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While the Bethlehem Marching Band's music echoed in the narrow streets of the town's Old City, forty young Palestinians made their way to Manger Square. None of them grew up in Palestine, and most of them were seeing the country for the first time. On Sunday the 15 June they where welcomed to their homeland with speeches, music and dance, all with the Church of the Nativity in the background.
The Know Thy Heritage Leadership Program is an annual event aimed at acquainting young Palestinians from the Diaspora with their homeland. Many of the participants have been disconnected from the land because generations of their families grew up abroad. During their visit to Palestine, they see the sights, meet the people and learn about Palestinian culture. After their return to the countries they grew up in, they do voluntary work and try to teach people around the world about Palestinian culture and the struggle of the Palestinian people.
For Noelle Salah from Chili that means setting up an Arab council at her university. She wants to teach her fellow students about the Arab world, and Palestine in particular. Originally her family is from Beit Jalla, but four generations ago they moved away. "Before I came here, I didn't have enough information to set up something at my university. Now that I have been here, now that I have seen for myself, I can."
All forty participants have hopes and wishes for when they go back, they would not have been selected for the program if they didn't. The selection process is exhaustive. Applicants are interviewed, either in person or via Skype, then they must write an essay detailing their commitment to the program. After that, a special committee chooses 40 applicants out of approximately 160. They aim to select twenty Muslims and twenty Christians, twenty boys and twenty girls, evenly divided over the ten countries the applicants are from.
Most of the selected group wants to reconnect with other young Palestinians from the Diaspora to Palestine. In a passionate speech at the Third Palestinian Diaspora Youth Convention, Mohammed Saleh, one of the participants in the program, describes his feelings when he first entered Palestine, after a six-hour interrogation at the border. "After our cousins at the border finished giving us a hard time, we saw Jericho, we saw the land, and we finally felt at home." He wants as many other young Palestinians as possible to share this feeling. "We must show them the land, and make this intangible dream into a tangible reality," he said.
Although it seems nearly impossible to see and do everything in Palestine in 16 days, the organizers of the trip have certainly tried to fit most of it in. Sir Rateb Rabie, CEO of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation that organizes the KTH leadership program, sums up the itinerary, "They visit every district of Palestine - Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron, Bethlehem. They go to the Galilee, Haifa, Jaffa, Nazareth. We show them the economic structure of Palestine and the political situation. They have to come to the offices of the Palestinian Authority themselves and talk to the officials. Then we go on cultural activities. We visit museums, but we also do cooking and dabke. It is a leadership program, but we want to show them the fun as well. At the end we have a three day conference, with panels and discussions."
For one night the group of 40 stayed with Palestinian families. While some of them spent the night with a family selected by KTH, many stayed with their own family who they had never met before. Gina Kawas from Honduras was amazed by her family's hospitality. "They had a very nice, but basic home. No extra bedroom. My uncle insisted he would sleep on the couch, and I would take the bed. And there was so much food."
Kawas was most affected by the reality on the ground in Hebron. "It was the peak of a rollercoaster of emotions. We saw soldiers chasing the little kids that were trying to sell us things, and we had to cross a checkpoint to get into the mosque, can you imagine! We saw the reality there, and all I could think was, if our families hadn't migrated, that could have been us."
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The scenario: A festival is held each year which draws some, but not all, of a city's residents and a number of out-of-town visitors. The city provides, among other things, a location for the festival and police and emergency personnel in case something goes wrong. The emergency personnel are paid out of their departments' budgets, which tough financial times have stretched as far as they will go.
The question: Who should pay for those costs? The people who attend the festival or every taxpayer in the city, whether they attend or not?
That, essentially, is the question before the DeKalb City Council as it ponders a proposal to charge a $5 weekend parking fee at Corn Fest. The $5 fee would cover Saturday and Sunday at the festival. Friday parking would be free.
For those unwilling to pay the fee, a free shuttle service would be provided from several locations around the city. People could park for free, ride the shuttle to and from the festival and, as a bonus, not have to deal with the hassle of parking at the event.
Admission to the festival will remain free, as would all of the entertainment except that provided by outside vendors, such as food and carnival rides.
And 20 percent of the revenue collected from the parking fees would go to Big Brothers Big Sisters of DeKalb County, a nonprofit organization that strives to improve the lives and futures of at-risk kids. Big Brothers Big Sisters is providing the volunteers to help park cars.
While we understand public resistance to paying something that has always been free, in all, this is not a bad proposal. It creates a mechanism by which the users pay for the costs of the festival, not the taxpayers. It supports a local charity. Five dollars for a weekend of parking is not exorbitant, and if you want to take a stand against it, there is still a free parking option via the shuttle.
Times are tough and festivals are not free to put on. At this time when there has been clamor for government to cut wasteful spending, charging a nominal fee to park at what is still a free festival seems to be a reasonable move.

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By Aaron Deslatte, Amy Pavuk and Rene Stutzman
After a tumultuous two years, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has resigned in the wake of a federal probe into a company she represented with ties to Internet cafes.
"Effective immediately, I hereby resign the Office of Lieutenant Governor of the State of Florida. It has been an honor to have served the State of Florida in this capacity," her two-sentence letter dated Tuesday states.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers interviewed Carroll two days ago about her ties to Allied Veterans of the World, company that runs Internet cafes. On Tuesday, federal law enforcement arrested officials from the company along with a Jacksonville, Fla., police union chief on racketeering charges.
The non-profit held itself out to be a charity for veterans that was associated with the Veterans Administration and oversaw dozens of store-front "electronic sweepstakes" centers that it called "fund-raising centers," according to a federal search warrant affidavit, prepared by an Internal Revenue agent.
"In fact, the 'fundraising centers' were nothing more than internet casinos that operated slot machines in violation of Florida's gambling laws," the affidavit said.
That amounted to "a conspiracy and scheme to defraud the public and governmental agencies," the affidavit said.
The company grossed $290 million between 2007 and 2012, the affidavit said, but only donated $6 million to charity.
Gov. Rick Scott's office is not expected to name a replacement for Carroll until after the 60-day legislative session ends in May. One candidate on Scott's short list in 2010, state Sen. Anitere Flores of Maimi, declined to comment on her interest. "Rather not right now. Jennifer is a good friend," she said after a Capitol committee hearing.
An email from Florida Chamber of Commerce political director Marian Johnson to other lobbyists noted the "widespread speculation on who the new LT. Governor might be."
"For some time, Miami Senator Anitere Flores has been discussed as a future statewide candidate," she wrote. "Is this the time that Senator Flores will rise to the top of the list?"
Other Republicans said the opening was a good chance for Scott to shore up support by tapping a Hispanic replacement. Scott "has a chance to pick, frankly, someone who he thinks can help with the campaign," said state Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine.
Carroll, a former Jacksonville state legislator, was Florida's first African-American lieutenant governor. Her Jacksonville public relations firm, 3N and JC, did work for Allied in 2009 and 2010.
In Tallahassee, Scott's chief of staff, Adam Hollingsworth, issued this statement Wednesday morning:
"Individuals were arrested (Tuesday) for racketeering and money laundering charges in connection with Allied Veterans of the World's illegal gambling companies.
"Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll consulted for Allied Veterans while serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives in 2009 and 2010. She was interviewed by Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers (Tuesday) regarding her work with the company. Lt. Gov. Carroll resigned in an effort to keep her former affiliation with the company from distracting from the administration's important work on behalf of Florida families. She made the right decision for the state and her family."
Carroll, 53, is a former Navy officer elected to her Jacksonville-area Florida House seat in 2003, where she stayed until Scott tapped her as his running mate in 2010. As part of the job, she chaired Space Florida, the economic-development agency that promotes space.
But she has been a cause for controversy before during Scott's term.
In 2011, the Florida Times-Union reported she had used false documents to qualify for a Jacksonville minority-owned grant program for her firm. Last year, her aide, Carletha Cole, was charged with giving a Times-Union reporter a recording of her conversation with her chief-of-staff. In court filings, Cole accused Carroll of having an inappropriate relationship with another female employee, prompting Carroll to make a controversial remark to a TV reporter that "black women that look like me" aren't lesbians.
Authorities were tight-tipped about a news conference scheduled for Wednesday afternoon and the investigation. Those who are slated to attend the briefing include Attorney General Pam Bondi, FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey, U.S. Attorney Bobby O'Neill, and representatives from the U.S. Secret Service, the IRS, and multiple local law-enforcement agencies.
Allied Veterans of the World sued Seminole County over its ban on the so-called Internet cafes, which offer cash and prizes through computerized games that simulate devices found in casinos like slot machines.
Last year, a federal appeals court ruled Seminole County could continue its ban, and Allied Veterans has since dropped its opposition.
The group said it sold one of its strip-mall casinos in the Apopka, Fla., area on State Road 436, but the federal affadavit said it continued to send money to Allied Veterans.
No one answered the phone this morning at that location.
(c)2013 The Orlando Sentinel


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But don't get too excited. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, producer of both the Transformers and GI Joe movie franchises, has announced that a crossover movie between the two franchises is something they might do in the future, but for now it's not even something being discussed.
Here's how di Bonaventura replied when Total Film asked him about the cinematic crossover:
I think later on that's a possibility but I don't think in the near future at all. It's not something we've talked about either. There's a lot more story to be told in both cases. If at some moment we all think "You know what? It's time to bring the two of them together" we'll do that, but I think they're strong enough to exist on their own.
Well, crap. Still, better late than never, I guess. I still say Michael Bay and GI Joe is a match made in heaven.


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MANATEE COUNTY — Two East County middle schools are ready to bring the tales of Dr. Seuss and Mulan to life through music.
About 250 students from Haile Middle School and a handful from Freedom Elementary will bring the whimsical but lesson-oriented stories of Dr. Seuss to life this weekend with their presentation of "Seussical Jr."
Two casts will be performing at 7 p.m., May 1-2 in the cafeteria at Haile, 9501 S.R. 64 E. The one-and-one-half hour musical features musical styles from Latin to pop to swing and R&B. The story is a compilation of several Dr. Suess stories including "Horton Hears a Who," among others, and introduces the audience to the accounts and personalities of Horton the elephant, JoJo, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie and all the Whos of Whoville and other characters.
"It is just a very entertaining musical," Haile choral director Michael Peacock said. "It's got a lot of great music, even though it's geared toward middle and elementary school audiences. It's got a lot of life lessons that really come to life."
Students at Nolan Middle School will light up the stage with performances of "Mulan Jr." at 7 p.m., May 8-9, at the school, 6615 Greenbrook Blvd.
The musical follows the story of Mulan, a girl from China who disguises herself as a man to serve in the Chinese army in place of her ill father. While serving her country, she realizes that she has value and can overcome her fears to help save China.
"It does follow quite closely along the Disney version," chorus/drama director Marilyn Branning said. "We've had to come up with a way to create an avalanche where the Huns are buried in the snow. We have a very talented cast. All the students who are in the production really want to be in the production and perform."
Contact Pam McTeer at [email protected].
Seussical Jr.
When: 7 p.m., May 1-2
Where: Haile Middle School's cafetorium, 9501 S.R. 64 E., Bradenton
Cost: $5 (ages 5 and up)
Mulan Jr.
When: 7 p.m., May 8-9
Where: Nolan Middle School's cafetorium, 6615 Greenbrook Blvd., Lakewood Ranch
Cost: $5 (ages 5 and up)


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – May 14, 2004) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced the award of $144,222 to the Arizona Association of Food Banks at its annual conference in Phoenix on May 13. The award is part of the 2002 settlement with Salton, Inc., the maker of the George Foreman Grill.
The settlement stems from a two-year investigation into Salton for allegedly pressuring retailers into fixing the price of the George Foreman grills and keeping competing grills off store shelves. The investigation looked at the manufacturer's policy of suspending retailers who sold its product at a discount or stocked a competitor's product.
"I am confident that this award will be put to good use by the Arizona Association of Food Banks to provide emergency food to help Arizona's children, adults and seniors in need," Goddard said.
Because it was difficult to determine individual refunds to consumers harmed by the business practices, the settlement funds were designated to benefit health or nutrition related programs for low-income people, seniors, children and others. The Arizona Attorney General's Office designated the food bank association as the recipient of these funds. The settlement included $8 million in penalties and an agreement from Salton that it would cease from engaging in similar anti-competitive practices.
Arizona joined 43 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia in this action.


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Too Much Paint
I am an industrial paint salesman.
I am an industrial paint salesman. One of my new customers wants to apply what I believe is too much paint on his product. The product is essentially a thin gage sheet metal cabinet. The structure will see lots of abuse from door slamming and flexing. Can you help me explain to him the problems he may be getting himself into by doing this? C. M.
Your customer must belong to the "The More the Better" society. Since his product will be abused, he feels that the more paint he applies the better it will hold up. Unfortunately that is not always true. Paints are engineering materials. They are designed to meet specific performance requirements at a specific film thickness. If paints are applied at too low a film thickness, corrosion protection and moisture resistance properties may not be met. If paints are applied at too high a film thickness, adhesion, flexibility and impact resistance properties may not be met.
At higher film thicknesses, it is possible that the forces of film cohesion can be greater than the forces of film adhesion. In the event of an impact or flexing of the substrate, the film can be delaminated from the substrate. This is a situation where too much of a good thing can become a bad thing.


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A few years ago, after I'd written some articles for a website, Dugout Central, that he owned at the time, I talked with Mike Pagliarulo, the '80s and '90s third baseman for the Yankees, Twins, and other teams, on the phone. The bulk of the interview was about the 1991 Minnesota Twins, and that part was published in a Twins season preview magazine. But we also talked about some other things I was interested in learning from Mike. Here are those exchanges, organized into three subjects:
Q: I wondered what you saw in the Mariners that year in September as they made their comeback, whether there was a sense of them having changed from earlier in the season.
Mike: Yes, we had, in the final series there in Texas, we stopped the Mariners from winning the division, won the last two games against them. Johnny Oates, God bless his soul, he was our manager. The Mariners, they were a very well-balanced team, power from the right side, the left side, good pitching, ran the bases very well, they really knew how to play the game. They had dangerous hitters, could score a bunch of runs in a minute.
Q: What was it like facing Randy Johnson, someone who, at 6-10, he'd be throwing the ball a half-foot higher up than most pitchers. Was it hard to change your eye level and pick up his pitches?
Mike: You have to change, make an adjustment according to the different pitchers, so you'll see the ball better out of his hand. With a left-hander like Johnson, I'd try to hit everything off the left-field wall. You had to have a plan for the opposition.
Randy was very deceptive, with a lower arm slot, you fought to pick up the ball. There was always a battle going on, facing him. I'd come up, struggle to see how the ball's moving, and all of a sudden I'd be saying hey, what the heck, what happened, I'm down 0-1, 0-2.
Q: That year, you were playing against Lou Piniella, one of your former managers with the Yankees. Could you say something about his qualities as a manager?
Mike: He's a super guy, just one of the greatest. He's one of the most brilliant men at teaching hitting mechanics. It was fascinating to play for him with the Yankees. I was fortunate to get the chance to learn from him.
The 1989 Oakland A's and S.F. Giants
Q: To start off, I figured I'd ask if you remember the near-perfect game the A's threw against the Yankees on May 26 in New York?
Mike: No, I don't. What was that?
Q: The one guy to get on was Rickey Henderson, on an infield single, and then the very next hitter, Steve Sax maybe, hit into a double play. That was the only runner of the game.
Mike: Huh. That's funny, I don't know that game at all. We had an injury, someone-Winfield-was out with a bad back in 1989. That year my elbow was a mess. I tried to play, but it wasn't fully recovered.
Q: What was your response when you learned of Rickey Henderson's trade to the A's?
Mike: In New York, we had all come up with each other in the Yankees' tremendous minor league system. Played on the same teams, winning teams. And some guys from the organization, they had played with Rickey for 5 years. He was one of the guys, a great teammate, a phenomenal athlete, so it was hard to see people like him go.
Q: I was reading through some articles from the time, where the Yankees management was saying that Rickey's legs were going, he wasn't that great a player anymore. He'd been struggling a bit with the Yankees, but did you guys have any sense of him running down?
Mike: No, I wouldn't say he was running down. When you play with a good teammate, you never want to see them go, whether they're going well or not. You rely on each other day and day out, so you never expect someone to be traded. You never think in those terms. Rickey was a real impact player, he helped the whole lineup.
Baseball is the ultimate team game, your teammates affect how you play offense and defense, what kind of pitches you get to hit-look at the Red Sox this year [2008], J.D. Drew batting ahead of Manny Ramirez, and how well he did. There are so many variables, it's hard to say which one it is that impacts whether you do well.
Q: What was your impression of Greg Cadaret and Eric Plunk? Because when I went through those articles about the trade I saw Cadaret saying that at least in New York he'd still be able to talk about hunting and fishing with Plunk in the bullpen. Were they out of place in the Bronx?
Mike: [laughs] Well, some players don't feel very comfortable in New York. It can be a rude awakening for some players, they're out of place. Some, they adapt, but I was always real comfortable there, didn't have to get used to New York.
Q: What, for you, were the biggest reasons why the A's were so good in '88 and '89?
Mike: The A's, they had those two big guys (McGwire and Canseco) coming up. I was talking to La Russa one day not long after he got hired by the A's. When was that, 1986 or so? (It was.) And he had a pretty good plan for what to do with the team. They had Ron Hassey, a good friend and teammate with the Yankees.
On the A's, everyone knew their role, what their job was, and that's a compliment to La Russa. He ran a pretty tight ship, everyone had a place they fit into, and there was a really good mix of young and old players. Every good team I've been on has had that characteristic. It's a prerequisite for winning. And they had really good coaches.
Lansford, he was a steady, steady, steady player, a real tough out. Stewart, I don't remember how I did against. But he was like Clemens: the ultimate challenge for a hitter. You want that so much-that challenge, and the great ones, they're great challenges. The A's were very prepared, they always gave their best game.
In '89, we had a coach, Dallas Green, we went outside the organization to get him, and people said, "this guy's not a Yankee"-he wasn't Billy (Martin) or Piniella or Yogi Berra. So it was different: he had some trouble adjusting, it wasn't easy there.
Q: And then you got traded to the Padres not long after Rickey went to Oakland. What did you remember from playing against the Giants late that year? You guys in San Diego were running right alongside the Giants for the division title.
Mike: I remember Matt Williams having a great year, and that guy in left field, Mitchell, just everything they had (offensively). You'd look up and boom! there's the ball flying out of the yard. The Padres had a tremendous team, one of the most talented sets of players I've seen. We had Jack Clark, Bip Roberts, Alomar, Santiago, Gwynn, but we were missing one pitcher.
Billy Martin's death on Christmas day, 1989
Q: How did you respond to Billy Martin, first as your coach on the Yankees, and then upon learning of his death?
Mike: I loved Billy Martin. That was a very sad day for me. I burst out crying when I heard the news.
He was the kind of guy who wasn't afraid to tell you what he thought of you. If I got one hit in a game and hit a couple other balls well, but they were caught, what he'd say to me was, "You dumb-ass dago, you can't get more than one hit." Billy was very honest.
I remember one day, a game against the Angels. It was 1985, my first full season. In the eighth inning I fielded a bunt, threw the ball to second, and the throw pulled the man off base. When I got back to the dugout, Billy was waiting on the top step, screaming at me, "What the hell were you thinking out there? That wasn't the right play." I didn't back down; I told him, "It was the right play, I just didn't make the throw."
A little while later Clete Boyer, our third base coach, says Billy wants to see me in his office. I'm thinking I'm going to get sent down, but Billy said, "Hey look, maybe you were right about that play." He didn't say "You're right," but he said maybe I was right. He was willing to admit he was wrong. Of course he added, "You dago son of a bitch, I'm only saying this because you're Italian."
Billy could see the field so completely; he knew what everybody was doing. My manager with the Twins, Tom Kelly, was like that. One day I made a step on third and throw to first double play, and back in the dugout T.K. said, "Maybe you should have stepped on the base with your other foot, it would have put you into better position to make the throw." T.K. did the same kind of ribbing as Billy, just a little quieter. I'm half-Irish, and it's funny, one day T.K. said the exact same thing Billy had: "I'm only saying this because you're Irish. Now get the hell out of here." Billy and T.K., they noticed everything. Sometimes you didn't necessarily like it, but they noticed everything.


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In the second book of the Casey Jones series, it is Casey's client who is running out of time. Gail Honeycutt is on death row for killing her husband, her appeals are pretty much exhausted, and she only has a month before her execution, but she continues to declare her innocence. Unfortunately, Gail's husband was a cop (maybe a dirty one) and Casey's investigation into his death puts her on the wrong side of the local P.D., including her non-boyfriend Bill. Fingers are pointed at Casey when people connected to the case start dying and the donut-loving private detective has to find the killer before she is framed for his work.
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Officials at the University of Virginia on Wednesday weren't thrilled with Playboy's dubious distinction listing the nation's oldest public university as the No. 1 party school in America.
"We are demanding a recount," UVA spokeswoman Marian Anderfuren told NBC News.
"It's far more important for the university to be known for our academic achievements in teaching and research," said Carol Wood, another UVA spokeswoman, in a statement to NBC News.
Playboy ranked the Charlottesville, Va., university -- founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 -- as the top party school, beating 100 other colleges nationwide, according to Playboy's 2012 Top Party Schools list. The rankings are featured in the October college issue.
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"Raise a glass to UVA, whose students know a thing or two about raising glasses and everything important to this list," said Playboy on its website. "The Cavaliers placed an uninspiring 16th in sports but more than made up for it in nightlife and sex, finishing number three and number two, respectively. According to our math, two plus three equals one."
The rankings were based on 900 data points across three categories: sex, sports and nightlife, according to Playboy officials.
Playboy's full top 10 list:
- University of Virginia
- University of Southern California
- University of Florida
- University of Texas
- University of Wisconsin
- University of Georgia
- Vanderbilt
- Tulane
- Texas Christian
- Ohio State
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DETROIT – It looks like Americans would rather scrub a toilet or try to create world peace than try to think of yet another username or password for one of their myriad of online accounts.
According to a Harris Interactive poll, commissioned by Janrain, 38 percent of people think it sounds more appealing to tackle household chores – from folding the laundry to cleaning bathrooms – than to try and come up with another new user name or password. The poll also said 38 percent of adults sometimes think it would be easier to solve world peace than attempt to remember all their passwords.
"With all of the different websites consumers login to on a regular basis – from email and social networks to online banking and ecommerce sites – it's no wonder people are struggling to remember such a large number of passwords," said Larry Drebes, CEO of Janrain.
The poll was conducted online between July 20-24, 2012 among a nationwide cross section of 2,208 adults.
Oh Man, I Have to Create Another One?
Most consumers know that it's important to create a variety of strong, original passwords to protect their identity online. The problem however lies in trying to come up with different logins for a myriad of different sites…and actually remember them all.
- Nearly 3 in 5 (58%) of adults have 5 or more unique online passwords
- 30% have 10 or more passwords
- Almost one in 10 people (8%) has a whopping 21 or more individual passwords
- Older people are likely to have more unique passwords than their younger counterparts; people age 55 or older on average have 8.2 passwords whereas millennials (18-34 year olds) only average 6.7
- Adults age 35-44 average 8.7 unique passwords and those 45-54 have 8.4 on average
- Men age 45-54 have the highest average number of unique passwords at 9.8
- Three-quarters of people say they try to create the strongest passwords possible, using combinations of letters and numbers instead of obvious names or words, like the all too common "password"
- Recalling their complicated passwords when needed is where people seem to run into trouble. Nearly 2 in 5 (37%) have to ask for assistance on their user name or password for at least one website per month
Open Sesame
Having to remember whether that secret combination of letters and numbers unlocks the online gate to a bank account or an Etsy account appears to be weighing heavily on many people; nearly four in 10 think taking on the problems of the world sounds more appealing.
- 38% of adults sometimes think it would be easier to solve world peace than attempt to remember all their passwords
- Almost half (46%) of women age 55 or older agreed with this statement
- Those age 55+ in general were more likely to agree than those in age 18-34 (42% vs 33%)
- 38% would rather undertake household chores, like cleaning the toilet or doing the dishes, than have to create another username and password
Getting to Know You
Frustration with the registration process doesn't end with the requirement to create a new username and password combination. The majority of adults prickle at the prospect of having to enter their personal information and register at another website. The problem may lie in the fact that most people are unclear as to how a site is using that information.
- 84% of people dislike being asked to register on a website. Of those respondents:
- More than half (51%) dislike the prospect of remembering another user name or password
- 44% find online registration forms to be too long
- Almost two-thirds of adults (62%) would be willing to enter more personal information on a website, including their age, location or marital status, if they knew how the site or brand was planning to use the info


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Big Green Egg is Sheer Perfection for Food Lovers Everywhere!
By Amy Lignor
It's time for some great food and The Big Green Egg Perfect Ribs is an excellent choice for your next gathering. Serving tender ribs is a snap with The Big Green Egg and everyone will thank you for a great meal. Simply stated, you will become the "host" for the summer with these delicious and perfect ribs!
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"The Perfect Ribs" are easy with The Big Green Egg. See that succulent Dry Rub? Learning how to make these great ribs is easy with these great instructions. Your friends and family will love it and once you have accomplished making this great feast, there are many other great options for mealtime for you to try too!
Big Green Egg is a Culinary "Must Have"
Since the dawn of Man, when those Tyrannosaurus ribs needed to be cooked over a fire in order to really taste good, civilization has longed for the Big Green Egg and all the ribs, side dishes, and specialties that this elite cooker can produce.
Now, that goal has been attained. Today's Big Green Egg is a modern-day evolution that American serviceman and entrepreneur, Ed Fisher, worked hard to create. Opening the first Big Green Egg store in Atlanta in 1974, Ed worked continuously to transform the basic domed cooker. Blending ancient tradition with modern technology, the EGG is the highest-quality ceramic cooking system on the market today. There's even an online store on the company's website where you will find hundreds of accessories designed to make cooking anything on a Big Green Egg fun, entertaining and most importantly, delicious! Plus, the Big Green Egg has a massive dealer network too. Check out their website to find a dealer nearest you.
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The array of recipes available will blow your mind. Not only will you find recipes listed by technique (i.e., grill, roast, smoke, and bake), on The Big Green Egg Recipes page, but you'll also be given categories of recipes that cover everything from main courses, casseroles, side dishes and even desserts! For example, when you're making those "Perfect Ribs" for dinner, why not add a classic side like the EGG Cowboy Beans?
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Maybe you've been thinking about buying a Nexus 4, but you don't want to spend money on last year's processor and 720p display. Maybe you like the look of Samsung's Galaxy S 4 or the HTC One, but you don't like the look of either the TouchWiz or Sense Android skins. Either way, the stock Android versions of the Galaxy S 4 (announced at Google I/O) and the One (announced shortly afterward) are now available to order in the Google Play store for $649 and $599, respectively.
The phones, dubbed the Galaxy S 4 Google Play edition and HTC One Google Play edition, come with stock Android 4.2.2 software installs that have been altered only slightly to account for each phone's unique hardware features. The HTC One, for example, has a setting that will allow you to toggle the Beats Audio enhancements for the speakers, while the S 4 can use the Flip Covers that Samsung sells for the standard version of the phone. Otherwise, the software experience is exactly the same as it is on the Nexus 4. Each phone is also carrier unlocked and comes with an easily unlockable bootloader, making them ideal for developers and tinkerers.
The phones will begin shipping on July 9th. Google has said that it is working with other manufacturers to make Google Play editions of their phones available and that it will continue to announce these partnerships as they happen. We'll be doing mini-reviews of the Galaxy S 4 and HTC One Google Play edition phones next week to evaluate how they differ from the standard versions and how each phone takes to stock Android.


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What is a Trademark and How to Apply for One?
- February 5, 2019
- Posted by: Chase Gregory
- Category: Advertising, CEO/Executive, Creativity, Design, Digital, Marketing, Media, Products, Services, Small Business, Web Design
Note – Not everything can be trademarked. Starting a business can be very fun because of the creativity you put into it that makes it your own. Your creativity is yours an you should own it and definitely protect it. To protect your creativity from being stolen by someone else and claimed as their own,


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CINCINNATI (AP) Point guard Cashmere Wright set a career high with six 3-pointers, and Sean Kilpatrick scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half Saturday, keeping No. 11 Cincinnati unbeaten with a 92-62 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore.
The Bearcats (9-0) have opened the season with nine wins for only the 10th time in school history. They also did it in during the 2010-11 season, winning their first 15 games.
Cincinnati moved up to No. 11 this week - its highest ranking since it finished the 2003-04 season at No. 11 - off impressive wins over Iowa State, Oregon and Alabama. The Bearcats had back-to-back home games this week against overmatched teams.
They set a school record with 23 steals during an 87-53 win over Arkansas-Little Rock on Thursday. This time, they hit open shots against a winless team. Kyree Jones led the Hawks (0-9) with 25 points.


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With star playmaker Chuckie Keeton's eligibility set to expire at season's end, it appears Utah State has landed a transfer who could potentially be Keeton's successor and quarterback of the future.
While USU has yet to confirm his addition, Damion Hobbs told the Salt Lake Tribune Wednesday that he has decided to continue his collegiate playing career with the Aggies. Just 11 days ago, Hobbs' announced his decision to transfer out of the Oregon football program.
There was a comfort factors with the USU coaches that played a significant role in his decision.
"I am thankful for the opportunity I had at Oregon, but things simply didn't work out football wise," the player told the paper. "I've been to Utah State and had a good rapport with the coaches so everything was in place and it just felt right."
Hobbs will be forced to sit out the 2014 season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules, but will then engage in a battle with, among others, Darell Garretson for the starting job. When Keeton went down with a season-ending knee injury last year, Garretson won six of his seven starts.
A three-star member of the Ducks' 2013 recruiting class, Hobbs was rated as the No. 26 dual-threat quarterback in the country coming out of high school in Cedar Hill, Tex. He took a redshirt last season and exited spring practice this year at least fourth on UO's depth chart, triggering his transfer.
Hobbs was the second Ducks quarterback to transfer in the month of May, joining former teammate Jake Rodrigues. Earlier this week, it was reported that Rodrigues would be moving on to San Diego State.


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The Nathaniel B. Palmer is an icebreaker operated by the US National Science Foundation. Cassandra Brooks, one of the 37 scientists the ship can accomodate for missions of up to 75 days and deep in the Antarctic winter, shot this timelapse video of the ship doing its stuff over a two month period while traveling through the Ross Sea.
The video is the latest in a series of posts in which Brooks blogs about her experiences studying marine protection in the Antarctic at National Geographic. Go and take a look, and keep an eye out for penguins!


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I am eagerly awaiting my new S1000RR. I am the lucky winner of the Superbike Drawing. I know there are several or many of you who have taken possession of the new "S" bike. I wonder what your impressions are. What other bikes do you have? How old are you? What kind of motorcycling experience before the new bike? What do you like and what don't you care for? Do you have radar detectors?
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LEGION TOURNEY: RCP shakes off late-inning collapse, wins nightcap to stay alive
BRISTOL -- RCP is not dead yet.
After giving away their first game of the day in a ninth-inning stunner, RCP battled to a 4-1 win against Orange in the nightcap at Muzzy Field, staying alive in the American Legion's double-elimination state tournament.
RCP will play tonight at Stamford's Cubeta Stadium at 6:30, taking on the winner of this afternoon's Southington-Branford game.
Doug Davenport went the distance for RCP in the win, giving up seven hits. His teammates scored three runs in the fifth inning, sparked by an RBI double from Steve Radziewicz.
"I said after the first game, 'We'll see what the kids are made of,'" RCP coach Jay Hickey said. "And we saw what they're made of.
"We explained to the kids that it's a double-elimination tournament, we moved on and played a very good game tonight."
Kevin Radziewicz and Alex Fulco had two hits apiece, and Christian Budzik and Pat Sirois added RBI singles.
Orange, which had lost to Avon earlier in the day, is eliminated from the tournament.
RCP bounced back from a disappointing 4-3 loss to Montville earlier in the day.
"That definitely was a tough one," said Hickey after his team blew a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning. "We felt good after getting two insurance runs in the top of the inning. I thought a three-run lead would be enough."
It wasn't.
Lefty Logan Lessard took a two-hit shutout into the ninth. The RCP defense had played well behind him, committing just one so-what error and turning a double play to short-circuit a seventh-inning threat. Moreover, catcher Kevin Radziewicz -- probably the best catcher in the tourney -- had thrown one runner out trying to steal and picked another off first.
Montville had left only two runners on base through eight innings. But it all came undone in the ninth.
Lessard hit Tyler Guetens to open the ninth. After Nick Kinder bounced into a force play, Lessard gave up a single up the middle to Tyler Contillo. He walked Casey Zalagens to load the bases, then hit his second batter of the inning, Corey Wilcox, to force in a run.
That's when Hickey relieved Lessard and brought in Christian Budzik. Kenny Strecker then hit a ground ball to first, but Kevin Post booted it as a run scored. Tyler Miner then walked to force in another run to tie the game. After Max Hart struck out, Brandon Haas walked on a 3-2 pitch to end it.
"I stayed with Lessard [118 pitches] a long time because they had lefties coming up," said Hickey. "I started him because they had five lefties."
Hickey complained on the third ball call by plate umpire Dave Bindas to the final hitter of the game.
"He didn't swing, I just thought it was a strike," said Hickey. "Dave was squeezing us all game. It was a tight strike zone, the size of a quarter. I'm tired of that."
RCP broke through for its first hit and first run in the seventh inning off starter Joey Brachas. Pat Sirois singled to start the inning and after failing to bunt, Jeff Osak singled to the shortstop hole.
John McMahon bunted down third for a hit to load the bases with no one out. RCP got a run when the first pitch to Post got by catcher Miner for a passed ball.
Post struck out, but then a baserunning blunder cost RCP another run. Kevin Radziewicz hit a fly ball to left, but Osak, who was on third, broke for the plate and couldn't get back to tag up.
"We absolutely lost a run," said Hickey. "We had just talked about tagging on a fly ball and Jeff is the fastest kid on the team. No way he would have been thrown out. He just had a lapse."
Osak died at third as Budzik flied to left.
RCP seemingly salted the game away with two runs in the ninth, chasing Brachas. Sirois (2-for-4) opened with a base hit, he was bunted up by Osak, and John McMahon was hit by a pitch.
Brachas was replaced by Zalagens, and after a double steal, he was ordered to walk Post to load the bases and set up force plays everywhere. That strategy failed as Kevin Radziewicz singled home a run and Budzik singled home another to give RCP a 3-0 lead. Alex Fulco bounced into an inning-ending doubleplay, but it seemed RCP had enough.
Things were not as they seemed.
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The Central Connecticut men's basketball team is back in action tonight hosting St. Francis Brooklyn (10-7, 1-1 NEC) in league action at 7 p.m. in Detrick Gym. The Blue Devils are 4-11 overall and 0-2 in league play entering tonight's game.
What's Happening
The Blue Devils continue Northeast Conference play at home vs. St. Francis Brooklyn, the third of four straight games at home to open league play in 2014. CCSU won't play on the road again until Jan. 23 at Wagner. Following those four home games Central will play its next four NEC games on the road, including the annual trip to Western PA on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1. The Blue Devils finished the non-conference portion of their schedule 4-9 overall, including three home victories. Central is 3-4 at home this season and has lost two straight.
Vinales Out
Leading scorer Kyle Vinales is out indefinitely with an injury. He missed his first game on Thursday night in the loss to Wagner. He will continue to be reevaluated in the coming weeks. Vinales was averaging a team-high 17.4 points per game and also led the team with 44 assists at the time of his injury.
Last Time Out
Junior Faronte Drakeford and freshman Matt Mobley combined to score 41 points on 17-of-34 shooting but the Blue Devils dropped a 75-67 home loss to St. Francis University on Saturday. Mobley's 19 points were a new career-high, he played 39 minutes and was 7-of-16 from the field and hit a pair of threes. Drakeford's 22 was a game-high, as he was 10-of-18 from the field and also hit a three. Central assisted on 16 of 27 baskets, but the Red Flash led by seven at the break and held on for the eight point win. They hit seven threes in the game, including five in the first half from Dominique Major. He finished the game with 19 points and was 5-of-8 from three. Four Red Flash players scored in double-figures, led by Earl Brown who had 18 points and 12 rebounds. He also had three blocks.
SERIES HISTORY - Terriers lead 22-21
This is the 44th meeting between the two teams, the Terriers hold a 22-21 advantage in the series history. CCSU has won 13 of the last 15 in the series. Head coach Howie Dickenman is 19-15 in his career vs. St. Francis Brooklyn and 10-7 at home. This is the first of two regular season meetings with the Terriers. The Blue Devils have won nine straight at home vs. the Terriers.
Seven different players have led the team in scoring through the first 14 games. Juniors Kyle Vinales and Faronte Drakeford have each led the Blue Devils in scoring five times, followed by two from junior Malcolm McMillan and one time each for redshirt freshman Khalen Cumberlander, senior Matt Hunter, sophomore Brandon Peel and freshman Matt Mobley. Drakeford had a game-high 22 points in Saturday's loss.
Mobley's Week
Freshman Matt Mobley had a standout week for the Blue Devils, making a pair of starts and averaging 14.5 points, 36.5 minutes, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals and making 4-of-12 threes for the Blue Devils last week. Mobley started the week with 10 points and two steals in a loss to Wagner, playing 34 minutes in his fifth start of the season. He his a pair of threes in the game and has made two threes in each of the last two games for CCSU. He followed that up with a career-high 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting, including 2-of-5 from three, while adding four assists and two steals in a home loss to SFU. Mobley has scored in double-figures in two straight and four times this season and has six threes in his last three games.


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At Falcon Ridge Ranch we employ not only highly qualified, experienced, and effective individuals – we have people who are outstanding role models for our young women.
Our Clinical Team is comprised of individually licensed therapists with advanced degrees, our Equine Team are experienced horsemen & women certified to facilitate Equine Therapy.
Our Academic Team is highly effective in giving individual attention and instruction to each girl.
Our Residential Team are ladies who really connect with the girls and are outstanding role models.
And our Food Services Team – well, they know how to make the kind of home-cooked meals that not only nourish our students, but make them feel right at home.
We found Falcon Ridge through an education consultant. Our first visit gave us hope for our daughter. After many months of working with the horses, therapists, teachers, staff, and other students, our daughter is home, working a part-time job, and going to college. We are all so grateful."? Kathy P. - Falcon Ridge Parent
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Salama Fikira Group's systems and policies meet the principles and the standards derived from the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers.
ICoCA Certification is currently based on external third-party certification to recognized standards (ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012; ISO 28007:2015 and ISO 18788:2015) and additional due diligence carried out by the ICoCA. Certification provides assurance that the company's systems and policies meet the Code's principles and the standards derived from the Code in the locations detailed in the Certificate. The geographic scope of the Member Company's certification is available on the ICoCA website.
However, membership in the ICoCA applies to the entire scope of the Member Company's activities relevant to operations in complex environments, including across country contexts. The ICoCA exercises oversight of Member companies' performance under the Code, including through the Monitoring and Grievance functions, for the locations of all its operations within complex environments and are not limited to the scope of certification provided to the Association by the external certifying bodies.


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What is it?
It's the 2012 Ferrari Four, aka Ferrari FF, built for four occupants and the first Ferrari with all-wheel drive. Ferrari claims the 2012 FF is the world's fastest four-seat automobile, regardless of how fast it looks.
It's not exactly beautiful, but this Pininfarina-penned coupe is charming with an undeniable Ferrari presence. The look starts with a toothy jack-o'-lantern front end and flows into a shooting-brake backside, creating a silhouette that will remind just about everyone of the first BMW Z-coupe. The Ferrari FF looks a bit ungainly, or perhaps oddly proportioned as Ferraris go, but it's less so than the four-dour Porsche Panamera.
The FF's calling card is a new 6,262-cc, 65-degree V12, with direct gasoline injection, fully variable valve timing, graphite-coated pistons and 12.3:1 compression. The engine generates a peak of 651 hp on 93 octane, precisely at its 8,000-rpm redline, with 504 lb-ft of torque at 6,000 rpm. That's about 103 hp for each of the six-plus normally aspirated liters of displacement. Yet Ferrari claims that, thanks to direct injection, friction reduction and low-drag accessories, its new V12 reduces specific fuel consumption nearly 25 percent compared with the old one. These are good times.
The transmission is an update of Ferrari's F1DCT dual-clutch automanual with seven speeds. The 2012 FF will be offered in North America with an economizing HELE option, which adds low-e, brushless fan motors, an economy-oriented transmission-control mode, a more efficient air-conditioning compressor and a start-stop feature. Ferrari says it can improve fuel mileage by 2 percent to 3 percent.
Then there's Ferrari's 4RM all-wheel-drive system, which happens to be the coolest we've seen in a long time. The key element is a patented (by Ferrari) front differential. It has a two gear ratios and a wet clutch for each half-shaft, and it taps power from the front of the crankshaft. Ferrari claims the 4RM weighs 50 percent less than the typical all-wheel-drive system. The front differential case is less than seven inches deep. It mounts on the front of the engine block and remains almost entirely behind the front axle, retaining Ferrari's classically sporting 47 front/53 rear weight distribution.
The default torque split is 100 percent rear, and it takes a fairly significant loss of traction under the rear tires to get any engine torque flowing through the front. The FF gets integrated stability/powertrain electronics that add two new settings for Ferrari: Ice and Snow. The differentials allow torque-vectoring power distribution front and rear, and the system is designed so that before it takes torque from--or brakes--any wheel, it will shift more torque to other wheels. Because the front wheels only operate in two driven speed ranges (compared with seven for the rear), the 4RM won't operate at all above about 120 mph.
The Ferrari FF uses an aluminum spaceframe that's welded in some locations, glued in others. It applies a new suspension configuration for Ferrari, with double wishbones in front and a multilink arrangement in back. Delphi-developed SCM3 magnetic dampening and Brembo's third-gen carbon-ceramic brakes (more friction, less weight) are standard.
The FF will replace the 612 Scaglietti, which at the moment is still available. 2012 Ferrari FF production for the United States begins in October, with the first cars arriving by the end of the year, priced at $290,000 or more. About 25 percent of the annual build is earmarked for North America, but if you don't already have your name on an FF (and if you do, you probably already own a late-model Ferrari), you won't be getting one anytime soon. Ferrari claims the first year's run of 800 is already spoken for.
What is it like to drive?
In terms of comfort, ease of use or simple drivability--not to mention objective performance--the Ferrari FF is light-years beyond what the most ardent Ferrari fan could have imagined 20 years ago. The big news, of course, is 4RM. Ferrari built a snow track on top of a mountain in Italy just to introduce its AWD system.
We're still getting our head around that concept, too. Elegant packaging aside, 4RM definitely works. Ferrari claims that on a low-friction surface such as snow, with standard winter tires, the all-wheel drive cuts 0-to-60-mph times in half, compared with rear-drive only.
In Ice mode, 4RM is a straight jacket. No matter how aggressive you are with the gas, the FF will simply proceed where it's aimed at whatever rate the under-tire friction allows it to go. With the electronics in a looser mode, say comfort or even sport, it behaves essentially like a rear-drive coupe, with enough slip in back to throttle-out the tail and counter-steer. And then, if those back wheels approach the point of no return, and the tail wants to swing all the way around, the front wheels will power up and start digging for some traction. Or, if you induce understeer with hard trail braking and hot entry, the 2012 FF will sort of slow itself down until the front tires grip better, and then power up the front wheels and torque-vector the front end back in line.
That's on the snow track. The Ferrari FF has massive footprints (245/35ZR-20 front, 295/35 rear). On dry, high-friction public roads, with the electronics in comfort mode, it's really hard to get any torque flowing to the front wheels, if the graphics on the FF's dash are an accurate indication.
The V12 sings most forcefully at high revs, as one might expect, but there's a wad of torque throughout the range--more than enough to give your passengers a nice tummy twist with a brief jab at the gas pedal. Yet the biggest problem with this stallion is finding space to really stretch its legs. Given the FF's wide gear ratios and 8,000-rpm redline, a lightly traveled, limited-access freeway is about the only place to wind through a couple of gears. If you floor it on straight stretches of a nice, winding two-lane, you'll probably be on the brakes hard for the next bend before you get to experience the sweet sound and the feel of the F1DCT shifting up at redline.
And it is sweet. Anyone who remembers Ferrari's first, single-clutch F1 automanual will be blown away by how pleasing this one is, as a manual sport transmission or a full automatic. In auto mode, it's quick to react to the driver's throttle/brake habits, and at a casual pace it's almost always smooth. The F1DCT as evolved into a box that's as good as Porsche's PDK overall, and perhaps a bit quicker for manual shifting.
The 2012 Ferrari FF gets steering that's appropriately quick but secure and not too light. There's so much grip in the front tires it's a bit difficult to evaluate feedback on public roads, because it's difficult to sanely load the tires up to the fine edge between grip and slip. This is a big, wide car, and unless you're really tall or prefer the feeling of sitting on a box, you won't see much metal through the FF windshield. But when you get comfortable with where its edges are, it's easy to keep the car where you want it. The Ferrari FF will dance as lithely as any automobile of its substantial 4,150-pound curb weight. Its ride is comfortable for touring, and the rate of damping, body roll or weight transfer adjusts appropriately to the pace you're keeping.
We wouldn't call the cockpit finish lavish-it's more down-to-business--but it looks and feels appropriate to the FF's price. The navigation/video package appears to come from the supplier that built Chrysler's old UConnect system, and it's weak graphically. Otherwise, switches are well placed and solid. All the essentials, including spoke-mounted turn-signal buttons, are located on the manettino steering wheel.
The Ferrari FF is more than a 2+2. Adults up to nearly six feet tall can fit comfortably in the rear buckets, with decent legroom, and it's fairly easy to climb in. There's also good space--nearly 16 cubic foot--in the nicely finished cargo hold. Naturally, Ferrari will offer a four-piece fitted luggage set or matching custom golf bags.
Do I want it?
It's a Ferrari, for cryin' out loud, and a pioneering one at that. And it's wicked fast. If you want a Ferrari to actually carry a couple of friends on a weekend blast to the Hamptons, or for a ski trip to the Sierra, there is no other.
We wonder, though, how many 2012 FF owners will actually use their cars for such purposes. Somehow, we can't see them doing power slides in the snow. And if the point is a sunny-day blast for two into the countryside, or a track day or just getting the best valet spot at your favorite restaurant, the 458 Italia is probably better suited. It's certainly more nimble and probably more fun from the driver's perspective. The Italia is also about half the price, and it's a safe bet that you can get your hot little hands on one a lot sooner.
2012 Ferrari FF
Price: $290,000-$300,000 (projection)
Available: Late 2011
Layout: Four-passenger, front mid-engine, all-wheel-drive coupe
Drivetrain: 6.3-liter, 651-hp, 504-lb-ft V12; rear-mount, seven-speed dual-clutch automatic
Curb Weight: 4,144 lb
Performance: 0-60 mph, 3.6 sec (est); 208 mph top speed (mfr)


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What is a patch handle? Plastic shopping bag manufacturers create simple handles for their bags by die cutting a hole near the top of the bag. Users can then put their hand through the opening as a convenient means of carrying it. It's easier, less costly and more eco-friendly than adding a handle after the main bag is manufactured but accomplishes the same thing. These types of bags are sometimes referred to as "die cut plastic bags."
Some die cut shopping bags have an added feature: a "patch." A patch, usually made from the same or similar plastic material is placed around the hole on the inside of the bag. This patch reinforces the handle area, making it stronger and less prone to breakage. A Custom Plastic Bag can withstand more weight inside this way.
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January Jones has revealed audiences should not expect a happy ending for her Mad Men character.
The X-Men star resumes her role of Betty Francis in the 1960s drama when the show returns for the final series, but said she does not know what the future holds for her.
Speaking on the red carpet at the season premiere in Los Angeles, the blonde beauty said: "I don't know that Matt (creator Matthew Weiner) would ever write anyone a "happy ending", we are probably just going to end it at one moment in time and not wrap anyone's story up in a neat little bow. I don't know where he is going to take it but I doubt that would ever happen and we would see a happy ever after."
January will say goodbye to the role of Don Draper's ex-wife with the final series planned and she said it will be a wrench.
"It has been a massive gift, any time you are given a piece of writing, whether it's a movie or anything else, and there is no way I can replicate anything like this as a learning experience or as a character to see someone grow like that.
"I think the saddest thing for me will be when this ends and I never get to play her again and speak in her voice. I'm very proud of her and how she has grown and of me too."
Comparing her experiences on the hit TV show to those on a big budget movie set like X-Men, January said: "Something with a huge budget is very different but Mad Men shoots a lot like an independent movie and I prefer that to waiting around in my trailer playing video games, but I like the big trailer on those movies."
Mad Men returns to Sky Atlantic at 10pm on Wednesday April 16.


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Each Month I send out cards to a few girls who are away at college and really miss seeing them at church each week. I usually write them a note with a post-it note so they can reuse the card. I place it in a regular invitation size envelope and then in a larger envelope – kind of like when you receive a wedding invitation. That way they have an envelope to send the card if they choose. These are a few of the cards I sent them for Easter…
Doesn't this just make you crave your favorite chocolate bunny? Thank you to Connie Babbert for this fun idea .
I think little bunnies are so cute, but I like the chocolate bunnies best of all because chocolate bunnies don't get into your garden and eat all your veggies.
This idea came from the Stampin' Connection but I do not know the name of the gal who submitted it – sorry. Stampin' Connection is a great way for demonstrators to share their projects with other demonstrators. If you would like to become a Stampin' Up Demonstrator there is still time to get in on the 15% off deal for signing up. You can see how much fun we have, wouldn't you like to join our team too?
Thanks to Dawn Griffiths for this cute idea. I love how she had the little bird flying off with the picnic basket.
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This story appears in the March 2000 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
The heady economy and Internet speed of the new millennium are giving rise to the belief that you can start a high-tech company in a low-tech farmland; start a hot catalog house in cool and remote Maine; or launch a global cable television network far from the canyons of New York City or Los Angeles. In fact, it's been done more than once (see "Hall of Fame," on page 180C). But if you hope to succeed at launching your business in an unlikely place, be prepared to scale obstacles--and don't try to go it alone.
"If you take the broadest examples of entrepreneurship, you can start a business anywhere," says Andrew Zacharakis, professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. "Landscaping, housecleaning and restaurants are all businesses you can start practically wherever you choose. But most specialized businesses are more likely to succeed in places where there's infrastructure to support them." He points out that Gateway Computers is a great example because the company started in a Midwestern cow pasture.
Still, the success of such businesses is not an accident. To set up a sophisticated and high-potential business in an unlikely place, you should follow eight basic rules:
1. Visit the area before making the move and starting your business. This is especially true for those who move to places they consider paradise. If it's far away and you've long dreamed of going there, the experts say you should overcome fantasy with at least one scouting trip. Iris Hallaran, a SCORE counselor in Honolulu, says she recently dealt with a couple mainland entrepreneurs who dreamed of starting a restaurant in Hawaii. They purchased the property from the mainland without doing due diligence. Turns out it was on the wrong side of the street for traffic flow. Visitors would have to drive around a block to get to the restaurant. "They thought they could build a reputation, but that's not easy to do," Hallaran says. "Customers don't usually like going to a business that's out of their way. We helped them as they struggled. They put in a lot of work, but eventually failed because they hadn't done their homework."
2. As you leave your old job, make strong connections with talented people whose skills you may need in your new business. While you're still working, find marketing, sales, human resources, IT and other executives who could become your mentors after you leave. Talk to them about your dream business before you make the move. If you do go to an unusual location, you'll probably have to rely on these colleagues for business advice. "If you've started networking with them before you move, they'll likely return your phone calls when you're at a distance," says William Bygrave, a Babson College professor and author of The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship (Wiley).
3. Examine your business dream in the context of your personal financial system. Bygrave says there are four specific stages of life during which you must consider issues besides the business itself (see "Anywhere, Yes. But When?" on page 180B). Understanding which stage applies to you can keep you from stumbling.
4. If your business requires traffic, research and find as specific a location as possible before you move. Consider the situation with the Hawaiian restaurant on the wrong side of the street. "Even if you ignore broader geographical questions, you can never be too cavalier about location," says Bygrave, who has a house in Biddeford, Maine, near a crossroads where several bookstores are located. "There's no reason for any one of them to be in that spot. But they found each other, and that has created a good business environment for all of them."
The bookstores sell a variety of used books and new bestsellers, and their proximity to one another creates a center where book lovers are drawn from miles around. They compete with one another, but they also form a big draw much like the myriad auto dealerships along the business strips of many small towns.
5. Write a business plan that addresses all the things that can go wrong in the new location. Submit your plan to bankers familiar with the area where you plan to launch the business; they can help you estimate the risk. Typical "go wrong" points include: zoning problems, lack of street access, environmental rules and unadvertised telephone-company problems (such as poor connections that interfere with computer links).
6. Examine the network of people and resources available in the new location. Peter Adler and his wife, Cathy, have run a property-evaluation business in upstate New York for 14 years, and Peter says the couple's business dried up suddenly when the small network of banks that fed them customers started to turn elsewhere for business. "Your customer pool can dry up quickly in a remote region," he says. "You really have to understand what's feeding business into the market." The Adlers had to scurry in search of new sources, including banks from outside the local community.
7. Understand how long you will have to go without income before your new business starts to generate cash flow. "A restaurant typically starts to bring in cash within three to six months," says Zacharakis. "But it might take a year before you can open the doors of a large networking company." This also involves understanding the future of taxes, shipping costs and other charges that might rise in a particular geographic area while you're trying to get your business up and running.
8. Practice using small-business technology. If you're used to having an IT department at work, set up and use your new office before you actually go it alone. Web access in your corporate office is probably based on a high-speed network. Move to a home office or a remote office and such speed may not be available. Telephone services available in populated areas--such as caller ID or call tracing--may also be unavailable in rural areas.
Surprisingly, few remote-living entrepreneurs have access to great technology. U.S. Department of Agriculture demographer Calvin Beale, who has been watching a move by urban professionals to remote rural locations since the 1970s, believes few of them find the best technology in their chosen paradise. "A recent Washington University study indicated that about 3 percent of those who migrate to rural areas are in computer-related fields," Beale says.
Other anecdotal evidence indicates that a large number of those who decide to go back to their urban roots do so because they can't handle the intricacies of communications from a remote location. "Many of them are unprepared for the difficulties they encounter simply in networking--finding the people and the technology services it takes to run a business," Beale explains.
But what if you decide to throw caution to the wind and move to your personal paradise before figuring out how you'll make your living? While experts don't recommend it, sometimes it does work.
Nancy and Anthony Costa, 34 and 38, respectively, lived in New York City and took frequent trips north through the Hudson Valley and across the Harlem Valley of New York into the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts. As their three children got older, the Costas decided they wanted out of the rat race and they headed to Union Vale, New York, in 1993. "We wanted better schools for our kids and woods for them to play in," Nancy recalls. "Anthony commuted to work in New York City and I raised the children."
Just two years ago, in the midst of a series of snowstorms, Anthony was unable to get into the city several times, and the couple found themselves skidding across the countryside in the family car almost daily. "We practically lived in the car wash in town, because the car was always salty and dirty," Nancy says.
That gave the couple the idea of building a car wash in their new neighborhood. They searched for land and found a perfect parcel that belonged to the town. "It was available at a great price," Nancy says. "But the town had to hold a referendum to sell it."
The vote was 764 to 200 in favor of the land deal. The Costas purchased the land and built a car wash with an adjoining oil and lube center.
"I'm glad we didn't start the business right away. "We couldn't have found the right location or the right business if we hadn't experienced life in the country first. You really can start a business anywhere, but you'd better be there first when you do."
Dennis Eskow is a writer who lives in his own paradise in Hopewell Junction, New York
Hall Of Fame
Five great companies that started anywhere:
Wal-Mart ($137.6 billion sales): The Benton, Arkansas, consumer goods giant makes suppliers come to them.
Gateway ($2.3 billion sales): The PC maker with the cow on the box was born in Sioux City, South Dakota.
Wendy's ($1.9 billion sales): The Dublin, Ohio, hamburger chain shows there ain't no reason to go elsewhere.
LL Bean ($1.1 billion sales): Freeport, Maine, is home to this catalog clothing giant, which makes downeasterners mighty proud.
CNN ($201 million operating revenue): Started in Atlanta, far from the media capitals of New York; Washington, DC; Los Angeles; and Chicago.
Contact Sources
William Bygrave, firstname.lastname@example.com
Economy Research Service, (202) 694-5416, firstname.lastname@example.com
Service Corps of Retired Executives, (808) 522-8130, http://www.score.org
Andrew Zacharakis, (781) 239-4497, email@example.com


text: Posted May 6, 2017 · Report post 1. Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for downloading Final Fantasy IV: The Darkness Within! This romhack is a redesign of the original Final Fantasy IV game, focusing mostly on a revamped story and rebalanced gameplay. A lot of development time went into ensuring that the game was challenging and engaging to all playstyles. This mod was created almost entirely using ff4kster (many thanks to Pinkpuff) with just a few tweaks done via hex editing. While this is not a difficulty hack, many aspects of the game require more thought on the player's part so overall there is a difficulty increase. The difficulty curve is fairly generous and gives even players new to Final Fantasy IV ample time to adjust. With that said, my main objective was to create something fun! Enjoy!! 2. Installation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The .zip file includes two .ips patch files; one Complete patch and the Base patch for those of you who wish to view stats in ff4kster. The Complete patch will need to be applied to a clean UNHEADERED Final Fantasy II(US) version 1.1 ROM. The file name for the original ROM used in creating this mod was Final Fantasy II (USA)(Rev A).sfc. You will need the Lunar IPS patching tool as well in order to apply the .ips patch. The mod is incompatible with previous saves of FFIV. You will need to start a New Game. Back up your saves if you are concerned about losing them. If you experience strange issues, try patching the ROM file again with a known clean ROM. If you still experience issues afterward or need help on how to patch, feel free to contact me. Hash: No-Intro Name: Final Fantasy II (USA) (Rev 1) (No-Intro version 20130701-030720) ROM/File SHA-1: 41A74EB369A7A91815529EF99AB1B20E2BDF3E26 File name: Final Fantasy II (USA) (Rev A).sfc 3. Gameplay Changes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -First, and foremost, you would be well-served to speak with everyone in the Training Room in the first town you explore. You will be told the location of it during the story. -General menu navigation speed has been increased. -ATB gauges for the player party have been added in battle! Characters & Stats ------------------ -Many characters have had their stats and levels adjusted to account for the point where they join the story. -Some characters join at pre-set levels (mostly the early characters). Later characters will join around the average level of your party. -Potential for stat-downs at levels >70 have been removed. Level ups >70 are still randomized, but will always be in the positive direction. -Spell lists and learned spell levels have been adjusted for most characters. Spells & Abilities ------------------ -Several spells have had their power/accuracy/cast time adjusted in an effort to make all spells serve a purpose. -Black Magic is now primarily a single-target spell group, while Summons enjoy mutli-targetting and no damage splitting. -Sylph (Summon) has been removed from the game as a bug present in vanilla causes this spell to cast at no MP cost. Because of this, Asura has been made available earlier and had its MP cost and power adjusted. -Chocobo (Summon) spell power has been increased significantly and changed to deal Air damage. -The Summon items Imp, Bomb, and Mage have been dummied out and no longer drop. -Virus (Black) is now Dark element in order to give the party a way to deal magical Dark damage. -Venom (Black) is now Dark element and equivalent to Level 1 spells. -The Warp (Black) spell has been removed from the game as it was largely redundant to the Exit (White) spell. -The Sight (White) spell has been removed from the game. -Waken (White) has been added. This spell removes Sleep and Stun (Combat only spell). -Bless (White) has been added. This spell removes Curse (Combat only spell). -The Exit (White) spell has been disabled in a number of locations to prevent sequence-breaking teleports. -The Ninja spell Pin has been removed. -Ninja magic has gained a spell called "Bandg" (Bandage). It provides a small emergency heal to one character. -A number of enemy-only abilities have been adjusted to provide for more engaging fights. -Several new abilities have been changed/added/re-introduced to the game: Dark Wave: Everyone's favorite Dark Knight ability is back. Provides group damage at the expense of HP. Pray: Chance to cast a variety of healing spells on the entire party. 20% chance to fail. Spells do NOT consume MP! 30% chance of: Grace (10% of max HP heal) 20% chance of: Glory (33% of max HP heal) 20% chance of: Hope (cures all status effects) 10% chance of: Miracle (full HP/MP heal) Sing: Revamped to affect all enemies and removed chance for failure. Equal chance for: Stop, Mute, Charm, Sleep Hide: Has changed characters. Train: A small chance (10%) to cast a VERY powerful spell at no MP cost... Focus: Charge up an attack for double damage. Bypasses "Fight" counter-attacks. Drink: Self-cast Berserk+Blind. Luck: Self-cast increase to critical hit rate by 5. Stackable. Flirt: Reduces one enemy's chance to hit by half of the user's modified Vitality stat. Stackable. Aria: Sets group regen at 25 HP per tick. Caster is able to freely act while this occurs. Sneak: Removed from the game. Dart: Renamed to Throw. Equipment --------- -Equipment you find in new shops is *almost* always a direct upgrade in the same weapon/armor class. -A lot of gear has had its properties and stats changed. Please refer to the included Weapon/Armor chart (may contain light spoilers) or to the Equipment screen. -The Equipment screen has received an overhaul thanks to Crow!'s Equipment Screen mod. Nearly all information about a character, their attack/defense power, elements, racial bonuses, etc. can be found on the equipment screen! -Negative stats on equipment have been almost entirely removed. -Evasion has been removed from most armor. Shields, light bodywear, and medium bodywear are now the only sources. -Racial, elemental, and status bonuses now only appear on shields and accessories. They are much more prevalent on weapons. -Several characters are capable of equipping different weapon types. These weapon types offer differing styles of gameplay intended to allow the player to hybridize certain characters. Different weapons grant different stat bonuses. -Spells cast by items are now mostly restricted to rods and staves. The power of these spells is lower than their casted counterpart, but they cost no MP. -Accessories such as gloves and rings have been reworked to resemble relics and accessories from later Final Fantasy entries. Defensive bonuses these items used to provide have been rolled into bodywear. -Arrows now enjoy unlimited use. Buy a quiver and fire away! Items & Status Ailments ----------------------- -Status curing items have been split up into two different items. This is closer to vanilla, but different from previous versions of this mod. Ammonia: Cures Berserk, Sleep, Charm, and Stun Remedy: Cures Poison, Blind, Mute, Petrify/Calcify, Pig, Frog, Mini, and Curse -Accessories are now more important than ever to help prevent these ailments! -Curaga items have been made more common and are now purchasable at certain shops. -Fat Chocobos no longer require an item to summon. They can be found in most small chocobo forests as well as a few other places. Enemies ------- -Almost every enemy in the game has had their stats adjusted. Enemies as a whole have more HP and hit harder than they did in vanilla. DS/mobile HP levels were used for most enemies. It generally takes one round of attacks or hitting a weakness to kill an enemy. -Many enemies now inflict status effects along with their regular attacks. Enemy type often determines what kind of ailment you can expect. (Lizards inflict Calcify/Petrify, etc.) -Many enemies have had their race, resistance, and weakness tables adjusted to make more sense. -Very Weak to an Element has been removed from every enemy (this was a 4x bonus). Weaknesses hit for 2x, resistances for roughly 1/2. Racial bonuses have been lowered from 4x to 3x and are much less common than elemental resistances/weaknesses. -AI of monsters has been altered so not every enemy spams Fight until they die. -Monster formations have been changed in several places so that there's not as much repeating of old enemies. -Enemies no longer drop equipment. Most enemies drop consumables at a reasonable rate. -Several bosses have new tricks up their sleeves... Dialogue & Naming ----------------- -Spells, abilities, monsters, and items have had their names changed either to align more closely with what they are or to more closely resemble their names in newer versions of the game. Some liberties were taken as the game imposes strict character limits, but you should see less abbreviations overall. -Nearly every dialogue box in the game was edited or completely altered. Proper English is now used in most cases, and the characters should display more personality with their new dialogue. -Townspeople often give hints on where to go or what to expect next. -The Training Room has been rewritten to provide a good overview of basic game functions as the original text was pretty vague or hard to understand. Map & Events ------------ -Events occur in a different order from the original game almost right from the start! -Maps were edited in several places to account for dungeon pathing. -Damage floor tiles have been changed from -50HP per step to -10HP per step. -Some NPCs were removed from certain areas in order to be re-used elsewhere or to prevent strange occurances. -Map headers (the thing at the top of the screen when you enter an area) have been spruced up a bit to make some areas sound less bland. -A number of sidequests have been added at roughly the 2/3 point of the game which provide a break from the action as well as VERY lucrative rewards. -Y-button dashing has been added to indoor areas! Hold the Y-button to dash. 4. Known Issues ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -There exists the possibility of a small continuity error involving airships at a certain point of the game depending on player actions. 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Sons of Anarchy actor Johnny Lewis was found dead in the driveway outside the Los Angeles home of an elderly woman who was the apparent victim of a homicide, ABC News reports.
According to police, Lewis' death was caused by a fall, but it's unknown if it was from the stairway, balcony or roof. (TMZ reports that sources saw Lewis climb onto the roof). Whether Lewis fell or jumped remains unclear. The cause of death for the 81-year-old woman, who was found inside the home, has not been released, but police say she was the victim of a major trauma.
Remember other celebrities we've lost this yearLewis is currently considered a suspect in the investigation. "The best we're piecing together now is that it appears that some type of altercation occurred inside of the house resulting in the death of the woman," LAPD Commander Andrew Smith told ABC News. "Then this individual ran outside, had an altercation with a couple of neighbors, ran back into the house and by the time we got here, he had fallen or had somehow died on the driveway." While no details are known as to the relationship Lewis and the woman had, Smith said it's possible the actor was renting a room from the victim. TMZ also reports that Lewis may have been under the influence of PCP or meth at the time of the altercation.Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter, who told TVGuide.com at the end of Season 2 that Lewis had asked to be written out of the show, called the actor's death a "tragic end for an extremely talented guy, who unfortunately had lost his way."
Sons of Anarchy boss reacts to brutal, shocking death
"I wish I could say that I was shocked by the events last night, but I was not," Sutter continued. "I am deeply sorry that an innocent life had to be thrown into his destructive path. Yes, it's [a] day [of] mourning, but it's also a day of awareness and gratitude. Sadly, some of us carry the message by dying."
In addition to his role as Kip "Half-Sack" Epps on Sons of Anarchy, Lewis, 28, also had roles on The O.C., Boston Public and The Runaways.