() and/or hook_node_type_update() and hook_node_type_delete() to update the rule conditions and all the saved ordered products when someone changes the node/product type.
A remaining condition that should be implemented is checking the order products against a taxonomy. That's a different request, though.
My apologies: This "new" functionality really wants a test case, but I don't know how to add one.
Comment #19DanZ CreditAttribution: DanZ commented
|Needs work
|» Needs review
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Here's the patch.
Comment #20stefank CreditAttribution: stefank commented
Comment #21longwave CreditAttribution: longwave commented
@stefank: Have you tried this patch yourself?
Comment #22stefank CreditAttribution: stefank commented
yeah i tried it. can confirm that it works
Comment #23DanZ CreditAttribution: DanZ commented
A more general version of this would be "Order contains at least X products of the following classes."
An even more general version would allow the admin to select a numerical comparison operator.
Not too difficult. Is it worth doing before committing this? Once this condition goes in, it can't easily be changed.
Comment #24longwave CreditAttribution: longwave commented
Extending a condition with existing settings is possible, it's just changing existing settings that is hard. In your example you could just extend the existing condition by defaulting X to 1 for sites that are already using it. I also don't want to make the condition overly complicated, if nobody really needs that feature.
I think a better solution for Rules would be an order condition that somehow lets you specify any existing node/product conditions, e.g. "Order contains [operator] [number] products that match [condition]" but I am not sure how feasible this is, and is outside the scope of this issue.
Also why did you change the quoting style in unrelated functions in this patch? It's not really necessary, if we are to do that everywhere it should be a separate issue.
Comment #25DanZ CreditAttribution: DanZ commented
The quoting style was changed in #7. I just left it alone because it was (very slightly) better that way.
Having a single order condition that allows checking of multiple ordered product conditions is an interesting thought. Would that be better than having multiple conditions that each check different things? Probably.
Eventually, it will probably be a good idea to attach conditions to other items. Right now, it's all about the orders. It might be reasonable to attach conditions to packages or products, for instance, to see if they work with a given shipping method (or whatever).
Comment #26longwave CreditAttribution: longwave commented
|Needs review
|» Fixed
Committed #19. Further feature requests to extend this condition, or create a general "order contains products that match this condition" condition, should be separate issues.


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In an approximately 30,000 SF corner of an expansive city-owned facility, a Museum is to be inserted to house a vast collection of phonographs, mechanical music boxes, Edison's wax cylinder, light bulbs, and other sound instruments that have been amassed throughout the history of recorded sounds. The Museum will include a cafe, gift shop, as well as a conservation workroom exhibiting the restoration processes of these instruments. The ordering of the design originates from the notion of sound travel pattern; an analogy between the origin of sound and its progression in time are translated into spatial organizations that radially dictate the placements of the instrument collections based on their emergence in history. The centerpiece of the radial order is Thomas Edison's wax phonograph cylinder, the earliest medium for recording and reproducing sounds. Hovering above the permanent collection area, a 4,500 SF mezzanine will be inserted to house the Special Exhibits. Taking on the contemporary character of recent digital media carriers, the Apple iPod, the design of this container of antique sound instruments draws a relevant parallel, expressed in architectural terms.


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ABC Daytime and SOAPnet have signed on as the presenting sponsor of the 2009 Stagecoach Country Music Festival powered by Toyota. The event, held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, will be a part of ABC Daytime and SOAPnet's Soap Nation Tour, an ongoing initiative to bring the stars to more fans in more cities more often. As part of the sponsorship, actors from all three soaps, "All My Children" (AMC), "One Life To Live" (OLTL) and "General Hospital" (GH), will be integrated into the event, introducing musical acts and interacting with fans on the Mane Stage. Additionally, ABC and SOAPnet will hold autograph sessions and run giveaways from a branded RV and tent onsite. Talent confirmed to attend (subject to change) include Bobbie Eakes and Aiden Turner from "All My Children," Bree Williamson from "One Life To Live," and Brandon Barash, Steve Burton, Rebecca Herbst, Kirsten Storms, Jason Thompson and Laura Wright from "General Hospital." Go to www.soapnet.com for additional details.
Stagecoach is also the most recent step in ABC Daytime and SOAPnet's multi-faceted music strategy. Seen as a key promotional platform and a way to reach highly engaged women, the networks have the ability to connect their dedicated audience with new music. The initiative includes sponsoring tours, integrated in-show performances and promoting new songs in on and off air-marketing campaigns.
"We know through research and our past experiences with country music events that country music is one of the popular music categories among our fan base," said Adam Rockmore, senior vice president, ABC Daytime and SOAPnet Marketing. "The benefit of sponsoring this event is two-fold: we are able to super-serve our daytime fans and also gain exposure and credibility with a whole new audience, ultimately enabling us to grow our viewership."
STAGECOACH: California's Country Music Festival features a mix of artists from the genres of mainstream country, bluegrass, folk, roots rock and alt-country performing in three distinct performance areas. The now critically acclaimed gathering also includes a variety of activities, including a leading BBQ competition and expanded camping area with amenities exclusive to campers. This year's lineup features some of the top talent in the country music world today, including headliners Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Reba and Kid Rock. Reserved ticket prices start at $299 for a full weekend of entertainment. In addition, a limited number of general admission tickets, camping and RV packages are also available. To view the full artist lineup, a complete breakdown of available ticketing and onsite camping/RV options, please visit www.Stagecoachfestival.com.


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The American Counseling Association is the parent organization for all state organizations (i.e., PCA). It provides a national presence and advocates at the national level for counselor interests. Professional liability insurance is offered at very reasonable rates.
The State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors comprises members from all three disciplines who are appointed by the governor and approved by the Pennsylvania Senate. The board's primary function is to protect the public interest. It is responsible for all of the policies and procedures developed to enact the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors Act 136. The board's Web site contains all of the information needed to pursue licensure as a LPC. The board is also responsible for disciplinary action against LSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs and LPCs.
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Organizations are challenged to develop risk management processes. Some of these challenges come at department levels, while others try to build an enterprise risk management strategy. It can be bewildering to make sense of risk management and its varying implementations like enterprise, operational, legal/ regulatory, 3rd party, strategic, insurance, and hazard risks.
This workshop aims to help organizations provide clarity to risk management strategies. Attendees will learn effective risk management strategies and techniques that can be applied to departmental risk initiatives as well as a broad enterprise risk management strategy.
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Upon course completion, participants will understand:
- Definitions, views and principles of risk management
- Risk management framework including ISO 31000, COSO ERM and OCEG GRC Capability Model
- How to develop a risk taxonomy
- Risk assessment, reporting and monitoring
- Risk management process and role of technology in managing risk
- Integrated strategies for effective risk management
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- Business managers whose job responsibilities include risk management and risk ownership
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The Bat signal shone in the night sky, The Riddler, and his accomplice had just made off with several thousands of dollars from the Gotham Bank. The two ran through alleys, and streets, trying to avoid the cops and the Dark Knight. "Could you slow down?" "How about you keep up?" She called back to him. She kept far ahead leaning back on the wheels built into the back of her boots.
"Now… Who's this Batman guy you told me about?" She slowed down a bit a looked back at him. "You're new to Gotham, aren't you?" He asked, lifting an eyebrow. "Ya…" She looked ahead. "He's a lunitic," The Riddler explained. "He claims he's fighting to protect Gotham, but I think-" She put her hand up to silence him, she poked her head out of the alley, "Looks clear," Lady Luck said.
"Where are we going?" The Riddler asked. Lady Luck shrugged, "I'm going to my hideout, you can go wherever you like." "Now hold on, I want to split that third suitcase up." He complained. "You could have carried 2 suit cases like me, but you had to carry a cane like a dumass. Why did you bring a cane to a robbery?" "It operates my devices, also don't call me that. I'm far more intelligent than you." "And, yet I'm currently in charge of twice as much money as you, and seeing the way things are going, I could easily just outrun you. You'd never see me again." "I could hunt you down," The Riddler threatened. "You could go crawl in a hole and die, but I guess I'm not that lucky, am I?" "Why do you call yourself, 'Lady Luck', anyway?"
Lady Luck smiled to herself, "You figure it out, you're supposed to be a genius, according to your introduction back at the bank." "Is it a childhood nick name, perhaps?" He asked. "Nope," She shook her head. "Is it-" "Freeze!" The pair had been too distracted to notice the police officers that had quickly closed in on them. "Drop everything, and put your hands in the air!" The police demanded. The Riddler froze."Don't worry," Lady Luck reassured him, "I have a plan, just get behind me, and stay as close as you can." "What?" "Just do it, trust me." Lady Luck said, annoyed. "I won't tell you again, drop everything, and put your hands up, or we will open fire!"
"Get behind me; I swear it'll be fine. Just trust me, please." Lady Luck begged. He gave in, and walked behind her. "Now, how close-" "As close as you can… Without… touching me." He inched a bit closer, "This is your last warning, we will-" "Oh, just hurry up and shoot me you pig!" Lady Luck screamed. Bullock didn't hesitate, "Fire!" An eruption of gunfire exploded, and The Riddler winced, but Lady Luck was unaffected. Hundreds of bullets sprayed by her, but not one of them hit her. "What… How?" The Riddler wondered out loud.
After a few minutes, the guns stopped. They had run out of bullets. "That's why I'm called, "Lady Luck", now let's go!" Lady Luck took off, and jumped onto and ran right over one of the cop cars. The Riddler followed behind her. They ran into another alley, and climbed over a fence. They darted across another street, and into an abandoned hospital. The two stopped to catch their breath, Lady Luck collapsed onto one of the chairs that were left behind. This had actually been her hideout for some time, there was no demolition scheduled, so she was in no rush to leave.
"Care to explain what THAT was?" The Riddler asked. "A shoot out," Lady Luck answered blankly. "You know what I mean! How did you not get shot!" "Or you. You're welcome, by the way." Jasmine added. The Riddler just stared at her, expecting answers. Lady Luck sighed, "I'm not sure what it is, exactly. I'm not sure if they always just miss, or maybe the bullets curve…" "How though? That's what I want to know." "No idea, I guess I'm just really lucky. I was born that way. Really weird stuff happens in my favor. I have no idea how to explain it." "And you put so much faith in it?" Jasmine just shrugged.
Lady Luck was indeed, extremely lucky, the odds were almost always in her favor. She survived being born two months early; she survived a terrible school bus crash with no injury. She's never even lost a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, or lost a coin toss.
"Now, let's split up the money, shall we?" Lady Luck asked. They counted out the money in the third suitcase; individually they each had $13,000. Lady Luck stuffed the money from the third suit case in her coat; The Riddler kept his share in the suit cases. Lady Luck put her suitcase under her matress, which was an old hospital bed. She also placed her only weapon, her lucky revolver, beside the briefcase.
"If you don't mind me asking, just how old are you?" The Riddler asked, the two had sat down and started talking. The Riddler wasn't too keen on leaving since the cops were still sniffing around the area. They had moved to the second floor, it was mostly still intact. "Eighteen, why?" The Riddler shrugged, "I just found it odd, for someone that looks like she should be in high school to be robbing a bank." Lady Luck shrugged, "I need the money."
Just then, The Riddler's gaze shot up towards the floors that had fallen in. "I just saw something move up there…" Lady Luck looked up, then felt the wind of something flying by her head; she looked behind her; a batarange. Batman landed before them, and Lady Luck darted to a broken window, completly ditching The Riddler, and ran across the roof. She jumped to the next roof and then to a fire escape that led up to the top of the next, taller building. She slipped inside the building through an open skylight, and onto a catwalk. She looked down and saw it was just one large room. There were random arrangements of boxes to the side, along with canisters that looked a lot like oxygen tanks. She saw there was a table, with a small desk next to it, in the center of the room.
Lady Luck climbed down the ladder, she figured she was safe and hidden there, and walked over. She saw the longer table had straps on each end, complete with cuffs. The small desk had a tape recorder, which Lady Luck picked up, rewound, and played.
"Mr. Hues' mental state has completely dilapidated after a few hours under this new formula. This mixture is obviously much stronger than the last." There was screaming in the background. "He seems to have severe Coulrophobia." "Coulrophobia?" She wondered out loud. She stopped the recorder, and put it down. There was also a notebook on the desk, with the name, Jonathan Crane on the front. "Crane… Professor Crane?" She had heard of him, she had do research for a class, and she found a news article about him. He had brought a gun to a class he was teaching, and he was fired for it. She did more research into him and found out he became the infamous Scarecrow; Jasmine realized this was his hideout.
She broke into a run for the ladder, but she froze and turned when she heard a loud, metal, grating sound. It was a large metal door opening, and Scarecrow stepped through. Before he saw her, Lady Luck hid behind a stack of boxes. Scarecrow closed the door, and made his way to the table. He pulled off his hat and mask, revealing his face, Lady Luck recognized him from a picture she saw of him. Lady Luck suddenly started to wonder what happened to Mr. Hues… The hairs on the back of her neck stood up when she the thought about it. She started back towards the ladder when she saw he had his back to her, trying her best to be quiet about it.
She kept her eyes on him, hoping her luck would hold out, and he wouldn't turn around. She didn't notice the large stack of boxes, which had a glass container of cockroaches at the top, until it was too late. She ran into it, causing the glass container of roaches to hit the floor, and shatter, causing Crane to turn around. Lady Luck froze, a deer caught in headlights. "Care to explain what you're doing here?" Crane asked, after getting over his own shock. "I… Was hiding from a guy... Dressed as a bat." "Ah," Crane understood, he took a few steps towards her. "Um, sorry about the cockroaches…" Lady Luck apologized. "I'll just be going now…" She turned back toward the ladder, but stopped. "What's Coulrophobia?" She asked. Crane eyebrow rose, "I see you've been doing more than just hiding." He said, looking at his tape recorder. He took a few more steps towards her, "It's a fear of clowns." He was now close enough to reach out and touch her. "Oh, thanks." She said, and turned to finally go, but she felt something slam into the back of her head. She stumbled, and collapsed.
She awoke strapped to the table she was earlier, Scarecrow was staring down at her, he had put his burlap sack mask and hat back on. "Good, you're awake. Are you comfortable?" "Oh, yes. These straps are very fitting." Lady Luck said sardonically, jerking at the strap holding her left arm. Without saying anything, Scarecrow lifted an oxygen mask that was connected to one of the tanks that had been moved over to the desk. "What's that?" She asked, looking at the tank. "Fear toxin," He answered, pressing the mask over her mouth and nose. His calmness and… Professionalism disturbed her to no end, but she stayed still, hoping to somehow ride the ordeal out.
He turned the valve, but nothing seemed to come out, it was empty. Crane got up, and went to get another tank. Lady Luck started to jerk and pull at the straps, and her right hand came right out of the cuff. By the time Scarecrow turned back around, she was pulling her last foot free. She ran for the ladder, praying that he wouldn't catch her. She managed to get up to the catwalk, and slip out the skylight she entered through.
She ran across the roof, but felt someone grab her arm, she turned saw it was Batman, who had apperatly been waiting for her. She didn't put up a fight as she was taken to the cops waiting on the street below. Batman took her mask off, and Commissioner Gordon looked closely at her. "Jasmine... She was one of the prisoners that got away during the prison transport. She was headed to Arkum." Lady Luck glared at him, but didn't say anything. She was to be dragged back to prison, it was technically a mental hospital, but to Lady Luck, it was just a prison with doctors.
They put her into a cop car, where she noticed someone sitting beside her, The Riddler. His Mask had been taken off, and he looked liked he's been ruffed up. "Hey," Lady Luck said, not sure what else to say. "Where'd you go?" He asked her. She shrugged, "I ran into Scarecrow, but I managed to get away." "I thought you said you had good luck," "I do, I got away, didn't I?" The car started up, and went down the highway. "What is real name, anyway?" The Riddler asked. "Jasmine," She said, without her black masqaurade mask hiding her face, hiding her real name seemed pointless. "And yours?" She asked. "Edward Nigma," He answered with a smile.
Jasmine was quite happy when she found out that Edward's cell would be right in front of hers. It seemed the place didn't mind having males and females on the same hall. She sat on her bed, and started to think of what to do next. The first time she escaped, she wasn't even trying to get away. The other prisoner in the truck had caused the driver to wreck, and she took the opportunity to run. She didn't talk to him during the transport, but she found out from listening to one of the guards his name was Victor Zsasz. She didn't dare ask what the tally marks on his skin were.
She kept quiet and listened, while Edward talked. She didn't dare tell him to shut up, even though she wanted to, he was her only friend at the time. He did seem very intelligent, completely full of himself, but intelligent. It was a breath of fresh air, compared to the idiots at her school she was used to. She wasn't a very social person, but she found eccentric personalities to be quite… Endearing.
"If you drop me off a building, I will not break. If you drop me in the ocean, I will. What am I?" Jasmine sat and pondered the riddle. After a minute or two, she answered, "A tissue." "Correct," Edward sighed. "Jeez, Ed. Do you ever shut up?" The man was standing in front of the glass wall, looking at Edward like he could see through the stone wall. Jasmine blinked a few times, his skin was chalk white. "Excuse me?" The Riddler shot back. "Who are you?" Jasmine asked him before he could respond. "Call me Joker." "I'm Lady Luck, or Jasmine." "A pleasure to meet ya! Now what brings you to the madhouse?" Jasmine shrugged, "I heard the food here was amazing, I just had to get a room here." The Joker busted out in manic laughter, Edward just raised an eyebrow.
Days past in the asylum, and they all discovered they all had the same sadistic humor. "Wow, really Edward? A dead baby joke?" Jasmine smiled. "Well, it's not technically dead…" He said. Jasmine chuckled, and the Joker just kept on laughing. "What are you laughing about?" A voice said, coming from the cell next to Jasmine's. Joker stopped long enough to say, "Oh, none of your business, Hatter." "Ohhh..." He whined in disappointment. "Who is that?" Jasmine asked. "That would be Jervis," Edward explained. "He's wrapped up in his own little-" "I am the Mad Hatter!" He said, causing Jasmine to jump. "The Mad Hatter? From Alice in Wonderland?" She whispered to herself, "I love that book." Not as much as Jervis of course, but was in her top ten. "Are... Are you Alice?" He asked. "No, no I'm not, I'm Jasmine." "Oh... Have you seen her?" "No, I haven't. I'm sorry." Jervis didn't respond.
"Is he always like this?" Jasmine asked. "Almost," A voice told her, from the other side of the left wall of her cell. "Oh… Who are you?" "Ivey, Poison Ivey." Her voice almost purred the name. "Your name is?" "Lady Luck, or Jasmine, whichever." "What brings you to this prison?" Jasmine pondered, thinking over her words. "I… Killed a few people." "Why?" The way Ivey talked sounded like they were talking about the news, or the weather. Lady Luck bit her lip, not wanting to tell. "Alright, you don't need to tell me," Ivey told her. Jasmine looked back at Edward, who had a puzzled expression.
"It's nice to meet you, Jasmine." Dr. Cassidy smiled at her newest patient. Jasmine smirked in return. "Jasmine, I'd like to begin out session with some tests. Are you familiar with ink blots?" Jasmine nodded. Dr. Cassidy reached into her desk and pulled a stack of papers. She held up the first one, "A dancer," Jasmine said. She held up the next, "A drooping flower." She held up another card, "War."
"A demon," She said to the final blot. Cassidy put them away, and wrote down some notes. "Jasmine, can you tell me what happened the night before you were arrested?" Jasmine was silent; she went over in her mind the events that took place. "Jasmine, you need to talk about it." Dr. Cassidy urged. "You need to understand what you did wasn't normal, nor were the times before-""I know." Jasmine cut her doctor off. "I've never been normal, I've been told that almost every day of my life." She wasn't looking at her doctor, but at the floor. "Can you tell me why you did it?" She said, after waiting for Jasmine to relax again. "Why I killed those pigs? Or…?" "To start out with, yes." Jasmine took a deep breath, and let it out again. "They were murders," She said, after thinking about it. "Why do you think that?" "I know that. They killed my dad; they took away my entire life… They should have just killed me." Dr. Cassidy was silent a few seconds, but then said, "We can help you, if you let us." Jasmine shook her head, "It's too late now… My friends, family… They all called me a monster…" Dr. Cassidy bit her lip, "It's not too late to restart, to rebuild your life." Jasmine did not respond.


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10-23-2010 #1thekodkod Guest
Jailbroken with my Nexus One but backups don't work?
Ok so i've spent the last couple of days trying to Jailbreak my PS3 using my Nexus One. Today i succeeded
It turns out to be real easy with the psfmod. just loading the img to the android phone and normal jailbreak (power then eject).
I've installed all the backup manager out there and downloaded Wipeout and GTA tho both of them are not working!
I try opening them in the backup manager and when i press load the PS just gets back into the home screen.
Does anyone have any idea what i can do? I've already tried stuff like chaning the SFO files but nothing.
I have an original game inside the drive.
help will be much appreciated.
10-23-2010 #2aamir007 Guest
Sounds like your using a PSF Payload that doesn't allow back up manager usage. You'll have to download and use a payload that does allow you to use back up manager.
10-23-2010 #3Natepig Guest
Once you load the game from the backup manager have you pressed x on the disc icon in the "home screen"? You probably have but if not then this might be your problem. The original disc icon in the "home screen" or xmb changes to the game you have loaded in backup manager, then you just start it like you would any other original disc.
10-24-2010 #4danielk01 Guest
keep try
Don't worry, just try another psfreedom version
10-24-2010 #5Brian10122 Guest
Can someone help me? I've been trying to look for another version of PSJailbreak for ipod touch 1G I've still got openiboot installed and everything but I need a newer version because when I open a game it goes back to the XMB and then it says the game that I already have in (not the game I clicked on)
10-24-2010 #6thekodkod Guest
Hi natepig, i thought you almost gave me the answer
Once i load the game in the backup manager and click "X" it goes back to the home screen If i choose the original game inside the CD it will just start it and not the game i've loaded in the backup manager..
If i try this without an Original game inside it just goes back to the home screen after i press "X" and i got no new option..
any ideas?
10-25-2010 #7thekodkod Guest
Ok so i've installed Rogero manager v7.0 and now it all works good.
Tested on Monopoly, GTA, Wipeout.
I have another problem now
I have a Segate 1TB and a Verbiant 1TB external HD's.
I formatted both (FAT32 Quick format) created a GAMEZ dir and uploaded some games, unfortunately Rogero will not recognize them..
Anyone have any ideas? or maybe they are just not supported?
maybe its worth saying that both external HDDs have their own power sources
10-25-2010 #8aamir007 Guest
Its got nothing to do with it being externally powered. I presume Rogero Manager has a different default directory where you have to place the games instead of GAMEZ.


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In addition to the above answer, there are also the following examples of materialism:
Cars: Tom and Gatsby sport the most expensive autos on the market. Wilson wants to buy Tom's car, but Tom won't sell it to him. As a result, Tom holds his superior car status over Wilson.
Women: They are status symbols, too, just like cars. Men like Tom collect mistresses like model-Ts. In the end, when they're an old model or dead, he gets a new one. Remember, Myrtle is killed by a car.
Liquor: This novel takes place during Prohibition, a time when alcohol was banned from public consumption, but that doesn't stop it from flowing to excess during the parties. Champagne and Mint Juleps are in nearly every chapter.
The entire notion of how relationships are formed and how they are maintained is done so through a materialist lens. The world Fitzgerald depicts is one where success is predicated upon wealth and the acquisition of wealth. In this world, material wealth is the same as value. People are valued based on their monetary acquisition and this becomes the guiding focus in the social world in the novel. Gatsby is convinced that the more money he makes, the greater the chance his allure to Daisy will increase. He believes that she will love him based on his money. Jordan and Tom are also individuals who value money and wealth and are participants in a world where materialist objectifications reign supreme.
Look at Gatsby and his house and its contents. Those are perfect examples of materialism.
Gatsby is a single man who lives alone. Even so, he has this huge mansion which is surely much bigger than he needs it to be. He has all these books that he has bought to make his house look classy -- he hasn't even had the edges of the pages cut so they can open. He has his clothes sent over from England -- remember the part with Daisy looking at his shirts and crying? All of these are examples of materialism because they show Gatsby wanting material things as a way to impress other people.
The luxurious and exaggerated description of Gatsby's party Nick is invited to, underscores the materialism the society possessed during the 1920s. Although Gatsby recalls it as his "little party", it is actually a huge festivity with numerous people who come to enjoy the orchestra playing under the stars, elaborate food prepared, and drinks provided at the bar. Most of the people who come to the party are the newly rich people living in the West Egg. Fitzgerald uses the symbolization of colors in order to contrast such newly rich to the aristocrats living in the East Egg. The "yellow cocktail music" played by the orchestra, and the "girls in yellow" are both featured with the color yellow in order to stress the fake and cheap image of the West Egg community. On the other hand, Jordan's "golden arm" is described with a gold color which symbolizes the genuine, classical, and heavy image of the East Egg society. The extravagant appearances of the guests, their hair in "strange new" ways wearing "golden and silver slippers", expose their desire to flaunt their wealth and be a part of the aristocratic society, indicating the materialism existing at that time.


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Grad From The Inner City Honors Her Tough Love Teacher
At UCs December Commencement, a UC grad and alum of the Cincinnati Public Schools honors a former teacher for her discipline and support that has spanned generations.
Date: 11/22/2005Yvonne Dawson is graduating from UC with an associates degree in religious studies and a bachelors degree in criminal justice. But she says her first experience with law and order came from Ms. Eby, her English teacher at Porter Junior High School. A white woman in an inner-city school, her voice was as loud as a lion, her stump was as hard as thunder, but her heart was as sweet as cotton candy, Yvonne, 38, says.
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The biggest students in the school respected her. They worked. You didnt come into her class slacking. She wouldnt have any of that.
It was a lesson Yvonne would never forget. Her touching story made her one of four UC graduates selected to honor a Tristate teacher who guided the journey of a student to a higher education. Yvonne will present Dater High School Principal Beverly Eby with a $1,000 UC scholarship at the University of Cincinnati Autumn Commencement Ceremony on Dec. 10. Eby in turn will select a student whos entering UC during the 2006-2007 academic year to receive the scholarship.
Yvonne says Ms. Eby cared for every student in her school, even those who made her days hard. She would sponsor kids. She would buy them shoes. She always came through when I needed her most, says Yvonne, who continues to reside in the West End of Cincinnati where she grew up.
There are kids who will come to school because they are hungry, and they know they can get a couple of extra Pop-Tarts to tie them through the weekend, Beverly Eby said, as she addressed a group of UC first-year education students about the teaching profession during a UC visit in November. There are also kids who will not come to school, because they have no shoes, or because theyre dirty. Your first line of defense is to keep an eye out for these kids. Because the only reason were doing this is because we want to make life better.
Beverly Eby of Delhi has been teaching more than 27 years and is a UC alumna from the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, earning a bachelors of science degree in education, a masters degree in reading and a certificate in administration. Eby was also in the second cohort to graduate with her doctorate in education from UCs Urban Educational Leadership Program in 2004.
She taught Yvonnes seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade English classes from 1979-1981. She was a very good student and she always tried hard. I remember she was very neat, and her handwriting was so pretty, and she always said, Yes Maam, No Maam, Eby says.
English was always a difficult subject for me, and taking her class, it showed me the hard dedication it would take to develop good writing skills, which is very important for the field that Im in, Yvonne says.
Yvonne adds that even after her junior high school experience, she turned to Ms. Eby again for help when Yvonnes son, Jeremy, needed to stay on track in high school. She said, Look, son, I will do everything in my power to help you, but if you do not want it, I will ship you out of here faster than you came! Jeremy is now looking ahead to his own graduation from Dater High School in the spring. And he, too, chuckles with his mom over stories about past and present students who challenge Ms. Eby.
Yvonne says Ms. Eby continues to command respect, but has mellowed a little from Yvonnes adolescent years. Back when I had her, she was young and spicy. Now, she figures, I dont have to do all of that.
I remember some years back I ran into Yvonne at a store, Eby says. She said, Are you Ms. Eby? I said, Yes. She said, You were the meanest teacher I ever had! I said, Did you graduate? She said, Yes. I said, Youre welcome.
After graduating with her dual bachelors degrees in December, Yvonne will continue her studies at UC, working on a masters degree in social work. She began her studies in the School of Social Work in September. Her career goals center on social service programs and policy making.
At Dater High School, where Dr. Eby is principal, she will look ahead to awarding a UC scholarship to an outstanding high school senior. I always say that the best result of teaching is that you get the results right away. Its always rewarding to see a student go on to college and success.
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I have had the great privilege of really coming to age at just the right time to be able to get into the ground floor of the mobile app development wave starting in 2008. In fact, to my knowledge, I opened one of the first three purely mobile app development firms in my home state of NJ. While there were certainly ups and downs, I had a blast. Now it's 2017 and frankly the party has been over for some time; in fact, I'd argue that for many in my position the end of 2014 and a good portion of 2015 served as a well deserved hang over. Before I get into what I really mean here, it's important that you understand what things were like from 2008 to roughly 2013. Simply put, the market wanted "app developers" and there just weren't that many, so an outsourcing / contracting boom began — entrepreneurs and enterprises both were handing out five and six figure checks to dumb kids like me with little to no vetting purely out of the ever present fear of missing out. It was an amazing time. Then the inevitable hangover hit. It happened differently for both groups but it happened and at the end of the day a lot of good small app development shops paid the ultimate price.
Every story needs a good fool and most of the app entrepreneurs ("apprenuers if you're a hipster from Australia) fit the bill perfectly. Like the little girl who's enchanted with the tale of the frog prince, they went out an got-a-kissin, cracking open their kids' college funds or their 401Ks to be the next Uber or whatever the hot app of the week was at the time. Basically, they bought the Disney-like fairy tale sold to them by films like the Social Network. Unfortunately, like most fairy tales that Disney spins into feature films, the true source material ends in tears. Their assets drained, the vast majority of these would be Zucks left the app world with red eyes and broken hearts.
The enterprise space is a little more complicated but shares the fundamental error of understanding that the entrepreneurial one does – that mobile apps are one time capital expenditures rather than ongoing commitments. A lot of enterprises made exactly the same mistakes that entrepreneurs did, but their superior capital and (in many cases) diffusion of blame among managerial groups allowed them to simply swallow the pain and move on. Still, most IT managers now consider apps to be like any other piece of software they buy and not just some quick one off that they'll let the local shop "take a shot at". Sadly, this shift has greatly disadvantaged small vendors, as IT managers increasingly look to their traditional long-term software vendors for app development services as simple add-ons to their existing contracts. It's easy to take a Darwinian perspective here but the truth is a little more dirty than simple survival of the fittest in terms of big vendors and small vendors. Large vendors made it a habit (and still do) of externalizing their app development services to smaller more focused shops. I can tell you that this was fine for a time, but then something changed.
The large vendors realized that it was cheaper to just internalize or in some cases contract out to individual 1099s for their app development services and simply cut the little guys out. We're in 2012 here now and I surmise that beginning of the app market cooling and an increased pool of young app developers out their had a hand in this. Some went as far as using legally restrictive language in their contracts with the smaller firms to prevent them from using the subcontracted work they had done in their own sales efforts. Imagine being one of these small shops for a moment. You wake up one day and in your email is a termination from one of your biggest "partners", then the same thing the following week, then again the next week. In a month, you're waking up to having nothing in your portfolio and payroll outstripping revenue on a monthly basis. What do you do? Do you take the risk and breach your contract, risking a C&D or possibly a full scale lawsuit, do you try to dance around it by mentioning the projects verbally but keeping them out of writing? What happens if you finally have a sale about to close but the prospect wants you to "prove it"? Your former client who overnight became the Empire to your rag tag Rebellion sure as shit isn't going to give you a reference and might even poach the deal if you try to use them. Welcome to 2015.
I'd like to say that this story has a happy ending but in reality it doesn't. Many shops closed their doors in 2015 or were forced to restructure in some significant way. Put simply a lot of good people lost their jobs, a lot of would be entrepreneurs felt cheated, and the owners / shareholders of the large IT firms made just a little more money. Even among the survivors "app development" as it was in 2008-2012 is over and they are struggling trying to become small enterprise IT vendors but growth is nothing like it was during the nascent period of app development. Let's all remember those halcyon days as we look at our CRMs and wonder what the Hell happened.
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OPINION: How would Alaska, world response to grounding differ if spill had occurred?
January 18th, 2013 | Carey Restino
It is interesting to watch the fallout from the Shell drill rig's grounding on Kodiak Island. On the one hand, the grounding has caught the attention of millions and given those who were already concerned about drilling in the Arctic new fuel for their fire. On the other hand, the fact that the rig did not spill any oil and did not, it appears, cause any significant environmental damage tempers the response of those on the fence.
That's an incredibly frustrating line of logic, but one that has been seen time and again when it comes to dealing with environmental issues. People, it seems, will happily ponder an issue just as long as it stays in the forefront of their view. A boat grounds but doesn't spill any oil and perhaps people think about it for a week. A boat grounds and does spill oil and it is remembered decades later. The often-quoted idea of a wake-up call really doesn't seem to apply to us. In general, we don't wake up unless the worst-case scenario actually plays out in front of us and we are, in fact, forced to wake up.
Take, for example, a response issued this week from the British government to a committee report calling for support of a moratorium on Arctic drilling. While the United Kingdom, which is not an Arctic nation but has deep economic ties to the oil industry as well as a close proximity to the Arctic, came out in support of some of the committees recommendations, it stopped short of supporting the moratorium, saying existing efforts to protect the Arctic environment are more likely to be effective than a ban.
The report called for the moratorium on drilling in the Arctic until spill response techniques are proven to work in the extreme Arctic conditions, a spill response plan is put in place covering the pan-Arctic, stricter financial liability rules for oil and gas operations are introduced and an internationally recognized protected area is established as part of the Arctic.
England backed away from such stances, saying they were outside of its jurisdiction but in many cases saying it was eager to work with organizations such as the Arctic Council, and the United Nations to consider those ideas further.
The Brits are, however, calling Shell back for more questioning after the grounding of the Kulluk. In addition, the European nation called for a reduction in black carbon, and said it would work with the International Maritime Organization to cut emissions of black carbon, which studies have shown speeds the melting of sea ice by making it less reflective.
Another recommendation the report did summarily support was a call for the development of Citizens Advisory Councils in areas where Arctic development could impact locals.
"The government fully recognizes the need for those affected by developments to be able to make their views heard," the British government response stated. "Such contributions help ensure decisions are properly informed by local concerns. We would therefore welcome the use of Citizens Advisory Councils where these are appropriate to local circumstances.
Those who produced the report were outwardly disappointed with the government's response.
Alaskans have a bit of experience when it comes to the effectiveness of citizens advisory councils. Some, such as the Prince William Sound Citizens Advisory Council, are extremely effective at providing a means for local voice. But that council is somewhat extraordinary, and some might argue it is effective only because it was formed during a time when industry was forced to accept and give real authority to local voice. Other councils in Alaska are far less effective, holding little political or policy clout. Again, the argument could be made that real progress, like the implementation of an effective portal for citizen voice and control in industrial development only comes about on the heels of true, undeniable disaster.
Unfortunately for the Arctic, that would likely be too late. As we've seen in Prince William Sound, oil still sits just below the surface decades after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Scientists say an oil spill in the Arctic would be significantly more difficult, if not impossible, to clean up.
"In the Arctic Ocean, the risk of a catastrophic well blowout is enormous," said Rick Steiner, a retired University of Alaska professor and key witness in the British committee's investigation of Arctic policy issues. "We know what the environmental consequences would be. We know it would probably cause permanent damage in several of the ecosystems. You could not clean it up. You could not respond to it. You cannot restore the damage. We know the risk is so great that every potential risk reduction measure and mitigation measure needs to be put in the system."
The question of who has a legitimate voice in setting policy when it comes to Arctic issues is an
interesting one. Citizens whose lives will be most affected by a spill or by the impacts of development have a significant stake. They also are impacted by the influx of jobs and development inevitably heading north to areas that have struggled economically. Who better to help set policy? But such councils will only be effective if they are truly given some jurisdiction. The response in Britain shows the reluctance even by large nations to step into the debate over Arctic oil exploration in a meaningful way, despite obvious evidence that such policy will impact people worldwide. Would that response have been different if the Kulluk had spilled fuel into Alaska waters. I would argue yes.
Those who crafted the recommendations to the British government were obviously frustrated by the governments reluctance.
"A few years ago, the Prime Minster rode with huskies in the Arctic to demonstrate his commitment on environmental issues, but now (that) he is being asked to protect that pristine wilderness for real, he has refused to take a lead on the issue,: said British Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Joan Walley in a released response. "The grounding of the Kulluk rig raises serious questions about the safety of Shell's operations in the Arctic and we will be calling them back into Parliament to give further evidence. Last summer's record Arctic sea ice melt should be seen as a wake-up call to governments to work together to protect this region, not a starting gun on a race to exploit its resources."


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In the last year, a local surgeon helped guide two women through breast cancer's three phases – diagnosis, treatment, recovery.
On Sunday, those cancer survivors, Lori Johnson, 43, and Sue Donnelly, 63, will help Dr. Amanda Kong, through three different phases – swimming, biking and running – the three legs of the Danskin triathlon in Pleasant Prairie.
In her journal, Johnson coined her experience "breast cancer: my athletic event" because much of her journey was about overcoming a negative mind set. A victory lap of some sort only seems fitting.
Almost every day for the month of January, Johnson and Donnelly sat together in a waiting room at Froedtert Hospital, where they were undergoing radiation treatment.
The two met in that waiting room and quickly turned a room of silence into a room of conversation, often talking about their active lifestyles.
"You're given so many restrictions initially of what you can do and you're just tired, you're fatigued and there's a point where you feel like you're at cancer's mercy," Johnson said.
"Every woman who goes through breast cancer has a very individual reaction to it," Donnelly said. "There was just this need, because I had always been active, to reclaim my body."
On Sunday, Johnson and Donnelly will do just that, alongside Kong, the woman who supported them through their treatment.
Except this time, the roles may be reversed.
"I'll need to lean on them," Kong said. "I have no vision without my glasses and I have to swim across this lake."
But the women will not leave Kong alone in the often dog-eat-dog environment of the triathlon swim.
"Sue and I plan on being on both sides of her," Johnson said. "We're not worried about our times. The whole purpose is that we cross the finish line together."
Johnson is the only one of the three who has done a triathlon. Before her diagnosis in October, she participated in the Trek triathlon, which also honors cancer survivors.
"The whole speech and everything had literally brought me to tears," Johnson said of the Trek race. When she was diagnosed, she remembered how touched she had been and knew she would be part of a group like that someday.
She finished her treatment in February, shortly after Donnelly, who lives in Michigan, had finished hers. That was when they got Dr. Kong on board.
Another one of Kong's patients signed her up for a class where she did 90 minutes of biking and running twice a week.
"Not only has it been great for my health, I've learned a lot about how these treatments affect patients in their daily activities," she said.
The women kept in touch over funny, light-hearted e-mails where they would talk about the trials and tribulations of their training.
Donnelly, who has been swimming twice a week in Lake Michigan since June, said she is still intimidated, but excited at the same time.
"I'll just be glad when it's over and I'm still standing," she said with a laugh.
Click here for additional information from Froedtert Hospital about breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Click here for information on the upcoming Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on September 12.
From left: Dr. Amanda Kong, Sue Donnelly, Lori Johnson in March before going on a bike ride.
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