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I miss smoking . . . or, more accurately, I miss enjoying a cigarette. Because I have succumbed to desire on a couple of occasions (I was a bit drunk both times) and smoked a cigarette. It was gross. I couldn't finish it. So it's not just the smoking I miss . . . I miss sitting outside, taking a drag of a Parliament Menthol Light, and just relaxing and enjoying the flavor.
I miss lighting up after dinner. I miss smoking a cigarette while drinking a cup of coffee. I miss the time-killer while waiting for a bus or the dryer at the laundromat or for a prescription to be filled. I miss the ability to socialize with people at a party just because we're the ones forced outside to smoke or escaping from social interactions by excusing myself to have a smoke. I miss smoking while drunk.
And I could get all of those things back, but it would take re-acquiring that taste . . . I'm going to take an educated guess and say that would require smoking nearly an entire pack of cigarettes. At that point, it's no longer a momentary lapse of judgment or loss of will power. At that point, it becomes a conscious decision to become a smoker again.
I won't make that conscious decision because no matter how much I miss all of the things I enjoyed about smoking, I don't miss having to explain to my daughter why I smoke when I know it's bad for me. I don't miss waking up coughing. I don't miss standing outside in the middle of a snow storm because I can't function without my nicotine fix.
About 4 years ago, I found a lump in my breast. It took about a month before I could get the surgery to have it removed and then another week before the biopsy results came in. Those 5-6 weeks were terrifying because as much as the doctors kept telling me how "unimpressive" the lump was, there was still that chance of cancer and they couldn't rule it out.
It turned out to be completely benign. It was an infection called periductal mastitis . . . which is caused by smoking.
I don't miss that.
Two years ago today, I enjoyed my last cigarette. That's it there on the left. I guess I really didn't enjoy that one too much either . . . the Chantix had killed the real pleasure at that point, but it wasn't gross. I was relaxed. I sat on my front steps, finished the entire 100 cig, put it out on the concrete, and went back inside. I went to sleep that night not thinking about wanting to get up and have another cig.
And as much as I still miss enjoying a cigarette, I'll go to bed tonight not thinking about wanting to get up and have a cig. I'll wake up tomorrow morning and not think about how many cigarettes are left in the pack and whether or not I have enough to last through the day or if I need to run down to the tobacco shop. I won't run through a list of justifications for spending $7 on a pack of cigarettes.
I don't miss that.
I smoked for 17 years. I loved smoking for 17 years. I knew it was bad and I knew I should quit, but I didn't want to. I finally reached that point of wanting two years ago. I reached the point where I wanted to quit more than I wanted to smoke. I don't think I'll ever not miss the enjoyment I received for 17 years, but I don't think I'll ever miss it enough to go back to letting cigarettes control my life.


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His line is?
"Where 'ya goin' with that thing, Hughes?"
...SLU Care, the name of the doc who called my physical exhaustion and near death "malaise." I got the joke in real-time. Dear old late dad ended his gas buying days at Shell. "Bill check the price of gas on the way over," he'd say. You'd think I'd get the hint with all of the dissertations about oil and oil refineries. I denied, Dr. Freud, by figuring the info came from the Wall Street Journal. After I told him my 9/11 theory in the Old County Buffet air lock, I thought he'd never stop eating, kids. [Don't ask who came in and stared at us]. How about my Gangster Nation briefcase? Charlie Hughes asked, "Why are you guarding that briefcase?" I gave him the bibliography? Ouch! Published in New Zealand, right Obama? Copyright 2014, you good as impeached fascist white guy in disguise.
He put 89 octane in the Maxima at Shell? Now I know why. Pammy, we need to talk about that botched "hit." Maryland Heights Al & Leslie? In Mexico? Belgium? Australia? I remind all wise guys my Shell was a company store. Think South Africa nasty, boys. My Chevron is out of gas! I got on the phone and tried to help. The distributor is named what? Another case where I never saw the dad. Not good--for you, LA kook.
I bought bargain gas until the Shell at Big Bend & Manchester. It's still there, CA creeps. Then, I switched to...
The video of Gayle pumping gas, please. She's dead? Let me explain something to CA faggots & potheads. I'm coming back in either an old 737 or a Eurofighter/Typhoon. What did we say in North County, St. Louis? "You fuck with the bull, you get the horns." You spy-obsessed trust fund cases do not seem to appreciate the danger. Personally, I hope for a nuking or conventional bombing daily. YOU PEOPLE ARE SO MENTALLY ILL, WE NEED A NEW DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL.
Later, I asked what the new name meant. On I-24, no lie. I'm walking past a gal on a cell phone at 3 a.m. or so, and she says? "I'm here watching PB and John." I'm John Lennon? You are dying today. Tomorrow? The next day, Ruskie?
The black folk at work said it's all crude from the USA. I figured not, and now? It's my own oil? Bye! I may come back from the EU, I may not. How long ago did I fire the oil company? By mail, VC sheriff. 2010? Oh, it will stick. In Canada, they apparently already think I'm the boss. Do I have to tape my calls again, thugs? Cops? Oh, you're already listening, listening, listening...
Ready for the Manchester, NH Library front steps?
"What the hell has become of your country when the cops think they are spies and the spies think they are cops?"
Soldier/Sailor/Airman, I'm just not wrong!!
Who said it?
"Up here, we think [Barock Obama's] kind of nuts."
a. Planned Parenthood
b. Narcotics Anonymous
c. The JFK Library
d. Mayor Bloomberg
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Caroline emits a sinister giggle when he's praised. As Quincy Jones wrote, "I heard that!"


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Sony's 84-inch 4K TV Will Cost $24,999.99; Pre-order Sept. 6
Last week, Sony officially unveiled the XBR-84X900, an 84-inch TV equipped with a 4K (3840 x 2160) LCD panel and Sony's 4K X-Reality Pro Picture Engine (with up-scaling capability to 4K). However on Wednesday during CEDIA 2012, Sony released the actual pricing and pre-order date, reporting that customers drooling over the 4KTV will be required to shell out $24,999.99 USD starting September 6, 2012. The actual wall-sized device won't hit retail floors until this November.
"The new 84-inch set, model XBR-84X900, is equipped with a 4K LCD panel that delivers an image four times the resolution of Full HD and creates an immersive viewing experience previously unavailable from a TV. The XBR 4KTV provides the most immersive picture and sound experience ever available for the home theater," Sony said on Wednesday.
As reported last week, the monster 4KTV features a 10-Unit Live Speaker system which is optimized for the large-sized screen and envelops the viewer in virtual 5.1 surround sound. The side speakers are also detachable, allowing consumers to connect to an existing home theater system. The specs reveal that the 4K TV has a 50 watt total output, and a 10-unit speaker system including a subwoofer. Other audible features include a 10 degree inward facing array, and S-Force Surround 3D.
In addition to the speaker system, the 4KTV also features network connectivity including access to the full Sony Entertainment Network suite of services, dynamic edge-lit LED backlighting, and passive Full HD 3D capabilities. A tablet or smartphone can even be used as a remote (via the Media Remote App), allowing users to sit back and pull up movies, TV shows, music and other media through Music Unlimited, Video Unlimited, Netflix, Pandora, Yahoo! Broadcast Interactivity and more than 50 other "popular internet entertainment providers."
The spec list also reports that the 4KTV features local dimming, Motionflow XR 960 for a fluid framerate, and support for Wi-Fi Direct, DNLA and Skype. Users can also connect their PlayStation 3 and use the console's PlayMemories Studio to view, share and edit photos in 4K. PC and tablet content can even be streamed to the 4KTV using Intelligent Connect.
Sony said it will begin taking pre-orders for the $24,999.99 USD 3D 4KTV right here starting Thursday. Currently the actual retail availability in November is unknown, but it will be "available at select Sony Stores as well as specialty electronics retailers nationwide."
JprobesYou would be suprised at the number of people who don't bat an eyelash at paying that price for a display.
My wife, when she was working her way through college at Best Buy in Thousand Oaks as a cashier would routinely ring up and process sales that were 30-40k in electronics. 20k TV, 5k for speakers, 5k for a receiver, cables, stands, mounts, replacement plans, installation plans.
You would not think anyone would buy this, but their are certain markets that these sell in.
Think about all the athletes, celebs, people who have giant sums of disposable income. Sony needs to just sell 1-2,000 of these displays this year to mitigate the costs in the fabrication process.
They will become cheaper, I remember the first thin panel plasma screen I ever say. $22,000 for a pioneer 42" SDTV, and someone way buying it...
SteelCity1981damn that much and it isn't even OLED? This is why i wait a good 3 or 4 years instead of buying something like this when it's new, because after all the research and development fees are paid off and the product itself reaches full mass productions prices drop like a rock from wht they were when they were brand new. Not to mention the technology in them will be more advance then the ones that first came out.
The resolution is 4 times the size. It's 2 times the size up and down, and 2 times the size side to size. 2 * 2 = 4.
Another way to calculate it:
3840*2160 = 8294400
1920*1080 = 2073600


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Prefabricated Steel Framed Buildings
Rise up of steel buildings in Williston, ND
In the bustling downtown area of Williston, North Dakota, construction is in full swing at various spots, and steel buildings are often right at the center of the activity. This forward moving city is home to a number of remarkable structures, and unsurprisingly, many of them use steel as a primary building material.
Various uses for steel framed buildings
If you thought that steel building construction was limited to industrial or storage applications only, you would be surprised at how many different applications there actually are for such structures. Having first achieved prominence in the architectural scene of the mid-20th century, steel buildings have encompassed virtually every aspect of the construction industry since then. Nowadays, you could still expect to see steel buildings in their more traditional roles as hangars, equipment sheds, garages and the like. However, you could just as easily see steel buildings serving as libraries, shopping centers, office buildings, churches, residential complexes and more. For virtually every construction application you can think of, steel building design could very well be the most appropriate choice.
Primary benefits of steel frame buildings
What makes steel buildings so feasible? Much of it has to do with the inherent qualities of steel, most notably, its strength and durability. Of all the construction materials currently in use, steel is by far one of the strongest and most durable. In fact, it is because of these very qualities that virtually every other types of structure–including those made primarily from wood or cement–use steel to some degree. Given the benefits offered by steel to these structures, using it is your primary building material could only increase the benefits immensely.
Advantages of modular steel buildings
Within steel building design, there is a subset of structures that provide all the benefits of steel buildings along with a few others besides. They are called "prefabricated steel buildings", and their main benefits are cost-effectiveness and their modular form.
In most traditional construction projects, the bulk of the work involved in erecting the building takes place right on the construction site. This involves a lot of technical personnel and skilled laborers on site, and there is a lot of coordination and careful planning required. These projects are typically expensive, and the entire crew can is often required to be on-site for several weeks and even months.
With prefabricated steel buildings on the other hand, the individual components of the building are manufactured off-site. When finished, these components are transported to the site of the future building. Because the main components are already assembled, it is much easier to put the building together. This speeds up the construction process, and reduces the need for manpower considerably. The result is a building that offers all the benefits of steel buildings at much less cost than a traditional structure.
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Spring is always full of surprises, I mean, how many people expected April to be oh so very wet? One thing that always seems to surprise me is how far into spring we get before trees come into their own. I often think of spring happening quickly, but it doesn't. It comes in clearly defined stages (snowdrops then primroses then daffodils etc.); steadily at first before building up to a mad rush in May. Why the rush? Well, that's typically when fresh and almost luminous leaves really begin to burst forth, and greedily steal light from anything growing below them.
At this point my inner tree hugger, which has patiently lain dormant through the depths of winter, bursts free. Add a touch of nice light and I'm high as a kite and at risk of an endorphin overdose.
The old compositional adage of 'keep it simple' has stood the test of time and is well worth remembering, but doesn't need to be slavishly followed. When it comes to woodlands I often go for the exact opposite, I try to fill the frame with detail. I love scrutinising the infinite patterns and picking out tiny but fascinating elements. I get as much pleasure exploring these subjects now as I did when using a kaleidoscope as a child. But that's just me.


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Get to know 'Aladdin' stars Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott
It was reported that Disney was struggling to find leads for the Guy Ritchie directed-project, which will bring to life the animated story of a street kid who woos a princess with the help of a genie.
The studio announced over the weekend that Mena Massoud has been cast as Aladdin opposite Naomi Scott's Princess Jasmine and Will Smith as the genie.
The Egyptian actor was raised in Canada and had a small role as an Al Qaeda operative in a 2011 episode of "Nikita."
His bigger break came when he was cast as Jared Malik in 2015 in the Teen Nick series "Open Heart."
"It was like playing myself to the next degree and getting to explore that side of me," Massoud said. "Many people might watch the show and not like Jared at first glance but I've grown to really like him and understand there is more going on under the surface, like most of us."
"Aladdin" isnt' Scott's first Disney gig
The British actress starred in the 2011 Disney Channel Original Movie "Lemonade Mouth" which she reportedly booked after auditioning via video conference. She also had a role in the British Disney Channel series "Life Bites."
A former "Aladdin" star inspired Massoud
Robin Williams famously voiced the character of Genie in the 1992 animated film and Massoud named him as the actor who most inspired him.
Scott has quite a well rounded background
Scott is also a music artist who said she enjoys listening to soulful gospel artists like Mary Mary and Kim Burrell.
Her parents are both pastors and Scott said playing piano and leading worship at their church helped shape her as an independent music artist.
Both have been rising in their careers
Scott played the Pink Ranger in this year's "Power Rangers" and Massoud has the role as Tarek Kassar on the upcoming Amazon TV series "Jack Ryan."
Don't look for an on set romance
Scott is off the market. She's been married to soccer player Jordan Spence since 2014.


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What I Loved and Hated from College Football Week 5September 29, 2013
What I Loved and Hated from College Football Week 5
This is the kind of weekend we have been waiting for. Well, unless you're Lane Kiffin. If that's the case, then you probably could have waited a bit longer despite knowing exactly what was coming your way.
From a football sense, Week 5 had a bit of everything. There were upsets—looking in your direction, Oklahoma State—and the marquee game lived up to its billing. Georgia and LSU put on a show in what was perhaps the best game we will see all year.
Week 5 is why you put up with Week 4. It's that simple.
As for some of the finer points, the canvas had plenty of options. From a broken headset, to a painted dog, to an enthusiastic popcorn eater, this weekend of college football was about what happens on the field, on the sidelines, in the stands and at the tailgate.
Here's what I loved and hated from Week 5.
LOVED: Dancin' Frank Beamer
All Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer wants to do is dance (and win football games, sure, but mainly dance after winning football games).
Following the team's 17-10 road victory against Georgia Tech on Thursday night, Beamer decided to celebrate…by dancing, of course.
Now, this is not the first time Beamer celebrated a victory with impressive and rhythmic body coordination. He did the Dougie—remember that?—following the team's 2010 ACC Championship. He then helped out in his team's Harlem Shake video—remember that?—earlier this year.
This time around, he's just sort of free stylin', and goodness, it is fabulous.
Dance on, good sir. Dance on.
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer love to dance, and quite frankly we like watching him dance. Following the team's road victory against Georgia Tech on Thursday night, Beamer decided to celebrate… by dancing, of course.
Now, this is not first time Beamer celebrated a victory with impressive and rhythmic body coordination. He did the Dougie—remember that?—following the team's 2010 ACC Championship. He then helped out in his team's Harlem Shake video—remember that?—earlier this year.
This time around he's just sort of free stylin', and goodness gracious is it still fabulous. Dance on, good sir. Dance on.
HATED: To Be This LSU-Themed Dog
Before we begin to understand what it would be like to have your owner dress you like a tiger, let's remind everyone that the dog seems perfectly happy in his paint, and there does not appear to be any sort of threat here.
I know how people are with animals—myself included—and I'm not sure if there are any PETA members among us. This disclaimer is important, and my lawyer is standing behind me right now.
With that out of the way, PLEASE STOP PAINTING YOUR DOGS. This part's important. And spray painting dogs to team themes appears to be the next horrifying trend in college football. Just ask this Alabama poodle.
Is the artwork impressive? I suppose. But let's paint pictures and signs and let Fido enjoy the day. Also, PETA, this was not my dog. The lawyer told me to write that again just so you're sure.
LOVED: Tom Rinaldi in Jorts
The segment ESPN's College GameDay showed on Saturday regarding the signs that are now synonymous with the show was one of the better pieces they've ever done. And that's saying something, because the show has consistently put out tremendous work.
You can watch the full piece here, and you should when you have six minutes to spare.
To cap it all off, the great Tom Rinaldi—the man who often brings us to tears on a weekly basis with his touching pieces—showed up in Athens, Ga., wearing jorts.
Yes, jorts.
The picture is even better without context, but Rinaldi's jorts were planned, as much as we'd like to assume otherwise. But he's totally keeping them and wearing them around the neighborhood parties. You've been warned, neighbors.
HATED: USF's Two-Yard Punt (Not a Typo)
If you thought losing to McNeese State by 32 points was the low point of South Florida's season, well, think again. Actually, losing to McNeese State was probably the low point—it was Week 1, by the way—but just add this to a growing list.
Kicking a punt two yards is really, really hard. I mean that.
For a punt to travel only two yards, something has to go horribly wrong. Against Miami, a lot of things went horribly wrong for the Bulls, and Mattias Ciabatti's two-yard punt served as the appropriate low light in the 49-21 loss.
Strangely, this is not the worst punt in recent years. Oregon State's Johnny Hekker kicked a negative-four-yard punt in 2011 against Wisconsin, a feat that will be difficult to top.
LOVED: The Fat Guy Punt Return
Had Central Florida's E.J. Dunston somehow maneuvered through the bodies and lumbered to the end zone, the Internet might have broke, so perhaps it's best he didn't.
It never quite got that close against South Carolina, but a botched punt created a magnificent scenario for the UCF defensive lineman. The bad snap led to a strange situation, and Dunston was there to rip the ball out of the sky.
Take a knee, you say? Never!
The big man rumbled for an extra 10 or 12 yards, although it felt much more like 55 yards and four touchdowns in our hearts.
HATED: To Be a Headset or a Red Bull Near Dana Holgorsen
West Virginia delivered a massive upset when it took down then-No. 11 Oklahoma State at home. Along the way, head coach Dana Holgorsen provided a performance on the sidelines.
He argued with officials (if you read lips, you were in for a treat), and he also moved up and down with Red Bull flowing and his hair going in many different directions. When his emotions got the best of him, he broke a headset.
I'm sure that headset had it coming, and neither the Red Bull nor the headset ever really stood a chance.
Perhaps the best thing about the Vine above is that Holgorsen's team actually won 30-21—all in a late morning's work.
West Virginia delivered a massive upset in taking down Oklahoma State at home. Along the way, however, head coach Dana Holgorsen provided a performance on the sidelines.
He argued with officials (if you read lips, you were in for a treat) and he also navigated the sidelines with Red Bull flowing. When his emotions got the best of him, he broke a headset. I'm sure that headset wasn't working well anyway.
Perhaps the best thing about the Vine above, however, is Holgorsen's team actually won. All in a late morning's work.
LOVED: The Latest Edition of the Jameis Winston Experience
I warned you last week. Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston made the Week 4 Loved/Hated, and he had a worthy moment against Boston College in a 48-34 win this week as well.
Act surprised.
With the clock hitting zero in the second quarter, Winston had time for one more play. He avoided multiple tacklers and delivered a beautiful ball to wideout Kenny Shaw in one last-ditch effort to get points.
The result was the go-ahead touchdown and yet another example of how electric this kid can be. Was there some luck involved? Certainly. But he seems to make his own luck weekly, and he's just getting started.
HATED: To Be an Official in the Way (Again)
For the second week in a row, an official fell down and went boom.
Last weekend, it was Ohio State running back Jordan Hall who used an official as a lead blocker. This week, South Alabama running back Cris Dinham made contact with a man in black and white, and the result was about the same in the end.
The official was just fine after taking the hit, although the contact was pretty solid. In this particular situation, the ref wasn't so much a lead blocker as much as an obstacle, and his time upright did not last long.
LOVED: The Seattle Popcorn Guy
The game was a blowout, and it was pouring rain. Stanford manhandled Washington State 55-17, and there was no reason for anyone to remain in the stadium to get drenched and watch bad football.
This gentleman had other plans. He also had popcorn and a mustache, and he decided to make good use of one of them. ESPN's Joe Tessitore certainly enjoyed it thoroughly while calling the game, and his giggling pretty much sums up the oddness of the scene.
Why is he dumping popcorn on himself?
That's a great question that probably doesn't have a great answer. Regardless, his entertainment in a game that provided little in terms of headlines was admirable.
HATED: To See Bret Bielema Take a Spill
This is not Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema's finest "Hog Walk."
In his defense, it was raining all day, the ground was slippery, and he's focusing in on having to stop Johnny Manziel while listening to who knows what. I'm going to assume it's the new Drake album or play-by-play of old Hulk Hogan wrestling highlights. Yes, most likely it's option B.
Regardless, down he went. And when I slip next week on a slick surface to be determined, I will know the reason.
It's karma for including him in here.


text: or did this game completly suck. It had it's moments of classic Jack Black humour,but the graphics were terrible,pretty much,and side quests reapetitve. The soundtrack really sucked,not one good Ozzy song,no No more tears,Bark at the moon,or crazy train. No Metellica,or Pantera. I mean Breadfan?. Pretty much my favorite song was by Testament. Damn dude I was hoping for an epic music track for this game,oh well. Also not one good Slayer song. Had some classic Priest-Hellion/Electric Eye,a classic.


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June 14, 2013
S.J. KULA, INC., PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,v.KEVIN CARRIER AND SHELLY CARRIER, DOING BUSINESS AS CARRIER SALVAGE AND RECYCLING, LLC, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Yates County (W. Patrick Falvey, A.J.), entered December 15, 2011. The judgment awarded plaintiff money damages after a nonjury trial.
It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously modified on the law by vacating the award of damages and interest and substituting therefor an award of $8, 290 with interest at a rate of 9% per annum commencing August 2, 2008 and as modified the judgment is affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action for, inter alia, quantum meruit, alleging that defendants owed a balance of $31, 720 based on their failure to pay plaintiff for the construction of a horseshoe driveway at defendants' place of business. Defendant Kevin Carrier (Kevin) asserted a counterclaim seeking damages for plaintiff's repossession of a "lowboy" semitrailer, which plaintiff had agreed to sell to Kevin, and for which plaintiff had accepted $7, 000 as partial payment. After a nonjury trial, Supreme Court granted plaintiff judgment on its cause of action for quantum meruit in the amount of $31, 720, less an offset of $7, 255 for damages awarded to Kevin against plaintiff on his counterclaim, for total damages in the amount of $24, 465. The court also awarded plaintiff statutory interest of $7, 339.50 on those damages from the period of August 2, 2008, i.e., the date of plaintiff's invoice for work on the driveway, and thus entered judgment against defendants in the amount of $31, 804.50.
We reject defendants' contention that the amended complaint failed to place defendants on notice of plaintiff's claim for damages on the theory of quantum meruit (see Clark v Torian, 214 A.D.2d 938, 938; see also CPLR 3013, 3026). We also conclude that there is no merit to defendants' contention that plaintiff failed to prove at trial the "good faith" element of quantum meruit (see generally Pulver Roofing Co., Inc. v SBLM Architects, P.C., 65 A.D.3d 826, 827).
We agree with defendants, however, that there is no fair interpretation of the evidence supporting the court's conclusion that plaintiff is entitled to $24, 465 in damages (cf. Matter of City of Syracuse Indus. Dev. Agency [Alterm, Inc.], 20 A.D.3d 168, 170). Plaintiff advanced a claim for approximately $30, 000 based largely on the self-serving testimony of plaintiff's representative as to the extent and value of the project. Although plaintiff submitted in evidence an invoice to defendants in support of its claim, we note that the invoice contains no meaningful detail; incorrectly totals the amount due for the work, resulting in a mathematical error, which the court appears not to have acknowledged; and was not prepared contemporaneously with the completion of the project, but was tendered to defendants approximately seven months after the work was finished. Moreover, plaintiff failed to submit any evidence—such as worksheets, receipts, or other documentation—supporting the charges listed in the invoice.
The testimony of plaintiff's representative with respect to the extent and value of the project was also contradicted by defendants' witnesses at trial. One of plaintiff's former employees who testified on behalf of defendants undermined significant portions of the testimony of plaintiff's representative with respect to the extent of the project. With respect to value, that employee, drawing on his experience in gravel driveway installation, also estimated the price of the project at approximately $8, 000. A former employee of Kevin, who had estimated "over a thousand" similar gravel driveway projects, likewise testified that a reasonable price for plaintiff's services in constructing defendants' driveway would be between $6, 500 and $8, 000. In addition, an excavation and driveway installation expert who testified for defendants estimated that the subject work should have cost approximately $8, 290. We reject plaintiff's contention that the expert's estimate lacked a proper foundation because it was based on the unsupported factual assumption that there was a preexisting driveway. To the contrary, two other witnesses testified that there had been a preexisting driveway, and thus we conclude that there was a proper factual foundation for the expert's estimate (see Latour v Hayner Hoyt Corp., 13 A.D.3d 1147, 1148).
Plaintiff is correct that "[p]roof of damages may be based upon oral testimony alone, so long as the witness has knowledge of the actual costs" (Reed Paving v Glen Ave. Bldrs., 148 A.D.2d 934, 935; see CNP Mech., Inc. v Allied Bldrs., Inc., 84 A.D.3d 1748, 1749), and that the customary means of calculating damages on a quantum meruit basis in a construction case is actual job costs plus profit minus amount paid (see TY Elec. Corp. v DelMonte, 101 A.D.3d 1626, 1626). Nevertheless, we cannot conclude that the court's award of $31, 720 is supported by a fair interpretation of the evidence (cf. Matter of City of Syracuse Indus. Dev. Agency [Alterm, Inc.], 20 A.D.3d at 170; see generally Home Insulation & Supply, Inc. v Buchheit, 59 A.D.3d 1078, 1079; Vineyard Oil & Gas Co. v Standard Energy Corp., 45 A.D.3d 1291, 1292). That award was based on plaintiff's self-serving testimony and invoice, while defendants presented the testimony and estimates of three nonparty witnesses establishing that plaintiff's work was not worth more than $8, 290. Under the unique circumstances of this case, i.e., the seven-month lapse between the time that plaintiff completed the project and the time that he drafted and tendered the invoice to defendants, we conclude that the proper remedy is to adopt the highest of the project estimates from ...
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With the monstrous success of Game of Thrones, author is George R.R. Martin is currently red hot. His books are flying off the shelves of book stores and Avatar Press was smart enough to scoop up the comic book rights to his gory werewolf novel. Using Martin's prose novel "The Skin Trade" as the source material, Avatar has tasked writer Daniel Abraham and artist Mike Wolfer with adapting "Skin Trade" into sequential form.
WRITTEN BY:George R.R. Martin & Adapted by Daniel Abraham
ART BY: Mike Wolfer
PUBLISHER: Avatar Press
RELEASE: August 7th, 2013
The series follows private investigator Randi Wade as she digs deeper into a pair of murders that left victims brutally skinned alive. She quickly finds a connection to the case she's investigating and the murder of her father, which leads her straight into the mouth of danger. Willie Flambeaux, an asthmatic sort of repo man, knew one of the victims and is out to bring the killer to justice. Flambeaux enlists the help of Wade and together they set out to solve this murder mystery. But Willie is holding onto some secrets he's not telling Randi, which leads to him butting heads with the Harmons, a powerful family that hold enormous power within town.
Abraham and Wolfer are executing this book with deadly precision. They are taking the time to build the characters and bring things to a slow boil. The pacing of this book is perfect and they are revealing just enough to keep readers intrigued and salivating for more. We are slowly learning things about this world and the major players within it right with Randi Wade as she tries to decipher each piece of the puzzle. With each revelation comes more questions as they continue to build a great foundation of mystery and suspense.
In the past I've never been a huge fan of artist Mike Wolfer's artwork, but here in "Skin Trade" he is turning in some of the best work of his career. He's able to perfectly capture the intensity of the scenes, as well as the emotion of the characters in each carefully constructed panel. When Wolfer is finally unleashed, he delivers some fantastic action sequences and a brilliant stomach turning image of the murder victim's skinned body in issue #2. In "Skin Trade", Wolfer has really stepped up his game to pack the same potency as the story.
"Skin Trade" is another fantastic addition to the stable of Avatar Press horror books. There is the perfect balance of mystery, intrigue, suspense and character development. The only complaint is that this book might be better suited as a graphic novel, because the intricacies of the story would have more impact in one reading rather than the current monthly format.
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normally i write some epically angsty prose about the disappointment of new years eve and the beginning of the next year.
i'm too tired to do that this year. this time last year though, i was working a dead end job, dreaming of parisberlinedinburghromereykjaviketc. now im unemployed and still dreaming of the same cities.
so put your heels on, your best dress, your red lipstick. put on your glad rags and hoist your glass of champagne. make resolutions to be fantastic, outrageous, immoral and exciting.
and have a good one, i guess.
(im living in hope that i learn to like this blog in 2009)
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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I did at least 3 of those things!
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Carriers awaiting disposal
Shown are the carriers current locations and the planned disposal option for each.
Forrestal (AVT 59, ex-CV 59), stricken Sept. 11, 1993. In Philadelphia. Scrap.
Saratoga (CV 60), stricken Aug. 20, 1994. In Newport, R.I. Scrap (changed from donation hold).
Ranger (CV 61), stricken March 8, 1994. In Bremerton, Wash. Donation hold.
Independence (CV 62), stricken March 8, 2004. In Bremerton. Scrap.
Kitty Hawk (CV 63), decommissioned May 12, 2009, and placed in Mobilization Category B, or mothballs, for preservation and possible future use. In Bremerton. Unstated disposal option.
Constellation (CV 64), stricken Dec. 2, 2003. In Bremerton. Scrap.
John F. Kennedy (CV 67), stricken Oct. 16, 2009. In Philadelphia. Donation hold.
Source: Naval Sea Systems Command.
Everything depends of the price of scrap steel:
The absolute worse case scenario is that it will cost the US Navy $2 to $3 billion dollars to scrap the ships.
I served on both the forrestal and the kennedy... when the fid was in mayport, sinkin' sarah was right next to us...


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X-23 Unlikely to Join New Mutants or X-Men Movies
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Don't expect Dafne Keene's Laura, also known as X-23, to pop up in any of the upcoming X-Men films. That is according to the famed film producer Hutch Parker, when asked about what is next for the standout star after she successfully debuted the character.
As the X-Men film franchise fans bid Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) and Sir Patrick Stewart (Professor Charles Xavier) goodbye in March's Logan, they also said hello to the newly-introduced mutant who could potentially carry a movie franchise on her back. James Mangold's Logan only scratches the surface of Laura's story – and with her next adventure eagerly anticipated by a lot of people, Fox is already setting Laura up in a way that could easily make her the next face of the Fox/Marvel Universe (and not just an addition to the existing roster of actors in the X-Men series).
In an interview with IGN, Parker reveals that the creative players behind the X-Men franchise are trying to come up with a story arc that could be the backbone of the potential X-23 film(s). And while at this point, they are still unsure which narrative from the character's long comic book history it will be, he shares that it is unlikely that they will try to integrate her in other existing Fox Marvel properties – including the upcoming New Mutants:
"Yeah, I mean, look — I don't know definitively, but in terms of the stuff we've been talking about, it's not sort of slipping her into the background of another movie. It's looking at that character, which is a great character and has a pretty interesting run within the comics, to find a story that we think she could carry or certainly be kind of majorly significant within. That's the only kind of thing that Jim as a storyteller, a filmmaker… that's the way his sort of process works. And the way his mind works in terms of what he would aspire to. Which isn't to say that the studio couldn't have a conversation about something else, but the one that we've been kind of discussing loosely and kicking around is more likely to be its own film."
Logan has ended in a way that opens up a lot of opportunities for folks at Fox to tell X-23's story. It also helps that Keen, with her astounding performance, has easily captured the attention of fans making it easier for the movie studios to invest and greenlight a solo film. There are just about a lot of ways that an X-23 film can progress – one of the most organic ones could revolve around her, together with the other surviving mutants, as they travel across the Canadian border.
Truthfully, while the X-Men franchise has built a following over the years that somehow increases its new projects' chances of success at the box office, it would be a missed opportunity for Fox not to branch out on other properties to keep their own cinematic universe alive and relevant. Deadpool is a great example of this. Arguably the sleeper hit of 2016, the Ryan Reynolds passion project has changed the landscape of the superhero/comic book genre films and gave Fox a new franchise to perpetuate in the next few years.
Shall the new X-23-centric franchise eventually come to fruition though, the other question is whether or not will continue to preserve Logan's dettached mentality from the rest of the X-Men movies. Given the differences in timeline between an X-23 movie and other upcoming X-Men films (including, next year's Deadpool 2 and X-Men: Dark Phoenix), that seems likely – and for the best, at that.
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"Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt, as I understand the subject," wrote the Venerable John Henry Newman in " Apologia Pro Vita Sua," his masterful defense of the Catholic faith. "Difficulty and doubt are incommensurate." Being a disciple of Christ involves many difficulties. But these difficulties do not inevitably lead to doubt. "If deliberately cultivated," the Catechism of the Catholic Church warns, "doubt can lead to spiritual blindness" (No. 2088).
Today's readings present us with three key protections against doubt. The first is found in the story of Doubting Thomas. It is easy to criticize or roll our eyes a bit at Thomas' doubt. Recall that he was the same apostle who, after learning of the death of Lazarus and hearing Jesus' exhortation to belief in the face of death, had said, "Let us also go to die with him" (Jn 11:16).
Granted, the crucifixion was not an ordinary difficulty for the apostles; it was a time of intense testing. Who of us would have held firm in faith? Who of us could have stood at the foot of the cross? We can appreciate the doubting apostle's demand for evidence. He wanted to see the nail marks in the hands of Jesus, put his fingers into those marks and into the pierced side. Otherwise, he stated, "I will not believe."
Pope Benedict XVI, in a September 2006 general audience dedicated to Thomas, said, "Basically, from these words emerges the conviction that Jesus can now be recognized by his wounds rather than by his face." The confirmation of Jesus' identity is found in his wounds. The text suggests strongly that Jesus did not simply stand before Thomas, but took his hand and guided it to his side. In facing difficulties Jesus does not passively stand by but guides us. He assures us, even as we waver and wilt. Our first protection against doubt is Jesus himself who grasps our hand and allows us to touch him, to know him, to worship him.
The second protection is presented in the story of Peter and the apostles performing signs and miracles. A central theme in the Acts of the Apostles is that the apostles and the Church continued the work of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit. "Amen, amen, I say to you," Jesus said before his passion, "whoever believes in me will do the works that I do; and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father" (Jn 14:12). This work is not separate from the Son, who ascended to heaven, but flows from him. As the head of the Mystical Body, he heals and cures, especially through the sacraments. The divine physician "has willed that his Church continue, in the power of the Holy Spirit, his work of healing and salvation" (Catechism, No. 1421). The Church, given authority by the One who established her, is a protection against doubt, being "the pillar and foundation of truth" (1 Tm 3:15).
Finally, in the account given by John, we see the protection found in the liturgy. John, upon seeing the glorious Son of Man, was overcome like Thomas with awe. "Do not be afraid," Jesus said. "Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever." In worshipping the Lord, hearing the Word of God and receiving the Eucharist, we are protected against doubt and despair. The Blessed Sacrament sustains us (see Catechism, No. 1419). There will be difficulties, perhaps even thousands of them. But there is no need for doubt.
Carl E. Olson is the editor of IgnatiusInsight.com.
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Now the most obvious problem is the yellow sections, somehow flat flesh didnt like the masking and developed some sort of staining, let alone the liftoffs, while the other 3 colors were relatively ok.
Why? i do not know. What i know is that there's going to be an extensive touchup session. While some of the artifacts can and will be rectified during the weathering, the stains on the yellow is too much of an eye sore.
Unimpressed, alas it's what it is. Looking from the bright side, not all of the huge masking effort was in vain. Once fixed it's gonna be an eye catcher in my book. That being said, i suspect the position of the colors are wrong so DO NOT take this work as a basis for anything please! 😀


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Why on earth would you do this? And what the heck is it called?
This lovely posture is called "Legs up the Wall". I discovered it in a restorative yoga class and after hearing the instructor praise it, decided to do some reading. I learned, among other things, that not only was it CALMING, but it was one of the best things you could do for tired legs.
After adding it after EVERY RUN, I can now tell you – taking the time to do it is one of my keys to staying healthy. Sometimes I do it and meditate. Sometimes I post my runs. And sometimes I chat with my kiddo about his day. Combined with foam rolling, it has completely changed how I IRL (in real life) – even after a day at a client in heels!
The Why
– Reduces edema (stuck excess fluids) in your legs and feet
– Relieves tired muscles
– Reduces stress and calms the mind
– Boosts energy
– Alleviates headaches
The list continues when you visit Mr. Google, but you get the point!
The How
1. Find a good wall that abuts to a carpet or a rug. OR bring over a mat. You don't want to be distracted by lying on a hard surface.
2. Scoot yourself so you are sitting next to the wall with one hip touching.
3. Swing your legs up against the wall and make sure your sits bones (aka your bottom) is flush against the wall.
4. Relax and take a deep breath
It's that easy!! I recommend at least 10 minutes, but if a couple is all you have – go for it!
I challenge you to try this pose today. I've done it on conference calls from my home office, in my bedroom before bed and in the living room after dinner.
And – let me know how it goes!
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Hi all,
I've downloaded the compiled Windows-Version of Enblend 3.0 from the site. But somehow I cannot get it to run :-(
Directly when starting Enblend 3.0 (Windows XP, 1024 MB RAM, 1,8 GHz CPU), I get an error screen that there's a problem with Enblend.exe so it has to been closed. The Windows-error-report is:
// AppName: enblend.exe
AppVer: 0.0.0.0
ModName: enblend.exe
ModVer: 0.0.0.0
Offset: 00234216 //
I've never had any problems with enblend 2.5 and earlier.
Anyone has an idea how to solve this?
Thank for any suggestions,


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Higley Mansion Care Center wasn't a really expensive facility. It was assisted living, but if you don't need a lot of care and can do some stuff on your own, it's not too bad. If you needed two people to help you, then you couldn't go to it. I was a little disappointed in them. They had things for them to do like music and parties. I think the sanitation could be better, but I think the staff was kind of stretched. I had lived not too far from it growing up so I felt at home with it, and the directors were really nice. The staff was nice, too, but there were a lot of turnovers. It's one person per room plus you have your own bathroom, and they're furnished with a bed and a dresser.
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Dragon Towel Peeker Embroidery Applique Design. 4x4" hoop. This is a design file only not a ready made item.
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This Dragon embroidery design is for the 4x4" hoop, but is also available in my other listing for the 5x7" hoop. Please use listing https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/501086084/dragon-towel-peeker-embroidery-applique?ref=shop_home_active_3 if you require the 5x7" hoop design.
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Upon download you will receive a 'zipped' file containing the design in the following formats. PES, PCS, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, VIP, VP3, XXX
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John the Baptist is such an interesting character in our New Testament stories. Many times he is painted as a cartoon of a human being. We see him angry, acting crazed out by the Jordan, ranting at those who will listen to him, baptizing any and all who come to him, railing against the status quo, warning about the judgment of the one who is to follow him. And although he can be seen as all of these things in their individual vignettes, if we take a step back and look at the whole picture, the whole forest and not the individual trees, we see something quite different.
Yes, John the Baptist can be quite confrontational and outrageous, but there is also a directness about him. There is an honesty about what he believes and who he is. There is a deep humbleness to him. The harshness of his rhetoric can sometimes overwhelm our understanding of this deep place of understanding John had for himself and his ministry.
John answered, I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not know, the one who is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandal.
What a great verse to take us into Lent: to reflect upon during this season of self-examination. Whom do we not know among us? Who is greater than us?
Copyright 2009, John F. Dwyer. All Rights Reserved.


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After defeating Senira for the second time, the heroes found themselves back at the main entrance of the dungeon. As they plotted their next move, Roger heard some voices coming from the stairs leading out. It was the voice of the Mayor of Sandpoint, informing a group of henchmen that Senira was dead and to trap the heroes! Suddenly, there was an explosion, and the entrance caved in! The heroes were trapped.
Looking for a way out, Kraken and Dragon entered one of the remaining rooms. The room was colder than the rest of the dungeon, so they walked in stealthily. Unfortunately, they entered the lair of a Beholder! His slumber has been disturbed and demanded payment in exchange for their lives.
A fierce back and forth negotiation ensued, but the heroes did not want to part with their most valued possessions. Time for battle!
The Beholder used the power of the telekinesis ray on princess Jenosha and with a bone crunching force, she was slammed against the wall! Although blows were made, the Beholder's tough skin was too hard to penetrate.
Shona casted a mirror self spell and her doppleganger began searching through the treasure that the Beholder had accumulated throughout the centuries, but was soon discovered and a quick disintegrate ray blast put an end to it. Shona then decided to withdraw from combat in order to cast a magic missile spell but was suddenly knocked unconscious.
But the death blow came soon after Dragon attempted to cut off the death ray stalk eye. The Beholder recognized that Dragon was a potential threat and blasted him with the ray. Dragon was killed instantly.
After grabbing what he was after, the Flametongue sword, the Beholder was tired and decided to spare the rest of the heroes lives. Roger and Jenosha took the fallen heroes outside the lair, and Shona was given a potion of healing.
Unbeknown to the Beholder, Kraken hid in shadows and made his way to the Beholder's lair, taking the Flametongue sword, and the Flametongue shield!
The heroes lost one of their own. But is this really the end of Dragon?


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That's a good question! One I bet many are pondering this very moment :) I wish I could give you a formula, or a paint-by-number system, but that would be too easy…
It took me a while to come around on this issue. I do like a white ceiling. Why you ask? Well, they're versatile- if you change your wall color frequently (don't get my husband started) they always blend. White ceilings are safe- they will not leave you unsure of your color choice (in most cases). Also, the white adds a bright/airy element to the room.
Then I saw that darn dining room… and my closed mind… o p e n e d. Greige walls, dark gray/violet ceiling, large drum pendant in the middle of the room- beautiful, sophisticated, called for an immediate dinner party.
So I've come to a new conclusion- ceiling color can only be determined individually. Personally, I like a balance- mostly white or neutral, with one room or so (if it's the right room) featuring a dramatic ceiling. Businesses and restaurants are another story.
I LOVE bold ceilings in a symmetrical room with flat ceilings, especially dining or powder rooms. Crown molding and a big impact pendant or chandelier finish the look wonderfully. If the ceiling is bold, go easy on the wall color- the contrast really adds something.
As I was thinking about this post, one of my best friends came to mind, you know, Starbucks? I have long admired the beauty of their stores… the offbeat paint colors, the lighting, the music, the chai … But wait a minute… if their ceilings were painted white? I think we would loose a bit of the coziness? Aha! There's a time and a place.
Here are some photos to get you thinking…
It's tempting isn't it! If you need help with a ceiling color plan, contact me for an in-home or online consultation. In the meantime, here's a helpful instructional on ceiling paint application (the not so glamorous part :). http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-paint-a-ceiling-like-a-pro/index.html
(thank you Manolohome.com, Domino, Design Your Revolution, Picassaweb(Starbucks), and Homerenovations.about.com for the photos).


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1 cup puréed raspberries (with bits of fruit)
1 cup puréed apricots (with bits of fruit)
1 cup puréed plums (with bits of fruit)
About 1/2 cup superfine sugar
Fresh lemon juice
1. Stir fruit purées in separate bowls with sugar to taste (about 2 1/2 tbsp. each) and lemon juice to taste (none to 2 tsp. each).
2. Pour berry layer into 8 juice bar molds, add juice bar sticks, and freeze until firm, about 1 hour. (Chill remaining purées.)
3. Pour apricot layer over berry layer and freeze. Repeat with plum layer. Freeze until firm, at least 1 more hour.
4. Briefly dip molds in warm water to loosen.
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Obama sworn in
Obama was sworn in as president today. Yes, today, the day after he was sworn in at the Capitol building. The second swearing in happened in the White House out of "an abundance of caution" over yesterday's flubbed recitation of the oath.
"Are you ready to take the oath?" Roberts asked.
"I am, and we're going to do it very slowly," Obama replied.
CNN's stupid headline blames Roberts alone for yesterday's mess-up, even though the story itself notes that Obama's interruption may have thrown Roberts off stride, causing him to botch the next phrase.


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SWTM24 – Worf Gets Denied
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SWTM23 – Getting Over It
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SWTM22 – I Ruv A Good Cookie
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The recent changes in our economic landscape have only exposed and intensified a phenomenon: an explosion in sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, and swapping. From enormous marketplaces such as eBay and Craigslist to emerging sectors such as peer-to-peer lending (Zopa), "swap trading" (Swaptree), and car sharing (Zipcar), Collaborative Consumption is disrupting outdated modes of business and reinventing not only what we consume but how we consume.
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from PHONIZE
Now on Mobile Devices
It is vital to be secure in your software and hardware, especially considering FDA constraints and reviews. This course will supply insight into the "hidden" issues behind software buying and how to implement the best systems for your team.
Created by business experts for CEOs, managers, database administrators and small business owners in pharmaceutical and biotech organizations, this course will show you the best methods of choosing quality and profitable software for all of your company processes.
This course clearly presents the context, the impact and best practices related to selecting exceptional vendors.
"Our quality managers enjoyed using EYEQ and I appreciated how time and resource effective it is to offer mobile training to my staff."
- Why an upgrade is vital to company success
- Which team members should be part of the software selection process
- An overview of the assembly of selection requirements and the vendor selection process
- How to fit new software into established processes
- A complete primer on different regulatory requirements
- Best practices in managing consultants and vendors
- Insight into buying vs. building software
- CEOs
- Regulatory, Quality and IT VPs
- Database and System Administrators
- Validation and Security Specialists
- Regulatory Affairs professionals
- Quality Managers
- Quality Engineers
- Small business owners
- GxP Personnel
- Consultants
Expert Vender Selection and Management provides reliability, improves overall productivity, reduces software issues, and streamlines company processes.
Utilizing a risk-based approach, this course provides detailed information on how to choose the most effective software for the company, and how to identify and abide by any specialized regulations regarding that software.
Clear, step-by-step guidance helps ensure strategy for delivering high-quality products at a profit with consistent operation of all systems.
Provides skill-building and leadership training for regulated industry professionals with RAPS credit — available now on Mobile Devices.
Utilizes an easy, fast and engaging approach to learning using challenges, game theory and social feedback capabilities.
EYEQ is the World's Easiest to Use Mobile & Social Enterprise Talent Development Platform
Course Author Bio
Ms. Angela Bazigos
Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Life Sciences
Honored by Stanford Who's Who for contributions to the Life Sciences Industry, Angela has more than 40 years of experience working with life sciences and healthcare organizations around the world. She is a Past President of PRCSQA, a member of the SQA, CVIC, ASQ, DIA and RAPS. She co-authored Computerized Systems in Clinical Research/Current Data Quality and Data Integrity Concepts with FDA and is a frequent contributor to international and industry publications. Ms. Bazigos was recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal on Using Training to Bring Compliance to the Boardroom. Ms. Bazigos additionally served as CCO for Prime Genomics, and held executive roles at Incyte Genomics, Roche and Counsyl among others.