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NetSupport has released a major update to NetSupport School, the company's classroom monitoring and management suite. Version 11 is the first full-version upgrade in four years and incorporates more than 200 new features and improvements, including support for Google Chrome OS and Windows 8, new assessment features, and a tablet version for Teachers.
NetSupport's tools allow educators and administrators to monitor and control individual computers in classroom and remote environments. With NetSupport School, teachers can also conduct polls in the classroom and share results on the fly, along with record keyboard, mouse, and screen activity. It also provides a Tech Console interface that monitors all computers across the school network in a single view, as well as application and Internet usage on each student PC.
The new version sports an updated interface and includes support for a wider range of devices, namely Chrome OS and Windows 8 (pre-release support). NetSupport has also released a new Tutor Assistant app for iOS and Android tablets and smart phones. Available as free downloads, the new apps are designed to increase the teacher's "mobility around the classroom, enabling them to retain key control and monitoring of all student workstations. [The mobile version] also allows teaching assistants to better support the role of the teacher in monitoring student progress."
The smart phone versions of the app can block and approve Web sites or Internet access on the whole; send students preset messages; lock and unlock student computers, blank their screens, or log them out; approve and block applications; set the password; and restrict printing.
The tablet versions of the app can do all that while also allowing teachers to view student thumbnails, select groups of students, view details, view help request notifications, zoom and sort students, view current applications and sites, and see the number of connected Tutor Assistants.
On the assessment front, version 11 introduces a new Question and Answer module, which is designed to support new assessment methods and track individual and group outcomes and rewards. It also adds support for new assessment types, including first to answer and random selection, and can randomly assign students to teams. According to NetSupport: "The module allows teachers to verbally ask questions to the whole class, gauge student answers and understanding, introduce new questioning styles to the lesson (such as basketball questioning) and develop peer assessment opportunities, as well as track rewards against both the individual and, where appropriate, teams."
The Tech Console has also been updated, adding new policy management and security features, including:
Other new features in NetSupport School 11 include:
NetSupport School 11 is available now for Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, 2008, Windows 7, and Windows 8 in most supported languages, including international and North American English, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Swedish, Finnish, and Portuguese. A 30-day trial is also available. NetSupport Tutor Assistant for iPhone and iPad are available in the iTunes Store. NetSupport Tutor Assistant for Android smart phones and tablets is available through Google Play. Additional details can be found on the NetSupport School site.
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text: Wolseley UK is the world's largest trade distributor of plumbing and heating products and a leading supplier of building materials. The company prides itself on the excellent service it provides for its customers, and its strong relationships with vendors. Wolseley UK is the operating subsidiary of Wolseley plc and is headquartered in Royal Leamington Spa, with another major office site in Ripon. It provides an unrivalled daily delivery service to almost 800 branches from four regional distribution centres, all backed by a national distribution centre at Royal Leamington Spa. The company invests heavily in information technology and supply chain software in order to maximise efficiency and minimise costs. Capita has been working in partnership with Wolseley UK for over 16 years, and was appointed to deliver a new infrastructure solution to improve the customer experience and support revenue growth across over 620 sites throughout England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 'Project Connect' represented an investment of close to £11m following a successful pilot rollout across 21 sites. The Challenge Capita has been working in partnership with Wolseley UK for over 16 years. Through our dedication to research and commitment to fully understanding our clients, we have become the strategic IT partner responsible for the development, planning, implementation and on-going IT support for the Wolseley business. Wolseley's vision for Project Connect was to help deliver an excellent customer experience by improving tools, branch experience, and access to information. Wolseley wanted to improve the overall customer buying process and increase sales revenue by replacing aging technology and infrastructure whilst also providing better access to information. Wolseley's Core Project objectives: Replacement of aging technologies and business services to create a professional branch experience for customers and staff. Provide branch staff with technologies and business services that would deliver a step change to enhance customer service - better telephones, screens, printers and networks. Empower branch staff with information to make informed business decisions. Solution Wolseley's requirements included a new VoIP telephony solution, thin clients, Wireless Access Points and refreshed cabling. In total, Capita upgraded 626 sites, delivering a range of services including project management, IT audits, off site pre-build, infrastructure (cabling and power) refresh, central platform configuration, site equipment deployment, wireless access point, IT system test, support, and contract management. Capita provided the following services for Wolseley: Site Infrastructure Changes – full on-site IT Audit including cabling, equipment rack deployment and power. Central Services Changes – Cisco platform readiness assessment, implementation of Site dial plan, Site UCM/Unity configuration including Andtek integration, thin client management configuration, wireless Access Point provisioning. Cisco Voice Deployment – configuration of Site specific Cisco UCM/Unity changes (extensions, voice mailboxes, hunt groups). Site Equipment Deployment – LAN switches, router local voice configuration (SRST), access points, iGel, SIP ringer, VoIP equipment delivery and installation and technology familiarisation. Delivery Completion – collection and supply of asset information (existing and new), deployment information supporting CMBD update, site sign off, documentation, transition to support readiness. Disposal services in relation to Redundant Equipment (including WEEE disposal certification). Project Services - project management, procurement, logistics, storage and site communications. Results The vision for Project Connect was to refresh Wolseley's ICT infrastructure whilst minimising risks. With the new investment in its IT, Wolseley has seen dramatic improvements in both customer interactions and business revenues. Capita's 'Project Connect' solution significantly improved inter-branch communications across the entire Wolseley UK estate through the incorporation of VoIP and LAN technologies. Via Project Connect, Capita has delivered the following benefits: Increased revenues through removing 'lost' business opportunities from missed customer interactions. Improved customer interaction, both on-premises and via telephone. Uniform features and management interface. Migration to a company-wide communications solution with cross-site functionality. Replacement of legacy green-screen terminals with new thin client device technology, creating energy, management, and support cost savings. Wireless network to enable mobile working within branches. "Wolseley have worked with Capita to develop a 'Connected' solution that delivers our branch network with up-to-date technologies and business services that will deliver a step change to enhance customer service. The Capita Project team have worked seamlessly with our team to deliver a transformation programme of change across our trading branch estate that will support our future business objectives. In particular, Capita's commitment to delivering our objectives, and the flexibility shown throughout the programme, meant we were able to deal with the challenges that always arise in a project of this scale and complexity. The 'Connect' solution helped to significantly improve inter-branch communications across the entire Wolseley UK estate." Roger Connett, Head of IT, Wolseley UK

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By Mark Zuckerman
Nationals Insider
ST. LOUIS -- The champagne was on site, stored away in crates out of view from the main room in the visitors clubhouse at Busch Stadium. So, too, were the plastic locker covers, the ones that can quickly be installed to prevent all that champagne from ruining clothes, jewelry and electronics.
The Nationals showed up Saturday afternoon prepared for a party, just in case events fell their way. But before their 6-4, 10-inning victory over the Cardinals was complete, they already knew there would be no celebration on this night. The Braves' 2-0 win over the Mets kept the NL East race alive for at least one more day.
The Nationals, though, know they don't need to count on Atlanta for anything any more. Thanks to this victory, they lowered their magic number to 1. If they simply win one of their final four games, they'll win the division and enter the postseason no worse than the NL's No. 2 seed.
The clinch could now come Sunday afternoon, with the Nationals closing out this series against the Cardinals about 30 minutes after the Braves and Mets get underway at Turner Field.
A clinch Saturday night -- on the eighth anniversary of the day Major League Baseball announced baseball was returning to Washington after a 33-year hiatus -- certainly would have been sweet. But a clinch Sunday afternoon -- on the 41st anniversary of the Senators' final game at RFK Stadium -- would be just as meaningful for the Nationals and for generations of D.C. baseball fans.
The Nationals reached this precipice of history after a nip-and-tuck, extra-inning affair against the Wild Card-contending Cardinals, one that saw Michael Morse kick things off with one of the strangest grand slams in decades, then saw Jordan Zimmermann and four relievers try to hang on for dear life to prevent St. Louis from completing a late rally that would have spoiled the night for everyone.
The first three men out of the bullpen (Sean Burnett, Ryan Mattheus and Tyler Clippard) managed to get the job done. The fourth man out of the pen, Drew Storen, was not as fortunate.
The Nationals' once-and-future closer blew a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the ninth, allowing back-to-back, groundball singles to Pete Kozma and Daniel Descalso before Jon Jay lofted a sacrifice fly to center, plenty deep to bring Kozma home with the tying run and send this one to extra innings.
No worries, because Kurt Suzuki picked everyone up with a clutch, two-out, two-run double in the top of the 10th, moments after St. Louis manager Mike Matheny decided to intentionally walk the struggling Danny Espinosa and pitch to the recently-hot catcher instead.
Suzuki, now hitting .322 with 20 RBI over his last 27 games, scorched right-hander Fernando Salas' pitch to the wall in left-center, bringing home both Adam LaRoche and Espinosa and letting everyone in the Nationals dugout breath a bit again.
Craig Stammen then finished it off, earning a rare save to cap off a tense evening of baseball.
They treated this like any other day inside the Nationals clubhouse before the game, players lounging around playing cards or watching the Ryder Cup on television. Little would anyone realize the champagne and plastic locker covers were lurking in an adjacent room, ready to be moved into position should events make it necessary.
For that to happen, of course, the Nationals not only needed to win but the Braves needed to lose for the second straight night. They'd been sneaking peeks at the out-of-town-scoreboard for several weeks, but they really were keeping a close eye on the giant, LED display above the right field fence at Busch Stadium.
"This one here is plastered all over in front of you," manager Davey Johnson said. "So you can't hardly miss it."
Thus, the Nationals had to notice very quickly when the Braves jumped out to a 1-0 lead on the Mets in the bottom of the first. And they had to notice when the lead doubled to 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth, then remained just like that deep into the ballgame, a somewhat demoralizing development for a club that was hoping to celebrate on this night.
Not that the Nationals weren't holding up their part of the bargain, storming out of the gates to take a 4-0 lead in the top of the first in as bizarre a scene as you'll ever see on a big-league field.
After Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman and LaRoche all reached safely with one out, Morse stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and Kyle Lohse on the ropes. He pounced on Lohse's first pitch and drilled the ball on a line to right field, where it caromed off something and bounced back onto the field.
The Nationals all assumed it was a home run, but Cardinals right fielder Carlos Beltran fired the ball back into the infield, so now nobody was entirely sure what happened. Harper crossed the plate, but Zimmerman stopped at third and LaRoche stopped after rounding second. That left Morse scampering back to first base, where he wound up getting thrown out.
The umpires immediately huddled up and agreed to go take a look at the tape, then after a brief delay they confirmed what everyone watching on TV saw: the ball struck an advertisement beyond the fence, clearly a home run.
So Morse was awarded the grand slam, and the Nationals were suddenly up 4-0 ... except for one small problem: All four of their baserunners needed to reposition themselves and jog around the bases to make it official. Thus everyone was treated to the surreal sight of Morse standing in the batters' box, no bat in hand, pantomiming a swing and then trotting 360 feet to complete his Immaculate Grand Slam.
If that wasn't a positive omen for the Nationals on a potentially historic night, what else could be?
How about a dominant pitching performance from Zimmermann, whose up-and-down second half of the season ended on an uplifting note. For six innings, the right-hander was in complete control, scattering four singles and a walk, not allowing any of those runners to cross the plate.
Zimmermann, though, finally faltered in the seventh, letting four straight Cardinals reach in rapid succession, faster than Johnson to get right-hander Mattheus warmed up in the bullpen. So Johnson waited until the left-handed Jon Jay was at the plate before signaling for Burnett, who promptly allowed a seeing-eye single that trimmed the lead to 4-3 but rebounded by getting Matt Carpenter to fly out to center.
Mattheus finally entered after that, facing slugger Matt Holliday in a huge spot, with the tying run on second and two outs. Mattheus, who has been one of the Nationals' better relievers at escaping jams this season, delivered again. He got Holliday to fly out harmlessly to right, preserving that slimmest of leads.
As this was all playing out, though, Craig Kimbrel was putting the finishing touches on the Braves' victory. Just like that, no matter what happened on the field at Busch Stadium, there would be no celebration in the clubhouse.
The champagne stayed in those cases. The plastic locker covers stayed hidden from view. And the Nationals could do nothing but head back their hotel for the night, knowing the celebration Washington baseball fans have waited 79 years to experience can't take place for at least one more day.


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Loyola alumna leads volunteers to feed Iowa community coping with disaster
August 8, 2008
The last thing most Hurricane Katrina victims want to witness up close is another flood, but for a Loyola University New Orleans School of Mass Communication graduate, it's a chance to bring her disaster healing experiences across state lines.
Amy Cyrex Sins, A'98, author of the Katrina-inspired, Ruby Slippers Cookbook: Life, Culture, Family and Food After Katrina, traveled to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last weekend on a relief mission where she led a group of 220 volunteers, including New Orleans cooks and fellow Loyola graduates George Sins, III, and Elizabeth Brister.
Sins says, "We know first hand how devastating the effects flood waters can have on a community. We wanted to show the people of Cedar Rapids the same type of comforting generosity others showed us after Katrina."
Because of their efforts, the group was able to serve more than 1,700 meals in less than three days and deliver more than 100 meals to Cedar Rapids neighborhoods. According to Sins, over 1,500 lbs of food was trucked in directly from New Orleans with the help of donations from many local companies such as the Louisiana Fish Fry Company, Zatarains and Hubig's Pies.
"Thanks to the generosity of New Orleans residents, during our time in Cedar Rapids we distributed almost $1,000 in gift cards directly to flood victims to assist in their rebuilding efforts," Sins said. "Additionally, members of our team were able to raise about $2,500 and the funds were matched by Cedar Rapids businesses to provide $5,000 to our adopted families through Partnership for Safe Families."
In addition to serving meals over the weekend, Sins and the New Orleans Cooks worked alongside organizations such as FEMA, Abbey Center, Americorp/Vista and Partnership for Safe Families in clean-up efforts, crisis counseling and assistance with recovery related questions at a resource center for residents.
Volunteers also arranged for four bands to provide musical entertainment for residents: Part of Funk 101, Peter and Lynn Hart, Adam Stomp and Kevin Burt.
"The musicians were gracious of giving of their time and the people really enjoyed the music. The residents of Palo even learned how to second line and throw Mardi Gras beads," said Sins.
"Based on the feedback and thank you notes, residents of Cedar Rapids and Palo had a fabulous weekend and a nice break from stresses of post flood life. We may have even developed some new fans of Louisiana Cooking!"
Sins was inspired to write her first cookbook after the events of Hurricane Katrina ravaged her home in Lakeview. The cookbook is named Ruby Slippers because in the aftermath of Katrina, Sins wished she could just click her heels together and go home. Sins collected recipes from family, friends and local restaurants to create her book.
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People & Ideas: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Source: Library of Congress
Daughter of minister Lyman Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe was a noted abolitionist and author, best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
The Beecher family valued education, and Harriet attended Hartford Female Seminary, run by her older sister Catharine. At the age of 21, she moved with her father to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he became president of Lane Theological Seminary. At age 23, she published her first story in Western Monthly Magazine. In Cincinnati, she fell in love with Calvin Ellis Stowe, a professor and ardent abolitionist. The two wed in 1836 and remained married for the next 50 years.
Located close to the border of the slave state Kentucky, the city of Cincinnati gave Stowe direct exposure to the institution of slavery. She visited Kentucky and witnessed slavery firsthand; she heard first-person accounts from former slaves who had escaped North on the Underground Railroad. Among the abolitionists she befriended was John Rankin, whose home was an important stop on the railroad. When Stowe and her husband discovered that their house servant, Zillah, was a former slave, the couple helped her to escape to Canada.
In 1850, the Stowes moved to Brunswick, Maine, where Calvin had accepted a position at Bowdoin College. That same year, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law, which enabled slave owners to reclaim their runaway slaves who had escaped to Northern states. Stowe was outraged and soon began to write her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, drawing on freedom narratives, newspaper accounts, interviews with former slaves and conversations with participants in the Underground Railroad, both white and black. She also drew on her own personal experience as a mother. Her son Charlie had died in the summer of 1849. Four years after his death, she wrote to a friend:
I have been the mother of seven children, the most beautiful and most loved of whom lies buried near my Cincinnati residence. It was at his dying bed and at his grave that I learned what a poor slave mother may feel when her child is torn away from her. In those depths of sorrow, which seemed to be immeasurable, it was my only prayer to God that such anguish might not be suffered in vain. ... I allude to this here because I have often felt that much that is in that book had its root in the awful scenes and bitter sorrow of that summer.
Stowe wrote a searing indictment of slavery, a narrative with vivid characters that put a face on the institution. Uncle Tom's Cabin first appeared in serial form in an abolitionist newspaper, The National Era, and was then published in book form in 1852. The book sold 10,000 copies in its first week and 1.5 million copies in one year. Translated into foreign languages, it sold around the world and was made into a popular play. In the United States, Stowe's work galvanized anti-slavery sentiment and aided the abolitionist cause.
Uncle Tom's Cabin turned Stowe into a celebrity. When she visited the White House, President Abraham Lincoln allegedly remarked, "So you are the little lady who started this big war." She and her husband moved to Andover, Mass., where Calvin accepted a position at Andover Theological Seminary. When he retired in 1864, the Stowes moved to Hartford, Conn., where Harriet Beecher Stowe built her dream house, Oakholm. She died in 1896; later that year, 16 volumes of her writings were published under the title The Writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Aside from the common vernacular of 'broken arrow' referencing a loss of a nuclear weapon it also means:
"a code phrase that a ground unit is facing imminent destruction from enemy attack and all available air forces within range are to provide air support immediately."
In essence, with enemy completely overwhelming a position – a military commander calls in direct fire upon themselves in a last-ditch effort to at least retain some of their own forces in the aftermath.
For the sake of this discussion do not consider the reference 'federal politicians' (ie. DC congress and Senate); but rather consider the term "broken arrow" a metaphor for the totality of the past eight years and the collapse of the Democrat political apparatus in state House seats and state Senate seats.
- State House Majority Control: 38 states Republican / 12 states Democrat
- State Senate Majority Control: 37 states Republican / 17 states Democrat / 1 state tied.
- State Governors: 34 Republican / 15 Democrat / 1 Independent
If you put a blue marble on a table for each of the Democrat politicians in state office and a red marble on the table for each of the Republican politicians in state office the table would be roughly 65% red marbles and 35% blue marbles.
If you are DNC Chairman Tom Perez the challenge is daunting. However, one rather extreme strategy would be to call in a "broken arrow" sledgehammer on the entire table. If your attack smashed a quarter of the total marbles, the majority of the marbles smashed would be red. Yes you would lose some blue marbles that way but your losses would be less than your opponent simply because you have less marbles on the table.
Still with me?
OK. Now, think of that sledgehammer as "Sexual Harassment Claims".
See the strategy?
Your political enemy has twice the exposure to risk. Hollywood starts the narrative, and the Media can be counted upon to assist the strategy by over emphasizing the scale of the enemy losses and downplaying the scale of the friendly losses.
If you started with a total of 1,000 marbles (650 red, 350 blue) and lost 25% in the strike, the end result would be 250 casualties (163 red, 87 blue). You would have killed off twice as many state/national republicans as you would state/national democrats.
It's an extreme strategy; it's a desperate strategy; but it's a strategy nonetheless. This is DNC Chairman Tom Perez we are talking about. Former head of the DOJ Civil Rights Division (CRS); before becoming Obama's head of the Department of Labor.
Perez is a life-long fellow Alinsky traveler inside the cause; and was 'installed' as DNC Chair the same way Hillary Clinton was installed as candidate in 2016.
Democrats, the institutional system that is constructed of people, are pretty good political strategists but their modern Achilles heel is their lack of patience. The system supporting the ideological hand of Perez is demanding immediacy – they're desperate.
The 2010 ("shellacking" of Obama) through 2014 gains were all Tea Party. The 2016 gains, including the presidency, was MAGA; the evolution of the exact same people. The Trump MAGA Team in 2016/2017 was the Tea Party Team in 2009/2010. The commonality was/is 'cold anger'. Strategic. Purposeful. Resolute. Deliberate. Long-term and sequential.
Current 2017 Democrat anger is hot. It's reactionary; easily provoked to act to spite itself. That anger is fueling stupid…. It thrashes. Look around, it's childish.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Try stupid strategy, win stupid consequences.


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So I decided to change the Sweet Shop Party kit into a Snowball Shop by using elements from the SDS Ice Princess Party Pack and Cozy Christmas Captions.
I added a snowflake from the gift bag to side of the shop. To cut the design into the side panel place the snowflake where you want it, then ungroup the file. Once you have the object ungrouped select the outer most circle and delete it. Now when you cut the panel you will have the design cut into the piece not just a big circle. I cut a snowflakes in a dark blue to place on the outside. I liked the look of the snowflake turned a little so it wasn't exactly lined up.
I made a "build a snowman" treat bag using the place card.
Finally, I made up some of the cracker boxes and popcorn cups for treats to complete my party favors.
Here is a list of the kits I used:
Sweet Shop Party Kit
SDS Ice Princess Party Pack
Cozy Christmas Captions
The paper I used was Winter Fun by Carta Bella, it is available in digital format. Until next time.
Do what inspires you,
Cyndy G


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This is a spare tent bag, we have one for each size our Bell Tent's come in. It has double handles and is made from 100% durable cotton canvas. The length way zip aids in making packing easier for you.
Bought these to replace my existing tent bags as the long zip is so much easier than getting the tent through an opening in the top. Great quality, strong zip which extends all the way down the length of the bag and over the ends slightly making for easier packing. . I love the blue colour. The different coloured bags help differentiate my tent makes.


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Cottage on the Pond is tucked away from the summer crowds at the end of a picturesque lane with ocean views from the front porch, and views of the mill pond from the backyard hammock. We are conveniently located to all Rockport amenities – a two minute stroll to Front Beach; a one minute walk to the park and five minutes to famous Bearskin Neck alive with boutique shoppes, seafood restaurants and attractions for all ages. Some of our favorite moments here are sipping coffee while watching the sunrise from the privacy of our screened in porch, afternoons grilling outside in the backyard as the sun sets through the old oak trees, and cool rainy days by a cozy fire. With three bedrooms that sleep up to six people, the Cottage on the Pond is the perfect family destination.
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• Ocean view
• Fireplace
• Linens & beach towels
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Drive-By Truckers
Music Farm
April 14
Starting with softer-sounding new songs and closing with their classic, loud 'n' proud rock anthems, the Drive-By Truckers left an appreciative packed house at the Music Farm with ears ringing on April 14. Opening with "I Do Believe," the first track off their new album Go-Go Boots, they moved through a few other new songs, including the title track, before eventually settling into a string of hard rockers.
"Where The Devil Don't Stay," off 2004's The Dirty South, was an early highlight and a forecast of the second half of the show, when old school fans yowled in delight for "Lookout Mountain" and "Let There Be Rock." Bandleader/singer/guitarist Patterson Hood was as energetic as always, bouncing around the stage with delight. Co-founder Mike Cooley, also on vocals and guitar, provided the best new song of the night with the fantastic "Pulaski."
Leave it to the Truckers to release a milder album and then rock the Music Farm like it's 2001. Either way, it worked.


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The View From 1776
§ American Traditions
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§ Decline of Western Civilization: a Snapshot
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Thursday, October 13, 2005
Can Liberals Add Two and Two?
To decry tax-cuts "for the Rich" requires being either innumerate, or a deliberate liar.
In the October 13, 2005, edition of the Wall Street Journal, Tom Vilsack, Governor of Iowa and Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, has an opinion-page article proposing ways to bring the Federal budget deficit back into line.
Some of his proposals make sense: declare war on pork, end corporate welfare, cut oil and gas subsidies, and trim government waste. These, of course, have long been advocated by conservatives.
Then he reverts to type by mouthing the liberal-socialist campaign slogan made familiar by Al Gore and our would-be French president, Jean Francois Kerry:
"We continue to believe the Bush tax cuts targeted to the wealthiest are economically nonsensical and fiscally and morally ruinous. If it were up to us, we'd cancel all the cuts other than those benefitting low-to-moderate income citizens, restoring the top tax rates to those of the Clinton era and saving $315 billion over ten years."
This is obviously going once again to be a major liberal-socialist rallying cry in next year's Congressional races. And it will be just as phony then as it was in 2004.
First, let's look at Governor Vilsac's " If it were up to us, we'd cancel all the cuts other than those benefitting low-to-moderate income citizens.."
The clearly intended innuendo is that "the rich" have been given tax cuts and an extra tax burden has been loaded on "the little guy" to make up for the top-bracket reductions.
But as Bruce Bartlett wrote recently, "...the top one percent of taxpayers paid 34.3 percent of all federal income taxes in 2003, although they earned just 16.8 percent of the adjusted gross income.? The top five percent of taxpayers paid more than half of all federal income taxes, the top 10 percent paid two-thirds, and the top half of taxpayers paid 96.5 percent, meaning that the bottom half paid just 3.5 percent."
Completely eliminating income taxes for the bottom half of all people filing tax returns, who pay only 3.5 percent of all income taxes, would do very little for low-to-moderate income citizens. In other words, cutting taxes for "the little guy" is either an ignorant misunderstanding or a deliberate lie.
What, in fact, Governor Vilsac and his fellow socialists are talking about is the fundamental socialist policy of collectivized government redistributing income by taking from those who produce the most and giving to those who produce much less, if anything at all. That can also more accurately be described as buying votes at the expense of economic growth.
Despite endlessly repeated real-life experience to the contrary, liberal-socialists still believe (or cynically proclaim) that human existence would magically become all peaches and cream if everybody had the same income and lived in the same way, with only a limited array of goods and services available to them, all selected for them by liberal intellectuals. That, of course, is simply a description of life in a prison, as Soviet residents discovered.
Next, let's focus on the word "saving," as Governor Vilsac applies it to restoring high Clinton-era tax rates. As every non-Marxian economist has repeatedly observed, taxes taken by the government are the opposite of savings. Only a person who earns money, by producing useful goods or services that people will buy of their own free will, can save it or spend it. The government can only spend, and that it does without restraint.
Contrast real savings with government spending. Real savings are invested, via banks, insurance companies, pension plans, and mutual funds, in some endeavor that either improves productivity per worker or expands total production capacity, thereby employing more people. Apart from national defense and diplomatic relations abroad, the government can only employ more people to produce services like the enervating, servile welfare state and "bridges to nowhere." Other expenditures are what Governor Vilsac characterizes as corporate welfare.
A further crucial distinction is that, with very rare exceptions, government spending is inflationary, because it puts more money into the economy without expanding the pool of truly useful goods and services that, given a free-market choice, people would spend their own money to acquire.
It is no accident that commodity prices in the United States were stable, except during wartime periods, from the 1700s until the 1930s. Beginning with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, when the socialist welfare state was formally instituted, prices have risen steadily every year as the welfare state has expanded.
Today's Consumer Price Index, adjusted for changes in the series, is a bit more than 14 times higher than it was in 1932, when Franklin Roosevelt was elected to the Presidency. Another way to look at it is that a shirt that today would cost $35, would have cost only $2.50 in 1932.
Ironically, when Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was asked to comment on the New Deal's NRA imitation of Fascist State Corporatism, Mussolini said that the New Deal was much too harsh on business, compared to Fascism, and that President Roosevelt was making a mistake in his assumption that inflating the dollar would revive the economy.
Mussolini was correct. President Roosevelt never did end the Depression; astronomically high taxes and punitive regulations on business mired the economy at 1932 levels until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the nation mobilized for war.
Government programs are never measured by their efficiency. The opposite, in fact, is the criterion: politicians always aim to spend as much money, for as long as possible, in all of their home districts. Hence the proliferation of programs, duplication of services all across the country, and the absolute inability ever to kill any program, even, for instance, ones instituted in the Civil War to fill needs no longer existing.
Raising taxes is like paying vandals to shovel manure into your house.
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Another TV series that's overdue for a DVD release: the To Kill a Mockingbird-ish I'll Fly Away (1991-1993). It starred Sam Waterston as a Southern small-town district attorney who, thanks largely to his African-American housekeeper (played by Regina Taylor), is drawn into America's civil-rights movement. I remember it fondly.
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As part of activities to mark the 42nd anniversary of Vietnam's Reunification Day (April 30) and the 63rd celebration of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7), the event was organised by the Argentina-Vietnam Cultural Institute and the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina.
Participants were briefed on Vietnam's location, history and resistance wars against French and American troops under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh.
They were also updated on socio-economic achievements during the country's 30-year Doi moi (renewal) process.
Prof. Renee Girardi from Buenos Aires University recalled her impressions of Vietnam's landscape, people and culture during her trip to the country 2014.
She also highlighted the great service President Ho Chi Minh rendered to the national liberation cause, as well as lessons for young generations to learn from.
Meanwhile, Mariana Colotta from El Salvador University described Vietnam as an example of rising from poverty and war.
On the occasion, participants viewed a short film on consequences left over from the wars in Vietnam, including the impacts caused by Agent Oranges/dioxin.
Vietnam's popular tourism destinations and development efforts were also highlighted in a video screened at the event.- VNA


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by Jessica E. Subject
If you applied for a 1Night Stand, would you want to have yours close to home, or would you rather travel a couple of hours away? Personally, if I were single, I would want to leave my home city and visit another. Not only to explore a new place, but also to escape the possibility of running into someone I know. How much would that ruin a date?
In Unknown Futures, Jewel wants to leave her home town to get away from the closed-mindedness that exists there. She doesn't believe she will ever find someone to love close to home. Little does she know that Madame Eve arranges for her to go very far from home. To a space station to be exact.
Another Night, Another Planet is a little different. Ava travels across the galaxy in a luxury spacecraft, but when she applies to the 1Night Stand service, she expects her date to happen back on Earth. So when Madame Eve sends her a message indicating her date will happen during her layover on the planet Elatia, she doesn't expect anything to come out of the evening except one night of pleasure.
Readers: If you could have a 1Night Stand anywhere on Earth or throughout the galaxy, where would you want to go?
Another Night, Another Planet
Limited by status…
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Shunned because of his lineage…
Banned from several planets across the universe, Nate struggles to run his interstellar shipping business. But the DNA of an exterminated race runs through his blood, giving him a diluted form of their powers, and leaving him labeled as a terrorist.
Both searching for the one…
Through her 1Night Stand dating service, Madame Evangeline matches these two together for a celestial escape on the pleasure planet, Elatia.
Will Ava and Nate find what they're looking for, or will their date be just another night on another planet?
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Flavia left everything behind to be one of five humans working for the Space Service space station. Extremely homesick, she is excited to learn she will be a guide to a woman from Earth visiting the station for a couple days. She is immediately drawn to the petite woman, seeing past her scars to her true inner beauty, stirring unforeseen desires.
Unfortunately, Jewel is there for a date which Flavia hasn't been told about. Can she contain her lust and simply show her a good time? Or will she let her desire lead them into an unknown future?
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Jessica lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and two energetic children. And she loves to hear from her readers. You can find her at jessicasubject.com and on twitter @jsubject.
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The CCS-4 has a myriad of uses and applications. It features a 10 Amp switched AC power outlet that can be engaged by both a 3-24V AC or DC low voltage trigger. This outlet is also engaged via a current sensing AC trigger that is adjustable and can sense current draw differentials as low as 10mA (a VCR going from standby to power on). The current sensing trigger also engages a low voltage output that can be used to trigger other devices (such as the LLS-2 Line Level Switcher).
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Hazrat Inayat Khan
It is the spirit of all souls which is personified in all ages as God. There are periods when this spirit is materialized in the faith of humanity and worshipped as God, the Sovereign and the Lord of both the worlds, as Judge, Sustainer, and Forgiver; but there are periods when this realization has been less in humanity, when mankind has been absorbed in the life of the world more than in the spiritual ideal. The belief in God comes to humanity like tides in the sea. Every now and then it appears on the surface, usually with a divine message given as an answer to the cry of humanity at a certain period.Posted with permission
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4 thoughts on "Wat Doi Suthep (Video)"
The fellow (tourist I presume) wondering across the square is a great clip. And the temple/moon shoot fantastic. End of clip almost three-D affect. Pull up on moon has temple appear to be moving right to the viewer.
Jamison, how do you keep such a steady camera…have an auxiliary gyro attached to your wrist?
The video was really moving. To me it's as much the sound of the tones as the temple and setting. That last shot, as Dad points out with the moon, the clouds, really great production.
Just watched your video collection and although trying not to be too maudlin, I'm brushing away tears of joy and wonder. Thank you for all of your glorious gifts. Brilliant. Keep 'em coming.


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Mixed Martial Arts is an extreme combat sport that combines different fighting techniques of Vale tudo, Karate, Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Brazilian Ju jitsu and other martial art forms. MMA is a relatively new genre of fighting and was created with minimal rules . It was promoted as a competition to determine the which of the martial arts was most effective for unarmed combat situations.
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The History Of The Department
Courtesy of Lakeside Ladies Auxiliary cook book.
Back in 1947, several friends who regularly gathered at the lakeside inn known as Bezdeks (later known as Mombasha Inn) became concerned with fire protection in this southern tip of Monroe. In particular they noted the winding and unpaved road, recognized the risks, and subsequently decided to form a fire company.
The original Fire Company was inaugurated as Lake Mombasha Fire Company, but later, to avoid being confused with existing
Mombasha Fire Company
the name was changed to "The Lakeside Fire Company". It was changed once more in June of 1991 to "Monroe Lakeside Fire and Rescue Company" as a more accurate reflection of the region it serves.
Because the region was not highly populated in 1947, most of the early fires were barn and brush fires. The newly formed fire company purchased its first fire truck from the Mombasha Fire Company - a 1923 Mack truck that had no roof, a hand cranked siren, and could be outrun on foot.
Al Berninger who was the fire chief throughout the 50's kept the fire truck at his service station garage (now known as 'Bentleys North') until the new firehouse was built across the street in 1970. The First set of officers for Lake Mombasha Fire Company included: Harry Bonser, Ken Lewis, George Kup Jr., Bernard Judson, and Ernest Kloiber.
The original complement of volunteers numbered 19, compared to today which numbers over 44; 11of whom are certified EMT-D's.
From its modest origins, the Monroe Lakeside Fire & Rescue Co. Inc. has grown alongside its community. The volunteers pride themselves on their level of preparedness, and all members are cross-trained in rescue and EMS procedures.
MLF&R run fire and rescue drills every Monday evening. The range of drills run from Driver Training (for safe, effective operations, and getting to and from scenes) to Automobile Extrication (Cutting up cars) To live
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DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (DMin)
The Doctor of Ministry forms part of a nested suite of postgraduate programs that also includes the Graduate Diploma of Ministry and Master of Ministry.
It is a professional degree for those wanting to research and reflect at an advanced level. Its aim is to assist Christian leaders in developing their personal, spiritual, pastoral and intellectual capacities. As with the other postgraduate degrees, t is usually studied part-time to ensure an ongoing process of reflection-on-action and enable students to keep abreast of contemporary approaches to and research in the field of Ministry Practice.
The DMin:
- Encourage collegiality through regular seminars with peers and occasional visiting experts
- Enables you to pursue individually tailored study via Guided Readings which can include coursework, a private reading programme and reflection on conferences/seminars attended
- Take you through a stocktaking journey of your life and ministry practice to date and enable you to articulate your Theology for Ministry with a view to the road ahead
- Train you in research methods ready for a significant research project or thesis in an area you are passionate about and want to spend time delving into, making an original contribution
Entry requirements for direct admission to the Doctor of Ministry are:
- A Bachelor of Ministry degree with first or upper second class honours or equivalent qualification or the ACD Master of Ministry degree or equivalent qualification; and
- At least three years' relevant ministry experience; and
- Permission of the ACD Postgraduate Committee and the Course Coordinator.
However, the Postgraduate Committee may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
A candidate who holds the ACD Master of Ministry degree or equivalent may be granted advanced standing in the Doctor of Ministry.
Students studying a Master of Ministry must indicate by the end of their third year (or after studying 54 credit points) whether they intend to graduate with a Masters or apply to transfer into the Doctor of Ministry.
Requirements for transfer are:
- A current enrolment in the ACD Master of Ministry course; and
- A grade average of Distinction in the ACD Master of Ministry study in units totalling at least 18 credit points calculated on the last 18 credit points taken; and
- At least three years relevant ministry experience; and Approval of the ACD Postgraduate Committee and the Postgraduate Course Coordinator.
A candidate for the ACD Master of Ministry, if accepted into the Doctor of Ministry, will be granted status for units completed in the Master of Ministry provided each unit has been completed with a grade of Credit or better according to the following:
- Reflecting on Best Practice in Ministry
- Theology for Ministry Practice
- Guided Study units
- Research Methods
- Introduction to Community Research and Community Research Folio 1
- Ministry Practice Dissertation units I & II
Ministry Practice Dissertation III and above is not transferable. Transfer of status for students who have completed most of their study under the pre-2014 Master of Ministry course structure will be determined on an individual basis.
A Doctor of Ministry student may choose to exit early with the Master Ministry, provided that the required units are completed and there is a satisfactory outcome in examination of the dissertation.
The Doctor of Ministry is a 108 credit point course requiring six years of part-time study or full time equivalent.
It comprises: 36 credit points of coursework including core coursework and Guided Study units, and 72 credit points of research including 18 credit points of Community Research Folios and 54 credit points of research by means of a Ministry Practice Thesis.
Coursework Units (13.5 credit points)
These prepare students for specialist thinking and skills use in the area of Ministry Practice, engagement with current research in the field, and theological reflection upon their own ministry practice and leadership in the Australian context.
The required coursework units are: Reflecting on Best Practice in Ministry, Introduction to Community Research, and Theology for Ministry Practice.
Guided Study Units Years 1 and 2 (22.5 credit points)
With the approval of the course coordinator students study and are assessed in selected areas interest for professional development under the guidance of an appropriate supervisor. Students may read an agreed select bibliography as individual study or as part of a group, build their study around interviewing experts, attending a conference, or conducting a field trip, complete an approved postgraduate unit, or undertake an agreed project set within the student's ministry context.
Each year one or two intensives are offered at postgraduate level, which students may choose to attend and complete as a Guided Study unit.
Community Research Years 2 to 5 (18 credit points)
These allow students to develop expert skills in engaging current peer and scholarly research in, and specialist knowledge of, the field of Ministry Practice. Participants also have the opportunity to present and have their own research critiqued in a collegial environment.
The required coursework units are: Introduction to Community Research and three Community Research Folio units.
Ministry Practice Thesis Years 3 to 6 (54 credit points)
Students will be expected to complete a ministry practice thesis of 54,000 words (equivalent to 54 credit points).
The Ministry Research Thesis will be made up of either: a thesis on an area of ministry practice; OR a creative project (eg a change management plan and report of its execution, all to a professional standard) approved by the postgraduate committee and an exegetical essay totalling no less than 60% of the whole (ie approx. 32,000 words); OR a collation of three or four articles and/or book chapters all submitted and accepted for publication by a peer-reviewed journal or a reputable and approved publisher during the period of enrolment in the degree, accompanied by an exegetical essay totalling no less than 40% of the whole (ie approx. 22,000 words).
Goals for each part of the Ministry Research Thesis will be set with the student's supervisors, two of whom will be appointed at the commencement of the Thesis.
Students are required, in order to satisfactorily pass Ministry Research Thesis II to submit a Research Proposal to a committee made up of the student's supervisors, the course coordinator or a person they nominate from the postgraduate committee, and an outside expert in the field. The focus will be on the student's chosen methodological approach. The committee may recommend that as part of Ministry Research Thesis III the student be required to do focused work on developing their methodology further, via reading or attending training in the chosen method(s).
The thesis must embody a piece of original research that makes a substantial contribution to the theological and practical understanding of Ministry practice. The thesis will be examined in accordance with the ACD Policy Research in Postgraduate Courses.
|Unit code and title
|Credit points
|Year 1
|MINS8557 Reflecting on Best Practice in Ministry
MINS8201 Guided Study A
MINS8202 Guided Study B
MINS8203 Guided Study C
|Year 2
|MINS8558 Introduction to Community Research
MINS8559 Theology for Ministry Practice
MINS8204 Guided Study D
MINS8205 Guided Study E
|Year 3
|MINS9032 Research Methods
MINS9201 Community Research Folio 1
MINS9501 Ministry Research Thesis I
MINS9502 Ministry Research Thesis II
|Year 4
|MINS9202 Community Research Folio 2
MINS9503 Ministry Research Thesis III
MINS9504 Ministry Research Thesis IV
MINS9505 Ministry Research Thesis V
|Master of Ministry
|Year 5
|MINS9203 Community Research Folio 3
MINS9506 Ministry Research Thesis VI
MINS9507 Ministry Research Thesis VII
MINS9508 Ministry Research Thesis VIII
|Year 6
|MINS9509 Ministry Research Thesis IX
MINS9510 Ministry Research Thesis X
MINS9511 Ministry Research Thesis XI
MINS9512 Ministry Research Thesis XII
|Doctor of Ministry


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Homemade McDonald's Shamrock Shake Recipe
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Every year to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, McDonald's releases its beloved Shamrock Shake, a bright green vanilla-mint milkshake. We think we've found a suitable hack, thanks to CopyKat. Watch the video to see how easy it is to re-create the shake at home, and then print out the recipe for later. From Copy Kat
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If you're considering a move to San Francisco, be aware that San Francisco is considered one of the most expensive cities to live in. As a new resident, the first action item is probably to find an affordable apartment to live in. But whether you're considering a move to San Francisco or are visiting the city temporarily on a vacation, there are many ways you can watch your budget while in San Francisco, especially when it comes to accommodation and transportation.
Staying in a hostel
One of which is to stay in hostels instead of hotels. If you have never experienced staying in hostel, you will most definitely have many questions in mind on what it is like to stay in a hostel, what the accommodations are like, how much it costs and if there is age limit.
If you haven't stayed in one, then you probably think hostels to be like cheap dormitories for younger individuals. Although this was true in the past but in the recent years, hostels have started to offer options for people for private rooms. In fact, many hostels today are similar to budget hotels.
People of all ages and walks of life are staying in hostels. Some may have age restrictions so you may want to check before making a reservation. The atmosphere in a hostel varies from one location to another. It may be necessary that you read reviews so you can get details on the specific locations of the hostel. Once you have chosen the right hostel, it will prove to be more fun, exciting and budget friendly than staying in hotels.
House sharing
When we first moved to San Francisco, we used a house sharing service (AirBnB) while looking for an apartment. Sharing a house is better in several ways than staying in a hostel, especially if you're traveling with a group or as a couple. You can get a private room for $60 – $80 per night. The cost is definitely comparable to getting 2 hostel dorm beds. It also allows you to get a taste of the various neighborhoods of the city while Francisco hostels tend to be concentrated in downtown area.
Public transportation
Many people get by living in San Francisco without a car through a combination of car sharing (see below) and public transportation. There are two main public transportation methods in San Francisco. MUNI is the main way to get around the city. It costs $2 per trip and includes a 75 minute transfer pass. BART, on the other hand, is best for getting around the Bay Area. Getting a Clipper card allows you to put credits that you can use on both BART and MUNI.
Car sharing
Another way to watch your budget while in San Francisco is car sharing. This enables you to use cars which are part of the scheme and along with the other scheme members, the vehicles are distributed and organized through online booking system. Renting cars constantly over the weekends can be a real pain to travelers or vacations with costs that can add up quickly. But when you are a part of car scheme, you can get a car easily the moment you need by booking it simply online.
The cost of car sharing is a fraction of renting private cars. Although you may need to pay a membership monthly, it is prove to be more budget friendly than renting cars. Car sharing is very popular with urban families that don't own cars.
When staying in San Francisco whether on a vacation or for work, remember that there are some ways you can enjoy your stay without going over budget. Being flexible, planning ahead, and utilizing all the great resources that the city has are the key.


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Even though this is not the usual tablescape you see me create, I hope you will enjoy it!
I used the existing center piece that I made a few weeks ago. I took out the Halloween items and filled in the blank areas with some copper leaves, metallic pumpkins, and big acorn ornaments.
I decided to use china that has touches of fall color as well as the pink that I love so much
Ready for a tour around the table?
I bought my fox placemats at Walmart last year.
The first course of my dinner will be soup served in a double handled tea cup.
If you are serving a hearty soup as the main course, consider repurposing a gravy boat for a soup bowl.
Dessert will be pie and coffee.
I have had my candle pieces of pie for more than 15 years.....
The apple slice of pie looks yummy doesn't it!
I couldn't resist giving my little foxes a collar.
I have used my tiered stand centerpiece in three different ways so far, and plan to use it again and again
I hope you enjoyed my Foxy Fall Tablescape!
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1. Open MMC (Microsoft Management Console) by going to Start->Run and typing mmc in the box and clicking OK. Or if you have Vista or Windows 7, click the Start button and type mmc in the Search box
2. Once the mmc window is open, go to File->Add/Remove Snap-in
3. Scroll through the list of available snap-ins until you get to Print Management. Select it and click Add
4. In the "Add servers:" box, type the name of the print server(s) you'd like to manage and click Finish
5. Click OK one more time to close the add-in manager and you should now see the Print Management snap-in
It's useful for managing shared printers on multiple print servers, and also for adding or removing drivers from your print server(s). You can also manage the local machine with this snap-in, and it's the only way I have found so far that allows you to manage the print drivers installed on your Windows 7 computer. If you're wondering how to delete a printer driver from a Windows 7 computer, the print management snap-in is the answer


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"I want to rank higher in Google!"
Every web site owner and developer wants their site to be number one in the search engines. Many are finding this to be more of a difficult task than it was several years ago. With millions of competing sites in every genre, simple "tagging" techniques don't work anymore. Google, among others, has tightened the reins on this type of practice, making developers work harder to get their site to rank well. To get higher search engine rankings, SEO consultants should focus on the entire site, its incoming, outgoing, and internal links, and its social development.
"How do I choose a reputable SEO company?"
There are thousands of SEO companies that boast guaranteed number one rankings in no time. A company who has certified SEO consultants on staff, can answer all your questions, and has a proven track is what to look for. An SEO professional will consult with you and let you know what your site is lacking before they ever proceed with the actual SEO process. A reputable SEO firm should not promise you a certain search engine ranking, because no one can manipulate or "buy" search engine rankings (unless it's through pay-per-click advertising). The search engine consultant should give you an analysis of the process and work with you to reach the ranking and placement you desire. Google changes its algorithm often and a search engine professional should know when that occurs and the steps that can be taken to be sure your site is optimized and avoids negative impact. Chasing an algorithm is not the answer.
Don't be fooled by those who tell you to hide content or keywords in your text, or suggest other forms of spamming the search engines. This is known as "black hat" search engine optimization and will do you more harm than good with the search engines in the long run. The result of this technique can cause a domain name to become blacklisted from Google altogether. Eventually these techniques will be discovered and penalized by the search engines and should be avoided.
"The 'Magic' of SEO – Better Search Engine Ranks"
An SEO project can last several months to years depending on the situation. Analysis of code structure, linking, meta data, social profile and content all play a vital role in the SEO process. By performing a detailed analysis, the SEO consultant will be able to tell you what needs to be done to help your site rank higher in the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages). Some sites just need tweaking, while others need a complete overhaul. Once the process is started, the SEO professional will track the progress of the site with software that shows:
- What pages are being viewed
- The sources of the traffic
- The keywords used in the search engines to find your pages
- Amount of time users stayed on the site
- New visitors vs returning visitors
- Geographical location of the users, as well as operating systems, browsers, and isp providers
…and many more.
A search engine optimization professional may provide that data at regular intervals showing you how the site has improved. If these techniques are followed, yout should see a significant change in your ranking, and hopefully your traffic and sales as well.
"Pay Per Click vs. Organic – Internet Marketing Battle"
The biggest misconception in SEO and SEM is that pay-per-click programs can get you top rankings. This is not true. If you do a search in Google, you'll notice the right side and the top of the page has ads, or sponsored links. This is the pay-per-click section. The more you are willing to pay for your keywords the higher you will rank in the sponsored section of the results pages.
Pay per click advertising is usually the avenue of choice for a business that's just starting out and waiting on the site to rank well organically, or get out of the proverbial "sandbox." It is also useful for sites attracting visitors via very competitive keywords.
Once a user clicks on your ad, you are charged for the click based on your bid for that word or phrase. Evaluation of keywords is crucial for that type of program to work effectively. Please note that less than 30% of all Google traffic clicks on sponsored (paid) listings, so it is a stepping stone or supplement, not the basis of a well developed marketing effort.
The left side and main portion of the search engine results page, or SERP, is called the organic listings. This is what most people normally browse through to find the site they want. This is also what developers compete for when optimizing a web site for search.
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André Kertész's Carrefour, Blois
Oct. 27, 2011 by Friends of the DAC
Andy Szegedy-Maszak, Professor of Classical Studies and the Jane A. Seney Professor of Greek, continued our Artful Lunch Series to another group of nearly 30 including fellow faculty members, staff, and FDAC members. He spoke about a 1930 photograph in the DAC collection by André Kertész titled Carrefour, Blois. His talk gave special insight to the artist and his work as he had a personal connection to the artist himself. Interesting questions, an up-close viewing, cookies, coffee, and conversation followed his presentation.
Check out a photo from this event on Wesleyan's Photo Blog.
Be sure to join us for future Artful Lunches!
One work, one speaker, 15 minutes.
- Tuesday November 8 – Sasha Rudensky, Assistant Professor of Art
- Wednesday February 15 – David Schorr, Professor of Art
- Wednesday March 28 – Michael Roth, President and University Professor
- Wednesday April 25 – Joe Siry, Professor of Art History


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Sunday, January 03, 2010
Charlie Mariano / Ali Haurand / Daniel Humair - Genève 1999
Recently, Enja reissued Eberhard Weber's Colours albums, with Charlie, Rainer Brüninghaus, and drummers John Marshall and Jon Christensen (one at the time).
To read more, here are some links:
Guardian obituary
Boston Globe obituary
Charlie Mariano on AAJ
I shared a 2002 concert with his electric backing band and some guests from all over the world last year, and I have two more shows ready. Here's the first of them, a stellar trio with one of my favourite drummers, Daniel Humair, and Ali Haurand on bass. It comes from a dime download (thanks to jazzrita who shared it there!), and it was fine enough for me to edit it in order to get rid of all the disturbing radio chatter between the songs.
Charlie Mariano / Ali Haurand / Daniel Humair
Festival de l'AMR 1999
Geneve (Switzerland), Alhambra
March 13, 1999
Charlie Mariano - alto sax
Ali Haurand - bass
Daniel Humair - drums
1. Round Trip (Ornette Coleman) 7:00
2. Everything Happens To Me (9:52)
3. Yagapriya (Charlie Mariano) 12:01
4. Plum Island (Charlie Mariano) 11:04
5. Yehudi Menuhin (Charlie Mariano) 6:35
6. No More Chains (Ali Haurand) 6:.36 [inc]
Sound: A
Lineage: RSR Espace2 (MPEG1 Layer 2 / 256 kbps, 48kH) > received with satellite > tracked with wavelab > flac > dime
:: ubu edits ::
removed fm announcements at end of #1, #3 and #4
added fade-ins/fade-outs
fixed mark #5/6
Additional lineage: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
3 comments:
- ubu said...
FLAC (tagged) + info:
Come back tomorrow for another Mariano show!
- January 03, 2010 12:26 pm
- wightdj said...
Thanks. Charlie's discography is certainly robust, 60+ years of sessions to check out. http://charliemarianotribute.de/discography.html
- January 03, 2010 6:52 pm
- hulaboy said...
Thank you, thank you! This trio's Konnex recording is one of my favorites of Mariano.
- January 08, 2010 11:49 am


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In Natchez, Mississippi - The southern terminus of the Parkway is accessed off of Liberty Road in Natchez, Mississippi. Technically, this is starting your trip from the historical "beginning" of the Old Trace, in Natchez, at milepost zero.
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Once you know that you want to build and live fuller, richer lives and is uphold by a strong and compelling reason for a fuller, richer future, then you need to do, on a daily basis, what leads you to where you want to go.
Either you strengthen:
…or all of the above.
…or none of the above.
Everyday, you will be confronted with a barrage of choices and options that either works for you and your compelling future, or against it.
Frankly, you have the power to choose to build and live rich lives, or medium-class ones, or poor lives – it all depends on your Financial Patters that you adopt and use daily – are they poor-class, medium-class or rich-class habits?
I am not the smartest guy in the room, nor do I aspire to be. The only strengths I have with me are supportive wife, family and friends; God who loves me; and my hands and head. I didn't have rich people who taught me how to get rich – I learnt this by adapting and fine tuning as I went along, though I recall vividly when I was fairly young, that I want to be rich when I grew up.
I think I was about 15 years old, and after witnessing how my parents (God bless them and I love them dearly), argued about money for the umpteenth time. My family was a very loving and supportive family, but we never seem to have enough, and it was often living from hands to mouth at times, as we started off at the lower scale of middle class. I remember my mum would wait to be the last person to buy groceries from a grocer truck, who would sell her the last (and often frumpy) items at a discounted price. We would eat eggs, beansprouts and ikan kuning, very often, as they were the most affordable. We almost never ate out, and my mum would recall how my brother and myself would stand at the window of KFC, and eyed the fried chickens in there greedily. My mum would then learn to be creative with the little money we had, and bought chicken and made our own home-made KFC, and lots of other stuff such as lap cheong, moon cakes, bak chang – and they all tasted lovely.
I wanted to be rich, and never have to worry about money again.
Of course, I was only have right – even though I become and live rich lives, I still worry about money, just that my money worries changed. They changed from worries of lack of money, to worries of "what to do with my money" – so, I'm still thinking about money in the end haha.
I chose to be rich, and I had no one to teach me – I had to learn, adapt and adjust as I went on this journey to learn and explore the answers. Then, I didn't know all I have to do is to know what assets were, and to just keep acquiring more and more income-producing assets, and ruthlessly cut out unnecessary expenses – all I knew was that I didn't have much money, didn't have much network, didn't have much anything, and all I had were supportive wife, family, friends, and a loving God who loved me.
We worked hard, and kept working hard for at least 5 years before the fruits of our labour showed and we could live fuller, richer lives.
Many people today decide to not be rich. It is too difficult. There is too much hard work involved. And they want things fast without hard work or patience, so you will hear things like
There are more of such thoughts and statements, and these are thoughts that rob you of your fuller, richer future. They make you procrastinate and waste time, robbing you of the most precious commodity in the world: yesterday will NEVER come back. Secondly, they make you complacent from learning.
We all start from different stages in our lives, and if you are like me, who started with no networks, no money, it's not a good reason to avoid learning. You can still pick up books, go for courses, read blogs.
You and I have the power and freedom of choice, everyday, every moment. Either you engage in things that bring you closer to your fuller, richer life; or you disengage and get distracted by distractions that just serves to pull you further away from your dream, and keeping it a distant dream.
If you're already building your Passive Income Internet Businesses (PIIB) and/or Passive Income Investing (PII) - GOOD! Keep adding to it daily.
If you're not, don't waste anymore time where you can help it. Your four most important asset at hand is:
Of the above, your hands is hard work and effort, and your time is the use of your time, which you can see and directly control. What I want to focus on is your heart and head, of which is the most important because they form the rudder that controls and leads you to your richer, fuller future…or away from it.
You can choose what you want to input and upload into your brains – you can choose to watch TV and YouTube all day, read rubbish magazines and story books, or go to classes to learn how you can further your Passive Income Internet Businesses (PIIB) and/or Passive Income Investing (PII) portfolio.
It's your choice, every day.
Interesting thing about human psychology is that people prefer to buy better and nicer golf clubs rather than pay money to learn to golf better, and it's the same thing with money – people rather get smitten with "buying established businesses" or "hot stock tips" rather than to go for courses to learn how to build businesses and invest.
What I do nowadays is to invest in seminars, workshops or webinars. I prefer those which are at least a full day course where I can fully engage and immerse and learn on a modular level; or buy online courses that helps me to build better businesses and investment portfolios which I can study again and again. I read and re-read books that help me in my business decisions and growth.
Some of my favorite investments:
I go for at least 1-2 such courses per year.
Since 2014, I started downloading and listening to podcasts when I started to jog regularly. I will play and replay podcasts that has the content of skills and information that I want to learn, and listened and listened again (sometimes more than 20 times) until I get the lesson wired into my thick brain. Those that I cannot understand yet, I will play and replay until I get the lesson as well. I try to keep my mind as open as I can, and link it to whatever I am doing or planning to do, to see if I can apply it immediately to my businesses and investments, or to store as future reference for later use.
What happens when I go for these seminars, read these books and blogs, listen to these podcasts? What happens is that they add to my arsenal of solutions and tools and perspectives to better build my businesses and investment portfolio. I have my original thoughts and ideas, and I have the ideas and solutions from these seminars, books, blogs and podcasts.
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It's interesting to note when people get new and especially conflicting ideas introduced to them, and they react defensively or offensively to "establish" their original idea as the superior one. It doesn't have to be this way – instead of "clashing" of two different ideas, I rather have two different ideas, and experiment to see which works better for different situations. A chainsaw is good for felling trees, but isn't appropriate for cutting an apple.
I call this synergy and group learning – it's very slow and difficult for individuals to make all the mistakes and learn the slow way (it can be done, but it is a very slow process), but if you get a group of people to learn from each other, you can accelerate your learning process and shorten the time and effort to build and live richer, fuller lives.
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There a storm that taking be surprised by all. Things start to go missing? Is there someone taking things with out anyone knowing. To the locals on Naples they do not know that the storm is feeding on something until they are trapped on the island and can not get off or anyone can get on the island.
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Apple Creek Historical Society
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Apple Creek, Ohio
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Doylestown, Ohio
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99 E. Buckeye St., Room #1
West Salem, Ohio
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Release Date: 2005
Age Group: Young Adult
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 384Other Titles in the Series: Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1), Specials (Uglies Trilogy, Book 3), Extras (Uglies Trilogy, Book 4)
Overall: 4 Monkeys
Source: Bought
Interest: Series
Overall: 4 Monkeys
Source: Bought
Interest: Series
Other Titles Reviewed in TCM: Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1)
Summary from Goodreads:
Gorgeous. Popular. Perfect. Perfectly wrong.
Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted.
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Now she has to choose between fighting to forget what she knows and fighting for her life -- because the authorities don't intend to let anyone with this information survive.
My Opinion:
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At the end of Uglies, we're left hanging knowing that Tally is going to turn herself in so she can become Pretty and be able to try the experimental cure Maddy, David's mother, has invented.
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First part of the book was kind of slow, the middle part began to pick up the pace and the last part was amazing. We're left with yet another awesome cliffhanger, which was kind of obvious to me, given the next book's title.
I can't wait to see how Tally manages to get out of that.


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