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All Aboard!
This story appears in the February 2000 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Research firm GartnerGroup recently released a report with a frightening headline: "An E-Commerce Web Site Costs $1 Million to Build." The report's findings indicate average cost is expected to rise 25 percent annually through the second quarter of 2001 and labor accounts for 79 percent of the total cost. Time to pack up youre-dreams and open something more affordable like, say, a McDonald's? Not so fast. If you're considering opening your own e-commerce store, you're not too late. You're just in time.
There's still plenty of affordable Web room to go around, according to Juanita Ellis and Steffano Korper, co-authors of The E-Commerce Book: Building the E-Empire (Academic Press) and creators of The E-Commerce Program certification courses at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and the University of California, Los Angeles. "Small businesses can actually pay a CSP [commerce service provider] to build as well as host their solution for a fairly low start-up cost," Ellis points out. "Other entrepreneurs are going in and linking into malls. If they're just selling a few products, they can purchase malls that complement their particular product, which means an even lower start-up cost."
E-commerce Web design and hosting companies abound on the Internet as well as in your local Yellow Pages. Need a good place to start? Try ClickZ Network's (http://www.clickz.com) comprehensive listings of online service providers. One popular Web service is iCat (http://www.icat.com), whose iCat Web Store package starts at $9.95 per month and features a familiar Web browser-based store-building wizard for set-up.
If an online mall seems more your speed, you only have to plug "online mall" or "virtual mall" into any search engine, and hundreds will pop up vying for your attention. Take current hot spot Amazon.com. Via their zShops service, merchants sign up to list individual products on the site, at a cost of 25 cents to $2 per listing plus a percentage of the closing price. Visit iMall (http://www.imall.com) for an example of a large virtual mall composed of individual stores. The Web site, http://www.merchantstuff.com, features store-building wizards and services.
The founders of New Enough Motorcycle Leathers (http://www.newenough.com), Paul and Holly Thompson, went the do-it-yourself route. Paul, 39, explains the idea behind their site which buys, sells and trades used and new motorcycle leathers: "It was basically just a [marriage of hobbies]: motorcycling and computers. I've owned six motorcycles over the years and bought jackets and helmets to match each one. When you trade motorcycles, you're stuck with the gear you bought. Then what do you do with it? I thought it would be a good idea to start a Web site and see if anything would come of it."
Armed with just Microsoft FrontPage (FrontPage 2000 is now available for $149 street) and an ISP to host their site, the Thompsons went from minimal sales to selling more than 250 articles of clothing per month. The e-business is now full-time work for the couple. In late 1999, the Thompsons opened a brick-and-mortar showroom in Lubbock, Texas, to complement their Web site.
Are You Cut Out For It?
How can you tell whether e-commerce is for you? Don't be intimidated by terms like HTML, cgi bins, Java scripts, secure servers and browser compatibility--your ability to get in on the Internet explosion has less to do with your technical expertise than with your basic entrepreneurial skills.
"E-commerce is more business-oriented," Ellis says. "The technology is just an enablement. After all the business ideas have been put together, the technologists come in and say how we can implement these ideas. So the business piece is much greater than the actual technology piece."
In fact, Ellis believes knowledge in sales and marketing is the key to Internet success."E-commerce is not just setting up the site, understanding the software and hosting it. It's about getting the word out that you have these products online, and getting those products to the consumer in a timely manner."
The Thompsons took a low-key, but effective, approach to marketing. "We run a couple of ads in the back of Motorcyclist and Cycle World to solicit inventory," says Thompson. "I don't do any advertising to sell--it's all through search engines. I have the site listed in Yahoo!, and the others pick it up automatically."
The couple's secret weapon is actually one of the most effective customer-retention tools available online: an e-mail list. "We signed up with one of those mailing list services where customers can go to my site and put their name on the list. Once a week we prepare a catalog of all the new items, shoot the new e-mail out and a third of the new stuff sells within 24 hours."
You'll find no dearth of resources when you begin your venture into the basics of e-commerce. A keyword search for "e-commerce" on Amazon.com results in 323 returns. Internet.com's E-commerce Guide (http://www.e-commerce-guide.com) includes news, a tech advisor and a library. The Web Marketing Info Center (http://www.wilsonweb.com/webmarket) has a link to "Introductory Articles" to help get you started. "Just buy a computer and get with it," Thompson recommends.
Research firm IDC offers plenty of reasons to follow his advice. In a 1999 report, it found that Internet commerce will grow to over $1.3 trillion, with more than 502 million online consumers, by 2003--up from just 142 million users in 1998.
Stand Out From The Rest
Though the ease, affordability and available assistance make now the prime time for you to cash in on the Web, remember that this applies to every other prospective Netpreneur as well. "You have to be unique; otherwise, you'll get lost among all the other hundreds of vendors and Web pages," says Thompson. For example, he focuseson buying and selling used Vanson leathers to separate his site from those selling other motorcycle leathers.
Korper points out that the need to distinguish your Internet start-up will become increasingly important. "How many small businesses open up every day? Not only do you have to be different; you have to be better than the others. With e-commerce, you [compete] with the whole world. Of course, the beauty of e-commerce is you only have to do it right once and you become a global leader."
New Enough Motorcycle Leathers has a double-edged approach to ensuring their difference--not only is its product specific, but its service is unique in the industry. "The advantage we have over all the other resellers is our way of handling trade-ins," says Thompson. "No other retailer of motorcycle gear takes trade-ins, so I can sell right alongside them in price but still get the orders."
Thompson's success illustrates just how significantly the Internet is able to bring life to the smallest of start-ups. "When you multiply even a seemingly small idea by the number of people in the United States, it becomes viable," he explains. "Anybody can do it if they can come up with something that fills a small need out there. The type of business I have could easily be duplicated in other areas, whether it's ski clothes or golf clubs."
In other words, it's time to get out and get started online. "The [opportunities] are still there," says Ellis. "Most of the companies that have done extremely well are less than five years old."
Web Businesses To Start in 2000
Online education and training: an area ready to grow with no clear leaders
New and used clothing and accessories: Thrift-style stores are successfully moving online.
Specialized books: Competing with Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble means focusing on a specific area, especially on used, rare and antique books.
Hobby and craft supplies: The big brick-and-mortar craft store chains haven't cornered the Web yet.
Web publishing: desktop publishing services with an online angle
Niche auctions: the more specialized, the better. A tip: Offer intimacy over eBay's bulk.
Business-to-business sales: Look for business beyond consumers.
Software: a popular product to buy online from retailers large and small
Imports: From art to rugs to decorative items, imports are in demand on the Internet.
Specialty and used CDs and MP3s: The future of music (and music retailing) is online.
Convenience Products
Convenience Products (total)
1999 Web sales (billions): $7.037
2004 Web sales (billions): $69.107
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 10%
1999 Web sales (billions): $1.24
2004 Web sales (billions): $3.29
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 50%
1999 Web sales (billions): $.848
2004 Web sales (billions): $4.286
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 25%
1999 Web sales (billions): $1.202
2004 Web sales (billions): $3.279
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 16%
1999 Web sales (billions): $.326
2004 Web sales (billions): $1.743
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 15%
Event Tickets
1999 Web sales (billions): $.3
2004 Web sales (billions): $3.929
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 14%
Replenishment Products
Replenishment Products (total)
1999 Web sales (billions): $1.8
2004 Web sales (billions): $36.592
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 4%
1999 Web sales (billions): $.778
2004 Web sales (billions): $9.394
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 14%
Health and Beauty
1999 Web sales (billions): $.509
2004 Web sales (billions): $10.335
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 5%
Food And Beverage
1999 Web sales (billions): $.513
2004 Web sales (billions): $16.863
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 3%
Researched Products
Researched Products (total)
1999 Web sales (billions): $11.414
2004 Web sales (billions): $78.782
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 8%
Computer Hardware
1999 Web sales (billions): $1.964
2004 Web sales (billions): $12.541
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 40%
Leisure Travel
1999 Web sales (billions): $7.798
2004 Web sales (billions): $32.097
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 12%
Consumer Electronics
1999 Web sales (billions): $1.205
2004 Web sales (billions): $11.67
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 10%
1999 Web sales (billions): $.179
2004 Web sales (billions): $2.023
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 9%
1999 Web sales (billions): $.268
2004 Web sales (billions): $3.884
Online share of all 2004 retail sales: 5%
Contact Sources
Forrester Research Inc., http://www.forrester.com.
GartnerGroup, (203) 316-1111, http://www.gartner.com.
IDC, (508) 935-4282, http://www.idc.com


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Parole Denied for Don Nichols – What do you think?
Don Nichols the "Mountain Man" who kidnapped a world-class bi-athlete in 1984 in an attempt to find a wife for his son, has been denied parole during a hearing on Friday. He is currently serving an eighty five year prison sentence and will not be eligible for parole again until 2017. Most Montanans know at least a little about the case. Nichols and his son, Dan, who is currently being sought by authorities for failing to appear on unrelated drug charges, ambushed and kidnapped Kari Swenson while she was running in the mountains near Big Sky. Swenson was chained to a tree, when rescuers arrived, Dan Nichols shot her and Don shot and killed Alan Goldstein - a would be rescuer.
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The addition of an extra day to the Tour de Yorkshire in the future is a "no-brainer" but the decision lies with British Cycling, Sir Gary Verity said.
The Welcome to Yorkshire chief said he wanted the 2017 race to run over four days, saying that all parties involved in the event wanted the extension which he claimed would add another £10m to the economic benefits of the Tour to the region's economy.
"An extra day wouldn't cost any money," Sir Gary told The Yorkshire Post.
"UCI (the International Cycling Union) want it to be over four days, the teams want four days, women's cycling want it four days, the public of Yorkshire wants four days. It's a no-brainer."
While he was delighted with how the 2016 race went, he said there was so much more that could be done to improve the event in the future.
"It's been a huge success with bigger crowds than we had last year. The quality of the field was fantastic and I'm really pleased we have a fantastic champion in Thomas Voeckler - he is really popular with the crowds.
"We built on last year's event and have some thoughts that we will debate in the office this week. Some of our ideas depend on if we get an extra day which will mean we can do a lot more for women's cycling. Having a fourth day will have a massive impact. There is a lot more we can do, such as maybe having a time trial as part of the event."


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Dr. J. Peter Pham
Phone: (202) 870-0727
Dr. J. Peter Pham is Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC. Previously, he was tenured Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Political Science, and African Studies at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, where he directed the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs. He has also regularly lectured at the Foreign Service Institute, the Joint Special Operations University, the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management, and other U.S. Government professional education institutions. Dr. Pham has testified before the U.S. Congress on a number of occasions and conducted briefings or consulted for U.S. and foreign governments as well as private firms. In May 2008, at the invitation of General William Ward, he gave the keynote address at the first Senior Leaders Conference of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Mainz, Germany, and subsequently served on AFRICOM's Senior Advisory Group. Dr. Pham is the incumbent Vice President of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA), an academic organization chaired by Professor Bernard Lewis representing over 1,300 scholars of Middle Eastern and African Studies at more than 300 colleges and universities in the United States and overseas. He regularly appears in numerous national and international media outlets. Dr. Pham is also Editor in Chief of ASMEA's flagship Journal of the Middle East and Africa. A specialist on U.S. foreign and defense policy, African politics and security, and terrorism and political violence, Dr. Pham is the author of over 300 essays and reviews and the author, editor, or translator of over a dozen books—most recently, Somalia: Fixing Africa's Most Failed State, co-authored with Greg Mills and David Kilcullen.
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SSI books and monographs by Dr. J. Peter Pham
State Collapse, Insurgency, and Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Somalia
November 14, 2013
Authored by Dr. J. Peter Pham.
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After years as the world's prime example of a failed state—one that gave rise to catastrophic humanitarian crises, a wave of maritime piracy, and Islamist militancy, including an al-Qaeda-linked insurgency that came close to toppling the internationally-recognized government—Somalia appears to be turning the corner. In this provocative monograph, Dr. Pham argues that there are indeed lessons to be learned from the insurgency and counterinsurgency in Somalia, but they are not the ones usually advanced by diplomats and soldiers.
India in Africa: Implications of an Emerging Power for AFRICOM and U.S. Strategy
March 09, 2011
Authored by Dr. J. Peter Pham.
Little attention has been given to the fact that India is fast becoming one of Africa's most important partners, not just in the economic realm but also in the political and security sectors. The author argues that, in the context of the broader U.S.-India strategic partnership as well as America's specific interests in Africa, the United States should welcome India's contributions to and engage with India on the African continent.


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2012 All-Long Island wrestling
Meet Newsday's 2012 All-Long Island wrestling team.
By Evan Korn
Long Island Wrestler of the Year
St. Anthony's, 132, Senior
Season Record: 35-1
Career Record: 110-15
Hudson became only the fourth CHSAA wrestler to win a public schools state championship and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler. He was also named the National Wrestling Coaching Association's (NWCA) New York Wrestler of the Year.
Nassau Wrestler of the Year
Plainedge, 170, Senior
Season Record: 50-0
Career Record: 165-18
Spurgeon won a state title and is the only Long Island wrestler to win a least 50 matches without a loss. With a 6-3 win over Carthage's Shayne Brady in the state championship, he became the first Red Devil to win states in 22 years.
Coach of the Year
A member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Gillespie led the Warriors to the Nassau dual meet championship and the top spot in the New York State Sportswriters Association's end-of-season poll. Twelve of his wrestlers received All-County honors.
Glenn, 182, Senior
Season Record: 43-3
Career Record: 103-22
Bellanza lost the Suffolk final via pin, so he entered the state tournament as a respected wild card rather than a serious championship contender. In the quarters, he upset second-seeded Matt Lashaway of Queensbury, riding a late-season revival to championship glory with a 9-6 win over Scarsdale's Jacob Berkowitz.
JAMES DeKRONE
Glenn, 138, Senior
Season Record: 45-4
Career Record: 170-15
DeKrone took third in Suffolk after losing to Brentwood's Alexis Blanco in the semis but was not deterred. A wild card selection at states, he beat top-seeded Dan McDevitt of Wantagh in the semis to avenge December loss. In the final, he earned the ultimate revenge on Blanco, winning the all-Suffolk tilt 6-1.
Syosset, 285, Senior
Season Record: 45-1
Career Record: 120-27
Kappatos defeated the top two seeds in the state tournament, becoming the first Long Island heavyweight to win a state title since 1997. The only blemish on his record came courtesy of Uniondale's Dante Salkey, whom he lost to in the Nassau championship.
Hauppauge, 132, Senior
Season Record: 43-4
Career Record: 126-15
Mauriello not only recovered from a potentially life-threatening battle with the bacterial infection MRSA and Lemierre's syndrome last year, but also he came back to re-establish himself as one of the Island's best wrestlers. He placed fourth at 132 pounds in the state tournament, losing to Nick Kelley (45-1) of Shenendehowa in both the quarterfinal and third-place matches.
SEAN McCABE
Connetquot, 120, Senior
Season Record: 41-2
Career Record: 175-13
McCabe lost in the Suffolk quarterfinals, wrestled back to take third and never looked back. With his 3-2 win in the state final, he became the first Connetquot wrestler to win states since Joe Herrmann in 1986 (145 pounds).
Long Beach, 160, Senior
Season Record: 41-0
Career Record: 205-18
Palacio won his third Nassau championship in four years, and entering the state tournament, he had built a 37-0 record with 18 pins and 11 technical falls. After a one-point win in the semis, he dominated the formidable Tyler Grimaldi of Hills West in the final, 11-4. It was a fitting end to one best careers Long Beach wrestling has seen.
Eastport-South Manor, 126, Senior
Season Record: 50-3
Career Record: 152-25
Passaro's record stood at 32-3 following a loss to Wyoming Prep's (Penn.) Dom Malone at the prestigious Eastern States meet on January 13. He would not lose another match, winning 18 in a row to finish the season with 50 wins and the first state title in ESM history.
Ward Melville, 106, Freshman
Season Record: 45-0
Career Record: 95-5
Piccininni has the resume of a seasoned veteran, but the freshman has three more years to tack on more championships. As an eighth-grader, he won the Suffolk title at 96 pounds before placing third at states. This season, he went untouched and mostly unchallenged, his closet match a 4-2 decision over MacArthur's Justin Cooksey in the state final.
Wantagh, 99, Freshman
Season Record: 44-1
Career Record: 75-6
Rodriguez did nothing but outclass the small-weight competition, building a 44-0 mark before a 6-3 state title loss to Kyle Kelly, the defending state champion from Chenango Forks. His consistent dominance helped propel the Warriors to a Nassau dual meet title.
Kellenberg, 113, Senior
Season Record: 43-3
Career Record: 143-27
Skinner's state championship dreams were dashed in the first round, but in one of the tournament's gutsiest displays, he won five matches in the wrestlebacks to take home third place. He beat Nassau champion and top seed Mark Raghunandan of Long Beach to advance to the medal round, then toppled Bellmore JFK's Robert Person to move on to the third-place match.
Newsday's 2011-12 All-Long Island wrestling team
Front row, from left: Patrick Skinner (Kellenberg), Jose Rodriguez (Wantagh), Jamel Hudson (St. Anthony's), Maverick Passaro (Eastport-South Manor), Nick Piccininni (Ward Melville), Sean McCabe (Connetquot) and Coach Paul Gillespie (Wantagh).
Back row, from left: Nick Bellanza (Glenn), Evan Kappatos (Syosset), Nick Mauriello (Hauppauge), Dylan Palacio (Long Beach), James DeKrone (Glenn), Dan Spurgeon (Plainedge).
Alexis Blanco
Brentwood, 138, Senior
Nick Casella
Locust Valley, 99, Freshman
Justin Cooksey
MacArthur, 106, Sophomore
Nicky Hall
Longwood, 152, Junior
Tyler Grimaldi
Hills West, 160, Junior
Andrew Jones
Plainedge, 182, Senior
Matt Leshinger
Sayville, 120, Junior
Corey Rasheed
Longwood, 145, Sophomore
Malik Rasheed
Longwood, 138, Senior
Krishna Sewkumar
Long Beach, 106, Senior
Dylen Seybolt (pictured)
Longwood, 170, Senior
Alex Tanzman
Westhampton Beach, 99, Junior
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We love the Motorola Moto X's well-designed approach to a near-stock Android experience. But one of the handset's biggest weaknesses is its camera, which just doesn't keep up with the best out there.
A fix is on the way, according to AnandTech. Right now, a firmware update is hitting T-Mobile Moto X handsets with updates reportedly coming to other carriers soon. Thanks goodness. [AnandTech]


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Basel places one foot in Europa League semifinals with giant win over Valencia
Former UEFA Cup winners Valencia face a struggle to turn around their Europa League quarterfinal against Basel after allowing the Swiss team to take a 3-0 first-leg lead on Thursday.
Basle have never reached a major European final but showed their appetite for getting to a first as two goals from Matias Delgado put them in charge of the tie, ahead of next week's trip to Spain. Argentine midfielder Delgado, in his second spell at the club, was allowed too much space to unleash a fine shot from 20 yards into the bottom left corner for the 34th-minute opener.
Four minutes later Valencia failed to track him as the number 10 jabbed home Valentin Stocker's superb defense-bisecting cross from the left. Stocker added the third in stoppage time, charging from the halfway line and cracking in a powerful strike.
The match at St Jakob-Park was played behind closed doors as a result of the trouble among Basle fans which caused the second leg of their 2-1 aggregate victory over Salzburg in the last round to be suspended for 13 minutes. Valencia won the tournament in its previous guise 10 years ago, and they face seemingly the stiffest task of the teams who remain in this year's competition to reach the final four.
Leonardo Bonucci gave Juventus a 1-0 victory away to Lyon as the tournament favourites edged a tight tussle in France. Bonucci netted in the 85th minute, applying a powerful finish after a scramble for the ball inside the penalty area. Porto put shaky form in the Portuguese Liga behind them to take a 1-0 lead over Sevilla, earned by a fine header from Eliaquim Mangala in the 31st minute. Porto will be without defensive midfielder Fernando for the second leg in Spain, after he was sent off for two late yellow-card offenses.
Benfica, who beat Tottenham in the previous round and lead the Portuguese league, proved too strong for Dutch outfit AZ as they won 1-0 in Holland to take a grip on their tie. Eduardo Salvio put Benfica in front after 48 minutes with a smart volleyed finish after goalkeeper Esteban palmed out a shot from Oscar Cardozo.


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Sv. John the Baptist
1232 years Baska castle was built by the Venetians who destroyed and burned 1380 years. On the site today is the Church of St John the Baptist and the graveyard. The view on the whole and Baska Baska Draga is truly fantastic. At that point and interesting promenade called To the moon and back. Name suggests a landscape that truly resembles a lunar.
The Baska Tablet
The village is located Jurandvor Church. Lucy in which he found one of the most important Glagolitic-Baska tablet. It is a slab of white limestone heavy 800 pounds, which is carved the inscription written in which the first mentioned ruler of the national language - the king Zvonimir. The inscription states that the king Zvonimir gave the Church of St. plot. Lucy. The plate is found 1851st and was installed in the church.
The surrounding area may find interesting dry stone structures in the form of stone flowers - Mrgari. They are intended for periodic collection and classification of the various owners of sheep that graze freely.
In the environment of Baska, with craggy coastal landscape, and by looking to attract attention. To all lovers of mountain heights to be able to enjoy walking and hiking in the countryside and are designed and marked tourist trails Baske, who is 19, with a total length of over 90 km. There are both easy and challenging trails, so that everyone can choose the path according to their abilities, desires and mood.When you reach the peaks, you'll remain breathless in front of you will offer wonderful views. For safety it is good to have a map of the paths, which contains descriptions and plenty of useful information and referrals to hikers on what they can expect on their trip. At the end of the trail to Vela Luka you can treat yourself to lunch at the snack bar and Vela Luka, which is located on the beach in the most beautiful bays in the surrounding area. Good time on the walkways Baska and do not forget your camera.
Biggest church Baška area. It was built in the baroque style in the early 18th Century (1723)., the interior holds eight altars, one of which is dedicated to St. Trinity. Paintings that adorn the church are works of famous painters from the 18th Fran Juric century, the Venetians Paul Campus of the 16th century, Jacopo Palma the Younger. of the 17th The church is a valuable gift Frankopan counts, artistically crafted silver cross. The bell tower dates from 1766. year, 28 m high
Once the first parish church in the valley of the 11th Baška In her century is the oldest bell tower in the area, from 1431. year, called "" Old Man, "" In the early 19th The church was abandoned, but was rebuilt after the cholera. Next to the church is a cemetery where for centuries the locals burying Baska.
was built in the early 15th century, and its interior is decorated with altarpieces Celestin Medović. She is well known in the local Bell in 1594. year. Traditionally the rings when the place Baska valley visiting bishop of. Church of Our Lady of the Gorica hill is named after "Goričica" in Jurandvor where he originally was built. Church of Our Lady in Gorica is the largest sanctuary in the diocese of Krk. The church can be reached by road or stairs which has 237 and were built in the 19th st
Romanesque chapel built in the 1514th year. It is located on Pirniče, along the famous beach and the Vela Hotel Atrium Residence Baska. Below the Sv. Mark, are the remains of ancient mosaics and the basilica from the V century BC, and is also found in early Christian baptistery.
CHURCH OF ST. Lucy '
Built at the turn of the 11th in 12th century on the ruins of an early Christian church. Most famous church in this area, as well as the entire island and the Croatian, because he was found in the famous and valuable Baska tablet from 1,100. year. Today the church is a copy of the Baska tablet. Sv. Lucy 'in the main altar, a wooden polyptych Masters Luke and John, the sons of Paolo Veneziano, 14th century, whose original is now preserved in the Bishop's Palace in Krk.
Opened in 1970. The ethnographic collection contains Baška area. The museum displays baška costumes, old dishes and kitchen utensils. On the first floor there is a memorial room Dr.Zdenka Cermak (1884-1968), the famous Czech doctor who has spent his working life in Baska as a bathing and local doctor. Since 1997. The Regional Museum of Baska is linked to cultural cooperation with the regional museum of the same name from 20th Brigittenau
Great beach Baska
Baska is surrounded with around thirty pebble beaches accessible to swimmers of all ages, while some of them can be reached by foot or by boat.
The biggest and one of the most beautiful is Baska "Great Beach" which is located in the center, surrounded by bars, restaurants, pizzerias, cafes, hotels, private apartments and other amenities that are an integral part of the place.
"Great Beach" is a natural pebble beach, 1800 m long, it can take several thousand swimmers. It is especially suitable for children and neplivače.Upravo beaches to stimulate the development of tourism in Baska, long ago in the 1908th , when he officially opened the first beach on the island.
Today the beaches are used, as in the previous century, but the content that each visitor can have a safe and worry-free stay.
The most famous beach of the island of Krk, Baska's beach veil. The beach is fully 1800 meters long. The sea is turquoise and frequent waves. Sea is not deep and the bottom is fine sand which makes it ideal for games in the shallows. The beach offers a large selection of additional content to be here so sure everyone can find something for themselves. Blue flag that indicates exceptionally preserved, safe and pleasant environment and clean sea and beach top quality.The beach is very popular and often it can be crowded. It is not rare that in the peak tourist season is almost impossible to find a free space for a towel though is really great.
Baška climbing part of what is on offer for an active vacation, and can be enjoyed by all generations. Due to the natural and climatic conditions in the surrounding area there are high cliffs, which are a real treat for fans of rock climbing. In Baska offered three sports crags with more than 100 equipped routes of all weight
Glagolitic trail
Dedicated to the Glagolitic Glagolitic and all through the country history. It is a Croatian historical primer of Al's and by Ω.
Its purpose is to Baška Valley, the place where he discovered Baska tablet-Croatian statehood document from 1100. year, build a monument of lasting value that will teach visitors about this area refer to historical and cultural features and values of the region and the history of Croatian statehood.
Formed a trail of stone sculpture that stretches from Treskavac pass through to the old pier in the Baška port. The path is not straight line, since the sculptures beside important cultural, historic landmarks or significant natural areas. Made the 34 stone sculptures carved Glagolitic letters; 4 larger, the work of academic sculptor Ljubo de Karina and 30 smaller sculptures, which were created during the sculpture workshops in Baska.
Salted fish in olive oil
Ingredients for 6 persons • 30 salted fish (sardines or anchovies) • 2 dl olive oil • 10 grams of onions (onions) Salt fish is cleaned, reorders on a plate and cover with olive oil. Until it reorders uzrezanu onions and serve.
Kroštule the way Bašćanski
Ingredients: 0.50 kg • flour • 2 Eggs • Baking powder • 1 bag of powdered sugar fat, salt from the ingredients dough, roll out and cut into various shapes, and fry until golden fat or oil. Drain well. Sprinkle with sugar while hot and serve (hot and the cold).


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Patrick Hendry of Mental Health America Wins 2014 Reintegration Lifetime Achievement Award.
Debbie Plotnick, Senior Director of State Policy at Mental Health America, writes on CNN on How to Stop Tragic Shootings of People with Mental Illness.
Mental Health America Calls Changes to Part D Protected Drug Classes Harmful to Consumers.
Mental Health America Faults Rep. Tim Murphy's Legislation for Jeopardizing Role for Consumers and Their Recovery.
Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace: Mental Health America has released a toolkit with a wealth of information and resources.
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The MHA Career Center matches the best employers with the best talent in the mental health field. Find your employment match at http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/mhacareercenter.
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The Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation Design Challenge 2014: This year's Design Challenge is exploring the most effective avenue to integrate mental health care into retail clinics. Retail Clinics (CVS' Minute Clinic, Walgreens' Take Care Clinic, Target Clinic, and local healthcare systems clinics) have existed since 2000. They are small health clinics located within a larger store in which patients can receive basic primary health care. They are known for convenience, low cost and high quality care however the model of retail clinics focuses on primary physical health and currently does not provide behavioral health interventions (e.g. screening, referral, and crisis management). Scattergood is challenging Mental Health experts to create a program that includes an education, access and/or service component for Behavioral/Mental Health in a Retail Clinic. Award: The winning solution will be considered for implementation at QCare, the first retail clinic in North Philadelphia. QCare is operated by Family Practice and Counseling Network. For more information and to download the user guide, go to http://www.scattergoodfoundation.org/design-challenge#.Utbnrvko7ct. Additionally, the Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation has started a crowd-funding page on the website, Indiegogo, to support the funding for mental health care at QCare: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/making-mental-health-care-accessible.
20th Annual Zarrow Mental Health Symposium Call for Presentations—All Things Prevention: In September 2014 the Mental Health Association in Tulsa will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Zarrow Mental Health Symposium. This annual educational forum brings together local, state, and national leaders to focus on state-of-the-art research, best practice information, and model programs about current issues related to mental health and substance abuse disorders. This year's theme is All Things Prevention. Proposals for conference presentations are now being accepted. Deadline for submission is Monday, March 10. For additional information, go to http://mhat.org/get-involved/events-and-conferences/zarrow/call-for-presentations/.
SAMHSA Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment Toolkit: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a training resource toolkit, developed through the Enrollment Coalitions Initiative, entitled "Getting Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace." The toolkit will assist organizations with outreach, education and enrollment of individuals in the Health Insurance Marketplace. It is composed of three sections: A description of the health care law, how it works, and why it is important for uninsured individuals with behavioral health conditions; An explanation of how the Health Insurance Marketplace works, how to apply for health coverage and where to get help; and Numerous communication ideas and materials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that can be used to raise awareness and encourage uninsured individuals to enroll. The toolkit has been developed in six slightly different 30-minute, interactive formats, each of which can be accessed and viewed online: http://tiny.cc/GettingReady (General information); http://tiny.cc/CommunityPrevention; http://tiny.cc/ConsumerPeerFamily; http://tiny.cc/HomelessServices; http://tiny.cc/CriminalJustice; http://tiny.cc/TreatmentProviders.
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Parity Has Little Effect on Substance Use Spending: Despite predictions that requiring health insurers to provide equal coverage for substance use disorder treatment would raise costs, a new study finds that the economic impact so far has been minimal. Published in The American Journal of Managed Care, researchers studied the first year of the implementation of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. They found that it did not result in an increase in the proportion of enrollees seeking treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs). Their analysis also identified only a modest increase in spending for substance use disorder treatment—$10 annually per health plan enrollee. Prior to the law's passage, health plans often imposed limitations on treatment for SUDs, including restricting the number of visits and requiring higher cost-sharing. During congressional debate on the bill, some employers and health plans opposed the parity measure on the grounds that it would significantly raise their costs. The researchers concluded that in terms of SUD treatment, it appears that this concern was unfounded. However, they noted that their analysis only considered the first year after the law took effect and further research is needed to gauge subsequent impact. (HealthCanal.com, 1/24/13)
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The African Health Monitor, January – June 2003. Traditional Medicine: Our Culture, Our Future
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It is estimated that from the cradle to the grave, about 80% of Africans rely on traditional medicine for their health care needs. Thus, from the Cape to Cairo, and from Dakar to Djibouti, Africans seek traditional health care along with, or even before approaching, modern medical services. This practice affirms the de existence of medical pluralism, irrespective of whether or not it is acknowledged at the formal level. In other words, Africans have a long tradition of using these two systems of health care, singly or in combination, thus rendering 'integration' - the formalization or incorporation of traditional medicine into national health services a reality at the grassroots level.
- An Overview of the Traditional Medicine Situation in the African Region
- Integration of Traditional Medicine into National Health Systems
- Implementing the Regional Strategy on Traditional Medicine
- Enhancing Traditional Medicine Research & Development in Africa
- Accelerating Local Production of Traditional Medicines in Africa
- Pharmacoeconomics of Traditional Medicine


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How the Bailout Killed Local Lending—And How Some States Hope to Bring It Back
"Wall Street banks have cut back on small business lending… [by] more than double the cutback in overall lending.… [Small business] options just keep disappearing."
-Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the TARP Congressional Oversight Panel,
quoted in Judd and McGhee, "Banking on America"
The Wall Street bailout of 2008 has radically altered the banking business. The bailout was supposed to keep credit flowing to Main Street, but it has wound up having the opposite effect. Small and medium-sized businesses have traditionally been the main engines for increasing employment, and they need bank credit for their working capital; but today credit to local businesses has collapsed nearly everywhere.
That's why so many states—the total is now fourteen—are considering turning to state-owned banks to get local credit flowing again.
The Bailout that Missed Main Street
The credit collapse of September 2008 was triggered by the speculative activities of giant Wall Street banks. These profligate banks, which would have gone bankrupt without federal support, have emerged from the crisis bigger and more powerful than before. The federal government has supported and subsidized bank consolidation, resulting in the elimination of more than a thousand community banks by takeover or failure.
The five largest banks now hold 40 percent of all deposits and 48 percent of all bank assets. These banks—Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and PNC—currently control more deposits than the next largest 45 banks combined.
They are big, they are powerful, and they have lost interest in local lending. In the past three years, the four largest banks have cut back on small business lending by a full 53 percent. The two banks that were the largest recipients of TARP funds, Bank of America and Citigroup, have cut back on local lending by 94 percent and 64 percent, respectively.
Why? In 2010, the six largest bank holding companies made a combined $75 billion; and of this, $56 billion was in trading revenues—income from speculating in derivatives, futures, commodities, and currencies. If the too-big-to-fail banks win on these bets, they win big and can pocket the proceeds. If they lose, the federal government can be relied on to bail them out. In those comfortable circumstances, why lend to risky local businesses that might go bankrupt, or to homeowners who might default?
Why Banks Aren't Lending Locally
Another aspect of the bailout that has put a tourniquet on local lending involves interest rates. The Federal Reserve dropped the Fed funds rate (the rate at which banks lend to each other) to an extremely low 0 to 0.25 percent. It was a very good deal for the big banks—too good to be wasted on local lending. As Dirk van Dijk, writing for the investor website Zacks.com, explained in April 2010:
Keeping short-term rates low should be good for the stock market, and is particularly helpful to the big banks like Bank of America (BAC) and JPMorgan (JPM). Their raw material is short-term money, which is effectively free right now. They can borrow at 0.25% or less, and then turn around and invest those funds in, say, a 5-year T-note at 2.50%, locking in an almost risk-free profit of 2.25%.
On big enough sums of money, this can be very profitable, and will help to recapitalize the banking system (provided they don't drain capital by paying it out in dividends or frittering it away in outrageous bonuses to their top executives).
It can be very profitable indeed for the big Wall Street banks, but the purpose of the near-zero interest rates was supposed to be to get banks to lend again. Instead, they are, indeed, paying "outrageous bonuses to their top executives;" using the money to engage in the same sort of unregulated speculation that nearly brought down the economy in 2008; buying up smaller banks; or investing this virtually interest-free money in risk-free government bonds, on which taxpayers are paying 2.5 percent interest (more for longer-term securities).
How Banks Make Money
...out of thin air.
Investing in Treasury bills is an attractive alternative for banks, not just because it provides 2.25 percent of risk-free profit but because it requires no capital investment. The amount of capital a bank must hold against its assets (mainly loans) depends on how risky the assets are. Treasuries are considered "risk-free," so there is NO capital requirement for holding them. Naturally, banks prefer investing in Treasuries under these circumstances over making risky loans, against which they must maintain capital reserves of 7 percent. The banks can borrow virtually for free and make a nice return at taxpayer expense without tying up their capital, which can be used instead to speculate in the market.
And speculation is particularly lucrative at these very low interest rates. As blogger Philip George explains:
The entities who really benefit from low interest rates are hedge funds and traders of financial instruments. Typically, they take advantage of mispricings of securities amounting to a few cents. And how do they parlay such tiny mispricings into incomes amounting to tens and hundreds of millions of dollars? By leveraging their equity ten, fifty, or a hundred times. And of course they can do that only if money is dirt-cheap.
Equally important, this hurts the producers of real goods and services who are looking for loans. At present the prime rate is around 3.25%. What self-respecting bank would lend at 5% or even 10% and wait a whole year when they can earn more in just a few weeks by trading in financial instruments?
North Dakota: Banking on the Locals
Video: David Brancaccio visits a bank that is invested in its community.
Even when banks do deign to use their nearly-interest-free funds to support loans, they typically do not pass these very low rates on to borrowers. For example, the Fed funds rate was lowered by 5 percentage points between August 2007 and December 2008, but during the same period the 30 year fixed mortgage rate dropped by less than 1 percent, from 6.75 percent to only about 6 percent; today it is still at 4.5 percent.
State-owned Banks to the Rescue?
With lending to Main Street still anemic, some states are taking matters into their own hands and considering legislation that would put local credit back into the local economy. Fourteen states have now initiated legislation for state-owned banks based on the model of the Bank of North Dakota (BND), which provides liquidity for local banks and credit lines for local government. North Dakota has not lost a single bank to insolvency over the last decade.
Other ways in which the BND supports local lending are detailed in an in-depth report by Jason Judd and Heather McGhee titled "Banking on America: How Main Street Partnership Banks Can Improve Local Economies." They write:
Alone among states, North Dakota had the wherewithal to keep credit moving to small businesses when they needed it most. BND's business lending actually grew from 2007 to 2009 (the tightest months of the credit crisis) by 35 percent. BND accomplished this through participation loans, in which BND contributes to a community bank's loan, in order to free up the bank's capital for more lending. Other tools that boost bank lending power and lower interest rates include purchases of community bank stock and—together with the state's targeted economic development programs—interest rate buy-downs. As a result, loan amounts per capita for small banks in North Dakota are fully 175% higher than the U.S. average in the last five years, and its banks have stronger loan-to-asset ratios than comparable states like Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana.
While we wait for the Fed to reform its monetary policy and for Congress to break up the banking monoliths, we can follow the lead of North Dakota and set up our own local credit engines. State-owned banks can not only nurture and protect local lending but can provide cash-strapped states with new revenues—without raising taxes, slashing services, or selling off public assets.
Each of us can help build a resilient financial system that will serve real people in real communities.
As mega-finance crumbles, many farsighted individuals are putting their money in enterprises and financial institutions that benefit working Americans and the places they live.
David Korten on what it means to declare independence from the money-favoring Wall Street economy.


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Following thousands of entries being submitted from across Great Britain, the following have been awarded a share of £250,000 in materials from the builders' merchant.
Using their winnings, these clubs will make improvements to their facilities to encourage greater participation and more welcoming conditions for existing members.
This year's Building Better Communities competition was launched in April 2018 and more than 2,400 entries – made up of good causes from up and down Great Britain – were submitted. These were later narrowed down to a shortlist and put to a public vote, with the winners announced at an awards ceremony held in Coventry on 3rd July.
At the event, a total of 37 good causes were presented with prizes by renowned architect and TV personality, George Clarke.
George Clarke commented: "It's community projects like these which help bring people closer together and Jewson does great work in supporting them with Building Better Communities. This competition is a fantastic idea and it's always great to see so many happy faces at the awards presentation."
Jewson Managing Director, Thierry Dufour, added: "At Jewson, we believe in the positive power of community spirit and it is local causes such as this one that really bring this to life. By lending a helping hand to those who need it, we can help build better communities across Britain."
Building Better Communities is being supported by Jewson supplier brands: Velux; Marshalls, Polypipe; British Gypsum; Tarmac; Recticel and Norbord. To see the full list of winners, visit: www.buildingbettercommunities.co.uk


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EEOC Office of Legal Counsel staff members wrote the following informal discussion letter in response to an inquiry from a member of the public. This letter is intended to provide an informal discussion of the noted issue and does not constitute an official opinion of the Commission.
Definition of "Disability" - Obesity; Health Insurance and Other Benefits
November 4, 1999
This responds to your inquiry of October 6, 1999, about the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). You asked whether a health insurance plan provision that excludes coverage for treatments for obesity or weight reduction violates the ADA.
The EEOC enforces the Title I employment provisions of the ADA, which prohibit covered employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability. To be protected by the ADA, an individual must meet the ADA definition of "disability."
The ADA defines "disability" as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity (such as walking, breathing, learning, or working), a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. "Substantially limits" means that an impairment prevents a person from performing a major life activity or significantly restricts the person's ability to perform the activity as compared to the ability of the average person in the general population. The EEOC has stated that morbid obesity is an impairment, but this does not mean that it is a disability. Whether a person with morbid obesity has a disability depends on whether that particular person is substantially limited in a major life activity, has a history of being substantially limited, or is regarded as being substantially limited.
The ADA's prohibition against employment discrimination includes discrimination in the provision or administration of fringe benefits, such as employer-provided health or life insurance. Thus, the ADA generally requires that individuals with disabilities be accorded equal access to whatever health insurance is provided to individuals without disabilities.
On the other hand, section 501(c) of the ADA specifically permits employers and insurance companies to continue to use legitimate risk assessment and other traditional insurance classification and administration practices, as long as the practices are uniformly applied to all insureds and are not used as a subterfuge to evade the purposes of the ADA.
In an Interim Enforcement Guidance issued on June 8, 1993, the Commission explained how these ADA requirements apply to the terms of employer-provided health insurance plans.
Interim Enforcement Guidance on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to disability-based distinctions in employer provided health insurance (1993) (copy enclosed). Plan limitations or distinctions that are not disability based do not violate the ADA so long as they are applied equally to all insureds. Such limitations are permissible, even if they have a greater effect on some people with disabilities, because they apply to and constrain insureds both with and without disabilities. Guidance at 5-7.
By contrast, health insurance plan limitations or distinctions that are disability based may violate the ADA. A distinction is disability based if it singles out a particular disability (e.g., deafness, AIDS, schizophrenia), a discrete group of disabilities (e.g., cancers, muscular dystrophies, kidney diseases), or disability in general (e.g., all impairments that substantially limit a major life activity). Id. at 7. Such a distinction violates the ADA unless the employer can show that it is part of a bona fide insurance plan and is not used as a subterfuge to evade the purposes of the ADA. Id. "Subterfuge" means that the distinction is not justified by the particular risks or costs associated with a disability. Id. at 11. An employer can defend a disability-based distinction in a plan by showing, for example, that it is necessary to prevent a drastic change in the scope or cost of the plan or that it is justified by actual or reasonably anticipated experience. Id. at 11-13.
Thus, a determination of whether a provision in an employer-provided health insurance plan that excludes or limits coverage for the treatment of obesity or for weight reduction violates the ADA requires a fact-specific inquiry into the precise provision and the employer's justification for it.
This letter is an informal discussion of the issues you raised and does not constitute an official opinion of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In addition, our silence on other matters that may have been presented in your letter should not be construed as agreement with those matters.
Christopher J. Kuczynski
Assistant Legal Counsel
ADA Policy Division
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For years I couldn't wait for the ice to freeze on my favorite cove so I could push my bobhouse out and get it set up. Every weekend my buddies and I would head out and set out one tip-up for lake trout and retreat to the warm confines of the shanty to jig for perch, cusk and the occasional laker. Now-a-days, that bobhouse sits behind my house as we've become mobile, opting to fish a variety of locations from a portable bobhouse with my family.
The first time I took my son ice fishing on a small perch pond not far from our home I realized that the store bought portable bobhouse that I'd been using just wouldn't cut it when my wife and daughter joined us. It was perfect for two fishermen; ideal for myself and a fidgety youngster. However, when the four of us headed out for a day long fishing trip to the Big Lake, the shanty was too crowded for anybody to fish inside.
It only took one trip for me to start thinking about how I could create a light, easy to set up portable shanty that we could slide out on the ice and comfortably fish from. A week or two later I was in the wood shop making my plans a reality.
I began by stripping an old pair of my wife's skis and attaching a foot-tall wooden frame on each ski. After that, I built a five-foot long storage box out of plywood that measured 18 inches wide and 18 inches deep.
I put a hinged lid on the box, fastened it to the frame work I'd attached to the skis before I turned my attention to the walls and ceiling. For that, I bent some � inch aluminum piping to form five foot sides and a five foot wide roof. The frame work slips together in four sections that slide into collars that I attached on the back corners of the storage box.
With one on each end of the sled, I built a five foot long brace that attaches three feet up on the front side to hold the two ends together. After that, I turned to my mother-in-law and asked her to cut and sew some tarp material to create a tent to cover the frame.
It took some doing and I'm sure she called me a few names, however, she was able to come up with the perfect cover that is easy to slid onto the frame. She even added a long wide window in the front side that she made from a piece of real heavy soft clear plastic. She also sewed a long heavy gauge zipper on one end for a door.
All I had to do was paint the box and add a good sturdy tow rope and my portable bobhouse was complete. It has plenty of storage for the frame work and tent cover as well as our tip-ups, jigging rods and bait bucket in addition to a propane heater and bottle of gas.
When the project was completed, we couldn't wait to try it out, so we loaded it up and headed for a Big Lake cove to see what we could do.
It was easy to pull out on the ice and once we reached our destination my wife and daughter had no problem setting the frame in place. My son and I followed with the tenting and within ten minutes the gas heater was running and we were pushing it over a a line of four holes.
Before heading in to try jigging, we quickly set out a tip-up for each of us. My wife sounded bottom after I cut the holes with my auger. The kids followed behind with an ice scoop, cleaning out the holes and setting the lines three feet off the bottom with live bait.
"Let's get in where it's warm," my daughter insisted as she rubbed her hands together.
We all stepped inside and took a seat on the storage box and my wife poured some hot chocolate as I baited a jig and sent it down one of the holes. When it hit bottom she flipped the bail closed and brought it about a foot off bottom and before she got a sip of the hot beverage I watched her rod tip begin to bounce.
"Gilly, you've got a fish," my wife shouted. "Reel it in."
She made short work of bringing a decent foot long white perch through the hole. Moments later, my son was reaching for his rod.
Before our day was done, the kids had caught three white perch and more than a dozen yellow perch. We did have one flag, however, whatever struck the bait was gone by the time we reached the tip-up.
When we were taking our bobhouse down, Ian turned to me and said , "This bobhouse works real well."
"Daddy, I think it's good, too," my daughter added with a smile and a thumbs up.
Pat Rollins writes on the outdoors for Foster's Daily Democrat.


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Facebook's emotional experiment not worth the outrage
Somewhere in Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, a team of eggheads secretly plotted to make you happy or sad by posting uplifting or depressing content on your news feed.
In other words, a publicly traded corporation that makes money by showing you ads tried to toy with your feelings.
Based on all the outrage about Facebook's latest emotional experiment, it seems people have forgotten how the company actually operates.
If the existence of the study, published in an obscure academic journal in 2013, somehow surprises you, then you must really get offline more often. Facebook's core business, after all, is all about manipulating users, whether it's through personalized ads or those ubiquitous emoticons.
"Users should understand that Facebook is not the Internet," said Adi Kamdar, an activist with the Electronic Frontier Foundation in San Francisco. "It is not a neutral platform. Facebook is a for-profit company with its own needs and agenda."
And that agenda is no different from the rest of the information thrown our way each day via television commercials, banner ads or sponsored Tweets: to provoke an emotional response.
This isn't the first time Facebook provoked outrage over privacy concerns. Privacy advocates opine that the company should have more openly informed consumers they were going to be treated like lab rats.
First off, that kind of defeats the point of the experiment. And even if Facebook did disclose it, how many of us actually read those disclosures?
Perhaps Facebook's news feed experiment has touched an especially sensitive nerve because people like the idea of free will. That we and we alone control our thoughts and emotions. Manipulating feelings as part of a mass social experiment sounds downright creepy and possibly un-American.
"Privacy is about control," Kamdar said. "It's not about being left alone."
And if the cost is free, all bets are off. Facebook experiments are the price we pay for the ability to post videos of cute cats on the world's most popular social network without a fee. Or to not be charged for repeatedly telling our friends that the series finale of "How I Met Your Mother" really sucked. (Clearly, no emotions involved here).
"I always tell clients that a free service is not free," said Joshua Carlson, a privacy attorney based in Minneapolis. "There's always a cost."
I tend to ask privacy experts the same question: If consumers don't like Facebook's purportedly nefarious activities, why don't they just drop the social network?
"That's not as easy as it sounds," Kamdar said.
"You're kind of hooked on it," Carlson said. "Facebook is an addiction."
Ironic. People complain that in manipulating our emotions, Facebook deprives us of the freedom to feel what we want to feel. But yet so many of us remain unable to exercise the ultimate act of free will: cutting ties with Facebook altogether.
Thomas Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle business columnist. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @ByTomLee


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Review: Keurig Platinum Gourmet Single Cup
Thursday, May 14, 2009
I won a Keurig Platinum Gourmet coffee maker from the Momlogic Coffee Club. I have had so much luck over at that site, it's not even funny! I think I should start working for them! I just gave away a book I won from another group there, and I also won a necklace from the Spring Fling event!
My Keurig came the day before yesterday, via FedEx.
Here's the box of K-Cups that you receive when you buy this item:
Keurig recommends that you use bottled or filtered water for filling the reservoir, so that's what I did. I selected the French Vanilla K-Cup since this is my favorite type of coffee (although I have tried alot of them in the past two days!)
Brewing coffee in the Keurig Platinum Gourmet Single Cup machine is easy. All you do is fill the water reservoir, select your K-Cup, and insert the cup into the coffeemaker like this:
Once you close where the K-Cup goes, the LED display will tell you if your Keurig is ready to brew, or not. In this case, mine was:
The blue button will begin to blink and you will see on the display that the machine wants you to select your cup size. I chose the biggest size since I was using a big cup.
In about 3 minutes, your coffee will begin to brew and you'll be well on your way to waking up!
Now, on to a nice breakfast of Pepperidge Farm Granola Cookies and yummy coffee!
My thoughts:
The Keurig is a simple, easy way to make JUST ENOUGH coffee. I find that I waste alot of coffee in this house, and the Keurig will eliminate that waste! It's also a stylish gadget that I don't mind having on my counter! The coffee is great; I just wish I could find it for cheaper. As far as I know, Amazon offers the lowest price on K-Cups. Anyone else know of any good prices on K-Cups?? Leave me a comment and let me know!
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Thanks, MomLogic and Keurig! You ROCK!
Now.... where did that cookie go?!


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A man who murdered an Auckland man with a thistle grubber has been jailed for life with a non-parole period of 21 years.
Wayne Bracken, 35, appeared in the High Court at Whangarei today for sentencing on charges of murder and kidnapping of Auckland man Jack Davis on 25, last year, and charges of aggravated robbery, injuring with intent to injure and burglary of a Northland couple on an earlier occasion.
Bracken was found guilty of murdering and kidnapping Mr Davis after a seven-week jury trial in Whangarei earlier this year.
During the trial it emerged that Bracken had Davis hog-tied, left him tied up in a woolshed for about 20 hours, then killed him with a thistle grubber before leaving his body down a ravine off an isolated Northland road.
Today Justice Edwin Wylie said a starting point for Bracken's ``cold blooded'' killing was 20 years and he raised it by a year for aggravating features, including Bracken's continued denial of any wrongdoing, complete lack of remorse, 18 previous convictions including several for violence, and the brutality of the murder.
Bracken remained emotionless during the sentencing, staring straight ahead while several of Mr Davis' family read victim impact statements to the court.
Mr Davis' family said afterwards they were pleased with the length of sentence Bracken received.


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Project: Bayhouse/
Last summer, my parents bought a home on the coast - we've (oh-so-originally) tagged it "the bayhouse." It is lovely, spacious, and full of potential. It also has a lot of..how shall I say...builder-grade touches. Picture mid-tone oak, "satin" nickel, and lots and lots of beige. Needless to say, I've been dreaming of ways to up the ante on the place since I heard the words "we closed."
In my mind, the perfect beach house would be a medley of this
and this
probably some of this
OR this
Tough call on that - location would factor.
But back to the Bayhouse....
The chance for decorating enlightenment might have made me foam at the mouth, because my parents graciously allowed my sister and I free reign to decorate our designated bedrooms as we please.
Wanna see what mine looked like the day they closed?
I know.
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The bed and nightstands were Craigs'd. The lamps are being repurposed in the living area (working on that). I saved the chest, but am in the process of giving it some TLC. Stay tuned.
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"I was like, 'Guys, my penis!,'" says Jason Biggs. "I need my penis in the movie!"
That's how the "American Reunion" star said he reacted when he feared that a full-frontal idea wouldn't make it into the movie, opening April 6. Not only did the actor get his wish, but that's about all the introduction you need to a ridiculous, raunchy interview with Biggs, 33, and Seann William Scott, 35, who sat down at the Peninsula Hotel to talk about reprising Jim and Stifler for a sequel that's much, much funnier than "American Pie 2" and "American Wedding." And maybe the original. (Disclaimer: The following interview and above video features explicit language.)
Were you guys able to go out in Chicago last night after introducing the movie?
Jason Biggs: I haven't gone to sleep yet.
Seann William Scott: I had some hookers to my room.
JB: Dude, I didn't realize: You can get some really good, pure cocaine here.
SWS: Colombian.
JB: It's pretty impressive.
Why would you think you couldn't?
JB: I don't know. We were here one night, I thought it might be difficult. But I guess our driver—
SWS: Yeah, he's pretty great.
JB: —knows where to get the money [bleep]. No, I unfortunately did not. We did this screening last night, we were going to just intro the film. The truth was we left but didn't leave. We kind of hung off on the side. We just wanted to kind of see the opening scene for a second and gauge people's reaction. It was so good, and we were so jazzed by people's reactions that we stayed. We probably stayed for half the film, taking in the energy and seeing where people reacted.
SWS: Dude, I'm so glad because we were on the side, and I was just listening to the laughter. The night before we had the premiere and it was awesome, but it was all industry people. It was a great response at the premiere but this was like real people. Except for you; you're not real. You're still in the business kind of as a writer.
Yeah, I'm kind of torn.
JB: You're an android, right?
SWS: [Laughs.] He's an avatar.
JB: You're an avatar?
You guys aren't?
JB: I'm an avatar. Dude, you think I could be in Chicago—I'm doing press right now in Indiana as well.
SWS: In Bangladesh, too.
JB: I'm in Europe, Bangladesh. I'm doing the Bangladeshi premiere tonight. I've got a few avatars that are out in the world just peddling, peddling this film.
All the Jason Biggs work hard.
JB: They all work very hard. They all work very hard. I'm sorry but this is not the original. The original right now is getting a BJ in a brothel in Amsterdam.
It's nice that you know what's happening to the others.
JB: I'm fully aware of where the home source Jason Biggs—
SWS: The prostitute, what's his name?
JB: His name? Hold on, let me check in with the main Jason source. [Pauses to contact the other one.]
SWS: Johann?
JB: Right now Jason is with Sven.
SWS: Sven's blowing you?
JB: Jason's blowing Sven.
SWS: No way!
JB: Yep!
SWS: Dude, hey. (High-fives Biggs.)
In a lot of ways the movie is about how people do or don't change between 18 and 31. How much do you think the average person changes during that time, and what's something you look back on about yourself and laugh?
SWS: Ahh. I don't know jack[bleep] about anything.
JB: [Clapping.] Good answer! Good answer!
SWS: Just from my experience [I] was like 27 when I started to go, "Wow, I didn't know anything at 24 or 25." And all of a sudden I was 28 going, "I didn't know anything at 27." It kept happening. I was just growing up a little bit, incrementally.
JB: I still believed in Santa at 18.
SWS: What, there's no Santa Claus?
JB: Oh, God, this is awkward. This is really awkward.
SWS: Don't joke! Keep going, keep going. You're [bleeping] joking. But go ahead.
JB: OK. I'm sorry. There is still Santa. Santa still exists.
SWS: Obviously.
JB: Obviously.
SWS: I bet you at 18 you were probably like, "Who needs to wear a condom?" Now you're like—well, not now, but before you got married you were like, "[Bleep]in' put a jimmy on."
JB: Actually no, I have never worn a condom in my life.
SWS: What are they?
JB: What's a condom?
SWS: They're bull[bleep].
JB: What is a condom?
SWS: It's a way … to …
JB: [Laughs.] Abort! Abort! Abort! No, listen, I've realized for me I've changed so much in so many ways. Obviously, 18 to 31.
SWS: You look drastically different. [Laughs.]
JB: It's a great thing. How psyched am I? All of us. Everyone keeps talking to us going, "Man, you guys haven't aged a bit." I'm like, "Thank you. That's great!" Obviously. But have you seen the end credits of the movie?
SWS: Oh my gosh.
JB: Because if you just sit a minute with the [photos during the] end credits of the film .... Yeah, we've aged a little bit. Of course we have; that was 13 years ago. I also have a full—my bush is totally gray.
SWS: Really? It's not salt and pepper?
JB: Fully gray. It was salt and pepper during "American Pie 3." And now it is fully gray. When I don't shave it that is. Usually I'm bald like a baby's behind.
SWS: You should Just For Men that [bleep] into a [bleeping] zebra stripe.
JB: Maybe I should zebra stripe it. And then shave it so it's like a topiary of an actual zebra.
SWS: That would be awesome.
It's so good you offered that on your own. I was just about to ask—
JB: What animal shapes do we shave our pubic hair into?
I do ask that of everyone.
JB: Yeah, it's a pretty common [question]. We get it all the time. Ask something original, what don't ya?
How much more than usual do you feel like you're talking about your penis recently?
(JB intentionally knocks the film's poster onto my head.)
Do you feel like you're talking about your penis more than usual or about the same?
SWS: That probably hurt, dude. You all right?
JB: I'm sorry that that fell.
SWS: You've been talking about your dick a lot in this movie dude.
JB: I've been talking about my penis a lot.
SWS: I never thought I'd be talking about your dick as much—
JB: Yes you did.
SWS: Yeah, I guess I did.
JB: You never thought you'd have permission to talk about my dick as much as you do.
Well, you guys have both made comments about doing anything for comedy as long as it's funny.
SWS: Or even if it's not funny.
JB: Speak for yourself. Yeah, listen—
SWS: Let him [bleeping] finish his question!
Between the two of you, who do you think has gone farther in this series for a laugh?
SWS: This guy. I think this guy. I just got peed on. I ate dog [bleep].
JB: That's pretty big.
SWS: Yeah, but you show your dick in the movie.
JB: That's very big. You know what I mean.
SWS: Jason Biggs' big.
JB: Yeah, I think the two of us are both in agreement that if it makes sense within the context of the film and it's something that the character would do believably, we'll go for it. And at this point in the game we have the confidence of people who have done it and it's worked. During the first movie, I remember showing up for the pie scene that day, and already having read the script and worked with the cast for a couple weeks thinking, "Oh, this is funny." I felt confident. I was excited about the scene. I had read it, thought it was hilarious, I was psyched I was going to be the guy that got to do it. But you show up nevertheless that day and we didn't know if anyone was going to see this movie.
SWS: Did you have any idea that they would take it as far as they would? [With the thrusting into the pie?]
JB: We didn't know how far it was going to go. It was a lot. But then the movie comes out, the movie succeeds, that scene in particular, people respond to, and so now as we go on with the franchise you have the confidence of, "Oh, those scenes work. Audiences expect that kind of thing."
So were you less nervous this time, even without the pie in front of you?
JB: Absolutely. Cut to 13 years later, I was all for it. The truth is now at this point too, the bar has been set pretty high and the real challenge was not only finding the pie scene but finding the scene that would credibly work for the characters at this stage in their lives. Some of the stuff that we did in the earlier films just wouldn't work now. They wouldn't be believable. Frankly, some of it would be illegal. In fact maybe showing my penis was illegal too. In some countries.
SWS: It's just so small.
JB: Small? What'd you say?
SWS: No, I didn't say that. Go ahead. What were you saying before, about the ratings board.
JB: I thought you said ... OK.
SWS: You have nice girth. You're all girth and balls.
JB: I'm all balls. So yeah, when we talked about this scene and me showing my junk, A. I thought it was hilarious and, 2. I was like, "This works. I believe it. I buy it for the character; I think it would be great." And this is the scene I was looking for. I kept pushing for this scene. In earlier drafts we didn't have this scene … and so it finally happened and I felt like it worked for that scene that we needed. And you've got Stifler [pooping] in a cooler.
SWS: Who doesn't do that?
JB: Who doesn't do that?
SWS: I hope that we encourage more kids to do that. [Bleep] in coolers.
In the movie there's this notion that a girl Jim used to babysit when she was 5 is now 18, and the guys are feeling old. I don't know about you; I'm 29 and there have been times when I've felt like that. What's something recently that's made you feel old?
JB: I'll tell you what makes me feel old. When someone goes, "God, I feel really old. I'm 29."
SWS: [Laughs.]
JB: When I'm [bleeping] 34 almost. That's what makes me feel [old]. "I'm 29." I'm like, "I [bleeping] wish I was 29, you son of a bitch!" [Laughs.]
SWS: We were doing "Goon" press at MuchMusic in Canada and a bunch of the girls were out—
JB: They were 12!
SWS: They looked 12. I remember when we did "TRL" and [bleep], and I was like, "Hey, man, we should hook up with these chicks." These girls didn't look like they were 12. [Or they] said to me [recently], they were like, "My dad is such a huge fan of yours." It's like, "Oh, God." It's awesome but it was like, "Wow." And also when we were filming the movie in some of the scenes we had these gorgeous girls, and I had a girlfriend anyways, but I was like, "Even if I didn't, these girls look young." And I felt like an old dude. We had nothing to talk about. They were 19, 20 years old. We really would have had to talk about "Twilight" films. [Laughs.]
Seann didn't go to his reunion. Jason, did you?
JB: I went to mine. I just threw mine, a couple of weeks ago in fact. Tied into the movie. It went great. We don't have any crazy stories from it. The whole thing was kind of crazy. We opened it up. My kindergarten teacher was there. My kindergarten music teacher and my librarian. It was crazy. And they saw the movie, too. My first grade music teacher saw my penis.
SWS: That's really weird.
JB: Again!
Did she comment on that specifically?
JB: Well, just on how much it's changed over the years. I thought that was sweet.
SWS: Regressed. Your penis has regressed.
JB: Yeah, she's like. "I thought it was …"
SWS: Was it a high school reunion?
JB: It was, but it was such a small school, small town, so we kind of opened it up. My mom still emails and Facebooks with teachers from my grade school.
SWS: That's awesome.
JB: I was like, "Yeah, invite them. Let's just do a whole blast from the past." My sister's two years younger than me, so she opened it up to some of her classmates.
How much have reunions changed because of social media? You can find out what anyone's doing on Facebook.
JB: They're easier to throw but they're also less exciting in a way.
SWS: You can just go on Facebook and see what people look like.
JB: You kind of already know. Part of I guess the excitement in a pre-social media age was coming and seeing and not knowing what people were up to and not knowing what people looked like so the element of surprise is gone, but there's still something to be said for showing up and actually spending time with the people that you haven't spent time with in years and years.
SWS: I wonder, though, if there's an advantage now to having Facebook because you can actually recognize them. I would feel horrified—I ran into somebody in an interview, he's working in Hollywood now—and I couldn't believe I went to school with him. It was for "Goon" again, and he goes, "Hey, we actually know each other." My wheels were turning, he goes, "We went to high school together. It's Brian Gallagher." I hadn't seen him for years but it was so cool—a kid I went to school with—I didn't expect to see him in Hollywood. I felt bad because I didn't recognize him at first. It would be nice to have that access before a reunion to be able to go, "OK, at least I'll know if somebody's gained 300 pounds" and I'm not going to be like, "Holy [bleep], you're [bleeping] fat!"
JB: Because that's what you would do when you saw them. That's your reaction; you can't help it.
SWS: Wow. "You really liked that movie 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?'"
JB: "What's up, Gilbert Grape?"
Kevin (played by Thomas Ian Nicholas) feels emasculated from having to watch "Gossip Girl," "The Bachelorette," things like that.
SWS: I love that [bleep].
JB: I love that [bleep] too.
SWS: We're into "The Bachelor." Sorry, go ahead.
I was just going to ask what shows you watch for the sake of your wife and fiancé. Congrats on your engagement, Seann, by the way.
SWS: Thanks dude. Thank you.
JB: "The Bachelor," "Bachelorette." Love.
SWS: We love it.
JB: I also love, and I made my wife start watching this: "Jersey Shore." Favorite. But my wife I got into "Bachelor," "Bachelorette." What do you watch, bro?
SWS: Same thing. She got me into "Jersey Shore." I got her into "The Bachelor." I just love that [bleep]. That's pretty much it.
JB: Some of the other Bravo [shows]. I like "Work of Art." Some of the competition shows. "Top Chef" stuff. But that's not as guilty a pleasure. "Bachelor" is a guilty pleasure. And it's really such a [bleep] show. 'Cause I like live-tweeting it and just ripping those people apart. 'Cause they deserve it. Ready, where's my phone? My wife ran into [C-word]ney at the [bleeping]—
SWS: Did you watch "The Bachelor," the latest one?
I didn't.
JB: The winner, the girl who won the guy, the girl won the guy, my wife and I again obsessed, she was at the mall yesterday in L.A. She called me, she's like, "Oh my God. Courtney's right over there." I called her [C-word]ney all year because she's, well, a [c-word]. And she sent me pictures, though I didn't save them.
SWS: She took photos of her?
JB: Photos of her. Called me in the Beverly Center. This is awesome. Let me see if I can show you. I was like, "Go get her. Kidnap her. Put her on the phone. Put her on the phone. Say Jason Biggs is on the phone." But I was already quoted in Us Weekly, which you know she reads. You know that [C-word]ney reads all that shit. I was already quoted 'cause I tweeted something about, there was one episode where there was like Tiki torches everywhere and a shot of her and I tweeted, "Oh, I hope Courtney's hair gets caught in the lit side of that …" And Us Weekly printed it. I'm assuming she reads all that [bleep].
SWS: She knows you're a big fan.
JB: Yeah, so if my wife was like, "Hey, I got Jason Biggs on the phone, he's a big fan!"
SWS: "Yeah, he wanted me to die in a fire."
JB: I don't want her to die!
SWS: Just get burned.
JB: Just seriously burned. Just lose all of her hair to a horrible fire.
SWS: I'm thinking she probably won't be watching "American Reunion" opening day.
JB: Yeah, she will be. Because you can't resist the power—
SWS: Of the [penis].
JB: Of the Stifmeister. And my [penis].
Do you feel like this is where the franchise comes to an end?
SWS: I think so. I don't know though.
JB: We'll see how my renovation goes at my house. I tell ya; [bleepin'] contractors man. They always end up being more than they say, so I'm certainly open to another one.
SWS: To do another one, I don't know, it could be good. I never expected this to come together as well.
JB: I think it could totally be good. I'll just never say never at this point.
On Chicago: "Second City. I had the opportunity when I was here last time, it was quite a few years ago. I haven't been here since 2004 maybe. They brought me up on stage and I did a little improv with the group at the time. I had a blast. I was nervous but it was so much fun. It was great." (JB)
If Scott's fiancé really hasn't seen "American Pie": "She did see the first one. I forgot that she had, 'cause she hadn't seen the second and the third one. But she ended up watching 'em and she loved it. I just didn't know what else to say in that interview."
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Software pioneer McAfee denies murder
US software company founder John McAfee is reportedly denying any role in the slaying of his neighbour on a Caribbean island.
Wired magazine says McAfee called a reporter on Monday to say he was hiding from police who want to question him about the death of 52-year-old Gregory Viant Faull, whose body was found on Sunday. He is quoted as saying police would kill him if they find him.
McAfee said he saw police coming on Sunday and hid, burying himself in the sand and putting a cardboard box over his head so he could breathe, according to the article.
McAfee reportedly said that whoever shot Faull may have been gunning for him instead and mistakenly killed his neighbour.
Faull was found with a gunshot wound to his head inside his two-story home north of San Pedro, a town on the island of Ambergris Caye, said Raphael Martinez, spokesman for Belize's Ministry of National Security. The housekeeper discovered the body on Sunday morning and called police.
Martinez said that no charges had been filed in the case.
Belize police said on Tuesday that McAfee, 67, remains a "person of interest" in the death of Faull, not a suspect, and that he is being sought for routine questioning. They believe he is still in Belize, but they have also contacted authorities in Mexico and Guatemala, which border Belize, for help in locating McAfee.
The AP tried unsuccessfully to contact McAfee by email.
McAfee sold his stake in the anti-virus software company that is named for him in the early 1990s and moved to Belize about three years ago to lower his taxes.
He told The New York Times in 2009 that he had lost all but $US4 million ($3.85 million) of his $US100 million fortune in the US financial crisis.
Last April, Belize police raided McAfee's home looking for drugs and guns. McAfee said officers found guns, which he said were legal, and he was released without charge after being detained for a few hours.
Residents said Faull was a longtime home owner there who had recently retired as a builder and moved from Florida to live full-time on the island.
One resident of the island told the AP that Faull had complained about McAfee's behaviour, and others said the former software executive was hard to befriend.
"His physical appearance doesn't really inspire you to go over and make friends with him. He's a little scruffy looking," said real estate agent, Bob Hamilton.
Wired reported that McAfee said his dogs were poisoned on Friday night and that he blames the deaths on Belize authorities, not Faull.
Police said Faull's computer and phone were missing, but there were no signs of forced entry at his home. Police reported finding a single 9-mm shell casing and said it appeared Faull was killed between late Saturday night and on Sunday morning. Faull was last seen at 10 pm Saturday.


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I used to think nothing of it until someone said, "it makes you wonder what he was saying the rest of the time".
Now I don't believe for one moment Jesus was a liar, but why did He use that strange expression?
One of 22 examples exists here:
John 16:7 (NIV)
But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.


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but believe it or not, i totally wore them to work with a black sweater and black suede platform booties [if you follow me on instagram (natalie_hodak) you may remember that ootd] and they looked awesome [and elicited quite a few "look at those pants!"]. can't say i'm not daring with my prints!
what do you guys think?


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Summer is the reward students get for successfully completing another year of educational excellence. Or for partying all year and flunking out. (Nobody said life was fair, kids.)
So while graduation season may be over, I think it's time our bakers had a little summer schoolin'.
Bakers? Welcome to "How-To-Spell-'Congratulations'-101."
I can see it's going to be a long day.
Alright, let's practice: C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S. See? Now you try.
I dare you to read that aloud.
Try again.
G, you shouldn't have.
No, really.
And don't think I'm not on to your latest scheme, bakers. You know, the one where you just pipe a heap of scribbles halfway through the word and hope no one notices?
The best part is how you can still clearly see those last two are misspelled. Next time just chuck some High School Musical flotsam on there.
At this point, even I have forgotten how to spell it. I would "COHGRADULITTE" you, bakers, but I don't think I can handle that level of irony.
Let's try a new approach: just shorten it to "Congrats!" That's easy enough, right?
What is wrong with you people?*
For a wild, hopeful second there I thought this had something to do with San Diego Comic-Con this week:
"Watch out for those Con Rats!"
...but then I realized I it was a different kind of "con." Rats.
Well, you've all failed the course, bakers. So, hey, get out there and continue collecting a paycheck for brutalizing the English language! Woo! Yeah!
Oh, and kids? Stay in school. Or don't.
Honestly, your bakery manager probably won't give a con rat's @ss.
Thanks to Nancy H., Jessica E., Julia L., Michelle W., Meghan H., Amanda N., Julie D., Elizabeth B., Anony M., & Bailey for the pep talk!
*Update from john- Apparently, Ding! Grats is a World of Warcraft thing so this cake is not as wrecky as it first appears. Bwoops.


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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Windows)
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DescriptionIt was just going to be a social visit. The Prince of Persia just wanted to say "hi" to his older brother, Prince Malik who is the current ruler of the kingdom. Upon his arrival however he learns that he's not the only visitor: the whole Osman's army is at the castle's doorsteps and Malik's army can't hold the fort much longer. The Prince manages to find his way into the castle and meet up with Malik in the treasury. But it's already too late. The Osmans have broken through and the end seems near. In his desperation Malik turns to the sealed portal in the treasury and speaks the magic words. Bad idea. The portal was sealed for a reason, keeping a force imprisoned that is no match for any army in the world. Rumoured to have been the knights of King Salomon himself they walk upon the earth once more, storm the castle and attack friends and foes alike. Upon his escape, the Prince wanders into the realm of Razia, Queen of the Djinn. She remembers the creation of the Sand Army and knows how to keep it at bay. So the Prince joins forces with her and tries to find a way to defeat the army and keep the Kingdom from being swallowed by the sand.
With Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands the series returns in graphical style - being more down to earth again -, story and gameplay to the one known from the Sands of Time-Trilogy after its brief departure with the cel-shaded-adventure Prince of Persia. As such the story takes place between the events in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within filling in some of the blanks while the player looks the Prince over the shoulder and maneuvers him through the levels. Gameplay-wise this means that the player again fights multiple enemies at once and also again jumps, climbs and rolls around in big and vast rooms to get to the other side. To be able to do so, the Prince still knows how to walk on walls, swing on rails or rip through flags to safely get back to ground level. If something goes wrong, the player can only use the Power of Time to rewind a bit and try it again as long as he has enough sand left which in turn is dropped by killed enemies and by destroying scenery objects meaning mostly vases.
To deal with the hordes and hordes of different enemies - most of them undead -, the player has access to several different kinds of more or less dangerous attacks which he can string together into powerful combos. This includes kicking and jumping around as well as a death attack which instantly kills enemies fallen to the ground. In addition, the player will gain access to special powers. As he collects the essence from fallen enemies he earns experience points for doing so, levels up and gets upgrade points which in turn are invested into a skill tree to unlock new or upgrade existing powers. Besides the power to rewind time, the Prince is able to freeze water, rebuild destroyed parts of the city or engulf himself in an armor of stone. Each of these powers is active until the energy-bar of the Prince drops to zero. Again killing enemies is they key to replenish it.
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- "Prince of Persia: 忘却 の 砂" -- Japanese spelling
- "Prince of Persia: Забытые пески" -- Russian spelling
- "Prince of Persia: Zapomniane Piaski" -- Polish title
- "Prince of Persia: Zapomenuté písky" -- Czech title
- "Prince of Persia: Les Sables Oubliés" -- French title
- "Prince of Persia: Le Sabbie Dimenticate" -- Italian title
- "Prince of Persia: Die vergessene Zeit" -- German title
- "Prince of Persia: Boukyaku no Suna" -- Japanese title
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- 3D Engine: Anvil
- Japanese PlayStation 3 game releases with full English support
- Physics Engine: Havok
- Prince of Persia series
- Setting: Middle East
- Ubisoft Club / Uplay supported games
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|Games Finder
|Jul 30, 2014
|8.5 out of 10
|May 22, 2010
|8.5 out of 10
|Gameplay (Benelux)
|May 28, 2010
|84 out of 100
|May 17, 2010
|8 out of 10
|PC Games (Germany)
|Jun 13, 2010
|80 out of 100
|Jun 09, 2010
|8 out of 10
|Jul 21, 2010
|7.5 out of 10
|Jun 21, 2010
|15 out of 20
|GameStar (Germany)
|Jul, 2010
|74 out of 100
|Game Freaks 365
|Jun 12, 2010
|7 out of 10
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Dec 23, 2010
Copy protectionOriginally the PC version required a permanent internet connection to be played. Unannounced, Ubisoft did drop this copy protection sometime later and the game only requires a one-time activation since then.
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