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DAYTON, Ohio — America's taxpayers are paying a hefty price for the well-groomed appearance of the U.S. Senate's members and staff.
Since 1997 the Senate Hair Care shop has consistently run deficits of about $340,000 annually, a taxpayer subsidy that is growing rather than shrinking.
Critics point to the salon as another example of members of Congress living a lifestyle far removed from most of their constituents: pulling in annual salaries of $174,000 along with generous health care and pension benefits, traveling the world on the public dime, and producing self-promoting newsletters and professionally recorded audio and video pieces at public expense.
Last year the Senate Hair Care barbershop/salon ran a $401,000 deficit providing $20 cuts to senators, staff and members of the public who visited the shop in the basement of the Russell Office Building, according to Terry Gainer, the sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper of the Senate, whose wide-ranging duties include overseeing the hair care operation.
"I think it is the ultimate hypocrisy for any legislator in Congress who is arguing for cuts from the social side of the budget to not include their own budget," said Wright State University political science adjunct professor Paul Leonard, a former Dayton mayor, state legislator and lieutenant governor. "They need to lead by example and make some serious cuts."
The money-losing hair salon is a small piece of the $4.3 billion appropriated by Congress to run the legislative branch in 2012, but it carries symbolic value at a time when members of Congress are targeting defense and domestic programs for $1.2 trillion in across-the-board sequestration cuts over 10 years and also taking aim at entitlement programs serving the elderly and poor.
"While trimming the Senate salon will do little to balance the budget, allowing it to run such a large deficit indicates a lack of seriousness at best, and immorality at worst," said Mark Caleb Smith, director of the Center for Political Studies at Cedarville University.
The legislative branch budget has grown 73 percent since 2000. Although Congress cut funding by 2.7 percent in 2011 and 5.2 percent last year, the 2013 appropriations request of $4.5 billion is up 4.8 percent over 2012. Embedded in those appropriations is a vast menu of services, an army of staff and an array of supplies, equipment and facilities supporting the 100 senators and 435 voting members and six non-voting members of the House of Representatives.
Nearly half of legislative branch appropriations go to the House and Senate. The rest go to legislative entities that assist them, the largest being the Library of Congress, Architect of the Capitol, Government Accountability Office, Capitol Police, Government Printing Office, and Congressional Budget Office.
"While maintaining congressional barbershops or salons, dining rooms, gymnasiums, and many other conveniences close at hand seems reasonable, for these things allow members to save time and focus on their jobs, this smacks of elitism," Smith said. "In spite of what members may think, most Americans enjoy nothing like the perquisites they do on a daily basis. No matter how much it costs, it looks shocking when juxtaposed with the financial and fiscal difficulties our nation is now encountering."
When asked about congressional perks, both Ohio senators — Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Rob Portman — along with Dayton-area congressmen, House Speaker John Boehner, Rep. Jim Jordan and Rep. Mike Turner, all Republicans, pointed to their own efforts to spend responsibly.
"The Senate has already reduced its budget nearly 8 percent since fiscal year 2009, and Sen. Brown supports additional efforts to trim any wasteful spending," said Meghan Dubyak, spokeswoman for Brown. "I'm sure most Ohioans wouldn't be surprised to learn that Senator Brown is not a regular at the Senate Hair Care services."
She said Brown mostly gets his hair cut in Ohio but sometimes heads over to the House barbershop, which is staffed by private contractors and offers hair cuts for $15, five dollars cheaper than the Senate salon.
Caitlin Dunn, spokeswoman for Portman, said he goes to the same Cincinnati barber he's used since the mid-1980s.
"With record deficits, Senator Portman thinks that all programs deserve a hard and fair look at how they are spending tax dollars," she said, pointing to his efforts last year to eliminate 2013 salary increases for Congress as part of the fiscal cliff agreement in December.
Jordan and Turner pointed to efforts to keep spending lean in their own offices.
"It is always important to cut wasteful spending, but it is even more important now that America is hurtling toward a debt crisis," said Jordan. "We have run one of the lowest-spending offices on Capitol Hill for the past few years, and I am always looking for ways to get federal spending under control."
Turner spokesman Tom Crosson said Turner voted to cut the House's operating budget by 11 percent "and has returned dollars from his personal office's budget every year he has been in Congress."
Since becoming speaker in 2011 Boehner moved on several fronts to cut the House's budget and trim member office budgets by 11.4 percent, the kind of "common-sense spending reforms that taxpayers should expect from all federal departments and agencies at a time when the national debt exceeds the size of our nation's entire economy," said his spokeswoman, Brittany Bramell.
While senators and representatives receive $174,000, the Speaker of the House is paid $223,000 annually. The president pro tempore of the Senate and the majority and minority leaders in the House and Senate are paid $193,400 annually. After controversy over voted pay raises, Congress made those raises automatic in 1989, although a pay freeze approved by Congress leaves salaries at 2009 levels.
Congress members also receive:
A generous pension that allows a member to retire at 62 with a full pension after five years of civilian federal service.
Rides on a private subway system that runs between offices, committee rooms and the Capitol.
Up to 96 cents per mile for mileage reimbursement.
Free postage — known as "franking" — for mailings to constituents.
Over the years — sometimes in response to scandals — personal services provided to members of Congress were cut or switched to privatized operations, including the Capitol cafeterias or the House barber shop. While Congress members pay for their hair cuts with their own money, other services such as photography and recording studios are covered by their office allowances — taxpayer money — or are provided free of charge.
Nearly all offices providing services, including the Senate hair salon, remain staffed by federal employees with salaries that sometimes may seem eye-popping to the folks back home. For example, in the Senate photography studio, where members can get portraits and other official pictures taken, the lead photographer made $100,000 during the 12-month period between October 2011 and September 2012, according to biannual reports filed with the Secretary of the Senate. Another photographer earned $84,538. The median income for photographers in Washington, D.C., in 2011 was $65,332.
The Senate cabinet shop will frame photographs for members and hand-build desks, chairs and cabinets for the Senate chamber, Capitol corridors and rarely for senator's offices, Gainer said. The cabinet shop supervisor earned $107,484, the cabinet designer made $97,695 and the senior lead cabinet-maker was paid $81,498 between October 2011 and September 2012.
Gainer said the shop's employees are fine craftsmen able to make the historically appropriate furniture for the Capitol, particularly public areas.
The Senate hair salon provides about 509 services a week — a range of haircuts, shampooing, coloring and waves, nail services, hair removal and shoe shines. It costs about $900,000 annually to operate. One stylist earned $79,202 annually and another made $74,615, according to the biannual spending reports. The guy who gives $6 shoeshines was paid $40,432.
By comparison, the 2011 median annual salary for a hairstylist in Washington was $40,934. For a barber it was $49,920, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Gainer said he has looked at privatizing the hair care service, just as the House did in the mid-1990s. But he opposes laying off the federal employees. Rather, said Gainer, he plans to replace staff with contractors by attrition, consider early retirement buyouts or raise prices.
"It could be done quicker if we fired everybody, but I think that would be inappropriate," Gainer said. "I am trying to be a good shepherd with those funds, but I am also mindful that some of those people have been down there for 20 and 25 years, or nine years, and I am trying to balance that with the service I think is historically appropriate."
Gainer oversees a $203.7 million budget and is in charge of many of the services provided to senators. He is responsible for protection of senators, staff and visitors within the Senate chamber, emergency planning, information technology, the Senate post office, Capitol facilities, transportation and fleet operations, parking, the cabinet shop, photography and recording studios. Appropriations for the sergeant at arms have grown by 102 percent since 2000 and staffing grew to 959 from 787 during the same period, in part due to the need for greater security measures in the wake of the Sept. 11 and anthrax attacks 2001.
"I know this sounds like the defensive part, but it is not a for-profit business we are running here," Gainer said last week. "We are a service organization."
Dale Eisman, spokesman for Common Cause, said Congress should scrub the budgets to eliminate waste, but he said government needs to pay people enough to attract smart, talented employees who have to live in a very expensive city.
"Government is pretty much like anything else: If you want quality you have to pay for it," said Eisman. "We're not going to get good government on the cheap."
Pete Sepp, executive vice president of the National Taxpayers Union, said forcing Congress members to cut services that make their lives easier typically takes some kind of scandal or "revelation of some terrible graft in the programs." He's not sure they have the will to do it on their own and said professional courtesy often limits their criticism of the perks of office enjoyed by their counterparts across the Capitol.
"Senators are not about to lecture their colleagues in the House about franking privileges any more than House members are about the beauty salons," said Sepp. "It's an issue of incumbency and privilege much more than it is political party."


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A glorious masked ball was held at Lancaster House last night to raise money for the Elephant Family, a charity co-founded by the Duchess of Cornwall's brother, the conservationist and writer Mark Shand.
Creatives such as Christian Lacroix, Matthew Williamson, Mario Testino, ESCADA, Missoni, Dita Von Teese, Fabergé, Cartier and Johnny Rocket had specially created masks in the form of endangered animals for guests to wear. Invitees included Prince Charles and Camilla, supermodel-of-the-moment Cara Delevingne and her sister Poppy, Jerry Hall, Imran Khan, Jools Holland, racing legend Jackie Stewart and actor Rupert Everett.
Since its launch in 2002, the charity has invested more than £6 million in conservation projects across Asia, working to secure elephant and wildlife habitats and highlighting the animals' plight.
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In a political campaign that has had something to say about nearly every important issue of our time, the topic of AGW has been conspicuously absent.
I saw someone make the following comment...
Sandy, and Bloomberg's recent endorsement of Obama, seem to have put AGW back on the radar.
Here is my reply...
- Too bad we had to have Sandy to give this subject the attention it deserves.
- Too bad Sandy will do nothing to quiet the peddlers of doubt.
- Too bad so many people who have not YET had to suffer any serious consequences of AGW will continue to find comfort in the propaganda spread by those peddlers of doubt.
- Too bad we have a history of waiting to make changes until the pain of not changing is worse than the pain of changing.


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LONG BEACH - For senior Elizabeth Sorto, graduating from Jordan High School is a transition into a world of possibilities.
The 17-year-old plans to attend Long Beach City College this fall and eventually transfer to UC Santa Barbara to study international business.
"I want to be an international businesswoman and travel the world," she said. "I'm excited about my future."
Hundreds of cheering friends and family members filled the stands in Veterans Memorial Stadium on Wednesday to celebrate Jordan High's Class of 2012.
This year, the Long Beach Unified School district is awarding high school diplomas to 5,667 students, including: 1,100 seniors from Poly High School, 950 from Wilson High School, 945 from Lakewood High School, 833 from Millikan High School, 660 from Jordan, 577 from Cabrillo High School, 151 from the California Academy of Math and Science, 106 from Renaissance High School, 123 from Reid Continuation School and 53 from Avalon High School.
Jordan and Poly celebrated their graduations on Wednesday. The LBUSD's series of commencement ceremonies will wrap up today with ceremonies at Lakewood, Wilson and Millikan high schools, as well as Renaissance School for the Arts.
In the Jordan ceremony, Principal Shaw Ashley commended the Class of 2012, including 86 students who graduated with honors. Ashley, who joined Jordan as principal last fall, urged graduates to go out in the world and show their "Panther Pride."
Nestled in a working-class neighborhood of North Long Beach, Jordan has faced considerable challenges over the years but is now in the midst of change. In an effort to revitalize the school and the surrounding North Long Beach area, the Long Beach Unified School District has invested $105 million in a massive school renovation project, funded by Measure K bond money, that is expected to kick off next year.
Ashley, who previously served as the celebrated principal of Poly High, hopes to boost student performance and restore a sense of school pride.
"We're making small changes a little at a time, and it's been a great first year so far," he said. "We're moving in the right direction."
Seniors on Wednesday said they were proud to graduate as Jordan Panthers.
"Jordan gets a bad reputation sometimes, but you can't judge a school by the outside," said 18-year-old Kevin Moore, who plans to enlist in the Marine Corps this year. "We have a lot of great teachers who have helped so many of us realize our goals in life."
Arthur Jordan said the school's MALE Academy, a program designed to help at-risk teen boys improve their personal and academic skills, helped him stay on track and graduate. The 18-year-old said he'll be going to community college this fall to study business administration.
Standing in line to receive his diploma, senior Shaun Randolph wore a sash to commemorate his 1,288 hours of community service logged during three years at Jordan. The minimal school requirement for community service is 40 hours.
"I couldn't find a job anywhere, and I like helping so I basically just volunteered with Parks and Rec every summer," said Randolph, who will attend Cal State East Bay this fall to study multimedia and business.
As for advice for incoming freshman, Randolph said students should try to stay focused and think about their future.
"Don't lose track of graduation," he said. "I know there can be a lot of distractions, but stay on course and you will graduate, and you'll be so proud."
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Cleveland crime remains high
(Cleveland) - The financial news and opinion website 24/7 Wall St is out with its list of the Ten Most Dangerous Cities in America.
Cleveland is #10 on the list. The most dangerous city is Flint, Michigan, followed by Detroit, Oakland, and St. Louis.
24/7 Wall St co-founder and Editor Douglas McIntyre says Cleveland, with its high poverty rate and high dropout rate is not a safe place to be, like so many older urban areas where large industries and people have moved away.
Cleveland, with a population of 393,781 people, had 84 murders in 2012, the poverty rate is 34%, and the high school graduation rate is only 77%.
McIntyre tells Newsradio WTAM 1100 more than 825 robberies were reported in Cleveland for every 100,000 residents last year, the second highest robbery rate in the nation behind only Oakland. The total number of robberies in the city rose from 3,156 in 2011 to 3,252 in 2012.
Cleveland also had the nation's second highest burglary rate in 2012, with close to 2,500 burglaries per 100,000 residents. Unlike robbery, burglary does not involve force or coercion and is not considered a violent crime.
Recently, the highly publicized discovery of three area women that had been missing for roughly a decade and held captive within the city led to extensive criticism of the Cleveland Police Department. However, McIntyre says the division's troubles probably stem from being understaffed due to declining tax revenues.
Cleveland is one of the nation's poorest large cities with a median household income of just $25,731 in 2011 - barely over half the national median.
McIntyre says when you have low graduation rates, high poverty, and a falling tax base it creates a perfect environment for increasing crime.
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If you're having sex, or thinking about having sex, you need to know about STDs (sexually transmitted diseases). STDs can cause serious health problems. And not all can be cured. But there are ways to protect yourself and others.
It's simple. You catch an STD by having sex. Some STDs spread when body fluids (semen, vaginal fluids, saliva, blood) get passed during sex. Others spread by touching infected areas. It doesn't matter what kind of sex it is. You can catch an STD if sex involves the mouth (oral sex), vagina (vaginal sex), or anus (anal sex). The risks of catching an STD are even higher if:
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The threat of, or offer to drop, prosecution may provide leverage for abused women. For victim-initiated complaints, permitting
victims to drop charges following an arrest significantly lowered the chance of new violence during and 6 months following
the court appearance. These women also experienced less violence, less severe violence, and a longer delay before the onset
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Next section: Batterer Intervention Programs Often Do Not Change Offender Behavior.
[1] Ford, D.A., and S. Breall. "Violence Against Women: Synthesis of Research for Prosecutors." Final report to the National Institute of Justice, 2000, NCJ 199660.


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Some consider it a particularly appropriate wine for Christmas, too, observing that the common abbreviation, "PX," resembles the Greek letters Chi (which looks like an "X" but is sounded as "CH") and Rho (which looks like a "P" but stands for "R") ... in other words, the Chi-Ro of ancient Christianity, "CHR," an abbreviation and symbol of Christ.
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The noise from them will interfere with your own network, but there are some third party connection managers you can install on your clients so they will only connect to certain AP's on a MAC whitelist. It's not a good solution because if someone is being really malicious, they could change their MAC's to match yours, but there's really not much else you can do about it.


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'"I know when I was younger, when you go through a tough playoff series and you don't come out on top, sometimes you learn from it," he said. "You go home and you feel like you're a better hockey player. You want to get back at it, you know what you have to work on, and I think it will be a good experience for a lot of guys."'
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Mr Lloyd you cry like girl when i throw you on your head.
Mr Lloyd you cry like girl when i throw you on your head.
You weigh in at 77kgs and I beat you 10 times out of 10! Re-match me and if you win the other result can stand. I win and it gets changed to a N/C?
Just don't try to dry hump me with your Lycra next time
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Is it me or are the UCC quiet ? Rob riley was throwing out denials for fun over the last 48 hours since we posted evidence proving UCC's guilt is it me or have they gone quiet ? Rob riley was nothing to do with the UCC at the event in question and the fact he's an mma journalist he should'nt be a match maker in my eyes as he's biased towards the UCC mma journalists,referee's & judges etc . . . Should be impartial and there integraty should be of the highest order and not for sale or swayed by friendship's etc . . its there in black & white you can't argue with the truth the UCC have gone quiet wonder why that is we are'nt trying to shame anyone we were happy with the no contest as thats how it should stand but someone on this forum questioned the no contest and rather than the promotor admitting the truth he and the match maker have denied ever contacting sherdog etc . . . So people then assume that its bad sports manship on lloyd's behalf and a bad losser and that's simply not the case so we have had to fight our corner we have supplied evidence.
I challenge the UCC to comment on this story and not just say no comment or decline to answer and give there side ?
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Job outlook on the uptick for May graduates
While the job market remains challenging, University of South Carolina May graduates are finding a more hospitable market than last year at this time.
The university's Career Center is seeing signs of improvement, which is encouraging news for newly minted graduates.
"Employers are following through with job offers this year," said Tom Halasz, the center's director. "We've turned a corner. Last year, employers were more cautious. This year, despite the number of on-campus interviews remaining the same and the number of companies attending career fairs being down, we've seen employers more active in the process, and the number of job offers is increasing."
Preliminary surveys of students graduating from USC indicate that 26 percent have found employment, while 29 percent are actively searching. Twenty-five percent will be heading to graduate and professional schools, with another 10 percent waiting to hear from schools.
Halasz says the survey numbers don't vary dramatically from previous years. Students have reported job offers from a range of employers, including Teach for America, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Eaton, SCANA, Deloitte, Bank of America, Northwest Mutual, Belk and Dick's Sporting Goods.
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reports hiring is up 5.3 percent nationally for the Class of 2010. The figure was included in its "Job Outlook 2010 Spring Update," released April 15. The report highlighted accounting, engineering, retail/wholesale trade employers as topping the list of employers hiring.
Similar to many economic reports, NACE shows the Southeast experiencing a slower job recovery than some parts of the country.
"The Southeast was hit hard, but the region is recovering and will do better than most parts of the country in time," Halasz said. He cites Boeing in Charleston, Proterra in Spartanburg and a wind turbine plant at the Charleston Naval Base as healthy indicators for South Carolina's manufacturing sector and emerging energy industry.


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The Wanted is quickly earning a reputation for their partying. According to "The Sun," the British boy band was questioned by police in London after a man accused them of pouring champagne on him from a hotel balcony as he was walking down the street.
Police tell the paper they questioned "the party identified" about the incident the following day, but was unable to determine who exactly was responsible.
The alleged victim, a Canadian screenwriter named Todd Swift, apparently told police that he'd been verbally threatened by "three young guys" who were "laughing" at him as he got drenched in champagne. Police say Swift has been informed that there are "no further lines of inquiry to pursue" in the matter.
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Best Infield Arm
1. Dixon Machado (SS)
2. Brett Harrison (3B)
3. Eugenio Suarez (SS)
4. David Gonzalez (SS)
5. Yerison Pena (2B)
Machado's arm is borderline elite. Don't let his slight frame fool you; he can unleash hellacious throws from shortstop. Sitting next to some scouts during the Fall Instructional League, one scout let out a "Weeeeee!" as Machado wound up to let one loose. His arm is easily the best in the system and can rank right up there in all the minor leagues.
Harrison struggled in every facet of the game in 2012, but his arm strength was a constant that shined throughout. Harrison's arm is at worst a plus tool and some scouts believe it deserves higher marks than that. Eugenio Suarez and David Gonzalez are similar players, both physically and with the skill sets they bring to the table. To that end, both players exhibit plus arm strength that fits well on the left side of the infield.
Another plus arm belongs to second baseman Yerison Pena. A relative unknown, Pena lacks the footwork and instincts for the left side of the infield, but his arm would fit there nicely.
Honorable Mention
James Robbins (1B)
Had Robbins honored his commitment to Washington State, he would have played both ways as a first baseman and left-handed pitcher. On the mound he has shown velocity in the upper-80s during high school and he can flash an above-average to plus arm when making throws from first base.
Projection Kings
Willy Adames (SS)
While he is highly inconsistent at such an early stage of his career, Adames has the ingredients of an easy plus arm. He shows excellent raw arm strength on most throws, but his sloppy mechanics and raw footwork don't always let the ball come out of his hand with that much zip.
Others Considered
Edgar Corcino (IF)
Carlos De Los Santos (IF)
Both Corcino and De Los Santos show above-average arm strength at times, and will even let loose a throw that can earn slightly better grades than that. Corcino's arm works well around the infield and is part of the reason the Tigers attempted to move him behind the plate when he first signed. De Los Santos has a very good arm at second base but will struggle in ways similar to Willy Adames, at times.


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The division of labor at most companies is clear: Business development divines the big ideas, and IT toils to turn these concepts into workable software. And yet as far as IT's stature in the organization is concerned, this flow of ideas can no longer be in one direction and one direction only. In fact, the IT department that willfully assumes the role of order-taker is increasingly at risk of being outsourced.
Luckily for IT, being on the front lines of new technologies has its privileges. Marry this with an entrepreneurial spirit, and IT can assert a new relationship with the business by launching new, low-cost experiments geared toward exposing opportunities that those less familiar with today's technologies can't foresee.
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But to be taken seriously by the suits, IT must move beyond mere tinkering; instead, purpose-driven testing and proven results, when brought back to the business team to help develop a plan that scales appropriately, is the key to shedding the "operations only" stigma and making the organization take notice of the ingenuity of IT.
Of course, developing a meaningful prototype requires more than just an understanding of the underlying technology. It takes a level of cost-benefit analysis and insight into new revenue outlets that may not be as easy as the IT department would like to believe. After all, balancing the competing interests of customers and suppliers is just as tricky as balancing the load of a server farm. Here is where ambition can get the best of you. To avoid getting burned, a small-scale, low-risk approach to experimentation is key.
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Although I do not yet have this tool in the repos I will soon. Until then you can use the binaries I link in this article. You will also have to upgrade your nvidia drivers if you are using the ones in the repo. I will be getting it all sorted out in the next few days. here is a link to my article on oclhashcat
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ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani government on Monday distanced itself from an offer by one of its Cabinet ministers to pay $100,000 to anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film that has sparked violent protests across the Muslim world.
The film, "Innocence of Muslims," has enraged many Muslims for its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a child molester. At least 51 people, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, have been killed in violence linked to protests over the film, which also has renewed debate over freedom of expression in the U.S. and in Europe.
Adding to the anger in the Muslim world was a decision by a French satirical magazine to publish lewd pictures of the prophet last week, prompting French authorities to order the temporary closure of around 20 overseas missions out of fear they'd be targeted by demonstrators.
Some of the most intense and sustained protests have come in Pakistan, where the role of Islam in society is sacrosanct and anti-American sentiment runs high. But even in that atmosphere, the bounty offered by Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour has drawn criticism.
Bilour said Saturday that he would pay $100,000 out of his own pocket to anyone who kills the man behind the inflammatory film, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who lives in Cerritos. The filmmaker was forced into hiding after the 14-minute movie trailer rose to prominence. His family has since fled Cerritos.
Bilour also appealed to al-Qaida and Taliban militants to help eliminate the filmmaker.
Pakistan's Foreign Office said in a statement Monday that the bounty on the filmmaker's head reflected Bilour's personal view and was not official government policy.
The minister belongs to the secular Awami National Party, an ally in the government of President Asif Ali Zardari. His comments struck a nerve within his own party, which is considered anti-Taliban and has lost several leaders in the fight against the insurgency.
A party spokesman, Haji Adeel, said the statement was Bilour's personal view, and that the party had sought an explanation from him.
"We are a secular party," he said. "We consider al-Qaida and Taliban as our enemy."
Pakistan's government declared last Friday a national holiday - "Day of Love for the Prophet" - and called on people to take to the streets to protest the film peacefully. But the demonstrations turned violent, and at least 21 people were killed.
In Iran, the culture minister said his country will boycott the 2013 Oscars and not field a candidate for the foreign film category in protest.
Mohammed Hosseini said Tehran would not submit an entry for next year's awards due to the "intolerable insult to the Prophet of Islam," the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported.
The committee has already picked "Ye Habbeh Ghand," or "A Cube of Sugar" - a film about a family wedding turning into a funeral when the groom's relative dies - as Iran's entry as best foreign film. But the government must endorse the selection for it to become official.
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi in February won the Oscar for best foreign film for his movie, "A Separation" - the first such prize for Iran.
Nearly two weeks after demonstrations began with protesters scaling the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, the film continued to draw people out into the streets in protest.
In Sri Lanka, about 5,000 protesters marched through the nation's capital demanding the U.S. ban the film and punish its creators. The demonstrators blocked traffic as they marched on a main road in Colombo, carrying signs and banners that read "Punishment for those involved" and "Our hearts are wounded and chests full of anger."
Protest organizer Kamil Hussain urged the U.S. to ban "Innocence of Muslims" and remove it from YouTube, saying "insulting a religious leader is not freedom of speech."
A small protest also took place in northern Nigeria, where hundreds of Muslims marched peacefully through the streets of the city of Kaduna. Demonstrators scrawled graffiti on walls reading: "Death to the Americans, Death to the Israelites."
Demonstrations in Nigeria, a nation largely split between a Christian south and a Muslim north, have been peaceful.
In Lebanon, a military prosecutor indicted 45 people related to attacks on policemen and a KFC restaurant during protests against the film, judicial authorities said.
On Sept. 14, security forces opened fire in the northern city of Tripoli, killing one person and wounding 25 after a crowd attacked the KFC and a Hardee's restaurant.
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Stone Mountain (North Carolina) Climber's Log
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|Vic Hanson
|Nice hike, great view
Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2013
|We did the loop trail past the falls, the farm site, up the steps, over the top and back down to the parking lot.
|Posted Oct 31, 2013 9:30 pm
|Hiked to the top, nice mountain
|Posted Aug 22, 2013 5:53 pm
|Great Arch
Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2009
|Climbed No Alternative and the Great Arch with Alex Blum
|Posted Jan 15, 2013 3:55 am
|Best friction in the SE!
|Climbed the Arch numerous times along with numerous routes, many R and X rated, on either side of the arch. Some of the best multi pitch friction you'll get in the east! 50ft runouts are the norm here!
|Posted Dec 30, 2012 11:34 pm
|Love Hate Relationship
Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2007
|Stone and I have a love hate relationship. Slab climbing is tough to grow accustomed to but is good training for trusting your feet. It is every NCer's responsibility to climb the Great Arch so go do it.
|Posted Sep 1, 2009 3:40 am
|Excellent network of trails - the loop is great. Heading down from the waterfall one enters the meadow and can watch the rock climbers above.
|Posted Jul 31, 2009 4:25 pm
|Good climb
Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2009
|only 1 route cause jesse forgot his harness. home made webbing ones are not so much fun on super long runouts
|Posted Jul 7, 2009 4:32 pm
|Summit Loop
|Great short hike!
|Posted May 21, 2009 7:44 pm
|Nice, even in rain
Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2008
|Went up the summit loop after climbing the Arch the day before. Nice views, even in cloud cover and rain. Cool looking lightning strikes at the top.
|Posted Mar 16, 2009 5:14 pm
|Stone Mountian
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 1985
|Yeah, what can I say, probably the most routes I have ever done at one place in my life! It is infectious! Don't for get the North Wall! Thanks, Chief for sharing the line so many times! You are right Jess Tucker, Sandy Flemming, Vince Davis, Steve Longnecker, Dan Hartman, just a few I remember as larger than life! Jess was the best solo climber I have ever seen. The first time I showed up there with my Yosemite rack he was soloing Storm in a Tea cup, just Hawiian running shorts and a pair of flip flops on a runner around his waist, he said, "go put all the stuff in the trunk of your car and do Great White way!" So, we did. I was hooked for life!Drinking beer at the camp ground was stellar too! Sorry about your tent, mate! But Thor had to lay down, right on top of your tent, wake me in the morning!
|Posted Nov 26, 2008 2:53 pm
|A few
Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2008
|Great weekend. On Saturday I climbed U-Slots to the Great Arch, then rapped back down. Did the first pitch of The Pulpit. Would like to finish that one next time I visit. I didn't lead any of this...hat's off to our lead climber...some scary runouts on some of these routes.
Settled for the summit loop trail on Sunday, as rain made the rock too slick for good climbing.
|Posted Feb 18, 2008 10:47 am
|Run out Slab
Date Climbed: Jan 7, 2008
|Great climbing and a thrill to look down between your knees and see 50-60 feet to your last pro. Fine sunny day with Caroline, Leighton and Ryan.
|Posted Jan 9, 2008 4:45 pm
|nice rock
Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2000
|great quality rock. nice friction climbing.
|Posted Dec 21, 2007 11:09 am
|Very Hot
Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2005
|Don't know why I went in July
|Posted Sep 27, 2007 5:00 pm
|Slab climbing...
|...at it's best. Practice your running belays...!
|Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:43 pm
|Done this one a few times
|nice trails, nice rock, and nice views!
|Posted Aug 9, 2007 8:41 pm
|U Slot -> Great Arch -> summit -> summit trail down
Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2006
|First this is a really nice state park. It was my first time here so I had to do the classic Great Arch which was just as great as promised. The summit trail down was an impressive hike too. We took a detour to see the north face. Lots of bare rock that reminded me of some mtns in VT, NH, & ME. Whether a hiker or a climber this is a must do.
|Posted Oct 16, 2006 1:20 pm
|Great climb. All around fun. Just dont take a fall!!!!
|Posted Jun 8, 2006 3:52 pm
|Route Climbed: several Date Climbed: various
|Did the trail in 1993. Since then, climbed Entrance Crack, Great Arch, No Alternative, U-slot and a couple of others.
|Posted May 6, 2005 11:52 am
|Route Climbed: Entrance Crack, No Alternative, Great Arch Date Climbed: Oct. 31, 2004 and Mar. 7, 2005
|Gotta love friction climbing and 50 foot runouts!
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Osho,-Roses are redViolets are bluish,If it wasn't for JesusWe'd all be Jewish."Please comment.
We still are. Jesus could not succeed. To be Jewish has nothing to do with any race. It is an attitude. To be Jewish means to be calculating, to be under the world of law and not love. To be Jewish means not to be poetic, but to be arithmetical. To be Jewish means not to be in awe of the wonder that surrounds you.
It is not just accidental that this whole century has been dominated by three Jews - Marx, Freud and Einstein - because the world is materialistic. It has never been as materialistic as it is now. One Jew, Marx, invented the idea that life is nothing but economics. That's what I mean by calculation. Even religion is economics, even poetry is economics. Marx says that even consciousness depends on economic situations, it is a by-product: consciousness is a by-product of economic situations, the structure of the society. Marx is the perfect Jew: you cannot find a better specimen!
Then Freud, who tried to invent the idea that the whole of life moves according to unconscious laws, instincts: there is no conscious event in human life; everything is dominated by the unconscious. He was a fatalist.
Fatalism is also an idea that the world is run by dead rules. To Marx, it is economics that rules everything. To Freud, it is unconscious instinct that rules everything. Then Einstein tried to invent the idea that the whole of life is nothing but a combination of atoms. All three are calculators.
To be a Jew has nothing to do with the Jewish race. There are Jews who are Hindus, there are Jews who are Jainas, there are Jews who are Buddhists. The Jew is an attitude.
Christ has not succeeded: Christians are Jews! Christ can succeed only when law is defeated by love, when matter is defeated by spirit, when language is defeated by silence, when prose is defeated by poetry, when life is not ruled by economic, instinctive, historical laws, but life is ruled by grace. Then Jesus succeeds.
So don't think that you are not Jews. Out of a hundred people, ninety-nine percent are Jews. Only sometimes one person is not Jewish. That person lives a life of love. He has nothing to force his life into, no pattern. He lives moment to moment; he flows from one moment to another moment - with no idea of where he is going, with no goal.


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I. 3D, Smart TVs are Here to Stay, Says Sharp
The Japanese set-maker continues to forge ahead with its own proprietary smart TV technology dubbed "SmartCentral". Its refresh of its Aquos line includes 21 new sets distributed among the 6-Series (low-end), 7-Series (mid-range), and 8-Series (high-end). Each set features a dual-core ARM architecture processor. The sets range from 60+ inches to 80+ inches.
The latest version of SmartCentral adds the ability to use your Android or iOS device as a remote control. It also features SmartBeam, which allows you to push files from your mobile device onto your LCD set. A Flash- and HTML5-capable web browser will also be built into the sets.
Taking a page from Apple, Inc.'s (
) playbook, Sharp's luxury 7- and 8-Series models feature diamond-cut silver brushed-aluminum finishes.
Sharp Aquos 8-Series (60-inch)
All of the TVs have built in Wi-Fi and 1080p "Active" 3D compatibility. The new twist on 3D is improved filtering on the Bluetooth link; customers can now use the Bluetooth powered glasses without fear of interference from other Bluetooth signals (previously customers were advised to turn off other Bluetooth-communications in the area when watching 3D content).
Also included in the lineup is Sharp's proprietary sub-pixel processing, which the company claims offers double the detail per pixel as rival RGBY/RGB LCD designs.
The lineup answers two of the big questions of
few years'
shows -- will 3D and smart-TVs flare out? While neither technology has wowed in terms of adoption or customer enthusiasm, the solution Sharp and other manufacturers appear to be pursuing is to simply overhaul the entire lineup to feature some level of these technologies.
II. Going Big
Sharp was also eager to plug its 90-inch LED set, which it brags is the biggest available LED-illuminated LCD TV on the market. Launched in June 2012, this will continue to be a crown jewel in the company's lineup, getting a minor refresh with improved SmartCentral technology.
But 1080 is not the final destination for Sharp. The company will be launching a pair of 4K (3,840 × 2,160 pixel) sets this year. Sharp dubs these models "ultra-HD" (UHD) sets, pointing out that they quadruple the pixel count of 1080p.
[Image Source: Jason Mick/DailyTech]
The first, the ICC Purios, will hit this summer. Named after Sharp's processor partner -- the I-cubed Research Center Inc. (ICC) -- the ICC Purious will pack ICC's (integrated cognitive creation) image processor, which supposedly mimics the way a human brain deals with images. The 60-inch set is the first 4K model to receive THX certification, according to Sharp.
Sharp ICC Purios
Sharp will push out a second set -- an Aquos-branded UHD set -- sometime in the second half of the year. That set will feature an upscaler, which will try to convert standard 1080p content to 4K (similar to how the Sony Corp. (
) PS3 upscales DVD content to 1080p).
The latter set will also feature "Moth Eye" a nano-scale conical coating, which mimics moth eyes. Apparently moths have evolved the ability to minimize glare off their eye lenses to avoid predation. Inspired by nature, Sharp applied a similar design to eliminate glare on the set.
In case that wasn't enough, Sharp showed off an 85-inch 8K LED-lit LCD TV prototype (7680 x 4320 pixel). The ultra-ultra HD (so to speak) set won't be available this year, but Sharp calls it a "glimpse of the future of high definition".
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Zuckerberg says users can have an experience on Android phones that they can't have on other platforms. That's because Google makes the software available on an open-source basis, allowing others to adapt it to their needs.
The new product, called "Home" because it resides on the home screen of Android phones, is a family of apps designed around people's Facebook connections. Zuckerberg says the goal is to put "people before apps."
The move that coincides with rapid growth among the number of users who access the social network from smartphones and tablet computers and Facebook's aim to evolve from its Web-based roots into a "mobile-first" company.
"What Facebook wants is to put itself at the front of the Android user experience for as many Facebook users as possible and make Facebook more elemental to their customers' experience," said Forrester analyst Charles Golvin.
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The mobile advertising market is growing quickly, thanks in large part to Facebook and Twitter, which also entered the space in 2012. Research firm eMarketer expects U.S. mobile ad spending to grow 77 percent this year to $7.29 billion, from $4.11 billion last year.
EMarketer said Wednesday that it expects Facebook Inc. to reap $965 million in U.S. mobile ad revenue in 2013. That's about 2.5 times the $391 million in 2012, the first year that Facebook started showing mobile ads. Clark Fredricksen, vice president at eMarketer, says "there are some clear reasons why a deeper integration with mobile operating systems and handsets make sense for Facebook. At the end of the day, the more deeply Facebook can engage consumers, no matter what device or operating system or handset," the better.By The Associated Press


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Diabetes insipidus - nephrogenicNephrogenic diabetes insipidus; Acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus; Congenital diabetes insipidus
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a disorder in which a defect in the small tubes (tubules) in the kidneys causes a person to pass a large amount of urine. The tubules normally allow water to be removed from the kidney and returned into the blood, without leaking into the urine.
See also: Diabetes insipidus - central
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) occurs when the kidney tubules do not respond to a chemical in the body called antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin. ADH normally tells the kidneys to make the urine more concentrated.
As a result of the defect, the kidneys release an excessive amount of water into the urine, producing a large quantity of very dilute urine. This makes you produce large amounts of urine.
NDI is rare. Congenital diabetes insipidus is present at birth as a result of defect passed down through families that usually affects men. However, women can pass the gene on to their children.
Most commonly, NDI develops because of other reasons. This is called an acquired disorder. Factors that can trigger the acquired form of this condition include:
- Blockage in the urinary tract
- High calcium levels
- Low potassium levels
- Use of certain drugs (lithium, demeclocycline, amphotericin B)
You may have intense or uncontrollable thirst, and crave ice water. You will produce large amounts of urine, usually more than 3 - 15 liters per day.
If you do not drink enough fluids, dehydration can result. Symptoms may include:
- Dry mucous membranes
- Dry skin
- Sunken appearance to eyes
- Sunken fontanelles (soft spot) in infants
Other symptoms that can occur due to inadequate fluids include:
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- Low body temperature
- Muscle pains
- Rapid heart rate
- Weight loss
Exams and Tests
A physical exam may reveal:
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- Rapid pulse
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- Signs of dehydration
Testing may reveal:
- High serum osmolality
- High urine output, regardless of how many fluids you drink
- Kidneys don't concentrate urine when the person is given ADH
- Low urine osmolality
- Normal or high ADH levels
Other tests that may be done include:
The goal of treatment is to control the body's fluid levels. Patients will be given a large amount of fluids. The amount of fluids given should be about equal to the amount of urine produced.
If the condition is due to a certain medication, stopping the medicine may improve symptoms. Never stop taking any medication without first talking to your doctor.
A medicine called hydrochlorothiazide may improve symptoms. This may be used alone or in combination with other medications, including amiloride or indomethacin. Although hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic (these medications are usually used to increase urine output), in certain cases it can actually reduce urine output for people with NDI .
Outlook (Prognosis)
If a person drinks enough fluids, this condition has no significant effects on the fluid or electrolyte balance of the body. But you will need to drink a lot of water and other fluids.
If the person does not drink enough fluids, high urine output may cause dehydration and high levels of sodium in the blood.
NDI that is present at birth is a long-term condition requiring lifelong treatment.
Possible Complications
- Dilation of the ureters and bladder
- High blood sodium (hypernatremia)
- Severe dehydration
- Shock
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of this disorder.
There is no known way to prevent congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
Treating the disorders that can lead to the acquired form of the condition may prevent it from developing in some cases. Medications should only be used under the supervision of the health care provider.
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The Tribe was looking to run their winning streak to four games; that would match last year's season-high.
The White Sox and Indians will conclude their series Wednesday afternoon in Chicago. First pitch is slated for 2:10 pm ET. Both clubs announced they will keep the same pitching matchup from Tuesday's scheduled contest. The Tribe will toss right-hander Zach McAllister while the White Sox send out lefty Jose Quintana.
This is the third game of the 2013 season that has been postponed for the Indians. On May 13 they will make up two rainouts with the New York Yankees in a traditional double-header at Progressive Field.
The Indians are 8-10 on the season. The White Sox still sit last in the AL-Central Division with a record of 7-11.
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"I used bad judgment and learned my lesson," he said.
He also seemed more concerned with the fact that he was caught and the conversation made public rather than the fact he was hitting on a 17 year old.
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LAS VEGAS — Vending and OCS operators and mobile caterers had the opportunity to explore common ground as providers of food and beverage to away-from-home consumers during the recent co-located Convenience Caterers and Food Manufacturers Spring Conference and National Automatic Merchandising Association Spring Expo here.
Marking the first time a CCFMA representative has formally addressed the vending industry, CCFMA past-president Jim Pacino, Deli Wagon Food Service (North Royalton, OH), hosted a presentation at the NAMA "Hot Topics" booth. He brought vending operators up to speed on the mobile catering business, described its evolution and presented ways in which the two industries can collaborate on business to their mutual benefits.
"For years, mobile caterers and vending operators did not get along; the view was 'You're taking my money away every time you park your truck outside,' and it was understandable that there was friction," he remarked. "Times have changed, the customer has changed as there are fewer large industrial accounts, and now the two industries are finding more and more ways to complement each other. There are a lot of joint opportunities by working together."
The Convenience Caterers and Food Manufacturers Association, established in 1965 as the Mobile Industrial Caterers Association, is an international organization representing foodservice professionals interested in improving mobile catering operations. Its members distinguished themselves by providing customers the convenience of prepared food at their workplace from health department-approved vehicles, and in the early days, primarily served industrial workplaces and construction sites with limited food and drink menus.
As the industry evolved, mobile caterers who ran industrial kitchens to supply their own trucks began to lease vehicles to independent contractors who also purchased prepared food from them, and to provide commissary items to vending operators and other resellers. Mobile caterers have also diversified by providing food for fundraising events, and raised the industry image by establishing themselves as experts at corporate and event catering. They have also found new opportunities by providing foodservice during disaster-relief efforts.
Pacino added that today's range of catering vehicles has also advanced the industry's capabilities. The most basic vehicles are "cold" trucks, which primarily sell prewrapped sandwiches and platters, cold and hot – the hot selections are sold from a heated reach-in "oven" in the back of the truck – as well as snacks at ambient temperature. Trucks equipped with steamtables offer the same capability, along with a "buffet line" that adds a variety of hot foods. The "Cadillac" of the industry is the "hot" truck, with a built-in grill, deep fryer and other cooking equipment that offers more menu flexibility since the caterer can prepare food to order as well as fresh foods in advance.
"What began as an industry serving factories and construction workers with sandwiches during their breaks is now capable of delivering such better product and variety, that we are serving the white-collar trade," Pacino told the audience. "We can walk in the front door with a banana nut muffin and an apple and a smile and get the name of the decision-maker. We also serve special events that publicize the catering truck when people see all it has to offer."
He noted that construction sites remain a key target of mobile caterers and that workers at one site will often refer caterers to the business at another. Mobile caterers also generate leads to a wider-than-ever range of clients through Yellow Pages listings under "Caterers," and are increasingly making use of their websites to draw business. CCFMA regularly receives inquiries for mobile caterers through its website and refers the business leads to its members.
Full service "catering houses," such as Pacino's Deli Wagon, not only supply food with the assurance that it was prepared in a licensed kitchen, but offer independent mobile caterers such amenities as truck cleaning and propane service, in addition to providing individualized refrigerated and frozen storage space. "We're a 'big box' store that offers everything to the caterer in a one-stop shop," he explained. "In addition to food, they can buy their chips and soda from us."
Underscoring the growing synergy between the vending and mobile catering industries, Pacino noted that he provides food to 45 vending companies throughout Ohio. "They don't want to have their own kitchen because it's not cost effective, but they want to keep competitors away and satisfy their customers," he said. "Vending operators also use our commissary to provide food for special events and corporate catering for their clients. Their clients approach them and rather than saying 'no,' they come to me for 1,000 box lunches with their name on it, or to cater company picnics. Some vending companies just want the ability to satisfy their clients; others want to make money through the partnership, so we build it into the price. That's how the two industries are starting to use each other."
Many vending operators who lack refrigerated and frozen storage capacity also take advantage of the ability of full-service catering houses to perform that function. Pacino's company prepares food for vending operators and sorts it by route, saving the vendor the labor involved in checking in and breaking out each shipment.
The diminishing base of large industrial accounts and onsite cafeterias has presented new challenges and changed the business model for both mobile caterers and vending operators. The two industries, the speaker emphasized, are in a prime position to pool their expertise and leverage their unique capabilities to gain business.
"Now major vending operators are partnering with us to serve customers with 400 or 500 people where it's not profitable to run a cafeteria," said Pacino. "They're closing the cafeteria and using us during certain hours as a portable cafeteria, and the vending machines the rest of the time; we can approach an account as a team with a solution. We're happy, the vending operator is happy and the customer is happy."
Pacino emphasized to vending operators attending the NAMA confab the value of joining CCFMA. "It's a close-knit group of people, it's inexpensive to join and it gives you access to caterers across the country," he said. "With one call, we can put you in touch with the nearest commissary – legitimate, high-quality caterers. We leverage the combined knowledge of our professional peers to maximize opportunities for everyone."
One such example he cited is a mobile caterer who served General Motors headquarters. The car-maker planned to tour the country to showcase a new truck at construction sites and approached the caterer about providing foodservice at each stop.
"The mobile caterer followed the truck and we contacted CCFMA members along the way to help service people where it stopped," he said. "The food provided by mobile catering houses has helped numerous vending companies get accounts, and your turning to us as your supplier for food and your referrals for catering when it's something you don't provide benefits us too. Our industry and yours are facing tough times and only the strongest are surviving. We need each other more than ever; it's to our mutual benefit to communicate and collaborate to get the business."
CCFMA is headquartered at 1205 Spartan Dr., Madison Heights, MI 48071; tel. (248) 982-5379. Information also can be found online at mobilecaterers.com.