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that would make you think they'd still answer to Congress, or the law?
In response, the IRS sent Blackburn a
form letter, which Blackburn received late Wednesday. The letter thanked
her for submitting the request, and said the IRS has an "ongoing
examination program" to ensure tax-exempt groups comply with tax law.
"The information you submitted will be considered in this program,"
it said. The letter was from Margaret Von Lienen, director of exempt
organizations examinations, but she didn't sign it.
They're sitting there with Obama still using them as enforcers, Koskinen willing to lie under oath, and another Obama-selected AG who's not going to go after the IRS(or anybody else unless they've got a 'R' after their name or wear a badge) short of- possibly- Koskinen being caught committing murder?
If that 'can't even bother to sign it' doesn't tell you the contempt they have for Congress, nothing will. You know what just might work? Start sending out subpoenas, and if people like to you or refuse to show up, arrest warrants that actually put them in a cell.
Otherwise, you'll get nothing.
Thursday, June 04, 2015
Rep. Blackburn, has there been anything out of this IRS and/or Koskinen
Labels: Corrupt Bureaucrats, Corrupt Politicians
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But the DOJ has to play along. (fat chance) Otherwise it's just some congresscritter flapping their jaws without consequence....again and again and again.
If I ever get into trouble, I can only hope it's the US congress that has me in their crosshairs. A more worthless, toothless bunch of blowhards has never been seen. Those clowns actually think they can tell the NSA what to do!!
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Bobbie - posted on 01/02/2010 ( 59 moms have responded )
She is now 18 months old and weighs 19 lbs. Just wondering how this compares to others. Pedi says she is fine but seems small to me. She eats pretty good.
Bobbie - posted on 01/02/2010 ( 59 moms have responded )
She is now 18 months old and weighs 19 lbs. Just wondering how this compares to others. Pedi says she is fine but seems small to me. She eats pretty good.
Stephanie - posted on 01/09/2010
my son is 7 months old was born 7 weeks early he is small for sure but that doesn't seem to affect him at all. It just means he gets more use out of everything from jumperoos swings and clothes!! I like that he is small I also get more use out of his car seat. he wieghs 13.5 pounds and 3-6month clothes are still too big for him and the 0-3month clothes are getting too small it's a slow process
Amber - posted on 01/09/2010
My son was born at 27 weeks, he weighed 2lbs 14oz. He had chronic lung disease and was on oxygen untill he was 8 months old. We spent 5 and a half months in the NICU and it was the hardest things I have ever dealt with in my entire life.
He is now six years old, and besides a scar on his tummy and a soft voice (The ventilator damaged his vocal chords) You would never know he went through all of that. He is doing just fine, and we are the most blessed people in the world :)
Tonya - posted on 01/09/2010
My daughter is 13 months (11 adjusted) and just hit 18 lbs.
Tammie - posted on 01/09/2010
i had twins at 34 weeks and were very small came home weight was 4lbs 2 ounces and my one twin weght is 117 lbs and shes 5foot 2 and her twin sister is 4foot 4 and weight is 70 lbs and they r 10 now health wise ia been a strugle with them both having ashma and imunity problems.
Rebekah - posted on 01/08/2010
My 25 week twins were 2lb5 and 2lb2 born. They are now 15 months old (or 12 months corrected - soon) and are 21lbs. I think she's doing okay.
Saprina - posted on 01/08/2010
My oldest was born premie. She was due March 17. Born Feb 22. Weighed 5lbs 15oz at birth. Hospital wanted her to gain that extra ounce before they would let her go home. She was in the hospital 4 days total. 3 days with me and 1 day alone. Now She is 11 going on 12 in Feb. and weighs 157.9 lbs. She is in the 6th grade and is in the Talented and Gifted program in her school.
Jess - posted on 01/08/2010
My son was a preemie as well. He is 19 months and weighs 18lbs. the pedi says he is fine too. However, they also say that to decrease his chances of getting really sick with lung infections he should gain weight. We were instructed to do little things to increase his calorie intake. For example, we give Joe whole milk with carnation goodstart and a peanutbutter and jelly sandwhich in the morning. The trick is we put a layer of butter on the bread before we put the jam on. You can also give your baby calorie dense foods like avacodos. I blend avacados and bananas as a desert for my son. He loves it!
Penny - posted on 01/08/2010
Kyla was 3lbs 2oz-6wks early. We just went to the doctors due to her having a cold. She weighed 20.3lbs. She is 20months!! My ped. says she is fine, she eats, is active and has regular diapers, so nothing to be worried about.
Becky - posted on 01/08/2010
That is a good weight. My daughter was not at twenty pounds at two. She is 4 now and has just reached 30lbs.
Emilie - posted on 01/08/2010
How early was she? My son was born at 26 weeks. He is still a bit skinny - 33 pounds at 4 1/2 years old, but he is the same height as his peers. There is a big range of healthy weights for all children and preemies tend to stay on the small side for the first couple of years. If she is growing and learning, I wouldn't be concerned.
Kiesha - posted on 01/08/2010
THANKS..I'll try not worry..
Angela - posted on 01/07/2010
Hi All
There was an interesting study done in the states recently that said that the large percentage of babies born small would remain small until at least two years of age. If they continue to be small it is most likely that they were always meant to be small. The thought is that prems will eventually catch up to what their genetic makeup always mapped them out to be..... my son is small, but was a 24 weeker and is long and skinny, but so was I as a baby (wish I still was LOL just need to loose my hospital weight IE weight put on from living on Takeaways while son was in hospital!!).... as long as they are putting on some weight it doesn't usually worry the professionals nor should it worry you (as hard as this is)..... how active they are also plays a part..... my son is very active BUT has lost weight in the last two months and that is why we are having to add extra fat to his milk again....
Heather - posted on 01/07/2010
As long as the chart keeps going up the ped dr told us not to worry. My daughter born at 36.5 weeks was gasu. 31 weeks due to problems. She was 19 lbs at 1 and 23 lbs at 2 and now at 3 she is 31 weeks. She eats a lot but till now doesn't really gain a lot. My friend's preemies were the same, he is a year behind till 4 years old. So it is for a worry if they don't continue to gain and how early they are is to be watched. They had us keep Kaylee on formula till 15 months with the bottle to get as many calories as she could handle. You can't tell now what was in her past.
Julie - posted on 01/07/2010
My daughter was born 3 full months early weighed 2lbs 1 oz...She is 11 today , still small , but plays basketball , fastpitch softball (pitcher) clairinet...etc..I learned preemies will just grow at their own rate. My nephew was a preemie also 12 today & doing fine he was 2 lbs 13 oz ....but dont worry too hard they catch up & are just fine
Kiesha - posted on 01/07/2010
my son was a preemie also..he's not 4 months almost 5 and he weights 14 lbs 71/2 oz. his doctor said his weight is fine but he's kinda short for his age.. did she have that problem..with the height? I'm a little worried
Angela - posted on 01/07/2010
My son is 18 months actual or 14 months corrected - born at 24 weeks. He weighs 8.55kgs or 18.8 pounds and was 669 grams or 1.5pounds at birth. He is a bad feeder, very fussy and has calogen (hospital only fat product) added to his milk. He is very tall though!!
Suzanne - posted on 01/07/2010
My preemie (6 weeks early) weighed 16 pounds at her first birthday. She was extremely petite through out her childhood. She is now 5'4" tall, 125 pounds....and 34 years old! Everything turned out just fine : )
Stephanie - posted on 01/07/2010
My son was born at 26 weeks, weighing 1 lb 14 oz. At a year old he weighed about 10 lbs. He is now a healthy 16 year old, but still very skinny and doesn't weigh much more than 110 lbs, though he's about 5' 9"!!!
Donna - posted on 01/07/2010
bobbie if she is eating fine and drinking fine then she more than likely is fine my son was 2lbs 7.9oz when he was born at 16 mnths he weighed 16lbs he is 8 now and weighs around 60lbs. it usually takes a good 3 yrs for a preemie to catch completely up, and when they do catch up they do it fast. with him from 2 on he was pretty much wearing the size is age said and still is, u no its funny i see my friends kids that r the same age as my son and he is so big compared to them now. its hard to believe he was ever that little. so just remember in a few yrs all this will be a distant memory. good luck i hope ive helped some at putting ur mind at ease
Alda - posted on 01/07/2010
My girls were born at 28 weeks at 2lb 5oz and 2lb 7oz. They're now 16 months (13 corrected) and weigh about 22lb and 23lb. My one had a stoma so she had great trouble putting on weight, but once they started on solids there was no stopping her. Every baby is different as is every adult. I wouldn't worry too much - would be more worried if they were hugely overweight lol.
Rachel - posted on 01/06/2010
i had my boy 7 weeks early weighing 3lbs 3oz. he is now 10 months( 8 months corrected) he only weighs 7kgs and still in 000 clothes. he is a very active baby so he dosent put wait on easy!! the pedertrition said that he is doing well so i wouldnt be to worried. we all grow at different rates so you cant really say what the ideal weight is!!
Elizabeth - posted on 01/06/2010
my daughter was 2lbs 8oz and born at 30 weeks, she is now 17 months old and weighs in at about 22lbs, it really just varies from baby to baby!
ANDREA - posted on 01/06/2010
I feel the same way. My son is only 5 months old and he only weighs around 12 lbs now. He hasn't started table food yet but Im a lil concerned about him being so little.
Christy - posted on 01/06/2010
My son is 18 months old, 15.5 corrected and at his check up last week he was exactly 20 pounds. He is also almost 30 inches long. He's been on PediaSure since turning one this summer. It has almost twice the calories of whole milk, and he loves it! We also try to make all of his food extra rich, like making his oatmeal with condensed milk, adding butter and gravy to his potatoes, ect. He was diagnosed as failure to thrive at around six months old, and showed no growth at all for over four months, so these are wonderful improvements for us! From what I hear, though, most preemies outgrow their "smallness" by the time they go to kindergarten, so if your doctor isn't worried, I wouldn't either!
Julia - posted on 01/06/2010
my lil man was 8.5 weeks early... now he is 18 months old, and fully clothed weighs 22lbs. he's only in the 5th percentile for weight for his age, but he eats healthy
Katie - posted on 01/06/2010
I had premature twins. They were born at 30+5. They are now almost 19 months. My daughter was born at 2 lbs., 12oz., and she is now around 25 lbs. My son was born at 3lbs., 14oz., and he is closer to 35 lbs. Oh yes, there's a huge difference, I know. LOL.
First, you have to look at the amount of moving around your daughter is doing. If she runs all day long, she's going to burn more calories than if she's a sitter. Also, it is going to depend on her gestational age, and how much she weighed at birth. My daughter was considered a micro-preemie, so she's expected to be very small her whole life. Genetics also plays into this. Also, sometimes babies grow in height, instead of weight. If she's growing, then she's fine. 19 lbs. isn't that small...I honestly know a baby who is 2 months older than my twins, and she has been 13 lbs. since she was 6 months old. She's super-skinny, but tall, and the doctors swear that she's fine. As long as your daughter is eating and drinking and pooping and peeing, she's fine. I think when they get to this age, it's easy to forget the basics...like counting wet and poopy diapers. If her diapers are consistantly wet and she poops regularly (whatever is regular for her), then she's ok. You're obviously a good mom for worrying, but you very likely don't need to. :)
Katie - posted on 01/06/2010
I had premature twins. They were born at 30+5. They are now almost 19 months. My daughter was born at 2 lbs., 12oz., and she is now around 25 lbs. My son was born at 3lbs., 14oz., and he is closer to 35 lbs. Oh yes, there's a huge difference, I know. LOL.
First, you have to look at the amount of moving around your daughter is doing. If she runs all day long, she's going to burn more calories than if she's a sitter. Also, it is going to depend on her gestational age, and how much she weighed at birth. My daughter was considered a micro-preemie, so she's expected to be very small her whole life. Genetics also plays into this. Also, sometimes babies grow in height, instead of weight. If she's growing, then she's fine. 19 lbs. isn't that small...I honestly know a baby who is 2 months older than my twins, and she has been 13 lbs. since she was 6 months old. She's super-skinny, but tall, and the doctors swear that she's fine. As long as your daughter is eating and drinking and pooping and peeing, she's fine. I think when they get to this age, it's easy to forget the basics...like counting wet and poopy diapers. If her diapers are consistantly wet and she poops regularly (whatever is regular for her), then she's ok. You're obviously a good mom for worrying, but you very likely don't need to. :)
Sarah - posted on 01/06/2010
My son is 24 months, he was 5 weeks early, and he now weighs 24 pounds. He is usually smaller than other kids his age but I figure that he will eventually catch up. I used to notice more of difference when he was younger but now he seems more average.
Brandi - posted on 01/06/2010
I had my daughter at 31 weeks, she weighed 3lb 6 oz, now she is 6 and weighs 35 lbs. She is small but her pedi says she is growing at a good rate. She is just not going to break records with her size. My former step daughter was preemie also, she was born 2 months early and was 1lb 12oz. She is now 19 and very healthy(just a tad chubby) so every child differs, don't worry about it til the pedi tells you to!
Audra - posted on 01/06/2010
Both my sons were premature a little over 4 lbs a piece, They both chunked up fast. My 5 month old weighs about 16 lbs now. My now 5 year old was pretty chunky and now is as skinny as a rail. If the doc says she is ok I wouldn't worry.but 19 lbs at 18 months seems afully small to me.
TIFFANY - posted on 01/06/2010
my son was 3 months early he was 2pounds 6ounces when he was born at 26 weeks. Now he is 12 months (9 adjusted) and he is up to 25 pounds wearing 24 months cloths and is very greedy. I was the same way when he was born I put it in GOD hands so you have nothing to worry about
Tenesha - posted on 01/06/2010
My son was born at 29wks and hes now 4 months and he weight 12lbs hes on a special formula for premiees so he can keep his weight up and gain it.
Sharalyn - posted on 01/06/2010
My son was 18.5 pounds at 18 months (adjusted 16.5 months). He wasn't even on the chart for boys, when he had been previously (75th percentile when born).
Angela - posted on 01/06/2010
My daughter was 2 lb 12 oz at birth and when she was 18 months she was still wearing 6 to 9 month clothing. Most preemies 'catch up' by the time they are 2. When Kimber turned 2 she was in a size 12 to 18 month clothes and within 3 months was in and almost out of 24 month clothes! They do grow, it just takes time and lots of love! Enjoy! Also just as long as her height to weight ratio is ok then everything should be fine!
Jennifer - posted on 01/05/2010
It all depends on how early she was and how many medical problems(if any) that she has had. I would say that sounds like a pretty good weight for her age. My son was born at 32 weeks and was 3lbs 2oz and he is now 5 yrs old and is about 31lbs. He has been through a lot. Many surgeries and medical problems but is doing well now. He's still playing catch up not only physically but developmentally. I wouldn't be too worried about your little girl. God Bless!
Deb - posted on 01/05/2010
my son is 15 lbs, 7 months (5 corrected) - and stuns the nurses and docs with his weight gain every time
Whitney - posted on 01/05/2010
my son was also born premature-6 weeks early. Your pediatrician is right!! Your child is fine. dont worry how small or even the size of your child is. She eats pretty good and that is the more important than the size of your child. Even if your child didnt eat much for 1 meal, your child wont die. Toddlers dont eat much when they are that age. You can talk to your "pedi" and see if she/he recommends having your child drink the PEDIASURE drink(or other store brand of that). some kids dont drink it, but my son has been really good to drink 1 can of it for me-daily. There is "PediaSure vanilla flavor with FIBER in it. Just talk to your pedi" about it. My son doesnt eat everything on his plate like he used to when he was 1st at table food(didnt start til he was 12 months old-that day). So.... dont worry and just take care of your child day by day. hope that helps out!!!
Carie - posted on 01/05/2010
Quoting Julie:
My little man weighed in at 21 pounds, 3 ounces at his weigh-in at 21 months, though I have the opposite problem. I think he is great, but most of his docs think he's too small. I say if they are proportional and healthy, don't worry too much because they will catch up eventually. He was born at 2 pounds, 12 ounces at 26 weeks.
Wow! I have to tell you that your little man was large for his birth age. My little one was only 1lb 6oz. and the other little 26 weekers were also under two pounds. Good job! My little one is also 21 months and she is only 19lbs 7oz. I would say that he is doing great.
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My twin boys were born at 28 weeks weighing 1lb 8oz & 2lb 2oz (or 820grams & 960 grams). I can honestly say that being a Mum of a prem it is always hard to know what is OK and as normal as can be expected. My boys are now 7 years of age and are fitting fit, they have caught up to other kids their own age (we were told by our Ped that this would be the case) and fortunately are free of any side effects of being born so prem. So my suggestion to you, as long as your bubby is gaining weight, no matter how much and when, this is all that matters.
Julie - posted on 01/05/2010
My little man weighed in at 21 pounds, 3 ounces at his weigh-in at 21 months, though I have the opposite problem. I think he is great, but most of his docs think he's too small. I say if they are proportional and healthy, don't worry too much because they will catch up eventually. He was born at 2 pounds, 12 ounces at 26 weeks.
Kimberly - posted on 01/04/2010
my daughter was born at 31 weeks 2.12 pounds she stayed in the hospital 2 months she had just hit 5 pounds at that time she will be 7 on jan 30 and she weights 75 pounds and is the tallest kid in her 1st grade class you would of never known she was preemie
Brittany - posted on 01/04/2010
My son was a preemie. He is 2 in a half months and weights somewhere around 8 pounds.
Michelle - posted on 01/04/2010
I can't remember what my twins were at 18 months old. They were born at 32 weeks and are 6 yrs old now. But they were always in the 25th percentile for height and weight. They are fine. If your ped says your child is fine don't worry. As long as your child is gaining weight or staying within the percentiles I wouldn't be worrying.
My twins happen to be the smaller ones out of 4 boys, but that has nothing to do with being preemies just genetics. If you are truly worried talk to your ped about your concerns and do some research online.
Nina - posted on 01/04/2010
I've also wondered the same thing! You are not alone, my daughter is 5 and weighs 38 pounds! (she was born at 25 weeks) My nefew is 5 and weighs 50ish. Just watch her close as long as she gains some (even just slowly) and keeps healthy its okay to be small :)
Carie - posted on 01/04/2010
My little girl was 17 lbs at 18 months. She is now 21 months and only 19lbs 7oz. They tell me she is doing well with her development and height/head cer. the important thing is that their head keeps growing and that they have energy. This iswhat my little girls dr. said. They gave her higher cal. formula from the day she could eat. She is still small. She is getting 40 cal formula and still puts on weight slow. Good luck and know that your little one is doing great. She was born at 26 weeks.
Meranda - posted on 01/04/2010
My son was born at 30 weeks and weighted 3lbs 11oz. He is now almost 10 and is about 95 lbs, I am a bit concerned the other way. He has stayed on the growth curve all along. I agree with one of the other moms that there should be no pressure to measure up to what other kids are doing, trust your Ped if they say she is growing than that is awesome but also don't forget to trust that God given 'mother's instinct'. I am sure that she is beautiful and full of life, enjoy every minute they grow WAY TOO FAST!
Nichole - posted on 01/04/2010
My son was 3 weeks early. He's 4 months old now. He wieghs about 18 pounds and is about 25 inches long. He's big for his age.
Jacquelyn - posted on 01/04/2010
my son is 18 months 16 corrected and only weights 22 pounds . Your fine as long as she still eats!
Andrea - posted on 01/03/2010
My DD was born at 30 weeks at 3 lbs and 5 1/2 oz... she is 21 months (18.5 corrected) and was 21 lbs. She hit 19 lbs around 18 months too. She seems small too at that size when I saw other bigger FT toddlers running around. I always thought of it as peitie and ever so more cute, LOL! I also have a FT neice who didn't hit 20lbs till she was 2. Every baby no matter preemie or ft are going to be diffrent sizes so I wouldn't worry.
Sandra - posted on 01/03/2010
My son was born at 35 weeks and wieghed in at 5lbs 14onzes, he is now 21 months old and is 27lbs our pediatrician has no worries as long as they eat as the others moms have said I would not worry
Marita - posted on 01/03/2010
My daughter was born at 32 weeks she is now 11 years old and weighs in at 59lbs. When she was a year old she weighed 7 lbs. As long as she is gaining i wouldnt be to worried. My daughters pedi wanted us to do growth hormones and i just couldnt doit. I think she is fine and as long as she is gaining you are okay.
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What is FEAT BC?
FEAT BC is a non-profit, volunteer organization of parents and concerned professionals working for universal access to effective autism treatment for all children diagnosed with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders.
FEAT BC accepts no money from governments and all the financial contributions to FEAT BC are directed towards making effective autism treatment available to everyone regardless of ability to pay.
FEAT BC History
The founders of FEAT BC were parents of children with autism who were also the case managers for their children's autism intensive behavioural treatment programs based on the advancements achieved through the work of Dr. Ivar Lovaas on applied behavioural analysis (ABA).
ABA therapy had worked so well that these parents decided to establish FEAT BC in 1996 with the goal of helping other parents and their children benefit from the leading edge methods used so effectively with their own children.
A second very important reason for the establishment of FEAT BC was to publicize the fact that the British Columbia (B.C.) Government had not made available funding for medically necessary and effective autism treatment.
Landmark court cases include:
In the Auton case (2002), parents argued that denying their children medically necessary ABA treatment was discrimination under the Canadian Rights and Freedoms Act. This lawsuit was won in B.C., but later struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Read the court judgment in our legal issues page.
The Hewko case (2006) was initiated to fight for the right to ABA in B.C. classrooms. This lawsuit was won in B.C. and never appealed.
In short, parents have the right to be part of the collaborative Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) process and their child's needs must be heard and addressed in the classroom setting. Secondly, the school teaching staff must have instructional control over the child. This means that the child needs access to an ABA-trained teaching assistant at all times.
Read the Hewko judgment on our legal issues page.
Although, the Hewko judgment is now legal precedent, getting an ABA-trained assistant is still not guaranteed. In many school districts, parents continue to struggle and may need to take legal action.
FEAT BC has been the unifying force for parents to work together to attempt to change an unjust health care system. Choosing to fight for the future of a child with autism should not result in personal financial ruin or family breakup. Families must not fight alone. Since the establishment of FEAT BC, there have been hundreds of parents in this province running therapy teams and providing ABA treatment to their children under the supervision of highly trained professionals.


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This is my 3rd year doing hs w/my son who is 2nd grade (actually 4th if you count preschool)…
I am nearly in tears. My son will only work when I am right by his side, even if he already knows how to do the page. He is so smart, yet hates school. It took him an hour to do 1 little lesson of writing in the language lessons book. How do I do this??? Every year the same. But now this year we have added our Kindergarten son who doesn't have as much work, but is a distraction to my second grader (I tell my second grader that in school he would be distracted by 30 kids). Plus I have house, appointments, & newborn.
(My son does love science & notebooking, but I have to read that to him….. when does it become him to read it?) Just wondering what I'm doing wrong…. I WANT to homeschool, but I am so upset because I feel I am not accomplishing anything. please help. Thank you.
Hi Crystal,
…It sounds like you are dealing with either a motivation issue, a training issue, or most likely a combination of the two. As I mentioned to you earlier, this is a very common problem but thankfully not insurmountable in any way.
The first thing we would try here would be a system of carrots to reward his budding independence. There are lots of ways to do this, the important thing will be to determine what is compelling to him. Is he saving his money for something? Perhaps you could reward him with a penny for each page of school he does, but a nickel for each one he does without your help. Or perhaps he would like to earn screen time or playtime at the park or… In our family the big reward was a family night every Friday – only those with their schoolwork done could participate.
Once you've determined the reward make it really obvious to him what he gets and how. (Sticker charts work really well for some children.)
Also take time to consider what is a reasonable responsibility for him to start with. I wouldn't necessarily expect him to work independently on all or even most of his subjects next week, but what one or two are within his immediate grasp? Then you'll just build from there.
Once you've figured this out you'll want to have a heart-to-heart chat with him and explain that he is ready to take on some adult responsibilities now, which means he also gets the benefits of these new rewards. Lay out for him exactly what you expect and what the rewards are. (And of course, by inverse, what exactly happens if he doesn't get the work done on his own, on time or…)
Make sure the timeframe is a reasonable one for him, and then let him be responsible for managing it. In our case if we wanted to spend all week wasting time that was our choice, but of course we soon discovered that we really would miss out on family night. I don't think any of us really learned that lesson without at least a few tearful Fridays as we tried to hurry and catch up, only to miss out altogether. It didn't take long though to realize that this was really how it was going to work, and how to work with the standards.
Some people really balk at the idea of rewards, however, it really is the most natural of consequences. Children in school are rewarded/influenced by the peer pressure, gold stars, shame… Not only that but it is a rare adult who does their work purely out of love for the job. We expect to be rewarded for our work – whether it is the trucker working for his paycheck or the farmer sowing in order to reap a harvest. Children find it understandably difficult to grasp the rewards of their education so until he can fully get that it makes sense to find a way to make learning independently a privilege that is worth the effort.
I should mention one more thing. I've assumed throughout all this that the root issue is motivation. You may know that this isn't the case. It could be a desire for perfection, lack of reading comprehension or something entirely different. By far the most common issue though is motivation, which is why I've focused on that.


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I'm after some advice on shoe repairs. My Grenson brogue boots are in need of repair, the sole has worn down at the toe and a whole layer of leather has come off one of the heels. The Grenson website suggests I send them in for a £95 refurbishment. The refurb sounds great, but I have only had them for about 18 months and was hoping for more of a repair than a whole refurb. Also they state that this can only be done a max of three times!
I've seen some bad reviews of some of the high street shoe repair places, as well as heel bars in markets etc.
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Hidden from the eyes of most, the Suruli often danced in the glory of the light of Aman, and also among the dark places of the Undying Lands, glimmering in the light of stars, Moon, and Sun upon the waves of the Sea, the tumbling of water in streams, river, brooks, and falls, and the fluttering of leaves in the forests and fields. They peered from under the wings of birds and insects, and from the glimmer of eyes of animals and the flash of fish in water. And thus they added to the light known by those who dwelt in Aman proper and upon Tol Eressëa, many of whom were unaware of these small spirits of light that peopled the air of the place and who brightened the small darknesses one might perceive.
Two of the Children stood in the shadows of the great mellyrn in which refugees from Lothlórien in Middle Earth had made their homes, looking out at a glade in which almost transparent butterflies and Suruli had been pleased to dance in the midst of the Light and Breath, and who all seemed to be drawn about an equally shining form, apparently small and delicate, that knelt there, watching their dance with entranced pleasure.
He is almost as a Suruli himself, communicated the taller and brighter of the two.
"Sauron's slaves had sought to capture him by means of a cursed wound, and so draw them into the very darkness in which they dwelt," answered that one's more corporeal son who stood by him. "I was able at last to remove the sliver of the cursed Morgul blade from his shoulder and turn the intent of the spell from darkness to Light once more. But as happened with you, he has become increasingly transparent, with his inner Light of Being, the Imperishable Flame that is at the heart of his fëa being evermore made manifest. He does not as yet appreciate that this is the change he was beginning to perceive in himself ere we sailed here together, and that he is indeed, as Gandalf once perceived of him, becoming as a vessel of Light to be seen only by those with eyes to see that can. He and the one mortal who has been truly as a very son to me are both so filled with the Light beyond what I've seen in any other mortal I have ever known since my own brother left me."
And he is a pherian?
"Their name for themselves is Hobbit. Theirs are simple loves, such as for the land that sustains them and into which they delve their burrow-like homes, for food and drink and family and fellowship."
Eärendil nodded his shining head. Never undervalue the worth of simple loves, my beloved son, for such bring us the greatest joy and bring us to our finest acts of protection. Now, lead me to him, for I would embrace this one who has shared with me the Becoming, one who still holds the mortality that I foreswore when I accepted the duty to bear aloft the Silmaril that was the brideprice of Lúthien the Fair. Let me honor this Frodo son of Drogo and Bilbo as is worthy of one of the Children of my Spirit.
And as peredhel and the bearer of the remaining Silmaril stepped out in the glory of the glade, the Suruli shone the brighter with their pleasure and satisfaction, and Frodo Baggins rose to bow with awe and wonder in his eyes, filled with surprise to know himself greeted as a son by the one who served as the Star of Hope.
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How ERP Software Helped Electronics Manufacturer Reduce Operating Costs and Achieve ROI
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Plex replaced 40 stand-alone spreadsheets at Phoenix Logistics, reduced processing times by 75%, and allowed the company to successfully manage a 50% growth rate. (4:42)
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Phoenix Logistics provides complete system development and lifecycle management of integrated data transmission and interconnects solutions to the military and aerospace markets. For over 20 years, they have provided comprehensive manufacturing solutions to the industry's Top 100 Tier 1 and Tier 2 prime contractors. Recent applications include supplying components for NASA, the International Space Station, and multiple helicopter, fighter, and transport platforms.
In previous years, Phoenix Logistics managed their low volume batch manufacturing process with manual and paper-based systems. The company relied on nearly 40 standalone spreadsheets to track customer orders, accounting, parts traceability, inventory, shipping, and other key areas. Literally silos of information with no linking of data across the business.
A significant limitation was complying with AS9100 production requirements for lot traceability. Compliance was difficult because the company stored paper documents tracing the source of key materials in file cabinets in a large room. It took a clerk 3 to 4 days to search and pull bills of materials.
We selected Plex Online, for two main reasons: The first was the cost of ownership of the system was very competitive. The other was speed of implementation. Our first modules were live in Plex within a 6-month timeframe. All of our business processes were live within additional 6 months of implementation.
Using Plex Online, Phoenix Logistics replaced standalone manual and paper-based work processes with automated, electronic workflows. Implementation began with the accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, customer orders, and shipping modules going live in 6 months. The rest of their business processes were functioning within another 6 months. Additional modules implemented include time and attendance, program management, human relations, and strategic planning.
We were able to reduce our operating costs through cycle time reduction. We were able to realize a 25% reduction across the board, and that was just from the speed of which we can process transactions instead of being based on a paper system, which we used to be.
One of the most significant achievements is paperless integrated real-time traceability. The automated system accurately tracks individual containers and pieces as they flow through the manufacturing process, isolating problems with pinpoint precision. Real time, detailed, historical information is available in seconds instead of days.
The largest benefit was the responsiveness to our customers, as time is money, especially when you're in a competitive environment as we are. Our core process used to be a full week in order for us to respond to our customers, and with Plex Online, we now can respond within one day.
The company gained real-time visibility and can now comply with all AS9100 requirements. The Plex Online Traceability Tree automatically tracks in real-time the complete genealogy of all inventory containers, providing both an upstream and downstream trace.
We were able to achieve our ROI with Plex Online through the elimination of paperwork. We used to print 20,000 pages a month here at Phoenix Logistics for our build documentation. Plex has allowed us to reduce the time to pull bill records to a matter of minutes rather than days, through the use of their traceability tree.
These significant improvements have allowed Phoenix Logistics to continue their mission to be the premier provider of integrated data transmission solutions for worldwide military and aerospace markets. They will continue to bring unrivaled value to their customers with exceptional service, superior quality, outstanding value, and complete systems integration.
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Scott Foster brings more than 20 years of experience in architecture, management consulting, and corporate infrastructure management. He holds a Master of Business Administration and Master of Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He has a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University. Scott is active in CoreNet Global, and is currently serving as Faculty for the Master of Corporate Real Estate (MCR) designation program, and is on the editorial board of the UK-based Corporate Real Estate Journal. He currently resides in Charlotte, N.C. with his wife and two sons, where he sits on the Board of Directors of Charlotte Rescue Mission.


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perlquestion JayBonci Hey there, here's a question for the class. Why don't you get bareword warnings under "use strict" while you're in a BEGIN {} block. Here's some code:

  #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; #use warnings; #require strict; sub BEGIN { #while(calldepth < 5) { } #$strict_error_here =1; }; sub foo { #while(calldepth < 5) { } } #while(calldepth < 5) { }
 Some notes about the following code:

 Uncommenting the while() inside of BEGIN throws no warning. Doing so with use warnings in effect gives a non-numeric warning, but still allows the code to loop forever.
 Uncommenting the while in the subroutine foo() and by itself, both produce the warning under strict;
 Placing a use strict; doesn't do anything inside of BEGIN
 Uncommenting $strict_error_here actually causes a parse error
 Switching the calldepth to something like calldepth++, also produces the error.

 So I guess my question is, why doesn't a bareword throw an error inside of a BEGIN function (under strict)?

 My second question is, is there any reason at all for perl to not warn you when comparing against a constant in a while() or unless() function, as in the functions above.

 Any insight into perl's murkiness here would be great

 --[JayBonci|jaybonci]


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Can CBA covered workers negotiate terms individually?Tuesday, August 17, 2010 0:00
Terms and conditions of employment may be set by the letter of appointment as agreed between the employer and employee, or by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiated between an employer and a trade union.
Negotiation of collective bargaining agreements is provided for in the Labour Relations Act which provides that an employer, group of employers or an employers' organisation that recognises a trade union shall conclude a collective agreement setting out terms and conditions of service for all unionisable employees covered by the recognition agreement.
The International Law Organisation (ILO) Convention 98 recognises the right of both workers and employers to collectively bargain for terms and conditions of service.
There is a write-up by Bill Bennet, an on-line commentator on employment issues, that makes some interesting reading about the usually knotty subject of salary negotiations.
He discusses how workers in Australia, New Zealand, and the US used to negotiate salaries "in the good old days".
Mr Bennett has a rather humorous style of putting across his message.
If the things he wrote in a 2008 article truly represent what used to happen, then salary negotiations were even more intense then than they tend to be these days.
"Pay bargaining was even tougher in America, where negotiation could involve guns," he wrote.
That's how serious, or is it nasty, things were then.
Hopefully, no trade unionist shot an employer because then there would be no deal.
In Australia and New Zealand, union members and employers would lock themselves "in smoke-filled" rooms to agree on a standard pay rise for employees, but hardly were the discussions ever smooth.
From Mr Bennett's article, which can be accessed on http://billbennett.co.nz/how-to-negotiate-a-pay-rise-in-uncertain-times, it sounds like "strikes, lock-outs, mass-sackings", were more frequent then.
Firm stands were taken by both sides, and once a deal had been struck, it was conclusive and irreversible.
"Generally, pay negotiations would settle down with an agreement where every worker would get a similar pay rise," writes Mr Bennett.
The connection this has with the present is that even now, salary negotiations are not an easy task.
After union representatives and employers have negotiated the details and appended their signatures on paper, the deal will have been sealed for the specified period.
Collective agreements spell out the terms of employment for unionisable employees, basically outlining wage scales, increments, working hours, overtime details, and so on.
They are binding. Which is why when a question came in recently about whether it was possible for a union member to directly negotiate salary with an employer, it carried with it some heavy surprise.
The question could not have come out of nowhere.
An employee must have made that kind of an attempt — going back to the employer in question to try to individually present a case for a salary review, and probably waving a good appraisal sheet as a reason.
Employees whose terms are covered by a CBA can only have their employment terms reviewed when a new CBA is being negotiated.
However, this does not mean that an employee cannot personally negotiate better terms over and above those in the CBA.
For example, an employee who has performed better than others may seek to negotiate a merit increase promotion which may not necessarily be provided for in the CBA.
An employer who agrees to renegotiate the terms of a union member on individual basis must be careful to ensure that it is not negating the spirit of the CBA, whose function really is to regulate the terms and conditions of employment of unionisable employees.
Section 59 of the Labour Relations Act expressly states under sub-section 1, that a collective agreement binds for the period of the agreement.
Unionisable employees
It also binds the parties to the agreement, these being "all unionisable employees employed by the employer, group of employers, or member of the employers' organisation party to the agreement", and "the employers who are or become members of an employers' organisation party to the agreement to the extent that the agreement relates to their employees".
Section 59(2) states further: "A collective agreement shall continue to be binding on an employer or employees who were parties to the agreement at the time of its commencement and includes members who have resigned from that trade union or employer association." The law goes on to clarify under Section 59(3) thatl, "The terms of the collective agreement shall be incorporated into the contract of employment of every employee covered by the collective agreement."
This also covers new employees who are unionisable.
It means that the terms that shall be drawn for them will be in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.
It would not be wise for an employer to negotiate with them better terms than those agreed in the CBA, as this would create disharmony at the workplace, but also expose the employer to accusations of discrimination which is prohibited by section 5(3) of the Employment Act, 2007.
Ms Mugo is the executive director of the Federation of Kenya Employers.
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"Shannon Holt and Craig Robert Young's onstage chemistry leads to a scorching third act!" LA Weekly
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"Powerful dramedy...Smith's direction of his ensemble of gifted thespians is spot on...well worth seeing!" Hollywood Progressive
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Noel Coward's rarely produced first hit show, updated to the Swinging Sixties, returns with the original director and cast at the Matrix Theatre.
In The Vortex, Nicky Lancaster brings his elegant fiancée, Bunty, home to introduce her to his famous mother, stage actress Florence Lancaster. Nicky is shocked to discover that Florence has taken a much-younger lover, and when Bunty ditches Nicky to run off with Florences boy-toy, both are forced to confront the raw truth about themselves.
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Garry Tan Says Goodbye to Y Combinator
Garry Tan is leaving the accelerator and investment firm Y Combinator after a four-year stint with the outfit. Tan had previously cofounded the easy-to-use blogging service Posterous, which was backed by Y Combinator and acquired by Twitter in 2012. (It was later shuttered.) Tan joined Y Combinator in 2011 as a designer in residence but was quickly promoted to partner. He said in… Read More
Mobile Video App Socialcam Adds Expanded User Profiles, Camera Switching, And Hashtags That Work
The team behind mobile video app Socialcam just keeps on trucking. The company, which is now part of Autodesk, is releasing a new version of its app today, adding a bunch of features that users have asked for, like expanded profile pages, as well as the ability to switch back and forth between front- and rear-facing cameras and hashtags and @ mentions that actually do stuff. It's been… Read More
Socialcam Improves Video Quality On iPhone App To 720p, Adds Video HDR And Redesigned Visual Effects
It's been about nine months since Socialcam was acquired by Autodesk, and the company continues to innovate. It's just released a new version of its iPhone app and has a new Android app coming soon. Even more impressive? The company is leaning on the expertise of its parent company to help improve things and boost the quality of videos that are produced. Read More
6 Weeks After Being Acquired, Socialcam Opens Up Its API To Give Developers Access To Its Video Library
Video sharing app Socialcam was recently acquired by Autodesk, but just because it's no longer an indie startup doesn't mean it's stopped innovating and rolling out new features. About six weeks after being acquired, Socialcam is opening up its API to let third-party developers build apps around the videos its users shoot and share. The first iteration of the public API will… Read More
Socialcam Nabs Angel Funding From The A-List: Yuri Milner, Tim Draper, Laurene Powell Jobs, And More
Socialcam is hustling to be the "Instagram for video" app of choice, battling neck-and-neck for the top spot in the iTunes app store with its main rival, Viddy. It turns out that Socialcam now has a number of very powerful people rooting for it to win: An angel investor list that reads like a "who's who" of tech and entertainment industry heavyweights. I've… Read More
The Hunt For An 'Instagram For Video' Is On, And Socialcam Wants The Crown
By all accounts, Y Combinator's latest Demo Day held last month for its Winter 2012 class was a biggie. With 66 companies presenting their apps, it was pretty impossible to name a startup that was the clear star of the group. But judging from the buzz I've heard over the past few weeks, Socialcam, a mobile app for shooting, editing, and sharing smartphone videos, certainly emerged… Read More
Socialcam 4.0: Instagram For Video Adds Themes And Soundtracks
Yesterday, Y Combinator double alum and video sharing app Socialcam debuted its new and improved wares at Demo Day. Today, the startup is following up with the official announcement of Socialcam 4.0 — the biggest release for the video sharing tool since it released its filters — that brings themes and soundtracks to the so-called "Instagram for video." Since Socialcam… Read More
Socialcam: Further Proof That You Folks Really Like Your Filters
Since last spring we've been tracking the progress of Socialcam, the 'Instagram for Video' that spun off from Justin.tv. The app, which is available for iOS and Android, hit the 2 million download milestone at the beginning of the month, and to mark the occasion it launched a new feature that made the 'Instagram' comparison even more apt: filters. Yes, you can… Read More
Socialcam Crosses 2M Downloads, Adds (Wait For It…) Video Filters!
Socialcam, the 'Instagram for Video' that launched shortly before this year's SXSW, has crossed a major milestone this week: it's now been downloaded 2 million times across iOS and Android devices since it launched six months ago. It's also launching the 3.0 version of its app, which adds a feature that makes the comparison to Instagram even more apt: you can now… Read More
After A Hot Start, Justin.tv Spins Off Socialcam, Its 'Instagram for Video'
Last spring, just in time for SXSW, Justin.tv launched a new standalone video app that has a simple purpose: it lets you share short videos with your friends with just a few taps. The app adopted a model that's very similar to Instagram's, with a 'follow' system and quick sharing to services like Twitter and Facebook. And it got off to a strong start, with… Read More
Socialcam Surpasses 1 Million Downloads, Now Lets Users Trim The Fat
Socialcam, the service from Justin.tv that's essentially an 'Instagram for Video', has passed a big milestone: since launching in March, they now have more than one million downloads on iOS devices (actually they have more than that now, because they passed that number in as the end of June). Of those, they say over 335,000 unique active users last month across both their iOS… Read More
Socialcam's 'Instagram for Video' Is Now On The Web, Too
Socialcam, the video sharing app that was created by Justin.tv, is quickly fleshing out its feature set. The app — which is a lot like an 'Instagram for video', minus the effects filters — launched just in time for SXSW and had 250,000 downloads in its first month (the total download number is significantly higher than that, though they aren't releasing… Read More
Socialcam 2.0 Lands on The iPhone
Back in Feburary we took an in-depth look at Socialcam, the mobile video app for iPhone and Android that was built by Justin.tv. The app is easiest to describe as an 'Instagram for video' — fire it up and you'll see a stream of videos recently recorded by your friends. And when you record a video, it's very easy to quickly tag your friends using Facebook… Read More
Mobile Messaging March Madness
On Thursday, I used Yobongo all day, which helped me find a new lunch spot, run into an old friend, and meet a Yobongo co-founder. That afternoon, I thought it would be a good time to write about the new group and mobile messaging wars for TechCrunch. A few hours later, Color Labs launched, to put it mildly. And, as I was editing this post on Friday night, Disco appeared, the new… Read More
Socialcam: A Look At Justin.tv's Upcoming 'Instagram for Video'
Between the likes of picplz and Instagram, image-sharing sites are making plenty of headlines these days. And there's one obvious offshoot that seems ripe for similar services: video. Granted, Path offers support for video, but it's semi-private and there could still be an opportunity for a more public service to tap into this trend.That's where Justin.tv's upcoming… Read More


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The Syracuse Crunch have announced [8] that they have reassigned goaltender Pat Nagle [9] and defenseman Daniel Milan [10] to Florida of the ECHL. Nagle played in 39 games for the Everblades last season, while Milan is entering his rookie professional season.
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Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) showed why it is the darling of the country's women's volleyball circuit, easily disposing Cebu's Unversity of San Jose Recoletos (USJ-R) in three sets, 25-17, 25-18, 26-24, to enter the quarterfinal round of the Shakey's V-League Season 7 at The Arena in San Juan last Sunday.
Thai import Keawbundit Sontaya led the Blue Eagles, the first runner-up in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), scoring 17 points. Diminutive open hitter Fille Cainglet put in 11 points for the Lady Eagles.
With a 2-0 win-loss card, the girls from Katipunan in Quezon City, is currently with Lyceum of the Philippines for the top spot in Group B with a comfortable position going into the quarterfinal round.
The Lady Jaguars, perennial champions of Cebu just could not handle Sontaya easily giving up points on the defense. The Cebuanos tried to rally on the third set, extending it at 24-all, only to drop the next two points for the match.
With the mandatory two-point extension at 24-al with a miss from Ateneo's Misha Quimpo, Sontaya and Cainglet buried back-to-back kills to seal the set and the match.
Guest player Michiko Castaneda led the Cebuanos with 11 points while the mainstay Carla Dubduban added nine.
The Lady Jaguars struggled on their reception, allowing the Lady Eagles to score 12 service aces, with veteran Bea Pascual and Sontaya combining for six easy points.
There are eight teams in this conference's tournament including three out of town teams—USJ-R and Southwestern University from Cebu City and University of St. La Salle from Bacolod City.
Now on its seventh year, The V-League is the premiere women's volleyball tournament in the country outside the university athletic games. The University of Santo Tomas is the winningest team in the tournament history with five championships. De La Salle University has three while the Adamson University and the San Sebastian College-Recoletos both have one championship each.


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Dark grey rain clouds engulfed the rugged peaks above me, as the cool calm waters of Lake Te Anau passed me by. I was on a boat heading to the start of the Milford Track in the South Island of New Zealand, known as one of the most beautiful treks in the world.
I leaned on a rail on the back of the boat, enjoying the scenery, and thought back to my childhood and of all the times that my father had talked about wanting to one day walk the Milford Track. Today, we would make that dream come true, and we would tackle this famous four day hike together as father and son.
A slight drizzle fell from the sky as we reached the pier and disembarked on the start of our journey. With full packs on our backs we began the short 6km walk to our first hut, following the Clinton River up the valley. Almost instantly we were struck by the mystical feel of the ancient beech forest, and the dampness of one of the wettest areas of New Zealand.
Only forty people are allowed to start the walk each day and it can only be walked in one direction, so the track was never over crowded, and made for a peaceful walk. When we reached Clinton Hut, we were surprised by the quality of our accommodation. Each hut would be different, but provided dorm style sleeping areas with bunk beds, outside toilets and a large kitchen/dining area.
The rain had certainly set in for the day, but we didn't let that dampen our excitement, knowing that we were finally on this incredible trek.
The following day started with more wet weather, but soon cleared as we continued to follow the Clinton River up the valley. The track stayed fairly flat for now as we slowly made our way towards the head of the valley, and it seemed that with every step I took, the more beautiful the scenery became.
The green forest filled valley of the Clinton River gave way to tall rugged snow capped peaks above, and waterfalls cascaded back down into the valley. With every step, the scenery seemed to become more remote, rugged and mystical. We could now see why the Milford Track was known as one of the most beautiful treks in the world.
The pleasant weather stayed with us for the rest of the day, and after a long day's hike we eventually made it to the next hut for the night, which is situated right at the head of the valley.
The next day was going to be the most challenging, and we made an early start to tackle the high alpine pass that will take us out of the Clinton Valley and into the Arthur Valley on the other side.
The rushing white water of the Clinton River turned into more of a stream as we reached the head of the valley and began our climb up Mackinnon Pass. On this kind of trek, an alpine pass is always going to be the most unpredictable when it comes to weather, and as we climbed out of the tree line the bad weather soon set in.
Wind and rain hammered us as we climbed out of the valley, and when we finally reached the high alpine pass, it was hard to see more than a few metres ahead of us through the fog and drizzle.
We passed the highest point of the trek, and already feeling tired, cold and wet, we stopped for a rest at the hut on the pass, where we treated our selves to a well deserved warm cup of soup.
The weather didn't go away, but as we made our way down the other side of the pass at least the wind and fog subsided enough to give us a bit of a rest and enjoy some of the amazing scenery.
Photography was basically impossible in the torrential rain, but it seemed that every few metres there was another spectacular waterfall pouring down the mountain side.
When we made our way to the bottom of the pass and the start of the glacier formed Arthur Valley, we decided to take a detour to visit Sutherland Falls. At 580 metres, it is the second highest waterfall in New Zealand, and in the torrential rain that we were experiencing, it was quite spectacular.
By the time we reached our final hut of the trek, we were wet, freezing and exhausted after a long day's hike. But at the same time we had an incredible feeling of accomplishment, knowing that we had completed the hardest day of the trek.
On our fourth and final day the rain continued, and we were looking forward to finishing the final leg of the Milford Track. Similar to the opening days of the trek, the track made it's way through beautiful beech forest, following the Arthur River, this time down stream and heading towards the famous Milford Sound.
Although the rain kept up for the rest of the day and the sand flies were relentless, we were positive and full of energy. We were the first to make it to the hut at the end of the track, and we couldn't keep the smiles off of our faces, knowing that we had completed this amazing trek.
My Dad had completed one of his dreams, and I was so happy to have been able to achieve it with him.
After the boat took us across the fiord to the village, we celebrated our successful completion of the track with a relaxing cruise along the famous and beautiful Milford Sound. This truly is one of the most beautiful places in the world.


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NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The cargo ship that ran aground last week has finally been cleared by the Coast Guard to continue on its way.
The Ornak rolled in to shallow waters during 70mph winds associated with last week's major thunderstorm. Tug boats pulled it from the Chesapeake Bay on Friday and it hit the open water Wednesday.
"The ship was unable to conduct the survey at Lynnhaven," said Captain John Little. "It was just too rough out there. The winds continued to kick from the north and it was just too strong."
So Captain Little says it moved on to Lamberts Point, in the Elizabeth River near the Midtown Tunnel, for the weekend where an underwater survey was finally able to take place. The dive report just came in, and luckily, the only damage found was paint scrapings at the bottom of the hull.
Chopper 10 flew over the Elizabeth River Wednesday as the Ornak left port.
But the Coast Guard's work isn't done. During the thunderstorm last week, wind gusts caused many other ships to drag anchor or collide.
"The Coast Guard is still looking into the events that lead to that as well as courses of collision that occurred in Thimble Shoals Channel during that storm," Captain Little said.
He said the two ships that collided during the height of the storm have also been released.
WAVY.com asked about damage claims from a nearby business about fishing impoundments, and Little said the boat's agents and the shellfish company are now working that out.


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Postal votes may decide Fairfax winner
The winner of the seat of Fairfax on Queensland's Sunshine Coast where billionaire Clive Palmer is currently ahead of the Liberal National Party (LNP) candidate could be decided by postal votes.
Mr Palmer leads the LNPs Ted O'Brien by 1,400 votes but the margin is likely to narrow when all 7,800 postal votes are counted.
So far almost 1,000 have been checked and 63 per cent of those favour Mr O'Brien.
Meanwhile, Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson says he is happy to work with either man whatever the outcome.
"Mr Palmer is a man with significant experience, particularly in the business sector and he obviously has got some very forthright views on things he'd like to see done," he said.
"I'd be keen to talk with him on my return as well - I'm more than happy to work with both men.
"Obviously we will have two seats logically between Mal [Brough] and Warren Truss in Wide Bay, who obviously represents the Sunshine Coast as well.
"That's two seats in the Government and one of those very senior, so I think hopefully that will open up opportunities for us."
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Step into the past and browse through these yearbooks. Yes, we really do have images from 1894!
Browse through your class or look for a friend or just see what they were wearing in 1952.
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Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Completion of this course will qualify you as:
- Database Encoder
- Computer Service Technician
- System Analyst
- System Administrator
- Database Administrator
- Network Technician
- Network Administrator
- Computer Programmer
- Web Designer and Developer
Computer System Servicing (CSS) NC II – This qualification is designed to develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes of a Computer Service Technician in accordance with industry standards. It covers basic and common competencies such as installing, maintaining, configuring, and diagnosing computer systems and networks.
Bookkeeping NC III – This qualification is designed to train students in journalizing transactions, posting transactions, preparing trial balance, preparing financial reports and reviewing internal control system.
Computer Programming NC IV –This qualification is designed to train students to write and test code that allows computer applications and software programs to function properly and will equip the students in analyzing data processing needs and problems, develops and prepares appropriate application programs. Students are trained in Object-Oriented and Window-based Programming and Database Management. Web Programming is also covered by this program.
Consumer Electronics and Electromechanical Technology (CEET)
Completion of this course will qualify you as:
- Audio/ Video Technician
- Electronics Technician
- Electrical Technician
- Industrial Technician
- Electro-Mechanical Technician
- PLC Technician
- Refrigeration and Air-Condition Technician
- Shielded Metal Arc Welder
Consumer Electronics and Electromechanical Technology (CEET)
Electronic Products Assembly and Servicing (EPAS) NC II–This qualification equips a student with the following competencies; assemble electronic products, prepare printed circuit boards (PCB) modules and to install and service consumer and industrial electronic products and systems.
Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM NC) II –This qualification is designed to train the student in installing and maintaining electrical wiring, lightning, and related equipment and systems in residential buildings where the voltage does not exceed 600 volts.
RAC Servicing (DomRAC) NC II (Domestic Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning) – This qualification is designed to train the students in installing, servicing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing domestic air-conditioning and refrigeration units.
Mechatronics Servicing NC II – This qualification is designed to train the students in installing and configuring different mechatronic devices such as thermostats, photocopiers, digital watches, industrial machines, anti-lock brakes, and CD players among others.


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It happened on Sunday, November 18, peacefully, without pain, after long illness.
To several generations of physicists, Sidney was guru, clown-prince, and zen-master. Sidney was the centerpiece of a thousand stories from the time that he was just a loud-mouthed brilliant fifteen year-old aka Squidney rampaging into Chicago's sci-fi fan community.
There's a lot more to say but I'm too sad to say it right now. We loved you, Sidney.
As for how Sidney would like to be remembered–this photo by Lubos Motl is simply perfect:


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At Two Cousins, our pizza is made with only quality ingredients on a flavorful crispy crust that our customers have come to know and crave. In the mood for something else? Try some of our other menu items – subs, stromboli, foldovers, and fresh salads. We even offer Gluten-Free pizzas. Stop in for a single slice or a whole pie for the gang. Our downtown location offers a welcoming, casual and fun environment with delicious food, making it a favorite hangout for locals and visitors alike.
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IPS (Durban): Negotiators at the 17th Conference of Parties owe it to the world's more than seven billion people to deliver a deal with a work plan for agriculture, a sector that is expected to be the worst affected by climate change.
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, CEO of Food Agriculture Natural Resources Policy Advocacy Network told participants at the Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARRD) event on the sidelines of COP 17 that what was need was a work programme for agriculture. She said she hoped that South Africa's minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat Patterson would take up the cause.
"We believe she will send the message to the right messenger to make sure we deliver a deal that will talk to farmers, the private sector and everybody who needs food to survive," Sibanda said.
On behalf of a grouping of agriculture and advocacy organisations, Sibanda presented an open letter to Patterson calling for the inclusion of agriculture as an adaptation approach in the text to be agreed on by climate change negotiators. The groups have warned that COP 17 should be the show time for agriculture, which has been repeatedly taken off the agenda in two previous climate change negotiations.
"The turnout for COP 17 has been overwhelming and we believe we are on the right track," said Sibanda. "This is a sign of commitment and sign of more ambassadors for our message that we are presenting to the minister to take to the boys and girls upstairs."
Cash for crops
A work programme for agriculture is a blueprint for action that agriculture groups, farmers and development actors believe will unlock the cash to help agriculture, on which millions of smallholder farmers globally depend for their livelihoods, adapt to climate change.
In a firmly worded letter, the 16 agricultural groups said farmers have demonstrated their resilience to producing food in difficult conditions by experimenting with options for achieving climate-change adaptation and mitigation through more sustainable crop production, livestock rearing and management of soils, water, fish, forests, agro forestry species, and other biodiversity.
"The most vulnerable regions of the world – developing countries – are disproportionately affected by climate change, despite contributing little to carbon emissions," said the letter. "People in developing countries depend heavily on agriculture for their livelihoods, yet are increasingly challenged in their ability to produce sufficient food for their families and for markets."
Climate smart agriculture, the letter said, will enable the transformation of agriculture, especially in Africa.
The letter further said that despite agriculture's potential to provide a solution to climate change, it was underfunded. As a percentage of total investment, agriculture has dropped from 22 percent in 1980 to approximately six percent today.
Fair deal
The groups including the World Bank, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), FANRPAN, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) and the World Farmers' Organisation, said nothing should be short of a fair deal that includes agriculture.
Accepting the letter, Pettersson said agriculture, climate change and food security were inseparable. She cited the need to scale up and transform food and farming systems which need to be supported by
policy change and investment.
"There are people around the world who have come to Durban with a lot of expectations," Pettersson said. "We would request that whoever goes to the negotiation and who even has the slightest influence on any negotiations will help us make our ambitions a reality and help us make climate smart agriculture a reality."
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 925 million people in the world go hungry every day. As the ballooning world population set to hit the 10 billion mark in 40 years will need food, the focus is on climate smart agriculture to deliver even though the sector has the lion's share of global water use.
Speaking at the same event, Ireland's former President Mary Robinson, who is presentation her foundation which bears her name, said innovation and progress on practical tools for climate smart agriculture are emerging but knowledge gaps underlie the need for more agriculture research.
"This is the logic behind the call for a work programme on agriculture under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change," said Robinson adding that, "This COP must deliver action on the links between climate change and food and nutrition security. I hope that a high-level decision can be agreed which acknowledges the importance of agriculture to Africa and the rest of the world."
Prior to the ARRD event, the agricultural organisations briefed negotiators on the need for a work programme. During the briefing, questions were raised on what comes first, the text or the work programme.
"We have had meetings on this and we are frustrated by the absence of a work programme," SACAU CEO, Ishmael Sunga lamented. "We have discussed whether we need to have the content of the work programme before the text or not and we think it does not really matter. The fight for now is to have that defined and we can work on the details later."
The International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movement (IFOAM) bemoaned that while the discussion of agriculture was important in the climate change negotiations, farmers had to be represented in person.
"How are farmers being involved so that they can actively inform this process?" asked an IFOM representative. "This is like discussing gender issues without having any women in the room that is what it feels like to us and we would really appreciate for a major effort that we are represented physically in this process."
Senior trade policy advisor in the United States Department of Agriculture, Mark Manis, told the briefing of negotiators organised by the grouping of agricultural organisations that the issue of a work programme had been clearly articulated and agreed on the need to bring farmers into the dialogue through the work programme.
"In terms of the negotiating positions, we are here to get a deal and are willing to talk and will do our best to make that happen," said Manis. "We can spend a lot of time on what we think should be in the work programme but this has been article and should not be an impediment to initiating the exercise. But if we do not get a decision here there is nothing and frankly that is not acceptable and on the basis of a positive note we are going upstairs to make it happen."
Bruce Campbell, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security told IPS that momentum is building for the inclusion of a Work Programme on agriculture at the climate negotiations this year. He said this was clear from the more than 500 participants at this year's Agriculture and Rural Development Day that this is the single priority issue that needs to be addressed.
"Leading agricultural groups, from farmers and researchers to policymakers and development organisations, have all come together to call on COP17 negotiators to address the need for a Work Programme on agriculture," Campbell said. "Now, it is up to negotiators to heed our joint call-to-action and allow agriculture to play its part in building resilience amongst vulnerable populations, helping farmers adapt to more unpredictable and extreme weather conditions and mitigating future climate change."
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text: Lemonade was a popular drink and it still is, the Rangers could only get one hit against Willis. That's right, Dwyck. Dontrelle Willis went six and one-third, allowing only three baserunners and K'ing five. The Rangers came into the game hitting lefties extremely well (.291) with Kinsler at .460 and Michael Young at .372. Please, blog, may I have some more?Please, blog, may I have some more?


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What are 'Key Performance Indicators - KPI'
Key performance indicators (KPI) are a set of quantifiable measures that a company uses to gauge its performance over time. These metrics are used to determine a company's progress in achieving its strategic and operational goals, and also to compare a company's finances and performance against other businesses within its industry.
BREAKING DOWN 'Key Performance Indicators - KPI'
KPIs also referred to as key success indicators or KSIs, vary between companies and industries, depending on the pertinent priorities or performance criteria. For example, if a software company's goal is to have the fastest growth in its industry, its main performance indicator may be the measure of revenue growth year over year (YOY). In the retail industry, same-store sales is a common metric used to measure sales growth between different store locations.
Financial KPIs
Some of the most common KPIs revolve around revenue and profit margins. The most basic profit-based metric is net profit. Also known as the bottom line, net profit represents the amount of revenue that remains as profit for a given period after accounting for all the company's expenses, taxes and interest payments for the same period. Since net profit is calculated as a dollar amount, it must be converted into a percentage of revenue, or profit margin, to be used in comparative analysis. If the standard net profit margin for a given industry is 50%, for example, a new business in the industry knows it needs to work toward meeting or beating that figure to be competitive. The gross profit margin, which measures revenues after accounting for only those expenses directly associated with the production of goods for sale, is another common profit-based KPI.
The current ratio is a common financial KPI and is calculated by dividing a company's current assets by its current debts. A financially healthy company typically has more than enough cash and cash equivalents on hand to meet all its financial obligations for the current 12-month period. However, different industries use different amounts of debt financing, so comparing a company's current ratio to those of other businesses within the same industry is a good way to establish whether the business' cash flow is in line with industry standards. A company's financial KPIs are stated in its annual report.
Nonfinancial KPIs
Not all KPI metrics are related directly to a company's cash flow. A business' success depends on more than its balance of cash and debt; it depends on its relationship with its customers and employees. Some common nonfinancial KPIs include measures of foot traffic YOY or month over month, employee turnover, the number of repeat customers versus new customers, and various quality metrics. The specific metrics a company tracks are dictated by its current aims and may change over time as the business evolves and sets new performance measures.


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Welcome to the new Crafty Games forums! - same great content, new forum smell. New Members: You must post 5 replies to existing threads before you can create new threads.
"That sort of Tech's going to be well protected, even if only a demo model - Stealing it from the show-room's too big a risk for us at the moment. Besides I'd like to get into the production facility, plans and blueprints for it may be more valuable than the machine itself, at least in the long term." Anything else I can help with?"
"If I can find enough info about it and have enough time, I might be able to mock something up though it sounds to me like it's a full on hardware job, not a software program - I'll have to see what I can get on it. We can probably just hire a 3rd party to go in and shoot some stuff up... though that might come up with problems later if we decide we do need it."The emphasis is quite deliberately stressing that we do need it.
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The Cambridgeshire Atlas | Crime and community safety atlas provides crime and community safety data and analysis for Cambridgeshire. It functions as a ward profile tool displaying data for a range of community safety related topics. You can use the contents to discover all the data available at a ward level. This atlas has now been updated to include data from 2007 to 2016.
This atlas is interactive and we would encourage you to explore and 'play' with the atlas as much as possible to gain the full benefits. All changes you make can be undone and the atlas can be reset simply by refreshing the webpage using the Refresh button or F5.
To access the Crime and Community Safety Atlas, please click here
We have also created this Cambridgeshire Atlas | Victim and offender gender and age pyramid (2012). This features the breakdown of victim and offenders for each district, by age group and gender in Cambridgeshire. This allows you to locally see the profiles of victimisation and offending by district. You can compare different age groups between districts and with the County by adding comparator lines to the pyramid.
The data comes from police recorded crime in Cambridgeshire and covers the year 2012.The data was also used in the victim and offender needs assessment.
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Ever since Micromax has revamped their logo with punch saying "nothing like anything", they have been on a roller coaster in India. From being the #1 tablet PC supplier surpassing Samsung and Apple with series of Funbook tablets, the Gurgaon based company is worth $368 million with 1400 employee.
Micromax with Canvas phones had an early bad start as first generation of Superfone Canvas flopped being priced too high and low on specifications. Soon Micromax introduces its successor and within no time Canvas 2 with model number A110 was a huge hit. This is because at the same price of Canvas A100 phone it provided, 1 Ghz dual core processor, 8 MP + 0.3 MP camera, dual SIM support, Android ICS and people were amazed with the quality of the device. There was huge demand of Micromax A110 in the Indian market ever since it was launched on October 30, 2012. Every retailer ran out of stock just like what happens to Nexus phones. Finally in January 2013, Micromax has come up with decision to introduce upgraded version of Micromax A110 so called as A116 Canvas HD phone.
We have also received the reports today that A116 Canvas HD will be available from February 14th. So be the one to order it first on Flipkart or any other retail stores that you know providing best discounts.
We at TechnosAmigos.com have listed 5 reasons why you should opt for Micromax A116 smartphone –
Micromax A116 Camera
Micromax has paid a lot of attention to A116 Canvas HD phones. Yes, the Canvas HD is the phone on which colours can come alive providing the way to natural way to capture photos and videos. Powered with 8 mega pixel camera on the rear side with dual LED flash being the big advantage of this device. The 8 mega pixel camera on the rear side provides 3264 x 2448 pixels resolution of picture when captured and there is VGA front facing camera as well. Coming to the price, any 8 mega pixel phone is priced atleast at Rs 26,000 or more but Micromax has brought the whole device at Rs 15,000, after all the price of the device matters.
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Micromax A116 will a Quad Core Phone
Quad core smartphone is the adopted technology by smartphone giant and mostly all vendors have their flagship as quad core phone. Micromax gets the privilege to become the first Indian smartphone vendor to announce a quad core phone by launching A116. Yes, Canvas HD will be a quad core powered smartphone clocked at 1.2 Ghz Cortex A7 with MediaTek MT6589 chipset.
Micromax A116 5" IPS Display
Micromax came up with A116 in intention to provide the HD features and it certainly provides better display resolution with 16 million colors out of 5 inches touchscreen display. It provides 720 x 1280 pixels resolution and it's the first Micromax phone with HD display. The pixel density of the screen is very much amazing standing at 294 ppi.
Micromax A116 Battery Life
A116 Canvas HD by Micromax is packed with 2100 mAH battery which provides 5 hours of talk time or 180 hours of standby time. The SAR value of the device is still to be determined but battery life is still good just like the Galaxy Note first generation phone. Maybe this is one reason you should have Micromax Canvas HD Phone.
Micromax Canvas HD Price
Last but not the least, Micromax A116 HD is a must buy given at Rs 14,000. Featuring all those above mentioned features, the global smartphone vendors would have priced it atleast at Rs 25,000 but given as Micromax being the smartphone vendor, its priced at sub Rs 15,000. At this price you get quad core phone, 8 mega pixel camera with dual LED flash, better display and better battery life of the device.
Few comparison at our blog of known phones are - Micromax A110 vs Karbonn SmartTab A111, Canvas HD vs Samsung Galaxy S4 & Micromax Canvas HD A116 vs Wammy Passion Y HD.
Update: The Phone is now out of stock. If you are still interested, get the update Canvas HD A116i version at Rs 12700.


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Cybernet is the pioneer in all-in-one computing technology. Founded in 1996, our focus has remained the
same: to provide high-performance, space saving IT solutions, customized to fit our customers' unique
environments and computing needs. Throughout the years, we have maintained our commitment to provide
consistent quality, reliability, and the best personalized support in the business.
Cybernet's product lines include All-in-One PCs in an LCD monitor and All-in-One PCs in a keyboard for general business use, and medical grade All-in-One PCs for the health care industry. As technology and computer components have evolved over time, Cybernet has continued to develop innovative space saving solutions that deliver the power and performance expected of a PC, while minimizing the physical footprint. We have maintained exceptional product line continuity in the all-in-one technology space because that is our central focus.
Business Model
Other PC manufacturers have ventured into the all-in-one market, but Cybernet is the only manufacturer to offer a fully customizable PC. Our business model is driven by our customers, and achieving 100% customer satisfaction is our continuing goal. We provide one-on-one account managers to help configure our PCs to fit their business environments, their specs, and their budgets. Our account managers speak IT and understand the challenges of deploying computing resources throughout business facilities. We believe in building long-term relationships with our customers, and we provide the same level of personalized U.S.-based support to them, regardless of the size of their organization. Cybernet values all our customers.
Cybernet serves multiple vertical markets, including health care, banking, government, education, point-of-sale retail, and hospitality.Our customers use our products wherever there's a need to free up workspace while providing the computing power necessary for mission-critical business operations. Cybernet's All-in-One PCs save labor costs because they are easy and fast to install, and they also save energy, reducing the total cost of ownership. Our products' superior reliability and personalized support insure that our customers' operations continue to run smoothly.


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Although natural gas storage has refilled at a record pace, we still view the energy market as being more likely to move up than down, especially through this winter
Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 29, 2014
EMEX, LLC, a leading technology firm that is revolutionizing how energy is being bought and sold through its live Exchange, announces that due to current favorable natural gas forward-contracting opportunities, it is counseling clients to be prepared to take advantage of natural gas prices before the end of October, when the risk of increased prices may significantly heighten. Additionally, EMEX has accelerated its opening of additional natural gas markets to help more businesses take advantage of the favorable market conditions.
In light of last winter's record cold and additional analysis performed by EMEX, EMEX is urging natural gas consumers to seriously consider locking in rates for the next 12 months and beyond. EMEX's analysis suggests that current market conditions through the next 6 weeks will provide prudent opportunities to guard against potential gas price increases that historical trends suggest could occur this coming winter.
"Although natural gas storage has refilled at a record pace, we still view the energy market as being more likely to move up than down, especially through this winter," explained Phillip T. Golden, Director of Risk & Product Management at EMEX. "The failure of an El Niño pattern to materialize, coupled with increased coal plant retirements, tightening environmental regulations, and calls for another colder-than-normal winter in major population centers provides support to the natural gas markets from our view point."
Looking back over the past 6 years, EMEX analyzed average number of heating degree days for the withdrawal season (November-March) and average BCF withdrawal/heating degree day during the peak winter months (December-February). Based on this analysis, EMEX then identified an above-normal winter, an average winter, and a slightly below-normal winter to estimate the potential total withdrawal that could be seen this coming winter. Presuming that at the start of the withdrawal season there are 3,400 BCF of natural gas in storage as predicted by the Energy Information Administration, this would result in natural gas storage levels at the end of this coming winter of between 2,200 BCF (assuming a warmer winter than normal) to 1,400 BCF (assuming a colder-than-normal winter). If the forecasts of a colder-than-normal winter pan out, the market would be at the second lowest storage levels after the winter since 2008.
EMEX specializes in consulting with commercial, industrial, and governmental clients to help them manage their energy cost risk for both electricity and natural gas markets which are open to competition, through its Flagship platform, The EMEX® Reverse Auction.
About EMEX, LLC
EMEX, LLC is a leading technology firm that is revolutionizing how energy is bought and sold through its live Reverse Auction Exchange. The Exchange creates a real-time trading environment that compels sellers to compete, resulting in prices dropping precipitously for businesses procuring energy. EMEX continues to develop new platforms that specialize in exchanges for all industry types in order to provide a real-time buying and selling environment for all commodities, products, and services. For more information, please visit: http://www.EnergyMarketExchange.com