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Although it has been announced in Washington that American consulates will open in Stuttgart and Munich today to accept applications for visas from refugees and displaced persons wishing to settle in the United States, actually these consulates will not be ready to function for several weeks.
The consuls sent to those cities have not yet secured adequate office space personnel, application blanks and other official forms necessary to start operations.
All six U.S. consulates that will eventually be opened in Germany will accept personal affidavits from applicants for visas in lieu of documents such as birth certificates, passports and marriage certificates, which, in most cases, have been lost in concentration camps or while fleeing the Nazis.
This procedure was recommended by the inter-departmental mission sent here to facilitate emigration of displaced persons, following recommendations by Ilya Dijour of the HIAS and Paul McCormack, resident representative of the Intergovernmental Committee for Refugees.
Judge Simon H. Rifkind, adviser on Jewish affairs to Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, U.S. commanding general in the European Theatre, is planning to return to the United States around the middle of March, he said today.
Judge Rifkind was originally scheduled to leave Germany last month, but the military authorities prevailed upon him to extend his stay for sixty days. He stressed that he was returning because of prior commitments and not for any other reason, and promised to issue a full statement on his mission here shortly.


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Its exam results season. Exam results time at any level is bound to be a stressful time. Results days always offer a wide array of emotions. There'll be the happy, smiley faces of those who have achieved what they were predicted and more. Congrats where congrats are due. There'll be the smug grins of the underdogs who surpassed expectations against the odds. And finally there'll be those distraught few who are disappointed with their results.
Prepare yourself with these handy tips to avoid added heartache.
Firstly it's important to accept that what's done is done, you can't change the past.
There's no point dwelling on how much or how little revision you did or that book you never got around to reading.
The sooner you realise your unexpected results are not the end of the world, the better chance you have of making them work for you. This last point is essential for those with hopes of going to university, as clearing places deplete at a ridiculously fast pace.
Once you've learnt to absorb your results, however disappointing, it's time to think about where you go from here.
Speak to your tutors, it's their job to help you and more often than not they'll want to do just that. If you were particularly close to a grade boundary perhaps a remark might be an option.
Alternatively you could choose to re-sit that paper next term? If being a year behind is off-putting, mull over the pros and cons of a slightly different course or institution.
Ultimately your disappointment might seem like the end of the world at the time but it's not, it's merely an obstacle to be overcome. — gkbcinc.com.

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text: Mar 12, 2013 Open House: 17th St ATX (psst.. I'm hosting another Open House BBQ on May 19th. I'd love to have you over.) My bedroom suddenly turned into a dream after installing shaker pegs, draping a quilt or two, and hanging a fresh garland of bay laurel over the bed. I had fun displaying my work around the house and sharing an intimate evening in the company of bright spirits who came to support Folk Fibers. It was a great experience display the quilts and pillows, allowing people the chance to have a hands-on experience. I made new friends, some living here in Austin, some all-the-way from Oxford, Mississippi here for QuiltCon. It was a great crowd!! sign-up for future open houses!


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2017 Winter Convention
|2017 Christmas tree farmers Winter Convention to be held in Binghamton
|The Christmas Tree Farmers Association of NY has announced that their 2017 Winter Convention will be held Jan. 26-28, at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Binghamton, NY. The program kicks off on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. with an informal Taste of Binghamton reception in the exhibit hall. This is a change of location for the Convention, which has been held in Syracuse for the last several years. The move, and the Convention theme, was motivated by a desire to reach out to growers in the southern part of New York State, as well as in neighboring Pennsylvania. Several of the Convention's presenters are well-known PA-based researchers and educators including Paul Shealer; and Sarah Pickel and Dr. Ricky Bates from Penn State. MORE >>>
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Member farms are collaborating for a third year with wineries along the Upper Hudson Valley Wine Trail; and new for 2016, tree farmers in the Shawangunks region are partnering with the Shawangunks Wine Trail. People who purchase a bottle of wine or a wine tasting will be given a coupon for one unique wooden ornament that can be redeemed when they visit any participating Christmas tree farm and purchase a tree or wreath. Christmas tree farms will also be distributing coupons to their customers that will entitle them to the same wooden ornament when they visit a winery and purchase a tasting or a bottle of wine.


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No hotfix for Vashj'ir questgivers randomly disappearing on me!?
No hotfix for Vashj'ir questgivers randomly disappearing on me!?
What burns me from inside is: didnt they had enough data from the betatesters to balance things from the beggining? MONTHS OF BETA SPENT FOR NOTHING??
I simply hope they fix retribution threat. Doing avarage dps but our threat is as if we were nuclear powerstations.
nice changes but I'm still missing one very important thing on the hunter side which blizzard knows about,
and that's regarding the hunter pets which are getting misstargets now and then, also they are getting stuck in arenas pretty much.
I just hope they change it in a near future so we can use our pets properly without the pet messing with us.
It's gone 6 years and they still haven't changed that, so I hope they surely do that soon
But seriously, I see warriors admiting that their stun is OP these days, I'd say affliction warlocks are in a nice position with the large health pools, but mages... I rarely or never see a mage agreeing to the fact that you bring the biggest amount af control-abillities into PVP...
This is not about 1v1 (Where a decent mage can probably annoy a rogue -and maybe a bad warrior). 1v1 is not important, even 2v2 is less, but still shows that if a warrior/healer wants to kill a mage, now he has the tools (stuns) to do it.
In the course of the first 20-25 seconds (to say a number) a mage can try to stop an attacker (warrior, DK, rogue, Feral for example) by using (in no particular order) :
Frost Nova,Pet Nova, Blink, Cone Of Cold (4sec frozen targets if talented), One Free frost nova from the Ice Armor breaking (they are hitting him anyway), The new AoE (RoF), ultimately IceBlock and Mirror Image.
The problem with that in practice is that a competent dispeller will negate 5 of those (the Frost stuff including RoF, all negated by a single Freedom from a Paladin). Mirror images are raped by AoE (Bladestorm for example). Ferals are very hard if not impossible to properly root with Nova for more than 1 GCD. Warriors being dispelled are unstoppable (ask a shadow priest, LOL). Rogues? They need a dispeller (mutt especially) but they do so much dmg these days that unless your partner is really damaging "their" healer, a rogue will rape you.
Now you could argue that a good mage won't be "caught" in the trap and will be able to sheep the dispeller or silence him, and that he/she will have one or more partners putting enough pressure somewhere else (or peeling), but in practice balance doesn't always come from "the perfect scenario" the perceived balance the game has, must come from things people do, not spreadsheets only.
I believe good mages are OK, normal and bad ones will have more trouble because they will not know how/when to use their CDs properly to counteract for other players' actions.
I've been doing some 2v2 Mage/Feral and some teams are easy to beat, but as resilience goes up and rating grows, it's harder to land a kill, *even* with a couple of sheeps, counterspell, Deep Freeze and clones.
Mana pools that are supposed to go down faster (and they do) don't go down fast enough, and there isn't more "I global you" thing going on. So I believe that double-dps teams are going to be less frequent than ever, as only extremely experienced and geared people will be able to handle that. Think that as gear increases, so does damage *and* mana/healing pools.
The hotfixes changes seen so far, all point to a balance in that, less "control", shorter CC durations and more *controlled* pew pew.
Still not sure how they are getting the "Survival hunters are too powerful" crap from, it must be a case of the few representing the many. Last I few patches I saw all focused on making Explosive shot and black arrow as shitty as possible.
•We think Arms and Fury warriors are getting too much damage out of Heroic Strike. We want it to be clear that it's a rage dump and not make it the hardest hitting ability
So if HS is suppose to be an agro dump what is Inner Rage for again? I have yet to have a chance to use it fearing I will become rage starved : /
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EMFH buffed again, does this mean you can use two overpowered PVE trinkets in PVP again?
I am curious as to know what they plan on doing with Howling Blast for Frost Death Knights. Yes, it's quite possibly the most overpowered DPS ability in the game right now and one reason would be that it can hit an unlimited number of targets. I think the damage on it is fine, mine hits for like 6k per target which is reasonable for an AoE and far better then the terrible AoE that Retribution Paladins have (Divine Storm and Holy Wrath are terrible for damage).
I think they need to just set a limit on how many targets Howling Blast can hit, ideally 8 would be the maximum number of targets since it does use a Frost Rune. Of course they could also take it off the Frost Rune use and make it use Runic Power (ideally 10) and hit a maximum of 5 targets at the same damage level it currently does. Also doing so could give you the option of a free choice of Frost Strike or Howling Blast that doesn't use Runic Power which would be awesome. I think as a whole, DK's have a pretty good AoE setup as it is if you are Frost at least, Howling Blast is overpowered but we can't use Death and Decay in dungeons because it is a high threat generator and breaks CC so ideally it can only be used on single target bosses in Unholy spec. So it's basically Pestilence and Blood Boil which aren't great for damage, but Pestilence helps spread diseases on multiple targets which is handy when you don't need to CC or have mobs out of the range of Pestilence.
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I do not grasp the "Rets might be too low".
They are more or less in last.
Buuuut we'll see when they get a new mastery. Besides, if they stick to making Divine Purpose grant 3 Hand of Light they'll probably be overpowered instead.
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So, what is the deal with hunters? Are they just buffing mm and bm or are they nerfing sv as well?
"We also might nerf warrior stuns."
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Start Thinking About Research Projects
As the spring flutters in and the weather is warming up, this is a good time to work on research projects, internships and practicums. I attended the "SLIS Job Hunting Skills" workshop online last Friday. One of the main points that stood out for me is that, "We are called on in our profession to write, publish, and present". Public librarians focus on this from the perspective of writing and presenting usage reports to a Director or management committee, providing reference and instruction to their patrons, and developing marketing materials. Academic libraries have similar expectations, but include a librarian's engagement in scholarly research and publishing.
You can get a jump start on this by planning out research projects you're interested in now and working on them in small increments over the summer. It's the most effective way to develop and complete a research project that you can add to your resume. There are a variety of options for research projects. Of course, you can present course related projects you have completed, but a research project demonstrates originality and helps you develop expertise on a chosen topic. It also needs to be more substantial than a literature review as research theories and methods need to be incorporated into your project. It would be advantageous to build on a current course project. Use one of your projects that you felt was not complete. A project that you wanted to learn more about or one where you obtained more research articles than you could read or fit into your original project. You will need a faculty member's guidance, if you are performing independent research.
So, consider attending the session, "Do You Want to Publish or Present Professionally" on May 13th at 4pm in Room 315 or meet us online at https://connect.slis.wayne.edu/careeradvising/. Dr. Bob Holley and Professor Kim Schroeder will discuss publishing and presenting with us in the profession. Within SLIS you can also work on projects over the summer through a student organization. This can aid you in finding your career interest in the profession and enhance your research skills. There are several National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) projects that are a great way to collaborate with other students. It also provides an opportunity for you to write, present and publish a paper with other students. There are various "Calls for Proposals", especially in the fall and winter terms, so working on a research project in the spring and summer gives you an opportunity to prepare well in advance, before you are met with a new academic year of LIS courses. Challenge yourself and create your niche in the profession with a solid research background. Not ready for a research project, then make sure you get the most of your internship or practicum experience.
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Building sale plan irks some
Proposal to sell school district building to child care firm raises concerns
Published 11:03 pm, Wednesday, February 20, 2013
BETHLEHEM — Some residents are irked by a proposed plan to sell an empty school district building to a child care company.
The Bethlehem Central School District is seeking to sell the former Education Services Center at 90 Adams Place to School's Out, a nonprofit organization that runs programs for children in the Bethlehem School District.
In December, the Bethlehem Board of Education tentatively approved a sale offer of $475,000.
On Wednesday night, residents gathered for a public hearing and argued before the town Zoning Board of Appeals that the plan would compromise the character of the building's pricey, residential neighborhood and create traffic and safety issues.
"Our neighborhood is very special and I do not want to see its existing character changed," said Stephen Molinowski, a resident of Adams Place two doors down from the property. "Allowing School's Out to operate a business in our neighborhood would change its character and create an unsafe condition."
Under the plan, School's Out would relocate its Delaware Avenue storefront to the Adams Place facility. It would be the site of School's Out's administrative offices, as well as before-school and after-school day care and a summer program. It would open in September, accommodating about 80 elementary school-age children.
The school district has sought to sell the 6,850-square-foot former district administration building since the summer of 2011, in an effort to reduce district spending.
In November, the asking price was reduced from $650,000 to $575,000. At Wednesday night's meeting, the district detailed the long list of potential private and commercial buyers who eventually decided converting the building for other uses – from private residences to medical offices – was unfeasible.
The building was vacated in July, when the superintendent and other administrators there moved to the high school. It costs about $8,000 a year to provide basic maintenance on the building, even when empty.
"Only one entity made an offer for the building, and an offer that made sense to the school district," said Terresa Bakner, arguing that School's Outs educational purposes were a good fit for the building and the neighborhood.
The school district said that the impact on the neighborhood would not be more significant than when the site was used by the district.
A traffic study by Creighton Manning Engineering found that trips to and from the program would peak between 7 and 8 a.m., with typically no more than six parents dropping off or picking up students at a time. The ZBA voted unanimously for the town to do an independent analysis of the Creighton Manning traffic study. The final sale of the building will require the ZBA's approval of a use variance and the town Planning Board's approval of a site plan.
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In 1986, my ex-wife and I crossed the Khunjerab Pass into northern Pakistan's Hunza Valley from China. On a recommendation from a traveler, we hired a guide to lead us on a three-day trek to the village of Shimshal. The guide, we soon learned, only seemed to know two words of English: "Problem?" and "no problem." The first day, we met some men from Shimshal on the trail. Soon, everybody was yelling and gesturing wildly. I asked our guide, "Problem?" He responded with a third word of English: "Big problem."
The big problem was that our guide hailed from Chapursan, the next valley over, and the Shimshal men insisted we hire a local porter. After some negotiations, they put one of our packs on a teenage boy from Shimshal, and we had a new expedition member.
I dredge this story up in the context of the Mortenson/Krakauer/60 Minutes flap for a few reasons. The most important is to back everybody down from this Red/Blue, black/white version of events: things are not simply "problems," or "no problems." Mortenson is neither a saint nor a charlatan; Krakauer is not either a jilted crank or a crusading do-gooder. There are nuances, debatable "facts" and conflicting motivations in almost every situation, messy and at times seemingly irreconcilable. This is no exception.
I appreciate the many comments I've received on the last post, and let me take on a few issues that popped up. First, I'm not Mortenson's friend or apologist. As I made it clear in my post, I met him 14 years ago, thought he was a bit odd and very interesting, and like his idea of building schools for girls in an otherwise forgotten corner of the world. Because of the response to my post, I have spent the last couple days talking with old Himalaya hands, people who know Mortenson, and others work in the development field. I find some of the allegations against him to be deeply troubling, and I already wrote that he's probably ill-suited to run an organization that's become as big as the Central Asia Institute (CAI).
But it's not a simple story, if you ask me. Jon Krakauer has a well-deserved reputation as a dogged reporter, but he, of all people, should know that different people have different versions of the same event. There are some who still bitterly dispute the veracity of his account of events on Everest that he chronicled, first in Outside magazine, and then in Into Thin Air.
The allegations against Mortenson seem to break down into three parts: first is that "Dr. Greg" is a mythomaniac, who has embellished, exaggerated and downright lied in order to promote and enrich himself. The second is that he committed a series of financial improprieties, again with the goal or result of enriching himself. The third is that he ran a shoddy operation that wasn't very efficient.
It's been hard for me to find anybody who is deeply troubled about the "compression" of events in Mortenson's CAI creation myth in Three Cups of Tea. While writing my own memoir, Monkey Dancing, I received this fabulous advice from my editor: "Chronology is not structure." I don't want to shock anybody, but most narrative non-fiction wrestles with this conundrum.
That said, put me in the camp of those who want to know more about the Taliban abduction story and other questions that Krakauer raises. But we already know that one character in that kidnapping saga, as Krakauer footnotes in his "Three Cups of Deceit," has a cousin who seems to be an all-purpose bad guy and who had concocted a scheme to kidnap Mortenson. Then Krakauer tells us the importance of clan in that part of the world. So who's telling the whole truth? Krakauer quotes another source, Ghulam Parvi (whom I met in 1998), who testifies against Mortenson. Then Krakauer quotes Parvi as admitting "that willingly or unwillingly I have spent the wealth of CAI at my own." He's what lawyers – and journalists – might call an "impeachable source." And, as I learned in my first trip to Hunza 25 years ago with the porter imbroglio — and the State Department and Pentagon are still learning — Pakistan is a complicated place.
As for the financial mismanagement allegations, from the way I read the available information, CAI spent $1.7 million for Mortenson to travel around promoting CAI and his book, and CAI received $20 million in donations. That's a pretty good return on investment if you ask me. We'll leave it to the lawyers, accountants and the IRS to figure out how legal that all is.
But the crux of the allegations, as far as I'm concerned, isn't about whether Mortenson is a terrible accountant: it's whether he personally ripped off CAI funds to fly on private jets and vacation in Telluride – or worse. If Mortenson's got a Caymen Islands bank account with millions of CAI contributions in it, he can go to jail. But I'm guessing that Mortenson has not been stealing pennies from schoolchildren to fly around on private jets because he likes the free drinks. Mortenson may have a number of strange and obstinate qualities, but from those who know him, venality doesn't appear to be one of them. As Krakauer wrote, quoting former CAI board member Jennifer Wilson, sometimes Mortenson couldn't even be bothered to reel in donations: "I would talk to people who expressed interest in making a sizable contribution," Wilson said, "but when they tried to contact Greg he wouldn't get back to them."
Which leads to the mismanagement question, and the "ghost schools," and finding ways to evaluate how effective Mortenson's essential mission has been: to build schools in places where there are none, and especially to promote the education of young girls. My question is, "compared to what?" Madonna's recent $15 million debacle in Malawi trying to build girls schools there? USAID's efforts in Afghanistan? Other NGOs operating in Baltistan? I went to southern Sudan last year to document UN humanitarian relief efforts, and can tell you that efficiency is not at the top of the list of the programs' best qualities. And nobody, not even Krakauer, is suggesting that Mortenson has run a phantom operation: there are many schools that are up, running, and educating kids in villages where he has worked. CAI still owes its donors an accounting of how many are functioning, and how many have failed.
Mortenson, when he recovers from his surgery, has a lot of 'splaining to do.
But so does Krakauer. "Why?" I'd like him to answer, and "why now?"
The fundamental point I made in my first post remains: educating girls and young women in Central Asia (and elsewhere) is an important and commendable goal – and Mortenson has succeeded in doing just that. As Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn made abundantly clear in their bestseller Half the Sky, girls' education is a fundamental building block to improve almost every other social indicator, from infant mortality to life expectancy.
Ignoring the importance of what Mortenson has inarguably been doing for the past 18 years – building schools and improving many girls' lives — would constitute a truly "big problem."


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Blocks from St. Charles Avenue, the commercial strip has been revitalized in recent years by museums, performance spaces, nonprofits and restaurants. In the early 1990s, Ashe Cultural Arts Center led the revitalization of this Central City thoroughfare with the creation of a multipurpose cultural center that presents art expos, theater and community events, and it recently expanded with the new Ashe Power House Theater. Newer cultural institutions, restaurants and performance spaces include the Southern Food & Beverage Museum, which celebrates New Orleans and Southern cooking, Adolfo Garcia's Primitivo, which specializes in open-hearth cooking, and the People's Health New Orleans Jazz Market.
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Concertino, Op. 26
Clarinet, Piano, Piano Accompaniment
For Clarinet & Piano Reduction with Urtext and Barmann parts. Composed by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826). Edited by Johannes Umbreit and Norbert Gertsch. Clarinet. Henle Music Folios. Pages: Score = VIII and 18 * Cl Part = 4 * Cl Part by C. Baermann = 5. Softcover. 36 pages. G. Henle #HN718. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480718).
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This "hit" is even popular among learners! Now it opens Henle's new series of Weber's works for clarinet and orchestra in piano reduction. This edition includes two separate parts: the urtext of Weber's version, and the widely known version by Carl Bärmann.


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AU Press Releases
AU men's lacrosse team defeats Morrisville 12-6
Sophomore attack Marc Zoyhofski (Blasdell, NY/Frontier) tallied three goals and an assist to help AU improve its record to 5-0 on the season.
The Saxons scored the game's first five goals and led 5-0 after one period. Eric Stein got Morrisville (1-3) on the board 53 seconds in to the second period, but AU answered with two goals and led 7-2 at the half. Alfred tallied the first three scores of the fourth to take a commanding 12-3 lead before Morrisville scored three late goals.
Sophomore midfielder Justin Kieffer (Middletown, MD/Middletown) scored twice and had an assist for AU, while junior attack Justin Gill (Gowanda, NY/Gowanda) and freshman midfielder Brendan Murphy (Buffalo, NY/Bishop Timon-St. Jude) each had a goal and an assist.
Andrew Elsmore netted three goals to lead Morrisville, while Stein had two goals and Tim Bobbett scored once.
Sophomore Adam Schutz (Geneva, NY/Geneva) played 52:19 in goal recording four saves while allowing three goals. Morrisville's Michael Hinchey played 48 minutes in goal in relief of starter Jimmy Hodgson (five goals allowed, three saves) and allowed seven goals while recording two saves.
AU plays next on March 25 at 4 p.m. at Ithaca in the Saxons' Empire 8 Conference opener.


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Teach Yourself About PEVs
Q: What is a plug-in electric vehicle?
A: There are two types of plug in electric vehicles; plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles. Plug-in hybrids, such as the converted Toyota Priuses in the City's fleet, are powered through a combination of gasoline and electricity. The Chevy Volt is another example of a plug-in hybrid that was introduced in the fall of 2010. The Volt uses an electric motor to power its drive-train, but also has a separate gasoline engine to provide power to the electric motor when the batteries are discharged to a certain point. Battery electric vehicles have no gasoline engine and run exclusively on the energy stored in the on-board batteries. The Tesla Roadster, Nissan LEAF and Wheego LiFe are highway-capable, battery electric cars.
Q: When will plug-in electric vehicles arrive in Atlanta?
A: Small numbers of plug-in electric vehicles – scooters, bicycles, low speed cars (neighborhood electric vehicles) and Tesla Roadster are already on the streets in Atlanta. More than 300 metro Atlanta residents that pre-ordered the Nissan LEAF will begin to have their orders filled by Nissan by the end of 2011. At this time, all of the Nissan LEAFs available for release in 2011 have been reserved, but consumers can work with Nissan dealerships in Atlanta to coordinate future purchases . Atlanta is also one of 20 cities in the U.S. selected by Ford Motors slated to receive the all-new Focus Electric, which will debut in late 2011 .
Atlanta auto dealer Jim Ellis will be selling the 2011 Wheego LiFe from local start up Wheego Electric Cars in March 2011. Atlanta residents interested in purchasing the highway ready Wheego can visit www.jimelliswheego.com to place an order for delivery. The Zing!, an ultra-efficient plug-in hybrid, is available from another local startup, Gaia Transport Corporation. It is in limited production in 2011, with expanded production is 2012.
Q: How many miles can plug-in electric vehicles travel before needing to plug-in?
A: Vehicle range can vary depending on: vehicle manufacturer, battery capacity, ambient temperature and driver habits. Nissan has conducted extensive research on battery electric vehicles, like the Nissan LEAF, which will have a range of 100 miles (62 to 138 miles depending on temperature, speed and the use of heat or air conditioning, Wheego is about the same at 100 miles, and plug-in hybrids, like the Chevrolet Volt, will have an anticipated range of 40 miles of all electric operation. For more details on the expected range of the LEAF, please visit: www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/index#/leaf-electric-car/range-disclaimer/index.
Q: How much will all-electric passenger vehicles cost to operate?
A: An electric vehicle's fuel economy is substantially better than a conventional gasoline powered car. For example, residential electricity rates in Atlanta average around 10 cents per kilowatt-hour (kwh) . A Nissan Leaf has a 24 kilowatt battery, meaning it will cost around $2.40 to fully charge the vehicle. With a Department of Energy estimated range of 73 miles , the Leaf will cost a little less $0.033 cents per mile. In comparison, driving the same distance in a car that gets 25 miles per gallon (the 2008 national average MPG) would cost $8.76 or $0.120 per mile.
Electric vehicle owners also may be able eligible for additional savings on electricity costs associated with their car. Owners should inquire with their utility company to find out more information. Georgia Power offers a rate specifically for Plug-in electric vehicle owners. It provides customers with a lower cost option for electric vehicle charging resulting in an opportunity to save money over standard rates if the vehicle is charged overnight. For more information, visit Georgia Power's website.
In addition to lower operation costs, the U.S. Department of Energy reports that all-electric vehicles will have lower maintenance costs because electric vehicle have far fewer moving parts compared to the hundreds of moving parts of the internal combustion engine.
Q: What will I need to operate a plug-in electric car?
A: You will need a way to charge the vehicle in your home or at another charging facility. Although some vehicles will be provided with a charging system that can be used from a standard household outlet, it is recommended that prior to purchasing an all-electric vehicle a potential owner investigates the purchase and installation of a charging station for home use.
A level II charger which requires a 208-240V / 25-40A circuit, enables a user to charge their cars in approximately 3-8 hours depending on the vehicle. Several options ranging from $700-$3,000 are available. One must also factor in the cost to install a home charging system which can vary significantly depending on the home's existing electrical systems. Most vehicle manufacturers of electric vehicles will provide you with their suggested retailer and installer of home charging equipment (although all level II charging equipment with J1772 connections will be compatible). Nissan has partnered with AeroVironment while Ford has announced it will sell its chargers through Best Buy. Consider obtaining more than one estimate for both the purchase price of the charger and its installation.
There are a variety of equipment suppliers available for both residential and commercial charging. You can contact some of the following manufacturers and distributors of vehicle charging equipment for more information: AeroVironment, ClipperCreek, Coulomb Technologies, Eaton, ECOtality, General Electric, Go Smart Technologies, Leviton, PEP Stations and Shorepower Technologies.
Electrical contractors that are licensed with the City of Atlanta and / or The State of Georgia are capable of installing electric vehicle charging equipment, but you can also ask your salesperson for their recommended installer. The City of Atlanta's Bureau of Buildings will inspect contractors work to ensure installations standards outlined in 2008 NEC Section 625 are met.
Q: How do electric vehicles help Atlanta meet its climate protections goals?
A: To shrink our transportation carbon footprint, the City of Atlanta is pursuing a two-part strategy. The first part focuses on increasing investment in transportation choices so that residents and businesses can walk, bike, or take MARTA. The second part focuses on improving vehicle efficiency so that cars and trucks have a smaller greenhouse impact. Plug-in electric vehicle represent a big step forward.
Q: What is the climate impact of the electricity that will power the electric automobiles?
A: Both all electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids have the ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For example, one of the major greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide (CO2). One gallon of gasoline contains about 20 pounds of CO2 . Even when emissions from electric power generation are included, an all electric vehicle reduces CO2 by over 50% compared to a conventional gasoline vehicle. Concerned citizens can further improve these statistics by purchasing green energy. When an electric vehicle owner uses solar or wind power to charge their vehicle, there are no greenhouse emissions from their vehicle. Contact your local utility provider to inquire about purchasing clean energy.
Q: Does Atlanta's electric power producers have enough electricity to power electric vehicles?
A: Electric vehicles are different from traditional gasoline powered vehicles, not only in how we will fuel them, but when we will fuel them. Traditionally, one would stop at the nearest or least expensive gas station when their car was nearing empty. In an electric vehicle, most will simply plug in their vehicle at night, and the car will be charged when they are ready to leave in the morning. This pattern of charging will put less strain on the electric generation system because late-night and early-morning hours are typically when there is the least demand from residential and commercial electricity customers.
Q: What is the City of Atlanta doing to prepare for plug-in electric vehicles?
A: In March 2010, the City of Atlanta created the Metro Atlanta Plug-in Electric Vehicle Readiness Task Force. Furthermore, with the assistance of Clean Cities-Atlanta, the City has focused on identifying and removing potential barriers to electric vehicle ownership. To date, Atlanta has streamlined the permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations and is actively working to expand education outreach efforts. Atlanta's Division of Sustainability is currently working in conjunction with the Mayor's Senior Policy Advisor to develop Atlanta's EV Strategy.
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AP reports Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter continues to champion his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal, dispatching lieutenants to the Legislature to argue that projected revenue justifies the spending plan he outlined last month.
Budget chief Wayne Hammon has been jawboning lawmakers fearful Otter's forecast of $2.7 billion in revenue is too optimistic.
In the past, Otter has been swayed by the Legislature's more pessimistic forecasts.


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Tony Fernandes' dream of making air travel affordable for India's cab drivers with budget airline AirAsia India seems to be heading for a turbulent take-off. The announcement by the Tata Group, a partner in Air Asia's Indian venture, that it plans to establish a full-service carrier in a joint venture with
Arun Bhatia, the third partner in AirAsia India, said Friday that he wasn't in the know and was "shocked" to hear the news of the Tata-SIA deal. He reportedly went on to term the move as "unethical". Bhatia, who owns 21% of the new carrier and whose son Amit is married to steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal's daughter, has offered to buy out the Tatas' 30% share in AirAsia India. He's likely to raise the issue at the carrier's next board meeting on September 28.
The Tatas have refuted the charge of a backdoor deal, saying that their talks with Singapore Airlines started around the same time that discussions on the joint venture with the Malaysian airline commenced and this was disclosed to AirAsia. Meantime, AirAsia India which has secured approval for its joint venture, has been preparing for a December take-off though final approvals for commencing operations are not yet in place.
" There will definitely be a conflict of interest between the two ventures, " said airline veteran Jitender Bhargava, a former executive director of state-owned carrier Air India and author of The Descent of Air India. " I would be surprised if Fernandes was unaware of the Tatas' discussions with Singapore Airlines."
While Bhatia has spoken his mind, Fernandes, the chief architect of the deal with Tata, has so far kept silent on the matter. In fact, over the weekend, Fernandes was busy hosting former group chairman Ratan Tata's visit to AirAsia's Kuala Lumpur headquarters from where he tweeted " Wonderful day with our partner and dear friend and legend. Lots of great ideas."
Intrigue and drama laced with accusations of conspiracy has long been a part of the aviation business in India that is heavily regulated by government. Often, rivals have a behind-the-scenes role to play. An AirAsia hand disclosed to me that a certain competitor was doing its utmost to delay their India launch. Airline tycoon Naresh Goyal, whose deal with Etihad Airways for his Jet Airways hit several air pockets before it was sealed, was himself accused in the past of causing Tatas' earlier joint venture with SIA to unravel back in 2000.


text: Cummins Turbo Technologies is offering a look at its advanced waste heat expander prototype at the Mid-America Trucking Show. The system, which includes the Holset waste heat expander, can reduce fuel consumption by up to 6 percent, delivering fuel savings of between $4,000 (typical heavy-duty cycle) and $40,000 (typical high-horsepower cycle), depending on the application and engine power. Adrian Tipling, Cummins Turbo Technologies account executive for Global OEMs, said, "With increasing pressure to reduce CO2 emissions and ...Read More


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Great for the beginner wanting to start with a proper foundation and for the seasoned player wanting to clean up their style. This book is filled with explanations and exercises for executing and practicing proper right and left hand technique. Rolls, hammer-on/pull-offs, string pulls and open/closed position scales are presented in an easy to read and understand method. There are 11 great arrangements for some of the most popular jam tunes today. The CD includes a demonstration of every exercise along with each song played at both slow and medium tempos. You can isolate the Dobro or the rhythm by panning your stereo left or right.
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1. Amazing Grace (1st String Position)
2. Amazing Grace (Open G Position)
3. Cherokee Shuffle
4. Cripple Creek (Simple)
5. Cripple Creek (with Rolls)
6. Fire Ball Mail (Simple)
7. Fire Ball Mail (with Rolls)
8. Maiden's Prayer
9. Red Haired Boy
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Of all the places around the world where Clive and Odette Brown have spent time, "Camden is the one place we've always come back to," declares Clive.
"Camden has always clicked with us," says Odi (her nickname since school). "Once we bought our house here in 2002, we knew this was where we wanted to settle when we came ashore."
After spending two decades as professional crew on large yachts, that time came last March. Since then, the couple has been getting their ducks in a row to set up their new business and live in Camden. As neither is a U.S. citizen, the process involved securing an investment visa by making a substantial investment here. They met that requirement when they bought property on Route 90 in Rockport and built the new red workshop/showroom for FairCape Woodworks. Now that they're busy making solid wood outdoor furniture, cutting boards, and butcher blocks, they are thoroughly enjoying this new chapter in their lives. They will open their business on Thursday, December 1, and are looking forward to showing customers their designs.
"We think our furniture fills a niche," says Clive. "It's sturdy, carefully designed and constructed, well priced, and built to last. It's the right choice for anyone who's looking for something better than pine outdoor furniture but doesn't want to pay for the really high-end stuff. It's made of one-inch-thick western red cedar, which is strong yet lightweight, and resistant to harsh weather and bugs. All the hardware is stainless steel."
An updated take on traditional Adirondack style, FairCape Woodworks' line includes chairs, director's chairs, sports chairs, swings, gliders, rockers, loveseats, tables, and potter's benches. There are also folding Adirondack and director's chairs. In addition, customers can have the logo of their business or other symbol set into the back of any piece.
The Browns also craft beautiful cutting boards and footed boards in various sizes from laminated strips of walnut, cherry, and maple. Odi's enthusiasm for chopping food on a nice wooden surface developed during the 3-1/2 months she spent in Paris completing a cooking course at the Ritz which included an apprenticeship in the hotel's kitchen. "I loved cutting on the big wooden tabletops there," she recalls.
The story of how Clive and Odi came to be local residents and business owners wends its way across many of the world's oceans. They might have first met while, coincidentally, Clive, an Englishman, was attending high school and college in Odi's native country of South Africa. But instead it would take another few years and many offshore sea miles before their courses finally converged, when they were both working in the yachting industry in the Caribbean.
After finishing his education in South Africa, Clive sailed to England with a Norwegian sailor who was circumnavigating the globe on his engineless 30-foot sloop. (It took 105 days and Clive can relate many stories about the adventure.) Back on dry land, Clive used his background in design to become a graphic designer in London. But the sea called to him again, and he joined a yacht sailing to Grenada. Soon after arriving, he accepted a position on the classic yacht Cuilaun, an all-varnish ketch that spent summers in Camden for many years. He first sailed into the harbor in 1987.
When the owners of Cuilaun bought a larger boat to sail around the world in 1993, Clive hired Odi as cook/deckhand for the voyage. After only a few months, the two realized their relationship would become a lot more than captain-and-crew; they were married in 1995.
Before she met Clive, Odi had completed her studies in fashion design in South Africa, worked as an event coordinator, and traveled extensively. When she heard that friends who had built a Frers-designed 105-foot sloop were looking for a cook for the voyage from South Africa to St. Tropez, France, she signed on. She subsequently did a delivery on another boat from there to the Caribbean, and worked for a season on a Swan 65 charter yacht. By the time Clive hired her, she was a seasoned sailor and a capable yacht chef.
Yachting brought the couple to Camden most summers, and when they moved on to the yacht Melinka, they continued to return to Maine regularly. After eight years on Melinka, however, their work on a series of other sailing yachts carried them far away. They oversaw a year-long yacht refit in England, and then spent nearly four years running a 115-foot DuBois ketch on which they sailed the entire West Coast from Alaska to Mexico, on to Costa Rica, and through the Pacific Ocean to New Zealand.
"We spent a lot of time away from here," says Clive. "But we kept coming back. "We know so many people here. We love the area and the hiking and skiing. Plus, this is a community filled with artisans and craftspeople, and that's how we see ourselves." Their shared interest in woodworking goes way back, and they've taken a number of courses at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship.
Do they think the sea might call to them again? "We certainly haven't lost our love of sailing," says Odi. "But now it'll just be day sails with friends. We're committed to our new endeavor. Besides, we've adopted a great rescue dog, Tazzie. She's the four-footed greeter at the workshop. She wouldn't allow us to leave."
Clive and Odi are offering FairCape Woodworks gift cards for holiday giving, and taking orders now for spring delivery. Their workshop/showroom is at 320 West Street (Route 90), Rockport, and they can be reached at 236-2369 or firstname.lastname@example.com. The company's website is faircapewoodworks.com


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Flipkart to hire 12,000, Snapdeal to go big on hiring too
With Amazon ramping up its presence in India, domestic online retailers have firmed up their hiring plans. Flipkart and Snapdeal are set to add significant numbers to their workforce.business Updated: Jun 12, 2014 17:35 IST
With Amazon ramping up its presence in India, domestic online retailers have firmed up their hiring plans.
India's largest online retailer, Flipkart, which crossed $1-billion (approx 5,920 crore) mark in sales in March, plans to hire 12,000 people during 2014-15.
"Our focus on hiring is going to be pretty aggressive as we are looking to increase our current team strength from 13,000 to 25,000, by the end of current fiscal," said Mekin Maheshwari, chief people officer, Flipkart.
Flipkart, which recently acquired majority stake in online fashion retailer Myntra, will be hiring across levels and functions with senior leadership and technology hiring being the priority.
"In engineering alone, we plan to hire 1,200 people to create a strong team by the end of 2014," said Maheshwari.
Another domestic online retailer, Snapdeal, has decided to push up its hiring numbers to gear up for the competition. "To stand against the growing competition, we plan to double our headcount. We plan to add 1,300 people more to the current headcount of about 1,300 people," said Saurabh Nigam, VP, human resource, Snapdeal.com.
Snapdeal, which completed its second round of funding this year by raising $100 million (593.25 crore), hired 500 people last year.
Both the leading e-commerce players are prominent recruiters at IITs and IIMs. While Flipkart is ready to hire from global universities like Harvard and Stanford's management batch of 2015, Snapdeal is also drafting similar strategies.
E-commerce firms are hunting to acquire senior-level talent from industries such as FMCG, consumer durable, IT apart from their own industry. "Large hiring plans by e-tailing majors are in line with the steep growth chalked out for the coming years. This segment will be a major contributor to overall job creations this fiscal," said Aditya Narayan Mishra, President, Randstad India, a US-based staffing firm.


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If there is anything that defines Ducati these days, it's Valentino Rossi. And this weekend, at the biggest Ducati celebration every held, he's here and using his power for good. It's difficult not to be star struck by him. One of the highest paid athletes in the world (20th to be exact) he casts his smile on an unsuspecting admirer and it's like an alien spaceship power light. I watched him work a crowd of reporters and more importantly, one boy in a wheelchair and all you had to know about Valentino Rossi is that when he uses his power for good, it's some powerful stuff. The joy radiating from that boy was really something to see. Rossi fans are a special breed, they believe he is special. I have always been a Rossi fan and will continue to be one in the future. He defines Italy for me in many ways and the crowds of patient fans, waiting, waiting, waiting for him is just part of the way this works.
They are all here, the racers current and past and with no pressure to speak of this weekend, it's impossible, even for them, not to get caught up in the party. I walked by a window that looked out on the spectacle that is WDW and stopped to admire the simply incredible view. Standing in the air conditioned press room, with the music of Ducati coming thru the windows and walls, all you can say is Wow. The is just no real way to describe how it looks and sounds in person. It's a lot like a Ducati itself, this event. They always look better in person….


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By Ben Branam on December 29, 2012
It's the thing we are all taught to do, but do you do it? Have you done it? Last week I was headed to work and the first thing I saw when I got on the highway was a major
I've loved shooting since the first time I pulled a trigger at age 8. During high school I volunteered at my local PD where I learned more about handguns. I joined the Marine Corps Infantry after high school. I was a reserve for 10 years with 2 years of active duty and 1 tour in Iraq in 2003. I worked for an armored car company for almost 7 years mostly in the LA area of California. During all that I also got a degree in law enforcement and went through two different police academies. Being a cop never worked out, but through it all I've always been training people to fight. I spent all of 2008 in Iraq again as a private contractor defending a base. There I got to teach and train with the US Army and others. Now I want to bring that experience and my joy of teaching to others. I love teaching firearms and want the good people of the world to be able to defend themselves. It's now my mission and purpose in life.
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NYCC: Kevin Feige talks DOCTOR STRANGE
Yesterday we shared a recap of Marvel's The Avengers panel from New York Comic Con. There has been lots of talk about a Doctor Strange movie looming on the horizon. It looks as though it could be happening sooner than later according to Kevin Feige. Check out this interview from NYCC he did with IGN. It is short but oh so sweet.
I wonder how much sooner an announcement could be? The idea of Doctor Strange being a part of phase two sounds very cool to me. What are your thoughts?
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Graydon Carter, the 63-year-old editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, is currently negotiating a new contract with Condé Nast. According to The New York Post, the main hold-up to getting the deal done is that Carter's lawyer — Allan Grubman — is pushing for a signing bonus and a raise for Carter.
The other issue at hand is that Carter isn't sure how much longer he wants to stay at Vanity Fair. He has already been the editor of the magazine for 21 years, so you can hardly blame him. Carter also has other interests, such his overseeing his popular restaurants and producing films.
Charles Townsend, Condé's CEO, told the Post that all is well and "There are no plans for anyone to succeed Graydon at Vanity Fair." Which means, of course, it's time to guess who is succeeding Carter at Vanity Fair! Below are some names that have been circulated:
- Adam Moss
- Janice Min
- Geordie Greig
- Dylan Jones
- Chris O'Shea
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When You Feel You Have Nothing Left
Almost everyone has had moments in their lives when they feel as if they have run out of resources, solutions, answers. This may be paired with symptoms of anxiety, depression, addictive behaviours or self-beating patterns. The bottom line is, you feel stuck, trapped in a place where you don't want to be, and you can't see a way out. In this state, it is easy to conclude that you have nothing left.
It is an illusion that you have exhausted everything you have. It is simply a state you find yourself in, and it is just one perspective. Depending on the angle of your perception, that can be true or that can be untrue. With a slight shift in perspective, you can shift into a whole different reality where suddenly you can see and access so much more.


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Mr. Capote shares a room with Max and has the side with a window. It's also the side with the television. I used to assume that the window side was reserved for V.I.P.'s (i.e., people with better insurance) but now I have no idea how the beds are assigned.
We want Mr. Capote to leave, so Max can have the window. I don't want him to die, just to leave.
At first, Mr. Capote was just an obscure and disgusting nuisance. He is 79 but looks much older, with a bald bullet head and hunched posture. Every so often, he grunts "Son of a bitch!" with great feeling. No one comes to visit him. Ever.
Most of the nurses and aides have trouble with his name. They call him Mr. Caputo, Mr. Capoat, and at least once, Mr. Cooper. He never corrects them. He sits at the edge of his bed for hours at a time, dozing off and leaning sideways very precariously. He has breathing treatments and physical therapy. I believe that the toes on one foot have been amputated. He pees in a big plastic bottle that he keeps on the tray where he eats.
For the first time in two weeks, a caretaker engaged him in conversation. He is from central California. In other words, he's an actual person, not a thing to be warehoused in a gray room in a pretend hospital.
Today, I asked Mr. Capote if I could use the lounger chair that had migrated from Max's bedside into Mr. Capote's side of the room. He said "Sure, go ahead." When I had trouble moving it due to my walker, he even made a move to get up and help me. I told him, "No no no, I can do it. We don't want you falling and ending up like me!"
Where is Mr. Capote's fucking family?! I still want the window, but when Mr. Capote is discharged to god knows where, it will be a hollow victory.


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Miss November 2009
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- Birthdate12/08/87
- HometownGilmer, Texas
- TitlesMiss November 2009
About Kelley Thompson
Kelley Thompson, Playboy's Miss November 2009, was born and raised in Gilmer, a small town in east Texas. Kelley went to the local high school, where she was a cheerleader and the homecoming duchess. She got married at age 17. Kelley was working at a bar in Longview when she heard about our 55th Anniversary Playmate Search. "There was a casting in Dallas," she told Playboy. "I went and did some test shots, but I never thought that I would hear back."
A few days after the shoot she said she received a sign. A trio of cottontails had dug a bunny hole in her front yard. The next thing she knew, she got the call. "I cried on the phone," she said. "I had never even left Texas." Kelley found herself on a plane to Los Angeles, then in a car to the Mansion, where she met Hugh Hefner and made friends with her fellow Playmates.
"I knew there had to be more to life than tending bar," she said. "Playboy changed my life." Before she made centerfold, Kelley was studying medical technology, hoping to become a diagnostic sonographer—but for now, she wants to pursue a career as a model. When she's not working, she's at home, cooking and spending time with her family. This country girl loves animals and spends as much time as possible outdoors. "Life is good," she said. "Especially for my husband. After all, he's married to a Playmate."
Kelley had wanted to be a Playmate ever since she became a fan of The Girls Next Door. "I immediately fell in love with Hef and the girls on that show, and I was like, wow, it would be really awesome to experience something like that. It'd be like a dream."
What has Miss November 2009 learned from her Playboy experiences? "To live life to its fullest," she said. "To not be afraid to go after something you want. Being from a small town I always knew there was so much more out there, and now I want to go everywhere and see everything. Life's too short, so give all your dreams a shot."


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Third Annual PAVE 5K Set for April 29
Posted: April 26, 2001 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
The 3rd Annual George Mason Patriot Anti-Violence Education (PAVE) 5K Fun Run will be held on Sunday, April 29, on the Fairfax Campus. More than 250 participants have already registered.
Presented by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in cooperation with Sexual Assault Services, this event raises money for non-violence education, honors a victim of violence, and brings the community together in support of victims' rights.
Among those who have attended in previous years were Congressman Tom Davis, former Congressman Matt Salmon, and Gail Willard, mother of Aimee Willard, a star in soccer and lacrosse at George Mason, who was murdered in Philadelphia in 1996.
Entry is $25 per person. Registration begins at the Patriot Center at 9 a.m.; the race starts at 10 a.m. All proceeds will be donated to the Aimee Willard Endowed Scholarship Fund. For more information, contact James Meyer at x33215.


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Re: NEW The St. John Genealogy Website www.stjohngenealogy.com
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Suzanne St. John 1/16/12
I have combed through Ancestry looking for Michael St. John, Sention, Sension, in England and Ct. and have come up with nothing that is age appropriate.
One thing that IS certain, Matthias was Matthias in New England. His name is chiseled in the Founding Fathers stone in Norwalk, along with his son Matthias, Jr.
I see how you are making the connection, but not certain as to its relevance in our particular case. Let's keep our eyes open in the event that it becomes more of a possibility.
That Brooke-Little abstract that you are quoting does a lot of theorizing as well. Which goes to show you that not ALL of the NOBLE St. Johns ARE well documented like many posture. So kudos to you for bringing that fact to light!


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SPRINGFIELD (Jan. 23, 2018) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has reappointed twelve members to the State Fair Advisory Board, including Christian County residents Sue Schafer and Gary McConnell; he also named three new members to the board.
TAYLORVILLE — Domestic fundamental news has been sparse this week as grain markets are still fixated on South American weather and the prospect that some yield loses could materialize there as a result of too much moisture in some areas and not enough in others.
URBANA, Ill. — March corn futures prices continue to hover in a range between $3.48 and $3.60 since the release of the November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.


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Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee (and, alas, my congressman) has been getting before every camera he can find over the past few days to insist that Obamacare is a deficit reduction plan and so repealing it would increase the deficit, and that this is what the Congressional Budget Office says too.
Several folks around here, and many elsewhere of course, have noted that the CBO was forced to accept some very implausible assumptions in making its calculations—and indeed if you read the CBO reports from around the time the bill was being debated last March you'd find the agency sending every possible signal it can to alert members to just how implausible some of the "cost cutting" measures in the bill really were. It is very likely that if Obamacare is implemented it will cost far far more than the CBO was allowed to estimate.
But let's put that aside for a moment and accept for the sake of argument all of the assumptions that the authors of Obamacare want us to accept, and compelled the CBO to accept. Let's look at the actual CBO report that Van Hollen and others are waving around—the one that assesses the effects of the Republicans' repeal bill. What does it really say? Does it say that Obamacare will cut health-care costs? No. Does it say that it will reduce costs in some other way, and so cut federal spending to reduce the deficit? No. It says that the enormous tax increases in the law are even greater than the enormous spending increases in the law. It says Obamacare would increase taxes by about $770 billion over the next ten years, and increase spending by about $540 billion. That's a very peculiar path to deficit reduction.
Put another way, that CBO assessment of the Republican repeal bill that Van Hollen and others are waving around says that the repeal to be voted on this coming week would, over the next ten years, reduce taxes by $770 billion and cut spending by $540 billion. It says it quite plainly: "CBO anticipates that enacting H.R. 2 [the repeal bill] would probably yield, for the 2012-2021 period, a reduction in revenues in the neighborhood of $770 billion and a reduction in outlays in the vicinity of $540 billion, plus or minus the effects of forthcoming technical and economic changes to CBO's and JCT's projections."
Obviously it would be best to reduce spending by an even greater amount than we reduce taxes over the next decade—and of course the Republican House is proposing to do just that through its cuts in discretionary spending, and hopefully will also do so through entitlement reform. But the notion that a massive tax increase and a massive spending increase are the way to reduce the deficit hardly seems like the message the Democrats should want to be pushing just now. If they want to spend their time informing Americans that the Republican repeal bill is a huge tax cut and a huge spending cut, it seems to me Republicans ought to welcome that.


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Pruning a never before pruned grape vine.
For those of you who has a grape vine that has never been pruned before or that was pruned the wrong way; this post will help you allot.
Look at Leslie's grape vine before she joined My-Grape-Vine and became an owner of the Complete Grape Growers Guide and before I showed her where the structure of the vine should be.
From the picture above, you can see that there is no real structure of the grape vine. Only canes and stems that grew everywhere, without any purpose. Now, grape vines that grow like this, normally bears only fruit on the outer ridges of grape vine, as they are too compact inside, with no or very little sunlight penetrating the grape vine. These vines will never produce optimum crop sizes and will almost always have diseases.
The most difficult thing to teach a newbie grape grower is to construct a well balanced grape vine. It is something you must learn to "see", before you prune the vine. Seeing or recognizing usable canes and the best place to prune spurs and what canes to leave, is a skill you will have master first, before you will be able to prune the vine the correct way.
What I normally teach people and also the workers on my farm, is to stand in front of the vine, look at the vine and identify and point out the canes you want to use (keep). As I said before, it takes practice, but isn't difficult once your grape vine has been correctly pruned once.
Now, pruning a grape vine that looks like Leslie's vine once looked, isn't easy. You will have to remove lots of canes and even some parts of the old wood and stems – this requires "hard pruning" (as we call it).
Look at the end results below. I am so proud of what she has achieved.
Normally, when you "hard prune", do not expect to have massive grape crops the following year because you are using canes and spurs that was on the inside of the grape vine didn't have any sunlight exposure during the growing season and will most probably be unfruitful or very little fruitful.
Your goal should be to construct the vine correctly, let it grow the following growing season (even if it bears little fruit the following year), prune it again and enjoy a good, healthy crop the following year.
I hope you now realize how important it really is to construct your grape vine the correct way.
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Volini Launches 'Volini Pat On The Back' Campaign
Volini, India's No. 1 doctor recommended pain reliever, launched a nine-day long digital campaign – 'Volini Pat On The Back' on March 01, 2014. Conceptualized and conceived by Volini, the idea was executed by WATConsult to a huge success, receiving 51,000 entries through 'pats'. With the core idea of acknowledging […]Read more ›


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Bought a 1995 diahatsu charade. Drives fine except after it has been driven for a short time, it will idle rough and can stall. After it stalls it can be difficult to restart. Starts perfect each morning in cold weather or warm weather. Issue only appears after I have driven it for about 15-20minutes and only when idle, at a set of lights or coming to a stop. Car has a manual 5 speed gear box.
recently changed the thermostate as it was running a bit hot. Temperture has stablized since then.
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People hiking in a remote area on Lookout Mountain discovered human remains late Sunday afternoon, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said.
Spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said there were few immediate details, though it initially appears the body has been there for some time. She said it was nowhere near any address or road to help describe the location.
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Seven Simple But Powerful Steps to Strengthen Content Marketing Strategy
July 22, 2013 - Marketing
Strong Content Marketing Encourages Sales
Using content to enhance the marketing performance of your eCommerce website is an excellent strategy that makes a lot of sense right now. First there was Panda, Google's pet algorithm telling us to shape up our content. Now it seems they were right; 57% of the online sales can be directly traced to content. This staggering figure was taken from Altimeter Research Group's report, "Organizing for Content, models to incorporate Content Strategies and Content Marketing in the Enterprise," that was released earlier this week.
Content Marketing Has Many FacesThe problem is that although most eCommerce websites have stepped up their content, the content marketing is a new tactic to online sales and most marketers do not understand how to go about it. Content marketing includes the content writer who has his place in blogs, copy, and perhaps social media. There are other areas of expertise that must come into play for content marketing to work. Videos are considered a form of content and have their place in content marketing. You cannot have an infographic, which is a form of content, without a graphic design. These three main elements- content writing, video, and graphics – along with organizational structure and strong leadership are the fundamental ingredients of a content marketing strategy.
The Content Marketing Action PlanIf you do have all three of these areas covered, you may still find sorrows waiting unless you have a plan of action. If you create a plan that allows you to align your content with the objectives in place for your marketing strategy, you can more effectively control the increase of your website conversion rate by controlling the individuals' buying funnel or journey to purchase.
Seven Simple but Powerful StepsPutting the effective marketing plan in place before the campaign begins is a necessary step if you want the content to follow through as a single unit and reach your objectives. Here is a list of seven questions to ask yourself as you begin to build your content marketing plan. Will the content achieve the first Brand Objective? In other words, will the individual who finds and reads your content online be convinced to start the journey to purchase? Will your content move them to action? All beginning content marketing should reach for this goal. What is the target audience for this content? What group of people do you intend to reach? What problems are you solving? Content must be focused on targeted audience, including social media groups. What will be the central figure or concept of the content? Where will people place themselves after reading the content? Does the content relate to the readers vision, goals, and hopes? A content marketing plan is invisible to the customer being lead towards a sale. The customer's needs are the central figure of content. What is the most powerful or unique selling point in the content? Does the content emphasize the strength of the primary selling point? Is it telling the story with the correct direction? Content Marketing uses its greatest strengths to solve a problem or fill a need. Does the content cover all points? Does it cover the main objective, the secondary considerations, or get the reader to go to the website or at least interact with or about the content? Content must be all-inclusive using all points necessary to secure the successful journey to purchase.
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- Main objective: Sale
- Secondary Consideration: Name and email
- Final objective: Site visit
- Ask about a product
- Share product content in social context
After Campaign ChecklistIs there a follow-up strategy for each of the objectives, including the main objective of a sale? How does the content reach out to reader in all three points of purchase, Share, and customer return?
Engage with Journey to PurchaseThe content marketing game is a new one that not many have played well so far. This is because many people miss the point of focusing all of the content to the journey to purchase and the stages within it. Once you have focused all of your marketing content on the journey you will have a winning strategy that creates conversion sales on your eCommerce website.
How Content Marketing Controls the Four StagesYour content marketing Strategy has to be focused on the stages of the journey in order to encourage the reader to advance through each. Success comes by utilizing each media platform, or market channel, as your content strategy leads the reader through the four stages of a journey to purchase. [custom_list style="list-1″]
- The initial contact with content begins the Awareness stage of the journey to purchase.
- Promotional content (eBook) and video advance the reader to the Consideration stage and builds trust. (name and email)
- Call to action in email or contact through inquiries or social media provide opportunities for content to carry the sales funnel into Intent stage.
- After purchase Decision, a social content contact and email ensures the customer's satisfaction, thanks the consumer, and expresses a welcome return.


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Sheryl Sandberg Sells Facebook Stock for $91 Million (Mashable)
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg raked in $91 million late last week after taking advantage of the social network's recent stock bump. According to a filing made Friday afternoon with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Sandberg cashed in 2.37 million shares — which is only about 5 percent of her total shares — at prices ranging from $37.79 to $38.78 on Wednesday. CNNMoney Sandberg is using a pre-arranged trading plan, which means she has no control over the specific timing of her sales. Such plans are a common way for top executives to cash in on a portion of their holdings while avoiding accusations of insider trading. USA Today The company took in $1.8 billion in revenue during the second quarter of 2013, $1.6 million of that from advertising. It also saw monthly mobile active users rise 51 percent to 819 million. Miami Herald In other Facebook-related news, after confessing to killing his wife and posting a photo of the corpse on Facebook, an apparent calm Derek Medina walked into South Miami police station to turn himself in, a video released by authorities late Friday shows. In the 23-second surveillance video, Medina's father can be seen pacing back and forth, his hands deep inside his pockets. AllFacebook Also, while Instagram, owned by Facebook, might be often (and unfairly) better known for food photos, or even as a marketer's heaven, the social networking and photographing app offers an interesting window into parts of the world you might never otherwise get to see. To kickstart your Instagram travels, we've put together a list of ten accounts you should follow to see interesting images from around the world from different viewpoints and more.
Twitter Could Compete with Traditional Polls in Future Elections (The Verge)
According to researchers at Indiana University, the link between tweets and votes in political elections could be stronger than once thought. In a study analyzing 537 million tweets from August 2010 — the largest sample of tweets ever accessible to academic researchers — the percentage of votes for Democratic and Republican candidates in the House of Representatives race correlated with the percentage of tweets that mentioned them.
Social Media Sharing Powers Personalized Dining Recommendations on Gvidi (SocialTimes)
How well do you know the cafes, restaurants and bars in your city? Not as well as Gvidi does. Gvidi, available for iPhone and Android, scans your area for places to dine — and then tailors the search results to suit your tastes.
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Tony Abbott Twitter Spike Analysis 'Shows Dodgy Accounts' (The Guardian)
Analysis of Tony Abbott's recent spike in Twitter followers showed accounts involved were definitely "dodgy," but the Liberal party was not necessarily behind the rise, according to an academic expert in social media. Over the weekend, Abbott's Twitter following rose markedly to a peak of 192,300, before dropping back to 167,000 on Monday.
KKLD Agency Has Turned This Car into a Real-Time LED Twitter Billboard (AllTwitter)
As part of its Not Normal ad campaign, Mini has partnered with creative agency KKLD to create an LED car that broadcasts tweets, Facebook posts and Vine videos, from random people. The very cool project is roving around London through Aug. 19. If you're not in the United Kingdom, you can also watch the car in real-time on the company's Facebook page.
MyFitnessPal, the Popular Weight-Loss App, Gets $18M Boost (VentureBeat)
MyFitnessPal, a company that offers a popular app to help people lose weight, has raised $18 million in a first round of funding. The company was founded in 2005, and has been profitable since then, but has taken no outside cash until now. It boasts more than 40 million registered users, and shows no sign of slowing down.
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In a recent episode of HBO's The Newsroom Charlie Skinner (played by Sam Watson) forces Don Keefer (Thomas Sadoski) to put tweets on the air during a broadcast. As breaking news ensues, Skinner decides to tell them to yank it, essentially since something more important is happening.
The New iPhone(s) Looks Set to Be Revealed on Sept. 10, Here's What to Expect (The Next Web)
The new iPhone looks set to be revealed in September; and if a report from AllThingsD is to be believed, Sept. 10 is the date to circle. Though we shouldn't expect significant innovations or improvements until next year, there are still likely to be a number exciting features that should spark your interest.
NBC News Zooms in on Phone Video-Streaming Service (CNET)
NBC News is placing a bet that it can harness live smartphone video to deliver news faster. The news outlet is expected to formally announce today it has purchased startup Stringwire, a move that will allow it to beam user-generated video content from cell phones around the world to its studios in New York.
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